Carrots and Related Vegetable Umbelliferae (Crop Production Science in Horticulture)

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This popular series for professional growers, students of horticulture and dedicated amateurs presents the scientific principles underlying the major horticultural crops. Of particular interest to growers throughout North America, this volume is devoted to the vegetable Umbelliferae--carrots, celery, fennel, parsley and parsnip. The book includes brief discussions of some lesser known vegetables, including coriander, chervil and skirret, and of related herbs, including dill, anise, caraway and cumin. Concise and practical, the book covers all aspects of the crops, from production statistics and botany to breeding, methods of production, pests and diseases, and postharvest handling.

Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace: Herbs and Ornamentals from the Umbel Family

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Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace: Herbs and Ornamentals from the Umbel Family
Barbara Perry Lawton
Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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ASIN: 0881928224

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Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace is the gardener's introduction to the characteristics, cultivation, and history of one of the most distinctive families of the plant kingdom. These plants were well known to the Greeks and Romans — it was the juice of a member of the umbel family that Socrates was forced to drink — and the family was the first to be studied as such botanically, by Robert Morison in 1672. Yet even today the many herbs and ornamentals of this family are not as well known or appreciated as they should be. Parsleys, Fennels, and Queen Anne's Lace is for anyone interested in herbs, whether for their culinary value or as ornamentals.

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The definitive book on umbels.......2007-09-17

One can't help but make more notice of plants in the umbel family after reading Barbara Perry Lawton's book. I dipped into it after finding it on the shelf at my local botanic garden's shop. In no time I was drawn into the world of parsley and its relatives by her engaging and conversational writing style. I had no idea previously of the relationship of the Apiacea to humankind. Or that carrots are x-rated (check out Daucus carota var. sativa).

The usefulness of Apiaceae to me as a home gardener and horticultural educator is in the many colors, textures and forms they add to our borders. Less desirable are the weedy species and those "black sheep" (goutweed is the worst!) are given needed attention as well. Others readers will appreciate the umbel's usefulness in table arrangements and, of course, cooking. One can also stir up a poisonous stew from this group of plants as one learns from the many interesting tales Mrs. Lawton weaves into her discussions. The book discusses endangered plants within these species and the many species that draw beneficial insects to the garden. The illustrations from treasured old herbals are as revealing as the modern-day photos in the book.

This book is fun to read as well as being an important and detailed reference work.

Needed Addition.......2007-07-17

What a delight--an authoritive but altogether readable book about an understudied, underpublicized, underappreciated, and undercultivated plant family. Lawton does it all, but perhaps most helpful is her identification of Umbel family plants that will flourish in and embellish any garden. Kudos to Timber Press for publishing this book, and to Lawton for writing it.

Biology and Chemistry of the Umbelliferae

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Biology and Chemistry of the Umbelliferae

Manufacturer: Academic Press Inc.,U.S.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0123469406

Araliaceae, Umbelliferae & Cornaceae (Plants of Central Asia Series Volume 10 Plant Collections from China & Mongolia)

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Araliaceae, Umbelliferae & Cornaceae (Plants of Central Asia Series Volume 10 Plant Collections from China & Mongolia)

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The Biology and Chemistry of the Umbelliferae

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The Biology and Chemistry of the Umbelliferae
V H [ed] Heywood
Manufacturer: Academic Press
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ASIN: B000J38NW0

Compendium of Umbelliferous Crop Diseases (Aps Compendium of Plant Disease Series)

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Compendium of Umbelliferous Crop Diseases (Aps Compendium of Plant Disease Series)

Manufacturer: American Phytopathological Society
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The Genera of the Umbelliferae
M. G. Pimenov , and M. V. Leonov
Manufacturer: Balogh Scientific Books
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Individual essential oils of the plant families Gramineae, Lauraceae, Burseraceae, Myrtaceae, Umbelliferae and Geraniaceae (The essential oils)

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Individual essential oils of the plant families Gramineae, Lauraceae, Burseraceae, Myrtaceae, Umbelliferae and Geraniaceae (The essential oils)
Ernest Guenther
Manufacturer: Robert E. Krieger Pub. Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: 0882750747

Karyotaxonomical Analysis in the Umbelliferae

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Karyotaxonomical Analysis in the Umbelliferae
Marina G. Vasil'Eva , Michael V. Leonov , and Julia V. Daushkervich
Manufacturer: Science Publishers
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ASIN: 1578082226

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Umbelliferae
Susan Yaremczuk
Manufacturer: Trafford Publishing
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Release Date: 2006-07-06

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A family fable entwined with Queen Anne\'s Lace. Set in Newfoundland, mythical characters breathe life into the kith and kin of the Pynn family whose lives parallel with the ancients.

