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The Haunting of Hill House
Shirley Jackson
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Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has unnerved readers since its original publication in 1959. A tale of subtle, psychological terror, it has earned its place as one of the significant haunted house stories of the ages.
Eleanor Vance has always been a loner--shy, vulnerable, and bitterly resentful of the 11 years she lost while nursing her dying mother. "She had spent so long alone, with no one to love, that it was difficult for her to talk, even casually, to another person without self-consciousness and an awkward inability to find words." Eleanor has always sensed that one day something big would happen, and one day it does. She receives an unusual invitation from Dr. John Montague, a man fascinated by "supernatural manifestations." He organizes a ghost watch, inviting people who have been touched by otherworldly events. A paranormal incident from Eleanor's childhood qualifies her to be a part of Montague's bizarre study--along with headstrong Theodora, his assistant, and Luke, a well-to-do aristocrat. They meet at Hill House--a notorious estate in New England.
Hill House is a foreboding structure of towers, buttresses, Gothic spires, gargoyles, strange angles, and rooms within rooms--a place "without kindness, never meant to be lived in...."
Although Eleanor's initial reaction is to flee, the house has a mesmerizing effect, and she begins to feel a strange kind of bliss that entices her to stay. Eleanor is a magnet for the supernatural--she hears deathly wails, feels terrible chills, and sees ghostly apparitions. Once again she feels isolated and alone--neither Theo nor Luke attract so much eerie company. But the physical horror of Hill House is always subtle; more disturbing is the emotional torment Eleanor endures. Intense, literary, and harrowing, The Haunting of Hill House belongs in the same dark league as Henry James's classic ghost story, The Turn of the Screw. --Naomi Gesinger
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The classic supernatural thriller by an author who helped define the genre
First published in 1959, Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. It is the story of four seekers who arrive at a notoriously unfriendly pile called Hill House: Dr. Montague, an occult scholar looking for solid evidence of a “haunting”; Theodora, his lighthearted assistant; Eleanor, a friendless, fragile young woman well acquainted with poltergeists; and Luke, the future heir of Hill House. At first, their stay seems destined to be merely a spooky encounter with inexplicable phenomena. But Hill House is gathering its powers—and soon it will choose one of them to make its own.
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Disturbing, terrifying, a classic........2007-10-02
I saw the brilliant movie version of this novel (The Haunting, 1963, directed by Robert Wise) as an adolescent in the mid-sixties. I didn't sleep for three nights. Reading the novel as an adult didn't cause me to lose sleep, but nevertheless this is a very disturbing, psychological story of the occult. It hints at possible aspects of life and death that I for one would rather not think about, and yet I am drawn to stories like this like a moth to a flame. The book describes a small gathering of diverse people called together by a parapsychologist to test some of his theories in an old house shunned for years because of its evil, diseased reputation. This book was heading for my top twenty list until the author inexplicably introduced a character at about 2/3s of the way through that devastated the mood, turning the atmosphere from one of unremitting terror to one of farce. Maybe Jackson was cracking under the horror of her own story and just had to relieve the tension some way. Nevertheless it is still the best ghost novel I have ever read.
Creepy.......2007-09-25
Most books are better than the movies, this is one of them. I've had The Haunting of Hill House on my must read list for a while, I'm glad I finally read it. The book lets you get more into Eleanor's mind, the movie made her seem more cheesy than anything, when you read the book you get a better understanding over whats going on in her mind. Overall this book is a fun read with moments that will make your hair stand on end, let your imagination take you into Hill House.
Classic Horror Genre.......2007-09-15
The Haunting of Hill House is a classic representation of the horror genre; however, we must remember that it was released in 1959 when the things that spooked us were quite different from that which scares us today. Think about the old Bela Lugosi Dracula movies and how they differ from the horror movies of today. To read Jackson's mesmerizing novel is to be drawn into a very different world pre-9/11, pre-Bay of Pigs, pre-21st Century warfare. Today, with reality being the scariest of all, we seek more blood, more gore, more overt physical aspects of a good scare. The Haunting of Hill House is more a psychological treatise on that which scares us. I found the novel particularly frightening and disturbing, not for its physical hauntings but for the main character's emotional vulnerability and how this plays out as the novel progresses. (Don't want to give anything away here.)Not everyone can relate to staying in a haunted house and taking part in an experiment relating to the paranormal but we all can wonder what would happen if we lost our tenacious grip on reality and this is the most delicious scare of it all.
