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Travel guides are swell wherever, with museum tips here and restaurant recommendations there, but a great guidebook is essential in China. Independent Western travelers hang on their travel guide's every word for survival, and Rough Guide delivers, describing hotel, restaurant, and transportation details accurately and clearly. It also provides scads of information on culture, history, sights, dangers, pleasures, politics, health, weather, clothing, money, and customary niceties. The maps are excellent, and important phrases (hotels, destinations) are written in Chinese characters. And as a backpacker bonus, the book weighs a mere 1.3 pounds despite the thoroughness of its content.

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INTRODUCTION

China has grown up alone and aloof, cut off from the rest of Eurasia by the Himalayas to the south and the Siberian steppe to the north. For the last three millennia, while empires, languages and peoples in the rest of the world rose, blossomed and disappeared without trace, China has been busy largely recycling itself. The ferocious dragons and lions of Chinese statuary have been produced for 25 centuries or more, and the script still used today reached perfection at the time of the Han dynasty, two thousand years ago. Until the late nineteenth century, the only foreigners China saw - apart from occasional ruling elites of Mongol and Manchu origin, who quickly became assimilated - were visiting merchants from far-flung shores or uncivilized nomads from the wild steppe: peripheral, unimportant and unreal.

Today, while there is no sign of the Communist Party relinquishing power, the negative stories surrounding China - the runaway pollution, the oppression of dissidents, the harsh treatment of criminal suspects and the imperialist behaviour towards Tibet and other minority regions - are only part of the picture. As the Party moves ever further away from hard-line political doctrine and towards economic pragmatism, China is undergoing a huge commercial and creative upheaval. A country the size of ten Japans has entered the world market: Hong Kong-style city skylines are rearing up all across China, and tens of millions of people are finding jobs that earn them a spending power their parents could never have known. Whatever the reasons you are attracted to China, the sheer pace of change, visible in every part of Chinese life, will ensure that your trip is a unique one.

The first thing that strikes visitors to China is the extraordinary density of its population. In central and eastern China, villages, towns and cities seem to sprawl endlessly into one another along the grey arteries of busy expressways. These are the Han Chinese heartlands, a world of chopsticks, tea, slippers, massed bicycles, shadow-boxing, exotic pop music, teeming crowds, chaotic train stations, smoky temples, red flags and the smells of soot and frying tofu. Move west or north away from the major cities, however, and the population thins out as it begins to vary: indeed, large areas of the People's Republic are inhabited not by the "Chinese", but by more than two hundred distinct ethnic minorities, ranging from animist hill tribes to urban Muslims. Here the landscape begins to dominate: green paddy fields and misty hilltops in the southwest, the scorched, epic vistas of the old Silk Road in the northwest, and the magisterial mountains of Tibet.

While travel around the country itself is seldom problematic, it would be wrong to pretend that it is an entirely easy matter to penetrate modern China. The tourist highlights - the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army and Yangzi gorges - are relatively few considering the size of the country. In particular, recent modernizations have, quite deliberately, destroyed much of the historic architecture which would have lent Chinese cities the character enjoyed by those in Europe or the Middle East. On top of this are the frustrations of travelling in a land where few people speak English, the writing system is alien and foreigners are regularly viewed as exotic objects of intense curiosity, or as fodder for overcharging - though overall you'll find that the Chinese, despite a reputation for curtness, are generally hospitable and friendly.

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Best guide to China you can get, get it before Lonely planet.......2004-05-12

I can't fully agree with negative review of this book. I'm living in China for three years now. I got many guides to China I use them quite a lot during my traveling in here. Sure there is maybe a few thing missing and there are some mistakes in this book but it is still the best. I find it much more accurate and detailed than last edition of Lonely Planet.

It's best all around travel guide for China.

If you want to get and bring just one get this one.

2003 EDITION - VERY ROUGH INDEED.......2003-06-07

This book presents itself as a revised edition, but it is very
little more than a prettied-up reprint of the text from three
years ago, and some of that was a bit long in the tooth then.

The first and second editions carried great promise, worthy
competitors for the boys from LP. To represent the third as
having been "updated" is merely a deception. It would have been
better not done at all.

