Highwire Moon

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Page turning

Not quite as good as Sorrow's Kitchen, but still terrific

Motherhood is powerful

This Is Bleak Stuff Folks ...

Sympathetic but Nothing New

Highwire Moon
Susan Straight
Manufacturer: Anchor
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0385722613
Release Date: 2002-10-08

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Serafina is an illegal migrant worker living in California when the police catch her and send her back to Mexico–without her three-year old daughter. Twelve years later, with a pair of silver barrettes her only tangible memory of Elvia, Serafina begins a harrowing journey back across the border to find her daughter. At the same time Elvia, now fifteen and pregnant, resolves to track her mother down. They travel a landscape populated by desperately poor migrants moving from harvest to harvest, truckers living hand-to-mouth in seedy motels, and lost children in foster homes. But the memory of love inspires hope, and out of these women’s losses–and their determination–Straight has crafted a deeply moving tale of the meaning of home and family.

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Page turning.......2004-03-26

The book is haunting, dealing with the struggles of a girl who survived the foster care system and lives with her biological father, who tries hard to raise her but s struggling through life as a drug addict. The main character tries to learn about her biological mother who left her when she was a small child.
The setting is in the California desert and Mexico.

Not quite as good as Sorrow's Kitchen, but still terrific.......2003-05-01

A somewhat unlikely premise forms the basis of this engrossing novel of love, separation, women, strength, survival, and compassion. Serafina, an illegal immigrant, is mistakenly separated from her toddler daughter and sent back to Mexico where she gets trapped caring for her ailing mother. Her daughter treks through the CA welfare system, one foster home to another, and emerges as a pregnant teenager.
The majority of the book parallels Serafina's trek north, across the border once again to search for her child, while Elvia does the same in the opposite direction, searching for her mother.
Frankly, I loved the story and the writing.

Motherhood is powerful.......2003-01-01

I loved this book. I work with young teenagers who are pregnant and everything here rings so true. Elvia has the language and the thoughts of many real-life girls. Serafina also seems very real with the immigration policies and farmworker issues of our times. I liked the way Susan Straight wove the stories of mother and daughter and their search for each other together. A highwire moon balanced on the utility line and this novel was so balanced for me.

This Is Bleak Stuff Folks ..........2002-02-27

This is a vivid, intense, and ultimately overwrought book, about a Mexican Indian girl who is forcibly separated from her three year old daughter. Susan Straight has a whole lot to say about the plight of the illegal immigrant and those that live on the fringes of our society. She plunges the reader into the horrors of migrant labor with examples of violence, prevalent drug use, and sexual predation. Her characters are great-hearted people, with big dreams, but instead of focusing on the plot (how about some interaction between the main characters?!?!), Susan Straight instead chooses to hit us over the head with her thoughts on love, race, and class.

Sympathetic but Nothing New.......2002-02-10

I probably would not have heard of this book had it not been one of New York's award finalists, the one I am sure they say represents my own culture and upbringing in California and its border. I came into the book a little suspicious. I came away a lot less so, and that was because I didn't think it was either too bad or very good. Though to a certain degree the protagonists were supposed to be an undocumented Mexican woman and her daughter, fathered by a poor Anglo, the novel doesn't try to go too deep inside their head. Rather, the simple plot's most interesting details are about the Anglos the daughter grows up with; otherwise it does not go beyond what's already well-known to everyone except apparently those on the east who must still find the story of crossing the Mexican border fascinating and new. Straight didn't add anything unique to that. I found the sentimental story of the daughter and mother longing to meet up with each other after so many years very romanticized and hard to follow. If you want to read about the border, read Ruben Martinez's new one, which is powerful. If you want to read the best book of fiction published last year, as this one was, but inside a Chicano experience, read Dagoberto Gilb's beautiful "Woodcuts of Women."

