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Founded in 1999, Tin House's mission was to create a literary magazine without the stuffy, elitist reputation that afflicts so much of the genre. The only literary journal with a recipe for its own martini, Tin House quickly established itself as one of the most exciting, eclectic, and popular literary magazines in America, regularly honored in anthologies like Best American Short Stories and with awards including the O. Henry Prize. Best of Tin House celebrates six years of the magazine and wonderful storytelling. With a foreword by Dorothy Allison, the collection features nearly 30 stories that range from the experimental to the traditional from today's masters of the short form. Authors include James Salter, Deborah Eisenberg, Denis Johnson, Aimee Bender, Steven Millhauser, Steve Almond, Amy Bloom, Pinckney Benedict, Robert Olen Butler, Elizabeth Tallent, Mark Jude Poirier, Marshall N. Klimasewiski, Ryan Harty, Anthony Swofford, Amanda Eyre Ward, and others.
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The Clan of the Cave Bear (Bookcassette(r) Edition)
Jean M. Auel
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Clan of the Cave Bear
ASIN: 0930435222
Release Date: 1986-12-01 |
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When her parents are killed by an earthquake, 5-year-old Ayla wanders through the forest completely alone. Cold, hungry, and badly injured by a cave lion, the little girl is as good as gone until she is discovered by a group who call themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear. This clan, left homeless by the same disaster, have little interest in the helpless girl who comes from the tribe they refer to as the "Others." Only their medicine woman sees in Ayla a fellow human, worthy of care. She painstakingly nurses her back to health--a decision that will forever alter the physical and emotional structure of the clan. Although this story takes place roughly 35,000 years ago, its cast of characters could easily slide into any modern tale. The members of the Neanderthal clan, ruled by traditions and taboos, find themselves challenged by this outsider, who represents the physically modern Cro-Magnons. And as Ayla begins to grow and mature, her natural tendencies emerge, putting her in the middle of a brutal and dangerous power struggle.
Although Jean Auel obviously takes certain liberties with the actions and motivations of all our ancestors, her extensive research into the Ice Age does shine through--especially in the detailed knowledge of plants and natural remedies used by the medicine woman and passed down to Ayla. Mostly, though, this first in the series of four is a wonderful story of survival. Ayla's personal evolution is a compelling and relevant tale. --Sara Nickerson
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A remarkable epic of one woman's odyssey--filled with mystery and magic.
Here is the saga of a people who call themselves the Clan of the Cave Bear; how they lived; the animals they hunted; the great totems they revered. But mostly it is the story of Ayla, the girl they found and raised, who was not like them. To the Clan, her fair looks make her different--ugly. And she has odd ways: she laughs, she cries, she has the ability to speak. But even more, she struggles to be true to herself and, with her advanced intelligence, is curious about the world around her.
Although Ayla is clearly a member of the Others, she is nurtured by her adoptive parents, befriended by members of the Clan, and gradually accepted into the family circle. But there are those who would cast her out for her strange, threatening ways.
So the conflict between the ancient Clan, bound by heredity to its traditions, and the girl in its midst, of a newer breed destined to alter the face of earth, could never be resolved. And it is this same struggle that leads Ayla to venture where no Clan woman has ever dared. Driven by destiny and a will to survive, Ayla breaks the forbidden taboo...
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This book is AWEFUL.......2007-09-17
I read this book 3-4 years ago. It's still makes me highly agitated every time I think about it. You just feel bad for the main character through most of the book and there is no redemption at the end. It has the worst ending ever! It still pisses me off that I spent the time reading it. There isn't really much of a story, just a lot of details and weird issues. ASIDE: DO NOT READ IF YOU ARE SENSITIVE TO RAPE! That should be on the back cover.
To sum up: DO NOT READ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
A woman who is smarter than your average neanderthal or even other clan member helps out.
A garden variety prehistoric romance if there is such, just rather long. Smart girl looks for smart bloke, tries to overcome the nogoodniks, and keep everything going along and not collapsing. Has a few bright ideas for stuff along the way.
