Mac's Field Guide to Northwest Coastal Invertebrates (Mac's Field Guides)

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Well-known for its music scene, wildflowers, Hill Country, rich history, and distinctive Texas attitude, Austin is both a key traveler's destination as well as a place to proudly call home.

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Insideers Guide to Austin.......2006-03-09

I returned one copy of this (Insiders GUide to AUstin) as I ordered two by mistake...has that been done on my credit card...if you would let me know via email..thank you very much...stephanie nahatis

Tries to do too much.......2006-02-05

If you're looking for one stop book on everything Austin, then this might help. For us, it tried to cover too many areas, and lacked personality. We're in the market for a new book.

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Incorporating the basic features and narrative from The African-American Odyssey, this concise history presents its major episodes, issues, and people. It tells a compelling story of survival, struggle, and triumph over adversity–leaving readers with an appreciation of the central place of black people and culture in this country, and a better understanding of both African-American and American history. The 2 ^nd edition presents a broadened international perspective, offers expanded coverage of interaction among African-Americans and other ethnic groups, and includes additional material on African-Americans in the western portion of the United States. It describes African-American history from its African origins to the sixteenth century and the beginning of the forced migration of millions of Africans to the Americas. Succeeding chapters present the struggle of black people to maintain their humanity during the slave trade and as slaves in North America during the long colonial period. It continues through the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction. This is a compelling story of survival, struggle, and triumph over adversity. Readers will learn an appreciation of the central place of black people and black culture in this country, and a better understanding of both African-American and American history.

Struggle for Freedom: A History of African Americans, The, Penguin Academic Series, Concise Edition, Volume I (Penguin Academics)

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Easy to read eye-opening history lesson

Struggle for Freedom: A History of African Americans, The, Penguin Academic Series, Concise Edition, Volume I (Penguin Academics)
Clayborne Carson , Gary B. Nash , and Emma J. Lapsansky-Werner
Manufacturer: Longman
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 032135575X

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The biographical approach of The Struggle for Freedom: A History of African Americans uses African American lives and stories as the basis for understanding and analysis not only of the black experience in America but of American history in the whole.

Slavery and resistance, American Revolution, immigration, abolitionist movement, Civil War and Reconstruction, Great Depression, racism and notions of race, segregation, black culture. African American History Courses

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Easy to read eye-opening history lesson.......2007-10-07

This is an easy to read history lesson. If you only learned the "whitewashed" version I learned you will surely find it eye-opening and perspective changing in terms of the history taught 20-30 years ago.

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Letterheads Gone Digital.......2000-07-15

It is an excellent and very accessory book.

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Highway Robbery

Smarty would be proud of this book

Smarty Deserves Better

a must have for a smarty fan

Absolutely the BEST horse book I have EVER read!

Smarty Jones: Forever A Champion
Billy Valentine
Manufacturer: Braveheart Press, LLC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Racing | Horses | Individual Sports | Sports | Subjects | Books
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The Most Glorious Crown: The Story Of America's Triple Crown Thoroughbreds From Sir Barton To Affirmed

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ASIN: 0976393514

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Smarty Jones: Forever a Champion is the only authorized biography of the great racehorse, Smarty Jones. Through extensive interviews with every member of Team Smarty, and those most involved in the process, author Billy Valentine, in his own unmistakable fashion and writing style, tells the tragic, exciting, occasionally humorous, heart-filled, and gut-wrenching story of the horse that changed the face of thoroughbred racing forever.

From the murder of Smarty Jones' trainer, to the horse's near death encounter with a starting gate, Billy Valentine weaves an incredible and very passionate account of how what one noted racing writer referred to as the "wrong horse, wrong jockey, wrong trainer and wrong owners" were able to take a $10,000 colt to within 70 yards of being labeled the greatest champion in the history of the sport.

Saddle up with John Service and Roy and Pat Chapman as, through the words of Billy Valentine, they take us all on the ride of our collective lifetime aboard The Great Smarty Jones. When this race is over, you too will realize that Smarty Jones is and will be Forever a Champion.

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Highway Robbery.......2006-07-18

I rarely leave reviews but this book was so bad I have to warn people not to buy it. I see 2 people selling it used, one for $42 and another for $50. I wouldn't pay $2 for it. Nevermind all the grammatical and spelling errors (doesn't know the difference between to and too and their and there), it also wreaks of sentimentalism and exaggerations for extra effect. I had to read the "About the author" section because it was so mushy I thought a teenage girl had written it. You are better off digging up old newspaper and magazine articles on the Internet or in the library to learn about Smarty Jones.

Smarty would be proud of this book.......2005-07-01

Living in horse country I can tell you that Smarty Jones was and still is near and dear to the hearts of racing fans all over Oregon. The book is well written and captures many of the great moments in Smarty Jones run for the triple crown. There are many stories that some of us may be familiar with but there are also many behind the scenes stories that are truly enlightning. I bought several for gifts and have recieved many a thanks from the readers for brightening there day. Were all looking forward to next year when Smartys Foals begin racing too. A great sports hero read!!

