Treasury of Floral Designs and Initials for Artists and Craftspeople (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)

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Practical archive of over 700 wonderfully graceful and imaginative designs featuring flowers, leaves, and vines in delicate interlacements.

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Beautiful Designs!.......2007-09-06

This book is just full of gorgeous decorative monograms and floral motifs. Highly recommended for anyone looking for inspiration in the lost art of embroidered monograms such as what you'd find on beautiful linens and items found in antique shops and flea markets.

Treasury of Floral Designs and Initials for Artists and Craftspeople.......2007-04-05

I was excited when I discovered this book and I knew I had to have this for my library. I am a calligrapher and I am always looking for designs that will enhance my work. I was not at all disappointed when my package arrived! The work is very detailed and the book has plenty to offer. not to mention the embellishments are just to die for!!! The script/lettering is fantastic and it was well worth the investment. I know this book will never be found on the shelf or coffee table because it will be well used and always on my work table. Just sign me as "ONE HAPPY CALLIGRAPHER"!!!

Inspiration for Embroidery.......2006-10-05

This book had TONS of inspiration for embroidery and silk ribbon embroidery. Lots of monograms and designs that can be adapted easily. I use it all the time! I've also noticed a few Anna Griffin designs seem to be inspired from this book as well!

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Two celebrated gardeners return with expert advice on how to maximize a garden’s natural assets using the six key elements of design. A lavish, large–format volume, beautifully illustrated with 150 color photos.

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Yongbi meets a powerful martial artist that offers him refuge at a secret hideout. But looks can be deceiving, and the stranger's nice gestures fail to hide a more sinister reason for helping Yongbi on his way. Now Yongbi must use all of his wits and skills to escape his captors and learn why they want Yongbi dead.

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With a New Preface by the Author
First published in 1969, Notes on a Cowardly Lion has established itself as one of the best-ever show business biographies. Drawing on his father's recollections and on the memories of those who worked with him, John Lahr brilliantly examines the history of modern American show business through the long and glorious career of his father--the raucous low-comic star of burlesque, vaudeville, the Broadway revue and musical, Hollywood movies, and the legitimate stage. Here in rich detail is Lahr evolving from low--dialect comic to Ziegfeld Follies sophisticate, hamming it up with the Scarecrow and Tin Woodsman on the set of The Wizard of Oz, and debuting Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot in America, which Kenneth Tynan called "one of the most noble performances I have ever seen." In the examination of Bert Lahr's chronic insecurity and self-absorption, the breakdown of his first marriage, and the affectionate arm's length he kept between himself and his adoring second family, John Lahr's book also brings the reader closer than any other theater biography to the private torment of a great funny man.
This edition of the book includes the award-winning essay "The Lion and Me," John Lahr's intimate reflections on family life with his distant, brooding, but lovable father. A first-class stylist, John Lahr takes the reader beyond the magic of show business to a dazzling examination of how a performing self is constructed and staged before the paying customers. Both as theater history and biography, Lahr's book is superb.

Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr

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Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr
John Lahr
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Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biogrphy of Bert Lahr

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Notes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biogrphy of Bert Lahr
John Lahr
Manufacturer: Limelight Editions
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Notes on a cowardly lion; the biography of Bert Lahr

Manufacturer: Knopf
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Notes On A Cowardly Lion - The Biography Of Bert Lahr
John Lahr
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Notes on a Cowardly Lion, The Biography of Bert Lahr
John Lahr
Manufacturer: New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1969
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Notes on a Cowardly Lion, the Biography of Bert Lahr
John Lahr
Manufacturer: Alfred A Knopf
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NOTES ON A COWARDLY LION, The Biography of Bert Lahr, SIGNED By the Author, Son of Bert Lahr

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NOTES ON A COWARDLY LION, The Biography of Bert Lahr, SIGNED By the Author, Son of Bert Lahr
John Lahr
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Notes on a Cowardly Lion: the Biography of Bert Lahr
John Lahr
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The Glorious Ones
Francine Prose
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Release Date: 1985-08-12

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Word of God
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A biographical sketch of the life of Ralph Farnham, of Acton, Maine;: Now in the one hundred and fifth year of his age, and the sole survivor of the glorious battle of Bunker Hill
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Great Endgame book for those trying to move from beginner to Club level

An Excellent 2nd Book on Endgames

An Excellent Instructional Manual to Improve your Endgame

A note on the typos....

A Great Endgame Strategy Book

Pandolfini's Endgame Course: Basic Endgame Concepts Explained by America's Leading Chess Teacher (Fireside Chess Library)
Bruce Pandolfini
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ASIN: 0671656880

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Great Endgame book for those trying to move from beginner to Club level.......2006-11-09

Pandolfini has won me over. He is a great chess teacher, and it shows in the way he has set this book up. Each page covers one endgame problem, beginning with a discussion written in an easy and interesting style explaining what the problem is intended to illustrate.

Studying the endgame is not necessarily fun... but the endgame is where the money is in Chess, similar to putting in golf. It is very important to study it if you want to improve. What Pandolfini does is makes it palatable by presenting a series of one page self-contained problems. I have found this an excellent addition to some of the Convekta software I am using to study chess, because he explains the ideas behind the endgame positions in more detail and with clarity.

