Families of flowering plants in Ethiopia;: An introduction with keys for the identification of the families of flowering plants and gymnosperms found in ... Africa, (Experiment Station bulletin)

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Families of flowering plants in Ethiopia;: An introduction with keys for the identification of the families of flowering plants and gymnosperms found in ... Africa, (Experiment Station bulletin)
William C Burger
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The Rough Guide to French Hotels and Restaurants 2006 edition is translated from the Guide de Routard Â- a perennial bestseller in France, acclaimed by readers and critics alike. There is a brand-new, full-colour introduction highlighting the authorsÂ' favourites, with categories including: cool/hip hotels, restaurants for wine lovers and romantic breaks. The guide lists over 4000 hand-picked places to eat and stay throughout France, from characterful country inns to stylish city-centre hotels. This updated edition includes easy-to-read price symbols, so you can see at a glance which price bracket the entry falls in. There is a comprehensive restaurants listing, emphasising both quality and value for money, with tips on local specialities. The guide comes complete with a new French food and drink glossary, with detailed maps of every region pinpointing the location of all the recommended establishments.

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not enough listings.......2005-09-01

The Rough Guide is an English language edition of the Rotard one published in France. As stated in the introduction, it specializes in presenting medium to small, independent, appealing, and affordable restaurants and hotels. It is comprehensive in that it covers all of France. However, it is less than comprehensive in its coverage of individual locales. For some towns that are well known destinations, barely one or more listings are sometimes given. These places must certainly have more choices that meet the criteria of the Rough Guide, and, in fact, by consulting other guidebooks I have found other choices that by their description ought to be in the Rough Guide.

Indispensible for independent travelers!.......2003-07-07

Do you dream of renting a car and roaming France wherever a tree-lined road takes you? Of being able to be captivated by the flowers and stones of a quiet town and wish you could stay one night? This book is the English translation of the Guide Routard, relied upon by the French for their vacations with dead-on descriptions of hotels and restaurants most of us can afford. With this book you can confidently soujourn so far off the beaten path that you may well be the only American that hotel will see this year -- or at least maybe this week.

The hotels listed are the best of the two stars, meaning that you'll find character if not always the firmest of mattresses. The restaurants are truly the best that France has to offer for the local night out and the family Sunday lunch. I wouldn't hesitate to stop at any of their suggestions and I know I won't break the vacation budget.

Authentic Advice.......2003-02-21

I have found the Rough Guide (in English) or Routard (French) the second most useful hotel and food guidebook for France, after the Michelin Red Guide. I take both along because The Rough Guide offers less expensive suggestions, its range sometimes bridging from Michelin to Let's Go (the specialists for cheap). The Rough Guide includes more remarks than Michelin, so it's the sort of guide that is worth checking out before arriving, to find places you'll like. I agree with another reviewer that it offers listings for more towns than many popular U.S. issued books for France, so it's especially useful for those of us loving the countryside and finding the byways.

Invaluable for a driving tour of France.......2003-01-19

I'm slightly shocked to be the first reviewer of this guidebook, which is the best of it's kind I have ever seen. It is strictly a resource for locating restaurants and hotels in France, with little or no guidance about the sites that the towns offer.

That said, I cannot recommend this book too highly. What it is is a guide to small hotels and restaurants offer special value, ambiance, food, or comfort in virtually every city, town, and village in all of France. This guide will allow you to find that 13th century hotel in Dinan or that old restaurant in Troyes. Most of the offerings here are exceptional value in some way, usually offering exceptional comfort at moderate prices. As such it fits below the Michelen Red guides but often offers much better value than the Red Guide. France offers much in culture and cuisine, and staying and eating in historic places can add much to one's experience.

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Timed to coincide with the anniversary of the Lewis and Clark expedition is this remarkable account of Alexander Mackenzie--the explorer who beat Lewis and Clark across the North American continent. Mackenzie accomplished this feat an astounding twelve years before the Corps of Discovery. Drawing extensively on the journals of Mackenzie and other turn-of-the-century explorers--and featuring historical and contemporary photographs, illustrations, and maps--Hayes presents a lively portrait of the explorer who both preceded Lewis and Clark and provided an impetus for their expedition.

