This new edition of Financial Management of Health Care Organizations offers an introduction to the most-used tools and techniques of health care financial management, including health care accounting and financial statements; managing cash, billings and collections; making major capital investments; determining cost and using cost information in decision-making; budgeting and performance measurement; and pricing. Avoiding complicated formulas and using numerous spreadsheet examples, its pedagogy includes: more advanced information in chapter appendices for those who want to go beyond the basics; a detailed outline beginning each chapter; a summary concluding each chapter; and 'perspectives', real-world situations and events which illustrate concepts discussed in the chapters. Now completely updated, this book provides students with the practical, up-to-date tools they need to succeed in this dynamic field. New to the Second Edition: Key terms and key equations listed at the end of each chapter; each set of key terms now becomes the first question for each chapter Expanded use of marginal definitions and key points Additional questions and problems for the chapters; where possible, problems are provided in pairs so that the first can be used as an example, and the second can become part of an assignment Updated perspectives throughout the text Instructor's Manual available on CD-ROM including all exhibits in PowerPoint and Excel, answers to all problems in PowerPoint and Excel, and working spreadsheet models of exhibits and selected problems for classroom use --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.
International Financial Management (Hardcover)
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About the Author Jeff Madura is the SunTrust Bank Professor of Finance at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. from Florida State University and has written several highly regarded textbooks, including FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS. His research on international finance has been published in numerous journals, including the JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; JOURNAL OF MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH; and FINANCIAL REVIEW. He has received multiple awards for excellence in teaching and research and has served as a consultant for international banks, securities firms, and other multinational corporations. He has also served as director for the Southern Finance Association and Eastern Finance Association and as president of the Southern Finance Association.
This book combines a strong foundation in international finance theory with current, practical applications. It provides thorough, up-to-date treatment of cutting-edge international finance issues along with traditional coverage of international financial management. This book is known for its readability and clear explanations, as well as its extensive use of hands-on, real-world applications and reader-oriented pedagogy.
About the Author Jeff Madura is the SunTrust Bank Professor of Finance at Florida Atlantic University. He received his Ph.D. from Florida State University and has written several highly regarded textbooks, including FINANCIAL MARKETS AND INSTITUTIONS. His research on international finance has been published in numerous journals, including the JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; JOURNAL OF MONEY, CREDIT AND BANKING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; JOURNAL OF FINANCIAL RESEARCH; and FINANCIAL REVIEW. He has received multiple awards for excellence in teaching and research and has served as a consultant for international banks, securities firms, and other multinational corporations. He has also served as director for the Southern Finance Association and Eastern Finance Association and as president of the Southern Finance Association.
Foundations of Financial Management w/S&P bind-in card + Time Value of Money bind-in card (Hardcover)
Foundations of Financial Management is a proven and successful text recognized for its excellent writing style and step-by-step explanations to make the content relevant and easy to understand. The text's approach focuses on the "nuts and bolts" of finance with clear and thorough treatment of concepts and applications. There is a strong real-world emphasis presented throughout. This text has definitely stood the test of time due to the authors' time, energy, and commitment to quality revisions. In addition to completing the textbook revisions, the authors also revised ALL end of chapter problems and complete the solutions themselves. Block/Hirt/Danielson know what works and what doesn't work for students, and they have consistently maintained a high quality textbook that is responsive to the demands of the marketplace.
International Financial Management (Irwin/McGraw-Hill Series in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) (Hardcover)
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Bruce G. Resnick (D.B.A. Indiana, 1979) is a professor of management at the Babcock Graduate School of Management of Wake Forest University. Prior to coming to the Babcock School, he taught at Indiana University for ten years, the University of Minnesota for five years, and California State University for two years. Professor Resnick has also taught as a visiting professor at Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and at the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. Like Professor Eun, he has had research articles published in the most prestigious academic journals, and he has served as a consultant to a number of nonprofit and for-profit organizations in the selection of investment managers for organizational funds
International Financial Management is written based on two distinct parts: emphasis on the basics and emphasis on a managerial perspective. The emphasis on the basics will allow students to be left with a framework for analysis that will serve them well when they need to apply this material in their careers in the years ahead. The Fifth Edition never loses sight of the presentation that is teaching students how to make managerial decisions. The new edition is founded in the belief that the fundamental job of the financial manager is to maximize share-holder wealth. This belief permeates the decision-making process that is presented from cover to cover. International Financial Management has been completely updated with the most current data tables and statistics in the field today.
