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In this 208-page book find history, timeline, stories, and artistry of original quilts that represent the ingenuity, resourcefulness, and innovation of American quiltmakers. The 24 featured projects are inspired by antique quilts from the archives of The Henry Ford and include easy to follow instructions and full-size patterns from Fons & Porter for making replicas of historic quilts. You'll also find a special section devoted to the impressive quilt collection of the internationally-known nineteenth-century quilting genius Susan McCord.
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Great patterns.......2006-08-23
A fabulous book for quilt history lovers. The stories behind these magnificent quilts and the patterns to make some as well. What more could you want! Instructions from the authors are easy to read and execute.
wonderful quilts, great instructions.......2006-03-22
this book would be worth buying for the photos of 19th century quilts alone--especially those of susan mccord. that the instructions are first rate, and full-sized patterns are included, makes it even more fantastic.
the only reason i do not give it five stars is the inclusion of instructions for so many variations of log cabin and other well documented and frequently presented designs. i would have been happier if the space had been used to present less common quilt designs. i love log cabin and many of its variations, but you can find instructions for them everywhere.
that being said, this book is still a great addition to any quilter's library.
Great new book.......2006-01-30
Having been a member of The Henry Ford for many years, I eagerly awaited this book. I was not disappointed. The photography was lovely, and the quilts chosen were beautiful, especially the section on Susan McCord's amazing quilts. I was lucky enough to see these quilts up close and although the majesty of her masterpieces is not as obvious in these photos, they do give one a great idea of how wonderful these quilts are. Many great chapters in this book including a textile timeline. Would highly recommend to anyone interested in quilt history or any fan of The Henry Ford.
Including "user friendly" instructions & full-size patterns for making replicas of these beautiful, historic, functional quilts.......2006-01-09
Fons & Porter Presents Quilts From The Henry Ford showcases 208 pages of history, stories and the artistry of original quilts that directly reflect the ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation of some of the best American quilt makers ever to practice this domestic needlecraft art. Enhanced with a time line, Fons & Porter Presents Quilts From The Henry Ford features projects which were inspired by the antique quilts archived in The Henry Ford and including "user friendly" instructions and full-size patterns for making replicas of these beautiful, historic, functional quilts. There's even a special section devoted to the impressive quilt collection of Susan McCord, an internationally renowned 19th century quilter. No personal, professional, academic, or community library quilting history reference collection can be considered comprehensive or complete without the inclusion of Fons & Porter Presents Quilts From The Henry Ford!
Including "user friendly" instructions & full-size patterns for making replicas of these beautiful, historic, functional quilts.......2006-01-09
Fons & Porter Presents Quilts From The Henry Ford showcases 208 pages of history, stories and the artistry of original quilts that directly reflect the ingenuity, resourcefulness and innovation of some of the best American quilt makers ever to practice this domestic needlecraft art. Enhanced with a time line, Fons & Porter Presents Quilts From The Henry Ford features projects which were inspired by the antique quilts archived in The Henry Ford and including "user friendly" instructions and full-size patterns for making replicas of these beautiful, historic, functional quilts. There's even a special section devoted to the impressive quilt collection of Susan McCord, an internationally renowned 19th century quilter. No personal, professional, academic, or community library quilting history reference collection can be considered comprehensive or complete without the inclusion of Fons & Porter Presents Quilts From The Henry Ford!
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What was old is new and relevant again. For many Christians today, the growing desire for a deeper faith experience is being met in the study and application of ancient worship practices. Traditions of the Ancients is filled with candidly informative looks at such themes as mysticism, praying for the gift of tears, reciting the Jesus prayer, and asking God for the gift of bereavement.
Customer Reviews:
Very fun AND inspiring.......2007-01-26
A must have. This wonderful resource includess 28 chapters with each including an ancient Christian tradition of drawing closer to the Lord. Chapters are short and can be read separately. It's great to see so many different ways and vehicles (non-wacko although some are very interesting) that can be used to further our devotional lives.
Strong story.......2006-05-06
In her new book Traditions of the Ancients: Vintage Faith Practices for the 21st Century, author Marcia Ford tells two stories. The first is a well-researched and easily understandable retelling of practices of third-century Christians. Ford chronicles ways that ancient ascetics, monks and everyday Christians attempted to bring their bodies and minds in line with the faith they professed. This includes fasting, a theology of tears, manual labor, and a host of other practical, powerful, and occasionally bizarre ways to relate to the unseen.
Woven throughout this framework is the second story, one of an evangelical Christian from the boomer generation rediscovering these ancient techniques and reviving them in the midst of twenty-first century life. It is this story that breathes life into the other and gives the reader hope the they might also learn to apply ancient disciplines to heighten awareness and focus on ethereal truth in a material world.
