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Page Marque Press
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Interesting) 『I bought this for my husband at the time when he wanted to pursue law enforcement - he read it fairly quickly and held his interest. Nothing "new" but nonetheless intriquing.』
(Takes an urgent and serious topic head-on) 『The Color Of Guilt&Innocence: Racial Profiling And Police Practices In America by law enforcement veteran Steve Holbert and attorney Lisa Rose is a highly readable discussion of the all too common practice of racial profiling in America. Discussing data collection and analysis programs used to help determine whether racial profiling takes place, issues of civil liberty, police reaction to accusations, and much more, The Color Of Guilt&Innocence takes an urgent and serious topic head-on without losing itself in excessively confusing terminology or philosophy. Highly recommended.』
(Finally somebody gets it) 『I have been a cop for 17 years. I was skeptical of another book on racial profiling that bashes cops. A friend of mine gave me this book to read for training, and i was very surprised that someone finally got it. There is so much about this topic that the public does not know. This book finally gives a cops perspective and tells why, in most cases, cops are not racist. Every person in America racially profiles, and this book explains why. I was fascinated by the in depth discussion in one chapter that explains racism. The book also opened by eyes to the harm the victims suffer at the hands of some cops. I think everyone has something to learn from this book. The book finally sheds some light on data collection and why it will not work. Instead of re-hashing the same old "solutions," the book actually explores some innovative new ideas that should be implemented by law enforcement. Thanks for covering this subject in a whole new light!!』
(Incredible and comprehensive work on this subject) 『I am an avid reader on the subjects of civil rights and racial profiling. This book, simply put, is incredible. I thought I had a firm opinion on the subject, but after reading this book, I really see that there are two sides to this complicated issue. All is not always what you see. This book covers every possible aspect of this subject, and delves into areas that I have not seen covered before. I had never before considered the side of law enforcement, nor did I understand what was really going on behind the scenes. I also never really viewed this subject outside of the "black and white" issue. The authors reminded me that racial profiling effects every one of us. Now I can more effectively become involved in the fight towards racial justice with a more focused understanding of why racial profiling occurs and what can be done to stop this practice. I highly recommend this book.』 『The Color of Guilt and Innocence: Racial Profiling and Police Practices in America is the only book of its kind to receive national acclaim by scholars, special interest groups, and law enforcement organizations as the most comprehensive book ever written on the subject of racial profiling by police. The book is unique in that it objectively explores this controversial subject from the perspective of victims, civil rights advocates, and law enforcement officers.』
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Dutton Juvenile
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Skippyjon Jones&oocho mucho poochos!) 『My 2 year old daughter LOVES Skippyjon Jones... I've bought all the board books for her that are available&am planning to buy the picture books as well. I personally love&enjoy the drawings, they are SO life-like to how a cat acts&looks, right down to the mischievousness in his eyes&his little front teeth. She loves his antics and all the things she can look at, point to, and the words she can try to repeat.
Can't recommend these books enough for toddlers. Don't know about yours, but even though she LOVES for me to read to her, her attention span doesn't hold long w/ very many books. These have consistently been her favorites for a long while now, I'm quite certain she'll enjoy them for a long time to come.
Cheers,
Single Mama of Dexy Girl』
(my turtles a fan!) 『This may seem wierd, but my turtle, jeni, is a huge fan of skippyjon! she has alot of the books and i bought her this one to teach her her colors. i have know idea if it worked but i think she liked it! and my turtle can dance. who dosen't take a dancing turtles advice for books? haha!』
(For whatever reason, this book is addictive to 3 year olds!) 『My daughter saw this book in a bookstore and asked for it---a rare thing for her, so I bought it. She has adored it every minute since! I would guess I've read it about 500 times, and she has looked at it about a thousand more. I didn't realize when I first got it that there were bigger, fuller books about Skippyjon, and I've since gotten some of them, but this book still rules for her. And I have to admit I've gotten to love it too. Part of it is that it's just fun to say Skippyjon Jones! Another part is the wild pictures---drawn with abandon, and without regard for what color things really are---yellow grass, a purple puddle, etc. The last page, where Skippyjon enjoys the world he has drawn, engages my daughter for a long, long time. I can't say she's really learned colors from this book, but that shouldn't really be the goal of an enjoyable book---you can just read it for fun and to start discussions! It IS hard to tell just what Skippyjon is supposed to be, and that's part of the appeal. Janey calls the Chihuahuas "bunnies" every time, and that's fine with me!
