Studios Books

This story is fantastic in its dealing with leaving certain things in life up to mystery. A touch of Wimsy and with excellent illustration.

Not for the easily offended! This comic collection pokes fun at comic book stereotypes in a clever way. Awesome art!

This coffee table size book is filled with photo's I have not seen in most other sports books. My favoite players are here, almost life size!Mantle and Martin kicked back and enjoying their time off fishing. Whitey Ford at the beach with his family are just a few of the fun photo's. Then, star after star are diplayed in full page, full color shots with stats! Then towards the back is another full gallaxy of sport stars!Joe Louis & Floyd Patterson, I can sit for hours and read about the greatest players of all time, an feel like they are right there with me!

My baby and I love this cd and board book combo! I really like that the adult singers don't sound stupid or childish or patronizing. And I'm glad to finally have the complete lyrics to all these children's songs.

This book includes music and lyrics to: the farmer in the dell, old king cole, sing a song of sixpence, little miss muffet, gingerbread man, hickory dickory dock, little bo peep, jack and jill, star light star bright, mary mary quite contrary, rain rain go away, and yankee doodle.

This hardcover book is a collection of monsters for the D&D 3rd Edition game. Done under the d20 Open Gaming License, this is a small company product presenting the gamer with a small assortment of creatures to use in the game. Though it has a few minor flaws of it own, it excells as a supplement to a D&D game, and in many respects excedes the quality of the monster supplements released by the larger companies.

This book introduces 61 new monsters, drawing on all types and sizes. They range in Challenge Rating (CR) from 1/4 to 18, with a fair distribution up to CR 13, and one or two of each CR up to 18, and the largest number of creatures falling into CR 3. The introduction to the book claims that the CRs are probably lower than other game supplement producers might rate them, but I've found that Challenge Ratings are largely arbitrary among the other supplements anyway. This product seems to have given a bit more thought into the ratings than Wizards might.

The descriptions of the monsters include more depth than any other product I've seen. In addition to the brief descriptions and standard combat abilities, each monster page includes a section on PC Suitability, ranging from "High. This is a PC race" to "Zero. GMs who allow [this monster as a PC] are insane." If a race has any PC suitability at all, they are given a level equivalent in the stats block.

Another new section in this book is the "Usage" section, which presents a few ideas, or "hooks," on how to introduce this creature to your campaign. Every single monster is presented on two more more pages, with a fair number taking up 3 or 4 pages of good solid game and campaign information. Though the illustrations are all black and white, they are all very high quality artwork.

An additional feature of this book is the "Bada--" sections in the description of a few of the PC races. This section gives a named individual of the race described, given levels in PC classes, generally brought up to a CR of 11-13, compelte with an illustration of the character. The stats of such creatures are fairly high, unlike some of the high-level monsters and creatures included in more popular products, which in my campaign approaches the stat level of the PCs. Finally, a game company that knows that the players are not average characters! I like this book.

Those flaws I mentioned are ever so minor. For one thing, the book is too small. The 61 new monsters here left me hungry for more. I want to see more stuff from these guys. Also, some of the monster abilities don't strictly conform to the d20 formulaic approach to special abilities, which means little, since all the other independent d20 products I've seen have similar quirks. Another minor problem I had was that I couldn't reconcile the CR given for some of the "bada--" character examples with the level equivalent given for the race. Minor editing flaw or printer's typo, or just a different method of calculation. Whichever, it barely detracts from the quality of the product.

After the monster descriptions is an appendix section which, in addition to listing monsters by type, size, and CR, also gives a brief overview of a possible campaign setting. In this section is a short description of several areas of a campaign world which DMs might take inspiration from to set their game in. This section is unfortunately, but necessarily, brief. Though this campaign information is included, the makers of this book assert that these monsters can be fit into nearly any existing campaign as they are. Also in the appendix are two new feats and a listing of the Monster Summoning level of the outsiders included in the book ("You must be this tall to summon this monster"). Useful information that could easily be fit into most any campaign.

In the deluge of d20 products available under the Open Gaming License, it's hard to tell which products are good, and which are a waste of money. If you're looking for a well-presented high-quality collection of challenging and original monsters, Liber Bestarius does not disappoint.

My book is a hardcover edition, and I bought it after I fell in love with his tropical paintings and had already purchased his painting entitled "Reflective Paradise" He started out working for Walt Disney Studios as a supervisor of the animation department. This book provides a look into the mind and soul of the artist. If you are looking a painting to capture the beauty of the Tropics then this artist is the one you want. His book definitely puts you in a tropical state of mind!

This is the finest work on Confederation that exists. Peter Waite did the research for this book as a graduate student working under Donald Creighton, Canada's great historian and biographer. The Life and Times of Confederation put a human face on the process of joining the scattered colonies of British North America in the 1860s, recreating the day by day process, including the possibility, even probability, of failure. It also explains the national feelings that soon allowed Canada to move west to the Pacific. As always Professor Waite has a sharp eye for character and a good story. He drew the material from all available sources in either official language and from records in Britain and elsewhere. It is a work of first-class research and historical imagination, the product of a great writer.

No one, French or English-speaking, can understand how Confederation came about or its subsequent discontents without reading this wonderful book. More than 30 years after first printing, it is still without equal.

The reader should also know about Professor Waite's next book, Canada 1874 - 1896: Arduous Destiny, which explains how Confederation worked out in practice - another very rich work and equally readable.

Allison Whittenberg's LIFE IS FINE tells of loner Samara's struggles with a distant mother and overbearing mother's boyfriend, and her attraction to a new teacher who helps introduce her to larger possibilities in her life. When Mr. Brooks vanishes, she finds that he may not be all he seemed after all - and questions which of her newfound dreams she can hold onto.

Joan Bestwick's Life's Little Berry Cookbook: 101 Berry Recipes is a celebration of recipes showcasing the versatility and taste of berries incorporated into breakfast, lunch, dinner, and dessert menus. From Cran-Twist Turkey Sandwiches, Blueberry Bran Muffins, and Raspberry Spinach Salad with Raspberry Vinegar Dressing, to Strawberry Peanut Salad, Cranberry Coleslaw, Blueberry Orange Salad, Blackberry Pecan Pie, and Blueberry-Strawberry Buckle, Life's Little Berry Cookbook offers savory, mouth-watering, nutritional, family pleasing recipes that are a delightful, kitchen cook friendly addition to the menu year round.

Rhubarb Jam - Cook 2 quarts chopped rhubarb and and 6 cups sugar until thick. Pour into sterile jars and seal. And that's not even the easiest recipe! Every one I've tried has been just delicious. This is one of those cookbooks that's destined to be dog-eared and splattered.