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This book is the most comprehensive guide to ever be published on this subject. The Roycrofters produced illustrated hand-bound books, Mission-style furniture, lamps, metal ware of black iron, copper, and bronze, as well as glass, ceramics, and leather. The furniture was mostly oak with hand-forged hinges, handles, and decorative but functional hardware. Divided into three sections, this collector's guide features not only Roycroft furniture but also books and copper and leather craft items. Hundreds of Roycroft items are illustrated that have recently been sold on the auction block, and all prices realized are given. AUTHORBIO: Larry Koon has published two titles with Collector Books, Roycroft Furniture Collectibles and Stickley Brothers Furniture. He is also the author of Lee Middleton Original Dolls Price Guide, published by Hobby House Press, and Annalee Mobilitee Dolls Price Guide, for Portfolio Press. He writes a week antiques column for the Marietta Times newspaper in Marietta, Ohio. REVIEW: This book ishas been long anticipated by collectors, and is sure to please. Large detailed photographs of Roycroft furniture, books, and craft items are featured. Histories of the Roycroft Chapel, Inn, foundry shipping building, copper shop, bank, blacksmith shop, plant, and book bindery are covered.
Customer Reviews:
Top notch!!.......2005-04-15
Excellent book. Very informative. Use the "Look inside this book" link for this book and view the gorgeous color pictures. Would recommend highly.
Roycroft Furnitiure & Collectibiles.......2004-04-11
This is one of the best books to ever be published on RoycroftFurniture. it not only lists furniture but hundreds of other items produced by roycroft and sold for top dollar on the auction block. and lists the auction houses that sold the items, this book deserves more than five stars, great book , and excellent author, worth much more than its retail price,,
Book Description
As the founding of the Roycroft art community in New York State reaches its one hundredth anniversary this year, collector interest in the Arts & Crafts-style items that were made there is stronger than ever before. Of particular interest are the beautiful and varied hammered copper ware the "Roycrofters" made. This second volume provides nearly two hundred color photographs of copper vases, bookends, trays, and more-including many rarely-seen items. The history of the group and the evolution of its art metal are discussed, along with criteria for evaluating the quality of individual pieces. The different marks and patinas used by the company are documented. of further interest is a discussion of the Tookay Shop and Avon Coppersmith, both spin-offs from the Roycroft community, which continued in a similar tradition. A price guide is included.
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In recent years, collectors have come to recognize the beauty and value of Roycroft items, particularly the art metal which is the most available, affordable, and varied of all Roycroft collectibles. Influenced by the English movement that was spearheaded by William Morris, Elbert Hubbard began a new industry dedicated to quality of design and manufacture, from its factories near Buffalo, New York. With 179 full color illustrations, this identification and price guide offers Arts and Crafts collectors and dealers an in-depth look at the many objects that were made. Included are bowls, vases, jewelry, desk items, bookends, candlesticks and other items of interest. The text provides the history and background of the company, as well as information about each of the products illustrated. There is also a good selection of original advertising and promotional material.
Customer Reviews:
Very good fashion.......2007-05-14
Fred Astaire has a stlye of his own and the book covered his style very well. Enjoy the book.
Once again - superb.......2006-06-10
Mr. Boyer is a classic gentleman and in this one he writes about another.
If you have never read Mr. Boyer's works then you've missed out. Mr. Boyer's understanding of and love for classic menswear is evident and well researched. The prose is elegant and flows elegantly and as usual it is the stuff you'd expect from the man generally accepted as 'the man' in the realm of sartorial grace.
Mr Boyer has a unique way of sharing his love for the sartorial arts that makes you feel it - a rare literary ability.
I look forward to completing my collection of his work by getting this one signed along with his others. Whether you are a recent entrant to the business world or a gentleman who has appreciated the finer points of classic menswear and style for years this and all of Boyer's work is an absolute must read.
In every field there exists "The Authority". In the realm of classic men's style G. Bruce Boyer is that man. If you don't pick this up then may you spend eternity in polyester.
Well done Bruce, Thanks for shining a light on this timeless icon of style & grace as only you could!
Nice Essay, Pretty Pictures, Thin on Substance.......2006-05-23
Fred Astaire was a marvelous dancer - he made dancing look easy. He was graceful and elegant. With Ginger Rogers, he made a bunch of screwball movies that were short on plot, but musically wonderful and with dancing that was something special.
