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Michel has a story to tell. It's about his father, an exquisitely common man whose very ordinariness is a source of grave embarrassment for the boy. It's also the story told to him by his uncle, who shared a family secret with the child in the flickering black and white images of a Sunday matinee. Years before, in the bitter years of World War II, during the Nazi occupation of France, two brothers found themselves at the mercy of a German guard following an explosive act of resistance. Thrown into a deep pit with a small group of terrified prisoners, the men are told that one of them will die by dawn to serve as an example for the others. It's up to the prisoners to propose who will be sacrificed. But in the middle of the night, the guard returns with an extraordinary proposition of his own. A novel of revelation, innocence and ignorance, of the power of language and the strength and complexity of family, In Our Strange Gardens is a fable of nuance and power, a mesmerizing addition to the literature of war.
Customer Reviews:
A Delightful Surprise.......2004-11-08
I wasn't sure what to expect when reading "In Our Strange Gardens". It has the depth of a large work of fiction, but is intricately told in a short amount of pages. Michel Quint crafts his story through flashback, demonstrating the powerful role memory plays in shaping our lives.
"In Our Strange Gardens" is the recollection of the author - the memory of his family and the secrets that shape the lives of his father and his uncle. During World War II, his father and uncle were held prisoners and forced to make terrifying decisions that would affect their lives as well as the lives of others. Quint's characters are vividly drawn, brief and poignant character studies that examine the true nature of all human beings.
The story surprisingly comes full circle, as the author learns the truth behind his father's life, and that of his uncle's. Once I was finished reading, I was tempted to start over again to see where this circle had all begun. It is a tender and sweet memorial to the ties that bind us to family and the decisions that shape our lives.
Phenomenal!.......2004-10-30
Some stories are so well written that they are one of those books that make you lie awake at night pondering. These are the books you tell your friends that they have to read. "In Our Strange Gardens" is one of those books. Having family members who survived the Nazi atrocities of World War II, this book really hit home for me.
Although only 80 pages long (unless you read the French translation too), the story is very thorough. A story does not have to be long to be good! The main character, Michel tells the story as told to him by his father's cousin, Gaston. Michel's father, Gaston, and two other men are blamed in an act of sabotage against the Nazis. From a historical perspective, people do not usually survive once they are accused by the Nazis. The story of survival gives Michael's father and Gaston a new perspective on life. It also changed the foolish light Michel saw his father in.
Few books attain the status of international bestseller. There is a reason this one did. It is that good.
Fast and furious.......2004-04-21
With `In our strange gardens' French writer Michel Quint has created a short miracle with a novella hitting a little more than 60 pages he is able to tell a profound story. Many people write books with over 300 pages and don't tell half of Quint tells here.
It is a story of a French boy whose father is a primary teacher and a clown in his free time. The boy --who also is the narrator-- doesn't like the clown thing, but on one crucial Sunday he'll find out what's behind his father-clown. In a story that involves war, survivor, betrayal and love the truth is unfold.
With a fast prose, the book doesn't require more than a few hours to be read. But the feeling it leaves is timeless. We have read and seen in movies many stories about War and the French Resistance, and besides this one may not be different from what we have known, it is very engrossing and moving. Highly recommended.
Fantastic Surprise!!!.......2003-12-31
Though short, "In Our Strange Gardens" is a gripping story. The power of this book is found in the memory of a father, uncle, and aunt, and in the history from which it was penned.
The story starts at the end with the close of the trial of Maurice Papon then carries the reader through childhood embarrassment, to the Vichy Government in France during World War II, and to the efforts of two young French resistance fighters who are captured by the Nazis and held with two innocent French citizens.
The author recalls the source of his childhood embarrassment of his father who is a respected school teacher by day and a talentless clown by night. The clown persona is the cause of the author's embarrassment.
It's in the evening after the family attends a film that the author, still a young person, learns of the heroic actions of his father, uncle, and aunt. The clown, the shame of his youth, then becomes a source of pride.
The depth of the book is found with the knowledge of the events within. If the reader is unfamiliar with the history of the period then look it up as you go--it is worthwhile and adds tremendously to the story.
