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Since making her first doll in 1989, artist Nancy Wiley has earned recognition and accolades both within and outside of the doll field. Her stylized and imaginative figures have been featured in magazines such as Mary Engelbreit s Home Companion, In Style and George, as well as all the major doll-collecting publications. A Dollmaker s Art showcases 85 of Ms. Wiley s dolls in full-color photos, organized by theme and presented with insightful commentaries from the artist, and includes a step-by-step photo essay that demonstrates the development of one doll from start to finish. The collection includes several never-before-seen pieces created for debut at the artist s upcoming one-woman show, to be held at the Muscatine Art Center in Iowa from August 15 December 19, 2004. Author Louise Fecher, longtime writer and researcher in the field of contemporary artist dolls, extensively interviewed Ms. Wiley s family, friends, colleagues and critics to create an engaging biographical profile that traces the evolution of this dynamic artist.
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A masterful delight for any doll maker.......2007-05-31
Nancy Wiley is tops in her field. Her creativity is awe inspiring. You can't help but exercise your imagination when thumbing through this book. The incredible color pictures and the journey into her mind is invaluable material for want to be doll makers. Don't want to make dolls? This book is still a great exercise in opening your mind to the world of true creativity. I have been eyeing this book for two years. I couldn't find it in the library so I am thrilled that Amazon offered it.
Beautiful Book.......2007-03-28
This book is beautiful. Everyone one who loves artists' dolls should get this.
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great for amateurs.......2006-08-09
Clark's books are some of the most helpful for beginners. Many of his exercises are simple, maybe too somple, but they are fun and they give you confidence. His instructions are easy to follow.
When he says beginner, he means beginner!.......2005-07-07
This is the very first watercolor book I've come across that is specifically designed for people who have never picked up a brush before or ever tried to mix colors. He takes you step by small, very detailed step on how to paint 8 different pictures (mountain landscape, seascape, winter landscape, still life flowers, misty hills, woodland scene, crofter's cottage, rushing stream). With extra information on materials, drawing, using the brushes, framing, a tid bit on composition, mixing colors, and painting washes. It really is the best book out there for complete beginners! He explains that ANYBODY can paint with watercolors, and emphasizes how easy it really is if you have the right information on how to go about painting one. It's really helped me a lot.
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The Decoy As Art: Waterfowl in a Wooden Soul
James A. Warner
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BC No Two Sexes Alike
Johnny Hart
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Written by a top-producing Broker and one of the nation's most knowledgeable and entertaining professional speakers, this best-selling text provides a complete step-by-step, proven program for designing and implementing a successful, professional real estate career. Packed with examples, forms, charts, instructions, and illustrative anecdotes, it offers a comprehensive source of real-life, practical information that real estate agents (new and experienced) can use to be more successful in the business.
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Nuts & Bolts of Making it Happen !.......2002-08-06
It is an awesome book..every real estate salesperson should be required to read it!
A fantastic reference book.......2002-03-22
After reading the book I realise that success in selling real estate depends a great deal on techniques which the author share with us in her excellent book. They are practical and may be applied to listing and selling homes even in Singapore,where I live and work,thousands of miles away from the United States of America.
I treasure this book as I refer to it constantly. For example, I have read almost all the books written on real estate and it is hard to find a more complete guide to conducting an open house successfully.
Horrible book with useless, obvious advice........2001-10-29
Handing out pumpkins on Halloween and giving out scratchpads to everyone on the street is not part of the real estate business. Prospecting regularly, however, is. The book contains only 18 pages on prospecting and the rest of the book is useless garbage.
New agents who follow the advice in the book will never be doing more than 20 deal a year and will spend most of their hard earned money on scratchpads, stupid cheap client gifts and halloween pumpkins and their time learning "quick-speak inventory" and the script for a boring three-hour listing presentation outlined in the book, instead of selling and making deals.
Read a Mike Ferry or a Floyd Wickman publication for information on how to build a profitable and efficient real estate practice. Do yourself a favor: don't buy this book.
Boris Kholodov
Toronto, Canada
This is a "Must Read" for New Agents.......2000-04-13
This book assisted me immediatly with ideas and suggestions. I got my license in January & 2 1/2 months later have completed my 1st transaction, with 2 more in escrow and a great listing. I especially appreciate the subject index as it allows me to target specific areas of particular interest, like FSBO's or Prospecting. This book is definitely worth the investment.
