Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice

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Architect's text enjoyable to read

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Glen Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice

Glenn Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice
Glenn Murcutt
Manufacturer: Images Publishing Dist A/C
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Binding: Turtleback

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This book is a valuable resource for architects and non-architects alike. It is both a comprehen- sive presentation of Murcutt's drawings, construction details, and preliminary sketches of key projects, and an inspirational photographic vision of an Australian way of life seen through his buildings.

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Architect's text enjoyable to read.......2003-11-15

This basically documents the architect's work but is not a great book. The photos, although good, are not top quality. There are lots of construction drawings, in a separate section (forcing a lot of flipping back and forth, BTW), but they were not redone for the book, are tiny reproductions of the originals, so not too readable. You usually at least get a floor plan, and some rough sketches in the text section, but the point of the book is not to explain how these buildings are built.

The worst aspect is the commentary by the two authors, mere filler material. The best are the words of the architect himself, who can offer background on all his projects, and who comes across as very sincere.

Murcutt: an Engineer's Perspective.......2003-08-15

This Review is not only an Engineer's perspective of Murcutt - it's also, in a way, a definitive statement that Murcutt has the perspective required of an Engineer.
As a marine engineer with a keen professional and personal involvement with architecture, I have grown to respect Glenn Murcutt deeply. This book expresses much of what could be said about him, about his work, his principles and his motivation.
I have been most impressed by the interpretation of Murcutt's architecture by the engineers associated with him, as well as the fruit borne in the lives of younger architects who have studied under his guidance, and have continued to co-labour with him in Australia today. If only it were so all over the world!
The influence of Murcutt in our day must surely rank with that of Aalto during the past century.
Inspired and highly recommended reading and study for all students of architecture, regional modernism and vernacular materials, as well as engineers with a passion for design.
Brent O'Callaghan
Engineer - Cape Town

Finally, A Good Murcutt Book.......2003-03-08

I have been into Murcutt's work for a few years now, but I have been disappointed by the lack of good books on his work. Until now, the best book around was Phaidon's '3 houses'. The only projects I have been able to see have been single family houses in the middle of the australian brush--so it was pretty cool to see this book with houses (or at least A house) in an urban area as well as larger commercial type buildings (like the education center).

As far as I know, all of his projects are shown in the book--built and unbuilt in great detail. The first 30 pages or so of the book is a collection of essays by both the authors and Murcutt. Then the book gets into his projects chronilogically--each with photographs, sketches and drawings.

The last part of the book is a collection of 'blue-print' drawings showing the plans and more importantly the construction details of all his buildings--all in pretty good detail showing dimensions and materials.

Im stingy with my book money--but I definately feel like I got my money's worth outta this one.

Glen Murcutt: A Singular Architectural Practice.......2003-01-02

The Pritzker laureate selected his favorite buildings for this handsomely illustrated monograph, with its insightful text by two Australian architectural professors who know his work well. Nearly a third of the pages are devoted to drawings that illuminate Murcutt's meticulous approach to design.

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A fruitful European/Native American collaboration.......2005-06-03

This 252-page large format book is a wonderful overview of the history, use and collection of Indian "trade blankets", the most famous of which are those made by Pendleton Woolen Mills. Although seemingly a coffee table book, it is also a good reference for many blanket patterns.

From the earliest says of interactions between Europeans and Native Americans blankets played a major role in trans-cultural trade. The manufactured woolen blankets were thicker, warmer and more colorful than traditional Indian blankets laboriously made from woven animal hair. The colorful patterns became particularly important to the Indians who relied on the blankets as "robes" or overcoats for social occasions and ceremonies. The Indians draped the blankets over their shoulders and held them in place by clasping the edges together with one hand. Antique blankets that were actually used by an Indian will be heavily worn at the location where the edges were grasped.

The trade blanket is a rare instance of a positive, mutually beneficial collaboration between European Americans and Native Americans. The Indians received a superior product that enhanced their lives and the Europeans responded by developing patterns derived from, but not really replicating, traditional Indian decorative themes. Pendleton still manufactures these blankets and nearly half are still purchased by Native Americans.

