From the Cradle to the Grave: Selected Drawings

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From the Cradle to the Grave presents a key selection of drawings and sketches produced by the famed English artist and provocateur Damien Hirst over the past 15 years. For Hirst, drawing is a way of maintaining the flow of imagination, and he does it constantly. Ranging from raw, impulsive sketches to detailed and well-thought-out drawings, these works allow us to explore the artist's preoccupations and passions and his fascination with the ambiguity at the heart of human experience: the confusing relations between art and life, life and death, image and reality, communion and isolation.

The drawings are complemented by a selection of thumbnail photographs of finished sculptures and paintings. Accompanying essays by well-known writers Annuska Shani and A. A. Gill help the reader make connections between the drawings and Hirst's other works of art. Exquisitely produced using a six-color printing process, From the Cradle to the Grave illuminates how Hirst's compelling drawings were conceived and shows us the vitality behind their creation. AUTHOR BIO: Damien Hirst was born in Bristol and studied fine art at Goldsmiths College in London. In 1995, he won the prestigious Turner Prize. He has had recent solo exhibitions at the White Cube, London; the Marble Palace, Russia; Saatchi Gallery, London; Gagosian Gallery, New York; and Tate Gallery, London.

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This Book Will Stay With You For A Long Time
Absolutely tragic story, very well researched book -make up your own mind as to Marybeth's guilt
"All She Did Was Knock Them Off, One By One"
Very good overview of the Tinning case.
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From Cradle to Grave
Joyce Egginton
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This Book Will Stay With You For A Long Time.......2007-02-20

I read this book years ago but I can not get it out of my mind. This is one of the best written True Crime Books I have ever read. It is interesting from page one. It absolutely writes like a true who done it type novel except this is TRUE and the author has you wondering what happened to these poor babies. She makes you think that some mysterious thing is going on with these babies. The story builds and builds until the truth comes out who killed these precious babies. There are pictures included of her babies. These babies were absolutely beautiful babies. The author gives details of the deaths of the babies and how they reacted when they died. How the oldest fought the whole time. I had a hard time getting through some of these descriptions but I could not lay this book down as I just had to know in my own heart WHY someone did this horrible thing to such precious babies. This book is so detailed.

Absolutely tragic story, very well researched book -make up your own mind as to Marybeth's guilt.......2006-01-15

Marybeth Tinning gave birth to nine children. After the third-born died at 8 days old due to a suspected self-induction (she wanted the baby to be born on Christmas day) with a coathanger caused meningitis, her other two children (aged 4 and 2) died within the next 8 weeks. She went on to have more children, and even adopted one, who all died one by one.

Unbelievably, it wasn't until the 9th died that the public in her county, social services, police, coroner etc managed to collectively work together to bring a case against her. Previously all of these agencies knew she had children that had died, but none knew the number or all of the information -except her close friends and family.

This book has been meticulously researched, it really is very thorough and well written. As a mother I found it at times unbearable -so many questions remain unanswered. The book contains a photo of each of the children, who were all beautiful.

Gripping reading, but also it is really important to learn something from this -when a child is in distress, no matter how small your suspicion or how afraid you are of offending people -do what you can to protect the child. This is officially the mother's job, but when she is suffering from Munchausen by Proxy she is unable to carry out her role.

That's a 'nice' way of putting it. Read the book and make up your own mind.

"All She Did Was Knock Them Off, One By One".......2004-06-16

Very well-written and researched. I've re-read this book many times, and each time I see a different aspect of Marybeth or the people around her. Ms. Egginton gives opinions from various scientists and other examples of mothers killing children. I do believe the theory Marybeth killed eight of her children, after possibly causing Jennifer, her third child, to be born with meningitis (because she wanted her born on Christmas). There is quite a bit of research into Marybeth's childhood, however, I wish that her brother had remembered or told more about her possible abuse at the hands of her father. If you don't receive love as a child, you can't give love as an adult. It's no excuse, as she certainly knew right from wrong and had sense enough to lie about the deaths to everyone - I believe she mainly killed them since she learned of the attention it brought her - and because she believed she was a bad mother, could do nothing right, and might as well kill them to get it over with. For some reason, she never learned her lesson, just kept trying again. What would be a nightmare that most people (with consciences) would never recover from, was no big deal to Marybeth. I don't think that she'll ever understand that these babies were human beings in their own right who deserved to live just as much as she thought she did.

