Pretty Little Things: Collage Jewelry, Trinkets, Keepsakes
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Ready, Set, Solder!
  • A book overflowing with love for art and life.
  • Scrapbooking under glass
  • GET READY FOR FUN FUN FUN!!!!
  • A lovely book but I returned it
Pretty Little Things: Collage Jewelry, Trinkets, Keepsakes
Sally Jean Alexander
Manufacturer: North Light Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1581808429

Book Description

Whimsical and Elegant Projects from Well-Known Collage Artist Sally Jean Alexander

*Shares 27 projects with 30 variations for additional inspiration
*Uses vintage ephemera to create charms, vials, miniature shrines, and reliquary boxes
*Features author Sally Jean Alexander's signature style

With Pretty Little Things, readers will find collage projects that exhibit a playful air and a sense of magic. The twenty-seven projects and thirty variations feature vintage ephemera soldered within glass, for finished works that tell a romantic or whimsical story. All exhibit Sally Jean Alexander's signature style--a style that brings new life to antique papers, vintage photographs, found projects, scavenged text, and more.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Ready, Set, Solder!.......2007-10-02

I originally checked this book out of the library, but was so entranced I had to order a copy for my own library. The book is filled with lots of small projects, like many others - but what's so enchanting (and different) about it is that you end up with USABLE ingredients for other projects when you're done!

Learn to solder - start small, with different types of charms. Progressively more involved pieces teach more advanced techniques. When you've completed just 2 or 3 'mini projects' you've got a set of workable charms for future work - an excellent use of the bits you've made, and SO wonderful when compared to many other books I've seen where you make weird oddments that have no other use when completed other than to have demonstrated a technique. This book builds your technique AND your supplies - a definite winner. I heartily recommend it to artists who are starting to explore other media!

5 out of 5 stars A book overflowing with love for art and life........2007-10-02

I have read all of the reviews here for Sally Jean's "Pretty Little Things." One can see those reviews of the people who perceive the world as half empty.
For me, Sally's book is a glass overflowing with creativity, eye candy and the love for the art that she creates. It's a wonderful insight to see how this amazing artist processes all the inspiration that surrounds her.
Sally gives us a tour of her inner soul...that playful, joyous spirit we all see in her classes. She has translated onto the written page all of her enthusiasm for her art and life.
"Pretty Little Things" is a joy to read. I loved the way that Sally's personality shines through...something that can be lost in a "how to" book. Buy this book, then take one of Sally's classes and you'll see what I mean!

5 out of 5 stars Scrapbooking under glass.......2007-08-27

This book is so much fun. I am a stained glass and scrapbooking hobbyist and have found this book to be a combination of both things and a great source for glass collage. I have had lots of fun with it and have encouraged others to try their hand at this mixed media.

5 out of 5 stars GET READY FOR FUN FUN FUN!!!!.......2007-08-26

FIND YOUR GUMPTION AND HAVE YOUR WITTS ABOUT YOU!
this book is not just great to look at, the projects are fun to do.
i would say this BOOK is for anyone who likes to gain inspiration from fun projects, the PROJECTS are for those self starters willing to be patient with themselves and their project. for instance a lot of these projects reqiure soldering. if you have never done soldering go get you an iron an start slow- mind you- i said slow-hence the patience part i mentioned. dont be afraid to get help-look in your phone book and see if there is anyone doing stained glass in your area- call and ask for a quickie lesson. plumbers use solder too. once you get the hang of it you'll pee your pants with glee because this one skill opens up sooo many possibilities for your all your crafts. sally gives a lot of recommendations for supplies and i learned her recommendatons are based on her extensive experience. be prepared to spend some dough on really good equipment I.e. temperature control soldering iron, gel flux, taurus ring saw(the big red one in her book),silvergleem solder. get the things she recommends. i tried being cheap and my results show it. then i tried her recommendations and my results reflected much better. i checked out the links for product in the back and i found i could buy ALL the supplies i needed on ebay for a lot less than the links. the ring saw is a blast and a halfand i found it on ebay too! cuts glass like butter and you CANNOT cut yourself. the "lifes a beach" pendant on page 83 was my first project. i had some sand from a special beach trip we took and i found a wad of test tubes at the flee market-cut those up,taped,soldered-not too bad! tried again-much better! as i said this book is a great looker and doer!

