Maison--Christian Liaigre

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Christian Liaigre's epoch-defining interiors include the Mercer Hotel in New York, offices for Valentino Couture in Paris, and Selfridges department store in London, as well as private residences for Calvin Klein, Karl Lagerfeld, and Kenzo. His luxurious dark-wood minimalism and masculine palette of creams, browns, and grays have redefined modernism, supplanting the Scandinavian blond timbers on white that just a few years ago were the sine qua non of the modern interior.

Working in close collaboration with Liaigre, Herbert Ypma set out to capture and document eight recent and previously unpublished residential projects. They are incredibly diverse: a modernist retreat on the Galician coast belonging to the family of Spanish fashion designer Adolfo Dominguez; a former artist's atelier in Montparnasse; Rupert Murdoch's capacious SoHo loft; an eighteenth-century Bavarian timber farmhouse owned by the proprietor and designer of Germany's fashion label Strenesse; and Liaigre's own fisherman's cottage retreat on the Ile de Ré.

The integrity and pervasive calm of Liaigre's spaces reflect an instinctive aversion to the clamor of modern life. His materials are luxuriously authentic—exotic African timbers such as ebony; linen, silk, and wool; marble and natural stone; and his signature bronze hardware. And, as every project demonstrates, he makes deep connections with the tradition of each location, whether it be the industrial heritage of downtown Manhattan or the wild coastal landscape of Corsica. 500 color illustrations.

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Brilliant!.......2007-01-10

Everyone should have this on their coffee table. Superior design and broad range of ideas for all nationalities.

reviewing a view of Christian Liagre.......2007-01-04

Christian Liagre is an artist beyond the usual confines of space filling. He always considers the architecture and site before anything else. And even though his work is immediately recognizable, he never repeats himself- there is nothing formulaic.

Nothing ever screams money. The finishes, the light, the mix are always beautiful and comfortable.

So while I got the book hoping to see a substansial review of his work, I was dissappointed in the chopiness and lack of ability to "see" the house and rooms shown. The designers work saves the book, because it is so complex and interesting. Poor choices in views and cutting off of vistas and lack of detail make the book fail.

Luxe, Calme, Moderne: The Quiet Richness of Christian Liaigre.......2005-08-02

Christian Liaigre. If the name is unfamiliar, the French designer's style-or at least a popularized version of it-is ubiquitous. His palette of warm browns, rich creams, and calmly varied neutrals is the color scheme of a thousand-and-one stylish hotel lobbies, and his sexy low-slung furnishings have been copied for mass consumption by furniture makers worldwide. Yet, if you think you know the man by the knock-offs, you've got another thought coming.

Herbert Ypma's sumptuous MAISON: CHRISTIAN LIAIGRE is here to set the record straight. Weighing in at 256-pages, and featuring 550 color and black & white illustrations, the book quite eloquently makes a case for Liaigre as "possibly the most important-certainly the most copied-designer of our time."

Author Ypma--he of Thames & Hudson's stylish Hip Hotel and World Design series--co-designed the lavish volume with frequent collaborator, Maggi Smith, and the book features the pair's now signature blend of breathtaking one- and two-page spreads of interiors and landscapes, punctuated by checkerboard layouts of myriad architectural details and textures.

These design elements have never been employed more effectively as in this book, and they convey the quiet majestic sweep of a room or garden on one page, while focusing on the smallest of details on the next, all combining to present a vivid and comprehensive representation of each Liaigre's diverse residential projects.

Ypma, a worldly and witty writer, as well as a sensitive and skilled photographer, is responsible for all of the shots documenting eight of Liaigre's recent domestic design projects featured herein. This lends the book a pictorial consistency rare in design literature, and affords the author/photographer opportunity to focus on the formal integrity and quiet constancy of Liaigre's design ethos, as well as its diversity and adaptability. After reading this book, you'll never again think of Liaigre as a "minimalist."

The photos, layout and text quietly conspire to transport the reader from a sunny beach house in Galicia, to a picturesque Bavarian retreat in Tegnersee, to an unconventional pied-a-terre in the quintessentially bohemian Montparnasse district of Paris, as well as to other intriguingly beautiful rooms in other intriguingly beautiful places.