The story is only half of the book as there are an English and a French translation within.
It was a fantastic surprise!!!
The best thing about the story is the length........2003-07-15
The description on the flap of the book is much more interesting than the actual story. This novella about two men who, during the second World War, were imprisoned for their participation in an attack on a German controlled power installation in France. The son of one of the captured men tells the story. The father is a schoolteacher who moonlights as a clown. His son is embarrassed by the clown persona. As the story unfolds, the son learns of the importance of the clown in his father's life and eventually wear's the mask himself albeit for different reasons. There is nothing special or highly creative about this text. The book contains the French version and the English translation of the story. As with any story translated from its original language, its difficult to tell if some of the meaning was lost in the translation. Perhaps that is the case with "In Our Strange Gardens". The best thing about this story is the length. Can't recommend this one.
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Talent, but no Skill.......2007-09-18
I am still a huge Robin Hobb fan. I think I am going to have trouble defining and describing this book as my feelings are so mixed. So don't be surprised if I say something nice and then negate it in the next sentence; I am going to try and sort out my feelings through this review (and hope that people read it when they are looking through the series for the last book to come out in January 2008).
Let me start by saying I am a huge Robin Hobb fan. I enjoyed 9 of her 10 first books. I could not get into Soldiers Son though, and for good reason. I wrote a separate review for that book, so I won't get into it here, but it almost felt to me as though someone else was using the Hobb name and not the Hobb skill that she so artfully employed during the first three trilogies she penned (under the name Hobb at least).
Then that brings us to this book. I refused to buy it full price hard cover. I am such a huge fan I have all 10 previous books in hard cover, yet I wouldn't buy this one. Finally I caved when I found the hardcover for 4 bucks; I figured I have spent $4 on really dumb things - at least I can try this one out. And I have to say - I am glad that I bought the book. I am glad that I experienced it, I don't know if I am overall happy about the experience itself, but I did feel the hint of some of the same emotions I felt in previous books.
And so I read the book, unwillingly through the first 30 or 40 pages. Then slowly, 1 page at a time I became engrossed. I couldn't put it down after a while and sped through to the end. What had happened? I was pulled against my will into the book and read it despite my earlier reservations. So that should be the mark of a good book right? One that grabs the reader up and won't let them go? A book that makes you become deeply embedded in the characters lives so that you think you are living the choices they make? Maybe the case for most books - but not this one.
Overall I think the best way to describe my experience with this book is to say the following - as a reader you have to fight the book and see it through. I became engrossed with the character which can only mean that Hobb did a good job of writing the humanity of the character such that I empathised with their plight and wanted to see a resolution. Unfortunately I fought the character each step of the way - every single decision or action that the character made had me questioning the book and its motives. Hobb here, I think, has done the impossible. She has made me empathize with a character that I do not like, nor do I agree with any action he took throughout the entire book. I grew very tired of his antics (Nevares), yet I needed to see how he would end up becasue Hobb created a compelling enough storyline around him.
Which leads to my biggest issue with the book. The characters in general are caricatures, I think the only character that acts half human is Epiny. She at least has some gumption and spirit and does what a reader would hope of a main character - take action. And that is the biggest dissapointment of the book - that Nevare is such a disapointment. He is our protagonist, we want him to make strong decisions and be an example of the best of humanity out there. We want to see him make the tough choices, do the impossible - yet the only thing we find is that he is impossibly mired in his own simple thoughts. His repetitious musings and countless simplemindedness throughout the story really make the reader struggle with the story.
*Spoilers* Nevare gets kicked out of home for being fat. Fine, but he tries to explain himself to his father in a reasonable manner by telling his father about the magic. Reasonable? Nevare thinks the world is out to get him and just keeps on trucking down the impossible path of trying to explain himself to a world that just doesn't care. He floats along the world, the magic continues to try to make him do things, he whines about not knowing what the magic wants, we are confronted with the main story about halfway through the book (road going through sacred groves of trees) and Nevare all but ignores it for the entire 2/3 of the book. Some main character! Some hero! He is contnet to dig graves, be reviled throughout town and do nothing about it.
