An Affair with a House
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • What it means to love a house
  • Not what I was looking for
  • Home Away From Home
  • WONDERFUL!
  • I would give this book six stars, if I could!
An Affair with a House
Bunny Williams , and Christine Pettel
Manufacturer: "Stewart, Tabori and Chang"
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1584794704

Book Description

For 28 years the world-renowned interior designer Bunny Williams has been involved in a passionate love affair with an18th-century New England manor house that she found in sad repair. From the moment she walked up the driveway and her palms began to perspire, Williams knew she wanted the affair to last forever. In her sumptuous new book, An Affair with a House, the venerable decorator describes in detail how she and her husband, antiques dealer John Rosselli, rescued, nurtured, renovated, and decorated the well-worn house, giving it new life as they restored each room, resurrected the abandoned gardens, and filled this weekend home with family and friends.

Through photographs, anecdotes, how-tos, and recipes, Williams provides a rare inside look at a top decorator's retreat and explains how she approached the joys, pleasures, challenges, obstacles, and day-to-day realities of creating a beautiful, comfortable country home. An Affair with a House provides a wealth of advice on interior decor and such topics as mixing design styles, but it also addresses such practical matters as stocking the pantry and outfitting the linen closet. Beautiful photographs of the house, the gardens, and the property's rustic structures provide an intimate glimpse of the couple's lifestyle and illustrate a way of life we can all appreciate and learn from.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars What it means to love a house.......2007-09-04

I am not your typical reviewer of this book as I have had "An Affair with a House" for quite some time. The fact that I continue to pick it up for inspiration prompted me to share my opinion. Bunny William's personality shines through every page. I like that she shared a bit of the history of the house and how she came to acquire it. What is obvious is that Bunny's house and gardens evolved over time. Her book will inspire you to make the very most of what you have with your own house. I love this book and I am so glad to be able to refer back to it often. I also purchased her book "On Garden Style". The only thing that would be better than reading these two gems, would be to take a personal tour! Thank you Bunny and John. From one dog lover to another, I loved the pictures of your "babies".

2 out of 5 stars Not what I was looking for.......2007-08-22

I was looking for Decorating Inspiration and this didn't provide much. It just goes through what this woman went through in buying the old villa and restoring it. My home is almost new and not that big and the decorating help was minimal.

5 out of 5 stars Home Away From Home.......2007-08-16

This book was beautifully presented and written. I absorbed it all! Would love to live with Bunny and John. As wonderful as the presentation, I found it reassuring how down to earth the decorating and recepies were communicated.

Billie (GA)

5 out of 5 stars WONDERFUL!.......2007-06-28

First, I fell in love with the cover shot. Then the barn. Then the guest house. And the decorating isn't even my style! But I'm on my third read - every word read and every photo examined. Guess I love the thought of it and wish it were me! Now I don't have the money - and I don't have the time. But I can certainly appreciate her love for this house.

5 out of 5 stars I would give this book six stars, if I could!.......2007-05-15

This is a wonderful book---and the text is as wonderful as the photographs. The chicken house is my hands down favorite part. Bunny's husband's pancakes are great (we've tried the recipe) and the guest barn is totally charming. Oh how I wish I had Bunny's gardeners! I dream of her gardens, but feel like they are out of reach for us. There is a lot to learn from this book--even if you can't accomplish all of this for your own home or property. It's my favorite coffee table book ---and I never tire of looking at it. Congratulations Bunny---this book is a clear winner!!
Within These Walls: Memoirs of a Death House Chaplain
Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
  • Great Read
  • State Sanctioned Murder
  • Decent reading material
  • One of the best I've ever read--
  • You'll love it or hate it
Within These Walls: Memoirs of a Death House Chaplain
Carlton Stowers , and Carroll Pickett
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0312287178

