The Man With the Red Tattoo

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In Tokyo, a fatal strain of West Nile virus has infected-and killed-the head of the world's largest genetic research company and his family. Whoever is behind the murders is far more dangerous than the average assassin-dangerous enough to send in James Bond. Teamed with a beautiful Japanese agent, 007 must predict the next attack-and stop a weapon powerful enough to destroy the Western world.

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'The Man with the Red Tattoo' scores as a sophisticated thriller.......2005-06-26

Raymond Benson's "The Man with the Red Tattoo" is a definite improvement from the last one: there are no longer long, drawn-out explanations of anything that slow down the story, but rather a real thriller. The book opens with a chapter that had me asking questions like a good thriller should, and I ended the book wholly pleased that I had read it.

James Bond in 'The Man with the Red Tattoo' has a constant pace that left me asking questions, wanting more, and just being thrilled in general at a steady rate. This is both a weak and a strong point: the book never speeds up to any great climax (well it does, but not in a way that puts you on the edge of your seat), which is the flaw, but never slows down to a crawl, its strength. Answers to questions were given at proper times, action was fed to the reader at proper times, and romantic scenes were executed in a ... fun way.

The book is about James Bond heading over to Japan to track down a terrorist that has been involved in a plot to spread a deadly disease. Along the way he picks up beautiful women and dukes it out with the terrorist's main minion, a midget. Fun stuff. Much of it is taken from earlier books or movies; some don't like that, but if it was done well, it was done well; that's all that matters.

The dialogue, storyline, plotline, setting, and thriller techniques were all done well. The weakness is in the characters, who are bland when they should come to life. At times at seemed like whatever was happening around a character was far more interesting than the character or his or her reaction.

What happens around the characters is enough to keep the story going and make it a common thriller; we see more of everything but James Bond himself in this (we have the gadgets, women, locations, villians, but not Bond's suave self). Anyone can enjoy this book; you should; but James Bond fans will either love it or hate it. I loved it.

Bond, James Bond.......2005-01-02

In this latest literary incarnation of Bond, Benson has 007 traveling to Japan where he does battle with elements of the Japanese underground. These criminals prefer the old ways of Japan's past and will do anything to force a return to a fundamental way of life. Along the way Bond meets the usual pretty woman or two. The plot includes the sinister plan to use a biological weapon on unsuspecting civilians.

I found this novel to be an easy read, just perfect for a warm day or two on a beach (I read it in cold Missouri). Characters were fully developed, and as in all Benson novels everything was well done. The settings in Japan were obviously well researched, much detail here. The only reason I took one star off of my review was due to the fact that, in my opinion, we need a Bond novel that is less predictable, where Bond does'nt prevail, where Bond does'nt get the girl, sort of like real life. Imagine the possibilities here, almost endless. Regardless of this criticism, this novel is still excellent.

Horrible.......2004-12-08

This book was a major disappointment! I have read other R. Benson books that were good but this is plain garbage.
It is such a rip off to "You Only Live Twice" for the romance. If you recall in the movie perhaps the book too but it's been sooooooo long since I read it:-), James falls for a girl, she gets killed and beds the next girl he works with in Japan (again). Plus she is only 20 years old. Give me a break! Bond is old enough to be her father. The storyline is hard to follow and you never have an understanding for the villian and why he acts the way he does. It is violent and bloody to read. Best advice, reread one of Ian Fleming's books like I plan to reread "You Only Live Twice".

Faith Restored.......2004-03-21

After the purely mediocre "Doubleshot" and "Never Dream of Dying" not to mention the terrible
movie "Die Another Day" I was afraid I was losing my love for Bond. I don't want to hate,
Benson's books. After all Benson was my first Bond experience. I'd never even seen a Bond
movie when I read "High Time to Kill." So seeing that I'd read all of Benson's other books, as
well as many of Gardner's and Fleming's, even Markham, I knew that no matter what I had to
read "Man with the Red Tattoo." I really didn't know what to expect. But in the end I was
pleased. It was enjoyable. Benson is no Fleming, nor will he ever be. I won't pick on
him for anything, I like his books. And unlike most hardcore fans of the novels as well as films,
I still know they are just entertainment. Shame on you crazy fan boys.

Will it end?.......2004-03-20

It's best not to think about the Bond literary franchise any longer. I truly believe that Ian Fleming would have died again had he heard that a fanboy took his famed character and cheapened him so.

The sad part is, I really believe that Raymond Benson tries hard with these books. And they're appalling, every one of them. That's the scary part.

I did not read this book. I stopped reading Benson with the previous outing, which I couldn't even finish. I really enjoyed the Fleming Bonds, and even liked a few of the Gardners. But the decision to hire Raymond Benson remains a mystery and has killed my interest. I won't read this one, because I have no reason to believe it will be any better than the previous ones.

