Brief History of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il Sung

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Brief History of the Revolutionary Activities of Comrade Kim Il Sung
Kim Il Sung
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Brief History of the Revolutionary Activities of Kim Il Sung
Party History Institute Central Committe
Manufacturer: Fredonia Books (NL)
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Fascinating and illuminating

Well worth reading!

Philby of Arabia
Elizabeth Monroe
Manufacturer: Charles River Books
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ASIN: 0704333465

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Fascinating and illuminating.......2005-11-06

Harry St. John Bridger Philby is perhaps best known as the father of the British intelligence agent and traitor Harold Adrian Russell "Kim" Philby, who defected to the U.S.S.R. in the early 60s and spent the rest of his life there. St. John Philby was, in his own right, and interesting, intelligent, opinionated, and charismatic figure, a typical British eccentric who converted to Islam but had enthusiastic interests that were particularly British anyway. He was closely allied with Abdul Aziz ibn Saud, the founder of modern Saudi Arabia and its first king, right up until the monarch's passing, and was in some ways perhaps the most influential non-Arab in the formation of Arabia after World War I. This book is the only biography available in English of this interesting bundle of contradictions.

Monroe is an interesting writer, and takes an even more interesting view of Philby and his world. The author adopts the attitude that if Philby doesn't know about something, or it doesn't happen within his view, then she leaves it out of the account of his life. So, as a for instance, Philby was, according to the author, very close to the British Arabist of the teens and 20s Gertrude Bell. However, when they fell out of touch, she leaves the narrative without another mention of her. Her tragic suicide isn't mentioned. The same goes for T.E.Lawrence, who was more of a contemporary than a friend; as long as he has a part to play in the narrative he's there, but his decade-long exile isn't mentioned, nor his death in a motorcycle accident in 1935. Philby's son, Kim, is only mentioned as working in the Foreign Office, when in fact he was a relatively senior figure in Britain's intelligence community: in the early 1950s, he was MI6 Chief of Station in North America, a post that was usually assigned to those who would next be the chief of British intelligence. Instead, suspicion he was a spy led to his retirement, and ultimately defection. Beyond mentioning the retirement (amid "rumors" of his disloyalty) the author mentions none of this in the book, apparently thinking that it has no bearing on Philby's life itself. The strange thing, of course, is that when the son's defection occurred, the father's eccentricities were put forward as a possible explanation. Apparently there's some recent scholarship that suggests that Kim was originally recruited by the Soviets to spy on his father, who was at that time at the height of his influence in Saudi Arabia.

This is a well-written, valuable book, in spite of the blinders the author adopted when viewing Kim's treason and the facts surrounding it. Since it's the only book on Philby available in English, it's a surprise it's not more available, though I suppose that his obscurity makes this inevitable: I guess part of my point is that he shouldn't be so obscure in the first place.

Well worth reading!.......2002-03-14

St John (Jack) Philby, father of the famous -or infamous- Kim, got to know Ibn Saud during World War I as a British civil servant based in Baghdad, working for Sir Percy Cox. From their first meeting, Philby was enormously impressed with Ibn Saud, then struggling to affirm himself as one of several princes in Central Arabia. He took an instant liking to him, and this was the beginning of a life-long association. Over the ensuing years,Philby developed the feeling that the British Government was not treating the Arabs fairly and in addition was supporting Ibn Saud's rival, Sherif Hussein of Mecca and his sons, mainly through the support that one of these derived from T. E. Lawrence, in some ways Philby's rival. This eventually led Philby to resign from the civil service and establish himself in Arabia as one of Ibn Saud's senior advisers.
The book is well researched and well written. It takes you through the birth pangs of Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Irak and covers a span from World War I to the reign of Ibn Saud's successor, King Saud. It also tells in a riveting way about Philby's desert exploration ventures, most notably in South Arabia's Empty Quarter and its borders with Yemen and the British Protectorate of Aden.
The author brings to life Philby's character, his peculiar family life and, most interestingly, his conversion to Islam.
I have found this book essential for a better understanding of Arabia and of Islam.
On the negative side, the printing of this edition -in a non-English-speaking country- leaves much to be desired: there are far too many typos which take away some of the reading enjoyment. Also, the maps are succint and could have been somewhat more generous. These two factors account for my holding back the 5th star!

