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Eerdmans Books for Young Readers
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (God was always there!) 『My friend referred to this story when she was going through a time of turmoil professionally .... and her comments perfectly say what the wisdom of this Old Testament tale says:
My life at times closely resembles Joseph in the Old Testament. His life is identical to mine! What happened to Joseph wasnt fair! Whe your own family sells you as a slave and your bosss wife has you wrongly imporisoned you tend to ask Lord, whats going on!!...Before God promoted Joseph to the palace, He wanted to know how hed hold up under pressure...In Genesis, when Josephs brothers finally stand before him as ruler of Egypt, Joseph tells them, You didnt do it to me, God orchestrated the whole thing. God intended it for good.
As for myself, it is hard to understand why I go through the fires of refinement...but I think somewhere down the line, God will be able to use all that painful stuff to bring my life into focus and accomplish His purposes.
I am reminded of a meal I had in a pizzeria during my travels to Rome this past August...the kind of place where they take a ball of dough, slam it down, twirl it around, flatten it, and then put it into 1000 oven. That is what is required for the pizza to hold all that good stuff they plan to put on top...I think I am that pizza dough and God as the person working it...Hes got some good stuff he wants to lay on me, but before He can do it Hes got to knock me into shape... 』
(A picturebook retelling the Biblical story of Joseph) 『Elegantly illustrated by the artwork of Pauline Baynes, The Coat Of Many Colors by Jenny Koralek is a picturebook retelling the Biblical story of Joseph. When his ten brothers became jealous of his coat of many colors, they decided to teach him a lesson. Joseph was sold into slavery - yet his astounding gift to interpret dreams would come to the pharaoh's attention, and Joseph taught him how to protect the land from the threat of famine. One day Joseph and his brothers would meet again, with repentance filling the brothers' hearts, all of them far wiser than they once were so many years ago. A powerful and timeless legend.』
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University of Minnesota Press
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Toward a Queer of Color Critique) 『In this brilliant book, Rod Ferguson interrogates canonical sociologys' regulation of sexual difference as part of its pathologization of African American culture. Sophisticated in its critiques of race, gender, and sexuality within analyses of cultural, economic,and epistemological formations, this book breaks new ground in sociology, American studies, queer theory, and women of color feminism. Great for graduate and undergraduate courses on the problematic history of the discipline of sociology as well as courses on sexuality and queer theory.』 『The sociology of race relations in America typically describes an intersection of poverty, race, and economic discrimination. But what is missing from the picture-sexual difference-can be as instructive as what is present. In this ambitious work, Roderick A. Ferguson reveals how the discourses of sexuality are used to articulate theories of racial difference in the field of sociology. He shows how canonical sociology-Gunnar Myrdal, Ernest Burgess, Robert Park, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, and William Julius Wilson-has measured African Americans' unsuitability for a liberal capitalist order in terms of their adherence to the norms of a heterosexual and patriarchal nuclear family model. In short, to the extent that African Americans' culture and behavior deviated from those norms, they would not achieve economic and racial equality.
Aberrations in Black tells the story of canonical sociology's regulation of sexual difference as part of its general regulation of African American culture. Ferguson places this story within other stories-the narrative of capital's emergence and development, the histories of Marxism and revolutionary nationalism, and the novels that depict the gendered and sexual idiosyncrasies of African American culture-works by Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, Audre Lorde, and Toni Morrison. In turn, this book tries to present another story-one in which people who presumably manifest the dysfunctions of capitalism are reconsidered as indictments of the norms of state, capital, and social science. Ferguson includes the first-ever discussion of a new archival discovery-a never-published chapter of Invisible Man that deals with a gay character in a way that complicates and illuminates Ellison's project.
Unique in the way it situates critiques of race, gender, and sexuality within analyses of cultural, economic, and epistemological formations, Ferguson's work introduces a new mode of discourse-which Ferguson calls queer of color analysis-that helps to lay bare the mutual distortions of racial, economic, and sexual portrayals within sociology.
