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Wonderful World of Horses Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Book) Overviews
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My daugter is 9 and loves anything to do with horses. So, when I was strapped for other ideas at the near-last minute for Christmas, I checked Amazon and found this book, along with a horse-related board game. This book is not very thick. In fact, I guess I was at first concerned by it’s relatively few pages, compared to other activity books I have purchased for her in the past. However, the drawings in the book are of higher quality than any other activity book she has had. She really has enjoyed taking her time to try to match her coloring skills to that quality. All things considered, she is happy with it, so I am happy with it.
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ANyone, a child or adult can learn from this presentation of horses both mythical and real. THe artist and author are clear and present distinctive drawings that are fun to frame after coloring. Use imagination for hours of fun with this book!Coyote April
High Quality Artwork – Author D. B. Pacini – California
One of the best children’s coloring books featuring horses available. I should know, I’ve purchased most of them.
Buyers beware – Mrsahc – Texas
It’s important to know that Wonderful World of Horses Coloring Book (Dover Coloring Book) is completely duplicated (every picture is included) in the Big Book of Horses to Color (Dover Pictorial Archive)
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Myself When I Am Real: The Life and Music of Charles Mingus Overviews
Charles Mingus was one of the most innovative jazz musicians of the 20th century, and ranks with Charles Ives and Duke Ellington as one of America’s greatest composers. By temperament, he was a high-strung and sensitive romantic, a towering figure whose tempestuous personal life found powerfully coherent expression in the ever-shifting textures of his music. Now, acclaimed music critic Gene Santoro strips away the myths shrouding “Jazz’s Angry Man,” revealing Mingus as more complex than even his close friends knew. Written in a lively, novelistic style, Myself When I Am Real draws on dozens of new interviews and previously untapped letters and archival materials to explore the intricate connections between this extraordinary man and the extraordinary music he made.
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In an art form known for its outrageous characters, Charles Mingus stood out. To paraphrase Walt Whitman, he was a man of “multitudes.” He was a forceful, virtuosic bassist. He was an imaginative and original composer and arranger second only to Duke Ellington. He was also a social critic, bully, lady’s man, father, and hypersensitive man-child who simply wanted to be appreciated for his work. Making sense of this larger-than-life personality presents an imposing challenge to any biographer. Enter Gene Santoro. The author of Dancing in Your Head and Stir It Up: Musical Mixes from Roots to Jazz, Santoro updates Brian Priestley’s Mingus: A Critical Biography; separates the fact from the fiction of Mingus’s rowdy autobiography, Beneath the Underdog; and produces the literary equivalent of a masterful Mingus composition, complete with labyrinthine surprises and complexities.
A light-skinned African American with Native American and Asian bloodlines who was born in 1922, Mingus endured a difficult childhood in Los Angeles, forever stung by the rampant racism that halted his dreams of a career in the classical music field. Undaunted, Mingus went on to work with several jazz giants, including Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, and Duke Ellington, before creating his own record company (Debut) and composing over 300 iconoclastic compositions, including “Eclipse,” “Haitian Fight Song,” “Goodbye Porkpie Hat,” “Cumbia and Jazz Fusion,” and many other jazz standards. Santoro writes that the music “is overwhelming in its torrent of musical styles and psychological switchbacks and emotional punch, its tumble of raucous gospel swing, luminous melodies, European classical threads, bebop tributes, Mexican and Colombian and Indian music and sounds from anywhere and everywhere.”
In addition to his keen insights into the music (including a thorough discography), Santoro deftly analyzes Mingus’s mercurial personality. From the highs (his celebrated recordings Blues & Roots and Mingus Ah Um) to the lows (his horrible Epitaph concert, his eviction from his New York apartment, his numerous assaults on sidemen, and his slow death from Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1979), Santoro fairly and faithfully lays bare the mind, body, soul, and art of an American original who influenced everyone from Wynton Marsalis to Joni Mitchell. “Mingus’ music was autobiography in sound,” Santoro writes. “Everyone in his life had a role. His portraits, his musical tributes, his insistence on forcing his sidemen to find themselves in what he imagined, his clamor for recognition, his emphasis on his originality … these were more than stylistic trademarks. They were the essence of who he was.” Myself When I Am Real captures this essence brilliantly. –Eugene Holley Jr.
