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The Last Parade: An American War Story
Carl V. Lamb Manufacturer: M. Anderson Publishing Company ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0967333504 |
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This compelling book recently sparked an investigation by the USMC Inspector Generals office that resulted in a renewal of a fifty year cover up of a war crime. But,this time the cover up was exposed by US News & World Report in a major story written November 3, 2003.The real story in this book is about the struggle of the protagonist to fulfil his duty to fight the enemy and an equally compelling duty to uphold human values.The story is propelled on the combat scenes which continue uninterrupted while the real story, the thing that makes this book so compelling, is laced between the scenes like a fine silk thread that ties the whole thing together.Simultaneously with the combat action he suffers the treachery of his battalion commander working through a Navy Medical doctor to have the protagonist judged mentally ill. He is committed, transported to Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda Maryland, gets off a plane and is met by four Navy Corpsmen who force him into in a straight jacket. The sole purpose being to keep him quiet about the war crime. He is then forced to take insulin shock treatments designed to erase his memory.
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From Arkie's daughter.......2007-02-12
the few, the proud.......2002-12-31
Believing he is being deployed to Korea to liberate the South Korean people he quickly learns that few values exist in combat. Even in the Marine Corps where he has been taught that values are supreme.
In Korea, he experiences the very worst in terms of human behavior among those men whom he was taught were exemplory in character. This novel is a testimony to the brutality and cruelty of all warriors in battle. No matter if they are Chinese Communists or U.S. Marines. Atrocities are detailed which are often committed in hostile environments but are almost never talked about or written in a novel.
A real eye openner to American readers. Enjoy.
Worthwhile Reading.......2000-08-06
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Plato's "Republic": a beginner's guide,
John Herbert Jacques Manufacturer: Distributed by Tom Stacey Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0902791052 |
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Platos Republic (A Beginner's Guide)
Harry Eyres Manufacturer: Hodder & Stoughton ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0340804203 |
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The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook: More Than 200 Healthy Recipes from Homestyle Favorites to Restaurant Classics
Editors of The Diabetic Gourmet magazine Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
Accessories: ASIN: 0471393266 |
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Scrumptious, healthy, crowd-pleasing recipes for people with diabetes and their loved onesThe editors of Diabetic Gourmet Magazine understand that although people with diabetes must carefully monitor their eating habits, they still crave their favorite sweets and savory dishes. Now, with this all-new collection of healthy recipes that are perfect for everyday meals as well as for entertaining, you can enjoy making tasty dishes for yourself, your friends, and your family that are as good for you as they are delicious.
The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook features more than 200 original gourmet recipes complete with detailed nutritional information and diabetic exchanges for easy meal planning. By featuring healthy versions of traditional favorites-from pot roast to macaroni and cheese to banana cream pie-this mouthwatering collection shows how you can safely and effectively eat well if you have diabetes or special dietary needs and still enjoy wonderful food. You'll find easy-to-prepare recipes for appetizers, soups, salads, breads, desserts, sauces, and more along with a host of healthy cooking techniques-which makes The Diabetic Gourmet Cookbook essential for every health-conscious cook's kitchen.
Pecan Winter Waffles Huevos Rancheros Blueberry Blintzes Topped with Lime Crema Cranberry Apple Muffins Baked Onion Rings Brazilian Smoked Black Bean Soup French Onion Soup Refreshing Spring Tabbouleh Spicy Thai Chicken Crisp Cornmeal-Coated Catfish Greek Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce Chicken Francese Creamy Coleslaw Ginger-Lime Sugar Snap Peas Cranberry-Orange Biscotti Key Lime Cheesecake Squares Georgia Peach Pie Baklava And many more tasty recipes!
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Satisfying, delicious food for family and friendsDiabetic Gourmet Magazine is the premier online magazine dedicated to diabetes-related health issues and diabetic-friendly cooking. Their critically acclaimed publications reach over 2.5 million readers monthly.
