Creating the Inspired House: Discovering Your Place Called Home

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Discovering Your Place Called Home

'Inspired House' Inspiring

Great new book.

Creating the Inspired House: Discovering Your Place Called Home
John Connell
Manufacturer: Taunton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1561586919
Release Date: 2004-10-01

Book Description

Where we choose to settle, how and what we build, and how our homes feel inside and out-all are reflections of who we are. The best houses are about people, and Creating the Inspired House is full of stories of memorable characters immersed in the discovery of a place they call home. With 300 color photographs, this book takes readers on walk-throughs of over 20 inspired homes across the country-large and small, new and remodeled-with the very homeowners, architects, and builders who collaborated on their creation. Each of the houses is shaped by the homeowners' personal passions, and it is those passions that breathe life into the design of their homes, creating an "inspired house." The inspirations for these houses are as varied as the people who live in them. In this collection of fascinating house stories, readers will find the encouragement to believe and act on their own personal dreams-and build accordingly.

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Discovering Your Place Called Home.......2007-01-18

very good book, lots of info for thinking about how your house works.

'Inspired House' Inspiring.......2005-10-26

'Inspired House' introduces you to the owners, architect and builder of the featured homes, giving insight into the ideas behind design and building decisions. Good look at how your house could move from vision to concept to reality. The houses here seem more livable, more affordable (for the most part) than some in similar books. If you're hoping for nuts-and-bolts costs and dimensions, this book will leave you mildly disappointed. But the lovely, practical homes are well worth looking to for inspiration, and that, after all, is what was promised. A wonderful book that actually did inspire and fill out many details of our current "if we build" home.

Great new book........2005-01-12

This is a good book to flip thru for ideas and to see some fresh ideas for your Inspired House!

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Laocoon: An Essay upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing , and Ellen Frothingham
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature

ASIN: 0486443876

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Originally published in 1766, Lessing's seminal tract is a turning point in the study of Western art. In this essay on the origins, forms, and influences of painting and poetry, Lessing helped frame modern conceptions of the artistic medium, and founded our modernist assumptions of the uniqueness of the individual arts.

Laocoon: an Essay Upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry

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Laocoon: an Essay Upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Manufacturer: Roberts Bros.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JJGXI0

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Laocoon: An Essay Upon the Limits of Painting and Poetry
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Manufacturer: Little, Brown & Company
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KNH596

Laocoon: An essay upon the limits of painting and poetry, with remarks illustrative of various points in the history of ancient art

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Laocoon: An essay upon the limits of painting and poetry, with remarks illustrative of various points in the history of ancient art
Gotthold Ephraim Lessing
Manufacturer: Roberts
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ASIN: B00089REBG

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This dazzling book of photographs of sailboat cruising and racing by the premier sailing photographer and award-winner, Onne van der Wal. Onne van der Wal is a world-class maritime photographer whose original body of work is recognized and coveted by boat lovers worldwide. WIND AND WATER features a variety of photographs that will captivate everyone from the casual boating enthusiast to the experienced Grand Prix racer. What sets van der Wal's work apart from the rest is its artistic style: whether he climbs atop a 75-foot mast for a bird's-eye view of a sloop cutting through crystal-blue waters or crouches on the deck during a race for a brisk action shot, van der Wal delivers brilliant photographs that capture the harmonious experience of being on the water. The book contains exhilarating shots of intense yacht racing all over the world, from the America's Cup to the Antigua Classic Yacht Regatta. It also features dramatic photographs of sailboats cruising in exotic destinations such as the Southern Ocean (between Cape Town and New Zealand), the South Pacific, and the Arctic.

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wind and water boating photographs from around the world.......2007-01-20

This is a beautiful book. If you love boating or the water this would be a great coffee table book for you.

Beautiful!.......2007-01-10

I bought this book for my husband, who is a sailing enthusiast. It is an absolutely beautiful book with gorgeous photos. My husband is very pleased with it. I originally saw it in the Williams Sonoma Home store, of all places, where it was selling for a much higher price.

Awesome photographs!.......2005-01-17

If you love sailing, the sea - or anything vaguely nautical, this is a fantastic book to have around. The author is obviously someone who really loves photography, sailing and the sea - and it shows.

