Introduction to Bryology

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Introduction to Bryology
W. B Schofield
Manufacturer: Blackburn Press
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Introduction to bryology
W. B Schofield
Manufacturer: Macmillan USA
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ASIN: B000O95BQA

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Introduction to Mauritian bryology: A check-list of mosses and liverworts
Pierre Tixier
Manufacturer: Mauritius Sugar Industry Research Institute
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ASIN: 9990324107

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ISBN: 1570067139 TITLE: 2005/06 New York City Nightlife AUTHOR: Zagat Survey DESCRIPTION: Covering over 1,300 bars, clubs and lounges.

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a great, edducational book.

Full of helpful Information

it was an awesome way to start off my hamsters education

Guide to Owning a Hamster: Accommodations, Feeding, Breeding, Exhibition, Health Care
Anmarie Barrie
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
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Binding: Paperback

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Easy to read and loaded with practical, easy-to-apply advice, this highly colorful

ASIN: 0793821541

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Easy to read and loaded with practical, easy-to-apply advice, this highly colorful book covers every topic of importance to anyone - especially a beginner - interested in keeping hamsters. Vital information is provided about the different types of hamster

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Be careful seeking advice..........2006-08-14

...from any of this author's books...Ms. Barrie was just the publisher's secretary...the publisher is Herb Axelrod and under cross-examination during litigation against him Ms. Barrie said whenever Axelrod assigned her to do a book she just went to the library for references and then spent a week writing each one...Axelrod ultimately was sentenced to 18 months in prison for tax evasion and Ms. Barrie is now working as a dental hygienist...Axelrod carries some weight among fish fans but I'd be cautious about taking advice from any of Ms. Barrie's books.

Outdated information.......2002-04-08

The information contained in the book is outdated and could be hazardous to your hamster. "White shaving" aka pine shavings are a no-no due to potential respiratory problems. The wire wheel, is also a no-no. Every year, many hamsters are seriously injured by wire wheels. There are better, much more up to date books that give safer information than this book!

a great, edducational book........2000-03-31

I thought this book was great! It gave me all the information I needed.When I was reading it,I kept on saying "Wow!to myself.I recomend this book to all hamster lovers.

Full of helpful Information.......2000-03-31

When I read this book,I found it completely helpful.My friend,Michael,is also a hamster owner. He found it helpful,too.I loved it!

it was an awesome way to start off my hamsters education.......1999-07-17

this is a must buy book.It tells you all about breeding,sexing,and most important how to make your hamster a happy hamster.

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“A delightful collection of projects for creative students and beginning woodworkers, illustrated with large, full-color photos. Includes traditional whirling ducks and airplanes, as well as a shakin’ wind-powered Elvis and racing Coyote and Roadrunner. This wry history...is a gem.”—School Library Journal. “Full of ingenious designs.”—Country Almanac.

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WOW!.......2006-07-20

I LOVED JUST LOOKING AT THIS BOOK. THE IMAGINATION OF THE WHIRIGIGS AT THE FRONT OF THE BOOK WAS JUST AMAZING. THEY WERE LIKE WORKS OF ART. THE DIRECTIONS FOR THE ONES YOU ACTUALLY MAKE ARE NOT THAT ELABORATE THOUGH. BUT IT GIVES YOU LOTS OF IDEAS FOR WHEN YOU GET REALLY GOOD.

This is the easiest whirligig book to understand on the market!.......2005-07-20

I teach arts and crafts at a summer camp in the North Georgia mountains and am always looking for some fun, original folk art to do with the kids. After buying several other whirligig books on the market, I decided to buy this one, hoping it would be easier to understand. It was! Additionally, the photo gallery is phenominal. Whimsical works of art laughing in the breeze. If you are interested in building whirligigs, this would be the first book I would recommend.

very helpful.......2001-11-28

This book is filled with good quality color pictures of many projects. It also explains how to make the complicated parts of wind toys. It tells what kinds of wood will hold up, and what kinds of wood will fail. It improved my whirligig designs greatly, and added many new ideas for my new ones. Well worth the money.

Woodworking experience is helpful..........2001-07-27

I've had this book for a year and am finally making my first project (How the west was lost). IMHO you need to have some woodworking experience to do the projects other than the very simple ones. Making small parts is difficult on all but a scroll saw or bandsaw with a small blade. Step-by-step specific instructions are scarce. Still, I give this book 4 stars because I really like the projects. I also like being able to come up with my own colors and painting rather than paint by the numbers. I can tell you that the materials that they tell you to use for the mechanical parts are right on. Wire is just too flimsy from my experience. Use a photocopy machine to increase or decrease your pattern sizes. Use spray adhesive to stick the patterns on the wood and you'll get the size you want.

Whirligigs: Imagination in motion.......2001-06-21

Here's a "how to" text that works! WHIRLIGIGS AND WEATHERVANES is beautifully formatted with rich bold photography, clean helpful graphics and clear textual instruction. After reading Paul Fleischman's WHIRLIGIG, I wanted my students to share the experience of the novel's protagonist, 16-year-old Brent Bishop, who must build four whirligigs. Brent finds a used book that gets him started. It's simple, clear and useful, and it provides the basic skills and knowledge Brent needs to create his own inspired inventions. I discovered WHIRLIGIGS AND WEATHERVANES while searching for a very similar title Fleischman used in his story - Make Your Own Whirligigs and Weathervanes - which just MAY be an invention inspired by Schoonmaker and Woods's text!) My husband and I are now finishing OUR first whirligig - "Soul of the Woodworker" - incorporating a profile of my husband's head and a silhouette of my left hand! Instructions are found on pp 44-5!

