วันเสาร์ที่ 9 สิงหาคม พ.ศ. 2551

6 Steps to Design on a Dime

6 Steps to Design on a Dime


6 Steps to Design on a Dime

Product Description
Six easy-to-understand steps give homeowners the confidence to transform ho-hum rooms into spaces that are stylish, functional, and fun.Readers learn how to combine all six elements to create a successful decorating scheme.Follows Design on a Dime’s successful format of cost-saving, do-it-yourself techniques, and creative makeovers—all with a budget of $1,000.Includes biographies and quotes from the two original teams in Los Angeles including Lee Snijders (host and designer), Summer Baltzer, and Charles Burbridge; Kristan Cunningham (host and designer), Spencer Anderson, and Dave Sheinkopf.Customer Reviews By.....Love the show, love the bookI love the show - its my favorite decorating show. I also own the first "Design on A Dime" book. This one showcases some of the episodes. It provides creative, practical decorating advice and ideas. The book breaks down design into six steps and shows how to address these steps with examples from the show. If you enjoy the show, you'll enjoy the book!


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dream house book

วันเสาร์ที่ 19 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2551

24 - Seasons 1 - 6

24 - Seasons 1 - 6

24 - Seasons 1 - 6

Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #3498 in DVD
  • Released on: 2007-12-04
  • Aspect ratio: 1.78:1
  • Format: NTSC
  • Original language: Arabic, English, German, Korean, Russian, Serbo-Croatian, Spanish

Customer Reviews
By One of my Favorites
I first heard of this show from a family friend my parents knew, who would drop anything to watch the show on TV. So my mom and I teamed up and watched season one (more like an introduction), and this became the kind of show where you're wanting to put an axe through your tv!

Season Two: One step higher in suspense involving getting rid of an atomic bomb, and Jack sacrificing his life for his country. This really shows how Jack puts family and his country first before himself.

Season Three: Holy crap, this one killed me! An airborne virus is released into Los Angeles, killing hundreds of people, while the romance of Michelle and Tony is a major entertaining part of the season. This is one of the top seasons of the entire show!

Season Four: Sad to say, but this one didn't quite pull me as the other ones have. Though the bad guy is clever, they never really catch him, and it seems that some of the same things are repeated. But the season finale is amazingly done, and people have said, that the show could've ended here. This is somewhat true, but we would've said goodbye to classic characters so soon.

Season Five: MY FAVORITE SEASON EVER! This is a major comeback from the previous season, as Jack is forced to come out of hiding. This season just never stops giving screams and thrills no other, and Sutherland really did deserve the golden globe that year. This definitely is the season to watch if you're ever bored.

Season Six: Lots of people didn't like this one, but I really did enjoy it a lot! Again, it shows the deeper level of Jack's humanity and his desire for a normal life. I loved how some lovable characters came back, and it gets you ready for the upcoming seventh season. But lets hope that the show keeps our hopes alive, and stays immortal on FOX TV.


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วันอาทิตย์ที่ 6 กรกฎาคม พ.ศ. 2551

A Little Book of Manners

Excuse Me!: A Little Book of Manners
Product Description
"Please" and "thank you" are fun and easy to remember with Excuse Me!. Simple and repetitive, it's the perfect way to introduce those magic words that all little ones should know. From burping to breaking a sibling's toy, toddlers will love seeing these appealing babies in situations they know all about, and they'll have fun lifting the flaps to discover the right words to say-"Excuse me!" and "I'm sorry!"

Customer Reviews
My daughter and I have been reading Karen Katz books together since she was able to sit up. This is an excellent addition to our collection! My daughter is now two-and-a-half, and she just LOVES the lift-a-flaps in these books. We have been working on manners, so this book is perfect. After reading these books a few times together, my daughter is able to read it back to me from memory, and she feels so proud when she finishes a book by herself. I highly recommend this and all of the Karen Katz books!!...We LOVE this book!

วันเสาร์ที่ 28 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2551

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer
The Happiest Baby on the Block: The New Way to Calm Crying and Help Your Newborn Baby Sleep Longer

Product Description
In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parents for centuries --an automatic “off-switch” for their baby’s crying.

