tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68995253804177596802024-03-13T08:10:23.292+08:00Lucy Loves Fully BookedTHE OPINIONS EXPRESSED IN LUCY'S BLOG DO NOT NECESSARILY REPRESENT THE VIEWS OF FULLY BOOKED.
WHILE EVERY EFFORT HAS BEEN MADE TO MAKE THE CONTENT OF THIS BLOG SUITABLE FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, NOT ALL BOOK TITLES OR ITEMS ARE SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN.
WITH THIS IN MIND, LUCY WILL MAKE IT A POINT TO STATE WHAT AGE GROUP THE BOOK OR ITEM IN QUESTION IS APPROPRIATE FOR. THANK YOU.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.comBlogger71125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-9559603867687317092012-02-03T12:12:00.005+08:002012-02-03T12:48:36.878+08:00Where Imagination Lives<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">had</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">always</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">wondered</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">what</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">it</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">would</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">be</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">like</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">enter</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">bookstore</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">have</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">everything</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">was</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">thinking</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">burst</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">into</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">life.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">if</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">all</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">stories</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">really</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">did</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">pop</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">out</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">pages?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">What</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">if</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Peter</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Pan</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">really</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">did</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">fly</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">off,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">away</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">from</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">words</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">that</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">conceived</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">him?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">know</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">’</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">m</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">not</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">alone</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">in</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">thinking</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">that</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">during</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">most</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">times</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">visit</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">story-laden</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">spot,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">whether</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">it</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">be</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">book</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">store,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">library,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">or</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">personal</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">room</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">reading</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">at</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">home,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">think</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">all</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">tales</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">truths</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">between</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">them.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">treasures</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">that everyone, not only bookworms appreciate.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">And</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">now,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">entering</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fully</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Booked</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">store</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">allows</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">me</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">that</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">very</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">pleasure: o</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">f</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">having</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">books</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">come</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">life,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">having</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">character</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">beside</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">me,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">watching</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">story</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">unveil</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">through</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">another</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">reality.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fully</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Booked</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Imagine</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">App</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">creates</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">an</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">augmented</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">reality</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">in</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">my</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">smartphone (and yours too!),</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">allowing</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">me</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">see</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">what</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">it</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">would</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">be</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">like</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">if</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">dragons</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">cyclopes</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">had</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">only</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">read</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">about </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><i>did</i></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> exist in our world! </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UwDkcam2EW4/TytdBlTphSI/AAAAAAAAAtE/OUIPc01cZmo/s1600/IMG_4207+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UwDkcam2EW4/TytdBlTphSI/AAAAAAAAAtE/OUIPc01cZmo/s1600/IMG_4207+small.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ldVsTOAGAhg/TytdDbKHfhI/AAAAAAAAAtM/FSySKIKguSE/s1600/IMG_4208+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ldVsTOAGAhg/TytdDbKHfhI/AAAAAAAAAtM/FSySKIKguSE/s1600/IMG_4208+small.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i> Now, the dragons dance as if they were real! </i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Here are some instructions so you can imagine, too! </span> </div><ol><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Download</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fully</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Booked</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Imagine</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">application</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">from</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iTunes</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">store</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(for</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iPad</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">2,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iPod</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Touch,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">iPhone</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">devices).</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">may</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">search</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">for</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fully</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Booked</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Imagine</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">or</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">simply</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> “</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fully</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Booked</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">” </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">in</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">App</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">store.</span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">When</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">visiting</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">a</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Fully</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Booked</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">branch,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">open</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">application,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">hold</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">it</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">against</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">book</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">covers</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">featured</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">in</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">window</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">displays</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">in-store</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">posters.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span> </div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">See the books come to life! </span> </div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">You may even snap a screenshot by holding the power button and the home button at the same time. The screenshot will appear in your camera roll. </span> </div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Share</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">experience!</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Tweet</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">us</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">your</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">photos</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">(tag</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">us:</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">@_FullyBooked,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">#fullybookedimagine)</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">or</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">post</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">them</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">on</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">our</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Facebook</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">wall.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">We</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">’</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">d</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">love</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">see</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">what</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">creative</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">screen</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">caps</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">you</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">can</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">come</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">up</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">with.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Why</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">not</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">try</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">posing</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">with</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">characters</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">that</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">come</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">life?</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span> </div></li>
</ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhhZwB0M5oM/TytdExIkZPI/AAAAAAAAAtU/PyEQIMHQCHY/s1600/IMG_4214+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ZhhZwB0M5oM/TytdExIkZPI/AAAAAAAAAtU/PyEQIMHQCHY/s1600/IMG_4214+small.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><i>What do you think the animation will be for </i>The Son of Neptune<i>? :-)</i> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">The</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">most</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">heartfelt</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">thanks</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">go</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">out</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">our</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">friends</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">at</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Bates</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Manila</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Sindikato</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Productions,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">without</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">whom</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">conception</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">creative</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">execution</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">of</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">this</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">project</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">would</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">never</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">come</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">to</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">be.</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">It</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">was</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">from</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">their</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">imagination</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">that</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">this</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">was</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">conceived,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">and</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">because</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">they</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">shared</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">it</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">with</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">me,</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">I</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">do</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">the</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">same</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">with</span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">you.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br 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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Let’s pay the favor forward. Let your own imagination live, too! </span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;">Fully Booked Imagine App also features <i>World War Z</i>,<i> The Chronicles of Narnia</i>, <i>The Hunger Games</i> and <i>The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy</i>. Special thanks to Random House, HarperCollins, and Scholastic. :-) </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-69760731181632517022012-02-01T17:13:00.007+08:002012-02-01T17:15:29.427+08:00A Teaser<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XxR3-MKT_bQ/Tyj4dp2QI-I/AAAAAAAAAs0/ylbZ9N-SLRU/s1600/What+do+you+think+of.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" height="310" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XxR3-MKT_bQ/Tyj4dp2QI-I/AAAAAAAAAs0/ylbZ9N-SLRU/s400/What+do+you+think+of.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 19px;">What do you think of when you step into a book store? Or not even a book store, but a library, or your own reading nook at home? What are the things you think of, images you see, and emotions you feel? </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">For the most part, I’m excited by the possibilities of all the stories suddenly surrounding me. What new worlds a few words create by simply being written!</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: inherit; line-height: 19px;">What do you imagine when you step into a book store? </span>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-52958607658717407872012-01-17T14:34:00.008+08:002012-01-18T16:12:30.092+08:00James Jean in Manila 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When I first realized I was going to meet James Jean, I first wondered about what to ask him. What images does he have locked up in his mind to come up with his art? Faceless fairies, engulfing waves, dripping fingers, floating figures, creatures I've never seen before, I thought, <i>how does one even think of this?</i> I expected to meet someone I couldn't understand, just as I couldn't grasp his world. Instead, I met one of the most down-to-earth, hardworking, educated, and street smart artists I've ever come to know. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UAFIcZIRp4I/TxUPce822SI/AAAAAAAAAsM/7HDymTKKW20/s1600/James+Jean+107.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-UAFIcZIRp4I/TxUPce822SI/AAAAAAAAAsM/7HDymTKKW20/s1600/James+Jean+107.jpg" /></a> </span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>Seemingly effortless: James Jean's Sketchbook Pages</i></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qywA5kdH3Q4/TxUPk1bB7nI/AAAAAAAAAsc/T6Fa1TgSx8w/s1600/James+Jean+110.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qywA5kdH3Q4/TxUPk1bB7nI/AAAAAAAAAsc/T6Fa1TgSx8w/s1600/James+Jean+110.jpg" /></a> </span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>A world inside a world: James Jean's Sketchbook Pages</i> </span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pnf9qbmGrVA/TxUPT8cUEFI/AAAAAAAAArc/wVLZQ-u9HkU/s1600/James+Jean+017.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pnf9qbmGrVA/TxUPT8cUEFI/AAAAAAAAArc/wVLZQ-u9HkU/s1600/James+Jean+017.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>James Jean explaining his work to the students to DLSU-CSB</i></span></div><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I very much enjoyed sitting in his Artist's Talks. He not only shed light upon his work and how he conceptualized them, but also how he moves forward with progressing his art. A few points that struck a chord in me when he explained them:</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When asked how he avoids repeating what he had done before, he said that it is best to develop the better part of what you've done already and translate that into something new. Just as with his work now, he translates his signature images into different objects, jewelry and scarves. </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">When asked about the effect art school had on his work, he said <i>“art school is what you put into it, not what it puts into you.”</i> He had not started out as the top of his class nor the best at his craft, but he allowed the experience to develop his skill and his taste in aesthetics, and that, in the end, set him apart in his generation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: -webkit-auto;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H0O6mcauy3o/TxUPW-8BJDI/AAAAAAAAArs/EJaP5a6J290/s1600/James+Jean+033.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-H0O6mcauy3o/TxUPW-8BJDI/AAAAAAAAArs/EJaP5a6J290/s1600/James+Jean+033.jpg" /></span></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>James Jean signs books for the students in line. </i></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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</i></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">And lastly, what I will take forever with me is what he said about goals and success. He was asked in the open forum for what his ultimate goal was in his career. <i>When did he think he was going to consider himself successful?</i> But he noted that success isn't in having a goal and achieving it (though of course, for some people, it is). For him, he achieved his success in having something he believed in, something to do everyday that he loved and thought was worthwhile, and he let that take him somewhere. <i>“The success comes from the diligence,”</i> he said. </span><br />
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</i></span></div><span style="font-family: inherit;">I can't explain what an exhilarating and inspirational three days it was: meeting students and customers who are his fans, showing his books and art to passersby, following the events, even having lunch with him! What a perfect way to begin 2012. Until now, I can't wait to experience the same kind of excitement for the rest of the year. :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">James Jean's titles, Kindling, XOXO, Fables Covers, Rift, and issues of Fables are available online at <a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/">fullybookedonline.com </a> For more about his art and work, visit <a href="http://jamesjean.com./">jamesjean.com.</a></span>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-31267821875796595352012-01-03T18:17:00.002+08:002012-01-03T18:20:21.469+08:00Two More Days!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UWBYl3TXURc/TwLSYovN8FI/AAAAAAAAApU/is0BTvsDuP4/s1600/Hounds.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="182" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-UWBYl3TXURc/TwLSYovN8FI/AAAAAAAAApU/is0BTvsDuP4/s400/Hounds.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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What goes through the mind of an artist? What floats in shapes and fills the clouds of thoughts that the rest of us do not see? What colors are combined and images brought out when he closes his eyes? Who are the creatures that burst in life and flavor and which ones are those that hide in the dark? These are things I only wonder. These are things I hope to ask.<br />
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In two days, I will meet James Jean, and hopefully find out what, in fact, goes through the mind of an artist?<br />
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Care to join me? :-)<br />
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James Jean Back in Manila, <a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/JamesJean">www.fullybookedonline.com/JamesJean</a>. <i>Rebus</i>, his latest work, is also available at <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18621">www.fullybookedonline.com</a>.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-55291791876204810262011-12-23T16:34:00.002+08:002011-12-23T16:35:48.617+08:00Christmas Wishes<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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During Christmas time, I have only one wish: that no matter where you may be -- at home with your family, at work at an industry that never sleeps, at your computer to Skype with your loved ones, at a party with all of your friends, on another side of the world all alone, at the malls rushing for gifts, anywhere -- you may feel a little bit of warmth, a little bit of joy, a little bit of a love.<br />
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Have a wonderful season, and may 2012 hold more blessings for you and your loved ones!Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-4593042932984744802011-12-14T11:38:00.004+08:002011-12-14T11:47:45.847+08:00Gift Guide 2011 Part 10: Etc., Etc., Etc...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMZkDFy6ShU/TubFNx46JnI/AAAAAAAAAoU/A8Sip8_V-jM/s1600/Misc1+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-mMZkDFy6ShU/TubFNx46JnI/AAAAAAAAAoU/A8Sip8_V-jM/s1600/Misc1+small.jpg" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Our previous gift guide entries have all focused on the different personalities of our friends and loved ones and matching the respective gift suggestions to them. What happens though, when we don't really know a lot about the person we're giving a present to? When we're shopping for our mom's errands? Our last gift guide entry will suggest some gifts that anyone, at any age or range of interest! </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KteRRszAFQY/TubFMT17LvI/AAAAAAAAAoM/TKqmnLhn03g/s1600/Misc01+small.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KteRRszAFQY/TubFMT17LvI/AAAAAAAAAoM/TKqmnLhn03g/s1600/Misc01+small.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-style-span">1. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Paper Tweet by Knock Knock, P199; 2. Elephant Notepag by RinaDesign; 3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Pochibii Small Pouch, P550; 4. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">Game Night Box Set, P1248; 5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Aesha: Kimmi Junior Phone and Bag Attachment, P295; 6. Duster & Wrist Support, P150; Wrist Support, P150; 7; </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Mental Floss: The Book: Only the Greatest Lists in the History of Listory, P720; 8. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Geometric Origami: The Art of Modular Paper Sculpture, P899.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j8nwJtX20nE/TubFQYgb6tI/AAAAAAAAAoc/oQWPEKceaMY/s1600/Misc02+SMALL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-j8nwJtX20nE/TubFQYgb6tI/AAAAAAAAAoc/oQWPEKceaMY/s1600/Misc02+SMALL.jpg" /></a></span></div>1. <span class="Apple-style-span">Jumbo Sushi Erasers, P170; 2. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Watchover Voodoo Doll Keychain, P450; 3. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Pocket Posh Christmas Sudoku 2: 100 Puzzles, P315; 4. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Don’t Alligate Me: Quote ang Quote Memo Pad, P34; 5. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">The Book of Answers, P640; 6. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Origami Page-a-Day Calendar 2012, P630.</span><br />
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</span></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-47374767932627218182011-12-09T14:38:00.002+08:002011-12-09T14:51:45.478+08:00Gift Guide 2011 Parts 8 and 9: For the Adventure Advocate and the Classics<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ERMLfSBtd6Y/TuFosFa4NWI/AAAAAAAAAns/PCv53dgILd8/s1600/Adventurer+%25281%2529+SMALL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: black;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-ERMLfSBtd6Y/TuFosFa4NWI/AAAAAAAAAns/PCv53dgILd8/s1600/Adventurer+%25281%2529+SMALL.jpg" /></span></a></div><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -0.01in;">One of our last editions of the holiday gift guide will focus on the free-spirited adventurer in all of us! This is for the wondering and full of wanderlust.<br />
