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By the turn of the 20th century, West Adams had become one of the first bedroom communities in fast-growing Los Angeles. Mansions and bungalows housed bankers and merchants who commuted to their businesses downtown, as well as moviemakers, debutantes, the social elite, and one or two scoundrels. Anchored by Adams Boulevard, this area just west of downtown has been through many changes. Today the neighborhood is one of the most racially and architecturally diverse in the country and contains the highest concentration of historic cultural monuments in Los Angeles. Residents and local archives, including the University of Southern California and the Automobile Club of Southern California, have contributed images to this volume illustrating life and architecture from Victorian times onward. ... Read more

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West Adams (Images of America)
What a treasury of old photographs, showing the evolution of a suburb of L.A. The clear, concise captions allow you to place each picture in context. The authors have included something for everyone: mansions and bungalows, street scenes and interiors, dignified solid citizens and a pyramid of young ladies looking very merry indeed. My only criticism is that the book isn't bigger and thicker--I want more!

What A Book!
I just love this book, will get it for all my friends and family for the Holidays.Great history of Los Angeles in it's heyday!
Terry Bible ... Read more

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Millions of nature lovers are familiar with Audubon's exquisite portraits of birds in his great masterpiece, The Birds of America. Less well known yet of immense significance is a second masterwork by the noted artist/naturalist-a series of illustrations devoted to the four-legged mammals of North America. This splendid volume-created to accompany a traveling exhibition organized by the Buffalo Bill Historical Society, Cody, Wyoming-is the most comprehensive study ever made of Audubon's mammal paintings.

The superb draftsmanship and extensive field research that characterize Audubon's famous bird paintings are everywhere evident in the renderings of bison, foxes, deer, and much more. The text, by four noted Audubon scholars, places Audubon's mammals in the context of his life's work and evaluates his enduring scientific, artistic, and literary legacy.

SARAH E. BOEHME is curator of the Whitney Gallery of Western Art at the Buffalo Bill Historical Center.

ANNETTE BLAUGRUND is director of the National Academy of Design Museum and School of Fine Art, New York City.

ROBERT PECK is a fellow of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia.

RON TYLER is director of the Texas State Historical Association, Austin.

180 illustrations, 80 in full color, 81/2 x 11"Amazon.com Review
Only a generation after Lewis and Clark's expedition, the artist and naturalist John James Audubon captured his contemporaries' imaginations with his illustrations in Birds of America. John James Audubon in the West celebrates a lesser-known work, Quadrupeds of North America, which is the focus of a traveling exhibition organized by the Buffalo Bill Historical Center of Cody, Wyoming. Audubon's Quadrupeds presented colored lithographs far superior to the outline engravings that normally illustrated encyclopedias and scientific volumes of his day. They have the same liveliness and sense of movement as the bird illustrations; background landscapes are small masterpieces in themselves; imaginative settings add a theatricality to many pictures, such as a tawny weasel at the throat of a farmyard chicken or a cougar with his kill; and details like the fur of squirrels and wolves are very fine. Audubon's research included a six-month field trip up the Missouri in 1843 that resulted in the discovery of several new species, including North America's only native ferret, the black-footed ferret--though the project was more important as art than as science. The 180 illustrations in John James Audubon in the West include the most successful of the animal pictures, preparatory sketches, and comparative material such as contemporary Western landscapes. Four essays by Audubon scholars analyze the artist's style, his Missouri journey, scientific collaborations, and the technical and commercial context for the publication of Quadrupeds. While his birds will always overshadow his work on mammals, John James Audubon in the West introduces an important pioneering study and a fascinating piece of American history. --John Stevenson ... Read more

