THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN TREES

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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO NORTH AMERICAN TREES
Carlton C. & Bausor, S. C. Curtis
Manufacturer: Collier Books
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Complete Guide to North American Trees
Carlton C. Curtis , and S. C. Bausor
Manufacturer: Macmillan Pub Co
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ASIN: 0020626509

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The Complete Guide to North American Trees
Carlton C. Curtis and S.C. Bausor
Manufacturer: Collier Books
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The complete guide to North American trees
Thomas S Elias
Manufacturer: Van Nostrand Reinhold
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ASIN: B00072ACY0

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The Complete Guide to North American Trees
Dr. Carlton C. Curtis and S. C. Bausor Ph.D.
Manufacturer: The New Home Library
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Over 350 leaf and fruit illustrations.

The Complete Guide to North American Trees

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The Complete Guide to North American Trees
Carlton C. & S.C. Bausor Curtis
Manufacturer: Garden City
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Mauritius Travel Pack (Globetrotter Travel Packs)
Martine Maurel
Manufacturer: New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1843308398

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The highly successful Globetrotter Travel series, which includes guides, maps and atlases, presently covers more than 80 destinations worldwide. The packs are excellent value, including both a guidebook and a soft cover of the foldout Globetrotter map of the region, in a printed plastic wallet.

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great information.......2007-10-01

This book was just what we needed ready for our trip and even came with a great map so worth every cent. Plenty of info and lots of tips so well worth getting

June.......2007-03-13

There aren't many travel books available with info on Mauritius. I've looked at all I could get my hands on and the Globetrotter Travel Guide on Mauritius with the pull-out Travel Map is by far the best. The books is loaded with heaps of useful information for first time travellers to Mauritius with tips for visitors, places to stay and eat, attractions and regional profiles. The best part was the map giving more detail of the whole island as well as the major regional towns on the island. The other travel books fell short in this area.

Mauritius Travel Pack (Globetrotter Travel Packs)

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Mauritius Travel Pack (Globetrotter Travel Packs)
Globetrotter
Manufacturer: New Holland Publishers (UK) Ltd.
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1859742467

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Practical, informative and user-friendly, the Globetrotter Travel Guide to Mauritius highlights the major places of interest, describing their principal attractions and offering sound suggestions on where to tour, stay, eat, shop and relax. This guide is ideal for the first time visitor. It includes over 30 full-color area maps, town plans and locator maps, and over 95 full-color photographs

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Mauritius (Globetrotter Travel Pack)
Martine Maurel
Manufacturer: Struik Publishers
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1843300532

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Have had this book since 1997 and love it.......2007-07-05

I am reading this book again.. prob the 5 time and I have used about 3 different colors of hi-liter so far. I recommend it and even used the lesson and guidance to help me with my addiction issues this time around.

First time it was family issues, then 2nd time was work issues, third time was deaths in family and fourth time was post college work issues. Its been there for me everytime and this time along with Tx, I am using it again.

Pat Riley would have made one heck of a military general. .......2007-05-17

He is the ultimate strategist, always thinking ahead and planning every act of inspiration and conversation he might use to channel more out of his players than they were currently giving. In 'The Winner Within', Pat Riley shares his tactics for converting his basketball teams into units with an emphasis on the greater good. The highlights of this book came for me in the following:

* Pat Riley's acceptance of being in the right place at the right time when the Lakers needed a head coach and how preparation added to his own confidence that he could succeed at a high level.

* Riley's view on the strengthening process of one's mentality and how being thrown the wolves can be a very healthy experience.

* Making the LA Lakers a team instead a collection of self-serving, finger-pointing superstars. He mentions tactics he employed on each of his different leaders, including ways to use Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's moody eccentricities as a leadership tool.

* How embracing success hurt the Lakers in the mid-eighties and the ways Riley developed a plan to combat complacency on the team.

* How leaders in any profession must be willing to confront cancerous team members swiftly and thoroughly.

* Riley's methods of using strategic moments of temporary insanity and how this can be highly beneficial to the overall good of the team.

* When to know your time is done and move on, as he did when he left LA for New York in 1990.

* Setting reasonable goals that are both attainable and difficult. For example, his 1992 New York Knicks set the goals of being the most hated team in the league, the most conditioned team in the league, and the most professional team in the league. To a T, they succeeded in meeting all their goals.

Riley is very open and honest in this book. He admits that he knew his Knicks would have zero chance of beating the Bulls in a do-or-die game seven in 1992. He had predicted Jordan would get calls and go to the line, and that Ewing would get into foul trouble quickly. Both of his predictions became eerily true. He admits that you must know your place in the pecking order and follow this format:

#1. From nobody to upstart
#2. From upstart to contender
#3. From contender to winner
#4. From winner to champion
#5. From champion to dynasty

Riley's book is also filled with numerous quotes from histories great minds and leaders. Each quote helps highlight what Riley is trying to emphasize.

I recommend this book to anyone who is or hopes to be a manager in any avenue in life. Riley gives a clear-cut format to achieving goals as a leader.