Ford knows her stuff. In this book, she draws on a wealth of research and experience to reach a generation of evangelicals who often lose sight of the excitement and mystery of living by faith. With a gracious and humble touch, she describes how early Christians related to a religion that was relatively young. Drawing on their disciplines, practices and experiences, she calls today's Christians to rediscover a way of devotion that many have forgotten.
Ford enters into the experience herself, openly describing her encounters with each discipline and admitting when she has not tried the practice herself. With candor and surprising insight, she gets inside each tradition, feeling her way around it, then relating it in a way that is accessible, relevant and compelling.
Reading Marcia Ford's book might threaten those comfortable with their religious experience. Others might find it entertaining or educational. Those who will benefit most, however, will be those who dive into the experience with Ford to find a connection with the often untapped riches of the Christian life. These readers might rediscover the wildly unpredictable delight of seeing a two thousand year old faith come alive to them in today's world.
Armchair Interviews says: Interesting use of ancient traditions and today's framework to tell a strong story.
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After more than a decade, Richard Ford revives Frank Bascombe, the beloved protagonist from The Sportswriter and Independence Day. Fans will be scrambling for The Lay of the Land, a novel that finds Bascombe contending with health, marital, and familial issues wake of the 2000 presidential election. We asked Richard Ford to tell us a little more about what it's like to create (and share so much time with) a character like Frank. Read his short essay below. --Daphne Durham
Richard Ford on Frank Bascombe
I never think of the characters I write as exactly people, the way some writers say they do, letting their characters "just take over and write the book;" or for that matter, in the way I want readers to think of them as people, or even as I think of characters in novels I myself read (and didn't write). In my own books I do all the writing--the characters don't. And for me to think of them as people, instead of as figures made of language, would make my characters less subject to the useful and necessary changes that occur as I grow in my own awareness about them as I make them up. Writing a character for twenty-five years and for three novels, as I have written about Frank Bascombe, has meant that Frank has, of course, become a presence in my life (and a welcome one). When I wrote Independence Day I began with the belief that Frank was pretty much the same character and presence he was in The Sportswriter. But when I went back later and read parts of The Sportswriter, I found that the sentences Frank "spoke" and that filled that second book were longer, more complex, and actually contained more nitty experience than the first book. This has also been true of The Lay of the Land: longer sentences, more experience to reconcile and transact, more words required to make lived life seem accessible. You could say that Frank had simply changed as we all do. But practically speaking--as his author--what this makes me think is that I've had to make up Frank up newly each time, and have not exactly "gone back" and "found" him--although Frank's history from the previous books has certainly needed to be kept in sight and made consistent. What is finally consistent to me about Frank is that I "hear" language I associate with him, and it is language that pleases me, with which I and he can (if I'm a good enough writer) represent life in an intelligent and hopeful and buoyant spirit a reader can make use of. --Richard Ford
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A sportswriter and a real estate agent, husband and father –Frank Bascombe has been many things to many people. His uncertain youth behind him, we follow him through three days during the autumn of 2000, when his trade as a realtor on the Jersey Shore is thriving. But as a presidential election hangs in the balance, and a postnuclear-family Thanksgiving looms before him, Frank discovers that what he terms “the Permanent Period” is fraught with unforeseen perils. An astonishing meditation on America today and filled with brilliant insights,
The Lay of the Land is a magnificent achievement from one of the most celebrated chroniclers of our time.
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grim.......2007-10-10
The Lay of the Land is an odd, wandering book--a series of adventures that don't really go anywhere. The style is sprightly, the characters good, the author's invention fertile. But it mut be the most depressing book I have ever read.
Where was the editor?.......2007-10-05
This is the most grindlingly boring book I have ever encountered. Had I not been on a very long trip and not utilizing the audio version I would not have been able to finish it. Mr. Ford deperately needs a good editor.
Sharon Chamberlain
A wonderful writer.......2007-10-02
Richard Ford's prose is first class. His descriptions evoke character and setting better than most any writer I've read. The thoughts of his protagonist remind us of similar thoughts and feelings we've had ourselves, and the characters and situations all ring true. It's a long book, and it takes some time to read, but it's the kind of book that always draws you back. In other words, a "good read."
didn't receive the book.......2007-09-29
dUE TO ERRORS IN SHIPPING, i NEVER RECEIVED THE BOOK!!! You sent it to La Quinta instead of Walnut Creek
go ahead.......2007-09-19
This is a great book. Ford knows New Jersey like the back of his hand. Be prepared to take an amazing ride with Frank.
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Vintage Readers are a perfect introduction to some of the great modern writers presented in attractive, accessible paperback editions.