Astaire was also an elegant dresser and that is what this very short book is all about. The essay explains Astaire's very special elegance and how he worked terribly hard to make things look very easy. It's nice, but at 15 pages or so, doesn't cover a whole lot of new ground. The pictures - many of them from Astaire's Hollywood days - are, of course, quite beautiful, but for all their charm - there's something missing.
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Book Description
Learn the fantastic mysteries of Mister Fantastic's past as he searches for his time-tramping father and reveals his pre-FF invasion-foiling credentials in a fight against a monster in the classic Marvel style! Travel to a world of cowboys and amazons! See the Thing find a house of horror on an alien world! And behold the face of Doom... but just the face? Not to worry, She-Hulk shows more than enough to compensate! Featuring the Black Bolt/Medusa wedding and the end of the Kree-Skrull War! Collects Fantastic Four #268-275, Fantastic Four Annual #18, and Thing #19.
Customer Reviews:
Buy this for the Byrne art.......2006-02-24
Great stories from a time when comic book storytelling was very different. My only complaint is the two stories that do not feature Byrne's art. There is such a strong and sudden shift that it is jarring but this is part of a complete run of FF and to leave it out would not tell the whole story. Kind of wish Marvel and Bryne would put aside their issues and we could see new Byrne art for the covers of these collections!
Customer Reviews:
nice idea, modest result.......2001-12-30
Sometimes kids say the the most
charming things, but this isn't
one of those times--too many
unfunny selections.
This book is excellent, funny reading........1999-05-21
I would like an address where letter's written by children can be sent to be published.
Book Description
Martin Scorsese is the most influential director of his generation and, with his work regularly included among the top 20 films of all time, his place in cinema history is assured. Scorsese's films have defined the cinematic essence of each decade since the 1960s and have set the standard of New Hollywood cinema.
Mark Nicholls traces Martin Scorsese's central theme of melancholia, nostalgia, and loss through five of the director's finest films: The Age of Innocence, Raging Bull, Taxi Driver, Goodfellas, and Cape Fear. Scorsese's Men reflects on the heroes of these films and their "tribal groups": 19th-century New York Society, the Italian American Mob, and the Yuppified New South. Nicholls asserts that for all of this melancholic man's perversions, he ultimately becomes a universally adored and culturally empowered Superman of loss.
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One of the world's greatest popular entertainers, Piaf describes her life, the starving street urchin from Pigalle, haunted by alcohol and drug addiction all of her life, who became an international star
Customer Reviews:
Some Insight on One of Paris'es Great Singers.......2007-01-19
Edith Piaf writes about her life in her whimsical nature. She leaves off many details about her life as if her tragedies were an afterthought, but it also gives the reader insight on her character, a person who lived without regrets.
As spontaneous as she is, the translation, except for the typos, makes her words easy to follow and understand. There are some interesting passages regarding anecdotes in her life. The most interesting relate to how she was discovered, how she got her last name (Piaf is French slang for sparrow), and how one of her songs was based on a love story in her life. She sheds little information about the loss of her daughter and husband who died in a plane crash. She provided more insight on the murder of the man who discovered her. The middle chapters are not as interesting as she digresses a lot and overly focuses on the details of performance that aren't so interesting.
Her insight on encounters with famous people (Eisenhower, Charlie Chaplin, Dietrich, and Queen Elizabeth) was interesting, as well as her final chapter where she briefly discusses her routines and even her character.
Not much is specific. She leaves a lot of herself to be interpretted as she is has a typical spontaneous French temperament. Her description of her relationship with the audience was intriguing as well as her generalization of American audiences as being people who work so hard that they prefer entertainment to be "light" so as to give them an escape. Although I disagree with her opinion, I found her French perspective and interpretation of the American audience to be interesting. I recommend that prior to reading this you read biographies on Piaf. It will help you understand her nature in her autobiography. I counted many misspellings and typos throughout this book.
Book Description
BradyGames' Pokimon Ruby & Sapphire Official Strategy Guide provides expert tactics to win all badges for both games! A step-by-step walkthrough taking gamers from start to finish. Solutions to the new puzzles, rosters for every new trainer, and more! Plus, tips to defeat every trainer and gym leader, coverage of the new Pokemon in each version, and how to catch, breed, and raise them!
Customer Reviews:
Go Keena70!.......2005-10-29
This is the best guide ever. It does not have a Snotedex. 'Tendo and Primer have a Snotedex though.