About the Author
Cheol S. Eun (Ph.D., NYU, 1981) is a professor of finance and currently holds the Thomas R. Williams Chair in International Finance at Georgia Institute of Technology. Before joining Georgia Tech, he taught at Kent State University, University of Minnesota, and the University of Maryland, and at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. He has published extensively on international finance issues in such major journals as the Journal of Finance, JFQA, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Portfolio Management, Management Science, and Oxford Economic Papers. Currently he is an associate editor of the Journal of Banking and Finance, Global Finance Journal, European Financial Management. Professor Eun has taught a variety of courses at the undergraduate, graduate, and executive levels and was the winner of the Krowe Teaching Excellence Award at the University of Maryland and has served as a consultant to many national and international organizations.Bruce G. Resnick (D.B.A. Indiana, 1979) is a professor of management at the Babcock Graduate School of Management of Wake Forest University. Prior to coming to the Babcock School, he taught at Indiana University for ten years, the University of Minnesota for five years, and California State University for two years. Professor Resnick has also taught as a visiting professor at Bond University, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and at the Helsinki School of Economics and Business Administration. Like Professor Eun, he has had research articles published in the most prestigious academic journals, and he has served as a consultant to a number of nonprofit and for-profit organizations in the selection of investment managers for organizational funds
Intermediate Financial Management (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition 6-Month Printed Access Card) (Hardcover)
Now you can trust the only text specifically written for today's Intermediate or Advanced Corporate Finance course--Brigham/Daves' INTERMEDIATE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, Tenth Edition. This comprehensive text from the renowned author team Brigham/Daves keeps the reader first in finance with a full understanding of the conceptual theories and practical skills that lead to stronger financial decisions. The book reinforces coverage from earlier courses in corporate finance, while providing new advanced material to challenge even the most prolific learners. In-depth coverage of core issues as well as the most current coverage of developing issues reshaping finance today are made clear through the book's reader-friendly approach, timely real business examples, integrated cases, and Excel® spreadsheet models. A comprehensive support package reduces preparation time and offers access to THOMSON ONE-BUSINESS SCHOOL EDITION, the same financial online database Wall Street professionals trust every day.
Analysis for Financial Management with S&P bind-in card (Mcgraw-Hill/Irwin Series in Finance, Insurance and Real Estate) (Paperback)
"Analysis for Financial Management" is an excellent text that covers the major topics of financial management: how to evaluate and interpret financial statements, the tools a manager should use to forecast future earnings and manage growth, how to properly valuate businesses and investment opportunities, and so forth. This book is ideal if you are familiar with basic accounting and finance concepts but want a deeper understanding of finance in a corporate setting. Each chapter contains a recommended reading list for those who want a more thorough explanation and analysis of the topics covered. There is a website the author has put together that provides more examples and tools. Unlike other textbooks, this book actually has all the answers for exercises at the end of the chapters! Lastly, Higgins provides a number of examples and explains all the major concepts with a touch of humor. This is definitely one of the best books I've seen out there.
Fundamentals of Financial Management (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition) (Hardcover)
Count on the renowned author team that's First in Finance to deliver a unique balance of clear concepts, contemporary theory, and practical applications that ensures a thorough understanding of today's corporate finance and financial management. Brigham/Houston's FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 12E presents a solid, focused foundation in financial basics punctuated with timely actual examples, end-of-chapter applications, and Integrated Cases that make it easier to understand the how and why of corporate budgeting, financing, and working capital decision making. The book's presentation of Time Value of Money (TVM) is repositioned so readers can immediately begin using the concepts after learning them. THOMSON ONE-BUSINESS SCHOOL EDITION accompanies this edition, offering the same financial online database used by professionals on Wall Street every day. FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 12E also offers APLIA FOR FINANCE, the leading homework solution tool in educational publishing today. Trust the strengths in Brigham/Houston's market-leading FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, 12E for the First in Finance time and time again.
