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sifting through the madness for the word, the line, the way: New Poems
Charles Bukowski Manufacturer: Ecco ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0060568232 Release Date: 2004-01-06 |
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from "neither Shakespeare nor Mickey Spillane"
young young young, only wanting the Word,
going mad in the streets and in the bars,
brutal fights, broken glass, crazy women
screaming in
your cheap room,
you a familiar guest at the drunk tank, North
Avenue 21, Lincoln Heights
sifting through the madness for the Word, the
line
the way,
hoping for a check from somewhere,
dreaming of a letter from a great editor:
"Chinaski, you don't know how long we've been waiting for you!"
no chance at all.
Customer Reviews:
So you want to be a writer.......2007-04-26
What Do Expect, The Guy Is Dead.......2005-01-27
Not his best, but still readable........2004-07-26
please be more careful with the man.......2003-05-24
Getting the Hang of Being Dead?.......2003-05-02
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The Haystack Syndrome: Sifting Information Out of the Data Ocean
Eliyahu M. Goldratt Manufacturer: North River Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0884270890 |
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A "must" for every manager concerned with meeting the challenges of the 21st century. You'll see the differences between data and information in a new light, and understand precisely how misunderstanding those differences can affect the quality of your decision-making process. Starting with the structure of an organization, The Haystack Syndrome ends with a detailed description of the logic that must underpin the information system for any organization to maximize effectiveness.Customer Reviews:
A pearl of thought from Goldratt's genius!.......2007-08-18
Tony's opinion........2007-03-20
customer satisfaction.......2006-12-10
Heavy going.......2006-01-28
One good book?.......2003-01-23
OK, we expect you to publish on your theory frequently.
Um, but I have nothing new to say. The theory was only big enough for one book.
We won't consider you an expert if you have only one good book - the first one.
OK. I'll rehash everything about every two years.
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Tolkien in Perspective: Sifting the Gold from the Glitter
Greg Wright Manufacturer: VMI Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0971231168 |
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How should Tolkien's literary work be interpreted? Greg Wright, a life-long Tolkien scholar, in applying Biblical principles to Tolkien's fantasy, shows some surprising revelations about Tolkien's work that every Tolkien fan should read.Customer Reviews:
chatty and churchy.......2007-07-16
A Genuinely New Perspective.......2004-03-22
One of the joys of this book is the author's commitment to maintaining a dialogue with his readers. Although an outgoing Christian himself, he never "preaches at" his reader. Rather, his approach is that of the website where his series on LOTR and Peter Jackson's films have been posted on for the last five years: "One of the practices at Hollywood Jesus is never to throw rocks at any artist or their work. Rather, we approach each work on its own terms, find common ground and open the doors of dialogue."
Here is an author who has written not to convince you that he is right, but to present some new ideas in order to stimulate your own thinking about Tolkien's thoughts and intentions. This is an author who is genuinely interested in feedback and discussion, who can sincerely and dispassionately dialogue with his readers, who wants more to provoke thought and discovery than just to prove a point.
If you want to know more about the text of the book, read the review posted below by "la solinas," but rest assured, no matter what you think of this book, you can take the opportunity to discuss it all further with the author himself. Don't miss it!
Evangelical analysis of Tolkien.......2003-12-11
I enjoyed Wright's analysis. He goes into detail into the general ideas behind the LOTR myth, analyzing the secular and Catholic roots of the story. (His explanation of Catholic Christianity's use of allegory is excellent).
However, there is quite a bit in the book about the spiritual helps and spiritual dangers of Tolkienmania, with an emphasis on a strict biblical world view.
If one is allergic to bible quoting, skip the book. If one wishes to see an analysis of Tolkien's tales from several religious/ethical worldviews, it is an excellent study. And, if one is a strict evangelical, it is a welcome addition to your library.