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" Hennen explores West Virginia's integration into America's corporate political economy during and after World War I. Far from being isolated during America's transformation into a world power, West Virginia was squarely in the mainstream. The state's people and natural resources served crucial functions as producers and fuel for the postwar economy. Hennen examines a formative period in West Virginia's modern history that has been largely neglected beyond the traditional focus in the coal industry. Hennen looks at education, reform, and industrial relations in the state of the context of war mobilization, postwar instability, and national economic expansion. The First World War, he argues, consolidated the dominant positions of professionals, business people, and political capitalists as arbiters of national values. Corporate leaders employed public relations tactics that the Wilson administration had refined to gain public support for the war. Free-market business principles became synonymous with patriotic citizenship. Americanization, therefore, refers less to the assimilation of immigrants into the mainstream than to the attempt to encode values that would guarantee a literate and loyal producing class.

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Supported by strong ratings and a rich history, The Real Deadwood provides background and historical accuracy for the figures depicted on the hit HBO series, and takes a broader look at the times that spawned them. Covering law and order, politics, journalism, and early medicine, and examining some "historical guest stars" who may play a factor in future Deadwood episodes (Teddy Roosevelt was an acquaintance of series protagonist Seth Bullock and made several visits to the lawless town; Bullock turned away Wyatt Earp when he offered his services as a lawman)-The Real Deadwood will allow readers to traverse the unpaved streets of an outlaw town without ever getting their boots dirty. ... Read more

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Dead pages on Deadwood
As the previous reviewers have said, this book is amateurish at best. Large type and large margins make each page about a paragraph. The writer repeats the same scant info over and over and never really delves into anything with substance. If you want inane references to the HBO series and other non-facts this is the book for you or your 5 year old. I read this book in under two hours and at the end it give the authors bio,if he is a scholar then I am Deadwood Dick!

Fun Book to Go Along with Deadwood the TV Series
I bought this book for my husband from Amazon, along with the last two TV seasons of "Deadwood", which my husband really loves.He couldn't wait to pour through this book, checking out facts of the 'real' Deadwood.My husband's not much of a book reader, but he was through this quickly and keeps referring to it. He found it short, informative, and enjoyable, and he especially liked the historic photos.

Poorly researched
This book plays fast and loose with the facts and is all too ready to spread rumors, myths and cliches. For example, the book posits the myth that Mark Twain visited Deadwood. Sounds great but its not true. Cite a source. A waste of trees and your time.

Informative
I found the book ti be informative, interesting and entertaining. There were a few parts that were a bit "dull" but all in in all in was a good book. I enjoyed the photos and captions of the various people that shaped Deadwood. I would recommend this book.

THE LAZIEST BOOK IN THE WEST
Yep, just like most of the readers that have written a review of this book, I came to this short work because of the HBO series Deadwood. What I hoped for was at least a TINY bit of scholarly research on the real mining town. What I came away with was the disappointing realization that the fictional series did a better job at portraying this settlement on the edge of civilization than the writer of this work could ever do. Why? Because the only work that Ames seems to have done is watch the TV show and put together information that could have been gleaned from Wikipedia (if he even went that far). There is no indepth reporting on any of the major figures involved in the town's life. Instead Ames throws out anecdotal and cursory character sketches that are all over the place in terms of timeline and presentation. If you're gonna write a cash-in on a popular series, at least you can present the information in a nice way, at least organize it coherently. All this book made me do was ask more questions about the characters and want to find a work on Deadwood which actually has a works cited page (at least one). The only good thing about this book was that it was a quick read. I could have done a few calculus problems and driven a car while reading it, so shallow it was. The book was bloated a bit with large print and a lot of empty space around the margins of the text. If his 56 novels are anything like this book, you would do well to steer clear from them. ... Read more

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The Manhattan Project transformed the entire country in myriad ways, but it did not affect each region in the same way. "Atomic West" tells the story of how the U.S. government, acting on an enduring perception of the American West as an "empty" place, located a disproportionate number of nuclear facilities in the western states--especially the ones most likely to spread pollution. ... Read more