The few things Benson does well--basically make up halfway decent stories for a Bond story--are wasted with amateur writing. Benson even went so far as to include graphic sex scenes in the books, for no particular reasons. It came off as seriously embarassing.

Do not waste your time or money on any of the Benson Bond novels.

Book Description

This capacious (520 pages) anthology has selections from the authors you would expect to find, from others you may be less familiar with, and from writers you might not expect to show up in this company. The result is a treasure trove of unusual fiction spanning authors from Gogol and Kafka through Woolf and Nabokov to Calvino, Garcia Marquez, and Barthelme--one of the most exciting anthologies to appear in the last decade. This is a poet's companion, a student's delight, great bedside reading: the kind of book you'd take to a desert island!

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Really Magic?.......2007-03-09

Out of the stories I've read from this anthology most have been extremely well written and effectively used the magical realist form. Only one story that I've read so far drove me up the wall and felt like I was plowing through dense woods. So far I've enjoyed flipping through these stories.

Magically Delicious!.......2006-01-06

This anthology is an excellent collection of Fantastic readings. Like all anthologies choices can be questioned: "How could David Young leave this out while including that?" But there is a large enough sampling collected to give anyone interested in Magical Realism his or her fill. I would venture to say that this "one book" would satisfy a marooned bibliophile for quite some time.

My favorites are Vladimir Nabokov's THE VISIT TO THE MUSEUM and Julio Cortazar's AXOLOTL, but the rest of the canon includes other literary giants, making this a collection to return to often. It would be a great text for a grad seminar on Fantastic Literature. Highly recommended.

Exactly what I expected.......2005-10-03

The book got here within a week of my ordering it and it was in new condition. I will continue to order from Amazon because of all my great experiences with them. I highly recommend buying your school books from Amazon. Even with the shipping, the books were in better condition and cost less than the books in my school's bookstore. Thanks for saving me some financial aid money!

Wonderful introduction to magical realist fiction!.......1998-08-24

David Young was a professor of mine at Oberlin College (he is still there), and he proved that he is as sensitive an editor as he was a teacher. This book is especially illuminating in that it begins with selections that can be considered precursors to magical realist fiction. This provides a comprehensive view of the evolution of this genre, which enriches the reading of the stories included later in this volume.

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Painful. Necessary. Essential.

An Incredible Idea, Squandered

Low Point X

Wake the sleeping serpent

Barefoot in the Head
Brian Wilson Aldiss
Manufacturer: Avon Books (Mm)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0380535610

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When an undeclared Acid Head War breaks out, Britain is the first to be devastated by Psycho-Chemical Aerosols - tasteless, odourless, colourless psychedelic drugs, which distort the minds of thousands of civilians into extreme terror or extreme joy. When the warped citizens of Europe proclaim Colin Charteris their hero, he finds himself leading an unfathomable crusade in a devastated world.

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Painful. Necessary. Essential........2006-03-23

Barefoot in the Head is one of the finest things to emerge from the wreckage of the 1960s.

It is not by any means an easy read, indeed it is far more experimental in forms and style that many more feted non-sf avant-garde works. The prose and poems (some of which individually are really fine pieces of work) and songs and at times simply patterns of letters that compose the work are fragmentary and fractured - the ravings of minds changed beyond recognition by mind-altering psychotropic weapons. Yet somehow it makes sense: the wrong words start to mean something, you start to establish a vocabulary from random or mistaken strings of words and, although how I am not quite sure, you can even get a deep sense of story and character thorugh all the confusion. At times you just have to sit back with a wry smile and know that Aldiss deserves so much more than to be continually ignored by the snobbish mainstream critics: this guy is a British national treasure, and one of the great writers of the late Twentieth Century in English. The degree of sheer literary craft involved in this work is quite remarkable.

This is a book about culture and religion and drugs and technology and war and so much more: as such it stands with Burroughs' Naked Lunch. Dick's A Scanner Darkly and Delaney's Dhalgren as monuments to the ambiguity of the breakdown of both mind and order and dark side of pure freedom. But somehow it is more adventurous and more daring than any of these works.

An Incredible Idea, Squandered.......2003-03-27

This book deserves to be rediscovered, from lonely out-of-print land, if only for the awesome premise that Aldiss has created. Europe has been devastated by chemical warfare, and the weapon was psychedelic drugs. The unlikely perpetrator is Kuwait of all places, and that's ironic in more ways than one. Now the whole population is on a multiple personality-inducing acid trip. An aid worker named Charteris was one of the few people not affected, and as the only sane person around, all of the headtrippers think this guy is the messiah. But it turns out that the psychoactive effects of the drug are contagious, so Charteris becomes affected himself and starts to believe that he really is the messiah. As Charteris becomes more and more insane as the book progresses, so does the third-person narrator along with Aldiss' writing style, leading toward complete incomprehensibility.

