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Derek Jeter
Jason Giambi
Bernie Williams
Gary Sheffield
Alex Rodriguez
Johnny Damon
Melky Cabrera
Hideki Matsui
Bobby Abreu
Jorge Posada
Mariano Rivera
Chien-Ming Wang
Robinson Cano
Mike Mussina
Randy Johnson
“The Yankees always said they valued players who could handle the white-hot spotlight, could handle life in the Yankee Fishbowl.”
--from The Pride and the Pressure
What’s it really like to wear the pinstripes? This riveting account from New York Post writer Michael Morrissey takes readers inside the clubhouse of the 2006 New York Yankees and reveals what really goes on behind the hype, the media glare, and the roar of the fans surrounding the most fabled organization in the world of professional sports.
The New York Yankees began the 2006 season with baseball’s highest payroll and sky-high expectations—and more challenges than other any Yankee team in history. From owner George Steinbrenner right on down, the team took an urgent, almost militaristic, approach toward winning their twenty-seventh world championship. Morrissey had full access, chronicling the ups-and-downs on the field and the public and private skirmishes that defined their season:
·Why manager Joe Torre and general manager Brian Cashman chose to stay on for another season, despite chafing under Steinbrenner in 2005
·The saga of Alex Rodriguez: his peculiar relationship with the fans and the media and the crushing scrutiny that shaped 2006
·How Johnny Damon, the fun-loving, former Red Sox superstar, assimilated into the Yankee line-up and clubhouse
·How Jason Giambi quietly overcame a steroid scandal and became a reliable, formidable power once again
·How the acquisition of Bobby Abreu at the trade deadline redefined the Yankees, attempting to overcome serious injuries to Gary Sheffield and Hideki Matsui that nearly derailed the team’s prospects
·An unexpected role for Bernie Williams, a huge fan favorite whose Yankee career seemed to be over until team injuries drew the aging star back into the line-up
·Why the Yankee pitching rotation never felt bulletproof – from inconsistencies by Randy Johnson to the embarrassing injury streak suffered by Carl Pavano
·How Yankee superstar and captain Derek Jeter handled relentless expectations to win the World Series, guided the team through disastrous injuries, and faced stinging accusations of not supporting teammate Alex Rodriguez
Nothing in sports compares to the prestige and weight of wearing the pinstripes. THE PRIDE AND THE PRESSURE takes Yankees fans behind the scenes and brings it all to life.
Customer Reviews:
Another Yankee Odyssey .......2007-09-03
For once, we are not talking about the Yankees of days gone by. We are dealing in the current events of their often lopsided universe, and this book presents all of the players and all of the king's men in a very honest, current spotlight(or glare, if necessary). We are treated to a better understanding of some of the people you don't normally hear enough about. Mike Mussina, Godzilla, Robinson Cano and others are given the attention normally reserved for Jeter or Rodriguez. Even George Steinbrenner is updated to the reality of who he is right now, and not the volatile, cartoonish owner of the past. There is still plenty of ink devoted to the superstars but even they are shown to be every bit as human as the rest of us. Fans who live in the Yankee past will probably not enjoy this book as much, since they tend to continually want to compare every year and every line-up with a time that is long gone by. That's too bad. But for those of us who follow the Yankees right now, today - this book is really a terrific find. The Yankees will always be the gold-standard of class, excellence and profitability, but atleast this book will show you just how hard it is to get where they are and even harder to hold on. Forget curses, spells and other mumbo-jumbo. Success and heart - that is the true Yankee credo.
shoddy.......2007-05-30
Baseball has always been the most literary of pastimes and has without doubt produced more great books than any other sport. Unfortunately, Michael Morrissey's new release, "The Pride and the Pressure" is not an addition to that canon. Subtitled "A Season Inside the New York Yankee Fishbowl," the book chronicles the Yanks' 2006 dramatic season, ending with their abrupt defeat against the Detroit Tigers in the first round of the playoffs.
