The flowering cactus: An informative guide, illustrated in full-color photography, to one of the miracles of America's Southwest

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The flowering cactus: An informative guide, illustrated in full-color photography, to one of the miracles of America's Southwest
Raymond Carlson
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill
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The Flowering Cactus - An Informative Guide, Illustrated in Full-Color Photography, to One of the Miracles of America's Southwest
Raymond (Editor), Illustrated by Avey, Ge Carlson
Manufacturer: New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, Inc, 1954
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The clean air, smelling of spruce and moss in the summer and of newly fallen snow in winter, is unforgettable in Sweden. Written by a native, this is the definitive guide to a country that is nearly 80% mountains, vast forests, lakes and wilderness. But this book covers all, from cities and villages to the Midnight Sun Coast, the islands to the Lappland area. Art, culture, folklore, shopping, walks, watersports and more. Town and regional maps, plus color photos and a detailed index.

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The ultimate guide to Switzerland

Hunter Travel Guides Adventure Guide to Sweden
Kimberly Rinker
Manufacturer: Hunter
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ASIN: 1588433692

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Nestled in the heart of Europe, Switzerland is a feast for the eyes, with azure-blue lakes that shine brilliantly against the greenest slopes of the surrounding Alps. Its picturesque villages and chic towns are accessible via high-speed trains, which whisk travelers around at amazing speeds, though many opt to travel by longboat on some of the country's tranquil waterways. It is one of the world's most advanced industrialized nations, yet its towns and cities are incredibly clean. It also has the distinction of being one of the oldest democracies. Part-time Swiss resident Kimberly Rinker has lived and worked here for years. She tells of little-known attractions as well as major tourist draws and everything in-between. Color photos.

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A detailed guide to every aspect of the destination: history, culture, foods, restaurants, hotels, sightseeing, things to do - written by an author who knows the place intimately.

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The ultimate guide to Switzerland.......2004-03-23

Adventure Guide Scandinavia: Sweden, Norway, & Denmark (Adventure Guide to Scandinavia) (Adventure Guide to Scandinavia)

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Adventure Guide Scandinavia: Sweden, Norway, & Denmark (Adventure Guide to Scandinavia) (Adventure Guide to Scandinavia)
Henrik Berezin
Manufacturer: Hunter Publishing (NJ)
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ASIN: 1588435792

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The American victory at Yorktown in October 1781 and the fall of Lord North's ministry in March 1782 opened the possibility that John Adams might soon be involved in negotiations to end the war for American independence. To prepare for the occasion, Adams and Benjamin Franklin discussed in their letters the fundamentals for peace. Adams made it clear to the British government that there would be no negotiations without British recognition of the United States as independent and sovereign.

This volume chronicles Adams's efforts, against great odds, to achieve formal recognition of the new United States. The documents include his vigorous response to criticism of his seemingly unorthodox methods by those who would have preferred that he pursue a different course, including Congress's newly appointed secretary for foreign affairs, Robert R. Livingston.

In April 1782 the Netherlands recognized the United States and admitted John Adams as its minister. For Adams it was "the most Signal Epocha, in the History of a Century," and he would forever see it as the foremost achievement of his diplomatic career. The volume ends with Adams, at long last a full-fledged member of the diplomatic corps, describing his reception by the States General and his audiences with the Prince and Princess of Orange.

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Now in paperback, this vivid and often beautifully written account of the realities of diabetes (Chicago Tribune) is essential reading for diabetics and their friends and families. Lisa Roney was diagnosed with diabetes just before her twelfth birthday. This is her candid and exquisitely written account of how the disease directly affects the choices she makes every day, in every aspect of her life, from food and exercise to career and family. What sets this apart from other testimonies about living with an illness is Roney's remarkable willingness to reveal the usually hidden emotional consequences of her affliction: erosion of her self-esteem, feelings of vulnerability, the influence on her sexual choices, and heightened awareness of mortality. Full of wisdom, humor, and practical advice, Sweet Invisible Body will be welcomed by diabetics and their friends and families who have never before had a spokesperson as articulate, honest, and insightful as Lisa Roney.

