The Sign of the Book: A Cliff Janeway "Bookman" Novel (Cliff Janeway Novels)

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Packed with "juicy nuggets of bibliophile gold" (Booklist), this irresistibly suspenseful bestseller traces the mark of murder inside the world of rare books.

Assessing a book's value is Denver cop-turned-bookseller Cliff Janeway's expertise. But even a pro like Janeway could be supremely challenged by certain signed first editions. When is an autograph authentic? How can forgeries appear to be so convincingly real? The same questions apply, it seems, to a murder investigation in tiny Paradise, Colorado. Janeway agrees to help his lover, attorney Erin D'Angelo, determine if Erin's estranged childhood friend killed her husband -- or was her confession designed to protect her troubled young son? Then Janeway discovers the dead man's books: an impressive collection that may house some real gems. But it's not their financial worth that draws Janeway deeper into the case of deadly small-town secrets -- it's the hunger for peeling back layers of deception to reveal the genuine sign of the book. And in a case of cold-blooded murder, truth is a priceless commodity.

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"From New York Times bestselling author John Dunning comes a riveting new Cliff Janeway Bookman novel, combining captivating book lore with page-turning suspense. Denver bookman and ex-cop Cliff Janeway is enjoying the good life, buying and selling the books he adores as he ekes out a living in his store on seedy East Colfax. And it doesn't hurt that superstar lawyer Erin D'Angelo has joined him as a partner in both business and love. Erin is a special lady, so it's hard for Janeway to refuse her when she asks a favor. Will he travel to the little mountain town of Paradise, Colorado, to check on one of Erin's girlhood friends who's in deep trouble? Laura Marshall sits in the county jail, accused of murdering her husband, Bobby. The situation is delicate because Bobby and Erin were a couple before he married Laura. In fact, it was Laura's affair with Bobby that ended Erin's relationship with each of them, and the women have been estranged ever since. Now Laura has called on Erin for help, but Erin's not sure she even wants to see her onetime best friend, let alone get involved in her case. Could Janeway visit Laura on Erin's behalf and try to find out what happened the night Bobby died? The clincher for Janeway: Bobby Marshall was a book collector, and Janeway can't resist a house full of books any more than he can resist Erin's uncharacteristic request. His normally self-sufficient girlfriend is clearly at loose ends. He drives to Paradise the next day. Janeway soon discovers that neither he nor Erin is likely to be able to save Laura Marshall. The young wife and mother is terrified of something and has already admitted to the arresting officer -- a smarmy local deputy with a huge chip on his shoulder -- that she shot her husband and then tried to dispose of the bloody evidence. But did everything really happen as Laura claims? And what about the books? Bobby had a vast library, but at a casual glance, the titles seem ordinary, even to a seasoned bookman like Janeway. Could they possibly be a motive for murder? Janeway, Erin, and local attorney Parley McNamara discover that the case against Laura Marshall is far more complicated than it seems. Professionally, Erin must decide whether to represent Laura; and personally, whether a decades-old friendship can be resurrected. Janeway wants to know the significance of Bobby's book collection. He senses their importance, and under his careful scrutiny, the rows of unremarkable volumes could reveal a killer's motive. Rich with the intricacies of book collecting that only an expert like John Dunning can offer, The Sign of the Book is a beautifully crafted, enthralling novel of suspense from the consummate bookman himself. "

Customer Reviews:

Sweet Twist.......2007-07-21

Other reviews ding "Sign of the Book" for a langorous and almost-leads-nowhere subplot. I enjoyed the whole ride and I think the subplot sets up the surprise ending quite nicely. Dunning's mash-up of the used book and rare book world with murder and mayhem works nicely again, in all because Cliff Janeway is such a believable mash-up of ex-cop turned book dealer. He does have flaws, he does get brusque and tough, and he can square off with the toughest out there. My one problem here (minor issue) was the one-note, small-town-tough, jerk-cop character. Just too much of an easy enemy and his protestations from the witness stand, near the end, didn't seem plausible. But the shudders from the boy's drawings and the stunning revelation from the "death room" easily outweighed this flaw. A terrific ride in a Colorado mountain town. People who enjoy Cliff Janeway might also enjoy meeting a fellow fictional Coloradoan, Allison Coil. Antler Dust

He's done it again;John Dunning continues to provide well woven bibliophile mysteries.......2007-07-08

Many times sequel novels fail to live up to their predecessors. I was not disappointed with this well woven tale and can't wait to continue reading more cliff janeway mysteries!

