Trees, Shrubs, & Cacti of South Texas

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Disappointing photos.......2006-10-31

With half of each page dedicated to a photograph of the species, there should be no excuse for not providing an excellent, high quality photograph. Most of the photographs are grainy and washed out. Several photographs lack depth of field needed to key in on leaf or flower characteristics. There are better south Texas guides out there.

OK.......2003-12-01

This guide book devotes a page to each species treated, with half the page taken up by a color picture of a flowering or fruiting specimen of the species in question. On the same page some data are given. Arranged by family (look for Leguminosae under Fabaceae, Buddleja under Loganiaceae, etc). Picture quality varies from pretty decent to quite good, although it is noticeable that a curious grid tends to be visible in the background (a digital camera?). Some pictures are a little overexposed. Occasionally the composition could be better (sometimes a lot better). Text seems unremarkable, but the choice to include author citations in the botanical names has not been followed up by doing this properly (needs a lot of work). Synonyms are provided. The "Trees" in the title should be taken to include a palm; the "Shrubs" is meant in the widest possible sense (including subshrubs and smaller stuff) and this goes for "Cacti" too (= "succulents"). Printing quality is just short of excellent. All in all this is OK, but unremarkable.

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Too Bad Rick Steves Doesn't go This Far South

Paradise on Earth: SICILY seen by Ellen Grady

Earthly paradise

Perfect book for the traveler that likes detail and history.

Perfect book for the in-depth traveler!

Blue Guide Sicily, Sixth Edition
Ellen Grady
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Sicily: A Complete Guide to the Island, Its Towns, Monuments, and Incomparable Landscapes (Heritage Guides)

Michelin Green Guide Sicily (Michelin Green Guide: Sicily)

The Rough Guide to Sicily 6 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)

Frommer's Sicily (Frommer's Complete)

The Stone Boudoir: Travels through the Hidden Villages of Sicily

ASIN: 0393324702

Book Description

Revised and updated by a new local author, Blue Guide Sicily offers the most comprehensive description of this popular, year-round Mediterranean destination. Detailed practical information, superb new maps and plans, and thorough accounts of the region's food and art all make for a terrific guide to a fascinating destination. Color map, 40 maps and plans, 20 illustrations.

Customer Reviews:

Too Bad Rick Steves Doesn't go This Far South.......2004-07-06

Yes, as other reviewers write, Ellen Grady's book is full of rich and detailed history of the places you'll visit, but it lacks essential practical information. We used it only for Taormina (beautiful town, highly recommended) and Catania (Sicily's second largest city, which you could skip), so the book may be more helpful elsewhere on the island. As for these two destinations, the book lacked essential information (like the frequency and cost of various public transportation options between towns). Also, it had virtually no narrative description of restaurants, just a mere listing. If I wanted history, I would have bought a history book. I wanted practical information to get the best out of our short time on the island, this book didn't have it.

Paradise on Earth: SICILY seen by Ellen Grady.......2003-11-28

And wonderfully described and brought forward in an uncanny, friendly and witty manner. Nothing is left to question, only see, explore and enjoy for yourself! Wonderful Hotel, B&B, Restaurant, Beach listing!! Siteseeing tour needs no other guide book!!

Earthly paradise.......2003-11-22

This new edition of the classic Blue Guide Sicily is packed with information, not only about cities and places to see, how to get there and so on, but also lots of hotels, B&Bs, farm accommodation, and the best places to eat! (Which doesn't mean the most expensive). Sicily is so different compared with any other place in the world that it can seem intimidating at first; everybody seems to shout instead of talk, traffic whizzes around, yet Ellen Grady takes you by the hand and helps you relax and enjoy, appreciating all the wonderful things about Sicily that make this island unique, a true earthly paradise. I love Sicily thanks to her, and I just can't wait for her next book!

