How Drug Company Money Is Undermining Science: Scientific American

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><p style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 24px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">When Robert Lindsay chose to become a medical researcher in the early 1970s, he did not do it for the money. His field—the effect of hormones on bone—was a backwater. It was also a perfect opportunity for a young researcher to make his mark and, he hoped, help millions of people who suffered from the bone disease osteoporosis. As the body ages, sometimes bones lose the ability to rebuild themselves fast enough to keep pace with the normal process of deterioration, and the skeleton weakens. Neither Lindsay nor anyone else understood much about why this happened, but there was reason to think that hormones might play a role. Some women develop osteoporosis shortly after menopause, when their hormone levels drop sharply, perhaps upsetting that balance between bone creation and destruction. If so, Lindsay reasoned, replacing the hormones with a pill might halt or even reverse the progress of the disease. From a tiny, underfunded clinic in Glasgow, Scotland, he set up one of the first clinical trials of estrogen replacement therapy for bone loss in postmenopausal women. Lindsay's star was rising.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline-width: initial; outline-style: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 24px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; position: static; z-index: auto; ">His next project had big commercial implications and got the attention of the drug industry. Having moved to Helen Hayes Hospital, a rehabilitation center north of New York City, in 1984 he published work that established the minimum effective dosage of an antiosteoporosis estrogen drug called Premarin. Because the findings suggested that fighting osteoporosis was tantamount to encouraging millions of women to use the drug, it made Lindsay an important person in the eyes of the drug's manufacturer, Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories. Indeed, the company gave him a role as an author of its informational video <i style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: transparent; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">Osteoporosis: A Preventable Tragedy</i>.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 24px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">By the mid-1990s, when Wyeth got caught in a patent battle over Premarin, Lindsay was a staunch Wyeth ally. He came out against approval of a generic version of the drug that would have cut into sales even though the generic form would have made it easier for osteoporosis patients to receive therapy. His reasoning was that such versions might not be precisely equivalent to the brand-name drug, a fact that can be true with certain drugs but was also a position that happened to echo the company line. "All we're asking is that we don't approve something now and regret it" later, he told the Associated Press in 1995. Lindsay's close relationship with Wyeth and other drug companies carried on for decades, in ways that were sometimes hidden. He started allowing Wyeth to draft research articles and began taking tens of thousands of dollars from pharmaceutical interests that stood to gain from his research.</p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 25px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 24px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; ">The scandal is not what Lindsay did so much as that his case is typical. In the past few years the pharmaceutical industry has come up with many ways to funnel large sums of money—enough sometimes to put a child through college—into the pockets of independent medical researchers who are doing work that bears, directly or indirectly, on the drugs these firms are making and marketing. The problem is not just with the drug companies and the researchers but with the whole system—the granting institutions, the research labs, the journals, the professional societies, and so forth. No one is providing the checks and balances necessary to avoid conflicts. Instead organizations seem to shift responsibility from one to the other, leaving gaps in enforcement that researchers and drug companies navigate with ease, and then shroud their deliberations in secrecy.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline-width: initial; outline-style: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 24px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; position: static; z-index: auto; ">"There isn't a single sector of academic medicine, academic research or medical education in which industry relationships are not a ubiquitous factor," says sociologist Eric Campbell, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Those relationships are not all bad. After all, without the help of the pharmaceutical industry, medical researchers would not be able to turn their ideas into new drugs. Yet at the same time, Campbell argues, some of these liaisons co-opt scientists into helping sell pharmaceuticals rather than generating new knowledge.</p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; outline-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); outline-width: initial; outline-style: initial; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: 24px; color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: georgia, times, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: -webkit-auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; position: static; z-index: auto; ">More ...</p></div><a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-drug-company-money-undermining-science&print=true&src=longreads">http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=how-drug-company-money-undermining-science&print=true&src=longreads</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

How Drug Company Money Is Undermining Science: Scientific American

When Robert Lindsay chose to become a medical researcher in the early 1970s, he did not do it for the money. His field—the effect of hormone...