Lit for chicks of color: a girls' guide to desirable reading.(culture)(Brief Article)(Book Review) : An article from: Colorlines Magazine

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Lit for chicks of color: a girls' guide to desirable reading.(culture)(Brief Article)(Book Review) : An article from: Colorlines Magazine
Megan Izen
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000E1NBEW
Release Date: 2005-12-27

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This digital document is an article from Colorlines Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on December 22, 2005. The length of the article is 1363 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Lit for chicks of color: a girls' guide to desirable reading.(culture)(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Author: Megan Izen
Publication: Colorlines Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 22, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 8 Issue: 4 Page: 52(2)

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THE FANTASY HALL OF FAME: Come Lady Death; Faith of Our Fathers; Demoness; Buffalo Gals; Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles; The Lottery; Compleat Werewolf; Drowned Giant; Narrow Valley; Ghost of a Model T; Detective of Dreams; The Jaguar Hunter
Robert (editor) (Peter S. Beagle; Philip K. Dick; Tanith Lee; Ursula K. Le Guin; Margaret St. Clair; Shirley Jackson; Anthony Boucher; J. G. Ballard; R. A. Lafferty; Clifford D. Simak; Harlan Ellison; Gene Wolfe; Roger Zelazny; Lucius Shepard) Silverberg
Manufacturer: Harper Prism
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 1568658583

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Great series of short stories

Never read anything so consistently wistful.

A fabulous grab-bag of stories

Fourteen short stories, including a novella new to print

Correction: The 1988 World Fantasy Award winner
The Jaguar Hunter
Lucius Shepard
Manufacturer: Four Walls Eight Windows
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1568581866

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Fourteen of Lucius Shepard’s most memorable stories are combined with a previously unanthologized novella, Radiant Green Star, to form a stunning sci-fi collection. In the Nebula Award–winning title story, a poor Honduran hunter is coerced into tracking the forbidden black jaguar of Barrio Carolina.

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Winner of the 1988 World Fantasy and Locus Awards for Best Story Collection, The Jaguar Hunter brings together some of the 1980s' finest speculative fiction. From the battlegrounds of near-future Latin America, to spirit-haunted Nepal, to the ecosystem on the body of a giant dragon, the stories vividly evoke both real-world and fantastic locales with thorough credibility. Shepard's attention to character development and cultural detail are especially remarkable, and reflect his extensive world travels. Featured in the collection, "Salvador" won the Locus Award in 1985 and "R&R" the Nebula and Locus Awards in 1987.

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Great series of short stories.......2007-03-21

This book is a great collection of short stories. Each story has a mythical or magical aspect to it. The stories are all very good, although some are better than others. The entire book is worth reading, as each story is very entertaining. You're left thinking about each story as you finish them.

Never read anything so consistently wistful........2003-01-15

This book is introspective without being maudlin, and I find
myself struggling for a better word than "wistful", but alas,
no cross-referenced OED at my fingertips.

Therefore: I can promise you this, there's not a happy ending in the book, and I found myself at first very disappointed in this growing trend. At some point in the third short story, I realized that he would supply no easy answers, and the converse might prove true: nothing but hard questions from here on.

Stories wrapped up neatly, even with the bad guy winning, aren't a possibility for Shepard. Life is like that sometimes, and the choices that lead you to a place you wish you hadn't visited. But, since you're there, take in the scenery and try to pass on a warning to others...

This is my first formal introduction to Lucius Shepard; it won't be my last meeting with his work, for sure.

A fabulous grab-bag of stories.......2001-09-10

The Jaguar Hunter is still the best introduction to the frustratingly inconsistent work of Lucius Shephard. Shephard is at his best in short stories and some of those in this collection show a real mastery of the form, telling often quite simple moral tales in settings packed dense with strange underpinning imagery and meaning.