Perfect book for the traveler that likes detail and history........2001-02-17

Comprehensive and detailed book that covers it all. Drawings of the greek temples of Agrigento, Selinute and Segesta. Maps of what the sites would have looked like. Explanations of the dozens of layers of history and conquest that is Sicily's legacy. 319 pages of well layed out information in a region by region basis. Good overview of transporation options and how to get to the more remote sites. Minimal hotel information. Good color map section in the back. Did not need to buy the local english guides with this one along on the trip.

Perfect book for the in-depth traveler!.......2001-02-17

Comprehensive and detailed this 319 page book covers it all. Sicily is a gold mine of history and with this book you can follow along at the most involved historic site. We used it during all 14 days we spent in Sicily and found that we did not need to buy the english site guides while there. A lot of drawings that show how the greek sites would have been layed out and the structure of the temples. Of great use in Segesta, Selinute and Agrigento historic sites. Highly recommend for the traveler that likes detail!

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Exquisitely detailed line drawings by Barbara Terkanian make it easy for newcomers to identify dangerous desert insects, spiders, scorpions, centipedes, snakes, and lizards, in an easy-reference format. Also describes treatments and antidotes for bites and stings. Includes glossary.

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Desert Dwellers Trilogy
Harriet Rochlin
Manufacturer: Roots West Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0974134961

Book Description

Comprised of Rochlin's three highly acclaimed novels, the trilogy is packaged in a gift wrap. Frieda, the trilogy's headstrong heroine, is seduced by the promise of love and adventure, and flees the constraints of her San Francisco family's kosher boardinghouse for an adobe on the Arizona-Sonora border. Seven exhilarating, excruciating years in Arizona, the nation's roughhouse, teach her where and with whom she belongs.

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Desert Dwellers
T. Shannon
Manufacturer: Albert Whitman & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding
ASIN: 0807515582

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Desert Dwellers (Nature's Hidden World)
Michel Cuisin
Manufacturer: Silver Burdett Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Desert Dwellers Fiesta!
Patty Horn
Manufacturer: Two Geckos Music and Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: 1892956020

Book Description

This is Patty Horn's third collection of songs for children about life in the Arizona Desert! This songbook includes the melody lines, lyrics and guitar chords. The CD accompanying the book is a double CD which includes the vocal tracks on CD#1 and the instrumental version on CD#2. This collection is for all ages! Anyone who loves the southwest will enjoy these songs. They are fun and educational too!

The First Lady of Dos Cacahuates (Desert Dwellers Trilogy)

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I much admire Harriet Rochlin's latest work...

The First Lady of Dos Cacahuates (Desert Dwellers Trilogy)
Harriet Rochlin
Manufacturer: Roots West Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Romance | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0974134910

Book Description

Arizona-Sonora outpost, 1880: Her adoring husband promises love, status, camaraderie, wealth. Her father predicts she'll cry to come home. Frieda experiences sandstorms, flashfloods, hard work, heat, infidelity (hers), chicanery, disappointment. She cries--but not to go home.

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I much admire Harriet Rochlin's latest work..........1998-10-01

"I much admire Harriet Rochlin's latest work, The First Lady of Dos Cacahuates. Freida and Bennie are as engaging a couple as one could meet in the pages of an historical novel; and Ms. Rochlin's command of her research--in the interest of fiction--is not only impeccable, but sensitive as well. The portrayal of Jews in this western setting could become either stereotype or caricature, but Rochlin invests her narrative, her people, and their lives with fully dimensioned frshness and energy."

Maria of Olonets: Desert Dweller of the Northern Forests

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Maria of Olonets: Desert Dweller of the Northern Forests
Nikodim of Belgorod
Manufacturer: Saint Herman Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0938635743

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The monastic ideal is a complete renunciation of the world, and involves an inner struggle necessary for the soul's ascent towards God. Those who have been most faithful to this ideal have been the desert dwellers--hidden away from the seductive tumult of the world.