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Arabia of the Wahhabis
Harry St. John Bridger Philby
Manufacturer: ACLS History E-Book Project
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Saudi Arabia (World affairs: national and international viewpoints)

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Saudi Arabia (World affairs: national and international viewpoints)
Harry S. Philby
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ARABIA
PHILBY
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Arabia, (The modern world)
H. St. J. B Philby
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Arabian oil ventures
H. St. J. B Philby
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The Empty Quarter Being a Desctiption of the Great South Desert of Arabia Known as rub' al Khali

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The Empty Quarter Being a Desctiption of the Great South Desert of Arabia Known as rub' al Khali
H. stJ. B. Philby
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The Empty Quarter: Being a Description of the Great South Desert of Arabia Known As Rub' al Khali

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The Empty Quarter: Being a Description of the Great South Desert of Arabia Known As Rub' al Khali
H. St J. B. Philby
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32 pages of illustrations & maps 432 pp. + maps This book is a description of the Great South Desert of Arabia known as Rub' al Khali. The author describes in great detail Jafura and Jabrin, Al Rimal, Rub' al Khali. In the Appendices the author describes Meteorites and Fulgurites. There are 2 pull-out maps of Arabia at rear in color & one pull-out plan of Al Hadida after page 180. Blue cloth w/silver lettering on spine.

The Empty quarter;: Being a description of the great south desert of Arabia known as Rubʻ al Khali,

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The Empty quarter;: Being a description of the great south desert of Arabia known as RubÊ» al Khali,
H. St. J. B Philby
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THE HEART OF ARABIA: A RECORD OF TRAVEL & EXPLORATION -- Volume I ONLY

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THE HEART OF ARABIA: A RECORD OF TRAVEL & EXPLORATION -- Volume I ONLY
H. B. Philby
Manufacturer: Constable and Company Ltd
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A Great Way to Start!.......2007-03-06

I bought this book a good five years ago and ate it up. I have read it several times only to be reinforced in my investment approach - a well-diversified assortment of passive index funds, along with a few well chosen blue chips that pay regular dividends. Monthly automatic investments are now a way of life and though humble in its beginnings, my portfolio today is more than respectable in comparison with most of my "buy it new and yesterday" peers. The Gardner brothers style is informative, quirky, quite clever and humourous. If you don't have time to be a slave to mammon, you'll find as I have that INDEXING is the way to go- slow and steady, living within your means, depending on what you can invest per month-in 20-30 years you will be very wealthy.

Read it, love, it, recommend it!.......2006-10-27

Wow. This book was really, really, really useful. I'm one of those people who, until recently, never gave a second thought to savings or investment because I was always living paycheck to paycheck. Now that we have a little gbreathing room, my husband and I have been reading up on financial things of interest.

I HIGHLY recommend this book for your first one if you're absolutely clueless about personal finance. It takes a bunch of terms that many people find terrifying (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, etc.) and not only explains them and many others in amusing detail, but also makes the process of investing a lot more accessible to the average person. It's realistic, though--for one thing, the authors explain why everything from lottery tickets to penny stocks are a bad idea. It also bursts other bad habits, such as not buying Stock A because Stock B is cheaper per share--but not returning as much interest to the owner.

Additionally, there's a lot of really good advice for newbies to investment.

Cha-CHING!.......2005-09-30

This book was a great read - I think tha's probably one of the benefits of reading a book on finances written by two English majors.

Pros:
- Helps you understand where to start in your personal world of finance. I especially enjoy the fact that there is an especially abhorrent attitude towards debt (i.e. - pay what you owe before you every try to put that money anywhere else).
- These guys don't promise any fast cash, but employ a methodology that tends to scream, "slow and steady wins the race!"
- The advice is sound, and there isn't any threatening terminology to find yourself lost in.
- Like I said before, it's a great read. You aren't necessarily reading a manual written by guys who want to lay out the bare facts. You will be reading an entertaining and thoughtful tome on how to have fun with the way you think for your financial future.
- The authors don't seem to assume any drastic steps here - just being smarter with what you have.

Cons:
- While the book helps you start in your personal world of finance, it still leaves a lot for you to figure out on your own. In the end, I was still wandering around the Internet trying to find more information. The book shows you a good direction in which to move, but it doesn't necessarily show you the door in.
- The book isn't written for everyone. The authors admit this throughout their writing also.
- Shameless self-advertisement - but it's funny at the least.

