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Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy Manufacturer: Fawcett ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0449210820 Release Date: 1985-11-12 |
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Connie Ramos, a woman in her mid-thirties, has been declared insane. But Connie is overwhelmingly sane, merely tuned to the future, and able to communicate with the year 2137. As her doctors persuade her to agree to an operation, Connie struggles to force herself to listen to the future and its lessons for today....Customer Reviews:
Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
Excellent Utopian Text.......2007-01-15
What Might Be: A Worthwhile Fantasy in Time.......2007-01-02
an all time favorite.......2006-11-25
Great SF.......2005-08-15
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Marge Piercy: Woman on the Edge of Time/Readings
Marge Piercy Manufacturer: American Audio Prose Library ProductGroup: Book Binding: Audio Cassette ASIN: 1556441673 |
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Feminism and the Postmodern Impulse: Post-World War II Fiction
Magali Cornier Michael Manufacturer: State University of New York Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0791430154 |
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Small Changes
Marge Piercy Manufacturer: Fawcett Publications, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000VO0SPW |
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Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy Manufacturer: Fawcett Crest ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000WBHLXQ |
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Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy Manufacturer: Fawcett Crest ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000WBCBHM |
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Woman on the Edge of Time
ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 7778006995 |
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Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000NXL0WQ |
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Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy Manufacturer: Fawcett Crest ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000TQ6FIQ |
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Woman on the Edge of Time
Marge Piercy Manufacturer: Fawcett Crest ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: B000WBCBM2 |
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A Labor of Love: How to Write a Eulogy
Garry Schaeffer Manufacturer: G M S Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0964578026 |
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A Labor of Love: How To Write A Eulogy is a book for people who want to make a contribution to a memorial service. A eulogy is a wonderful way to recapture memories, express emotions, and share experiences with loved ones. This book provides guidance, reassurance, helpful phrases, and the clearly-defined steps that people need when they have very little time, writing experience, or emotional composure. The book even suggests topics to write about.This 96-page book includes sample eulogies of famous people such as Mohandas Gandhi, John F. Kennedy, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Itzhak Rabin, Jacqueline Kennedy Onasis, Princess Diana, and others. These alone make interesting reading.
A Labor of Love also contains a section of appropriate poems, a discussion of the healing power of writing, and a description of a concept called, "The Living Eulogy."
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Self-serving book, adequately done.......2006-06-26
Excellent Book.......2005-04-08
Right on Target.......2003-01-25
When the time came to write a eulogy for my dad, I had all the background information I needed. What I lacked was knowing what the eulogy was supposed to accomplish, how to organize my thoughts, what to write about and not write about, and how long the eulogy should be. The book answered all these questions.
The suggestion of having a cold glass of water handy during the delivery was very helpful. I nearly lost it at the end, drank the cold water, and finished the eulogy.
The book almost did not arrive before I had to write the eulogy. My advice is order the book well in advance of when you need to use it.
7/28/00.......2000-07-29
Without the support provided by this book I could not possibly have done so. I offer you my sincerest thanks for the support given by the book.
With grateful thanks, J. Wilson
Thank You For Writing This Book!.......2000-04-03
Dear Gary,
I guess it must be around months or maybe a year ago when I first ordered your book. At the time my mother was still alive but was suffering with congestive heart failure. Since she had been near the brink and back several times, I realized that when she did pass, I wanted to eulogize her for my family as I was her only son (39 yrs old, w. 4 older sisters!). I purchased the book ahead of time as I found my mind coming up with some ideas, yet I wanted more formal direction.
Well, the day finally came 12/17/99. She had been near the end the previous week, but started recovering as she had so many times before. When she lulled us into a sense the emergency had passed, she slipped out the back door when we weren't looking!
The bottom line is, I am so grateful for you and your book. Although I found it a very difficult task to sit down and work on her eulogy while she was alive (more procrastination than doing taxes!), I did manage to create an outline after first creating a "cluster". When the time came, I was able to take the outline and create the actual eulogy.
