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It just seems to fit with the Bungalow Style.......2006-12-02
The 1920's and '30's in the United States saw the construction of huge number of Bungalow in a great many US cities. These now 80 year old houses were often constructed in newly developed subdivisions. Now many of these subdivisions are being discovered as artistically attractive, close to town, shopping, entertainment. The bungalow houses often retain their characteristic style, and many even contain their original fittings such as light fixtures, plumbing, fireplaces.
This time, this style of home was made for Art Deco.
This book shows how these houses would have been decorated when they were new. The furniture, art, decorations, wall paper, paint colors, etc. just look like they belong in bungalows.
I highly recommend this book to anyone looking at decorating a 1920's vintage bungalow.
Incredible History of Art Deco.......2005-09-08
Great book with many helpful photos. Great history of the art. Recommended to anyone who wants to know more about one of the 20th century's most important art forms.
Not impressed.......2005-04-23
This is a pretty dry book. First it helps to know a little French. Secondly, all this book does is throw in a couple hundred names of designers and places. Third, when the author speak of different designs which were created by people there are no images to back it up, so you really can't produce an image in your head of what the author is describing, the images that are in the book are mainly black and white and drawings which really didn't give me a sense of what the designer was trying to portray. As a designer I purchased this book to learn more about the art deco style, characteristics, elements, materials and influence, which is not what I found in this book.
The last book I'd let go of........2005-03-24
For those who are looking for a special purpose book, such as one that will instruct a person in design, or categorize items one may want to purchase by type (lamps, vases, statues, etc.), this may not be the ideal book. For the reader who is interested in exploring the deco spirit of original times and designers who viewed deco interiors as ensembles and not mere collections of items, this is an excellent book. As well bound as it is, I may eventually wear out my copy. It has been most useful to see original period interiors (ensembles, including the objects of which they are composed) from hotel lobbies, theatres, bedrooms, living rooms, bathrooms, restaurants, train stations, ocean liners, movie sets, offices, kitchens, and more, as I gather interpretive hints and inspiration for remodeling projects for each of the rooms in my house. I also browse through it sometimes just for the type of eye candy I never tire of. Photography is plentiful, and many photographs are nearly full-page in size. The writing is instructive related to history and designers, and well written. If I could keep only one art deco book - so far - this would be it.
Not what I needed.......2005-02-01
This book was more encyclopedic than inspiring. This would be great for a student of design. It was not helpful for me. I wanted to find decor and furnishing ideas for my unostentatious 1930's home. This book did not offer help to the interior design novice.
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Find out how the world's best money launderers evade sohisticated high-tech detection measures and move money freely in the electronic age. Also find out the latest international law enforcement countermeasures for stopping this illegal flow of money. A must for cops, lawyers, PIs and others.
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Delivers much less than it promises.......2006-03-24
I expected to see in this book an explanation on the most prevalent schemes of laundering. Instead it dedicated most of the book to describe what is happening in different countries of the world in terms of laws and law enforcement. This information is not what the title and the subtitle promise. The information presented could be gathered from different sources over the internet but most importantly such information can become obsolete in no time (the book is published in 1998). The best thing about this book is its title but unfortunately it did not meet my expectations at all.
No Art . . . No Science.......2005-04-22
In this 199 page book only two and one-half pages are dedicated to how money is laundered and that's the art and science. Over 130 pages are dedicated to a country-by-country risk analysis and this information is easily available from a number of sources on the internet. If that is what you want, then this is a great book. If you really want to know money laundering techniques and practices then look elsewhere.
The number of missing details or oversight was frustrating. For example, page 1 of the book starts with "placement", which is interesting, but if you are new to anti-corruption or fraud investigation then it would be nice to know that placement is only the first step in money laundering. By the way, the other steps are layering and integration.
I recommend Peter Lilley's book "Dirty Dealing" as a better introduction to money laundering.
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- Ansel Adams by Barry Pritzker
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In the century since the establishment of the world's first national park at Yellowstone, no individual has been a more ardent champion of the "national park idea" than Ansel Adams. Over a span of six decades, beginning in 1916, Adams photographed America's great national parks, making thousands of pictures, some of them among the most memorable images of the natural scene ever created.
