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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Douglas Coupland
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Generation X is Douglas Coupland's acclaimed salute to the generation born in the late 1950s and 1960s--a generation known vaguely up to then as "twentysomething."Andy, Claire, and Dag, each in their twenties, have quit "pointless jobs done grudgingly to little applause" in their respective hometowns and cut themselves adrift on the California desert. In search of the drastic changes that will lend meaning to their lives, they've mired themselves in the detritus of American cultural memory. Refugees from history, the three develop an ascetic regime of story-telling, boozing, and working McJobs--"low-pay, low-prestige, low-benefit, no-future jobs in the service industry." They create modern fables of love and death among the cosmetic surgery parlors and cocktail bars of Palm Springs, disturbingly funny tales of nuclear waste, historical overdosing, and mall culture.A dark snapshot of the trio's highly fortressed inner world quickly emerges--landscapes peopled with dead TV shows, "Elvis moments," and semi-disposable Swedish furniture. And from these landscapes, deeper portraits emerge, those of fanatically independent individuals, pathologically ambivalent about the future and brimming with unsatisfied longings for permanence, for love, and for their own home. Andy, Dag, and Claire are underemployed, overeducated, intensely private, and unpredictable. Like the group they mirror, they have nowhere to assuage their fears, and no culture to replace their anomie.
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So accurate.......2007-07-30
Generation X is a cool, loose limbed, flexi sort of a novel. The plot is not really there - it is more a series of character portraits of doomed gen x'ers who opt out of the yuppie sell out rat race, with miserable jobs in cubicles 'veal fattening pens' working for clapped out, sold out hippies. They wind up in the Desert, Palm Springs region, working in dead end 'McJobs' in the service industry and don't do much else except whine, gripe, tell stories and fuss in a sort of Delillo lite pop analysis way. It is a compelling read for the observational nails Coupland hits time and time again in this novel. The numbers he puts up are extraordinary. Nearly every line rings true in some sense, except perhaps the really weird far left field final chapters which dissolve the book in a fairly unsatisfactory ending. Many of these points are in the extra text dictionary definitions that weave through the pages. You'll recognise them, even if you yourself are not a gen-xer. Terms such as 'emotional ketchup burst: the bottling up of opinions and emotions inside oneself so that they explosively burst forth all at once, shocking and confusing employers and friends - most of whom thought things were fine; 'Conversational Slumming' - the self conscious enjoyment of a given conversation precisely for its lack of intellectual rigour; me-ism - the search for a personal religion, personally tailored.
Coupland has an acute sense of the contemporary head and heart. And his characters are far more rounded than the flat, one dimensional sadists of the likes of Bret Easton Ellis and 'Less than Zero' or 'American Psycho'.
Boring.......2007-01-12
Although it is intentionally written this way (postmodern) on purpose, the book is still very boring. The reader is left anticipating something to happen but is left with nothing. Humorous but not worth reading unless you have some extra time on your hands.
Creative, Unusual, Thought Provoking.......2006-10-26
This is the second Coupland book I have read (after JPod) and found this book, although difficult going at times, ultimately rewarding.
For quite a bit of the book, I didn't think it was going too well. Clear plotlines and stereotyped, easy to understand characters are not traits of this book. It's not a super action packed book and generally it isn't an extraordinary tale. It's a lot more realistic and closer to home, but does that make a good book?
Once complete, it becomes clear. The author's vision needs to be taken as a whole and, as a complete piece of work I think it's outstanding. The more I think about it, the better I think it is!
There was a lot of hype about this book, so some may be disappointed. However, it's quite short, it's unusual and I thought it had a great ending.
