Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques: Raku * Saggar * Pit * Barrel (A Lark Ceramics Book)
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques
  • Unique ways to make pottery
  • Lots of great info and beautful pics
  • terrific!
  • Average...but can find same on internet
Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques: Raku * Saggar * Pit * Barrel (A Lark Ceramics Book)
James C. Watkins , and Paul Andrew Wandless
Manufacturer: Lark Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1579909523

Book Description

Ceramicists searching for new ways to fire their creations now have a wealth of options. Authors James Watkins and Paul Wandless, along with a group of distinguished artisans, demonstrate in detail how to build low-cost, low-tech, yet high-quality kilns. The plans range from an easy, affordable, and versatile Raku Kiln to a unique wood-fueled Downdraft Stovepipe Barrel one. These clever devices make it possible to produce rich surface effects from alternative reduction firing techniques. In addition to showing the basic procedures for using each kiln, easy-to-follow directions for many fast-fire methods unfold in color photographs: You’ll see how to achieve terra sigillata surfaces with direct chemical application, and how to do traditional crackle-glaze raku and smoke finishes.

Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Alternative Kilns & Firing Techniques.......2007-09-06

I really like this book. The directions are clear and easy to understand. The pictures are great! I borrowed this book from a friend and immediately ordered it for myself.

5 out of 5 stars Unique ways to make pottery.......2007-09-01

As I perused this book, I got excited to build my own kiln, to use unique kinds of firing techniques and experiment. It will be like Christmas with each try. I love the ideas and encouragement.

5 out of 5 stars Lots of great info and beautful pics.......2007-05-07

This is a great book on raku. it gives different views from different artists. The photography is good and shows many alternative ways to finish one's pottery other then the traditional glazing and firing. This book is a must for a potters reference bookcase.

5 out of 5 stars terrific!.......2006-11-13

I was so hungry for the information provided by this book,I bought it up fast.It's exactly what I needed,it has basic and user friendly info,a really good value for what it costs.I took it to the studio,and had others look at it and drool,begging me for info as to where they could get a copy.I am really glad I have it!!!

3 out of 5 stars Average...but can find same on internet.......2006-08-14

I was disappointed in this book as most of what is in it, you can find on the internet, and usually better information. It will make a pretty edition to my pottery library but I had hoped for more.
The Pit and the Alternative
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    The Pit and the Alternative
    Avery
    Manufacturer: Writer's Showcase Press
    ProductGroup: Book
    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0595183441

    Book Description

    The struggle of a young man raised in the coalmining area of Pennsylvania during the war years, seeking to escape the deadly pit and become a success. He describes the harshness and casualties of the mines. He joins the Air Force and learns that his supervisors forgot his training needs for promotions, and he must grasp the situation himself to make his own way in life.

    Travel with him as his Air Force career takes you to northern Maine, the Arctic Circle for two months of total darkness and freezing temperatures, the burning deserts of French Morocco, the jungles of Panama, through Central and South America then back to the hustle of the New York City area. The hunting and fishing trips themselves will keep you on the edge of your chair or lying beside it laughing.

    He settles in Colorado after retirement and, after trying three different jobs, settles on police work with the Department of Defense for a second career. His trip is historical, adventurous, humorous, educational, and real. Emotions run high in the pursuit of the ideal job, and happiness in retirement.

    Analysis of transportation mode alternatives for an open pit copper mine
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      Analysis of transportation mode alternatives for an open pit copper mine
      William A Stock
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      ASIN: B0007JE2SK
      Cost estimates of pit disassembly and conversion facility siting alternatives
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        Charles R Richardson
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        ASIN: B0006QXYOW

        The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wright
        Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
        • Noah Adams Has Captured the Essence
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        The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wright
        Noah Adams
        Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
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        ASIN: 0609810324
        Release Date: 2004-09-28

        Book Description

        “It takes only nineteen seconds to walk the distance of the first powered flight. But when I was there the wind was up and cold on my face, and I felt as if I’d entered the black-and-white photograph I’d been seeing all my life. The sand is light gray, there’s a spill of surf in the distance. Wilbur, running at the right of the plane, and Orville, the pilot, are in dark suits. The propellers blur against the sky as the machine rises. . . .”

