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The most poignant of all De Vries's novels, The Blood of the Lamb is also the most autobiographical. It follows the life of Don Wanderhop from his childhood in an immigrant Calvinist family living in Chicago in the 1950s through the loss of a brother, his faith, his wife, and finally his daughter-a tragedy drawn directly from De Vries's own life. Despite its foundation in misfortune, The Blood of the Lamb offers glimpses of the comic sensibility for which De Vries was famous. Engaging directly with the reader in a manner that buttresses the personal intimacy of the story, De Vries writes with a powerful blend of grief, love, wit, and fury.
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Humor, Drama, Spiritual Reflection, and Artistry........2005-06-07
Very pleased that the University Of Chicago Press has brought this book back into print. Now I can discard the looseleaf version that I photocopied from a friend and purchase this one. This is a poignant and funny book that, after reading you will never forget. Buy 3 or 4 copies of it, because you will want all your friends and relatives to read it too!
Very enjoyable read.......2003-02-19
Peter DeVries was a very popular writer who contributed many stories to the New Yorker in the fifties and sixties and who wrote several very funny novels. This autobiographical novel describes the growth to maturity of Don Wanderhope, member of a strickly Calvinist Dutch Reform family, whose brother becomes a heretic, whose father becomes addicted to drink and goes insane, and whose wife commits suicide after giving him a child whom he loves deeply. At age eleven, his daughter contracts leukemia, initially does quite well, but then succumbs to a staph infection in the hospital.
Wanderhope - I suspect the name is no accidental choice - in grief stricken anger rails against God and man. "I made a tentative conclusion. It seemed from all of this that uppermost among human joys is the negative one of restoration. Not going to the stars, but learning that one may stay where one is. It was shortly after the evening in question that I had a taste of that truth on a scale that enabled me to put my finger on it." The happiest moment of his life comes when the doctor lets him know that his daughter will be all right - a mistake as it turns out. "The fairy would not become a gnome. We could break bread in peace again, my child and I. The greatest experience open to man then, is the recovery of the commonplace."
The book has many humorous moments and profound insights, as Wanderhope struggles with religion as he tries to deal with the death of his only child.
"I believe that man must learn to live without those consolations called religious, which his own intelligence must by now have told him belong to the childhood of the race. Philosophy really can give us nothing permanent to believe in either. It is too rich in answers; each canceling out the rest.. The quest for meaning is foredoomed. Human life means nothing. But that is not to say that it is not worth living. What does a Debussy arabesque mean, or a rainbow, or a rose? A man delights in all of these knowing himself to be no more. A wisp of music and haze of dreams dissolving against the sun. Man has only his own two feet to stand on his own human trinity to see him through: reason, courage and grace and the first plus the second equals the third."
A little known gem of a book........2003-01-27
The book is moving, witty, involving, and wise. It is hard to believe that this was published way back in 1961. This book sits now on my most beloved shelf. There is wit and sex and social commentary here, but the book rises above that. It is ultimately a book with a message, about stoic courage and grace, although not everyone is ready for the wisdom here. The book's ultimate message is that we should appreciate the moment and cherish those whom we love while we can. That, as Marcus Aurelius said, life is just loaned to us and, we ought to be ready, at any time, to gratefully say, "Here, I return that which has been loaned to me."
A Book That Takes One's Breath Away.......2001-12-29
Peter De Vries's *Blood of the Lamb* is a novel of singular depth and humanity. De Vries was America's greatest humorist in the fifties and sixties, but in this work, he deals, from autobiographical experience, with his young daughter's struggle against leukemia. Overflowing with love, wit, fury, energy, and human grace, this book goes to the core of things. It ranks with the greatest works of 20th-century American literature, and it will surprise you. De Vries is best known for his great work for *The New Yorker* and for comedic novels (many made into films) rich in puns, the anatomy of absurdity, and the depredations and joys of libido....but *Blood of the Lamb* is his transcendent work. It's out of print now, and used copies are often hard to come by. It's an exceptional and humanizing experience. It is a moving sublimation of irredeemable tragedy.
Moving and Funny.......2000-06-07
Like all of De Vries work, this is a very funny book devoted to a very serious subject. The serious subject is loss of faith, in this case elicited by the serious illness and eventual death of a young child. Based apparently on events within De Vries' own family, Blood of the Lamb has all the hallmarks of De Vries best work; superb humor, exceptionally witty word play, and great emotional power. The conclusion is remarkably moving. I have recommended this book to physicians in training to convey the incredible suffering experienced by families with ill children.
