The Return of Little Big Man

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Jack Crabb, supposedly the only white man to survive Custer's Last Stand, first disclosed the brimful and dubious chronicle of his life in Thomas Berger's 1964 charmer, Little Big Man. There the 111-year-old, a shade of history who strutted unnoticed through the mythic West, recounted his acquaintances with notables such as George Custer and Wild Bill Hickok, as well as his shuttling between the worlds of whites and Indians. In The Return of Little Big Man, ostensibly a long-lost addendum to these memoirs, we get more of the tale--or more hot air, perhaps. "Just listen to what I tell you, and then check it against the facts if you can," our hero invites.

Return has much in common with its predecessor. Once again, Crabb seems to have known everyone and been nearly everywhere, and his many associates--both notorious and anonymous--reappear as if by miracle. Wyatt Earp, Doc Holliday, and Annie Oakley all check in; while Crabb himself wanders the globe as Buffalo Bill Cody's right-hand man, witnesses both Hickok's and Sitting Bull's murders, and crouches behind a wagon during the O.K. Corral shootout. Berger's Twain-esque ruminations lend an air of purposefulness to Crabb's meanderings, a sense that separation is merely provisional, that existence only appears haphazard.

Crabb, however, seems more than occasionally dispirited--friends pass, younger men ascend. Midway through, though, the book gets its real charge, as Crabb confronts a fading world and a future both bright and bewildering. Sustained by an enormous heart, an affinity for exaggeration, and a conscience both weary and sentimental, he acknowledges the best--and worst--in everyone he meets. It's a story you'd like to believe. --Ben Guterson

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"One of the very best novels of the decade and the very best ever about the American West." - New York Times Book Review, on LITTLE BIG MAN

In 1964, LITTLE BIG MAN gave us the reminiscences of Jack Crabb - a white orphan raised among the Cheyenne - who returns to "civilized" society, where (among other things) he tangles with Wyatt Earp and Wild Bill Hickok, and ends up as only white survivor of Custer's Last Stand. Now in THE RETURN OF LITTLE BIG MAN, the sequel to that bestselling literary classic, Jack Crabb, the foremost chronicler of the American West, continues his fabulous adventures.

At the end of LITTLE BIG MAN, Jack's supposed death at age 111 cut short his tale. A newly discovered manuscript, however, reveals that Jack had faked his death to get out of his publishing contract, and he now picks up the story of his extraordinary action-packed life.

Back in the saddle again, Jack gives a blow-by-blow eyewitness account of the assassination of Wild Bill Hickok, and reveals what really happened at the O.K. Corral. He meets, shoots, drinks, and rides with Bat Masterson, Annie Oakley, Doc Holliday, and dozens of ordinary Western folk: teachers, bargirls, saloon owners, cowboys, trappers, and gunslingers. Jack even travels to Europe with Buffalo Bill Cody in his Wild West show, where he is embraced by Queen Victoria and the Prince of Wales. And in a gut-wrenching finale, Jack witnesses the murder of one of one of America's greatest heroes - Sitting Bull.

As in LITTLE BIG MAN, Thomas Berger's meticulous research enriches his story with authenticity and historical accuracy. THE RETURN OF LITTLE BIG MAN is an astonishing literary achievement and a rollicking good read.

Customer Reviews:

The Son of Little Big Man?.......2007-05-05

I was surprised to learn that Little Big Man, in fact, returned. So I dove into this book, after rereading the original, naturally. I was disappointed, only due to the relative brilliance embodied within the covers Little Big Man itself. It may be the change in the fictional editor, but the new, older Jack Crabbe is far more judgmental of his compadres and enemies than the Jack Crabbe who had dictated for us his life experiences just one year earlier. Annie Oakley, Sitting Bull, and Buffalo Bill, both of whom Crabbe gets to know quite well, are far shallower characters than were Old Lodge Skins and Wild Bill Hickok. Indeed, Jack seems to have disengaged himself from his social contacts and become less interesting himself...having settled into the white lifestyle and rejected that of the Native American with the death of Old Lodge Skins.