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First Crossing.......2007-09-25

This book is a welcome collection of facts about the stupendous exploits of Alexander Mackenzie's Canadian exploration. But the words are curiously bleak & dispassionate, and separate panels of information on the pages, intrude into the flow of the narrative.
What is needed now is for someone to take on the story, light it up with the raw romance of the period, paint the picture of the landscape, add colour photos of the places in the text, tell us about the man, and keep the size of the book down to normal.
Let us see the landscapes in all their glory.
The raw detailed story of the man remains to be told.

Illustrated throughout with maps and photographs.......2003-04-14

First Crossing by historian Derek Hayes is the amazing story of Alexander Mackenzie, and his trailblazing journey across the North American continent before civilized society conquered the North American wilderness. Illustrated throughout with maps and photographs in black-and-white and color, the deftly researched and meticulously reported details of Mackenzie's voyage vividly reconstruct an 18th Century expedition of truly insurmountable bravery and pivotally important discovery.

Not much new!.......2001-10-04

OK, there is some new information here. Mostly it seems that Hayes has helped illustrate the travels of Mackenzie, something that was not available previously. Barry Gough's book is notoriously lacking in any illustration of Mackenzie's voyages and Mackenzie's own book is virtually without useful illustration. Maybe having read the previous two books makes me jaded but Mackenzie's voyages can only be retold so many times.
Hayes has presented us with a slightly new take on telling the story with pictures, maps and historical vignettes but I hunger for a more thorough job. Perhaps more in the nature of Moulton's "Journals of the Lewis & Clark Expedition". Finding someone willing to wade through Mackenzie's rather impenetrable prose may be a challenge.
Notwithstanding the above this is probably the best explanation of Mackenzie's voyages since the original journals.

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First Across the Continent: Sir Alexander Mackenzie (The Oklahoma Western Biographies , Vol 14)
Barry M. Gough
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The Journals of Alexander MacKenzie: Exploring Across Canada in 1789 & 1793

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The first white man to cross North America, Scottish-born Alexander Mackenzie (1764-1820) was typical of his generation of explorers: this bold adventurer who surveyed the untamed wilderness with impressive accuracy was also a hardheaded businessman who ventured into unknown Canadian territory in search of profits from fur trading. Canadian historian Barry Gough admires Mackenzie's toughness and daring without glossing over the towering ego and knack for self-promotion that won him a knighthood from England in 1802. First Across the Continent is another enjoyable entry in the University of Oklahoma's Western Biographies series.

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Canadian explorations.......2006-06-15

This is a well-written, concise (200 pages) biography of Alexander Mackenzie, the great Canadian explorer, best remembered for two important journeys made in western Canada, one to the Arctic Ocean in 1789, the other to the Pacific in 1792-93. Mackenzie was born in Scotland in 1762 and came to America as a teenager. He lived first in New York State around Johnstown, but moved to Montreal in 1778, where he entered the fur trade. By the 1780s, Fort Chipewyan, on the southern shore of Lake Athabasca, had become an important fur trading post, and this became Mackenzie's base of operations for his two explorations. The first, in 1789, took him north to Great Slave Lake and the river that would later bear his name, down which he ventured to the Beaufort Sea. Three years later he journeyed west from Fort Chipewyan along the Peace River and then over the Continental Divide to the Fraser and finally overland to the Pacific near Bella Coola. Thus Mackenzie and his men became the first to travel to the Pacific from an interior post on the continent (basically the first to cross the continent from sea to sea). He wrote an excellent account of his travels in 1801 (Lewis and Clark studied it thoroughly), much of it having to do with the Indians he encountered and which also included a history of the Canadian fur trade. He was knighted in 1802 and settled in Scotland. Although the book is a full biography, Gough focuses on the two journeys, the itineraries of which he has made extensive explorations of his own, and details the routes carefully, explaining much of what the explorers would have seen and experienced. He's a compelling writer and the book is a most interesting one. Highly recommended.

Factual narrative.......2000-01-08

Pretty good book. Gives a rather matter-of-fact account of MacKenzie's life. Not alot of detail or passion in either of his 2 great voyages. Interesting in all the other people brought into the story. Now I want to read about Peter Pond, MacKenzies' predecessor. Short and a quick read.

