A colour guide to familiar mountain flowers

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70 Maps

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I love Lonely Planet.......2003-10-31

The best travel series ever. I'm Californian and have the California/Nevada book. The Texas book is no exception. While other books focus on only cities like Dallas, Austin, and Houston, LP writes about the smaller cities. It's a concise book for anyone who wants to get off the beaten path of the bigger cities.

Yankee.......2001-08-18

This book forgot to mention the bars on the coke machines at every rest stop in Texas and the filth and general depressed nature of lots of those small towns like Waco and Hillsboro. Oh and the "go home" attitude of the Texans if you happen to have a license plate from a Northern State. Safety should be an issue while visiting. Some areas white folks are the minority, too but I don't see that mentioned in these wonderful travel books. I would love to see a real story of some of these states. Been there and was not impressed.

Best guidebook to Texas I've come across.......2001-02-16

I've traveled around my back yard in Houston, Galveston, and Corpus with both this book and the Moon Texas Handbook. Lonely Planet is pretty much on the mark with what attractions they've included and which they haven't (as well as with the ones they've dissed). From reading Moon, you'd never know that Moody Gardens in Galveston is a total rip; You'd also think that it would be worth the time and the shelling out of $3 to visit the Institute of Oriental Cultures in Corpus, the home of a few exhibits randomly strewn together with very, very minimal interpretation.

As far as restaurants go, it appears to me that the listings in Lonely Planet concentrate on rather hip places with cheap prices, regardless of the quality of the food, while Moon tends to imitate the listings in the Houston Chronicle and Houston Press. I guess which you would prefer depends on whether you're a 'foodie' or if you just want a cheap place to nosh.

One deficiency of this book is the lack of coverage of outdoor activities. Moon definately surpasses Lonely Planet in this regard. If you enjoy both outdoor and urban activities, you might need both guides.

The only thing that irritated me about this guide (I almost couldn't get past it)was its constant bashing of Houston and the climate. Several 'insights' the writers had to the area were based on faulty assumptions, but, I guess, at least they had an opinion. Furthermore, Houston's climate is a tad bit milder than nearby New Orleans, and they didn't bash that city for its climate. But that's a minor complaint compared to how useful I found the guide. (And the maps are also excellent --- showing the location of most of the text.)

below average guide to a great state.......2001-02-12

I sat down at Book People this morning and read the section on Austin and the Hill Country, and I have to wonder how much time the author has really spent in my part of the state. The restaurant recommendations were just terrible - it's almost as though he just looked some places up in the yellow pages and stuck them in the guide. A relative Austin neophyte could've provided better recommendations. I felt such pity for potential visitors that I felt like giving out my home phone number to steer them away from LP's recommendations and toward the truly great restaurants in my part of the state. I also didn't care for restaurant recommendations in Houston and San Antonio.

Aside from restaurants, the Austin section was decent but still nothing special. I guess my primary recommendation to visitors is not to trust this Lonely Planet guide just they've enjoyed Lonely Planet guides for other locations. I've absolutely loved LP guides to San Francisco and New Orleans(both written by the same author, btw), but this one isn't up to snuff.

The picture of the Longhorns on the cover and the beautiful burnt orange trim (Hook'em Horns!) almost moved me to give the guide an extra star, but that wouldn't be fair to potential travelers. My advice to travelers is just to research Austin and the other major Texas cities on Citysearch and to pick up a decent regional guide in a bookstore after arriving for information on rural locales. Austin visitors should also pick up a copy of the Austin Chronicle upon arriving in town. Austin and San Antonio (and the rest of the Hill Country) are definitely the best places to visit in the state, but the two national parks and some of the coast and border towns are definitely worth seeing.

Disappointing.......2001-01-02

Usually, I regard the lonely planet series as one of the best traveling guides. This book fails to stand the same standard that other books from this series established. Nature has a very brief description, and the cities part does not give a very clear picture of what is worthy and what doesn't. I found the Moon series book on texas much better.

