A Monograph on bamboo

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A Monograph on bamboo
D. N Tewari
Manufacturer: International Book Distributors
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Chinese Color Prints from the Ten Bamboo Hall: A Monograph on the Life and Work of Hu Cheng-Yen

Manufacturer: The Beechhurst Press
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Monograph of bamboos, text = Chikurui zufu kaisetsu
Isuko Tsuboi
Manufacturer: [Division of Plant Exploration and Introduction, Bureau of Plant Industry, U.S. Dept. of Agriculture]
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ASIN: B00086945I

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A monograph of the Bambusaceae, including descriptions of all the species
William Munro
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The Glasgow Guide.......2002-08-03

We have just returned from Glasgow (8/1/02) and used this guide extensively. Our favorite series is published by Cadogan and if you know the style and approach of Caodgan you will know the style of this as well: literate; enough information but not too much; fascinating detail; and, plenty of opinion and humor. The matrix which show the major attractions (museums, churches, etc.) by walk should be a mandatory part of every walk oriented guide.

We enjoyed Glasgow in ways never anticipated and this excellent guide was the reason.

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A convincing reassessment of President Warren Harding's sudden death in 1923 is only one of the high points in this exhaustive biography of the president's wife, Florence (1860-1924). The author presents a detailed, three-dimensional portrait of the complicated woman he persuasively claims was the first truly modern First Lady: an equal partner in--indeed, the undisputed manager of- -her husband's career, and a trusted advisor whose opinions were always consulted. She'd had hard knocks, including a child conceived out of wedlock and an alcoholic first husband, but in public Florence always possessed the dignified, commanding presence that won her the nickname "Duchess." The contrast between her staid demeanor and Warren's partying ways, which included frequent and flagrant infidelities, makes for some juicy passages in an otherwise sober account of a transitional figure in the long struggle by American women to gain political power. --Wendy Smith

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A major new biography of the politically powerful forerunner of Eleanor Roosevelt and Hillary Clinton.

Deeply researched and richly told, Florence Harding reveals the never-before-told story of First Lady Florence Harding's phenomenal rise to power. The daughter of an abusive father in small-town Ohio, mother at a young age to an illegitimate child, Florence Harding saw her escape in Warren Harding, and became the driving force behind his ascent to one of the most scandal-ridden presidencies in United States history.Preeminent First Ladies biographer Carl Sferrazza Anthony not only captures the drama of Florence Harding's personality, but he uses the White House to bring to life Jazz Age America -- a world of speakeasies and Miss America, Babe Ruth, Al Jolson, and the rise of Hollywood. He shows how Florence's friendship with Evalyn McLean, the morphine-addicted owner of the Hope Diamond and The Washington Post was one of the defining bonds in her public life. With newly unsealed medical information, Florence Harding finally unfolds the mystery of whether the First Lady poisoned the President, whose death occurred seventy-five years ago. Florence Harding is a fascinating and informative look at a lost chapter in American history.

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An Outstanding Biography.......2005-08-29

Writer Carl Anthony has composed an outstanding biography in his work Florence Harding. Harding Florence Harding been one of the more easily understood or admired First Lady's in this nations history, this book would have been written years ago. However, Mrs. Harding's legacy has been in the past told and retold more as a tabloid story than factual account.

When approaching this book, one needs to understand how Mrs. Harding's legacy was tainted by three men, none of which was her husband Warren G. Harding. First, Gaston Means - a grifter and one time low level FBI agent - did a master job at maligning the deceased Mrs. Harding in his book, The Strange Death of President Harding, a ghost written work that was penned by a tabloid jouranlist who sued Means when he failed to honor his obligations to the writer. In this book, Means paints the picture of Mrs. harding that is pervasive in American Pop Culture: that Mrs. Harding was clueless love lorn hag, who spent her time with mystics plotting the Presidents next moves in star charts. This is an image that the public bought, hook, line and sinker.