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US TROOPS TO BE DEPLOYED TO SINAI

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQya13tHWQfL0zCh3yEdiafsM2q8kYuNZCxqhwqg5ie57C8r1HLVXAnj_p-JRgyYesZviRjZxHocPaLbQJIcPXfyoBP2lN7JSLScohMXiG9Oh1ggxyyhc3M-jo0zZkihj6xsOxEFhTf3Wl/s1600/US-troops-deploying-israel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="239" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQya13tHWQfL0zCh3yEdiafsM2q8kYuNZCxqhwqg5ie57C8r1HLVXAnj_p-JRgyYesZviRjZxHocPaLbQJIcPXfyoBP2lN7JSLScohMXiG9Oh1ggxyyhc3M-jo0zZkihj6xsOxEFhTf3Wl/s320/US-troops-deploying-israel.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><h1 class="s1mainStoryHeadline"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">Obama’s pledge of US troops to Sinai next week won Israel’s nod for ceasefire</span></span></h1><span class="articleDescription"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-size: small;">Via</span> </span>DEBKA<i>file</i></span> <br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="articleBody"></span></div><span style="font-size: large;">Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu agreed to a ceasefire for halting the eight-day Israeli Gaza operation Wednesday night, Nov. 21, after President Barack Obama personally pledged to start deploying US troops in Egyptian Sinai next week, <span class="debka">debka</span><span class="file">file</span> reports. The conversation, which finally tipped the scales for a ceasefire, took place on a secure line Wednesday morning, just hours before it was announced in Cairo. The US and Israeli leaders spoke at around the time that a terrorist was blowing up a Tel Aviv bus, injuring 27 people.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Obama’s pledge addressed Israel’s most pressing demand in every negotiating forum on Gaza: Operation Pillar of Cloud’s main goal was a total stoppage of the flow of Iranian arms and missiles to the Gaza Strip. They were smuggled in from Sudan and Libya through southern Egypt and Sinai. Hostilities would continue, said the prime minister, until this object was achieved.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Earlier, US officials tried unsuccessfully to persuade Israel to accept Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s personal guarantee to start launching effective operations against the smugglers before the end of the month. The trio running Israel’s Gaza campaign, Netanyahu, Defense Minister Ehud Barak and Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, were willing to take Morsi at his word, except that Israeli security and intelligence chiefs assured them that Egypt has nothing near the security and intelligence capabilities necessary for conducting such operations.</span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hmyxJMSlw1nSKKMXOq0X61aMrlrXVlMeNfM67eJGAjIuxAvOj6fGy_g52oGazBEpI1HX_lWfATE6zR4Wism1tSkhS5-EEmaR7tjBgF2rvsxlm6lGPPF8TzNioVLpDb-7iqvYIwQirFIe/s1600/2011-634489308713979080-397.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5hmyxJMSlw1nSKKMXOq0X61aMrlrXVlMeNfM67eJGAjIuxAvOj6fGy_g52oGazBEpI1HX_lWfATE6zR4Wism1tSkhS5-EEmaR7tjBgF2rvsxlm6lGPPF8TzNioVLpDb-7iqvYIwQirFIe/s320/2011-634489308713979080-397.gif" width="255" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">When Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived in Jerusalem from Bangkok Tuesday, she tried assuring Netanyahu that President Obama had decided to accelerate the construction of an elaborate US system of electronic security fences along the Suez Canal and northern Sinai. It would also cork up the Philadelphi route through which arms are smuggled into the Gaza Strip. (The US Sinai fence project was first disclosed exclusively by <b><span class="weekly">DEBKA</span><span class="weekly">-Net-Weekly</span> 564 </b>on Nov. 9).</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> US security and civilian units will need to be deployed in Egyptian Sinai to man the fence system and operate it as an active counter-measure for obstructing the smuggling of Iranian weapons supplies.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> The prime minister said he welcomed the president’s proposal to expedite the fence project, but it would take months to obtain Egyptian clearance. Meanwhile, the Palestinians would have plenty of time to replenish their weapons stocks after Israel’s Gaza campaign. It was therefore too soon to stop the campaign at this point or hold back a ground incursion.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> Clinton was sympathetic to this argument. Soon after, President Obama was on the phone to Netanyahu with an assurance that US troops would be in place in Sinai next week, after he had obtained President Morsi’s consent for them to go into immediate action against Iranian smuggling networks.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Netanyahu responded by agreeing to a ceasefire being announced in Cairo that night by Clinton and the Egyptian foreign minister, and to holding back the thousands of Israeli reservists on standby on the Gaza border.</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVsX5Q5zZGPKsFuwrKRuw9vznZ4GGafgW6czSfUPJ7kgttYqyYZRC26zVAyeQ95wpi3C7zO_QzVR7k7l0etc6E8Gq5lqCKu5OJvtHBpdFfFKmWh97wQUri1DTwE2M6tljhzN3OP4c-tCh/s1600/barack-obama-israel-000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFVsX5Q5zZGPKsFuwrKRuw9vznZ4GGafgW6czSfUPJ7kgttYqyYZRC26zVAyeQ95wpi3C7zO_QzVR7k7l0etc6E8Gq5lqCKu5OJvtHBpdFfFKmWh97wQUri1DTwE2M6tljhzN3OP4c-tCh/s320/barack-obama-israel-000.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="debka">debka</span></span> <span style="font-size: large;"><span class="file">file</span>’s military sources report that the first air transports carrying US special forces are due to land at Sharm el Sheikh military airfield in southern Sinai in the next 48 hours and go into action against the arms smugglers without delay.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> This development is strategically significant for three reasons:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> 1.  Once the missile and arms consignments depart Iranian ports or Libyan arms bazaars, Tehran has no direct control of their transit from point to point through Egypt until they reach Sinai and their Gaza destination. All the same, a US special forces operation against the Sinai segment of the Iranian smuggling route would count as the first overt American military strike against an Iranian military interest.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> Netanyahu, Barak and Lieberman are impressed by the change the Obama administration has undergone since the president’s reelection. Until then, he refused to hear of any military action against Iran and insisted that Tehran could only be confronted on the diplomatic plane.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /> 2.  President Morsi, by opening the Sinai door to an American troop deployment for Israel’s defense, recognizes that the US force also insures Israel against Cairo revoking or failing to honor the peace treaty Egypt signed with Israel in 1979.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"> 3.  In the face of this US-Israel-Egyptian understanding, Hamas cannot credibly claim to have won its latest passage of arms with Israel or that it obtained guarantees to force Israel to end the Gaza blockade.<br /> Indeed, Gaza’s Hamas rulers will be forced to watch as US troops in Sinai, just across its border, break up the smuggling rings filling their arsenals and most likely laying hands on the reserve stocks they maintain under the smugglers’ guard in northern Sinai, out of reach of the Israel army. This means that the blockade on Gaza has been extended and the focus of combat has switched from Gaza to the Sinai Peninsula. </span>