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Too flowery for my taste.......2005-12-28

Roney provides a great description of the struggle with diabetes that, as a Type I, I can relate to, but it was really mush to pore through. It seemed every sentence was about a paragraph long, with too many seemingly irrelevant details thrown in. A typical sentence: "At last, at long last, I entered the City of Love, of wine and fine cuisine, of Notre Dame and the Louvre, of Cezanne, the American expatriate writers, Foucault and Kristeva, of..." and the sentence just goes on and on. It is as if she doesn't have faith that the reader will follow the book unless she explains everything in enormous detail. It is like she never went beyond Creative Writing 101, where yes you must describe, describe, and then some. But taking a more realistic, believable front would have been more effective.

Only in the last fifth of the book does she shed some of her pretentious shell. She very eloquently describes the alienation she feels, and one senses that she is more emotionally engaged as she writes about her relationship woes, as it is free from all the flowery junk. My advice: Read chapter nine and skip the rest.

Good book!.......2005-07-02

I have been a type1 diabetic for 32 years. I found the stuff Lisa went through to have a lot of parallels in my own life, and I was also an art major in college, and like horses. The isolation, people who think you're lazy when you're actually exhausted, the high and low blood sugar levels, the decrepancy between having a deadly disease and looking "normal", and feeling like you're different from everyone else seem to be things that all type 1 diabetics have in common. She has a brilliant way with words that make her book so descriptive of these things. Everyone who knows or is a type 1 diabetic should read this book!

Author describes diabetic events well,but relishes herMISERY.......2005-06-11

The first third of this book was great. Roney provides a great description of many of the difficulties & experiences that I encounter on regular basis as a person with Type 1 diabetes. I thought, "Finally! Here was a book that accurately describes what life with diabetes is really like!" But the middle third of the book mucked it up. The author goes into far too much detail about the her sex life and her relationship woes. It was a struggle for me to get through this part. The author went on & on & on, "woe is me, my life is miserable." Roney blames everything that's wrong in her life on her diabetes, and I found it extremely difficult to listen to her wallowing. In the last third of the book, the author moves away from her self-pitying and she seems to come halfway to terms with her diabetes. Unfortunately, this was just too little too late. It was simply not enough to redeem the book. I wanted to like this book. The beginning had such promise ...but the middle was just so pathetic that I can't give it more than 2 stars. My advice: skip this book & read "Needles" by Andie Dominick instead.

Ignore the Negative Reviews, This Book is Awesome!.......2005-01-15

I had the unique opportunity to meet one-on-one, have phone conversations, and exchange emails with the author while I was reading this work. Lisa Roney is a brilliant, delightful, and well-balanced person. She is an extremely successful professional in her field.

Within five minutes of meeting, Lisa disclosed her diabetes to me, but never dwelled on it. She was very open and realistic in discussing her struggles whenever the context was appropriate, but was positive towards life and was not negative or depressing, as some have speculated.

As a non-diabetic unfamiliar with the disease, the book itself provided me great insight and empathy for what Lisa and others have dealt with each day of their lives. While the book revolves around diabetes as the central theme in Lisa's life, it is much more about the human condition of how we all must deal with our imperfections and fears, whatever they may be.

Written in a lovely style, the author is never afraid to expose her sensitivity and vulnerabilities, though it also displays that she can be tough as nails in dealing with the paradox of accepting her life's obstacles while tenaciously pursuing its promise.

"Would it not be better to mark the interval together, looking at what is really here, seeing others, telling the truth about our bodies, neither so perfect as we might hope nor so horrible as we dread?"

I also became aware that since the book was published advances in care have been brought about by the insulin pump. It has greatly improved Lisa's life with its flexibility and increased control.

