John Waters Books

Despite, or perhaps because, the illustrations are somewhat stylised, but beautifully set with foliage and flowers, this book is a classic coffee table book (if the table has strong legs!). It will be purely by accident if it helps you identify birds you see (and will take up your whole knapsack if you took it into the field!) but it is a joy to turn through, sensuously, in front of a log fire, remebering those very days in the field and remembering how long birds have been on earth and how long we have watched them.

And, sacreligious as it may seem, at USD30, buy two and take one apart to frame and line the walls of your study.

A classic in every sense of the word!

this is a great book for anyone who loves birds. the john james audubon birds of america books are a classic, and this set is no exception. the books are filled with beautiful full color plates of 100's of birds. the set also came with the sleeve to protect them, it makes a great gift.

This book, and others in the Paddy series, are perfect for the pre-reader. The ideas are fresh and well handled. The physical production of the book, including drawings, color, etc. etc. are all of the highest quality. My grandchildren (and I) enjoy them all. E.S.

Paint the Sea in Oils Using Special Effects

This is the hardcover edition of the above book. (See more reviews for this book on that other listing).

This book is well worth buying just for the spectacular artwork of E. John Robinson, but the lessons are fantastic, and unlike any I've seen in other books on painting the sea. Even someone who doesn't paint in oils could thoroughly enjoy this book for the knowledge John Robinson shares about his meticulous observations of waves and how they move and how the sunlight plays on the water, etc.. It will make you enjoy the ocean a lot more when you're there, with the deeper understanding of it that John Robinson so graciously shares with us.

John Robinson has spent many hours taking videos of ocean waves, then going home to watch them in slow motion to understand their anatomy as an artist would. He will show you about everything you need to know about painting the ocean and it's many moods, along with rock painting as well, of course. Along with teaching how to paint the sea, Robinson has a very gentle way of teaching which is relaxing and often philosophical. This is a fantastic book that you really will want to keep for quite a while. Robinson's paintings are breathtaking. It's amazing how many different ways there are to paint the sea.

I will give a brief outline of the topics taught, as indicated in his contents page:
Section I: Beginnings
Chapter I Sketching on site
outdoor watercolor equipment, at the site, thumbnail
sketches, stepbystep demonstration in watercolors, outdoor
oil equipment, stepbystep deomonstration in oils
Chapter 2: From sketch to painting
studio equipment and supplies, composition from the sketch,
step by step demonstration
Section II Ingredients for Successful Seascapes
Chapter 3: The Anatomy of Waves
how waves are created from energy, anatomy of swells,
ripples on swells, swells with foam, swell t breaker, the
breaker, translucent water, step by step painting
translucent water, wave scud,
Chapter 4: Sunlight, shadows, and atmosphere
light and shadows: side lightting, front lighting, back
lighting, down lighting, spot lighting, cloud shadowns,
bluff shadows
Atmosphere: moisture in the air, clear weather, cloudy
weather, foggy weather,
Reflecting light and atmosphere:
waves and troughs, wet rocks, ripples on clear water,
reflections on a foamy surface, the mirror effect, sparkle,
glare.

Chapter 5: Rocks, headlands,and beaches
Rocks: rounded rocks, angular rocks, vertical rocks, rocks
in clear water, rocks underwater, rocks in foamy
water, overwash, water spills, trickles, color
exchange, defiant rock, overwhelmed rock
Headlands: Staging for distance, dark headlands, light
headlands, the bluff
Beaches: water's edge, wet sand, beach outlets, driftwood

Chapter 6: Foam and Spray
whitecaps, lace curtains, the roll, foam over a rock,
collapsed wave, foreground surf, blanket foam, surface
ripples, surface contours, holes for direction, patterns on
the wave, slhouette patterns, patterns over clear water,
patterns for directions, anatomy of foam holes, spray and
mist, surf spray, the burst, mist over a rock, overall mist.
Chapter 7: Color for Seascapes
the transparent color wheel, alternate color wheel,
comparing blues, comparing greens, earth colors,
neutrals, subject colors, wave colros, rock colors,
skies with cerulean blue, skies with ultramarine blue,
interplay of warm and cool colros, complementary colors,
triads, glow
Chapter 8: Composition for Seascapes
lines: ouline and implied lines, tranquil lines, opposing
lines, moving lines, buoyant lines, downward lines,
direct and indirect lines

values: three values, three areas, spacing areas,
combining areas and values, light composition,
middle value composition, dark composition focal
points: focal point with contrast, focal point
with color, forcal point with detail.