A "must read" for every agent, new and old.......1999-01-25
This book is the most complete treatise on how to become an effective and successful real estate agent that I have found. It covers every aspect of becoming a "top producer" for those that are willing to work. This edition is an update of "How to List and Sell Real Estate in the 90's" which I read last year. It contains much of the same information but addresses the practice of real estate using the Internet and some new agency issues such as exclusive buyer broker agency. Every realtor should have a copy of this book in his/her office!
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The Alternative Medicine Ratings Guide: An Expert Panel Ranks the Best Treatments for Over 80 Conditions
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ASIN: 0761512780
Release Date: 1998-04-22 |
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It's Like Having a Panel of Experts at Your Fingertips!
Imagine having a panel of experts right at your fingertips whenever you need them! In their many years of practice, these experts have tried almost everything that's out there. They know what works and what doesn't, what's solid and what's just wishful thinking. Their advice covers all the most reliable branches of alternative medicine, from herbs and supplements to acupuncture, bodywork, and movement therapies. They tell you what to do for back pain as well as high blood pressure, for tendinitis as well as colitis. And they also tell you how much it will cost.
For those new to alternative medicine, this book will shortcut years of experimentation. And those who have already tried alternative medicine will appreciate the realism, practicality, and wide experience behind this invaluable reference.
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Great Resource for Alternative Health Care.......2007-04-18
This book provides an excellent guide for those who want alternative care. It includes information on herbs, acupuncture, mind-body work, food supplements and other alternatives. Written by a physician and based on the ratings of a panel of health care providers it covers a wide range of expertise. I was especially interested in the section on back pain that I had recently experienced. True to my experience the traditional medical and physical therapy mentioned was not effective but the alternatives were. This book can save the consumer time from experimenting and lets them go straight to the best treatment available. Highly recommended.
Carl O. Helvie, R.N., Dr.P.H., Author "Healthy Holistic Aging."
Excellent resource for those looking at alternative medicine.......1998-10-07
This is an excellent guide to choosing an alternative health care option. It marries the option with the ailments so readers can see what options work best with their specific concern. The cost of treatment is invaluable when making a choice and for comparison when talking with providers. This one is a keeper for your personal bookshelf!
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- Double-dealings, diplomatic negotiations, and tensions
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Forgotten Commissioner: Sir William Mildmay and the Anglo-French Commission of 1750-1755
Enid Robbie
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Double-dealings, diplomatic negotiations, and tensions.......2003-07-20
A seminal work of superbly dedicated scholarship, The Forgotten Commissioner: Sir William Mildmay And The Anglo-french Commission Of 1750-1755 by the late British Diplomatic History expert Enid Robbie, is an informed and informative study of political intrigue between Britian and France during the era when America and Canada were still colonies. Double-dealings, diplomatic negotiations, and tensions that ultimately caused the Seven Years' War are all scrutinized in detail in this singularly absorbing and minutely detailed account.
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This digital document is an article from The Historian, published by Thomson Gale on March 22, 2005. The length of the article is 538 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: The Forgotten Commissioner: Sir William Mildmay and the Anglo-French Commission of 1750-1755.(Book Review)
Author: Reed Browning
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The Historian (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 67
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- Handy Field Guide
- The Excellent work on Indian Ornethology
- wonderful--but not a field guide
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A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
Krys Kazmierczak
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian Subcontinent, Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives (Princeton Field Guides)
ASIN: 0300079214 |
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This up-to-date pocket-sized guide is essential for anyone interested in the birds of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, or Sri Lanka. The book includes information on field identification, habitat, range, and status of the 1,300 species of birds found these countries, as well as illustrations and distribution maps for each.
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Slightly above average.......2006-03-08
Plates were small and seemed to be more of a "blend" than the other book we took along. Still they were serviceable for us. The hard cover made it somewhat difficult to carry along during our short visit, but the latter would help preserve the book for someone wanting a more long lasting reference.
Handy Field Guide.......2004-07-29
Of the several field guides to Indian birds, this is certainly one of the best researched, illustrated and sleekly designed books. The pictorial index in the inside cover page is brilliant and a great help for birders out in the field. Distribution maps are easy to locate and acurate.
One would have liked to have a little more descriptive write ups on each bird, but the need to keep the size of the book manageable might perhaps have prompted the authers keep them short and sweet. However, due to the criptic and short descriptions in the book I find myself carrying two instead of one book in my backpack, Kazmierczak as a ready reference and Salim Ali for details.
Illustrations are the best among all field guides available to date.
Overall, a good and necessary addition to one's collection of bird books of Indian Region.
