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Welcome to The Club -- Golf's Valhalla -- where all that's necessary for admission is an intense love of the game. Here you'll watch the greatest players replay their victories...and their defeats...as they search for golf's hidden and seemingly inaccessible meaning.
Like W.P. Kinsella's Shoeless Joe -- the basis for the movie Field of Dreams -- Follow the Wind is sports fantasy at its finest and most poignant. A young man following an errant shot into the woods emerges on a totally unfamiliar golf course. The first person he encounters is the legendary Ben Hogan, feverishly practicing for something special.
As Links weaves his tale, introducing such golfing greats as Walter Hagen, Bobby Jones, Alister MacKenzie, and the famous nineteenth century Scottish champions Old and Young Tom Morris, he recreates the most momentous events in golfing history and captures the magic that has lured millions to the fairway. For fans of Harvey Penick's books and for everyone who has searched for inspiration on the golf course, Follow the Wind offers the satisfaction of a perfect shot that soars for the flagstick.
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very disappointed.......2007-05-17
book was reconstructed upside down-- All the pages are backwards(must read from back to front---
Very difficult to read.
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This book "gets it".......2006-08-29
Mr. Links (great name) captures the spirit of the game of golf in this easy read. His historic knowledge of golf's greatest players as well as his personal understanding of the dreams of every weekend golfer make this a "must read" for any golf lover.
Enlightened Journey into Golf's greats.......2001-01-20
Links takes the reader on a spiritual journey through a time gap to enter into life of some of golf's greatest. Entertaining enough read, but falls short of really good golf fiction.
A fantasy rich with tradition........2000-02-10
Bo's fantasy leads you through a magical kingdom of golf. You are placed in an environment rich with golf history and tradition-a golfer's paradise! His knowledge of golf's history is both educational and impressive. Bo's story is a lot like golf itself, it is tough to put down and walk away from.
Fascinating premise, really bad execution.......1999-11-25
It's a shame someone more capable did not come up with the premise for this story. Mr. Links is to be commended for his imagination and his knowledge of the history and tradition of the game of golf. Jackie Pung is not exactly a household name, even for inveterate golf nerds.
When Mr. Links sticks to recounting golf history, he does OK. Some of golf's factual lore is so good it holds up to re-telling again and again.
And having grown up in San Francisco and tread much the same golfing grounds (Lincoln Park, Olympic, Pasatiempo) it was fun to see them portrayed in a novel.
It's the fictional story telling, as opposed to the factual reporting on history, where Mr. Links' lack of skill and polish is painfully exposed.
Piecing the historical elements together in a story that engages the reade eludes him entirely. The anectdotes fail to move the story in any direction. Instead we jump around without the least clue why. Enlightenment is subjugated to trivia.
Overwrought prose and dreadfully lame, forced metaphors abound.("He smiled like a ball that's been sliced in half by a topped five-iron.")Brevity and tight writing are utterly foreign notions to Mr. Links. It takes great skill to write wordy and well. Mr. Links does not possess such skill.
With so much mind-numbing detail on irrelevant material, it was all I could do to stick with it to the end. I actually quit the first time I tried when Follow The Wind first came out. I decided to give it another try and it was worse the second time.
It's too bad. I was really rooting for it to be a better book. So few golf-related fictional novels are even attempted. Unfortunately, Follow The Wind is unrecommendable failure.
The good news is the abundance of exceptionally good non-fiction golf writing available. It's hard to keep up with all the good work from people like John Feinstein (The Majors, A Good Walk Spoiled.) and Michael Bamberger (To The Linksland)and Tim Rosaforte (The Ryder Cup).
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Once upon a time, four of your favorite lesbian novelists embarked on a magical journey to bring their favorite fairy tale characters out of the closet and into the sheets. The result is a highly erotic and deliciously tongue-in-cheek collection that brings a whole new meaning to the term "bedtime stories."
