At the Center of the Frame: Leading Ladies of the Twenties and Thirties

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Through the oral histories of ten prominent actresses, William Drew takes the readers on a behind-the-scenes tour of Hollywood's Golden Age.

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Rediscovering Anita Page, Fay Wray, Billie Dove & More.......2003-06-08

I was surprised that I didn't really enjoy this book especially since I love the era and am a big fan of at least three of these ladies (Billie Dove, Anita Page, Claire Trevor). The big problem for me is that the "interview" chapters are all written in "as told to" format and makes the ladies all sound like one voice. Even so, it's easy to tell which stars Drew was partial to and which he didn't particularly like. The photographs are great but so many are reproduced tiny, about 2x2. The book is printed on beautiful paper stock though and we get so few books these days on classic Hollywood (especially concerning the lesser lights) you might still want to check this one out.

At the Center of the Frame.......2003-03-15

I have thoroughly enjoyed this book, and it appears to be very true to character. I can at least state this to be true about Anita Page, as she is my aunt. It is a very fun read!

Praise for At The Center Of The Frame........2001-08-25

This book was better than I expected. If one enjoys reading about the early Hollywood stars this book is a must. Well written, plenty of photos and the in-dept interviews are a treat to read. Recommended!!!!!

Discovering Their Voices.......2000-06-13

This book, as well as Drew's "Speaking of Silents", is a must-read for anyone interested in silent film history and the transition to sound. Not only does it document changes within the film industry, but it also documents these actresses' stories--in their own voices. I can't recommend it highly enough!

At the Center of the Frame : Leading Ladies of the Twenties and Thirties

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At the Center of the Frame : Leading Ladies of the Twenties and Thirties
William M. Drew
Manufacturer: Madison Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OM0ZNG

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Date approximate. Music by Normand Lockwood for mixed chorus. Poems by Walt Whitman.

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Normand Lockwood
Kay Norton
Manufacturer: The Scarecrow Press, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0810826836

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In this extensive biography, author Kay Norton discusses Lockwood's consistent success as a composer in the academic world, his progressive incorporation of the many musical languages that have influenced American composers in this century, his special insight into the relationship between music, performer, and medium, and the disparity between his abundant compositional gifts and his relative obscurity today.

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Fifty-one accurately detailed, royalty-free renderings include national bird (eagle) and flower (rose) plus 50 state birds and flowers — among them the mockingbird and apple blossom (Arkansas), cardinal and goldenrod (Kentucky), California gull and sego lily (Utah), and 47 others. Identifying captions.

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Wonderful.......2006-08-06

Very nice pictures, with the state flower, allowing the use of brighter colors if the birds are more browns and greys. Many pages, this book is well worth the additional cost.

state birds and flowers coloring book.......2006-07-26

IT WAS REALLY COOL IT IS REALLY FUN GETTING THIS BOOK I WILL ENJOY IT VERY MUCH.

Birds of Prey Coloring Book (Coloring Books)

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Great for crafters!
Birds of Prey Coloring Book

Birds of Prey Coloring Book (Coloring Books)
John Green
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0486259897

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Noted wildlife illustrator presents detailed accurate renderings of 42 species —bald eagle, common black hawk, great horned owl, Andean condor, osprey, crested caracara, turkey vulture, peregrine falcon (on a dramatic double-page spread), many more. Informative captions.

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Great for crafters!.......2005-08-11

I use these coloring books as out lines and ideas for craft projects and for that they are perfect. However they might be too detailed for younger children to color.

Birds of Prey Coloring Book.......2000-04-21

This is a marvelous coloring book. Thirty five birds are sketched in considerable detail, including appropriate backgrounds. In addition, each page includes detailed information about the bird. And the cover includes a photo of each page appropriately colored for your reference. As a reference tool for painters, as an educational tool for children, or simply for pleasure, this is one book I would highly recommend.

