Orchids of Sarawak

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Orchids of Sarawak
Teofila E. Beaman , Jeffrey J. Wood , Reed S. Beaman , and John H. Beaman
Manufacturer: Balogh Scientific Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Wild Orchids: A Book of Verse [Poetry by Daughter of White Rajah of Sarawak]
Leonora [Eleanor] Brooke
Manufacturer: Arthur H. Stockwell, Ltd.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000N43Z28

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Arline Zatz has added five brand-new tours to this new edition of her well-established guidebook, as well as bringing up-to-date all of its old favorite rides. One of New Jersey's most prolific and honored travel writers, Arline Zatz knows what's appealing to touring bicyclists--and exactly where in the state they can find it. These 30 tours lead you past the state's most intriguing and most beautiful spots. The author's commentary along the way tells you everything you need to know about the sights you'll see and the road conditions along the way. The five tours new to this edition include trips past an herb farm; around Merrill Creek Reservoir; along the pounding surf of the Atlantic coast; and among an array of colorful public gardens.

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Great fun, you need a supplemental map........1999-10-22

I have read (and used) Ms. Zatz's book. I especially enjoyed the 'Old Mine Road' and "Lebanon State Forest' tours. I would caution that any cyclist use a supplmental map, with more detail, and study it thoroughly before starting the tours. I have found that the maps printed in the book lack enough detail to be helpful. Without a more detailed map it is quite easy to make an error in navigation.

I did find that her mileage counts seem very accurate, at least they matched my bike computer.

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Until the DNA test, historians were on the wrong track about Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings. Today, as they question Jefferson's character and apparent contradictions and follow another wrong track, they should be looking at his condition -- which explains everything...
-- His 54-year obsession with building and rebuilding Monticello.
-- His fiction-based notions influencing the Declaration of Independence.
-- His choice of 15-year-old Sally, essentially his sister-in-law, for a 38-year companionship.
-- His out-of-control financial deterioration despite a lifelong habit of recording every penny he spent.
-- His inner conflicts over slavery -- and the slaveownership thrust on him by his father's death when he was 14.

In Diagnosing Jefferson the author contends (with confirmation by a number of scientific authorities) that Jefferson's characteristics were compatible with Asperger's Syndrome and that he was on the" autism/Asperger's continuum". Norm Ledgin matches high-functioning autism with many examples of Jefferson's behavior, evidence furnished by -- but never examined by -- the historians themselves.

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one of the best books on Asperger's!.......2006-10-29

This book is certainly 1 of the few positive and aspiring BOOKS ON THE TOPIC and it's publisher is the leader in books for this topic. This book if the topic was more known and popular would definantly be a bestseller! This book isn't to hard to understand but I wouldn't give it to a young child. I think it would bore them/be to advanced writing and some of the concepts. However, telling them stuff from it maybe very helpful in your own words! I'm Dyslexic too and so reading comprehension is hard for me too but, I didn't unlike ussually need a thesaurus or dictionary sitting besides me while reading this. This book is far better then the Positive Aspergers Role model book. But, if you want a cut and dry guide to diagnose someone with Asperger's this isn't the book for you. I guess part of what I didn't like was that TEMPLE GRANDID contributed to the book. I love her and her famous bestselling book THINKING IN PICTURES (WHICH BUY THE WAY IS GRT AT HELPING YOU TO DISTINGISH THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM AND aSPERGER'S but; she isn't an Asperger individual. AnD high functioning AUTISM WHICH IS WHAT SHE HAS ISN'T THE SAME. SO, THEY SHOULD HAVE USED SOMEONE ASPIRING TODAY WITH ASPERGER'S TO WRITE HER SECTION. HER COMMENTS DON'T BELONG HERE.

This book offers hope and insight!.......2006-06-09

Thank you so much for this book!! I am a parent of a child not yet diagnosed. I found this book very enlightening in regards to my son. Although we may never know for sure if these famous people would have been diagnosed as such today, it does give insight and hope. Insight into their thinking processes and hope for their educational aspirations. It was encouraging to me to know that "famous" people are effected, too. Although it cannot be cured, it can be overcome and life goals can be reached.

Bernstein "academic jealousy?".......2006-02-16

Mr. Bernstein, if you hadn't personalized your review so much, I think some of your arguments would be more credible. However, attacking the author in such a personal way is a bore. As someone with a full blown DSM IV diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome, I would suggest that you also may be on the spectrum based on your 20 year obsession with all things Jefferson.