In summary, while the book is interesting in its own right, it lacks the depth of its predecessor and is at best merely an average read, rather than the superb wonder Little Big man was.

the continued travels of a western legend.......2006-03-09

Thomas Berger, the author is able to use his comic charactoer Jack Crabb, the 112 year old man to desribel more of western history. The beauty of this book is that, Mr. Berger is able to take away all of the hype to a lot of the most famous historical events and describe, realistically what happened. The OK Corral is one of the best examples. The actual fight was less dramic than described elsewhere.

Not sure why this was necessary.......2005-02-24

A bit of a let down after the classic "Little Big Man," the further adventures of Jack Crabb are, as is true of any Berger novel, so well written you'll be drawn into it. Yet I found the plot curiously lackluster. If you are a Berger fan, you'll pick this one up, but don't dive into it if you've never read anything of his. You'd be better off with nearly any of his others.

A belated fanale for matched pair.......2005-01-27

Those who read and re-read Little Big Man every decade or so over 40 years were probably as delighted as I was when Return of Little Big Man appeared in 1999. Jack Crabbe, the geriatric home resident of the original novel who'd told of his experiences in the West, always peripheral to the events we all know of, returns in this sequel to tell of his life after the Little Big Horn fight.

As the only white survivor of Little Big Horn, Jack wanders broke and almost naked into Deadwood, SD, to encounter his old acquaintance from Dodge, City, KS, Wild Bill Hickock, in time to be present for the Aces and Eights scenario. Naturally, Crabbe gives the eye-witness account of the even a bit differently than you've heard before.

Thereafter, Crabbe wanders back to Dodge, Tombstone, elsewhere, in time to be present for the OK Corral fight, offering up another side of the Earp brothers, Doc Holliday, the Clantons and Bat Masterson. Then eastward to the Buffalo Bill Wild West Show, Queen Victoria, Bertie, Sitting Bull and Elizabeth Custer.

As a grand finale he manages to be with Sitting Bull for the assassination of the great chief of the Souix.

A great follow-up book to Little Big Man. Too bad it took so many decades to appear.

I Waited 35 Years for This?.......2004-04-08

"Little Big Man" is easily one of my top ten all time favorite books. I also enjoyed the movie with Dustin Hoffman. Without a moments hesitation, I scooped up this book and settled down for what I hoped was another wild adventure with Jack Crabb. Sadly, I think I would have been better off having left the book in the remainder bin where I found it and watched the original on DVD instead.

Without rehashing the plot that other reviewers have already gone over, I would describe RoLBM as "more of less". More of the Old West stories without the compelling drama. Famous names wander into view from stage left and exit stage right without giving the reader any sense of awe. "Oh look, here comes Sitting Bull. There he goes. How nice."

It is my personal opinion that the main reason an author waits 35 years to publish a sequel to his most famous work is due less to need for creative outlet and more the desire for financial gain. That the author broadly hints at yet a third book tends to back my theory up. Not that authors aren't entitled to make money but art should fall in there somewhere.

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Return of Little Big Man

Manufacturer: HARVILL PRESS
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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The Return of Little Big Man - Large Print
Thomas Berger
Manufacturer: G. K. Hall & Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000TQ9TBG

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A hilarious and touching classic about Jack Crabb's supposed death at 111 cutting short his reminiscences of life in the Old Wild West.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly...

Compassion for Creatures of the Night

I Can't Believe It, But The Series Got Even BETTER!!!

Better and better

buy it, read it, buy it for your friends
Wounded: The Second Book of the Little Goddess Series
Amy Lane
Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc.
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Green: "If someone gives their life for you, it is because they can not bear to live in a world without you. This is a great gift and a terrible burden, and if you are going to live, you need to be grateful for the gift and prepared to bear the burden."

Cory: "I do fearsome things, when I'm touching people who love me..."

Cory fled the foothills to deal with the pain of losing Adrian, and Green watched her go. Separately, they could easily grieve themselves to death, but when an enemy brings them together, they find out what a great and terrible force love can be.