"Sweet Invisible Body" is not for someone who wants life to be all sugar-coated and Pollyannish. Nonetheless, ultimately this is a story of acceptance, endurance, hope, and beauty.

Absolutely awful.......2004-04-16

This book seems to be the author's search to justify her existence. It's self-indulgent twaddle.

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 1969 at the age of 4, and although the disease can and does bring challenges, the manner in which Lisa Roney shows her lack of self-esteem and her need to blame her disease for any and all failings in her life is pure blindness. She simultaneously claims to be dying from her disease - as would we all be, in her argument - and yet refusing to "admit" to people that she has the disease. She despairs at the lack of understanding while not being willing to tell people what she endures. She appears all too willing to air it all publicly in this self-indulgent, depressing book.

I sincerely hope that Lisa Roney has learned - at long last - to be at peace with her diabetes and not to expect others to either overlook or focus too heavily on it. In this book she doesn't seem to know which focus she wants "outsiders" to have, let alone herself.

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Make floating candles, herbal soaps, and even a home spa

Discover the secrets of color, shape, and scent the fun and easy way®

Whether you're a beginner or seasoned craftperson, this fun book offers everything you need to make beautiful, professional-looking candles and soaps at home. You get practical tips on dyeing and scenting wax, using unusual molds, adding embellishments to candles, working with soap ingredients, and even turning your hobby into a business!

Discover How To:

Stock a safe & efficient work area
Work with all types of wax
Add color and scent to your projects
Make melt-and-pour soaps
Turn a hobby into a business

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Not worth your money.......2007-05-18

Of the many books I bought on soap making this was the worst. It had no real information in it. It skimmed on all the topics but never really explained how or why. The books written in the early 1900 on soap were more helpful than this one.

Review of linked supply source.......2007-03-23

I appologize that this is not an actual review of the book but a warning about one of the merchants that the book suggests you buy products from. I suggest that you DO NOT order soap making products from Well Naturally Products. Check out the Better Business Bureau on line first. I unfortunately failed to do that and had my credit card billed 60.00 and so far it's been a month with no products and no replys to my inquiries.
This may have been a fine company when the book was written...but I'm not so sure about that now.

For beginners only.......2006-02-11

If you've never made a candle, or done pour-and-mold soap, this book will tell you how. It will also warn you of every concievable mishap you could encounter. In today's litigious society, I suppose that's required, but it did detract from the rest of the work, in my opinion. Then again, I was looking for pointers and updates on materials, since I hadn't made any candles since the late 1980's. In that regard, it introduced me to soy wax and a few products I did not know existed.

However, the pictures offered were not all that helpful, and the instructions very basic. Any of this information could be gotten from a decent online search. The best part of this book was the part in the back which listed a lot of websites for supplies and further information.

I found the author's style to be rather pedantic, and overly "upbeat", as if she were trying too hard to make this a fun and enjoyable book by interjecting bits of humorous commentary that didn't quite "gel".

As a series, the "for Dummies" line seems to me to be stretching a bit thin. I have quite a few of them, and the originality of the first few made learning fun. Now it simply makes it tedious, and the attempts at fun and humor are becoming tiresome.

All in all, the series overall has become what the name implies: books for beginners and dilettantes. There is nothing wrong with that, by any means. But it wasn't what I was looking for in this book.

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Breaking up is hard to do - but sweet revenge can make all the difference!

With more than 35 million singles out there dating, hearts get broken every day. But today's woman needs more than a book of sappy affirmations to get her back on her feet and feeling great.

I Used to Miss Him... is full of sassy tips, sarcastic stories, and hilarious ways to heal after a breakup. This book provides genuine advice in a girlfriend-to-girlfriend tone, but with a "rip his head off" twist. By supporting a girl's right to be angry with her ex, this fun guide helps her rebuild her spunk and confidence after he's gone.

