hey, it's two of us. We just finished reading the awesome book what a girl wants. It's great. It's helped us through everything: boy trouble, zits, friends, stress, family, pets, nail polish, hair, shyness, emotional rescue, being organized, shaping up, nutrition, carbohydrates, fats, proteins, three meals a day, smoothies, do-it-youself, personality collages, relationships, even with myself, how to make hip hair accesories, what to do w it medium, short, or long hair, serious skin and body care, what to do if i have oily skin, what to do if i have dry skin, what to do if i have normal skin, to exfoliate or to exfoliate, how to make a honey moisture mask for dry skin, and we left out a few, but basically it is my bible and it has taught me how to live me life.
it has taught me stuff that my history teacher, mrs. gagnon, couldn't have! I LOVE THIS BOOK, and i LOVE YOU KAREN!!sorry i'm getting a little emotional. ok, bye!

What A Girl Wants

The novel, What A Girl Wants, by Kristen Cooper, is a wonderful book for teenage girls to help them get throw there teens. For instance when girls grow older they start getting in more fights with their parents. This book will help you learn ways to prevent fights from happening with your parents.
What I like about this book is that it will help you prepare for you're a teenager. What I don't like about this book is well, well; well I actually love everything about this book. The theme of the book is to help young immature girls and turn them into beautiful mature healthy adults. I was satisfied with the ending, because Kristen Cooper put all of the rules to becoming a teenager and called them, The Ten Rules To Becoming A Teenager.
Kristen Coopers writing is so cool. She splits things up and puts rules and quotes from other kids that keep you interested with the book. What I really hate about books is when there's that word that word that you totally don't get, but Kristen lays the facts out for you. I would personally recommend this book for little children around 9-13, because at 9 your growing in to a teenager and at 13 you're a teenager but a little late. I recommend this book for all teenagers out in the world.
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I read a section in this book about how to get a friend to hate you (or something like that) and it worked. I had a very annoying friend who I could not stand anymore so I did what the book said to do and it worked. So the book does not lie. Everything in it is true. Also it has a section that talks about the top 10 or 15 things parents do to emmbrass you and that is true too, because my mom does most of those things all the time. So go out and buy this book it is very excellent!!!

I bought this book in order to learn about using natural dyestuffs. The format makes it easy for the beginner to explore natural materials available around the house and also for materials ordered from a dyers supply. Following her directions, I was able to successfully dye wool fibers using goldenrod, cochineal, logwood and daylilies from my yard. I highly recommend this book for the beginning fiber artist interested in natural dye sources.

I am new to natural dyeing and found this book to be extremely helpful. I looked at many dyeing books before purchasing this one. Unlike some other books this one gives tons of useful information without getting too technical or overwhelming. Because it is in full-color it also lets you see examples of the colors you can achieve. There are excellent step-by-step instructions accompanied by photos to guide you seamlessly through each process.

The book starts out with an introduction to the history of dyeing. It then discusses, choosing equipment and items to dye. Next, testing the water pH, preparing fibers and fixing colors is covered. Making and using mordants is also covered including timesaving tips on how to combine mordanting and dyeing. Conveniently, two charts help you choose the proper mordant and assist.

Preparing plants for dyeing follows. The processes for hot, cold and all-in-one dyeing are then demonstrated. A chart including all the dye plants shows you which methods will work best for each one. Special techniques for dyeing with indigo, woad and safflower are covered separately. There is also great advice on experimenting with color and a good explanation of how dyes are absorbed into different fibers.

Information on the over 60 dye plants follows. Each one has a picture of the plant, a written description of it and it's color along with information on cultivation, harvesting and the dyeing procedure. A set of color swatches showing color with and without modifiers or mordants is also included. Sometimes even a second set of swatches is shown for different parts of the plant.

If you are new to dyeing and want a through, yet easy-to-follow guide to natural dyeing this is definitely the book to get. It hard to imagine with all this information that even a more advance dyer wouldn't find a few helpful tips.

