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Lefty Kreh is arguably the world's best-known fly fisher, and in MODERN FLY-CASTING METHODS he has distilled his decades of fly-casting wisdom into a compact, thoroughly illustrated guide on the best way to cast. Using his years of experience teaching novice and expert fly fishers alike, Lefty shows:
Ø The modern fly-casting method illustrated from the front, side, and overhead
Ø The effects of bending the wrist during the acceleration
Ø The baseball throw cast
Ø The single water haul and double water haul
Ø Common casting problems and solutions
MODERN FLY-CASTING METHODS includes over a hundred pen-and-ink drawings by award-winning illustrator Rod Walinchus that show every detail of each method, as well as dozens of gorgeous full-color photographs by the author. Few great fly casters are able to explain their intuitive skill. In this compact gem, one of the greatest casters and casting teachers shows anglers of all skill levels the best way to cast.
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- Very Helpful
- Some Good Advice, Mostly Hype
- Engagement Gift
- Don't get married without it!
- Pretty Darn Informative
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The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World: The Ultimate Source of Ideas, Advice, and Relief for the Bride and Groom and Those Who Love Them.
Carley Roney
Manufacturer: Broadway
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ASIN: 0767916425
Release Date: 2004-01-06 |
Book Description
Planning for the big day? Here are the most up-to-date answers to all of your questions in the book from the editors of the acclaimed wedding website, The Knot.
Overwhelmed by the countless questions and details your wedding entails? Don’t despair! The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World takes you step-by-step from your engagement to the big day, from the reception to the honeymoon. Inside you’ll find checklists, worksheets, insider advice, and in-depth sections on:
How to personalize your wedding
Updated wedding etiquette
Creating a realistic budget
Sneaky cost-cutting tips
Dress shopping advice
Tips for working with florists, caterers, officiants, and others
Invitation wording
Vows and ceremony details
Unique wedding customs
ALL NEW SECTIONS ON: Planning Online and Destination Weddings
Customer Reviews:
Very Helpful.......2007-08-24
This was an extremely helpful book and it's not bulky. I definitely recommend it.
Some Good Advice, Mostly Hype.......2007-05-26
When my fiancee and I first started planning our wedding, we heard about this book and purchased a copy because of its popularity and mention in magazines and elsewhere. While there is some good advice, it's not the must-have some people say and it's heavily tied into the web site too, which is just more of a time drain. I think much of the material could be condensed into fewer pages and more focused advice. You won't regret buying it, but nor will it make your planning much easier IMO.
Engagement Gift.......2007-05-07
Bought this item as an engagement gift for the daughter of a friend. She is someone that really enjoys being organized and this book has definitely helped her in planning the wedding.
Don't get married without it!.......2007-03-26
This was a great resource - explained everything you may want to consider or don't even know to ask regarding weddings. Very informative & easy to read & had great ideas from ettiquette and budgeting to options. Loved the website as well from the Knot & found this a great companion. Highly reccomend to anyone getting married - great engagement gift!
Pretty Darn Informative.......2007-03-22
Touched on it all. Definitely a How To with details. It answered many questions not just for one kind of bride but for brides of all kinds. I thought the least helpful were the personal accounts, more touchy feely than helpful. Their website is the best and this does supplement the website with more detail.
Book Description
Boy meets Girl. Boy realizes she's The One. Boy proposes to Girl. Now what? The Knot Guide for the Groom is a relationship-saving guide to weddings for guys who think taffeta is a candy and Jordan almonds is the stripper booked for the bachelor party. With the wisdom and gentle humor of a big sister, The Knot's Carley Roney distills the rituals and duties of the modern wedding into a succinct script that even the most clueless guy can follow and possibly enjoy. The wedding planning process is outlined in just enough detail to inform without causing undue terror, with emphasis on traditional groom duties such as finding an officiant for the ceremony, hiring a band or a DJ, and obtaining the marriage license. Extra attention is given to critical topics such as choosing a bride-approved wedding look (whether tuxedo or beach casual) and planning a honeymoon she'll enjoy too. Plus, advice on choosing a best man and groomsmen (and understanding their roles) helps the groom pick a winning team. With an accessible illustrated handbook format, The Knot Guide for the Groom will turn regular guys into happy husbands.
Customer Reviews:
Better books out there..........2006-05-24
I did my homework before my recent wedding and bought three books. This one is pretty basic and didn't cover anything I couldn't find out easily online or through friends. For better resources I recommend Esquire's Things a Man Should Know About Marriage and The Engaged Groom. Both are more comprehensive, fun to read, and speak to guys better than this.
