IPhone 3G used's review (Neat) 『A monkey finds a box and looks inside it. Inside the box, he sees a small hole, and crawls inside it. There, he finds a room where everything is the same color, except for a small spot with a new color. The monkey crawls repeatedly from spot to world, from world to spot, changing the colors of his surroundings as he goes. The story is fun, rhyming, and not scary. It's a great way to practice colors. The book has about 100 words.』
(A Wonderful Reading Experience !) 『This book totally excited my 5 year old grandson. He could not get enough of me reading it to him. The illustrations are colorful and the peepholes leave just enough suspense for the child to anticipate what color and text may come next. A wonderful reading experience for both grandson and grandpa.』
(The Color Box) 『As a Kindergarten teacher, I read The Color Box with my students every fall. The children love the rhythym and rhyme within the text. The illustrations are appealing to all 4-6 year-olds. You will find older children reading along with you. The "peekholes" grab the children's attention and keep them hooked. This story is a wonderful read-aloud and belongs in every early childhood classroom.』 『A celebration of color leads readers on an adventure with Alexander the Monkey as he slips through yellow, orange, blue, red, and green die-cut holes. By the author ofWheel Away.』
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Dover Publications
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (coloring book) 『A little difficult to determine how and where to shade as there are background images printed as wavy lines for that purpose. I would have prefered to have no background so that I could have just done my OWN shading and background. I do like the added photos of the original paintings, though, so that one can copy the original if one likes.』 『
Thirty compositions, skillfully rendered in black and white, give would-be artists of all ages a chance to re-create— or even transform — lovely fruit and floral arrangements by major artists of the past five centuries. Includes works by Pissarro, Renoir, van Gogh, Gauguin, Cézanne, Rousseau, Matisse, and other masters.
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Churchsmart Resources
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Church Growth) 『Learn to meet the needs of your congregation, and your community, which will help you to have a vital and growing church. Here are some excellent, inspired tools to help you make this happen - all you need is a willing heart. Must read!』 『With Natural Church Development, Christian Schwarz introduced a fascinating approach to church growth that really works and has been accepted all over the world. Now he shows how the biblically-based principles of Natural Church Development can also be a blessing for the spiritual development of the individual believer. Color Your World with NCD is a powerful, graphically written book for people who seek to live out their faith with balance and passion and thereby impact their church health.
What is the church? The church is people. What determines the health of a church? The health of the heads, hands and hearts of those people. How can we enhance the health of a church? By enhancing the health in our heads, hands and hearts.
Let the Trinitarian Compass guide you to all that God has in store for you Chart your personal growth path in light of the eight quality characteristics Discover how Natural Church Development helps you and your church mature Discover what Natural Church Development is all about: drawing people closer to the triune God and, as a natural side effect, seeing numerical growth within the church as a whole.』
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School of Color Publications
IPhone 3G used's review (Repeat of Existing Knowledge) 『This book does not contain anything new. All content has been published in hundreds if not thousands of other publications. A quick internet search will convince you of this. Also, the book is badly edited. Hundreds of repetitions of the same argument can be found. Also, the same exposition is repeated for every color. Unless you are writing for 5th graders such duplication is just a waste of paper. The whole thing is poorly executed. It was a waste of money.』
(Good content, but very poorly edited) 『This book has beautiful color plates of the work of other artists. It provides useful analysis of how and why their color schemes work. Wilcox gives practical advice you can put to work immediately.
My big complaint is that the editing of the text is simply awful. As with Wilcox's other book, Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green, it appears that he is self-published and probably self-edited. This is a pity. He often splices fragments into a sentence that doesn't work. This and other grammatical errors abound: unclear pronoun references, excessive use of passive voice, etc. Often a key point Wilcox is trying to make is obscured because it is so ambiguously worded as to require re-reading several times. You may never be sure if you've correctly understood his intended meaning. His book contains many redundancies. It lurches inconsistently in tone, sometimes formal and impersonal, sometimes chatty and conversational. In addition, the flow of ideas from one topic to the next within a chapter and from chapter to chapter seems a little illogical and confusing. It's a pity Wilcox doesn't submit his work to a professional editor.
Wilcox illustrates variations on some of his suggested color harmonies by indexing a series of colored thumbnail compositions to color swatches at the back of the book. The swatches may be valuable in themselves as mixing guides. But I found Wilcox's indexing notation both cumbersome and confusing. More to the point, I would figure out the notation if the thumbnails were more appealing. They have been of little help in suggesting useful color combinations because most of them are ugly to me. Many are downright garish. This is not a complaint I would have expected for a book entitled "Perfect Color Choices for the Artist."
