The Goddess Home Style Guide: Divine Interiors Inspired by Aphrodite, Athena, Atemis, Demeter, Hera, Hestia, and Persephone

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In the Goddess Home Style Guide author A. Bronwyn Llewellyn shows you how to evoke the spirit of the goddess in your own home-creating a beautiful and beloved place that nourishes your entire being.

The pages will inspire you to decorate every room in your home through the magic of ancient Greece. Learn how to make your bed and bath suitable for the sensual Aphrodite, who reigns in love and beauty. Turn your den into a room where your adventurous Artemis side answers the call of the wild. Have a ho-hum office? Consider decorating it so that you'll work surrounded by the wisdom and strength of Athena. Is your kitchen boring? Then transform it into a room where you nourish and nurture your friends and family as sumptuously as Demeter.

This book is both fanciful and indulgent. It is a book that truly shows how to evoke the senses in your decor.

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Its amazing!.......2000-08-08

I've been reading many books that could help me on how to make my drawing better. But finally, I found all the great techniques and ideas on this one book. Its shows me what to do and how to apply the material step by step. Its not only shows me how to make the most of my markers, but its also gave me the ideas to make myself more open to use or mix it with other media. Its taught me that a simple thing could be a very usefull tool to make a great presentation drawing. After reading this book, now I feels like making a presentation drawing is not a problem at all. Its amazing how this book shows me to change my drawing into more professional looking with an easy and interesting way. I think this book will help many Industrial design students who's having a problem with presentation drawing.

An excellent book for any designer.......1998-12-18

This book gives excellent techniques for the rendering of products. All techniques are well explained, and all have great visual punch! A must have book for any industrial designer!

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In far northern California, one of the southernmost Cascade Range volcanoes rises above the valley floor, its glittering white flanks flashing like a signal beacon to residents and travelers. Mount Shasta, towering 14,162 feet, has drawn spiritual seekers, recreation enthusiasts, and leisure travelers since the late 1800s and serves as an anchor for residents who make their homes around it. Mount Shasta Reflections is a keepsake for visitors, an invitation to strangers, and a memoir for people who live near the mountain. It replaces the out-of-print Mount Shasta: Where Heaven and Earth Meet. Ms. English's photographs, supplemented by those of Larry Turner and John Jackson, showcase brilliant sunny days, cool mornings, dark storms, and a variety of wildflowers that grow on the flanks of the mountain and in the surrounding valleys. There are bold close-ups, sweeping vistas, and shots that suggest the intimacy that comes with studying the mountain through a lens.

The stories of residents share the spirit of the community that surrounds this mountain and the common threads held by those who have chosen to live here. Some interviewees tell stories of how and why they came to live near the mountain, while others share stories of growing up in its environs.

Mount Shasta has been compared to Japan's Mount Fujiyama and many consider it to be one of the great sacred mountains of the world. Through photos and words, those who hold this book in their hands will get a sense for how deeply this mountain is cherished.

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Bygone/The Sisters d'Espard
Actus , and Actus Tragicus
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HWYON0

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Top Shelf Productions is proud to represent the publications of the dynamic and extremely talented Israeli team, Actus Tragicus. Five outstanding cartoonists (Rutu Modan, Yirmi Pinkus, Mira Friedmann, Batia Kolton, & Itzik Rennert), who pool their talents annually to produce something simply amazing. It's our honor to present to you their newest dual releases: "FLIPPER Vol-1" and "FLIPPER Vol-2." FLIPPER Vol-1 features two original graphic novellas, SPEAKING OF THE DEVIL by Itzik Rennert and BLOOD ENGAGEMENT by Mira Friedmann, as well a special, full-color supplement by Batia Kolton, entitled DEEP STUFF. In these novellas, Rennert explores the reasons for good an evil through a student's eyes in Hell, and Friedmann explores the motivations of a Renaissance woman who encounters a bloody proposal she simply can't refuse. FLIPPER Vol-2 features two more original graphic novellas, THE SISTERS D'ESPARD by Yirmi Pinkus and BYGONE by Rutu, as well as another full-color supplement by Batia Kolton, entitled LOSERS OF DOLLYLAND. In THE SISTERS D'ESPARD, Pinkus tells the tale of an opera diva addicted to seances, who comes to Tel Aviv to perform the role of a lifetime - the Night Queen on Motzart's Magic Flute. On the eve of the premiere, a spooky message arrives from the other side. And in BYGONE, Rutu explores the lives of three tragically orphaned sisters who run a theme hotel in a small town. When a handsome photographer comes to stay, he ends up awakening secrets from the past. ... Don't miss this excellent set from the premier Israeli comics team.