Roderick A. Ferguson is assistant professor of American studies at the University of Minnesota.』
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RotoVision
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Color Management: A Comprehensive Guide for Graphic Designers) 『A very solid academic primer on color theory and color management. VEry recommended.』
(Wow!) 『I had this book reccomended by a good friend of mind and it rules! This is everything you need to know about color and design. If you see a piece that you like, it'll tell you the process color code! It also comes with a CD&the cover rules! Buy this book.』
(Excellent design book for graphic desingers) 『This is a well-designed book showcasing some students work as well as more known designers like Ahn San Soo, and Art Chatry-in a word, many design examples in this book aren't the ones you seen in hundreds of other graphic design books out there. The work shown in the book aren't placed there randomly like a catalog display. They all effectively accompany a particular topic in discussion-about color. There are seven chapters in the book: 1. Intro 2. The Terminology of color 3. Basic Color Theories 4. The Creation of Color Wheels 5. Color Calibration and Overprinting 6. Color Prepress and Printing 7. Behavioral Effects of Color Note that the book for graphic designers. Those who want to study color theories and psychology of color may want to look else where. What l really like about this book is the discussion of prepress work and explaning step-by-step how to manange and correct colors. Like what you can find in the book, "Pantone Guide to Communicating with Color", there are also 19 pages of "color associations" which package designers may find useful. This book also blows away "Color Index." The book comes with a CD containing PDF files of "hue swatch system."』 『
New in Paperback!
Color Managementshows how to implement color as a practical form of problem solving. It is a consolidated resource, arming designers with an understanding of how to communicate with and manage color in all its aspects and applications; subtractive and additive; pigment, CMYK and RGB; 2-D and 3-D; still and motion. Sensitivity of pigments to light and air and the stability of inks are also detailed, as is the human factor, through issues of color legibility and the physical and psychological effects of color. In its depth and breadth, it is a unique body of information.
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McGraw-Hill Professional
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Turn to the world's most popular dermatology atlas for the quick, comprehensive diagnosis and treatment of skin problems
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Covering the full range of conditions, from rashes, to skin lesions and disorders of the hair, nail, and mucosa,Fitzpatrick'sis a unique combination of text, clinical reference, and color atlas-one that gives you the best quality and most varied photographs of skin disorders available anywhere. The book features a consistent format featuring key facts pertaining to epidemiology, clinical manifestations, physical exam, diagnosis, and treatment, each paired with several clear photographs to show how the condition appears-plus boxed overviews of each disease category with severity-specific icons.
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Greater emphasis on depicting conditions and disorders across a wide range of skin types.
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New therapeutic recommendations, including biologic agents for eczema and dermatitis; new regulations for retinoids; and herbal products
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HarperTrophy
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (amazing reaction) 『My 3 year old slightly autistic son has never really taken to books about colors. I have tried for over a year to find a book that will excite him about colors. This book has done it for some reason. I don't know if it's because he can identify with the fruits and vegetables we pick out at the grocery or just what it is. He points to the pictures in the book and tries to say their color! To me it is a huge breakthrough! I love it that when we are done reading it and I tell him all done he says "again" so hopefully. We are currently reading this book at least 4 times a day. So, not only is this book teaching him his colors but it is a plus for speech for a non-verbal child.』
(A regular head-scratcher) 『I don't know exactly why, but my two-year-old really likes this book. If it were solely up to me, I'd rank it with one star less, but because of its enthusiastic reception by a member of its target audience, it graduates in my opinion from an "okay" book to a "good" one. The format is simple: a small photograph shows how each item of food grows, a large one shows a close-up of the produce, and the name of the color it represents is written- in that color- in big, bold letters on the page. There is one color/fruit or veggie featured per two-page spread. The variations from traditional associations were interesting and perhaps potentially confusing (purple string beans, brown bell peppers), but I'll tell you what-my toddler remains pretty jazzed about shopping for-and trying out-all kind of fruits and vegetables now, as well as having had his color concepts reinforced.』 『What color is a bean? Green? Or might it be purple? Dose a plum grow in, on, or above the ground? Join award-winning phott-ilustrater Bruce McMillan as he takes his camera in srech of some of nature's gorgeous colors found in gardens and orchards--and expect the unexpected.』
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Collins Design
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Important resource for designers and marketing professionals) 『David Carter's Big Book of Color in Design is an important resource for both the design community as well as anyone interested in making the most of their marketing dollars.
