Comparative Pulmonary Physiology: CURRENT CONCEPTS (Lung Biology in Health and Disease)

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Visit historic sites, backpack through the depths of the canyon, explore the arid banks of the turbulent Snake River, or climb the alpine summits of the Seven Devils Mountains.

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Great Guide.......2002-07-29

The guide provides excellent trail information for novice and experienced hikers embarking on a day trip or longdistance excursion. The book rates each hike, offers a trail map, and gives directions for getting there. Seventy-four trails are listed, grouped by geographic location. Includes hiker's checklist, glossary, rules for low-impact wilderness recreation. I recommend both the book and the trails.

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Fun........2002-12-15

A fun read, but looking through Amazon, there may be better books on this subject.

Intriguing, Instructional, Curious.......2002-10-23

Jordan Almond's "Dictionary of Word Origins" is an intriguing look at phrases and words we all toss about apart from their original meaning. This book is about those original meanings of cliches.

This is different than most 'unusual word' dictionaries. Usually, you'll get the term, maybe a pronunciation and a short definiton. Instead, here we are introduced to where the word came from. He explains it carefully in layman's language. He doesn't gussy up his book with high-fallootin' lexographical phrasology.

For example, he defines (for a camel to pass through the) "eye of a needle" by describing it biblical origination, and connects it with a Jewish town gateway so small only pedestrians and the smallest of camels can pass through, not large camels (hence, protecting the town from pillagers). Christ famously refers to this in the New Testament, forever placing the phrase in our vernacular.

Jordan tosses our way what 'doughboy,' 'hair of the dog,' 'grandfather clock,' 'corn,' 'boondoggle,' 'nose to the grindstone."

'Manna' for example, means, "What is it?" as the Isrealites had no idea what they were being given. 'Maudlin,' Jordan reveals, is from the British pronunciation of 'Magdalene,' and that early artists painted Mary Magdalene with a dour demeanor.

Editorial historians might differ with Jordan as per the precise origin of 'OK.' They would argue that it was a silly joke--an intended deviation of "all correct" (oll korekt) as written on acceptable copy. Jordan suggests that it is from Martin Van Buren's nickname of Old Kinderhook while he ran for office.

Knowing this is not a scientific text, you can enjoy this as I did, as something to wander through while sipping tea and munching warm scones on an early Saturday morning. Linguists, cultural anthropologists might all disagree about the beginnings of words, but, for me, it was a fun, educational read.

I fully recommend "Dictionary of Word Origins" by Jordan Almond.

Anthony Trendl

as a failed lexicographer.......2002-04-13

i should hesitate to criticize a fellow drudge in the ditch of language, but Professor Almond's definition of the phrase TIPS was used on a local radio show as an acronym for To Insure Prompt Service. ...
but professor almond's book seems to be popular, i have yet to catch it unchecked out at our local library
onward
pete saussy/george stone saussy iii, compiler of the Oxter English Dictionary/Penguin Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Words/The Logodaedalian's Dictionary of Curious and Interesting Words [all pretty much the same book and out of print]

Don't believe everything you read.......2000-11-16

I found a number of inaccuracies in this book, one of the largest being Mr. Jordan's explication of the expression "as difficult as a camel passing through the eye of a needle." It appears that he hasn't read Matthew 18 which states "And again I say unto you, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God."

Enjoyable but inaccurate........1999-08-18

I liked this book but found mistakes. I feel that I can not always trust definitions or explanations submitted by Mr. Almond. Two examples would be "bull pen" and thimble. It has some very interesting information but should be double checked.

Dictionary of Word Origins - A History of the Words, Expressions, and Cliches We Use

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Dictionary of Word Origins - A History of the Words, Expressions, and Cliches We Use

Manufacturer: Carol Publishing Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HW16MC

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Today, comic art is the favorite reading fare for millions of Asians, and is a government-sanctioned, value-added product, as in the case of Korean and Japanese animation. Yet not much is known about Asian cartooning.
Themes and Issues in Asian Cartooning uses overviews and case studies by scholars to discuss Asian animation, humor magazines, gag cartoons, comic strips, and comic books. The first half of the book looks at contents and audiences of Malay humor magazines, cultural labor in Korean animation, the reception of Aladdin in Islamic Southeast Asia, and a Singaporean comic book as a reflection of that society’s personality. Four other chapters treat gender and Asian comics, concentrating on Japanese anime and manga and Indian comic books.