I just can't see how he would act like this. I hate that I care how he acts, but every single choice, every single conversation, and every single decision he made I took issue with and would have done something different. So although I wanted to see what would happen to the storyline, I started to not like the main character. And what book will succeed if the main character is not liked by the reader? What the point of a book then!
I still didn't feel quite right the entire story, but at least I got out some of the thoughts I was feeling. I think Hobb has written a compelling storyling, and maybe we will see some characters step up next book and take over for the stumbling Nevare. We will see. I will probably end up buying it in hardcover though.
Sobfest the second........2007-08-12
I Love Robin Hobbs previous books, but this trilogy does nothing but dissapoint, sure the writing is still wonderful and Williams style is essentially unchanged. However the main character is just so unlikable. He is whiny, melodramatic and annoying. This made it really hard to get in to the book because you just don't care whats going on. All of the genuinely likable characters seem to throw themselves in the way of the often well deserved troubles of the protanginst. All in all the books well written imagary and well rounded characters just can't save this book from its protaginist.
Absorbing and Painful.......2007-08-11
I love Robin Hobbs' books. She writes wonderfully and attaches you to the characters in her story. When I started reading Forest Mage I was once again pulled in by her first person writing and attention to detail. I could feel Nevare's pain and humiliation. Unfortunately, the pain was to acute and I could not make it past page 200 when I realized that he would never loose the weight that he had been cursed with from the Speck plague.
Hobbs writes this tale of a man cursed with majic fat. This fat cannot be lost through diet or excercise. The fat changes the way people perceive him, gets him kicked out of the Academy, and disowned by his family. I would love to know all that happens but the first person telling of this poor man's distruction was to difficult. I stopped reading this book several months ago but I can't get Nevare and his plight out of my mind. I mourn the loss of this book and hope that one day I will be able to confront Nevare's life again.
I highly recommend her other three series. I could not put them down.
Book 2 of a trilogy.......2007-06-27
This was an interesting book, which like many 2nd books in a trilogy leaves a lot hanging. I will be glad to see the concluding book when it is published.
I don't have the words for how good this book is, but I wrote a lot of them anyway........2007-06-26
Robin Hobb, Forest Mage (Eos, 2006)
In all the pictures I've seen of Margaret Astrid Lindholm Ogden--aka Robin Hobb--she is slender, almost elfin, with a glint in her eye and an open, welcoming smile. After reading Forest Mage, I find myself wondering if the person in those photos is, in fact, Robin Hobb. Why? Because I have a very hard time believing that anyone that thin can write a fat guy, and write him with the fabulous, if unsettling, dead-on precision with which Hobb gives us Nevare Burvelle.
Now, those of you reading this and remembering Shaman's Crossing might be wondering what on earth I'm on about. Nevare? The fighting-fit cadet kid? Is a fat guy? Surprise! When we last left Gernia, the Speck plague had finally loosed its hold on Old Thares, thanks in no small part to Nevare and his dream-battle with Tree Woman. Nevare survived, of course, as did some of his friends, but this is a Robin Hobb story. No one gets out unchanged. While most of the Speck Plague survivors are weakened and thin as rails, Nevare's recovery goes the other way--without eating, and while still doing the same amount of exercise, Nevare becomes grossly fat. (Well, not grossly fat by today's standards. When he despairs that he's developing a second chin, I actually snorted.) The Academy's doctor says it's not an unheard-of side effect, but it's a rare one. Nevare has a chance to get himself back into trim, though; he's taking a month off from the Academy to head back home to his brother's wedding. And from there, his troubles really begin...
