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so very disappointing
I was excited to see a book for kids about the Luiseno Indians from southern California, but I wish I had not bought it. The author did little to no research for this book. Most of the photographs are of people of another tribe located near this one, and as I read I got the distinct feeling that the author just changed a few words and incorrectly made the assumption that the tribes were close enough that no one would notice. Wrong. The one picture of actual Luiseno Indians is even misidentified as being at Pala reservation even though the uncut picture itself identifies it as being taken at Pechanga (another reservation he fails to mention). ... Read more

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This is THE most comprehensive Tagalog grammar
This is THE most comprehensive Tagalog grammar available so far. Any serious student, whether beginning or advanced, of Tagalog will highly benefit from this masterpiece. The things I like about this book are: anin-depth explanation of Tagalog pronunciation (with IPA) which discussesthe phonemes and its allophones (some surprised me!), great organization ofits chapters, explicitly explained grammatical features, comments onregional usage, comparisons, charts, and much more.It's indexed too, soit's not so hard to find what aspect of Tagalog grammar you want to lookup. One slight drawback is that it uses some linguistic "jargon"-- this shouldn't be a big obstacle, it's pretty understandable without it.In short, this makes for a great investment.Sa palagay ko, ito nga ang"bibliya" ng wikang Tagalog. :) ... Read more

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Highly praised when published in Germany, The Quest for the Lost Nation is a brilliant chronicle of Germany's and Japan's struggles to reclaim a defeated national past. Sebastian Conrad compares the ways German and Japanese scholars revised national history after World War II in the shadows of fascism, surrender, and American occupation. Defeat in 1945 marked the death of the national past in both countries, yet, as Conrad proves, historians did not abandon national perspectives during reconstruction. Quite the opposite--the nation remained hidden at the center of texts as scholars tried to make sense of the past and searched for fragments of the nation they had lost. By situating both countries in the Cold War, Conrad shows that the focus on the nation can be understood only within a transnational context. ... Read more

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Discusses the everyday life, cooking methods, common foods, and hardships and celebrations during the Gold Rush in California. Includes recipes. ... Read more

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Golden Recipes
This is a small book but has a total of 8 recipes to try.I have made 18K Hash twice, and it's simple and good tasting!An easy book for the younger people to read and tells you what type of equipment needed to make each meal.Also provides history of the gold rush and why certain food was made.A good book to have of the bookself and use from time to time! I really liked this book but wished it could have had even more recipes in it. ... Read more

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FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. ... Read more

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connect with histroy
We loved this book.I read it with my son as he prepares to study the missions of California.We've just started visiting all the missions and he is enjoying seeing the missions in real life.We encourage all fourth graders in California to read this book and visit the missions in person.It really makes what you're learning in the classroom come alive! ... Read more

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This reference book provides comprehensive coverage of legal executions performed in the state of California from 1851 (when the Criminal Practices Act first authorized executions) until the present. It includes all cases in which legal processes appear to have been observed and the resulting execution was carried out by an authorized representative of the county or state. Entries are organized by year of execution and contain the felon’s name, any known aliases, race, age at death and a detailed narrative of the crime that resulted in capital punishment. Race and age of victims are provided when available—a feature unique to this volume. ... Read more

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An amazing reference work
Ms. O'Hare and her assistants spent an amazing amount of quality reference time putting together a stellar work that details every legal exectution in the State of California.The only drawback to this book is the cost, which puts it out of reach for all but libraries and serious scholars.Great work!! ... Read more

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Catullus, best remembered for his tempestuous relationship with the notorious Clodia Metelli, was one of the most influential, original and enigmatic of all the Roman poets. This text presents a collection of his work. ... Read more

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Odi et Amo
This is a blisteringly vitriolic, tawdry, funny and love-induced forray into modern poesy. The catch is that it was written by an ancient Roman poet. Although his historical background is a bit sketchy, it is believed that the poet was an established member of Rome's high culture and a son of wealth who had even come in contact with the great Caesar. One would never know this from the bawdy lyrics or the heart-wrenching songs one rarely equates with the unfeeling elite.

51

Godlike the man who
sits at her side, who
watches and catches
that laughter
which (softly) tears me
to tatters: nothing is
left of me, each time
I see her,
...tongue numbed; arms, legs
melting, on fire; drum
drumming in ears; head-
lights gone black.

Coda

Her ease is your sloth, Catullus
you itch & roll in her ease:

former kings and cities
lost in the valley of her arm.

As is evidenced in the above selection, Catullus was one of the great love poets of his or any age. These often beautiful and forlorned sentiments were mostly written for "Lesbia", a woman believed to have been married to a diplomat or some man of high rank whom Catullus never fully ensnarled with his wit and passion but seemingly had a long-tryst and/or tumultuous affair with.

But just as soon as you think that Catullus is E. E. Cummings you are shocked into the realization that this man was as multi-faceted and prone to "juvenilia" and sensationalistic raunchiness as say a Bukowski or Ginsberg.

88

What, Gellius, of the man
who itches with sister & mother
naked in night-vigils,
who 'lies-in' for his uncle,
what stain does he lay on himself?
Such, that not Tethys to far limits
no Ocean, father of Nereids, can cleanse:
no fouler brand (Gellius)
even supposing
one were to lower his head to his own loins
and swallow himself.

Just as well he could be straight-laced and political and silently thoughtful in the same way as he was exuberant and confessional.

93

Utter indifference to your welfare, Caesar,
is matched only by ignornace of who you are.

102

If, Cornelius, we entrust our secrets
only to those whom we know we can trust,
here is Catullus,
devoted to secrets & secrecy
a finger ever to his lips,
as mute as Harpocrates!