The collection divides into several different overlapping types: traveller's tales, New England horror, Latin American magic realism, those dealing with the ongoing shadow cast by Nazism, fantasy etc. It is really a matter of taste which you prefer: my own favourites are the title story, which tingles with atmosphere and magical possibility; the two treatments of the legacy of the Third Reich - the terrifying 'Mengele', and the bizarre, menacing 'A Spanish Lesson'; and the magnificent 'R&R'. I like the New England-set tales less, but even they far outdo Stephen King.

Shephard's writing has never been better than is these early stories (and also in the underrated novel 'Life During Wartime'); lush but never bloated and often ironic but always moral. I just wish he would find his form again and stop writing yet more vampire novels!

Fourteen short stories, including a novella new to print.......2001-09-09

Fourteen short stories, including a novella new to print, provide a fine collection of Lucius Shepard's skills in Jaguar Hunter, and outstanding anthology headed by a Nebula-winning title story. From a war of the future and wind spirits to a woman's end of life, this is filled with diverse plots.

Correction: The 1988 World Fantasy Award winner.......1999-04-21

Please forgive me for the ballot stuffing. Just wanted to give the correct date for the award. And add that I've recently reread "The Man who Painted the Dragon Griaule", and found it to be a beautiful parable about creation and the toll of artistic endeavor.

Nuff said.

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FANTASY AND SCIENCE FICTION - Volume 68, number 5 - May 1985: The Jaguar Hunter; The Tensor of Desire; Rats in Space; Turnabout; The Nifty Murder Case; No Regrets; The Haunting of Goodhope
Edward L. (editor) (Lucius Shepard; Wayne Wightman; Jack C. Haldeman ll; Steven Hardesty; Richard Mueller; Lisa Tuttle; Juleen Brantingham) Ferman
Manufacturer: Mercury Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000JHESCA

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Jaguar Hunter, The
Lucius Shepard
Manufacturer: Kerosina Pubns.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0948893362

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OUTDOOR LIFE MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 1961 HUNTER AND JAGUAR ILLUSTRATED COVER
No Author
Manufacturer: Popular Science Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NT13P4

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Settle Back for a Hot One: IT'S RIPPING TIME

When terrorists gun down Jenna Caddrick's fiancée, the only daughter of Senator John Caddrick is trapped in a desperate struggle to stay alive. With a pack of killers on her trail, Jenna plunges through Shangri-La Station's time touring gates -- and lands in London of 1888, just in time to meet Jack the Ripper.

And Skeeter Jackson, newly reformed con artist, finds himself caught up in the biggest mystery of the century. All Skeeter has to do is find the Senator's missing daughter, track down Ianira Cassandra's kidnappers, stop a cult of killers and survive Ripping Time...

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Can too much research be a bad thing?.......2007-04-19

In this, two part conclusion(?) to the Time Scout series, the answer to the title question is yes. Lack of research can utterly ruin a time travel, or historical, novel, leaving gaping holes that destroy the suspension of disbelief. These books (Ripping Time and The House that Jack Built) show that the reverse can also be true. Here, too much research translates into too much padding. The authors seem intent to tell you everything they've learned about gaslight London. In mid-chase we are treated to a discussion on the current state of the urban infrastructure. The story also recaps the same points two and three times at places where a gloss would do better, giving the impression that the authors are being paid by the page.

Additionally, The authors seem to have been researching ambiguous genitalia, as we are introduced to two characters with genital abnormalities. Fortunately, the books are not as graphic about these aspects as they are about the murders. One abnormality may be a curiosity, but when a notable percentage of your cast are abnormal, the abnormality becomes common. Certainly, the idea of a hermaphroditic Jack the Ripper (no spoiler) added nothing to the plot.

While stereotypical characters (nosey reporters and corrupt politicians) were present, they don't overly draw attention from the story but certainly foreshadow eventse. The main lines of plot carry the reader through from the opening pages to the conclusion without terrible gaps. It is only the wasted time in that journey that make this a three-star read instead of a five-star page turner.

Ripping time.......2002-08-09

If I had realized you could write a "novel" without a conclusion, I could have written one a long time ago. I liked the characters but I don't buy books without an ending. Any more of Mister Aspin's books I read will have to come from the library. Since I really want to know how this one comes out, I'll go there and see if they have a copy of the next one.

