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Introduces a revolutionary non-surgical treatment that slows down the aging process, irons out those wrinkles, and leaves you looking like you've had a natural facelift. ... Read more

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60 color, 240 b&w illus. 11 3/8 x 10 5/8. ... Read more

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The only cookbook that I keep coming back to
I picked up this Indian cookbook at a [local store] for [price]. Among 100 or more cookbooks that I have this is the one that I use most of the time. All the dishes that I have done from this one was fantastic. I am a novice cook yet when I make dishes from this book it turns out to be terrific. Instructions are great, every other recipe has a great photograph (I would have preferred photographs for every recipe), the dishes taste authentic Indian.

I have all sort of cookbooks - bestselling, highly recommended, award winning, both Indian and western (Madhur Jaffreys, Betty Crockers, Julia Childs ...). Yet when I want to cook I always pick up this book. Now that I have used this book, I would recommend it very highly even at the ... price Amazon asks for it. If you want to get a book that you will read, use, love and soil with splatter from cooking then I suggest get this one.

The dishes are distinctly north Indian with touch of Pakistani flavours. It has lots of curries, lamb, chicken recipes, some vegetables and sweets. I found majority dishes on the hot side and with large amount of oil/ghee. If you are looking for a weight watcher's menu then don't get this one. The target audience is Indians living abroad so the ingredients are those that can be found in your local Indian groceries.

All in all get the book.

Home food at someone elses place!
The book pulls foodies such as me wanting to try yet another dishto make my present and temporary accomodation feel like home. Living abroad I have found that the book has simple yet interesting approaches to make simple curries.I am extremely happy to find the varied ingredients of this book avaliable in the big Super stores here in England.Mostly with the lack of time I am fairly confident to produce a dish from this book within a 30-45 min span. Its highly convinient and mostly amazing food is created that takes me closer to home every week.Therefore worth owning and showing off the curries to the mate over a pint of lager.

authentic indian in your own home
If the mouth-watering photographs don't get you, the simple-to-followrecipes surely will. It breaks the misconception that good Indian food mustbe difficult to cook. The clear and concise methodology of the recipes iswhat makes it a firm favourite. This is also a collection of some of thefinest array of dishes one will find in any cook book from thesub-continent. The fact that the book's author is not a professional chefmeans that this book is a true labour of love. So next time instead ofstepping out for that curry... get this book and try your hand at ahome-made meal. You will be surprised with what you may achieve. ... Read more

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Detailed instructions for creating a home that harmonizes with the natural and spiritual energies of its environment.* Unlike feng shui, which favors adding "cures" to cover existing problems, vaastu (like holistic medicine) focuses on fixing underlying problems for the health of the entire system.* By the director of the foremost vaastu center in India.* Includes 100 line drawings to make all the complexities of vaastu understandable to a beginner.

Feng shui practitioners are quickly discovering vaastu, the Indian art of environmental design that helps you create a home that is in harmony with the natural and spiritual energies surrounding it. Until now, books on vaastu have told you where to place your doors or ponds without fully explaining the rationale behind this. The Vaastu Workbook presents vaastu as it was meant to be understood--as an interconnected part of the great Indian tradition of sacred knowledge, along with yoga, ayurveda, and astrology.

Using hundreds of clear line drawings, The Vaastu Workbook takes you through every conceivable vaastu situation, exploring the dos and don'ts of window and door placement, interior design, street focus, directional facing, landscaping, and much more. Introductory chapters provide a thorough grounding in the basics of Indian astrology, the five elements, and the healing tradition of ayurveda, all of which is necessary to truly understand the details of vaastu. With this knowledge in hand, even a beginner can quickly learn how to design a new home--or renovate an existing one--in order to bring peace, prosperity, and happiness to those who live there. ... Read more

