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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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When once caught in the maelstrom of stock speculation the average man becomes more or less mesmerized, and at critical moments his conservatism, his resolutions and his theories all take flight. Under the discomposing influence of a rapid succession of changing values and alternating impulses he loses his perspective, is incapable of calm reasoning, and is likely to do precisely the opposite of what he had intended to do. -from The Psychology of Speculation

How do you keep your head when large sums of money are at stake? What are the greatest psychology stumbling blocks to successful trading? How can we beat the market by learning more about ourselves?

This sensible little guide teaches us how to be aware of our own assumptions and prejudices while trading so that we will expect them when they begin to interfere with our reasoning, and so that we can counter them before we do ourselves a financial injury.

Originally published in a private edition, Harper's Wall Street wisdom is again available to show us how to be enlightened speculators. ... Read more

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Fills in some gaps
Although this book was very helpful in filling the gaps usually by general histories, I found the depiction of Earl of Surrey to be flat and two-dimensional.After finishing the book, I didn't really feel that I knew him much better than before I started.However, I did have a much clearer understanding of the difficult tightrope walked by every person who came into contact with the court during this stressful era. ... Read more

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Of the many published accounts to come out of William Henry Jackson's long career, The Pioneer Photographer, first published in 1929, is widely accepted as Jackson's most trusted autobiography of his early pioneering days and his first eight years (1870-1878) as the official photographer for the US Geological Survey. This reconstruction of Jackson's classic work, long out of print, presents one hundred sixty photographs and early drawings, paintings and lithographs by America's best-known landscape photographer, drawing on Jackson's diaries, other published accounts, and importantly his annotations of The Pioneer Photographer to create a complete and multidimensional view of the unfolding nineteenth-century American West. Editor Bob Blair has significantly expanded Jackson's original autobiography, reprinted here in full with the author's annotations, with seventy additional photographs, drawings, and paintings, and extensive excerpts from Jackson's writings, much of the new material drawn from archives and historical collections and never before published. ... Read more

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Good book but more words, artwork than photographs
I've just started reading the book, the biographical sections are extensive and interesting. They might, in fact, be the best part of the book (together with the update/ annotations).
I was hoping for a large collection of Mr. Jacksons photographs but instead got more text than anything. You do get some photographs but they tend to be small, not full page (they are interesting). I didn't count them but believe that there are more sketches and paintings than photographs of the man's subjects.
One thing I noted was that the editor of this edition writes that many of the photographs are "attributed to", meaning either no one is certain of the photographer but think he did them or even that an employee actually did the work.
If what you really want are 1870's photographs you'll have to find another Jackson book somewhere to get many of them. ... Read more

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a must for any serious student of photography
Howard Bossen carefully examines Henry Holmes Smith's many contributions to the art of photography, as an innovative practitioner, critic, and educator.He thoroughly discusses Smith's impact in all these areas with accuracy and care.This book is a worthy examination of this somewhat overlooked master of photography.

He covers Smith's early association with Lazslo Moholy-Nagy that led to his teaching the first photography class at the New Bauhaus in Chicago, as well as the important interactions that the students and staff had on Smith.

Mr. Bossen wonderfully describes Smith's relationship withlight, an essential of the photographic process, hence the title, Man of Light.He explains the dye-transfer process that Smith adapted to create extaordinary color variations of black and white originals.

He faithfully covers Smith's contibutions as an educator and founder of the Society for Photographic Education.He enlightens the reader on Smith's Herculean efforts to promote the importance of photography as a fine art by his examination of Smith's essays and critical analysis.

No serious photographic education would be complete without attention being paid to this stellar work.

The copies of this book that I have seen are hardbound textbook quaility. ... Read more

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New Harvest: Jewish Writing in St. Louis, 1998-2005 is a 523-page anthology of poems, short stories, life stories and essays written by 73 current and former St. Louis Jews.The book is edited by author Howard Schwartz, professor of English at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, and Barbara Raznick, director of the Brodsky Library, and published by the Library and the Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) with a grant from the Ethel and Lawrence Sagarin Memorial Publication Fund.This work follows in the footsteps of six previously-published editions of The Sagarin Review and the anthology, First Harvest: Jewish Writing in St. Louis, 1991-1997. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Volume: 2Publisher: Toronto, BostwickPublication date: 1857Subjects: HistoryNotes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous 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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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: Boston, H. WentworthPublication date: 1853Notes: This is an OCR reprint. There may be numerous 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 is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1918.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings 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 worlds 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