Rousseau -- The Last Days of Spanish New Orleans

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A detailed canvas of human lives and power struggles.......2003-10-10

Exceptionally well written by Raymond J. Martinez (a direct descendant of Pierre George Rousseau), Rousseau: The Last Days Of Spanish New Orleans is the fascinating and informative historical chronicle of the daring man who led the Spanish campaign against the British in Louisiana and West Florida during the Revolutionary War. Painting a detailed canvas of human lives and power struggles in the era before the Louisiana purchase, Rousseau: The Last Days Of Spanish New Orleans is a unique and exciting introduction into a lesser known but absolutely fascinating aspect of American revolutionary history.

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When Charles Darwin, then age 22, first saw the HMS Beagle, he thought it looked "more like a wreck than a vessel commissioned to go round the world." But travel around the world it did, taking Darwin to South America, Australia, New Zealand, Tahiti, and of course the Galapagos Islands, in a journey of discovery that lasted almost five years. Now, in Fossils, Finches and Fuegians, Richard Keynes, Darwin's great grandson, offers the first modern full-length account of Darwin's epoch-making expedition. This was the great adventure of Charles Darwin's life. Indeed, it would have been a great adventure for anyone--tracking condor in Chile, surviving the great earthquake of 1835, riding across country on horseback in the company of gauchos, watching whales leaping skyward off Tierra del Fuego, hunting ostriches with a bolo, discovering prehistoric fossils and previously unknown species, and meeting primitive peoples such as the Fuegians. Keynes captures many of the natural wonders that Darwin witnessed, including an incredible swarm of butterflies a mile wide and ten miles long. Keynes also illuminates Darwin's scientific work--his important findings in geology and biology--and traces the slow revolution in Darwin's thought about species and how they might evolve. Numerous illustrations--mostly by artists who traveled with Darwin on the Beagle--grace the pages, including finely rendered drawings of many points of interest discussed in the book. There has probably been no greater or more important scientific expedition than Darwin's voyage on the Beagle. Packed with colorful details of life aboard ship and in the wild, here is a fascinating portrait of Charles Darwin and of 19th century science.

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A perfect compliment to Voyage of the Beagle.......2007-04-23

This book was an incredibly fast and easy read for its 400 pages. For those who have read Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle, this may seem a bit redundant at times, but I actually found it to be a great compliment. Richard Darwin Keynes (Charles Darwin's great grand-son) does a beautiful job weaving together a narrative of Darwin's long journey aboard the HMS Beagle between 1832 and 1836. Bits and pieces of Darwin's commonplace journal, his field notes, and letters home are very well incorporated into the overall narrative, adding authenticity to Keynes' interpretation of his great-grandfather's time aboard the Beagle. There are also several very nice watercolor plates and many gorgeous maps and engravings that really add to the reader's experience.

The chapters are very short (8-12 pages) and each one deals with a specific region visited along the journey (except maybe the first and last two). This style is very effective, and keeps the reader interested and on track. Keynes' also adds important and relevant historical background that is not present in Voyage of the Beagle and provides the reader with a great deal of insight into Darwin's life and his relationships with other people, such as Captain Robert FitzRoy. I would recommend this book highly to anyone interested in Darwin, evolution, the history of science, or Latin America.

DONT MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE I FIRST MADE.......2006-08-07

I never gave this book a good chance when I started reading it the first time and so I put it back on my shelf for a few months.

I started out reading it very slowly, each word, trying to savor the images of a bygone time and of the words and adventures of an incredible man. After a while I noticed I was trying to skip through as fast as possible just to finish it. Then when I left it on the shelf a few months it dawned on me... this book should be treated respectfully, and read for enjoyment, not just to be finished but to feel and be enveloped by, and so I picked it up a second time and my impression of it is what lead me to give it 5 stars.

The incredible abundance of drawings by those very artists that were there with Darwin, seeing what he saw, eating with him, journeying with him, and Darwin himself, his words, what his thoughts were, what he saw and touched... the descriptions coupled with the drawings of the places visited made me want to step back in time and visit each place the way it used to be... sadly those jewels are now replaced with superhighways as Keynes points out... man has a natural inclination and penchant to change usually irreversibly by destroying beauty... and what has been lost is truly sad...

What has been left is this wonderful, moving account of Charles Darwin as so wonderfully presented by Keynes. So don't do as I first did, try to plough your way through this book just to finish it, but even worse, don't just put it down to never read it because you will have truly lost out on reading a fascinating journey, an adventure of people, places, names, faces and life you just don't find these days in todays reading...

