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Ava Sing Lo has been accidentally killing her mother's birds since she was a little girl. Now in her twenties, Ava leaves her native San Diego for the Salton Sea, where she volunteers to help environmental activists save thousands of birds poisoned by agricultural runoff.
Helen, her mother, has been haunted by her past for decades. As a young girl in Korea, Helen was drawn into prostitution on a segregated American army base. Several brutal years passed before a young white American soldier married her and brought her to California. When she gave birth to a black baby, her new husband quickly abandoned her, and she was left to fend for herself and her daughter in a foreign country.
With great beauty and lyricism, The Book of Dead Birds captures a young woman's struggle to come to terms with her mother's terrible past while she searches for her own place in the world.
Customer Reviews:
Losing Bad Memories One Bird at a Time.......2007-05-07
I loved this book. The Mother's need to save every injured and neglected bird was so sad but also loving. The stories that she couldn't share with her daughter were lived through her actions. I thought this was a beautifully written book and I loved how every element however small it may have seemed at first was actually essential to the story and its resolution.
Powerful in an understated way.......2006-07-05
The characters were opened, raw and bleeding, stark under a bright light, much like the diseased and dying birds.
I was drawn to this book, but unsure exactly why. Maybe hope kept me going, but I was on some level grabbed by the understated power & intensitiy of this book.
unusual, unpredictable.......2006-02-17
This book kept you wondering where it was going next. The main characters were rich and flawed at the same time.
uncommonly graceful.......2005-04-06
Ms. Brandeis, the author of the inspirational nonfiction book for writers, Fruitflesh, scores again with this uncommonly lovely and graceful story about Ava Sing Lo, a San Diego native who learns to save birds rather than killing them, and her mother, Helen, who grew up in Korea where she was used as a prostitute on a U.S. army base. There is redemption here that does not come easy, making it all the more worthwhile when it at last arrives.
Prose that Soars.......2005-01-15
The Book of Dead Birds is a story within a story, layered with dead birds, historical tragedy, and the hope for future flight no matter how deeply a bird has been wounded. Following the life of heroine Ava Sing Lo, in first-person present tense, this novel explores themes of race, exploitation, pollution, and indigenous cultural survival. The book includes excerpts from Ava's mother's journal, which is actually an encyclopedia of dead birds, revealing a voice that holds the burdens of witness, grief, anger and defeat, in single-page entries, here and there throughout the book. Lyrical & redemptive storytelling.
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New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatores' Cleric Quintet novels, now in a trade paperback collector's edition
R.A. Salvatore's The Cleric Quintet Collector's Edition tells the tale of the scholar-priest Cadderly, who is plucked from the halls of the Edificant Library to fulfill a heroic quest across the land of Faerûn. This one-volume collection includes all five of the original novels, complete and unabridged, with a new introduction by the author.
Customer Reviews:
good story.......2007-09-16
The Cleric Quintet is a good story from the first page of The Canticle to the last page of The Chaos Curse. I especially enjoy the Bouldershoulder brothers.
Painful.......2007-05-08
The first book was intriguing if only acceptable and the second book proved to be a marginally acceptable follow-up. I'm now approaching the end of the third book and I find I can't wait for it to end. Usually characters become more developed and dimensional as the story progresses but the opposite is true here. The dialog gets more and more stilted and repetitive just as the situations the characters become involved in become more absurd.
A mentally challenged dwarf that wears a cooking pot for a helmet and dreams of becoming a druid is one of hour heroes? The dwarven druid angle would have been interesting but the only words ever uttered by the character ranges from "Oooo" to "hee hee hee". Literally, that is the characters only words. I am at the point where anytime the dwarves are mentioned that I mentally cringe at the inane dialog sure to follow between Ivan and his 'brudder' Pikel. Everything they're involved in is like a bad Jackie Chan movie. These two characters are certainly in the running for worst characters ever in a fantasy novel.
The main character, Cadderly, is a frustrating and simpering type who agonizes over every time he's forced to kill someone to defend his own life or the lives of others. At first I thought this would be an interesting exploration of the morality in killing even evil people to save others but it pretty much stops at the whining stage. Cadderly uses a yo-yo for his weapon - I think that pretty much covers what is wrong with the action scenes of this story. He fights off some of the most deadly armed assassins in the world with a yo-yo? Had someone told me this was part of the story I would have refused to believe it.