Ayla is a jewel.......2007-08-09
The Clan of the Cave Bear is in my opinion a very creative story. The story brings out the characters living in the Upper Paleolithic era. The amount of research Jean Auel had done to create this novel is very apparent. The heroine, Ayla is a jewel and I could help but root for her as she struggles to make her place in this male dominated society. A wonderful book and I highly recommend it to every reader
How did early humans go about everyday actions?.......2007-07-02
I have found that many of the books that I am drawn to are books that my mother once enjoyed. I believe that this is me trying to hold onto a slice of what my mother was like. At the same time I know that she could suggest a pretty good book. She had often raved about "Clan of the Cave Bear" while she was reading it. So, I had heard some of this story before we decided to read it for the book club, but that did not take away from the experience. This book is a wonderful read with characters and scenes that you won't find any other book. There are slow parts in the long story, but they do not take away from a story of diversity and early human life.
MY WIFE ABOUT FELL OVER!.......2007-06-27
She had a older book in paper back, but the ex tore it up in spite. I got her the hard back, and she nearly broke my back with excitment!!! She was nearly in tears she was so happy.
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Amazing & totally fascinating saga!.......2006-08-06
I have read the 5 books of the series at least 10 times each, in German and in English, I am so fascinated with the story. The characters are absolutely captivating, and there is so much suspense and drama, you seriously can't put the books down when you start reading them. In the very first book, the little girl Ayla will capture your heart, as you go on this journey with her when she is growing up, and she turns into this beautiful and intelligent woman - i bet about every male reader would love to be with her and get to know her, whereas female readers will envy her and want to be like her. But it's not just her, all the characters have so much depth to them, and it is so easy to picture them in your mind, as they come across as very real. I grew to love each and every one of them, including all the animals as well. This is a great story about love and friendships among people & animals, and a story about survival in harsh conditions and encountering and fighting enemies. A story about a time when great discoveries and inventions were made, a truly fascinating era.
This is my favorite story of all times, and I know I will read all the books again someday. So if you are just bored and are looking for something very good to read - this is it! Too bad the fourth and fifth books - The Plains of Passage & Shelters of Stone - aren't included with this package, but I guarantee most people who pick up those books and read them will probably read them as well, since it is an ongoing story, and you can't wait to see what is going to happen next. I can't wait for the last book to come out... hopefully that is going to happen soon.
One of my all-time favorites.......2005-01-05
Unfortunately, I read them so long ago, I'm not sure I would want to read the next one because I have lost track of the story lines by now.
please finesh the series soon.......2003-02-01
the clan of the cave bear lay around our house for several years. i passed it by many times thinking it would not be my kind of book. at last due to the urging of my wife i began to read clan of the cave bear! from that time until i had completed all five of the books in the earths children series,i absolutly could not put them down.i have read many book series. but never have i been carried away so by an author.the depth of auels research will pull at a very primitive and forgotin place in your being.however i must warn you! when you have completed the series thus far the knowledge of the as yet unwriten or at least unpublished climax to this series will leave you feeling incomplete!! so please Miss Auel finesh the series soon
The Earth's Children series.......2002-05-27
Each book does as promised, stand alone, and also as part of the larger story it melds into a great whole. I waited impatiently for each book as it came out, and because of the many years wait for The Shelters Of Stone, I was somewhat dissappointed in the book, because in my opinion all it really did was do a further buildup for the final book in the series, and I am so afraid that there will be another extended waiting period and let-down, but over-all I have to give the series a huge thumbs up and say that this series is definately part of my "Keeper" and "Re-readable" list and is now part of my personal Library.
Fifth book!.......2002-04-29
The author planned to write six books in the Earth's Children series, and I hope she sticks with the plan. However, I wanted to answer the question about which everyone seems to be confused--the fifth book. Its title is **SHELTERS OF STONE** ... . Anyway, the first four books are not only completely absorbing plotwise, but Ms. Auel's obvious research into the history of the periods about which she writes adds to the value of reading her books. Don't wait! Read the first four as soon as possible--at least in time to get a copy of her unpublished paperback.
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"Humanity" may be Incarnated by More than One Species........2007-09-26
This is a marvelous book; it deals with Ice Age and the coexistence of Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon. It is a vivid and lucid reconstruction of a long forgotten era.
It is the first volume of a powerful series.