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Mexican-Americans of today are richly nourished by the folkways of three cultures Indian, Spanish, and Mexican. This comprehensive look at the Mexican-American world includes proverbs, riddles, and folksongs ... Read more

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Mexican-American Folk Expression
The final chapter of this book is subtitled "A Little bit of Everything."That would also make a good subtitle for this entire volume of folklore that reflects Mexican heritage in America.The book has good folktales and legends from Mexican-American culture, but these texts comprise only a small portion of the interesting volume.There are good chapters on Mexican-American folk speech, proverbs, riddles, ballads and folksong, and folk poetry.The book moves beyond many compilations to include good chapters on folk drama, dance, traditional games, foodways, folk art, and vernacular architecture.The presentation of these forms of folklore is interesting, and West also includes good discussions that place the genres and folk expressions within cultural and historical contexts.It's a good source for general readers who wish to learn a bit about Mexican-American culture, and the supplemental materials and extensive bibliography will appeal to those who wish to delve into a more in-depth understanding of the subject.

Mexican-American Folklore
I just bought this book for Father's Day.It includes many well known folktales, folklore, sayings, and stories from the Hispanic culture - many I had forgotten from my youth.Very interesting. ... Read more

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Informed by historical scholarship and media analysis, this book takes a critical look at this award-winning show from a wide range of perspectives.

Eminent scholars Peter C. Rollins and John O'Connor make an important contribution to the field with an eclectic mix of essays, which translate visual language into on-screen politics. While the series may be criticized as "idealistic," its clever techniques of camera work, lighting, editing, and mise en scene reflect America's best image of itself, and entertains a loyal audience that desperately wants to believe in the nobility of the American dream. This collection introduces readers to the sensibilities to appreciate the show's nuances and the necessary knowledge to avoid any misreadings. It will be of interest to students of politics, popular culture, fans and critics alike. ... Read more

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The west wing
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R184SRAWQK37TP A review of the wst wing

The book really captured the essence of the brilliance of Aaron Sorkin
I was wondering did the authors ever think of doing a complete breakdown of every episode from 1to7 with guest Star credits and behind the scenes stories and breakdown of plotlines.I would love to read how the actors dealt with John Spencers Death and Leo respectively.I would love to see pictures from behind the scenes like a day of shooting and a tour of the set pictorially speaking.

Great book
This is a really interesting book about a great TV series.The service on the delivery was very good.

The West Wing
speaks about how popluar culture influences the real thing and vice versa. A must for all political junkies

Camelot the way it should have been
The West Wing is an idealized look at how the American presidency should have been; idealized but not flawless. Jed Bartlet has plenty of things to drive anyone close to him around the bend.This book looks at the Emmy award-winning series from a number of perspectives.Anyone interested in American history or the presidency will find this an essential look at a peculiarly American institution.Great Job. ... Read more

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If Pope John Paul II's theology of the body is a "theological time bomb set to go off" (George Weigel), this book lights the fuse. With clarity and precision Christopher West unpacks the pope's weighty talks and translates them into a much more accessible language. Theology of the Body Explained makes the perfect companion to the Pope's text. For the first time ever, readers have a commentary that follows the complete series of general audiences, explained in an appealing way. Scholars and average readers alike will find this commentary greatly rewarding. "In my biography of the Pope, I wrote that the theology of the body needs explication for those who aren't specialists in biblical studies, theology, or philosophy. I am delighted that Christopher West has taken up that challenge. With intellectual care, with the experience bred of long years of teaching this material in the ... Read more

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a good effort
Theology of the Body Explained is a gallant and partiallysucessful effort by Christopher West to make Pope John Paul II's talks on this subject more accessible for those Catholics who aren't theologians.

It is very serious, very careful and pretty ponderous. The book really doesn't take off until you've slogged through 70+ pages.This is a mighty subject and an important one and West deserves praise for trying to get the message to to the peoplebut except for highly motivated grad students or those who want to really wow them down at the parish hall, Theology of the Body Explained is a bit more than most folks can digest.