Billed as an insider's look into the Yankees season, the book lacks a strong narrative and offers virtually no detail on the games themselves. Instead Morrissey focuses a chapter at a time on specific players, ("Jeter," "Giambi," "Mussina") causing the book to feel scattered and lacking focus. He often steps outside of his journalist role and editorializes needlessly, calling players "jerks" and other names. The clichéd analogies and badly structured sentences seem to indicate that Morrissey was a journalist struggling under deadline - never conducive to great literature.
If you want to read a great baseball book this summer you may have to pick up "The Boys of Summer," (Roger Kahn) "Summer of '49," (David Halberstam) or another classic. This one isn't much more than an extra long research paper.
Great Overview of 2006.......2007-05-07
Morrissey's book is a terrific synopsis of this disappointing season. It may be quote- heavy, but that is exactly what makes it interesting. He did not try to go through the season day-by-day or month-by-month simply recapping the box scores. He let the players and key personnel describe in their own words what happened, and gave everyone a chance to get their viewpoint across while adding valuable insight of his own. This makes for a much more enjoyable read. Perhaps fans who have already read every one of the daily newspaper stories during the season will not get as much from this. Readers who love (or even those who hate) the Yankees who do not have access to the daily reporting will really love this book.
Decent as a research paper, poor as a book.......2007-04-25
I remember when I used to write papers in school and in college -- if I had trouble filling the page demands, I would stretch the material as far as I possibly could, fluff up the quotes, throw in some extra notes I had edited out before, and so on. It seems Michael Morrissey approached "The Pride and the Pressure" the same way, taking what is essentially an extremely long magazine feature piece and padding it until it became a 250+ page book. It's probably my least favorite baseball book of all time.
I'll admit, I didn't have high hopes for this book going in. I'm a die-hard Yankee fan, but there are two things -- I felt -- that worked against this book right from the start. 1) Despite what Morrissey and some reviewers contend, the 2006 Yankees weren't all that interesting. They had some injuries, some clubhouse tension, high hopes that fell short -- but there wasn't much so extraordinary that it was worthy of a book. 2) Only five months separated the end of the '06 season and the day the book hit the stores -- as a result, there is nothing but quotes, quotes, and more quotes. Any anecdotes on the team or players that were new or interesting were very infrequent. There is probably a reason why some of the best books that recap a season or consecutive seasons (Summer of '49, October 1964, October Men, The Last Good Season, Boys of Summer, to name a few) come out years or decades later, giving the material time to grow and the people that were involved time to reflect back and share their thoughts in a different (more interesting and less inhibited) way.
As others have noted, the major flaw in this book is the use of quotes. I don't ever recall seeing a book so heavily padded with unnecessary quotes as this effort by Morrissey. Quotes go on for paragraphs at a time, and often, they make no sense. With the apparent lack of editing, some do nothing but confuse the reader who is forced to read someone's spoken rant verbatim.
To compare, "Birth of a Dynasty," another recent book written by a NY Post sports reporter, had me hooked within the first three chapters, and it was a breeze to finish. "Last Night of the Yankee Dynasty" was very good. "The Pride and the Pressure," unfortunately, does not come close to either one. It simply did nothing for me and was frustrating to read.
Like I said earlier, it basically reads like Morrissey was told to write a 250-page paper on the Yankees as a final project, but he stalled at about 150.
awful.......2007-04-24
This was like reading a year's worth of newspapers at once. There is absolutely nothing worthwhile that even the most casual Yankee fan doesn't know. (Jeter and A-Rod don't get along? you're kidding!) This was clearly slapped together and put out to coincide with the start of the baseball season. I read a lot of baseball books and this is waaaayyyyy at the bottom.
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- Vapid and boring
- Hilarious!
- Didn't Bowl Me Over
- LOL type read!
- I enjoyed this more than Milkrun
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Fishbowl
Sarah Mlynowski
Manufacturer: Red Dress Ink
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ASIN: 0373250207 |
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Smart, witty and a little bit bitchy, Fishbowl lets you press your face against the glass, see into the lives of three unique roommates -- and laugh your head off.