Sadly, such an incredible premise is buried under a completely misguided writing endeavor. Aldiss has used this interesting idea to merely experiment with writing techniques that were derivative for their time. The book is 100% 1969 and is showing its age. The stream-of-insanity writing style that Aldiss inflicts on us here is a thinly disguised copy of the groundbreaking works of William Burroughs, plus a little of Philip K. Dick. This is even more evident when you consider that most of Aldiss' other works are more straightforward sci-fi. So the incredible potential of the premise is squandered beneath waves of faddish psychedelic writing style and an exasperating parade of made-up terminology (though I admit I like the adjective "vonnegutsy.") This type of writing has been done successfully, and can bend your mind to extreme proportions, but get it from the originators.

The actual plot elements, theme, and character development of this story could fit into a much more focused short story of twenty pages. This tale had infinitely more potential when it started. A real disappointment.

Low Point X.......2000-03-29

Wow, my brain hurts after reading this. I feel as if my whole civilization has fallen apart due to everyone tripping all the time. When they try to work the machines, men'll fall about laughing. The walls are melting, and I can't decide whether humanity is rotting alive in waves of indecision or poised on the verge of a breakthrough that will catapult us into a new, multi-valued way of perception. I think I just saw a dog wearing a tie. The knowledge that the plane is going to crash haunts me night and day, and I've developed a peculiar aversion to christmas cactus. You don't understand what I'm saying; you DO understand what I'm saying. Both are true, and neither. It's..it's like the SIXTIES: a tragic waste of brain cells AND a step into a new dimension. Aldiss and more...

Wake the sleeping serpent.......2000-03-15

After the Acidhead War, most of Earth's population is stumbling through an endless acid trip caused by nerve gas. Colin Charteris, in headlong flight from Serbia and the refugee camps where he was exposed, finds everyday objects like Metz cathedral ominous and portentous. A vision of the future catapults him into the company of more-advanced acid cases who call him a messiah for his concept of Man the Driver, resulting in his leading a mad exodus by car across a blasted Europe into a life of complete incomprehensibility. As birds build twisted nests, dogs wear neckties and the new animal slinks through the shrubbery, Charteris forges a new vision of reality, but drops out before the crucifixion. Inside every sane citizen is a madman waiting to run free....

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Enchanting

The Barefoot Book of Knights
John Matthews
Manufacturer: Barefoot Books Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Enchanting.......2006-04-20

Fancy a brave adventure filled with knights and chivalry? The Middle Ages might be over, but John Matthew's captivating tales might make you think otherwise. Coupled with actor Anthony Head's magnificent storytelling, and Giovanni Manna's delightful illustrations, these seven stories come alive! Children and adults alike will love to revisit this CD and paperback collection time and time again.

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Barefoot In The Head
Brian W. Aldiss
Manufacturer: Corgi Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QRPYB2

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Barefoot in the Head
Brian Aldiss
Manufacturer: Ace
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000J5KUCE

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Barefoot in the Head
Brian W. Aldiss
Manufacturer: Ace Books, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000K1V3XW

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Barefoot in the Head

Manufacturer: Ace Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000F8VSZ8

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Classic post-Doomsday psychological nightmare Europe. A great science fiction story, one of the best to come out of the UK "New Wave".

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Barefoot in the Head
Brian Aldiss
Manufacturer: Faber & Faber
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M62XXY

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Barefoot in the Head
Brian Aldiss
Manufacturer: Granada
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000M64VRU

Barefoot in the Head - A European Fantasia

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Barefoot in the Head - A European Fantasia

Manufacturer: Double Day
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HUIQH2

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Barefoot in the Head - A European Fantasia
Brian W. Aldiss
Manufacturer: Double Day
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000QRJWJ2

Book Description

Christians frequently come into conflict with themselves and others over such matters as music, popular culture, and worship style. Yet they usually lack any theology of art or taste adequate to deal with aesthetic disputes. In this provocative book, Frank Burch Brown offers a constructive, "ecumenical" approach to artistic taste and aesthetic judgment--a non-elitist but discriminating theological aesthetics that has "teeth but no fangs." While grounded in history and theory, this book takes up such practical questions as: How can one religious community accommodate a variety of artistic tastes? What good or harm can be done by importing music that is worldly in origin into a house of worship? How can the exercise of taste in the making of art be a viable (and sometimes advanced) spiritual discipline? In exploring the complex relation between taste, religious imagination, and faith, Brown offers a new perspective on what it means to be spiritual, religious, and indeed Christian.