The book is unconventional in many ways: it doesn't attempt a career-long survey of its subject's oeuvre, and neither does it focus on his celebrated commercial projects. It lists no honors, awards, timeline or bio. Moreover, it contains not a single photo of Liaigre. Yet, the book and its richly evocative photos and amusing and insightful text offer as sophisticated and sensitive a portrait as its subject could ever hope for.

In a neat twist on Matisse's aesthetic of "luxe, calme, volupte," Ypma expresses the "luxe, calme, moderne" quality of the work of this quietest and most authoritative of contemporary designers.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

History's Beauties: Women And the National Portrait Gallery, 1856-1900 (British Art and Visual Culture Since 1750, New Readings) (British Art and Visual ... and Visual Culture Since 1750, New Readings)

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History's Beauties: Women And the National Portrait Gallery, 1856-1900 (British Art and Visual Culture Since 1750, New Readings) (British Art and Visual ... and Visual Culture Since 1750, New Readings)
Lara Perry
Manufacturer: Ashgate Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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The National Portrait Gallery Collection

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The National Portrait Gallery Collection

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Cezanne in Britain (National Gallery Company)

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Cezanne in Britain (National Gallery Company)
Anne Robbins
Manufacturer: National Gallery London
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Cezanne in Provence

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Though he spent much of his career in his native France, Paul Cézanne (1839–1906)––a stylistic innovator who constantly struggled to perfect his art––played a hugely influential role in modernism worldwide. This handsome book is the first to focus on Cézanne’s works and reputation in Britain, where he was a key figure in the great debate about modernism that took place in the early years of the 20th century.
Published on the centenary of his death, Cézanne in Britain features beautiful reproductions of forty works that cover the full range of his oeuvre––paintings, drawings, watercolors, and prints––along with accompanying descriptive entries. Essays trace his artistic development from its beginnings in the 1860s until his death, providing a chronological overview of his career and stylistic evolution. They also address the fascinating role British dealers, collectors, museums, and critics played in establishing his reputation domestically and abroad. A chronology and full list of Cézanne’s works in British collections complete this important survey.

The art of the National gallery;: A critical survey of the schools and painters as represented in the British collection, (The art galleries of Europe)

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The art of the National gallery;: A critical survey of the schools and painters as represented in the British collection, (The art galleries of Europe)
Julia de Wolf Gibbs Addison
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British Painting And Sculpture 1960-1970

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British Painting And Sculpture 1960-1970
Washington D. C. National Gallery of Art
Manufacturer: Tate Gallery And The British Council
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British painting and sculpture 1960-1970: An exhibition organised by the Tate Gallery and the British Council, London [at the] National Gallery of Art, ... D.C., 12 November 1970 - 3 January 1971

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British painting and sculpture 1960-1970: An exhibition organised by the Tate Gallery and the British Council, London [at the] National Gallery of Art, ... D.C., 12 November 1970 - 3 January 1971
Tate Gallery
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British Painting in the National Gallery of Art Booklet Number Eight

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British Painting in the National Gallery of Art Booklet Number Eight
hereward lester cooke
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British Painting in the National Gallery of Art.

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British Painting in the National Gallery of Art.

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The British Paintings
National Gallery , and Judy Egerton
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ASIN: 1857091701

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This beautiful catalogue from the National Gallery, London, discusses and reproduces its collection of 60 British paintings, including famous works by Hogarth, Gainsborough, Constable, and Turner. Drawing on new research and fresh examination of each work, it provides information about the making, meaning, and history of these familiar pictures.

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In this classic of French cultural studies, Georges Didi-Huberman traces the intimate and reciprocal relationship between the disciplines of psychiatry and photography in the late nineteenth century. Focusing on the immense photographic output of the Salpetriere hospital, the notorious Parisian asylum for insane and incurable women, Didi-Huberman shows the crucial role played by photography in the invention of the category of hysteria. Under the direction of the medical teacher and clinician Jean-Martin Charcot, the inmates of Salpetriere identified as hysterics were methodically photographed, providing skeptical colleagues with visual proof of hysteria's specific form. These images, many of which appear in this book, provided the materials for the multivolume album Iconographie photographique de la Salpetriere.