US TROOPS TO BE DEPLOYED TO SINAI

Obama’s pledge of US troops to Sinai next week won Israel’s nod for ceasefire Via DEBKA file Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netany...

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Big Ten Basketball - Making up for Bad Big Ten Football

I don't know if it has been the lackluster season that the Big Ten just endured - what with the underperforming Michigan teams, the Penn State and Ohio State bowl bans, and the rise of...no one - but I am really looking forward to the NCAA basketball season.<br /><br />It was quite a shock for me to see Michigan ranked fifth in the nation at the start of the season. They shared the Big Ten regular season title, but ended their 2011-2012 season so badly - with a first round upset by Ohio - that my expectations were low. But apparently my expectations were the only low ones around. With the crop of new freshmen and the loss of only two seniors, the national peoples have high hopes for this team.<br /><br />I was able to watch their two games this week in the NIT Season Tip-Off, and I am now impressed. On Wednesday they struggled a bit against Pittsburgh, but their defense was fun to watch. They played man-to-man and a 2-3 zone, and it actually looked like they had a defensive scheme. Today against Kansas State it was all about their Offense. Junior Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points, and I was visibly "ooh!"ing at multiple three-point shots taken by a variety of guards. They were definitely in control the entire game.<br /><br />But it's not only Michigan that has the potential to have a solid season in the Big Ten. The number one team in the nation is Indiana, back in title contention after multiple subpar seasons. Currently above Michigan is Ohio State, which means that the Michigan-OSU basketball game could have more ramifications than the football game being played tomorrow.<br /><br />And don't forget about Michigan State, who bounced back from a season-opening loss in Germany (which may finally get Tom Izzo and Mike Hollis to finally stop scheduling all these gimicky games) to win their next two games. Minnesota and Wisconsin also have potential to return to the rankings and challenge the conference.<br /><br />The upcoming ACC-Big Ten Challenge will be a huge test for the Big Ten, and conference play will be a battle. But it has to be a lot more enjoyable than what we watched on Saturdays in the fall.

