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Great Help
Recently took the MBLEX exam and found to my surprise the book actually helped me pass the exam. The questions in the book have the same topics as the exam. I'm so glad I spent the money to review with this material it made a difference.

Review for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork
Review for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork is an excellent book to study for the NCBTMB!

I Passed!
I was looking for a book to supplement my text books and notes that I had taken for 7 months and I came across this book.After seeing all the great reviews I purchased it, and I would tell anyone who is getting ready to take the Nationals, BUY THIS BOOK!It gives you everything you need in concise style.I honestly think this book is the reason I passed the Nationals.

Good book!
It is a good book, with organized information. This book could be used not only as a review for therapeutic massage certification but as a part of your study guide during the program.

Excellent Review
This is a really good review.However, the new test have changed a bit so be aware of these changes and make sure you get an updated review book.
Thank you (and my instructors) for helping me pass this hard exam. ... Read more

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Helpful, but not handy.....
I bought this book as a start for my preparation for National Exams in Massage Therapy and Bodywork.Its well organized, obviously well written, but the big problem is.....the answers to the preparatory quizzes have to be looked up online.Any other time this wouldn't be a problem, but I study on the train and places where I don't have immediate internet access to check my scores on the quizzes.If I would have wanted an online resource, I would have just signed up for one.Hopefully in future reprints, this will be clarified in the review and I won't make the mistake of buying a book of quizzes that I can only grade when Im online.

Online resources not available yet?!?
I purchased this book in early February and, as suggested on the book, first went online to take the pre-test and assess which areas I need to review.PROBLEM IS, the online resources are not available until 2/26/2010, according to the help desk at their online resource website.BS!!The book was published 1/1/10, promising and promoting tons of online resources (the reason I bought this book), and they're not available until nearly 3 months later???And that's assuming that there will be no glitches and everything will work correctly, which I'm very apprehensive about now.What a waste of my time and money.Of course, I've already scratched off the (online access) code, which makes the book non-returnable.Maybe I should've gotten the older edition...
This is the second massage business/exam book that I've purchased that promotes that they've tons of online resources, yet there are actually NO resources available as listed.Bait & switch!!!!The other book: How to Make $100,000 a Year as a Massage Therapist by Meagan Holub. ... Read more

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A lavishly illustrated homage to one of the twentieth century's most enigmatic artists.With affection and critical respect, a celebrated art historian has gathered an unprecedented wealth of material about the shy but immensely influential artist who lived on incongruously named Utopia Parkway in Queens, New York. ... Read more

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Outstanding Early Examination of Cornell's World
Dore Ashton was the first writer to create a volume on this iconoclastic artist with his cooperation.It is not a biography nor is it a critical examination of his work.It is also not a "picture book."Instead, it is an early effort to explain the artist in the context of his world, not ours.Unusual photographs by Terry Schutte are the only extant images of Cornell "creating" his work.Images by Duane Michals are collaborative with Cornell which further serve to show the latter's varied interests and inspirations:toys in his make believe back yard, contemplation of objects incorporated into his constructed boxes, naked female photographs from a Michal's series likewise transformed into a collage.Add to this the complete text of two self-published pamphlets Cornell wrote on ballet, poems by Octavio Paz and Elizabeth Bishop motivated constructed objects, and other material Cornell used to inspire his work creates in this very early volume on the artist a book that is as unique in its perspective as the artist was in his era.
This is a reprint of what is an important, early contribution to the literature on the now much discussed American artist, Joseph Cornell.

The Poetic Object
Joseph Cornell was profoundly inspired by works of poetry, and other literature.In this beautifully written book, first published in 1974, the respected modern art historian, Dore Ashton, explores the relationship between Cornell's poetic art works and the works of poetry and literature (as well as opera, music, dance, and philosophy), which he held in such high esteem.Ashton's own astute observations are punctuated with examples of text by those authors Cornell most admired (including Gerard de Nerval, Emily Dickenson and Mary Baker Eddy), as well as by writing from Cornell himself.The result is an intimate look at the development of Cornell's thought and his unique poetic objects... much as if we were peering into his diaries or sneaking a peak into his working studio.If Cornell's work was clearly indebted to the writings of various poetic predecessors, then later poets more than reciprocate this admiration. The book ends with a special section of elegiac contributions in tribute to Cornell's art, by such esteemed poets as John Ashberry, Elizabeth Bishop, Richard Howard and Octavio Paz.Perhaps the sole flaw of this well-written book is its limited amount of reproductions of Cornell's work.There are several fine illustrations of rarely seen pieces, and a number of beautiful photographs of Cornell and his home taken by Duane Michals, but "lavishly illustrated" it is not.If you are looking for great color reproductions of Cornell's collages and boxes, look elsewhere; you will find this book quite inadequate for that purpose.If, however, you are interested in exploring the art and writings that inspired Cornell's work, this may be just the place to start.

Lavishly Illustrated?
I should have known better than to buy a book without actually holding it in my hands and giving it at least a cursory once through.One of the editorial reviews said that it was "lavishly illustrated", and that was good enough for me.There simply is not enough books with illustrations of the works of Joseph Cornell.Hence, I bought it, only to find that there's not a single color plate in the whole book.All the illustrations are B&W.Not only that, but most of the photographs of the works are not particularly well done.I admit, I haven't even looked at the text--so, call me provencial.Art books are about art.Art is colorful.In writing a review of a book, I would be ashamed to call it "lavishly illustrated" when not a single plate is in color.What, then, makes it lavish?You've got me.I'm going to bet that you're going to see a lot of used copies of this book in the near future.Frankly, if you need a fix of Joseph Cornell, buy the Prestel Post Cards of Cornell.You'll save money and actually get some idea of what his creative work was about. ... Read more

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In The Cause Millar Against Taylor, For Printing Thomson’s Seasons. To Which Are Added Explanatory Notes, And An Appendix Containing A Short State Of Literary Property. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Originally published in 1917. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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In The Cause Millar Against Taylor, For Printing Thomson's Seasons. To Which Are Added Explanatory Notes, And An Appendix Containing A Short State Of Literary Property. ... Read more

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In The Cause Millar Against Taylor, For Printing Thomson's Seasons. To Which Are Added Explanatory Notes, And An Appendix Containing A Short State Of Literary Property. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more