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Suitable for librarians.......2002-02-12

This is a "do this" book for librarians only. I do not recon it as a scientific work, it might suit for librarians who wants to introduce some news into their work, but they might be better off spending their time on just doing it.

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Building Better Ads: New Home Advertising That Really Works
Richard Elkman
Manufacturer: Home Builder Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
General | Real Estate | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0867184760

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Building Better Ads: New Home Advertising That Really Works
Richard Elkman
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MUBGME

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Good book especially if you are from Brooklyn

Reminiscent of Walter Mosley

Drama In Brooklyn

terrific urban private investigate tale

FIRST-RATE THRILLER PLUS BRILLIANTLY PAINTED SETTING

Love and Death in Brooklyn (Blades Overstreet Mystery)
Glenville Lovell
Manufacturer: Berkley
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0425204383

Book Description

With its introduction of ex-cop Blades Overstreet, Glenville Lovell's first mystery, Too Beautiful to Die, was called a "page-turner" (New York Daily News) and "stylish entertainment" (Booklist). Now Lovell is back, with a timely novel of a brilliant young African-American politician gunned down as his career is about to take off.

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"Glenville Lovell's first mystery, Too Beautiful to Die, was called a ""page-turner"" (New York Daily News) and ""stylish entertainment"" (Booklist). Now he's back with a story ripped from today's headlines-a brilliant young African-American politician gunned down as his career is about to take off. Ex-cop Blades Overstreet is finally at peace. His case against the NYPD has been resolved, his estranged wife has come back, and the two of them, along with Blades's young daughter, have settled into a nice home and a nice life. But peace is ephemeral on the mean streets of Brooklyn, and when the son of a good friend and mentor is murdered right before his eyes, Blades knows he won't be able to rest until the killer is brought to justice."

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Good book especially if you are from Brooklyn.......2005-10-07

This book is Lovell's 2nd "Blades Overstreet" novel, the 2nd of many more to come (I hope!). I really liked the story line in this book, It kept me turning pages to see what was going to happen. I especially liked that it was set in Brooklyn and mentions some of the establishments that I myself have frequented throughout the years. this helped to make me feel like I was a part of the book. I found myself imagining that I was Blades and all this was happening to me! In my opinion that is what makes good writing. Keep up the good work Glenville!!

Reminiscent of Walter Mosley.......2005-01-12

Ex NYPD cop Carmen "Blades" Overstreet returns, and is thrust back into crime solving mode in this murder mystery, Love and Death in Brooklyn. The unofficial case surrounds the murder of his best friend Noah's prominent politician son Ronan, and intricately weaves a myriad and quite extensive list of characters with their own personal struggles. Although Blades is a return from Lovell's first work, Too Beautiful to Die, this book is a stand-alone novel.

Blades has become a successful entrepreneur since retirement. He has ownership in a music store and nightclub in his beloved Brooklyn. He's over the animosity caused over his departure from the force and is comfortably settled with his wife and newly discovered nine-year-old daughter. Life is going good. He attends a birthday party for Noah, where his estranged son Ronan decides to make amends with his father. A moving public display of love and forgiveness is shattered in the split second it takes for a bullet to end Ronan's life. Naturally Blades can't sit around and do nothing. The cop instinct is too strong plus his loyalty to his friends, and he feels it is his duty to discover who or what is responsible for this heinous crime. As the reader is drawn further into this tangled web, people close to Blades are intricately woven into the murder. I wondered how he trusted anyone, but his intuition and uncanny ability to stick with his feelings sees him through.

