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A lavish presentation of this fine Milwaukee collection. Two hundred pieces of seventeenth-, eighteenth-, and early nineteenth-century American furniture. Each entry includes all known information about the particular object's history, cost, design sources, regional origin and unique qualities, as well as a photograph of the piece and a description of its salient construction features. Complimenting this rich catalogue are two essays. The first summarizes stylistic developments in the period 1680-1820 and seeks to place the Stone collection in historical perspective. The second, by Stanley Stone himself, discusses a personal approach to collecting that mixes obvious aesthetic joy and keen judgment--two qualities everywhere evident in this remarkable collection.

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Gr 5-7-- This look at the 1992 civil disturbances in Los Angeles does a good job of examining the events and their underlying social and economic problems, which were ignited by the controversial verdict in the Rodney King case. In addition to offering many full-color photographs and a well-written text, this book highlights some important issues such as media involvement, police relations with minorities, and the Rebuild L. A. effort. A greater understanding of urban violence is achieved by putting this riot into a historical context of violent protest in this country. While Salak generally avoids oversimplification, there are some problems. The repeated use of the word ``ghetto,'' which is objectionable to members of the affected communities, is disturbing. Also, he states that ``the jury came back with a `not guilty' verdict that cleared all four men of any wrong doing.'' In fact, the jury was unable to reach a verdict on charges brought against one officer, but the perception was that they were all cleared. While the indictment of the four officers on Federal charges is mentioned in passing, the upcoming trial of the men who allegedly beat truck driver Reginald Denny is not mentioned. Subsequent events have already dated the book to some extent, but in the communities that feel that there has been no real progress in addressing their problems, the potential for further violence remains, and Salak gives background on the issues involved. --Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.