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Wonderful!.......2000-07-25
As always, Mr. Graves has written a lovely educational children's book that is both entertaining and informative. "What Is A California Sea Otter?" is a great introduction to sea life, with excellent drawings and clear, easily understood text. The perfect book for parents, educators, and those who can't decide on the "right" gift for a child. High recommended!
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See the stunning artistic legacy collected by 50 popes, do an alfresco lunch in Raphael's favorite garden spot, survey the whole city from a pensione atop the Spanish steps, or graze your fill through sinfully rich dishes at a mozzerella "bar"—Fodor's Rome, 6th Edition offers all these experiences and more! Our local writers have traveled throughout the area to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave for your trip be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.
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Handy book to have with for suggestions and reviews........2006-11-30
I had checked this book out of my library before our trip and liked it so much I came on here to purchase it. It had a lot of great information on the city of Rome and we got to eat at some great restaurants thanks to this book.
The included map helped us to find our way around the city as well as the locations pointed out in the book, including the restaurants. It was nice to be able to know where we were going and plan out our day and have it all with us as we walked in case we decided to make a change along the way.
For the price it is a handy book to have. It does not go in to great detail on the sites, but gives enough information, including operating hours and prices if tickets are required. Pick this book up and don't look back if you are headed to Rome it will be in your back pocket at all times.
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The changing of the seasons can feel magical-greens changing to browns and golds, snow melting to show fresh buds. We all recognize these tell-tale signs, but few are aware of the powerful impact each season has on our spiritual lives. Four Seasons of Mojo infuses ancient techniques, rituals, and methods from around the world to use each season's inherent energies to supplement body, mind, and soul.
Designed to further spiritual practices by learning from neighboring cultures, this book provides readers with useful ideas unrestricted by geographic borders, ethnicity, religion, or magical path. Included are recipes and concepts from the Caribbean, African American soul food, Buddhist Meditation practices, sacred Hindu rites, Old European traditions, Australian Aboriginal dreaming lessons, and Native American wisdom.
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Wonderful second volume!!!!.......2007-07-07
I've really appreciated this book and would recommend it to anyone who enjoyed the first book. I hope there is a third coming out soon. These suggestions really work and the book is written to be enjoyed as a good read as well. Highly recommend!
Got My Mojo Working..........2006-06-15
"Got my mo-jo workin' but it just won't work on you.
Got my mo-jo workin', but it just won't work on you
I wan-na love you so bad
I don't know what to do
Got my mo-jo workin'..."
-- By McKinley Morganfield, Blues Composer/Singer
Blues songwriters in the African-American culture coined the term mojo, it means casting spells to gain someone's affection. In McKinley Morganfield's song, he used a love potion to obtain love from a particular woman, but it didn't work. According to Stephanie Rose Bird, writer, educator, visionary artist and contemporary root worker, by working roots on that woman he should have had her in his arms that night.
I love the style in which FOUR SEASONS OF MOJO is written. Bird divides each section by season and highlights specific holidays of several cultures. She illustrates the time of the season and the affect it has on our mood and behavior. Respective holidays require certain herbs coupled with specific tools and equipment to communicate definition, significance and continuity with society-at-large. She shares an eclectic wealth of information that is sometimes overwhelming to a neophyte, yet people still derive a connection with other cultures.
Her approach to the world of mojo is like taking a Home Economics class. One does not start cooking a meal without first choosing the appropriate meal for the occasion, the exact tools and an awareness of their purpose in preparing the meal to get the desired results. The author provides stories and recipes from other cultures to enlighten the reader and to promote research of the new recipes.
I applaud Bird for acknowledging the validity of "nature's prescriptions" in contemporary society. She has joined the ranks of others to remove the shame of being "natural" by educating herself in the art of being an herbalist. Her guide has shown that in the African-American culture, as other cultures, we share a bond with the earth and nature.
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Gathering.......2006-05-22
A real root worker, a wise woman, has written a book that all wise women can share and see and learn from. There are enough textbooks out there with mechanical lists of sterilized ingredients; here is a story from the old religion. A combination of folklore, practical spells, humble steps, and a reverance for the simple joys we experience and adore in everyday lives, this is the knowledge being passed, once again, from one woman to another. Anyone can begin working her magic today; planting seeds is part of the great circle.
Stephanie, well done girlfriend!
Everyday Hoodoo - A precious gem!.......2006-05-12
I will start by saying that I am not a hardcore hoodoo expert. I will say that I am very informed of many similar traditions. I found that this book was well written even though I am not crazy about the Llewellyn publishing format. Ms. Bird does a great job of bringing many traditions into mainstream and there is nothing wrong with that. Her audience is everyone--not hardcore hoodoo folks.