Very good overview of the Tinning case........2002-10-27

Marybeth Tinning's case is fascinating. She had nine children and every single one of them died before they reached school age. There was Barbara, Joseph, Mary, Jonathan, Nathan, Michael, Timothy, Jennifer, and Tami Lynne. Jennifer was the first to go, born sickly and dying after a few days without ever leaving the hospital. It is thought that this is the only Tinning child to have died of natural causes. Marybeth murdered the other eight.

It was thought that Barbara and Joseph, the oldest Tinning children who died a short time after Jennifer, died of Reyes Syndrome. People thought it was odd, though, that Marybeth never shed a tear. As the children were born and buried one after another, their deaths were mostly chalked up to SIDS or something similar. It got to be kind of local joke: "Look at the birth announcements; the Tinnings had another baby. I wonder how long this one will last?" Many suspected Marybeth of having killed the babies, but some thought it was just a genetic deformity in the family. That was, until the Tinning's two-year-old adopted son, Michael, died for no apparent reason. That's when the authorities started to move in.

This book covers Marybeth Tinning's life, marriage, the births and deaths of her children, and her trial and subsequent imprisonment. It's clear that she suffers from Munchausen's Syndrome by Proxy, the pathological need to injure those close to her and bask in the sympathy she gets. It's a fascinating story, though I admit the characters didn't seem all that real to me -- more like ink on paper than actual human beings. I recommend this book anyway, for all true-crime fans and those curious about infanticide.

Black Widow Spider With A Heinous Twist!.......2001-05-25

I read this book in a day and a half cover-to-cover. I could not put it down, simply because page after page I was left dumbfounded at the absurdness of the people involved in this story. I am appalled and enraged by the ignorance, stupidity and apathy of all who knew this woman and stood silent as she killed her children in the same arrogant pattern over and over again. As for her husband, he must have been in a coma not to catch on after the second time. This is a sad statement of the human condition- close your eyes, turn away and don't get involved. The jury was out to lunch on this one, as well, with a depraved indifference verdict. Given the obvious, this was clear-cut premeditated murder -each time she killed, she would mate, give birth and kill again. If it looks like a snake, sounds like a snake and acts like a snake..... sounds like Murder One to me. Perhaps the only redemption for those 9 innocent souls is that they were spared surviving and growing up at the hands of this calculating monster they would have called "mother" and that simpleton poor excuse for a man they would have called "dad".

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Alcohol: Cradle to Grave
Eric Newhouse
Manufacturer: Hazelden
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ASIN: 1568387342

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Winner of the 2002 Independent Publishers Book Award. Alcohol: Cradle to Grave contains the newspaper series that brought Montana journalist Eric Newhouse to the attention of Pulitzer Prize jurors. A thorough and revealing account of how alcohol courses through the daily life and traditions of Great Falls, Montana, Alcohol: Cradle to Grave chronicles the everyday impact of America's most popular drug of choice. Newhouse methodically tallies the societal costs of alcohol abuse in one community. His calculations are staggering, including millions of dollars annually for law enforcement, health care, foster care, domestic violence programs, welfare, special education, and corrections.

Cradle to Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines

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balanced and broadly relevant portrayal of conflict in an American industry
Essential overview of "Copper Country" history.
Very readable and well-balanced
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A Copper Country students must read

Cradle to Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines
Larry Lankton
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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ASIN: 0195083571

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Concentrating on technology, economics, labor, and social history, Cradle to Grave documents the full life cycle of one of America's great mineral ranges from the 1840s to the 1960s. Lankton examines the workers' world underground, but is equally concerned with the mining communities on the surface. For the first fifty years of development, these mining communities remained remarkably harmonious, even while new, large companies obliterated traditional forms of organization and work within the industry. By 1890, however, the Lake Superior copper industry of upper Michigan started facing many challenges, including strong economic competition and a declining profit margin; growing worker dissatisfaction with both living and working conditions; and erosion of the companies' hegemony in a district they once controlled. Lankton traces technological changes within the mines and provides a thorough investigation of mine accidents and safety. He then focuses on social and labor history, dealing especially with the issue of how company paternalism exerted social control over the work force. A social history of technology, Cradle to Grave will appeal to labor, social and business historians.

