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In Jim Munroe's near-future novel Everyone in Silico, San Francisco has been destroyed by an earthquake and replaced by the virtual city of Frisco. Nearly everyone on earth wants to move to this fashionable cyberworld. This is no surprise. The physical world has become a sort of virtual reality: no one has privacy, and everyone is monitored by the corporations. Everyone is both consumer and salesperson, earning money by shilling cigarettes or software to strangers and friends. Why not abandon the flesh for the everlasting cyberspace of Frisco?
Still, not everyone seeks to leave the "meat" world. A genetic-engineering artist known as Nicky creates rat-dog splices to sell to naive tourists and resists her mother's pleas to live in Frisco. Professional adman Doug Patterson watches his city, job, and marriage start to crumble as his coworkers and neighbors move online. When she loses her 12-year-old grandson to Frisco, Eileen Ellis dons her old military bodysuit and becomes, once again, a deadly supersoldier--but this time, she serves no corporate master. And Paul, mysterious soul in the cybermachine, seeks to orchestrate a new destiny for the human race.
Everyone in Silico is the third novel by Jim Munroe, the former managing editor of radical anti-advertising magazine Adbusters. As a book, Everyone in Silico is rather wobbly. The pace is unvarying, the dialogue is sometimes slack, and the climax is diffuse. But like Steve Aylett and Paul Di Filippo, his fellow science-fiction satirists at publisher Four Walls Eight Windows, Monroe is unorthodox, off-kilter, and interesting. --Cynthia Ward
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In Vancouver in 2036, people are tired of the rain. They’re willing to give up a lot for guaranteed sunshine, a life with no wasted hours. A life free of crime and disease. A life that ends when you want it to, not when some faceless entity decides it’s your time. Those who don’t buy in — the poor, the old, the paranoid — have to watch as their loved ones, their friends, and their jobs leave the city. They have to watch as the latest prestige technology, Self, changes everything — not just the world but humanity itself. On the bright side, the rents have dropped. And in several unexpected ways, resistance is growing. This fascinating work of fiction tells what can happen when the cyberworld becomes more important than the real world.
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lately.......2005-10-27
I read this book years ago and kinda forgot about it, but from time to time I find myself thinking about it for no apparant reason and wanted to come here and give it a huge thumbs up.
Science, subculture, and silicon.......2003-05-21
It's always interesting to read someone's work after you've met them and spent some time talking about other topics. Jim's novel is very much a reflection and projection of his personality and interests. The anarchist former managing editor of Adbusters crams a lot of political, cultural, and scientific concepts into this novel, which is a good companion read to the work of Cory Doctorow. Everyone in Silico isn't hard sf -- but that doesn't mean that it's soft or easy. Jim's ideas of homegrown genetic engineering, subcultural self-organization, street-level marketing, and the economics and experience of a digital afterlife are fascinating and forward thinking. Down to details such as the tattoo that, when scanned, dials an encrypted phone number, Everyone in Silico's dystopian future is deftly and effectively outlined as the multilayered plot unfolds.
(This review originally appeared in Heath Row's Media Diet, ...)
Horrible....YUCK YUCK YUCK.......2003-04-17
This is a horrible book. I have never felt so negatively about a book. NEVER! You can't follow the story, who is who? Who is real and who is in "Frisco" and has their body stored. What's up with the freaky make your own pets???? And the air??? The debt collectors vans that snatch you....What happened??? Confusion....ick.....what a waste of a tree.....
Snap this up if you can find it!.......2002-09-19
... take it from me, this is his finest book to date. Everyone in Silico explores -- with surprising delicacy -- themes ranging from the surreal to the quotidian and emerges triumphant and satisfying. ...
Snap this up if you can find it!.......2002-09-19
I plan to write a more detailed review later, but take it from me, this is his finest book to date. Everyone in Silico explores -- with surprising delicacy -- themes ranging from the surreal to the quotidian and emerges triumphant and satisfying. Buy Canuck and support this struggling independent author!
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The secret organization hell-bent on capturing the Incredible Hulk has hired the services of one of his deadliest and oldest foes, The Abomination! Two of the Marvel Universe's most powerful adversaries go head-to-head and toe-to-toe in a gamma-powered slugfest!
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Beautiful, Awesome Story!.......2007-03-14
While I am not a big Hulk fan, I do enjoy his tales. This one has got to be one of the best I've ever read!
