A Place for Everything: Organizing the Stuff of Life

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Peri Wolfman has been organizing things for a long time. As a child, she kept her clothes neatly folded on a chair beside her bed, deciding it was easier to see everything at a glance that way. Then for many years she arranged striking displays at her noted store, Wolfman-Gold & Good. Here, she peeks into the closets, drawers, and medicine cabinets of willing victims to find answers to organizing the clutter of everyday life. The attractive photographs showcase a fashionable country approach: distressed cupboard doors, old canning jars arrayed on gleaming shelves, collections artfully arranged on a weathered table, timeworn wooden benches piled atop one another to hold books or assorted items, lots of wicker baskets. Also prevalent is a kind of industrial chic featuring banks of wire shelving systems, streamlined kitchens in which even the refrigerator is camouflaged, open shelves supporting row upon row of identical items (fluffy white towels, bottles of water, stacks of white china). If that style has appeal for you, you'll find plenty of good tips on what to do with lots of stuff in A Place for Everything. There are clever tips on how to make the detritus look decorative: family photos, for instance, are adeptly corralled in a commercial postcard display rack; silver cups or other interesting containers hold makeup accessories while adding a touch of glamour to the dressing table; a line of sturdy glass vases on a buffet holds silverware; a grid of corked test tubes makes a nice spice rack.

There's really not much here on actually getting rid of clutter; the emphasis is on concealing what needs to be hidden and skillfully organizing the rest. This is not a fix-it-and-forget-it solution--maintaining these arrangements takes some work. "Like a garden," Wolfman tells us, "a closet requires regular tending and care. It won't keep itself in order." --Amy Handy

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There's something about a closet door that stimulates curiosity. Who among us doesn't want to take a peek behind it, especially when it's in the home of a friend who has a real eye for design and who also possesses the keys to being organized?

Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold have those very friends, and they persuaded them to open their doors and share the secrets of stylish storage. Their aim was to provide original and creative solutions for the problem of keeping up with all the things that accumulate in our lives.

What they found was that you don't need to build new storage (though there is a plan for an "everything closet" to cover all needs). Once you start arranging by shape or color or you invest in some great old cabinets or baskets, what was once clutter can become a collection. Vintage or new pegs and hooks are great to look at and can hold it all, from necklaces in the bedroom to coats and hats in the mudroom. Old benches can be stacked as bookshelves. Runners can be installed on the bottom of kitchen shelves, doubling your storage space for stemware. Drawers can be retrofitted with special slots for your silver, or you can amass a collection of pressed glass and use it to display your cutlery.

A Place for Everything is filled with stylish and sensible advice for clutter control in kitchens and dining rooms, living rooms and dens, bedrooms, baths, sheds, and basements. And tucked between the chapters are special sections with ideas for coping with photographs and collections, paper and pencils, and countless other little items. What's more, A Place for Everything gives you a chance to peek behind all those closed doors.

Customer Reviews:

An inspiration for the owner of a very small home.......2003-02-06

I love to pick this book up and just flip through the pages. The photos are beautiful. I find the storage ideas inside to be creative and lovely to look at, I especially like the photos of odd collections of things and how people have arranged them. On the other hand, this is not a "how to" book. It does not have weekend projects nor does it discuss how to get the clutter out of your life. It's just a lovely, inspirational book.

Are you AR?.......2002-01-23

This book reminds me of that Phil Hartman (sad...) character on Saturday
Night Live, the Anal-Retentive Carpenter. He would have loved
this book. Especially the photos of the "sheds" and "basements",
with all their tools lined up and hanging on perfect little hooks.

I agree with the other reviewers that bemoan the lack of practical
ideas and the abundance of country cottagey "distressed"
furniture, cutesy style. This is mostly a book for people who
buy everything from J. Crew and Pottery Barn and need just a
couple more "inspirations" to attain the ultimate catalog lifestyle
they've always dreamed of.

