Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (American Institute Architects)

Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (American Institute Architects)
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back in time

Pulled into the Pages

Nice but not what I expected.

Old fashioned style and house plans

Creating a New Old House-Traditional Architect Review

Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home (American Institute Architects)
Russell Versaci
Manufacturer: Taunton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1561586153
Release Date: 2003-11-15

Book Description

Anyone who yearns for an older home - but is daunted by the prospect of owning one — will love this book. Through hundreds of inspiring photographs and engaging text, the author describes what gives traditional homes their enduring appeal. Versaci identifies Eight Pillars of Traditional Design that create a solid foundation for combining authentic, traditional design with livability to create homes that feel old yet live new. Featuring a vast array of new, old-house styles — from colonials to farmhouses — from all over the country, the houses illustrate the creative work of architects, builders, and craftsmen who are forging the movement toward building new homes that capture an old-home sensibility.

Customer Reviews:

back in time.......2007-07-14

This book was very interesting to look at. The pictures were great if you like old style homes. The title is deceiving. I was looking for a more modern looking style but this book is still a looker but if you're looking to modernize an old home, I would recommend Colonials: Design Ideas for Renovating, Remodeling, and Building New (Updating Classic America) by Matthew Schoenherr.

Pulled into the Pages.......2007-04-12

When you open this book expect not only to view, but become alive in the pages! This book is so full of true "old" techniques, patterns, shapes, forms, and use of the home.
Beautiful, quality pictures to make you feel as if you are right there in each room. Much to gather visually and use for your own home.

Nice but not what I expected........2007-03-23

It's a nice book if you are expecting a general overview of renovated houses,
one in each of several architectural types. I had expected more detail about renovating any style of old house.

Old fashioned style and house plans.......2007-02-18

Many of the photos are beautiful but I was a bit disapointed with this book. It is from the publishers of the Not So Big House books and I was hoping for modern house plans with older style details. Actually many of the house plans in this book look very dated to me with separate living and dining rooms and a difficult path to the kitchens. There also seemed to be more emphasis on the appearance of the outside of the houses than the interiors. This may be a good place to start if you are planning to build in a traditional style and floor plan but I prefer the Not So Big books.

Creating a New Old House-Traditional Architect Review.......2007-01-03

As an Architect, I have always had an appreciation of old buildings, and the creation of new ones that have the feeling that they have always been there. This book, by Russell Versaci has a wonderful composition of different homes, each encompassing this same ideology, but in different styles from around our great country. I think that this, pictorally, is a wonderful example of how one can make a new home feel as if it has always been a part of its place. But I must say, parts of the text are somewhat dry and repetitive...but other than that, I'd definitely buy this book.

Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home

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Creating a New Old House: Yesterday's Character for Today's Home
Russell; Kvalsvik, Erik Versaci
Manufacturer: Taunton Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KWDV5O

Book Description

For the first time ever, Ashley Wood's work is featured in an art book of his own. Filled with never-before-seen art, this full color, hardcover book features work from Wood's upcoming project Pop-Bot and many examples of his striking illustrations of women. Comic legend Bill Sienkiewicz provides the introduction to this sumptuous volume. Uno Fanta: The Art of Ashley Wood is a must-have for the library of anyone who loves art.

The Best of Wedding Photojournalism: Techniques and Images from the Pros
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Must Have

Wonderful

Worth every penny, even more.

Very good book, especially for someone who has never done weddings or done only a few.

Buy it for the pictures!

The Best of Wedding Photojournalism: Techniques and Images from the Pros
Bill Hurter
Manufacturer: Amherst Media
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1584281227

Book Description

Experts in photographing weddings with a journalistic eye provide their photographs and tips for taking spectacular and unique wedding photos. Michael Ayers, Frank Cava, Robert Cavalli, Frank A. Frost, Kelly Greer, Travis Hill, Elaine Hughes, Phil Kramer, Heidi Mauracher, Martin Schembri, Monte Zucker, and other master photojournalists offer advice on everything from lenses to lighting to photographing the preceremony excitement and the ceremony itself. In addition to tips and sample photographs, this book details the equipment, planning, and keen sense of observation needed to capture all the wonderful moments of the wedding.

Customer Reviews:

Must Have.......2007-08-23

If your doing weddings or want to start, this book is excellent. It will get you thinking outside the box.