My general perspective:
(Third time, at least) This is a GREAT book. Even if you don't think that you can trust yourself to make a deposit in a savings account, give this book a chance. It opened my eyes to see that there are a lot of people out there making a lot of money and doing very little to merit their worth. These guys aren't business or marketing majors, but their experience speaks through the written word. They won't lose you in a milieu of doublespeak, but sort of hold your hand in understand how you can be your own money manager - and I like that.
This is a work that is for the ordinary man - the sort of fellow that doesn't feel like working his way through a financial dictionary just to understand a book on personal finance. I found this book in my local library - and that's $11.20 you can take straight to the bank!

A must for any college student or independent adult. .......2005-08-27

I have to say that this is the perfect book for any independent adult and/or college student. The main reason I say that is because schools do not offer education on financial freedom. If you are a teen or think you can't read this, go read Motley Fool Teens before reading this one.
This book is separated into two halves. One half will tell you how to have good spending habits, pay debts, find good bank, etc. This half is good enough alone. They give you advice and tell you the reasons behind instead of "Trust us". This is a plus since most of the info is shocking. For instance, it is better to go to a casino than play the lottery since a casino has a payoff of 95% while the lottery is -50%! I personally can say that my life will be easier because of the forewarnings of mistakes and following the path least famous, but most secure.
The other half is about how to invest the stock market. It is amazingly easy and it makes sense by adding charts of growth over time using average return. One of the points the book tries to keep in your head is the stock market only looks scary since not too many know much about it. Remember when you thought you would never learn addition in second grade? In this half the book goes in detail of how to open an account, deciding your stocks, why you shouldn't panic during slumps, etc.
Unlike the teen version, this book is amusing with jokes on every page without overkill. The jokes do well to keep you entertain instead of dreading the fact you need to learn how to compound growth. The jokes even do well to get points across. A book of choice if you don't like books that sound like Ben Stein at pep rally.
We all have gotten advice on money from other people and it is nice of the authors to actually mention advice people give and why or why not it is good. I mean, some people say they lived on ramen noodles and finger toothbrushes in college while the book offers strategies that allow you to live within your means. Remember that ramen is fattening!
I can't say how priceless this info is for being practical and wonderfully hopeful of what is achievable with a small amount of thought. Nowadays people do not know what to do with their money and I see most knowing how to get rid of it. Anyway, this book is a must own for any adult and students alike struggling with the sheer thought of money.
I give this book my strongest recommendation to possible to own, not rent.

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fun to read, describes a clear vision.......2005-08-18

The title of this book reflects the optimism that it breathes from beginning to end. It makes you want to go for it, without encouraging hasty decisions, and encourages to read more. For true fools (I mean morons) like myself, the book adequately warns you to first get out of debt before trying to invest. The part that tells you how to get out of debt is brief but the advice is sane, and optimistic. Once ready to invest, we are adviced to use a buy-and-hold strategy, and the arguments for it seem to make sense. Most importantly, after reading this, the reader has a clear general framework that help him/her to make confident investment decisions.

Picky points:
-A bit wordy on occasion.
-Not enough advice on what to do when your stocks just keep declining

The Motley Fools You Have More Than You Think: The Foolish Guide To Investing What You Have (Motley Fool Books)

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The Motley Fools You Have More Than You Think: The Foolish Guide To Investing What You Have (Motley Fool Books)
David Gardner , and Tom Gardner
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Motley Fools David and Tom Gardner initially made their mark by offering humorous but savvy investment advice online. They leapt out of the virtual world with their first book, The Motley Fool Investment Guide, which spent several months on the New York Times bestseller list. The Foolish ones are back in print with You Have More Than You Think: The Motley Fool Guide to Investing What You Have. It goes beyond the standard specifics on stocks and mutual funds to tackle overall financial issues in the typical Motley manner. The Gardners show readers how to tidy up their finances (trimming credit-card debt, spending more wisely on big-ticket items) before delving into the nuts-and-bolts of traditional investing. --Howard Rothman

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Are you like most people -- with little in savings or unable to get a firm grip on your finances, much less master how to invest for a sound future? Then it's time to get on board with the Fools -- The Motley Fools, authors of the best-selling The Motley Fool Investment Guide and creators of the world's most popular online financial site: www.fool.com. First, David and Tom Gardner showed savvy investors how easy it is to outperform the market. Now, they've written a prequel for the rest of us who are still contemplating basic personal finance. You Have More Than You Think teaches you:

