A Dragon Lives Forever: War and Rice in Vietnam's Mekong Delta

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A Dragon Lives Forever.......2005-04-15

This is one monumental book, in that the author weaves together his personal experiences from notes he kept in a journal, along with a fictional novel that he constructed from those events, during his tour. He also flashes backwards and forwards with his life before Vietnam and then returning on rice business much later. In so doing, he develops the very story we all went through as young men in college in the early to mid-sixties, who did not mind a military obligation or the hardships of deployment to SE Asia, and served well. (This is three books in one.)
I was a helicopter pilot with the 175th Outlaws and know the Vi Thanh area well. IT was a very hostile province, and the VC owned it and all the territory to Rach Gia and the U Minh Forest. Tom Hargrove describes life with the MACV teams very specifically, and superbly addresses their thoughts and intentions while living so sparsely. The dangers of interactions with the local VN are so typical; it is a wonder we all survived our valiant attempts at pacification.

This necessary book covers the Advisor side of the war, which was much more commonplace than the conventional war, being waged "Up North" with the American divisions. For those of you who want to read about this realistic Vietnam conflict in the hinterlands, read this book of outpost living and agrarian assistance to these poor rice paddy farmers. Way to go, Tom!! It was always nice to climb back into our Huey and return to Vinh Long after resupplying you guys! A lot of truth here, and maybe it has taken all these years to get it out--the way we lived our war in the Delta...

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Eating Out Guide

helpful within limits

Removes all the guess working out of eating out

For eating healthier when you eat out

A Diabetic Menu Guide That Does NOT List Sugar Contents!?

American Diabetes Association Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating(3rd Edition)
American Diabetes Association , and Hope Warshaw
Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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American Diabetes Association Guide to Healthy Fast Food Eating (American Diabetes Association Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating)

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ASIN: 1580402461

Book Description

Eat in restaurants with confidence with this updated guide

This bestselling and indispensable guide contains the most complete and user-friendly restaurant nutrition facts for people living with diabetes. Reflecting the most recent additions and deletions to the restaurant industry’s ever-changing menus, this revised and expanded edition covers more than 5,000 menu items from more than 60 chain restaurants.

Customer Reviews:

Eating Out Guide.......2007-09-12

If you eat out or on the run, this is a great book to have in the car. Make better decisions

helpful within limits.......2007-05-10

The information in this book is wonderfully helpful for planning before dining out. However, it is mostly fast-food information, rather than actual restaurants. Though the difficulty in assessing dietary exchanges in restaurant settings was explained, I hope that a future edition of this book would include more information from restaurants.

Removes all the guess working out of eating out.......2007-05-07

I consider this book to be a completely indespensible resource for a diabetic. I've found this book to be useful in two different ways: #1 for just browsing through some of the restaurants and menu items to give you an idea about nutritional information in general. For example, you can peruse through a listing like "Starbucks" and learn how many carbs are in their various beverages, and then common things like bagels. Maybe you don't even like going to Starbucks, but such information is essential to know wherever you do go.

The second way this book is useful is to just pop in your suitcase or in your car when you travel. That way it just takes all the guesswork or awkwardness out of situations where you need to eat out, perhaps at restaurants you are not so familiar with. Just a quick glance at this book will tell you what will work for you and what won't.

For eating healthier when you eat out.......2007-03-05

Even though fast food gets a bad rap, there are ways of eating healthier when having to eat out and this book shows you how. Sometimes foods may look better or worse than they seem because of hidden ingredients or factors you may not think of. This book helps you find the real numbers for a large variety of chain restaurants/fast food and takes the guesswork out of carb counting. I have my favorites marked with paper clips. I don't eat out without it.

A Diabetic Menu Guide That Does NOT List Sugar Contents!?.......2007-01-10

My dad bought this book to assist his diet concerning his diabetes, but I am disappointed with it, namely because it does not have a SUGAR column on its Fast Food tables of Menus! I understand that carbs add up to becoming sugar and such, but why did they not list Sugar in a book for diabetics!

