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“A primer for woodcarvers in the vocabulary of classical ornamentation, and the practical skills needed to carve it.”—Woodshop News. “Blueprints are provided for moldings, volutes, rosettes, and capitals. A selection of projects demonstrates the possibilities of combining various elements to create your own unique variations.”—Chip Chats.
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A Master Carver Teaches How He Works........2006-03-24
Frederick Wilbur is the American Master Carver of our time. In this book, written with scholarly erudition, Frederick Wilbur finds the plain words to show us how he works and how we can hope to improve our own carving. This book is indispensable for every wood carver's library. Read it now and refer to it for years. William Tapia
Very very good.......2005-03-30
This is an excellent book and I highly recommend it. It is quite large, very thorough, is loaded with colour photos (every second page?) and as well, colour diagrams. It covers everything (that I can think of) with almost step-by-step instructions and many examples from both real life (pictures of buildings, doorways, windows) and the workshop (finished items on the table). I find the colour photos very useful, as they give a good indication of the kind of beauty you can aim for, and the photos of work in progress also very useful. I don't think black and white photos are as good for this kind of book, so I was very happy to see so much vivid colour.
I would say you would need to be a bit beyond beginner to get the most out of this, perhaps early novice would be enough.
Overall a very useful book, well worth the money and the best I have seen for carving these kinds of things, and I have the Taunton books (which often seem lacking, somehow).
Great.......2004-02-29
Just what I was looking for. Thanks
Elegant work.......2002-10-21
This work is very descriptive in both word and picture of architectural detail. It demonstrates methods of calculating the plan or measuring the details to permit you to lay out elegant but traditional carving projects. It has been a wonderful source of learning for me and a guide to several carving motifs. The author is publishing a second book that I am anxious to see.
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Great Book for Beginners- Great Reference for Experienced.......2000-12-22
Very good reference book for brush strokes and techniques. The directions are very detailed and include full color examples. Great section on brushes, paints, and tools so you will know what you need to get started.
What I enjoyed most is that she not only showed you the strokes but also variations and ideas for how to use them in your painting. Also, the elements all build on each other as you go through the book so you are building your techniques step by step. Finally, this book does contain a pattern section along with example patterns throughout the entire book.
Easy to follow with many illustrations. GOOD BOOK.......1998-11-04
This book allows anyone who is into any art recognize the spectacular use of the acrylic paint with its many illustrations. This book is good to read and to just browse through and look at its illustrations.
Sybil Edwards' book was easy to follow and understand........1998-09-04
The author did an excellent job at breaking down a somewhat intimidating craft medium (decorative painting) into simple steps & brush strokes. The reader gains a better understanding of the techniques and more confidence in applying them. (Hint: practice does indeed make perfect!) This book is the perfect starting point for beginning as well as experienced decorative painters. Don't let the title ("Acrylic Decorative Painting...) fool you, the techniques shown in this book would apply to oil painting as well. Sybil Edwards' book shows how to paint decorative backgrounds, floral motifs and other characters or "bold" painting. The decorative painting book by Priscilla Hauser focuses solely on floral techniques (which she does very well). "Acrylic Decorative Painting Techniques" is a must-have book for any crafter's home library!
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Discover Watercolor provides a practical course in painting striking watercolors. Section one, a valuable reference alone, covers the techniques for such common watercolor elements as skies, water, flowers, foliage and animals. Each subject is thoroughly analyzed and illustrated. Section two is a complete guide to mixing color and explores the possibilities with a range of mixes.
Section three, which includes more than 20 projects, puts the instruction in sections one and two into practice. Every project, illustrated by masters of the craft, has been carefully selected to cover many different interpretations, styles, and landscapes. Projects include:
*autumn fields
*lakeside scene
*fishing village
*leafy garden
*Indian market
In addition to the hands-on instruction in the projects, readers will get numerous shortcuts and secrets, all with more than 500 color illustrations.
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discover watercolor.......2005-08-07
As an instructional publication, this book covers an incredible amount of information. The projects depicted are clear in their concept and the step-by-step demonstrations are easy to follow.
The only withhold that I feel is in the recommendations of certain pigments such as chinese white,lamp black, and cadmiums. I would love to see this book revised using more updated color pigments. The palettes demonstrated are typically British.
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Collins Discover: Watercolor is your one-stop guide to begin painting
This user-friendly, authoritative resource includes full-color charts, easy-to-follow guidance, and illustrations showing you everything you need to create paintings you can be proud of. Topics covered include trees, landscapes, seascapes, figures, buildings, and flowers.
