Magnificent Bears of North America: . . . And Where to Find Them

Book Description

Ilha Formosa, the 'beautiful isle', is a modern society steeped in Chinese heritage, a land of tropical islands and mountain retreats, neon-lit noodle bars and teeming night markets. Whatever you crave - a soak at a hot spring, a temple-hopping itinerary - this is the only guide that puts it all in one book. From the practical to the inspirational, let us connect you with Taiwan.

• BE INSPIRED by itineraries through old Taiwan, new Taipei and the East Coast • ESCAPE to idyllic mountains, tropical islands and coastal strips with our excursion ideas • FEAST LIKE AN EMPEROR - our expert-written Food & Drink chapter is at your service • CROSS THE LANGUAGE BARRIER - with our extensive Language chapter and loads of Chinese script • GET AROUND - with the help of 78 detailed maps

Customer Reviews:

Lonely Planet Taiwan.......2007-06-05

This book was better than the National Geographic Traveler: Taiwan book that I bought for the same trip. A pretty comprehensive guide book that called out most of the important sites, hotels and restaurants. However, I felt the authors could have done a better job of highlighting more of the local eateries and explaining more about the local culture. The book also included maps, which were helpful.

Amateur Effort from Lonely Planet.......2007-04-20

I have a love/ hate relationship with Lonely Planet guides. On one hand I detest the `budget backpackers are holier than thou" attitude which seems to permeate many of the guides' contributions, on the other I am remarkably impressed with their information, maps, attention to detail and notes of interest- hence I continue to reference them. Previous LP guides which I have used and swear by for their usefulness include previous editions of Thailand, Bangkok City guide, Bali & Lombok and India to name a few.

Lonely Planet's Taiwan guide in a word...sucks. There is just too much information lacking from this guide for it to be considered anything near complete. As an example, the section for the city of Kaohsiung ( the second largest city in Taiwan) had all of six (count `em) six entries for hotels- in a major metropolitan city, and one in which I counted at least twice that amount before I even left the train station grounds. Albeit the information that is actually provided is quite sound, the considerable amount of lacking details make this guide not much more useful than maps and guide given out free at Taiwan's Tourist Information centers. In fact, it is surprising just how many times the authors flat out advise you to go to various Tourist info centers to gather required information- rather than write about it themselves. To get an idea of just how spartan this guide is, one only needs to look at the mere size of it. Compare LP's Taiwan with LP's Thailand or Bali (both excellent publications). Then take into consideration the sheer size of the country. LP's Taiwan is about the size of LP's Bali, when it really should be a lot closer the size of LP's Thailand. Recommend you only borrow this one just to orient yourself prior to going, then head straight to the nearest tourist info center for the real scoop.

Must have!.......2007-03-29

I brought both the Lonely Plant and National Geographic Guide to Taiwan. The Lonely Planet book was great! The Chinese characters were great for taxi drivers. There are not a lot a pictures, so the National Geographic Guide came in handy, too! If you are only buying one, the lonely planet guide is esssential.

Tons of information, but not enough pictures.......2007-01-12

I bought both the National Geographic Traveler and Lonely Planet guides for Taiwan before working there for a month. While I was there, I found that National Geographic Traveler was more useful for planning places to go and things to do because it uses in depth highlights of tourist spots to visit and has full color photos and drawings throughout. However, I found that the Lonely Planet guide had more information, both useful and not. It had descriptions, hours of operations, and costs for many destinations that both tourists and residents would frequent. It could be described as an insider's guide of what to do in Taiwan, but the quantity of information was more than the quality. Lonely Planet's few color plates were okay, but not as helpful as those found in the National Geographic Traveler. This made the Lonely Planet harder to decide what to do from the many options provided because the choice was usually only based on a couple of sentences. The maps were better in Lonely Planet, but I ended up using a tourist map when I was in Taipei.
I recommend getting both. I found that I would see interesting photos in National Geographic Traveler and then look up the information in Lonely Planet to decide if it was worth doing or not.