The book contains 60 full-page or two-page color photographs of classic trade blankets, presumably from the collection of Dale Chihuly, the famous Seattle glass artist. There are also 24 classic black and white photographs that show Indians wearing trade blankets in the late 1800s and early 1900s. And there are large color photographs of wonderful trade blanket-inspired glass art Mr. Chihuly created.

The text includes essays by Mr. Chihuly on collecting blankets and how the blankets influenced his art. There is also an essay by an historian on the history of the blankets, their manufacturers and trading them with the Indians from the 1600s to the present.

Highly recommended to anyone interested in Native American history or folk arts in general. There is an outstanding image-keyed index to the blankets, classic photos and glass art.

An Interesting Book.......2002-02-24

Chiluly's Pendletons is an interesting book. It shows the early career of Dale Chiluly-who has become one of the pre-eminent artists in America. Chiluly's trademark is his flamboyent, contorted glassworks, which are displayed around the world.

This book consists of two parts: The first part shows pictures of trade blankets. The second part shows how Chiluly incorporated ideas from his interests in Native American Arts into his early work...during his starving artists phase.

Chiluly was interested fiber arts, he could not afford the expensive native American blankets; so he collected indian trade blankets...the most enduring trade blanket manufacturer being the Pendleton Woolen Mills. As his fame and fortune grew; so to did his collection.

This is a very good book for people who wish to study how artists evolve in their work. You have a nice juxtaposition of indian art, photographs of native Americans, and pictures of Chiluly's earlier works.

What the book is not: It is not an adequate scholarly treatise on trade blankets (it has a lot of nice pictures). The book shows his earlier works. These are all well done, but not quite as large and flamboyent as you might see in his later periods.

All in all, I give the book high marks. Chiluly fans will enjoy this coffee table book. It helps you see the influences on this artist. It will also get you interested in trade blankets.

Dale Chihuly should stick to what he knows best--glass.......2001-09-09

If you want to know about Native American trading blankets your money would be better spent on Kapoun's book titled "Language of the Robe" which tells it more like it is. I believe that Chihuly purchased the Kapoun's collection and became an overnight authority on the subject, if you catch my drift!
I have photographed Pendleton blankets for years, and Chihuly and Lohrmann should be more accurate in their detailing of what is and isn't made by the Pendleton Woolen Mills. The photos are good, but there is still room for someone to do a thorough and interesting book on this very important topic. This isn't the one to waste money on, in my opinion.

More than Art.......2001-03-30

My comments to distinguish what this book plays in the world of contemporary art, is not my intent. Rather I wish to acknowledge the sheer beauty and aesthetic warmth I get from the pages of this large sized book by Dale Chihuly. The rich and colorful geometric patterns that record the decoration and simplicity of the Pendleton Blankets is understood and achieved with out the necessity of additional text in the images. The unpretentious or incidental record that these black and white photographs of the American Indian provide as a documentary technic blends well together with sheer beauty of the American Trade blanket designs. The enchantment and functional magic of glass with it's extraordinary range of form and color linking past to the present, is uniquely profound as well. Chihuly brings to this mix of history and art by acknowledging the reader to move effortlessly from textile to photography, to glass. As an artist, Chihuly takes the fundamental and intangible and blends each together in his truly extraordinary glass cylinders to enrich our eyes and spirit. It's quite simply, a beautiful book.

Focusing on American Indian blankets and weavings.......2001-03-02

Dave Chihuly is an American artist known for his physics-defying shapes: Chihuly's Pendletons explores the creations which inspired some of his work, focusing on American Indian blankets and weavings and providing chapters which present the artist's reflections on how Indian works influenced his productions. The full-page color photos are revealing, while the first-person insights are important.

Chihuly's Pendletons and Their Influence on His Work.

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Chihuly's Pendletons and Their Influence on His Work.

