Studios Books

An oversized book of beautiful full-color illustrations: wearable art; pieced, painted, appliqued, distressed, and embroidered fabrics; wall hangings. A short section of general instructions for related processes at the back. Many color stories, and very inspiring.

...especially if the bared body part is a man's chest. For those who fancy "the smooth all over look"...YOU WIN!

...(at least within your fantasy world) in the hairy chests of these men and REJOICE!!...there are still men who are not ashamed of their maleness, and feel compelled to create a "smooth all over" look. YUMMY!!

Pete Kuzak is definitly the sexiest and the hottest man on earth...he is sooo yummy...his face is so georgeous and more importantly his sexy beautiful body which is the most amazing body on earth...his chest is sooo hairy in a sexy way...his legs are sooo hot...his ass sooo round and firm and muscular...every person on earth would love to sleep with that guy even touch him or look at him...
his beauty is undescribable...even his eyes are soooo attractive that he seduces you just by looking at his pictures..
Buy this Calendar and you'll have wet dreams for the rest of your life...

Colt = masculinity; Colt = eroticism; Colt = fantasy; Colt = male perfectability; Colt = THE QUITESSENTIAL GAY STUDIO. 'Nuff said.

Great novel from long time Tokyo Resident, Donald Richie, that has a definite Ozu flavor to the novel's structure and ending. The novel is told from the perspective of Japanese servants working for an American homeowner in the Roppongi Hills area of Tokyo. If you ever wondered what the Japanese really think of Americans in Japan, this carefully crafted story shows the reader the true Japanese inner psyche. The Japanese are drawn up as real people with common good traits and faults alike and are not reduced to prejudiced stereotypes. Americans are also shown as real people and that's what makes the novel work. A very mature view of both cultures that is very rare to find with so much Orientalism in past literature. Richie never disappoints and you may want to read Tokyo Nights, Memoirs of the Warrior Kumagai, and A View from the Chuo Line and Other Stories for more examples of Richie's fiction.

Easily Reading and great for the beginner Herbist!

This little book is jam-packed with helpful tips for the non-professional artist/designer. While I'm sure the professional could profit from this guide, I think it is most useful to the aspiring artist/designer who has a design idea or project and needs help in getting from the creative urge to the realistic application. All kinds of how-to with precise illustrations are detailed by the author: how-to organize your desk top, drawing board and materials and supplies, how-to use inexpensive, easily-available materials to make helpful artistic devices, how-to make lettering, free-hand circles and test t-squares and triangles for "trueness" and on and on. I work in stained glass and I've found this book of great practical value for designing and for setting up a simple work space at home. I think other hobbyists and crafters would find great value for the money in this book.

This book is full of short write-ups and amazing plates and illustrations of aircraft, civilian and military (but mostly military), from the start of flying in 1903 to the end of WWII in 1945. I remember this book fondly from my childhood as initiating my interest in aviation and military history. The old-fashioned illustrations are beautiful in a way you rarely see anymore.

This book is an amazing book with so much information that will blow you away. The book took many years to write....
when you read it you will understand why. There were a few slow parts in this book, but overall a five star. Reading
second world war books is somewhat like taking a large Jig Saw puzzle and putting it together piece by piece. After
reading over 30 W.W.II books, Body Guards of Lies put a big part of the puzzle together for me. It's unbias not like
some of the books I have read from USA authors. it's a must read ...you will not be disappointed.
DJM