Customer Reviews:

Take a bite..........2003-12-31

Frank Burch Brown is one of the star professors of my seminary. One of the things that made me select the seminary was their interest in aesthetics, the arts and theology, and by the arts, we mean a wide variety of arts -- architecture, visual arts, music, drama, and more. Frank Burch Brown does credit to this range of the arts in his text.

First, perhaps a word on the title is fitting. By 'taste', Brown does not mean necessarily to imply preference or status in an elitism way, although well aware that this particular meaning will likely be the first one perceived. Rather, think of 'taste' as an action, something one does, like taking a bite of an apple -- art is too often a passive construct in modern society; Brown calls upon the individual or community experiencing art to participate with it. This is particularly important in church communities, whose ideas of art and the relative value of the same vary widely.

Taste, Brown states, is something intimately connected to morality and to religious feeling and belief. One can see this demonstrated both in reactions to museum displays that are controversial as well as the critique Christians give to each other about church architecture, hymnody, or vestment and design styles.

Brown shares in-depth theological analysis well supported and supplemented with historical information, talking about the good and the bad throughout the experience of Christendom as it relates back to modern experience. However, this is not a history text either in form or function. Perhaps the strongest section Brown presents is on music; music has become a vital piece of worship for many, sometimes the sine qua non of worship. Also, Brown's artistic background in strong in music, as he is a composer in addition to professor and writer. Music is one of the most community-building and the most divisive of elements in modern worship practice -- anyone who has dared suggest a different style of hymn in church can attest to this! In music as a case study one can see the different pieces that go into determining taste across age, culture and social lines.

Perhaps the most novel and entertaining section is chapter five, dealing with Kitsch, Sacred and Profane -- the question of quality. In amusing but instructive fashion, Brown compares the Hagia Sophia and the early Russians' experience of it with the Precious Moments Chapel in Missouri, and how both have value but both can also be suspect in different frameworks. The difficulty of dealing with kitsch, to a large extent determined by the mass-marketability and commodity-nature of the offerings, is an instructive one; kitsch is designed to easily produce a response, often in a base or 'cheap' manner, as often occurs with the million-plus visitors to the chapel of tear-drop eyed children.

In the final chapters, Brown offers a critique of the current situation, from which Christians of all backgrounds may draw inspiration and none escape the occasional tweak. Brown also offers a few suggestions and alternative ways of thinking about things through his observations. While this book is primarily for a Christian audience, Brown does bring in examples from other faith traditions.

This is not a book for scholars exclusively, but those of an academic bent will appreciate the generous notes and the extensive index. However, the text is accessible and the writing style engaging such that any reader of undergraduate training or higher should have little problem with understanding. My one real disappointment with the text is that there are relatively few illustrations and figures, which in a text dealing with art and aesthetics is a bit surprising. The illustrations included fit the text perfectly, and one wonders what more could have been included to good effect.

Take a bite.

O Taste and See.......2003-07-28

Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Christian Taste, by Frank Burch Brown, a slow read at first, evolves into a very reasoned and interesting look at how the church regards the arts, and how the arts regards the church. Do not be put off by the elitist sounding title of the book. Brown uses the word "taste" as "to savor" and "to experience" much as the psalmist does in Psalm 34:8. The title is intentionally deceptive.

Interestingly, the author utilizes the terms religious and sacred somewhat ambiguously, without clearly defining a distinction between the reality of the institutional church and the "holy". As a composer of church music himself, Brown is clearly more pragmatic in his discussion of the musical art, but resolute in an absolute consideration of other arts. His chapter on "kitsch" is especially refreshing and enjoyable to read, and his analysis of today's worship wars is well thought out and objective. One caveat concerns Brown's approach to the subject of worship itself, which is here treated as a passive event in which the worshipper is a bystander. For Brown's purposes, this may make sense, as this puts music, as an art, on the same plain as the other arts (also considered here) in which performance is not an opportunity. Worship, however, is an act of the church in which all present participate. The unique aesthetics of the participant and performer of worship and the lively arts is perhaps a subject for another book. I recommend this book highly for all church leaders: clergy and laity alike. Tragedy is, those who really need to hear the wisdom of this book, will never read it.

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Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Christian Taste: Aesthetics in Religious Life. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article) (book review): An article from: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Nelvin Vos
Manufacturer: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Ecumenical Studies, published by Journal of Ecumenical Studies on January 1, 2001. The length of the article is 467 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: Good Taste, Bad Taste, and Christian Taste: Aesthetics in Religious Life. (Book Reviews).(Brief Article) (book review)
Author: Nelvin Vos
Publication: Journal of Ecumenical Studies (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2001
Publisher: Journal of Ecumenical Studies
Volume: 38 Issue: 1 Page: 117(1)

Article Type: Brief Article, Book Review

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One of my favorite cookbooks.......2001-11-27

I love this book. I read this 'cookbook' when I want to run away from home. Sure, there are recipes, but I can get recipes off the web. I prefer learning about Richard's life with Lulu and Lucien, it's like living better my own self. Bon Voyage and Bon Apetit!

