No comments about Ceramics, a Potter's Handbook.

1 comments about Land and Light Workshop - Painting Mood and Atmosphere in Oils (Land & Light Workshop).

1. This book presents some fine instruction and some fine illustrative paintings. The best part, for me, is that Ms. Lewis shows many color mixtures used to achieve many of the specific colors shown in her paintings. You can learn from this book.

5 comments about Encyclopedia Of Candlemaking Techniques: A Step-by-step Visual Directory.

1. The Encyclopedia Of Candle Making by Sandie Lea is an excellent book for anyone with the least be of knowledge in candle making. However, with that said you really need to know the basics to get this book because a few things are not explained in detail in the beginning.



2. I bought this two weeks ago off of amazon with some other books. I am really impressed with how well written and informitive this book is. I am really looking forward to applying it.



3. My wife was inspired to candle making after reading this book. You can view her soaps and candles at www homespun-candles-soap .com .



4. I got this as a Christmas present and I can't wait to try many of the different ideas presented in this book. There are numerous techniques from which to chose. The instructions are concise and beautifully illustrated in great detail. I definitely recommend this book to anyone who likes to "play with wax"



5. I use this book as a handbook in my candlemaking. It have lot of tecknic and many projeckts that is wonderful to see creates in your hand.
   And for me that dont have english as a main langues Im Icelandic :) it is easy to read and good pictures are in this book how to do things.

3 comments about The Sistine Chapel: A New Vision.

1. As an Art historian I consider this a very good book for those followers on Michelangelo, actually there is no more qualified person to write about this worderful work of art that Mr. Pfeiffer, even for those that look this theme for the first time it has reliable data about the iconography about this work, it give us a real support besides the easy and everybody's knowledge about this important work.



2. Hi,
   
   I havent received the book yet, så I cannot make the review ...... :-(
   
   Br,
   Kristian Kofoed



3. Having recently visited the Sistine Chapel my initial reaction to this beautiful publication is how spectacularly faithful the illustrations are! It was delivered to me today and I am enthralled by the beauty and fidelity of this wonderful book.
   
   As to Father Pfeiffer's learned, detailed and exquisite study of this amazing work already it opens new insights, brings one deeper into the theology of this masterwork in a deeply intellectual but yet highly understandable way.
   
   There are years of enjoyment, of learnining of glorification in this fabulous book!!

5 comments about Paris Sketchbook.

1. Excellent book with that real Paris feel, a feast of classic French cityscapes and architectural heritage, a visual source of art inspiration that is both easy on the eyes and stimulating, recommended .



2. Fabrice Moireau's watercolors and sketches bring the City of Light to life, and vividly captures the atmospheric city with its teeming cafe life, historic buildings, and new constructions. The book is divided into several segments covering the historic center, Northern Paris, Eastern Paris, Southern Paris, Western Paris, and the Gazetteer provides additional information of some of the prominent buildings featured. Moireau's paintings and sketches are accompanied by Mary Kelly's impressions of Paris, and both perspectives provide a wonderfully warm portrait of the City of Light.



3. ... then you'll love this one. For the sketches of the Parisian scenes are wonderfully well-drawn. Sometimes you'll be amazed to find out the "spots" that you didn't pay much attention on while you were there. Also, It captured all different moods..... and you feel like you are visiting Paris AGAIN!



4. A grand book for travelers to Paris or those already in love with the "City of Lights"!



5. A "Paris Sketchbook," captures Paris superbly. Walk again down the streets of Paris, sit in a cafe, or in a paris garden, or wonder again at Paris buildings and architecture. It is all there and captured beautifully my Mary Kelly's precise and spiritual prose, with Fabrice Moireau's water colors of Paris. The pictures and prose combine to be more like a musical piece, one reads and then "hums" like a tune from time to time. If one is looking for that special gift or souvenir of Paris, this is it. Enjoy Paris again and again, or tanalize those who plan a visit to Paris.

No comments about A Trevor Wye Practice Book for the Flute, Vol. 6: Advanced Practice.

5 comments about Roget's Descriptive Word Finder.

1. This book is fun to browe. Also, the book was in top condition and the service was very prompt. I would buy from this seller again. Thank you!



2. This is really a terrible book. First, the word choices it uses are weak. They're not words you want to use. Sure, they're interesting, but for those of us looking for that one right word that sums up the idea of a sentence, this book is just not a good option. I have not found one word in the book that I've used. Maybe they're in there, but I can't find them.
   