In the first half of the 19th century, the Russian land was rich in dense woods and forests in which the sound of the axe was rarely heard. In these dark forest preserves--in the mysterious silent depths of dense green thickets--it was not only wild animals who lived but many desert dwellers also made their dugout dwellings in the earth. There they performed secret ascetic labors known only to the One to Whom they had dedicated themselves in their hidden and deliberately buried life.

MARIA OF OLONETS offers an extraordinary account of one woman's solitary struggle. Maria's life is a witness to the reality of Christ's otherworldly Kingdom.

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A Fine achievement

A Wonderful Rollicking Read

A fascinating story

A unique writer

Third in the Desert Dwellers Trilogy

On Her Way Home (Desert Dwellers Trilogy)
Harriet Rochlin
Manufacturer: Roots West Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Historical | Genre Fiction | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
Pioneer | Westerns | Genre Fiction | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0974134902

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Arizona Territory, 1886-1887: When her visiting kid sister is abducted, Frieda, blaming herself, abandons her husband and children to search for her. On her own in a scruffy hotel, three jails, a makeshift law office, a Jewish-owned inn, two boisterous courtrooms, and at a melodramatic execution, Frieda learns where and with whom she belongs.

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A Fine achievement.......2001-07-09

Harriet Rochlin has given us a gift: three stories about feisty Freida Goldson and her ambitious husband, Benny, as they settle and struggle in Arizona during the 1880s. Readers of Rachel Calof's story by Jacob Calof and the Diary of Mattie Spencer by Sandra Dallas will be equally intrigued by Rochlin's Desert Dwellers Trilogy. On Her Way Home can stand on its own, but to really appreciate Frieda's strength--and Rochlin's achievement-- read The Reformer's Apprentice and The First Lady of Dos Cacahuantes in sequence. The stories are wonderful for book clubs, for readers who like historical fiction, and for anyone who appreciates how much women had to overcome to reach their present equality. Frieda is Jewish so her story reveals little known information about the Jewish experience in the West. Rochlin's research is outstanding.

A Wonderful Rollicking Read.......2001-06-10

"On Her Way Home," the third novel in the Desert Dweller's Trilogy, deomonstrates Harriet Rochlin's uncanny ability to enter the hearts and minds of her 1880s characters. A wonderful, rollicking read, the book is as contemporary in its psychological insights as it is historically accurate. I highly recommend this book to all those interested in reading a good story about interesting people living in a vivid, vital slice of time.

A fascinating story.......2001-06-07

This fascinating story gives us a dark view of pioneer life in the form of the criminal justice system and its distructive effect on women who are caught up in it. Women do not count. Unless the woman is Frieda Goldson whose ferocious will takes her far from home to the side of her abducted and abused younger sister. When the girl is falsely jailed for murder Frieda pits herself against a primitive justice system that shows little mercy. Author Harriet Rochlin once again gives us the experience, superbly rich in the details of sight, sounds, taste and smells, of living in an earlier, harsher time. Excellent writing.

A unique writer.......2001-05-07

This is a book with the marvelous flavor and texture of the 1880's Arizona Territory--a mix of not only the pleasure of cooking and good food but the ethnic stew of the place and time. The plot: Frieda, the leading character, is a flawed but admirable woman of passionate loyalties and a sense of mission that pushes her on a dangerous and self-sacrificing quest to save her younger sister. The characters are special, with perils aplenty. There is a point at which the book really catches fire and races ahead excitingingly, and I finished it at a gallop. Ms.Rochlin's writing is a gift not only to anyone interested in the Old West as it really was, but to anyone who appreciates the ring of an honest voice in fiction.

Third in the Desert Dwellers Trilogy.......2001-05-04

I just finished it-sadly-because there were no more pages to turn. It's wonderful. The characters are true-I really cared about them - not so easy to do in some novels. What strength and courage those pioneers had! I don't think that I would have been able to survive such conditions. Also - what deeply impresses me was the love Frieda had for Ida - what sisters should and rarely do, feel for one another.