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More fake vaastu
The author has taken a greeat deal of time to the study of Vaastu.However, much of the information in this book is erroneous and based on superstition rather than fact.He cites the Brihat Samhita which is not a Vaastu Shastra.It is a piecemeal review of a few vaastu principles many of which are erroneous.The Brihat Samita is more of an astrology text than a Vaastu text and cannot be relied upon for knolwedge on Vaastu Shastras.Vaastu has nothing to do with astrology.You can read 32 Vaastu Shastras and you will find only one reference to astrology in most of them.It simply does not apply.The principles put out in this book come from Feng Shui and not Vaastu Shastra.The author clearly means well but is not properly informed.One of the problems with modern Vaastu is that people are studying with others who are not of the Vishwakarma or related traditions.The only people one should study with are traditional Shilpi Gurus - there is only one living today.

Vaastu Workbook
I have read many books on vaastu and this has been the best one I have read.Ihave referred to it many times.

Good value, brief and to the point
This has been a great book for someone who needs a quick read on vastu. Fantastic if you are planning renovations in your existing home or building a new home. Gives u easy to read and follow instructions, very good for quick reference to a vast and complex subject.

A must have
This book is an absolute must for those really interested in Vastu
- Whether you read any other chapter or not, chapter 5 and 7 are absolute must.

My life related to the examples given
Because of some negative occurrences in my life over a long period of time I started to look into what might be causing the bad fortune.I had read about feng sui and was guided to Vaastu and ordered this book.I was surprised when I read the examples how closely they reflected what was happening in my life.I am definitely looking at moving from my home - the conditions can not be changed - and interested in seeing what happens.At this point, I really don't have much more to loose and can only gain by looking into a residence that reflects the requirements of Vaastu. ... Read more

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The complete Kama Sutra by Mallanaga Vātsyāyana (translated by Sir Richard Burton) fully illustrated with full page images of the Kamasutra Sex Positions.

This is a delightful book in many ways.

i) Sir Richard Burton's translation is elegantly written and a pleasure to read.

ii) It contains 90 beautiful Kama Sutra pictures - including 25 full page images of the Kama Sutra sex positions (warning- the ancient Indian artwork is sexually explicit).

iii) The Kama Sutra contains remarkably honest knowledge on how to cultivate our sensual / sexual pleasures by cultivating our mind, body and space (to fully appreciate and enjoy human existence).

iv) The work itself is an important part of our cultural evolution, containing a great deal of wisdom about how to be an enlightened creatively cultivated human being.

v) Being written in India (100AD ~ 600AD) it is not significantly influenced by western Christian morals that dominated western attitudes on sex.

This is a beautiful book - beautifully illustrated - rich in detail - a must read for any person serious about their sexuality and its creative cultivation to enhance their sexual relationships.

We hope you enjoy the Kama Sutra.

From the book ...

"Man, the period of whose life is one hundred years, should practise Dharma, Artha, and Kama at different times and in such a manner that they may harmonize together and not clash in any way. He should acquire learning in his childhood, in his youth and middle age he should attend to Artha and Kama, and in his old age he should perform Dharma, and thus seek to gain Moksha, i.e., release from further transmigration.

Dharma is obedience to the command of the Shastra or Holy Writ - one's righteous duty or virtuous path.

Artha is the acquisition of arts, land, gold, cattle, wealth, equipages and friends. It is, further, the protection of what is acquired, and the increase of what is protected.

Kama is the enjoyment of appropriate objects by the five senses of hearing, feeling, seeing, tasting, and smelling, assisted by the mind together with the soul. The ingredient in this is a peculiar contact between the organ of sense and its object, and the consciousness of pleasure which arises from that contact is called Kama.
Kama is to be learnt from the Kama Sutra (aphorisms on love) and from the practice of citizens."

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Kama Sutra: The Erotic Art of Love and Sex (Kamasutra Sex Positions Pictures: Fully Illustrated)
Title: Kama Sutra: The Erotic Art of Love and Sex (Kamasutra Sex Positions Pictures: Fully Illustrated) (Kindle Edition)

This is a beautiful book in many ways.

