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A World of Necklaces: Africa, Asia, Oceania, America
Anne Leurquin
Manufacturer: Skira
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ASIN: 8884915503
Release Date: 2004-01-03 |
Book Description
A World of Necklaces-the fourth book in a series that also features rings, bracelets and earrings-demonstrates the importance and variety of the remarkable Ghysels collection of ethnic jewelry.
The forms, colors and materials of these necklaces are astonishing, while the modernity of some pieces in the collection has not escaped the notice of contemporary jewelry designers.
It is rare for jewelry to have a solely aesthetic purpose, for above all it is anchored in the social, religious and political contexts that lend it meaning. Throughout this book, the author sets out to untangle the intricacies of the way necklaces are used and what they signify. She describes the materials and draws attention to the originality of the craftsmen, who have contributed to the enrichment of a cultural heritage that has long been under threat and which this collection is helping to preserve. The book includes over 300 superb photographs, a glossary, an index, maps and a general bibliography.
Customer Reviews:
Too Much of the Same Thing.......2006-02-07
In my opinion, this book was much larger than it really needed to be and therefore more expensive than it really needed to be. I felt like I was seeing some of the same pictures over and over again. I actually looked back a few times to make sure it wasn't the same necklace. The best necklace is actually pictured on the cover, which i guess would make sense. However, I was hoping for more necklaces as interesting as that one on the inside. Many are very nice and have excellent detail, but it actually got boring seeing so many similar items. I wish it would have contained less of the same stuff so that it could have been more reasonably priced. Overall it is a nice book (beautiful photography, nice paper and binding) as long as you don't mind spending that much money. After spending as much on the book as I did, I did not feel I got my money's worth. I can't imagine paying full price for the book. I expected much more for that price.
Gorgeous Book!.......2004-05-28
I got this book as a gift and loved it so much that I bought the others in the series (earrings, rings, bracelets). The photos are gorgeous, full-page color beauties and the detailed notes that correspond with each photo are easily found in the back section of the book (where they don't interfere with the photos). If you love jewelry and love learning about ethnic pieces, you'll enjoy this book.
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Learn what N scale requires in everything from bench work to realistic scenery. For beginners as well as experienced modelers making the transition from a different scale.
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N Scale Model Railroad That Grows, by Kent Wood, Ric LaBan. Building an N scale railroad is easy when you follow the authors' instructions. With the help of more than 200 photos and illustrations, Wood and LaBan put it all together framework, track, scenery, structures and more for a sensational finished product.
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Great N Scale Starter Book.......2007-05-01
After looking on-line for many different layouts and ideas for my first N Scale display I came across this book and am now very pleased I did. This book, (although somewhat outdated on some techniques and items listed) does an outstanding job of giving a beginner step by step instructions on creating a very enjoyable layout that will give you plenty of room to grow or start slow. I just started building this layout and will have this book by my side step by step. I will also be picking up some other books to compliment this one to help with the new DCC wiring and other modeling techniques that are out there today to make this hobby enjoyable. Thanks to this book it is going to be a wonderful display for our family.
Grossly out of Date & Inconsistent.......2007-01-18
While maybe at one time this book used to be valid today it is grossly out of date and there are multiple inconsistentsies in the first several chapters that would not make this a great 'how to' and a great beginners book anymore.
The electrical section fails the current check, the couplers they recommend haven't been made by the company mentioned in over 15 years, and many other things.
THE book to have if you're thinking about starting a layout.......2006-11-15
If you've wanted to start a realistic-looking n-scale railroad layout (think beyond just setting up a loop to run around the Christmas tree), and aren't sure where to start or what it will involve, this is the perfect book. It's stuffed full of helpful pictures, detailed walkthroughs and examples of products to buy if you really really like the way they did a particular section.
The book covers the development of layout, starting out with minimal scenery and a single loop. It then adds a service yard... and a downtown area... and so on. Before you spend dollar one on track, rolling stock or even a piece of lumber, buy and read this book.
N Scale Model Railroad That Grows.......2006-04-01
Excellent for beginners. Instructions permit the average person to create their own idea of a railroad. The instructions can be modified to create any layout.
