Mushrooms in their natural habitats

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Mushrooms in their natural habitats
Alexander Hanchett Smith
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Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats
Alexander H. Smith
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Mushrooms in Their Natural Habitats
Alexander H. Smith
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Mushrooms in their Natural Habitats - Vol. 1 and Vol. 2
A.H. Smith
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Mindful of its powerful past but determined not to become a heritage theme park, Athens continues to evolve, with a new metro system, revamped museums, regenerated neighborhoods, and a revitalized arts scene. Written and researched by Athens residents, Time Out Athens takes travelers to Western civilization’s most influential monuments, beautiful beaches within easy reach of town, accommodations from first-class hotels to cozy hostels, restaurants and cafés from traditional taverns to modish haunts, and beyond the city to some of Greece’s many other natural and manmade glories. This second edition features new sidebars, chapter introductions, and photographs, as well as a new chapter on cultural background.

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Time Out Athens (Time Out Guides)
Editors of Time Out
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Athens has proved itself a thoroughly 21st-century city. Mindful of the immensity of its past but determined not to become a heritage theme park, the city continues to evolve: a new metro system, revamped museums, regenerated residential areas, and energized bars, including the nightlife and arts scenes that coexist with some of the world’s most treasured antiquities. Written and researched by Athens residents, this thorough guide helps visitors make the most of the city's wonders: western civilization’s most influential monuments, the beautiful beaches within easy reach of town, restaurants and cafés from traditional taverna to haute haunt, and accommodations both funky and fabulous.

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Don't waste your time!

Solid introduction to the bond world that morphs into Pimco prospectus

A Look Into the Life of One of Wall Street's Superstars

Fascinating insight on an investing superstar

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The Bond King: Investment Secrets from PIMCO's Bill Gross
Timothy Middleton
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Praise For Investment Secrets From PIMCO's Bill Gross

"No investor is held in higher regard by his peers than Bill Gross. His understanding of the markets and his insights on how to profit from them are unparalleled. Now, Tim Middleton takes you into Gross's world for an insider's view on how the world of finance really works. If this book were a bond, it would be AAA rated with a double-digit yield."
-DON PHILLIPS, Managing Director, Morningstar, Inc.

"The secret to investment success is discipline. In bonds, nobody has displayed better discipline than Bill Gross. And nobody has done a better job of explaining Gross's methods, and instructing private investors how they can exploit his approach, than Tim Middleton."
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"Warren Buffett, John Neff, Bill Miller, Peter Lynch-the stock market has always had dominant personalities whose long-term success becomes legend. In the bond market, that dominant personality is Gross."
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"Bill Gross is the Emeril Lagasse of bond managers."
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"If you want to get a stock mutual fund manager steamed, ask why his fund can't beat bond guru Bill Gross."
-USA TODAY

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A revealing look at the investment genius of a finance legend

Bill Gross is a living legend among financiers and investors, as well as the undisputed "bond king." In a chaotic financial environment, where weary investors are desperate to just break even, Bill Gross is reaping profits. His investments have made PIMCO's Total Return Fund the largest bond fund in the U.S. In The Bond King, business journalist Timothy Middleton presents the real Bill Gross-blackjack king, fighter pilot, marathon runner, impresario of bonds, and founder of Pacific Investment Management Company (PIMCO), a leading institutional money manager with over $300 billion in assets under management. Filled with interviews and expert insight from Bill Gross, The Bond King shares the lessons that have shaped Gross's successful investment approach, reveals the analysis and decision-making that goes into his investments, and pre-sents his investment outlook for the future. With this book as their guide, readers interested in bonds, as well as professional money managers, will glean the hard-earned knowledge of an investment genius in a matter of hours.

Timothy Middleton (New York, NY) is a columnist for CNBC on MSN Money and a regular contributor to CNBC's Squawk Box. A financial journalist for 25 years, he has been an editor of Dow Jones News Service and Crain's New York Business, and a writer for The Wall Street Journal European edition. Middleton was a Davenport Fellow in Reporting on Business and the Economy of the University of Missouri. A native of the Midwest, he was also a speechwriter for the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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Don't waste your time!.......2006-01-01

If you really want to understand bill gross, this overly wordy substanceless book is the last place to go. Go to PIMCO's website and read through all of the past investment outlooks he has put out. This book promises something nuanced and wonderful and never delivers. Aside from some interesting biographical information about the man, there is nothing that will improve your mind in this book that you can't get out of a PIMCO prospectus. If you are a serious student of the market, you will be sorely disappointed.