Without giving away too much, this was part of a bigger story arch. We find Dr. Banner on the run from some rogue organization while trying to prove his innocence over a murder he didn't commit as The Hulk. During this travel, he runs across a woman named Nadia who he hits it off both as a friend and as an intimate partner!
Meanwhile, this rogue group enlists The Abomination in their efforts to take down The Hulk. To this end, they even show him taped footage of Bruce having sex with Nadia.......WHO IS THE ABOMINATION'S WIFE UNKNOWN TO BRUCE! This sets up one big green donnybroke!
There are so many twists and turns in this story that I don't want to give them away but rest assured your $12 will be well spent on this book!
Fourth Volume Of Perhaps The Greatest Hulk Arc Of All Time.......2007-03-01
One of the most intense runs of any comic title ever - the Bruce Jones-written extended Hulk saga concerning the aftermath of the 'Ricky Myers incident' and the search for the Hulk's blood by a secret cabal with seemingly limitless resources - continues in the "Abominable" Trade Paperback, reprinting numbers 50 - 54 of the ongoing Incredible Hulk series. Obviously, from the title, one can tell that a deadly new angle in the form of one of the Hulk's oldest adversaries is going to enter the arc here.
To recap a brief bit of what's got us - the readers and the characters - to this point, the "Abominable" story continues the same mega-arc that began back in Incredible Hulk # 34 (reprinted in the "Return Of The Monster" Trade Paperback, along with Hulk #s 35-39) that finds Bruce Banner on the run after the alleged death of a little boy named Ricky Myers in a Hulk rampage. More alone than he's been in years, aided only by a mysterious 'Mr. Blue' Banner communicates with through a special laptop computer, he has to try and prove the innocence of his other half while avoiding the authorities and, more dangerously, one of the most powerful (and convincingly depicted) of the many secretive power-hungry organizations in the Marvel Universe. This cabal isn't looking for any truth or justice regarding the Myers incident, just the blood of the Hulk. The cabal has worked genetic wonders (some would say nightmares) with normal DNA; the prospect of what they could achieve with Hulk DNA has them determined to go to any lengths.
In "Abominable", Bruce Banner - who's found himself evolving some rather unexpected attributes outside of his Hulk state - comes to the defence of a young, beautiful diner owner (a highway diner in a pretty desolate stretch of desert) named Nadia, who's being accosted by a group of thugs, while more or less simultaneously the cabal (I don't think they're refered to as that in the story, but that's how I think of them) are upping the firepower in their Hulk-hunting efforts by seeking out and recruiting the Abomination. With Nadia, Bruce finds someone who he hits a spark with in more ways than one, and in the isolated desert home owned by Nadia (who it instantly appears is, like Banner and the Hulk, something of a lost and wounded soul) it appears that both characters are going to, at least temporarily, find a measure of the peace and happiness that's eluding them. Except, of course, that the Abomination is being set on their trail.
One point about this whole run of Hulk that I neglected to mention in writeups for some previous chapters is the major sexual electricity that runs through a lot of the issues, hot enough to make the New Mexico deserts where many of the stories take place seem cool and frosty. When thinking of comic book titles that would have the potential for this kind of appeal, Incredible Hulk may be one of the last books one would think of, but it works in this run. The erotic angles are often charming and romantic (a counter-balance to most of the rest of the goings-on in the books) or, at times, of a tense and suspenseful nature that hints of something more sinister lying either behind them or off in the shadows waiting to pounce. The electricity really hits a high mark in "Abominable" ("Split Decisions", another great chapter of the arc that I'll try and do a writeup on soon, succeeds immensely here too). There's another, strongly contrasting, angle that's been running from "Return Of The Monster" onward that also gets amped up here - the 'real-life horrors' kind of thing that you read about in the newspapers is a big part of this Hulk era, and it plays a major role in this volume, right alongside the more fantastical horrors of the Abomination.
