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An beautiful presentation of Denise and Samuel Wallace and their work. This is definately a coffeetable book.

fabulous book, with amazing photographs of this work!

We really enjoyed the book. The illustrations are wonderful. Just another great job from Louis Sherr Dubin. The book is a must have. The pictures are the highest standard of photography and the explanations are outstanding. Arctic Transformation is for all ages and highly recommended.

Gabi Barat

You won't disappointed in this book. It reads nicely about how Denise and Samual have collaborated to create their unusal jewerly. This is a extraordinary book with fold-out photos of their beautiful belts. They desribe their creative process and how Denise's cultural background has influneced their work. She shares imagaes of her family. Each pieces take many hours to create and they are a very driven couple and this is a must have books for folks who love native influnced jewlery and folks who enjoy jewelry.

I am usually interested in art books more focused on painters and it didn't occur to me that such beautiful artistic expressions could be achieved in jewelry.
In this book, Lois S.Dubin, lovingly and with extremely interesting cultural context, lays out these amazing artists that I wouldn't have otherwise come to know about.
I enjoyed looking at their art and at the same time learned a lot about the culture from which they emerged.
Many thanks to Lois S.Dubin!

My knowledge of English just isn't good enough to do justice to this artist and this book. Robert Bateman translated into paintings all the enchantment I have felt for nature since I was a child. Wish I was much younger to try to follow his footsteps!! Marvellous book!

To see a Robert Bateman work is to glimpse a moment in Nature's time when an elk treks across a vast winter landscape of snow, conifers & mountains; or a stream bank where tender green plants glow against the moist earth & a minute bird perches; or a trumpeting bull elephant confronts you in a storm of dust. Roger Tory Peterson has written an expressive introduction & Ramsay Derry's profile of the artist makes good reading - especially as he's included a history of who Robert Bateman is; where he's lived; several works-in-progress sketches; photos of the artist in action & on location. A worthy addition to your library.

This book, together with "The World of Robert Bateman" is one of the best wildlife art books ever published, and truly shows Bateman at his best. The later collections (especially the very last ones) don't even come close to the beauty of the paintings in these two books. In most paintings the animal is just one character, sometimes not even the main one, while the landscape and the surroundings (depicted in marvelous and maddening detail) almost always plays a central role. Here Bateman shows to be a master of the techniques he uses, and creates pictures of stunning beauty who truly come to life. Both books are highly highly recommended if you life "realistic" wildlife art.

THE ART OF ROBERT BATEMAN appears in its 25th anniversary edition to include text by Ramsay Derry and an introduction by noted ornithologist Roger Tory Peterson himself as it provides a stunning blend of full-page color wildlife images and accompanying artist profile. This was the artist's first book and cemented his career: its re-appearance is perfect for collections who either don't have the original or find their lending copies worn.

I have 3 Bateman books all are special ,a book for everyone to enjoy

"Van Zant closes his folder and looks at Mace, who remains silent
and impassive.
`A blue-collar kid who makes it as a top lawyer and a serious
collector. . . trashes a forty-one million dollar Picasso. Mr. Carlson,
you are on the cutting edge of inconsistency.'" (Page 24)

There is no question that Mace Carlson did the shocking crime. The hard part is the why. Also hard is the fact that in this review, it really isn't possible to say what the crime was without blowing the book. Even though, for the reader, the crime happens early on, to know in advance the specifics of the crime would remove some of the shock value. Suffice it to say that the crime is intense and no humans or animals were hurt by it.

Emotions are something else entirely. Mace's action propels him into a prolonged stay at the Rothko Suite of the New York Police Department's Art Crime Unit. With much of his time spent in solitary confinement, he has a lot of time to contemplate his action. He also has plenty of time to contemplate how his action has affected others including the son of his former lover. His case provides the fodder for a media firestorm as his action becomes a polarizing statement for both sides in the art world.

Part satire, part crime novel, the resulting read is a mesmerizing book that pulls readers along at a frantic pace. Occasionally, very graphic in terms of language, this is a novel that considers the current art world and finds things less than satisfactory. Rich in depth and character, the novel works on all levels and as a result is a very good read I wish I had read sooner.


Kevin R. Tipple (copyright) 2006

Mace Caslon seemed to have it all. He had been a brilliant student with a full scholarship to Williams College, graduated top fifth from Yale Law School and now he is a full partner in one of the most respected law firms on Wall Street and a serious collector of contemporary art. Yet one day he walks into the Metropolitan Museum of Art and throws acid on Universal Woman, a Picasso painting which just sold for forty-one million dollars. The question is why? This is something everyone wants to know. His act puts him in the middle of a media crazed frenzy. Everyone has something to say including television personalities, artists, museum officials, collectors, dealers, lawyers, a U.S. attorney looking to enter the Senate, psychiatrists, ex-lovers and anti-art demonstrators. Everyone wants their time in the spotlight...everyone wants to know why.

