Wild orchids of Arkansas

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Great Orchid Book........2002-07-06

This book is an orchid lover's dream. Every known Arkansas orchid is discussed and shown in beautiful full page pictures. This is a must if you are interested in wild American orchids.

Michael

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The most distinctive and charming places to sleep--in the city that never does! Completely revised and updated for this all-new third edition, with forty additional hotels, this invaluable, charmingly illustrated resource uncovers the top 100 hidden gems of Gotham lodging, from quaint garret rooms to lux, glamorous suites. Like staying off the beaten path? Try a loft in SoHo. Looking for something a little homier? How about a two-room bed-and-breakfast in the West Village. Sleep in the same room where Thomas Wolfe wrote You Can't Go Home Again--or lounge with the jet-set in one of the chic boutique hotels.

Whether you're searching for a five-star fantasy or just a clean well-lighted space, Best Little Hotels is your guide to the best lodging in New York City.

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his is the perfect pick for the budding patriot! Lively verse in large, easy-to-read type is paired with bold illustrations to create a stunning book about the American flag for even the youngest reader. A comprehensive history of the flag is included at the end, making this book especially useful for both classroom and home all year round.

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Good for Kindergarten.......2007-09-17

I teach Kindergarten and have found the patriotic books for this level difficult to locate. This book was perfect for the students. They were able to relate to simple text and LOVED the beautiful and bright pictures. What a great find!

Old Glory.......2005-09-06

An easy read book for young children. Facts at the end of the book make it useful for older children too.

A Flag for Our Country (Stories of America)

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A Flag for Our Country (Stories of America)
Eve Spencer
Manufacturer: Steck-Vaughn
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0811480518

The Story of the Pledge of Allegiance: Discovering Our Nations Heritage (Discovering Our Nation's Heritage)

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The Story of the Pledge of Allegiance: Discovering Our Nations Heritage (Discovering Our Nation's Heritage)
John Hudson Tiner
Manufacturer: Master Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The Story of In God We Trust (Discovering Our Nation's Heritage) (Discovering Our Nation's Heritage)

ASIN: 0890513937

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This book is one in a series of books by award-winning author John Tiner for the middle elementary grades that will inform, delight, and inspire kids of all ages. These books give the factual background behind some of the great icons of American patriotism and history. Did you know that "In God We Trust" appeared on coins in America during the Civil War, but it was almost a century later before it was adopted by Congress as our national motto. "The Story of . . ." series is a perfect way to instill patriotic values into the oncoming generation.

The Bloody Battle for Suribachi: The Amazing Story of Iwo Jima that Inspired Flags of Our Fathers

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The Bloody Battle for Suribachi: The Amazing Story of Iwo Jima that Inspired Flags of Our Fathers
Richard Wheeler
Manufacturer: Skyhorse Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The classic first-hand WWII narrative that chronicles the Marines’ savage five-day struggle to wrest Mount Suribachi from its tenacious Japanese defenders during their 35 day battle for Iwo Jima in 1945. Revised with a new introduction by the author and recently discovered photos, this book served as invaluable source material both for James Bradley’s bestseller Flags of Our Fathers as well as Clint Eastwood’s acclaimed film of the same name.

Easy Reader Biographies: Betsy Ross: The Story of Our Flag (Easy Reader Biographies)

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Easy Reader Biographies: Betsy Ross: The Story of Our Flag (Easy Reader Biographies)
Pamela Chanko
Manufacturer: Scholastic Teaching Resources (Teaching
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0439774217

2 Book Set; Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, Flags of Our Fathers

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2 Book Set; Flyboys: A True Story of Courage, Flags of Our Fathers
James Bradley , and Ron Powers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000WOPWRK

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2 book set.

Canada's Maple Leaf: The Story of Our Flag

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Canada's Maple Leaf: The Story of Our Flag
Ann-Maureen Owens , Bill Slavin , Esperanca Melo , and Jane Yealland
Manufacturer: Kids Can Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1550744593

Flag of Our Hearts Book Patriotic Stories

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Flag of Our Hearts Book Patriotic Stories

Manufacturer: Albert whitman and Company
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HZGOO4

The Freemason's Story of Our Flag, Old Glory

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The Freemason's Story of Our Flag, Old Glory
John W. Barry
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1417953934

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Old Glory: The story of our flag
Mabel R Bennett
Manufacturer: Snibbe Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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"I always feel really good between two stools; it may be a bit uncomfortable, but there's a lot of freedom in that border zone." So begins the quixotic Swiss Design 2002, the published results of the Swiss Federal Design Competition, a juried award that recognizes the best of Swiss fashion, visual communication, industrial, jewelry, and stage design. From 260 submitting designers the jury selected 24 prizewinning projects, including garments by Lela Scherrer, Han Phu Tran, Rachel Imboden, and Daniel Hermann, photographs by Gian Paolo Minelli and Ruth Erdt, paper by Happypets Products, an electric comfort mattress pad by Simone Lüling, illustrations by Anne Crausaz, and book packages by Gilles Gavillet. As evidenced by a web-like layout of texts and images, Swiss Design 2002 takes the network as its theme, and considers the rehabilitation of some apparently questionable practices and the necessity of professional networks.