Customer Reviews:
Would have given this 3 1/2 stars...fun read!!.......2005-12-29
So it started off as a 4 star book (since I'm more of a horror/dark fantasy guy, it would have been 5 stars if the book's direction was more along those lines and not action/thriller), and i was really into Father Carenza and the sexy reporter...but somewhere along the lines Carenza became a minor character and Mr. Monteleone stopped writing about him and started focusing more on the TV evangelist and other supporting characters. Towards the end of the novel, it would have been great to get more insights from Carenza. And I'm not really sure what the point of Sister Etienne was. Was that ever resolved? The big problem is that Mr. Monteleone sets up far too many questions for the sequel, rather than making this more of a stand alone book. At some point i'll track down the sequel and give it a read. OVERALL TAKE on the book - very enjoyable, quick read, raises lots of interesting questions...but too many questions and not enough focus on the main character towards the end.
Great plot, but poor ending.......2005-09-07
Here is a book which had all the makings for a truly great novel. It has a great plot, with a very believable storyline, i.e. the origins of the Anti-Christ. I think in many respects this view of the Anti-Christ's origins is highly plausible, and I give much kudos to the author for developing it.
However, the ending was very anticlimatic. Maybe the author ran out of steam towards the end. Nevertheless an interesting book to read for many individuals (Christians and non-Christians alike) who may also be students of Eschatology (the study of end-times theology).
Guts.......2005-07-16
It's nice to read a book by an author who has some guts. Monteleone's story is astounding. It fills you with hope, doubt, fear, joy and anger. This book really takes you on an emotional and spiritual journey with Vatican henchmen constantly on your tail. Think Robert Ludlum meets Dan Brown, although I think this book is by far better than anything the aforementioned scribes have penned. The ending is haunting and just plain out awesome. This is a book you wish never ended. I hated having to close the backcover. Luckily, there is a sequel called "The Reckoning". That's in my shopping cart!
blood of the lamb.......2002-03-09
This is an interesting book with a controversal subject. It does contain many errors in facts that it uses as part of the story line, so the author should do better research ie: southern Indiana is as flat as a pool ( it actually is rolling hills, Northern Indiana is flat). May be controversal to those who are religious for it does show some of the not so pleasant sides of many types of Christian religions. Borders on medical science fiction for a basis to the story. Easy reading, not really scary, but controversal subject.
contrived & cynical, but fun.......2000-10-13
This is a prototypical high concept thriller. When thirty year old Father Peter Carenza seemingly wields lightning in fending off a mugger in Brooklyn, he is summoned to the Vatican. There we discover that, three decades ago, forces within the Vatican secured a DNA sample from the Shroud of Turin and decided to try to clone Christ. Now their dream is approaching fruition but they quickly discover that they can not control their own creation. And when Peter's behavior starts to become somewhat odd, there's little anyone can do to stop him, not even the Vatican's own ruthless assassin.
It's all exactly as contrived as it sounds, but Mr. Monteleone has fun with his premise. My main objection is that he's entirely too cynical and the portraits of religion and the religious border on bigotry. But taken on its own terms, its fairly entertaining.
GRADE: C
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- BRONX ANGEL
- Gripping story about cops and killers.
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Bronx Angel
Ed Dee
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BRONX ANGEL.......1999-12-03
The author through Detectives Ryan and Gregory keeps the reader on the edge of his seat as the story unfolds with the many twists and turns into an indepth investigation of New York City crime. You can feel the emotions of the participants and the lurking danger. The good and evil tug and pull on the fibers of society. Anyone entering law enforcement should read this work. It is very apparent to the reader that the author is highly intelligent and handles the real world of New York City with admirable ability. This book stimulates your gray matter and you feel that you are riding along with Detectives Ryan and Gregory. I read this genre and DEE impresses this reader with his vast knowledge of the world of COPS and his ability to fit the bits and pieces together into a story that will hold you breathless. I ENJOYED this story for it is from the REAL world. Read it. You'll love it.
Gripping story about cops and killers........1999-08-23
There's good news and bad news. The good news is that Ed Dee's newest novel is as thrilling as his first two( "14 Peck Slip" and "Little Boy Blue." The bad news is that that's all there is:we are going to have to wait for publication of his next novel. "Bronx Angel" takes you into the steaming tenements of the Bronx and into the sordid social clubs of sexual deviates, where you meet guys who wannabe gals, and gals who put out for crooked cops for a quick hit or a quick buck. If you're from New York, you'll love "Bronx Angel." If you are from elsewhere and want to learn about the seamy side of the city read Dee's books and take the tour from the Fulton fish market to the Bronx zoo. You don't get this by riding the Circle Line around Manhattan.
