The Aftermath: A Novel of Survival

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The year is 2010 and the world as we know it has come to an end.A huge comet has smashed into the earth off the coast of California, vaporizing and generating a fiery rain that engulfs the globe in a destructive holocaust. But at the opposite pole of the planet, there is a "safe zone" encompassing part of the southeast African shore and the southern tip of Madagascar where the damage is extensive but not total.Spared from destruction is a luxury cruise ship, the Queen of Africa, which carries 600 of the world's leading engineers.These outstanding technologists, traveling with their immediate families, are engaged in a seminar dedicated to finding solutions to humanity's eternal needs-shelter, food, energy, environmental preservation, and the like. But when the impact of the comet sends shock waves around the world, the passengers' first priority is to abandon ship for terra firma. Thus they head for the South African coast to begin the task of "starting over."In KwaZulu Natal the passengers find a surviving community of about 25,000, including many experienced agricultural and industrial workers. These people have been cast back, physically, to the Stone Age, but intellectually they are at the forefront of technological progress in the 21st century, and they have at their disposal the natural resources needed to embark on an industrial revolution. So begins an epic adventure of rebuilding the world from scratch, but in an unpredictable, and sometimes hostile, environment, survival itself may be the real challenge.The Aftermath is a provocative adventure story that provides a scientifically sound blueprint for surviving Armageddon.AUTHORBIO: Samuel C. Florman is a civil engineer and principal in a major New York-area construction company. In addition to scores of articles, Mr. Florman is the author of The Introspective Engineer, The Civilized Engineer, Blaming Technology, and his classic, The Existential Pleasures of Engineering. He lives outside New York City.

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If "Survivor" frustrates your brain, you'll enjoy this.......2007-09-15

It's sort of a counterpoint to so much apocalyptic or survival fiction where a cross section of average people struggle in a very hostile environment. This story takes the tack of what if you had a fairly complete array of outstanding technical problem-solvers and practical folks in a place with many raw materials and who actually focused on survival, cooperation, planning, and all aspects of life. In other words "Gilligan Island" with mostly "Professors", "Skippers", and "Maryannes" working with more than rope, bamboo, and tropical trees.
It's the complete opposite of the "reality" show "Survivor" where the practical, experienced, knowledgable, and hard workers are consistently trounced by slacker, conniving fools who do below the minimum in adapting or utilizing their environments. If you enjoyed Pat Frank's "Alas Babylon", Leo Frankowski's "Cross-Time Engineer" series, S.M. Stirling's recent series, Jared Diamond's non-fiction books, Jack Whyte's Arthurian series, or history with an appreciation for engineering and science rather than just wars and diplomacy, you'll enjoy this thoughtful book that I thought was a fast enjoyable read. The author's actually built a lot of complex structures, managed large teams in high stress environments, and worked directly with the issues in the book, maybe that makes it a disappointing read for some of the reviewers compared to flights of fancy by independent authors who only manage a household or apartment.

Boring -- Don't Waste Your Time Reading This.......2006-05-30

Florman is a man of considerable erudition and has written several truly excellent non-fiction books -- indeed, his non-fiction work can reach poetic levels of elegance and I highly recommend it. Therefore, as a big Florman fan and a civil engineer myself, I had high hopes for this book.

Unfortunately, and somewhat ironically, this attempt at fiction is very dull and boring. I finished the book, but with considerable difficulty. As other reviewers have noted, the characters and plot are lifeless and lack any depth or power. Rather than give us any insight into the human condition, the best this book can offer is to present some snippets of technical and other information, but these things are much more enjoyably and effectively learned from appropriate non-fiction sources.

I wish I had listened to other reviewers and not wasted my time slogging through this book -- since I'm a big fan of Florman's non-fiction, I wanted to give this book a real chance. What I can do now is to urge others not to repeat my mistake.

