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An authoritative introduction to more than 70 of Alaska's most common wild edible plants, with identification information and recipes.
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Just OK.......2007-05-07
Lots of good information in this book. I would have liked to get more ways of eating the plants. What seasons do they taste the best and what seasons should you avoid them. I also would like to know what plants one could dig up in the winter. Roots and bulbs/corms etc. Maybe some indian receipys or?
The book just left me wanting more info! But it is a good book to have and pick up when you can't remember if you can eat that shrub or not!
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Every week, hundreds of thousands of Northern Californians tune into Bay Area Backroads-the highest-rated local TV program in the San Francisco Bay Area-for fresh ideas on day trips, weekend getaways, and other local adventures. This portable deck of 50 fun outings, based on the successful Bay Area Backroads book by host Doug McConnell, makes it easy for native Californians or tourists to jump in the car, pick a card, and discover the road less traveled.
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Playing cards; not a book!.......2007-08-04
I thought this was a book until I received it in the mail. It's 50 "playing cards"; stiff paper looseleaf cards. I would have preferred a book and will have to be more careful next time I purchase from Amazon.com.
Free AAA Guide Book Better!.......2007-02-09
I love watching the Bay Area Backroads TV show. I thought the card deck would be as advertised, toss in your glove compartment and off you go!There are lots of cards of individual landmarks to visit and one fold out card with a very simple map, but you will still need a real map, lodging book and a restaurant guide to make a nice trip out of any one of the destination cards. I think I will stick to cutting the weekend trip guides out of Sunset and Via magazines. I was dissapointed with the card set.
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Every week, hundreds of thousands of Northern Californians tune in to Bay Area Backroads for the best ideas on day trips, weekend getaways, and other adventures it's the highest-rated local TV program in the San Francisco Bay Area. This first book from host Doug McConnell features 50 of his best backroad explorations, primarily in the immediate San Francisco Bay Area, but also extending to the northern redwoods, east to the Sierra Nevada, and south to San Luis Obispo. Each destination features gorgeous color photographs by Stacy Geiken. Including both unique approaches to popular destinations and a wide variety of lesser-known sights, Bay Area Backroads provides adventurers and armchair travelers alike with a fun new way to see Northern California.
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Great weekend get aways........2003-04-30
We pick a page and go. Each trip has been relaxing and full of new experiences. My book is dogeared after only 2 months from such frequent use.
Interesting.......2003-04-26
I got this booka while back and thumbed through it and found several interesting facts about this bay area. I have not bothered to go on any of the trips they describe because they did not really interest me that much. the show is much better than this book.
good reference.......1999-09-25
This book is a handy one for bay area residents, for weekend getaways. It can also be of great use to the visitors.
Useful Even With Gas @ $1.79/gallon.......1999-04-25
McConnell's book is a visual treat and useful. His show and this book are as good as Graham's were.
Very well done publication. Excellent source for adventures!.......1999-03-05
We're always looking for "local" adventures. There are so many interesting things to do - right in our own backyard! Can't wait to get started! Easy reading, good directions. Thanks!
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Jerry Graham's Bay Area Backroads
Jerry Graham , and
Catherine Graham
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Jerry Graham's Bay Area Backroads Food and Lodging Guide
Jerry Graham , and
Catherine Graham
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Jerry Graham's Complete Bay Area Backroads
Jerry Graham , and
Catherine Graham
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Backroads in the Bay Area? Who Knew?.......2005-09-10
Jerry and Catherine Graham have written a tantalizing guide to the Bay Area. You'll want to visit all the interesting places they detail. Keep a copy of the book in your car so you don't miss a thing!
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Taking a day trip is such a swell idea, but one that doesn't always blossom into its intended fun. You think you'll mosey about some back roads, but you waste hours trying to find country lanes that aren't full of fast food outlets. Browning makes it easy. He provides clear routes, brief history, and practical info like where the bait shop is. He doesn't take the fun out of exploration, he just leads you to some areas in Northern California where you're bound to have a good day.
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With over 28,000 copies sold, Peter Browning's perennially popular guide to Northern California's most scenic drives is now available in a completely revised, updated, and redesigned edition. Including 28 picturesque routes, each paced for a leisurely day away from the city, Day Trips is jam-packed with black-and-white photographs, handy maps, and fascinating historical information. Offering a terrific alternative to the crowds and traffic at most local tourist attractions, Day Trips is perfect for anyone seeking an adventure within easy reach of San Francisco.