Artrage is not a mystery of who-done-it but why-done-it. Thru an in depth character study Aison takes a close look at our society and it's fascination with so called "celebrities" and their fifteen minutes of fame. He lampoons the art world, art connoisseurs, the media and our society's remote control personality which cause us to latch onto whoever is in the spotlight at the moment and forget about it seconds later when the next "celebrity" comes along. Aison has created a fascinating novel filled with interesting characters and a thought provoking storyline that will leave you thinking about it long after you finish reading it.

I opened "Artrage" and very soon found myself hooked. Here's a combined realistic portrait, caricature, and merry send-up of the whole current Manhattan culture mix. I kept seeing one icon after another, most with pie in their faces or on their behinds,, but also a number of individuals ---- Mace, Margo, Nick (especially) ---- who are sympathetically drawn and who, at times, touch the heart. That's quite a feat, and it provides some fine hours and good lingering thoughts to ponder.

Artrage is an amazing exploration that takes a seemingly simple act of vandalism and expands it into a brilliant and witty examination of today's cultural perversions. The author has managed to skewer the art scene, TV shows, politics, sex - you name it. I was dazzled by his ability to move from one scene to another without any of the conventional transitions. As a reader I wasn't bothered by the author's refusal to give in to a pat explanation for the initial "crime." Aison is a true original.

An intensely engaging story, skillfully structured. Everett Aison's "Artrage" unlocked sensations I long ago encountered with Camus' "The Stranger": Mystery, Ambivalence, Motivation; and a powerfully peculiar appreciation that the world I'd anticipated is far from rational.

Harris Sklar has captured the essence of life on the backstretch. The pictures are gorgeous, and the people and horses come to life through the skillful intermingling of text and photographs. The backstretch really is a small city -- of people who work very, very hard and have dedicated their lives to chasing an elusive dream. They are out every morning, often in the worst kind of weather. Anyone who works with Thoroughbreds risks life and limb every day. This book is a tribute to their dedication. The section on Smarty Jones is compelling. My favorite picture is the one of Smarty galloping, his neck arched, the rider standing straight up in the stirrups. Talk about raw horsepower. Wow!

The track can be the height of glamour and ceremony where the genteel hang out with the touts. This book has haunting images of a whole invisible underworld society that is surprisingly complex. There is pathos and charm in these people's devotion to the horses and the challenges of producing a winner. The inside story on Smarty Jones was a special treat. Highly recommended for anyone who loves horses.

This book is a tour de force. The photographs perfectly capture the magnificence of the horses and the special relationship they have with those who care for them--a relationship that's rarely seen or appreciated by even the most avid racing fans. Sklar shows us a world few of us know (the backstretch), and it's almost uncanny how well he does it. I look forward to more work by this fine photographer. Highly recommended.

This book is about people, not only horses; an insider's view of a self-contained community little known to most of us. This is an informative, enlightening, candid exposure to the bonds between the workers and their families who RESIDE at the racetrack with each other and with the horses to which they dedicate their lives. The photographer evokes empathy from the reader because of his unusual sensitivity and stirring photos. It is a treat to enter and savor this special place.

I found the book to be entertaining as well as informative. It's like watching the making of a movie with spectacular photos of every aspect. The imagery evokes emotions from my childhood when I would go to the track with my father. I would recommend this to anybody who has ever felt a love for the sport of horseracing or just wanted to know more about it. You won't be disappointed.

This book entertains children in the classical sense of both pleasing and enriching. It is stimulating to the imagination and character-building. The words and illustrations fuse to create a rich atmosphere of foreboding, courage, and hope. In theme, Beowulf, the hero, uses his strength--both physical and moral--to rescue the needy. In technique, the kennings (an Old English literary device) in this adaptation carry the compelling grit and grace of the original--the grace of painful self-sacrifice.

Having taught _Beowulf_ on the high school level, I recognize the invigorating effect of heroic ideals on a developing mind and character--as well as the lack of motivation morally without such ideals. Literature like this paints personal courage vividly for children of an age more readily responsive and more likely to preserve these life-affirming attributes.

What child would not cringe when "from the marsh-mists the monster came slinking"? But never fear; the hero cries, "I am Beowulf the Geat, crusher of foes, slayer of giants, and wrestler of sea-monsters. I have come to free Heorot from evil. Do not deny me, but may victory heal your hearts."

My brother and sister in law bought this picture book of Beowulf for me for Christmas. As a librarian in an elementary school I am always on the lookout for quality literature that the children will enjoy. I remembered studying Beowulf in high school so was intrigued that it had been done in picture book format. The text is simple, yet retains poetic feel. The book has footnotes with phonemic pronunciations of the character's names and there is an appendix at the back that not only names the characters and who they are, but also defines literary terms such as epic, kenning, litotes, metonymy. The illustrations are luminous. The monster, Grendel is appropriately very dragonlike and dark. There will apparently be two more volumes that follow this, the second entitled Beowulf Book Two: The Monster's Mother.