It puts a best bet check mark by different menu items, but I get the impression that these are merely the lesser evils on the fast food menus. Unfortunately, my dad sees the check marks and insists that these are healthy food items for him, for example, the Wendy's Jr. Frosty!

I think that most people can just go online to their most favorite fast food restaurant web sites and download the nutritional information there, which will include the sugar content! I did that with the Wendy's Jr. Frosty and found out it has 21g of Sugar! If my dad saw that on a Nutritional Label on a grocery store item, he would refuse to buy it! I wish I had been with him when he was shopping and bought this book, because I would have pointed out this major omission of Sugar information that is lacking in this book!

This book may have its uses when used properly, or for folks who don't care about their Sugar intake, but from my experience with my elderly father who desperately needs to eat RIGHT for his diabetes, this book is making it harder for me to get him to do so!

American Diabetes Association Guide to Healthy Fast Food Eating (American Diabetes Association Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating)

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Complete Guide to Carb counting
Not worth it
concise

American Diabetes Association Guide to Healthy Fast Food Eating (American Diabetes Association Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating)
Hope Warshaw
Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1580402704

Book Description

Learn to Eat Healthy—Even if it's Fast-Food

The ADA Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating has sold more than 100,000 copies in two editions. This new pocket-sized version includes menu information from the top 13 fast food restaurants nationwide. Along with nutrition facts for every menu item available, this book provides the skills and strategies you need to eat healthy at a fast food restaurant.

Customer Reviews:

Complete Guide to Carb counting.......2007-10-11

This book really explains carb counting and all that goes with it. It has helped me plan my meals since I was diagnosed with diabetes

Not worth it.......2007-09-16

Overall I thought this book was pretty light on the information. Not many restaurants. I found that their suggested meals often weren't the healthiest choices.

concise.......2007-05-13

This was exactly what I wanted. I do wish, however, that more restaurants were included. I would buy it!

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Guide to Healthy Restaurant Eating

Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

American Diabetes Association | Nutrition | Health, Mind & Body | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000FPVRJS

Product Description

If you have diabetes, here is the information you need to make healthy food choices when you go out to eat. Now you can dine at fast food chains and stay on your meal plan. Inside this handy guide is complete, at-a-glance nutrition information for more than 18 fast food chains, including Burger King, Wendy's, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, and other favorites.

Guide to Healthy restaurant Eating - American Diabetes Association

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Guide to Healthy restaurant Eating - American Diabetes Association
Hope S. Warshaw
Manufacturer: American Diabetes Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: B000PDFQ74

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The best restaurant guide around for people with diabetes. One book with all the facts you need to eat out and choose your meals intelligently whether you're enjoying burgers, pizza, bagels, pasta, or burritos.

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Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing
Rytek Kutas
Manufacturer: The Sausage Maker
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
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Sausage recipe

Handy guide for a small-scale butcher or more

You can get a better deal....

Absolutely, THE best!

I've Used this Book for Years

Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing
Rytek Kutas
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0025668609

Book Description

Curing and smoking meat using natural and synthetic casings
Selecting and storing meat and choosing other ingredients
Fresh Italian Sausage, Dried Beef, Andouille Sausage, Kippered Salmon

Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing is the most comprehensive book available on sausage making and meat curing and has sold more than 500,000 copies worldwide. It is easily understood, contains a wide variety of recipes, and is very effective in helping solve common problems. It is written by a man who learned the art of sausage making and meat curing at a very young age and who made a living smoking and curing meats.

Customer Reviews:

Sausage recipe.......2007-08-08

Very informative and great explanations! No pictures, but very good book for the beginner.

Handy guide for a small-scale butcher or more.......2007-06-05

Being a meat technologist and having spent twenty years in the meat seasoning business I bought this book for curiosity and to enlarge my library of professional cookbooks. I couldn't have made a better choice. The Kutases (originally Latvian?) have a very practical approach in their book. Anyone who plans to set up a butchershop can benefit from their handy hints. On the other hand even the seasoning suggestions for a variety of sausages seem useful.

