Magnificent Percheron

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From the publishers of The Unofficial Guide® to Walt Disney World®

"A Tourist's Best Friend!"
—Chicago Sun-Times

"Indispensable"
—The New York Times

For Visitors Who Want More Than The Official Line

Five Great Ways That Mini Mickey Can Help You Have the Perfect Disney Vacation:

Insider advice on when to go: the best times of the year and the best days of the week
A complete ranking of accommodations both in and outside "the World," with commuting times to all four Disney World theme parks
Concise overviews of all theme parks and no-nonsense evaluations of the most popular attractions
Practical tips on making the most of your time, including easy-to-follow one- and two-day touring plans of the Magic Kingdom®, Epcot®, Disney-MGM, and the Animal Kingdom
The straight story on how to avoid long lines for rides, shows, and meals

Sample Rating

Soarin' (FASTPASS)

Appeal by age Preschool Grade school Teens Young adults Over 30 Seniors

What it is Flight simulation ride. Scope and scale Super headliner. When to go First 30 minutes the park is open or use FASTPASS. Special comments Entrance on the lower level of The Land pavilion. May induce motion sickness; 40" minimum-height requirement; switching off available. Author's rating Exciting and mellow at the same time; ....H. Not to be missed. Duration of ride 5H minutes. Average wait in line per 100 people ahead of you 4 minutes. Assumes 2 concourses operating. Loading speed Moderate.

This guide is a completely independent evaluation of Walt Disney World and has not been reviewed or approved by Walt Disney World or the Walt Disney Company, Inc.

Customer Reviews:

Truly a pocket guide.......2007-03-10

I kept it in my jacket pocket throughout the 6 days in WDW. At breakfast we would review the days plan for the park and the route. Whilst in the lines another check to see what where the next rides suggested.

This book was invaluable in achieving the objective of completing the 1 day touring plans for the parks. A must for whoever doesn't want to get into 120 minute wait lines at SOARING.

everything you need to know about visiting Disney World........2007-02-04

This was a fun little book. I liked how it had up-to-date info about ticket prices and other stuff. The author does put to many of his ideas of what you SHOULD do there - for instance there are plans for everything. Even so, this smaller guide probably has all the info you need to know to have a great vacation. I would reccomend it.

This book saved our vacation!.......2004-04-11

We just returned from Spring Break at Disney World with our 9-year old and 5-year old. This book literally saved our vacation from disaster. We only had 4 days at the parks. We followed the touring plans almost exactly. While others waited in 2-hour+ lines we moved right through the lines, utilizing fastpasses to our best advantage. Believe it or not, there is also a lot of strategy involved with obtaining fastpasses. Timing is very important when you are moving through near-capacity crowds. The tips on which days to attend the parks were critical. Magic Kingdom quit selling single-day tickets on Tuesday of that week because their parking lot was full!

Excellent resource - a must have for Disney visitors.......2004-02-26

I purchased this book on a whim the day before a last minute trip to Disney World. What an excellent resource! This little book is jam-packed with info. I found the touring plans to be particularly helpful. Everything was so straightforward. I didn't have to spend a lot of time each night getting a plan ready for the next day - just a quick skim through the book and we were ready to go. I highly recommend this book.

It's OK, but you can do better.......2003-04-12

The author seems to have a love/hate relationship with Disney World which can get in the way of this guidebook -- for example, for a ride that's not even open yet (book states "not open at press time"), the review states that "you'd think the collective imagination ... of Disney ... (would) come up with something a little more creative" and "children...won't appreciate the long wait for this slow-loading ride." But it's not even open yet!! If you're traveling with children, you'll find Walt Disney World With Kids, 2003 by Kim Wright Wiley much more helpful. And don't kid yourself into thinking you'll tote this "pocket-sized" book around the parks with you -- it's too big, too heavy, and you'll use the maps and guides that they give out at the parks (for free).