Christopher West wrote another book, Theolgoy of the Body for Beginers that is much shorter and far more lay person friendly.

Required reading for EVERYONE!
This book is so amazing.He makes John Paul's encyclical understandable to the average person.I believe and tell people all the time that this should be required reading for everyone, christian and non-christian, catholic or protestant.Find the answers for the meaning of life and more.

Detailed Down to Earth View of Theo of the Body
In this book, Christopher West handles the Theology of the Body by John Paul II in a way that respects the beauty and seriousness of the subject.He also brings John Paul II's very thick language down to earth so that your average person can fully grasp the details of the Theology of the Body.

At the very beginning of the book, Christopher West covers John Paul II's impact on religious studies.He provides a fantastic, well thought out picture of John Paul's development into the Phenomenological and Personalistic giant that led him to develop the Theology of the Body.This study gave me an understanding of the importance of John Paul's general teachings and what brought the Theology of the Body into existence.

The book is complete in its coverage of the Theology of the Body, ending with how it follows on Humanae Vitae.And the Theology of the Body is a great follow up to Karol Wojtyla's (John Paul II's) 1960 book entitled Love and Responsibility.

The book is solid, full of details and captures the depth of TOB.If one is looking for a less detailed (summary) view of TOB, see Christopher West's "Theology of the Body for Beginners."

Excellent Accessibility and Depth
Christopher West is a well-established name as a popularizer of John Paul II's Theology of the Body. This book differs from West's other works in being a systematic commentary on the pope's 129 noontime talks on the meaning of the human body according to Catholic Christianity, which we given over five years early in his pontificate (1979-1984).

The organization of the book is impeccable. The book is divided into six "cycles", which are formed according to the main themes of John Paul's talks, which I list below:

1. "Original Man": Adam and Eve before the Fall, and how their integrity as individuals and in their relations with each other and God contrast with our imbalanced, Fallen condition.

2. "Historical Man": our current, fallen state. West explains the Pope's penetrating analysis of how exactly sin touches our lives.

3. "Eschatological Man": a stirring vision of how our form is divinized (which reminds me of Eastern theology's emphasis on the Transfiguration) and how marriage is consummated with our perfect communion with God in heavean.

4. "Celibacy for the Kingdom": one might wonder how celibacy fits into the picture after the Pope does so much to elevate the dignity of marriage, but in fact here West shows how celibacy and marriage complement each other.

5. "The Sacramentality of Marriage": this treats John Paul's study of St. Paul, including a wonderful explanation of an unpopular phrase from Ephesians: "Wives, be submissive to your husbands...".

6. "Love and Fruitfulness": West looks into John Paul's closing reflections on Humanae Vitae, the encyclical of Paul VI that raised a fury among Catholics who were disappointed by the papacy's continued stance against artificial contraception.

The cycles are in turn broken down into sections, each of which generally comments on one or two of John Paul's noontime audiences. Everything is scrupulously referenced not only to the Theology of the Body talks (which Pauline Press also publishes) by also to the Catechism and pertinent encyclical letters on sexuality and the human person. At the end of each cycle, West also has a review section, summing up the key points of that particular cycle.

In this book, West recounts how the Theology of the Body had helped him heal from a long period of being a lapsed, worldly Catholic, and this sense of wonder and freedom permeates the book. There is food for the mind and the heart, as I have grown to appreciate the dignity of marriage, celibacy, and the human person in a way I would never have expected just a few years ago. The very methodical organization and annotation of this volume might lead one to suspect that this book is dry, but it in fact reads wonderfully. In the space of a few weeks I read the entire book, in spite of a busy schedule as a medical student.

While it is best to read this book along with the original talks of the pope themselves, this commentary could be read on its own with great profit, as I have done. I am working on the original talks, but I read way ahead with West's book, loving every minute of it, and shall return to John Paul's masterpiece with that much more understanding and appreciation.