The story is as follows; Ayla is Cro-Magnon orphaned by an earthquake and adopted by a Neanderthal female, from this point on, a strange world unfold.
It's a discovery trip for Ayla and the reader. At the same time allows us a deep insight into "otherness".
There are forceful descriptions of Ice Age habitat and Neanderthal culture, looking into stone technology, herb doctor techniques, hunting methods, weaponry, social relationships and whatever aspect of a civilization you may be interested it is shown.
In a present world that is shrinking and cultural differences arise every minute, Ms Auel's work show the human common traits that make us kin to every other human being, even if it is as distantly related as a Neanderthal.
Don't miss this experience!
Reviewed by Max Yofre.
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Esta novela de gran vigor y asombrosa belleza es una conmovedora saga acerca de los seres humanos, sus relaciones y los límites del amor. A través de la magnifica narrativa de Jean M. Auel, regresamos a los albores de la civilización moderna, y en compañía de una nina Ilamada Ayla, penetramos en la cruda y a la vez hermosa Edad de Hielo y en el mundo que los hombres y mujeres de esa época compartieron con quienes se Ilamaban a si mismos, el Clan del oso cavernario. Un desastre natural deja a la niña errando sola por una tierra desconocida y peligrosa, hasta que la encuentra una mujer que pertenece al Clan, un grupo de gente muy distinta de la suya. A medida que Ayla aprende acerca del modo de vida del Clan y sobre los métodos curativos de Iza, la mayoría acaba por aceptarla y hasta Iza y Creb, el viejo Mog-ur, llegan a quererla. Es el brutal y orgulloso joven, destinado a ser su próximo líder, quien percibe en su manera de ser diferente, una amenaza en contra de su autoridad. Entonces, desarrolla hacia la extraña chica que vive entre ellos y que pertenece a los Otros, un odio constante y profundo, y está decidido a vengarse.
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Ayla Carves her Path to Humanhood........2006-04-06
This is a marvelous book; it deals with Ice Age and the coexistence of Neanderthal and Cro-Magnon.
It is the first volume of a powerful series. Fortunately for Spanish reading public all of them are translated and available.
Ms Auel gives the reader a vivid and lucid reconstruction of a long forgotten era.
Ayla is a Cro-Magnon orphaned by an earthquake and adopted by a Neanderthal female, from this point on, a strange world unfolds. It's a discovery trip for Ayla and the reader. At the same time allows us a deep insight into "otherness".
In a present world that is shrinking and cultural differences arise every minute, Ms Auel's work show the human common traits that make us kin to every other human being, even if it is as distant related as a Neanderthal.
Don't miss this experience.
Reviewed by Max Yofre.
Una imagen de la edad de piedra.......2005-01-18
Sumamente interesante, el libro te crea una imagen de como pudo haber sido la vida durante la edad de piedra. Te describe con sumo detalle las personas, sus vestidos, hogares, herramientas y todo el entorno incluyendo flora y fauna. Cuando inicias el libro, no te detienes y quieres leer capitulo tras capitulo para saber como la pequeña huerfana logra sobrevivir a cada peligro en un mundo tan hostil. Este solo libro me impulsó a comprar toda la serie.
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High Adventure, Enjoyable.......2001-12-16
Skeen, space pilot, trader, collector, and theif had come to the world of Mistommerk through a bizarre Gateway in time and space. A gateway which only one of its creators, the mysterious Ykx, could reopen from the Mistommerk side. So Skeen began her search for Ykx, a search that would take her into 8 different domains with 8 different races which dwelt together in an uneasy peace.
Soon Skeen's quest upset the delicate balance of power on Mistommerk, and she and her new found friends, found themselves pursued by bloodthirsty assassins, determined to end their lives before they could unlock the Gate between worlds and escape with Mistommerk's most precious treasure.
Well written and quite enjoyable.
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Crimes unspeakable. A name synonymous with twisted brutality and hate. Jeffrey Dahmer. The most notorious serial killer of our time.A decade ago his story shocked our nation and the world. But we didnrsquo;t get the whole story. In prison Dahmerrsquo;s dark journey crossed paths with deep grace.Here is the whole story told by a man who at first tried to avoid meeting Jeffrey Dahmer but later became his friend and showed him the light of Godrsquo;s love.Itrsquo;s an unexpected story of first steps in faith of surprising questions about the Bible of light breaking into darkness. A story that will change what you thought you knew about grace.Jeffrey Dahmer. Christian.Grace unspeakable.