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This first bunch is dedicated to all those friends and loved ones you have that are yearning to experience the funkiest kind of life, one where they've seen different places, learned of different cultures, and have accomplished different feats! </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -0.01in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">In this second bunch of gifts for the adventure advocate, we show that travel is not only a physical activity, but a hobby we can take part of in more ways than one. We can travel by taste (with Gordon Ramsey's guide to his favorite foreign cuisine and this guide to different kinds of beer in the world). We can travel by intellect with<a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19654"> this compilation of essays from the famous and learned Christopher Hichens</a>. And we can even travel</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"> by imagination, with this Paris wall calendar and New York skyline, and even </span><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19257" style="background-color: white;">this book about zombies</a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">!</span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -0.01in;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">1. <i><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19654">Arguably: Essays</a></i> by Christopher Hitchens, P640; 2. Stargazer’s Almanac 2012: Monthly Guide to the Stars and Planets, P1049; 3. 365 Bottles of Beer 2012 Desk Calendar, P585; 4. <i>Gordon’s Great Escape: Southeast Asia</i>, P1099; 5. New York: A Three Dimensional Expanding Skyline, P299; 6. Paris 2012 small calendar, P648; 7. <i><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19257">Zombie Spaceship Wasteland by Patton Oswalt</a></i>, P560; 8. Design Dada Travel Tag in Pink, P400; 9. This Journal Will Actually Change Someone’s Life 2012, P775.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -0.01in;"><br />
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We all have an extra-stylish someone in our lives: the sister whom we always borrow clothes from, the friend whose nails are always impeccably polished and ruby red, the colleague whose office items are always of the most colorful kind! The first of this week's gift guide entries will help you choose a present for them. What else can you add to their already well-curated wardrobe but a plethora of accessories to match!<br />
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During the back-to-school season, Fully Booked is known for carrying notebooks which feature Jordi Labanda's stylish girls on their covers. To match, why not contribute a laptop skin to your friend's well-designed accessories? A few notepads and planners from local stationery designers RinaDesign, Creative Prints and DayCraft will make a cute addition to their items.<br />
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We have a new release, the make-up instructional book from NARS, and an artful adaptation o<i>f <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19110">The Elves and the Shoemaker</a></i> with illustrations by the shoe designer Manolo Blahnik.<br />
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To wrap up this bunch, let me also highlight <a href="http://www.blogger.com/"><span id="goog_63980025"></span>a biography of the most iconic of classic designers, Coco Chanel</a>, Tokidoki stick-on notes, a set of Andy Warhol designed stationery, and a What to Wear notepad. A glamorous calendar can also set the tone for a sparkling 2012 ahead!<br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -0.01in;">1. Grey and Pink HelloLulu iPad Skin, P1490; 2. HelloLulu Purple Cow Camera Bag, P2890; 3. Andrea Tilk Compostitions 2012 teNeues Planner, P698; 4. Jordi Labanda Miquelrius 2012 Planner, P1299; 5. <i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_63980010">Lady </a></i><i><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19641">Gaga</a></i> by Terry Richardson, P1999; 6. Ako “Charming” Kimmidoll Mini, P385; 7. Art Nouveau 2012 teNeues Mini Planner,P448; 8. <i>Fashion Décor: New Interiors for Concept Shops</i>, P1977; 9. Jack Vettriano 2012 Mini Calendar, P378; 10. Van Gogh 3D Pen, P99; 11. Red and black Miquelrius Mini Planner, P499; 12. Dolly Mama Memo Pad with Magnet, P350; 13. KimiJunior pouch, P395. </div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-36713632898420325352011-12-02T11:13:00.000+08:002011-12-02T11:13:32.737+08:00Gift Guide 2011 Part 6: For the Fun Foodie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tTbM9780E6M/TtXX7l3_tKI/AAAAAAAAAlw/eLjOatDaXGc/s1600/Fun+Foodie+3+SMALL.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tTbM9780E6M/TtXX7l3_tKI/AAAAAAAAAlw/eLjOatDaXGc/s1600/Fun+Foodie+3+SMALL.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The Christmas season isn't complete without gastronomical delights! With all the Noche Buena celebrations, family lunches and get-togethers with friends, we are bound to need a cookbook and kitchen accessory or two in the next month. Plus, the taste craze is at an all-time high, with friends left and right trying their hand at baking and cooking their favorite treats. Here are some gift suggestions for the fun foodie in all of us! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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In this second bunch of gift suggestions, we want to highlight one of the year's latest releases: <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19060">Bake Me a Cake</a></i> by Sugarhouse proprietor Chef Ginny Roxes de Guzman. Anyone who loved that restaurant would love the tasty treats Chef Ginny teaches us how to make.<br />
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We all know that one does not have to be 12 years or younger to appreciate a good children's or young adult book. The universal themes that run across these stories -- a search for belonging, overcoming a troubled past, an awaiting adventure -- all of these are themes we feel no matter what age or time we are in our lives. For this week's gift guide, I've chosen some titles and items that anyone with a childlike heart may appreciate, anyone whose sense of wonder and thrill never left them! </div>
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For toddlers, I've chosen <i>Marty Mouse's Pop-up Book</i>, and a fresh title from Shel Silverstein, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17305">Every Thing On It</a></i>, to introduce the young one to the wonderful world of drawings leading up to <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=7171">The Giving Tree</a></i>. We also have the complete set of <i>Thomas the Engine</i> books!<br />
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For the curious kids, we have a variety to novelty items: LED 3D puzzles of world famous buildings like London's Big Ben and Italy's the Leaning Tower of Pisal puzzles inspired by storybooks (like the <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> puzzle pictured above), or inspired by art (like the Musee D'Orsay 1000-piece puzzle of Degas' painting).<br />
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1. SES Creative Denim Handbag Deco, P717; 2. <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17305">Every Thing On It: Poems and Drawings</a></i> by Shell Silverstein, P699; 3. Musee d’Orsay Museum Collection: Degas Puzzle 1000, P1300; 4. LED 3D Puzzle: World’s Great Architecture: Big Ben, P849.75; 5. SES Creative Tools + Belt, P819; 6. Sargent Art 8 Washable Window Markers, P230; 7. Stikfas Classic Alpha Male, P200; 8. <i>Thomas and Friends: My Thomas Story Library: The Complete Collection with 65 Books</i>, P8999; 9. Marty Mouse’s Pop-Up Book: The Big Eared Elephant, P447; 10. <i>Alice in Wonderland</i> Jigsaw Puzzle, P899; 11. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;">10 Fabric Paints, P100.80. </span></div>
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Here, we have more creative products like face paint and markers, as well as an SES Creative set for a 4-year-old's introduction to using scissors! We also have some build-it-yourself figurines like that of a pirate ship, and educational books about skeletons, words and numbers. </div>
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Two new releases from everyone's favorite children's authors are also the highlight of this bunch: <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19145">Mr. Men</a></i> by Roger Hargreaves, and <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17816">The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories</a></i> by Dr Seuss! </div>
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1. Sargent Art 10 Jumbo Changing Markers, P200; 2. SES Creative Airbrush Textile Designer, P799; 3. Disney Pixar 2012 Weekly Calendar, P598; 4. <i>Early Learning: Words and Numbers</i>, P452; 5. Hello Kitty 2012 small calendar, P648; 6. <i>Explore within a Pirate Ship</i>, P1054; 7. SES Creative I Learn to Use Scissors, P415; 8. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white;"><i>Disney Pixar’s Cars Grand Prix Garage: Storybook and Garage; 9. </i></span>Sargent Art 10 Bright Fabric Markers, P240; 10. <i>Amazing Dinosaur Discovery</i>, P499; 11. SES Clowny Face Paint, P519; 12. <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17816">The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories</a></i> by Dr. Seuss, P599; 13. <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19145">Mr. Men 40th Anniversary Box Set</a></i> by Roger Hargreaves, P1040. </div>
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Finally, for the young at heart and young adults at age, we recommend the best books the past year had to offer. To fulfill one's longing for adventure and mystery, we have the new releases, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18423">The Scorpio Races</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17583">Liesl & Po</a></i>, and <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17286">The Daughter of Smoke and Bone</a></i>. And to continue one's journey with already well-loved series', we have sequels <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=12083">The Throne of Fire</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17741">The Son of Neptune</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=15838">The Power of Six</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18456">Beautiful Chaos</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=15838">The Power of Six</a></i>, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=16468">Goliath</a></i>, <i>Theodore Boone: The Abduction</i>. <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18992">Inheritance</a></i> is also a highly recommended title, though not without the rest of <i>The Inheritance Cycle</i>. </div>
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For a haunted twist, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17329">Abarat: Absolute Midnight</a></i>, and my personal favorite release of the year, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=14577">Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</a></i>. </div>
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For younger readers, we have the latest from two famous book series, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17434">You Have to Stop This</a></i> and <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19229">Cabin Fever</a></i>! </div>
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Left side, from top to bottom: <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18456">Beautiful Chaos</a></i> by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17583">Liesl & Po</a></i> by Lauren Oliver, <a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=15838"><i>The Lorien Legacies: The Power of Six</i></a> by Pittacus Lore, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=14577">Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</a></i> by Random Riggs, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17434">You Have to Stop This</a></i> by Pseudonymous Bosch, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=16468">Goliath</a></i> by Scott Westerfeld, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18992">Inheritance</a></i> by Christopher Paolini. </div>
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Right side, from top to bottom: <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=12083"><span id="goog_167395298"></span>The Kane Chronicles: The Thone of Fire</a> </i>by Rick Riordan, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18423">The Scorpio Races</a></i> by Maggie Stiefvater, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19229">Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever</a> </i>by Jeff Kinney, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17286">The Daughter of Smoke and Bone</a></i> by Laini Taylor, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17907">The Death Cure</a></i> by James Dashner, <i>Theodore Boone: The Abduction</i> by John Grisham, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17741">The Heroes of Olympus: The Son of Neptune</a></i> by Rick Riordan, <i><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17329">Abarat: Absolute Midnight</a></i> by Clive Barker. </div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-62606586590571250362011-11-25T14:35:00.004+08:002011-11-25T14:41:08.974+08:00Gift Guide 2011 Parts 3 and 4: Presents Perfect for a Professional and a Sportsman's Special Something<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TY8MhUb-YAU/Ts8IfqDs-mI/AAAAAAAAAko/eO67Ym3G6aI/s1600/Business+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-TY8MhUb-YAU/Ts8IfqDs-mI/AAAAAAAAAko/eO67Ym3G6aI/s1600/Business+01.jpg" /></a></span></div><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">This week's gift guide zeroes in on all the focused and determine folk in our lives. Whether they are putting their energy into work or into play, these are the people we remember when we see a new book about an athlete or business strategist. Here are the token titles and items I think would be a great addition to their repertoire! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">First, we recommend some of our new business titles: <i>The End of Business as Usual</i> by Brian Solis, provides the point of view of running a business by letting consumers help define your brand, while <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19077"><i>You, Inc.: The Art of Selling Yourself</i></a> would be great help for the aspiring creative entrepreneur. One of the year's best sellers, <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18761"><i>Steve Jobs</i></a> by Walter Isaacson is definitely one of our recommendations, especially for those who want to build their own empire. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you'd rather give them fun tokens they can use in the office or anywhere at work, we have a sleek, red Moleskine planner, a notepad of things to accomplish by the fun folk at Knock Knock, and a large, black Moleskine planner for those with a lot on their minds! A lot more versions of the Moleskine planners are also available in the stores.</span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -0.01in;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19435"><i>Everything I Know about Business I Learned from the Grateful Dead: The Ten MostInnovative Lessons from a Long, Strange Trip</i></a> by Barry Barnes, PhD, P999; 2. Moleskine Red Weekly Notebook Diary/Planner 2012, P1290; 3.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_311844396"><i> </i></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18761"><i>Steve Jobs</i></a> by Walter Isaacson, P1275; 4. Accomplish: Knock Knock Tables More Than Just a Pad, P450; 5. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The End of Business As Usual: Rewire the Way Your Work to Succeed in the Consumer Revolution</i> by Brian Solis, P1123; 6.<span style="background-color: white;"> </span></span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Moleskine Large Weekly Diary/Planner 2012, P1999; 7. </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19077"><i>You ,Inc.: The Art of Selling Yourself</i></a> by Harry Beckwith and Christine K. Clifford, P599. </span><br />