“One of the country’s best writers. . . . No one looks harder at contemporary American life, sees more, or expresses it with such hushed, deliberate care.” —San Francisco Chronicle
An accomplished practitioner of the short story and the "Babe Ruth of novelists," (Washington Post Book World) Richard Ford is the first writer to receive both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award for a single book, his 1995 novel
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Also included, for the first time in book form, the memoir, “My Mother, in Memory.”
Customer Reviews:
Tempting even though I own it all.......2004-06-24
Richard Ford is my favorite writer of fiction today. Whatever else you can say about his books and stories, he tries to be honest about life, observant, gentle, respectful, and is able to show the hard realities of life, and doesn't dote too much on the sweet, the easy, or the sentimental. His books tend to be more like memories of life lived by a friend, rather than stories. He never attempts to be catchy, self aggrandizing, or entertaining, apart from telling the truths he can find in stories and novels.
I have read everything here including his great memoir of his mom. It is tempting to buy this book again just because I like it so much. I really loved Ford's Rock Springs so much that I have two copies so I don't have to take the autographed copy out of the house.
This book is an excellent introduction to Ford. Of course once you read him, you are going to need to buy everything else he has ever written. I recommend first reading Rock Springs, one of the great collections of short fiction in the English language, and Wildlife, a novella that Ford tolm me was really the culmination of what Rock Springs talked about. After that read The Sports Writer and Independence Day, two great novels about the same character.
I have been reading Ford seriously since 1985, especially in the late 1980s and early 1990s when I was writing fiction. One thing that hits me is how rereadable he is. Even as I type these worls, I am thinking of when I can get home, pull down one of my copies of Rock Springs and pack it for the trip I am going on this weekend, if I can wait that long to read it!
Best of the Vintage Readers!.......2004-03-10
I admit, of all 12 Vintage Readers, this is the one I was most adamant about--for no other reason than I'd tried reading Ford a few years ago (Independence Day...didn't care for it at all). However, this collection is a mix of small masterpieces!
"The Womanizer" might possibly be the best novella/short story I've ever read. All the pieces contain a certain amount of nervous tension with the narrator/main character to the others in their lives. The Womanizer capitalizes on this tension best and I'm convinced now that Ford is a master at creating it. It's that kind of nervousness that we get when in awkward situations and aren't sure how to boldly handle it. Remarkable.
If any piece was dry, it would have to be the selection from Independence Day. For some reason, it just doesn't sit well with me. But, that segment was only 10 pages, so, no biggie.
Check this book out if, for no other reason, for The Womanizer. It's 70 pages--so makes up a good 1/3 of the book.
Remarkable!
Ford.......2004-01-10
I've never even heard of this guy. I was at the bookstore and I started reading this edition for no reason. Immediately, he became one of my top five favorite writers. Each story I completed, I was just that more amazed. Amazed with his work and the fact I had never heard of him. I feel it's very sensitive, down-to-earth work. He is an ace at describing the outer scene while also gouging out the the inside. And it is so gouged out, that you can't help but find pieces of your own despair and failings there. Maybe the stories will mirror some similar experiences in your life. I've read writers who could do this. It's hard to find those who can do it so well. This book has introduced me to a lesser-known writer (to me at least) who is greatly capable of this craft.
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Vintage Ford Tractors are magnificent!.......2000-05-22
With Andrew Morland photographs, a collectors' bible of thehistory of one of the most famous, important & prolific makes offarm tractors in the world. Styled as The Ultimate Tribute to Ford, Fordson, Ferguson, & New Holland Tractors this big book is filled with exquisitely clear photos & copies of manuals, advertisements & brochures recreating the flavors of the decades as Robert Pripps' detailed narrative winds around the illustrations. Would be great to take with you for summer auctions...
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Uther (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 7)
Jack Whyte
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The seventh book in Jack Whyte's Camulod Chronicles, Uther is a parallel novel to The Eagle's Brood. It fills in some gaps about another major character in the Arthurian legend, Uther Pendragon, who is Merlyn's cousin and King Arthur's father.
Uther tells the tale of a young man torn between his love for his adopted Camulod and for the land of his birth, Cambria. Born to be one of the seven Chiefs of the Pendragon federation of Cambria, with the possibility of becoming its king one day, Uther goes from being a carefree boy to a seasoned leader of his people who must wage war to protect his land. Along the way, Uther loses his friendship with Merlyn and falls in love with the wife of his enemy, thereby forging a union that will lead to the birth of Arthur, King of the Britons.
