New Moroccan Style: The Art of Sensual Living

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Perched atop the African continent where East meets West, Morocco has been a destination for Europeans and Americans since before the turn of the last century. With its intoxicating mix of Berber, Arab, Spanish, and French Art Deco styles influencing and informing both homes and hotels, this country may be the birthplace of fusion. And as new waves of travelers succumb to Morocco’s charms and make it their home, they have added their own styles to the mix, respecting the roots of Moroccan design, yet altering it in subtle ways.

In New Moroccan Style, author Susan Sully reveals four emerging trends in this world of design: Delirium, Fusion, Minimalism, and Repose. Each represents a different aesthetic—whether it be the clean, elegant lines of Minimalism or the mingling, sinuous Asian and Islamic notes in Fusion—yet all are distinctly Moroccan. In chapters replete with gorgeous photographs by Jean Cazals, Sully takes readers on an unprecedented tour through private homes, stylish resorts, and intimate guest houses—many never before published.

We visit Dar Tamsna, outside Marrakech, the epitome of Moroccan fusion, and a riad, or courtyard dwelling, that is a meditation in gray and white. Orientalism reigns in a villa in a date palm grove and an old stone house outside of Essaouira has been transformed into a sensually rustic retreat. Sully catalogs both traditional crafts and contemporary arts to show readers how to introduce the beauty and spirit of Morocco into their home décor—as Gogo Ferguson has in her Martha’s Vineyard house.

Entertainment is as much a part of the Moroccan experience as the glorious rugs and intricate furnishings. Complementing the various houses are twenty-five recipes and tips for entertaining Moroccan-style, as well as a comprehensive source guide for travelers and shoppers.

A treasure trove of ideas and images, New Moroccan Style is a treat for the eyes, palate, and imagination, brought to light by a fresh new voice in design.

Customer Reviews:

Good, but not great..........2005-02-15

I confess that I was a bit disappointed by this book. I was hoping for a book about sumptuous Moroccan decorating and living the Moroccan lifestyle. This book really only barely touches on that. The actual focus of the book is concentrated on a few hotels and restaurants located in Morocco but owned mostly by people foreign to Morocco, with the addition of a few homes of wealthy people in the United States who have been somewhat influenced by Moroccan style. This book contains no pictures of the interiors of homes of the average Moroccan citizen at all.

Also, the decorating style advocated in this book is one of an overall Contemporary style with Moroccan influences. In the case of this book, "New" Moroccan Style equals an almost Asian minimalist approach with a few Moroccan handicrafts thrown in. If you're looking for a book with pictures featuring the more well-known "More is better!" Moroccan decorating approach, with layer on top of layer of textile and color, you are bound to be as disappointed as I was. The decorating style featured in this book is very restrained compared to most other books on Moroccan style that I have encountered.

I still give the book four stars overall for content and information. For what the book actually is, it's not a bad book at all. It just isn't exactly what you'd expect it to be, either. The text discussing the origins of Moroccan style, from the Berber influence to Andalusian style, is especially informative. The recipes included in the book, along with pictures, are also a nice bonus.

Gorgeous!.......2004-05-17

This is such a great book! Spare yet sensual interiors, there are ideas for interiors in here that everyone can do. Moroccan interior design is not based on lots of money, or elaborate settings, but rather arranging things you have in unexpected ways - decide what's pleasing to you, and get bold with color!

Make Your Own Adult Video: The Couple's Guide to Making Sensual Home Movies, From Setting the Scene to Making the Scene

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Make Your Own Adult Video: The Couple's Guide to Making Sensual Home Movies, From Setting the Scene to Making the Scene
Petra Joy
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0060851929
Release Date: 2006-01-03

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Make Your Own Adult Video is the perfect handbook for all couples. Whatever your aims and ambitions, and regardless of previous experience, you and your partner will find everything you need. Petra Joy guides you from the planning stage to the finished masterpiece.

From cell-phone cameras to digital video: find out what equipment you need, and get to grips with how it works.

Starring and directing: learn how to overcome your inhibitions and make a professional-level video.

Setting the scene: make your video special by choosing great props, acting out fantasies, and taking inspiration from the classics.

Be inspired: illustrated storyboard sequences show you how to work out sexy plots and 3D room-set diagrams provide the real deal for setting up hot-and-steamy scenes.