Features edgy advice on how to:

Cash in on his lifelong guilt

Look sexy and feel fabulous (then run into him at a party)

Make an ex-boyfriend voodoo doll

Lose the guy, keep the jewelry

Advertise being single

Stalk responsibly to keep him on his toes

Maximize post-breakup pampering

I Used to Miss Him... But My Aim Is Improving is the ultimate breakup survival guide for the sassy modern woman!

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Sassy?! Diva?! Give me a break!.......2007-04-18

This book attempts to teach a girl how to be a "diva" during the post break up period.

Question: "How is taping an envelope with a bug in it on your ex's door nob" a diva move?

Question: "How is jumping into rebound sex" with a stranger a diva move?

This book is very different from the idea presented in "It's called a break up because it's broken" and personally I agree with everything in that book says.

While "It's called a break up because it's broken" shows how to truely get over someone, this book merely shows you how to drown in your own anger and do stupid things that hurts both yourself and innocent others.

Fun and helpful.......2006-07-08

I loved how James wrote the book, making its readers feel as if they were getting advice from a girlfriend over martinis. In the sea of self-help books, this one takes a comical and fun approach to breaking up and moving on.

I didn't think it would help.......2006-04-07

but if you have or are going through a break up that cuts really deep, this book will really help ease some of the things you are feeling and help you feel a little more normal. I remember reading it a saying "holy crap, that is soooo true." Trust me it's just a little step that will help in a big way.

LOVED it!!.......2005-12-14

Over the past several years I have read multiple books on codependancy, relationships and addiction. (porn related)
This book was the the one which I related to the most.
We all have common sense and know when we should leave a relationship which is what you read by someone with a degree in the area. However we are all human and I truley believe unless you have been there, degree or not, you shouldn't be considered a "expert". This book is for the woman who is finally comming to her sences and needs the encouragement to move on and realize you are not the only "resentful(...)" out there. Worth the read!!

Affirming.......2005-12-13

This book is overall a gem with good suggestions for recovery and a lot of humor. It is probably a book for the college set but I am twenty-eight and really enjoyed it!

The best part about it is that it made me realize I'm not the only one who feels crazy during a breakup. I also felt like despite the obvious sarcastic bent to the book, it did have positive things to say about men. It is not a "let's be bitter forever" book. It's really all about having fun and feeling good about yourself.

I thought this passage was key: "Remember-though it is hard to get over someone you really care about, it is even harder to spend your life in an unfulfilling relationship." I keep reading that phrase over and over again and it has really changed my perspective on my breakup.

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Growing up with the twentieth century, Alfred Barr (1902-1981), founding director of the Museum of Modern Art, harnessed the cataclysm that was modernism. In this book -- part intellectual biography, part institutional history -- Sybil Gordon Kantor tells the story of the rise of modern art in America and of the man responsible for its triumph. Following the trajectory of Barr's career from the 1920s through the 1940s, Kantor penetrates the myths, both positive and negative, that surround Barr and his achievements.

Barr fervently believed in an aesthetic based on the intrinsic traits of a work of art and the materials and techniques involved in its creation. Kantor shows how this formalist approach was expressed in the organizational structure of the multidepartmental museum itself, whose collections, exhibitions, and publications all expressed Barr's vision. At the same time, she shows how Barr's ability to reconcile classical objectivity and mythic irrationality allowed him to perceive modernism as an open-ended phenomenon that expanded beyond purist abstract modernism to include surrealist, nationalist, realist, and expressionist art.

Drawing on interviews with Barr's contemporaries as well as on Barr's extensive correspondence, Kantor also paints vivid portraits of, among others, Jere Abbott, Katherine Dreier, Henry-Russell Hitchcock, Philip Johnson, Lincoln Kirstein, Agnes Mongan, J. B. Neumann, and Paul Sachs.

Alfred H. Barr, JR. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art

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Alfred H. Barr, JR. and the Intellectual Origins of the Museum of Modern Art
Sybil Gordon Kantor
Manufacturer: The MIT Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQC79C

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