Lie back and let these fantasy femmes - and a butch in wonderland - take you deep into the forest, high into castles, and through the looking glass. You'll be enchanted as Rapunzel lets down more than her hair, the Little Mermaid gets soaking wet, and Snow White proves that Sleepy and Bashful are neither. Whether you grew up wanting to be a princess, or wanting to rescue one, Once Upon a Dyke is the book for you!
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"This book is just right!"—Goldilocks
"Mirror, mirror on the wall, this book's the hottest of them all."—Evil Queen
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modern fairy tales are the best!.......2007-06-16
i love fairy tales of any kind. this is a collection of short stories -fairy tales written from a lesbian point of view. i think the beauty and the beast adaptation was my favorite, oh, and the cinderella one (what a great compromise they all came up with at the end). i really didn't like the one about the woman who knocks her head and goes on to save all these fairy tale women by having sex with them. i hated her tone and her dumb 'being a good butch' blah blah. yuk. you might do better to pick and choose your stories, but it is very good.
Like Anais Nin, but all lesbian.......2005-07-25
Anais Nin is sometimes too poetic and well-written to be truly erotic. Her elevated language can be so cerebral that the nether regions disengage. I found that true in this anthology at times - but that doesn't mean that it, like Anais Nin, isn't worth exploring and savoring.
There are four novellas in this anthology, each a very different take on some aspect of fairy tales. There's good laughs (a few of the belly variety) and good sex. A few tears, some sweet sentiment and some pokes at the nature of feminine roles in such archetypal stories. I think that each author sat down to write something sexy and fun, but being all good writers they couldn't help but throw in a little more. Defniitely a couple of times I forgot I was turned on as phrases or ideas struck me as beautiful and thought-provoking.
I read the four stories some time apart so as not to overdose on the fairy tale theme. Karin Kallmaker left me haunted, while Therese Szymanski and Julia Watts ranged from funny to hilarious. Barbara Johnson slipped a cute twist into her story and they all had lots of all female action, including the seven lusty wenches. The bedroom (or forest thicket, tower bower, mermaid's grotto etc.) action had a wide range from vanilla to earthy, something for everyone in the vast middle of the lesbian sex spectrum. No extreme kink, but no fading to black when the going gets rough either.
The four stories were all satisfying in their own way and as a whole, the anthology will stand the test of time, I think. I am eagerly awaiting the next quartet effort which I'm sure will have the same excellent writing, humor and heat that this one did.
Didn't know what to expect!.......2004-06-27
I bought this book because I really like two of the writers but the other two I'd never read. I figured I was sure to like half, and I'd also really liked "Back to Basics" from publisher Bella Afterdark.
I didn't know what to expect and was really quite surprised -- pleasantly so. The erotica was hot, high-charged and yet not "dangerous, dirty, denigrating and disrespectful" the 4D's which turns me off in a lot of erotica these days. There's couple, one-on-one and group dynamics.
The 4 stories (novellas, they're all quite meaty) are all about women who love women with fun, sensuous, tender and/or humorous takes on fairy tales. Though I liked one far more than the others, I liked them *all*. I visited Kallmaker's website and it looks like this is going to be a series. The next is about magical lesbians. What a great idea and I'll look forward to every volume.
Buy it and live happily ever after ..........2004-06-26
Once upon a Dyke: New Exploits of Fairy Tale Lesbians is an amusing and arousing quartet of novellas from four well-known lesbian writers. Culturally speaking, fairy tales were created for several reasons; community identity, teaching morality, and of course, as entertainment. Thus it is fitting for a group of lesbian authors to reconsider fairy tales and ask in their introduction, "Why were the heroines always pretty, pure, passive little things who needed rescuing? .... What was so charming about Prince Charming anyway?" pviii
Julia Watts pens an interesting retelling of Beauty and the Beast set in the rural South roughly 100 years ago. "La Belle Rose" questions the nature and quality of "otherness." Everyone sees Rosie as "normal" and yet this "pretty" young woman has always felt the different-ness of her internal self. Rosie escapes the expectations of others by joining a carnival show, and finds that her views of what is proper and normal resonate with the show's company more than with her family. When Rosie finds love with a "beast" many expect that it is only a temporary amusement because Rosie is "normal" and could return to the "normal world."