Wonderful.......2007-07-09

It truly provides you great techniques and shows you how one can really take the best photos in a wedding

Worth every penny, even more........2007-06-08

This trade seems to be flooded with newcomers, and there's a number of authors that are taking advantage of them with publications of all kinds that are high on promise, yet weak on content. This book is NOT one of them. Profiling the techniques and personal philosophies of the trade's top photographers, it offers the Zen of great wedding photography. Inspiring, educating and one of the best stimulators to the creative mind available on the subject today. This is a top notch book with much to offer, even to the experienced professional. A refreshing change, and truly a high-dividend investment to any wedding photographer, regardless of experience level.

Very good book, especially for someone who has never done weddings or done only a few........2007-03-03

This book has good layout and detail of the photos included. Even though most of the pictures were taken with Nikon cameras, the subject doesn't change, it's still based on shooting weddings.

It starts with the pre-wedding planning and finishes with the album and it's design. (As most of the wedding photography books are) It's a fast read and has some good photos to learn from.

If you were an assistant to a photographer, you probably know more than this book covers, but it's a great start for anyone who's just begining.

Buy it for the pictures!.......2007-01-30

I really loved this book and read it avidly from cover to cover. However I found it pretty light on "technique" To my mind statements such as "it is a good idea to have a selection of white, silver, gold, and black reflectors" or "as your groups get bigger keep your depth of field under control" are a little broad and far too basic to be "technique"...I guess I expected something a bit more technical, though as I write this it seems overly picky. Never mind, it made up for that with the beautiful images, and it was a very interesting read, but it was more of a what you could do than a how to, if you get my meaning. I mean if you don't know which depth of field you should use in a group you probably shouldn't be photographing someones wedding!!

But again it gets top marks for looking at the unstaged philosophy of wedding photojournalism and backing that up with beautiful appropriate images.

The Best of Wedding Photography: Techniques and Images from the Pros (Masters (Amherst Media))

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Beautifullyi llustrated by some very good photographers
An Elegant Primer on Wedding Photography

The Best of Wedding Photography: Techniques and Images from the Pros (Masters (Amherst Media))
Bill Hurter
Manufacturer: Amherst Media
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1584281545

Book Description

An invaluable resource for all wedding photographers in the digital era, this latest edition serves as both an indispensable guide to digital capture techniques and an impressive collection of the work of the top wedding photographers in the country. Focusing on encouraging the photographer to visualize the final image before lifting a camera, this book begins with a discussion of traditional wedding photography, photojournalistic wedding photography, and emerging styles. Guidelines are provided for using the latest in digital capture technologies, including advice on choosing and operating digital SLR cameras, removable storage media, image sensors, white balance settings, and lenses. Tips from leading outdoor photographers on posing strategies for creating stunning, cohesive wedding albums are also included.

Customer Reviews:

Beautifullyi llustrated by some very good photographers.......2003-05-28

I have mixed emotions about this book. The book is beautifully illustrated by some of the leaders in the wedding field. The tone of the book, though, is often gushingly sentimental, which may be the state of wedding photography today (Try out a fuzzy picture of a bride daydreaming over her SHOES). Still, Hurter tries to present a balanced picture of wedding photographer as it is today - discussing traditional vs. photojournalism approaches and their pros and cons.
The pictures are well-worth seeing, but if Hurter's style turns you off, you might be more rewarded by Steve Sint's "Weddding Photography: Art, Business and Style,'' which also is beautifully illustrated but more down to earth, practical and objective. Better still, read them both and find a balance somewhere in the middle.

An Elegant Primer on Wedding Photography.......2003-04-14

Unlike many how-to photography books of this genre, The Best of Wedding Photography is a very beautiful book filled luscious wedding photographs. The photographers selected are from well-known wedding photographers in the field. For the photographs alone, you will want to go back to this book again and again. It is also wonderful handbook on photographic tips and techniques from the masters in the field. Great advice on portraits, groups, lighting, various approaches and albums. All these topics are illustrated with lavish pictures. It is a wonderful primer for anyone starting out in the business.

Book Description

Volume 5 of Checker's landmark collection of McCay's output other than Little Nemo in Slumeberland. Includes late 1908 strip work and editorial cartoons from the New York American.