A Definte Period Piece for the Early 90s.......2006-08-08
I bought Generation X in the 90s, when the era of Generation X angst was going strong. Sorry to say it took me this long to read it. I wish I had read it then. It would've meant a lot more to me then. You see, I was in my 20s in the early 90s. Anyone in their 20s in the early 90s is just who this book is about. I remember the era well. The stock market had crashed in '87 and by '90, there was no job security, millions of Americans were downsized into McJobs, laywers were waiting tables and executives were doing landscaping, etc. On top of that, the price of housing was going through the roof, forcing more and more people away from home ownership. For us, making a little more than minimum wage, we felt the pain bad. Why? Because all the rules had changed for us from the generation before. In the 50s you could support a spouse and a child on minimum wage. You couldn't support a spouse and a child on twice the minimum wage in the 90s - it would take much, much more than that! Yet the older generation seemed oblivious to our predicament. "Oh, well, we got ours!" That was the attitude. Anyway, the book Generation X, describing this angst, came on the scene, along with movies like Reality Bites, and the first three seasons of Melrose Place, encapsulated the trying times people my age were going through. This book is a period piece and classic of that time. My only reservation (and why I'm giving it four stars instead of five) was the long-winded, highly detailed and analagous desciptions used by Douglas Coupland in his writing style. It, at times, was tedious to follow. It would've been a better read had it been shorter, sweeter, and more to the point without some of the unnecessary and overly flowery language. That being said, it is a good read and one you should not pass up.
A call to revolution for 30-45 year olds ..........2006-08-05
Did you ever know someone whose life was just "perfect" ?? Someone who went to college, got married at age 23, found a great job with valuable stock options... Someone who settled down in a house in a nice city at age 25 or 26, started a family a year or two later, and who now seems to "Have it All" ?? Well, after World War II, this happened to JUST ABOUT EVERYONE in the Silent Generation, and it happen to MOST in the boomer generation, and it's happening to JUST ABOUT NO ONE in Generation X. This books speaks to members of Generation X and describes the suffering and coping mechanisms for these people.
This book, now 15 years, is about a generation that was sold down the river by its elders - Generation X. The book describes 3 young people, Andy, Dag, and Claire, who visit palm springs and tell stories of their lives and of their friends who are suffering in life. The author Douglas Coupland is actually telling stories from Vancouver British Columbia, one of the first cities in North America to be sold out to foreign economic colonizers from Hong Kong (who escaped to Vancouver to avoid the 1997 mainland takeover.) In this city, the worst 1100 square foot fixer-upper house costs a third of a million dollars, or 10 years of take-home pay for a mid-career household. Economic success is impossible in the physical confines of the city - the system is rigged against everyone except rich immigrants and the existing upper class of blue-collar boomers who purchased homes in the 1970's and 1980's. Many aspects of the book (such as "Reverse Sabbatical", "McJobs", etc.) reflect the severe economic conditions faced by high-achieving intellectuals who go nowhere economically in that city.
In my grandparents generation, all you had to do was to go to college. In my parent's generation, you needed to go to college and become a successful professional. In my own generation, you need to co-found a startup company and be among the 10% of founders who can sell off the company or have an IPO. Do you notice something here? Yes, it's getting more and more difficult to be marginally successful in America.
Because Gen X'ers find that traditional paths to success - hard work, taking chances, saving and investing - don't work any more, they resolve to live like their parents by either living WITH THEIR PARENTS or by borrowing money endlessly and hoping for a miracle. Fiscal irresponsibility is at an all-time high, and has squandered everyone's future!
In this environment of perpetual economic slavery, Coupland counsels Generation X'ers to break free of the traditional career models that have been rigged by their elders for failure. Coupland counsels us all to re-examine what is success in our life and how to achieve it. This book is a call to enlist in a class warfare between gen-X'ers and their elders! In many ways, this book is similar to "The Razor's Edge" by W. Somerset Maughen or "The Monk and the Riddle: The Art of Creating a Life While Making a Living", in other words, redefine your notion of success in the world, while waiting for our evil society to implode in upon itself, which must surely happen in the near future ...