Championship Inspiration.......2006-10-31

This is a book about how Pat Riley coaches to get out of the individual the Winner Within. There are 12 short chapters in this 271 page book with many quotes from many great individuals throughout history including this one from Sir Winston Churchill: "Success is never final."

Shaq has stated the Riley is the most motivating speaker he has ever heard and after reading this book I think you will get a feel for what he meant. Most of the book focuses on Basketball and the Lakers. But there are some good business principles scattered throughout the book that will inspire you to be the best. Riley lets you into his mind so you can see his thoughts and how he worked to get the most out of his team to bring home the championship. It's a great book that will prove a quick read.

A great inspiration for any coach.......2006-07-17

I am a first year basketball coach and found this book very inspirational. It makes me want to work even harder than I have and set higher standards for myself. Pat Riley is an excellent motivator and role model. I like any coach who is willing to write about his major losses in his career as well as greatest triumphs. A must read for any coach. However, he needs to write a sequel since he won his new title this summer. Go Heat!

Doesn't make the playoffs........2005-08-03

Of the over fifty books on leadership/coaching that I've read, this is by far the least useful. There are anecdotes for basketball fans, but as far as useful ideas on success and leadership there are few. It is the most useless book I've read in the coaching/leadership field (even worse than Coach K's or Dean Smith's).

The Winner Within - A Life Plan For Team Players

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The Winner Within - A Life Plan For Team Players
Pat Riley
Manufacturer: G. P. Putnam's Sons
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HFH86C

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The Winner Within a Life Plan for Team Players.
Pat. Riley
Manufacturer: G. P. Putman's Sons
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NXP9IC

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The Winner Within: A Life Plan For Team Players
Pat Riley
Manufacturer: New York Putnams 1993.
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The Winner Within a Life Plan for Team Players
Pat Riley
Manufacturer: Berkley Books
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000I6YWGE

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Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed “Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia” set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals ever published, a legacy left to us by famed zoologist and animal lover Bernhard Grzimek, this set is renowned for its scientific reporting and coverage, and serves as a major point of reference for researchers, students, and those hoping to satisfy their curiosity about the animal kingdom. Information can be found on life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. Staying true to the original scientific pedigree, Gale enlisted prominent advisors and contributors from the international scientific community to incorporate recent developments in our knowledge of the animal world.

Princess & The Frog (Fairy Tale Series) (Harlequin American Romance, No 692)

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Princess & The Frog (Fairy Tale Series) (Harlequin American Romance, No 692)
Hiram Bingham
Manufacturer: harlequin
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OWNM1S

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This massive biographical dictionary offers the most thorough study of a group of early American craftsmen published to date. It contains biographies of 296 silversmiths and jewelers who worked in Massachusetts prior to the American Revolution, records of more than 6000 examples of their work, and illustrations of 424 of their marks. It completes and amplifies research undertaken at Yale since the 1930s when John Marshall Phillips (1905 - 53), the leading scholar of American silver of his generation, acquired the research notes of Francis Hill Bigelow (1859 - 1933), a pioneer in the field.

There are brief biographical notes on 93 craftsmen in allied trades, including watchmakers, clockmakers, and engravers, and a section on individuals previously misidentified as Massachusetts silversmiths, as well as essays on silversmiths and their tools, Boston silversmithing and jewelrymaking trades, and other Massachusetts silversmiths. A glossary of terms relating to tools and craft techniques and 193 additional illustrations complete the book.

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Beginning gardeners and experts alike will appreciate this practical advice on virtually every aspect of gardening—from choosing a plot to selecting flowers and water features. The instructions and advice encompass plans and proven techniques for planting traditional English, Japanese, herb, and rock gardens, and building structures such as fences and walls, arches, pergolas and trellises, as well as decking and pathways. More than 300 color photographs, illustrations and diagrams ensure that anyone can create a glorious garden.

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Braudy Misled Like Many Others.......2007-04-01

Not too many years ago the killer of Sal Mineo was caught. He had been pulled in for another crime, his girlfried had also been interviewed by police and told the police the story her boyfriend, the killer, told her. He corrorborated it in a written confession shortly therafter. Mr. Mineo was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was killed by a small time thug. The murder had NOTHING to do with his lifestyle.

I am aghast at the slander of the murder victim I have heard over the years, and if you are one of the defilers, I hope you ask your God for forgiveness. It seems his gayness nudged people into a viciousness of conjecture that might not have been if Mr. Mineo were straight. At any rate, it would be nice to see Ms. Baudy publish or at least verbalize an apology, instead of standing behind this repulsive scenario she entirely cooked up in her head.

