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Seeking to restore health to her lungs, Joanna, wife to Herod's chief steward, approaches her cousin Mary, mother of the healer Jesus. Though their families were estranged when Joanna's parents adopted Roman ways, Mary welcomes her graciously. Jesus indeed heals Joanna's body…and her soul blossoms through her friendship with Mary and with her work as one of his disciples. But as word of Jesus' miracles reaches King Herod's court, intrigue, treachery and murder cast shadows onto Joanna's new path, changing her life forever.
Customer Reviews:
Brilliant speculation.......2006-05-21
Mary Rourke has contributed to an important area of biblical studies by her speculation as to the relationship between Jesus' mother, Mary, and a steward to the court of Harod Antipas. This biblical area was heretofore a vacuum, and it seems entirely appropriate to hypothesize a situation that will surely bring not only much discussion, but likely formal theological theories.
An underlying issue involves the interrelation betwen the Hebrew/Aramaic "traditional" Torah followers and the Greek/Roman Hellenistic Jews of Jesus' time. Clearly, Joanna, the steward's wife, is of the latter ilk, but biblical theologians debate over which camp Mary and Jesus belonged to. Put another way, the interaction between these two groups is largely unknown and open to speculation. Rourke, though, does not address the messy problem of this catagorization, but neither does the New Testament, which, for example, ignores the obvious language problem (except for Acts 6)and has lots of dialog between Greek and Aramaic speaking people. That is, Rourke circumvents the problem by treating these Jewish people as monolithic in order to get the story across.
The story is based on 17 verses in the NT, each expanded into a chapter, and each potentially historically accurate. Jesus, here is a wonder-worker and teacher, not yet said to be the Messiah, the Son of God, or the Logos, all of which would come elsewhere. As a result, it is hard to find anything in the story offensive to Protestant, Catholic, Muslim or Jew. Herod Antipas, however, remains an especially bad guy.
A Keeper .......2006-04-14
This novel, is a joy to be sure and one I will gladly read again.
To take one verse that mentions someone in the company of Jesus, grows into a tale of the redemptive power of love and forgiveness.
A fresh look at a pivotal period in Christian history.......2006-03-09
During our busy "boomer" generation, biblical scholarship has increased by quantum leaps, thanks to major discoveries like the Dead Sea Scrolls and scientific breakthroughs like carbon dating and DNA analysis. And while we may not know much more than we ever did about the inner lives of a vast sea of human beings who collectively built this great scriptural narrative of Judaeo-Christian faith, there is much more raw data around today for scholars to argue over and the rest of us to imagine with.
Mary Rourke, former fashion-writer turned theology student (earning a second-career Divinity degree from Yale, no less!), was inspired by the kind of biblical details scholars barely have time for in our present information-clogged age. She did what most of us do when tiny details pique our curiosity --- she asked herself questions, and she imagined like crazy. But she also went a big step further and gave those imaginative musings feet.
The result is her engaging and poignant first novel, TWO WOMEN OF GALILEE, a wholly fictional but knowledge-based account of the all-but-accidental relationship between the widowed Mary, mother of Jesus, and her distant cousin Joanna --- Mary, well known at the beginning and end of Jesus' life but hardly considered in between, and Joanna, whose branch of the family had "gone over" to the Romans and become well off in middle management circles at mad Herod's court. An unlikely pairing, if you go only by the "givens" of the Gospel accounts.
At first glance, the novelist's pickings might seem as sparse as a field harvested right to the corners --- a practice frowned on by Hebrew tradition, as it left too little for widows and orphans to glean for survival. But Rourke daringly took up her concentrated theological education and stirred into it a contemporary woman's questions and passions, with a result that is sometimes tentative and a little awkward, but for the far greater part movingly thoughtful and perceptive.
She does not try to give Mary or Joanna any form of imposed Middle Eastern or historical "accent," either in thought or word, but cuts right to the meat of a story about a typical (though undocumented) encounter between Jesus and one of the untold numbers healed by his touch. For Joanna, her miraculous healing is no happily-ever-after tale, but is instead the starting point of a challenging spiritual and emotional pilgrimage that draws her from the pampered life of a Roman colonial socialite into the uncertain but fulfilling role of female disciple.
It's no surprise that a story involving the mother of Jesus and her female companions should end up at the foot of the cross, but Rourke's engaging glimpse into shadowy places barely mentioned by the Bible's male recorders makes for a credible and honestly fresh look at this pivotal period in early Christian history. TWO WOMEN OF GALILEE has been beautifully timed to accompany both seekers and those of long-held faith through the just-begun journey of Lent.