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Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
Douglas Coupland
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Brew up a pot of your favorite gourmet java and enjoy the latest adventure of forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver, who this time around exercises his wits on a coffee plantation in Tahiti. Aaron Elkins has a sharp, cool eye for detail; his descriptions of a flawed tropical paradise going through some serious business changes ring true. And the family that runs the coffee plantation has enough diversity to keep everyone guessing about the death of one of its members until the last drop. To bone up on Gideon Oliver in paperback, try: The Dark Place, Dead Men's Hearts, Fellowship of Fear, Icy Clutches, Make No Bones, Murder in the Queen's Armes, and Old Bones.
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Brew up a pot of your favorite gourmet java and enjoy the latest adventure of forensic anthropologist Gideon Oliver, who this time around exercises his wits on a coffee plantation in Tahiti. Aaron Elkins has a sharp, cool eye for detail; his descriptions of a flawed tropical paradise going through some serious business changes ring true. And the family that runs the coffee plantation has enough diversity to keep everyone guessing about the death of one of its members until the last drop. To bone up on Gideon Oliver in paperback, try: The Dark Place, Dead Men's Hearts, Fellowship of Fear, Icy Clutches, Make No Bones, Murder in the Queen's Armes, and Old Bones.
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A very enjoyable read! .......2007-06-01
I admit this ninth installment started out slow for me after the Pele letters. All the coffee trivia was losing my interest. But I know I adore Elkins' Gideon Oliver books so I kept reading. Once Gideon & John dug up that body, I was HOOKED! What a page-turner from there on in - intelligent, crisp, exciting, atmospheric, Bravo! I really loved the ending with Nelson & John. I was smiling big smiles reading it.
I've been making my way, in order, through Aaron Elkins' Gideon Oliver mysteries since May 2006. I honestly state that I have thoroughly enjoyed them ALL. Each book makes me feel like I learn a little bit more about that slice of the world. And I get to escape a little bit while enjoying them.
Bone Up On Gourmet Coffee.......2000-12-25
I always enjoy Gideon Oliver mysteries. The puzzles are always cleverly constructed and full of intriguing details. They also benefit from a nice touch of humor. "Twenty Blue Devils" is no exception. The mystery revolves around a family-run coffee business in Tahiti. Gideon has to figure out the meaning of some curious details on corpses and skeletons to prove that a murder has actually been committed, and then to figure out who's guilty of what. Followers of the Gideon Oliver series will remember that Gideon started as a bachelor, and his sidekick was John Lau, friend and local FBI agent. Then Gideon met and married Julie, and she has increasingly generally become the principal sidekick. John's role has diminished accordingly. This isn't a problem. Julie is a satisfactory character. Sometimes you might miss John, though. I did, anyway. In "Twenty Blue Devils" John makes a nice comeback. It is his family that owns the coffee business, and it is through him that Gideon gets involved in the case. Altogether, this is one of those books that keeps you turning the pages to see what happens next. I always hesitate to give mysteries a five-star rating. In my opinion, few can match Christie and Doyle for plot and characterization. They are my standard. Among current writers, however, Elkins is one of my favorites. And "Twenty Blue Devils" is one of his better tales. I recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good mystery.
Quite a fun mystery.......1999-06-30
I always like a mystery book which is built the old-fashioned way. There's a corpse, and someone's got to figure out who it is and why they're dead. When you've got the Hugh Grant of dectives, Gideon Oliver, along for the ride, you know you're going to have more twists and turns then a a maze. I liked Twenty Blue Devils, because it was engaging and had some interesting characters. A lot of the questions brought up by the corpse's skeleton were fascintating, and of course, the coffee had appeal to a Seattlite. Elkins is a very intelligent and detailed writer, who plots out a phenomenal mysteries that you just don't want to put down.
Another Winner.......1998-12-13
Aaron Elkins writes superb mysteries the old fashioned way. He actually has a puzzle in each of his novels!! Along with his intriguing and well thought out puzzles, he also has nice characters, exotic locals and humorous quips. Read them all.
Great stuff again from Elkins........1998-08-31
I just loved this one, as did my husband. Akin to the Patricia Cornwell series (as a previous reviewer said, with the flesh off the bones), but with more humor and humanity. I agree he should stick with these and shelve the golf stories, although I read them too because I'm quite a fan. The Chris Norgren novels are great too, but the Gideon Oliver books are what he does best. My favorite can't-put-it-down series.