In this book, a selection of Adams' legendary photographs of over forty national parks and monuments is presented, along with a sampling of his impassioned letters, speeches, and writings (all long out of print of never before published) about the critical issues facing the park system. These insightful, and sometimes controversial, writings by one of the great environmental thinkers of the twentieth century are as relevant today as when they were written. Top-quality reproduction in a reasonably priced paperback add to the appeal of this fascinating presentation of one of the most important themes in Ansel Adams' life and work.
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Ansel Adams by Barry Pritzker.......2004-06-16
The Ansel Adams book put together by Barry Pritzker is a nice arrangement of Ansel's great landscape photography. I like the large format of this book, roughly 14" x 12". The photos are gigantic and very beautiful. The size is representative of the work. One of the complaints I have is about the images themselves and the darkness of them. Ansel's work is full of contrast, which I really like about his photographs. However, the shadows in these prints are almost pure black. They should have been enhanced just a tad bit, maybe dodged in the shadow areas for reproduction purposes only. Viewing original prints and reproducing originals are going to have extremely different outputs of tonal range. I do like that the author created an introductory section to familiarize the readers a little more about photography and its roots. It shows pioneers such as Alfred Stieglitz and Paul Strand. It's a segway into the work of Ansel Adams.
I would have loved to see maybe some type of commentary about each image and how it was captured, a type of "Mind's Eye" insight for other photographers to understand the ideas behind the actual work. The title of the book is Ansel Adam's, so I really would have liked to see a little more diversity of his work. I'm pretty sure he must have made a portrait here and there in his entire lifetime. I know he couldn't have devoted his entire life to just landscapes alone. There has to be some other images, that even an Ansel fan like me, has never previously viewed before. I purchased the book because it was Ansel Adam's and his photography is very beautiful. I must be honest, when I opened the book and flipped through it, I was disappointed at the design of the book. It left me wanting more from the book itself. Out of a possible five stars, I would have to say the book is about two and a half stars.
A Brilliant Book Marred by a Too-Small Page Size.......2000-11-14
Ansel Adams was our photographer-advocate laureate of the national parks. This outstandng volume combines a look at his efforts both to capture the meaning of the parks and to lobby on their behalf. Fortified with a Guggenheim Fellowship in the 1940s, Adams was able to travel throughout the U.S. to visit the many national parks outside of his beloved, native California. This volume greatly benefits from those travels in creating his ideas and the 80 black and white images contained in it.
As Ansel Adams reminds us, "The National Parks, are, indeed a phenomena of an advanced society . . . ." When Yellowstone was established by President Grant in 1872, it was the first national park in the history of the world. Since then, we have been in a race between despoiling our wilderness environment and retaining some of it in national parks. The challenge is heightened by the pressures to commercialize and increase access to wilderness areas. How many people should visit Yosemite each year? These are the questions that Ansel Adams anticipated and helped us address. These questions are even more relevant and important today than when he first raised them. "Possessions, both material and spiritual, are appreciated most when we find ourselves in peril of losing them."
"There is a constant erosion of the concept and the reality of wilderness." Unfortunately, Adams was much more successful as a photographer than in achieving his environmental vision. Will his final epitaph of the future be of someone who captured images of what does not exist any more? I certainly hope not.
I recommend the preface by William A. Turnage very highly to understand Ansel Adams' vision and its effects on our society. The preface also contains a delightful section by Nancy Newhall on what it was like to be Ansel Adams' assistant for his dawn photography treks.
This book contains much more written material by Ansel Adams on conservation and the national parks than in any other book of his photographs that I have seen. I enjoyed reading about his ideas, and they helped me understand his photography better as well. He is trying to show us "the clear realities of Nature seen with the inner eye of the spirit [to] reveal the ultimate echo of God."
As I mentioned in the title to this review, the publisher put these images on pages that are too small to capture the detail of Adams' work in most cases. In fairness to the publisher, I should also point out that remarkable efforts have been made to reproduce these images well in the small format. Compared to other small reproductions of these same images, these are by far the best I have seen.