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Poisonous Dwellers of the Desert
Natt N Dodge
Manufacturer: Southwest Parks and Monuments Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000ERJ6MW

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Poisonous dwellers of the desert
Natt Noyes Dodge
Manufacturer: Southwestern Monuments Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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For several years, the British design scene has been a powerhouse of creativity and the British Council launched an exhibition which toured continental Europe to celebrate young British design. This catalogue documents the very latest - in part unpublished - work of 40 designers ranging from famous manes like Tom Dixon, Jasper Morrison, John Galliano, Peter Saville and Tomato to up-and-coming British talent. The book includes furniture, fashion, jewellery and graphic design, in addition to electronic media. Designed by August Media Ltd. In London, where Stephen Coates is Art director, the book is an attractive object in itself.

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Each of these city-specific dog-resource directories takes all of the guesswork out of finding new dog shops, services, and places, including dog day cares, boarding facilities, pet sitters, dog parks, dog trainers, pet boutiques, alternative therapies, and neighborhood pet-supply stores. Each listing includes not only the address, phone number, hours of operation, and payment information, but also an original review that offers readers the inside scoop on each business. Also included is an emergency directory that's essential for middle-of-the-night ailments, as well as a dog rescue directory, puppy starter kit, and lost dog help. The listings are arranged in an easy thumb-through layout and the book is perfectly sized to fit in a pocketbook or glove box.

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Pictorial Guide to Plastic Candy Dispensers Featuring PEZ

A Pictorial Guide to Plastic Candy Dispensers: Featuring Pez
P. David Welch
Manufacturer: J E M Communications, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Pez | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1879776022

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Pictorial Guide to Plastic Candy Dispensers Featuring PEZ.......2000-06-19

This Is a great book for pictures of dispensers that you have heard of, but never seen. Or if you need PEZZY pictures for any reason, this is the place to get them!

Modern Candy Containers & Novelties: Identification & Value Guide

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Buy it now for this is the best book on a HOT new collect.
A great book!
A must have!
First Book on mostly plastic candy containers!
First Book on mostly plastic candy containers!

Modern Candy Containers & Novelties: Identification & Value Guide
Jack Brush , and William Miller
Manufacturer: Collector books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Candy Containers for Collectors (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

ASIN: 1574321862

Book Description

Anyone with a sweet tooth should become familiar with the thousands of candy containers available on the market. Authors Jack Brush and William Miller have put together a comprehensive guide to hundreds of candy-filled toys and novelties, complete with information regarding the containers' original contents, colors they came in, company for which they were made, country in which they were manufactured, cost when issued, and current collector value. Many cartoon characters are featured, including those from Warner Brothers and Disney, and classic superheroes, as well as Pez dispensers, cap toys, holiday dispensers, and hundreds more, in more than 500 full color photographs. Collecting tips, a brief hstory of candy novelties beginning with the hand-blown glass variety, modern production, and discussions on the major candy container manufacturers (Pez, Amurol Confections, Hershey Chocolate USA, Topps) are included. A colorful treat - collectors will eat this one up! 2001 values. REVIEW: Due to how well book I was received by collectors, Helen Greguire produced book II. A large selection of colors, shapes, and rarities are included, as well as cross collectibles along with various pieces of literature including catalogs, posters, and advertisements.

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Buy it now for this is the best book on a HOT new collect........2002-12-31

I have seen the price double in candy containers and this is going to be a HOT new collectable. And so far this is the best book I have found and I have really looked.

Candy King.

A great book!.......2002-01-19

I think this is a great book and do recommend it.

