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Denis Diderot/meissonier Photo Mugs
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DescriptionDENIS DIDEROT French encyclopedist and philosopher who worked as a teacher and a translator. Discussing the encyclopedia with colleagues.. Features
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Optics allegory Photo Mugs
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DescriptionA hand-coloured image with an eye in the centre of a star, symbolising optics. It was originally engraved for the Encyclopedia Londinensis. Putti in the four corners are demonstrating optical principles and instruments, showing a telescope, a prism, refraction in water and a camera obscura. The figures around the centre represent the different colours of the spectrum.. Features
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Pumping Iron (25th Anniversary Special Edition)
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DescriptionStudio: Hbo Home Video Release Date: 12/12/2006 Run time: 85 minutes Rating: Nr Arnold Schwarzenegger works the crowds, plots strategies for defeating multiple opponents, shares his parents' values with the press, and inspires legions of admirers with his resolute optimism about the future. And all of this long before he decided to run for governor of California, in 1977's hit documentary, Pumping Iron. Larger than life, though not necessarily larger than his rivals for the Mr. Universe and Mr. Olympia bodybuilding titles (especially a young Lou Ferrigno, hot on Arnold's competitive trail but much less interesting), Schwarzenegger still comes across, at age 28, as a consummate politician, smart, likable, and crafty about exploiting others' psychological weaknesses. The film still feels redundant (there's only so much beefcake the human eye will tolerate), but the emotional dramas--the unrewarded hard work, the unanswered hopes--are compelling. Complete with a revealing 2003 interview with Schwarzenegger and a reunion of the film's bodybuilders and director. --Tom Keogh |
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Good Times - The Complete Second Season
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DescriptionCentered on the strong-willed but loving parents Florida and James Evans (Esther Rolle and John Amos), Good Times spun out stories of poverty and resilience that skillfully balanced comedy and politics. An episode in which James returns a found bag of money stolen from a bank doesn't trot out bland homilies about honesty, but becomes a surprisingly multilayered debate about civic virtue. In one of the second season's comic centerpieces, the Evans family avoids eating a neighbor's meatloaf because they think it's made with dog food. The scene is played as hilarious farce, but the acknowledgment of a poor old woman living on dog food gives the sequence an underlying bite. The commentary rarely feels forced; at its best, the show drew significance out of the characters' daily lives. An episode about a pregnant teen ends on an unexpectedly moving note, without any strings on the soundtrack to cue the audience's heartstrings--that's solid writing and acting. With buffoonish Jimmy "Dy-no-mite!" Walker, foxy Ja'Net Du Bois, sweet BernNadette Stanis, and militant Ralph Carter rounding out the cast, Good Times is a time capsule both for fashion (even though they lived in the projects, the Evans' fashion-plate neighbor Willona, played by Du Bois, was rarely without a glamorous get-up) and for a time in which mainstream sitcoms had the freedom to reflect the tougher side of reality. --Bret Fetzer All 24 episodes from season two--including "Florida Flips," "Thelma's Young Man," "The Matchmaker," "The Dinner Party," and the two-part "J.J. Becomes a Man"--are featured in a three-disc set. 10 hrs. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital stereo. **24 episodes on 3 discs. 10 hrs.** |
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Classic Newspaper Reporter Films DVD: 1930s - 1940s News Reporters, Journalism, Journalist, Newspaper Columnists, & Newsroom History Pictures Films
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DescriptionNews reporting has evolved drastically over the last century. Changes in technology and media formats have taken journalism from print media formats to the invisible air waves of television and radio to personal computers and the Internet, where an influx of new information is made available to millions of homes. This amazing compilation includes three vintage newspaper reporter films from the olden days of communication! Topics Include: News Reporter, Journalism, Newspaper Writing, Copy Editing. Table Of Contents: (1) Journalism (1940) - This is a classic vocational film about the various careers in journalism, from news reporter to copy editor - 11 Minutes (2) Newspaper Story (1940s) - A great film about a news reporter who writes a news article about a Boy Scout who finds a missing child - 16 Minutes (3) Betty Boop's Rise To Fame (1934) - This is a fascinating newspaper reporter interview with Max Fleischer, the creator of Betty Boop - 9 Minutes Features
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Optics allegory from National Maritime Museum
