The Africans Who Wrote the Bible

Book Description

This book contains the most fascinating revelations ever made about the Bible and the people of the Bible in the past two thousand years. Did you know that Jews originated from black African tribes? Did you know that Jesus and the people of the Bible were black people? Did you know that the names of authors of the Old Testament are African tribal names? Did you know that modern Jews still carry tribal names. Did you know that the word Israel is an African word? These are some of the ancient secrets this book reveals to readers.

Customer Reviews:

I feel empowered!.......2007-08-27

I just got through kissing the book, and I'm, only, in the Introduction!!!!
I've skimmed through it, and I'm just starting to read it, in depth. Dr. Darkwah's book is awe-inspiring. If you're black and you never got into the Bible, it makes you want to study the Bible. I've spent many a night skimming the book and checking references, in the Bible. I love this book. I'm going to let everyone, in my family, read this book. One of the gems of the book is the fact that it lists out such things, as the physical description of Jesus Christ. I knew, from an earlier Bible, that Jesus "skin was like onyx and his hair was wooly" but, like Dr. Darkwah points out, those descriptions have been changed by people who aren't black for Revised editions, of the Bible. The book makes you think. For instance, Eden, on Earth, is literally, in Africa. The description of the rivers of Eden describe the Tigris, Euphrates, and the Nile Rivers, all in Africa. We know from the Lucy skeleton and genetic studies that the first man on Earth was born in Africa. It's just amazing that it's confirmed, in the Bible. That's just one gem from the book. There are many others. I'm so excited. Thank you Dr. Darkwah.

Revealing.......2007-08-03

This is a fantastic account of facts and an eye opener.It is a comprehensive thesis revealing who really wrote the Bible. It should be a must read for all those who seek the truth.

One of the best books ever published!.......2007-05-20

This is a very powerful, wonderful book. I give nothing but applause to the author. The book is well written and very informative. (I only wish the author would not repeat himself so much. This becomes very annoying) However, despite that minor distraction, the information is essential and should be considered required reading for every man, woman, child, boy, muslim, jew and christian in America.

The book for a new history.......2007-03-10

A new view of the bible. The old African History together with the ole Hebrew History.Relate with the old Jewish people in Estonia, you will know why the author wrote this book. Very good for understanding the bitle, the greatest scripture in the world.

Flawed Excellence.......2007-03-01

This book is about the early inhabitation of black Africans in North Africa, (including) the so-called Middle East and actually southern Asia as far as China. Creating all of the "world religions", not only the monotheistic ones, but also e.g. Buddhism. It is about the Jews/Hebrews originally having been black-skinned, and therefore all of the important characters and authors of the bible. The author shows how Christianity/Judaism was created along ancient Egyptian religion and sets the record straight about some false assumptions of Western egyptologists, e.g. concerning the pharao Akhenaten (or Akenten). He claims a strong relationship between the ancient Egyptians and Western Africans who live in Ghana today, most of all the Akan. The book is also about the fakings of the religion and their own origin of the early Jews and the Vatican some centuries later, the latter of which especially designed the mass slavery of blacks for the purpose of concealing the origin of the bible.

For all of that, the book deserves full points and some bonus points. However, some subtractions have to be made.

For one thing, the writing is the absolute epitomy of repetetive writing I dearly hope to never have to be exposed to in my natural lifetime ever again. In fact, I had to tame my adrenalin gland because of that, while reading some sentences a couple of hundreds of times. The book could easily get digested to much less than a fourth without any sentence, let alone content getting lost. However, I am aware that in some African cultures this may be the normal way of writing, so ok...

There are minor inaccuracies. Linguistically, for example, the German last name "Bauer" would not be translated by any German as "builder", but as "farmer". (An easy mistake to make for non-German speakers.) Also, Germany did not have to give up its colony of Togo after WWII, but during WWI.

Using genetic science in his reasoning, the author should have known that there are absolutely no races among humans. Some wrong assumptions, also related ones, are derived in this book from that lack of overstanding. Being a historian he may have known that the concept of a "nation", as some of us believe in it today is little more than two centuries old or less, most certainly it did not exist in ancient times. Researching ancient religious concepts of gender, he might have cross-checked that with modern (yet largely censored) information, coming to the conclusion that different genders do not exist either. That would have been necessary to better overstand the respective ancient African knowledge/religious concept about that. Also, of course, religion did exist well before the ancient Egyptians, way back into the stone age, so it is daring to aver, the ancient Egyptians invented religion. And no matter wether it is true that the ancient Egyptians left Egypt to become the Akan and other West Africans (or wether there exists a relationship between the two groups, BEFORE splitting and one half of them actually BECOMING the ancient Egyptians), most certainly it is ridiculous to claim, the ancient black Egyptians became "the Africans" as in ALL of them. For example genetics should have shown the author that the so-called San (and so-called Mbutis) are the original humans. And of course, Africa was inhabitated before the black Egyptians moved to whereever.