Jackson's Finest Work........2007-08-26
I have recently became a new fan who admires Ms. Jackson very much. After reading The Lottery and We Have Always Lived in the Castle I was *really* excited to read her most celebrated novel. I have to say The Haunting of Hill House is my favorite by Jackson.
This story is unlike your typical haunted house story. With realistic characters and perhaps a more realistic type of haunting. We follow Eleanor on her journey on the invite of a Dr. Montague who wants to investigate Hill House over the summer. Soon she is joined by Luke (who is going to inherit the house one day), and another Theodora. Eleanor and Theodora have had paranormal experiences in the past and Dr. Montague was hoping to get Hill House to open up again with a little bit of help. Other characters include the two care takers of Hill House, and Dr. Montague's rather annoying, wannabe "ghost hunter" wife and teacher friend who appear at the end of the book.
We do learn of the mysteries of Hill House and how a family has been haunted and had tragic bad luck ever since the house was built. The house's past really revolves around two feuding sisters. My thoughts originally were that as we follow through Eleanor's journey Theodora and Eleanor (who have called themselves 'like cousins' in the beginning) start acting childish and take on the attributes of the spirits of the sisters. With the love and hate relationship that the past sisters have had and now Eleanor and Theodora have for each other as they grow to know each other day by day. Later, Theodora and Luke end up calling the two women sisters, and Eleanor tries to correct them by saying cousins. They also feud over the attention of Luke just like the previous sisters had in the past. I am sure I have a different take on it then most readers of this particular book. That's the beauty of books though or own individual theories. Your mind will certainly be in full thought while reading this book!
The other interesting thing with Hill House is that Jackson seems to take on the haunting as perhaps a 'psychological' aspect. Meaning is it fear that's driving (mostly) Eleanor or Theodora? With the red (blood) coloring all over Theodora's clothes and room at one point then is somehow not there in the end? Or is Eleanor somehow creating or helping the house with her growing madness because she is trying so hard to fit in and to be accepted now that she is finally apart of something that she never wants to leave? There are other clues as well I believe that Eleanor could actually be behind it all.
At any rate you still feel for Eleanor (mainly because I think we all secretly feel the same way she thinks and feels for the most part) and perhaps the other main characters too - they are at least likeable. After picking up the book I could not stop reading it! It really is one of her easiest reads with a lot of originality and a really interesting and shocking ending that will leave you captivated in thought!
Interesting novel study; not scary at all.......2007-08-22
I was disappointed in this book. I expected it to rival "The Turn of the Screw" but I found myself rushing to finish it just to see if there actually was "a scary part." The characters and point of view are interesting; Jackson creates unique characters and voice. The images and relationships among characters and the best part of the book, but I must admit it's boring when it comes to creating fear. I wish I could have loved it as much as many readers do, but I'm giving it away because it's so disappointing to keep looking at it on my bookshelf.
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Briarpatch
Ross Thomas
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A long-distance call from a Texas city on his birthday gives Benjamin Dill the news that his sister-it's her birthday, too, they were born exactly ten years apart-has died in a car bomb explosion. It's the chief of police calling-Felicity Dill worked for him; she was a homicide detective. Dill is there that night, the beginning of his dogged search for her killer. What he finds is no surprise to him, because Benjamin Dill is never surprised at what awful things people will do-but it's a real surprise to the reader. As Newsday said when the novel was first published, "One sure thing about Ross Thomas's novels: A reader won't get bored waiting for the action to start."
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truely great american literature.......2007-03-22
I studied English in Europe in college and I don't understand why Ross Thomas was not on the menue...
I read Thomas because this man's got more taste, sensitivity and fine humor than you'd expect from anybody.
This book is one of his finest. When I'll have finished all his books, this'll be the first one I'll read again.
