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A guide to finding and identifying mushrooms found west of the Great Plains.
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- A great book for mushroom lovers
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Mushrooms of Western Canada
Helene M.E. Schalkwijk-Barendsen
Manufacturer: Lone Pine Publishing
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ASIN: 0919433472 |
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More than 500 species of mushrooms found from Manitoba to the Pacific Coast are described in detail and meticulously illustrated in full colour. Includes information on habitat, distribution, identification and edibility, with indexes for common names, genera and species, as well as an illustrated glossary.
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A bit disappointed.......2005-08-17
While the artwork is great, and the descriptions are good, the guide is lacking the good step by step key that many other books have. I have found myself turning through many pages, looking at pictures to try to find the species of a new mushroom I found. Many other books have simple, step by step id keys that when followed, take you directly to the right mushroom, or at least a page with a few similar ones. The key at the beginning of this one only sorts mushrooms by spore colour, and does not include any information about habitat or size.
A great book for mushroom lovers.......1999-01-16
This is a gem of a bookon mushroom but it is limitedto the species found in Northwest NorthAmerica: Nonetheless the book should be on the reference shelf of any writer and researcher keen on writing or knowing about mushrooms.I am not an expert in the study of mycology and my knowledge of mushroom relates to those used in culinary practices. Such day to day varieties a cepes, chanterelle, morel, portobello, shiitake, to name a few which I use in various dishes, though a few of them are mentioned, it is not to say that one cannot enrich his/her knowledge of the subject by perusing the book. However, as a lay person, I find the book loaded with descriptionsof some of the common and no socommon varieties, with each type identified as to its botanical name and characteristic. There are several which are poisonous and they are properly identified.What I like most and would like to refer to the readers is the definition of the mushroom on page 10 in the para titled:What is Mushroom". To a lay personthe definition gives the bsic knowledge about mushroom. The illustrations, incidentally, are so beautifully presented thatone would be tempted instantly to look for, pluck and eat.
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Caribbean Cruises: This book provides everything you'll ever need in a guidebook. It is an inspriing background read, an invaluable on-the-spot companion and a superb souvenir of your visit. Evocative photography: Insight Guides are renowned for their great pictures, which vivdly convey a sense of everyday life. Illuminating text: Expert writers bring to life the best Caribbean sea voyages, with the history, culture, and people of the region. Incisive evaluations: From choosing a route to theme cruises and ports of call as different as Miami and Grand Cayman, Charlotte Amalie and The Grenadines, it's all here. Detailed, cross-referenced maps: All sites are clearly highlighted and numbered in relation to the text. Full listings: All the travel details, restaurants and phone numbers you'll need.
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Texas History Time Line
Betsy Warren
Manufacturer: Hendrick-Long Publishing Company
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ASIN: 1885777132 |
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This coloring book contains a short narrative followed by 30 black and white drawings of important events in Texas history beginning with the Indians found by European explorers. Portraits of ten important Texans also included. Descriptive information appears under each picture. Contained in a reclosable plastic bag, pages are unbound for easy copying. Permission is given for the purchaser to make copies of the illustrations for non-profit educational purposes.
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In a rare look at this powerful, courageous breed created to combine the best qualities of the Bulldog and Mastiff, readers are treated to a history with emphasis almost wholly on utilitarian performance. With an evolving role as both protector and companion --in the United States and abroad --the breed is given full treatment with concentration on the care and management of this intensely loyal companion canine.
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A BLOODY GOOD READ.......2002-02-02
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A BULLMASTIFF,READ THE BOOK FIRST AS LYN PRATT IS A VERY KNOLEGABLE BREEDER AND GOOD JUDGE IT,S A BOOK YOU CANT PUT DOWN UTILL YOU READ IT FROM COVER TO COVER
A book that contains all the knowledge for any fancier.......1999-10-15
Lyn's work spans years and years of work the value of which is often missed by novices. When you learn to walk, you first must crawl. If a person reads this book as a foundation of the Bullmastiff breed, s/he will be able to hold his/her head up with the best. If you don't you will forever be stumbling through the halls of Bullmastiff fame. The building blocks are here in her book, enjoy them and the years of work Lyn has put in to attain this knowledge, you'll always be glad you listened to Lyn, I am, she has always been my Mentor - thank you Lyn!
A fun read........1999-07-13
I do not agree with everything this author states. Overall I think this to be a well done book.
eh........1999-02-04
If your only interest in buying this book is info about show dogs, you're in good hands. If you're just looking for info about the dogs as pets, about half the book is relevant. Maybe. Well written and informative, but a little too rah-rah. The dogs seem to do everything but walk on water and heal the sick. There's definitley a void of information about health problems and downsides of owning one.