Even with all these faults, Wilcox makes valuable and useful points. The reproductions can be a pleasure to browse, provided you can stay out of the brambles of Wilcox's often tortured text.
I learned from this and Wilcox's other book. I would buy it again--as disappointed as I am that it falls so far short of its potential.』
(As Good As It Gets In Terms Of Useful Information For Artist) 『If you have read "Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green" also by Wilcox, this is the de facto companion volume. In this he lays out systematically the various color schemes available to the artist and uses examples of great art to teach each scheme. Furthermore he analyzes each scheme in relation to the palette he teaches in "Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green." If, like me, you are a convert and use this particular palette, the analyses of the color scheme choices is so helpful that it literally revolutionizes the way you will be able to simplify your color choices. The main thing is that one should first get a copy of "Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green.' If you are detrermined to go straight for this book, the color swatches from "Blue and Yellow Don't Make Green" are reproduced in the back of the book. If you are a working artist, make sure you have the following palette on hand: Cadmium Yellow (light or Pale), Lemon or Hansa Yellow Light, Cadmium Scarlet or Cadmium Red Light, Permanent Rose or Quinacridone Rose, French Ultramarine or UltraMarine Blue, Cerulean Blue, Winsor Blue red shade or Pthalocyanine Blue (or Prussian Blue), Pthalocyanine or Winsor Green blue shade, Burnt Sienna, Raw Sienna (white--except if using watercolor). He has a website www.schoolofcolor.com in which paints and a special organizing palette can be ordered if one so desires. These books are as good as it gets in terms of useful knowledge for the artist.』
IPhone 3G used's review (An Exercise in Color) 『If all you were in the market for was an excellent resource book covering fabric surface design, the investment in this book would be more than worth your while, but the bonus found in Yvonne Porcella's "Six Color World" lies in her fabulous quilt and wearable patterns. Leafing through the pages of this instructional art textile book, one will find some of the most creative fabric surface design ideas in print. This book is a celebration of color and image design, and Yvonne is not afraid to explore every possible permutation of the color wheel in her foray into textile surface design. Basic Color Theory and History, Surface Design Technique, Dyeing and Painting Principles, and Image Transfer are thoroughly covered in the first third of Yvonne's well-written and informative text, followed by a sampling of general surface embellishment techniques. The book wraps up with Home Decor, Quilts, and Wearables, along with some very creative Banner ideas. Not for the rank beginner, but for those who are looking to expand their talents and skills in textile and fabric design, as well as venture into the fiber art world, this book promises some stimulating and challenging projects for the experienced quilter and textile designer. Another fabulous book by Yvonne Porcella!』 『Stretching sewers' personal creativity, the book shows how to paint and embellish fabrics, then turn them into one-of-a-kind quilts, clothing, and home accessories.』 『Luscious colors, strong design, and a bold sense of playfulness pervade both Yvonne Porcella's creations and her enticing book. Information on supplies and a solid introduction to color principles lead to an exciting section on surface design that encourages readers to experiment with different types of resists, salt patterning, brush-stroke variations, sponging, rubber stamping, image transfers, beaded embellishments, and other approaches to putting color and pattern on fabric. Instructions with enlargeable patterns for 16 projects include quilts, vests, jackets, and celebration banners, in styles ranging from bright graphics to subtle marbled effects to designs resembling delicate watercolor paintings. Novices take note: although the basic painting directions are designed for all skill levels, the projects are advanced and the instructions not very thorough; they are clearly meant for experienced seamstresses.--Amy Handy』
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CVD Publishing
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Must Read for Preschool and Elementary School Teachers) 『"Seeing Color: It's My Rainbow, Too" is a wonderful introduction to Color Vision Deficiency (CVD). Before reading this book, I had the false assumption that CVD was the same as being colorblind. Was I ever wrong! I learned more in this short volume than I had anticipated. The author, Arlene Evans, has taken very difficult information and broken it down for people of all ages to understand.
...As we know, Joey Knight has an X chromosome affected with CVD, which he inherited from his mother. If he becomes a father, his sons will have a typical color vision because they will inherit Joey's Y chromosome. In the rare cases when both a man and his son have reduced color vision, the son inherited his affected X from his mother...
