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Guiding Elliott
Robert Lee
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Robert Lee's comic creation, Donnie Phillips, is a Montana fly-fishing guide with a few issues--such as his belief that no woman should be allowed on a trout stream. Guiding Elliott is an epistolary novel that allows Donnie plenty of room to make his hilarious, misguided casts as he endeavors to pass on a little small-town wisdom to folks in the Manhattan chapter of Trout Unlimited. Like all buffoons, though, Donnie also manages to impart some solid sense amid the pratfalls and malapropisms.
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Full of raucous humor and great fishing lore.
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Relaxing read (every time!).......2003-07-25
Great book, very funny and whitty. It feels like you know "Number Three" halfway through the book and, despite his politically incorrect views and simplicity (or maybe because of it), he endears himself to the reader in double quick time!
I would highly recommend this to anyone who enjoys the sport of flyfishing and the characters that go with it - Robert Lee penned a little gem!
Maximun REMEMBER TIME ..........2002-10-23
If after reading this book, you don't find yourself playing mental gymnastics with the rye-humored-memories imprinted on your brain - YOU'RE DEAD!
This is one of the funniest and more intriguing books I've ever read. You can't help wanting to deck a number of characters in this book - but just as surely, you'd deck anyone who would try! It's that kind of dichotemy that makes for one memorable book!
I've developed an entire list of "Elliott Notions" and "Donnyisms". Nearly every day since reading this book (which BTW I've done 4 times in as many months!).. I find myself laughing - many times fully out-loud - at situations which in my daily life mirror conditions from this book: not even related to fishing, guiding or the West. They are just the human condition - full, raw and life-on-the-limb.
Read the book. Experience the uncanny humor Robert Lee has brought to life in this whimsical tale. And answer this: "How many times did you say you'd like to 'see the movie'?"
Enjoy ...
Guiding Elliott by Robert Lee.......2002-01-22
Finished this book in one night. Actually got it for my husband, but got hooked after the first 2 pages of "browsing". "Number Three" is a funny, yet realistic representation of some of our most interesting characters here in Montana. I laughed out loud while digesting Number Three's philosophies on fishing, women, hobbies and life here in God's "last best place". I also am hoping for a sequel to follow Number Three's continued growing pains. Thank you Mr. Lee!!
VERY FUNNY.......2001-10-19
I loved every minute of this book. I read it while I was fly fishing in Montana for rainbow. It was the perfect book to settle into every night before getting up early to fish again the next day. The characters are wonderful. I felt like I knew them personally. The author has a great sense of humor. Even though this book was very funny, it has a moral to the story. I hope Lee writes another one.
Unpatiently waiting for a sequel.......2000-07-12
This novel at times places you in a beautiful Montana river delicately presenting your fly, then again in the dimly lit Muddler tavern with a cold Pabst Blue Ribbon in hand. All with the hilarity of the "Three Stooges". The Characters are all real people, with a truly believable story line. My only disappointment was finding the final page. The ending is wide open for a sequel and I urge Mr. Lee to do so. Perhaps even a series.
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1965 Good Counsel Publishers; burgundy binding with gold lettering and gold page edges; back of Bible has pages for family history ; back of Bible has "Illustrated Story of the Bible For Young and Old" bound into the Bible - illustrated by Cyrus Leroy Baldridge, Herbert Morton Stoops and Elliott Means.
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Through the tales of Edgar Rice Burroughs, generations of readers have thrilled to the adventures of Lord Greystoke (aka John Clayton, but better known as Tarzan of the Apes). In this biography Philip José Farmer pieces together the life of this fantastic man, correcting Burroughs’s errors and deliberate deceptions and tracing Tarzan's family tree back to other extraordinary figures, including Sherlock and Mycroft Holmes, the Scarlet Pimpernel, Doc Savage, Nero Wolfe, and Bulldog Drummond.