Fundamentals of Financial Management, Concise Edition (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition) (Hardcover)
Discover the latest theory, trusted research, real-world examples, and use of financial technology with the leading choice in corporate finance texts, Brigham/Houston's FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, CONCISE EDITION, Sixth Edition. As concise as it is easy to understand, this complete introduction to corporate finance puts you on the forefront of understanding today's corporate finance and financial management with a unique balance of clear concepts, contemporary theory, and practical applications. This concise edition emphasizes the concept of valuation and Time Value of Money (TVM) early, giving you time to absorb the concepts fully. A solid, focused foundation in financial basics makes it easier to understand the how and why of corporate budgeting, financing, and working capital decision making. No matter what the topic, this leading author team ensures you understand how to apply what you are learning through numerous examples, end-of-chapter applications, and Integrated Cases that present chapter topics in actual life scenarios. Excel® Spreadsheet Models ensure you can maximize today's technology. FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT CONCISE, Sixth Edition, includes Thomson One Business School Edition, the same financial online database professionals use every day. Aplia for Finance, the leading homework solution tool in educational publishing today is now available as a bundle option. Trust the strengths in Brigham/Houston's marketing-leading FUNDAMENTALS OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, Sixth Edition, to put you First in Finance today. View product details at Amazon
Financial Management: Theory & Practice (with Thomson ONE - Business School Edition 1-Year Printed Access Card) (Hardcover)
This book is simply amazing, very easy to follow and learn. It explains basic concepts, and has some useful material - in the book as well as online - that will help you. I frankly didn't even need the study guide; I thought the book by itself was great for me. The authors have taken a lot of trouble with detailing and giving examples, for someone new to finance to pick up on. There are chapters on financial statements, time value of money, bonds, risk, stocks valuation, financial forecasting, capital costs & budgeting, cash flow estimation, financial planning, corporate valuation, IPO's, working capital management, and a whole lot more (don't let the size of the book scare you!). If there is something you didn't understand, you can always use the one-year access card (one per book) to their online resources, and download the excel spreadsheets for each chapter. There are also 4 web chapters for more information. Online, they have explained how they work out questions in the book. The examples are very realistic, outlining actual companies and incidents that have occurred in the US. This edition (12th) has more end-of-chapter problems than the previous editions.I have experience with accounting, but haven't really done much since 6 years with it. So this book really helped me get back my basics. The Finance class that I took in the summer was a real breeze after this (many thanks to Professor Haddad too, ofcourse). And everyone knows how fast stuff is completed in the Summer! I definitely recommend buying this book. For people with prior experience in Finance, you could even buy something more advanced to go along with it.
And thank you Amazon, for the immediate shipment. I had a test the very next week of starting. I hadn't bought the text book, till it was prescribed in the first class. So I opted for the one-day shipping. The book was well wrapped and in excellent condition. It was totally worth it.
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How to Be a Cowboy
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How to be a Cowboy is A compendium of knowledge and insight, wit and wisdom, an all around resource for every aspect of cowboy life.
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A COMPENDIUM OF KNOWLEDGE AND INSIGHT, WIT AND WISDOM, AND ALL-AROUND RESOURCE FOR EVERY ASPECT of cowboy life. such as: Ranching, Rodeo, Cooking, Music, Dancing, Yodeling, Boots, Shirts, Horses, Hats, Buckles, Denim, Lingo, Cowboy Poetry, and How To Walk Like A Cowboy
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Cowboy Ethics
Having been rocked by one damaging revelation of misbehavior after another, Wall Street is in a state of crisis. Investors are disgusted by the misdeeds of a few and suspicious of the industry at large. Every firm finds its integrity open to question. Regulators are up in arms. And the industry is facing billions of dollars in costs to comply with a floodtide of new regulations.
But imagine what could happen if Wall Street firms looked back to a simpler time when a handshake was enough to seal a deal, and right and wrong were as clear as black and white. What if executives, portfolio managers, analysts, and traders decided that some things aren’t for sale? What if every major investment firm agreed to live by the principle that the client always comes first?
In words and images, Cowboy Ethics explores the life and code of the working cowboy as a source of inspiration pointing the industry to a way out of its troubles.
