A Survey of Foliar Flavonoids in the Aceraceae (Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden)

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updated edition.......2000-01-13

This book is out-of-print but, as the author, I suggest you put in a cross-reference to "New Zealand by Bike", the second edition, most recently revised in 1998. Thanks. N>B. Please note the author's name is Bruce Ringer not Brude Mirger.

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Nice book for kids; good pictures.......1998-02-20

If you want info for a canoe trip down the Yukon forget this one... it's for kids... unless, that is, you want it for the pictures, which are delightful.

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Misses Mark on Life Insurance

compelling

Still One Of The Better Books

Bloated book, but excellent guide to calculating ROI

book offers bad advice about index funds

The Truth About Money 3rd Edition
Ric Edelman
Manufacturer: Collins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0060566582
Release Date: 2003-12-23

Book Description

Home Sweet Home:
How to buy your first home, your next home and save on taxes when you sell.

A-Z of Investments:
From annuities to zero-coupon bonds, go from owing money to OWNING money. Get out of debt (and stay that way).

Estate Planning & Long-Term Care:
Learn how to protect yourself and your family.

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Misses Mark on Life Insurance.......2007-10-10

Not a bad reference guide, overall. However, it missed the mark completely on Life Insurance. In only very specific circumstnaces should a person buy anything but Term insurance. As the saying goes, "Buy Term and invest the rest!"

I have no idea what Ric was thinking with his Life Insurance guidance,

compelling.......2007-09-13

vintage Edelman. Even if you disagree with him, you won't be able to put it down. easy to read. you can jump around without getting lost.

Still One Of The Better Books.......2007-07-22

I bought this book some time ago after listening to Edelman's energetic and articulate radio shows. Some people translate better on radio, and less so to print. I think Edelman does translate just as well into his books. TTAM is reader-friendly and the information in it can be obtained quickly. It has all the information that many other financial books have but it's written to pique the interest, and contains humor. The charts, boxes, and graphs, are accurate and can be deciphered almost instantly. More importantly, these visuals are spot-on. They were well chosen. I think his visuals are better than any other book in the financial genre. To say it again, other books have this info but Edelman presents it better. Another strength of "The Truth About Money" is its comprehensiveness. In addition to the Table of Contents there is also a "How to use this book." If you have X financial situation, you can turn to page Y for advice and choose potential solutions. Brilliant.

You can apply this concept below to many aspects of life:

Boiling Frog Syndrome: "If you throw a frog into boiling water, he'll jump out. But if you place a frog into lukewarm water and slowly turn up the heat, it will boil to death."

Another acronym is SNIOP: Susceptible to the Negative Influences of Other People. Let's not be SNIOPs.

There is a lot of stuff about many "money" and non-money things you can delve further into using this book and additional sources.

*Over 3 hours per day of your work is devoted to paying taxes.
*CDs in the long term are Certificates of Depreciation.
*Ask a cold calling broker what the Standard Deviation of a given stock is and you're guaranteed never to be called back because he'll think you know more than he does.
*Virtually all cost are optional. (I disagree.)
*Simple does not mean easy.

Edelman gives sage advice on instructing us not to follow Self-Anointed Gurus, Financial Spin Doctors, and Fund Managers: their results are not very good. They often profit, while the consumers who use them get lackluster returns.

One example noted is "Money Magazine" running a cover story on its front page claiming that eight companies it listed were "8 Investments That Never Lose Money." The next year six out of eight, lost money.

Yes, Ric gives his personal opinions which are his own and it's appreciated. But it seems Edelman targets (because he has to) the type of people (who are the majority) that buy 1 piece of owner-occupied real-estate (mortgaged house) have 401ks, and some mediocre mutual funds on the side. 9-to-5ers don't have to be stuck inside this box. Suburbanite keep-up-with-the-Jone's opinions pepper you at times in this book.

A couple things I see differently, even though I like 90% of the info in TTAM:

Edelman's views on REI rentals:

Edelman's views on Real Estate will urge the reader to read and take the advice from REI mentors, REI clubs, and real Real Estate investors, which Edelman is not. On page 139 he has a sub-chapter called "Never Borrow Money to Invest in Real Estate." He then states, "if you're going to invest in rental property, pay cash for it." He claims accurately that this is indeed "heresy" to real estate investors, who use Leveraging. Edelman used a hypothetically made up example of a homeowner called "Jason." Edelman doesn't mention calculating Cap Rates (Capitalization Rates) when Jason purchases a potential rental. Jason ended up with negative cash flow. Edelman thinks this is the norm - it isn't - it happened to Jason because he was a fool. The author is truly lost in this area.