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7 Titles By Aaron Elkins Gideon Oliver Series : Fellowship of Fear The Dark Place Murder in the Queen's Armes Old Bones Curses! Dead Men's Hearts Twenty Blue Devils. seven mmpb books.
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MicroMiracles: Discover the Healing Power of Enzymes
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From the preeminent authority in the field, the definitive resource on enzyme therapy, which many experts consider the next frontier in medicine and self-care Ellen W. Cutler, D.C., M.D., has been recommending enzyme supplements to her patients-and using them herself-for more than two decades. She has seen firsthand the astonishing results in literally thousands of people who have turned to enzyme supplements for help with such health concerns as weight gain, fatigue, food allergies, digestive disorders, chronic pain, asthma, and headaches. Even those who consider themselves healthy find that enzymes support improved energy and vitality, increased stamina, and resistance to infection-indeed, radiant health.
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Should be required reading for everyone.......2007-08-26
This outstanding book very clearly and logically explains the role of enzymes in the body; however, what distinguishes it from similar books is Cutler's specific, effective supplementation instructions.
My family has been struggling for years with various digestive problems and food sensitivities. This book has armed us with the information we need to cure ourselves!
Fascinating read for holistic medicine followers.......2006-09-06
After finally finding relief from her own digestion problems, author Ellen W. Cutler has become a world-recognized champion of enzyme therapy. Now with over 25 years of experience she brings her knowledge to the public in Micro Miracles. She builds a strong and very interesting case for enzyme supplementation both to resolve specific problems and to enhance other vitamin and mineral supplementation. Some of the specific areas discussed in the book include using enzymes to strengthen the immune system, restore energy levels, refresh your body to become more radiant and youthful, and support the nutrients from other food and supplements, as well as making the digestive system more efficient. A fascinating read, Micro Miracles is highly recommended and especially so for those with a holistic focus for their health.
Great information.......2006-05-25
I appreciated the information in "Discover the Healing Power of Enzymes" by Ellen Culter. I've been using Jigsaw Health's systemic and digestive enzymes and have found them to make a huge difference in how I feel.
MicroMiracles Provides Qualitative Insight into Enzyme Supplementation.......2005-12-14
In this work, Dr. Ellen Cutler provides the reader with a qualitative perspective into enzyme supplementation. A nice overall view, written in an easy to understand format, with case studies and supplement formulations Dr. Cutler has found useful in her treatment of many chronic health conditions.
An excellent tool for a health professional, or health conscious consumer, to gain an overview of enzyme therapy and determine if it may indeed prove useful in obtaining better overall health or in treating a specific condition.
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Volcanic Ahi, Lollipop Shrimp, Toy Box Tomato Salad, Golden Temple Bananas - the recipes in this book are as intriguing as the top Island Chefs who created them. In just a little over a decade, these culinary wizards have become household names among gourmets around the world. They've put Hawai`i on the epicurean map - and have had a great time doing it. In this beautifully photographed book, the acclaimed Chefs of Aloha share some of their favorite recipes, cooking tips and presentation ideas. All ingredients are readily available in Hawai`i, and most of the dishes are very easy to prepare. Have fun in your kitchen - then savor the fabulous results!
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Good Reference on Hawaiian Regional Cuisine.......2007-09-01
I did not find all the recipes in this book difficult to follow, and I have made a number of them. I don't consider complexity to be a valid criticism. After all, we're talking about A-list Hawaiian chefs here, not Rachel Ray. But these recipes do assume a fairly high level of knowledge on the part of the reader. For example, the "Lemongrass Coconut Cream" recipe has as one of the ingredients "1 cup thick bechamel sauce". I hope you know how to make that, because the cookbook doesn't say. Similarly, some recipes call for demi-glace without further explanation.
