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Completely updated every year (unlike most of the competition), Frommer's Costa Rica features gorgeous color photos of the lush rain forest, the amazing array of wildlife, and the spectacular beaches that await you. Personally researched by a longtime resident, it's the only truly up-to-date guide that gives you such in-depth coverage of this fast-changing country, with recommended accommodations in every price category. You'll visit rugged wilderness preserves and sleepy beach towns, spectacular orchid gardens and mineral hot springs at the foot of a steaming volcano. There are adventures here to suit all ages and abilities: swooping from treetop platform to treetop platform on a canopy tour, taking a dip in a jungle swimming hole, spotting playful spider monkeys as you hike through lush foliage, windsurfing on Lake Arenal, or watching endangered sea turtles nest on the beach. With Frommer's in hand, you'll experience the wonder of Costa Rica's amazing biodiversity, as we point out the best places to see hundreds of unique, colorful species of animals and plants. You'll even get a color fold-out map!

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Good Purchase.......2006-11-03

Very helpful; I'd recommend it to any of my friends traveling to Costa Rica.

Travelers must have........2006-06-25

Awesome color pictures and Map. Easy to use and filled with great recommendations. A must have for anyone going to Costa Rica.

As good as it gets.......2006-06-25

I found Frommer's Costa Rica 2006 to be as good as such guides get, and I am reasonably well traveled. By their nature, such guides are generalists, to be supplemented with specialist literature as you narrow your plans. Many other guides presuppose a specialty like ecotourism, and provide value in that way if such specialization happens to fit your plans. The Frommer's seeks to top the generalist guidebook segment, and succeeds and then goes beyond with more frequent updates than specialized guides. So, for current information on lodging and the like, you'll want a Frommer's.

Fromers is Fromers.......2006-04-27

They do a good job of cataloging the main options is every local. It has been helpful with my research. I work in the travel industry, I have never gone wrong with a Frommers guide book.

Good read.......2006-03-21

Great information on Costa rica and gives you a good overview. I used it to figure out what I wanted to see and then surfed the web for more information. Good guide book to use for things to do and tour numbers. Better than the National Geographic one I bought also. The NG covers mostly area and not tour information.

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Great book by respected author Ernest Holmes.......2004-05-22

If you have never read Ernest Holmes before, this is a great book to start with. It is simple to read, yet it conveys Ernest Holmes' wisdoms at the core, and directly.

Ernest Holmes will tell you about the concept of Divine Mind, Spiritual Supply, Mental Laws, and why our thoughts create our experience.

The first time I read his concept of "Entering The Absolute", it really opened up a new way of thinking for me. He says that to enter the absolute means, be able to think independently of any existing circumstances or problems. Meaning, if you have any problem or situation which you wish to solve or get out from, the only way to get out from it is to spend your focus mainly on what you really want - which is the solution/answer. If you are poor, you have to think thoughts of wealth,abundance and success, to dwell on the "Infinite Supply" and never on the present circumstances. Many other authors have written about true stories where people have gotten themself out of their situation of lack, by daily thinking and feeling about what they truly desire.

I recently read that the author Anthony Robbins, many years ago when he was broke, he set such big 'impossible' goals for himself such as owning a huge castle to live in, a limosine, being a multi-millionaire and being the successful person he desired to be. And he mentally rehearsed each goal everyday, as if its already achieved, that within JUST ONE YEAR he achieved all of his goals above! The castle, the limo, the wealth and life he dwelled on everyday!

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A Great Way to Know God.......2000-03-20

Ernest Holmes has done a supurb job of summarizing his text book "The Science of Mind." It is very easy reading and gives a birds eye view of Science of Mind. He correlates nicely science and religion. Science of Mind is a marvelous way of finding ones Soul. Understanding how Science and Religion compliment each other is very stimulating. The ease of reading really makes the difference. The text "Science of Mind" does have some words and language that requires some serious definition review. The Basic Ideas of Science of Mind is written in such clear and concise wordage and is so powerful that it was hard to put down once I started reading it. I would highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in finding God in some other way than traditional religion. This book is a fascinating way to start your journey.

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The Basic Ideas of Science of Mind
Ernests Holmes
Manufacturer: Science of Mind Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N03U9A

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The Basic Ideas of Science of Mind
Ernest Holmes
Manufacturer: Science of Mind Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LP8JQ6

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Basic Ideas of Science of Mind

Manufacturer: Science of Mind
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: 0911336982

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2 Cassettes

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The Basic Ideas of Science of Mind
Ernest Holmes
Manufacturer: Science of Mind Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MZZ3AK

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THE BASIC IDEAS OF SCIENCE OF MIND

Manufacturer: Devorss
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000H2IUP8

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The Basic Ideas of Science of Mind
Ernest Homes
Manufacturer: Science of Mind Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QSPIWG

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Engaging archive of 363 full-color illustrations — selected from vintage publications — include portraits of Father Christmas, evergreen garlands, heavenly creatures beaming angelically, a splendidly decorated old-fashioned Christmas tree, and Victorian-era youngsters playing with Christmas toys, holding bouquets of holly, and much more. Charming royalty-free vignettes.