Customer Reviews:

Quality low, but content interesting.......2006-02-18

Like the other reviewers here, I found the reproduction quality of this volume to be quite deplorable. The Rarebit strips and Pilgrim's Progress are particularly bad (and Rarebit is my prime motivation for picking these up).

On the plus side, there is a good 40 pages of "dream" strips that (presumably) precede Rarebit and, while they are perhaps less fantastic on average than Rarebit, they are very intriguing. These strips are very like Rarebit, but without the 'toasted cheese' premise - they have titles such as Day Dreams and Dreams of A Lobster Fiend(!) and follow roughly the same formula.

This volume also contains about 70 pages of editorial cartoons in McCay's grand style, most of them pretty well reproduced (though size is still an issue).

There is also a selection of other comic strip work, but most of these are of little interest compared with the other works here reproduced.

Hopefully Checker will get their act together with subsequent volumes and improve the quality of reproduction (ironically, the notes to one of the volumes mention "digital restoration" of the images, but clearly that wasn't happening here).

It should be noted, too, that notes in these volumes are sketchy and uninformative (perhaps MIS-informative). No dates are given except in the most general way.

All-in-all I'm not thrilled with these volumes, but I enjoy McCay's work enough to feel glad i got them. Still the lack of quality is galling. Caveat Emptor!!

Someone really should collect all the Dream strips into one volume (or series) and include some color.

Awful reproductions.......2005-08-12

I was really looking forward to receiving these (I ordered all five issues in one go) but what a terrible disappointment when they arrived today. The reproductions are atrocious. Not just minuscule- you actually need a magnifying glass to read some pages - but (old and dysfunctional) photocopy quality. I am going to give all five away if I can find someone interested, I do not wish to keep those in my library. From now on I am buying *only* Fantagraphic reeditions. Nocomparison between the fantastic Krazy Kat reissues and poor Mccay's earlies in this series.

Terrible reproductions........2005-06-16

I am a big fan of Winsor McCay and I have purchased all five volumes of this series that have been issued so far. It's nice to see such a big variety of the early work in print but I am afraid that some of the reproductions are atrocious. Some of the "Pilgrim's Progress" and "Dream of the Rarebit Fiend" strips appear to be third or fourth generation photocopies. I realize that not all of these strips are easy to find in decent condition but I have seen many of them in other books in far clearer reproduction. I would rather they had left the strips out then print these murky copies. I'm sorry: I really wanted to like this series but they seem to be getting worse as further volumes are issued.

A Teacher's Touch: Reaching Beyond Boundaries
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A Great Book

A Teacher's Touch: Reaching Beyond Boundaries
Ed.D., Lonnie J. Edwards
Manufacturer: 1st Books Library
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Binding: Paperback

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Book Description

Nancy, had nubs in the place of fingers Lonnie, the first black male teacher in a southern, white school uses school lesson to teach students to reach beyond the boundaries of physical and social stigmas.

Customer Reviews:

A Great Book.......2005-05-18

In 1996, Dr. Edwards was featured on the Sally Jessy Raphael Show for making a significant difference in a former student's life that was born with a physical disability, Nancy Johnson Miller. At the time of their initial meeting, Dr. Edwards was a first-year Physical Education teacher at the school where Ms. Miller was a 5th grade student. According to Ms. Miller, Dr. Edwards was instrumental in enabling her to move past her diability by accepting it and by being confident in using and/ or developing the talents that God did give her.
As a result of hearing about his impact on this student's life, Dr. Edwards wrote this book. Since then the two have created the Edwards-Miller Foundation for Physical Disabilities, Inc, to provide scholarships for physically challenged individuals to pursue a college education.

For the Love of Hockey: Hockey Stars' Personal Stories
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Excellent transaction

Perfect for your guy's "reading room"

In their own words

For the Love of Hockey: Hockey Stars' Personal Stories

Manufacturer: Firefly Books
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"My mom gave a couple of dollars to a woman who was in desperate need of milk for her family. In return, the woman gave my mom a gunnysack full of things, including a pair of skates. My sister Edna grabbed one and I got the other. We went outside and push-glided around an ice pond. When Edna got cold and took her skate off, I put it on my other foot." So begins the story of one of the greatest--and toughest--men to ever play the game of ice hockey, Gordie Howe. Or try Bobby Hull: "We won the Stanley Cup in 1961 when I was 22 years old... but I never did drink out of the Stanley Cup. As the festivities began, I started drinking beer out of the owner's son Mike Wirtz's dirty old felt hat. I got sick as a dog and had to go to bed instead of celebrating that night."