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Wondrous panorama of the animal kingdom, with detailed reproductions of over 600 rare engravings: mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, crustaceans, insects, some plants — all identified. Royalty-free illustrations for designers and craftspeople. Excellent sourcebook for students of natural history.
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Loved this book!.......2007-05-27
I was so very surprised when I opened the book. There was so much more to this book than I was expecting. I enjoyed so much the Millie point of view, seeing the puppies, finding out how they all found homes, and even the Queen of England and Jordanian Royalty met the puppies or at least some of them. Lovely book to read over and over. It really did show a real side to the presidential family of the day.
Millie's Book by Barbara Bush.......2007-02-01
Well told as through a dog's point of view. Fun book to share with family. Enjoyed looking at the pictures, also.
how can you not like it?.......2003-12-23
I ran across this book that I had bought a few years ago and once again was fully entertained by it. We have a Springer Spaniel also, so that made it even more enjoyable. The pictures are fantastic! The story was adorable and gave us a look at how hard life in the White House is for a well loved pet. :) Give it a look, I think you will enjoy.
Great Pictures!.......2001-12-05
This book has WONDERFUL pictures of Millie inside and outside of the White House. It is wonderful to see pictures of President Bush laying on the grass with puppies climbing all over him. It reminds us that Presidents are human too.
Great Book.......2001-03-08
This is a great book featuring the late Millie Bush.
Former President George Bush Sr.'s Springer Spaniel
It shows Millie with various politicians and famous people.
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California boasts one of the richest assemblages of native plant species in the world, and among the state's most beautiful flowering plants are its monocotyledons--a large and varied group including lilies, irises, grasses, orchids, agaves, and even palms. Wild Lilies, Irises, and Grasses, created under the auspices of the California Native Plant Society, tells how to grow California monocots in the garden. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs and line drawings, the book contains valuable information on exactly which species are best adapted to garden conditions, how to grow them, and where to obtain them from nurseries and mail-order suppliers. Gardeners can be highly successful with many of California's most exquisite native monocots, and propagating these native plants helps ensure their long-term preservation.
Each chapter includes introductory information for gardeners and tips on garden cultivation and propagation, while individual plant descriptions provide greater detail on each species, including its distribution and habitat in the wild, cultural preferences and tolerances in the garden, and features that distinguish the plant from similar species. With its valuable combination of horticultural and botanical information, this book is the perfect introduction to California's monocots. It will inspire gardeners as well as landscape designers, city planners, and others to consider these lovely native species when designing, planting, and approving plans for landscapes in California.
Customer Reviews:
A New Classic For California Native Plant Enthusiasts.......2004-04-28
Over a period of almost 20 years, I've read every new and old book on gardening with California Native Plants. For about the last eight of those years, I've been waiting for someone to come out with a worthwhile new book on the subject. I think my waiting is over.
Gardening With California Monocots is a well-written guide to planting native orchids, irises, grasses and other monocots (plants that germinate with a single seed-leaf). The book explains not only where these plants occur in the wild, but also describes the conditions they require to succeed in your garden. The discussion on garden-worthy bunchgrasses is the most valuable and comprehensive I've ever seen. Even the gurus of california native plant authors, Marjorie Schmidt and Glenn Keator, have never covered the subject so thoroughly.
In addition, Gardening with California Monocots has something which most other books on the subject lack: stunning pen and ink drawings of the plants together with equally-beautiful color plates.
The book has one shortcoming. The authors don't go into enough detail about propogation of each specific plant. I wish the authors had provided specific information for the propogation of each plant discussed - explaining what time of year to gather seeds, take cuttings or make divisions, what medium to use to plant the seeds or cuttings, and how to pretreat the seeds, if necessary. I suspect the authors left this information out purposely to discourage readers from gathering seeds and cuttings from wild, often endangered, populations. Someday I'll find a book which provides all that information. In the meantime, however, Gardening With California Monocots is a must-read for native plant gardeners.