An ever useful guide.......2006-12-02

One of the best guides on Taiwan available in English. It is organized like most Lonely Planet guides with history, geography, and travel information followed by general thoughts on Taiwan then regional information. Anyone visiting the island knows what a complex and bewildering maze Taiwan is. The book does a fine job of making sense of it all. Of course, things change there all the time. On my first visits, private boating was prohibited. Now I believe it is available. Hualien has become much more a tourist center. The MRT has made simple convenient transport in Taipei and the surrounding cities a reality. As such, it is forgiveable if the book is not up to date on everything. Even so, it is often wonderfully effective in pointing out good things to see and places to sleep and eat while picking up on some more obscure matters like the Festival of Lanterns, a kind of fireworks equivalent of the running of the bulls. In some areas, the book seems limited by the interests of the author. Information on shopping in Taipei could certainly be expanded. Clearly no one could provide a perfect guide. Imagine someone having the time and money to explore all the restaurants of note in Taipei. Nevertheless, the book is essential reading for anyone traveling to Taiwan. Additionally there is expanded focus on the scenic east coast with more detailed treatment of the likely visitor's spot of Hualien. The fascinating town of Yingge which has been a pleasure to visit for many years but has been curiously absent from the guide finally gets a writeup.

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Still A Handy Tool For an Ex-Pat
Love foodcourts?
Lacks even the most essential practical information
May not be as bad as the other reviewers suggest.
Disappointing

Lonely Planet Taiwan
Robert Storey
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1864502118

Book Description

Taiwan - a fascinating island that balances Chinese tradition with new-world technology. Whitewater raft through spectacular mountain scenery, explore old underground military bases, or wander through the world's finest Chinese art museum - this guide has it all.

over 80 maps featuring Chinese script with English place names, for easier orientation
dos and don'ts, protocols and tips on etiquette for the business and cultural traveller
dozens of detailed and informative listings for the temple aficionado
advice on visiting the island of the Taiwan Strait - blue skies, turquoise seas, great seafood and no mosquitoes

Customer Reviews:

Still A Handy Tool For an Ex-Pat.......2004-10-05

Although I have been living in Taiwan for nearly 16 months, I still take LP Taiwan Guide along for weekend trips, and even jaunts to nearby cities, regardless of how many times I've visited.

The information is vast, for major urban areas as well as more out of the way locales. Also, the brief Chinese/English dictionary at the end of the book proves an invaluable tool. Even with a rudimentary knowledge of Chinese, simply pointing to Mandrin characters saves time and a lot of headaches.

LP Taiwan is a must for brief vistors as well as long term residents.

Love foodcourts?.......2004-09-29

I have to begin by admitting that I love to hate the tone of some Lonely Planet guides--an edition for Japan from the early 1990s distinguished itself by one of author's disdain for touring Japan!

That being said, Robert Storey's take on Taiwan (where I've been living for the past year or so) is remarkable for its general laziness. Many examples have been noted in other online reviews, but it's worth mentioning some of them again: the overwhelming focus on "ex-pat" hangouts, the author's love of foodcourts located next to train stations, and the compulsive need to mention that we can find McDonald's, Starbucks, Subway, and so on in Taiwan's major urban centers.

What's left behind in all this is the astonishing beauty of parts of Taiwan, the compexity of its history and its social formations, and the genuine warmth of its people.

To Lonely Planet: please find someone who actually cares about this place to research and write an edition that Taiwan and its visitors deserve!