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</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -0.01in;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cXIAPDFvq4M/Ts8IksTXnKI/AAAAAAAAAk4/dAdsgTypA28/s1600/Business+03.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-cXIAPDFvq4M/Ts8IksTXnKI/AAAAAAAAAk4/dAdsgTypA28/s1600/Business+03.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"> Another of the year's best sellers is <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17365"><i>Brandwashed</i></a> by Martin Lindstrom. We also have a new, illustrated edition of <i>The Art of War</i> for the determined businessman who returns to this title year after year. <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18778"><i>The Zappos Experience</i></a> is a new title, and one that is a must-read for anyone looking to follow in the footsteps of the online shopping powerhouse. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Fun office items are also always a treat: a set of labelled stickies to organize files, a Pro/Con stickies list when one makes business decisions, a sleek brown Moleskine mini-planner, and a desk calendar based on the best seller <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=14910"><i>Don't Sweat the Small Stuff </i></a> for anyone dealing with work stress. A pretty calendar with Edward Hopper's art can also brighten up and relax any workspace! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">1. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17365"><i>Brandwashed</i></a> by Martin Lindstrom, P760; 2. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Art of War: The New Illustrated Edition</i> by Sun Tzu, P940; 3. <i><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18778">The Zappos Experience: 5 Principles to Inspire, Engage and Wow</a>,</i> P1199; 4. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: border-box; background-image: none; background-origin: padding-box; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat; background-size: auto auto;">Moleskine Large Weekly Diary/Planner 2012, P1999; 5.</span> <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=14910"><i>Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff 2012 Day to Day Calendar</i></a>, P588; 6. Do, Note, File, Read, Send, Burn: Actions Stickies Set by Knock Knock, P650; 7. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> Pro/Con Stickies by Knock Knock, P150; 8. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Sticky Flags by Knock Knock, P299; 9. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Moleskine Brown Weekly Diary/Planner 2012, P450; 10, Edward Hopper 2012 small calendar, P648. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CdOntS57vqY/Ts8ImpwFkiI/AAAAAAAAAlA/krmThcfN16Q/s1600/Sporty+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CdOntS57vqY/Ts8ImpwFkiI/AAAAAAAAAlA/krmThcfN16Q/s1600/Sporty+01.jpg" /></a><span style="font-size: small;"></span></div><span style="font-size: small;">For more physically active friends, we have an inspired autobiography by one of the most popular athletes today: <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=16031"><i>Rafa: My Story</i></a> by tennis sensation Rafael Nadal. <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=8055"><i>The Men's Health Big Book of Exercises</i></a> (as well as other titles in this series) isn't new, but it's one that is slowly becoming a staple in our best seller list! We also have <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=9980"><i>The WWE Championship</i></a> book, and a book about water and its importance to our health. <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18972"><i>How to Watch the Olympics</i></a> is also available for the sports buff that is excited for the 2012 London event. </span><br />
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<div style="margin-bottom: 0in; margin-left: -0.01in;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=11404"><i>Water: For Health, for Healing, for Life</i></a>, P599; 2. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Golf Quips, Quotes (and of course), Jokes 2012 Page-a-Day Calendar, P585; 3. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=16031"><i>Rafa: My Story</i></a>, P1135; 4. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=8055"><i>The Men’s Health Big Book of Exercises</i></a>, P999; 5. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=9980"><i>The WWE Championship</i></a>, P640; 6. </span><span style="font-size: small;">365 Sports Facts-A-Year 2012, P585; 7. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Hoops 2012 Calendar, P720; 8. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18972"><i>How to Watch the Olympics</i></a>, P699; 9. <i>501 Must Drive Cars</i>, P699.</span></div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-26893821975358663192011-11-19T14:05:00.008+08:002011-11-19T14:22:42.610+08:00Gift Guide 2011 Part 2: For the Creative Cluster<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7c8Rk05sTxI/TscqouTmJxI/AAAAAAAAAj4/vxU-XkGF-wU/s1600/small+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7c8Rk05sTxI/TscqouTmJxI/AAAAAAAAAj4/vxU-XkGF-wU/s1600/small+01.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">For this week's gift guide entry, I've chosen to focus on the artist in everyone that screams to realize itself! I believe everyone has a creative side to them, whether it's in one's way of drawing or visualizing, or even in his or her way of coming up with ideas out of thin air. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">These gifts are for anyone you think has that side, too. Maybe a friend whose ideas always impress you needs some inspiration? Or your mom who never had time to be crafty around the house could use a tip or two from those who know best? I had such a hard time curating this list, with all the design and craft accessories in Fully Booked. This list is only really a scratch on the surface of an ocean of art-related books and items to ignite the creative flame in everyone!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HTJOf53n8HE/TscqqR9rXWI/AAAAAAAAAkA/CDPp3Ho5Edg/s1600/small+IMG_0722.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-HTJOf53n8HE/TscqqR9rXWI/AAAAAAAAAkA/CDPp3Ho5Edg/s1600/small+IMG_0722.jpg" /> </a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">For the handy-at-home, <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=6885"><i>Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts</i></a> and a silhouette-making box set would be a perfect combination of gifts. Some inspiration may also come from <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_352353620"><i>PUSH Stichery: </i></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19452"><i>30 Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched Art</i></a>, and from the planners and calendars featuring work of artists Kandisky, Matisse, among others. Who wouldn't want to be surrounded by their art all year long? We also have funny post-its from Knock Knock that spice up any working space. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Kandinsky 2012 large calendar, P1848; 2. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Hokusai 2012 small calendar, P648; 3. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19456"><i>Setting the Scene: The Art & Evolution of Animation Layout</i></a>, P2699; 4. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Will Barnet: A Book of Postcards, P299; 5. </span><span style="font-size: small;">LS Lowry 2012 teNeues Planner, P698; 6. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Henri Martisee 2012: Art & Silhouettes small calendar, P748; 7. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19454"><i>More Graphic Simplicity: Cool, Natural, Sweet, Colorful, Modern</i></a>, P3375; 8. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Someday: Mini Sticky Notes by Knock Knock, P399; 9. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19452"><i>PUSH Stitchery: 30 Artists Explore the Boundaries of Stitched Art</i></a>, P838; 10. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=6885">Martha Stewart's Encyclopedia of Crafts: An A-to-Z Guide with DetailedInstructions and Endless Inspirations</a></i>, P1375; 11. Silhouettes: The Art and Craft of Papercutting, P754; 12. Deluxe Holiday Cards from Peter Pauper Press, Inc., P675.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KeQlT2roYnU/TscqsNL8NnI/AAAAAAAAAkI/U5pLdxm3XFw/s1600/small+IMG_0732.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KeQlT2roYnU/TscqsNL8NnI/AAAAAAAAAkI/U5pLdxm3XFw/s1600/small+IMG_0732.jpg" /></a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">To my delight, I found a compilation of all the paintings found in the Louvre! A bulky, but beautiful gift for anyone with an appreciation for the art classics. We also have a few design books to inspire graphic professionals. My personal favorite is a new arrival, <i>Menagerie</i> by Sharon Montrose, for her simple, but striking animal photos. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">For the frustrated, but willing artist-at-heart, <i>Sark's New Creative Companion</i> may be a good way to help them get back on track. For the already established ones, we have quite a selection of Cretacolor artist pastels and pencils, fresh from the box for new art in the new year. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Martha Stewart's Crafts 2012 Planner, P698; 2. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Nifty Notes: Sweet Nothing by Knock Knock, P199; 3. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Typography Sketchbooks</i> by Steven Heller and Lita Talarico, P2475; 4. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Color & Collage: Origami Art</i>, P840; 5. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Picasso 2012 small calendar, P648; 6. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Cretacolor Artist Studio 12 Soft Pastels, P499; 7. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Louvre: All the Paintings</i>, P3375; 8. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Sark's New Creative Companion: Ways to Free Your Creative Spirit</i>, P599; 9. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19188"><i>Word as Image</i></a> by Ji Lee, P560; 10. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Monet 2012 small calendar, P648; 11. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Vermeer's Girl with a Pearl Earring 3D Bookmark, P80; 12. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Klimt 2012 teNeues Planner, P698; 13. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Van Gogh 3D Bookmark, P80; 14. <i>Never Use More Than Two Different Typefaces: And 50 Other Ridiculous Typography Rules</i>, P1170; 15. <i>Menagerie</i> by Sharon Montrose, P660.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NAWXQMwrSNA/Tscqt9HDJSI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/oEFmzhXLQvg/s1600/SMALL+IMG_0741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NAWXQMwrSNA/Tscqt9HDJSI/AAAAAAAAAkQ/oEFmzhXLQvg/s1600/SMALL+IMG_0741.jpg" /></a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">New stock of <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=5066"><i>The Marvel Encyclopedia</i></a> has just arrived, perfect for the comic book lover brother you might have! <i>The Disposable Skateboard Bible</i> and <i>Realities</i> by Ronald Ventura might also make a good gift for him. A Bansky 2012 Calendar for any street art fan will be a jem for the new year. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">We have Letraset markets for those who not only appreciate, but draw their own work. Dan Roam's <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18896"><i>Blah Blah Blah: What to Do When Words Don't Work</i></a> and <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=9988"><i>Keep Calm and Carry On</i></a> are also my recommendations for the quirky gifts, while some difficult origami may also be a good exercise for them. A nice, sleek, Miquelrius 2012 planner is also available, for the minimalist artist! </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=5066"><i>The Marvel Encyclopedia: Updated and Expanded</i></a>, P1680; 2. Banksy 2012 small calendar, P698; 3. Ryan McGinnes 2012 small calendar, P698; 4. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>Realities</i> by Ronald Ventura, P2450; 5. Letraset ProMarker Comic Art 2, P799; 6. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18896"><i>Blah Blah Blah: What to Do When Words Don't Work</i></a>, P1120; 7. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Book & Paper Deluxe Origami Set, P950; 8. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Disposable Skateboard Book</i>, P2299; 9. <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=9988"><i>Keep Calm and Carry On</i></a>, P360; 10. Miquelrius 2012 Gray Planner, P450.</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GN-NCjVM9QA/TscqwNfNffI/AAAAAAAAAkY/dxmf_kU4e5k/s1600/small+IMG_0743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GN-NCjVM9QA/TscqwNfNffI/AAAAAAAAAkY/dxmf_kU4e5k/s1600/small+IMG_0743.jpg" /></a></span></div></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"> We have restocked our shelves with the <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=13370"><i>Transformers Vault</i></a> for fanatics who would prize the compilation. A book about the evolution of stickers into art would also be a funky addition to any shelf! A cute Spider-Man gift card set I found had to be in this roster, as well as a large-sized Miquelrius notebook with a cool scribble design. For more serious artists, we have a 24-color set of Tria markers, and more Letraset markers for inking. </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Funny post-its from Knock Knock, a Banksy 2012 planner, and <i>The Book of Holiday Awesome</i> wrap up this pile of artsy books for artists! </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art, P1575; 2 and 3. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=13370"><i>Transformers Vault: The Complete Transformers Universe</i></a>, P1450; </span><span style="font-size: small;">4. Tria Manga and Comic 24 Marker Collection + Wallet, P3599; 5. Miquelrius Large Notebook, P550; 6. Bansky 2012 teNeues Planner, P698; 7. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Status Update: Keep it Simple Stickies by Knock Knock, P150; 8. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Book of Holiday Awesome</i>, P799; 9. Letraset Blending Set Muted, P999; 10. The Amazing Spiderman: 20 Assorted Notecards and Envelopes, P628.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: inherit; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CdrTmlPh9nM/Tscqxy1EAGI/AAAAAAAAAkg/hzI1nOKK-TQ/s1600/small+IMG_0752.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CdrTmlPh9nM/Tscqxy1EAGI/AAAAAAAAAkg/hzI1nOKK-TQ/s1600/small+IMG_0752.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Our last group for the creative cluster includes movie art books from <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=13403"><i>Kung Fu Panda 2</i></a>, <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=8972"><i>Toy Story 3 </i></a>and my personal favorite from the bunch, <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=13400"><i>Up</i></a>! Take any animator friend you might have behind the scenes of the best Hollywood studios with <i>The Art of Pixar</i>. We also have <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19442">the 75-year compilation of the best of Life magazine</a>, and a planner with cartoons from <i>The New Yorker</i>. These cute tote bags with Bob Dylan and Woody Allen would also be perfect for the movie maven in everyone! </span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: small;">1. Letraset ProMarker Skin Tones, P430; 2.