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I think it VERY difficult to critique not only the rich and complex mind, musics,and moods of Charles Mingus, and much has ALREADY been said pros and cons about Mr Santoro’s excellent (IMO) biography here on the Amazon.[com.]
To add some different ideas, close to my heart is this book as it reads as if American Historian(in the true, not fictional history sense) Howard Zinn might write if he was autoring a biography of a very influential and complex musician.
To me, who grew up listening to Mingus since the early 70s, and living through life in this land of absurdos, the USA as an “outsider looking in” during the times that Mingus was at his most influential, Mr Santoro writes about CM without the usual biases,(those are , the fawning “groupie” or the hypercritical “harpie”)
~Mr Santoro writes about Mingus, warts and all,…we are privledge to observe that we should not lionize our heroes as “perfection incarnate”, but rather distill what is useful and enjoyable from their “best they have to give”, and leave it at that.
Mingus we see in the decades he roamed this planeta,influenced by his own inner visions and carnal vices and the world around him at vantagepoint of his contemporaries and adversaries who influenced from without..
.Mr. Santoro seems to reserve his own biases MUCH better than most authors , and reports the fruits of his research into the “multitudes of Mingus” speak for itself. From the overview of each decade that passes to the minutia of Mingus’ royalty earnings, the book is absorbing to readalmost 400 pages ride by TOO quickly…Doesnt this indicate that this is a very good book to read?? Case closed, story told, hehehe! but I more little bone I must pick as a sidebar…….
I am interested in Sue Mingus’book on Mingus, I never have been too enthusiastic about these “strong” women types that appear (to me) to consume and spit out the bones of their famousjazzman husbands, Laurie Pepper and Susan Mingus, or in rockmusics, the obnoxious Yoko Ono in particular…
..they seem to do the right things(tirelessly promote their old man’s art)for the wrong reasons(I may be unfair, I only have “2nd hand” info and how I interpret it)
but they appear to live vicariously thru the musician’s sucesses. but I digress…..
A book to enjoy if you are both aplicado discipulo or novice to this great but flawed man, the wonderful musics that Mingus left us are his Epitaph, and Mr Santoro’s book is a loving tribute!
Mingus book review – Endre Tarczy –
I am not a book reviewer by any means but when this book came out I got it from the library and read it up. The only other Mingus book I had read was his semi-autobiography “Beneath the underdog”. Although it’s a great title and all it was highly confusing to follow in a timeline. It’s written in a very non linear style and then when some while later I saw Santoro’s book I could’nt wait to read it. I found it far better of a jazz bio than some of the others I’ve read. I’ve read it a couple times and I would say it’s well researched and gave me insight into aspects of the man,musician,composer and troubled angry genius that is Charles Mingus. I give it a thumbs up for sure.
Let my children read competent prose – David Hewitt – Philadelphia, PA
Mingus, for all his many hideous transgressions depicted herein, deserves far better than to have this amateurish draft pass for a definitive biography. In short, this is a poorly conceived and written book, and I’m frankly shocked that Oxford would implement such low standards for any publication. I only added a second star because occasionally through the repetitive muck, superfluous attempts to link Mingus’ exploits with banal depictions of broader cultural events, utterly failed stylizations, and absurd irrelevancies that clutter much of Santoro’s text, I was able to glean further dimension of just how monumental an a-hole Mingus allowed himself to be. Since the predominant focus is on Mingus’ personal life rather than his music, you almost can’t help but come away with a sense more of disgust than reverie, regardless of the way Santoro consents to explain the eccentricities away by lapping up the bassist’s transparently insecure claims to genius.
A trade-off – JChris – Massachusetts, USA
Gene Santoro has done his research. His book is a montage of statistics, historical events, and various anecdotes derived from the life of Charles Mingus; accurate, I assume, but hardly captivating.