A terrific mystery in a great series........2007-06-13

I love (and collect) books and I love mysteries and this series hits all the high notes.
Cliff Janeway is a complex and compelling character with just enough faults to make him interesting and a sense of honor that encourages trust.
The twists and turns in this mystery kept me from putting it down until I turned the last page.
Altogether a thoroughly satisfying story. I recommend it without reservation.

Unfinished Business.......2007-06-13

The Sign of the Book will probably appeal more to new readers of this series than to those who have been reading all of the Cliff Janeway novels. Why? The Sign of the Book is weaker than the other books in the series but does have a tincture of the book world that will appeal to those who haven't read one before.

What's different? The book connection is modest . . . and overdeveloped from that modest base. Also, much of the book's action serves little purpose. Basically, this is a novella stretched into a novel. The stretching dilutes what could have been a taut, but shorter, story.

Here's the background: Cliff's partner and lover, Erin D'Angelo, gets a call from an old friend asking for legal help. Erin hasn't forgiven Laura Marshall for stealing Erin's old boyfriend and marrying him. Erin is also tied up in court so the most she can and will do is send Cliff to check matters out with local counsel.

Cliff quickly spots that Laura is being railroaded by an incompetent deputy. She's also holding something back. But what does all that mean in the context of her confession to murdering her husband?

With Laura locked up and not remembering much, Cliff decides he'll have to check matters out on his own. Before long, he's stirring up hornet's nest after hornet's nest of opposition. Two long stakeouts start to open up the case. From there, it's a waiting game as the puzzle is slowly put together.

Even if you are a Cliff Janeway fan, you could skip this book.

I really, really love Cliff Janeways' books. The ultimate in smart mysteries...........2006-11-15

Janeway has opened an entire new world to me. As an avid reader who has a book in almost every room in the house including the garage, bathroom, and who reads during ironing, doing homework, or waiting for sugar to boil for making English Toffee, I can almost assuredly recognize not only genres but also the various nuances within the genres. JUst as women in this day and age tend to head towards tough broads who can fend for themselves in a man's world, Janeway brings in a cop whose adoration of written materal causes him to leave his probably more steady job as a policemen, to enter the world of rare books. An occasional job will bring in enough money to support his chosen lifestyle for a while, but more than that, his introduction into the interesting and secretive world of bibliophiles. These books not only whet my appetite for this world, but also introduces me to both real people and real books that helped to shape our world from behind the scenes.

Janeway's current flame has an old friend (who also delved into books) killed, and she wants him to find out who did it an what t he motive was. In doing so he ends up becoming involved in his lover's old friends and flames, so of which should be left undisturbed. But Janeway never is one to back down from a fight over 'rights and wrongs', and he doesnt' do that in this book either. I get the feeling when I read other reviews that the readers want something less complicated than what Janeway provides. If uncomplicated is what the readers want then they should go to other books, becasue there are times in Janeway's books that you just have to go back and understand why certain things are said or done in a true historical background and reality.

I wish Janeway could write fast than he does, because I thoroughly enjoy these very educated mysteries, but then, if he did write that way Janeway would not be as enjoyable as he is.

Karen L. Sadler

THE SIGN OF THE BOOK. A Cliff Janeway Bookman Novel.

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THE SIGN OF THE BOOK. A Cliff Janeway Bookman Novel.

Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IHTNQM

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Inspector John Rebus of Edinburgh's finest has been knocking readers' socks off for years, in 10 full-length police procedurals by Ian Rankin that star the thoughtful, intelligent Scot. In this neat little novella, he does in 73 pages what many of his peers take three times as long to do--set an interesting scene, solve a crime, develop a character, and allow him to grow and change without sacrificing either pace or plot. Agreeing to track down the missing son of his high school sweetheart and her husband, a friend of his youth, Rebus takes the reader into the gritty back streets and criminal byways of Edinburgh, following Damon Mee from the nightclub where he was last seen through gambling casinos, football matches, and face-to-face encounters with the mobsters who may have been involved in his disappearance. Along the way Rebus confronts his own mortality, the choices he's made, and the obligations he owes his past. The theme of vanishing was spun off from Dead Souls, a full- length novel; according to Rankin, he wrote this brief but fully-realized piece first, then cannibalized part of it as a sub-plot for Dead Souls, "while altering the histories of the characters involved so that both can be read independently." Which is why American fans who haven't yet read Dead Souls will pick it up right after this one. Death Is Not the End is short enough to read on a shuttle flight and still have time for a nap. But like Rankin's other solid Rebus stories, it will stay with you even after you wake up. --Jane Adams