It presents knowledge gained over centuries from the remarkably aware culture of ancient India, with both metaphysical and practical components. The aim, to live free creative enlightened lives -to be moral, practical and sensual / sexual. It is this philosophical substance to the Kama Sutra, its honest truth, that has made it one of the most famous and enduring works of literature and sexuality.

This Kindle eBook is beautifully illustrated with full page pictures of all the Kama Sutra Sex positions (which are the most famous part of the book - and the images are both captivating and erotic).

The language is formal, old fashioned, quaint - yet somehow this gives the book an elegant charm.

All in all - the Kama Sutra contains enormous wisdom about how we can cultivate ourselves to increase the pleasure in our lives. Every thinking person should read it.
As translator Sir Richard F. Burton wrote;

"It is a work that should be studied by all, both old and young; the former will find in it real truths, gathered by experience, and already tested by themselves, while the latter will derive the great advantage of learning things, which some perhaps may otherwise never learn at all, or which they may only learn when it is too late." (Richard F. Burton)

Kamasutra: Fully Illustrated Sexual Positions (With Full Page Images of Kamasutra Sex Positions) (Kindle Edition)
The Kamasutra is ultimately about wisdom and our creative cultivation. It covers the three aims of life, virtue (dharma), prosperity (artha), and love (kama). It is a philosophical work that discusses sexuality and its cultivation openly and honestly.
The book includes a fully illustrated section showing the complete Kama Sutra Sex Positions with full page pictures.

Some sexual wisdom from the book.
'Kama Sutra: The Erotic Art of Love and Sex (Fully Illustrated Kamasutra Sex Positions & Pictures)'

"The Kama Sutra is not a pornographic work. First and foremost, it is a picture of the art of living for the civilised and refined citizen, completing in the sphere of love, eroticism and the pleasures of life."

Some Wisdom from the 64 Arts (these are the skills that should be cultivated by both men and women).

"Singing, Playing on musical instruments, Dancing, Writing and drawing, Culinary art, Practice with sword, bow and arrow, Drawing inferences and reasoning, Architecture, Chemistry and mineralogy, Colouring jewels, gems and beads, Gardening, Art of applying perfumed ointments to the body, and of dressing the hair with unguents and perfumes and braiding it, Knowledge of language and of the vernacular dialects, Composing poems, Knowledge of the art of changing coarse and common things to appear as fine and good, Knowledge of the rules of society, and of how to pay respect and compliments to others, Knowledge of the art of war, Knowledge of gymnastics, Art of knowing the character of a man from his features, Making figures and images in clay."

"A public woman, endowed with a good disposition, beauty and other winning qualities, and also versed in the above arts, obtains the name of a Ganika, or public woman of high quality, and receives a seat of honour in an assemblage of men. She is, moreover, always respected by the king, and praised by learned men, and her favour being sought for by all, she becomes an object of universal regard."

"A man who is versed in these arts, who is loquacious and acquainted with the arts of gallantry, gains very soon the hearts of women, even though he is only acquainted with them for a short time."

The book is beautifully written and illustrated with full page pictures of all the kama sutra sex postions. It provides an open honest discussion of human sexuality which is important in understanding our own biological and cultural evolution.
The central premise - we must know the truth to act wisely - and our social and sexual instincts can be creatively cultivated to greatly improve our life and relationships.
Enjoy the Kama Sutra - In Theory and in Practice! ... Read more

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Crisp, lively, and clearly written, this one-of-a- kind book concisely introduces 101 artists, painters, sculptors, photographers, and new media artists in India today. Illustrated with over 200 images assembled from public and private collections. A first of its kind guide to buying and collecting moderm and contemporary ... Read more

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A true "Must Have" guide to understanding Indian ContemporaryArt
As a gallery director of Indian Contemporary Art, I purchased numerous copies togive out as gifts to clients.It is a true must have for a collector of contemporary art. Ms Jhaveri gives a great overview of the leading Indian artists... examples of their work ... and brilliantly written text for an individual wanting to learn as well as appreciateIndian Contemporary Art ... Read more

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Beauty, skill, and wisdom, woven into one fine collectibles book.