As Didi-Huberman shows, these photographs were far from simply objective documentation. The subjects were required to portray their hysterical "type"--they performed their own hysteria. Bribed by the special status they enjoyed in the purgatory of experimentation and threatened with transfer back to the inferno of the incurables, the women patiently posed for the photographs and submitted to presentations of hysterical attacks before the crowds that gathered for Charcot's "Tuesday Lectures."

Charcot did not stop at voyeuristic observation. Through techniques such as hypnosis, electroshock therapy, and genital manipulation, he instigated the hysterical symptoms in his patients, eventually giving rise to hatred and resistance on their part. Didi-Huberman follows this path from complicity to antipathy in one of Charcot's favorite "cases," that of Augustine, whose image crops up again and again in the Iconographie. Augustine's virtuosic performance of hysteria ultimately became one of self-sacrifice, seen in pictures of ecstasy, crucifixion, and silent cries.

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Book received international order.......2007-04-11

Book in excellent condition, as described. Speedy international delivery. Many thanks!

Brilliant cultural and psychological history study........2007-03-08

This is a must-read and must-have. Beautifully designed and brilliantly written, covering cultural and psychological history and the significance of photography as a new medium and its impact on the emerging modern world. The invention of Hysteria is about new phenomenon being created as performance and recorded in images. An eye-opening book!

Invention of Hysteria : Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpetriere

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Invention of Hysteria : Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpetriere
Alisa Hartz Georges Didi_Huberman
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQG1XA

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Invention of Hysteria: Charcot and the Photographic Iconography of the Salpetriere
Georges Didi-Huberman
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQAAU0

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Discover seven reasons why people laugh, plus seven body benefits of laughter. Reveals the four humor personalities...and which category you fit in. Helps readers realize that God gave us a funny bone...we just need to find out how to use it.

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Hilarious!.......2000-10-05

This book is hysterical! Real life is better than fiction, and in this case, a lot funnier! A compilation of funny stories and anecdotes from people across the country, dotted with a few true adventures from Liz's life. Help! is sure to tickle your funny bone, and reading it is a great way to spend an afternoon.

Fun Fun Fun!!!.......1999-03-31

This was a good, clean fun book. I was reading it and the phone rang and I was laughing so hard I couldn't answer the phone. I enjoyd it! It is great for all ages!

Damn! That's Funny!: Writing Humor You Can Sell

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Well worth it!
Tells not just how to 'write funny', but how to market one's humor to the right audience

Damn! That's Funny!: Writing Humor You Can Sell
Gene Perret
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Well worth it!.......2007-05-13

If you're looking for a simple introduction to the art of humour writing, this is a good start.

The book is well written, and may at first glance appear to be overly simplistic, but as you read on, you realise that the author's presented you with a clear, concise guide to improving your writing.

I've applied the principles in my day to day job and have already received a number of compliments on my reports, which now include snippets of humour to liven up an otherwise dull and dreary technical paper.

Spend the money and the time on this book. You won't regret it!

Tells not just how to 'write funny', but how to market one's humor to the right audience.......2005-10-07

Whether you're a satirical writer or produce outright comedy, there's a market for funny writing, from humorous articles to sketches. Article writers will relish Gedne Perrett, himself one of the top comedy writers going, in Damn! That's Funny! which tells not just how to 'write funny', but how to market one's humor to the right audience. Understand what you want to say, how to best say it, and how to sell it effectively in this guide to producing and publishing outstanding humor.

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Buddy Can't Tie Shoes
Jo Ann Kathleen
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Buddy's shoes are missing.

Can you help him find them? His playful puppy joins in on the adventure as he retraces his steps from the previous day of play. His quest to tie his shoes becomes a quest to find them as he remembers the day's events. He recalls meeting a man with loafers and a silly girl in a tree. But when he bumps into his friend at the park, he discovers that there are worse things than having untied shoes. Will he find his shoes, or will he learn something even more important?

Funny Stuff: Over 300 Clean Jokes You Can Tell Your Grandma

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Funny Stuff: Over 300 Clean Jokes You Can Tell Your Grandma
Clyde Murdock
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If you need a chuckle, or perhaps a humorous story for a sermon or presentation, then 'Funny Stuff' is for you! Jam-packed with more than 300 jokes, puns, and anecdotes, 'Funny Stuff' may be just what the doctor ordered. Go aheadùgive it a try! What do you have to lose but that gloomy frown?