3 out of 5 stars A lovely book but I returned it.......2007-08-09

This book is lovely to look at, but if you do not have any jewellery making skills or tools the projects are not for you. I ended up returning this book because the projects involved more than I had thought, and required jewellery making tools that I do not own. It wasn't quite what I hoped for, but was still a lovely book to look at.
Pretty Things: The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • ture love
  • A Fine Tribute
  • A 'must' for any holding strong in American arts history
  • Highly recommended!
  • Proving there's no 'burly' in burlesque
Pretty Things: The Last Generation of American Burlesque Queens
Liz Goldwyn
Manufacturer: Collins Design
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ASIN: 0060889446
Release Date: 2006-10-24

Book Description

Liz Goldwyn's lifelong fascination with the inimitable glamour of classic burlesque inspired her to spend the past eight years corresponding with, visiting, interviewing, receiving striptease lessons from, and forming close relationships with the last generation of the great American burlesque queeens. Goldwyn invites us to step back into an era when the hourglass figure was in vogue and striptease was a true art form.

Meet Betty "Ball of Fire" Rowland, who was known for her flaming red hair and bump–and–grind routines. (It turns out she once sued the author's grandfather, Samuel Goldwyn Jr., for using her stage name and costume in his Hollywood picture, Ball of Fire.)

Meet Sherry Britton, who, with her long black hair and curvy, trim physique, was among the most stunning of the burlesque stars before Mayor LaGuardia outlawed burlesque in New York.

Meet Zorita, whose sexually explicit "Consummation of the Wedding of the Snake" dance (performed with a live snake) and other daring performances earned her legendary status.

Goldwyn draws back the curtain to reveal the personal journeys of yesteryear's icons of female sexuality and power, restoring their legacy to an age that has all but forgotten them–despite today's resurgence of burlesque.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars ture love.......2007-03-15

the book is very dazzling ,and it would be my ture love for the passed Age.

5 out of 5 stars A Fine Tribute.......2007-02-28

An artistic design layout provides the reader with lots of photos and scrapbook pages of original costume sketches, fabric swatches, letters, postcards, and lots more. This visual collage is a wonderful piece of film toward understanding the life these women lived. Their attitude and sex appeal as we know it only disguised the reality of their life, tough working conditions and a career contingent of youth and beauty eventually leading these women to fall on hard times and in the end forgotten.

5 out of 5 stars A 'must' for any holding strong in American arts history.......2007-02-03

If the book title sounds familiar, it's because Liz Goldwyn's HBO documentary of the same name aired in July 2005 to much acclaim, covering the history of American burlesque. If you think you've seen it all in the show, think again: the book holds much more! Here are personal stories, career overviews, and biographies of some of the most talented genre stars. Burlesque history comes alive here as in no other collection, making PRETTY THINGS a 'must' for any holding strong in American arts history, from general-interest to college-level libraries.

5 out of 5 stars Highly recommended!.......2007-01-11

An enlightening look at a largely misunderstood/misinterpreted art form, this book combines rigorous scholarship, engaging narrative, rare photos, and well-executed design. Liz Goldwyn's love of the subject matter is clear and infectious. Highly recommended, as is the author's HBO special of the same name.

5 out of 5 stars Proving there's no 'burly' in burlesque.......2007-01-10

"Pretty Things" will make any modernist long for this by-gone era of subtle seduction and skill. The text and incorporated research are as beguiling as the photographs and innovative mix of graphics. A piece to swoon over and share with all.
Dirty Pretty Things
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    Dirty Pretty Things
    Nobuyoshi Araki
    Manufacturer: powerHouse Books
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    ASIN: 1576873587