Solid introduction to the bond world that morphs into Pimco prospectus.......2005-08-03

Bill Gross it the Peter Lynch of the bond world. The PIMCO money manager has consistently outperformed his benchmarks over the last 20 years. Middleton attempts to provide an bird's eye view of Gross's personal life and uses those perspectives to discuss how he makes money in the bond world. In summary, the answer is total returns, return from the yield on the coupon (think mortgage rate, interest) as well as the pricing on the issue.

The author starts down the path of constructing bond portfolios that span the risk and reward spectrum, but does not provide any perspectives. The book converts to a PIMCO prospectus in the middle of the book and could have been chopped at the editor's desk without losing any of main points and saving the paper in the world.

For those who really want to understand Bill's view on the world, he writes a wonderful thought piece every month that summarizes his views in a very practical and easily readable form. Well worthing reading.

In summary, worth reading if you are a bond neophyte and want to understand how people make money in the bond markets.

Your total return seeking reviewer,
Fred "Govvies" Sanford

A Look Into the Life of One of Wall Street's Superstars.......2005-01-14

When you think of bond trading, what adjectives come to mind? Dull? Boring? Stagnant? All of the above? You're not alone. Stocks and, to a lesser degree, mutual funds tend to rule the roost as far as excitement is concerned in the world of investing. Your image of the dull bond market may change after reading this biography of the man who created the Pacific Investment Company, Bill Gross.

Bill Gross has become the most respected man in the bond market, probably the most famous bond trader to date. Not only will you get his philosophy on trading and the market, but you'll learn how he arrived where he is today. From a high school entrepreneur, a mechanical engineer, a writer of code for Lotus, a professional blackjack player, and a stint in the Navy -- it all makes for very fascinating reading.

After reading this, I have a new respect for the man and a new appreciation for the bond market. I'd recommend this to anyone interested in learning more about the financial markets, as well as insight into the mind of a financial genius. You'll never view the bond market the same way after reading this!

Fascinating insight on an investing superstar.......2004-04-27

Even after 17 years as a financial journalist, I knew precious little about Bill Gross, one of this country's richest men and greatest investors. Yes, I knew that Gross was the acknowledged king of the bond market, the Warren Buffet of the fixed-income set. But I had little appreciation for the scope or scale of his accomplishments or the methodology behind them. Thanks to this entertaining book from Timothy Middleton, a former colleague of mine at Dow Jones, I now consider my education more complete. "The Bond King" is fun reading, and, for the value-conscious, three books in one: a lively personality profile that benefits from Middleton's behind-the-scenes access to Gross over the course of nine months of research, a primer on the bond market, and a how-to manual for anyone interested in trying to mimic Gross's success. For good measure, the book also includes portraits of three legendary investors who influenced Gross's career: speculators Jessie Livermore and Bernard Baruch, and financier J. Pierpont Morgan. While reading "The Bond King" may not make you an all-star bond investor--for that, you'd need not just Gross's recipe but also his genius--it will make you a better bond investor. And if you just want to know more about a man who will go down as one of the legendary investors of our era, "The Bond King" is a perfect read for the beach this summer.

Hype & Fluff from MSNBC's Middleton.......2004-03-09

Gross is an excellent bond trader (and thats the key word, he actively trades, PIMCO trades) no doubt about it, but Middleton makes a read much like Bonners "Financial Reckoning Day" he just keeps repeating his mantra: Total Return.

In total honesty you could summarize this book in the following words: active buying and selling of bonds will give you "total return." What counts as total return is the coupon and the price you make from selling. There are no "secrets" as alleged on the slick paper wrapper and there is very little "Gross." Its all Middleton's fluff and it looks like he would do quite well in a prior era where people were paid by the word.

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Little to do with Elkhounds.......2002-09-10

The book had a short section specific to Elkhounds. The remainder of the book was totoally generic. My impression (which I have not confirmed) is that the first couple chapters could be changed to any breed and the remainder of the book reused.