The romantic interest, Danica, starts off best of all for an interesting character but by book 3 works her way into being little more than a 'tank' for Cadderly in between professing her love. She is apparently unbeatable regardless of the odds and never even slowed down despite the rare wounding. Of course, any wounds are always healed fully by Cadderly (who has no idea how he does it) and never cause any complication.
The first book is decent but the following are numbingly bad. His books about Drizzt and the Drow were so good at exploring the morality of choices made with vibrant and realistic dialog that I have trouble believing these were written by Salvatore. Maybe a ghost writer was involved? This collection is a long way from his best efforts. I don't know if I can bear the thought of slogging through the final two books but I have a very long flight coming up so I may have nothing better to do ...
Underrated.......2007-05-07
Overshadowed by R.A. Salvatore's DRIZZT series', the Cleric Quintet is a great read which unfortunately a lot of people look over. This author is brilliant, and it'd be a shame to pass up this set.
Great read........2007-02-22
Great side story. I enjoyed how Drizzt tied into the story and how Salvatore repeatedly brings the two story lines together. The Bouldershoulder brothers are hilarious.
Great Book!!.......2007-02-15
I have read almost all of Salvatore's books and these 5 are by far my favorites. Cadderly has enough depth to make him believable and the plots are interesting. The supporting characters are very well detailed and add to the storyline well, adding a love interest, intrigue, and even humor!
All in all, these books are a great read at a greater price!
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Double Full Moon Night
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Gentry Lee, who has inherited the Rama mantle from SF legend Arthur C. Clarke, continues the story he began in Bright Messengers. In the first book, mysterious clouds of sparkling white particles beckon Beatrice and Johann into a strange craft that whisks them, and nine other colonists, from their homes on Mars to a deserted island inside a huge alien sphere. Beatrice dies after delivering a child, Maria.
As Double Full Moon Night begins, Maria has just turned 8. Their idyllic island life is suddenly ruined when a deadly creature threatens their lives, so Johann leaves his little paradise to find the other colonists. Their happy reunion is short-lived when they are transported to a strange place where they must start over and learn to survive. Lee effectively captures the sense of mystery and excitement that characterize the Rama universe. This long-awaited sequel will please fans of his first solo Rama book. --Adam Fisher
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New York Times bestselling author Gentry Lee, co-author with Arthur C. Clarke of
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On a tiny island paradise inside a vast alien sphere, Johann Eberhardt and his daughter, Maria, live in virtual isolation. Now their paradise has been invaded by a violent and enigmatic life-form. Risking everything, Johann and Maria begin a treacherous journey across the waters in search of their fellow Martian colonists. But they have no idea what awaits them on the other side--until a mystical vision of Johann's beloved Beatrice appears to him with a dire warning and the possibility of attaining an undreamed-of spiritual evolution. Soon to be transported to an exotic planet, the colonists must overcome their dissension and jealousy if they are to survive the upcoming "double full moon night." If not, they will all be destroyed...and the secrets of the universe will remain forever unknown to mankind.
Customer Reviews:
Great story but tie things up a bit........2007-05-07
I enjoyed this book and its companion Bright Messengers but I would like to see some of the Rama mystery resolved already. Mystery gets frustrating and boring after a while if no light is shed. I still really love the stories and hope for more from Mr. Lee.
Maybe I needed the first volume.......2004-09-04
There's something about airports. When I'm flying, I pick up reading material I would normally have passed over. That's how I came to pick up DFMN.
This is the second in a series, and I never read the first. That always gives the feeling that I walked in partway through someone else's conversation, and missed whatever it was that would have made the sequel make sense. I'm not so sure, though.
Our Heroes are taken by mysterious sparkling beings and set into an unfamiliar world. For some reason, that is a dangerous world. Even with births, their numbers dwindle. Then they taken by mysterious and malignant being and set into a cavernous world. They are kept alive for reasons unknown, and then <<plot discontinuity>> and the survivors are set into another unfamiliar world. Despite unexplained visitations from the dead, their numbers dwindle in this dangerous environment. In the final onslaught <<plot discontinuity>> and there is only one left. She is taken by the original mysterious beings and set into an unfamiliar environment.
That's about it. I guess. There are some goings-on between characters that I've skipped over, maybe the book was about those. I dunno.
