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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 392p. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.

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Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. ix, 246 p., [4] leaves of plates : illus. (some col.) ; 27 cm. ; ISBN 0517515881 ; LCCN 74077482 ; LOC no TT879.B3 M44 1974 ; Dewey 746.4/1 ; OCLC 1092698 ; color photographic stiff paper wrappers ; "Dona Z. Meilach has an uncanny ability for selecting and presenting iron so that people can better appreciate what they are viewing. She has written over fifty-five inspirational art books, scores of articles on sculpture in many media, and lives in Carlsbad, California. " ; Views basket weaving as an art form and details the use of coiling, twining, macrame, and crochet to create various containers. ; Contents: Basketry A modern art form -- Materials -- Sources and ideas for basketry forms and designs -- Coiling : The sampler -- Lady squaw stitch -- Figure eight stitch -- Lace stitch -- Adding beads -- Adding weft and splicing core -- Adding colors -- Adding feathers -- Finishing end of coil -- Shaping -- More wrapoping methods -- More ways to begin a coil -- Imbrication -- The Buttonhole or blanket stitch -- Double split stitch -- Embroidery -- Knotless netting or looping -- Exposed core -- Added elements -- Assembling parts -- Additional ideas for basket coiling for sculptural and other forms -- A gallery of basketry examples -- Coiled jewelry -- Twining -- Simple twining and variations -- How to develop a twined basket -- Weaving -- Basic weaving procedures -- Macrame -- The clove hitch -- Verticle clove hitsch -- Square knotting -- Crochet -- For your information -- Suppliers -- Index. ; artwork: Gayle Luchessa, Eileen Barnard, Steve Brixner, marie Waters, Louise Robbins, Royce Zimon, Linda Ann Valeri, Geoff Welch, Lew Gilchrist, Joan Austin, Gary Trentham, Jean Lamon, Bonnie Zimmer, Gyongy Laky, Kathryn McCardle, Budd Stainaker, Suellen Glashausser, Lucy Traber, Molly Baross, kathy Malec, Helen Hennessey, Helen Gilling, Joan Sterrenberg, Julie Connell, Renie Adams, Pat Malarchar, Mary Lou Higgins, Ferne Jacobs, I. Richard Daehnert, Pat Williams, Budd Stainaker, Gladamay Henrikson, David F. Silverman, Mary Baughn, Doris Hoover, Gwynne Lott, Stana Coleman, Barbara Kincaid, Jan Cohen, Lucy H. Traber, Debbie F. Dunn, Jean Singerman-Weiss, Carol Danley, Lucele Counts, Virginia H. Barber, Frank Kong, Ruby Conaway, Gloria Bornstein, Jan Mjelde Wader, Libby Platus, Lucelle Coutts, Wolfram Krank, Joyce Barnes, Dee Nemeth, Lillian Donald, Theo Ho, Diane Sheehan, Diane Itter, Rubin Steinberg, Lori Kratovil, Teri Holdcraft, Esther Gotthoeffer, Judith I. Kleinberg, Pamela Stearn ; FINE. Book.…

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Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 357p. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1993.

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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The book begins with a step-by-step guide to a successful college selection process and freshman year, offering insights invaluable to students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors,and athletic recruiters. Next, notable African-American men and women tell the stories of their own college careers--from admission to graduation--in 27 short, autobiographical essays included in Part Two of the book, How I Did It. Also featured is a directory of more than 900 colleges and universities with information and statistics of particular interest to African-American students. The directory includes evaluations and listings of the most prestigious American undergraduate institutions, with detailed information on special programs and activities for African-American students, entries on historically Black U.S. colleges and universities and African and Caribbean institutions, and information on Black Greek letter organizations. A subject index concludes the guide.This is the only complete college guide specifically designed for African-American students and their counselors. The Black Student's Guide to College Success is a step-by-step quide and reference tool for students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and athletic recruiters--leading the reader through a successful college selection process and freshman year. A directory of more than 900 colleges and universities is provided, with information of particular interest to African-American students. Many distinguished Black educators and prominent Americans have contributed to make this work a comprehensive reference tool which addresses the questions and problems encountered by African-American students.A foreword by Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, introduces the first part, How to Succeed in College, featuring 14 hard-hitting essays geared to the needs of the African-American student during the college selection process and the freshman year. Of special interest are: * essays on the Black student athlete; * choosing a Black or an integrated college; * financing a college education; * connecting with students from Africa and the Caribbean; * getting along with other ethnic groups on campus; * handling academic stress; * study habits and hints; and * affirmative action. The next part, How I Did It, includes inspirational autobiographical essays on the college careers--from admission to graduation--of 27 notable African-American men and women. These success stories will motivate and encourage students as they consider their college options. The last part, Directory of Colleges and Universities, includes: (1) complete up-to-date information on more than 900 American colleges and universities (2) the names of recruiters of African-American students (3) the percentage of African-American students enrolled and those who graduate (4) the percentage of student athletes who graduate, and (5) information on African-American organizations Evaluations and listings of the most prestigious U.S. undergraduate institutions, detailed information on programs and activities of special interest to African-American students, listings of historically Black colleges and universities (and evaluations of the top ten), profiles of universities in Africa and the Caribbean, and information on national Black Greek letter organizations are also included in this thorough, accessible directory. A subject index concludes the guide. This work is especially useful for high school and public libraries, high school guidance and career counselors, college admissions offices, athletic recruiters, and African-American education organizations, as well as for aspiring African-American students in search of the motivational key to achievement in college. Reviews of the first edition of this ground-breaking resource are over Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. The book begins with a step-by-step guide to a successful college selection process and freshman year, offering insights invaluable to students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors,and athletic recruiters. Next, notable African-American men and women tell the stories of their own college careers--from admission to graduation--in 27 short, autobiographical essays included in Part Two of the book, How I Did It. Also featured is a directory of more than 900 colleges and universities with information and statistics of particular interest to African-American students. The directory includes evaluations and listings of the most prestigious American undergraduate institutions, with detailed information on special programs and activities for African-American students, entries on historically Black U.S. colleges and universities and African and Caribbean institutions, and information on Black Greek letter organizations. A subject index concludes the guide.This is the only complete college guide specifically designed for African-American students and their counselors. The Black Student's Guide to College Success is a step-by-step quide and reference tool for students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and athletic recruiters--leading the reader through a successful college selection process and freshman year. A directory of more than 900 colleges and universities is provided, with information of particular interest to African-American students. Many distinguished Black educators and prominent Americans have contributed to make this work a comprehensive reference tool which addresses the questions and problems encountered by African-American students.A foreword by Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, introduces the first part, How to Succeed in College, featuring 14 hard-hitting essays geared to the needs of the African-American student during the college selection process and the freshman year. Of special interest are: * essays on the Black student athlete; * choosing a Black or an integrated college; * financing a college education; * connecting with students from Africa and the Caribbean; * getting along with other ethnic groups on campus; * handling academic stress; * study habits and hints; and * affirmative action. The next part, How I Did It, includes inspirational autobiographical essays on the college careers--from admission to graduation--of 27 notable African-American men and women. These success stories will motivate and encourage students as they consider their college options. The last part, Directory of Colleges and Universities, includes: (1) complete up-to-date information on more than 900 American colleges and universities (2) the names of recruiters of African-American students (3) the percentage of African-American students enrolled and those who graduate (4) the percentage of student athletes who graduate, and (5) information on African-American organizations Evaluations and listings of the most prestigious U.S. undergraduate institutions, detailed information on programs and activities of special interest to African-American students, listings of historically Black colleges and universities (and evaluations of the top ten), profiles of universities in Africa and the Caribbean, and information on national Black Greek letter organizations are also included in this thorough, accessible directory. A subject index concludes the guide. This work is especially useful for high school and public libraries, high school guidance and career counselors, college admissions offices, athletic recruiters, and African-American education organizations, as well as for aspiring African-American students in search of the motivational key to achievement in college. Reviews of the first edition of this ground-breaking reso Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.…