Big Ten Basketball - Making up for Bad Big Ten Football

I don't know if it has been the lackluster season that the Big Ten just endured - what with the underperforming Michigan teams, the Penn...

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Matt Said...

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><i>“We change, whether we like it or not”</i><br />--Ralph Waldo Emerson<br /><br />Hi kids…Matt-Man here with an IWS Radio update in lieu of our regularly scheduled Saturday morning edition of <i>Matt Said, Jay Said</i>.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen69Wf_39Q47hRonhov7tk03kDIlwhPZ7j0NBk2BRNjrILHL5JjNoz1K05Np3dyo3wf26beQNzrU-N-q1k6_4MSqL6ai42n6C71MhuoyW44HwhHvoHxbxPSWRRP6oewge0At1T4I_XVQ/s1600/Beer+Mine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgen69Wf_39Q47hRonhov7tk03kDIlwhPZ7j0NBk2BRNjrILHL5JjNoz1K05Np3dyo3wf26beQNzrU-N-q1k6_4MSqL6ai42n6C71MhuoyW44HwhHvoHxbxPSWRRP6oewge0At1T4I_XVQ/s400/Beer+Mine.jpg" width="400" /></a>It’s that time of year when the Beer Mine at which I work loses one of its three social workers for the winter, leaving only myself and the owner Drive-By Mikey to man the operations of supplying Bagwine, Ohio drinkers and smokers with quality alcohol and tobacco products at a fair price.<br /><br />Thusly, my hours of work have been changed for the next few months, and as a result, Jayman and I have had to change the hours during which we broadcast our twice weekly <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>IWS Radio Show</i></span></a> on BTR.<br /><br />We will broadcast our next show on Monday November 26 at 11 AM ET as we re-cap our exciting Thanksgiving weekends and what not.<br /><br />After that, our next show will air live on Saturday December 1 at 11 PM ET, and we will be discussing the War on Christmas as it continues to devastate the lives and common sense of the millions of Americans who watch FOX News with regularity.<br /><br />Following the December 1st show, we will be back on our Wednesday at 11 AM ET routine followed by the new Saturday at 11 PM ET time slot.<br /><br />So, to recapitulate…<br /><br />Beginning December 1, 2012...The IWS Radio Show will air LIVE at 11 PM ET on Saturdays, and LIVE at 11 AM ET on Wednesdays.<br /><br />In the meantime, Jayman and I will do a show LIVE this Monday November 26 at 11 AM ET.<br /><br />I know this can be confusing for those of you who of the FOX News mentality, and trust me, I tried to get Glenn Beck and his chalkboard, and Karl Rove and his whiteboard to diagram this for you, but neither returned my calls, so…<br /><br />Re-read each sentence carefully, and maybe it’ll come to you, and you won’t miss each action packed and hilarious moment of our upcoming shows.<br /><br />I hope this information is helpful to you, and I would also like to say something else that is related to the IWS Radio Show.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid" target="_blank"><i><span style="color: blue;">IWS Radio</span></i></a> has for the last couple of months, typically been Number One on BTR’s Comedy category, always in the top three, and the last couple of shows have topped 10,000 listens with one topping 16,000 listens.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmofLAhitGPFXJWkghtbN6WgJwAx9DPpPl8CIf27xJr9nyiHzt7KJlLPJbWL2-LJWGOx8P-knLRB60jyzgdTlu-wuSWiSfZMmY8qdEQcFhHN39FcGh2M6TDaUyj7UZGCKnOZy2Www2gA/s1600/IWS+Magazine+Cover+(1).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnmofLAhitGPFXJWkghtbN6WgJwAx9DPpPl8CIf27xJr9nyiHzt7KJlLPJbWL2-LJWGOx8P-knLRB60jyzgdTlu-wuSWiSfZMmY8qdEQcFhHN39FcGh2M6TDaUyj7UZGCKnOZy2Www2gA/s400/IWS+Magazine+Cover+(1).jpg" width="308" /></a>We appreciate that, and hope those of you who listen regularly, keep spreading the word and help IWS grow even larger.<br /><br />Jay and I laugh when we think about how just a few months ago, we were happy to get 600 listens and just have our show make it to the first page of BTR rankings.<br /><br />So, thanks a lot for listening because we appreciate the hell out of it, but there’s one thing…<br /><br />Could some of you call-in to the show when we do it?<br /><br />I mean as much as Jay and I like talking to each other and are enamored hearing our own wit and charm cascade across the internets, we need some fresh voices!!<br /><br />Have a great Saturday, a great weekend, and we hope to “see” you Monday at 11 AM ET on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;"><i>IWS Radio</i></span></a>.<br /><br /><i>Cheers!! </i><br /><i><span style="color: blue;"><a href="mailto:mattmaniws@ymail.com">mattmaniws@ymail.com</a></span></i><br /><i><a href="https://twitter.com/MattMan_IWS" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">@mattman_iws</span></a></i></div>

Matt Said...