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Excellent Pastoral/Counseling Help and Resource.......2005-08-02
This book provided great direction to me for myself as well as for my ministry and as a counselor. Terry Wardle shares himself, his experience and his ministry with us in such way that we are compelled to grow and change!
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Two paperback volumes which represent the master work of one of the most admired cooking teachers today.
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A Genuine Culinary Education.......2007-10-09
Note: this book is only part 1 of a 2 volume set. You should purchase both at the same time, so I will review both together as if they were one big book.
Are you a prospective culinary professional who wants to learn the necessary skills, or who wants to know if you have what it takes? Are you a home cook who wishes to advance to the ranks of amateur chef to dazzle that next dinner party? Then this book is for you. The emphasis in this book is learning and teaching.
Despite the popularity of the Food Network and the number of people who want to become cooks and chefs, there are precious few books that will teach you how, and even this book is copyright 1987. There are no other cookbooks I can think of that will teach you how to cook in such detail and with such patience. Note that this book is not for absolute beginners; you should already know your way around a chef's knife and sauté pan.
The format of this book is rigid and consistent throughout. Each recipe is complete unto itself. That is, they always include accompaniments, side dishes, decoration, and plating presentation. All steps and components are explained in detail; it is not unusual for a recipe to occupy 3 pages with lots of color plates and complete steps and explanations at each and every step. Here, nothing is left to chance or assumption.
To quote the dust jacket: `The recipes in this book have been designed to demonstrate important cooking techniques', and the author has succeeded in spades. This 2 volume set is an entire cooking course all by itself. It is hard to imagine the dedicated reader not learning how to become a good cook after cooking his way through these 2 books.
Even if you are a professional with some culinary experience, working through some of the less common recipes will be a learning experience for you. Some of the more enlightening things I found: cleaning fresh eel, clam seviche, curing salami and ham, truffles, caviar, deep fried eggs, the authoritative guide to omelets, cleaning a ray, skinning and eviscerating a freshly killed rabbit, cleaning an entire saddle of lamb, what to do with an entire baby lamb, blood sausage.
It is divided up into the usual chapters. Volume 1 has stock, eggs, seafood, poultry, and meat; volume 2 encompasses garde manger, bread, pastry, and desserts.
A photographic how-to guide to classic western culinary techniques.......2007-09-12
This work was split by the publisher into two separately bound parts, due to size:
Volume I: Stocks, soups, eggs, shellfish and fish, poultry, game and meat.
Volume II: Charcuterie and salads, breads, pastries, cakes, and other desserts.
The combined work is widely considered to be Jacques Pepin's culinary masterwork. This is a rock solid instructional book (published in 2 parts due to size) that's lavishly photographed with full color procedural photos demonstrating a wide assortment of classical culinary techniques. There's something in these books for cooks of every level of experience ... both for elite professional chefs for whom classic sauces and dramatic garnishes are vital pips to have on one's lapel, as well as for rustic home-cooks like me who wish to expand their repertoire of skills.
That aside, let me jump right into the book's strengths, along with a few mixed marks and personal nits.
Strengths:
¨ Encyclopedic Scope: There's a broad wealth of expert techniques in just about every category of the culinary arts ... meat, fish, poultry, charcuterie, vegetables, baking, basic butchery, even infused sprits, and cleaning game birds and rabbits. The core culinary ethnicity of this work is primarily Classic French, followed in descending order of focus, by American, British, and Italian.
¨ Procedural photos: The principal focus of this book was instructional, and the author's commitment to that shines though, as both volumes together include roughly 1,300 helpful color photos. I'd have liked to see some better proportional sizing of some of the photos covering more visually complicated steps (which aren't done adequate justice in small photos), but overall this book is a substantial leap beyond nearly all comparable books. I've seen too many books relying on clueless hand models & food photographers, and having a book in which a master chef does ALL the procedural photo work is a welcome change.
