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This comprehensive guide covers all experimental Polaroid techniques, including image and emulsion transfers, SX-70 manipulations and digital prints. Offers step-by-step instructions as well as an incredible gallery of 20 leading artists in this field. 192 pages 8 1/2 x 10 1/2 Softbound
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Fantastic Find.......2006-09-07
This book is awesome! I wanted to purchase it at a major chain and decided to look here instead. I got 4 books for the price of one! I highly reccomend this if you are interested in excelling at your transfer techniques.
The only book on this you will ever need!.......2005-12-15
I've been wanting both of her books for awhile now and I finally splurged and got them both. When I first flipped through this book I was blown away and amazed by the content. This book is the number one resource for helping you along with your Polaroid SX-70 manipulations. She also provides some brief information on transfers and emulsion lifts (If you want to know more you should invest in a copy of her other book "Polaroid Transfers". It is HIGHLY informative. The author guides you step by step and even provides some background information on how the processes were discovered. She also offers a lot of inspirational material in an advanced techniques section of the book. At the end of the book there are artist galleries with drop-dead-gorgeous work!
I especially find the handcoloring section of this book to be very helpful. I wasn't really aware that I could add some color to my SX-70 manips. She goes in-depth about each medium that can be used to enhance the color (Prismacolor markers, watercolors, pastels, etc.) She also provides some useful information on how to enhance the Polaroids digitally in Photoshop.
I recommend this book highly to anyone who wants to get into the alternative processes with the Polaroid medium. Don't hesitate... get a copy today!
A Great Resourse for all SX-70 Manipulators!.......2005-10-26
I have been doing SX-70 manipulations for about 4 years and to this point have been totally self taught. I have looked at some galleries online and had previously wondered how some people were able to achieve such vibrant colors with their work, had their lines squiggle to such a great extent, etc. I now have the answers to all my questions. I am so grateful to Kathleen for writing this book (thank you!).
There is so much valuable information in this book that I know I will be using it to expand my skills and experiment with new ideas for years to come. If you are a new or seasoned manipulator, this book is a MUST HAVE! 5 Stars!!!
-dave walker (tucson, az)
I'll be quick to the point.......2005-08-16
This is the best book on Polaroid manipulation techniques that I have found.
I can't wait to try some of Carr's Ideas.......2003-03-29
I've just recently become interested in Polaroid manipulations and transfers. I can't imagine a better book on the subject.
Carr covers all the technical details including a review of every Polaroid Daylab slide printer ever made -- with step-by-step, illustrated instructions. She also covers a TON of creative techniques to get the juices flowing. Lot's of full-color pictures of these different techniques makes it fun to just flip throught the book to see the art.
I also like the way she uses Photoshop to supplement her manually manipulated images. Lots of just-technical-enough ideas in the Photoshop chapters.
I highly recommend this book.
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Product Description: Share the magic of Disney while making storytelling more fun than ever. The Disney Instant Classics Box contains three beautifully illustrated 24-page books and a Read-Along CD with word-for-word narration of each story. Enjoy the classic Disney adventures of Chicken Little, Lilo and Stitch, and Brother Bear. Perfect for quiet times, car and plane trips. The Disney Read-Along Collection Series is an ideal gift for family, friends, birthday parties and holidays. Character voices right from the movies, coupled with vivid sound effects, will keep children coming back to ?Read-Along? time after time. The word-for-word narration encourages independent reading and helps develop vocabulary. Product Components: ? Three beautifully illustrated 24 page Read-Along story books: Disney's Chicken Little, Disney's Lilo and Stitch, and Disney's Brother Bear. ? One compact disc containing the word-for-word narration of the stories. ? Handy storage box to keep everything together in one place.
Customer Reviews:
Easy Take Along Idea.......2007-01-10
We purchased these for my 4 1/2 year old grandson along with a portable cd player. The thin paperback books and cd were very easy to pack into his own small carry on for his 5 hour flight. Made traveling a lot easier.
Big Hit!.......2007-01-04
My son who is 6 yrs old received this for Christmas. He is able to read quite well on his own but he really enjoys listening to the stories. Sometimes he will read along with the book and this helps with word recognition and other times he'll listen to the CD at bedtime. We plan on using them on a future car trip which will be something great to help pass the time.