Allison can't wait for Jodine and Emma to move in to her apartment -- until she realizes having roommates means living in a fishbowl: You are never alone. When one small, slightly accidental fire leads to one big repair bill, all efforts to avoid each other are finally abandoned: They've got to raise money . . . fast ("Insurance? You mean you have to pay for that?"). This means joining forces. Bonding? Well, at least they're talking to each other!
Amazingly, they agree on a plan: shamelessly exploit their combined expertise on the male species for hard cash. Tactics: sell tickets to their swanky soirées and How to Pick Up Women seminars . . . But their grand scheme sweeps away any last shreds of privacy with startling consequences. Now that they're forced to take a long, hard look at themselves, Allie, Jodine and Emma's lives -- and budding friendship -- are about to change, in ways they never imagined.
Customer Reviews:
Vapid and boring.......2007-07-30
This book is dull and stupid. I was encouraged by a review that said this book looks like "chick lit" from the outside but that it actually offers a very honest account of female friendships.
Not. True.
The jokes are predictable, the plot is predictable, none of the protagonists are likeable, and the author rambles in a way that is supposed to be coy and cute but is ultimately annoying.
Hilarious!.......2007-06-20
This book always kept me laughing. The three different personalities are hilarious together, and the reactions to each other are priceless. I love how each characters chapters have different writing styles (short phrases for Allie, aka "Pippi Longstocking", lists for Jodine the OCD, and obscenities and exclamations for Emma). The random chapters by the "irritating omniscint narrator, who is she anyway??" are great too. This whole book reads like someone with ADD because of the random lines of thoughts, but it is so funny it doesn't matter. It all comes together, and I was sad to finish it.
Didn't Bowl Me Over.......2007-03-25
I received this book as a gift from an ex-roommate who told me that it reminded her of our final year of university when she and I shared an apartment with another girl. Initially I was touched by the sentiment, but as I read more of Fishbowl, I began to get worried that my friend might actually be attempting to tell me something because all three girls in this book were extremely HATEFUL. I understand that in "chick lit" it is understood that no female character can be perfect and must exhibit certain flaws or quirky traits, but I feel like Mlynowski did this to such an extreme that she wound up generating vapid stereotypes. You've got Type A/emotionally distant/uber bitch Jodine (who's a law student - naturally - with what is clearly some kind of eating disorder), virgin/naive/little girl lost Allie (who is in love with her best male friend), and rebel/promiscuous/wild child Emma (who lives off her daddy's money and has no respect for anyone's personal boundaries). I'll allow that Mlynowski develops her characters enough for them to be annoying, but in reality you'd never put up with any one of these people given how tiresome and unaware they are, never mind all three. To me, I felt like Mlynowski was trying too hard to create "quirky" characters, and this just reeked of a young author creating characters she believes the genre requires, rather than nuanced and realistic women. There are women who strike a balance between these three extremes, and they too have a place in fiction!
The one credit I must give Mlynowski is that this novel does break new ground in the chick lit genre, given that the romantic storylines felt secondary to the interpersonal relationship between the three girls. Of course, the romantic storylines that did exist were predictable and obvious from the beginning, but that is probably an unavoidable pitfall in this genre. I wish I could have found the focus on the women's relationships empowering, but because I found them all so self-obsessed and unaware of reality I really just felt annoyed most of the time. Furthermore, the plot wasn't overly engrossing and I ultimately couldn't wait to be finished with it.
This novel was at times funny and at other times honest, but in the end, it's not enjoyable to read a book where you are rooting against the characters because of their own stupidity. The prose was fine, the plot banal, and the characters more like caricatures. A new twist on the chick lit genre, certainly, but surely there must be better out there, because Fishbowl ultimately floats belly up.
LOL type read! .......2007-03-08
I bought this book just because the reviews were good here on amazon. I am so glad I did! I read it in a matter of two days because I couldnt put it down. I laughed out loud on more than one occasion, smartass characters are the best!!!
I enjoyed this more than Milkrun.......2006-09-11
I read Milkrun before I read this novel. I was very disappointed by Milkrun, so I was hesitant to try another novel by this author. However, I was much more into this novel.