The Unofficial Mini-Mickey: The Pocket-Sized Guide to Walt Disney World 1997 (Frommer's Unofficial Guides)

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The Unofficial Mini-Mickey: The Pocket-Sized Guide to Walt Disney World 1997 (Frommer's Unofficial Guides)
Bob Sehlinger
Manufacturer: Macmillan General Reference
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0028615581

Mini-Mickey 2000: The Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, 2000 (Mini Mickey: Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World)

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Mini-Mickey 2000: The Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World, 2000 (Mini Mickey: Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World)
Bob Sehlinger
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8Y5BI

Mini-Mickey: The Pocket-Size Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World (Mini Mickey: Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World)

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Mini-Mickey: The Pocket-Size Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World (Mini Mickey: Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World)
Bob Sehlinger
Manufacturer: Frommer's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Mini-Mickey: The Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 1998

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Mini-Mickey: The Pocket-Sized Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 1998
Bob Sehlinger
Manufacturer: Macmillan General Reference
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O9316C

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Book Description

Engaging but not flip, thorough but not overwhelming, Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference is the perfect addition to anyone's desk. This guide provides:

-Comprehensive grammar instruction--readers won't need any other guide -Real-world examples and errors from well-known magazines and newspapers, making the advice even more relevant -A user-friendly package with a concealed wire binding, a colored tab system, and sidebars for easy reference

Practical, thorough, and accessible, Writer's Digest Grammar Desk Reference speaks to a hole in the market: good grammar instruction that's reader-friendly, fun to read, easy-to-understand, and correct.

Customer Reviews:

MY FAVORITE REFERENCE.......2006-12-03

The Writer's Digest GRAMMAR DESK REFERENCE, by Gary Lutz and Diane Stevenson, is a breath of fresh air. Compared to other formal grammar-and-punctuation references, the Grammar Desk Reference is easier to use because of its organization, completeness, and clarity. Compared to casual grammar-and-punctuation books, many of which are insightful and entertaining, the Grammar Desk Reference is more complete and easier to use as a quick reference. This has become my favorite grammar-and-punctuation reference.

Ow, my eyes!.......2006-03-26

In search of a good grammar guide that would cover the bizarre exceptions I'm always finding to the accepted rules, I stumbled across this offering from Writer's Digest Books. At first glance, I thought it would be just the ticket. Having a spiral binding is always an enormous plus, and the price is right. I've used a Gregg Reference Manual for years, which this book resembles, but a new Gregg is pricey.

But on opening the Grammar Desk Reference, I had to wonder what Writer's Digest was thinking. I may be in my early forties, but I do have 20/20 vision in both eyes. One glance at the pages in this book actually hurt my eyes. The print literally pulses on the page like some bad op-art design. That goes beyond the font size issue that some others have mentioned. I can't ever recall this happening with any book I've ever read, so this one creates a first.

Thinking it was just me, I showed this book to some other people to get their opinion; they all said the textual design was off. If it's painful to look at this book, no matter how good its content actually is, will you ever use it for any length of time?

I have good vision, but I'm failing to understand this trend in style guides and references toward smaller font faces and more text crammed on a page. If anything, a reference should have liberal whitespace to aid in locating information with a simple scan of the page.

Writer's Digest, please consider a more usable version of this reference. Maybe then more people will consider purchasing it.

Just the facts, ma'am..........2006-02-27

The title tells all: Grammar Desk Reference

It IS NOT meant to be a casual "how can I improve my writing?" type book. It IS meant to be a book in which one can find needed grammatical information quickly and efficiently. For that it's perfect.

There is a quagmire of casual "how can I improve my writing?" type books on the market. I have a bunch of them, and although most are well written and helpful, they are very hard to use as a reference when I need the information fast (while writing). I've thumbed through these things many times--annoyed--trying to find info. It doesn't work. The alternative is to remember every detail as you read through these books--good luck!

That's where the Grammar Desk Reference comes in. With a quick look, I can find what I need on the spot. And, although it's not really meant to be a read-through-cover-to-cover type of book, it is written in a pleasant enough manner to do so. Because of the ease of use and the completeness of this text, I would have to say it's the best grammar guide/writing tips book I've purchased. If you appreciate to-the-point material with a minimum of fluff, this is your book!

As for the font: Does everyone need glasses? If so, buy them and stop faulting the book. The font seems fine to me, and my eyes aren't the greatest. I never even thought it to be an issue until I read the reviews here.

A Good Grammar Reference But that's it........2006-01-09

The Grammar Desk Reference is not really a book that was put together to be read from cover to cover, but if you are a writer working on an essay or novel and want to quickly find out if you need a comma in a sentence or not. Then this book will help.

The Grammar Desk Reference is just what it says. It was written explicitly to be used during the proofreading process. It's not a grammar book that could be read from cover to cover, but once you find information on your comma you may be tempted to keep reading for a bit to get full information on how it should be used. The information is way easier to find in it then in a normal grammar guide though if you need reading glasses to read you will definitely want to wait till writers digest puts out a large print edition.