The author's general claims are convincing, however, some of his specific conclusions are occasionally a bit of a fishing. Others are theories, in need to get scientifically proven. Which is not to say that the author is generally wrong about that what is mentioned above in the content paragraph. On the contrary, that's why the book still got almost full points despite its flaws. In fact, this book is one of the very most important ones to have been written around the turn of the millennium. No religious person of almost any branch of religion on this planet should miss it, most certainly no RastafarI, as I am one: There will be some surprises for RastafarI, confirming and challenging ones, all absolutely necessary to know and to grow spiritually. For example that "Jah" is the FEMALE version of God called "Jahwe", the male version, at other places. So much for the patriarchy of the more orthodox previous Rasta generations.

Some information I missed in the book. For example about the sign of life on the cover. Though mentioned and named and also mentioned that the Christian cross is derived from it, it would have been absolutely worth it to explain the different parts of its symbolism. (Which I did with other sources and I can only recommend the reader to do this and draw the conclusion, why the Vatican changed it, not only for concealing the origin of Christian religion, but also to conceal the before mentioned gender concept.) Also, I assume Ethiopia plays a larger role in all of that than merely getting mentioned.

I hope this book will be followed up by other books enlightening the original religion, which became Christianity and the other world religions, because clearly, Western egyptologists have largely butchered any overstanding of it and this book merely scrapes off the surface in this respect.

Average customer rating:

Rotten Guide
ZAMBIA Bradt Travel Guide
Not specific enough
Excellent Travel Resource
Diana

Lonely Planet Southern Africa
Alan Murphy , Kate Armstrong , Matthew Firestone , Mary Fitzpatrick , Michael Grosberg , Nana Luckham , and Andy Rebold
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Africa | Travel | Subjects | Books

Guidebooks | Reference & Tips | Travel | Subjects | Books

Lonely Planet | Guidebook Series | Travel | Subjects | Books

General | Travel | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Travel Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 1740597451

Book Description

Climb atop a scorching sand dune in Sossusvlei, Namibia, and listen to the overpowering silence. Fall asleep to the sounds of grunting hippos and howling hyenas in Mana Pools National Park, Zimbabwe. Stand on the sidelines during Swaziland's Umhlanga Dance, while potential wives parade before the king.

8 authors, 249 days of in-country research, 109 maps, 97 buses. Specialist music chapter and full-color wildlife section. Incorporating 1073 traveller tips and suggestions.

Customer Reviews:

Rotten Guide.......2007-09-16

This book may have everything you need about Southern Africa... that is unless you plan to travel there. It is full of background facts and history, but of no use if you actually want a guide to attractions, accommodations or local culture.

I bought it for a trip to South Africa and Zimbabwe. Big mistake. For South Africa, it misses several of the major attractions altogether, including Seal Island and Gold Reef City. When the book does mention attractions, it rarely gives any information on how to see them. In an illustrative moment, it mentions the Sternfontein Caves in the introductory section on Africa's ancient past--but no where in the book does it mention that they offer a museum and guided tours in South Africa an easy distance for Joberg. (The Sternfontein Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, not a minor attraction by any measure).

So that's what you can expect for the most well-traveled of the countries in this book. I won't bore you with details on the political diatribe that Lonely Planet calls its guide to Zimbabwe. It suffices to say I would not rely on it for a trip there.

ZAMBIA Bradt Travel Guide.......2007-07-22

The book is good in general terms although up to date jul 2007 is a non updated in certain chapters (flights, taxi fares, lack of more buses info between villages..)
Is good reading to learn facts on the country.
To travel to Zambiais a good thing to buy

Not specific enough.......2007-06-11

Very small section on South Africa. I was just traveling there and was under the impression this book would cover just that country. Instead it covered all of southern africa which I was not interested in. May be good is you are traveling all over but if you are not, don't bother.

Excellent Travel Resource.......2007-06-08

Purchased this comprehensive resource to aid me in my South Africa travels. Lonely Planet Southern Africa proved to be excellent covering all major details that I had questions about.

Diana.......2006-03-20

This book has everything you need to see Southern Africa.
It does not go into the detail the individual books do for each country, but I find it is better in this condensed version for travel.

Metal Clay Magic: Making Silver Jewelry the Easy Way

Average customer rating:

disappointed
pleasant to read
LOVE IT!
Newbies
Inspiring!

Metal Clay Magic: Making Silver Jewelry the Easy Way
Nana Mizushima
Manufacturer: Kalmbach Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Jewelry | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Metal Work | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Home & Garden Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0871162202
Release Date: 2005-09-01

Product Description

Packed with color photos showing each step of working with metal clay.