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First Across the Continent
Noah Brooks
Manufacturer: IndyPublish.com
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition, presented largely though well-chosen, constantly fascinating excerpts from the original diaries of the expedition. Were the Indians noble or savage? Did they live in a Eden of Plenty or where they oftentimes starving wretches? These descriptions -- and the accounts of the land, weather, animals (and mosquitoes!) are completely absorbing. Welcome to the real Lost Continent.

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The despatches sent to Washington by these men contained the first official report from Lewis and Clark since their departure from St. Louis, May 16, 1803; and they were the last word from the explorers until their return in September, 1806. During all that long interval, the adventurers were not heard of in the States.

First Across the Continent (Large Print Edition): The Story of the Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6

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Noah Brooks
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Captain Lewis was a native of Virginia, and at that time was only twenty-nine years old, describes the author.

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Noah Brooks
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First Across the Continent The Story of the Lewis & Clark

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First Across the Continent: The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6

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First Across the Continent: The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6
Noah Brooks
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Noah Brooks
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Rails Across the Continent: The Story of the First Transcontinental Railroad

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Rails Across the Continent: The Story of the First Transcontinental Railroad
Enid Johnson
Manufacturer: New York: Julian Messner
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Conveniently housed in a 3-ring binder, the organizer's pages help users log and preserve necessary information about their current and past auctions. Simple forms for both buyers and sellers are provided. Buying forms include places to record item number, auction site, description, minimum bid, reserve price, and shipping costs, as well as information about the seller of the item: name, address, method shipped, and feedback statistics. If you are selling items online, seller forms are also included in the same binder, with blanks for maker/brand, marks, condition, listing time date, ending time date, price sold for, number of bids, and sections for recording details about the buyer. This is the perfect tool for both buyers and sellers, and can be used for either traditional or online auctions. No prices. REVIEW: This book has been the #1 choice of Avon representatives and Avon collectors since 1969. Over 200 categories including Avon Representative Awards are featured, as well as what's hot and what's not in Avon collecting. This is the only complete book on the market that covers the Avon collecting hobby. -Phillip Norris

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This has helped me greatly on ebay and amazon auctions!.......2001-01-05

I buy and sell often on ebay, amazon, and yahoo.....mostly for fun, not profit. I found it hard to keep up with all of my transactions; I hated using the software programs for my little 'business' but this new notebook type record book has done it for me. It is simply a notebook full of blank record pages on which you can keep your notes; it even helps me keep track of the stuff I want to bid on while waiting for the close of the auction to get closer (what that means is no more bookmarked pages and hundreds of postit notes all over my computer!). A very simple product, at a good price that made my life much easier! You can also buy refill pages for the notebooks by the way. Highly recommended.

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It surges down stairs, jets up from a spring, burbles from a stream--and water is the lifeblood of a garden that can transform it into a heavenly place. Capture the many exciting and sensual qualities of water, in features that range from formal fountains to wildlife ponds. Utterly awe-inspiring photographs exhibit dozens of magnificent examples, while descriptions first focus on natural elements of the water cycle-source, course, outlet, and destination--and then relate them to a man-made garden equivalent. So waterfalls become cascades, and a fountain emulates a spring. Construction blueprints illustrate how to put key ideas into practice, and there are lists of materials and equipment needed to construct every feature. Never has a book that's so practical been so inspirational! 192 pages (all in color), 9 3/4 x 11 1/4.

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not what i expected.......2001-08-14

The book is beautifully presented but, this is not the book for someone looking to get ideas for a back yard pond. If you are looking for something more elegant for focal point for your home, such as a waterfall or reflexion pond, then you might get some ideas.