The editing of this book was sloppy and could have been better, and it would have avoided some rather ridiculous snafus like the "Rotisserie Island Chicken" that has "Huli-Huli Sauce" as an ingredient. Not so helpfully, the recipe is immediately followed by something called "Huli-Huli Style Sauce", one of the ingredients of which is 1/2 cup of Huli-Huli sauce! I'm still wondering what the hell Huli-Huli sauce is.
My number one criticism of this book is that many chefs include unusual, local-to-Hawaii, and hard-to-find ingredients in the recipes. Even those of us who live in an area with many Asian markets may have a hard time finding some of the ingredients like sambal olek, or ogo seaweed. It would have been good if the chefs would give the reader who does not have a lot of experience with this particular style of cuisine just what it is about these ingredients that make them special, and what one might substitute when the preferred ingredients are unavailable.
I do give this book 4 stars, because many of the preparations are indeed delicious.
Complicated recipes, not enough from Roy's.......2007-01-20
I've been an avid home chef for years, and the recipes seem complicated to me.
Snobby Chefs.......2005-05-16
When you purchase a cookbook like this, most people are hoping that the recipes would be written so that someone with a fair amount of cooking experience can follow the instructions and make the recipes. Not in this cookbook. The chefs often leave out important details so that only experienced cooks can follow and make the recipes. The worst one in the book is Eric Favre. His directions are so unclear it's as if he is being intentionally snobby and put his recipes in the book just for the royalties, not so you can make them. I'm sure there are many good recipes in this cookbook, you're not a chef, I'd strongly recommend buying another book.
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Sunset
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'It's not a quilt until it's quilted' and 'How do I quilt it?' are two statements often heard among quilting enthusiasts and quiltmakers. The ENCYCLOPEDIA OF DESIGNS FOR QUILTING by Phyllis D. Miller is the first comprehensive reference of traditional quilting designs. Quiltmakers, quilt documentors, and historians/researchers will find this book a valuable tool. Phyllis documented 375 traditional quilting designs from texts and quilt collections. For quiltmakers, the front section of the book is a how-to guide with over 500 illustrations for drawing and transferring traditional designs onto quilt tops. Some of the diagrams are: straight lines, geometrics and triangles; squares and circles; diagonals and diamonds; ovals, crescents, and curves; ropes and cables; hearts and feathers; and representational, naturalistic, designs taken from a quilt pattern, and combination designs. In the back section, the Numerical Index has numbers assigned to the designs for easy documentation and reference. Phyllis's quilt designs have helped her win numerous awards in quilt competitions. You'll find the tools in the ENCYCLOPEDIA FOR DESIGNS FOR QUILTING will help you create your own designs and make your quilts ribbon winners, too! AUTHORBIO: Phyllis D. Miller has been making quilts since the summer of 1968. She has made numerous quilts and wallhangings since that beginning. Her quilts have been exhibited and won awards on the local, state,and national levels. Phyllis graduated from Berea College, Berea, Kentucky, in 1963 with a B.S. in business administration. She is well known in the quilt world as a teacher and for her organizational abiltities. REVIEW: Miller, an experienced quilter who has been closely involved with the Kentucky Quilt Registry documentation project, here sets out to categorize quilting designs by shape, to assign names to the designs based on their use in the literature of quilting, and to teach the best methods for drawing.
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A to Z Quilting Designs.......2006-08-15
This is an excellent "how-to" on just about everything pertaining to quilting designs. Instructions are illustrated and written not just on how to draft the design/s - but how to mark your quilt with the design - suggestions on where they might fit appropriately on your particular quilt top. She gives you a listing of the tools you will need to do each particular design, helpful hints, and much more. The variety of designs ranges from the common to the more unusual. The manual also includes a numerical listing of the quilt designs using a numbering system similar to the one used by Barbara BBrackman in her "Encyclopedia of Applique." If you only plan on purchasing one book of quilting designs you can't go wrong with this one!
Encyclopedia of Designs for Quilting.......2004-11-21
New quilters to seasoned hand quilters will benefit from this book. The how-to part of the book is thorough and plentiful. Keep in mind that it was published in 1996, and the tools and methods described are traditional, similar to those used by our ancestors in quilting.
