Watson Books

I just got this book and it is wonderful! This book is well laid out, with step by step instructions, and lots of pictures. These are not cards for your kids to make. These are cards adults or older children will make that the recipient will keep as treasured keepsakes. Techniques such as marbling, crayon batik, bleach stamping, embossing, teabag folded cards, pop-up cards and calligraphy. Unfortunately that list doesn't do justice to the variety and beauty of the examples and explanations shown in the book.

This isn't just another idea book-- it's an art primer. It goes beyond rubber stamping, although there are some very good instructions for rubber stamping. You can also explore plastic wrap prints, fabric and salt prints, and marbling to name a few. There's even a section on creative card lettering! This is for exploring many types of art media in card making endeavors. I highly recommend it.

This is a well written and informative book full of colorful examples. I was primarily interested in learning Bargello design techniques. That chapter was very good. The tip on using adhesive backed foot pads to make straight seams really works! I also particularly liked the chapter on wearable quilt art.

In addition to the mechanics of quilting the author covers quite extensively the artistic elements of quilting. Throughout the book are insets titled "Color Note" which I found helpful in explaining the effects that different color fabrics have on each other.

This is an excellent book. It has lots of color and shows quilting techniques and projects from stool and pillow covers to clothing. The text descriptions are clear and easy to follow. Photos of the work of a many other diverse quilting artists offer great ideas for advanced quilters and inspiration for beginners. I get new ideas every time I read it.

hello? publisher??? an updated version is badly needed for this excellent book!

Excellent book on art materials. Modern and informative. I would recommend it to any artist. Very hard to find this book.
There is a definite need to re-publish this book. I trust this book more then many others that I have on art materials.

The Art Of Persuasion is a must-read for salespeople in all venues. It instructs the reader in techniques that have been refined since the 1970's, though practiced for eons before then, concerning the networking and rapport-building skilles salespeople use to form connections with others and move their goods. According to The Art Of Persuasion, salespeople are "the ultimate street-corner psychologists" - the ability of a truly expert salesperson to connect with and understand how his client thinks is worthy of a top-dollar mental health professional. The Art Of Persuasion explains in detail how Neurolinguistic Programming, or NLP, can be used to foster such connections - whether by something as simple as speaking in visual terms to another who does the same, to more complex dealings with intractible individuals. Human interaction skills will give the reader the ability to close sales that seemed impossible before, yet The Art Of Persuasion is enthusiastically recommended for anyone who has to interact daily with others - the skills delineated can smooth the rough edges of almost any encounter.

"The Art of Persuasion" is specifically geared toward sales persuasion. Although most of the information could be used in other situations where you find the need to influence others this is not the primary focus. On the other hand, if you want to be a better sales person, if you want customer loyalty and satisfaction, if you want to prevent "buyers remorse", or find yourself in need of any other sales related influencing techniques this may be just what you are looking for.

The book is laid out like a workbook so you can practice what you are learning. It has one of the best sections I have seen on building rapport and choosing words that the other person can quickly identify with. It also has a fine section on how to elicit the appropriate information from the prospect in order to help them get the value they need from a purchase.

"The Art of Persuasion" is well organized and presents the information in an easy to understand, and more importantly easy to implement manner. It is a recommended purchase for anyone in the sales related field.

Lot of good material here on all aspects of design, focused in on the broad subject of typographic design. A must for any dedicated typographer or designer.

I have Martin's class this semester. Great guy and teacher, he is very good at explaining typography in a vivid, easy to absorb way. He is very open to new things unlike the other old school typographer. He can give one simple piece of advice and make your design stronger.I read this book briefly before this semester, I could not stop until I had to leave my friend's house. Most typography books I have come across are very arrogant and trying to be sophisticated. Martin's book is very down to earth and inspiring. There are some assignments at the end of the book. They are simply fun to do... A must have for beginners(I wished this was my first typography book) to advance typographers. The only thing is that this book is in black and white... some colors would be nice

So often the big coffee table sized Art Books may be splendid to peruse, but their contents are usually limited to Western Art. Robert Belton in this very generous and lavishly illustrated tome seeks to fill that gap by devoting a significant amount of his book to the art of Eastern Civilizations, Tribal Art and art from places from where we have very few examples - until now.

The writing is erudite without reverting to 'artspeak' and the layout of the book, obeying the thought of alphabetizing to facilitate cross referencing, is not only helpful to the entire spectrum of art majors to art novices, it makes the book one of those to which we can turn for quick information. Belton does not gloss over important changes in the fluid movement of art history. Quite the contrary, his writing exceeds expectations set by other 'big pretty art books'. This is one volume that can easily be recommended to all readers interested in a fine, well-illustrated resource book about the history of art. Highly recommended. Grady Harp, October 05

As an artist, I appreciated this large reference on many levels. First, it's alphabetical layout is interesting as it tends to lend equal weight to each artist be they Rembrandt or Frida Kahlo. Next, the hundreds of beautiful color reproductions on almost every page, short bios on the artist, the movement he or she was involved in; made me want to investigate lesser known artists. Great for the student of art or art history! I recommend this highly. Pull up a cozy chair and enjoy.