The book is a curiosity. The title-page has it "written and
researched" by the same three authors as the previous edition
more than three years ago, but "this edition updated" by two
others. It's not clear that the original three have contributed
any "research" at all that was not reflected in the previous
edition. Nor is it even quite clear that the two "updaters"
have actually been on the ground in China. The "updating" is in
fact so slight that it could almost have been done by a
desk-bound clerk on the strength of readers' reports, with

perhaps the odd nod in the direction of the Lonely Planet Thorn
Tree.

The new edition has more pages, but that's explained by a
slightly larger type-face; finer paper; unchanged net weight.
A second colour introduced throughout, with improved visual
presentation, a bit prettier. And not many other changes.

Chinese names and words still without tone-marks in the main
body of the text - a shortcoming that was never really excusable
and which has been merely unacceptable since Lonely Planet bit
that particular bullet.

There is scarcely a town or locality mentioned that is not
included in the previous edition. No one who is on the ball in
the matter of China travel could fail to discover many more
places worthy of attention than he knew about three years
before. And circumstances change as well: more than a year
before the last edition, all of western Sichuan was opened for
the first time, but the vast treasure of the previously
forbidden region is still undiscovered by the new edition of
this (very) rough guide. The wonderfully scenic Muli and
Yanyuan counties in southern Sichuan have been open for years
but (apart from one passing reference to Yanyuan) rate no
mention. Yushu Prefecture in southern Qinghai, with all
counties open at least since mid-2001, is not mentioned; indeed
apart from Xining district and Golmud (Geermo) there's hardly a
mention of any part of Qinghai province at all.

Of course I can't expect even the best guidebook to discover all
the places I may have discovered and found worthwhile - the
Mekong in north-west Yunnan, Yulin in northern Shaanxi,
Shibaoshan in western Yunnan, Daocheng and the Yading Reserve,
not to mention secret places in Tibet that I'd perhaps rather
keep to myself, nor the phenomenal valley of the Salween in
western Yunnan. The trouble is that this book has found very
few new places (though there's a tantalising addition of almost
impossibly remote Loulan and a couple of extra morsels on the
"southern Silk Road" - a reader's letter perhaps?)

Then there are the occasions when I've found the previous
edition mistaken or misleading - Chishui, Matang, Tiger-Leaping
Gorge, Ruili district, Sanying hotel open to foreigners (well,
it is if you threaten the PSB with an international incident
failing their acquiescence), Pingliang hotel; and so on. Any
corrections? Not one that I can find.

Some details of hotel tariffs, telephone numbers, admission
charges and so on have been changed, but they are generally far
too few to lend any confidence in the reliability of what has
not been changed; a number I've been able to check are just
wrong.

The maps are now far too few, the provincial (or
multi-provincial) maps just too simplified; the largest scale
for some provinces is one to twenty million. Even so, how
revealing for the text to say that "Weixi marks the end of the
road" (from the east)! Tell that to the mini-bus drivers who
drive another 220km north to Deqin, from where the road
continues all the way to Lhasa and beyond! The railway line
between Changsha and north-western Hunan (which cut the journey
from Zhangjiajie to Changsha to about six hours when it had
already been commissioned three years ago) is not shown.

Good points? There's a new "food and drink glossary", which is
to say phrase-list. The paper is excellent - strong and
light, perhaps better than the heavier paper of the Lonely
Planet, so that there are about 30% more pages but 10% less
overall weight. There must be more words in the Rough Guide,
but I doubt there is more information, regardless of its
accuracy.

Up to the usual Rough Guide stardard.......2001-12-14

The Rough Guides are considered among the "cream of the crop" in the guidebook world, and this book is no exception. I used it extensively in the planning phase of my recent month-long trip to China, and it was very helpful.

The background sections of the book are outstanding, giving the reader a solid overview of Chinese history and culture. The primary sites of interest to travelers are adequately covered as well, and so the book is very helpful in planning one's itinerary.

