Book Description
The work of Seattle-based architect Tom Kundig has been called both raw and refined, as well as super-crafted and warm. Kundig’s projects, especially his houses, uniquely combine these two seemingly disparate sets of characteristics to produce some of the most inventive structures found in the architecture world today. Kundig’s internationally acclaimed work is inspired by both industrial structures with which he grew up in the Pacific Northwest and the vibrant craft cultures that are fostered there. His buildings uniquely meld industrial sensibilities and materials such as corten steel and concrete with an intuitive understanding of scale.
Customer Reviews:
Lots of content.......2007-02-11
I own many books dedicated to a single architects work. Often times these type of books display two or three rooms of a house and never get into the nitty gritty of a project. "Tom Kundig: Houses" is different. This book leaves little to the imagination, offering sometimes up to 15-20 pages to a single project. The pictures are very clear and tell a lot about the concept of a house as a whole. The only knock I'd say is that every project is so similar to the next that it becomes hard to differentiate. But if you admire his style, that shouldn't be much of a problem.
Book Description
While ancient concepts of yin and yang and meridians have been effective for sustaining traditional knowledge of acupuncture, contemporary clinicians need a more scientific structure to apply these complex teachings. A book that examines this Eastern medicine through the systematic principles of anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry is long overdue. Addressing acupuncture from a unique perspective, Acupuncture: An Anatomical Approach abandons the traditional Oriental medicine approach in favor of a more analytical scientific presentation. This innovative book describes the progression of chronic pain in the peripheral nervous system, demonstrating that points conducting pain impulses through the peripheral nerves become more tender to palpation throughout life in response to episodes of pain, and this happens in a predictable sequence. This sequence, expressed as a "pain quantification," has important prognostic significance to the person's response to acupuncture, as well as other treatments. The author has diminished the metaphysical aura of classical acupuncture and reinvented it as a medical science. This original contribution adds new knowledge to the understanding of the progression of pain throughout a person's lifetime.
Customer Reviews:
Two Thumbs Up.......2006-01-13
I am an actively practicing Osteopathic Family Physician. I incorporate a lot of manipulation and trigger point injections into my practice. I have been studying acupuncture (Traditional Chinese Medicine) now for about six months. TCM acupuncture is difficult for my western trained brain to grab a hold of and to be able to put into practical application. Anatomical Acupuncture is a breath of fresh air. This is a book that I, again as a western trained physician, can immediately grasp and immediately implement in my own clinical practice. I have already begun treating a few select patients based on what I learned in this book and am already seeing postive clinical outcomes. I highly recommend this book to you. You won't be disappointed. Well worth the investment.
Without the hocus-pocus.......2005-03-30
Insightful book that attempts to explain acupuncture from a scientific physiologic bent without the hocus-pocus found in a lot of acupuncture books written today.
After reading a lot of acupuncture books about the weird "pulse diagnosis," the mysterious "chi" (from those Kung Fu movies where the Kung Fu fighters all seem to have superhuman abilities--maybe the NBA should sign them up for a multimillion dollar contract, they should play a mean game of basketball), and those strange chi "meridians" that connect the "triple burner" to the "governor vessel" to the kitchen sink and how acupuncture should only be performed by a man with a red carnation at certain times of the day when the sun and moon and Mercury and Jupiter are in "harmony" with each other under the direction of an astrologist who is wearing green suspenders, I got so sick that I just wanted to vomit.
This book cuts out all those outdated, mystic, superstitious, ideas that were used to explain acupuncture in medieval times, and brings it more into accord with 21st Century thinking grounded on the laws of physics, chemistry and physiology.
It's been a breath of fresh air reading this book.