Lacks even the most essential practical information.......2004-05-23

Taiwan being one of the few Asian countries I have not yet been to, I bought this book for advance planning.
It has already failed even before leaving home!
When trying to estimate travel costs by looking for long-distance bus fares, I could hardly believe they were not given! In the "Getting There & Away" section after each town/destination, it was merely mentioned that buses do run there (surprise, surprise!), but no information on how long they take and how much they cost.
That is exactly the kind of practical information people usually buy Lonely Planet guides for, and I don't think I have ever seen another LP guide that didn't have them...
The 2 stars were given as it does give information about major sights, but given how poorly-researched the practical information is, I would be surprised if the rest was accurate.
This may just be the worst LP guide of all.

May not be as bad as the other reviewers suggest........2004-01-30

I just spent about 6 days in Taipei, and I brought this book with me. Yes, most of the sights mentioned in the book are pretty tourist oriented, but that may be because there is not much else to see (in Taipei, at least). My relatives, who live in Taipei, laughed when I mentioned some of the sights listed in the book. But when I asked them for other recommendations on what to see, they really didn't have any suggestions. Also, I think the section on conduct and behavior is absolutely dead on. The author isn't exaggerating when he says that there is a long sequence of insisting and refusing when exchanging gifts or doing something of that nature. I have witnessed countless times my parents (who are from Taiwan) and my aunt/uncle argue for literally 10 minutes about who should pay for a dinner bill.

I give the book only four stars, though, because it doesn't really tell you how to get to various places. It wasn't a problem for me, because I had relatives take me to the various sights. But if I had been on my own, then I would have had a lot more difficulty. In addition, it is now 2004, so this book, which was published in 2001, may be starting to get out of date. Looking at older editions of the book, it appears that Lonely Planet Taiwan gets updated only once every 3 years.

Disappointing.......2004-01-14

I never imagined that Lonely Planet Taiwan could be so bad, but it indeed is. For instance, maps in the book are useless, and the Taipei metro direction is unclear and useless. And I cannot understand why the author says " For sth really special you can try Haagen Daz."

I didn;t belive the previous reviews, and now I learned how bad it is.

If you need more information, lots of Taiwanese websites provide very useful information. You can just go to Taiwanese consular office website and find the links.

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Lonely Planet: Korea & Taiwan (Lonely Planet Korea: Travel Survival Kit)
Geoff Crowther
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0908086717

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Comics Junkie

Checker scores another direct hit!

Dick Tracy: The Collins Casefiles Volume 2 (Dick Tracy: the Collins Casefiles (Graphic Novels))
Max Allan Collins , and Rick Fletcher
Manufacturer: Checker Book Publishing Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0974166480

Book Description

Second of several volumes collecting Collins' masterful yet controversial 15-year run.

Customer Reviews:

Comics Junkie.......2007-07-31

Grew up reading this series. Now I have a permanent copy of my own. Good price and great product for comics junkies.

Checker scores another direct hit!.......2004-07-02

Checker Books is filling a necessary role in the publishing field: bringing classic comic strips back into the public eye. Not only that, but they do it at a reasonable price and easily manageable format. Their STEVE CANYON volumes were well received, but the highlight for me has been DICK TRACY - THE COLLINS CASEFILES. Volume 2 continues the reprints of the Dick Tracy strips beginning in 1978 by Max Alan Collins (writer) and Rick Fletcher (illustrator), with oversight by creator Chester Gould. Long before Collins became known for Road to Perdition, he cranked out some excellent Tracy scripts that brought the plainclothes detective into a more modern setting, but with the same grit and thrills from the classic strip. Fletcher's fine-line art is exceptional, giving us a very stylized view of Tracy's world while retaining the characters' distinctive physical traits (it has a bit of an Alex Nino look, if that helps). This volume contains great stories featuring "the Computer Killer", the return of Mumbles (or is it?), Bony and Claudette, and Quiver. A back-up feature contains "case files" of various characters from the strip.

Regarding the format, these books are trade-sized collections, which I love since they fit so well with my other trades on the bookshelf (I've never cared for oversized oblong collections, as they are more difficult to store, plus they can't be handled very easily while reading). I will make one complaint about this volume, albeit a minor one: my copy has a couple of pages where the ink did not apply as heavily, resulting in several slightly faded strips.