On the other hand, there are a smattering of photos that could give
you some ideas for your own, real-world home. I liked the idea
of a shelf above the bathroom door for storing towels (good
use of unused space). And some of the kitchen storage ideas
are reasonable (or can be made reasonable). But you could
probably get all that's useful from this book by just flipping
through it at a bookstore some day. That's what I'd recommend.

Hey, Look How Straight My Stuff Is Stacked!.......2002-01-01

I was in need of serious clutter management, but instead, I got plenty of glossy photos, showing off their plates, china, etc., in addition to many "Shabby Chic" display set ups. It didn't have any examples I found usable in my "real" situation.

loved it.......2001-12-31

This book is our bible as we build a cottage style home. Thank you to the Wolfman/Gold team for the inspirations that create comfort, warmth and organization.

Don't waste your money.......2001-11-16

This book is neither practical nor helpful. The authors made it easy on themselves by focusing on ideal circumstances from the start.For instance, they show a lot of "organizing" of all-white stuff, and their idea of "organizing" is simply stacking and displaying. It's easy to do that if everything you have is white. There also is the ridiculous situation of the big walk-in closet which they "make over" by adding a table and other stuff. If you have a big closet like that in the first place, you don't need much help. And who has a closet big enough for a table? If you live in the real world with regular closets and ordinary (anything but all-white!) stuff, you will not find any help here.

Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Why Everything You Do Matters to God

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Worldview Reformation
Greatly Needed Book
A Sane Corrective for Christians Living in the World

Heaven Is a Place on Earth: Why Everything You Do Matters to God
Dr. Michael E. Wittmer
Manufacturer: Zondervan
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ASIN: 0310253071

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Drawing heavily on the story of Scripture without minimizing the tension between this world and the world to come, this book persuasively explains how our next life actually supplies deep significance for the life we enjoy now encouraging us to celebrate creation, hone our humanity, and extend the grace of redemption to every corner of our existence.

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Worldview Reformation.......2004-07-02

In a culture which produces thousands of books on the subject of worldview this one stands alone. This book should be taught in churches all around America.

Greatly Needed Book.......2004-05-12

Dr. Wittmer's book was a wonderful read. Not only was he witty (I found myself chuckling and reading out loud to my wife), but he delves into some deep philosophical and theological waters without confusing the reader. Dr. Wittmer understands these complex issues so well he is able to bring these down to a very understandable level for the average person. I have taught Worldview classes to both college and high school students and have struggled to find a text that introduces these complex topics in a creative and clear way. In Heaven is a Place on Earth, I have now found the best text I have seen for introducing people to the relevant topics of Christian Worldview.
Dr. Wittmer discusses why humans exist, where we are going to end up, and how we get there following the Creation, Fall, Redemption model of Scripture. He steers the reader away from the current gnostic cult in our contemporary culture which implies that anything physical is bad (and so we must baptize articles with Christian symbols) and that a Christian's goal is to leave this earth (see Revelation 21). Instead, he remains faithful to the biblical texts and demonstrates how God truly is Immanuel (God with us).
All in all, I believe this book is a necessity for anyone wanting to form a balanced and informed Christian Worldview.

A Sane Corrective for Christians Living in the World.......2004-05-03

Dr. Wittmer does modern Christians a great service in Heaven is a Place on Earth. Too long our view of how we should engage in the world has been skewed by non-biblical concepts and paradigms. His balanced approach to living in the world (and enjoying it!) is a welcome relief from years of confusion caused by well-meaning but misguided pastors and authors. His wit and voice make this book a joy to read and the notes, discussion questions, and case studies in the back make it a perfect text for small groups, Sunday school, and personal enrichment.

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“My encyclopedia, my translator, my phone book, my best friend!” —Western woman living in Japan Being A Broad in Japan includes everything you need to make the most out of your life: case studies of Western women working in almost 50 different types of jobs; anecdotes from many of the 200 Western women interviewed; profiles of 23 women's organisations; essential Japanese words and phrases; and indispensable resource sections listing telephone numbers and Websites for English-speaking housing agencies, banks, doctors, dentists, gynaecologists, therapists, lawyers, maternity classes, day care centres, employment agencies, labour unions, graduate schools, and MORE. An essential book for any Western woman living in Japan.