Speaking of Abomination, though a part of me will always sorely miss the much-more-sympathetic version of the character that developed during Peter David's great run on Hulk through the 80s and 90s, that ship has long since sailed. The Abomination started moving in a much different direction long prior to "Return Of The Monster", and here he's at his most horrendous, one of Marvel's most evil villains as shown not just in his current state but in the new revelations about his back history that are coming to light. Writer Bruce Jones is, in addition to his Hulk work, best known for his horror and 'weird' stories in legions of titles over the years including Twisted Tales, House Of Mystery, Alien Worlds and Flinch, and he's created one of comicdom's great horror tales in his extended Hulk arc. It's my hope that all these volumes will act as sort of a 'gateway' - getting fans of the Marvel Universe (and similar fare like the DC Universe titles, like the old Malibu Ultraverse stuff, and so on) to take a look at the broader horror field both in comic books and outside; and will also bring horror fans over to check out Marvel's comics and other publishers's superhero/adventure/fantasy-based books that they may have otherwise overlooked. Whatever background of reading you're coming from, these Hulk volumes that sprang out of IH # 34 represent some of the best the entire world of story-telling has to offer, and are definate Marvel must-haves.
A is for Abomination! H is for Hulk! H & A are for Hugely Awesome!.......2005-09-08
This is the best Hulk book I own! Abomination is my # 1 favorite Hulk villain of all time, Hulk is my 5th favorite comic book hero topped only by Punisher, Wolverine, Spider-Man, and Tigra, the art and writing is excellent, the hate, love, rage, friendship, and will in the book are solid, the suspense and intensity is out of this world-NUFF SAID! GET THIS COMIC IF YOU ARE A HULK FAN! HULK COMICS DO NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS! YOU WILL HAVE SPENT YOUR MONEY ON A WORTHY ITEM! END OF STORY!
Great book!.......2004-01-06
I don't get to read comics that much anymore. I still like to look at this once in a wile but that's about it. This was a great story. These comics are more like movies. This is about David Banner, who helps a women from gangs. The woman envites David into his hous and they start loving each other. Meanwile, to agents trying to kill the Hulk, go into a govermint lab to hier this experament called The Abomination. The woman David is with is the Abominations ex-wife when he was a human who would abuse her. The agents promise the return of his wife if he kills the Hulk. Th Abomination ageress. The end of this is a HUGE slugfeast. Lots of blood. Great book.
Another chapter from the incredible Bruce Jones.......2003-09-25
Bruce Jones is unquestionably the best writer to come along to the Hulk comic series since legendary Hulk scribe Peter David, and while I don't find Abominable the best chapter of Jones' Hulk saga; it is a great and enjoyable read nonetheless. The mysterious organization hell bent on capturing the Hulk has hired Emil Blonsky: also known as the Abomination who is one of the Hulk's deadliest foes. In the meantime, Bruce Banner finds himself getting very, VERY, cozy with Blonsky's estranged wife Nadia. The storyarc manages to make Banner the center of the story, not his monsterous alter ego which was a main point of the series for years. The final showdown between the Hulk and the Abomination is worth the price of admission here alone, but the beautiful art by Mike Deodato makes this book very worthwhile. Before picking this up though, it is a very good idea to start with the beginning of Jones' Hulk stories or you'll find yourself lost in the conspiracy storyarc.
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Not Free SF Reader.......2007-09-03
The Autarch, as the name suggests, is a ruler. Despite all Severian's
wanderings, meanderings, derelictions of duty, and adventures, it seems
that the Autarch sees him as future leadership material. His final fate
is to be decided in this fourth book.
Long Live Severian.......2007-05-27
Like the other three books of this series, the Citadel is a gorgeously written account of Severian the Torturer's journey to the Autarch's throne in a far future. Gene Wolfe's story is outstanding, if only for the fabulous otherworldly reality he has fashioned with beautiful language and a singular voice. The Urth he has created is real, filled with layered depth and detail. The story reaches a satisfying endpoint in this volume -- I hesitate to call it a conclusion, because like a real history, it could continue forever. This series is one of the best of all time.
Autarch lost in glare of the new sun.......2007-04-01
How can I review a novel I've never received?
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La Ciudadela de Autarca / The Citadel of the Autarch (Libro del Sol Nuevo)
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The Citadel of the Autarch
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Arthur Schwartz is the Big Apple's official foodie-about-town, the Schwartz who ate New York City, a fellow who has fork-and-knived his way through the five boroughs. He knows his knish from his kasha, his bok choy from his bruschetta, his falafel from his frittata. And in Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food, he shares his gastronomic expertise, chronicling the city's culinary history from its Dutch colonial start (think crullers and coleslaw) to its current status as the multicultural food capital of the world. For good measure, Schwartz also includes 160 recipes for American classics that either originated or were perfected in New York: Manhattan Clam Chowder, Eggs Benedict, Lindy's cheesecake, Lobster Newburg.