I gave it four stars because it is wordy and the print in it is small (think 9-10 Point Arial type) and could really be a lot larger it also skims a little on explaining the Grammar in lay terms which I found a bit disappointing. But in most cases you can quickly locate what an "Adverbial Introductory Element" or an "Dangling Modifier" is with very little looking and get an idea of what the authors mean. If you have one grammar book that is hard to use because you can't find anything in it (which is why I bought mine) then this may be for you. My only gripes are the print size and that while the spiral binding may make it possible to lay the book flat while you look at your manuscript, it also makes the pages irritatingly hard to turn at times. But other then these things the book is okay as a quick and easy to use reference. If you want something simple to read cover to cover (or that resembled your college grammar guide) then this is not for you.

Great Reference For Grammar Geeks--But Hefty Reading.......2005-09-20

Before you purchase this book, ask yourself two questions:

"Do I want/need to learn all the nitty-gritty details of grammar, punctuation and sentence structure?"

and,

"Am I willing to overlook pages crammed with tiny print and few 'breaks' for my eyes?"

If you answered "YES" to both of these questions, then this book may be for you. I added it to my library a few weeks ago. So far, I've found it helpful, insightful and a good review.

The book is broken into four parts:

1. Grammar Overview (For those who forgot what a verb does, a noun is, and who think an indirect object is the title of the new Jennifer Anniston flick).

2. Grammer Rules, Conventions, and Errors to Avoid (Such as agreement of verbs and parallelism).

3. Punctuation: Rules, Conventions, and Errors to Avoid (All the classics: commas, colons, quotation marks and more)

4. Mechanics and Usag (Everything from proper nouns and adjectives to a glossary of commonly missused words).

Bottomline: If you're looking to refresh your grammar skills, this book will help. If you're looking for an easy-to-read book, run. Run now.

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Inigo Jones Complete Architectural Drawings
John and Higgott, Gordon Harris
Manufacturer: The Drawing Center
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NZWUR8

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Inigo Jones: Complete Architectural Drawings
John Harris , and Gordon Higgott
Manufacturer: Drawing Center
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 9991999035

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If it seems like today's retrievers are becoming increasingly hyperactive and hard to train, well, they are, says Robert Milner in this new book on retriever training. And the fault is not only in the breeding but in the training, both of which render a dog better suited for field-trialing than hunting. To reverse this trend of difficult dogs and difficult training methods, Milner offers a system every bird hunter can easily understand and follow. This back-to-basics approach teaches how to pick a pup that will likely be calm and obedient, and then how to train that pup on the basics of steadiness and obedience to create the perfect hunting and at-home companion. In Retriever Training, Milner has taken the latest scientific research into how dogs learn and combined it with his own commonsense training methods. The result is an approach that is as effective as it is easy. For the hunter who wants a calm, steady, and obedient retriever, there's no better training method. (6 1/4 x 9 1/4, 208 pages, b&w photos, illustrations)

Customer Reviews:

Perfection!.......2003-12-13

It is very difficult for some to "think outside the box" with regards to training their dogs. Sometimes one needs to explore the results of the most popular training methods and realize the room for significant improvement. We trained our first dog using these familiar methods. She would retreive anything, anytime, anywhere. She would bring anything she could find to anyone who would throw it to her. She was as far from a "steady" dog as you could find.
Now, using Mr. Milners techniques (which are very different than the "popluar techniques") we have an incredibly obedient and steady young lab. The difference is amazing. Both dogs came from similar lines (field trial)and they couldn't be more different. It works, and works well. Very easy to read and implement. You must buy this book! You will not regret it.
Six stars from us!!

I Recommend This Training Guide.......2002-04-04

I bought this book soon after bringing home my lab six months ago. I don't hunt. But I figure that if hunting is what this dog was bred to do, I would spend some time giving him something of the experience. We do walk the forest preserves and farmer's fields frequently.

The methods are based on understanding trainer and pup's behaviors, simple obedience commands, creating a steady dog, and training in habits that you want your dog to have. The lessons are set out as self-paced exercises. They are described concisely and clearly. I have found them to be easy and fun. My pup seems to like them, too.

This book is very enjoyable to read. I have read the chapters over and over again, getting some new insight nearly every time. We still have a ways to go before we have mastered all of the skills, but we have the confidence to keep trying because Milner's book has produced successes along the way we've passed.