Protect Your Career: translation, Rat-Race.

The author views mother who say, takes 5 years off from the workforce to raise kids stating that, "she could do irreparable damage to her career, because her colleagues (competitors?) who don't take five years off continue to climb the corporate ladder" (page 343). This, is purely rat-race, working stiff mentality. Washington, DC and Northern Virginia are infamous for this mind-set, which are Edelman's hometown and backyard.

Another concept I find odd is his contention that the average worker spends $125 dollars per month on work clothes. Maybe high-ranking upper professionals do in certain parts of the country, but this seems high.

Although I'm the amateur and he's the expert, I don't agree with his opinion on index funds.

I agree with his opinions and views on the utility of education.

Again, Ric Edelman does step outside of the box a couple of times, and shows his own opinion. Some readers will disagree occasionally but it's good to have a human and not a statistically fixated robot put out a dry financial book.

This is still one of the better financial books available.

Bloated book, but excellent guide to calculating ROI.......2007-05-09

Edelman has written a massive and bloated opinionnaire on economic systems. But, there is great information here for the readers.
Pg49--"Under capitalism, government and business need capital (money) to achieve their goals. Obtaining capital is their first task, for it allows them to further their objectives--whether social, political, or financial....Businesses and governments raise capital by printing and selling certificates, which they claim have value and are worth buying." It seems to me that Edelman has a high opinion of investing in volatile paper assets, and a low opinion of investing in stable real estate. But, he gives rich details of how money works, and how to run the numbers to assess the returns and risks of any type investment.

book offers bad advice about index funds.......2007-03-01

Edelman's criticisms of index mutual funds are nonsense. Most blatantly, he sets up a false straw dummy, by saying that index funds are claimed to have ZERO trading costs. Rubbish! NO proponent of these has ever said that. Starting with the largest, Vanguard. All providers of index funds (and Exchange Traded Funds) assert that they have trading costs. Edelman surely knows this, yet he goes on to misrepresent index funds. In order to "refute" the "claim" by saying that they do indeed incur these costs. Neophyte readers without any background in financial matters might be taken in. It shows clearly the type of audience that he is aiming at.

Yes, index funds have trading costs. But so do actively managed funds. And the latter almost always do much higher trading. Reflected in the overheads. Index funds have expense ratios (overheads) of around 0.1-0.4%. Active funds are from 0.9-2% or more.

Another claim he makes is that index funds do mechanical buying and selling, without having a human actively consider these decisions. Yet this is a strength of index funds, not a weakness. When an active fund buys or sells, it could be right or wrong. It is not a given that the active fund will even be correct on average. And the current price of a stock reflects this give and take, across all active trading.

Edelman also says that when you buy an index fund, you could get hit with capital gains, if the fund sells stocks with large gains. But the low trading (=long holding periods) of an index fund, mitigates against this. Active funds are more likely to hit you with capital gains, because they trade much more frequently.

The strongest point he makes about index funds is that in a market downturn, they should underperform active funds. Because index funds must stay fully invested, whereas an active fund can have a cash position that cushions the fall in its stocks. Intellectually, this is the most plausible scenario for an active fund to outperform an index.

But hey, you know what? In the last US bear market, 2000-2, the main index funds still outperformed most of the large active funds. (Where both types invested across the market.) It turns out there is no guarantee that an active fund's cash position is sufficient to overcome a bad choice of stocks, whose prices fall more than the market averages. This 3rd edition was written in 2003, yet there is no reference to these events. Edelman did not update his remarks from the earlier editions. Sloppy.

He also quotes Forbes as deprecating on index funds. Wrong. Over the last 20 years, Forbes has consistently written favourably on these. Because the Forbes fund surveys and associated advice look approvingly on low overhead (expense ratio). As they have put it several times, the overhead is the most consistent thing you know about any fund, in bull or bear markets. Their surveys have shown that index funds outperform most active funds.

