A poster child for our nation�s urban experimentation a century ago; Gary was forged with hype and hope; dreams and sweat; political agendas and tons of steel. The hardscrabble city attracted all kinds; from shady scoundrels and famous architects to hardworking immigrants and brilliant entrepreneurs. Boasting 180;000 residents at its peak; the booming melting pot eventually faded away under the afflictions of urban decay; racial unrest and political upheaval. Jerry Davich explores the remnants of Gary�s glory days; from Union Station in ruins to City Methodist Church stripped of its soul. Revisit the Sheraton Hotel�s demise; Emerson High School�s hard lessons; Vee-Jay Records� last release and a devastated downtown filled only with fa�ades and fond memories.
#78050 in eBooks 2015-08-18 2015-08-18File Name: B00YNIIRLO
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Kindle version is a poor substitute for the print bookBy Stephen HamlinI purchased the electronic version of this book after purchasing a used copy of the print version of the first edition (Painting Wildlife Textures Step by Step) and finding a number of pages missing. The seller of the used copy gave me a generous refund and allowed me to keep the book. Because of the circumstances; I had the opportunity to compare the print and electronic versions. The Kindle version is a poor substitute for the print book. The illustrations - one of the chief reasons for buying the book - are tiny and lack some of the information contained in the same illustrations in the print version. If this is typical of art books in the Kindle format; I wont be buying them anymore.Regarding the book itself; its very good; but I found it quite repetitive by the time I got half way through it. I found myself wishing the author had spent less time repeating the same information and added some depth to the text descriptions instead. Also; he recommends brush sizes; but fails to tell the scale of the painting. I guess were to assume the illustrations are actual size; but with the disparity between size of the illustrations in the two editions I have; that cant be true in all cases.3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. Very informative bookBy RandyIve been painting wildlife for many years now with a technique that Ive developed along the way. The steps in this book were a slight variation to the method that I have been using and were just the thing that I needed to improve my artwork. I have always worked from dark to light in my acrylic paintings; but had struggled with just the right shades from darkest to lightest when painting the actual wildlife in the scene. With the techniques in this book; the color graduations are very simple to accomplish. The explanations and illustrations are clear and concise and will lead any artist; no matter what level; to producing better wildlife art.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. BeautifulBy BarbraThis book has beautiful pictures; and information on painting fur and feathers. Would like to find a DVD from Mr. Lawrence. Would to see more on how he does his backgrounds. I will be looking for more of Rod Lawrences books and dvdd