Fantastic book! Beautiful photos but also in-depth technical information. Takes the mystery and confusion out of natural dying. I don't feel nearly as intimidated about trying it out.

Muench is the Master. This amazing book presents his vision of the Americas before the arrival of man. Stunning, masterful, etc. etc. Sure, I can pile on the adjectives, but simply stated, this is one of my favorite Muench books just because it is so uncompromised - not having to pander to a specific area, it is plain and simple magnificent nature.

David Muench is one of the best landscape photographers I've ever come across. If you can find this book the pictures will blow you away. It is worth the price. I'm an okay photographer, this guy is so good it's hard to believe. These are literally some of the most beautiful pictures I've ever seen. If you see this book on one of the clearance racks at a book shop, get it quick

This book deserves more than five stars, and is clearly one of the finest color landscape photography books ever published. Go to whatever lengths you must to acquire this amazingly wonderful volume!

Ancient America "celebrates the ancient threads that connect our momentary existence to a universal continuum and bind us to larger meaning." Imagine yourself as one of the first people to arrive in the Americas, having traveled across the land bridge from Siberia or across the Pacific by raft or canoe. There is no smog. There are no buildings. You simply see the grandeur of nature in its most pristine and awesome form. The world is a cathedral to you. That is the vision that Mr. Muench shares with us in this great collection.

The book begins with several stunning photographs that capture the range of the whole book. There is a brief introduction about the photography, then a superb discussion of American anthropology by Brian Fagan that creates a poetic vision of the book's subject. You will learn much about the settling of the Americas in the process. Did you know that humans arrived here only around 12,000 years ago and that populations were quite small until 350 years ago when the European immigrants began to arrive in substantial numbers?

The photographs are subdivided into the following sections: light; earth, rock, water, trees, ruins, and growth. Mr. Muench has a few final words at the end. "Timeless moments of ancient light are for me an expansion of the spirit . . . ."

Mr. Muench has many skills as a photographer. Like Ansel Adams, he is brilliant in using dawn, dusk, and moonlight to capture unusual moments and moods. Also like Mr. Adams, he has an unerring sense of composition that captures the interconnections of nature's patterns in fascinating and rewarding ways. But he exceeds Mr. Adams in his ability to use color. And all of these images are in gorgeous color. The color creates an emotional climate of spiritual peacefulness that will help you regain your sense of wonder, as you shed the distractions of "civilization."

I was particularly impressed to find that many of the images came from parts of North America that I had never seen before. In many ways, this was like exploring a new land to me. That characteristic added to my ability to let go of my preconceptions and existing emotions, and simply drink in the visual manna here.

Here are my favorite images in the book:

Moonrise, Mono Lake, California; Ancient Spruce-Fir-Hemlock Forest, Eagle Creek Gorge, Oregon; White Sands Evening, White Sands, New Mexico; Oregon Seastacks Cannon Beach, Ecola State Park, Oregon; Autumn Dawn, Millpond State Park, North Carolina; Cadiz Valley, Mohave Desert, California; Cypress Dawn, Realfoot Lake State Park, Tennessee; White Canyon Sandstone Labyrinth, Utah; Mendocino Tidal Pool, California; Dead Horse Point, Utah; Delicate Arch, Moonrise, Arches National Park, Utah; Eagle Creek Punchbowl, Oregon Cascades; Atchafalaya, Louisiana; Pinus Aristata, White Mountains, California; Birth at Puu'loa, Hawaii; Anasazi Cliff Dwelling, Utah; Cahokia Mounds, Illinois; and Sand Reed, Minnesota.

Perhaps the phrase that best captures this book is that it contains "some harmony to contemplate in beauty and ancient light the measured pace of the universe."

Having seen what the proper light and setting can do for your spirit, I suggest that you launch a search for places that evoke similar emotions in you and times when you can experience those feelings in private. Then set a regular schedule of visitations, to add a "living meditation" to whatever else you do to get in touch with yourself and the universe.