Great for owner and showsters, but not for people looking for general information about a potential pet.
Unless you're really into looking at pictures of canine orthodontia.
Excellent manual for the first-time Bullmastiff owner.......1998-09-05
This book is a "must buy" for your library if you own a Bullmastiff. The author presents significant details about Bullmastiffs that are helpful to all owners, especially first-time owners. Ms. Pratt provides details on many questions and concerns owners have about Bullmastiffs including the Bullmastiff's origins, character, training, care, & choosing a puppy and how to care for it. The author then explains the breed's standards (both U.S. and International,) explains and gives suggestions on "showing" the bullmastiff in conformation shows, and provides detailed drawings and explanations of "faults" that one must look for in the breed. She follows up with chapters concerning breeding and rearing, along with proving pictures of Bullmastiff Champions throughout the world including the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand, Finland, Sweden, Germany, Spain, & France. I found this book a great source of information in choosing our bullmastiff and caring for it. The book was easy to read, and once you started reading it, was difficult to put down.
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The 2001-2002 offseason was a tumultuous one for Major League Baseball. The commissioner's move to contract two teams, voted on and approved by league owners in a 28-2 vote, left fans in several cities fearing for the future of their teams. The Montreal Expos, with a recent history of poor play and even poorer attendance, seemed an obvious choice. Canada's only other big league franchise, the Toronto Blue Jays, had voted in favor of the commissioner's proposal but seemed as likely a candidate as either of the teams targeted by owners. This book examines the 2002 season of the Expos and the Blue Jays, setting events against the backdrop of a long-nurtured urban rivalry between Montreal and Toronto. Chapters cover the summer of 2002 month-by-month, supplementing on- and off-field events with a wealth of historical background and showing how competition placed the Expos and Blue Jays as well as their two host cities on permanently divergent paths.
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The most storied rivalry in baseball is the Yankees and the Red Sox, despite what often seems like an annual exercise in disappointment in New England. Despite having a comparatively brief and less operatic history of losing to the Bronx Bombers than do the Sox, the Blue Jays were once the team to beat in the American League East. Now Boston and Toronto are again gunning for the top, led by a pair of young general managers. Theo Epstein of the Red Sox and J. P. Ricciardi of the Blue Jays represent a new generation of general managers, weaned on two decades of baseball analysis that started with the groundbreaking work of Bill James and Pete Palmer.
Without the Yankees’ financial advantages, both Epstein and Ricciardi contend by carefully building their organizations and their big-league squads with a blend of financial good sense, scouting know-how, and the kind of analysis that helped them reach their positions in the game today. Indeed, both GMs now have such people as Bill James and Keith Law (formerly of the Baseball Prospectus) to help them crunch numbers and take their best shots at beating the Yankees.
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Slightly myopic, but overall very good.......2006-11-29
To be honest, I thought the actual content of this book was fantastic. It was really entertaining. I knocked it down to 4 stars because there are some grammatical mistakes, which I can't stand in published writing. The writing is overall pretty good, and there were only a few occasions where I had to stop and read a sentence 2 or 3 times to figure out what exactly was wrong with it so I could move on, but those times irritated me.
Rob Bradford provides a very involved look at the 2003 Red Sox and Blue Jays. A lot has happened since then, so the book is a little dated, but the close contact he had with Jays GM JP Ricciardi and Sox GM Theo Epstein is worth the price of the book alone. In terms of baseball analysis, there really isn't any, so if that's what you want, I'd recommend "Mind Game" or some other such Baseball Prospectus publication. But if you want an inside look at running a baseball team, replete with entertaining anecdotes (Theo's dad is a real piece of work), this is the book for you. Rob Bradford is not that great at involved sports analysis, but he's great at working with his subjects, which has me wondering why he's still stuck at the Lawrence Eagle-Tribune. After his exclusive interview with Sox owner John Henry last year, one would think the Herald or the Globe would come calling.
Entertaining behind-the-scenes look.......2005-01-10
Though the Red Sox finally "caught" Steinbrenner (for one year at least), the frustrations and challenges of being a franchise forever obsessed with the Bronx Colossus remain. This book is as relevant now that the Red Sox have won their World Series title as it was when the sting of Aaron Boone was fresh. Rob Bradford provides the reader an entertaining look into the sub-$200 millon world of Red Sox GM Theo Epstein and his Toronto counterpart J.P. Ricciardi, Massachusetts natives both, who work to overcome Yankee dollars with good old-fashioned Yankee ingenuity , and yes, luck. After all, Theo was heartbroken over losing Jose Contreras to the Yankees. It's all in the book.