Great book for beginners.......2005-01-17
For almost a year I was trying to figure out how to get started with what I wanted to do. I had a bunch of track, some rolling stock, and the benchwork -- but didn't know where to go next. This book has really helped, I use it so often as a reference as I go, that it is bent from where I hold it. The part on wiring was great -- not super in depth, but showed me exactly what I needed to know to wire the block, switches, and power. Pictures & illustrations are great and the text is easy to follow.
My only complaint is I think they should have a small section at the end that shows the final product from all angles to see what they built.
Book Description
N scale offers modelers an opportunity to pack a lot of realistic railroading in a relatively small space. And with a wide array of high-quality, ready-to-run equipment available, this is an easy hobby in which to get started.
This book is the essential beginners guide, offering step-by-step instructions for building tabletop railroad empires. Modelers will learn how to select locomotives, lay track, install bridges and create stunningly realistic scenery with minimal effort. Handy Dos and Dont charts, troubleshooting sections and instructions for repairing track and locomotives will make set-up and problem-solving simple.
Robert Schleicher, author of several books and editor of Rail Model Journal magazine, is one of the countrys most-respected authorities on model railroads.
The most-complete resource guide for Americas second most popular scale of model railroading.
Includes more than 200 photographs, numerous track layout diagrams and detailed instructions on building a railroad from start to finish.
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A Nice Book.......2003-03-20
Robert Schleicher is a master when it comes to model railroading. This book is a nice supplement to any other books one has about N scale. Offers helpful information about couplers, remotoring, and scenery.
Good introduction to N-scale.......2002-01-10
This is a nice and compact book. It gives a good and clear overview of the different aspects of N-modeling including switching, weathering and maintenance of your rolling stock. The use of pictures is very good. Noticeably is that the author also includes Kato track in his review of track options. The clear discussion of different scales within model railroading and the advantages and disadvantages of N-scale impressed me. The author has a strong view on the use of DCC and I agree with him, DCC offers so much ease that it should be used if possible. The book is exclusively aimed at the US market; no European manufactures or layouts are discussed. Drawback of this book is that it only gives an overview of the many aspects of N-scale modeling. Although the building of a specific layout is used as an example, in my view, it does not offer a tutorial for a layout a novice easily could build. In conclusion: although the book leaves you with many new questions, it is a very good introduction to N-scale modeling. For modelers of US style N-scale, Kalmbach also has a good alternative by Martin J. McGuirk.
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A "Must Have" Book for the Novice and the Experience Modeler.......1999-07-20
Beginners Guide to N Scale Model Railroading has everything you will need to know to get started. It's all here...planning, benchwork, trackwork, scenery, electrical wiring as well as color photos of small and large layouts. This book includes a listing of the tools you will need, a list of suppliers and organizations, illustrations of the different locomotives, servicing and repairing your engines, choosing couplers, lingo you will need to know, and there's even an N scale ruler printed in the margin, plus much, much more! I purchased the first edition of this book over twenty-five years ago and literally wore it out. I now have this edition which has been extensively revised and updated. You won't find any outdated or confusing information here. Beginners Guide to N Scale Model Railroading will more than pay for itself and will serve you for years to come. It's the one book you will want to have at hand as your model railroad progresses.
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Modeling the Clinchfield Railroad in N Scale
Gordon Odegard
Manufacturer: Kalmbach Publishing Company
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ASIN: 0890245444 |
Book Description
Between 1908-1940, Sears customers ordered about 75,000 houses out of the Sears Roebuck and Company mail-order catalogs. The houses were shipped by rail to city lots and farms all over the country.
Each "kit home" contained 30,000 pieces, including 750 pounds of nails and 27 gallons of paint and varnish. A 75-page instruction book showed home buyers, step by step, how to assemble those 30,000 pieces of house.
Today, these houses are a treasured piece of Americana and nationwide interest in Sears homes is great. The Washington Times recently reported (September 13, 2001) that a Sears home in Chevy Chase sold for $816,000.
My research indicates that only 2% (approximately) of the Sears homes in the country have been discovered. More than 70,000 Sears homes remain undiscovered and unknown.
Because of this, our communities' best architectural treasures - our grand collection of Sears homes - are being damaged by remuddling and worse, demolished.
I hope that "The Houses That Sears Built" will educate and enlighten people about these hidden architectrual treasures that lie silently within our cities, just
waiting to be discovered.
