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10 April 2018
The Best Source for Understanding Ansel Adams
Ansel Adams's Autobiography is clear, inclusive, and an excellent way to get to know the man and the artist. His writing is every bit as compelling and illuminating as his photography. I'm a historian of photographic technology and have studied in Ansel's archives, as well as those of other master photographers represented at the John P. Schaefer Center for Creative Photography, over more than thirty years.
Ansel earned his reputation the hard way: he did his homework! Also, he was extremely generous with his knowledge and kind to every photographer (except for the photographer William Mortensen). His mark on the world of photography, as well as his mark on the world of Environmental Activism is magisterial in all aspects.
It's a great read. If you would like a little more details and nuances, Mary Street Alinder's "Ansel Adams a Biography" would be an excellent companion to the autobiography. Also his "Basic Photo Series," any edition from 1948 through 1983 is superbly excellent technical writing.
Ansel Adams was a nerdy kid who, through his father's love and encouragement became a great artist, a great activist, and, most of all, a great man.
14 November 2015
Hooray for "Hooray for Yiddish"!
Leo Rosten is a great writer. His "Captain Newman, M.D.," for example, is a pleasure to read, because Rosten knows how to paint vivid pictures with simple language. "Hooray for Yiddish" is therefore a whole palette of jjuicy words which we all use to make our English more colorful. His subtitle to the book is, "A book about English," and he means it. It's surprising how subtly Yiddish infiltrated, conquered, and occupies our everyday English, and has for the past century.
This is one of those dictionaries intended to be read cover to cover,,, and, you will.
A fun read, interspersed with richly humorous Jewish jokes, illustrating and enriching the definitions.
Read it, you'll like it.
13 June 2018
Nerdy, but great!
2 of 2 found this helpful I first encountered this book in the Teachers’ Lounge at Walpole, Massachusetts High School on my first morning starting a month long substitute teaching job. The year was 1976. I tried making a few of the examples in the book and found one that flew well and inspired other teachers to try them, too.
When I was starting the first class, writing my name on the blackboard, a paper airplane hit the wall next to my head. I turned around, silently scanning the room of students. “Take a piece of paper,” I ordered.
“Write your name on the top left,” I said.”Write today’s date on the top right.” “Now, fold the sheet of paper vertically.”
The class was attentive and quiet while complying, not knowing what to expect from their new substitute, who would be with them for a month or longer. I then proceeded to have them, step by step, fold the plane designated Plane 2, “Winner: Distance Flown.” Then all the students were lined up before the open windows of the classroom and one-by-one, as I called the roll, told to fly their plane into the yard, with the admonition that the student whose plane flew the furthest would receive an “A” for the day, and the student whose plane flew the shortest flight would have to go down and pick up all the class’s aircraft.
The rest of that week we all worked productivity on Algebra II. Each Monday we folded and flew a different plane. The Great International Paper Airplane Book gave me a good opportunity to win over that class, and have a good start on what turned out to be an excellent month and a half teaching math.
A week ago, a friend told me his eleven year old son was really into paper airplanes... that’s who I bought this copy for. I think i’ll Purchase another for my own enjoyment!