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Guns N Roses Complete
Published in Paperback by Cherry Lane Music (1997)
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Pure Class!
From the humble beginings of Reckless Life and It's So Easy through to their transition into the best rock band on the planet this book covers every song from the Gunners first 4 albums, unlike "GNR For Easy Guitar" everything from fills and intros to solos and riffs is covered.

Full of detail and top notch tabbing, the two volumes of Guns N' Roses Complete are the definitive guide to Izzy and Slash's guitar playing. I searched for these titles for many weeks and could not have been happier when they were delivered. Make sure you grab your copy of these hard to find titles before its too late. Over 45 songs in total are covered (22 on the first and 28 on the second)

To conclude if you buy any GNR tab books, make sure you get these two, plenty of songs and a good price

As good as volume 1
This is volume 2 of the wonderful book series. excellent, songs, well, written and easy to play - what more can you ask? Includes songs like Mama Kin, Nightrain, November Rain, Patience, Sweet Child of mine and many others, I just got it, and I can't decide what to play first. Excellent book. Doesn't have the songs from: 'The Spaghetti Incident?' though, maybe it's better this way because that album wasn't too good.

the greatest
Guns n Roses is, in my opinion, the greatest band ever. This book gives loads of interesting info about the band. Any gnr fan would love it!


IN SEARCH OF THE BLACK ROSE NANCY DREW 137
Published in Paperback by Aladdin Library (01 June, 1997)
Author: Carolyn Keene
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In Search of the Black Rose
It kept me reading till the last page. I recommend this book to people who like mysteries.

a very cool book
this was a very good book about nancy drew going to a college to solve a mystery.

wonderful wonderful
nancy bess and geogre go to a collegge mysterioius things are happening someone shot an arrow that almost hit nancy it had a message It was an riddle about the black rose the rose was hidden somewhere nancy wanted to know so she goes out and uncovers the case during the book things are falling together


Johanna's Rose
Published in Paperback by One Rose Press (01 March, 2001)
Author: Donna Marie Cusano
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TANTILIZING AND INTOXICATING
I was spellbound right from the beginning. The story was unique and I found it impossible to put the book down. Reincarnation in the way it is presented in this book seems real and I found myself relating to the men in the book. Ms. Cusano, not only portrayed females but reflected the conflicts of men as well.
The end was mind blowing and an inspiration of hope. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to explore their inner self and wants to emerge feeling great.

SOUL MOVING
ABSOLUTELY MIND CAPTIVATING. I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK. I
FOUND IT DEEPLY MOVING AND COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN. I WOULD HIGHLY
RECOMMEND IT TO ANYONE WHO LIKES ROMANCE, MYSTERY AND A MIND
BOGGLING ENDING.
LOOKING FORWARD TO MS. CUSANO'S NEXT NOVEL.

A Captivating Book
I stayed captivated with her book from beginning to end. I hated for the book to end, but after reading this book you'll have a different point of view towards women living during the lifetime of Christ. Donna, I loved this book, it really touched my heart and soul, excellent work.


Love You Can Touch
Published in Paperback by Harvest House Publishers, Inc. (1999)
Authors: Jane Cabaniss Jarrell and Lila Rose Kennedy
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I was Wonderful
It was a wonderful book full of creative ideas. I really enjoyed it. And got to put it to use with some new nieghbors.They loved it. Thanks again for all your creativity. :-)

Creative Ways to Show Love
Love You Can Touch is a creative collection of beautifully illustrated ideas for giving away gifts of love. After enjoying the book so much myself, I purchased several copies for friends as birthday gifts -- especially appreciated by young, active moms. Not your average book of creative ideas, this one's more than "a cut above." Don't miss it!

Gifts Galore
Sometimes I know a gift is appropriate, but I'm scratching my head over what to give, then I'm shuffling through a stack of crumpled paper trying to wrap it up. Believe me, when I'm in such a stuck place, when I want to show love but can't figure out how, I don't mind borrowing an idea or two. Jane's book is chock full of ideas that make my friends feel special and happy. Thanks Jane!