The other two men who betrayed Mrs. Harding were her doctor, Charles E. Sawyer and his son Dr. Carl Sawyer. The Sawyers held Mrs. Harding in their sway - she believed that they were great medical doctors, however it was the elder Sawyer's mis diagnosis of President Harding's heart condition as food poisoning. When Charles Sawyer discovered that the widowed First Lady's kidney ailment acted up, he travelled to Washington DC and demanded that Florence return to Marion Ohio for treatment at his private Sanatorium rather than seek treatment at at the better suited facilities in Washington. Mrs, Harding was placed in a cottage at the facility, and then kept at the facility by Sawyer's son Carl after the elder Sawyer died. Following Mrs. Harding's death, Dr. Carl Sawyer assummed total control of the Harding Memorial Association and maintained an iron grip on the Harding legacy until his death in the 1960s. As with all great dictators, Carl Sawyer controlled all aspects of the Harding legacy. As a result, the public never had a fair opportunity to study the Harding's, but rather were fed a steady stream of "approved" information about the couple.

Anthony's work goes the distance in seperating the negative myths from the honest truths in her life, which by any standard was not charmed. However, the author does take liberties in communicating his emotions about Mrs. Harding. He believes that she has been mis-portrayed and his passion about correcting that sometimes overstates her case. However, his book is very well documented by copious endnotes and reliable first person accounts and primary documents.

This book will never be a New York Times best seller - the public would rather believe that Harding Myths inseatd of the facts - but for those who care to learn more about the truths of the 29th President and his most remarkable wife, this is a satisfying and accurate book to read.

A Magnificent Work!.......2003-12-17

How to make a fairly dull and unpleasant like Florence Harding come alive is a difficult enough feat, however the author does a splendid job of doing it! Expertly researched and pleasantly told, Mrs. Harding comes off far better than she has ever been depicted before - and perhaps even better than she deserves.

One of the best biographies ever.......2003-03-30

I found this book hard to put down. I had not realized all the things this obscure first lady was involved with in her life. She looks like somebody's stern grandmother so when I idly looked through this book, I was surprised to find myself drawn in immediately. It is a large book, but I read it very fast as I just could not put it down. This is how a biography should be written, it is well researched and yet still reads almost like a novel.

Living Vicariously.......2002-04-06

Carl Anthony reports in his prologue that the inspiration for this project came from none other than Alice Roosevelt Longworth, one of Florence Harding's collection of mercurial and dysfunctional friends. That fact alone speaks volumes about the tenor and atmosphere of the story. Perhaps aware of America's antipathy toward "The Duchess," Anthony has given this work a title worthy of an Oliver Stone epic. The reader who gets past the burlesque title will discover an intensively fascinating narrative of a driven, unconventional woman intertwined with a malleable young newspaper editor. When, years later, the Duchess would tell her "W'urrn" that she had made him president of the United States, many of their contemporaries would have agreed.

Born in 1860 to an Ohio businessman who wanted a son, Florence was in fact raised as a boy until her fourteenth year, when her domineering father realized that what he had actually created was a feminist with an attitude. He struck back ferociously and physically; Florence eventually retaliated by having herself impregnated by a hayseeder several years her junior. Christmas Day of 1882 found the young mother homeless and abandoned. Anthony takes the time to access the options available to this intelligent, ambitious, but impoverished woman. Determined to not disappear into rural Ohio obscurity giving piano lessons, Florence makes two critical decisions that would change her life forever, for better and worse: she gave her child away, and she set her cap for the man through whom she could make her mark in the public forum. On the surface these seem like cynical strategies, but with feminist sympathies Anthony takes pains to remind the reader that American business and politics were both male bastions in the Gilded Age. There were few routes for a woman of ambition.

Florence married the handsome and randy Warren Harding and immediately took over the operation of his local paper, turning a handsome profit and expanding the couple's business ventures. Anthony lets his facts carry the story: the Harding marriage is clearly one of convenience, arguably Florence's more than her husband's. Unencumbered by children, the Duchess, as she came to be called for obvious reasons, had time to consort with the political beat writers and politicians who came to Marion. She tended bar at their poker games, plied them with liquor for information and party gossip, and strategized a grand design for her husband's career in Ohio Republican politics. Managing Warren Harding was a full time job. He was not by nature ambitious, he was not a particularly good businessman, and he was not physically or mentally well, having suffered nervous breakdowns and indications of cardiovascular disease. His most obvious flaw-and one particularly odious to his wife-was his womanizing, which continued virtually to his death, with little concealment, and occasionally on the sly with her best friends.