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Old Times.......2007-01-11

I really like this book. I got lots of ideas. I also like the one that comes with the CD because you can print the pictures off as many times as you can until the CD is worn out. I wish they have more of their vignettes to come with CD's and more clip art pictures. I have more in my wish list.

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excellent.......2007-10-02

This book is a well written easy to understand book. For the first time horse buyer, it is exactly what I wanted. The author not only tells you what you need to know about miniature horses and how to care for them, she also gives you ideas of how she raises her horses.

Best Overall Book.......2005-09-22

It is the best book I have found about miniature horses.It is very detailed and gives you alot of very important information you need in the care of mini's.I would highly reccomend this to anyone who is considering a miniature horse.

The Miniature Horse: The Complete Guide to the Fascinating World of Miniatures.......2005-08-31

This guide is incomplete and does not offer enough information for a novice miniature horse owner. Some topics (e.g. "training") are covered in such a rudimentary way that they should not even be introduced. In addition, the quality of the photographs is very poor.

The Miniature Horse: The Complete Guide to the Fascinating W.......2004-07-12

Just a wonderful book..It helped me with my 31 miniature horses and gave me alot of wonderful info.......I also go a similar book for my 15 regular sized horses.

THIS BOOK IS ONLY FOR NOVICES.......2000-11-21

I just got done reading this book. It is a very good "broad" overview of the world of miniature horses, but I am a little disappointed because on many of the aspects such as care, showing, conformation, etc. etc. the author instructs the reader to read "other" books that go into more detail. I feel that if you have never owned a horse before, and are interested in minis, it's a good book for you. But if you are like me, and already have knowledge of equine behavior, this may just be a simple review of what you already know. Definitly a good book for the novice, but the more experienced horse-person will not gain a whole lot.

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No California or Southwest

Western gardeners beware

A very useful book

a book brimming with love and information

Berry Grower's Companion
Barbara L. Bowling
Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Fruit | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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The Backyard Berry Book: A Hands-On Guide to Growing Berries, Brambles, and Vine Fruit in the Home Garden

Grow the Best Blueberries: Storey Country Wisdom Bulletin A-89 (Country Wisdom Bulletins, Vol. a-89)

The Backyard Orchardist: A Complete Guide to Growing Fruit Trees in the Home Garden

Fruits and Berries for the Home Garden

a.33 Berries, Rasp & Black

ASIN: 0881927260
Release Date: 2005-10-15

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Now available in a convenient paperback format, this berry growing reference is an essential guide for anyone growing them for pleasure or for profit. Berry fruits have long been used and appreciated in the kitchen, but the aesthetic appeal and practical benefits they bring to the garden landscape are all too often ignored. Whether using strawberry plants for ground cover, enjoying the colorful autumn foliage of blueberry bushes, or training a grapevine to climb a trellis, gardeners will find that berry plants can make highly versatile contributions to a range of environments. Backyard gardeners, as well as small fruit growers and nursery people, will find an abundance of valuable, practical information in this volume, including plant lists and tables, cultivation tips, and color photographs for plant identification.

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No California or Southwest.......2002-08-10

Covers strawberries, brambles, blueberries, and grapes very well. Other vine crops, such as kiwis, are covered too briefly to be of any value.

From the first chapter: "Recommended cultivars are not provided for California and some of the adjoining desert states."

Western gardeners beware.......2002-07-19

In the intro, the author warns (paraphrasing) that her experience is mostly in the eastern and midwest US - and her comments will be of most value for gardeners in those regions. That is a fair thing to state.. What I have a problem with, is the complete neglect of the Southwest - to the point I sensed that she doubts people even garden there - and its all commercial growers.

For example: in all the tables that mention regions, she has breakouts for New England, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, South Central, Souteast, and Pacific Northwest... Uh, what about West, or Southwest? We're here trying to grow these things too.

Other things that bothered me: in her very thorough list of Strawberry cultivars, she omits one of the most common varieties grown in the West (Sequoia). In her list of southern highbush blueberries, most of the best ones are omitted (O'Neal, Georgia Gem, Misty, Reveille, Jubilee are all missing).

The ommissions themselves are not so significant, its what it implies - which is the lack of consideration for what Western gardeners would deal with including chilling hour issues, high heat, etc. And in the minor berries, there is a dicussion of hardy Kiwi - but why not mention the regular Kiwi which can be grown many places (my point being the bias toward her native region)

On the positive side, this author has a solid academic background and covers many issues in the kind of detail I enjoy. But that's what makes it frustrating for me to read her book - because she does not apply that know-how evenly to what I consider important and did not seem to spend any time researching what's going on out West.

A very useful book.......2001-04-29

Barbara Bowling's book is well organized and well worth owning. There's an opening chapter about the general principles for growing all kinds of berries (or small fruits, as they are called, not because of the size of the fruits, but because of the size of the plants they grow on). Then, surprisingly, there is an interesting chapter about using berry plants for landscaping. It says, for instance, that elderberry bushes make good hedges.