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Truth about Money, The; 3rd Edition
Ric Edelman
Manufacturer: HarperInformation
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000KXP87C

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Whitetail - Fundamentals And Fine Points For The Hunter
George Mattis -
Manufacturer: Funk & Wagnalls Publishing -
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O04X4A

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Whitetail - Fundamentals And Fine Points For The Hunter, New Revised Edition
George Mattis
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold Co.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IW9IVC

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Solid Information

Still the Best

Whitetail

Whitetail Fundamentals and Fine Points for the Hunter
George Mattis
Manufacturer: Funk & Wagnall's
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0308102029

Book Description

Revisit an era of still hunting, wool jackets, and deer camps. This hardcover reprint is the third Deer & Deer Hunting classic showcasing whitetails and offering valuable insight into the secretive world of white-tailed deer.

The author covers hunting strategies used decades ago that are still relevant today, including stalking, using the land's contour to travel, and reading the weather to predict whitetail behavior. Readers will learn how to interpret trails, track deer, and read tracks, as well as successful techniques for group hunting, hunting alone, and driving deer. Hunters also will learn how to shoot running deer and how to field dress a deer and remove it from the woods.

Concluding chapters discuss: the habits of bucks and does during the rut, how deer adapt to the seasons, and how hunters can use this knowledge to their advantage.

• Hardcover reprint revisits a classic deer hunting era of still hunting, wool jackets, and deer camps

• Provides insight into the whitetails' secretive world

• Learn successful hunting techniques for group hunting, hunting alone, and driving deer

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Solid Information.......2007-01-09

Having hunted whitetails for 45 years, I always enjoy reading and learning all I can, so that I'm able "fuel my passion" for the whitetail. However, my all time favorite read is still "Shots at Whitetails" by Larry Kohler.....even though the time frame is in the past, his methods and ideas are priceless. With both books,a person can't go wrong.

Still the Best.......2005-05-03

If George Mattis' "Whitetail" were made into a movie it would have to be called "The Deer Whisperer".
For 20 years the acknowledged "best" of the deer-hunting books was Larry Koller's "Shots at Whitetails", and it's still a Classic even though the segments on deer rifles, deer camps and laws are woefully outdated. But that ended abruptly in 1969 with the appearance of George Mattis' "Whitetail". Coming on the scene before the proliferation of the made-for-TV superstar hunters with their superstar budgets (that the rest of us will never have), Mattis speaks to the deer hunter about, and from, the very essence of deer hunting. Mattis is about wild deer, not big game ranch deer, not fly-in for the weekend deer, not sit-in-the-blind, long-range deer assassination. And he is about the deer and hunting, not glorification of the author.
Hundreds of books have been written about deer hunting since 1969 and Mattis' "Whitetail" is still untouchable for it's plain-spoken, advanced knowledge and well-written presentation. It is THE "primer" every gun hunter, archer, photographer or nature-observer anywhere should read.
It's best attribute is it relates deer psyche and biology to the grandest, and most challenging form of all hunting - Stillhunting, and it is right on. You'll be going back to study it over and over again. Just as important, Mattis writes from the heart and mind of an outdoorsman who respects and appreciates the natural world and believes in the responsibilities we all share for its'stewardship.
If you are a would-be deer-hunter, or a deer-shooter who has now decided to become a deer HUNTER... George Mattis' "Whitetail" is where you start.

Whitetail.......2000-03-29

I enjoyed reading the book Whitetail, by George Mattis because I wanted to know about the fundamentals of hunting and how popular the sport is. This book gave many insights into the mystery and challenge of "The Chase." The author is very knowledgeable about the whitetail deer. He doesn't just talk about the whitetail, but he discusses their environment, the best rifle to use, gun safety, the health condition of the hunter and different hunting techniques. I would highly recommended this book to anyone who is interested in deer hunting. The author expressed his ideas about deer hunting in a very understandable and enjoyable way. Anything you need to know about the whitetail deer, is in this book.