        So begins Noah Adams’s adventure in search of Wilbur and Orville Wright, a journey that takes him across the country as he follows in the footsteps of the famous brothers in an attempt to know them more deeply, not just as inventors and pilots but as individuals as well.

        Adams, one of our most distinctive and talented storytellers, traveled thousands of miles and interviewed scores of experts and individuals to piece together his story. He finds a local boat captain to ferry him to Kitty Hawk, along the same route that Wilbur took in 1900, and spends several days talking with descendants of the families who first welcomed the Wright brothers a century ago and helped them conduct their gliding experiments. To experience first-hand the thrill of being in the air, Adams himself goes hang-gliding in the Outer Banks.

        To understand the aerodynamics of lift and drag and how the famous 1903 plane was constructed, he visits Ken Hyde, a Virginia pilot and vintage aircraft builder who is creating the world’s most accurate reproduction of the 1903 Wright Flyer. Adams goes to the prop shop and handles the tools and materials that the Wrights used to build their gliders and planes, and later he visits the wind tunnel at Langley Air Force Base where Hyde’s reproduction was tested for the first time.

        He also travels to France to visit the old racetrack at Le Mans where Wilbur startled the European aviation community with his demonstration flights in 1908, and he spends a few days at Wisconsin’s Oshkosh Fly-in, where builders of experimental aircraft and owners of vintage planes gather every year to dazzle the crowds. Adams himself takes to the air in a restored Ford Tri-Motor, America’s first airliner, which took its maiden flight seventy years ago.

        In Adams’s book we encounter the Wright brothers in a way that no writer has introduced them before. Through the lens of his own experiences as well as original reporting, letters, diaries, and other primary source material, he helps us understand the talent and intensity of the brothers and their family, including the fascinating, deeply complex, and at times tragic bond between Orville and Katharine, his younger sister.

        The Flyers is a wonderfully rich narrative that brings an unprecedented spirit of immediacy to one of history’s most dramatic stories.


        From the Hardcover edition.

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars Noah Adams Has Captured the Essence.......2006-05-30

        I lived in Dayton, Ohio, for three years during the late 1960s. I appreciate the nostalgia and reverence Noah Adams captures in his description of Dayton and of the Wright Brothers' exploits.

        I remember the huge bombers taking off from Wright-Pat airbase, their somber mission and the fear of nuclear war always a palpable emotion in those years.

        Adams captures both the essence of the Wright family and its influence on the world. I never had a chance to see their Oakwood home, but Adams let me feel the ambiance each room in their house and the dynamics between the two brothers and their family.

        The visitation of Adams to Kitty Hawk and to Hawthorne Hill accentuates the intensity of those first flights. The added photographs of these historic moments intensifies their importance.

        What I would give to have been there in France or in New York harbor when that old-fashioned airplane swooped by.

        Larry Rochelle, author of DUST DEVILS, SIREN SORCERY, GULF GHOST and BLUE ICE.

        2 out of 5 stars Confused Bio.......2004-12-26

        This biography on the Wrights is a confused mess. Adams tells the story by visitng locations where the Wrights made history, but during these travels we learn more about his modern day random encounters than what the Wrights actually did there. Adams goes on for pages about capturing moths, a boy and his heroic dog, and other such tales which have nothing to do with the Wrights.

        This biography also neglects describe the Wrights childhood and what might have made them the brilliant engineers they became. The book really focuses on everything after the Kitty Hawk flight. This is its biggest strength in describing how they traveled the world to show everyone their flying machine, including moments of triumph and tragedy.

        The book finds down by focussing on the Wrights' sisters love affair. I got the feeling that the author felt their needed to be a romance somewhere in the book, and since the Wrights were more focussed on machines than women that he needed to waste our time with this barely relevant affair.

        5 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down!.......2004-06-25

        This is a great little book. You follow along as Adams revisits many of the places where the Wright Brothers went. Just like any such visitor, he revels in the little things he finds that match up with some bit of the legend, like finding a building where they stayed; or the hospital where Orville was laid up after the first fatal crash. He also finds evidence of the huge impact Wilbur made in France where he was hailed as a hero. Who'd have thought there was a "Wilbur Street" in France?

        No, this is no substitute for those blow-by-blow accounts of each innovation, but it fills in the gaps and adds some chronolgy that others lack. For example, he mentions how Orville's crash happened while Wilbur was in Europe, and how long it had been since Orville had last flown.