Watts challenges readers to look beyond the surface and our assumptions. "La Belle Rose" is a parable for many gender issues, including the ability for more traditionally "feminine" lesbians or bisexual women to "pass" in the "normal" world. She points out that these women who have a "choice" about their role and place in society suffer pressure from both the "normal" and "other" world. Rosie's solution to this quandary is a very touching one. For fans of Watts' novels, the tone of "La Belle Rose" is recognizably hers with its engaging characters, empathetic presentation of heartache, the rural southern setting, and the touching, unexpected, resolution.
Therese Szymanski takes her readers on a witty little romp in "A Butch in Fairy Tale Land." This trip through several fairy tales is a kind of "Queer Eye meets Quantum Leap." Cody is a sweet (but don't call her that), sexy, well-meaning, romantic butch who likes to rescue fair maidens, or meddle in the lives of friends, depending upon one's point of view. Thus, when she stumbles into an enchanted forest and runs into Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel and Gretel, and a range of princesses, Cody finds she HAS to solve their problems. (This, despite the fact that the characters are rescued in the stories that come down to us.)
The action grows erotic as Cody discovers Rapunzel in her tower, not to mention a totally new slant on Snow White and the seven ... dwarves. Cody's wry observations prompt several laughs. For example in this little bit when she evaluates her decision to kill the witch that Hansel and Gretel have met in the forest:
"The point I was struggling with was, what if this was a misunderstood good witch, a victim of patriarchal mistrust of feminine nature and oppression of old womyn and their unusual abodes? What if I chopped up a good Crone? How would I ever go [to the Michigan Music festival] topless and share tofu again? Well, now that I thought about it ... maybe the key was to just get it over quickly. Trust the fairy tale. Next time I was passing the talking stick around the bonfire, I just wouldn't mention this little episode." p82
Most contemporary fairy tale reinterpretations attempt to flesh out the stereotype or symbolic characters of the story. However, in this satirical survey of fairy tales, Cody is the opposite. She becomes "The Butch" a new queer fairy tale persona for the 21st century. Overall this characterization works as a way to keep the humors, as it were, flowing.
Barbara Johnson's "Charlotte of Hessen" is a sweet retelling of Cinderella with a sprinkle of "fairy dust." An orphaned Charlotte finds herself at the mercy of an unpleasant step-mother and two step-sisters. Charlotte takes solace in the animals of her woodland retreat and in Mina, a striking young woman sporting men's clothing. Mina's love makes her life worth living. Little does Charlotte know how true that will be! This charming story is after a fashion the most "traditional" retelling of the four. However, the erotic moments and amusing double lavender twist ending will please readers.
Karin Kallmaker's "A Fish Out of Water" turns "The Little Mermaid" on her tail and creates a "Mer" culture that is complex, magical, sensual and perhaps not as superior as it first appears. Ariel is the seventy-seventh daughter -- Not the most advantageous of birth order -- of the Queen of the Mer. When Ariel and some of her Mer friends go "hunting" for "human song" one night, Ariel accidentally breaks an edict from the queen and is punished for it. In a complicated twist, her sentence holds the possibility of a "cure" which is heavily laced with its own punishment.
Kallmaker reflects the original story's themes of love, redemption and self-sacrifice; poses questions about the nature of desire and obsession; and tweaks the reader's point of view in what is considered "perverted." As a tale about magic and fantastic beings, "Fish Out of Water" is more typical of her Laura Adams' fantasy novels than Kallmaker's contemporary romances. The story also carries Adam's lyrical writing voice with the Mer "song" imagery, dark mystic elements, and use of symbolism. This thoughtful, bittersweet story is a vast improvement over Andersen's original. Yes, it is definitely a fairy tale for this century.
