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19th century paintings of life in China; the Bretschneider albums.

In the 19th century, European visitors to China often brought home as souvenirs paintings or drawings illustrating Chinese life. Emil Vasilyevich Bretschneider, who spent 18 years as physician at the Russian embassy in China beginning in 1866, took the activity many steps further than most. He was extraordinary in that he learned Chinese and wrote on many subjects pertaining to the country's history, archaeology, and botany. In addition, he commissioned a large number of paintings from Chinese artists. Three hundred and two paintings are presented full page in this oversize volume (10x13.5 inches) with brief explanatory captions. For example: "A bone-setter treats a patient after putting him to sleep by a special method." This title carries a 1995 copyright but is only now available in North America through International Publishers Marketing (IPM). (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Come back to Portofino; through Italy with the 6th South African Armoured Division.

Using the writings of his father and other service men, along with archival sources, Bourhill (currently pursuing a D. Phil degree at the U. of Pretoria) relies on his passion for history to produce this detailed record of a South African division during World War II. It is organized as a day by day account, with preceding chapters providing an overview of the division and the Italian theatre. The volume is extensively footnoted and contains sixteen pages of historical photographs, along with an extensive Roll of Honour. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing (IPM). (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Game testing; all in one, 2d ed. (CD-ROM included)

The second edition of this guide to game testing has been updated to reflect emerging trends over the past six years, such as games on social networks and mobile devices. The first part of the book reviews dilemmas of testing, explains differences between testing and playing games, and overviews basic concepts and skills for identifying and reporting bugs and handling fixes. Later chapters cover software quality, outline test phases and the game testing process, and describe different types of testing, such as combinatorial testing, ad hoc and gameplay testing, and capture/playback testing. Step-by-step tutorials, based on actual games, are illustrated with b&w screenshots. Appendices offer answers to select exercises as well as test plan and testflow diagram templates. The companion DVD contains a test generation tool, game footage demonstrating errors, test table templates, and four-color screenshots. Schultz is a mobile developer. Bryant is course director for game production at the Los Angeles Film School. The book is distributed in the US by International Publishers Marketing. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Hazardous waste management; an introduction. (CD-ROM included)

Drawing on his 20 years as the regional solid and hazardous materials engineer for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, VanGuilder offers a textbook or tutorial introducing the technical field of hazardous waste management, and the myriad US and state hazardous waste regulations. The two cannot be separated, he says, because many of the regulations are written with prescribed treatment standards and in some cases prescribed treatment technologies. After tracing briefly the history of hazardous waste, he considers such topics as hazardous waste policy and regulatory requirements, hazardous waste site clean-up technologies, wastewater management, and hazardous waste record-keeping requirements. Chapter-end exercises are provided, half of which are answered in the back matter. Distributed in the US by International Publishers Marketing. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

International meeting on illicit traffic of cultural property; proceedings.

Following the sensational case made by Italy against the Getty Museum for buying smuggled art, the occurrence of shady acquisitions by museums has become common knowledge. This proceedings contains the presentations by an international group of professionals, including ministers, archaeologists, museum curators, and lawyers, concerning specific cases of returned art, looted art, and art law in countries that include Italy, Iraq, Mexico, and Japan. The specific directives of international art law and agreements for the protection of cultural heritage are the central focus. Not indexed. Distributed in the U.S. by International Publishers Marketing (IPM). (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Italian architecture for [the] Chinese city.

Presented in side-by-side Italian and English text — the Italian title is L'Architettura Italiana per la Cittá Cinese — this catalog documents Italy's pavilion of the city of the future at the World Expo Shanghai 2010, presenting the architects' proposals and essays on the theme, and illustrated with plans, drawings, and other images in color. The result is a fresh overview of Italian ideas about architecture and urban planning. Distributed in the U.S. by International Publishers Marketing (IPM). (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Microsoft Office and beyond; computer concepts and applications. (DVD included)

Noticing that students came to class with both Microsoft and Apple products, Richardson (director, online information technology, at a private university) and Thies (Tulane U.) developed a textbook that covers computer and Microsoft Office suite basics and advanced features on both platforms. Chapters include review questions and exercises with an answer key. Appendices feature information about additional productivity software, online document creation and sharing, and Excel functions. The DVD offers video tutorials, project files from the text, Excel templates, and MS Office shortcuts. A companion website offers additional project samples and resources. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Movimento; glimpses of Italian street life.

New York based photographer Harvey Stein (International Center of Photography, and School of Visual Arts) has a passion for Italy and has visited and worked there frequently over the past decade. Apart from a couple of brief essays in facing pages of Italian and English, this book consists of his black & white photos, shown full page (the format is horizontal: 12x8.5 inches). The images are of ordinary people. They are intimate and evocative, yet alluringly ambiguous. The book is distributed in the US by International Publishers Marketing. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Okavango; a field guide

Wilderness guides Gutteridge and Reumerman offer a complete single-volume reference to animals and plants in the famous Okavango Delta in Botswana. Color-coded sections provide color photographs and explanatory text on mammals, reptiles, fish, insects, tracks and signs, trees, grasses, aquatic plants, fungi, and other creatures. A substantial glossary is included, but does not indicate pronunciation. Distributed in the US by International Publishers Marketing. (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Troepie snapshots; pictorial recollections of the South African Border War.

South Africa's border wars were a tragic occurrence, one that needs to be remembered. This pictorial book by Blake, author of Troepie: From Call-up to Camps, documents the events and their effects on those on both sides of the wars. The hundreds of photographs presented reveal the human costs of war from both the winning and losing sides. This book is an important resource for those studying South African history. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing (IPM). (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)

Zulu Zulu golf; life and death with Koevoet.

Durand tells the story of his first years with Koevoet, a unit of the South African Police at Oshakati, from 1982 to 1983, during the Border War between the countries that are now Namibia and Angola. During this time, he killed many fighters in the South West African People's Organization People's Liberation Army of Namibia (SWAPO PLAN) who were fighting against the occupation of the South African Pretoria regime in Namibia. Distributed by International Publishers Marketing (IPM). (Annotation ©2011 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)