A good read.
Very Disappointing.......2005-01-09
I'm a huge Red Sox fan, so the idea of a behind the scenes look at the team really appealed to me. And, I read a lot of baseball books, so I'm used to tolerating mediocre writing in order to get my fix. This book, however, was just awful. Unreadable. Bradford's final product reads like a college freshman's first draft. He simply doesn't have enough ability. You'll find yourself reading a paragraph and then stopping to wonder incredulously, who writes like that, and why didn't his editor stop him? Unfortunately, the problems didn't really show up in the excerpt available here, so now I'm out twenty-five bucks.
Before you disregard this warning and buy it anyway, ask yourself a couple questions. Why would a book that should have a similar appeal to Michael Lewis's bestseller, Moneyball, end up with a tiny publisher like Brassey's? Because the other publishers wouldn't take it, that's why. Why can't you find it in the brick and mortar bookstores? Because those stores won't stock it, that's why. And finally, have a look at Dan Shaughnessy's blurb on the back cover. Talk about damned with faint praise. I ignored the signs because I really wanted to like this book, but it really isn't worth your time or money. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but it's better for you to hear it now.
For the diehard in all of us.......2005-01-01
I received Chasing Steinbrenner for Christmas and, being a 40-year fan of the Red Sox, I enjoyed the read immensely. Knowing the joyous outcome of the 2004 MLB season made reading about Theo's first season as GM enjoyable. I don't think I could have read it had the Red Sox -gulp- lost to the Yankees in 2004. We know the amazing story of the 2004 season, and Bradford's entertaining and informative book gives us the inside story of the ups and downs of two franchises, the Blue Jays and Red Sox, that led to Aaron "What's the Big Deal?" Boone's 2003 ALCS Game 7 homerun. Bradford gives readers the stories-behind-the-stories of some of the deals that, in retrospect, led to the 2004 World Series championship. What if Theo had succeeded in signing Jose Contreras or did not obtain Kevin Millar? There's no Game 4 comeback in the ALCS. The details of the players' lives and the focus on certain 2003 games allow diehard fans to relive, without anguish, from whence the 2004 championship came. Bradford's chapter on Theo's first game as GM makes me believe that one day Carl Crawford will be stealing bases and hitting walk-off HRs for the Red Sox.
Juxtaposing Toronto's general manager J.P. Ricciardi, his limited resources, and Blue Jay fans with Boston's young general manager, sizable yet still somewhat limited revenue, and the Red Sox maniacal fan base allows readers access to the front office machinations about which newspapers, television, and radio shows only speculate.
For fans, Bradford opens the front office doors. He also opened my eyes that the GM's care as much if not more than many of the diehards. Read it and no longer weep!
Interesting, but just too distracted.......2004-12-29
As a die-hard Sox fan, I am interested by any writing about the Red Sox under Theo Epstein, especially when it involves a new and different look at the managerial goings-on of a sabermetric franchise. And there are plenty of interesting tidbits and stories about sagas such as the Jose Contreras deal and the Kevin Millar signings that many Red Sox fans remember vividly. But I felt like there was too much background for certain players, too much focus on specific games. It's worth a read for die-hard Sox fans, but I can't really recommend it for most.
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There has never been a better book about the Toronto Blue Jays. Packed with the achievements of hundreds of players from superstars to raw rookies, the work of top writers and the best photos, it celebrates twenty-five years of big-league baseball, Toronto style.
The Toronto Blue Jays Official 25th Anniversary Commemorative Book documents the club's rise from raw expansion team to contender to champion. Every big game and watershed moment - good and bad - is described and depicted here, as are the players who made them happen.
Superb photographs and extensive coverage is provided for both World Series championships. In all, thousands of photographs were reviewed to select the 500 included in the book. Box scores are provided from the Jays' biggest games as well as manager's lineup cards, ticket stubs, fan placards and other memorabilia.
Season-by-season coverage is supplemented by eight special contributons by top baseball writers who have worked the Jays beat since the franchise was awarded to Toronto in 1976.
A comprehensive statistical and player register answers any question by the numbers and provides top 25 lists for numerous stat categories along with a head shot photograph and career totals for every Blue Jay player, coach and manager.
