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Winner of the Charles F. Montgomery Prize of the Decorative Arts Society:A groundbreaking reference on a colonial American craft. ... Read more

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The story behind The Rolling Stones tongue Logo told in his own words. Ernie Cefalu's was the designer behind the original Rolling Stones logo which is featured on the Sticky Fingers album.

Exert: The logo that I did the finish on and that was used on all the merchandising was done by me well before the end of February of 1971. The one I did was finished black line art.I used matched PMS185 Red and White call out colors with it. The logo that John Pasche did was used on the "Sticky Finger album sleeve and back cover, and when you look at the two logos side by side, you will clearly see that they are really different. ... Read more

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"The Rolling Stones Tongue Logo"
What an unreal story! I, like most people never realized that there were two seperate tongue logos created. I had never heard of Ernie Cefalu nor was I familiar with the extraordinary cover art that he has created (and still creates) until I read this piece. I actually encountered it as I was researching Rolling Stones albums and fell upon it by pure chance.

What I found was an unbelievable story! I felt like I was transported in a time machine back in the 1970's! I had absolutely no idea how an art director/designer/illustrator worked with respect to music, identities nor of the precise relationship with a band and its eternal logo.

I read each paragraph with baited breath. I felt as though I was there witnessing history unfold. The characters and stories that he recounts are classic and remind us all of a time when life was cool... in fact, way cooler than it feels now.

When people bonded and shared creatively...even when extraordinary art (as Ernie') was so cool and coveted that it was purloined. When things could happen and did. I learned more about major album covers and packaging than I ever expected and was totally smitten with it all!

I ate up every word and detail that Erie penned. It is safe to say that I will never look at an album/CD cover the same ever again. Although Ernie worked in tandem with branding for rock stars, this story demonstrates that he too is a rock star in his own right!

Highly recommended!Chic

A Major Piece of History...
What an unreal story! I had never heard of Ernie Cefalu nor was I familiar with the extraordinary cover art that he has created (and still creates) until I read this piece. I actually encountered it as I was researching Rolling Stones albums and fell upon it by pure chance. What I found was an unbelievable story! I felt like I was transported in a time machine back in the 1970's! I had absolutely no idea how an art director/designer/illustrator worked with respect to music, identities nor of the precise relationship with a band and its eternal logo. I read each paragraph with baited breath. I felt as though I was there witnessing history unfold. The characters and stories that he recounts are classic and remind us all of a time when life was cool... in fact, way cooler than it feels now. When people bonded and shared creatively...even when extraordinary art (as Ernie') was so cool and coveted that it was purloined. When things could happen and did. I learned more about major album covers and packaging than I ever expected and was totally smitten with it all! I ate up every word and detail that Erie penned. It is safe to say that I will never look at an album/CD cover the same ever again. Although Ernie worked in tandem with branding for rock stars, this story demonstrates that he too is a rock star in his own right! HIGHly recommended! ... Read more

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Stones of Mourning Creek is a Marshall Cavendish publication.
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Stones of Mourning Creek
Purchased this book for my daughter. It's her favorite! Came quickly and in great condition! Thank you!

What happens when two girls of diffrent races in the 1960's become best friends?
The Stones of Mourning Creek is a really good book. It's about a girl in the 1960's living in Alabama. Her mom dies in a mysterious accident one night when the girl (Francie) is about 13. Francie is left with just her and her dad, who has a big drinking problem. One day Francie meets a girl named Ruthie and they become best friends. But, Ruthie is black and Francie is white and in Alabama in the 60's that was almost unheard of. As the girls become closer and closer and the community tries harder and harder to pull them apart, the mysterious death of Francie's mother begins to unfold and things are linked together like they never imagined. People they've known and trusted all their life become complete strangers. Francie also meets Ernest, a guy a little older than her who is also connected in the mystery. He contributes greatly to Francie's life.

