The Essential Kitten (Howell Book House's Essential)
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Best for kittens, just as good for cats!
The Essential Kitten (Howell Book House's Essential)

Manufacturer: Howell Book House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1582450757

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Owning a kitten is rewarding and fun! Get all you need to know about feeding, training and caring for your pet's health in The Essential Kitten. Special features include professional color photos and expert tips on how to make your kitten a wonderful addition to the family. Learn how to have a great relationship with your pet with The Essential Kitten.

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5 out of 5 stars Best for kittens, just as good for cats!.......2002-06-09

Although they're called kittens, I don't believe they will ever grow out of their curiosity! I picked up this book one day before getting my 1 year old tabby, Luke, and it's been an eye opener. Before I thought it was eat, poop, sleep, play. Now, after reading this, I am more aware of the potential dangers in my own home, and outside. There are plenty of diseases out there that I never really knew about (i.e., FIV (feline HIV), Luekemia, etc.). It gives much information in a very straight forward fashion that's quick and simple to understand. For first time cat owners, or even for people who might already have cats and think they know it all, you might not. So pick this one up, it's inexpensive, yet priceless!
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    ASIN: B000W2CYIW

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    Marbles: Identification and Price Guide (Marbles)
    Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
    • Great Marble Book!
    Marbles: Identification and Price Guide (Marbles)
    Robert Block
    Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
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    ASIN: 0764315749

    Book Description

    Here again is the fascinating world of marbles, newly revised. Indians, Aggies, Steelies, and more...every major category of marble is presented in this new and exciting guide. Included are old handmade marbles of glass, earthenware, minerals, and steel; machine-made marbles and their manufacturers; and contemporary handmade glass marbles by artisans recapturing the old styles and creating exciting new styles all their own. Marble pricing is explained in detail. The author describes the four factors to look for when determining the value of a marble, and presents an accurate guide to today's market.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Great Marble Book!.......2000-08-03

    Easier to use than some of the other marble "standards." It is well organized and the values, based on the condition of the marble, are with the marbles. Some of the other books have you constantly flipping from back to front to find a value. The different types of antique handmade marbles are logically grouped for the most part and the machine made marbles are divided by manufacturer.There is even a section with examples from contemporary marble artists. My one complaint would be that there should be an index to make finding of the great many types of machine made marbles easier. Until something better comes along, I carry this with me to auctions, flea markets, antique shows or anywhere else I think there might be an opportunity to buy, sell or trade marbles.
    Collecting Antique Marbles: Identification And Price Guide
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • GOOD REFERANCE MATERIAL
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    Paul Baumann
    Manufacturer: Krause Publications
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    Binding: Paperback

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    ASIN: 0873498224

    Book Description

    Marbles evoke memories of childhood and simpler times;

    perhaps this is why they are collected with such enthusiasm!

    Marble fans won?t want to go without this fantastic reference,

    which has been the standard collecting guide since its first

    publication nearly 35 years ago. Collecting Antique Marbles

    not only provides up-to-date pricing information, it provides

    collecting tips and advice on the hobby every collector should

    know.

    This long-awaited 4th edition provides a full-color look at the

    rarest and most collectible marbles in the world, aiding in

    identification and giving marble enthusiasts an eyeful of what?s

    out there. A history of marble types and manufacturers is

    included in the book, as well as important information on

    spotting fakes and reproductions. A new chapter on Carpet

    Bowls joins updated chapters on German Swirls, Onionskins,

    Clambroths and Indians; Lutz; Sulphides and End-of-Day;

    Transition and Machine-Made, and many more.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars GOOD REFERANCE MATERIAL.......2006-03-14

    I is a good reference book for marbles. A bit dis-jointed and hard to follow. Pictures are not as clear as some other referance material but book should be in a marble collectors library.
    Everett Grist's Big Book of Marbles: A Comprehensive Identification & Value Guide For Both Antique and Machine-Made Marbles (Grist's Big Book of Marbles)
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Marbles
    • Some nice pictures, but woefully inadequate
    • Good marble identification book
    • Really Great Book on Marbles
    • Second Edition of a Beautiful Volume on Marbles !
    Everett Grist's Big Book of Marbles: A Comprehensive Identification & Value Guide For Both Antique and Machine-Made Marbles (Grist's Big Book of Marbles)
    Everett Grist
    Manufacturer: Collector Books
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    ASIN: 1574324993