Read about: • Coping with culture shock. • Finding clothes and shoes that fit. • Avoiding hair disasters. • Cooking Japanese food. • Telling a chikan where to go. • Dating and the singles scene. • Organising contraception. • Getting married and divorced. • Adopting a baby. • Educating your child. • Finding a job. • Teaching gender studies in the English-language classroom. • Coping with reverse culture shock when you leave Japan.

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Don't waste your money on this out of date book.......2007-09-22

This book is embarrassingly out of date. The phone numbers, businesses and organizations are either no longer in use, no longer in existence, or no longer relevant. There are countless other ways to find up-to-date information. I'm sure it was useful when it was first produced, but selling this basically useless book to people now is irresponsible and dishonest, and buying it is a waste of your time and money.

Everything A Women Needs in Japan.......2005-04-02

For western women resident in Japan, this is the bible, the encyclopedia, and the Hold Grail all rolled in one. In spite of a somewhat flippant-but nevertheless clever-title, Being A Broad in Japan covers all the details women will have when living in Japan. It is comprehensive on, among other topics, survival (emergencies, finance, hair, etc.), home, health, relationships, becoming a mother, jobs and the workplace, Japanese language, and leaving Japan.
However, this guide is much more than a list or a yellow pages-though it is both of those. It is interspersed with quotes and anecdotes from the lives of many women who have struggled with some aspect of living in Japan. In the section on relationships, one woman voices the commonly heard refrain about western men in Japan: "Foreign guys are a big disappointment here. Mostly, they aren't interested in foreign women. Also, I find that many of them, after getting so much attention in Japan, start thinking they are really great." Another women touches on the loneliness many feel, in particular for lesbians: "If I were in New York, not only would I have more women to choose from for potential friendship, I would also have a developed circle of friends to support me. I have not been on my own in 18 about years-and the loneliness, coupled with the foreign land, has been profound..."
There is much advice, many a telephone number, basic Japanese language support, and much more. Indispensable for both those coming and for those still struggling with some aspect or another of Japan.

My cousin.......2004-09-25

Caroline Pover is my cousin. She is very smart. Thank you for reading her book.

Don't move to Japan without it!.......2002-07-02

This is the only book I have seen addressing women's issues in Japan. It specifically deals with the challenges Western women face when they live in Japan. It is quite thorough and well-written. The author and her work are very accessible and I would highly recommend this reference to any female planning a relocation. The book is not written for casual vacationers, but can provide useful insights into daily living, if you are curious.

A neccessity for anyone coming here........2001-09-25

An excellent book which gives you a lot of information on aspects of daily life in Japan. And although it is aimed at women, it is totally relevant to men. I wish it had been available before I came here.

Everything in Its Place: My Trials and Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

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Very educational
what an inspiring story
How Boring
Marc Summers has everything in its place
More than what you see on TV

Everything in Its Place: My Trials and Triumphs with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Marc Summers
Manufacturer: Tarcher
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ASIN: 1585420484

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From the time he was in the first grade, Marc Summers feared that if his bedroom wasn't perfectly neat and his shirts didn't hang exactly one-fourth of an inch apart in the closet, something terrible would befall his parents or himself. It wasn't until many years later that the source of his anxiety became clear: like an estimated 6 million Americans today, Summers suffers the effects of obsessive compulsive disorder.

A frank and often hilarious narrative, Everything in Its Place tells the story of Summers's journey from compulsive room cleaner to family man, television celebrity, and Obsessive Compulsive Foundation spokesperson. Describing his struggle to maintain personal relationships and build a career, the ups and downs of being on medication, and what it's like to be compelled to straighten the fringes of a rug at two o'clock in the morning, here is a compellingly readable and ultimately uplifting memoir.

