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Discover California Shrubs (With Eyes of Wonder)
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An excellent field identification guide.......2004-08-11
Enhanced with black and white illustrations by Peggy Edwards-Carkeet, Discover California Shrubs by MaryRuth Casebeer is the second title in the "With Eyes of Wonder" series focusing on plants native to California. Discover California Shrubs straightforwardly lists species of shrubbery found in California. Each two-page species description includes information on geographical distribution, physical description, medicinal properties, blooming season, fruit, trivia, and much more of the plant in question, along with illustrations of the shrub's foilage and flowers. An excellent field identification guide, offering a condensed but thorough survey.
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- This got my daughter hooked on history
- I really like it, It kept me reading.
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The Winter of Red Snow: The Revolutionary War Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1777 (Dear America)
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4th-6th Teacher recommendation.......2007-07-27
This year I will be teaching American history to my students. It is important to "connect" as many subjects as possible. This book provides a link between the Civil War, history, and literature. Not only does it link the subjects, it is interesting as well. The author gives a child's look into the War for Independence that is genuine and easily read. Most diary type books are choppy; this one flows well from one entry to the next. I highly recommend it to anyone trying to teach children about the Civil War.
This got my daughter hooked on history.......2007-07-05
My daugher discovered this book in 4th grade and was so thrilled to get her own copy. Nearly three years later, it's still her go-to fiction when she doesn't know what else to read, and she says she always gets something new from it. It's tough to recommend something I've never read myself, but my daughter is a pretty discerning reader, so I trust her judgement on this one.
I really like it, It kept me reading........2006-12-02
For me this book was one that I just couldn't put down, I was always reading it. I like this book becuase I learned more about what went on in Valley Forge then I ever did. The author Kristiana Gregory even put in words like thy and ye to make it sound more back then when you read. What happens to Abigail is so exciting that you want to keep reading and never stop. The Winter of Red Snow has a nice ending and goes on to the epilogue, to tell about what happens in the future. On the very end pages there are pictures of historical people and historical things that happen in the book. The book is 170 pages long counting the epilogue and the pictures. You read to page 147 to get to the very end before the Epilogue. I really predict this book to anyone who likes to read their brother or sisters journal, or someone who likes to hear about history mixed with adventure. If you read it make sure to pass it on to someone else, I am sure they will like it too.
The winter.......2006-06-19
This historical fiction book is about a young girl named Abigail Jane Stuart. She lives in Valley Forge in 1777 and has come to find that some solders come and stay not far from her home. The main characters are Mr. Stuart, Mrs. Stuart, Elizabeth, Sally, and Abigail of course. Also she has a little brother that has just been born named Johnny and there not shore if he is going to survive the winter because winter is just around the corner. The solders are not making things better for them; one example is the solders are very hungry so they stole their chickens. Abigail also gets to meet general George Washington and his wife. I really enjoyed this book because it really explained things well and you really could feel how they felt and you could picture it. The only thing that was a little hard was that some names were hard to say. Also there kind of grammar was hard to say. If you really like historical fiction then buy this book today, I would.
The Winter of Red Snow.......2006-06-19
The Winter of Red Snow is about a girl named Abigail Jane Stewart who records her days by writing in a diary. On December 17, 1777 Abigail was writing and she wrote...
I woke to the sleet hitting the window and another sound I'd not heard before. Papa came and said, "The soldiers are coming!" Finally through the grey we saw them. Three officers on horseback led. We ran outside to cheer for them, but the men were quite and thin. The sight of them took my breath away. "They have no shoes." Elizabeth whispered. Their footprints left blood in the snow. As I wrote this upstairs my candle low, I think I shall never again complain.
I think that really say's allot. She writes about tragic movements sometimes. I think they called it the "Winter of Red Snow" because blood is red and as she said, in her writing there footprints left blood in the snow making it red snow. Abigail has many problems and troubles in this book, witch she tries to find solutions to them. She likes to write what's in her head, what she sees, but mostly what's going on. Read this book for many adventures with Abigail Jane Stewart.