My favorite character was Mama Rae. She is Ruthie's mom. I liked her the best because she seems like one of those people that just being in the room with them make you feel good and happy. She is funny and always has good advice. Her cooking sounds really good too.
The only part I didn't like was part of the end. It makes chills go up your back because you think, I wonder if that could actually happen to me.
The only question I have after reading the book is what happens with Earnest and Francie?
My favorite passage in the book is when the girls are at the creek:
"'I wanna go home, 'I told him. He told me to shut up and raised his hand up over his head like he was going to hit me hard. That's when I saw the angel." she(Ruthie) said.
"Do you remember what she looked like?" I(Francie) asked. She nodded her head.
"Like an angle," she said, "with red hair, like you."
You sort-of have to read the book to get that part though. The book makes you think about the 60's and it's really cool how it's all linked together, and 'it makes you laugh and it makes you cry' like they always say.

The Stones of Mourning Creek AKA The best book ever!
Wow! I just finished reading this book today.I started yesterday, but I couldn't put it down. I loved how it took place in Alabama in the 1960s.I think that that time period showed the segregation between blacks and whites.The story was magnificent and I hope Diane writes a sequel. Uhhh, it's so good! Anyways the story is written from Francie, a white girl's, point of view.It showed how hard it was to be friends with a black during the '60's.I cried a few times during this book especially during the end. I don't have time to write anymore, but if you have a question, just email me at Spangs234@hotmail.com

Enumclaw Adventure School Review
When the mother of thirteen year old Francie allegedly falls and hits her head, Francie is grief striken, and her life changes drastically. No one is home to cook her and her father dinner, no one is there to look after her father when he drinks, except her. She wishes her mother was still alive, and it is a blessing when she meets Ruthie, the girl who saved Francie's life when she was bit by a rattle snake. Ruthie and Francie become friends, but will they be able to remain close as the mystery in the past of their lives becomes more clear? Between family, rumors and neigbors, the girls no longer know who to trust. Racial division in thir town may tear apart their lives, and their friendship.

Read THE STONES OF MOURNING CREEK.
I've always liked mysteries but I'm not too fond of sappy "let's all have a good sob" novels. So when I read THE STONES OF MOURNING CREEK, I was puzzled. What was I to think of this emotional novel entwined with a mystery? It turns out the novel wasn't what I expected.

Francie is a quiet girl with brilliant red hair. Since her mother's death, Francie lives alone with her father and has few friends. It is the 1960s, when racism is rampant, but when Francie meets Ruthie, a young black girl, the two become almost inseparable. That is until the rest of Spring Gap begins to notice. As the town grows more conscious of the tight bond between the girls, people become more intent on splitting them up.

Meanwhile, new developments about the death of Francie's mom keep popping up. How did she die? Nobody is really sure about that night, and not many people want to find out. So Francie embarks on a journey --- with Ruthie, of course. The two become trapped as they try to untangle themselves from a web of lies. They find that nothing is safe and they can turn to no one in their quest for the truth.

In THE STONES OF MOURNING CREEK, Diane Les Becquets shows the reader what life in the '60s was really like. She also reveals aspects of the mother-daughter relationship. It is clear that when Francie's mother was alive, the two were almost inseparable --- much like Francie and Ruthie.

The mystery got the best of me, and I felt myself falling for the "lets all have a good sob" part, as much as I didn't want to. If you're fond of mysteries, and you don't mind sappy novels, then read THE STONES OF MOURNING CREEK. You just might like it.
--- Reviewed by Lisa Marx
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Stonemasons from the Alpine valleys of northwestern Italy shaped the architectural face of Paradise Valley in northern Nevada in the 1860s and 1870s. Drawing on their own distinctive skills, they constructed the constellation of granite and sandstone buildings that are the region's most visible landmarks. Marshall's analysis of this architectural legacy, illustrated with 229 photographs and 70 line drawings, is not only a valuable resource for scholars in vernacular architecture, folklore, and cultural geography, but also a verbal and visual treat for all who love the American West. ... Read more