"In sharing his personal battle with anxiety disorders, Marc Summers gives hope and courage to the many individuals and their families who suffer from these illnesses." - Mary Guardino, Founder and Executive Director, Freedom from Fear

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Very educational.......2006-06-06

This book though it was a little bland it was very educational. I liked it because I too have OCD and it was nice to read about someone who has made so much with their life go through some of the same stuff. Although his OCD is on a much greater scale then my own it was something I could relate to. I would recomend this book to not only those with OCD, but those who don't have it. It really gives you a better understanding what OCD really is.

what an inspiring story.......2005-05-09

this is a great book to read if you suffer from ocd or if you have a family member or friend or loved one who suffers from it. it is also a wonderful resource if you are just wanting to know more about this disease. it is always nice to know that you are not alone. thank you marc summers for being brave enough to share your story with the world!

How Boring.......2004-06-15

I must say I really do not like to read books, but this book especially board the heck out of me. I couldn't stand it, his life is a total mess and on top of that this book was bland. I give this book a 3.

Marc Summers has everything in its place.......2003-08-18

The book discusses his childhood in Indiana, summers visiting with his grandmother, his brother Mike and sister Lois. His wife Alice, son Matthew and daughter Meredith have all had to endure his OCD symptoms, but up until that moment they never knew what caused him to behave and act certain ways. It actually took a year from the date of the television show for Marc to contact Eric Hollander, M.D. again and seek help such as behavior therapy and medication.

The chapters are not all in chronological order. In one chapter he discussed waiting for Alice at the church and how his OCD symptoms flared up. He reflects back at this, since at the time he was unaware of OCD and that this was the reason for his behaviors. Alice was late in arriving at the church along with her family, causing Marc to panic and yell at her once she did show up. This was the first time Alice had seen him in this state of mind. The next chapter he explains how they meet, so it was a bit confusing for me at first reading of their wedding and then going back.

He brings along flip-flops for using in bathrooms at Hotels. He cannot have his bare feet touch any floor but his own at home. He laughingly described how he cleans in the shower with the flip-flops on and removes one while balancing on the other. He has rituals in how he gets dressed, such as he lays clean socks on sheets but never on the bedspread.

As a child Marc rushed home to watch Art Linkletter. Instead of wanting to be a kid on the show Marc dreamed of one day hosting a similar show. His brother at the time played the drums and toured with famous acts, causing jealousy in Marc and sibling rivalry. College dorm life was not pleasant for Marc. He ended up persuading them to give him a single room so he could have it clean at all times.

One disturbing symptom or character flaw that Marc has exhibited is the need to win no matter who he is playing against. He discussed playing basketball with his son and also playing monopoly with both his children. I wondered why his wife never initiated a strategy for his need to win, and why they allowed him to beat his kids and not teach them differently. There are some lessons here that I have picked up on how he was raised and then what his family avoided and never discussed.

The therapy methods the Dr used seemed a bit off in my opinion and unnecessary. They started with Marc waiting five minutes and worked up to an hour I believe that he would wait after the maid left to fix the house. In my opinion I feel the Doctor should have encouraged Marc to discuss this with the maid and try to avoid this anxiety and stress by explaining how the house should be cleaned. I imagine with the book out for a number of years now that the maid must know about this, unless she does not speak English.

I would have liked seeing a list of OCD symptoms from the Foundation and/or the criteria to have a diagnosis of OCD from the DSM-IV. I feel this would be beneficial to readers who may see themselves and/or family members in the traits that Marc describes.

The book is a good read, although it does lack the correlation between OCD and Tourette's syndrome and other disabilities.

More than what you see on TV.......2003-04-15

I've enjoyed seeing Marc Summers on TV since he hosted Double Dare. I don't have OCD, nor do I know anyone personally who has it, but I enjoyed reading about Marc's experience with the disease. It is an inspiration to all about how you can overcome things that can be overwhelming and also helps you to appreciate your own "normalness." Thanks Marc for sharing your life with us! Keep up the good work! We'll keep watching you on Intuition and Unwrapped!

