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- Good overview of both the discovery process and the treasure
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Tutankhamun: His Tomb and Its Treasures
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Good overview of both the discovery process and the treasure.......2006-04-20
After reading the latest Amelia Peabody novel, I realized that my cultural consciousness about Carter's discovery of King Tut's tomb was lacking. All I could remember was "Wonderful things," and I think I'd picked up THAT much from a Connie Willis novel. So I took this book out of the library, to get an overview of the facts behind Barbara Peters' novel, and I'm glad I did.
It would have been nice enough to see all the photos of the treasures that Carter found. But what makes this book especially enjoyable is that they are interspersed with photos taken at the time, showing where the original item was found (the tomb looked like a teenager's bedroom, except that the mess was all priceless objects). You get a sense of how the item was discovered, examined, and moved -- not just "oh look at how pretty that is!"
I'm obviously no scholar on the topic, but the book hit what I wanted: a general introduction. I dare say it can do the same for you.
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What defines a work of art and determines the way in which we respond to it? Richard Wollheim’s classic reflection on art and its objects was written in the belief that the nature of art has to be understood simultaneously from the artist’s and the spectator’s viewpoint. In pursuit of this enquiry, Wollheim considers central questions regarding expression, representation, style, the significance of the artist’s intention, and the essentially historical nature of art. Art and its Objects is printed here with six essays concerned with related theories of art, criticism, representation, perception and the nature of aesthetic value. This collection offers a stimulating and perceptive introduction to the questions and philosophical issues raised by works of art and the part they play in our culture and society.
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Boring.......2001-08-12
I don't know of Wollheim's claim to fame, other than as a graduate student he helped A. J. Ayer in his writings. Be that as it may, this book (and everything Wollheim has written) is so droll and irrelevant to the philosophy of art. I suspect he is trying so hard to be anglo-analytic in his approach that he forgot that art touches the heart as well as the mind. Wollheim focuses entirely on the mind, and the mind games that ensue do little to enlighten one's understanding of art and its objects, what and why they do what they, and why they're important. This book was used in a course I had with Wollheim as a lecturer; both could not have been more boring and banal. The book was widely resold as many students didn't bother to read it, or began to read it and gave up. The consensus was nearly unanimous in irrelevance to the artist especially, and no less irrelevant to the philosophy students.
Rigorous and rewarding.......2001-04-25
This is a rigorous analysis of the meaning of art. presented by one of the pre-eminent thinkers of our time. It is, as such, a dense work which requires a sustained serious reading. The prior reviewer is correct; while it may seem daunting at first, it is actually thrilling to experience the clarity of the thinking and exposition.
Academic Classic.......1999-11-24
An outstanding, conceptually challenging, classic exploration of the ontology of art. It may be daunting at first, but once you become accustomed to the level of abstraction of the text, it is extremely rewarding.
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A look at art today (1960s).
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- An excellent examination of historical depictions of rape.
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Images of Rape: The 'Heroic' Tradition and its Alternatives
Diane Wolfthal
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Against Our Will: Men, Women, and Rape
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Images of Rape: The "Heroic" Tradition and its Alternatives is the first in-depth exploration of rape as it has been portrayed in Western art from the twelfth through the seventeenth centuries. Examining the full range of representations, from those that glorify rape to those that condemn it, Diane Wolfthal illuminates the complex web of attitudes toward sexual violence that existed in the medieval and early modern society. She makes her case using a range of visual documentation, including picture Bibles, law treatises, justice paintings, war prints, and the manuscripts of Christine de Pizan.
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An excellent examination of historical depictions of rape........2000-12-31
Wolfthal examines depictions of rape during the medieval and Renaissance periods, and reveals tellingly and thoughtfully how complex and varied the attitudes towards rape were from around 1100-1700. In contrast to the more simplistic views with which we are often presented, her essay points out that rape was by no means always glorified, but frequently viewed with the disapproval which it deserves; and she makes her case compellingly and fascinatingly, using a wide range of illustrations from several countries and all sorts of spheres. This is a learned book, but, though thought-provoking and demanding, never heavy or ponderous. It is sure to become a classic on its subject, and should be read by all who are interested in rape and attitudes to it. I have found it one of the best scholarly books I have read during an academic career that spans more than four decades.