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Bronx Angel
Ed Dee
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Bronx Angel
Ed Dee
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Bronx Angel
Ed Dee
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- Best book I've ever read..... 20 times!
- Excellent Original Story
- One of the finest fantastical comedies you can read.
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The Curse of Sagamore (Sagamore, Bk. 1)
Kara Dalkey
Manufacturer: Ace
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Best book I've ever read..... 20 times!.......1999-06-13
This is one book that'll never get old. It carries the reader on a whirlwind adventure full of intrigue, magic, danger and... comedy? Try drawing a family tree after reading it, you'll be at it for hours, if not days. Enjoy, and happy reading.
Excellent Original Story.......1998-07-14
An excellent book that has somehow gone out of print. Very humorous title with lots of action and mystery. If you can find it at the library or a used book store you wont be dissapointed
One of the finest fantastical comedies you can read........1997-04-03
The Curse of Sagamore should have never been allowed to lapsefrom the shelves. Within its pages you will find more than thetypical magic, maidens, and mischief that is part and parcel of good fantasy. You encounter wicked limericks, charades, and a wonderous sense of humor. The author knows she's telling a grand jest and yet she carries the reader along with her until the punchline.
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This book reflects the effort we've been making as a family to enjoy the gift of good food, but to do so in moderation, and with healthy ingredients whenever possible. This is not a diet book. There are plenty of recipes in here which would be forbidden to someone on a strict "diet." This book is about eating well and fun, enjoying good-tasting foods that are traditional for Shabbos and weekday meals, and to do so without packing on the pounds and increasing the odds of becoming ill and tired. It is about making good choices daily, and doing the best we can. My goal with this book isn't to deliver you a flourless chocolate torte that tastes sublime and is made, miraculously, without any flour, eggs, or sugar. I'm not a magician, just a home-cook who has spent hours in her kitchen experimenting with ways to substitute ingredients, and to cut back on that which is harmful. My goal was to come up with an assortment of Shabbos and weekday meals that taste pretty darn good, are easy enough to make, are made with kosher ingredients that are easily found in most major supermarkets, are affordable, and are reduced in carbs, fat, and/or calories from the original recipe. If you find one recipe in this book that you and your family really love, dayenu. If you find more than that, I'm doubly pleased. If you buy this book as a gift for your friends and family, I will be immeasurably grateful, and hopefully, so will they.
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- GREAT plates! For a builder, or reinactor, a must!
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The Longrifles of Western Pennsylvania: Allegheny and Westmoreland Counties
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GREAT plates! For a builder, or reinactor, a must!.......1997-08-24
Some of the best photos ever reproduced of existing originals. For an historian, reinactor, or gun builder, this is a "must have" book
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Read about the rifle that was made in America by gunsmiths who migrated to Lancaster Co., Pa., from central Europe in the first half of the 18th century. This intensive study and exacting research by Kauffman has brought to light a tremendous amount of information on America's first great rifle. First printed in 1960, this book has an extensive listing of gunsmiths and the stylized work of the makers. Various rifles are identified with many photos and sketches and documentary data. Reprinted in 2005.
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Ohio Valley (The Making of America, 10th Series)
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A comprehensive National Geographic map detailing the historical and cultural evolution of the Ohio Valley.
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The Bedford County rifle and its makers
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• Beaders and wireworkers will be en-chain-ted by the chance to make their own chains • Classical chain designs in silver, copper, and brass • Entire chain-making process is explained and illustrated step-by-step • One of a kind!
Handcrafting Chain and Bead Jewelry shows how to create beautiful, dimensional silver, copper, and brass chains using simple tools. The main style is based on the elegant, classical Byzantine pattern, and uses the Golden Ratio to determine the circumference of a chain's interlocking rings based on the thickness of the wire. Illustrated step-by-step directions show how to calculate the circumference of the rings, how to wrap wire into coils, how to cut, and finally, how to assemble the chain. Starting from the basic Byzantine, new chain makers can then progress to increasingly Byzantine variations, including linear, knot, crown, and combination chains. Incorporating beads and charms offers endless possibilities for crafters who will soon, surely, be locked up in chains!