Customer Reviews:

disappointed.......2007-01-18

The book has many pretty pictures, and if all you want to do is make metal jewelry without added stones, it is probably adequate. But the thing I wanted to know most was how to set gemstones in finished metal clay jewelry, and the one paragraph devoted to that topic was singularly uninformative.

For me, buying this book means having to buy another on the same topic - and hope for the best!

pleasant to read.......2007-01-17

This book did not only offer a 'plesant read' but I also found the illustrations stimulating and the text easy to follow. I enjoyed the paragraphs about playing with metal clay,glass and ceramics,the Hollow Bead Bracelet and the Origami chapter. But in the final pages I somehow lost interest as the 'Inspiration' pages were not very inspiring for me.
All in all, I am pleased I bought the book. It certainly inspired me to find my own inspiration!

LOVE IT!.......2007-01-05

Love this book. It goes into more detail about paper clay and shows more projects. I use this book as my main reference.

Newbies.......2006-11-08

This book has easy to follow directions and lots of ideas for a new-to-jewelry maker like myself. I am self-taught and books like this one are great! Thanks!

Inspiring!.......2006-03-11

If you love unique silver and gold jewelry but don't want to become a metalsmith, read Metal Clay Magic. With the development of metal clay, only your imagination limits what you can create in quality silver and gold.

Metal clay consists primarily of pure silver (or gold) in tiny particles smaller than 20 microns (less than half the diameter of a human hair). These particles are mixed in an organic binder and water formula. During firing, the binder burns away and the precious metal particles sinter leaving just the precious metal, which can be hallmarked as .999 silver or 24K gold.

The price for the clay may vary with gold and silver prices or suppliers however, the day I checked online, I found: Art Clay--gold was $149.56 per 5g pkg; Art Clay--silver, the standard was $26.88 per 20g pkg. (this amount will yield 10 or so, small, simple earrings)

You have minimal waste, because you recycle your mistakes, reducing the cost risk compared to the rewards.

If you enjoy working with polymer clay, this is probably your next step in the creative evolution. Make one-of-a-kind heirloom jewelry and more, with tools you probably already have in your home. (You will need either a small inexpensive butane kiln for small projects like earrings to a more expensive programmable electric kiln to fire certain projects needing longer firing times.)

The instructions are easy to follow and the large color pictures inspire. If you follow the step-by-step lessons, you should have a finished piece within the day. (I would agree as long as you have sculpted clay before.)

Good news: The metal clay is non-toxic (it conforms to ASTM D4236) and it doesn't go bad. Polymer clay has to be conditioned; metal clay does not.

With 25 easy projects, including beads, earrings, pendants, and unique origami items, it should be easy to find one for your skill level. There is also a handy guide for resources and suppliers, a

Armchair Interview says: Metal Clay Magic will inspire you to create your own signature pieces of gold and silver jewelry.

Average customer rating:

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs
Love This Book!
A book for every child...outstanding and very much needed!
MOSTLY A BOOK ABOUT LOVE
Wonderful!

Nana Upstairs and Nana Downstairs

Manufacturer: Putnam Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

Picture Books | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Children's Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books

All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0698118367

Book Description

Tommy is four years old, and he loves visiting the home of his grandmother, Nana Downstairs, and his great-grandmother, Nana Upstairs. But one day Tommy's mother tells him Nana Upstairs won't be there anymore, and Tommy must struggle with saying good-bye to someone he loves. Updated with new, full-color illustrations, this classic story will continue to win the hearts of readers of all ages.

"Children will want to hear this again and again." --School Library Journal, starred review

"A quietly touching story [that] depicts loving family relationships." --Publishers Weekly

Customer Reviews:

Nana Upstairs & Nana Downstairs.......2007-10-01

We were looking for a book to help prepare our 4-year old daughter for the death of her grandmother from Cancer. This book was recommended to us. We first checked it out from the library and had to renew. It helped us start the discussion of death with our daughter. She related to Tomie being 4 and his love for his Nana's. We bought this book because she did not want to return it to the library. She is so happy to have her very own copy.

Love This Book!.......2007-03-25

I had read this book several years ago so when my 87 yr old mother died last month, I bought a new Nana Upstairs, Nana Downstairs book for my grandson who is 10 yrs old. He told me that he will keep that book forever because it was so sweet and means everything to him now that his great-Nana is gone to heaven.

A book for every child...outstanding and very much needed!.......2007-02-01

From it's title and the cover, I wouldn't have picked up this book. There's nothing that "jumped out" at me. It's about grandmas, but so what - lots of books are.

