Retirement: Your Best Years Have Just Begun

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Not what I thought!.......1999-12-02

This is a small book (approx. 5 x 5) with a listing of inspirational sayings - about 10 words per page. I was looking for something more informative.

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This volume contains a wide range of applications of Bayesian statistics and maximum entropy methods to problems of concern in such fields as image processing, coding theory, machine learning, economics, data analysis and various other problems. It is a compendium of papers by the leading researchers in the field of Bayesian statistics and maximum entropy methods and represents the latest developments in the field.
Audience: This book will be of interest to researchers in applied statistics, information theory, coding theory, image and signal processing.

Plant Disease Control Handbook, Pacific Northwest, 1997

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Plant Disease Control Handbook, Pacific Northwest, 1997
Washington State, & University of Idaho Extension services of Oregon State
Manufacturer: Oregon State University
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ASIN: B000JHYG5O

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Plant Disease Control Handbook for Pacific Northwest 1997

Western Idaho Fair: A centennial history, 1897-1997

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Western Idaho Fair: A centennial history, 1897-1997
Arthur A Hart
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Who's Who Among American High School Students 1996/1997: Volume XVII: Alaska Arizona Idaho Nevada Oregon Washington

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Who's Who Among American High School Students 1996/1997: Volume XVII: Alaska Arizona Idaho Nevada Oregon Washington
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County Business Patterns Idaho 1997 (County Business Patterns. Idaho, 1997)

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County Business Patterns Idaho 1997 (County Business Patterns. Idaho, 1997)

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Idaho Business Directory, 1997-98 (Serial)

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Idaho Business Directory, 1997-98 (Serial)

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Greene & Greene
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Poor image quality

Beautiful, Unique Photos

Another Passage Through the Wonders of Greene and Greene Ideas

Art's and Craft's Masters

Greene & Greene

Manufacturer: Gibbs Smith, Publisher
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Craftsman Style

ASIN: 1586854453

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In a collection of unequalled photography by Marvin Rand, a whole new interpretation of the legendary California brothers and architects Charles and Henry Greene is revealed. Renowned photographer Rand has documented the architectural work of the Greenes since 1959, when he accepted a request from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to photograph sconces and lighting. He has been enamored with the Greenes ever since, building a body of work that is unsurpassed.

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Poor image quality.......2007-01-27

The book has a great selection of Greene & Greene houses and design elements. Unfortunately, the image quality is poor. The lighting is often poor to begin with, and the attempt to correct for it in post production was not done properly in many cases, the result of which is a posterized effect and a loss of overall depth, contrast, and sharpness. The color balance is off leaving most of the rich, reddish mahogany and other woods looking green and flat. It's possible that all of this is the fault of the book's Printer, in which case I feel sorry for the photographer. Been there......

Beautiful, Unique Photos.......2005-12-23

I own several other books about the Greene brothers but this one is my favorite. I am a woodworker that makes a lot of furniture. And this book provides lots of photos regarding the furniture. In fact, at the end, there is a section of close-up photos dedicated to the details. These are photos of the chairs, sconces, stained glass and lights.

There is very little discussion of the Greene brothers' career--this book is almost all photos. And almost all of the photos are from unique perspectives. Very few of the perspectives are repeated in my other books on the Greene brothers.

Another Passage Through the Wonders of Greene and Greene Ideas.......2005-12-09

Marvin Rand is an accomplished photographer with a special affinity for capturing the essence of architectural details. His eye is keen, his technical skill in manipulating the camera is obvious, and his ability to go beyond the surface makes this portfolio a very fine exploration of the mysteries and profound accomplishments of the brothers Greene!

Having the luxury of visiting many of the homes photographed here offers the opportunity to evaluate more acutely. After a fine introduction by Daniel Gregory who, like Rand, prefers to concentrate on interesting details rather than over-chewed history, the remainder of the book is a collection of lavishly colored plates of the houses created by Greene and Greene, showing the importance of the California climate in the way the houses were laid out architecturally, the concept of the bungalow style, and the craftsmanship which lent its name to a movement. But the real treasures are Rand's scrupulously lighted and composed images of details of the Greene and Greene genius. These include doors, and windows, lamps and furniture, intricate and simple designs from the blossoms of Art Nouveau, and the endlessly fascinating influence of the Orient in finding the quiet and tranquility of the through-designed/composed dwellings.