Napa Valley: A View from Above
Published in Hardcover by VFA Publishing (2002)
Authors: Charles Feil and Ernest Rose
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A visual masterpiece
Stunning photographs of America's number one wine region. Every page of this masterpiece is a feast for the eyes.

breathtaking!
If you have no idea where the Napa Valley is, or that it is an exquisite little Eden, & if you like the wines that come to you from this delightful part of California, then A VIEW FROM ABOVE NAPA VALLEY will be a grand adventure.

Come fly with Charles Feil in his gyroplane, & see the mists over the patchworks of vineyards, the rows of vines as they undulate over rolling hillsides, the startling & poignant blends of water, trees, roads & fields; catch glimpses of the elegant architecture of the wineries, hot airballoons over sunset fogs.

Perhaps the most telling feature, as we glide above this inspiring landscape, is that all the things we human have made are foursquare & angled, whereas all the vines nurtured & groomed, are in flowing patterns following the contours of the earth.

There are so many photos that take my breath away & the fabric of corduroy often came to mind.

A great gift idea!

A glider's-eye view without the glider
Not to brag, but I have personally seen California's famed Napa Valley, the foremost wine-growing region in America, from above - courtesy of a half-hour glider tour I took some years ago. Of course the sights I saw from that airborne vantage point have faded from memory, so I was pleased to receive this lovely book that provides much of the same experience to the general reader (without requiring you to strap into a fiberglass flying machine). A number of towns, well-known vineyards, and geographic features such as the Napa hills and Lake Berryessa are all seen here from the expert eagle's-eye view. This book is one in a series from veteran high-flying photographer Charles Feil; through his lens you can also look down on Maine, Massachusetts, Vermont, and Key West. If you want to get the lay of the land before planning a trip to Napa, this volume provides a spectacular overview.


Old Home Town
Published in Paperback by Univ of Nebraska Pr (1985)
Author: Rose Wilder Lane
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Excellent
Rose is just as gripping a writer as her mother, although with a far more adult narrative style.

A simply wonderful book
I bought my copy at the museum in Mansfield because I always wanted to read Rose's work. This book is a gem. The essay introducing the book is worth getting the book but each story is a gem on its own. Her voice is fresh and rings well today. You would not know she lived in the first half of the 20th century.

I have loaned this book out to 2 people now and all of us are knocked out at how good Rose was. Purchase it, read it. Rose was well known in the early part of last century for good reason. Let's bring this author back to the audience she richly deserves today.

A wonderful book
This book was so good that I haven't been able to pick up another book in over a month.


Reiki, A Way of Life
Published in Paperback by Synchronicity Publishing (01 January, 1999)
Authors: Patricia Rose Upczak, Anne Elizabeth Upczak-Garcia, and Chad Harring
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Beautiful
Reading this book will make you feel happy, energized, and calm. It is easy to read and it clears your head. Never have I had this much peace of mind. If you are looking to help others or yourself, read this book and you'll feel wonderful.

A Reminder of How to lead our lives
This book reminded me that life isn't about the rat race. It is good to stop and take the time to appreciate those around you, to take in the energy that helps you through each day and to share the positive attitude you generate from a peaceful state of mind with others. I highly recommend this book for anyone in search of a little rest for the soul. It's an easy read with great suggestions about how to go within yourself to find peace rather than searching for it from others.

For all wishing to find inner peace and healing: a must read
Pat Upczak takes us through the steps of the Reiki process, but in so doing, she has also opened the doors and windows to her own life. Pat practices and shares with her readers the lifestyle she ahderes to and the spirituality she espouses. This book is not only a guideline, but also an insight into a master Reiki practitioner. It is an inspiration and a beacon for all.