Finest Cookbook I Own.......1999-02-18

This is simply the finest cookbook in my library, and one above all others that I could simply not do without. It is both a pleasure to read and a goldmine of authentic, simple, provencale cuisine that allows the reader a clear understanding of what this food is really about. It is moe than a cookbook, it is a window into a world that makes one want to pack his bags and move to Provence.

This cookbook is top notch........1997-03-27

I own 120 cookbooks, and I read others whenever I get a chance. I cook French, Indian, Chinese, Italian, and Mexican. And, yes, I'm a fool for good restaurants. This is one of the cookbooks I would least like to do without. It gives a good idea of what Provencal cuisine is like, and the recipes are detailed and complete. And the results are delicious. I hope it gets reprinted.

Lulu's Provencal Table: The Exuberant Food and Wine from Domaine Tempier Vineyard

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Lulu's Provencal Table: The Exuberant Food and Wine from Domaine Tempier Vineyard
Richard Olney
Manufacturer: Harpercollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WMWSVU

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Lulu's Provencal Table: The Exuberant Food and Wine from Domaine Tempier Vineyard
Richard Olney
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Book Description

The first full color encyclopedic Barbie doll identification and value guide to exclusively feature her fashions from 1967-1972. All vintage fashions are chronicled in full color and labeled as to name, year, Mattel's style number, store exclusivity, contents, and then valued. Barbie Doll & Her Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World of Fashion is a must for every doll collector. 575 color photos. 224 pages.

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A Must-Have for any Mod-Era Barbie Fan!!!.......2003-01-25

This book is as close to being perfect as any can get in the Barbie world. Not only is it informative and well-written, it's fun too!

Each outfit is explained in detail, with each part listed, along with what parts may be more difficult to find, any variations in the outfit, etc. All of these items, where possible, are photographed flat and clearly so you can see each item separately and know what each thing is. Then, another photograph is taken on the doll, in a fun setting that usually goes with the name of the outfit somehow, so you can actually see how the outfit looks on a doll, something which I think is really important.

The photographs are great pretty much right across the board. The book is well-written, with a great sense of humour. All in all, you can't go wrong if you're into Mod-era Barbie and buy this book!

Barbie Doll and Her Mod, Mod, Mod, Mod World Of Fashion.......2001-12-02

This is a fabulous book! Wonderful and informative descriptions. The photographs are some of the cutest and most creative I have ever seen. Lovely. I highly reccomend this book!

A collectors Dream.......2001-08-07

Everything you could want to know about this period of Barbie and the photographs are beautiful.

A Must Have.......2000-01-05

This is the best and most comprehensive book on barbie fashions of the mod era. It shows you what the fashions look like nrfb as well as loose. It is a must have for any barbie collector.

It is great........1998-07-15

It tells you so very much about the mod world of Barbie. It gives you so much to sink your teeth into that I couldn't put it down for about an hour or longer.

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An Artful Eye on Contemporary Basketry.......2000-11-13

This book marks the emergence of baskets as an artform, not just a craft. For the collector or the admirer, this is a great compilation of work by artists from all over the U.S., showing great diversity and great style.

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101 Ways to Make More Space: Stylish Home Ideas
Julie Savill
Manufacturer: Hylas Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Creative Touches: Hundreds of Stylish Ideas for Your Home

ASIN: 1592580718

Book Description

The most affordable home-design guides on the market today!

There are now 14 books in the 101 series--all in the same compact and stylish format. These fabulous little books are inspirational guides to stylish home decor at a great price--only $9.95! The details in 101 Decorating Details range from plumping up a pile of coordinating cushions to arranging a few cut flowers from the garden in a pretty jug--quick and easy ideas that will make a real difference to your rooms in less than an hour. From clearing the clutter to cleaning the windows, level 1 of 101 Ways to Make More Space includes simple, everyday ways to increase the feeling of space in your place. Level 2 gets down to some serious storage ideas, and level 3 is the house addition that really will change the way you live. Every project has a full description of how to put the idea into practice, and is illustrated by full-color photos. All of the ideas and materials in these books are accessible to the reader, and to prove it, each book comes with a complete with list of US suppliers for the materials used throughout, and contacts for specialist advice.

Book Description

This work offers an authoritative account, well illustrated, of the evolution of type design from the earliest blackletters to present day forms. For those concerned with the proper use of hundreds of type faces now available, this book provides an essential framework on which can be built an appreciative understanding of the rich heritage of expressive letter design that lies in the printer's case. It simplifies the problems of identifying unfamilar types. Co-published with The British Library.