The pictures of the Feugians, unbelievable! These were the actual people that Darwin met along the journey and to see these pictures and see what these people looked like, what they wore, their face painting, everything is truly remarkable. A book like this, with this much value, pictures, detailed descriptions and accounts should be worth much much more than it sells for compared to some of the garbage churned out by lesser authors.

And you know what... I plan on reading it all over again, slowly, deliberately, and with wonder and amazement filling my mind and heart.

Map making and evolution.......2004-05-07

An enjoyable recount of Darwin's voyage around the world in the early 1830s. Rather than argue for or against any version of Darwins theories, Keynes describes the adventure of 2 English gentlemen setting out to create a better map of the world. Aside from providing an enjoyable and picturesque travel guide, we get to know the way each inspired the other.

The reader will be surprised to read about the daring young Darwin's adventures. He ends up dodging warriors prowling the Argentinian praries, trusting his life to murderous Fuegian cowboys, getting drunk with Chilean gold miners, intervening in a Brazilian civil war and tasting potentially halucenogenic South American plants.

Keynes seems particularly interested in showing Darwin as Captain FitzRoy's agent and artist. In some ways, Keynes makes a case that Darwin was hired to write the story FitzRoy dictated. Like the artists brought along by Captain FitzRoy, Darwin was invited to embellishFitzRoy's maps. FitzRoy, a flawed character of exceptional energy and intuition, knew well his limitations: depression and a violent temper. To achieve what he knows is possible he drags young English gentlemen off to the ends of the world and sets them on their path to celebrity and fame.

Left to itself, this action story and tragedy (FitzRoy commits suicide in the last narrative chapter) could have stood alone. The author feels compelled to trouble us with a search for the exact moment that Darwin's diary records the inspiration for 'evolutionary theory'. It detracts a bit, but only in a minor way. Unexplored is the relationship between map making and evolutionary trees, an obvious paradigm which would have fit the story better.

A book re-visiting Darwin's steps........2003-06-08

Mr. Keynes (great-grandson of Charles Darwin) re-plays the voyage of the Beagle, with some interesting back-up material. We read of Darwin's early life and his family connections, and the Beagle's Capt. FitzRoy's interest in returning to Tierra del Fuego. Included are plenty of extracts from others' letters and logs, plus many original drawings & paintings. And there is a nice touch; at the top of each page is the month and year, so you are continually reminded of just how much time has passed.

Having read and enjoyed Darwin's 'Voyage of the Beagle', I was not expecting much in the way of startling new evidence re his discoveries & theories. And there is not; but what IS there, is more focus on his time in Patagonia, which surprisingly covered 2 years - nearly half the 5 year trip ... which is not apparent in the 'Voyage' (in my faulty memory) ... And the Beagle only spent 5 weeks in the Galapagos, but that short stay provided most of the hard evidence which fuelled Darwin's later theorising.

Further visits to N.Z., Australia and Tasmania showed the devastation to the indiginous wildlife caused by introduced species, which prompted more thoughts on survival. Had more time been available in Mauritius or Madagascar, his theorising might have been more concentrated and conclusions derived earlier (but of course, 20/20 hindsight always provides the best view!).

Mr. Keynes provides a modern perspective on the scientific method of the young (23) Darwin, especially in his noting exactly which strata fossils were found, and his meticulously accurate un-biased descriptions of specimens (not a predominant trait in the scientific community at that time!). Particular focus is placed on his geological and fossil studies - largely glossed over by Darwin himself - revealing some deep background thinking which was formative in constructing his Theory of Evolution. The penultimste chapter reveals how Darwin spent the 20-odd years leading up to the publication of 'Origin'; how his Father and reading Malthus simulated his imagination; how his friendship with Lyell and Wallace proved crucial in the book's publication. It also underlines the idea that luck, having independant means (something denied to Wallace), and being in the right place at the right time (like Capt. Cook) probably had more to do with his success than his brilliance did.
In a touching final chapter we feel the love and friendship that grew between FitzRoy and Darwin during those 5 years on board, FitzRoy's subsequent jobs, then his final descent into depression and suicide..