For the Love of Hockey collects the personal stories of 91 of the game's greatest players, stars such as Rocket Richard, Bobby Orr, Guy Lafleur, Wayne Gretzky, and Mario Lemieux. With big, full-color action shots and the words of the players themselves, this is a heartfelt tribute to the most talented practitioners of a fast and furious sport.

Book Description

NHL stars and legends reveal key moments of their careers.

The greatest hockey players of all time share their most vivid memories of the game they love. These stories and anecdotes are essentially joyful, occasionally heart-breaking, and always heartfelt.

Their reminiscences include:

Dramatic overtime goals
Record-breaking games
Team camaraderie
Devastating trades
Career-ending injuries.

Thrilling color photographs enhance the personal stories of players from such hockey legends as:

Rocket Richard
Gordie Howe
Jean Beliveau
Bobby Orr
Wayne Gretzky.

The book also includes the hottest players of today such as:

Steve Yzerman
Mario Lemieux
Jeremy Roenick.

Told in the players' own words, these stories are infused with the same skill, spirit, character and determination that carried each of these men to the heights of the National Hockey League and made hockey one of the most popular sports in the world.

As hockey attracts more fans of all ages, so will For the Love of Hockey.

Customer Reviews:

Excellent transaction.......2007-03-23

I was very pleased, item was as described and it made my husband very happy when I gave it to him!
Thank you

Perfect for your guy's "reading room".......2007-01-09

This is a great book for us hockey fans. The stories are short and interesting. Notable players from the history of hockey as well as current players are featured. Let's face it, we want to know everything about our favorite players, some of these stories are surprising.

In their own words.......2000-10-18

This book is necessary for all true hockey fans. The book tells the stories of some of the great stars of the game from today and yesterday. The best part of the book is that it is written in their own words.

Best Baby Products, 9th Ed. (Best Baby Products)
Average customer rating:

Skip this book and just buy Baby Bargains

Not what I was hoping for

MUST have for a first time mom or any mom

Good for first time parents

Save your money!

Best Baby Products, 9th Ed. (Best Baby Products)
Sandra J. Gordon , and Editors of Consumer Reports
Manufacturer: Consumer Reports
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More than two decades of new parents have turned to Consumer Reports Best Baby Products, the A-Z guide for everything they need to know about getting the best value on the safest products for their babies. This ninth edition is updated with the latest safety and product buying advice and exclusive Consumer Reports Ratings. Consumer Reports is the only publisher that conducts its own independent, unbiased safety and effectiveness testing on products for babies. We accept no advertising in our publications. Everything we test is purchased by secret shoppers in the same stores that new parents shop in. We'll tell you not only which products are best, but also which products to avoid because they are not safe, or simply are a waste of money. As a result Consumer Reports Best Baby Products is the indispensable companion for new parents navigating the complex maze of hundreds of available baby products. What are the features to look for to make sure the crib you buy is a safe one? All-terrain strollers, stroller frames, umbrella strollers, travel systems? We'll help you buy the parent-powered transporter that best suits your needs and budget. Does a pacifier really prevent sudden infant death syndrome? Written with warmth, wit and authority, Best Baby Products will help alleviate some of the anxiety caused by all the questions running through a new parent's mind. Consumer Reports buying advice and ratings allows buyers to streamline the selection process, avoid shopping pitfalls, and help keep the baby budget in balance. Here is everything you need to know about: Baby bottles #8226; Baby food#8226; Backpack carriers#8226; Bathtubs #8226; Bedding #8226; Bouncers #8226; Breast Pumps #8226; Cameras #8226; Car seats #8226; Changing tables #8226; Clothing #8226; Cribs #8226; Diapers #8226; Diaper bags #8226; Diaper pails #8226; Formula #8226; Gates #8226; High chairs #8226; Kid-friendly cars #8226; Mattresses #8226; Monitors #8226; Nursing Bras #8226; Pacifiers #8226; Play yards #8226; Rocking chairs and gliders #8226; Soft carriers #8226; Stationary activity centers #8226; Strollers #8226; Stuffed animals #8226; Swings #8226; Toys #8226; and more! Plus: #8226;How to administer medications to babies and children#8226;Child-proofing and home-safety tips#8226; Recent safety recalls