There are over a hundred large beautiful color images covering boats, boat races such as the Americas cup as well as some fantastic scenery shots only reachable via water.

However, if you really want to get an idea of the type and quality of the photographs in this book, it is well worth visiting the author's gallery (vanderwal.com) rather than simply trusting my written review.

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Brothers in Arms.......2007-08-18

From manga publishing monster TOKYOPOP comes yet another entry in the Gundam frachise, the "Last Outpost" manga by Koichi Tokita. On a side note, it should be noted that Hajime Yatate and Yoshiyuki Tomino didn't write this manga (as written on the cover); they're always credited for the "Mobile Suit Gundam" TV series. Originally titled "Gundam Wing Dual Story: G-UNIT," this 12-volume manga has been released in 3 volumes for your convenience. It's an original story set in the same timeline as the "Gundam Wing" series. While the five Gundam pilots declare war on the Earth, the neutral MO-V asteroid colony secretly develops the G-Unit, an experimental mobile suit that can be modified for combat in any environment. Enter the Bernett brothers-the reckless Odin and the levelheaded Odel-who not only get to test drive this baby, but also join their colony in the independence movement started by the shadowy organization OZ. But the citizens of MO-V are in for a rude awakening when the elite "OZ Prize" unit attacks. When Odel, the colony's top MS pilot, gets shot down, Odin must master the G-Unit in order to protect his home.

While "The Last Outpost" is unlike anything seen in "Gundam Wing", throwing in a whole new setting, cast of characters, and mecha-the manga merely proves the adage: the more things change, the more they stay the same. You still have the same robot-on-robot action, the same high stakes, and at least one character from the TV series makes a cameo appearance. Also, like on the show, characters that get caught in explosions miraculously survive with minor injuries. On the plus side, character development and relationships both seem to be better focused here than in "Gundam Wing," as the trials that befall Odin force him to reevaluate his priorities. While it's too early to tell, "The Last Outpost" is sure to tickle the fancy of Gundam fan and average reader alike. As a bonus, Tokita includes "Go for It, Domon! Gundam Party," a series of four-panel cartoons featuring super deformed (Chibi) versions of your favorite Gundam characters.

This comic is rated Y for Youth: Violence.

And now for something 'different'.......2006-04-08

Those who've watched and are familiar with the Gundam Wing plot would find no evidence of the happenings in this volume (I still have yet to read the 2nd and 3rd book) in the series or in anywhere else. It might as well be completely disconnected. G-Unit has a few ties here and there with the apearance of Lady Une and Nicol, but it seems to be off in its own little universe that you don't really even have to know what's going on in the series to be able to enjoy reading this.

The story itself starts off pretty well with this first volume, but it lacks the 'feel' of the After Colony (Gundam Wing) universe - that's not bad per say, it's just different. In thus saying, it's not a definite must have, but it's still a good read; It's a "should" get for Wing fans, at the very least.

The Outpost at Last..........2005-07-04

Released at roughly the same time as Endless Waltz in Japan, 'The Last Outpost' is a side-story to the popular Gundam Wing series. Recent legal issues meant that the title had to be changed from the original of "G-UNIT", but just about everything else has remained the same. The storyline picks up as OZ make their move to secure the colonies allegiance by claiming to want peace and equality. As Lady Une spreads this message across the stars, research is being conducted at the far off colony of MO-V on what could be the most powerful MS humanity has ever seen. Called G-Units, they resemble the infamous five Gundams in looks and armour but have a few tricks of their own... Test piloting the two prototype Geminass G-Units are brothers Odel and Odin Bernett. Older sibling Odel is a mobile suit ace whilst teenage Odin has fire in his eyes but not yet the skill to match it. Even the backwater MO-V colony can't resist the lures of OZ and the colonies leader soon eagerly signs his people up believing he is securing their future. But when the G-Units attract the attention of OZ's elite Prize unit, MO-V becomes a hunting ground and no treaty will save Bernett brothers, their G-Units or the other inhabitants of MO-V from the carnage which awaits...