A must have!.......2001-08-22

This book is great and a MUST HAVE for serious and casual or would be collectors of Candy Containers. I have been collecting glass Candy Containers for many years and have just begun collecting the plastic containers. This is the BEST book on the subject. It is well organized and provides just enough background on the history of candy containers. It must have taken thousands of hours to compile such an extensive list and take all those pictures... Such great detail! The price evaluations are surprisingly accurate. Even though there is a disclaimer that value is what it is worth to you and the hobby is ment for fun. What a book. I bought 6 of 'em for gifts.

First Book on mostly plastic candy containers!.......2001-06-24

I'm so happy a book finally came out on this, not so old, collecting of plastic candy containers. I can now see so many that I do not have, that will make the "hunting" so much more exciting. The book title says it all, "Modern Candy Containers & novelties", because there are few older ones listed. All in all, I think this is a great book and do recommend it to any one that enjoys collecting fun "stuff"!

First Book on mostly plastic candy containers!.......2001-06-24

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Candy Containers, a Price Guide

Manufacturer: L W Publishing & Book Sales
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0895380455

Compleat American Glass Candy Containers Handbook/With Supplement

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Compleat American Glass Candy Containers Handbook/With Supplement
George Eikelberner
Manufacturer: Bowden Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Design & Decorative Arts | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0961617705

Candy Containers for Collectors (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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Candy Containers for Collectors (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Debra S. Braun
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Modern Candy Containers & Novelties: Identification & Value Guide

ASIN: 0764314823

Book Description

In an effort to attract children to their products, manufacturers of candy have used a host of gimmicks and promotions. With everything from baseball cards to Cracker Jack*r toys and premiums, they sought to bring their little customers back again and again. One of the more enduring strategies was the packaging itself. Over a hundred years ago manufacturers began putting their candy in novelty containers that would be cherished long after the candy was gone. These range from fancy lithographed cardboard boxes to glass figural containers, and include containers in plastic, celluloid, paper mache, tin, and fabric. From the earliest glass jars to the latest Pez or M&M dispensers, collectors are anxious to find candy containers with snappy slogans and innovative packaging. In this wonderful book, nearly 400 containers are shown, with color photos, descriptions, and pricing. It covers the whole range of containers, including some of the earliest, with a focus on the highly collectible area of plastic. This book is guaranteed to whet your appetite.

Collector's Guide to Candy Containers, Identification & Value: Identification & Values

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A Beauty of a Book for Candy Containers Collectors !
THE single BEST source for Info. on this GROWING collectable

Collector's Guide to Candy Containers, Identification & Value: Identification & Values
Douglas M. Dezso , J. Leon Poirier , Rose D. Poirier , and Leon J. Poirier
Manufacturer: Collector Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Glass & Glassware | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 1574320092

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A Beauty of a Book for Candy Containers Collectors !.......2000-04-10

A super, 200 page book complete with more than 500 large, sharp, full color photos. Plenty of background information is included. Major topics run from: Candy Container Descriptions, Animals, Cars, Characters and Fire Engines, to Motorcycles, Musical, Racers and Windmills. Collectors will surely enjoy looking at these great photos. Item descriptions are very complete. Values are provided. A very useful and enjoyable reference.

THE single BEST source for Info. on this GROWING collectable.......2000-01-01

This book is packed with photos of both common and scarce pieces. The information on these beautiful items is unmatched and worth owning for the pictures alone. My personal collection has more than tripled in size with the new found knowledge contained within the pages. You'll be thrilled as a collector and "armed" as a dealer. Don't go antiquing without it!

Collector's Guide to Candy Containers, Identification and Values

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Collector's Guide to Candy Containers, Identification and Values
Douglas M Dezso
Manufacturer: Collector Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000U12ALQ

Pez Collectibles: With Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors)

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Pez Collectibles: With Price Guide (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
Richard Geary
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

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Pez | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0887406939

Candy container price guide (The Complete glass)

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Candy container price guide (The Complete glass)
Vincent Krug
Manufacturer: Childhood Memories
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00071Z1NI

Collectors price guide to plastic candy dispensers: Including values and checklist to all known variations of PEZ

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Collectors price guide to plastic candy dispensers: Including values and checklist to all known variations of PEZ
Michael E Edelman
Manufacturer: Michael Edelman
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Pez | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0006P9PYQ

Book Description

Plant identification employs an extensive and complex terminology. Professional botanists often need several years in the field to master this terminology, and it presents a daunting obstacle to the student of botany.

