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Using a range of brushes, this guide demonstrates how simple it is to create all the different landscape elements—from skies, trees, bushes and hedgerows to footpaths, fields, water and reflections. With many hot tips and a wealth of practical advice, the author presents an inspiring sequence of step-by-step demonstrations that aim to build skills. With its fresh, original content and uncomplicated approach, this book encourages artists to try out the techniques for themselves, stimulating them to create their own original landscapes.
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Brush with watercolour: Painting landscapes the easy way........2007-06-10
Terry Harrison's book has opened new doors full of ideas for any artist in watercolour who want to add texture and great brush work to there own paintings. The information in Painting landscapes is well worth reading and re-reading as there is plenty of ideas for the artist to try out. Terry's use of colour and brush work is great and his book helps get the information across. Terry Harrison's book Painting Landscapes the easy way is well worth five stars and six if I could.
Brush With Watercolour: Painting Landscapes the Easy Way.......2007-01-03
A new approach which inpires me in a British Way
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The New Projection Control
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The New Projection Control
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The new projection control
William Mortensen
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This digital document is an article from Diesel Progress North American Edition, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1537 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Getting ahead in electronics: new facility, along with expansion of distribution network, product line and product support systems have HED Inc. poised for global growth.(INDUSTRY NEWS)(Company overview)
Author: Mike Brezonick
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This digital document is an article from Display Development News, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on April 1, 2001. The length of the article is 2539 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Motion-Sensing Remote Control.(Product Announcement)
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Title: Physical testing profits from new materials and China.(Company Profile)
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This digital document is an article from Display Development News, published by Business Communications Company, Inc. on October 1, 2001. The length of the article is 480 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: PROJECTION DISPLAYS: Interactive DataWall for Command and Control.
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This digital document is an article from T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education), published by T.H.E. Journal, LLC on April 1, 1992. The length of the article is 2257 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
From the supplier: New computer display products that extend liquid crystal display (LCD) technology from passive matrix to active matrix are revolutionizing the use of video and data panels and projectors in educational environments. The enhanced capabilities of these products for the display of a wide range of colors and the presentation of display motion are also ushering in a new era of multimedia presentations in the classroom. Among the outstanding new systems are In Focus Systems Inc's 1600LC, which offers a 640-by-480 resolution quality and Dukane Corp's MagniView 494, which is capable of projecting up to 117,000 colors. Other outstanding models include Chisolm's Rainbow Looking Glass, which utilizes thin film transistor (TFT) technology, nVIEW Corp's MediaPro, which projects computer and VCR-generated images, and Proxima Corp's Ovation, which now contains a digital video board.
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Title: Projection systems: multimedia presentations come of age. (New Trends In...)
Author: Elizabeth Greenfield
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Date: April 1, 1992
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From the supplier: Projection systems, which differ from overhead projectors, interface directly with a computer, which enables the system to display text, graphics, animation, and more. The three types of machines used for video/data projection are light-valve projectors, LCD-based projectors, and CRT-based devices. An example of a light-valve projector is the Talaria LV8000 MP Data/Video Projector from General Electric. Sharp Electronics' XG-1500U is a ceiling-mounted LCD projector. Rear projectors are self-contained units that are suitable for teleconferencing, distance-learning programs, audio/visual presentations, and CAD/CAM applications. LCD units can be used to display computer images, permitting the entire class to learn how to use computer software or write computer programs. There are specialized products such as Dukane's MagniView 822, which is a combination of an LCD panel and overhead projector designed specifically for education, and Sayett Technology's MEDIASHOW Color Data Projector. Accessories include In Focus Systems' LiteShow II, a portable unit, Chisolm's Color Writer, a color electronic chalkboard, and Proxima's Cyclops, which permits instructors to stand at the front of the room and work interactively with the application software. These new systems permit classes of any size to see computer-generated lessons and lectures.
