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It's the 1.6-million-copy bestseller that skips the jargon and psychobabble, and instead features straight-talking, down-to-earth, clear-cut advice-that of writer and cartoonist Suzy Becker's cat.
"Know all the sunny places."
"Flaunt your hair loss."
"Get mad when you're stepped on."
"Take some time to eat the flowers."
"Be tolerant-but not overly accommodating."
"Make your own hours."
"Scratch when it itches."
"Depend on others without losing your independence."
"Avoid company you do not like."
Altogether, here are over 90 simple life lessons, irresistibly illustrated in full-color. Proving what all cat fanciers suspect about their own pets, Suzy Becker's cat is a fount of wisdom. The book covers everything from grooming, health, and diet to being completely well-adjusted, and imparts perhaps the most valuable piece of advice a cat could give: "There is always time for a nap."
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Wisdom for All of Us.......2007-01-30
A delightful exploration of what humans can learn from animals. The illustrations are spare and charming, the text amusing, compelling and true. I would recommend it as a gift for teenaged girls, and cat lovers of all ages.
You will recognize your cat in these captions.......2006-10-17
My family has a cat (Sassy) that is approximately one year old. She is currently in the transition stage from being an energetic kitten interested in everything to a tamer version that is more content. When reading this book I recognized Sassy on every page. Each page contains an illustration with caption that also relates to our human traits of trying to get through the trials of life. My favorite was the page that showed a human bathroom with things strewn everywhere with the caption, "Get someone else to clean your bathroom." Funny and entertaining, this book will strike the truth bone of every person who owns or has owned a cat.
Cute cat stuff.......2006-01-01
Cat lovers know that you can learn many valuable life lessons from the feline(s) that allow us to share their living space with them. Suzy Becker's cute, sweet and simple book only proves it. Any cat lover/owner will love having it.
Cute.......2005-10-02
A sweet and sharp little book to have if you own cats and you are observant of their personalities. I'm happy I bought it
For any cat lover.......2004-05-12
For any cat lover out there, this is a delightful little comic book. Every page has a little piece of advice (like: "Help put away groceries") and then has an adorable sketch of a white cat illustrating the point (crawling into the paper bag for a nap).
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All I Need to Know I Learned From My Cat (And Then Some): Double-Platinum, Collector's Edition
Suzy Becker
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In the years since we first published All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat (And Then Some, with over 2 million copies in print and the fastest-selling book in Workman’s history, one thing hasn’t changed—people are still starved for wisdom. Few oracles have dispensed as much common-sense truth as Binky, Suzy Becker's cat. "It's O.K. to wear the same thing every day." "Know all the sunny places." "Flaunt your hair loss." "Get mad when you're stepped on." Life lessons such as these and dozens of others propelled the book like a champagne cork to the top of The New York Times bestseller list.
Now, to celebrate the book's double-platinum milestone, there's a new edition: the original book, in a fresh cover, plus 48 new pages, including the Are You a Cat Person? quiz. The cat, Binky, is perspicacious and profound; the artist, Suzy, is utterly delightful; and the combined effect is one of immense and irresistible charm. Every cat fancier will recognize the book's timeless take on grooming, health, relationships, boundaries, and, above all, how to live in the moment. With new entries like "Be good at hellos. Don't drag out goodbyes," "Don't think too far beyond your next meal," "Celebrate the days you can open the windows," and "First one in has to warm up the bed," these teachings may very possibly change your life. Or at least let you know that there's always time for a nap.
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All I Need to Know I Learned from My Cat-1993 Calendar
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Since prehistoric times, Andean societies have been organized around the ayllu, a grouping of real or ceremonial kinspeople who share labor, resources, and ritual obligations. Many Andean scholars believe that the ayllu is as ancient as Andean culture itself, possibly dating back as far as 6000 B.C., and that it arose to alleviate the hardships of farming in the mountainous Andean environment. In this boldly revisionist book, however, William Isbell persuasively argues that the ayllu developed during the latter half of the Early Intermediate Period (around A.D. 200) as a means of resistance to the process of state formation. Drawing on archaeological evidence, as well as records of Inca life taken from the chroniclers, Isbell asserts that prehistoric ayllus were organized around the veneration of deceased ancestors, whose mummified bodies were housed in open sepulchers, or chullpas, where they could be visited by descendants seeking approval and favors. By charting the temporal and spatial distribution of chullpa ruins, Isbell offers a convincing new explanation of where, when, and why the ayllu developed.
