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Review Date: 7/6/2009
From back cover:
A kaleidoscopic approach that conveys the infinite variety of words, customs and concepts that make up contemporary Japan.
Illustrated with photographs
Published by Kodansha International
A kaleidoscopic approach that conveys the infinite variety of words, customs and concepts that make up contemporary Japan.
Illustrated with photographs
Published by Kodansha International
Review Date: 7/6/2009
From back cover:
The diversity that is modern Japan is faithfully reflected in this sampling of fascinating and fundamental words, customs and concepts.
215 pages
Illustrated with photographs
Published by Kodansha International
The diversity that is modern Japan is faithfully reflected in this sampling of fascinating and fundamental words, customs and concepts.
215 pages
Illustrated with photographs
Published by Kodansha International
Review Date: 5/10/2009
Cute illustrations in the style of Hello Kitty and the Lonely Little Fox.
Review Date: 3/8/2009
Chronicles the author's 20-year odyssey amongst the channels, straits, bays and coves of the Gulf Islands in Georgia Strait off the British Columbia coast. Phillip Teece explores both the masgic of man's fascination with the sea in general and his own almost obsessive attraction to this particular island labyrinth.
Sailing both single-handed and without the aid of an engine, Teece has examined every nook & cranny of his home waters, in the process proving that you don't have to head for the open seas to find excitement and adventure afloat.
A Dream of Islands is illustrated with the author's evocative pen-and-ink sketches.
Sailing both single-handed and without the aid of an engine, Teece has examined every nook & cranny of his home waters, in the process proving that you don't have to head for the open seas to find excitement and adventure afloat.
A Dream of Islands is illustrated with the author's evocative pen-and-ink sketches.
Review Date: 6/16/2009
From Library Journal
Everybody's Guide to Natural Sleep reviews dozens of safe alternatives to prescription or nonprescription sleeping pills, from folk medicine to the latest clinic research. Well written and well organized, this revised edition of a 1978 favorite reads like a new book, not a rehash. Libraries needing another sleep book will find this a worthwhile purchase.
Everybody's Guide to Natural Sleep reviews dozens of safe alternatives to prescription or nonprescription sleeping pills, from folk medicine to the latest clinic research. Well written and well organized, this revised edition of a 1978 favorite reads like a new book, not a rehash. Libraries needing another sleep book will find this a worthwhile purchase.
Review Date: 5/10/2009
80-page miniature book with color illustrations suitable for gift-giving.
Review Date: 5/10/2009
From book preface: "This guidebook is a collection of the most outstanding of the postwar buildings with a sample selection of some of the most fanus traditional Japanese architectural classics.
The 436 buildings in this book - 396 modern works and 40 examples of architecture of the past - are located in all parts of the country and have been divided according to location into six group (and labeled) on the maps on pages 205-225."
Published in Japan 1984 by Shinkenchiku-sha co. Ltd, distributed by the Japan Architect,
251 pages, slipcovered paperbound.
The 436 buildings in this book - 396 modern works and 40 examples of architecture of the past - are located in all parts of the country and have been divided according to location into six group (and labeled) on the maps on pages 205-225."
Published in Japan 1984 by Shinkenchiku-sha co. Ltd, distributed by the Japan Architect,
251 pages, slipcovered paperbound.
Review Date: 7/6/2009
Product Description
The same market that made The Yeast Connection a major bestseller will be delighted with this guide to healing and rejuvenation that is based in accordance with the latest nutritional research.
From the Inside Flap
Healing Nutrients is a complete nutritional reference book organized by body systems. It tells you everything you need to know in order to increase your energy and immunity level with foods that heal illness and help you achieve wellness.
According to author Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D., most of us live at a marginal nutritional level. Healing Nutrients shows how you can reach your optimal nutritional level by eating the foods and taking the supplements that provide the vitamins and minerals for your individual needs.
Healing Nutrients is a comprehensive guide to the latest, most responsible information about health and nutrition. It can help you feel better than you ever thought possible.
From the Back Cover
"Ninety-nine percent of physicians and scientists could benefit from the tremendous amount of information in this excellent book."
-- C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and Past President, American Holistic Medical Association
"Mr. Quillin has provided a long-overdue examination of issues and functions growing out of advances in medical sciences during recent years. The book is organized for ready reference and serves a genuine need."
-- Norman Cousins
Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D., the coauthor of The La Costa Prescription for Longer Life, is a nationally known nutritional consultant and coeditor of The Nutrition Times.