You can get a better deal...........2005-02-08

If you will go to http://www.sausagemaker.com you can buy this book 3rd edition brand new for $29.95 and the book with DVD for $39.95. I paid what everyone was asking here on Amazon as a used book, it's insane what they are asking for...over $100. I did not do enough research, save yourself some money, unless you are looking for a vintage gift, first edition, buy it from the source. This book is fantastic and the best resource for this topic. If anyone knows where you can get food grade sodium acetate though, please share your knowledge. Thanks!

Absolutely, THE best!.......2000-12-15

His book is excellent. As the previous reviewers indicated, I also give him many thumbs up.

Now - what are you waiting for? Order the book and enjoy what you make!

You will NOT find a book full of pretty color pictures - what you will find is a book loaded with important step-by-step instructions. ...And if you are not into sausage making -you must know a relative who is. Buy it for them in that case!

I've Used this Book for Years.......2000-11-22

As a professional chef, I have taught sausage making and charcuterie to students and other professionals throughout the U.S. This is the book I use for reference. It is easy to follow and very comprehensive.

I like the fact that Rytek is a second generation cuiseur-de-chair and draws his knowledge from practical experience. The resources in his book are from his mail-order house- "The Sausage Maker" in Buffalo, N.Y which carries everything you could imagine to make any kind of sausage.

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Great Sausage Recipes & Meat Curing
Rytek Kutas
Manufacturer: UNSPECIFIED VENDOR
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000W8J9L6

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GREAT SAUSAGE RECIPES AND MEAT CURING

Manufacturer: Author Published
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HT78BS

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Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing
Rytek Kutas
Manufacturer: Richard S. Kutas Co.
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000UU41ZU

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Rytek Kutas
Manufacturer: The Sausage Maker
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000PS5EF8

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Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing

Manufacturer: Richard S. Kutas Co.
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: B000EE42I8

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Great Sausage Recipes and Meat Curing
Rytek Kutas
Manufacturer: Collier Macmillan
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O93OX2

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Shellfish Research, published by Thomson Gale on August 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1927 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: Coccidian (Apicomplexa) parasite infecting Strombus gigas Linne, 1758 digestive gland.
Author: Erick Baqueiro Cardenas
Publication: Journal of Shellfish Research (Magazine/Journal)
Date: August 1, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 26 Issue: 2 Page: 319(3)

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The Coccidian Parasites (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) of Artiodactyla

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The Coccidian Parasites (Protozoa, Apicomplexa) of Artiodactyla
Norman D. and Virginia R. Ivens Levine
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Coccidian parasites of peromyscus attwateri and p. pectoralis in Texas with a description of a new species from p. pectoralis laceianus (Occasional papers)

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Coccidian parasites of peromyscus attwateri and p. pectoralis in Texas with a description of a new species from p. pectoralis laceianus (Occasional papers)
Donald W Duszynski
Manufacturer: The Museum of Texas Tech University
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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Good book for the very young

Hoped for more

Informative, Instructive, Well written, Great pictures

The best carving instruction I have ever received.

Tom Wolfe Carves Wood Spirits and Walking Sticks (Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers)
Tom Wolfe
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Book Description

Legend has it that the forest of the world are inhabited by elusive creatures known as "Wood Spirits." Tom Wolfe finds them everywhere and brings them to life in this delightful new instructional book. Using found wood such as driftwood, roots, and old beams from dilapidated barns, he leads the reader through the carving of wondrous, fanciful faces, that are both enchanting and beautiful. On a smaller scale, Tom also finds the Wood Spirits in walking sticks, creating treasures that are handsome and functional at the same time. Tom has been carving these Spirits for years, and they are constantly in demand. Now he leads the carver, step-by-step, through their creation, each step illustrated in beautiful color photographs. An extensive gallery is included, jam-packed with examples and ideas for the reader's own work.

, 250+ color photos, 8 1/2" x 11"

Customer Reviews:

Good book for the very young .......2007-06-19

The book is good for very young carvers. The pictures are great and the author does show everything. As a matter for discussion the author provides too much detail and if you need lots of detail then this book is what young starters can use effectively.

