An Introduction to World Cinema

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Motion pictures are more than just entertainment. In film studies courses in colleges and universities worldwide, students and professors explore the social, political, technological and historical implications of the cinema. This textbook provides two things: the history of film as an art form, and an analysis of its impact on society and politics. Chapters are arranged chronologically, covering the major developments in film, like the advent of talkies, or the French New Wave. Each era is examined in the context of several exemplary films, which are available for viewing in film studies courses. Thus students can watch Birth of a Nation and Intolerance while studying the innovations made by D.W. Griffith from 1910 to 1919.

The scope is global, embracing the cinematic traditions of Asia, Latin America and Africa, as well as the all-important American and European output. Thoughtful articles from film scholars are included. The flexible structure of the text allows a variety of options for classroom use or personal study.

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THE WORLD OF FILM. An introduction to the Cinema.
Bruce Stewart
Manufacturer: Longman & Todd
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ASIN: B000W2K8WQ

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The world of film;: An introduction to the cinema
Bruce Stewart
Manufacturer: John Knox Press
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An Introduction to World Cinema
Aristides Gazetas
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MUGR64

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Sir Lennox Berkeley (1903-1989) was one of the leading British composers of the mid-twentieth century and his music has unique qualities which will ensure its survival far beyond transient fashions. Peter Dickinson knew Berkeley for more than thirty years and this much enlarged book places the composer in the context of his extended study with Nadia Boulanger, his friendship with Britten, and the achievement of an independent voice of remarkable distinction. The new book now benefits from interviews with Lady Berkeley, Michael Berkeley, Julian Bream, Colin Horsley, Sir John Manduell, Nicholas Maw, Malcolm Williamson and the late Basil Douglas, Desmond Shawe-Taylor and Norman del Mar. There are photographs, a full list of works, bibliographies and over a hundred musical examples. PETER DICKINSON is Head of Music at the Institute of United States Studies at the University of London and an Emeritus Professor of the Universities of Keele and London.

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Essential reading for the Poulenc student

Francis Poulenc: The Man and His Songs
Pierre Bernac
Manufacturer: Kahn & Averill Publishers
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ASIN: 1871082773

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As the first duo of singer and pianist to be perceived as equals in the music world, French baritone Pierre Bernac and pianist composer Francis Poulenc became a legend, working together for more than 25 years. The majority of Poulenc's pieces were created specifically for Bernac to sing. Within this context, Bernac pays tribute to his friend by providing a detailed discussion of all the songs he composed specifically for piano accompaniment. Each song, its description, and the corresponding biographical note on the poet have been translated into English.

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Essential reading for the Poulenc student.......2006-07-17

Pierre Bernac probably knew Francis Poulenc's songs better than anyone save the composer -- they had a working relationship that stretched across several decades, and Bernac personally premiered the lion's share of Poulenc's song output. This volume is Bernac's tribute to his friend and collaborator, and includes a useful biographical sketch with some amusing anecdotes, and a comprehensive survey of Poulenc's song output (though a few songs including the Eight Polish Songs, Fancy - Poulenc's only English language setting, from Shakespeare - and the Quatre chansons pour enfants are conspicuously missing). Each song includes complete texts and translations and Bernac's notes on composition, general mood and singer's motivation.

This book goes alongside Bernac's The Interpretation of French Song as essential reading for the serious devotee of French melodies. Must reading for anyone thinking about singing Poulenc's songs.