I was struck with the similarities of writing style between Glenville Lovell and Walter Mosley. I can see Blades reaching the status of Easy Rawlins if he continues on this writing level. Blades is memorable, an active participant in the drama and cognizant of his influence in the lives of those he is surrounded by. Both writers tend to use a lot of characters to illuminate the plot and build a healthy anticipation level. No ends were left undone, which is remarkable with such a large cast. Whatever Mr. Lovell is working on in the future will be added to my list of books to read.

Reviewed by Sharon Hudson of Loose Leaves Book Review

Drama In Brooklyn.......2004-09-07

Blades Overstreet, the street smart ex-cop from Glenville Lovell's Too Beautiful To Die, has returned with a vengeance. IN LOVE AND DEATH IN BROOKLYN, he is fighting for the lives of his entire family. Blades feels as though everything in life is finally falling into place, and he's beginning to think that leaving the danger of the New York City Police Department was the best decision. He just wants to live a nice quiet life with his family, but try as he might, his desire to right wrongs will always be in his blood.

Blades is a successful businessman, he owns a music store and is co-owner of a hot reggae nightclub. River Paris, the nightclub manager, is a beautiful and mysterious woman who has captivated Blades, but he has a nagging suspicion that she is hiding something. When people start to die, and his family is threatened, Blades' suspicions are not unfounded.When an important politician is killed, the victims' family looks to Blades for help. He is then thrown back into the dangerous world he thought that he'd left behind.

LOVE AND DEATH IN BROOKLYN by Glenville Lovell is a heart stopping action thriller that kept me guessing. With the themes of friendship, lust and the need for revenge, this is an exhilarating novel. I love fast paced crime novels with a hero for who I can root and Blades Overstreet, who serves up a hefty dose of drama and sex appeal is quickly becoming my favorite mystery man. For excitement and adventure with a sexy backdrop, I recommend that you invest in a copy of this book.

Reviewed by Simone A. Hawks
of The RAWSISTAZ Reviewers

terrific urban private investigate tale.......2004-07-24

Several years have passed since the "friendly fire" bust nearly cost the former NYPD African-American Officer Blades Overstreet his life. He became so acrimonious in his thirst for vengeance his beloved wife Anais fled across the country to California. His friend Noah helped Blades release some of his anger, but what helped most was winning his lawsuit against the NYPD last year for 2.5 million and getting Anais and their preadolescent daughter back living with him in Brooklyn. Much of the bitterness has left Blades though he can still taste some bile.

Blades attends Noah's sixtieth birthday party held at a South African restaurant when Ronan, the son of the guest of honor, arrives in spite of a rift wider than the Grand Canyon between father and son. The joy is short-lived when thugs appear and kill Ronan in front of the ecstatic party attendees. Perhaps he has a compulsive personality that makes Blades obsess over the homicide and makes inquiries, but soon finds his life and loved ones threatened by the Brooklyn-based Russian Mafia. Ignoring the police warning him to stay out of this and driving Anais crazy, Blades continues his private investigation.

LOVE AND DEATH IN BROOKLYN uses the same theme of a fanatical angry Blades seeking resolution but driving his wife crazy and the police confrontational as he did in the wonderful TOO BEAUTIFUL TO DIE yet the plot is wrapped around an entirely different delightful plot. While Blades stays true to character, the fast-paced story line takes readers throughout Brooklyn. The delightful secondary ensemble enables readers to see inside Blades and his co-star, the largest borough, to the heart and mean streets in a terrific urban private investigate tale.