Great storytelling........2006-12-20
Benjamin Dill of Washington, D.C. makes his living as an investigator for an obscure Senate subcommittee. His investigative powers are put to the test when his own sister, a policewoman, is murdered.
Briarpatch is an extremely well written mystery told as a third person narrative. Most of the action unfolds in Dill's hometown, an unnamed city in the southwestern United States.
Just as in all Ross Thomas novels, there is plenty of urbane humor. However, unlike most Ross Thomas novels, the story itself is a fairly mainstream, straightforward one. Missing are the way over-the-top characters and situations Thomas fans are used to encountering.
Briarpatch is a well crafted mystery novel noteworthy for having a very smooth narrative flow, an appealing cast of characters, clever dialogue and an engaging plot. This is a book all mystery fans will enjoy.
Wonderful writing, so-so plot.......2005-09-12
This was my first Ross Thomas novel. I had heard from friends what a wonderful writer he was and was eager to give him a shot. The writing is truly outstanding. His desciptions left me alternately laughing and shaking my head in amazement that someone could describe things so perfectly.
The plot however leaves a bit to be desired. It is a rather conventional whodunit. It was a bit too straightforward for my tastes and most readers will figure out the ending well before getting there. Having said that it was entertaining and the language Thomas uses makes it well worth taking the time to read.
WAS THERE REALLY NOTHING ELSE TO GIVE THE EDGAR TO?.......2001-12-14
Ross Thomas isn't exactly one of my favourite authors, but I liked some of his other books, so I didn't miss the occasion to read his Edgar-winning novel (his second, because he had won twenty years ago for "The Cold War Swap") and I have been very disappointed. It's as well written than usual, with brilliant metaphors and dialogue, but the plot seemed to me some confused. The characters speak almost only by epigraphs, and one never know what the story is about. I don't have in mind the other Edgar nominees for this year, but I'm sure there was many novels more deserving than this.
Unknown Treasure.......2001-10-16
A fellow book lover tipped me off to the great books authored by Mr. Ross Thomas last summer. Since then, I have read nine of his books and Briarpatch is one of the best. Read this book. Read his McCorkle & Padillo series. Read his Wu and Durant series. None will disappoint. How this author has remained off my radar screen is a mystery to me.
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From the Briarpatch File: On Context, Procedure, and American Identity
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The twentieth novel written by Ross Thomas. A novel involving action, secrets, corruption and a shocking plot. Received the edgar Allan Poe Award for the best nove. from the Mystery Writers of America in 1985.
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BACK OF BOOKS DESCRIPTION.......2006-04-11
DESCRIPTION: THE SECOND CREATURE RAN STRAIGHT ONTO KONRAD'S SWORD IMPALING ITSELF. KONRAD'S EARLIER VOW HAD BEEN FULFILLED: DRAWING HIS SWORD HAD MEANT SPILLING SKAVEN BLOOD.
A MOMENT LATER, THE NEXT SKAVEN'S THROAT WAS TORN OUT WITH A SINGLE SWORD SWEEP. IT GURGLED, BLOOD BUBBLING FROM ITS MOUTH AND POURING FROM ITS NECK AS IT DIED. HE WRENCHED HIS BLADE FREE, THENPLUNGED IT INTO THE CHEST OF THE NEXT CREATURE. ITS HOT BLOOD SPURTED OVER HIM, AND HE LAUGHED IN TRIUMPH. FOUR DOWN, A HUNDRED MORE TO COME.
Well written and necessary sequel to Konrad.......2002-04-27
Shadowbreed picks up right where Konrad leaves off, and continues the story. This book is a more solid novel, it is faster paced, has more action, and answers a few questions from the first. If you like Konrad than this is a must read. The only flaw is the fact that once again David Ferring just lets the ending drop...and that is unbelievably frustrating.
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Shadowbreed
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This is the provocative, groundbreaking and potentially bestselling book about the powerful health benefits from the sun. Just as Dr. Atkins was "ahead of the curve" for years regarding his now-famous diet while mainstream doctors remained skeptical, Dr. Holick has been the leading exponent of forumlated sun exposure, going against the grain of the medical establishment. While too much sun can cause wrinkles and raises other health concerns, a LACK of proper sun exposure, our primary source of Vitamin D can cause serious health problems, such as osterporosis, certain cancers(colon, ovarian,breast,prostate), high blood pressure, Type 1 diabetes, multiple schlerosis, and depression.