--- Reviewed by Pauline Finch (paulinefinch@rogers.com)
intriguing look at first century Judea .......2006-03-04
Since her twelfth birthday when she caught a chill rushing into the cold water to greet her father returning home, consumption has wracked Joanna. She knows though she wishes otherwise that she cannot keep apace with her husband Chuza, Chief Steward to The Tetrarch of Galilee Herod Antipas. She would spend many months resting in their luxurious home in Sepphoris while Chuza worked in Tiberius serving the monarch.
A new hope for a cure that her father and her spouse were unable to buy with their wealth springs up when she learns of the miracle healing of a local Jew, her second cousin Jesus of Nazareth. She has seen him once from a distance as his family cut off Joanna's family for turning their back on Jewish law and embracing the Roman system. Seeking a miracle Joanna decides to ask her estrange Cousin Mary to intercede on her behalf with her son. The two cousins turn into close friends and Joanna becomes a follower of Jesus. When Herod and the Roman Governor Pilate decide to end the growing legend of a Messiah, Joanna is at odds with her husband and his boss.
This is an intriguing look at first century Judea during the time that the government (Roman and Jewish) was becoming increasingly alarmed with the spreading reputation of Jesus. The story line is told from the perspective of Joanna, who is an actual person "footnoted" in the New Testament. Through her eyes, her growing soul searching awareness, and her friendship with Mary, readers obtain a strong glimpse at the most famous mother of them all. Mary Rourke provides an intriguing work of biblical fiction that fans of Anita Diamant will want to read.
Harriet Klausner
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Gone Bamboo pits Henry, a CIA-trained assassin, and Frances, his hard-nosed, hard-bodied wife against two governments and a cross-dressing mafioso. Henry and Frances have gone bamboo-living an idyllic, retired life in the Caribbean-but when Donnie, a powerful capo relocated by the Federal Witness Protection Program, inadvertently jeopardizes their plan, all hell breaks loose. Despite the fact that Henry once tried to kill Donnie, the two join forces against the transvestite mob boss looking to ace Donnie. But things aren't going to be so easy...
Written in Anthony Bourdain's signature style-raucous, funny, a bit vicious, and always fun- Gone Bamboo is a feast of murder, hitmen, and the hitwomen they love. Reminiscent of Dashiell Hammet's Nick and Nora, Bourdain's Henry and Frances are a tough-talking, unlikely couple that will win you over-if they don't kill you first.
Customer Reviews:
not as good as his first but still interesting.......2005-10-04
This isn't quite as good as Bone in the Throat but is still pretty engrossing. The plot isn't much, and the ending is disappointing, but still Bourdain turns a good phrase and I couldn't put the book down. The characters are likeable, and you care about what happens to them, although there is something uncomfortable about liking characters who are ruthless killers. Some of the story line could have been developed further, but still this is a pretty good read.
Great follow up.......2005-04-11
Tony's first novel "Bone in the Throat" left us in stiches with laughter. Much of that humor were the situations those characters got themselves into. In Gone Bamboo, the humor was mostly the off-beat characters themselves.
Although both formulas worked, I liked the first one better but both are five star reads. As far as substance, "Bone" gets 5 stars and "Bamboo" gets 4 but I give "Bamboo" an extra star for the risks involved by the author in what could have been a sophmore jinx.
Very Entertaining.......2004-06-12
All in all, the book was very entertaining. I read it on the airplane on a recent trip to Puerto Vallarta. I heard it was set in St Martin, and since we've been there before and are returning later this year the setting piqued my interest. The book starts out a little rough, but when the author eases up a little on the excessive adjectives it becomes much more readable. I didn't think the ending was great though. In fact, he tried to tie up loose ends after the climax, but the last part reads as though his publisher had told him that the book was too long and he needed to trim something. If that happened, it probably took the wind out of his sails and he took the easy route of chopping out final chapters. Who knows. I also think that Frances' character could have been developed better. When you read it, you'll find that there are definite inconsistencies with her personal skills (well... not all of them) and her vocational background. It's kind of odd to miss that with a main character. There were many parts of the book that made me roar with laughter though. It was well worth the read.