FORTUNATELY, it was included on my son's [...]reading list. What we discovered is the most sensitive rendering of a young child's experience in coping with the death of a loved one.

If we read only one of dePaola's books, and this was it, I would say he is a genius in children's literature!

MOSTLY A BOOK ABOUT LOVE.......2006-09-03

This work was pretty impressive and this comes from one who is not overly fond of the "death and dying" genre of children's literature. This is a story of a young mans relation ship with his great-grandmother and grandmother and the love between them. The book is of course about the loss of a loved one, one who has been apart of your life for as long as you can remember. The subject is delt with in a loving and sensitive way. There are no real tears here, no real sadness, rather a justifiable feeling of loss at first, but then understanding. This is a situation faced by most children from time to time and in fact all of us have probably gone through this sort of expierence. This book is quite useful in talking to children about the subject of death and approaches it in a very positive way. This illustrations are great and the text is simple, to the point, and follows the illustrations quite well. This is one of those books that I think either the parent or teacher could well read with the child as is is bound to bring up some good questions. Recommend this one highly.

Wonderful!.......2006-03-22

This book by Tomie dePaola is wonderful! It evokes a bygone era. I defy anyone with a heart to read this book without some kleenex nearby.

Average customer rating:

Wonderful Story
Janette Oke is the greatest
An inspirational, satisfying story to please any reader.
This was a real touching book about family heirlooms.

Nana's Gift
Janette Oke
Manufacturer: Bethany House Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

General | Fiction | Religion & Spirituality | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Fiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books

Look Inside Religion & Spirituality Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 1556618980

Book Description

The Enchanting Story of a Family Treasure That Becomes a Legacy

It had all begun on their honeymoon. Lizzie had been so young then. Young and vibrant and beautiful. And now she was still beautiful in Duncan's eyes. Perhaps even more so. He loved his Lizzie. She had stood by him through the good and the bad. Someday, as soon as he could manage it, he was determined to get her something really special. Something that would speak of her true worth and his deep love.

A string of perfectly formed pearls it would take Duncan years to save the money required to purchase them. But his carefully kept secret, his sacrificial gift, becomes a symbol of the family legacy. And with the passing of time, for their last great-granddaughter who has a very special need, the pearl necklace will take on extraordinary value.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful Story.......2002-09-05

Such a wonderful story - easy flowing. Shows the meaining to traditions and how important memories are. Such a wonderful gift to add to a gift basket with tea and cookies.

Janette Oke is the greatest.......1999-06-02

This little book is so sweet. I am a grandmother and I love to do things like hand down items to my children and grandchildren. I have never had pearls, but, it is a must for all age readers as all of Janette Oke's books. They are so clean but still have a little bit of romance in them. I own almost all her books and would love to have them all...I bought the Meeting Place not relizing that it was a series and the next one comes out next year, I can hardly wait....

An inspirational, satisfying story to please any reader........1997-10-07

I really like this book because I got someting out of it. I feel that I became a better person by reading this book, therefore it was worth my time. The characters are very real, and quite believable. The plot is easy to follow, yet complicated in the sense of human nature. I think anybody with a sense of depth to their personality would be able to appreciate this book.

This was a real touching book about family heirlooms........1997-07-01

I enjoyed this book a great deal and recommend it to girls everywhere. We should cherish all family heirlooms tha are passed down to us

The Rough Guide to Kenya 8 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

Average customer rating:

The best guide out there
Good update on Western Kenya

The Rough Guide to Kenya 8 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Richard Trillo , Daniel Jacobs , and Nana Luckham
Manufacturer: Rough Guides
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Africa | Travel | Subjects | Books

Kenya | Africa | Travel | Subjects | Books

Guidebooks | Reference & Tips | Travel | Subjects | Books

Rough Guide | Guidebook Series | Travel | Subjects | Books

General | Travel | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Travel Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 184353651X

Book Description

The Rough Guide to Kenya is the ultimate guide to East Africa''s best known destination. From the live music in Nairobi to the Turkana overland safaris, the 24-page, full-colour section introduces all of the country''s highlights. The guide includes details for all the best places to stay, eat and drink, to suit every budget, plus the new ''Author''s Picks'' feature to highlight the very best options. There is plenty of practical advice on getting the most out of Kenya, from the well-known safari parks to the little-known reserves. The guide looks at Kenya''s history, politics and culture and comes complete with maps and plans for every region.

Customer Reviews:

The best guide out there.......2007-07-06

I recently spent two months in Kenya, and I read a lot of guide books both before I left the U.S. and once I was in Africa. This was definitely the most useful and informative....it was far superior to Lonely Planet in both coverage and accuracy. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is going to be spending a substantial amount of time in Kenya.