I've covered maybe the first thirty pages of the seven hundred plus in Forest Mage, and I'll warn you: like most of Hobb's books (Fool's Fate being the sterling exception to the rule), Forest Mage gets off to a slow, slow start. It took me five times as long to get through the first fifty pages as it did to get through the last six hundred sixty-eight. That, too, is typical of Hobb; once the book sinks its claws into you, food and sleep become secondary considerations. You just have to pay a small price to get there. And in this case, "there" is definitely somewhere you want to be. I liked Shaman's Crossing, and I liked it a lot better than many of those I know who have loved Hobb's previous trilogy of trilogies, but it never got to that point where it just ran roughshod over me the way Fool's Fate or, going back a bit farther, Ship of Magic, did. Forest Mage ended up eclipsing both in my estimation, and a large part of that has to do with what I referenced in the first paragraph. I'm a fat guy. I get it. And when Hobb, who has long been an exceptional worker of characters, turns her eye to Nevare's plight, she depicts it better than any book I've read with a fat character. That includes nonfiction books on eating disorders. The details she comes up with are things that research won't tell you; you have to be there. Having to hold your breath when bending over to tie your shoe? That detail, however, small, stopped me in my tracks. Who thinks about stuff like that?
The fat guy, that's who. I think about it every morning. I have no choice in the matter.
One interesting--and probably far more relevant to the average-sized fantasy reader--side effect of Nevare suddenly becoming a fat guy is that the book enters a whole new realm of sensuality for Hobb's writing. Seriously, there are times when this book borders on food porn. If you've attended any wine-tasting classes, or watched specials about that sort of thing on TV, you'll respond when Nevare is discussing the sensation of eating bread. (Amusingly, a few minutes after I finished this, I flipped on the TV, and there was a segment on HRTV's show Inside Information about jockey Alex Solis' new vineyard. So I had a chance to double-check. It was eerie.) And this, too, is a fat-guy obsession; things do get a lot more physical. You notice things more. Maybe it's the latent sensualist in all of us coming forth, I don't know. But it's there. The ability to smell the ingredients of a stew, or to taste perfume in the air. Yeah. That's real. I could keep going, but I'll just say to trust me on this--Hobb nailed that character. I couldn't have written him better, and I AM the fat guy. (This is, of course, assuming any fiction I turned out were of a high enough quality to black Hobb's boots. I put away such childish fantasies long ago, which is the main reason I write poetry.)
Okay, fat guy aside, this book also flays open any pretense we had about the idea that Nevare and Fitz are fundamentally different characters. (For those of you just joining us, Fitz--FitzChivalry Farseer--was the hero-ish type from the Farseer and Tawny Man trilogies.) Whereas Nevare was something of a self-obsessed idiot in Shaman's Crossing, he never got anywhere near the level of self-obsessed idiocy that Fitz comes to realize he's displaying roundabout the end of the second book of the Farseer trilogy. (I'm sure any of you who read it remember exactly what I'm talking about, and its rather severe consequences.) He gets there in this book. And a hundred fifty pages from the end, I was sure I knew where Hobb was going with this, and that it was going to be a replay of the Farseer books, and that as much as I was stunned and grateful that Nevare existed, I was going to end up blasting this book for its ending. I should have known better. In fact, it wouldn't surprise me if Hobb was going for that exact reaction. She's too good at setting the reader up to expect one thing, and then dropping another on him. After all, she does it to her lead characters. Every single time. When someone in a robin Hobb novel attempts a selfless act, there are always unforeseen, and sometimes vast, consequences. Do something selfish, and jeez, you're up the creek. Nevare, self-obsessed idiot that he is, and just like Fitz before him, does a wealth of things in this book, of both types. (If anything, Nevare strikes me as a touch less selfish than Fitz; that could be the differences in the early years. You see what I mean about the level of detail Hobb works with?) And, yeah, you're reading Robin Hobb. You know what's coming. Nevare, though, achieves a level of self-awareness here that Fitz never found, though one gets the idea that Hobb subscribes to the idea--in fact, one of the characters, Buel Hitch, comes within a hair of saying it--that one first actually learns something when one admits one knows nothing at all. Knowledge, in Robin Hobb's universe, is an onion that's been sitting out for a few days. Not only does getting through one layer just make you realize how much more there is to go, but man, the thing stinks.