The main drawback of the volume is it's weight. If you are backpacking in China, as I was, this book is pretty heavy to be lugging around. Therefore, unless you are staying in China more than a couple of weeks, you might consider looking at the smaller city guides.....or ripping the necessary sections out of this book and packing only those in your rucksack.

Highly recommended for pre-trip planning at home. Recommended for packing and taking to China *if* you are going on an extended trip to the country.

Among the very best for this unique world called China........2001-06-07

The question is not how do you cover the world's largest and most populated country (as big as all the countries of Europe combined), but rather, how do you visit such a vast, multi cultured world as China? The first step is to arm oneself with the best travel guides on the market. "China: The Rough Guide" is one such guide.

"China: The Rough Guide" is designed for those that have more than a week or two in China. It is NOT a pocket guide (almost 2 lbs.) and more than 1100 pages. In this tome, Leffman, Lewis & Atiyah captures the best of China and give you the low down on what you must see while in China

Straight off the introduction in this guide is one of the most engaging I have ever read, "China is not so much another country as another world; chopsticks, tea, slippers, massed bicycles, shadow boxing, exotic pop music, karakoe, teeming crowds, Dickensian train stations . . . one of the world's largest economies." The maps (a critical element in any guide) are among the best found in a guide to date. Each restaurant and accommodation that is listed in the guide is marked on the maps (ya gotta love it).

The terse 3000-year history is as well written as objective as history can be, and thorough enough for most visitors. There is an outstanding appendix section, titled: "Context," covering, besides history, architecture, art, film, music and an excellent book list. The recommendations for accommodations and restaurants are reliable and up to date.

However, this is not a perfect guide (5 stars). One of the weak areas of the guide is the omission of an accommodation or a restaurant index. Thus, if you have a recommended restaurant you want to look up, you have to go through all the restaurant pages 'til you stumble across the name you seek or miss seeing it completely.

Another significant shortcoming is the lack of website and email addresses for hotels. Phone and fax numbers are provided but, considering the cost, nothing beats email. This is a significant omission, especially considering that the guide has a 2000 publishing date and most major Chinese hotels are now Internet connected,

Though the 'Basic Section' is up to guide books' standards, and has a few interesting sections (i.e., recommended tours, China Online Etc.) I found some of the information needed updating. Northwest Airlines is NOT the only airline that flies non-stop from mainland US to China, United Airlines also does (though the service is sub-par and the seats very cramped, I would not-recommended you flying UAL). Also, there is NO website information for any of the airlines.

I am disappointed that the 'boxed' vignettes are few and far between in this guide. There is no mention of Falun Gong and only a scant mention of the Three River Gorge Dam. Usually Rough Guides are much better in this area.

Finally, an ongoing peeve that I have about Rough Guides, is the use of a number system to quote the price range of a hotel, i.e., the `Friendship Hotel' is listed to cost a '6'. For a `6' you have to flip back to the numeric legion where you find out that `6' = 600 to 800 yuans, which you then divide by the current rate of exchange. As other guides simply demonstrate, there are better ways to help your reader gage approximate cost.

If you are going to just be in and around Beijing or Shanghai then this guide at 1100 pages may be an over kill. You would be better off with Rough Guide: Beijing, Cadogan's Beijing or Lonely Planet Shanghai (all highly recommended guides, see my reviews). However if you are going to explore this great country then 'China: The Rough Guide' will be a welcome companion. Recommended

Practical and enjoyable.......2000-12-02

I am just back from a week in China. Unlike my normal travels this time I stayed in luxury hotels and had arranged transport. Therefore I did not depend on the guide to tell me which bus to take from which museum etc ( at any rate a painful thing to do with most guides and something to be explored much more easily locally).

The guide was superb in giving condensed information on the places we have visited ( Beijing, Xi'An and Shanghai) and enabled us to do all the planning of what we wanted to do and wanted to see whilst travelling. I found the information on markets and shopping to be very accurate and, most enjoyable, for all the markets, places of interest, restaurants, hotels etc. the guide had the names in Cihinese characters as well, so that we could tell our driver or the taxidriver where to go.

Also the general information on history and culture where quite interesting and gave another dimension to our short and unplanned trip. All in all well worth the value.

