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Sargent : Painting Out-of-Doors
Published in Hardcover by Rizzoli (September, 2003)
Author: John Esten
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This book expressed Sargent's Outdoor Life
Sargent had deep love and respect for outdoors. His parents have instilled in him and his sisters their love of travel, the natural environment, and open-mindedness which naturally led him to a career in art, especially painting. This book tells about Sargent and his quest to constantly broaden his outlook on life by traveling and exploring different cultures and lifestyles other than the bourgeois world, which had molded him in his formative years. He had done at least 500 paintings depicting the outdoor life or landscapes/seascapes. Examples are "Alligators," "Corfu," "Fumee d'Ambergris," and the Venetian paintings of the 1880s. I would recommend this book to those with an open mind about this amazingly brilliant artist, whose pictures depicted late 19th century life around the world and whose talent has taken him to the farthest reaches of the world.

Sargent: Painting Out-Of-Doors by John Esten
"... The whole problem with our contemporary art market, as I see it, is that our standards for professionalism have been too low. We have been missing the mark because we have been aiming at the wrong mark. Masters in plein air painting like Sargent, Sorolla, Courbet, Homer...are the historical standards for this type of work. A contemporary artist is not a Master Artist despite publicity labeling. A Master artist, can only be determined by the historical sorting out that takes place at the end of an era or epoch. If we set our standards by comparison of our work to contemporaries, whose work has not been proven in the historical context then our standards are open to question. This allows us to easily be mislead by marketing interests." Quote from Professional Plein Air Painters Discussion ...
... [this] is why I believe this book is so valuable, because everytime you go back to the historically proven source of information you can't help but improve your knowledge.

Review: Painting Out-Of-Doors

As a high school art student, money is tight and investing in expensive art books can be a pain. =-= However, this book truly is an excellent purchase.

From the dust jacket to the glossy high-quality pages, John Esten covers the span of Sargent's life, providing a sound background for someone who is unfamiliar with Sargent.

Regarding the images included in this book, there are a few less popular on-the-edge-of-rare pictures including a few paintings and drawings done by Sargent when he was a child/teen (which are coupled with his later watercolor and oil paintings). Note: A majority of the paintings in here are watercolor. (If you are looking for an affordable book which focuses on Sargent's oil paintings, I recommend "The Age of Elegance : The Paintings of John Singer Sargent.")

Commentaries by Sargent's closests friends and family accompany Esten's text. Other bonuses include photographs of Sargent painting, a watercolor done by his mother (an amateur artist), and drawings/paintings done by his friends.

(Important: this is NOT a picture book. Text and images are, for the most art, evenly distributed.)

If you enjoy Sargent's works or paintings filled with beautiful light, then this collection, is definitely worth every penny. ^-^

The Watercolors of John Singer Sargent
Published in Hardcover by University of California Press (March, 1999)
Authors: Carl Little, John Singer Sargent, and Arnold Skolnick
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Beautiful and informative
I agree that some reproductions are rather small but it is a beautiful and interesting book that makes a great Xmas present. I enjoyed following Sargent through his far away destinations !! I personally think he is underrated when compared to Winslow Homer !

Inspiring and Challenging reproductions by a Master of light
Sargent's inspirations were Velasquez, Hals, Rubens. These were painters who understood the play of light. And they had a worthy apprentice in JSS.He understands that it is light that is the unifier of all his paintings, regardless of theme. JSS painted in watercolour for his own pleasure. (His mother taught him the medium at an early age). His brilliant mastery of both technique, light and sumptious colour are all captured in the reproductions in this book. Like others who have reviewed the book I return to it again and again. Happy pictures by a Mozart of the medium. How could you not buy it?

An all-time Favorite
I turn to this book time and again and am always astounded at the paintings. In his watercolor work, Sargent was a "Painter's Painter" - an artist who worked with paint so playfully, with color so passionatly, with caligraphic brushwork so seemingly irreverent - that the final effect is breathtaking and as fresh as the moment it was painted.

Recursive Macroeconomic Theory
Published in Hardcover by MIT Press (21 August, 2000)
Authors: Lars Ljungqvist and Thomas J. Sargent
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Not for beginners
When I recently left my job as cryer in a grim, north-eastern town, I was made the head of recursive macroeconomic theory at a major international bank. I could have done with a simpler introduction than this, to be honest, as my knowledge of RMT was limited. But now I hold my own in meetings simply by spouting a few long words from this book (mainly "macroeconomic" and "recursive" - theory doesn't seem to impress as much) and delegating to underlings.

Not the first book in Dynamic Macro, but excellent afterward
The first time i read the book, i'm sure this should not be the first text book for Dynamic Macroeconomics everyone should read. It's better to read somewhere else as an introduction to the idea of dynamic macroeconomics. Romer 'Advanced Macroeconomics' and Stokey, Lucas, Prescott 'Recursive Methods' are more appropriate to start. After gainning some similarity with Dynamic Methods, it would be much better to study models about macroeconomics presented in the book.