Less cooking this time, and more shooting . . ........2004-04-29
Henry Denard is an American ex-pat living with his wife, Frances, in a nice hotel on the Caribbean island of St. Martin. They hang around with friends, eat barbequed chicken, and drink a lot. And every so often, Henry gets paid to kill someone. It's a good living and they're happy. Then Henry messes up an assignment by only wounding the target, which irritates the customer -- a cross-dressing New York wiseguy, whom you may find amusing in the first chapter but who quickly becomes more menacing and a lot scarier. At the same time, "Donnie Wicks" Balistieri, an elderly capo and the target whom Henry failed to quite kill, has agreed to testify for the feds and is stashed away on the same island with a guard of U.S. marshals. This could be a problem for Henry and Frances. Then there's Mickey and Rachel, more recent escapees from New York (and who are perhaps the main characters from Bourdain's first novel), who live in Donnie's palatial home, and whom Henry hopes can be his conduit to old Donnie. Then there's Paulie the good soldier, and Kevin the hitman who finds love in a bordello, and Monsieur Ribiere, the French cop on the island. It sounds confusing, but the author is very good at laying out the plot clearly, pacing the action properly, and developing the characters in a way that hold your attention. He never lets you forget what these people really are, either. Just when you're smiling at the adolescent sexual antics of the middle-aged Henry and Frances, a bit of violence will remind you of the realities. If Bourdain cooks half as well as he writes, I'll have to make a reservation at his restaurant.
Colorful characters make it good mob story.......2003-10-07
Bordain is always appealing to carnal delights in one way or another. This is not some mind expanding book, so those seeking great truths or want noble characters ought to look elsewhere. While I found the plot of the story to be nothing very special, the unique characters are what make the story memorable.
The main characters, Henry and Frances, a couple that live in St. Martin, spend most of the time getting drunk, smoking dope, passing out, hanging around the beach, and fornicating in unusual places. When Henry isn't engaging in these activities with Frances, he's a hit man. Hardly the usual sympathetic characters one usually roots for, but in the world created in this book, that's exactly what I found myself doing.
I think Bordain uses a skillful touch. Any book with heavy set, cross-dressing mob boss could easily drown in the absurdity of such a character, but it doesn't here. The envelope is pushed, but the characters never seem to go over the top. Other characters are more convential, but I still found them unique. And we understand the motivations of each character without going into deep, heavy handed explanations into human experience.
This isn't compelling, page turning stuff, but has a breezy pace like a pleasant day at the beach. Before I knew it, I'd knocked off 80-100 pages at a sitting.
For those not particularly into mob stories, smart-aleck story telling, or characters with loose morals, try something else. For the rest of us, time well spent.
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- You should read this book
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Five Star Science Fiction/Fantasy - Demonsouled (Five Star Science Fiction/Fantasy)
Jonathan Moeller
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Mazael Cravenlock returns home to Castle Cravenlock with his friend Gerald Roland to find that his sister Rachel has been kidnapped by Sir Tanam Crowley, vassal of Lord Richard Mandragon. Mazael rescues Rachel and returns her to their brother, Lord Mitor, who plans a rebellion against Richard Mandragon. As Mitor plans his rebellion, rumors of dark magic and animated corpses ravaging the countryside hang over Castle Cravenlock. Mazael sets out to investigate these rumors, aided by Gerald; Romaria Greenshield, a traveler from the south; Silar, a Cirstarcian monk; and Master Othar and Nathan Greatheart, Mazael's former teachers. Mazael soon suspects Simonian of Briault, Mitor's court wizard. Romaria tells Mazael that he must master the darkness in his soul, lest it consume him. But Mazael's heritage goes back farther than simply human bloodlines. The Cirstarcine Order and Lord Richard accuse Mitor and Rachel of fostering a deadly serpent cult, and Mazael must choose whether to stand for his family or the right, even as he must confront his own tainted heritage.
Jonathan Moeller lives in Wisconsin.
Customer Reviews:
You should read this book.......2005-06-20
Demonsouled is an engaging fantasy/horror story. Mazael deals with internal struggles as well as difficult family "politics". There are elf creatures, zombies, and magic. The story keeps going and flows in a simple and easy manner. The characters are interesting. I liked Timothy the wizard the best; he seemed quiet but capable. I would like to see more of this character in the future. The dream sequences are exceedingly vivid and well written. Throughout the story Mazael meets unexpected challenges and makes unexpected decisions. This combined with its readability makes the book impossible to put down. I fully suggest this book to anyone who likes reading.
enthralling fantasy.......2005-06-04
It has been fifteen years since Sir Mazael Cravenlock was thrown out of Castle Cravenlock so that his father's heir learns to rule unopposed. Now Mazael accompanied by his friend Sir Gerald Roland, the son of his liege lord, returns to his childhood home to find out if the rumors that people are disappearing are true and a wizard's power enables the dead to walk again under his control.