For two people as different as Warren and the Duchess, it is surprising that they shared one common fatal flaw: they were both dreadfully poor judges of character. For all her intelligence and savvy, the Duchess became dependent [perhaps co-dependent] upon two outright rogues, Charles "Doc" Sawyer, her personal physician, and a gypsy fortune teller, Madame Marcia, both of whom exercised excessive influence throughout the entire Harding Administration. There is a sense in which Florence becomes more insecure with her greater success: Anthony describes her as weeping on Warren's Inauguration Day because of Madame Marcia's prediction that the new president would not live out his term.

Writing about a president's wife inevitably involves detailing the president and the presidency itself. Anthony does a creditable job in paying appropriate attention to Teapot Dome and Veterans Affairs scandals, for example, but in ways that keep the focus of the narrative on Florence and other political wives--Grace Coolidge, Emma Fall, and the aforementioned Mrs. Longworth, for example. The later unraveling of the Harding Administration has obscured the activism of the First Lady; Anthony reminds us of the Duchess's emotional investment in women's rights, veterans' welfare, animal rights, and international peace.

Anthony takes the position that the fateful 1923 "Alaska Trip" was essentially the First Lady's act of self-promotion. Ostensibly, the President's lavish cross continent tour was undertaken to rally political support at a time when congressional investigation of the executive branch was accelerating. The author's narrative of the trip forms a good portion of the book and deservedly so. Warren Harding was depressed and ill as the presidential train left Washington and journeyed across the continent. After innumerable speeches and rallies, the party sets sail from California to Alaska, traveling overland to sites that have probably not seen a president since. Although Anthony debunks many of the myths about the trip, the facts are strange enough-the presidential vessel collided twice with other vessels, and several members of the party were killed in various accidents.

The great mystery of the trip among conspiracy buffs is what [or who?] killed Warren Harding. In one sense the answer is simple enough-the trip exhausted the president to the point where he either suffered a stroke or heart attack in San Francisco. That we cannot say for certain is due to the Duchess, who permitted only Doc Sawyer to treat her husband. Sawyer's incompetence is excelled only by his arrogance; when Herbert Hoover fetched a renowned cardiologist from Stanford to the president's bedside, Sawyer, who was treating the chief executive with questionable purgatives, would have nothing to do with him.

For a veteran of the journalist profession, the Duchess's management of the news of the President's death was poor, and veteran reporters at once smelled cover-up. Most likely her immediate concern was the reputation of Sawyer, and she refused permission for an official autopsy. But her greater worry was the legacy of her husband; she spent weeks burning his official papers and personal correspondence. Her podium destroyed, Florence Harding outlived her husband by one year; she died while in residence at Sawyer's "sanitarium."

A Great Social Biography.......2001-02-26

I bought Anthony's biography of Florence Harding some time ago and it's sat a while in my "need to read stack". Every time a friend came over and saw it they laughed, questioning why I would have any interest Florence Harding. And I was hard pressed to explain why. But having just completed it I find it an amazing story and great compainion volume to Barbara Goldsmith's wonderful "other Powers" about Victoria Woodhull. More than a personal story, Anthony has given us a great social history of the era and early hipocracies of America's good old days. Eveyone would be better educated it they read this volume. And as to the Hardings, well the less said the better... as you will enjoy every single page of this great biography. Enjoy!

FLORENCE HARDING: THE FIRST LADY, THE JAZZ AGE, AND THE DEATH OF AMERICA'S MOST SCANDALOUS PRESIDENT.(Review): An article from: Columbia Journalism Review

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FLORENCE HARDING: THE FIRST LADY, THE JAZZ AGE, AND THE DEATH OF AMERICA'S MOST SCANDALOUS PRESIDENT.(Review): An article from: Columbia Journalism Review

Manufacturer: Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
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Binding: Digital

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Title: FLORENCE HARDING: THE FIRST LADY, THE JAZZ AGE, AND THE DEATH OF AMERICA'S MOST SCANDALOUS PRESIDENT.(Review)
Publication: Columbia Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1999
Publisher: Columbia University, Graduate School of Journalism
Volume: 37 Issue: 5 Page: 87(1)

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From a Painfully Depressed Mind Comes a Warm & Honest Book!

Too well written?

Okay, but not great.

good

In the Jaws of the Black Dogs: A Memoir of Depression
John Bentley Mays
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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In this courageous memoir, John Bentley Mays gives us a riveting account of what it is to live in the shadow of debilitating depression.