Finally, Once upon a Dyke is a title in Bella Books, "Bella After Dark" imprint or as the editors say in their introduction, "Fairy Tales are about sex, and we're not shy." pviii The sex gets steamy and sometimes may challenge readers. The novella formats make for a nice change of pace in reading. Once upon a Dyke is romantic, funny, thoughtful, and hot. Buy a copy and live happily ever after, for a while.
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Being a hero isn't easy. As Peter Parker, I have to make time for school and work. But it is up to me, as Spider-Man, to help people in need. With great power comes great responsibility ...
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Read the originals.......2005-08-25
I understand why they updated the old stories. But the artwork is not as good as the originals, and neither is the storytelling. What really bugs me is the couple issues that are drawn anime-style. Spider-man is distinctly American. Plus, there was nothing wrong with the original art. They also change the story some (Betty is only Peter's friend not a girlfriend, and Betty's brother dies in a less violent way). These are ok stories, and I do recommend them to younger kids who want to read some of the classic stories. However, I'd definately recommend the essential paperbacks over these. Plus, I personally enjoy the later essential volumes more, once MJ, Harry, and Gwen become main characters, we get into multi-part stories with increased continuity, and the situations become less hokey (such as beating Sandman with a vacuum cleaner, and some of the more awkward dialogue that Stan Lee later improved on).
Continuing to retell Lee & Ditko's "Spider-Man" stories.......2004-12-14
"Marvel Age Spider-Man" takes a decidedly different approach from all the other Spider-Man comic books out there. After the success of the two "Spider-Man" theatrical films, both of which are in the Top 10 in terms of all-time box office receipts (non-adjusted for inflation, as any good "Gone With the Wind" fan can tell you), Marvel has been riding the wave by putting out several new Spider-Man titles. Each issue of "Marvel Age Spider-Man" is based on the original stories that Stan Lee and Steve Ditko did in back in the early 1960s for "The Amazing Spider-Man", completely rewritten by Daniel Quantz and Todd Dezago, and redrawn by Jonboy Meyers.
"Volume 2: Everyday Hero" brings together issues 5-8 of "Marvel Age Spider-Man," which updates issues 6-9 of "The Amazing Spider-Man" (Marvel made the wise decision to just skip over the storyline of "Spider-Man" #1 where our hero uses his webbing to hitch a ride on a space capsule and started "Marvel Age Spider-Man" with "Spider-Man" #2 and his first fight with the Vulture). The assumption is that everybody knows the story of Spider-Man's original, from the first movie if not from anything else. In the four issues collected here Spider-Man fights the Lizard, has a second encounter with the Vulture, has to deal with both the Living Brain and Flash Thompson (plus a brief encounter with the Human Torch), and then clashes with Electro.
These stories will be familiar to those of us who remember the original "Spider-Man" stories, but they work just as well with neophytes once they understand that the first time around Mary Jane Watson was not around from the very beginning. Peter Parker is not as much of bookworm as he was before and Spider-Man is pretty much cocky right from the start (as Doc Ock notes at one point, but that will not be until Volume 3). It will be interesting to see how far Marvel goes with this particular comic book title: Will they continue past the point when Ditko was drawing the book? Will they adapt an annual so that issue #100 of "Marvel Age Spider-Man" will redo issue #100 of "The Amazing Spider-Man," when Spider-Man ends up with six arms? Stay tuned, boys and girls.
I still think there is a place for "Marvel Age Spider-Man" in the Marvel universe, since it takes us back to the beginning when Peter Parker was still in high school without all the changes and complications we have in "Ultimate Spider-Man," although that retelling of the tale is even more interesting. By retelling and redrawing the Lee and Ditko stories we get to enjoy what us old timers still think of as getting back to the basics of Spider-Man, when our hero was always worried about Aunt May, dealing with daily doses of grief from Flash Thompson and J. Jonah Jameson, not to mention whatever super villain is trying to pound him into the ground, and trying to make a go of his relationship with Betty Brant. Hopefully readers unfamiliar with the original Spider-Man will be inspired to go back and check out the Lee and Ditko stories in "The Essential Spider-Man" or "Marvel Masterworks." It will be interesting to see what they think of the originals have read the revisions first.
