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Th1nk Books
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Spirtual Confusion) 『Heather is spiritually curious. The death of her mom has caused her to be unaware of where to turn to. Her stepmother influences to open her mind and become more aware of her aura. This leads to Heather becoming interested in Wicca. After going to a bookstore which specializes in the Occult, Heather is now studying spells, buying idols and is thinking about becoming a witch. Attending a seminar about Wicca only encourages her more to learn about this new way of thinking. But while her Christian friends are urging her to turn away from this, Heather is only more drawn to a way of thinking that can help her get over the pain and guilt of losing her mother.
I like to learn. And I like it when I read a book and learn new things. This book was very fascinating to read because for once I was clueless about the subject matter. Other than my Harry Potter geekness, I have no knowledge of Wicca, the Occult or magic in general. So while reading this book I managed to learn quite a bit of info that I normally wouldn't look up myself. Melody Carlson writes about subjects that teens regularly face every day. This book deals with a subject matter that many Christians will not deal with because they are uncomfortable with it. Most of the time they don't even know with what they are dealing with. This book helped me to learn so that if I ever meet up with someone who is going through what Heather did, I'll know what to do. It's a very intense book. The scene where Heather has the dream that stays into reality is super scary. It gave me chills reading it and made me want to turn the lights on in my room. What I did really appreciate is that the story is told from the POV of someone who isn't a Christan and therefore is not judgmental. Heather does have Christian friends who pray for her. While there is a mindset that condemns everything she does it is shown how this is not the best way for Christians to act. I think this story will appeal highly to teens. This book shows them the Truth but it also shows what will happen if you turn to other ways to fulfill your spiritual needs. Because of the intense subject matter in this book, I would recommend it for older teens on up. Actually I think adults should read this book too. Melody Carlson proves once again why when you think YA fiction, you think her name.』
(that He alone can offer her the comfort and control she had been seeking on her own.) 『Sixteen-year-old Heather Sinclair already has had to deal with the loss of her mother, who died from breast cancer. Now, her father remarries Augustine, who transforms their "neutral" home into an eclectic, artistic, color-driven haven that Heather likes somewhat but also finds disconcerting. Thankful that her dad is happy, Heather continues to miss her mom and wishes she had her mom's input on important life questions. Still, Heather finds some comfort in her long-standing ballet group, her friends at school, and driving around her mother's old 1988 Volvo.
Heather's search for continuity and clarity is upped about 10 notches as she innocently begins studying Wicca. Her best friend Lucy attempts to warn her about getting involved in this religion, providing numerous reasons why Christians shouldn't delve into any spiritual exercise apart from the Bible, but Heather disagrees. At odds with each other, the two part ways and Heather befriends a new girl in town, Liz, who suddenly becomes her rival for a key ballet role and eventually steals Heather's boyfriend. All the while, Heather gets more and more into Wicca, buying candles, potions and even an Isis statue to help influence her future and gain control over her life.
Understandably, Heather becomes distraught when she invites spirits in and begins sensing that someone other than herself is writing in her book of shadows. Then, at a Wicca retreat, Heather's roommate seemingly is taken over by a terrifying spiritual presence that frightens them both. From a variety of sources, Heather is being influenced with pagan philosophies that sound so logical and good on the surface.
More confused than ever, and with an inner voice telling her to "give up" and end it all, Heather reaches her breaking point. After a huge fight with her father, she takes off not knowing where to go for help. She eventually ends up at the home of her mom's friend, where she receives counsel that redirects and encourages her. Realizing the danger in dabbling with spiritual powers, Heather finally finds peace with God and understands that He alone can offer her the comfort and control she had been seeking on her own.
--- Reviewed by Michele Howe 』
(interesting "Color Me" teen character study) 『Sixteen years old Heather Sinclair struggles with so many radical changes in her life. Just last summer her dad married Augustine. At the Echelon Dance Studio, newcomer Elizabeth "Liz" Sinclair competes with Heather for the lead in an upcoming ballet and makes a move on her boyfriend. However, the most powerful is the reaction of her best friend Lucy, who pontificates that witchcraft is evil so fearing for Heather's soul pleads with her to quit studying Wicca or she will end their friendship.