The Rose & the Ring
Published in Hardcover by Yestermorrow (1999)
Author: William Makepeace Thackeray
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childhood past
The Rose and the Ring is one of those special literary treats which happen when a writer for adults turns (in this case) his attention to the world of children. It's a classic fairy tale, told with Thackeray's customary insight into characters, an excellent story for reading aloud to children who have not been enslaved by the thought-preventing pace of anime. Look for an edition illustrated by the author.
As a young man this terrific author intended to be an artist. He submitted a portfolio to illustrate one of Dickens' novels which Dickens rejected, so Thackeray switched careers. We know what we gained ; the illustrations show what we lost.

read this in the great books series
I read the Rose and the Ring in grammar school through The Great Books Series (rust cover series) . Very, very funny "satire" that is fun for both kids and grown ups. I misplaced my great books copy. Luckily library has a copy. Books like this should never go out of print! And there should be a movie of this. In First Search of nationwide libraries, there appears to have been a play written based on this (not available through interlibrary loan unfortunately).

If you liked The Princess Bride, E. Nesbit, Sid Fleischman or Astrid Lindstom, you'll appreciate the humorous narrative.

A treasured introduction to an antiquated form of prose
Wish I still had the old original edition hardcover! I read it as a child, and learned a formal style of rhyme long since antiquated, which made Shakespeare that much more palatable after. What a wonderful companion for a rainy weekend, as in my childhood!


Rose of Rapture
Published in Mass Market Paperback by Love Spell (2001)
Author: Rebecca Brandewyne
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a diverting read
I read this one in high school and never forgot it. I recently reread it and was very impressed by the amount of research that went into writing it. While the heroine is sympathetic, I found that my interest lay with the hero. He was easy to picture, but a complex character study. There is quite a bit of humor in the book, usually at the hero's expense, and the supporting characters were wonderful, too, namely the heroine's three knights that have struggled to look after her since the death of her parents. The heroine isn't afraid to get dirty, and has a love for the lost and stray animals of the estate. It is her compassion that wins the hero to her for life. It was also one of the first books I read that begins with a love scene that takes place many years into the couple's relationship, an interesting perspective.

A MUST READ
This book, along with "Love,Cherish Me", is one of her best novels. Again, I read this novel years ago and remember it still. Isabelle, the main character, is small but determined, and has a rare gift healing wounded animals. This comes in handy as she is forced to wed a man she doesn't love, who is so scarred mentally that a lot of healing must be done! Warrick, the male lead was complicated, wounded but yet appealing. As they fall in love it is magical. They go through years of adversity and pain, but love gets them through it all. I was moved to tears through some of their problems. The backdrop of the War of the Roses puts them on opposite sides, and almost ruins everything. However, the ending is marvelous. The story is told as a flashback and then back to the present time of the book's beginning. RB has done wonderful research and the backdrop of the book is so descriptive. Buy it if you can find it. I'll never forget this one.

Excellent
A super read: romantic; well-plotted & well-written. I read this in one day! I like Rebecca Brandewyne when she writes historicals, not Westerns.


The Rose Rent
Published in Paperback by Warner Books (1997)
Author: Ellis Peters
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More than a mystery novel
Brother Cadfael is one of those people who seems to exist out of time. He's smart, sensitive and quite a liberal little priest. He shines in this mystery. And though most of the mysteries in the series are easy to figure out, the pleasure comes as much from where the narrative takes you as from figuring out "whodunit" before the last chapter. Go ahead, you want to read it. You know you do.

A peppercorn rent paid in roses
If you're interested in an audio edition, check that you're getting the unabridged recording narrated by Stephen Thorne. If you're interested in the Derek Jacobi video, I warn you that the BBC rewrote the backstory of both Judith and Niall to make them more melodramatic; as compensation, they came up with one additional clever ploy on the part of the murderer that's worth seeing.

