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Coined in 1999, the term ecovention (ecology + invention) describes an artist initiated project that employs an inventive strategy to physically transform an ecosystem. This exciting publication has been designed and written to attract a diverse audience. Ecovention juxtaposes interesting ecological facts alongside case studies of projects artists have realized, in tandem with scientists and community members. Active ecovention sites that span the globe, from Australia to Kenya and Italy to the United States are documented in this book. This is a refreshing look into how artistic ideas can be combined with the sciences to create a healthier and more meaningful world!
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Ecological artist and designers - be ready to be inspired!.......2004-04-09
This book documents artistic environmental projects that have happened and are happening around the world. As an ecological designer myself, I was inspired by many people that I had never heard of. Some of the projects go more toward an artistic approach and some are more technological. The authors did a great job of compiling some truly inspirational and sometimes, only locally-known, ecologists (whether they see themselves that way or not). This book may not be a sit down and read straight through kind of book, but it is definitely great for anyone from the art or nature lover to ecological design professional to open up and be inspired by what has been going on and what is going on in our global community. I highly recommend this, especially for higher education teachers and leaders to have as a reference for environmentally curious minds.
the book is featuring these artists........2002-09-19
Hans Haacke, Newton and Helen Harrison, Patricia Johanson, Robert Smithson, Mel Chin, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Basia Irland, Kathryn Miller, Susan Steinman, George Steinmann, Brandon Ballengée, Henrik Hakånsson, Lynne Hull, Laurie Lundquist, Aviva Rahmani, Bob Bingham, Tim Collins, Superflex, Jackie Brookner, Betsy Damon, George Dietzler, Peter Fend (Ocean Earth), Reiko Goto, Buster Simpson, Lorna Jordon, Adam Kuby, Bill Meyers, Michael Singer, John Todd
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Excellent Book But it's Airbrush Only.......2002-12-18
Another great book with step-by-step instructions. Be prepared to learn to airbrush though, because that's how he paints these fish!
Excellent Book But it's Airbrush Only.......2002-12-18
Another great book with step-by-step instructions. Be prepared to learn to airbrush though, because that's how he paints these fish!
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John Deakin: Photographs
John Deakin , and
Robin Muir
Manufacturer: Rizzoli Publications
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A Maverick Eye: The Street Photography of John Deakin
Robin Muir , and
John Deakin
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
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The reputation of British photographer John Deakin rests chiefly on his remarkable documentary photographs and portraits of the creative souls and maverick talents who haunted the pubs and clubs of London's Soho in the 1950s. Francis Bacon, Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach, Colin MacInnes, Dylan Thomas ...these painters, poets, writers, and others defined an era in the cultural life of postwar England. Less known are Deakin's haunting evocations of life on the streets of London, Paris, and Rome. Here his eye is not cold-blooded or dispassionate but rather profoundly generous, sympathetic to the chaos of postwar urban life. His pictures of lamplighters, fairground workers, dog walkers, priests, nuns, and shopkeepers reveal an empathy to rival that of Doisneau and Brassaï. Equally intriguing are his depictions of the relics of human activity: chalked-up children's games, graffitied messages of love or anger, and the richly textured shapes and surfaces of street signs, peeling walls, window shutters, and shop-front banners. Though a legendary drinking companion in artistic circles, Deakin was not universally popular—the Woolworth heiress Barbara Hutton once described him as "the second nastiest little man I have ever met." Yet he was respected by all for his professionalism and his originality. After his death in 1972 his work lay neglected for a number of years. A Maverick Eye: The Street Photography of John Deakin helps restore him to his proper place as one of the UK's finest photographers. 192 photographs, 184 in duotone.
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Lucky Luke is a one-hundred-percent real hero of the Old West. He is squarely on the side of the law and dedicates his life to seeing that justice is done. He travels around delivering it wherever he goes, accompanied by his faithful companion, Jolly Jumper. Arriving at Fort Weakling, he changes into a formidable bandit. Why? Does his meeting with Billy the Kid, a living legend of the Old West, influence him? JUV008000; CGN002000
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Appealing to children and adults.......2007-09-06
This is another installment in the hugely popular Lucky Luke series. This English-language edition by 9th Cinebook helped get my 12-year-old hooked into the Lucky Luke series. One of the fun aspects of the Lucky Luke books is his fictional interactions with real-life personalities from the Old West: Billy the Kid, The Dalton Gang, Jesse James, Calamity Jane and others.
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50 Good Reasons To Be A Cowboy
Texas Bix Bender
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6X7 In, 112 Pp, 100 Cartoon Illustrations Is Owning A Ranch Owning The American Dream? Or Is It Owning An Overdue Mortgage? It's All How You Look At It. Now, From One of Our Best-Selling Authors Comes A Book That Gives You A True Look At The West, No Matter What Your Opinion. Read It One Way, and Benefits of Being A Cowboy Shine Through The Settin' Sun. Turn It Upside-Down and Backwards (Or Was It That Way To Begin With?), and You'll Wonder Why The Sun Even Bothered To Rise.
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The story of Robin Hood has made a strong impression on Jesse James, and he would like to become a bandit with a big heart, like his hero. With the help of his brother Frank and his cousin Cole Younger, he decides to steal from the rich and redistribute the loot to the poor...