Customer Reviews:

Skip this book and just buy Baby Bargains.......2007-10-15

This book was a major disappointment. I spent about 30 minutes flipping through it looking for some solid product reviews, but it really missed the mark. I just wanted to know how certain things rated, like strollers and car seats, and the book just skimmed over those topics. Skip this book and just buy Baby Bargains... I wish I had saved my money.

Not what I was hoping for.......2007-10-11

Grrr... so I am an avid Consumer Reports reader and seeing as I am pregnant w/ baby number 2, I decided to renew my consumer reports online account to see ratings for the latest baby items. Sadly, not much there and instead they refer you to buying this book. So, I go buy the book. I am definitely not happy. As most of the other reviews on here state, there are barely any actual reviews which is what I expect from consumer reports. It's mostly just a bunch of advice and general overviews of different "types" of products without the actual ratings of "specific products". This all might be useful to first time parents but not to someone who's already well aware of the basics. I SO wish I had come here to read the reviews on this book first but sadly, I trusted consumer reports to deliver on what they do best- ratings. What a bummer.

MUST have for a first time mom or any mom.......2007-09-08

No this book doesn't tell you to go out and buy this specific stroller or crib or car seat but it does review what things to check for while you are looking. There are just way too many choices out there for them to pick one (or a couple) item from each category and tell everyone to buy that item. What works for one person may not for another. I found this book very helpful. I'm going to be a first time mom in 3 months and every time I walk through the baby aisles in the stores (or online) looking at baby supplies my head would spin from the variety and quantity of products out there. How on earth can people choose! Of course we all want what is best for our babies! I go to consumer reports when I want to make a major purchase so when I found out they published a book on all their baby products I was relieved. Nothing is more important to me than having safe, reliable products for my baby. I am so glad I got it. The book reviews everything from cribs to car seats to pacifiers and bottles, bathtubs and beyond. It also discusses what NOT to get (i.e. some products that have not been deemed safe) which is equally important. I will be going to register for my shower with this book in my hand. There is a baby basics checklist in the beginning on which I have been taking notes as I read (and sometimes re-read) this book. It will make the registering a much easier process. I am buying this book for all my friends who are pregnant! Good luck to all the new moms and dads!

Good for first time parents.......2007-08-23

This book contains a lot of information on types of products. It goes through what you need and what will make life easier. It also details features on items that are both plus and minuses and what to look for when buying certain items but it often stops short of recommending a particular brand over another. I was a little surprised that it did not contain as many detailed brand vs. brand. There are some. I just expected more.

So if you are a first time parent and you need a little help as far as what to look for and what to look out for this will be helpful. If you are already a parent and are looking for brand recommendations skip purchasing this book.

Save your money!.......2007-08-20

Honestly? Save your money and buy a subscription to consumer reports online for $25/year. I didn't see much at all in this book that wasn't already available online through consumer reports.

Consumer Reports Best Baby Products, 8th Edition (Best Baby Products)

Average customer rating:

What a disappointment
DON"T BUY IT!
Incomplete Guide
Not much to report ...
Awesome

Consumer Reports Best Baby Products, 8th Edition (Best Baby Products)
Editors of Consumer Reports , and Sandra Gordon
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Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products is the perfect personal baby shopping consultant. Over the years, this invaluable guide has helped thousands of new parents navigate the sea of complex and sophisticated baby merchandise, pointing them to the best products, and steering them away from the less-than-the-best. Consumer Reports allows buyers to streamline the selection pro-cess, avoid shopping pitfalls, and help keep the baby budget in balance. This newly revised edition includes: -Helpful tips on 'building' the baby's nursery from crib to diaper bag -Hundreds of items in the all-new Product Guide -Ratings of car seats, carriers, play yards, and travel systems -Recent safety recalls -The most commonly prescribed medications for babies -Shopping guides to websites, catalogs, and stores -Checklists and worksheets to help organize the shopping process.