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Enjoyable.......2004-02-08
I found this book very entertaining. Perhaps it is Gentry's writing style, I don't know, but it was hard for me to put the book down. True, there are probably too many sentient creatures running around with no explanation of their origins. I read the the last Clarke-Lee Rama novel 7 years ago so I can't nitpick any of the details. Overall though, I enjoyed returning to the Rama universe in this book and Bright Messengers, thanks Gentry.
What an utter waste of time.......2001-04-18
I waited so long for this book, I had nearly forgotten what it was supposed to be about. Apparently the author did as well. The last half of the book is a haphazard collection of incidents with very little to do with any sort of plot, except to, perhaps, explain the title of the book - which by the way, ultimately had little to do with a consistent plot other than to kill off some inconvenient characters. Lee at least had enough sense to raise some questions that I as a reader needed to have answered, otherwise I would never have finished reading it. But he should have stopped raising the more complicated questions somewhere before the final section. Had he done so, he wouldn't have had to tie things up in such a neat, improbable little package in the final 3 chapters. Don't even get me started on thin character development, and an unhealthy tendency to insert a new life form merely to lengthen the novel as a whole. And as an atheist, I found being preached to on a regular basis rather insulting.
When Lee was co-credited for some of the Rama novels, I hoped I'd found a new author whose work could at least partially fill the void left by Clarke's declining output and the total loss of Asimov's. I'm afraid I'll have to look elsewhere, because I won't subject myself again to this kind of drivel.
Frankly, the 2 stars I gave this book are generous, but unfortunately, worse books than this exist and I needed to save room for them.
A fun read.......2000-12-17
Having waited almost four years for this sequel, I must say I was rather happy with it. It made for a very interesting and fun read. Most of the story deals with characterization, but the descriptions of the alien landscape are wonderful. The story moves at a very fast pace, and although there is not much of an external plot, the character interactions are never dull. While this book could be read and enjoyed without having read the first one, the ending would probably not have the same meaning to someone who had not read the entire Rama series. Overall I would say this is a good choice if you are looking for a fun story.
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At the close of the twentieth century the United States was, by all accounts, among the most religious of modern Western nations. Pillars of Faith describes the diversity of tradition and the commonality of organizational strategy that characterize the more than 300,000 congregations in the United States, arguing that they provide the social bonds, spiritual traditions, and community connections that are vital to an increasingly diverse society.
Nancy Tatom Ammerman follows several traditions--Mainline Protestant, Conservative Protestant, African American Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox, Jewish, Sectarian, and other religions--as they establish discernible patterns of congregational life that fit their own history, tradition, and relationship to American society. Her methodologically sophisticated study balances survey research with interviews conducted with people from ninety-one different religious traditions and ethnographic observations that yield new information on many dimensions of American congregational life. Her book is the first to depict the complex resource base supporting American congregations, the enormous web of partners with whom congregations work, and the range of institutional patterns they exhibit.
Contrary to many gloomy forecasts, Pillars of Faith: American Congregations and Their Partners argues that organized religion in the United States is robust and vigorous--and that it can handle the increasing demands of escalating diversity and mobility the future is sure to bring.
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Laura Werlin's The New American Cheese isn't just a beautiful and informative book, it's an important resource that, by profiling more than 50 cheese makers in all parts of the U.S., formally welcomes a whole new era of artisanal cheese production in America. More varieties of high-quality, locally made cheeses are available to more people in more parts of the country than at any other time in U.S. history--and, fortunately, the situation is only going to get better. Werlin divides her book into two parts, the basics and the specifics. "All About Cheese" takes the reader through the evolution of cheese making in America: how cheese is made; the health factors; how to taste, buy, and store cheese; how to serve cheese alone and with wine; and how to cook with cheese. Then she gets specific. "Recipes and Profiles" glides between a deep appreciation of the people producing these new cheeses, the cheeses themselves, and the ways these cheeses can be best appreciated as starters and appetizers, in pizzas, pastas, and risottos, and as part of main courses, side dishes, and dessert. The recipe section entitled "Cheese Classics" offers, of course, an irresistible Three Cheese Macaroni and Cheese. There are 80 recipes total, with such standouts as Peppered Goat Cheese Crackers, Polenta with Teleme, Asiago, and Truffle Oil, Cheese Enchiladas with Lime-Tomatillo Sauce, Herbed Sugar Snap Peas with Goat Cheese, and Ricotta-Brioche Bread Pudding. Best of all, Werlin's sprightly, informed prose is underscored by Martin Jacobs's equally delightful photos. --Schuyler Ingle
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Everybody loves cheese. Dripping from the tip of a hot slice of pizza, bubbling across a rich broth, or freshly grated over a bowl of creamy pasta, cheese flavors all of our favorite foods. American cheese no longer just means "manufactured"; at supermarkets and gourmet shops around the country, hand-crafted domestic cheeses have taken the place of factory-processed and imported brands.