One tip; the guide has for all the hotels the listed prices. Through the Internet or with frequent flyer cards you can get up to 60% discounts even in the big hotels like Sheraton and Hilton.

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The Rough Guide to Beijing 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Simon Lewis
Manufacturer: Rough Guides
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1843539071
Release Date: 2008-04-07

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This guide to Beijing brings the city’s highlights to life from the latest hip nightspots and fashionable eateries to the ancient splendours of the Forbidden City. Easier to use and more to the point than its main rivals, there are accounts of all the city''s attractions and reliable, practical information on how to get around, where to stay and where to find the best restaurants and bars. The guide also includes detailed accounts of excursions outside the city to historic towns and hikes along the Great Wall. Each district is covered by a thoroughly researched and fully indexed map

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This book explores Ho's pre-power political career, from his emergence at the Paris Peace Conference in 1919 to his organization of the Viet Minh united front at the start of the Second World War. Using previously untapped sources from Comintern and French intelligence archives, Sophie Quinn-Judge examines Ho's life in the light of two interconnecting themes--the origins and institutional development of the Indochinese Communist Party, and the impact on early Vietnamese communism of political developments in China and the Soviet Union.

Ho Chi Minh: The Missing Years, 1919-1941.(Book Review) : An article from: The Historian

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Ho Chi Minh: The Missing Years, 1919-1941.(Book Review) : An article from: The Historian
Peter Lowe
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000B9DSAE
Release Date: 2005-09-03

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This digital document is an article from The Historian, published by Thomson Gale on September 22, 2004. The length of the article is 730 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Ho Chi Minh: The Missing Years, 1919-1941.(Book Review)
Author: Peter Lowe
Publication: The Historian (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 66 Issue: 3 Page: 609(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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HO CHI MINH: THE MISSING YEARS 1919-1941.

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HO CHI MINH: THE MISSING YEARS 1919-1941.
Sophie: Quinn-Judge
Manufacturer: Pan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000VGO4TG

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"Never tell Mommy!"

This whispered command buried family secrets that festered well into adulthood for Jackie E, the author of NEVER TELL MOMMY, a Memoir. With amazing courage and clarity, this 70-year-old author gives voice to the little girl who was once forced into silence about a subject that is still taboo in many circles.

The author reveals her sometimes zany, sometimes heartbreaking childhood as she transports us back to the ethnically diverse world where she grew up in Los Angeles during the wild and wonderful l930s and '40s. On this nostalgic journey we meet three generations; the author's immigrant grandparents steeped in Jewish tradition, and her parents, a Canadian father and California-born mother who attempt to assimilate. And then there is the author, Jackie, an only child, who questions Judaism while exploring other religions in her search for God, a desire to belong, and a hunger to be loved.

In spite of unhealthy parental exploitation and being forced to keep a secret she is told will kill her mother, the author delights in the world around her, aided by eccentric yet supportive relatives and loving friends. Lena, her eternally unhappy grandmother and a religious zealot, gave nurturning the first two years of the author's life. Pearl, a self-taught career woman, acknowledged her niece's questioning mind. Madeline, an alcoholic former Hollywood starlet, taught her niece how to "behave" like a lady. Eddie, a grammar school janitor, instilled a life-long love of music in his young friend.

This multilayered memoir also explores the author's therapy experience during the l980s after an incident forces her to confront buried pain.

NEVER TELL MOMMY shocks, mocks, and applauds, as layer after layer of the author's chaotic childhood and her late-in-life search for answers, unfolds, reliving both the pain and the joy. But, most importantly of all, NEVER TELL MOMMY offers us the hope that no matter what trauma we may have endured, the past is no longer an enemy if we open our eyes and hearts and embrace the moment.

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Ultimately a tale of hope.......2001-11-11

Never Tell Mommy is an intensely personal and candid memoir that tells of pressure, resistance, misery, courage, and triumph through a childhood in a dysfunctional family with a sexually abusive father. Fifty years later, author Jackie E. shares the wisdom of learning to accepting the past as part of the self, rather than be haunted by it consider it an enemy. Never Tell Mommy is ultimately a tale of hope, written to show that even those who suffer unspeakable childhood trauma can live fulfilling lives. Highly recommended.

