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Provides interesting & braod information.......2007-05-13
The book takes you through a tour of US mint & coin history. The information is more broad than deep. It provides lots of interesting information in small chunks. Each writeup is 1-6 pages in length centered around a particular mint, person, coin, or event. I really enjoyed this book.
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United States Branch Mint at Charlotte, North Carolina: Its History and Coinage
Clair M. Birdsall
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Pr
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ASIN: 0893086290 |
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United States Branch Mint at Dalonega, Georgia: Its History and Coinage
Clair M. Birdsall
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ASIN: 0893085200 |
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Knowing how to build a framed panel is an essential skill for any woodworker, and Bill Hylton's Frame & Panel Magic finally provides the definitive guide to this important type of joinery. Popular author Hylton gives readers:
-Techniques for creating panels that draw the eye, including raised, flat, veneered, curved-edge and glazed panels
-Illustrated step-by-step directions for traditional joinery as well as the quick and easy router-cut cope-and-stick joinery
-Unintimidating instructions for using panels in cabinet doors, casework, paneling, and door construction
In addition, readers receive detailed lists of the equipment they need, making this guide the go-to resource all woodworkers must have.
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Great Book.......2007-01-05
Great book, easy to follow illustrations, covers all the basics and then some of frame and panel construction. A must have if you plan to get into the cabinetry business.
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- Two, two, two books in one
- Mixed feelings about this one
- THE AUTHOR IS A GREAT STORYTELLER
- Leeway Cottage Review
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Leeway Cottage: A Novel
Beth Gutcheon
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ASIN: 0060539054
Release Date: 2005-05-03 |
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In this beautifully written tour de force of a novel,
Beth Gutcheon takes readers back to the coastal village of Dundee, Maine. There, in a Victorian summer house called Leeway Cottage, we witness the scenes of a long twentieth-century marriage.
In April 1940, as the Nazis march into Denmark, a rich girl of the Dundee summer colony named Sydney Brant marries a gifted Danish pianist, Laurus Moss. They believe they are well matched, as young lovers do, but almost at once, their views of the world and their marriage begin to diverge. Laurus's beloved family is in Copenhagen, hostage to what the fortunes of Hitler's war will bring, especially as his mother is Jewish. When Laurus chooses to leave Sydney in the fall of 1941 to help build a Danish Resistance from London, Sydney is dismayed. By the time they are reunited four years later, Laurus's family and the reader have been through one of the most stirring stories of the war: Denmark's courageous grassroots rescue of virtually all 7,000 of the country's Jews. Meanwhile, in America, Sydney has led a group knitting for the war effort, and had a baby.
In the decades to come, many people, especially their three grown children, will wonder whether these two very different people understand each other at all. If they do, how do they stay together? Laurus likes to claim that in heaven you get to see the movie of your life, with all the blanks filled in. In their old age Sydney fears what he might see and why he wants to know; their children fear he'll die and there won't be any movie.
But there will be.
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Customer Reviews:
Two, two, two books in one.......2007-08-11
I get the feeling that Beth Gutcheon knew a bit about the Danish resistance during WWII and created a story to fit around it. After doing extensive research of the role of the Danes in saving their Jewish population, she wrote the book. Unfortunately, the stories just don't mesh.
I found Sydney to be an interesting and complicated character. I didn't care for her for most of the book, but I understood how she became the woman she was. All she's looking for is acceptance and strives her whole life for her mom's approval, even while taking joy in irritating her. The fact that Sydney herself alienates her daughters as her mother alienated her makes perfect sense. After all, her mother's behavior toward her guarantees that Sydney will never feel loved enough. In her mind she's under-appreciated and for once wants to be the center of attention. She achieves that with her frequent angry outbursts and by being difficult with everyone. She finally gets a measure of acceptance from her troublesome son, Jimmy, but only as long as she lets him do whatever he wants and defends him, no matter what the charges are and how guilty he is. Yes, Sydney drinks too much, is self-absorbed and spoiled and has no concept of the enormity of what happened to Jews in Europe during WWII, but she herself mentions how small her world is. Her experiences are simply too narrow. How many of us would have been the same way if we lived during that time?