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ok.......2007-07-27
Lightweight introduction to UV and vitamin D. No slight intended to Dr Holick who has been and is a key researcher on vitamin D and is presenting important health information to the public. But this book is like a friendly conversation between a well-informed doctor who is giving essential information to a lay audience, but he assumes they don't want much detail. If you have read a few web-pages about vitamin D, you may already know everything here - vitamin D RDA is too low, many people are deficient, deficiency is associated with a number of illnesses, sunlight exposure will give you what you need but don't get sunburned, supplements can also help but are inferior to sunlight because you need to determine appropriate dosage. The book has repeated information, padding (sentences along the lines of 'countless poets and songwriters attest to the enjoyment of sunshine'), while some things that could have been described in depth - like vitamin D toxicity from supplements (or potentially from diet I guess) - get short shrift. If you don't know much about vitamin D and want a high-level introduction, it's fine. If you wanted more detail or science, skip it.
Everyone should read this book!!.......2007-01-31
This is an easy to read book that has scientific research that convinced me that we all need vitamin D to prevent many of the health problems that are prevelant today. The author writes that vitamin D is best absorbed from natural sunlight and shows how this balances with the problem of too much sun which causes skin cancer. There is alot of skin cancer information in this book also. I highly recommend this book!
Works for Me.......2005-08-13
Living in AZ, for many years I have observed that my "attitude" tends to improve after an hour or so by the pool. To discover that the beneficial effects go much deeper than that reinforces my subjective impression. You DO want to Google up the
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< ABCD Skin Cancer >> Asymmetry, Border, Color, or Diameter would be my cue to investigate a likely-easily-fixed Skin Cancer - the notion that LACK of Vitamin-D can cause stuff to go seriously wrong at the Deeply Invisible internal levels such as bone-metabolism, well, that's more than a matter of "attitude" !
Excellent information on Vitamin D.......2005-07-13
The book is well written, easy to understand, & full of pertinent, well documented information on Vitamin D. I have been doing a lot of research on the subject, since I have a Vitamin D deficiency. So far, this is the best resource I have found. I liked it so well that I also sent a copy to a family member who also has a vitamin D deficiency.
Another Dissident Dermatologist.......2005-06-25
By Dr. Ralph Moss
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A. Bernard Ackerman, MD, is an exceptionally distinguished dermatologist and one of the world's foremost authorities on the subject of skin cancer. In 1999, after a long career in academic medicine, he founded and became director of the Ackerman Academy of Dermatopathology in New York.
Largely because of his leadership and high standards, Dr. Ackerman's institution quickly became the world's largest training center in the field of dermatopathology. (Dermatopathology is the study of the disease processes that affect the skin. It involves detailed knowledge of the microscopic anatomy of the skin's structure in health and disease.) Dr. Ackerman and his six associates examine more than 100,000 skin specimens and do more than 4,000 consultations per year. Dr. Ackerman has published 625 research papers and his list of honors and awards includes this year's Master Award, given to one person a year by the American Academy of Dermatology.
What makes this accomplished scientist particularly interesting is not just his distinguished career in academic medicine but the fact that he challenges some of the dermatology profession's most cherished dogmas. According to an article in the New York Times (July 20, 2004), at age 67, Dr. Ackerman "continues to teach and write, and also to ask for data and question his field's conventional wisdom."
"The field is just replete with nonsense," he told the Times. For instance:
Dr. Ackerman does not believe that the link between melanoma and sun exposure (a central dogma of dermatology) has been proven. He himself is deeply tanned and unafraid to expose his body to the sun.
He does not believe that sunburns, even the painful or blistering kind sustained early in life, necessarily lead to cancer. While some studies do show a small association, he says, others show none. Even those studies that show some such correlation "disagree on when the danger period for sunburns is supposed to be," writes Gina Kolata, author of the New York Times article. Taken as a whole, "the research is inconsistent and fails to make the case."