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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IBIPV2

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Chihuly's Pendletons and Their Influence on His Work.
Dale Chihuly
Manufacturer: Chihuly, Dale. Chihuly's Pendletons and Their Influence on His Work. Seattle: Portland Press, 2000. Hardcover. [10" x 14.5"]. 247pp. As new / near new dust jacket.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000TAHF9U

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An overview of the works of a master.......2003-04-16

Gibson was one of my early favorites when I became interested in photography back in 1973. I have always found his work to be thought-provoking and inspiring. This is a huge collection that covers his work from the beginning. If he has produced one indispensible book, this is it. My only complaint about the book is the format. It's just too many pages to be presented in a paperback. As much as I return to this volume, the binding is showing rapid wear.

Well worth it!.......2002-04-09

This is a very comprehensive collection of Gibson's photographs, spanning his career right up to 1999. There are some notes on the collections, but it concentrates on the photos. It includes "Chiaroscuro" and "Days At Sea" among others - all very cool shots; his use of contrast is amazing! My only disappointment is the format of the book - it is paperback-sized but incredibly thick, I hope the spine will last! I love his work and enjoy browsing through the book (be warned for many nude shots though).

Great book for the price!.......2001-08-10

I can recommend this book-brick sized, jam-packed with some 800 pages of mostly black and white (but some color) photographs on such things as street and travel photography, portraits and a few nudes.

It's interesting to witness the progression of Gibson's style since the 1960s, up to the late 90s. At first, he was more interested in photojournalism and took those kinds of shots-wider, more encompassing. Later, he became more interested in the abstract, usually singling out one subject/idea and getting very close in. I find it particularly interesting that the vast majority of his photos are shot vertically. This is Gibsons signature style and he does it quite well. And for a black and white photographer, his color stuff is sure great! All of this is in this book.

As to as the size of the book, I have no complaints. It's very think and feels sturdy so I feel like I got my money's worth. I have opened it up all the way, spreading the pages out nearly flat so that I can study the photographs better. Doing this creased the spine, but so what? I think the spine is supposed to be like that and the book has held up well, especially for the price paid. ... This book would make a neat gift for someone who is interested in photography and doesn't mind some bit of sexual content (ie. probably not for a child).

Photographer Very Good; Taschen Publishing So-So.......2001-04-29

I've bought other art-photo books by this publisher, Taschen, and this may be my last one. I do not like the way they are all jammed together into a chunk of a mid-size paperback book. For one, you cannot open this book to a page and study it without using your hands to grip the book to keep it open to that page. I bought this book chiefly to study the nudes. They are very good but I can't say this work absolutely knocks me out the way other books I've reviewed here have done. After reading the other reviews of this book here at Amazon, I think one of the problems is that the book is intended more for an audience of art photographers than for artists working in other media. If you are an art photographer, this may be a 5 star book for you, although I think you still may dislike the publishing format of it. This is the first time I've noticed that Amazon has run other pictures, which are inside the book, which you can click to see. This addresses the biggest problem with buying visual books outside of a real world book store. At long last, we do not have to rely solely on the cover image in buying the visual book online. Now we can see inside pages as well.

A great collection by a great artist.......2000-08-25

I found out about this book, and about Gibson, in the June/July issue of Camera Arts Magazine, and I have been profoundly influenced by Gibson's work in my own photography ever since. In the article I learned that Gibson uses his musical knowledge, especially of rhythm, in creating photos that technically could be called 'street photography', but are so carefully composed in the moment that almost all of the randomness that one commonly associates with that genre has been removed. Rather, the pictures transcend the random moment by extracting from that moment a more universal subject, of which the literal photographic subject is merely a temporary vessel or embodiment. Gibson's work is extremely empowering to any 35mm user who has experienced large format snobbery and grain-phobia. Gibson embraces 35mm, with all its "limitations," and the results are striking. The photos are arranged on facing pages in order to suggest associations to the reader (conscious or unconscious) that begin to tell a story. The pictures are also punctuated by glimpses of Gibson's philosophy, in his own words, that leave you full of wonder, and wanting more. His sparseness of words leaves the reader with only one option: go back to the pictures again and again, and try to understand what words can only hint at.