The same market that made The Yeast Connection a major bestseller will be delighted with this guide to healing and rejuvenation that is based in accordance with the latest nutritional research.
From the Inside Flap
Healing Nutrients is a complete nutritional reference book organized by body systems. It tells you everything you need to know in order to increase your energy and immunity level with foods that heal illness and help you achieve wellness.
According to author Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D., most of us live at a marginal nutritional level. Healing Nutrients shows how you can reach your optimal nutritional level by eating the foods and taking the supplements that provide the vitamins and minerals for your individual needs.
Healing Nutrients is a comprehensive guide to the latest, most responsible information about health and nutrition. It can help you feel better than you ever thought possible.
From the Back Cover
"Ninety-nine percent of physicians and scientists could benefit from the tremendous amount of information in this excellent book."
-- C. Norman Shealy, M.D., Ph.D., Founder and Past President, American Holistic Medical Association
"Mr. Quillin has provided a long-overdue examination of issues and functions growing out of advances in medical sciences during recent years. The book is organized for ready reference and serves a genuine need."
-- Norman Cousins
Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D., the coauthor of The La Costa Prescription for Longer Life, is a nationally known nutritional consultant and coeditor of The Nutrition Times.
Review Date: 4/25/2009
Alexandra Morton is an internationally known whale researcher familiar to everyone interested in the west coast. Billy Proctor was born in the Broughton Archipelago, and has spent his life doing the time-honored work of upcoast men-fishing, hand-logging, beachcombing. One day, he realized that the coast he loved was dying around him and understood that it was time to put something back .Heart of the Raincoast is the story of Billy Proctor's life, and the life of the coast he knows so well, once so rich, now so threatened.
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The responsible existence within our environment equates to actually having an environment that one wishes to live in. Billy Proctor's story, or rather, chronicles of his existence (and family, relatives and friends) of off the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada and how it has changed over the last 50 years inspires one to start treating our environment with respect and courtesy.
It is a harsh, unforgiving and yet tranquil look upon what has been described as one of the most beautiful and diverse coastlines in the world. Once capable of supporting those who lived upon and around it, and used its bounty with skill. Technology, visitors and a lack of vision have poached upon it, to the brink of extinction of many of its species.
To love where you are, the majesty of your surroundings, and witness its potentially irreversible destruction.
It is a grand book about a grand place, that may be, shortly, changed forever.
~Neil Woolwood
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The responsible existence within our environment equates to actually having an environment that one wishes to live in. Billy Proctor's story, or rather, chronicles of his existence (and family, relatives and friends) of off the West Coast of British Columbia, Canada and how it has changed over the last 50 years inspires one to start treating our environment with respect and courtesy.
It is a harsh, unforgiving and yet tranquil look upon what has been described as one of the most beautiful and diverse coastlines in the world. Once capable of supporting those who lived upon and around it, and used its bounty with skill. Technology, visitors and a lack of vision have poached upon it, to the brink of extinction of many of its species.
To love where you are, the majesty of your surroundings, and witness its potentially irreversible destruction.
It is a grand book about a grand place, that may be, shortly, changed forever.
~Neil Woolwood
Review Date: 6/19/2009
This 29-year old book has an excellent shelf-life.
Very practical discussion and hands-on tips on whelping a litter and care of dam & puppies from a commited breeder. Lengthy discussion of genetics to consider when planning breeding combinations. Ann Seranne's experienced and practical knowledge is compiled in useful reference that has stood the test of time.
Very practical discussion and hands-on tips on whelping a litter and care of dam & puppies from a commited breeder. Lengthy discussion of genetics to consider when planning breeding combinations. Ann Seranne's experienced and practical knowledge is compiled in useful reference that has stood the test of time.
Review Date: 6/16/2009
Narrative from front dust cover flap:
Kenzo Yamamoto, a photographer famous for his portrayals of the scenic beauty of this ancient city, has captured the elements in moss and stone that combine to lend the gardens of Kyoto their subtle sense of elegance.
Noted architectural historian and writer Teiji Itoh offers an informative complement to Yamamoto's visual statement through his essay on the special qualities of Kyoto design in relation to gardens, his interview with a traditional landscape gardener, and his commentary on some of Kyoto's most famous gardens.
Kenzo Yamamoto, a photographer famous for his portrayals of the scenic beauty of this ancient city, has captured the elements in moss and stone that combine to lend the gardens of Kyoto their subtle sense of elegance.
Noted architectural historian and writer Teiji Itoh offers an informative complement to Yamamoto's visual statement through his essay on the special qualities of Kyoto design in relation to gardens, his interview with a traditional landscape gardener, and his commentary on some of Kyoto's most famous gardens.