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Lennox Berkeley: A Source Book
Stewart R. Craggs
Manufacturer: Ashgate Publishing
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Lennox Berkeley: the Complete French Songs

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Lennox Berkeley: the Complete French Songs

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THE MUSIC OF LENNOX BERKELEY
Peter. Dickinson
Manufacturer: Thames Publishing.
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Lennox Berkeley: A Source Book. (Twentieth-Century British Composers).: An article from: Notes

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Lennox Berkeley: A Source Book. (Twentieth-Century British Composers).: An article from: Notes
Byron Adams
Manufacturer: Music Library Association, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1029 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: Lennox Berkeley: A Source Book. (Twentieth-Century British Composers).
Author: Byron Adams
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 2002
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The Music of Lennox Berkeley.: An article from: Notes
Steven Johnson
Manufacturer: Music Library Association, Inc.
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This digital document is an article from Notes, published by Music Library Association, Inc. on December 1, 1993. The length of the article is 1092 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 Music of Lennox Berkeley.
Author: Steven Johnson
Publication: Notes (Refereed)
Date: December 1, 1993
Publisher: Music Library Association, Inc.
Volume: v50 Issue: n2 Page: p599(2)

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Sonatina
Lennox Berkeley
Manufacturer: Music Sales Ltd
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Fantastic job by Soltis

Classic Fischer Book

100 Notable Games

Exactly what I hoped for

An excellent book about Fischer

Bobby Fischer Rediscovered (Batsford Chess Book)
Andrew Soltis
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Bobby Fischer: The Wandering King

ASIN: 0713488468

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A lively, personal, and wonderfully informative look at Bobby Fischer, his personality and his playing. Although three decades have passed since Fischer won the world chess title from the former Soviet Union, he still remains a source of fascination and admiration for all players. Andy Soltis, a grandmaster and author of numerous chess books, looks back at his first encounters with Fischer in New York when they were both teenagers; assesses Fischer's exceptional ability to obtain and realize an advantage in play; and analyzes his career right up to his final matches with Boris Spassky. Most important, Soltis comments on and annotates many of Fischer's major matches in detail, explaining the logic behind the moves in illuminating detail. A must for any fan of chess and this remarkably enigmatic champion.

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Fantastic job by Soltis.......2007-10-05

As Fischer's "My 60 memorable games" only cover up the 1967, but the period making him a legend is the period 1970 to 1972, in fact some of the greatest games also produced in this period, e. g. the most exciting game I have ever seen, that is the first game of the semi-final candidate match with Larsen, that game whenever I play it again and again, it still make my heart beating!! Especially when Larsen's Queen and Rook on the second and third rank, preparing for mate, on the otherhand, Fischer's Queen is caught by Larsen rook, then comes one the greatest move of all time ( from my own point of view ), Bc5!!! That suddenly solved all the problems!!! One must think that, this is not just finding on the board at that moment. Fischer had already seen it 5 or even 7 moves before, combined with all the possible variations, who can say ( Kasparov says ) that Fischer is not excelling in complicated positions??? Also Wade's complete collection of Fischer's games were out of print for a long long time, I think one should needs Soltis book to fill the gap. I do not agree some of the readers said that Soltis' job is just to fill to one hundred games. What I complain is why Soltis does not annotate more games. I think one hundred games of Fischer to his chess fans are not enough. I hope in the future, someone should publish all the games of Fischer with annotations. Of course, one need not annotat all games in details, but at least to lay out all the games and then annotate those games which are instructive and important.

Classic Fischer Book.......2007-06-16

I have always admired Fischer's razor sharp play, positional understanding, tactical abilities, and his indominable will to win. His style has always enchanted me and this book displays it in 100 games. This book doesn't bogg down in masses of variations, but it gives just enough to keep the game and notes to it interesting and enjoyable to read. Some of the games he includes I had never seen before, which is a bonus. It was also interesting to read about some of Soltis' personal anecdotes when he met Fischer in the 60's at the introduction of the book, and before each game he gives a short lead in that gives some interesting insights and humorous anecdotes.
The only thing I can criticize is a few times he gives a ! or ? to a move and doesn't follow it with a note even when it isn't so obvious what made the move good or bad, and occasionally (although rarely) he makes some minor oversights. But on the whole the book is very well writen and researched. It is definately a must own if you are a Fischer fan like me, and even if you aren't it is a great book anyways!