Tarzan Alive offers the first chronological account of Tarzan's life, narrated in careful detail garnered from Burroughs’s stories and other sources. From the ill-fated voyage that led to Greystoke's birth on the isolated African coast to his final adventures as a group captain in the RAF during World War II, Farmer constructs a comprehensive and authoritative account. Farmer’s assertion that Tarzan was a real person has led him to craft a biography as well researched and compelling as that of any character from conventional history. This definitive Bison Books edition also includes Farmer’s “Exclusive Interview with Lord Greystoke” as well as “Extracts from the Memoirs of ‘Lord Greystoke’” first anthologized in Mother Was a Lovely Beast.
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Super Reader.......2007-08-07
This is great. Almost mind-boggling the effort that Farmer has put in, here. Try and find the men with grey eyes. :) G-8 became schizoid after a breakdown, becoming The Shadow and The Spider. That is just fabulous.
The House of Tarzan.......2007-05-26
Edgar Rice Burroughs put out 24 books on the adventures of Tarzan. I enjoyed most of these and would recommend them without a doubt. What we get here from Philip Jose Farmer is the 'biography' of Tarzan written as if he were an actual real person. The bio looks at ERB as a novelist given a 'based on actual events' type of writing with embellishments added when needed. PJF looks into the life of Tarzan and the novels letting you know what are 'true events of Tarzan's life' and what is 'completely made up by ERB'. The best part of this book is that PJF chronologically orders the multitude of books put forth by ERB which has always been a concern of the readers with the time frame inconsistencies.
PJF, using the Wold Newton Meteor theory also gives an extension of the Greystoke family tree to include the likes of Sherlock Holmes, The Shadow, Doc Savage, James Wilder, Nero Wolfe and many many other literary characters. The addendums help to attempt to clarify this convoluted ancestory. I think an actual Family Tree Graph could have been included to help visualize the genology put forth which still gets a bit confusing after the addendum pieces. Addendum 5 is particularly nice as it goes through and again summarizes the timeline for Tarzan based events.
If you have the 24 Tarzan books, this is well worth including with them. After reading 'Tarzan Alive', you will have a different perspective on the ERB books should you reread them. A must for the Tarzan fan, but you may scoff at some of the things and people that PJF includes in this biography.
Good book... but..........2007-02-09
I greatly enjoyed the tales of Tarzan as presented in Tarzan Alive. The problem I have is this... I haven't read the original source material. I thought the Definitive Biography would include a real biography, when instead it often just contrasts events with the original stories. Thus, it would have been helpful if I had read all the original stories before delving into Tarzan Alive. That being said, this book was a very good read, and I look forward to someone reprinting Phillip Jose Farmer's His Apocalyptic Life so I can see the true life of Doc Savage as well. Thank you Bison Frontiers for helping me find this book that I had heard so much about!
Fun biography, even for casual fans of Tarzan and/or Farmer.......2006-10-05
Farmer's direct tribute to Edgar Rice Burroughs is a fictional biography of Tarzan. It is probably not going to be interesting to those who have never read one of Burroughs' Tarzan books, but those who have will find "Tarzan Alive" a treasure of entertainment. It is nice to see that this book has returned to print, being an important reader's guide to the most famous fictional character of the 20th century.
It would be very easy to dismiss the Tarzan books as simple entertainment saturated with ignorant descriptions of Africa. Farmer takes on the task of making the reader regard Burroughs more seriously, by insisting the Tarzan is a real person and Burroughs a biographer. All the inaccuracies and obvious fiction are attempts by Burroughs to protect the still-living Tarzan. Farmer never uses a cheap "you're in on the joke" device and saturates the book with meticulous research. Instead of annoyance, the errors in Burroughs' narratives becoming interesting in their own right: soon the reader is drawn into Farmer's quest for the "real" story behind the Tarzan books. Burroughs' theme of the nature of man vs. nurture by man's environment is more appreciated. Farmer insists that he has interviewed the Ape-man himself, and this edition contains that interview.