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In the symbolic world of Christianity, which millions have inhabited for centuries, is there room for modern and postmodern life--for today's real world of cultural relativism and religious pluralism, of scientific knowledge and historical understanding? In Face of Mystery draws these two worlds together in a full-scale reconception of Christian theology.
Theology, Gordon Kaufman suggests, is an imaginative construction, the creation of a symbolic world for ordering life. As it has been constructed, so it can be reconstructed, and Kaufman does so in a way that clarifies both the historic roots and the present-day applications of Christian symbolism. He works with a "biohistorical" interpretation of human life, one that portrays humanity as a product of biological evolution and historical development. While taking account of cultural and religious pluralism, and while providing criteria for making comparative assessments and judgements, this interpretation of human historical exitence also situates human begins--with their capacities for freedom and creativity--within the ecological wed that sustains all life. Human beings, Kaufman argues, have created religious symbolism as a necessary part of their attempt to orient themselves in the world. He shows how Christianity, as a system of symbols, has figured in this effort, and he carefully examines the separate elements of the Christian perspective-- foremost among them, God. How does the concept of God, as an ultimate point of reference, enhance our understanding of today's world; and how does the symbol "Christ" qualify this concept? The answer Kaufman proposes clarify the changing relevance of the symbolic world of Christianity.
Firmly embeddd in physical and social science and in the tradition of American pragmatism, this thorough reconception of a Christian worldview offers insight into the most basic questions confronting humanity today--questions of value, meaning, and self-identity.
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Tough sleding for the layman.......2007-03-08
Gordon Kaufman is a systematic theologian. This should be fair warning for the lay reader. The goal of this book is to lay out in a systematic fashion the theology of Christianity for the new age. The entire first 2/3 of the book is laying the ground work for his proposal for a new model for God and for an understanding of Jesus. Kaufman often seems circuitous in his writing, yet his elegant style dazzles and leaves one yearning to reread many of the paragraphs in his book that contains those wonderful nuggest that resonate with a modern day Christian seeker of new ideas and new vistas of Christian theology. If you don't want to join Kaufman in some heavy duty grappling with theological ideas, don't waste you time on this book. If you have a serious interest in this subject, this is an outstanding writing of our time that will challenge the layman or the clergy in rethinking Christian theology.
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This digital document is an article from Theological Studies, published by Theological Studies, Inc. on December 1, 1993. The length of the article is 949 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: In the Face of Mystery: A Constructive Theology. (book reviews)
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- Useless Rose Recipes
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This book gives the original recipes for potpourris and pomanders, perfumes and sweet waters, and culinary recipes like conserves — both petals and hips — sauce eglantine, rossoly, rose jelly, rose hip marmalade, rose hip tarts, pickled rosebuds, rose and fruit salad, and more. 83 recipes.
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A historical treat hindered by modern impracticalities.......2007-06-07
This book IS charming, but the recipes (or "receipts" as they were called in "olden times") are definitely archaic, utilizing ingredients and measurements which are long obsolete.
The idea that being familiar with Olde English will enable you to easily prepare the recipes is well, just erroneous (as implied by Martha Tanner; see comments: Useless Rose Recipes). Linguistic aptitude may enhance your understanding, but it's not enough to guarantee success with actually making the recipes.
While this book is interesting from a historical perspective, the recipes are impractical from a modern standpoint. Oh sure, Googling can help demystify the arcane measurements, but just try buying musk and civet at your local pharmacy (as done in "olden times"). They are simply not available to regular folk in this day and age. And because of the rarity, cost, and controversy associated with these ingredients, they have even fallen out of favor/use in professional perfumery as well.
The appeal of this book lies in its antiquity, which ironically is the same thing that prevents its practical application and usefulness.