Weaving intimate recollections with excerpts from the diaries he kept for thirty years, Mays illuminates the struggle that leads to breakdown and the uneasy truce achieved through psychotherapy. Along the way, he offers provocative commentary on the allure of cure, the cultural scripts of normality, and the distorting mirror of clinical language.

A literary tour de force that began with an award winning essay, In the Jaws of the Black Dogs is not an objective analysis composed from the safety of hindsight. It is a writer's attempt to evoke the silent and distorting malignancy--as well as the moments of reprieve--of the only life he has ever known. Above all, he offers readers hope: Although the black dogs cannot be entirely avoided, humor and the love and understanding of family and friends can keep the dogs at bay.

From In The Jaws of the Black Dogs

"This book is a life with the black dogs of depression. I have written it in a clearing bounded by thickets roamed by the killing dogs, sometimes wondering, in the writing, whether I would complete it before they returned on silent paws to snatch the text and me away. For the depressed can never be sure we can finish anything we begin, or indeed certain of anything, except the black dogs' eventual return, and their terrible circling of the clearing's edge.

"There are a great many books about depression. This is not one of them. It is pain written, not observed; a depressive writer's writing, a testament transcribed from wounded flesh to paper in the clearing, before the black dogs' inevitable return."

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From a Painfully Depressed Mind Comes a Warm & Honest Book!.......2005-10-18

I related to so many areas of John Bentley's life. As I read this book I was touched and inspired, and reminded that I am not alone in my perpetual existential crisis. A more refreshing look at depression has not come along in many years. A truly beautiful book that could save lives!

Too well written?.......2004-12-06

It's obvious from reading the first few pages that Mays is an extraordinary writing talent. This is not just another story from someone who suffers depression. It is so eloquently written that I had problems understanding what some of the words meant. His story is told in such vivid detail, with amazing use of the English language. A wonderful book, and very helpful to readers struggling with their own black dogs.

Okay, but not great........2002-01-24

I wasn't impressed with this book. There were definitely a few comments that really struck home, but they were few and far between.

good.......1999-08-31

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1. In the Jaws of the Black Dogs By: Waleska from Alberta As a psychology major, I was fascinated by this account of one man's life-long struggle with depression. While I do not necessarily think his experience is representative of depressives in general, I appreciated the way in which May displayed them, with all the vulnerability and courage that entails. I also found relief in the fact that he did not offer a quick fix, as so many psychology authors attempt to do. If you are interested in more literature dealing with mental disorders, I strong recommend a short story by Charlotte Gilman, called The Yellow Wallpaper.

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In the Jaws of Black Dogs: A Memoir of Depression
John Bentley Mays
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Canada, Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LNN7O2

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Learning to Weave & Weaver's Companion

great little book

Nice reference

Good reference, once it was finally published

The Weaver's Companion (Companion series, The)
Madelyn van der Hoogt
Manufacturer: Interweave Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

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The Magic of Handweaving

ASIN: 1883010810

Book Description

All the basics of weaving are provided in this succinct handbook. Spiral-bound so that it stays open and filled with definitions and illustrations, the book invites weavers to refer to it as they work. Included are easy reference charts and many sidebar tips to ensure success in both on- and off-loom weaving techniques. Information on project preparation, tools, drafting, warping the loom, weaving, and in-depth finishing techniques is also provided. Resources for weavers include professional associations, Web sites, and common weaving terms in foreign languages.

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Learning to Weave & Weaver's Companion.......2005-12-20

Both of these books are excellent references for weaving! The Learning book by Deborah Chandler covers everything from your decision to become a weaver of fabrics to becoming a professional who does custom fabric designs; all in a simple easy-to-understand classroom language, with beautiful illustrations. My weaving instructor reccommended this book for me and I'm certainly glad she did!
The small Weaver's companion's a compilation of creative efforts from the editors of a popular weaving magazine. It is a truly thoughtful,up-to-date spiral bound book which is small enough to tuck into your purse and carry anywhere. These authors have well-earned reputations. Order these two books; and discover why!

great little book.......2005-10-14

Great book, esp. for beginner weavers. It has just about every little fast fact needed for weaving in case you forget steps along the way.