Shed the unimportant to step into the permanent grandeur of nature, and be refreshed in your humanity!

If I could have only one book on applique, this would be the one. Every question I've ever had on every technique is clearly answered and beautifully photographed. When I don't understand what another book presents, or I'm having trouble with a technique, I come back to this book.

This book is a wonderful toolbox for all kinds of applique, both by hand and by machine. The instructions and photos are clear, and the book is well-organized. The practice projects are even attractive. This is an excellent reference for a textile-work library.

I do not usually get excited about a book, however this one has such helpful hints and clear steps on how to do applique I had to rush out and purchase it and am now purching it for a friend. I feel it was well worth what I paid for it.

I actually borrowed this book from my teenage daughter who bought it from the writer (and it's signed!) last week.

Celia and i both thoroughly enjoyed it!

THIS IS THE 1ST I'VE DONE ON A BOOK, BUT WHEN I BOUGHT THE BOOK FROM THE AUTHOR THIS WEEKEND I TOLD HER I WOULD WRITE A REVIEW OF IT IF I REALLY LIKED IT. BUT ONLY IF I REALLY LIKED IT. AND I REALLY LIKED IT SO I'M WRITING THE REVIEW.

THIS BOOK IS REALLY GOOD. I'M 17 AND I HATE READNG BOOKS ABOUT PEOPLE MY AGE THAT REALLY DON'T MAKE SENSE, BUT THIS BOOK REALLY MAKES SENSE. MY FAHTER IS ALWAYS GETTING ON ME FOR READING BOOKS LIKE FROM SISTA SOULJAH AND TERRY WOODS, BUT I LIKE READING THEM BECAUSE THEY REALLY KEEP IT REAL. EVEN THOUGH THIS BOOK DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF VIOLENCE AND PEOPLE GETTING SHOT UP AND STUFF, IT KEEPS IT REAL IN THAT IT'S REALLY SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THE LIFE OF A 18-YEAR-OLD GIRL. IT'S NOT NEVER-NEVER LAND BILL COSBY SHOW KIND OF STUFF.
I KNOW SOME PEOPLE WON'T LIKE TIARA BECAUSE SHE'S ALL INTO HERSELF, BUT I LIKED HER. SHE DID HAVE SOME GOOD QUALITIES, AND MY THING IS BEING INTO YOURSELF ISN'T ALL BAD. IF YOU'RE ALL INTO YOURSELF YOU WON'T FALL FOR A WHOLE LOT OF B.S. BECAUSE YOU'RE ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR NUMBER ONE, AND YOU WON'T LET ANYONE PLAY YOU. I CAN REALLY RELATE TO THAT.
I REALLY LIKED TIARA'S FATHER AND THE WAY HE ALWAYS TRIED TO LOOK OUT FOR HER AND WOULDN'T LET ANYONE MESS WITH HER. I DIDN'T LIKE HER AUNT AT FIRST BECAUSE I THOUGHT SHE WAS JUST A JEALOUS HATA, BUT THEN I REALIZED THAT SHE REALLY LOVED TIARA AND WAS JUST TRYING TO LOOK OUT FOR HER. AND I THOUGHT JO-JO WAS REALLY CUTE.
I HOPE THE AUTHOR WRITES A SEQUEL BECAUSE I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO READ MORE ABOUT TIARA AND HER FAMILY. I THINK THEY SHOULD TURN THIS INTO A TELEIVSION SHOW.

tiara bynum thinks she's got it like that. i've known some pretty conceited young girls in my life but miss tiara has them all beat. i sure wanted to jump in the book and slap her silly a couple of times because of the way she treated people.
this book takes place in new york and i'm not from new york but i was sure able to relate to a lot of what was written. maybe because i know girls like tiara and because i wish i had a father like reggie. someone just ought to be spoiling me the way he was spoiling that child.
i really liked aunt charlene because she tried to keep tiara in check, but couldn't nobody really do nothing with that child. some people have to learn things the hard way and tiara is just one of those people. sometimes you can be too pretty and too smart for your own good.
i couldn't put this book down. it's my favorite so far this year.
i got this book from a friend, but i think i'll buy the next book miss q-miller writes so i can keep it for myself.