Book Description

Former Texas prison chaplain Rev. Carroll Pickett, working with two time Edgar Award-winner and New York Times best selling author Carlton Stowers, provides this eloquent, unflinching look at capital punishment.Within These Walls is the powerful memoir of Rev. Pickett, who spent fifteen years as the death house chaplain at "The Walls," the Huntsville unit of the Texas prison system.In that capacity Rev. Pickett ministered to 95 men before they were put to death by lethal injection. They came with sinister nicknames like "The Candy Man" and "The Good Samaritan Killer," some contrite, some angry-a few who might even have been innocent.All of them found in Rev. Pickett their last chance for an unbiased confessor who would look at them only as fellow humans, not simply as the convicted criminals the rest of society had already dismissed them as.This first-hand experience gave Rev. Pickett the unique insight needed to write an impassioned statement on the realities of capital punishment in America.The result is a thought-provoking and compelling book that takes the reader inside the criminal mind, inside the execution chamber, and inside the heart of a remarkable man who shares his thoughts and observations not only about capital punishment, but about the dark world of prison society.AUTHORBIO: Rev. Pickett is today an outspoken anti-death penalty activist.He is retired from the Department of Corrections but still preaches near Huntsville, Texas.Carlton Stowers is the author of more than two doze non-fiction books, including the Edgar Award-winging Careless Whispers, the Pulitzer Prize-nominated Innocence Lost, and Open Secrets.He has also written two books for children-A Hero Named George and Hard Lessons-which are being used by elementary schools as part of their drug and gang prevention program.He and his wife live in Cedar Hill, Texas.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Great Read.......2007-03-15

Whether you agree or disagree with the way the death penalty is played out in TX or the US in general this book is a great read. The author has "lived" all sides of the issue from having friends who where murdered to ministering to those who killed them. It's a very well-written and well-rounded look at the issues.

5 out of 5 stars State Sanctioned Murder.......2007-01-16

Rev. Carroll Pickett speaks with the authority of a man who is tough in every way, tough enough to have the respect of prison authorities and tough enough to have the respect of inmates in the toughest prison system in the country, Huntsville, Texas. This tough man is also one of the kindest persons you will ever meet. His honesty makes this a compelling book. He started out as a prison chaplain in favor of the death penalty but after accompanying a hundred inmates to their deaths, he is now so vehemently opposed to the death penalty he no longer refers to it as execution but murder. He now works full time for its abolition. I don't see how anyone could read this book from the beginning and come out at the other end in favor of this barbarism.

4 out of 5 stars Decent reading material.......2006-12-14

I enjoyed this book and the authors feelings on the death penalty. I felt like something was missing when I was done reading it though.

5 out of 5 stars One of the best I've ever read--.......2006-01-28

I guess it's true you either love it or hate it as I can't imagine being ambivalent about this book. I first read the book only because I had met the author, Rev. Carroll Pickett. I found it to be very interesting & thought provoking. I have recommended it to numerous people. I have since had the great fortune to get to know Carroll & his wife, Jane. He is a truly remarkable man & I feel priviledged to know him & to have read his book. He is definitely a man of intergrity. I'm glad he shared his experiences with all of us!

5 out of 5 stars You'll love it or hate it.......2002-12-03

No one escapes this book without being confronted with the tragic realities of the death penalty. Rev. Pickett does not fluff this story with hype but tells it as he lived it. This is not just a testament about the death penalty but is also about the meaning of life, death, family systems, ministry, and, in the end of the book, loving one's enemies. You can argue that Pickett is wrong about the death penalty perhaps but you cannot argue with the fact that he did his job with integrity and love. You'll love it or hate it but will not escape the power of Carroll Pickett's experience.
The No Spin Zone: Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America (Random House Large Print (Hardcover))
Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
  • no spin zone
  • Tells it like it is!
  • YAY! More condescending tones and hipocracy please!
  • Another A+ for O-Reilly
  • no!
The No Spin Zone: Confrontations with the Powerful and Famous in America (Random House Large Print (Hardcover))
Bill O'Reilly
Manufacturer: Random House Large Print
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0375431268
Release Date: 2001-10-16

Book Description

On the heels of his runaway New York Times bestseller (more than one million copies in print) Bill O'Reilly delivers another strong dose of no-holds-barred advice for America.

Bill O'Reilly is even madder than when he wrote his mega-bestseller The O'Reilly Factor—and his fans love him even more. He's mad because things have gone from bad to worse, in politics, in Hollywood, in every social stratum on the nation. True to its title, The No Spin Zone cuts through all the rhetoric that some of O'Reilly's most infamous guests have spewed to expose what's really on their minds, while sharing plenty of his own emphatic counterpoints along the way.

Shining a searing spotlight on everyone from Dubya to Susan Sarandon to Chyna to Dick Morris, The No Spin Zone is laced with the kind of straight-shooting commentary that has made O'Reilly the voice of middle America's disenfranchised. Examining Medicare with the same feistiness as the death penalty (which he opposes), The No Spin Zone delivers not only O'Reilly's opinion, but the documented attitudes of the country's movers and shakers as well.