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Title is misleading.......2005-01-08
This is a pretty good book for finding interesting off-the-beaten-path places, but the title is very misleading. To me, "Northern California" means San Francisco to the Oregon state line. In fact, all of the tours are clustered around San Francisco or Sacramento. There's nothing north of Stewart's Point, which leaves a gap of almost two hundred miles to the Oregon state line. If the title had been more accurate, I probably would not have bought the book, since I was most interested in areas north of San Francisco.
Great Travel Companion.......2000-08-22
Two years ago I took my first vacation all by myself. I had a brand new car, a little money, and a lot of time. I found this book while browsing and bought it to take it on my vacation. Each night, I selected a different trip for the next day, highlighted the route, and studied the points of interest I'd be most interested in taking. This small amount of planning gave me great confidence to strike out alone on my vacation.
One year ago, I took a similar vacation, this time with a very special friend. We repeated some of my favorite trips of the previous year and we planned a few new ones. Again, we would spend the evening marking maps and studying points of interest.
"Roaming the Backroads" was so useful on these two trips because the author gave maps, historical information and points of interest along the way. I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to explore Northern California and who wants to get off the major highways to do it. Now the book lives on my coffee table and we still pick it up to plan a day trip or to remind ourselves of the pleasures of past trips.
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Economics Today and Tomorrow, Spanish Reading Essentials and Study Guide, Workbook
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Reading Essentials, Student Edition provides concise content of the Student Edition written at a lower grade level, making it perfect for struggling readers and ELL students.
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Polygons Album, Sonehati CG Works 1999
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Starting with bodies of basically Eurasian descent, add the oversized eyes of Kenae, the superpower outfits of Transformers and the measurements of Dolly Parton. Viola! You've got Polygon's New Age female superheroes. In Polygons Album, these young Japanese graphic designers take readers on an eye-opening visual journey with this amazing group of "super babes." Each page is full of digital chaos and an intriguing look into the psyche of virtual Japan. Dimension: 81/2 x 113/4, 130 full color reproductions. CD-ROM included.
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The Cat's Mind offers insight into the complex personalities and sometimes unpredictable behaviors of cats. This guide for inquisitive owners explains feline communications, learning patterns, behavioral differences, and problems.
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It was okay.......2006-02-14
I liked the beginning with the chemistry and physiology of the cat's mind. And that's about it. I don't even think I finished this book - it started getting into cats in their natural habitat rather than how it relates housecats. I tried reading it twice but stopped in the same spot - too bad they don't sell just the first few chapters!
Useful introduction to genetics, and behaviour of cats.......2005-06-19
I have read half this book in a single day, it was hard to put it down. While I was aware of many of the items in this book from reading other books about cats, the author provides a lot of information, and especially comparisons between dogs and cats, and other domesticated animals, all of which is very interesting.
The author has a very good introduction to genetics. He also mentions research about how breeding for color has a side effect of changing the personality of the cats. He repeatedly gives examples of how the adaption of cats to living in proximity to humans is caused by a genetic changes that lead to changes in behaviour, and ultimately in how the mind of the cat works. He also touchs on concerns about how heavy inbreeding to select for various odd traits that we find pleasing may be creating animals that are actually mentally less suited to being pets and surviving on their own.
Another great book that goes over a lot of the same issues, but is more current, and discusses a lot of these same things as their concern farm animals, and other pets is "Thinking In Pictures - and Other Reports from My Life with Autism" by Temple Grandin. I highly recommend this book also.
I wouldn't write home about it........2004-03-12
I've been a cat owner my entire life. I didn't find any revelations about cats in this book. All the information seemed like common sense for people who are cat lovers. Perhaps this book would be a good read for someone who is a new cat owner and is very interested in details. If you are trying to find a solution for your cat's behavior problem, this book is probably not a good choice- it is written in a descriptive/narrative style, not in a do-it-yourself-help style.
The End Does Not Justify The Means.......2001-04-07
Never before have I felt so compelled to write a review on a book, but Dr. Bruce Fogle's "The Cat's Mind" bothered me so much that I wish someone had warned me before I made the mistake of buying it.
Prior to even reading a word I was struck by the fact that there is an entire chapter dedicated to disciplining your cat. While Dr. Fogle does make mention of one form of discipline being positive reinforcement, he then goes on to disturbingly describe how negative reinforcement can be used to effectively retrain cats to behave "as you would like them to". The next two sub-chapters are titled "aversion" and "intimidation", the latter of which describes techniques to hit your animal, including the use of rolled up newspaper, or as the author proudly claims to be his method of choice, using the "nearest fly swatter".