Some compositions in fact succeed in overcoming the limitations of the page size. These include:
Cliff Palace Ruin, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado, 1941
Leaves, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, 1942
Forest, Early Morning, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, 1949
Leaf, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, 1948
Forest, Beartrack Cove, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, 1949
Teklanika River, Denali National Park, Alaska, 1947
Mount McKinley from Stoney Pass, Denali National Park, Alaska, 1948
Cinder Cone in Crater of Haleakala, Haleakala National Park, Hawaii, 1956
Mount Lassen from Devastated Area, Lassen Volcanic National Park, California, 1949
Mount Clarence King, Pool, Kings Canyon National Park, California, 1932
Many of the other photographs will be familiar to Ansel Adams' fans. If you have seen them reproduced in larger sizes, you can use your memory to add the missing detail. In this size though, the details being indistinct is like erasing chapters from a novel. Adams often accentuated reflections of details between different natural features in his compositions. When some details are obscured in small size, the reflections thus are not available to stimulate your mind.
In keeping with the spirit of Ansel Adams, I suggest that you consider becoming active in organizations (like the Sierra Club, which Adams belonged to for many years) that fight to save wilderness areas. If your great grandchildren are ever to experience the spiritual cleansing of the wilderness, we each must act now.
"Solitude, so vital to the individual man, is almost nowhere."
Perfect Gift!.......2000-05-17
This book is really beautiful. The pictures have been really well selected. I think this book would make a perfect gift for almost anyone, since it has pictures from all over the United States.
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Mirth of a Nation is a collection of short humor pieces compiled by the Thurber House, which is a very dry way of describing a very funny book. Mirth is, at long last, a truly perfect humor-browser's read, for everything--everything--is presented with a wry wink. The book opens with Dave Eggers's guidelines for submitting work to the Thurber House ("Before undertaking the typing, straightening, and mailing of your submission, please do us the small favor of washing your hands. Please.") and closes with Al Franken's refreshingly mean-spirited index ("Luntz, Frank, likelihood of his immediately turning to index and looking up his name, 48"). In between is a hilarious collection of both new and previously published pieces. Targets range from contemporary issues (Chris Harris, tackling the UFO phenomenon in "What We Talk About When We Talk About Little Green Men": "If their object is stealth, why must they employ colored, blinking lights on the outside of their spacecraft? Is it alien Christmastime?") to the biblical, as in Ian Frazier's marvelous "Laws Concerning Food and Drink; Principles; Lamentations of the Father" ("Heed me; for if you sit like that, your hair will go into the syrup. And now behold, even as I have said, it has come to pass.") The book is so funny, in fact, that it would be a pity to give away any more punch lines. Grab a copy and see for yourself. --Ali Davis
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Perfect for commuter train rides, rush-hour gridlock, Pilates work-outs, or any time when levity might add to the very quality of life. With inimitable contributions by Merrill Markoe, Dave Barry, Garry Trudeau and Bruce McCall, you have a triumphant salute to one of America's greatest assets: its sense of humor.
A salvo of hilarity from that loose canon of American humor that Mirth of a Nation editor Michael J. Rosen has culled from some 1200 pages of brilliantly original works by our best contemporary humorists. This action-packed compilation of highlights (FYI, we have no intention of mentioning "the funnybone" and how these CDs are sure to tickle it) includes Bobbie Ann Mason's stint at the La Bamba hotline, David Rakoff's insights on families, Andy Borowitz's memoir of Emily Dickinson (basically, she was a drunken jerk), and Michael Feldman's helpful (re)locating of the Midwest.
Performed by Tony Roberts, Susie Essman, with guest performances by Stephen Collins, Michael Feldman, Cynthia Kaplan, Martha Plimpton, David Rakoff, M. Sweeney Lawless, Sandra Tsing Loh, and Mark O'Donnell.
Customer Reviews:
A mixed bag with enough tasty treats to satisfy.......2005-04-18
With about 140 pieces from dozens of contributors, this humor anthology is a mixed bag. For me, some of the essays and parodies fell flat. Yet enough were truly hysterical to sustain me and keep me turning those pages. Among my favorites: Jon Stewart's "Pen Pals" and "The Last Supper, or The Dead Waiter"; Garry Trudeau's "I Am a Tip-Top Starlet" and "To Our Valued Customers"; Al Franken's "Index";Zev Borow's "A Graceland for Adolf"; Mark O'Donnell's "TV Guide, Soon"; Bill Scheft's "The All-Purpose Concession Speech"; and P. J. O'Rourke's "Memoir Essay."