Why I continue to stand MY ground -- review by Norm Ledgin.......2005-08-17

To judge this book properly, it helps to consider the impact it has made on people's lives since it was first published five years ago. DIAGNOSING JEFFERSON has offered thousands of readers and their families more than hope--that an idiosyncratic life can be rewarding and constructive. It has brought much peace to families formerly distraught over harsh-sounding diagnoses and the prospect of entrapment in the labyrinth of autism.

The author has been careful not to say that Thomas Jefferson had Asperger's Syndrome. Instead, this well-researched work has made the point that the aggregate of Jefferson's well-reported odd behavior is compatible with those traits we now classify scientifically as Asperger's--that there is a preponderance of evidence that the Third President was at least on the autism/Asperger's continuum, or spectrum.

Scholars who have spent the better part of their lives studying this complex Founder have scratched their heads for two centuries over Thomas Jefferson's unexplained quirks. At the time it was demonstrated by DNA examination that his paternity of Sally Hemings's children was likely, if not a provable fact, there was a minor media frenzy. And during that print and broadcast attention, NBC's TODAY show featured an interview with Dianne Swann-Wright of the Thomas Jefferson Foundation. Her frank admission on camera January 27, 2000, said it all: "There was a personal side of Thomas Jefferson that many of us just simply haven't been able to understand."

A shortage of understanding is also at the crux of the uneasy relationship that exists between the world of "Aspies" and those of us who are "neurotypical." In many ways this book has bridged that gap.

While strong on secondary sources to illustrate historical biographers' admissions of puzzlement about Jefferson's behavior, the book has also revealed what this condition of Asperger's Syndrome is all about, where it is likely to become a fork in a person's road through life.

Strong also on tracing features of Jefferson's long and productive life, this work has proved sympathetic, or at least understanding, of the Founder in his choices--one of the few treatments of Jefferson in print that has regarded him as a human being, not as an icon or eternally unknowable saint.

The most obvious failing of the critics of this book is their predisposition to judge without actually examining the work for what it illustrates, for the evidence it presents in full context, and for what it asks us to consider reasonably. They make it plain they have never actually read DIAGNOSING JEFFERSON. They condemn the notion that Jefferson's vast collection of idiosyncrasies can be matched against diagnostic criteria that have been developed over the past fifteen years and that the collections can be found compatible. Is this work a diagnosis? Possibly. In the absence of any other explanation for the sweeping array of coincidences we are given to ponder, reason would incline the open-minded toward the affirmative.

The author's use of such secondary sources as Brodie, Malone, Peterson, Jordan, and other respected scholars--his presentation of their findings--has been unassailable. To wander here and there and claim, "Oh, well, there is another explanation for that quirk of TJ's," ignores the presentation of the whole picture and the conclusion it has suggested. Such diversion is nit-picking and the sign of a mind that is prematurely closed. As further illustration of that, on several occasions the author has attempted direct contact with critics in order to debate areas of disagreement, only to be rebuffed impatiently or ignored.

In a time when scientists are attempting to cope with a possible epidemic of the spectrum condition of autism, when parents are looking for answers about a condition that continues to elude full understanding, open-mindedness seems a better approach to the suggestions of DIAGNOSING JEFFERSON and other studies than slamming the door on writers' and scholars' findings. For those perpetually puzzled about Thomas Jefferson's oddities, this book may have connected the right dots. What has made it so compelling is that no one else has ever tried to connect the dots at all.

As for the author's claim that there is no other known condition that matches so well the entire range of Jefferson's quirkiness, that continues to stand after five years of this thesis's circulation and consideration. Think of the lesson, "If it walks like a duck, etc."

The publisher, Future Horizons, Inc., gambled and gave the book a good initial run as its first hardcover. While it is not a bestseller, it went into a second printing in hardcover last year. The appeal was that this work has given dimensions to Thomas Jefferson that few writers--perhaps Brodie, perhaps Jordan--have made any effort to present. That appeal attracted first a mainstream publisher in metro New York that was in financial trouble and had to abandon the work, then Future Horizons, a specialty publisher in the field of autism.

Many teens and young adults with high-functioning autism and Asperger's Syndrome had considered themselves "losers," or aliens dropped on the wrong planet, until DIAGNOSING JEFFERSON came along. The theme of this book was strengthened by subsequent examination (not so in-depth as that with Jefferson) of a dozen other achievers in ASPERGER'S AND SELF-ESTEEM. How many creative people have turned toward a better path than one leading to dead-end despair because of these books? We may never know, but we do know that the works have had positive effects on many, into the thousands.