An Excellent 2nd Book on Endgames.......2006-11-06

First, download the errata as mentioned in other reviews and get that much over with. There *are* more errors than there should have been (1/2 star taken right off the top).

That said, this should be your *second* endgame book. Why? Because the writing style is terse and laconic. The book is made up of a long series of endgame positions, one per page, with a paragraph of descriptive text and a nearly, if not completely, un-annotated list of moves below the paragraph. It's up to you to digest the text, and relate it to the moves as you play them out. I believe that to do this effectively, you need some basic endgame background, hence my statement that this should be your *second* endgame book.

The book is quite complete, providing at least one example of all important endgame situations. It is not an exhaustive text, such as Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual or some others, but it leaves out very little, even if what is covered is at times brief (a single example) or at a high level.... but that is not a bad thing. At this stage of learning, you want clear examples, not problem-like esoterica.

Four stars overall. (Another half off for the at times difficult presentation style of text/move list.)

(What would be the first endgame book? Briefly, I'd use Robertie's "Easy Endgame Strategies" or even better if you don't mind an older book in descriptive notation, Horowitz's "How to Win in the Chess Endings.")

An Excellent Instructional Manual to Improve your Endgame.......2006-08-07

Probably anyone no matter their skill level can benefit from this book, but I think is best suited for beginners to intermediate players. The author describes the techniques employed in the most important and typical endgame situations, presenting more than 239 positions that clearly describe how a good player will solve the problems encountered in each one of them. If you have read and liked the style of any other Pandolfini's chess instructional books chances are you will enjoy this one.

The book is divided in three parts. A complete part of the book is devoted to king and pawn endings, but also enough coverage is given to endgame positions where the knight, the bishop, the root, and the queen, and a combination of minor and heavy pieces play the important role of helping promote a pawn or act to accomplish a mating solution.

As the author states "the book is designed to improve the skills of the practical player who is interested in wining the ending clearly, simply and efficiently."

I bought this book as part of a used chess book collection on an auction, and I was not disappointed at all with this title. The book systematically showed me how to think and analyze typical positions that as a matter of fact I have encountered during accrual play. One the things I like the most is the Instructional format of this book, clear and easy to follow. For me is absolutely a must have, especially if you are a beginner.

The book uses algebraic notation, but I guess this is just a matter of preference and it actually doesn't affect the quality and usefulness of the information presented. Nevertheless you should take this into account in case you prefer descriptive notation.

A note on the typos...........2006-08-04

I agree with the many reviewers who think this is an excellent book but are troubled by the typos. For those of you considering using the book, there's a very helpful Houston Chessclub website with a collection of corrections to the book. If you do a Google search for "Pandolfini's Endgame Errata" you can locate it easily. Once you have that, there's no reason not to get this very worthwhile book.

A Great Endgame Strategy Book.......2005-08-11

Pandolfini writes in a way that is clear, logical, and just plain easy to understand. Any of his books are "must haves" for a solid chess library. His Endgame book covers an area that I belive is often overlooked in favor of the latest opening. This book is just what it says, a "course on endgame concepts" that would benefit any chess player.

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"A worthwhile effort." --The Hindustan Times "Children and Television provides a detailed description of the patterns of representation of different groups on children's television programs (including commercial broadcast, public broadcast, and cable) and their potential consequences for the development of people's worldviews. . . . Children and Television is a readable and interesting introduction to research on children and television by scholars in a variety of social science disciplines as well as media professions." Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media "There is much in this collection of 22 essays which will be of interest to anyone concerned with understanding children's interaction with television." --Media Development "The issues addressed in Children and Television, are of critical importance to us at PBS. Congratulations on completing this thoughtful work. We are forwarding copies to those public television programs that on occasion review books or address these topics in their programming. . . . Works like Children and Television provide useful food for thought for those of us who care about children, whether as parents, citizens, educators or media professionals." --Jennifer Lawson, Executive Vice President, National Programming and Promotion Services, PBS "A thought provoking publication." --Educational Media International "This is an impressive and wide-ranging collection, especially given current policy discussions about enforcement of the Children's Television Act." --Communication Booknotes Today, children grow up in a media-driven society. While children of every generation face new demands and difficulties, the media explosion represents special challenges because television now plays a role in the child's socialization process. Set within a multicultural context, Gordon L. Berry and Joy Keiko Asamen explore how television influences our children. Children and Television identifies the social and cultural impact of television on the psychosocial development of children who are growing up in an ever-changing, multicultural world. A thought-provoking and challenging book, it analyzes major media organizations and projects policies, practices, and research directions for the future. Contributors discuss various forms of television and its effect on attention, comprehension, and behavior; television's effects on imaginative and creative capabilities of children; and the medium's influence on the socialization of youth. They also cover the cultural content of Saturday morning television; the portrayal of major ethnic and racial minority populations in the United States and the effects these portrayals have on children's attitudes toward these populations; and the portrayal of women, the elderly, and persons with disabilities.

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