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The Bicycle: Boneshakers, Highwheelers and Other Celebrated Cycles

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The next best thing to an actual visit
fascinating reading and a fascinating museum

The Bicycle: Boneshakers, Highwheelers and Other Celebrated Cycles
Gilbert King
Manufacturer: Courage Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0762412623

Book Description

This photographic survey is richly illustrated with images of one of the world's largest private collections of bicycles from the 1850s to the 1950s, and includes some never-before-published photographs. From antique high wheelers and "boneshakers" to tandems, tricycles, and circus cown bikes, it provides a fascinating historical retrospective of the bicycle's development and evolution.

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The next best thing to an actual visit.......2006-09-23

I too have had the privilege of visiting Mr. Metz's garage-cum-museum, which is only a half hour's drive from here. If you can't get to see his collection first hand, this is the next best thing.

fascinating reading and a fascinating museum.......2002-06-28

this book is an excellent pictorial trip through one of the world's finest collections of bicycles and related items. i have actually been to the Metz Bicycle Museum in Freehold, New Jersey and have had a personalized tour by David Metz, the owner of the museum which is the basis for this book. this book is a very good introduction to the history of bicycles and the photograpy is excellent. however, on an actual tour of the museum you get some of the most interesting stories first hand from David Metz. this 87 year young collector is only too happy to share his knowledge of bicycles with any visitor to his museum. the book and a trip to the museum if at all possible will both be something to remember

Flower Portraits: The Life Cycle of Beauty

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Exquisite, sensual, and life-affirming
Different in a very good way
A real disappointment
Seeing flowers in a brand new way

Flower Portraits: The Life Cycle of Beauty
Joyce Tenneson
Manufacturer: Bulfinch
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0821228536

Book Description

Following the tremendous success of her book of portraits, Wise Women, acclaimed photographer Joyce Tenneson now turns her lens to the life of flowers. In this enchanting series of photographs, Tenneson breaks new ground by recording the often unseen and overlooked later phases in a plant's life, and finds exquisite beauty in their blossoming and gradual decline. These stunning portraits celebrate the life cycle and allow the reader to appreciate flowers in a new way, as well as contemplate the poignancy, fragility, and continual beauty of life itself. Tenneson's photographs follow in the long tradition of botanical illustrations of the 18th and 19th centuries as well as photographic masters such as Man Ray, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Irving Penn. Just as Tenneson's Wise Women chronicled the energy, vitality, and beauty of older women, FLOWER PORTRAITS offers a compelling look at the radiant and exquisitely individual metamorphosis of flowers in the later phases of their lives.

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Exquisite, sensual, and life-affirming.......2003-12-02

I absolutely love this book! Joyce Tenneson has captured the ephemeral and exquisite cycle of life in these sepia-toned photos. Each photograph is on a black background, bringing the "subjects" into sharp relief, allowing the viewer to examine in delicate detail the life cycle of flowers, from young bud to mature blossom, and on to dried yet beautiful perfection... and often, once again on to new life in the form of seed... a poignant analogy to the cycle of human existence. I bought this book because of its beauty, because it made me feel inspired to create beauty myself, and because it is simply very sensual and life-affirming.

Different in a very good way.......2003-05-30

Not just pretty pictures in this terrific book, but a deep insight and understanding of flowers and photos. I saw several of these photos in an exhibition at a gallery in Bethesd, MD and fell in love with the work by this master photographer. I bought the book and am now saving my pennies to buy a photo!

A real disappointment.......2003-05-15

I saw this book excerpted in the May issue of Oprah magazine and was delighted by the rich, colorful close-ups of flowers in full bloom. Right away, I ordered one book for myself and one for my mother-in-law (should have read the Amazon editorial review that notes the flowers are in the later stages of life). We were surprised and dismayed to find that every one of the photos is a dull brown flower on a black background--and nearly all of the flowers are dead or dying. We could still appreciate the beautiful photography and the theme of death & dying, but with the subtitle "The Life Cycle of Beauty" it would have been nice to see more of the full life cycle--as in colorful buds and full-blooms in rich hues. All of the bright, colorful photos that were in the magazine excerpt were instead rendered in dull browns. We're both sending our books back. Totally depressing.

Seeing flowers in a brand new way.......2003-05-02

What makes a great photographer? In the case of Tenneson, it has always been her own unique style, which translates so well across the many books and works that she has done over the years - ending in last year's best selling "Wise Women." So when Tenneson focused her considerable skills on the world of flowers, it's no surprise that she discovers that the beauty of a dying or dead flower, in its own unique decay, often delivers beautiful new insights - a Tennesonian insight - into the world of flowers. This is a photography book for people who not only like flowers, but a great photography book - period.

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Japan: The Cycle of Life

Manufacturer: Kodansha International
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 4770020880

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An ancient cherry tree trails its blossoms in a stream running through Kyoto's historic pleasure quarters. The glow of a charcoal fire in a sunken hearth enhances the simple serenity of the tea ceremony. The blaze of autumn's maple leaves hangs above the velvet green of a moss garden.