A book re-visiting Darwin's steps........2003-06-08

Not an easy read; Mr. Keynes' writing style is not as fluid or easy on the eye as some other writers in the popular science arena, and some of the attached letters are hard going. I found myself frequently re-reading passages to ensure that I had the correct gist of the text.
However, that apart, this is an illuminating, fresh look at what was probably the most important voyage - ever - for philosophical science.

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Fossils,Finches and Fuegians: Charles Darwin's Adventures and Discoveries on the "Beagle"
Richard Darwin Keynes
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0007101902

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Fossils, Finches and Fuegians: Charles Darwins Adventures and Discoveries in the Beagle 1832-1836
Richard Keynes
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8PLRU

Book Description

Each year thousands of parents, yearning for more time with their children, put away their briefcases and laptops in favor of baby gear and Legos. Yet being home with the kids all day isn't easy! Some of us need a little extra help with the transition. The Stay-at-Home Parent Survival Guide not only helps Moms and Dads survive the occasional stressful day--something every parent experiences now and then--but also inspires them with new ideas for indoor and outdoor activities, great places to take the kids, starting a playgroup, building a support system, and keeping connected in the adult community. Even if you're a parenting pro, The Stay-at-Home Parent Survival Guide is a useful resource that offers unique ways to handle the day-to-day tasks of stay-at-home parenting, such as helpful tips for finishing the housework with the kids underfoot, meal and naptime strategies that work, skills for building a stronger marriage, managing your time effectively, beating the stay-at-home blues, and balancing household finances on a single income. In addition to the expertise of author Christina Baglivi Tinglof and other stay-at-home parents, The Survival Guide includes valuable insights from a variety of experts, including:

Kathy Kristof, syndicated columnist, on how to set and reach financial goals
Arlene Rossen Cardozo, author of Sequencing, on the evolution of the stay-at-home mom
Dr. Sylvia Rimm, "Today" show parenting expert, on positive discipline
Dr. Brian Ray, president of the National Home Education Research Institute, on homeschooling
Elaine St. James, author of Simplify Your Life with Kids, on just that
Ellen Parlapiano and Patricia Cobe, authors of Mompreneurs, on starting your own business from home

Christina Baglivi Tinglof is a stay-at-home mom of three young sons and the author of Double Duty: The Parents' Guide to Raising Twins. She and her family live in Los Angeles.

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I could've written this myself.......2006-09-26

The book and chapter titles sound promising, but unfortunately the content fails to deliver. She just skims the surface of these issues and says nothing that isn't common sense.

Nothing new.......2005-09-24

I was so excited after hearing great reviews about this book. I searched the local library to check out this book. There is nothing new in this book for Mothers/Fathers that have been stay-at-home parents. I think this book would be good for NEWLY stay-at-home parents. This book said it was to offer "unique" ways to handle the day-to-day tasks. There was nothing unique about anything in this book. "Helpful tips" do not buy this book, check it out from your library.

survival guide makes staying at home a reality!.......2000-05-21

This is an accessible, practical and easy to follow guide to help parents with the important but somewhat daunting thought of staying home full-time with the children. Tinglof's style is full of humor and ease, helping the reader feel comfortable about the subject and ready to make the attempt! The book is thorough without being cumbersome. I especially liked the tips provided by other parents which are dispersed throughout the book. There is a real feeling of contact with other struggling parents! Christina Baglivi Tinglof has provided a wonderful examination of parenting and how staying at home can work for so many of us.

Life-Saving Tips From the Parenting Front.......2000-04-06

Open this marvelous book to any page and find solid advice, sensitivity, humor, and warmth. The author has been where you are and knows what you need: a life raft, a laugh, a practical, down-to-earth solution--fast! This is the kind of book that every parent, grandparent, child care worker, and occasional babysitter must have.

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More than 130 recipes from a culinary landmark

Seattle Area Travelogue/Cookbook

Delightful read about the Pike Place Market

A great update to a terrific cookbook

A great update to a terrific cookbook

Pike Place Market Cookbook: Recipes, Personalities, and Anecdotes from Seattle's Renowned Public Market
Braiden, Rex-Johnson
Manufacturer: Sasquatch Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0912365528

Book Description

Visited by nine million people each year, Pike Place Market is Seattle's most beloved attraction. The Pike Place Market Cookbook is a guide to shopping for and learning about the incredible range of foods available at the Market. The cookbook introduces newcomers and long-time Market fans to the community of people who know, prepare, sell, and serve the foods of the Northwest.

