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Biotic Communities Of Southwest
David E. Brown Manufacturer: University of Utah Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Map Similar Items:
ASIN: 087480468X |
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Southwest Florida shelf ecosystems study (SuDoc I 72.12/2:92-0008)
U.S. Dept of Interior Manufacturer: U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Minerals Management Service, Gulf of Mexico OCS Regional Office ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00010I91G |
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An assessment of Florida's remaining coastal upland natural communities: Southwest Florida
Ann F Johnson Manufacturer: Florida Natural Areas Inventory ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006OV1BC |
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Biotic Communities Of The American Southwest - United Stares And Mexico
David E. (Editor) Brown Manufacturer: Arizona ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000JPI6YS |
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A digitized classification system for the biotic communities of North America: With community (series) and association examples for the Southwest
David E Brown Manufacturer: Arizona-Nevada Academy of Science ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006XNN0A |
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Ecological resource protection study: Alligator Creek, Brooker Creek, Hidden Lake, Jerry Lake, Medard Reservoir, Sawgrass Lake, and the Canal Projects
Shirley R Denton Manufacturer: Southwest Florida Water Management District ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00073BCU2 |
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Ecosystems of Southwest Florida: Laboratory Manual
Lyman O'Neal , and Linda Weinland Manufacturer: Kendall/Hunt Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound ASIN: 0787232580 |
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Bali Houses: New Wave Asian Architecture and Design
Gianni Francione , and Luca Invernizzi Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0794600131 |
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The phenomenon loosely termed "Bali style" has been the subject matter for countless books on art, architecture, and interior design. In this book, author and architect Gianni Francione showcases the new generation of Bali-style homes, interiors, and artifacts that utilize what he terms a new internationalism.Even though the timeless, distinctive Balinese balé, open to a panorama of rice fields and the evening breeze, is still there, it may now be made in marble or stone. Similarly, present-day villas, resort bungalows, shops, restaurants, and other buildings are just as likely to use modernist techniques and materials as they are to utilize alang-alang and coconut wood.
Bali Houses presents this new departure in architecture, interior design, glassware, table settings, textiles, furniture, and furnishings in many never-before-photographed locations. It is a fitting sequel to Bali Modern.
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This is Bali condensed in a Book........2007-03-28
Sphisticated and Balanced.......2007-02-22
Bali Houses Design.......2006-11-05
Balinese houses - paradise........2006-01-04
bali houses.......2005-07-20
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Tropical Houses: Living in Nature in Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Java, Bali, and the Coasts of Mexico and Belize
Tim Street-Porter Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0517704625 Release Date: 2000-11-07 |
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Before opening Tropical Houses, hide your passport. As soon as you get a glimpse of these incredible houses nestled among lush tropical landscapes, you'll want to head straight to the airport. Author Tim Street-Porter spent more than 10 years traveling through Jamaica, Sri Lanka, Bali, Java, Mexico, and Belize, meeting the owners of these Shangri-las and taking interior and exterior photos. Tropical Houses offers intelligent, dreamy commentary and over 272 breathtaking full-color photos.Visit the House of Iseh in Bali and sit in the verdant shadow of the sacred volcano Gunung Agung. Said writer Anna Mathews of the view from the terrace: "Once you have lived in this place you can never be the same again. You are driven mad by beauty." In Jamaica, imagine you're a guest at Good Hope. Originally a plantation, Good Hope is now a 10-room villa that overlooks the Queen of Spain valley and the Cockpit Mountains. To look at these provocative photos is to imagine yourself in another life--one where you lounge on the veranda while white-jacketed waiters quietly replace your empty rum-and-pineapple drink. The owners of these estates have taken great care (at great expense) to create private, tropical paradises. One of the most stunning is Taprobane, an incredible retreat dominating the tiny island of the same name. Built by Count de Mauny-Talvande, the house is "an octagonal villa that allowed for verandahs in every direction; a 1930s folly, which, with small gardens extending through the foliage to the overhanging edges, fully occupied the crest of his island."