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From 1773 to 1777, naturalist William Bartram journeyed through the American South from the Carolinas to Florida to the Mississippi River. Bartram's classic account, Travels, documents what he saw: a world of flora, fauna, cultures, and terrains unknown to most readers of his time--and, we too often assume, lost to us today.

An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels reconstructs as closely as possible the original routes Bartram took. Featuring some fifty thoroughly tested and researched tours, the guide takes today's outdoor enthusiasts and history buffs along Bartram's path through what were once colonial towns and outposts, native kingdoms, and unspoiled wilderness. Some tours can be taken by car or bicycle; others can be taken only as Bartram himself would have traveled--on foot, by canoe, or on horseback. The tours are supplemented with more than 140 maps and photographs as well as informative sidebars and listings of nearby points of interest.

As the guide points out details of both the natural and manmade environments to be seen along each tour, it imparts an understanding of the forces at work on the landscape. Visitors to Paynes Prairie in north central Florida, for instance, are urged to notice not only networks of manmade dikes built in the last century but also evidence of current efforts to dismantle them and let the wetlands again manage itself.

At one level, the guide is an invitation into the past, to travel along with Bartram as he visits the lands of the American colonists, the Creek, the Seminole, and the Cherokee--all on the eve of the American Revolution. At another level, it is an invitation to the present: to see how the some parts of the American Southeast have changed in the last two centuries while others have survived in all their wild splendor. From the mountain grandeur of the Blue Ridge to the coastal beauty of Cumberland Island, from the formal gardens of Charleston to the False River plantations near the Mississippi River, the present answers the past in An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels.

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An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels.(Book Review): An article from: The Mississippi Quarterly
Jennifer L. Hughes
Manufacturer: Mississippi State University
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Release Date: 2005-08-01

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This digital document is an article from The Mississippi Quarterly, published by Mississippi State University on March 22, 2004. The length of the article is 853 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: An Outdoor Guide to Bartram's Travels.(Book Review)
Author: Jennifer L. Hughes
Publication: The Mississippi Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2004
Publisher: Mississippi State University
Volume: 57 Issue: 2 Page: 346(3)

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Learn how to temper volatility

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Wade called it right - 2 bad years and UP we went!

Two Bad Years and Up We Go!
Wade B. Cook
Manufacturer: Lighthouse Publishing Group
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This book is making me money now.......2004-07-14

The information that WADE COOK discusses in this book is ideal for the times we are in right now and when the market is where it is right now. I'm using these strategies and profiting.

Great book. Thanks Wade.

Learn how to temper volatility.......2004-07-11

McMillian and others are good authors but their books are not easy reading and not for the novice investor. And they do not explain how to make money as wella s Wade Cook does.

Wade's genius is the ability to take a difficult subject and explain so even the most naive can understand and apply it. Wade has also developed his own strategies that are unique. My advice is to start with Wade Cook and then borrow those other books from a library.

Wade also has a weekly teleconference program that many of us have found helpful. To check out the times go to www.wadecook.org.

DISCLAIMER: I am not now nor have I even been a employee of Wade Cook's or an independant rep or associated with Wade Cook in any way. I am just a stock trader who has benefitted from his advice and want to voice my opinion.

Learn to trade in ranges.......2004-04-26

This is an excellent book to learn how to trade when the market is range bound as it is right now. I and many others made a ton of money following the advice in this and other Wade Cook Books even during the Clinton Bear Market.

As for other books. I would recommend Wall Street Money Machine Volume 1, Red Light Green Light (really great right now during earnings season) and Wall Street Money Machine Vol. 2.

Regarding other books that get mentioned, in most cases they are just fluff filled copies of Wade's books. One book written by this so called option expert was virtually a carbon copy of Wall Street Money Machine Volume 4. The fact that they are advertising their books here on Amazon with Wade's books tells me that they are still trying to copy off of Wade.

Imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery but I prefer to go with the original----WADE COOK. While they are copying Wade, Mr. Cook is developing new strategies and these guys are trying to play catch up.

Want to learn how to trade profitably? Start with this book.

Learn to Trade Volatility.......2004-04-18

Cook communicates no insights, but he does share a wealth of story telling. My advice to would-be readers of Wade Cook and beginning option traders is to learn to trade volatility in all phases of the market cycle. McMillan and Gentile have written on these issues. I recommend using an Amazon search for these authors and finding out how volatility is used in option pricing & strategy formulation.

Just move beyond Wade Cook.

Wade called it right - 2 bad years and UP we went!.......2003-11-09

2002 started off just as Wade had projected. Historically, after two bad years, the markets rebound. The real bull market didn't start untill later that year in October 2002 and it has been non-stop even since.More to the point, Wade suggested thatt he markets would be in a trading range and that is exctly as it happened. The Enron and other debacles were events no one could have predicted, but they made for better trades if you followed Wade's strategies.In another regard, Wade, I believe showed the proud American spirit that s within him and did his part to bring faith back in America and the stock market.Makes you wonder who really wrote all of those star reviews doesn't it?I also recommend Red Light Green Light, Mr. Cook's newest book. RL GL offers important information that can positively impact you now that earnings season is dying down and to get reay for January 2004.

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This is the annual survey of accounting practices followed in 600 stockholders' reports by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

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Excellent book for kids who LOVE dogs!!.......1998-12-25

This book is GREAT! I am activly involved with showing my Flat Coated Retriever in conformation, juniors, and obedience, this book told me alot. Altough it doesn't tell you to actually train your dog for competition, it gives you the low down. It tells which orginizations sponser it and if it group- specific, what breeds are allowed. An excellent addittion to any dog crazy kid's bookshelf!

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Quilting with Japanese

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Quilting With Japanese Fabrics
Kitty Pippen
Manufacturer: Martingale and Company
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Kake-Jiku: Images of Japan in Applique, Fabric Origami, and Sashiko

The Ultimate Sashiko Sourcebook

Japanese Quilt Blocks to Mix and Match

ASIN: 1564772977

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Japanese-inspired textiles and fabrics are now more popular than ever, but their large-scale motifs can be challenging to use in quilts. Award-winning quiltmaker Kitty Pippen shares her expertise and enthusiasm for Japanese textiles with eight exquisite quilt designs and 40 glorious photos of quilts that showcase the beauty of these fine fabrics.

• Contains gorgeous patterns for quilters of all skill levels, from simple linked shapes and mosaics to Japanese octagonal designs and Crazy patchwork

• Get a comprehensive introduction to Japanese textiles, such as Indigo, Kasuri, Yukata, Shibori, and Aizome

• A special section on Sashiko quilting will add incredible richness to any pieced quilt

• Includes special adaptations for common quilting techniques, such as machine piecing, paper piecing, and appliqué

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VERY SATISFIED!.......2007-07-31

I was so happy to receive this NEW book at a great price. Vendor was timely in getting it out to me. I'd definitely buy from them again.

Love Asian design, get this one........2007-01-14

I have lost count of the books I have now. This book I have gone back and looked at many times. This book is presented very well.

Blue.......2007-01-10

As a collector of Japanese fabrics this book is a great inspiration. I originally learned of this book when Kitty Pippen appeared on H&GTV.

Quilting with Japanese .......2006-03-18

What a wonderful book lots of ideas and patterns and a great knowledge of the japanese fabrics and sashiko. Love the book.
I sent you an email when I order this book about the cost, Iwas unaware if was in American dollars and not Australian. Nevermind it was still a great buy. Keep me informed of any other quilting books.
Thank you very much, I will get manyh hours of enjoyment from this book.
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Very informative........2006-02-24

I have just developed a love for Japanese fabrics and needed some guidance. This book provided it. The fabrics and pictures are stunning and the directions are very good. I highly recommend this book.

Asian Elegance: Quilting With Japanese Fabrics and More (That Patchwork Place)

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Asian Elegance: Quilting With Japanese Fabrics
Elegance for the Eyes & Ideas
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Asian Elegance: Quilting With Japanese Fabrics and More (That Patchwork Place)
Kitty Pippen , and Sylvia Pippen
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Got a passion for exotic fabrics? Feature the fabrics of Japan, Polynesia, and Hawaii in your next quilt! This talented mother-daughter team shares their love of unusual fabrics in one-of-a-kind designs.