A logical, medical science based approach to acupuncture.......2004-11-19
As a physician, I have found Dr. Dung's approach offers the most logical and reasonable means of understanding and using acupuncture as a pain relieving modality for everyday clinical practice. A simple review of a bit of gross anatomy (emphasizing the peripheral nervous system) is recommended. Any well motivated and prudent physician can begin using this information fairly rapidly and will soon see that allegiance to "Yin/Yang" theory and other philosophical constructs is unnecessary. Neuromodulation is based on basic science research and is the logical basis of this wonderful (but underutilized) modality. I highly recommend this book to any physician/dentist who has had interest in acupuncture but was turned off by the metaphysical baggage it has carried (until now).
Book Description
The 108 stories in Who Ordered this Truckload of Dung? offer thoughtful commentary on everything from love and commitment to fear and pain. Drawing from his own life experience, as well as traditional Buddhist folk tales, author Ajahn Brahm uses over 30 years of spiritual growth as a monk to spin delightful tales that can be enjoyed in silence or read aloud to friends and family. Featuring titles such as "The Two-Finger Smile" and "The Worm and His Lovely Pile of Dung," these wry and witty stories provide playful, pithy takes on the basic building blocks of everyday like. Suitable for children, adults, and anyone in between, this eloquent volume wraps insight and inspiration inside of a good old yarn.
Customer Reviews:
Fantastic!.......2007-06-20
This is a fantastic book, a treasure of short Buddhist tales with the deepest insights. Sometimes, when I don't have the time or the energy to read long discourses on spirituality I just grab this book, open it at random and read a couple of stories. It's and instant spiritual pick-me-up. Ajahn Brahm tells these stories with such a skill that you feel them come alive right before your eyes. I love them.
For a more serious discussion on meditation make sure you check our his other book: "Mindfulness, Bliss and Beyond". That one is a true gem of a book too.
Like fables for adults!.......2007-06-17
We're having a lot of fun reading this. Like a book of fables, it's the kind of book you'll read again and the stories might speak to other scenarios currently happening in your life.
Wonderful book!.......2007-05-15
My kids age 7 and 11 ask for this as a bedtime read. good way to impart wisdom without being preachy. The stories speak to adults as well!
Who Ordered This Truckload of Dung?.......2007-05-13
I bought this for my husband. He loved it.
I couldn't put it down........2007-05-12
I read this book from cover to cover in a matter of a few days. I couldn't seem to put it down. Ajan Brahm has a unique and humorous way of presenting the simple truths that make up Buddhism.
Book Description
Vintage presents the paperback edition of the wild and brilliant writings of Lester Bangs--the most outrageous and popular rock critic of the 1970s--edited and with an introduction by the reigning dean of rack critics, Greil Marcus. Advertising in Rolling Stone and other major publications.
Customer Reviews:
Awesome Read!.......2007-05-28
My husband loved this book! It is chalked full of rock n roll history and the bonus of this is how it was presented in a different manner. Lester Bangs' colorful descriptions keep my husband laughing, reading, and passing it on for the next person to enjoy.
This was a great buy and my husband recommends it highly!!!
The Pinnacle Of Music Writing .......2007-05-06
This is, hands-down, the best collection of music writing ever, regardless of genre, regardless of time. Why? Because it's a piece of music itself.
In his sharper articles, Bangs got to the very core of what Punk and Rock 'n' Roll should be - what it represented, what it felt like, what it should feel like. Rock 'n' Roll was a religion and a philosophy that his writing promoted, at times maybe even invented. His writing was never merely a collection of album reviews. It often complimented the subject matter itself - his style emobidied the music itself. It must also be said that much of the greatness of this collection is largely due to the sterling efforts of Greil Marcus who seems to have grasped the essence of Bangs's gift and presents not a "greatest hits" compendium, but a selection of works that when considered as a whole, brutally ram home that philosophy.
By implication both explicit and implicit, Psychotic Reactions... is also a rumination on the human condition and its timeless truths. Reading these pieces from start to finish, we see Bangs' progression from a rather juvenile, if no less entertaining, pseudo-Kerouac to a deep and understanding writer with sharp and articulate observations of this confused world and the frightened and irrational people in it. It's this more than anything that strikes me as being such a great shame that he died a premature death. It's clear that his best work was yet to come.
