Landscape with Smokestacks: The Case of the Allegedly Plundered Degas by Howard J. Trienens, ISBN 0810118203
Against this background, the story of one work of art, Landscape with Smokestacks by Degas, has been featured in headlines and on television. As told by the media, the story is straightforward. The landscape, owned by a Jewish banker in the Netherlands, was sent to Paris in 1939. The Nazis occupied France and stole the landscape. The Jewish banker and his wife were killed in the Holocaust. Their heirs searched for the landscape but did not locate it until, a half century later, it was found in the possession of an art collector in Chicago. The heirs sued to recover the work.
But the real story is far more complicated -- and more compelling -- than that told by the media. Had the landscape been sent to Paris for safekeeping or to be sold? Was the work stolen by the Nazis or sold to an art dealer during the war?
During the litigation a mass of documents was produced that shed light on the fate of the landscape. But because the suit was settled before trial, the story under the surface of the media headlines has not been publicly presented. Howard J. Trienens, a lawyer for the defendant collector, tells the story of this Degas work's travels from its pre war home in the Netherlands to the Art Institute of Chicago, where it is now on display.
Whatever the merits of the respective claims, the story of Landscape with Smokestacks is an absorbing mystery. And while the mystery cannot be fully solved, Trienens's book demonstrates the unpredictable complexity that can surround Holocaust-related restitution cases. The book also challenges the performance of the media in their superficial treatment of this emotionally charged story.
Code Word Kangaroo
Gadgets, girls, and bad guys--Adam Sharp has everything the big boys have and more!
Fifty-seven channels, and there's nothing on--literally! When the world's television satellites are blocked by just one station, the Happy Channel, superspy Adam Sharp, travels to the Australian Outback to investigate. But will the help of IM-8 agent Alice Springs, TV snake-wrangler Wayne Wallaby, and two kangaroos be enough to combat the evil mindwashing of the Happy Channel's puppy dogs, candy, and birthday cake?
In addition to the popular Golden Books" Ghost Horse, Snake Camp, and "Wild Horses, George Edward Stanley is the author of the Third Grade Detectives series for Simon & Schuster. George, a professor at Cameron University, teaches writing and foreign languages, including Albanian, Zulu, and Xhosa. The author lives in Lawton, OK.
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Yu-Gi-Oh Double Pack 2 GBA
Two exciting Yu-Gi-Oh! adventures in one package!
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- The Destiny Board Traveler - It's a new spin on board games! Play as one of the characters from the hit Yu-Gi-Oh! TV series and duel with up to 3 friends by summoning monsters and battling on one of the many maps including Domino Park and Outer Space! Combining the best elements of the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game and a strategic board game, Yu-Gi-Oh! Destiny Board Traveler gives gamers an all new way to duel.
- Dungeon Dice Monsters - Dungeon Dice Monsters is another great adventure in the Yu-Gi-Oh! universe. As featured in the Dungeon Dice Monsters story arc in the animated television series, players collect and fight with dice inscribed with mystical powers and magic in order to defeat their opponents. Enter a dozen different tournaments and ultimately face-off against the scheming creator of Dungeon Dice Monsters, Duke Devlin.
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Drawn to Television: Prime-Time Animation from the Flintstones to Family Guy
Since late evening cartoons first aired in 1960, prime-time animated series have had a profound effect on American television and American culture at large. The characters and motifs from such shows as The Flintstones and The Simpsons are among the best-known images in world popular culture; and tellingly, even series that have not done well in prime time--series like The Jetsons, for instance--have yielded similarly iconic images. The advent of cable and several new channels devoted exclusively to animated programming have brought old series back to life in syndication, while also providing new markets for additional, often more experimental animated series. Even on the conventional networks, programs such as The Flintstones and The Simpsons, not to mention Family Guy and King of the Hill, have consistently shown a smartness and a satirical punch that goes well beyond the norm in network programming. Drawn to Televisionf traces the history of prime-time animation from The Flintstones'...
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Michael Smith: Drawings
This artist's book chronicles a lifetime of drawings by the performance/video/installation artist Michael Smith. Smith is best known for his alter ego, "Mike," whose blend of satisfaction and yearning, humor and pathos, makes him an all-American anti-hero. Smith's wide range of art activities in television, performance, stand-up and puppet shows, as well as installation, sculpture and video, have influenced a generation of young artists. This book is composed of mostly-unseen material from private notebooks: sketches, notations, diagrams and storyboards, as well as finished and childhood drawings, giving the reader a fly-on-the-wall view into Smith's mind and creative process. Smith's newest video work, created at the Center for Advanced Visual Studies at MIT, will show at P.S. 1/MoMA, in February of 2007, and a traveling exhibition begins at the Blanton Museum in Austin, Texas in August, 2007.
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Basics of the Video Production Diary by Des Lyver, ISBN 0240516583
Video production requires a high degree of organization to be a success. Good organization will require a proper diary to be kept of your production. It is the understanding of the paperwork and its organization that will make your production either a success or a failure.
Explained in accessible terms and assuming little prior knowledge of the subject, this book will help you to: plan successful procedures for all stages of a video production; produce paperwork logically to get professional results; understand the basic principles of setting up and running your own business; avoid common (and costly) pitfalls.
If you are a student who wishes to learn about all aspects of planning and documenting a video production, from conceptualization right through to final screening, this book is for you. It is particularly suitable for the City and Guilds Media Techniques Certificate: Television and Video Production Competences.
This book complements the other three titles in the series,...
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Cracker Ingenuity: Tips from the Trailer Park for the Chronically Broke by P. T. Elliot, ISBN 0312290829
Wondering what to do with all those oil drums in your yard? Does a lack of funds inspire you to race lawnmowers instead of cars, or enter cow-chip-tossing contests instead of bridge tournaments? Ever invite friends over for a fancy dinner only to realize that you're flat broke and fresh out of groceries? Look no further...
Cracker Ingenuity is the ultimate guide to making something out of nothing - a testament to the universal truth that there's more to life than money. Herein you'll find the recipes, instructions, anecdotes, and advice of the masters who have managed not only to get by on hardly a dime, but to have a great time while doing so - from monster truck rallies to state fairs and from high rise trailer parks to four star "troats" (trailer boats).
With Cracker Ingenuity, you'll learn how to make: *Musical instruments from tools *fishing lures from spoons, hypnotizing frog traps, and wild hogbait * whiskey-bottle drinking glasses *a shower from a sump-pump *homemade antifreeze...
Cracker Ingenuity: Tips from the Trailer Park for the Chronically Broke by P. T. Elliot, ISBN 0312290829
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Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002
Hide in Plain Sight: The Hollywood Blacklistees in Film and Television, 1950-2002
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