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This volume presents endless varieties of netsuke systematically categorized to serve as a principle guide for netsuke collectors.

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Netsuke, Familiar and Unfamiliar: New Principles for Collecting.......2007-01-11

There are many good thoughts for all, carvers, sellers, deallers, collectors.

A "must have" reference for netsuke collectors.......2000-07-18

Lavishly illustrated with color photographs of 790 netsuke (plus black and white photos of signatures) with explanatory text and organized into 45 brilliantly conceived categories. In the body of the text (new principles for collecting) Mr. Bushell fully displays the erudition one would expect from such a formidable collector but manages to do so in a way that is easy to grasp and immensely entertaining. Bravo, Mr. Bushell !

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Netsuke : A Guide for Collectors
Mary Louise O'Brien
Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0804804230

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Collectors' Netsuke
Raymond Bushell
Manufacturer: Weatherhill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 083480056X
Release Date: 1971-08-01

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In this volume (9th reprint) Mr. Bushell speaks primarily to the experienced collector, to the connoisseur, presenting discoveries, insights, and opinions derving from some two decades of research and finding cogent answers to some of the questions that have perplexed the netsuke world.

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In search of netsuke & inro
George A Cohen
Manufacturer: Jacey Group of Companies
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Japanese Decorative Art. A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs

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Japanese Decorative Art. A Handbook for Collectors and Connoisseurs

Manufacturer: Thomas Yoseloff
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000CF7M3Q

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An in depth study of Japanese decorative art. Many illustrations and historical information on the examples shown which were taken from several Western and Japanese collections.

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Masterpieces of Netsuke Art
Bernard Hurtig
Manufacturer: Weatherhill
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Binding: Hardcover

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MASTERPIECES OF NETSUKE ART: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors.

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MASTERPIECES OF NETSUKE ART: One Thousand Favorites of Leading Collectors.
ed. Bernard Hurtig
Manufacturer: NY: Weatherhill, 1975 2nd prtg.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KIDOG4

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Miss Maggie's whole new world
Miriam Kinsey
Manufacturer: MARK Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Netsuke (The Collectors Library)

Manufacturer: Popular Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0445040963

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Netsuke a Guide for Collectors
M.L. O'Brien
Manufacturer: Tuttle Pub
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PSEXO6

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Popular Quilling (Milner Craft Series)
Helen Walter
Manufacturer: Sally Milner Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1863513388

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Popular author Helen Walter presents her third collection of quilling projects, and these exquisite patterns go far beyond the traditional floral motifs. Paper crafters and stitchers will be delighted to find not only bromeliad, gerbera, and the slipper orchid, but animals and holiday designs too. Some of the most inspired come from Walter's native Australia, including a Red Kangaroo, graceful Emu, and a wide-winged Dancing Brolga. Christmas will be just a little merrier with handmade cards decorated with the Naïve Christmas Tree, cute Festive Mice, and cheery Poinsettia. A richly illustrated introduction explains all the basic techniques, tools, and shapes. A Selection of the Crafters Choice Book Club and F&W Book Clubs.

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The beach houses featured in this book are as diverse as the architects and the climates around both of these countries.

Beach Houses of Australia and New Zealand 2

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An Okay Book

Beach Houses of Australia and New Zealand 2
Images Publishing Dist A/C
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Beach Houses

ASIN: 1876907959

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An Okay Book.......2005-01-09

This architecture book features a whopping 52 beach houses in Australia. If readers were expecting smaller baches or huts that Australians were accustomed to, think again! The author includes designs from the conventional to the avant garde. Some of beach houses here are massive and they literally can store a whole rugby team and more! Naturally, all these beach houses are built in locations that command great vistas and naturally, would cost a lot of dollars to acquire. All beach houses come with a small brief, a easy to follow layout, and some pictures. An indulgent book to rummage through. There is a useful architect index at the back of the book with their contact information should readers decide to procure their services. Presentation is okay. Personally, I find there are too many houses in this book. It would be wiser to be more selective and condense the book with only a few choices and yet, expanding the depth of the projects such as interviews with the architect and the clients, constraints, and so forth. A bit of tensions and dramas would always heighten the sensations in reading this kind of book. We wouldn't want such book to be dry and uninvolving. In terms of being a coffee table book, it doesn't quite cut it either as it's lacking of that X-factor. Commendable effort but one can't help to think that it can be better.