This book is the presentations of various models using Dynamic / Recursive Macroeconomics. It makes them easier and time-saving to study many kinds of model in a semester. It's GOOD & HELPFUL IN THIS SENSE. However, it might not be a good book for study in depth. You are better to study from the original papers for the same topics.

I think, this book is similar to Tirole 'Theory of Industrial Organization' in spirit, but different in content. They both show the simplified version of various models in the fields.

If you think you like this style, you would like to have it. But if you don't, it might be better just to skim (from the library) and read the original papers.

Hope this comment would be helpful for you to make a decision :)

a review from a skeptical student, now a convert.
This text is perhaps the most accessible introduction to modern macroeconomics available. What I feel to be the greatest contributions of the text are the problems-- in each chapter, they start from the basics and build upon one another until you are formulating elaborate models that are the basis for much of the current discourse in the literature. The approaches used are so powerful and the questions tackled so varied that you cannot help believing that the recursive method is the future, not only for traditional issues in macroeconomics, but throughout the discipline. Hey, the book stands out so much, I decided to write a review!

Venus of Dreams
Published in Paperback by E-Reads (July, 2001)
Author: Pamela Sargent
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Good, solid, enjoyable sci fi
I've settled Mars many times in my sci fi reading; it was a new adventure to settle Venus. "Venus of Dreams" is the Venusian analogue of Kim Stanley Robinson's "Red Mars" (which I also recommend): a realistic and entertaining story of what it might be like to make a new planet habitable for humans, including the science, the politics, and the individual human drama.

Iris Angharads is from the Plains Nomarchy in what used to be the United States. As a child, she dreams of working on the Venus Project instead of taking over the communal farm run by her mother. She and her significant others struggle with issues of ambition, family commitments, and what is worth sacrificing in order to attain your dream. ...

Especially poignant given September 11
I too read this book -- several years ago, now. Its description
of the Islamic Imams was perhaps the only introduction to Islam
I had ever really had. Its treatment of the historical
uneasiness between the Islamic and Western worlds, even if done
in fiction, is especially poignant in a post September 11 world.

I too hope the sequal gets published.

Complex worlds, societies & characters in a great story
I've just finished my third reading of VENUS OF DREAMS. I suppose that the fact I've found a third reading exciting says something about the quality of Pamerla Sargent's writing (or maybe about the quality of my memory?). As a member of that tribe which looks for realistic science underlying SF storytelling, I was very satisfied with that aspect of Sargent's story. Her exploration of ideas of social organization are very well-fleshed and believeable, and her characters are richly detailed. I eagerly await the opportunity to read the other two volumes of the VENUS series, VENUS OF SHADOWS - now out-of-print, and the forthcoming CHILD OF VENUS.

It's sad that the first two volumes of her Venus series are out-of-print. One of the terrible legacies of the Reagan era is the tax law revisions that make it more worthwhile for publishers to let most titles go out of print after only one year. I despair of finding a copy of VENUS OF SHADOWS. I am, however, delighted to see that the final volume, CHILD OF VENUS, is scheduled for publication early next year. Hopefully, if sales of CHILD are as good as they should be, the publisher will reprint the entire series.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Boating and Sailing
Published in Paperback by Alpha Books (08 April, 1998)
Authors: Frank Sargeant and Frank Sargent
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Good basic intro to boating
The book covers many subjects but none in any great detail. A good book for beginners like me but it also left me with more questions.

Perfect for a beginner
I knew nothing!!! This book was perfect, I learned everything about boats, boating, the rules of the sea, little tidbits that will save you or your boat. Perfect for a beginner

It is a cool book for an idiot sailor like me
I really liked the book. It explains stuff so people who misunderstand the fundamentals of sailing and boating can learn easy!

The Last Ranger
Published in Paperback by Warner Books (May, 1986)
Author: Craig Sargent
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The Last Ranger......
I read this book long ago, and once I grew up and joined the elite Rangers, I appreciated it more. It has some symbolysim for today, as there are many people who look at military types and expect knuckle dragging ape men, and who think that the world is as they see it.. But many times events take place that make them realize that all is not safe in their world. This is an excellent book, although I do believe it was drawn out in other sequels. Read it and imagine what could happen........

Post Apocalyptic Biker Hell
This is the first book in series chronicling Martin Stone's search for his sister after the end of WW3. The action's good and the story takes us from Stone reluctantly joining his family in a shelter until he has destroyed the leaders of the gang holding his sister. It's told in a straight forward realistic style, although there are people affected by radiation there are no mutant superbeings or monsters.

Recent re-read for me, that gave me great ideas!!
I recently picked up these and re-read the whole series. I make custom 1/6th scale figures. This story inspired me to begin a new project designing a Martin Stone action figure and his motorcycle. I highly recommend you go out and pick these up anywhere you can find them. Here or on ebay, you won't be dissapointed!!