When the two companions stop at an inn, they see his sister Rachel kidnapped by Lord Richard who is the liege lord of the Grim Marches. Mazael rescues her and returns her to the castle where his brother now the ruler of Cravenlock has a less than enthusiastic greeting for his long lost brother. He and his wife intend to go to war to regain the Grim Marches that once belonged to them. Mazael and his friend Lord Gerald allied with a good wizard who practices white magic sees for himself that the dead are indeed walking under their master's control. Mazael intends to put a stop to the evil doings that originate at the castle where a snake cult is worshiped and the dark arts practiced.
The protagonist learns that he is Demonsouled, the blood of the Great demon who died three thousand years ago runs in his veins. Unlike most Demonsouls, he has the power to overcome the darkness that dwells within him and turn his back on his evil heritage if he can resist the lure of the dark powers which entice him with what they have to offer him. Jonathan Moeller has written a fantastic, spell binding and enthralling fantasy where the winner of the battle of good vs. evil depends on a dark one fighting for the light.
Harriet Klausner
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Endometriosis can disrupt women's lives. It is responsible for chronic, sometimes crippling pain, hundreds of thousands of missed work hours, and in its most extreme cases, infertility.
There is hope! Thomas L. Lyons, M.D., whose philosophy is to "treat the patient, not the disease," has developed leading edge surgical techniques to address endometriosis.
Dr. Lyons demystifies this puzzling disease, covering issues from fertility to dietary concerns, alternative treatments to surgical options but the main focus is on the key issue of pain management for this potentially debilitating disease.
Customer Reviews:
One of the best Endo books out there!.......2006-04-27
I checked out every endometriosis book that my library had, this was by far the best. If I could only choose one book to buy before surgery, or right after being diagnosed, this is the one. I appreciated that the author is a well known expert and not just a fellow Endometriosis sufferer.
Great Book.......2005-08-30
Excellent resource for women and girls!! Detailed and easy to understand. Dr. Lyons is truly the expert on Endometriosis.
Dr. Lyons changed my life.......2005-02-18
After four doctors attempted to convince me to have a hysterectomy for endometriosis, I traveled to Atlanta to consult with Dr. Lyons. He was the first doctor to take my condition seriously, and through skilled surgery and medical assistance, has changed my life.
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- Five Stars for a Cookbook? Absolutely
- Delicious writing --- my favorite book about food.
- Wholesome food, prepared simply
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Unplugged Kitchen: A Return to the Simple, Authentic Joys of Cooking
Viana La Place
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One is quickly motivated to follow Viana La Place's advice in Unplugged Kitchen, which is to simplify what you cook and how you prepare it. More than a cookbook, this is her manifesto on bringing back the simple pleasures of honest, good food in everyday eating. An artfully designed and illustrated work, it includes recipes for such humble Italian dishes as Penne with Roasted Tomatoes, Panino (a kind of sandwich) of Grilled Portobello Mushroom, and Green Peas Cooked Pearl Onions and a Lettuce Hat. Using the best ingredients is essential. Part of La Place's purpose is to promote a demand that will make these foods more available to all of us.
From the Publisher
Viana La Place, the woman who transformed Italian sandwiches into panini and vegetables into verdura, pulls the plug on fancy techniques and electrical equipment and gets back to basics. She reconnects with the simple joys of cooking and turns us on to preparing food with Italian flair in this beautifully illustrated book, where good flavor is more dependent on taste, touch, and smell than on level tablespoons and electrical appliances. Viana's recipes are nothing less than inspired. With 350 pages of heartfelt lyrical writing and stories with nearly 200 tastefully evocative recipes, she cooks the food she loves, including: Vegetable Carpaccio, Artichoke Stuffed with Artichoke Salad, Eggplant and Chick Pea Stew, Mashed Potatoes with Watercress, Fava Bean and Spring Onion Pasta and Sweet Rum Ricotta.
The book takes us on a personal journey through Viana's home in San Francisco, where she explores her Italian roots which have been incorporated into her daily life. Her genius helps readers to cook casually and deliciously, with their senses fully engaged -- by recognizing the smell of a good tomato, or measuring olive oil in puddles and flour by the fistful. The first chapter examines the rites and rituals of cooking. Viana feels, "cooking requires responsiveness and being in the moment." She does this by relying on her senses. Viana urges readers to return to a more natural style of cooking that doesn't require the need for measuring cups and spoons, and appliances. "I want people to get away from the pseudo-scientific idea of cooking, like you have to don a lab coat." Instead, she says, people can measure in the relaxed ways their great-grandmothers did: with coffee cups, wine glasses, egg shells and soup spoons. Viana firmly believes "the process of cooking should be: natural, free-flowing, and heartfelt."