And on the story goes. There is a wonderful glossary and bibliography in the back. The book covers everything from why people have DVD to what occupations might be a problem for them and to what can be done in the way of detecting, correcting, and to help deal with CVD. This should be a must read for all preschool and elementary school teachers. I agree with the author that there needs to be a website by and for those with CVD.』
(An accurate insight into a challenging condition) 『Most of us take the ability to see color for granted, but for those affected by color vision deficiency (CVD) life can be challenging.
In Seeing Color: It's My Rainbow Too, the book starts by illustrating the difficulties faced by a child, Joey Knight, who struggles to identify colors in the same way as other children. As a toddler, the color of shoes or crayons was a mystery to Joey, and as he grew older colored maps and clothing were tricky. Like others with CVD, Joey developed coping strategies, such as remembering that the red traffic light is always on the top, and the green on the bottom, to help him deal with everyday situations.
Joey's life provides an ideal introduction to CVD and sets the scene for the rest of the book. Arlene Evans, a registered nurse, takes readers through the key issues, from how we see shapes and colors and how we learn about them, to the ways and means of detecting, correcting and coping with CVD. Arlene writes in a clear and concise manner, making the book suitable for both youngsters, adults and teachers to understand, as well as highlighting the plight of CVD for both those affected and people keen to learn more.
There's a very handy glossary of key terms included at the back, which help explain some of the terminology associated with eyes and CVD. Overall, the book is an extremely useful introduction to CVD and is sure to prove essential for parents and teachers dealing with children who see the world in different colors.』
(Fun and Educational) 『Adults and kids alike can learn a lot about "color blindness" (or, really, "color vision deficiency/CVD") by reading this book. It's written in a clear, friendly way and yet doesn't skimp on the details. Reading it, I learned so much about living with CVDs. I also learned the scientific information about how we see (or don't see) color. I think kids of all ages, parents, teachers, and medical professionals would benefit from, and enjoy, this book. Cute illustrations, too.』
(AuthorZone.Com Book Review) 『The Review This is a small work of 52 text pages, offered in 9 chapters. Joey Knight explains a little of what a child who has Color Vision Deficiency might face as they begin learning our world, enter school, and decide a life occupation. Writer Evans, a Registered Nurse who served as a school nurse for over two decades, offers an explanation of color and rainbows, how we see shape and color, as well as the importance of cones on the retina. Genetic traits which can be passed from one generation to another, and how Color Vision Deficiency carried by the x chromosome is passed from parent to child is explained in depth. A variety of testing methods are used to detect the condition. CVD is not correctable as is near sightedness or similar eye problems. People who have Color Vision Deficiency cannot explain completely to those of us who do not also have the condition exactly how they see. Evans goes on to point out that Color Vision Deficiency need not be thought of as `the end of the world.' There are lots of jobs to be had for those who cannot see color, living in a color coded world is doable even for those who cannot really see the color. Evans relates that shopping for a person having Color Vision Deficiency may necessitate a little extra care. Dressing for the day is made easier when the color blind buy and wear same color socks for instance ... all brown, etc, or have their non color blind spouse, parent or room mate mark tags with the color word.
Writer Evans has produced an excellent, well written, easily read book in Seeing Color: It's My Rainbow, Too. The causes for Color Vision Deficiency as well as some of the variants of the condition are explained in enough `kid friendly' depth that much of the uncertainty facing those who have color blindness should be resolved. Seeing Color: It's My Rainbow, Too is meant to aid parents, teachers as well as youngsters themselves who may have the condition. Seeing Color: It's My Rainbow, Too is presented in short; easily digested chapters written in plain English, embellished with simple line drawings and a sample of common color blindness tests commonly used in the school setting.
Seeing Color: It's My Rainbow, Too helps children with the condition realize they are not strange or insufficient, nor are they alone. Strategies for sustaining the child who may have CVD are offered so that parents and teachers can help these kids begin to see the colors around them in a different way and begin to adapt their environment to meet their very unique situation.
Seeing Color: It's My Rainbow, Too should prove to be an excellent resource/teaching tool for teachers and parents alike as they guide youngsters into an understanding of what CVD is and is not. The book is a read to for younger kids 5-11. Pre Teens and Teens alike will be able to read, understand and verbalize what they have learned.
Excellent read, happy to recommend.
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Reviewed by: molly martin』
『Seeing Color: It's My Rainbow, Too is the first book for children on the subject of color vision deficiency (CVD), commonly called "colorblindness," which affects 1:12 males and 1:200 females worldwide.
