Foreword I have never met Monte Smith in person. I met him and first heard his work on an online radio show. He read a poem from his book, "Don't Shoot the Hostages," and, while I can't recall which poem it was, I do recall that my reaction was so gut-felt, I could barely breathe. His poem and his passion broke my heart, made me furious and excited. I cried and smiled and listened. My mind said, "Pay attention! You are hearing one of the best poets writing today." My mind also said, "I wish I'd written that." That same night, too inflamed to sleep, I sent emails to everyone I could think of who reads and loves poetry. I sent emails because, if I'd run outside and yelled, "THIS IS THE REAL THING PEOPLE--THE REAL THING! READ IT AND WEEP! READ IT AND START A REVOLUTION!" they would put me in a strait jacket and haul me away. I can count on one hand the names of new poets who have so impressed me that I couldn't wait to read their books and begged for a pdf to tide me over until I received the real thing. That is what I did. I wrote to order a book and, while waiting, couldn't wait so I asked if he could send me a pdf. I had to read more, experience more of this electrifying new poet. I received the hard copy book-a beautiful book, by the way-and, inside of a week, it was dog-eared and spine broken from being read again and again.Now, I am presented with this new book, BLEEDING EVERY WORD. Monte Smith's voice is again crystal clear, marked with pain and anger and disillusionment and betrayal and love, yes Love with a capital "L." Because in all the other tonalities of his voice, the overriding tone is LOVE-for what should be, what could be, what needs to be. His voice is that of a father, not only of his own daughter, but the father in protest that so have had and, sadly ignored, laughed at, or killed. He is that knowing/seeing father as Malcom X was our father, as Bukowski was our father, as Baldwin and Emmett Till were our fathers. His work carries inside it the sadness and outrage of years that hosted the deaths of The Mississippi Five and those who died at Sand Creek and Wounded Knee, Matthew Shepherd and Harvey Milk, the Shafia Sisters, Denise McNair, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Robertson and Addie Mae Collins. When he reacts to global war, you hear the gunfire, feel the ugly heat of battle for the sake of battle, war that lines the pockets of the privileged. He writes about these things, he tells us, ...because western civilization equals white domination...because the mark of the beast isn't 666, it's the cross around your neck...because there's blood in this poetry and I want you taste it.When he weeps in frustration at the emotional and material poverty of his world, he grabs his readers by the shirt collars and demands that they have the good graces to weep with him. If what he sees and makes us see, does not make us weep, we have no souls. He feels the kind of poverty that we know exists in places like Reading Pennsylvania, Bennett Freeze Area, Arizona, Pico-Union District, Los Angles, CA, Calhoun, West VA and Aulander, North Carolina. He feels the poverty of the mind and soul that is all around us everywhere. He says: "Now, since nobody can buy shit, everybody is realizing they don't look like the people in the movies, they're not eating in the same restaurants they see celebrities eating in on TV and everybody hates themselves. He says: Look around, this human eat human system isn't meant for the living, it's beating, raping and choking everything pure in the hearts of our children, in return killing anything good they had worth giving. Look around, everything alive isn't living... it's more like barely existing.I can tell you very little else about this alarming, amazing, wonderful poet. Read this book, then read it again. Then, for gods sakes, put the book down and go DO something about our world. Martina Reisz NewberryPalm Springs, CA June 2012

Bleeding Every Word: A Collection of Poems, Rants and Interviews

Literature & Fiction

Smith, Monte

Poetry

Inner Child Press, ltd.

A Paddler's Guide to the Obed/Emory Watershed: Detailed Information on 18 Whitewater Trips in the Obed River System