This is a great book to gift to a female family member or dear friend and should be a part of every woman's bookshelf. It is inspiring to follow some of the recipes, advice and ruminations and I could care less if every single piece of advice is authentic, especially if something works well for you. Traditions vary from one family to the next and this book is a mixture of Ms. Bird's family traditions and research. She doesn't claim to be an anthropologist publishing a dissertation on historic hoodoo traditions so I don't know why some people here have gotten so up in arms. There's is plenty of hardcore Hoodoo books out there and there is a time and place for those publications--they may bore some people to tears.
If you want to clean house, feel good about yourself, energize your household and feel connected with the earth again, this book is great. Considering how ignorant new generations are of simple home remedies, recipes and natural health, this book is unpretentious and true to its subtitle : Everyday HooDoo-Natural Living and Simple Magic. The book is clearly categorized New Age/Herbalism/Alternative Health, so please do not act so misled if you are not into New Age works.
I found the seasonal organization very nice and I was reminded of many forgotten traditions. The book contains more than Hoodoo and I consider that a bonus so enjoy it and gift a copy to someone you love. It is very unpretentious, poetic at times and also very useful to people on a budget. I applaud Ms. Bird for being true to herself.
The BEST of the BEST!!!.......2006-04-25
I could sit at the foot of this women and listen to her for hours. You know how we have all met that special, "magickal", person who can blend history, hoodoo, magick,and the realization of dreams into a story that feels so at home that you can live it through their eyes. Reading Stephanie's books takes me there. I have actually met Stephanie and attended a ritual she gave and she brings hoodoo home and ignites the connection inside you. She relays the information in such a way that you naturally connect to it. I appreciate the way she makes the history and relevancy of hooodoo come alive for me! She is a beautiful, intelligent woman who knows what she can disperse in knowledge, responsibly, to a mass population. Unless you are training in the hoodoo arts there is no reason for her to go into depths that the unpracticed layman cannot handle, but we all are divine and have intuitions that can help us to manifest a better world for ourselves and others and Stephanie shares enough knowledge for even the layman to feel comfortable and responsible doing this.
I salute the intelligent way she handles dispensing mass media information about her spirituality path.
I always feel Yemaya and Oya walking with Stephanie and she is a true Blessing to those who connect with them as well.
Thank you, Stephanie, for another wonderful experience and I can't wait to receive your next book.
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Marvel Comics Presents #89 : Wolverine, The Beast, Spitfire, & Mojo (Marvel Comics)
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Youngblood and X-Force #1 : Smokin' Mojo (Image - Marvel Comics)
Eric Stephenson
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Authentic graphics offer a wide selection of birds, fruit, trees, flowers, butterflies, and women in traditional costumes. A valuable addition to resource libraries of commercial artists and designers; a versatile source of inspiration and motifs for crafters working in decoupage and creating fabric, needlework, and wallpaper designs. 216 black-and-white designs.
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Exquisite.......2007-08-23
These images are just beautiful. Although do come in the .eps format on the CD they are nevertheless raster images. However, since they are in black and white they are very versatile. Using any layer-based or object-based program like PhotoImpact, Photoshop, PS Elements, or Paint Shop Pro, it's easy to remove them from the background and then use them for anything you want. They've been scanned onto the CDROM at a generous 600 ppi.
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269 modern paper-cuttings from Mainland China: horses, pandas, butterflies, flowers, fish, peacocks, monkeys, phoenixes, lanterns, vases, landscapes, other traditional and modern motifs — printed solid red, black, blue or green. Often amount to silhouettes. Oriental feeling, decorations for graphics, various crafts.
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Five star Paper cuts!.......2000-05-25
This books has some of the most detailed paper cuts I have seen. They are wonderful and very challenging. If you are looking for a Paper cut book...this is the one! I give it five stars!
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Chinese Cut-Paper Animal Designs (Dover Pictorial Archive Series)
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Although often regarded as simple folk craft, paper cutouts constitute one of the foundations of Chinese art. This bold assortment features an original selection of 125 rare black-and-white cuts. Consisting exclusively of animal motifs, it offers unusual renderings of fish, dragons, butterflies, horses, cranes, and other creatures.
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Beautiful Animls.......2007-09-14
This book contains some really exquisite designs. It's a good source of material and inspiration for artists in various mediums. All art in this book is copyright free. A nice book even if you just want to enjoy the talent it takes to make these pictures.
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Ready-to-Use Oriental Designs: 495 Different Copyright-Free Designs Printed One Side (Dover Clip-Art Series)
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Rich anthology of nearly 200 black-and-white motifs includes pandas, bamboo, cranes, dragons, peacocks, florals, landscapes, and many other traditional images in stylized, whimsical renderings. Royalty-free.
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the essence of the chinese traditional art.......2000-06-06
i wouldn't miss the every chance to obosorb the essence of the chinese fine art and craft art. paper cutting is worth appreciating and collected.
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The Chinese Cut-Out Design Book: Designs of Costumes (International Design Library)
Barbara Holdridge
Manufacturer: Stemmer House Publishers
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A Cool Book.......2002-05-10
If you like chines words you would like this book. I think this book is cool and I like it.
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Chinese Cut-Paper Designs
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