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Something To Sink Your Teeth Into.......2004-12-26

When I first heard that a new writer was going to take over the reins for "The Watcher's Guide 3", I was a little worried. I had never heard of Paul Ruditis. My worries were not unfounded when the third volume, while still fun and competently written, came out and was a huge disappointment because it lacked so much. So, imagine my horror when I learned he was going to do the new Angel book. Oh no. Well, was I so happily surprised!. Teaming up with Diana Gallagher, Ruditis has redeemed himself with a book that stays true and faithful to the first book, and makes WG 3 a distant memory. Ruditis and Gallagher pretty much keep the same pattern and style as Nancy Holder on the first Casefiles. Sadly, and oddly, the book only covers seasons 3 and 4. WG 3 managed to fit in the final season, and Nikki Stafford's excellent "Once Bitten" did too, so why not this one?. Hmm. Included here are the always welcomed "Character Bios", something lacking in WG 3. It goes through all the major players, and most of the recurring players thru the two seasons. They also have "Actor Profiles" as well. They do make some mistakes. Such as saying that Connor, in the character bio part, was 18 when he came back, when he was actually 16. Although they do change it in the actual episode guides. They also mention the song "Lady Marmelade", and say it was by Aretha Franklin, when it was by Patti LaBelle. The episode guides are always the main focus of these books, and the authors don't disappoint. With long, detailed synopses of each episode, they bring the same categories and facts and such with each ep as they always do. The episodes, like the first book, are designed as actual case files. What are they?. Every episode summary is titled "Action Taken". We have "Dossiers", which is a section that informs of who the client, clientele, or outside support is(if there is any in a particular episode)that they deal with. Then there is "Continuity", which deals with the ongoing story and arcs and history that the show has come from. "Quote Of The Wek" is pretty self explanatory. No need to go into that one further. "The Devil Is In The Details" portion has "Expenses", which shows pretty much what you'd expect. "Weaponry" tells exactly what kind of weapon was used, or if it was a weapon at all. "The Plan" is basically what the gang's, well, plan is for this episode's situation. "Demons, ETC...." is a section dealing with what kinds of ghouls ans goblins, if any, were seen in that particular episode. And there is a handful more, like "Tracks", which is for music featured in the episode. "The Final Cut" which is things that didn't make it to the end episode. "As Scene In L.A." is stuff from Angel's city. "Pop Culture" is pretty much saying it there in the title. "The Name Game" tells about the meaning of an episode's title. "Six Degrees Of..." is basically a "Where Have I Seen Them Before?" thing, and a few more. There are also interviews and little tid bits from cast and crew about that particular episode in the guides as well. The episodes are finely detailed and the format for each episode in the casefile way is fun and clever. Afterwards, there is a section called "The Changing Face Of Evil", which is a look at the new design and sets for Wolfram & Hart. And season five doesn't go entirely unnoticed, as there is a section towards the end which gives an overview on what happened. Wether or not we see something on season five in a AC 3 is unclear and not mentioned, and that is this book's one sore spot. I doubt there will be another book for one season. It wouldn't fill a book. If there isn't anything, it would be Angel getting the short end of the stick again. Like The WG's, this book also comes with two sections of photos, all in glorious color. If anybody was upset with Ruditis' work on WG 3, then you should know that this book pretty much stays on course with first book, and makes WG 3 seem all the more like a wasted opportunity. This one is not.

The saga of Angel and son Connor in "Angel" Seasons 3 & 4.......2004-11-27

After seeing the watered down final volume of "The Watcher's Guide" for "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," I had some trepidation for the second volume of "The Casefiles" for "Angel." But Paul Ruditis and Diana G. Gallagher follow in the footsteps of Nancy Holder, Jeff Mariotte, and Maryelizabeth Hart and you will find more of the same: a Character Guide, an Episode Guide for Season Three and Season Four, and Actor Profiles. Volume 2 is a hundred pages shorter than Volume 1, and the book is also a shave smaller in both height and width than Volume 1, which you will discover as soon as you put them side-by-side on the shelf. Since Volume 3 is only going to cover the fifth and final season it is probably going to be at least a hundred pages shorter as well.