"If this were a Harlequin it would have to fit into the Blaze line. In other words, hang on to your arm chair, this borders on erotica. Not because of the love scenes so much as the tremendous age difference and shocking situations. Well written, worth a read especially if you like the steamier romances."

4 Stars! ~ Just Views

"Vows and the Vagabond is a very tastefully written tale of romance which will have you reaching for the Kleenex box in some places - but you'll love every moment of it! Karen Wiesner presents her fans with a delightful page-turner and when you're done, you'll want to go back to read it again! This one's a definite keeper!"

5 Stars! ~ Elena Channing, Midnight Scribe Reviews

"Characters so alive they pop out of the page to grab you, a dilemma so delicious it reaches every cavity of your heart: Karen Wiesner, the Queen of sexy romance, has once more written an emotional drama that sizzles with sensuality. Her riveting tale about the healing power of uncompromising love beats all my secret fantasies."

Christine Spindler, author of The Rhythm of Revenge

When I was seven or so, I would pretent that dolls would come to life when I was out of the room...but I never read a book about it until now - and I wish I could have had it then. This book was doubly nice because its plot contains mystery and adventure as well as magic. It's more than any old "kid's doll book"; it's a good story, too. I'm twelve - almost too old for dolls - but this is the kind of book no one's too old for. With a captivating plot and vivid characters, it's an enjoyable read for teens as well - and even grownups wouldn't mind enjoying it as a light, cheerful read.

Couple of years after reading "Midnight at the Dollhouse", I discovered "When the Dolls Woke". I felt like I had read a book somewhere like it.Then I remembered about Melissa, her falling- off-the-tree accident and that her brother had built the dollhouse for her. And how Captin Wurling had brought Miss Cherry and Miss Blossom, Martinique, and all the beautiful treasures. If you're wondering what "When the Dolls Woke" is about, this is it:
Abigail(Gail)'s Great-Great-Aunt Abby has promised to keep the beautiful old dollhouse in the family. So when the local musuem offers to buy the dollhouse, she turns down the offer, and instead gives it to Gail. Gail has just moved from her "crowded" apartment to the suburbs and is delighted with the lovley house and its residents. But ageing causes the once brand-new dolls and dollhouse to be soiled, ripped, stained, and dirty.
So Gail, along with Aunt Abby, fix the dolls and dollhouse untill they seem brand new. But there is a mystery about the dollhouse; there is a note saying that there is a fortune hidden in the dollhouse. Aunt Abby always belived that there was no fortune, but Gail sure believes the note. With the help of Sir Gregory, the "papa" doll, they discover the hidden treasure of the family dollhouse.

After reading "Midnight in the Dollhouse", I went to the library and much to my surprise, found there was a sequel to the book. After I finished "When The Dolls Woke", I was totally in love with the whole story line, which spans serveral generations.

Her Great aunt Abigail has decided to send Gail an age old Dollhouse, rather than sell it off to a museam. Gail is quickly attracted to it and the doll family consisting of Sir Gregory, Lady Alice, Maribelle, Tommy and Baby Winky. She notices a motto on the fireplace and wonders what it means-could there really be treasure hidden in the tiny victorian mansion? When her aunt comes to visit she has bad news-she doesn't have as much money as she thought! Can the dolls give Gail a clue to where the treasure is hidden? Or is it too late?

Whatever your age may be, I highly reccomend this book to anyone who loves mysterys involving dollhouses, dolls, and their young owners.

