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From renowned animal expert Linda Tellington-Jones, a delightful new book employing her TTouch Method with cats.
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Skillfully administered massage provides sublime relaxation and the feeling of intense well-being--for your cat! Cat massage is recognized by veternarians as an essential form of pet care, providing:Relaxation to tense, overworked musclesImproved strength coordination and circulationFlexibility to stiff jointsEase and cooperation in grooming and when visiting the vetA trusting, loving bond between you and your catBut, most important, it just feels good. Cat Massage gives you all the skills you need, including:The 6 Basic Massage Strokes: Gliding, Waving, Circling, Kneading Flicking, and Rubbing50 Massage Techniques from Whiskers to TailAdvice for Pregnant Cats, Elderly Cats, Injured Cats, and KittensAdvanced Techniques and "White Glove Treatments"How to "Voice Massage"
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Excellent Book on Cat Massage.......2006-03-03
Maryjean writes a complete nose-to-tail guide to massaging your cat. Its step-by-step instructions are just fantastic. It's a great way to socialize and enjoy your cat.
Great book!.......2002-05-22
I do a lot of cat rescue and adoption and find that even people who've had cats for years don't understand how to touch them so the cat will enjoy it. This book gives easy to follow instructions which can be used to improve anyone's relationship with his or her cat. Cats have an unfair reputation as being aloof. Hopefully this book will change that!
For those who have NEVER had a cat..........2002-05-14
I would only recommend this book to people who have never owned a cat until now. This book is basic common sense and really not worth the money spent if you have already owned cats for years. If you have, then you will find pretty much nothing new in this book.
I'm not buying this book again........2002-01-05
But that doesn't mean this isn't the top cat massage book on the market. Believe me, I have read them ALL and nothing could hold a leaf of catnip to this one. I said I wouldn't buy this book again because my dog had an accident on top of it and I had to throw it away, but since the techniques presented were so easy to follow and so nicely illustrated, I was able to retain the whole book in my head. I plan on buying a cat to go along with this book in due time.
MY CATS LOVE ME EVEN MORE!.......2000-06-01
This is a great book becasue it is a joy to follow, is illustrated to follow easily, and works! My four cats, Maui, Shima, Gumpy, and ChiChi, all love me more because of what this book has allowed me to do - how about a book on dogs - my new lab is feeling left out - GREAT book, if you have a cat - this is the message manual!
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As kitty gift books go, this is "the best, funniest, most inspiring" of them all, according to the Village Voice and tens of thousands of dedicated readers. Now out on the prowl with a new cover that's the cat's meow, it's ready to inspire a second wave of cats and their owners to relax into a catnap. Author and illustrator Alice M. Brock (of Arlo Guthrie's "Alice's Restaurant" fame) counsels cat owners to approach the cat quietly with palms "up and open." Beginning at the rear, the masseur works all the way around the cat using a "vigorous kneading motion," then rubs, presses, twists, and tugs the cat into a state of complete relaxation. We are assured that a well-massaged cat may remain in a state of prolonged calm "for some time." Brock's instructions are accompanied by charming illustrations sure to inspire a mischievous chuckle in both friends and foes of felines everywhere.
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Charming, hilarious classic.......2007-07-07
I first got this book about 30 years ago, when I was a teenager. It made me laugh so hard then that it brought me to tears. Every few years I pull it out to share with someone and it STILL makes me cry with laughter. I'm sorry to find that some people have the opposite reaction. To me, it's hard to understand. I love my cat and know this book isn't meant seriously. It's a deliciously ridiculous 'how-to'. I will always love it.
Not my thing, but others seem to like it.......2007-01-08
I didn't find this book all that funny, but then, that's just me. I'm sure any potential buyer can get the gist of what the book's about from reading these reviews, so if this sounds like it's up your alley then go for it.
I do think it's silly to claim anyone who doesn't like this book is an idiot. The images do depict an animal being hurt - certain people will never like seeing pictures of that, even if they know it's a joke. So some people are turned off by violent images in general and others don't mind as long as it's all clearly in absurd good fun - that doesn't mean one group has no sense of humor, or that those who are not bothered by the images can't enjoy the book.
We love this book!.......2007-01-06
My family owned this book 25 years ago and I thought it would be out of print... everyone loves it, from kids to elders.
My three cats and I loved this book!.......2006-12-21
I love my kitties. They may love me (at least they put on a good show around mealtime). We all loved this book.
Why?
Because we have a sense of humor! It's silly, irreverant and has fantastic illustrations.
Unless you have a brain that's smaller and more simplistic than mine and my three cats' brains (a tall order, but if you read some of the other sourPUSS reviews, you will see there are even dimmer bulbs out there), you will find this book a delight!