Factual? Yes. Interesting? Not so much........2006-01-03

The Aftermath: A Novel of Survival by Samuel C. Florman is a very well-written book, although not very attention grabbing. It provides information on how to survive with the natural resources in Southern Africa when the world has been wiped out. Much of the book is meetings between the engineers aboard the Queen of Africa, a ship that survived the impact of a massive comet on Earth. The people in the meetings debate on how to prioritize their goals. Said meetings go on for pages, causing the reader to lose interest. The repetitiveness of the book gets annoying after reading it for about fifty pages. Since the Earth has been destroyed, for the most part, and their ship has sunk, the people have to start life from the beginning. There is also another group of people, who became named the Focus Group. They met in a line-dancing class and eventually just ended up talking about what was going on in the community. Wil Hardy, a scribe for the secret meetings, is part of this group. The others are not and don't know what happen at these secret meetings. There are six in this group, three girls, three boys, and they end up pairing together and getting married. That's very predictable, which usually snags the fun right out of a good read. Pretty boring, huh? Things get a tad bit exciting, however. Soon enough, a mad pirate queen, who has renamed herself Queen Ranavolana, tries to conquer Engineering Village, the village of the Queen of Africa's survivors. There is about one page of suspense, for she attacks in the middle of a wedding, the Focus Group's to be exact, and then her plan fails. The one interesting character that gets things moving gets shut down. That's where the interesting but ends. I would recommend this book for someone that likes boring books or has nothing better to do.

Buy it for any engineer you strongly dislike.......2004-11-16

This book is beyond bad. The premise is interesting: how a cruise ship full of engineers off the coast of Southern Africa handles the aftermath of the end of the world caused by a comet impact.

Well, if this novel is to be believed, the engineers take the event and its effects quite well, brushing the end of the world and the loss of family and friends aside with the same casual disregard they'd feel if they lost their favorite mug.

Most end of the world style novels attempt to grip you with how an ill-matched band of survivors come to terms with the catastrophe. Here, they are all engineers, so they form a number of subcomittees. There's no conflict, no disagreement, and absolutely no grasp of reality on the part of the author.

At some point his editor must have told Florman that a book about the end of the world requires at least a little conflict and not just lengthy treatises on the history of South Africa and lists of committee meetings. So he introduces a mad pirate queen. OK - I won't go there.

This book is ideal if you need something to prop up your wobbly desk.

What happened?!.......2003-12-23

This book started out great - the world has ended and cruise ship passengers find themselves alone in the world. Finally they get to Africa, realize their ship is sinking and evacuate. Once on land they begin to try to reinvent the technologies and materials of the industrial revolution.

This book would have been great, but it gets stuck in boring committie meetings that go on for pages. While it is interesting for a chapter or two, the reader eventually wonders when these people will just get to work!

Another problem - many of the ideas here are sexist. Women are automatically deligated to being the "housekeepers" of their homes and men made responsible for tasks in the workforce. Stephen Healey, one of the characters of the book, tells the committie:

"the individuals that i call the housekeepers-- mostly the mothers of our families -- work extremely hard... we can't send them out into fields and the factories if we hope to maintain a functioning society...we need them in the home to care for their families and to help put their shattered households back in order." (p. 117)

When batteries finally run out, the commitie realizes that they should use candles, and turn to the "three women in Engineering Village" who know how to dip and make candles.

I am highly disapointed in this book. Not only could the plot have been better thought out and not lost in committie meetings, but I would have thought such intelligence of the "Engineering Village" would not be lost on reducing the role of women to "housekeepers." I would have hoped that a surviving people would take the chance to improve on the problems and discriminations of their previous lives.

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Aftermath : a Novel of Survival
Samuel C Florman
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Griffin
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Samuel C. Florman
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PLEASE READ THE INDIAN EDITIONS INSTEAD

Not as good as its predecessors, but still amazing!

Onward to Lanka !!!!

Ashok's Ramayana. By far the Best.

