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Author :: Pamela Bruce  |
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| Article Title :: Valerie Hector: The Art of Beadwork: Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design - Book Review |
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| Valerie Hector's The Art of Beadwork: Historic Inspiration, Contemporary Design (ISBN 0-8320-0307-8) is an interesting combination of the historical and cultural analysis of various beadmaking traditions and the presentation of works by modern designers who were inspired by these traditions.There are numerous books on contemporary bead designs, as well as many histories of beadmaking (which may go back as much as 75,000 years, see http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2004/04/0415_040415_oldestjewelry.htmlThe book looks at a number of ethnic and historical beadwork traditions: Han Beadwork (Mainland China)
Ancient Japanese Beadwork
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| Category :: Book Reviews Articles |
Author :: Pamela Bruce |
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| Article Title :: C. S. Lewis: "The Magician"s Nephew" - Book Review |
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| If you watched the movie "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe", you probably wondered about two little details: why does a wardrobe lead into the magical land of Narnia, and why does Lucy find a lantern in the middle of a forest?"The Magician"s Nephew" answers these questions (though I will not give the answers away in this review) and many more. The novel contains the genesis (literally) of the entire Narnia cycle.The action begins in late 19th-century London, when two children, Polly and Digory accidentally enter the secret study of Digory's eccentric uncle Andrew while exploring a passage that connects the attics of several houses.The uncle is actually a magician, (read full article) |
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| Category :: Book Reviews Articles |
Author :: Allison Price |
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| Article Title :: Review of "Living Nightmares of Abuse" |
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| I have learned so much about you and in a way, I have a different kind of respect and admiration for you--not that I didn't respect and admire you before—I think you know what I mean. It's kind of neat to know someone like you personally. I've learned you are a very strong person and deserve every little good thing that comes your way. I know you have been married for awhile now but I feel like congratulations are in order—hats off to your husband!! I think your book is an inspiration and you can help others in situations like you were in. I loved the beginning of the book. I think that's what got me hooked. You explained everything so vividly—It was like I was right there freezing (read full article) |
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| Category :: Book Reviews Articles |
Author :: Lillian Brummet |
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| Article Title :: A Crack in the Teacup - Book Review |
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| The Crack in the Teacup, by C.M. Albrecht, is a mystery
fiction novel with a slight seasoning of romance and
suspense to spice things up. The story line is centered in a
small Californian town where an 11-year-old boy, Jerry
Beakey, goes missing on his way to a music lesson. Author
C.M. Albrecht skillfully walks the reader through every aspect
of the case and what happens in police departments,
support centers and within the family of the missing person.There are two main characters in The Crack in the Teacup.
Detective Steve Music and his co-workers butt-heads with
the FBI while working on the case. Lovely, and sympathetic,
Shelly Lambert guards an awful secret (read full article) |
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| Category :: Book Reviews Articles |
Author :: Kathy Fawcett |
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| Article Title :: Review |
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| This story about Diane’s life was very hard to put down once I started reading it. It kept me on my toes knowing that so much was going on all the time in her life. While reading her book, I felt all her pain and heartache that she was going through—tears fell as each chapter was read.In the beginning of her life, she grew up in a more than just poor family—they were the poorest family in the town. Her parents were not there for her like parents should have been. The family did what they could just to put a piece of bread on the table to eat. Not having running water—the poor conditions she had to live in and now being placed in foster care. She lived in several foster home (read full article) |
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| Category :: Book Reviews Articles |
Author :: Bob Rude |
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| Article Title :: The Rich Jerk Phenomenon |
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| Most everyone by now is familiar with the Rich Jerk craze.
A majority of Internet Marketers have taken a look at the
original Jerk’s material or has viewed one or more of the
many “jerk clones”. The whole fad is about one thing only
and that is money! There it is plain and simple it’s hype to
bring in the cash. Everyone wants money and lots of it or
the Rich Jerk‘s banker wouldn’t be so happy.We have all blown a small fortune on worthless "get rich
quick" material that guaranteed the moon and stars, but
actually delivered very little. The thing on everyone’s mind
is The Rich Jerk for real? Oh yeah, it is for real, even
though the man behind the Jerk (read full article) |
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| Category :: Book Reviews Articles |
Author :: Irene Watson |
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| Article Title :: How Time Management Can Be Your Best Friend |
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| Reader Views is pleased to have with us, Pamela Dodd, author of "The 25 Best Time Management Tools & Techniques: How to get more done without driving yourself crazy."Hello Pamela.Irene: What inspiration did you have to write this book?Pamela: My coauthor is an executive coach in New York City. The average compensation of his clients tops $500,000 a year. Without exception, time management is a sticky issue they all face. We wanted to recommend a good, easy time management book for them to read, but we couldn’t find one. So we wrote our own, condensing the best information from the top 20 time management books on Amazon based on customer reviews.Irene: (read full article) |
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| Category :: Book Reviews Articles |
Author :: Irene Watson |
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| Article Title :: "The 25 Best Time Management Tools & Techniques" Book Review |
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| Rated as one of the top 20 time management books by Amazon, “The 25 Best Time Management Tools & Techniques” is a must for anyone that feels overwhelmed in their disorganization. Dodd and Sundheim give easy-to-read and easy-to-follow tools for creating quick results.The book has sections: Focus, Plan, Organize, Take Action, and Learn. Each section gives simple steps to take. For example, in the Plan section, the authors point out that most people don’t plan because they have no time, already know what to do, don’t like to-do lists, or don’t know how to plan. Dodd and Sundheim say those are just excuses. Knowing that planning is a vital key, the authors lead the reader (read full article) |
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| Category :: Book Reviews Articles |
Author :: Mark Jenney |
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| Article Title :: Official Rich Jerk Review - This Is The Only Official Review |
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| The Rich Jerk Ebook is one of the best sources of information on how to make money on the Internet. Our Staff has reviewed hundreds of e-products over the past 4 years. This is one of the highest quality products we have ever come across and provides very valuable information well worth the money. There are many highly profitable techniques discussed in this ebook. However if you are a novice to Internet marketing you will need to do some additional research before you are able to apply them. One nice thing about this ebook is that it is relatively short in length only 47 pages. You should be able to read the entire ebook in about 2 to 3 hours.Who is the Rich Jerk ? His real name i (read full article) |
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| Category :: Book Reviews Articles |
Author :: Lillian Brummet |
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| Article Title :: Letter to Maya Angelou - Review |
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| Letter to Maya Angelou is a book that is intended to entice
the reader’s attention and provoke them to delve into deep
thought on environmental and society issues.One hundred breath-taking, intimate photographs of nature
scenes have been included in this book. Beautiful shots of
flocks of birds just taking off in flight, enchanting forests,
stunning autumn color and incredible sunsets were enough
to make me a fan of the book.The photos are accompanied with poetic verses, which,
unfortunately, did not strike a cord in me. Honestly, I did not
even understand many of the verses. Overall, though, it was
clear that the author’s intent was to encourage openne (read full article) |
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