Smarty Deserves Better.......2005-06-24

The story of Smarty Jones is a remarkable one. Sadly, this is not the book that tells it. It barely scratches the surface and technically it needed an editor. The text is full of grammatical and punctuation errors. Words are randomly capitalized. Mr. Valentine also has an ANNOYING HABIT of OVERUSING ALL CAPS, as if the reader can't get his point without his help. I was there when Smarty won the Preakness and was at the rail for the Belmont. I was hoping to relive some of those feelings through the book.
Smarty Jones was one of those rare horses that transended the sport. He deserves better than this.

a must have for a smarty fan.......2005-06-09

I read this book and Smarty Jones: America's Horse in the bookstore.

Smarty Jones: America's Horse is just many color photos with accompaning newpaper articles. If you followed Smarty Jones career through the news on the internet or by newspaper, you will not learn anything new or personal about his life.

Smarty Jones: Forever a Champion, by Billy Valentine is a much better, although with less photos. It details the intimate decisions and reactions in Smarty Jones's life and anyone who is associated with him. You really get a feel for Smarty's personality, people's inital reaction when they first saw him ("a runt") and when they first saw him run, how Servis changed his training tactics, etc. Definitely the book to get if you're a fan.

Absolutely the BEST horse book I have EVER read!.......2005-05-26

I have read virtually everything written on the subject of Smarty Jones from newspaper articles to each and every one of the available Smarty books. It is not hard to see why Billy Valentine was selected to write Smarty's OFFICIAL Biography.

This book was amazing, in that it took me back on a moment by moment basis to EXACTLY where I was when each event depicted was actually happening and gave me an opportunity to re-live the entire experience as if I was right in the middle of this incredble experience all over again. Billy Valentine may be one of the most emotional and in-touch storytellers that the world will ever be privileged enough to share. He made me laugh when I didn't expect it, and cry pages before I knew that I was supposed to, all while telling the story of one of the most incredible athletes in the history of ANY sport.

Thank you, Mr. Valentine. I can't WAIT to read what you come up with next.

Stephen Wilkins

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Hand-painted and photographic occupational, fraternal, and decorative shaving mugs were a common feature in barber shops in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, costing only a few dollars. Now they are valued antiques, often bringing several thousands of dollars. As you read through these pages, you will see over 1,000 of the best shaving mugs, from some of the leading collections around the world. The mugs are organized alphabetically by subject, and each mug is fully described along with a current estimate of its market value. Each is illustrated in a beautiful color photograph that enables readers to appreciate the artistry. This book will be both treasured and consulted by collectors because the mugs are each of great quality and the variety here is exceptional.

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Garden Spaces: Simple Solutions for Planning and Design (Mitchell Beazley Gardening)
George Carter
Manufacturer: Mitchell Beazley
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1845330617

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The most important trick to designing a stunning garden is understanding how to use the space fully and beautifully. With that knowledge, even small urban plots can be subdivided into areas of differing character. Through explanatory photographs, drawings, and easy-to-follow plans, award-winning garden designer George Carter presents an array of imaginative ways to use and fill space that can transform the look of an existing garden or create an entirely new one. Carter shows how to resolve the most commonly found problems and explains how to smoothly coordinate flower and vegetable gardens, play or leisure areas, and storage. Packed with stylish and practical ideas, this is a guide no gardener should be without.

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University LibraryÕs preservation reformatting program.

Personal Memoir Of Daniel Drayton: For Four Years And Four Months A Prisoner, For Charity's Sake, In Washington Jail

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Personal Memoir Of Daniel Drayton: For Four Years And Four Months A Prisoner, For Charity's Sake, In Washington Jail
Daniel Drayton
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1419140949

Personal memoir of Daniel Drayton, for four years and four months a prisoner: (for charity's sake) in Washington jail. Including a narrative of the voyage and capture of the schooner Pearl

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Personal memoir of Daniel Drayton, for four years and four months a prisoner: (for charity's sake) in Washington jail. Including a narrative of the voyage and capture of the schooner Pearl
Daniel Drayton
Manufacturer: American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00087MDVY

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Only Short Walks.......2007-08-15

This book has a lot of information for those who want to walk in Dordogne. Nevertheless, it describes only short hikes. So, if you want to do a long hike, as a crossing or a circuit, it doesn't help so much.

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Holiday Walks in the Dordogne
Norman Buckley , and June Buckley
Manufacturer: Sigma Leisure
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1850587515

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Walking in the Dordogne
Chris Moore
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0702827991

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Walking in the Dordogne

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ASIN: B000GP4RRQ

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Earthworm Selling and Shipping Guide
Charlie Morgan
Manufacturer: Shields Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0914116010

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The Official 1982 Price Guide to Hummel Figurines & Plates
House of Collectibles
Manufacturer: The House of Collectibles
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0876371225

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The firts publication of the most complete and authorative guide to Hummel collecting ever published!!