I give out very few five-star reviews per year; I can't check any more (thanks to a hard drive crash), but I'm relatively certain the highest number of five-star book reviews I've given in a single year is four. (Again, for those who have just joined us; in a typical year, that's one to two percent of the books I read.) It wasn't that long ago that Fool's Fate got one of those five-star reviews. It's my favorite Hobb novel, and it's just about perfect in every way. Or, until about five-thirty last night, it was my favorite Hobb novel. As I said, I enjoyed Shaman's Crossing. But it did not, in any way, prepare me for the tour de force that is Forest Mage. If you gave up on this trilogy because of Shaman's Crossing, I implore you to give Forest Mage a try, because I guarantee it will restore your faith in Robin Hobb. Claws and kicks its way to the title of the best book I've read (so far) in 2007. *****
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Sten's luck was finally running out.
He had barely scraped through Imperial flight school when he was assigned a tacdivision in the Fringe Worlds, where the Imperial officers were more concerned with the perfect fit of their dress whites than with honing their fighting skills.
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Customer Reviews:
One of the greatest hero epics in sci-fi........2000-06-11
For those of you who enjoy brilliant character development, intense action sequences and adventurous story telling, look no further than the Sten series. Authors Allan Cole and Chris Bunch transport you to a future where man travels the depths of space with ease, the human Empire spans thousands of light years, and mankind has mastered the ultimate power source: AM2. The Eternal Emperor finds his realm beset by adversaries who seek to gain control of the Imperial AM2 supply. With enemy plots threatening to destroy his empire, the Eternal Emperor turns to Sten and Alex Kilgour to help in the Empire's struggle against the powerful and ruthless Tahn invasion fleet. This novel renders amazing space battle scenes, defines courage and valor in the face of overwhelming odds, and is an excellent chapter in the Sten series. Having read hundreds of titles in my life, the Sten series ranks as one of my favorites of all time and I highly recommend it.
Book Description
The Origins of the Bible is a historical study and evaluation of the writing and compilation of the books of the Bible beginning with the Book of the Covenant that Moses wrote at Mount Sinai around 1250 BC, which was subsequently lost. From that time forward Jews and Christians have been compiling, editing, copying and translating the writings of prophets and apostles in the hope of preserving the words of God. The author separates the historical facts from the religious traditions that surround the Bible by analyzing the internal historical details of the Bible itself and integrating the results into the secular historical time-line. Bible doctrines are then reviewed in light of that historical context. This book reveals the hand of God at work throughout history, but also reveals the erroneous beliefs that surround the Bible and its authorship to this day.
Customer Reviews:
Bravo, Mr. Graham.......2005-11-07
This is the first book that I have read that addresses my questions about why the Bible seems to have contradictions in it. It is well documented, thought provoking and at times, humorous. It is also written in a manner that is readable by the average person who doesn't have a Doctorate of Theology. Unlike other religious books that are dry and downright boring, this book contains historical facts that are presented in a way that keeps my interest and actually enables me to learn something. If your beliefs are based on what your parents or church told you to believe, then this book is not for you. But then, maybe it should be. If all of us who call ourselves christians read this book, perhaps we would be better prepared to explain the perceived contradictions in the Bible to our nonchristian friends.
Misleading title.......2005-11-06
Not totally without merit, but this should have been titled "The Origins of the Bible and You're Wrong If You Think You Know What It Says". Only the first 88 pages are devoted to the origin of the Bible. The last half of the book is Mr. Graham's diatribe of how for the past 2000 years, all of Christendom has misunderstood what is written. But fortunately for us, Mr. Graham explains it all to us. I wish this book had been a little longer. It's obvious that he has done his research concerning the origins, but he makes many leaps in logic. I wish he'd have taken more time to fully expound his reasoning. For my part, I find his theology in the last half wanting, but then again I'm no expert.
Very interesting book.......2004-03-25
I was not familiar with Samual Graham before buying this book, but I really enjoyed this short writing because he stuck to the point, the information is well orgainized, and if you look at the bible from his extremely critical perspective, the basic message of the bible and the facts about Jesus that remain stand strong. Be willing to put aside any religious beliefs or disbeliefs, positive or negative feelings toward Christians, and look at the bible from an unbiased perspecive as Graham does. The truth is certainly hard to come by these days and this book is a vauable tool in helping to make honest decisions based on the facts.