You have GOT to be kidding.......2004-02-10
I suppose if your IQ were in the mid 90's, you'd find these books amusing. I had the misfortune of taking both this one and "More Mirth..." as reading material on a cross-country flight. After 200 pages, no giggling, but lots of "oh come on" rolling of the eyes. Sophmoric crap. I ended up reading the US Airways magazine and doing the crossword instead.
5 Stars, except there are 50 more star humorists in the book.......2003-10-27
Humor books are usually miscellaneous hodge-podges of "something for everybody." This one is not. It's a sustained compilation of great writing. Writing by very talented people who are variously smart-alec, smart-assed. and just plain smart. That's the one thing that's similiar about all the pieces: they're just very well done. After that, there's a huge range, from Sedaris's hilariously scatching review of kiddie theatrical productions to Garry Trudeau's re-re-retranslating of a Madonna interview back and forth from Russian. There are as many expected players--Ian Frazier, Fran Lebowitz, Dave Barry, P.J. O'Rourke with terrific pieces--as there are surprises and newer names. Favorites? Howard Mohr (who worked with Garrison Keillor on Prairie Home Companion for years), John Updike doing a parody about J. Edgar Hoover cross-dressing. David Ives, the brilliant playwright, giving a culinary history through philosophers. Even the index, by Al Franken, shows that Mirth of a Nation is serious about being funny, from cover to cover. I have the second volume, More Mirth of a Nation, and, believe it or not, it's even better. Thirds, anyone? I gather from their website it will be out in 2004. Can't wait.
WORST EVER.......2003-01-20
This CD was the worst of anything I have ever heard or read. Out of six CDs, there were two Dave Barry's and two other stories that were bearable. The rest were lists: I mean lists that were numbered, like reading a menu that someone must have thought were funny. And several were things that came off much better when they were passed around in email.
hilarious.......2002-05-07
This book is non-stop funny. I believe that Mirth of a Nation is going to become a major pillar in the realm of humor writing. The pieces are well chosen--there is truly something here for everyone. The big names come through with hilarious material, as well as many I've never heard of (but hope to hear more from!) I can't wait for volume 2!
Book Description
Today, Bob Greene is a celebrated, nationally-syndicated columnist. In 1964, he was a seventeen-year-old Ohio high school kid. And he kept a diary.
It's all here. The teenage girl who got away. The twenty-seven-year-old woman who didn't. The first beer. The first job. A series of bad haircuts. Friendship and betrayal, griping and groping, a daily account of one boy's struggle -- and all of our struggles -- to forge his way into adulthood with dignity intact, virginity a bad memory, and the day-to-day knowledge that it's not going to get any easier.
"A delightful book, and like the song Greene cruised to that summer, fun, fun, fun." -- Los Angeles Times Book Review
"Everyone who was ever seventeen will love it!" -- Ann Landers
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I envy his motivation!.......2005-09-13
I read this book in one sitting at age 17. I was babysitting and remember sitting on the couch dazedly fanning the kids away as I plowed through this thoroughly engaging book, which began as a journal that Greene began keeping in hopes that the constant attention to the daily detail of life would improve his journalism skills. Perhaps my own scholastic career in journalism through high school and college, or my love of the Beatles, or my 17-year-old ability to relate to another 17-year-old, no matter how many decades he'd preceded me by, made me partial to this book. Whatever the reason, Greene's honest, untempered account reminds you not to glorify your high school years. Now 25, I have finally sought to own the book that has remained one of the best works I've ever read -- not for its uniqueness, but for its account of a wholly universal experience. One of my own life goals ever since has been to have the determination to write in my own journal every day for a year. Someday, perhaps, I'll actually do it!
Great book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.......2004-07-08
Read this book in 1989 and I can still remember the difficulty I had putting it down. Tempted to buy another copy and read it again. This book will take you back to your youth regardless of your age or generation.
early 60's diary.......2003-04-11
a diary of the early 60's from a teenager's point of view--not bad
The Bull Starts Here.......2002-10-02
"Today, Bob Greene is a celebrated, nationally-syndicated columnist. In 1964, he was a seventeen-year-old Ohio high school kid. And he kept a diary.