Viana takes us through the many lives of bread, the quintessential food of every ethnic cuisine. She explains, "freshly baked and cooled, bread is eaten with dinner; the next day, slightly dried out, it is grilled for bruschetta or used as a base for country soups; completely dried, it is broken up to make salads, turned into bread crumbs to line baking dishes, or toasted to sprinkle on pasta." She provides recipes for straightforward breads such as Pizza Dough, a type of flatbread; Sicilian Semolina Bread, a golden all-purpose bread; and Twisted Cornbread and Wild Black Walnut Bread, both quick breads and made without yeast, relying on other ingredients to lighten the texture. Viana's simple guidelines for bread making, like how to properly measure flour and knead dough, make you feel comfortable yet excited about the fun experience bread making should be.
Her chapter on how to make great panini (Italian for sandwiches) gives us tips on how to treat the sandwich with respect and how to turn it into really good food--that's good to eat. Viana says "we are a sandwich-eating society and by carefully choosing ingredients and keeping freshness and quality in mind, we can be proud of our sandwich tradition." Whether you call it panino or a sandwich, here are some of Viana's rules to make it great: Don't assume all sandwiches must contain either meat or cheese--some of the best sandwiches contain just vegetables; tomato and lettuce shouldn't automatically be added to all sandwiches--but vine-ripened tomatoes and tender lettuce can be a filling on its own; don't always spread on mustard or mayonnaise--try lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, or a pesto; avoid plastic wraps--place prepared sandwiches in wax paper, brown paper, napkins or clean white tea towels to allow it to breathe. Viana shares her favorite sandwiches like her father's ricotta based Panino di Pap, Monster Mushroom Panino, Vinegared Eggplant Panino, Tiny Garlic Sandwiches, Green Olive Panino and Tomato and Mozzarella Toast, the Italian version of our grilled cheese.
Ending on a sweet note, Viana feels the best way to have a spectacular finish to a meal is with luscious tree-ripened fruit for dessert. A long-standing custom in the Mediterranean, fruit is always served with wine, and Viana captures the taste of this delectable combination of Peaches in Asti Spumante. Another fruit dessert is Frutta e Verdura, made for an Italian offering called sopratavola. This recipe uses a selection of raw fruits and vegetables such as fennel bulbs, celery hearts, melon, and grape clusters, known specifically to cool and refresh the body, lightly sweeten the mouth, and aid digestion. "The fresh, sweet juices, mineral essences, mingled soft earthy scents, and absence of pretense are at the very heart of what eating is all about," she says.
Customer Reviews:
Five Stars for a Cookbook? Absolutely.......2006-10-20
Unplugged Kitchen is a romp through the Italian countryside. Viana La Place is not a pretentious culinary snob, but a down-to-earth woman you'd find behind an apron with olive-oil drenched hands. Her writing and her recipes are exquisite. I read the book for pleasure, and everything I've made is simple and clean and delicious. Forget the machinery and assortment of kitchen gadgetry. Get back to the food and the land--and this book will make this journey and elegant delight. It's one of my favorite cookbooks--stains and all. It's been well-used and well-loved.
Delicious writing --- my favorite book about food........2000-08-24
Before I begin, let's get one thing straight: I don't cook. I HATE to cook. I grew up dodging my mom's requests for help in the kitchen, reasoning that if I never learned to cook, I'd never be trapped in the domestic drudgery of slaving over a stove for myself or anyone else. Eating disorders, weight wars, and a long ambivalent relationship with food ensued.
This book was one of the best things that happened to me after I started healing myself from these woes. La Place pares down the processes of "cooking" to their essence: choosing, preparing, and enjoying the nourishment we all need to stay alive. She lists simple tools that bring the cook into direct contact with the lovely colors, shapes, smells, and textures of food --- a sharp knife replaces the food processor, for example --- and suggests a basic pantry of ingredients to have on hand for a nearly endless variety of delicious combinations. There are also shopping tips, ideas for reducing waste in the kitchen, wonderful memories of favorite meals, excerpts from classic writings on food, and more.