I think the characters were fun, kind of an odd bunch, and the story was a little less than run of the mill. They face a challenge together, and have to figure out how to fix it as a group, growing a little closer during the process.
It's a fun look at roommates, the trials and the joys!
Book Description
This revised edition confronts the unique challenges facing pastors’ wives with a combination of serious advice and humor and a good balance of scriptural basis, personal illustration, honesty, and sincerity.
Customer Reviews:
Couldn't Put It Down.......2005-07-10
At first, I really didn't like this book, but I found I couldn't put it down. The more I read, the more I appreciated it. Now I recommend it to all of my seminary wife friends who are married to future pastors. The author shares so much practical experience , I appreciated her desire to share her viewpoint on her role as a pastor's wife.
Some of my favorite parts: "Sorting the Laundry" Mrs. Dobson states, "Working through the responsibilities and commitments of our lives determine who and what comes first is a little like sorting the laundry: you wash the whites and colors seperately, but when you dress, you combine the colors with whites." And also, "No person is pain -free or trouble-free. If we were we could not be effective ministers." And finally, she shares and amazing section on "Caring for My Body" - I appreciate the new insights she shares on caring for the Physical well-being of our bodies (the vessels God uses for His work) with a biblical perspective!!
inside look and humorous.......2000-04-08
This book was revealing in the sense that I had no idea how congregations demand things of the clergy. L. Dobson is humorous in her writing and appears to have an intelligent attitude to being a pastors wife. The many anecdotes are as funny as most pulpiteers.
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Fishbowl Management
Howard Sargent
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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Leadership
| Management & Leadership
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| Business & Investing
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ASIN: 0471035742 |
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Eyes In The Fishbowl
Snyder
Manufacturer: Atheneum
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000ITW2G8 |
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Eyes In The Fishbowl
Snyder
Manufacturer: Atheneum
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JC3RO0 |
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- The Young Hero's Journey into the Paranormal
- Funny and Strange
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Eyes in the fishbowl
Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Manufacturer: Atheneum
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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ASIN: B0006BU5PS |
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The Young Hero's Journey into the Paranormal.......2004-10-06
When a young boy's life is suddenly found in the grip of the bizarre and extraordinary, his courage to confront those forces makes him grow up a little and see the world differently. If you like mysteries and the paranormal, this is the book for you. I read this book almost 15 years ago and I still remember it.
Funny and Strange.......2000-06-05
This is a story of a young girl trying to find her own plaace in the world and all the odd and strange things she encounters in her search.
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Fishbowl
Sarah Mlynowski
Manufacturer: Red Dress
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
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ASIN: 0733538509 |
Product Description
Smart, Witty and a little bit BITCHY, Fishbowl lets you press your face against the gass, see into the lives of three unique roommates.. and laugh your head off...
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Color Atlas of the Eye in Systemic Disease
Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
Reference | Subjects | Books | Almanacs & Yearbooks | Atlases & Maps | Books on CD | Books on Cassette | Business Skills | Careers | Catalogs & Directories | Consumer Guides | Dictionaries & Thesauruses | Education | Encyclopedias | Etiquette | Foreign Languages | Fun Facts | Genealogy | General | Job Hunting | Large Print | Law | Publishing & Books | Quotations | Spanish-Language Reference | Study Guides | Test Prep Central | Words & Language | Writing
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ASIN: 0397515251 |
Customer Reviews:
Whoops!!.......2003-09-05
an excellent book combining the color atlas with a quick reference in tabular format that's including the most of the major and commom systemic diseases as well as others less common with ocular manifistations.... I recommend this book with the other excellent book ( systemic diseases of the eye ) by Jack Kanski
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Forensic geologist Emily Hansen has come to Salt Lake City to see her lover and perhaps to marry him. But before she makes the decision, she is manipulated by FBI agent Tom Latimer into investigating a possibly fraudulent gold-mining operation on federal land. Another geologist is missing, and a scientist charged with assessing the environmental impact of proposed new drilling operations is dead in what appears to Em to be murder rather than an accident.
