Total Tattoo Book: Amazon.ca: Amy Krakow: Books

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The most comprehensive book yet on this unique art form. Whether flaunted or hidden, sought as art or curiosity, the tatoo has left its mark on generations. From its beginnings as a pagan ornament to today's popular body art, this book takes an intriguing look at the world of tatoos. 150 photos.

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The most comprehensive book yet on this unique art form. Whether flaunted or hidden, sought as art or curiosity, the tatoo has left its mark on generations. From its beginnings as a pagan ornament to today's popular body art, this book takes an intriguing look at the world of tatoos. 150 photos.

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I fell in love with pictures on skin when I was five. Read the first page

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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Back Cover

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2.0 out of 5 stars not what i expected, Jun 17 2004

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"indecent_vision" (seattle wa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Total Tattoo Book (Paperback)

im a big fan of body art. i read and research alot about it. i also have four tattoos of my own and plan on getting more. i even dated a tattoo artist for a short period of time. i hung out at the tattoo shop every day and was around 5-10 artists at a time every day. i know my stuff. but by no means am i out writing a book on tattoos.

with that said.

this book was not the "total tattoo book" i expected. it mostly told me stuff i already knew, had bad pictures, and talked way to much about her personal experiences. i was bored and even skipped sentences at times just to finish it. but i did finish it out of respect for the author and give her two stars.

1 star for her efforts
1 star because its about tattoos

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Read 4 Tat2 Lovers, April 6 2004

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M. Negron "pavison2000" (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Total Tattoo Book (Paperback)

This book was hard to put down, even though I had homework to do. It has a wide variety of categories explained in plain english for newbies w/ pics. The center has a nice layout of color and b/w photos. It also has a partial directory of tattoo artists in each state (where legal or not).

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3.0 out of 5 stars Not TOTAL tattoo book, Dec 10 2003

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T. Irle "joesauntie" (Queensland, Australia) - See all my reviews
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Well it was a light read and i learnt a little. It doesn't deserve its title of TOTAL tattoo book because its far from complete. The author goes off the track with personal stories on many occasions and forgets what she is supposed to be talking about, so the subtitles in each chapter are loosely connected with the text.
However, i wouldn't totally discourage the purchasing of this book as I was entertained by it. After all any tattoo talk is interesting, although in my opinion the author should have stuck to one genre- either a personal recount of the artists she knows and her experience- or a profesional factual novel in 3rd person.
It was a light read that was enough to pass the time.

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3.0 out of 5 stars very dissapointing
Amy Krakow has one small ankle tattoo, attends a couple tattoo festivals and calls her self an expert. Read more

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