Advances In Swine In Biomedical Research Vol.2

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The hands, hearts, and minds of America's Deaf.......2001-04-13

An intriguing history of the education of the deaf starting with ancient times to the middle ages. In the early 1800s, Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet went to Europe and one year later returned with Laurent Clerc, a deaf priest and teacher of the deaf. Together they began the American School for the Deaf. Alexander Graham Bell who was a strong advocate of oralism while Gallaudet endorsed using American Sign Language. These two famous people started a raging war that continues today. There is extensive coverage about the "Deaf President Now" revolt that occurred in 1988 when a hearing president was selected for Gallaudet University (the only university for the deaf). The students successfully demanded that their school have a deaf president. An excellent book about the history of how the deaf have been repressed and slowly becoming liberated. As the mother of a deaf daughter, I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book.

A facinating account of the "under dogs" story!.......1999-03-02

Hand, Heart, and Mind is an awesome book! It really touched me because I know 3 deaf people. I never knew the hardships that those people went through. I thuroughly enjoyed this book!

Hand, heart & mind: The story of the education of America's deaf people

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Hand, heart & mind: The story of the education of America's deaf people
Lou Ann Walker
Manufacturer: National Braille Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Hearing Problems | Disorders & Diseases | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006QT03G

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A one-of- a-kind dog!.......2002-03-25

Art Perle obviously has a lot of experience and heart for English Springers. This is not a general book that would be appropriate for every dog from a Yorkie to a Fila Brasiliero. This man actually HAS and RAISES ESS. We were familiar with these dogs, having been owned by one for 11 years and having others in the family. My only complaint was too much paper spent in training ESS for the field. If I were interested in training my Spaniel for the field, I would buy a book specifically speaking to that sort of thing. But it's a great book and ooooohhh those puppy pictures!!!!

A New Owner's Guide to English Springer Spaniels.......2002-02-01

This is a very good basic book. The color pictures are beautiful.

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A New Owner's Guide to English Springer Spaniels
Art Perle
Manufacturer: T.F.H
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OEAERQ

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Mauchline Ware (Shire Album)
John Baker
Manufacturer: Shire Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0747805814

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Collector's Guide to Mauchline Ware
Thomas Keith
Manufacturer: Antique Collectors C
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K71O1M

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Easier-to-maintain, dynamic borders of beautiful shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses, bulbs, and annuals are in—and this new 10-step gardener-friendly guide from Brooklyn’s famed Botanic Garden simplifies the art. Written by a master landscape designer and plantsman, it shows how to create dramatic and dazzling borders that span the four seasons, flourish in sun and shade, and are appropriate for different regions and climates. An 80-page encyclopedia showcases and provides information on 120 plants, from background yews and soft flowering tobaccos to see-through meadow rues, sprawling verbenas and rambling roses. Plus, there’s a hands-on plan for installing a new border.

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landscaping made easy.......2007-06-08

I love this little book because it gets down to the basics of designing and planting a border, without being a huge (expensive) book. Although simply written, I enjoy the author's aesthetic. These are not so much expensive, showy plants, but rather attractive, unfussy plants for sun and shade. Some of them are native plants, useful for attracting birds and insects.

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Designing with Built-In Borders

Manufacturer: Sally Schneider Quilts
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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Scrap Frenzy: Even More Quick-Pieced Scrap Quilts

ASIN: 0974654906

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DESIGNING WITH BUILT-IN BORDERS By Sally Schneider Stitch a quilt with a complex pieced border that isn't made like a typical border but with blocks instead. Create these borders in a breeze with new methods for pieced borders. Choose from ten different borders all done in several sizes with rotary cutting directions. Soft Cover, 44 pages.

Designing Beds & Borders (Time Life Complete Gardener)

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Designing Beds & Borders (Time Life Complete Gardener)

Manufacturer: Time-Life Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Garden Design | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0737006021

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Designing with Motifs and Borders
Jan Messent
Manufacturer: Crochet Design
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1874080704

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Masterful Borders from Master Garden Designers

Designing Borders
Noel Kingsbury
Manufacturer: Cassell Illustrated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1844032132

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Seven renowned garden masters—including Penelope Hobhouse, John Brookes, Piet Oudolf, Sandra and Nori Pope, and Robert Golby—have created a brilliant handbook of stylish borders that anyone can duplicate at home. Each of these experts contributes four completely original layouts, all with full planting plans, gorgeous photos, plant portraits, and three-dimensional realizations. The borders cover every situation, season, and taste, ranging from sunny Mediterranean, shady woodland, and colorful summer to Oriental, single-color, and easy care, and they all have the stamp of their designer’s individuality and personality. Gardeners looking for inspiration will find new perspectives here to devise a successful and attractive border.