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Read this because it is very funny!!
Kids will love it.
No car? No problem!

Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything
Lenore Look
Manufacturer: Atheneum/Anne Schwartz Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0689864604

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When Ruby's cousin Flying Duck emigrates from China to live with her, Ruby decides the best thing about Flying Duck is that she is a great new friend. BUT the worst thing about Flying Duck is that now, no one speaks English at home. Plus, there's strange food on the table every night and only chopsticks to eat it with. And Flying Duck is deaf, and Ruby doesn't know any Chinese Sign Language.

As if that weren't enough, this summer proves to be even more perilous as Ruby faces the dangers of swimming lessons, the joys of summer school, the difficulty of staying with a twelve-step program, the miracle needed to keep a beautiful stray dog that wanders into her life, and much more. Is it all too much for anyone -- even the Empress of Everything -- to handle?

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Read this because it is very funny!!.......2007-05-25

Read this book (and buy it for your kids) because it is well-written, fast-paced, funny and sweet. Ignore any references to multicultural stuff. Ignore people who want to call it an "Asian-American" book. It is first and foremost an addictive read about some hysterical adventures that happen to happen to a Chinese-American 2nd grader. My 6-year old and I whipped through it this afternoon. We couldn't put it down--and when a Kindergartener is entranced by anything for that long, it must be pretty extraordinary. While it introduces some complex themes like immigration and living with the deaf--it is not preachy about them. In kids lives--many things happen that they only partially understand. So in this book, there is no attempt to explain or moralize--which keeps the story from getting bogged down. We just got it from the library today and I'm buying both of Ruby Lu books for my own "Empress of Everything" (and for myself of course, the "Mother of the Empress of Everything"). Many thanks to the author who has written a fabulous book. Please write more soon.

Kids will love it........2006-12-02

In this peppy sequel to Ruby Lu, Brave and True, Ruby helps her deaf cousin from China, Flying Duck, acclimate to the U.S. Readers will relate to Ruby's adventures, although some vocabulary is over the heads of the intended audience.

No car? No problem!.......2006-08-22

Pick up a copy of "Ruby Lu: Empress of Everything" and turn it over to the back cover. There you will find a blurb by author Megan McDonald that says, "I love Ruby Lu. She's just like an Asian-American Judy Moody!". That's McDonald comparing Lenore Look's character to her own personal creation, and as such I'm sure she's saying this as a very big compliment. As a reader, I feel a little torn by the quote. On the one hand, that line is going to go over very well with parents and grandparents that want to get books for their kids that are at all similar to the ubiquitous Judy Moody. On the other hand, Ruby Lu is so much better a series of books in terms of humor, pathos, and deft writing that I don't like anyone, even an author, equating her with anything less than Ramona. But if it gets `em reading "Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything", I'll shut my trap and applaud with the rest. This second installment of the Ruby Lu series is filled with (as mentioned in the author's acknowledgements), "new, and preferably more harrowing, adventures". The lack of children driving cars (shudder) is just a nice plus.

When last we saw Ruby Lu she had just met her new best friend and cousin, Flying Duck, at the airport. Flying Duck and her parents are staying with Ruby's family and the girl just couldn't be happier. Sure, her cousin is still learning the language and she's deaf, but she's also absolutely the coolest kid in school, bar none. This year, however, may turn out to be a difficult one of our heroine. Between getting into fights with former best friend Emma, hiding some very important letters from her teacher, getting into trouble at school, and a myriad of other adventures, Ruby Lu's got a lot on her plate. Fortunately, there's a whole summer ahead of her and she's gonna tackle each and every problem with her usual panache, no matter what.
Let's talk characters. I loved the extent to which Ruby Lu adores her new cousin. Of course, sometimes that love manifests itself in sentences like, "Having a cousin from China who was deaf was just as good as having a cousin who had a third eye in the middle of her forehead". Ah well. But what really sets this book apart from others written in the early chapter category is how honest affection between characters is portrayed in a unique and funny way. When you read something along the lines of, "He loved his sister. He loved everything she made. And he drooled heavily over everything he loved", that right there is dead on good writing. It's conservative in its words, but manages a kind of all-ages-wit just the same. Most importantly, you feel the love between the characters. When Ruby sees her mother and just whispers, "I love you, Mom", and gives her a kiss, that's a real little moment. One that makes the book stronger for its inclusion.

