books by Van Nostrand Reinhold     books:       Blackwork9 reviews Mary Gostelow Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977 A good reference Many dim and fuzzy pictures, but a lovely historical needleworkers reference. Worth having in your library, and a good inspirational boost. I wouldn't consider it a pleasure read, or a quality how-to, but something in between, and wothwhile nonetheless.             Design for the real world: Human ecology and social change9 reviews Victor J Papanek Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1984 An inspiring book on environmental design I first heard a lecture by Victor Papanek about 20 years ago, shortly before this revised edition was released. He was a very impressive speaker, drawing from a seemingly bottomless well of ecological design ideas. His work has taken him far and wide and in the process allowed him to revamp many of his views on environmental design. This book is an extensively updated version of his seminal ...             A Visual Dictionary of Architecture16 reviews Francis D.k. Ching Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1995 Easy to use and read and understand Somewhere near the very beginning of my lecturing career, I showed a slide onscreen and was trying to point out a unique feature of a home. Gesturing toward the screen I said, "that thingie over the window..." I was mortified. What a dreadful mistake for a "professional" lecturer to make!! Since I planned to give many more lectures, I came home and bought this book from Amazon. When the ...             Professional Practice for Interior Designers10 reviews Christine M. Piotrowski Van Nostrand Reinhold/co Wiley, 1994 Read before you practice I have practiced interior design for over 20 years and still found this book to be invaluable. The information about legal ramifications and insurance coverage was enlightening but also sobering. It's a must read for any design firm principal or freelance designer.             The Values-Based Safety Process: Improving Your Safety Culture With a Behavioral Approach (Industrial Health ...11 reviews Terry E. McSween Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1995 The Values-Based Safety Process: Improving Your Safety Cultu I reviewed this book along with four others by other BBS consultant authors and I find this to be the best. Terry McSween has written a very usable book complete with forms, checklists. and essential elements necessary for doing your own process, if you are intending to anyway. I also found the section on safety incentives to be very helpful and neccessary. One is likely to do a poor BBS ...             The Late, Great Pennsylvania Station11 reviews Lorraine B. Diehl Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1985 Looking back at New York's lost treasure I was barely seven years old when old Penn Station was torn down, but I remember the sadness and outrage of my neighbors in Brooklyn. I had only been to the station once or twice but I was too young to remember. I didn't really understand the big fuss about its destruction. And after it was gone, I don't remember there being too much grieving. Now looking back, through films and books, I ...             McGuffey Readers Set W/Bell24 reviews McGuffey Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1978 Teach Your Kids to Read Early With all the reviews here, there isn't a need for another one lauding this series of readers. Our experience might prove helpful to some. Our oldest daughter completed reading the McGuffey Primer when she was three years and eight months old. She finished reading the First Eclectic Reader a couple of weeks before she turned four! [From there on she read at will and we didn't keep track of ...             The Fine Art of Cabinetmaking14 reviews James Krenov Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977 Learning From A Perfectionist James Krenov is one of woodworking's treasures - an acknowledged master craftsman who is open about both his aesthetics and his techniques. For many of us he is a role model who started out on a shoe string in Sweden and has gone on to create a whole style all his own. He is as devoted to teaching as he is to his work and has a gift for inspiration and straightforward exposition. Unlike A ...             Color Drawing: A Marker/Colored-Pencil Approach for Architects, Landscape Architects, Interior and Graphic ...20 reviews Michael E. Doyle Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1993 Outstanding Resource This is the standard for rendering in architecture and interior design as far as I am concerned. It will most definitely become a required textbook for my classes in visual presentation in the years to come. Doyle takes you step-by-step into the process of rendering with marker, color pencil, and pastels. But he doesn't just spoon feed you the recipe for each material rendering, he presents ...             Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go133 reviews Richard Scarry Van Nostrand Reinhold (Trade), 1974 Delightful trip down memory lane I recall reading this book to my younger sister many years ago. I recently purchased this for a 6 year old. He squealed with delight. It is his favorite R S book. Richard Scarry books are classics - great for young & old. Delightful pictures & so fun to look at!             