Schwartz is not only informed, he's funny, and throughout the book he covers everything from the phenomenon of the celebrity chef to his first meeting with James Beard. His text is transporting, taking readers back to Delmonico's, the Colony, the Horn & Hardart Automats, and the once-popular Childs Restaurant with its renowned buttery pancakes. Whether revealing how an obscure dish known as Omelet Surprise was transformed into the decidedly chichi dessert Baked Alaska; investigating why some Jewish restaurants came to be known as Roumanian steakhouses; or instructing readers on the way to bake a molten chocolate minicake worthy of Jean-Georges Vongerichten, Schwartz is the ideal dining companion. AUTHOR BIO: Native New Yorker Arthur Schwartz has an encyclopedic knowledge of the city's aromas and tastes. Currently New York's foremost radio food expert, he was also the longtime executive food editor and critic of the New York Daily News. His previous books include Naples at Table: Cooking in Campania (HarperCollins) and What to Cook When You Think There's Nothing in the House to Eat (Ecco). Schwartz grew up in Brooklyn, where he lives today.
Chris Callis has been a professional photographer for more than 30 years. He is the photographer of Alvin Ailey Dance Moves (STC) and Maury Rubin's Book of Tarts (William Morrow), among other titles.
Customer Reviews:
Nicely Done.......2007-08-18
This is a great book, written by someone with impeccable credentials ... former chief food columnist for the New York Times, and a NYC born and bred native.
The author delves deeply into the history of NYC, and then works his way forwards to the present era - but he spends most of his time and energy covering the topic from the gilded age of the 1890's through the late 1980's. Between those dates he overviews all the most well known and influential restaurants of the day, along with information on who the movers and shakers were, what was served, and how they influenced the trends of the day. The author also includes about 100 classic recipes, from a wide variety of sources, directly relating to the names that he covers.
The author does the job credit - the historical information is meticulous, the recipes authentic (and he even included a recipe index in the back), and the book is well organized and well packed with classic photos and anecdotes, and plenty of New Vork verve and originality.
Want to know the origins of Steak Diane" ? Porterhouse Steak ? Lobster Newberg ? NYC Pizza ? It's all in there.
Just a few minor nits, in no particular (there are really just my own notes, to serve as a memory jog for eventually writing a letter of feedback to the author).
* Seafood (chapt 2): This chapter was already obsolete at the time it was first published. There are no photos of the Fulton Fish Market (gasp), nor is there any significant coverage of it's recent relocation to uptown. That section DEFINITELY needs update and expansion, both text, photos, and recipes.
* Porterhouse: very interesting and nicely done, but it could be expanded a tad to better clarify the distinction (in modern usage) between the Porterhouse, T-Bone, and Sirloin steaks. Many people are confused by those terms, and usage varies from region to region & country to country, so it's important to clarify the New York usage of those terms. The first two (as I'm sure you already know) are cut from opposite ends of the same "short loin" primal, and the third is from the sirloin primal just behind (rumpward) of that.
* Pictures: the pic of a bagel with lox & cream cheese in the front matter should have been repeated on p.119.
* Italian: the Italian section, at 24 pgs, is only given half the page count as the section on Jewish, at 44 pgs. Understandable I suppose, given that the author is Jewish, but it could use some expansion in a future edition ... the section on pizza, for instance, lacks a recipe, and sausage & peppers is given short shrift. Both can be made easily at home, from scratch, either with or without fancy tools & casings.
* Other nations: the sections on more recent contributions by immigrants from other nations could all be expanded by at least a page each, and include a recipe or two ... Japanese (ex: Nobu), Korean (the name of a top restaurant I went to in Queens escapes me ATM), etc.
* Restaurants: Loved all the historial info, but a few of the blurbs end a bit abruptly, without mention of whether or not they were still open at the time of this book's publication.
* Recipe Index: I wish that more authors remembered to include them. Minor editorial nit - it should have started on a new page, and been clearly differentiated from the main index with a header of some sort.