Although there are hundreds of graphic design books on the market, and only a rare few really are genuinely useful and worth the cost of acquiring them.
The Big Book of Color in Design is different from similar volumes in that it not only offers numerous palettes (or combinations of colors that "work" together to project a desired image, but the palettes are accompanied by large and easy to learn from illustrations of completed projects created with the palettes.
Because of the book's tight editing, large size, and quality reproduction, you can see at a glance how colors relate to image in theory as well as practice.
There's no "theory" here; just genuinely useful examples. Carter's formula works better than many "palette books" because often only the palettes are shown, not projects completed within them. Carter's mastery of color also comes through in his choices which are both restrained and appropriate.
A single book can never compensate for the lack of a design education, but Carter's book comes as close as any book can- - and closer than most color books.
We can only look forward to a future book from Carter focusing exclusively on web color.』 『
Now available in paperback,The Big Book of Color in Designfocuses on color as a tool to create moods and symbolic images.The book is categorized into 30 different sections, such as“classy,” “hot,” “regal,” or “corporate.” Each section features current graphic design projects that fit into these moods.
For each of the featured projects, a“color chip” appears, with the CMYK formula for creating a similar tone. In all, hundreds of examples of use of color in brochures, ads, logos and other categories of graphic design appear in this breakthrough book.
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Parallax Press
Usually ships in 10 to 11 days IPhone 3G used's review (An anthology of twenty-six essays) 『Dharma, Color, And Culture is an anthology of twenty-six essays by Buddhist practitioners of color, including Latino, Asian, Asian American, African American, and Native American authors such as Maxine Hong Kingston, Charles Johnson, Thich Nhat Hanh and more. The common theme of all writings centers upon how tenets and traditions of Buddhism revealed a path to the cessation of suffering. Firsthand accounts by skilled writers about the discovery of spiritual truth, the long road to finding balance, and the obstacles to maintaining and sharing insights into an unpredictable world make Dharma, Color And Culture a welcome contribution to Buddhist studies reading lists. 』 『
For the first time ever, the words of Western Buddhist practitioners of color are recognized and gathered together in one groundbreaking anthology. Alice Walker, Maxine Hong Kingston, Charles Johnson, Thich Nhat Hanh, and twenty-five other contributors share their unique perspectives on the fundamental Buddhist concepts of suffering and the path to the cessation of suffering. Together they represent the entire spectrum of Buddhist tradition.
Thought-provoking and passionate,Dharma, Color, and Cultureforges a new path in our understanding of the simple truths of Buddhism and their relevance for all of us. Essays by Latino, Asian, African-American, and Native American Buddhist practitioners, lay people, and Dharma teachers address the connection between diversity, racism, and Buddhism at four levels: the personal, the interpersonal, the institutional, and the cultural. Recognizing that attention to the pain of racism is essential, the overarching theme of this work is how the Dharma becomes an effective antidote to the suffering and a vehicle for healing and liberation.
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Alfred Publishing Company
Usually ships in 4 to 6 weeks IPhone 3G used's review (good product, wrong author) 『it is a good book for kids to practice their music notes. But, it is NOT by Sergei Rachmaninoff』 『Notespelling takes on a whole new look in this delightful book! Students identify the notes, each with a specified color, and then color in the designated area, creating a pretty picture. Notes are added in a logical sequence, with continuous reinforcement of reading in both clefs.』
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Cartwheel Books
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (My daughter loves it) 『My daughter can't get enough of this book. All the sparkle on every page captures her attention. She looks at it and points to the pictures and laughs.』
(Another Great Fairy Book by Repchuck) 『My two year old daughter owns fairy numbers and we recently added this book to her collection, another winner! The colors and illustrations are just so cute and colorful and the sparkly, colored inserts are eye-catching and really make the illustrations pop. It's a well made and durable board book and is holding up well to a two year old that is very hard on books.