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Gebunden. Condition: New. Dieser Artikel ist ein Print on Demand Artikel und wird nach Ihrer Bestellung fuer Sie gedruckt. &Uumlber den AutorClidie B. Cook, William J. Ekeler, Ruby D. Higgins, R Mclaran Sawyer, Keith PrichardInhaltsverzeichnisEditor s Note to the Revised EditionForeword by Dr. Louis W. SullivanPreface: Re.…

Buch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - The book begins with a step-by-step guide to a successful college selection process and freshman year, offering insights invaluable to students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors,and athletic recruiters. Next, notable African-American men and women tell the stories of their own college careers--from admission to graduation--in 27 short, autobiographical essays included in Part Two of the book, How I Did It. Also featured is a directory of more than 900 colleges and universities with information and statistics of particular interest to African-American students. The directory includes evaluations and listings of the most prestigious American undergraduate institutions, with detailed information on special programs and activities for African-American students, entries on historically Black U.S. colleges and universities and African and Caribbean institutions, and information on Black Greek letter organizations. A subject index concludes the guide.This is the only complete college guide specifically designed for African-American students and their counselors. The Black Student's Guide to College Success is a step-by-step quide and reference tool for students, parents, teachers, guidance counselors, and athletic recruiters--leading the reader through a successful college selection process and freshman year. A directory of more than 900 colleges and universities is provided, with information of particular interest to African-American students. Many distinguished Black educators and prominent Americans have contributed to make this work a comprehensive reference tool which addresses the questions and problems encountered by African-American students.A foreword by Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services, introduces the first part, How to Succeed in College, featuring 14 hard-hitting essays geared to the needs of the African-American student during the college selection process and the freshman year. Of special interest are: \* essays on the Black student athlete; \* choosing a Black or an integrated college; \* financing a college education; \* connecting with students from Africa and the Caribbean; \* getting along with other ethnic groups on campus; \* handling academic stress; \* study habits and hints; and \* affirmative action. The next part, How I Did It, includes inspirational autobiographical essays on the college careers--from admission to graduation--of 27 notable African-American men and women. These success stories will motivate and encourage students as they consider their college options. The last part, Directory of Colleges and Universities, includes: (1) complete up-to-date information on more than 900 American colleges and universities (2) the names of recruiters of African-American students (3) the percentage of African-American students enrolled and those who graduate (4) the percentage of student athletes who graduate, and (5) information on African-American organizations Evaluations and listings of the most prestigious U.S. undergraduate institutions, detailed information on programs and activities of special interest to African-American students, listings of historically Black colleges and universities (and evaluations of the top ten), profiles of universities in Africa and the Caribbean, and information on national Black Greek letter organizations are also included in this thorough, accessible directory. A subject index concludes the guide. This work is especially useful for high school and public libraries, high school guidance and career counselors, college admissions offices, athletic recruiters, and African-American education organizations, as well as for aspiring African-American students in search of the motivational key to achievement in college. …

Buch. Condition: Neu. The Black Student's Guide to College Success | Revised and Updated by William J. Ekeler | Ruby D. Higgin (u. a.) | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 1994 | Greenwood | EAN 9780313294310 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand. …