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- More Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books, Alternative Structures, and Found Objects
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More Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books, Alternative Structures, and Found Objects
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Making Books by Hand: A Step-by-Step Guide
ASIN: 1592530745 |
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This must-have book for newcomers to the popular art of bookmaking teaches all the basics and features easy and interesting projects that allow self-expression and experimentation. More experienced bookmakers and paper enthusiasts will also note that it offers a wealth of practical tips and techniques in one handy resource.
All the basic bookmaking techniques include lots of specialized tips. Simple book structures, miniature books, and a wide variety of projects that highlight themes such as travel, music, even wearable books -- a book necklace and earrings -- provide creative variations on traditional ideas.
The authors share innovative, unique, and previously unpublished binding structures that incorporate scrolls, flaps, folders, and more. In addition, some book projects are made from unusual materials or found objects, such as a book out of a ukulele, a real accordion book, a book diorama in a cigar box, and other experimental creations.
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More Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books, Alternative Structures, and Found Objects.......2007-09-13
EXCELLENT illustrations! This book not only provides excellent ideas, it also CLEARLY shows you how to execute the techniques necessary to complete the project! Excellent reference book for anyone who wants to create their own professional looking books!
BEWARE.......2007-02-16
The book "More Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books, Alternative Structures, and Found Objects" is, contrary to expectation, not a supplement or addition to the book "Making Books by Hand: Exploring Miniature Books, Alternative Structures, and Found Objects", but merely a REPRINT of exactly the same material. It differs only in the additional word 'More' in the title.
DO NOT PURCHASE BOTH BOOKS IN THE ASSUMPTION THAT YOU ARE ACQUIRING MORE INFORMATION. You are merely buying two identical books.
With regard to the value of the information found in this book, there are others that are more informative, definitive and inspiring.
Making small books.......2006-08-07
For a beginner, I found everything I needed in this book, from materials to step-by-step instructions. Very easy to follow.
Inspiring!.......2006-02-25
This book is divided into two sections. The first one is an introduction to the techniques and materials used for bookbinding. The technique are illustrated with clear drawings to show you what to do. I don't know anything about bookbinding so I can't tell if this part of the book describes best practices, traditional techniques, or modern adaptations. I can say, however, that it was perfectly understandable and clear. The materials are all common and easy to find...though I would have liked to see more brand names mentioned, just so that I was EXTRA sure I was getting the right stuff at the store.
The second part of the book contains instructions for a series of projects. Unless you are a pretty good artist, there's no way you will be able to reproduce these incredible miniature books since many of them include original artwork. But WOW, are they cool to look at! And of course you can design your own pages using stickers, clipart, cutouts, rubber stamps, or anything else.
Keep in mind that when the authors say "miniature," they mean it! The projects are all very small. (The techniques section in front will help you learn how to make books of any size, though.)
Getting into more detail.......2005-08-31
This book is good for the crafter with a bit of experience. It has some great ideas for someone who has a little bit of knowledge about making books by hand. The instructions are pretty easy to understand and the end projects are wonderful!
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The Third Edition - 2005 is now available! This comprehensive resource book of 192 illustrated pages was written by Kathleen Myers, a nationally known potbellied pig breeder and consultant. Since 1989 Kathleen has cared for her own pet and breeder pigs and has spent thousands of hours sharing her vast experience and knowledge with other pet owners and breeders. She continues to counsel pig owners and breeders around the world via e-mail and telephone.
Kathleen offers her wealth of practical knowledge in this book as a complete, up-to-date guide for the care and training of the pet pig. She revises her books every two to three years to include the most current information about the training, health, nutrition and general care of the pet potbellied pig. This is a "How To Book" designed as a textbook to give the pet owner the skills necesary to raise a happy, healthy, well adjusted potbelly pet pig. Because of her background in education and training, the book is organized through easy to find topics. Each topic section of the book has complete instructions specificly related to the care and training of pet pigs. To accompany her instructions Kathleen has filled the book with wonderful pictures of pet pigs.
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Pot Belly Pig book.......2007-09-29
Wonderful book. Helped quite a bit. Only problem is the binding fell apart and the pages were all loose. Most likely a problem with who ever is paid to glue the book together. I needed the book or I wouldve returned it.
All you need to know!!.......2005-10-11
This book has the answer to any question that you are ever likely to have regarding the well being of a Potbellied Pig.
A Must Read for all Pet Pig Owners.......2001-06-04
Kathleen really did it right with this book! It is a great source of everything you'll need to know about pet pigs and their mental and physical health. If you have a pet pig, you MUST have this book.