Trancendence over sorrow is better than no sorrow.......2001-09-27

In this lively account of her childhood in a 1930's Los Angeles the author shows a zest for the magic of life that only comes with leaning how to take the good and step out over the bad to reach the stars of your life. How remarkable that at such a young age the author was able to determine her own boundaries of self so that she could decide when, where and how to love whom she would. Most people when faced with a similar choice do not have the awareness to cheerfully fill a shopping basket from their limited store of possibilities and, instead, throw the sky itself away out of the rage that they can't have all the stars they see.

Never Tell Mommy gave me Hope.......2001-09-24

"This book dropped my jaw more than a few times. The author takes you through her life in a sobering view of childhood neglect with a spark of spunkiness and humor that makes you pull for her all the way. Her innocence and Ann Frank type naivete seemed to have saved her from turning hard and bitter and left me feeling uplifted. For someone to go through that kind of adolescence and end up as a loving and well-adjusted person is amazing. It gave me hope."

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Never Tell Mommy: A Memoir
Jackie E.
Manufacturer: Charles Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000VG0OEA

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Great Book!!.......2001-12-17

This is one of the better training tools you'll ever buy. Roebuck take's you step by step from puppy through the second year. I refer to this book every time I start a new puppy. If you hunt upland birds this book is a must.

Excellent book.......2001-06-27

This is an excellent book by the late Ken Roebuck. I used Ken's advice to train my Springer and I am very pleased with the results. Ken writes the book with the beginner in mind.

The only drawback is that he doesn't give much useful information on how to train for blind retrieves.

A MUST HAVE for anyone training a HUNTING dog.......2000-07-03

I have read many books on dog training, and never before has anyone offered a plan so detailed or as simple to follow as Kenneth Roebuck. His insight into how a dog thinks and how we can use that to our advantage in training is at once ordinary and astounding. Skip all the popular training methods of the moment and use this one. You will never raise a better gun dog.

A great training guide from begining to end........1998-11-22

This book takes you through the selection of and training of a gun dog using the late Kenneth Roebuck's methods. This book outlines the use of both positive and negative reinforcment to produce a quality hunting companion. This is a great resource for the man wanting to train his own dog, and if I could only have one training reference, this would be it.

Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs

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Still important for first-time gun dog buyers

Gun Dog Breeds: A Guide to Spaniels, Retrievers, and Pointing Dogs
Charles Fergus
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1585746185

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This lively, engaging, and extremely helpful book covers the history, physical characteristics, temperaments, and field capabilities of the more than thirty dog breeds used to hunt gamebirds. It teaches both the novice and the experienced hunter how to choose the right dog for any hunting situation. Gun Dog Breeds covers breeds both popular and little known. It gives advice on how to select a breed and pick a puppy. It emphasizes the pragmatic without ignoring the whimsical. From pointers to drahthaars, from English springers to Boykin spaniels, from Labrador retrievers to curly-coated retrievers, Gun Dog Breeds gives an unbiased, comprehensive, and entertaining look at the wealth of dogs available to the modern hunter. (6 x 9, b&w photos)

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Still important for first-time gun dog buyers.......2001-12-06

A very honest look at various flushing, pointing, and retrieving breeds. Includes strengths and weaknesses of each breed, ease of training, suitability to certain types of game, etc. Is now somewhat dated and does not reflect emerging interest in a few of the rarer continental gun dogs, which are given only a brief mention in the back of the book. Was also written before the recent explosive growth in popularity of the field-bred English Cocker. Fergus' bias toward flushing dogs shows through a bit, as he neglects to mention the pointing breeds' invaluable use in covering wide open tracts of land (which saves the hunter the task of doing so). Still, these are minor criticisms, and most first-time gun dog would likely be better of with a retriever or spaniel anyway, for reasons Fergus states. This book should be required reading for all first-time buyers of gun dogs, too many of whom end up buying a dog completely unsuited for their hunting purposes and lifestyle---often because of some of "sales copy" they read on a breeder's website or in some other dog book. The more objective approach in this book will not only help hunters avoid such mistakes, it may also help reduce the number of unwanted gun dogs submitted to shelters annually by people who find out too late that such dogs are more than they can handle.