   Which leads to my second gripe: this book is NOT usable. When I'm writing and I need a word, I need it fast. What's a synonym for fast? Let's look for a heading for fast. Nope. Not under Fast. What about speed? Nope, no heading for speed. What about velocity? Nope. Nothing on that. I shouldn't need a thesaurus to look up synonyms for fast so that I can find the heading "Fast" is under in this book. I usually look for five minutes, get frustrated, throw the book across the room and go to a thesaurus on-line.
   
   This is a fine book if you just want to leisurely browse words, which I sometimes do, but don't buy it expecting you'll be able to quickly find a word you need when you need it. You will be disappointed. The only good thing I can say about this book is that it provides brief definitions of the words so that it's not just a meaningless word list. Still, that's not enough to make me recommend this to anyone.



3. Quality, sparingly-used adjectives aren't the bane of good writing and vivid word paintings - ADVERBS are. I find this book invaluable in searching for the unusual, lyrical, 'dead-on' adjective to fit a particular scene or mood. I prefer it to a thesaurus because of its ease of use, smaller size, and 'quirkier' approach.
   
   Yes, there are a lot of words that a reader would not be familiar with. But so what? Sometimes a word is perfect anyway, because of the image its sound invokes, the meaning made clear by the context. You are more likely to be tripped up by the 'uh oh, this writer is using a thesaurus' approach in using a thesaurus than this book.
   
   Besides, thumbing through it is incredible fun, as well as opening one's eyes to potential new vistas.
   
   It doesn't replace a thesaurus, but it's a more-than-worthy companion (I use it more often, by 2-3 times), and is seldom more than arm's length at my desk.



4. Who hasn't heard the belabored rule: Use Adjectives Sparingly.
   
   
   This book is for those brave souls who resist the great English Teacher in the Sky and bend, maybe even break, the rules.
   
   Almost entirely adjectives, the book provides a quick fix for that stubborn word-on-the-edge-of-your-tounge condition which so frequently afflicts aspiring writers.
   
   Also, included at the end of the book is a Quick Word Finder:
   
   
   1. Colors (who knew there where so many distinct shades of yellow-chrome yellow, butter, golden, blonde, ash blond, and linen to name a few).
   
   2. Smells (putrid, rancid, stinky, stuffy, sweet, etc).
   
   3. Sounds (bloop, blop, achoo, badow, bang, bzzzz, boyng, bradada to name a few of my favorites).
   
   4. List of Prepositions (and, but, to, across, an, concerning, etc).
   
   5. List of Interjections: (ah, boy, bravo, cheerio, aw, shucks, chop-chop, etc, etc).
   
   
   Therefore, while not nevery writer needs this reference book, many can benefit from its easy-to-read format, lists and suggestions.
   
   My suggestion: Don't pass this one up.
   
   



5. I agree with the previous reviewers... this is an excellent alternative to a thesaurus. The lists of synonyms each have a definition, so that you can find exactly the right connotation for your taste. I can't count how many times I've looked up an idea in a thesaurus and all of the synonyms I found had exactly the same connotations (red, crimson, scarlet; instead of, say, bloody).
   
   I do have one MAJOR complaint, though - there is no key to this book! There is no Table of Contents or Index appendix.
   
   Sure, the ideas are categorized, but you have to scan through the entire book, page by page, hoping to run across the category you want. It's a HUGE problem unless you've got all of the categories memorized. Sample categories from pages 272-273: Observance, Obstruction, Occupation, Occurance, Ocean. I don't know about you, but those terms don't automatically spring to mind when I'm looking for a word.
   
   Then you get to the "Quick Word Finder" appendix - pages 411-457 - and there are an entirely NEW set of alphebetized categories. You may have to check in both places.
   
   I still think it's an awesome book... but please, please, please, I beg you, authors - add a key in the next edition! Please!

No comments about The Cambridge Companion to Vermeer (Cambridge Companions to the History of Art).

1 comments about 101 Celtic Beasts (101 Celtic Series).

1. My hubster is full-blooded Irish and I got interested in Celtic stuff Bcuz of him. I got this because I love the myths and the Celtic astrology and I cross stitch. Since Celtic cross stitch patterns are few and far between, I bought this book to use with my Pattern Maker software. I can scan the illustration I want and turn it into a cross stitch pattern to create. It's wonderful for this purpose Bcuz the colors are bright and bold and easy for the software program to pick up. I love the book. It would be nice to have it a bit larger, but is easy to take in my pocket size-wise.

1 comments about The Art of Flowers: A Celebration of Botanical Illustration, Its Masters and Methods.

1. This book is a compilation of several of the masters of botannical illustrations -- and even has a few how-to pointers. I found the stories about the painters interesting the the color plates irresistable. If you seriously like botannical illustration, this one is an excellent addition to your collection