So, don't approach this as a collection of record reviews. Don't expect to come away with greater insight or appreciation of your favorite bands. Psychotic Reactions And Carburetor Dung is the record itself, the literary equivalent of The Velvet Underground And Nico, The Clash and Nuggets. It's the end result in itself.
the man who ruined rock?.......2007-04-24
Lester Bangs is guilty of being one of the most pretentious and detrimental rock critics in the history of the gloriously varied musical genre. His narrow-minded opinion and self-impressed need to pose as a tastemaker frequently undermined the efforts of truly talented and generous musicians. Bangs, himself an inept hack of a writer and a shallow wader in the ocean of wisdom, could only understand and praise simplistic music. Why do I villify him? Simple - because he was a villain.
Bang for the buck.......2006-10-19
Lester bangs really could write. This is what you notice at first whenever you read this book which has been lovingly compiled. It is also essential reading for anybody wishing to explore rock since he provides some very essential reading and insights into the music. Better than the second book that would come out.
Bridge-burning genius.......2006-09-17
The late Lester Bangs has become one of the more improbable pop culture icons out there - a posthumous star critic whose value as a cultural commentator (or literary figure) could be endlessly debated.
But Bangs' great virtue - and the reason he remains compelling - is strangely moral: in a cultural landscape in which culture has (even in Bangs' heyday - the 1970s, and definitely today) been commodified and Balkanized to within an inch of its' life, Bangs was anachronistically committed to the idea of music that was passionate, honest regardless of its' genre, and might actually serve some unifying purpose: witness his humanistic assessments of Elvis, John Lennon, or Van Morrison's 'Astral Weeks.' To this end, he wrote with an absolutely psychotic glee and an enthused passion that had the energy (and occasionally the effect) of a bull in a china shop.
Reading Bangs is completely unforgettable: poignant on Richard Hell and The Clash, which highlights his talent as a writer, when he set his mind to it. Elsewhere, his demented eviscerations of star pomp were carried to extremes no present day editor would allow: a fantasy of James Taylor being gored to death, playing Jethro Tull to the president of South Vietnam, or a xenophobic rant directed at the Guess Who (Canadians, guilty of - to paraphrase - putting down our women). His legendary back-and-forth with Lou Reed ("Will Yoko leave Paul?") is greatness.
Bangs would be the first to admit that he was no saint - as he recoils at his own juvenile attempts at being Lenny Bruce (the casually racist language sparingly used in his younger days), he writes it out, in a conflicted apologia first published in 'Village Voice,' and his recountings of New Years' Eve debaucheries manages to be simultaneously riveting and a little spooky. But here Bangs recontextualizes a rock-n-roll conceit of the 1970s - confessional writing, which - in the hands of certain singer-songwriters swiftly degenerated into vague navel-gazing - in Bangs' hands becomes something more primal - a conversational chart of a smart man's attempts (successful and not) to transcend past transgressions.
And so it is - to anyone interested in American pop culture, or at least music - this is an essential piece of the great puzzle, and an immensely vital antidote to the musty self-importance of so very many other cultural commentators. Bangs was unhinged, and flung language like a weapon (definitely a spiritual cousin to the likes of Hunter S. Thompson and Richard Pryor), and then as now, a bit of that is very necessary.
-David Alston
Book Description
Plywood is arguably the most modern design artifact: it is a material born of natural wood and formed by vigorous industrial processes that can assume the most organic of shapes through bending, laminating, and molding. plywood truly fulfills that most modern of dreams: bridging the gap between technology and nature.
Bent Ply is the first book devoted to plywood in modern design. The book consists of two parts: the first, an illustrated history of plywood (tracing its origins to ancient Egypt, circa 2900 BC); the second, an annotated journal of the making of a piece of bent plywood furniture, from the forest to the showroom.