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Great book, fabulous photographs

The Art of the Weathervane
Steve Miller
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0887400051

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New information is presented by one of the world's foremost authorities on weathervanes in this fascinating study. Classic and never-before-seen pieces illustrate the distinctive vitality of this folk art form. Weathervanes from the mid to late 19th century have come to be considered three-dimensional sculpture, suitable for decorating modern corporate offices and homes. Dynamic wooden and metal weathervanes are organized into groups by the assorted forms they depict. Manufacturers are identified, and their back-grounds are explored. The weathervanes in this superb book are guaranteed to inspire an active interest in weathervane collecting.

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Great book, fabulous photographs.......2006-10-16

This book has wondeful information on weathervanes and the most beautiful photographs. I highly recommend it.

American Antique Weathervanes: The Complete Illustrated Westervelt Catalog of 1883

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American Antique Weathervanes: The Complete Illustrated Westervelt Catalog of 1883
A. B. & W. T. Westervelt
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Westervelt's extensively illustrated 1883 catalog, illustrating over 550 copper weathervanes and finials, is herein reprinted. This excellent primary source by one of the principal manufacturers of American weathervanes offers an extraordinarily wide range of styles and motifs. Publisher's Note.

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Weathervanes & whirligigs
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Copper Weathervanes
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Whirligigs and Weather Vanes: A Celebration of Wind Gadgets With Dozens of Creative Projects to Make
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A Gallery Of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs

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A Gallery Of American Weathervanes and Whirligigs
Robert Bishop , and Patricia Coblentz
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The Weathervane Ranch
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Release Date: 2007-01-10

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The Weathervane Ranch was an oasis in a dangerous and anxious historical paradox. Lawlessness was a part of daily life and yet there was the law. The need for justice was paramount but often those who found justice did so with their own strength, the law was simply too far away. They struggled to find a place in life dangled between the owl hoot trail and honor. The difference between the two directions could be changed by circumstances good or bad, events controlled or beyond control, and by people caring or dangerous. An oasis offers its precious gift to any who happen upon the scene; young, old, different, and especially the defenseless. The Weathervane Ranch offered acceptance but not complicity. It recognized that everyone had the right to a second chance at discovering life at its best. One man chose to open his life to others and in doing so found a life richly blessed and profoundly indebted to those who came to receive.

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Weathervane

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A book of poems.

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Destructive turf caterpillars in Hawaii (Insect pests)
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Destructive Turf Insects
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The Origin of German Tragic Drama is generally acknowledged as Benjamin's most sustained and original work and as one of the main sources of literary modernism in the twentieth century. It begins with a general theoretical introductions on the nature of the baroque art of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, concentrating on the peculiar stage-form of royal martyr dramas called Trauerspiel. Later, Benjamin discusses the engravings of Dürer, and the theatre of Shakespeare and Calderón. Baroque tragedy, he argues was distinguished from classical tragedy by its shift from myth into history.

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Mine too, bad glue.......2007-06-20

I found this book interesting. But my book, like that of a previous reviewer, completely fell apart upon the first reading. Frustrating to have to treat my NEW book like some loose sheaf of sibylline leaves bound together with rubber bands.

Excellent book/poor edition.......2006-02-22

Benjamin has written a highly valuable book here. My concern is with Verso's treatment of it. The binding is horrible -- my edition literally fell apart on the first read. There are no annotations which, in a book as wide-ranging and dense as this, is a gross oversight. In short, a horrible edition of a great book. Find another version.

Essential reading for students of critical theory.......2002-08-12

While it concerns baroque Trauerspiel (literally, "mourning play" or "lamentation play," not "tragic drama") this book is necessary reading for students of critical theory who don't have literature as a primary field of interest. In it, Benjamin develops his critique of allegory (which he later amended in his work on Baudelaire and would play a major role in The Arcades Project) as well as his method of philosphical history, which would decisively influence Theodor Adorno (see, for example, Adorno's book on Kierkegaard and his lecture "The Idea of Natural History"). Don't let the notoriously opaque prologue dissuade you from reading beyond the opening pages--the rest of the book has more stylistic and conceptual clarity (which doesn't mean it's easy!). In fact, you may want to skip the prologue and return to it after reading the body of the text. In any case, this book will give you a solid grounding for understanding the foundations of Benjamin's work--it should not be slighted. I deduct a star not because of Benjamin but because of the translation (less than sterling) and Steiner's introduction which, despite correcting the title's translation, restricts itself to literary concerns.

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The Origin of German Tragic Drama
Walter Benjamin
Manufacturer: Verso
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Here are two famous Chinese classics in versions provided by one of the most seminal and beloved philosophers of the twentieth century, Martin Buber, first published individually in German in 1910 and 1911, but never before available in English.

The Story of Zhuangzi (Insights into Chinese History)

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The Story of Zhuangzi (Insights into Chinese History)
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Manufacturer: Foreign Languages Press
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Zhuang Zi was a great thinker, philosopher and man of letters during the Warring States Period (475 BC-221 BC) of Chinese history. He inherited the mantle of Lao Zi, founder of the Taoist school. His classical work, known as The Book of Zhuang Zi (or Zhuangzi), has a vigorous and heroic spirit, and is full of deeply-felt emotions. It deals with all manner of things freely and naturally. It is an immortal masterpiece in the cultural heritage of mankind. This present book recounts the life and thought of Zhuang Zi, which have long been enshrouded in legend and mystery, in a way accessible to both the general reader and those with a special interest in Chinese culture. Illustrated.

When the shoe fits: Talks on the stories of Chuang Tzu

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When the shoe fits: Talks on the stories of Chuang Tzu
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