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A Must-Have Book on Vernacular Architecture.
This is an insightful and unique view of a ranching community in Nevada. Howard Wright Marshall has crafted a scholarly look at the vernacular architecture created by early settlers, which included Italian stonemasons. This is a well-illustrated and indexed book that belongs on the bookshelf of anyone interested in vernacular architecture and the history of the western United States. ... Read more

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Gives the background and instructions for playing hopscotch, jacks, and a variety of games played with sticks, stones, and marbles. ... Read more

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The great poet Basho lives in the woods and shares the cherries from his cherry tree with the local foxes. But one tricky fox becomes greedy––He uses his magic to turn three river stones into gold coins, and then tricks Basho into giving up all of the cherries. When the fox returns to gloat over his victory, he discovers that Basho is content.Wiser than the fox, Basho knows that a poem inspired by the beauty of the river stones is more valuable than gold. Oki S. Han’s watercolors evoke ancient Japan in this sequel to the New York Times bestseller Basho and the Fox. ... Read more

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Basho and the River Stones
This story, Basho and the River Stones, By Tim Myers, takes place at Fuka River. One day at Fuka River there was a poet named Basho. He shared his cherry tree with foxes. It was peaceful and gorgeous at Fuka River. Then one day a young fox played a trick on the poet. All Japanese foxes have great magic and they are great at changing things and themselves. The fox transformed himself a yamabushi, a monk. Then he got three stones in the river and then turned them into gold coins. Fox walked to Basho's hut, a house. The fox knows Basho was poor, so fox used a great monk voice. Fox came and asked "I will give you coins if you sign a paper and leave the cherry tree to me." "Ok", replied Basho. "Can you put my name on the paper?," asked the fox . Then Fox left laughing to himself. The fox visited Basho again. Basho told fox that at first he was angry, then he loves the river stones. Then Basho told fox his new haiku, a poem. The fox told Basho he tricked him. "Sorry, I learned my lesson, how can I ever repay you?" cried Fox. Then Fox decided to give Basho real gold coins. Fox dug them up and returned to the hut. "Can I tear up the paper?" asked the fox. "NO, NO and NO!" yelled Basho. Fox walked to Fuka River in shame. While fox walked he saw gorgeous river stones. Fox came back to Basho. Then Basho accepted the river stones. At night Basho looked at his three new stones. At the morning Basho woke up. Then Basho stopped and looked at the table. He saw REAL gold coins and not his stones. Then Basho knew Fox tricked him. Basho went outside. Basho saw a letter from Fox on his hut. The letter said "Thank you" from Fox. Then Basho and Fox shared the cherry tree and many more things.

The theme of this book is to share and not trick people. In the beginning they shared a cherry tree with other foxes but Fox did not want to share any more. The fox tricked a poet named Basho by transforming into a monk. The fox tricked Basho by getting river stones and transforming them into gold coins. Fox told Basho that he will give him gold coins if he will sign a paper that says that he will give a cherry tree to the fox himself. Then they shared the cherry tree. Then fox learned a BIG lesson.I like the way that in the end Basho and the fox shared the cherry tree.

By Resmi

Great way to introduce Haiku to students
I read this to 3rd, 4th and 5th graders in our school library and used the book as a jumping off place for a lesson on haiku. They loved Basho's story and it was fun to watch them "get it" as they gradually understood the clever fox's tricks on the poet. I would recommend this story for 3rd and 4th graders. Although younger kids might enjoy it, I doubt they'd readily understand the twists and turns in the story.

A very thoughtful and lovely book
I have given this wondrous book to a number of friends and relatives.It is a trickster tale that is delightful, humane, and highly poetic.The artwork is lovely and vibrant.This is a book to treasure, share and read aloud to people you care about.