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On the heels of his runaway New York Times bestseller (more than one million copies in print) Bill O'Reilly delivers another strong dose of no-holds-barred advice for America.

Bill O'Reilly is even madder than when he wrote his mega-bestseller The O'Reilly Factor—and his fans love him even more. He's mad because things have gone from bad to worse, in politics, in Hollywood, in every social stratum in the nation. True to its title, The No Spin Zone cuts through all the rhetoric that some of O'Reilly's most infamous guests have spewed to expose what's really on their minds, while sharing plenty of his own emphatic counterpoints along the way.

Shining a searing spotlight on everyone from Dubya to Susan Sarandon to Chyna to Dick Morris, The No Spin Zone is laced with the kind of straight-shooting commentary that has made O'Reilly the voice of middle America's disenfranchised. Examining Medicare with the same feistiness as the death penalty (which he opposes), The No Spin Zone delivers not only O'Reilly's opinion, but the documented attitudes of the country's movers and shakers as well. It demonstrates just why O'Reilly has become the most successful, the most controversial, the most beloved (by some), and the most disliked (by others) figure in television news today—and a culture hero to tens of millions of everyday Americans. And that's fact, not spin.


"[O'Reilly] is the Real McCoy. He's the best reporter I've seen in years . . . He is smart, well-read, has good values . . . and he is fearless in picking targets."
   NEWSDAY

"This explosive anchor can be articulate, bombastic, scornful, witty, iconoclastic, passionate, persuasive, and sarcastic."
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"[O'Reilly's] brand of hard-nosed, regular-guy TV talk is here to stay."
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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars no spin zone.......2007-09-20

Bill wrote a great book.No Spine Zone was terrific.My grandma read it to me and explained and answered my questions.
Thanks Bill for a great book.

5 out of 5 stars Tells it like it is!.......2007-07-28

Nothing to do with politics people, just look at what he says. He tells it how it is, not trying to produce well crafted lies in order to make you think he knows what is best for you (libtards) yeah. So if you do not like living here then hop on a raft and paddle to CUBA!! Seriously, if you hate America so much, get to paddling! Bill does not say it is perfect, he just shows how stupid some of these powerful and famous people are. I wish someone would sneeze in Rosie's soup though she is getting annoyed.

5 out of 5 stars YAY! More condescending tones and hipocracy please!.......2007-04-09

I absolutely loved Bill's use of alcohol to aid his research for this book! I think that Mr.O'Reilly is an icon of our time: a working class man who fights for the people. And by people I mean other $2000-suit-wearing, hypocritical conservatives who phone in lewd messages to their co-workers and who somehow still manage to have a show that attracts millions of other sheep every day. He truly has helped me see the light such as informing me about how hip-hop is the worst part of America, even though my original thought was that it might be overpaid douchebags who need to stop complaining about the constitutional cornerstones such as freedom of speech while declaring themselves patriots who fight for the people. Thanks for clearing that up once again Bill. O'Reilly in '08!

5 out of 5 stars Another A+ for O-Reilly.......2007-03-23

Full of insightful information. Even when his critics are quite harsh, he shares positive statements about them as well as offering his perspective on the matter. Highly recommended, but only conservatives will enjoy it. Secular progressives will use it to take quotes out of context and spin them to use against him. Typical M.O. of S-P's.

1 out of 5 stars no!.......2006-06-08

Bill, when will you just die?

if you read this feel free to email me
evan.fett@gmail.com
Aboard Air Force One: 200,000 Miles With a White House Aide
Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
  • Dont jusge this book by its cover
  • Better books out there
  • Best "behind-the-scenes" book I've read!
  • One of the worst books I've ever bought
  • A great peek inside "the bubble"
Aboard Air Force One: 200,000 Miles With a White House Aide
Ken Chitester
Manufacturer: Fithian Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1564742342

Book Description

During his two years at the White House, Ken Chitester kept President Bill Clinton abreast of breaking news on trips around the world. Here are inside stories from 22 countries, 36 states and 137 cities. Find out what happens behind the curtain of the world's biggest stage. Hear what White House aides say away from the microphones and cameras. Pack your bags and come along. Welcome aboard Air Force One.