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The good, the bad, and the ugly..........2007-10-03

Well, let's go backward.

The ugly: The only thing ugly in this book is the lack of editing. Distracting, yes. It doesn't make this not worth reading, however.

The bad: In Vulnerable, Cory was insecure. She seems much more confident in Wounded, but I found her to be more...needy and melodramatic, I guess. I had a couple questions that didn't seem to really get answered, but it's possible I missed one and the other may get cleared up in the next book.

The good: Green is still a lovely character. Everyone should have someone like him in their life. And all I can say about Bracken is that I want to have his babies. He's that yummy. For me, these two carried the book.

The plot was good and kept me interested throughout. Ms. Lane introduced a few more characters that I think we'll see in the next book, which I already have and will begin to read soon. The bad guys in this book actually seemed to be bad, as opposed to the bad guy in Vulnerable, who I thought was just pathetic.

So, in conclusion, while this is not a perfect book, it's still an entertaining read and I recommend it to anyone who is willing to overlook its unpolished state.

Compassion for Creatures of the Night.......2007-09-03

As a book critic, I have to temper my review of Wounded quite a bit more than the many five-star spectacles splashed across this page. Amy Lane's sequel to her admittedly exciting debut novel, Vulnerable, is a pleasantly satisfying continuation of the story of Cory Kirkpatrick and her band of elves, vampires, and shape-shifters living discreetly in Northern California. The book is a homage to the secret sexuality held captive by the many less than blonde beauties of America. Miss South Carolina, don't even try to understand Amy Lane's Little Goddess Series. The whole concept is most certainly over your head. Ms. Lane uses too many uncommon, polysyllabic words, and I know that the idea of a twenty-year-old, post-punk chickadee with cherry pits for gazongas is just too complex for you to comprehend! The rest of you, read on.

As you can read in the many other reviews on this page, Cory and her new clique of supernatural beings continue their adventures in Wounded. Much of the storyline takes place in San Francisco, where Cory has been sent to school by her giant elf lover, Green, at the conclusion of Vulnerable. The plot develops around the discovery of another band of elves, vampires, and such who have been controlling all the night creatures in the city for a very long time. The bad elves have declared war on the good elves and the game's afoot. Lest you expect the bloody action of vampire battles from this book, you need to know that Wounded is much more about love and relationships, and their power over all creatures, both human and non-human. I recommend that anyone read Vulnerable first in order to understand the subtle details of the relationships among the carefully created, complex characters in The Little Goddess Series. Amy Lane has done an admirable job of carrying the storyline forward in Wounded.

The only bad news is that few of the other reviewers have even mentioned the ridiculous number of, but albeit trivial, grammatical errors and typos in this book. The reader must stumble from one page to the next, and Wounded simply does not earn more than four stars based on this single issue. I have yet to read a book that would benefit more from a second publishing after a thorough editing and proofing stage had been completed. That said, I look forward to reading and reviewing the third Little Goddess book. Amy Lane is a very talented and entertaining author, and her composition deserves a better final result.

I Can't Believe It, But The Series Got Even BETTER!!!.......2007-07-24

I read "Vulnerable" and found it to be near perfect. An engaging storyline, characters that a reader could quickly identify with, a budding romance that takes your breath away. Then I read "Wounded" the sequel...and found that all the wonderful points I adored "Vulnerable" for were even better! Cory, the lead female protagonist, and Green deal with a horrible personal loss. This loss has the capacity to either bind them closer together forever...or rip them apart. A fabulous mixture of paranormal, urban fantasy, romance, and even a spot of humor create the perfect read in "Wounded". I've just received the third in this fascinatingly fun series ("Bound") and cannot wait to read more about the storyline and characters that have got me so thouroughly hooked!

Better and better.......2007-07-13

Wounded picks up shortly after the events of Vulnerable, when Cory is attacked in San Francisco while attending college, by a new dark force threatening the fey and vampires of that city. Full of love, magic, romance and action, this is a must read for fans of the paranormal romance genre. The author takes some inspiration from the Laurell K Hamilton Blake and Gentry series, and others, but the inspiration she takes is from the best of those, not the plodding morass they have become.