Sports & Outdoors

Water Sports

Menasha Ridge Pr

This informative and easy to read book was written by noted author and editor Monte Smith and contains complete instructions on every facet of doing beadwork.  Included is information on selecting and buying beads; materials used (and how to use them); an examination of Indian beadwork designs, their development, significance and uses, with special  emphasis on tribal differences; step-by-step instructions on how to make your own beadwork loom, doing loom work and the variations of loom work; appliqu stitches including the lazy stitch, "crow" stitch, running stitch, spot stitch and return stitch; bead wrapping and peyote stitch; how to make rosettes; making beaded necklaces; and, a special section on beadwork edging.  The book features examples and photos of beadwork from 1835 to the present time from twenty-three tribes. Photos include beaded articles from the Apache, Arapaho, Assiniboine, Bannock, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Chippewa-Cree, Commanche, Cree, Crow, Flathead, Gros Ventre, Huron, Kiowa, Mohawk, Navajo, Ojibiwa, Omaha, Otto, Piaute, Pottawatomi, Sac & Fox, Shoshone, Sioux, Umatilla, Ute, Winnebago and Yakima tribes.  There is also a section of notes, a selected bibliography and an index.  A time tested best seller.  Anyone interested in the craft work of the North American Indian will profit from owning this book.  200 illustrations; 167 photographs; 4 pages in full color.

The Technique of North American Indian Beadwork

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

Eagles View Pub Co

This informative and easy to read book was written by noted author and editor Monte Smith and contains complete instructions on every facet of doing beadwork. Included is information on selecting and buying beads; materials used (and how to use them); an examination of Indian beadwork designs, their development, significance and uses, with special emphasis on tribal differences; step-by-step instructions on how to make your own beadwork loom, doing loom work and the variations of loom work; appliqu stitches including the lazy stitch, "crow" stitch, running stitch, spot stitch and return stitch; bead wrapping and peyote stitch; how to make rosettes; making beaded necklaces; and, a special section on beadwork edging. 
The book features examples and photos of beadwork from 1835 to the present time from twenty-three tribes. Photos include beaded articles from the Apache, Arapaho, Assiniboine, Bannock, Blackfoot, Cheyenne, Chippewa-Cree, Commanche, Cree, Crow, Flathead, Gros Ventre, Huron, Kiowa, Mohawk, Navajo, Ojibiwa, Omaha, Otto, Piaute, Pottawatomi, Sac &amp; Fox, Shoshone, Sioux, Umatilla, Ute, Winnebago and Yakima tribes. There is also a section of notes, a selected bibliography and an index. 
A time tested best seller. Anyone interested in the craft work of the North American Indian will profit from owning this book. 
200 illustrations; 167 photographs; 4 pages in full color.

Arts & Photography

History & Criticism

Quill and Beadwork of the American Indian: A Sourcebook of Beading and Needlework Patterns

Previously owned Paperback is in excellent condition.

Traditional Indian Crafts

This useful book contains complete illustrated instructions on all of the basics of Beadwork and Leather crafts of the American Indian and the early frontier. It is the second in a series on Traditional Indian Crafts and was written in answer to numerous requests for a "how to do it" book that would not only cover the basics of the traditional crafts of the American Indian, but would also present illustrated step-by-step instructions on how to do those crafts. The book has two objectives: To provide a clear, concise guide to the person who simply wants to make a nice attractive pouch or bag and to serve as a "primer" on the basics of traditional beadwork and leathercrafts of Native Americans for the craftsperson who wants to understand the techniques involved and, thereby, be able to construct other items using them. 
Each project was written independent of all the others and will allow you to make any one item without reading the total book. Projects described include Leather Pouch, Strike-A-Lite Pouch, Knife Sheath, Beaded Sioux Pouch, Scissors Pouch, Beaded Crow Pouch, Fringed Pouch, Beaded Awl Case, Quilled Pipe Bag, Fringed Possibles Bag, Fringed Mirror Pouch, and Gage d'More Pouch. 
In addition, craft techniques described include all the basics of working with and sewing leather, beading techniques such as edging, the lazy stitch, running stitch, "crow" stitch, spot stitch (for making rosettes), and return stitch, and the preparation and use of porcupine quills for quill wrapping. All of the pouches, bags and containers described may also be made without adornment if the craftsperson so chooses. 
This book is designed so that even the beginning craftsman can create authentic Indian and frontier crafts with ease and learn the basic techniques while doing so! 137 illustrations; 15 B&amp;W photographs, 4 pages in full color; index.

