My Venice

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Harold Brodkey's haunting, lyrical portrait of his most beloved city.

Venice is a separate country," Harold Brodkey wrote of the fabled city that became his literary muse. "It floats at anchor inside its own will, among its domes and campanili, independent and exotic at its heart."The author's love of Venice--its churches and vaporetti, its capacity to bewilder and seduce--brought him back time and again to the shores of the Adriatic in search of fresh inspiration. Brodkey's Venice is marked by powerful contrasts: pride beside humility, the sacred alongside the profane, solemn tradition coexisting with exuberant mercantile optimism. Illustrated with eleven stunning black-and-white portraits by the legary Italian photographer Giuseppe Bruno, My Venice combines passages from several of Brodkey's great works with previously unpublished notes and essays to create a text as rich, subtle, and beguiling as the city itself.

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Beautiful images of Venice.......2001-02-05

A marvellously eying little book, with stunning black and white pictures by Giuseppe Bruno, a renowned Italian photographer. The book consists of a compilation of frgaments from Harold Brodkey's books and essays, all dealing with Venice, soem of which seem to capture the Venetian atmosphere very well, in a beautiful, lyrical language. Some, however, are almost too lyrical and dense. Others remain too muc a fragment, rather than serving as stand-alone texts. In all, however, this is a beautiful tribute to Venice.

The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice, to Which is Added My Lady's Money

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The Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice, to Which is Added My Lady's Money
Wilkie Collins
Manufacturer: Adamant Media Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 054390993X
Release Date: 2001-07-18

Book Description

This Elibron Classics book is a reprint of a 1909 edition by Chatto & Windus, London.

Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice, The; My Lady's Money (The Works of Wilkie Collins - Volume 22)

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Haunted Hotel: A Mystery of Modern Venice, The; My Lady's Money (The Works of Wilkie Collins - Volume 22)
Wilkie Collins
Manufacturer: Classic Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 1582010439

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A Mouse in My Roof
Richard Edwards , and Venice
Manufacturer: Orchard Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1852131330

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My Activity Box
Venice Shone
Manufacturer: Dutton Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0525674497

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My first word book
Venice Shone
Manufacturer: Barnes & Noble
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 076071228X

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My Lunch Box
Venice Shone
Manufacturer: Dutton Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0525674519

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My Play Box
Venice Shone
Manufacturer: Dutton Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0525674489

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My Toy Box
Venice Shone
Manufacturer: Dutton Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Board book

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ASIN: 0525674500

The Regatta in Venice (My world. Violet level)

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The Regatta in Venice (My world. Violet level)
Donna Bailey
Manufacturer: Steck-Vaughn
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: 0811443949

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Relive more of the FF's classic exploits as they stand united against Dr. Doom, Annihilus, and Galactus! Featuring the first appearances of the Kree and the microversal Psycho-Man! Guest-starring Spider-Man, Daredevil, Thor, and the Warlock formerly known as Him! Lee and Kirby were the ones who started it all, and they kept it going in these cosmic tales! Collects Fantastic Four #64-83 and Fantastic Four Annuals #5-6.

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Classic!.......2007-07-29

Over the past few months, I've been reading various Marvel Essential volumes (and DC's equivalent Showcase books). Some have been quite good, while others have been average; but until I picked up Essential Fantastic Four Volume 4, I had forgotten what a sheer pleasure reading the classic Stan Lee/Jack Kirby material could be.

It starts with page one of the first issue within (from Issue 64, "The Sentry Sinister"). A nice sized splash page with Ben Grimm and Sue and Reed Richards (or respectively, The Thing, The Invisible Girl and Mr. Fantastic). It is the superhero equivalent of a quiet domestic scene, with Ben cleaning up some debris from a previous battle, but it is done well: Reed is his usual officious self, Sue is irritated at being ignored and Ben - holding up this wonderful piece of sci-fi machinery that Jack Kirby could depict so well - is making a wise crack. It looks great, it reads great, and so far, nothing has even happened yet!