This encyclopedia of quilting designs completes what B. Brackman started with her encyclopedias on pieced and appliqué patterns. I will definitely bring this book with me to future documentation activities. This book will help train my eye to see the various patterns on a quilt and identify them in my memory so that I will see all the patterns on a quilt. A more in-depth look will be my gain.
Every quiltemaker must own this book...........1999-12-15
I have been a quiltmaker for 6 years now, but have yet to become a good quilter until I read this book. In just one evening, I was able to draft a border pattern using the box from Stovetop Stuffing and draw it on my current quilt project, a double 9-patch. I actually teach quilting but never got very intricate with my quilting stitches. I can now do feathers and cables with ease. I will refer to this book forever and will never need another for designing quilting patterns and getting ideas for future quilts. This book is entirely focused on the quilting stitches where most quilting books give you that info. as an afterthought. Thanks Phyllis D. Miller! I will now have some real heirlooms for my children.
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Quilts, Patchwork and Samplers: An Encyclopedia of Techniques and Designs
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ASIN: 0785802495 |
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Great for beginners or advanced sewers!.......2007-07-03
This is a very helpful book for whatever level you are. A recommended addition to any home library!
Very comprehensive.......2002-11-03
This is the most thorough and comprehensive of all my sewing books... I have many sewing books, but this one is the best!
V. Useful.......2002-07-23
My sister gave me this book when she taught me how to sew. It has been invaluable. And even though my cat kicked it off my sewing table in an attempt to stop me from sewing and split the spine of the book so that the pages are all loose and floating around my apartment, I still use this book all the time. The explanations are well written and easy to use and the pictures are also terrific, for all you visual types. I consult this book often and swear by it. It's a good one.
Great book for a beginner.......2002-07-10
I found this book very helpful. The pictures and illustrations are numerous. The explanations are detailed enough for a beginner like myself!
Really does not go out of date.......2002-07-09
I have the FIRST edition, 1976, of this book...it is actually just as fact-filled as the new edition, and it hasn't the glitz of color through-out, though it has color plates. But, the information is great in both editions, and I urge the sewer to have this book around. I use it still for reference and refreshing the memory of things I do in sewing too seldom to remember! The new one seems devoid of the neat home projects the first edition had, and they are really retro now!!!
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- So many projects for your home!
- Very dated
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The Complete Step-By-Step Guide to Home Sewing
Jeanne Argent
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
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ASIN: 0801980801 |
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Extensive, practical, and packed with ideas, this guide presumes only a general acquaintance with sewing and explains pretty much everything you need to know to make dozens and dozens of home-decor items. Get your feet wet with easy projects like tablecloths, bedspreads, pocket organizer hangings, and curtains. Move on to pleated drapes, slipcovers, tailored lampshades, fabric-covered window shades, and even simple upholstery, or delight the kids with an appliquéd sleeping bag, a beanbag chair, or bunk-bed hangings that double as a playhouse. Then when the work is all done, relax in a comfy canvas hammock. Some of the fabric choices and furniture stylings do look a little dated, but the ample directions are still perfectly valid. --Amy Handy
Customer Reviews:
So many projects for your home!.......2007-06-27
This is a great book, even now in 2007. Most of the projects are timeless. The projects that don't give dimensions is because the item the project is for, window, chair, bed, are different depending on what you own. But for a good book to give you ideas, it's great. You can always reference another sewing book if you don't know the sewing technique. I plan to do that. The dimensions are given in metric and standard measurements. It has so many projects in it that it would be way too thick if it gave detailed instructions for all of them! I hope you like the book as much as I did.
Very dated.......2004-10-26
I've received this book with my sewing machine but I couldn't use it then (I didn't know how to sew) since, I've learnt a few things so for those projects I don't need this book. ..but I still can't use it because I still don't understand the projects. It is purly explaind with a few drawings and that's it. Probably those who are already experts and don't need to learn anything could use it, because details are not explaind here properly - how to sew a french seam, or turning under a double hem, etc. Otherwise the projects are very very outdated (it was written in 1983!) however, I found a slipcover, a curtain and 1-2 things which are basicaly timeless so you can use it today too. Also there are 2-3 projects there for kids (a cat sleeping bag, a play-shop from fabric)these are cute!