G-UNIT is an interesting story from the After Colony world. For starters, Tokita pulls in inspiration from the ever popular UC. Whilst this is usually a cause for groans from fans as the same ideas continue to be rehashed over and over in the Gundam franchise, Tokita serves to use these inspirations only as slight homage and manages to keep the story feeling like it belongs in the AC timeline whilst inserting his own appealing and fresh ideas. Even Tokita's love for G Gundam's Allenby gets a nod (Prize pilot Kratz's custom Leo is clearly based on the infamous Nobel Gundam). About the only time this drawing on older works fails to work is for a certain character design- Prize pilot Broom Brooks is very clearly based on the look of G Gundam's Argo. This minor annoyance isn't enough to really spoil enjoyment however.
As a sidestory, very few of the characters viewers will know from the Wing animated works appear. Lady Une and Lt Nichol appear briefly to set up why the events of this series were never mentioned in the show and a brief mention of the Gundam pilots and their aims are given to inspire Odin into what direction he will take with the conflict. Speaking of which, Odin is a decent character. He's slightly cliche' but alot more realistic and easy to warm to then the 5 Wing boys. Odel is a mentor to his brother, loving but not afraid to let his brother learn things the hard way as is some times the best in life. The rest of the MO-V 'family' consists of leader Roga Herman, his assistant/Odel's girlfriend Tricia, chief engineer and G-Unit designer Dr Berg, head mechanic Dick and his 'apprentice'/Odin's ocassional caretaker of sorts Lucille. On the reverse side of things we are introduced to another part of the mysterious OZ group in the shape of OZ Prize, a group of the finest OZ soldiers who receive their orders directly from Duke Dermail. Led by three bishounen pilots known as the Stardust Knights, Prize flaunt their advantage over MO-V and make a game of harassing the citizens and fighting the G-Units. The idea of Prize is a logical one and an interesting element to see played out.
The UC influence on the story can be seen most clearly in the mecha designs. The Gundam Geminass G-Units are based on the Gundam Mk IIs from Zeta Gundam and their upgraded flight forms on the GP-01Fb from 0083. Prize also have some eyecatching designs in the form of the Stardust Knights' custom Leos, which have extra armour, weapons and various cosmetic details such as feminine frames and capes. They fit well with OZ's theatrical style and seem like exactly the MS you'd expect the elite wing of such a group to use.
The first of three books in total, the book ends on a cliffhanger. But beyond that there's a treat in the form of more of Tokita's ever popular SD comics covering G Gundam, Gundam Wing, Gundam X, Endless Waltz and G-Unit itself. With just 4 panels at a time, Tokita manages to take some witty stabs at the show and his own work as well as humorous ideas which see the various casts interact. The fact that Tokita is welling to take shots at himself and his work makes the main story itself all the more enjoyable as you can see this is a man aware of the possible faults and that ultimately it's just entertainment.

For a first volume, this book does pretty well. The book manages to draw you in and make you eagerly await the next two volumes. Whilst fans of the Wing world will definetly appreciate it, the story told here is perhaps richer which opens it up to a wider audience. Reccomended.

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The book was good

The Hotshot (Triumph Book)
Alfred Slote , and William Lacrosse
Manufacturer: Franklin Watts
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

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ASIN: 0531003302

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The book was good.......1999-05-26

The book was a good book,but the Alfed Slote could of got in more detale with the writing of the book. The midile of the book the story got more and more interasting until the last chaper when they made the championship. The book did not till if the team won the campuonship or lost it. that was the worst part of the book, the rest was good so I give this book 3 stars.

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A perfect 10

Hotshot on Ice (Alden All Stars)
David Halecroft
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0140349073

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A perfect 10.......1998-01-15

When the Alden Panthers find out their future star left-winger is a girl most of the team is mad. "We just can't have a girl on our team," one of the players, Josh, said. "All we have to do is treat her like a girl. We won't check her because we'er afraid to hurt her. We won't joke around with her because we're scared we might hurt her feelings. Once Coach sees how differently we traet her, he'll bench her for sure. Maby even cut her from the team." In the first game the coach put Chris in Josh's position as first line left wing, and Josh was put back to defense. Chris helps make some really great plays and even scores a goal, but none of the Panthers acknowledge her. She "looked like she was ready to sock someone."

A few weeks later, during lunch, Chris announces that she is sick of everyone thinking she is a boy. Later that day, before the game, the announcer announces "Christina" instead of Chris. The other team will not touch her because she is a girl. The coach from the other team files a complaint that it's not fair to have a girl on the team because they can't chack her. The head of the conference says that the Panthers broke conference rules and they might have to forfeit the whole season. The Panthers joing together and fight for Chris to stay a Panther, and for girls to be able to play hockey.