A Deus Ex Machina Revisited: Atlantic Colonial Trade and European Economic Development (The Atlantic World) (The Atlantic World)

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A Deus Ex Machina Revisited: Atlantic Colonial Trade and European Economic Development (The Atlantic World) (The Atlantic World)

Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
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The effects of the expansion of Europe have fascinated historians and economists, as well as the public at large, for centuries. One of the most intriguing and controversial effects of Europe's expansion has been the trade that resulted from this movement out of Europe and into other regions of the world. The role of foreign trade in Europe's economic growth—and especially in its industrialization—has long been hotly contested. This volume has as its point of departure the idea that the link between colonial trade and the development of Europe was much more complex than hitherto believed. Because this link is so complex, this volume contains essays by various specialists to assess the new directions in the historiography. Moreover, this volume examines the debate on the impact of colonial trade on countries such as Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Denmark, and Sweden, which are usually ignored in favor of discussion about Britain.

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ginormous goodness.
A discussion on what a comic character is
Morrison's metaphysical swan song to Animal Man
Self-serving of Morrison, but all in good fun.
Morrison at his best!

Animal Man, Book 3 - Deus Ex Machina
Grant Morrison
Manufacturer: Vertigo
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ginormous goodness........2007-05-22

This is without a doubt one of the greatest graphic novels I have ever read. It serves as an incredible culmination of Morrison's Animal Man saga, following Buddy Baker's descent into his own personal hell, and his difficult journey back out again. The art is functional-- not bad, not great either, but that's all been said before. All in all a pretty amazing piece of work. Buddy is such a fundamentally GOOD guy, you can't help but care about what happens to both him and his family. It's smart, it doesn't talk down to you, and it happens to pull off some pretty amazing stunts by the last page. Give it a shot.

A discussion on what a comic character is.......2007-05-14

There is not much in the way of a proper *story* in this book: events have little relevance or connection to one another. However, apparently this is part of the Author's intent. The idea is to discuss the relationship between creators (specifically comic writers) and their creations. A scenery is presented on "what if a comic character could actually find out that he is just so?". There is a discussion on the meaning of a comic character's reality, of the fact that he is just a puppet to a writer, of him not knowing that his "memories" are actually implanted by a writer etc.

That is the larger, main scope of this comic, which collects issues 18-26 of Animal Man (published late 1989 to early 1990), thus finishing Grant Morrison's run on the title. In a smaller-scope storyline, Morrison acknowledges the Crisis on Infinite Earths (which no character in the DC Universe was supposed to be aware of, except for the Psycho-Pirate) and discusses the meaning of such event to the existence/non-existence of comic characters in the DCU and in real life.

All this makes Deus Ex Machina a singular comic story, especially within the DCU realm. It is not a masterpiece (therefore 4 out of 5 stars), but it should always be highlighted as a very meaningful corner among the twists and turns of DC's mainstream storylines. It is an understatement to call it unusual.

Thorough annotations on these specific issues (18-26) can be found on the Web, in the "Crisis annotations" page (just google it, it's easy to find).

Morrison's metaphysical swan song to Animal Man.......2007-02-15

By the time you reach the mind shattering conclusion of Deus Ex Machina, the last volume in Grant Morrison's run on Animal Man, everything he set up from the beginning comes full circle. As Buddy Baker and the strange Highwater go out to the desert, Buddy makes a shocking revelation that will take him to Arkham Asylum to confront the Psycho Pirate; a villain boasting about alternate worlds that no longer exist. Before that though, tragedy strikes Animal Man at the home front in a way he never imagined, and it isn't long before he teams up with the Mirror Master to exact revenge. Just about everything that Morrison has set up from the beginning of his run is tied up here: from the erratic behavior of Animal Man's powers, to the mysterious yellow alien's purpose, to the identity of the apparition stalking his family. All of which reaches the long hinted at conclusion in which Morrison breaks the fourth wall. The art is still take it or leave it, but Morrison's inventive story more than makes up for it. Even all these years later, Morrison's brilliant, at times preachy, deconstruction of this minor DC super hero remains one of his best works, and here's the proof. All in all, if you've never read any of Morrison's Animal Man run, now is the time to give it a look.

Self-serving of Morrison, but all in good fun........2004-06-27

Grant Morrison did a bit of ego-boosting with this series, to be sure, but it's done in a way that still tells a story this is both over-the-top and poignant.