If you are still interested, then here are the main things you can find in this book: curtains, blinds, cushions, bedlinen, kitchen companions, pinboard, tablecloth, mat, lampshades, upholstery and loose covers, canvas hammock, etc.
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- On everyone's bookshelter
- Will of Dwelling
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Visions of the Real-Modern Houses in the 20th Century
Toshiko Kinoshita
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ASIN: 4900211524 |
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A superbly executed special edition in two volumes, published and sold separately, Visions of the Real surpasses similar histories recently published. It exposes the complex social, technical and artistic problems of house design in the 20th Century - from drawings, to built reality, realized inhabitation, and evolution over time. Original drawings presented together with brand new photographs reveal exactly to what extent the initial vision has endured. Some of the 30 works featured are familiar modern masterpieces, but several have remained relatively unknown until recently. Many are still inhabited as originally designed and all remain visionary, transcending the time of their making.
Volume 1: Interview with Kenneth Frampton. F. L. Wright: Robie House, 1910; Mies van der Rohe: Tugendhat House, 1930; Pierre Chareau: Maison de Verre 1932; Amancio Williams: House over the Brook, 1945; and more.
Customer Reviews:
On everyone's bookshelter.......2001-01-22
The complex social, technical and artistic problems of house design in the 20th Century it's the aim of this wonderful volume. Original drawings presented together with brand new photographs reveal exactly to what extent the initial vision has endured. Besides the best known masterpieces, several ones less known are included. This volume deserves a good spot on everyone's bookshelter.
Will of Dwelling.......2001-01-22
The book is not only a very fine collection of some beautiful art works, but it's designed to show the architect's will behind the drawing, the strong passion that guides the definition of dwelling spaces. There are some of the best known houses of modern times, but also some precious jewels of hidden popularity. Definetly, a marvelous book to "possess".
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- A VERY FEARLESS BOOK
- A SHOW BIZ COMPENDIUM
- flaccid and boring
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I Like It Better When You're Funny: Working in Television and Other Precarious Adventures
Charles Grodin
Manufacturer: Random House
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It Would Be So Nice If You Weren't Here: My Journey Through Show Business
ASIN: 0375507841
Release Date: 2002-05-21 |
Book Description
Bestselling author, 60 Minutes II commentator, and world-champion raconteur Charles Grodin is back and better than ever in this revealing, opinionated, and delightful memoir about life, America, and cable TV.
In a thirty-five-year acting career that ranged from studying at the Actors Studio with Lee Strasberg to appearing in a box-office smash with a dog named Beethoven, Charles Grodin achieved the American dream. But at the peak of his career in the early 1990s, with a son entering first grade, he decided to give it all up so he could stay close to home. Years earlier, Johnny Carson had put him under exclusive contract as a guest on The Tonight Show. Now, he began a career in television with his own daily talk show on the cable channel CNBC. In I Like It Better When You’re Funny, we join him on a behind-the-scenes journey through the television industry. What he discovers there is more challenging, more startling, and funnier than he ever could have imagined.
In this wide-ranging memoir, Charles Grodin describes the life of a talk show host; his favorite and least favorite guests; the unspoken rules of working in television; and how this wild experience affected his views on America’s culture, government, and media. Along the way, he shares memorable stories and unfettered opinions about some of the industry’s renowned figures—Johnny Carson, Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh, Carol Burnett, Bill O’Reilly, and Don Imus, to name a few.
With candor and liberating humor, Charles Grodin proves once again that he is one of America’s most entertaining and insightful storytellers.
Customer Reviews:
LOVED IT.......2004-09-11
Fast reading book. Quite funny. Well written and certainly gives food for thought. Would highly recommend this one and hope there are more coming. Well done!