Like Bread into Chocolate! well, except that it's stones into gold...
This beautifully illustrated book imagines the 17th century inventor of haiku, Matsuo Basho, and his encounters with the magical foxes of Fukagawa.We first see Basho asleep under a cherry tree, surrounded by a fraternity of suspicious looking foxes clad in Hugh Hefner-esque silk kimonos.Initially, Basho and the foxes shared great "wa," or harmony.(Tim Myers deserves kudos for using the interesting and accurate Japanese words in a kids' book!)One fox, "particularly fond of cherries" wants them all, and so he uses his trickster powers to transform himself into the figure of a "'yamabushi,' a wandering monk."The fox turns three stones into gold, and enters into an exclusive rights-to-the-cherry-tree contract with the money-strapped poet.

The next day the gold reverts to the stones, but they inspire a haiku:

How many years have
These stones loved the river, not
Knowing they were poor?

Basho, ever the poet, tells the fox, "A good poem is worth more than money--and it lasts much longer."The fox admits his deception, and then seeks to make it up to him. In the process, the fox learns much about cultural attitudes towards charity, and, especially, honor. The repentant, wiser fox uses his magic again--this time to procure enough money for Basho to buy food for the long winter ahead.

Oki S. Han delivers some of the best illustrations I've seen recently; her watercolors have both power and grace (a grace found also in Myers' flowing language). We see traditional Japanese dwellings and marvelously colorful, variegated foliage. Even the ornamental designs framing the text are beautiful, sometimes staggeringly so.Han is a master of light and dark, and she uses close-ups, scene-setting panoramas, and overhead views in an incredibly beautiful display of illustrative mastery. The story has a very satisfying ending (which includes the fox writing his own haiku), and Myers' "author's note" talks about Basho, the deeper meanings of haiku (he wrote the two in the book), and his own heartfelt gratitude ("ongaesha") for Basho's inspiration.Very enthusiastically recommended!

From Tim Myers, author of "Basho and the River Stones"
One of the things I most love about stories is their ability to present us with simple truths in compelling fashion.That's part of what I tried to do with "Basho and the River Stones."Naturally, I wanted this story to entertain readers (adults and children alike).But my years as a writer and a professional storyteller have taught me that even entertainment is more successful when it carries some resonating truth.In this book, the fox is capable of selfishness and deception--he's quite "human" in that way.But when Basho's shining example is set before him, he's also capable of shame and a determination to do better.We're all like that, I suppose, to whatever degree--I can certainly see both sides of human nature in myself!So I'm uplifted and comforted at the thought that, like the fox, I can learn, grow, come to a new vision of things, deepen my values, realize what's most important--even if it takes a little trickery to set things right. After all, we have to use the gifts we were given, eh? I hope you enjoy my story!May the river stones in your life turn to gold, and the gold to river stones.Regards, Tim Myers ... Read more

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This digital document is a journal article from Journal of Environmental Radioactivity, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Bikini Island was contaminated on March 1, 1954 by the Bravo detonation (U.S. nuclear test series, Castle) at Bikini Atoll. About 90% of the estimated dose from nuclear fallout to potential island residents is from cesium-137 (^1^3^7Cs) transferred from soil to plants that are consumed by residents. Thus, radioecology research efforts have been focused on removing ^1^3^7Cs from soil and/or reducing its uptake into vegetation. Most effective was addition of potassium (K) to soil that reduces ^1^3^7Cs concentration in fruits to 3-5% of pretreatment concentrations. Initial observations indicated this low concentration continued for some time after K was last applied. Long-term studies were designed to evaluate this persistence in more detail because it is very important to provide assurance to returning populations that ^1^3^7Cs concentrations in food (and, therefore, radiation dose) will remain low for extended periods, even if K is not applied annually or biennially. Potassium applied at 300, 660, 1260, and 2070kgha^-^1 lead to a ^1^3^7Cs concentration in drinking-coconut meat that is 34, 22, 10, and about 4% of original concentration, respectively. Concentration of ^1^3^7Cs remains low 8-10y after K is last applied. An explanation for this unexpected result is discussed. ... Read more