The character guides are for Angel, Cordelia Chase, Wesley Wyndam-Pryce, Charles Gunn, Fred, the Host, Connor, Lilah Morgan, Darla, Captain Daniel Holtz, Justine Cooper, Jasmine, Sahjhan, Gavin Park, Linwood Murrow, the Groosalugg, Skip, the Beast, Faith, Gwen Raiden, Willow Rosenberg, and Knox. These are not background descriptions, but take each character through Season Four. For example with Angel/Angelus/Liam you get a complete history of the character, which consists of brief summary of the "BtVS" years and the first two seasons of "Angel," and then focusing on what happens during seasons three and four. For the minor characters (e.g., Faith and Willow) the emphasis is just on those episode of "Angel" on which they appear.

Because these casefiles cover the third and fourth seasons, the focus is on the saga of Angel and his son, Connor. Each episode is covered in three main sections: (1) From the Files of Angel Investigations commences with the "Case No" for the episode number, and a list of the writer, director, guest stars and costars, and then the "Action Taken" (plot synopsis) and "Resolution" (episode climax). We then have a whole bunch of possible categories. "Dossiers" covers the client, civilian support (e.g., Merl and Lorne), and suspects. "Continuity" covers familiar faces and providing other details that help explain what is going on, while "Office Romance" keeps us up to date on the tangled love lives of the gang and "Quote of the Week" provides a choice exchange of words; (2) The Devil is in the Details looks at the sub-categories of "Expenses", "Weaponry," and "The Plan+ (such as it is). Here is also where you will find "Demons, Etc....," which keeps you up to date on what specific bads are running around in the episode, and can include a look at things like The Vampire Rules. "As Scene in L.A" explains where things are taking place in the episode relative to the real Los Angeles; (3) The Pen Is Mightier is the choice section where you get to see parts of the episode that did not make the "Final Cut," and have all of the "Pop Culture" references identified and explained for you. "The Name Game" explains the episode's title while "Six Degrees of..." covers anybody in the episode whom we have seen before on "Angel," one of Joss Whedon's other shows, or any other place that makes them familiar faces. "Tracks" records any instance of Angel singing anything. "Our Heroes" is where cast and crew members get to comment on the episode (or the series in general).

There are two 16-page sections of color photographs, the first devoted to the major and minor characters, and the second providing candid shots of the making of "Angel." There is a Season 5 Teaser, "Look Homeward Angel," and a tour of the Wolfram & Hart sets with production designer Stuart Blatt and set decorator Sandy Struth, "The Changing Facing of Evil." Last, and also least, are the "Actor Profiles." These were skimpy in Volume 1 and we are treated to more of the same in Volume 2. If there is an area where "The Casefiles" had lagged behind "The Watcher's Guide" volumes it has been in giving the cast and crew ample room to talk about their characters, the show, Joss, and whatever else enters their minds.

Overall I would grade "The Casefiles, Volume 2" as a 4.5, mainly on the strength of the episode guides, where we are still getting the level of detail we have come to expect. I round up because I do not want to give it the same rating as I gave "The Watcher's Guide, Volume 3." I suspect that since "Angel" stopped production last spring the volume is now considered more as a reference book and less as a way of feeding the show's fan base. The final season of "Angel" will be out on DVD early next year and then it is just a question of how long we have to wait for "The Casefiles, Volume 3." Hopefully by then Joss Whedon will have finished with his "Astonishing X-Men" comic book limited series and with his "Firefly" film and will be back in production on the small screen. I suspect he would like to make feature films, but I really would rather have a television show that I can enjoy twenty-two weeks a year that one hit film.

angel casefiles.......2004-11-17

the angel casefiles volume 2 is the a great read after you have watched the episodes

Buy This To Nearly Complete Your Collection.......2004-10-31

At first on appearance this book is thinner then case files 1, but dont be deceived inside is packed full of information from seasons 3 & 4. Even though this 2nd book is written by different authors it still resembles case file 1 on presentation. I fully support anyone buying this to put it next to case file 1.