Author Sarah Andrews's strength is her feeling for the arid landscape of Utah and Nevada. She is somewhat shakier in describing her heroine's conflicted emotions about her problematic romantic attachment and the strong sense of autonomy that leads her to take Latimer's bait and get involved in the case. The physical landscape is brilliantly evoked, while the territory of the heart has more subtle boundaries that draw the reader in to a rather convoluted plot. This is the sixth outing for Em, and Andrews's fans will follow her anywhere, even through the detailed and somewhat tedious scientific and geological explanations about mining and a barely more compelling explication of gold's timeless allure. The minor characters are more interesting than many of the central figures: a Paiute shaman, a wealthy woman who pilots her own plane, and the upright Mormon policeman whose proposal provokes Em's exploration into her own inner world. Readers can expect to find out more about him in Em's next outing. --Jane Adams
Book Description
Temporarily unemployed and conflicted over a rocky relationship, forensic geologist Em Hansen accepts an assignment aiding the FBI in a fraud investigation of a billion-dollar Nevada gold mine. There are no guarantees on the frontier, and Em ends up smack in the middle of a minefield of intrigue where dead bodies, burning range fires, endangered rodents, and goldbricking employees are the order of the day. Her detecting skills are soon put to the test when the company's "golden goose" geologist goes missing, and she discovers that what glitters at the Granville mine is of a hue more green than gold. In order to get to the bottom of this complicated case, Em must throw caution to the wind and leap head first into the gaping portal where darkness rules-and the only sound is the terrified pounding of her own heart....AUTHORBIO: SARAH ANDREWS, a professional geologist and licensed pilot, lives with her husband and son in northern California. Awarded the prestigious American Association of Petroleum Geologists' Journalists Award in 1998 for her mystery writing, she also teaches geology at Sonoma State University. This is her sixth Em Hansen mystery.
Customer Reviews:
Surprisingly Refreshing.......2005-03-28
I thoroughly enjoyed An Eye for Gold. I read the book for my geology class, but I found myself not being ble to put it down. Structurally, the writing style was unique, but because we discuss a lot of the subject matter in class, I found it more interesting. The biggest hinderance to me was her plot structure because it wasn't the traditional conflict-climax-resolution, but once I got past that I found it to be a real page turner.
good story.......2001-09-04
I was not originally going to review this book but disagreed wildly with the other reviews. I thought the mining detail was one of the most interesting facets of the book, not at all hard to follow, and added immensely to my enjoyment of the book. Similarly, i was delighted with the non-formulaic nature of the plot; it is intriguing not to be able to unravel the whole thing on page 10 or so. I also enjoyed the digression into the character of the missing geologist and his relationship with his wife. For me, the most unconvincing and flattest part of the book is Em's relationship with Ray, her ostensible love interest. Maybe he will develop some in later books, but I just could not believe that this woman could have reached the point of thinking about marrying someone who wants her to abandon the intellectual side of her nature. Nor am i convinced by Em's repeated soul-searching and rejection of requests to helf the FBI. This woman could not be this un-self-aware.
Zero star is more like it.......2001-01-17
I was very disappointed by this book. I found the writing to be ok but the story was not well structured and this book needed some serious editing it did not receive. I did not find anything about the characters appealing and frankly could not tell the good guys from the bad guys. If you want to read a much better written and interesting book with archaeology as a back drop I would highly recommned Beverly Connor's Airtight Case.
Tough read..........2000-12-24
I really enjoy the Em Hanson books and would have easily given the other books in the series 5 stars, but this book is far too technical for the average reader. At times, I felt like I was reading a miner's manual. For me, all of the explanations of mining procedures, chemical analysis and mineral analysis did not add to the story. I found myself skipping over many paragraphs then would have to back up and reread. That got very tedious.
Good read to get away grom it all.......2000-08-15
It has been a bust for the oil industry with prices so low that many companies are laying off long time employees. Forensic geologist Em Hansen is out of work again so she visits her boyfriend Ray to see if their relationship has any longevity. While in Salt Lake City, Em joins FBI agent Tom Latimer for lunch. They successfully worked together on a case and Tom actively recruits Em to join the Feds. Em rejects the notion of joining such a regimented group as the FBI.