Soon enough, the three will be joined by Johnny "Human Torch" Storm and be off on adventures against a Kree Sentry and Ronan the Accuser. And that's just the beginning of the big league villains they confront in this volume: there's also Psycho Man, Annihilus, Galactus, Maximus, the Mad Thinker and the Wizard (only Dr. Doom seems to be missing from this set). All this, plus Sue's pregnant (I believe this was a superhero comic book first, just like the Reed/Sue marriage earlier) and by the end of the volume will have a boy.

Sue's pregnancy makes many of these issues The Fantastic Three, as she stays behind, but by the end of this book, Crystal, Johnny's Inhuman girlfriend will become Sue's temporary replacement.

Not all Lee/Kirby works are equally good, but their run on the FF is true classic comic book material. It may not be the as sophisticated as today's writing or the most politically correct (especially as far as the roles of women), but it is delightfully entertaining, and a can't-miss for comic book fans.

Stan Lee and Jack Kirby create the first pregnant comic book superhero.......2007-03-12

In the wake of the Civil War that has shaken up the Marvel universe, Reed and Sue Richards have left the Fantastic Four to try and save their marriage and have been replaced by another married couple, the Black Panther and Storm. So it was interesting that the same week I heard this news I was reading through Volume 4 of the "Essential Fantastic Four," which covers the first time that the FF had a new lineup, when Crystal, the elemental Inhuman who was Johnny Storm's girl friend, replaced Sue when she was dealing with her newborn son, Franklin. Sue's pregnancy was announced in the "Fantastic Four" Annual #5 and she gave birth a year later in Annual #6, both of which are included in this volume along with issues #64-83 of the comic book. The stories are all written by Stan Lee, with Jack Kirby being credited as co-plotter and penciler. With the exception of Annual #5 all of the stories are inked by Joe Sinnott, who did as nice of a job of inking Kirby's pencils as anybody. I like what Vince Colletta did with Kirby on "The Mighty Thor," but Sinnot's work on the "Fantastic Four" represents the King's artwork at its best for my money.

Comic book superheroes having children was a rather novel idea, but then having them get married was a rather radical notion (it took decades for Superman and Lois Lane to finally get hitched). But during the Silver Age of comic books the big idea at Marvel was to try and be (relatively speaking) more realistic. Reed Richards and Sue Storm loved each other, so instead of having years of lovers' quarrels like Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyke, it made sense for them to get married, and once they got married having a kid would be the next logical step. Of course as soon as Sue gets pregnant she is not going to go out fighting villains (although I swear Kirby never draws her as clearly being pregnant (in issue #79 Sue wears a long dressing gown), so most of these issues feature Mr. Fantastic, the Thing, and the Human Torch going it alone, although Wyatt Wingfoot shows up for a couple of issues. Actually, Crystal does not put on an FF uniform until issue #81, after the baby is born, and becomes an "official" member of the group by the end of the story.

The Fantastic Four tangle with the Sentry (#64) and then the Ronan the Public Accuser (#65) in a Kree story line, followed by Alicia unlocking "the mystery of the year" and the first appearance of Him (#66-67), who later becomes Warlock years later. Annual #5 features the Inhumans and the Plant Panther fighting alongside the FF against the Psycho-Man, ending with "A most surprising announcement from Mr. Fantastic," along "posters" of the Inhumans and the FF by Kirby followed by a bonus story with the Silver Surfer tangling with Quasimodo. The Mad Thinker turns the Thing against the others in a four-issue story arc that also involves the Thinker's killer android (#68-71). At that point Reed announces he and Sue are "cutting out," because he is not going to jeopardize his wife's life, especially now that she is going to have a baby. However the Silver Surfer shows up (#72) and then following up on the events in "Daredevil" where Dr. Doom switched places with ol' hornhead, we end up with the three male members of the FF fighting Daredevil, Thor and Spider-man because they think DD is still Doom (#73. This is as close as their arch-nemesis gets to the FF in this volume, which is the first in the series not to have a Dr. Doom story in it.