Note to ebook readers: The ebook version available elsewhere is horribly formatted (at least the one I downloaded from the publisher), so I would recommend getting the paper version from Amazon, even if the price is a little steep.

buy it, read it, buy it for your friends.......2007-06-18

What do you do when the whole world as you know it falls apart? When that happens to Cory, she runs away to college in San Francisco with her friend, a were-kitty. They meet a were-hawk who steals a select few of Cory's memories, and with them the last of her will to live. Sex, vampires, elves, new love, signs, portents, and awesome powers are needed to restore order. This is a real page turner with inspired plot twists, satisfying character development, and lots of hot paranormal sex.

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Pandora's Box.......2007-08-22

Volume 2 of Koichi Tokita's "Gundam: The Last Outpost" continues to follow MS pilot Odin Bernett as he uses his powerful G-Unit mobile suit to protect the MO-V asteroid colony. And this time around, Odin's in for the fight of his life. If the attacks by the OZ Prize unit aren't enough, Dr. Berg, MO-V's chief engineer, switches sides; the G-Unit belonging to Odel, Odin's older brother, is rebuilt into an enemy Gundam; and Odel himself is MIA. On top of that a new player, Lt. Valder Farkill of OZ's "Specials" unit, not only takes over Prize but gets his own Gundam. And what Gundam story is complete without the classic masked villain? This new "Char Clone," the mysterious Silver Crown, has a nasty surprise for MO-V in the form of Operation: Pandora, a plan that could destroy the colony. Even having mastered G-Unit's PX response system, Odin's going to need some new toys to close the lid on this can of worms.

While there's a whole lotta shakin' goin' on in this volume, Tokita maintains a story that could be just as good as that of its source material, "Gundam Wing." That and his artwork give the manga that good ol' "Wing" flavor: pretty boy pilots, exploding cannon fodder (cheap) mobile suits, epic space battles, and Gundams galore! There's also a hint of mystery-aside from Silver Crown's identity, which is all too obvious-as to why Berg now serves Prize and yet still gives MO-V's forces a fighting chance. Hopefully some clarity on this and other matters awaits the third volume.

Included in this volume is more hilarious chibi goodness with more "Go for It, Domon! Gundam Party," featuring various characters from the Gundam universe, and "Four-Panel Madness: Gundam Paradise," which has chibi versions of characters from the Universal Century timeline. Throw in a sneak preview of Kang-Woo Lee's "Rebirth" (with a picture placed in the middle of "Last Outpost" as a lame inside joke), and you've got quite a lot of bang for your buck-all in a mere trade paperback.

This comic is rated T for Teen: Violence, Adult Language.

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Hold on to your spatulasits the 10th anniversary edition of this always-popular collection. Now, more than ever, readers are flocking to Cooking Light, and this annual volume packs in all the healthy, easy-to-make recipes from every issue of Cooking Light for 2005. Seasoned and novice cooks alike love this all-around resource for everything cooking-related: tips, techniques, planning, preparation, presentationits all here, and in the lighter versions we all crave.

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Good recipes but needs more pics.......2006-08-07

I bought this cookbook because I have "The Best of Cooking Light" and that one is fabulous. This cookbook has some great recipes, but not near enough pictures. This book also includes lots of additional information that I'm not too interested in but that might help other cooks.

A year's worth of the best light dishes.......2006-03-13

COOKING LIGHT ANNUAL RECIPES 2006 gathers a year's worth of Cooking Light Magazine dishes, from Spicy Pickled Beans and Breakfast Sausage Casserole to a Chicken Broccoli Casserole. A centerfold of color photos enhances sidebars of information and a appealing primer on dishes which have been 'lightened' for the new year. Both are outstanding recommendations.

An Excellent Healthy Source.......2006-03-11

While this is a summary of the magazine's recipes it is well organized and easy to reference. Easy to follow instructions are a definite plus. For once, cooking without a degree in rocket science being required.