IF U LUV NY.......2007-08-09
Everybody knows about Junior's cheesecake, Mama Leone's, Ebbinger's Bakery, Lundy's (not Lindy's) the Stork Club, 21, etc., But this books brings it all together in a wonderful compendium of insights into the history of great dining in the restaurant capital of the world. No place on earth offers the variety and quality in both Haute Cuisine and everday fare as does NYC. Mr. Schwartz, unlike some actually recognizes that there is more than one borough in NYC and finds the best of the best in all of them. There are beautiful recipes, amusing stories, wonderful pictures in a book that really captures the spirit of the many places it describes.
If U LUV NY and U LUV NY DINING, then you have to have this book.
Arthur Schwartz's New York City Food.......2006-11-10
Great book. I keep in on my coffee table. Everyone that picks it up thinks it is great.
great recipes.......2006-08-01
The history parts are interesting, and doubtless many people will buy the book for those alone. Just wanted to say that the recipes are excellent too - I've made the Blackout Cake, the Red Velvet Cake, and the Crumb Cake so far. All had excellent flavor and texture, and I'm looking forward to trying other recipes from this book, esp. the Lindy's cheesecake and Junior's cheesecake.
Mary from Brooklyn.......2006-07-22
This is a true treasure of NY City food and restaurant history. Arthur knows every inch of NY City. He has written an excellent, hard to put down look at what once was and still is in business. I highly recommend the book and have purchased some as gifts for my former New Yorker relatives. Well done, Arthur.
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How much do you know about keeping your dog or cat healthy?
Did you know that the same aspirin that can safely relieve a dog's fever can be fatal to a cat?
What conditions may respond better to alternative therapies than standard prescription medications?
Under what circumstances can common over-the-counter medications be hazardous to your pet's health?
Do you know what hazardous household products are poisonous to your cat or dog?
How do certain drugs interact with other drugs or with your pet's normal diet?
This one-of-a-kind guide provides you with important information about the most commonly prescribed and over-the-counter drugs for cats and dogs, plus the latest information on grounbreaking alternative therapies that will keep your pet healthy and happy. From common antibiotics and powerful drugs prescribed for more serious ailments to recent medications such as the "flea-pill," here are the facts you need to know. Each drug is extensively profiled for effectiveness, safety, proper dosages, possible side effects, allergic reactions, toxicity, and much more. You'll also receive expert advice on the following:
How to choose a veterinarian
A description of common dog and cat diseases and their treatments
The pros and cons of using human drugs such as Prozac and Elavil
How particular medications may effect your pet's behavior
How to perform a physical exam at home to assess your pet's general health
PLUS a guide to preventive care, an index of symptoms, a quick reference first-aid guide, and much more.
Customer Reviews:
Wonderfully Informative!!!!.......2007-06-17
I've had this book for a couple of years and it has truly saved the day!! I find it most useful for OTC medications for my pets. Sometime the vet is not available and I don't want my pets to be uncomfortable while waiting for the doctor. So, I give them OTC meds and know that I have not given them a thing that can harm them. Also, dosage being so important, I am assured that they are not being overmedicated (which can make them worse or even kill them.) I have such faith in this publication that I sent one to several relatives and friends for their animals safety. Doesn't get a much better recommendation than that!!
Great source of information.......2007-06-08
Up to date and informative. Being a rescuer I see my fair share of the Vet's office. New medications always get a once over to check for signs of allergic reactions. This book is a great source. It also helped once when a friend's dog snatched a pill. While waiting for Animal Poison Control I was able to let her know the dog was not in trouble. Every rescuer, breeder and exhibitor should have a copy. The average owner may not need it unless they make a lot of vet visits for medications.
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Redwood Siberians
A Great Idea that is very outdated.......2007-03-21
I have used and recommended the human version of this book to patients and feel that it is VERY Useful. Jumped at getting the pet version as soon as I ran into it. The concept is great with this version also but, with a copyright date of 1998 it is VERY BEHIND the times and many of the things were not listed or, as someone else pointed out--poorly indexed and hard to retrieve.
Good idea but not current enough or indexed well enough. A new version would be a gold mine.
For anyone who loves animals.......2007-01-04
Great resource for any animal owner! This book covers all presciptions plus common OTC medications. Just gives you peace of mind before popping that pill in your animals mouth!
Must Have Book for the Serious Pet Owner.......2006-11-10
Doctors, whether for humans or for pets, often neglect to tell us the possible side effects of the medications they have prescribed. This book is a detailed pill book guide that can really help you through some rough spots with your babies. Knowing your pet may have an upset stomach or become lethargic from certain drugs can really help a pet owner to NOT panic. This book is detailed and complete and has helped our 16 rescued pets immensely!
