500 Brooches: Inspiring Adornments for the Body (500 Series)6 reviews
Lark

Lark Books, 2005

a great snapshot of the creative jewellery of the early 2000

+ Excellent Resource
+ EXCELLENT SOURCE OF InSPiRATION!

Looking through this book, one cannot help wonder at the creativity of the human mind. How can there be such a diversity and invention in an object as small as a brooch? This book is a great snapshot of where contemporary jewellery (brooches) is at in the early 2000. The pictures are beautiful, ...
  
  











  



  
Verdura: The Life and Work of a Master Jeweler2 reviews
Patricia Corbett

Harry N. Abrams, 2002

Amazing

+ A wonderfully depicted and detailed account

This book has not only wonderful pictures but also incredible biography of Verdura -- highly recommend it.
  
  











  



  
Satisfaction: The Art of the Female Orgasm48 reviews
Kim Cattrall, Mark Levinson, 2002

Guide for the tongue and the attitude

+ If you read ONE book about how to please a woman (and honestly, when's the last time you had sex and the man didn't orgasm?)
+ Couples Sex Suggestions
+ Wish I had this book when I was no....instead of 50!
+ Very Decriptive
  
  











  



  
Satan's Slut (Nexus)1 review
Aishling Morgan

Virgin Nexus, 2002

Don't judge a book by its cover...

but if you did you would find this reads better than the cover looks (and that cover model *does* look wonderous, does she not?). There is little I can say but BUY THIS BOOK NOW; it's amazing.
  
  











  



  
SUMMER IN PARADISE4 reviews
PRINCE CHARMING

very limited edition European tour release

+ Ooops he did it again...
+ Hey WASH!
+ Phreaky Fresh...
  
  











  



  
500 Bracelets: An Inspiring Collection of Extraordinary Designs (500 Series)15 reviews
Lark Books

Lark Books, 2005

useful 500 series from lark

+ Amazing Book
+ Love this series!
+ Inspirational...
  
  











  



  
Splendor of Ethnic Jewelry: From the Colette and Jean Pierre Ghysels Collection3 reviews
frances Borel, Ghysels Colett

Harry N. Abrams, 2001

Splendor is the appropriate word

+ The most beautiful ethnic jewelry book I have seen

This is, indeed, a very beautifully photographed book. The represented pieces are all exquisite. Though, it's true there could have been more background information provided, giving the book a rating of one star, as the previous reviewer did, is grossly unjust - an act of spite rather than of ...
  
  











  



  
Demonic Congress (Nexus)4 reviews
Aishling Morgan

Virgin Books, 2003

Teacher told me to writ a book report about the Congress

+ Explicit
+ Head and shoulders above the rest
+ Classic stuff
  
  











  



  
WS50 - The Video Album - 10th Anniversary Edition2 reviews
Prince Pauk, Sensational Bill Laswell

Wordsound, 2004

wordsound babby

This was verry interesting. verry intertaining. an intemate look at wordsound crooklyn dub style. on the disc their is a 74 min dubumentary featuring director and label head skiz fernando, scarab, professor shehab(baboon, barakka label), bill laswell, robbie shakespear, sly dumbar, 2 sec of syles ...
  
  











  



  
Tiaras - A History of Splendour13 reviews
Geoffrey C. Munn

Antique Collectors Club Dist A/C, 2001

Magnificent

+ Beautifully Illustrated Book of Tiaras
+ Tiaras - A History of Splendour, by by Geoffrey C. Munn
+ Tiaras with Panache
+ A feast for the eyes
  
  











  



  
A World of Earrings: Africa, Asia, America (Ghysels Collection)3 reviews
Anne van Cutsem

Skira, 2001

Full of inspiration for the jewelry artist

+ A World of Earrings
+ Visually stunning, but...

I approach this book purely as an artist seeking inspiration for my own jewelry designs, and for this I give A World of Earrings five stars. The photography is beautifully clear and sharp, offering precise detail under excellent lighting. The jewelry pieces are shown quite large, allowing you to ...
  
  











  



  
Fantastic Voyage16 reviews
Prince Charming

Wordsound, 1998

A LETTER FROM PRINCE CHARMING

+ Get it at the label website for 12 dollars
+ deep chaotic psychedelia
+ Cocooned Hysterical Melancholy
+ just want to assure mr condescension from manchester...
  
  











  



  
Fabulous Jewelry from Found Objects: Creative Projects, Simple Techniques (Lark Jewelry Book)8 reviews
Marthe Le Van

Lark Books, 2005

Found Objects=Fun Book

+ One Man's Trash is Another's Treasure
+ Spark your creativity!

Marthe Le Van has put together a fun collection of easy to locate "found objects", the designs are usually funky and are achievable if you have a gerneral understanding of jewellery making. With written directions only, no pictures of the step by step, this is not for a beginner. There is a good ...
  
  











  



  
Night Voices, Night Journeys4 reviews

Kurodahan Press, 2005

Marvelous and original

+ Even the Japanese know that the Olds Ones shall be again
+ Beasts from the East!

In summary, Night Journeys, Nights Voices, subtitled Lairs of the Hidden Gods volume one, is urgently recommended to all serious mythos aficionados. Parenthetically, this book is part of a veritable avalanche of great new mythos and related books that have been popping up on my doorstep. Just ...
  
  











  



  
The Lost World (Tor Classics)73 reviews
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Tor Classics, 1997

An escape book!

+ Nice edition of 'Lost World'
+ Arthur Conan Doyle's favourite character
+ Masterful adventure in a prehistoric paradise
+ Super Reader
  
  











  



  
Born to Rule: Five Reigning Consorts, Granddaughters of Queen Victoria33 reviews
Julia P. Gelardi

St. Martin's Press, 2005

Five Stars

+ Born to Rule, Five Reigning Consorts...........
+ Born to Rule!

A very good biography on five granddaughters of Queen Victoria who became queens. One of course the well known Alexandra of Russia, the others Maud of Norway, Sophie of Greece, Ena of Spain and Marie of Romania. Its the latter four queens that I bought this book. I knew very little about any of ...
  
  











  



  
Famous Diamonds1 review
Ian Balfour

Antique Collectors' Club, 2001

A history of great diamonds and their possessors

Romantically-inclined historians and lovers of rare and costly diamonds will enjoy the stories in Ian Balfour's "Famous Diamonds." These gems lead endlessly fascinating lives, often touched by tragedy. For instance, the Emperor Maximilian Diamond was worn by its owner when he was executed by ...
  
  











  



  
Psychotropical Heatwave5 reviews
Prince Charming

Wordsound, 1996

What happened?

+ Prince Charming. The first and last name in illbient!
+ Imagine, Dr. John, but technologically 30 years advanced!
+ EASY LISTENING
+ PROPS
  
  











  



  
Hot Nylons

Edition Skylight, 2003

Stockings that stay up by themselves, or fish-net stockings complete with garter belt give any nude shot an additional provocative touch, something fans of exciting erotic photography know and value. Some 30 famous and well-known masters of erotic photography have contributed their uniquely personal interpretations of the subject in fascinating color and black and white photos. The volume ...
  
  











  



  
Timeless Tiaras: Chaumet from 1804 to the Present3 reviews
Diana Scarisbrick

Assouline, 2003

Well worth of owning it!

+ tiaras galore

Amongst the jewelry books I own, this is another one that I highly recommended for those who love beautiful antique jewelry / tiaras. Tiaras are important in the the antique jewelry / jewelry history. "Timeless Tiaras" captured different types of tiara wearers from royals to celebrities, and ...