To sum up: The recipes require experimentation and adaptation. For the truly determined, this will undoubtedly lead you to other paths of discovery as you will certainly need to do further research to prepare the recipes. If this is right up your alley, then great -- don't hesitate to buy the book.
On the other hand, if you are hoping to open the book and get right to it and make something right away -- well, this isn't it. Instead, try something from Victoria, by Hearst Publishing. The recipes, inspired by those from the past, are modern and doable.
Useless Rose Recipes.......2007-01-04
If you're looking for real recipes using roses as the ingredient this book is pert near useless.
Yes, there are recipes, that the author has copied verbatim, in "olde world" language that is hard to understand.
"Take drie rose leaves and keep them close in glasse" and what is a "grosse powder" how much is "twentie graines", or "half a drame"?
What the heck is a "Taffety bag"?
Very quaint, but can someone translate please?
I gave the book a 2 because it is pretty.
If you want more than pretty, if you really want to know how to dry roses or cook with rose hips and petals, this book doesn't deliver.
A few interesting tidbits.......2006-11-13
I purchased a copy for a friend and one for myself. It does have some interesting information, but now I wish I had previewed it at the library.
A rose is a rose, but this book is a gem........1998-08-24
This slim volume is packed with scores of uses for roses. With recipes from the 16th to 19th century, this book blossoms with wonderful ideas. One of my favorites is from Bullein's Bulwark of Defence--Rose water, musk, Civet and Cloves to perfume clothes.(pg 60)
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Although nowadays roses are cultivated mostly for their beauty, previous ages have not been so singularly narrow-minded. Even at the turn of the century many people, in appreciation of the fragrance, sweet flavour and medicinal virtues of rose petals, hips and leaves, still took pleasure in age-old traditional ways of making perfumes, sweet waters, jams, jellies, salads, sauces and various kinds of confections with roses. They also knew how to crystallize the petals, to preserve the buds, to flavour the wine and vinegar with rose leaves and to use roses in many medicinal ways. There are 83 recipes altogether, including instructions on how to dry rose leaves (Four ways), how to candy rose leaves, how to preserve whole roses and how to flavour sugar, wine, vinegar and honey with roses. Every page is beautifully and distinctively decorated, making of this not only a source of special joy for connoisseurs of herbs and herbals, but in all ways a pleasure to read and use for anyone wanting the best rose recipes. Contents Include: Pot-Pourris, Sweet Bags and Pomanders - Perfumes and Sweet Waters - Culinary Recipes
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Year after year, collectors rely on the experts at Antique Trader to identify and value their antiques and collectibles. This 19th edition continues that tradition of excellence.
This expansive volume provides detailed listings for more than 20,000 items in 160 collectibles categories, including hardware, glass, furniture, breweriana, dolls, ceramics, and more. Additions to the 19th edition include jazz artists, chess collectibles, children's 45 rpm records, billiard collectibles, and tea serving accessories. Greatly expanded sections on Cloisonné, lamps, toy soldiers, sheet music, Olympic collectibles, children's picture books, and Christmas collectibles round out the updates.
Editor and highly regarded antiques expert with more than 30 years experience, Kyle Husfloen is editor-at-large for Antique Trader™ Weekly. He is also the author of several other antiques and collectibles titles and co-host of the weekly syndicated radio program "The Antiques and Collectibles Show."
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Discover the romance of beautiful floral quilts with new design options for favorite traditional blocks! Designed by leading Japanese quiltmakers, these 12 projects include Cherry Blossom, Antique Rose, and Flower Storm. Techniques range from traditional piecing and appliqué to English paper piecing and 3-D embellishments. What's more, projects are suitable for all skill levels and come complete with step-by-step instructions and ready-to-use patterns.
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Projects not limited to quilts.......2004-03-05
The floral quilt projects comprising A Floral Affair come from the pages of "Quilts Japan" magazine: as such, Japanese quiltmakers share their vision and workmanship with a distinctly oriental flair. 12 selected projects feature floral designs, a range of piecing and applique techniques, and projects which will appeal to all levels. Both standard and US metric measurements accompany projects not limited to quilts, but including cosmetic bags, pillows and more.
