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Schwartz Porcelain: The Lacquer Craze And Its Impact On European Porcelain
Monica Kopplin Manufacturer: Hirmer Verlag GmbH ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 3777498807 |
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Mother of the Bride: The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress
Ilene Beckerman Manufacturer: Algonquin Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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ASIN: 1565122593 |
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The relationship between a mother and daughter is often fraught-but never so much as during the preparations for a daughter's wedding. Who better to offer a fresh perspective on weddings than the mother of the bride? And who better to describe it -- the agony and the ecstasy -- than Ilene "Gingy" Beckerman, who's married off three daughters and remembers it all very clearly.--The high cost of wedding cakes: "I could have had a lifetime supply of Entenmann's chocolate doughnuts!"
--Bridesmaid dresses: "What do five girls-one short, one tall, one buxom, one flat, one who gave birth a month ago-have in common? A bridesmaid's dress they hate."
--Mother-of-the-bride dresses: "I tried on green velvet. A Rodney Dangerfield line came to me: 'If that dress had pockets, you'd look like a pool table.' The dress had pockets."
--And, finally, the sight of her daughter walking down the aisle: "My daughter was Cinderella, Snow White, Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, and Jacqueline Kennedy. But better."
Gingy looks at the bride-to-be and sees the teenager who wanted Bo Derek braids, the little girl she taught to dance to the tune of "Me and My Shadow," the beautiful baby, the miracle she gave birth to decades earlier. And now, en route to the aisle, their relationship is tested in ways Gingy never imagined.
Beckerman simply and brilliantly describes the highs and lows of life with an adult daughter. What emerges is a poignant and telling story.
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humor for mother of the bride.......2007-07-23
Mother of the Bride: The Dream, the Reality, the Search for a Perfect Dress.......2007-07-05
Survival guide for M.O.B!!.......2005-05-20
You'll laugh, you'll cry -- you know the drill =).......2003-06-18
A Great Gift.......2000-10-12
The book is so real, so funny, so poignant. It succinctly summed up the relationship between mothers and daughters as it detailed the intricate and involved planning process for today's weddings. I loved the way Beckerman gave us glimpses of her daughter's growing-up years.
I felt every feeling the author was feeling --- I laughed, I cried, and I called my daughter to read portions to her.
And today....I found the perfect dress!!!
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The Perfect Wedding Dress
Philip Delamore Manufacturer: Firefly Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1554071305 |
Book Description
Everything about choosing he best style for the bride to be.
This is the ideal guidebook for the bride as she begins her search for the perfect wedding dress. Filled with inspiring ideas and visual references, it will help her develop a vision of her dress while making sense of the overwhelming choices available. She can use it to show storekeepers what she wants or to work with a dressmaker on a custom design.
Easy to use, The Perfect Wedding Dress is organized by dress style -- ball gown, princess line, mermaid, and so on -- and by dress part -- necklines, backs, veils, trains, and more. A helpful glossary in each section defines the terms used to describe the dresses.
The author methodically helps the bride assess what style would suit her best, considering her figure shape, depending on whether she wants a train, and so on. Along with the stories behind the designs, he discusses what fabrics best suit each design and offers suggestions for appropriate headwear, jewelry, and shoes.
The book features dozens of beautiful photographs and detailed descriptions of dresses, including those of celebrated brides such as Princess Diana, Jennifer Lopez, and Grace Kelly. Designs featured include Baggley, Mischka, Christian Dior, and Vera Wang.
Brides of all ages and means will find The Perfect Wedding Dress inspiring and reassuring, and an indispensable part of their wedding planning.
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Was the editor sleeping?.......2007-04-13
Both vintage and contemporary choices.......2007-04-07
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How to Buy Your Perfect Wedding Dress
Ronald Rothstein , Mara Urshel , and Todd Lyon Manufacturer: Fireside ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0743225813 |
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IT'S TIME TO BUY THE DRESS OF YOUR DREAMS!
Every year, Kleinfeld helps more than five thousand brides find the perfect look for the biggest day of their lives. Women from all over the world flock to the famous Brooklyn store to choose from among their vast selection of gowns and take advantage of the expertise of their renowned staff of bridal consultants. This book takes you through every aspect of that unparalleled experience so that when you finally buy your wedding dress, you will be thrilled with your choice.
Let the owners of Kleinfeld help you define the style that best suits you -- be it classical, romantic, or contemporary -- and that is most appropriate for the season and setting of the wedding. Their detailed advice covers:
WHAT DRESSES ARE BEST FOR SPECIFIC BODY TYPES, INCLUDING SILHOUETTE AND SKIRT LENGTH
COLORS, FABRICS, AND DECORATIONS, FROM THE SIMPLEST UNADORNED SILK TO LACE WITH ALL THE TRIMMINGS
ACCESSORIES -- INCLUDING THE VEIL, SHOES, GLOVES, JEWELRY -- AND UNDERGARMENTS
WHAT TO BRING ON YOUR WEDDING DRESS SHOPPING TRIP AND WHETHER OR NOT TO BRING MOM
WHAT TO EXPECT AT FITTINGS
HOW TO CARE FOR YOUR GOWN BEFORE AND AFTER THE WEDDING
Whether you're getting married on a beach or in a cathedral, whether you want to look sexy, chic, or like a fairy princess, How to Buy Your Perfect Wedding Dress can help all your dreams come true.
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Quite insightful!.......2004-05-14
I think this is a useful book to have for those (including me) who have no idea of how to select the right wedding dress. The authors provided basic to very detailed information that I think would be good to have before actually selecting a dress. At the very least, I learn some useful terminologies that will help me when I actually want to talk to the wedding consultant.
