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A Portfolio of Fireplace Ideas (Portfolio Ofideas)
Creative Publishing international Manufacturer: Creative Publishing international ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0865739900 |
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-Explores fireplaces and stoves. -Reviews fuel options. -Filled with beautiful color photos of fireplaces.Customer Reviews:
More like a catalog.......2004-01-01
A Portfolio of Fireplace Ideas.......1999-12-29
A Portfolio of Inspiration.......1999-11-28
The kitchen fireplace photographs were also beautiful and I wish I could have implemented those ideas as well.
A beautifully photographed book with many refreshing ideas for fireplace installations.
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Fountain Pens of the World
Andreas Lambrou Manufacturer: Philip Wilson Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0302006680 |
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Andy establishes his position as the preeminent authority.......2007-09-03
The fountain pen bible.......2004-06-20
Buying this book enhanced the joy of pen collecting!.......2003-07-08
I wished I bought my copy years ago, it would have saved me so much money in buying pens that were not exactly the model that the seller described (going to a few markets/pen shows and especially on-line auctions).
The history of pens from around the world is well documented. The pen manufacturers are grouped in chapters by country.
Every pen is life size. More than 2,300 pens are shown and the color representation is great. Even a Parker Snake, Aztec, Swastika, Forget-me-not and many, many more I just dream about! Only gripe -- no price list, but Lambrou states that people can abuse the information as the price list is only valid at the time of print.
To date, I 've yet to see any other book as well put together's as this one.
Don't use false economy like I did. Buy this book as soon as you can -- it gives many, many happy hours of pen collecting and reading!
Buying this book saved me making mistakes in collecting!.......2003-07-08
I wished I bought my copy years ago, it would have saved me so much money in buying pens that were not exactly the model that the seller described (going to a few markets/pen shows and especially on-line auctions).
The history of pens from around the world is well documented. The pen manufacturers are grouped in chapters by country.
Every pen is life size. More than 2,300 pens are shown and the color representation is great. Even a Parker Snake, Aztec, Swastika, Forget-me-not and many, many more I just dream about! Only gripe -- no price list, but Lambrou states that people can abuse the information and the price list is only valid at the time of print.
To date, I 've yet to see any other book as well put together's as this one.
Don't use false economy like I did. Buy this book as soon as you can -- it gives many, many happy hours of pen collecting and reading!
The ultimate book on fountain pens.......2000-10-12
This first impression, positive as it was, in no way prepared me for what I was to find inside: over four hundred pages with glorious color plates. Literally thousands of pens - mostly vintage - spectacularly photographed, and presented exactly life size. (Ever wonder whether your newly purchased vacumatic is a sub-deb, debutante, junior, slender, standard, major, oversized, or Maxima? Just lay it over the photographs in Lambrou's book!) Fascinating reproductions of vintage advertisements. Detailed histories - model by model - of all major manufacturers and many lesser-known ones, including Edward Todd, Triad, Diamond Point, Chilton, Stephens, Mentmore, Summit, Wyvern, Burnham, Soennecken, Osmia, Tropen, and so on and so forth, covering the U.S., the U.K., Germany France, Italy, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Japan. The book is, plain and simple, a work of art and of incredible beauty. I could spend weeks just browsing its pages.
In retrospect, my biggest mistake in fountain pen collecting was to wait for several years before purchasing a copy of Lambrou's Fountain Pens of the World...
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The 2007 Report on Fountain Pens: World Market Segmentation by City
Philip M. Parker Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0497714841 Release Date: 2006-11-13 |
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This report was created for global strategic planners who cannot be content with traditional methods of segmenting world markets. With the advent of a “borderless world”, cities become a more important criteria in prioritizing markets, as opposed to regions, continents, or countries. This report covers the top 2000 cities in over 200 countries. It does so by reporting the estimated market size (in terms of latent demand) for each major city of the world. It then ranks these cities and reports them in terms of their size as a percent of the country where they are located, their geographic region (e.g. Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Latin America), and the total world market. In performing various economic analyses for its clients, I have been occasionally asked to investigate the market potential for various products and services across cities. The purpose of the studies is to understand the density of demand within a country and the extent to which a city might be used as a point of distribution within its region. From an economic perspective, however, a city does not represent a population within rigid geographical boundaries. To an economist or strategic planner, a city represents an area of dominant influence over markets in adjacent areas. This influence varies from one industry to another, but also from one period of time to another. In what follows, I summarize the economic potential for the world\'s major cities for "fountain pens" for the year 2007. The goal of this report is to report my findings on the real economic potential, or what an economist calls the latent demand, represented by a city when defined as an area of dominant influence. The reader needs to realize that latent demand may or may not represent real sales. For many items, latent demand is clearly observable in sales, as in the case for food or housing items. Consider, however, the category "satellite launch vehicles". Clearly, there are no launch pads in most cities of the world. However, the core benefit of the vehicles (e.g. telecommunications, etc.) is "consumed" by residents or industries within the world\'s cities. Without certain cities, in other words, the market for satellite launch vehicles would be lower for the world in general. One needs to allocate, therefore, a portion of the worldwide economic demand for launch vehicles to both regions and cities. This report takes the broader definition and considers, therefore, a city as a part of the global market.