Still upset with the changes going on in her life, Elizabeth, assuming all spirituality is good for the soul, explores Wicca. She regains much of her lost confidence, but the price is alienating her best friends including Lucy, who cannot abide her becoming a witch. Soon strange things occur that frighten Heather when she cannot explain the phenomena in logical terms and is unaware that the path she chose if she continues will cost Elizabeth her soul.
MOON WHITE is an interesting "Color Me" character study that stars a troubled teen choosing a path that leads to spiritual and mundane danger for her. Some readers will be upset with the lack of tolerance towards Wicca as God's is inclusive; whiles others will applaud Melody Carlson for condemning the religion since the bible strongly opposes witchcraft. Regardless of perspective Heather is a fascinating protagonist as she glides down a path that could have been a Christian cult as easily as Wiccan, but most critical proves destructive for her.
Harriet Klausner 』 『Heather's curiosity in Wicca brings her new confidence but alienates her from others. When terrifying things begin to happen that Heather can't explain, it becomes clear that she has less control over her world than ever before.』
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Walter Foster
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (This book is great basic design text.) 『It is easy to follow and gives a great deal of information that is best delivered in illustrations.The painting samples could be better but the content is useful and easy to access.』 『
From the most delicate pastel tint to the boldest bright hue, color is a vitally important tool to you as an artist. Whether your preferred medium is acrylic, oil, or watercolor, a strong understanding of color and its applications is essential.includes in-depth information on color theory, important properties of color and light, and the fundamentals of color mixing. This comprehensive guide will teach you what color is, how it works, and how to make it work for you in your paintings.
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Duke University Press
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Toward a history of sexuality AND race) 『This is a very inspiring book on historical relations between the formation of "homosexual/heterosexual" identities and the drawing of color line in American history, especially in the early Twentieth Century.
We know many books and articles on the invention of sexual identities and on the construction of racial distinctions. However, we hardly know about INTERACTIONS between these historical processes.
This book picks up pioneering sexologists, early cinemas, and African-American writers such as Pauline Hopkins, James Weldon Johnson, and Jean Toomer. It is not a comprehensive inquiry of race and sex in Twentieth-Century America, but makes great contributions to initiating studies on the interactive history of race and sexuality.』
(Very disappointing) 『The chosen gay jargon of the "closet" is so woefully inadequate to the historical condition of gays dealing with passing for straight. I hoped this book might have really seized on the similarities in the dilemma of passing as it affected Blacks and gay people, but unfortunately this isn't the case.
The author seems to begin with those intentions, but after presenting some interesting thoughts she simply follows them up with a set of four jargon-laden book reports on works of fiction and that's that. What she has produced could be a text for yet another multicultural lit course, but it sadly misses as a discussion of the phenonmenon of gay passing. The survivors of the era in which gay passing was a norm for homosexuals are fewer and fewer. And the passive imagery of "the closet" remains in place, misleading and inappropriate as is to much of the gay past.
It is a shame that there are not traditionally-oriented gay historians dealing with the actual dynamics of gay passing as it affected the lives of millions of men and women. This doesn't come close to being that book.』
(Queer theory gets a dose of history) 『Queering the Color Line is a successful attempt to integrate (no pun intended) queer theory with a historically-based cultural studies methodology, which makes it all the more interesting. Somerville has done an admirable job taking popular texts and showing how they reflected contemporary medical and sexological discourses about race and homosexuality. I would have liked her to build more historical arguments--which is something I think the previous reviewer was hinting at--rather than doing these textured readings, but I think Somerville is pointing the way toward something very exciting. My one criticism is that she doesn't say anything about the amazing photograph on the book's cover! Who is it, where was it taken (it's from a Yale archive, but we don't know anything else about it!), and in what way(s) is Somerville using it! It's too good to not remark on.』
(New Queer Studies) 『This book is a largely successful attempt to blend together two of the most interesting theoretical innovations--queer theory and critical race theory. When I first purchased this book, I was expecting to struggle with a difficult theorectical text but found the book as a whole to be accessable. The first three chapters in particularly offer careful nuanced readings of scientific, literary and movie texts. As the author states, however, her readings require that the reader accept different models of historical proof as a queer reading generally examines the spaces in between texts. While as a somewhat old fashioned historian, I would have liked to have seen better connections; i.e. a more precise cause and effect relationship between the texts she examines but in fairness it is not her intention to establish such relationships. I nonetheless found her analysis provacitive--I really mean this word and am not simply using it to dismiss the work as some academics do--and suitable for the classroom. My hope is that her work will provoke more study and that the relationship between queer theory and critical race theory will continue to produce books like this one.』 