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This book, originally published in 1991, discusses how Britain found itself in a radically different world in the 1990s. The events of the closing months of the 1980s in Eastern Europe, and the move towards an economically and politically integrated Western Europe, have heralded a distinct stage in international relations. In this book, leading academics in the fields of political economy, foreign policy analysis, defence studies and political theory offer alternative approaches to the study of British foreign policy. Each contributor surveys relevant literature of his/her topic and then considers the major questions that any analysis of Britain in the world in the 1990s must face. This book examines the study of 1990s Britain in world politics and the academic perspectives that bear upon it. Its multidisciplinary approach will ensure it is read by all students and specialists interested in the recent history of British, European and international politics. ... Read more

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Another Opportunity to Study the Unique Genius of F. Scott Hess
Los Angeles artist F. Scott Hess continues to mesmerize fellow painters (whom he often includes in his paintings as models), art historians, museums, and collectors, and while he is widely recognized as one of the finest of today's figurative narrative painters, his name has not become the household word it should. For this viewer and admirer of Hess' extraordinarily and endlessly fascinating paintings this catalogue of another of the series of Hess' art is most welcome.

Hess tends to work in series according to an idea he is exploring.InTHE SEVEN LAUGHTERS OF GOD he follows the career of a young artist as he creates, shares his works with colleagues, with galleries, with curators, and finally with exhibition openings, complete with art reviewers in the audience.The series is based on the Egyptian creation myth and the seven laughters are Light, Firmament, Mind, Generation, Fate, Time and Soul.Hess paints himself as the model for the artist's progress, beginning with a painting 'Light' which shows a nighttime scene where a police officer or guard is painting on the face of the artist, and ending with the endurance of a gallery opening with attendant puffery critics.Each painting in the series, though saturated with truth and reality, is also a series of laughs.Hess' humor is rich and robust if always with a twinge of pain or anguish attached. Hess has dedicated this series 'to those who endeavor to lead a creative life.'The book is finely reproduced and is another solid addition to what will hopefully become an extended series of monographs on F. Scott Hess.Grady Harp, August 10 ... Read more

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If a 50-foot-tall stainless-steel tree falls in Central Park, will anybody believe it? Sited among the park's famous American elms, Roxy Paine's Bluff, a 50-foot-tall stainless-steel tree, stood last spring as a gleaming, perennial fake surrounded by a man-made natural setting that changed with the seasons. For Paine, the process of constructing the tree is most significant--the difficulty of painstakingly creating an object that closely resembles an organic one, and the impossibility of quantifying nature by breaking it down into component parts. Through photographic chapters and schematic diagrams that individually illustrate the tree's large branches, small branch systems, fungus, assembly, and installation, this volume acts as a how-to manual, illustrating the process Paine undertook to make Bluff. A Public Art Fund project, Bluff was on view from March through May of last year as part of the 2002 Whitney Biennial.

Edited by Anne Wehr.
Essays by Tim Griffin, Margaret Mittelbach and Gregory Crewdson.
Introduction by Susan K Fredman and Tom Eccles.

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Eloquent and lush
This is a fabulous book about a fabulous artist.Roxy Paine works in varied media, and one of his most recent projects is a series of tree-sized steel sculptures of trees, which are then planted (usually among the real things) internationally.This book includes a lengthy conversation with the artist about his entire body of work, photos of the construction of a specific steel tree, and articles about the history of Central Park, New York--where the tree, named "Bluff", was installed for a season.The book is hardcover.The jacket is an image of bark and when you slide it up, the cover and coverpages shimmer in silver (like stainless steel).

I love this artist.The interview offers detailed insight into his process and motives that would benefit any creative mind. ... Read more

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Featuring interviews with and artwork by such hot young British artists as Mona Hatoum, Sam Taylor-Wood, Rachel Whiteread, Willie Doherty, Tracey Emin, Douglas Gordon, Abigail Lane, Angela Bulloch, and Sarah Lucas, "Art from the UK" documents an exhibition at the Goetz Collection in Munich. The Goetz Collection is one of the most important collections devoted solely to contemporary art, and is housed in its own small private museum, designed by renowned Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron. The works presented here exemplify the Goetz Collection's dedication to art that is innovative and challenging--from Mona Hatoum's surprising and complex mixture of media, to Rachel Whiteread's inverted spaces, to Sam Taylor-Wood's explorations of the erotic entanglements of people in closed spaces. In addition, the interviews presented in "Art from the UK" offer a tremendous insight into the changing creative processes and aesthetic philosophies of the new wave of contemporary artists. ... Read more

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a credible book to credit great artwork
I found this book ot be an excellent asset to my collection of modern british art.I thought that the large amount of content was covered thouroghly, but not drawn out to get stale(just like the artwork itself, discussed).This is a very important book because it recaps all of what is happening with the yBa movement in the artworld.This book is for anyone who wants to be on top of the world of modern art. ... Read more

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This IDC Insight examines the relationship between Mitel and VMware to strategically collaborate on solutions to run real-time voice applications in virtualized environments, as announced on June 18, 2009.