I was disappointed with the lack of info on Berthe's suicide after Sydney found out about it. What happened? And what about Sydney being found in the embrace of an obviously gay woman? What happened? After Candace and whats-his-face die, what happened to The Plywoods?
The portion of the book spent in Europe was absolutely compelling. I would like to read an entire book on that alone. It was well written and inspiring. I put myself in Nina and Per's position and wondered if I would've risen to the challenge. The last chapter, which I presume to be part of Laurus's life movie, was brutal and I'm glad there wasn't more of that in the book, to be honest. But in the other parts of the book, Nina is no more a major character than her parents, Gladdy, etc. So, how strange that the only portion of the movie we see is about her, and not all of Laurus's life, like why he stayed with Sydney.
One more thing - I reread the first chapter of the book, as I frequently do when a book starts in the present and then goes back in time. I'd forgotten about the big deal the kids made about The Dress they found in an upstairs closet. I had to really think about it and then realized it was the dress that Sydney wore at her Coming Out, when her mother came down in the exact same dress. I don't know. While it was a turning point in that it pushed Sydney out of the house, it just didn't seem memorable enough to warrant the treatment it got in the first chapter as if we were supposed to expect some big scene with the dress.
Aaaanyway, I know I had some other issues with the book and would love to sit in a room with the rest of the people who wrote reviews, esp. the 5-star reviews, but I'll have to be content with reading further reviews to see if anyone can give me the insight I missed.
One more thing, I read More Than You Know recently and didn't find it to be the Tour de Force that everyone seems to think it is. I obviously missed something!
Mixed feelings about this one.......2007-02-26
I have mixed feelings about this book. I enjoyed the beginning, reading about Sydney's unhappy childhood. She desperately wanted to be loved and approved of, especially by her stepmother Candace. She finally had enough and was strong enough to take her chances and pursue her dreams in New York. I also enjoyed the middle of the book about what it was like in Denmark during WWII. I don't know much about Danish history during the war. The stories of the Allies and Danish attempts to transport the Danish Jews and Resistant forces was inspiring. Reading what Nina went through in the camps was so heartbreaking.
What I did not enjoy was the last half of the book after the end of the war. The book jumped around too much about Sydney & Laurus's complex relationship and the lives of their children and Laurus's family. I was disappointed that Sydney, who once seemed strong and independent enough to leave her home and seek New York, who took up carpentry and painting their new home, ended up turning into this neurotic person. I felt the author did not explain this change enough in the book. Laurus remained devoted to Sydney but I was left wondering why? Guilt perhaps? The children were one dimensional and the book jumped from their childhood to their marriage, and then their own children too quickly.
THE AUTHOR IS A GREAT STORYTELLER.......2007-01-09
Loved the story of the family drama.Gutcheon writes clearly, while painting a strong visual image.
Similar style to Barbara Taylor Bradford-Women of Substance.
Leeway Cottage Review.......2007-01-04
This book depicts the plight of Danish Jews as they went through the Holocaust experience. This book describes the horrible conditions in the concentration camps. You will learn what happened to the Jews and the people that helped save their lives. At the same time; Americans summered in Leeway Cottage on the coast of Maine virtually living in a different world during the war years. The book also describes the toxic relationship of a daughter and a mother. You will discover whether the daughter transfers her miserable experiences with her mother or becomes a wonderful wife and mother. It also talks about five seperate and different marriages and the children born of these unions There is a very surprising ending that will shock you.
You will become familiar with the characters lives before, during and after the war years. You will love some of the characters and despise others.
I couldn't wait to turn the pages of this book as I lived the experiences that were so well described in this book. It was a great novel and I love reading Beth Gutcheon's books. This is the third one that I have read and would highly recommend reading her novels.