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Through dramatic depictions of significant moments in American history, this informative series gives young readers a vivid sense of Colonial American life -- its farms and villages, cities and ports, and the struggles and dreams of its inhabitants. Illustrated and indexed.
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Of the many dramatic episodes of the American Revolution, perhaps none is more steeped in legend than the Valley Forge winter. Paintings show Continentals huddled around campfires and Washington kneeling in the frozen woods, praying for his army's deliverance. To this day schoolchildren are taught that Valley Forge was the "turning point of the Revolution"--the event that transformed a ragged group of soldiers into a fighting army. But was Valley Forge really the "crucible of victory" it has come to represent in American history? Now, two hundred and twenty-five years later, Wayne Bodle has written the first comprehensive history of the winter encampment of 1777-78.
The traditional account portrays Valley Forge in the 1770s as a desolate wilderness far removed from civilian society. Washington's army was forced to endure one of the coldest winters in memory with inadequate food and supplies, despite appeals to the Continental Congress. When the mild weather of spring finally arrived, the Prussian baron Friedrich von Steuben drilled the demoralized soldiers into a first-rate army that would go on to stunning victories at Monmouth and, eventually, at Yorktown.
Bodle presents a very different picture of Valley Forge--one that revises both popular and scholarly perceptions. Far from being set in a wilderness, the Continental Army's quarters were deliberately located in a settled area. And although there was a provisions crisis, Washington overstated the case in order to secure additional support. (A shrewd man, Washington mostly succeeded at keeping his army supplied with food, clothing, and munitions. Farmers from the interior provided food that ensured that the army didn't starve.) As for Steuben's role in training the soldiers, Bodle argues that it was not the decisive factor others have seen in the army's later victories.
The freshness of Bodle's approach is that he offers a complete picture of events both inside and outside the camp boundaries. We see what happens when two armies descend on a diverse and divided community. Anything but stoically passive, the Continentals were effective agents on their own behalf and were actively engaged with their civilian hosts and British foes. The Valley Forge Winter is an example of the "new military history" at its best--a history that puts war back into its social context.
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What happened next?.......2006-12-07
For just a short while there, history writing had taken too much upon itself. Some writers thought they were supposed to answer very large questions about human capacities, conditions, means, and methods. Most of us have shared the experience of re-reading introductory materials in certain theoretically acclaimed MEISTERWERKE, only to privately confess to a dirty little secret: we each suspect ourselves of being too ignorant to peer at the critical theory lavishly draped on the parading emperor. Some writers overreact in the opposite direction, knitting entire monographs out of gossamer arguments over axiomatic minutia. "Out of fashion" for a time, were those history books that might be kept on a shelf and retrieved again to support future research into such questions as "and what happened next?"
Wayne Bodle's _Valley Forge Winter: Civilians and Soldiers in War_ does not masquerade as a philosophy text. The overarching question falls logically from the book's title. "What happens when two armies descend on a diverse population in a divided community with complex and ambiguous historical experiences with war and peace?" Scholars of the American Revolution--professional and amateur alike--will want to own a copy and to keep it handy. But other people, especially those who write other kinds of history books, should take note as well. Bodle has chosen to write about one of the most sacred places and experiences in the American national imagination. Missing from his narration are the god like and therefore incredible caricatures of general officers and struggling statesmen. Instead we are treated to real people, on all sides of the various issues--all with believable motivations and understandable human frailties. What is heroic about these people is not their perfection, but their humanity. All books might be improved; this one could have provided clearer maps to offset the space savings afforded by the myth-endectomy.
Like another reviewer below, I had the good fortune of studying under Professor Bodle several years ago. I took four graduate courses and wish there had been more. So my responsibilities for full disclosure have been hereby discharged. But I have since used this book in teaching American History survey courses with excellent results. Interesting enough to keep grad students turning pages, VFW is a great introduction to scholarly writing for undergraduates as well.