    Book Description

    Many new color photographs showcasing thousands of machine-made and contemporary marbles have been added to make this book an even bigger Big Book of Marbles. This third edition brings marble collectors even more information, with added discussion on marbles at auctions, art glass and new comics, and listings of marble clubs. Grist has also drawn from one of his other books, Machine-Made Contemporary Marbles, for this new edition. Now with almost 400 large, detailed full-color photographs, this book is the essential resource for the marble collector. Fifty new shots have been added to the 400 detailed color photographs, and over 1,000 marbles produced by West Virginia companies have been identified for this new edition. The author enlisted the help of knowledgeable historian Ron Shepherd, co-founder and past president of the West Virginia Marble Collectors Club for this volume.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars Marbles.......2007-09-21

    Everett Grist's Big Book of Marbles is very comprehensive and extremely well illustrated. It will be a great reference for both hand-made and machine-made marbles. The price estimates given for the illustrations are realistic in my opinion and will be helpful in valuing my collection.

    2 out of 5 stars Some nice pictures, but woefully inadequate.......2007-06-17

    I decided after attending a national collector-run marble show in my area to get this updated Third Edition of Grist's book, because it looked like it would have enough new pictures to make identifying all those troublesome common marbles a possibility. And the pictures in the book are nice, being clear and color-accurate, and showing multiple marbles so one can see the range of designs/colors that fall within a category. However, I've always considered Grist to be a lazy author, and this just confirms it. Yes, it takes some work to get the pictures of so many marbles, but that is something almost anyone could eventually do. This is sub-titled a 'comprehensive' ID book, so I expected Grist to deliver. He does not even come close to delivering on that promise! First of all, many marbles are left out and many more poorly dealt with. As new as I am to marbles, even I know that there are subtle differences that help one to differentiate between marble companies. Yet Grist has virtually NO TEXT explaining how to ID various types of marbles. It is simply pictures and an occassional comment, and as we all know, pictures of certain marbles, such as cateyes, do not do justice in showing the differences. Those need to be EXPLAINED (how many vanes, shape, etc) because the differences usually do not show well in pictures. None of this happens. Many of the Peltier marbles are simply lumped together as 'Champion Jrs.' with none of the common names used in the trade included. And as far as being a comprehensive value guide, only ranges are given with no differention for size or condition given. That is hardly a comprehensive price guide! On top of that, most prices on common marbles (under $10 each) appear to be grossly inflated over what is actually happening in the marketplace today. I wish I could get those prices for my commons - I'd be rich! The final insult is the poor editing done in the book. "Peltier" is spelled "Pelitier" half the time. There are pictures where the heading states "row 1" when it means "column 1." Just plain sloppy. Most pictures of the rarities have no prices at all and only general category IDs for the entire group shown. In general, a nice picture book but nothing about it is 'comprehensive' - just more false advertising. Why can't anyone put out a book with the quality and extent of pictures Grist does and the helpful, detailed text and variety listings such as Block attempts? Then we would be approaching a 'comprehensive ID and value guide.' So far, I've found nothing close.

    4 out of 5 stars Good marble identification book.......2005-08-29

    Excellent book for identification of marble types and values, and for general history of marble manufacture and select manufacturers. Grist details characteristics of marbles to identify the manufacturing method and general production dates, but you cannot identify marbles to manufacturer or more specific production dates by this book. Excellent pictures and selection of marbles. Overall, this is a good quality marble book.

    4 out of 5 stars Really Great Book on Marbles.......2005-01-06

    As a serious marble collector, I think this book is invaluable. It's informative and very well put together. I believe it could also work well for non-marble collectors. Marbles are pretty universally fascinating and this book can inform anyone about the worth and characteristics of marbles.