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This digital document is an article from California Planning & Development Report, published by California Planning & Development Report on January 1, 2002. The length of the article is 1222 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Redondo's heart is at the beach. (Local Watch).
Author: Paul Shigley
Publication: California Planning & Development Report (Newsletter)
Date: January 1, 2002
Publisher: California Planning & Development Report
Volume: 17Issue: 1Page: 4(2)

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Will Alexander, a brilliant lawyer thrown out of his partnership due to excessive drinking and womanizing, has only one case to defend - a gang of bikers accused of rape and murder. He begins by fighting himself and ends by taking on a prejudiced town and corrupt legal system. ... Read more

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Good storyline but sexual references overdone.
This was the first book I have read by Freedman. The story line was great and I had a hard time putting the book down. However...
the story could have been told without all the descriptive sex acts and slang, vulgar words for body parts. It certainly didn't add, nor was it necessary, to the story. I'm not a prude, but this was way overdone. I have just started reading another of Freedman's books and the same sexual content is in the first couple of pages. Not sure I want to continue with this second book and have to plow through all the unnecessary sexual descriptions to get to the meat of the story.

very good read ...
This was very hard to put down.
The author took me through several impossible-to predict plot twists that I enjoyed greatly.
Minor gripe:
At the end of the book I saw several obvious places where the hero just plain failed to investigate critical gaps in the testimony.
I like a book more when I'm not saying to myself - why didn't he follow up on xxxx?

Expected Better
After reading "The Disappearance" I thought I had found a great mystery writer in J.F. Freedman. My disappointment in "Against the Wind" was profound. Although the plot itself was interesting, the descriptive sexual exploits in the book made it almost repulsive and, in my opinion, verging on pornography. The lawyer's constant flopping into bed with other women took away any admiration I might have had for him as a hero.

This author could be one of the greater mystery writers of our time if he would leave out the sleazy and "more explicit than is needed" sex talk. He does not need to cheapen his novel in this way as he has enough writing talent as it is to write a best-selling novel. It almost angered me to see him degrading himself in this way. I will give him one more try in the hopes that he wisened up in his later novels.

An absolute KNOCKOUT!
It is almost hard to believe that this is a debut novel - it is that outstanding.It is completely first-rate, with powerful characters, fabulous dialogue(albeit, quite raunchy & graphic) and a frightening plot that grabs you & won't let you go.I could not put it down, which is saying alot, because I read books in this genre constantly.I can't believe it took me so long to come across this (THANKS, AMAZON!), but I am so glad I did.I will now set out to read more by Mr. Freedman, to be sure!Highly recommended!

Worth a Look
In this first novel by J.F.Freedman, the reader can see his initial effort at writing fast moving thrillers with the raw power and flawed characters that typify all of his novels.

Will Alexander, an intelligent defense attorney who finds himself ousted from his own law firm while learning his wife is leaving him and taking his beloved daughter with her, is hired to represent the leader of four motorcycle gang members accused of a vicious murder. Will struggles to make sense of his life while attempting to clear the names of the accused. He discovers that the pieces used to convict don't quite fit together and the defendants may be victims of prejudice and stereotypes. Despite the procedural flaws (and there are enough to bother the experienced readers of legal thrillers), there is enough violent, homophobic behavior, prison violence, and legal maneuverings to hold your interest in this fast-paced novel. If you enjoy J.F. Freedman's later works, you might be interested in taking a look at AGAINST THE WIND(...) ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Middle East Policy, published by Middle East Policy Council on June 1, 2001. The length of the article is 3200 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Israel's First Fifty Years. (Book Reviews).(Review)
Author: Michael Rubner
Publication: Middle East Policy (Refereed)
Date: June 1, 2001
Publisher: Middle East Policy Council
Volume: 8Issue: 2Page: 126(7)

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This digital document is an article from The Oral History Review, published by Oral History Association on January 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1009 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: WHISTLING IN THE DARK: MEMORY AND CULTURE IN WARTIME LONDON.(Review) (book review)
Author: Mary Michael
Publication: The Oral History Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2000
Publisher: Oral History Association
Volume: 27Issue: 1Page: 177

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A poor schoolmaster named Benson died, not long ago, in a little town on the south-east coast of England, which shall be called Cranby.
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