This May of 1142, spring has begun late; winter's prolonged grip has been reflected in human affairs. King Stephen, freed by a prisoner exchange after _The Pilgrim of Hate_, raised the Empress' hopes by falling ill, but her move to Oxford was premature; he's now in fine fettle, picking off the empress' outposts. While these events, and the war at large, have little effect on this story, they'll be relevant in the next book, _The Hermit of Eyton Forest_. Cadfael's worries are more immediate, but easing now that the crops have finally been sown and it looks as though the roses will be out by the 22nd of June, the feast of St. Winifred's translation.

The Widow Perle - 25-year-old Judith Vestier that was - lost her husband to a terrible fever four years ago, despite everything Cadfael could do, then lost her only child in miscarriage shortly thereafter. In the depths of her grief, she couldn't bear to stay in the house where they'd been happy, so she deeded the place to the abbey in exchange for an annual rent of one white rose from her favorite rosebush, to be paid into her hand each June 22nd. (As heiress to the Vestier clothier business, Judith has ample property even without the house; she moved in 'over her shop', as it were, with her widowed aunt and her cousin Miles.)

Since it pays for the lighting of Mary's altar all year around, brother Eluric - the altar's custodian - has always delivered the rent, but this year brings a small crisis. Eluric, given as an oblate to the abbey as a young child, grew up in the cloister; his annual meetings with Judith have been his first prolonged exposure to any woman. Despite his overly sensitive conscience, the inevitable happened, and he's asked Radulfus to relieve him of the duty since he can't help worshipping Judith from afar. Radulfus, not wanting to embarrass the boy publicly or to have a repetition in a few years' time, consults Cadfael and Anselm; Cadfael suggests that the abbey's tenant, Niall Bronzesmith, deliver the rent directly. After all, he's a widower and a decent man...

Unfortunately, other men of Shrewsbury aren't as innocent as Eluric or as decent as Niall, and seek Judith's hand in marriage for mercenary purposes. Godfrey Fuller, whose business complements Judith's very well, proposes marriage as a business proposition. Her chief weaver, Bertred, has an eye out for advancement. Even ne'er-do-well Vivian Hynde is trying to turn his charm into a soft spot for life. Small wonder that Judith has thoughts of the cloister - or that her aunt is gently nudging her in that direction. Both Cadfael and Sister Magdalen advise Judith against it, although from rather different points of view. :)

Then Brother Eluric is found dead in Niall's garden - not a suicide, as the brothers at first fear, but murdered, stabbed by someone who tried and failed to cut the rosebush down with a hatchet. Judith, calling on Niall to pick up a belt buckle he'd repaired for her, stumbles upon the scene - and when Cadfael tells her why Eluric crept out to see the rosebush one last time, she feels guilty that he suffered so much and she never noticed. Turning it over in her mind, she resolves to go to the abbey in the morning and make the house an outright gift - but the word gets out from her servants' gossip, and the next morning she's kidnapped, by someone who'd rather take a chance on forcing her into a marriage and getting *all* her property instead of only half. (Her cousin Miles is beside himself - getting a new boss like *that* isn't something anyone would want, even without a cousin's safety to worry about.)

My compliments to any reader who deduces what happened to Judith before Peters reveals the solution. Eluric's murder - and another later on - are fair puzzles. (Ever the forensics expert, Cadfael takes a wax impression of a distinctive footprint from the damp earth beside the rosebush, to give the town cobblers a chance of catching Eluric's murderer by the heel, for instance.) Niall Bronzesmith, quiet as he is, has problems of his own; after his wife's death in childbirth, he fostered their daughter with his sister Cecily's cheerful family outside town, since he couldn't take care of a small baby alone, although he loves her very much. She's too little to understand why he only comes for frequent visits, and he needs to arrange to bring her back to live with him before she starts thinking he doesn't want her.

Lovely story.

My favorite of the Brother Cadfael Mysteries
You know how when you read a series of books the plots begin to run together ... not with Ellis Peters. Although I recommend reading each of the books in the Brother Cadfael series in order, this is my favorite.

In many ways the plot is actually quite trite, female widow needs husband who's not interested in her money. But the way Peters puts her elements together is unique to her and our hero.


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