Monster Mythology (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition, Dungeon Master's Guide, Rules supPlement/Dm5R4)
Published in Paperback by Wizards of the Coast (May, 1992)
Author: Carl Sargent
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A must for any demihuman or humanoid campaign
The Monster Mythology is a necessary addition to any campaign featuring demihumans or humanoids especially if some of the Pc's are priest. The book present 8 new pantheons ( the demihuman one is mostly reprinted from Unearthed Arcana). The informations included inside about each of the different gods and religions are presented in a clear and concise way. The sections about the gods of the Underdark and the one about the gods of the Dark Folk were of special interest to me. As you can guess from it's title the book doesn't just talk about humanoid or demihuman gods it also includes gods of the undead, feary gods, giant gods etc... This is an excellent work from the TSR staff, an the only real down side of the book is the artwork which is pretty bad...

The Gods of the Demi-humans finally revealed!!!!
This is the book I have come back to time and time again for my AD&D campaign, and when I play under other DM's. With this book you get the skiny on every god of all the races, including Dragons, Elves, Drow, Dwarves, Halflings, Gnomes, Faerie, Unicorns, and many many more. If you DM or play in ANY campaign setting using the standard AD&D races, this book is a must!

good complement for the Monstrous Manual
In these pages are described the pantheons of the demihumans, goblinoids, dwellers of the Underdark, giants and kin, avian and aquatics, undead and lycanthropes, and the sylvan folk.

As far as applicability goes this isn't a very useful supplement. The various priesthoods are useful and your PC's will have something interesting to listen to when they eavesdrop on the monster's church services. ...but part of the fun of being a DM is coming up with that stuff yourself. Most of the stuff in MMyth doesn't have a lot of immediate usefulness in your game.

As far as an entertaining product this is probably the best material from TSR besides the Volo guides. You will find unknown depths of the monsters' psyche not explored on the Monstrous Manual. Many of the creation myths and descriptions of the gods (and other worshipped immortals) are well fleshed out and feel like almost Tolkienesque.

I don't know why this book is out of print, some of this material could be out of date.

The personal computer from the inside out : the programmer's guide to low-level PC hardware and software
Published in Unknown Binding by Addison-Wesley Pub. Co. ()
Author: Murray Sargent
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Hardware: 5 stars; software: 3 stars. (5+3)/2 = 4 stars.
Miss a lot of things in this book. For example, there is no good and right explanation about intersegment jumps and calls.

Makes the black box called PC as transparent as a fish pound
If you really want to know what really makes the PC works, read this one. It really helps people to understand the logic process that is inside each PC component. It teaches you the bases of electronics, from the diode to the serial ports, and Pentium processor. The explanations are simple, but it does not goes in deep, leaving you with the necessary knowledge to just understand the innerworkings of the computer, no to make one from the scratch.

The assembler part is very good,but it is intended for people with medium level skills in programming, hard to understand if your are a beginner.

I gave 4 stars because this book is a bit older, it does not cover things like the new USB, PCMCIA III, and DVD topics. I really use it as a reliable refference material.

Excellent tutorial and reference
This book goes into all the nitty-gritty details that all REAL programmers are after. Although I'm a CS major at Ohio State, I knew little about computers except how to program them. Their inner-workings were still a mystery to me. This book was used for one of my courses and was exactly what I needed. It gives both a high-level view of the x86 architecture, and all the fine points down to the individual pins on the hardware components. It also covers x86 assembly language in some detail. This book has just about everything you need to know for programming in the Intel x86 architecture. Look no further.

Queen's Harvest/B12, 9261 (Dungeons & Dragons Official Game Adventure/an Introductory Module)
Published in Paperback by TSR Hobbies (December, 1989)
Author: Carl Sargent
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Two Good Written Adventures
The module can be played as a sequel to B11, or stand-alone. The two adventures, though simple, are good written and well fitted your Mystara Campaign. It is suitable for first time or second time players. Similar with B11, the original printed copy is quite rare now.

Great adventure for first-time players
One of the finest and rarest adventures for Basic D&D! It's so much fun to play through that I've begun many AD&D campaigns here (the conversion is simple). The mage Kavorquian (hehe!) has fallen, and his legacy must be recovered from his mysterious stronghold, and bequeathed to the rightful heir. Easy, right? If you only knew... ;) Can be used as the sequel to B11, or by itself, for levels 1-3.

one of the best
Queen's Harvest is probably the best introductory module ever produced for the now obsolete Basic D&D system. It contains two cleverly written, good-sized adventures with interesting situations and NPCs that can easily jumpstart a whole campaign. The whole module easily converts to 2nd Ed AD&D or 3E D&D and also includes some interesting pre-rolled first level characters. Although it is designed for 4-6 characters levels 1-3, I've found that it works great as a stand-alone adventure to throw at a single 4th or 5th level character or two 3rd level characters.

John Singer Sargent
Published in Hardcover by Abbeville Promotional (March, 1990)
Author: Carter Ratcliff

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