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For readers unfamiliar with the blistering plots and language of Ian Rankin's longer works, this special edition novella is the perfect opportunity to get to know Rankin and his unforgettable creation, Inspector John Rebus. For longtime Rebus fans, it is an opportunity to follow him as he explores a subplot from his most recent outing, Dead Souls. When his high-school sweetheart calls him out of the blue, Rebus agrees to track down her missing son, who was last seen at a bar owned by some shady mob-linked gangsters. His pursuit takes him through an Edinburgh beyond the tartan tearooms and cobbled streets of the tourist brochures, a modern city boasting a variety of criminals and their victims. As Rebus contemplates the lurking immortality of his own city, Rankin offers readers page-turning suspense and astonishing literary grace.

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Novella retells novel subplot.......2000-07-13

Ian Rankin writes crisp, dark, atmospheric police procedurals set in Edinburgh featuring Inspector John Rebus, a brooding loner with occasional regrets, given to bottling his strong feelings. Rankin's unadorned, complexly nuanced writing, his ability to breathe life into characters as much with what is not said as what is, makes the series a particular stand-out.

Since his novella "Death Is Not the End," focuses on a subplot in Rankin's 1999 novel "Dead Souls," I expected a sequel. But as Rankin explains in a note at the end, the novella was written first. The story concerns a missing young man, 23 years old, the son of an old highschool girlfriend. The narrative follows Rebus' investigation over much the same time period as "Dead Souls," though Rankin extended his investigation in the novel. And there is a different subplot featuring crooked casino operators.

New readers, or those who missed "Dead Souls" will enjoy the journey into Edinburgh's seamy side - the grim amorality of those who make their living from "punters" - and Rebus' exploration of his own past and the choices that have made him who he is.

Disappointed Reader.......2000-05-30

I have read all of Rankin's novels and eagerly anticipated his latest. I was therefore doubly disappointed to receive a slight 70 page novella in the mail and then to discover that most of it was lifted from his last novel. Yes, a few pages are brand new, but that is hardly the point. I expected a new story and this was a rehash that appeared to have been hastily scribbled and patched together. For those who like Rankin, I'd give this one a miss and wait till he writes a real novel again.

Horrible!.......2000-05-28

Ripoff! Seventy-three pages, at least forty of which are a direct lift from his last book. If you like Ian Rankin or have read his books in the past, don't waste your money on this.

Novella-length entry in a great crime series.......2000-05-25

If you've never read one of Ian Rankin's extraordinary John Rebus mysteries, "Death is Not the End" is a great introduction to the troubled Edinburgh detective and his dark world. On the surface, it's a police procedural (the Rebus books remind me of the also-excellent Bill James "Harpur and Iles" British police procedurals), but Rebus is such a loner, breaking out into his own investigations, that it's virtually a private detective novel as well. This imagery fits "Death is Not the End" especially well as the (intentional) echoes of Raymond Chandler and the theme of "vanishing"--from missing persons to long-lost youthful innocence--permeate Rankin's alcoholic, cigarette-addicted hero's search for the son of an old girlfriend. It's a quick read, but layered with such detail that this would make me want to read more Rebus mysteries even if I wasn't already a fan. I agree in part with the Kirkus Review above: this is pricey for a 74-page book, even a hardcover (this novella might have been better served by publishing it as trade paperback original). Rankin also re-used part of this plot for a recent novel ("Dead Souls"). Some may see this as a cheap excuse to get you to buy the same plot twice; I prefer to look at it as an interesting exercise in covering the same themes in a different manner and from different angles. It is by no means the best or definitive Rebus--one of the full-length novels must surely fill that role. Still, if you're a Rankin fan and completist you'll definitely want this one, and it makes a great introduction to suggest to your friends searching for a captivating crime series and a brilliant author.