        This is a fine book, and if you've ever gone on your own trek to try and get a sense of history by "being there", you won't be able to put it down.

        3 out of 5 stars Still Searching.......2004-06-19

        The problem with Noah Adams's book is an inability to decide what it wants to be. A Wright Brothers biography? No. A personal memoir? Not really. A Wright Brothers Greatest Hits visit to places intimately connected with their lives? Not that either, although The Flyers certainly has some characteristics of all those three possibilities. While well-written, the book fails to capture the brothers, not really a surprising flaw since they are long dead, their contemporaries are long dead and the Brothers didn't leave much in the way of a written account of their lives. The characters who come most back to life here are their father Bishop Wright and, especially, their lovely and patient sister Katharine. And they breathe on the page precisely because Adams draws frequently and well from their journals and letters. Adams is also good when writing of the places the Wright Brothers flew, such as the Outer Banks of North Carolina and New York. Each chapter starts with a title page photograph and many of them are rare treasures, at least as evocative as Adams's text. One minor annoyance -- the Wrights were famously solitary and family-centered, so the frequent interludes where Adams imagines himself exchanging small talk and daily observations with the Wilbur and Orville ring jarringly untrue.

        4 out of 5 stars a journey of discovery.......2003-11-29

        Noah Adams took a year off from NPR and went in search of the Wright Brothers. He sought out the threads of their story in locations from Dayton Ohio to Paris France, as well as deep inside the many long letters that Orville, Wilbur, their father Milton and their sister Kate shared over the years. The result is a fresh telling of the Wright story that is well worth reading.

        Adams' book caught my eye because I have been on my own Wright Brothers quest the last two years, producing a documentary for The History Channel. In reading his book I discovered we had unknowingly crossed paths twice. Once in October 2002 on the dunes of Jockey's Ridge state park, a few miles south of Kitty Hawk, watching military pilots try their hand flying the Wright Brothers 1902 glider, and once at the annual air show in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.

        Having done a substantial amount of research into the Wrights' story, I wondered if I would learn anything new in this book, and was delighted to find that I did. No other book that I've seen details Wilbur Wright's first encounter with alphabet soup at a hotel dining room in France in 1908, which is a wonderful moment. Other little known nuggets also come to light here. The Wrights' sense of humor, hidden from the world and saved only for family and close friends, is also write large on these pages, which helps us see past the starched suits and pinched faces and come face to face with the real men.

        Other parts of the story that I was familiar with were told with caring and detail that made them seem brand new. One exquisitely sad chapter deals in detail with Will and Orv's sister Kate. She and Orville were as close as two people could be, and came to rely heavily on each other after Wilbur's death. But when Kate fell in love in her 50's with an old college friend, recently widowed, and decided to marry him, Orville cut her off. He didn't attend the wedding, he returned letters, and never spoke to her again before she died of pneumonia two years later. Adams tells the story through Kate's letters, and the pain is palpable.

        But it is Adams' own explorations that what really set the book apart, as he visits the dirt racecourse in Le Mans where Wilbur Wright astonished the world with his first flight, charters a boat to Kitty Hawk the same way Wilbur Wright did, or examines the original glass negative of that famous picture of the first flight.

        Listeners to NPR are familiar with Adams' folksy style. You meet the people he does, be they curators, taxi drivers, whoever. He occasionally stumbles, rambling on too long about a moth collector at Huffman Prairie, or a stunt pilot flying at Oshkosh. But he hits far more often than he misses. His observations and his musings, and his weaving of modern day people and happenings into the story make this book unique among the many Wright books that have come out this year. You can learn the history well you enjoy the ride. I highly recommend it.

        One other note: I downloaded the audio version of this book, something I had never done before, and it worked quite well. I was going to burn it to CD, but it would have required multiple CDs, so I just listened to it off my laptop, which was great.
        The Flyers : In Search of Wilbur & Orville Wright
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          The Flyers : In Search of Wilbur & Orville Wright
          Noah Adams
          Manufacturer: Random House Books On Tape, Inc.
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Audio Cassette
          ASIN: B000ES1R00
          The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wright
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            The Flyers: In Search of Wilbur and Orville Wright

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            Binding: Audio CD
            ASIN: 0736695621

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            Brand-Name Diabetic Meals in Minutes : Quick & Healthy Recipes to Make Your Meals Tastier & Your Life Easier
            Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
            • Diabetes meals made easy
            • A book from heaven
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            Book Description

            For people with diabetes, the urge to splurge on their favorite brand-name food products can be overwhelming. Brand-Name Diabetic Meals in Minutes ends the need to worry about unhealthy indulgences with recipes that include good-for-you ingredients from famous brand names.