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Good Advice - Irritating Tone.......2001-08-16

I tried to listen to this audio book and couldn't. While the advice in it is good - I've subscribed to the e-mail newsletter in the past - the arrogant tone of the reader is too much for me. Gladly David Gardner reminds you that the recommendations that he is giving you are simple and any Fool should be able to do them and become rich. But after being reminded of this time after time in the introduction you wonder what they REALLY mean by calling themselves Fools. You are talked down to and some start to wonder why would you submit yourself to such irritating drone.

My advice: Don't be a Fool, buy the book, skip the arrogance, and go straight to the financial advice.

an nurturing approach to gaining control of your finances.......2001-05-26

I've read the other Fool books -- this one is much more basic and covers much more than just stock picking methods. If you believe that your financial advisor is a real expert, or you have credit card debt, or you don't know how to get the best price on a car, this is a must read. I knew all the basic stuff until I got to stocks which I'm far from an expert in. What I like about the Fool books (besides the humor and light tone which is always appreciated) is that they explain in plain English the meaning behind the numbers. Want to know what a dividend percentage yield really MEANS? You get the idea. Their basic Dow 4 strategy seems a bit oversimplified, but the point is that we should all realize that WE have all the information we need to make well-informed decisions for ourselves and do not need to rely on others. That idea alone (and a common theme running through the books) is worth the price of admission.

"Great book on investing-too many snide remarks".......2001-03-07

These two Foolish brothers are a Godsend. They are doing a great service for anyone interested in investing, or building a strong financial future in general. It seems that nowdays there are so many 'shisters' out there, so willing to take the last crumb of food from our lips, that it's frightening. From what I've seen on the Fools website, Dave and Tom are both Foolishly excited about us (jr. Fools) becoming financially educated. This book is waaay to full of puns and cynicism. If you can get through the funny business, however, you will find a gem of a book. Sometimes their humor is actually laughable. Advanced investors may find this treatise on investing somewhat simplified, but that's the way it should be. Why confuse a bunch of simple Fools! Good book with a happy ending!

Great Entertainment! But Average Investment Advice.......2000-05-11

Investment books are rarely entertaining. The Gardners and Andy Tobias are the exceptions. If you can't bear to read about investing and know nothing, you should give this book a try. You may find it to your taste.

The weakness of the book is a bias towards encouraging you to be out of debt and into common stocks, based on formulas and your professional knowledge. If the financial markets were at an average or below average price level, that would be all right. But the financial markets are at an all-time high, so future returns should be below par.

There is a historical ratio between household wealth in stocks and housing that favors buying housing right now rather than stocks. Few will be able to buy a home without a mortgage.

The most frequent path to major wealth in this country has been to found one's own business. Few can do this without incurring reasonable debt to finance receivables and other needed investments. The Gardners don't really address this investment opportunity.

The formula the Gardners propose for buying high yield stocks in the Dow has had to be revised every few years to be a good way to invest. This formula probably won't work well in the future either, because too many people follow the formula. Markets are bested by only a small percentage of all investors over time, and this rule is no exception going forward.

The advice about avoiding credit card debt, saving wherever you can, and so forth is quite good. You'd find it in any decent investment book.

If you decide you want to go into the stock market, I suggest you also read John Bogle's book, Common Sense About Mutual Funds, to round out the perspective that the Gardners provide here before buying stocks. Be sure to consider first how much you want to do with housing and starting your own business. Good luck with your investing.

Novice to "Fool".......2000-04-11

This book was extremely easy to read. It was concise, yet entertaining. I held a highlighter pen in my hand the entire time I was reading and ended up highlighting the entire book! All the information was useful and pertinent. An excellent book for novice investors and those who are getting over a "full-service brokerage" hangover.

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The Motley Fool You Have More Than You Think : The Foolish Guide to Personal Finance (Motley Fool Bks.)
David; Gardner, Tom Gardner
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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ASIN: B000OLXWQO

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This guide incorporates beautiful and intricate Celtic designs into projects for all skill levels. Over 160 color photos, as well as materials lists, tips and instructional artwork inspire and guide readers through these fresh new designs.