Customer Reviews:

What a disappointment.......2007-07-08

Having been a CR subscriber for years now, they were the first I turned to on recommendations for gear for our first baby. In the store, I never even bothered to open the book and look at it because I trusted that if it was written by CR, it had to be quality. When I got home and started leafing through it, I found that MANY sections had no recommendations at all. They simply listed different manufacturers of the products. This was not helpful information--I could've found this on any store's website. I highly recommend taking a look at Baby Bargains, by Denise & Alan Fields, instead. It is jam-packed with great information and is updated frequently to stay current. It has been infinitely more useful than this book.

DON"T BUY IT!.......2007-05-08

Buy 'Baby Bargins' instead!!!! I looked at this book at Barnes and Nobel, but didn't buy it. Only a few products were reviewed.....and the reviews weren't very good. Also, only a few categories were reviewed. The baby bargins book has detailed reviews on all brands in several categories.

Incomplete Guide.......2007-03-31

Regular readers of Consumer Reports will be disappointed in this list of products. It doesn't put baby products to the test.

Not much to report ..........2007-01-13

I was disappointed. The book provides a lot of information on "how to buy" (buying guides), but little information on "WHAT to buy" (recommended brands). Most items are NOT actually tested/reviewed ... the book merely provides a list of brands available - which I could get by walking into any baby store. Hoping 9th Edition is more complete.

Awesome .......2007-01-11

This book is loaded with information. Definitely a must have for helping you keep your baby safe!!

Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products (Best Baby Products)

Average customer rating:

I enjoyed it!
New Mom-to-be
Don't waste your money
No RATINGS == Useless Book
Not what I expected

Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products (Best Baby Products)
Sandy Jones , and The Editors of Consumer Reports
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* What you need to know about baby gear, from strollers to car seats, diaper bags to cribs* At-a-glance details on hundreds of individual items in the all-new Product Guide* Ratings of car seats, carriers, play yards, and travel systems* Comprehensive list of recent safety recalls* Guide to the most commonly prescribed medications for babies* Shopping guide to web sites, catalogs, and stores

Customer Reviews:

I enjoyed it!.......2004-01-17

I purchased an older copy of this book at the half-price store and found it to be incredibly useful. I didn't buy it for the ratings - there's no way a print book could keep up with the changing products - but for the suggestions of what to look for in a quality product, what to watch out for, things to think about, and even whether a particular type of product is even worth bothering about.

I loved it, and found Baby Bargains to be disappointing.

New Mom-to-be.......2003-07-31

Not impressed at all. If you are the type of person who thoroughly researches things before you buy them, you will probably know just about everything that is in this Consumer Reports book (yes I am a first time mom-to-be). Don't let the first 10 chapters fool you not a single product is actually rated. I was especially disappointed to find that a meager 10 pages in the back of the book were actually dedicated to rating products which is really what you want from Consumer Reports. If you are looking for comprehensive ratings don't buy this book!! The only things rated are: Car Seats, Boosters, travel systems, play yards and soft carriers all in a meager 10 pages so that should give you an idea that this book barely scratches the surface of rating baby products.

If you want a book really worth the money buy "Baby Bargains" by Denise & Alan Fields. It is more comprehensive in the comparisons and ratings and even compares their results to Consumer Reports. "Baby Bargains" is worth every penny.

Consumer Reports baby book left me feeling like a new mom swindled into yet another worthless baby book!!

Don't waste your money.......2003-01-07

This book was not informative at all. I started to read the reviews after I bought the book just to make sure I was not the only one who was not impressed with the book. I took the suggestion of other readers and bought Baby Bargain. Now this is a wonderful book. I can't put it down, originally when I bought I was planning to just skim though and read what I thought was important but the advice was so good that I had to start reading the book from the beginning to make sure I wasn't missing out on any good tips.

No RATINGS == Useless Book.......2002-12-01

The only reason I wanted this book to see the comparison for safety of car seats, strollers, play pens, etc. Instead, what I found was a shopping list of infinite length, and almost no ratings. Only 5 car seats were rated, 2 of which are no longer made. This, after at least 15 styles of car seats were discussed as "potential options" in the body of the book. I am very disappointed, and plan on returning this book. Don't bother with it... you can find the shopping lists that the book provides at Amazon.com's lists, and this adds no value at all.