Hoped for more.......2005-07-31

Although it does cover the subject and offer examples for inspiration, it does so in very broad strokes. I had hoped for mre istruction and less inspiration.

Informative, Instructive, Well written, Great pictures.......1999-01-29

I used this book as a basis for all my carvings, This book actually started me in the buisness of woodcarving and I created my first Walking stick from the instructions therein.

The best carving instruction I have ever received........1997-05-06

Two years ago I purchased this book and a set of six tools. My goal was to create a hobby that was rewarding and relaxing. I can truthfully say that I have never been more satisfied with any purchase. I have found a world of enjoyment from the simple act of cutting wood. In three days, I will exhibit in my first show, The Tupelo Gum Tree Festival, Tupelo, MS. I have never been more relaxed and proud of anything I have done before. Thank you Tom Wolfe! Dennis Renfro

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Very effective!

No new info here

A good book, but with faults.

Essential reading for parents of newborns & toddlers

An easy method to help your child communicate.

BabyTalk: Strengthen Your Child's Ability to Listen, Understand, and Communicate
Sally Dr Ward
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
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Release Date: 2001-05-01

Amazon.com

Grownups don't like being corrected, scolded, or peppered with silly questions (or sillier requests), so why would babies? Yet babies get it in both ears, all day long: "No, no! Mustn't touch! Say 'apple', not 'apppppft!' What does the piggy say? Tell Mommy what the piggy says!"

Speech and language therapist Dr. Sally Ward concludes that not only do infants and toddlers dislike such talk, they can also suffer from too much of it--just as much as children who don't receive enough verbal stimulation. In the process of creating an intervention program to help kids with existing language problems, Ward and colleague Derdre Birkett also discovered that these BabyTalk techniques could actually prevent language problems from ever developing. The prescription: 30 minutes of your undivided attention a day, where baby's job is to explore and your job is to provide a quiet environment, age-appropriate commentary, game playing, and sensory stimuli.

Ward organizes her clinically supported recommendations by age group, starting with the birth-to-3-months crowd and concluding with 4-year-olds. Each chapter covers an age group's typical physical and mental development, as well as language recognition and use, listening ability, and attention span. As Ward goes on to detail appropriate playtime activities, she often reminds readers to avoid disruptive patterns of questioning, correcting, and scolding. Better to offer simple comments and lots of sound effects, and to repeat your baby's utterances, than to launch into wordy descriptions. Throughout the book, Ward expertly adds a documented study here, an anecdote there, to cinch her case for quality one-on-one time. Never stuffy and only slightly motherly (the author likes the phrase "your little child"), BabyTalk provides encouraging words and proven tools for building a solid learning foundation. --Liane Thomas

Book Description

Parents profoundly influence their child’s language development, including their ability to listen, understand, and communicate. From birth to three years is the crucial window of opportunity during which a child’s learning potential is at its fullest and most formative. Now with this amazing book, parents can use the revolutionary BabyTalk program to maximize their baby’s language skills– and provide a solid foundation for later learning–in just thirty minutes a day!

A simple and fun one-on-one program created by a renowned speech and language therapist, BabyTalk is based on extensive clinical experience and is firmly rooted in natural parent-child interaction. What’s more, it fits into the normal pattern of your child’s play! You’ll discover how to best talk to your child–and what to talk about–at each stage of development, including how to

• CREATE an environment in your home that most benefits your baby’s development
• NURTURE your child to become a confident communicator
• STRENGTHEN his or her ability to concentrate and retain information
• STIMULATE your child with specific toys and books at each stage
• RECOGNIZE problems that may hinder language development
• PRESENT games, play ideas, and words to stimulate the imagination

Use BabyTalk to give your baby a lifelong advantage for learning!

Customer Reviews:

Very effective!.......2007-02-21

When my daughter was 18 months, she would say "ball" and "car" and that was it. She didn't point to body parts at that point or follow other simple commands.