¨ Section indices: I'm glad to see that the author included recipe indexes at the front of each chapter. Minor Nit: Their right margin is pulled in too far, causing many of the titles to wrap around ... which makes it harder to read at a glance.
¨ Rear index: Each column of the index in the back has top-level continuations up top (ex: "Oysters {cont'd}"), so that you don't have to waste time scrolling back and forth to figure out what sub-item you opened to.
Mixed Marks:
¨ Cooking Time/Temp: I am very grateful that the author shares my disdain for the dreadfully overprotective USDA doneness charts for red meat, and I am in awe of how consistently all the meat in his photos is always perfectly rosy rare and perfectly rested for maximum juiciness. However, the author is very inconsistent in mentioning what the correct target doneness temperatures actually are - he clearly knows them, but his books often neglect to mention them. All too often, his recipes only mention how long to cook something, and at what temperature, and how long to rest it, at what temperature, and you just have to take it on faith that it'll turn out right, because the target temperature is often omitted mentioned. The reality of the matter is that roasts very in diameter naturally, plus people routinely upsize/downsize roasts based on the number of people they cook for, ovens vary in their heat, and different people rest meat at room temperature for different lengths of time before roasting it, and all four combine to render time-only based cooking to be extremely error prone. I would really love to see the book updated, to be more consistent in providing recommended doneness temperatures for roasted/grilled meat, and not just cooking time
Nits: (in no particular order)
¨ Named recipes: The author often includes first names (presumably of friends, relatives, or acquaintances from whom he adapted the recipe from) at the end of various recipes names. I'm glad he put them at the end, because too often, authors put them at the front, which throws alphabetical recipe sorting out the window. In any case, my nit here (and it's a small one) is that he's inconsistent when it comes to explaining who the name refers to, in the head notes for a given recipe. Take for example "Squab Danny K." in Vol 1 - it's only because I read Pepin's and Ruth Reichl's autobiographies, and that I recognized the preparation style, that I was able to figure out that the "Danny K." referred to "Danny Kaye", the famous actor, who was a gifted chef hobbyist. In another place, he lists yet another recipe that appears to be from the same source, but he doesn't even include the last initial. Personally, I prefer to omit attribution names altogether from recipe titles, and include the information instead in the recipe's head notes. I love reading about recipe origins in the head notes, and what about a particular spin makes a dish unique ... but name attributions just add clutter when it comes to the recipe title itself.
¨ Pot sizes: The author frequently says "in a pot just big enough to ..." and then neglects to mention the approximate size of the pot. The recipe has specific quantities, and a specific le crusset pot is used in the photos, so why not mention a recommended pot size if the size of the pot is important ?
¨ Recipe Order within Sections: I'm at a complete loss as to why so many authors do this, but the recipes are not listed in any discernable order within their respective sections. An alphabetical sorting, by principle ingredient (or at least by name), would have been far better.
¨ Religious Taboos: The author repeats the commonplace culinary sin of including versions of ethnic recipes that have been adapted to include ingredients that are considered taboo in the tradition of origin, without alerting the reader. For example: the "Veal Curry" in Vol 1 p.283 neglects to mention that it's an British-ized adaptation of a Northern Indian dish. However, Beef (and especially Veal) are taboo in India, and among Hindi in particular. It's perfectly fine to include such recipes in a western book ... but it's also incumbent on the author to inform the reader of such things, so that the reader is aware of the faux pas potential.
¨ Garnishing: Jacques Pepin has a strong predilection towards classic French "banquet-style" presentation and plating art. The kind of over-the-top aspic-glazed creations you serve to the idle rich, heads of state, and crazed food paparazzi. Practical-minded home cooks like me (who have a decidedly rustic slant) tend to find such things find such things to be an overly pretentious waste of time ... but there are people who love (and earn a very good living at) that sort of thing. To each their own. I have a personal request for my culinary friends and fellow homecooks reading this: if you ever catch me polluting a perfectly clarified consommé with things like hand-cut carrot-flowers, and fish-shaped mousse-quenelles sporting peppercorn eyeballs and leek fins, please shoot me on sight, because it'll be sure sign that my brain's been invaded by burrowing French-speaking alien gastropods from the planet Provence-IV. Make sure you burn my corpse too, so that I don't rise from the dead and go on a horrific watermelon and radish carving spree.
