Floor

It was wedged between a pile of other long forgotten volumes in a used bookstore. The only thing that caught my attention was the title. Other non-fiction books, particularly those that almost sensationalize crime, appear with the usual flashy covers and bold titles 'PREDATOR: The Shocking True Story of *insert Mr. X here*" This fascinating book simply tells a strange story about a mysterious murder in an Ohio town. The Author, a local Reporter who decides to cover the case, finds himself working directly with the police to solve the mystery. The rest of the book involves a mixture of common-sense facts, numerous unfolding twists, and probably the strangest element of all - ESP (Extra-sensory Perception)

The latter makes this book worth the discounted price alone.

This is a verry good book for gymnasts who are just getting started in the sport or for kids who want to learn a few skills. There are lots of delightfull, colorfull pictures.

This book was okay if you want to focus on ball & rope,but there's more to rhythmic gymnastics then just that.I recommend you buy it if you want to learn more about ball & rope.

The high quality of the photographic reproductions and the high book publication production values make this book. If you've ever begun to look at so-called Persian carpets, you've no doubt been bewildered by the huge variation in price and quality in these things: Hand woven, powerloomed, hand tufted, machine made, vegetable dyes, artificial dyes, cotton, silk, wool, gabbeh, kilim, rug, Indian, Pakistani, Kurdish, Iranian -not to mention the various tribal and trade names for these things. In other words there is just a head-spinning, mind numbing variety of "Persian" carpets available today and it is super easy to pay too much for inferior quality rugs without knowing a bit about them. Thus, this book is a great first step toward finding some excellent floor covering for your home (and, as evinced by this author, for your pillows, furniture, walls and windows). The book is done in roughly two parts. The first half of the book is a discussion of the history of the rug, with a description of how rugs are made and what goes into them. This discussion is accompanied by a large number of excellent color reproductions to inform the reader. The last part of the book is given over to decorating tips also with many photographic examples, and while this part held little interest for me because I'm not into such things, I suspect a few of the author's many great ideas will be employed by a large percentage of those who read this book. Don't expect a discussion of values, costs, etc. Also, do not expect a reference guide to symbology or a guide to specific tribal motifs, etc. Look for that kind of info instead in more formal studies or books about collectible carpets. Having said this, the author does thoughtfully include a list of carpet retailers at the back of her book, a couple of whom I recognized as well-respected carpet merchants with international reputations. Presently there is a fair number of this book available from Amazon sellers for less than the original publication price and as such I believe this presents an excellent value; kind of like paying for the author's output and getting the great pictures and high quality paper, binding and printing of the book for free. I highly recommend this book to the beginning rug buyer, or perhaps a decorator who wants a great coffee table book for an excellent price.

i found this one by accident in a used book store, never read anything by arthur lyons before. enjoyed it tremendously! people who like hard boiled detective stories, especially ones set in LA, will probably enjoy this. i'm now looking for other arthur lyons stories but they are almost all out of print.

I have been very pleased with the easy-to-follow steps in this book. It contains nearly every faux finish an individual needs to complete his/her home project. Well worth the investment.

My husband and I recently purchased a house with hardwood floors that were covered with tile and carpet. We followed the easy, step by step,instuctions and were able to uncovered the beautiful oak flooring hidden by the old floor covering.

Buddy Stebbins travels back to the 16th century on a pirate ship with his great, great grandfather in search of his sister - but she's defending another relative against witchcraft! Very exciting!

Although the title says "Turn of the Century", this book reprints an 1893 book and is more typical of 19th century than 20th century architecture books. The distinguishing features of this book:

- Nineteen different architects contributed the various designs, so the book showcases a wide variety of styles. Even the presentation varies from one design to another. Each architect gives an elaborate description, pointing out the specific advantages and features of his design, sometimes even telling a story about its history.

- There's a sixteen-page primer entitled "Suggestions On House Building" that describes 19th century house design and construction in remarkable detail. It gives the rationale for the placement of every fixture, including gas outlets and electric lighting, and even debates specific construction techniques like plastering and sheathing.

- The book is bound sideways, so that it must be held with the binding at the top instead of at the side. This makes the book rather inconvenient to browse.

This book is for the real caver. I do not advocate this type of caving towards the end of the book, but I would like to do it sometime.

This book is a novel with a lot of true happenings in it from the Cave Research Foundation (CRF) during the 60's in Flint Ridge KY.

Red Watson does a SUPER job writing this book.

It starts out with a novice caver and continues thru his life as he becomes a leader of the caving project trying to find a connection between two caves under Plowman's Floor.

The way it ends is,........well different. All I will say is, what a way to go for a caver, to find your goal or dream in life.