Fishing Time.......2002-03-15

I did not like this book. To see my hero Skeeter Jackson reduced to some low level JANITOR and then some kind of self appointed protector of dopey tourists was just about all I could stand, though don't miss it if you are a fan of the serise

I would give it 6 stars if I could.......2001-11-07

Wow! I love this series, but this is my favorite so far. If you haven't read the first three, go get them first. If you have, then you know how good they are, this is better!

they're baaacck............2001-03-03

Meaning Kit Carson, his grandaughter, Margo, Skeeter Jackson and the rest of the residents of Time Terminal 86, and this time they have to deal with that unknown "gentleman" of Victorian England known as Jack the Ripper. May as well get a couple of flaws out of the way first...As some of the other reviewers have pointed out, this is in two parts, which is needless. The book would not have been absurdly large had it all been published as a single volume, so to actually complete the story, you'll need to go ahead and buy the second book "The House That Jack Built" as well. There is also some bad writing here in a place or two...a few run-on sentences that just go on and on, to the point you find yourself having to go back and reread the passage more than once to figure out what is meant.This is not really a criticism, but the authors obviously accept the James Maybrick Diary (published a few years ago as "The Diary of Jack the Ripper") as geniune. There are some convincing arguements in favor of the diary, but just as many arguements, and just as compelling, that it is false. That said, what you are left with is a "ripping' (lousy pun intended) good story. You have a crooked polictian (isn't this becoming just a bit of cliche character now?) with his own agenda, murdering anyone who gets in the way, including his own daugther, who manages to avoid the planned hit with the help of a mysterious private investigator, and flees down the Victorian England "gate" to escape the pursuing hit men, and guess who is waiting on the other side? Actually, the "Whitechapel Murders" forms a second plot, in which a team of investigators are trying to positivly ID the Ripper,but they are in for a big surprise when they do. A pretty good book, but you do have to have both of them...

Ocean Waves: Pattern Pack (A Ripping Good Time Series, PPOW)

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Ocean Waves: Pattern Pack (A Ripping Good Time Series, PPOW)
Mimi Shimp
Manufacturer: SPPS, Inc.
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Binding: Pamphlet
ASIN: B000V6T6ZS

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My "goto" book for entertaining

I've been to the restaurant

Different, Easy, Elegant, Beautiful

Excellent

Best cookbook I own

At Blanchard's Table: A Trip to the Beach Cookbook
Melinda Blanchard , and Robert Blanchard
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
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Island Wise: Lessons in Living from the Islands of the World

ASIN: 0609610821
Release Date: 2003-03-25

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The next best thing to actually living on an island paradise is being able to bring a bit of paradise home. Bob and Melinda Blanchard shared their own “paradise found” in their book A Trip to the Beach, the true story of the couple’s adventures as they escaped civilization to open a restaurant on the Caribbean island of Anguilla. Now in At Blanchard’s Table, the couple extends the celebrated warmth and hospitality of their acclaimed restaurant, and its delicious menu, to our homes. The happy result is a cookbook that’s as much a pleasure to read as it is enjoyable to follow.

Writing with the same humor and charm that made their first book such a success, Bob and Melinda share recipes drawn from their New England roots, their early years in the gourmet food business, and their life in the Caribbean. At Blanchard’s Table is a delectable collection of more than 160 recipes perfect for get-togethers of family and friends, illustrated with glorious photographs that reveal how lucky they are
to have homes in both Vermont and Anguilla.

Although the Blanchards’ restaurant gets rave reviews for the food, Melinda was never trained formally as a chef, so her recipes are for true homemade meals that are appealing and easy. Caribbean-influenced dishes like Calypso Chicken with Lime, Grilled Lobster Anguilla Style, and Jamaican Jerk Shrimp are complemented by New England–inspired fare such as Vermont Cheddar Soup, Balsamic-Glazed Veal Chops, and Vermont Picnic Ham Baked in Dark Beer.