Couldn't put it down.......2007-01-01
I found the multi-generational family saga engrossing, and the war story riveting and deeply affecting --- and the juxtaposition of the two threads intensified my involvement. For me, this was one of those rare novels that made me want to do nothing but read, read, read.
Book Description
Spectacular photographs from Muskoka, Haliburton, Georgian Bay and the Kawarthas capture the time and place we love most. This enchanting book is full of memories and ideas, with chapters on exteriors, boathouses, kitchens, dining rooms, living rooms, bedrooms, baths, decks, docks and gazebos, verandas and porches, guest cabins and bunkies, wallworks, details, fireplaces and gardens.
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Summer Cottages.......2006-09-30
A great book to browse thru on a winter weekend afternoon - the beautiful photos remind you of the best of summer in the country.
Wonderful Book.......2006-04-12
This beautifully illustrated book captures the essence of what makes summer cottaging so enjoyable. The settings are perfect for magical experiences & memories.
Book Description
This generously illustrated book examines the origins and development of the summer cottage in the resort communities of New Hampshire's White Mountains between 1870 and 1930. Bryant F. Tolles, Jr., author of The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains: An Architectural Legacy (1998) and New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide (1979), associates the cottages and their outbuildings with a group of forty architects and architectural firms, as well as noted regional builders. He also links the summer cottage phenomenon directly with the origins and growth of the summer resort hotel industry and its distinctive architecture. While focusing primarily on architecture, including such details as the personal eccentricities, habits, and pastimes of cottage owners that often led to distinctive design features, Tolles also interprets these unique dwellings in a broader context of the nation's social, cultural, and economic history.
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Summer Cottages in the White Mountains.......2000-06-23
This book is a well researched and, to my personal knowledge, an accurate historical account of these houses. The description of the house that my great grandfather had built for our family was biographically accurate and architectually detailed. Beautifully illustrated. Having personal details of the lives of the people who built these houses adds depth and interest. A wonderful reading experience for people with N.H. roots and interest in turn of the century architecture.
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An insider's guide to a nostalgic tour.
Illustrated with scores of exceptional historic and contemporary photographs, this book describes 40 noteworthy century-old summer cottages and estates.
Muskoka has long been Ontario's most glamorous lake district, the holiday retreat of choice for generations of successful Americans and Canadians. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, industrial moguls from Pittsburgh such as the Mellons, Clemsons, Hillmans, Millers and Donners built or bought cottages here. Their neighbors were famous politicians, scientists, and bankers.
Today, these cottages are cherished not just because of their age and architecture, but because they are rich with stories about their builders, owners, visitors, summer gatherings, excursions, and vintage boats.
Muskoka's cottages and estates are repositories of family history, steeped in tradition and proud reminders of summers well spent.
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Old Muskoka: Century Cottages & Summer Estates.......2006-03-10
Fascinating history of Muskoka, although colour pictures and more maps would have been an enahancement.
Book Description
Following the success of Cottage Life's Summer Weekend Cookbook, here is a brand-new collection of more than 175 fresh, mouthwatering recipes from the award-winning Cottage Cook, Jane Rodmell.
This cookbook is ideal for summer weekends (or any time!) when the cook doesn't want to spend a lot of time in the kitchen. They're the kind of recipes you serve at the cottage or at home, in the country or in the city, and people invariably ask, "Where did you get that recipe?"
Whether you have a couple of neighbors coming for dinner or guests staying for the weekend... whether you're looking for fresh ideas for cooking for the family or hosting that once-a-summer "everybody come" gathering,
More Summer Weekends Cookbook will become an indispensable kitchen companion. It's packed full of suggestions for what to serve, and how to put it all together.