Postproduction: find out how to edit footage, lay down a soundtrack, and create a master.

The law, privacy, and trust: advice and information for protecting yourself and ensuring that your movie doesn't fall into the wrong hands.

The Sensual Home: Liberate Your Senses And Change Your Life

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my favorite "decorating" book
The pictures are divine...
you"liberate your senses..."
Wonderful peace of soul
Don't judge this book by its cover

The Sensual Home: Liberate Your Senses And Change Your Life
Ilse Crawford
Manufacturer: Rizzoli International Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0847823172
Release Date: 2000-11-04

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harmony
balance
peace
comfort
texture
space
proportion
energy
spirit
light
shade
sustenance
love

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my favorite "decorating" book.......2003-09-24

i have many, many home decor books and this one by far and away is my most favorite and has the best philosophy. and the cover is fuzzy and pleasant to handle AND nice to look at.

The pictures are divine..........2002-04-03

And the text makes you think about things that you are probably never going to think about in today's madcap and rushed society, simple things like natural lighting, linen textures, plants for detoxifying your environment, etc. There is just one thing that frustrated me about this book. On pages 54 and 55 there is the most amazing sofa I have ever seen, but there is no mention of where it came from or how to get one like it. Some of the references are clearly European and cannot be found in the States. But the overall philosophy is simple- we are animals and we need to slow down and rediscover our sensual being. And once you have found this simple mindset, you will see ways to make it happen all around you.

you"liberate your senses...".......2000-10-30

I love this book. I found it on a small interior design store in Italy,and It was love at first sight.I judged it by it's cover(and thought the idea of the velvet cover was great) but when I read it I was transported by its contents.Its absolutly great! Everyone should have it!

Wonderful peace of soul.......2000-02-14

This book teaches us how to feel calm and organized, how to embelish and refine our senses with the best home arrangements. I loved it!

Don't judge this book by its cover.......1999-08-28

When I first picked up The Sensual Home I was pleased. The cover material feels like velvet and the cover photo of a cat at a window evokes a sense of peace and harmony. However, the content is somewhat disappointing. Although the photos are beautiful, the author presents rather basic, commonplace knowledge regarding sensual elements used in home decorating. In addition, the text type is not a standard font but an unusual print style that is sometimes annoying and at odds with the beautiful photography. The Database chapter does give practical tips but in small print that is again difficult to read. This could be a better book if it contained just more photos of the same quality as presented. It goes on the coffee table.

Emotional Rooms: The Sensual Interiors of Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz

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Emotional Rooms: The Sensual Interiors of Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz
Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz
Manufacturer: Atria
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0743285042

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emotional

ROOMS

the sensual interiors of benjamin noriega-ortiz

Named by House Beautiful as one of "America's Most Brilliant Decorators" for ten consecutive years, Benjamin Noriega-Ortiz is recognized as one of the most stylish and influential of today's interior designers. His sensuous, glamorous, and ethereal work captures an unusual sense of openness and light through the use of color, materials, architecture, and the unexpected integration of fashion. Noriega-Ortiz has traveled the world to design spaces for such clients as rock superstar Lenny Kravitz, bestselling author Laura Esquivel, and celebrity photographer Mark Seliger. Now, with Emotional Rooms, he shares his process with anyone who may not have access to a high-end designer but wants a home or workspace that is at once beautiful and true to themselves.

Noriega-Ortiz brings together in this book not only photographs of his interiors but personal images that will inspire and evoke the designer within us all. With stunning full-color photographs and clear, concise essays, he guides readers through the essential principles of design -- color, architecture, furniture, and lighting -- and gives advice on how homeowners can prevent common mistakes. He shows them how to break the rules, ignore trends and labels, stop pleasing others, and decorate their homes to reflect their own true desires.

For those influenced by passing fads and fashions, Noriega-Ortiz's essential advice is: Emotion is always a better guide than intellect when it comes to creating a richly satisfying environment. Home truly is where the heart is, and this famous designer has what it takes to help readers put the heart back into their homes.

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This practical book leads us into a spirituality of passion that leads to compassion--coming to our senses in every meaning of the phrase.