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Best book yet on chain maille jewlery.......2007-10-11
This is without a doubt the best book on making jewelery with chain and beads for beginners and those already proficient in chain mailling. Mainly based on Byzantine, the pictures are clear and the written instructions are very easy to follow. His many adaptations on the use of Byzantine weave are both innovative and beautiful. Take a bow Scott David Plumlee, I'm already recommending this one to all the members in my wire working and chain maille forum. Regards from one very happy owner of this great book.
Very informative.......2007-09-29
This book is very detailed and tells you everything you need to know to make chain maille. Lots of how to hints and it tells you the tools and supplies you need for each project. The diagrams and pictures are easily understandable and easy to follow. I made a bracelet which my daughter wore to Ren Faire and got several compliments. I recommend this book to everyone that has ever been interested in chain maille.
Unimpressed.......2007-09-27
I couldnt wait to get this book having just started with chain maile and beads. I thought it lacked designs, with only three weaves featured. Not many projects featuring beads. The first 40 pages is mainly on wire types and how to make jump rings.
A great design idea and "recipe" book!.......2007-06-13
I thought the directions were great and easy to follow, but I have some experience with most of these weaves. I wasn't looking for a "how to" book, you can see tons of CGI tutorials for free via the chainmailleartisans community. What I got most out of this book were design ideas, tips to weave beads into my chainmaille jewelry by tucking the jewelry wire through the rings, and the recipes of rings required! For everything I've tried from the book, the quantities and ring sizes have been dead on and easy to order. I appreciated the bead size info with the great pictures, it gave me the ability to say "I'd use something smaller/larger there" and know what to go buy instead of guessing at what size they used. I'd love to see more designs, more pictures, and more recipes of what to buy.
Handcrafting Chain and Bead jewellery.......2007-04-13
Outstanding book, for those wishing to make chain maille with a difference. Learn the most popular pattern weave, and apply it in many ways!
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Spend smart, live rich.
When it comes to decorating with sophistication and flair, great style doesn't have to come with a big price tag. The editors of Budget Living magazine, the leading experts on living large and spending small, give readers the lowdown on design and show how to transform a home into a haven----without breaking the bank.
From tiny studios to sprawling houses, this innovative do-it-yourself guide will inspire readers to add color, wit, and chic style to every room in the home. From floor plans and storage opportunities to quirky finishing details and small-scale projects, this book teaches you everything you need to know, including:
€ How to use color to energize and unify your home
€ Where to find distinctive pieces that bring panache to any room
€ What you can do yourself-and when to defer to the experts
€ How planning ahead and thinking creatively can save you thousands of dollars
€ Why sometimes the smartest thing you can do is splurge on something you really love
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Great Eclectic Ideas.......2007-01-30
I've gotten quite a few design books in the past couple of years, and this is one of my favorites. While I wouldn't replicate some of these designs (suitcase as end table? gothic house? blech!!), I thought that the ideas presented in the book are inventive and align with my thrift store/modern aesthetic.
What I like about the book is that presents ideas that use more creativity than money, yet dont't look cheesy/kitschy. And unlike other books that draw from thrift store finds, it doesn't look like some sterile '50s Danish furniture museum. Old stuff is mixed with modern and rustic. It's a look that's attainable and easy to live with.
I don't have the time or energy (or money!) to create a period perfect living environment, yet I want to have something that doesn't look too modern and cookie-cutter. This book I believe strikes the correct balance.
Kinda like a nice big jar of eye candy for your coffee table.......2006-03-09
Don't have a subscription to the magazine, but bet I'd like it! Also, I don't mind when magazines publish "best of" compilations of articles to a specific theme -
it saves me having to go hunt down those particular issues, which I may not have saved anyway!!
The photos in here are fabulous for examining in detail. Definitely a swell idea book. I found the prices quoted to run the gamut from REALLY low, to what I personally might consider moderately high, but I am more of an "idea gleaner" type girl than an "I want to copy this entire room down to the very tschotkes on the tschelves and not pay a penny more" type girl. And there are so many cool ideas between the pages of Home Cheap Home you'll be inspired and doing the interior design thing yourself as quickly as you can utter the words "Oh yay! Pop Art's still alive"!
Make Your Place Unique.......2006-03-08
Anyone remember the 1970s magazine, Apartment Living (or was it Apartment Life)? The style and projects in this book remind me of that innovative magazine. I wish the projects had the step-by-step instructions and graphics, but actually they look manageable even without the details.
The book starts you thinking of offbeat sources of art to make your space special. Think of kid's art, instead of pricey modern art, or spray paint glass vases silver to mimic expensive mercury glass. Iron applique letters onto throw pillows to get a monogrammed effect.