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The 2007-2012 World Outlook for Fountain Pens
Philip M. Parker Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0497349043 Release Date: 2006-06-26 |
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This study covers the world outlook for fountain pens across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.
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The World Market for Pens, Pencils, and Fountain Pens: A 2007 Global Trade Perspective
Philip M. Parker Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0497601559 Release Date: 2006-09-28 |
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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying pens, pencils, and fountain pens? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of pens, pencils, and fountain pens vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of pens, pencils, and fountain pens? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing the regional markets for imported and exported pens, pencils, and fountain pens. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for each region, is based on a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the shares that countries are likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information for strategic planning purposes.
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The World Market for Propelling or Sliding Pencils, Ball Point Pens, Felt-Tipped or Porous-Tipped Pens and Markers, Fountain Pens, Stylographs, and Other Pens: A 2007 Global Trade Perspective
Philip M. Parker Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0497601532 Release Date: 2006-09-28 |
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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners approaching the world market face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying propelling or sliding pencils, ball point pens, felt-tipped or porous-tipped pens and markers, fountain pens, stylographs, and other pens? What is the dollar value of these imports? How much do the imports of propelling or sliding pencils, ball point pens, felt-tipped or porous-tipped pens and markers, fountain pens, stylographs, and other pens vary from one country to another? Do exporters serving the world market have similar market shares across the importing countries? Which countries supply the most exports of propelling or sliding pencils, ball point pens, felt-tipped or porous-tipped pens and markers, fountain pens, stylographs, and other pens? Which countries are buying their exports? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing the regional markets for imported and exported propelling or sliding pencils, ball point pens, felt-tipped or porous-tipped pens and markers, fountain pens, stylographs, and other pens. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for each region, is based on a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the shares that countries are likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information for strategic planning purposes.
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The 2003-2008 World Outlook for Fountain Pens
Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00009KF48 Release Date: 2003-06-02 |
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This study covers the world outlook for fountain pens across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-a-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.
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The 2006-2011 World Outlook for Fountain Pens
Manufacturer: Icon Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: 0497201097 Release Date: 2005-08-17 |
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WHAT IS LATENT DEMAND AND THE P.I.E.?
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The 2006-2011 World Outlook for Fountain Pens
Manufacturer: Icon Group International - POD ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B000A6NXVC Release Date: 2005-06-30 |
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WHAT IS LATENT DEMAND AND THE P.I.E.?