legend untarnished.......2005-11-22

I BECAME A SAL MINEO FAN WHILE WATCHING EXODUS,DINO AND THE GENE KRUPA STORY.FOUR YEARS LATER I BOUGHT AN US MAGAZINE THAT INCLUDED AN EXCERPT FROM THIS BOOK WHICH WAS RATHER VULGAR AND EVEN DIABOLICAL.I HAD A NIGHTMARE.IT WAS HARD TO THINK OF A MAN I'D IDOLIZED IN SUCH A GRUESOME AND SEXUAL NATURE.I PURCHASED THIS BOOK HOPING TO FIND A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PORTRAIT THAT FOCUSED ON OTHER ASPECTS OF SAL MINEO'S LIFE BEYOND HIS SEXUALITY AND ALLEGED DRUG ISSUES.I FOUND ONLY THE TYPES OF GARBAGE ONE WOULD FIND IN ONLY THE TRASHIEST TABLOIDS.THIS WAS SAD FOR MINEO FANS,A CHARACTER ASSASINATION OF MR MINEO AND AN INSULT TO HIS GRIEVING FAMILY.I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO SPEAK TO SAL'S NOW DECEASED OLDER BROTHER,MICHAEL MINEO,AND HE THOUGHT THE BOOK WAS TRASH AND SAID IT HURT HIS MOTHER DEEPLY.EVERYONE THAT I'VE EVERY SPOKEN TO;BE IT THE OWNER OF MEMORBILIA I'VE PURCHASED OF MR MINEO TO A WAITRESS IN A RESTAURANT WHO'D WAITED ON MR MINEO EACH REMEMBERED HIM AS A KIND,FRIENDLY WARM TYPE PERSON WHO WAS INTELLIGENT,INTELLECTUAL AND COMFORTABLE AROUND ALL KINDS OF PEOPLE.IF YOU ARE A SAL MINEO FAN THIS BOOK WILL ONLY IMPAIR YOUR IMAGE OF THE MAN,THEACTOR,THE DIRECTOR,THE FRIEND,THE SON,THE BROTHER AND THE HUMAN BEING CAPABLE OF THE SAME FAULTS WE ALL SHARE,EVERYTHING ELSE IS SPECULATION,OUTRIGHT LIES AND FUEL FOR FURTHER SCANDAL.ONLY SAL MINEO KNOWS AND THAT'S HIS OWN PERSONAL BUSINESS....

Who Killed Sal Mineo?Rollin Rubbish!.......2005-03-28

This bloody book was murder! I know my niece could have written a better book when she was 5! Not only that but this book really hurt Josephine Mineo, Sal's mother. And rubbish like this hurts those who are left behind. The only thing this book would be good for is toilet paper, or better yet rip it up unread and flush it down the loo! Trevina

Gay Bashing Does Not A Review Make.......2004-10-24

I hesitate to suggest that anyone's parents, even Marmoset's, restrict their child's access to a bookselling site. But a barely coherent rant against gays in general and Sal Mineo in particular(see below)hardly qualifies as an informed critique. While master Marmoset may be as literate as others in his seventh grade English class, he displays a gross misunderstanding of the use of the topic sentence, the building blocks of a readable paragraph, Mineo's career or the novel inspired by his brutal death.

What is sad is not Mineo's life--he was a millionare twice over by the age of 18 and was twice nominated for the Oscar and once for the Emmy by the age of 21--but that both master Marmoset and author Susan Braudy chose to discard the facts in favor of their own, far less interesting inventions.

Plodding and unclever,the book holds no surprises and works neither as a mystery nor as a romance. Strangely Braudy, a journalist who wrote about the murder herself, has discounted some of the fascinating details that still surround the Mineo tragedy in order to focus on more mundane ones of her own invention.

She has, for instance, given him pedophillic tendancies. At a party crowded with twenty-somethings, she shows him preoccupied with the beautiful "puppy bodies" surrounding him. (In fact, Mineo's most famous partner was Rock Hudson, a couple of decades his senior.) And while the real Mineo was, among other things, a bodybuilder and artists' model, Braudy has two of her characters looking askance of photos of him in the nude while one pronounces him "no bathing beauty." But far worse from a mystery reader's standpoint is that Braudy's reporter-heroine shows no great insight or resourcefulness when it comes to solving the crime, instead choosing to spend her time being romanced by one of Mineo's bisexual friends.

Although I can't recommend Braudy's work, those who are knowledgeable about Mineo's life and death may get a chuckle from the sequence in which director Nick Ray laments how James Dean "turned" Mineo gay while the two were making "Rebel Without A Cause." This in spite of Gore Vidal's observation that it was Ray himself--the real Ray, not Braudy's version--who was "openly having an affair" with the adolescent Sal.

Berkeley Hunt

Get Over It!.......2004-06-08

I believe that Sal Mineo was a good actor. But all the homosexuality drivel is over the top. Why does his sexuality concern so many people. They should be outraged he played at a being a man, that was probably his best role. Women should be outraged by all these so called men that have absolutely no interest in women at all. They fall over themselves as fans living to get a glimpse of someone that has no interest in them at all. Sad man, sad life.

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Who Killed Sal Mineo?
Susan BRAUDY
Manufacturer: Wyndham Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OP0K0Q

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Who Killed Sal Mineo?
Susan BRAUDY
Manufacturer: Wyndham/Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UZSHLE

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