This is a nice companion to any of the Burroughs Tarzan books, and a key to appreciating Farmer's own Tarzan-spired fiction ("Lord Tyger," "Dark Heart of Time," the Opar books, etc.).
Uniquel!.......2006-08-19
"Sherlock Holmes of Baker Street" is out-of print and so is "Doc Savage and his Apocalyptic Life". Almost all other works are either out-of-print or are simply not available. Hence, at least in the current state of the market, this work stands alone unchallenged in terms of all the aspects. A reader who knows only the name of the most famous creation of Edgar Rice Burroughs, can also enjoy this book to the fullest extent. Go ahead and enjoy this book.
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Above-average run of the mill.......2002-04-12
"Dark Progeny", as you can see above, has one of the most charmless cover illustrations in the long, sad history of the BBC "Doctor Who" novels. The mutant baby pictured looks far too much like Robert Carlyle with a week's stubble. The descriptive back-cover blurb is also fairly uninviting. We learn there's a character named "Gaskill Tyran", and this can bode well for nobody. When the Doctor is described in the blurb's final sentence as a "mysterious infiltrator", I knew there was going to be trouble.
"Dark Progeny" itself is a thoughtful action-adventure piece, written in a very visual style. This is to be expected from sophomore author Steve Emmerson, who previously wrote the visually-innovative "Casualties of War". It's often a criticism hurled at DW book writers that they're trying too hard to write for the small screen, but Emmerson writes lush, big-budget SF. Here we have grotesque monsters, fierce storms, lots of holograms, pretty starscapes, and a city-sized Machine.
The plot is something of a mess. The prologue opens with a childbirth gone horribly wrong (and was probably inspired in the delivery room at 4 AM), and is followed by a parade of mean, cynical 30th-century human imperialists and corporate types. The Doctor's two companions are brutalized, both mentally and by rat attack. The 8th Doctor is his manic self, going over the top at a funeral and yet getting some nicely reflective moments when he's alone (and not acting). The final 20 pages are an awful mess, with lots of dangling probabilities. All the book's surviving characters burst into the same room all at once (but it's a big room) and there's one shockingly silly revelation about a villain's paternity. The weird two-page epilogue feels as if it were shot 6 months after producton, on another set, and Anji wearing a different hairstyle.
On the whole, this is the "default" Eighth Doctor novel. It incorporates all the positive and negative aspects of the line, and if DW were still a TV show, this would be that episode that was always on, the rerun you could never get away from -- but watched anyway.
Great characters wandering around a hum-drum plot.......2002-01-23
DARK PROGENY could have turned out to be much worse than it actually ending up being. Despite it being quite well written, it has one major factor working against it; the plot is wafer thin, and stretched to its breaking point. This severely upsets the pacing, leaving a rushed conclusion where the threads from the first two hundred pages or so are slapped together inside about thirty. DARK PROGENY ends up being as enjoyable as it is solely on Steve Emmerson's strength in writing realistic characters.
There is a larger cast of characters in this story than we're probably used to seeing in the average Doctor Who story. In other books, this would have resulted in several people becoming faceless plot ciphers with little to do but run around and discover clues at exactly the right moment. Here, however, every character is extremely well created. One can tell that a lot of time and effort went into producing characters that are believable and interesting. Their lives, motives and thought processes are all realistic and engaging. We keep reading because we want to see how the plot affects these people, not necessarily because we want to see how the plot unfolds. Despite the flaws in storytelling, the characters make the book marginally recommendable.
The society that the Doctor and crew have landed in is also portrayed very well. The larger cast helps Emmerson show off the different parts of the world without any individual location left underdeveloped. The action feels like it's taking place in a city rather than a collection of sets. Emmerson is a deceptively good author. In only a few pages he manages to convey a coherent culture of the future. In a handful of cases, we can see where he fell back on pre-existing continuity, yet everything ends up feeling fresh. A few minor Doctor Who clichés are revisited, but they're given new life and don't drag the story down at all.