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While it may be easy to visualize fabrics from swatches and large samples, lighting is much more complex. One cannot touch or feel it, yet it is all around and responsible for what we see. Lighting by Design takes an imaginative and creative look at the potential of creating and using light both inside and outside the home. Since skillful lighting is the balance between light and shade, the book begins with a discussion on the nature of light and the interplay of light and shadow on buildings inside and out. It demonstrates unique ways to become creative with light within the home to achieve varying effects from calm softness to theatrical drama. Lighting by Design also offers a comprehensive overview on outdoor lighting; entrances and exits; roof terraces and decks; and even special topics, such as topiaries, swimming pools, and statues. What's more, it also includes timeless advice for using colored light, patterns, and focus, and demonstrates ways to use lighting to blend garden and interior dimensions into a unified whole. Magnificent full-color photography specially commissioned for this extraordinary reference details amazing before-and-after effects and creative ways of using daylight and artificial light to create new moods. Also included are scores of inspirational photos that feature the interiors of such well-known designers as Jonathan Reed, Mary Fox Linton, Nina Campbell, and Tricia Guild. Packed with elegant ideas, superb examples, and imaginative suggestions for creating a dramatic and changing environment, Lighting by Design offers a brand- new and innovative perspective on outdoor and indoor decor!
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An impressive and inspiring variety of lighting effects.......2003-03-10
Informatively written by architecture-trained interior designer Sally Storey, Lighting By Design is a beautifully illustrated presentation filled with full-color photography by Luke White showcasing the impressive and inspiring variety of lighting effects that can be used to add a special touch to an interior design. From using light to create mood, to the skillful use of colored lights, to making patterns with lights, as well as selecting and positioning outdoor lights suitable for gardens and roof terraces, Lighting By Design is admirable in its imagery and practical in its techniques.
Look elsewhere for useful lighting techniques.......2002-12-18
This book should be titled Lighting for Luxury Homes. It would be diffficult to translate the ideas presented here into lighting technques the average reader would find useful. Although the cover looks modern, the interior decoration style represented in most of the pictures is a combination of Traditional and Classic. The photos are nice, but not particularly inspiring. Storey's other book titled Lighting is more informative than this one. I don't think this would even make a good coffee table book.
Book Description
This book features a fascinating collection of some of the most innovative tables, chairs and lights ever designed; those that push the boundaries of imagination, art, and design.
This is a must for any designer interested in not only beautiful and often innovative design, but how such furniture is constructed. Taking 50 of each of these objects (tables, chairs, and lights), this book follows the furniture maker from original brief through to finished object, and features the work of some of the most highly talented and accomplished designers in the world. It is visually stunning, with photographs and diagrams to illustrate the design and construction processes, whilst particular attention is paid to the materials employed.
A veritable tome, this book will become essential to all designers' reference libraries. This new value-for-money and re-sized paperback edition brings the book within reach of all design students who will value it.
Customer Reviews:
Nice book.......2007-02-06
Nice book, ain't got chance to finish it.,
But initial experience is really good..
Great Book.......2005-11-23
There are tons of furniture books out there but this one is different from the norm. Not only does this book show images of the final product but it also has illustrations of how the furniture was built, the process of development and material call outs. This allows the reader to gain a much deeper understanding of the furnitures. I highly recommend this book.
Book Description
* Provides building professionals with knowledge, tools and information on the efficient use of natural ventilation in urban buildings
* Key design principles are explained, enabling readers to decide on the best solution for building ventilation, taking into account climate and building context
* Includes free CD-ROM with software for assessing the potential for natural ventilation of a given site by comparison with base sites. The methodologies and tools are tested, self-contained and user friendly
Natural ventilation reduces the energy consumption of a building by minimizing the use of air conditioning and mechanical ventilation. This book focuses on natural ventilation in an urban context.
The basic principle of natural ventilation in urban areas is as follows: for a building located in a given urban environment, find the pressure differences across the building envelope (or the natural ventilation potential) and then optimize the airflow function (or optimally design the openings) in order to obtain the airflow that ensures indoor air quality and comfort with minimum energy consumption.
The book covers assessment of the pressure and temperature distribution around buildings in an urban context and guides the reader toward appropriate solutions for different classes of urban environment and building typology. It is self-contained and will be an essential resource for professionals and students when adopting energy-efficient strategies in building design.
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The Best of Neon: Architecture, Interiors, Signs
Manufacturer: North Light Books
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Binding: Hardcover
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ASIN: 0935603603 |
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The Best of Lighting Design
Wanda Jankowski
Manufacturer: Pbc Intl
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ASIN: 0866360174 |
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Lighting 2000: A Guide to the Best in Contemporary Lighting Design (Schiffer Design Book)
Tina Skinner
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
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ASIN: 0764311565 |
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More than 60 of today's top lighting designers from the United States and Europe are showcased here, along with up-and-coming talents. Over 300 color photos of hundreds of funky, fun, classic, far-out, retro, and whimsical designs, including chandelier and ceiling fixtures, wall sconces, and table and floor lamps are featured. This is the ultimate shoppers' guide for anyone hunting for the unique and special. An index provides contact information for each design studio. Also, items shown have suggested retail prices in the captions. This is a must-have for professional interior designers, and an invaluable tool for any homeowner shopping for something truly fabulous.