Section 3: demonstrations
Chapter 9: Rising tide
Chapter 10: Quiet moments
Chapter 11: Passing Storm,
Chapter 12: evening reflections
Chapter 13: Moving shoreward.
Section 4: Gallery
gallery paintings, conclusion, about the artist.

Even if you don't paint in oils, this book is fascinating and mesmerizing. It will make you see the ocean in a whole new dimension.

I picked this up at a local bookstore and immediately I fell in love with it. It features a side by side commentary of the whole book of Psalms in one volume. On the left hand column is the King James Version of the Psalm, and then adjacent to it on the right are the commentary by Charles Spurgeon, John Calvin, and Matthew Henry respectively. These commentaries by each preacher are the edited versions. The print is equivalent to "9" font -- so it might be on the small side for some people, but I found it to be quite legible.

You can't go wrong with the classic expositions by such notable Bible scholars and preachers such as Spurgeon, Calvin, and Henry. If you don't like the edited version, you may want to go for the complete version of Spurgeon, Calvin, and Henry, but then you'll have to lug a whole basketful of books. I found this to be just right for me, in a very handy volume. Highly recommended!!

Impressive in its breadth and depth while remaining exceedingly readable and understandable even to the uninitiated. Prof. Smol has done an outstanding job of taking an already fascinating subject and presenting in a manner that makes it hard to put down. Never have I marked up a text with as much highlighting and underlining of crucial or key points as I did with this. A real gem and critical reference source. Well done!!

This well written and to the point. An excellent reference for anyone but especially someone who is getting started in boating. It is one of those that you will want to refer to again and again.

If you need a book on prayer or want one for a gift, this is it! A MUST! Motivating. Easy reading. Condenses much of what I have read in many books on prayer AND adds many new insights. An excellent resource.

If you're interested in reformed theology, the Puritan Bookshelf CDs are a great way to get an extensive library of books, lectures and sermons, for very little expense - and without having to search the world for them in libraries and used book stores. Every CD is packed with a wealth of wisdom and biblical instruction that goes far beyond what is generally seen in our day.

Volume Ten contains eleven books; five massive volumes written by three authors of the 17th century, along with six books by more contemporary covenanters.

"The Works of the Reverend and Learned John Lightfoot" abounds with great history lessons of New Testament times. This book includes a full description of the temple and its service, as they stood in the days when Christ was on earth - complete with a detailed, labelled drawing of the temple, done by the author himself.

Among the many valuable lessons in "The Works of the Judicious and Learned Divine, Dr. Thomas Taylor," is an exposition on Eph. 5:15. The author stresses the importance of the Christian walking circumspectly, demonstrating which areas of life this admonition applies to, and how the Christian is to gain the wisdom he needs in order to obey it. In the words of Dr. Taylor, "A circumspect Christian is not so careful for the... tilling, and sowing of his field, the pruning of his trees, the feeding of his cattle; as in fencing the heart against temptation, in sowing the seed of God's Word, in weeding of sin by the roots out of his soul, in feeding and fostering of grace."

"The Works of the late Reverend and Learned William Bates," contains more than thirty sermons on such practical subjects as forgiveness, the fear of God, and the danger of prosperity. Several of the sermons in this book were preached at the funerals of such eminent and godly men as Thomas Manton, David Clarkson and Richard Baxter.

This is only a glimpse of what is available on these wonderful CDs. I can't recommend them highly enough, to anyone who wants to study Protestant Church History from those who were there.

You can see the full listing for all 32 Puritan Bookshelf CDs online, at Still Waters Revival Books. SWRB also lists a similar set of 30 CDs in their Reformation Bookshelf CD series.

This guide was just a perfect tool to beat Quake II for me. It reminds me so much of the Doom II Guide by Prima ; a lot of helpful strategy with a sense of Marine humor. I probably wouldn't have beaten the game without it. The add-on disk was awesome!