Customer Reviews:

Dated, modernism, serious omissions.......2007-03-12

Because this book was written before the 1996 Olympics and organized around the major architects (and firms) practicing in Atlanta, there are conspicuous omissions. Unless the structure you wish to research has a brand name architect (you know, John Portman, John Burgee, Philip Johnson, etc...), it won't be in here. And if it's a church outside the city center, even if it had a brand name architect, it won't be in here either. There's a heavy modernist slant to the book, and an inexplicable lack of coverage of Atlanta's important ecclesiastical and neoclassical structures, particularly outside the city center. Architectural historians and classicists will be disappointed, which is surprising considering that Elizabeth Dowling, classicist extraordinaire, was the senior consultant for the book. Perhaps a new edition can improve on these problems.

Capitol of the New South.......2005-12-18

First let me say that I really enjoy these AIA guides and this one is good. Atlanta has grown tremedously in the last twenty years and its skyline reflects that fact. This guide does not compare with the best AIA guides like the guide to Chicago, New York, Detroit, or Houston, but it hits on most of the major buildings and I liked the fact it is sectioned into different areas. I would have liked to have seen more on the Buckhead area and Druid Hills. I would have also liked to have seen every building have been accompanied by an image, that is a must in books of this kind. If you are someone from Atlanta or are interested in the architecture of Atlanta I recommend this book, but if you are just looking for AIA guides then I suggest getting the afore mentioned guides before this one.

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AIA Guide to Architecture of Atlanta

Manufacturer: American Institute of Architects
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ASIN: B000GSMQRQ

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Wow

Sorry I waited so long to read this book

Compassion of Dogs Compassionately told

Inspirational book

The true spirit of dogs

The Compassion of Dogs: True Stories of Animal Courage and Kindness
Kim Dearth , and Kim D.R. Dearth
Manufacturer: Prima Lifestyles
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ASIN: 076153590X
Release Date: 2002-08-27

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It has long been said that a dog is a person's best friend, and how true that is. To many, though, the canine-human relationship goes far deeper than friendship. It is the ultimate reflection of a mutual and unconditional level of commitment and of a dog's ability to become one with its human. It is a relationship of love, care, and loyalty that penetrates the soul, softens the heart, and generates an inseparable emotional bond.

The Compassion of Dogs is a fabulous collection of true and moving stories that illustrate how dogs display their wide range of emotions familiar to any pet owner—compassion, courage, intuition, and loyalty. Inside, you'll meet canine caregivers, therapists, and heroes, as well as medics, September 11 saviors, and countless other very special dog friends, including:
·Louise, a Bearded Collie who became separated from her owners near the World Trade Center on September 11 only to find herself riding one of the ferries, comforting countless strangers
·A therapy dog named Lucy who became best friends with a young girl with leukemia and stayed by her side during her final weeks
·Andre, the little dog who continued to visit a favorite spot on the lawn where he had spent time with his owner before her death
·And many more
These are fascinating and heartwarming real-life accounts of the power of canine-human relationships, the depth of which are certain to resonate within the heart of any dog lover. You'll relive the emotions and thoughtfulness of your own best friends and discover dogs' awesome ability to earn the respect, love, and admiration of all who share their lives with these amazing animals.