Nice reference.......2002-11-14

I'm a beginning weaver. This book has all the loom parts and the information a beginner needs. It also has some information that more advanced weavers may appreciate (but I don't yet understand).

Good reference, once it was finally published.......2001-08-23

This book is about what I expected after seeing the Knitter's Companion. The various charts and explanations are helpful, and it will be a good reference book.

The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket

Manufacturer: OUP Australia and New Zealand
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0195535758

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The Oxford Companion to Australian Cricket covers every aspect of a sport in which Australians have long excelled and which at various times has inspired and united the nation. No other book on Australian cricket offers such a combination of historical and statistical information and analytical commentary. For the first time cricket followers around the world will be able to access facts, statistics, biography and commentary within a single book. The Companion examines the origins and development of cricket in this country, the great personalities who have dominated the sport in the eyes of the world, and its important role in shaping sporting tradition and culture in Australia. Produced in association with the Australian Society for Sports History, the Companion is edited by six specialists with long and varied connections with the sport. It includes contributions by numerous writers around Australia, including a dozen celebrity authors writing on aspects of the sport with which they are associated. There are entries on every cricketer who has represented Australia at Test level, male and female, as well as notable Shield players. These biographical entries also include full statistical data updated to 1995/96. Fifteen legendary cricketers - from Trumper and Bradman to Benaud and the Chappells - are considered in full-length essays of 1000 words or more. In addition, there are articles on great commentators (e.g. Alan McGilvray, Norman May), barrackers ('Yabba'), officials and entrepreneurs, coaches, politicians, umpires, scorers, writers and equipment makers. No-one who has made a significant contribution to Australian cricket is ignored. However, the Companion is not just a biographical work. Australia's seven Test grounds all rate individual entries, along with 30 other venues. Cricket being a highly institutionalised and traditional sport, space is devoted to the history and achievements of 50 major cricket clubs and institutions. Interspersed throughout the text are fifty entries covering bizarre, humorous and controversial events over the past 150 years. These include Dennis Lillee's aluminium bat affair, Terry Alderman's fateful encounter with an English fan in Perth, marathon innings and unforgettable hat-tricks, Aboriginal tours in the nineteenth century and Bradman's Invincibles almost a century later, tied Tests and stuffed swallow. Fondly recalled by cricket followers, these 'mood pieces' form one of the most entertaining features of an always accessible and readable Companion. The core of the Companion is its extended critical and analytical coverage of Australian cricket. Approximately one-third of the Companion is devoted to essay-length articles on major aspects of the sport and on our cricketing relations with every other cricket-playing country. Some of these thematic essays are listed below: The Ashes All-rounders Barrackers Bodyline Bradman Costume Country Week Crowds Ethnicity Film Gambling Humour Laws of Cricket Media Radio Rebel tours Sheffield Shield Sponsorship Television Umpires and umpiring Violence Women Readers of books on cricket insist on the most accurate and extensive statistical information. Considerable space is devoted in ours to individuals' statistics at the Test and state levels - matches played and captained, innings, not out, highest scores, total runs, centuries, batting averages, wickets, runs conceded, five wicket performances, bowling averages. Limited overs cricket is covered in full - both international and domestic. There is additional information about crowds, benefit matches, the World Cup, hat-tricks, length of overs, and throwing (33 recorded instances to date). For greater ease of access, most of this information accompanies individual entries on cricketers, but a statistical appendix will include all the facts about leading run scorers and wicket takers, leading wicket keepers and fielders, partnership records, highest and lowest innings totals, youngest and oldest players, highest individual innings, and tied matches. Finally, the Companion features 150 superb photographs of famous players, venues and events, plus an exhaustive bibliography.

Readings on Silas Marner (Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to British Literature)

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Readings on Silas Marner (Greenhaven Press Literary Companion to British Literature)

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The Puccini Companion
Simonetta Puccini
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The Three Weavers Plus Companion Guide: A Father's Guide to Guarding His Daughter's Purity

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Not good for so many reasons

The Three Weavers Plus Companion Guide: A Father's Guide to Guarding His Daughter's Purity
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Show you how to guard and create a thriving, godly relationship with your daughter.