Good update on Western Kenya.......2007-05-14

Last April, together with my son I went on a 10 days' self-drive safari in a small Maruti jeep from Nairobi to South Nyanza in Western Kenya, exploring Kenya's western highlands, the Lake Victoria coast and islands, and also the Ruma National park, bringing the Rough Guide to Kenya 8 with us. We found the book very helpful. The guidebook probably has the best coverage of this area. The safari was great!

Average customer rating:

A review of the translation
Hypnotizing
Cortesana astuta
Nana a realistic Novel
Nana

Nana (Penguin Classics)
Émile Zola
Manufacturer: Penguin Classics
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

French | World Literature | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Classics | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

French | Foreign Language Fiction | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Look Inside Fiction Books | Trip | Specialty Stores | Books

All French Books | French | Foreign Language Books | Specialty Stores | Books

Authors, A-Z | Literature & Fiction | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books | ( A ) | ( B ) | ( C ) | ( D ) | ( E ) | ( F ) | ( G ) | ( H ) | ( I ) | ( J ) | ( K ) | ( L ) | ( M ) | ( N ) | ( O ) | ( P ) | ( R ) | ( S ) | ( T ) | ( W )

All 4-for-3 Deals | 4-for-3 Books Store | Stores | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0140442634

Book Description

Nana opens in 1867, the year of the World Fair, when Paris, thronged by a cosmopolitan elite, was a perfect target for Zola's scathing denunciation of hypocrisy and fin-de-siecle moral corruption. In this new translation, the fate of Nana--the Helen of Troy of the second Empire, and daughter
of the laundress in L'Assommoir--is now rendered in racy, stylish English.

Customer Reviews:

A review of the translation.......2007-03-06

The book is wonderful, of course. I found the "Britishism" in the translations to be a distraction: "bloody" this, "Old Chap, " Upon my word, old chap, etc."
That said, as I read more English translations from French, and Russian, (and other reviews of French to English novels) this seems to be a generic problem. I forget now which translation contained the "Blimey!" I don't know the solution, but it makes me wish again that I had learned French.
I would say, if you can find another translation of this fine novel, do so.

Hypnotizing.......2006-10-30

Zola is perhaps the best pure writer I've ever read. By this I mean the beauty and flow of his writing independent of all other considerations is unmatched. And this is in translation; he can only be better in the original French. Stunning.

Through the rise and fall of Nana's life Zola offers a beautifully drawn look at the upper and lower classes of Parisian society in the 1870s(?).

I've read 6 or so Zola novels, and this is my favorite so far.

Cortesana astuta.......2006-06-22

Nana es todas las mujeres en una sóla persona. La complejidad del mundo femenino del siglo XIX es precisamente lo que retrata la historia de esta cortesana. Nana tuvo el mundo en sus manos a punta de utilizar lo que se denominan "estrategias femeninas". En este libro no quedan bien parados ni hombres ni mujeres. Porque al fin y al cabo, las motivaciones, sin importar el género, son las mismas. Hombres y mujeres son prisioneros de su ambición. Y si se mira sin apasionamientos, Nanas existen en CANTIDAD en el mundo de hoy.

Nana a realistic Novel.......2006-06-06

Nana is a "realistic" Novel, a "must" for the studious of the late XIX Century France. The novel involves the behavior of the affluent and aristocratic of Paris in times when France was the center of the adult entertainment of the world.
Human relations are described with the usual painful detail of Zola. It is a beautiful novel, delicate but undoubtedly cruel and realistic.

Nana.......2006-04-23

I started reading this book on my 16th birthday and didnt finish it until my 17th. Obviously I read many books in between, but I think it was just hard for me to follow and get into.

After I started understanding the book a bit more as I randomly picked it up and put it down again, I fell in love with it.

First of all, Zola did an excellent job in the development of Nana's character. At first, she is a prositute who is an actress and the book begins with one of Nana's performances at the theater. Her character completely captivated me and as Zola said "even the slightest twitch of her finger can fill a man with desire".
As her story goes on, you really like Nana and respect her ambition and you highly dislike all the pathetic men who drool over her and the jealous women who bad-mouth her. When she has a difficult relationship you pity her. However, as you get closer and closer to the end you start to hate all the things she does, agree with the jealous women, feel bad for the poor men, and in turn despise her. It is only until you get closer to the end that you see that she has no heart, and all she lives for is to suck out everything materialistic from all the men who fall in love with her (which is a great many) and in turn suck out their souls. We praise Zola in the end for giving her exactly what she deserves.

Zola also does a lot of portraying of the corruption of the high class French in the mid-1800s. At first it seems very stable and good, but, like Nana, the further you get to the end the more corruption and malfunction there is.

I must say, the story really haunted me in a way after I finally finished reading it and I couldn't get my mind off it. But, does that show anything except that the book was an excellent read?