Overall, a book that sneaks into your consciousness and you enjoy the ride!』
(Fun, creative way to learn colors) 『Reviewed by Cayden (age 3-1/2), Max (age 18-months) Aures and Mom for Reader Views (3/08)
"Skippyjon Jones: Color Crazy" is a non-conventional 12- page board book designed to teach young children their colors. In Skippyjon Jones' world the sun is blue, a bunny is green and a tree is orange.
This was our first Skippyjon Jones book and at first my children did not know what Skippyjon was.
Cayden: "I like him. Is he a bunny?" Mom: "I think he is a cat with big ears." Cayden: "Oh yeah, he is!"
Cayden: In response to Skippyjon coloring a big blue sun on the ground: "He's drawing on the carpet??"
Cayden: "Skies aren't pink!" Mom: "Sometimes when the sun sets they are."
Mom: "Which picture did you like best?" Cayden: "The one where he is coloring on himself because that is funny!"
Parent's comments:
After the second time reading "Skippyjon Jones: Color Crazy," Max went through and was able to name some of the colors. He did not get into the book as much as Cayden did though. Cayden wanted to take the book and go "read" it by himself and Max did not have any interest in it once we were done reading.
I like how the words for the colors were printed in the corresponding color as this helps preschoolers learn how to read. However, whereas a 4-year-old knows what color certain things are, I think this book may be confusing to a younger child when it is telling them that a puddle is purple.
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(Skippyjon is the best for everyone) 『I have all of the Skippyjon books for my grandchildren and they just love them...even the newest for the very young one I surely hope there are more coming from Judy Schachner.
Thanks from Katie and her grandbabies....』 『Everyone’s favorite kitty boy is ready to color—Skippy style! Skippy’s sky will be pink. His sun will be blue. As Skippyjon learns his colors and plays with crayons, he invites the very youngest fans to join in the fun. Who knows what color our mischievous Mr. Fuzzypants will be!』
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Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Beauty) 『Absolutely stunning work of art for today's viewer. A perfect, quiet reflection of long ago times of a graceful people and their love for something beautiful and lasting to have and hold. After visiting Mt Fugi, it was a delightful revisit of a wonderful time with our Japanese friends and the revered natural wonder. Captured nice to have beautiful moment.』 『This complete collection of Hokusai’s famous views of Mount Fuji is the only high-quality reproduction of these engravings, long considered the Japanese master’s greatest works. Taken from the best engravings available and shown in splendid color, this authoritative volume is the first of its kind since 1830. Hokusai’s influence extended far beyond Japan, even to French Impressionists including Degas, Monet, and Toulouse-Lautrec. Each illustration is accopmanied by detailed notes placing the work in its cultural and historical context and exploring the symbolic themes running through Hokusai’s landscapes.』
Kakaku：200 saved$2.00
No Starch Press
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Love this book!) 『I bought this book several years ago when I got my first scanner. I love crafting and this book provides very good directions and photos of the projects. I highly recommend this book.』
(great for beginners, but very basic and outdated) 『A beginning crafter with little computer experience will probably really enjoy this book. It's got some great very beginning, easy projects.
If you have any graphics and graphic software experience at all, this book will waste your time. It was written in 1998, which in Internet years is approaching the stone age. Sorry to bias the stats, but I'm a graphics professional and was looking for more like some of the new image tranfer technique books.
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(The Computer Crafter's BEST Resource!) 『Once a little-known hobby, computer crafting has grown into a true "craft" shared by thousands, as evidenced by the many online forums for enthusiasts. Kay Hall is a well-known and respected expert in the art of computer crafting. "The Color Printer Idea Book" is the ultimate resource for both novice and expert alike. Instructions for creating each of the 40 crafts are pictured in the book are easy enough for children to understand...no confusing technical terms...and the projects give you a wide variety of personalized items you can quickly create for gift-giving, home use, and selling. With this book, a computer, a color printer and little more, you'll immediately become hooked on computer crafting! Definitely a MUST HAVE book!』
(Plain Direct Language!) 『Here is a well written and well illustrated book about color printing. Kay Hall knows how to tell you about color printers and what they can do in plain, direct language. She helps getting to know color printers and what kind of projects they can produce. As crafting and personalizing gifts become more popular, this book helps finish the creative process with proper color printing. A truly good buy in today's books!』
(Great book filled with ideas and projects) 『Kay has written a fantastic timely book for everyone interested in getting the most out of their color ink jet printer. She is innovative in the way she uses state-of-the-art color ink jet printer technology materials. She offers complete instructions and resources for the materials needed to complete each project. This is a "must have" book for any interested in computer art, crafting and creative design.』 『The Color Printer Idea Bookopens up a whole new world of computer-aided creativity! You'll first learn the secrets to getting the best results from your inkjet printer, then be introduced to dozens of printable media choices from paper to plastic to fabric. Discover the latest crafting and desktop production techniques--and a ton of resources--to fully equip you for making your own masterpieces. Topping that off are 40 step-by-step projects to jump start your imagination. This exciting variety of innovative and practical ideas for your correspondence, wearables, gift giving, home decor, and just plain fun goes well beyond the typical computer-generated fare. You'll learn how to:
Print professional-looking labels for homemade concoctions
Personalize T-shirts and aprons
Design a customized clock or candy jar
Make dazzling business cards and plaques
Create mock stained glass and embroidery
Produce a photo calendar
Include 3-D images or secret messages in a card or flyer
And much, much more!
