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The Graphic Workshop book has been a lifesaver for me in my InDesign class! As a beginner in the Graphic Arts program, this book has guided me through the steps needed to create letterheads and the logos on them. It has been so helpful to have this book along with my InDesign workbook. It was delivered in a very timely fashion and in excellent condition. Thank you so much!

Very useful and illustrative book that guides you to the entire design process. This is for both, designers and non-designers. I recommend it so much.

When the narrator says, "The man of my dreams is a man I've never met ...", I thought to myself - its all coming together now. Jameson Currier's latest collection of fiction seeks out to exploit that very indecisive and fickle nature of men. DESIRE LUST PASSION SEX is an extremely well written, entertaining and poignant collection of short fiction in which the male ego is placed under a literary microscope and dissected right before the reader's eyes. The book features nineteen short stories, many of which have been previously published in erotica anthologies and gay men's fiction journals.

Jameson Currier's stories are diverse and enigmatic as he treats all his topics with genuine expertise: the frustration of surviving the AIDS epidemic, getting romantically involved with married or "unavailable" men, the fears of getting older and the fears of still being too young and/or inexperienced. Altogether, the stories deal with real characters trying to survive in an overly sexual world. His first story, "Lessons", involves a man who has re-emerging from sexual hibernation after the peak of AIDS and answers a personal ad for a sexual trainer. To his complete disgust, he finds that the teacher is a 300 pound late 50's man named Joey. Though completely disgusted by his host, the narrator feels almost obligated to stay and have sex with him. Somehow, a strange bond forms between both men and the experience ends on a good note. If only all of Currier's characters could be so lucky. A later story, "Expatriates" involves a romance between two men at a flea market. Dru is a small-town working-class boy, who is engaged to his girlfriend of several years and Rusty, an ex-model, helps his sister run a booth at the flea market. Dru's and Rusty's friendship centers around them hooking up in Rusty's van, while Dru contemplates choosing between his girlfriend and Rusty. Ultimately, the friendship is doomed and Dru re-closets himself.

One of Currier's gifts is his ability to take very specific moments and unleash some form of hidden erotica. He turns a boy's near drowning during lifeguard lessons into a picturesque scene of man-boy love, unleashes the sullen intellect of a man snowed in with his escort and gives the personal account of wild sex with the modern day Tarzan. Gay Men will love this for this collection for its all-too-true scenarios and brisk erotic qualities. Women will love this for a sneak peak into a gay men's mind and the personal struggles between romance and sex which is worth re-reading over and over again.

An original and brilliant collection of literary gay erotica, crammed full of wit and sex. The art behind Currier's stories lies in his ability to first snare the reader's attention and then weave in all the details. Take "First Shave," for example, a terrific and arousing story about a younger gay man shaving his older boyfriend. Or "Lessons" -- which takes what appears to be a man's initial disappointment while answering a hardcore personal ad -- Butt Play 101 -- and turns it into a surprisingly touching encounter between two completely different men. Currier can be romantic ("Impromptu," about an unexpected encounter during a vacation in Venice), poignant ("Buddies," a lushly written, insightful ode about a sex buddy), and comic ("A Date with Dracula, a Trick with Tarzan," a laugh out-loud tale about one man's misadventures while on two blind dates). There are several short fiction masterpieces in this book, too: "Fearless" reveals the dating scenario between two New York men, one HIV-negative, the other HIV-positive. "What You Learn," one of the several short stories in this book written in the second person point of view, finds a 28-year-old gay man confronting the fantasy of his former swim teacher -- a man who saved him from drowning at age 15. "Snow" has a businessman trapped in a hotel room with a hustler during a blizzard. "Alibis" links a sequence of tricks through a distinctive tattoo. "Grownups" discloses sexual politics and permutations in and out of the office. And the title story delightfully catalogs the introspections and interactions between two gay couples who meet during vacations in Las Vegas -- one, mature and argumentative; the other, young and dauntless.

Dinah is, in her words at 12, 4'11" and 122 pounds. Her older brother Tony, 16 and nasty cousin Brenda, 10 and indomitable mother, hound her mercilessly about her weight. To them all roads lead to Rome and Dinah baiting has become rather a cruel sport for them. Dinah has a loving father and younger brother, Jack, 9 as allies.