Best-selling author Dr. Temple Grandin, whose comments are incorporated in this work, has said that "genius is an abnormality." That observation certainly jibes with what we know of Thomas Jefferson. His personal demeanor was odd, his mannerisms were odd, his choices and lifestyle were odd, and yet his reasoning and especially his writings were remarkable, brilliant, beyond anything known in his time or since. The handy add-on in DIAGNOSING JEFFERSON--examples of the astounding range of interests represented by Jefferson's writings--attests to something in the Sage of Monticello that is far outside contemporary observations and experience with any men and women of today.

And because we know so little of quiet geniuses among us, as though they may have consigned themselves to anonymity lest their brilliance seem intimidating to the rest of us, this work has raised a few social considerations. Have we been treating the "developmentally disabled" as a second class, as we have done with women and with people of color or exotic national origins or unfamiliar religions? What do we gain by doing so, if not the feeding of our darker side, and more importantly, what do we lose?

Some of this is addressed in the final chapter, in which the illustration has been used of the teenaged Jefferson's search for a proper educational environment. Similar searching has been recommended to meet the needs of today's creative young people who feel stuck in hostile social settings euphemistically referred to as "high schools." The parallel is apt--and astonishing for its coincidence and relevance.

As one or two reviewers have correctly observed, a reader can learn as much about high-functioning autism from this book as he or she can learn about Thomas Jefferson. It is to be hoped that connection can be kept alive, to give stature to the so-called social misfits of today who (as currently suppressed geniuses among us) may show us a better way to manage Earth than use every resource for destroying the place and wiping out as many of its inhabitants as the whims of our "leaders" dictate.

Excellent Historical Research!!!! .......2005-04-05

I have read this book plenty of times. Lets face the facts: history, as Edward Baker Carr (the super-famous historian) pointed out, is a mixture or blend of objective facts organized in a subjective fashion. We look at history FROM THE PRESENT. My goal was, and still is, to be a PsyD in Clinical Psychology and support Autistics in society by issuing societal awareness and change. Changing the perceptions about the Autistic-frame of mind will take time. But at least Ledgin is doing something to initiate social change. This book take facts and arranges them into a logcial fashion. Ledgin is well supported in his claim, no doubt about it. He's right because it makes sense. We can see the recurring patterns in Jefferson's behavior and we can see it is influenced by natural(biological) over societal forces. It is excellent research and I admire this historical research as it is making progress toward the truth. Remember my review, someday I just might be as famous as Ledgin. LoL. Mr. John A. LaPaglia, B.A./B.A.

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On July 28, 1995, Robert McCrum suffered a severe stroke at the age of 42. His thoughtful memoir chronicles the long, arduous process of recovery. Drawing on his own diaries and those of his wife, Sarah Lyall (then the publishing columnist for the New York Times), McCrum presents a detailed portrait of the physical and psychological effects of a stroke. His speech was impaired and his left arm and leg were paralyzed, but almost worse was the emotional havoc those disabilities wrought. As the hard-driving, hard-living editor of English publishing house Faber & Faber, McCrum had defined himself for 20 years by what he did--now he was forced to ask himself who he was. He ruefully admits that his upbringing in the privileged British upper-middle class, traditionally suspicious of introspection, had ill prepared him for such a struggle, and he pays loving tribute to his American spouse's crucial role in his recovery. (Indeed, the excerpts from Lyall's diaries, which honestly reveal doubt, fear, and anger, are among the book's most moving sections.) Famous friends like Salman Rushdie and Michael Ondaatje make appearances at McCrum's London hospital bedside, but Lyall is the narrative's heroine, and the hard-working staff of physical and speech therapists the invaluable supporting players. The author's lucid explanation of stroke's medical aspects and thorough account of his slow progress toward nearly full recovery will inform and inspire other stroke victims, but at heart this is a touching marital love story and an exciting drama of personal rebirth. --Wendy Smith

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On the morning of July 29, 1995, Robert McCrum--forty-two-years old, newly married, at the top of his profession as one of British publishing's most admired editors, and in what he thought was the full bloom of health--awoke to find himself totally paralyzed on the left side, the victim of a stroke brought on by a massive cerebral hemorrhage. In My Year Off, McCrum takes readers through his own education about strokes and the frustrating reality that medical science can neither pinpoint the cause of his stroke nor offer any guarantee of recovery. He poignantly writes about his life being irrevocably changed, and, in a new afterword, how his book has touched others. McCrum's recovery is beset by anger and depression, but also marked by the love of his wife, Sarah Lyall, a love that proves equal to their dismaying circumstances. With excerpts from both their journals sprinkled throughout, My Year Off is much more than a story of recovery: It is a love story of the most realistic--and hence, inspiring--kind.