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An outstanding resource.......2005-03-08

This book includes over a hundred specimens of historical typesetting, covering every age from the 42-line Bible to the early 20th century. The author took the unusual step of reproducing each specimen at 100% of its original size, even it it meant cutting one of the original pages short. Scaled images of characters never tell the visual truth about the letterforms, so this is the only meaningful way to experience typesetting in these specimens.

Dowding organized the book's chapters into a taxonomy of type styles, giving a brief summary of the origin, historical development, and available fonts in that style, as of the orginal printing date. Most, though not all chapters give a brief checklist of that style's distinguishing features. This could have been expanded, I think, handled more uniformly from chapter to chapter, and could have included the distinguishing items that differentiate one family from another. For all its lacks, this is a good description of the various styles a typographic student will encounter.

What makes this book stand out is over 45 pages of commentary in the back of the book, describing the distinguishing features of each specimen. There's a bit of historical information in many of the commentaries, bordering on gossip at times. The real value, however, is in the discussion of each typeface as a unique composition, and sometimes in contrast to others. It's not explicit but there is a unique lesson here, a sustained discussion in how to look at letterforms. I fault it only for weakness in addressing sanserif fonts, which deserve a lot more than the two perfunctory pages shown here. Perhaps when this was written, the sans fonts hadn't gained enough popularity to warrant discussion. Perhaps, however, Dowding's biases and historical sources shied from such "grotesque" shapes.

This is an exceptional reference for any student wanting to start on serious discussions of letterforms. The only real problem with this book is that it's not very deep or systematic in teaching the history its title seemed to promise. Take it for what it is, however, and I think it's quite good.

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Compromised due to simplicity........2000-09-05

In this book's introduction, the author said "The text has not only been made deliberately brief but we have tried not to bestrew it with too many names and dates." I found it very true. Because less than one third of this book was text. The rest of them, examples of typefaces. It is good that this book contains many beautifully reproduced type speciments. But the text is really too thin to be very educative.

This book is composed of two parts: book types and display types. In the beginning, there's an introduction on the typography business, how illogical product names made this art confusing to most people. Then the author introduced many widely-used book and display typefaces in historical orders. But he did speak too little on each typefaces.

Book Description

This exciting new title is destined to become the classic visual study of digital type design. The author surveys and categorizes digital faces and fonts from over thirty foundries and individuals. Showcasing and analyzing the most innovative typefaces, this book essentially becomes an artifact in itself.

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Type production unlimited.......2002-11-11

As a designer and teacher, I find this book to be an inspirational springboard. From practicality to exclusivity, this book offers samples that must inspire one to produce new and fresh ideas unless one is clinically brain-dead.

Loved it! Typophiles hard to resist.......2000-07-21

This book will be difficult to date. I have read it and re read it over and over and find the typefaces inside inspiring and can recommend it to anyone! Definitely one for the studio library. It reminds me of what lengths designers go to in their designing type ... awesome. Thoroughly used as a resource book. Everthing from Emigre to Thirst (my favourite) ...

Seeking His Face: A Daily Devotional (Walker Large Print Books)

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excellent

Seeking His Face: A Daily Devotional (Walker Large Print Books)
Charles Stanley
Manufacturer: Walker Large Print
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1594150141

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As Christians, we desire communion with God. In Seeking His Face, Dr. Charles Stanley has provided 365 opportunities for anyone to experience a divine encounter. "We can't manipulate these encounters" writes Stanley, "but we can make ourselves attentive to His voice, listening for instruction and direction." Stanley urges readers to set aside time to meet with God daily; this devotional is an ideal starting point for anyone desiring a life-changing encounter with Him.

Each daily entry of Seeking His Face includes a Scripture reading, a key verse, a brief interpretation, and a prayer. Chapter topics include forgiveness, intimacy, grace, personal ministry, and emotional healing.

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excellent.......2004-01-18

Very good book - very worthwhile reading especially if you also read the associated verses in the bible. Highly recommend the book.

The Face in the Shadows (Large Print General Series)

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The Face in the Shadows (Large Print General Series)
Velda Johnston
Manufacturer: G K Hall & Co
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Handbook of Type Faces and Lettering
J. I. Biegeleisen
Manufacturer: Arco
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ASIN: 0668054204

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Magically Good!
Disappointed
sweet summer night book
Island Getaway
An ok ending

Face the Fire
Nora Roberts
Manufacturer: Thorndike Press
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ASIN: 0783896239

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Setting: Three Sisters Island

Sensuality: 7

A stunningly beautiful, powerful witch who possesses the gift of Fire, Mia Devlin locked her heart away when Sam Logan rejected her youthful love and left Three Sisters Island. Eleven years later, Sam returns to the island to claim Mia and take over his family business, the Magick Inn. Passion still burns between them, but Mia refuses to trust the man who once tore her life apart, leaving her grieving and alone. It's imperative that they find a way to resolve their thorny, complicated relationship for time is running out and the deadline for breaking a centuries-old curse is near. Mia has the steadfast aid of her two sisters of the heart, powerful witches that rule Air and Earth, but without Sam's help, even Mia's powers may not be enough to keep her alive until the deadline. And unless Mia makes the right choice about her heart and Sam, evil may win in the final confrontation, destroying all their lives and Three Sisters Island as well.