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Different and beautiful ideas.......2004-08-08

Unfortunately most soft furnishing books are disappointing. The same old stale ideas and uninspiring pictures. This book is different. The patterns are different and unique. Suggestions are inspiring. The addition of tuffets adds another inspirational component to this book. I am glad I bought it without a recommendation.

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In this innovative study, Sarah Hill illuminates the history of Southeastern Cherokee women by examining changes in their basketry. Based in tradition and made from locally gathered materials, baskets evoke the lives and landscapes of their makers. Indeed, as Weaving New Worlds reveals, the stories of Cherokee baskets and the women who weave them are intertwined and inseparable. Incorporating written, woven, and spoken records, Hill demonstrates that changes in Cherokee basketry signal important transformations in Cherokee culture.

Over the course of three centuries, Cherokees developed four major basketry traditions, each based on a different material—rivercane, white oak, honeysuckle, and maple. Hill explores how the addition of each new material occurred in the context of lived experience, ecological processes, social conditions, economic circumstances, and historical eras. Incorporating insights from written sources, interviews with contemporary Cherokee weavers, and a close examination of the baskets themselves, she presents Cherokee women as shapers and subjects of change. Even in the face of cultural assault and environmental loss, she argues, Cherokee women have continued to take what they have to make what they need, literally and metaphorically weaving new worlds from old.

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A Great Book.......2007-08-07

Upon seeing the title of Sarah Hill's Book, "Weaving New Worlds: Southeastern Cherokee Women and Their Basketry," one might think this is a book only about Indian baskets or a how-to manual for making baskets. Both of these assumptions would be far from the truth. "Weaving New Worlds" is a broad, masterful compilation of research and expression of ideas on Cherokee culture. Put simply and without hyperbole, it is one of the best books one will find on Cherokee History.

The book focuses on what has become the Eastern Band of Cherokees in western North Carolina. Though Hill writes an excellent history of the Cherokees prior to their forced removal by the federal government in the late 1830s, she does not attempt to tell any aspect of the story of the Cherokees who settled in Oklahoma. The strength of her work is in the creative chronology she provides and in her description of the environment of the southern Appalachian Mountains.

Hill divides her work into four chapters: Rivercane, White Oak, Honeysuckle, and Red Maple. These chapter names derive from the material Cherokee women used to weave their baskets. The author cleverly interweaves the shifts in Cherokee history with the shift in basket making and the materials from which the baskets were made.

The Prologue is a stand alone, worthy essay in itself. It describes with tremendous knowledge the plants and animals of the southern Appalachians and how the Cherokees used these resources. In reading Hills's Prologue, one feels they are diving into the nuts and bolts of history. There are parts of the Prologue and in Hill's writing on specific plants that are as good as historical writing gets.

It is rare to find a book this focused and replete with encyclopedic information. It is highly recommended for those interested in the history of the southern Appalachians, western North Carolina, or the Cherokees. Also, this book should be read by anyone vacationing to the Great Smoky Mountains. It will vastly increase one's understanding and appreciation of just what they are seeing when they cross into the nation's most visited national park.

An Amazing Resource.......2002-09-06

This book is fantastic. Hill covers an array of subjects about Cherokee life, family, politics, beliefs, oral traditions, aesthetics - all relating to the central theme of basket-making. Well-researched and documented. While maintaining excellent scholarship, Hill write in a natural, understandable manner free of academic jargon. Essential to anyone studying Cherokee culture.

an ambitious and groundbreaking study.......1999-08-14

A reviewer in The Atlanta History Journal says this book is "destined to become a classic reference text to which future scholars of Native American material culture will always return." It is, the review continues, "keenly attuned to how basketry figures in the spiritual and material lives of the Southeastern Cherokee." I agree with the reviewer, but this book is more than a study of material culture, it is a history of women told by looking at their beautiful, enduring work with baskets. There is nothing like it for learning Southeastern Cherokee history.

"beautifully written, brilliantly organized history".......1998-11-15

Using baskets, the oldest mother-to-daughter tradition still surviving among Cherokee women, Hill traces changes among Southeastern Cherokees and their environments over a 300-year period. Weaving New Worlds has just been awarded the Julia Cherry Spruill prize for the best book in Southern women's history published in 1997, and was described in the award as "beautifully written and brilliantly organized."