Harriet Klausner

FIRST-RATE THRILLER PLUS BRILLIANTLY PAINTED SETTING.......2004-07-22

When Barbados born writer Glenville Lovell departed from the literary genre that had earned him much acclaim, he moved clear across town to crime fiction with "Too Beautiful To Die" (2003). This was a sensation, surprising some by Lovell's deft switch, delighting many with his pictures of Caribbean immigrants and his creation of hot tempered black ex-cop Blades Overstreet.

In "Too Beautiful To Die," Overstreet is in the middle of a nasty lawsuit with the NYPD. He accused a fellow policeman of shooting him on purpose and claiming it was accidental simply because of the Overstreet's color. His wife leaves him, driven away by his almost uncontrollable rage. He agrees to help a soap opera star siren get information about her wherever-in-the-world-can-he-be father. Ooops, an FBI agent turns up dead, and Overstreet is suspected. Now, he has both the NYPD and the FBI on his back.

As "Love and Death in Brooklyn" opens Overstreet is in church. After all, this is Brooklyn, the "Borough of Churches. He and his wife, Anais, have reconciled and he's grateful for a warm relationship with the eight-year-old daughter he didn't know he had. Perhaps most of all he's grieving for the pain of his friend and mentor, university professor Noah Plantier.

It was supposed to have been a celebratory evening, a birthday party for Noah. But, in the midst of dinner brilliant, Harvard educated Ronan, Noah' son, is gunned down leaving "a hole you could put a fist through in the back of his head." Not only was Ronan a beloved son, he was also a hero in the Black community and a first year city councilman.

Ronan, of course, had many friends but he also had a few enemies. Overstreet can't figure out if his death was politically motivated - could it have been arranged by Baron Spencer, Ronan's former adversary in the city council race, a man who seeks to revive the Black Panthers in a different mold? Or, was the shooting perhaps motivated by a gone sour affair of the heart?

Obsessed only mildly describes Overstreet's state of mind. He's determined to find the killer but the more he probes the more he places his life and the lives of his family at risk.

Set against the atmospheric backdrop of multi-racial Brooklyn Lovell presents one more thriller to keep readers up all night.

- Gail Cooke

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Higamus, Hogamus: A Novel
Pierre Parisien
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 1412065631
Release Date: 2006-06-30

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A night in the life of Jerome Dubinsky. A night with five women, one in his arms and four in his past: And a child... and the Black-White thing. But who are Higamus and Hogamus?

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The first major battle in the Western theatre of the American Civil War, Shiloh came as a horrifying shock to both the American public and those in arms. For the first time they had some idea of the terrible price that would be paid for the preservation of the Union. On 6 April 1862 General Albert Sidney Johnston caught Grant and Sherman by surprise and very nearly drove them into the River Tennessee, but was mortally wounded in the process. Somehow Grant and Sherman hung on and the next day managed to drive back the hordes of grey-clad rebels.

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Better than many of the Osprey Battle series.......2007-03-15

The Osprey Battles series of books are always superbly illustrated and always short. This sometimes leads to books that are long on illustrations and short on anything else, especially text to explain what happened during the fighting. In some cases, the authors opt to pay attention, in detail, to some portion of the fighting, and leave everything else to another book. Here, the author can do that with some confidence: the battle was small enough that the fighting at the Hornet's nest and the counterattack on the second day can occupy much of the text without there being any misunderstanding of the course of the battle or its outcome.

I generally enjoy these books at least somewhat, though the thin text at some points is annoying. This one is better than most for the above reasons.

An excellent summary on the battle of Shiloh.......1999-06-01

This book manages to explain in simple terms the complex struggle at Shiloh without going over the layperson's head. The illustrations are excellent and useful. It is one of the best books in the Osprey Campaign series I have read to date. The author goes into logical detail about the events before during and after the battle and keeps an exciting pace. I highly recommend this title to anyone interested in the battle of Shiloh. It is good enough to stand alone or as an excellent addition to the Campaign series.