¨ Infused Spirits: I found one and only one section in this work that was decidedly weak, and it was the section on infused spirits in Vol II. From memory, the techniques he documented appear to be a faithful regurgitation of very dated old (and decidedly amateurish) farmhouse techniques, which are designed mostly for seasonal preservation of surplus fruit rather than being oriented towards optimum flavor and taking advantage of nearly year-round availability. It is not, for instance, necessary to sterlize the jars, because the spirits of the strength he uses are already proof against bacteria and common flors. It is also unnecessary to use high proof vodka, and then water it ... normal strength vodka will do, and will yeild a result in the 50-55 proof range, if I recall. Also, for his cherry infusion, the optimum steeping time is 3-5 days, not multiple weeks/months ... after more than 4-5 days, most red cherries begin to turn an unappetizing brown, and phenols from the pips begin to alter the flavor of the liquor. Pepin also uses vodka exclusively, and neglects to mention other types of spirits that work well ... such as brandy or rum. I also prefer to sweeten with homemade simple syrup, and to adjust acidity to taste (when finished) with a little winemaker's tartaric acid. Last, after steeping, the fruit is discolored and tastes mushy, washed out, and alcoholic ... my personal preference is to discard the spent fruit, filter and re-bottle the finished sprits, and then garnish or accompany a serving of the liquor with fresh fruit of the same type.
All in all, this series would be a SOLID addition to the culinary library of any serious home cook, or professional chef. Granted that most home cooks will never make even a fraction of the more pretentiously garnished and elaborate dishes, but there's something to be learned in just about every recipe that's included.
Highly recommended.
Jacques Pepin's The Art of Cooking Volume2.......2000-03-31
This book covers the following ares:1-Cold Charcuterie,Salads,& Condiments; 2-Breads; 3-Pastries[Sweet and Savor]; 4-Cakes,Souffles,& Other Desserts. The wonderful recipes come with pictured step by step instructions so that you know exactly what to do next and how it should look. The end of the book has full menus beautifully illustrated by Jacques himself.
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Addition to the Dick Tracy cards.......2004-02-21
The Dick Tracy cards denoted on page 268 actually came from us, Bill & Dave Miller . In addition to Dick Tracy and Tess there are actually 2 more which we have; Pat Patton and Junior.
Excellent resource book for the beginner to the advanced!.......1999-05-03
This book is great! It is like reading a piece of history. Pictures and lists of all sorts of non-sport cards. Highly recommended!
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Comprehensive manual shows how to create every kind of bobbin lace. Step-by-step stitch instructions, clear diagrams. History, tools, drafting patterns, more. 279 illus.
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A Good All Around Book for the Beginner.......2004-12-14
As another reviewer stated, this book would be a good place for a beginner to start their lace adventure. The author begins with a little lace history and an explanation of the tools used in lace making. She then goes on to provide a tutorial on each of the basic lace techniques. Using this book and following the author's directions, I have been able to make my own lace "cookie" type pillow and a cylindrical lace pillow. I have worked through a number of the tutorials and did not find them "too wordy". :)
The examples are meant to show you how to read a pricking and how that translates into the basic lace making motifs. I think the examples do that job quite well. If you work through each of the tutorials, you will start to build your lace "vocabulary". The lace that results is not anything more than a sample of a technique, but the Author has provided pictures of modern laces as well as some spectacular older laces to inspire your own original designs.
I have learned a lot from this book and continue to use it as a reference for my own designs
A good, solid beginner's manual.......1999-11-11
The strongest point of this book, in my opinion, is the wonderful gallery of modern laces shown to inspire the new lacemaker. I really don't care for most of the patterns in this book, but that is no reason why you would dislike them. Still, the diagrams are clear, the instructions are fine (although a little wordy on occasion), and there are instructions for making several kinds of pillows. This is a good, solid reference which I would reccomend particualrly to the new lacemaker on a budget.
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Knowing Who I Am: A Black Entrepreneur's Memoir of Struggle and Victory in the American South
Earl M. Middleton , and
Joy W. Barnes
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