This is more a book of photographs than the books written by the Greene and Greene scholars and as such serves as an adjunct to the literature rather than just another volume about California's favorite architects. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, December 05

Art's and Craft's Masters.......2005-10-26

This is a gorgeous book on a most worthy subject. Greene and Greene's architecture is so unique and beautiful and it has never been photographed so well, the pictures just jump off the page, they are so vivid and they make the subject really pop. I have not always been an admiror of Greene and Greene's work, I realize that it is not everyones taste, but when captured this way I just can't see how anyone could not admire it. The seeming symplicity of the architecture belies an incredible amount of craftmanship and talent that it took to create these homes. I enjoyed the pictures of the grandest of the homes Greene and Greene produced, but it was really the small bugalows that I most enjoyed viewing, the attention to detail is amazing. If you have any interest in architecture and most certainly if you are someone who likes this particular style of architecture then I highly recommend this book, there are several books on Greene and Greene but this is the best in my opinion, but don't take my word for it look at the other books and chose for yourself, several are quite good, but as I have stated this one, in my opinion is the best...for what it's worth.

Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War

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Superb Americana

Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War
David Herbert Donald
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0449903508
Release Date: 1989-02-18

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Superb Americana.......2000-06-19

The author focuses his attention on Sumner's pre-Civil War years when his influence on behalf of the Union and the antislavery cause reached its zenith.

David Donald is renowned for his meticulous research and well written books. He used diaries, manuscripts, scrapbooks, family histories, letters, newspaper files, and valued secondary sources to flesh out his subject. Donald spent ten years on this book and during that time had to absorb the arcane knowledge of the 19th century in such subjects as medicine, law, politics, etc. His scholarship is impeccable. Though forty years have elapsed since the original publication of this book it still satisfies both the casual and serious reader.

If a theme can be assigned to this very good book, it would be, "Sumner was a man who wouldn't compromise his principles no matter the cost." Sumner believed, "...to sanction the enslaving of a single human being was an act which cannot be called small, unless the whole moral law which it overturns or ignores is small." He was convinced that the appeasement of slave holders was impossible; that the various compromises enacted by the Senate were abdications of Northern principle in order to placate the South and to forestall an inevitable constitutional crisis. Sumner pointed out that supporters of the Compromise of 1850 were in fact extreme sectionalists, while antislavery agitators were the true nationalists.

The author points out that slavery was the one great issue beginning in the late 1840s and continuing through the Civil War. Sumner battled the "peculiar institution" for years and made the abolition of slavery paramount. He became the chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, a post which he made more important than that of any Ambassador and more influential than that of the Secretary of State of the United States. By 1851, Sumner was one of the most powerful men on the North American continent and was known throughout Europe.

When first viewing slaves Sumner said, "They appear to be nothing more than moving masses of flesh, unendowed with anything of intelligence above the brutes." This book clearly illustrates why his opinion changed and why this complex man fought the lonely fight to remove all legal barriers that sustained racial discrimination. Sumner believed such discrimination fostered racial inferiority and was psychologically harmful to Blacks. He believed the pledge in the Declaration of Independence for universal equality was as much a part of the public law of the land as the Constitution.

In this regard, Sumner continually excoriated the public to reform slavery and eventually influenced hundreds of thousands of Northern voters. When read today, his fiery speeches seem ponderous and stilted. Further, Sumner often used illogical reasoning and had a tendency to extend a principle to its utmost limits - he could be irritating and obtuse at time. Regardless, he was a powerful spokesman for the antislavery movement and his speeches solidified Northern opinion in the "great crusade."

In reading this book, its clear Sumner was insensitive to the power of his words. He really didn't care as he had a remarkable power of rationalization and convinced himself that expediency and justice coincided where the abolition of slavery was concerned. The author hasn't overlooked the part that fortuitous circumstances played in the selection of Sumner as one of the most powerful and enduring forces in the pre-Civil War government. (He led the Radical Republicans during the Civil War) While the borderline between myth and history is often blurred, the author proves that the myth in Sumner's life more often than not matched the real Charles Sumner.

