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Branson's Best Day Trips
Carol Shaffer
Ivy Publishing
1440 Hwy. 248, Suite O, Branson, MO 65616
0-9649766-9-2 $14.95 1-800-342-2136 http://www.bransonsbest.com
Carol Shaffer labored for five years to write the best guide to discovering the
most memorable and entertaining sights and resources of Missouri's Branson and
Ozark Mountain country for the day-tripper, weekender, business traveler, and
vacationer. From the internationally famous tourist attractions to
unforgettable, inexpensive, "visitor friendly" out-of-the-way places only a
local would know, Branson's Best Day Trips lives up to its title. Shaffer has
enhanced this terrific guide book with glimpses of the area's colorful past. If
you are planning a Branson vacation or simply passing through, an out-of-state
tourist or a Missouri native looking for something fun to do or interesting to
see, begin by a careful browsing of Carol Shaffer's Branson's Best Day Trips.
Engaged Buddhism in the West
Christopher S. Queen, editor
Wisdom Publications
199 Elm Street, Somerville, MA 02144
0-86171-159-9 $24.95 1-617-776-7416 http://www.wisdompubs.com
Engaged Buddhism In The West illuminates the evolution of the newest chapter in
the Buddhist tradition as exemplified in the Buddhist Peace Fellowship and Free
Tibet Movement. It includes the history, leadership, and teachings reflected in
the new movement. In twenty absorbing, informative studies exploring Buddhist
activism in the western countries and cultures, the contributors (which include
such luminaries as Thich Nhat Hanh, Bernard Glassman, and Joanna Macy) address
such issues as violence and peace, race and gender, homelessness, prisons, and
the environment. Engaged Buddhism In The West is a seminal, benchmark work
surveying the new Buddhist activism as it is emerging in North America, Europe,
South Africa, and Australia and a highly recommended contribution to the
growing library of Buddhist literature for the western reader..
Glass Onion: The Beatles in Their Own Words
Geoffrey Giuliano & Vrnda Devi
Da Capo Press/Perseus Books Group
Eleven Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142
0-306-80895-1 $16.95 http://www.dacapopress.com
Glass Onion showcases rare, exclusive interviews with the Beatles, their
families, friends, and musical colleagues. Also featured is an eclectic array
of uncensored press conferences, letters, FBI memos, contemporary reportage,
and dozens of previous unpublished photos. Herein recorded are the inimitable
voices and views of John, Paul, George, and Ringo, alongside those of Yoko Ono,
Linda McCartney, Pete Best, Julian Lennon, Brian Epstein, Billy Preston, the
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, Ravi Shankar, Denny Laine (of Wings), Bo Diddley, Jerry
Rubin, and a host of others. Readers will learn of Elvis Presley badmouthing
the Beatles to President Nixon; a boozy conversation between Lennon and Samuel
Beckett; John Lennon's last will and testament; Paul's feeling son God, John,
and linda's death in 1998. Glass Onion is an intimate, candid, kaleidoscopic,
revealing, illuminating portrait of the world's most popular rock band as
expressed by the "Fab 4" themselves, and those who knew them best, personally
and professionally.
Detecting Women: 3rd Edition
Willetta L. Heising
Purple Moon Press
KSB Promotions (publicity)
3319 Greenfield Road, #317, Deerfield, MI 48120-1212
0-9644593-7-X $16.95 http://www.purplemoonpress.com
Now in an updated and expanded third edition, Willetta Heising's Detecting
Women: A Reader's Guide And Checklist For Mystery Series Written By Women
profiles 690 women mystery writers with relevant information on approximately
4000 tiles in 815 mysteries series. This unique and comprehensive reader guide
presents multiple charts enabling the mystery enthusiast to search for books by
character name, setting, mystery type, and more. Detecting Women also
accompanies each profile by a list of series titles in correct order, with
boxes to check for books read or owned. Detecting Women is an invaluable guide
for mystery readers, collectors, booksellers, and librarians. Also highly
recommended is Willetta Heising's Detecting Men: A Reader's Guide And Checklist
For Mystery Series Written By Men (3-7, $29.95, 1998).