Customer Reviews:

1 out of 5 stars Dont jusge this book by its cover.......2002-02-01

The book explained little of Air Force One, or how it deals as a flyiny White House. Its a lot of small mittle tales about this guys life for two years.

2 out of 5 stars Better books out there.......2001-10-30

And there certinly are better books out there on Air Force One. Most notably, the Jerald F. terHorst book The Flying White House, which is unfourtunatly out of print, but get it if you can. Chitester makes an attempt at giving the reader a look into what goes on with the presidency and Air Force One, but instead gives the reader a boring, "tour-guide" feel to the book that seems as redundant and glossy as a DisneyWorld host. Chitester's book never gets off the ground, and when reading, makes one feel like air-sickness isnt such a bad idea.

5 out of 5 stars Best "behind-the-scenes" book I've read!.......2001-09-13

If you're interested in learning what it's really like to work for the President of the United States, this is the book for you. Not only is the book well written, but it also offers the reader a sneak peak at the presidency, a view rarely seen by the public. Bottom line: I would highly recommend this wonderful book to anyone interested in politics or government.

1 out of 5 stars One of the worst books I've ever bought.......2001-08-20

This is one of the rare books I reget spending the money for. Ken was more or less only writing about what he had to eat and with whom he was underway. If your interested in Air Force One as a "plane and president buff" then this book is definitely *** not *** what you want to have on your bookshelf/bed side table/in your travel luggage.

5 out of 5 stars A great peek inside "the bubble".......2001-04-11

I have worked on political campaigns professionally for many years and always wondered what it would be like to work for the President. This book opened my eyes beyond the glamour of the West Wing and let me ride along motorcades, helicopters and of course Air Force One. If you are interested in what goes into moving the President and his staff this is the book for you. A great read for any political junkie.
Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1979 Report of the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs House of Representatives Together with Dissenting, Supplemental, and Separate Views to Accompany H.R. 39
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    US Government Printing Office
    Manufacturer: US Government Printing Office
    ProductGroup: Book
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    ASIN: B000THH728
    The Decision to Go to War in Iraq: Report, Together With Formal Minutes: House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Ninth Report of Session 2002-03 (House of Commons Papers)
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      The Decision to Go to War in Iraq: Report, Together With Formal Minutes: House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee Ninth Report of Session 2002-03 (House of Commons Papers)
      Foreign Affairs Committee
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        Economic and Military Cooperation with Nations in the General Area of the Middle East. Hearings before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, Eighty-fifth Congress, First Session on H. J. Res. 117
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            Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co
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            First Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 1982-83: Representation of the People Acts - Report with Proceedings of the Committee
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              First Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 1982-83: Representation of the People Acts - Report with Proceedings of the Committee
              House of Commons
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              Being Perfectly Frank With You: Images and Reflections to Enlighten and Renew Your Spirit
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                Being Perfectly Frank With You: Images and Reflections to Enlighten and Renew Your Spirit
                F.X. Daniti
                Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback
                ASIN: 1594579148
                Release Date: 2004-11-24

                Book Description

                Being Perfectly Frank With You artfully joins the written word with inspiring photographs that will expand feelings, thoughts and beliefs to new horizons. It is about the bonding of art and phrases with interpretation and enlightenment. Your spirit will enjoy the visual break and feel renewed.

                Flash to the Core
                Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
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                • A book as much about design philosophy as design...
                • useless
                • Good book, very good on concepts
                • A Man Amongst Geeks
                Flash to the Core
                Joshua Davis
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                ASIN: 0735712883

                Book Description

                Coverage is not critically tied to a particular rev of Flash. Flash to the Core: An Interactive Sketchbook is about the creative process and what someone like Joshua Davis can teach the world about taking Flash design and development to new extremes.

                Part one is all about Joshua Davis, the artist: his philosophies, his approach to Flash workflow, how he works with clients, how he explains and explores the world around him through his creative approach to Flash web design, animation and motion graphics.

                Part two is about the work itself: 12 Flash-based projects Joshua has created in the past year. Some of these have won awards, others have been nominated for awards. Each project is a narrative and deconstruction, with the code used in the project included and explained.

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Excellent Book.......2007-07-16

                This is an excellent book for both beginners and intermediate Flash designers. Joshua Davis did a great job of writing this. It is very easy to understand and follow (none of that jumbled jargon that you get lost in). The CD with demos and the website are wonderful. I keep this with me at work and loan it to friends and co-workers interested in learning more about Flash.

