Storm Chasers: A Novel

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Storm Chasers: A Novel
Paul Quarrington
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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High Water: A Novel

Straight into Darkness

ASIN: B000KHXCGM
Release Date: 2005-06-23

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Flameweaver
Margaret Ball
Manufacturer: Baen Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000J6A9WE

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Magic and gunpowder don't mix - or do they?

Terrific book ... too bad it's out of print
Flameweaver (Tamai duology bk 1)
Margaret Ball
Manufacturer: Baen
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Changeweaver (Tamai duology bk 2)

ASIN: 0671720953

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Magic and gunpowder don't mix - or do they?.......2005-12-10

Back Cover Plot Teaser: "The Russians are pushing south into the Hindu Kush, expanding their empire at the expense of the forgotten tribes that surround the British Raj. Little did they expect such resistance as they found in the fabled city of Gandhara. Little did they expect the fables to be real.

Just as little did the wisewomen of Gandhara expect their system of protection to begin to fail them after millennia of effective defense. But the Russians' new weapons don't seem to care much about magic, and the Gandharans realize they must fight fire with fire. Tamai, who has never been able to control her magical powers sufficiently to join the wisewomen, is expendable; she is sent on a mission south into the Raj to acquire the fabulous weapons known as Martini-Henry rifles. Little did the wisewomen expect the fables of the Raj to be real..."

REVIEW: This journey / quest novel brings an isolated, primitive, fantasy city of women's magic head-to-head with historical colonial India, shocking both sides. Margaret Ball employs her always-skillful characterizations and plot twists. I read it in a single sitting and loved it.

Terrific book ... too bad it's out of print.......1998-06-10

I had to have amazon.com search for this book for me, since it was out of print ... but I think that it was well worth the wait! Anyone who enjoyed the sequel, Changeweaver, would certainly want to read this book, as it fills in the events preceding that story nicely.

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Galactic Adventure!.......2000-01-14

I've not seen the movie yet, but I wanted to read the bok anyway. I loved it. I can't wait to go see the film this weekend!

Also, this is the second movie novelization I've read by Terry Bisson. I believe Bisson also wrote the novelization for The Fifth Element. I really must check out Bisson's work unrelated to film. I heartily recommend this bok.

Galaxy Quest.......2000-01-11

My Family loved Galaxy Quest ... It was so funny on so many levels... Great writers and a Outstanding cast....

Galaxy Quest: A Novel.......2000-01-03

It was a great book to a great movie. I read it in less than a day

Alien Life Search: Quest for Extraterrestrial Organisms (Megatech (Sagebrush))

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Good information for young people

Alien Life Search: Quest for Extraterrestrial Organisms (Megatech (Sagebrush))
Davies Jeffris
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

Curiosities & Wonders | Fun Facts | Reference | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0613123115

Book Description

Early ideas of extraterrestrials are compared with what we know today in Alien Life Search. A scientific discussion of aliens, UFOs and how their spacecraft might work provides the basis for exploring claims of extraterrestrial sightings. An overview of today's practical realities are considered and a helpful glossary explains scientific terms and concepts.

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Good information for young people.......2001-12-31

I am involved in the SETI@Home project, where idle computer time is used to process data from radio telescopes. That processing is a search for structured signals that could be a message from extraterrestrial civilizations and my children have seen the images on my computer screens and have asked questions about it. While I have explained most of the theories about extraterrestrial intelligence, I also went to our community library looking for a book for them to read. This is the one I found.
The level of writing is just right for children whose age is in the early double figures and the coverage is surprisingly thorough for 32 pages. Images drawn from many areas are used to reinforce the text, and they are appropriate and effective. My only objection to the material is the section called "The UFO Mystery." Not because there is any support for the theory that they are piloted, but because there is no coverage of the serious difficulties interstellar travel presents. One additional paragraph regarding the enormous distances and power requirements of moving from one star to another would have been appropriate.
I generally liked this book and my children learned a great deal from it. I recommend it for anyone who wants to learn the basics of what the search for extraterrestrial life involves.