Each recipe is accompanied by ideas for variations and substitutions for those times you don't have a particular ingredient on hand, along with make-ahead tips, so you're not left with a lot of work in the kitchen at the last minute. The handsome four-color photographs (once again, positioned with the appropriate recipe) will make it hard to resist trying every dish. And a whole new collection of Jane's famous Quick Tricks will help you produce fabulous food on the spur of the moment.
Recipe sections include:
Appetizers, Starters & Sundown Snacks (including Devilish Cheese Twists and Easy Thai-Style Shrimp Rolls) and Sun-Dried Tomato Spread on Warm Brie
Fresh Barbecuing Ideas (including Cumin-Scented Leg of Lamb and Grilled Polenta with Portobello Mushrooms)
Salads & Side Dishes (including Three-Ingredient Mango Salad and The Cheaters' Caesar)
Make-Ahead Mains (including Slow-Roasted Garlic Chicken) and Shortcut Seafood Curry
Light Bites (including Mussels with Roasted Tomato Corn Salsa) and Eggplant and Pesto Pizza
Easy Eye-Openers (including Overnight Blueberry French Toast and Can't-Resist Cottage Chelsea Buns)
Sweet Stuff (including Summer Sensation Ice Cream Pie, Grilled Mint Julep Peaches, and Decadent Triple Chocolate Fudge Cookies)
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Blackthorn Cottage
Rowena Summers
Manufacturer: Severn House Publishers
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ASIN: 0727864114 |
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A poignant family saga from a much-loved author - City girl Jasmine Wyatt isn't at all sure what to think of inheriting a cottage in a small Somerset village. But to her surprise, even when she discovers the cottage's bad reputation, Jasmine falls in love with it. Could she live there, isolated from her family and her busy life in Bristol? It seems that Blackthorn Cottage weaves a magic of its own, and despite doubts on all sides, circumstances dictate the future for her . . .
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This is an essentially British book, filled with charming photos of bungalows surrounded by a riot of annual flowers. These old-fashioned annuals are the rangy, colorful, sweetly scented flowers that evoke nostalgia for a grandma's garden that most of us never knew, but that we can grow ourselves with the help of this book. Everything old is new again: many of the flowers here, like castor oil bean, celosia, and abutilon, have been used for decades in traditional British gardens, and they're the hot new annuals of today. Clive Lane gives detailed instructions, complete with drawings, on growing annuals from seed, explaining techniques like pricking out and stratification. What is most unusual and useful about this book are the lengthy lists of annuals for specific situations or with special characteristics; for instance, annual vines to grow for flowers, annuals for fragrance and cutting, and annuals that give at least three months of bloom. Why choose this book from among the many others on annuals? It makes gardening look like sheer, creative delight, with window boxes packed with colorful annuals, front gardens with such a fluff of annuals that it is hard to find the stepping stones, and theme gardens such as "The Edwardian Hot Bed Border." --Valerie Easton
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WONDERFUL BOOK AND PICTURES WITH PRACTICAL INFORMATION.......1999-06-03
THIS EXCELLENT BRITISH BOOK LISTS OLD-FASHIONED ANNUALS FROM A TO Z. IT OFFERS THE READER INTERESTING HISTORICAL INFORMATION ON EACH PLANT AND DISCUSSES GROWTH HABITS AND PLANTING SUGGESTIONS. THE BOOK SERVES AS A GREAT PLANTING GUIDE AND A MARVELOUS PICTORIAL REFERENCE. I KNOW OF NO OTHER BOOK OF ITS KIND.
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Historical and architectural study of Mackinac Island's famous Victorian summer cottages. More than 100 photos.
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Understanding Depressed Adol (Wiley Series on Personality Processes)
OSTER
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ASIN: 0471608971 |
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Primarily a clinical book on treating adolescent depression, with various treatment strategies tied closely to the understanding of etiology, dynamics and assessment of the depressed adolescent patient, all within a family systems orientation. Covers several therapeutic strategies. Also deals with adolescent suicide and prevention of both suicide and depression.
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