Designed for the 9-12 year old, the book contains valuable information for older children and can be read to and discussed with younger children.』
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Robin Corey Books
Usually ships in 24 hours 『THIS INNOVATIVE NEW format teaches color identification in a unique way. A little green chameleon wonders what color it should be, and experiments with five of them‘till it decides to be all colors. The clever acetate mechanism that travels through the gutter of the book ensures a seamless transition from color to color.
The charming, simple story also delivers a subtle message of diversity, and the artwork is vibrant and fun.』
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Prentice Hall
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Only buy this if you are FORCED to) 『I'm a student taking a color class at my local junior college and this is the required text. This book is the most awkward book I've ever read. The authors continually repeat themselves and ramble on about nonsense. The authors actually have the exact same sentences repeated within a chapter. This book is poorly written and poorly edited; there are misspellings, and incorrect information! While discussing complementary color schemes, the authors explain that complementary schemes involve colors directly opposite on the color wheel. Then they list the following examples "red-green", "blue-yellow", and "orange-violet". These exampes are INCORRECT. Blue and orange are complements, as are yellow and violet. If the author can't get such a simple statement correct, it seriously comprimises the rest of the text. In short, this book is simply the most awkward, frustrating book I've ever read. Please please please, spare your sanity and buy another book on color.』
(Really poor) 『This was a required textbook for a color course at Colorado State and was truly a poor choice. The content was overly generalized and sometimes simplified to the point of being meaningless. At other times, it was simply wrong. Comments on the cultural significance of specific colors were often inappropriate or perhaps the product of careless or stereotypical thinking. For example, there is an assertion that all Buddhist monks always wear yellow robes dyed with saffron because yellow is such an important color in that culture. (That culture? Buddhism is the dominant religion in multiple countries throughout Asia. Are they all to be lumped into one inaccurate stereotype?) My own travels tell me that only Thai Buddhist monks wear yellow robes dyed with tumeric (saffron is far too expensive for monks to use as dye!). In Burma and Tibet, Buddhist monks wear maroon robes and in Japan, indigo or black sometimes mixed with white. Because of these kinds of identifiable inaccuracies and the general tone of simplistic sweeping assertions, I doubted the content that I couldn't verify by my own experience and found the book worse than useless. There are so many other books available on color, why choose one as poor as this?』
(Book) 『The book was in fairly good condition. But ,I paid to have it shipped in two days, It didn't come for 2 weeks!!』
(Fabulous Book!) 『This is the best book on color I've ever found. It gives a really comprehensive overview of how color affects your entire life. If you want to redecorate your home, or influence people by how you dress, or learn how to use color to make your life healthier you absolutely must read this book. Color: The Secret Influence really goes way beyond anything I've ever read about color before in showing how it totally affects our lives. It clearly states that the serious study of color is in its beginning stages but it also gives an amazing amount of information that anyone can use today, right now to make their lives better. You've gotta read this book!』
(Disappointed) 『This book is like Reader's Digest. It trys to cover too much subject matter and winds up turning into a survey. It says a little about a lot. I returned it.』 『For courses in interior design, fashion design, product design, graphic design, architecture, landscape design, hospitality/restaurant design programs, educational facilities design, healthcare design. Exceptionally broad, deep, and authoritative in coverage, this integrated exploration of color and light incorporates not only the basics of color harmony and usage, but also information on the vast and often hidden ways in which color affects our everyday lives--culturally, psychologically, and physiologically. Based on well-controlled, scientific studies (which dispel the misinformation about color that has become commonplace), it spans a wide range of design areas and focuses on an understanding of the concepts of color and its application to all aspects of life including, health, aesthetics, interiors, architecture, fashion, graphics, etc.』
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Anchor
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Truth, what is truth in this story?) 『One afternoon Lucas arrives at his apartment in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter to find a mysterious invitation slipped under his door. Written in green ink on a Joan Miró postcard, the note simply states "20-May-11:00." Guessing that the message is intended to draw him to the Miró Foundation, Lucas arrives at the appointed time and meets Nuria, with whom he begins a passionate love affair.
Consumed by the new relationship, Lucas discounts his feeling of being watched, until the night he meets "the roof people," who have been instructed to make contact with him. A short while later, Lucas and Nuria are kidnapped by a religious cult who believe they are reincarnated Cathars from the thirteenth century. While Lucas resists the efforts of the group's leader Pontneuf, Nuria appears open to the idea. Suddenly Lucas begins to doubt Nuria's affection and wonder if she is complicit in the scheme.