What is History without Bias?.......2003-05-20
To tell you the truth, yes this book is tedious. If you are interested in History, especially on the American Revolution I think that Dr. Bodle discusses a very well presented arguement between the "Real Struggle" in the Revolution between Morristown and Valley Forge. The Author has a specialized knowledge about the Campaign in Pennsylvania. I have had him for 2 classes being Colonial America and American Revolution. He shows his in depth knowledge of the ideology of social, economical and political aspects of the struggle known as the American Revolution in this book. In short...If you want to learn a wider vision of the Revolution...you would like the ideas from this book. If you can not take the pressure then watch the history channel!
Try to stay awake as you read........2002-12-24
I was looking forward to reading this book before I opened the cover. Then I kept falling asleep as I tried to read the book. Does the author who is Assistant Professor of History at Indiana University of Pennsylvania serve coffee to his class to keep his students awake. True it is a fresh approach to the events of the winter camp at Valley Forge. But one I find hard to believe, due the the past scholarly writing and facts about the winter camp at Valley Forge. The author believes that the suffering of the American army was not as bad as we have be led to believe and that Washington overstated it to congress...
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Foreword: To those readers who may wonder how exactly I have stuck to facts and incidences in The Winter at Valley Forge, I wish to say that the only fictional characters are Gil Weston, Silver Hawk, Corporal Cassidy, and Farmer Matson, who represents a family well known in those parts. All units and their officers are authentic.
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The Doctor's Boy: A Story About Valley Forge in the Winter of 1777-1778 (Scrapbooks of America)
Pamela Dell
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As the assistant to an army doctor during the Revolutionary War, Eleazor Portis sees first hand the toll war takes on the human body and mind. Despite the difficult times, Eleazor loves working as a "doctor's boy" and is good at it. Even General Washington's wife, Martha, praises Eleazor on her visit to the hospital at Valley Forge. But w
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Nonfiction curriculum and report topics in graphic novel format! History leaps off the page in Capstone's Graphic Library now in Spanish. Eye-popping artwork and easy-to-read text offer an appealing, accessible alternative for struggling and reluctant readers.
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The 76th Art Directors Annual
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The Puppy's Guide to Training Humans: All We Need is Unconditional Love
Sequoia Cochise
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All of the obedience books at the local bookstore imply that humans train their dogs. In fact, as Cochise and Sequoia, the mixed breed authors will attest, it’s actually the other way around. Dogs train people. Cochise and Sequoia are experts in the field of human obedience. Always maintaining a sense of humor about the rather baffling and absurd habits of human beings, they make the seemingly disconcerting chore of training humans easy and fun. Illustrated with the work of cartoonists who know their place in the dog–human hierarchy, this book is a real treat.
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Awesome book! Excellent content, comical and very true!.......2007-02-12
This book is fantastic, I bought so many copies of this book to pass around to my fellow canine lovers. This book is very true and comical, and I couldnt put this book down! I have read it from cover to cover many times over. I cant wait for a sequel. This book is a must have for any canine lover and sheds light on many canine behaviors and why they do what they do.
Advice for young canines on how to choose a suitable human.......2005-03-08
The Puppy's Gide To Training Humans: All We Need Is Unconditional Love is a thoroughly reader friendly 96-page compendium of advice for young canines on how to choose a suitable human to train as their companion, the best and most up-to-date methods for teaching people to obey their dogs, what really goes on in a human's mind, and how to make a human's idiosyncrasies work for lthe dog and not the other way around! Highly recommended reading by anyone who is a companion to their dog, The Puppy's Guide To Training Humans addresses issues related to housecleaning, inclement weather, food, getting and keeping attention, housebreaking, outdoor sports, and a statement of "Simple Dog Wisdom to Live By".
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A Field Guide to Common South Texas Shrubs (Learn About Texas)
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There are over 281 species of woody plants and 32 species of cacti in the South Texas ecological region. The vast majority of these are found in the lower Rio Grande Valley, which is part of the subtropical Tamaulipan biotic province. Many of the plant species in this area reach their northernmost boundary here. The 44 plants described in this guide represent an estimated 75% of the overall brush biomass of the South Texas ecological region, excluding the lower Rio Grande Valley.