Professor West has done the world a great service in promoting John Paul II's magnificent celebration and defense of the human person. ... Read more

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A must-have volume for those interested in early US painters
I found this book was able to shed some much needed light on America's first master painters.I found Flexner's writing to be beautiful and the result of reading this book has been several trips to view the works of the artists featured within. I heartily recommend this title to all who are interested in this period of American/art history, or to those who would likee to be! ... Read more

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The end of the Cold War has been characterised by a wave of violent civil wars that have produced unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe and suffering. Although mostly intra-state, these conflicts have spread across borders and threatened international peace and security through mass refugee flow, proliferation of light arms and the rise of local mercenary groups. One of the most affected areas is the West African sub-region which has been home to some of Africa's most brutal and intractable conflicts for more than a decade.Kabia locates these operations within an expanded post-Cold War conceptualisation of humanitarian intervention and examines the organisation's capacity in protecting civilians at risk in civil conflicts and facilitating the processes of peacemaking and post-war peacebuilding aimed at preventing a relapse into conflict. By using the empirical case of ECOWAS, this book examines the challenges posed by complex political emergencies (CPEs) to humanitarian intervention. It traces the evolution of ECOWAS from an economic integration project to that of a security organisation and examines the challenges inherent in such a transition. ... Read more

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1998 - Paradox Press - Softcover - Factoid Books - The Big Book of the Weird Wild West - By John Whalen & over 60 top comics writers & artists - How the West was really Won! - 191 Pages - New - Limited Edition - Collectible ... Read more

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Yeeehaw, pardner!
I love the whole "Big Book" series.This is loaded down with loads of fun stories about the wild west in all sorts of different cartoon styles.Some of the stories are funny, some downright amazing.There's a whole lot more to western lore than the gunfight at the OK Corral.

Take it for what it is
In this format of different short pieces (one page to six or so) by different artists strange stories about the west are presented. Some of the subjects are interesting but others are not done well at all... I suppose a result of so many different styles and approaches. OK as a light read, which is what I picked it up as. Otherwise more of interest to the juvenile market.

Old West done up strange...but true!
A fine collection of the stranger part of the history of the Old West. Good cartooning, & absorbing reading.


There is a sub-genre of Westerns, growing in strength, called the Weird West.

Anybody who likes this book would enjoy--Daisy Kutter: The Last Train
Or
The Riot at Bucksnort and Other Western Tales (The Works of Robert E. Howard)

Entertaining and Informative
This collection of black and white entertaining comic-style renderings of vignettes about the West is really well put together.Most of the stories concern actual events from the times of Manifest Destiny to Turner's "End of the Frontier", though there are few ghost/supernatural stories set in a western setting for the reader looking for items of a "weird" bent.

Note: Everything included in the collection is backed with bibliographic citations.Thus this collection with judicious use could be used as a supplement to a study of American History.

NOT LIKE A JOHN WAYNE MOVIE...
One of the many "Big Books" from Factoid Press, this volume delivers up a multitude of disturbing, humorous, and crazy tales from the West of yesteryear. Cleverly (and sometimes graphically) illustrated, this book would probably not be a good read for anybody who believes that the Old West was John Wayne-esque, where the good guy always won the duel and got the lady. The real West was more like a spaghetti western, where even the good guys were cut from a dubious cloth. Included in this volume are the stories of the ill-fated Donner Party (who were forced to dine on one another), Six Gun Slade (whose treatment of his opponent was surely an inspiration on Quentin Tarantino),Liver-Eatin' Johnson (the name says it all), Cowboys vs. UFO's, the slaying of a prehistoric bird in Arizona, and many, many others. Perhaps most amazing was how frequently people crossed the line from outlaw to lawman- it's almost as if being a murderer or train robber was a necessary prerequisite for a law enforcement job! The role of blacks, women, and homosexuals is discussed with refreshing frankness, and the clash between Anglo, Spanish, and Indian cultures is addressed as well. This book is entertaining and educational at the same time, and highly recommended to anybody with the slightest interest in what went on in the real Old West. ... Read more