My Teenager Finally Reads Ramayana
Armies of Hanuman (Ramayana series)
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The original Ramayana—a classic tale of war between absolute Good and Evil—was written 3,000 years ago by Valmiki, a reformed thief-turned-sage. Now, with breathtaking imagination, Indian novelist Ashok K. Banker has recreated this epic tale for modern readers everywhere. For 13 years, Rama and his companions in exile have defended themselves against the brutal incursions of the rakshasas. Finally, in the bitter battle of Janasthana, he achieves the long-sought victory, retiring to the sunny glades of Panchvati to wait out the last months of exile. But unknown to Rama, the demoness Surpanakha has survived and escaped—back to the hellish island kingdom of Lanka. There, she provides the key to resurrect her stricken cousin Ravana, lord of the rakshasas. And the resurrected Ravana seeks only one thing—vengeance against Rama.

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PLEASE READ THE INDIAN EDITIONS INSTEAD.......2007-07-10

If you are reading my Ramayana series, then I gently urge and request you to please not buy the UK or US editions, even if they're available at bargain prices. Which they probably are, since the publishers there have more or less put the books out of print, due to a lack of interest by non-Indian readers.

The Indian editions are the definitive editions of my work, containing a lengthy Introduction by me titled 'Retelling the Ramayana', which provides an essential perspective on the work, the final versions of all the books--including some small but significant changes, particularly in some book endings--no glossary, thank God, and are generally the best-edited, designed and published versions, in my opinion at least. In short, they're the Author's Preferred Edition, particularly the new hardcover omnibus editions, which represent the story in the way I had originally intended and are truly sumptuous to hold (and behold). Also, significantly, they aren't packaged as 'Fantasy' or 'SF' like the firang ones, which is a ridiculously transparent attempt at cashing in on the commercial success of the fantasy genre a la LoTR and Harry Potter. Please, people, my Ramayana series is a retelling of an epic, and that's exactly what it should be called, 'Epic'. I'd venture to call it 'Itihasa', but even Mythology, which is the label Penguin uses for the books here in India, is acceptable. But certainly not Fantasy as in one of the ubiquitous Tolkien rip-offs that are churned out in droves by western publishers, or even SF, both genres that can sometimes be wonderful in their own right, but are totally inappropriate in the context of an epic that pre-dates Tolkien by some thousands of years, and the entire tradition of western literature as well!

Frankly, I feel so strongly about this that I'd even go so far as to say, if you can't get the Indian editions, then don't read the books! That's why I'm currently in the process of re-acquiring the rights to the US and UK editions and they will soon be out of print everywhere but India. Which is how it ought to be: this is a quintessentially Indian story, written by a contemporary Indian for other contemporary Indians to read. And the Indian editions are really the only way to go.

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Not as good as its predecessors, but still amazing!.......2006-05-30

This book wasn't as good as I expected it to be, and by Banker's standards, it was definitely below his usual talent. I especially didn't like the description of Hanuman as a scrawny, small vanar without any confidence. I also expected a mace fight between the exiled vanar king Sugriva and the evil usurper Vali. But no, instead, Sugriva never encounters Vali in a one-on-one, and the usurper is killed in a different fashion (how I will not tell you). However, that is not to say that the book is bad. In fact, if you did not have as high of expectations as I did, you will really enjoy it. The book starts off with the riveting conclusion to the Battle of Janasthana (which goes on for seven, awesome chapters). The abduction of Sita is superbly written, and I could read that part over and over again and still get chills. All in all, this book is highly recommended, but keep in mind (for those Ramayana fans) that this book does have its flaws.

Onward to Lanka !!!!.......2006-04-08

Armies of Hanuman, the fourth book in the Ramayana series by Ashok Banker, retains all the qualities which have made the first three books so popular -- gripping storyline, believable characters, a strong philosophical background rooted in the Vedic way of life, and a fresh treatment of the epic.

The story begins with the last battle between Rama and the Rakshasas of Dandakaranya. From the first page itself, it is clear that this is yet another un-puttable book from Mr Banker :). the action is taut and original, providing ample glimpses of the author's uncanny ability to create images from words. every scene in this battle, and the rest of the story, jumps out of the pages. The reader cannot help but swing from tree to tree, with the beloved hanuman, watching the bloodbath unfold. After a exhausting battle, he pauses to catch his breath -- only to realize that there are at least 300 more pages to go !! such is the tapestry woven with words that every strand resonates with clarity of thought!