Face the Fire is the third and last book in bestselling author Nora Roberts's trilogy of witches, magic, and an age-old curse that began with Dance upon the Air and Heaven and Earth. This novel boasts a vivid seaside setting, sympathetic characters, and enough details about the practice of magic to intrigue the most cynical of readers. This is Roberts at her best. Don't miss it. --Lois Faye Dyer

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The final book in the New England-set trilogy that began with Dance Upon the Air and Heaven and Earth.

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In the conclusion to her acclaimed Three Sisters Island trilogy, #1 New York Times-bestselling author Nora Roberts masterfully evokes the quaint charm of New England, weaving a spellbinding tale of true love-and sheer magic. Mia Devlin knows what it's like to love with your whole heart-and then watch your love walk away. Years ago, she and Sam Logan shared an incredible bond built on passion, legend, and fate. But then one day he fled Three Sisters Island, leaving her lost in memories of the magic they shared-and determined to live without love.. The new owner of the island's only hotel, Sam has returned to Three Sisters with hopes of winning back Mia's affections. He is puzzled when she greets him with icy indifference-for the chemistry between them is still sizzling and true. Angry, hurt and deeply confused, Mia refuses to admit that a passion for Sam still burns up her heart. But she'll need his help-and his powers-to face her greatest, most terrifying challenge. And as the deadline for breaking a centuries-old curse draws near, they must take the first steps toward destiny-and come together to turn back the dark..

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Magically Good!.......2007-10-16

I loved this book. It isn't as good as Heaven and Earth, but it is still one of my favorites. The 4 elements are finally together again as Sam (water) heads back to Three Sisters' Island. When Mia senses that he is back, she is pissed, but she doesn't want Sam or anyone else to know that he could still effect her that much. All Sam wants to do is get Mia back. He knows that he made a mistake in leaving, but he is convinced that everything that had happened was meant to happen. Eventually, Mia lets Sam back into her bed, but she tries fruitlessly not to let him into her heart.

Disappointed.......2007-05-16

I think this is the first Nora Roberts book that I put down and didn't finish. I just could not get into this one and was disappointed. I liked the first book and was okay with the 2nd but this I just couldn't care about. First, I did like Mia but Hated that she was constantly flirting with Riley's boyfriend/husband and that he reacted to her made me a little uneasy as well. Anyway, Sam was just a disappointment....okay he leaves her FLAT without explaination, even after sleeping with her and writing that saying on the wall in the cave, then he has the nerve to come back 10 years later and wonder about her coldness. He thinks she is just going to blow up at him and he would soothe her. I wouldn't have even given him that after breaking her heart so completly. Just couldn't get past that and the book was a bit boring. This series just went flat and I am a huge Nora Roberts fan.

Oh well, this one just wasn't for me.

sweet summer night book.......2007-05-15

this whole trilogy was beautiful i was sad it was over when i read the last book , have a weekend to just be romanced? get the three and amazed you'll be

Island Getaway.......2007-05-13

As usual, Nora Roberts delivers another excellent series. This series was one of the first Nora Roberts books I discovered.

Since then, and yeah, I'm a guy, and I lift weights, and I'm a straight macho guy, ad nauseum, but I love Nora Robert's writings, I have read thirty five of her books in the last three months.

The ladies at my favorite restaurant enjoy talking to me about Nora Roberts. I have a couple of them reading Nora Roberts and one lady and I are exchanging different copies of her books.

Enjoy this series. It is one of her best. It has the best blend of magic, romance, good plot twists, and strong characterization. Her series creates a desire in you to pick up the atlas and start hunting down the island and it's inhabitants.

And guys...with Nora Roberts you just might gather a little insight into the minds of these amazing female creatures. One hint...bring lots of chocolate and never forget what outfit and scent she wore the first time you met her.

Nora...I'm about to figure you out!

An ok ending.......2007-04-30

It was a so-so ending. It got a little confusing at the very end with so much going on at the same time. The series started out good and if you already started the series finish it until the end if not, I would skip over the series completley. Not my favorite.

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Beautiful and fascinating
Fascinating and oddly beautiful
Even I liked it

Bug Faces
Darlyne A. Murawski
Manufacturer: National Geographic Children's Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0792275578
Release Date: 2000-09-01

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Beautiful and fascinating.......2004-03-31

The photos are just gorgeous and the text complements it compactly. It's one thing to read in your typical bug book (we have many) that a butterfly sucks nectar from a flower. It's another matter entirely to see this WAY up close. My four-year-old and I love it.