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Once again Scotland Yard was thrown into confusion by another masterful burglary. This time Lobo's gang had revealed themselves as killers intent on letting nothing interfere with their criminal activities -- but the only clue lay in the mark of a wolf's head branded on the hand of each gang member. ... Read more

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Richard Avedon's In the American West is widely regarded as a landmark project in photographic history and a definitive expression of the power of photographic art. First published by Abrams in 1985 in conjunction with an exhibition at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth, Texas, the book is being reissued to accompany a 20th-anniversary re-showing of the exhibition at the same museum.

Avedon, who died in 2004, was the greatest American photographer of his generation. For In the American West, he traveled throughout five years, meeting and photographing the plain people of the West: ranch workers, roustabouts, bar girls, drifters, and gamblers. The resulting book includes 120 exquisitely printed black-and-white photographs, an essay by Avedon on his working methods and portrait philosophy, a journal of the project by Laura Wilson, and a new foreword by John Rohrbach. The reissuing of this legendary book, out of print for more than a decade, is a major event in the photography world. ... Read more

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Fashion Photographer Jerry Avenaim
The written word word can not describe the impact on photography and society with this masterpiece.

In the American West
In the American West by Richard Avedon is a splendid book with amazing, impressive portraits of 'ordinary people'. Great!

The One Essential Avedon Book
If you were to own just one Richard Avedon book then this is the one to have. It is a true artist's book that consists of photos taken as a unified body of work. There have been many compilation books published since his death but this is the collection he will be most remembered for. This edition is easily the best as the reproductions and printing were done with the most current technology available. For any student or collector of photography this is an absolute must-have.

Some of the most powerful photographs I've ever seen
I first became aware of Avedon's project to photograph ordinary people in the western states when I was lucky enough to see an exhibition of the original prints at Stanford University's art museum in 2007. The flawless gelatin silver prints were enormous in size (the figures were life size) and striking in their power. I went back to that exhibition several times just to take it in.

I immediately ordered the accompanying book. It is an excellent representation of the images. The book's format is large enough to begin to see the detail of the images. While ithas an interesting summary of the project in the back, the book lets the photographs speak for themselves. Some of the larger works are printed as fold out pages. I have a fairly extensive photo book library, but this book is one of my favorites.

Whatever opinion you may have about Avedon's other work with celebrities and fashion, this book will really bring home how great of an artist he was.

A timeless, classic photography book
I remember seeing this book on its release in the 1980s. I couldn't afford it at the time, but I never forgot those images.Looking at them again, I can see the re-release of this group of Richard Avedon's work was fully justified.
These portraits are raw - each man, woman and child is exposed.Avedon recognised that each of the individuals in these portraits were an entity unto themselves. Their lives are in their faces; there is no need for props or pictorial backgrounds. Everyone was photographed against a simple sheet of white paper - a groundbreaking approach for this genre at the time.No staging, nothing concealed, nothing enhanced and there is no evidence of tweeking.
These photos distressed the romantic notion of 'the west' that prevailed until the late 1980s, and in turn contributed to its redefinition in popular culture. I still find myself looking at these pictures over and over again, wondering about the fate of some of these folks.This is another benefit of a book like this - it poses questions which cannot be easily answered - what happened to these people?
I'm so very thankful I got myself a copy.If you, like myself, are working on building a photography book collection, then this is an essential addition.
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The life story of Jesse James, famous outlaw of the Old West, from his activities in the Civil War and his career as a bank robber to his demise at the Ford brothers' house. ... Read more

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The second edition of Strategic Marketing examines the key aspects of traditional marketing strategy and provides an assessment and synthesis of recent thinking. Drawing on Porter's strategic-analytic framework in relation to marketing decision-making, the authors provide a coherent structure, allowing students to understand the theoretical foundations of the subject. A wealth of pedagogical features enhances the learning experience; such as abstracts of journal articles to introduce students to primary sources of information and encourage further reading. A diverse range of case studies, including cases on brand value and budgets, enable students to understand the application of marketing strategy in a real-life context.