A VERY FEARLESS BOOK.......2004-05-09
Grodin is a genius.Couldnt put it down
A SHOW BIZ COMPENDIUM.......2003-01-27
This is light, fast reading and a fun book. Grodin seldom names names, but he gives many examples of cantankerous behavior within show biz people in tv and the big screen. I now want to read other books he has written. I enjoyed his work in the movies, but never watched him on tv until he went with CBS. His humor fits well with 60 minutes II.
flaccid and boring.......2002-12-07
I usually like Grodin on TV and elsewhere. I have not read any of his other books so I have no basis for comparison there.
But...this book SUCKS! So boring. The jacket promises all sorts of "hard-hitting" and shocking revelations but the book is mainly comprised of Grodin's musings and mental meanderings. He goes to great pains to remind us time and again that he is considered "dangerous" by producers and network honchos, that everyone holds their breath when Grodin speaks because you never know what kind of politically incorrect, terrible truth he's going to utter. However, we all know that Grodin is a moderately talented, generally pleasant, relatively intelligent and articulate, and above all NICE guy. And this book does nothing to dispel that notion. He simply recounts a few anecdotes from his career and otherwise justs jots down his random thoughts. Just read his post-September-11th postscript to see what I mean.
There is just nothing there. No trenchant commentary. No patriotism or anything searching for an answer as to why this happened. Just garbage - "that pile of rubble used to be the Marriott", "there was smoke in the air", a mild jab at Bill O'Reilly that comes out of nowhere and means nothing, I mean, you don't have to buy this book to hear this kind of obvious pablum.
Where in God's name was the editor's critical faculties when he read this .. "the weirdest moment in the Simpson saga came when a defense expert was called and his name was Grodin!". This is page 79. First of all, note the exclamation point! Exclamation points should be used sparingly! And they should be used to underscore information that is truly noteworthy!This little coincidence just isn't really mind-blowing, is it?!!!
But forget the punctuation. Is this little coincidence, which no one else but Charles and his mother noticed, really the weirdest thing for Grodin that happened during that saga? Not the bloody gloves, not Simpson's book "I want to tell you", not Fuhrman's
videotapes or F. Lee Bailey's cross-examination of Fuhrman, not Faye Resnick or Kato or Henry Lee's testimony which was destroyed by the prosecution, none of this was weirder than a witness with the name Grodin? I just mention this because Grodin made his name as a talk-show personality with his show that dealt with the Simpson trial, and the thing that fascinated him the most was that his name matched that of a witness. It's a good thing Charles' last name isn't Smith. He'd walk around in a state of perpetual wonderment and disbelief.
If that isn't enough stupidity for one book, the transcripts of talk show banter featuring Grodin and some unfortunate guest or interviewer are more boring and useless than watching your toenails grow.
Grodin so desperately wants to be "edgy" and "dangerous", but there's nothing in this book to even remotely suggest that he's anything more than an avuncular milquetoast who slapped together this pitiful book in order to make a few house payments.
Stay away from this book. Unless you love every single thing you read, including stop signs and cereal boxes, you will probably hate it.
Here's an appropriate exclamation point for you, Charles. I want my money back!
Interesting Read.......2002-09-18
I found Mr. Grodin's latest book fairly interesting. I am the opposite of Mr. Grodin politically, but I still enjoy all of his work, and that includes this book.
Product Description
Best-selling author, former actor, "60 Minutes II" commentator, & world-champion raconteur Charles Grodin is back & better than ever in this revealing, opinionated, & delightful memoir about life, America, & cable TV. In this wide-ranging memoir, he describes the life of a talk show host; his favorite & least favorite guests; the unspoken rules of working in television; & how this wild experience affected his views on America's culture, government, & media. Along the way, he shares memorable stories & unfettered opinions about some of the industry's renowned figures -- Johnny Carson, Howard Stern, Rush Limbaugh, Carol Burnett, Bill O'Reilly, & Don Imus, to name a few. B&W photos. "Very entertaining."
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