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Texas: Includes Inland, Coastal, and Offshore Sites (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Great Barrier Reef)

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A Handy Little Reference Manual

Diving and Snorkeling Guide to Texas: Includes Inland, Coastal, and Offshore Sites (Lonely Planet Diving & Snorkeling Great Barrier Reef)
Barbara Dunn , and Janet R. Edwards
Manufacturer: Gulf Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Loney Planet Diving & Snorkeling Great Barrier Reef (Lonely Planet Diving and Snorkeling Guides)

ASIN: 1559920912

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20 sites, including inland, coastal and offshore sites. Dive highlights: Oil rig platforms, lakes, shipwrecks, Flower Gardens National Marine Sanctuary.

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A Handy Little Reference Manual.......1998-05-19

This guide is a quick reference for lots of interesting places to dive in Texas. It provides a nice table at the beginning of each entry giving depth, visibility, water conditions, ease of entry, nearest place to get tanks refilled and suggested dive ability.

Color pictures, both in and out of the water, are provided for practically every dive site listed.

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Recommended.......2006-08-02

After seeing the one-star review after my purchase, I was afraid I'd made a mistake, for I bought the book as a gift for someone and several weeks later another for myself out of curiosity. But I disagree having received my copy. I grew up in San Antonio and studied at UT-Austin. So, I'm acquainted with both towns as well as the Hill Country. Although I've yet to delve into it, the author seems to have done her homework and knows the ins and outs, the places to go, the eateries and so on. I would recommend this.

Sometimes Less is More.......2006-07-17

The Lonely Planet guide books typically provide an indispensable resource for an eager traveler ready to explore. Unfortunately LP's Austin, San Antonio and Hill Country handbook falls flat, offering little more than the occasional groan. This reference rides on empty and awkwardly over explains basic information to the point of abstraction. For instance, fruit cobbler was described as a, "pudding-like pastry dessert that resembles smashed pie". The whole book is written in such a tone. The text does not flow and is full of pointless jargon that simply fills out line. One could compare this guide to an empanada, flakey and full of filler.

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Andy Blake's Secret Service By Edwards, Leo with Scarce as Hens Tooth Color DustJacket of 2 Guys & Running Farmyard Ghost Cloaked Figure from Barn at Nite. Series #3, 1st, Edition
Leo, Blank Endpapers Slight FoX SMALL FORMER OWNER STAMP, B/W INTERNALS Illustrated By Bert Salg, Glossy B/W Frontispiece Do You Suspose he Was Watching Me ? , By Edwards
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JD7Y3Y

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Running with the Fox
David Macdonald
Manufacturer: Unwin Hyman
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RB9M5G

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Macdonald has given to posterity his research which involved techniques for following foxes through the night. His work was enhanced by the latest in radiotagging, night vision binoculars, and a 15-year study using a succession of hand-reared cubs to act as "spies." This book is more than a definitive statement on the subject, for it offers a sensitivity to this beautiful, adaptable animal that is nearing extinction, written in the tone that a biographer would use when writing of a revered and beloved relative. The photographs, drawings, descriptions, diagrams, and the charting of behavior patterns provide readers with insight into the true nature of the elusive, intelligent, and little-known or understood fox. This book is sure to be in demand for years to come, a classic to be read again and again.

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A great book on fox society
Great fox book

Running with the Fox
David MacDonald
Manufacturer: Facts on File
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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RED FOX PB (Smithsonian Nature Book)

ASIN: 0816018863

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A great book on fox society.......2006-03-07

I read this book while raising a litter of foxes, the author's insights into fox society was very helpful. Many things that he related I either had experienced or came upon later. This book is a must read for anyone who is interested in knowing more about foxes and will dispell many of the things that we thought were true of fox behaviour.

Great fox book.......1999-05-01

This book is the book for fox stories and facts. The book has great stories and is saturated with information for student researchers or fox lovers alike!