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Title: Projection systems: projectors to panels, choices abound. (New Trends In...) (Column)
Author: Elizabeth Greenfield
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T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1991
Publisher: T.H.E. Journal, LLC
Volume: v18
Issue: n9
Page: p8(4)
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- Wry Humor
- Excellent, one of the best, could've used an index
- Curmudgeons should like this one..
- Great little book, tons of laughs per page
- Anyone who loves language used well will enjoy this book.
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The Portable Curmudgeon (Plume)
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Wry Humor.......2007-01-10
Very droll humor. I love it but it's not for everyone. But for those who enjoy clever humor as opposed to slapstick, this will be a pleasurable source of wit for a long time.
Excellent, one of the best, could've used an index.......2004-12-09
I give it 5 stars because it's one of the best of its kind. Compare, for example, a few pages to "The Curmudgeon Woman" and you may understand my meaning. The latter book is filled with weak minded quotes. I couldn't find a single intelligent epigram, let alone any caustic ones. On the other hand, it must take a certain degree of perseverance to weed out the blandest of quotes from the otherwise fine writers that Ms. Henley has researched. But the key to quality curmudgeon thinking is intelligence.
Winokur's interviews and commentary, the latter of which is minimal, are engaging. Apparently he's something of a purist crank himself. The most brilliant of the Algonquin generation: Parker, Mencken, Fields is an interesting and brief read. He's a witty interviewer, too: he asks the right questions and doesn't underestimate, fully understands the intelligent nuances of his interviewees. The Liebowitz interview, for instance, is a classic, and the bios of Fields, Kaufman and the beloved hypochondriac Oscar Levant are actually rather touching, balancing out the cold detachment necessary in creating a book of this type. If I'm gushing, I apologize, particularly in this setting, but I believe Winokur nailed this one.
On the down side, the book was created, published in 1987, so it can be, at times a bit dated, such as in the interviews, but this is minimal. The arrangement of the quotes is alphabetical according to various topics which, for some reason, never seems to help me. I find myself searching too long to find a quote that I remember is somewhere in there, only what damn topic was it under, you know? An index would have been helpful, but then I guess that would have extended it and threatened its portableness. Consequently, I tend to enjoy it more as a browser.
It's a great travel book because it really is portable, not too heavy to hold and also fits in a coat pocket like a paperback, yet isn't a paperback, so it's fancier and makes a nice gift. I'm promoting it because I believe that people should read the thoughts of intelligent people. The problem is finding such intelligence in the hay stack of a library or book store. This book does a great justice by doing the research work and finding the most intelligent quotes. It's no small wonder that the smartest of thoughts are also the most caustic.
Curmudgeons should like this one.........2004-01-27
The only quotation book I've seen that is limited to Curmudgeons and it stays fairly true to its theme.It shows what a mean spirited and miserable bunch most curmudgeons are.They are more to be laughed at than laughed with. Most seem to have a very negative existance and it would be hard to imagine spending much time with any of them.How could you find them likeable when they don't even like themselves;but that would suit them just fine.If you are looking for wit,humor and great observations on life in general,you'll find this book lacking;except possibly the quotes from Twain.However,if you like self-centered satire emanating from a deep seated bitterness and loneliness ,then this is for you.
Webster defines a curmudgeon as "a bad tempered,churlish man."
Many of the characters quoted don't fit that definition and certainly it doesn't fit females.Example.."one more drink and I'll be under the host."..Dorothy Parker.How is that a quip from a curmudgeon?
The interviews were a bit of a drag and a better effort would have been to give a short note on each quoted,especially the less known names;and an index by author.
I have rated this book on how well the compiler completed what he set out to do.
Great little book, tons of laughs per page.......2003-12-18
I'm a little young to know many of the people who are quoted in this book, but the hilarity of the quotes made me look up and start reading authors like George Shaw and Oscar Wilde. Those two names should give you an indication of the type of quotes you'll be reading in this little gem. Most are wry, a bit sarcastic, pessimistic and critical.
I have no idea what book the previous reviewer was reading when he talked about the author's interpretations of the quotes. I've had this book for years and went thru it tons of times; there are no interpretations. It is a bunch of quotes on topics arranged alphabetically with some selected biographies mixed in. It actually reads quite nicely.