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Jade: Its History and Symbolism in China (Institute of Latin American Studies)
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Enlivened with extracts from novels, correspondence from columns in ladies' magazines, and fashion descriptions, the volume traces changes in feminine dress throughout the 1800s. A carefully researched work on a fascinating subject, this book appeals to a wide audience: from feminists to costume designers.
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Feminine Attitudes in the Nineteenth Century
Cecil Willett Cunnington
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A comprehensive survey of Victorian woman including chapters on The Romantic '30s, the Sentimental '40s, the Perfect Lady of the '50s, the Revolting '60s, the Ornamental '70s, the Symbolic '80s, and the Prude's Progress in the '90s. ILLUS.
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A bona fide anti-hero of international fame, Emily's first two books have taken the world by dark-and-stormy might with more than 130,000 copies of the US editions sold, plus editions in 5 different languages. Now, Emily invites her brooding devotees to come even closer with a trip deep into her psyche in Emily's Good Nightmares. The same winning format and highly designed package featuring ghostly varnish effects on the page, a revealing die-cut, and a frightening new production trick involving Emily's worst nightmare (the color pink) lure fans into the intriguing dominion of Emily's dreamlife. Witness her favorite nocturnal imaginings, some scary, some spooky, some significant, and some just plain old strange.
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I love this book!.......2005-08-24
This is a great book with interesting illistrations.
When you open this book, it's like you've stepped in Emily's dreams! I love all of them, if you read the book in the light ( as you probably would ) in almost each page you'll see little words, like when Emily goes in the carnevil ( get it? ) and it says scary go round instead of the famous mary go round. I like to read it when I can't sleep, it's like my bed time story. You can read it in about 3 minutes or less. It's a nice book that I love owning in my own Emily The Strange library. I had to get it when I went onto the website, and now I have it, and it's one of those books you'll never get bored reading, something that you'll read, and say, maybe I'll read it one more time! And you'll find yourself reading it over and over again. I like that when I read this, I can join my favorite, Emily The Strange of course.
I'm very happy that I have this book, and I think you'll be too.
By a 12 year old.
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Emily The Strange, the stranger!
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Soon to be a major motion picture from Twentieth Century Fox! This internationally famous anti-hero invites her brooding devotees to come even closer with a trip deep into her psyche. Ghostly varnish effects on the page and a frightening new production design depicting Emily's worst nightmare (the color pink)-lures fans into the intriguing dominion of Emily's dreamlife. Witness her favorite nocturnal imaginings, some scary, some spooky, some significant, and some just plain old strange.
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- Over done reading
- P.J. being P. J.
- "Your girlfriend's ugly,your wife's a bitch,and your dog can't hunt."
- Hit and miss.
- Not his best, perhaps, but still worth reading.
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The CEO of the Sofa (O'Rourke, P. J.)
P. J. O'Rourke
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Holidays in Hell: In Which Our Intrepid Reporter Travels to the World's Worst Places and Asks, "What's Funny About This" (O'Rourke, P. J.)