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More than 130 recipes from a culinary landmark.......2003-09-15

The Pike Place Market is one of Seattle's best and beloved fine dining restaurants. Braiden Rex-Johnson has assembled more than 130 recipes from that culinary landmark in this newly revised and expanded edition of the Pike Place Market Cookbook. From Beet Salad with Fresh Basil Dressing; Korean Beef Barbecue (Bulgogi); and Cornish Game Hens with Raspberry Gravy; to Roast King Salmon with Pinot Noir Mustard Sauce; Blackberry Mousse with Lemon Madeleines; and Ice Berry Spice Tea, the Pike Place Market Cookbook is a culinary showcase of fine dining suitable for any and all occasions!

Seattle Area Travelogue/Cookbook.......2003-07-31

7/24/2003

PIKE PLACE MARKET COOKBOOK:
Recipes, Anecdotes and Personalities from
Seattle's Renowned Public Market
By Braiden Rex-Johnson
Foreward by Tom Douglas

Rex-Johnson puts the reader well into the middle of the frenzy and color-filled mealtimes at Pike Market. She readily lines out signature dishes, menu rotations and histories of those sharing the fruits of their wares and labors. She captures the many faces of the Market, which she describes as "Part meat, fish, and produce market; part breathtaking panorama of water, mountains, and sky; part vaudeville show; part arts and crafts extravaganza; and part slice of nitty-gritty street life." Pike Place Market is the most visited landmark in the Pacific Northwest. One cannot buy a ticket to anything like this!

This 96-year-old mecca has a colorful history, and was almost torn down to make way for "urban renewal" in the early 1970s. More recently, Rex-Johnson tells how in 1997, The Market Basket CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) program reinvigorated the farmer population and helped save the Market's farm-fresh food resources.

Each of the nine food sections in the cookbook is headed with a handy preview. The Entrée page reflects such diversity as Irish Stew, Zaire Chicken Curry, Korean Beef Bulgogi, Rouladen (Germany), Pancit Bihon and Mechado (the Philippines), and New Mexico Tamales.

These are just some of the stops she makes:

~ Chef Charles Ramseyer, of Ray's Boathouse, shares his simple, yet elegant appetizer, Scallop Terrine, along with chef's tips for perfect preparation.

~ From Sosio's Produce comes Microwave Mozzarella Vegetable Pie. This is a simple, health-filled dish of Japanese eggplants, sweet peppers, onion, spice blend and mozzarella cheese. Mic this in 10 short minutes. Even quicker is their Cheesy Tomatoes, baked in the oven.

~ The simple Pea Pullao from The Souk is a spicy, vegetable-rice dish. The cookbook cross-references this dish with Marketspice's Chicken Masala (page 86) and Café Campagne's Lamb Burgers and Balsamic Onions, Roasted Peppers and Aioli (page 98).

~ A backgrounder on the Pike Place Market Creamery features Nancy Nipples, the proprietress and self-described "Head Milk Maid" of this now-famed institution. Learn about "aracauna" eggs.

~ From Alm Hill Gardens comes another fresh pea dish--Raspberry Snap Peas--made with raspberry vinegar and toasted sesame seeds. The handy Techniques section, page 203, refreshes your memory on toasting seeds and nuts.

~ From Chicken Valley comes an unusual Northwest Chicken Stir-Fry. It contains the usual stir-fry basics plus hazelnuts, spinach and dried cherries, plumped. Meet the owner and learn of the restaurant's background and their take on all feathered-food sources. Rabbits, too.

~ On the bread scene Nancie Brecher, teacher of cuisine to thousands of Seattleites, shares her Fresh Dill Beer Bread, an unusual accompaniment.

~ From Tim's Fine Berries, a recipe combines raspberries, brown sugar, raisins, apricots, citrus juice, zest, onion and toasted almonds for a lip-smacking Red Raspberry Chutney.

~ On the dessert track, find a recipe for Chilled Strawberry Soup from Northwest food expert Sharon Kramis. Guests will enthuse over this berry, banana and pineapple fruited gazpacho.

~ From Mech Apiaries comes a Sour Cream Cranberry Pie, a tart, yet creamy treat.

~ You will feel quite quenched and close to Danny McCullem of Danny's Wonder Freeze, after Rex-Johnson introduces you to his concept. His "Real" New York Egg Cream, is a gem in the heart of Seattle, a simple drink which is a lot method.