This is so far one of my favourite books written by Karen Kay.
I have read every single one of her books and I enjoyed them very much...all in all, this is a must read! :) have a great day.

This is a brilliant book, well written and expertly plotted with in-depth characterizations. The relatonship between the white protagonist and the Indian hero is beautifully orchestrated. As Katrina is exposed to and learns about the culture of the Blackfoot Indians so does the reader. This book helped to remove a veil of ignorance I had regarding our native American heritage. That alone makes it a great read. It is also a mystery, not a who done it type, but involving how the conflict of cultures is going to be resolved on a personal basis. To my surprise, I found much of my own life mirrored in this book as we all run into conflicts regarding "now I'm supposed to" and what we really want to do in our hearts. You'll learn more about yourself through White Eagle's Touch.

Karen Kay is an excellent author and keeps your mind wondering throughout her books. I had a hard time putting her books down for any length of time. Excellent and easy reading. Thank you Karen Kay.

I must say that this is one of the better graphic organizer books that I have purchased. I have many of them but this one seems to be one of my tried and true graphic organizer books. I have used it for different stories, different subject areas, and different grade levels. This is a book that will not have time to collect dust! I recommend this book!

This was a handy little teacher's aide. I used several of the organizers and it was nice to use something premade rather than make them up myself.

This book is a great resource for any teacher, of any subject. I had it recommended to me in a grad class on reading recovery, but after purchasing it, it's quite apparent that these organizers can be used for any subject and grade level or skill level. The book has some fabulous graphic organizers, as well as suggestions for designing your own organizers, encouraging student-designed organizer use, and more. It also gives some good ideas on how to raise or lower (by grade or skill level) the organizers in the book. Well worth the money!

Now, this woman can really write--turn a phrase--find the right word--pull us in with her language--so much so that she is worth reading just for the rhythum of her words. Her characrters are extremely well developed--especially the Cajun, ex-con 'girl boy' Harlan and the young single mother, red-diaper-baby, nurse Glory. But there are others, many others, major and minor--who pop off the pages as living breathing people that never feel contrived. The location of this story, New Orleans in the 50's, is also developed as a living character, important to the story and part of this book's accomplishment. Likewise, American Culture--and our knowledge of the events that are just around the cornor, the history that is about to unfold and our characters will have to encounter and deal with are palpable --esp. racism and to a lesser extent sexism, homophobia and even the rise of the New Left appear. Then there is the action--?? what action?? yes-each character is struggling with issues--real, serious, issues of the moment and issues of the spirit--so the title tells it all--"All Saints" -- everyone is, in fact, and in deed, worthy of sainthood, even when life is confusing--which it generally is. (Also--this story takes place on, and close to, All Saint's Day in New Orleans--so there is another inference to the living mass as Saints--crowds in parades where our characters find themselves--and all the saints that came before and are now dead, ie: why we celebrate all Saints Day--which is a nice touch). But still, while the characters and their struggles are moving, insightful and shows off the authors talents there isn't much happening. It is testament that the book is so very readable that it doesn't matter too much that there isn't much happening to pull us along. But there would be a lot more readers for this book if the story itself had half the depth that the characters do. Still --read this book--it is good, real good, maybe near great--but not quite.

I thought this was a great book to read. It had excitement, romance, and great characters. I especially like Gloria and Baby Raymond. Anyone who has read it and didn't think it was good is a loonatic.

Karen Palmer's "All Saints" is a wonderfully paced debut. Her sense of place and atmosphere is so detailed and sumptuous, the reader can almost feel the soggy Louisiana heat. Her characters all ring true, especially the Cajun convict Harlan Desonnier and Glory Wiltz, the nurse unable to tend to her own spiritual disease. But Palmer has an ability to create unforgettable minor characters as well - Telford Gaudin, Louis Chopin and Lonnie Dee not only support the major characters but are interesting in their own right. Palmer has an eye for the telling detail and an unsurpassed ear for dialogue. BUY THIS BOOK!