Compelling dark police drama.......2000-05-14

Scotland-based Detective Inspector John Rebus works two cases. One involves the disappearance of the twenty-three year old son of a woman John once loved. John's boss Chief Superintendent Watson assigns him the task of providing a special birthday present: evidence to send Topper Hamilton to jail. John considers both cases personal for different reasons.

DEATH IS NOT THE END is a compelling dark police drama that keeps reader interest from the first page to the last. The story line contains a complex plot and deep characterizations than normally found in a novella, but not at the level found in Ian Rankin's novels. Although a short work, it retains a powerful punch, leaving fans with the dilemma of considering the price tag.

Harriet Klausner

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Death Is Not the End : An Inspector Rebus Novella
Ian Rankin
Manufacturer: Saint Martin's Press, LLC
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Binding: Paperback
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The Conquerors of Shadow: The Adventures of Eobard Grace
Barry Reese
Manufacturer: PublishAmerica
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1424117844

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Civil War hero Eobard Grace finds himself in possession of a cursed manuscript, one which opens a doorway to the realm of imagination: a World of Shadows, where the dark things that lurk within humanity's heart have free reign. Forced to ally himself with a disgraced archer and a beautiful princess, Eobard becomes the sworn enemy of Uris-Kor, the leader of the dark powers that threaten this world. Before the adventure is done, Earth itself is imperiled and more of Eobard's family is drawn into the escalating conflict. An exciting tale told in the vein of the old adventure pulps from the 1930s and '40s, The Conquerors of Shadow is sure to become a beloved classic.

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No Ba Gua Here

A Fantastic book by a FANTASTIC Teacher

Education in the art of the martial.

Reduce internal friction, thats what everyone says.....

Great history, superficial mechanics

Ba Gua: Advanced Hidden Knowledge in the Taoist Internal Martial Art
John Bracy
Manufacturer: North Atlantic Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1556432763
Release Date: 1998-12-22

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The Taoist yogic discipline of Ba Gua is an internal form of the ancient art of kung fu--as are the much older t'ai chi and Xing I. Ba Gua is the most arcane and yogic of three sister arts--t'ai chi and Xing I are the others--and is distinguished by serpentine turning and circling momvements and its own internal energy exercises, Ba Gua Qi Gong.

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No Ba Gua Here.......2006-12-01

This is a very disappointing book. There is no Ba Gua in it. The first 60 pages is all mysticism, which is nonsense. There are 14 pages of walking the circle but not even a single palm change, much less anything more interesting. Then 20 pages of two two-man drills which have no ba gua to speak of. Then 20 pages of three self-defense demonstrations, one of which has what might be a ba gua turn, but a foolish one which turns your back to the opponent. That's it. The book is so bad I won't even bother selling it used here on Amazon. It's going in the trash.

A Fantastic book by a FANTASTIC Teacher.......2004-06-07

I have had the privilege of studying under Sifu Bracy a number of times in the 1990s. The man is a storehouse of knowledge in BOTH Bagua AND Hsing-I. His Hebei Hsing-I IS as smooth and flawless as his Baguazhang. To those who have written snippy little comments about this fine man, and about his wonderful treatise on this fascinating subject, I say: Shame On YOU!

It is very safe to make snide comments about someone you have never laid eyes on in real life, and that shows the low level of attainment you have reached thusfar in life. The content of the manual is just a minor glimpse into the wider scope of things in the wide world of Baguazhang and internal martial arts.

One cannot hope to catch the entire sum of the teaching in a short tome such as this one; but one can gather the beginnings
of greatness, and can aspire to reach the level of mastery that John Bracy has achieved in his personal quest.

I highly recommend this book to anyone, novice or expert, as this book provides a nice amount of content for a small price.

I hope that Sifu Bracy will grace the reading public with a meatier volume in the near future, and I also hope that the next volume will prvide a deeper insight into the [ractice and application of his life's work. I sincerely thank him for his efforts thus far, and welcome the day that I hear he has produced another fine manual for all the martial arts world to enjoy.

Education in the art of the martial........2003-10-24

This book is ok, but it lacks the theory and applications that are present in most other books.

Although, this book seems to be a the top of the list, other books carry way more weight in the area of education, counselling, and knowledge.

