Book Description
At the beginning of the 1995 soccer season, Hans van der Meer set out to take photographs of the game that dodged the clich d traditions of modern sports photography. In an attempt to record the sport in its original form--a field, two goals and 22 players--he sought matches at the bottom end of the amateur leagues. He avoided tight telescopic details and the hyperbole of action photography, pulled back from the central subject of the pitch, and set the playing field and its unfolding action in the context of local elements. Over the last 10 years, Van der Meer has continued this project across the playing fields of Europe, traveling to every country with a significant history of the game. The Netherlands yielded 1998's Dutch Fields, and the odyssey that brings forth European Fields has since taken him from Bihariain, Romania to Bjarka, Sweden, from Torp, Norway to Als*ars, Hungary, from Bartkowo, Poland to Beire, Portugal, and to urban and suburban Greece, Finland, England, France, Germany, Scotland, Switzerland, Holland, Slovakia, Denmark, Ireland, Wales, Belgium, Spain and Italy. Van der Meer's understated observations of the poetry and absurdity of human behavior on the field use soccer to consider--and provoke a laugh at--the human condition. Also available in a large-format hardcover edition. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (2)

easy to read
I know Keiko Motoama on a personal basis. Her children were my students. Very nice lady and her children are just as wonderful. I can tell you that she puts a lot of time and effort into her work. I watch her children so she can put full attention in her work.

Truely a fascinating learning experience
Just as the title states, this book is amazing.The hands on activities really do help children to learn, feel and understand the senses and how our brain works. This book should be brought back into print for childrenof this generation.This is an excellent way for parents and theirchildren to spend quality time together. ... Read more

Book Description
This book is written for the biochemist, biophysicist or cell biologist, who is interested in applying Resonance Energy Transfer to study proteins, membranes and other biological systems. It is a handbook that provides a wealth of information an Förster distances, quantum yields and other spectroscopic parameters, and can, therefore, assist in choosing the Donor-Acceptor pairs that are most suitable for tackling the problem at hand. The book also gives a clear and virtually complete overview of the theory including limits on the orientation factor, effects of motion on transfer, concentration depolarization, and limitations of the technique. It contains a large number of tables and diagrams, is accessible to the beginning graduate student and is suitable as a supplementary text for courses on biophysical techniques. ... Read more