Traditional Indian Bead and Leather Crafts

Van Sickle, Michele

Fashion

Eagles View Publishing

Applying the perspective of the reader to the craft of writing, Legal Writing for Legal Readers teaches the differences between strong and weak legal writing by letting students read examples of both. Students discover how productive it can be to read a well-articulated argument, as compared to one that is illogical and ill conceived. We aren t always able to identify our own faults as writers but as readers, we can see clearly the merits of both the argument and its presentation. The authors sidebars and annotations highlight why one writer fails while another succeeds. Students realize the significance of their own behavior as readers and how that behavior should dictate their writing decisions. As readers, students learn to recognize the specific elements of analysis and structure that make legal writing effective. As writers, they will make better and more informed choices, when they think about it from a reader s perspective. Using the student s own experience as a reader to shed light on what makes legal writing succeed or fail, Legal Writing for Leal Readers features: 
<ul>
<li>A range of both strong and weak legal documents, selected to illustrate legal writing concepts</li> <li>Broad coverage that includes memos and briefs, as well as complaints, correspondence, and criminal motions</li> <li>Sidebar comments from the authors that provide context and insight</li> <li>Annotations that incorporate cognitive and behavioral theories to explain why some approaches work better than others</li> <li>Authors with a wealth of experience, in both teaching and practice</li> </ul>

Legal Writing for Legal Readers

BEAZLEY, MARY BETH

Legal Education

Wolters Kluwer

Applying the perspective of the reader to the craft of writing, Legal Writing for Legal Readers: Predictive Writing for First-Year Students teaches the differences between strong and weak legal writing by letting students read examples of both. Students discover how productive it can be to read a well-articulated argument, as compared to one that is illogical. We aren’t always able to identify our own faults as writers—but as readers, we can see clearly the merits of both the argument and its presentation. The authors’ sidebars and annotations highlight why one writer fails while another succeeds. Students realize the significance of their own behavior as readers and how that behavior should dictate their writing decisions. As readers, students learn to recognize the specific elements of analysis and structure that make legal writing effective. As writers, they will make better and more informed choices, when they think about it from a reader’s perspective. New to the Second Edition: <ul>
<li>Revised to focus exclusively on predictive analytical writing that most law schools teach during the first semester of the first year</li> <li>Expanded inclusion of annotations and marginal notes that answer anticipated student questions</li> </ul>
Professors and students will benefit from: <ul>
<li>Extensive variety of samples and examples, both good and bad, selected to illustrate legal writing concepts for students</li> <li>Broad coverage that includes memos and briefs, as well as complaints, correspondence, and criminal motions</li> <li>Sidebar comments and marginal notes that answer anticipated student questions and define important legal and writing-related terms that may distract students as they learn new concepts</li> <li>Annotations that incorporate cognitive and behavioral theories to explain why some approaches work better than others</li> <li>Exercises that test students’ understanding of important concepts while they learn</li> </ul>
Teaching materials include: <ul>
<li>Additional exercises for use with most chapters</li> <li>Additional samples of longer documents</li> <li>Document to further illustrate important concepts for both teachers and students</li> </ul>

Aspen Coursebook Series Legal Writing for Legal Readers: Predictive Writing for First-Year Students

Aspen Publishing

This book hits the sweet spot between books that focus only on briefs and books that try to do too much. Expertly written and constructed by Mary Beth Beazley and Monte Smith, Briefs and Beyond: Persuasive Legal Writing gives law professors options to supplement a persuasive writing course with complaints, demand letters, and other persuasive documents while not overwhelming their students. 
Professors and student will benefit from:\nA behavioral approach to legal writing 
A focus on how documents look as well as what they say 
Sidebars that answer students’ common questions as they go along 
Effective formulas for legal writing that ease the writing process 
Many examples of both good and bad writing throughout that illustrate concepts covered in the text

Briefs and Beyond: Persuasive Legal Writing (Aspen Casebook Series)

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Bleeding Every Word: A Collection of Poems, Rants and Interviews

A Paddler's Guide to the Obed/Emory Watershed: Detailed Information on 18 Whitewater Trips in the Obed River System

The Technique of North American Indian Beadwork

The Technique of North American Indian Beadwork

Quill and Beadwork of the American Indian: A Sourcebook of Beading and Needlework Patterns

Traditional Indian Crafts

Traditional Indian Bead and Leather Crafts

Legal Writing for Legal Readers

Aspen Coursebook Series Legal Writing for Legal Readers: Predictive Writing for First-Year Students

Briefs and Beyond: Persuasive Legal Writing (Aspen Casebook Series)