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The Role of Ecstasy in the Spiritual Life.......2001-06-11

One of Matthew Fox's earliest books, this title explores the importance of ecstasy in the spiritual life. Fox considers the distinction between "natural" ecstasies (like sex) and "tactical" ecstasies (like meditation); he goes on to consider that a truly authentic mysticism must be sensuous in its orientation, so to cultivate the maximum amount of ecstasy for the maximum amount of people. From there he spins out to consider how we need a communal mysticism -- in his words: "We shall become ecstatic together or else we'll become extinct together." Few spiritual authors are so honest about the importance of ecstasy/sensuality in life--or in mysticism. Years ahead of its time when first published in 1976, this book is still bold and relevant today. Perfect for anyone who thinks mysticism needs to get out of the head and into the body.

Entheogens: Professional Listing.......1999-05-03

"WHEE! We, Wee" has been selected for listing in "Religion and Psychoactive Sacraments: An Entheogen Chrestomathy." http://www.csp.org/chrestomathy

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Certain to delight all of your senses!
Sensual reading
the essence of gracefulness

Sensual Living
Claire Lloyd
Manufacturer: Conran
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Sensual Home

ASIN: 1840911786

Book Description

Indulge your senses in an extravagant, evocative experience--first in photos and then, following their lead, in your own home. Here is an intensely personal view of what is most pleasing to the eye, delicious and fragrant to taste and smell, nice to the touch, and soothing and seductive to the ear. Taking each sense in turn, a visually sophisticated photographer shows how it functions individually, affects our moods and emotions, and interrelates with the others. Explore all the possibilities and as your roam these magnificent interiors, think of fresh ways to bring pleasure and comfort to your private dwelling. Every image calls forth more than one perception and sense--memory. Even though the picture of leather chairs appears in "Smell," and instantly suggests that fabric's warm, subtle aroma, how could you not think of how wonderful it feels to the hand's touch and the body nestled contentedly on the seat? Every photo will enlighten and inspire.

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Certain to delight all of your senses!.......2006-12-05

I picked this up in a bookshop in Bali, a place which knows all about sensual living! It's not an instruction book as such, however it does inspire one to create a more sensual environment in which to live.

This book sparked my interst as I had decided to undertake a sensual living type project of my own, to look at how I could enhance my life through looking each of the senses - for example, expanding the range of music I listen to (everything from Brazilian Hip Hop to Funk, Jazz or Tibetan chants - I've found plenty of music that I love and yet would never have listened to a year ago), the types of foods I eat, that kind of thing. I've found the process extremely beneficial in enhancing my enjoyment of everyday life. This book works perfectly for that. Each chapter delves into one of the senses, with reflections and thoughts on the particular sense and beautiful supporting color photographs. The photos alone are reason enough to buy this book.

It's a wonderful book to pick a chapter, reflect upon the sense it involves and what that means to you and how you could enhance your lifestyle by making adjustments in your life. Great also for the coffee table to inspire your guests!

If you like this style you may also want to check out The Wabi-Sabi House by Robyn Griggs Lawrence.

Recommended reading.

Sensual reading.......2002-04-27

Big leather chairs, soft fluffy towels, candlelight-these are but a few examples of sensual living that Claire Lloyd incorporates into her book. This is not so much of a decorating how-to but a living how-to. She gives you ideas into adding things to your home that excite all your senses and allow you to be stylish and comfortable at the same time. Enjoyable from the first page to the last, don't let this one pass you by. A++

the essence of gracefulness.......1999-08-17

This book has revolutionised the way I relate to my environment. Claire Lloyd shows how the domestic and mundane can be transformed and integrated into a sensuous landscape that, without clutter or fuss, enhances your sense of being alive. Beautifully photographed and designed, this book is a graceful expression of the free-spirited lifestyle that is within reach of anyone with a penchant for all things sensual.

WHEE! We, Wee All the Way Home : A Guide to a Sensual, Prophetic Spirituality, w

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WHEE! We, Wee All the Way Home : A Guide to a Sensual, Prophetic Spirituality, w
Matthew Fox
Manufacturer: bear and Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Whee! We, Wee All the Way Home A Guide to Sensual Prophetic Spirituality

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Whee! We, Wee All the Way Home A Guide to Sensual Prophetic Spirituality
MATTHEW FOX
Manufacturer: Bear and Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VTQUFE

Whee! We, Wee All The Way Home: A Guide to Sensual, Propetic Spirituality

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Whee! We, Wee All The Way Home: A Guide to Sensual, Propetic Spirituality
Matthew Fox
Manufacturer: Bear & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Whee! We, wee, all the way home: A guide to the new sensual spirituality

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Whee! We, wee, all the way home: A guide to the new sensual spirituality
Matthew Fox
Manufacturer: Consortium
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Recognized nationally for his witty and stubbornly opinionated writing as the film critic for the New Republic and The Nation in the 1940s and 50s, Manny Farber is also much admired for his second career as a painter and teacher. About Faceshows the intersection of these two important aspects of Farber's life.