Tropical Birds Coloring Book (Colouring Books)

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Tropical Birds Coloring Book

Tropical Birds Coloring Book (Colouring Books)
Lucia deLeiris
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0486247430

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Crisp, accurate line renderings of 44 species from tropical habitats around the world. Green-tailed sylph, bird of paradise, scarlet ibis, rhinoceros hornbill, Mandarin duck, regal sunbird, many other exotic specimens. Captions provide common and scientific names, range, other data. Color illustrations of all birds on covers.

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Tropical Birds Coloring Book.......2000-04-21

I enjoyed this coloring book. The book contains 44 full page drawings of birds. Each bird wasn't too detailed, but it did contain appropriate background habitat and a small amount of information related to each bird. Colored versions are provided on/in the cover of the book for reference. I don't believe the drawings are detailed enough to be an artists reference, but for pure enjoyment of coloring it is perfect.

Designs for Coloring: Birds (Designs for Coloring)

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Designs for Coloring: Birds (Designs for Coloring)
Ruth Heller
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0448031507

Birds: Peterson Field Guide Coloring Book (Peterson Field Guide Coloring Books)

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Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Bird, Large Format Edition
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Not your father's Peterson Guide
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Perfect book for the older birder

Birds: Peterson Field Guide Coloring Book (Peterson Field Guide Coloring Books)
Roger Tory Peterson Institute , and Peter Alden
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0395325218

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Roger Tory Peterson, one of America's pre-eminent artist-naturalists and arguably the inventor of the field guide, made people love birds like no one since John James Audubon. A Field Guide to the Birds, first published in 1934, remains his most famous and wonderful work. The manual stood instantly apart from the dichotomous keys zoologists used to identify species, since Peterson grouped paintings of related species together and used arrows to, as he explained, "pinpoint the key field marks." This way, watchers could spot birds from a distance and avoid, as he archly put it, "the bird-in-hand characters that the early collectors relied on." Birders could use the guide where they needed it most--outdoors--on living birds flitting quickly by. In addition to detailed illustrations, Peterson offers charming (and useful) descriptions of each avian citizen's appearance, behavior, voice, and range. There is also priceless anecdotal information, based on decades of field experience, as in this description of the common house sparrow (Passer domesticus): "Familiar to everyone. Sooty city birds often bear little resemblance to clean country males with the black throat, white cheeks, chestnut nape." His transliterations of song are just as quietly marvelous. For instance, Pluvialis squatarola, or the black-bellied plover, makes things clear with "a plaintive slurred whistle, tlee-oo-eee or whee-er-ee (middle note lower)."

Peterson's original handbook covered birds of Eastern North America, and has since been followed by guides to Western birds, animal tracks, butterflies, and many other natural wonders. He and his team updated "The Birders' Bible" as new species were discovered and classifications modified. Generations of enthusiastic watchers owe Peterson a debt of gratitude for making ornithology accessible. But equally important, he showed scientists that finding beauty in living animals, and not just cataloging the measurements of dead ones, was crucial. Roger Tory Peterson died in 1996. He will be remembered as a passionate naturalist, a keen observer of living things, and a gifted artist and teacher. --Therese Littleton

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Learning about nature has never been so much fun -- or so easy. Anyone, young or old, who can hold a pencil, brush, or crayon can quickly learn to identify nature with these coloring books based on the famous Peterson Field Guides. Once you have actually identified and colored an image, its filed marks will be engraved in your memory.

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Peterson Field Guides: Eastern Bird, Large Format Edition.......2007-07-27

This easy on the eyes large format edition is a great book for all ages and levels of bird watching. The soft cover makes it light to handle or take with you in the field. The large format makes identifying birds much easier and quicker. Well layed out and practical.

Peterson Field Guides.......2007-03-16

It took almost 3 weeks to get this item. Very disappointed in comparison to other items I've ordered through Amazon.