100 Notable Games.......2007-04-12

Soltis presents 100 games chronologically spanning Fischer's career, from his evergreen game against Donald Byrne in 1956 to a memorable win with white against Spassky from their 1992 rematch. This collection also covers the important years leading up to Fischer's first match with Spassky--select games from Monte Carlo '67, Skopje '67, Sousse Interzonal '67, Netanya '68, Vinkovci '68, Rovinj-Zagreb '70, Buenos Aires '70, Siegen '70, Palma de Mallorca '70, Candidates Matches. It also includes six games from both of his matches with Spassky.

I've always enjoyed Soltis' column in Chess Life. He brings a similar treatment to BFR--establishing historical context for a game, insight into players' motivations, milestone moves (those which dictate the games direction or outcome) and germane variations of sufficient number and depth when needed. Game threads are not lost as in some texts due to copious analyses. Only on a few occassions did I feel coverage was inadequate (Tukmakov(80)[22..Bxe4] and Spassky(100)[17..Bxa1]).

This is a much more satisfying experience than Timman's "Curacao 1962" (vapid) or the Euwe/Timman "Fischer World Champion!" (I prefered Gligoric/Wade coverage in "The World Chess Championship".) Of course what I really want are Fischer (and Evans) to collaborate on "Another 60 Memorable Games", but that's not likely. Until then, these 100 notable games will do.

Exactly what I hoped for.......2007-01-05

If you enjoy the games (not...necessarily the opinions...) of Bobby Fischer- get this book and find yourself pleasantly engaged in interesting and exciting games and ideas. Soltis mends his annotations with Fischer's old Chess Life comments as well as interesting quirks of individuals and historic play/innovation sidelines. Quite frankly; for those whom enjoy annotated games and still maintain that 1970s Fischer nostalgia...this book is just great. That said, purchase and enjoy.

An excellent book about Fischer.......2006-07-06

If you are looking for a book that easily show you Fischer's greatest games and contributions to chess... this book is a excellent option.

The book combines very nicely stories about Fischer with his amazing games. The games are not deeply analyzed as they are in other books ("M60MG" or "Kasparov on Fischer"). Instead, Soltis mainly analyzes (providing a few lines) the most critical moves or those that, by the time that the games were played, were a Fischer's novelty. Sometimes, brief but interesting anecdotes or historical references are provided before each game. Also, Soltis quotes some Fischer's comments extracted from the articles that Fischer wrote for Chess Life (and of course from M60MG).

In the book, Soltis points out some Fischer's chess contributions. Also, Soltis provides very interesting comments about Fischer's style. For example, Soltis highlights that Fischer developed a materialistic approach (he used to accept pawns sacrificed by his opponents, keep the pawn and win the ending) in order to defeat the Russian School (during the 50's, Russians used to sacrifice material to take the initiative).

You shouldn't buy this book if you are looking for a book that very deeply analyzes each Fischer's game. But, you should buy this book if you are looking for a book that easily show you many relevant aspects about Fischer (anecdotes, contributions, famous games, etc).

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Portable MBA Libraries

Portable MBA? No way.

Here is How You Get a "Portable" MBA

Very poor quality, poorly written book

A scratch on the surface, or not even that

The Portable MBA, 4th Edition
Robert F. Bruner , Mark R. Eaker , R. Edward Freeman , Robert E. Spekman , Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg , and S. Venkataraman
Manufacturer: Wiley
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The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship

ASIN: 0471222844

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One of the more exciting aspects of today's entrepreneurial boom is the emergence of formidable players with varied backgrounds; one of the more significant challenges for many of them involves learning what's required to take their great ideas to the next (read: profitable) level. The Portable MBA, based on the general management program at the University of Virginia's Darden School and written by five faculty members, is a comprehensive reference for those who need the information on marketing, economics, ethics, technology, and strategy typically taught in the first year of an MBA program.