"It's all here. The teenage girl who got away..."
Snicker, snort.
Be True to your School.......2002-01-11
Be True to your School. By Bob Greene, is one of the best books I've ever read. "I couldn't put it down." Every time the teacher told us to stop reading,I just had to keep on going. And the thing is I don't like to read! Every thing in it, is in young adults age group. "Bob shares with us his thoughts and every aspect of his teenage day to day life." There hasn't been anything in this book that I don't like. From getting the girls to going to the parties. But I don't agree with the drinking that went on in his teenage life, but I guess it has to happen sometime. I think its neat how Bob Greene's life went, and how it ended up. Its hard to believe that the things he did really happened, but it did! Like getting the girls, bad times with life and friends, parties and cruising. "Bob is unbelievable." From here on out anything that Bob Greene writes, I will read it. And if you are a highschool student with day to day problems and also some very great days this book is for you.
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Did you ever wonder why your dog sleeps so much? Perhaps your dog is bored. Maybe it's raining and your dog can't go outside. On days like this, you can always read a book. But most dogs can't read, even the smart ones. There is something really nice you can do for your dog, however. Read your dog the stories in this book -- and always remember to pet your dog while you read!
Customer Reviews:
We ove these books........2006-06-30
This is a great book. It is comprised of 3 short stories that are hysterical. Everytime we read it, it just cracks us up. It takes the view point of a dog, and his hysterical view of typical things like a bath, or a strange rock. We absolutly love this book and this authors other books about stories to read your dog, or stories to read your cat. Absolutly fantastic.
Hilarious read-aloud book.......2006-05-14
Reading the story about giving the dog a bath was almost as funny and ridiculous as giving a real dog a bath. Even funnier than the stories is the artwork--the "human" expressions on the dog's face are absolutely priceless. In fact, my son and I have had a lot of fun pointing to one of the pictures and asking my son how the dog's feeling now ("is he mad or sad or glad? MAD!!"). One of the funniest children's books I've ever read, right up there with vintage Dr. Seuss.
Two dewclaws up!.......2000-06-28
The illustrations capture the spirit of the stories, and stories themselves capture the spirit of dogs. My dog enjoyed the first story because the word "Walk" was prominent. But I think children would enjoy it even more. I can't wait to read it to my friends.
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Snuggle up with your kitty and read these action-packed tales aloud to him or her. They are very funny stories about the things cats like to do, and they have lots of amusing pictures. Invite your cat to come hear a story - but ask nicely! Cats hate being told what to do.
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Love this book.......2007-04-01
This book is adorable and funny. The pictures are perfect. On top of that my doggy can bring the book over to me in his mouth without getting book wet.
very enjoyable.......2007-01-14
I first read it to my 4 yr old. He laughed. Then I helped my 6 yr old to read out aloud. He finished it without too much difficulty. He like it too.
All three stories are well written, while easy to read. And funny too.
I would probably order more for my kids' friends.
Great for any cat loving kid!.......2007-01-09
I bought this book for my daughter who was 6 at the time, hoping it would get her to challenge herself to read more challenging books for her reading level (at the time.) She absolutely loved reading it to her cat, who also seems to enjoy laying on her bed and getting petted/read to. We have since bought several others of these books (stories to read to your dog, more stories to read to your dog), and even though she is now at a much higher reading level she still enjoys reading the stories to the pets over and over. Cute stories, sometimes funny, nice quality book.
You can read it to yourself, too!.......2002-05-11
THREE STORIES YOU CAN READ TO YOUR CAT is really three stories: The Rainy Day, The Yummy Bug, The Good Day. The book is obviously meant for kids to read aloud. But you can read it to them, too. And you and the kids can practice "acting" during the dialogue. Each story is separate and complete -- and hilarious! The action captures the cat's personality. And the brightly colored illustrations are really funny. The nameless cat should be called Mischief (another fun thing to do with the child: find names for the cat). This book proves that, to a cat, it's all about the cat. F.Y.I., there's also a "Three Stories You Can Read to Your Dog" book.