What we get instead is another visit from Galactus (#74), who wants to end the exile of the Silver Surfer because the hunger of ages gnaws within him. Reed's solution is to find the worlds within worlds in the microverse (#75), which only gets the boys stranded in Sub-Atomica (#76) and then rematched against the Psycho-Man (#77), all while the tummy of Galactus rumbles on and on. Then we have yet another example of Reed coming up with a way to turn the Thing back into Ben Grimm (#78), which works right before the Wizard attacks. Of course Ben realizes his friends are at risk and wants to be able to turn back to the Thing when the group needs him, but Reed warns Ben can change back to the Thing just one more time, but if he does he can never become Ben Grimm again, so you know exactly what happens in issue #79. Wyatt Wingfoot shows up for a multi-part story involving the Living Totem (#80), and then we have Annual #6, "Let There Be Life." Sue goes into labor and Reed needs to get anti-matter from the Negative Zone to save mother and child. The FF can face Annihilus, but they wimp out at the hospital and stick to the waiting room. Crystal joins the boys against the Wizard (#81), who then travel to the Hidden Land to help Black Bolt put down a rebellion by Maximus the Mad (#82-83). As an added treat you will find several pages of Jack Kirby's original pencils from some of the issues.

Overall it is not that there are any bad stories in the bunch, but rather that you really do not have any first-rate classic stories in the "Essential Fantastic Four, Volume 4." Galactus and the Silver Surfer have been around before, the Thing has changed back to Ben Grimm before, and Maximus is always trying to dethrone Black Bolt. So I do not think I can round up on this collection and make it seem like it is equal to what we had seen in the previous couple of volumes when the FF were at their zenith. That being said, you have to at least go through Volume 5 of these black-and-white reprints you have to at least get to the end of the road for Jack "King" Kirby, who left the comic book he co-created after drawing the first 102 issues and half dozen annuals of what the cover of each issue insists is the "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine!"

More and more.......2007-02-28

Sometimes more is just more; in this collection, that is not the case. Stan Lee and Jack Kirby continue to improve in skill and art as they tell marvel-lous tales about space, time, genetics, and science fiction. Plus, it contains Jack Kirby's "This is a Plot?," which is a comical depiction of he and Stan at work, and a Fantastic Four Feature Fantasy starring the Silver Surfer! A must for any F.F. fan!!

KIRBY AND LEE DESERVE THE NOBEL PRIZE.......2006-07-15

It's all been said here, but when Stan Lee declared the FF "The World's Greatest Comic Magazine" - he wasn't kidding. Much of the credit goes to Jack Kirby, who truly embraced and loved his characters - the Thing, Mr Fantastic, Invisible Girl and the Torch. Volumes 3 and 4 of the Essential FF series are basically Kirby in overdrive and his best. Sinnott is arguably, as some say, the best inker the FF and Kirby ever had.

I can't help but feel that something in Jack Kirby died when he left the FF behind. Nothing before or ever since comes close to what he accomplished with Stan in the FF. The chemistry, the love-hate relationship between the two men - whatever went on - translated into a passion that remains one of the unparalleled artistic achievements in comicdom. For all the soap operatics and cornball cracks which appear in the series, each page is a fresh experience. No two frames look alike - and with thousands of pages of art - the villains, the drama, and the humour defined a comic generation.

I only wish this collection was available in full colour - and an affordable price! But the fact that it grabs you even in black and white is testimony to its punch.

Essentially Fantastic.......2006-01-30

Never has a title for a collected volume of work ever been more appropriate. This is truly Essential Fantastic Four. The FF was already on their way to be the World's Greatest Super Team but this block of issues cemented it. You got the Inhumans, you got the Mad Thinker, you got the Watcher, you got guest stars like the Mighty Thor, the Amazing Spider-Man and the man without fear, Daredevil. Most importantly, however, you have the creative juices overflowing from the minds of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (not to mention Jazzy Joe Sinnott doing the inks, which must be recognized). Great artwork plus great writing equals great stories.

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But Platitude with ATTITUDE

very useful prop

I WANT MORE!