Community and power (formerly The quest for community) (Galaxy book)

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Community and power (formerly The quest for community) (Galaxy book)
Robert A Nisbet
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Ethics & Morality | Philosophy | Nonfiction | Subjects | Books

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Galaxy Quest
Terry Bisson
Manufacturer: Ace Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PGOO1A

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Galaxy Quest
Weiss
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJCY60

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This book is awesome!

Galaxy Quest (Movie tie-ins)
Ellen Weiss
Manufacturer: Puffin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0141307439

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This book is awesome!.......1999-11-15

I read this book in a weekend. I've always loved sci-fi, and this one really delivers. Great characters. Great humor. Great book overall. Can't recommend enough!

Guardians Of The Galaxy Annual #1 : Some Other Time - The Korvac Quest Part 4 (Marvel Comics)

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Guardians Of The Galaxy Annual #1 : Some Other Time - The Korvac Quest Part 4 (Marvel Comics)
Jim Valentino
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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In Quest of Community (Galaxy Books)
Raymond Jackson Wilson
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Star Quest for Piano Book 1

Manufacturer: Galaxy Music Coporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000FGC7J6

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Interesting, But No Longer Timely

Walking through France with Kermit

Interesting but dated.

If only more people espoused this type of attitude toward wine

Tasty wine adventure

Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France
Kermit Lynch
Manufacturer: North Point Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Spirits | Drinks & Beverages | Cooking, Food & Wine | Subjects | Books
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The Wines of the Northern Rhône

ASIN: 0374522669

Book Description

Kermit Lynch’s recounting of his experiences on the wine route and in the wine cellars of France takes the reader through the Loire, Bordeaux, the Languedoc, Provence, Northern and Southern Rhone, and the Cote d’Or.

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Interesting, But No Longer Timely.......2007-09-16

This book was written in 1988, and therein lies a problem. In general, the book is a charming personal memory of a wine merchant's buying trip in France. It shines most when the book discusses the people who grow wine, or at least in 1988, grew wine. At that time, the wine industry was undergoing basic changes, in the way vines were grown, tended, stored, bottled and shipped. Perhaps a person with extensive knowledge of wine would find the book an interesting snapshot of wine growing/making, but people with less knowledge of wine will not know how, or if, change continued. One of the reasons I bought the book was to provide a non-textbook source of information about wine for a friend who knows little about wine. This book assumes too much of its reader to be useful as a basic instructional tool for such a person.

Walking through France with Kermit.......2007-01-23

I recently was able to visit France on business when I was exposed to that nation's greatest natural resource-it's wine . Upon my arrival home I sought knowledge on the whole French wine heritage thing and yearned to return and try more samples. Kermit's book is written as though you are in the back seat of his car or walking up a rocky slope behind him on the way to a vinter's lair. The personal anecdotes and descriptions of the individuals he encounters keeps the book interesting as you are also learning the complex industry of French wine making .Kermit's blue collar approach to taste- we are all unique and good is as good tastes(sorry for taking artistic liberties Kermit) makes novices such as myself feel somewhat at ease in the often elitest community of wine lovers.

If Kermit ever needs a travel partner, after reading his fun filled, tart commentary I would gladly volunteer to forgo the burden in the name of wine education or even foreign relations given the current state of affairs.Give me a call Mr. Lynch and we will open a bottle of Saint Joseph or Crozes-Hermitage and plan your next book.

Interesting but dated........2006-11-07

Kermit Lynch brings some of France's greatest vintners to life with colorful portraits. His encounters are lively and well written. The crusade against over-processed wine was perhaps revolutionary in 1988 but seems a bit dated now ( not that there is not an abundance of over-processed wine now). Recommended for serious wine enthusiasts.