This is probably why people may dislike these comments. But it is the truth. If you want to look at other books, look at the martial arts list in my about me area.

An addition:

Now, I know for many the area of teaching martial arts is a hard one. The ability to keep students for a business is very hard. So, Try just having another avenue for cash while the teaching of the martial art remains . . . just teaching martial arts. Charging students is not necessary. Instead, think like the old martial artists in China did. TRADE. Offer instruction in exchange for clothes, food, entertainment or custodial duties. This is the simple way.

-Calvin Newman

Reduce internal friction, thats what everyone says............2003-05-16

I have to agree with Victor K. Lin on this one.
I see people going 'oh yah' this is great, quite a few in fact.
Popularity is not an importance when it comes to real information.
I had the chance to read it at the book store, and it had information you could find anywhere. What people often dont tell you is that Bagua has many levels. If it is just elementary knowledge you seek, get this book.
Overview: I thought the book was really great at first, but then when I started skimming for the real information, or deeper information, I didnt find any. Basically the concept that was re-emphasised within the book was when moving or making transition reduce internal friction, or learn how to by practice.

I am sure glad I didn't waste money on it.

If you really want more information on pa kua chang, or bagua zhang, find a teacher or go to china.
Sometimes it is best to go to the roots of ba gua to learn more.
Bagua was created by Dong Hai-chuan and combined internal elements of taijiquan (tai chi), hsing-i, and taoist circle walking.

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Great history, superficial mechanics.......2003-03-24

I was mixed on this book. It presented a wonderful history and philosophical background for Hsing-Han Liu's Ba Gua, but the palms shown were the simplest levels (predominately qi gung), the applications were rudimentary (perhaps even watered down), and the mechanics simplistic. For a book that started to emphasize energy, proceeded to walking qi gung palms, a more appropriate finale would have been more sophisticated energy applications and/or development. Real insights from this incredibly experienced Ba Gua master would have been nice, and invaluable.

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Crabmeat Stuffed Sole Fillets with Saffron Cream Sauce...

Chesapeake Bay Cookbook: Rediscovering the Pleasures of a Great Regional Cuisine
John Shields
Manufacturer: Addison-Wesley
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Binding: Paperback

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Crabmeat Stuffed Sole Fillets with Saffron Cream Sauce..........2005-01-26

... if that isn't enough to make a person want this cookbook I don't know what it would take. You say you want more? Okay, I was born and brought up looking out over the San Francisco Bay and I consider it most beautiful, but this book made me want to visit the Chesapeake Bay area and get to know its rich history and its evidently warm and hospitable people, profiled in brief well-written essays in each chapter. Good black and white photographs of people and places, a nicely drawn map at the front of the book, and recipes that speak of tradition and family in the best American way like Mrs. Tovey's Chicken and Waffles with Gravy, and Tangy Peach Short Ribs of Beef. I can't imagine anyone would be sorry to have this book, once they opened the covers and began to read.

The Chesapeake Bay Cookbook Rediscovering the Pleasures of a Great Regional Cuisine

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The Chesapeake Bay Cookbook Rediscovering the Pleasures of a Great Regional Cuisine
Shields John
Manufacturer: Aris Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LCJQU2

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Chesapeake Bay Cookbook: Rediscovering the Pleasures of a Great Regional Cuisine
John Shields
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Don't Rely on These Values

Warman's Depression Glass

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This is the best field guide I've ever seen

I use it all the time!!!

Warman's Depression Glass Field Guide: Values And Identification (Warman's Field Guides)
Ellen T. Schroy , and Tracy Schmidt
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
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ASIN: 089689164X

Book Description

This best-selling field guide is now available in full-color. Warman's Depression Glass Field Guide is an indispensable and portable tool for collectors, appraisers and enthusiasts who want to identify highly collectible and desirable Depression Glass.

The book features thousands of listings and up-to-date prices for Depression glass, with 500 full color photos and illustrations, giving collectors a look at the most popular and rare pieces on the market. It also includes quick-find shape and pattern guides, as well as pattern and manufacturer indexes to aid collectors in identifying pieces. Its portable size is perfect for the collector on the go.

