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Title: Simple Gifts : Lessons in Living from a Shaker Village by June Sprigg ISBN: 0-375-70432-9 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 07 June, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.25 (8 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: beautifully written book
Comment: This book is NOT just for those with an interest in the Shakers. I picked it from the library shelf at random while looking for something else, and I am so glad I did. Those who enjoy learning from their elders, those who are trying to make sense of religion, and those who love a good memoir may want to give this book a try. I loved the author's positive outlook. She treats her subject with great sensitivity, warmth, and attention to detail.
Rating: 5
Summary: Caught me by surprise
Comment: I was looking through the library for a book on the Shaker way, specifically, what it might be like to be a Shaker, what goes on in their minds, and why they live(d) the way they did. This book is a truly engaging read from cover to cover -- the warm, conversational tone of the narrative kept me reading, and the insights into the Shaker world are priceless. Rather than taking a dry, anthropological view of the vanishing sect, or waxing new age, the author simply tells her own story beautifully, evoking the feeling of what it would be like to visit that time and place. I know very little about Shaker ways, which is why I picked up this book, and I'm very glad I did. From the humorous visits with the neighboring miniature makers to the serene white-washed (and even pink!) walls of the buildings to the gentle smiles of the Sisters, this memoir was charming and a great read. I couldn't put it down.
Rating: 5
Summary: Shaker Nut
Comment: I grew up close to the only surviving Shaker village in the world and my interest in this interesting people is alive and well. I enjoyed this book for the glimpse of people who remain alive within the pages of books written by those who lived and worked among them. I would agree, this book is meant for those with an interest in the people and their everyday lives. It is a great way to prelude a visit to the Canterbury Village where everything is made real.
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Title: Shaker: Life, Work and Art by David June/Larkin Sprigg ISBN: 0810982145 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 March, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.98 |
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Title: A Shaker Family Album: Photographs from the Collection of Canterbury Shaker Village by David R. Starbuck, Scott T. Swank, Inc Shaker Village ISBN: 0874518474 Publisher: University Press of New England Pub. Date: 15 February, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The People Called Shakers by Edward D. Andrews ISBN: 0486210812 Publisher: Dover Pubns Pub. Date: 01 June, 1963 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: The Shakers, Hands to Work, Hearts to God : Hands to Work, Hearts to God--Their History and Visions from 1774 to the Present by Amy Stechler Burns, Ken Burns, Langdon Clay, Jerome Liebling, Shaker Archives ISBN: 0893818607 Publisher: Aperture Pub. Date: 15 May, 1999 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Shaker Legacy: Perspectives on an Enduring Furniture Style by Christian Becksvoort, John Sheldon ISBN: 1561582182 Publisher: Taunton Press Pub. Date: October, 1998 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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