• Learn the best ways to use beautiful, bold fabrics in nine step-by-step projects

• Break the traditional rules of design by playing with asymmetry, space, and movement

• Get creative by combining several fabric styles, from elegant kimono silks to colorful tropical prints

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Asian Elegance: Quilting With Japanese Fabrics .......2007-09-24

Beautiful condition as promised. Gorgeous book with fabulous ideas and illustrations! Anyone interested in fabric or quilting would love this book!

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Elegance for the Eyes & Ideas.......2006-11-01

Kitty Pippen broke new ground with her first book, Quilting with Japanese Fabrics, and I consider it a "must have book" for anyone with more than a passing interest in Japanese fabrics. Ms. Pippen and her daughter, Sylvia, have pushed the boundaries further with this book, Asian Elegance, which incorporates polynesian and Japanese fabrics, design elements and ideas. Well done Pippens!

Since her first book, many of the Japanese fabrics that were so readily available are rare. Many traditional Japanese fabric makers are no longer manufacturing, or have modernized or moved to other countries. The quilts in the new book reflect some of these changes. Fabrics are more contemporary, embrace polynesian elements, and generally are available at most quilt and fabric stores or from resources listed in the book. All in all, this is a book to inspire, and grow your ideas. The elements of graceful design are timeless. It's worth the investment.

Asian Elegance-Quilting with Japanese Fabrics and more.......2006-03-18

Also a great book along with Quilting with Japanese Fabrics which I purchased at the same time. I will get a great deal of pleasure from the many ideas in the book. It's a pity I didnt realise that is was in american dollars and not australian but nevertheless it was a great purchase.
Thank you and keep me informed of any other great quilting books to buy.
Thank you very much once again.

Beautiful!.......2005-09-09

This is a beautiful book - even if you don't make the quilts as presented here, they inspire you to bring simplicity and calmness to your quilting designs. The directions are logical and easy to follow and the pictures speak volumes! Give it a try!

Get the other one instead.......2004-06-15

I love Kitty Pippen's first book, Quilting with Japanese Fabrics. This book is nice, but I don't think it covers a lot of new territory. If you can buy both her books, great, but if you can only buy one, I'd recommend the other one over this.

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Quilting With Japanese Fabrics
Kitty Pippen
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Kitty Pippen
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Shade Gardens: A Harrowsmith Gardener's Guide (Firefly Gardener's Guide)

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ASIN: 0921820631

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The play of sunlight and shadow among leaves and flowers is what makes a garden a mysterious and welcoming place. From soil composition to garden design and maintenance, SHADE GARDENS offers practical, straightforward counsel.

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This book sets the standard for preparing prospective teachers to engage parents of children 0 to 8 in the challenging occupation of educating them. Covers all aspects of the subject, including past and current research, the challenges of working with minority and culturally-diverse families and families of children with disabilities, in-school and home-based programs, parent conferences, child abuse, advocacy, and the rights-and-responsibilities balance. Up-to-date coverage includes the most recent Census data (2000)>197>adressing changing demographics across the United States and their implications for all aspects of education; as well as recent changes in special education law. For educators and those studying to be educators.

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Only Swick's Book Is Better........2006-12-23

This book has everything from parent involvement to parent teacher conferencing to the very best history of parent education/involvement that I have EVER seen.

If you can't find any book by Kevin Swick, then get this one. Heck! Get 'em both! You can never do with enough ways to get parents involved with children during the early years.

A great step toward solid partnerships!.......2005-03-04

This book is comprehensive and easy to follow. It is useful for understanding the various perspectives of both teachers and families. I think it is essential for new teachers, as well as those who may feel the need to prioritize and start putting families and communication first!

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Parents as Partners in Education.......2000-09-07

ME ENCANTARIA QUE ME DIJERAN COMO PUEDO CONSEGUIR UNA COPIA DE ESTE EJEMPLAR TAN INTERESANTE. SOY ESTUDIANTE DE MAESTRIA Y SE QUE ME SERVIRA DE GRAN AYUDA EN UN CURSO QUE ESTOY TOMANDO ESTE SEMESTRE.