The Color Printer Idea Bookis not only the first-timer users, it's an invaluable workbook full of time-tested hints for computer crafting professionals everywhere. As a staple item for hours of productive fun, this book is for creative computer-users who want to take their color inkjet printers to the limit.
』 『As the computer becomes more entrenched in everything we do, so too has it invaded the crafting domain. Yet beginning crafters and experts alike who may have a working knowledge of the more practical aspects of their computer's capabilities often have barely begun to explore its creative potential. Computer expert and self-described "computer mom" Kay Hall knows exactly how to teach such things to the computer novice eager to use that expensive piece of equipment for more than paying bills and sending e-mail. With extremely readable text and dozens of diagrams (actually, black-and-white photos of the computer screen illustrating exactly what she's describing), she walks us carefully through the basics of printer hardware, crafting software (everything from simple greeting card and calendar programs to Sierra's Print Artist and Adobe PhotoDeluxe), design elements (layout templates, fonts, clip art, scanning), and various printable materials for ink-jet printers. She offers good general coverage on paper-craft materials like decorative scissors and punches, embossing powder, and glitter pens, and she does not neglect the finishing steps of sealing, laminating, and binding.
The 40 projects are reasonably well explained; as Hall points out, the step-by-step instructions presume understandably that you've at least a nodding acquaintance with your software, computer, and printer, and that you've read the first half of the book, which explains all the details. An eight-page section shows each finished item in color. The projects themselves, unfortunately, are on the juvenile, cutesy side, but for anyone wishing to learn how to apply their own creativity to this virtually limitless medium, the book is probably still a wise investment. There's a lot of background information here, as well as great at-a-glance tips and excellent item-by-item listings of all the materials and where to find each one (computer/office stores, craft stores, specialty suppliers/catalogs); a directory of vendors with full contact information; a good bibliography that includes publishers' Web addresses; a printer information worksheet so you can document all of your own printer's handling of each type of project; and even ideas on how to market your computer crafts. Note: Hall works on the graphics-friendly Macintosh and most of the diagrams show a Mac screen, but she does explain general settings and how to access them on a PC.--Amy Handy』
Kakaku：848 saved$8.48
Watson-Guptill
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (An average book) 『I thought when I bought this book, it would provide more than the usual insight into understanding color. It is just another book on color concepts. If you need a book like this, it might be worth obtaining. Try to review a copy before buying it.』 『Powercolor is a fascinating survey of colour, and an invaluable resource for artists who want to expand their knowledge about colour, and invigorate their use of colour. Colour is an essential element in visual art that affects the perception, interpretation, and compositional success of images. Unfortunately, the jargon of colour theory and the unpredictability of mixing manufactured colours prevent many artists from using colour to maximum advantage in their work. Powercolor discusses colour theories, applications, and associations, and even illustrates ideas by offering instructive examples and demonstrations. Author and artist Caroline Jasper examines the following: Physiology: what colour is and how it has been explained by scientists; Theory: the colour wheel, and alternative colour systems like triangles and spheres; History: how artists throughout history have used colour; Physics: various types of colour contrast (temperature, intensity, value); Chemistry: how a medium's physical characteristics affect the use and appearance of colour; Contemporary Color Practice: how colour can be used effectively in a variety of theories, methods of application, and mediums.』
Kakaku：4759 saved$47.59
CRC
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Definitive resource) 『This is an excellent survey of the research literature on digital color. Those looking for an introductory book should be aware that this is oriented towards people interested developing products/algorithms/doing research - a friendlier introductory book is Maureen Stone's "Field Guide to Digital Color." For researchers and engineers in this area, it is a comprehensive resource. I taught a graduate level class on "Color Imaging Systems" and we used this as the primary text, which worked quite well.』 