Another aspect of these translations by Peter Whigham, as witnessed above in "51", is the tendency to modernize the poems and language. "head-lights gone black." is one such example. Some scholars(http://www.classics.und.ac.za/reviews/94-2whig.html) say this is to their detriment as are Whigham's liberties with words being fitted to his artistic credo moreso than the original Latin texts. I'm no scholar, but have read several different translations thought to be more true to the original Latin and I must say that they are tedious and rubbery bores. They hold none of the lively magic or smart humor of the Whigham translations. To read the others is like reading Nietzsche by any translator other than Walter Kaufmann, you lose a bit of the modern scholarship and interpretation and lively poetry for stale accuracy's sake.

This is one of the few books I have used to excess, marking, creasing and breaking the spine open searching and re-learning these invaluable and poignant texts. Behind Jeffers, no poet other than Catullus is revered more by me.

A dreadful example of censorship in translation
Catullus is known for two things: the first being that his poems are one of the first unedited bits of poetry given to new latin students, and the second being his overt eroticism coupled with his savage wit.

Whigham seems to have no qualms at all about changing entire lines of the poems to soften the dirty bits, even in the works lasting no more than twenty lines.Even worse, if there's no way to clean up a line in translation, he simply leaves it untranslated.Take this example from poem 16:

You read of those thousand kisses.
You deduced an effeminacy there.
You were wrong.Sodomites. Furius & Aurelius.
Pedicabo et irrumabo vos.

While I'll admit, that last line's difficult to translate into English without using slang usually confined only to gay porn,the translator doesn't even have the stomach to attempt it.In my humble opinion, anyone willing to translate everything EXCEPT for the dirty bits has no business translating at all. ... Read more

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Well known for her gorgeous design and style books, bestselling author Diane Saeks brings her flair for breathtaking interiors to a new series with a practical twist. For Kitchens, Saeks has consulted with designers, decorators, architects, savvy homeowners--even some of the country's best chefs--to create this collection of exciting, livable, and innovative ideas. Includes resource guide to design centers and retail stores. 90 color photos. ... Read more

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Excellent photography, plus information
Very stylish with excellent photography.And this book has plenty of useful information, combined with witty writing.Lots of insights... plus escapism like a large coffee table book.

Kitchen Heaven!
If you want to see the cutting edge of kitchen design this is the book for you.The scope of design that Ms. Dorrans Saeks covers is incredible; from funky-comfortable to high tech glam.I found the book a real inspiration for my own kitchen remodel.

Don't waste you money!
Another piece of pretension.There is very little in this book that the everyday working-on-a-budget person would find useful or helpful.The elevated position of the 'designer', and the negated, nay pejorative, position of the creative imput of the 'client' is much in evidence throughout the text of this book. A boutique piece of fluff.And a tree had to die for this! ... Read more

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An innovative remapping of empire, Imperial Connections offers a broad-ranging view of the workings of the British Empire in the period when the India of the Raj stood at the center of a newly globalized system of trade, investment, and migration. Thomas R. Metcalf argues that India itself became a nexus of imperial power that made possible British conquest, control, and governance across a wide arc of territory stretching from Africa to eastern Asia. His book, offering a new perspective on how imperialism operates, emphasizes transcolonial interactions and webs of influence that advanced the interests of colonial India and Britain alike. Metcalf examines such topics as law codes and administrative forms as they were shaped by Indian precedents; the Indian Army's role in securing Malaya, Africa, and Mesopotamia for the empire; the employment of Indians, especially Sikhs, in colonial policing; and the transformation of East Africa into what was almost a province of India through the construction of the Uganda railway. He concludes with a look at the decline of this Indian Ocean system after 1920 and considers how far India's participation in it opened opportunities for Indians to be a colonizing as well as a colonized people. ... Read more

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An opulent look at East Asia s printed and handwritten treasures Color woodblock prints, early maps of Asia and beyond, and gorgeously detailed scrolls are just some of the highlights in the collection of the C. V. Starr East Asian Library at the University of California, Berkeley. From oracle bones to twentieth-century manuscripts, Impressions of the East presents selections from the Library s rare book collection in their technological and cultural contexts. Embedded in the descriptions of the works featured is a lucidly sketched history of the lands where the works originated and the ways in which they influenced each other. Opulently produced and brilliantly designed, the book brings excitement and scholarly insight to the print and manuscript traditions of East Asia. ... Read more

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Asian treasures at U of CA Berkeley Library
Woodblocks-manuscripts-calligraphy-paintings on silk-rubbings from bronzes and tomb carvings-books-silk screens-maps: the U. of California East Asian Library has them all. The eclectic, museum-like library holdings are studied by scholars. Such historical and cultural characteristics of the varied items are recorded in annotations for the photographs of them written by the collection's curator--Deborah Rudolph; who has advanced degrees in both classical Chinese studies and library science. Collecting East Asian antiquities ran in her family. With many of the items, she also notes production techniques, materials, design features, and other technical aspects dealt with by the artists and craftsmen.

The book is visually rewarding as well. Each piece is photographed so that its overall appearance can be apprehended and its details appreciated. For its knowledgeable text and its handsome, skillfully formatted visual matter, "Impressions of the East" succeeds in "allow[ing] the general reader to appreciate [the] worth" of the Library's collection--the main purpose of the book as denoted by Rudolph in the "Preface." While the Library's holdings cannot have the breadth or depth of museum collections, it's clear they are second to none in quality and in value for scholars. The collection is also an ideal representative collection for the public. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Publisher: Berkeley, University of California pressPublication date: 1915Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be typos or missing text. There are no illustrations or indexes.When you buy the General Books edition of this book you get free trial access to Million-Books.com where you can select from more than a million books for free. You can also preview the book there. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more