Mr Banker does exploit artistic liberty, especially for a retelling, in the episode of Vali vs Rama, where he portrays Vali as a vanar who has crossed over to the dark side, and hence needs to be eliminated. It is a very original (am I using this word too much in this review? Hmm . wonder why ??? :) ) take on a traditionally controversial topic, and gives some food for thought.

This book introduces two new social systems into the "Rama-verse" (Ramayana's Universe) -- Lanka and Kishkindha, the cities of the Rakshasas and the Vanars. We have certainly been to lanka before, but it is in this book that we are intimately introduced to characters other than Ravana himself and Jatayu, his erstwhile hench-vulture -- Mandodari, Vibhishana, Ravana's sons, and of course - Surpanakha, who plays an important role in the story. The vanar city is beautifully rendered, with detailed descriptions of the various species and sub-species of Vanars.

what sets this retelling aside from all other retellings is the strength of sita's character. Sita exudes confidence befitting an Arya princess, even in the wilderness. She is not shy to pick up a sword to fend off Ravana's advances, and at the same time, displays "stree-sulabh bhav" , yearning for motherhood and a simple life with her husband.

I am eagerly waiting the release of the next book !!

Ashok's Ramayana. By far the Best........2006-02-04

I have read all the five parts of the Ramayana and here's my review:

It all started with my reading the Prince of Ayodhya. I picked it up from the bookstores as I wanted to plunge into the epics of India and chose a rather unknown author for taking forward this quest of mine.

The first chapter on the 15-year old Rama being tormented by Ravana in a nightmare was captivating. But when I proceeded further on Ashok's descriptions about Dasaratha and his amorous tastes for wine and women, I was wondering whether this is a fantasized version of the great epic. I put down the book for a few days (for no fault of the book or its author, I now realize!) and then picked it up again to read on. I could, thereafter, never stop reading. The entire book was interesting because it was fresh, it was a modern way of retelling, the characters were live.

I quickly purchased all the parts and read them without much of breaks.

I realized that Ashok is a gifted storyteller; he has done enormous research of the epics to be so much in control over this complex subject; his mix of the religious philosophy with fiction and drama is perfect. It's over a month since I read the last part viz. Bridge of Rama and I'll capture here my memories of the epic tale from this master storyteller:

1. Rama's pristine purity is amazing. While being a very strong and brave person that he naturally is, his being humble in the presence of his parents, brothers, countrymen is a lesson every reader would love to emulate. Rama is portrayed in full colour epic hero that he really was and is.
2. When Rama shares the sorrow of his father's demise with Guha, the description of the scenario makes you weep for Rama and Lakshman.
3. Sita's depiction as a brave, bold lady ever ready to challenge an opponent, is refreshing.
4. Ravana making a proposal to Sita that he can give a royal pardon if she were to only admit to the Lankan public that the seed of the child she was bearing was that of Ravana's, was well portrayed.
5. The battlefield scenes were rather gory and I felt so much detailing could have been avoided. Despite this the suspense at the battlefield were thrilling at times. One example is: Rama finding a way at last to defeat the Beserkers in the battlefield, which lifted me off my feet.
6. Rama negotiating peace with the demon cousins of Supanaka where in one breath he apologizes for the error of Lakshman slicing of rakshasi's nose and ears while at the same time pardons her illicit advances towards him was glorious.
7. Rama motivating a humble vanar into a mighty Hanuman was amazing. After reading those parts I visited the Nanganallur Anjaneya Temple in Chennai where people worship a 32 feet mighty Hanuman statue. Prostrating before that mighty but humble statue gave me a new meaning of Maruti. And the surname 'Whiteleaf' was again refreshing.
8. The characters: Bearface Ratnakar (who is sure to turn Valmiki), scheming Mantara, boisterous Guha, angry young vanar Angad, mischievous vanar Sakra, terrible Supanaka, cowardly Mareech, more terrible Ravana, ever-obedient and angry Lakshman, sagely Vishwamitra, lustful Kaikeyi... are all very well portrayed by the author. So much so that the characters jump off the book and play the tale before you.