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A seminal and benchmark contribution to the subject.......2001-01-16

Themes And Issues In Asian Cartooning: Cute, Cheap, Mad, And Sexy employs overviews and case studies by noted scholars in an informative and insightful discussion of Asian animation, humor magazines, gag cartoons, comic strips, and comic books. A seminal and benchmark contribution to the subject, Themes And Issues In Asian Cartooning is essential reading for students of Asian popular culture and of intense interest for comics fandom from anima movies to manga comics.

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This book lacks insight........2001-11-27

I'm a first time malamute owner. I read the whole book in a couple of hours and found that it does not contain any more information than what I already knew from reading various websites on the Internet. It lacks details and insights. For example, the section on feeding basically said to follow the breeder's guide and does not provide any diet recommendation. Further, a major section of the book is about showing dogs at dog shows. Being a first time owner, the last thing on my mind is showing the dog. I'm more concern about raising and training my puppy. Overall, the book was a waste of money for me.

Lovely examples of the breed and good information.......1999-07-14

I especially liked the selection of the top winning dog in the history of the breed, Ch. Nanuke's Takes No Prisoners, to grace the cover. The information in the book is accurate and the authors well versed in the breed.

Informative in some ways, but lacking information in others........1998-11-13

I'm a first time Malamute owner and I must admit that this book is generally good for knowing most facts about the breed. I thought, however, that the book lacked information on how to properly keep a Malamute in a run outdoors. I also thought strange that a longtime owner such as the author would not recommend keeping such a breed outdoors when it's clearly proven to like it better outside than indoors, especially in the winter time when houses are heated and can cause depression for the dog. Other than that, the book is rather good and the pictures are beautiful.

Good book for new owners........1998-08-27

The book gives a good overview on the history and temperment of the breed. A good book to buy before purchasing a Alaskan Malamute.

This book extremely informing........1998-08-24

This book was well written with a lot of detail. I have read many books on Alaskan Malamutes and feel this is the most informative on the breed. I've learned more about Malamutes in this book than any other. Great pictures.

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A genuine labor of love, Loy Harrell has recognized 61 individual decoy carvers, from past to present, located around Lake Champlain. Listed alphabetically, each carver is briefly discussed and examples of their work are illustrated in 263 beautiful color photographs and 52 black and white. There are 352 decoys featured in all. Dr. Harrell has brought his enthusiasm to the reader through personal interviews with many of these accomplished carvers and adeptly portrays the true personality of decoy enthusiasts of the Lake Champlain area. This book is the first of its kind for the Lake Champlain area and pays a long awaited tribute to its carvers and the decoys they have and still are creating.

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BOOK REVIEW.......2007-05-07

This is an excellent book on decoys. Bought after visiting that region

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DECOYS OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN
Loy S. Harrell
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WPUTNG

Lake Champlain ice spearing decoys and carver

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Lake Champlain ice spearing decoys and carver
Bradford White
Manufacturer: Yankee Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Although North America suffers through several dreary months of winter each year, this guide describes trees and shrubs that make the barren winter landscape a wonderland of texture and color. Part one of the book conveys the elegance of deciduous trees and shrubs with an extreme attention to detail—Persian parrotia offers twisted, sinuous branches and exfoliating bark; witch hazel presents distinctive yellow and orange straplike flowers; and beautyberry produces vivid purple berries the birds cannot resist. A shorter second section discusses the virtues of evergreens, both broadleaf and coniferous, and includes two useful appendices that cover evergreen care and list deer-resistant trees and shrubs.

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Winter wonders.......2006-03-09

A truly original gardening book, and very helpful to people like me, living where the garden must be expected to be more white than green for at least 5 months every winter.

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Abigaill Franks’ letters are among the earliest extant by a woman in colonial New York City. They are also the earliest known letters by a Jewish woman in British America and probably the Western colonies. Thirty-five letters survive, all written to her son Naphtali between 1733 and 1748. These letters represent a rare resource for the study of family life during the colonial period as well as of the life of a lively and articulate woman.
In this fascinating book, Edith B. Gelles carefully edits all of Abigaill Franks’ letters to make them accessible to modern readers. Gelles’ substantial introduction provides a portrait of New York City at the time, describes typical colonial family life, and discusses the Jewish immigrant experience in New York. Abigaill’s spontaneously written letters tell of one Jewish family’s assimilation in eighteenth-century America; it is a story that resonates with other stories of assimilation that permeate the pages of American history.

The Letters of Abigaill Levy Franks, 1733-1748

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The Letters of Abigaill Levy Franks, 1733-1748
Edith B. Gelles
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUFGS4

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