Once again Whyte weaves a tale of intrigue, betrayal, love, and war in a gritty and realistic tale that continues to explore the legend of Camelot. With Uther, Whyte is at his best--he takes his time telling the story and allows his main characters to be both flawed and heroic. Fans of the Camulod Chronicles will be familiar with the inevitable ending of this book, but Uther is a worthwhile addition to the series. For those new to the series, Uther can stand alone as an entry to the story, but it might be best to start with The Skystone, where Whyte's tale truly begins. --Kathie Huddleston
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With Uther, Jack Whyte, author of the richly praised Camulod Chronicles, has given us a portrait of Uther Pendragon, Merlyn's shadow--his boyhood companion and closest friend. And the man who would sire the King of the Britons.
From the trials of boyhood to the new cloak of adult responsibility, we see Uther with fresh eyes. He will travel the length of the land, have adventures, and, through fate or tragedy, fall in love with the one woman he must not have. Uther is a compelling love story and, like the other books in the Camulod Chronicles, a version of the legend that is more realistic than anything that has been available to readers before.
Customer Reviews:
haunting.......2007-07-06
I am a medievalist with a concentration in Arthurian legend, so I'm always interested to find a new interpretation of the legend. In most versions of the tales, the character of Uther has not been developed extensively, so I was particularly fascinated by Whyte's book. It was the first of Whyte's books that I've read, and it has stayed in my mind in a haunting and bittersweet way. I feel for Whyte's characters and care about them. And I like to think that Uther had some good qualities hidden behind that tough exterior.
Uther was hard for me to put down. I must say, however, that the editing was not impressive. There were numerous mechanical errors plus a couple serious errors in names that should have been caught. Even so, it inspired me to want to read the whole Camulod series. I think I'm in for a rare treat!
Not too bad.......2007-06-07
I absolutely love the series and how they provide the legend of Arthur as a real person. In that this book provides insight into the man who becomes Arthur's father.
But I was very disappointed with the editing of this book. There are many instances of grammatical and spelling errors along with contextual errors. For me it was hard getting past all these errors and when 3-5 of them would appear on one page I came very close putting the book down altogether.
I did finish the book and once past all the errors it has a good story and fits in well with the other books in the series. It provides the missing links to The Eagles Brood and events leading up to The Saxon Shore as told by Merlyn.
Uther The missing links.......2007-01-19
For the committed Camulod readers this supplies some of the links that can easily be missed in following Merlynb and Arthur's stories. It is, as per usual, filled with action aplenty but also some delicate and well written sequences in which we trace relationships and are led to identify with the characters in a kind of 007 of the fifth century kind of way. Woth getting to fill in the gaps and complete the cycle.
Boring!.......2006-03-24
During a time when I was interested in Athurian literature, I picked this book up from the local used bookstore. The owner told me it was supposed to be a good series. I had pretty high hopes.
When I started reading it, I was disappointed at first, to discover that there was to be no magic but I decided to keep going. After all, magic isn't everything.
The writing is good, I suppose, but it just didn't hold my interest. It could also use better editing. I remember a part where Uther is is thinking or talking about his dead mother, when his mother was actually still alive.
The part that made me stop reading was after Uther rescues a woman from brigands who had just repeatedly beat and raped her. On their journey home, they stop to rest and clean up. When the woman's nakedness is exposed, Uther gets turned on and they eventually have sex...What woman, no matter how strong willed, is going to want or feel like having sex just hours after being raped and beaten? Ridiculous!
Uther unleashed........2005-09-16
I must say that when Uther was published I didn't want to read it. I felt that any side story might negatively influence my overall understanding of the book. Finally, on a very boring Saturday evening, I decided to give it a try. 3 days later I was completely amazed by this book. "Uther" is simply spellbounding. It opens a window into previously mysterious worlds of Cambria and Uther himself. The ending of the book was touching and heartbreaking. Though abrupt, it almost brought tears to my eyes. By the end all of my questions from the previous book were answered. The book is simply amazing, but so is the rest of the series. One minor problem I had was with the character of Nemo. Her actions seems to lack clear explanation. But I am prepared to believe that author's lack of more favorable definitions was due to the fact that Nemo was quite an extraordinary character, and thus her actions, viewed by her, were quite obvious and normal. Just because we feel that it is radiculous for her to do what she did, based on her reasoning, is not a good reason to critisize the book. After all, none of us can truly understand Nemo because we simply can't associate with her (thank God for that!!!).
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Behinderte in popularen Erzahlungen: Studien zur historischen u. vergleichenden Erzahlforschung (Supplement-Serie zu Fabula)
Hans-Jorg Uther
Manufacturer: de Gruyter
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Bob's Goeldfish and Uther Fish
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Deutsche Sagen.
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Wilhelm Grimm , and
Hans-Jörg Uther
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Die schönsten Kindermärchen.
Hans-Jörg Uther
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