The best edition of this great work that I have yet to see. The notes are outstanding, the background material useful, and the commentary erudite. A must edition for the serious study of Cervantes.

Beautiful, lyrical,and sensuous images from the Crusades.I am enraprured by the scope,graphic power and compositional greatness of this largely forgotten artist. Though we may look at the politics of the Crusades differently than the Victorians, this book is sure to please any fan of 19th century art. One look at Dore and you see where Cecil B. Demille got much of his inspiration.

Leaders are one of the few pieces of gear that make an enormous difference in fly fishing. Judging by equipment sales, there are some people out there who would like to buy some piece of gear that would make them better fishers. The leader is far and away the most likely to allow you to buy an advantage. The obvious example being the Harvey Dry Fly leader, which guarantees you at least as much drag free drift as a week at the best fly fishing school. There are many other examples. My advice though is to search out a formula for a leader for polish nymphing, and get Presentation by Gary Borger. It has the best chapter on leaders I have read, and a few hundred other worthy pages to boot.

This book is so beautifully illustrated, you hardly need to read a line. To me, draping is the most rewarding method of apparel design, in that what you see is what you get -- no sketching, drafting, sewing up a muslin, and then seeing the results. That is why I find this book to be the best of all popular draping texts on the market today. The instructions are clear, the book itself is clean and well laid out. The illustrations are flawless. You can follow the drawings and easily achieve the same results. There is so much clarity in the way the material is presented, it's easy to use, easy to understand, and easy to learn from. The quality of this book is similar to her pattern drafting book. I would recommend any book authored by Helen Joseph-Armstrong, as you will certainly get the best book on the subject. This book is absolutely delightful.

A magnificent, yet humble display of drawings and designs for an absolute architecture. Joseph Henry Wythe has been overlooked and undervalued as one of our greatest living architects. A student and proponent of Bruce Goff's philosophy on design....Wythe has created a body of work that frankly inspires.

The books doesn't have much text, just enough to cue you in to what his design methodology might be. Instead the book is filled with plans, elevations, and perspectives which clearly depict a man of great genius. Certainly of the keenest architects I have ever stumbled on.

I bought my copy out of pure luck...I'm a fan of Mr. Goff and read someplace this books' connection to a indigenous american architecture, Luckily for me I took the chance, and wouldn't hestitate to highly recommend this book to you.

If you like organic architecture, Bruce Goff, Frank Lloyd Wright, alternative architecture, architectures connection to music or drawings......then you should buy this book it's a real crowd pleaser.

Spectacular book; I read this book back when I was bout ** and it just open my eyes to Dread fe real. Anybody who want to read in depth 'bout rasta shold check this out, anyway you can. True classic.

This is a great book. It makes in seem so simple to use! My friend has this book and he loves it. Definitly a good book. The only problem is sometimes it can be a small bit complicated.

Joseph Horowitz loves the late 19th and early 20th world of culture. He is simultaneously scholar and activist. His bold, unprecendented project is to take historical moments and richly employ them to introduce the excitement of classical music to young readers. He could have no better scenario than Dvorak in the New World. Here the composer seeks to create an American musical language based on a synthesis of the high symphonic style with elements of Black and Indian music. The characters are vividly drawn and the whole is both beautifully written and wonderfully gauged for young readers. A real treat!

In Dynamics of Marketing in African Nations, editors Sonny Nwankwo and Joseph F. Aiyeku and their contributing authors provide welcome insights into the dynamics of marketing in the African region of the world. As the nations of Africa continue to initiate new macroeconomic and political reforms, they are transforming the African continent into an important player on the international business scene.

In Chapter 2, "Marketing in Africa: An Electic Perspective," Franklyn A. Manu and Ven Skiram point out that sub-Saharan African countries have shown low levels of economic growth and development over the past three decades when compared to other regions of the world. In the new millenium it is important that these countries rethink their strategies for development if they are not to fall even further behind the other regions.

In Chapter 3, "Marketing in Africa and Marketing of Africa: The Challenge of Environmentalism and Sustainability," Maxwell A. Ayamba, Colin Beard, and Ian D. Rotherham emphasize that environmentalism and consumerism are powerful forces that are shaping marketing activities in African countries. The marketing of Africa must be more visionary in retaining more of the added value element of its natural resources. The huge possibilities of ecotourism and of wildlife tourism and leisure must be recognized.

In Chapter 8, "The Impact of the Internet, As a Marketing Medium, on Traditional Mass Media in South Africa," Debbie Vigar seeks to discover if marketers in South Africa regard the Internet to be a viable marketing tool. If so, she seeks to determine what impact the Internet is having on traditional mass media marketing in South Africa. She discovers that companies that have consistently had a presence on the Internet have significantly increased their market share and better served and understood their customers. She concludes that businesses that exploit the emerging technology of the Internet have a better chance of becoming a world-class player, optimizing their business performance, and attaining global competitiveness.

In Chapter 10, "Formal and Informal Retail Sectors in Africa: Evolutionary or Competing Paradigms?" Robert Rugimbana and Bill Merrilees review, through extensive literature, the informal and formal retail sectors in Africa, to demonstrate the dynamic evolution of the sectors over the past three to four decades. The authorities in African countries are advised to see this sector in a new light, one that positively recognizes its major contributions to the social, cultural and economic wellbeing of Africa.

In Chapter 11, "Marketing to Southern Africa: The Implications for a Financial Service Company," Isobel Doole, Robin Lowe and Liv Kirby examine the issues facing firms offering services when trying to establish a presence in African markets. Southern African countries are usually receptive toward foreigners and welcome them provided they adapt and do not inflict their Western views onto the local culture. Understanding and positively responding to buyer behavior and developing and motivating staff are likely to be key elements of an early stage market entry for a service business. Networking and word of mouth advertising are particularly important to success in a market such as financial services.

In Chapter 13, "The Impact of Culture on Marketing Management Functions Africa: The Relevance of Hofstede's Typology and Cross-Cultural Management Training," Abel Adekola raises the issue of how varying national cultures affect the application of management processes and functions. He proposes curriculums designed to cultivate productive characteristics in potential managers that can produce global employees successful in cross-cultural situations such as Africa.

In Chapter 14, "Improving Trade Flows Among African Nations: Lessons from the West African Sub-Region," Augustine M. Nwabuzor and Okechukwu D. Anyamele look at trade relations among selected African countries. Issues relating to intra-regional trade are explored with a view to identifying constraints and needed strategic adjustments. Remarkable economic progress is foreseen for developing nations in Africa that adopt relatively open economies, pursue trade-promoting policies, and invest in the development of their infrastructure, like paved roads and ports. There is an understanding that higher levels of intra-regional trade will accelerate the economic growth of the African regions. Jeffrey Sachs is praised for his 1998 proposal for opening the US market to goods from deserving African nations.

Graduate students of international marketing and entrepreneurs looking to do business in Africa will find Dynamics of Marketing in African Nations a valuable tool in understanding the economic development of Africa and its opportunities.

"How did the Cuban revolution come about? Why does it represent, as Joseph Hansen put it, an 'unbearable challenge' to U.S. imperialism? What are the political challenges it has confronted? Why are the lessons of this living revolution of decisive and lasting importance for workers and farmers around the world?

"For over three decades the revolution that opened the socialist revolution in the Americas has served as an example to fighters everywhere. Refusing to yield under relentless economic, political, and military pressure by Washington, Cuba's working people have continued to advance the internationalist perspective of building socialism. Answering the call of fellow fighters around the world, they have shed their blood in struggles by toilers from Latin America to the Middle East to southern Africa" (from the back cover).