Lush fish-less and plant-less pools, falls, & designs........2001-01-05

This is a beautiful coffee-table book with tons of visual input for the starved artistic water feature designer. If you are not looking to learn everything there is to know about koi ponds and algeacides, but rather want to know how to design a stunning water feature, waterfall, interior/exterior pool, or other beautiful landscape feature, you have finally found your source. I did not want to wade through yet another book about how to lay down liners and how to stock koi. What I hungered for were artistic design ideas. Well here they are! Find out where several spouts work to give a design effect with low noise ratios. Discover types of tiles to lay as borders and how they complement the color and tonal ranges of the house shadows and materials. Discover the source, run, and destination parameters for designing waterways and mystery gardens that will capture anyone who peeks into your landscape. Love these photos and the writing is excellent too. This is a book for the visually hungry REST of us who want to design something extraordinary, tiny or medium or huge, while captururing reflection or idea or humor along with our landscape creation.

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THE CLASSIC GUIDE USED BY MILLIONS OF PARENTS!

MAKE TOILET TRAINING A TOTAL SUCCESS -- IN ONLY A FEW HOURS!

From two noted learning specialists, here is the amazing, scientifically proved Azrin-Foxx method that teaches toilet training quickly -- in less than four hours for the average child. And after that rewarding learning period, he or she will willingly use the toilet without assistance or a reminder!

Also inside is a wealth of information on related topics, including:

• Unexpected benefits -- your child's newfound pride and independence can increase eagerness to feed and dress him- or herself, and improve responsiveness to parental instruction

• Pre-training techniques every parent should know

• Bed-wetting problems -- and how this method can help end them

• Happy children, happy parents -- how mastering toilet training benefits the whole family, increasing parents' personal time and deepening the parent-child connection.

With more than 2 million copies sold, TOILET TRAINING IN LESS THAN A DAY is the one guide you'll need to make this significant transition a rewarding and pleasurable experience -- for both you and your toddler!

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This book worked for my sons over 25 years ago.......2007-10-08

I don't remember much of the book as I had borrowed it from the public library after a neighbor told me about it over 25 years ago. I think the book had just come out and was in its earliest edition, sometime in the 70s, when I first used it. I do remember the book advising that boys were harder to train than girls and it was important to wait until the children were at least 2 years old before training as they might have problems with bedwetting later if trained too soon. It was also based on the rewards system - almost like training a dog. But it worked very well for me with both sons without all the hassles I've witnessed in other children and their parents at that stage. The concept was grasped almost immediately by both sons and it was a very pleasurable experience for all of us. No problems whatsoever. Several years later with the 2nd son, I never had to read or refer to the book again. In fact, I remember showing the book to the first son and he just "understood" from my explaining whatever pictures were there. I didn't even read the whole book, maybe 2 or 3 chapters (?). I just remember praising them highly and making a big deal out of it when they successfully pottied, giving them a piece of candy, and not making a big deal out of it when they blew it. :-) One day they were in diapers, the next day they were in training pants, then on to the fancy superman or whatever briefs, never to return to diapers. Potty training was a breeze that lasted 2-3 days at the most, if that long. And it was so much FUN. Would highly recommend book.

This works, but..........2007-10-08

All three of my boys have successfully toilet trained using the method described in this book. Yes, they were all trained at 2 1/2 years of age. Yes, they were all trained in less than a day. However, it was not easy. It took a lot of preparation and determination on my part. Many of my friends have successfully trained their children using this book, and many have tried and only succeeded in great frustration. Here are some of the things I have heard while troubleshooting this training method with frustrated parents:

"I used a few ideas from the book, but it seemed so involved that I skipped a lot. It didn't work."

"I did everything except to make her 'practice' when she had an accident. She hated that part, and it was just so time-consuming. It didn't work."

"Hey, I've been at this for 3 hours now, and it's not working. He just urinated all over the new carpet! What? Did I help him to practice? What's that? No, I haven't had time to read the book, I'm just looking at it as I go along. No, he didn't teach the doll to practice--we don't have a doll that wets. I'm improvising. What page is this practice thing on anyway? Oh, no, he just wet the floor again! And the new baby is screaming! I gotta go feed the little one now. This doesn't work!"

In this book, the authors clearly lay out a specific method designed to quickly toilet train young children. In addition, they discuss the importance of adhering to the method in order to achieve and maintain the desired results. Just owning the book will not help to train your child.
If you do read the book and don't agree with the method, or don't think you can carve out the time required, or are unable to find someone to care for your other children during the initial training period, just don't do it. If you read the book and decide that this is something that you can give adequate time and attention to, this works.