If only more people espoused this type of attitude toward wine.......2006-09-23

It is so nice to find someone so down to earth, realistic and at the same time picky about what makes them happy in wine. He does not "score" wine, he tells you, in a beautiful manner why he likes the wines. How the back stories, mystery and people that work the land, are therefore shaped by it make wine enjoyable not an arbitrary number assigned by a certain person in Monkton, Maryland. The French attitude toward wine has morphed, even since the writing of this book, with the globalization of tastes propagated by scores and a general "sameness" with everything in our world. However living 20 minutes from Kermit Lynch's wine shop in Berkeley, I can promise you that he has not bent to any market trends, and after reading this book, perhaps neither will you.

Tasty wine adventure.......2006-03-26

This book by Kermit Lynch, shows that reading about wine is almost as nice as drinking a nice tasteful glass of wine! You will enjoy traveling with Kevin Lynch through France. Read about the hilarious stories and while reading you will feel like a wine-taster.

Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France

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Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France
Kermit Lynch
Manufacturer: Farrar Straus & Giroux
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NVAIH6

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Adventures on the Wine Route: a Wine Buyer's Tour of France
Kermit Lynch
Manufacturer: North Point Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N78KQQ

Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France by Lynch, Kermit

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Adventures on the Wine Route: A Wine Buyer's Tour of France by Lynch, Kermit
Kermit Lynch
Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OWKFRW

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Fascinating Book!!!.......2007-06-05

This is a must have book for Dog owners and lovers everywhere. The chapters contains helpful information from Basic Care to First Aid. If you don't have this book you have got to buy it.

My dogs name is Pele I love him.......1999-10-22

I bought him dog in spca in Malaysi

FANTASTIC!!!!!!! Very informative!!!.......1999-07-10

I recomend this book to any dog lover, dog breeder, or anybody that has the slighest intrest in dogs!!! It's GREAT!!!! Get it!!! :o)

This book really helps you when you need it !.......1999-05-27

The book I have read has really helped me care for my German Shepherd puppy.really I don't have to say much because it helped me alot.

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Definitely not easy on the eyes...
Great guide for first time dog owners.
Great Book
Poorly designed with only a few helpful tips.
Wonderful illustrations!

ASPCA Complete Dog Training Manual
Bruce Fogle
Manufacturer: DK ADULT
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1564584879

Book Description

This clear, easy-to-use guide to dog training and behavior modification offers a refreshingly simple, one-stop resource for new owners, and a lifetime of ready-reference for veterans--all illustrated in the signature DK style.

This paperback edition of Dr. Bruce Fogle's useful guide to dog training will be a welcome presence in any dog owner's library for years to come. Endorsed by the ASPCA and written by a renowned veterinarian and animal behaviorist, this indispensable guidebook presents a state-of-the-art approach to training dogs of all ages by employing a system of positive-reinforcement techniques including food rewards and praise. From the opening chapter on "Your Dog's Mind," in which Dr. Fogle actually explains how dogs think, the reader will realize that he or she is in capable and uncommonly perceptive hands. This chapter lays the foundation for understanding such fundamentals as the differences between breeds and how to give effective commands. Training tips run the gamut from the basics of sitting and lying down to walking and heeling. It is a sign of Dr. Fogle's understanding of owners' concerns that he also makes room for a priceless essay on dogs and children. This book's deep well of information also features a chapter on "Overcoming Bad Habits" that will prove invaluable to new and veteran dog owners alike with its creative approaches to universal challenges including pulling on the leash, refusing to come, chasing vehicles and problems in cars. This troubleshooting guide is presented in a reassuring tone and offers realistic and humane solutions. In the signature DK style, this most trusted of dog-training guides is filled with color photographs that make the techniques easy to follow.

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Definitely not easy on the eyes..........2002-02-20

Basically good information included, but the format was difficult to follow, and the type so small it was really hard to read.