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balanced and broadly relevant portrayal of conflict in an American industry.......2007-05-23

While tracing my ancestry back to Polish copper miners in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, I picked this book up simply to help me learn more about life in those times. Though I was looking for something lighter than this scholarly work, I was captivated nonetheless. The relevance of this work extends far beyond just copper mining, and describes conflict between labor and management on several fronts- finding balance between social welfare vs. social control; technological innovation vs. resistance to change, improved efficiency vs. diminishing resources, and the ultimate labor union vs. management showdown.

Without wholly casting management as a villain, this book uncovers some raw truths by delving into management correspondence. Everything's under a microscope- the management's fear of lawsuits from injured workers, resistance to conceding an eight hour work day, resistance to development of a railroad (a threat to facilitate striking?!), spying on suspected union activists, and surreptitious infiltration of the Finnish press to manipulate employee morale. At the same time, management is often portrayed for being humane- sparing jobs for the men with the largest families, providing decent housing for most employees, and giving back to the community during economic depressions. Lankton perhaps best acknowledges the double-edged sword of corporate paternalism in the closing chapter - "paternalism was not only a means of social welfare, but a means of social control, and the companies had no intentions whatsoever of sharing control with their men."

Unfortunately, we get much more of a glimpse of the internal conflicts of management rather than the day-to-day life of the miners, presumably because management correspondence is much better documented.

The only other criticism I have of this book, which is common to most other works of its type, is its often thoughtless avalanche of statistics. Lankton description of costs of mining equipment, wages, numbers of injuries and deaths, etc. isn't put into context by displaying overall rates and dollar figures adjusted by inflation. So the Quincy mining company spent $26,557 on rock-drill equipment in 1872-73... what does that mean in today's dollars? So what if "In 1906, men took 24,675 baths courtesy of their company"... how many is that per person? Some tables and charts would also help illustrate statistical trends, but there's not a one in this book.

But that doesn't even put a dent in the value of this sweeping review of technology in society.

Essential overview of "Copper Country" history........2002-08-15

I found this book tremendous in explaining why people first came to such a cold and snowy land and why there are all these rotting hulks of machines and buildings everywhere. My father and grandfathers worked in the iron mines of Michigan's Marquette Range, but on it there is much less physical evidence of the mining that occurred. Mr. Lankton's book is facinating in it's exploration of so many facets of life in the Copper Country and life's rise and fall when tied to one industry. I hope to find a book like this about the Marquette Iron Range.

Very readable and well-balanced.......2001-10-09

Lankton's book is a welcome change from so many modern histories crammed with academic jargon. It is concise, easy to read, and chock-full of excellent primary source material. Lankton gives the reader a real feel for the place and period, and paints a balanced picture both of mine workers and management. All of the conflicting and complimentary motivations and incentives come out well, in one of the few works on American mine labor that look fairly at both sides and don't read like an IWW tract. Actually hard to put down - not something you can say often about a labor history book! Great work.

Really gave me a feel for my Finnish ancestors, who worked the mines from turn of the century until the Big Strike. A great documentation of a period whose physical remnants are fast disappearing.

Students Perspective.......2000-03-12

In my senior year at Michigan Tech, I was forced into the reality that I couldn't take only engineering and science class's. I reluctantly signed up for Mr. Lanktons class and subsequently read the course text, "Cradle to Grave". This book was outstanding in it's detail of the area during the mining boom and it's decline. It gives a great account of the miner and the miner's family. What it means to be "owned by the company store". To get all of these accounts was very interesting having done plenty of "exploration" in the Keweenaw on my own. In my professional life Larry's book has proven a valuble refrence for understanding the difficulties in introducing new technology into a heavy labor-intensive industry.

A Copper Country students must read.......1999-12-29

Having first encountered both Mr. Lankton and this book while a student at Michigan Technological University, I found the book both engrossing as well as informative, which made taking the classs that much easier. Not overly techincal, but just enough to keep the reader informed. This is a must read for anyone interested in the history of the Copper Country. It is also a good source of information on pre-WWII mining practices, including paternalism and labor strife. It also includes details of life outside of the copper mines. Enjoy

Wretch Volume 3: Cradle To Grave (Wretch)

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Scottish Customs: From The Cradle To The Grave

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What a relief!

Scottish Customs: From The Cradle To The Grave
Margaret Bennett
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A highly readable and absorbing collection of traditions surrounding rites of passage, drawing upon a broad range of literary and oral sources from the sixteenth century to the present day.

