Excellent resource for the beginner, step by step photos take you thru the entire project. Excellent section on tools. I would recommend this book to anyone wanting to get into chainsaw carving. Cant wait for his next book

I am a school teacher who teaches crafts. This book is excellant. I remember seeing Mark Wood on an episode of the Carol Duval show many years ago and made his Scarecrow Wreath back then. Now, there are wreaths for every holiday! The character wreaths have taken wreath making to new heights.

Now in a new and completely updated edition, Cheap Sleeps Europe is a thick, 614-page compendium of more than 10,000 affordable lodgings all over the European continent, from Austria to Finland, Turkey, the United Kingdom and more. From tips on book a bed in advance, to detailed information about hotels, to warnings of trouble spots, Cheap Sleeps Europe is a truly "user friendly" and highly recommended take-along guide for European business travelers and vacationers on a budget.

Since Amazon didn't post an editorial review for this book, here's the description from the back of the book to help you decide if this book is for you: Part of the Love, Honor and Cherish series -- three generations of Halloran men. "In a long, splendid life rich with struggles and satisfaction, above all Brandon Halloran treasured family. So the proud patriarch had meddled shamelessly in his darling brood's love lives ... until finally the tables had turned! For the merry widower harbored a secret from his nearest and dearest: cherished memories of sparkling, scandalous Elizabeth Forsythe, who'd once put wings to his flyboy's heart, only to vanish when he'd soared home from the war. And with Lizzy at long last on his horizon again, the one thing that could prevent his long-overdue second chance at happiness was ... family!"

I bought this book simply for the list of potential employers it contains and found it to be a great resource for browsing employers in different categories. It contains web addresses, street addresses, short descriptions of what the company does, and all the companies are divided into different categories such as "Accounting and Management Consulting" or "Real Estate".

The only part that I found to be a joke is at the very beginning, concerning how to conduct a job search. The instructions are so general that they are useless and the cover letter and resume examples are only mildly useful. More importantly, information like that is already readily available in better and more detailed format on the internet, so they could really have just saved some paper and left this part out.

The bottom line is that this book is a crucial reference guide for companies you could be applying to that you didn't even know existed until you got this book. Since it narrows things down to one metropolitan area instead of a region or the nation as a whole, it allows the author to list even more employers for this specific city and with even more detail.

A must have if you are doing a focused job search!

In trying to find who I am, I've been wondering why I don't know who I am. The theories presented in this book hit home for me, and, while I'm still looking, I think I'm starting to get the "why". Well researched and very helpful. Thanks Barbara.

This is a good book about glazes used in China (with a few from neighboring countries). It puts the glazes and their use into historical context within the lineage of Chinese emperors/dynasties. It includes pictures of pottery decoration for functional pieces (bowls, plates, etc..). It includes a large number of glaze recipies in a very condensed format at the end of the book. I look forward to trying a few of them soon.

why don't you describe how to carve a home sweet home goose wall plaque that I can paint and give to my hillbilly son and daughter?

The text presents a through and comprehensive examination of "how wood cutting tools function". Also several other chapters that describe what cutting tools are made of ahd how to measure thier performance characteristics - all in a easy to understand manner. Of particular interest are the safety issues and how to make the best-possible selection of cutting tools.

This book explains everything you need to know about choosing the right type of cat for you and your family. You will not choose the wrong cat if you choose this manual.