The Pike Place Market Cookbook has excellent Appendixes: Techniques, Produce Availability Chart, Mail-order Information and a comprehensive index. Rex-Johnson's book is part cookbook and part intriguing Seattle travelogue.

Delightful read about the Pike Place Market.......2003-06-21

(From Take 5 newsletter)
Braiden Rex-Johnson's revised edition of the Pike Place Market Cookbook is a delightful read about the Market's colorful vendors and includes delicious recipes from shopkeepers, restauranteurs and local chefs. Rex-Johonson's first edition was published in 1992, and a decade-plus later nearly a third of the businesses featured in the original book have changed hands. She describes current vendors from the fishmongers to French bakery, smokehouse to spice shop, berry vendor to brewery. Among her 130 appetizer-to-dessert recipes are 60 new recipes and 70 of the best from her previous book. The Pike Place Market is a popular destination for locals and tourists alike - this book will guide readers to the many tucked-away shops and cafes, and its recipes will prompt a shopping list for the next trip.

A great update to a terrific cookbook.......2003-06-05

(From Wine Press Northwest magazine)

Braiden Rex-Johnson's newest offering is her second edition of the best-selling Pike Place Market Cookbook.

Rex-Johnson, a Wine Press Northwest columnist, published the first Cookbook a decade ago, and it's been wildly popular with residents and tourists alike.

Like the first edition, the completely revised version is loaded with recipes by and features on vendors and chefs, and it beautifully captures what a special and magical place the Pike Place Market is in the Pacific Northwest.

If you own the original Cookbook, you'll thoroughly enjoy the revised edition, and if you never picked up the first version, this will become a treasured part of your cookbook collection.

A great update to a terrific cookbook.......2003-06-05

(From Wine Press Northwest magazine)

Braiden Rex-Johnson's newest offering is her second edition of the best-selling Pike Place Market Cookbook.

Rex-Johnson, a Wine Press Northwest columnist, published the first Cookbook a decade ago, and it's been wildly popular with residents and tourists alike.

If you own the original Cookbook, you'll thoroughly enjoy the revised edition, and if you never picked up the first version, this will become a treasured part of your cookbook collection.

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Pike Place Market Cookbook - Recipes, Anecdotes, And Personalities From Seattle's Renowned Public Market
Braiden Rex-johnson
Manufacturer: Sasquatch Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RZN8SY

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Owls: An Introduction for the Amateur Naturalist (Phalarope Books)
Gordon Dee Alcorn
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0136475043

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OWLS: An Introduction for the Amateur Naturalist
Gordon Dee Alcorn
Manufacturer: P-H
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000TWX0W4

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Owls: An Introduction for the Amateur Naturalist
Gordon Dee Alcorn
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OIZH7O

Book Description

Many people get the notion to sew something sassy, perhaps velvet draperies or silk sheets, but aren't sure where to start, what thread to use or the proper stitch length. Whether a novice sewer or a quilting expert, readers will feel motivated to experiment with fabrics using the techniques described in this quick reference guide for sewing the most common fabrics.

Anyone daring to sew new fabrics, looking for fresh ideas, or wanting to improve old skills will find this handy, easy-to-use reference is filled with practical and up-to-date information enabling sewers to acquire confidence, develop new skills, and improve efficiency. Considered an indispensable tool, this guide defines the sewability of each fabric; compares similar fabrics; describes uses and design elements; and contains sidebars with specific information detailing essential supplies, machine set-up, and sewing basics.

* Quick review on sewing specific fabrics * Handy reference perfect for students and teachers, novices and experts * Features practical information intended to raise both the quality and standards of garment construction

Customer Reviews:

A good book - but not necessary for every collection.......2007-03-30

I found this book to be good -and full of new information, but perhaps not at "MUST HAVE" if you're starting out, or on a budget and have to be very picky about what books your choosing.

The book covers most fabric types and how one should generally work with them, their strenths and weaknesses, and how to handle them from the start of cutting patterns, sewing, to matinance of the finished garmment due to material type.

Its sort of a mini-encyclopedia of fabric properties with warnings and tips and tricks. About a page dedicated to each class of material you could find in any really competent fabric store with color photos so can see what they're talking about.

I'm only working with 4-5 different types of materials now - so only 4 to 5 pages really helped me out. But as a reference for my bookcase for later - especially if i encorporate newer synthetic materials into designs - this book will be helpful to have.

This book is probably going to be like a tool that i don't use much - collects a lot of dust - but when i do need it i'll be really happy i have it.