Great guide for first time dog owners........2000-10-19

This book successfully guided my husband and I, first time dog owners, through all stages of adding a dog to our family. It offers advice on how to solve every problem we faced, and solved them conclusively. We found it indispensable. Although we had up to 7 dog training books that we had bought or taken out from the library, this was the one we always found the most helpful.

Great Book.......1999-11-25

This book is the best book on dog training I've seen sofar. The directions are clear, with very good pictures. The method is very dog and owner friendly. The introduction is very good, the explanations and the tips are very helpful. This is a great book, and I have recommended it to a couple of friends.

Poorly designed with only a few helpful tips........1999-11-01

The layout of this book is not only difficult to follow but provides little information that cannot be aquired elswhere and for less money. I would highly reccommend you look to another source for training information.

Wonderful illustrations!.......1999-09-02

This book is far easier to understand than many other training books I have seen. It really simplifies the whole training process with it's easy to understand descriptions and wonderful illustrations.

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America?s favorite sports cars tear across the pages of

Corvettes: The Cars That Created The Legend as author and

photographer Dennis Adler presents this stunning

photographic history of Corvette. Documenting the

development of the popular cars and their domination of the

sports car world from the first Corvette in 1953 to today?s

latest models, this book has it all, in vibrant, detailed color.

Readers will find the classic Sting Rays, the Challenge series,

ZR-1s, concept cars and more. Also features interviews with

the creators of the cars as well as an in-depth look at the

evolution of the Corvette, documenting changes in price, body

style, engine size, interior design, dash instruments and much

more. Packed with 150 full-color photographs of mint

condition classics, this book takes a wild ride through five

decades of Corvette history.

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It was awesome!.......1999-05-13

I loved the book! It had just the right balance of pictures and writing. Everything was wonderfully organized and written. Definitely a Corvette-lovers' book. I love it!

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Magic of Doubleweave: The Best of Weaver's (Best of Weaver's series)

Manufacturer: Xrx Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Mastering Weave Structures: Transforming Ideas into Great Cloth

ASIN: 1933064048

Book Description

Loom-controlled doubleweave is explored in depth in this handbook of out-of-print articles from textile innovators Weaver's and Prairie Wool Companion. Detailed instructions and gorgeous photographs illustrate how to design and weave 30 different projects including placemats, coverlets, jackets, bags, wall hangings, and throws using four- to sixteen-shaft looms. Instructions on the various ways to produce multiple layers with a loom—block-double weaves, stitched double cloths, and double-layered color effects—are provided alongside basic and intermediate-level drafting illustrations.

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One Dozen Steps to Drapery Making
W. Weeks
Manufacturer: Willodene Weeks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 9991863087

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Not all of rock's legends are musicians. Neon Park was working as a poster artist with Family Dog, a San Francisco design group, when he was asked by Frank Zappa to come to Los Angeles to paint the jacket for the next Mothers of Invention album. Park earned only $250 for his effort, and the cover was almost scrapped by Warner Brothers as too controversial, but it launched a career that would make him one of the most renowned and influential artists in the field of album cover art. Park's work combined flashy pop-art with cutting surrealist humor and visual puns, creating a complex and entertaining art that is equal parts brain food and mind candy. Features 70 color illustrations, including all of Park's album covers.

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He's jealous, but not in the way you think.......2006-08-05

If the game's fixed, then how is Charles Barkley any better than Micheal Jordan by getting money, power and fame from it-- or at least, how does he have any room to talk, just because Jordan profits MORE? He should be suing the NBA for running a crooked game, not blaming one of its pawns. I think that he just doesn't want to bite the hand that feeds him, so he instead acts like a jealous dog and bites a pampered pet.

one more word.......2000-04-23

I have mixed feelings about Michael Jordan. On the one hand, he is a great athlete. I respect his work ethic. He has turned in a number of great performances and is no doubt one of the greatest to have ever played the game of basketball.