I'm anxious to introduce this book to students who enjoy Mary Pope Osborne's Tales of the Odyssey. Tales from the Odyssey: The One-Eyed Giant - Book #1 (Tales from the Odyssey) I predict it will be checked out often and enjoyed by many students.

This book was highly anticipated in our household - our children are enamored with the stories of ferocious villains and the brave heroes who vanquish them. "Beowulf - Grendel the Ghastly" did not disappoint. The ancient story is told with beautiful word pictures that make it a delight to narrate for children not yet able to read. Our children are under the age of four (girls too!) and sit through the telling, eagerly awaiting the arrival of the fearless prince come to set free the despairing land held in the evil grip of the monster. The telling and illustrations are extremely complementary - both author and illustrator have woven together a masterful adaptation that should become a children's classic.

Beowulf: Grendel the Ghastly is not just a book for children, it's for anyone who loves a good story and beautiful art. I've read and studied Anglo-Saxon literature for years, and I can honestly say that this is among my favorite versions of Beowulf. The text, adapted for a young, non-academic audience, is fast-paced and easy to read, but still retains the beauty and much of the characteristic diction of the original. And the illustrations are simply outstanding--they're what really sell this book.

On a side note, Grendel the Ghastly only deals with the first third of Beowulf--Beowulf's arrival and defeat of Grendel--but apparently two more volumes are on their way. They'll certainly be worth the wait.

Highly recommended.

This new version of a timeless tale of bravery, told through accessible and fanciful language alongside intricate & lovely illustrations, is perfect for children everywhere who are growing to be mighty people of the world. Michelle Szobody does an excellent job of choosing words that communicate the true story of Beowulf, while keeping the "fear factor" of the piece low. The illustrations maintain the fanciful elements of the story and keep the imagination rolling with its own pictures of what lurks in corners. Extremely well done.

yes i agree they need to bring bj and the bear out on dvd. all the old shows are coming back with a big hit, why not this one too!!! we need more movies like this out!

HE DROVE A KENWORTH K100 ,NOT A FREIGHTLINER..... I WISH THEY WOULD BRING IT BACK OUT ON DVD.

I agree BJ and the Bear needs to come out on DVD. I also use to watch this show. I have bought alot of the other shows from the late 70s to the early 80s and would diffently buy this one.

I love Billy J. McKay offroad stories , I love Sheriff Lobo and Deputy Perking characters too. I wish it will be on DVD very soon.

I used to watch this show on tv;It was on every Friday Night with Greg(BJ)Bear(His pet CHIMP)AND His Freightliner (Semi-Tractor cabover). It was the best HOUR OF MY LIFE AT THAT TIME.
YOU COULD SAY THAT THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME (UNTIL THE SHOWS CANCELLATION) THAT I Became A "BEAR" FAN" HA! HA! AND I LIVE IN WISCONSIN

I'm a fan of urban legends, and have read Dr. Brunvan's books, so I picked this up for my son. We had a good time reading it (its gross in some parts, but he didn't mind!) also has an chapter by Dr.Brunvan. I'd recommend it.

My students loved this book, and the two others in this series. We did a unit on folklore, and these "modern" legends really brought the topic to life for them. Thanks to the publisher for bringing these out.

I met the person who wrote this book on a plane and she gave me her book. I loved it! I let my friend burrow it and he loved it and we have another friend who wants to read it now. I would read this book again. I would like to say thank you ot the author of the book.

This book is chock-full of all your favorite gruesome (and hilarious) urban-legends -- they're all here: Mikey and the pop rocks, the baby-in-the-oven, and of course, the chicken-fried-rat -- I get spine-tinglin' shivers just thinkin' about them! It's the perfect page-turner and great for slumber parties, camp fires and weenie-roasts (just be sure to check the meat!)...

I like R.L.Stine books and this book was like that but it was stories like that. I would tell you if you like R.L>stine books that you would like to read this and look at the pictures.

This is the most easy to read & comprehend book about houseplants that I've ever seen. Each plant is shown in color and rated on an very easy - very difficult basis, which is extra important when deciding on which plants to purchase. The book tells you commom problems of each plant and tips & hints on how to care for them. I check with this book before I purchase ANY plant!

A must buy for the houseplant lover!

Equipped with beautiful color photographs and clearly written text. Specific care and problem info boxes are provided for each plant, each of which is listed by both Latin and common names.

Before this book, the few plants we had were just barely surviving. Plants received as gifts invaribly died. It was horrible.