Read the book. Prepare well. Follow the training method. Be consistent in the days following. With preparation, patience, and determination, your child can be toilet trained in a day, too!

Brilliant! - Worked Twice.......2007-09-22

My family and I just returned from a short term work assignment overseas. When we were down to only two weeks left in our trip my wife was becoming very anxious. Our 3-year-old son was to enter preschool as soon as we returned and he was supposed to be potty trained. I had previously trained our daughter at 2-1/2 years using the book but wasn't sure my boy was ready. He showed no inclination for potty training and seemed perfectly happy to continue to wear diapers. Despite the reservations I went ahead and trained him according to the book. He seemed to enjoy it for the most part and thought it a bit of a game. He quickly grasped that the potty was were he was to do his job, but over the next few days he had random accidents during the day and wet his bed almost every night. With our daughter we had deviated from the book's recommendation and put pull-ups on her at night. This was a big mistake and prolonged her gaining control. With the boy we were determined to follow the book and a few middle-of-the-night ordeals ensued. These must have been as unpleasant for him as for us because after a few days he gained control. The BM's were another problem at first, for some reason he was afraid of these and would wait too long. We had to keep extra clothes and zip-lock bags with us wherever we went and were dreading the all-day/all-night airplane flight. We continued to do what the book recommended for accidents and by the time we left for home they were infrequent. We made it through the flight without incident, I think he actually got a kick out of using the airplane bathroom. Today, approximately a month since I trained him he has no accidents during the day or at night and it's been this way for some time.

I think the techniques of the book are effective because they are based on basic principles of human motivation, having fun, approval, mild disapproval (of actions not the child) and are also mindful of how we learn, i.e., precept upon precept based on verbal instructions, visual demonstrations, and the kinesthetics of practice and touch-based guidance. I also thought it was brilliant having the child potty train a doll-that-wets using the same procedure I was using on him! The book is not an easy read however, the technique evolves as the child learns each skill. I found the book somewhat tedious and had to take notes in order to keep the methods straight in my head. I'm giving it 4 stars instead of 5 because I thought they could have beefed up the section on BM's and nighttime accidents a bit more. Overall an excellent and effective book.

Not in a day or less.......2007-09-20

This book has a lot of good ideas, however, it did not help with training my 3 year old. It requires you to load up your child on liquid so he/she has the urge to go, which is a good idea. However, checking to see if he/she has dry pants every 5 minutes isn't feasible. Your conversation with your child the whole time is supposed to be about going on the potty - however many hours it takes to get them trained. My son got bored with the conversation and didn't pay attention. And once the child gets the whole going on the potty thing, they aren't supposed to tell you when they have to go, they are just supposed to go. The book states that you should put the potty where ever they may be - outside, inside, in their room - so it is easily accessible to them. I would rather have my son come and get me when he has to go.

Needless to say, my son is still not potty trained and it's been 3 weeks since we've received this book.

So glad this book is still available!.......2007-09-13

We used this method with our 22 month old daughter (in 1985) who was to enter a preschool that did not allow diapers. We worked all day Saturday and part of Sunday (probably took longer than a day because of her young age), and she attended preschool on Monday with no accidents. It's important to work through the pre-skills to make sure the child is "ready" to train, but if the child demonstrates the requisite skills, the program is highly successful with typically functioning young children. The process is intensive, but effective. I highly recommend it!

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Toilet Training in Less Than a Day
Nathan Azrin , and Richard Foxx
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Toilet Training in Less Than a Day
Nathan H. Azrin
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Toilet Training in less Than a Day
Nathan H. And Foxx, Richard M. Azrin
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Nathan H.; Foxx, Richard M. Azrin
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Silent Spring, released in 1962, offered the first shattering look at widespread ecological degradation and touched off an environmental awareness that still exists. Rachel Carson's book focused on the poisons from insecticides, weed killers, and other common products as well as the use of sprays in agriculture, a practice that led to dangerous chemicals to the food source. Carson argued that those chemicals were more dangerous than radiation and that for the first time in history, humans were exposed to chemicals that stayed in their systems from birth to death. Presented with thorough documentation, the book opened more than a few eyes about the dangers of the modern world and stands today as a landmark work.