Southwestern Native Americans are renowned for their commitment to excellence in artistry and craftsmanship. This equally excellent book offers clear, expert, concise guidance to the gorgeous array of objects created by the native peoples of Arizona and New Mexico. Indian Arts of the Southwest features photographs of the basketry, pottery, weaving, jewelry, and carvings of more than 200 noted artisans, and it also contains essential information and cultural history for more than 30 tribes, including the Navajo, Hopi, Zuni, and Pueblo peoples. And it is packed with invaluable advice on how to judge quality, determine value, and identify imitations and fakes. 200 color photos. ... Read more

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Accessible one-volume guide to the rock art of the Northeastern Woodlands. ... Read more

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A Beautiful Publication
Most people don't even know that prehistoric Indians in the northeast created art similar to those in the southwest - that is because the drawings are chipped in stone and can sometimes only be seen when the sun is at the right angle.Lenik has been traveling throughout the northeast, discovering and studying these drawings, for years.This is his first book on the topic (another is on the way).

Ed's clear prose is the epitome of archaeological accuracy - I know that because every time I bring him what I think is a prehistoric Indian artifact, he laughs at me.The writing is accompanied by the fine artwork of Tom Fitzgerald and many photographs by both of them.The edition is well-crafted with thick pages, high resolution images and is a pleasure to read. ... Read more

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This comprehensive view of carvings and paintings on stone by Native Americans from 200 B.C. through the nineteenth century surveys the rock art of Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, northern Mexico, and west Texas, providing an incomparable visual record of Southwest Indian culture, religion, and society.

Rock carvings and paintings are important sources in the archaeological and historical interpretation of Southwest Indians. Rock art reflects the cosmic and mythic orientation of the culture that produced it, and understanding of prehistoric peoples, both hunters and gatherers and the Hohokam, Anasazi, Mogollon, and Fremont cultures, and the Pueblo, Navajo, and Apache Indians. Culturally significant events such as the shift in prehistoric times from spear and atlatl to the bow, or, in the historic period, the introduction of the horse into the Southwest, are recorded in rock art.

The illustrations--thirty-two color plates, nearly 250 photographs, and numerous line drawings--bring together in one volume petroglyphs and rock paintings that are scattered over thousands of miles of desert and mesa, giving the reader an overview of Indian rock art that would be nearly impossible to achieve in the field.

Indian Rock Art of the Southwest examines from an archaeological perspective the rich legacy of stone drawings and carvings preserved throughout the Southwest. Professional and amateur archaeologists and historians, as well as the general reader with an interest in Indian art, will find this volume a valuable resource. ... Read more

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Indian Rock Art Paintings
This was the perfect book for my studies of early american indian art.
Many color plates makes it much easier to examine the actual art pieces.
Text is informative and complete. Great book for anyone interested in this
specific subject or Art in early America./tb

Its a great book for the rock art enthusiast.
Polly's book is great in that it tells not only about the rock art and the styles but also tells about the cultures that have created it.I have a small rock art tour company in central Utah, and have read both this bookand Rock Art of Utah.They are both great and have been a great help to mein my field. ... Read more

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The Northwest Coast is the land whose aboriginal in habitants are distinguished by their large rectangular wooden houses, totems and dug-out canoes, and their dependence upon the products of the sea for their food. They placed great value upon purity of family descent and the virtue of benevolence in the disposition of property; but most conspicuous of all their traits is their highly original art. ... Read more

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The Tlingit Indians of the Northwest Coast carved interior house posts, portal entrances and free standing totem poles with crests of animals, sea creatures, birds, and legendary and human figures, successfully combining symbolism and realism. This book examines the social and artistic relevance of the Tlingit carvings and relates many of the fascinating North American Indian legends upon which some of the carvings are based. ... Read more