“We change, whether we like it or not” --Ralph Waldo Emerson Hi kids…Matt-Man here with an IWS Radio update in lieu of our regularly schedul...

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30 Days of Google #9: Google Apps in the classroom

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xkTJwk_NxH6QHGPS1__XL1OEOx6RnyaP597F8gznBN59fYmRhvko7LKzEM2Bg3dMH3y9ANVqQTXbMPPXXCHGITlH9xhsDccvaTffGCy-G5p6jpFxSmkLRfwiYIrkJB2cqtCNBgrfhZY/s1600/google-apps.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9xkTJwk_NxH6QHGPS1__XL1OEOx6RnyaP597F8gznBN59fYmRhvko7LKzEM2Bg3dMH3y9ANVqQTXbMPPXXCHGITlH9xhsDccvaTffGCy-G5p6jpFxSmkLRfwiYIrkJB2cqtCNBgrfhZY/s200/google-apps.JPG" width="181" /></a></div>I<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">t’s incredible what you come across on the Internet. While I was researching today I came across a fantastic video presentation (webinar) showing <b>32 ways of  using Google Apps in the classroom</b>. I am very keen to learn all I can about Google Apps so I immediately bookmarked it and thought I would share it here. This webinar was presented by Julia Stilitz, Google Apps for Education Team @juliastiglitz</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The write-up says, ”<i>This session will demonstrate some of the most powerful ways that teachers can leverage Google Apps tools in their classrooms. From using Google Docs for collaborative lesson planning with grade level colleagues, to using Google Chat to have a virtual guest lecturer in your classroom, to giving your students a formative assessment through Google forms, this session will show you had to get the most out of Google Apps.</i>” </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AI1CNpa0rU&feature=related&safe=active" target="_blank">32 ways of using Google Apps by Julia Stilitz</a> on YouTube</span><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/-AI1CNpa0rU" width="420"></iframe><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was lucky enough to find the Slideshare presentation of the same video/webinar (uploaded by someone else) so that you can just view the slides without sound should you so wish.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="mozallowfullscreen" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/10765993" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="webkitallowfullscreen" width="427"> </iframe> <br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/panji12/32-ways-to-use-google-apps-in-the-classroom" target="_blank" title="32 Ways to Use Google Apps in the Classroom">32 Ways to Use Google Apps in the Classroom</a> </strong>from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/panji12" target="_blank">Muchamad Subekti</a></strong> </div></div>