Buy this book unless you agree with Oscar Levant..."I have given up reading books; I find it takes my mind off myself". (pg 34)
Anyone who loves language used well will enjoy this book........2003-07-22
A collection of quotes from a smorgasbord of irascible writers, critics, philosophers, and celebrities, this book is organized alphabetically, inviting you to thumb to a topic that rankles, finding just the right words (albeit someone else's) to express your cynicism, contempt, or outrage.
At a time when public discourse seems largely derived from the banalities of reality TV, it's reassuring to have at hand hundreds of sharp and sensible observations from curmudgeons, both classic and contemporary. And Jon Winokur's catalogue of curmudgeons also reminds us that the best curmudgeonly commentary is purposeful: its aim is to puncture pretense, to expose hypocrisy. Winokur provides illuminating profiles of some of the "greats" -- including two of my favorites, H.L. Mencken and Dorothy Parker -- letting us see the context that helped create their curmudgeonliness. The book is also sprinkled with brief but revealing interviews with successor curmudgeons, like John Simon and Calvin Trillin.
In teaching writing, I've found the quotes collected here invaluable for introducing students to such alien concepts as wit, irony, and the artful use of metaphor.
If you haven't yet become acquainted with this classic volume -- and with the eloquently testy people you meet on every page -- you're in for a treat.
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One of my all-time favorite books...when you need a good laugh reach for this!.......2007-01-07
I just spotted this book again while looking at my other books, to find ones to get rid of to make room for books I am getting for cell biology and microbiology (teaching). Anyway, I'd forgotten how very funny this collection is, and it got me to wondering about one of the major problems in this country today is the declining of American humor. We especially need political humorists that write rather than be on television or radio because oftentimes they say something that if not written down will be forgotten. So many of the humorists in this book are from the same time period, the early to mid-1900s, and many were journalists or writers. We don't seem to have those guys any more and that is our loss. We need people to say sarcastic and pithy and witty comments to the incredibly stupid things done in politics, corporations, and modern society. This is one of those books my husband hates to have me reading, because I want to share all this stuff with him, and I will read it late in the night, laughing my head off. Luckily, he's a heavy sleeper, or he would be up with me all night!
A very enjoyable book. They should definitely think about reissuing and updating this book. Surely Jay Leno, or the political humorists today on CNN and comedy channels must say something occasionally that is worth repeating for generations to enjoy. I sure wish I could come up with retorts such as these guys wrote (and some women) as quickly as they did, but unfortunately, that gene bypassed me and went to my husband and kids. Sometimes you just need a good laugh, no matter what your usual reading preferences are!
Karen Sadler
A welcome addition to any grouch's library.......2002-05-26
Those among us who are generally grouchy and pessimistic can find solace and support in the pages of this book. Indeed, the Portable Curmudgeon Redux is a celebration of the art of complaining. You don't have to be a misanthrope to enjoy the humor, but eternally happy, effervescent souls will find little reason to even glance at these pages. This is the province of realism, satire, rapier wit, irritability, and--above all--humor; this book really doesn't take itself too seriously. The book offers a dictionary of quotations for such selected words and concepts as love, marriage, life, lawyers, and advertising, the jewels of wisdom coming from such individuals as Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain, and H. L. Mencken. Several specific topics (such as American Presidents, music, and fine art) are singled out for special attention. There are also interviews with personalities such as P.J. O'Rourke, Larry Gelbart, Florence King, and Carrie Fisher. No subject is taboo or safe from the skewering stick of sarcasm, and many of the statements are thought-provoking or just plain funny enough to make special note of. Amuse your friends or pester your enemies with curmudeonly quotes on all manner of subjects.
A KEEPER.......1999-12-06
Calling all cars! Calling all cars! Be on the look-out for a funny, acerbic collection of smart-alec quotes from the 20th century's greatest cynical wags. Suspect is armed and dangerous with several witticisms, hilarious one-liners and quips. Proceed carefully; you could die laughing.
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