Book Description

This beautifully illustrated glossary constitutes an extraordinary collection of the specialist terms used in many botanical works. The book is arranged in two sections: the glossary, which provides clear definitions for over 2400 of the most commonly used botanical and horticultural terms, and illustrations, which can be cross-referenced to the glossary. The illustrations section comprises over 120 large format pages packed with accurate, well labelled line drawings that complement the definitions. The illustrations are grouped according to specific features, allowing quick comparisons of different forms. This outstanding reference will be welcomed by all readers grappling with botanical terms, whether student, professional, or hobbyist.

Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary

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Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary
James G. And Melinda Woolf Harris Harris
Manufacturer: Spring Lake Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MBBYY8

Book Description

This prize-winning book tells the intertwined stories of photography and the American West--a new medium and a new place that came of age together in the nineteenth century.

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Photography and the myths of the American west.......2004-04-14

"Print the Legend" is an insightful study of the co-development of photography and the image of the American west. Sandweiss begins by discussing the limited uses of daguerrotypes as intermediaries for other forms of visual information in the context of the Mexican-American war and the unfolding western landscape. She goes on to show that as the technology of wet-plate photography developed, so did the direct use of supposedly objective photographs in building the mythology of the western United States. The chapter on photography and representations of American Indians was particularly strong and nuanced.

"Print the Legend" is recommended for anyone with an interest in early photography or western American history. But above all, I found it to be a deep examination of photography and photographic representation.

How the West was Spun.......2003-04-17

Heroic cowboys and savage Indians. Homes on the cozy range. Gold for the taking in them thar hills. Print the Legend shows how the first photos of the American West were cropped and captioned to embellish the stories and myths that drew the pioneers westward. Few historians write this gracefully, and Sandweiss's prize-winning scholarship is free from pedantic distractions. The engrossing section on photography and the American Indian is worth the price of this handsome. deliciously intelligent book.

--Michael More, Albuquerque Journal

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Print the Legend: Photography and the American West.(Book Review): An article from: California History
Wendy Welker
Manufacturer: California Historical Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00096TRK4
Release Date: 2006-07-14

Book Description

This digital document is an article from California History, published by California Historical Society on September 22, 2004. The length of the article is 1116 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Print the Legend: Photography and the American West.(Book Review)
Author: Wendy Welker
Publication: California History (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2004
Publisher: California Historical Society
Volume: 82 Issue: 3 Page: 83(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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Print the Legend: Photography and the American West

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Print the Legend: Photography and the American West
Martha A. Sandweiss
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OS3J42

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Contradictions: Artistic Life, the Socialist State and the Chinese Painter Li Huasheng (Jackson School Publications in International Studies)
Jerome Silbergeld , and Jisui Gong
Manufacturer: University of Washington Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Chinese Painting Style: Media, Methods, and Principles of Form

ASIN: 029597155X

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Contradictions: Artistic Life, the Socialist State and the Chinese Painter Li Huasheng. (book reviews): An article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society
Ellen Johnston Laing
Manufacturer: American Oriental Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B00092XWTU
Release Date: 2005-07-28

Book Description

This digital document is an article from The Journal of the American Oriental Society, published by American Oriental Society on April 1, 1994. The length of the article is 1459 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Contradictions: Artistic Life, the Socialist State and the Chinese Painter Li Huasheng. (book reviews)
Author: Ellen Johnston Laing
Publication: The Journal of the American Oriental Society (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 1994
Publisher: American Oriental Society
Volume: v114 Issue: n2 Page: p331(2)

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