Beyond the Zone System
 I don't often give 5 stars - Name is misleading: First of all, I rarely see a book to which I'd give five stars, but this certainly deserves them! Besides that, the greatest praise I can give to a book it to make it as stained and tattered as my copy is! [... more]
CDN$55.17
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The Soy Zone: 101 Delicious and Easy-To-Prepare Recipes
much better book than Enter the Zone: If you are a vegan, vegetarian, or just a person looking to add more soy into your diet because of the health benefits you've heard about--oh yeah, and you're interested in the Zone way of eating--get this book. One [... more]
CDN$19.00
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The Negative: The Ansel Adams Photography Series 2
The Negative is all Positive: This is the book I turn to for the heavy duty technical data on the most important aspects of photography, but guess what? This is probably one of the most readable and easy to digest technical books on photography you are [... more]
CDN$36.95
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Beyond Basic Photography: A Technical Manual
very good: When I did my BFA some 15 years ago this was the standard book then. When I did my MFA ten years ago this was still the standard textbook. If you study photography today it is THE textbook. All textbooks by Mr. Horenstein are SUPERB books to [... more]
CDN$39.95
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Places of Power: The Aesthetics of Technology
Great job! Mr. Sexton: I am neither an employee of Ventana Publication, nor am I paid to write good words about this book. I have always been a fan of John Sexton's work. Who else alive can match his fantastic printmaking skills. I will say it with [... more]
CDN$60.20
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Annuals & Perennials
annuals and perennials: Annuals and Perennials is a great book for gardeners of all ages. It tells you when to grow plants, when the flowers of that plant will bloom, and where in the U.S. it will grow. With full color pictures and info on tons of plants, [... more]
CDN$32.95
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Basic Photographic Materials and Processes
wealth of information in a cheap jacket: No question, content wise this one tops most pubs on the subject. Especially helpful for those who like reading into it. In a sense it could replace all of Ansel Adams books. In some respects it makes photographic [... more]
CDN$82.25
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The Unofficial Guide to London
Unofficial Guide: Not quite up to the standards set by Unofficial Guides to Disney World. This reads more like a regular travel book with a bit more honest criticism than other books in the Unofficial series. The sections on museums and attractions for [... more]
CDN$24.99
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The Practical Zone System: For Film and Digital Photography
clear & really "practical": Of the several books I have on Zone, this is by far the best and most easily understood. It's to the point, and has great examples, especially explaining the effects of development time. The Pratical Zone System: [... more]
CDN$31.20
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Zone System for 35mm Photographers, The: A Basic Guide ...
Minor Quibble: I have only one complaint to make about this book. All the examples Carson Graves uses to illustrate the nine zones appear in black and white photographs. What I would really like to see in order to previsualize the various zones as I see [... more]
CDN$45.79
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The Practical Zone System
clear & really "practical": Of the several books I have on Zone, this is by far the best and most easily understood. It's to the point, and has great examples, especially explaining the effects of development time. The Pratical Zone System: [... more]
CDN$58.12
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Polaroids
Pure Composition: Superficially, this book of over 120 colour plates of Walker Evans' Polaroids could be categorised as a 'novelty' piece, much like the recent 'Ansel Adams in Color,' (Harry Callaghan, ed). Adams' colour work, however, never represented [... more]
CDN$55.87
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