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Your Norwegian Elkhound
Helen E./Swanson, Nancy C. Franciose
Manufacturer: Denlinger's
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Your Norwegian Elkhound
Franciose and Swanson
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Okay for the serious fan.......2007-09-30

This book is okay for the serious fan. It has inaccuracies and the photo quality is generally poor. No input from Olivia herself. The quotes from Olivia are the best, although you can find all these from magazine articles and only Olivia fan site.

An Excellent Olivia Book.......2007-09-28

This is a great book with lots of info about Olivia. Ignore the negative earlier review. I loved this one but love his new one about Olivia even more. This is a great collector's item, and a must have for Olivia fans. Check out the new one called Magic, The Music Of Olivia Newton-John.

IT SHOWS STUFF THAT DOESN'T EXIST AND IT IS POORLY WRITTEN........1999-04-07

THE AUTHOR DIDN'T PUT VERY MUCH EFFORT INTO WRITING THIS BOOK. HE SURE DIDN'T DO MUCH "HOMEWORK" ON WRITING AND SHOWING HER DISCOGRAPHY. A PERSON WHO WRITES HER SHOULD DO HIS "HOMEWORK" BEFORE GETTING A BOOK DEAL TO BE ABLE TO WRITE ABOUT OLIVIA. THANK YOU.

Everything you need to know about superstar ONJ.......1998-05-24

This very easely read book about singer/actress Olivia Newton-John reveals us about everything we need to know about Olivia.It starts with a not so complete,yet very well written biographie. The book also includes her discographie and a picture of every single album-cover.All the movies the actress has been in are reviewed and many of the albums and video's too.There is also a list of tv apparances,of radio shows and full listing of apparances in magazines troughout the years.A nice tribute to a woman who's indeed much more than PHYSICAL.

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Nostalgia Home Plans offers stunning design that embodies the spirit of what a home is at its best: a place that brings families together again and again. Youll find quaint alcoves, built-in cabinetry, master suite sitting rooms and other features. The beauty of these homes allows them to fit into any neighbourhood, yet stand out delightfully.

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"truly and exceptional book on The King of the Cowboys ~ Roy Rogers"

Excellent source of trivia

The Roy Rogers Book: A Reference : Trivia Scrapbook
David Rothel
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"truly and exceptional book on The King of the Cowboys ~ Roy Rogers".......2005-09-09

Empire Publishing presents "The Roy Rogers Book", reference trivia scrapbook of Roy Rogers (birth name: Leonard Franklin Slye)...birth date November 5, 1911 in Cincinnati Ohio...left us July 6, 1998 in Apple Valley, California...written by Western film historian David Rothel whose accounts of thrilling adventures of B-Western heroes during the Saturday matinees of yesteryear takes us back to our childhood, family and friends...this is a wish come true, reliving those wonderful years from the past through the pen of David Rothel.

Roy was a top box office draw for Republic Pictures...when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said...plenty of thrills, action and hard riding with a song or two thrown in for good measure...Roy was a member of several music groups named the Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws, and his own group, the International Cowboys...then came 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer called the 'Sons of the Pioneers'...he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston, and finally Roy Rogers...in 1937 Roy went solo and made his first starring film in "Under Western Stars" (1938), featuring Smiley Burnette (Gene Autry's old sidekick), Earle Dwire, Jack Rockwell, Earle Hodgins, Jack Ingram and of course Trigger the smartest horse in the movies...Roy appeared in almost 100 films...then came television with "The Roy Rogers Show"(1951) ran on CBS television network from October 1951 through September 1964.

TABLE OF CONTENTS: (Chapter, Title and Page Numbers)
Acknowledgments
A Few Words Before Saddling Up...
Dedication
Chapter 1 - A Conversation with The King of the Cowboys - 10
Chapter 2 - One Man's Life-Another Man's Trivia - 19
Chapter 3 - Little-Known Facts about a Well-Known Cowboy - 62
Chapter 4 - The Wit and Wisdom of Roy Rogers - 69
Chapter 5 - Roy Rogers - On The Record - 78
Chapter 6 - Living in Reel Time - The Films of Roy Rogers - 107
Chapter 7 - Collecting Roy Rogers Memorabilia - 162
Chapter 8 - The Television Years: "The Roy Rogers Show" TV Log - 193
Epilogue - 215
Selected Bibliography - 216
Discography Index - 217
Filmography Index - 221
About the Author - 223

Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers" and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys"...Roy got his horse "Trigger" in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that... "Trigger" died in 1965 aged thirty-three...Roy's dog's name was "Bullet" and appeared in almost as many of his films as "Trigger" did...Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Queen of the West and his wife Dale Evans...inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1976...inducted as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1995 just three years before his death.