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Paperback sticker book (stickers NOT included). Illustrated with color photographs featuring Major League Baseball teams and players. On the front: Roberto Alomar, Frank Thomas, Terry Pendleton, Dennis Eckersley, Tom Glavine, Cecil Fielder, Andy Van Slyke, and Ken Griffey, Jr. On the back cover: "Congratulations 1992 World Champions Toronto Blue Jays.
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What makes a garden perfect? The answer is simple: plants that are not only beautiful in form, charming in color, delightful in fragrance, and vigorous by nature, but are also in harmony with your own garden's conditions. These 200 of the very best plants available pass all those tests and more, giving superior garden value over much of the year, without needing excessive attention. (If one variety needs staking, for example, and one does not, the one with stronger stems is selected.) Organized into chapters devoted to ideal growing conditions, each plant is accompanied by a glorious full-color photograph, a botanical drawing, and text that is at the same time practical and inspirational. Like the works of Vita Sackville-West, Gertrude Jekyll, and other classic garden writers whose quotations pepper the text, this exceptionally well written volume is that rarity, an extremely useful gardening book that is also a pleasure to read. A Selection of the Garden Book Club.
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Angels from the Louvre
Frances Lincoln Ltd
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0345395395
Release Date: 1995-09-19 |
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CELEBRATE CHRISTMAS WITH ANGELS FROM THE LOUVRE....
Based on images in the world-famous Louvre museum in Paris, these angel decorations are easy to assemble. Simply press out the perforated angel design, follow the enclosed, easy-to-understand instructions, and watch a virtual gallery of celestial beauty appear before your eyes (thread and a set of elegant gift tags included).
With these delightful treasures, you can decorate a Christmas tree, adorn your home, send a loving message to a friend, or embellish a gift! Just remember not to give them all away...save a little piece of heaven for yourself!
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Breathtaking Book!.......1999-03-05
I received this book as a Christmas gift. It's filled with beautiful angels and cherubs. They are extremely easy to assemble--all you need is glue or tape! They're great for Christmas ornaments, gifts, etc. Actually, they're not only for the Holidays--they're beautiful to have out any time of year!
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Angels from Louvre
Random House
Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: 0517198339
Release Date: 1997-11-11 |
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In Focus: Andre Kertesz, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Man Ray: Photographs from the J. Paul Getty Museum Boxed Set of Three (In Focus)
Laszlo Moholy Nagy , and
Andre Kertesz
Manufacturer: Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum
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The New Vision: Fundamentals of Bauhaus Design, Painting, Sculpture, and Architecture (Dover Books on Art, Art History)
ASIN: 0892365684 |
Book Description
Three volumes from the Getty Museum's popular In Focus series are packaged together here, offering a handsome set of books on these important photographers: Andre Kertesz, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Man Ray. All born in Europe, each photographer journeyed to the United States and made important
contributions to the medium. The volume on Kertesz presents the Getty Museum's holdings of his work from his Budapest, Paris, and New York periods, while the images in the book on Bauhaus teacher Moholy-Nagy include his pioneering photomontages and camera-less "photograms." The Man Ray volume
presents his inventive photographs taken in New York, Paris, and Los Angeles, including portraits and nudes, and his experimental work with Rayographs and solarization. Each volume in the In Focus series contains approximately fifty photographs, with commentaries, an introduction, a chronology, and
a transcription of a colloquium on the photographer's life and work.
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In Focus: Man Ray: Photographs From the J. Paul Getty Museum (In Focus)
Man Ray
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Conversion to Modernism: The Early Work of Man Ray
ASIN: 0892365110 |
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During a career that spanned more than fifty years, two continents, and work in many media, Man Ray (1890-1976) produced a large body of photographic images that continue to command our attention. This volume presents his early work in New York in the 1910s, selections from his sizeable Paris
oeuvre in the 20s, 30s, and 50s, and photographs taken during his time in Hollywood in the 40s. Though in later years he expressed a desire to be remembered as a painter, Man Ray continued to work with photography throughout his life, pushing the boundaries of the medium with cameraless images,
solarized portraits, and other innovations.
The Getty Museum's collection of three hundred works by Man Ray includes vintage prints from the 1910s through the 1960s. This volume presents more than fifty photographs, with commentary on each image by Katherine Ware, assistant curator of photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. The volume also
includes an overview of his life and the edited transcript of a symposium on his career.
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History in Focus
Ray J. Mitchell , and
Geoffrey Middleton
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100 Celebrated Chinese Women
Lu Yanguang , and
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