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Monuments of the Incas
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1960s UNDATED 48 PG 7X10 TOURIST PAMPHLET, B&W PHOTOS
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- Fantastic little collection.
- Love them
- A rich part of this bilingual Canadian's heritage
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Calculus Affair / The Red Sea Sharks / Tintin in Tibet (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol. 6)
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The Adventures of Tintin - Red Rackham's Treasure / The Seven Crystal Balls / Prisoners of the Sun (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol. 4)
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Castafiore Emerald, Flight 714, Tintin and the Picaros (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol. 7)
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Crab With the Golden Claws / The Shooting Star / The Secret of the Unicorn (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol. 3)
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The Adventures of Tintin: The Broken Ear / The Black Island / King Ottokar's Sceptre (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol. 2)
ASIN: 0316358169 |
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Fantastic little collection........2007-06-27
Don't be fooled by the size of this little book. Other readers have stated how the pictures seem much to small in this more compact version of the comics we loved as children. These are just as visually stunning as the original size comics. Best of all, it is hardcover and will not get damaged (a problem I had with the originals) and they are compact enough to take on a car ride. My son is now as much of an addict as I was at his age. Happy reading!
Love them.......2007-03-09
If you are a Tintin freak, this one is for you. Just buy them
A rich part of this bilingual Canadian's heritage.......2006-09-09
Volume 5: Land of Black Gold (1951), Destination Moon (1953), Explorers on the Moon (1954). This is the fifth instalment of my reviews of each of the seven volumes.
Land of Black Gold makes little use of Captain Haddock (it actually took form before The Crab With the Golden Claws) and is, subjectively of course, the weakest of all the Tintin adventures created after Tintin in America.
The third of the three double adventures, Destination Moon and Explorers on the Moon show an amazingly detailed lunar effort, 15 years before the real moon landing, using Syldavia vs. its communist-style rival Borduria (see King Ottokar's Sceptre) as the backdrop. We see a side of Calculus that we had not suspected, a great deal of slapstick from Haddock, highly convincing moonscapes, somewhat drab colours however, but an effective layout; the moonscapes are outstanding. Tintin's friendship with Haddock requires a little tough love. Great stories, and yet exceeded by the last two in the preceding volume and the three in Volume 6.
Land of Black Gold / Destination Moon / Explorers on the Moon (3 Complete Adventures in 1 Volume, Vol. 5).......2006-08-31
Very good story for children and aldult as well
What I consider Tintin's greatest adventure when he goes to the Moon.......2005-11-02
Of the seven volumes that make up the "Adventures of Tintin," Volume 5 is my favorite. It includes both the first story by Hergé that I ever read with "Land of Black Gold," and also my favorite two-part Tintin adventure when out young intrepid reporter, Snowy, and their friends head for the moon. I realize the science fiction aspects of that particular pair of tales makes them atypical Tintin adventures, but Hergé's attention to detail makes the story stand out quite well, even in comparison to science fiction films that were putting men on the moon at that time.
Because "Land of Black Gold" was the first Adventure of Tintin I ever read it has a special place in my heart. It seems that all around the world cars (or lighters) using petrol are exploding. In a storyline eerily prescient of what would happen decades later with the rise of OPEC, the world is on the brink of an oil crisis. In the Middle East the evil Sheik Bab El Ehr tries to overthrow Sheik Ben Kalish Ezab, so Tintin heads to the Middle East to save the day. Throwing a monkey wrench into the proceedings, in addition to the omnipresent evil agents and hapless Thompson brothers, is Abdullah, son of Sheik ben Kalish Ezab, who pulls a constant string of practical jokes on everybody in sight (Historical Note: This is where the Thom(p)sons first develop their habit of becoming extremely hairy at inopportune moments).