30 Days of Google 30 Days of Google #9: Google Apps in the classroom

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2012 Holiday Gift Books

As in the <a href="http://archidose.blogspot.com/search/label/holiday%20gift%20books">last seven years</a>, I'm presenting a list of gift books just in time for the holidays. This year the list includes 39 titles, sorted alphabetically by publisher. Mouse over the cover images to get more information and click to see the listing on Amazon. Below the cover list is a text list, keyed to the covers by number.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Cover List: </b></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><br /></span> <span style="font-size: x-large;">1:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9064507961/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9064507961&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=9064507961&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=9064507961" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 2:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907896082/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1907896082&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1907896082&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1907896082" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 3:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810997029/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0810997029&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0810997029&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0810997029" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">4:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1851496696/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1851496696&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1851496696&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1851496696" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 5:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8492861223/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=8492861223&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=8492861223&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=8492861223" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 6:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934429740/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1934429740&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1934429740&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">7:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/303460811X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=303460811X&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=303460811X&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=303460811X" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 8:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907317392/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1907317392&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1907317392&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1907317392" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 9:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/303778279X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=303778279X&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=303778279X&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=303778279X" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">10:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1452113920/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1452113920&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1452113920&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1452113920" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 11:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8488386729/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=8488386729&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=8488386729&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=8488386729" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> 12:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/4871406784/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=4871406784&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=4871406784&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=4871406784" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">13:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/389955440X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=389955440X&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=389955440X&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=389955440X" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 14:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3775734600/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3775734600&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=3775734600&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3775734600" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 15:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1864704535/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1864704535&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1864704535&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1864704535" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">16:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1610913647/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1610913647&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1610913647&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1610913647" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 17:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3037782986/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3037782986&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=3037782986&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3037782986" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 18:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1780670052/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1780670052&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1780670052&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1780670052" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br />19:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935202928/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935202928&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1935202928&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1935202928" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 20:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262017083/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0262017083&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0262017083&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0262017083" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 21:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580933408/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1580933408&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1580933408&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1580933408" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">22:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9462080046/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9462080046&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=9462080046&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=9462080046" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 23:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935935321/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935935321&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1935935321&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1935935321" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 24:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199898073/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0199898073&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0199898073&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0199898073" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">25:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375424334/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0375424334&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0375424334&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0375424334" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 26:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0714857068/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0714857068&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0714857068&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0714857068" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 27:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3791347314/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3791347314&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=3791347314&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3791347314" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">28:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616890681/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1616890681&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1616890681&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1616890681" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 29:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1861898649/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1861898649&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1861898649&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1861898649" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 30:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847837971/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847837971&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0847837971&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0847837971" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">31:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415533546/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0415533546&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0415533546&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0415533546" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 32:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847838056/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847838056&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0847838056&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0847838056" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 33:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3836542099/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3836542099&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=3836542099&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=3836542099" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> </span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;">34:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500516499/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0500516499&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0500516499&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0500516499" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=4887063288" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 3<span style="font-size: x-large;">5</span>:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844678571/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1844678571&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1844678571&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1844678571" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 36:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520274407/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0520274407&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0520274407&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0520274407" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> <span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">37</span>:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118336410/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118336410&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=1118336410&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1118336410" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> 38:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393733157/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393733157&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0393733157&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0393733157" style="border: medium none ! important; margin: 0px ! important;" width="1" /> <span style="font-size: x-large;">39</span>:<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0300172370/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0300172370&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws.assoc-amazon.