Review Date: 7/6/2009
From inside front cover:
This small but valuable book is specifically deisgned for the tourist visiting Japan, although it will undoubtedly prove its worth to others who wish to acquire a working knowledge of spoken Japanese in short order.
From back cover:
The author has fashioned a simple and concise pocket book for learning Japanese. In limiting the vocabulary to a mere 250 basic words and preparing the text in romanji with ample line-cut illustrations, Jun Maeda has set forward her own unclustered standard and formula for a quick pickup of Japanese conversation.
This small but valuable book is specifically deisgned for the tourist visiting Japan, although it will undoubtedly prove its worth to others who wish to acquire a working knowledge of spoken Japanese in short order.
From back cover:
The author has fashioned a simple and concise pocket book for learning Japanese. In limiting the vocabulary to a mere 250 basic words and preparing the text in romanji with ample line-cut illustrations, Jun Maeda has set forward her own unclustered standard and formula for a quick pickup of Japanese conversation.
Review Date: 7/15/2009
The great-granddaughter of Charles Dickens, Monica Dickens has been writing novels and autobiographical books since she was twenty-two, when she wrote ONE PAIR OF HANDS about her experiences as a cook-general, the only job that her upbringing as a debutante had fitted her for.
From back cover:
ONE PAIR OF HANDS is an uproarious backstairs view of the English upper classes in moments of comedy, drama, selfishness, and childish pique. Here is fun, wit, malice and - in the face of the tartars who rule on both sides of the green baize door - courage.
From back cover:
ONE PAIR OF HANDS is an uproarious backstairs view of the English upper classes in moments of comedy, drama, selfishness, and childish pique. Here is fun, wit, malice and - in the face of the tartars who rule on both sides of the green baize door - courage.
Review Date: 7/14/2009
From back cover:
"'You're in line to play James Herriott...'
When he heard those words, Christopher Timothy was an actor in the traditional position of facing imminent unemployment.
James Herriott's splendid stories of the vet's life in the Yorkshire Dales had sold in their millions and delighted readers across the globe.
A TV series that brought the books to the snall screen could only be a hit.
A hit it was! Christopher Timothy's portrayal of Herriott has made him a household name. Now he tells how it all came to be. Vet Behind The Ears is as entertaining, touching and truly hilarious as the stories themselves."
"'You're in line to play James Herriott...'
When he heard those words, Christopher Timothy was an actor in the traditional position of facing imminent unemployment.
James Herriott's splendid stories of the vet's life in the Yorkshire Dales had sold in their millions and delighted readers across the globe.
A TV series that brought the books to the snall screen could only be a hit.
A hit it was! Christopher Timothy's portrayal of Herriott has made him a household name. Now he tells how it all came to be. Vet Behind The Ears is as entertaining, touching and truly hilarious as the stories themselves."
Working Women: An Appealing Look at the Appalling Uses and Abuses of the Feminine Form
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Book Type: Paperback
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Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 6/15/2009
Published by Harry N. Abrams, in 200 color photographs photographer Jessica Stang explores the use of the female form as kitsch, artifact or art form performing a function; from nutcrackers, door knockers, salt & pepper shakers, teapots, to door handles.
From book introduction by Lorraine Johnson, March 1984:
"The author as a woman, feminist and photographer was overwhelmed by the ubiquity and variety of the representations of the female form. Most of these Working Women were probably conceived, designed and/or manufactured by men. Why didn't they choose to exploit the male form instead? Is it simply that the "opposite" sex, with its curves, is intrinsically more decorative or is there some deeper, more sinister reason for subjecting women to such treatment?
Perhaps we can only wonder at the places where men's minds go, knowing that a "woman's work is never done." ...Whatever conclusion is reached...it is an eye-opener for all to see just how many everyday objects we take for granted, even when they have one overwhemling theme in common."
From book introduction by Lorraine Johnson, March 1984:
"The author as a woman, feminist and photographer was overwhelmed by the ubiquity and variety of the representations of the female form. Most of these Working Women were probably conceived, designed and/or manufactured by men. Why didn't they choose to exploit the male form instead? Is it simply that the "opposite" sex, with its curves, is intrinsically more decorative or is there some deeper, more sinister reason for subjecting women to such treatment?
Perhaps we can only wonder at the places where men's minds go, knowing that a "woman's work is never done." ...Whatever conclusion is reached...it is an eye-opener for all to see just how many everyday objects we take for granted, even when they have one overwhemling theme in common."
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