In this luxurious new book; best-selling author and acclaimed interior designer Betty Lou Phillips presents fresh and inspiring design ideas from France; Italy; England; Portugal; and beyond; bringing old-world artistry to uptown European glamour. With a chic blend that is traditional yet edgy-and perfect for todays choice-driven design aesthetic-Phillips eighth book caters to sophisticated and wide-ranging tastes; bringing home the warmth of the Tuscan countryside and the vibrant colors of the Mediterranean. Luscious color images illustrate how to create an elegant and well-appointed space in a distinctively personal style.
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Review
32 of 39 people found the following review helpful. GarbageBy CustomerOverly pretentious and a chore to read. Anime and the Visual Novel is less about the actual content in question and more about the authors seemingly endless ability to string together flowery words of little substance. It certainly isnt written for anime fans; its explanatory nature of even the most basic concepts related to anime and visual novels may be confusing even to those already acquainted with them.Consider the following except: "Relatedly. multiperspecivalism is accorded a cardinal status within the cumulative diegetic construct insofar as the games take on the action alters according to the point of view from which it is tackled by different personae." Essentially. over 30 words just to basically say. "The stories are different based on what persona you play as." At worst. the authors tone is condescending and unaware of their audience. At best. its essentially on par with the same trite youd typically find on anime blogs that try their hardest to relate entertainment primarily aimed at Japanese teenagers and young adults to their conventions of high culture.If you absolutely must read another intellectual expose/writers masturbation session on anime and visual novels. youd do much better by simply saving your money and looking up one of the many thousands of anime blogs online. There are many that essentially say the exact same thing in the exact same lengthy. psuedo-intellectual. hackish style.