Sections include Casual Starters, Soups, Salads and Dressings, Seafood, Meat, Pasta, Vegetables and Sides, Desserts, and Drinks. Throughout the book, there are dozens of mini-recipes that allow people in a hurry to toss together just a couple of ingredients for a quick and tasty dish. The Blanchards also offer expert cooking tips, as well as more delightful stories about some of their favorite Anguillians.

With simple, eclectic, and flavorful recipes—along with sound cooking advice, charming anecdotes, and the same warmth that made people fall in love with A Trip to the Beach—At Blanchard’s Table is truly a pleasure to cook from and nearly as enchanting as an actual trip to the beach.

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My "goto" book for entertaining.......2007-05-30

I met the Blanchards at a book singing where they were demonstrating some of the recipes; that was a few years back and I have not tired of awesome ideas found in this book. I have given this book to several family and friends and they rave about it as well!

I've been to the restaurant.......2007-03-09

The restaurant is beautiful and the cookbook is awesome. I've made several of the recipes and all were fabulous!

Different, Easy, Elegant, Beautiful.......2006-10-01

I also own a lot of cookbooks. I love to read them. I checked this book out from the library, and it is the only one I have ever checked out for free that I wanted to pay for, not matter how much it cost. Wonderful tips on products, unpretentious - almost apologetic in tone because she didn't graduate from culinary school (neither did I! Perfect!), beautiful photography, many, many recipes I want to try. Sandwiches fillings that become dips that become sauces, terrific adaptation and suggestions. I am so glad to have this cookbook/story. It is an irresistable love story of food and hospitality. Makes me want to go to their restaurant in Anguilla - wherever that is..... At least I can eat and serve the food! Try it at your library and see. Delightful.

Excellent.......2006-01-23

This is one of the best cookbooks we own (and we own a lot). Everything we have tried has turned out great and taste wonderful. Well worth owning

Best cookbook I own.......2005-06-24

We have dined at Blanchards in Anguilla several times and it is by far our favorite restaurant in the Caribbean. How thrilling to find out we could re-create our favorite dishes at home with this wonderful cookbook. It is by far my favorite!

Recipes to try: Cracked Coconut dessert, Orzo Pasta with Chili-Lime Vinegarette, Blanchard's Hummus, Skewers with Avocado Lime Dip, and Ginger Shrimp with Dipping Sauce, just to name a few. They are all wonderful and so simple to make with a short list of common ingredients. You won't be disppointed!

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Excellent Resource of Information

Attractive, quality book if not totally comprehensive.

mastiff kennel club book

AN EXCELLENT REVIEW OF THE MASTIFF

Mastiff: A Comprehensive Guide to Owning and Caring for Your Dog (Kennel Club Dog Breed Series)
Christina De Lima-Netto , and Christina De Lima-Netto
Manufacturer: Kennel Club Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Deriving from ancient dogs from the Old World, the Mastiff remains one of the most fascinating living relics in the animal kingdom. Today's Mastiff, no longer used as a warrior, large-game hunter and animal baiter, has become an upright member of canine society, as a home companion, estate guardian and show dog. Weighing over 200 pounds, the noble Mastiff is the heaviest pure-bred dog in the world, a true gentle giant who lives to be close to his well-protected family. For the right family, able to offer proper accommodations and training, the Mastiff makes a true "friend for life." Author Christina de Lima-Netto, a successful Mastiff breeder from Spain, has written an informative and insightful book about her best friend. The new owner and the experienced owner alike will welcome the author's experience and candor, whether she's discussing the breed's complex history, breed characteristics and the standard or her own ways of feeding, training and caring for the Mastiff. Illustrated with over 135 color photographs, this book also presents information on housebreaking, everyday care, health care, showing and much more.