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Hockey Hotshots (Target)
Champaign
Manufacturer: Garrard Pub Co
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0811649172

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Shaking your family tree workbook: A basic guide to tracing your family's genealogy
Maureen Elizabeth McHugh
Manufacturer: Yankee Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0006EWAUS

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Shaking Your Family Tree Workbook : A Basic Guide to Tracing Your Family's Genealogy
Maureen E. Mchugh
Manufacturer: McClelland & Stewart
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KP8HX2

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Special Ops: America's Elite Forces in 21st Century Combat is an up-to-the-minute guidebook for both to the showdown with the military forces of Saddam Hussein and for future asymmetric warfare involving special operations. Special Ops examines U.S. tactics and plans for clandestine warfare, and provides valuable insight into how highly trained elite units are expected to accomplish the U.S. military's current strategic objectives. Special Ops includes: - Urban warfare scenarios - The expertise of Special Forces in raising havoc with enemy units - Background on planning, recon, intel and the military role of the CIA - Delta Force, SEAL teams, Green Berets, Army Rangers and Marine Recon - Blackhawks, Little Birds, Cobras, Sea Stallions, Sniper rifles, Dumvees, Predators, Hellfire missiles, JDAMs, Daisy Cutters, MOABs, Global Hawks, Harriers and more - More than 100 photos of aerial views and satellite images

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Americans should be proud of their forces!.......2003-10-19

Americans and Britons have every reason to be very proud of their forces, whether the Delta forces of the US Army or the SAS in the United Kingdom. Warfare is changing rapidly all the time and a book like this is especially helpful in telling us what our special forces are and what they do. So a book like this is not just for military buffs like me! Christopher Catherwood, a sometime teacher of forces serving in Bosnia and author of CHRISTIANS, MUSLIMS AND ISLAMIC RAGE (Zondervan, 2003)

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The Alchemy Of The Heavens offers an exciting and accessible survey of what we know about our galaxy. The home of the earth, the sun, and countless other stars, the Milky Way has long been an object of human fascintation, but it's been in the last forty years that astromoners and astrophysicists have made the most startling discoveries about our galaxy. Author Ken Croswell reveals that the Milky Way formed as many earlier galaxies collopsed and smashed together; that may of the elements in the galaxy--including the iron and carbon that course through our bodies--were born in exploding supernovae; that in all likelihood there is a massive black hole at the center of the galaxy, with a million times more mass than the sun, and that the Milky Way's oldest stars preserve the elements created in the big bang, thereby serving as "fossils" of the universe's earliest days. A captivating journey through the modern astronomy of the Milky Way, Croswell shows us how a deeper understanding of the nature and working of the galaxy can offer larger clues into the origins of the universe itself.

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Good book, still relevant.......2007-07-11

I agree with the other reviewers, this is good book. It's a well written introduction to stars of our galaxy and does a good job explaining how the structure of the galaxy came to be understood. I've read a lot of astronomy books, and I leaned a lot from this book. It covers the less flashy side of astronomy, yet it's oriented to the general reader not the amateur astronomer.

A key question in 2007, of course, is whether this book published in 1995 is now too out of date to buy. My answer is buy it. The last few chapters, which discuss topics like the Hubble constant, are now clearly dated, but history is history, and as far as I can tell (doing some cross-checking on Wikipedia) the core of the book, its discussion of Milky Way stars, holds up well.

Excellent read.......2006-08-27

The author does a good job in introducing the history and current understandings of the formation and properties of the Milky Way. Easy to follow and full of facts. Highly recommended.

("Other" user) A wonderful book.......2003-03-29

As an amateur astronomer who formerly considered the generic topic of the Milky Way to be humdrum, I must say that this book totally changed my opinion. Croswell structures each chaper as a mystery, in which facts slowly conglomerate until bam!-the researcher gets the "big picture", and you learn something new. He wants the reader to figure things out along with the various astronomers, rather than to just spit out facts. His style is engaging and never dull. *Highly* recommended for anyone interested in the Milky Way who doesn't want to start out with the big guns like Bok or Payne-Gaposchkin. Read it. Enjoy.