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Great Book!

Winston: The Life of a Gun Dog
Ben O. Williams
Manufacturer: Willow Creek Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1572237058

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Great Book!.......2003-11-18

This is a great book for anyone interested in bird dogs, especially Brittanys. Most of Mr. Williams books that I have read have been instructional whereas this book is a more personal story about his favorite dog Winston and his performance in the field. It is right up there with "The Rufus Chronicle". I just recently got a Brittany from the American Brittany Rescue and have not hunted him and actually haven't been hunting since I was a little girl with my dad. However, after reading Mr. William's book I have had the urge to get out there and try with my very first dog. This is a must read for Brittany lovers!

A Rough-Shooting Dog: Reflections from Thick and Uncivil Sorts of Places

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A Rough Shooting Dog
A thoughtful book on the emotions of hunting
A great book that is about more then just training ESS
A wonderful surprise

A Rough-Shooting Dog: Reflections from Thick and Uncivil Sorts of Places
Charles Fergus
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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Binding: Paperback

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A Rough Shooting Dog.......2007-05-16

If you have owned a Springer, enhance your enjoyment & memories with this wonderful read. A great book.

A thoughtful book on the emotions of hunting.......2006-11-04

I have read other books by this author. Most of them are autobiographical (mixed with practical hints about dog training and bird hunting). All are well written. This one is the best, I think. That relationship with his springer transcends the usual mush. The dog obviously was a paragon, the dog of a lifetime.
The reciprocity between the two gives the lie to those who claim that dogs have learned how to con humans into doing their wont.
The book is well worth reading. It will enlighten and grab you.

A great book that is about more then just training ESS.......2004-12-17

I read this book to learn something about training English Springer Spaniels. I walked away with a deeper reflection on myself. The Author shares his experiences during the time when he acquired his first Springer. He also shared with you things that where happening in his life (like the passing of his father) and the deeper understanding of nature that blossomed during that same period. A wonderful book and a great read.

A wonderful surprise.......1999-07-20

I found this one by accident in the local library. The title was the flash of motion; the cover confirmed that this book was, indeed, something I should have been seeking; and a few minutes' idling through the first chapter snared my full attention. Fergus is a rare combination of sophistication, rural woodsense, and honest observation (within and without). He's the "thoughtful action" sort of character, intelligent and very much at ease in his chosen home, who so puzzles and disquiets our urban cousins who simply have no frame of reference in which he fits. His springer spaniel Jenny sounds like a godsend as hunting dogs go, but with enough flaws to keep her off any pedestal, and enough love of the hunt to keep her in the field. My father's long-gone springer spaniel Maxie was the legend around our pheasant-oriented household in Nebraska, so for me, Fergus's essays about his relationship with Jenny provide insight into my father's character. Of course this book will be wrapped under my dad's tree this Christmas. Not to be missed--just don't read it in July, with grouse season several months away.

A Short Discourse Of Hawking: To The Field With High Flying Longwinged Hawkes Together With The Sorting And Ordering Of Spaniels.

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A Short Discourse Of Hawking: To The Field With High Flying Longwinged Hawkes Together With The Sorting And Ordering Of Spaniels.
Thomas, Sir Sherley
Manufacturer: Amer Archives of Falconry
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0961983949

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Spaniels for Sport
Talbot Radcliffe
Manufacturer: Howell Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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Training Retreivers and Spaniels to Hunt 'Em Up!

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How to successfully train Retrievers and Spaniels
Ruff, ruff!....(Great Book!)

Training Retreivers and Spaniels to Hunt 'Em Up!
Joe Arnette
Manufacturer: Countrysport Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0892724501

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How to successfully train Retrievers and Spaniels.......2001-02-20

In Hunt 'Em Up!, authors, hunters and dog trainers Joe Arnett and George Hickox draw upon their many years of gun-dog training to collaborate to show even the most novice hunter how to successfully train their Retrievers and Spaniel to become effective bird dogs and hunting companions. Clear, step-by-step training "tips, tricks and techniques" are laid out in thoroughly user-friendly fashion. If you are a hunter and would like to have your canine companion become a part of your hunting experience, then begin with a thorough reading of Hunt 'Em Up!