Essays by Martin Heller, Ruedi Baur, Patriza Crivelli, Sabine Dreher, Christian Muhr, Meret Ernst and Ralf Michel.

Paperback, 8 x 11 in., 226 pages, 250 color illustrations

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The Golden Retriever has won its way into America's heart as a wonderful companion, friend and all-purpose hunting dog.

Customer Reviews:

Too Basic.......2001-05-11

I found the information in this book to be so basic that it was virtually useless. You'll either already know this info from common sense or you can get it from another book that takes a more indepth look at the field. The writing was clear and simple. Do yourself a favor, save your money and put it toward another introductory book on collecting art, one that has more pages, smaller print and larger words.

An excellent book for the novice investor.......1999-08-03

I devoured this book! It lays the foundation for art collecting and investing regardless of the amount of money an investor is willing to spend. The writing is refreshing and down to earth. I would highly recommend this for anyone interested in embarking on the mission of art investing.

Basic Arts of Buying (Basic arts series)

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Basic Arts of Buying (Basic arts series)
D. E. Barker , and B. Farrington
Manufacturer: Brookfield Pub Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0220662959

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Basic Arts of Buying, The
D. E.; Farrington, B. Barker
Manufacturer: Brookfield Pub Co
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OPFTOI

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BASICS OF BUYING ART
CINDI R. MACIOLEK
Manufacturer: Grand Arbor Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000PHGS72

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Elizabeth Lawrence (1904-1985) lived a singular, often contradictory life. She was a traditional southerner; a successful, independent garden writer with her own newspaper column and numerous books to her credit; a dutiful daughter who cared for her elders and lived with her mother; a landscape architect; a passionate poet; a friend of literary figures like Eudora Welty and Joseph Mitchell; and a very private woman whose recently discovered letters illuminate aspects of her mystery. Lawrence earned many fans during her lifetime and gained even more after her death with the reissue of many of her classic books. When Emily Herring Wilson edited a collection of letters between Lawrence and famed New Yorker editor Katharine S. White in Two Gardeners, she found legions of readers who were eager to know more about the legendary Lawrence. Now, one hundred years after her birth, No One Gardens Alone tells for the first time the story of this fascinating woman. Like classic biographies of literary figures such as Emily Dickinson and Edna St. Vincent Millay, this book reveals Lawrence in all her complexity and establishes her, at last, as one of the premier gardeners and garden writers of the twentieth century.

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Victorian and Edwardian Decor: From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau
Jeremy Cooper
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Aesthetic Movement

Principles of Victorian Decorative Design

ASIN: 0789204460

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Victorian & Edwardian Decor : From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau
Jeremy Cooper
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OLTQZ0

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Victorian and Edwardian Decor from the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau
Jeremy Cooper
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O561SG

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VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN DECOR: FROM THE GOTHIC REVIVAL TO ART NOUVEAU
Jeremy Cooper
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KJDJ6S

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VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN DECOR: FROM THE GOTHIC REVIVAL TO ART NOUVEAU
Jeremy Cooper
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
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ASIN: B000KJDJ6I

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Victorian and Edwardian Decor: From the Gothic Revival to Art Nouveau
Jeremy Cooper
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KWFQIO

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Not quite that bad ~ Actually a nice primer.......2006-12-10

I purchased my copy in Buenos Aires. The print quality is comparable to any other coffee-table book. It has a very wide range of subjects, and sometimes you wish there were more photographs of certain vistas, and not as many of some others, but I would not say this detracts from the book. I keep mine on my coffee table and everyone who looks at it comments on the beauty portrayed in the images (I have even had someone ask to borrow it!). It's an older title and perhaps the artist's inexperience at the time of publication is to blame for what another reviewer found to be quite disappointing. If in doubt, order a used copy. It is a worthwhile title.

One reason the book has "way too many photographs" may be because it's subtitled: "A Photographic Adventure"?

Unimpressed.......2005-08-10

I was not at all impressed with Argentina - Una Aventura Fotografica. For a Photographic Book of this Price one would expect a much higher level of quality. There were way too many photographs. The Images were mediocore to say the least. The Print quality was very bad. And the photographer tried to cover every Topic imaginable rather than selecting simply good Photographs. A Country as beautiful as Argentina deserves better.