La Place's writing is inspiring yet down to earth, and the recipes are lovely, wholesome, and extremely simple. This, I suspect, is why this book is out of print --- there's no hype here, no trendy ingredients or complicated gadgets required, and thus, not much to sell. Too bad. It's held a place of honor in my kitchen from the day I got it, and would no doubt add a healthy dose of simplicity to many more.
If you're lucky enough to find a copy, get it.
Wholesome food, prepared simply.......1998-08-25
What a refreshing presentation of foods in their healthiest and most delicious forms. This is just plain good reading, never mind great cooking. LaPlace lets the beauty of the foods shine through.
Book Description
Jeep is an American icon. It maintains tremendous popularity with a half million new Jeep owners each year. this new full color standard catalog covers every civilian Jeep model produced since the 1940s, with photographs, detailed technical specifications, corporate and product developments, and historical notes. Coverage of specifications includes vehicle identification number decoding, original factory pricing shipping weight, production total, and engine, transmission, and chassis options. Special chapters discuss prototypes, specialty models, concept cars, and Jeep models built overseas. Old Cars Price Guide editors provide collector prices for each model in six conditions.
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Standard Catalog of Jeep.......2006-08-18
Beautiful illustrations and a great amount of information. Very enjoyable as long term Jeep owner and enthusiast.
Good but dissapointing........2006-05-23
In addition to the first reviewers comments; this book also omitted the optional Perkins diesel used in the 1960s in CJ-5s and CJ-6s. This engine was used domestically. The F-head is listed as standard in the 5/6, the V6 is listed as optional in the right years but no Perkins is listed. I can almost understand not including export engines, but it is sold as a standard catalog of the Jeeps that were built in Toledo as I understand it. Omitting options that are fairly well known among enthusiasts domestically and overseas keeps me from giving this book a better rating.
Haven't had time to look over everything else yet.
Good reference but definitely incomplete unless I've just missed some section somewhere, in which case I might give it four stars instead of three. But then the information isn't where it should have been included.
Standard Catalog of Jeep.......2005-03-17
The book was good, but it did not cover all the jeeps :0(, I expected this to cover all the jeeps ever built, but it completely missed the 2.4 litre and 2.7 litre diesel CJ5's, CJ7's, & CJ8's that were built in Ohio for export.
I also felt that some jeeps did not get full coverage and some of the original sales brochures told you more about them.
A great piece of work, but should not be sold as covering every jeep ever built.
Finally a factual guide plus an excellent history.......2003-11-27
This book combines a complete factual reference guide with a clear and fascinating historical narrative. The photos are excellent; many previously unpublished. Foster is the best Jeep writer out there.
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Twenty-five examples of Housing Architecture by the most representative international architects. More than 500 full-color photographs together with exceptional, high-quality architectural drawing plans and details.
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FROM THE PUBLISHER.......2005-04-13
The book takes into account the influence that the environment and the landscape have on the residential project presenting a series of domestic architectural showpieces sited in the city, near to the sea, in the country, or high up in the mountains. The architects have sought out the way of making them blend in with the scenery. The alluring photos that illustrate this book pay homage to the magnificent creations of architects like Mark Mack, Gabriel Poole, Wolfgang Doring, J. Frank Fitzgibbons, and John and Patricia Patkau. Names which have become famous more recently are also included: Ben Van Berkel, Kazuyo Sejima, Rob Wellington Quigley and Fernau & Hartman. Finally, prize examples by not so well known architects have been chosen: Peter Romaniuk, Iida Archischip Studio, Bercedo and Mestre, Grupo LBC, Gutierrez Cortina, Ramon Esteve, Cristian Boza, Natalye Appel, Peter Gluck, Kappe Studio, Joan Rodon, Valor Frutos Sanmartin and Vincent James. All of these designers found a style for the homes that will inspire the classic residential projects in the future.
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Nederlandse Tekeningen Uit De Negentiende Eeuw / Nineteenth Century Dutch Drawings: 1800-1850
Saskia De Bodt ,
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Manfred Sellink
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Dreams upon the Stars: A Memoir of a Century
Jarmila Pachl
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This intimate memoir, told through the mind's eye of Jarmila Jarmila Pachl, gives a rare glimpse into a turbulent, elegant, cultured and heartwarming journey of a dreamer who survived the 20th century. It is a story that will capture the imagination and rekindle lost dreams , and is told by an exile who never stopped dreaming. Jarmila Pachl was one of Europe's most popular stage and screen stars of the era. Still beautiful and dynamic in her mid-nineties, Jarmila chronicles her stormy journey across dangerous seas yet always guided by the stars.
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