No wonder pediatricians across the country are praising him and thousands of Los Angeles parents, from working moms to superstars like Madonna and Pierce Brosnan, have turned to him to learn the secrets for making babies happy.

Never again will parents have to stand by helpless and frazzled while their poor baby cries and cries. Dr. Karp has found there IS a remedy for colic. “I share with parents techniques known only to the most gifted baby soothers throughout history …and I explain exactly how they work.”

In a innovative and thought-provoking reevaluation of early infancy, Dr. Karp blends modern science and ancient wisdom to prove that newborns are not fully ready for the world when they are born. Through his research and experience, he has developed four basic principles that are crucial for understanding babies as well as improving their sleep and soothing their senses:

·The Missing Fourth Trimester: as odd as it may sound, one of the main reasons babies cry is because they are born three months too soon.

·The Calming Reflex: the automatic reset switch to stop crying of any baby in the first few months of life.

·The 5 “S’s”: the simple steps (swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging and sucking) that trigger the calming reflex. For centuries, parents have tried these methods only to fail because, as with a knee reflex, the calming reflex only works when it is triggered in precisely the right way. Unlike other books that merely list these techniques Dr. Karp teaches parents exactly how to do them, to guide cranky infants to calm and easy babies to serenity in minutes…and help them sleep longer too.

·The Cuddle Cure: the perfect mix the 5 “S’s” that can soothe even the most colicky of infants.In the book, Dr. Karp also explains:What is colic?Why do most babies get much more upset in the evening?How can a parent calm a baby--in mere minutes?Can babies be spoiled?When should a parent of a crying baby call the doctor?How can a parent get their baby to sleep a few hours longer?Even the most loving moms and dads sometimes feel pushed to the breaking point by their infant’s persistent cries. Coming to the rescue, however, Dr. Karp places in the hands of parents, grandparents, and all childcare givers the tools they need to be able to calm their babies almost as easily as…turning off a light.From the Hardcover edition.

วันอาทิตย์ที่ 22 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2551

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Product Description
Kim Edwards’s stunning family drama evokes the spirit of Sue Miller and Alice Sebold, articulating every mother’s silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins, he immediately recognizes that one of them has Down Syndrome and makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and to keep her birth a secret. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own. Compulsively readable and deeply moving, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is an astonishing tale of redemptive love. BACKCOVER: “Edwards is a born novelist. . . . Rich with psychological detail and the nuances of human connection.”—Chicago Tribune

“Unfolds from an absolutely gripping premise, drawing you deeply and irrevocably into the entangled lives of two families and the devastating secret that shaped them both. I loved this riveting story.”—Sue Monk Kidd

“Anyone would be struck by the extraordinary power and sympathy of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.”—The Washington Post

“Kim Edwards has written a novel so mesmerizing that I devoured it. . . . The Memory Keeper’s Daughter has it all.”—Sena Jeter Naslund

“Kim Edwards has created a tale of regret and redemption, of honest emotion, of characters haunted by their past. This is simply a beautiful book.”—Jodi Picoult



Books

The Memory Keeper's Daughter | katz books

วันพฤหัสบดีที่ 19 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2551

Baby's Box of Fun

Baby's Box of Fun
Baby's Box of Fun: A Karen Katz Lift-the-Flap Gift Set: Where Is Baby's Belly Button; Where Is Baby's Mommy?; Toes, Ears, & Nose

Customer Reviews
BEST BOOKS EVER
My daughter LOVES these books and always gravitates towards them. They are fun to read and very interactive. I just bought several sets as gifts for new parents!!

Adorable, interactive books!
My 9-month-old loves these books! The flaps make them interactive and the illustrations are very colorful. Also, there are a variety of nationalities included. I highly recommend them (but be sure to supervise since it would be easy to bend or tear the flaps).

Favorite books
These are my 11 month old son's favorite books. He loves to participate by opening the flaps to see what is hidden behind them.