Yuck.......2006-06-28
My sister and I both ran across this book yesterday, and I have to concur with her review below. So what if you know full well it's meant to be a joke? A step by step illustrated guide to choking and slowly, painfully killing a helpless animal just isn't funny. Maybe if you have a history of starting small fires and slicing up live mice in your basement, but otherwise, not so much.
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Too funny.......2004-12-23
Besides really showing you how to massage your cat, the illustrations are hilarious and the "how-to" is very funny but very instructional. A fun way to learn a new "art" and get on the good side of your feline furbaby.
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Massage Your Cat
Jane Buckle
Manufacturer: Howell Book House
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Written by a trained animal chiropractor, this book shows you detailed, practical, exercises and techniques on how to massage every area of your cat's body, from ears to paws, from tail to tummy, your pet will soon be glowing with health and well-being.
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If you have ever pet a cat, then you know technique is everything. Stroke a cat too forcefully and your subject will shrink from your touch, too lightly and your subject will barely acknowledge your attentions. At last, Know Your Cat's Purr Points takes the guesswork out of pleasuring your pet. This lighthearted guide to the art of cat massage identifies the precise locations of the classic "purr points" and the best ways to activate them. With the aid of humorous instructions and delightful illustrations, learn such techniques as the Inter-Whisker Sidestep, Knuckle Dusters, the Flamenco Guitar, and the Full Fluff, the application of which is said to take both subject and applicant to a new level of contentment. Each technique is rated on both the "Purr Register" for visual response, and the "Purrometer" for auditory effect ranging from a moped to a dump truck, which leaves few, if any, practitioners sitting.
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totally cute and useful too.......2007-03-10
I bought this book as a gift, but my daughter and I had a great time reviewing it ourselves first. It is so cute, and the "purr-rating" scale is adorable. Of course, the information is also useful!
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How to Buy Photographs (Christie's Collectors Guides)
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How to Buy Photographs
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- meaning of flowers - not really
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Flower Fairies: The Meaning of Flowers (Flower Fairies)
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Customer Reviews:
meaning of flowers - not really.......2006-03-15
It's a cute book, but not as comprehensive as I would've liked.
WONDERFUL!.......2002-03-22
...This book states very clearly that it is written about PLANT LORE, and that is just what it is about. Persons not interested in this subject will not like this book, plain and simple. Those who are enlightened, and collect books on harmless myths and superstitions will enjoy it. Those who yearn for the magickal associations of flora, fauna and fae will also love it, of course!
Note to Parents.......2001-03-01
Even though the illustrations are lovely and interesting, parents should consider the contents of this book. If you wish to teach your children that spells and witchcraft can lead to more than just innocent fun...do NOT buy this book!
real cool for kids like me who like magic and simlar stuff.......1998-07-20
i thought this book was really great! me and my friend went through it and saw some really cool spells we wanted to try. like me, i wanted to try the one to remove freckels. or the one to become the same size as a fairy. the only thing i wish it included was if you could accually try the stuff and if anything was poisionsous. over all it was great for kids like me who like magic and stuff like that
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Like books, some flowers are merely pretty to look at, while others are pure romance. The Meaning of Flowers presents flowers not only as messengers of our deepest feelings and desires, but as repositories of powerful myths and histories. Lilacs, for example, "express the beautiful sadness of love, the feeling--always available to the lover--of impending farewell.... Potently fragrant, the flower was once thought capable of warding off the Black Death itself." Ann Field's collages strike the perfect mood in this beautifully designed book, ideal for those who love flowers and symbolism.
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Should you send a rose of crimson or of white to the one you love? What gift of flowers best expresses thanks to a dear friend? From ancient days, long before words complicated what we say to one another, flowers have been our messengers, invested with our most cherished feelings. Illustrated with luscious collages by acclaimed artist Ann Field, this enchanting tribute to the power and symbolism of flowers offers a contemporary introduction to an age-old tradition. The text draws on botanical, historical, and mythological sources worldwide, from ancient Rome to Victorian England, from Asia to the Americas, presenting portraits of almost 50 blossoms favored for all time. In Persia, for instance, the black medulla of the red tulip was said to represent the lover's heart, burnt to a coal by love's passion. To Victorians, lavender signified a broken trust, hollyhocks fertility, and nasturtiums a jest or whimsy. Blending fact, folktale, natural history, and original art, The Meaning of Flowers explores the language and lore of nature's most intimate and beautiful gifts.