Not what I thought..........2001-07-11

After having read two books by Martin Rees, this book seemed rather elementary. My perspective is skewed by my previous knowledge of most of the subject matter, but I'd say there are other books on cosmology that would be more beneficial. On the other hand, if you're really just starting out and you don't have the greatest attention span, this might be a good one to start with.

An up-to-date account of modern cosmology.......2000-07-27

Croswell focuses on stellar evolution and the evolution of galaxies in a narrative that alternates between the very technical and the very personal. He gives first hand glimpses into the lives and thoughts of many modern astronomers and cosmologists and provides insights into the battles as they are being fought today. A great book to read if you're interested in the contributions of astronomers of the 70's right up to the mid-90's. He also gives an historical treatment of his main topics (stellar evolution and galactic formation) but the history is brief - his main focus is on the state of these investigations today.

The Book of the Mysteries of the Heavens and the Earth: And Other Works of Bakhayla Mikael(Zosimas)

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I'm Amazed

The Book of the Mysteries of the Heavens and the Earth: And Other Works of Bakhayla Mikael(Zosimas)
Mikael Bakhayla , and E. A. Wallis Budge
Manufacturer: Ibis Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0892540877

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I'm Amazed.......2005-12-11

Could it be that Revelation is an ongoing process in that new material becomes known to us when the time is right? This book may just be one such work. It was "unearthed" in Ethiopia several centuries ago and E A Wallis Budge translated it in the 19th century. The interpretations of the various signs in Revelation may well be divinely inspired from the angel Gabriel. I will be working with this book for some time.

The Marriage of Heaven and Earth: Alchemical Regeneration in the Works of Taylor, Poe, Hawthorne, and Fuller (Contributions to the Study of American Literature)

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The Marriage of Heaven and Earth: Alchemical Regeneration in the Works of Taylor, Poe, Hawthorne, and Fuller (Contributions to the Study of American Literature)
Randall A. Clack
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From the Middle Ages to the close of the 17th century, alchemy was fundamental to Western culture, as scores of experimenters sought to change lead into gold. Though its significance declined with the rise of chemistry, alchemy continued to captivate the imagination of writers and its images still appear in modern creative works. This book examines the literary representation of alchemical theory and the metaphor of alchemical regeneration in the works of Edward Taylor, Edgar Allan Poe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Margaret Fuller. While Taylor used alchemical metaphors to illustrate the redeeming grace of God upon the soul, these same metaphors were used by Poe, Hawthorne, and Fuller to depict a broader concept of redemption. These later writers used alchemical imagery to describe both the regeneration of the individual and the possible transformation of society. For Poe, alchemy became a metaphor for the transforming power of imagination; for Hawthorne, it became a means of representing the redeeming power of love; for Fuller, it figured the reconciliation of gender opposites. Thus these four American writers incorporated the idea of regeneration in their works, and the tropes and metaphors of the medieval alchemists provided a fascinating way of imagining the transformative process.

Va-Va-Voodoo: Find Love, Make Love & Keep Love

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HOODOO fun

Va-Va-Voodoo: Find Love, Make Love & Keep Love
Kathleen Charlotte
Manufacturer: Llewellyn Publications
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ASIN: 0738709948

Book Description

How many professional therapists can put together a powerful mojo bag or an intoxicating love perfume to attract a mate? As a relationship counselor and a Voodoo initiate, Kathleen Charlotte offers the best of both worlds in her refreshing, witty, and magical guide to this crazy little thing called love.

Va-Va-Voodoo introduces five key Voodoo Lwa or "angels," including Baron, the spirit who loves spicy rum and cigars, and La Siren, an ocean goddess of seduction and sensuality. Readers learn how to "feed the spirits" and request their help in attracting a lover, finding "the one," keeping a relationship steamy, or recovering from heartbreak. A perfect blend of practical magic and inspiring, down-to-earth advice, this one-of-a-kind book includes magic rituals, charms, aphrodisiacs, and spells, as well as helpful relationship tips regarding communication, self-esteem, intimacy, sex, break-ups, and forgiveness.

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HOODOO fun.......2007-06-21

I wasn't expecting much when I picked up this title. The author is a close friend of Ross Heaven who wrote the abortion that is 'Vodou Shaman' and the cover screams tacky.