I found the book BabyTalk: Strengthen Your Child's Ability to Listen, Understand, and Communicate by Dr. Sally Ward to be very helpful. The author is a speech therapist in England who has done studies to demonstrate the effectiveness of her BabyTalk program. The book is divided by age from birth to 4 years old, and describes what children should be able to do at each age and how to help them develop further. It took a little while to understand the organization of the book by age and how to implement the program. That could be spelled out a little more clearly. However, I was able to figure it out pretty quickly and it was well worth it.

Basically, I needed to use very simple sentences like, "That's a book" and make an effort to teach my daughter vocabulary. It's very simple to implement, but I didn't know what to do until the book spelled it out. My daughter has progressed very rapidly since then. At 19-1/2 months, she speaks over 60 words and has good comprehension for body parts and simple commands. She speaks a new word or two every day. I will continue to use the book as a guide to how to keep up with her developing abilities and help her progress further.

No new info here.......2005-06-12

Dr Ward divided different ages into separate chapters and gives developmental characteristics for each age. The end of each chapter gives suggestions for interaction with your child. All of her suggestions were good, but are things we already do on a regular basis with our son.

Her suggestions include:
-Give him opportunities to play near other children.
-Let him use large play equipment in the park.
-Don't let your sentences get too long.
-Repeat what your child says.

Some of the information is repetitive, and many of the recommended activities are the same for each of the ages. Check it out of your library, but don't waste your money on it.

A good book, but with faults........2004-04-11

Dr. Ward's book is clearly written, and based on fantastic concepts. My eldest son is autistic, and between research and personal observation, I have seen professionals use many of the techniques Dr. Ward describes. By using this book, you will be, essentially, performing as a speech therapist for thirty minutes a day.

If you are looking for insight in a book like this, you are going to have to be willing to open your mind and accept that some of your personal concepts will have to be changed, that some facts will go against your personal understanding. Unfortunately, Dr. Ward presents both those facts and her personal opinions in the same light, making them indistinguishable.

As I said, the basis for her book is fantastic, and most of what she says is based on hard fact. A good bit, though, is based on her personal opinions on matters such as imagination, make believe, and electronic teaching techniques, and some of those opinions run contrary to established clinical studies and facts.

Read this book, but don't take its facts as being set in stone. Instead, consult other sources for your facts, make up your own mind on what is appropriate, and use Dr. Ward's book as a basic outline for a program for teaching your child.

Essential reading for parents of newborns & toddlers.......2002-01-11

I was given this book when my son was 3 months old and have been recommending it and loaning it out to friends ever since. THe focus is on speech development, but it has great ideas for play and interaction at every stage of infancy thru age 4. While the author specializes in children with speech difficulties, this program is great for all children. My son is now 24 months old and ahead in speech for his age. He seemed to learn to speak really quickly and now many of his sentences are pretty long and complex, e.g. at the playground yesterday: "Mummy, that boy is really upset because his mother is going away", or "Mummy, please can you come and see what I'm doing". I attribute this pretty much to the BabyTalk program because the principles here have really determined how his Dad and I have interacted with him ever since we got the book. Being able to communicate really well already not only makes his life less frustrating (he has only ever had a handful of tantrums), it also sets him in good stead for the future academically. I had no background in early childhood development so it's been most helpful to have such a thorough and practical book to accompany his development. There are vital principles to learn about playing with, listening to, and talking to your child that are fundamental but easy to apply, and clearly presented here. It also warns you against very common ways of talking to young children (pointless questions, correcting, asking the child to say this or that, amongst others), which turn out to be quite harmful to their speech development. In addition to giving me needed ideas about structuring our play and interactions (I ran out of ideas and sometimes became a little bored before reading the great ideas in the book), it gives you the background in cognitive and sensory development that helps you understand why they are the way they are and what's going on inside their heads. It gives you a great respect for the child and their ability to learn. There are ideas for age appropriate games, conversation, books, and toys at each stage of development. It's based solidly on research and clinical experience. This is a gem of a book and I am so thankful that I was given it early on, but it doesn't matter at what stage you get started. Go ahead and get it!