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Excellent Resource of Information.......2007-07-04

This is a must have for any Mastiff Owner from the beginning owner to the seasoned breeder. It is extremely informative and Inspirational.
We purchased this book as well as another.
"History of The Mastiff"- Gathered From Sculpture, Pottery, Carvings, Paintings and Engravings; Also From Various Authors, With Remarks On Same, This book was "NOT" worth the purchase price.

Attractive, quality book if not totally comprehensive........2006-02-21

This book provides a good overview of all topics related to Mastiffs. A great book for someone interested in the general history, care requirements, and peculiarities of the mastiff breed. The photos are nice, and this is a fun book to pick up and browse through. Lots of quality information can be found within, yet the breadth of information prevents a truly comprehensive approach. Still, a good value overall!

mastiff kennel club book.......2006-02-18

This book is by far the best. it gives thorough information specifically for mastiffs. it has a place for records and gets down to all the particulars about the breed!

AN EXCELLENT REVIEW OF THE MASTIFF.......2004-04-01

I was really impressed with this book from the very first pages. Although I pretty well know it belongs to a series of well over 250+ books published by Kennel CLub Books,Inc -- this book does not, and I really mean it, does not appear to be a "standard-type-of-book". In fact, the book opens with 30+ pages of well documented history of the breed that are a real MUST to every Mastiff fancier, but this is not all.There are so many interesting old photos and past time's references. Same applies to the Characteristic's chapter -- so informative! If you read carefully the section on Everyday Care (particularly on Feeding & Dietary needs) and that other on Training, you will soon be aware that the book is written by a real EXPERT. I also enjoyed very much the Puppy selection and care section -- very accurate and helpful indeed. Therefore I would like to express my hearfelt thanks to the author and wish she goes on writing more books for this publisher or any other.

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spectacular!.......2007-06-12

A beautiful book with a visual feast of stunning photo's of one of the most if not the most amazing Worlds Fairs that ever existed. The book is very well written. Goes through each section of the fair. As one turns the pages, you feels as though you are in HG Wells time machine and actually there witnessing the fair and one is in awe of this amazing fantasy land which sadly is no more. A lot of research went into this book. It is very beautifully done. Great book for any one interesting and collects Worlds Fair Memorabilia.
I highly recomend this book

A terrific view of the 1939 fair with lots of great photos........1999-08-21

The book has fantastic photographs, both color and black and white, of the most interesting American worlds fair. The chapters are divided by sections of the fair, such as foriegn participation, transportation, communications. Some of the chapters are reproductions from contemporary sources, including the New York Times. My favorite chapter is the one showing memorabilia- a real treasure for the worlds fair collectors! The photographs are wonderful, showing interiors and exteriors, day and night shots, candids and official photos, color and black/white. The photographs are worth the price of the book, but it is well written, informative and interesting.For anyone interested in the 1939 New York Worlds Fair, this is the best!

Firestone Builds Today the Tire of Tomorrow -- New York World's Fair 1939

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Firestone Builds Today the Tire of Tomorrow -- New York World's Fair 1939

Manufacturer: Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Guide to the Firestone Factory and Exhibition Building at the 1939 New York World's Fair.

1789-1939, the world of tomorrow, New York world's fair

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1789-1939, the world of tomorrow, New York world's fair
Elizabeth Sage Hare
Manufacturer: s.n
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B000882IDQ

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FIRESTONE BUILDS TODAY THE TIRE OF TOMORROW : New York World's Fair 1939
Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
Manufacturer: Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NZFCN2

New York World's fair 1939: "The fairs of the past and the fair of tomorrow"

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New York World's fair 1939: "The fairs of the past and the fair of tomorrow"
Frank Monaghan
Manufacturer: Encyclopaedia Britannica
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00085WP1Y

Official Guide Book: New York World's Fair 1939. The World of Tomorrow

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Official Guide Book: New York World's Fair 1939. The World of Tomorrow

Manufacturer: Exposition Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IWZNV6