Wright's corn worth its weight in gold.......2003-10-19
Readers should be aware, however, that Wright has an aggressive evangelical agenda. The subtitle, "sifting the gold from the glitter", hints at the angle he's coming from. He warns that pagan elements in Tolkien's story need to be recognized for what they are -- glitter not gold, chaff instead of corn. Needless to say, one person's gold is another's glitter, and in truth we should recognize both pagan and Christian elements as part of the "gold" of Tolkien's classic.
Wright is correct, however, to point out that Tolkien thought he had chaff in his own corn, even if we as readers are not inclined to recognize it as such. From a Christian point of view, there is too much "long defeat" in Middle-Earth, and never enough confident victory. The Fourth Age grows even darker than the previous cycles, and men have to confront evil without help from wizards and cheerfully courageous hobbits. As the apocryphal dialogue between Finrod and Andreth indicates, the race of men remains hopeless without the Christ event. But the flip-side to Wright's observation is equally important: Tolkien couldn't do without this chaff, and he even liked its taste. He loved and emulated pagan themes like hopeless courage, even if as a Christian he couldn't quite "go there".
The best parts of the book are the last two chapters which focus on the Fourth Age and alternate Catholic ways of viewing Tolkien's work. Wright is sensitive to Catholic doctrine (rare for an evangelical) and has done his homework. He cites Regina Doman's excellent contrast between the Protestant and Catholic views of history, the latter of which puts The Lord of the Rings into perspective as an historical episode consistent with Christian salvation-history. The heroes of this story are "faithful" to the extent that Eru has revealed himself to them. But ultimately the pagan world-view is operative in Middle-Earth, and Frodo was doomed to failure.
Wright and I come to similar conclusions for very different reasons, but the important thing is that he understands Tolkien's story for what it is: pre-Christian myth as opposed to Christian metaphor. For those who can wade through the evangelical chaff, Wright's corn is worth its weight in gold.
Very Insightful.......2003-10-16
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Remind Me Why I'm Here: Sifting through Sudden Loss of Memory and Judgment (People with Disabilities Press)
Diana Lund Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0595383513 |
Book Description
"It is one matter to forget things when you have a million thoughts flooding your mind and quite another to forget when your head is as empty as a looted store."
-from Remind Me Why I'm Here
In the spring of 1996, Diana Lund was a top-ranked project manager in her mid-thirties when a car accident instantly changed her personality and her life's direction. Thrust into short-term memory loss and cognitive deficit, self-perception kept colliding into reality. Neurologists underestimated her difficulties; they sent her back to work, to manage multi-million dollar contracts, in a mentally compromised state.
Beyond an account of devastating internal transformation, Remind Me delves into neurological research and trends. Lund pushes her intellect to its limit to unravel mysteries about her brain and accident. And on her quest to become whole again and to understand the neurological world, she discovers hope.
"A topic that could be dense and heavy becomes a page turner. Even sophisticated professionals can relate to the freshness of observations . . ."
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Leonard Diller, PhD, Prof. of Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU School of Medicine; Director of Psychology, Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
"A superbly written volume . . . illustrating . . . that even so-called minor brain injuries can produce functionally incapacitating cognitive and neurobehavioral impairments . . ."
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Yehuda Ben-Yishay, PhD, Prof. of Clinical Rehabilitation Medicine, NYU
"Essential reading for clinicians, families, and counselors."
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Marilyn Lash, MSW, Partner, Lash and Associates Publishing/Training, Inc.
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Remarkable story.......2006-11-26
Respect Requires a Memory.......2006-08-14
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Siftings (American Land Classics)
Jens Jensen Manufacturer: The Johns Hopkins University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 080184021X |
Book Description
One of Americas greatest landscape designers and conservationists, Jensen used native plants to introduce the influential Prairie style of landscape architecture. In Siftings, Jensen shares his memories of "wandering in many lands" and his life in the heart of Middle America. His recollections--like his designs--express a love of natural landscapes and regional cultures. As he sifts through a lifetime of ideas about gardens, cities, towns and parks, Jensen makes an eloquent case for a natural style of American landscape.