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    In 2005, the brilliant and controversial Nobuyoshi Araki, one of Japan's leading photographers, traveled to Europe for major exhibitions of his work at London's Barbican Centre and the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. Already celebrated for his unflinching portrayals of Tokyo in collections such as TOKYO: STILL LIFE and TOKYO LUCKY HOLE, the Japanese photographer embraced the opportunity to turn his lens onto London and Paris, two of Europe's most historic, dynamic, and culturally diverse capitals. Much more than a travelogue, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS is also an account of the emotional journey of the photographer and the two women he loves. Also included are excerpts from Araki's journal, in which he reflects on subjects as varied as travel and the nature of photography. Accompany Araki as he explores the people and streetscapes of these two great cities with insatiable curiosity. He strips his subjects bare, both literally and figuratively, in this searing investigation into the lives and bodies of the denizens of London and Paris. Informed by his legendary erotic Japanese photography, DIRTY PRETTY THINGS is the world's first chance to see everything from food to bathrooms seen through the eyes of the leading chronicler of Japanese urban life, both high and low.
    I'm the Pretty One, You're the Smart One: 515 Things Only Sisters Understand
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      I'm the Pretty One, You're the Smart One: 515 Things Only Sisters Understand
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      Ask any woman who has a sister and she'll tell you that neither girlfriends nor husband-much as she adores them-can take the place of her sister. Who else has the same family history from the female perspective? Who else shares the same values and expectations, shaped since babyhood? Who else knows what's racing around in her head almost before she herself does? No one but her sister.

      In I'm the Pretty One, You're the Smart One, author Lorraine Bodger captures the many nuances of this unique and irreplaceable relationship. From the greatest delights (wardrobe sharing!) to the pettiest annoyances (will she ever get out of that bathroom?), this book captures the sisters experience in all its variety, and celebrates All Things Sisters in a way that honors, supports, and enriches this important bond.

      I'm the Pretty One, You're the Smart One explores the sisterly ins and outs of childhood, adolescence, and adulthood with wit, insight, humor, and loving attention. It rejoices in the intimacy shared by sisters-and that's what makes it the perfect gift from sister to sister. With beautiful original watercolor artwork, this deliciously touching hardcover gift book hits all the emotional (and often hilarious) highs and lows of sisterhood.

      Pretty Young Thing: Poems
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • "Your Husband's Balls Were None Of My Beeswax"
      Pretty Young Thing: Poems
      Danielle Pafunda
      Manufacturer: Soft Skull Press
      ProductGroup: Book
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      Book Description

      Pretty Young Thing documents an unnamed young woman’s life in a book of hours “slit like an electric cord, splintered, and fused to the pavement,” in a voice that is by turns frank, demure, sweet, sultry, determined, passive, angry, and resigned. Constructed as a sequence of mostly untitled poems, the fractured narrative of this innovative debut traces the physical, historical, and emotional terrain of female sexuality in lyric monologues both interior and dramatic. With these darkly powerful poems, Danielle Pafunda flips the notion of feminine innocence on its back, showing it's not as pure as people imagine.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars "Your Husband's Balls Were None Of My Beeswax".......2005-10-22

      The photo on the cover (by Christa Parravani) shows Danielle Pafunda striding long-legged, in turmoil like the clouds above her head, with the brilliant fiction writer Jedediah Berry in tow like a plow. If I were Berry I would have lost about ten pounds before agreeing to be photographed being dragged unflatteringly across a rutted field. The extra weight just makes him look careless, and anyone who's read his writing knows that he's not.

      There's a sense of breaking new ground all throughout the book, which has a few MFA wearyisms but for the most part is filled with excitements both splendid and new. Pafunda doesn't always title her poems, which has its own integrity, as though they came to her complete from far-off muses' cabaret. She quotes from Artaud, from Joni Mitchell, from Sylvester and Can Xue with equal respect and a deep sympathy for what each artist is doing.

      Often the poems come to us without direct referent ("It wasn't porn. It was just cards," one begins) leaving the reader to supply the context out of his or her own head. Sometimes the personal pronoun "I" gets clipped, like a coupon, out of the poetic sentence; like Freud's repressed, however, Pafunda's "I" always returns, for it is pretty much a poetry of identity and psychic shock, detailing the outrageous things that come into her head or her body makes her do or think. "I dress in soiled pajamas./ My rash flares." Her sexual and social frankness will remind you of the mid-period Anne Sexton, for like Sexton, Pafunda is rebelling against a system which has a name for everything except the things most important to a human, not to mention a woman. "Everything I owned reminded me of a tampon."