A standard yearly purchase.......2006-03-04

My wife and I have been buying the annual book for 5 years now. We really like to have all those recipes in one place.

Cooking Light 2006 Is A Winner.......2006-02-01

We have enjoyed trying serveral recipies from the 2006 book. It is easy to use and contains some very heathful, delicious dishes.

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Mary Kay - Editor-in-chief Culpepper
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Not a strong work.......2000-08-23

Gertrude Whiting's work, originally published in the early 1920's, isn't what I would call a great work of historical documentation. While there are many wonderful pictures of antique needlework tools, there are rarely any specific dates or time periods (other than "ancient" or "old") assigned to many of them. One item is actually mis-identified...she includes a photo of a lucet (a two-pronged tool used to weave stout cords from yarn), and the caption describes it as a thread winder!

Mrs. Whiting's writing style is very similar to that of other books I have read from that time period. Her prose is flowery, and it reflects a very imerialistic mindset. She describes her adventures in the Far East with a very patronizing attitude. Her descriptions of Eastern needlework methods are adequate, but she sometimes does not differentiate between modern and historical techniques.

If you're really in to researching antique needlework tools, get this book for the pictures, but don't rely too heavily on the text for information!

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Old-Time Tools and Toys of Needlework
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Hundreds of before-you-buy tips and how-to-use techniques for dozens of jigs, bits, aids, and devices, with 800 photos and draftsman drawings. Includes dozens ofjig inventions. Bonus: plans for the ultimate router table. "The latest in router usage and technology...neatly illustrated."--Booklist. "The best...a gold-mine."--Popular Woodworking. 383 pages, 800 b/w illus., 8 x 10.

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Great Stuff, a tad outdated.......2007-02-09

Things you should know before you buy this book: Spielman has written a newer more updated "New Router Hand Book" that is much more current and covers today's router bits and tooling. Many of the bits and tools covered here are no longer easily available. That said... this is still a great book. Don't expect to find step by step cookie cutter plans and projects here, instead you'll find a wealth of clever techniques and home built tooling that will greatly inhance the use of your router and save you money. I am no pro but probably an advanced novice. I was able to build a very nice horizontal joint-making jig using this book. With this jig I am now making raised panel cabinet doors with a 1-3/4 hp router and a verticle router bit. These panels are as nice as panels made with a 3+ hp router with a horizontal panel raising bit. I am also cutting dovetails and box joints with this, without a dovetail jig. Many other jigs and router tools are covered in this book. A tad outdated (router bit section) but very valuable information indeed. I hope this helps you.

Adequate, but he's done a better one on the same material........2002-05-20

Spielman's "New Router Handbook" is superior and much more general in scope. This one is helpful and I am glad to own both, but if you only buy one, or need to pick one first, go with "Handbook."

Useful information for the router enthusiast.......2001-02-17

This book is a gem. It is made of many parts. The first part is "Everthing you wanted to know about router bits, but didn't know where to ask." Carbide, teflon, ceramic and much more. Part 2 is all about router safety. Hearing protection, dust collection, foot switches, hold downs, etc. Part 3 is where it starts to get really good. It is all about the different gizmos you can use to enhance the routing experience, such as inlay bushings, quick-release clamps, and depth gauges. He also covers mortise and tenon jigs, dowel makers and dovetail jigs. In Part 4 you are introduced to a variety of commercial router machines. It is here that the dated material in the book is most evident as some of the machines he mentions are no longer available. Such as the Mill-Route and the ShopSmith Overarm. Oh well, even the best books age. Part 5 is a gold mine of info on making your own useful shop jigs and fixtures. Includes info on making lettering jigs for carving wood signs, and a really useful vacuum pump holding device. Next comes my favorite part of this book, Part 6: The Ultimate Router Table. This table is really excellent. Designed to hold heavy 3 hp routers and with a variety of attachments that makes it really stand out from the crowd. Such as a horizontal joint-making attachment, a swinging and tilting overarm attachment, and my personal favorite, the inverted pin routing attachment. That last attachment is worth the price of the entire book, as far as I'm concerned. Many commercial shops will tell you they couldn't do their jobs without an inverted pin router. They pay thousands for their industrial models, but you have step by step plans in this book to aid you in building your own. Fantastic. I heartily recommend Router Jigs & Techniques to anyone who either is a router maven, or wants to become one!