Bent Ply contains numerous illustrations of the classics of bent ply design, including furniture from Alvar Aalto, Michael Thonet, and Charles and Ray Eames, and examples of its appropriation by the military: John F. Kennedy s PT109 boat and the DeHavilland Mosquito were both fabricated from plywood.
Anyone interested in furniture design, woodworking, or materials will be fascinated by Bent Ply.
Customer Reviews:
bent plywood process described.......2007-03-13
bent ply by dung ngo and eric pfieffer takes an in depth look at the forming of plywood from it's early stages at the turn of the century up through the mass-production techniques of today. the authors have compiled detailed information on everything from how plywood veneers are made to the construction of molds for forming. the end of the book contains a wide variety of examples of bent ply furniture. the book even comes bound in plywood! a must for anyone with curiosity about forming plywood.
THE BEST ON PLYWOOD.......2005-07-25
This tome does justice to plywood and all its possibilities, and its contributions to date to modern and modernist life. Great rare history of industrialized wood (bentwood too). A must read for modern furniture fans.
Plywood Makes for a Really Hardback Book.......2005-05-24
There are paperback books and hardback books, but I don't think that I've ever before seen a book that was as hardback as these. The front and back cover are made of plywood. Fitting I suppose. Certainly interesting you your bookshelf.
Inside, the book is divided into three main sections.
The first is a history and description of the uses to which bent plywood has been put to in the past. Surprisingly the first patents on plywood go back to 1895, just about the time that the steam engine was becoming powerful enough to spin a log against a slicing knife. Continuing the history through World War II talks about (and shows pictures of) plywood airplanes.
The middle section is on the production of the plywood furniture, it starts with the bare logs and how they are cut into veneer and finally put into bent-ply furniture. It talks about a bent ply desk designed by Mr. Pfeiffer. This desk has veneer made in Latvia, the assembly of the desk is in Italy, and it is produced for the American market.
The last section of the book shows a wide selection of furniture articles, illustrating what can be done with bent ply.
Book Description
Twenty-two fun and witty proverbs are assembled together with their corresponding English translations and western equivalents. From generation to generation in Vietnam, these intriguing oral traditions are learned at mothers' knees; told in the mountains; whispered in the fields; murmured on the river banks; and floated amidst the reeds. It was the author's early childhood exposure to rhymes and poetry that has given him a lifelong fascination with proverbs that reflect on both the happy and the sad moments of his life.
Customer Reviews:
A little bit weird.......2007-09-26
I tried reading this book to my kid. The problem is...I don't connect to the proverbs. I've never heard my parents use them. I don't really understand the words used. The explanation in English isn't too interesting.
It's not my favorite book.
interesting comparison of Vietnamese and Western Proverbs.......2007-06-10
Proverbs are part of how we instill values in children. It is interesting to see that some values are global when seeing these Vietnamese ones. There are 22 proverbs that have very similar meanings just with different wording between the Western and Vietnamese versions. I recognized most of the Western ones and could relate with all of them. I enjoyed seeing the similarities and differences and liked the illustrations that accompanied them.
Customer Reviews:
Interior Design Magazine - Book Review by Stanley Abercrombie.......2006-08-04
It's difficult enough, we all know, for a house's exterior and interior to appear unified. So when an entire house, its remarkable natural setting, and the owner's impressive art collection cohere in perfect harmony, that deserves a book. The subject here is the bay-front Seattle home of businessman Barney Ebsworth. The architecture is by Jim Olson of Olson Sundberg Kundig Allen Architects; the quietly sympathetic interiors are by Terry Hunziker; and the landscape architecture is by Allworth Nussbaum. The result is a well integrated composition of concrete, limetone, and natural woods, with long enfilades leading to views of the splendid green setting. All work together to give a starring role to the art, part of which was shown at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. in 2000. As the book's editor, graphic designer Dung Ngo, says in his introduction, the owner can "dine with [Edward] Hopper and [Wayne] Thiebaud, read with [David] Hockney and [Alexander] calder, and bathe wih [Charles] Sheeler and [Ellsworth] Kelly."