With a great setting and an interesting group of people, one would expect the regulars to benefit from their current environment. Alas, this is not the case. Unfortunately neither one of the companions is terribly active for much of this adventure. Anji ends up being a key player at the beginning and at the end, but for much of the middle she has very little to do other than passing out and requiring medical attention. Her passages have the advantage of being well written enough that I was almost distracted from the fact that she spent most of the book doing absolutely nothing at all. Yet it still felt rather unsatisfying.
Fitz also spends a lot of time in various states of health, but he is even farther away from the action. Thematically, it makes sense for the Doctor to believe that Fitz has died; many of the characters are forced to deal with the pain of loss followed by the shock of reunion (or at least the tantalizing hope that their loved one may not be gone forever). But in this case the thread is a complete dead end. It doesn't affect the plot, it doesn't really tell us anything about the setting that we didn't already know, and it doesn't give us any new insight to any other of the characters. Fitz's sections end up dragging flatter and flatter as one realizes that whatever happens to him isn't going to make a blind bit of difference to anything else. This sort of thing has happened to Fitz before in previous books, but here his subplot just isn't interesting enough.
Overall, this book ended up being quite average. Steve Emmerson is quite good at writing of actual prose, and he creates great characters that stand beside the best that the range has invented. The Eighth Doctor has rarely been better than the portrayal that he receives here. But the weakness in this story was the lack of a coherent and sustained plot. The pacing was way off and the manner in which the ending wrapped itself up so quickly really draws attention the flaws. However, despite the problems with this one, it's just about worth reading to see the setting and the characters that Emmerson created. I'll be looking forward to his next book and hopefully it will be better plotted.
Great 8th Doctor book that marks a recovery from Slow Empire.......2001-12-29
After the monstrosity that was The Slow Empire (which I can't review, seeing as Amazon doesn't carry it), I'm glad to say that Dark Progeny marks a return to form for the 8th Doctor novels. Dark Progeny is, as the title suggests, a very dark novel, but it is still very well written with intriguing situations and not too many missteps.
The Doctor, Anji and Fitz make an emergency landing on Ceres Alpha after the TARDIS suffers a telepathic attack that also seems to be affecting Anji for some reason. Ceres Alpha is having problems of its own, though. The developing city-machine is having numerous breakdowns, and a bunch of strange babies with apparent telepathic powers has been born. What is going on? What is the connection between the terraforming, the babies and the malfunctions?
Steve Emmerson presents the reader with a very interesting situation, one that expands on traditional Doctor Who stories. The basics of the story could have been told on the TV series, but Emmerson increases the tension and the violence to an extent that would make this book pretty unfilmable. And isn't that the purpose of the books anyway? To expand on the series?
The Doctor and his companions are put through hell in this book, and they come out all the better for it. I sometimes shivered at the stuff that they were going through, even as I couldn't wait to read further to find out how they got out of the situation. The mystery of Ceres Alpha makes you want to read further to find out what is going on. I do have to say that the ultimate revelation is telegraphed a bit too early (I figured it out about half-way through the book while the Doctor figures it out on page 266). But it is an interesting one, so I'll forgive it.
The characters are well-portrayed for the most part. This is the Doctor and Anji's book and Fitz is sidelined for most of it. However, he is given a lot to do even if none of it really has any affect on the outcome of the story. While he again is very attracted to a female character in the book, at least nothing much is made of it. That would bother me usually, but since it happens so often and something *is* made of it, it was nice to have Fitz's feelings appear to be unreciprocated.
Anji is also very well done, though we don't really learn much about her. She spends the first portion of the book unconscious, and then spends the rest of the book running, being interrogated, running again, etc. She plays a very important part in the mystery of the book, however, so what she does go through is important, unlike Fitz.