The Router Joinery Handbook: Innovative Jigs, Fixtures, and Techniques for Creating Flawless Joints Every Time

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Ready for the Next Level?
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The Router Joinery Handbook: Innovative Jigs, Fixtures, and Techniques for Creating Flawless Joints Every Time
Pat Warner
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Skip this book!.......2002-09-14

The book is very difficult to follow and the plans for the jigs are quite poor. The prose is often distracting and it feels like this is either the author's first book or he was in an hurry to finish it. The pictures are all black and white and too close to the subject. You really get the sense that the author is more concerned about showing off his jig making skills rather than helping you make your own. I also dislike his blatant plugs for both Porter Cable routers and his offset subbases that he wants to sell you.

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Ready for the Next Level?.......2001-05-03

This is one of those rare woodworking books that combines plenty of great technical information and an inspirational, even challenging, message. Regular readers of magazines like Fine Woodworking and Woodwork know Warner as a highly knowledgeable if occasionally doctrinaire (witness the scorn he heaps upon table-mounted plunge routers!) router maven. Oftentimes such a personality wears thin over the course of a long book; not so with Warner. Having bought the book to learn about a specific jig I had heard about, I found myself reading page after page with attention and growing excitement. My routing (a daily activity in my woodworking business) is going to change for the better thanks to Warner. I'll be building several if not all of the jigs in the book within the next few weeks. I am convinced that, 10 years into my life as a router user, Warner's approach is going to make my work faster, more accurate, and even more enjoyable.

Warner's approach is open-eyed and creative. Several of the jigs bring the router to the work in directions (and tool-path-shapes if I may be forgiven a gaucherie) that appear bizarre to someone used to the standard manufactured jigs. Bits in unusual shapes and sizes abound in this book, too. Warner's prose is also occasional eye-openingly unfamiliar, but almost always in a satisfying way. This man has obviously thought long and hard not just about routing, but about how to describe it precisely and without a lot of the hackneyed jargon that often conceals a writer's limited mastery of the subject. I kept coming upon concepts like "handedness" and being reminded of Russian Formalism's "defamiliarization" or "enstrangement."

I must share a few cavils about the book. Two of them are about perspective. Every page of the book is full of close-up photos and clear diagrams. However, there is a frustrating lack of wider-angle views. "Okay," I found myself thinking time and again, "Here is a great shot of how this template, this router bit, and the workpiece come together. But how does the whole assembly get held to the bench? Where does the man stand as he moves through the work? And how tall is his workbench?" Leaving aside even such practical matters, it would be nice to see what Warner's shop looks like. A similar claustrophobic feeling permeates the text. Warner seems in such a rush to get us into cutting the joints that we lack a sense of the whole scenario-we don't know what router (or routers), or bits, or jigs we'll be using until they appear without introduction in the process narration. As a matter of fact construction of the key jigs is discussed after their use is described-as if by afterthought....

For a simple, even low-tech approach to router jointmaking, I recommend Gary Rogowski's Router Joinery. For those ready to make the step to a more sophisticated and involved, but safer and more accurate approach to the router, this book is a great introduction, and I say again, I am sure that my approach to routing will change for the better thanks to this book.

Well written, contains many great router techniques........1999-11-05

Nuances of router operation, router bits, and router use are described which provide important insight that any woodworker needs when using the router. It is the best of several books on routing that I have found. Several jigs for joinery are described that really work well. These jigs and an offset router base have increased my router use and work quality. I recommend this book to everyone, even if you are experienced with the router.