I didn't give it a full five star rating for my own reasons, mainly because the book didn't exactly suck me in and it took me a year to read. I understand it's probably because of lack of comprehension becuase in the end I couldn't put it down.

All in all, one of my favorites that I lend and recommend to all my friends. Enjoy.

Fine Silver Sampler: Introductory Precious Metal Clay Projects--Step by Step Guide for the Classroom or the Home

Average customer rating:

Fine Silver Sampler: Introductory Precious Metal Clay Projects
What a RIPOFF
Overpriced duplicate of other publications
Good investment for those interested in PMC- Rocky Mt. Bead Society book review
Buy another book...

Fine Silver Sampler: Introductory Precious Metal Clay Projects--Step by Step Guide for the Classroom or the Home
Nana V. Mizushima
Manufacturer: Tonnbo Design
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Jewelry | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Metal Work | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 097548480X

Book Description

Fun to read booklet introducing Precious Metal Clay (PMC), a wonderful new form of fine silver or gold. Step by step instructions and many photos show any beginner how to create beautiful silver and gold jewelry pieces without traditional metalworking experience. Booklet features 5 projects - "Ancient" Coin, Teardrop Pendant, Snowflake Ornament, Silver Crane Earrings and Silver Leaves with more ideas. PMC Tips, lists of resources, and many technical Tips are offered in addition to basic jewelry techniques.

Customer Reviews:

Fine Silver Sampler: Introductory Precious Metal Clay Projects.......2007-05-01

great little book, wonderfully detailed photos, good starter book for Metal Clay.

What a RIPOFF.......2006-04-25

I was beyond disappointed with this "book". First off I expected to receive a book and not a pamphlet. Second the information was useless if you have ever read any other PMC book. I will definitely make a note of the author and never buy sight unseen from her again. There are so many good books out there to choose from. Don't waste your time or money on this one.

Overpriced duplicate of other publications.......2006-02-17

This is not a book, more of a pamphlet. The information & projects provided are all from other publications by the author, and offers nothing for even the most basic of beginners. Avoid this "book" and save your money for some PMC+.

Good investment for those interested in PMC- Rocky Mt. Bead Society book review.......2005-10-11

Because I know nothing of Precious Metal Clay, I learned a lot in looking over this book. The section about TIPS was especially good. It showed how to use a 'hot pot', quick tip on drying PMC, how to keep it moist, how to burnish the PMC and why that is necessary, how to make PMC slip, and what a PMC 'sheet' is and how to work with it.

Buy another book..........2005-09-21

There are plenty of precious metal clay books worth buying but this is not one of them--unfortunately. This was the first precious metal clay book I bought and now that I completed the 3-day certification class in PMC, I realize how poorly done this book is, and I wasted my money on this publication. The instructions are marginal. The layout is very confusing and poorly done. It appears the book was put together by someone who has no knowledge or experience in desktop publishing or technical writing. The photos are not clear and are poor quality, and the "busy" backgrounds make it hard to see the object in photo-- some of the photos should have just been left out since they don't enhance or help to clarify the directions. Instead, I would recommend the metal clay books by Cece Wire, Sheri Haab or Tim McCreight. Those books are definitely worth having.

High Tech High Touch: Technology and Our Search for Meaning

Average customer rating:

"The railroad rides Mankind"
Deceptive and Disjointed
You could drive a mac truck through the logical gaps
Highly Recommended!
Enlightening, entertaining, and fascinating

High Tech High Touch: Technology and Our Search for Meaning
John Naisbitt , Nana Naisbitt , and Douglas Philips
Manufacturer: Broadway
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Future of Computing | Business & Culture | Computers & Internet | Subjects | Books

General | Current Events | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

General | Politics | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

General | Social Sciences | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

Futurology | Technology | Science | Subjects | Books

Social Aspects | Technology | Science | Subjects | Books
Similar Items:

ASIN: 0767903838
Release Date: 1999-10-19

Amazon.com

The great irony of the high-tech age is that we've become enslaved to devices that were supposed to give us freedom. That's why in High Tech/High Touch, John Naisbitt decided to revisit a chapter from Megatrends, his 1982 bestseller, in which he discussed the split between high tech and what he dubbed "high touch."

We all know what high tech is--these are the technologies that "make us available 24 hours a day, like a convenience store," Naisbitt writes. He says we live in a "technologically intoxicated zone," the symptoms of which include a continual search for quick fixes and lives that are "distanced and distracted." High touch, on the other hand, is the stuff we give up when we're tuned in to the technological world: hope and fear and longing, love and forgiveness, nature and spirituality. To discover where the twain shall meet, Naisbitt takes us on a journey that includes Celebration, Florida, the Disney-created community that was fully wired from the get-go; Martha Stewart, who shows people with complicated lives how to enjoy simple tasks like gardening; extreme sports and adventure travel, in which ordinary people expose themselves to the full fury of nature and gravity. And that's all just the first quarter of the book; Naisbitt goes on to look at how video games desensitize children to violence; the challenges the human genome project presents to religion and spirituality; and, finally, "specimen art," in which artists create disturbing images of life, death and human sexuality.

