Monday, November 28, 2011

Fickle Freckles (Embarrased of Those Freckles?)

Fickle Freckles (Embarrased of Those Freckles?) Review



Embarrassed? Don't know what to do with those freckles? Forget the worrying! This guide is a quick and easy way to remove those stubborn freckles. Try it!


Sunday, November 27, 2011

Timeless Herbs for Timeless Beauty: Classical and Secret Chinese Herbal Recipes for Anti-Wrinkle and Silky Skin (Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture)

Timeless Herbs for Timeless Beauty: Classical and Secret Chinese Herbal Recipes for Anti-Wrinkle and Silky Skin (Journal of Chinese Herbal Medicine and Acupuncture) Review



Anti-aging is probably one of the most important tasks for healthy beauty. This is true in both modern society and ancient Chinese imperial families. The herbal recipes collected here are classical and secret herbal recipes from imperial palaces in ancient China. Many of the recipes for facial care have anti-wrinkle effects. The recipes can moisturize the skin, and make the skin silky smooth and glow like jade. Some of the recipes can remove dark spots, acne, freckles, and prevent skin diseases. These recipes are selected and translated from ancient classical Chinese medicine books including Imperial Herbal Formulas (Yu Yao Yuan Fang), Taiping Benevolent Prescriptions (Tai Ping Sheng Hui Fang), and Prescriptions for Caring All People (Pu Ji Fang). These recipes have been proven useful for hundreds of years by billions of people. Historical backgrounds of the recipes are introduced. Explanations in terms of Chinese medicine theories are provided for each recipe. Scientific studies of the herbal ingredients in each recipe are reviewed.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Imperial Anti-Wrinkle Cleanser
3. Imperial Anti-Wrinkle Cream
4. Princess Yonghe’s Bean Cleanser
5. Facial Cleanser for Radiant Skin
6. Dr. Sun’s Jade Face Recipe
7. Rosy Face Recipe
8. Herbal Moisturizing Cream
9. Wrinkle Smoothing Cream
10. Dr. Sun’s Anti-Aging Facial Cream
11. Herbal Face Mask
12. Herbal Recipe to Remove Dark Spots
13. Anti-Freckle Cream
14. Silky Skin Cream
15. Smooth Skin Cream
16. Anti-Acne Herbal Cream
17. Acne Control Recipe

Excerpts:

“This recipe was used by Princess Yonghe, a princess in the Tang Dynasty. She was Emperor Shi Li’s daughter…. It can make the skin healthy and glow….”

“This recipe can help make the skin healthy and radiant, especially in winter….”

“The whole recipe can help remove colored skin spots, and make the skin softer and healthier. It was said in the original book that after using this recipe, ‘it can make the face glow like jade.’…”

“This recipe can help moisturize the skin, and remove wrinkles and dark spots….”

“The recipe can improve the blood circulation, and make the skin silky smooth. It was said in the book that the face would be ‘smooth and clear like jade after using it for 7 days.’…”

“It is used for skin problems. Shizhen Li in the Ming Dynasty recorded that after using this recipe one would have ‘smooth and radiant skin as a new person. Even your spouse would not recognize you.’…”

“This recipe can help remove acne and other skin problems….”

“This recipe can help relieve acne and freckles….”


Friday, November 25, 2011

Auburn and Freckles

Auburn and Freckles Review



This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: F.G. Browne & Co. in 1913 in 175 pages; Description: Frontispiece and plates facing p. 14, 46, 70, 82 and 116 are integral to gatherings, although not counted in pagination.; Subjects: Fiction / General; Fiction / Classics; Fiction / Historical; Fiction / Literary; Fiction / Romance / General; Fiction / Short Stories;


Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Freckles (Classics Stories) with New Illustrated

Freckles (Classics Stories) with New Illustrated Review



Freckles is a young man who has been raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage. His one dream is to find a job, a place to belong and people who accept him despite his youth and the disability of having only one hand. He finds this place in the Limberlost Swamp, as Mr. McLean’s Limberlost guard of precious timber.