That touchstone year Dinah develops other allies. She adopts a pug from a traveling shelter, she meets two elderly "husky" women and creates an imaginary world called "the green fat kingdom" where everyone is green and fat and thin is undesirable.

Indeed, Dinah does need some inner reserves. She has a perfectionistic mother who makes life miserable for her. One of her more memorable blunders was to spring a nasty surprise on Dinah. She makes her attend a nutrition program which is conducted at a special school in their town. Dinah is simply told to take the town bus there and was given no advance warning. Another nasty trick was threatening to take her pug away if she eats any desserts during a 3-month period. Nasty Brenda is allowed to get a cat and keep it in the room the girls share. Her bratty cousin skates by with murder and does everything she can to make problems for Dinah.

I didn't like the way Dinah's mother would lace into her in front of Brenda and constantly sing Brenda's praises. Dinah begs to move out of the room the girls share because she cannot stand "perfect Brenda" and her cat.

My favorite part was when Dinah, sick of Brenda and her mother's hounding and brother Tony's razzing finally stood up for herself. She let this trio of jackals know just what they were doing to her before rushing out of the house with no intention of returning. "I could find the cure for cancer and it wouldn't matter because I'm fat...the only thing that matters to you is being thin...Maybe he's trying to get away from her...And I don't blame Brenda's father for staying away this year. If I were him I'd stay away forever." Jack defends her and I cheered Jack!

I also like the way Jack said that their mother's hosting a dinner for Brenda was "a stupid idea." Brenda's father, an engineer had written her telling her he would be out of the country for one whole year. Since the girl's mother was dead, she was technically a ward of her aunt and uncle. The dinner is a bust, with everyone hounding and heckling Dinah save for Jack.

Dinah runs to the home of the "husky women." She has made friends with their nephew, who is her age. He attends the school where her nutrition counseling sessions are held; he has cerebral palsy. It is the three of them who convince Dinah she has to "go back home and fight it out" and that running away is no solution. Dinah reluctantly gives them her number and it is her father who comes to get her. During their long walk home, they clear the air between them. Once home, Dinah once again confronts her seemingly indomitable mother who finally relents and admits her behavior was reprehensible.

Dinah is allowed to move into her own room and leave bratty Brenda behind. She is also allowed to keep her pug. "I should never have held that over you. It was terribly stupid and terribly wrong," Dinah's mother says after Dinah said she took her dog with her to protect him from being returned to the pound. It is during a "confessional" of sorts with her seemingly impossible mother that Dinah is empowered to make her own decisions and take charge of her own weight and weight related issues.

Dinah is a lovable, sympathetic character whose pleas for respect and acceptance will certainly reevaluate one's response towards the weight of others.

Dinah is, in her words at 12, 4'11" and 132 pounds. Her older brother Tony, 16 and nasty cousin Brenda, 10 and indomitable mother, hound her mercilessly about her weight. To them all roads lead to Rome and Dinah baiting has become rather a cruel sport for them. Dinah has a loving father and younger brother, Jack, 9 as allies.

That touchstone year Dinah develops other allies. She adopts a pug from a traveling shelter, she meets two elderly "husky" women and creates an imaginary world called "the green fat kingdom" where everyone is green and fat and thin is undesirable.

Indeed, Dinah does need some inner reserves. She has an impossible mother who makes life miserable for her. One of her more memorable blunders was to spring a nasty surprise on Dinah. She makes her attend a nutrition program which is conducted at a special school in their town. Dinah is simply told to take the town bus there and was given no advance warning. Another nasty trick was threatening to take her pug away if she eats any desserts during a 3-month period. Nasty Brenda is allowed to get a cat and keep it in the room the girls share. Her bratty cousin skates by with murder and does everything she can to make problems for Dinah.

I didn't like the way Dinah's mother would lace into her in front of Brenda and constantly sing Brenda's praises. Dinah begs to move out of the room the girls share because she cannot stand "perfect Brenda" and her cat.