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New York Times best-selling author P. J. O'Rourke lobbed one-liners on the battlefields of the Gulf War, traded quips with communist rebels in the jungles of the Philippines, and went undercover at the Dome of the Rock Mosque as P.J. of Arabia. Now, in his most challenging adventure, he journeys to the heart of that truly harrowing place -- his living room. The CEO of the Sofa follows America's preeminent political humorist through a year on the domestic front as he covers stories (and visits watering holes) close to home. He waxes cynical over the election of Hillary Clinton. He waxes nostalgic over learning to drive. He waxes poetic as he adds happy endings for liberals to famous tragedies. Now if he would just wax the kitchen floor. And P.J. does still get off the couch and embark on exotic adventures -- to the magical land of India, to the U.N. Millennial Summit, to a blind (drunk) wine tasting with Christopher Buckley, and, most exotical of all, to a Motel 6 where he has twenty-eight channels and a bathroom to himself. In The CEO of the Sofa, P.J. tackles everything and the kitchen sink, fighting evil, injustice, and absurdity with the gloves off and the oven mitts on. "An entertaining and engaging read." -- Dick Lispey, Associated Press "O'Rourke swings cheerfully into action ... nothing has softened [his] wicked sense of fun." -- Allen D. Boyer, The New York Times Book Review "His fans will love it. Democrats will grit their teeth and laugh to ease the pain." -- Chicago Sun-Times
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Over done reading.......2007-04-14
The audio version of this book is way over the top. When the reader reads dry humor in such a flowery way he makes the author sound snotty. I couldn't bear it. Its hard to say if I would have liked it better if the reader had toned it down.
P.J. being P. J........2006-11-21
The books of P. J. O'Rourke can be divided into three classifications. First come single-topic books, such as Modern Manners or The Bachelor Home Companion, which are (or give the appearance of being) single, unified works. Second are the collections of random essays on unrelated topics, such as Republican Party Reptile. Third are the essay collections whose individual pieces all fall under some general unifying topic, such as All the Trouble in the World or Parliament of Whores. Then there's The CEO of the Sofa, which either exists in a category of its own, or occupies a stitched-together amalgam of two or more of the preceding. Other reviewers have already cautioned the newcomer to O'Rourke's writing not to begin with this book. Heed them. If you've never sampled O'Rourke's style before, it's as likely as not that you'll be utterly at a loss if you begin here.
The CEO of the Sofa is a collection of essays with a unique conceit (unique to O'Rourke, at least, as he openly admits having swiped the idea from a collection of columns by Oliver Wendell Holmes): each is purportedly one of a series of conversations around the house with family members, friends, his personal assistant, and some imaginary neighbors. This is used as a means of linking, however tenuously, a series of essays that would otherwise have little to do with one another. The essays themselves are essentially unchanged from their various prior publications, and often the only reminder that a particular piece is supposed to be part of a dialogue is the occasional (sometimes jarring) insertion of the other party's name. Like most experiments, this one is not entirely successful, although only the pedant will allow it to detract from essays that he or she would otherwise enjoy.
The book's contents themselves are essentially what one has come to expect from P. J. O'Rourke; vaguely libertarian, mostly hilarious musings on a variety of subjects. In this case they include Hillary Clinton, the 2000 presidential election, the current (or then-current) crop of celebrities, and anything else he happens to cast his critical eye upon. His style is unchanged; he can still zero in on the dumbest-sounding passage in a book or speech and gleefully quote it, he is still adept at pointing out hypocrisy and contradiction, and he is still capable of generating hilariously descriptive similes about ninety percent of the time (likewise, about one simile in ten is a groan-inducing dud that thuds to the ground and dies; my biggest general criticism of O'Rourke, a writer whom I treasure, is that he is slightly too much in love with his narrative voice to effectively edit out the clunkers).
If you are an aficionado of O'Rourke, you will like this book, or should. It is never boring. If you haven't sampled his writing before, my admiration for the man demands that I warn you away from this one, at least for the time being. By all means you should give him a shot, but you would be best served by starting with something earlier, such as Parliament of Whores (one of the best nonfiction books on American government, period, and nicely evenhanded in criticizing the entire government, thus satisfying readers of numerous political stripes). Then come back to The CEO of the Sofa with your sense of humor properly honed, and enjoy.
"Your girlfriend's ugly,your wife's a bitch,and your dog can't hunt.".......2005-12-19
I love political satire and humor,both left and right wing.I can't believe it;but this is the first book of PD's that I've read.I know he is a popular writer,his books are everywhere;but for some reason I've passed them up.I guess I just wrote them off as popular fiction.I've got nobody to blame but myself ,but now that I've found him,I'll be reading more.