Michigan's Heritage Barns
Mary Keithan
Michigan State University Press
1405 South Harrison Road, Suite 25, Manly Miles Building, East Lansing, MI
48823-5202
0-87013-520-1 $39.95 1-517-355-9543 1-800-678-2120 (fax)
In 1990, armed with an 8" x 10" view camera, Mary Keithan drove the state of
Michigan's labyrinthine back roads in search of architectural subjects for her
photographs. In the process she captured on film and preserved images of the
rural landscape's most endangered visual treasures -- its aging, historic
barns. Many of these barns are in poor condition; many no longer stand.
Michigan's Heritage Barns gives us an endearing and enduring pictorial survey
of a way of life that our modern corporate farm industry is rapidly causing to
disappear. These stunning photographs are enhanced with Keithan's candid,
informative, entertaining narrative. Photographs from each of Michigan's eighty
counties are included to create a collection that wonderfully celebrates
Michigan's rural heritage and provide an impressive testament to an
architectural form as endangered as the family farm it so ably served.
Blueprints of Fashion: Home Sewing Patterns of the 1950s
Wade Laboissonniere
Schiffer Publishing Ltd.
4880 Lower Valley Road, Atlgen, PA 19310
0-7643-0919-6 $29.95 1-610-593-1777 http://www.schifferbooks.com
During the fifties, women used their sewing skills to recreate the feminine
styles of the day as they were adapted into commercial sewing patterns.
Renowned designers such as Lanvin, Fath, Schiaparelli, and Givenchy licensed
their names and designs to pattern companies. Designers from Paris to New York
to Hollywood can be accounted for in the pattern catalogs of the 1950s. Any
woman who could sew could have the latest designer styles for a fraction of
their cost ready made in a store or boutique. Blueprints Of Fashion features an
informative text that is enhanced with more than 600 color photos. Numerous
examples of pattern-related ephemera are pictures as are different types of
fashions, including dresses, separates, evening gowns, and lingerie. Also
included are accessories, needlework, gifts, and toys. Blueprints Of Fashion
will prove of immense interest to fashion designers, costume makers, and
apparel collectors.
Zen in the Art of Flower Arrangement
Gustie L. Herrigel
Souvenir Press Ltd.
43 Great Russell Street, London, England WC1B 3PA
0-28563-490-9 $11.95 0171-580-9307 0171-580-5064 (fax)
Ikebana is the Japanese art of flower arrangement. The process of training in
the ikebana technique is both a psychological discipline and a means of
achieving spiritual enlightenment. Zen In The Art Of Flower Arrangement is a
simply, but beautifully, written book hallmarked with clear illustrations and a
reader-friendly text. Author Gustie Herrigel describes how she was taught the
disciplined technique of ikebana and introduces the reader to the old,
traditional ways of Japanese culture. Zen In The Art Of Flower Arrangement will
prove of immense interest to anyone with an interest in flower arranging,
Japanese culture, and the achievement of spiritual enlightenment.
Reflections on Our Pastor
Rev. Wally G. Vaughn, editor
The Majority Press, Inc.