Not your father's Peterson Guide.......2007-01-13

I mistakenly thought that the large print version would be the same as my trusted old Peterson Guide, just in large print. Nope! The format is entirely different and greatly abbreviated. It's misleading to title this text the same as the original. This may be a nice guide for a novice bird watcher for bird feeder identification. I gave my copy away to a shut-in with minimal bird identifying experience.

Misrepresentation .......2006-06-25

This book was bundled with another bird book, and the offer appeared directly under the Peterson Field Guide book, which I thought I was ordering. It was not very obvious in the small thumbnail image and description that it was a child's coloring book. I did not get what I wanted and have since returned it.

Perfect book for the older birder.......2006-01-30

I purchased this book for my mother, who is in her 70s. She recently started birding so this was her first field guide-easy to read, large pictures make identification very easy for the beginning birder of any age.

Designs for Coloring: Owls (Designs for Coloring)

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Designs for Coloring: Owls (Designs for Coloring)
Ruth Heller
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Bible Birds (Colour & Learn)
Carine Mackenzie
Manufacturer: Christian Focus
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Bible & Other Sacred Texts | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 090673116X

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The Beatitudes are widely recognized as forming a pivotal point in the life and teaching of Jesus. In this engagingly written book John Blanchard clearly shows why their message is so relevant and up to date and his thorough treatment of their dynamic text applies their message to many areas of contemporary Christian living.

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Lovely, good value

Birds
Anna Pomaska
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0486410277

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Hours of educational fun in a coloring book featuring 30 different birds. Large, simply drawn illustrations of creatures ranging from the familiar sparrow, robin, pigeon and crow to the exotic toucan, parrot, heron, and flamingo. Easy-to-read captions help youngsters recognize and identify their feathered friends.

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Lovely, good value.......2003-06-09

We go through coloring books like crazy, so I'm always on the lookout for a bargain. This is a lovely, simple coloring book - nice lines, easy for a small child. Good price, too.

Woody Woodpecker Friend Color (Woody Woodpecker Book)

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Woody Woodpecker Friend Color (Woody Woodpecker Book)
Walter Lantz , Brenda Jackson , and Ronald L. McDonald
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0448093421

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Good overall, but a little tedious in the middle

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Leadership coaching has become vitally important to today's most successful businesses. The Art and Practice of Leadership Coaching is a landmark resource that presents a variety of perspectives and best practices from today's top executive coaches. It provides valuable guidance on exactly what the best coaches are now doing to get the most out of leaders, for now and into the future. Revealing core philosophies, critical capabilities, and the secrets of coaching success, this one-of-a-kind guide includes essays from fifty top coaches, including Ken Blanchard and Frances Hesselbein. Packed with cutting-edge ideas and proven best practices, this is the definitive source of information for anyone dealing with coaching.

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Good overall, but a little tedious in the middle.......2005-10-17

This book starts strong, but drags a little in the middle. The book covers coaches from all areas and many of the coaches have similar things to say. The research in the beginning and end are useful and the editors contribute some of the best work in the book. I think it's worth reading but I would skip sections that are not applicable to the area of coaching that you are most interested.

An Incredible Resource.......2005-02-19

Editors Howard Morgan, Phil Harkins, and Marshall Goldsmith have done everyone tremendous service by using their considerable stature and reputation in the Coaching/Leadership field to pull together this amazing list of professionals; as well as sharing their expertise on the topic. The format they've used makes this an immensely useful reference. If you have an interest in executive coaching -- are a senior executive in transition, or are thinking of hiring a coach -- this book belongs on your "must read" list. In fact, make it your next read.

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Great book -- very helpful.......2005-01-31

A great survey of the "best of the best." Useful and practical and meets a real need. I particularly liked the format of the book -- mixing the advice of some of the world's best coaches with practical step by step advice.

Insightful, must-read about Executive Coaching.......2005-01-29

If you are a line executive or an HR leader - you will find this book useful. It takes you through the process of selecting the right coach and then allows you the opportunity to hear from the best. This is the best coaching book on the market currently.

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