Though "suggested for mature readers", the stories don't have much "mature content" and actually read like a nostalgic, but simultaneously post-modern, homage to the Silver Age. It many ways, it was a harbinger for later skewed-retro works like Supreme and the like more than an example of Morrison's later "weirdness for weirdness' sake" works like Invisibles or even the later Doom Patrol issues.

Morrison at his best!.......2003-11-11

Grant Morrision wrote Animal Man (issues 1-26) from 1988-1990. I was in college during the time, and became a reader around issue 9. I quickly got back issues, though, because of the surprising strength of this series.

This 3rd volume collects issues 18-26, and it wraps up one of Morrison's best series (the other being Doom Patrol 19-63). What makes this series outstanding is Morrison's usual trademark "weirdness"; however, unlike the "Invisibles", Animal Man and Doom Patrol have strong and symphathetic characterization-Buddy Baker and his family "seem real" even though this series is in part about the unreality of comic books. AM also has a particulaly strong and poignant ending-again like Doom Patrol.

Issues 1-26 form a complete story- the series should have been allowed to end with 26: added issues in a sense were superfluous. Only later with Sandman (allowed to end in 1996) did DC learn when "enough is enough".

To sum up: AM and DP represent Morrison at his magical best. Don't get me wrong, Invisibles, JLA and X-Men are entertaining. But I'm hoping he can pull out another white rabbit...

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ANALOG - Science Fiction Science Fact - volume 117, number 5 - May 1997: Loose Ends; Fire and Ice; Primrose Rescue; Deus Ex Machina; On the Application of Quantum Probability; Cargo; The Artifact
Paul Levinson , Grey Rollins , Bud Sparhawk , Charles Sheffield , Rick Cook , Peter L. Manly , Steve Johnson , and Sherry Briggs
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Carmen mc Callum, tome 5 : Deus ex machina
Gess , Duval , and Rabarot
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Lyrical Soft Sci-Fi Leaves a Lingering Impression

Not the best but a good yarn

Deus Ex Machina
J.V. Brummels
Manufacturer: Spectra
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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ASIN: 0553279777
Release Date: 1989-03-01

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Lyrical Soft Sci-Fi Leaves a Lingering Impression.......2005-08-16

The author is a poet by trade, and lives in the American mid-west. His book has been characterized by the question "What is a poet's place at the end of the world?". To me it's always been more than that.

It is less than fifty years from now, and the Sun is going nova, soon to engulf the Earth and end all history. This is not spoiling the book; it's the last item in an intriguingly cryptic chronology that is one of the first things in the book.

David Jones is a media author. It is the mid 2030's, and civilization is in the throes of a very slow-motion collapse. There are two types of people to the urban-dweller: those inside the constellation of the "New Cities" and those misfits who dwell in the shambling, largely deserted and somewhat-lawless suburbs. There may be people living in the great, forgotten spaces which once made up the countries of our global society, but those spaces have been forgotten, and have lapsed back into Terra Incognita.

The weather, which is just unbearably warm, continues to heat throughout the novel. The joke on humanity is, they have turned so far inward that they only notice the change in the Sun when it is almost too late to do anything in response. Up just to the end, city life continues to continue pretty much as it does before.

The book notionally has David Jones as a main character, but embraces an ensemble; The otherwise-nameless Commodore, an eccentric old sailor who supervises the "Rescue Effort"; his spit, polish, and starched second, Major Korsikhav; his other second, the iconoclastic Jeanne LaMer; Old Joe and Fletcher, two wanderers who live in the emptiness of what was once known as the American Great Plains; and David Jones' friends in the 'skirts-Preach, an old priest whose idea of religion has drifted away from the old rituals but still seems to have the right heart; Maybelline and Ms Kitty, his two "sitters" (read hookers) we meet at the beginning; and Lu, the ex-sitter who qualifies for a "housestead" (a latter-day attempt at recolonizing the suburbs) and for reasons not quite clear, David falls in love with, seemingly more than she does him.

