Little Red Riding Hood Uncloaked: Sex, Morality, and the Evolution of a Fairy Tale17 reviews Catherine Orenstein Basic Books, 2003 The morphology of a fairy tale + great for anyone interested in the context behind the story + fantastic + Red is dead long live, uh, red             Patently Ridiculous Richard Ross Plume, 2005 After months of research at the U.S. Patent Office—the repository of delightfully improbable dreams—Richard Ross amassed a collection of some of the most unique, odd, and awe-inspiring patent applications seen over the last century. The result is Patently Ridiculous, a treasure trove of wacky and wonderful real-life inventions, including: • Nasal filters • Self-foaming shavers • Umbrellas ...             The Secret Art of Dr. Seuss19 reviews Theodor Geisel Random House, 1995 Geisel was truly an artist, as can be seen in this collection + A nice surprise + Seuss + deep visual trip into the life of a gifted man + Dr. Seuss             Heliocentric Worlds, Vols. 1-21 review Sun Ra Esp Disk Ltd., 2005 avoid this version This version (with the split cover) used an inferior source and switched the channels, the new ESP version with the black cover is from the master tape and has infinitely better sound!             Heliocentríc Worlds, Vol. 31 review Sun Ra Esp Disk Ltd., 2005 Arkeology During the time when Sun Ra was recording his most creative music, only three disks were being distributed, and you were pretty lucky to find any of them at even the most exotic record shop. The label was ESP, which distributed his two Heliocentric Worlds sessions (along with the live Nothing Is). ...             Midnight Pearls33 reviews Debbie Viguié Simon Pulse, 2003 Great short read + Pearls + Human or Mermaid + The Little Mermaid(s) + Not so "Little Mermaid"             Chinese Propaganda Posters (Special)3 reviews Anchee Min, Duo Duo Taschen, 2003 Mao's Great Big Red Book. + Other Suggestions + Propaganda ART Michael Wolf collected the hundreds of posters shown in this sumptuous book and it occurred to me while looking through the pages that the originals have probably been seen by more people than any others in the world. They were stuck up in every public place (including homes) and published in ...             The Fairy Tales of Madame D'Aulnoy Countess of D'Aulnoy, Anne Thackeray Ritchie University Press of the Pacific, 2003             Inverted Kingdom2 reviews Kurodahan Press, 2005 INVERTED KINGDOM Review + More great Japanese fiction INVERTED KINGDOM (LAIRS OF THE HIDDEN GODS, Volume Two) -- edited by Asamatsu Ken and Introduced by Robert M. Price (Kurodahan Press: Japan, 2005 (Translation of a 2002 edition called HISHINKAI, Produced by Tokyo Sogensha.). This 2005 English translation volume can be ordered from Amazon.Com, and ...             Vintage Music From India: Early 20th Century Classical And Light Classical Music1 review Various Artists Rounder Select, 1996 Where to begin? How do you compress long hindustani songs to fit onto 3 minute wax disks? This question must have vexed indian musicians at the turn of the 20th century, and this CD shows how they cut down the songs for recording. The songs are very short for anyone used to listening to hindustani music, and the ...             Pleasures Taken: Performances of Sexuality and Loss in Victorian Photographs1 review Carol Mavor Duke University Press, 1995 Wonderfully Accessable Text This book is wonderful for every level of experience and interest. The text is interesting and engaging, the process of reading it is much like attending one of her lectures. Carol examines photographers such as Lewis Carroll with new insight and understanding. She also introduces readers to ...             The Fairy Tales in Verse and Prose/Les contes en vers et en prose: A Dual-Language Book Charles Perrault Dover Publications, 2003 In the tradition of Aesop, the fables in this entertaining collection also impart practical, moral advice. Included are a trio of tales in verse as well as prose favorites such as "Sleeping Beauty," and "Little Red Riding Hood." English translations appear on pages facing the original French. The most complete edition available in English.             L'Amour fou : Photography and Surrealism Rosalind Krauss, Jane Livingston, ... Abbeville Press, 1985 Much has been written about Surrealist painting and sculpture, but most of the erotic, disorienting and exquisite Surrealist photographs of Man Ray, Marcel Duchamp, Max Ernst, Andre Breton, Brassai, Salvador Dali, Andre Kertesz and Hans Bellmer have remained all but unknown - until now. Traditional criticism has viewed Surrealist photography as a pale imitiation of authentic Surrealist work. The ...             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             SUMMER IN PARADISE4 reviews PRINCE CHARMING very limited edition European tour release + Ooops he did it again... + Hey WASH! + Phreaky Fresh...             India Bazaar: Vintage Indian Graphics (Icons)2 reviews Taschen, 2003 Great nostalgia trip The American equivalent of owning this book is stocking up on 50's memorabilia and Americana. It's a great nostalgic look back at the colorful, underlying optimism of packaging designers of small town India.             A Field Guide to Imaginary Trees2 reviews Joseph Bulgatz Xlibris Corporation, 2005 An admirable celebration of history's incredible and fascinating worship of the tree A Field Guide To Imaginary Trees by Joseph Bulgatz is an admirable celebration of history's incredible and fascinating worship of the tree. As a landmark of the collectively societal paradigm of the tree, A Field Guide To Imaginary Trees captures the entirety of the metaphysical and human created ...             The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir42 reviews Toni Bentley Ecco, 2004 Sowing seed in a barren furrow: 3.5 stars + the ballerina's booty : the inside story "Words seemed the only way to mark the spot, to preserve my transitory experience of eternity. This is a testamentary document. Do not miss the message, distracted by the profanity of the act." (8-9) The seven pages that comprise "The Holy F[&%$]" earn five stars. As a man, within this book-- not ...             A Rendezvous in Averoigne: The Best Fantastic Tales of Clark Ashton Smith8 reviews Clark Ashton Smith Arkham House Pub, 1988 Reprint this! + Get out your dictionary + A good intro to CAS, but a bit lacking in story selection + Have superbly weathered the decades             Wonder Tales: Six French Stories of Enchantment5 reviews Farrar Straus & Giroux (T), 1996 Very Enchanting Little Book + Fairy Tales + Six Subversive Little Stories from the Past. + Lovely roses, with thorns of discontent + Pricey but aesthetically pleasing fairy tale collection