Whitetail Fundamentals and Fine Points for the Hunter

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Whitetail Fundamentals and Fine Points for the Hunter
George Mattis
Manufacturer: Outdoor Life Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RWTDOU

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Whitetail Fundamentals and Fine Points for the Hunter
George Mattis
Manufacturer: World Publishing Co
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000P6GB1Q

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Whitetail Fundamentals and Fine Points for the Hunter.
Mattis George
Manufacturer: The World Publishing Co.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000V03CHM

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WHITETAIL, Fundamentals and Fine Points for the Hunter

Manufacturer: THe World Publishing Company - Outdoor Life
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000H5CWM2

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Whitetail-Fundamentals and Fine Points for the Hunter
George Mattis
Manufacturer: Outdoor Life, World
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GUA81K

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WHITETAIL. FUNDAMENTALS AND FINE POINTS FOR THE HUNTER.
C. Mattison
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WPG1PG

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WHITETAIL: FUNDAMENTALS AND FINE POINTS FOR THE HUNTER
George Mattis
Manufacturer: WORLD PUBLISHING
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000H4EKUK

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Contains a conspicuously hidden treasure........2000-12-20

They say the best place to hide something is to put it in put it in plain sight. You read the dry description of this book without seeing the significance. Yes there are pictures and prices. That is what the book is for. However the reason I bought this book, was because I was coming near ground zero. What I found of value was a description of the different class companies overlapping the description of the different types of glass. This shows how designers are sort of incestuous is removed from one glass company to another. Also it is interesting to see which class companies bought which collapsed companies in which year. It is also in intriguing to find the chemical makeup of the different types of glass. This part of a book arms me with a crater base of knowledge to do my own pricing. Personally, I haven't found any the pieces by buying prices this book. I have found the company's that made the pieces that I have a bought in this book. That alone is worth five stars.

Latest edition of a virtual glass collectibles encyclopedia.......1999-03-24

This is the 3rd edition of the most comprehensive guide to glass collectibles. Contains a huge amount of information covering thousands of entries with prices. All major types of glass items are included along with a brief history of major manufacturers. Hundreds of items are shown in black and white photos. References, web sites, auction houses and reproduction alerts add to the book's value. An important addition to every glass collector's library.

Latest edition of a virtual glass collectibles encyclopedia.......1999-03-17

GLASSWARE 3RD ED (Official Price Guide to Glassware)

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GLASSWARE 3RD ED (Official Price Guide to Glassware)
House Of Collectibles
Manufacturer: House of Collectibles
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Release Date: 1986-07-12

Standard Encyclopedia of Opalescent Glass: Identification & Values (3rd ed)

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great for beginners too
Color photos of the glass pieces abound
Excellent Reference book for Victorian Era Opalescent glass
Updated encyclopedic guide to opalescent glass collecting.

Standard Encyclopedia of Opalescent Glass: Identification & Values (3rd ed)
Bill Edwards , and Mike Carwile
Manufacturer: Collector Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 157432120X

Book Description

From its inception in the 1880s, opalescent glass has enjoyed a widely receptive audience. With over 100 more patterns featured, this all-new third edition presents nearly 450 large full-colour photos and informative pattern descriptions. Both the novice and advanced collector will enjoy this new and exciting volume that combines the efforts of two recognized glass experts.

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great for beginners too.......2004-04-25

great book! i'm just starting glass collecting and doing most of my buying on ebay. this has been such a great guide for me. more often than not if i look up an item i find it in this book. a really nice collection of pieces.

Color photos of the glass pieces abound.......2002-08-09

The fourth edition of Bill Edwards and Mike Carwile's Standard Encyclopedia Of Opalescent Glass updates identification and values and is a recommended reference pick for any library serious about glass collecting. Color photos of the glass pieces abound and pack in plenty of detail.

Excellent Reference book for Victorian Era Opalescent glass.......2001-10-04

Bill Edwards and Mike Carwile has put together a superb
book on Victorian opalescent glass that covers a large
amount of victorian opalescent glass made by glass
manufactures such as Dugan, Northwood, Jefferson, Buckeye, Albany, etc., that was made during the Victorian Era (1890's
to 1910's). This book shows the different lines manufacture
by the above glass makers and is very informative and an great reference for those who are novices to the experts. This book is a must, for those who collect victorian opalescent glass.
No opalescent glass collector should be without this book.
If you collect victorian opalescent glass, you should definitely purchase this book.

Updated encyclopedic guide to opalescent glass collecting........1999-04-02

Outstanding beautiful volume with 240 pages featuring full true-to-life color photos of these glass collectibles. Adjacent to each photo is an informative paragraph about the item. Concise and easy to use. The price guide is at the end of the book, keeping the body of the book clutter-free. Everyone interested in this collectible will enjoy owning and using this book.