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First published by Houghton Mifflin in 1962, Silent Spring alerted a large audience to the environmental and human dangers of indiscriminate use of pesticides, spurring revolutionary changes in the laws affecting our air, land, and water."Silent Spring became a runaway bestseller, with international reverberations . . . [It is] well crafted, fearless and succinct . . . Even if she had not inspired a generation of activists, Carson would prevail as one of the greatest nature writers in American letters" (Peter Matthiessen, forTime's 100 Most Influential People of the Century). This fortieth anniversary edition celebrates Rachel Carson's watershed book with a new introduction by the author and activist Terry Tempest Williams and a new afterword by the acclaimed Rachel Carson biographer Linda Lear, who tells the story of Carson's courageous defense of her truths in the face of ruthless assault from the chemical industry in the year following the publication of Silent Spring and before her untimely death in 1964.

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The Facts!!.......2007-08-07

Perhaps her cause was just in writing this book, but her short-sighted ignorance of the repercussions was inexcusable. Because of the ban on DDT which largely resulted from Silent Spring, the WHO has estimated that around 20 MILLION children have died of malaria.

DDT was, & still is, one of the very best insecticides to control mosquitoes, the sole transporter of this deadly disease. Best of all, DDT is very NON-toxic to humans.

The need for DDT is so urgent that even the Sierra Club is justifying it's use inside houses in malaria stricken locations of Africa, South America, & Asia.

Way to go Rachel. Save the Birds, Kill the Children...Wake Up People!!

Important but boring.......2007-06-13

I thought that "Silent Spring" would be an interesting book to read. After all, is supposedly launched the modern environmental movement. However, after reading about 80 pages into the book I started to feel like I was reading the same thing over and over again: pesticides and herbicides are bad and should not be applied to the side of the road. OK, I get the point. I then flipped to page 250 or so, and do you know what I saw? More discussion of how pesticides and herbicides are bad!

Maybe back at that time it was not a self-evident truth that it is a bad thing to go around spraying shit all over the side of the road. But even then, you would think that a disucssion of this matter could be confined to 100 pages or less. A final issue is that the book does not seem to possess a modern understanding of certain subjects (since when do hydrologists refer to groundwater as "underground rivers"?). Although this is not the fault of the book, I do not know why anyone other than a science historian would want to spend much time on it.

Oh Yeah, this book also killed millions of people. The banning of DDT probably led to millions of deaths from malaria. Even today, about 2 million people die from it every year.

A Classic Read.......2007-05-11

Joni Mitchell perhaps most aptly summarizes the driving idea of Silent Spring in her song "Big Yellow Taxi": "Hey farmer farmer / Put away that DDT now / Give me spots on my apples / But leave me the birds and the bees. Please!" While both the book and the song are a bit outdated in the United States as DDT was banned in 1972, it's still an interesting analysis of insecticides/herbicides, societies relationship with science, and the effects a capitalistic driven culture has on the environment. Likewise, the interaction of the natural web and human's impact on it is greatly emphasized. Something I've always found interesting about Carson and her book was the publics (often misogynistic) reaction to her as being "hysterical" and my favorite quote from a board member of the Federal Pest Control Review Board: "I thought she was a spinster. What's she so worried about genetics for?"

last minute purchase.......2007-04-04

My daughter had to have this for English and of course she waited till the last minute. To her surprise, she enjoyed the book and the author's writing very much. As usual Amazon saved the day with a huge selection and fast shipping.

Al Gore surely loves this.......2007-03-26

Hurrah for "sustainability" and "biodiversity"! Down with the human race!