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Zoinks! Toys and other collectibles from Saturday morning kids programs are as yummy as a couple of fresh Scooby Snacks! This encyclopedia of 1960s to 1980s kids show collectibles will be a hot seller among Baby Boomer and Generation X collectorsthe two age groups who are most actively buying and selling these hot pop-culture items today. This encyclopedia will become a must-have reference book for these hobbyists libraries. It features memorabilia from such classic toons as Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones, The Jetsons, Bugs Bunny, Tweety, Taz, The Roadrunner, H.R. Pufnstuf, Josie and the Pussycats, Yogi Bear, The Archies and Hong Kong Phooey. If the show was on Saturday morning, youll find it here, complete with great photos and accurate, current values.
-Boomer and Generation X collectors.
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-First guide to cover subject.
-Nearly 1,000 photos and more than 3,500 listings.
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Great TV Memory Jogger from the 60's thru 80's !.......2000-04-26
Very nice 224 page book with about 40 very large, full color, sharp photos and 750 large black and white photos. A brand new reference, published in 2000. Features a very complete table of contents with more than 200 entries. Topics cover from Addams Family, Banana Splits, Beetlejuice and Casper, to Scooby-Doo, Shari Lewis, Thunderbirds, and Underdog. Background information is provided for each topic and prices are up-to-date. A great reference for this topic.
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Bring the outdoors to life in your next quilt! Capture the beauty of nature's wildlife and scenery in this collection of easy-to-make quilted projects. Create a cozy, country-cabin feel in any room with a range of designs inspired by the grandeur of the Canadian outdoors.
· Eight step-by-step patterns include a double-size bed quilt, plus small wall hangings and pillows for home decor
· Appliqué designs representing animals found in the wild, such as a big-horn sheep, salmon, bear, and moose, are joined with picturesque scenes of mountains and pine trees
· Basic patchwork, easy appliqué, and fast paper-piecing techniques let you complete projects in a snap
Stitch up these fresh and clever designs from the authors of Down in the Valley, and bring the great outdoors into your home!
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All Through the Woods.......2005-03-12
I love the mountains and all the beauty of nature there. This book has so many projects and items that bring that nature home. The instructions are clear and easy to follow. I love the full sized patterns in the book. Most of them are also in two sized-one larger and one smaller.
Delightful, whimsical and comforting........2002-11-14
This quilt book is beautiful. The quilt on the front cover can be made into a wall quilt or a bed quilt as there are instructions for both. That full sized patterns are easy to follow and the directions are clear. There are several other smaller wall quilts and pillows inspired by the cover quilt. If you're looking for rustic, you will find it in this book.
Cute book..........2002-07-04
the patterns included in this book will add a folkart-ish touch to any home, especially those with summer cabins. I agree with the previous reviewer's comments. Overall I like the book, especially the quilt on the front cover, the moose pillow, and the black bear pillow. I thought it was refreshing to see some Canadian themed quilts for a change! I could see myself adapting the patterns into a tablerunner or two. By the way, the large quilt on the front cover does have a Canadian flag in it. It happens to get cut off to fit the cover.
The one thing I felt needed improvement, was in regards to the wallhangings....as they didn't feel quite complete when I looked at them, like they were missing something. Each wallhanging is a scene basically taken from a section of the large quilt, and is applied to a background fabric, and then just bound with a bias binding around the edges. The background seems so large in comparison to the scene that it looks almost 'plain-looking'. A suggestion may be to insert either a small border of a coordinating color around the edge, or maybe using up some of your scraps and make a narrow patchwork border before binding the edges.
Folk art with a natural touch.......2001-12-13
The main quilt is shown on the front. Inside the authors have complete fabric requirement and cutting directions for this piece as well as seven smaller projects. These use many of the motifs from the large quilt as well as adding some smaller original elements. The freezer paper method used for the appliqué puts the paper on the right side of the fabric, thereby skipping the tedious tearing out step. These are simple projects, well described and, except for the main quilt, all easily finished in a day or two. Several would be perfect for the man in your life. Many of the motifs would be excellent on vests or jackets.