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Considerable depth concerning fascinating legends
Tlingit mother Maria Bolanz and her daughter Gloria C. Williams collaborate to present Tlingit Art: Totem Poles & Art Of The Alaskan Indians, a compelling and informative social, cultural, and aesthetic examination of Tlingit Native American totem poles, carvings, and other artworks. Black-and-white photographs and illustrations highlight the thoughtful and "reader friendly" text which goes into considerable depth concerning the fascinating legends that form the basis of some of the carvings. Tlingit Art is an excellent and highly recommended contribution to Native American art history reference collections and supplemental reading lists. ... Read more

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The Plains region that stretches from northern Colorado to southern Alberta and from the Rockies to the western Dakotas is the land of the Cheyenne and the Blackfeet, the Crow and the Sioux. Its rolling grasslands and river valleys have nurtured human cultures for thousands of years. On cave walls, glacial boulders, and riverside cliffs, native people recorded their ceremonies, vision quests, battles, and daily activities in the petroglyphs and pictographs they incised, pecked, or painted onto the stone surfaces.In this vast landscape, some rock art sites were clearly intended for communal use; others just as clearly mark the occurrence of a private spiritual encounter. Elders often used rock art, such as complex depictions of hunting, to teach traditional knowledge and skills to the young. Other sites document the medicine powers and brave deeds of famous warriors. Some Plains rock art goes back more than 5,000 years; some forms were made continuously over many centuries.Archaeologists James Keyser and Michael Klassen show us the origins, diversity, and beauty of Plains rock art. The seemingly endless variety of images include humans, animals of all kinds, weapons, masks, mazes, handprints, finger lines, geometric and abstract forms, tally marks, hoofprints, and the wavy lines and starbursts that humans universally associate with trance-like states. Plains Indian Rock Art is the ultimate guide to the art form. It covers the natural and archaeological history of the northwestern Plains; explains rock art forms, techniques, styles, terminology, and dating; and offers interpretations of images and compositions. ... Read more

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Not worth the money.
I am sorry to say that this book is boring looking. The photographs are vague. Sometimes you can see the grown up more than the baby being massaged. It is is from 1976 so it is way too old. Do not waster your money on this one. ... Read more

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This book is an useful and invaluable resource for bothcollectors and dealers of Native American art forms. Focusing on thetraditional works of the Southwest, such as silver jewelry, beadwork,quillwork, pottery, rugs, baskets, fetish carvings, and katsina dolls,collectors are offered guidelines to help them identify quality incontemporary Indian art, distinguish what dealers are reputable and whichare not; learn how to recognize fraudulent work and know what to do ifnon-authentic merchandise is purchased; and learn more through recommendedreading lists. Indian artists and art experts explain not only the dynamichistory and technical process of their crafts, but also present personalviews into their creative worlds. Beautiful, colored photographs highlightthe intricate details of each craft. ... Read more

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A GOOD PRIMER
From the Indian Arts and Crafts Association, an organization created to promote, preserve and protect authentic Indian art, this is a very good book for beginning collectors of Native American Arts and Crafts.Although it is not as detailed as it could be, it is a great place to start.With thorough descriptions and photos, it explains what you should look for when looking at pottery, jewelry, baskets and other Native crafts.It also gives a crash course in identifying fraudulent and mass-produced works.Each section (pottery, jewelry, Navajo rugs, etc) is written by an expert in the field and is well thought out and clearly presented.Even a more experienced collector will find something new.If you are interested in collecting Native American works, this is an invaluable guide to starting off right. ... Read more

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This handbook is an exciting exploration of the arts, crafts and other accoutrements made and used by the Plains Indians and Mountain Men in the early 1800's.Employing traditional and modern methods, this complete how-to manual features 45 projects ranging from rawhide to an Arapaho saddle.Using this book's easy-to-follow instructions and illustrations, re-creation of these historical items becomes a simple task.The hobbyist is provided with a good, varied selection of items that can be made relatively inexpensively.The author has carefully researched each project and provides interesting historical background on the use and significance of each piece.