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Great book.......2004-04-27
Being a big comic fan, I think Ma Dalton is excelent and probably the best luck luke out there. The book is simply hilarious.
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In addition to their entertainment value, comic books offered a unique world-view to a large segment of the American public in the confusing decade following World War II. Millions were distributed to service personnel during the war years, and by 1945, adults as well as children were reading an astounding 60 million comic books per month. These books treated such contemporary concerns as the atomic and hydrogen bombs, growth of international Communism, and the Korean War, and they offered heroes and heroines to deal with such problems. In response to moral criticism, the industry established a Comics Code that specified acceptable content. The code prohibited most of what had appeared in the medium prior to 1954, thus ending what has since come to be known as the "golden age" of comic books. With reproductions of five representative stories supplementing the text, William Savage's book (first published in 1990), will appeal to social historians and others interested in this vivid expression of American culture.
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Interesting Look at American Through Comics.......2001-10-22
William W. Savage, Jr. had led the way in this brief volume, colourfully titled Commies, Cowboys and Jungle Queens (original title Comic Books and America, 1945 - 1954). The author was among the first the look at the content of the comic books, read and passed around by millions of children and teenagers and not just a few adults, in terms of their comments on the culture which they reflected, such as the wonderful look at the Korean conflict as reflected in the comics. This book led to the brilliant and highly recommended Comic Book Nation by Bradford W. Wright and for that it should be thanked. This particular volume by William Savage is well-written, insightful, and often very funny. Its main drawback is its brevity and lack of more comic panels for illustrative purposes. All that aside, this is an enjoyable read.
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Daryl Talbot's Cowboy Cartoons #3 (Daryl Talbot's Cowboy Cartoons)
Daryl Talbot
Manufacturer: Pelican Publishing Company
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ASIN: 1565542231 |
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Horses, pickup trucks, ropin', and relationships are just some of the topics in this entertaining series of cowboy cartoons. The cartoonist shows that horses are often jealous of pickup trucks, while wives are often jealous of the horses! At the rodeo and on the ranch, the opportunities for mishaps abound, providing humorous results.
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Tex the Cowboy
Sarah Garland
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Ace Reid's Cowpokes home remedies
Asa E Reid
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Although J.R. Williams died nearly 50 years ago, he was an inspiration for a whole generation of cartoonists who followed him. Williams' cowboy cartoons reflect that down-home humor in a lifestyle that is almost gone.
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- Graphic SF Reader
- A Brief Review
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Cowboy Bebop: Shooting Star, Book 2
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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-04
Over-ethical bounty hunting can be hard work.
In a diaspora situation the police have little of coping with the crime situation over such a large area, so bounty hunters are quite popular. The ones that aren't too fussy about dead or alive tend to make more money, which leaves the Bebop crew struggling.
Supergenius crimelord doubles, computer brained dogs and annoying alien girls don't really help.
A Brief Review.......2004-12-28
Okay,so there's been a lot of griping about the "Shooting Star" manga series,when the truth is it's not such a bad series.Of course anyone who is interested in getting into the Bebop franchise, shouldn't go to "Shooting Star" first.In fact this is probably the last Bebop thing you should explore.
With all the said,I think the only flaw with the series are some of the personality changes,but they are slight,and I'll let it go, since this just a "What if?" alternate reality/universe-type situation.The characters designs are also quite different,but I think it fits the whole alternate-universe feel of the manga series.
So if you've watched the series,the movie, read other manga series then check this series out.You may be in for a pleasant surprise(or not)
Good- but with flaws.......2004-07-09
It was a refreshing twist to the Bebop universe. Spike's style was made a little, um, too pushy. He cared too much for his ship. Ed is still Ed, but has a more animeish (is that a word?)look to her (him? not sure about it this time around.)Jet hasn't changed with the new artist, but Faye has turned into a snobby brat. The art is hectic in the fight scenes, but is okay as is. Is worth a look for hardcore Bebop fans, but not for newcomers. See you space cowboy.
How do you ruin Cowboy Bebop? This is a big example!.......2004-05-27
This series is a retelling of Cowboy Bebop supposedly, except for some reason Cain Kuga destroyed the characterization of everyone. Spike is now much lazier than the original, and lacks the laid back yet serious stature he has in the anime, Ed is now a whiny little brat, and Faye is nothing but a brainless (...) The artwork is ugly to look at... no, the character designs are okay, but the action is drawn so odd that it is impossible to tell what is going on. And the stories themselves are very lacking, they do not have the Bebop feeling that the anime does, and devoid of any characterization. Listen to this review: DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY LIKE I DID! I've goofed up so none of you will make the same mistake like me!
Kuga just doesn't understand.......2003-08-15
The good thing is Cain Kuga provides great art for this series. The bad thing is Kuga, as the writer, never grasped the personality or appeal of each character. The subtlety of the anime and the balance of the various personalities aboard the Bobop is lost. The most infuriating is Spike has taken on a whole new personality of stupidity. Instead of a cleverness hidden behind his nonchalant attitude, he has become Bebop's grunt, driven by hunger and little else. There's a reason the manga is being canceled after issue 2.
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