      At other times a seemly asceticism shines through the verse, and even a world-weariness slightly risible coming from a woman of 28; one wonders, how she will feel at 38? There's a quiet, devotional quality in Pafunda's best pieces, and a willingness to take in experience and to render it anew through the schematic of the poem, the "empirical wild goose chase," as she says in another connection. Those of us who first noticed Pafunda's work in Lyn Hejinian's edition of the BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2004 will be happy that a whole book is here. Our rash flares.
      Don't Bring Me Down... Under: The Pretty Things in New Zealand, 1965
      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
      • Leaves you breathless ...
      • Time capsule delivers in spades
      • Revelation time...
      • Rock'n'Roll Mayhem--Unscripted!
      • A Fascinating & Well-Written Book
      Don't Bring Me Down... Under: The Pretty Things in New Zealand, 1965
      Mike Stax , Andy Neill , and John Baker
      Manufacturer: UT Publishing
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      In 1965, while other British groups set their sights on America, the Pretty Things invaded New Zealand, a culturally sheltered colonial outpost 12,000 miles from their home. A disparate bunch of art student malcontents, brought together in one unholy collision of no holds barred `60s rhythm `n' blues and self-expression, the Pretty Things were the most extreme band of their day. Fueled by a baiting, sensationalist tabloid press, their loud, anarchic music and outrageous antics on and off stage - particularly those of drummer Viv Prince - ignited a national scandal and a public outcry that would spread from the newspaper headlines to the Houses of Parliament.

      Today, so-called bad boy `rock star' behaviour has gone beyond passé to being almost expected. But in the Swinging Sixties, in not-so-Swinging New Zealand, for a bunch of longhaired musicians who looked as though they'd beamed down as emissaries from Mars, garnering inflammatory column inches in a remote Colonial outpost for being nothing but themselves was absolutely the real deal. No parachutes. No safety nets. No bodyguards. No lawyers. No PR people providing 24-hour spin control. "It really was about five young guys on the road," remembers singer Phil May, "with the rest of the country, apart from the kids, completely against you. It was like being a platoon behind enemy lines."

      Or as guitarist Dick Taylor puts it: "The whole trip for me was like waking up in a Dali painting with no exit to reality."

      More than ten years in the making, DON'T BRING ME DOWN…UNDER documents the Pretty Things' surreal, outlandish and frequently hilarious exploits in New Zealand through interviews with most of the major participants, press clippings and more than 180 rare photographs, including 8 pages in full-colour. DON'T BRING ME DOWN… UNDER is a must read, not just for Pretty Things fans, but for anyone fascinated by an era when rock `n' roll was not only outrageously FUN but also a force of subversion and ultimately liberation for an entire generation of young people around the world.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Leaves you breathless ..........2007-09-02

      Pfu ...!

      'Don't bring me down ... under' uncompromisingly draws you into the whirlwinds of the Pretty Things' early music. Truly reviving the local mid-sixties scene of the PT's New Zealand-tour, this documentary book deserves praise for its painstaking research. As well as for its fine layout & presentation.

      Its story also makes you regret the early Pretty Things never made it to the USA. They surely would have done great over there, much better than in remote New Zealand.

      Another lifelong regret is the absence of any early PT-material on DVD. One of their 1965-concerts, for instance. They do exist, but aren't for sale.

      -------------------------------

      So far the praise on this book. When scrutinizing 'Don't bring me down ... under' in a wider historical scope, one cannot overlook Andy Neill's false statement that New Zealand was 'the first country in the world to introduce a social security system'. To my knowledge this was done in Bismarck's Germany during the second half of the 19th century. It's a classical mistake: Germany does not belong to the English-speaking world community, and is therefore overlooked.

      The same arrogance goes for the photo on page 85: as its comment astonishingly is in Dutch, the reader is left to guess what it's about. So for your convenience I provide a translation: "The Pretty Things are back -- in the beginning of September the Pretty Things returned at London Airport from their triumph-tour in Australia and New Zealand. On our photo we see bearded drummer Viv Prince and his fiancée Sally Waxmon. In the meantime, on September 13 Things-baseplayer John Stax married Wendy Kinnes. At the moment a PT-tour in the Netherlands for several days in January is being negotiated."