I was pleasantly surprised to find a range of magical techniques that would be useful to women (and men!) in a variety of love situations.
The contents of this book actually falls distinctly into the hoodoo category in my opinion.
It is hoodoo but with the use of the Lwa - in a very non-trad way. When I say use I mean USE which some practitioners who have spent years building up relationships with their spirits and living vodou may find offensive. I just wish she wouldn't keep asserting that it is 'real voodoo', there is no reglemen here. It might pass in New Orleans but it certainly wouldn't it Haiti.

Contrary to the authors constant assertion that she is giving away huge 'voodoo' secrets, which she most certainly is not, pretty much everything here can be found in print elsewhere - mistakes included.
The idea that the names of plants contain hints as to what they are used for being a big secret..? I'm sorry but you'd have to have been born last week not to have worked that one out.

So to sum up; if you're looking for a book that will tell you anything about 'voodoo' then look elsewhere. If you're looking for a fun look at love magic then this would be a good place to start.

A Heaven on Earth : Human Alchemy Through the Practical Use of Universal Principles

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WOW!
Brilliant! A must-read book!

A Heaven on Earth : Human Alchemy Through the Practical Use of Universal Principles
Jenka
Manufacturer: Pine Orchard Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1930580010

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The complexities of physical reality are distilled into an easy to understand cohesive picture of why things works the way they do. It is filled with real life examples and reveals practical tools anyone can use to dramatically impact their life for the better.

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WOW!.......2002-03-30

Dear Jenka,

I read your book. My critique can be summarized in one word: WOW!

I absolutely LOVED it! (from the energy vortex in the heart area...) It reminded me of what I already know - but sometimes choose to ignore - then added to my understanding and commitment to the perfection of our lives. I have passed it on to my wife who is eager to begin reading it based upon my enthusiastic snippets of approval and joy as I was enjoying the reading.

..."Enjoying the reading"... I am a speed reader. I could have finished your book in less than an hour, and would have had great retention of it's contents. This was not how I chose to read it. I savored it like a glass of fine wine - sipping, sipping, sipping - extended over about a six hour period. I also plan to read it again and again, as I know there are parts which my consciousness was not prepared to receive at this time.

My full review of your book is that it is a great gift - certainly to me, and, I expect to many thousands of other. It is a bridge that brings continents of consciousness together. It is a path to higher consciousness. I am grateful to you for your willingness to write it for those of us who are prepared to take that step. I am also grateful to my 'Timeless Self' for setting up the conditions through which I was able to meet you, and, thereby, receive this wonderful gift.

In the Light,
Bruce Chenoweth

Brilliant! A must-read book!.......2001-10-26

"It is part of the Great Universal Plan that each of us be given the opportunity to leave our world better than we found it. I shall give it my best try with this book", writes author, student and sage Jenka. How to do this is the subject of her new, and insightful work, A Heaven on Earth.

Jenka, having witnessed man's inhumanity to man, grew up an athiest.. Her determination to find the Truth, and "...settle the God Issue led Jenka on a journey as exciting and dangerous as a trip to Mars. She first sought answers from the religious and new age communities, but to limited avail.

A Heaven on Earth is about her own search and discovery of the Truth. In the telling, Jenka brings forth the three aspects of humankind; the Human Self, the Timeless Self and the Source Self...and our need to communicate with all three, to discover our truth. For instance, to achieve our goals with ease, we must consult with our Timeless Self.

"The Timeless and Source Selves respond to who we are, not who we think we are", writes the author. The good news is that once we get comfortable with our feelings and emotions...our need to hide our true nature will disappear. The Truth can only be revealed to us when we no longer harbor a preference for one outcome over another" writes Jenka.

Jenka has put together common sense tools to achieve human alchemy and re-discover Universal Principles in a wonderful and "from the heart" style.

A Heaven on Earth is the perfect title for a book that can lead the reader from darkness to light, and from ignorance to understanding. This book is special!

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A Heaven on Earth: Human Alchemy Revealed
Jenka
Manufacturer: Luminary Media Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0970515510

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The Alchemy of the Heavens
Ken Croswell
Manufacturer: Anchor Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O6326E

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Alchemy of the Heavens
Ken Croswell
Manufacturer: Oxford Univ Pr (Sd)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OK8HPG

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