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Not good for so many reasons.......2006-12-17

I read and ordered this book as part of a research project on the sexual purity movement in U.S. Christianity. Aside from the obvious problems a father being responsible to protect his daughter's purity (where is the mom here? how about the daughter's ability to care for herself? what about sons?), the book has other problems. The authors frequently use the term "train your daughter". I find this problematic because your daughter is not like a dog that you "train." While I don't think the authors MEAN harm by this, I think it speaks to their understanding of a father's role as a trainer and a daughter's need to be "trained." Further, for instance, the book suggest writing a letter to your daughter about her purity and her future "prince" for her to open on her wedding day/night. Clearly, this could make for a horrible and guilt-ridden wedding day/night if your daughter has not lived up to the expectations for being completely "pure." What an awful thing to inflict on your daughter who, statistically, probably will have been sexually active before her wedding night. The problems with this book reflect the challenge of the whole sexual purity movement, and I won't go into that here. While I try to be open to the fact that some folks may decide, in consultation with parents, to not be sexually active prior to marriage, this sort of book and suggested rituals, seem to be unusually problematic and high-pressure. I would suggest that if it is important for you that your daughter (or son!) are not sexually active before they are married, you share this wish with them, explain why, and give them the information and the tools and the self-confidence to make such decisions themselves, and, if it is part of your faith, in consultation with sacred scripture and in prayer. However, almost everything in this book seems bound to make daughter (and likely father) awkward, pressured, and uncomfortable. And, ultimately, it doesn't strike me as very effective. It would like make a daugher feel as though she couldn't share her actual thoughts and experiences with her parents since, given the content of this book (if it was actually followed) would very much discourage authentic and honest communication.

Having a Mary Spirit (A Book Club Edition)

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According to Weaver, a six-month writing sabbatical morphed into six years while two children grew up, a third was born, church-building projects loomed large, relational miscommunications snowballed and inner chaos reigned. She admits that the tugs between flesh and spirit took their toll on her flagship message for Christian women to achieve life balance between the soulfully serene "Mary" and perfectionist "Martha." Weaver spends 16 delightfully entertaining and spiritually hefty chapters challenging and entreating women to allow God entrance to the heart's inner places for a "soul-surgery" of sorts. She discusses guarding one's heart from distractions and cynicism; bringing thoughts under control; honing a fearless, courageous attitude; and learning to adopt a discerning, malleable and servant-minded spirit. Weaver's insight is keen and far-reaching, patient and practical. Clearly, the substance of this material is neither new or unique, yet Weaver has a way of approaching even well-worn subject matter with a neighborliness that both charms and enthralls. (Oct. 10)

The manufacturer and weaver's companion: Being a practical treatise on the linen and cotton manufactures; with an explanation of the principles of fancy weaving, illustrated by elegant engravings

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Fungus Flora of Venezuela and Adjacent Countries (Kew bulletin. [New] additional series)

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Advice for normal couples

The Horror

This IS for men as well!!

This could save your relationship...

What your mother couldn't tell you and father didn't know...

What Your Mother Couldn't Tell You and Your Father Didn't Know: Advanced Relationship Skills for Better Communication and Lasting Intimacy
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In his runaway year-long number one New York Times bestseller, Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus, John Gray showed us how we can improve relationships with the opposite sex by understanding, accepting, and respecting the differences between men and women and strengthening communication. His insights into gender differences and his practical advice struck a chord with millions of readers and saved many thousands of relationships.

Now, in his provocative and important new book, What Your Mother Couldn't Tell You & Your Father Didn't Know, Gray answers the questions that our parents could not about relating and communicating with the opposite sex.

Times have changed. The old ways of relating, which may have worked for our parents, are definitely out-of-date and sometimes counterproductive. Relationships today require new skills to achieve lasting fulfillment. Having a husband who brings home a paycheck or a wife who maintains a nice, clean home is no longer enough.

John Gray draws upon his extensive work with singles and couples in his seminars to point us in a new direction. He promises--and delivers--the necessary information for creating and sustaining loving and mutually fulfilling relationships. He offers a new seed that, when planted and watered, will grow into a relationship that is not only loving but lasting.

By teaching relationship skills that address contemporary individuals' and couples' needs, John Gray offers practical ways in which to enjoy and celebrate the differences between men and women in peace and with passion.