    4 out of 5 stars Second Edition of a Beautiful Volume on Marbles !.......2000-04-08

    This second edition is updated for 2,000. 190 pages with hundreds of large, full color, sharp photos. Major topics include: Who Can You Trust?, Manufacturers, Antique and Machine Mades, Rarities, Marble Boxes, Christmas Cards, Clubs, Paper Items, etc, etc. A great reference for marble fans.
    Antique and Collectible Marbles
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • EXCELLENT REFERANCE BOOK
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    ASIN: 0891454888

    Book Description

    This is the most useful, colorful guide to antique marbles. Includes a collector's resource guide and directory as well as a value guide. This handy, pocket-sized edition is a must for the marble collecting enthusiast! 2004 values. AUTHORBIO: Everett Grist is the author of several books on marbles: Big Book of Marbles,Machine-Made Contemporary Marbles, and Antique Collectible Marbles. He is also the author of Collectible Aluminum. REVIEW: This handy pocket guide is great for marble collectors. It begins with a general guide to the different classes of marbles, then follows with color photos of agate, comic, sulphides, and more. A handy value guide with current collector values rounds out the book.

    Customer Reviews:

    5 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT REFERANCE BOOK .......2006-03-14

    This is an excellent referance book for early hand made German and American marbles. It is well illistrated and easy to follow. It is not meant for marbles manufactured after the late 1920's. A must have for marble collectors.

    3 out of 5 stars Marble Identification.......2005-11-27

    I was disappointed not only in the size of this price and identification guide for marbles, but also in the marbles that were covered. I was looking for a guide that would help me identify older, but more common marbles, not so many pages on sulphides with characters encased and rare marbles.

    3 out of 5 stars Not great for identification........2005-01-24

    This book has beautiful pictures and is a nice introduction into marble collecting. However, it is not very helpful in identifying your marbles. There are pictures of different manufacture's marbles but enough information to teach you how to tell them apart yourself.

    5 out of 5 stars Antique & Collectible Marbles.......2000-03-24

    This book IS marble collecting made easy. It's easy to understand with very clear pictures and text. The pictures are fantastic. I had picked up some old marbles in an auction boxlot and this book really made it possible for me to identify the valuable ones. It has to be the LEAST dry and boring antique reference book I've ever found. I highly recommend it!
    Collecting Antique Marbles: Identification & Price Guide
    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
    • Collector's delight
    • Everything You Want To Know About Marbles.
    Collecting Antique Marbles: Identification & Price Guide
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    ASIN: 0873417240

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Collector's delight.......2000-03-02

    As the wife of a train collector, I found this book very familiar territory -- but even better. Baumann's grasp of history, archeology, industrial technique and the esthetic of marble art is wonderful. This was a great read (and look--the color plates are a real asset), as well as an excellent reference.

    4 out of 5 stars Everything You Want To Know About Marbles........1999-11-01

    176 pages with 1,200 color pictures and many black and white plates. This book really provides a comprehensive history of marbles including how to classify and collect them. Details on clay and crockery, china, swirls, solids, opaques and sulphides. Transition and machine-mades, reproductions and toys are discussed. A comprehensive price guide is included, and a marble club listing. Add this book to your collection if you're a new marble collector or a long time collector. A great reference source.
    Everett Grist's Machine-Made and Contemporary Marbles (Grists, Everett//Machine-Made and Contemporary Marbles)
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    • Pretty, but incomplete
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    ASIN: 0891456414

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    In this second edition of Everett Grist's helpful and popular guide, the machine-made marbles have been divided into two groups: early machine-made marbles (1900 to 1925) and automatic machine-made marbles (1925 to present). Included are nearly 100 full-color photographs containing thousands of marbles. This second edition contains many new photographs. 1998 values. AUTHORBIO: Everett Grist is the author of several books on marbles: Big Book of Marbles,Machine-Made Contemporary Marbles, and Antique Collectible Marbles. He is also the author of Collectible Aluminum. REVIEW: This book highlights machine-made marbles, which cover a wide variety of designs, produced over a long period of time from the early years of the twentieth century to the present. A handy pocket guide, the book contains detailed color photos accompanied by descriptions, and a current value guide.