Happily, this impressive design accomplishment extends to the book itself-the work of it's editor's Ngo Studio. The pages offer full-bleed images by Paul Warchol, among other photographers; a floor plan; and several detail drawings
A harmony of equals: Nature, Artchitecture, and Art.......2006-07-07
Entrepreneur Barney Ebsworth who made his money in the travel industry took his company public and in 1999 began devoting his time to modern American art. He was able to acquire a site on Lake Washington near Seattle and had Jim Olson design a building to serve as both a residence and as a gallery to show his collection.
The house is almost as much of an art object as any of the art being exhibited. It is a spectacular design that reminds me greatly of some of Frank Lloyd Wright's best work. It fits into the setting perfectly looking almost as though nature had intended for it to be there. It consists of three pavilions connected by glass enclosed walkways (this is after all in Seattle), and in spite of its size (14,000 square feet) is has the look of a small cottage nestled in amongst the trees.
The art collection was begun with the idea of having twelve pieces, but the twelve best pieces that could be obtained. When a new piece was obtained, the rule was to get rid of a piece. Obviously that didn't last long and the collection now has about 200 pieces.
The book is also a masterpiece, beautiful photography, beautiful printing. As one comment from the book says, 'A harmony of equals: Nature, Artchitecture, and Art.'
Book Description
Ever since that tragic night when her mother and guardian were murdered, thirteen-year-old Sarah has been living on her own and searching for the knight who was responsible. Her quest for revenge leads to an even greater adventure when she witnesses Queen Guinevere being kidnapped. Soon Sarah finds herself accompanying Sir Gawain and Squire Terence on a remarkable journey to rescue the Queen. In their travels they meet, among others, a mystery knight traveling incognito in a dung cart, a faery who becomes Sarah's first friend in a long time, a reclusive monk who plans to spend the rest of his life building a tomb for Sir Lancelot, and a princess who might have a little more gumption than she appears to. As the plot thickens, Sarah finds out more about the people she's met and befriended, as well as about herself. She begins to learn the true consequences of vengeance and what it really means to be a princess.
Customer Reviews:
We fight over who gets to read the next one in the series first!.......2007-04-03
After reading one book by author Gerald Morris, we were addicted! Now my husband (43), my son (12), and myself (37) are fighting over every book in the Squire's Tales series that we can get our hands on! We bought this book because we heard it was "good literature." We had no idea HOW good until we read it. It is clever, witty, sarcastic, adventurous, and inspirational! My husband laughed so hard he cried! It is a very entertaining retelling of the King Arthur stories and Canterbury Tales, complete with knights, castles, princesses, magic, fairies, herbs with healing powers, and quests! The characters as sassy and full of spunk, and there is a new adventure around every corner. We recommended these books to our local library, some of the librarians read one of the books, and they ended up ordering a bunch of the books from The Squire's Tales series for the library. (This book is the sixth in the series.) It is easy to recommend such a charming and entertaining book!
Yet ANOTHER Book to Get Lost In!!! jmeascsKeinnon.......2007-01-01
The Princess, the Crone, and the Dung-Cart Knight is a GREAT book!
In this story the heroine, Sarah, is an orphan. Being the only witness of Queen Guinevere's abduction, she sets off to Camelot to tell King Arthur about his wife. Soon she finds herself on quest with Gawain and his Squire, Terence, both to rescue the queen and a secret quest of her own.
Filled with the usual assembly of recreant knights, "holy men", and other hilarious characters, this book has kept me turning pages till the very end. My favorite character is King Bagdemagus, a very, very silly man who is always in the latest fashion; whether it's a brilliant green silk robe or torn up shepherd's clothes!!!