Then we got this book. We have filled our house with a variety of planets and our plants are doing extremely well. We now give cuttings and detailed care instructions to other people who love plants. Evans' book is very easy to use, it is an extremely attractive book with a color photo of each plant, and we consult it all of the time both as a reference and as guide to which plants we would like to add to the house. It is a pleasure just leafing through this book!

This is a great reference book for all levels of houseplant lovers (I have about 30 houseplants spread throughout my small house). I think the most useful part of this book is how the author rates each of the 200+ plants referenced as "Very Easy, Easy, Difficult, Very Difficult." These ratings refer to the ease (or difficulty) in growing these plants indoors. I've already consulted the book probably a dozen times before buying a particular plant, i.e., if I know a plant is going to be "difficult" or "very difficult," I usually think twice about the amount of time and work that might be involved with sustaining the plant.

In addition to ranking the plants like I've described, the author lists common problems associated with each plant, the fixes for these problems, how to proprigate, the average life-span, where to place the plant, how big/small you can expect the plant to get, and much much more information.

I'm a plant lover and consider myself knowledgeable on houseplants, but I get this book out at least once a week to either reference something about my existing plants or plan my next purchase. I enjoyed this book so much, I recently purchased one as a gift for my mother, who is also a plant lover.

If Amazon has this book in stock (it frequently goes on backorder I've noticed), get it. You won't be disappointed.

This book has a short "introductory" section that goes over the basics. I've seen a number of books that have more general information than this one. However, I think this book does an outstanding job of giving very specific information on each plant in its listing of 100+ plants.

Each listing shows a color photo or drawing of a typical specimen. At the top of each listing is a rating from "Very Easy" to "Very Difficult" on the difficulty of caring for this plant. This can be very useful when selecting plants. (It also makes me feel better when I look up a plant that just croaked and found that other people don't have much luck with it either!) Another handy bit of information is the section on "Problems". Each plant listing has a "Problem" section that includes more than just pest problems, but issues like overwatering, light issues, etc. When I get a new plant I like to look it up here so I know what I'm getting into.

This is definitely a great book to have on hand if you have a number of houseplants.

The only improvement that could be made is the coupons in the back of the book could have expiration dates a little later in the following year. I purchased this book in January of 2000 for a trip in Febuary and the coupons touted as saving up to $1000 expired in December of 1999. Other than that the book is very eazy to understand and will be very useful in our upcoming trip.

We used this book on our trip and saved *much* more than the cost of the book by using the coupons inside.

This is the best guide I have come across for Walt Disney World and the Orlando area. I had purchased several different books in 1999 when we took our first trip. I am purchasing this book again for our upcoming trip. Each park and it's attractions are covered in detail with helpful Power Trip info that helps make the most of your time. In addtion there are several other Orlando attractions that are covered in this book with detail covering Universal's parks and Sea World.

The book also reviews many hotels including Disney's, critiquing each in detail. Includes pricing and some of the ameneties, tips on the best times to travel to Orlando in relation to crowds, weather, and how to negotiate the best packages and pricing.

The candidness of the author and reviewers of the parks contained within this book are remarkable and really helped us plan our trip using our limited time to the best of our advantage.

I highly recommend this book as one to use to plan your Orlando vacation.

I think this book is great for fun family vacations. I have used it myself. My family had the best time. We knew where everything was and how to find it. This guide is easy to read and gives great directions. It shows maps great detailed maps of anywhere you want to go. Buy this book. Your family and you will have the best time!

We used this book on our vacation and saved *much* more than the cost of the book by using the great coupons inside.

Why hasn't someone thought of this subject before?!. Nobody ever thinks about dog compatibiliy based on astrological signs. People consider everthing else such as size, temperment, looks, but not personality compatibility. This book is a fast smart read that answers that question. I'm getting a Pug with a Gemini birthday. Let's go, breeder!!!
Phil S. Huntington Woods Mi.
P.S. The photos of dogs are terriffic,also!

I came across this book on myspace and thought the crazy dog lovers have really stretched it this time. As a sane dog lover and closet horoscope whore myself, I must say the concept of Dog Stars got me a bit curious. The photos on their myspace page are exceptional, I was sold. I was quite surprised by how closely this book describes my Cancer dog who is super sensitive, moody, cranky, loving and nurturing all at the same time.

I am a HUGE dog lover and my friend couldn't wait till Christmas to give this book to me. She dogsits for me frequently and knows my dog very well. I thought the book was cute and silly at first until I read my dog's chapter. I was floored! I have a weimie who happens to be a Virgo and it's him, word for word! The compatibility guide for us is also right on! This book is witty and hilarious, a dog lover's must have!

I received this book as a gift and am thrilled with it. It's unusual, fun and offers an eye-opening look at my relationship with my best friend, Koko. The photographs are beautiful. A great gift!

This fun book has the most beautiful pictures of dogs I have ever seen. The book is very informative and funny at the same time. It made me understand my dog's personlity even better!