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    2 out of 5 stars Pretty, but incomplete.......2003-10-04

    From the number of pages, I didn't expect this to be a book that would be very comprehensive. Yet even as a basic start I was disappointed. The entire book is a series of color plates, each showing many marbles. These photos are truly beautiful and show a nice range of marbles. However, I found it of little use in identifying marbles I had. It was much to incomplete. The book could have been grouped by manufacturer, which would have helped some. There is a price guide for each plate in the back of the book. However, there is no indication for what size marble the price applies, and as marble collectors know, size matters. For some plates only ranges were given for all the marbles pictured, instead of giving individual prices. These ranges were wide enough to not be of much help when trying to appraise a marble's value. The photos have little text to go with them, which would have been helpful to help novices learn the differences between types of marbles. Buy it for the pretty pictures, but don't expect much from it.
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      ASIN: 0870691007

      Seeing Gardens
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Exotic, beautiful, dazzling photographs of gardens
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      In his 1990 book Stay This Moment, National Geographic photographer Sam Abell wrote, "There are few fresh photographs of gardens because photographing beautiful things is difficult." Now, almost as if in answer to himself, Abell has produced Seeing Gardens, with 150 quiet, intensely gorgeous full-frame images from around the globe that stand as a testament to his ability to do exactly that: photograph beautiful things in a fresh and inventive way. In his simple, elegant text, Abell provides insights into how he came to take many of his better known images, such as National Hotel, Moscow, Russia, which features a handful of pears resting on a windowsill with the Kremlin in the background. Perhaps never before have Abell's sumptuous photographs been placed in a more apt context--that of the garden, both in a literal sense, like his stunning images of temple gardens in Japan, and in a figurative sense, including his shot of a blue neon sign that simply says "FLOWERS." --Walt Opie

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      At the heart of every garden lies an idea; the greatest gardens represent not just nature's beauty but the clear vision of a gifted artist. The same is true of an inspired garden book.

      To capture the essence of a garden demands both a keen eye and a subtle sensibility, the hallmark qualities of Sam Abell's acclaimed photography. Not for nothing is this volume entitled Seeing Gardens, for its landmark images have as much to tell us about how we see as what we see. To Abell, a scatter of pears ripening on a Moscow windowsill evokes an orchard just as surely as his portrait of a 600-year-old Japanese garden summons up an ancient tradition of artfully cultivated wildness. Each pebble, pond and twisted pine in that garden is carefully placed to create an idea of unstudied nature as resonant as reality itself.

      As befits a book that melds two visual arts, Seeing Gardens lets its 150 pictures speak for themselves with a spare text that offers context rather than commentary. The book is at once thoughtful and elegant, and the anecdotes, recollections and aesthetic philosophy amount to a brief but telling memoir of Abell's three decades of interpreting gardens. His photographs include planned gardens in a variety of cultural settings; found gardens, created by nature but given form by the artist's frame; and the many allusions to gardens in daily life. Whether in the pruned symmetry of a line of plane trees along Lake Como's shores, the pristine shape of a wild water lily in the blackwater mirror of the Okeefenokee Swamp, or the leafy print of a vivid floral fabric, Abell discovers gardens everywhere. The gift of this book is the gift of seeing gardens in a new, intimate and involving way.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Exotic, beautiful, dazzling photographs of gardens.......2001-01-17

      For more than thirty years Sam Abell traveled the world on assignment for National Geographic. In Seeing Gardens he has assembled 125 of his most exotic, beautiful, dazzling photographs of gardens ranging from the symmetrical, formal English garden to the haphazard, naturally harmonious rock pools, to a field of spring blossoms, to the floral design of a head scarf. Highly recommended for students of photography, gardening enthusiasts, and anyone who appreciates viewing the world through an artist's lens, Seeing Gardens is a vivid, personally intense, inspiring, visual celebration of the variety, spectrum and beauty of gardens.
      Seeing the Getty Center: Buildings & Gardens (Box Set)
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          Binding: Paperback
          ASIN: B000I76BH6
          Seeing the Getty Gardens: A Souvenir Book
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            Seeing the Getty Gardens: A Souvenir Book
            J Paul Getty Museum , and Jeffrey Hirsch
            Manufacturer: J. Paul Getty Museum
            ProductGroup: Book
            Binding: Hardcover

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            ASIN: 0892365471
            The beauty of seeing yourself grow old.(After chores): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
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              The beauty of seeing yourself grow old.(After chores): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
              C.J. Mouser
              Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Digital
              ASIN: B000FI9954
              Release Date: 2006-04-20