Santoro’s style, in its attempt to garner and then to hold the audience’s attention, falls short of its mark and becomes choppy, disorganized, and in some cases even irrelevant. The author shows little regard for unity or storyline in the biography, and simply offers the reader a barrage of statistics in purely chronological order, marked too often and too feebly by ineffective one-sentence throwbacks to Hemingway.
Myself When I Am Real is well-researched, and Santoro has the good fortune of outlining the life of a man who was interesting in his own right. The facts and statistics of Charles Mingus’ life, however disjointed, are interesting to learn about — however, it is up to the prospective reader to decide whether he or she thinks it is worth the slogging-through-cement experience of reading the over-400-page volume, which leaves the impression of being an extremely thorough and also extremely underdeveloped outline of a potentially interesting piece of writing.
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Dr. Pitcairn’s New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats Overviews
PitcairnOver 400,000 copies of this treasured classic have been sold since its original publication more than 20 years agoThe book that is the definitive guide to a natural lifestyle for dogs and cats is now completely updated and revisedfor the first time in 9 years. Writing with the warmth and compassion that have won them a national following, veterinarian Richard H. Pitcairn and his wife Susan Hubble Pitcairn, noted specialists in chemical-free nutrition and natural healing for pets, show dog and cat owners how to provide the very best in companionship and lifelong care. They now cover environmental matters, including pollutants both inside the home and out, as well as recent hot-button topics, such as Mad Cow disease, Lyme disease, and the West Nile virus. Theyve updated dozens of recipes for delicious and healthful pet food and treats. With a guide to handling emergencies and an in-depth Quick Reference section, they give specific instructions for preventing, diagnosing, and treating a wide range of animal diseases and disorderswith special attention to homeopathic, herbal, and nutritional remedies.
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I bought 3 of these after Dr Pitcairn’s name kept appearing as I researched holistic pet care information (I gave one to my son and one to a close friend who have dogs). I have been feeding a raw diet to my 2 dogs and 3 cats for over 2 years now, and have been an advocate against frequent vaccinations for my pets for quite some time. I have read about and donated to the “Rabies Challenge Fund” after having a cherished family dog die of acute Kidney failure from getting the Lyme Vaccine. This book has confirmed everything I have researched myself, as well as what my own personel feelings have been (I work as an Advanced Practice Nurse in the healthcare industry). Some of it may be a little technical and seem hard to grasp, but the information and recipies are wonderful! I do not cook any of the meat I give my pets and they are in wonderful health. I have found it to be invaluable in helping my 12 1/2 year old Dalmation who has some arthritis and plan on using the advice and remedies on my new puppy whose breed could have a disposition to Hip Dysplasia. For those of you who may be non-believers, I ask you if you would do to your children what you are doing to your pets- chemicals, additives, booster vaccines every year? This book explains many things which make perfect sense. I will use it as a resource everyday. I have ordered 2 more to give to friends!
Recipies and Diet are off base – wewa – honolulu
I like this book. So much so that I lend it out to friends in need. I even have two copies.
But the recipes with grains, and the lack of understand of the benefits of a raw diet are disappointing. The author has a lot more work to do in this regard. And I hope to see a much more accurate depiction of the raw diet and its benefits in a future edition.
I have fed my dogs raw, and many of my friends and neighbors have benefited from feeding their once ill pets raw.
I even tried vegetarian for my dogs with disastrous results. I used to be vegan, so I thought it was a good, green idea. But alas, the physiology of canis deserves to feed raw. Raw meat that is.
Disappointed – Jennifer S. Griffin – Rapid City, MI
I bought this book because I had found the previous guide very helpful with all my dogs. I was disappointed. It had the same things as before as well as added. What was added came across as vague… not that the author did not know (usually) but that there was not enough room. Cushings was a good example. One of my mom’s dogs has Cushings disease. He covers that but only in a very short space. And he told her even less that she all ready knew.
My biggest disappointment was reading that people were told that a lot of pit bulls and shar peis did not make good pets. When I read that I gave the book away. How many people now have the opinion that both those breeds are bad pets? I have been blessed with both breeds and they are not only wonderful friends but great family members too. They do well with children and the whole nine. I have done my best to try to get people to give these breeds a chance and I find a popular author telling everyone to watch out for them. I will never buy anything with this name on it again.