PO Box 538, Dover, MA 02030
0-912469-34-X $12.95 1-508-655-5636
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. pastored the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in
Montgomery, Alabama from 1954 to 1960. Within months of his arrival there, Rosa
Parks, a young seamstress, refused to yield her seat to a white man on a
segregated Montgomery bus. Her arrest sparked the formation of the Montgomery
Improvement Association and the Montgomery Bus Boycott of 1955-1956. The young
Rev. King was elected leader of this epic struggle which ushered in the
nonviolent direct action phase of the Civil Rights movement. Reflections On Our
Pastor records the testimonies of Rev. King's congregation. They present a view
of "Brother Pastor" King as he rapidly rose to international prominence as one
of the greatest civil rights leaders of the modern era and embarked upon a path
that would end only with his martyrdom, and the abolition of infamous "Jim
Crow" racial discrimination laws throughout the country. Reflections On Our
Pastor is highly recommended reading for students of Black History, the Civil
Rights movement, and the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Compton's Learning Astronomy
The Learning Company
6493 Kaiser Drive, Fremont, CA 94555
0-7630-4001-0 $29.99 1-510-505-6145 http://www.learningco.com
Compton's Learning Astronomy is an interactive CD-ROM program that allows users
to create a view of the sky from virtually any location and at virtually any
point in time. The easy-to-use software enhances the study of the universe
utilizing a rich variety of resources including computer simulations,
interactive presentation, and expert-guided tours. Compton's Learning Astronomy
is enhanced with exciting multimedia tutorials and up-to-date scientific data
from NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab and Russia's Space Mission Control Center. The
sixty narrated tours are written by world-renowned astronomers, and employ
thousands of graphics, photos, and an immersive journey through the
constellations. Compton's Learning Astronomy is a welcome inclusion in a
classroom curriculum, ideal for homeschooling, and certain to anyone of any age
with an interest in learning more about the universe.
The Complete Guide to Wallpapering
David M. Groff
Creative Homeowner Press
PO Box 38, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458-9960
1-58011-019-3 $14.95 1-201-934-7100 http://www.creativehomeowner.com
Nicely edited by Mike McClintock, David Groff's The Complete Guide To
Wallpapering is designed for the amateur do-it-yourself homeowner as well as
the seasoned professional. Complete with color photos and illustrations, The
Complete Guide To Wallpapering covers all of the ins and outs of wallpapering,
including information on the tools and supplies needed, the right way to
prepare walls, complete coverage on the variety of papers available, and
selecting the one that's best for a particular room. The Complete Guide To
Wallpapering is a superb "how to" guide offering a wealth of tips, tricks and
techniques to get the job done right, the first time and every time.
The Diaries of Adam & Eve
Mark Twain & Michael Mojher
Fair Oaks Press
Box 192871, San Francisco, CA 94119
0-9658811-9-9 $18.95 1-415-252-0977 publ...@fairoakspress.com
In The Diaries Of Adam & Eve, Mark Twain tells the original boy-meets-girl
story with a wit, wisdom, and an affecting tenderness. Between 1893 and 1906,
Twain started six accounts of the Adam and Eve Story. Only "Adam's Diary" and
"Eve's Diary" would be completed to his satisfaction and published in within
his lifetime. The rest were forgotten or never published. This beautiful,
expanded, Fair Oaks Press edition fulfills' Twain's wish that the diaries be
"bound together" and available to the reading public in a single volume.
Faithful to his final rewrites and presented as a sequential narrative, The
Diaries Of Adam & Eve also includes passages from Twain's other writings, and
is wonderfully enhanced with Michael Mojher's striking and lyrical
illustrations.
Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul
Jack Canfield, et al.
Health Communications, Inc.
3201 S.W. 15th Street, Deerfield Beach, FL 33442-8190
1-55874-710-9 $12.95 (pb) 1-55874-711-7 $24.00 (hc) 1-800-441-5569
This year over six million pets will be put to death. Jack Canfield, Carol
Kline, and veterinarian Mark Victor Hansen maintain that one million of those
deaths are unnecessary and preventable. In Chicken Soup For The Cat & Dog
Lover's Soul, they collaborate to educate the public on the resources available
to pet owners for modifying the behavior of an unruly pet and successfully
integrating the pet as a peaceful and loving member of the family. A resource
guide in the back of Chicken Soup For The Cat & Dog Lover's Soul features
organizations, resources and products to assist owners to modify their pet's
behavior. Chicken Soup For The Cat & Dog Lover's Soul is highly recommended
reading for anyone needing to modify their pets behavior and to avoid an
unnecessary euthanasia.
Sharon Stuart
Reviewer
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