You've Got To Be Kidding

Reassuring and helpful

Restoring Intimacy: The Patient's Guide to Maintaining Relationships During Depression

Manufacturer: Fountain Book Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Depression | Mental Health | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
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When Someone You Love is Depressed

ASIN: 0967389305

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"Restoring Intimacy" was conceived as a comprehensive resource from experts on depression, both researchers and clinicians, as well as patients. The book answers questions submitted by people living with depression, as well as from their partners and family members. "Restoring Intimacy" addresses a variety of issues, including how to recognize depression in a loved one, how to cope with side effects of antidepressant medications that may affect sexual function, and how to talk with a doctor about depression-related intimacy problems. "Restoring Intimacy" also contains a resource and self-test section, guiding readers to additional information and support.

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But Platitude with ATTITUDE.......2004-10-26

Guy below says this book is all platitude. Dude, but it's platitude with ATTITUDE. Bullsh-t stops being bullsh-t when you put on a white coat and talk down to sad f-cks like you are god almighty. Then it becomes deep insight for $100 an hour. I'd like to maintain an intimate relationship with Drew's depression but my superhot girlfriend wouldn't appreciate that.

very useful prop.......2004-04-21

this book is exactly the right thickness to prop up my dining room table (one leg is shorter than the others) to keep it from wobbling. and i got this book for 20 cents at a rummage sale. worth every penny.

I WANT MORE!.......2000-03-22

This book was easy to read and helped me understand more about the side effects of medication and the impact depression can have on relationships. I liked reading the questions/answers that were provided but I wish there were more tips on how to maintain my relationship through my depression. I would recommend this to someone who wants more of an overview/clinical view on depression. For those of you who want tips on how to strengthen your relationship, look elsewhere...

You've Got To Be Kidding.......2000-02-27

This is the most misleading title ever. The book promises to help you resore your intimacy. For someone suffering from depression and looking for a way to fix their diminished sexual desire, this book is a cruel joke with nothing more to say than "Talk to your doctor about it".

You can save yourself a lot of time and money if you already know the basics about depression and its effects on your life. This book offers absolutely no solutions, just platitudes!

I would have given it zero stars, but Amazon didn't give me that option.

Reassuring and helpful.......2000-02-26

This book is a godsend. I am struggling with a husband who is depressed and this is the first book I found that addressed the problems of intimacy when a spouse is depressed. The panel of experts gave thoughtful and helpful answers. Most of all, it was hopeful and reassuring to know that I am not alone.

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Best known for his focus on the intuitive force within, Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) also anticipated major modern discoveries in mineralogy, psychology, and anatomy. In this succinct and readable collection, Stanley expertly brings the most significant writings from Swedenborg's oeuvre together, showing readers a man who created a hieroglyphic language, reimagined the Genesis story, influenced Blake, Balzac, Strindberg, and Yeats, and authored a number of anonymous works that put the Swedish clergy of his day on high alert. This is the fourth title in the Western Esoteric Masters Series from North Atlantic Books.

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Entertaining, educational, great read!

Talented writer, fun to read

Very well written

Awesome Read/New Respect For Farmers

A GENTLE LOOK AT FARMERS AND THEIR MARKETS

Blithe Tomato
Mike Madison
Manufacturer: Heyday Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Essays | Gastronomy | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
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Alice Waters and Chez Panisse: The Romantic, Impractical, Often Eccentric, Ultimately Brilliant Making of a Food Revolution

ASIN: 1597140244

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Across America, people are escaping fluorescent-lit grocery store aisles to rediscover the fresh, seasonal offerings of the farmers' market. A new and thriving culture has sprung up as thousands gather each weekend to pinch, poke, smell, and probe the produce—and at times each other. Who knew that buying peaches and eggplants could be such fun?

Mike Madison, who raises organic flowers, melons, olives, and apricots, has been setting up at these markets for over twenty years. With keen observations and sly wit, Madison presents a series of essays and vignettes that introduce us to the characters who make our food, the economy that produces it, and the spirit that has placed farmers' markets among the fastest growing movements in the country.