This says "Sabdshrew," which means "No mistakes." The sandy waterfalls, Tendo calls slippery slopes. Rock Crush. Tendo says Rock "Smash." "Smash" is a word for two-year-olds!
This is a big strategy guide. It'get you past everything. If you get Tendo or Prime, start over. You MUST 'gree with me!
Get this. If you don't, then you will get stuck.
Without a guide, you do great too. Buy this, you year-old!
I am Crabbiest! See ya next time on the Bad Word-No Show!
Best Guide In The Milky Way!.......2005-10-24
BUY THIS! THIS IS THE BEST GUIDE EVER! IT HAS EVERYTHING!
IT EVEN HAS LOTS OF THINGS! THE NINTENDOPOWER IS BOOBOO!
Stupidity Of Stupidity!.......2005-10-24
Too many mistakes! Do not buy it no matter what! NEVER EVER BUY IT. I recomend the Nintendo Power or Prima.
GET NINTENDO OR PRIMA'S GUIDE...'NUFF SAID.......2005-04-30
I have all three Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire guides out there - prima's, nintendo's, and (shudders) brady's.
Bradygames' strategy guides either are downright awesome or downright bad, and this guide is answer B. This was the first of the three PR&S guides that I bought. I went home, played the game with the help of this guide, and without leaving Littleroot Town, went out to EBGames the next day and bought the Prima guide.
Bradygames includes a decent walkthrough of the game with detailed info, but that's about it. The guide has a list - just a basic list - of all the Pokemon, but forces you to buy a whole other $15 book to get info on the other Pokemon. May I note that in both Prima and Nintendo's guides, they include just as full Pokedexes but in the same guide? Yeah, that was a huge downside of the Bradygames' guide. Also, the walkthrough really could have been more detailed now that I think about it. After I compared the three guides, Nintendo had the best walkthrough, Prima came in second, and guess who came in last.
I'm getting tired of listing endless bad things about Brady's Pokemon Ruby & Sapphire guide, so I'll just say:
BUY NINTENDO OR PRIMA'S GUIDE...'nuff said!
It's a pretty picture book..........2004-03-09
I bought this guide and found that everything in it is exactly what I could have figured out on my own. No PokeDex and nothing about breeding pokemon except one lousy sentence. This guide is horrible! Buy a Prima or Nintendo guide instead if you want helpful information. This book is a dud...
Book Description
Did you know that games can be a terrifically effective way to build team spirit, communication, and trust among people who work together day in and day out? Now you can spark morale in any work group by choosing from 70 stimulating games and activities specifically designed for the manager who's looking to raise sagging morale in a department, liven up boring staff meetings, enable team members to collaborate smoothly and effectively, and much more!
Customer Reviews:
Superb resource book.......2007-05-03
I had this series of books before - loaned them out at work and never got them back (go figure!). Happy to have found them again here.
Great book for great ideas.......2007-03-14
Remember when you were in arts and craft classes, this book is like that
Great.......2007-01-12
Excellent quality and turnaround time, received when promised. The games are fun, and not immature for adults!
Patronising rubbish.......2006-11-04
It's strange how so many businesspeople I meet tend to be right-wing, anti-communist and great believers in personal freedom, yet run their businesses like Stalin's Russia. Workers are motivated by a mixture of fear and ambition and any individual opinion that deviates from the party line is seen as a threat.
I'm a manager. All I ask of my staff is that they're honest, work hard and treat everyone with respect. That's it. For my part I give them a clear idea of what I expect and make sure that they have the tools to do the job and receive recognition of their achievements. What I don't do is mess with their heads.
This book is symptomatic of a trend in management culture where it is not enough to ask people to do their jobs well, we now have to re-engineer their souls. The aim of this book is to motivate staff with 'fun' activities in staff training sessions, but the reality is intrusive and patronising. One game invites workers to mention a childhood achievement that they were particularly proud of and then get other members of the team to discuss it. Well, I believe in personal freedom and part of that is not feeling obliged to talk about personal things in a work setting.
Chairman Mao had his 'Cultural Revolution' and this smacks of the same attitude. It's not enough for people to do as they're told, they now have to have the right attitude and if they're not willing to be team players, they're out. It's like 'Invasion of the Body Snatchers'.
Buy this book to find out how emotionally dysfunctional people struggle to motivate teams and get it horribly wrong.
Big book of Lousy Ideas.......2005-10-06
This was a complete waste of money! The ideas were stale and elementary. Do not waste your money or your time flipping through it.
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