วันศุกร์ที่ 13 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2551

A Potty for Me

A Potty for Me
Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal
PreS–A pleasant and fairly innocuous addition to an already crowded field, this rhymed book with reinforced pages uses color cartoon illustrations of a child of indeterminate gender who tries, with mixed results, to use the potty. The upbeat text employs expressions like That's okay! and Yeah! I really did it! If you already own Lara Jones's I Love My Potty (Scholastic, 2002) or Harriet Ziefert's Max's Potty and Sara's Potty (both DK, 1999; o.p.), you probably have enough on the subject. But if you need a new title (and remember, there's only so much that's possible in a book of this type), this one will serve its purpose.–Jane Marino, Bronxville Public Library, NY Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

วันศุกร์ที่ 6 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2551

Daddy Hugs (Classic Board Books)

Daddy Hugs (Classic Board Books)Product Description
Daddy loves to give Baby hugs to say "I love you!"
Now Baby and Daddy can cuddle and count along with this hug-and-read book perfect for Baby's teeny, tiny hands.

Customer
Reviews

Sweet
Birthday for my Husband from our Daughter. He loved it and they both loved the time together. Good Purchase.

Good gift for babies
I like this book, but having bought it for our 2 year old, I think it's more geared toward younger babies. But, a book is a book, and can be enjoyed for many years to come. Karen Katz is excellent in the books she writes for little ones. Her books are bright, well presented, and fun to read/look at. This board book is also very strong and durable, and will probably withstand lots of drool and bite-marks


วันพุธที่ 4 มิถุนายน พ.ศ. 2551

Daddy and Me

Daddy and MeEditorial Reviews
Amazon.com
Karen Katz whips together another fun, colorful lift-the-flap adventure, in the form of a wee home-improvement project between a father and child.
Displaying the same cheerful delivery and bright artwork that Katz used in Where Is Baby's Belly Button? and Toes, Ears, and Nose!, Daddy and Me tells its tale with a simple setup and sturdy flaps to lift on each two-page spread: "I'm helping Dad make something special. First we saw the wood. Where is Daddy's saw?" Two easy-to-grab flaps open to reveal that Daddy's saw is "In the... closet." Pencils, nails, screwdrivers, and a paintbrush are likewise hiding out around the shop, and it's up to Daddy's cherubic, gender-indeterminate little helper to track them down--with some help from the reader, of course, lifting up work gloves, a tool box lid, some paint cans, and a newspaper.
We finally find out what project Daddy had planned (which also explains why a cute chestnut puppy has been helping the helper all along): "At last we are finished. We made a doghouse for Henry! But where is Henry?" Readers get to lift one more flap to find out. (Baby to preschool) --Paul Hughes

วันศุกร์ที่ 30 พฤษภาคม พ.ศ. 2551

What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception (Hardcover)

What Happened: Inside the Bush White House and Washington's Culture of Deception (Hardcover)Product Description

Scott McClellan was one of a few Bush loyalists from Texas who became part of his inner circle of trusted advisers, and remained so during one of the most challenging and contentious periods of recent history. Drawn to Bush by his commitment to compassionate conservatism and strong bipartisan leadership, McClellan served the president for more than seven years, and witnessed day-to-day exactly how the presidency veered off course.
In this refreshingly clear-eyed book, written with no agenda other than to record his experiences and insights for the benefit of history, McClellan provides unique perspective on what happened and why it happened the way it did, including the Iraq war, Hurricane Katrina, Washington's bitter partisanship, and two hotly contested presidential campaigns. He gives readers a candid look into who George W. Bush is and what he believes, and into the personalities, strengths, and liabilities of his top aides. Finally, McClellan looks to the future, exploring the lessons this presidency offers the American people as we prepare to elect a new leader.About the Author
Scott McClellan served as White House press secretary from 2003 to 2006. before that he served as the principal deputy White House press secretary and as traveling press secretary for the bush-Cheney 2000 campaign. Earlier in his career, Mr. McClellan served as deputy communications director in the Texas governor's office and campaign manager for three successful statewide campaigns. He is now a senior adviser to a global technology firm and communications strategist. Born in Austin, Texas, he now lives near Washington, D.C.