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"This book effectively integrates art history, literary history, and political and social history.... It will appeal to any well-educated reader and scholar of colonial Latin American studies...who will find it a unique lens through which to view this period and culture."
—Stacey Schlau, Professor of Spanish and Women's Studies, West Chester University
Reacting to the rising numbers of mixed-blood (Spanish-Indian-Black African) people in its New Spain colony, the eighteenth-century Bourbon government of Spain attempted to categorize and control its colonial subjects through increasing social regulation of their bodies and the spaces they inhabited. The discourse of
calidad (status) and
raza (lineage) on which the regulations were based also found expression in the visual culture of New Spain, particularly in the unique genre of
casta paintings, which purported to portray discrete categories of mixed-blood plebeians.
Using an interdisciplinary approach that also considers legal, literary, and religious documents of the period, Magali Carrera focuses on eighteenth-century portraiture and
casta paintings to understand how the people and spaces of New Spain were conceptualized and visualized. She explains how these visual practices emphasized a seeming realism that constructed colonial bodies--elite and non-elite--as knowable and visible. At the same time, however, she argues that the chaotic specificity of the lives and lived conditions in eighteenth-century New Spain belied the illusion of social orderliness and totality narrated in its visual art. Ultimately, she concludes, the inherent ambiguity of the colonial body and its spaces brought chaos to all dreams of order.
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Title: Carrera, Magali M. Imagining Identity in New Spain: Race, Lineage, and the Colonial Body in Portraiture and Casta Paintings.(Reseña de libro)
Author: Ruth Hill
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Dieciocho: Hispanic Enlightenment (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2004
Publisher: Dieciocho
Volume: 27
Issue: 1
Page: 207(4)
Article Type: Reseña de libro
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Title: Casta Painting: Images of Race in Eighteenth-Century Mexico.(Imagining Identity in New Spain: Race, Lineage, and the Colonial Body in Portraiture and Casta Paintings )(Book review)
Author: Thomas B.F. Cummins
Publication:
The Art Bulletin (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 88
Issue: 1
Page: 185(5)
Article Type: Book review
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From National Book Award winner Edward Ball comes The Sweet Hell Inside, the story of the fascinating Harleston family of South Carolina, the progeny of a Southern gentleman and his slave, who cast off their blemished roots and prospered despite racial barriers. Enhanced by recollections from the family's archivist, eighty-four-year-old Edwina Harleston Whitlock -- whose bloodline the author shares. The Sweet Hell Inside features a celebrated portrait artist whose subjects included industrialist Pierre du Pont; a black classical composer in the Lost Generation of 1920s Paris; and an orphanage founder who created the famous Jenkins Orphanage Band, a definitive force in the development of ragtime and jazz.
With evocative and engrossing storytelling, Edward Ball introduces a cast of historical characters rarely seen before: cultured, vain, imperfect, rich, and black -- a family of eccentrics who defied social convention and flourished.
Customer Reviews:
The Sweet Hell Inside: The Rise of an Elite Black Family in the Segregated South.......2005-09-26
Interesting read title does not clearly depict the nature of the book. The title makes it seem as a dark story of an african american family in the south. The book chronicles the struggle and racism that faced by this family and many families during the civil war time period.
Engrossing narrative.......2003-07-20
This book caught me so well, that even though I left my original copy on an airplane, I had to get another copy! In this book, I found it much more than just about the Harleston family. There was so much in there about the history of Charleston, the beginnings of Jazz and Blues, and the the transformation of the South in the late 1800's and 1900's.
There was a lot to like about this book: the style, the pace, the depth of the family history, as well as the way the events were placed in the course of what was happening at the time. I particularly enjoyed the information related to the music and art of the time.
This is a tremendous book, and a great read. While I realize it could have been about 100-200 more pages, I would have liked to know more about the life of Edwina during her adult years. While she was one of the few members of the her family still alive in the mid-1900's, it seems the meat of the book ended in the 1930's.
A highly recommended book, a sure one to keep around...and pass around!
photos and recollections superb.......2003-01-30
1/29/03 After scanning through the many pages of illustrations and photographs and portraits of the Harleston family ,I found the book even more intriguing by going to the 'Notes'(pgs 353-371) and the Index(Pgs 375-384) and follwing through on the events in the lives of certain of the Harlestons(e.g.):Eloise"Ella" Harleston and Edwin A."Teddy" Harleston.
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