American Trees - A Book of Discovery

Average customer rating:
American Trees - A Book of Discovery
Rutherford Platt
Manufacturer: Dodd, Mead
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O68VH4

Average customer rating:
American trees,: A book of discovery
Rutherford Hayes Platt
Manufacturer: Dodd, Mead
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Plants | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
General | Trees | Plants | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B0007E27IC

Average customer rating:
American Trees: A Book of Discovery
Rutherford Platt
Manufacturer: Dodd, Mead
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OZUY1Q

Average customer rating:

To Kill or Not to Kill?

Memoir of a Game Warden in New Mexico and Alaska

Beyond the Killing Tree: A Journey of Discovery
Stephen Reynolds
Manufacturer: Epicenter Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books
General | Nature & Ecology | Science | Subjects | Books
General & Anthologies | Hunting & Fishing | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
Nature Writing | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
Reference | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0945397429

Book Description

This is a story of outdoor adventure and personal transition. These hunting tales are humorous, touching, and sometimes tragic, and through them runs the silent question: to kill or not to kill?

Customer Reviews:

To Kill or Not to Kill?.......2004-02-24

This is a story of outdoor adventure and personal transition. These hunting tales are humorous, touching, and sometimes tragic, and through them runs the silent question: to kill or not to kill?

Memoir of a Game Warden in New Mexico and Alaska.......2002-04-28

In a refreshingly original western voice, Stephen Reynolds tells his life story. As a game warden, he explores the wonders of wild, untamed places such as the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico, and the Brooks Range and Yukon Delta of Alaska. He meets people who use the land to live and people who live to abuse it. His is the heritage of a boy raised as a hunter, drawn to the excitement of the kill, but who experiences transform him into an outspoken protector of wildlife. Yet, this is no sermon or manifesto. Stephen Reynolds offers adventure, spiritual change, and transformation - but no easy answers. B&W illustrations.

Darwin's greatest discovery: the complex designs of living things need not imply a designer.(Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life)(Book Review) : An article from: American Scholar

Average customer rating:

Darwin's greatest discovery: the complex designs of living things need not imply a designer.(Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life)(Book Review) : An article from: American Scholar
Francisco J. Ayala
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000EWBE9K
Release Date: 2006-03-07

Book Description

This digital document is an article from American Scholar, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 1598 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.

Citation Details
Title: Darwin's greatest discovery: the complex designs of living things need not imply a designer.(Darwin: Discovering the Tree of Life)(Book Review)
Author: Francisco J. Ayala
Publication: American Scholar (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 75 Issue: 1 Page: 131(4)

Article Type: Book Review

Distributed by Thomson Gale

American Trees (First Edition w/DJ, Very Good): A Book of Discovery

Average customer rating:

American Trees (First Edition w/DJ, Very Good): A Book of Discovery
Rutherford Platt
Manufacturer: Dodd, Mead & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RY1N1O

Average customer rating:

American Trees: A Book of Discovery
Rutherford Platt; Illustrator Margaret L.
Manufacturer: DODD, MEAD and COMPANY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WS9G6E

Customer Reviews:

Compelling. Each photo tells a story. Grade: A+.......2003-03-04

_Carver Country_ is a fascinating look at Raymond Carver's personal life. Warning: one feels like a snoop reading through this book. There are photos of Ray's desk, complete with ashtray and paperweights; his childhood home; various landmarks in and around Yakima, WA and Arcata, CA; and portraits of Ray's family and friends. These last are especially powerful. But aside from the photos, there are words - unpublished letters written by Ray, an excerpt from a 1983 interview for _Poetry_ magazine (which includes my favorite line - "That's the last Christmas you'll ever ruin for us!"), and a substantial introduction by Tess Gallagher. It is wonderful and strange to see the places that were turning points in Carver's life, and the accompanying text is haunting. Gallagher's introduction is especially fine, and worth reading many times. Get this book.

This book is very moving.......2000-01-08

Carver was a wonderful, wonderful writer. It's great to see his house, his study, his wife and friends photographed so beautifully. It's great to read his stories, his poems, more than 10 years after his death and to find them as powerful as ever. This book is very moving.

Carver Country - The World Of Raymond Carver

Average customer rating:

Carver Country - The World Of Raymond Carver
Raymond; Introduction by Gallgher, Tess Produced by Adelman, Bob Carver
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0641577907

Product Description

From the Publisher When Raymond Carver died in August of 1988, all too early at 50, he left behind a remarkable legacy - eleven books of short stories and poems - that clearly establishes him as one of the finest of American writers. Carver Country presents the stark but human reality of one man's world, a man who was generous in his spirit and in his gifts, and who rose above his beginnings - but Raymond Carver never left his native ground or gave up his love for its terrain and its people. Raymond Carver's gritty texts, including his poems, short stories and unpublished letters, combined with Bob Adelman's photographs of Carver's people and haunts, re-create the world of this major writer, bringing to life the bleak, blue-collar towns, people, and places that became the inspiration for much of his work. Includes 113 duotone photos.