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Indulge your eyes and inspire your inner gardener with a lavish full-color tour of 30 breathtaking gardens. Each of the captivating botanical marvels showcased here was a gold-medal winner at the prestigious and world-famous Chelsea Flower Show. Some of these garden designs are clearly rooted in practicality while others delight with their wit and drama. From an herbalist's garden harking back to a medieval world of turrets and dragons to a romantic rose garden to a chef's roof garden, each is presented with a detailed description and an interview with the designer. With much to offer the armchair enthusiast, this remarkable collection also features ideas that can be adapted by the home gardener to even the smallest of spaces. A Selection of Garden Book Club.

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Chelsea Gold.......2000-11-26

This book is awesome! It shows the best of the best gardens put together for the Chelsea Flower Show. I've always wanted to go personally to this magnificent flower show, but this is the next best thing. The photographs are incredible! This is one of the top five garden books I've bought this year, and I buy quite a few.

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Flower Show Ribbon-Winning Arrangements
Mrs. Raymond Russ Stolz
Manufacturer: Charles Scribner's Sons
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MVMIMU

Flower Show Ribbon-winning Arrangements: Theme Interpretation

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Winning at Flower Shows
Jack Kramer
Manufacturer: Fulcrum Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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CHELSEA GOLD Award-Winning Gardens from the Chelsea Flower Show

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CHELSEA GOLD Award-Winning Gardens from the Chelsea Flower Show
John Moreland
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Fun and Entertaining

Hollywood Adventures: The Gregory Walcott Story
Gregory Walcott
Manufacturer: The Wilson Daily Times
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0970601220

Book Description

From Wilson, North Carolina, to Hollywood, a fifty year career as one of the best character actors in the business. Here is how it started, and what happened along the way...

In a loving, straightforward narrative style, Bernard Mattox sketches his growing-up years in a small eastern North Carolina town before he hitchhiked to Hollywood in 1949 and became Gregory Walcott.

For most of the next 40 years he was "simply one of the best character actors in the business," appearing in over 50 movies and 300 television shows, and working with scores of talented, and sometimes eccentric, performers. Hollywood Adventures spotlights many of those encounters.

In the process he made hundreds of friends, earned the respect of his peers, met and married his "first love" with whom he reared a family, maintained his Tar Heel roots, and found professional satisfaction and personal fulfillment.

It doesn't get any better than that.

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Fun and Entertaining.......2005-03-28

What a wonderfully entertaining look at Hollywood and some of it's most famous characters from the inside. Gregory Walcott, a small town North Carolina boy who had a dream and a hundred dollars rode his thumb to California in pursuit of an acting career. He succeeded beyond his wildest dreams. In this book you'll read a wonderful and uplifting story of a man, his dream and his career in Hollywood when American life was slower, sweeter and more like what we wish it was today.

I met Gregory Walcott as a boy when he visited my church in the small North Carolina village where his brother James was pastor. I've followed his career ever since and always delight to see one of his many movies or tv appearances. Gregory Walcott, now retired, was a prolific character actor and television star. I don't think a week goes by that I don't see him on TV.

Perhaps he's best known as the male hero in Plan 9 From Outer Space, considered the worst film ever made and one which Walcott shunned for years. Finally he realized that much of his fan mail came from Plan 9 fans. He formally apologized to Ed Wood at a film festival later in life and is happy to hear from Plan 9 fans to this very day.

Retired and enjoying life with his wonderful wife of over 40 years, Gregory Walcott spends his time with his children and grandchildren at his home in California. He continues to write and enjoy his retirement.

I highly recommend this book as a fun, quick and informative read. You'll read many wonderful tales from the backlots and few juicy ones as well.

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Morris does well.......2002-12-12

Morris, the 'renaisance man' composer, historian, writer, singer, family man and dog lover, has excelled himself with this biography of Chesire. If Guy Gibson was the Liverpool AFC of WWII war bomber pilot biography then this is the Arsenal. Expertly written, his scholarship shines forth on every page, it appears their isn't a source he hasn't exhausted!!!!!! He must have locked himself away for at least 8 and a half years to produce this biographical gem. Let us hope that their is more to come and that lack of time doesn't triumph over his next book.

Cheshire: The Biography of Leonard Cheshire Vc, Om

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Cheshire: The Biography of Leonard Cheshire Vc, Om
Richard Morris
Manufacturer: Penguin UK
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJ57GO

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