Customer Reviews:

Wow.......2003-01-25

This was such a compelling book. It really touched my heart. The people/dog relationships impact the way you think about dogs and being a dog owner. Dogs are so loving and forgiving...they don't care that we aren't perfect. This book is easy to pick up and hard to put down. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

Sorry I waited so long to read this book.......2003-01-20

I got this book for Christmas and should have read it right away, it is wonderful. I loved every story, especially the one about Louise, the rescue dog, who rescued others. I have three dogs but I wish Louise was my fourth.

Compassion of Dogs Compassionately told.......2003-01-20

My son received this book for Chirstmas because he is a big dog lover. We all read it and loved it. We were impressed by the intelligence of the writing and the research that was done for each dog. Few books are as revealing as this.

Inspirational book.......2002-12-22

As a contributor to The Compassion of Dogs, I had the opportunity to read the entire book. I was deeply touched by each of these stories, which were unique in their own way. As an owner of dogs, I was also able to personally understand and identify with aspects of the humane/canine bonds that were so beautifully described. I encourage anyone who loves dogs, to buy this book for themselves and as a gift for others. Each individual story is inspirational, touching, and worthy of remembering.

The true spirit of dogs.......2002-12-20

This was a wonderful book. It tells how dogs are just as emotional as people and need to feel the love and respect they deserve. All of the stories will warm your heart.

The Compassion of Dogs: True Stories of Animal Courage and Kindness

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The Compassion of Dogs: True Stories of Animal Courage and Kindness

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From the Publisher Cultivated by centuries of loyalty, the compassion of a dog is a connection that goes well beyond the basic pet-owner relationship. It characterizes the ability of dogs to sense the emotions of humans and generate deep and loving responses in the most adverse situations. The Compassion of Dogs is a celebration of the tender relationships that humans and dogs share. Readers will find a fabulous collection of true stories that illustrate how dogs display such emotions as compassion, courage, intuition, and loyalty. These fascinating accounts of the powers of animal-human relationships feature the innate responses of dogs and their aptitude for seizing any opportunity to play humble hero, all the while earning the respect, love, and admiration of all who cross their trail.

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Astra Automatic Pistols by Antaris.......2007-08-11

Received my book today much faster than promised. The book is not only the most definitive I have ever seen on Astra Pistols, it is the ONLY book I have found on this subject. The book is just superior with a lot of hard work and research apparent. It is a little vauge on some of the very earlier pistols such as the M1911 Astra, but does mention them in some detail. I was a little surprised that a book of this quality had no dust cover, but the book, itself, is excellent. The serious collector must have this publication in his library, without a doubt. Serious Five Star Book!

Astra Automatic Pistols.......2003-05-29

This book covers all the semi-automatic pistols made by Astra. If you are a fan of these Spanish guns, you need this book for the history and identification of the various models. Both the test and pictures are excellent.

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Beautiful book

Great Plant List

Quick and Easy Container Water Gardening

clever ideas but missing some practical information

Lots of good ideas

Quick and Easy Container Water Gardens: Simple-To-Make Water Features and Fountains for Indoor and Outdoor Gardens
Philip Swindells
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Lavishly illustrated with 150 color photographs, this highly visual guide teaches readers how to create exciting water gardens in containers for inside the home or outside. Using the book's step-by-step instructions, photos, and drawings, readers will learn how to construct, plant, stock, and maintain a water garden. Includes suggestions for the best water garden plants, fish, and

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Beautiful book.......2006-12-02

I bought this book on the recommendation of the instructor of a course given at the New York Botanical Gardens. The book is so exquisite that I keep it within arm's reach at all times. Besides its beauty, the directory of plants, information on hardiness zones, and the section on things you need to know give invaluable practical information. With this knowledge, I have been able to keep a small container water garden going strong for over a year, even during last winter's snowstorms.

Great Plant List.......2005-07-29

The most helpful thing in the book was the easy to read, easy to understand plant guide in the back. It gives a photo of the plant and tells the growing zones, if the plant needs sun or shade, if it is an annual or perennial, and if it grows in in deep water, shallow water, or damp soil. The plant directory alone makes this book worth purchasing.