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Arts and Crafts of the Cherokee
Rodney L. Leftwich
Manufacturer: Cherokee Publications
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For centuries the Cherokee people have been renowned for their fine craft work. Presented here are examples of their beautiful baskets, pottery, woodcraft, beadwork, and more. Includes many nice black and white photos of crafts and craftworkers.

Cherokee Bows and Arrows: How to Make and Shoot Primitive Bows and Arrows

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Cherokee Bows and Arrows : How to Make and Shoot Primitive B
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Cherokee Bows and Arrows: How to Make and Shoot Primitive Bows and Arrows
Al Herrin
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Cherokee Bows and Arrows : How to Make and Shoot Primitive B.......2001-11-07

Outstanding Book for anyone intersted in making their own bows.
Another seasoned Boyer called this the best book going!!!!

Robert

Taking aim on Tradition.......2001-11-07

Al Herrin is a living Cherokee national treasure, based on his knowledge of the Cherokee bow, its use and construction. This book gives the reader a great insight into the thinking of the Cherokee people. If you wish to make your own bow or just want a better understanding of Native American bows ... this book is a must read.

I think you should read this........1999-06-11

I think it was a very good book, especially if you are interested in Indian crafts or building a bow and arrow.

Pottery Techniques of Native North America: An Introduction to Traditional Technology (Chicago Visual Library)

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Pottery Techniques of Native North America: An Introduction to Traditional Technology (Chicago Visual Library)
John White
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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Binding: Microfiche

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Arts and Crafts of The Cherokee
Rodney L. Leftwhich
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Contemporary Artists and Craftsmen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

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Contemporary Artists and Craftsmen of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Inc. Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual
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Wind spirit: An exhibition of Cherokee arts and crafts

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Wind spirit: An exhibition of Cherokee arts and crafts
Juanita Hughes
Manufacturer: Museum of the Cherokee Indian
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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It's hard to overestimate the complexity of the factors that dictate something as simple as where, and in what sorts of structures, people live. Urban planning, business, labor, ethnicity, architecture—each influences the types of structures people live in, and the sorts of lives they lead within them.

Joseph C. Bigott takes on all of these fields in From Cottage to Bungalow, a sophisticated study of domestic structures and ethnic working-class neighborhoods in Chicago during the critical period of 1869 to 1929, when the city attracted huge numbers of immigrants. Exploring the meaning of home ownership in this context, Bigott develops two case studies that combine the intimate lives of ordinary people (primarily in Chicago's Polish and German communities) with broad analysis of everything from real estate markets to the very carpentry practices used to construct houses. His progressive methods and the novel conclusions they support chronicle not only the history of housing in Chicago, but also the organizations of people's lives, and the ways in which housing has affected notions of who is—and who is not—a worthy American citizen.

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Great local history lesson.......2003-10-07

I started genealogy research for our family this summer. Our ancestors hail from the Hammond and West Hammond areas featured in the book. The author does far more than merely focusing on the housing designs. He provides an interesting look back at the social, political, and economical climate the immigrants / early settlers lived in. The Notes section is packed with references and has proved to be invaluable as I continue my family history and local history research. I can only hope the author chooses to pick up where this book left off.

From Cottage to Bungalow : Houses and the Working Class in Metropolitan Chicago, 1869-1929 (Chicago Architecture and Urbanism)

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From Cottage to Bungalow : Houses and the Working Class in Metropolitan Chicago, 1869-1929 (Chicago Architecture and Urbanism)
Joseph C. Bigott
Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OOQTW0

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What every parent, householder, camper, hiker, fisherman and hunter needs to know.

Dr. Lendell Cockrum explains how bats, rodents and rabbits infect humans with infectious and parasitic diseases. Encephalitis (5 kinds), Lyme disease, Hanta Virus Pulmonary Syndrome (HPS), Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, Chagas' disease, tularemia, rabies, 5 kinds of plague, rickettsetialpox, typhus, valley fever and other diseases are fully described. This is vital information for the concerned layperson, as well as health professionals.

You'll enjoy the outdoors more and worry less with the information provided by this comprehensive new guide.

Learn about:

-The ABCs of Safety First

-Specific mammal types in each region

-Diseases and how they are transmitted

-Special precautions to observe

-Normal animal behavior patterns

-Disease symptoms in humans

-How to avoid contact with disease-bearing animals

This book contains vital information for everyone who lives, plays or works in the outdoors and wants safe interaction with natural wildlife.

