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Really Radical Reptiles & Amphibians (Amazing Animals Series)
Leslee Elliott
Manufacturer: Sterling Pub Co Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
 Nonfiction
| Reptiles & Amphibians
| Animals
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| Ages 9-12
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ASIN: 0806912693 |
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Baseball is an etymologist's delight. The game coins words and phrases faster than Mark McGwire hits home runs (a.k.a. dingers, taters, round-trippers, four-baggers), and much of what begins as baseball-specific verbiage seeps into common usage. But why exactly is a high, lazy fly ball called "a can of corn," a pop-up that falls between the infield and the outfield a "Texas leaguer," a vicious curveball "Uncle Charlie," a poke that bounces off the plate a "Baltimore chop," and the minor leagues "the bushes"? Paul Dickson explains them--and about 7,000 more terms and expressions, names and events--in a wide-ranging work that's as much fun to browse through as it is specifically useful. Like its 1989 predecessor (which only sent 5,000 entries to the plate), the Dickson Baseball Dictionary arranges everything alphabetically, supplies definitions, offers examples, provides cross-references, and, most fascinating of all, traces word and phrase origins. As references go, it brings out the "lumber," looks "yard," and pretty much "touches 'em all." --Jeff Silverman
Book Description
From Abner Doubleday to Zurdo, from its thorough bibliography to its innovative thesaurus, this indispensable baseball resource is “that rarest of sports books, a valuable reference work that provides absorbing and enlightening reading” (Sports Illustrated). Winner of the Society of american Baseball Researchers Award. Black-and-white photographs.
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Book Ordered/Great Price.......2007-01-19
Rec'd book on time; cheaper than area bookstores. This is not the first time I purchased items from Amazon and I plan to continue. Great job! Thanks!
Great Book !.......2002-01-31
This is a book that you'll love. There's a lot of things to learn in it and some terms you probably can't listen anymore. A perfect book for a really baseball fan !
Great Book !.......2002-01-31
This is a book that you'll love. There's a lot of things to learn in it and some terms you probably can't listen anymore. A perfect book for a really baseball fan !
Clear, Concise, Helpful.......2001-09-21
This baseball dictionary is clear, concise and helpful, particularly for people like me. I love baseball, but when I was growing up, girls weren't raised on sports, so I became a fan with sketchy knowledge of the rules and nuances of the game. Since I bought this book, I've learned a lot about pitching maneuvers, stats, history of the sport, slang terms and dozens of other things that make baseball more and more interesting to watch. I'm very glad I own it.
A must have for the serious baseball fan!.......1999-12-18
In baseball, what is a crackerjack? A cradle? A drawing Card? Feel the apple means what? What happens when you go to the pump? Who made up Murderers' Row? Open the New Dickson Baseball Dictionary and you'll find out.
This A to Z complete listing of baseball term is about the best book on the subject there is. Paul Dickson has put together over 570 pages of facts, terms, definitions and trivia that are sure to please every baseball fan.
Filled with over 100 photos and illustrations you are sure to find just about every baseball word you can think of. Also included are a thesaurus, a section of abbreviations and a fully annotated bibliography.
The baseball purest is sure to love this book as a gift, and it is priced to meet most budgets. Overall this book is great reading and makes the perfect handy reference book!
Book Description
DE PASEO is a complete intermediate Spanish course unique in its learner-centered focus on strategies and process for developing proficiency in speaking, listening, reading and writing. With its lively in-class DE PASEO text and at home DIARIO DE ACTIVIDADES, the two-book program offers ample opportunities for both form-driven practice and spontaneous, creative use of the language.
Book Description
The DIARIO is the out-of-class text and includes the all-new Práctica de estructuras. The Audio CDs include three audio selections per chapter to accompany the Segunda etapa: Comprensión auditiva.
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355 pages.
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Student Multimedia CD-ROM for De paseo: Curso intermedio de español, 3rd
Donna Reseigh Long , and
Janice Lynn Macían
Manufacturer: Heinle
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: CD-ROM
Spanish
| Instruction
| Foreign Languages
| Reference
| Subjects
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Educación
| No-Ficción
| Libros en español
| Formats
| Books
| Canada y México
| Colegio y Universidad
| Consejería
| Curricula
| Educación Especial
| Educación de Adultos y Educación Continua
| Escuela Primaria
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| Europa y Euroasia
| General
| Habilidades para el Estudio
| Lectura
| Método de Instrucción
| Participación de Los Padres
| Pedagogía
| Politica
| Referencia
| Teoría Educativa
| Transición y Jardin Infantil
ASIN: 0838443168 |
Book Description
Provides additional practice of vocabulary, grammar, listening, reading and writing in an interactive format.
Book Description
Now you can join Dora the Explorer on her next adventure! Inside this kit is everything you need to get started drawing Dora, Boots, Swiper, and the rest of Dora's friends. Just follow the simple step-by-step instructions in the book. You'll even discover tips from professional artsts along the way. So what are you waiting for? Let's get started!