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Retarded can be funny too

Humor Can Be Funny
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Retarded can be funny too.......2006-01-04

This book is anything but high brow. If you laugh at things that are "So dumb it's funny" then you will enjoy this book. Also very, very profane.

Kids and Their Quirks: Poems We Can All Relate To

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Kids and Their Quirks: Poems We Can All Relate To
Ricky Del Rosario, illustrated by Jennifer Del Rosario
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ASIN: 155369323X
Release Date: 2006-06-30

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Kids and Their Quirks: Poems We Can All Relate To is a compilation of endearing and humorous poetry written with the sarcastic wryness of an author who has experienced the ups and downs of growing up with growing pains. These poems reminisce on such difficult adolescent subjects such as braces, school dances, crushes, holidays, video games, teachers, parents, pimples, classes, body odor and other awkward moments, always ending with a bit of a comic twist. Readers of all ages will be sure to relate these poems to their own experiences of adolescence, as well as be amused by the trials of these unfortunate youths!

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Great Book Lynette!
Great Book Lynette!

Music Lessons Can Be Funny
Lynette Sorensen
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Great Book Lynette!.......2000-08-26

I think the book, Music Lesson's Can Be Funny is a very funny and unique book. I admit that my aunt wrote this book, but I really liked it. I take piano lesson's and I can relate to alot of the letters and stuff. I really liked the book and I suggest you read it, not just because it is my aunt's book, but also because it is a very funny book.

Great Book Lynette!.......2000-08-26

You Can't Live on Radishes: Some Funny Things Happened on the Way Back to the Land

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You Can't Live on Radishes: Some Funny Things Happened on the Way Back to the Land
Jerry Bledsoe
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You Might Be A D Player If... (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)

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The Perfect Gift for Any Pool Player!
Great illustrations!
Hee-Larious! I loved it.

You Might Be A D Player If... (101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate)
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This is not just another pool book. You Might Be A D Player If... a new book by pool player and writer Samm Diep, is a witty, tongue-in-cheek tribute to pool devotees across America. Pool players everywhere will relate to this book. It sets out to good-naturedly reveal all the goofy, wacky things we do while playing our favorite game. Subtitled, 101 Classic Moves That All Pool Players Can Appreciate, this book is packed with over 100 pages of stories and illustrations. Collected over her years of experience in the pool community, You Might Be A D Player If... will strike many familiar chords with enthusiasts. "Placing your beer in the table pocket, resting your cigarette on the rail, smacking your gum, flipping the rack, weve all seen it or done it at some point," says Diep. The book is already encountering overwhelming responses from players and instructors everywhere. "Every avid player will appreciate this opportunity to lighten up and laugh at a nicely written and illustrated, hilarious departure from the stern world of competitive pool," says Tom Ross, World Class Instructor and Writer for Billiards Digest. He "enjoyed the devilish pleasure that comes from seeing my complaints expressed with greater intelligence and wit than I can muster." "I love it," says Max Eberle, UPA Touring Pro and pool instructor. "Every player and pool hall should own a copy!" "As a one-time leaguer myself, I got a lot of laughs in reading it," says WPBA Pro, Megan Minerich. "In some way, deep down, we can all be D players. Enjoy!" Measuring 5.5 inches by 5.5 inches, its the perfect size for any stocking. You Might Be A D Player If... comes out just in time for the holidays. This book is a fun read you can go through it in one sitting or savor it by picking it up and flipping through a few pages at a time. "If you are or know a D Player, or indeed any pool junkie, this will be just the perfect gift for them.

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The Perfect Gift for Any Pool Player!.......2005-12-10

All players of the game of pool will see themselves, and laugh out loud,
while reading this well written and wonderfully illustrated book.

Makes a great gift for your favorite pool player.

Great illustrations!.......2005-11-09

I especially enjoyed the illustrations, this seems like a great book for anyone interested in pool and a tongue-in-cheek way of becoming a better player.

Hee-Larious! I loved it........2005-11-08

The insights would be funny enough and the cartoons only make it that much better. quick read. Everyone who likes to shoot around at their local bar and thinks they're pretty good should be given one as a gift.

Help! I'm Laughing And I Can't Get Up Fall-down Funny Stories To Fill Your Heart And Lift Your Spirit

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Liz Curtis Higgs
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