A Must-Have for Pig Owners.......2001-04-13
As the two-legged mom of 3 potbelly pigs, the oldest of which is now 10, I find this book a wonderful wealth of information that every care-giver of pet pigs should have on hand. Laid out in a very easy to use format, this book will take you from the history of where potbellied pigs came from; help you decide if a pet pig is right for your family (as they are not for just anyone); and then moves on into what to look for when choosing a pet pig; how be be prepared for it's homecoming and the proper living environment required for these special little pigs; the medical need-to-know information that is specific to pet pigs; along with various other chapters which will put you and your companion pig on the road to a happy, healthy and long relationship. Information on pet pigs and their care is sparse at best. This valuable text helps fill that void in the pet pig market and I promise you'll have many pages dog-earred or marked with post-its by the time you're done reading it. No pet pig home should be without The Complete Guide for the Care and Training of Pet Potbellied Pigs.
The Truth About Pigs....or Pigs Can Be Pets too!!.......2001-02-24
If you want to know the truth about the potbellied pigs stop right now and purchase your very own copy of the book "The Complete Guide for the Care and Training of Pot Potbellied Pigs" by Kathleen Myers. The title to the book unquestionably describes its content. You may think pigs are not for me; or, I know all there is to know. You cannot be any further from the truth. Before reading this book I knew very little about the potbellied pig. After reading this short but comprehensive book I feel confident in selecting and raising a potbelly as a pet. The author takes the novice as well as the expert step by step through the practice of owning the potbellied pig. Did you know you can actually house-break a potbellied pig?
For those needing additional assistance understanding their pet the book answers those questions, as well. Kathleen Myers even lists all plants which are toxic to potbellied pigs. She includes a comprehensive resource list with phone numbers and web sites all potbellied pig owners need at their fingertips. Topics on the list include animal care, best feed for your pet, training videos, and numerous other online resources.
Whether you are a novice or enjoy potbellied pigs in your daily life, "The Complete Guide for the Care and Training of Potbellied Pigs" should be by your side. There is no other guide as complete as this one. It will be a constant reference resource for the Potbellied Pig pet owner.
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British Portrait Miniatures (Fitzwilliam Museum Handbooks)
Graham Reynolds
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The collection of portrait miniatures in the Fitzwilliam Museum gives a compact and comprehensive survey of the development of this art form. It illustrates its progress through the work of almost every major master in the genre, with works of the highest quality. This book provides an introduction to the history of portrait miniatures, a glossary, and a bibliography; ninety-six items from the collection are described, and each item is illustrated in full color, to bring out the subtlety and intimacy of this delicate art form.
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British Portrait Minitures.......2007-07-21
This book is a review of the images and techniques of miniature painters, limners, from the 1500's to 1900's. I found it to be full of interesting bits of technical information as well historic and antidotal information as well. it has beautiful color images of the miniatures and was very informative for such a slim book. It piqued my interest as an artist and made me want to learn more about the artists represented within and their techniques.
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This handbook provides hundreds of clear color photographs and fascinating stories which reveal volumes about each fragrance, far beyond the size of the bottles. These miniature bottles are popular collectibles today and this useful book contains information to satisfy the most discriminating taste. Fragrance names, their creators, launch dates, bottle and package designs and dimensions are all here, as well as a price guide in the captions to reflect today's fragrance market.
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A Collector's Handbook of Miniature Perfume Bottles:.......2000-01-02
This is a great book for all collectors of minis. It has good photographs and information. Best of all, the prices are next to the pictures. This saves a lot of time when looking up many bottles at once.
Wonderful,Exciteing to find my passion in print.......1997-12-29
This book is more than a colledtor's handbook, it is my bible. It has brought great joy to my life, I don't know which is more fun-finding my miniatures to purchase or coming home and finding them in Jeri Lyn Ringblums' book. I would purchase any of her work!!!!The color,detail,information about each miniature perfume bottle is wonderful.I would suggest to anyone to buy 2 of her books at a time because the first one will get worn out. Such fun to wear out a Book.
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Cries of battle fill the air!
The Miniatures Handbook gives you expanded rules for regular
Dungeons & Dragons game play as well as guidelines for skirmishes and mass combats.
Included are new base classes, new prestige classes, 30 new feats, more than 65 new spells, new magic items, and weapon special abilities. Also, there are more than 35 new monsters, including formidable aspects of deities and archfiends.
Expand your battlefield with complete rules for skirmishes, squad-based fights, and even mass battles. There are also mechanics for random dungeons and rules for miniatures battle campaigns.
To use this supplement, a Dungeon Master also needs the Player's Handbook,
Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual. A player needs only the Player's Handbook.
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Icing on the Cake!.......2004-08-13
I like this book far too much for my own good, and I don't even play the miniatures game.
Why do I have it, then? Outside of a desire for completeness?