              Book Description

              This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 842 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

              Citation Details
              Title: The beauty of seeing yourself grow old.(After chores)
              Author: C.J. Mouser
              Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
              Date: May 1, 2006
              Publisher: Thomson Gale
              Volume: 90 Issue: 3 Page: 122(1)

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              Now they're even more frugal: (even if seeing a 6'6" man on a scooter is humorous).(Question of the month: Save money, save gas: how do you do it?): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
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                Now they're even more frugal: (even if seeing a 6'6" man on a scooter is humorous).(Question of the month: Save money, save gas: how do you do it?): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
                Doug Myerscough
                Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Digital
                ASIN: B000V8SQTS
                Release Date: 2007-08-18

                Book Description

                This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 846 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                Citation Details
                Title: Now they're even more frugal: (even if seeing a 6'6" man on a scooter is humorous).(Question of the month: Save money, save gas: how do you do it?)
                Author: Doug Myerscough
                Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
                Date: September 1, 2007
                Publisher: Thomson Gale
                Volume: 91 Issue: 5 Page: 41(2)

                Distributed by Thomson Gale
                Seeing ancient history by looking at a dog.(Asian Shepherd)(Cover Story): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
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                  Seeing ancient history by looking at a dog.(Asian Shepherd)(Cover Story): An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
                  Pril Zahorsky
                  Manufacturer: Countryside Publications Ltd.
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Digital
                  ASIN: B00097ORXA
                  Release Date: 2005-07-28

                  Book Description

                  This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on September 1, 1997. The length of the article is 1082 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                  From the supplier: Dogs were domesticated as guard animals by 6000 BC in the Indus Valley. Shepherds' guardian dogs spread as early societies migrated and reached Asia Minor in the Middle Ages. By the 18th century sheep dogs had been introduced to the Russian Empire.

                  Citation Details
                  Title: Seeing ancient history by looking at a dog.(Asian Shepherd)(Cover Story)
                  Author: Pril Zahorsky
                  Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
                  Date: September 1, 1997
                  Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
                  Volume: v81 Issue: n5 Page: p25(2)

                  Article Type: Cover Story

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                  Seeing green: as lush as ever, the Garden Isle of Kauai is enjoying signs of economic recovery. (Kauai Report).(Statistical Data Included) : An article from: Hawaii Business
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                    Seeing green: as lush as ever, the Garden Isle of Kauai is enjoying signs of economic recovery. (Kauai Report).(Statistical Data Included) : An article from: Hawaii Business
                    Jacy L. Youn
                    Manufacturer: Hawaii Business Publishing Co.
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Digital

                    KauaiKauai | Hawaii | States | United States | Travel | Subjects | Books
                    GeneralGeneral | Travel | Subjects | Books
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                    ASIN: B0009FM6ZI
                    Release Date: 2005-07-30

                    Book Description

                    This digital document is an article from Hawaii Business, published by Hawaii Business Publishing Co. on July 1, 2002. The length of the article is 3256 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                    Citation Details
                    Title: Seeing green: as lush as ever, the Garden Isle of Kauai is enjoying signs of economic recovery. (Kauai Report).(Statistical Data Included)
                    Author: Jacy L. Youn
                    Publication: Hawaii Business (Magazine/Journal)
                    Date: July 1, 2002
                    Publisher: Hawaii Business Publishing Co.
                    Volume: 48 Issue: 1 Page: 27(5)

                    Article Type: Statistical Data Included

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                    Seeing the future as history: Countryside conducts an interview 100 years from now.: An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal
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                      Seeing the future as history: Countryside conducts an interview 100 years from now.: An article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal

                      Manufacturer: Countryside Publications Ltd.
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Digital
                      ASIN: B00098B5FM
                      Release Date: 2005-07-28

                      Book Description

                      This digital document is an article from Countryside & Small Stock Journal, published by Countryside Publications Ltd. on September 1, 1998. The length of the article is 5296 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

                      From the supplier: As the western world approaches the 22nd century Countryside conducts an interview with a man who witnessed the end of the 21st century. The success of this age is in forging a compromise between materialism and self sufficiency.

