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Page Street
Published in Paperback by Abalone Pub Co (July, 1993)
Authors: Mark J. Boskovich, Vicki Werkley, and Theresa M. Robertson
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ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I EVER READ!!!
I ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS BOOK! THE WAY MARK BOSKOVICH WROTE THIS BOOK REALLY MAKES YOU FEEL AS IF YOU REALLY KNOW ALL THE CHARACTERS. ALSO, HE JUST DOESN'T FOCUS ON ONE STORYLINE- THE BOOK COVERS MANY STORIES OF DIFFERENT PERSONS AND CULTURES. THIS BOOK TOUCHED ME- AND I HAVEN'T READ MANY BOOKS LIKE THAT. I FOUND MYSELF READING THIS BOOK BETWEEN STOPLIGHTS ON THE WAY TO AND FROM WORK! THIS DESERVES MORE THAN 5 STARS! I LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER BOOK FROM MR. BOSCOVICH SOON ( I HOPE)!!!


Pain and Grace: A Journey Through Vietnam
Published in Hardcover by San Jose Mercury News (February, 2001)
Authors: Jim Gensheimer, Kristin Huckshorn, and Mark McDonald
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Striking and thoughtful portrayal of of Vietnam
In Pain and Grace - A Journey Through Vietnam, the outstanding photography of photojournalist Jim Gensheimer illustrate the contrasts that make up modern day Vietnamese life. Gensheimer capture the beauty and quiet intensity of a country in the midst of dramatic change - where the struggles of the past and and hopes of the future are met with courage and pride. Each photograph dramatizes a poignant moment in the lives of the Vietnamese people - a lotus glows in a dusty Koi pond; gentle light on the wise face of an elderly Vietnamese gentleman at tea, children playing in an orphanage in Danang, the meeting of a brother and sister separated for 19 years... These images portray an emotional impact that is familiar to visitors to Vietnam, with a poignancy that is hard to forget.


Pain Seeking Understanding: Suffering, Medicine, and Faith
Published in Paperback by Pilgrim Pr (October, 1999)
Authors: Margaret E. Mohrmann and Mark J. Hanson
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Suffering, Medicine, and Faith
How can God allow this to happen? Where is God in this terrible suffering? What kind of a God would create a world where there is so much pain? If you've ever wondered seriously about these questions with respect to human illness and suffering, whether for someone you're caring for or for your own self, this book is invaluable. Alas, it doesn't provide any perfect answers -- as if perfect answers could be provided -- but it provides a wide range of perspectives in thirteen thoughtful essays by twelve different authors. Some are physicians, some are theologians, some are ethicists, one is a rabbi, some are ministers. Somewhere among these voices you'll find one that speaks to you about these profound and disturbing issues. And while there are no easy answers, it is helpful to read the thoughts of other good people who have struggled with these questions, trying to reconcile the concept of a loving God with a suffering world.


Painting the Allure of Nature
Published in Hardcover by North Light Books (September, 2001)
Author: Susan D. Bourdet
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Great for any Watercolorist
I love this book! Wildlife is one of my favorite painting subjects (along with florals and still life) but I've always used acrylic or scratchboard for my wildlife art. I've never been able to see how watercolor could be used to create convincing wildlife art - until now. The detail the author achieves on a bird wing or beak, for example, is amazing (the book only shows bird wildlife). The techniques she uses to create feathers, peeling paint on wood, bark, etc is so lifelike I was amazed.

I was also very pleased with her chapter on composition. Composition has always been a particularly weak subject for me so I'm always looking for insight in how to create stronger designs for my paintings. For example, I liked her suggestion of lightly penciling an "X" from two corners to their opposites. If your painting has several minor points of interest this will help you arranging them for maximum impact to help the main point of interest so all areas of the painting will have a strong design. She covers how to take reference photos and pull them together for one original painting. She also covers painting from life.

She covers everything from paper selection to stretching and masking. She covers brush selection, color theory (hue, chroma, value), color mixing strategies (occasionally she will use a tiny bit of white gouache for fine details), properties of pigments and using them to maximum effect to brushing techniques such as glazing, drybrushing, scraping, splattering, rock salt, etc for textures. There are a lot of mini-demonstrations with step-by-step close ups of popular wildlife subjects such as waterdrops on leaves, eyes, feathers, cobwebs, peeling paint, rotting wood, fog, snow, blurred hummingbird wings, out-of-focus backgrounds, etc. The later chapters of the books have full step-by-step demonstrations of complete paintings.