The Doctor shines in this book, though. His compassion is marvelously portrayed, and he seems a lot more "Doctor-like" in this one than he has been in the past few books. There are no uncharacteristic violent tendencies that he's had. Not that this is a bad thing in previous books, but the fact that he seems more normal in this one is a sign that he's settling into his role to an extent. He's alternately whimsical, tender, and full of righteous outrage which makes him far more recognizable to the fan of the TV series than he has been before.
The other characters, Bains, Veta, Josef, Peron (applicable name in this case) and most especially Tyran are also well-portrayed. Tyran's motivation is very clear and he's not just a villain in order to be a villain. His background very much colours the way he is now. Each character has a part to play in the narrative, and none of them are wasted. Veta and Josef start out as very tragic characters, and I wondered what they would end up having to do with the plot. The result was very nicely done.
This is a good book to recommend to Who fans who have thought the books are too much of a departure from the series. It's very intense and very violent, so keep that in mind as well. But its roots are definitely back in the series, with the Doctor fighting bureaucracy and the military for the greater good of a society.
Save the children.......2001-09-15
Something odd is happening to Anji, causing her to become telepathic, so the Doctor lands the TARDIS on the planet of Ceres Alpha to look for a cure. This planet is being settled by humans, but there have been some very odd children born...
A rather dark book, with hints at the worst aspects of eugenics, it at the same time manages to be rather touching. The struggles of not only the TARDIS crew but also the parents of one of the mutant children against the planetary government focus in on the inhumanity of which humans are capable.
Exactly how the situation arose is the central mystery to the book, and its slow unfolding is the central driving force of the novel's latter narrative.
This is Steve Emmerson's second Doctor Who novel, and confirms that his first was not just a flash in the pan.
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Interesting read.......2007-02-08
This book gives a concisive overview of the orisha Oya. I found it detail oriented and it gave me a deeper view into the role Oya plays in the daily life of her initiates. I just recently found out that Oya sits on my head and this book was/is a great guide in finding out her origins. I plan on being initiated as a priestess of Oya in the future, and this was a good purchase. I thought that it was going to be a muddled version of her creation and lots of lofty speculation. Needless to say that I was pleased with Mrs. Gleason's interpretation of a powerful and much revered orisha.
Praise for Judith Gleason too.......2003-07-09
"Oya: In Praise of an African Goddess" is a well researched thoughtful and spiritual guide to the angelic force, orisha Oya. Judith Gleason presents an in depth analysis of Oya's abilities to quickly transform weather, produce tornadoes and violent storms. The illustrations bring both the scientific and the emotional aspects of Oya brilliantly to life. It would seem to be a challenging job to dedicate an entire book to one single orisha but Judith Gleason does it with great passion. "Oya: In Praise of an African Goddess" is highly recommended for students, practitioners and those curious about Ifa.
Very good and interesting reading. Hepan Heyi !!.......1998-06-22
This is the best book written on the matter of the goddess Oya. I am an Oya priestess and I have not only found this book to be very illustrative, it contains prayers, patakis, and a totally different version of the "Oya" then the one the western world has attempted to illustrate.
The author is very well informed and the context is well written.
However, I would have given it a higher rating should the author not have gone into the lengthy discussion of Oya's role in the winds and atmosphere. Although the author's information on the matter is quite good and informative, I would have liked to have seen more context on the works, principals and patakis of Oya than a lengthy discussion on her role in the winds and atmosphere.
Nonetheless, I would recommend this book to any Oya priest/ess or follower , student, or practicioner of the Yoruba religion.
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The ultimate collection of delicious meals, from light snacks to gourmet dishes.
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Good Selection.......2007-05-13
A good variety of recipies with different and unusual flavors. Pictures are a bonus.
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A virtual treasury of European, American Indian, Mexican, and popular modern designs is brought together here through more than 250 dynamic color photographs, the supporting text and values guide. The book presents filigree, openwork, engraving, repousse and inlay techniques. Modern designs are shown that both echo the past and herald the future., 250+ color photos, 6" x 9", Price Guide
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“A fine introduction to the art of woodcarving....Gentle and practical explanations of the basic tools, safety, carving, and sharpening techniques, in text, line drawings, and photographs, engage the reader. Projects are interesting and require precision and attention, but the results are worth the effort....Well suited to the moti-vated beginner and useful as a reference point to the occasional but experienced carver. Recommended.”—Library Journal.