                      Citation Details
                      Title: Seeing the future as history: Countryside conducts an interview 100 years from now.
                      Publication: Countryside & Small Stock Journal (Magazine/Journal)
                      Date: September 1, 1998
                      Publisher: Countryside Publications Ltd.
                      Volume: v82 Issue: n5 Page: p113(6)

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                      The delinquent, or, Seeing company: A comedy, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden
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                        The delinquent, or, Seeing company: A comedy, in five acts. As performed at the Theatre-Royal, Covent-Garden
                        Frederick Reynolds
                        Manufacturer: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Unknown Binding

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                        ASIN: B00086AZQA

                        The New Home Kit: A Three-Step Guide to the Perfect Room
                        Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
                        • A ripoff
                        • Packed with useful info, but expensive
                        • Very disappointing.
                        The New Home Kit: A Three-Step Guide to the Perfect Room
                        Elizabeth Wilhide
                        Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Hardcover

                        GeneralGeneral | Interior Design | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                        DecoratingDecorating | Interior Design | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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                        ASIN: 0609608053
                        Release Date: 2001-03-20

                        Book Description

                        Take the frustration out of decorating and put the fun back in!

                        If you’ve ever bought a sofa only to find it does not fit through the living room door, agonized over matching fabric swatches and paint chips, or simply wondered how to achieve a fresh look for your home without spending a fortune, The New Home Kit is for you. This innovative package contains a manual, a workbook, graph paper, furniture templates, and plastic storage pockets, all designed to help you organize your ideas and plan layouts and color schemes for each room.

                        * The fully illustrated manual offers practical knowledge, inspiration, and decorator’s tips, arranged room by room.
                        * The workbook provides plenty of space to note specific details, sources of materials, prices, and measurements.
                        * Graph paper and templates allow you to make sketch plans of every area in your home, plan room layouts, and experiment with different furniture arrangements.
                        * Plastic pockets are useful for storing fabric swatches, paint chips, and tear sheets from magazines.

                        Customer Reviews:

                        1 out of 5 stars A ripoff.......2001-11-30

                        I look at a lot of decorating books, and this one is a real ripoff. It sounded interesting and had a nice fat look to it. But take the booklets out of the cardboard box they are in, and you find a booklet with some information and then a fatter book that is nothing but blank pages. I wouldn't mind if this sold for [dollar amount] or something, but it's nearly [dollar amount]! The so-called 192 pages are mostly blank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the bit of information in the booklet is nothing new, nothing special, definitely not worth it. I am angry about spending that kind of money for so little.

                        4 out of 5 stars Packed with useful info, but expensive.......2001-05-28

                        The New Home Kit is a combination of a "manual" and a "workbook".

                        The manual, about 180 pages long, is full of useful information and practical design tips. It is written in an easy-to-read style, and is organized into a section with general design info and a section with room-by-room suggestions. It has lots of full color pictures with design ideas (although sometimes I have to wonder whether people actually *live* in some of the spaces presented.)

                        The workbook, unfortunately, is fairly useless. It contains a set of "sample pouches" (basically clear plastic pouches), a binder to store your thoughts in and some graph paper for drawing out maps of rooms. Altogether, something you could put together for a couple bucks at an office supply store.

                        All told, paying.. for the book might be a bit expensive, but if you want a good, concise design reference, it is the best I've found. Just throw out the workbook when you get it!

                        1 out of 5 stars Very disappointing........2001-04-16

                        I thought I was buying a nice big book. What I got was a small paperback book plus a book full of blank pages, all put into a cardboard case to make the package look bigger than it is.

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                        3. The Howell Book of Puppy Raising
                        4. The Injury-Free Horse: Hands-on Methods for Maintaining Soundness & Health
                        5. The Inspired Aquarium: Ideas and Instruction for Living with Aquariums
                        6. The Miniature Schnauzer: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet (Your Happy Healthy Pet)
                        7. The New Aquarium Handbook: Everything About Setting Up and Taking Care of a Freshwater Aquarium
                        8. The New Pug
                        9. The New Rottweiler: Essential Reading for Owners, Breeders and Judges
                        10. The Well-Trained Dog: A Complete Authoritative Guide

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