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SolidWorks Surfacing and Complex Shape Modeling Bible 2 reviews
Matt Lombard
Wiley, 2008
An excellent companion to Matt's SolidWorks 2007 Bible
I highly recommend this book along with Matt's "SolidWorks 2007 Bible" for those wanting to get the most out of SolidWorks. I am very impressed with the content and layout of this book. Very easy to read and the color illustrations are perfect for understanding the material. Matt's writing is clear and concise. When I first heard that this book was being written, I eagerly awaited its release. ...
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Collage Discovery Workshop - Beyond the Unexpected: New Techniques Using Color, Personal Imagery and Creative ...56 reviews
Claudine Hellmuth
North Light Books, 2005
Love this book!
This is a great book! It contains great directions on making some unique backgrounds for your collage. It also provides a great list of items needed for making magnificent artwork. I have used many of the techniques and have produced some of my best work. If you are new to collage making, this book is a must.
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The Thin Book of Naming Elephants: How to Surface Undiscussables for Greater Organizational Success 7 reviews
Sue Annis Hammond, Andrea B. Mayfield
Thin Book Publishing Co., 2004
Better than thin book on appreciative inquiry if you can believe it
I love this book! Simple and powerful and ever so relevant. This is a must read for anyone involved in organizational or community change. You can create healing and remove the hidden agenda's that prevent you from moving ahead. Clear and powerful work with outstanding examples. A must read.
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Streetwise Lisbon Map - Laminated Center City Street Map of Lisbon, Portugal - Folding pocket size travel map ...3 reviews
Streetwise
Streetwise Maps, 2007
Streetwise Lisbon
Excellent map, provided one does not travel too far from the center of town. The clarity is very high. I visited friends in Lisbon who said that there was no possibility that I would find their tiny traverso, yet it was clearly shown on the map. It would have been nice to stretch the map as far as the airport, but to do so would either sacrifice scale where it was needed, or make the map ...
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The Surface Designer's Handbook: Dyeing, Printing, Painting, and Creating Resists on Fabric17 reviews
Holly Brackmann
Interweave Press, 2006
Wonderful book!
Holly Brackmann's new book The Surface Designer's Handbook is long over-due and I have ordered it as the textbook for all my fibers classes. As soon as it arrived my students all wanted their own personal copy so several of them purchased it outright just on sight alone. The spiral binding is excellent and the extent of the techniques covered is wonderful. I teach both beginners and advanced ...
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The Art of Polymer Clay Creative Surface Effects: Techniques and Projects Featuring Transfers, Stamps, ...30 reviews
Donna Kato
Watson-Guptill, 2007
Great Resource!
This book is outstanding and extremely useful. It has great projects, detailed descriptions, and plenty of info on where to find suppliers for every tool and material used in the book. I found it very helpful.
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The Volatility Surface: A Practitioner's Guide (Wiley Finance)8 reviews
Jim Gatheral
Wiley, 2006
Applying models to the real world
The book is a great guide to understanding the different models used on Wall Street to capture the intricacies of modeling and pricing derivatives. The books focus of using models as a tool and NOT a solution is a great reminder to both traders and salespeople.
This summarized when the author describes the pricing of a digital cliquet.
"Those sellers using local Vol models will certainly ...
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The Art of Felt: Inspirational Designs, Textures, and Surfaces
Francoise Tellier-Loumagne
Thames & Hudson, 2008
An inspiring, all-color survey of designs and patterns for this popular craft. Often thought of as a practical material, felt can be surprisingly versatile and even poetic. With handmade felted fabrics, subtle variations in color, texture, and volume can be achieved: threads and fibers merge almost magically to form new motifs that can then be enlivened by embroidered or crocheted details. Françoise Tellier-Loumagne takes an original approach ...
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Faux Surfaces in Polymer Clay: 30 Techniques & Projects That Imitate Stones, Metals, Wood & More29 reviews
Irene Semanchuk Dean
Lark Books, 2005
The Best Book
I just want to add my praise for this book. I have tried many of the recipes and they work very well. The recipes are written in a step-by-step format -- very easy to follow. This book is far superior to others I have looked at. Highly recommended.