                5 out of 5 stars A book as much about design philosophy as design..........2005-12-27

                In this "technical" book Joshua Davis does more than simply inform one how to do cool things in Flash -- he shows how to use programming in Action Script as a surpassing design tool. This plus his useful analogies helps the reader see more clearly the usefulness of programming design, and how to readily go about it.
                This is exactly as the book claims - it's Flash to the Core. If you don't need to get that far into it, don't bother. If this is your profession, you *need* this book. (An aside : Perhaps Mr. Davis does do a little bit of self-lovin' in his book -- but darned if he hasn't earned it, in my humble opinion.)

                1 out of 5 stars useless.......2004-08-30

                if youre looking for quirky code snippets that are written poorly and have no practical use, then this is the book for you. otherwise avoid it and get something else.

                4 out of 5 stars Good book, very good on concepts.......2003-12-23

                I have been working with Flash for over 3 years, so I have a good grounding in the basics, including ActionScript. Today I finally decided to crack it open and do some of the tutorials. I finished Chapter 1 through Chapter 12, so that leaves me right at the beginning of the Intermediate and Advanced Projects section. On page 132 there is an error. In step 4 the author has you to name the "01 - crosshairs" instance on the main stage "crosshairs_mc". Just name it "crosshair_mc". Otherwise, it won't work. Steps 6 and 8 will have you write code to access "crosshair_mc". Just thought I'd mention this.

                2 out of 5 stars A Man Amongst Geeks.......2003-12-10

                Make no mistake, Joshua Davis is one in a few web designers out there to be a true visionary in Flash design. So much so, that he sets the standard in inspiring web designers to exceed their own limitations and achieve their own visionary goals. However, when it comes to tooting their own horn, Mr. Davis is his own Tower of Power.

                "Flash To The Core" is a 352 page love letter from Joshua Davis to Joshua Davis. I found myself feeling a bit instrusive, and at times blushing, to be reading Mr. Davis' open missives of love and praise to himself; as often as his little anecdotes and "words of wisdom" got to become more patronizing than inspiring (upon remembering that "Flash To The Core" was meant for me...and anyone else who wanted to further their knowledge of Flash). What's more, agonizing through Mr. Davis' countless self-referentials and numerous "I's" and Me's" had me come to the blistering conclusion that Mr. Davis has the inter-personal depth of a kiddie pool, and only where a hum of a computer fan is is where JD feels most comfortable, and connected.

                I figured, if you want to be the best, then you look to the best, which is why I purchased this book. However, after reading this "tutorial", I found that no matter how talented I think Mr. Davis is (regardless of not being very helpful), it is by no means any comparison to how talented Mr. Davis thinks he is and the contribution he has made to his own legacy (a.k.a the Joshua Davis Experience--toot, toot).

                In short, "Flash To The Core" is an eight course dinner for Mr. Davis' minions and wannabes, however, to web designers, like myself, who want to set our own standard, it's a starter that looked good on the menu, but wasn't very filling.
                Gunnar Peterson's Core Secrets: Fitness Flash Cards
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                  Gunnar Peterson
                  Manufacturer: Guthy-Renker
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                  Binding: Cards

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                        3 out of 5 stars Superb Coker cartoons, but..........2003-09-05

                        If you've seen Paul Coker Jr.'s "Horrifying Clishes" in Mad magazine, you know how great they are. Paul Coker is one of the greatest cartoonists who ever lived, and the concept behind this series really gives him a chance to show off his unique talent.

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                        Somebody thought they'd get fancy and add some color to the drawings, and they MESSED THEM UP! The color is done on a computer, and it adds very dark areas that throw the beautiful compositions off badly. Coker himself was obviously not involved in this; it was probably done by some flunky fresh out of a 2nd rate art school working for minimum wage. It ruins the drawings in many bitterely disappointing instances. Coker himself has been known to add watercolor or ink wash to some of his work, and he does so with the delicacy and unerring judgement of a master. Why didn't they consult him, instead of printing blocks of opaque dark green over his exquisite line work? The color is mechanical and flat, with no sensitivity to form; it gradates from dark to light mathematically, just like a lifeless computer program. It adds nothing and in some cases obscures much. Shameful.

                        This is still the best collection of Coker's art for Mad, though. Too bad.

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