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Using Aldus PageMaker: Publish it yourself! (The Bantam desktop publishing library)
Roger C Parker
Manufacturer: Bantam Books
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ASIN: 0553344072 |
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- Great story teller
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- Just read one book by Eddy and you'll HAVE to read them all
- A black writer confronts the South and his demons
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South of Haunted Dreams: A Memoir
Eddy L. Harris
Manufacturer: Owl Books
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Customer Reviews:
Great story teller.......2005-10-28
I read this book my senior year in high school. Harris happened to be a great friend of my teacher and was more than happy to share even more of his experiences with the class. His ability to tell stories on paper equals his ability to tell them orally.
INTRIGUING JOURNEY AND INTRIGUING READ.......2004-11-10
In SOUTH OF HAUNTED DREAMS, Eddy L. Harris gives his readers an exceptional self-portrait of a black man wrestling with the emotional, political, and genetic legacies of American slavery. From the outset, Harris makes it clear that he is a man not merely obsessed with anger toward racial injustice but possessed by the demons of fear and rage, fear for his physical safety in the supposedly New South as well of fear of his own reactions to any racial conflicts he might experience journeying through the South. Hopping on his BMW.K75s motorcycle, Harris zips through Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and other places in search of racists, downtrodden African-Americans, and spiritual balm for his tormented soul. What he finds are a lot of people as confused about race, life in general, and their own individuality as he is. As he approaches both Blacks and Whites in his quest to understand the nature of racism in the United States, Harris renders some engaging sketches of individuals who share with the author both their time and the folksy wisdom for which the South is known. Yet, as entertaining as these vignettes are, it is perhaps a serious flaw that Harris fails in SOUTH OF HAUNTED DREAMS to make a definitive distinction between what might called the lesser evil of individual racism and the greater evil of institutional racism. For whereas the former sometimes manifests as nothing more than a bad attitude, the latter often results in the kind of economic and political deprivation that can tear a people or a country to moral shreds. For Harris, the South seems to be both a collective and an individual state of mind. And for that reason, the book reads in turn like a travelogue, social criticism, philosophy, "Blackamerican History," and personal memoir. It is mostly as personal memoir that it can and should be appreciated.
Aberjhani
author of THE WISDOM OF W. E. B. DU BOIS
and ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE HARLEM RENAISSANCE
A Must Read!.......2003-12-12
Mesmerizing - one of the best books I have read in recent years. The prose is engaging, descriptive and, at times, haunting. Reading this book was like opening a window into another human's soul - and seeing his dreams, demons, fears and aspirations. A must read!
Just read one book by Eddy and you'll HAVE to read them all.......2001-02-22
I hesitate to use this term to describe an author because I read so many books by great writers, but Eddy L. Harris is brilliant. His writing is extremely accessible and also engaging. He writes like a friend while also imparting wisdom. For anyone who's ever dreamed of simply living a free life and exploring the world(and being brave enough to write about it and generous enough to share about it), Eddy writes for you. His words are gorgeous without being flowery. His writing reaches deep and touches your heart and mind. I not only recommend THIS Eddy Harris book highly, I recommend ANY Eddy L. Harris book highly.
A black writer confronts the South and his demons.......1997-06-09
Eddy L. Harris is the best modern-day "travel" writer there is, bar none. He has gone down the Mississippi in a canoe, trekked across Africa and even written a book about his explorations, both internal and external, of today's Harlem.
Harris is a writer who happens to be black. He doesn't want people to judge him because he's black any more than because he has a beard or is tall, but blackness is part of him, and as a writer he seems to feel an urge to connect with what it means to be black in America.
In this poetic, fascinating account, Harris tours the Southern states of the U.S. with his own peronal twist - he rides a motorcycle. This way, as is not the case with a car trip, he can connect with the land and the people as he travels; he is closer to them. Of course, this means they have no choice but to see him, too.
What Harris encounters and comes to find out on his trip is surprising, at times sad and at times wonderful. The writing is skillful in the extreme: although non-fiction, Harris manages to arrange his experiences and his ruminations about them in such a way as to form a novel-like construction, with buildup, climax and denouement.
This memoir is emminently readable and ultimately revealing about race, the South and America. For anyone even remotely interested in those topics, this is without doubt a must read
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