Not what I thought.......2006-03-10

I was thinking this would be a step-by-step process of how to sew different fabrics. It doesn't read like a book, either, just a fabric description....very sterile and NOT for the novice sewer at all.

Must-have for any sewing library.......2005-08-03

Wish I'd had this when I was learning. Straightforward and thorough, it will prevent new and experienced sewers alike from less-than-stellar results and hours of frustration when sewing with unfamiliar fabrics. Not the most comprehensive with specialty fabrics, but covers the broadest range and the most common textiles you'll use.

Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide (Creative Machine Arts)

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Fabric Sewing Guide
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Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide (Creative Machine Arts)
Claire B. Shaeffer
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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Eliminates the need to search through multiple sewing guides for answers.

Thoroughly updated, with the addition of 225 color photos and a fabric and fiber dictionary.

Claire Shaeffer's Fabric Sewing Guide is your one-stop sewing resource, with answers to the most common sewing questions and details about the latest advancements in sewing. This new full-color edition contains everything you need to know, and will surely be a reference you will review again and again. In addition to an extensive glossary with answers to the most common sewing questions, this must-have guide includes easy-to-read charts for needle sizes and thread and stabilizer types.

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Great Transaction!.......2005-09-17

the book was in good condition! shipping was a little slow, but still reasonable. thanks for a great experiance!

You need this book!.......2002-09-18

This is one of the few books which I regard as a bible in the world of sewing and fashion design. I was a clothing designer in the garment industry for 15 years and am now a professor of fashion design. I tell my students that they need to own this book if they are at all interested in continuing in the business of making clothes. This answers all those questions about how to handle, construct, and use different materials and fabrics.

Fabric Sewing Guide.......2001-06-14

This book has become the most important book to me when making clothes. Using it before starting saves from many troubles. It not only explains how different fabrics behave, what threads and needles to use, but gives an extensive view also of the types of seams and finishes to use. The included hints are really valuable, giving a lot of inside information and experience. This book really saves time, material and patience.

a must have for all sewers.......1999-08-27

Wonderful reference book for fabrics, how to sew them and their qualities. I wouldn't be without this! Covers everything from fur thru to stretch knits.

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CLAIRE SHAEFFER'S FABRIC SEWING GUIDE
Claire Shaeffer
Manufacturer: Creative Machine Arts
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M0OHG6

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Claire Shaeffer's fabric sewing guide
Claire B. Shaeffer
Manufacturer: Chilton Book Co.
ProductGroup: Book
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ASIN: B000QYBAM2

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Fabric Sewing Guide (updated edition)
Claire Shaeffer
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Is it “just a phase,” or could your child be headed for serious trouble?

If you sense that your child is seriously troubled, you may feel bewildered, helpless, ineffective. How can you stop your child from throwing away his or her life? How can you avoid thinking that you’ve failed as a parent? In this newly revised and expanded edition of the classic guide Before It’s Too Late, clinical psychologist Stanton E. Samenow explains how to break the useless cycle of blame and take corrective action. Topics include:

* How to understand the personality of the antisocial child
* How to tell the difference between a “phase” and a pattern of misbehavior
* How to identify the seven common manifestations of antisocial behavior
* How to cope more effectively as the parent of an older antisocial child
* How to avoid the six common mistakes that prevent parents from taking action
* How to step in—early and effectively—before bad behavior becomes entrenched

Customer Reviews:

Great help for parents on their wits end.......2007-02-26

I wish I found this book many years earlier. But even when "it's too late" the book can be a revelation to desperate parents of "5% of the population". The reviewers who gave a low mark to this book are perhaps from the remaining 95%. After all these years of frustration, therapist visits, bags of prescribed medicine and failing again at every turn, this book answers a question "Why?". The author does not give "instructions" on how to fix problems with antisocial children, but he gives much more - the way to understand them. Each child is different, and this book will give parents an invaluable insight into their child's mind, and they should use this insight to the best extent possible.

An amazing insight .......2006-03-10

I wish I'd read this book years ago. This is the 2nd re-written edition of the book, which Samenow explains differs from the first in that he distinguishes more specifically between the behavior of an antisocial child and phases of bad behavior of other children.