Great job by David Rothel (one of my favorite authors) and Empire Publishing, everything you wanted to know about "The King of the Cowboys"...little-know facts about a well-know cowboy...rare fan magazine reprints of articles...this is the first publication of the credits for Roy's TV series (all 100 episodes)...Don't miss this one...now appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing ...get your copy today. Great reading in the days and weeks to come...I guarantee it!

Total Pages: 224 ~ Empire Publishing ISBN 0-944019-01-3 ~ (6/01/1987)

Excellent source of trivia.......1998-12-01

This is an excellent reference book, scrapbook, and trivia book combined. Excellent pictures.

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Understanding Shakespeare

In the last days, much is revealed indeed.

The Jesuit Mafia invades Greenland

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If you love Shakespeare and you are passionate about history.

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A revelatory new look at how Shakespeare secretly addressed the most profound political issues of his day, and how his plays embody a hidden history of England

In 16th century England many loyal subjects to the crown were asked to make a terrible choice: to follow their monarch or their God. The era was one of unprecedented authoritarianism: England, it seemed, had become a police state, fearful of threats from abroad and plotters at home. This age of terror was also the era of the greatest creative genius the world has ever known: William Shakespeare. How, then, could such a remarkable man born into such violently volatile times apparently make no comment about the state of England in his work? He did. But it was hidden. Revealing Shakespeare's sophisticated version of a forgotten code developed by 16th-century dissidents, Clare Asquith shows how he was both a genius for all time and utterly a creature of his own era: a writer who was supported by dissident Catholic aristocrats, who agonized about the fate of England's spiritual and political life and who used the stage to attack and expose a regime which he believed had seized illegal control of the country he loved. Shakespeare's plays offer an acute insight into the politics and personalities of his era. And Clare Asquith's decoding of them offers answers to several mysteries surrounding Shakespeare's own life, including most notably why he stopped writing while still at the height of his powers. An utterly compelling combination of literary detection and political revelation, Shadowplay is the definitive expose of how Shakespeare lived through and understood the agonies of his time, and what he had to say about them.

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Understanding Shakespeare.......2007-07-03

Ms. Asquith has obviously done an enormous amount of research and presents her material in such a way as to keep the reader's attention to the end. I could hardly put this book down. It was truly fascinating.

"Shadowplay" puts a spotlight on the overlooked fact that the Protestant Reformation was not a welcome or peaceful event in English history and unlike other European countries, the English monarchy, driven by Cecil and son, enforced this new religion with violence and persecution turning the country upside down. The average people in the pew were just trying to ride out the storm doing what they could to preserve their lives, faith and their culture until at last this strategy backfired on both the Catholics who remained silent to preserve their lives and living, and even Protestants who thought they'd be on the right side, but who also failed to agree with the Church of England on matters of doctrine.

Enter Shakespeare, whose father's statement of faith was found inside one of the walls of his home and who was raised a Catholic as was everyone else in England before Henry wanted to get rid of his first wife in favor of a younger second (third, fourth, fifth, etc) who might be able to give him the son he demanded. His world was a world of censorship and coersion, but he had a talent that helped him cleverly send messages not only to his fellow Catholics but even to the Queen herself and later King James and sons as well. His words encouraged his fellow Catholics to hold fast to the Faith and provided dramatic reasons for Queen Elizabeth to return to the "fair" Catholic religion or at least to allow all "fair" and "dark" Protestant people to worship freely as their conscience led them. Of especial interest is Sonnet 152 which when read through a political and religious lense means more than just a man railing against his unfaithful lover.

