Reading this book made me realize that when my own mother hummed and stared out the window while hand washing a sinkful of dishes, that she was de-stressing. Likewise, even after we got a dryer, most times she would still hang the laundry out. My Dad also had a little ritual of detailing his car on Saturday mornings, hand washing, whisking out the carpets, cleaning the windows.

When I first ordered this book, I thought.."Oh, it's a cutesy book." I tossed it on the console table and there is sat for some time. On a whim, I tucked it in my carry on bag for a trip to Florida. Lying on the beach, I pulled it out and started reading it. It is a little jewel of a book. I came away feeling a new respect for doing things manually when we have machines to do the same job.

You will enjoy this book.

This book was interesting - and has some good ideas. But, most of the book is for younger grades (3-4).

I am in thrid grade and just turned nine. I picked this book for a mystery book report. I choose it because I had never read a Wishbone mystery before and I thought it would be fun. It was a fun an exciting book! I was surprised because there were two mysteries in the one book. My attention was held right to the end. With all the clues I could not guess who stole the trophy. I would highly recommend this book.

"Through Navajo Eyes" examines the question of documentary filmmaking as catalyst for social change. Sol Worth and John Adair's study of the Navajo made a simple but brilliant innovation. For many years, documentarians had pointed the camera at those being studied in order to create an audiovisual representation of their world. Worth and Adair instead handed over the camera to see what kind of record would result if the Navajo themselves were in control. They taught tribal members to use cameras and editing equipment, then set them out on their own --- without suggesting specific topics for filming. The results were fascinating, and remain seemingly immune to definitive interpretation to this very day. The "experiment" has been repeated many times, and in many places, which is perhaps the greatest testament to the power and originality of a simple, yet ultimately radical, shift of control from documentor to documentee.

If you can find a used copy of the book or video, be sure to do so. The book delves into the lives of a diverse group of gays and lesbians across the country. As an added bonus, it explains how a successful collective produced the movie and book. It also says how mother and lesbian daughter worked together on the book, unheard of in those days.

The most unfortunate thing about Jim Silke's book is that he writes about Bettie Page (and very poorly, at that) as an object rather than as a person--his interest in Bettie doesn't seem to extend beyond his own masturbatory fantasies. It doesn't appear that the author spent much time researching his subject (beyond looking at her pictures). While there are a respectable number photographs and some nice artwork by Dave Stevens and Robert McGinnis, there are far too many pages devoted to Silke's own drawings of Bettie, many of which are based on old movie stills or Olivia paintings.

If you are looking for an intensive study of the life and career of Bettie Page, look elsewhere. If you want a bunch of fun pictures and art of and inspired by Bettie Page, then this book is for you. This one focuses on the culture of the Bettie Page revival, and her influences on fashion and art. It's not a chronological narrative of Betties life, but it's more about the Bettie culture than Bettie herself.

Let me just say if your a bettie page fan you,ll love all the pic,drawing and hard to find nude of Ms page. Its a short book but well layed out.

Warning: this book is full of silly exercises based on the crackpot psuedo-science of NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming). Will these exercises help you change your stress-creating attitudes? Not likely! If you really want to keep cool behind the wheel, get John Larson's outstanding book, "Road Rage to Road-Wise".

Driving in rush hour traffic in Chicago places a toll on everyone. Through the help of Mr. Adair's book, every time that creep sneaks up in that right lane - knowing that lane ends in seconds - knowing their whole purpose in life is to cut you off - I no longer let it bother me. His book has helped be to re-program my brain to reframe this act of great agression. Thanks, Mr. Adair...

I read the book and highly recommend it to everyone. Very interesting and informative.

I bought this book thinking that it would be a good guide and on first reading it it seem to be just that--however when I started to try out some of the examples on my computer, they didn't work. Steps were omitted and since I am a novice I need every step outlined which is what I expect from a "dummies" book. Very disappointing.

I just finished my first photo restoring project and am really impressed with the final result. I just followed the directions step by step and felt that if a klutz like me could do it, anyone should be able to.

I'm anxiously looking forward to doing some more pictures when time allows. As a matter of fact, others have asked me to do some of their personal family photos.

I recommend this book to anyone interested in photo restoring.

When I pointed to this site to recommend this book to a friend, I was stunned to see a review of 1 star. Even though I definitely consider myself a novice as well, especially in regard to digital photography, I had no problem learning from this book and following the examples.

This book was very helpful in doing what it set out to do - teach photo retouching and restoration. I was very confident in recommending it. Kudos!

This book was so comprehensive that, after reading it I began developing graphics for a company website using layers, etc. before reading this book, I tried to learn PhotoShow by trial and error and failed.

All I have to say is these other people don't know what they are talking about. This book was very easy to understand and a great reference for beginers, or advanced users of photoshop 4.

I use this book both as a reference, and as a textbook. I couldn't live without it. It is very comprehensive, and pretty easy to understand. The language is plain, and there's even some humor(though a bit corny : ) ). I recommend this book highly.

This is the first story in the series of Road to Avonlea and explains what has happened to Sara when she was a child. When the book starts it explains how Sara's mother died when she was small and how it is Nanny and Papa taking care of her. She must leave Montreal, her "Kingdom" and move to a very natural and untouched town that her Mother grew up in King Edward island. Her Mother is also buried in the King graveyard, that Sara discovers, honors and respects. Sara is not welcomed by her King cousins but realises, in the end that nothing could get between them. This book really is *the* starter of the series

Novelizations of television episodes are basically what we make due with until they come out on videotape. But in "The Journey Begins," the novelization of the first episode of the "Avonlea" series, Dennis Adair & Janet Rosenstock provide some actually depth to this retelling of the tale. Specifically, they get into what young Sara Stanley is thinking when her life is turned upside down. Her father is threatened with financial ruin and Sara is shipped off to her late mother's relatives on Prince Edward Island. Sara arrives in Avonlea with her Nanny Louisa is tow, only to meet up with the formidable King family, headed by the imperious Aunt Hetty, who also happens to be the local school teacher. Adair & Rosenstock take pains to explain the complex dynamic that exists between Sara and her relatives on PEI, undoubtedly filling in some holes for young readers who saw the pilot episode and were not sure what to think about what was going on.

This first volume in "The Road to Avonlea" series is based on the Sullivan Films Production written by Heather Conkie, which, in turn, was adapted from the novels of Lucy Maud Montgomery. "The Story Girl" was Montgomery's favorite novel and its sequel "The Golden Road," along with two collections of short stories known as the Chronicles of Avonlea, are the material from which various episodes are developed.

What becomes fascinating in this first episode is how the premises of "The Story Girl" are redeveloped for this series. In the books Sara would come to visit her King cousins each summer, heading back to Montreal in the fall. However, the situation needed to be altered so Sara was a more permanent part of the Avonlea community. They could have made Sara an orphan, in the grand tradition of Montgomery's most famous literary creations Anne of Green Gables and Emily of New Moon, but it is important that at least on some level Sara WANTS to stay on PEI. At the heart is one of Montgomery's strongest themes, how a young girl forges bonds of affection with a spinster. Aunts Hetty and Olivia certainly recall Emily's Aunts Elizabeth and Laura and there are strong echoes of that novel in this story.

Consequently, whether you are a long time reader of Montgomery's works eager to devour new tales using her literary creations, or a young reader who is working their way through these books and then on to the one actually written by Montgomery, you will find these tales to be kindred spirits. I used to have the Disney Channel just so I could watch "Avonlea" and honeymooned last year on PEI, staying at the "White Sands Hotel." So, it is pretty clear that I am just one of countless millions of enraptured fans.