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Vitalism, Teleology, Spiritism -- Naturopathy's Core Articles of Faith:

This book is great

Excellent Resource

One of the most well balanced books on health available!

An eminently readable and refreshingly informative book

Total Wellness: Improve Your Health by Understanding the Body's Healing Systems
Joseph Nd Pizzorno
Manufacturer: Prima Lifestyles
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0761504338
Release Date: 1996-07-10

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We have all been told to ?eat right,? ?exercise,? and ?reduce stress.? Although these clichés offer good general advice, how do they meet the specific health concerns of an individual? Each of us has unique needs for optimizing our own health. In his latest book, Total Wellness, Dr. Joseph Pizzorno teaches us how to pinpoint exactly what our bodies need to be healthy.
Written in a clear and understandable style, this book covers each of the major body systems, describing how they work, how to recognize when something is not working correctly, and how to make it work again. Pizzorno teaches the reader to listen to the body?s messages and to use lifestyle modifications and natural medicines to reestablish optimal health. Many of the diseases discussed in the book can be resolved through self-treatment techniques such as:
Take herbal bitters with meals to improve nutritional status and digestion
Eat colorful fruits and vegetables normalize inflammatory function
Use Siberian ginseng to increase DHEA levels to help the regulatory system
Regularly consume garlic and onions to boost the detoxification systems
Take Vitamin A and Beta-carotene to strengthen the immune system
Each chapter begins with a list of common symptoms that would indicate an imbalance in a particular system, as well as behaviors that increase the risk for an imbalance. The author includes case ?stories? of patients he?s treated for many of the conditions. Tips for translating the body?s messages, charts and tables explaining the conditions, and appendices directing the reader to the exact information he needs makes the book the ultimate reference for people who want to make themselves well.
About the Author

Joseph Pizzorno, N.D., is one of the world?s leading authorities on science-based natural medicine. A physician, researcher, lecturer, journal editor, and educator with more than 25 years of experience, he is founding president of Bastyr University. He is also the co-author of the best-selling Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine.

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Vitalism, Teleology, Spiritism -- Naturopathy's Core Articles of Faith:.......2007-04-09

This book abundantly illustrates the central naturopathic belief 'amalgam' -- that health and disease are due to, and are managed through manipulation of, 'a teleological vital force spirit' -- per: "our self-healing abilities -- the life-force within each of us, which naturopathic physicians call the vis medicatrix naturae [...] this teleological force, the healer within [p.333]"; "our vital force, the vis medicatrix naturae [p.003]"; "vis medicatrix naturae(life-force) [p.026]"; "life force(or spirit)[p.024]." Naturopaths, and particularly Pizzorno(this book's author), claim these "natural medicine" tenets are "science-based," "scientific," "science" etc.: e.g., in his 'self-label' as "one of the world's leading authorities on science-based natural medicine." But -- and here's the punch line, I guess -- teleology, supernaturalism-spiritism, and vitalism are actually scientifically-ejected / scientifically-unsupported, whether regarded separately or if conflated / amalgamated into the 'sectarian medical system' known as naturopathy / naturopathic medicine. Thus, my low rating of this book -- I regard naturopathy as 'an unethical pseudoscience.'

This book is great.......2002-01-09

Pizzorno has a gift for writing about medicine. He seamlessly shifts between general concepts and specific, illustrative examples. This book is simply amazing. Its the best book I have ever read on natural medicine. Its not a collection of recipes for how to use supplements; its a clear, understandable explanation of why and how they work. If you want to understand why natural medicine works, read this book.

Excellent Resource.......1999-01-17

this book is an excellent resource. Well written, logical and easy to understand. Documentation of various methods of supporting the body's own healing capacity is quite interesting and a real relief from the approach taking by the conventional medical model which tends to ignore the inherent healing capabilties of the body and in many cases works against them (knowingly and unknowingly). I can't recommend this book highly enough. It is a real winner ! Anyone who reads it will come away with something which will enhance their health.

One of the most well balanced books on health available!.......1998-03-10

I read this book when it first came out, and have recommended it to everyone who has asked me about how the body deals with physical stressors like pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and environmental stress. Joseph Pizzorno takes a very complex topic and makes it understandable to the lay person, offering real advice on maintaining a healthful lifestyle. I have 3 copies of this book in my own library. I can't reccomend it highly enough... a 10 just doesn't say enough about this book.