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Here are forests of petrified wood, veins of brilliant turquoise, and troves of facet-grade garnet, peridot, and amethyst-in all, more than 640 mineral species that make Arizona a rockhound's paradise. In Rockhounding Arizona, formerly The Rockhound's Guide to Arizona, expert rockhound Gerry Blair describes more than seventy of the state's best rockhounding areas, from jasper hunting in the historic mining district near Bagdad to searching for gold in the Superstition Mountains and digging for turquoise at the foot of the Hieroglyphic Range. This guidebook covers popular and commercial sites as well as numerous little-known sites. It also describes where to view mineral specimens and prehistoric artifacts at Grand Canyon and Petrified Forest national parks, as well as on tribal lands. Brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals, this handy book also includes maps and directions to each site and directories to museums, rock shops, and major public land areas. For the beginner, Rockhounding Arizona offers a complete introduction to this many-faceted hobby. For the expert, it is an outstanding guide and source-book.

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Questionable value here.......2007-06-14

Of the 75 sites in the book, the author states 30 of them are inaccessible to collecting! The sites are either "closed", on reservations, or require a club membership to visit.

Out of 11 other sites in the book assumed to be open to collecting that I visited, 6 were closed - mostly "No Trespassing" signs and locked gates.

The remaining 5 sites were not very good collecting sites...

There is not much in the way of practical collecting sites in this book.

The problem with "look inside".......2005-12-14

You can't tell by the "look inside" which book you are actually buying. I have the prior edition, and this looks like a spruced up cover and no updated content. I found the maps useful, but again, most areas have been closed or restricted, so you have to join a local club. My gripe is that look inside feature is a waste and a tease and should have a bit more content, like 1 page showing the description and the map style.

Don't let the new title fool you ...........2001-01-07

I was hugely disappointed to find that this book, "Rockhounding Arizona", by Gerry Blair (ISBN #1-56044-389-8, 1992 by Falcon Publishing) is simply a title and ISBN # change for the original book, "The Rockhound's Guide to Arizona" by the same author (ISBN #1-56044-161-5, 1992 by Falcon Press Publishing).

Amazon references a 1995 date for this book, but the inside cover reflects the copyright date of 1992.

I thought I would find updated information from the original guide, but instead found a replica of the book I already possessed, with an different picture on the cover and a different title. Very disappointing.

Too many off-limits sites.......2000-12-08

While an excellent reference for what can be found where, this is not a good reference for what the public can actually get their hands on. Many of the (most interesting!) locations were listed as being closed to the public. In fact, 10 of the first 12 sites listed in the book are closed to collecting or have highly restricted access. This book says "You can look but you can't touch!". The book does get less restrictive towards the middle and end. There are definitely better books out there, including Minerals of Arizona by Neil Bearce and Gem Trails of Arizona by James Mitchell.

Great sites and good directions.......2000-02-24

I tried five of the sites in the book and found the sites with little trouble based on the directions given. At each of the sites I found the mineral described in the book (often in great quantity). The book recommends tools to use at each site. An excellent book!

Rockhound's Guide to Arizona, Complete Guide & 75 Sites for Beginners & Experts

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Rockhound's Guide to Arizona, Complete Guide & 75 Sites for Beginners & Experts
Gerry Blair
Manufacturer: Falcon Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NDQNQO

Book Description

This volume presents original research on the military, social and cultural history of the First World War. Inspired by the reinvigoration of this subject area in the last decade, its chapters explore the stresses of waging a war, whose "totalizing logic" issued formidable challenges to communities, accounted for the pervasion of the conflict into the private sphere, and brought about specific intellectual responses. Subjects included are race and gender relations, shellshock, civil-military relations, social mobilization and military discipline. It encompasses an unusually broad geographical range, including papers on Britain, France and Germany, but also Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria-Hungary and Latin America.

This collective undertaking will interest those who are dedicated to the comparative history of modern warfare.