The plot was fascinating, kind of like the picture brides of the past. Fierce women are shipped to a town, believing it's a large city, only to find it be be out in the middle of nowhere. Females will love these romances, adults may also. Very graphic at times, but nothing raunchy.

Ivy Nesbitt's life in a small Maine town was ruined by a lie, and her fiance left her to go to sea. When her father dies of a heart attack, Ivy and her sister, Mattie, head west to California. There, Ivy gets a job as a schoolteacher and writes stories published in a newspaper. But rumors are about to shatter Ivy's life again. And after her fiance left her, can she find the strength to mend her broken heart and love again?

it's a perfect way to get to know them and under stand how they came together. it also has great pics & stories about being on the road.

This book is awsome! It is fully colored and has exclusive pictures of the girls on tour and behind the scenes of some of there videos. It has a lot of information and a sign-up form to join the official fanclub. Everyone get out and buy it!

As far as I know this is the only book about Go-Go relased to date.
It is therefore hard to compare it, yet anyone with a cursory knowledge of recent African-American music can tell this is a well planned and well written book.
It offers history, musical investigation and a social context to Go Go music.
As a Londoner who went to clubs that played Go Go here in the 80's I was particularly pleased that the London Go Go scene of that era was covered in the book in addition to the obvious Washington one.
I recommend this book to all Go Go fans, Hip Hop fans, and anyone with an interest in an extraordinarily Funky music form.

Washington DC - raise your hands up!
Who really created this style of music called Go-Go? What is Ju-Ju music? What does it have in common with Go-Go Music? What do Pentecostal Churches and the Go-Go Culture have in common? What was Go-Go music referred to as before the title of Go-Go? Why? If RE is so good, then why don't they have a major record deal? Who did Jas. Funk develop his style from? EU was beat out by what artist for the American Music Award? Where did Max Kidd come from? How long has EU actually been together? What is the deal with women in Go-Go? Who was the Committee To Save Go-Go represented by? What exactly is Liaison's position in Go-Go? What happend with Jig-A-Boo, and why did they change their name? What part did Cathy Hughes actually play in Go-Go? How has the internet played a factor in the Go-Go culture? And of course, what are the pros & cons of PA Tapes?

All these questions and many, many more are answered in this extensive book documenting Washington DC Go-Go music's past, present and future. With interviews from the likes of Terance Cooper of Backyard Band, Donnell Floyd of 911, Tom Goldfogle of Liaison Records, Little Benny, Andre "Whiteboy" Johnson of Rare Essence, Mrs. Mack of Rare Essence, Kato of TMOTTGoGo Magazine, Lawrence "The Maniac" West, Big Rosey of Trouble Funk, Benjy Little of GoGo Swings Magazine, James Funk, DJ Flexxx, Ignatius Mason, Soldierette of TMOTTGoGo, Ken Moore of Icy-Ice, Big Al, Sugar Bear of EU, film maker Bruce Brown, Charlie Fenwick of HotColdSweat, and many, many others.

Reviewed by Debra Gaynor for Reader Views (1/07)

"In 1879 through 1881Bodie, California was one of the richest mining towns in the West." Located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the town is now a historic state park. Both gold and silver were excavated from the town's mines. "Bodie is the best-preserved ghost town in the West.

James Watson and Doug Brodie combine history, legend and never before shared stories with their readers to bring to life the image of Bodie, once a thriving town now a ghost town.

The author's discuss how to obtain an education in an obscure isolated town called Bodie. "The Bodie Public School opened its doors the second Tuesday of March, 1878." There were 10 eager students. Within two weeks there were 40 students. The teacher was paid $100.00 per month.

The town is located 15 miles from Mono Lake. The lake has been referred to as "the Dead Sea of the West." The lake was used for transporting materials "to build the railroad and to haul wood products and lumber."

In 1911 a blizzard hit the area resulting in three avalanches, leaving nine dead. "The tremendous weight of snow on the mountainside gave way and with a roar bore down on the unsuspecting occupants of the dwellings....Within seconds the powerhouse and cottages were ripped off their foundations and flattened."

"Big Bad Bodie: High Sierra Ghost Town," by James Watson and Doug Brodie, is fascinating. The combination of facts and myth helps to teak the reader's interest. The photographs add much to the story, bringing the town to the reader. I found myself pondering the photographs. My husband and I are born tourist, we definitely want to see Bodie. I highly recommend this book to those interested in history, travel, ghost stories and nonfiction.

The collaborative effort of James Watson and Doug Brodie, Big Bad Bodie: High Sierra Ghost Town is the history of a Western ghost town of the 19th and 20th centuries, as compiled from newspapers, personal testimony, research in the Bodie area of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, and more. Black-and-white photographs complement the primary sources that compile an accurate and memorable picture of what life in Bodie was really like. Big Bad Bodie is a welcome addition to Western American History Studies collections and would well serve as a template for specialized "yesteryear" histories of other western communities as well.