The projects included are: Making Rawhide, Tanning Leather, Making Brain-Tanned Buckskin, Plains Indian Beadwork, Kiowa Antler-Handled Awl, Sea Shell Decorations, Hooves and Dew Claw Decorations, Antler Decorations, Tin Tinkles, Beaded Feathers, Mountain Man Ball Bag, Cheyenne War Club, Ute Bone-Handled Knife, Displaying a Beaver Pelt, Dream Catcher, Comanche Hoop Drum, Trapper's Possibles Bag, Ute Warrior's Coup Stick, Lakota Bone Necklace, Apache Prayer Stick, Crow Deer Skull Totem, Comanche Eagle Feather Fan, Ojos de Dios, Pawnee Ceremonial Shield, Mountain Man Powder Horn, Kiowa Antler Totem, Lakota Peace Pipe, Trapper's Knife Sheath, Crow Parfleche, Blackfoot Ceremonial Case, Ute Parfleche Knife Case, Personal Totem, Commanche Buffalo Lance, Minniconjou Dance Rattle, Pawnee Antler Handle Knife, Mountain Man Rifle Case, Oklahoma Plains Indian Flute, Horn Hat Rack, Apache Cloth Dye, Indian Games (Wheel and Stick Game, Hand Game), Lakota Bear Amulet, Pistol Holster, Cheyenne Cow Skull Totem, Crow Pipe-Bone Breastplate, Lakota War Bonnet, Household Items (Horn Cup and Spoon, Gourd Cup), Cheyenne Medicine Arrows and Arapaho Saddle.There is also an excellent Reference section.

A truly wonderful book for those interested in the history of the Plains frontier and for those whose talents lead them to make things with their hands.A must for Scouts, Mountain Men and Indian Hobbyists.

Fully illustrated; 100's of photos and drawings. ... Read more

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Not enough detail
I was looking for more detail, more beadwork, etc.This would be a great book for Boy Scouts, or older kids wanting to do crafts.

Good for basic Native American crafts
The book is interesting reading but lacks historical referance that his second book has. Most of the items in this book are for "display" purposes ONLY!

A great book, but I wonder about the "Plains Indian Flute"
I have made several projects from this book. The descriptions, history and drawings are generally very good. I do have one project for which I would appreciate more information. I did find the book lacking in thisarea.

For the "Oklahoma Plains Indian Flute", I wouldappreciate the following information.

1. How large of inside diametershould the central wind tube be? 2. How large should the square carvedholes be on either side of the obstruction and how close should each be tothe obstruction? 3. What gauge or thickness is best for the tin nest?4.Should the completely cover the square holes in the nest? ... Read more

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COME LOOK WITH ME: American Indian Art, the seventh volume in the COME LOOK WITH ME series of interactive art books from Lickle Publishing, introduces children to twelve magnificent works of art.More importantly, it offers both children and adults a whole new way of encountering any work of art, one that engages the imagination as much as the eye.

Well suited for both individual and classroom use, America Indian Art pairs quality art reproductions with thought-provoking questions, encouraging children to learn through visual exploration and interaction.Thoughtful text introduces the world and work of the artist, making the most of a child’s natural curiosity.

What clues tell you that this is a mask for a horse?Point to and name the animals you can find on the side of the canoe.How many different shapes can you find in these wooden house posts?How many different colors?

Children will learn new ways of looking at and understanding Hopi Kachina dolls, a Pawnee ceremonial drum, a Yup’ik mask from Alaska used like a finger puppet, wooden posts carved in the shape of wolves for a Haida home, a fantastic drawing made in an account ledger book by a Lakota Sioux medicine man, and other captivating objects.

A delightful introduction to the richness and variety of traditional American Indian art, this new addition to Lickle Publishing’s COME LOOK WITH ME series invited children and adults to explore and important part of the cultural heritage of all Americans. ... Read more