『Queering the Color Linetransforms previous understandings of how homosexuality was“invented” as a category of identity in the United States beginning in the late nineteenth century. Analyzing a range of sources, including sexology texts, early cinema, and African American literature, Siobhan B. Somerville argues that the emerging understanding of homosexuality depended on thecontext of the black/white “color line,” the dominant system of racial distinction during this period. This book thus critiques and revises tendencies to treat race and sexuality as unrelated categories of analysis, showing instead that race has historically been central to the cultural production of homosexuality. At about the same time that the 1896 Supreme CourtPlessy v. Fergusondecision hardened the racialized boundary between black and white, prominent trials were drawing the public’s attention to emerging categories of sexual identity. Somerville argues that these concurrent developments were not merely parallel but in fact inextricably interrelated and that the discourses of racial and sexual “deviance” were used to reinforce each other’s terms. She provides originalreadings of such texts as Havelock Ellis’s late nineteenth-century work on “sexual inversion,” the 1914 filmA Florida Enchantment, the novels of Pauline E. Hopkins, James Weldon Johnson’sAutobiography of an Ex-Coloured Man, and Jean Toomer’s fiction and autobiographical writings, includingCane. Through her analyses of these texts and her archival research, Somerville contributes to the growing body of scholarship that focuses on discovering the intersections of gender, race, and sexuality. Queering the Color Linewill have broad appeal across disciplines including African American studies, gay and lesbian studies, literary criticism, cultural studies, cinema studies, and gender studies. 』
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Margaret Media, Inc.
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Instructor of Louisiana History) 『I found this book especially helpful in highlighting as aspect of history that is too often neglected. Free people of color played a major, but little understood, role in the course of Louisiana's French, Spanish, and American experience. This short work is a quick [yet complete] read for students. It gives them an opportunity to learn about these often forgotten people, and provides an excellent resource for comprehending a unique aspect Louisiana's rich and varied culture.』
(A Compressed Creole History) 『I was in the process of researching my Creole (New Orleans' gens de couleur libres) heritage when I came across Gehman's book. I was pleasantly surprised that the book included relevant key events relayed in a objective, easy-to-read format. It is true, however, that if you want statistics and logistics there are bigger books. But I again was quite impressed.』
(Very Informative) 『Having been fascinated with Black Creole culture and the history of French New Orleans, I found this book to be very informative. I was unaware of the large free mulatto class of people that existed in French New Orleans. I thought that most of these people simply resulted from forced sexual liasons between French men and Black women, as in the South. In New Orleans that was not the case. This is a very insightful read about a group of people that history speaks very little of. I encourage you to read it.』
(A good basic overview) 『Mary Geham's book offers a good basic overview of the history of New Orleans' gens de couleur libres. I would recommend it to people who know nothing about this portion of New Orleans history or for children, however, it is not very comprehensive. For a more complete and fulfilling account of the free people of color of New Orleans and their descendants, you will have to look elsewhere, for example, Creole New Orleans: Race and Americanization, Eds. Joseph Logsdon and Arnold Hirsch, or Romanticism, Revolution, and the Afro-Creole Protest Tradition in Louisiana, 1718-1868 by Caryn Cosse Bell.』 『Antebellum New Orleans was home to thousands of urbane , educated and well to do free blacks. The French called them les gens de couleur libre, the free people of color; after the Civil War they were known as the Creoles of color, shortened today to simply Creoles. Theirs was an ambiguous status, sharing the French Language, Catholic religion and European education of the elite whites, but also keeping African and indigenous American influences from their early heritage. This is their story, rarely mentioned in conventional histories, and often misunderstood today, even by some of their descendants. The book is an easy read that lays out the chronology of events, laws and circumstances that formed the unique racial mix of New Orleans and much of Louisiana. Includes end notes, suggested bibliography, index, and a listing of family names of free people of color that appear in the early years of the Louisiana Territory. A must-have for genealogists, historians, and students of African-American history.』
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McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
Usually ships in 24 hours 『This new text connects color theory with its practical application in two-dimensional visual disciplines--graphic design, illustration, painting, textile art, and textile design. Fundamental color concepts are explored in a series of sixteen painted studies that guide students through a variety of color experiences. The lesson sequence moves logically from basic structural concepts, through experiments with color applications, to scenarios that facilitate color unity and expression.』
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Dover Publications
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Godey's : A great reference guide) 『While it would be rare to find a Godey's book with every fashion print in it, this book gives you an excellent variety of the best dresses from Godey's. The descriptions give an idea of color mixes, fabric and decoration. This book is a great reference tool for the Lady Civil War or Mid-Victorian Reenactor or Costume Designer.』
(Great book....but I can't find our pictures in it!) 『I have 8 prints that don't appear in the book from 1865-1870. Want to find more info about my prints to include their value (at least an estimate). Pictures in the book are beautiful and pretty true to the actual work...except the real ones have a little "browner" paper. The history in the beginning is also very well done, and helpful in knowing the art. Thanks JoAnne.』 『
Superb illustrations from a rare source provide authentic views of evolving Victorian fashions— from high necklines, elongated bodices, and fitted bonnets to extravagant bustles. The meticulously reproduced plates include depictions of dresses, gowns, and coats as well as accessories. A must for costume designers, cultural historians, and fashion enthusiasts. Introduction. Captions.