Eventhough I had only created the outline while she was alive, it gave me great relief knowing I had gotten that far, and that it was waiting for me when the time was required.
My family and I feel very blessed to have had our mother (and father), but dad had passed away when kids aged from 21 to 11. She overcame quite a bit to get her 5 kids through college. Therefore, I had quite a bit that I wanted to say. The only suggestion I was unable to follow was to keep it in the 5-10 minute range, I guess mine was more like 10-15 minutes (abridged!). But what the heck as they say. Even my minister and the funeral director encouraged me to do what I wanted.
People were very touched by what I wrote. I couldn't have done it w/o you, Gary. I am a decent public speaker, but this was a whole new ball game! You made a very very difficult task both approachable and possible. I am proud of the finished product and I believe I gave her the sendoff she deserved. She was one in a million.
You have provided a tremendous service by writing LOL and you deserve great accolades in the help you provide to those of take on this true "labor of love". It's amazing that more isn't written about eulogies as death is a universal experience. This fact makes me more grateful that you wrote what you wrote!
Gratefully Yours, Richard Lempke
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Caves of Ice: A Ciaphas Cain Novel (Warhammer 40,000)
Sandy Mitchell Manufacturer: Games Workshop ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 184416070X |
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A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible: Playing by the Rules
Robert H. Stein Manufacturer: Baker Academic ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0801021014 Release Date: 1997-02-01 |
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A readable guide to interpreting the various kinds of literature presented in the Bible, including poetry, narrative, prophecy, proverb, and epistle.Customer Reviews:
This is where the Christian begins..........2007-04-07
I bought this book to gave away at least 5 times.......2006-09-04
Very Good and Easy to Read.......2005-04-20
Outstanding!.......2004-10-08
Very good introduction to sound Biblical interpretation.......2002-03-22
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PLAYING BY THE RULES: A BASIC GUIDE TO INTERPRETING THE BIBLE
Robert H. Stein Manufacturer: Baker Book House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000H8K9BA |
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Playing by the Rules: A Basic Guide to Interpreting the Bible
Robert H. Stein Manufacturer: Baker Pub Group ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000UZB5JK |
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Japanese Homestyle Dishes: Your Complete Guide to Preparing Light and Flavorful Japanese Meals at Home, Contains All the Classic Japanese Recipes, from Miso Soup and Sushi to sa (Learn to Cook)
Susie Donald Manufacturer: Periplus Editions ProductGroup: Book Binding: Spiral-bound Similar Items:
ASIN: 0794601243 |
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Standard Directory of Proofmarks
G. Wirnsberger Manufacturer: Jolex Inc ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 089149006X Release Date: 1985-01-01 |
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Say It with Quilts
Diana McClun , and Laura Nownes Manufacturer: Watson-Guptill Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1571200231 |
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Wonderfull book to start your creative juices flowing.......2002-01-30
Great assortment of patterns + 2 from Simply Quilts.......2001-03-30
Extremely disappointing.......2001-03-14
Been there, done that.......1999-04-08
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Traditional Quilts Gift Wrap: From Say It With Quilts and Quilts, Quilts, and More Quilts!
Diana McClun , and Laura Nownes Manufacturer: C&T Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1571200843 |
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So, Mrs. Smith, You Say You're 35 & You Still Like to Play with Blocks: A Book of Quilting Blocks & Humor
John W. Shimp Manufacturer: Boyd Publishing (WV) ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1879844044 |
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Hip Entertaining: Bars and Restaurants (Hip Interiors)
Manufacturer: Rockport Publishers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 159253208X |
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Just as the wining and dining experience should involve all the suspense and excitement of a theatrical performance, so too should the design of a bar or restaurant ignite all the senses. Take a tour through some of the hippest and most engaging new bars and restaurants of Asia Pacific-a hotbed of development, and a region that has never been more fascinating.With Hip Entertaining: Bars and Restaurants, readers will discover more than just space and design. They will explore the character and mood of some of the world's most exciting places. As the senses are awakened, the elements that make this collection of spectacular bars and restaurants come alive will become apparent. Organized by project, Hip Entertaining: Bars and Restaurants showcases twenty-five fresh new bars and restaurants, ranging in type from a simple, yet stylish sandwich bar to a grand, elaborate hotel cafe. Spectacular full-color photographs, floor plans, and enlightening text take readers behind the scenes and into the minds of the designers, owners, and customers. A quirky and stylish layout complements this rich and varied collection of establishments, which are certain to whet the creative appetites of both the designer and the enthusiast alike.