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"Ana Veciana-Suarez is a wise, honest, and astonishingly perceptive writer who looks at everyday life and finds both gentle humor and profound truth."--Dave Barry

With The Chin Kiss King, her critically lauded debut novel, Ana Veciana-Suarez joined the ranks of Julia Alvarez and Cristina Garca, authors who have defined the Latina experience in contemporary fiction. In Birthday Parties in Heaven, Veciana-Suarez's first collection of essays, the acclaimed writer and mother of five offers seventeen wise and generous-hearted takes on subjects as diverse as: living in exile; the untimely death of her first husband; being a single mother; interfaith marriage; and the bond between sisters. She also offers reflections, by turns humorous and meaningful, on beisbol; motorcycles; the special terrors of swimsuit season; and the sweetness of love the second time around. In these eloquent and moving essays, Veciana-Suarez proves why she is one of America's most popular columnists.

"Wise and touching . . . Written with a spirited sense of inner worlds and human foibles."--The New York Times (on The Chin Kiss King)

Customer Reviews:

Marvelous Reflections!.......2000-12-05

In the book, "Birthday Parties in Heaven: Thoughts on Love, Life, Grief, and Other Matters of the Heart," Ana Veciana-Suarez provides interesting, sad, inspiring, wonderful, insightful, moving and humorous reflections from which the reader could relate or learn.

Inspiring are the chapters on the writer's parents.

In the chapter, 'My Father, Mi Papi,' the author writes about her father, who she describes as the "first man I loved" and "a man for impossible missions."

'Stitchwork' is a chapter where the author provides a beautiful description of her mother, a strong and courageous woman who has positively affected Veciana-Suarez. "In the face of necessity, you can do anything," her mother has said.

Hilarious is the chapter entitled, 'Cellulite, Schmellulite,' where the author writes about her experience in the gym.

Touching, wise and encouraging is the chapter, 'Open Letter to My Son (As He Leaves for College).'

Probably, most powerful is the chapter, 'Birthday Parties in Heaven.' Here, Veciana-Suarez writes of her experience when her first husband unexpectedly passed away at the age of 37, leaving her and their five children. Anyone, especially someone who has lost a loved one, can appreciate this chapter. The author, truly, writes from the heart and experience.

I was happy to read that the author was able to find love again.

Other chapters deal with baseball, parenthood, sisters, a mother-in-law, a household of different religious backgrounds (Catholic and Jewish), and much more.

Once you start reading the first chapter, you will look forward to reading the following chapters to see what Veciana-Suarez has to write about on other varying topics. There is something to take away from each chapter. It's like receiving a treat.

So, go ahead and treat yourself!

Fafa Demasio

This will make a GREAT gift!.......2000-11-07

I sat down to read this book and quickly got hooked. I could not put it down.

It is a great narrative about life in Miami as a Cuban-American mother -- I know because this is my life as well. Ana Veciana-Suarez writes beautifully and has a gift for expressing those thoughts and moods that are the undercurrent of our lives. She describes Miami and the realities of the Cuban exile experience so that others can understand all of the textures and subtleties that type of existence - caught between two lives.

The daughter of refugees, she is caught in between the two worlds : the Cuban (Hispanic) culture and the American world in which she is raising her own family. She is articulate and precise when she expresses the Cuban attitude about "Baisbol" and all of the passionate history of that sport in our culture; her description of her parents and the tremendous struggles they faced in beginning a new life in the United States; what fishing on Biscayne Bay feels like; and the subtle complexities of family relationships. The reader grieves with her on the suddend death of her husband and childhood sweetheart. That chapter in particular tore my heart gave me a new appreciation and gratitude for the man I share my life with. She shares her surprise at finding love in mid-life and the complications and joys of being part of a blended family which is not only from different cultures, but also different religions.

The book is full of laughs, tears, and many smiles. I highly recommend this book. I know that I will personally be purchasing a few as Holiday gifts.

It is a great book!

I love this book!.......2000-10-15

Her carefully chosen words tug at your heart. Her raw experience, written from the deepest emotion, is universal. She crafts words as a Vermont craftsman cuts marble: so expertly you don't even realize how brilliant she is.

Here in Miami, Ana Veciana-Suarez is in a league all her own. Beloved and supported by the community after her husband's early death, she openly shared her pain and re-emergence with us all through her Miami Herald columns.

When she found love and married again, we as a community, each in our way, rejoiced. Her observations of merging her Cuban heritage with her new husband's Jewish background are both sensitive and humorous.

This book tells what her frequent columns did not. It reveals an even deeper side to a remarkable woman.

As a writer, I am in pure awe of her ability to say what she does. She never asks for sympathy. She simply observes -- and includes her readers as she shares.

If I were to choose only one gift for this holiday season to tell people around me that I love them, this wonderfully rich book would be my choice. I warn you that your tears will flow, and you cannot just plunk down and read this book all the way through. Like a fine wine or a decadent dessert, this small book takes time to savor and appreciate. It is worth every delicious moment.

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