This is an amazing, beautiful book
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This is an amazing, beautiful book! I highly recommend this to anyone with a penchant for historical architecture and even more so if you live in or have visited Virginia. This book catalogues a broad spectrum of beautiful houses across a disparate geography. Some of these properties are not regularly open to the public, so this is like a "behind the scenes" view of the grounds, interior, exterior, along with plenty of interesting stories and facts about the properties.

It is an awesome book to have on display on the coffee table and is quite a conversation piece. I found the photos and the content equally inviting.

I am going to explore other books by these authors in hopes they will be as engaging and beautiful.
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My daughter, age 11, insisted that I read this book, and when I finished it last night, I hugged her and thanked her. This is a BEAUTIFUL book. It swept both my daughter and me away, and it made me weep with both sadness and joy. This is one of those books you wish would never end, because you want to stay with the characters.

Truly, truly stunning.
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This is a beautiful book.  The photos are amazing and the text can really help inspire further research.  I bought this for my 7 year old son and know I will be buying more for gifts for kids of various ages.  Adults will also treasure this, I loved reading this and the pictures really help give me a renewed and deeper appreciation for where we live!
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This is a beautiful, tasty book. Okay, the book itself is not tasty, but its contents are. From beginning to end, this book is incredible. It's a cookbook that you actually want to read cover to cover. So far, my favorite recipe is the Hone Mustard Chicken Thighs. I made only one change: I cooked the chicken in my smoker rather than the oven and (as Julie would say) OMG. Flavorful, tender, tasty. You couldn't ask for anything better. I am hoping George and Julie continue to work together to produce these kind of gems. The airlines will love them too.
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This is such a wonderful book. It's a touching, beautiful story.
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I preordered the book and have been eagerly awaiting it for months. I received it a few days ago and I am just thrilled. It is absolutely gorgeous in every way.

The photographs, of course, are extraordinary. I know how difficult it is to photograph animals, and I am just overwhelmed at how Mitch got such beautiful expressions from the dogs. I speak fluent Dog, and these dogs were really showing their personalities!

The layout, the order in which the dogs are shown, and the text are just perfect. I absolutely love the paper chosen for the book, as well.

As a person who sometimes (often?) likes animals more than I like some humans, and as someone who loves dogs above almost all other animals, I thank Mitch for a beautiful book. I will enjoy it for a long, long, time.
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This is an incredibly beautiful book.  Yes, the drawings are for the more advanced, or adventurous colorist.  There are a lot of tiny details.  I can't wait to see what these colorists do with these pictures.  I found the "look inside" samples to be very representative of the entire book.  It has a vintage feel and is mostly lovely winter landscapes.  It's one of the nicest books out there, in my opinion, especially for the holiday season.
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I recieved this journal from a friend for Christmas and it is absolutely the most beautiful book I've ever seen. So much lovlier than the photos. I would never have known from the pics here how beautiful this book really is. The gold on the cover is very bright and the jewels are raised so they look almost real. the book has a closure flap on the right side that covers the edges of the paper. The jewel tones and colors are marvelous. I would recommend this book to anyone who enjoys medieval history or just likes beautiful things. I love mine.
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This is a beautiful book in every way.  The artwork is simply amazing.  I've never seen anything like it in a Bible storybook.  Italian artist Tommaso d'Incalci uses somewhat abstract lines with vibrant color and action to capture a child's imagination and hold their attention.  I love the unexpected perspectives that are sure to give parent's some new insights on familiar stories.  For example, in the story of about baby Moses, instead of the painfully familiar image of the adorable baby in the basket, d'Incalci chose to focus on Miriam standing in the reeds with a scared, pensive look on her face as if to ask, "What did I just do?" Or Joseph looking up from the pit instead of the typical image of the boy strutting his new coat in front of his jealous brothers.  And children will love the frogs jumping on Pharaoh's head and Abraham's awesome hats.

Each story is presented in a two-page spread and written in simple language that is easy to read aloud, making it a perfect book for story time at home or Sunday school.

The book itself has all the production quality of a fine art coffee table book in an oversized hard cover with raised letters and foil stamped on the dust jacket as well as the case, and heavy matte finish paper.