Average customer rating:

Carver Country, The World Of Raymond Carver
Bob ADELMAN
Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MYIIVW

Average customer rating:

For ALL animals!

Engagingly narrated in a down-to-earth fashion

One of the Best Books I've Read

Last Chance Dog-Bird-Cat-Horse-Lizard-Snake-Tortoiseý

Murphy Brown

The Last Chance Dog: and Other True Stories of Holistic Animal Healing

Manufacturer: Amazon Remainders Account
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
Similar Items:

The Nature of Animal Healing : The Definitive Holistic Medicine Guide to Caring for Your Dog and Cat

Dr. Pitcairn's New Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats

Unlocking the Animal Mind: How Your Pet's Feelings Hold the Key to His Health and Happiness

Kindred Spirits: How the Remarkable Bond Between Humans and Animals Can Change the Way we Live

Holistic Aromatherapy for Animals: A Comprehensive Guide to the Use of Essential Oils & Hydrosols with Animals

ASIN: B000H2N7FQ

Book Description

Yogi, a small, scrappy Jack Russell terrier, has a pain in the neck, and after a month in the hospital, he still can't walk. Charlie, a charismatic rescued racing thoroughbred, has a bad back and can no longer stand the weight of a saddle. Mikey's posttraumatic stress syndrome transforms this wise feline into an anxious fellow who rips out clumps of belly hair. The mysterious tortoise Sheldon T. has disappeared, leaving only questions in his muddy wake, and Angel, an achingly beautiful, otherworldly cockatoo, has strange symptoms that defy every antibiotic known to science.

Meet just a few of the compelling, complex characters in The Last Chance Dog, a twenty-first-century All Creatures Great and Small filled with entertaining, instructive, and moving true-life tales from the files of a pioneering holistic veterinarian.

Dr. Donna Kelleher recounts her most intriguing cases as she takes us through the intuitive art of diagnosing animals and effecting miraculous cures with safe, natural treatments that succeed where conventional medicine has failed. Holistic medicine is their last chance, and over and over again, Kelleher heals with the gentle powers of acupuncture, animal nutrition, herbal treatments, and chiropractic. Her stories of unforgettable, ailing animals -- and the people who fight to save them -- are truly inspirational as she transforms the animals' health and the lives of those who love them.

The Last Chance Dog includes advice on everything from vaccinations and commercial pet foods to step-by-step instructions for simple, safe remedies for a multitude of common conditions, including allergies, digestive problems, urinary tract infections, pain, hot spots, itchy skin, fear, and anxiety.

Customer Reviews:

For ALL animals!.......2006-06-13

If you are an animal lover, and are interested in miraculous stories of animal healing with alternative medicine -- YOU MUST OWN THIS BOOK! This is the best book on alternative healing I have seen. It is written in story form, very enjoyable to read and will have you crying with joy through the entire book at all of the animals' lives who were saved because this vet thought outside the box, and never gave up on an animal. I have taken this book to my holistic vet and we are helping a very sick cat of ours with the information we gleaned from it. He is getting better and would probably have had to be put to sleep if not for my having read this book. Thank you, Dr. Kelleher for your wisdom and compassion!

Engagingly narrated in a down-to-earth fashion.......2003-06-19

Written and compiled by holistic veterinarian Donna Kelleher, The Last Chance Dog And Other True Stories Of Holistic Animal Healing is a heartwarming anthology of stories about treating animals ranging from dogs and cats, to horses, turtles, birds, and more, through the application of alternative medicine. Engagingly narrated in a down-to-earth fashion, The Last Chance Dog is an engaging, entertaining, informative, and very highly recommended read for animal lovers everywhere.

One of the Best Books I've Read.......2003-06-16

I read a LOT of animal-related books, and this is one of the very best. It is so well-written and engaging, that you can hardly put it down (although I had to often, just to process all the new information that Dr. Kelleher gave in each and every chapter). I have learned so much about holistic vet care from this book and really appreciate her knowledge and the way she shares it with us. Each chapter gives a beautiful, moving story about a particular animal and the health problems he or she has been going through, as well as the fears and frustrations that the animals' humans are experiencing. Probably most of us who have ever lived with animals have gone through those most difficult times, and I especially appreciated the love expressed by both Dr. Kelleher and the animals' caretakers in each instance.

I am now determined to find a holistic vet for my cats and am excited about starting them on the homemade cat diet that Dr. Kelleher gives us in the book (and, yes, there's a dog one too!). This is a must-have book for everyone who lives with an animal, and the stories are wonderful to read for all animal lovers.