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            5 out of 5 stars Diabetes meals made easy.......2007-01-19

            These meals are so easy and have great taste that even those who are not diabetic will enjoy.

            4 out of 5 stars A book from heaven.......2000-04-23

            Before i had this book, i didn't know whether to trust brands like,weight watchers, for my Diabetec diet.I was confused on what to eat, and what not to eat.I consulted a dietition, but i still had questions stuck in my mind as soon as i got home from his place.Since i got this book(A miracle!), it helped me,clear my doubts,and relax about eating,not worrying whether this is right to eat or not.It even includes recipes,and alternate tips for sugar, i think,this is a book,i guess....from heaven,Order it NOW!

            The Chefs of the Times: More Than 200 Recipes and Reflections from Some of America's Most Creative Chefs Based on the Popular Column in The New York Times
            Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
            • Variety is the spice of life
            The Chefs of the Times: More Than 200 Recipes and Reflections from Some of America's Most Creative Chefs Based on the Popular Column in The New York Times

            Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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            Culled from the popular column in the Dining In/Dining Out section of The New York Times, this exciting new collection reflects the wide range of flavours and personalities influencing the food world today. Included are signature recipes and personal essays from Michael Romano and more.

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            5 out of 5 stars Variety is the spice of life.......2002-10-07

            This is a fantastic compendium of many of the best chefs in America and some of their finest preparations. You've got Romano, Vongerichten, Boulud, Keller, O'Connell...even relative newcomers like Patricia Yeo and Wylie Dufresne. It is an outstanding resource for getting a taste of the various styles and approaches...including multiple no-stir risotto recipes and other kitchen hints. Preparation times and a recipe index are provided to make this a very well done production, including a photo for one of each chef's preparations (each chef gets about half a dozen recipes included).

            The meals are mostly accessible to the home cook and very clearly presented. They were obviously kitchen-tested in order to get into the New York Times from where these recipes are drawn, so no bogus preparations. Plus these chefs didn't hold anything back seeing as the New York Times is read by their target demographic and it's a competitive arena.

            Anyone who wants to kick their culinary skills up a few thousand notches over Emeril & the food TV gang ought to invest wisely in this delectable tome.
            The Chefs of the Times: More Than 200 Recipes and Reflections from Some of America's Most Creative Chefs Based on the Popular Column in The New York Times
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              Sand, Leaf, Or Coral Reef: A Book About Animal Habitats (Animal Wise)
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                65 Birdhouses and Bird Feeders
                Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
                • Not a good choice
                • Lots of Designs
                • Just an OK Book!!
                • Even the most novice woodworker will have no difficulty
                65 Birdhouses and Bird Feeders
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                A collection of 65 birdhouse and bird feeder designs. The 65 designs are profusely illustrated with detailed dimensioned drawings of each part and an assembled isometric drawing to show the finished project. Any woodworker with minimal skills will be able to build these designs.

                Customer Reviews:

                2 out of 5 stars Not a good choice.......2007-01-07

                This book was a huge disappointment. It offers nothing but some drawings with dimensions. There are no hints, no instructions, nothing. If I weren't fairly skilled at figuring these things out, this book would be a total waste to me.

                4 out of 5 stars Lots of Designs.......2005-09-18

                Plenty of ideas to choose from with lots of illustrations. Some building skills would be helpful. Simple kits to build can be found at houses4birds.com

                3 out of 5 stars Just an OK Book!!.......2005-05-14

                Expect to use a Tablesaw or Miter Saw when using this book. There is an acknowledgement at the beginning of the book, but no other text throughout other than the dimensions of each house. No cutting recommendations, etc., just dimensioned drawings. Don't expect too much from this book.