The depiction is like a large canvas painting where the master painter has ensured that he paints even the characters and objects in the far background in vivid detail an colour.

Overall, all parts blend well to make it a great epic. The storyline is consistent and actually improves with each part.

My Teenager Finally Reads Ramayana.......2006-02-01

I am a teacher at the local Indian Sunday School who's faces the challenge of making Ramayana and other epics more interesting and palatble to NRI teens. Ashok has finaly done that. For that I am eternally grateful. The first such book of this genre that I had read was Elaine Aaron's Samraat, many years ago and more recently KM Munshi's Krishnavatara. This retelling of the epic is complete, engaging and is the winner of the ultimate compliment: My teenager wants to read all of the novels after reading the first one. I of course have finished reading all of them, some of which I had to order from Amazon UK since they were not yet available in the US. Thank you Ashok

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Spider-Man . . . hero or menace? This collection of stories from the Daily Bugle lets you decide. While the editorial staff blasts headlines about a "wall-crawling glory hound," other articles and letters to the editor give Spider-Man credit for some amazing rescues. You#146;ll also get the lowdown on rampaging lunatic, Doc Ock. Is he in league with Spider-Man? Gossip columns, advice columns -- it's all here in the Daily Bugle -- everything you need to know about Spider-Man and his friends. So what are you waiting for? Read it now!

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Inside a Newspaper........2004-08-09

THE DAILY BUGLE STORIES is a collection of editorials, reviews, letters to the editor, columns, and features that supposedly appeared in New York's DAILY BUGLE. The writings fill in some details left out in SPIDER MAN 2, but at the same time they don't give any real information away about the movie that wasn't already seen in the trailers. The prime reading audience of the book are older children and young teens, but an adult can still read it and gain some enjoyment. About the only major complaint about the book is that it contained several typos. These were probably overlooked as the publisher rushed to help pump up the hype for SPIDER MAN 2 the movie. There's not a whole lot else here, therefore, school age students who are fans of Spider Man or any of the Spider Man films will probably enjoy reading this book the most.

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Spider-Man 2: The Daily Bugle Stories.
Jacob Ben. Gunter
Manufacturer: HarperFestival
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Inspiring stories of couples who discovered love in God's timing through the lost art of courtship.

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Companion book to "passion and Purity"........2007-09-05

If you have read or are planning on reading "Passion and Purity" by Elizabeth Elliot, you NEED to purchse this book as well and read it with it. If you think that Elizabeth Elliot's standards are archaic and outdated (As she herself seems to imply people think they are), then read this book. "Quest for Love" will give clear examples of what it means to surrendur your love life to Christ. It is not about a strict set of "rules" and guidelines, but rather it is about a fluid relationship with Jesus Christ based upon the Bible.

One of my favorite stories was about the man who went to China as a missionary, but before he did he kept pursuing different women that he "felt" were the perfect match for him. It was wasn't until he was surrenduring his life to God and living in obedience by being a missionary to China, did he meet the woman who would become his wife. The other tale in here that I enjoyed was about God testing one man's patience and concept of God's timing. He was "ready" to get married when he was 22, but God kept saying no. He would date and try to find someone, but it didn't work. Finally he began handing it over to the Lord, and ten years later he met the woman who would be his wife, who was ten years younger than him!!! When he thought he was ready to get married, well, his wife wasn't!

I loved this book because through the stories and Elliot's narration, she teaches that singleness is a gift from God. We should not view it as a curse whether we are called to singleness for a life-time or for a season, but rather as an opportunity to grow in the Lord and into our God-given gifts. So, that we will not live to get married, but live in Christ. It is a beautiful thing to see a young or old man or woman surrenduring their life to Christ. Do not begrudge your state if you are single, marriage isn't a magic happiness pill, but harder work than you will ever bargain for. Enjoy your singleness and solitude while you have it. That is what this book is about, enjoying Christ in singleness so that if we marry, we can enjoy him in that too.