In conclusion, The Squire, His Knight, and His Lady is something I think everyone should read and enjoy. So, if you like ADVENTURE, ARTHURIAN TALES, KNIGHTS, Sir LANCELOT, SWORD FIGHTS AND MAGIC, this is the book for you!!!
an EXCELLENT ADVENTURE book by XMMO.......2006-12-28
This is a great book! It's not as funny as THE SQUIRE'S TALE, but it's more adventure. You see, Sarah witnesses the Queen and Sir Kai's obduction, and she goes for help. Soon she finds herself accompanied by the famous Sir Gawain, his squire, Terence, and searching for the queen and kai. But Sarah's also on a quest of her own, with only a mysterious old crone to help her. This book is filled with ACTION, ADVENTURE, KNIGHTS, ENCHANTMENTS, SUSPENSE, MAGIC, OTHER-WORLDLY-BEINGS, all on a MEDIEVAL back ground! This really is a great read!
Stephanie's Review.......2006-02-10
Good book, weird title. A girl named Sarah lived with her mother and Mordecai until a knight came with the village and killed them. Sarah has to survive on her own stealing food from the village, and an old woman, who leaves food for her. Sarah wants to get revenge from the knight, and sees one that might be him, or would lead her to him, along with a lady. She follows him and tries to steal his sword when he sits down, but he grabs her, and throws her to the middle of the clearing. She apoligises, and they offer to eat lunch with her. While she's fetching water for the horses, another knight comes, and kidnaps both of them. The knight that she met first hints to Sarah to go and tell King Arther, and that the lady is Queen Guinivere. The old lady who left out food for her told her how to get to Camelot. When she finally gets there, Arther sends a search party, and they plan to drop off Sarah on their way to find the knight, and the Queen, but things didn't go as planned.
Not quite up to standard.......2005-08-24
Although I absolutely love all of Gerald Morris's books so far, this one was probably my least favorite. I'm not quite sure why, since it had most of our old favorite characters like Terence and Sir Gawain. But I guess I thought Sarah wasn't a great main character. She was just a little too annoying at times. And also, there wasn't quite as much humor in this book as in the previous ones. Definitely no romance, if you're interested in that sort of thing. Anyway, it was still very good and definitely worth reading, especially for fans.
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Dung Beetles (Nature's Minibeasts)
Clint Twist
Manufacturer: Gareth Stevens Publishing
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Book Description
Eleven-year-old Tilly saved lives in Thailand by warning people that a tsunami was coming. Six-year-old Ryan raised $800,000 for water wells in Africa. Eight-year-old Chen fought for the rights of Taiwanese workers. And 12-year-old Haruka invented an environmentally friendly dog-poop scooper. Thirty true stories profile kids around the world who used their heads, hearts, courage, and creativity to do great things--and may inspire young readers to do the same.
Customer Reviews:
A one-of-a-kind book that uses real-life examples to teach young people everywhere that they can make a positive difference........2007-03-07
Written by social studies teacher Garth Sundem, The Doggy Dung Disaster & Other True Stories: Regular Kids Doing Heroic Things Around the World is a compilation of inspirational true-life stories about the heroism, inventiveness, and compassion of kids worldwide. From 12-year-old Haruka, who invented an environmentally friendly paper dog-poop scooper that allowed the waste to decompose (unlike plastic bags, which sealed the waste and prevented it from decomposing in landfills), to 11-year-old Tilly, who spotted the warning signs of a tsunami in Thailand and helped save 100 people, to Izidor, a maltreated Romanian orphan adopted by an American couple who devoted his young adult and adult life to bringing international attention to the plight of fellow orphans and improving their living conditions. A one-of-a-kind book that uses real-life examples to teach young people everywhere that they can make a positive difference.
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- Vanishing Act
- Water Dog: Revolutionary Rapid Training Method
- Whale Done! : The Power of Positive Relationships
- Why Size Matters: From Bacteria to Blue Whales
- Winter's Gift
- Yorkshire Terriers for Dummies
- Zen Shorts (Caldecott Honor Book)
- A Good Dog: The Story of Orson, Who Changed My Life
- Animals and the Afterlife: True Stories of Our Best Friends' Journey Beyond Death
- Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds
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