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Entertaining, educational, great read!.......2007-06-02

This book contains my current favorite sentence or three; three because my sentence takes the set up of the two previous: "If I am unenthusiastic about Bruce's nuggets of wisdom, can I offer anything better? Perhaps. One, of limited domain, sticks with me because it came to me in the course of vivid personal experience it's `When you're burning a brush pile, don't wear a straw hat.'" Now that's a sentence! Or rather an entire story in a sentence. You can carry it out as far as you have time and imagination. And it's just one of the many such vivid and entertaining offerings in this wonderful book. In addition to the entertainment there's a large dose of history, philosophy and economics which I quite enjoyed and appreciated. I would love to spend some time at the farmer's market visiting with the author, but truthfully, after finishing the book, I feel that I have. I sincerely hope he sits right down and writes another!

Talented writer, fun to read.......2007-05-26

This fellow is a talented writer. He has a keen eye for detail both concrete and abstract. His prose invites us to tag along and we do. We learn about gardening and we learn about people. The chapters are short (2 to 4 pages) and fly by, each leaving its mark. Two stars are deducted because the author insists on "enlightening" us with his "superior" political and economic philosophies. His personal smugness and self-righteousness leave ugly stains on otherwise remarkably good writing. Buy and read this book, if you agree with his prejudices, bully for you, otherwise just ignore the snide remarks and enjoy good writing for its own sake.

Very well written.......2007-03-02

I thorougly enjoyed this book. I wish the author would write a novel as he has a keen intellect and a talent for writing prose. This book makes an excellent gift for anyone who frequents farmers markets.

Awesome Read/New Respect For Farmers.......2007-02-20

Every once in awhile a book drops into your lap (even a blind nut catches a few squirrels!!) and you wonder why it's not better known. Well...I'm here to tell you about Blithe Tomato...An Insider's Wry Look at Farmer'sMarket Society.
We had DeborahMadison & PatrickMcFarlin over for dinner a week ago. Deborah has written a number of very/very good cookbooks, mostly vegetarian, many of which are my favorites (must admit...never could bring myself to love her tofu book!!), and was founding chef of Greens and CafeEscalera. Patrick is an artist of some repute, done some drawings of NapaVlly winemakers, done a few wine labels (Two-Tone Farm is one), and also drives a cab as a GraphisDesigner at LosAlamosNationalLaboratory. I'd vaguely recalled that her brother had written a book, couldn't remember the name, but asked her to bring a copy for my perusual. She brought a jointly autographed gift copy.
So Deborah has done the foreward and Patrick the pen&ink drawings for the book, with her brother Mike writing it. Mike lives in Winters, Calif, not far from Davis (Deborah's home town). He's a farmer, mostly flowers, some vegetables, and sells at many of the local Farmer'sMarkets, a movement Deborah has been an ardent supporter of across this GreatNation. The book is a whole series of short viginettes, of people mostly, of Mike's farm life.
So's...I started reading it a few nights ago, preparing to read a book that was rather earnest and pontifical on the artisinal farmer movement.
Boy...was I ever wrong. It's one of the funniest things I've come across since my 7'th viewing of BlazingSaddles. It leaves me in stitches every essay in it I read. Last night's one on gophers really cracked me up. Yet....it still has a lot of wisdom and philosophy packed within the pages. Gets in a few very/very clever digs at RonaldReagan, JimmyCarter, and BillClinton. I can hardly wait to resume reading it again tonight.
Anyway...BlitheTomato...not to be missed....I think most of us winos/foodies will find it a hoot.
TomHill

A GENTLE LOOK AT FARMERS AND THEIR MARKETS.......2007-01-03

This collection of two-or three page mini-essays about various aspects of farming and the farmers' markets will please even the most city- of city-dwellers. I have given a copy of this to TEN of my friends, one of whom is an apple grower who sells at the local city market on Saturday mornings. "Read this, Tom....I think you'd like it". The report from Tom: "I bought 10 copies and gave them to MY friends!". It was my Christmas gift to EVERYONE for 2006. Even busy folks will love the small chapters and quiet insights into how we're related to the farm.