Cheese is the next great culinary revolution in this country. Ten years ago, only a handful of specialty cheesemakers could be found in America. Today there are more than 200. Connoisseurs are following the growth of the specialty American chees business with the same fervor they've applied to fine wines. The New American Cheese celebrates the cheesemaking renaissance, fueled by this explosion of interest.
The New American Cheese takes an in-depth look at the art and craft of cheesemaking, and includes a history of cheese in this country. Author Laura Werlin profiles more than 50 of America's top cheesemakers and offers 80 inventive recipes showcasing the new cheeses available today. Nutritional facts; information on how to buy, store, and taste cheese; a directory of sources; and an extensive glossary make The New American Cheese an indispensible guide for amateur cheese lovers and experienced epicures alike.
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great cheese book.......2007-07-03
This book gives an excellent overview of the cheese business by an industry expert who is well respected.
Cut the cheese.......2007-03-10
If you are an American but don't like American cheese, check out this book.
Don't believe the five star reviews........2005-02-25
OK, I admit it. I got tripped up by the many five-star reviews posted for this book. I bought the book without thoroughly reviewing it. The name sounded exactly like the kind of cheese book I was looking for. I certainly won't be taking a cheese tasting trip throughout Europe and see no advantage to learning about cheeses that I can't buy here in Colorado. I love cheese and wanted to know more about the many varieties. Having had wonderful success on the low-carb diet for the last five years, I eat cheese in quantity throughout the day. My favorite cheese recipe is strips of cheese on fried pork skins broiled in the toaster oven. Yummy. They have a bread-like consistency in the center and crunchy edges.
I have delayed three days in writing this review of The New American Cheese by Laura Werlin because I didn't want my review to be too harsh. This book made me furious with disappointment.
I decided to avoid browsing ahead and be surprised by each chapter, so I started at the beginning. The introduction was fine. The chapter, "How Cheese is Made," was disappointing in its lack of detail, pictures and differences in the manufacturing of various varieties. I could have gotten a better understanding by searching "How is cheese made" on the Internet. Maybe that is how the author did it.
The next chapter, "To Your Health," picked up my interest. I never knew cheese naturally contained monosodium glutamate (MSG) and wanted to know more about it. MSG is very unhealthy. Unfortunately, nothing more was mentioned about it. Which cheeses contain MSG and in what quantities? Groan.
OK, OK! Where are the descriptions of the many different cheeses? I want to know more about each. I am excited to pick a new cheese to buy and enjoy. The chapter, "How to Taste Cheese," did not produce an interest in any new variety. Where are the detailed descriptions for the many wonderful cheeses? Gone missing. Boring!
The chapters, "How to Buy and Store Cheese," "Pairing Cheese and Wine" and "Cooking With Cheese" were OK, I guess.
Next came a section with recipes and the detailed history of 24 goat farmers (rough guess of the number), comprising 75% of the book volume. I simply got sick of looking at photographs of goats. I didn't like the goat cheese recently purchased. It tasted like the goat pen smells, and I love Limburger. I wanted to know more about cheese, not goat farms. This book should be given a new title, "The Old American Goat Farms." Who wrote the five star reviews for this book? The goat farmers?
The two stars given this review go to the publisher, not the author. The high gloss, heavy weight paper is a five star quality. Color was used generously throughout. The photographs were fine, but I kept wanting to pull the camera back to see the entire cheese dish. The extreme close-ups got very tiring.
If you want to know the history of American goat farms, buy this book.
Kent Rieske.
A Treasure to Keep with your Family Heirlooms.......2001-08-24
A beautiful book. Learned all about cheese, what to do with it, how to choose the right ones, how to serve it, how to store it, and even what to do with it when it gets to almost the point of no return.Wish I had been able to read it 60 years ago, never knew what I was missing.
The Best of American Artisan Cheese.......2001-02-09
I saw this author and cookbook on FoodTV. Have a wonderful gourmet store nearby which carries some of these cheese producers. Wonderful that this book showcases and promotes these talented producers who further America's cheese industry.