<a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_352353703"><i> </i></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19442"><i>Life: 75 Years: The Very Best of Life</i></a>, P149; 3. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Bob Dylan Tote Bag, P499; 4. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=8972"><i>The Art of Toy Story 3</i></a>, P1799; 5. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i>The Art of Pixar: The Complete Colorscripts and Select Art from 25 Years of Animation</i>, P2250; 6. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=19155"><i>Leonard Maltin's 2012 Movie Guide</i></a>, P399; 7. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Woody Allen Tote Bag, P499; 8. </span><span style="font-size: small;">Cartoons from <i>The New Yorker</i> 2012 Calendar, P588; 9. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=13403"><i>The Art of Kung Fu Panda 2</i></a>, P1798; 10. </span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><a href="http://www.blogger.com/">The Art of Up</a></i>, P1799; 11. Letraset ProMarker Brights, P399.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">This gift guide implies all products are available as of Saturday, November 19, 2011. Please call 8587000 or email me at lucy@fullybookedonline.com for inquiries. You may also visit www.fullybookedonline.com for more book details. </span></span></div><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"></span></span>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-68161615656943475982011-11-16T19:36:00.004+08:002011-11-16T19:47:25.300+08:00Santa's Many FacesWe just finished setting up the windows and in-store displays for all the Metro Manila stores (nationwide very soon!), and all I can see when I walk around the store is Santa! Take a look at a few of my favorite ones in our different branches:<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_MYOdnTdJrE/TsOaVZaNjYI/AAAAAAAAAiY/VrfcYiOUb0c/s1600/IMG_1177.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_MYOdnTdJrE/TsOaVZaNjYI/AAAAAAAAAiY/VrfcYiOUb0c/s1600/IMG_1177.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Pixel Santa stays with the artist and musicians in the 4th floor of the Fort branch. </div><br />
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(Spotted in the background: The faceless Santas, perfect for picture-taking!) </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LyJBHgaw1lA/TsOaZ8z-TRI/AAAAAAAAAiw/6wRRHl9TrT4/s1600/IMG_1181.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LyJBHgaw1lA/TsOaZ8z-TRI/AAAAAAAAAiw/6wRRHl9TrT4/s1600/IMG_1181.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Graphic-Tee Santa and Classic Santa welcome customers at the 3rd floor, </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O1zAyOhgpfM/TsOacuLoKII/AAAAAAAAAjA/1DWeMjZLC9M/s1600/IMG_1183.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-O1zAyOhgpfM/TsOacuLoKII/AAAAAAAAAjA/1DWeMjZLC9M/s1600/IMG_1183.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Wish List Santa watches over kids in the 2nd floor, and makes his list of who was naughty or nice this year! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f67j1aQY_VQ/TsOaeB6zBhI/AAAAAAAAAjI/c1NZMjSzB8I/s1600/IMG_1184.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-f67j1aQY_VQ/TsOaeB6zBhI/AAAAAAAAAjI/c1NZMjSzB8I/s1600/IMG_1184.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Scribble Santa is also right where the young ones are!</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wACFTwuM0No/TsOafe3Pd3I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/J0MvXP57yKM/s1600/IMG_1186.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-wACFTwuM0No/TsOafe3Pd3I/AAAAAAAAAjQ/J0MvXP57yKM/s1600/IMG_1186.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Snooty Santa stays right by the calendars and planners! </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Za1zCV-WVpI/TsOag0kFEMI/AAAAAAAAAjY/dLBYGvUoqKc/s1600/IMG_1191.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Za1zCV-WVpI/TsOag0kFEMI/AAAAAAAAAjY/dLBYGvUoqKc/s1600/IMG_1191.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Superman Santa is everywhere -- here he's pictured in our Trinoma branch! </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iaw-lFVHzI0/TsOakq8cb1I/AAAAAAAAAjo/HkI-zbg9NC0/s1600/IMG_1212.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Iaw-lFVHzI0/TsOakq8cb1I/AAAAAAAAAjo/HkI-zbg9NC0/s1600/IMG_1212.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Round Santa, Brown-Beard Santa and the tiny Robot Santa are all fixtures that greet you as you walk down to the Fort Basement!</div><br />
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And almost everyone gathers to greet passers-by a happy holiday season as they walk by our stores!</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Which one is your favorite Santa? Which one is your favorite from the ones not featured in this entry? :-) I would love to hear about which ones you like, and see your pictures from our faceless Santas! :-)</div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-42306543303041970112011-11-13T22:41:00.001+08:002011-11-14T19:24:01.964+08:00Gift Guide 2011 Part 1: Book Tower Edition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">It's no secret that I spend endless hours in my week walking around Fully Booked. For the first edition of my holiday gift guide this year, I decided to focus on something that everyone would be able to easily find in our store: book towers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Ever since I started hanging around here, I always noticed how creative the staff is in presenting the books. I think they have a lot of fun when we get a lot of stock of a particular title, making different patterns with the spine side and page side. I, for one, love noticing how the book towers evolve as the stock lessens each week. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So here, as the first part of many, I present the most easily found titles and for whom I think they would make appropriate gifts. Let the holiday shopping hoopla begin! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The atrium of the Fort branch is always the perfect place to find a book tower -- whether very tall from the floor, or very simple from just a table. Here, we see the different tables dedicated to the Childrens section, with <i><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=7983">The Graveyard Book</a></i>, <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=15850"><i>Envy</i></a>, <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=14577"><i>Ms. Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children</i></a>, <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=6220"><i>Beastly</i></a>, <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=11171"><i>Torment</i></a>, and <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=7860"><i>Zombies vs. Unicorns</i></a> in plain sight! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<b>For the Collector:</b> I always find myself staring at special editions of titles, wanting to add them to my shelf, but never willing to spend as much as they cost to actually own them. After all, they're like a nice bonus: a story you already know, but you would also love to browse through the pages of illustrations and symbols and maps that are related to it. This special illustrated edition of <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=8294"><i>The Lost Symbol</i></a> by Dan Brown would be the perfect holiday gift for a loved one who you know loves mystery and adventure fiction and would enjoy the story and images this particular printing of the book offers. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>For the Fantastical Feel:</b><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=14065"><i> A Song of Ice and Fire</i></a> by George R. R. Martin has been a best seller for almost the entire year, mainly because of the release of its television counterpart. We always try to have a lot of stock of the book (and always run out, still!), and now, we also have multiple copies of the UK edition box set. Take a friend into the world of dragons and direwolves and have them experience a real winter this Christmas! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CFJk8Ub1KV8/Tr-8aehs7lI/AAAAAAAAAgo/TVEA9Rxz4ic/s1600/IMG_0674.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div><br />
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<b>For the Fiction Fanatic: </b>I remember when this book tower was as tall as me! Hahahaha! :-) Now, a few inches are all that is left of the mass market edition of Jonathan Franzen's <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=15842"><i>Freedom</i></a>. Only a few more copies left for the book-loving friend you have! <br />
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<b>For the Fiction Fanatic:</b> <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=12119"><i>A Moment in the Sun</i></a> by John Sayles was also another book that had an intricate display before now consolidated into a mini-tower. Take a friend through the turn of the century, from World War and from different points of view of Americans, Europeans and fellow Filipinos. Were you able to catch <i>Amigo</i>, John Sayles' film, this year? <br />
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Haruki Murakami's <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18748"><i>1Q84</i></a> is another of this year's hot topics in literature. For any Murakami fan that you know (if they hadn't already grabbed a copy of this), this double-cover hardbound printing of the book would be a great gift. <br />
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<b>For the Motion Picture Maven:</b> Two book titles with movie adaptations and a lot of stock in our stores: <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17397"><i>World War Z</i></a> by Max Brooks is a fun first person narration of a zombie apocalypse (whose movie version will star Brad Pitt), while <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=18103"><i>Drive</i></a> by James Sallis is a sullen story of a stunt driver turned dark knight, whose film counterpart is played with so much charm by Ryan Gosling. Both short, easy reads for the film fanatic getting ready to watch the cinema release! <i>Drive</i> is actually in theaters now! <br />
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</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>For the Business-Minded Buddy:</b> <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=6241"><i>The 4-Hour Workweek</i></a> sounds like a dream to anyone who works (at least) nine hours a day. But thankfully, here is a way to achieve that stability in one's career. For the business-minded buddy who always knew there is so much in life to work towards, this would be the perfect present to plan his future! </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-RqhD6UdjEMw/Tr-8O9wWwZI/AAAAAAAAAfg/XmvpIcCv95s/s1600/IMG_0652.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<b>For the Business-Minded Buddy:</b> Robert Kiyosaki has been a large player in the business book market since <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=11518"><i>Rich Dad, Poor Dad</i></a>. In<i> <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=16252">Unfair Advantage</a></i>, he talks about getting on top in the financial world, and being able to reach the same success as those with experience and education in banking have. <br />
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<b>For the Curious Cat:</b> <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=6180"><i>Freakonomics</i></a> has been around for maybe five or so years now, and it is always a mainstay in our list of top 20 business books! This pile was one of those that was as tall as me as well, and here, it now lies beside one of the shelves in our third floor. Perfect for the curious cat in all of us! <br />
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<b>For the Music and Media Lover:</b> <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=14796">Steven Tyler's all-access</a> pass to his mind, misadventures and musings would be a great holiday addition to one's bookshelf, especially for rock fans and Aerosmith fans. Parked right beside the hilarious <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17334"><i>My Book Wook 2</i></a> by Russell Brand, these two would make a great pairing for holiday gifts! <br />
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<b>For the Music and Media Lover:</b> Two of music's most mysterious figures, Lady Gaga and Keith Richards, and their books! Give your <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=8351">Lady Gaga</a> loving friend a dose of the inner-workings of her mind, or let the rock and roll fan have his share of the Rolling Stones' debauchery in <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=15929"><i>Life</i></a> by Keith Richards. The legendary guitarist pens his own story, and even wins a GQ Writer of the Year recognition for his effort. <br />
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Stay tuned for more of holiday gift items available at Fully Booked <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/">fullybookedonline.com</a>!<br />
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;">The titles and book towers featured in this entry are all available as of Sunday, November 13, 2011. Please call 8587000 or e-mail me at lucy@fullybookedonline.com to reserve or request a transfer to your branch of choice. </span>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-62987880037457251052011-11-03T19:42:00.001+08:002011-11-03T19:42:39.886+08:00A Cool Thing on a Thursday<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jkdmv5y1yXM/TrJ8pfyNOXI/AAAAAAAAAeo/NaujiPLdcGs/s1600/IMG_0574.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Jkdmv5y1yXM/TrJ8pfyNOXI/AAAAAAAAAeo/NaujiPLdcGs/s1600/IMG_0574.JPG" /></a></div><br />
With the crazy season of Christmas coming up, I find myself walking through Fully Booked more and more. This time though, I look for gadgets and gift options rather than titles to browse through. Today, I found a cute Lego-themed planner. Its rubber covers have the texture of the early childhood toy, but it's also soft and light enough to carry around everyday. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">With weekly and monthly views to match! Lovely. </div><br />