Not what I expected.......2002-11-14

This book did not give the info promised. It does not rate each product. Only gives a review of what something is. I was very disappointed with this book & do not recommend. Go get Baby bargains. It's been my bible!!

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Consumer Reports Guide to Baby Products
Sandy Jones
Manufacturer: Consumer Reports
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Binding: Paperback
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Guide to Baby Products
Consumer Reports
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Guide to Baby Products Display
Sandy Jones
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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Invisible Advantage Workbook: Ghillie Suit Construction Made Simple
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A bare bones guide, pricey for what you get

Invisible Advantage Workbook: Ghillie Suit Construction Made Simple
Tom Forbes
Manufacturer: Paladin Press
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The three-dimensional camouflage of the famed ghillie suit is unparalleled in its ability to conceal the outdoorsman. But preassembled suits are expensive, and kits can be both costly and time-consuming. Tom Forbes, author of the best-selling PVC Projects for the Outdoorsman book and The Invisible Advantage video, has come up with an alternative. Using simple procedures and economical, easily found materials, Forbes guides readers through the manufacture of several different kinds of ghillie suit, including the garment used by the British military during World War II. This handy workbook contains tips on materials and techniques used in ghillie suit construction, as well as valuable information on stalking methods.

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Review on Invisible advantage.......2007-08-06

I was suprised at how small this book was. The only color pictures are on the front and back of the book. The book talks about different styles, and history. However there are actually very little of the working details that one would actually need if they were building a suit using this workbook. The books lists materials one would need to build a suit, which is great, but there are very little other details one would need.
Overall, I wouldn't recommend this book to someone who is planning on building their own suit.

A bare bones guide, pricey for what you get.......2002-12-29

Barely 70 pages total, this book consists of a number of not always clear photos, a few diagrams, some history and some info on how to make yourself a suit with a few tips on using it. Paladin Press books are always a little pricey for what you get, at least Amazon gives a good deal.
I found that the author seems to favor adapting BDU's (military uniform shirts & pants)and poncho's by sewing a variety of materials onto them. He gives some instruction and tips on that as well as suggested lists of materials. I guess this little book is all right but I'd like it to have been about twice as long with more information on making suits and a LOT more on using them.

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By the 12th century, European literature was rich with tales of a procession carrying a group of objects closely tied to the Passion of Christ—the Holy Grail, the lance that pierced Christ's side, the sword used to behead John the Baptist, and a dish from the Last Supper. While legends of the quest for the Holy Grail continue to grip the popular imagination, the other relics, once closely associated with the Grail legends, receive little mention. Still, the overlooked Grail Hallows, as they are called, have a rich symbolic history, winding through the ages—and leading in some surprising directions.

This exploration of the forgotten relics of the Grail Procession examines the body of evidence hinting at their authenticity, and traces their history as symbols, from the early days of Christianity, to Celtic mythology, to "the foggy wastelands inhabited by history's outcasts," to the suits of the modern tarot. The oral histories and a possible sourcebook that informed the earliest known stories are discussed. Illustrations and photographs of relevant locations and objects, including the cards of the tarot, further illuminate the story. An appendix gives a timeline of the Hallows' history, and there is a bibliography and an index.

Grail Procession: The Legend, the Artifacts, and the Possible Sources of the Story
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Grail Procession: The Legend, the Artifacts, and the Possible Sources of the Story
Justin E. Griffin
Manufacturer: NY
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This text focuses on developing a smooth interface between the mathematical modeling and the spreadsheet modeling approaches. Contemporary Management Science with Spreadsheets offers flexibility in its content with only 10 chapters.

Contemporary Business Statistics with Microsoft Excel

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Contemporary Business Statistics with Microsoft Excel
David R. Anderson , Dennis J. Sweeney , and Thomas A. Williams
Manufacturer: South-Western Educational Publishing
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Intended for managers and decision-makers who would like to have a better understanding of the vast amounts of statistical information in today's global business and economic environment. By utilizing Microsoft Excel to perform statistical analyses, this text will help the business professional to have a better understanding of how to use statistics to make better business decisions.

Contemporary Management Science with Spreadsheets

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Contemporary Management Science with Spreadsheets
Dennis Sweeney, Dennis Sweeney David R. Anderson, Thomas A. WilliamsDavid R. Anderson
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