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Real help for stroke victims.......2007-08-09

While I found this book interesting it would be most disappointing if I were someone looking for real answers. If someone is looking for real recovery then I would recommend a book called Peeling the Onion:
Reversing the Ravages of Stroke. In 2000 my grandmother had a stroke which left her paralyzed, unable to roll over in her bed and unable to speak. Long-short, I took a shot and took her to this clinic where, in less than a week she and I were again having two-way conversations and she could transfer herself from the car to the wheelchair. By the time we went home she was walking 400 feet with a walker. Strokes change families but they don't have to be permanently debilitating. If you are looking for help for the stroke and not just a book to read, you might want to order it. Thank God for Dr. Hammesfahr and his stroke therapy!Peeling the Onion: Reversing the Ravages of Stroke

Year of Recovery.......2006-03-11

This book was not quite up to my expectations. It was interesting but I felt the writer wasn't being totally honest about his rate of recovery since it conflicted heavily with his wife's view. I actually liked his wifes diaries, they were very helpful in what the actual recovery process was. I wouldn't highly recommend paying the money for this book.

Everything Is Relative.......2004-06-21

Very insightful book. Referring to the past reviewer who dismissed this book because Mr. McCrum's stroke was not catastrophic enough, I am very sorry to hear of your loved one's difficulties. However this book could be helpful to many who suffer lesser degrees of stroke and eventually recover fairly well. I can understand this book would not be useful to you personally in light of your experiences. I can say though without a doubt, as a stroke survivor, that even a mild stroke is something no person would EVER want to experience. It often strikes like a lightning bolt and even if function is eventually regained it is hard for a person to ever get over being completely paralyzed and helpless even for a short period of time. Books like Mr. McCrum's help the world at large start to realize stroke can affect anyone, even the young. Best wishes and good health to all.

Not helpful if you need info on serious strokes.......2003-01-09

This was one of a mountain of books I poured over following my father's severe intracerebral hemorragic stroke, which has left him quite disabled both physically and mentally. For persons, such as myself, searching for answers and insight on how to cope with the seriously disabling stroke of a loved one, this is not the right book. Mr. McCrum never lost consciousness, his mental faculties remained intact (indeed, he was keeping a copious and cogent log of his observations from the first days after the stroke), and his physical disabilities were relatively minor (a slowed gait, and weakness on right side). Frankly, the book had a slightly narcissistic tenor, McCrum using every opportunity to name-drop (constantly referring to his many notable visitors), recount his adventures abroad, and demonstrate his command of arcane literature, which he quotes constantly. He discusses how his stroke caused him to rethink his career choices, and feel more committed to his marriage. McCrum's existential crisis, which culminated in his decision to leave his editorial post to become a journalist, left me cold. I think of the thousands of stroke sufferers who cannot put two sentences together, much less write a book. In the end, McCrum's account is less about the consequences of his stroke, and more about the early mid-life crisis it provoked. Mrs. McCrum, on the other hand, wrote extremely candidly and touchingly of her fears and struggles throughout her new husband's recovery. Her passages provide a very real, honest glimpse into the turmoil suffered by the family members of stroke victims, who are often vexed by feelings of helplessness, fear, isolation and sorrow.

Autobiography--Recovering Life After Stroke.......2001-07-24

MY YEAR OFF, Recovering Life After a Stroke By Robert McCrum

I understand the frustration of Robert McCrum trying to reach a telephone when he succeeded he found that he could barely make himself understood. I went through the same thing, but I was lucky enough that I was with my wife when the stroke occurred and although I couldn't talk I was put in an ambulance, took to the hospital and was under a doctor care within 40 minutes. Robert McCrum's stroke was much more severer that mine. He was hours getting to a doctor with his condition getting worse all the time...

Actually, this book is a very good autobiography of Mr. McCrum's life thought his stroke and recovery; although he is still recovering I am sure. And an interesting life it was and will continue to be. This book will be very useful to the members of my stroke club. Now, I will read the rest of his books. This one is worth five stars to me.

