Complete Trees of North America: Field Guide and Natural History

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exhaustive reference.......2000-04-03

This book is a fabulous help for identifying, choosing and learning about trees. The illustrations are simple and to the point, and there is a lot of background information on each tree. Appearance is described with illustrations for different seasons.

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The Complete Trees of North America
Thomas S. Elias
Manufacturer: D. Van Nostrand- Reinhold
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K7HH6I

The Complete Trees of North America Field Guide and Natural HIstory (Hardcover with Dustjacket, Very Good+)

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The Complete Trees of North America Field Guide and Natural HIstory (Hardcover with Dustjacket, Very Good+)
Thomas S.; Ruth T. Brunstetter (illus); Charles Edward Faxon (illus); Mary W. Gill (illus) Elias
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold Company; Outdoo Life / Nature Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000TCY12W

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Who has not heard of such legendary names as "Alexanderplatz", "Friedrichstraße" or "Potsdamer Platz"? Berlin ... fallen city torn apart by contradictions and dissensions, at the centre of a cultural turmoil and finally reunited ... the capital of Germany has been buffeted by world events as no other city has. Impressive works throughout the city herald the birth of the new metropolis of the 21st century. Enjoy the splendid museums as well as a welcome pause in a café, a delightful walk through the woods or a boat trip on the lakes leading to Potsdam, the former royal capital, the pearl of Prussia.

Michelin Green Sightseeing Travel Guide to Berlin and Potsdam (Michelin Guides and Maps)

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Michelin Green Sightseeing Travel Guide to Berlin and Potsdam (Michelin Guides and Maps)
Michelin Staff
Manufacturer: French and European Publishing, Inc.
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Binding: Paperback

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Utah Indian stories
Milton R Hunter
Manufacturer: Deseret Book Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007FVIA4

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A mysterious adventure

Ghost Horses Was GREAT!

Ghost Horses

A Really Good Book!!:)

Ghost Horses (Mysteries in Our National Park)
Gloria Skurzynski , and Alane Ferguson
Manufacturer: National Geographic Children's Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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Mysteries in Our National Parks: Valley of Death (Mysteries in Our National Park)

ASIN: 079227055X
Release Date: 2000-10-01

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In this National Parks Mystery, twelve-year-old Jack Landon and his younger sister Ashley travel with their wildlife biologist mom and photographer dad to Utah's Zion National Park. Dr. Olivia Landon becomes involved in an investigation into the strange behavior of a group of wild white mustangs that belong to the Chloride Herd. Trouble seems to follow the two yong Shoshone kids temporarily placed in the foster care of the Landons. A string of life-threatening disasters keeps young readers turning pages as the fast-paced story builds to a heart-stopping conclusion.

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average for the series.......2007-01-29

I am 5, and my dad read's the books to me. We've read 9 of 12 of the series, and plan to finish them all.

It's not scary. Normally, one chapter a night is perfect. But, warning, near the end of the book, you won't be able to stop until you finish.

This one is not one of the best - too predictable.
Also, father stupidly puts his kids in danger on Zion hike.
Would recommend starting the series of books with "Cliff Hanger", it's our favorite.

Don't have to read books in order if your library doesn't have them all - we read in no particular order and still enjoyed them.

A mysterious adventure.......2003-10-01

Ghost Horses, by Gloria Skurzynski, is a great series about a wonderfully adventurous family. I like this book because it never stops being exciting. In every one of these books, the most exciting part is in about 3/4 of the book. These books are thrilling, mysterious, and funny too.
#6, Ghost Horses, was funny because Ethan, the Landon family's new foster kid, and Jack Landon, were always fighting and never getting along. While Ashley Landon, Jack/s younger sister, and Summer, Ethan's younger sister, were getting along fine. Did I mention that in each book, the Landon family get a different foster kid.
#6, Ghost Horses, is about the Landon family, and their foster kids taking a trip to Zion National Park. This park is home to wild horses who run through the canyons, and all around the park. Ethan and Summer showed Jack and Ashley the ghost dance. Summer and Ethan are indians from a tribe called the Shoshone. Anyway, the Ghost Dance is supposed to make the White people go away, so Jack and Ashley were making fun of thereselves without knowing it. Later in the book, Steven, Jacks father, takes Jack and Ethan on a hard core hike through the Narrows, but something's wrong. Jack hears things in the canyon walls while they're hiking.
I like this series. I've read #1 Wolf Stalker, #2 Cliff Hanger, #4 Rage of fire, and now #6 Ghost Horses. This isn't a series that you must have to read in order, as you can see, I'm not either. But sometimes, the Landons will mention something that happend in one of the past books. These books range from about 150-190 pages long. So, if you'd like to get into the adventure that I just talked about, and a lot more, read Ghost Horses, and all the other " Mysteries in our National Parks".

Ghost Horses Was GREAT!.......2003-01-24

This was a really good book. I would really recommend it because I thought it was really interesting. It is about the Landon family and two foster children named Ethan and Summer. They go to Zion National Park and are trying to trap wild horses. Ethan and Jack didn't like each other much at first, but they became friends after a lot of stuff happened.