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From the professionals at Wood® Magazine come technical advice, wonderful projects, and practical tips for that most versatile and popular woodworking tool, the router. Plentiful photos andsolid information show how to use it to straight-edge and surface boards; cut dadoes, rabbets, and grooves; work circles and curved surfaces; and make decorative joints. All the basic techniques and operations are here, along with coverage of special bits like a window-sash set that makes building custom windows and French doors amazingly easy. Find out about tricks for mounting the router, and try simple shop-tested solutions to common problems.

Router Jigs and Techniques (A Fine Woodworking DVD Workshop)

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Michael Fortune
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Woodworking With the Router: Professional Router Techniques and Jigs Any Woodworker Can Use

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ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0875965776

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This book is a process-oriented benchtop reference that provides the latest, most practical information on how to use the router, America's most popular, most versatile woodworking power tool.

Customer Reviews:

He loved this gift!.......2006-04-09

I cannot claim to know anything about routers or, consequently, working with them. However, my husband recently purchased a router and, having only watched others work with them, wanted some instruction. Based on excellent reviews and recommendations, I ordered Woodwork With Router for him. He LOVES it. He says it's easy to understand and explains everything in simple terms. He is currently planning his first router project, and it is thanks to Bill Hylton and this book!

A Good Book.......2006-03-19

If you are doing any wood work with a route this is something you should have. Shows hao to make jigs for your cuts, how to set your router completly and get the proper use from it.

Woodwork with Router.......2006-02-01

Excellent reading for the beginning woodworker. I quickly read it through and have utilized the information to build a successfull box joint fixture. I'm sure I'll reference this book for a long time to come.

Good comprehensive book.......2006-01-31

This is a great book on routers. It is a great soup to nuts book that covers usage, safety, bits, and jigs. For someone new to routers, this is an oustanding reference.

The reason I gave it four stars is because it is all in B&W. I am a B&W photographer (www.obrienphoto.com) but that doesn't mean that all things are suited for this medium. The photos are not half as good as they could be.

But not to fear -- in March of 2006 they are releasing a revised version of this book. I would hold of and get this one instead.

Michael

Best Router book so far.......2006-01-30

Excellent coverage of basics of using a router and all types of jigs for special applications. There isn't likely to be any use of the router that is not covered in this book. Great illustrations sufficient to build any of the jigs described. There are 333 pages that are concise - no wasted verbage - and yet enough explanation not to leave a novice confused. This one book is better than the two I had from Patrick Spielman, "The New Router Handbook" and "Router Jigs and Techniques". Recommended for anyone beginning to use a router.

Professional Router Jigs And Techniques -

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Professional Router Jigs And Techniques -
Nick Engler -
Manufacturer: Rodale Press -
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QSC6EY

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Router Jigs and Techniques
Patrick Spielman
Manufacturer: N Y: Sterling Publications, 1988
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000P7ROUW

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Router Tips, Jigs and Techniques
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Manufacturer: Sterling
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K2J5P4

Book Description

Interior design has undergone a number of revolutions in the past 100 years and through it all, the concept of design seeped into the general cultural consciousness, touching every aspect of our day-to-day lives, from the bedroom to the office. A Century of Interior Design tells the story of this field's most eventful century in a completely accessible yet comprehensive way, by detailing all the most important milestones in a visual timeline format.

Every two to four pages represent a different year, and for each year fascinating developments are summed up under different categories. No other design retrospective book has produced such a nuanced and well-rounded picture of the field. Culled from a multitude of archives and researched over several years, the stunning images show key interior views, furniture, and fabrics. Whether you're a designer looking for period inspiration or a student seeking a specific fact, it's easy to thumb immediately to the year desired in this essential reference.

Customer Reviews:

Caution.......2007-08-23

This book may be useful as a reference for scholars, but if you are looking for an art book that is enjoyable, with clear, large images, this is not it. The images are all tiny and very poor in quality and unimaginatively placed in the upper part of the rather large page. It comes in library binding with no jacket.

The graphic work of Kathe Kollwitz;: Complete illustrated catalogue

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The graphic work of Kathe Kollwitz;: Complete illustrated catalogue
August Klipstein
Manufacturer: Galerie St. Etienne
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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