I am a parent of 3 children - 2 are very normal, confident and well rounded, the other has been in therapy, psychiatry, psychiatric hospitals and on various cocktails of medication since he was 4 years old. Now we have reached teenage years and still have no answers or concrete diagnoses, but an increasingly problem whereby we live with locked cupboards all over over our house, dealings with police, school, firesetting problems.

After discussions with a psychologist and social worker about antisocial personality, this book was recommended to me and I recognized everything written as something we have dealt with since our son was a small child. The greatest relief given to me by this book was not only the acceptance that we did everything we could, everything advised by every doctor & therapst, but we finally understand more about how his mind works when he makes the wrong choices and treats his closest family as the enemy. This understanding alone, even before I reached the chapters on parenting advice, helped us immediately to dissolve the power struggles and changed the way we approach a conflict. This acceptance by us not only helps us but our other two children, and has possibly helped prevent further erosion of our family's esteem, hopes and sanity.

A good explanation of what is going on . . ........2005-08-08

The search for why a child behaves a certain way is a search for what we as parents can do about such behavior. We believe that finding answers to root causes will also provide us with the power to defeat the bad behavior and replace it with the type of behavior that will make any parent proud. But reading Dr. Samenow's book, _Before It's Too Late_, makes one realize the importance of understanding what the behavior actually is before we can even begin to ask the question, "Why?" Once we can recognize patterns of behavior in children, only then can we apply the appropriate responses--regardless of the causes of such behavior. Does the child's deficiencies interacting with family members or classmates or performing assigned tasks indicate insecurity, or do these indicate unrealistic attempts at manipulation? Dr. Samenow does not go into a detailed plan of action for dealing with each of these or other various alternatives, but I believe most parents will intuitively know the proper responses once they recognize what type of behavior they are actually dealing with. And that is exactly what this book explains best.

Not an excellent book, keep looking........2003-06-20

I found this book extremely frustrating and a disappointing. On and on the problem is covered and that is almost the entire book. There is very little offered in the way of helpful strategies that the average reasonable parent would not already be doing. For a parent that is struggling with a problem child keep looking because there are no answers here in this book just more of what you already know yourself. It occurred to me that I wish every councilor would put their attitudes and thoughts down in a book. That way you could read the book and in one day determine if you thought the psychologist was going to be helpful instead of risking months or years in counseling before you found out.

Required reading for those who work with adolecents.......2003-03-04

Criminals begin as kids. Unfortunately many believe that this statement is not true. After working with prison inmates and kids in community MHMR settings, I see the roots of criminal thinking in many so-called "disturbed" kids. Any one who works with kids needs to read this book. I would recommend reading The Criminal Mind as well. Do not dismiss this book with out carefully considering it carefully.

Dr. Samenow applies his years of research and experience with the criminal and applies it to childern. Some may argue that kids are different from adult criminals, but in many ways they are not. There are obivious differences, but there is a suprising similarity in their thought process. I have extensive experience with criminals, inmates, and "disturbed" kids. Intervention as early as possible is required.

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Assembled in honor of the two-hundredth anniversary of the birth of Henry Shaw (1800-1889), St. Louis in the Century of Henry Shaw is a collection of nine provocative essays that provide the definitive account of the cultural life of St. Louis during the 1800s, a thriving period during which the city acquired the status of the westernmost major metropolis in the United States.

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Touching upon politics, ethnicity, business, & literature.......2003-03-04

Compiled and edited by Eric Sandweiss (Carmony Associate Professor of History, Indiana University - Bloomington) St. Louis In The Century Of Henry Shaw: A View Beyond The Garden Wall is a collection of essays by notable contributions and was assembled and published in tribute to the 200th anniversary of the birth of philanthropist and entrepreneur Henry Shaw (1800-1889). Touching upon politics, ethnicity, business, literature, and more, these informed and informative treatises offer perspectives upon a thriving cultural center of 19th century America. Enhanced with a number of black-and-white illustrations, St. Louis In The Century Of Henry Shaw is a highly recommended contribution to 19th Century American History Studies reference collections and supplemental reading lists.

St. Louis in the Century of Henry Shaw: a View beyond the Garden Wall.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History

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St. Louis in the Century of Henry Shaw: a View beyond the Garden Wall.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History
Elisabeth Israels Perry
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00082Z3IY
Release Date: 2005-08-01

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Title: St. Louis in the Century of Henry Shaw: a View beyond the Garden Wall.(Book Review)
Author: Elisabeth Israels Perry
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: August 1, 2004
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 70 Issue: 3 Page: 676(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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