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Advice for normal couples.......2007-02-15

This popular psychology book is aimed at a specific (though large) audience. Per the Jungian Myers-Briggs, there are different psychological types. One difference is Sensate (detail/here & now-oriented) vs. Intuitive (big picture & future-oriented). About ¾ of Americans are Sensate & will probably enjoy Gray's writing--with numerous specific phrases/do's & don'ts to help couples (esp. in 2-income families) relate better & translating psychological terminology into everyday language (e.g. a man's "feminine side" vs. anima). Unfortunately, there's no index for finding a specific situation. He states that couples are unprepared for recent changes in marital "job descriptions"--old assumptions don't work anymore. Much of his "advanced relationship skills" are insightful & useful: rather than blaming a man for not doing a task, "ask repeatedly as if it were the 1st time, "When a woman is emotional, any attempt on a man's part to explain the correctness of his point of view is taken as invalidation," role reversal, & re-parenting yourself. The author primarily depicts interactions with his wife (thus, no bibliography). Intuitives may find this book very repetitious (which the author explicitly admits) & might prefer Deborah Tannen's books on inter-gender communications (i.e. "That's Not What I Meant" & "You Just Don't Understand").

The Myers-Briggs also differentiates Thinkers/Feelers--Americans are 50:50, but ~2/3 of men are Thinkers & 2/3 of women are Feelers. People often confound this with gender differences. The author seems to assume the Normal case: male Thinker/female Feeler--explicitly stating that his observations don't apply to everyone. I suggest you consider Myers-Briggs types: for a Feeler man & Thinker woman, the book might still work--in reverse; if both man & woman are the same type, it will need adjustment to work. I suggest that you are neither your thoughts nor your feelings--you just have them. Gray's approach is rational, aimed at conscious efforts rather than unconscious psychological processes (e.g. complexes & archetypes--see Jean Bolen's "Goddesses in Every Woman" & "God's in Every Man"--some women identify with Mother vs. Wife archetype. Also, Moir & Jessel's "Brain Sex" discusses physiological gender differences in the brain. Gray employs traditional (anti-feminist) stereotypes but is quite idealistic: p. 424 "No one in their heart of hearts really wants to withhold & punish"--vs. M. Scott Peck's "People of the Lie." Some may find Gray a bit contrived: ~a co-worker of mine set clocks 5 minutes ahead to improve punctuality which just wouldn't work for me. Since this book could help most readers, I'm compromising on its score.

The Horror.......2006-02-02

I found this in a Colfax gutter, roaming around at 1 AM... God is it awful... It may be useful if your the sort who enjoys "Everybody Loves Raymond", and models your behavior after that buisness, but if your a resonable person, this little text is absurd. It makes Tennseee Williams' charecters seem like well adjusted adults... Go buy a Leonard Cohen album instead... Useful only if your striving to live a midling existence, or land your self on that Dr. Phil degenerate's show.

This IS for men as well!!.......2003-12-11

I am responding to the very negative review on this website - written by a man.- He seemed to think it would be only useful for women!! My husband is reading this book (from our local libary) and is so impressed with it that he asked me to get into your web site and purchase a copy! I am amazed at how it is helping him to understand himself and, after nearly 40 years of marriage he is now able to understand how to communicate more effectively with me.

This could save your relationship..........2003-08-11

If you are having any conflict in your relationship (and if you are breathing, you do) then this book can help you through some of the struggles. The beauty of it is that it helps you understand the other sex's perspective, wants, needs, and emotions...something that I wouldn't have been able to do in a thousand years without the help of John Gray. It is also amazing in that it helps you know and understand that, just because your spouse or significant other acts in a certain way that is undesirable or seemingly unloving, it is not because they don't love you, it is because that is simply the way they have been programmed to think and act since the beginning of time. John Gray also gives concrete steps and actions to take to help us work around some of the natural instincts that may be creating friction in our relationships. This book is truly worth its weight in gold....I have already sent 4 copies to the most important people in my life.
HOWEVER, there are certain caveats to my recommendation (that do not diminish the book's worth or importance). John Gray writes for the lowest common denominator. I agree with the reader who said that she couldn't stand his writing style. It is certainly not for everyone, as it can be a bit repetitious, and his use of analogies is mind-numbing. Men especially won't be able to look past the "cheezy" writing style. There is no way I am getting my husband to read this. However, it is most definitely worth slogging through, I just wish that John Gray would take his own advice and realize that Men are From Mar, Women are From Venus, and the same communication and writing style won't necessarily work for both.