Review by Ellen Tanner Marsh, N. Y. Times bestselling author.......2003-02-06
Where did the Bible of the Judeo-Christian tradition come from, asks Samuel Graham in "The Origins of the Bible: The Facts and Fiction Behind the World's Greatest Book." Many readers have only a hazy notion regarding this question, he says, and while the reader may be aware that the Bible was "not carried down from Mt. Sinai by Moses along with the Ten Commandments, there are many surprising facts about the Bible that seldom filter down to the average parishioner."
Graham's concisely written work examines many of these facts in a skillful blend of biblical excerpts woven with meticulous research that ultimately serves to explain who wrote "the world's greatest book," when it was written and, most significantly, why.
Many biblical scholars have focused on interpreting only the Old or the New Testament, but Graham tackles both, providing a concise and unbiased history incorporating recent archaeological finds that lend support to the existence of biblical cities, people and events that critics have long deemed to be myths. Graham also presents a compelling argument for the existence of God, drawing on topics as diverse as quantum mechanics, DNA, and natural vs. man-made calamities. After all, without God there would be no reason to assemble the collected writings of His word, would there?
However, Graham is quick to point out that the Bible is fallible by bringing to light a number of errors and inconsistencies. Problems arose, he acknowledges, because the Bible had no single author and because some editions and translations compiled by later generations were subject to the vagaries of the age.
Therefore, Graham believes, the Bible should not always be interpreted literally. "Since the Bible was written long ago by people of foreign cultures who wrote in foreign languages, it is not possible to determine the intended meaning of every passage of the Bible," he says. "One cannot read the minds of the authors to determine in every instance when a figure of speech or idiom was being used." How, then, should the lay reader approach the Bible and its teachings? God's message for mankind "leaps out from the pages when the Bible is read as God intended," Graham insists, "as a history of God's prophets and apostles rather than as a legal code of commandments and dogma."
This refreshing departure from fundamentalism (Graham, in fact, warns against elevating the Bible from "an accurate, truthful historical record to the level of the 'Word of God'") makes the reader wonder what, then, is the Bible for?
According to Paul, says Graham, the Bible should be used as a guide to prepare the people of God to do "every good work." If each individual aligns his or her priorities with the law of faith and love (as in "love your neighbor as yourself") the 21st century may see significant progress toward a more compassionate world.
And who can argue with teachings like that?
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The Dilettante Book of Chocolate and Confections.......2004-07-01
I found this book to have excellent explanations of the types of sugar and chocolate. Recipes are very different and simple.
Good advise on troubleshooting problems with confections.
Just a really good book with good directions and cautions for dealing with candy.
A must for any confectionary library.
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The Essential Guide to American Magazines
Here is the only guide on the market to all major categories of general circulation American magazines from 1880 to 1999. With up- to values on thousands of magazines, plus more than 550 new photos of collectible magazine covers, this book is a must for every collector. It includes:
- Current values for popular magazines, from National Geographic to Life, Rolling Stone, a and Tiger Beat
- Coverage of all movie, TV, and entertainment magazines,
- with extensive listings for TV/Guide and People
- Complete listings for every monster, science fiction,
- and horror magazine, from Famous Monsters of Filmland
- and Horror Tales to Starlog
- Values for adult magazines, including Playboy, High Society, and Penthouse, along with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Special Editions, plus a list of the most collectible females, such as Samantha Fox and Cindy Crawford
- A new chapter on Karate and Wrestling magazines
- Dozens of recent magazines with collectible celebrity covers,
- including Xena and TheX-Files
- Tips on buying, selling, and starting a collection
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- Advice for buying and selling over the Internet
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Easy read and good insight for young executive.......2002-05-24
This book contains several good points to keep in mind as you shop for your next purchase. I am aware that there are several large volumes on the subject, but I want to read something that I can remember and not something that I have to lug to the store with me. This is a decent book.