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Bridal party accessories (The perfect wedding, book 5) (Leisure Arts #1404)
Sandy Weyburn Manufacturer: Leisure Arts ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B0006QLKH0 |
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Say Hello to Cactus Flats : A FoxTrot Collection
Bill Amend Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0836217209 |
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Laughter to Die for.......2007-02-17
Say Hello to Cactus Flats. Foxtrot, All Great!.......2007-01-20
Excellent as always........2004-07-06
FoXtRoT RoCkS!!!!!!!! This is a great comic book series.......2002-10-09
Fox Trot's Sensational!.......2000-03-27
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Spilling the Beans: Loteria Chicana
Jose Antonio Burciaga Manufacturer: Joshua Odell Editions ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1877741116 |
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A book worth reading that will give insight on chicanos........1999-01-06
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Bitches, Bimbos & Virgins: Women in the Horror Film
Manufacturer: Midnight Marquee PR ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1887664068 |
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To many this may sound like an exploitative title, a book that caters to prurient tastes and features cheesecake photographs of pseudo-actresses from direct-to-video basement/bedroom productions. Those so-called Scream Queens.But this is not that type of book!
No, Bitches, Bimbos, and Virgins is the history of women in the horror cinema, profiling their evolution from coffee-maker to scientist, from seductress and victim to kick-ass heroine, and finally detailing their emergence as well-drawn characters who play important roles in horror movie history-past, present, and future.
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Late Idyll : The Second Symphony of Johannes Brahms
Reinhold Brinkmann Manufacturer: Harvard University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 067451176X |
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Though central to our concert and recording repertory, and crucial to the history of the symphony, the four symphonies of Johannes Brahms have proved surprisingly resistant to critical analysis. In this brief, elegant book, a premier musicologist conducts us through the Second Symphony to show us what is unique and remarkable about this particular work and what it reveals about the composer and his time.
Reinhold Brinkmann guides us through the symphony movement by movement, examining musical ideas in all their compositional facets and placing them in the context of major trends in the intellectual history of late nineteenth-century Europe. He delineates connections between this symphony and the composer's other works and traces its relation to the music of Brahms's predecessors, particularly Beethoven. The product of a long and deep engagement with the music of Brahms, Late Idyll captures the spirit of the composer, probes the impulses behind his revisions of the original manuscript, and explores the meaning of the disparity between the first two movements of the symphony and the last. The result is a penetrating reading of a perplexing and important composition, clearly placed within its biographical, historical, and artistic context. It will engage and enlighten students and concertgoers alike.
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LATE IDYLL: THE SECOND SYMPHONY OF JOHANNES BRAHMS
Reinhold Brinkman Manufacturer: Harvard University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000UU4Q00 |
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A Startling Chess Opening Repertoire (Cadogan Chess)
Chris Baker Manufacturer: Everyman Chess ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1857445538 |
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Good Enough But You Need To Do Your Own Thinking.......2006-09-11
Startling Indeed.......2003-12-22
A Good Repetoire Book for the Agressive Club Player.......2003-02-11
Where the book falls a little short is in it's ability to give a player the "bigger picture". To play an opening well you need to understand the ideas behind it, and not just memorize lines of play. Mr. Baker provides little to none of this, nor does he consistently elaborate on a position once it has been reached. He may say "and white stands better" but it is up to the reader to discern the how and why they stand better... which is necessary to derive an advantage from the position. With this in mind, having a reasonable knowledge of positional play and tactics will allow the reader to get more enjoyment from this book.
As a last thought, while I am not thrilled with every line the author presents, and explanations and ideas could be fleshed out a little more, I still recomend this book as a good read for the 1400-2100 crowd. A book must be judged on it's own terms. Mr. Baker has provided a reasonably complete repetoire for white that often generates attacking chances and gets black out of his prepared opening variations quickly. To have produced this book with all that, along with comprehensive positional analysis of all possible lines, and comprehensive strategic goal analysis of all the various opening systems at black's disposal would create a book that was both unweildy in size and price. There are a ton of books available that read like encyclopedias, or that talk forever about the goals of an opening without actually providing reasonable coverage of potential lines of play. So when all is said and done, even good books rarely have the chance to be all things to all readers. But if you have some positional knowledge, and want to have some fun dynamic chances as white then this is a fine book for your repetoire.
My Best Chess Book.......2002-07-04
A word of warning..........2001-06-21
Baker, an International Master, has made little effort to explain why moves are made or the general trend/idea of the game, leaving things up to the reader to do so. I would not recommend this book to players with USCF ratings of 1500 or below and even then, not without a lot of personal and computer-aided analysis of the lines. However, in the right hands, it's great to trot out these lines as White from time-to-time, if only to get Black thinking for long enough for White to get a cup of coffee!
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Mastering Real Estate Mathematics
Ralph Tamper Manufacturer: Dearborn Real Estate Education ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0793135230 Release Date: 2002-05-03 |
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Good book.......2007-07-27
Extremely basic - for the very beginner.......2006-12-25
the right formula.......2005-07-25
Reviewed by An author I truly respect, Mr. John Tirone,.......2005-01-17
Mastering Real Estate Math.......2003-11-22
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Mastering Real Estate Math in One Day
John T. Ellis , and Victoria R. Beam Manufacturer: Prentice Hall ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0135596661 |
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Mastering Real Estate Mathematics - A Self-Instructinal Text
William L. And Allaway, Wellington J. Ventolo Manufacturer: Realestate Education Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0884622509 |
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Mastering Real Estate Mathematics, a Self-Instructional Text
Jr., Lynette K. Marks, Wellington J. Allaway William L. Ventolo Manufacturer: real Estate Education Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000LX2YMI |
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