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Theatre Arts Book
Usually ships in 24 hours 『This collection features 45 monologues excerpted from contemporary plays and specially geared for actors of color. Robert Uno has carefully selected the monologues so that there is a wide-range of ethnicities included: African American, Native American, Latino and Asian American. Each monologue comes with an iintroduction with notes on the characters and stage directions to set the scene for the actor.』
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Schiffer Publishing
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Of value to modelers and 'plane-spotters') 『Battle Colors: Insignia and Aircraft Markings of the Eighth Air Force in World War II: Vol.1/(VIII) Bomber Command is the first in the, thus far, three volume series by Schiffer Publications on the United States' Eighth and Ninth Air Forces during Wolrd War Two. This volume covers the bomber units of the Eighth Air Force.
The book begins by briefly describing the variations of the national insignia used and then provides - a bit incongruously - diagrams of battle formations; before laying out in detail the organization structure of the Eighth Air Force down to the squadron level.
It is after this that the main purpose of the book is delivered. The unit identification markings and insignia of every Each Bombardment Group - an organization entity of four squadrons of six aircraft each - are presented in full color across two pages. A - to this reviewer overly - brief synopsis of the basis and use of the assigned markings is given.
While short on narrative, the book lives up to its name in allowing the reader to easily identify the unit of an aircraft shown in a photo (if, of course, the markings can be discerned) or the apply specific markings to a scale model. I find the book to be valubale as a resource and will add the other two volumesd (and others) to my library.
I wish the author had seen fit to include a copy of the Army Air Force SD100 squadron code assignment orders as I have always wondered how the sequences were selected. 』
(Excellent Primer on 8th Air Force Markings!) 『Though there have been many books detailing the origins and combat history of the Mighty Eighth, there haven't been any volumes, that I am aware of, that tackled the subject of 8th Air Force markings. This Schiffer book by Robert Watkins addresses that need and it's the answer to a historian's - and modeller's - prayers.
In 127 color-packed pages Watkins illustrates the fuselage, wing and tail markings carried by the 48 bomb groups assigned to the 8th AF, tracing the evolution of those markings from initial assignment to war's end. Each group receives a two-page spread showing group and squadron insignia; side and top aircraft profiles illustrating squadron codes, wing identification symbols and special markings; a brief summary of the unit's combat history; a map showing the group's base; and four-seven photographs and/or drawings - some in color - showing group aircraft and various markings details. Watkins even includes groups that were briefly assigned to the Mighty Eighth such as several B-26 units, the 97th BG, etc.
While not exhaustive, BATTLE COLORS will certainly stand as a basic source on 8th Air Force markings. The illustrations are well done and the accompanying information easy to understand. Mighty Eighth markings were not as standardized as many may think, some groups never using or being assigned squadron codes! Likewise specialized 'one-off' markings appeared in several groups and placement of codes often varied greatly between groups.