                5 out of 5 stars Even the most novice woodworker will have no difficulty.......2002-02-11

                65 Birdhouses And Bird Feeders: For All Bird Lovers To Build offers do-it-yourself birdhouse builders a collection of sixty five birdhouses and bird feeder designs that range from the simple to the complex, the traditional to the innovative. Each design is profusely illustrated with detailed dimensioned drawings and an assembly isometric drawing showing the finished project. Even the most novice woodworker will have no difficulty following the easy and methodical step-by-step instructions to achieve their selected birdhouse project. An additional enhancement for the bird fancier are the requirements shown for many species of birds that are the intended "residents" of these bird houses and bird feeders. If you are considering building a bird house or a bird feeder for your yard or garden, then begin with browsing through Ronald Tarjany's 65 Birdhouses And Bird Feeders!

                The Echoing Green: The Garden in Myth and Memory
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                  The Echoing Green: The Garden in Myth and Memory
                  Jennifer Heath
                  Manufacturer: Plume
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                  Release Date: 2000-02-28

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                  An imaginative assemblage of gardening literature and history for the avid gardener and literary reader alike

                  The Echoing Green is a lively examination of all things that make a garden a divine and interesting place. It is a tapestry rich with sumptuous imagery, unusual information, and exacting prose about gardening history, lore, rituals, and the personal experiences and reflections of author Jennifer Heath, herself a passionate gardener for more than thirty years. Including factual information as well as the mythology and folklore surrounding individual flowers, plants, and herbs, this book is beautifully written, creatively researched, and lovingly collected. From the history of the rose (which evolved in Central Asia sixty million years ago) to the significance of basil in different cultures (sacred to the Hindus, but a sign of poverty and misfortune to the ancient Greeks) to Heath's own spirited approach to weeding, The Echoing Green is a wide-ranging and delightful volume that belongs in the hearts and on the bookshelves of gardeners everywhere.

                  How to Have a Baby and Still Live in the Real World:  A Totally Candid Guide to the Whole Deal
                  Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                  • At last!
                  • What a great change from the norm!
                  • Such a nice change from my other pregnancy books!
                  • Definately not mumsy!
                  How to Have a Baby and Still Live in the Real World: A Totally Candid Guide to the Whole Deal
                  Jane Symons
                  Manufacturer: Running Press Book Publishers
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback

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                  ASIN: 0762414472
                  Release Date: 2003-04-15

                  Book Description

                  Every newly pregnant woman has a sneaking suspicion that no one is telling her the whole truth. This humorous, practical guide, written by health writer Jane Symons, asks and answers all those questions that expectant mothers worried would shock their physicians and make their friends laugh. And it takes full advantage of the fact that midwives, far more than doctors, partners, and even friends, hear what expectant mothers really think, feel, and worry about. Taking the reader from the moment she finds out she's pregnant to the point where push truly comes to shove (and afterwards), this is a frank, funny, and indispensable companion to the ups and downs of the most eventful-and surprising-40 weeks of a woman's life. A new, genuinely fresh contribution to the subject, it's designed in a chic, retro style to make it stand out among the shelves of pastel pregnancy guides.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars At last!.......2007-01-29

                  A pregnancy book that neither tries to scare you nor makes you feel guilty for not constantly living on a pink cloud. It does use a specific (ironic) sense of humour, which, I suppose, can be annoying. But I loved it. I thought the information given was the most honest and detailed so far, MUCH better than 'the mother of all pregnancy books' by Douglas. I would definately recommend to leaf through it in the bookstore and if it appeals to you, buy it! My husband, who dislikes the books that take themselves too seriously (and portray all fathers as beer drinking sports fanatics)really enjoyed this book, too! Now he knows as much (well, almost) as I do, and that makes the whole thing much easier.

                  5 out of 5 stars What a great change from the norm!.......2004-02-06

                  I recently purchased this book and I love it. The advice is wonderful and "tells it like it is". The illustrations are too funny. If you want a straight-forward guide to pregnancy without the paranoia, this is the book for you.

                  5 out of 5 stars Such a nice change from my other pregnancy books!.......2003-11-20

                  I'm pregnant with my first child and fed up with books like 'Your Pregnancy Week by Week' which seemed designed to make you feel both guilt and terror in equal measure for your entire pregnancy. It's so nice to read a book that addresses all the important things a mom-to-be needs/wants to know without ever being condescening or bullying in its agenda. The clip art illustrations and captions have me rolling on the floor with laughter, and the writing is also witty and smart.