『Digital technology now enables unparalleled functionality and flexibility in the capture, processing, exchange, and output of color images. But harnessing its potential requires knowledge of color science, systems, processing algorithms, and device characteristics-topics drawn from a broad range of disciplines. One can acquire the requisite background with an armload of physics, chemistry, engineering, computer science, and mathematics books and journals- or one can find it here, in the Digital Color Imaging Handbook. Unprecedented in scope, this handbook presents, in a single concise and authoritative publication, the elements of these diverse areas relevant to digital color imaging. The first three chapters cover the basics of color vision, perception, and physics that underpin digital color imaging. The remainder of the text presents the technology of color imaging with chapters on color management, device color characterization, digital halftoning, image compression, color quantization, gamut mapping, computationally efficient transform algorithms, and color image processing for digital cameras. Each chapter is written by world-class experts and largely self-contained, but cross references between chapters reflect the topics' important interrelations. Supplemental materials are available for download from the CRC Web site, including electronic versions of some of the images presented in the book.』
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Dover Publications
Usually ships in 24 hours IPhone 3G used's review (Beg to disagree -- very nice book!) 『I have a Victorian rowhouse, built in 1875, that I've been painting and stencilling for over 10 years (. . . full walls, ceilings, etc.). Periodically, I go on the prowl for anything on Victorian design -- so that at this point, I've just about cornered the market for books on the subject. (Lately, they're starting to re-publish the same materials -- with the graphics on CD. Definitely a plus!)
This book has always been one of my favorites (despite no CD) because, not only are the designs relatively large and clearly printed, but they are all rendered in fairly authentic Victorian colorations. I also haven't encountered some of the designs (especially hard-to-find Anglo-Japanese patterns) in any other books. I photocopy the patterns, usually enlarging them, and convert them into stencils. This book works very well for that, and has been the anchor for several of my most effective projects. It's a gem.』
(not so sure....) 『ok book.... but if I had been in a store with time to really look into it I might of passed.....』
(One is enough ......) 『I have several Victorian pattern books and hoping to find more adorable / but seems they have nearly everything the same except the cover, different publishers. One is more than enough .....』 『
All 100 full-color plates— 253 individual designs — from one of the greatest printed volumes from the Victorian era. Panel decorations, bands, borders, ornaments, crestings, diaper patterns, and many more.
IPhone 3G used's review (GOOD BOOK!!!!!) 『Beautiful pictures, solid information for quilters. Dependable information. Quilting is to Art what playing the cello is to playing the trumpet. Very, very different. This book is about the use of color in quilting. I like the chapter on one color quilts and two color quilts. This sort of thing is never found in Art books. Strongly reccomend this book for your reference shelf.』 『
Achieve color success in every quilt you make! This book will give you the know-how and the confidence to make just the right choices for your very next quilt, with more than 250 color photographs and expert advice from the pros. You'll discover how to do more with a favorite palette, and you'll be challenged to try something completely new and exciting.
Here's a sampling of what you'll learn:
* How to make one-of-a-kind quilts and add texture with novel fabrics * Ways to convey emotion and mood with color * Why value can often be more important than color * Ideas that will change the way you make scrap quilts forever * Fun and easy techniques to design your own fabrics * Trade secrets for decorating with quilts
And so much more!
The perfect book for fabric lovers!
』 『Quilters of all skill levels and aficionados of every technique are united in their love of fabric. Every quilter has a fabric stash that continues to grow. Yet the choices can become overwhelming, and even experienced quilters may sometimes be stymied when planning the next quilt. This superb guide solves the problem. Whether you like piecework or appliqué, subtle colors or wild, traditional or contemporary, you'll find specific solutions as well as general inspiration in these cleanly designed, very readable pages.
Chapters cover various quilting approaches--decorator's, fabric lover's, single-color, print-heavy, and many more--plus topics like color value, adding dimension, and painting your own fabric. The ideas are presented basically as large tip boxes, each supported by a clear color photo. So, for instance, when we read about choosing accent color, we see a quilt block that effectively demonstrates its use; when we ponder how to find a color scheme to complement a room, we learn to begin with a chosen object (in this case, an heirloom porcelain dish) and build a palette around it. The margins are full of helpful hints (if you're a hand quilter, for example, take some needles along to the fabric store to see how a particular material handles), and scattered throughout is "the quilter's problem solver": a page full of practical advice on everything from cataloging your fabric collection to starting a round robin quilt with friends. Beginners will find this guide invaluable; more accomplished quilters may already know much of the information but can still benefit from the fresh perspectives offered here.--Amy Handy』
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