Inside you will find:
Choosing the right materials
Basic techniques
Simple step-by-step exercises
Troubleshooting
Resource section
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excellent tutorial.......2007-09-08
Alwyn Crawshaw is an excellent instructor. I had a few of his older HP series of books and used them to learn the basics of watercolor. His books give emphasis to pictorial instruction rather than long text dialog. His writing is clear and concise and he really does communicate well. His 2000 book "Watercolor" [Smithsonian] is a marvel. Beautiful little tutorials that will really improve your style. He works in the English landscape style with a fairly muted, but nice, landscape palette. His works really "sing" and seem to strike a chord of wistful nostalgia. You cannot go wrong with this book and it will grow along with your improvement as an excellent reference. Buy this book and you will also enjoy Alwyn Crawshaw's excellent tutorial and instruction. Thanks Alwyn!
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Bestselling photographer John Garrett shares the knowledge he’s gained in more than 40 years shooting the most popular subjects in black and white: portraits, landscapes, still lifes, nudes, architecture, and art, as well as photojournalism. What makes this guide such a unique teaching tool is Garrett’s in-depth presentation of 35 case studies, each containing the whole story of the assignment—from negative to contact sheet to finished print. He makes no apologies for laying out the worst as well as the best of his work to reveal the both the problems faced by a professional photographer and their solutions. A range of subjects, types of commission, and photographic approaches are covered, and Garrett’s accessible and informative text is packed with advice, techniques, and tips.
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Legacy Of The Invisible Man
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Invisible Man: Inspired by the H.G. Wells classic, the legend of the Invisible Man that once haunted the small English town of Iping is revisited. Nearly 100 years after the passing of the insane genius, his long-hidden journals are rediscovered, and their secrets unlocked. The books make their way from proper old England to Birch Station, Indiana... where their owner attempts to recruit the aid of the great-nephew of the legendary Invisible Man to duplicate the experiments from a century past. But what is unleashed on the unsuspecting town is not only a new disappearing mystery antagonist... but quite possibly another madman, as well. Are they necessarily one and the same, or is more going on here than meets the eye? Will the intentions of the Invisible Man be carried out... or will the authorities of Birch Station see through him before it's too late?
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Make the Bold Move
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This digital document is an article from Winnipeg Free Press, published by Thomson Gale on April 14, 2007. The length of the article is 746 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: SaskPool makes bold move; Bids $20 a share for Agricore.(Business)
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Some of my earliest memories were stories about Uncle Otto and his trip to the Klondike. Enterprise North is the annotated diary of Uncle Otto and seven friends calling themselves, "The Enterprise." The travel from Detroit by train and freight wagon to the Athabasca Landing, Alberta, where they built a steam-powered paddle wheeled York boat for the trip down the "Backdoor Route", down the Athabasca and Mackenzie Rivers, to Fort McPherson. They crossed the mountains at 40 below zero and boated down the Crow and Porcupine Rivers to the Yukon. The diary covers accidental shootings, frost bite, and the baby of Mrs. Braun at Ft. McPherson.
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- Required reading for anyone who Parent's!
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Kids Are Worth It! : Giving Your Child The Gift Of Inner Discipline
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The parenting classic, now revised with new chapters, checklists, and information about today's most pressing issues regarding our children
This bestselling guide rejects "quick-fix" solutions and focuses on helping kids develop their own self-discipline by owning up to their mistakes, thinking through solutions, and correcting their misdeeds while leaving their dignity intact. Barbara Coloroso shows these principles in action through dozens of examples -- from sibling rivalry to teenage rebellion; from common misbehaviors to substance abuse and antisocial behavior. She also explains how to parent strong-willed children, effective alternatives to time-outs, bribes, and threats, and how to help kids resolve disputes and serious injustices such as bullying.
Filled with practical suggestions for handling the ordinary and extraordinary tribulations of growing up, kids are worth it! helps you help your children grow into responsible, resilient, resourceful adults -- not because you tell them to, but because they want to.
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Required reading for anyone who Parent's!.......2007-05-17
This book is by far the best parenting book I've ever read. The author provides concrete examples comparing parenting styles including the "jellyfish parent" in contrast to the "brickwall," ever encouraging parent's to strike that middle of the road or "Backbone" parent. As a Special Ed teacher who has spent 23 years working with kids with behavioral and emotional disorders, I have come to the realization that so much havoc is wreaked by bad parenting. This book should be part of the package that hospital's provide when they pack you away with your new baby! A godsend for parent's who are determined to do a good job at teaching their children reasonable boundaries!!
Parenting with a backbone, neither a brick wall nor a jelly fish.......2007-05-15
When I was rearing my children back in the 70s and 80s I knew about `authoritarian' discipline and `permissive' parenting but neither met my needs or, more importantly, the needs of my children. I knew there was another way. Among the mothers I knew were many who enjoyed being parents and whose children I liked. They followed another path, one that had no name. Barbara Coloroso not only gives it a name--backbone parenting--she gives understandable, feasible guidelines for doing it.