Good...BUT, "it ain't all that".......2002-02-28

Mr. Milner's training methods are fair to the dog, will not hurt him,and stresses the importance of the dog's self-control and steadiness. But, I feel that the book is a bit overpriced for the little info. that it includes. Many, many things were covered more than once in the book. I kept thinking to myself..."didn't I just read that somewhere"...flip back a few pages..."yep, sure did"...almost verbatim. Too much "white space" on each page and between paragraphs.

Excellent approach to training your retriever......................2001-12-19

We have several books on the subject, all have their strenghts. Some are very technical, especially those written by/for field trialers.

This book's approach is excellent. If we had a dog trained to this books standards we would be very pleased indeed.

The book is well written and easy to follow/review.

Practical...............might be a good word to describe this book. Game Dog (R Wolters) was the favorite until we read this one.

Steady goes it.......2001-09-01

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I am presently training my first labrador retriever to be a hunting dog and this book gave me a different approach than many of the regular authors waterfowl hunters read in order to train their own dogs: Richard Wolters, Bill Tarant, etc. I found this book to be well written and full of examples that really hit home after I had a chance to take a step back and access my own weaknesses as an amateur trainer, as well as, the weaknesses of my retriever. It offered a means to improve not only my abilities but also a positive manner in which my dog responded well to what I was asking her to do. I felt the book was well organized and the time the author takes to hammer home the importance of training a steady dog is well worth the read.

After reading several books on the subject, I feel that the more knowledge you can arm yourself with, the better results you will achieve in your training efforts. I don't believe there is one book that is the end all be all of dog training. That said, I would recommend this book to any amateur trainer that is more concerned with producing a confident and capable dog for the hunting field than with winning ribbons at a hunt test.

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Excellent reference book for identifying signature canes

Paperweight Signature Canes
Andrew H. Dohan , and Dohan Andrew H.
Manufacturer: Paperweight Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes--Identification and Dating by Andrew H. Dohan Includes separate price guide. Too many internet auction sellers don't know what they are selling. Become a paperweight expert! Ever wondered who really made that mysterious paperweight you inherited from your great aunt or picked up in the dusty corner of a second-hand store? You just might find the answer in "The Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes," by Andrew Dohan, Paperweight Press, 1997. This valuable reference has over 400 color close-up illustrations of the signature and date canes used by 110 antique and modern paperweight artists, bead makers and glass factories, plus those canes which might be confused as signature canes or which are fakes. The paperback book has 301 pages, all color illustrations, short biographical and anecdotal sections on each artist and factory with an abundance of interesting information, a comprehensive questionnaire for judging the value of unsigned pieces, a section describing the techniques used to create collectible glass paperweights as well as the signature canes themselves, an extensive bibliography of paperweight books and magazine articles, and an extensive index listing all initial and date canes. Don't pass up that valuable find because you don't know how rare it is! About the Price Guide: VALUE GUIDE Price guides, although helpful, are dangerous, as they represent monetary worth at a single point in time. Market conditions, of course, fluctuate. Most antique paperweights have seen a steady rise in value over the years. Many of the early artists from the 1960s and 1970s have declined in popularity as current-day artists produce more spectacular pieces.

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Excellent reference book for identifying signature canes.......1998-12-26

Signature canes were used to identify paperweight glassworks and glass artists. Dohan's comprehensive reference guide has photos of over 300, plus advice on valuing paperweights, information about the makers and their designs, and the techniques used in making paperweights.

The Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes : Identification and Dating

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The Dictionary of Paperweight Signature Canes : Identification and Dating

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ASIN: B000HKIB3Q

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Intriguing stories of how people have died in Yellowstone warn about the many dangers that exist there and in wild areas in general.

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The Park is not Disneyland .......2007-09-13

While we were in Yellowstone, there was a fellow in West Yellowstone who got clamped by a bear, a black bear. This guy will have quite a story to tell for the rest of his life. he got a slight bite from a black bear. He didn't get chomped or gnawed by a grizzly. His bear decided that he wasn't worth more than a taste and then moved on. Lee Whittlesey's message is clear in this book: accidents and foolhardiness do occur in America's first national park. Over 300 people have lost their lives. To use the words of the author: Yellowstone is not Disneyland; the park is raw nature ... and ... it can kill.

In 1981 two buddies from California parked their truck at the Fountain Paint Pot. While the men were looking at the hot springs, the dog belonging to one of them jumped out of the truck and rushed into the Celestine Pool which has a temperature of 202 degrees. The dog began yelping. The two buddies rushed to the edge of the spring. The dog's owner began to go into the pool. A bystander yelled, "Don't go in there!" But in dove the dog's owner. The dog never survived. The owner came out of the pool blinded. "That was a stupid thing that I did, " said the dog's owner. Within a few hours he would succumb to third degree burns over 100% of his body.