The plants are grouped into thorned and thornless categories and alphabetized by family. Distinguishing characteristics have been italicized for easy reference. Similar species are also noted. In this guide, plants are not ranked by importance because their value to animals can differ from ranch to ranch, depending on the plant's availability and the ranch's location, soil type, and land management practices. In case a plant is not found in this guide or more information is desired, a list of additional references is included.
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Nice.......2003-12-04
This book(let) has much to commend it. It is excellently printed on glossy paper. Picture quality generally is excellent. The text is neatly organized, with botanical names properly written (even synonyms provided where necessary, in footnotes).
Still, it feels like something is missing. Maybe it is that I would expect a book(let) that focuses on 44 species to offer extensive pictorial coverage. Ususally a book will have many species with few pictures each or few species with many pictures each (or at least full-sized ones). Maybe it is the fact that although the title promises "shrubs" the plants covered are all over the place (including two Cacti, one Yucca, many trees and even a "perennial shrub" on p84).
There does appear to be nothing really wrong here (disregarding the allegation that Ephedra has "fruit") and it is a really nice book(let), but still somewhat unsatisfying.
Why This Book Is Great.......2002-08-24
I use this book with 7th and 8th grade students when doing field ecology studies. The reason I really like it is because it not only provides a closeup photograph of the leaves, wood and seeds but ALSO provides a photograph of the entire plant, as it looks to a student walking up to it. Additionally it gives data on the nutritional value to wildlife and livestock as well as native uses. Botany is a personal weakness, but I find the book easy to use. A field guide for botany bozos. Experts may like it too, but I cannot speak to that. (We use it to identify vegetation in West Texas too.)
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This lucidly written study is unique in that there is no book extant by an economic historian that discusses Talmudic economics in the light of modern economics. Its major focus is on the intricate debates, statements and principles that were forged by the Talmudic Rabbis. This ancient storehouse of learning includes a wealth of economic knowledge of modern sophistication. The book taps these "economic treasures" by way of analytic inquiry. The authors, both economic historians and economists, through their study of the original dialectics in the Talmud, were able to discern a wide range of macro- and micro-economic ideas of major significance. These concepts when viewed from either a contemporary or a modern perspective, display an extraordinary degree of insight and sophistication. Indeed, sections of the Talmud and the reflections of subsequent commentators on those passages, embody a wealth of economic thought that was later to become significant in the reasoning of political economists, or of their professional academic successors.
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Exploring the dispersion of populations and cultures across many geographic regions and spheres, diaspora studies has emerged as a vibrant area of research amid rapidly increasing transnationalism and globalization. Theorizing Diaspora: A Reader presents in a single volume the most influential and critically well-received essays that have shaped the trajectory of diaspora studies and contemporary theorizations of diaspora as a specific terrain within, and beyond, postcolonial studies.The book offers classic statements that have defined the field by such scholars as Appadurai, Gilroy, Radhakrishnan, and Hall. Essays tackle a number of subjects and diasporic configurations across the globe: Chinese, Black African, Jewish, South Asian, Latin American, and Caribbean.Marking multinational and interdisciplinary theorizations of diaspora, and reflecting disciplinary modalities and methodologies of the humanities and social sciences, Theorizing Diaspora is a central resource for understanding diaspora as an emergent and contested theoretical space.
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An honest middle-class revolutionary's diary of self-deception and survival.......2007-05-15
At first, Yue Daiyun and her husband were both relatively successful academics, professors at Beida University in Beijing. Yue's father-in-law was a well-respected and wealthy authority on Buddhism, an honored acquaintance of Mao Zedong himself, who had read his books. They were third-generation academics, more middle-class than Communist, yet devoted Party activists.