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Do I have to give it as a present? Can I keep it instead? :-)Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-78110259994230609442011-10-25T15:04:00.000+08:002011-10-26T15:11:28.973+08:00BOOK PEEK: Modernist Cuisine<div style="font-family: inherit;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a3P0hM9s4xI/TqevLY47HLI/AAAAAAAAAYo/t9SqlPHCSYQ/s1600/MC+0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-a3P0hM9s4xI/TqevLY47HLI/AAAAAAAAAYo/t9SqlPHCSYQ/s1600/MC+0.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;">Breathtaking photography, scientifically-refined cooking tips, and a compilation of the best plated dishes make up the five hefty volumes of <i>Modernist Cuisine</i>. Hailed as the most important cookbook of its contemporaries, this 2,500 page masterpiece is a work of art in itself, having been written and researched on with the utmost care, much like a scientist with his inventions. Rightly so, as its principal author, Dr. Nathan Myhrvold is the former Microsoft Chief Technology Officer and founder of Intellectual Ventures. </div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;">Unsatisfied with the information he needed to find about “sous vide,” a French cooking technique, Myhrvold took it upon himself to research and contribute the steps in making his desired meal. In his retirement, he took a serious interest in culinary arts and participated in online cooking forums. Soon, upon suggestion and prodding from his readers, he decided to make his contribution to the culinary world official by penning a cookbook himself. </div> <br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;">Dr. Myhrvold literally cuts to the core of every meal he teaches us to prepare, by showing us exactly how to lay out ingredients, and portraying all the ingredients in such a vivid manner. The photography is undeniably one of the highlights of the book, while his background as a scientist molded the very unique approach he took in compiling cooking tips and techniques to share. With its images and content at top quality, <i>Modernist Cuisine</i> is a cookbook that both professional chefs and home-cooking mavens will appreciate and learn from. </div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;">Learn more about <i>Modernist Cuisine</i> by visiting their blog: <span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://modernistcuisine.com/">http://modernistcuisine.com/</a></u></span></span>, and their YouTube channel: <span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"><u><a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/ModernistCuisine">http://www.youtube.com/user/ModernistCuisine</a></u></span></span>. Photos in this entry are from the official book blog and the blog of Dr. Myrhvold's old colleagues, Bill Gates: <a href="http://www.thegatesnotes.com/Personal/Modernist-Cuisine-Photo-Gallery.">TheGatesNotes<span style="color: navy;">.com.</span></a><span style="color: navy;"><span lang="zxx"></span></span> </div><div style="font-family: inherit; margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
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Moleskine ventures into new projects with classic labels, this time with one of my all-time favorite franchises, Star Wars. Now, they've released collections with Peanuts and Pac-Man designs as well, leaving fans everywhere looking for this notebook, with its style both sleek and youthful at the same time. I want to buy everything! Haha!<br />
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Star Wars Moleskine notebooks are available in all Fully Booked branches nationwide (Davao will receive their shipment SOON!). The Pac-Man collection is available in the Fort, Greenhills, Rockwell and Katipunan, while the Peanuts collection can be found in the Fort, Greenhills, Katipunan, Rockwell, Cebu, Eastwood and Greenbelt 5.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-91199177533854455902011-10-14T15:54:00.001+08:002011-10-14T15:59:54.736+08:00BOOK PICK + GIVEAWAY: Some Thoughts on The Son of Neptune<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">I will try to write the first part of this entry without any spoilers for <i>The Son of Neptune</i>. </span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">When I first read the <i>Percy Jackson and the Olympians </i>series, I read all five books in one week. It wasn’t because I was so hooked; I just felt I had to catch up with the rest of the world, especially with the release of <i>The Lost Hero</i>, and just recently,<i> The Son of Neptune. </i></span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">Reading a series that fast doesn’t allow a reader to become a fan right away. Don’t get me wrong, I love the series now, having read until <i>The Son of Neptune</i>. But upon a first reading, I looked at facts and events rather than characters and motives. It was only when I reached <i>The Last Olympian</i>, when the final battle and ultimate conflict was about to be faced, that I actually stopped and thought about Percy having grown up so much since first meeting him, Luke having become so desperate since my first impression of him, and Kronos having built a real physical presence around himself since his haunting shadow in<i> The Lightning Thief</i>. The flashbacks in that book also helped in growing emotionally close to the characters, especially to Luke, Thalia and Annabeth. I’m such a sucker for flashbacks, I really am. </span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">It’s funny; just as in Harry Potter we find a huge chunk of the story is about Dumbledore, here we find that in <i>Percy Jackson and the Olympians</i>, much of the events had transpired because of Luke Castellan. </span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">By the end of the series, I didn’t know whether or not to believe Luke was still a hero inside (though the series does angle it towards his redemption), but I was left wishing I had read a little more slowly and perhaps gotten to know him a little more. </span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">Thankfully, with the <i>Heroes of Olympus</i> series, we don’t have to say good-bye to everyone we grew to love before. And to continue the story with fans of the series, I am giving away: </span></span></span> </div><ol><li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">One hardbound copy of <i>The Son of Neptune</i> </span></span></span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">One hardbound copy of <i>The Son of Neptune</i> </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">with a Rick Riordan signed Percy Jackson and the Olympians book plate</span></span></span></div></li>
<li><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">One hardbound copy of <i>The Son of Neptune</i> </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">with a Rick Riordan signed Heroes of Olympus book plate </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">Simply e-mail your full name, and contact number to </span></span></span><a href="mailto:lucyscontests@fullybookedonline.com"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">lucyscontests@fullybookedonline.com</span></span></a><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">, with the subject <b>I CAN'T WAIT TO READ SON OF NEPTUNE!</b> You have until 12:00 nn on Monday, October 17, 2011 to e-mail your entries, and the winners will be chosen via Random.org. Only one entry per person will be counted. :-)</span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">This giveaway is open to Metro Manila, Philippines residents only, as all winning books and book plates will be claimed at the Fully Booked Bonifacio High Street branch. Entries with incomplete or wrong information indicated will not be qualified for the contest, and requests for pick up in other branches will not be entertained. Please be patient with me as this is one of my first giveaways in a long time, and I would like to see how it goes before opening more giveaways to other areas there are Fully Booked branches in! </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);"> Hope you guys understand!!</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">Now for the <i>real</i> reason for this entry: some thoughts on <i>The Son of Neptune</i>. (Spoilers after this cut, so don't read the rest if you haven't finished the book!)</span></span></span></div><a name='more'></a><br />
<div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">Overall, I really appreciate how much bigger the world of demigods becomes in <i>The Son of Neptune.</i> We get a glimpse of other ones existing in the world in <i>The Lost Hero</i>, with Jason hinting he may have been part of a different camp. Here, we meet that camp, and not only see how they had been living and surviving in the modern times, but we also realize how different Camp Jupiter is from Camp Half-Blood. Aside from being larger in population, the Roman settlement is far more advanced in their government, in protecting themselves, and in building an entire community that demigods can raise families in rather than just spending a short summer in. </span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">(Aside: I remember having a debate with my friend once, about how he couldn’t grasp the world of Harry Potter because it seemed so small. He felt that of all the wizarding places in the world, how could the end of the secret of magic remain in the hands of one boy in a boarding school in Scotland? I suppose if I had him read this series, he wouldn’t have a problem with how the fate of the world would depend on Percy and his friends. Haha!) </span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">The world also becomes wider with all the belief systems included in the series. With Greek, Roman, ancestral Chinese and even Native American counterparts discussed, Rick Riordan marries different spiritual and supernatural beliefs popularly recognized today. Somehow, he has made all the connections make sense, at least to me, and has made the common threads that tie humanity together even more apparent. </span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">With all these new characters introducing new aspects of mythology, it was also very comforting to find our friend Percy again, after his being so mysteriously absent in <i>The Lost Hero</i>. I remember being a bit sad after reading <i>The Last Olympian </i>because I thought I wouldn’t be with the same characters after that. I was thrilled reading bits of Camp Half-Blood and Annabeth’s quest in the previous book, but I was really happy to find Percy again here. His memory loss had an even bigger impact than Jason’s since we know Percy so well. We know exactly what he’s trying to remember (except perhaps his immediate past). We know who Annabeth is and what their relationship had begun from. We know who tries to communicate with him in his sleep. We know the monsters and creatures he came across before, and we know why he knows how to deal with them now. It’s really amazing how such a simple choice of which character loses his memory pulls heartstrings in readers, especially in me! </span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">Another adventure with another hero concludes, and we audiences are left with the wait for another title. I think I can speak for everyone who has finished <i>The Son of Neptune</i> when I say that just as in <i>The Lost Hero</i>, I was in utter disbelief upon turning the last page, and finding a glossary of gods and goddesses instead of the next chapter. How long do we have to wait for <i>The Mark of Athena</i>, again?! </span></span></span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);">What did you guys think of <i>The Son on Neptune</i>? Did you like it? What didn't you like about it? How did it compare to <i>The Lost Hero</i>? What are the other insights you realized from reading it? </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);"> I would love to hear your thoughts on the series! </span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Wingdings,serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);"></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% rgb(255, 255, 255);"> </span></span></span> </div>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-9719647685435865692011-10-07T17:51:00.001+08:002011-10-07T17:55:07.262+08:00BOOK PEEK: George Harrison: Living in a Material WorldI don't think anyone can ever say they are too young for The Beatles. Even for someone like me, who didn't live during the pinnacle of their fame, The Beatles will always be a monument of rock music, a quartet of musicians that meshed so well musically. <br />
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Just a few days ago, Martin Scorsese's documentary on the life of the late George Harrison, <i>Living in a Material World</i> debuted on HBO in the UK and the US, and that was just about the time I spotted two books about the band, on the fourth floor of our Fort branch: <i>John, Paul, George, Ringo & Me</i> by Tony Barrow, and <i>George Harrison: Living in a Material World</i>.<br />
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The first title, penned by the band's former Press Officer, is a retelling of how the author knew the Beatles the best, and how the four boys from Liverpool lived during their most famous days. I haven't been able to browse through it so much yet, but I've already taken so much time today just looking through the second book! Edited and curated by Harrison's widow, Olivia Harrison, <i>George Harrison: Living in a Material World</i> compiles the quiet Beatle's most reflective quotes, most personal moments and most memorable relationships as told by the people who knew him best. Here is a book peek into the 400-page coffee table book that I can't seem to stop looking through over and over again: <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p_oD7weOmM4/To61EQcfCnI/AAAAAAAAAXE/6rnJLJG8IGw/s1600/IMG_0246.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p_oD7weOmM4/To61EQcfCnI/AAAAAAAAAXE/6rnJLJG8IGw/s1600/IMG_0246.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A billboard for one of his solo albums with the same title as the book and documentary. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C0yN2syuSDQ/To61FaPufeI/AAAAAAAAAXM/EDiIzDDdCDk/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-C0yN2syuSDQ/To61FaPufeI/AAAAAAAAAXM/EDiIzDDdCDk/s1600/IMG_0248.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> A memory written on a folded napkin: With many old letters and scanned tickets from his concerts, <i>Living in a Material World</i> documents Harrison's life in such poignant detail. </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LIZ_UyYcFEM/To61F3OaY0I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/KqnSh39agHI/s1600/IMG_0249.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LIZ_UyYcFEM/To61F3OaY0I/AAAAAAAAAXQ/KqnSh39agHI/s1600/IMG_0249.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lastly, the most interesting part of the book: that it contains Harrison's personal photographs, those that he took to record his life, those that others took with his camera. Here, he is with Eric Clapton in a garden, in what looks to be a legendary moment lost in time. </div><br />
I leave you now with the trailer for the documentary, and wait and pray that HBO Philippines shows it as well!<br />
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<a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17736"><i>George Harrison: Living in a Material World</i> by Olivia Harrison</a>, is available at P1899 in select Fully Booked branches. <i><a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17603">John, Paul, George, Ringo & Me</a> </i>by Tony Barrow is also available at P1099. Check <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/productdetails.asp?id=17736">www.fullybookedonline.com</a> for more details.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-8482846739066374812011-10-06T18:03:00.007+08:002011-10-07T19:34:34.667+08:00Severus Snape, a Great TeacherDisclaimer: Though I can't imagine this as a real warning to anyone, I must mention that you should not read the following entry if you have not yet finished the entire Harry Potter series, or if you care about important and life-changing plot points in the series being spoiled for you. :-) <br />