An easy method to help your child communicate........2001-06-25

Along with "Baby Signs," this book should be on the shelf of any person who wants to help boost their child's communication skills. The author advocates a daily 1/2 hour playtime during which you eliminate all distractions so that you can have one on one time with your baby/toddler/preschooler to play with her toys and focus on talking with her. One of the main points presented is that you should never outright correct a child's speech, ask them to repeat words, or ask them questions demanding an answer as this can make them feel belittled and actually hinder their speech development. Instead you should simply repeat the word back to them in its correct form and use short, direct sentences so that they can follow the words.

"Baby Talk" is full of great advice for helping your child to listen and understand. There are suggestions for toys and books for each age group (the program is for children birth to age four) and it also lists signs to look for in the case that she might need a speech therapist.

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BabyTalk : Strengthen Your Child's Ability to Listen, Understand, and Communicate
Sally Dr Ward
Manufacturer: Ballantine Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OVH0SA

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Doris Ulmann (1882-1934), one of the foremost photographers of the early part of the twentieth century, had a deep and lasting love affair with the dignity and complexity of the human condition. Born into a New York Jewish family with a tradition of service, Ulmann sought to portray and document individuals from various groups that she feared would change or vanish altogether from American life.

Inspired by the paintings of the European old masters and by the photographs of Hill and Adamson and Clarence White, Ulmann produced unique and substantial portrait studies of writers, educators, and society figures from her Park Avenue studio. Later, she traveled throughout the middle Atlantic, Appalachia, and the deep South. Using an old-fashioned view front camera, she sought to document the beauty, mystery, and diversity of the American people. Her subjects included Albert Einstein, Robert Frost, African American basket weavers from South Carolina, Shakers, and Kentucky mountain musicians.

Ulmann's photographs, particularly her portraits, have been compared to Rembrandt's work, especially in their use of light. Even when she worked as a photographic documentarian in recording a young African American woman packing asparagus, Ulmann still approached her subject from the perspective of a painter. She strove to create dignified and respectful photographic renderings of people often dishonored or ignored. To this end, Ulmann created over 10,000 photographs and illustrated five books, including Roll, Jordan, Roll and Handicrafts of the Southern Highlands.

In this first full biography of a fascinating, gifted artist, Philip Jacobs examines newly discovered letters, documents, and photographs—many published here for the first time—to bring his subject to life. He profiles Ulmann's intimate relationships with writer Julia Peterkin and folk song collector (and paramour) John Jacob Niles. Including a catalog of her photographs, this richly illustrated work secures Ulmann's rightful place in the history of American photography.

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Will please any studying social photography.......2001-06-07

Doris Ulmann spent her adult life trying to create respectful, revealing photos of the Afro-Americans Appalachians whom she thought had been traditionally dishonored in images: Life And Photography Of Doris Ulmann uses correspondence between Ulmann and her assistant to explore their relationship, her work and social contributions, and the blend of art and social commentary which her photos embodied. Duotones blend with text in a presentation which is more a study than a photo documentary, and which will please any studying social photography.

The lady and her art.......2001-03-21

This book is a well researched presentation of the life and art of Doris Ulmann. It tells of her early success with her husband and later success on her own. Mr. Jacobs has done an excellect job of researching Ulmann's life. He has discovered long forgotten letters and collections of her photographs to fill out her story. It is more than a coffee table piece. Even those knowledgable in the field will learn more.

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The Darkness and the Light: Photographs
Doris Ulmann
Manufacturer: Aperture
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History

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The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann.(Book Review): An article from: Journal of Southern History
Elizabeth Robeson
Manufacturer: Southern Historical Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008FSB44
Release Date: 2005-07-30

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Southern History, published by Southern Historical Association on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 642 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: The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann.(Book Review)
Author: Elizabeth Robeson
Publication: Journal of Southern History (Refereed)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: Southern Historical Association
Volume: 68 Issue: 4 Page: 994(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann

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The Life and Photography of Doris Ulmann
Philip Walker Jacobs
Manufacturer: Univ. Press of Kentucky
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000K51LBW

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