This book is fine, but there is much better.......2001-01-14
This books is not as helpful or convincing in its presentation as the classic work in this field, Molloy's New Dress For Success, although this is shorter and perhaps easier to read. The author also lost some credibility with me when she suggested that "Mountblanc" is the top-end pen to own(the brand is spelled "Montblanc"). Molloy takes a much more empirical, research-based approach to the study of clothing and its effect on others. Although his work is now a bit dated, this book is not much more recent.
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This richly illustrated book, created to accompany the traveling exhibition of the same name, provides a fascinating critical overview of Ant Farm, the radical architecture collective that brought us Cadillac Ranch, Media Burn, and The Eternal Frame. Established by several young renegade architects in 1968, Ant Farm was a collaborative art and design group eager to bring to its practice a revolutionary spirit more consistent with the times. Its vision encompassed creations for a nomadic lifestyle, including inflatable structures and radical environments that culminated in projects such as the organically appointed House of the Century and the unrealized aquatic edifice The Dolphin Embassy. Ant Farm 1968-1978 explores the sweeping career of this inspired and inspiring visionary collective as its architectural projects broadened to embrace a range of undertakings that challenged the visual architecture of image, icon, and power.
Constance Lewallen provides an in-depth, anecdotally rich interview with founding members Chip Lord, Doug Michels, and Curtis Schreier. An essay by Michael Sorkin gives the multivalent cultural context for Ant Farm's radical architecture. Steve Seid takes a comprehensive look at Ant Farm's influential videotapes. Caroline Maniaque's "Searching for Energy" details the group's inflatable structures in relationship to contemporaneous architects working in a similar vein. The catalog also includes a substantial excerpt from Chip Lord's 1976 meditation on car culture, with a new epilogue; a graphically playful timeline recounting Ant Farm's essential art projects; and a rich montage of images and ephemera capturing the humor, originality, and prescience of this feisty enterprise.
A joint publication with the Berkeley Art Museum
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Fantastic book.......2004-06-08
This book is full of great pictures documenting the complete Ant Farm collection of works. Original design sketches and interviews with the artists offer a lot of insight into the art group Ant Farm. I may be a bit biased since I study this kind of art, but I think someone could enjoy this book even if they know little to nothing about Ant Farm. In my opinion, its worth every penny.
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Todo Sobre Flash 4
Udo Schmidt
Manufacturer: Marcombo
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- Not Kundalini
- Questioning....
- A great, personal account. Loved it!
- Definitely a "MUST READ" book!
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Big K: The Kundalini Story
Elaine and Bob Lehman
Manufacturer: Hara Publishing Group
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ASIN: 1883697360 |
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Not Kundalini.......2002-10-01
I would have give this book less than 1 star, if that were possible. The majority of the book is nothing more than boorish discussion of how Elaine and Bob met, with more inane "new age" fluff sprinkled throughout. Often more space is devoted describing how "randy" Bob was and how Elaine was born with a "fully developed sex chakra," etc. ad nauseum. I did not buy this book to read about "the bulge in Bob's trousers.." In addition, the description of the son, who is supposedly a sociopath does not fit with the behavior described within the book. A true sociopath has no conscience. If this story is true at all (and I have my doubts) the child was misdiagnosed (an all-too-common occurrence), but he does not sound like a sociopath, and a true sociopath will not be cured by the silly meditation spoken of within this book. I agree with the previous reviewer, in that this does not sound at all like Kundalini. In my work, I often encounter people with over-active imagination and, for what little it may be worth, that is what this entire account sounds like to me. The entire experience begins one day when, suddenly, Elaine announces that she is experiencing Kundalini rising. Just like that! Unlikely given the circumstances listed within the book. Furthermore, the things she describes simply do not add up. The author may have read a bit about Kundalini, and _may_ have experienced some "Chakra activity," but a full-blown Kundalini experience this is not. There are MUCH better books available on the subject--such as, _Energies of Transformation: A Guide to the Kundalini Process_, by Bonnie L. Greenwell, _Kundalini, Evolution, and Enlightenment (Omega Book (New York, N.Y.).)_, by John Warren White, and Gopi Krishna's books. This one is mostly filler, in very large type, with much wasted space. It is almost as if they were trying to spread things out enough to fill up the book.