Concise and informative.......1998-11-11

Fans of the Osprey Campaign series will enjoy this volume. The writing is clear and there are good maps. Unlike many Civil War books were are little more than a ctalog of the actions of individual regiments, the author gives a good view of the big picture of the battle, and how it helped Grant rise to prominence, as well as a good sprinkling of personal accounts by participants.

Shiloh 1862 the Death of Innocence (Classic Battles)

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Shiloh 1862 the Death of Innocence (Classic Battles)
James R. Arnold
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Military | History | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1855328062

American Civil War : Shiloh 1862 The Death Of Innocence

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American Civil War : Shiloh 1862 The Death Of Innocence
James Arnold
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ORH2CI

Book Description

An Instant Guide to Birds is an ideal compact identification guide to birds commonly seen in gardens, parks, on the seashore, and in the country.
This user-friendly guide assumes no previous knowledge: an easy-to-follow system of color-coded bands (denoting location) and symbols (denoting size) leads quickly to the correct section of the book. Detailed, full-color illustrations and a concise but informative text make it easy to identify positively nearly 200 North-American birds. "Lookalike" panels help prevent confusion between birds of similar appearance.

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A handy & concise guide - not bad for the price.......2006-08-18

I was looking for a hand-guide of some of our local birds to take along on nature walks or just to have for reference & this book seems to do the job.

It's nicely illustrated with color drawings of 200 of the most common birds in North America (both male & female). Included are brief descriptions of the different types of birds starting with their physical appearance & distinguishing marks, areas they frequent (such as wetlands/woodlands, urban/suburban), diet & type of song as well as "lookalike" birds.

I would like to have seen more information about the specific region(s) or states that birds live in and at what time(s) of the year. More information on the migratory patterns might have been nice but overall, this book is a good buy for the money in my opinion. Also, you can't beat amazon's free super shipping & I was amazed at how quickly this book arrived.

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Instant Guide to Birds
Mike; Pearson, Alan Lambert
Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NY4IMY

An Instant Guide to Birds-Nearly 2oo Most Common North American Birds Described and Illustrated in Color.

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An Instant Guide to Birds-Nearly 2oo Most Common North American Birds Described and Illustrated in Color.
Mike & Pearson, Alan. Lambert
Manufacturer: Bonanza Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RV5TSK

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AN INSTANT GUIDE TO BIRDS.
M. & A. Pearson. Lambert
Manufacturer: Crescent Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WQD5C2

An Instant Guide to Birds: Nearly 200 of the Most Common North American Birds Described and Illustrated in Color (Instant Guides)

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An Instant Guide to Birds: Nearly 200 of the Most Common North American Birds Described and Illustrated in Color (Instant Guides)
Mike Labmert , and Alan Pearson
Manufacturer: Longmeadow Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0681411708

An Instant Guide to Freshwater Birds (Instant Guides)

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An Instant Guide to Freshwater Birds (Instant Guides)
Mike Lambert , and Alan Pearson
Manufacturer: Gramercy
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Birdwatching | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0517667924
Release Date: 1988-11-27

Instant Guide to Prehistoric Animals (Dial-An-Animal)

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Instant Guide to Prehistoric Animals (Dial-An-Animal)
Gina Phillips , and F. S. Persico
Manufacturer: Checkerboard Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Ages 9-12 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0026891735

Instant Guide to Seabirds: The Most Common Seabirds of North American Coasts

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Instant Guide to Seabirds: The Most Common Seabirds of North American Coasts
Atlantis Publications Limited
Manufacturer: Gramercy
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Birds | Field Guides | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books

General | Birdwatching | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0517655241
Release Date: 1988-11-11

Instant nature guide: Birds (A Porter Production)

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Instant nature guide: Birds (A Porter Production)
Riki H Kondo
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Birdwatching | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0448126729

Product Description

Dial-A-Bird, Quick recognition of birds of North America. Habits, differences, winter and summer range. 4 full color dials. 185 illustrations.

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