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Fantastic book.......2003-12-30

For fans of the great Manny Farber (and I count myself among them), you will love this book - his paintings are extraordinary, and reflect in many ways his pre-painter life as one of this country's greatest film critics. You won't be sorry if you purchase this book.

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Directing drama for the single camera is like no other form of Filmmaking, or any other medium involving actors. Experience in documentary or theatre may provide useful clues, but the techniques for drama film directors, although not basically complicated, are unique. Experienced directors in other spheres of directing will find this book invaluable if they wish to move into single camera drama, as will students setting out on their careers. Directing Single Camera Drama is a synthesis of the skills required to bring drama to the screen.

Directing drama for the single camera is like no other form of Filmmaking, or any other medium involving actors. Experience in documentary or theatre may provide useful clues, but the techniques for drama film directors, although not basically complicated, are unique. Experienced directors in other spheres of directing will find this book invaluable if they wish to move into single camera drama, as will students setting out on their careers. Directing Single Camera Drama is a synthesis of the skills required to bring drama to the screen.

A unique feature of the book is the inclusion of ten short film drama scripts which need only half a day's rehearsal and one short day's filming. Each have their various technical demands, and they are arranged in ascending order of dramatic and creative difficulty. They can be photocopied and used for non-broadcast training drama exercises.

Mike Crisp worked as Production Manager, and later Director, on many classic BBC TV series, such as Fawlty Towers, Porridge and Steptoe and Son. He was, for 10 years, a senior producer with the BBC's TV Training Department. He is the author of The Practical Director now in its second edition and also published by Focal Press.

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'Directors in other spheres of directing who wish to move into single
camera drama will find this book invaluable, as will students setting out on
their careers.'
Voice of the Listener

· a valuable resource for students
· an essential reference for theatre and documentary directors, moving into single camera directing
· contains unique, photocopiable scripts for use as exercises

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Directing Single Camera Drama
Mike Crisp
Manufacturer: Elsevier Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQ1TQE

Book Description

Mickey Mouse is plunged into another dimension in which his arch-enemy, The Phantom Blot, is an action hero who fights for law and order and in which Mickey's inventor friend - kindly old Doc Static - is an evil criminal genius, Doc Stat. The story is filled with great action hero satire, and wait till you find out who Blotman really is!

Customer Reviews:

Mickey Mouse in a superhero tale.......2006-12-31

Gemstone has begun experimenting with longer-form Disney specials such as this one and the Donald Duck and Uncle Scrooge epic "World of the Dragonlords." This special by Pat and Carol McGreal with art by Joaquin isn't quite that long, but it is quite entertaining. While doing battle with his arch-nemesis, the Phantom Blot, Mickey and the villain are transported to another dimension where things are completely upside down. Mickey's kindly scientist friend is a crazed supervillain, his enemy is a rooftop-swinging superhero called Blotman, and Mickey himself is a shiftless bum with no job, no friends and no ambition. The book also features a reprint of a classic Super Goof story by Jack Bradbury.

In general, I prefer the "duck" side of the Disney Comic Universe to the "mouse" side, but I must say, this was a very entertaining volume. Mickey is often used these days to poke a little fun at superhero comic conventions (I've seen him used in parodies of Spider-Man and Plastic Man in recent years as well), but this is more of a straightforward superhero tale than a lampoon. It may not necessarily play to fans of hardcore superheroes like "The Authority," but this would be a perfect book to get for a kid who's just getting into comics, or even an older kid who is beginning to straddle the line between younger readers books and older superhero titles.

Watch out, evildoers! Here come Blotman and Sidekick!.......2005-12-21

In this comic book, Mickey Mouse travels to a parallel universe where his nemesis the Phantom Blot is a superhero. This allows for the creators to have some fun parodying Batman. This is a fun comic book that fans of Mickey Mouse comics should enjoy.

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