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Learn Basic Woodcarving Techniques to Create Beautiful Projects for your Home-Instructions Included for 6 Projects.
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Using projects to demonstrate the various aspects and different styles of carving to the newcomer, this step-by-step guide shows how to approach the craft without the assistance of large machinery. Each project is specifically chosen to introduce new techniques. Projects are small, useful, fun to carve, and can be completed in a few days or over a weekend. Major techniques such as carving in the round, relief carving, knife work, and working with burrs and rasps are covered. The projects presented help beginning woodworkers to learn particular carving techniques that they can then employ on more complex projects.
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This Worthless Book Should Have Never Been Printed.......2005-12-15
This book was an absolute waste of money. All it is has in it is photos of different projects the author did. It's like a portfolio of his work and nothing more. The projects aren't even that great looking. There is no instruction in the book as to how he did what he did. It just shows a photo of one stage and then the next photo jumps to the next stage with the author commenting on what he did but not HOW he did it. "Next I carved out the..." VERY helpful! Don't waste your money. The other individual who gave this lousy book 5 stars is obviously the author or a shill friend of his. "Very well explained" my foot!
woodcarving book1 basic tecniques.......2005-08-11
nice book for beginners and advanced alike who wish to learn another technique. very well explained
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Do you know how to calculate how much paint you'll need for your dining room? Do you know when you should use paint pads instead of paintbrushes? Do you know what pattern you're supposed to follow when you use a roller to paint a ceiling? These and other basic steps are answered in How to Paint: A Complete Guide to Painting Your Home. You will also learn the effects of your color choices. A long, narrow room, for example, can be made to appear wider by painting the short walls a darker color than the long walls. Appetites stir and conversation comes alive in a red dining room. Such knowledge is extremely helpful when it comes time to paint a nursery and you've decided whether your intention is to stimulate your child or create a quiet, restful place. How to Paint also introduces the proper tools for the job and explains when to use short-, medium- and long-nap rollers. (Respectively--when applying glossy paints to smooth surfaces, when you want to give flat surfaces a light texture, and when you want to paint a surface that is already textured, such as stucco.) The main gripe about this book is the constant attempt at self-promotion. Must every gallon of paint and every brush pictured have the stamp of House Beautiful, the magazine that put out this book? Thankfully, there's no effort to recommend brand names in their section on picking materials, but it nonetheless makes you wonder about their objectivity. At times, the book is also a tad bit too simplistic. It tells you, for example, that you don't have to paint every room in your house the same color. It seems safe to assume that anyone who would bother to read a book on painting already knows that much. Still, How to Paint makes good use of color photos and most of the observations are more reasonable than simplistic, making this a worthwhile book for the beginning painter. --John Russell
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- Offers instructions for painting the interior and exterior of a home. - Explains how to choose the right tools. - Includes tips for storing and disposing of paint and paint products.
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Clear and concise instructions, combined with full color step-by step photography,takes you through more than 50 different paint treatments.
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Special Finishes for Your Home.......2006-04-07
This covers the basics in the front (how to open a paint can, removing stray hairs from a brush, loading the roller, etc.). It also discusses some color theory to help with choosing a color.
Each technique gets several pages that include step-by-step instructions and photos. Also included are six sample results and usually some full room photos so you can see a finished look.
It also takes a variety of techniques to show theme rooms. For example Scandinavian room or a medieval hallway or a provencal kitchen.
All pretty useful if you want to try special paint effects in your home.
Encyclopedic in its coverage.......2004-12-29
This covers the basics in the front (how to open a paint can, removing stray hairs from a brush, loading the roller, etc.). It also discusses some color theory to help with choosing a color.