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Note different editions.......2006-01-12

The photo of the book cover amazon now shows (of Franco as Andrea Chenier) apparently is of the new second edition of the English language version of Boagno's book which I've read was re-written and expanded after Corelli's death a couple of years ago. But, all of the descriptive information in this amazon listing is still for the original earlier English language version that the reviews seem to be about. If you buy this book, be sure you know what you are getting. I'm not advocating for or against either version. Just pointing out a potential for confusion. And, if anyone reads the new edition and reviews it, please make clear in your review which edition you describe. Thanks!

More about Corelli!!!.......2001-05-11

The book is ok as a source of first information. It is written by someone who definitely loves Corelli. Yet we lack another book about this great singer and personality, more psychologically written. There is the same problem as with everything nowadays:

Really interesting material that is not destined to be bought by a great lot of people but only by "some" interested ones is not sold any more by the great companies (neither by amazon.com!). This concerns good books (eg even the not so famous ones of truly famous authors) or rare recordings (eg Corelli and Tebaldi Met Gala for Rudolf Bing, singing Manon Lescaut...). It just shows that "culture" is constantly diminishing to "mass- and subculture". O tempora...

Magnificent voice, tortured man.......2000-07-16

There's little I can add to the reviews previously given. I also felt that the author spent too much time "explaining" Corelli. How sad I felt for this man who couldn't enjoy the gifts he had been born with. A man who brought so much joy to those of us who heard him and still doubted himself as a performer.

I respect his privacy but would have liked to have known more about his private life, does he have children, being married to a soprano, etc. No one need ask what toll all that stress has taken on him. The last pictures of him in his 70's clearly demonstrate it.

I love the CD despite the prompting heard in the background. That and the picture album are worth the price alone.

What A Mess.......2000-01-08

I couldn't agree more with the other customer reviewers of the awe that Corelli inspires in his listeners, and what a disappointment this bio is of the great tenor. I am a magazine editor and book author, and unfortunately often have to edit (or more often reject) inept manuscripts. How did this "author" get into print, or better yet, how did the editors/publishers allow it? As for the included CD, I didn't have a problem with the sound of the prompter; it was a side of opera I have never heard "live." And the singing is great, of course. Corelli was a true artist; there's very little I can add to the other reviews here about that topic. Nevertheless, $ is a little steep for a one-disc opera recital, even by Corelli, since that was all that this package offered that was any good.

Corelli, the enigma.......1999-12-21

I have been a fan of Corelli since I first heard his glorious instrument. I have even had the extraordinary honor of dining with the living legend, and have an autographed copy of this very same book. So while it is now a most treasured possession of mine, I will say that the previous reviews of this work aren't entirely incorrect. Nor are they completely accurate, either.

I will only take issue with a couple of points made in previous reviews. The first dealt with imperfections and annoyances in the live recordings included with this book. The reviewer was bothered by the obvious voice of a prompter feeding the tenor his lines. This was and is a very common practice in major opera houses all over the world. The Metropolitan Opera still uses them to this day. The fact that they were caught on tape only highlights the fact that these were recorded without the benefit of permission. This doesn't bother me, and shouldn't bother anyone else.

The second observation made by another reader is that Corelli lacked subtlety. I would challenge this reader to listen to Mr. Corelli's live recording of Romeo et Juliette in Philadelphia. His italian mannerisms not withstanding, in the aria "ah leve toi soleil" he sang the most exquisite B-flat in the history of opera, bringing this note down to such a diminuendo, it was barely audible...truly breathtaking. Add to that the "e lucevan le stelle" from this very book's recording, and you couldn't possibly accuse him of this "lack" with a straight face.

No, the writing isn't very good. And quite frankly, what was said about it in other reviews is spot on. But you must understand that the hallmark of Mr. Corelli's life outside of the stage is privacy. I wouldn't expect any writer to successfully probe this man's life.

But the wealth of information present in this book's dicography as well as the performance chronography contained within are worth the price of admission alone. Add to that a wonderfully chosen selection of live recordings (even more exciting than his studio ones if you ask me) and you have a resource that no Corelli fan should be without.

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Franco Corelli A Man, A Voice Great Voices 5
Gilbert Starone Boagno Marina
Manufacturer: Baskerville
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UDO4W2

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