In the process, he discovers a love for the wilderness and animals he encounters every day on his rounds and a burning desire to learn about all the new birds and plants he sees on his rounds every day. He also finds and falls in love with a girl he calls the “Swamp Angel.” This is the story of his plucky courage in sticking to his job in the swamp, and his adventures in learning about the natural world he finds himself in every day. He is befriended by the “Bird Woman” and with her help learns to love the Limberlost he has been hired to guard.

Gene Stratton-Porter (August 17, 1863 – December 6, 1924) was an American author, amateur naturalist, wildlife photographer, and one of the earliest women to form a movie studio and production company. She wrote some best-selling novels and well-received columns in national magazines, such as McCalls. Her works were translated into several languages, including Braille, and Stratton-Porter was estimated to have 50 million readers around the world.[1] She used her position and income as a well-known author to support conservation of Limberlost Swamp and other wetlands in the state of Indiana. Her novel A Girl of the Limberlost was adapted four times as a film, most recently in 1990 in a made-for-TV version.


Sunday, November 20, 2011

Freckles [Annotated]

Freckles [Annotated] Review



This edition includes a brief biography of the author based on information from Wikipedia.

Gene Stratton-Porter's novel, Freckles, was published in 1904. It is the story of a young orphan, nicknamed Freckles, who has only one hand. Because he is different, Freckles has faced harsh treatment throughout his life, but he eventually obtains a job working for McLean, the manager of a big lumber company. Freckles must live in the Limberlost and protect it for the next year. Although he is alone, the experience of living in the swamp proves to be beneficial and life-altering.


Sunday, November 13, 2011

Freckles (Annotated)

Freckles (Annotated) Review



The hero is an adult orphan, just under twenty years of age, with bright red hair and a freckled complexion. His left hand is missing at the wrist, and has been since before he can remember. Raised since infancy in a Chicago orphanage, he speaks with a slight Irish accent, "scarcely definite enough to be called a brogue." Exhausted after days of walking, he applies for a job with the Grand Rapids lumber company, guarding timber in the Limberlost Swamp. The lumber company field manager, McLean, is impressed by the boy's polite assertiveness and hires him despite his youth and disability. He gives his name only as "Freckles", insisting that he has no name of his own. He claims the name given him in the orphanage (which we never learn) "is no more my name than it is yours". So that he has a name to put down on the books, McLean gives Freckles the name of his own father, James Ross McLean. Freckles' duty is to twice a day walk the perimeter of the lumber company's land, a seven mile trek through lonely swampland, and to be on the watch for those who aim to steal the expensive timber. McLean's chief worry is Black Jack Carter, who has sworn to smuggle several priceless trees out of the swamp. Freckles' weapons are limited to a revolver and a stout stick, which he carries at all times and uses to test to wire that marks the company's boundaries. At night Freckles boards with Duncan, head teamster for the lumber company, and Duncan's wife, who becomes a mother figure to Freckles.
Initially terrified of the wilderness after a lifetime in an urban environment, Freckles first conquers his fears and then develops an interest in the wildlife of the swamp. He is touched by the beauty he sees, and his frustration and curiosity leads him to purchase several books on natural history, and look upon the creatures of the swamp as his friends. He creates a "room" in the swamp, where he has transplanted the most unique plant specimens he can find. After a year in the swamp, his hard work and faithfulness lead McLean to offer a thousand dollars to anyone who can show him a cut stump from a tree stolen under Freckles' watch. Freckles' gets an opportunity to prove his capabilities as a guard when Wessner, a recently fired lumberman, comes upon Freckles on his rounds and offers him five hundred dollars to look the other way while Black Jack's gang of thieves steals several prime trees. After initially playing dumb to gain information, Freckles puts his gun and stick aside and fights Wessner using only his one fist. He wins, and drives Wessner from the swamp.


Includes a Biography of the Author


Friday, November 11, 2011

Freckles and Jane

Freckles and Jane Review



Jane dislikes her friend Willie's dog Freckles, until Freckles defends her from a big, mean dog.