Last Chance Dog-Bird-Cat-Horse-Lizard-Snake-Tortoiseý.......2003-03-22

Okay, once I got past the 50's-textbook-cover design (which does an inadequate job of expressing the vitality of the book and its author), I discovered a dynamic, articulate animal advocate; a very knowledgeable veterinarian (both conventional and holistic, explaining acupuncture and the Chinese medicinal theory behind it, chiropractic, herbal & homeopathic solutions, and other alternative approaches); and a delightful storyteller. Her enthusiasm and personality fairly jump off the pages; her stories are well written and heartwarming/heartbreaking (18 chapters, 18 bouts of tears), and her advice is absolutely essential. The only challenge is keeping track of it all - I have tattered sticky-note bookmarks spewing from the book edges. She uses an interesting and effective structural rhythm: case stories followed by explorations of the medical issues and alternative medicine solutions each story brings up.

Dr. Kelleher is impassioned and opinionated (without ever judging or making me feel inadequate because, for example, I can't get my cats to eat home-cooked food), compassionate (her love of animals is glaringly apparent), brutally honest (revealing her heartbreaking frustration and despair at some cases), thoughtful and interesting (her embrace of holistic medicine is both well-reasoned while also quite intuitive as she tells the tale of her medical-intellectual-emotional-spiritual journey), and, at times, funny, like when she crawls around in a dirty crawlspace looking for her escaped tortoise muttering, "I am the worst tortoise mom in the whole world." By this point in the book, you can see her doing this and chuckling while a tear escapes the corner of your eye.

A great read: entertaining, heartwarming, informative, and ultimately hopeful. Any person owned by a pet will love (and benefit from) this book, even more so if your animal companion has medical challenges.

Murphy Brown.......2003-02-06

I just got my book yesterday afternoon and couldn't put it down. It is eloquently written with warmth and love towards our very best friends. I highly recommend this to anyone who truly wants to explore the horizons of alternative medicine to a successful healing of your pet. Includes recipes for Natural Foods and simple safe remedies for common conditions your pet may suffer. A complete and caring look into both the physical and psychological needs of both pet and human. Definitely come away with a wonderful feeling that someone truly understands the beauty of a life with pets, never giving up on them and they never give up on us.

Average customer rating:
Chinese Herbs: Their Botany, Chemistry, and Pharmacodynamics
John D. Keys
Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Alternative Medicine | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
Herbal Remedies | Alternative Medicine | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
Chinese Medicine | Alternative Medicine | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
General | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
Herbs | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
General | Botany | Biological Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
Accessories:

RESPeRATE Blood Pressure Lowering Device

Airborne Effervescent Health Formula, Original Orange, 10 Tablets (Pack of 3)

ASIN: 0804816670

Average customer rating:
Chinese Herbs: Their Botany, Chemistry and Pharmacodynamics.
John D. Keys
Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M43QIC

Average customer rating:
Chinese Herbs: Their Botany, Chemistry and Pharmacodynamics.

Manufacturer: 0
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000ICCXTQ

Book Description

Sometimes when our elders tell us about the old days of Hawai'i, we hear a sugar-coated version. Joyce Chapman Lebra's oral history of women, from turn-of-20th-century Hawai'i to the Second World War, lets the women tell it like it was.

Shaping Hawai'i: The Voices of Women is a world of picture brides, arranged marriages, oppressive labor conditions, abuse, filial duties, and the loss of family. Amidst all this, there was also a world of love and courtship, mutual aid societies, communal bread ovens, midwives, and willing sacrifice to educate children.

Dr. Lebra takes us into the lives of women from nine ethnic groups who saw the birth and early decades of the 20th century in Hawai'i. Hawaiian, Scottish-English, Chinese, Portuguese, Japanese, Okinawan, Puerto-Rican, Korean, Filipina. The women tell their stories in their own words - genuine and compelling accounts of their trials and triumphs.

Dr. Lebra's interviews were conducted in the late 1980s. The interviewees were mostly octogenarians; many of them are now gone. Without her work, details of these women's contributions to the ornate quilt of Hawai'i life would have been lost.

Book Description

Historian, author, and intellectual, Ruiz has established himself through such books as Triumphs and Tragedy: A History of the Mexican People and Cuba: The Making of a Revolution, and in 1998 he was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Clinton. Now he turns his pen on his own life to offer a personal look at what it really means to be American by birth but Mexican by culture.

Average customer rating:

Memories of a Hyphenated Man
Ramon Eduardo Ruiz Urueta
Manufacturer: Arizona
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000LZMQ8I

Books:

Books Index

Books Home

Recommended Books