To see Shakespeare's plays through the lense of history is a fascinating journey, and one that would help people to grasp the urgency of the serious, life-or-death messages sent out into a confusing and dark time in European history. It is certainly not your average, boring, politically correct view of Shakespeare. It's better!

In the last days, much is revealed indeed........2007-07-03

In a time when, having recently become Catholic myself, many of my former heroes now seem like dangerous morons and traitors, it is good to know that someone of the stature of Shakespeare was as great as his productions ( Melville and, surprisingly, Edgar Allan Poe also make the cut ).

The evidence is overwhelming that Shakespeare was a closet Catholic, but the good news is that this book robs him of none of his mystery or his humanity. These plays can hardly be reduced to dutiful transcriptions from an orthodox Catholic playbook and reach at a cosmic knowledge that blends Catholic morality and expectation with humanist learning, psychological insight, and also -- most importantly -- a knowledge of the Other Side, the occult, paganism, the devil, witchcraft, incomprehensibly evil natures like those of Shylock and Iago. What seems most Catholic about Shakespeare is his emphasis on the ultimate unreality of these dark forces, their imminent dissipation under the law of Jesus, which results in those troublesome fifth acts like the one in Merchant of Venice where people often complain that things work out too neatly, too perfectly -- well yeah, that's kinda what happens in heaven.

An even more fascinating book could be written on our own Shakespeare, Martin Scorsese, whose fabled career, if you are aware of who runs Hollywood ( hint hint ) is even more miraculous, not only surviving but even wresting an Oscar from the jaws of an atheist and increasingly Satanic propaganda machine that makes Elizabeth's Anglican reign seem comparatively innocent. Most people that still think we live in a free society probably never really comprehended that that Oscar win -- for a movie, The Departed, which is a coded message about the upcoming extermination of Christians -- was perhaps the last gasp of the Catholic faith and a quiet triumph for us to ride out on. For some reason when reading the name "Shakespeare" in this book I couldn't help mistaking it for "Scorsese," so similar are the lives and the talent of these two great men. Maybe that's why he puts that line in the beginning of The Departed, "F--k James Joyce, don't you know any Shakespeare?!"

The Jesuit Mafia invades Greenland.......2007-01-24

Claire Asquith went absent from my GOGGLE search but managed to give me her e-mail adress and some other info i did not need. Already GREENLAND of modern times has begun to draw the ire of the military complex anxiuos to go after Daniel Ortega and the south of the border crowd once more.
Happily the Salam Hayek "boobie bunch" has taken over the Oscar nominations with "Babel".I think we can draw whatever conclusions we want from Shakespeare quotes whose name may be just as made up as Claire's. Shaking his spear is indeed not passive resistance but an obvious retaliation against the crown. Shakespear'es influence once discovered made him a definite candidate for the drawn and quartered contingent which was already a threat to his catholic daughter. The Jesuits have survived many scuffles and have created many martyrs outside the church. Henry Walpole or John Nobody from Asquith's discoveries could indeed be the underground movement of the 1960's of deep throat and the SDS (students for a democratic society,)which is now resurfacing on college campuses..
Mary Ward is yet another google hit which receives a cautious note on its sound byte, surviving also into the 21st century as the Jesuits have.
I was wondering where the tales of Shakespeare in ITALY went. Was he exiled to the "booted" country?

The Passion of The Bard.......2006-12-23

This premise of this book is convincing 1) because of the absolute consistancy of the "code", once recognized, from play to play; 2) the chronological tenor of Shakespeare's themes is shown to accord with the changing contemporary political climate; 3) Shakespeare's poetry is now demonstrated to be a logical "commentary" on his career as playwright.

The one thing I do not want to be true (somewhat akin to hoping against hope that Anastasia "survived") is the pitiful snapshot of Shakespear's last years, "the dark night of the soul" of clinical depression easily diagnosed in the haunting allegorical portrait of his beloved mentor as observed by Ben Jonson in "Sad Shepherd". Alas. Shakespeare may have died after a drinking bout with friend Ben; but the true cause of death seems to have been a broken heart: the despairing Bard regarding the idealistic purpose of his career as playwright as frustrated and utterly futile. He seems now a Catholic martyr, no less than those hanged on Tyburn Tree.