The Excellent work on Indian Ornethology.......2003-10-16
It's an outstanding book for the birds of indian sub continent, I found it great in field especially. The illustaration by Ber van Perlo are excellent. And the text is so brief and informative for the use in field identification.
wonderful--but not a field guide.......2002-11-05
The plates are delightful and the descriptions of habitat, song, geographical distribution etc are well done and accurate. However, what is needed is a FIELD guide! Why not base the book on Peterson guides and make it fit in the pocket. As it is you have to cut out the plates with a razor blade to make it into a field guide--or leave it at home. This is true for most bird guides, whether it be Costa Rica or Ecuador--or India. What we need is a book we can use in the field. Since 90% of birding is done with guides we do not need all the other stuff!!
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian Subcontinent, Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives (Princeton Field Guides)
Bikram Grewal , and
Bill Harvey
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A Field Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent
ASIN: 069111496X |
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This is the most comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of India and the Indian subcontinent. Never before have so many of the region's species been illustrated in one book.
The brilliant photographs--most of which appear here for the first time--have been carefully selected to show not only the most common Passerine and non-Passerine species, but also more elusive species and distinctive subspecies. An up-to-date distribution map and a unique code indicating frequency and global status are provided for each of the 668 species covered. The concise text provides vital information on habitats, habits, and voice to ensure accurate identification.
Designed for easy use, the book places photos and maps in close proximity to provide an at-a-glance overview for each species. Birds are indexed by both their common and scientific names.
This is an essential volume for all birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts as well as for anyone traveling to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Bhutan.
Bikram Grewal has written more than twenty books on India, including three guides to its birds. He is a biodiversity expert for the Indian government.
Bill Harvey is a lifelong birdwatcher who has lived throughout the Indian subcontinent. He published the first authoritative checklist on the birds of Bangladesh as well as numerous articles and is a cofounder of the Northern Indian Bird Network.
Otto Pfister is a wildlife photographer whose work has appeared in numerous publications. He has also published several illustrated articles on birds.
- Gorgeous full-color photographs
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- Expert text aids species identification
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Birds of India.......2007-03-20
The book helped me to identify one bird I saw in Pakistan which I tried in other books.
Avoid.......2003-07-26
wORTH aVOIDING - BAD PICTURES ( A FEW GOOD) NO MATCH FOR THE INSKIPP - NOT A GUIDE BUT A PICTURE BOOK
"A" for effort, "B plus" for results.......2003-04-21
This book is a very noble effort at a photographic field guide to Indian birds. Not surprisingly, the quality of the photos varies from excellent to marginal-at-best; a few species could not possibly be intentified from the photos provided. Having said that, this book does contain several valuable features lacking from the other Indian bird guides. The range maps are displayed along with each species, with symbols and notes on the relative rarity of each species. Another very nice feature is the inclusion of the older, common (English) names which is great for those who have birded in India for awhile. I also like the smaller size and portablility of this book. The bottom line: if you are going to take one bird field guide to India, I wouldn't take this one- the Grimmett/Inskipps or Kazmeirczak "non-photo" guides are better bets. However, if you are a serious birder and don't mind packing two bird books, I'd highly recommned taking this one along to supplement the information in the other field guides.
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- Good field guide - bad entertainment
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Field Guide To The Mammals Of The Indian Subcontinent: WHERE TO WATCH MAMMALS IN INDIA, NEPAL, BHUTAN, BANGLADESH, SRILANKA AND PAKISTAN (Ap Natural World)
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ASIN: 0123093503 |
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This book is a field guide to the mammals of this unique subcontinent and includes the best places to watch them. It describes each of the 100 plus species that can be recognized in the field, including identification, habitat, range, behavior, diet, breeding, status, and similar species. The Field Guide also contains color illustrations of each mammal as well as tracks of the more prominent species, and mammal lists and maps for each national park.
Key Features:
- The only current guide to mammals of the region
- Contains color pictures and full text on the 106 larger species likely to be encountered
- Includes drawings of tracks of key species to aid identification
- Presents full details of 23 parks and reserves, with location maps, visiting details and species lists for each
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Disappointed As Well.......2006-03-03
I have to concur with the first reviewer, this book was a big disappointment. I was looking for a resource that would allow me to identify mammals in the field. This book does not do that. If you have even the most rudimentary knowledge of animals (e.g. you can identify an elephant) then you can probably get by without this book.