Each technique gets several pages that include step-by-step instructions and photos. Also included are six sample results and usually some full room photos so you can see a finished look.
It also takes a variety of techniques to show theme rooms. For example Scandinavian room or a medieval hallway or a provencal kitchen.
All pretty useful if you want to try special paint effects in your home.
Good projects but could be found elsewhere.......2003-10-22
I bought this book with 4 other books from Amazon because I already had another book by this author from a local bookshop. I liked her projects so I wanted to look at more projects from her. To my surprise the book I already had (Practiacal Home Paint Effects by the same publisher and author issued in 2001) is almost identical with this book. This book speaks about the materials used, then described the techniques and then the projects follow.
Also, all other books give instructions to mix paint with glaze, but she is mixing paint with wallpaper paste. Unless in the US this is something we do not have here, in my country wallpaper paste is a type of glue and I cannot understant for what it is used for.
The little book I already had is the same except that it does not describe in detail the techniques. Also it is much cheaper and is also available from Amazon. The decorating schemes presented are exactly the same. No new projects are presented.
So if you are looking for ideas buy the other book. If you want details by this one but DO NOT buy both.
Good projects but could be found elsewhere.......2003-10-22
I bought this book with 4 other books from Amazon because I already had another book by this author from a local bookshop. I liked her projects so I wanted to look at more projects from her. To my surprise the book I already had (Practiacal Home Paint Effects by the same publisher and author issued in 2001) is almost identical with this book. This book speaks about the materials used, then described the techniques and then the projects follow.
Also, all other books give instructions to mix paint with glaze, but she is mixing paint with wallpaper paste. Unless in the US this is something we do not have here, in my country wallpaper paste is a type of glue and I cannot understant for what it is used for.
The little book I already had is the same except that it does not describe in detail the techniques. Also it is much cheaper and is also available from Amazon. The decorating schemes presented are exactly the same. No new projects are presented.
So if you are looking for ideas buy the other book. If you want details by this one but DO NOT buy both.
a must have.......2000-04-15
I decided to paint my own kitchen cabinets using the faux finish style that is so attractive and popular today. In order to decide on the perfect method and style for my room I ordered 3 different books on painting finishes. I could have saved myself alot of money and just ordered this one book. It truly is the only book you will need for inspiration and direction. The pictures are large and the text is easy to understand and follow. Ms. Cohen has a classic on her hands that I reccommend to anyone who is interested in the art of faux finishing for the home. It is a must have for all at home art libraries.
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Trying to be what it is not.......2002-12-17
I typically like House Beautiful books, but not this time. If you are looking for an instruction manual on paint techniques, you will be disappointed. If you are looking for distinctive photographs showing paint techniques, you will be disappointed. Even if you are looking for a coffee table book of beautiful photos, which is what the editors of House Beautiful are best at publishing, this book disappoints. About all this book is good for is a paper weight, and even then the hefty 1000 Practical Ideas for Home Decorating is a better choice.
Recommendation: skip it.
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ASIN: 0688116655 |
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No decorating tool has come into its own in recent years more strongly than paint. Always the simplest, least expensive way to change the look of a room -- today, thanks to the availability of thousands of colors and finishes, painting is one of the most complex as well, bringing color, texture, and pattern to every kind of surface.
House Beautiful Paint, a new volume from the editors of House Beautiful magazine in their Great Style series, explores all the decorating possibilities that paint offers. More than 120 color photographs illustrate the wonderful ways in which it can be used to strike a mood, manipulate space, fool the eye, surprise and delight, transforming walls, floors, ceilings, furniture -- even the smallest accessories. Advice from decorators and homeowners alike serves as a guide to choosing tones and finishes, incorporating techniques such as sponging, ragging, stenciling, and trompe l'oeil, and using paint as a backdrop for artwork or to create the effect of carpeting or wallpaper. An illustrated glossary explains the most commonly used paint terms to take the mystery out of this rich, and readily accessible, design resource.