There is tremendous interest in this topic and I hope this book will spur that interest even further. In my part of the country (Southwestern Illinois) these wonderful old Sears homes are still being remuddled and demolished.
This must stop.
It is my hope that "The Houses That Sears Built" will inspire folks to
find their community's Sears homes and implement policies and programs to highlight and protect these treasured bits of architectural Americana.
When you have finished reading "The Houses That Sears Built"
you will be your community's expert on Sears homes. You'll learn how to identify Sears homes from the inside, outside and from courthouse documents. You'll learn the interesting details of Sears homes' construction. One chapter is devoted to the $1 million order of Sears homes that was shipped to Carlinville, Schoper and Wood River (Illinois).
Another chapter is devoted to "The Lost Sears Homes." These are Sears homes which appeared only once in obscure Sears Modern Homes catalogs and were not included in "Houses by Mail: A Guide To Houses from Sears, Roebuck and Company," by Katherine Cole Stevenson and H. Ward Jandl. ("Houses by Mail" is the definitive field guide for identifying Sears homes and makes a wonderful companion book to "The Houses That Sears Built.")
Customer Reviews:
Something I'll keep on my bedside table for years!.......2006-01-12
I am from London in the UK and until not so long ago have never heard of Sears homes. Searching for authentic historic houseplans on the internet I soon learned about Sears homes. I have never knowingly laid eyes on one but immediately felt it was something I needed to find out more about. Before long I arrived at this book. I ordered it not really knowing what I was going to get and I have loved and treasured this piece of literature ever since. I could not put it down first time around and not the second time around and still flick through it every other day unable to shelve it away in my library.
What I loved most about the book despite the intricately researched contents is the love and passion the author manages to convey already on the very first page. I think this is what grabbed me most, Rosemary's love for these homes immediately 'infected' me. It is written in a light-hearted way (for lack of a better expression)as if she talked to each reader personally. She touches on so many different aspects but at a dose that leaves one with sparks and fireworks inside one's head, buring to turn the page and 'hear' more. The book made me want to book a flight ticket into the heart of Illinois and start searching for these homes myself. Rosemary, one part I particularly loved was your little stories from people or relatives of those who built these houses and lived in them. I wished I could read endless pages of such testimonies as they really injected life into the pictures in your book. It fulled my imagination of the times and circumstances when the houses were built and about the people who built them.
As I mentiond, I have never actually seen a 'live' Sears home and as far as I know we don't have a European counterpart, none of such iconic status anyhow, but my partner and I are researching to have a replica built for us here somewhere in the English country-side (pending planning permission, I suppose). I personally feel that it is most splendid that Americans all over the country recognise their architectural and socio-cultural heritage and start preserving these great homes for all future generations to enjoy in the same way we can or even more. I bet there are hundreds more out there waiting to be discovered and I hope there are plenty of people who will start 'scratching' on the surfaces of their own homes to find out if they are inhabiting one such great treasure. Sears homes, and for that matter all historic homes, have found a great benefactor and ambassador in Rosemary Thornton and as an outsider, if I may say so, I commend the work she has done and I truly hope that she will keep it up for decades to come and inspire many more to join her in her efforts to educate and preserve!
I only wished, Sears would still sell and build these old homes especially now with the internet, we would have ordered one in a jiffy!
Thanks Rosemary for endless inspiration and for spreading so much love and joy over what is basically four walls and a roof!
I can't wait for your next book to come out and if you ever fancy coming to lecture in Europe, be sure to let me know!
My recommendation to everyone, buy it, read it, fall in love with it and read it again and again and again and...!!!
INTERESTING DATA AND A GREAT ADDITION TO ANYONES LIBRARY.......2005-03-08
I had never heard of Sears homes until I found out that a home I had previously lived in, was one! Since that day, I have read and researched these fascinating timepieces and how they fit into our American history. Whether a history buff, architectural/house buff or if you simply love to learn, Rosemary Thornton's love for these homes and their value comes through in her books, teamed with her obvious extensive research, to provide a wonderful read. Any book where you can feel the authors passion, and have it rub off on you, is special. I also own, and recommend, her book "Finding the Houses that Sears Built", which has some of the same information, but more pictures of actual home styles and plans. Both books are worth it! I have officically become a Sears Home advocate!!!! Thanks to Rose!!