My favorite part was when Dinah, sick of Brenda and her mother's hounding and brother Tony's razzing finally stood up for herself. She let this trio of jackals know just what they were doing to her before rushing out of the house with no intention of returning. "I could find the cure for cancer and it wouldn't matter because I'm fat...the only thing that matters to you is being thin...Maybe he's trying to get away from her...And I don't blame Brenda's father for staying away this year. If I were him I'd stay away forever." Jack defends her and I cheered Jack!

I also like the way Jack said that their mother's hosting a dinner for Brenda was "a stupid idea." Brenda's father, an engineer had written her telling her he would be out of the country for one whole year. Since the girl's mother was dead, she was technically a ward of her aunt and uncle. The dinner is a bust, with everyone hounding and heckling Dinah save for Jack.

Dinah runs to the home of the "husky women." She has made friends with their nephew, who is her age. He attends the school where her nutrition counseling sessions are held; he has cerebral palsy. It is the three of them who convince Dinah she has to "go back home and fight it out" and that running away is no solution. Dinah reluctantly gives them her number and it is her father who comes to get her. During their long walk home, they clear the air between them. Once home, Dinah once again confronts her seemingly indomitable mother who finally relents and admits her behavior was reprehensible.

Dinah is allowed to move into her own room and leave bratty Brenda behind. She is also allowed to keep her pug. "I should never have held that over you. It was terribly stupid and terribly wrong," Dinah's mother says after Dinah said she took her dog with her to protect him from being returned to the pound. It is during a "confessional" of sorts with her seemingly impossible mother that Dinah is empowered to make her own decisions and take charge of her own weight and weight related issues.

Dinah is a lovable, sympathetic character whose pleas for respect and acceptance will certainly reevaluate one's response towards the weight of others.

Hilarious fun with just enough 'yuk' factor to tickle any young child or the child in any adult.
Mikel Reuter former primary teacher current public library story lady

A delightful book which will appeal to children from the longing to be independent terrible twos, to prereaders who can supply the missing rhyming word, to older children who will appreciate the fun in finding a cow, a boat, even a pizza in Claire's hair. Excellent illustrations, full of imaginative details, fill the pages. I loved this book! As a former classroom teacher and grandparent to six, I know children will love it also.

This book is a WINNER! I was recently privileged to see a pre-publication copy of The Dirtiest Hair in the World. Based upon my personal background as both a primary teacher and elementary school principal (whose daily schedule included reading good fiction in classrooms), I KNOW children are going to react with delight and laughter to this wild and well-written story. Its rhyming pattern allows young children to "predict" the "next word", and its not-so-subtle hygienic message is delivered with fantasy and humor. The illustrations are gorgeous and detailed, and young children will be scanning each page for the tiny green inchworm character. I know this book will be on my Christmas shopping list!

The book arrived in a timely manner and was in great condition. I would do business with this seller again.

The fourth volume, "Discipleship" in the Bonhoeffer works series is an outstanding representation of not just Bonhoeffer the theologian, but Bonhoeffer the man as well. The fresh translation brings back to life the passion with which this man of God lived his life. Bonhoeffer viewed the church of his day as falling away from the teachings of Jesus, but within the pages of, "Discipleship", he writes of what is necessary of the Christian, in order that he or she may be true disciples of Christ.

Joe R is one of a kind. His writing is at once streetwise and refined. His language is stripped of all pretention and this book (a novel that reads like an epic poem) is a hard hit to your gut. Very cool.

I've been a Joe R. fan for around 5 years now and I must say he takes his writing a step further in this collection. Joe always uses the right mix of language, empathy and emotion in his work. I recommend it highly.

If you follow the program, which is easy to do if you are serious about your goals, you will defintely lose weight. The book teaches you some very valuable information about nutrition and also the reasons you've probably failed on diets. Basically, you are allowed 4 breads, 2 dairy, 3(? or 4) fruit, 4 (? or 3) veggies, and 2 fats. As a man at 5'11, I was allowed 7 meats. The amount of meat allowed varies based on sex and size. I think the minimum meat is 4. The book lists all kinds of food and what size portions are allowed. Here are some examples, a dairy is about 1 cup of milk. A bread is basically one slice. One fruit is a medium sized apple. One veggie is half (?or a whole cup) of green beans. The fats are things like butter, peanut butter, etc.