God Bless & *ENJOY* ~Amy

A Textbook This is Not.......2002-09-18

If you're looking for a book about Elisabeth Elliot's personal quest for love, then this text is not what you are looking for. Quest for love is a compilation of stories and excerpts about those who are now in the Faith who have searched for love at some point in the breadth of their lives. Not all the stories end happily in a romantic sense, and not all of them are model relationships. They are all real however, and Elliot leaves us with a bit of observation and application at the end of every chapter.

If you've read my other review under the book Passion and Purity, then you know that I really do enjoy reading about other peoples' lives. I sincerely want to stress the fact that the examples given to us in this book are not all great examples of what a godly relationship ought to be. In my opinion, Elisabeth Elliot has done a great job in giving us glimpses in not-so-exemplary relationships so that we might learn from other peoples mistakes. What you see here is a lot of life testimony regarding the pain and personal anguish that results in a broken world through the means of human relationships.

Elisabeth Elliot puts forth challenging questions and the occasional quotation of scripture. She offers insightful observations of what may or may not have been done correctly in a relationship. She also offers insight into situations in life that may not result in relationships at all. It's a pretty well rounded book, and it doesn't glamourize Christian relationships, nor does it assume that all Christian relationships are okay. You see some very destructive and painful occurences in here, and it is absolutely worth the read.

I guess the only reason that I gave the book four stars is because I wish that there were more letters from those who God chose to remain single. Love doesn't always have to be relegated to human relationships as the triune God is a very lovable and relational person. I'd give this book a 4.5 if I could, but we live in a broken world, so nothing is ever perfect;-).

wonderful guidance!!!.......2002-02-06

This book is great for helping you find real stories of encouragement with Letting God be your Guide. This will help you see that you should let your relationships into Gods hands and let him be the only one to guide you into the RIGHT relationship for you.

Inspiring follow-up to Passion and Purity.......2001-12-29

After reading "Passion and Purity" I couldn't wait to read her follow-up "Quest for Love." It was better than I expected. Her stories are touching and real. He advice is honest and straight forward. She approaches everything from a Biblical persepective, presenting undeniable truths. If you haven't read "Passion and Purity," I recommend that one first. "Quest for Love" is a fantastic book that you won't want to put down!

Another Elliot Winner.......2001-03-02

If you liked Elisabeth Elliot's "Passion and Purity," the earlier book on singleness, you'll like "Quest for Love." Passion and Purity is about Elisabeth Elliot's incredible romance with a man she loved for five years before he asked her to marry him.

"Quest for Love" is based on the same principles, but tells the success stories of other happy couples.

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Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis focuses on the basics behind the elements of aircraft structural analysis using an applications-oriented approach. Through the use of extensive practical problems, Howard Curtis introduces your undergraduate students to the theory required for understanding linear, static structural behavior, and the classic methods of analysis. By focusing on the basics, students will comprehend each topic and be encouraged to study more advanced topics.

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aircraft structural analysis, minus the aircraft.......2007-08-16

I went to ERAU where the main author teaches. He's an extremely smart person , but he's out of touch with reality and practicality. With that in mind, it's a very difficult book to read, not including the many errors in it. As far as "aircraft" structural analysis is concerned, this book covers extremely little. It's basically a generic structural analysis book with an airplane on the cover. If you want real aircraft structural analysis books, get Bruhn and Peery.

Book full of mistakes and poorly written........2006-01-18

First of all I have the teacher that wrote this book. On the first day of class he gives you the 81 pages of typos that are in the book and their corrections. It is poorly written and full of mistakes. In fact almost all of his lecture is going through the book and showing penciled in corrections and explaining why the book is wrong.

Fundamentals of Aircraft Structural Analysis Review.......2000-07-04

This is an excellent book for the undergraduate. Having studied Aircraft Structures at Embry-Riddle under some of the book's contributors, I recognize it as a valuable resource of A/C Structures theory. Excellent examples and logically outlined, I highly recommend it.