She accompanies Tom to Nevada where he investigates a claim filed against a mining company. Pat Gilmore claims that this proposed mining operation will destroy the habitat of an endangered species. However, by the time Em and Tom reach their destination, Pat has died in a car accident. Em cannot resist the lure of sleuthing, which brings her to the attention of someone whose actions place the geologist on a personal endangered list.
Oil prices aside, a Sarah Andrews mystery is a human drama. Her latest tale allows her fans to see inside the heroine in such a way tht the reader grasps Em's confusion due to the conflict between her inner fears and dreams. The mystery is well done and fast-paced aided by complex secondary characters. AN EYE FOR GOLD is treasure for anyone who enjoys an environmental who-done-it.
Harriet Klausner
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- Peakes and Valleys
- A fine biography
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Mervyn Peake, A Life: My Eyes Mint Gold
Malcolm Yorke
Manufacturer: Overlook Hardcover
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 1585672114
Release Date: 2002-05-30 |
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Famously witty, eccentric, widely popular, and attractive to women, Peake was also sturdily independent of the literary and artistic movements of his day and achieved cult status even before his early death in 1968. Malcolm Yorke brings us the first objective biography of this brilliant figure, written with the Peake family's full cooperation. With access to letters, photographs, and drawings never previously published, Yorke charts a life often shadowed by mental turmoil and worry yet always, until its tragic end, relieved by Peake's quirky humor and ceaseless creativity.
Mervyn Peake was born in 1911 in revolutionary China, where his parents were missionaries. He later drew on his exotic childhood and its often savage images in his adult creations. Throughout his life, he was a bohemian: as a student and then, later, in an artists' colony on the island of Sark, a place to which he often returned when city life became too stressful or expensive. Teaching in London, he fell in love with one of his students, Maeve Gilmore, and the two married despite her family's opposition. It turned out to be a close and lasting relationship, lived among a circle of friends that included Graham Greene, Augustus John, Dylan Thomas, and Walter de la Mare. Peake proved to be a miserable and incompetent soldier during World War II, and it was during this unhappy period that he began to write Titus Groan, the first book of the Gormenghast trilogy. In 1945 he was sent by a magazine to Germany, where he visited the Bergen Belsen concentration camp immediately after its liberation-an experience that would profoundly affect his subsequent work.
Customer Reviews:
Peakes and Valleys.......2006-03-17
"My Eyes Mint Gold" is a breezy biography of a multi-layered individual (and one of my favorite artists/authors). By necessity it ends in tragedy--Peake's institutionalization and early death from Parkinson's Disease--but still sheds light into the man's life and his creative process. His wife Maeve is one of the real heroes of the story, tirelessly promoting her husband's work when it fell out of favor with a fickle public.
Fun stuff. Cut-out copies are easily found, so shop carefully.
A fine biography.......2004-12-21
Michael Yorke has written a gem about a fine illustrator and storyteller. Mervyn Peake's considerable influence on fantasy fiction (through his neo-Gothic trilogy, Gormenghast) and portfolio of illustrations cement his reputation of a master of twentieth-century arts and letters. Yorke's coverage of his debilitating illness is highly sympathetic, but the biographer does not shy from Peake's darker side, including infidelity to his wife. This finely-produced book contains a generous sampling of Peake's writings and illustrations. Well-researched and superbly written.