Questioning...........2001-03-17
This book is very different from all of the accounts of Kundalini which I have found, with a down home flavor to the whole mysterious thing. An odd parallel story is the Lehman's account of their son, whom they constantly describe as a sociopath and criminal. (This continues in the book reviews following, which each of them contribute to.) This does not comport with my understanding of enlightenment and compassion. Caveat Emptor.
A great, personal account. Loved it!.......1999-10-02
I would love to tell you how very much I enjoyed BIG K, The Kundalini Story. I read it in three days! I loved it. It made me feel as if I could hear them telling me about it in person. Found out I had two Kundalini experiences, myself! Great! Virginia Anderson
Definitely a "MUST READ" book!.......1999-09-13
Throughout my life I have had unexplained experiences and illnesses. Until I read Big K, The Kundalini Experience, I was unable to grasp what I was going through. This book is written in a language which is easy to understand. There are no complicated words that only a doctor would understand. Elaine's explanations of her own experiences have helped me become more patient with myself during my episodes of Kundalini. As an added bonus, Bob and Elaine's written experiences with their anti-social son, Mike, shed light on behaviors to watch for not only in my own children, but their friends as well. This book is definitely a "Must Read" for parents of all ages, even if your children are grown and gone.
Bob's background/came back to marry Elaine/his son, Mike.......1999-09-13
I was one of the pioneers of the space program at Cape Canaveral. I was lead engineer for the Thor/Delta program for 21 years, starting in 1957. Before working at the Cape, I was in the Air Force during the Korean conflict. In 1975, my first wife and I divorced, and I joined Parents Without Partners in Titusville, Florida. I met Elaine in PWP that August, and married her a year later in August, 1976.
None of that prepared me for Elaine's roller coaster Kundalini experiences. None of it prepared me for having a son who was diagnosed at 17 as an incurable sociopath.
And yet, maybe all of it did. I grew up poor on a small farm in Geneva, Ohio, and developed strong common sense and good values as a result. I know now that I came back this time around, to marry Elaine, my soulmate. We believe we can do anything when we put our heads together. She and I helped Mike straighten out, and I helped Elaine through her unusual Kundalini experiences. I leaned on my strong common sense and good values through all of it.
I am very grateful that our daughter and co-author, Susan, came back when we did. She was able to help Elaine from a young woman's point of view in ways that I could not. Susan's contributions to "BIG K, The Kundalini Story," are very valuable.
My son, Mike, has been straightened out ever since 1978, when he got out of prison and came to live with us. Elaine and I managed to help him decide to straighten out during his incarceration and afterwards, in spite of the dire prognosis that he was "incurable," given us by two different psychiatrists.
In March, 1999, Elaine became ONE with her Higher Self as a result of the Kundalini surging in her since our honeymoon in August of 1976. Our life together is a little bit of heaven, now!
Now that Elaine is safely ONE, Susan and I are having more and more Kundalini experiences, some spiritual, some difficult. Today, I turn inwards to my own Indwelling God for all of my direction. I can honestly say it's all been well worth it.
We had to write "BIG K, The Kundalini Story," because many of you are also experiencing the powerful Kundalini energy, and you may not know what's happening to you. Every person who is into metaphysics is on a need-to-know basis about Kundalini. Every yoga student needs to understand that yoga leads to having more Kundalini rise from the very beginning classes. "Kundalini Yoga," is the most advanced level of yoga. (After that, you go beyond yoga, where Elaine is, even though she never studied yoga.)
We also had to write "BIG K" because far too many children and teens are getting out of control, and we have some answers for that. Our answers work, too! So read "BIG K, The Kundalini Story," and contact us with questions or your own stories. Elaine and I will be happy to respond. Our email address is: BIGK@televar.com.
Bob Lehman, co-author of "BIG K, The Kundalini Story"
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