I look forward to more fairy books from this author.』
(Cute book and a favorite of my daughter.) 『This book caught my daughter's attention (about 8 months old at the time.)right away because the pages on this book have a shiny, reflective material. The book is short and doesn't have a storyline other than to name off the colors (each fairy is assigned a different color) but I appreciated the fact that the rhythm of the rhymes were very simple and sing-song-y. I also like that the fairies have different hair color and skin tones. The last page shows all of the fairies, but instead of having the reflective material in each of the colors, it is only in 2 colors at the end, but overall a great book for the little ones.』 『"Fairy orange, fairy blue, fastening up their fairy shoes." "Rainbow fairies one and all, ready for the fairy ball!" You are invited to the fairy ball! This sturdy casebound board book teaches colors and features rhyming text and holographic foil on every spread! Glittering fairies in all the colors of the rainbow prepare to greet the fairy queen. Join the fun!』
IPhone 3G used's review (Soar over a universal obstacle.) 『I've studied this book thoroughly because I really want to master the job-hunt. Just imagine having the ability to get paid to do whatever it is that you most enjoy at the moment. I'm not referring to momentary pleasures like eating ice cream or having sex, but things that you could enjoy doing for weeks or months. And that's the trick I discovered while reading this book. It's more effective to follow the advice of the book if you think of it as ways to get a job that you would enjoy doing for a while and not necessarily for the rest of your life. When you think of your whole life it becomes next to impossible to decide on something. It's easier to decide on a job when in your mind it's just something you could see yourself doing temporarily.
The book is long and full of useful information you can put to use immediately. For example, things to say when negotiating salary.
It has titles and web addresses of a bunch of non-fiction books and alternative search engines.
It is written by someone with hard science degrees from both Harvard and MIT.
It has lengthy exercises that show you how to do research on yourself and on organizations.
It does not claim to help you gain a job overnight.
It does say that even if you work full-time at finding a job it may still take many months (depending on the job of course).
It directs you to a companion website [...]that is a compilation of the best job-hunting info and websites on the web.
You may want to check out Paul Graham's essay "How To Do What You Love" for more on this theme.
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(Life changing classic) 『Rather than following the simplistic approach of "100 useful tips that will get you hired", 'What Color Is Your Parachute' gives in-depth explanation how things work and what kind of decisions you must take to get not just any job, but a job you really want.
As people here mentioned, this book is definitely not for everybody. But if you get it right, you'll get much better control over your career. To me it helped to switch career in a direction I wasn't sure was possible at all.
Some of even vital chapters were not very relevant to me - in particular, (note to the author) US resume is written in a very different way than Australian or European. However, it didn't render the author's advices unusable.
The book is really trying to be culturally neutral; unlike many other equivalents, it is relevant not only for American job market but just about anywhere.』
(A good book, but not for everyone) 『If you're contemplating a major career change, Bolles should be somewhere up at the top of your reading list. His strong suit is helping people figure out what kind of work they want to do, and he's certainly one of the best authors on that topic. Some of that material is in this book, and more in others.
His general job search advice is also very useful, but a bit rambling and certainly not systematic. I've talked to lots of people who've read Parachute. Some love it and say it changed their lives and would give it a six-star rating. Others don't like it at all and ask why everyone's making such a fuss over it. You don't need to have the latest edition of Parachute, since the annual changes are usually minor.