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On-the-go Instrction Because your time is valuable... All Audio All on the go! Beginning level instruction is presented in an all-audio format on 4 digitally-recorded CDs. You have the opportunity to learn on the go, taking advantage of time normally wasted. Study in your car, while exercising, doing yard work anywhere you can safely listen to a CD player. No accompanying books are needed to help you complete the lesson activities. Why can t learning be fun? It can! Linguaphone has chosen to present the allTalk series in an entertaining, soap-opera format. No dry old teacher with a monotone voice putting you to sleep, you follow the adventures of a visitor to a Spanish-speaking country as she interacts with individuals in a variety of interesting situations, learning the language and beginning to understand the culture. Actually learn the language Tired of spending money on language courses that don t work? Did you ever think the problem could be with the course and not you? With Linguaphone s unique learning sequence: Listen, Understand, Speak, you will find yourself actually using the language in no time at all! You are presented with a unit of the language, it is then broken down and explained to you, then you put it back together with greater understanding than just repeating what you may not have understood in the first place. . . . and learn it well! The all Talk methodology not only teaches well, but will have you speaking and understanding basic spoken Spanish in no time at all. Other popular all-audio courses require four times the cds, four times the money and four times the time to do what Linguaphone s allTalk Basic does with 4-one hour CDs.
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This ready-to-personalize, sturdy file box holds 10 file folders with labels designed especially to meet teachers' organizational needs. It's just the place to manage a teacher's seemingly endless stream of forms, notes, reminders, and paperwork. A companion book is packed with instant forms and logs, plus hundreds of practical tips for getting-and staying-organized. Teaching just got easier!
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- Couldn't Finish It
- A virtually unreadable fantasy
- this one caught me by surprise
- Science Fiction just doesn't get any better than this
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All of an Instant
Richard Garfinkle
Manufacturer: Tor Books
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Richard Garfinkle's debut novel, Celestial Matters, won the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel and earned its author two nominations for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Author--no surprise, because Celestial Matters is a terrific alternate history with appeal across nearly the entire imaginative-fiction spectrum, from hard SF to epic fantasy. Now Garfinkle returns to alternate history with a very different but equally idea-rich and even more ambitious second novel, All of an Instant.
Humans are trapped in time and space, cause and effect--until a brilliant scientist discovers the Instant, a paradoxical nonplace that is simultaneously all times and no time. Soon contending armies roam the Instant, stirring its waters as they struggle not only to conquer the world but also time itself. But every ripple in the Instant causes entire cultures and timelines to vanish. Even the first humans are threatened with destruction, though that would mean the end of humanity itself. Then Nir, War Chief of the first people, discovers an even greater threat. The waters of time, churned and changed by the ever-more-numerous armies and the ever-increasing time paradoxes, are solidifying--crystallizing into a shattered and toxic island that is spreading, threatening to freeze all time and end not only history but all life. --Cynthia Ward
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All of an Instant is a large-scale, ground-breaking SF novel. It chronicles the discovery of a medium of existence outside of time, from which one can influence all past and future history. War dominates this strange, abstract placewar among forces contending for control of all time and place.
Customer Reviews:
Couldn't Finish It.......2006-12-05
I read Sci-Fi almost exclusivly. However, I am not a Fantasy fan and that seemed to be the flavor of this book. I gave up after 30 pages.
A virtually unreadable fantasy.......2005-03-31
One of the reviewers wrote, "you either love or or hate it" and unfortunately I'm in the latter category. I give it two stars for its ambitious concept, but otherwise it's a tortuous read.
It has no characters that you care about, a convoluted plot, and no real "science" -- which is why I call it a fantasy and not science fiction. The time metaphors are interesting, but completely illogical. How could an intelligent being (Kookatchi the Drum) function with only one minute of memory?
Aside from the provocative names of the various "Time Warrior" tribes there is no real alternative history (e.g. Consumerist Mercantile Hegemony, Czar Ivan's Grand Army of Time, Babylonian Timeless Infantry, Eternal Martyrs of Mount Athos, Byzantine Temporal Fusiliers, etc. ad infinitum)
Maybe I'm just too dense to "get" this book... trying to read it is too much work to be fun. I suppose I will have to read Garfinkle's other book, Celestial Matters, which appears to be much better from the reviews.
this one caught me by surprise.......2005-03-29
One of the few books I picked up this year that I made time to finish as quickly as possible. The author manged to take a common theme of controlling and battling for the time stream and really did something different and unexpected with the idea. It did start slow, but if you can slog through the initally complicated setup, the book is well worth it.
Science Fiction just doesn't get any better than this.......2004-09-23
I read this book because it was recommended by a friend who wanted to discuss it. I had no expectations of it being even mildly interesting. Imagine my surprise when I discovered a story that transcended "good yarn," making the leap into "mythic." A unique story, wonderfully told. The basic storyline, that people have learned to live in the "instant," constantly battling for control of the outcome of history, is a fun concept -- but what I found much more interesting was the way the author would try to convey that even movement in the instant, time passed, etc, was simpy an illusion that we creatures originating in time kept trying to impress upon the "instant." And the way people are described -- defined by timelengths as attributes -- well, I won't say anymore, other than that this is a highly imaginative book -- worth a read for anyone that loves science fiction or fantasy.