Let's talk humor now. This book is awash in it. There are humorous misunderstandings that might honestly strike a child as logical. For example, Ruby Lu misunderstands the use of eye tests. It is her impression that if you "pass" an eye test, you get the reward of a pair of glasses. As such, she likes to practice eye charts at home, just so she can "pass" them later. Then there's Lenore Look's grasp of how kids put two and two together. At one point Ruby has checked out a video from the library on "Basic Lifesaving", and is trying to figure out why "someone would film a drowning person instead of saving him", as the movie has so clearly done. Again, I'd like to draw your attention to how well Ms. Look is able to convey interesting descriptions and ideas through very simple words. When Ruby finds a stray dog it is said that, "His breath smelled like the end of the world, and his fur looked even worse". Brilliant!

Let's talk illustrations. More specifically, let's talk about one Ms. Anne Wilsdorf's illustrations. Aside and apart from being a resident of Switzerland, Ms. Wilsdorf's images are once again perfect complements to Ruby Lu's tale. What's more, they're funny. Honestly engaging and amusing. There's a shot of Ruby Lu and Emma covered from head to toe in swimming gear (snorkels and all) floating in a pool as their swimming instructor looms above them that's worth the price of admission alone. Wilsdorf doesn't limit herself to mere snapshots of action, of course. For example, when Flying Duck begins a new trend of wearing only pink (and Ruby, in conjunction/imitation, does so in green) there are adjacent diagrams of each girl with descriptive sentences like, "Green glow-in-the-dark-see-you-a-hundred-miles-away sweater".

Finally, let's talk about the little extras this book offers to kids. The multicultural aspect of following the adventures of an American born Chinese girl is nice (joining such other recent publications as "The Jade Dragon" by Caroline Marsden and "The Year of the Dog", by Grace Lin). "Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything" also teaches kids words like, "moong-cha-cha" which means out-of-focus or confused. There's a "Ruby's Amazing Glossary and Guide to Important Words" in the back that translates everything from GungGung ("Grandpa on your mother's side") to liver ("One of your guts. Looks like the bottom of a shoe"). After that there is also a passage that shows kids how to do Chinese sign language with helpful illustrations to aid in the motions.

I hereby declare, "Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything" to surpass its predecessor in everything from prose to politics. The fact that there is not a section akin to the one in "Ruby Lu, Brave and True", involving Ruby driving the family car (a sticking point for more than one concerned parent/librarian) only makes it that much more enjoyable. A fine early chapter book and an excellent purchase. I recently recommended it to someone at a wedding I attended and I'll continue to do so for quite some time. Top notch.

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To Everything a Season
Hannu Hautala , and Markku Lappalainen
Manufacturer: Otava Publishing,Finland
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Everything Irish: The History, Literature, Art, Music, People, and Places of Ireland, from A to Z

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Everything Irish: The History, Literature, Art, Music, People, and Places of Ireland, from A to Z
Lelia Ruckenstein , and James O'Malley
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How the Irish Saved Civilization (Hinges of History)

ASIN: 034544129X
Release Date: 2005-03-01

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Here, in one complete volume, is the depth and breadth of the great island nation and its people represented in an easily browsed, friendly format. From the Abbey Theatre to the Dublin storyteller Zozimus; from the origin of the Troubles to the origin of the limerick; from the stunning beauty of Connemara to the shattering tragedy of Bloody Sunday; from the greatest writers of the English language to the “confrontational television” of Gay Byrne’s The Late Late Show–every aspect of Irish culture, geography, and history is collected and annotated in more than 900 entries from A to Z. Readers will encounter heroes and terrorists, poets and politicians, all of Ireland’s counties, ancient myths, and pivotal events–all expertly and succinctly described and explained.