Into the psyche of a cat.......2000-02-24
This book is wonderful for children and adults. Cat owners will love and laugh at the perfect characterization of the feline mind. I had been wondering what present to get my dear friend, an owner of five cats, for completing her doctorate in veterinary medicine. She'll be receiving this book!
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Author Richard La Plante had always wanted to ride cross-country to Sturgis, South Dakota-to the famous motorcycle rally that has become the mecca for the American biker. But at the age of 53, still bruised from a divorce, newly remarried, and a father for the first time, he thought the trip would remain an armchair fantasy.Then came the summer of 1999. Pressured by work, another baby on the way, and being temporarily homeless, he made a decision: Escape-out of the armchair and into the saddle.On a borrowed Big Dog motorcycle, he set off for the Black Hills of Dakota. Moments of crazed introspection mixed with the sheer euphoria of the ride all add up to the metaphor of a life's journey.Told in La Plante's humorous and self-deprecating style, Detours is a wild ride, all the way home.
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DETOURS: Never been so happy to get so lost.......2002-10-14
It's truly special how La Plante somehow takes one's own gritty reality of life, death and divorce, sends them off on a bike ride through time, space and climates, and ends up with a journey full of humor, sensitivity, hope and dreams. This book is a vacation for the soul complete with pit-stops for laughter, tears, and reflection.
Sure would love to let loose and really take such a trip but until then, I'll take my daily dose of Detours to remind me to keep the perspective by getting lost.
PS... I'm off to Ebay to buy a bike!
LIFE IS BUT A FRACTION OF A SPLIT SECOND...LIVE IT!.......2002-09-12
INCREDIBLY AWESOME!! LaPlante has captured the very essence of what we all yearn for....IT! A search into the mirror for the true meaning of hardaches, joy, love, honesty, fellowship and sincere happiness. One doesn't need to be a motorcycle enthusiast to savor the rewards this adventure will salivate. His humorous style will leave you giddy but the real story lies between the Hamptons of New York and the hallowed ground of the Black Hills of South Dakota. His wit and outrageous cast of characters makes this wild ride a must read, all the way home. This true exploration will leave a reflection in the mirror. Destined to end up a classic!
Touching and Very Entertaining.......2002-08-14
A man comes to terms with his life's decisions and puts them into perspective during his lone bike trip from East Hampton, NY, to Sturgis, South Dakota. Honest and without pretention, it will make you want to take a break from daily routine to prioritize and appreciate what we all take for granted. You do not need to be into motorcycles to enjoy this gem of a book.
well-written morality tale.......2002-08-08
Author Richard la Plante wanted to once live his American dream of attending the annual motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota. However, the now fiftyish Richard knew his time to consummate his dream apparently passed and he always would be a couch potato wondering what he missed. With a young child and a pregnant wife and now fifty-three, Richard faced with economic worries and writer's block decided it is time to live his fantasy. Borrowing a bike, he begins his odyssey.
IN DETOURS: LIFE, DEATH, AND DIVORCE ON THE ROAD TO STURGIS, Richard, in his autobiography, concentrates mostly on the trek to the Dakotas, which serves as an allegory to life's journey from birth to death. This is a strong but quite different type of autobiography. Though some will say the author ignored his responsibilities to his family with this risky venture, many will agree this book is worth reading not only for the well-written morality tale, but also for encouraging individuals to sing "My Way".
Harriet Klausner
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- Building Mental Muscle: Conditioning Exercises for the Six Intelligence Zones
- California Bungalows of the Twenties
- Cells, Embryos, and Evolution: Toward a Cellular and Developmental Understanding of Phenotypic Varia
- Classic Modern Homes of the Thirties: 64 Designs by Neutra, Gropius, Breuer, Stone and Others
- Effective Coaching
- Cat Cross Their Graves : A Joe Grey Mystery
- Buffalo Architecture: A Guide
- Beautiful Spas and Hot Springs of California: Revised and Updated Edition
- Dead Man's Bones
Art Deco House Style: An Architectural and Interior Design Source Book
Art Deco Furniture: The French Designers
The Art Deco House
Art Deco Architecture: Design, Decoration, and Detail from the Twenties and Thirties
Art Deco: 1910-1939