If this isn't bad enough the rest of the book (or actually the first half of this book as I couldn't even finish reading it) is riddled with ridiculous and barbaric experiment citations involving cats which, he states, are "unpleasant, at times thoughtless and at other times cruel, but it would be foolish to disregard the results". I don't want to hear how inserting electrodes into a calm cat's brainstem can turn it into a "ferocious demon", what effect keeping newborn kittens in total darkness has, or what happens when a cat's whiskers are removed. He even goes on to cite an "experiment" you can conduct yourself to test your cat's balance ("hold your cat by its front and back legs upside-down a yard above your bed and let go").
To say I was disgusted with this book is an understatement. First off, there are so many alternative ways to "discipline" your cat to where you are not physically hurting it (my favorite are the cans of compressed air most computer stores sell to clean your computer keyboards with. They emit a loud "hiss" noise when engaged, which startle the cat. To me this beats even the water gun because no contact is made with your cat). Even with his method of punishment aside, in respect to Dr. Fogle's need to cite animal experiments, I do not feel the end justify the means. Just because an experiment was conducted does NOT give it merit or mean the results should be reviewed. Should the horrific experiments the nazi's conducted be viewed as viable research simply because they were conducted? Absolutely not.
I found this book to be very distracting and even if Dr. Fogle gave informative insight I wouldn't know because I couldn't even finish it. If you are a true animal lover, in my opinion, you can go elsewhere to find more feline-friendly information, and not waste your time on this book.
A handbook for understanding the cat's mind.......2000-05-06
This book improved my understanding of my cat's needs and behaviors; it also heightened my appreciation for these sometimes quirky behaviors. The author blends the history of cat domestication and scientific research with humorous anecdotal illustrations to help the reader understand the why cats behave like cats.
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Seeds of Woody Plants in North America (Biosystematics, Floristic and Phylogeny Series) (Revised and Enlarged Editon)
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Fabulous Floor Patterns: with Pattern Cds
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Explore hundreds of floor patterns, from checkerboard patterns and wild tile configurations to floral carpets and faux marble magic. These timeless historic designs are applicable to any number of contemporary applications. As a bonus, a fascinating exploration of curves and spirals provides a valuable tool for integrating borders and patterns. The enclosed CD-Rom presents the images in various formats, making it easy for designers to experiment with, manipulate, and apply images. Designers, architects, and artists will be inspired both for interior applications and other art projects. This book is also an invaluable aid to anyone undertaking an authentic restoration of a 1920s-'30s-era domicile, the patterns herein will also inspire nostalgic infusions for today's art and architecture.
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Buenos Aires - Ciudad y Campana 1860-1870
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The great right fielder for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Roberto Clemente was proud of his family, his native Puerto Rico, and his ability to play baseball. “Baseball fans will welcome this book because of the fast-paced action, but the temper of the man and his concern for human beings will leave a lasting impression on the younger reader.”--The Horn Book
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Book of Pride.......2006-07-12
I enjoyed this book so much. Coincidently I finished it just before seeing a ceremony in honor of Roberto Clemente with his widow Vera present at the 2006 MLB All-Star game. From reading this book I understand why the word "Pride" is always used when discussing Roberto Clemente. This book carres the theme of Roberto's pride from beginning to end. Pride not only in himself but in his family and country. Many may say this is not a book about baseball, but those who know the magic of baseball understand that you can't seperate the game from the players. It is the great person in the player that makes the game of baseball so wonderful. Roberto was a great baseball player and an even greater man. Puerto Rico should feel honored in having him as one of their native sons.
Pride of Puerto Rico.......2006-03-03
My 12-yr old son read this book for a report.
He didn't complain too much and finished pretty quickly so I guess he liked it.
Very nice and easy to understand........1999-05-01
It was so good that when I received it, I could not put it down till the end. That night I went to bed at 4:33AM. Mr.Robert Walker, 2 thumbs up to a well documented piece of art. Again THANK YOU for this biography.
It was my favorite.......1998-11-30
He palyed for the Pittsburgh Pirates. He was the youngest in his family, just like me. His dad made alot of money compared to the others that lived around them. Roberto rode his bike to another town to try out for a softball team. It was only a couple of miles from his home. His school was trying to teach him to speak English, and he didn't do very good, but he tried.
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