Ruff, ruff!....(Great Book!).......2000-07-03

After having read over twenty books on the subject of dog training/handling, I place this one at the top!

Not only does this book guide you step-by-step through the early stages of training a dog (referred to as the "Show Pup" stage), it guides you to a finished/polished hunting dog as well.

What particularly appeals to me is the method of training. It is thorough, easy to understand, and if followed correctly will result in a "tail wagging" confident, bold hunting dog.

I have had the opportunity to attend a training session with the co-author, George Hickox and found that the book correlates quite closely with his class material. The wealth of knowledge obtained from this book is comprised of a lifetime of training.

I am currently teaching a 9-month old Lab following the books outline. I am extremely pleased with how well my dog is learning while maintaining her style and utilizing the instincts she was born with.

I wish everyone the very best in your training.

Regards,

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Originally published in London 1915 and revised and updated in 1922. The author was a famous dog trainer and sportsman of that era. His years of experience are encapsulated in this important training book. Contents Include: General Principles - The Perfect Spaniel - Handbreaking - Early Lessons - Retrieving - Subsequent Breaking - Hunting - Dropping to Shot - Work with the Gun - Brace and Team Work - Water Work - Psychology - Field Trials etc. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Vintage Dog Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Spaniels: Their Breaking for Sport and Field Trials

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Spaniels: Their Breaking for Sport and Field Trials
H.W. Carlton
Manufacturer: The Field
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000Q6NWFI

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Incredible Thread A Bowls

Fast, Fun and Easy Incredible Thread-a-Bowls: 2 Techniques--5 Projects--Unlimited Possibilities
Wendy Hill
Manufacturer: C&T Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1571203311

Book Description

• Ordinary sewing machine thread and fabric scraps turn magically into gifts and home décor

• Simple, rewarding projects for crafters and older children

Thread is the staff of crafting life. Here's how to turn thread into bowls and other three-dimensional works of art in just a few hours. Step-by-step instructions show how to snip, stitch, and shape five different styles of thread bowls and containers. Two goof-proof techniques, molding and shaping, offer endless possibilities. These easy, fun, fast sewing-machine projects are great for crafters, older kids—anyone who wants life to be just a bowl of…thread.

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Incredible Thread A Bowls.......2006-11-13

A very interesting and valuble read for the creative textile artist. The author, Wendy Hill, produces a good assortment of basic shapes and skills for the reader to build on. An enjoyable read!

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This guide to proper behavior at the dinner table provides an introduction to etiquette for kids and a refresher in manners for adults. Offering three tips for each letter of the alphabet, kids are asked to examine the factors that contribute to proper form. Guides Polly Politely and Milton Manners introduce kids to the correct way of handling situations such as choosing utensils at the table, passing the salt and pepper, chewing ice, and disposing of olive pits. In addition to situation-specific guidance (“Finger foods, like an airplane, need to land somewhere first. . . . No direct flights from the serving dish into the mouth”), this book provides the means for determining appropriate behavior in any situation by asking children to consider those around them.

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great book; some concerns.......2005-04-05

I ordered this book for my young granddaughter who, at nearly 3 years of age, is ready to consider simple discussion of table manners. I am generally delighted with the book and believe it is one that can grow with a child, having applications even into adulthood.

I was startled, however, to find lie-lay errors on pp. 7 and 55. I also note numerous other small changes that would greatly improve a future edition. For example, some pages are written in the imperative, some are written in the declarative....some are in the third person, some are in the second person, and at least one (p. 44) slips into the first person plural. In addition, frequent use of unnecessary quotation marks is distracting.

The book fills an important niche in a child's library, but it is limited by the above weaknesses. I do not mean to be critical....I have corrected pp. 7 and 55 in my edition and will enjoy this charmingly illustrated book with my granddaughter. You could do the same.