The careful architecture and landscaping of these estates "opens a world of sensual experiences." When the sky is gray and you don't have time for a vacation, Tropical Houses will lift your spirits and quiet your wanderlust. --Dana Van Nest
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The ambient warmth of the tropics causes architectural distinctions between indoors and out to evaporate, along with the walls that divide them. Houses expand into the landscape, while the sights, sounds, and scents of nature waft through living spaces. Indeed, one of the pleasures of living in the tropics is an awakening of the senses that brings us closer to nature.Customer Reviews:
Island living.......2005-08-02
Beautiful and Exotic.......2004-05-28
Perfect for Decorating Ideas.......2003-01-15
Great book.......2002-05-25
The Best in Tropical Houses.......2001-11-29
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At Home in Bali
Made Wijaya Manufacturer: Abbeville Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0789204673 |
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An insider's look at the exotic, decorative lifestyle of the "island of the gods."Since early this century, Bali's beauty and the remarkable spirit of its people have attracted a steady stream of artists, architects, anthropologists, mystics, and celebrities from all over the world. These new residents have interpreted traditional Balinese style with elegant, chic, eccentric, and inspiring results.
Featured in this exquisitely illustrated volume are 23 of the most exceptional homes on the island, all shown in their lush tropical surroundings. They include houses in the traditional village style, the pondok pavilion dwellings of the rice fields, royal palaces, beach houses, and spectacular mountain residences. The book also features homes with magnificently designed gardens, as well as courtyard shrines and the public temples that play a role in Balinese life for both natives and newer residents.
An international source list of Balinese wares completes this insider's tour of the island, making At Home in Bali the next best thing to being there.
260 illustrations, 250 in full color
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At Home in Bali.......2003-12-18
low quality photography.......2003-04-28
beautifully photographed book.......2003-04-24
Disappointed.......2002-12-04
For what I consider to be a coffee table book, the quality of the photographs (on average 1-2 per page), was incredibly poor. They were simply very blurry and not sharp at all.
The book also doesn't quite know whether it wants to be a book on architecture, interior design or Bali society gossip column. I especially hated the constant name dropping on "so and so" used to be the life of the Bali party scene and how extravagant the parties were (well, I guess that has gone away definitely since the Bali bombings). I don't mind a short blurbs on the owners, but enough is enough.
Now to the good points.
The author is a well known and accomplished landscape architect in Bali, so he obviosly knows what he is talking about and what the owner was trying to accomplish in creating these wonderful houses.
But I think you can get the same thing from other recent books by the same author, which has much sharper and clearer photos.
Homes with Personality - Bali Style.......2000-08-27
Text covers not only design sensibility but also the general history of homes, gardens, and sometimes whole villages. This attention to pedigree may irk that reader who's looking only for design tips or sources, but that's pure Wijaya. His unique descriptions are amusing and his name-dropping stays on the polite side of gossip. Reading this book, I became grateful to Wijaya for caring enough to record the architectural history of Batu Jimbar, Sayan, and other pockets of Bali chic. Just as the jungle can overgrow a garden in one rainy season, historical details can be lost as people die or move on... Wijaya's appetite for who's who has spawned this delightful record of what hands moulded the walls, seeded the gardens, and chose the accessories for any featured house.
The vast majority of homes in the book are owned by expatriate designers and artists. This makes for a great array of styles and personalities, and although this book seems to concentrate on quirkiness and individuality, the lighting, atmosphere, and sensibility are definitely and purely Bali. A fine book richly illustrated with Ginanneschi's photographs. A better investment than the usual Periplus style books.
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A House in Bali
Colin McPhee Manufacturer: Periplus Editions ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 9625936297 |
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In the 1930s a young American composer heard some gramophone records of Balinese gamelan music- the clear metallic music of the land that forever changed his life. Writer Colin McPhee lived for the day when he could travel and study the beautiful island, its people, culture, and music. His classic text written in the 1940s remains the only literary narrative of the island by a classically trained musician, and this unique perspective allowed him to immerse himself in the people, and music of his beloved Bali. McPhee's work is a landmark look at Bali's distinctive gamelan tradition, now available again more than 50 years after it was written. Colin McPhee left Bali in 1938 as the threat of World War loomed over the Pacific.Customer Reviews:
Good travel read........2007-07-07
Music Lover.......2004-09-23
A good read.......2003-08-24
He heard a record of gamelan music in New York and couldn't wait to get to Bali to listen to the real thing.