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Masterful Borders from Master Garden Designers.......2004-06-30

As a garden designer, I need the simple version. I picked up this book hoping to get some ideas for improving the borders around my home. I was delighted to find that the book exceeded my expectations . . . both in describing the principles of border design and in providing beautiful examples which I could use as templates.

The book contains twenty-four original border designs by the accomplished John Brookes, Rupert Golby, Penelope Hobhouse, Noel Kingsbury, Piet Oudolf and Sandra and Nori Pope. Each one brings a unique and fresh vision of borders that expanded my imagination enormously. The photographs by Mark Bolton make this book a treasure to have.

The designs begin with a rough sketch or the sort that even I could create. That eased my tension quite a lot. I once had a series of borders designed and the plans were exceptionally detailed and complex. Not being a draftsman, I had felt intimidated ever since about what could be accomplished. The photographs assume that many readers (and certainly including me) will not know what many of the plants are so you see examples to give you a feel of the appearance and shape of these plants. The designs make use of plants that I would never have considered including many foliage plants and colorful vegetables. It's inspiring. There's a good discussion of the conditions needed for each design and when blooms will occur and what colors will be available.

But the book goes beyond designing and helps you understand how to prepare and maintain your borders. There are excellent planting directions for how thickly to place the plants.

If you only read one book on borders, this one is a fine choice!

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Designing with Motifs and Borders
Messent Jan
Manufacturer: Madeira Threads
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000M1JWJ2

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Original publication by by Crochet Designs. This reprint is by Madeira Threads.

Fancy designing for Dhoty and Sari borders and also fancy cloth, etc

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Fancy designing for Dhoty and Sari borders and also fancy cloth, etc
B. S Bengamin
Manufacturer: Thacker
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0007JXFQU

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What a life of dance is truly like.......2002-11-14

Katherine Dunham: Dancing A Life is the in-depth biography of Katherine Dunham, a truly talented, remarkably gifted, and influential twentieth century dancer, choreographer, and founder of the first self-supporting African American dance company. Incorporating Dunham's published memoirs, archival documents, and extensive interviews with Dunham's colleagues, students, and dance company members, Katherine Dunham: Dancing A Life by Joyce Aschenbrenner (Professor Emerita of Anthropology, Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville) is a meticulously researched, objectively presented, accessibly written, biographically based revelation of what a life of dance is truly like, as well as revealing the heart and soul behind the graceful movements on stage.

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Katherine Dunham: Dancing a Life
Joyce Aschenbrenner
Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQ9L2I

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Although much has been written about the peculiar institution of slavery, questions still remain about this manifestly cruel system. How could such brutality be tolerated by a modern, civilized society? Perhaps even more importantly, how could the victims cope with the numerous physical and spiritual challenges? Out of print for over 100 years, FROM SLAVE CABIN TO PULPIT shows the power of faith, of how one man, Peter Randolph, born into miserable poverty and ignorance, after an almost miraculous release from slavery, attained a position of respect and authority in white society. Reminiscent of Frederick Douglass' own narrative, this work provides a carefully written, detailed, and fair portrayal of life in slavery, and the life after it for those fortunate enough to have survived. Randolph traces his growth from illiterate laborer to church minister, all the while unselfishly pointing out that his progress was made largely possible by the care and understanding of people uncontaminated by the sins of the age. He also praises the men and women who helped destroy slavery, but notes that racism still had to be eliminated. Despite his savage mistreatment, he does not seek revenge, nor does he see former slave-holders as beyond redemption.

From log cabin to the pulpit, or, fifteen years in slavery

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From log cabin to the pulpit, or, fifteen years in slavery
William H Robinson
Manufacturer: W.H. Robinson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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