In parachute, Bolles now and then includes references to his Christian beliefs (He's an Episcopal minister.), but generally sticks to the work of job hunting. In case you don't already know, this is the best selling job hunting book ever written, popular for over 30 years.』
(The venerable classic) 『Although this is the legendary bible for job hunters and has now been around for three decades (and two different centuries and millenia now :-)), I have to admit that I found it only marginally useful. There's some good advice here, and a lot of interesting data and info relating to jobs and careers, but much of the author's approach is very touchy-feely and relates to analyzing and determining exactly what you want in a job, and then going after it--assuming such a "dream job" exists at all.
I think it's safe to say that in the current employment environment, such jobs don't exist and the reality is, what with more jobs having been lost overseas than any other time in the last 65 years, including possibly the Great Depression, that you will probably have to settle for considerably less than your hoped-for dream job. Although I certainly agree with Bolles that one must find one's passion and pursue it if one can, since if you're doing it 40-80 hours a week you may as well do what you enjoy, the reality is that is more difficult now than ever before.
I still give the book four stars for effort and for its historical importance, I guess you'd say, and there is a lot of good info and data on the job and career area that this book brings under one cover. Some of the ideas are useful, and Bolles's many checklists and questions may get you thinking in a more creative way about your choice of a job, how to strategize and go about finding a job, and how to zero in on exactly what you want. But overall this famous volume on getting a job really doesn't address the issue of just how hard it is to actually find one, especially for those of us who are now over 50 and have been put out of work by the recent trend of jobs going overseas.』
(All Self-Help Books Look The Same To Me) 『I'm not sure which edition of this book I read. The edition I read had a section on what employers are looking for, which I enjoyed, but it had no section on career fairs.
Actually, I didn't read the entire book, just skimmed through it, reading certain sections. Perhaps this will not make my review credible, but I feel I still have a right to express my opinion as long as I make everyone aware of the circumstances.
The main thing I noticed about this book is that it contained a statistic saying that 50% of all jobs are obtained by walk-ins. My guess is most of these jobs are at places where you make minimum wage with no benefits. I've tried calling and walking in on some companies only to be told, "You have to apply on the internet. Go home."
It remains true that networking is the best way to get jobs. I however, have an unfriendly personality and would rather work flipping burgers than do a job search by attending parties and making friends. I will do information interviews though, since they're strictly business. I have to give credit to this book for giving me that idea.
But like all self-help books, none are miracle workers. It's not what you read that will get you what you want, it's hard, efficient work that will give you the opportunity to go for what you want. I believe this book makes a statement of that nature. Most people in life don't get to do what they really want, probably because they go down a path in college, specializing in some discipline and if they don't like the line of work, they're in trouble. It's tough to change disciplines, since it's very costly, and many are already in debt as it is. They decide it's best to just settle, and as long as a job doesn't break my back or make me hate life every day, I guess I'll be content with just settling.
This book did inspire me to combine all of the talents and enjoyments I think I have and put them into a project that has a (very small) chance of being profitable. Since I had the resources to do it, I went for it. But like most people, I'll probably end up working at a job I don't like very much to pay bills, looking for better opportunities during my spare time. Most people don't need a book to help them figure that out.
This book also tells you to go after something that your heart really desires, since that will give you an edge over the competition. Good advice. There's a lot of competition out there. This book really deserves more than the rating I give it, probably a 3.5, or a 4, but because I don't like seeing all of the 5-star reviews, I kicked it down a notch. I think self-help books always promise more than they deliver.』 『"WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PARACHUTE? HOT AGAIN, 30 YEARS AFTER DEBUT." So ran the headline this past October in the Seattle Times. Actually, it has been "hot"—the best-selling job-hunting book in the world—year after year, for more than three decades now, so much so that it is referred to as "the job-hunters’ bible." Each year it is updated, and sometimes vastly rewritten, by the author, giving first-time and veteran readers alike something new todiscover. For those who have not read an updated version in recent years, this is a reminder of why, in the words of Fortune magazine, "PARACHUTE remains the gold standard of career guides."』
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