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Popular Mechanics Workshop: Shelving & Storage (Popular Mechanics Workshop)
The Editors of Popular Mechanics
Manufacturer: Hearst
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1588163865 |
Book Description
Almost no home has enough storage and shelving to keep things organized and neat, whether it’s for dishes in the kitchen or toys in the nursery. But the woodworkers at Popular Mechanics have a solution to every problem: with 30 easy-to-build and built-to-last projects. Each one comes with an inspiring photo, exploded diagrams, materials list, and detailed instructions, plus time requirements, skill level, and expense. Need to eliminate clutter in a home office? A handsome cherry cabinet will hold everything from the computer to important papers. Children will love the fun platform bed with its two built-in storage boxes that keep treasured items near. From television cabinets to dresser drawers to blanket chests, this eclectic mix of projects covers it all.
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Carousel Animals Cut & Use Stencils: 46 Full-Size Stencils Printed on Durable Stencil Paper
Celeste Plowden
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0486268896 |
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An exciting menagerie of popular carousel animals, including prancing horses, a camel, a leaping reindeer, and a preening lion — perfect to decorate children's rooms and furnishings, or to create quilt designs, appliquéd wall hangings, and other domestic accessories. With instructions.
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company of cowards
schaefer
Manufacturer: Signet
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000K22E8Y |
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Coward & Company
Richard Briers
Manufacturer: Robson Books
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0860514471 |
Customer Reviews:
The Change in Wit.......2007-05-16
England's favorite sitcom star Richard Briers here dusts off his pen and sits back with a cup of hot tea to remember his limited encounters with the master, Noel Coward, and to bask in the master's wit and wisdom in nearly sixty years of acting and playwriting. I lapped up every page of this book, but I would be remiss if I didn't advise readers that this book is organized in a very slapdash manner, nearly invisibly, without rhyme or reason and definitely laughing in the face of old-fashioned chronological order.
The same stories are told again and again, and the different incidents in Coward's long life are chopped up and tossed like a salad. Coward breaks up his long theatrical association with the producer C.B. Cocky Cochran in chapter three, for example, and yet he meets Cocky in chapter four, and works with him in chapter five. Again the breakup story is told thereafter.
Briers isn't exactly prim, and many of his anecdotes are raucous, his language ripe, so I wonder why he is so reticent about Coward's sex life? We find out that Coward broke off with Cochran to set up his own production company in partnership with Jack Wilson, but Briers doesn't mention that Wilson was Coward's boyfriend. Similarly we hear a lot about Graham Payn, Coward's "Matelot," but nothing about their long-term relationship beyond the fact that the two men were very great friends. It does have the story from Kenneth More's memoirs about More's fear, as a young cute juvenile, that Coward would attempt a seduction, and how he fobbed it off by saying, "I could never have an affair with you, Mr. Coward, because you remind me of my father." That cooled his jets, it did.
The book is nearly entirely a Bennett-Cerf style anthology of Coward anecdotes, and when Briers runs out of those, he pads out the material with similar funny anecdotes from British stage actors of the same time period. This makes for confusing reading as you might be following a story for some pages, wondering when Coward will make his appearance, then the punchline comes and boom, you realize you've been de-Cowarded. But in general I recommend this book to all who wondered how Oscar Wilde's wit became, after his death, a thing brittle and scathing in Noel Coward's mouth. One actress complains, "You're confusing me on stage, Noel, and much more of this I will start throwing things at you." Without a pause, Coward snaps, "You might begin with my cues."
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Coward and Company
Claire Rayner
Manufacturer: Orion Publishing Group, Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LL458Q |
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- Fortunate Lives: A Novel
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- He Drown She in the Sea: A Novel
- He Stands Alone: The Fifth Book of the Ulster Cycle
- Heavenly discourse
- Hundred Brothers, The
- Jack Frusciante Has Left the Band: A Love Story- with Rock 'n' Roll
- Jokerman 8
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