What your mother couldn't tell you and father didn't know..........2002-02-24

This book thoroughly explains the major differences between Venus and Mars. I especially enjoyed reading about Mars (cave time). This refers to the personal time Men need to reconnect with themselves. It also gave a synopsis of Mars and Venus in conversations. It's amazing how Men (Mars) interpret what Females (Venus) say. It's no wonder the two planets are always at war. If Men (Mars) could understand how Venus emotions work, maybe there would be less conflict between the two. This book covers many issues relating to couples and relationships. I highly recommend all women and men to read this book and others written by Dr. John Gray. He has a firm understanding on how Men and Women are total opposites in regard to life, love and the pursuit for happiness.

What Your Mother Couldn`t Tell You and Your Father Didn`t Know : Advanced Relationship Skills for Better Communication and Lasting Intimacy

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What Your Mother Couldn`t Tell You and Your Father Didn`t Know : Advanced Relationship Skills for Better Communication and Lasting Intimacy
Ph.D. John Gray
Manufacturer: Harper Collins
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What Your Mother Couldn't Tell You and Your Father Didn't Know: Advanced Relationship Skills for Better Communication and Lasting Intimacy
John Gray
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Thomas P. Muhl's life

Good story but not well written

Review of Stalin's Moustache

Tragic

Retouching Stalin's Moustache by Thomas P. Muhl

Retouching Stalin's Moustache
Thomas P. Muhl
Manufacturer: Xlibris Corporation
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Binding: Hardcover

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Thomas P. Muhl's life.......2004-12-04

The book "Retouching Stalin's Moustache" by Thomas P. Muhl is a mixture of history, art and love story in a "finding-yourself story". "Wladyslaw Szpilman", but much younger along with a love story. Every single detail in the book is very well described, he says in the preface that if he knew that he was going to write a book about his life, he would have takes more chances in his life, but what more than this? It's an inspiring story about his true lasting love, art, how they found each other and managed to stay together after so many obstacles in his life. Throughout the novel, you understand his personal story along with certain historic facts, about leaders and political status. He starts in present but for you to place yourself in his shoes have to go back in forth in time. It's the type of story I would recommend for young people, who don't know what to do with their lives, because, like I said it's inspiring for you to do what you really want to do in life, don't wait because it might be too late. It's the type of story that makes you realize how lucky we are for been born in this time. It's not until you read and visualize this type of story that you can really be grateful for what you are and have.

Good story but not well written.......2004-11-28

This was a very good story of a man comming to this country with nothing and making something out of himself with his talent. He came and found the american dream in the sense of money and success. Yet there was so much missing in his life and you can tell the the author does not even know what it is s he was writing the book. My problem with the book is the way it was writen. He is not a skilled writer by any means. He does not have a "voice" or personality as a writer to be able to grab the reader. He just lays the story in front of you and adds a bunch of information that is not only useless but could drift your attention from the actual story. For those thinking about reading the book, understand that it is a rich story but there will be times where you will want to just skip some pages cause they are irrelevant.

Review of Stalin's Moustache.......2003-12-08

This book by Thomas Muhl is not the best book out in bookstores but it is one to remember. The book is basically an autobiography of the author; all of his hardships and mishaps throughout his life are exposed. Most of the events and trials from childhood to manhood are revealed and discussed in story-like format.

Tragic.......2003-12-05

If you like drama this is the book for you. It starts off as a background history of Thomas. He was in the army but got to do what he likes which is painting. He went through his life and found a wife. But they got divorced which took a serious toll on him. This book is filled with sadness and tragedy. I couldn't put the book down. The story just reaches you and doesn't let go. It was very interesting and it can relate to just about anybody.

Retouching Stalin's Moustache by Thomas P. Muhl.......2003-12-04

This novel is a historical autobiographical narrative about the author's life experiences. From his childhood to his career and divorce the author flashes back sporadically from memory to other arbitrarily chosen memory and this serves to keep the reader on his toes throughout the reading. The historical detailing is detailed without being boring and the stories are told without dragging out any emotional wrenching. The tone of the narrative is very matter of fact and leaves the reader to take what he wants from it without forcing a moral.

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