The plates are few and of poor quality. Maybe the authors just tried to do too much, but the format leaves a lot to be desired and most of the material either needs to be removed or expanded upon (removal might be preferable: the 3 page list of what is on the 9 color plates is silly, a better index would work fine). While it is small and sturdy as a good field guide should be, the overall information probably won't help you much in identifying mammals. I saw three species of sheep in the Indian Himalaya and only one was listed in the guide. Similarly, I saw two species of pika and I am still not sure if they are the two described and illustrated.
I actually liked the section towards the back regarding where to look for animals. However, that this more of a reference or travel planning source, and it is only a brief overview at that. Allowing that it accounts for about 40% of the entire guide, it is a lot to carry around for little information.
The bottom line is that I would never carry this book into the field again.
Quite Disappointed.......2002-03-08
I found this book to be overall pretty disappointing. First off, the illustrations are horrible. They look like children's cartoon drawings. Why don't the editors of mammal-books hire the same artists who do bird guides? The latter are generally really good.
Secondly, there is a lot of important information lacking. For example the book states that it describes "almost all the species that can be identified in the field easily". I was hoping for a book to 'the mammals of the indian subcontinent' (ALL of them) not a book of 'the mammals of the indian subcontinent that can be easily identified'. The whole section at the end on 'Where to Watch mammals' is pretty useless. I'll get that info from the 'Lonely Planet', thanks. That space should have been spent instead on descriptions (and better illustrations) of more species.
Good field guide - bad entertainment.......2000-06-23
This book covers the land mammals of the Indian Subregion or in other words it cover: India, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Pakistan. However, it also does exclude the smaller and often inconspicious mammals like baths, schrews, and most rodents. A number of small but often conspicious mammals are included. For instance both squirrels and pikas are included. In total it depicts and describes 106 species in deatail. It starts in the typical manner with an introduction to the region, mammals, and mammal observing. This section is highly usefull to the unexperienced reader, but will probably seem quite borring to most, as it is short and only mentiones the most bassal things. The next fourty pages is devoted to the mammal species themselves. This means that there is 2-3 species per page. About each species the book descibes identification, habitat, range (no range maps!), behavior, diet, breeding, status, and similar species. The text is not for pleasure reading, but it is highly usefull in the field. A thing to remember - not mentioned in the book - is that the status refers to subregion only, not the intire world. An example is the Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) which is described as endangered. The next pages are assigned to 12 colour plates with drawings of the mammals. The drawings are not especialy beautiful, but all the important details usefull in identification are remembered. The next 12 plates are devoted to animal tracks. The last third of the book describes 23 national parks/reserves in the region including the famous Chitwan NP and Sunderbars NP. These pages are the highlight of the book. In this part there is a map of each park and a quite thorrow descibtion of acces, accomodation facilities, season to go there, larger mammals of the area etc. Sadly similar chapters in other books have been shown to go quickly out of date. At the end of the book there is a chapter called "futher reading" which obviously seems equal to bibliograpy.
In total the book seems to be good in the field, but there are quite a few large lacks. For instance a number of large species known in the area are not mentioned at all. An example is the Toque Macaque (Macaca sinica). The Slender Lori (Loris tardigrandus) is mentioned only briefly in "similar species" of the Slow Lori ( Nycticebus coucang). This seems strange as the Slende lori occurs in a much larger part of the subregion. Sadley this is also a fact with a number of other species. They also use a number of outdated latin names. An example is the use of the genus Felis for all the smaller cats. In the beginning of the book they mention that the reason for the use of "old names" is because they are more familiar to people! But they are still incorrect in my opinion (I know other people don't find them to be so). It is however still a very good and usefull companion when watching wildlife in the region.
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Krys Kazmierczak
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- Alvar Aalto: Towards a Human Modernism (Prestel Art)
- American Architecture since 1780: A Guide to the Styles
- Architectural Patterns for Woodcarvers: 63 Classic Patterns for Adding Ornamental Detail to Furniture and Architectural Trimwork
- Architecture, Animal, Human : The Asymmetrical Condition
- Architecture from the Outside: Essays on Virtual and Real Space (Writing Architecture)
- At the Water's Edge: Muskoka's Boathouses (Art & Architecture) (Art & Architecture)
- Authentic Log Homes: Restored Timbers For Today's Homesteads
- Barns and Backbuildings: Designs for Barns, Carriage Houses, Stables, Garages & Sheds with Sources for Building Plans, Books, Timber Frames, Kits, Hardware, Cupolas & Weather Vanes
- Barns Sheds and Outbuildings Placement,design and Construction
- Beautiful Bungalows of the Twenties
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