There are separate chapters for each of these fruits: strawberries, brambles (raspberries, blackberries and the like), blueberries, grapes and minor berry crops (currants, gooseberries, hardy kiwi, elderberries, highbush cranberries, amelanchiers and still more minor berry crops such as cranberry, edible honeysuckle, jostaberry, ligonberry, maypop, rugosa rose and wineberry).

There's a highly useful appendix listing nursery sources for berry plants. Also, there's a glossary, a valuable list of references and 12 pages of plant name index and subject index.

If you're interested in growing one kind of berry, such as raspberries, you can count on having about a hundred pages of information that are directed toward growing raspberries, including the part applicable to growing any berry. And this is true for each of the other kinds of berry.

The chapter on brambles gives historical background and describes the biology of brambles. It lists many different cultivars of raspberries and blackberries, telling the hardiness, time of berry maturation and relative productivity of each berry cultivar.

Bowling tells how to select and prepare a site, plant berries and establish their growth, apply nutrition and fertilization, prune brambles and make trellises. She tells how to cope with pests such as viral diseases, gray molds, anthracnose, Phytophthora root rot and a long list of insects. Surprisingly, she chose not to include birds in her list of raspberry pests, although she mentions them in connection with other berries. She doesn't mention any mammals as raspberry pests, either. Most likely, these will be local issues. Not everyone has deer, black bear or rabbits in the neighborhood.

Of course, you should supplement this book with information from your local ag extension service or nursery. They will have a finer level of local detail about favored cultivars. Sometimes, your local ag extension agent will disagree with this author. For example, this author says that the "Blackhawk" black raspberry cultivar is tender, with medium productivity. The extension service at North Dakota State University, a state with a brutal winter, says that "Blackhawk" is "one of the hardiest black fruited varieties."

You'll need to adjust the book's information in terms of your specialized knowledge of your own local climate. For instance, this author describes the "Boyne" cultivar as a summer-bearing red raspberry suited for the climate of New England. She doesn't mention it in connection with the Midwest. The North Dakota State University Extension Service, on the other hand, says that "Boyne" is "excellent for [North Dakota] home gardens ... moderately vigorous, sturdy, winter hardy and very productive."

The important thing is that Bowling has listed many, many cultivars, together with enough information for a grower to know the right climate for each one.

a book brimming with love and information.......2001-02-15

I had the pleasure of knowing the author when she was a professor of horticulture at Penn State. She is a remarkable person, combining genuine love for berries with an encyclopedic knowledge of their biology and growing requirements. This book distills that enthusiasm and expertise in a very usable and enjoyable form. If you are interested in growing strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, grapes, or other berry crops in your garden, this is the book to have. It is engaging, authoritative, supremely practical, educational, and downright fun to read. Some garden publications are thick on pretty pictures but thin on substance, or may actually propagate horticultural myths not founded in scientific fact. This book is different. Reading it, you will learn a lot about how these plants work, and how to grow them successfully, including delightful sidebar "digressions" about the history and biology of berry species. Although packed with important information needed specifically by berry growers, the book is written in plain language, with clear drawings, color photos, and zest that makes it a delight to read. This is bound to be the best book on the subject for some time, that is, until she writes a second edition!

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Title: SPA burbujas de bienestar: algoterapia, acquagym, fangoterapia, ducha escocesa ... la hidroterapia y los centros de relajacion o SPA (salus per acqua) urbanos o en hoteles se estan convirtiendo en la formula favorita para luchar contra el estres y la ansiedad. Su ritmo de crecimiento es del 35% anual. (Tendencias: belleza).
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How to Produce Creative Publications is a first-class guide for anyone who wants to acquire the skills to make in-house publishing a success. Tom Bivins and Bill Ryan show you how to research and write winning copy and how to design eyecatching layouts. You'll learn all about handling traditional typesetting and printing methods and--in parallel--you'll learn how to get the most out of your computer. Software applications have revolutionized the world of in-house publications and brought it right into your office. What was once sent out to specialist publishers and printers can now be done at your desk. This book will help you take control. It will teach you everything from choosing the right hardware and software, to editing, illustrating, and printing computer-generated copy. Part One leads you through the tricks and tools of the trade: Writing, Design, Typography, Layout, Illustration, and Printing. At each stage, the authors introduce specific computer applications that will broaden your options, cut your workload and costs, and tighten your schedule. Part Two describes in depth the four basic in-house formats: Newsletters, Magazines, Annual Reports, and Brochures. You'll find out how to select the best format for your needs and how to bring your ideas to life on the screen.

How to Produce Creative Publications : Traditional Techniques and Computer Applications

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How to Produce Creative Publications : Traditional Techniques and Computer Applications
Thomas H.; Ryan, William E. Bivins
Manufacturer: N T C/Contemporary Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KWNWEO

How to Produce Creative Publications Traditional Techniques & Computer Applications

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How to Produce Creative Publications Traditional Techniques & Computer Applications
Thomas and William E. Ryan Bivins
Manufacturer: NTC Business Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000S6CPHM

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