      This Dutch pressclipping shows itself as inaccurate as those of New Zealand ...

      5 out of 5 stars Time capsule delivers in spades.......2006-08-03

      As someone who grew up in London in the sixties and seventies and who now lives in New Zealand this was a must buy. Plus I've been a long time fan of the Pretty Things ever since I picked up a mint copy of their original Fontana lp (from Shoppertunities in Holborn) in the early seventies. The photographs are illuminating (there is some repetiton but this is not a problem) and the text is both informative and entertaining. NZ even now in 2006 has its retro qualities but not to the degree that existed in the sixties. My first visit in 1977 helps me accept the introverted nature of the culture there in previous years as shown in this book. If you're a Pretty Things fan then this is essential for your life. If you're not then try their 60s recordings and then read this - it's a distillation of the progress of rock from its black American roots to its current situation and thus is applicable many times over everywhere in the western world.

      5 out of 5 stars Revelation time..........2006-06-07

      If you are a fan of The Pretty Things already then you will want this tidy magazine-style book revealing all about the group's momentous 1965 tour of New Zealand with Sandie Shaw. Even if you are not a fan of The Pretty Things (why not I wonder?), I'm sure after reading this revelatory account, you will be rushing to your nearest record emporium to snap up as many of the group's platters as you can afford or can carry home. Yes, it's true, this is the most revealing account of a group on tour in the early days of rock-group-goes-on-the-road as you could hope to ever imagine in your wildest dreams. If you've ever wondered what the source, or origin was for all these excessive hotel trashing, tv throwing, vomit-stained tales of hard rockin' & hard livin' pop groups on tour...THIS IS IT! If you are of a nervous disposition, or get queasy easy, then please do take care turning the pages. This is a unique, one-off publication of a totally one-off, unique rock group's tour - actually not much more a couple of weeks at the most, told by the participants, and put together by a intensely dedicated team of passionate experts...this is the last word on that fateful Pretty Things visit to New Zealand in the late summer of 1965, with all the words, pictures, tall tales, truths, half-truths, lies all brought forth into the light for the first time ever. Yeah. BUY IT NOW...before it disappears - Lenny Helsing (The Thanes) Scotland UK

      5 out of 5 stars Rock'n'Roll Mayhem--Unscripted!.......2006-05-19

      Mike Stax and Co. have done a superb job yet again of bringing the rock'n'roll past to life in all of its raucous glory. The Pretties' 1965 tour of New Zealand is a high point in pop mayhem but this is the first time anyone has told the story fully. The photos are fantastic, the overall archival research superb, and the writing excellent throughout. If you want a snapshot of what rock'n'roll was like before it became scripted and predictable, read this book. Truly an excellent story excellently told. Kudos.

      5 out of 5 stars A Fascinating & Well-Written Book.......2006-05-04

      For those in the know, the Pretty Things were every bit as cool as the Brian Jones-era Stones. Here is a detailed account of their notorious tour of New Zealand where the outrageous antics of their drummer Viv Prince got them banned for life. Filled with press clippings, a well-researched text (it appears that all of the principals were interviewed) and lots of pictures, the book is obviously a labor of love. Published by UT Publishing, a spin-off of the fabulous Ugly Things magazine, the coolest zine of its kind. Recommended for all age groups.
      Pretty Things
      Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
      • Cute
      • Best Teen Reads in Years
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      Pretty Things
      Sarra Manning
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      ASIN: 0142405396

      Book Description

      Brie is in love with Lancôme Juicy Tubes, Louis Vuitton accessories, and her gay best friend Charlie, who is in love with 1960s pop art, 1980s teen movies, and serial heartbreaker Walker, who has ever only been in love with his VW Bug, until he meets Daisy . . . who is too busy hating everyone to know what love is. Set in London, this girl-loves-boy-loves-boy-lovesgirl romp is set against a theatrical production of The Taming of the Shrew, and features enough on- and off-stage drama to satisfy teens looking for a beach read—or a read all year round.

      Customer Reviews:

      5 out of 5 stars Cute.......2007-03-07

      This book was kinda weired for me at first, but then I got into the story and I started to really enjoy the book. I love it!!