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Clinical Eye Atlas
Daniel H., M.D. Gold , and
Richard Alan, M.D. Lewis
Manufacturer: American Medical Association Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: CD-ROM
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ASIN: 1579474160 |
Book Description
The Clinical Eye Atlas CD-ROM is an unbeatable, visual guide to confirm diagnoses and quickly review what is needed for treatment. It is perfect for teachers and lecturers who prepare presentations for instruction, and for use in your personal library. The Clinical Eye Atlas CD-ROM provides:
-A high-quality digital reproduction of all images and text contained in the Clinical Eye Atlas text
-More than 1,100 superlative color photographs
-Practical source for the diagnosis and treatment of eye disorders and systemic diseases with eye manifestations
-Instant one-click access to the entire text
-All text and images can be downloaded using any graphics software
-The search function enables the user to search by numerous variables
-The ability to bookmark chapters while displaying actual pages of the book
-Thumbnail all pages on a split screen while viewing your page, jumping between pages and highlighting
-Capture images for use in programs such as Microsoft PowerPoint
-Magnify and select text
Customer Reviews:
A good buy.......2003-01-15
Great book. Concise yet thorough. Not for those who like a lot text to peruse. Pics are perfect, every topic has at least a couple. Combines all those books youv'e been told to get indivually. Small enough to bring along with you wherever.
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Attention Reader:
This issue is gold: a new form of currency, minted in your honor.
It will not buy your coffee, your cigarettes or your groceries. It will not fill your tank with gas or buy you one of those tasty sandwiches from the cart down the street. It does not fit in the vending machine or the condom dispenser. It will not give you credit at your video store and will not gain you entrance to the most exclusive dance clubs—although we recommend you try.
We cannot tell you for certain what it will buy, or where to spend it, but we are certain its value is tangible and transferable, like a solid gold coin.
With this issue, we invite you to join us in participating in a new economy, where words are traded, ink is wealth, and experimentation is the new standard.
Welcome to eye~rhyme: the gold issue.
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The Eye in Systemic Disease
Daniel H., M.D. Gold
Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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- TAKE THIS FLIGHT
- Gold is Where You Find It
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Eye of the Blackbird: A Story of Gold in the American West
H. L. Skinner
Manufacturer: Johnson Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1555663125 |
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TAKE THIS FLIGHT.......2006-09-16
If you've suffered, like I, through award winning books by writers who move west with their trust fund, build a mansion in the pristine wilderness and declare, by some warped sense of reality, themselves a naturalist and an expert on the west, take flight in the "The Eye of the Blackbird": Holly is a genuine western authority.
Holly has thoroughly researched the flight plan, bringing the reader along many threads on the ascent which become woven into a cohesive story of the west. Holly has mastered the art of building a solid platform and lifting the reader along with the story. This style is refreshing compared to the typical self proclaimed naturalist style of relating their view with the condescending undertone screeching; if you don't see it, you don't belong in the club.
This book is a treasure and I'm certain that Holly will eventually gain the recognition she deserves.
Gold is Where You Find It.......2001-05-29
The book Eye of the Blackbird is many things: Holly Skinner's personal diary, a history of the Western U.S. as told by the early searchers for gold, and a broad-reaching book that places the reader with Skinner as she lives, explores, and searches for gold in the mostly unsettled modern West. Holly Skinner has been variously employed as a wilderness ranger, forest fire fighter, wrangler, and a rider in a wild west show, and also has a BS degree in anthropology, history, and journalism from the University of Wyoming. She brings all that background to her experiences as a gold prospector in this book, and with the research demonstrated in her over 200-book bibliography, weaves a fascinating story of history and her own personal experiences living in the West and looking 'just over the next ridge' for a strike that will 'show some color' in her miner's pan. In Eye of the Blackbird, Skinner ranges from personal meditations in her cabin amidst the sagebrush, to well-researched tales of the people who made up the western gold rushes from California in 1849 to the Klondike in 1898. This is a book that I think offers a lot for everyone, and it's very difficult to pigeonhole its appeal. You don't have to be a history buff, or even interested in the West or gold - just pick up this book and let Ms Skinner take you away.
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Through the Eyes of Gold
Aaron Hoffman
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1413791069 |
Book Description
Through the Eyes of Gold is a fictional story of love, music, and coming alive in the eighties. Narrated by Ferrari Gold, he shares his experience of falling in love with Mario, a guitar player with mysterious, deep, dusky, brown eyes. Together they travel the country, touring with their band, JEMS. From the Jersey shore to Venice Beach at night, love endures and triumphs over tragedy.
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