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This price is valid only online at Petco.com. Not available in stores at this price. For local in-store prices, please call your favorite Petco Store.Get all the facts about caring for your mouse in The Mouse: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet. You'll learn about the right housing for your mouse, how to feed your pet properly and how to keep it in the best of health. You'll also discover why your mouse behaves the way it does and how to interact with your tiny pet.In addition to complete guidance in good mouse care, The Mouse provides detailed discussions of how to show your pet and how to get involved in mouse clubs. Because the many varieties of pet mice are described and depicted, you get a full understanding of how to choose the mouse that's right for you and your family.
Customer Reviews:
An informative book.......2002-02-07
This is a useful guide for those who either want to keep mice as pets or just to learn about them. It was released in 2000, and Stephanie Shulman is the author. According to the backcover, she has raised mice for over ten years. There are 125 pages that consist of 11 chapters. The color photos of the mice are good; also, there is a color drawing of a mouse that displays its external features. History of the mouse, anatomy, gestation and babies, senses, health, handling, housing, feeding, selection of the mouse, and varieties are examples of topics discussed. Helpful sidebars are included. I find this to be a worthy publication.
not a very resourceful book.......2002-01-02
Before getting my pets, I have looked up information on the internet and got a pretty good understanding, but I wanted a book as a handy reference. This book was rather disappointing because it doesnot offer much more than the internet: too much unimportant information (mickey mouse!), and not enough about mouse behavior, how to handle different medical problems such as taking care of pregnant mouse and her pups etc. I do not recommend this book.
Not quiet what I expected.......2001-02-05
I thought I was buying a book that had real information about pet mice. Instead it told me about Mickey Mouse, Mighty Mouse, Tom and Jerry (I'm not lieing pages and pages were devoted to cartoon characters) and the was but a 1/4 page column on breeding. NO genetics, it only tells you what you can find out on the internet. Let me put it this way: For first time pet owners, or children ages 7-15, this is probably the book they need. But, for me, the experienced mouse breeder, I was looking for genetic information. There are lots of pictures, but not of individual colors or coat types, per afrma (american fancy rat and mouse association) standards. This book shows something about how to distinguish male and female mice, something even the pet-shop employees too often don't know. It also goes in depth to feeding, housing, selecting, showing your mouse, and even to what to do to your mouse when you take a vacation. To bring it to an end, if you are a first time or even a second or third time mouse owner, or thinking of getting a mouse (they are much better than a hamster) buy this book. If you want genetic information, or lists of standards, search elsewhere. Thank you.
Book Description
Lawrence Tully has been studying Indian artifacts for over 50 years and he has put all this knowledge into this book, first printed in 1986. Each artifact that is pictured is photographed to actual size and there are hundreds of good sharp photos of primary, modified, stemmed, notched, and ceremonial blades and projectile points. This is the definitive guide to the many artifacts of the North American Indian. No values. AUTHORBIO: Lawrence Tully is an expert in the field of Indian arrowheads and artifacts, andauthor of Field Guide to Flint Arrowheads Knives of the North American Indian and Flint Blades Projectile Points. REVIEW: This book is designed for students and collectors of North American Indian artifacts, and is the result of many hours of research and correspondence, endless miles of travel, and the efforts and cooperation of numerous Indian artifact collectors. Many of the pieces and collections in the book are shown for the first time.
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This handsome, large-format book combines Ed Rosenthal’s informative articles — covering indoor gardening, outdoor gardening, special techniques, and making quality hashish — with bold, full-color graphics and an abundance of luscious photos. With a focus on issues and solutions for the home grower, the book offers a hands-on view of gardening methods from the medical grow to continuous harvest setups to outdoor hydroponics. Additional articles offer practical, easy-to-implement advice on topics such as garden regeneration, ecological farming, and producing all-female seeds.
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The Concise Guide to Type Identification
Vincent F. Apicella ,
Joanna V. Pomeranz , and
Nancy G. Wiatt
Manufacturer: Design Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
General
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| Graphic Design
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ASIN: 0830634495 |
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The Myth of Black Ethnicity: Monophylety, Diversity, and the Dilemma of Identity
Richard A. Davis
Manufacturer: Ablex Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 1567502938 |
Book Description
This book uses the life-course perspective to examine the implications of a belief system that discourages the recognition of individual differences between black Americans. It examines the affects of this myth on the socialization of children and their preparation to be useful citizens, their self- concept, and how they order the significant events in their lives. It shows how this myth attaches itself to the various facets of black diversity--age, sex, class, religion, politics, and ethnicity. This myth has helped to assuage these differences at least as far back as slavery. Each generation requires, and has furnished to it, its own myth. It also examines the role of myth-makers, past and present, both black and non-black; what they set out to do and what they actually did. How the black community (and the larger society) benefits from it and how it has been harmed by it.
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