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To remember World Teachers' Day on Facebook and Twitter, I asked "Who is your favorite literary student-mentor duo?" Though I came across many characters from young adult literature (<i>Percy Jackson, Harry Potter, The Perks of Being a Wallflower</i>, etc.), what intrigued me most was a response with the tandem of Harry Potter and Professor Snape. The pairing was most unlikely to me, due to the fact that they disdained each other almost until the very end of Snape's life, and they had no real student-mentor interaction that proved to be productive for Harry (except the failed stint when Snape was to teach Occlumency). However, upon reflection, Harry must have learned lessons from Snape that he had not encountered from any of the many mentors he had growing up.<br />
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Though Snape did not directly teach Harry what a hero wanted to know and learn in his teenage years, Snape did protect him and in the end, save his life. Despite the complicated past Snape had with Harry's parents, he knew that Lily Potter, whom he loved and cherished was more important a memory to uphold than all the pride he wanted to keep. Harry would never forget Snape, and we know that through his children, how he named one of them, and what he told them about Snape. Harry will always carry Snape's memory, and how he was saved by the man he would have never pegged to even care about him. That is, undoubtedly, a sign of a great teacher: one that leaves students with an impression that they will never forget, no matter how painful the road going there must have been, and no matter how deep the battle scars are from that fight. A great teacher is one who knows that sometimes, a student must learn lessons on his own. Though it may be easy to dictate what values to uphold or how to make the right choices, the real lessons taken to heart are from the mistakes one commits himself. The real way one grows is through experience.<br />
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Severus Snape by Sally Avernier, on <a href="http://sally-avernier.deviantart.com/art/Severus-Snape-61420549">DeviantArt.com.</a> World Teachers' Day is celebrated every October 5th of the year.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-11886207189774356402011-10-04T11:41:00.000+08:002011-10-04T11:41:25.374+08:00What's on Sale?I was able to take a peek into what Fully Booked is putting on sale in their Fort branch this week! I love book sales. I love the random books I find in them that always, for some reason, come in handy for future use. Whether I pick up a travel book that I use for a future trip, or a popular classics title that takes me weeks to finish, I always feel like I get more than my money's worth!<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cfTABLfBVFI/Top9va-Pt4I/AAAAAAAAAWg/QubbT5GAi1A/s1600/IMG_0887.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-cfTABLfBVFI/Top9va-Pt4I/AAAAAAAAAWg/QubbT5GAi1A/s1600/IMG_0887.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Some travel books are on sale for P50! Though they're not updated, I'm sure some tourist spots will always remain a must-see in big cities like London, Boston and New York. </div><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dh4Cld0ocPg/Top91yyDo2I/AAAAAAAAAWs/kqi8-k6f9VQ/s1600/IMG_0891.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Dh4Cld0ocPg/Top91yyDo2I/AAAAAAAAAWs/kqi8-k6f9VQ/s1600/IMG_0891.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> Hardbound copies go for P100 only! </div><div style="text-align: center;">That's almost just 10% of what I would usually spend on a nice, hardbound book. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--NT3UHlv8F0/Top932DpLjI/AAAAAAAAAWw/OpfyZxqi8R8/s1600/IMG_0893.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/--NT3UHlv8F0/Top932DpLjI/AAAAAAAAAWw/OpfyZxqi8R8/s1600/IMG_0893.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> This table got me really excited! Cookbooks and some design books for 60%-90% off!! </div><br />
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The Fully Booked sale in the Fort branch is for Discount Card holders only from today until tomorrow. It will be open to the public on Thursday and runs until next week! See you at the Forum! :-)<br />
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For more details, visit <a href="http://fullybookedonline.com/ad_details.asp">www.fullybookedonline.com. </a>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-21338528280707608252011-09-29T16:47:00.002+08:002011-09-29T16:57:22.193+08:00Rainy Day Reads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CFtAZxeC0I4/ToQvzx0AWXI/AAAAAAAAAV0/7iZBCdKKdu8/s1600/RDR+01.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-CFtAZxeC0I4/ToQvzx0AWXI/AAAAAAAAAV0/7iZBCdKKdu8/s1600/RDR+01.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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</a></div>We were so overwhelmed by the response generated when we asked for what rainy day reads everyone was curling up with the other day! From the epic sword fighting in <i>Game of Thrones</i>, to the young adult drama in <i>Thirteen Reasons Why</i>, to the intellect of Sherlock Holmes and the supernatural romance in, well, a LOT of children's titles, stories in any form or genre, are always a good companion for comfort. I had to share this with everyone; the list is so diverse!<br />
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What is your favorite from these titles? What have you read already? :-) Definitely looking forward to the next batch of suggested reads to call out, soon. :-)<br />
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Take care, and stay safe everyone! :-) Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-18345566381884197432011-08-05T18:36:00.002+08:002011-08-05T19:29:46.095+08:00ELY BUENDIA: MUSIC, LOVE<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">The purpose of this blog entry is to introduce Fully Booked music ambassador, muscian Ely Buendia.</span></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I am enormous fan of Ely Buendia and his music, from the Eraserheads to The Mongols to Pupil. I must admit that I am particularly fond of Pupil and have a deep admiration for the other band members, including Wendell Garcia, who I believe to be one of the best drummers in Manila.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><br />
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It was only natural for Fully Booked to approach Ely to be their music ambassador. He is a familiar figure in the store, and can often be found prowling the graphic novels section, the architecture section, and of course, the music section.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">His upcoming workshop for Fully Booked entitled </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><a href="http://www.fullybookedonline.com/ad_details.asp">Aural X</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"> (click on the link for details) is original and unique, just like the musician who conceptualized it. Ten individuals will be selected to participate in a workshop and be closely guided by Ely Buendia into creating their own musical masterpieces with an iPad and the GarageBand application, and will involve everything from creating beats to recording and engineering the music to the lyrics of the song! </span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">This blog entry features the article of guest blogger and <i>Fully Booked Zine</i> contributor, Yvette U. Tan, a Manila-based award-winning writer. Her works have been published in <i>The Philippines Free Press</i>, the <i>Philippine Daily Inquirer</i>, <i>UNO Magazine</i>, <i>Story Magazine</i>, and <i>Philippine Genre Stories</i>, among others. She released <i>Waking the Dead</i>, her first collection of short stories in 2010. Here, her article in the June-July 2011 issue of the <i>Fully Booked Zine, </i>is republished with express permission from the editorial staff.</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Music, Love<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">How does Ely Buendia come up with ultra catchy songs? What made him want to make music—and<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">stick with it? Fully Booked sits down with one of the country’s biggest rock stars, and find out what<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">makes him tick<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">By Yvette U. Tan </span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Photos courtesy of Ely Buendia<o:p></o:p></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">“My biggest challenge was overcoming biases. Every artist’s innate fear of being typecast is both a gift and a curse”</span></b></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Ely Buendia’s love for music started out, like most of us, in childhood. “I started learning how to write songs very early on when I was still in grade school,” the musician says. “My hobby was to invent verses and melodies for songs I only knew a couple of lines from and sing them in front of class.” It is from this semi-composing, this amateur inventing of words and tunes that one of the country’s most respected musicians found his voice, his niche. He took inspiration in pop culture, first mimicking bands that he looked up to, later moving on to make music that was wholly his own. “When I became a teenager I mimicked the songs of bands like the Cure, (David Bowie) and the Smiths,” he says. “I credit my penchant for unpredictability to those artists.”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">These two bands, along with The Beatles, were what pushed him to make music then. Now, he says that his influences have changed to bands “whose works aren’t that popular” but have “lasting power.” <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Media exposure—TV, magazines, radio made him see that it was possible to live a life dedicated to his passion of making music. “Watching bands on MTV made me want to be in a band,” he says. You can imagine this being at the back of his mind when he entered college and began forming bands, though the one that would make his name a by-word in Philippine music was his third outfit, making true rock stars out of him and the rest of the Eraserheads. Buendia began making music at a time just before Pinoy rock was about to rise once again. He had no way of knowing that his band would be instrumental in the country’s embracing of original Filipino rock music, nor that he would be at the forefront of the movement until today. Back then he was just a kid who loved music enough to want to make some himself. He says that it was “sheer ignorance” that pushed him to form a band and play at clubs and school programs instead of doing something more sensible like, say, studying.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">“My biggest challenge was overcoming biases. Every artist’s innate fear of being typecast is both a gift and a curse,” he says. Buendia has defied the preconceptions that have formed around him by always doing his own thing. The only true constant in his life is his freedom to make music.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Buendia has always had a knack for writing music that speaks directly to the Filipino experience, and has done so without being self-conscious. When asked about this, he demurs, “I come from a provincial background where everything is still steeped in tradition, and there’s a strong communal identity, but I’m a city boy at heart. I only write about the things I’ve done and seen in the streets. I don’t know if that has anything to do with the Filipino psyche.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Here we come to the crux of the matter. To paraphrase a well-known saying, there is no I in band. Everything, from the name to the finished songs on an award-winning album, is the product of different minds at work together. At times, it can get tough. “Usually writing a song with a partner yields awesome results. See Lennon/McCartney, Morrisey/Marr. But it’s a double-edged sword. Sometimes it’s just more practical and liberating to do things on your own. I still can’t make up my mind about it. This has given me more than my own share of headaches.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">But find the right people, like Buendia has in his band Pupil, and working together can be the sweetest thing in the world. As Buendia puts it, “The best part is the collaborative process. The worst part is the collaborative process.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Buendia’s songwriting process is deceptively simple, yet you wouldn’t think so to hear his compositions. They’re ingeniously complex, yet catchy enough to be radio-friendly and perfect for a drunken sing along. “There are several possible catalysts: a good song I want to emulate or top, an awesome title, a phrase I pick up from reading, a genre I want to dabble in or adopt, a strong guitar riff, a melody I suddenly hear in my head. Once I have that, the biggest obstacle for me is the lyrics. When all else fails I use the loop trick where I record a rough demo of the music without lyrics and play it over and over. Your mind will eventually fill in the blanks. I use this trick as a last resort, though,” he says. “Usually an idea arrives in my head when I’m driving or on a long trip. Almost all my songs started out this way.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Has he ever suffered from writer’s block? “I don’t believe I have ever experienced mental block, just bouts of depression, in which case your work is greatly affected. How do you get past depression? Eat! Kidding. I believe that is for a different workshop altogether.” Two things that genuinely put him in a good mood are “perusing modern architecture wherever I can find it and watching comedies with</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">my kids.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">All this, one imagines, feeds into his songwriting process and his performances. It is interesting to note that until now, going onstage is still a magical experience for Buendia in which he carefully grants a reveal of his soul. “It’s a combination of nerves and anticipation and adrenaline. I guess going onstage is like bungee jumping or confession (both of which I have not tried) where you ego splits in two and only the strongest triumphs,” he says, adding that what he loves about it is, “The immediacy, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">the sense that everything can fall apart any second, the ultimate high when everything goes right.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Songwriting, he believes, is both a product of talent and perseverance. “I believe we are born with a set of specific talents but I also believe things can be learned, as long as one is passionate enough about them,” he says. “There’s so much talent out there it’s astonishing.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Between the digital tools that are at the disposal of the current generation and the digital distribution technologies of the Internet, it’s a lot easier to get a band started. However, that doesn’t mean it’s any easier to get to the top, let alone stay there. Among the many things that Buendia aims to impart in his upcoming workshop for Fully Booked is to guide students through the songwriting process from genesis to completion, and most importantly, to help them acquire the ability to work under pressure. “The chance to challenge myself and others,” is what excites Buendia the most about helming this first-ofits-kind workshop in Fully Booked. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">“[Students] will learn that making music has nothing to do with real life. This will benefit them immensely.”</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