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This is a book for us all, families, teachers and students........1999-01-22

This is a very good book, it doesn't only focus on teachers but on parents and student as well. This book is easy to read, not heavy scientific language, and has very beautiful pictures. As a student and a mother I surely find everything I wish to read and know about "parents as partners in education". Thank you for a great book!

A comprehensive guide for all new teachers.......1998-12-18

This text supplies new teachers with necessary information to understand the importance of parent involvement- "parents as partners"- in education.

Parents as Partners in Education: Families and Schools Working Together, Sixth Edition

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Parents as Partners in Education: Families and Schools Working Together, Sixth Edition
Eugenia Hepworth Berger
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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ASIN: B000TMM840

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Accomplished inventor, visionary photographer, philanthropist, and successful businessman, Francis Blake (1850-1913) changed not only the way Americans communicated in the nineteenth century but also—quite literally—how they saw themselves. His major inventions, the telephone transmitter and innovations in high-speed photography, and his Weston, Massachusetts estate "Keewaydin" epitomized how a gifted individual of modest circumstances could create and re-create himself during America's Gilded Age.

The Blake telephone transmitter became the world standard, and anyone who spoke into Alexander Graham Bell's device in the last twenty years of the nineteenth century also encountered Blake's name, emblazoned on his transmitter. In addition, he invested an enormous amount of his energy, talent, and wealth in his home, originally designed by Charles Follen McKim, and its elaborate grounds. This self-contained compound, which included homes for his in-laws and his children and a complete water system, reflected Blake's passion for precision, beauty, and order. It became his major preoccupation, a place where he could exercise unchallenged mastery.

Unfortunately, the fabulous Keewaydin estate did not endure, but thankfully Blake's photographic images remain. Blake's experimental camera work placed him in the forefront of the photographic world in the 1880s. His high-speed photographs remain unsurpassed for their clarity, crispness, and composition, and are as fresh today as when he first snapped them over a hundred years ago. Although little-known today, Blake helped revolutionize photography and transformed the role of the photograph in American society, marking him as a significant figure at the dawn of the twentieth century. His story is a compelling and fascinating chronicle of unbounded energy, independence, and genius.

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Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen their lives. But in 1649 Parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill and daring to prosecute a King who claimed to be above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical lawyer John Cooke. His Puritan conscience, political vision, and love of civil liberties gave him the courage to bring the King’s trial to its dramatic conclusion: the English Republic. He would pay dearly for it: Charles I was beheaded, but eleven years later Cooke himself was arrested, tried, and brutally executed at the hands of Charles II.

Geoffrey Robertson, an internationally renowned human rights lawyer, provides a vivid new reading of the tumultuous Civil War years, exposing long-hidden truths: that the King was guilty as charged, that his execution was necessary to establish the sovereignty of Parliament, that the regicide trials were rigged and their victims should be seen as national heroes.

John Cooke sacrificed his own life to make tyranny a crime. His trial of Charles I, the first trial of a head of state for waging war on his own people, became a forerunner of the trials of Augusto Pinochet, Slobodan Milosevic, and Saddam Hussein. This is a superb work of history that casts a revelatory light on some of the most important issues of our time.

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A fascinating perspective.......2007-10-17

Apart from anything else, this book is a thoroughly enjoyable read. Geoffrey Robertson's style brings immediacy to the events he narrates and makes the book as enjoyable to read as if it were a well-written historical novel.
As other reviewers have noted, the book is blatantly anti-royalist, but since all history is written from a perspective, I think it is refreshing to find Robertson owning up to his perspective right from the title, which makes it obvious where his sympathies lie.

One of the most fascinating aspects of the book is a further perspective that Robertson brings, namely that of a lawyer. Seeing the trials of both Charles I and the regicides from the insider viewpoint of someone who is intimately familar with the law as opposed to most historians, who interpret events primarily from a political standpoint, brings all kinds of new insights to the interpretation. An independent judiciary, and one where lawyers must take any brief brought to them by a citizen, is an integral element in a functioning democracy and it is enlightening to read about some of the early developments in this direction, particularly those espoused by Cooke.

I would, however, definitely recommend balancing the views in this book with other sources on the civil war as there are certainly areas that are glossed over by Robertson in presenting his partisan point of view.