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Robert F. Bruner, Mark R. Eaker, R. Edward Freeman, Robert E. Spekman, Elizabeth Olmsted Teisberg, and S. Venkataraman
The ultimate guide to modern business
For over ten years, business leaders have relied on The Portable MBA to guide them through the cutting-edge business theories and practices taught in today's top MBA programs. This completely revised edition of the classic volume incorporates the lessons learned from the dot-com craze, explores the challenges of managing a global work force and of working in an economic decline, and integrates such recent trends as entrepreneurial thinking in large corporations.

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Portable MBA Libraries.......2007-09-13

I love the entire collection of MBA books; they are easy to read and full of detailed information that would cost thousands to learn in school.

Portable MBA? No way........2006-04-13

Background Information
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I was in an endeavor to "refresh" my library of knowledge I acquired subsequent to completing my MBA program. After reading a number of these so-called Portable MBA or MBA in a Box books, I am quite firmly convinced that you cannot learn MBA material outside of an MBA program. At best, these books can provide a refresher or an almost adequate preview of the content covered in MBA programs. More specifically, THE PORTABLE MBA was not the most disappointing book on the subject of MBA maetrial, but nevertheless not very useful as a refersher or a preview for prospective MBA students.

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I am going to be brief in discussing this book. I cannot encourage you to read this, particularly if you're interested in an MBA review or preview. I actually tutored Macroeconomics, and I found the section on that subject in this book to be very inadequate and disappointing. To be perhaps fair, I am glad that Keynesian economics was touched on in contrast to supply-side economics. Nevertheless, I do not think a reader of this book can fully appreciate the difference between being a demand-side and supply-side economist. I do not believe that Milton Friedman was even touched upon in this context, however.

Conclusion
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As I stated, I would discourage anyone from going out of her/his to acquire a copy of this book. However, leading from the middle, the challenges of international business, and the complexity of strategic alliances are covered adequately.

Thank you,
Clovis

Here is How You Get a "Portable" MBA.......2005-07-16

The rage nowadays seems to be how you can circumvent the B school process, save 100,000 dollars, and still come out on top with all the knowledge free.

I got news for you.

It won't happen.

But there are activities and materials you can procure in order to sharpen your business acumen and critical reasoning skills.

This post comes as a result from a recent seminar I attended where deans from top MBA programs in NYC were convened to talk about the admissions process.

There were 5 up there - 3 of them agreed that if it weren't for the networking opportunities at B school, everything you get a B school can be attained by suscribing to the Economist.

I was shocked.

So here we go.

The top five ways to get your portable MBA:

1. Buy the complete Portable MBA Series. There are many more, but you only need these 8:
- the portable MBA (start with this one)
-" " finance/accounting.
-" " entrepreneurship
-" " marketing
- " " management
- " " strategy
- " " investments
- " " economics

You probably think I'm joking.

I'm not.

The wealth of information here will blow you away.

Be a smart and consider it all as an investment.

Anyways, top b schools cover all the topics listed above.

2. Suscribe to the Economist.

I suscribe to dozens of business periodicals, but the Economist is global in scope.

Remember that word - global.

You'll hear it a lot in Business school should you decide to go.

3. Read Thomas Friedman's new book: THE WORLD IS FLAT. I read over 300 business books a year (on average one a week) and this is so far the best book I've read in 2005.

Get this: Business Week polled some of the top B school professors in the nation and they all said they were planning on reading this over the summer.

I'll let you decide.

4. Be thankful you have the internet at your disposal.

Our parents did not have such a luxury as Google, Investopedia, or Wikipedia.

Read everthing related to business, finance, econ, marketing, technology, media, wall street, stock markets, venture capitalism, & the internet.

That means blogs, too...

5. Get cable and watch either CNNfn, CNBC, or Bloomberg as much as you can.

Even if you're busy, leave it on and let that juice seep into the subconscious.

Use discipline + never change the channel to watch what the rest of America watches.

So there you go.

Very poor quality, poorly written book.......2004-08-07

I will strongly advise not to purchase this book. The book is a superficial look at the topics covered in an MBA program.

A scratch on the surface, or not even that.......2003-11-21

This book is totally void of content. The authors state the obvious over and over again, and never get to saying anything meaningful.

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