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Two dozen projects for contemporary, smartly designed wooden pieces are presented for enthusiastic carpenters who have only limited time to spend on their hobby. Projects range from easy ones for beginners to ambitious undertakings for experienced carpenters. Each begins with a list of essential tools, and then proceeds with a drawn-to-scale diagram of the item and full-color, step-by-step photos with explanatory captions for completing the undertaking. Just some of the many projects include: Hanging kitchen wall rack (for beginners) ... Arts and crafts wall mirror (for beginners) ... Turned fruit bowl (intermediate level) ... Kitchen trolley (intermediate level) ... Bathroom cabinet (advanced level) ... Adjustable porch chair (advanced level). A detailed section describing basic tools, techniques, and different kinds of lumber serves as a useful reference to handicrafters familiar with woodworking, and is indispensable to those new to the hobby. Here are great ideas for spending enjoyable leisure hours while also producing handsome, useful objects for the home.

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OK... Too Basic though !.......2005-10-04

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Good Enough for someone just starting in woodworking..

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I really never knew the full extent of his incredibly exciting life until I read these memoirs. The story of the rise and fall of Mother Earth is fodder for a highly dramatic movie. [italics] Roger Corman

Joel Rapp was born in Beverly Hills, surrounded by show-business legends. His father, Philip Rapp, created The Bickersons and Baby Snooks, his godmother was Fanny Brice and his godfather was Eddie Cantor. Joel inherited the writing gene and went on to write or co-write 16 motion pictures and over 200 sitcom episodes, among them Gilligan's Island, The Lucy Show, McHale's Navy, My Favorite Martian, The Patty Duke Show, The Joey Bishop Show, and The Donna Reed Show. In 1969 he quit his job as Vice-President in charge of Comedy Development at Universal Pictures and went into the indoor plant business, soon becoming known as "Mr. Mother Earth, Plant Man to the Stars," a persona in which he wrote 14 best-selling books on indoor gardening and cooking, spent eleven years with Regis & Kathie Lee as their TV gardener, and for almost ten years was heard weekly dispensing gardening advice on WABC radio in New York. This memoir is filled with marvelous anecdotes from both his Show-biz and Grow-biz careers - stories of his friendships with Lucille Ball, John Huston, Ruth Buzzi, Elizabeth Taylor, Don Rickles, Ernest Borgnine, Lenny Bruce, Clark Gable, Dinah Shore, and many, many more.

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A Great Hollywood Memoir.......2004-04-16

I must say I was very suprised by Joel Rapp's memoir, Radio, TV Mother Earth & Me. I bought it because I was a huge fan of his when he used to appear on Regis Philbin's TV program as the gardening expert, "Mr. Mother Earth". Little did I know that he had previoulsy led a really glamorous and exciting life as a TV and movie writer. Of all the Hollywood memoirs and books on Old Time Radio and Hollywood Trivia, this is certainly as good as any and better than most. Rapp,whose Godmother was Fanny Brice and whose godfather was Eddie Cantor has written the book in anecdotal style,beginning with his birth to comedy legend Phillip Rapp,creator of "The Bickersons" and "Baby Snooks" and his subsequent childhood surrounded by such legends as The Marx Brothers, George Jessel, Milton Berle and many more. The book then segues into Rapp's many years as a sitcom writer - "Gilligan's Island", "McHale's Navy", the Donna Reed Show - over 200 episodes and several movies for his close friend Roger Corman. Then on to his career as Mr. Mother Earth, an inspirational story of an idea and a store that created an indoor plant industry and eneded in something of a bizzare tragedy featuring his ex-wife and a young guru. Anyone who's a fan of Tinseltown trivia dating back into the 1930s radio and really amusing stories about the behind-the-camera life writing TV sitcoms during the "Golden Age of TV" will love this book, I promise. Five stars for sure!

WOW! I LOVED IT.......2004-04-15

I just finished reading radio tv mother earth and me by joel rapp and i have to say that i grew up in the los angeles of joel rapp. i knew many of the celebs he writes about in this terrific book.
i have read possibly 80% of the books about this era and by far this book is the best. joel writes from a great comedic background and first hand knowledge of the people of whom he writes..he has written for radio and tv and knows the good , the bad and the ugly and it's all portrayed in this book. i highly recommend it to anyone who loves hollywood or just loves gossip and interesting tales.

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