The Rainbow Book: Being a Collection of Essays and Illustrations Devoted to Rainbows in Particular and Spectral Sequences in General Focusing on the [Paperback]

Lanier F. Graham (Editor)

Product Details

• Paperback: 199 pages
• Publisher: Random House Inc (P); Revised edition (January 1979)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0394723651
• ISBN-13: 978-0394723655
• Product Dimensions: 11.9 x 7.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #899,594 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars English Class Text Book, October 2, 2009

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This review is from: The Rainbow Book: Being a Collection of Essays and Illustrations Devoted to Rainbows in Particular and Spectral Sequences in General Focusing on the (Paperback)

This book was one of my creative writing text books at Rio Hondo College in 1975. The book is more than a book about rainbows and colors. It is a collection of essays that encourge the reader to look beyond or day to day perceptions and see what others miss. I have really enjoyed going back to several of the essays over the years. You could consider the book a primer to alchemy.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, March 6, 2009

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This review is from: The Rainbow Book: Being a Collection of Essays and Illustrations Devoted to Rainbows in Particular and Spectral Sequences in General Focusing on the (Paperback)

This book was the required reading for a color class that I took at Sac State College in the late '70's. I found that it really opened up my mind to the study of color. This book is the type of book you can open at any time, on any page, and learn facinating facts about color and how it affects our mood and health. Very interesting. At one point, I had lost my orignal book during one of the many moves I made after college. The book was out of print by then and my husband secretly spent 3 years tracking down another copy for me. I have had my 2nd copy for over 15 years now!

5.0 out of 5 stars a primer for magic and imagenation., October 15, 2011

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This review is from: The Rainbow Book: Being a Collection of Essays and Illustrations Devoted to Rainbows in Particular and Spectral Sequences in General Focusing on the (Paperback)

I've had my "original" copy of this book since the year it was published,1975,and 36 years later it still occupies a special space in my vast collection of books dealing with art,science,history and magic. It never fails to inspire me at the many techniques and methods mankind has at looking and thinking "outside" the box of normal thought and perception.
If you like books that inspire and speak to your soul, I highly recommend this most wonderful and obscure work of printed art called THE RAINBOW BOOK!