8 Titles By Martha Grimes Richard Jury Series : The Man with a Load of Mischief The Old Fox Deceiv'd The Deer Leap I Am the Only Running Footman The Five Bells And Bladebone The Old Silent The Old Contemptibles The Horse You Came in On

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8 Titles By Martha Grimes Richard Jury Series : The Man with a Load of Mischief The Old Fox Deceiv'd The Deer Leap I Am the Only Running Footman The Five Bells And Bladebone The Old Silent The Old Contemptibles The Horse You Came in On
Martha Grimes
Manufacturer: various
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback

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Andy Blake's Secret Service By Edwards, Leo with Scarce as Hens Tooth Color DustJacket of 2 Guys & Running Farmyard Ghost Cloaked Figure from Barn at Nite. Series #3, 1st, Edition

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Andy Blake's Secret Service By Edwards, Leo with Scarce as Hens Tooth Color DustJacket of 2 Guys & Running Farmyard Ghost Cloaked Figure from Barn at Nite. Series #3, 1st, Edition
Leo, Blank Endpapers Slight FoX, B/W INTERNALS Illustrated By Bert Salg, Glossy B/W Frontispiece Do You Suspose he Was Watching Me ? , By Edwards
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JD7Y2U

Best in Books-the Children Are Gone, It All Started With Hippocrates, the Centurion, the Running Foxes, Ordeal By Fire.

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Best in Books-the Children Are Gone, It All Started With Hippocrates, the Centurion, the Running Foxes, Ordeal By Fire.
Arthur, Armour, Richard, Wibberley, Leo Cavanaugh
Manufacturer: Nelson Doubleday, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000L1OPY0

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RED FOX RUNNING
Eve Bunting
Manufacturer: Clarion Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NUGHHM

Running Away from Home (Red Fox Picture Books)

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Running Away from Home (Red Fox Picture Books)
Nigel Gray
Manufacturer: Red Fox
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0099724618

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Illustrated in full color. When Sam's dad makes him angry, Sam decides to run away from home. He loads his backpack, says good-bye to his dog, and heads out the door. But where does a little boy go in the pouring rain? After some time spent sitting under the porch, Sam wonders if he shouldn't give his parents one last chance. Sensitively written and richly illustrated by Kate Greenaway Award-winning artist Gregory Rogers, here is a true-to-life story about a universal childhood experience.

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Running with the Fox
David Macdonald
Manufacturer: Facts on File
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OB42QI

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Wonderful, very informative; you'll love this great resource

The Big Book of Fenton Glass, 1940-1970 (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
John Walk , and Joseph Gates
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Fenton Art Glass Colors and Hand-Decorated Patterns 1939-1980: Identification & Value Guide (Fenton Art Glass)

Fenton Art Glass Hobnail Patterns: Identification & Value Guide (Fenton Art Glass)

ASIN: 0764322435

Book Description

This popular tour of sumptuous glass colors, decorative treatments, and forms (from baskets and bowls to sandwich trays and vases) produced by the famous Fenton Art Glass Company is back in a new edition, complete with new values for collectors. More than 840 color images provide a visual feast of the company's popular products, plus rare, unlisted, and experimental items. A brief history of the West Virginia company, listings of factory ware and mold numbers, a chronicle of the various colors produced in the many product lines, a bibliography, and values round out the eye-catching presentation.

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Wonderful, very informative; you'll love this great resource.......1999-05-10

Very pleased with this book. Page after page of pictures. Super resource for looking items up. Will use it year after year.

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Fenton collector
Detailed and up-to-date

The Big Book of Fenton Glass 1940-1970
John Walk
Manufacturer: Schiffer Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0764308823

Book Description

This is a beautiful and comprehensive guide to the glassware produced by the Fenton Art Glass Company from the 1940s through the 1960s. The various colors, decorative treatments, and forms (from baskets and bowls to sandwich trays and vases) are vividly displayed in over 840 color photographs. A large selection of rare, unlisted, and experimental items-some never before pictured-are included.

In the text, a brief history of the company is provided. Additional information provides listings of factory ware and mold numbers along with a chronicle of the various colors produced in the many product lines. Also included in the book are a bibliography and newly updated values for the glassware in its many eye-catching forms and brilliant colors.

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Fenton collector.......2007-07-12

As a collector of Fenton this was a must to add to my library of Fenton books. Photos and descriptions are extremely helpful in identifying pieces.

Detailed and up-to-date.......1999-10-19

This is the best book I've ever seen dealing with Fenton Glass, especially the Hobnail and its' colors. Very thorough. I LOVE IT!!!