He stayed in Bali for almost 8 years and set about documenting gamelan music. Much of his research was carried out in a village near Ubud where my Villas are. There are still old people in the village who remember him.
His book is beautifully written and tells stories of his adventures and life in the village and his encounters with the local Balinese. It's not necessary to understand technical music matters to enjoy this book - it is totally accessible.
Highly recommended.
Quite an interesting and well presented account of Bali.......2002-08-09
Colin McPhee conveys many interesting things like when bad luck happened in his home in Sayan and how they had to do a purification ceremony in regards to dispel the demons, witches and evil spirits. His wanderings in Bali to record music and study their music like the rare gamelan angklung and gamelan selonding from Tenganan who were the Bali Aga. Colin McPhee was drawn to the scintallinating sounds and metallic shimmer from the gamelan. At times there are humours accounts of what goes on between him and his friends that happen in the village or when they are touring around Bali. I found it enjoyable because, he seemed to have fitted in well with the Balinese people without too much problems compared with other writers before them spoke of barbarity and the animal like behaviour of the Balinese at certain functions. He writes with passion about what goes on and how things have changed with the colonial rule of the Dutch. The loss of autonomy by the Rajas who were reduced to poverty at times and how their obessions with cockfighting led to their ruin. Yet in times of despair and hardship they are always humble to him.
Overall the book contains a few photographs of his friends and colleagues. I found it wonderful and intriguing and as well as captiviting at times which he covers so many topics like the temple functions like Galungan, Wayang Kulit (Shadow Plays), the music club etc... This book you will grow to love like the book written by Miguel Corrovabias "Island of Bali".
Hooked!.......2002-05-20
When I found this book, I was almost certain I wasn't going to be disappointed. I was right. Consider, for instance, the blurb at the back of the book: "The graveryard, moreover, was a natural meeeting-place for witches and sorcerers, for every village had its suspects, owneres of books of spells that enabled the reader to change himself into a leyak--a ball of fire, a giant rat, or even a riderless motor cycle that travelled backwards. In this magic state sorcerers were indeed dangerous; they could send a man out of his wits or bring him to a lingering death."
Written by a musician, it doesn't fare so badly as a literary read. It captures the magic, mysticism, and soul of a place. A Bali experience is a sensory overload. Colin McPhee happily immersed himself in it and did a very impressive job.
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Bali hash; an entertainment for members of the Hash House Harriers
Victor Mason Manufacturer: Victor Mason ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000LYSDYU |
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House in Bali
Colin McPhee Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NP657Y |
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The House of Our Ancestors: Precedence and Dualism in Highland Balinese Society
Thomas Reuter Manufacturer: Kitlv Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9067181854 |
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The House of Our Ancestors is a study of the Mountain Balinese or Bali Aga, an ethnic group with a distinct history and culture who are thought to be the indigenous people of Bali. Hidden in the shadow of the courtly culture of the southern lowlands, the world of the highland Balinese has been largely ignored even though Bali counts among the most researched localities in the world.This book explores their social organization and status economy from the perspective of an innovative theory of "precedence." Regional domains, villages, and origin houses among the Bali Aga are all conceived and ranked in reference to the basic ideas of a sacred origin in the past, and of an order of precedence connecting the past with the present. This study challenges some of the assumptions that inform contemporary models of the house as a social category and also sheds new light on historical innovations in the domestic architecture of Austronesian societies.
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A House in Bali.: An article from: American Scholar
Jamie James Manufacturer: Phi Beta Kappa Society ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B0008I8HYK Release Date: 2005-07-28 |
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This digital document is an article from American Scholar, published by Phi Beta Kappa Society on June 22, 2001. The length of the article is 4723 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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Bali Houses: New Wave Asian Architecture and Design
Gianni Francioni Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000N6B9XS |
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A House in Bali (Oxford in Asia Paperbacks)
Colin McPhee Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OL1M5C |
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