I always think of Tintin as constituting "realistic absurdity," which reflects the way our hero plunges on despite the lunacy around him, which exists mainly in the characters rather than the situation. This delicate balance seems to be reflected even in Herge's artwork, where his "clear-line" style combines iconic characters with unusually realistic backgrounds, appeals to me. I also admire his remarkable restraint with Snowy, who "talks" less than any other "talking" dog in comic book history. These are truly timeless tales (More Historical Notes: "Tintin in the Land of Black Gold" was the adventure in progress in "Le Vingtieme Siecle" when German troops invaded Belgium on May 10, 1940. Herge suspended the story for eight years and actually began another adventure, "The Crab with the Golden Claws," in the interim, which was published in "Le Soir," one of the few newspapers authorized during the German occupation).
"Destination Moon" ("Objectif Lune") gives a detailed account on the preparation and the launching of the expedition to the Moon from the Sprodj Atomic Research Center in Syldavaia using the rocket designed by Professor Calculus. This involves the Thom(p)sons in what they think is Syldavian national dress and a whole bunch of bear clubs who love honey sandwiches. Of course the mission is in danger from enemy spies from Klow trying to thwart the mission, so there is some political intrigue and danger mixed in with the science fiction (and danger). This Tintin adventure has one of my favorite sequences in the entire series and it was not the cliffhanger ending with Tintin and the crew heading to the moon. It comes when Captain Haddock dismisses the preparations and accuses Calculus of "acting the goat." The normal placid professor goes off the deep end and drags the captain to show him the spaceship destined for the moon, demanding to know if that is what the good captain means by "acting the goat." The worm finally turning is one of those great moments you cherish in a series because it has been so long in coming.
What makes "Explorers on the Moon" ("On a Marche Sur La Lune") so fascinating is the documentary detail that Herge infuses into the story as Tintin walks on the moon (where he declares: "I've walked a few steps!...For the first time n the history of mankind there is an EXPLORER ON THE MOON!"). I cannot think of a 1950s science fiction film that predicts as accurately what happened when Apollo 11 went to the moon a decade and a half later. One of the chief charms of Herge's artwork has always been the way his caricature drawings of Tintin and friends are contrasted by the realistic backgrounds, and this artistic style achieves its apex when we see the spaceship approaching the moon. "Explorers on the Moon" would work as a straight-forward first man on the moon type story, but, of course, in Herge's hands it becomes so much more. Together these volumes constitute Tintin's greatest adventure if for no other reason than how can you top being the first man on the moon?
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Graphic SF Reader.......2007-09-04
All of a sudden, people's internal combustion engines are one hell of a lot more combustible. Hard to drive when your fuel is blowing up on you.
Tintin sets out to investigate, as the Captain is off on a mission. The Thompson twins are also on the case.
Tintins investigations and sneaking lead him to Dr Muller.
One of my three favorite Tintin adventures........2007-04-13
Herge, Tintin in the Land of Black Gold (Methuen, 1950)
This is where I originally came in with the series, back when they were being run in Children's Digest when I was seven or eight years old. (Oddly, after they finished Black Gold, they went back and did The Secret of the Unicorn. I have never quite understood why the disjunction occurred.) My parents had gotten me a subscription to the magazine, and when my first issue came, I must have read it-- but the only thing I really remember is the scene of Tintin sneaking up on Muller, who sees him in the mirror of his compact. (It didn't occur to me to wonder what an evil mastermind was doing checking his makeup in the middle of the desert until much later in life.) I had come in in the middle of the story, but within a few panels, the whole thing was clear to me-- the good guys, the bad guys, the lovable dog, the bumbling detectives, etc. I held onto the Children's Digest subscription for dear life well into my teens to get my monthly dose of Tintin, and until this last jaunt through the series in 2007, Tintin in the Land of the Black Gold has always been my favorite of the books specifically for that nostalgia value. Not that that's the only reason it's good, of course; this is one of the books in the series where the actual story arc is strongest. (This may have to do with the book having been redrawin in its entirety years after Herge began work on it; The Land of the Black Gold was eight years form the first published strip to the last, but for book publication, Methuen had Herge redo the early part to revise out some of the pre-war concerns and remove references to Palestine-- given the publication date, the reasons are obvious.) This was also one of the first uses of a recurring villain in the story, an idea to which Herge would be increasingly attracted as time went on. In many ways, objectively, it is the strongest of the books. ****