A lot of writers of political satire confuse hatred, foul language and outright nastiness with humor.Not so with PD.He takes the ordinary things that go on all the time and comes up with off-the- wall thinking and makes very different and truly humorous comments and observations.His approach is reminiscent of Twain and more recently Mark Russell.He had my sides splitting without resorting to mean spirited character assissination.His humor is more like the type of thing you get on "Roasts".
He amazed me time and tme again,by pointing out great humor where I had not even realized it existed.
If you like one-liners the book is littered with them.
Here is a little bit of the sort of thing he gives us:
"NABAA--The National Association to Ban Almost Everything"
"Clinton's popularity ratings are getting so high he's starting
to date again."
"If I had a cell phone, I'd lose it.I lose everything,I left my
first wife in the back of a cab somewhere."
"The only thing the UN is suited for,according to its charter,
is an invasion from Mars."
"The Web is just a device by which bad ideas travel around the
world at the speed of light."
"NAPWETD--National Association of People ith Not Enough to Do."
"Ideas are to Hillary,what sex is to her husband."
"Since the time of Jimmy Carter,Liberals have been chasing
their tail,and,last heard,they've caught it and begun eating
and had chewed their way up to the back of their own ears."
"The computer becomes the handgun of modern mugging."
"This spawned a multitudinous generation of white-collar
criminals who can't even be bothered with the collar."
"Kids today may be wizards with virtual reality,yet they seem
a little foggy about what makes reality virtuous.
He does some great takes on a book "Guidelines for Bias-Free Writing",obviously from the left:
"Sure,the task force seems to be nothing but a rat bag of
shoddy pedagogues,athletes of the tongue,professional pick-
nits filling the stupid hours of their pointless days with
nagging the yellow-bellied editors of university presses,
which print volume after volume of bound-wad fated to sit
unread in college library stacks until the sun expires.
"Why doesn't the task force just combine "she" and "it" and
pronounce the thing accordingly."
If you've ever read Hunter S. Thompson's "Fear and Loathing in
Las Vegas", or seen the movie,and wondered what it was all
about;PJ explains it all for you.
"A thrilling saga in which nothing much happens--a fitting
example of the picaresque for the Now Generation.One of the
things Hunter did in this book was write a coda to,an obituary
for,the nonsense of the 1960's.It is important to recall that
in the 1960's nothing much happened."
So,you can see,nothing in off-limits to PJ'sharp satire.
He keeps CEO's,the Stock Markets,technology,Drugs,Gun Control,
Political Correctness,Europe,India and particularly,the Liberal
Elite directly in his gun sites and fires back with some of
the best ammunition available---HUMOR!
This book has made me a P.D. James fan.
Oh yeah,my title is a quote from page 103;guess who he was
talking about.
Hit and miss........2005-07-21
If, like me, you read P.J. and enjoy his wit even though you frequently find yourself disagreeing with him politically, there is a great deal of material in this book that you will find very funny. However, if like me, you occasionally find that he goes too far and simply becomes insulting without bothering to be witty, you will find a great deal in this book annoying and unfunny. In this, it is not unlike "Republican Party Reptile", although it's not quite as funny and a bit more irritating. In quality, it's about on a par with "Bachelor Home Companion", although that book was less political and thus less annoying when it failed to be funny. As such, it's nowhere near as good as his best work: "Parliament of Whores", "Eat The Rich", "Holidays In Hell", and "Give War A Chance", in (more or less) order from best down, but it's miles ahead of his worst books, "The Enemies List", "Modern Manners", and "Age And Guile...", in order from worst up.
If you actually enjoy P.J. unconditionally and agree with his politics more than I do, you may well find this book more enjoyable than I did. I'd still say that it's a mid-range effort when compared to his other works.
Not his best, perhaps, but still worth reading........2005-07-04
I agree with some of the negative comments of others who comment on the book, that it's not his best, but there are still enough observations and turns of phrase that make you laugh out loud, to make it worth reading. I'm on the last 60 pages, now.
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