The book gives examples for rearranging what you have for greater impact. Read the list of common decorating mistakes to get started. I liked the fun touches (a window seat full of vintage sock monkeys) and the liberating free-wheeling decorating that they advocate.
The projects include turning an ice bucket into a lampshade, painting your own zebra skin rug on vinyl, slipcover your headboard, and making wooden wine crates into storage bins. A particularly striking project turned three hardback books into wall art by folding the pages. This project did include step-by-step instructions.
Don't mistake this for Shabby Chic. Yes, many of the rooms feature flea market finds, but this is not the gentle pastels and rich touches of that decorating trend. This features bold rooms with an offbeat look.
It's not cheap but..........2006-02-19
I don't know how they can call this "home cheap home". $1750 for an outdoor table & chair set? $450 for an orange lamp? $1400 for a red carpet runner? $1200 for a chandelier? I could go on & on.
Plus most of the projects they talk about were done by professionals-things powder coated, reupholstered, etc. The book kept saying they had things done because it's hard to do yourself. Not what I was looking for.
Over & over again they talked more about splurges-the book should have been called "It's not cheap, but..."
Very good, but don't buy if you have a few of the Magazines already.......2006-01-18
This is a resonably good book, but I can understand why it has disappointed so many people who bought it- it is recycled magazine content from it's first year or so of publication.
The magazine didn't come out in my country until recently so I hadn't seen this content, and this book ended up being a very cheap way of perusing the old issues- I got my copy for $1 from amazon sellers.
It isn't particularly cheap style; it's just not high-end. You could sort of cynically think of this as a book aimed at those people profiled in David Brook's 'Bobo's in Paradise'- people who, back when schlepping through their liberal arts degrees, had no idea that one day they would earn anywhere near $70,000 a year, and who also had no idea how little that would end up being. A lot it is too rich for my blood, but I still like looking and it does give a sort of aspirational/inspirational shot in the arm without sending me plunging into despair as I would if I thumbed through one of Martha's tomes.
It has a kind of retro-ironic aesthetic and there's a fair amount of do-it-yourself stuff. It all looks pretty perfectly done though.
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A graphic arts digest for printers, commercial artists, advertising production managers and all who are concerned with the graphic arts. Covers many details of commercial printing such as angling of graphics art screens, and general processes as photomechanics. Very informative book..
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This staple text offers a compact education on printing and the related processes by relaying valuable information on the history and conventional processes of the printing industry as well as the recent technological developments within the industry and the areas related to this transition.
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It doesn't get more important.......2004-04-28
As a student I got my first one and am getting ready to get my next. The Pocket Pal should be required reading for everyone in advertising and production, from the art director, the production manager to the account team. These are need to know terms!
A classic!.......2001-01-26
Nearly 30 years ago, as an art student, I bought my first copy of this classic work. Small, clear and well organized, this book remains the essential guide for anyone who needs to understand the basics of graphic arts and printing production. Most of the artists and production people I know always keep a copy within reach. Like them (and me), you'll consult it again and again.
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Pocket Pal A Graphic Arts Production Handbook
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a few points of correction........2006-02-14
because this book has been so obsessively researched --&, largely, that shows-- it is discomfitting to find easily fixed errors in it.
i refer, spefically, to the years the author thinks antia loos & lillian gish were born-- not a big deal, perhaps, if the errors were off by a single year, but they are off by closer to 10.
lillian gish, terribly important (obviously) in this biography, was around *30*, not 23, when she played the 15-year-old in "broken blossoms."
similar mistake as concerns the age of anita loos: she was NOT a teenager when she sold her first script ("the new york hat" or no) to biograph.
again, simple & seemingly somewhat insignificant errors, but when this information is so easily checked, & has not been bothered w/, it makes one wonder about the other facts in this book.
A life in 609 pages..........1997-08-27
Minutely researched, Richard Schickel really did his homework. Griffith emerges as an intriguing, if not altogether engaging, character. He seems to have been the first to understand what was to become the accepted language of popular cinema. For example, he showed that intercutting two sequences (a house on fire and the approaching fire engine) would not confuse an audience.
What I missed was more background in the world surrounding Griffith, Hollywood is so briefly sketched that one is left thinking Griffith worked in a vacuum. But maybe that's the point, he chose not to see how the feature film was developing around him.
Schickel lays to rest several myths about Griffith but seems unsure quite what note to strike about his racism. In the end Griffith remains a rather distant character.
When Griffith dies on p.604 it's relief and as someone you are intrigued, but not engaged, by you can't help feeling he got what he deserved.
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