An unxpected bonus of reading this book is 1) a new light on Ben Jonson's work and career 2) the realization that WRT the jingoistic play "Henry VIII" the answer to the ironic question "who wrote Shakespeare? --is the slimey master of pastiche, John Fletcher.

If you liked "Shadowplay" and are interested in the robust flavour of small-town sociology and anthropology of the generation before and the generation after the English Reformation, you will greatly enjoy reading "The Stripping of the Altars: Traditional Religion in England, 1400-1580" by Cambridge scholar Eamon Duffy, which is vastly more fascinating than its dry title would suggest. It is a masterly example of painstaking revisionist history at its best, and like "Shadowplay" brought tears to my eyes by the last page.

If you love Shakespeare and you are passionate about history. .......2006-06-09

This book is an incredible accomplishment. Clare Asquith has revealed a history of the Protestant reformation in late 16th century England that must have some of the persecuted dead rejoicing from their graves. This is less a book than a revelation. It hardly seems possible that Shakespeares' plays could be even more brilliant and more penetrating then they are already reveared ro be. But that is exactly the case. Mrs. Asquith shows us that with allegory and uncanny symbolism Shakespeare chronicles the history of his country's persecution of Catholics. Written from the vantage point of his own family's persecuted Catholic roots, his plays were a guarded appeal to the Queen herself and the nobility of the day to heal the deep wound suffered when England's faithful became divided.

The Collector's Guide to New Toy Soldiers: Metal Figures from 1973 to the Present Day

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The Collector's Guide to New Toy Soldiers: Metal Figures from 1973 to the Present Day
Stuart Asquith
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The Usborne Internet-Linked Encyclopedia Of World Geography with Complete World Atlas (Geography)
Gillian Doherty , Anna Claybourne , Susanna Davidson , and Craig Asquith
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Geography book review.......2006-02-23

I have enjoyed this book very much. It has a wealth of information and if you are interested in a given area it has links to look further. Very good source.

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Cynthia Asquith
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A Book of Modern Ghosts

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Clothbound edition of "The Second Ghost Book" edited by Cynthia Asquith. Includes many scarce tales: "Capt Dalgety Returns" by Laurence Whistler, "Christmas Meeting" by Rosemay Timperley, "Danse Macabre" by LAG Strong, "The Memoirs of a Ghast" by GW Stonier, "The Bewilderment of Snake McCoy" by Nancy Spain, "A Story of Don Juan" by VS Pritchett, "The Guardian" by Walter De La Mare, "Whitewssh" by Rose MacAulay, "The Chelsea Cat" by CHB Kitchin, "W.S." by LP Hartley and "The Amethyst Cross" by Mary Fitt.

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Diaries, 1915-18 (Lives & Letters)
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The SECOND Ghost Book
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Vernacular Architecture in the 21st Century: Theory, Education and Practice

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Vernacular Architecture in the 21st Century: Theory, Education and Practice
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The issues surrounding the function and meaning of vernacular architecture in the 21st century are complex and extensive. Taking a distinctively rigorous theoretical approach, this book considers these issues from a number of perspectives, broadening current debate to a wider multidisciplinary audience. These collected essays from the leading experts in the field focus on theory, education and practice in this essential sector of architecture, and help to formulate solutions to the environmental, disaster management and housing challenges facing the global community today.

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A quick and easy review of the foundations of well logging

Basic Well Log Analysis for Geologists
George B. Asquith , and Charles R. Gibson
Manufacturer: Amer Assn of Petroleum Geologists
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

ASIN: 0891816526

Customer Reviews:

A quick and easy review of the foundations of well logging.......2001-07-10

This is the appropriate source for non petrophycisists needing a quick catch up with the basic principles of well logging and well log interpretation. There are no unnecessary details on tools design and performance. There are many useful examples and some interesting case studies are also included. I recommend it to any geoscientist willing to understand the basics. An updated edition with last generation logs would make the fifth star.

Un libro muy práctico especialmente para aquellas personas que necesiten entender los principios básicos de evaluaciones petrofísicas sin profundizar en detalles innecesarios relativos al diseño y funcionamiento de las herramientas. Aunque algo desactualizado, el libro cubre la mayoría de los registros de pozos más importantes con explicaciones sencillas y ejemplos bien preparados.

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