There's no conclusion, in the traditional sense, only a look at what's happening in our world. But the reader will probably take some sort of action after finishing High Tech/High Touch: switching off the cell phone for a few hours a day; permanently locking away the children's violent Nintendo games; maybe even booking a vacation at the most remote location possible. Anything to get away from the constant buzz of a wired world. --Lou Schuler

Book Description

From John Naisbitt, the preeminent social forecaster of our time and the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Megatrends, a remarkable examination of the role technology plays in our accelerated search for meaning.

With American culture now being increasingly broadcast through technology--from TV and movies to music to the Internet and electronic games--we are living in what John Naisbitt calls the Technologically Intoxicated Zone. This zone is a confusing and distracted state where we both fear and worship technology, where we see technologies as toys and quick-fixes, and where we become obsessed with what is "real" and what is "fake"--from the violent games children play to genetically-engineered animals to whether one can claim to have scaled Everest if supplemental oxygen was used.

It is technology's saturation of American society--with its fabulous innovations and its devastating consequences--that John Naisbitt and his coauthors Nana Naisbitt and Douglas Philips explore in this important and timely book. By conciously examining our relationship with technology as consumers of products, media, and emerging genetic technologies, we can learn to become aware of the impact technology will have on our daily lives, our children, our religiosity, our arts, and our humanness. High Tech/High Touch is a cautionary tale that shows us how to make the most of technology's benefits while minimizing its detrimental effects on our culture.

In a compelling tour of our technological immersion as we work and play and search for a spiritual path, Naisbitt tackles complex questions: Does technology free us from constraints of the physical world, or does it tie us down to our machines? Does it save us time in our day-to-day lives, or does it merely create a void we feel compelled to fill with even more tasks and responsibilities? What about advances in biotechnology? Recent developments in genetic engineering now raise the possibility of a future that will someday be free of the birth defects, disabilities, and diseases that mark our lives today. But in an age where such things are possible, what is natural and what is artificial? And when people can be created in the laboratory as easily as in the womb, what, then, does it truly mean to be human?

Moving from the information and machine technologies of computers, the Internet, and telecommunications to the genetic technologies that are transforming biological science and art, High Tech/High Touch reveals the emerging power we have over our destinies--and the need for a moral compass to guide us. An ideal book to usher in a century in which these issues will become even more timely, High Tech/High Touch deftly explores the world we are creating and the world that is to come.

Customer Reviews:

"The railroad rides Mankind" .......2006-01-25

I must agree with a number of other reviewers about this book. It promises a lot more than it gives. It too it seems to me beats a pretty dead horse, when coming down as major point on media violence as major abuse of technology. It is not that this is wrong, but rather that it is such a glaring and commonplace truth that one does not need it to be banged into one's head over and over again.
About the basic idea of a split between the high tech material world and the 'high touch' inner world, this too has a certain feeling of the commonplace. I also do not believe it accurate , if only because the technical obviously works on our feelings, and our feelings transform the world of the technical.
I suppose the main conclusion of this work is that we have to be careful, use technology wisely, not become its slaves. A lot of people for a long time in the Western world have become making this point. Consider Thoreau " The railroad rides mankind" .
There is however information in this book on new developments in various areas of scientific and technical work. This can be valuable.
But on the whole one must look elsewhere for true wisdom on the subject.

Deceptive and Disjointed.......2004-11-16

One of the most misleading titles I have ever read. Although purporting to cover issues regarding society's relationship to technology, the authors present a short and poorly reasoned discussion of media violence, followed up with much fluff regarding gene therapy and genetic manipulation.

I agree that violence in the media has a detrimental effect on society, however, I cannot stomach the idea that "the nihilistic music of a German rock band" contributed to the Littleton Colorado school shootings. Such tripe derails any rational discussion of the subject.

Regardless of the out of date information regarding genetic science, the heart of the book adds nothing to the premise. Had the authors actually spent time developing the idea of the "Technologically Intoxicated Zone" instead of presenting the ideas of religious scholars regarding gene therapy, the book may have had some value.

The original promise of the book is left entirely unfulfilled and the reader is left to fend for themselves regarding their own relationship, and that of their community, to technology.

I feel that the title is deceptive and the irrelevant arguments presented are disjointed.