Sumner's involvement in the slavery issue seems compulsive to 21st century readers but it was an outgrowth of his life and times. The humanity of a society can be measured by the quality of its compassion and its ability to feel the anguish of others. In contrast, the inability to feel the lash that strikes another's back is the most destructive trait a society can possess.

Sumner's moral compassion wouldn't allow him to act otherwise when it came to slavery. Sumner believed the issue was simple: Slavery was evil, stamp it out!

This is superb Americana.

CHARLES SUMNER AND THE COMING OF THE CIVIL WAR. Inscribed by Author
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Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I6ZTZ2

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Genuine Pulitzer Prize material

Exhaustive Balanced Biography--extremely well researched

First Class

Charles Sumner
David Herbert Donald
Manufacturer: Da Capo Press
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Genuine Pulitzer Prize material.......2006-10-16

This is a thorough biography of the stubborn Charles Sumner, once the toast of both aristocratic England and the Boston Brahmins alike, but who is best known for getting his head bashed by Preston Brooks right on the Senate floor in 1856. Donald's 1960 work is a good, although not great, read and better than his more recent Lincoln biography, another Pulitzer Prize winner. (Youthful exhuberance, perhaps?) If you need any evidence of its staying power, check out the price tag that mirrors much more recent work. The demand remains high for good material, and Donald's biography is just that.

Exhaustive Balanced Biography--extremely well researched.......2001-11-06

David Herbert Donald's "Charles Sumner" is an exhaustive biography touching all areas of the man's life. Throughout, Donald is balanced in his treatment of a controversial man who was described, quite accurately by another reviewer, as the country's first "politically correct" politician. As a person I do not think I would have liked Charles Sumner nor agreed with his extremism in many of the positions he took (most other people in the government did not either), but his life is well worth reading about for a fuller understanding of the decades immedaitely prior to and immediately following the Civil War.

Donald goes into many speeches, newspaper reports, letters, personal opinions of others, and proposed legislation to give one a real feeling for the man. His controversial life and opinions give one much to think about regarding the complex issues of race, reconstruction, and society in mid-nineteenth century America. Although this is not the most lively written of biographies, it is judicious and scholarly. Well worth the time.

First Class.......2000-09-16

Harvard historian David Donald applies his keen intellect to the life of Charles Sumner and writes a worthy biography of a man Americans should know more about. Sumner might be described as the first "PC" politician. If you're interested in the Civil War, race relations, or the perils (and triumphs) of a public life devoted to principle, you'll learn much from this book.

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Charles Sumner (American statesmen)
Moorfield Storey
Manufacturer: Chelsea House Pub (T)
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Binding: Paperback

High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson

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Fair and Balanced
excellent evocation of a distant, difficult time

High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Impeachment and Trial of Andrew Johnson
Gene Smith
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill
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Binding: Paperback

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Fair and Balanced.......2004-07-24

It was truly amazing how the author stayed unbiased thru this very interesting and important time of our country. I caught myself saying, "I didn't know that!" about every other page. Relevant for today's partisanship in our govt..

excellent evocation of a distant, difficult time.......1999-03-27

Gene Smith's treatment of the l868 impeachment and trial against President Andrew Johnson is beautifully written and presents fair, yet compelling portraits of all of the major players. In the wake of the most recent impeachment crisis concerning President Clinton, this book becomes more important than ever.

Charles Sumner and the Conscience of the North (American Biographical History Series)

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Charles Sumner and the Conscience of the North (American Biographical History Series)
Frederick J. Blue
Manufacturer: Harlan Davidson
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ASIN: 0882959115

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The works of Charles Sumner.
Michigan Historical Reprint Series
Manufacturer: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1425559956
Release Date: 2005-12-22

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.

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The Life And Times Of Charles Sumner
Elias Nason
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
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His Boyhood, Education And Public Career.

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A memorial of Charles Sumner...
Michigan Historical Reprint Series
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ASIN: 1425531342
Release Date: 2005-12-20

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