-Convenient portable size -500 photographs--now in FULL COLOR -Features shape and pattern guides, and pattern and manufacturer indexes

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Don't Rely on These Values.......2007-09-06

This book is a fantastic take-along for going to antique stores and garage sales and the like. It contains several helpful sections to help you identify patterns including a catagorized section of borders (birds, floral, art deco, etc.) and a shape guide which is primarily useful when looking for plates and serving pieces. All of the photos of actual pieces are in color. This book also contains several patterns that Gene Florence's Collector's Encyclopedia of Depression Glass does not.

One thing about this book that needs to be mentioned is the large discrepency in value for many pieces between the Warman's guide and Florence's guide. I don't know if this is because this edition is already 3 years old or what. You may feel like you are getting an incredible deal when you are actually not. This book also doesn't contain much information on each pattern except for the basics and it doesn't have much good information on reproductions.

This is a great field guide for glass, but it's good to have a back-up, more recent guide for values.

Warman's Depression Glass.......2007-02-17

Lovely descriptive book. Found several of my pieces immediately. Will be a great reference book for my collection.

book review.......2006-11-12

this is an excellent book. received it promptly and in new condition.

This is the best field guide I've ever seen.......2006-02-17

I love this book and recommend it to any collector of depression glass, especially if you are anovice. The thumbnail guides are easy to use and great for identifying just about any pattern. This has become my bible for identifying and valuing auction buys and yard sale finds. I hope Warmans considers another volume to acccomodate some of the patterns not covered in detail in this book.

I use it all the time!!!.......2003-12-20

I purchased this book about 3 months ago and have almost worn the cover off of it already. I like the thumbnails in the beginning of the book that help you quickly identify the pattern. Although the photos are in black and white, I feel that I am able to identify the patterns quite easily. It is also small enough to fit into my purse or coat pocket when I go to auctions. I think I am getting a much better grasp of various patterns by using this book. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in a take-along book. I would also recommend having accesss to Warman's regular edition of Depression Glass for further reference.

Warman's Depression Glass: A Value & Identification Guide (Warman's Depression Glass, 2000)

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Good book
Warman's "Depression Glass" 2nd edition
Much easier to us to identify patterns
MOVE OVER GENE FLORENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Up-To-Date, Year 2000 Depression Glass Reference Work

Warman's Depression Glass: A Value & Identification Guide (Warman's Depression Glass, 2000)
Ellen T. Schroy
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Depression glass endures as one of the most popular collectibles in the marketplace. This complete guide contains full color photos, detailed line drawings, descriptions, and more than 10,000 up-to-date values for 155 of the most popular Depression glass patterns. Ellen Schroy has assembled a comprehensive guide that collectors will find invaluable. This second edition includes photos and drawings to aid in identifying and valuing patterns such as Adam, Colonial, Old English, Patrick, Windsor, and dozens more.

The second edition features updated pricing and 15 additional patterns and 100 more photos than the first edition. Patterns are organized by style for easy identification.

Descriptions and values for more than 10,000 pieces.
155 patterns identified and illustrated with full color photos and detailed line drawings.
Quick identification guide for pattern styles.

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Good book.......2006-02-26

The book has a good indication of the value of today's worth.
Good for the beginner of Depression Glass investigating.

Warman's "Depression Glass" 2nd edition.......2005-09-17

This publication is very useful to me because I am a beginner collector and it contains the information needed to identify true depression glass pieces.

Much easier to us to identify patterns.......2005-03-07

This is the second book I have purchased on depression glass. The first was the book by Gene Florence. This book is much easier to see the designs. It has a shape guide that is very helpful as well as a box on each pattern with a black and white illustration of the pattern of the plate. If you just buy one book on depression glass, this should be it.

MOVE OVER GENE FLORENCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2001-06-02

HERE IS A BOOK THA TPLACES ANYTHING GENE FLORENCE HAS PUT OUT TO SHAME. EASY TO USE. MANY PATTERNS THAT FLORENCE NEVER "BOTHERS" WITH. IF YOU ARE NEW OR A SEASONED PRO WITH DEPRESSION GLASS. HERE IS A BOOK THAT WILL HELP!!!!!!