With entries written by some of the world’s leading authorities on Ireland, Everything Irish is perfect for everyone, from the inquiring reader to the serious student. You can spend a few minutes learning about the much-maligned Travelers and then move on to the equally contentious (in its time) medieval tithe. Visit the majestic Cliffs of Moher and then delve into an analysis of paramilitary groups like the Irish Republican Army and the Ulster Volunteer Force. Explore the ruins of a Romanesque castle or experience the piercing light of the winter solstice inside prehistoric Newgrange, a passage grave older than the pyramids.

Across centuries and across counties, the rich landscape of Irish life and heritage springs to life in these pages. An indispensable source of fascinating information and captivating anecdote, this is one book that will never be far from the hands of those with curious minds or an adventurous spirit.

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Everything In Its Right Place: Tales of San Corazon Volume 1

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wonderful!
Wonderful short stories that got me hooked
Simply Amazing!!
Simply Amazing
I want MORE!!!

Everything In Its Right Place: Tales of San Corazon Volume 1
Steven Lacey
Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1419646818
Release Date: 2006-08-28

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wonderful!.......2007-03-15

This book is awesome. The stories are engrossing and the characters engaging. Unexpected connections and twists make this an intellectual minefield. I highly recommend this book and any work that follows to anyone who enjoys a complex, richly written story!

Wonderful short stories that got me hooked.......2007-01-04

Wow I love these stories!!! I can't wait for the next volume!

Simply Amazing!!.......2006-11-17

This book is just amazing, I couldn't put it down. I tend to read a lot of the same types of books and don't go outside that very often and I'm very glad I did with this one. I'm eagerly awaiting the other books in the series.

Simply Amazing.......2006-10-15

I could not put Everything In It's Right Place down once I began to read it.
I devoured this book within a day, and suddenly I feel that I need to read it all over again just to absorb it more fully.

I cannot wait for the other two books, I hope that the author never stops writing he is a fabulous author. It is very rare to find a book that completely draws a reader into the stories. Especially when one reads the book and can almost visualize the scenes as one is reading them. Stephen has a fantastic way of allowing the reader to imagine it in their own way, while still allowing how he might see it to come through.

I want MORE!!!.......2006-09-15

I have not been sucked into a fictional universe like this in a very long time, and this is just Volume 1! The characters are believeable and the stories are very engrossing. I'm amazed at how things are seamlessly and subtly interwoven. I constantly found myself turning back and flipping forward again to make connections. The details are obviously very carefully thought out and planned so as not to contradict themselves. I am anxiously awaiting further volumes. :)

Everything You Need To Know About Geography Homework (Evertything You Need To Know..)

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A Winning Reference

Everything You Need To Know About Geography Homework (Evertything You Need To Know..)
Anne Zeman , and Kate Kelly
Manufacturer: Scholastic Reference
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ASIN: 0590341723

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A Winning Reference.......2000-04-12

This book deserves an A+! It's a well organized text that clearly explains Geography. Geography can be a difficult subject for the young students, but Scholastic's use of colorful graphics and understandable language make the subject reachable! As a home schooler, books are very important in our house and this book will be well used.

The American Who Couldn't Say Noh: Almost Everything You Need to Know About Japan

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Fun, cute, short on the info....

The American Who Couldn't Say Noh: Almost Everything You Need to Know About Japan
Charles Danziger
Manufacturer: Kodansha International (JPN)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 4770016816

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Fun, cute, short on the info...........2001-05-31

This is a fun little book about a travelers experiences in the land of the rising sun. It's short, cute and an interesting read.

It is, however, NOT a survival guide to visiting or living in Japan. There are many other good books on that very subject and if you are looking for such material, don't rely on this book.

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