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Horseman's progress;: The development of modern riding
Vladimir Stanislas Littauer
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Development of Modern Riding
Vladimir S. Littauer
Manufacturer: Howell Book House
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Binding: Hardcover

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Horseman's Progess; the Development of Modern Riding
Vladimir S. Littauer
Manufacturer: D. Van Nostrand Company, Inc.
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Horseman's Progress: the Development of Modern Riding
Vladimir Littauer
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Horseman's Progress, The Development of Modern Riding
Vladimir Littauer
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The Ultimate ribbon embroidery book....

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Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible: The Essential Illustrated Reference to Designs and Techniques
Joan Gordon
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
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Binding: Spiral-bound

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Gorgeous silk ribbon designs, from the simplest single rose to the sweetest spring posy, can be easily created with this unique new guide. With more than 100 ribbon designs using 50 different stitches, this collection offers much more than any other guide available.

Featuring easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions, as well as charts and embroidered samples, even novice embroiderers can easily create each beautiful design. A simple key explains the order of work, and each design offers plenty of ideas for how and where to apply it. The book also features a hidden spiral binding for easy-lay-flat use.

-Offers 100 ribbon designs using 50 simple stitches -Each design features step-by-step instructions, charts and embroidered samples -Features a spiral binding for lay-flat use

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The Ultimate ribbon embroidery book...........2007-08-22

Anyone who works with ribbons has to have this book.
I love mine.
Everything you need to know...
clear instructions on every page.

GREAT!.......2007-05-28

This is one of the best books ever for Ribbon Embroidery! I keep it on my coffee table so it's handy! Very detailed and simple explanations.

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible.......2007-03-25

The most informative, understandable directions for a new or experienced silk ribbon art enthusiast. The book is just beautiful and when you create its projects they will be beautiful also.

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible.......2007-03-16

I honestly think that if I could only keep 1 of my silk ribbon books it would be this one!
It really is the "Bible"
Great- Especially the layout.

Silk Ribbon Embroidery Bible.......2007-03-09

A positively "must have" if you love silk embroidery. Shows stitches,and diagrams of "how to".

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bought this for my wife and I

Nice overview

Fun AND Informative book!!

What did you get for Christmas?

Colorful and well-written

Sex Toys 101: A Playfully Uninhibited Guide
Rachel Venning , and Claire Cavanah
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How to Choose Them, How to Use Them

Are you intimidated by your neighborhood sex toy store? Are you baffled by online sex toy shops? Ever wished sex toys came with a user's manual? Well, now they do. Sex Toys 101 is the first fully illustrated, comprehensive guide to the world of sex toys. Practical and authoritative, yet playful and accessible, Sex Toys 101 tells you everything you ever wanted to know but were afraid to ask about sex toys, from vibrators and dildos to lubricants and butt plugs.

Authors Rachel Venning and Claire Cavanah, founders of the renowned store Toys in Babeland, offer expert advice about sex toys, such as: what to look for when you shop for one, tips on how to get the most fun out of them, and how to clean and maintain them. Also included are answers to the most frequently asked questions:

Will my vibrator give me an electrical shock?

Is it possible to become addicted?

Could they desensitize me?

Will my girlfriend's sex toy replace me?

Sex Toys 101 presents much-needed information and gentle encouragement to a wide range of readers, both female and male, gay and straight, from the uninitiated and curious to the avid, experienced sex toy aficionado.

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bought this for my wife and I.......2007-07-31

Great book. Very informative. Well written. Lots of humor mixed in also. A must read for adults that want to know more about themselves and how to enjoy life.

Nice overview.......2005-12-04

Tastefully done. This book covers every basic sex toy there is, plus gives sound advice. It's a fun read and didn't leave me grossed out. (And the vulva puppet *is* awfully cute!)

Fun AND Informative book!! .......2005-08-29

I bought this book for my sister-in-law as a gift for her personal bridal shower. She LOVED it!!

I paged through the book a little before giving it to her and I thought it was great as well. Full of fun trivia, great information and tips, and bright and colorful photography. The layout is really nice - modern and eye-catching!

As for the content, I learned things just from the little that I read as I was skimming through it!

I would HIGHLY recommend this for anyone who wants to learn about the different sex toys out there (Who knew there were SOOO many?!) - expecially women, since this book really does strive to make women feel comfortable and welcome in the world of pleasure enhancers that has previously been somewhat intimidating to the fairer sex.