                  This isn't the book I would turn to if I have a very specific medical question, but it does help my mental health enormously! (Laughter is the best antidote to stress.) I plan to buy it for all my friends as they become pregnant.

                  4 out of 5 stars Definately not mumsy!.......2003-11-18

                  This is one of the growing new trend of pregnancy guides - it tries to be the antithesis of the 'What to expect when you are expecting' genre by being hip and sassy. A lot of this hip and sassiness seems to translate as cutting comments, but there is still a lot going for this book.

                  It does give you many of the answers you are sure to be looking for - such as those relating to the gross things that happen to your body and if you can ever have sex again (though this may seem self evident if you know anyone who has more than one child!) It also manages to avoid the preachy tone of many books that realising that yes, you may have the occassional drink or cigarette, and while it is not recommended, don't stress, you aren't the first.

                  It is easy to overdose on pregnancy books - each one might have a little something differnt, so perhaps you should just buy each one. Or maybe you should just get one, and use a bit of common sense. And why not this one? Truth be told, the best bits are the illustrations - from 1950s advertisements and magazines, recaptioned with an appropriate witty and biting style, they are sure to have you laughing

                  Janet Ashbee: Love, Marriage, and the Arts & Crafts Movement
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                    Janet Ashbee: Love, Marriage, and the Arts & Crafts Movement
                    Felicity Ashbee
                    Manufacturer: Syracuse University Press
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Hardcover

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                    ASIN: 0815607318
                    Felicity Ashbee. Janet Ashbee: Love, Marriage, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.(Book Review): An article from: Utopian Studies
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                      Felicity Ashbee. Janet Ashbee: Love, Marriage, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.(Book Review): An article from: Utopian Studies
                      Wendy E. Chmielewski
                      Manufacturer: Society for Utopian Studies
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Digital

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                      ASIN: B000826432
                      Release Date: 2005-07-31

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                      This digital document is an article from Utopian Studies, published by Society for Utopian Studies on March 22, 2003. The length of the article is 877 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: Felicity Ashbee. Janet Ashbee: Love, Marriage, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.(Book Review)
                      Author: Wendy E. Chmielewski
                      Publication: Utopian Studies (Refereed)
                      Date: March 22, 2003
                      Publisher: Society for Utopian Studies
                      Volume: 14 Issue: 2 Page: 137(3)

                      Article Type: Book Review

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                      Janet Ashbee: Love, Marriage, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review): An article from: Albion
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                        Janet Ashbee: Love, Marriage, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review): An article from: Albion
                        Susan Groag Bell
                        Manufacturer: North American Conference on British Studies
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Digital

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                        ASIN: B00082BVNU
                        Release Date: 2005-07-31

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                        This digital document is an article from Albion, published by North American Conference on British Studies on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 903 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: Janet Ashbee: Love, Marriage, and the Arts and Crafts Movement.(Reviews of Books)(Book Review)
                        Author: Susan Groag Bell
                        Publication: Albion (Refereed)
                        Date: September 22, 2003
                        Publisher: North American Conference on British Studies
                        Volume: 35 Issue: 3 Page: 524(3)

                        Article Type: Book Review

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                        Death's Railway: A Merchant Mariner POW on the River Kwai
                        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                        • Yet another piece of perfection
                        Death's Railway: A Merchant Mariner POW on the River Kwai
                        Gerald Reminick
                        Manufacturer: Glencannon Press
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Paperback

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                        ASIN: 188990127X

                        Book Description

                        This is the true story of Stanley Willner, merchant mariner, prisoner of war, family man and standard bearer in the decades long struggle to get veterans' benefits for the merchant marine. Stanley's odyssey began at the outbreak of World War II. As a new third mate, his ship was sunk by a German merchant raider and, after several months of captivity, transferred to the dreaded Changi Prison Camp at Singapore. There he met James Clavell, who captured some of their experiences in the epic King Rat, and was forced to work on the infamous Burma-Siam Railroad on the River Kwai. This is a remarkable story of courage, perseverance and heroism.

                        Customer Reviews:

                        5 out of 5 stars Yet another piece of perfection.......2003-02-14

                        I was one of the first individuals to buy this book as I couldn't wait for it's publication. I just finished reading it and I must say that the author again has written a masterpiece. Mr. Reminick, thanks again for your incisive prose and inside view of history. Love it.

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