Time Travel Allegory.......2003-08-09
When I first read this novel, it was somewhat confusing,however, after reading it a second time, it made better sense. The reason for the initel confusion is that since "All Of An Instant" is set in a fourth-dimensional realm, it is written in allegorical terms. Therefore, what was first confusing turns out to be interesting once the allegory is understood.That said, the allegoricle descriptions of the Instant are vivid and unique. For example, I've read other books about time travelers existing outside of time, but they didn't handle the theme as well as "All of an Instant." In conclusion, be prepaired to enter a realm like no other.
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The instant mortgage-equity technique;: Totally precomputed over-all rates for the valuation of income property
Irvin E Johnson
Manufacturer: Published for the Society of Real Estate Appraisers [by] Lexington Books
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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100 Instant Ideas For All Age Worship (Children's Ministries)
Relf, Sue
Manufacturer: Kingsway Communications Ltd.
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0854767630 |
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Having people of all ages together for any length of structured time can be a challenge. This bookprovides a wealth of pick and mix ideas for those involved in leading allage worship including Minitalks Dramas Prayers Bible Readings Praise and worship Testimonies Rpas Quizzes
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30 Big Write-and-Read Learning Posters Ready for Kids to Personalize and Display With Pride!
Perfect for Bulletin Boards or Wall Displays!
Start the school year right with these irresistible poster templates that prompt children to tell about themselves in words and pictures. Young learners will have a blast filling in favorite animals, foods, colors, books, writing a self portrait, and more. A great way to build self-esteem, motivate reluctant writers, and help kids get acquainted!
Customer Reviews:
Students love it!!.......2006-12-10
I have my students fill out there poster whenever they are chosen as the Star Student of the week. Each student can present their poster, take a few questions, and then bask in the glory of having their poster hanging in the hall for the week. Also, after the poster has been presented, I have every student write a friendly letter to the Star Student. All letters are made into a booklet that the Star Student receives at the end of their week.
Great for the beginning of the year.......2006-11-05
I really like using this in my classroom. It's a great way to get to know each student throughout the year. I allow for them to share their poster, and have a mini share with their favorite things that they bring from home.
All About Me Poster.......2005-09-24
GREAT for a beginning of the year project with kids... let them use their imagination and their markers!!
Awesome tool for student of the week!.......2005-08-15
I plan to use these personal posters with each student of the week. After the poster is completed and returned, it will be laminated and displayed. The students can take them home at the end of the week to display at home or give as a gift to a relative.
Great but small.......2001-09-21
These posters are wonderful bulletin board displays and the students love to write in them. The main problem is that there isn't enough room for some students to write about their stories and especially book reviews. Parents and principals have praised the posters!
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Climb aboard the picnic buses for a happy hippoholiday! This lively rhyming story of a seaside romp where hippopotamamas, papas, sons, and daughters are soaking up the sun, strolling along the boardwalk, and dancing around the maypole makes a perfect read-aloud. "Seeming to spill off the pages with their jollity, Everitt's spirited illustrations are sure to endear these playful creatures to kids--who will have as much fun as the hippos do."--Publishers Weekly
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Great book for kids!.......2002-03-18
We got lucky and happened to check this out from the library, but then we had to buy it! My daughter loves all the silly rhymes, plus the bright colors of the illustrations. She never gets tired of reading it!
We LOVE this book!!.......1999-07-16
This is a great book to read to antsy kids. My child not only istened, but got very involved with the characters, soon WE were a hippopota-family! Who can resist saying, "Hippopotamama"? The text flows beautifully and the illustrations are playful and just perfect for this tale! If you loved the Happy Hippopotomi, then I wholeheartedly recommend, "The Maestro Plays" also by Bill Martin, Jr.
Great fun for reading with your children.......1998-01-17
You will really enjoy reading this book to your children. The invented words involving hippo are a fun, poetic learning experience for the listener and the reader. We laughed all the way through and the more you read it the better you get at it. Pretty soon you'll all be singing it around the house. Your child will have this one memorized in no time!
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- Impressive Conceptual Meta-Model Built on Best Practices
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Zero Time: Providing Instant Customer Value - Every Time, All the Time!
Raymond T. Yeh ,
Keri E. Pearlson , and
George Kozmetsky
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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ASIN: 0471382450 |
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"Satisfy your customers instantly -- in Zero TimeTM
In today's fast-paced business world, companies need to react instantaneously. Being a zero-time company involves more than compressing time -- it's about providing value for every customer at every opportunity. To achieve this, businesses must be willing to restructure and compress relationships. It's about taking advantage of all that our digital world has to offer -- without the Internet, you can't be in zero time, period. Zero TimeTM features insightful case studies from companies like Dell, GE, Intel, and CISCO, and identifies five key disciplines companies need to adopt in order to remain competitive.