      5 out of 5 stars Best Teen Reads in Years.......2007-02-26

      At first, I didn't pick up the book at my local bookstore since the cover didn't appeal to me, but I did get Lets Get Lost, another book by Sarra Manning. Her style of writing is witty and entertaining. So I went back and get Pretty Things a try. And to tell the truth, I absolutely FELL IN LOVE with the book. Sarra's writing is great, it's doesn't come out sounding like a 50-year-old lady trying to pose as a teen. It just give off that natural teen-angst way of speech. I laughed at every page because her sarcasm is just remarkable. I swear I finished the book in a day, and also fell in love with the character. Sarra Manning's books are a MUST READ (she is now officially my favorite author) To sum it up, what I enjoy most about her books are the natural flow of it, and the way it doesn't come out all Overaged-woman-trying-to-figure-out-teens way of writing. A book that's worthy of your time.

      5 out of 5 stars So very good..........2006-07-10

      Brie is in love with Charlie. Charlie is in love with Walker. Walker is in love with Daisy...and Daisy is in love with Walker? But she's a lesbian. Thats the way this love rectangle goes in the book Pretty Things by Sarra Manning.

      I enjoyed reading this book so much. It was so funny and I could not put it down. The characters are all so likeable. My favorite would probably be Charlie. And I realy like Charlie and Brie's relationship. This book is for anyone who enjoys a good read.

      3 out of 5 stars Good, not great.......2006-04-21

      The book was good. I was just kind of suprised by it's content. I was embarassed to be reading it at school because an immature guy would think I was weird or perverted. It seemed like every page had the word sex or gay or bisexual or erection. This book definetly wasn't meant for anyone too young. At times I even felt a little naughty for reading it. The characters in the book or seventeen and eighteen and have one thing on their minds. At times I didn't like that the book was in four parts (a chapter for Charlie, Daisy, Walker, and Brie in that order) because I wanted to continue reading about the person. For example when I would finish reading Daisy's chapter (and move on to Walker's) I would want to continue reading about her to see what happened next. Other times I liked that there was four narrators because I could read what everyone was thinking. There was alot of kissing also. I don't want to spoil the book but it felt like everyone ended up kissing. The kissing scenes were very well done. Not too gross, but very "hot and intense". Sometimes I would go back and reread the kissing scenes because they were that good. I wouldn't call the book romantic though. Oh yeah, the book is in London too. The lingo was annoying because it took me forever to figure out what an "arse" was lol. Going to the loo (the restroom), fancying someone (having a crush) and snogging ( making out i think) were some of the phrases used in the book. I could practically hear the British accents. I think the book was good, not great. I was reeeeally bored at first but toward the end it got really good. The first part (I mean like the first HALF!) made me bored out of my mind. I would recommend it to MATURE 14 year olds and older teens who are comfortable reading a book that mentions sexuality.

      5 out of 5 stars Brilliant.......2006-02-08

      "Pretty Things" is a fantastic book. Period. It deals with many different adolescent problems (a main one being fancying your best friend).
      Brie's best friend is Charlie. Brie is a straight "footballer's wife" type girl. Charlie is a gay rocker boy who cuts his hair with nail-scissors and listens to The White Stripes.
      They both decide to go to a theatre group, where Charlie meets Walker, a straight, womanising guy who has now fallen in love with none other than Charlie's friend Daisy, a self-proclaimed lesbian. Could things get any more complicated?
      Actually no. The book is very easy to get into and the story-line is easy to follow. All in all, a very enjoyable read.
      Amazing Braids and Beads: Pretty Things to Make and Do!
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        Amazing Braids and Beads: Pretty Things to Make and Do!
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        Manufacturer: Lorenz Books
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        Binding: Hardcover

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        ASIN: 0754805247
        Amazing Braids and Beads: Pretty Things to Make and Do!
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          Amazing Braids and Beads: Pretty Things to Make and Do!

          Manufacturer: Anness Publishing
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          Doilies, Dolls & Pretty Things (HOTP 223)
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            Doilies, Dolls & Pretty Things (HOTP 223)

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            Binding: Paperback
            ASIN: 1562311115

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