As the narrator states in the prologue, "the color of a dog running away" is "an idiom referring to something of an indeterminate or vague and shadowy appearance, perhaps suggesting a fugitive reality." In The Color of a Dog Running Away, Richard Gwyn's first novel, the narrator relates a surreal tale that is at times chaotic, confusing and beguiling.
Lucas views his relationship with Nuria as a new beginning, "a path free of the dead-ends and fruitless affairs to date," yet the hints in the prologue suggest that readers should view everything in The Color of a Dog Running Away as transitory, including this powerful new relationship.
In a novel full of symbolic dead ends, dangers, catastrophes and stagnation, the reader is left to wonder whether the tale is one that haunts the narrator or if this is an allegorical novel constructed to lead to spiritual awakening and rebirth for both Lucas and the reader. Either way, this is a story that will remain with you long after the final world is read, leaving you "touched by a sense of grief and loss for a life not lived, a path not chosen."
Armchair Interviews says: This book keeps your interest』
(The Magus-lite) 『A blatant rip-off of the incomparable The Magus (John Fowles) without an acknowledgement in sight. Not even a nod to T.S. Eliot for The Wasteland line (mon semblable, mon frere). That said, it was readable and mildly interesting despite the creaky plotting and lack of originality.』
(Recommended -- Refreshingly different and literate) 『I finished Richard Gywn's The Color of a Dog Running Away last night. Whilst I enjoyed the book overall, the last half doesn't sustain the excellence of the first half. A very good read, nonetheless; refreshingly different and literate. The Barcelona setting is a delight throughout. The Cathar theme is inspired. Recommended.』
((3.5) "Had not Adam been seduced by Eve?") 『
Set in late 90s Barcelona ("a city on the brink, infatuated with its own improbability"), this strange tale of love and obsession involves Rhys Lucas, a thirty-three year old ex-pat grad school dropout and the seductive, enigmatic Nuria Rasavall, lovers who meet after a mysterious postcard appears in Lucas' apartment, their attraction incendiary and immediate. Consumed with his new affair, Lucas grows careless of his responsibilities, easily distracted by Nuria, although he admits to a vague sensation of being watched. One late evening, Lucas is visited by the "roof people" while his lover sleeps; the roof people are silent as ninjas, hopping the rooftops of the sleeping city, sometimes to steal, others to watch. Cocooned in his earthly bliss, Lucas takes this visitation as a mere curiosity, but later, when he and Nuria are kidnapped by masked strangers, he has cause to wonder what else he has missed in his preoccupation.
Isolated in an ascetic cell somewhere in the Pyrenees, Lucas comes face to face with Andre Pontneuf, the leader of a Cathar sect that mirrors one from the thirteenth century, the heretical group persecuted relentlessly by the Church in this part of the world. Believing that he is the reincarnation of the Cathar's leader, Bernard Rocher, Pontneuf suggests that Lucas may now inhabit the body of his betrayer, both of them replaying the earlier drama in modern times. During his interrogation by Pontneuf, Lucas is restricted from seeing Nuria; the suspicion slowly grows that she may have been an active agent in their abduction. Escaping his confinement, Lucas returns to the streets of Barcelona and his odd friends, lost in a drugged fugue, yearning for the early days of his enchantment with Nuria. Although he has reason to doubt her, the young man cannot help hoping for a rapprochement with his lady love, alternately seduced and repulsed by the experience.
Although the prologue suggests a distance from the actual event, a year in which Lucas attempts to put his tale into words, the actual story weaves between fact and fantasy, from elaborate discussions with friends who think Lucas has imagined everything and the self-doubt that plagues the protagonist. Perhaps the most fascinating aspect is the city itself, filled with a disparate history and the power struggles of a dominant religious and cultural heritage. Lucas' spiritual quest, if indeed there is more to his life than anticipated, remains an unsolved mystery, the ex-pat caught between the ancient past and the all too real present. Luan Gaines/ 2007. 』 『Lucas, a musician and translator, comes home one day to find a cryptic postcard on his doorstep. This postcard sets in motion a series of bizarre, seemingly interconnected events, leading Lucas and his girlfriend, Nuria, to be kidnapped by a religious cult with roots stretching back to the thirteenth century.
Seeking guidance from a fire-eater, a band of mythic roof-dwellers, and his deeply skeptical friends, Lucas must figure out who to believe-or who can believe him. In his internationally acclaimed debut, Richard Gwyn takes us on a gripping ride of faith and deceit through Barcelona's Gothic Quarter.』
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