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Japanese masters have developed the techniques of ikebana over centuries and, while many different styles have evolved, they all share the same fundamental principles. The art embodies aesthetic considerations, knowledge of the natural forms of plants, and a profound understanding of the space around them. This book explains these principles by describing the lessons learned from master arranger Bokuyo Takeda and the underlying Zen symbolism in the art of ikebana. Readers will learn that training in ikebana is a process of achieving spiritual enlightenment and that the craft of arranging flowers is a form of meditation. These lessons provide a perfect escape from the stresses of everyday life and the incomparable satisfaction of creating beauty in the home.
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Not what I expected.......2007-02-14
Although this book is not at all what I expected (it is what it says it is: "an account of the meaning and symbolism of Ikebana" which I somehow missed before I ordered the book), it is well written and offers excellent information. If you want a greater understanding of the art form, then this is an excellent book. If you're hoping for illustrations to go along with that understanding, then this is not it.
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The Meaning of Flowers
Fu Ji Tsang
Manufacturer: Flammarion
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ASIN: 2080304593
Release Date: 2004-09-04 |
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This gift book brings together watercolors and poetry in a celebration of one of the most enduring topics-flower symbolism. Chinese artist Fu Ji Tsang, painting with an unconventional mixture of watercolor, Chinese ink, and calligraphy, unites the traditions of East and West with the influence of such masters as Matisse and Monet. The pages spring to life through the bamboo, lotus flowers, irises, orchids, plum trees, cypress trees, and other plants rendered in an explosion of color. Organized by season, the flowers are accompanied by inspirational poems, personal reflections, historical references, and myths surrounding and explaining their symbolic significances.
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The book brings together a wide variety of ravishing illustrations of the cut flower in the history of European fine and decorative art since 1500. The inclusion of non-European traditions, such as those of China, Japan and the Indian sub-continent enrich the visual material and illustrate the differences between cultures.A series of thematic chapters follows a broadly chronological arrangement of works of fine and decorative art, manuscripts and books. The early symbolism and mythologies associated with flowers will be illustrated through beautifully detailed medieval illuminated manuscripts. Illustrations of paintings, textiles, furniture, silver and ceramics will focus on individual flowers through the course of the book.Accompanies an exhibition at Norwich Castle Museum amp; Art Gallery and Sheffield Millennium Galleries.
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Based on five years of close observation of students, writing and collaborative planning—the practice in which student writers take the roles of planner and supporter to help each other develop a more rhetorically sophisticated writing plan—foremost cognitive composition researcher Linda Flower redefines writing in terms of an interactive social and cognitive process and proposes a convincing and compelling theory of the construction of negotiated meaning.
Flower seeks to describe how writers construct meaning. Supported by the emerging body of social and cognitive research in rhetoric, education, and psychology, she portrays meaning making as a literate act and a constructive process. She challenges traditional definitions of literacy, adding to that concept the elements of social literate practices and personal literate acts. In Flower’s view, this social cognitive process is a source of tension and conflict among the multiple forces that shape meaning: the social and cultural context, the demands of discourse, and the writer’s own goals and knowledge.
Flower outlines a generative theory of conflict. With this conflict central to her theory of the construction of negotiated meaning, she examines negotiation as an alternative to the metaphors of reproduction and conversation. It is through negotiation, Flower argues, that social expectations, discourse conventions, and the writer’s personal goals and knowledge become inner voices. The tension among these forces often creates the hidden logic behind student writing. In response to these conflicting voices, writers sometimes rise to the active negotiation of meaning, creating meaning in the interplay of alternatives, opportunities, and constraints.
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THE MEANING OF FLOWERS
Claire Powell
Manufacturer: Shambhala
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- If you were looking for the original Syriac text, it's not here
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The Acts of Thomas: Introduction, Text, and Commentary (Supplements to Novum Testamentum)
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
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This is the second edition of a book published as long ago as 1962. The at that time relatively young Dr. A.F.J. Klijn was brought up in the school of W.C. van Unnik and G. Quispel, both in Utrecht. In his book about the Acts of Thomas he tried to demonstrate that this work cannot be reckoned among the Gnostic writings but belongs to the early Syriac or rather Eastern Christian tradition. In the last decades much has been written about Syriac Christianity, which made it necessary to rewrite the original introduction of this book. The commentary has mainly been left as it was, although many additions have been made to its great number of valuable references.
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If you were looking for the original Syriac text, it's not here.......2007-04-02
Nowhere in any of the reviews of this book, does it mention that this is only an English translation, and that the original Syriac text is not included. Whoever shells out their hundreds of dollars to buy this book, is still going to be missing the source text, which apparently is still buried in research libraries and inaccessable to the book-buyer. If someone wants to actually do service to ancient, valuable books, they should start publishing the original sources for everyone, instead of just entertaining people with their personal translations and research.
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