He doesn't buy the argument that sunscreens protect against melanoma. He points to a recent editorial in an orthodox journal, Archives of Dermatology, which also concludes that there is scant evidence to support this crucial dogma (Bigby 2004).
Finally, while the incidence of basal cell and squamous cell carcinoma have been shown to be closely linked to lifetime sun exposure, Dr. Ackerman challenges the tenet that the more intense a person's exposure to the sun, the greater their risk of melanoma. He believes that the data for this also is not compelling. Although we are told that the incidence of melanoma increases in populations that live nearer the equator, the correlation is not that simple. Epidemiological data on melanoma, says Dr. Ackerman, are imprecise and inaccurate. The data simply "cannot demonstrate cause and effect."
Indeed, a recent case-control study of 966 patients (Kennedy, 2003) studying the effect of painful sunburns and lifetime sun exposure on the incidence of several types of skin cancer concluded that lifetime sun exposure is predominantly linked to an increased risk of squamous cell carcinoma and to a lesser degree with two common types of basal cell carcinoma. By contrast, this study found that lifetime sun exposure appeared to be associated with a lower risk of malignant melanoma.
Dr. Ackerman advises people to stay out of the sun in order to avoid premature aging of their skin. He also says that if you are very fair, you can prevent squamous cell carcinoma, a less dangerous cancer, by avoiding sunlight. (Squamous cell carcinomas, although they can be disfiguring, are rarely life-threatening.) But don't make the mistake of thinking that by avoiding sunlight or using sunscreen you will be protected against deadly melanoma. This, he says, is a myth.
Other knowledgeable researchers agree that sunscreens fail to protect against melanoma. Dr. William B. Grant, for example, who heads the Sunlight, Nutrition and Health Research Center (SUNARC) in San Francisco, points out that sunscreens primarily block the shorter wavelength ultraviolet (UV) radiation, whereas it is the longer wavelength UV that poses the greater risk for melanoma.
Dr. Grant feels that while there is some evidence pointing to a link between sunlight and melanoma, it is not a simple cause and effect relationship. There are many other factors that have to be taken into account. For example, Dr. Grant points out that while it is true that melanoma rates increase with increasing latitude, it is also true that even as far north as Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands, occupational exposure to solar UV radiation is associated with a reduced risk of melanoma. Conversely, for those of northern European ancestry living south of their latitude of origin, such as in Australia, New Zealand and the US, melanoma rates are much higher than they are in their countries of origin.
In addition, Dr. Grant points out that there is substantial evidence that dietary factors, particularly vitamin D, can have a significant effect on the risk of developing melanoma. He points to the work of Millen and colleagues, of the National Institutes of Health, showing that diets rich in vitamin D and carotenoids, and low in alcohol, may be associated with a reduction in risk for melanoma (Millen, 2004). Therefore, Dr. Grant feels that diverse factors including diet, skin type, the presence, number and type of moles, and ethnic, ancestral and geographic origin also have a major influence on melanoma risk. To say that sunlight causes melanoma is at best an oversimplification and at worst a distortion of the scientific evidence (Grant, 2004).
A Melanoma `Epidemic'
Dr. Ackerman is a questioning sort of person. He even debates whether the much-vaunted "epidemic" of melanoma actually exists. The definition of melanoma, he points out, has changed over the past few decades, leading doctors to diagnose, remove and cure lesions that until recently would not have been called melanoma at all.
"The criteria today, clinically and histopathologically, are diametrically different from those 30 years ago," he said. In medical school, he told the Times, "we were taught that melanoma is a big, black, fungating tumor that kills. Who would have believed then that you can recognize melanoma for what it is when it is small and flat and the size of the fingernail on your pinky? You would have said they were insane" (Kolata 2004).
As noted, a central dogma of the dermatology profession is that sun exposure promotes melanoma. The American Academy of Dermatology's website states that it is clear that excessive sun exposure can promote the development of melanoma. But if this is correct why do African-Americans and Asians develop melanoma precisely on those parts of the skin that are not exposed to sunlight - the palms, soles, nails and mucous membranes? Even among whites, the most common melanoma sites are the leg (in women) and the trunk (in men). These are hardly the most sun-exposed body parts. Why not on the face and arms, which are much more frequently exposed to Old Sol?