Maybe like what our wine producers have become, this book will aid the aritsan cheese community.
Besides all the wonderful knowledge of types and production, etc., what I am about is taste. This book has delightful recipes using these producers. To date the Goat Cheese, Apricot, and Sage-stuffed Chicken Breasts, Spinach and Fromage Blanc-Stuffed Chicken Breasts, Goat Cheese Cake with Peaches and Blueberries, and Herbed Sugar Snap Peas with Goat Cheese.
In support of these wonderful cheese producers!
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This gourmet travel guide to the artisanal and farmstead cheesemakers of Vermont shows how the cheese is made, describes the different types of handcrafted goat-, sheep-, and cow's-milk cheeses, and tells you where and when to go to see them being made. In recent years the number of artisanal and farmstead cheesemakers in Vermont has exploded. These dedicated craftspeople make distinctive, high-quality cheeses from the milk of their own cows, sheep, and goats; age them in their own caves; and ship them to restaurants, gourmet food markets, and cheese lovers all over the world. Henry Tewksbury, a cheese expert and a passionate devotee of handcrafted Vermont cheese, is your guide to the cheeses, their makers, and their stories. He gives a brief overview of the cheesemaking process, introduces us to the cheesemakers and their herds, and then describes dozens of varieties in delectable detail. He tells you where to go and when to visit to see the cheeses being made, and provides details on where Vermont cheeses can be purchased, both within and outside the state. French flaps, 40 black & white photographs, 16 color photographs, 1 map, glossary, resources, index.
• Vermont handcrafted cheeses have become one of the trendiest items in the gourmet world. • Vermont's cheesemakers have been featured in articles in Gourmet, The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times, and many other publications
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From the Cheesemakers' Perspective.......2006-03-30
Henry Tewksbury spent the better part of his career as Peter Tewksbury in California, where he produced films and TV shows, such as Father Knows Best and My Three Sons. In his later years, he started a second life in Vermont as a cheese expert and consultant and to mark the change, reverted to his real first name, Henry. Tewksbury's transformation from Hollywood bigwig to small town cheese connoisseur is oddly parallel to that of many of the cheesemakers whose stories he tells in this informative and engaging book. While a few were born and raised on the farm, others left successful jobs in law, finance, teaching and other professions for the lure of healthy country living and the chance to try something new.
There are several well written and comprehensive guides available for selecting and serving artisanal and farmstead cheeses from around the world, including many that are produced in the USA. What sets this book apart from all the rest is its focus on the hard-working people who have created these fine cheeses: how they got started in the business, how they learned about making cheese (often with the help of others who came before them, but sometimes also through trial and error), and what their daily life is like. Of course, there is also information about each producer's cheeses, along with Tewksbury's personal assessment. His admiration for what these cheesemakers have accomplished, their vision and passion, and the originality of each cheese shines through in the writing.
Potential readers should understand that the book is a snapshot of Vermont's artisanal cheese movement as it existed about five years ago when the book was researched and written. Most of the information remains valid today, but a few things have changed. The most notable "omission" is Mateo and Andy Kehler from Jasper Hill Farm in northeast Vermont. Their cheeses are now considered to be among the very best made in America, but they were not yet in operation at the time the book was written. Unfortunately, Henry Tewksbury died the year after the book was published, so unless someone else takes up the charge, there will be no update. That, however, should not deter the cheese enthusiast who wants to know "the story behind the story" of farmstead cheesemaking. Highly recommended!
VERMONT CHEDDAR IS TO DIE FOR..........2005-02-01
For several years now I've been placing my order with Cabot Farms or Grafton village for some of their wonderful, aged, Vermont white cheddar cheese. Wisconsin not withstanding, I am convinced that the finest cheddar cheeses in the world come from Vermont, not to mention the fact that they are found in some of the most gorgeous settings to be found anywhere. You can't help but picture New England on a snowy winter's day.
That's why this book was such a great read. I was already familiar with many of the Farms mentioned by Mr. Tewksbury, having visited many of their websites in the past, but I certainly found some new places I was not aware of. Learning about Vermont's cheesemakers and the products they lovingly craft makes eating them all the more enjoyable. Tewksbury tells us where and how each artisan makes cheese, which operations welcome visitors, and where to purchases the cheeses.
Thank God for the Internet because no matter where you live you can have these wonderful products of Vermont sent right to your doorstep.