The book is intended as the catalyst for a movement to transform the industry – not with the carrot and stick, but from the inside out – one person, firm, and organization at a time.
About the Author
James P. Owen is a 35-year veteran of Wall Street. He is an Owner/Partner of Austin Capital Management in Austin, Texas, and its Director of Corporate Values. He is Co-founder of the Investment Management Consultants Association (IMCA) and serves as Chairman Emeritus. Jim is the author of the financial bestseller, The Prudent Investor: The Definitive Guide to Professional Investment Management (McGraw-Hill, 1990), and The Prudent Investor's Guide to hedge Funds: Profiting From Uncertainty & Volatility (John Wiley & Sons, 2000). He and his wife Stanya have two children and live in Santa Barbara, California.
David R. Stoecklein has worked closely with ranchers and cowboys from every Western state. Through his work, he has gained a deep understanding of and respect for cowboys. His quest to keep the spirit of the West alive is heartfelt and uncompromising. David spends every free moment photographing cowboys and all elements of their lives, preserving their heritage and traditions. David resides in Sun Valley with his wife, Mary, and their three sons.
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100 Things Cowboys Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
The Ultimate Resource Guide for True Cowboys Fans
Every good Dallas Cowboys fan can tell you about the highlights from the franchise's half century of existence--including five Super Bowl victories and 10 players inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame--but how many know all the stories behind the names, games, and traditions of one of the NFL's most popular teams?
100 Things Cowboys Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die was created for everyone who cheers for pro football in Dallas. Both entertaining and enlightening, this must-have guide ranks and explains the essential information and can't-miss experiences every Cowboys fan needs. This book has it all: the star players--from Roger Staubach to Troy Aikman to Tony Romo; the larger-than-life coaches (Landry, Johnson, Switzer, and more); the biggest games, from the Ice Bowl to the eight Super Bowl appearances; even the landmarks, including the Cotton Bowl and the team's amazing new stadium.
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History of art books
A World of Art (Paperback)
Product DescriptionFor one semester courses in Art Appreciation.
A World of Art teaches students how artists create by helping them understand that creativity starts with critical thinking. By guiding students through a rich array of aesthetic elements and artistic media, along with an overview of art history, this text encourages students to develop an appreciation for a diverse range of art. Author Henry M. Sayre demystifies the creative process by showing how artists use critical thinking and problem solving to create great works of art. Studying art also requires critical thinking and problem solving, and this text shows students how to use these skills to understand and explore the world of art.
Organic Chemistry (6th Edition) (Hardcover)
Product DescriptionFor two-semester courses in Organic Chemistry taken primarily by science and pre-health majors. Wade, organized around functional groups, is known for his student-oriented approach--he incorporates problem solving help (features in green), orientation features (in blue), and complete discussions of mechanisms (mechanism boxes and key mechanism spreads). As always, he explains concepts without taking the unnecessary short cuts that often lead to misconceptions. Additionally, he integrates up-to-date aspects of spectroscopy, bioorganic chemistry (often through accessible margin notes), and many applications to polymer chemistry throughout. The PH online organic homework system, ACE Organic, provides instructors and students a tool that is created specifically to mimic how students do organic homework-by drawing organic structures. This program provides detailed feedback for incorrect answers to enhance the learning process.
Gardner\'s Art Through the Ages: A Global History (Hardcover)
Product DescriptionAs fascinating as a real visit to the world\'s famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER\'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A GLOBAL HISTORY gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world\'s great artistic traditions—plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! Easy to read and understand, this 13th Edition of the most widely read history of art book in the English language is the only textbook that includes a unique \"scale\" feature (accompanying the book\'s photographs of paintings and other artworks) that will help you better visualize the actual size of the artworks shown in the book. You\'ll also find materials that will help you master the key topics quickly and help you study for your exams—for example, \"The Big Picture\" overviews at the end of every chapter, a special global timeline, and ArtStudy Online (a free interactive study guide that includes flash cards of images and quizzes).