I bought this book in the 90s when I was in school. I went from 180 to 160 pounds during the summer vacation. That 20-25 pounds made a huge difference in my appearance and confidence as a teenager. Using all the valuable nutrition information in the book, I easily kept off the weight.

A decade later, I gained a lot of sympathy weight when my wife was pregnant. After our son was born, I searched and searched for the book... my mom had taken it! So, I bought another and my wife and I lost around 30 pounds.

I noticed that during the first week or so, I worried about getting enough to eat even though that was never a problem. After I figured out what size I like each of my meals, I found myself having leftover portions at the end of the day. But, you are supposed to eat all of your portions. However, you can save them up if you know you'll be at a party or something the next day or so.

Here's basically how a days worth of meals would go:
breakfast
1 cup of shredded wheat
1 cup of 1% milk (use skim for more weight loss, I used 1/2 in cereal & 1/2 to drink)
1 orange

Snack
Handful of almonds, pecans, etc (These counted as either a fat or a meat)
Some kind of veggie

lunch
sandwich w/2 slices of wheat bread, 2 slices of turkey/ham/whatever, 1 slice of cheese, and mustard
1 apple
maybe a salad with a little vinigarette or dressing... (lettuce is a free food... eat up!!! but, normal dressing counts as a fat)

Snack
1/2 cup of blueberries (lots of antioxidants)

dinner
4 oz of chicken breast
1 cup of green beans
1 slice of bread
salad
1 cup of milk

If you notice, that left me with another veggie. I usually had more left and had to figure out how to fit them in during the day.

I also quit drinking sodas. That made a huge difference since they are probably 100 calories each. I now drink lots of water, tea, and green tea. My wife drinks those and Diet Dr. Pepper.

Good luck... this invaluable book will get you there.

I actually bought this 9 years ago. I stubbornly committed to the program not waivering once. Within 5 months I lost 70 lbs!! Please know that at the same time I also started a power walking routine which I faithfully performed 1 hour per day every day. I found the diet easy to follow since you go by portions and therefore are able to eat with the family. Like the saying goes, "JUST DO IT!"

I highly recommend this book, not only is it informative, but it is beautifully written. An eye opener for everyone.

Tim Sneed tells it from the heart -- growing up in poor, rural Tennessee, raising himself up by his bootstraps, but still remembering where his roots are and how to care for his fellow American. Through his stories, anecdotes, and vignettes of political life in America, Tim Sneed shares his hope and dreams for our country.

This book provides excellent information on the band Green Day and their awesome album Dookie. It was absolutely wonderful and I would totally recommend it to anyone and their family!

Alrighty, this is a great book, FOR GUITAR PLAYERS!!! I play guitar, and this has all the chords/solos on 1 of the best albumz ever (besides INTERNATIONAL SUPERHITS), Dookie. But I mainly wrote this review to aware you people, that this book has NOTHING about green day's stories, interviews, etc. All it has is the songs TAB, not a documentary. Hope i helped some of u confuzed people.

This volume is not a single work, but two: "The Firebird", by Edmund Cooper, and "From the World's End" by Roger Lancelyn Green (of Robin Hood fame) are bound into a single volume. Both are very well-written fantasies, focusing on the famed Phoenix and its legendary rebirth. Both novels are said to be allegories rich in imagery and analogues; I think they're just fine writing. Read them for the story.

These will both soon be rediscovered as modern classics of fantasy.

While the fantasy masters (Morris, Dunsany, etc.) republished in the Ballantine Adult Fantasy Series continue to remain in print, the authors of this slim but rewarding volume have been sadly forgotten. Presenting a pairing of two allegorical novellas dealing with the Phoenix of myth, it succeeds both as entertainment & something deeper. Let me especially note Cooper's "The Firebird" -- if his use of the Journey of Life is straightforward, his detailed images, rich colors, & evocative landscapes bring that journey to vivid life. The novella is as much a tone poem, a flowing music, as it is narrative; it deserves to be much better known. And Green's "From the World's End" is subtle & literate work, with pyschological depth. Together, these two novellas will transport readers & leave them thoughtful afterwards. Those looking for typical action & adventure will be disappointed; those looking for insight & mythic resonance will find both in abundance. Highly recommended!