Being a parent with a backbone starts with the golden rule: treat your children as you would like to be treated yourself.
On page 12, Coloroso tells the story of how, even with all the behavior modification techniques she had learned as a special education teacher, she found that she couldn't control a child dedicated to not being controlled. That story alone is worth the price of the book.
Then she goes on to describe how to constructively influence children and build relationships of mutual trust and respect, working collaboratively with children in their natural quest to grow strong and find meaning in life. "Discipline is handled with authority that gives life to children's learning." (page 37). What some might see as something to punish, Coloroso sees as an opportunity to teach.
For example,quoting from page 39: There is no problem so great, it can't be solved. Realities are accepted. Problems are solved. ("You failed math this term [reality]. I know you can do what you need to do to get the required math credit you need for graduation [problem to solve]. I'm here to help if you need me."
I suppose there is some parent somewhere who wouldn't benefit by reading this book but I don't know him or her. I predict you'll be glad you bought it.
Isn't as immediately "action-able" as some other parenting books..........2007-01-08
... such as the fabulous "How to Talk so Kids Will Listen" and the other two books in the same series by Adele Faber & Elaine Mazlish.
Both present the paradigm-shifting perspective of recognising a child, no matter how small, as a person whose feelings and points of view are valid, regardless of the parent's own. Both share similar perspectives in subjects like punishment and discipline. Nonetheless, I find "Kids Are Worth It!" too theoretical and too often leaves me wondering how to put it into practice.
For example, page 88, the paragraph on reconciliation (imagine my 16-year old son, Frank, has rammed my car into the garage door after taking it for a joy-ride):
"Reconciliation is the process of healing with the person you have harmed. It involves a commitment on Frank's part to honor his plan to make restitution and live up to his resolutions. It also involves a willingness on your part to trust, to risk, and to rebuild your relationship with your son. It is helpful at this point for Frank to go beyond restitution and offer his time and talents over and above those required for the restitution - perhaps by waxing the repaired car every week and painting not only the garage door but the entire garage."
Yes, I get it, yet will it matter if Frank's maturity isn't anywhere near this level yet? How do I (the parent) help him, first of all, see that he needs to reconcile with me? How should I respond when he tells me what happened (or when I find out what happened) in a way that will be constructive to our relationship? Sadly, the section just ends there. On the other hand, "How to Talk" would have answered it powerfully - address what happened and how I feel, without attacking Frank's character (such as name calling).
"Kids Are Worth It!" also has many quotes, some wonderful (such as the one at the start of chapter 2: "... The value of marriage is not that adults produce children but that children produce adults") while others are only "nice".
"How to Talk so Kids Will Listen" and the other two books in the same series are no quick-fix books too, and require a tremendous paradigm shift for parents, especially those who have grown up with challenging relationships with their own parents and/or siblings. Yet these 3 books are a lot more usable as they, after showing you a whole new way of looking at your kids, also suggest how to put things into practice - immediately - with cute cartoons and reminder bullet points.
Parenting is a marathon, not a sprint.......2006-12-05
If you're looking for a "how-to" book or for an easy fix to parenting problems, this isn't the book for you. If you're looking for a book with a solid parenting philosophy with flexibility built in, this book is great. I have girl/boy twins that are nearly 14, and they are great kids. Over the years, I've pretty much stumbled into the same parenting philosophies and outlook as Barbara Coloroso, and have been delighted with the results. Descriptions of my kids from other parents typically include the words: awesome, wonderful, delightful, and terrific.
Great Book.......2006-11-05
I purchased this book after seeing Barbara Coloroso in person. While her writing is not quite as dramatic as her in person, it is an excellent read. She offers many suggestions that are practical and easily implemented. I highly suggest all her books, especially 'The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander'.
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Albert Ball, VC
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All Around Great.......2000-05-17
This book is well researched, well organized, and well written. It gives a complete view of the facts known about the tragically short life of one of WWI's bravest and best aviators. I recomend it highly.
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Empire and Order: The Concept of Empire, 800-1800 (Studies in Modern History)
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Empire is an evocative, yet little examined, word. It can mean the domination of vast territories, a Christian world order, a corrupt form of government, or a humanitarian endeavor. Historians relegate the concept of empire to the pre-modern world, identifying the state as the characteristic political form of the modern world. This book examines the range of meanings attributed to the concept of empire in the medieval and early modern world, demonstrating how the concepts of empire and state developed in parallel, not sequentially.
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This digital document is an article from Renaissance Quarterly, published by Renaissance Society of America on December 22, 2000. The length of the article is 1436 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Controlling the State: Constitutionalism from Ancient Athens to Today.(Review)
Author: William Palmer
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Date: December 22, 2000
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Volume: 53
Issue: 4
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