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The Life Of Kit Carson
Edward S. Ellis
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1895. Ellis is the author of stories for The Flying Boys Series, Deerfoot Series, Boys Banner Series, Foreign Adventure Series, Wyoming Valley Series and many more writes a biography of Kit Carson, hunter, trapper, guide, Indian Agent and Colonel in the United States Army and one of America's true heroes. Edward Ellis's research includes original sources along with material exclusively commissioned for this book. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

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There could be no doubt, however, of the destination of the redskin, and Carson and his brave warrior were equally persistent with their horses. The ground flew beneath their hoofs. Across the stretch of prairie, along the bank of the rushing streams, around the rocks, over mountains, through torrents, they forced their way, with no thought of turning back or checking the speed of their animals. Occasionally the bright eyes of the pursuers glanced at the ground in front, when the displaced gravel or the indentation in the soft earth showed they had not lost the trail.

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: Carson McCullers' Novella Adapted for the Stage

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The Ballad of the Sad Cafe: Carson McCullers' Novella Adapted for the Stage
Edward Albee , and Carson McCullers
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ASIN: 0743225317

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Highly recommended........2000-01-02

Carson McCullers is a wonderfully compassionate author and this novel showcases the best of her abilities.

Pretty Good.......1999-04-29

A grotesque human triangle in a primitive Southern town...A young boy learning the difficult lessions of manhood...A fateful encounter with his native land and former love...These are [arts of the world of Carson McCullers - a world of the lost, the injured, the eternal strangers at life's feast. Here are brilliant revelations of love and longing, bitter heartbreak and occasional happiness - tales that probe the very heart of our lives. It was a good story. she was not a very good person - nor was he. He a sponge who only cared about himself and she was a niggerdly woman, although the town really needed her.

Pretty Good.......1999-04-29

The life of Kit Carson: Hunter, trapper, guide, Indian agent, and colonel U.S.A

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The life of Kit Carson: Hunter, trapper, guide, Indian agent, and colonel U.S.A
Edward Sylvester Ellis
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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The Ballad Of The Sad Cafe - The Play
Carson; Adapted by Albee, Edward Mcculler
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000IW4VA0

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Carson, the advocate,
Edward Marjoribanks
Manufacturer: The Macmillan Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

The Ulster Crisis: Resistance to Home Rule 1912-1914 (A Blackstaff Classic)

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The Ulster Crisis: Resistance to Home Rule 1912-1914 (A Blackstaff Classic)
Anthony Terence Quincey Stewart
Manufacturer: Blackstaff Press Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 085640599X

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The Standard Reference Work For This Issue.......2001-08-02

A.T.Q. Stewart established his well deserved reputation as an objective, erudite scholar with this small book. Unlike many academic historians however,he also writes well. He treats his subject not as a sounding board for a trendy, modern "ism", but instead as an objective event in the past. He examines not only what happened, but why it happened. This volume examines the rise of Ulster Loyalist resistance to Irish Nationalist "Home Rule", which the Northern Irish Loyalists rightly saw as the short road to independence for Ireland from the Empire. Their threatened armed "rebellion" against the British government so as to (ironically) achieve their aim of remaining British, ultimately set in motion the events of 1916 and later 1968/69, which sadly continue up to this very evening. Stewart treats his subject dispassionatly and with great insight and detail. At the same time Stewart describes events almost as a jounalist would have done. One can almost see the gun runners unloading the rifles off the docks in the darkness from his narration. Ultimately, he also describes how the participants faired. The nascent U.V.F. marched off to meet their doom on the Somme. The peaceful Nationalists were ultimately politically outflanked by Sinn Fein who revolted in 1916, a mere six weeks before their counterparts went over the top in Flanders. The British Officers who threatened to resign at Curragh Barracks rather than enforce what they saw as an unpatriotic law, lost not only their lives but their world. In short, if you are interested in this aspect of British history, this is a book well worth having.

ulsterwasright.......2000-04-15

well researched book good biography. hope to see more detailed book on the same subject. craigavon should also be researched to see his important part in the crisus

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Ulster Crisis
A.T.Q. Stewart
Manufacturer: Faber and Faber
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0571080669

The play, The ballad of the sad cafe: Carson McCullers' novella adapted to the stage

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The play, The ballad of the sad cafe: Carson McCullers' novella adapted to the stage
Edward Albee
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

1998 Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings

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1998 Winter Simulation Conference Proceedings
D. J. Medeiros , Edward F. Watson , and John S., II Carson
Manufacturer: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Enginee
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0780351339

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