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0300172370&Format=_SL160_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=US&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=aweeklydoseof-20" /></a></span><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=aweeklydoseof-20&l=as2&o=1&a=0300172370" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Text List:</b></span><br /><ol><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9064507961/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9064507961&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Bricks and Balloons. Architecture in Sequential Art</span></a> by Melanie Van Der Hoorn, <b>010 Publishers</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907896082/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1907896082&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">0-14: Projection and Reception</span></a> by Reiser + Umemoto, edited by Brett Steele; <b>AA Publications</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0810997029/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0810997029&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Design Like You Give a Damn [2]: Building Change from the Ground Up</span></a> edited by Architecture for Humanity, <b>Abrams</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1851496696/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1851496696&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">New York City Landmarks</span></a> by Jake Rajs, text by Francis Morrone; <b>ACC Distribution</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8492861223/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=8492861223&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Sniper's Log: An Architectural Perspective of Generation-X</span></a> by Alejandro Zaera-Polo, <b>Actar</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1934429740/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1934429740&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Eames: Beautiful Details</span></a> by Eames Demetrios, et. al.; <b>AMMO</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/303460811X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=303460811X&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Wiel Arets: Autobiographical References</span></a> by Robert McCarter, <b>Birkhäuser</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1907317392/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1907317392&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Atlas: Geography, Architecture and Change in an Interdependent World</span></a> edited by Renata Tyszczuk, Joe Smith, Nigel Clark, and Melissa Butcher; <b>Black Dog Publishing</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/303778279X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=303778279X&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Imperfect Health: The Medicalization of Architecture</span></a> edited by Giovanna Borasi and Mirko Zardini, <b>CCA</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1452113920/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1452113920&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sky High</span></a> by Germano Zullo, illustrated by Albertine; <b>Chronicle Books</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8488386729?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=8488386729&linkCode=xm2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">RCR Arquitectes 2007-2012. Poetic Abstraction</span></a>, <b>El Croquis</b><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/4871406784/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=4871406784&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Big: Recent Project</span></a>, <b>Global Architecture</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/389955440X/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=389955440X&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Going Public: Public Architecture, Urbanism and Interventions</span></a> edited by R. Klanten, S. Ehmann, S. Borges, L. Feireiss, <b>Gestalten</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3775734600/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3775734600&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Elemental</span></a> by Alejandro Aravena, <b>Hatje Cantz</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1864704535/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1864704535&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Masterpiece: Iconic Houses by Great Contemporary Architects</span></a> by Beth Browne, <b>Images Publishing</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1610913647/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1610913647&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Good Urbanism: Six Steps to Creating Prosperous Places</span></a> by Nan Ellin, <b>Island Press</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3037782986/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3037782986&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Torre David: Informal Vertical Communities</span></a> edited by Alfredo Brillembourg and Hubert Klumoner, <b>Lars Müller Publishers</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1780670052/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1780670052&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Architectural Inventions: Visionary Drawing of Buildings</span></a> by Matt Bua and Maximilian Goldfarb; <b>Laurence King Publishers</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935202928/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935202928&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Thanks for the View, Mr. Mies: Lafayette Park, Detroit</span></a> edited by Danielle Aubert, Lana Cavar, Natasha Chandani; <b>Metropolis Books</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0262017083/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0262017083&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Architecture School: Three Centuries of Educating Architects in North America</span></a> edited by Joan Ockman, <b>MIT Press</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1580933408/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1580933408&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Contemporary Follies</span></a> by Keith Moskow and Robert Linn, <b>The Monacelli Press</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/9462080046/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=9462080046&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Cycle Space: Architectural and Urban Design in the Age of the Bicycle</span></a> by Steven Fleming, <b>nai010 Publishers</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1935935321/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1935935321&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Cities Without Ground: A Hong Kong Guidebook</span></a> by  Jonathan Solomon, Clara Wong, Adam Frampton; <b>ORO Editions</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0199898073/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0199898073&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Battle for the Life and Beauty of the Earth: A Struggle Between Two World-Systems</span></a> by Christopher Alexander with HansJoachim Neis and Maggie Moore Alexander, <b>Oxford University Press</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0375424334/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0375424334&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Building Stories</span></a> by Chris Ware, <b>Pantheon</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0714857068/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0714857068&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">20th-Century World Architecture: The Phaidon Atlas</span></a> by the editors of <b>Phaidon</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3791347314/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3791347314&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Ove Arup: Philosophy of Design</span></a> edited by Nigel Tonks, <b>Prestel</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1616890681/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1616890681&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Le Corbusier Redrawn: The Houses</span></a> by Steven Park, <b>Princeton Architectural Press</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1861898649/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1861898649&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Italy: Modern Architectures in History</span></a> by Diane Ghirardo, <b>Reaktion Books</b><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847837971/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847837971&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Architecture Concepts: Red is Not a Color</span></a> by Bernard Tschumi, <b>Rizzoli</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415533546/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0415533546&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Future Practice: Conversations from the Edge of Architecture</span></a> by Rory Hyde, <b>Routledge</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0847838056/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0847838056&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Architecture of the Barnes Foundation: Gallery in a Garden, Garden in a Gallery</span></a> by Tod Williams and Billie Tsien, <b>Skira Rizzoli</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/3836542099/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=3836542099&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Christo and Jeanne Claude: The Mastaba, Project for Abu Dhabi</span></a> by Matthias Koddenberg, <b>Taschen</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0500516499/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0500516499&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Joseph Cornell's Manual of Marvels: How Joseph Cornell reinvented a French agricultural manual to create an American masterpiece</span></a> edited by Dickran Tashjian and Analisa Leppanen-Guerra, <b>Thames and Hudson</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1844678571/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1844678571&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">A New Kind of Bleak: Journeys through Urban Britain</span></a> by Owen Hatherley, <b>Verso</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0520274407/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0520274407&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">White Cube, Green Maze: New Art Landscapes</span></a> by Raymund Ryan, <b>University of California Press</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1118336410/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1118336410&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Human Experience and Place: Sustaining Identity</span></a> edited by Paul Brislin, <b>Wiley</b></li><li><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0393733157/ref=as_li_tf_il?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0393733157&linkCode=as2&tag=aweeklydoseof-20"><span style="font-style: italic;">Long Island Modernism 1930-1980</span></a> by Caroline Rob Zaleski, <b>W. 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2012 Holiday Gift Books

As in the last seven years , I'm presenting a list of gift books just in time for the holidays. This year the list includes 39 titles, ...

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