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Excellent Reference Book.......2001-01-09

This is a beautiful book that has exquisite B&W photos of cut and engraved glass. Of particular interest is the historical information about the glass industry, as well as the fascinating text on the step-by-step process of making and cutting glass. If you are looking for an informational book about the cut glass industry, I would recommend this one. If, however, you are looking for a book that can be used as a guide when purchasing or selling cut glass, this is probably not the best resource. There were particular patterns I was searching for from a New York based glass company that were not mentioned in the book. In fact, of the approx. 60 patterns this company made before it closed in 1933, only one is referenced.

American Cut and Engraved Glass of the Brilliant Period In Historical Perspective

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American Cut and Engraved Glass of the Brilliant Period In Historical Perspective
Martha Louise Swan
Manufacturer: Wallace-Homestead
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NUQY6Q

Value Guide to American Cut and Engraved Glass of the Brilliant Period in Historical Perspective

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Value Guide to American Cut and Engraved Glass of the Brilliant Period in Historical Perspective
Louise Swan
Manufacturer: Wallace-Homestead Book Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0870694472

Value Guide to American Cut and Engraved Glass: The Brilliant Period in Historical Perspective

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Value Guide to American Cut and Engraved Glass: The Brilliant Period in Historical Perspective
M. L. Swan
Manufacturer: Wallace-Homestead Book Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0870697161

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A true Field Guide.......2006-08-12

A short introduction that shows and explains dyeing technique with lots of superb photographs. The meat of this book is the detailed field guide to mushrooms with a full set of color photographs. Proper keys are here, good index, glossary and bibliography. Superb publication with all the details needed to do the job.

Great field guide to mushrooms for dyeing.......2003-07-08

This book does not give much information on how to dye with mushrooms, however, it is the absolute best field guide to mushrooms used for dyeing to date. Each mushroom is described in detail, with an accompanying color photograph and the colors that it yields. This book is a must have for mushroom dyers.

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Design, Remodel and Build Your Bathroom
Jay W Hedden , and Jane Randolph Cary
Manufacturer: Creative Homeowner Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
Bathrooms | Remodeling & Renovation | Home Design | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0932944582

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Design, Remodel and Build Your Bathroom

Manufacturer: Creative Homeowner Pr
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0932944590

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Favorite photographs and recipes from the best-selling cookbook based on The Andy Griffith Show. Contains thirty postcards.

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Bob Smith grew up in a town named for Shakespeares birthplace, Stratford, Connecticut. His troubled childhood was spent in a struggle to help his devastated parents care for his severely retarded sister. But at age ten, Smith stumbled onto a line from The Merchant of Venice and found a window through which to view the world. A few years later, the American Shakespeare Festival moved into Stratford, and Smith became Hamlets dresser. As he watched the plays from backstage, his lifes passion took shape. He left home to travel with the Shakespeare Festival, and in the decades since, without a college credit to his name, he has taught the plays in universities and acting schools and prisons. For the past several years, he has probed the texts with thousands of the elderly in senior centers all over Manhattan. Here, in gorgeous, tender, and lyrical prose, Smith tells the story of a life shaped by poetry. Melding tragedy and comedy, he gracefully weaves together the stories of his bittersweet childhood, struggling to help his parents care for his severely retarded sister, his early experience as Hamlets dresser for the Shakespeare festival, his poignant experiences teaching Shakespeare to seniors, and dozens of illuminating scenes from Shakespeares plays.

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Poetic and sad.......2007-08-15

This memoir that caught my eye at the library and I checked it out to see if it actually has anything to do with Hamlet. It does.

The author (who is the reader) is a Shakespeare aficionado who enjoys reading to old people. (He uses the term "old people" often, never calls them elderly or mature or some other euphemism). He also has a severely retarded younger sister.

The book is so lyrical and he reads it so well that you can see how he makes Shakespeare accessible by reading it aloud. It's a pretty heartbreaking story, but told poetically, with the repetition of phrases and the interspersing of Shakespearean quotes. Maybe some of the language is overly florid, but it works.

I'd like to listen to him read entire plays.

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