All in all, it is a fascinating subject and, at long last, we have a well-written, well-illustrated, accessible book that makes sense of it all. BATTLE COLORS should find a place on the bookshelves of all 8th Air Force enthusiasts.』
(Shocking good!) 『R.A. Watkins has done a magnificient and has scrupulously considered all questions, concerning a camouflage, marks, designations of planes, colour schemes. The problem of occurrence and development of a camouflage of military-air forces of the USA is considered in details. The drawings made by means of a computer drawing, accurately transfer colours and shades of symbols of squadrons etc. I strongly recommend the book for military historians, the persons who are taking a great interest in history of the Air Forces of the USA during the Second World War, as well as for modellers.』
(Battle Colors: Volumn 1 excellent) 『I have been building plastic aircraft models since the age of about seven. My particular interest has always been that of the air war in Western Europe and the Mediterranean Theatres. Over the past eighteen years I have amassed considerable reference material on the subject of aircraft markings, camouflage patterns and insignea dealing with this period. Becuase of the extent of my library, coupled with the cost of Battle Colors, I was hesitant to invest any more money on a subject which was already well represented in my research library. I did finjally take the plunge and purchased this volume and I can now say without reservation that this is by far the best work on the subject of aircraft markings I have ever seen. This first volume is both well researched and illustrated and the print quality is superb. I wholeheartedly recommend this book to anyone with an interest in the subject of 8thAF bobm unit insignia and markings. I assume that the next volum willd eal with the fighter units of the 8th and only hope this companion piece is not long in coming.』
(A Fine Book) 『In this field of heraldry and avaition insignia with so many books already published is difficult to find sometinh new and valuable. It is the case of this book;: the moment I received it I thought it was an important addition to my library. Not only the graphic aspect is very well done (all the data in color and very well reprodu ced)but the presenation of all the markings and insignia of 8th Air force Bomber Groups and Code letters being very exhaustive. A nice addition is a map with the geographical location of the Groups. In short , the bset book I know in the subject, and well worth its cost.
』 『Relying heavily upon visuals, Battle Colors fills a long standing void in the annals of the Eighth Air Force during World War II. This volume focuses on all forty-eight Bomb Groups comprising the Eighth and features color illustrations depicting the evolution of all fuselage, wing and tail markings assigned to the individual units. Details concerning the proper size, placement, color and configuration of all tactical markings of U.S. Bomber Command are addressed. Group and squadron combat insignia as well as airfield location maps for each unit are also depicted. All bombardment units incorporated within the Eighth are indexed and easily cross-referenced by squadron, group, wing and division assignments. Additionally, all major components comprising the Eighth have been organized into quick reference organizational flow charts that show the actual order-of-battle for the Mighty Eighth. This book is an invaluable tool for anyone with an interest in the history of the U.S. Eighth Air Force in World War II.』
IPhone 3G used's review (WWII in Color) 『Most of us who were not around during this period in history can only relate to this epic event through the massive numbers of grainy black and white photos that were taken at the time. Color photography was in its infancy at that time. The authors have scoured the photo archives of the world and come up with this stunning collection of color photographs of persons and events of one of America's defining moments. Year by year(1941-1945) groups of color photos with accompanying explanatory narrative makes this a sobering overview of global war and America's role in it. I highly recommend this colorful and comprehensive history of America at war in WWII.』
(Excellent) 『The same people who were behind the outstanding video documentary "World War II, the Lost Color Archive" (UK title "The Second World War in Colour" and the disappointing book by the same (UK) title, are back on top with this one. It contains 300+ pictures on 256 pages. Arranged chronologically, each chapter has a brief intro, and good captions on the photographs, but the pictures have priority this time. They are a good selection of: pre, during, and post war images, home and war fronts, classics and the rarely seen. If you do not have a book of WWII color photos, this is perfect for you; and even if you do, I think you'll find enough new images to be happy with this. I saw this in a store and paid retail, because I didn't want to risk missing it.』 『For over fifty years World War II has been seen as a black and white war. Now, specially commissioned research has unearthed a remarkable colour record of the conflict. Published to coincide with the 60th anniversary of the American entry into the Second World War in December 1941, America at War in Color goes far beyond the familiar, presenting images that have never been seen before. It is both a unique record of this massive conflict and a reminder to today's generations, most of whom have not experienced warfare at first hand, of the heroism, horror and devastating cost of global conflict. Now you too can see World War II through the eyes of those who witnessed the horrors and spectacles, the camaraderie and the death, the fear and the victory. America at War in Color shows you how the war really looked to those who were actually there.』
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