The technological response to the Sun's slow explosion is the Rescue Effort. Transmatation-the rendering of one's body into atoms, beaming them to a remote station and reassembling them-has long since been accepted as an everyday, though luxurious technology-think air travel in the early days of the world airlines. The aim of the Rescue Effort is to get as many people off the Earth as possible as soon as possible, and transmatation supplies the means-the ways require some roughing out.

Those running the Rescue Effort make an effort to select as representative a fraction of humanity as meaningfully possible. David Jones comes to the Effort's attention and is enlisted. The central story is how he deals with the knowledge the world is coming to an end and how he deals with being selected as one of those saved.

That in itself wouldn't make a complete story, so we visit many people in turn, from the Commodore's struggles to knit the Rescue Effort into a going concern to the almost-masculine power-struggle between his two female subordinates (LaMer and Korsikahv) to the small lives of some who have no chance of ever being saved, to Old Joe and Fletcher roaming the wilderness.

The result is a lyrical soft science fiction story that has an encompassing atmosphere that I read again and again.

This is one of the great overlooked books. Read it.

Not the best but a good yarn.......2003-12-19

In the future scientists discover that the sun will be going Nova soon. A desperate race against time ensues in which we attempt to create vessels for fleeing into space and preserving the race.

David Jones, a happy go lucky writer and pimp, has become semi-famous with his novels. And now the world is coming to an end! But all is not lost. A new invention, a transmat booth, enables one to travel at faster than light speed. Calculations are set and a few of these are set off. Of course David gets invited and learns that during the flight - which may last for hundreds or even thousands of years - he will be only swirling atoms without a distinct physical shape. Only when they find a good planet will he materialize. He leaves behind the woman he loves and shoots into space as the Earth melts.

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Deus Ex Machina

Manufacturer: Studebaker Press,
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000FMCZ9M

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Intriguing on many levels

time travel for fun and purpose too

Deus ex Machina
Paul Freundlich
Manufacturer: The Public Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0976452014
Release Date: 2005-06-15

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Plunked down in the middle of the twentieth century, reverted to his childhood body, but his memories intact, Joshua Leyden takes a run at revising his own life, and changing a future that needs some tinkering. Author Paul Freundlich has created a journey that transcends time, reworks reality, and challenges the human spirit. What a trip!

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Intriguing on many levels.......2005-09-14

I liked the blending of human passions and emotions with some fairly intricate political analysis of the last 50 years in this book. It's rare I find a book that can both hold my attention and teach me a lot. The characters were human, believable, well created. The passion was juicy. The perspective on world government and politics was comprehendible and fresh. And the sense of our place in this world, on how we impact it by the community we surround ourselves with and the choices we make was long, long overdue. Thanks for such a good read.

time travel for fun and purpose too.......2005-09-13

Deus ex Machina takes you by surprise, where am I, or more accurately, when am I? Josh finds himself in 1950 though he has already lived through the 1990's. And he remembers all that living! He remembers the 1950's as a young boy, and he remembers the 70's, 80's and 90's for he has already lived in those decades. Does Josh want to change history based on what he knows from his adult life? You bet he does. Can he? Is he successful? I recommend the book not necessarily to find the answers to those questions, but because along the way you will find a good read that is entertaining, seductive, and often very clever.

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very originial

Deus ex machina
Vincent Ferrini
Manufacturer: 3300 Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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very originial.......2000-05-11

I thought this was a very original book. I'm a very jaded person, and when I read about a guy who went from being a pimp to a writer, to a husband of a 14 year old girl... It was definitely original. The characters are hollow... but described to be hollow. The reader decides what to think of them. The main character, the man, meets several interesting people. This is set in the future, when the world is dying, and there is a race to discover a way to other planets before it disolves in a ball of fire. In the world that is dying, the characters struggle not to give up themselves, like the planet. Very good for originality... I didn't even get it until the second time i read it.

Deus Ex Machina - Photographs By Gregory A. Mac Gregor

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Deus Ex Machina - Photographs By Gregory A. Mac Gregor
Gregory A Mac Gregor
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MVZYX0

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This colorful collectable board book is written and illustrated by Japan's greatest artists. Created with the care and attention you'd expect from any classic children's book, it has a story that will delight Pokemon-loving kids and parents alike.

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