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DescriptionPhoto Puzzle, Optics allegory. A hand-coloured image with an eye in the centre of a star, symbolising optics. It was originally engraved for the Encyclopedia Londinensis. Putti in the four corners are demonstrating optical principles and instruments, showing a telescope, a prism, refraction in water and a camera obscura. The figures around the centre represent the different colours of the spectrum. Chosen by National Maritime Museum. 10x14 Features
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Savoy Hotel from Mary Evans
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DescriptionPhoto Puzzle, Savoy Hotel. A symposium of science dinner at the Savoy Hotel in London in 1910. Picture shows the editor of the Encyclopedia Britannica Sir E. Ray Lankester on his feet with Sir William Crookes, Sir James Crichton-Brown, Sir Lauder Brunton and the Earl of Cromer. Chosen by Mary Evans. 10x14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5x7 affixed to box top. Features
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Photo Jigsaw Puzzle of Chicago, Illinois, USA from Prints Prints Prints
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DescriptionPhoto Puzzle, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Encyclopedia Britannica Building in Chicago, Illinois, America. Chosen by Prints Prints Prints. 10x14 Photo Puzzle with 252 pieces. Packed in black cardboard box of dimensions 5 5/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/5. Puzzle image 5x7 affixed to box top. Puzzle pieces printed on RA4 paper at 300 dpi. This item is shipped from our American lab. Features
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The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised
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DescriptionFrom elite bodybuilding competitors to gymnasts, from golfers to fitness gurus, anyone who works out with weights must own this book -- a book that only Arnold Schwarzenegger could write, a book that has earned its reputation as "the bible of bodybuilding." Inside, Arnold covers the very latest advances in both weight training and bodybuilding competition, with new sections on diet and nutrition, sports psychology, the treatment and prevention of injuries, and methods of training, each illustrated with detailed photos of some of bodybuilding's newest stars. Plus, all the features that have made this book a classic are here: Arnold's tried-and-true tips for sculpting, strengthening, and defining each and every muscle to create the ultimate buff physique The most effective methods of strength training to stilt your needs, whether you're an amateur athlete or a pro bodybuilder preparing for a competition Comprehensive information on health, nutrition, and dietary supplements to help you build muscle, lose fat, and maintain optimum energy Expert advice on the prevention and treatment of sports-related injuries Strategies and tactics for competitive bodybuilders from selecting poses to handling publicity The fascinating history and growth of' bodybuilding as a sport, with a photographic "Bodybuilding Hall of Fame" And, of course, Arnold's individual brand of inspiration and motivation throughout Covering every level of expertise and experience, The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding will help you achieve your personal best. With his unique perspective as a seven-time winner of the Mr. Olympia title and all international film star, Arnold shares his secrets to dedication, training, and commitment, and shows you how to take control of your body and realize your own potential for greatness. Arnold Schwarzenegger hasn't competed as a bodybuilder since he won the Mr. Olympia title in 1980, but he remains the sport's No. 1 icon. He hosts an annual bodybuilding contest in Columbus, Ohio, and allows a column to be ghost-written under his name in a muscle magazine. Today's bodybuilders may have bigger muscles than Arnold ever did, but everyone inside and outside the iron game gives him credit for exponentially broadening the popularity of physique training. With this updated Encyclopedia (it was originally published in 1985), Schwarzenegger wraps his huge arms around the entire sport. He hits the history of bodybuilding, the champions (he's quite generous in his praise of predecessors, contemporaries, and successors alike), the training systems. Some of the information is more bodybuilding lore than science; for example, exercises are said to "expand the rib cage" or develop the "inner" or "outer" chest, all physiological impossibilities. But they're still good exercises, and the book includes every movement imaginable for every muscle group. If you love the sport of bodybuilding, you'll want this book in your library, if for no other reason than to feast your eyes on the hundreds of photos of the best physiques in the history of the sport. And, in a pinch, the 800-page encyclopedia can fill in nicely for a missing dumbbell. --Lou Schuler |
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National Geographic Kids Almanac 2012
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DescriptionCheck out the world's best-selling National Geographic Kids 2012 Almanac, No. 3 on The New York Times Best Sellers list for Children's Paperbacks. |