Up-To-Date, Year 2000 Depression Glass Reference Work.......2000-09-12

This brand new, 256 page soft bound volume contains over 150 black and white photos and more than 400 full color, large, sharp photos. It covers more than 150 of the most popular Depression glass patterns and offers more than 10,000 up-to-date values !! The book's layout is nice, with very large colorful headings in each section. There's a good introduction to the collectible, and interesting and useful company time-lines, color time-lines, resources, references, color identification guide, shape guide and thumbnail guide. These tools will help you locate the things you seek. Patterns and items range from Adam, American Fostoria, Cloverleaf, Dewdrop and Fire King, to Petalware, Pineapple, Queen Mary, Radiance, Waterford and Windsor. The book is designed to be useful for the novice as well as the expert. Ellen Schroy is truly an expert when it comes to antique glassware. This updated book has a lot to offer depression glass enthusiasts. Add it to your collectibles library. You'll find it easy-to-use and fascinating.

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Explore the link between paperfolding and mathematics with this unique, well-illutrated guide to creating a world of multifaceted wonders that draws on elements of crystallography. Photographs, diagrams, and charts show how to apply mathematical principles to the origami waterbomb base to create geodesic forms. Detailed instructions, clear diagrams.

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Very confusing paperweight (if it was thick enough).......2004-05-14

After reading Tomoko Fuse's excellent book on Unit Origami I wanted to get a little farther into it. This books seemed a good place to start. It is not.

On the plus side, there are many, many models in the book. Also, there seems to be some fundamental "theory" that generates them, which would allow a great deal of flexibility and range of design to anyone who used it.

On the negative side, I can't for the life of me figure out how to make even a single model. The whole first 3/4 of the book consists of things like this: A line drawing of a polyhedron labelled, for instance, "Rhombicuboctahedron" and then a photo of an origami pice that doesn't seem related. Finally on page 40 (of ~75) there's a second on "Model Construction". It turns out you need paper in multiple sizes (1.6875 inches is one of them) to make almost all the models. And it still doesn't explain just how to put the units together or even how to make the units (other than "this is how to make a flat hexagon" type of instructions)!

There's also some kind of method or technique called "gyroscoping" that I can't figure out.

I would give this 0 stars, but the other review is so positive that I feel sure that, if one could penetrate the dense prose sections or understand the seemingly-content-free main body, great things could be done.

Origami for the serious Geometrician.......2003-04-23

This is a book designed for constructing geometric models using small folded units or modules. A large number of polyhedra are explained in this volume.

The beginning of the book (first 50 pages or so), talks about the different classes of figures and give detailed information about each figure, including photographs.

There is then a short section devoted to creating different shapes of paper from squares (triangles, pentagons, hexagons, etc.).

Finally there is a section for folding the individual units themselves. Each unit is capable of connecting to the others.

There is an interesting feature that I would like to see in other unit books. After a particularly well-detailed unit, there was a one-page summary of the folding thus making it easier on the folder who does not memorize the unit and just needs a guide while folding the requisite number of units.

This is a well laid out book that does an excellent job of covering the material and achieves is goal. But this is not a book for all folders. It is aimed at the serious folder of geometric solids.

The typical low price from Dover makes this an easy volume to add to one's origami or geometry library.

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A Charming Look At Life In The Age Of Horses.......2001-03-21

Some photo-essays have a cinematic effect. You start to forget that you are leafing through the pages of a book and fall into a world that is at once unfamiliar yet somehow known. As the images pass by you keep hoping that the show will get even better and if you are lucky, sometimes it does. As with French Farmhouses And Cottages which reads like a great movie and kept me surprised with its eccentricity and charm right to the last page. Cottages and out-buildings like these are each absolutely unique and all are situated in settings that epitomise the notion of living in creative harmony with your surroundings. If for no other reason than the structures are always built of the materials that comprise the land of occupancy.

The photo captions in French Farmhouses And Cottages are superb and highlight the type of construction in evidence, the purpose of each building economically in the life of the community, and the building materials that were used and why. A lengthy section of text which is entitled 'Introduction' would better be described as a comprehensive review of rural life in France during an era when the horse provided the defining reality for all economic activity in agricultural areas of the country. Extensive discussion in this well-written and highly informative essay focuses specifically on building practises on farm steads as well as planning strategies for setting up the working farm. Materials which were readily available for building and roofing are given consideration as well since local stone, clay and wood were utilised for French farmhouse construction as represented in this volume. But the setting for the creative labours which made use of those materials, rural France a hundred years ago, produced the inspiration. The synthesis of the two frequently defies imagination.