These classic images only hint at the story of the seasons in Japan. Nature is not just admired; it is incorporated into every aspect of life, from festivals and the fine arts to the design of homes and the arrangement of seasonal delicacies at the table. The splendors of the landscape have shaped the ancient culture and ongoing traditions of modern Japan

Here, gathered in one opulent volume, are more than 250 full-color photographs carefully culled from thousands of choices. An eloquent foreword by His Imperial Highness Prince Takamado, a connoisseur of the arts. opens this volume and is followed by a series of insightful essays by some of the most respected British and American experts on Japan, including C. W. Nicol, Diane Durston. and John Bester

In Japan, the appreciation of beauty is often a matter of the careful observation of those things that "simply lie before one's eyes." Sojourners to Japan and armchair travelers alike will find new aspects of this beauty to appreciate in the lush photographs and thoughtful commentary that fill these pages. Genuinely informative and visually stunning, Japan: The Cycle of Life is not only a feast for the eyes but a well-placed window on a different way of life.

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Ilkka Uimonen: Cycles

Manufacturer: Trolley
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1904563368
Release Date: 2005-02-01

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Since 2000, Ilkka Uimonen has been photographing the seemingly endless cycle of violence between Israelis and Palestinians--seeking all the while to illuminate both sides of the story. Surrounded by history, he represented the present, knowing that one could never truly photograph the past. The images in Cycles do not follow the chronology of the events--they are very much Uimonen's personal narratives of his experiences. The sequence of 60 photographs of combatants and innocents is presented without an introduction: the violence and defining sentiments require none. All of the images are full bleed, and collectively provide a mesmeric testimony to the aggression, despair, and pride that exist without boundaries in Palestine. The starkness of Cycles closely reflects Uimonen's stark realism.

Yosemite: The Cycle of the Seasons (Wish You Were Here Postcard Books)

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Yosemite: The Cycle of the Seasons (Wish You Were Here Postcard Books)
Lynn Wilson , Jim Wilson , and Jeff Nicholas
Manufacturer: Sierra Press
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ASIN: 0939365294

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Yosemite: The Cycle of the Seasons is a magnificent collection of photographs which celebrate the beauty of this majestic landscape. Each of the four seasonal portfolios present the Park in all its glory; from the world famous landmarks to the subtlety of intimate details. In addition to the work of many of America's finest landscape photographers it also provides the reader with evocative poetic texts which accompany the seasonal portfolios and an excellent essay which will provide the reader with an overview of the Park's natural history. This newly revised edition of Yosemite: The Cycle of Seasons is part of Sierra Press' award winning Wish You Were Here Book Series. Each title in this series provides enticing suggestions of what first-time visitors may expect to experience and vivid memories to those who have already visited the Park.

Leonard Lee Rue Iii's Whitetails: Answers to All Your Questions on Life Cycle, Feeding Patterns, Antlers, Scrapes and Rubs, Behavior During the Rut,

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Pick it up you can't put it down
Questions I would not think to ask
Great book for the beginner and the experienced hunter.

Leonard Lee Rue Iii's Whitetails: Answers to All Your Questions on Life Cycle, Feeding Patterns, Antlers, Scrapes and Rubs, Behavior During the Rut,
Leonard Lee Rue
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
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ASIN: 0811719383

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Pick it up you can't put it down.......2000-02-05

This is a question and awnser book that is eazy to read and awnsers questions that every deer hunter has asked him self a dozen times before.This would be a good book for kids to read.When it comes to deer Leonard Lee Rue is my guru.Great book Leonard !

Questions I would not think to ask.......2000-01-27

Excellent Q and A on the Whitetail and other wild life.A must for those who appreciate the wild.

Great book for the beginner and the experienced hunter........1999-02-05

This book is a question and answer book. The entire book is full questions about the whitetail deer. Leonard usually has data to support his answers to the questions in his book. He also gives other people credit when he uses an answer that he learned from their studies. This is a great book for either beginners or experienced hunters. I have been hunting for 14 years and I learned a lot of things from this book.

Summer's children;: A photographic cycle of life at camp

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Summer's children;: A photographic cycle of life at camp
Barbara Brooks Morgan , and Barbara Morgan
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Archipelago: Life Cycle of the Hawaiian Islands

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Archipelago: Life Cycle of the Hawaiian Islands
Rueben Tam
Manufacturer: Honolulu Academy of Arts
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ASIN: 0937426407

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The Archipelago paintings were first shown at the Honolulu Academy of Arts in 1991, and it is gratifying to bring them together again in this publication.

Archipelago, Tam's last major series of paintings, embodies his life-long quest to capture the essence of the world that surrounded him. These works were inspired by the life cycle of the Hawaiian Islands: new land forms emerging from the ocean floor, seamounts gradually building undersea, and islands erupting, growing, and eroding before ultimately being submerged and drowned beneath the swirling waves.

Tam was preoccupied with exploring the dynamic forces of geologic evolution, yet he approached this series of small, acrylic wash paintings and larger oils more systematically than any other project in his career. The works conform almost identically in size by media, and Tam organized them into six groups, reflecting the various stages in the evolution of a volcanic island - Pacifica, Magma, Islanding, Atoll, Tidal, and Abyss. changing physical state of the earth. Often working in series, he culminated his painting career with a body of four oil and acrylic wash paintings dating from 1988 to 1990. Closely related in theme, style and composition, the works in the series focus on the evolution of the Hawaiian Archipelago.

Le document geographique, (Premier cycle. Geographie)

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Le document geographique, (Premier cycle. Geographie)
Pierre Barrere
Manufacturer: Masson
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The Wild Red Deer of Killarney: A Personal Experience and Photographic Record of the Yearly and Life Cycles of the Native Irish Red Deer of County Ker

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The Wild Red Deer of Killarney: A Personal Experience and Photographic Record of the Yearly and Life Cycles of the Native Irish Red Deer of County Ker
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