Meggs\' History of Graphic Design (Hardcover)
In my opinion, this 3rd Edition \"A History of GD\" is the best reference book written about graphic design. This 500 plus pages book/bible is simply divided into 5 sections, 1) The Prologue to Graphic Design, 2) A Graphic Rennaissance, 3) The Industrial Revolution, 4)The Modernist Era, and 5) The Age of Information. The topics range from the invention of writing to, creation of new typogrphic styles to, the digital revolution and computer art. There are plenty of graphics and photos on every page to accompany the wonderfully written text. If you study art history or graphic design, I think this would be a great reference book to have. It will take some time to read the entire book. But this is like a text book, so, reading only part of the chapters would be quite informative as well. Once you are done, you will definitely appreciate graphic design/graphic designers.Art History, Vol. 1, 3rd Edition (Paperback)
Product DescriptionIn tune with today\'s readers–rich but never effete–this is the art history book of choice for a new generation. Presenting a broad view of art from prehistory through the Gothic Age, it sympathetically and positively introduces the works of all artists. This includes women, artists of color, and the arts of other continents and regions, as well as those of Western Europe and the United States. The new edition contains even more full-color reproductions, larger images, redrawn maps and timelines, and new photographs and higher quality images. Balancing both the traditions of art history and new trends of the present, Art History is the most comprehensive, accessible, and magnificently illustrated work of its kind. Broad in scope and depth, this beautifully illustrated work features art from the following time periods and places: prehistory; art of the ancients (Near East, Egypt, the Aegean, Greece, Etruscan, and Roman); early Christian, Jewish, and Byzantine art; Islamic art; India before 1100; Chinese art before 1280; Japanese art before 1392; art of the Americas before 1300; the art of ancient Africa; early Medieval European art; Romanesque art, and Gothic art. An excellent reference work and beautiful edition for any visual artist.
Art History, Volume 2 (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
Product DescriptionIn tune with today\'s readers–rich but never effete–this is the art history book of choice for a new generation. Presenting a broad view of art from the early Renaissance in Europe through the Avant Garde since 1945, it sympathetically and positively introduces the works of all artists. This includes women, artists of color, and the arts of other continents and regions, as well as those of Western Europe and the United States. The new edition contains even more full-color reproductions, larger images, redrawn maps and timelines, and new photographs and higher quality images. Balancing both the traditions of art history and new trends of the present, Art History is the most comprehensive, accessible, and magnificently illustrated work of its kind. Broad in scope and depth, this beautifully illustrated work features art from the following time periods and places: Renaissance art; Baroque art; art of the Pacific cultures; the rise of modern art; and the international Avant-Garde since 1945. An excellent reference work and beautiful edition for any visual artist.
Gardner\'s Art through the Ages: The Western Perspective (with ArtStudy CD-ROM 2.1, Western) (Hardcover)
Product DescriptionAs the market-leading text for the art history survey course, GARDNER\'S ART THROUGH THE AGES has served as a comprehensive and thoughtfully crafted guide to the defining phases of the world\'s artistic tradition. The story of art unfolds in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context, deepening students\' understanding of art, architecture, painting, and sculpture. This version explores the history of art in the Western world in a concise 23-chapter format (also available in a two-volume split). GARDNER\'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: THE WESTERN PERSPECTIVE features such enhancements as more color photographs, a stunning new design, and the most current research and scholarship. Unique to survey texts with a Western Art focus, the authors include a chapter on Islam, providing students with insightful coverage of the Islamic tradition\'s impact on Western culture and art history. Additionally, every copy of the text contains a free copy of the ArtStudy 2.1 CD-ROM-an interactive electronic study aid that fully integrates with the text and includes hundreds of high-quality digital images, plus maps, quizzes, and more.
About the Author
FRED S. KLEINER (Ph.D., Columbia University) is the author or co-author of the 10th, 11th, 12th, and 13th editions of Art through the Ages and more than a hundred publications on Greek and Roman art and architecture, including A History of Roman Art, also published by Wadsworth. He has taught the art history survey course for more than three decades, first at the University of Virginia and, since 1978, at Boston University, where he is currently Professor of Art History and Archaeology and Chair of the Department of the History of Art and Architecture. From 1985 to 1998, he was Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Archaeology. Long acclaimed for his inspiring lectures and devotion to students, Professor Kleiner won Boston University’s Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching as well as the College Prize for Undergraduate Advising in the Humanities in 2002, and he is a two-time winner of the Distinguished Teaching Prize in the College of Arts and Sciences Honors Program. In 2007, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London, and, in 2009, in recognition of lifetime achievement in publication and teaching, a Fellow of the Text and Academic Authors Association.