Ackerman's arguments (and he is by no means alone in feeling this way) leave conventional dermatologists sputtering with frustration. One leader in the field told the New York Times that "it was perverse of Dr. Ackerman to pick the data apart." But is it perverse to question dogmatic beliefs? This official further claimed that melanoma can occur in unexposed places because "sunlight suppresses immune cells in the skin's surface that ordinarily hold cancer at bay." While many would undoubtedly disagree with him, Dr. Ackerman does not accept this `immune surveillance' argument. He sees it as a tenuous theory manufactured in order to support a dubious hypothesis.
This insightful interview with Dr. Ackerman comes at a crucial moment in the history of dermatology. In my opinion, the dermatologists have painted themselves into a corner on the issue of sun exposure, sunscreens and melanoma. The best that can be said is that they are trying to stem what they perceive to be a rising tide of preventable melanoma cases with a public health campaign. But the science behind this campaign is shaky, at best.
Some leaders of the field, such as Dr. Ackerman, are now trying to help their profession find its way back into the light. Although it is not mentioned in this interview, the recent forced resignation of Michael Holick, MD, PhD, from his dermatology professorship at Boston University has overshadowed this debate and moved it from the back rooms of Academe squarely into the medico-political realm. As readers of this newsletter may remember, Holick was asked to resign after he expressed opinions that were essentially identical to those of Dr. Ackerman. But Dr. Holick took his arguments directly to the laypeople in a popular book (The UV Advantage) and-unlike the retired Dr. Ackerman-was in a position that was vulnerable to retaliation.
I believe the dermatology profession should reconsider its dogmatic positions on the relationship of sunlight to melanoma. It should also reexamine its embrace of the sunscreen industry, whose sales have grown from $18 million in 1972 to almost a half billion dollars today. The supposedly protective effect of sunscreen against the development of melanoma is a major reason for that boom. According to medical writer Michael Castleman, writing in Mother Jones magazine:
"...[D]ermatologists get much of their information from the SCF [Skin Cancer Foundation, ed.], and the SCF, in turn, is heavily supported by the sunscreen industry. (A sunscreen manufacturer even funded SCF's quarterly consumer publication, "Sun and Skin News.") No wonder the foundation doesn't give much credence to the growing number of studies showing that even so-called broad-spectrum sunscreen doesn't prevent melanoma. Like the road-destroying trucks that guaranteed work for the concrete company, rising melanoma rates scare people into using more sunscreen" (Castleman 1998).
The Skin Cancer Foundation has dozens of members of the sunscreen industry, such as Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble, on its "Corporate Council." In return, the SCF awards its Seal of Recommendation to many of these same companies' products. It is a cozy relationship indeed.
To restore their collective good name, dermatologists need to come clean with the public about what is scientifically proven and what is merely speculative about the relationship between cancer and sunlight. In particular, truth-seekers in the field need to band together and demand that B.U. reinstate Dr. Holick. Nothing less will convince the public of the dermatology profession's intellectual honesty.
--Ralph W. Moss, PhD
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Seeing the light: UV-curable inks offer many advantages for commercial imagers.(Trends & Technology) : An article from: Photo Marketing
Bonnie Gretzner
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ASIN: B000FIMJWY
Release Date: 2006-04-27 |
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This digital document is an article from Photo Marketing, published by Thomson Gale on April 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1270 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: Seeing the light: UV-curable inks offer many advantages for commercial imagers.(Trends & Technology)
Author: Bonnie Gretzner
Publication:
Photo Marketing (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 81
Issue: 4
Page: 34(2)
Distributed by Thomson Gale
Book Description
This digital document is an article from Southern Medical Journal, published by Southern Medical Association on June 1, 2004. The length of the article is 558 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: The UV Advantage.(Book Reviews)(Book Review)
Author: Ronald C. Hamdy
Publication:
Southern Medical Journal (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2004
Publisher: Southern Medical Association
Volume: 97
Issue: 6
Page: 616(1)
Article Type: Book Review
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Product Description
A medical breakthrough that shows how to harness the power of the sun for your health.
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