The Gentleman & Cabinet-Maker's Director by Thomas Chippendale, ISBN 0486216012
A broad selection of items -- beds, cornices, fireplaces, picture frames, sofas, shaving tables, dome beds, arm chairs, tea caddies, frets, and more -- with distinctive Chippendale marks: ball and claw foot, elaborate feathering, roping, fluting, and the convoluted shapes of high Rococo. 200 plates plus 24 photos.
1000 Chairs
The ubiquitous chair in all its shapes and forms (TASCHEN's 25th anniversary special edition) More than any other piece of furniture, the chair has been subjected to the wildest dreams of the designers. The particular curve of a back-rest, or the twist of a leg, the angle of a seat or the colour of the entire artefact all reflect the stylistic consciousness of each era. From Gerrit Rietveld and Alvar Aalto via Verner Panton to Eva Zeisel; from Art Nouveau to International Style, from Pop Art to Postmodernism, the phenomenon of the chair is so complex that it requires a reference work as comprehensive as this to do it full justice. They are all here: Thonet's bentwood chairs and Hoffmann's sitting-machines, Marcel Breuer's Wassily chair and Ron Arad's avant garde armchairs. The book, a slightly abbreviated version of our classic title 1000 Chairs, devotes one page to each chair, displayed on its own as pure form, with biographical and historical information about the chair.
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VoiceXML: Introduction to Developing Speech Applications: Version by James A. Larson, ISBN 0130092622
Yes, this is the most suitable book that I know of as a college textbook on this topic. If I were teaching a class on this topic, I would definitely select it as my textbook.
--Deborah A. Dahl, Speech Solutions, Unisys Corporation
VoiceXML excels at introducing the process of developing speech-enabled applications. With advice including how to phrase a prompt, how to specify grammar for recognizing the caller's response to a prompt, and what to do if the caller does not respond appropriately, this text answers fundamental speech user-interface questions. Jim Larson's book is well suited as a college textbook for students and a trade book for professionals developing speech applications.
BENEFITS Gain skills required to develop speech applications Apply practical steps for developing user-friendly speech applications Learn basic strategies for interacting with a computer by talking and listening, rather than typing and reading Understand basic issues and apply pragmatic solutions...
VoiceXML: Introduction to Developing Speech Applications: Version by James A. Larson, ISBN 0130092622
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Urban Suede Tan Futon Slipcover with Pillows, Full (Available in Assorted Colors)
- Made of 100% pure micro-denier polyester fiber
- Color-fast, durable material
- Slipcover fits full-size futon mattresses and junior twin chairs
- Three-sided zipper allows for easy placement on futon mattress
- Easy to clean and maintain
- Manufactured to order in the U.S.A.
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Donna Dewberrys Painted Garden: 15 Projects You Can Paint
7Author is a well-known and successful TV personality with regular how-to shows on PBS and HSN.7Combines latest craze for large outdoor living spaces with Donna's colorful decorative designs.7Provides perforated "Color Recipe Cards" and storage pocket for ease of color matching.Donna Dewberry's Painted Garden features 20 step-by-step projects painted on outdoor furniture and accessories using tough and durable acrylic paints that resist fading and weathering. From Adirondack chairs and patio tables to planters, window boxes, porch pillows and butterfly houses, there's something here for every taste and budget. Readers will enjoy the beautiful color photos of Donna in the garden as well as sidebars of Donna's favorite gardening and outdoor entertaining tips and hints. A bonus section called "Donna's Color Recipes" presents all the paint colors used in the book on handy recipe-sized cards readers can tear out and take to the store to reference colors.
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1000 Lights. 1000 Leuchten. 1000 Luminaires
Light up your life: Luminary design since the invention of the light bulb Designed to be a companion to the classic title 1000 Chairs, this edition contains an awesome selection of over 1000 lights. Presented chronologically by decade are history's most interesting electric lights, from Edison's first light to Tiffany's beautiful leaded glass shades to completely outrageous designs from the late 1960s and 1970s to the latest high-tech LED lamps. All major styles are represented here?Arts & Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Modern Movement, De Stijl, Postwar, Pop, Radical, Post-Modern, and Contemporary?in 704 pages of truly illuminated works. This definitive reference work is a must-have for collectors and design fans. The editors: Charlotte J. and Peter M. Fiell run a design consultancy in London specializing in the sale, acquisition, study and promotion of design artifacts. They have lectured widely, curated a number of exhibitions, and written numerous articles and books on design and designers,...
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The Dunlap Cabinet Makers: A Tradition in Craftmanship
The Dunlaps of New Hampshire began making fine furniture in the mid-1700s. Their distinctive tables, chests, chairs, and clockcases have their origins in the traditions that the Scots-Irish brought to the New World. Most Dunlap works are now in museums where they are studied by scholars, but thanks to the book's detailed scaled drawings and Donald Dunlap's construction notes, woodworkers can undertake the challenging proportions and ornament practiced by the Dunlaps. The 14 projects range from a simple knife box to an intricate tall clock and include a one-drawer stand, tea table, and desk.
The Dunlap Cabinet Makers: A Tradition in Craftmanship
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Alternative Dispute Resolutions Settlements and Negotiations: Leading Lawyers on Winning Legal Strategies for Adr, Meditation, Arbitration, and Litiga
Alternative Dispute Resolution Settlements and Negotiations is an authoritative, insider's perspective on best practices for being successful in alternative dispute resolutions. Featuring partners and chairs from some of nation's leading firms, these experts guide the reader through the intricacies of the ADR process, including important differences and similarities between the resolution choices clients have. Included in the test, these top layers give tips on how a client can work successfully with counsel to attain the best possible outcome, how counsel can use different negotiation techniques depending on the stile of a particular mediator, and how counsel facilitates the resolution process while avoiding the most common deal killers in particular circumstances. Within the test, the authors outline the values of using facilitative mediation, evaluative mediation, and binding mediation, and discuss when it is appropriate to use each. Additionally, these leaders reveal their strategies...
Alternative Dispute Resolutions Settlements and Negotiations: Leading Lawyers on Winning Legal Strategies for Adr, Meditation, Arbitration, and Litiga
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