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A beautiful photo book containing nearly 400 pages of photographs of Porsche concept studies, models, and mockups from a decade of design work starting around 2013. The photography is wonderful and it's refreshing to see such a photo-heavy, small-run book make it to publication. Thank you to Porsche for that.

This is a well researched book with lots of information about the typography of Bronze Age terracotta figurines in the Levant. Dr. Jacobs put a lot of work into this volume.

Field IV was the site of the first fully digital dig season by any archaeological team in the world in 1999. During that season all documentation and recording was accomplished via digital means, with portable computers and a network set up on site.

It's a beautifully curated and designed small book with many great selections of photos from the Instagram community.

This has been a seriously fun book to read. If you are, in any way, a nerd, engineer, geek, space nut, adventure nerd, survivalist, or any other sort of human you should read this. Non-humans might also like it—I can't speak for them.

You know that scene in Apollo 13 where they throw the box of assorted supplies on the table and tell the engineers that they have 6 hours to solve the problem? This entire book is a series of those problem-solving/life-saving adventures. It's really good.

And it helps that the protagonist shares the same cynical sarcastic sense of humor that I have. There's also that. So if you like me and my sense of humor—and who doesn't?—then you'll feel right at home.

Do yourself a favor and read this book.

This book is wonderful. If you are at all interested in drawing, sketching, or painting on location then you should grab this book. The illustrations are great and it has good information about the artists themselves as well as hints and techniques to help you become a better artist as well.

This book is enjoyable and seems well researched—because, really, I can't say whether it is or not. There is quite a bit of sea jargon used throughout the book and while it may be a bit hard to decipher it helps paint a more realistic picture. The characters are fun, colorful, and believable—probably because most of them are based on real people. The best thing I can say about the book is that I was a little sad when it ended because I wanted to hear more tales.

Good book and is heavy on details. If you're not looking to get in the weeds then don't pick up this one. Otherwise it's well written and seemingly well researched.

If you are a designer and ever work on digital projects this is a must have book. It has excellent examples, pictures, and even gets into the details about how to set up your documents in your editor. My favorite thing is that it has a valuable section in the back that lists the various icon sizes with their respective corner radius, border width, uses, etc. It's been invaluable.

I've seen many space photographs over the years and this collection has some of the best. It would be a remarkable collection of photographs if you were to tell me it was pulled from the best shots of many photographers at the launch. It's nearly incomprehensible that a single photographer is responsible for them all.

I know that some people would consider this a coffee-table book but I think that does it a gross injustice. It's is a book to be admired for the beauty within and kept safe for years of enjoyment, not to be left on the coffee table where the unwashed masses might smudge the ink and tear the pages. And I'm only half kidding here.

Being a photographer of some skill I don't say this lightly: Dan Winters is a genius behind the lens. You should also check out his more varied collection of photographs in his book "America."

Good book. Small but packed with information. It's really only useful for developers that are running high-traffic sites. If you're not getting 100k visitors per day then many of the ideas will be overkill. But if you are getting that kind of traffic then most of the ideas will be things that you will need to be looking into.

A great collection of stunning printmaking skills and exceptional line work. Most of the examples are illustrations originally executed for magazine illustrations.

The real pity about this book is the fact that after you read it you will realize that all of your previous code probably needs to go in the trash.

Absolutely wonderful book. It might be a little long for some readers.

This is the indespensible guide if you own a D300. It details every setting on the camera and tells you what it does in much better detail than the Nikon manual that comes with the camera.

One of my all-time favorite books, this. Rand explores the complex motivations, rewards, relationships, duties, and hardships of the industrial age in relation to capitalism, communism, and Rand's own objectivism. I loved the book not so much because of the philosophical stances, but because of the overall plots, imagery, and character interactions within the storyline.

Quite simply, this is one of the greatest treatises on art in the history of man. It's hard to overstate the significance that this work has had on the art world through the ages.

This is one of those great books that I can read over and over again and never get tired of it. I can also pick it up and read it for 5 minutes at a time and still get something out of it.

The book is organized into small snippets/quotes of wisdom about art, life, and all matters in between.

Beautiful large format book with marbled endsheets and stunning engravings by Doré. They just don't make books like this any more.

Well written and formatted with good photography. This cookbook tends toward the highly intricate and time-consuming recipes. These are the sorts of things to make for a grand dinner party, not the typical nightly meals.

While dated in relation to today's current military arsenals, this work provides excellent historical information about a number of aircraft. The text touches on many aspects of a particular model's history, including manufacturing concerns and design considerations.

The highlight of this volume is the collection of artwork and highly detailed cut-away drawings of each of the aircraft. From an artistic perspective all of these works are exceptional.