An eminently readable and refreshingly informative book.......1997-11-24

One of the best health books I have ever read, a convincingly well-documented guide to health care from a preventative point of view. It has filled in the gap in my own personal knowledge with solid, logical information and has renewed my hope of reform in health and healthcare.

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An amazing and touching story........2006-01-13

I found this book to be a wonderful and well-written story. It is amazing because it is true. I must disagree with the previous reviewer. This book does not suggest that the holocaust was only about the Jews. The book merely focuses on one person. It is clearly the story of one man's amazing survival. This man happens to be Jewish. The events are sad and heartwarming. I also appreciated the photographs and other information contained in the book. It puts faces with the names. The book is an easy read and I would recommend it for both adults and children. Though the events are tragic, it is so important for the young people in our society to know what happened.

Book Lacks Broad Perspective Needed to Appeal to Non-Jews.......1998-05-29

At the risk of being labeled anti-semitic, this American WWII veteran and member of the Boston Latin School Class of 1946 must observe that the Holocaust was much more than a Jewish event: It was genocide in its fullest form involving persons and groups adjudged by Nazis as undesirable -- gypsies, undesirable Aryans, almost anyone who offended almost any German citizen. Dwelling on the destruction of Jews in Europe, who comprised the bulk of the murdered citizenry tells a large part of the story of the Holocaust, but it borders on the offensive to suggest that Jewish suffering is the whole story. I would find the Holocaust Museum, just four blocks from my home a much more acceptable place if it had been named The Genocide Mueum.

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A Psychologists' Journey to Self-discovery.

Father, Have I Kept My Promise?
Edith Weisskopf-Joelson
Manufacturer: Purdue University Press
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ASIN: 1557533636

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In 1937 Edith had received a doctorate in psychology from the University of Vienna, and high recommendations from her famous teachers. Her career prospects looked bright indeed. But a year later, she was a refugee from Hitler's war on Jews. She left her Nazi-occupied homeland and immigrated to the United States in 1939. In the United States, she pursued her career in psychology as a professor at prominent universities as well as a clinical consultant for the State of Indiana. As a psychology professor at Purdue, she contracted tuberculosis and spent 1962-64 in a tuberculosis hospital. Before she was released, she began to experience instances of schizophrenia. In this condition, she taught at St. Mary-of the-Woods College in Terre Haute, Indiana, for a year. Just before her stay there was to end, a priest discovered her mental illness. All through her mental illness, she kept a diary chronicling her "schizophrenic episode." Father, Have I Kept My Promise? is that diary-turned-book. Part of the book's charm is Edith's honesty--she does not bide anything from her reader.

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A Psychologists' Journey to Self-discovery........2000-12-12

This book is a spiritual journey of Edith Weisskopf-Joelson. Edith's family is Jewish, but the topic of religion is a taboo for her family.

As time goes on, she experiences more and more hatred and predjudice for being Jewish, that she feels that she can't have a life in europe. The year is 1937, and she decides to flee Europe.

Edith travels to America and becomes a well-known psychologist at Purdue University. She finds joy and an affectionate relationship in her married life with Mr.Joelson. But she becomes more and more drawn to the taboo of her childhood, and that is her religious feelings.

She begins to have more and more religious dreams and visions until she is unable to function in society. A priest at the college that she's teaching at helps committ her to a psychiatric hospital.

Edith experiences being a psychiatric patient. Unbenownst to her, one of her old students is interning at the hospital where she is a patient. He helps her to come to terms with her religious feelings and helps her believe that she can share the beauty of these experiences as a teacher outside of the hospital.

While Edith is a patient in the hospital, she receives an invitation from the University of Georgia to be a visiting professor and teach Clinical Psychology. She becomes a very controversial and beloved professor such that there is a waiting list to take her classes.

Edith feels that there are "strangers" and "natives". Strangers are people that have a strong desire to love someone that that person becomes central part of their existence in the world. They are able to transform a drab existence into a something of beauty by the one that they love. Material success isn't so important to them. Strangers can help natives discover love.

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I Kept My Word: The Personal Promise Between a World War II Army Private and His Captain About What Really Happened to Glenn Miller
Clarence, B. Wolfe , and Susan, Goodrich Giffin
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