Manners Made Fun!.......2003-10-28

You've Got Manners is a delightful, creative book which makes learning manners a fun and interesting "game" for children of all ages. It can be used as a learning tool whether at the dinner table, eating out or traveling, and all family members can participate. I love the author's use of illustrations and vivid primary colors which are instrumental in keeping a child's attention. The author also cleverly incorporated another learning tool, the alphabet. I can unequivocally recommend You've Got Manners for every family's library.

Manners made fun.......2003-10-16

The charming characters, bright colors, and friendly verse make this book a delightful learning experience into the world of manners, for children young and old. I recommend it highly.

Fun way to teach kids!.......2002-07-29

This book is an excellent way to introduce children to table manners. It's fun style and examples make learning fun!

You will love this book!.......2002-07-28

Knowing manners really helps with our tea parties! This book is a great way to learn more manners!

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In this beautiful book Diane Cole Ahl provides a definitive account of the life and work of Renaissance artist Benozzo Gozzoli. Focusing on the social and cultural context of Gozzoli`s time, Ahl assesses his artistic output, including many works unknown until now. She examines his prowess as portraitist, landscape painter, and creator of sacred narrative and reveals much about the ways in which Renaissance art was created, commissioned, and experienced.

Benozzo Gozzoli: Library of Great Painters (Library of Great Masters)

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Benozzo Gozzoli: Library of Great Painters (Library of Great Masters)
Cristina Acidini Luchinat
Manufacturer: Scala Publishers
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Binding: Paperback

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Beato Angelico e Benozzo Gozzoli: Artisti del Rinascimento a Perugia : itinerari d'arte in Umbria

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Beato Angelico e Benozzo Gozzoli: Artisti del Rinascimento a Perugia : itinerari d'arte in Umbria
Angelico
Manufacturer: Silvana editoriale
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Benozzo Gozzoli
H. Stokes
Manufacturer: Ams Pr Inc
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Binding: Hardcover

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Benozzo Gozzoli (Scala Art)

Manufacturer: Constable
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0094745404

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Benozzo Gozzoli.
HUGH STOKES
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Binding: Hardcover

Benozzo Gozzoli: Catalogo completo dei dipinti (I Gigli dell'arte)

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Benozzo Gozzoli: Catalogo completo dei dipinti (I Gigli dell'arte)
Anna Padoa Rizzo
Manufacturer: Cantini
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Benozzo Gozzoli: Gli affreschi della Cappella Medicea.

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Benozzo Gozzoli: Gli affreschi della Cappella Medicea.
Elena Berti TOESCA
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Binding: Hardcover

Benozzo Gozzoli: Masters in Art (A Series of Illustrated Monographs, Part 66, Volume 6)

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Benozzo Gozzoli: Masters in Art (A Series of Illustrated Monographs, Part 66, Volume 6)
Bates and Guild Company
Manufacturer: Bates and Guild Company Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Illustrated discussion of the work of artist Benozzo Gozzoli.

Benozzo Gozzoli: Un Pittore Insigne "Pratico Di Grandissima Invenzione"

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Benozzo Gozzoli: Un Pittore Insigne "Pratico Di Grandissima Invenzione"
Anna Padoa Rizzo
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Binding: Hardcover

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Ordinary people; extraordinary events.......1998-12-08

You are ordinary women; married, with children; concerned with the welfare of a recently widowed mother; hard working members of a community with its own troubles. Suddenly, your brother, the family's only son, is kidnapped while in a foreign country. What do you do? Whom do you call? Where do you go first??? These were the realities of the older and younger sisters of Brian Keenan, a teacher at the American University in Beirut, who was taken hostage in 1986. For more than four years his sisters, Brenda and Elaine, worked to gain their brother's freedom and in doing so they took on a world far beyond their familiar Belfast streets. This is a story of real feminists; women who just do what has to be done when called upon to act. They do not grace the covers of magazines and it takes a reporter to pull from them their story. Even then, they keep close much of the inner turmoil that had to be overcome to achieve their goal. This book brings a new dimension to Keenan's "An Evil Cradling." It reveals the commendable strength of the rest of the family.

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