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Sifting Men: A Woman's Guide to Assessing Male Character
Robert Ellis Manufacturer: McGriff & Bell ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 096346096X |
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A woman's guide to assessing male character for marriage, remarriage or dating. It's intent is to "sift out" all the warning signs before making the ultimate commitment of marriage, using Biblical principles.Customer Reviews:
A Woman's Guide to Manipulation.......2006-12-25
Sifting Men:A Woman's Guide to Assessing Male Character.......2005-10-08
Single Woman's Essential Guide.......2003-05-16
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Sifting the Sands of Time: Historic Photographs From The Oriental Institute of The University of Chicago [A Book of Postcards]
Manufacturer: Pomegranate ProductGroup: Book Binding: Card Book ASIN: 1566403103 |
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The 2007 Import and Export Market for Bran, Sharps, and Other Residues Derived from Sifting, Milling or Other Working of Cereals or of Leguminous Plants in United States
Philip M. Parker Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0497565765 Release Date: 2006-10-24 |
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On the demand side, exporters and strategic planners focusing on bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants in United States face a number of questions. Which countries are supplying bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants to United States? How important is United States compared to others in terms of the entire global and regional market? How much do the imports of bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants vary from one country of origin to another in United States? On the supply side, United States also exports bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants. Which countries receive the most exports from United States? How are these exports concentrated across buyers? What is the value of these exports and which countries are the largest buyers? This report was created for strategic planners, international marketing executives and import/export managers who are concerned with the market for bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants in United States. With the globalization of this market, managers can no longer be contented with a local view. Nor can managers be contented with out-of-date statistics which appear several years after the fact. I have developed a methodology, based on macroeconomic and trade models, to estimate the market for bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants for those countries serving United States via exports, or supplying from United States via imports. It does so for the current year based on a variety of key historical indicators and econometric models. In what follows, Chapter 2 begins by summarizing where United States fits into the world market for imported and exported bran, sharps, and other residues derived from sifting, milling or other working of cereals or of leguminous plants. The total level of imports and exports on a worldwide basis, and those for United States in particular, is estimated using a model which aggregates across over 150 key country markets and projects these to the current year. From there, each country represents a percent of the world market. This market is served from a number of competitive countries of origin. Based on both demand- and supply-side dynamics, market shares by country of origin are then calculated across each country market destination. These shares lead to a volume of import and export values for each country and are aggregated to regional and world totals. In doing so, we are able to obtain maximum likelihood estimates of both the value of each market and the share that United States is likely to receive this year. From these figures, rankings are calculated to allow managers to prioritize United States compared to other major country markets. In this way, all the figures provided in this report are forecasts that can be combined with internal information sources for strategic planning purposes.
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The 2007-2012 World Outlook for Chemical Mixing, Kneading, Crushing, Grinding, Sifting, Homogenizing, Emulsifying, and Stirring Machines Excluding Dairy Homogenizing Machines
Philip M. Parker Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0497313162 Release Date: 2006-05-18 |
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This study covers the world outlook for chemical mixing, kneading, crushing, grinding, sifting, homogenizing, emulsifying, and stirring machines excluding dairy homogenizing machines across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.
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The 2007-2012 World Outlook for Sifting and Screening Machines
Philip M. Parker Manufacturer: ICON Group International, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0497323494 Release Date: 2006-05-18 |
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This study covers the world outlook for sifting and screening machines across more than 200 countries. For each year reported, estimates are given for the latent demand, or potential industry earnings (P.I.E.), for the country in question (in millions of U.S. dollars), the percent share the country is of the region and of the globe. These comparative benchmarks allow the reader to quickly gauge a country vis-à-vis others. Using econometric models which project fundamental economic dynamics within each country and across countries, latent demand estimates are created. This report does not discuss the specific players in the market serving the latent demand, nor specific details at the product level. The study also does not consider short-term cyclicalities that might affect realized sales. The study, therefore, is strategic in nature, taking an aggregate and long-run view, irrespective of the players or products involved.Books:
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