I found my house!.......2005-01-01
This was a very helpful book as I was able to find the home I was purchasing in Saranac Lake, NY. It's really exciting to know more about it's history. This is a must-have book if you are interested in learning more about the Sears homes.
The Houses That Sears Built.......2004-11-26
This wonderful book gives you everything you always wanted to know about Sears houses. It has photographs of various models as well as some interior views. It shows ways to indicate if the house is truly a Sears house (and not a Montgomery Ward house)! It tells the cities which had a Sears Modern Homes Sales office (where there is likely to be more Sears houses) and the prices that the houses sold for. Includes testimonials and frequestly asked questions about Sears house. Nice book and interesting reading.
Renewed Interest.......2004-02-14
I just finished reading The Houses That Sears Built. I was unable to put it down. I grew up in a Sears house, but I did not know anything about them until I read this book. It is obvious that the author did her homework while researching the subject.
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Breakup Girl is the only superhero whose mission it is to fight crimes of the heart, stop dating indignities, and help you get your stuff back. No matter where you are in a relationship, Breakup Girl to the Rescue! guides you through that big, messy thing called love. Lynn Harris uses her knowing voice and generous humorwith real letters sent to her hugely popular Web site, BreakupGirl.comto ease readers through either side of a breakup, the dating life, and the rough spots of relationships. Topics include Dropping the Bomb, Relapses vs. Reunions, From Friends to Lovers, How to Lose Your Baggage, and The Curse of The Nice Guy.
Customer Reviews:
A herorine for the broken hearted.......2004-03-14
I was first introduced to breakup girl online. Her website was so funny and had such straight forward and great advice. It wasn't the run of the mill, let's-explore-our feelings mess.
So when I saw the audio boook, I had to check it out. Listening to her in my car, I had to pull over because I was laughing so hard. She is witty and just as straight forward as her website. This book has helped me and many of my girlfriends get through some tough times. It helps to hear someone else put a spin on a break up.
Thanks Breakup Girl!
Highly recommended & not just for women.......2002-09-07
I've been scanning the customer reviews and a lot of them seem to be by women. That plus the fact that the author is a woman and the book's title and heroine are Breakup *Girl* might lead you to believe this is a book aimed at, and only for, women. Not true! I'm a guy and found this book witty, insightful, and relevant. Go out and get yourself a copy!
A practical and witty look at relationships.......2002-08-10
This book contains great advice for anyone breaking-up, making-up, or anything in between. Lynn Harris (i.e. "Breakup Girl") is like a wise older sister dishing out practical, down-to-earth and to-the-point advice to the lovelorn. Though most of the advice is just plain common sense (well, for me anyway), it's helpful for those who don't seem to have a lot of "common sense" about relationships. (And if the questions from readers are any indication, there are A LOT of people out there like that.) The book covers all the "external" issues of breaking-up: rebounds, reunions, post-breakup friendships, dealing with singlehood again, finding love again, even HOW to breakup. What it doesn't cover are the "internal" issues of breaking-up: this is not a psychological self-help book that tells you how to heal a broken heart and deal with the inevitable emotions. (For that purpose, I would recommend "Mars and Venus Starting Over" by John Gray.) It didn't give me a lot of new insights or advice, but it did help to reaffirm what I've known all along. This book would be more helpful for younger people who are new to relationships and facing a breakup for the first time.
I was disappointed that the book didn't have more of the "Breakup Girl" comics that I came to love back when it was online (I still don't know why Oxygen Media decided to discontinue it). There are a few comics with a continuing storyline that illustrate the advice and situations presented in the book. They're a nice complement, but I was hoping for more.
No vacancy at Heartbreak Hotel.......2001-12-22
As a person who's been dumped and been involved with way too many artistic moody types, this is a great book to read to reassure yourself that you aren't the one who is nuts.
Enthusiastically recommended for anyone in or out of love!.......2000-09-07
Breakup Girl To The Rescue!: A Superhero's Guide To Love, And Lack Thereof is one of the most engaging, reader-friendly, approaches to understanding relationships and how to begin, maintain, ending, and recovering from them. Lynn Harris demonstrates an uncanny insight and a witty ability to offer advice that readers can enjoy and substantially profit from when it comes to matters of the heart. Breakup Girl To The Rescue! is enthusiastically recommended reading for anyone old enough to fall in and out of love.
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