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Livro muito interessante.......2007-07-09
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Fastner & Larson's Little Black Book 1
Steve Fastner , and Rich Larson Manufacturer: SQP ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 086562075X |
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If you're the type of nubile young lady who has a knockout body and tend to wear flimsy little outfits, and you're constantly in mortal (and moral) danger, chances are you may find yourself in Little Black Book, an all-new compendium of comics and illustrations that showcase the dark, devious, and devilishly clever works of art team Steve Fastner and Rich Larson. Long time purveyors of all things trashy and wonderful, these two dive headfirst into horror, sci-fi, and peek-a-boo naughty, with spectacular results! This all-new full color tour through their tortured imaginations showcases the weird and the bizarre talents that have made Fastner & Larson such fan favorites for so many years. Girls in danger, girls in peril, girls on the edge of disaster, and yes, girls fighting back and winning over aliens, zombies, monsters, and other creatures! This is a sweet Halloween treat that'll last long after the sugar-rush of all those candy bars!Customer Reviews:
Naughty but Nice!.......2005-08-03
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Sergei Eisenstein: A Life in Conflict
Ronald Bergan Manufacturer: Overlook Hardcover ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 087951924X |
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Sergei Eisenstein's essays about the art of cinema have influenced film theorists for decades, but it was his films that redefined what cinema is capable of achieving--the "Odessa Steps" sequence from Battleship Potemkin, with its rapid cutting and juxtaposed images, is one of the most famous scenes in all cinema, and is often used as evidence of the power of film as an art form. For biographer and film historian Ronald Bergan, "Eisenstein, though his films are thoroughly Russian in content and context, belongs directly in the current of 20th-century Western art with such other 'cosmopolitan' Russians as Igor Stravinsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Vassili Kandinsky, Marc Chagall, Vladimir Nabokov, George Balanchine, and Sergei Diaghilev."A Life in Conflict is a fitting subtitle for this biography of the iconoclastic filmmaker, who was able to complete only seven feature-length films in a career spanning just over two decades, in the midst of frequent clashes with the Soviet Union's official tastemakers, including Joseph Stalin himself. (Among the book's highlights is a lengthy quotation from Eisenstein's journals transcribing a conversation he had with Stalin and other Soviet officials about "mistakes" in Ivan the Terrible, Part 2.) Critics have often denigrated Eisenstein for toeing the Communist Party line; Bergan reminds us that doing so was a simple matter of survival. Bergan also provides much more detail than previous accounts of the director's experiences in Hollywood under contract to Paramount, drawing upon Eisenstein's memoirs and Moscow archives. This personal material, which also helps contextualize decades of speculation about Eisenstein's sexuality and its relationship to his work, is perhaps the single factor that makes the biography worth reading no matter what one's degree of familiarity with the films. --Ron Hogan
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The life of a great intellectual.......2001-11-21
The rally to arms in `Alexander Nevsky' culminated in the battle on ice scene (which runs for almost a third of the film). The scene, which Eisenstein duly prepared with the aid of sketches, appears as if inspired by the paintings of the Italian renaissance artist P. Uccello, as both show the violent clash of armor, horses, arrows, spears and iron.
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Eisenstein: A Life in Conflict
Sergei] Bergan, Ronald [Eisenstein Manufacturer: Overlook Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000KVMSE0 |
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