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The way it began, and the way it is....told with a smile!

Advantages: well written, plebty of illustrations, very engaging
Disadvantages: skims some subjects a little

...If you have read a few of my reviews, you will know I have more than a passing acquaintance with comic books, and the comics industry. As well as being a comic book collector of 35 odd years (my mum regrets giving a Superman comic book to that sick-in-bed ...

FloridaDino 16.04.2013 · Read full review
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Review of Comic Books 101 - Chris Ryall

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Creative Digital Crafts

Advantages: God ideas, plenty to try, clear instructions
Disadvantages: Some materials might be hard to source

Creative Digital Crafts is subtitled Creating Crafts Using Digital Photos and Art. Unlike most books that cover digital photography, this one is packed full of ways to use your images in rather more creative ways than just sticking them in an album. If yo ...

ilaskey 08.06.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Creative Digital Crafts - Helen Bradley

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A painter's long fight for a wife

Advantages: Interesting biography of the painter and his wife
Disadvantages: Only black and white reproductions of the pictures

...At first glance it might seem a little strange, writing a ‘love story’ about somebody who is best known for his art, but Martin Gayford has made it work. This is not a cradle-to-grave biography, and in fact we do not meet John Constable in these pages un ...

JOHNV 02.06.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Constable in Love: Love, Landscape, Money and the Making of a Great Painter - Martin Gayford

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Cath Kidston Notebook

Advantages: Good quality, pretty
Disadvantages: Expensive at the RRP!

I am slightly obsessed with Cath Kidston and always have a weakness for cute notebooks (and get through alot due to Uni!) so upon discovering this Cath Kidston notebook on Amazon, I didn't hesistate in treating myself to one. The notebook is slightly bigg ...

daisyleex 30.09.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Cath Kidston Strawberry Notebook - Quadrille +

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Oh beading heck!

Advantages: Good price, lovely projects and nice pics
Disadvantages: Descriptions are confusing, obscure materials, and there are no step-by-step pics

A new book I recently had some amazon vouchers to spend and decided I would like to get a book on jewellery making to help inspire me and give me some new creative ideas. Needless to say there were hundreds of choices to trawl through, but I final ...

Calla76 02.05.2011 · Read full review
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Review of Chic and Unique Beaded Jewelry - Sarah Crosland

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