Well, about one quarter of the book is filled with useful goodies for D&D itself. There are four new core classes, all but one of which are spontaneous casters. There's the Favored Soul (a spontaneous divine caster with ALL GOOD SAVES), the Healer (which, predictably, specializes in healing...it's been referred to as the "girlfriend class", and even gets a unicorn companion!), and the Warmage (who throws damage spells like they're going out of style). There's also the Marshal, which helps the other party members do their jobs better.
The prestige classes are very good, too. In fact, the real reason I'm so in love with this book is the Skullclan Hunter, which is a rogue prestige class that can sneak attack undead. This is wonderful, as normally undead are immune to sneak attacks. The SkH is still useful, too, outside of that specialty. Other notable classes are the unfortunately-named Tactical Soldier (great for people who thrive on teamwork, and wonderful for your cohort to go in), Havoc Mage (a short PrC that lets you cast in armor and at the same time you make an attack), the Warchief (leading tribes of humanoids, making them tougher and getting more charismatic), and the Warhulk. The latter is also quite fun; it's for Large and bigger creatures, has NO Base Attack accumulation, but gets +2 Strength/level and nifty special attacks that're modeled after Sauron's attacks from the Fellowship of the Ring prologue. Sadly, it's easily abused, but I like that sort of stuff anyway.
The new feats are quite nice, letting your re-roll initiative, add damage when you charge, and giving you extra five-foot steps. A new concept is included in the magic section, the swift action, which is like a free action, in that it doesn't interfere with other actions in the turn, but you can only do one/turn. The spells are generally nice; Snake's Swiftness, which lets the target make an attack, is exceedingly useful. Magic items are also pretty neat, though some have an annoying "wear this for 24 hours before it works" limit, which makes no sense on a helmet. And, finally, the monsters are cool; this includes the Aspect, which is a weak avatar of a deity, and good for fighting.
Now, bear in mind that the above fills the first quarter of the book. The rest of the book is devoted to the D&D collectible miniatures game, which I don't play, but it's apparently fairly popular. Also, the concept art and photos of miniatures are sprinkled throughout the book, which might make you read the miniatures section anyway.
I am quite happy with this book. Despite the gaming material being only a quarter of the book, it's good enough that I believe it's worth it. The miniatures stuff is just icing on the cake for me.
A Book of Marginal Use.......2004-06-05
Unless you play with miniatures frequently, this book will bring very little to the table. It contains some new, and I must say interesting, base classes, a few new spells, as well as a few feats that a GM would have to think long and hard about allowing into any game. The book also contains vast clarifications of the D&D movement rules, which can be helpful if you're a real stickler for having things adhere to the by-the-book rules.
On the downside, there is the confusing introduction of the "swift action" which sometimes doesn't fit in well with the rest of the game.
Not as Good as it Could Be..........2004-01-26
....I bought this book because I have recently become a great fan (and player) of the D&D Skirmish miniatures game, and I knew the guide had some great explanations of the combat rules for the game, to include diagrams. I was right about that - the diagrams are excellent, but the book falls short in a few areas. For one, the book's organization is terrible. It doesn't even have an index - a HUGE oversight for a book that is supposed to be a quick reference for questions that come up during a Skirmish battle. Second, some of the combat explanations are a bit vague. For attacks of opportunity (which are a LOT different in Skirmish than they are in D&D, and hence sometimes confusing) and for cover/line of sight rules particularly, I've found I had to look in up to three different places to find resolution of a particular tactical situation. And I wonder, for a book titled "Miniature Handbook", why are the miniatures rules buried in the middle, instead of right up front?? That makes no sense to me. The content of this section gets about a B+, but organization is definitely an D-.
....The other two sections of the book are for mass combat and miscellaneous prestige classes, etc. The mass combat section is nice but organized as poorly as the miniatures section. It might be useful to someone who injects mass battles into his D&D campaign, something that many of us don't. The front section with the prestige classes I found to be particularly bland. I would have liked to see some classes and items related to tactical and strategic commanders, magic items that give leadership bonuses, etc. This section definitely fell short.
....All in all, if you would like a fairly good reference to supplement the little pamphlet that came with your D&D Miniatures Starter Set, this book might be for you. Otherwise, it's really just a minor supplement to your D&D campaign and in most cases should be skipped.
A book with two uses.......2004-01-13
On the one hand, this book has some very nice new base classes, a few PrC's, and a scattering of spells & feats. For the roleplayer, this material is very nice- but a bit pricey.
Added is a larger section on playing the new Miniatures small unit game. I haven't played that yet, so I can't give my opinion.
If you're a roleplayer, and DO buy it, buy it here for the nice discount. Otherwise it is borderline too expensive.