The text focuses on the key theme of creating and sustaining competitive advantage, articulated through the following framework:
Where are we now?
Where do we want to be?
How will we get there?
Did we get there?

This framework provides students with the tools and techniques to assess the role of marketing strategy in an organization and to evaluate its impact and contribution.

The book is accompanied by an online resource center providing additional resources for both students and instructors.

For Instructors:

* Additional case studies, including the London Olympics
* Guide to discussion questions
* Case analyses and teaching notes
* PowerPoint slides
* Answers to case questions
* Group assigments and tasks
* A test bank of questions
* Suggested clips and videos on strategic issues
* Abstracts and links to recent articles/thinking

For Students:

* Internet exercises
* Key themes and further reading
* Web links ... Read more

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The Republic of Texas was still in its first exultation over independence when John Salmon "Rip" Ford arrived from South Carolina in June of 1836.Ford stayed to participate in virtually every major event in Texas history during the next sixty years.Doctor, lawyer, surveyor, newspaper reporter, elected representative, and above all, soldier and Indian fighter, Ford sat down in his old age to record the events of the turbulent years through which he had lived. Stephen Oates has edited Ford's memoirs to produce a clear and vigorous personal history of Texas. ... Read more

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Ride with Rip
Memoirs may often cure insomnia, but not this hefty chunk of history. Travel back in time with John Salmon "Rip" Ford. Saddle the horses and hitch up your britches, you'll be heading out to the Texas of anewly independent republic. Ride from the Red to the Rio Grande and beyondwith the doctor, lawyer, surveyor, journalist, trailblazer, legislator, andcelebrated soldier of numerous wars.

Ford takes the reader from theearliest days of the republic to statehood, secession, and on intoreconstruction. Meet the intrepid Texas Ranger Jack Hays. Ride fromMatamoros to Mexico City with the "Los Diablos Tejanos."Trailblaze a trade route from San Antonio to El Paso with theFord-Neighbors expedition.

Brilliantly edited by Stephen B. Oates, thispersonal narrative of a time, place, and adventure, all larger than lifeitself, is a must read for all who are interested in Texas and its history. ... Read more

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This well-known set of readings exposes learners to an important and illustrative text on Western Civilization and its intellectual and cultural history (up to 1715). Ideas of diverse men and women will add multicultural and interdisciplinary insights to the minds of a new generation.It contains material on the ancient Near Eastern roots of our civilization, as well as the interaction of the Islamic world and Western world.For individuals interested in the history of Western Civilization. ... Read more

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great!!!!!!!
standard dilivery takes a five days!! im at o.c, CA
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it was great
i like theproduct it came like new like the seller said it would. This was a easy and simple thing to do ans i have used this same company before for many other books as well. ... Read more

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One of the most outstanding officers the U.S. Army everproduced, John Gregory Bourke (1846-1896), lied about his age toenlist in the Union Army, where he won the Medal of Honor forgallantry in action at the Battle of Stone River. He later served inthe Sioux, Cheyenne, and Apache campaigns, making his fame in battleagainst Geronimo. Bourke was an adept and sympathetic student ofIndian cultures, and he wrote several ethnological volumes that arestill valuable today, along with a fine memoir, On the Border withCrook. Porter, a noted Western historian, does Bourke justice withthis thorough, well-written biography, which takes in much more thanone man's life. ... Read more

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Paper Medicine Man
Well done analysis revealing both the prejudices of a Victorian American soldier who participated willingly in the Indian Wars, and later grew to have second thoughts about Washington's Indian Policy. ... Read more