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A tour of more than three dozen cheesemakers in a behind-the-scenes exploration of the landscape, people, and cheeses that put Vermont on the global epicurean map.
Over the last decade, artisan and farmstead cheesemaking have transformed Vermont into one of the nation's (and the world's) most beloved sources of fine cheeses. Ogden describes all the cheeses from all the cheesemakers. Through visits to the farms, talks with the cheesemakers, and descriptions of the cheeses, Ogden illustrates the expert technique and knowledge of craft that have transformed the small state into an influential contributor to the national food scene. 8 color pages, 50 black & white
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A celebration of cheese!.......2007-07-18
Ellen Ecker Ogden's The Vermont Cheese Book is, quite simply, a tribute to and celebration of the farmstead and artisanal cheeses produced throughout the state of Vermont. If you want to explore those cheeses it can guide you through them either by product (in case you want to purchase them elsewhere) or by farm (in case you want to visit some of these delicious places). But best of all it gives life to what could have been a dry guidebook, detailing the people, history and practices behind each farmstead.
The whole of the book went above and beyond its mission. It's certainly intended as a guide to Vermont's cheeses, not some sort of basic primer on cheesemaking in general, and it doesn't pretend to act as the latter. Yet in lovingly detailing how each cheesemaker achieves his or her desired results, the book does indeed impart a surprising amount of information regarding cheeses in general. I went to the store this weekend armed with and determined to make use of a new body of knowledge, and have been reaping the delicious benefits ever since--I may not have been able to access these Vermont cheeses here in Maryland, but I still learned enough to be able to choose other cheeses that have blown me away with their quality. It's enough to make me wish I still lived in Vermont or New Hampshire and could find some of these cheeses in my local store, and I expect I may have to look into ordering one or two from the farms' websites!
Other than some slightly confusing editing snafus this was a splendid book, so consider my rating 4.5 stars.
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More than 1,100 color photos illustrating Heddon's rise to prominence in the early years and domination of the American tackle market well into the 1950s. Complete photo reference of the most valuable Heddon lures, and an extensive section on advertising pieces and one of a kind lures and memorabilia. REVIEW: This in-depth, historical section of this book gives readers a flavor of what it was like to be a member of the Heddon family in the early years of the tackle industry. The reference and pictorial chapters cover the array of lures, reels, boxes, and paperwork made by Heddon. Also included are many wonderful photos of advertisements that lured anglers to the products that caught the fish.
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My husband loved it........2005-12-24
I bought this book for my husband since he is a lure collector. He indicated that the information contained in the book was very helpful and he actually kept the book instead of giving it to one of his buddies which he has done in the past with other "collector" books that I got for him.
Brilliancy from the Pros.......2003-08-30
If you need-to-know, Roberts & Pavey are the go-to-guys. They leave no stone un-turned in this comprehensive volume on the premier fishing lure maker of the early 20th century. A MUST read for collectors of Heddon bait.
FANTASTIC! A Must Have for any Lure Collector.......2003-02-08
Much reasearch went into making this book. This book is loaded with Pictures of Lures, Boxes, Reels, Advertisings, Prototypes, Color Codes & Numbers. Prices are included for most of the lures which can be used as a general price guide. Very Detailed Historical information that should clarify most if not all of your unanswered questions on the timelines and rarity of specific lures to include interesting articles and interviews from family and friends on the conception and start of the company.
Gathers a century of classic wooden Heddon fishing lures.......2002-05-10
Bill Roberts and Rob Pavey's Heddon Legacy gathers a century of classic wooden Heddon fishing lures, but it's much more than an identification guide. This covers the Heddon lure legacy from its accidental birth to its marketing, advertising, and changes. Color photos of the lures accompany details on fishing which avid fishermen as well as collectors will find inviting.
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Fun, easy-to-do makeovers to express individual style and comfort.
Step-by-step format gives busy parents confidence to turn ordinary rooms into irresistible kidsÂ' retreats.
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ASIN: 1887654607 |
Books:
- The Calligrapher: A Novel
- The Diary of a Rapist (New York Review Books Classics)
- The Disapparation of James
- The Good Wife Strikes Back
- The Horus Road: Lords of the Two Lands: Volume 3
- The Ice Chorus: A Novel
- The Known World CD
- The Man Who Fell in Love With the Moon: A Novel
- The MULCHING OF AMERICA: A Novel
- The Mystery of Breathing: A Novel
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