Thanks to the authors, artists, and editors that made this book so fun - both to read and to look at! :)

What did you get for Christmas?.......2005-01-10

Written by the founders of the store Toys in Babeland this book is truly an uninhibited guide to erotic toys. Written in modern day language this book is a great reference guide, especially if you happen to be too shy to walk into your local sexual aid store. If you don't live in a very big town you probably will not find a store with an informed staff that can show you what's available and help you pick out a toy to meet your needs so this book is a perfect guide.

I must confess, in the past I've never been interested in toys so this book was quite refreshing to read. It gives you a great introduction to the toys available on the market. There are ten chapters that cover sexual anatomy (briefly), sexual expression & communication, vibrators, dildos & strap-ons, toys for men, lubricant (a whole chapter, WOW), bondage & domination, SM, and safety. Each chapter gives you, in detail everything you need to know about the highlighted toy pictured from what it's made of, to how to care for the toy. They even tell you the history of such toys and how to use each one featured in the book.

This book is not only aesthetically pleasing to the eye with its colorful still life photographs of sexual toys but its overall design, texture, and feel. It's just heavy enough to warrant the price I paid for it, every page is glossy & smooth, and the writing is forward & fun. Where else will you see a section titled, `Dildos are for everyone'.

Oh, before I forget, my favorite thing in the whole book was the "Wondrous Vulva Puppet" by House O'Chicks. It so intrigued me and it was beautiful.

It's a great book full of fun stuff but with all that great info no where did I see how to use those `ben wa' balls I got for Christmas, but don't let that stop you from reading this book. It's great.

girldiver:)

Colorful and well-written.......2004-06-10

On one hand this is a product manual hyping what "Toys in Babeland" sells but it is also a great example of sexual information made fun and readily available. The photographs are excellent and well laid out so the book is pleasing visually. The information is well-written and well-researched with opinions back by experience and facts. Contrary to the store's name, there is not just toys and information for women. There are also nice little stories about how the store has affected people's lives, both customers and workers. I just wish the resource list was longer.

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Kusama has influenced the direction of American art more than any other post-war Japanese artist. Her work combines elements of expressionism, minimalism, surrealism and pop art.

Love forever: Yayoi Kusama, 1958-1968 (exhibition).: An article from: Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine

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Love forever: Yayoi Kusama, 1958-1968 (exhibition).: An article from: Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine
Eliot Handelman
Manufacturer: Parachute Contemporary Art
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Binding: Digital

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Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine, published by Parachute Contemporary Art on April 1, 1999. The length of the article is 1114 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Love forever: Yayoi Kusama, 1958-1968 (exhibition).
Author: Eliot Handelman
Publication: Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: April 1, 1999
Publisher: Parachute Contemporary Art
Issue: 94 Page: 57-8

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"Love Forever: Yayoi Kusama, 1958-1968".(Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York): An article from: New Criterion

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"Love Forever: Yayoi Kusama, 1958-1968".(Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York): An article from: New Criterion
Mario Naves
Manufacturer: Foundation for Cultural Review
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This digital document is an article from New Criterion, published by Foundation for Cultural Review on October 1, 1998. The length of the article is 615 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: "Love Forever: Yayoi Kusama, 1958-1968".(Museum of Modern Art, New York, New York)
Author: Mario Naves
Publication: New Criterion (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 1998
Publisher: Foundation for Cultural Review
Volume: 17 Issue: 2 Page: 56(1)

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Who's Who in Late Hanoverian Britain: 1789 To 1837 (Who's Who in British History Series)
G. R. R. Treasure
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Stackpole is pleased to introduce the final two installments in the Who's Who in British History series. Chronologically arranged and extensively indexed, these eight volumes are an indispensable guide to the people of 2,000 years of British history, from kings and archbishops to artists, warriors, and revolutionaries. Each volume paints a portrait of an age. Unlike in typical biographical dictionaries, entries of the subjects are placed in the contexts of their time and the chronological arrangements foster a sense of intimacy and narrative, allowing readers to read the volumes from cover to cover and to gain new insights into the particular era's history. The late Hanoverian period was exceptionally rich in culture, thought, and political activity. There were poets, in the shape of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, and William Blake; military heroes, like Lord Nelson and the Duke of Wellington; statesmen such as William Pitt and Charles James Fox; and philosophers, like Bentham and Malthus.

Who's Who in Late Hanoverian Britain, 1789-1837 (Who's Who in British History S.)

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Geoffrey Treasure
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