Path of the paddle6 reviews Bill Mason Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1980 Canoe technique - from the best Bill Mason and son Paul really get down to basics in canoe and paddling technique in this revised soft-cover paddling manual. This book is geared to those who want to learn everything there is about flat-water and white-water travelling. It's the most definitive guidebook on the market.             The art of color: The subjective experience and objective rationale of color8 reviews Johannes Itten Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1987 Itten is a true master I'd studied physiology and neuroscience, later switching careers from a medical path to that of a designer. I've dived into many sources for my self-education/training. Itten is the grand-master of color; no other book I've read compares to those of Itten. His teachings have enlightened me in ways that I'm amazed by, touching on scientific, psychological, behavioral, and the most personal ...             Wetlands8 reviews William J. Mitsch, James G. Gosselink Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1993 good wetland text Overall, this is a very good text on wetlands (for students and professionals both). However, I personally feel that a entire chapter could be devoted to wetland soils and wish that this book gave a better presentation of wetland soils. Furthermore, a great deal of research has been performed in Boreal wetlands and Boreal Prairie wetlands of Canada yet the Canadian literature is somewhat ...             The landscape of man: Shaping the environment from prehistory to the present day6 reviews Geoffrey Alan Jellicoe Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1982 Perfect to understand man's perception of the unbuilt This book as a classic. It is not only for those who want to study our changing perceptions of our landscape and our moves to define it over the past few millennia, but also to architects who build 'buildings'. This tome takes us through man's history, and outlines our aesthetic evolution with our landscape as a changing canvas that represent our different social conditions. A must-have if you ...             McGuffey's First Eclectic Reader Revised Edition6 reviews J. E. Thompson Van Nostrand Reinhold/co Wiley, 2007 The way to teach reading - if it isn't broken, don't fix it I work in a public high school where many of the middle school students enter freshman year incapable of reading a simple sentence!! This is the legacy of whole language, untested reading theories, radical education ideas, and an environment that is more concerned (out of necessity because no one is disciplining) with behavior problems than with actually educating students. After trying out a ...             A Cabinetmaker's Notebook7 reviews James Krenov Van Nostrand Reinhold Co, 1976 The most influential modern book on cabinetmaking The most influential modern book on cabinetmaking, July 9, 1998 Reviewer: A reader First published in 1975, The Cabinetmaker's Notebook is a modern classic for those who wish to pursue cabinetmaking as a mode of sensitive self-expression. That may seem like a mouthful, but you either build cabinets because you need to store things, or for some less practical reason. As Red Green says "If your ...             Doughs, Batters, and Meringues (The Professional French Pastry Series, Vol 1)7 reviews Roland Bilheux, Alain Escoffier Van Nostrand Reinhold/co Wiley, 1988 Wonderful Tool for Learning Top-Notch Pastry Skills I went to pastry school in France and found these books absolutely indispensable. Need to learn the classics of French pastry? This book (and the other three in the series*) is for you! There are lots of detailed pictures and explanations are clear and well written. Along with time-lines to help you gage how long a project will take. The recipes are frequently given for large restaurant ...             Encyclopedia of Computer Science6 reviews Van Nostrand Reinhold Company, 1976 The wait is finally over Two words for you - David Hemmindinger - Can this man edit or what? Was Very excited about the release of this book, excellent reference material. I think Dinger needs to write a book of his own next! I know I'll read it.             McGuffey's Eclectic Primer6 reviews Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1983 Why spend so much money for Hooked on Phonics? Last fall, we borrowed the Hooked on Phonics from a neighbor, and saw limited results with my 5 yr old son. BUT, I thought, some progress is better than none, so I begged my mother to buy Hooked on Phonics for Christmas. She didn't. I thought she was just being cheap by giving him a McGuffey Primer, but I have seen my son FLY through the lessons. He is reading with comprehension and retaining ...             The VNR Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics7 reviews Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1977 Excellent basis for a comprehensive education in MATHEMATICS This is THE book that I use with my home schooled children for MATHEMATICS. It is well written and has clear and comprehensive coverage. Start at page one and go through the text in order. Highly recommended, and I hope that we will see it back in print soon.              search for books architects, architecture, behavioral, blackwork, cabinetmaker, cabinetmaking, colored-pencil, designer, designers, dictionary, eclectic, encyclopedia, environment, experience, improving, industrial, interior, landscape, mathematics, mcguffey, meringues, notebook, objective, pennsylvania, prehistory, professional, rationale, subjective, values-based, wetlands books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen VHS: Shaft (Special Edition) home  impressum - about us