I recently acquired an old Specimen Book of Linotype Faces from my grandfather who was a professional offset printer for about 50 years starting around the time of WWII. The book is an amazing tome of information: over 1200 pages of typeface samples and offset printing information intended for professional printers. I am going to try to put some of the information from the book into digital form here in the following months.

Here is the forward from the book:

This book reflects the typographic resources of Linotype for printers and publishers throughout the world. Through its pages will be found a type face for every printing purpose—books, newspapers, periodicals, the wide fields of advertising composition and commercial printing, as well as the important spheres of foreign language and more specialized work.
There are display and text faces in abundance among the 325 different designs in well over 1500 point sizes shown; a range of size from 4- to 144- point—and a range in design to meet the most critical standards for every phase and requirement of contemporary printing.

In addition, there is shown a considerable umber of special characters, as well as comprehensive display of Linotype figures, fractions, accents and similarly-needed material for reference and occasional purposes.

Constant additions to Linotype’s extensive resources are inevitable. While every effort has been made to have this volume as complete and comprehensive as possible, even before its show more distribution new developments were in process. And so will they continue to be, since the Linotype organization is dedicated and determined to serve publishers and printers the world over.

Consultation on any suggestion or problem concerning matrices or composing machine practice is welcomed. It will be a pleasure to see you at headquarters or at any of our agencies.

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This book is written in more of a formal, history text-book style but the subject matter is what compelled me to get it and read it. I’m quite fond of historical texts and Italy happens to be my favorite place to read about. There was so much going on in Italy throughout history that there are thousands of interesting tales that you’ve never heard of. Each one of those stories almost always has a wonderful blend of action, art, and intrigue. That’s a pretty decent trifecta as far as I’m concerned.

I didn’t originally plan on reading this book after seeing the previews for the movie. Luckily, a friend of mine told me that I should read the book because he thought that I would enjoy it. He wasn’t wrong.

The movie is nothing like the book other than the fact that it takes place at a house in Tuscany. The book is not about a single woman trying to start a new life, but instead, about two married university professors who decide to take the plunge and buy a house in Tuscany.

The first half of the book is all about the search for the perfect house and the repairs and discovery that go on when they finally buy the house and work through making it livable. The second half of the book details the couple’s forays in the adjoining countryside and towns and what they experience living in Tuscany. In addition there are a couple of sections devoted specifically to Tuscan recipes for cooking.

I enjoyed the first half of the book a little more, mostly because I am interested in history and archaeology. Also, I’m in the middle of refinishing a house and can relate to some of the stuff that they go through in the book. The things that they found out about their new house, Bramasole, can only be expressed as “incredible” when you grow up in America. Apparently, though, if you grow up in the Tuscan countryside it is really a non-issue to find a Roman road going through your property. Apparently, it’s not a big deal to have Etruscan walls and wells dotting your land. Simply show more amazing.

The second half of the book is interesting for those who are more interested in travelling to Tuscany and learning of some out-of-the-way authentic places to see.

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It has a great mix of action, historical facts, and technological information. It reminded me a great deal of Michael Crichton’s older novels such as Terminal Man. The suspense of A&D is compelling and the characters are quite enjoyable. I really didn’t want to put the book down once I started it, and it’s been a while since I could say that about a book.

It’s certainly not on the level of Paradise Lost but this book is definitely worth a read. Better than Da Vinci Code, in my opinion.

While it took me a little while to get into this book, I found that it had a huge payoff. To give you some idea about what the book is about it is probably easiest to say that it is a lot like an exceptionally fine Law & Order episode in which they are looking for a serial killer. Oh, and the main characters are some of the most famous personalities of American literature: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Longfellow, and others.

I ended this book wanting more. That’s the mark of a good tale I suppose. In addition, I learned a quite a bit about Dante and his work—which I must sadly say that I haven’t read since high school, and even then it was only a smattering to get the grade. I'm a sad, sad man...yes, I agree.

Year Zero begins in a sort of Indiana Jones/Tomb Raider styled plot but quickly diverts into a completely different kind of tale. Part Seven Years in Tibet, part Clive Cussler novel, part Michael Crichton (ala Andromeda Strain—you know, the good Michael Crichton, not that other guy who writes movies), and a recurring dash of Indy here and there.

If you like the Dan Brown books Angels and Demons or Da Vinci Code then you will probably like this book also, since it deals with many of the same themes such as early Christian iconography, religious beliefs, and possible historical scenarios. Sure, much of it is conjured from the author’s imagination but it is all believable in the fabric of the tale, which is what makes the book so engaging.

I really fell in love with Nathan Lee Swift’s incredible journey from Tibet to Los Alamos and, surprising even to me, wished there there was more detail in the description of the trek. The last part of the book which takes place at Los Alamos while trying to find a cure for the Corfu Plague is just a little too predictable for my taste. Still, quite a good book and I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys any of the aforementioned titles or genres.