Ghost Horses.......2001-11-28

The Landons are at a fair and they are being foster parents for two kids. The names of the two kids are Eathan and Summer. They are descendents of an Indian tribe called the Shoshone. Jack and Eathan don't get along but Summer and Ashely do. The whole family has to go to a national park called Zion National Park. They have to go there because Olivia has to help the park people with the problems they are having with the horses. The MUSTANGS!
While in the park for the weeklong stay they meet some friends Art and Gus. Art and Gus invite Olivia to come on a night mustang catch by the water whole. Jack, Ashely, Summer, Eathan, and Steven all come too. They set up a trap around the water whole to catch a few mustangs to run tests on them.
After a while a group of horses come and don't know what all the stuff is around the whole. When every thing is going right Eathan runs out and screams at the horses to tell them to run. All the horses are scattering and one turns and starts to run at them in the bush. Olivia says it won't run into them but it does and it rears up and when coming down it almost crushes Ashelys skull, but Jack runs and saves her! Art and Gus stay there the rest of the night and catch 2 horses.
The next day Eathan, Steven and Jack pack up to go on a hike up in the Narrows. While they are walking in a creek with waist deep water the water turns brown and sticks start hitting them! Something goes wrong!
If you want to find out what happens read the book. I thought this book was very exiting and it is a kind of wilderness adventure. I thought it was a good book. I thought it was a good book because it had a lot of cliffhangers at the end of each chapter. I would recommend this book to people that like the outdoors and adventures.
Austin Muller

A Really Good Book!!:).......2001-03-29

I thought this book was really good! It shows people how even if you don't like a person you should still be nice to them. Someday you and that person could become good friends! So don't ruin it by being nasty to the person!:( I think that that is the message the authors wanted to get through.

Dwellers of the rainbow: Story of the Fremont culture in the Capitol Reef country (Man in the Waterpocket Fold series)

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Dwellers of the rainbow: Story of the Fremont culture in the Capitol Reef country (Man in the Waterpocket Fold series)
Rose Houk
Manufacturer: Capitol Reef Natural History Association
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Binding: Unknown Binding

Other truths not guessed: The story of the Sevier Fremont Indian

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Other truths not guessed: The story of the Sevier Fremont Indian
Kenneth Olson Kohler
Manufacturer: Classic Printing
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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UTAH INDIAN STORIES
Milton R. Hunter
Manufacturer: Deseret Book Company - Salt Lake City, Utah
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OR0V2G

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Utah Indian Stories

Manufacturer: Deseret Book Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GEPWKI

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UTAH INDIAN STORIES
Milton R. Ph. D. Hunter
Manufacturer: Deseret Book Company
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O7M0OI

THE WHITE INDIAN BOY: THE STORY OF UNCLE NICK AMONG THE SHOSHONES Revised and Edited by Howard Driggs. Professor of Education, Univeristy of Utah

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THE WHITE INDIAN BOY: THE STORY OF UNCLE NICK AMONG THE SHOSHONES Revised and Edited by Howard Driggs. Professor of Education, Univeristy of Utah
E. N. & Howard R. Driggs Wilson
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Wind high, sand deep: The story of Monument Valley Mission and Hospital (A Headliner book)

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Wind high, sand deep: The story of Monument Valley Mission and Hospital (A Headliner book)
Herbert Ford
Manufacturer: Southern Pub. Association
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The Anasazi seasonal sundial at Zion National Park: A children's story

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The Anasazi seasonal sundial at Zion National Park: A children's story
Wesley P Larsen
Manufacturer: Third Mesa Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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The Louvre: Egyptian Antiquities
Christiane Ziegler
Manufacturer: Editions Scala France
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Binding: Paperback

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Bill Adler Jr. has put together a great book filled with useful information on how to deal with troublesome critters in your life, from ants to alligators, ducks to deer, mice to moose! Written with wit and the voice of a true storyteller, the book is not only factual and helpful, but a lot of fun to read. Adler's preference for not using poisons and pesticides is more environmentally friendly, and in the long run, outwitting the bothersome creatures in your life simply works better. --Mark A. Hetts

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Critter problems? Buy this book........2000-12-01

This is a very well-written and thorough book. Almost every possible creature is covered. Alligators sunbathing in your yard? Termites eating you out of house and home? Bats in your attic? Slugs in your garden? Raccoons getting into your garbage? Coyotes roaming your property.? No matter what critter is causing you a problem, this book offers possible solutions.

Each of these topics is covered in detail. It is apparent that the author has done extensive research to ensure that the information is complete and factual. The book explains what attracts various creatures and what damage they may cause. He also explains how to repel them and/or remove them if they have invaded your house or property. The recommendations provided are non-lethal, environmental-friendly solutions. The book's appendix also lists a wide variety of resources that you can contact to obtain more information or purchase some of the critter control products recommended in the text.

If you have a problem with some kind of critter then this is the book for you.

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Outwitting Critters : A Sure-Fire Manual for Confronting Devious Animals and Winning
Bill, Jr. Adler
Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OEVI0S

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Outwitting Critters: A Surefire Manual for Confronting Devious Animals and Winning
Jr. Adler Bill
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OERRIA

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The rebel-reformer and modern Chinese biography
Gungwu Wang
Manufacturer: [distributed by] International Scholarly Book Services
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