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What a relief!.......2001-05-10

As someone of Scottish descent and a student of Anthropology and History, I really appreciated this text. There are a myriad of books available that purport to tell about Scottish customs, or focus on some narrow aspect of Scottish life, such as clan associations. This book, however, addresses the whole gamet of life of the Scottish folk, from motherhood and child-rearing, through the rites of passage into adulthood, and finally the passage from life into eternal life. Bennett draws upon a wide selection of historical sources, disparite in both locale and time period. Relying not only upon the historical record, but utilizing her expertise as a folklorist, Bennett elicits ethnogrpahic data which she presents and uses to draw her conclusions. She paints a vivid picture of life in Scotland that offers new and insightful ways in which to look at Scottish cultural practices. I highly recommend this lucid, yet academic and well-researched book regarding Scottish customs to anyone wishing to get beyond the surface aspects of the fascinating and vibrant traditional Scottish cultural patterns.

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Primal: From the Cradle to the Grave
Clive Barker , DG Chichster , Erik Saltzgaber , and John Van Flee
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This 64-page deluxe graphic album serves as the launching pad for a new series of comic books from the Primal mythos where extra-dimensional beings live on human fear and sometimes work their way into our world to wreak havoc. This first rate tales involves a military operations which is exploring fear as a weapon and unwittingly releases The Riven into our dimension.

The Court TV Cradle-to-Grave Legal Survival Guide: A Complete Resource for Any Question You May Have About the Law

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Book is worth gold
OK unless you end up in court
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The Court TV Cradle-to-Grave Legal Survival Guide: A Complete Resource for Any Question You May Have About the Law
Court Television Network , and The American Lawyer
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Hundreds of legal quandaries are discussed, from obtaining a Social Security number to breaking a lease to making a will. What distinguishes The Court TV Cradle-to-Grave Legal Survival Guide from more scholarly tomes is its down-to-earth language, and an emphasis on the human side of the law. The authors focus on the fictional life of the Goodfriend family--Grace and Gordon, and their four kids. The Goodfriends are touched by every conceivable aspect of the law--driving without insurance, sexual harassment, divorce, adoption, immigration. The authors examine the legal consequences of each scenario and explain what to do, what to expect, and what to say.

A no-nonsense table of contents splits the law into palatable pieces that are easy to digest--Driving, Buying and Selling a Home, Getting Married, Getting Divorced. A glossary of legal definitions, dozens of contact numbers, and a terrific analysis of the American Constitution will help readers navigate their way through and out of the legal jungle. --Naomi Gesinger

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This whopper of a book is a joint tour de force from the creators of Court TV and the editors of The American Lawyer magazine. This dream team demystifies the complexities of the American legal system by using an approach that is chatty, informative, and far from patronizing.Hundreds of legal quandaries are discussed, from obtaining a Social Security number to breaking a lease to making a will. What distinguishes The Court TV Cradle-to-Grave Legal Survival Guide from more scholarly tomes is its down-to-earth language, and an emphasis on the human side of the law. The authors focus on the fictional life of the Goodfriend family--Grace and Gordon, and their four kids. The Goodfriends are touched by every conceivable aspect of the law--driving without insurance, sexual harassment, divorce, adoption, immigration. The authors examine the legal consequences of each scenario and explain what to do, what to expect, and what to say. A no-nonsense table of contents splits the law into palatable pieces that are easy to digest--Driving, Buying and Selling a Home, Getting Married, Getting Divorced. A glossary of legal definitions, dozens of contact numbers, and a terrific analysis of the American Constitution will help readers navigate their way through and out of the legal jungle. --Naomi Gesinger

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Book is worth gold.......2000-06-30

This book is a great legal resource. Almost every situation is covered in it. I bought it and am still enjoying the help it gives me.

OK unless you end up in court.......2000-06-30

The book covers many legal situations. More than most people should have to deal with in a lifetime.

The book gives a high level discussion of the pertinent issues. In a situation where you need legal advice, this book can help you know what types of questions to ask. It can also help you understand why the attorney is doing what he is doing.

However, this book will NOT provide legal advice. It will not qualify you to plead your own case in front of a judge. In that respect, it can be a little misleading. Otherwise it is pretty good.

a must have.......2000-06-27

an absolute must have. A great gift for the college grad or a new mom. This book discusses all those things you wish you had done after its too late. Take charge, i recommend this book

Legal Woes Unwoed.......2000-06-26

This book gives answers to almost any legal question. It is a great reference. It answered all of my questions, plus some I never needed answered.

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From Cradle to Grave: The Human Face of Poverty in America

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