There is a flipside. Michael Jordan got all kinds of special treatment while he was in the NBA. He was the first player I noticed who was granted all kinds of trips to the charity stripe because of unbelievably, ticky tack calls. He scored at least ten points a game at the free throw line from bogus calls. It was great when there was a picture session for 'greats of the game' with Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan. Magic told Larry not to stand too close to Michael or they might call a foul. In front of reporters and television viewers, that was a classic comment by Magic. I believe Mike got 99% of all calls in his favor because he was such a cash cow for the NBA. Dominique Wilkins was robbed of a slam dunk championship when Mike scored a perfect 50 doing the same dunk Dr. J did years before. I doubt Dr. J ever received a perfect 50 for it. Dominique's dunk was much more impressive, and he received a 49.5. Please. Mike got in a fight with Reggie Miller, and only Miller got suspended at first. Only after there was an outcry did Mike get suspended. How are Mike's punches different? Mike elbowed Kevin Johnson to the ground for all to see, and Kevin was called for blocking!

I am not too impressed that the bulls beat the lakers in the NBA finals. Magic was double teamed every game every minute he was in. On top of that, James Worthy and Byron Scott were injured. Magic and Larry never won three championships in a row because the competition, teams, and players in the 80s were much better than the nineties. Luc Longley, Will Perdue, Bill Cartwright, or Bill Wennington stopping Kareem? Ha!

Sport Magazine recently had a piece on the ten greatest moments and ten greatest players ever in the NBA. Mike was ranked number one all time player. Kudos to Mike for mentioning in 'For the love of the game' that to pick a "greatest ever" is impossible because of all the different eras and evolutions of basketball. The nineties bulls were given three of the ten greatest moments in NBA history. This is just more Mike bias. Give me a break. There are hundreds of classic and amazing moments in NBA history. One of the moments picked was Mike beating the Jazz in the final minutes of his last game. He put his hand on Bryon Russel's backside and shoved him out of the way. Then Mike made the game winnig shot. All eyes were on Mike, but the ref did not make the obvious call.

There is also Mike's arrogance. According to him, Wilt Chamberlain was a fluke eventhough Wilt was a great all around player. He made a comment about Magic and Larry reaching a 'certain level of greatness' and that the two were not good on defense. What? Are we talking about the same Larry Bird? Shaquille Oneal is also much better and much improved than Mike gives him credit for. Shaq has turned into a solid defender, passer, and he works hard at both ends of the floor.

Mike's corporate poster boy behavior is laughable. He did ads for AT&T and then MCI. The Wayans family is also split between the two companies. Mike talked about the enviroment in Rayovac ads and then pitches hot dogs? Mike is not the only athlete who will pitch anything and everything to make millions. I wonder if Mike has checked into Nike's labor practices.

Players like Mike and Charles Barkley soured me on the NBA. Charles played like a thug and got away with it because he was a star. Plus, Charles insisted on wearing number 34 at Philadelphia eventhough it was retired for NBA great Billy Cunningham. The star treatment and inflated egos has grown old, and that has turned a lot of people off to sports. I miss the Lakers and Celtics match ups of the 1980s.

JEALOUS.......1999-10-05

AFTER READING THIS BOOK I CONCLUDED THAT SIR CHARLES IS JEALOUS OF MICHAEL JORDAN!

Great book.......1999-05-12

This book is exacatly what I wanted. It showed evert thing I expected and wanted. I not only shows the life and work of his lustrous but on his life before he was the most fundimenally sound basketball player. It showed that not only does he play basketball but it showed that he played 3 other sports. When I read this book I thought it would be like every other book on him saying how great he is and all his great feats. It did but at the same time it showed how he achieved it. It shows you how many times it took and what it takes to be the greatest ball player in the world.

Great for MJ fans, not bad for non-fan either.......1999-03-14

A book filled with comments from MJ's peers and celebrity admirers. Would've liked more, but a good one to add to your collection.

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