In 1975 a "savage" went "hot potting" near the Nez Perce Creek. A "savage" is a park employee. "Hot potting" is taking a dip into one of the park's hot springs. Some of Yellowstone's hot springs have tolerable temperatures. Unfortunately this park employee chose a pool whose temperature was 179 degrees. When his body was found, it had been *cooking* for two days.

Notices around Yellowstone warn against approaching any wildlife. One fellow was attempting to show his buddy how tame the buffalo/bison were. One Saturday morning while feeding his bison, one of them inexplicably became enraged. The bison gored him and tossed him into the air. Then when he came down, it tossed him into the air again. And again.

Do not feed the bears. They don't know when to quit and they get used to picnic baskets and the like. The park has relocated bears who got use to eating picnic baskets and brought in some who don't know the habit. Hikers and campers are encouraged to cover their food so that a bear does not get the scent. By all means, do not put your children on the backs of bears to have their picture taken. One fellow had his wife putting their child on the back of the bear so he could take a picture.

Accidents or bad judgment? Hot springs or animals or water falls or whatever. Yellowstone is a wildland and not just Disneyland

Well Researched and Colorful.......2007-08-23

The author has a long history with Yellowstone National Park, working initially for Yellowstone Park Company as a bus driver and tour guide in the early 1970s. He continues working in the Park today as the Yellowstone National Park historian. He has made the Park his life's work and has a great passion for it. I, too, worked for Yellowstone Park Company as a bus driver and tour guide during the 1970s. Lee describes deaths from many causes during the early days of the Park when it was administered by the United States Army all the way through the present. He gives detailed accounts of deaths that occurred while I worked in the Park although I learned from his book that the circumstances of several of the deaths were a little different from what workers in the Park heard by word of mouth. Everyone wants to hear about the deaths by bears and other large critters, but there have been only a few such instances. Many more people fell to their deaths or made spectacular exits from this life like the French lady who managed to fall over both the Upper and Lower Falls of the Yellowstone during my time in the Park. His accounts of the many drowning deaths in the Park and the tales of the few survivors of such incidents were amazing. So many of the people who went boating and canoeing in Lake Yellowstone obviously had no idea how fast a sudden summer afternoon thunderstorm could turn a placid lake into very turbulent waters. And did they have any conception of how cold the water is even at the height of summer (mid 40 degrees)? It is inconceivable to me that anyone could survive as much as twenty or thirty minutes in these frigid waters and live to tell about it. But some did and Lee tells their stories in a very entertaining way. He also describes some of the frivolous litigation brought by survivors of some very foolhardy accident victims. This is a good summer read and good prepartion for anyone planning a wilderness experience in our first national park.

Must read for Parents Visiting Yellowstone with Kids.......2007-08-14

I bought this book called, DEATH IN YELLOWSTONE that EVERY parent should read before taking their kids to this national Park.

Yellowstone is NOT a theme park, and there have been over 300 deaths there that are documented by a former park ranger that have occurred through negligence of visitors. Do not let go of your childs hand for a second in Yellowstone, especially if they are a toddler...they could be inches from death in many places.

I read this entire book with the kids on the way out there during the lonely drive, and they were fascinated. It is amazing how dumb tourists can be, and if this book saves your childs life, you will be glad you read it. It is VERY interesting...

This should be required reading before rangers allow people into YNP.......2007-07-11

Like some of the others reviewing this book, I too worked and lived there in 1999, and saw people do things just as dumb as listed in this book, and they were lucky to have survived. I watched a co-worker (and I've got photos) go and climb Castle Geyser!

As to why I think this well written, well researched, cautionary tale should be required reading (complete with quizes) is that there shouldn't be a lot of the deaths related in this book. If people would just follow the rules and not pet the bison, go hot-potting, try to get closer to the rim of the canyon. climb over barracades, because they got a dose of the reality that is our country's first national park, there may not be enough incidents to fill several more volumes.

Speaking of several volumes, Mr. Whittlesey, if you read your Amazon reviews, is there any chance of a follow up? Possibly a More Death in Yellowstone?

People can be so stupid!.......2007-01-14

I am constantly amazed at how stupid some people can be, and many are noted in this book. I'm fascinated by the subject matter. I enjoyed how the author presented the various cases - similar to Over the Edge: Death in the Grand Canyon. I would recommend this book.

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