Customer Reviews:

not bad if you like the artist.......2007-07-29

i got this book cheap,so i didnt mind it buying it,it was a good book with some dope efforts by the atrtist,all different pics,however i found there is better graff book out there with more bang for your buck

Book Description

In the spirit of Pete Hamil's SNOW IN AUGUST, the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including REPORT FROM ENGINE COMPANY 82, creates a moving memoir of growing up Irish Catholic and poor in New York City.

Growing up on the rough-and-tumble streets of New York City in the 1940s and '50s, Dennis Smith was a "tenement kid," dirt-poor, Irish-Catholic, and missing a father. According to his mother, who fought desperately to keep her children on the right track, his father had a disability which required him to stay in a hospital and have no visitors. By his early teens, Smith had become an angry rebel, and was involved with drugs, alcohol, and various kinds of criminal mischief. Just as his life was about to spin out of control, he learned the truth behind his father's absence, and begun a difficult process of personal healing and spiritual renewal. Told in first-person narrative, this lyrical remembrance is a powerful odyssey of one young man coming of age in a confusing and sometimes hostile world.

Customer Reviews:

SUCH A WONDERFUL MEMORY!.......2002-04-26

This shows the greatest love in the world: a mother's love for her son. As a result of this love, her son has a great desire to please his mother and a need for her to be proud of him.====Growing up in a New York City neighborhood during the 1940's and 1950's is very difficult for Dennis because of peer pressure and also because he is very resentful and resistive of all authority in his life, but grow up he does!====You cannot read this well-written narrative without some laughter and some tears,but you do come away from it with some understanding of the universal mother-child love.====If you read and loved Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes", you will certainly love this wonderful memoir. Good for you, Dennis Smith!!!

THANKS FOR THE MEMORY.......2001-08-23

I READ THIS BOOK IN ONE WEEK END WHILE VISITING MY DAUGHTER. IT WAS A DELITE FOR ME . ALTHOUGH RAISED IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO , AND BEING FEMALE, THE TIME PERIOD MATCHED AND SO DID THE FELLOWS THAT GREW UP IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WERE EITHER IRISH, ITALIAN OR JEWISH. HE REALLY TAKES ONE INSIDE THIS LITTLE FELLOW AND WOULD CERTAINLY GIVE ANY MOTHER WITH A REBEL SON HOPE. I LOVED IT!

An American "Angela's Ashes".......2001-05-10

Dennis Smith's "A Song for Mary" is a powerful, emotionally gripping memoir that is one of the finest published in recent years. Along with Pete Hamill's "A Drinking Life", and Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes", it belongs in the first rank of great memoirs written by Irish-American authors. Speaking of Hamill, it is a Manhattan version of "A Drinking Life", replete with the chaos and woe associated with growing up poor and Irish in New York City. Smith's vivid prose conjurs up the Irish-American neighobrhood that was once the East Side of Midtown Manhattan. We see a young, bright Dennis Smith almost drawn into a life of petty crime, yet saved by love and devotion from his mother and local Catholic priests. Eventually the book ends positively, with his arrival as the rookie fireman at Engine Company 82, setting the stage for the events he described two decades ago in his bestselling memoir "Report from Engine Company 82". I am surprised that this fine book hasn't earned the wide audience it deserves. Anyone who has fallen in love with Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes" should also fall in love with Dennis Smith's "A Song for Mary".

A masterpiece!.......2001-02-24

Encore, encore. . . what a beautiful, wonderful story. I did not want this book to end I enjoyed it so thoroughly. What a brave and determined woman Mary was, and such an incredibly loving mother. This book is such a touching tribute to her, as well as a gut-wrenching look at growing up dirt poor and finding your own way in life. I loved this book and highly recommend it. Bravo Mr. Smith!

A Mother's Loving Song.......1999-12-23

This book brought back many memories of growing up on the East Side of Manhattan in the early 50's. It's a poignant, yet loving look at "coming of age". I highly recommend it...

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