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Tecnicas De Iluminacion Y Render/ Digital Lighting and Rendering (Diseno Y Creatividad / Design and Creativity)
Jeremy Birn
Manufacturer: Anaya Multimedia
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Excelente guia.......2003-02-17
Este libro es excelente para aquellos que no solo quieran hacer 3d, si no para aquellos que gustan de entenderlo y que saben que la base de un trabajo que tenga aspecto profesional son un conjunto de tecnicas y no la experimentacion o la "accidentizacion", ademas de que no se limita concentrandose en un solo paquete 3d.
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Edgar Cayce was one of the most humble and influential people of his day, a man whose outstanding psychic abilities appeared to heal hundreds of patients. The F.B.I. and even master magician Henry Houdini couldn't debunk or explain Cayce's amazing gifts. Biographer Sidney D. Kirkpatrick has no interest in probing the question of whether Cayce had legitimate psychic powers. Rather he presents an evenhanded story about the life of this American prophet, using a myriad of sources, including transcripts of his trances as well as Cayce's personal letters and papers. (Kirkpatrick is the only author to be granted unrestricted access.)
What makes this biography especially fresh and lasting is Kirkpatrick's excellent storytelling skills, evidenced in his opening pages when he describes Cayce entering his characteristic trance to diagnose a seemingly dying infant in the other room. Although Cayce prescribed a seemingly lethal dose of the homeopathic belladonna (deadly nightshade), the baby survived and was healed. Whether telling of these miraculous moments or the horrifying harassment in Cayce's life, Kirkpatrick always stays grounded in documented facts and clear information. Cayce aficionados will enjoy especially the accounts of encounters with George Gershwin, Marilyn Monroe, and even the likelihood that he met with President Woodrow Wilson. --Tara West
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With unprecedented access to Edgar Cayce's private letters and trance readings, Sidney Kirkpatrick delivers the definitive biography of the renowned psychic, religious seeker, and father of alternative medicine. Born in rural Kentucky in 1877, Edgar Cayce became known as "the sleeping prophet," and went on to lead an extraordinary life, helping and healing thousands. This is Cayce's fascinating story as it's never been told before.
"Irresistible...a chronicle of Cayce's waking life that is far richer than anything previously available." (Newsday)
"Kirkpatrick holds us spellbound with an engrossing narrative of this remarkable man." (Sylvia Browne,)
#1 New York Times bestselling author of The Other Side and Back
"What every Cayce fan hungers for: a detailed and complete biography that reveals family secrets that were deemed too sensitive to include in earlier works, as well as the long-suppressed identities of the many famous people...who benefited from Cayce's readings." (Booklist)
"The most informative and enlightening book ever written about the seer." (K. Paul Johnson, author of Edgar Cayce in Context)
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Sidney Kirkpatrick-a new level of competency in assessing Edgar Cayce.......2007-08-27
The Edgar Cayce legacy offers a new hope to civilization. Many texts have been written for those who would hear, and written well. Sidney Kirkpatrick offers an outstanding new level in writings of Cayce. It is a textbook that one does not wish to put down before finishing, and immediately picks it up to re-read. It is a terrific text and an invaluable assessment of Cayce and his work. I have nothing but the highest praise for Kirpatrick.
Excellent Comprehensive Book.......2007-08-01
This book is very comprehensive and well-written. It is extremely informative about the life of Edgar Cayce. Highly recommended!
An American Prophet.......2007-06-27
This book is very interesting. If you are a Cayce fan then this book is right up your alley.
A Joy To Read.......2006-12-31
Because Kirkpatrick presents Edgar Cayce at every turn as a full-blooded human being, he gives Cayce's triumphs and tragedies a dimension that rises above mere journalism. This book is a classic in its field.
Wow what a great book!.......2006-12-07
I just got finished reading it and I just loved it. It's well written, in-depth and interesting. I especially like how the author isn't out to prove that Cayce was legitimate but to tell a story and give the facts. My favorite book of the year!
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