Official 1983 Price Guide to Hummel Figurines & Plates

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Official 1983 Price Guide to Hummel Figurines & Plates

Manufacturer: House of Collectibles
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 087637352X

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Over 6,200 current market values for every known Hummel including the most recent size and trademark variations; 8 page color section & inventory checklist.

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Official Price Guide to Hummels
House of Collectibles
Manufacturer: House of Collectibles
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 087637318X

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These rib-ticklers include Mark Twain's "The Story of the Old Ram", and "The Story of a Speech", E.P. Butler's "Pigs Is Pigs", W.A. Butler's "Nothing To Wear", Charles Dudley Warner's "How I Killed a Bear", Eugene Field's ""Oon Criteek de Bernhardt", William Livingston Alden's "Carrie's Comedy" and Edith Wharton's "The Pelican". (Two 90-minute cassettes).

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Gonda's Selected Studies I-V were presented to him by his staff in 1975 on the occasion of his 70th birthday which coincided with the then usual year of retirement of Dutch professors. Actually he remained in office for one more year and thus held the chair of (i.a.) Sanskrit at Utrecht University for almost 45 years. His gigantic scholarly productivity never decreased since then. Now, fifteen years after he left the Institute of Oriental languages, the Department of Indology is glad to honour Gonda with these two new volumes of Selected Studies, which include a complete bibliography of his publications continuing the one published in his Felicitation Volume India Maior (1972). Selected Studies I-V were thematically arranged. In the present two volumes almost exclusively dealing with Vedism a chronological order is followed. This collection of papers covers the period 1972 till now. Contributions to encyclopaedias, separately published lectures of the Netherlands Royal Academy, reviews and one or two articles which were not available in a reproducible form have not been included.

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Alan King -- the beloved comic, actor, producer, author, philanthropist, and storyteller extraordinaire -- has compiled a wonderfully readable book about growing up Jewish, with totally original contributions by famous people. Combining warmhearted humor with a prideful nostalgia, these essays discuss life in the Jewish family and neighborhood, being a Jew in a non-Jewish world, Jewish holidays, and discovering the essence of being Jewish.

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Regardless of your religion, it will move you at times!.......2005-06-01

A reader suggested that I might enjoy MATZO BALLS FOR BREAKFAST AND OTHER MEMORIES OF GROWING UP JEWISH by Alan King, the great comedian who conceived and developed the book in the period before he died in 2004.

She was wrong, I loved MATZO BALLS (almost as much as the actual food product).

It is a series of essays written by famous people--many of them entertainers--about what being Jewish is all about . . . they range from Neil Sedaka writing about not becoming a cantor to Melissa Manchester describing how she came to find her way to the
father . . . in a final section, Rick Moranis, Barbara Walters and Billy Crystal recall the Alan King they knew so well and laughed with so often.

And don't feel you have to be Jewish to enjoy this material . . . regardless of your religion, it will move you at times . . . and make you smile, at others, as a result of gentle humor such as this tale from Barry Louis Polisar (a four-time Parent's Choice Award winner for his
books and music for children):

My grandmother used to tell me a story that her father, Louis, used to tell about God giving the Jewish people religion. "It's really not such a hard religion," God said. "Here, I'll write it down for you. You try it for a while, and if it doesn't suit you, bring it back." So the Jewish
people tried it and found it was not too hard. For days, caravan upon caravan stretched across the desert carrying Haftorahs, mezuzahs, yarmulkes, prayer shawls, commentaries, and prayer books. God looked out at the caravans that stretched to the horizon and said,
"What's all this? All I wrote down for you were ten simple commandments."

Uri Geller contributed his favorite Alan King joke:
Mrs. Cohen is yelling at the lifeguard who just pulled her husband out of the ocean. He tells her is going to give artificial respiration. She yells back, "You'll ever give my Benny real respiration or nothing!"

There are also a series of wonderful quotes throughout the book, including these I particularly liked:

The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.--Calvin Trillin

If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name at a Swiss bank.--Woody Allen

I once wanted to become an atheist but I gave up--they have no holidays.--Henny Youngman

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A Real Live Character from James Joyce.......2004-01-30

'Oliver St. John Gogarty, who served as the prototype for Buck Mulligan in James Joyce's Ulysses, was a surgeon, poet,playwright, novelist, passionaote opponent of the Sinn Feiners, and a wit of legendary fame. In these remarkable memoirs, which he labels "A Phantasy in Fact," Gogarty records a fascinating variety of people and events in t he literary and political life of Ireland during the disordered early nineteen twenties...'

AS I WAS GOING DOWN SACKVILLE STREET, A Phantasy in Fact.

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AS I WAS GOING DOWN SACKVILLE STREET, A Phantasy in Fact.

Manufacturer: Rich & Cowan Ltd.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000G3HJO6

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