Fascinating and oddly beautiful.......2001-01-20

"Bug Faces," by Darlyne A. Murawski, is a collection of extreme close-up photographs of the "faces" of insects and other arthropods. The photos are accompanied by interesting facts about each creature. Much of the educational data focuses on the facial features being pictured; for example, the author explains why different species use different kinds of mouths to eat particular types of food.

The photographs are stunning. These creatures are shown much larger than life size, and the photographs capture a wealth of details. These portraits capture a glorious diversity of colors and textures. Species pictured include the dragonfly, the daddy-longlegs, the bumblebee, the cicada, and the grasshopper. There is even a section on the "false faces" used by some creatures in order to fool would-be predators. This is an excellent educational book for children; it would also make a fun "coffee table" book for adults.

Even I liked it.......2000-12-01

You may be saying to yourself, "Why would I want to look at bug faces?" But you haven't seen THESE bug faces. Beautiful photography vies with clever writing to produce a delightful book. Even if you don't have youngsters, this would be great on a coffee table.

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Missing.......2007-10-01

On milk carton is missing child for many years and it is her on it. she not understand and she was shock. she has somethings that not relate her to the family she is living with. she think the fact that family she live with is might kinapped her from. the family tell her the truth and it never confirm the fact she is kidnappped.

The Face on the Milk Carton.......2007-09-02

This believable book starts off with the surreal experience of seeing yourself on a missing children's ad! The story is set in high school when, one average day, 16 year old Janie sees herself on the back of a milk carton. This discovery changes how she feels about everything in her life. Janie suspects her parents of not being her parents, but then who are? The Face on the Milk Carton is a story about the secrets we keep, and the secrets we share. It is about the meaning of parents, friendship and her first real boyfriend, the boy next door. The book covers a wide range of issues that could lead to wonderful discussions; high school, girlfriends, boyfriends, friends, what it means to be a father, or a mother, what families will do for one another... Do you think Janie's life would have been better if she had stayed with her biological parents? Will Janie's parents face charges of abduction? Should they? What is the responsibility of people in this situation? The whole issue of cults comes up, what defines a cult? Is there anything else Janie's parents could have done to help their daughter Hannah? The fairly irrational way Janie handles the information in the story is a little too perfect to be completely believable for me, but a teenager might be fine with it. I think Janie describing her parents as, "...tired and used-up looking..." was a little bizarre and unbelievable for a 16 year old to really understand that statement, sounded too grown up. However, the story itself is very inventive and interesting. Great twists and turns to keep you wondering what is going to happen next.

Great book.......2007-08-16

This is a great book and I recommend it to any one. I have a really cool set of characters (including Reeve who is my favorite) and an interesting plot. What happens in the book is that the main character in the story (Janie Johnson) finds a milk carton with a picture on it that she thinks is herself. With the help or her neighbor Reeve she starts trying to figure out if the little girl is really her. It's a really good book and I loved it and have read it lots of times.

A Familiar Face.......2007-08-14

I first became familiar with "The Face on the Milk Carton" when it came out 17 years ago. In terms of literature, this book is pure junior high bliss. This upcoming school year, I will be teaching this book to a junior high class and I am anxious to see if they will embrace the book as I did.

Janie recognizes the face on the milk carton as being familiar. While the story seems so obvious in the first few pages, it changes as new pieces of the puzzle are added. For a story targeted at young adults, I am amazed at how well put together this mystery is. The reader can really feel for Janie as he/she wonders how Janie's story will unfold. Yet even as the book ends, not all of the questions will be answered.

Cooney is among the best writers for young adults today. She seems to know what teenagers are/were like in the present and the 80/90's. I must admit that I am looking forward to reading "Whatever happened to Janie".

Love is in the book!!!!.......2007-05-16

"The Face on the Milk Carton" by Caroline B. Cooney is filled with love and adventure! It starts out with Janie at school eating lunch with her friends. Sarah-Charlotte has her milk and on the back of the milk there's always a picture of a missing child. Wait a minute, Janie remembers that dress. The one that's white with blue polka dots. Janie suddenly realizes that she might be kidnapped. I loved this book! I couldn't put it down! As soon as I finished I wanted the book to continue! Its sequel "Whatever happened to Janie" was the next one that I could read!
Janie is very adventurous in this book. She goes to New Jersey with Reeve, a boy she likes. They skip school to go there to see if she can find her real mother. Will Reeve get in trouble with is parents or will Janie get in trouble with her "parents?" Will she make it? Will she find her mother? What will happen? Find out when you read "The Face on the Milk Carton" by Caroline B. Cooney!

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