That said others may find information in the book helpful. But most of what is in there is the same. Just a new cover.
A good basic…. – Keebler – Suwanee, GA
This is a good book to have in one’s library although it seemed like the areas of interest I had specifically when I purchased this book were not included. It still is a good reference book.
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Sticker Activity ABC (Sticker Activity Fun) Feature
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I love this sticker book. Now, I’m trying to find sticker books for everything. My 3 year old that didn’t seem ready for learning is loving this book and can’t get enough of it. She wants to do it every day. I took out the sticker pages so she could look at it more closely. This book doesn’t have anything bad in it. I always have trouble with ABC books containing things like U for unicorn and M for monster which we don’t want for our children. This is excellent. My 8 year old that I also homeschool loves baby stuff more than her own work. I’m looking for something more her age that has sticker activities. I’m looking for maybe map stickers or reptile, amphibian classification stickers. This is GREAT! But I’m not that picky, I just want my kids to love learning because I plan on homeschooling all of them.
great for even 2 year olds! – Jennifer –
I just bought this book and was surprised how well my 2 year old took to it. He was immediately able to place the stickers over the right shapes and spent so much time looking at all the new things, learning new names. I actually “laminated” the sticker pages for him with packaging tape because he loves reusable stickers and now he gets to take the stickers on and off as he pleases. It was also his first coloring book – another surprise – he’s learning to draw in the lines and play with different colors.
My only problem with the book is that there are pictures of different things on the cover, like the rubber dinosaur and robot, which are not included inside the book, and he keeps on saying “I want this one!”
Overall, excellent book for toddlers.
Great work book – Samantha Attaway – Columbia, SC, USA
These books are excellent. We have the larger versions -13 range. But, I find these ones the best, they are small to carry to a restaurant etc. Have loads to do inside. The very best is the numbers one. When my daughter gets to the end, I feel like we should go buy it again!! Great for 3-4 years olds to do independently or 2-3 as an activity with help.
Great learning tool and busy book – E. Blanchard – DC
My daughter is just over two and can identify all the capital letters and is now getting great exposure to the lower case letters through this activity book. The stickers are cute and can be repositioned if she puts it down crooked or upside down. The colors are vibrant too. We used it on vacation for the first time and it helped to keep her entertained on the plane. Light weight and days of fun.
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Vision in White (The Bride Quartet, Book 1) Overviews
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts invites readers to the wedding event of the year!
#1 New York Times bestselling author Nora Roberts presents her first trade original-a novel of love, friendship, and family-Book One in the Bride Quartet.
Wedding photographer Mackensie “Mac” Elliot is most at home behind the camera, but her focus is shattered moments before an important wedding rehearsal when she bumps into the bride-to-be’s brother…an encounter that has them both seeing stars.
A stable, safe English teacher, Carter Maguire is definitely not Mac’s type. But a casual fling might be just what she needs to take her mind off bridezillas. Of course, casual flings can turn into something more when you least expect it. And Mac will have to turn to her three best friends-and business partners-to see her way to her own happy ending.
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This is the first book in a four part series about the women of Vows (a wedding business). Each book is about one of the women and the men they fall in love with. This is very much typical Nora Roberts. It is not a nail biting mystery, or action packed suspense, it is just a great story with very relatable characters that you cannot help but fall in love with. This first book follows Mac the photographer at Vows. I would recommend not only this book but the two that follow it that are all ready out Bed of Roses and Savor the Moment and I am sure I will love the 4th when it comes out in December 2010.
Great Story – HB –
This book by Nora Roberts was great. I thoroughly enjoyed the story plus the descriptions of the wedding planning business. I didn’t like the total predictablity of knowing the outcome, but the few twists and change made it most enjoyable. I recommended it to all my friends and definitely read the whole series!
Warm, witty and wonderful! – Sharon A. Warren – Chandler, AZ.
I love all Nora Robert’s books, and this series has been great “popcorn” books that I savor. Enjoyed the first three so much I ordered them for a friend’s birthday and have already pre-ordered book four.
Love series – Vicki Herrington –
I really love it when Nora Roberts does a series.
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