Big Book of Fenton Glass 1940 1970 2ND Edition

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Big Book of Fenton Glass 1940 1970 2ND Edition
John Walk
Manufacturer: SCHIFFER +PUBLISHING LTD
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000SNH7TG

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St. Martha Parish-Wide Bulletin Book Club December Selection.......2001-12-02

The monks of the middle ages can be heard singing Ave Maria, Ave Maria from the glossy, A. Joseph Barrish, S. M. illustrated pages of the St. Martha Parish-Wide Bulletin Book Club December Selection. Barrish, working with Schoenstatt Sister of Mary, M. Jean Frisk, has created a brilliant reminiscence of the time of incense and flowers in the Roman Catholic Church. Frisk, who holds a masters in Theology with Marian Concentration and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology, gives us legends and meditations to ponder as we look at Barrish's stunning, full-page illustrations of dozens of flowers that bear a name or a mythical relationship to the Mother of Christ.
This selection leads us through our shared Christian spirituality in the natural beauty around us through a history of flower legends and names using flowers of the Annunciation, Visitation, Nativity, Presentation, Flight into Egypt, Maternity of Mary, Mary as Homemaker, Mary at the Cross, and Devotion Rewarded.
Among the legends told in mystery plays of the medieval times is that of Madelon who having nothing to give the Babe Jesus was led by the Angel Gabriel to roses blooming at the girl's feet. "The French poet, Emile Blemont, ended his story of Madelon with this quotation: Though thou art poor and hast no gold to bring, Though ice-bound earth no Heaven-sent flowers bestows, Yet give thy heart this Noel to thy King. This is the Legend of the Christmas Rose." (p. 48)
In addition to an excellent appendix, index, and bibliography of gardens and plant listings, this book also is a personal Mary Garden planner. Just in time for Chistmas gift exchanges to allow you to give more knowledge of Faith in a vibrant, beautiful, and interesting way. This quality publication gives artistically, as Christian art has, to those who enjoy studying the nobility of the world around them, as well as to those who plant gardens! (St. Martha, Okemos, Michigan Foundations in Adult Education, Fr. Jon Wehrle, Pastor)

this book costs more here than at barns and noble!.......2000-05-11

why cant you make this book cheeper or at the same price this book is called mary's flowers, please if you want more people to by your books make them cheeper!

A must book for gardeners in need of inspiration.......2000-03-01

An inspiring book for gardeners who til their soil this spring. I plan to replant a section of my garden because of this book. I will devote this land to Mary and St. Francis...

Calming, inspiring, can't wait for spring.......2000-02-03

Mary's Flowers was a keeper from the time I opened the box. The cover drew me to the book, and as I skipped through the pages I knew for once in my life I had to begin on page one and continue.........not my usual way......I begin in the back........the drawings are magnificent, the stories fascinating and the relativity between the flowers and the Blessed Virgin truly inspiring. The book is one of the highlights of my collection. I only wish I had written it.... JoKay Miltenberger Arcanum OH

937-678-0185 redcow@bright.net

A Gorgeous Meditative Tribute.......2000-01-15

Beautifully written and illustrated, this book inspired me to plan my own garden with some of the flowers it mentions. The botanical watercolors are practically a garden in themselves! A great resource for gardeners.

Mary's Flowers: Gardens, Legends, and Meditations

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A trip into a wonderful world of myth and botany...
Mary's Flowers ;Gardens, Legends, and Meditations

Mary's Flowers: Gardens, Legends, and Meditations
Vincenzina Krymow , and M. Jean Frisk
Manufacturer: Saint Anthony Messenger Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0867165138

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A trip into a wonderful world of myth and botany..........2007-05-28

At my mother's death, one of our children suggested we begin growing a "Mary Garden". Not knowing much about this, I did some research on line and kept bumping into references to this book. So, I ordered it. I was NOT disappointed!!! It's kind of an anchor piece to the concept of Mary gardens. Not only are the paintings of species lovely and stylized, but the legends about how these flowers relate to Mary dear; the description of suggested flowers help to chose when and where to plant, and the presentation of material makes the book a pleasure to hold. Right now it's being passed around to friends who are also intrigued by the concept.... to their delight. I love this book.