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Stitch, Dissolve, Distort with Machine Embroidery 4 reviews
Valerie Campbell-Harding, Maggie Grey
Interweave Press, 2007
Outstanding Idea/Instruction Book for Textile Artists
I think this is an outstanding book by Maggie Grey and Val Campbell-Harding. I just bought an embellisher, so appreciated the section dealing with this new tool. I know the art style isn't for everyone, but it is just the ticket for my taste.
ps: I wanted to add something to this review, as I realize that I didn't give enough information initially. I have been cutting back on my art/craft ...
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Below the Surface 9 reviews
Karen Harper
Mira, 2008
Another great book with SCUBA DIVING
This is another great book for scuba divers to read with lots of references to diving in it!
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Inside Rhinoceros 46 reviews
Ron K.C. Cheng
OnWord Press, 2007
complete!
I find this book totally complete in content. It is very clear in the way its written and it has been really useful.
All the concepts are clearly explained and it even has a CD with excercises and digital content.
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If You Decide To Go To The Moon (Booklist Editor's Choice. Books for Youth (Awards))4 reviews
Faith Mcnulty
Scholastic Press, 2005
Great book about an awesome journey
This book arrived at our library last week, and I was immediately blown away by it! Faith McNulty and Steven Kellogg have done a great job of showing and telling children what a trip to the moon would really be like.
One thing that is great about this book is the way experiences and things that are familiar to children are used to describe extraordinarily UN-familiar experiences and ideas. The ...
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Start Your Engines: Surface Vehicle Sketches & Renderings from the Drawthrough Collection (Air Vehicle ...2 reviews
Design Studio Press, 2006
jaw dropper for designers
This second book from scott robertson is just as amazing as his "lift off" book. This book has real world examples of the creative process that it takes to create a vehicle from a simple idea to a final render. Tons of amazing sketches are inspirational and just candy for your eyes. I love this book and never get tired off looking at it. I recomend it to anyone in the design field who is looking ...
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Polymer Clay Surface Design Recipes: 100 Mixed-Media Techniques Plus Project Ideas8 reviews
Ellen Marshall
Quarry Books, 2005
Great information!
This book needed writing! Thank you, Ellen for sharing years of experimentation and innovation. as you created your art. The specific information contained within its covers could well save an artist much time and money.
Great information and a must have resource on surface treatments and polymer clay.
Donna Kato, author of The Art of Polymer Clay
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The Art of Embroidery: Inspirational Stitches, Textures, and Surfaces10 reviews
Francoise Tellier-Loumagne
Thames & Hudson, 2007
Gorgeous & Inspirational book
This book is filled with glorious photos and inspired stitches. Minimal "how-to" but I learned a new stitch right away that I can use on lots of my work. A book that would be treasured and looked at a lot over the years.
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Paper Transformed: A Handbook of Surface-Design Recipes and Creative Paper Projects8 reviews
Julia Andrus
Quarry Books, 2007
Handbook of Surface Design Recipes
The subtitle says it all "Handbook of Surface Design Recipes".
I met the author, Julia Andrus, at CHA several years ago and found her to be extremely knowledgeable about her craft in addition to being very personable and freely sharing of her ideas. I am thrilled to see her have this book published.
There are great techniques covered in this book that I had forgotten about. I have ...
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The Monuments of Mars: A City on the Edge of Forever (5th Edition)83 reviews
Richard C. Hoagland
Frog Books, 2001
The accumulation of evidence is impressive
Hoagland does his homework. He is very detail-oriented, and he cites several examples of NASA obfuscations, image manipulation, and yes, outright lies. The first was Jerry Soffen's statement that the face was a "trick of light and shadow", and NASA took another picture "a few hours later" that showed it was a rock. We know this was impossible because of the location of the orbit. With 30 years ...
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Why Are So Many Black Men In Prison? A Comprehensive Account Of How And Why The Prison Industry Has Become A ...24 reviews
Demico Boothe
Full Surface Publishing, 2007
TRULY A MUST READ.....................
This book should be required reading for all Americans, but especially African-Americans. Lots of knowledge and info about the subject that you won't get in the media. EVERY black person, male or female, who is in prison should read this, every drug dealer, every single mother, every gangbanger, every black congressperson and lawmaker, every black businessman, and every so-called scholar that ...
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Patterns: New Surface Design4 reviews
Cole Drusilla
Laurence King Publishers, 2007
Inspirational patterns
This is a fantastic book full of wonderful pattern designs in many different styles... very inspirational! Great for textile or surface designers, or anyone interested in design. Also love the textured cover!
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