If you play the standard RPG and miniatures, buy this!.......2003-12-01
This book is an excellent addition to the rule pamphlet that comes with the harbinger entry pack. If you play the standard D&D rpg, then you will find this supplement to be helpful to convert not-yet-released monsters into the miniature rules for representing your battles in the miniature system (you would still have to use a token to represent the monster or npc). The diagrams of line-of-sight and combat cover are especially well done. It also has optional rules and suggestions to add sophistication (aka complication) to the original miniature rules (like miniature-character improvement and the like).
The ONLY REASON that this handbook did not receive five stars is because I find the MSRP to be a little too high. Other than that, I highly recommend this book. If you play the RPG - but DO NOT plan on playing the miniature system, this book would not be a cost-effective purchase. It will have little to offer, except to maybe satisfy your curiosity.
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With online music libraries and MP3 players, your music is now in our hands. But with the ability to mix thousands of songs, where do you start? The Playlist Handbook is your guide to creating music mixes for any occasion. Find the soundtrack for your workouts, your commute, your Friday nights, your Sunday mornings, and even your romances.
Packed with recommendations from the staff of the award-winning World Cafe and special guests celebrity playlists, The Playlist Handbook is as indispensable as the music you love!
Featuring playlist recommendations from singers, songwriters, and music fanatics from the best radio station in the world!
Includes the WXPN 885 Greatest Songs List-created via fan and musician voting!
World Cafe is syndicated to over 160 stations world-wide.
MP3 players are the hottest item right now: Over 4 million iPods alone will be sold this year, and iTunes expects fans to download more than 450 million songs for use on iPods and other MP3 players.
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excellent playlist.......2007-07-22
This little book turned me on to some music that I hadn't heard before. It also contains good mix suggestions for different occasions. I always enjoy listening to the world cafe, because of the variety of music David plays.
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Miniature Bull Terrier (Complete and Reliable Handbook)
Barbara J. Andrews
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Too many errors.......2004-05-04
It appears someone did not proof read this book before publishing. Too many errors, not only with words but with captions under photos of who owns the pictured dogs. I found too many "advertisements" thru-out the book suggesting the purchase of food, treats, toys etc.
I feel a person looking for a good book on Miniature Bull Terriers should purchase a Bull Terrier book instead, make sure it's not one of same publisher, and they'll get more information and correct information that they can apply to a Mini Bull as the only thing different is the size.
Didn't Care For This Book.......2003-07-06
I found lots of errors in this book. Many dogs and owners are misidentified. I did not find much about this book to be helpful.
Who can resist those faces?.......2002-08-01
This is not a long book, but it covers a lot; the origins and history of miniature Bull Terries, their temperment and needs, how to choose a puppy, basic care, the whole thing.
But the stars of the book are the many wonderful pictures, from week old puppies to champion show dogs, they are completely charming. So read the book, learn something, and have a wonderful time looking at the pictures.
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great resource for the military figure modeler.......2006-02-01
The current edition is a major revision of the original book, and includes detailed information on painting with oils as well as acrylic paints. Most techniques are well illustrated with good quality closeup photographs, which really helps to walk you through the steps.
How to Paint Realistic Military Figures.......2005-07-07
This book was exactly what I was looking for. I'm fairly fussy when it comes to my hobbies, and will only invest in something that I know is good.
It has lots of step-by-step photos and techniques explained in detail.
The authors are very experienced and do excellent jobs of conveying their many years of experience.
I highly recommend this book if you're interested in painting figures. Novice to experienced painters will not be disappointed, it's definitely a keeper that will be used many times as reference in the future.
A Very Good Primer for Painting with Acrylics!.......2005-04-19
Actually, I haven't seen the new edition of this book; only the original. The techniques of using acrylics for figure painting are explained very clearly and the photos are very good. Each stage of achieving the final result is shown. BEST OF ALL: The authors of this book do good work, so you know THEY know what they're talking about! Beware of another book on painting figures with acrylics...this was the first I've seen and is still light years ahead of the 'other'.
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The 1998 edition of the Value Guide is just what Hallmark collectors need to stay on top of their collections - especially during the exciting 25th Anniversary of Hallmark Keepsake Ornaments! The Value Guide puts the entire collection at your fingertips, as well as Merry Miniatures, Spring Ornaments and Kiddie Car Classics. Over 4,500 pieces are pictured in all, along with up-to-date secondary market prices and wonderful features including the history of Hallmark, a spotlight of the 1998 series, exclusive interviews with Hallmark artists, and much more. Collectors will also enjoy a foreword written by Hallmark expert Clara Johnson Scroggins, a look at Clara's all-time favorite ornaments, and an exclusive Q & A session with the irrepressible author and ornament historian.
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