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The World Market for Pens, Pencils, and Fountain Pens: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective
Manufacturer: Icon Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: 0597825149 Release Date: 2005-02-07 |
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The World Market for Pens, Pencils, and Fountain Pens: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective
Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00013401Q Release Date: 2003-11-21 |
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Touch Me I'm Sick
Charles Peterson Manufacturer: powerHouse Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1576871916 |
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Picture an image from the grunge movement of the 1990s and odds are it was Charles Peterson who clicked the camera's shutter. As unofficial photographer of the SubPop record label, Peterson put a face on the scene that began in Seattle and shaped the landscape of popular music. With its title taken from Mudhoney's anthemic underground hit, Touch Me I'm Sick is more than a rehash of Peterson's 1995 Screaming Life. This high-quality collection includes an introduction by Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder and over 90 photos of the stars before they became household names, plus many who never reached notoriety beyond the Seattle city limits. There are classic photos that have been seen before--Kurt Cobain sprawled across Chad Channing's drum set, the roiling mosh pit of Seattle's Endfest, the blacked-out teeth of L7's Suzi Gardner--but more than 80 have never been published. Peterson's open shutter technique stretches spotlights and blurs movement, bringing still images to life, while his black-and-white photos abound in texture: from the rubber soles of Converse high-tops to the ripped and frayed knees of worn-out blue jeans and greasy knots of flailing hair. Touch Me I'm Sick is a required title for music fans who wore the flannel as well as those who only watched in awe from the edge of the pit. --Ben ReeseBook Description
Poised at the epicenter of an explosive underground scene, photographer Charles Peterson witnessed the birth of a brash new era of music that grabbed the world by it throat and refused to let go. Grunge, the bastard child of 60s garage and 70s punk, revived the original gritty spirit of rock and roll: rebellion ain't pretty, but it sure is fun. Featuring ninety-two photographs - eighty of them never-before-published - spanning sixteen years, Touch Me I'm Sick, Peterson's third monograph, documents the raw power of live performances by the soon-to-be-famous artists and their dedicated fans. Yet Peterson's photographs don't rely on the cult of celebrity to tell this compelling tale of angst, anxiety, and acoustics. Rather, they capture the cathartic ritual between musician and fan played out in the seedy clubs reeking of sweat and stale beer. Bored, alienated youth with nothing better to do than bash their instruments and mosh their bodies in a barrage of sound, song, and furious energy are captured through Peterson's signature style of wide-angle intimacy, swirling lights, and a strange sense of grace. Peterson creates timeless, artistic imagery out of this swiftly passing frenzy, and shatters the godhead of the rock star, revealing the band and audience as co-conspirators in rock's latest, greatest revival. Featuring photographs of Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Sleater-Kinney, Mudhoney, Sonic Youth, L7, Hole, and Black Flag, among others, as well as excerpts from Your Flesh, Flipside, Melody Maker, B-side, Swellsville, and Chemical Imbalance, Touch Me I'm Sick is the perfect mix of art and journalism for music purists and connoisseurs. "And you know what? I think other photographers secretly want to be like Charles and Charles secretly wants to be like other photographers. And it a hard call - would you rather have that street cred, punk rock hipness and respect from all the cool bands, or industry suave that gets major magazine editors and record exec dorks to fly you all over the world for photo shoots and pay you outrageous amounts of money?" (Jennie Boddy, Your Flesh #25)Customer Reviews:
Get this book!.......2006-07-29
Great memories of great period of music.......2005-09-06
blurred arms + swooshing lights + flailing hair = fantastic!.......2004-05-24
In "Touch Me I'm Sick" you get some of the famous photos we all know and also tons that have never been released. These are the ones that had me in awe. Seeing ten year old photos for the first time of bands I love, it's like a treasure trove!
I am so happy that Charles Peterson took these photos and that he continues to share them with us. If I could give this book higher than 5 stars, I certainly would.
Great photographer for someone who wasn't there.......2003-11-10
A CRAZED, KINETIC MASTERPIECE!.......2003-11-06
An aggresive book design and a minimum of text keeps the emphasis where it belongs - on the music's energy and the exhilarating, ritual co-dependence of performers and fans. You can't slam out power chords on a Leica M6 - but Peterson comes closer than any other "Rock" photographer at pulling it off.
DSR
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Touch Me, I'm Sick
Tom Reynolds Manufacturer: Portrait ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 074995146X |
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Touch Me I'm Sick
Charles Peterson Manufacturer: powerHouse Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000N650GK |
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Garfield Swallows His Pride: His 14th Book (Garfield Classics)
Jim Davis Manufacturer: Ballantine Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0345913868 Release Date: 2007-04-17 |
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Garfield Swallows His Pride (His 14th Book)
Jim Davis Manufacturer: Ballantine Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0345347250 Release Date: 1987-09-12 |
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Here's Garfield at his most appealing. Debonair, wise beyond his years--and funny! When you crave sarcasm, rapier wit, pithy comments, and lots of belly laughs, Garfield's the one who has it all! So take a look inside at the latest collection of vignettes from the life of the most lovable cat around.Customer Reviews:
GARFIELD RULES!.......2000-06-24
One of the best.......1998-10-17
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GARFIELD SWALLOWS HIS PRIDE HIS 14TH BOOK
Jim Davis Manufacturer: Ballantine Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000JWHWD2 |
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Garfield Swallows His Pride His 14th Book
Jim Davis Manufacturer: Ballantine ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000GQYIPQ |
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Garfield Swallows His Pride
Jim Davis Manufacturer: New York: Ballantine Books, 1987 ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NVDVMU |
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