Entertaining Tintin book, with a very interesting history behind.......2006-12-26
A good Tintin book (though not among the best), this book has a very peculiar history. Herge started writing it in 1939, right before World War II, and the first pages effectively dealt with the tensions created in society by the possibility of an impending war. Following the invasion of Belgium by Germany, Herge decided it was prudent to stop working in this book, and went on to write instead less politically charged (but nevertheless very enjoyable) works, such as The Crab with the Golden Claws, The Shooting Star, and the Unicorm/Rackham the Red books. After the war, Herge decided to resume work in Black Gold, focusing it on the then hot issue of the tensions between jews and arabs in Palestine (before the declaration of independence of Israel in 1948). The plot then moves on to a fictional arab country, dealing with the fight between its eccentric ruling Emir and a crooked western oil company who wants to take over the oil wells of the place (Tintin takes the side of the Emir, showing his anti imperialist side). The first edition of this book came out in 1948 (in 1950 in book form) and, despite its convoluted history, is an enjoyable addition to the Tintin collection. The odd thing is that in later editions, Herge decided to remove the jew/arab subplot completely, either because he thought it has become dated or because it was politically too risque. The new version had the latter part of the book happening entirely in an arab country (another curiosity: because Haddock wasn't invented yet when Herge started the book, his role in this book is very minor, appearing only in the end). I have the two versions of the book, and I considered the original one to be the best.
Black Gold Fuels the Intrigue..........2006-12-24
"Land of the Black Gold" had been around for a little while, but due to World War II, it didn't get finished by Herge until 1950. It's a good Tintin adventure, and well worth a read for fans of comics. Great humour, locations and story, I thought.
Cars are blowing up all over the world, thanks to tainted petrol. It's hard to say what the cause is, because it leaves no traces in tests. Tintin and the dectectives Thompson and Thomson decide head to the oilfields to investigate, and the three of them get framed for smuggling on the way and arrested. There's a kidnapping, some strange medications, a few practical jokes and an appearance from an old friend or two...
Speaking of old friends, it might be good to read a couple of other Tintin adventures before reading this one, ("The Black Island" and "The Crab with the Golden Claws" might be a good start).
blandly constructed .......2006-11-23
I found it hard to read for any stretch of time. The story is not true Herge. It feels half-hearted and forced. Like a number of Herge's later books, this one feels very topical like Herge was searching for a story.
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Watch out!.......2003-06-21
Note that this is the 3rd edition, which had deleted the historical references to 1948 Palestine which were in the 1st (B&W) & second (color) editions. This makes it less interesting. The earlier eds were more interesting because of their historical content, like the Blue Lotus. Unfortunately, I don't know where to find them.
Tintin is just wonderful.......2001-07-19
This is a splendid book. Beginning with the slightly dimwitted but highly amusing antics of Thomson and Thompson, and ending with one of Abdullah's pranks, it is filled with all the adventure and humour characteristic of the Tintin books. It's wonderful and I recommend it to all.
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The adventures of Tintin Land of Black Gold
Herge
Manufacturer: Boston: Little Brown and Company, 1975
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Adventures of Tintin: Im Reiche des Schwarzen (German Edition of Land of the Black Gold)
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Tintin in Arabia.......2002-11-18
An oil crisis breaks out, leading Tintin to the Arab State of Khemed.
There he works his way through a series of escapades in the desert and the cities of Kemekhal
And Wadesdah, where Tintin must deal with the thuggery of the local Arabs, and confront his old enemy Dr Muller, as well as the impossibility of dealing with his charge, the young Prince Abdullah.
Quite fast moving and without the flow of some of the Tintin books, this adventure is nonetheless jam-packed with action.
We discover that behind all the troubles are agents of a foreign power (Most likely the Soviet Union, whose menace had finally been recognized by the West when this book was first written, in French, 1950.
As usual the rest of the gang such as the fiery Captain Haddock and the disastrous Thompson and Thomson add to the brew!
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