You could drive a mac truck through the logical gaps.......2004-02-09

Don't read this book. It will confuse you into thinking that the world of technology is dangerous and emotionally painful, without every actually explaining to you how or why. The only reason I don't give it fewer stars is that it's real easy to read. The problem is, it doesn't actually say anything.
I'm doing my master's thesis on how technology effects human experience of meaning, and I was really looking forward to this book as a layman's thought-provoking look at the subject. By the time I was halfway through it, I was ready to bang my head against a wall. There's just no substance, no logical progression of thought-the whole thing is full of semi-neurotic, somewhat morbid emotional appeals (e.g. naming a section about video games "From Pingpong to Murder") and unsupported logical jumps. The author clearly passionately believes that using technology isn't "soul enriching," and that using it so much is driving us into the arms of numb, addictive distractions; he bases the whole book on those assumptions without ever making a case for why they're true.
High Tech, High Touch is constructed more like a repetitious epic poem of lamentation than it is any real discussion of anything. Long laundry lists of statements, both of facts and of melancholy poetic conjecture, which never build to any kind of analysis. Example, on p. 45:

"The most dangerous promise of technology is that it will make our children smarter. President Bill Clinton's 1996 State of the Union address proclaimed 'the Internet in every classroom' to be a noble goal. Access to information will not teach synthesis and analysis. School expenditures in information technology reached [a high number] in 1997, yet at the same time programs for music and the arts were defunded. [sic]" (p. 45)

That sounds pretty bad, right? Sure it does. But what does it actually say? It doesn't actually say that technology won't make children smarter, or what really does make them smarter. It doesn't explain why it's not noble to have the internet in classrooms. It implies that students don't analyze or synthesize information via the net, only access it, but it never supports or explains that idea (Online classes? Educational software? Email discussions with experts? Forums where other people are studying similar subjecs? How is net research different than library research r.e. analysis and synthesis?) It doesn't say how much, or where, the arts were defunded, and it implies that the arts are more "noble" than online networking but doesn't explain why. The entire book is like that.

This book is grounded in a concept that embodies an increasing psychological disconnect between two generations: those who grew up with networked technology, and those who didn't. The concept is: "If an event or interpersonal transaction doesn't take place in the physical world, it can't fundamentally benefit or fulfill you." This book assumes that and restates it dozens and dozens (and dozens) of times, but it never actually provides an argument for why we should believe it. To a lot of people who didn't grow up with technology, that statement is so intuitively, emotionally obvious that it doesn't need to be supported or explained. The problem is that, according to a great volume of current research being done with the "net generation," that concept is -not- intuitively obvious to -them-. They find personal significance, power, community, and existential meaning in the things they do online. These two different experiences of an emerging trend must -both- be acknowledged in any supposed assessment of technology's effects on human psychology or quality of life.
If you want to learn about what technology is doing to our minds, read Smartmobs or Growing Up Digital. If you want to learn about consumerism and overwork and meaning, read Your Money or Your Life. They'll show you more than poetry and fear.

Highly Recommended!.......2001-06-19

Megatrends author John Naisbitt's new book (co-written by daughter Nana Naisbitt and artist Douglas Philips) is a fat book of ideas that touches upon genetics, art, media violence, time sensibilities and even South Park. Unlike most futurists, the authors make judgment calls about future timelines and inclinations. However, they agree with other futurists that full immersion virtual reality is coming, although they add that it's probably not a good thing, especially for your kids. Their compelling discussion of the genetic revolution is wide-ranging and fair-handed. Their interesting take on media violence and video games seems more controversial, evidencing a distaste that echoes the genre's most hostile opponents. Their view of modern art, which touts body part art (i.e. Piss Christ and sliced cows) but ignores the computer-driven fruition of amateur filmmaking, also seems odd. You may find yourself arguing and fighting with this very stylish, well-written book, but we [...] promise you won't be bored.

Enlightening, entertaining, and fascinating.......2001-03-30

Are you a conscious consumer? Or do you passively accept every technology trend that comes your way, believing the promises you hope it delivers? This book covers several areas on how we are rapidly moving ahead with technology without much thought to the consequences it has on our humanity- whether it is violence on screens, quick health "solutions", or stressed out lifestyles with a half dozen different contact numbers.

Book Description

Nana K. is going home--for an awesome TrapNest concert! She drags Nana O. along, convinced that somehow Ren will sense his ex-flame in the audience. But life is never that easy, and Nana O. isn't sure if she even wants Ren back. As for Nana K., is she prepared for TrapNest to come down off the stage and into her life, or will her fan-girl attitude land her in a heap of trouble?

Customer Reviews:

Very good .......2007-03-09

Nana volume 5 is very good only if you have read Nana volumes 1-4. Nana volume 5 is a must to add to the collection.

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books