Mary's Flowers ;Gardens, Legends, and Meditations .......2007-03-31

Well researched , well illustrated , good print , easy to read , and I would say a " Must have " for any person interested in getting closer in their relationship to God through having a Mary Garden or even observing one .

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This volume honors the lifetime of scholarly contribution and leadership of Professor Emanuel Tov, Judah L. Magnes professor of Bible at the Department of Bible, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Colleagues from all over the world have contributed significant studies in the three areas of Tov's primary interest and expertise: the Hebrew Bible, its Greek translations, and the Dead Sea Scrolls.

This Festschrift is a fitting tribute to one of the generation's leading scholars, whose dedicated efforts as editor-in-chief have brought about the complete publication of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

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Vin Diesel is everywhere -- the newly crowned king of the box office and the newsstand. But who is he really? The world's hottest star is also its most mysterious. Few fans realize that this so-called overnight success is actually the product of a lifetime of planning and struggle.

This book follows every step of Vin Diesel's rise from his days as a poor but happy mischief-maker in New York's Greenwich Village -- where an act of vandalism led to his stage debut at the age of seven -- through the long years spent toiling as a bouncer in Manhattan's trendiest clubs while trying to break into Hollywood -- to his first "big break" from Steven Spielberg.

Take a look behind the scenes of each of Vin's films -- the roles he fought for, the role he walked away from after filming had begun, and the leading ladies he continued to see off-screen. VIN DIESEL: XXXPOSED takes on the rumors about his background and his ego and reveals how fame has taken its toll on the intensely private star. This is the unlikely and inspiring story of how an outsider who wouldn't give up transformed himself into the action hero of the new millennium.

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XXXposed Completly!.......2005-07-29

This book gives a better look at the man behind the best movies. It tells you what he did when he was young and what he wanted to do as a career. It also tells you about his family and hrad work that they endured all togetherto help make dreams come true. This book is great!

A GOOD LOOK AT ACTOR VIN DIESEL.......2005-05-08

THIS IS A VERY CASUAL AND PICTORAL LOOK AT THE VERY POPULAR ACTOR. IT IS NOT IN GREAT DETAIL BECAUSE VIN WANTS HIS PRIVATE LIFE TO REMAIN PRIVATE. I FOUND THE BOOK TO BE VERY INTERESTING AND ENTERTAINING. VIN IS A VERY LIKABLE GUY WHO IS VERY UNDERRATED AS AN ACTOR. THIS IS A MUST FOR FANS OF VIN. VERY RECOMMENDED.

Loved It!!!.......2003-04-25

Easy to read. A must have for his fans. Everything you wanted to know and more. Experience the up's, down's, etc. of making it big. Good clear pitures. A quick read which was rather gratifying (like chocolate and vanilla ice cream treat).

Loved It!.......2003-04-25

Everything you wanted to know and more. A must have for his fans. Good, clear photographs. Experience his up's and down's on the road to making it big. An easy, quick read but, satisfying like good, chocolate flavored, vanilla ice cream.

Everything you wanted to know about Vin, and probably more........2003-04-19

There really isn't much that I cannot say for this book. It was great. Every avid Vin Diesel (Mark Vincent) fan out there has to read this book. It is a must have for all fans and it lends a great deal of personal history to this mysterious actor taking Hollywood by storm. It even gives a little heads up on future films he may be in, and we all wanna know that before hand, right? Anyway, enough said, worth every penny!

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When Mary Tudor became queen of England, the succession of a woman to the throne horrified many, including the Protestant reformer John Knox. His blistering condemnation of female rule, The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women, was followed in print by a series of pamphlets that echoed and expanded his argument that female rule was unnatural, unlawful, and contrary to scripture. In her own variation on this "monstrous regiment," Sharon Jansen contributes to the debate about female rulers. She explores the relationships among the many women whose lives occupy a place in and perpetuate a continuing, though largely unrecognized, tradition of political rule. The "story" of early modern European political history looks very different if we focus on successive generations of powerful women and view the shifting political alliances of the period from their perspective.

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