Because of Yue's history and worldview, her autobiography definitely feels intellectual and academic. There is a very helpful Chronology section, a timeline so that the events of Yue's life can be seen in the context of Chinese history. Her account attempts to make sense out of both the events of her life and of the revolution. She was very aware of current events and what the future might have brought. She kept up with the news and public opinion. Yue's story combines the account of a guardedly emotional and psychological personal life with a very historical feel, as if she was recounting everything important that had happened. It is a shocked and forced coping with the kind of revolution she never could have predicted, that eventually made enemies even of devoted vanguard revolutionaries such as herself.
Yue saw Jiang Qing (Mao's wife) as somewhat petty, since Jiang "furiously" publicly attacked a member of her own family with only spurious justification:
"Hearing her talk on and on about such family members, I wondered how I could ever admire Jiang Qing as a revolutionary leader when she seemed so concerned with personal vendettas (p. 164)."
Like many traditional Chinese, Yue considered family very important, and didn't partake in such vendettas even when her sister-in-law provided ample opportunity to.
This is not a coming-of-age story. Yue came of age before Mao's revolution and the Cultural Revolution that followed, so she was initially surprised by the depths of disloyalty her comrades sank to in order to protect themselves. She did not consider such supposedly revolutionary backstabbing as socially expected like later generations would. Yet Yue kept a strangely unshakable faith in the allegedly revolutionary process of ruining individuals for the sake of the revolution, even when it was her who was denounced and punished. She never even questioned such rampant political scapegoating at all until long after she became a victim herself. Yue saw the effects of chaotic revolution gone violently wild, where even those who risked their lives working against the Guomindang were later condemned as enemies of the people.
China was mostly a country of peasants. Mao was born and raised a peasant. So the purging and oppressive manipulation of the small and elite academic class was an ongoing struggle throughout her life. At one point she is condemned for Rightist tendencies. Later her husband, politically almost identical to Yue, is condemned for being too Leftist. Go figure. They survive decades of anti-academic purges and will-breaking programs designed to make them into impoverished peasants. The way that they survive throughout all the upheavals is inspiring, at times upsetting, but provides a detailed and cogent criticism of Maoism, although Yue remains a Marxist intellectual until the end.
Like Out of the Night: The Memoir of Richard Julius Herman Krebs alias Jan Valtin (NABAT), this is an honest revolutionary's diary of self-deception and survival. Highly recommended to anyone interested in revolutionary politics, who wants to avoid the mistakes of the past.
A Trustworthy account of the political & social life in the Mao era.......2006-08-10
The book was first published in 1985 and I had owned a used copy for at least 15 years but never read beyond a few pages. About a week ago I went to check who the author was on the internet and then dusted the book out and read through to the end. In the book is one of the most trustworthy account of what the political and social life was like in the Mao era, from the founding of the PRC to the post-Mao "Democracy Wall" Movement. The author, a teacher and now a Professor at Peking University had lived through all the political campaigns of the era. She didn't just write catering to the interests of Western readers, like quite a few did. Yet the honest account proves more convincing therefore more damning to the ludicrous and absurd combination of radicalist experiments and power struggles. A famous passage from the Chinese writer Wang Meng quoted at the beginning of the book sets the tone for the whole book:
I have walked through these twenty-one years one step at a time, and I am convinced that not a single step was taken in vain. My only wish is that we firmly remember this lesson paid for in blood, tear, hardship, and unimaginable suffering so that the actual situation can recover its true features and be recorded in the annals of history.
If you are interested in the era, the book is valuable. There probably isn't a Chinese translation of the book and I can guess why. I salute to this strong and courageous woman, now around 75 years old.
A true and compelling story for all interested in China.......2000-03-17
I just read this book and I cannot begin to describe the author, Yue Daiyuan's experiences and anguish during both the Anti-Rightist movement and Cultural Revolution in China. Her story is compelling and also reveals how indoctrinated and committed the young people during the early PRC period were to Communism and Mao Zedong. The book is one long record of the sad and horrendous events that were committed in the name of Revolution. If you're interested in modern Chinese history, this book is a must read since it provides so much first person account of what took place during the senseless period of the 1960's known as the Cultural Revolution.
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