America's post-Civil War years brought a renewed interest in the European scene. Journeys known as Grand Tours led tourists to take ship to the Continent. They fanned out across the landscape with the intent to "know Europe." Their return home resulted in a flurry of published accounts. Twain here satirizes both the tourists and their writings with delicious wit. Ever a man to play with words, his "tramp" refers to both himself and the walking tour of Europe he purports to have made. By the time you've reached the end of the account of the "walking tour" incorporating trains, carriages and barges, you realize that the longest "walk" Twain took occurred in dark hotel room while trying to find his bed. He claims to have covered ... Read More:
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I had very high hopes for this book...I think I fell into that old trap of judging a book by its cover, & at more than £8 it was more expensive than many of its competitors. I was looking for a book that had both sweet & savoury muffins to browse for inspiration and with the promise of 600 recipes it seemed like the one for me. So when it arrived and I realsied there was not a single photo to whet my appitite, that the 600 is based largely on variations on a theme and that it is American which uses different weights, measures and ingredients, I felt quite let down. Another depressing Americanism is its obsession with low fat, hence there are recipes for Corn Muffins, Low-fat Corn Muffins & No-fat Corn Muffins...
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Books on vision science generally fall into two widely separated categories. There exists a mountain of near-plagiaristic basic undergraduate texts such as Sekuler and Blake, Goldstein, or Coren, Ward and Ennis that all contain pretty much the same basic stuff (Face-Vase illusions, Gibson vs Marr, etc) but aren't so hot when it comes to the practical aspects of conducting vision research. There are also high-level, jargon-filled techy tracts such as Wandell or Robson and Carpenter and other books that concentrate soley on classical psychophysical theory at the expense of practical laboratory methods such as Gescheider. In between, for a student who desires to go beyond the undergraduate level there is a sad absence of any decent books. This is primarily ... Read More:
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I read these stories as they came out in comic form and this Hardback is a fantastic collection of the wonderful Avengers stories and characterisation by Busiek. Kurt Busiek has a love of Marvel continuity and of these superheroes that shines through in his work - but I don't believe you need to know much about the Avengers to enjoy these stories. And the art by George Perez and Mark Bagely is stunning - so, if you're after character driven adventure with huge fight scenes...then I don't think you'll be disappointed! Enjoy!!
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Books on vision science generally fall into two widely separated categories. There exists a mountain of near-plagiaristic basic undergraduate texts such as Sekuler and Blake, Goldstein, or Coren, Ward and Ennis that all contain pretty much the same basic stuff (Face-Vase illusions, Gibson vs Marr, etc) but aren't so hot when it comes to the practical aspects of conducting vision research. There are also high-level, jargon-filled techy tracts such as Wandell or Robson and Carpenter and other books that concentrate soley on classical psychophysical theory at the expense of practical laboratory methods such as Gescheider. In between, for a student who desires to go beyond the undergraduate level there is a sad absence of any decent books. This is primarily ... Read More:
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Just another dreary and mediocre pictorial book written and photographed by so called experts.The forward shows no understanding of Korean culture or customs and gives the impression that if North Koreans waved the American flag,played b aseball and drank Coca Cola everything would be accebtable.His description of passengers on te underground is fatuous as he has never looked at faces on the New York subway. The picture section covers three aspects a)Pyongyang b)various villages and fre trade zones and c)the demilatarised zone. Although some of the pictures are average many are flat insipid and lacking sparkle or imagination.Many of the architectural ond geographical gems have been ignored. The sections on villages and the DMZ are particularly disappointing.(the ... Read More:
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Just another dreary and mediocre pictorial book written and photographed by so called experts.The forward shows no understanding of Korean culture or customs and gives the impression that if North Koreans waved the American flag,played b aseball and drank Coca Cola everything would be accebtable.His description of passengers on te underground is fatuous as he has never looked at faces on the New York subway. The picture section covers three aspects a)Pyongyang b)various villages and fre trade zones and c)the demilatarised zone. Although some of the pictures are average many are flat insipid and lacking sparkle or imagination.Many of the architectural ond geographical gems have been ignored. The sections on villages and the DMZ are particularly disappointing.(the ... Read More:
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What a fantastic book - the most ancient offices in the land starting with the sovereign herself. Some you will known but did you know the origins? Properly not. Other you will properly never heart of and they seem to be VERY Ana chronic. Well this book will present them to you in a most readable way with great photos to match the text. Utterly enjoyable
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What a fantastic book - the most ancient offices in the land starting with the sovereign herself. Some you will known but did you know the origins? Properly not. Other you will properly never heart of and they seem to be VERY Ana chronic. Well this book will present them to you in a most readable way with great photos to match the text. Utterly enjoyable
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This book was brilliant!, I am mostly a DC fanboy, but i do enjoy collecting Marvel novels and this was one of the best. I first heard of 'What if?' titles when i read "what if Wolverine had joined Alpha Flight?" and have been hooked on them since. The What if General Ross became the Hulk was brilliant, and the story with the Fantastic Four was the best out of the book. In the Avengers story, they make reference to the start of House of M which i enjoyed too. If you like stories that have nothing to do with the DC contiunity too, then look for 'Elseworlds' titles by DC or try 'Superman: Red Son', or 'Speeding Bullets'by DC.
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