Customer Reviews:
Impressive Conceptual Meta-Model Built on Best Practices.......2000-09-27
When the authors read The Discipline of Market Leaders, they must have immediately realized the potential of bringing the ideas of being an innovator, effective producer, and relationship manager together. This book fulfills that synthesis in a zero-time concept, of immediately providing value for stakeholders. In a December 1999 poll in Fast Company Magazine, 38 percent of respondents indicated that some aspect of their company already operated in a zero execution time mode.
The book is built around five basic concepts for a targeted group of high profit margin customers:
(1) Instant Value Alignment with customers (FedEx's commitment to on-time delivery and instant access to tracking information)
(2) Instant Learning by employees and customers (Dell Computer's computer-based education at work cell assembly sites)
(3) Instant Adaptation of the organization (G.E.'s focus on building a direction for the company around vision and trust)
(4) Instant Execution of value for the customer (Progressive Insurance's accelerated claims processing methods)
(5) Instant Involvement of all stakeholders (Cisco Systems' involvement with its suppliers and outsourcers from development through implementation for customers)
A company can progress towards having all five elements in a three step process. First, you become a market leader by emphasizing either product/service innovation (employing instant learning and adaptation), operating excellence (using instant execution and involvement), or customer closeness (relationship building based on instant alignment and involvement). Second, you turn that into locking customers in by adding one more key element from the five part model. Third, you complete the transition into providing all five elements.
A t-strategy is described for making this transition. You find an opportunity that is unfilled (such as the desire to be alone in the middle of other people that is partly served by the Sony Walkman), develop a key core competency for that conceptual space, and expand into some zero-time operations. You first apply that vision, core comptence, and distinctiveness for one market, then expand it into different, but similar (and usually related) markets. These market extensions form the vertical part of the 't' shape. For example, Dell Computer wants to employ direct selling with a competency of build-to-order to dominate the market for PCs by operational effectiveness. It expands from desk-top PCs to portable ones, then to servers, and now into storage.
Now that you understand the model a bit, let me share a few quibbles. First, I disagree with the idea of focusing on a subset of customers who can provide the highest profit margin. I think a better concept is to identify the customers where they will give you the greatest combination of competitive insulation, profitability, and improvement in your economics of providing goods and services in order to be able to take on more customers profitably.
Second, several stakeholders are missing from the discussion here such as shareholders, bondholders, the communities in which you operate, and those who regulate what you do. More thinking needs to be done about how to apply the model there stakeholders.
Third, the authors argue that providing all three dimensions gives you a guaranteed customer for life. I disagree. You could still be upended by someone with a proprietary technology with the same zero-time elements that gives an edge in bringing more benefits to the customer. Another way of thinking about this is that technology can still be disruptive to this strategy (see The Innovator's Dilemma).
Fourth, the authors do not address how to make the cost-benefit trade-off decisions. Getting closer to zero time gets more and more expensive. How much is it worth? How fast should you transition to this level of performance? The book will tend to encourage a too-fast transition, in my judgment.
Fifth, when is a non-zero time response better? If someone asks me my opinion on an important subject, they may not want a response in 1 second. They may prefer that I pull together all of the resources of my organization for the next 3 days instead and provide a better answer. The book doesn't address that class of circumstances.
Sixth, how do you correct for errors? I frequently stay in hotel chains that pride themselves on writing down my preferences. Then they smile broadly as they anticipate my needs and provide those preferences. The only problem is, that those aren't really my preferences. For example, staying at a luxury hotel with a sore throat, I ordered mid-afternoon tea with lemon. I don't usually drink it that way, but that's the way it always comes when I am at that hotel. In another luxury hotel, someone asked me casually if I liked the room I was staying in. I was feeling friendly and happy, and said, 'Oh, yes!' Well, for the next six years, I had the same room -- even though I actually preferred a different room. I respect what these hotels are trying to do so much that I don't have the heart to tell them they are unintentionally giving me the wrong service.
Basically, like all models, it is a lot easier to understand than to do it well.
After you have completed this fine book, put yourself in your stakeholders' shoes. What would you really want from your company? How would you like to go about making that happen? How would you like to adjust your needs and the responses you receive? Then use those insights to talk directly with your stakeholders about how well you are doing. If you are like most of the companies I study, you aren't ever delivering the right value. You'll need to get that straightened out before you start working on getting great value provided in zero time.
Be effective!
Insightful and provocative !.......2000-08-03
The authors really take today's norm of 'operating companies' and challenges them to entirely re-think the fundamentals of their current operations for today and tomorrow. Zero Time is well thought out and raises the bar helping direct companies shift their paradigms in both thought and action to truly develop into tomorrow's champions - for the long term. It really is a must read for the new generation of e-business leaders and tomorrow's visionaries.
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