this was a labor of love in many respects
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KUMIHIMO JEWELRY SIMPLIFIED
Rebecca Ann Cohen
Kambach Books

Several months ago, I was asked to design some Kumihimo jewelry for a group of women. They had graciously agreed to support and donate funds to a local charitable organization.
Needless to say, this was a labor of love in many respects. I have been creating Kumihimo jewelry for many years incorporating beads and various kinds of threads for the structures. All of the jewelry was completed utilizing the round Kumihimo foam disk.
How easy this would have been if I had this book. The author defines Kumihimo for the reader and instructs one how to best use her book. There are five different braid structures with comprehensive instructions on warping the foam disk and proceeding with the proper movements and exchange of thread in order to achieve these specific patterns.
All necessary tools and materials are pictured. Rebecca starts out with a wonderful visual example of the basket weave pattern which consists of an eight warp braid. One can then proceed to weave a myriad of lovely bracelets and necklaces with the addition of sparkling beads and interesting closures.
Nothing is left to chance. Photographs and instructions for all of the braids presented are outstanding. If one doesnt already have the skills but the desire to learn the art of Kumihimo I would highly recommend this book. The foam disk is a wonderful alternative to the expensive and rather stationary Marudai loom.  The disk is lightweight and very portable and with the proper tension, one can achieve the same results.
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As a Pennsylvanian with a fondness for old theaters, I wondered if this book was a stretch, geographically speaking. To my surprise and pleasure, it not only broadened my interest in the Jersey theaters but also filled in holes on theaters I had often heard about and occasionally visited. It's obviously a labor of love, but one done by a writer with both passion and expertise concerning his topic. The sections are broken down geographically, and the pictures are more than evocative -- I go back quite often to this book -- the photos are windows to a past that was more than special to anyone old enough to remember or curious enough to want to know more.
223924
Its a rare and special thing to stumble upon something beautiful. This work reminded me that there is beauty all around us, and its simply a matter of turning our perception on to it. Poetry is a hard medium to master, and photography is all but a lost art. The idea of combining the two into something so personal yet universally applicable is an amazing idea. I noticed the author obviously went to great lengths to make the book work as a whole- everything felt natural, and the individual pieces fit together to create something that is more than the sum of its parts. This author is to be commended, not only for his skill at combining the two, but his courage to do so.
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Marquez has crafted a book which, in my opinion, deserves far more attention than it has gotten.  The fact that Love in the Time of Cholera has its ugly and human moments might contribute to the disappointment so many people register when reading it.  I thoroughly enjoyed it, however,  because the people were passionate, exceptionally real, and because it was  especially descriptive of the disappointments and shocking realizations  that come with marriage.  I especially enjoyed the observations made  regarding Juvenal Urbino's bathroom habits; this kind of thing happens to  real people, but no one ever addresses it.  Marquez has done so.  He has  combined passion with decadence, one man's almost bestial sexual life with  a pure, undying love, and in the process I was mesmerized and enjoyed it  immensely.
2989603
Some wonderful truth here, for those viewers with the patience and love to embrace other people.
617874
The societal commentary found within this piece was delightful. It showed quite a lot of awareness from the author itself. While it was not his best piece in many ways, it was, by far, one of his most emotional pieces. It touched me. Deeply.
1795127
Well this did not last long, but in a delightful way
1964955
Part mystery, part suspense, part gripping history lesson, this was a revealing and surprising look at how the OED was made. It was a long labor of love and groundbreaking in it's organization. And how revealing that one of its chief contributors was criminally insane. But that's only half the story, the other half is about the perhaps equally as inexplicable drive of the "professor" in bringing about this astounding accomplishment.  This is a great book for history buffs.
3913701
It gives me a wonderful memento of the creation of a magnificent organ, which I had the pleasure of observing from the margins. I was allowed to develop a profound respect for all the people involved in its construction and installation.
707939
I'm still reading this.  There's not much to fault about this book because its done with such care and attention to detail and history.  This looks like a labor of love from John Canemaker.  The visual payoff includes a rich assortment of photos from Disney studios during an era of intense expansion, invention and creative output.  Herman Schultheis isn't usually a noted figure in the studio but what we have here is the reward of diligent record keeping of photographic and effects processes in his personal notebook.  The art of animation is a fusion of art and technology and in those days the technology was multiple exposures, multiplane cameras, printing techniques, film dyes and amazing organic chemical processes, pre- digital After Effects and Photoshop.  Some of the photos which are shown in the context of the actual notebook are so intriguing that I wish they were slightly larger.  They are so unique and informative.  Overall, the book reflects the goals and aspirations and pioneering efforts of its time.  There's something about the early era boom/ post-Snow White, that has a real bristling excitement about it.  And when you see the results in a scene from Fantasia's Nutcracker, for example, there's still, arguably, nothing as naturally organic and atmospheric.  You could do it in CGI but it wouldn't connect the same on a human level, IMO. ( It would look beautiful in the usual once-removed from human hands, eye-candy but overdose of visual stimulation --like hi-fructose corn syrup for the eyes. -OK, off my soapbox).
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Normally I'm skeptical when a friend recommends music produced by their favorite internet personality, but once I heard this work, I realized that he was on to something special.  I can truly feel all of the dedication, hard work, and integrity in regard to depth and quality of music that went into this piece. Never has so much raw emotion gone into a work.  It really brought tears to my eyes.

I loved it so much, I had to get it for my brothers, who are also trained musicians, and have a true appreciation for fine electronic production.  I knew they could never live without it once they heard it.
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It was great. Certainly not all happy.  There were some tears.  She is wonderful and sharing her life like that had to take a lot of courage.
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I am grateful I read this book. It methodically displayed love in many of its facets - parental love, self love, God's love, etcetera. I hope this book blesses someone else as it has blessed me. Thank you Sara.
2269532
My impression is that this was written with love.  And it is so comprehensive in listing N. C.'s work and pieces about him.
1904713
A very special story of true love and it's meaning.
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It tool a bit for me to get into it, but there is so much to love.
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So many good reviews have done a great job of saying more than I ever could. My husband picked this book off the stacks of a summer book sale for me, and I didn't get around to cracking it until just recently. While quite busy, I longed to steal away for a moment or two so I could consume a few more pages.

Perhaps most telling of the book's power was that somewhere near the end, everything yet to go became clear, yet that didn't dampen the desire to go through it. Very touching, at times heart rending, account of life--and our lack of control within it--, love and art.

Well written, well edited and well produced, it was a pleasure.