A man ahead of hi s time.......2007-03-31

I recommend this book to all that enjoy reading history. The writing is very fluid and moves at a fast past. It added greatly to my knowledge of this period of English history. I was particularly interested in the conflicts in the revolutionary forces. Also, the fact that in this period as in all written history, the winners tell the story.

A Must for Anyone.......2007-03-24

Robertson displays the skills of a jurist, historian and writer all in one. A masterfully compiled, well written, and brilliantly presented analysis of John Cook, what is known of his life, as well as the time in which he lived (and, sadly), died.

A highly informative book, captivating from beginning to end, and full of modern day references that help to understand the fundamental impact some of the thoughts, actions and writings of John Cook had.

Part of the Development of Our Legal System.......2007-01-29

As I read today's letters to the editor in the local paper, I see all kinds of comments re President Bush that accuse him of all kinds of things. I think that perhaps those writers should read this book to see what a serious matter this can be.

In this book we are looking at the pivotal case where a monarch, King Charles I of England is tried for being a tyrant and subsequently executed. The attorney handling the attack on King Charles, John Cooke, pioneered the new legal ground that Kings were not granted their power by God but by the will of the people. It was the popular thing to do at the time, but extremely foolish if the Royal Family should get back into power. And they did. And John Cooke paid with his own life.

As I read this I was reminded of the trials after World War II of the German and Japanese leaders, and of the subsequent trials of people like Manuel Noriega, Saddam Hussein, Pinochet, Milosevic and others. It opens up a bunch of questions as to where the legal system has retained its power vs. simply the power of the victor.

An interesting book about an interesting time in the development of the English legal system that later became our own.

The Tyrannicide Brief.......2007-01-10

Geoffrey Robinson, a British jurist and worlwide advocate for human rights, has produced a gripping biography of a man largely ignored by history, John Cooke, a barrister selected by Parliament to prosecute the deposed and imprisoned king, Charles I. In pressing his case, Cooke broke new legal ground, arguing that rulers derive their power, not from God, but from the people they rule. And following from this, rulers can be called to account, deposed, and punished if they rule tyrannically. In this case, and in his subsequent juridical career, Cooke is shown to have been farsighted and fair. His patriotism, his concern for human rights, and his integrity gained him no protection from Stuart wrath, however, after the Restoration, and the terrible payment they exacted from him is detailed, almost too vividly, in the final pages of the book. Still, the principles he espoused are today the recognized rights of Englishmen, are enshrined in the American Constitution, and are slowly becoming part of international law, as Sadaam Hussein recently learned.

Who's Who in Tudor England: 1485-1603 (Who's Who in British History, 1)

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Useful for students and history buffs

Who's Who in Tudor England: 1485-1603 (Who's Who in British History, 1)
C. R. N. Routh , and Peter Holmes
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Among the noted figures of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries featured in this volume are Guy Fawkes, the Yorkshire Protestant who joined the Spanish Army and converted to Catholicism, later to return to become the prime mover in the Gunpowder Plot. Also making an appearance is Nell Gwynne, the former orange seller who became a favored mistress of Charles II; and Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England and nemesis of the monarchy.

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Useful for students and history buffs.......2000-04-01

This book is a chronologically-arranged series of biographies of important figures active in English history from 1485 to 1603. It's highly useful for students and for people with an interest in the period trying to find out quick but accurate information on someone they see mentioned elsewhere. It's not a great browsing book, but is an excellent reference resource. It's one of a series of books covering most of English and, later, British history. The only drawback is that its confinement to England means that some important players in Tudor history, such as the rebel Irish leaders of Elizabeth's reign, are omitted. However, it does include key Scots like Mary Stuart and Darnley.

Colonel Blood: The Man who Stole the Crown Jewels

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Biography on an Outlaw Who Stole the Crown Jewels of England

Colonel Blood: The Man who Stole the Crown Jewels
David Hanrahan
Manufacturer: Sutton Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0750933275

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This gripping tale of seventeenth-century England's most wanted man is set against the background of the civil wars in England and Ireland.

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Biography on an Outlaw Who Stole the Crown Jewels of England.......2007-03-19

The nonfiction biography "Colonel Blood: The Man Who Stole the Crown Jewels" by David C. Hanrahan had its good and bad moments. It wasn't among the best biographies I have ever read, but it did have shining moments that made me want to read about the lives of other people mentioned in the book.