</div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">Music is still very much a part of Buendia’s life, both professionally and personally. You cannot separate the music from the man. “We [Pupil] just did a an Eheads themed show in the States, and we’re gearing up for the release of the second single from the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Limiters of the Infinity Pool</i> album, “20/20” the music video for which we shot in the middle of EDSA. I’m also pretty excited about the vinyl version of Limiters,” he says. And for a man who loves music so much he figured out a way to spend his lifetime playing it, teaching others to do so is but the next logical step in his </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;">life’s ode.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;"><br />
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What exactly makes a good book illustration? To me, its not really how aesthetically pleasing it is, but rather how well it brings the story to life. A book's cover image, for instance, can set the tone of the entire story, and even if there are no other images in the book, the reader has that single image to hold on to all throughout. Sometimes even the most simple images are effective at conveying the story's message.<br />
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This blog entry is dedicated to my favorite book illustrators! Here they are, in no particular order:<br />
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<b>1. Edward Gorey (1925-2000)</b><br />
<a href="http://www.edwardgoreyhouse.org/biography.html">Edward Gorey</a> was a writer as well as an illustrator. He is best known for books like <a href="http://i3.squidoocdn.com/resize/squidoo_images/590/draft_lens13568801module120801721photo_1285031534Gorey_-_Curious_Sofa.jpg"><i>The Curious Sofa</i></a>, <a href="http://www.gongfugirl.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/gorey_the_haunted_tea-cosy.jpg"><i>The Haunted Tea-Cosy: A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas</i></a>, and <i><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hvV0JHPYX_I/SJAM0gfTcPI/AAAAAAAABKM/1Gzf_as0ZFM/s400/gilded%2Bbat.jpg">The Gilded Bat</a> </i>(Click on the links to see the book covers)<i>. </i>Many of his stories have been republished as compilations (i.e. <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pG1UEqZDiG0/S8hOtmAFYnI/AAAAAAAACLE/qbQ_0Ae60-I/s1600/amphigorey.jpg"><i>Amphigorey</i></a>, <i>Amphigorey Too</i>, etc.). <br />
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</tbody></table>His artwork is very detailed, and if you notice, borders on the eery and macabre. His use of color is spare, if any at all, but that's what makes his work so striking, and his attention to detail is amazing. <br />
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He partnered with one of my favorite authors, John Bellairs (Alas! Also gone from this world) to create a series of gothic tales for children.<b></b> My favorite of these is a book called <i>The House with a Clock in its Walls</i><b>. </b>Gorey's style went well with the creepy story of a clock hidden within a house in the town of New Zebedee, by the extremely evil Isaac Izaard<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">—</span>its chimes were meant to herald the end of the world. An ordinary boy<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">—</span>a roly-poly scaredy cat by the name of Lewis Barnavelt is tasked to thwart the doomsday clock and the beyond-the-grave meddling of Isaac Izaard's equally evil wife. <b><br />
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</tbody></table>Looking at his drawings for this book always leaves me feeling cold<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">—literally. Its a delicious feeling that adds to the suspense and picks up on the atmosphere of New Zebedee, which is located in Michigan (known for its freezing winters). </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illustration of Lewis Barnavelt by Edward Gorey</td></tr>
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<b>2. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939)</b><br />
An English bloke<b> </b>who is considered one of the finest and most prolific book illustrators in history, Rackham was known for his intricate renditions of supernatural folk and fairytale characters. His work<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">—a combination of pencil, india ink, and watercolor</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">—has become the stuff of legend, and has inspired many contemporary works of art in all media. For example, Wikipedia states that Guilermo del Toro, director of the Academy-award-winning Spanish fantasy, Pan's Labyrinth, was heavily influenced by Rackham in the conceptualization and design of one of the film's main characters, The Faun.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Faun from <i>Pan's Labyrinth</i></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"> As a kid, I remember seeing Rackham's illustrations gracing the pages of my book of favorite fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm. My mom passed this book down to me (I can't seem to find it. I suspect it's buried beneath tons of cartons). I can't find an exact photo of that particular edition (Sorry). Here are some of my favorite illustrations done by Arthur Rackham from that collection of tales:</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illustration done by Arthur Rackham for the story "The Old Woman in the Wood."</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illustration done by Arthur Rackham for "Snow White."</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"> <b>3. Quentin Blake (1932-Present)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">One of my all-time favorite authors is Roald Dahl. I love all his books</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"> whether for adults or children. I have to say that the illustrations played a big part in my being such a big fan. Quentin Blake, another Englishman, is the genius behind nearly all of the illustrations for Roald Dahl's books. In fact, the Roald Dahl website features his artwork. This guy is so good he was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for his work as a book illustrator. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">The BFG, short for Big friendly Giant, is one of my favorite Roald Dahl books. Its about a giant whose sole pleasure in life is giving children good dreams. A little girl named Sophie espies him in the act of doing this and so he picks her up and takes her to his homeland. Unbeknownst to Sophie there are other giants who live in Giant Country, and these want nothing else but to gobble up humans, who they refer to as "Human Beans." What follows is an extraordinary adventure that involves helicopters and the Queen of England! </span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sophie and the BFG by Quentin Blake</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Another book I love is <i>The Twits</i>, the story of a gruesome, smelly twosome who have a penchant for bird pie, scaring kids, and tormenting each other with cruel practical jokes even if they are husband and wife! In the illustration below, in order to payback her husband for the nasty trick he played on her, Mrs. Twit serves up a dish of WORM spaghetti! </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mr. and Mrs. Twit by Quentin Blake</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>4. Georgina Hargreaves (1939-Present)</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Georgina Hargreaves was one of the illustrators for several of Enid Blyton's books. Born in Lancashire, Georgina studied art in the Bolton Art School. Her style is quite distinct and is very appealing to children. Her drawings exude a warmth and innocence so vital to the characters that populate Blyton's enchanting tales.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Cover of <i>The Magic Faraway Tree</i> by Enid Blyton," illustrated by Georgina Hargreaves</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"> Her illustrations for the Magic Faraway Tree edition first published in 1939 are really wonderful, and will delight anybody who is familiar with Enid Blyton's tale of three children who discover a magical tree that takes them to fantastical lands. I will never forget her illustration of "boiled sweets" growing from bushes in clusters, the Land of Goodies!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sir Stamp-a-Lot from <i>The Magic Faraway Tree</i>, as illustrated by Georgina Hargreaves</td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"><b>5. Daniel Egneus</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">Daniel Egneus is one of the more contemporary artists I favor. He's done campaigns for big names like H&M and Haagen Dasz, among others, and was elected Best Illustrator by the Association of Illustrators in the UK in 2005.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">By Daniel Egneus for the Haagen Dasz campaign </td></tr>
</tbody></table><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;">I really enjoyed the illustrations he did for <i>Little Red Riding Hood</i>, published by Harper Collins. They are really beautiful.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Little Red Riding Hood</i> cover image by Daniel Egneus</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size: 12pt;"> </span>Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899525380417759680.post-44659904727356896572011-07-11T17:08:00.006+08:002011-07-13T23:14:48.132+08:00SHEER POETRY(*Recommended reading age: For mature readers only)<br />
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This post is about the recipient for the non-fiction category of the 2010 National Book Awards:<i> Just Kids</i> by Patti Smith, one of the most moving books I've ever had the pleasure of reading.<br />
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</div>The deckle-edged edition is soon to be available at Fully Booked. Even if I own the hardcover already, I will definitely buy the deckle-edged version (the cover has a great photo of Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe; the back has a photo of them locking lips) as I really love the feel of the uneven pages.<br />
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For those who aren't familiar with Patti Smith, here's a brief background: Smith is an American musician who is also known for her poetry, activism, and work as a visual artist. Furthermore, she is also known as one of punk rock's pioneers and is considered a style icon of the 70s. Aside from her recent win at the National Book Awards, Smith is recognized as Commander of the Order des Artes et des Letteres, a title bestowed on her by the French Minister of Culture in 2005. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2007, and is also a recipient of the 2011 Polar Music Prize. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Patti Smith performing at Tivolis Koncertsal, Copenhagen, Denmark.--Wikipedia</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table><i>Just Kids</i> is a memoir of life with her dearest friend and soulmate Robert Mapplethorpe, one of the most influential photographers of his generation.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Self Portrait<i>, 1980-Wikipedia</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>In all honesty, I'm no lover of poetry though I do admire the work of certain poets like Ted Hughes and E.E. Cummings. I was a little hesitant to read this book—I wasn't sure if it was one of those books that told a story purely through poetry, but my desire to learn more about the enigmatic Patti Smith (being a fan of her music and art) overcame my fear of not being able to relate. I am so glad I made that choice.<br />
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The book does not consist solely of poems though there are a few, but it felt like a string of beautiful verses, seamlessly overlapping. Patti Smith writes with a fluidity and grace that is close to lyrical. She speaks of her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe with such profundity and reverence. They seemed destined for each other; I believe it was much more than coincidence the first time they laid eyes on each other, and how he would later on save her from an unpleasant experience.<br />
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I am awestruck that two people could have such a strong connection, and how their love transcended the physical, evolving into something so pure. (I am deliberately being vague as I don't want to deprive anyone of reading this wonderful story)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe by Norman Seeff</i></td></tr>
</tbody></table>The book corrected many misconceptions I had of Patti Smith. I initially thought that she was a harsh woman whose life was marked by vice—it doesn't help that she's reed thin and looked haggard even at a young age, or that she was part of a generation that lost many to AIDS or addiction. A large part of her life was spent surviving poverty and starvation, and through all this she maintained such a great outlook and a constant determination to improve her artistry and her relationships with the people around her. It baffles me how someone could have gone through so much suffering and emerged victorious. She is a Renaissance woman in every aspect. I also love the fact that she worked in a bookstore (Scribner's Bookstore).<br />
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<i>Just Kids</i> also recalls an era so steeped in creativity, originality, and raw talent—New York in the 60s and 70s. In its pages are Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, members of the 27 Club (group of musicians who all died at age 27): Janis Joplin, Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, and the famed Hotel Chelsea, where many staggering works of genius were created, not to mention the death of many famous personalities, including the tragic death of longtime girlfriend of Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious, supposedly by his hand. <br />
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Patti Smith's writing is admirable. Smith manages to speak of how they (she and Robert) emerged as these larger-than-life creatures—respected and revered as two of the most gifted creative trailblazers of their generation—without an ounce of conceit or self-consciousness.<br />
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The book had many painful moments, but I couldn't put it down. I finished it in one evening, and when I finally closed it and set it down, it felt like I was saying goodbye to a person and not merely finishing a book.<br />
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Patti Smith promised Robert Mapplethorpe she would write their story. She has done so much more than that, and has revived his spirit and the spirit of a lost generation with the gift of her words.Lucyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16109202665785489896noreply@blogger.com0