Christin J. Mamiya received her Ph.D. in art history from the University of California--Los Angeles, and is Professor of Art History at the University of Nebraska--Lincoln. A recipient of numerous teaching awards, including the Annis Chaikin Sorensen Award for Distinguished Teaching in the Humanities from the University of Nebraska in 2001, Professor Mamiya specializes in the areas of modern, postmodern, and Oceanic art. She has published a book on Pop art, as well as many articles, catalog essays, and book reviews. She is an active participant in the wider community as both a curator and lecturer.
Seven Days in the Art World (Hardcover)
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. The hot, hip contemporary art world, argues sociologist Thornton, is a cluster of intermingling subcultures unified by the belief, whether genuine or feigned, that nothing is more important than the art itself. It is a conviction, she asserts, that has transformed contemporary art into a kind of alternative religion for atheists. Thornton, a contributor to Artforum.com and the New Yorker, presents an astute and often entertaining ethnography of this status-driven world. Each of the seven chapters is a keenly observed profile of that world\'s highest echelons: a Christie\'s auction, a crit session at the California Institute of the Arts and the Art Basel art fair. The chapter on auctions (where one auction-goer explains, [I]t\'s dangerous to wear Prada.... You might get caught in the same outfit as three members of Christie\'s staff) is one of the book\'s strongest; the author\'s conversations about the role of the art critic with Artforum editor-in-chief Tim Griffin and the New Yorker\'s Peter Schjeldahl are edifying. Thornton offers an elegant, evocative, sardonic view into some of the art world\'s most prestigious institutions. 8 illus. (Nov.)
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Art: A Brief History (4th Edition) (Paperback)
Product DescriptionThis book, an introduction to the history of art that features excellent scholarship, takes a global approach with an emphasis on the Western tradition in art. It reflects new interests and issues, expanding the topic to include women and minorities, and showing media and techniques other than painting, sculpture, and architecture. Written in clear, standard English without art historical or aesthetic jargon, Art: A Brief History is visually appealing as well as intellectually stimulating. This comprehensive survey of world art is based on the most recent scholarship, and includes coverage of arts inspired by all the major religions, the contribution of women and minorities, and contains discussions of all the arts, including ceramics, glass, metal, enamel, and the fiber arts. This book serves as an introduction to the history of art and a ready reference for people working in the arts, including museum docents, and art gallery employees, owners, and managers.
The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern (Paperback)
Product DescriptionThis second edition of Carol Strickland\'s The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern offers an illustrated tutorial of prehistoric to post-modern art from cave paintings to video art installations to digital and Internet media.
Featuring succinct page-length essays, instructive sidebars, and more than 300 photographs, The Annotated Mona Lisa: A Crash Course in Art History from Prehistoric to Post-Modern takes art history out of the realm of dreary textbooks, demystifies jargon and theory, and makes art accessible—even at a cursory reading.
From Stonehenge to the Guggenheim and from Holbein to Warhol, more than 25,000 years of art is distilled into five sections covering a little more than 200 pages.
Gardner\'s Art Through the Ages: A Concise Global History (Gardner\'s Art Through the Ages: A Concise History) (Paperback)
Product DescriptionAs fascinating as a real visit to the world\'s famous museums and architectural sites, GARDNER\'S ART THROUGH THE AGES: A CONCISE GLOBAL HISTORY gives you a comprehensive, beautifully illustrated tour of the world\'s great artistic traditions—plus all the study tools you need to excel in your art history course! Easy to read and understand, this is the only textbook that includes a unique \"scale\" feature (accompanying the book\'s photographs of paintings and other artworks) that will help you better visualize the actual size of the artworks shown in the book. You\'ll also find materials that will help you master the key topics quickly and help you study for your exams—for example, \"The Big Picture\" overviews at the end of every chapter, a special global timeline, and ArtStudy Online (a free interactive study guide that includes flash cards of images and quizzes).
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