This book truly is a "Classic."
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This is an amazingly beautiful book.  The writings are spiritual and absolutely beautiful.  They cover almost every aspect of life and provide inspiring, poetic and though-provoking words in answer to questions raised about them.  When my mother passed away, I read this book over and over again.  Many use the chapter on marriage as part of their wedding vows.  My daughter asked me to read that chapter to her and her husband as part of their wedding ceremony.  I cannot think of a better way to spend $10.00.  You will more than get your money's worth even if you only read one chapter in the book.
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GORGEOUS!  I never truly thought about work being so unbelievably beautiful until this book.  There is everything from hands crocheting, bakers, wood working, a horse getting a new pair of shoes, women doing laundry, and the list goes on......a man running a jackhammer, changing gigantic tires, weaving, jewelry making.... I can't begin to list all of the pictures.  There are people from every walk of life, and from just about every corner of the world.

The paper in this book is average, thin white (such a pity for such a beautiful book).  I would suggest copying it onto better paper before you color, regardless of the medium you intend to use.

There are 60 single sided pictures on non perforated paper.

Despite the paper, this is a book not to be missed.  My book just arrived about 30 minutes ago, so I actually have not had a chance to color anything at all.  If you love gray scale coloring, this book is a fantastic reprieve from flowers and animals.  I love it!
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This is truly an awesome book.  The photos are strikingly gorgeous, and the text draws you in, giving each element its own personality.  As a chemist, I was sure I would like it, but even I was blown away.  My brother-in-law, who bought it for me as a gift, is a decided non-scientist.  He actually took it back so he could read it.  Everyone should read this book, just to develop an appreciation for the basic building blocks of life, the universe, and everything.
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This is a large beautiful book packed with gorgeous photographs and illustrations
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Really really gorgeous book. The book is absolutely amazing.
Physical: It is quite a big book and quite heavy. The pictures and stories are placed in amazing ways near each other. Beautiful pictures.

Content: The stories are amazing. We go about life not really knowing what we are going to encounter. We constantly we about ourselves and never really stop to think or hear out the stories of other people. This book really opened up my eyes and showed me that there is a lot more to that girl who with pretty hair or that "creepy" guy with the beard. HONY is truly amazing and absolutely a great read. I would purchase this book a million times over if I had the funds.
I love the book and it would honestly make a GREAT gift to anyone.
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I am reading this book and it is really beautiful. It seems the author perceives everything around him so differently than the rest of us- in a much more rich, beautiful, and heart-filled way. This book feels like it has the power to open your mind and heart to the truth we all long to know and nourish a person in ways that ordinary life don't.
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Omg, what a beautiful, heartbreaking, poignant book!  This book has really gotten under my skin and into my heart and soul like no other book has in a long time.  I just finished it last night and I can't get it out of my mind.

The character of Harley got so imbedded in me that I was becoming her.  The other day when I was in the supermarket, I was looking at different things and I would say to myself, would this be any good for me since I'm dying?  What can I eat that would make me feel better and stronger.  And the I realized I wasn't dying!  I'm not Harley!  But she seemed to be living in me.  Then I saw a tree with its beautiful atumnal colors in bloom and I said it wanted to remember it because it was probably the last time I would see fall and beautiful trees like this.  Again!  I had to jog myself back to my own reality.

All I can say, is that Suzanne Jenkins has stolen my heart.  Every book I read by her, no matter what the genre, I absorb all of it like a good meal that I don't ever want to end.  I'm so thankful that you can't gain weight from words, or I wouldn't be able to get up and walk.

Suzanne is a genius in her writing.  She is so caring about her characters.  They all come alive and some you love and some years don't.  But that's the way of life for all of us.  I hope and pray she doesn't stop writing her wonderful stories for a long, long time.  I need her writing like I need food for living.

Thank you again, Suzanne Jenkins.  I will be waiting for your next work of art.
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I recently bought a copy of this book for my little cousin (and a copy for me) -- she, in turn, had her mom video herself reading this book aloud for me! It is beautiful book filled with gorgeous photos, delightful captions and interesting 'teaching text' for the older readers!!  A well thought out book, indeed!  Now, I am waiting patiently for John Donaho to come up with an adult 'coffee table' book of more of his incredible photographs! I highly recommend There's a Bug in My Blossom to one and all -- it is one of my favorites!