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French Farmhouses and Cottages
Paul and Miller, John Walshe
Manufacturer: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MMPJPM

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Small French buildings;: The architecture of town and country, comprising cottages, farmhouses, minor chateaux or manors with their farm groups, small town dwellings, and a few churches,
Lewis Augustus Coffin
Manufacturer: C. Scribner's sons
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Getty began its collection of drawings in 1981 with the purchase of a Rembrandt nude; it has since become one of the world's most important repositories of European works from the fifteenth through the nineteenth century. This third volume of the catalogue of the collection reproduces and
describes 132 works acquired since 1992, including the incomparable Holy Family by Michelangelo.

Devonshire 3: Bolognese & Emili (Devonshire Collection)

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Devonshire 3: Bolognese & Emili (Devonshire Collection)
Michael Jaffe
Manufacturer: Phaidon Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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Es muy difícil encontrar un libro autobiográfico escrito con franqueza y objetividad. Más aún cuando el personaje es un famoso locutor de radio aclamado por las multitudes que hablan español en los Estados Unidos.

Este es el caso del libro sobre la vida de Renán Almenaárez Coello "El Cucuy de la Mañana". El fenómeno de la radio. El ocurrente locutor que hace gala de humor y picardía. El psicólogo del aire. El poeta del micrófono.El hombre caritativo. El luchador social. El defensor de los pobres y de los oprimidos. Para unos ofensivo, para otros un santo. Pero, ¿ quién en realidad es Renán? ¿De dónde proviene? ¿Cuáles son sus aspiraciones? ¿Cómo alcanzó el éxito?

Todas estas preguntas y más, son reveladas en las páginas de este libro. A veces con un relato crudo, reflejo fíel de la realidad de los pueblos Latinoamericanos, Renán comparte aquellos momentos que fueron forjando su espíritu de luchador indomable. En otros, nos revela tiernamente el lado más frágil del espíritu humano. Y en otros, con inocencia no libre de cierta culpa, nos cuenta las historias pícaras provocadas por la necesidad de la supervivencia. Las alegrías y tristezas, los fracasos temporales y los éxitos, los excesos y las angustias, se tejen milagrosamente dando forma a la historia amena de un niño inquieto y soñador que crece rodeado de la pobreza absoluta. Luego, Renán nos conduce con la alegría de siempre, por sus años jóvenes, los más pícaros. Sus inicios en la radio. La tragedia de alcoholismo y la dependencia de las drogas. Sus aventuras amorosas. Su llegada a los Estados Unidos y el duro camino al éxito. Renán comparte con sus lectores, a pecho descubierto, aquellos detalles que se esconden Det.ás del micrófono en el ambiente de la radio. Las envidias y los celos de sus gentes, las ambiciones, las bajezas, los insultos, y también, por cierto, las cosas buenas y alentadoras de la industria.

Este libro va más allá del mundo de la radio y se convierte en un reflejo de nosotros mismos. De nuestra lucha diaria por salir adelante. De nuestra carrera loca por evitar que nos alcance el fracaso. En estas páginas se verán retratados todos aquellos que migraron de sus países y lo dejaron todo, algunos por necesidad y otros, persiguiendo sus sueños de grandeza. Al transitar por estas páginas, usted descubrirá los secretos nunca antes dichos sobre la vida privada de "El Cucuy de la Mañana" revelados por el mismo Renán Almenaárez Coello.

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It took me back to my Childhood and touched me..........2003-01-06

Reading this book and being from Central America took me back to the place I came from and remember all the stuff that my Dad and my Uncles used to do. I feel like I was reading part of my life. It made me cry, it made me happy, it made me sad....I think its a great book and I definitely recommend it!

EN LA CUMBRE DE LA POBRESA.......2002-11-18

THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS THE PEOPLE EVER READ BECAUSE TELLS ALL THE TRUE ABOUT SPANISH PEOPLE HOW HARD WE WORK TO SURVIVE IN LIFE HOW HARD WORKING PEOPLE WE ARE THANKS RENAN FOR REPRESENT OUR CULTURE AUR PEOPLE SO WELL THE WAY YOU DOU THANK YOU ''CUCUY''

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