In short, even though the subject is about wildlife painting a large part of the book has information and techniques that could be used for other types of paintings as well. And I'm still amazed she does this all in watercolor. If I did not know better I would swear she achieved some of the details in oil or acrylic. Many of the birds in the focus area look like they were painted in oil or acrylic while the rest of the painting would have the more typical "watercolor-ish" look. I am surprised anyone can have such control over watercolor they could make it look like oil or acrylic if they choose to do so! She certainly has that control. Some of the techniques she demonstrated for detailing a bird wing almost remind me of egg tempera painting. Yet she makes sure that the paintings never lose the special charm that watercolor has. Painting the Allure of Nature is definitely one of my top 3 wildlife how-to books in my collection. If you enjoy painting birds and their environments I think you would enjoy this book's insights.


Pairin' Up: The Ultimate Relating and Dating Guide for Christian Teens
Published in Paperback by Multnomah Publishers Inc. (August, 1994)
Author: Mark Littleton
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Very Helpful
This book was very helpful. It provided fictional stories that illustrated each of chapter in the book. This book is for the use of the average christian teen looking to "pair up".


Palaces of Naples
Published in Hardcover by Rizzoli (May, 2000)
Authors: Donatella Mazzoleni and Mark E. Smith
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Palaces of Naples
When you read about art and architecture in Italy, you learn a lot about Rome, Florence, Pisa, Milan, Venice... and just a minor reference to Naples. Only as a stepping stone to reach Capri or Ischia. I lived in Naples several months last year. And I've been looking for more information on arts and architecture since I came back to the States. Finally, I found this book in the Rizzoli bookstore in Pasadena, California. Awsome! The first impresion I had was the Capella Sansevero in the cover!!! That little chapel is an incredible piece of art, hidden in a small street in the Medieval part of town. Hard to find, but once you are there, you ask why this is not shown as one of the major works of art in the entire Italy!!!. The "Veiled Christ" sculpture worth a trip to Italy. You can walk in front of some of these palaces, not being aware of the richness of its interiors. Some of them are not open to the public, or are just one more apartment building in the city. And this book allowed me to visit inside and outside some of the "palazzi" that I've seen just driving by and wondering what was that building. A lot of excellent pictures, some of the most famous buildings, such il "Palazzo Reale" or the "Museo Capodimonte", and another palaces almost forgotten and in not a very good condition, such the "Alberghi dei Poveri". Thank you Donatella for this book -another Neapolitan piece of art- and thank you Mark for your photos. Again, this is a very valuable contribution for the whole world to learn about the arts and architecture in Naples.


Palermo Story
Published in Hardcover by Thomas Dunne Books (April, 2002)
Author: Gabrielle Marks
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I loved it.
A great book. Highly enjoyable. A must.


A Palestinian State: The Implications for Israel
Published in Hardcover by Harvard Univ Pr (December, 1983)
Author: Mark A. Heller
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A view of a history that wasn't
Mark Heller, a leading theoretician and analyst on the conflict in the Middle East wrote this work some 18 years ago. In many ways, it laid out the blue print for a two state solution and the advantages for both Israel and the Palestinians. His vision eventually for the most part became the course that Israel followed it its efforts to give the Palestinians a state, which the Palestinians in turn rejected at Camp David in 2000. While the current conflict may well render this work out of date, it still give an excellent view of what might have been and where Israel was willing to go. What was once cutting edge modeling, now makes excellent history.


Pancho Villa's Revolution by Headlines
Published in Hardcover by Univ of Oklahoma Pr (Txt) (March, 1900)
Author: Mark Cronlund Anderson
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Propaganda and the Mexican Civil War 1914-1915
This book is concerned with the organized efforts of the Villistas to influence public and governmental opinion in "El norte", the big source of arms and cash needed for mounting an organized military campaigns. During the height of the struggle against the usurper Huerta and then the fractionating of the revolutionary movement into the Carranzistas, the Villistas, and the Zapatistas, the three major groups of adherents. But no one really controlled many of the local chieftans and the allegiances and loyalties of many of the local warlords changed as advantage shifted from the Villistas in early 1915 to the Carranzistas led by Alvaro Obregon. By the fall of 1915 Villa had been thoroughly defeated at Agua Prieta, Sonora, by Gen. Calles, and had dispersed his army into the hills to emerge in March and attack Columbus, NM. By that time the propaganda battle had been lost as well and his organizations dispersed. In summary, this is a highly detailed study meant for the specialist and not for the general public. For that I still recommend John S.D. Eisenhower's book. See my review on this site.


A Paper House
Published in Hardcover by Pantheon Books (January, 1993)
Author: Mark Thompson
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Essential reading from ¿Books on Bosnia¿
This short review is from "Books on Bosnia" published by The Bosnian Institute. Combines travelogue, cultural history and political analysis to give an atmospheric and nuanced account of Yugoslavia at the point of its collapse


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