Quick and Easy Container Water Gardening.......2000-02-05

I was so excited to receive the book because I wanted to learn how to create wonderful water garden features. I ordered the book specifically to learn how to make the shishi-odoshi water feature. I was so disappointed to find that the book, which has great pictures,has very little information on how to do any of the pictured features. The book falls far short of my expectations. If I saw it in a book store, I would not buy it. It is a real disappointment that a noted horticulturalist, having the knowledge to help all of us novices, decidedly omits key information. This is not a quick and easy how to do book on water gardening. I can do much better watching Home and Garden Television. I wish I had my money back!

clever ideas but missing some practical information.......1999-07-31

Lots of clever ideas for small water gardens, as well as helpful general information on appropriate plants, fish, etc. However, it would have been nice if the author had provided a list of suppliers, at least for the more esoteric items. I too would like to make a shishi-odoshi fountain, but haven't the first idea where to buy the shishi-odoshi that is the first item on the list of project supplies (!). Also, while each of the finished projects is nicely photographed it would have been a great help if there were more photographs or illustrations of more of the projects in the construction stage.

Lots of good ideas.......1999-04-13

If you long to add the calming elegance of water to your garden this author shows many clever ways to achieve it. I like the simplicity of some of the containers-a window box, strawberry jars, sinks, etc. I plan to try the classical bamboo shishi-odoshi.A helpful plant directory is included too. -Linda Fry Kenzle, author of Gathering:Using Simple Materials From the Garden and Nature

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Over the past two thousand years the didactic poem has been a central genre in Latin literature. Although the existence of the genre is well-documented in Classical Antiquity and the post-Renaissance period, its development during the Middle Ages has never been properly assessed before. Professor Haye's book corrects this situation. The didactic poem flourished in the medieval period, and became the most important didactic tool in schools and universities. From the 12th century onwards it also became a model for the vernacular literature of Germany, England, France, and Italy. Apart from giving an overview of the genre in the Middle Ages, this book notes and evaluates many as yet unpublished poems. It also makes an important contribution to the methodological problems involved in the accurate description of a historical genre.

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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Memoir of the Origin of Printing
Ralph Willett
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A Memoir on the Origin of Printing. In a Letter Addressed to John Topham, Esq. F. R. and A.SS
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Customer Reviews:

Treasure Trove.......2007-07-29

This collated and edited collection focusing on Oklahoma is part of the much larger (massive) collection of works produced by the WPA (Works Project Administration) which was part of Roosevelt's Federal Writers Project. Spanning the country to interview ex-enslaved African Americans before that entire generation died, the combined volumes speak volumes about the horrid conditions--provided by first-hand, eye-witnesses. This current volume focuses, as the title notes, on one such state--Oklahoma. For the complete works, the Library of Congress online is the best source.

Reviewer: Bob Kellemen, Ph.D., is the author of Beyond the Suffering: Embracing the Legacy of African American Soul Care and Spiritual Direction, Spiritual Friends, and Soul Physicians: A Theology of Soul Care and Spiritual Direction.

Rich history of slavery practices of Five Civilized Tribes.......2003-12-15

From 19337-39 the Works Project Administration, through the Oklahoma Federal Writers Project, interviewed former slaves living in Oklahoma. For various reasons the slave narratives were never published and languished in boxes in Oklahoma and Washington, DC.
In 1990 they came to the attention of the editors of this volume annd after extensive work were published in 1996. The book contains some one hundred thirty narratives and is a rich history of not only Oklahoma but other southern states as well as the slavery practices of the Five Civilized Tribes.
It is an indispensable resource for historians as well as readers interested in slavery, Oklahoma's Five Tribes, African Americans, and the history of race relations in Oklahoma and the Southwest. Detailed editorial notes and a superb index are included.

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