To start, "Colonel Blood" is about Thomas Blood, a seventeenth century veteran of the English Civil War who became an outlaw - and then, impossibly, became a favorite of King Charles II after Blood tried to steal from the king himself.

The idea of reading the real-life story of the man who stole the English Crown Jewels from the Tower of London was what obviously attracted me to reading this book. I figured it had to be a fascinating story. Unfortunately, the writing itself was not what I expected.

The writing is dry, for the most part. Many people are mentioned and are hard to keep track of. There is not much in terms of detail about the everyday lives of people living in seventeenth century Britain. There wasn't even that much detail about the Civil War.

However, there were a couple chapters that fascinated me, mostly because the people themselves were so fascinating. Chapter 9 on George Villiers, the Duke of Buckingham, was an interesting portrait of a man of questionable morals, personally and politically. Chapter 12 on Charles II, the Merry Monarch, was also fascinating in its portrayal of a very self-indulgent man with dozens of mistresses, to his Queen's horror. The poor Queen was childless and had to suffer the humiliating presence of the King's mistresses and illegitimate children. I felt so bad for her.

I'm not sure if this is the only biography on Colonel Blood. For me, it was hard to read (though I read it quickly) because it couldn't keep my attention. Too many people, names, incidences, etc. filled its pages without the author fleshing out their identities and stories more clearly. Honestly, I would have liked more. I would have also liked to have found Colonel Blood as interesting as some of the minor characters in the story, but it was not meant to be.

Captains from Devon: The Great Elizabethan Seafarers Who Won the Oceans for England

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Captains from Devon: The Great Elizabethan Seafarers Who Won the Oceans for England
Helen Hill Miller
Manufacturer: Algonquin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Dorset Pilgrims: The Story of West Country Pilgrims Who Went to New England in the 17th Century

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Dorset Pilgrims: The Story of West Country Pilgrims Who Went to New England in the 17th Century
Frank Thistlethwaite
Manufacturer: Heart of the Lakes Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

WHO'S WHO IN HISTORY VOL II TUDOR ENGLAND

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WHO'S WHO IN HISTORY VOL II TUDOR ENGLAND
C.R.N. Routh
Manufacturer: Blackwell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K5MJLI

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Handy reference for newcomers to the period

Who's Who in Shakespeare's England

Manufacturer: Palgrave Macmillan
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0312220863

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This major new reference book presents more than 700 biographies of Shakespeare's contemporaries and richly illustrates the variety and complexity of the life of the period he lived. With its useful glossary of unusual terms, and extensive cross-references, this invaluable book emphasizes the cultural continuity between the last phase of Elizabethan England and the Jacobean age, and the authors also pay attention to American connections. This extensive and detailed study will be invaluable to all those interested in Shakespeare and his times.

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Handy reference for newcomers to the period.......2003-06-12

As one can tell from the publisher?s descriptions and Booknews comments (above) this compilation of biographical sketches includes quite a broad range of ?characters? from Shakespeare?s England. It is a handy reference, especially to the newcomer to this period, to obtain *a little* more depth of knowledge into lives one may hear referenced while reading, say, Shakespeare studies. The best-targeted audience is the general lay public or undergraduates. English majors will soon become disappointed how the sketches selectively scratch the surface: the authors (editors, nearly) collect information from secondary/ tertiary sources, and sometimes round out entries with such information as who married whom how soon after their spouse?s death (i.e., occasionally higher on intrigue than substance). A dictionary of 700 entries obviously cannot explore the controversies of a life, but the Palmers at least strive to alert us to prominent issues therein.

Admirably, the secondary sources on which they draw are responsibly acknowledged at the end of each entry and favor highly appropriate selections such as E. K. Chambers, Eccles, Schoenbaum, McKerrow, and the Dictionary of National Biography. Some changes are said to have been made since the original (1981) edition, but for a book only striving for such global summaries of each life can probably safely be bought in the earlier edition if you wish to save by selecting a used copy.

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Tudor Home (Who Lived Here?)
Karen Bryant-Mole
Manufacturer: Franklin Watts Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0749619627

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WHO'S WHO IN HISTORY VOL II TUDOR ENGLAND
C.R.N. Routh
Manufacturer: Blackwell
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K5RY40

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Who's Who in Tudor England 1485-1603

Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HD33XQ

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