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Great book to get.......2006-07-11
Great info and recipes made with real food.......2005-09-29
Thumbs up from me and my mom.......2005-08-31
Good for elves..........2005-08-13
Great Recipes for all........2005-06-21
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Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2004 (Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book)
Hugh Johnson Manufacturer: Mitchell Beazley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1840007311 |
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Now in its 27th year of publication, this annual wine guide offers news on more than 6000 wines, growers and regions. It features comprehensive vintage information and recommended wines for current drinking. It also offers advice on selecting anything from a weekday wine for supper to a prestige vintage for investment. Also included are vintage charts, maps and unique insider tips on where to buy and consume wine when travelling. Expert tasting notes, hints on serving wine and matching wine with food complete the picture.Customer Reviews:
A Gem in your pocket !.......2004-11-08
Useful, portable, practical and fun, but biased.......2004-08-22
Concise, well organized and packed with information.......2004-02-14
The contents are divided into major regions (in most cases, by country, although Bordeaux gets its own section), so Cheval Blanc is not followed by Chianti or Chimney Rock. Each region is clearly marked with a handy color tab visible of the edge of each page. I've tried other pocket guides where the wines were in simple alphabetical order with all regions mixed together, and had a much harder time finding the wines and missed the "browsing" fun provided by Johnson's format.
The book uses a simple 4 star rating (a delightful antidote to the preposterous 100 point system), and easily understood symbols to identify bargain wines, good years and which vintages are ready to drink. There is a brief but amazingly complete section on pairing wine and food (the best I've seen, to which I refer often), summaries of the vintages of each region, along with brief information about grapes, serving and tasting wine.
When it comes to wine, your taste and opinion are all that matters. But whether you are just starting to navigate the world of wines, or are a seasoned connoisseur, this book will help your journey.
The Best Wine Resource in the Smallest Package.......2003-12-20
If you love wine and want the best wine lesson without going to wine classes, this is the book for you.
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The Complete Wolf: The Definitive Illustrated Guide to the Wolves of the World
Liz Bomford Manufacturer: Thomas Dunne Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0312096690 |
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Wooden Boat Renovation: New Life for Old Boats Using Modern Methods
Jim Trefethen Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0070652392 |
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Whether you own a wooden boat or are just toying with the idea of buying one, Wooden Boat Renovation is an essential addition to your nautical library. Author Jim Trefethen offers clear, detailed advice--in terms a layperson can understand--on how to select, renovate, and maintain a wooden boat. Trefethen's love of these craft is evident throughout the book, and his sense of humor enlivens the text. As one Amazon.com customer says, "A well-made, classic wooden boat is really a piece of art that just happens to float." Wooden Boat Renovation can help you become an artist. --M. SteinBook Description
This book is about fixing up old boats made of wood. For many people, a boat isn't a boat unless it's made of wood. The psychological and philosophical reasons for needing to own a boat made from honest trees instead of the material that L. Francis Herreshoff characterized as "frozen snot" needn't concern us. But in this day and age, hard-nosed economics and the ubiquitous bottom line certainly should.
FACT: You can buy a repairable wooden boat and renovate and remodel it for a lot less money than you can buy and renovate a plastic or metal of similar size and condition.
Jim Trefethen has renovated dozens of good old wooden boats, and in this book he's sharing his collected wisdom, craftsmanship, and penury with you. It will supply you with the basic skills you'll need to successfully renovate an old wooden boat--any old wooden boat, from a 16-foot canoe to a 50-foot cruiser, and everything in between--provided the boat actually is repairable (and you'll learn how to determine that, too). After you've read Wooden Boat Renovation, we hope you come away knowing what is possible and how to accomplish it. Then we hope you actually do it.
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thorough, basic, knowledgable, humorous.......2007-10-01
Great read, but a bit thin in critical areas.......2005-08-18
Great Read.......2005-03-01
Decent info - but proceed with caution........2005-02-25
The Best Wooden Boat Book Yet.......2000-08-14
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Wooden Boat Renovation: New Life for Old Boats Using Modern Methods
Jim Trefethen Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OG0HOO |
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Triggerplants
Rica Erickson Manufacturer: International Specialized Book Services ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0855641002 |
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Triggerplants
Douglas W. Darnowski Manufacturer: Rosenberg Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1877058033 |
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One warm Spring day somewhere in Australia an innocent fly spies an open flower. The fly is not large, a few grams at most, and the fly is hungry for the nectar which the flower offers. This flower turns a pink face streaked with white and red to the sun while a small stem-like organ, covered with glistening hairs, holds the flowers aloft. The fly smells nectar, so it lands and unfurls its elegant probocis to take a drink. This curled organ acts like a soda straw built into the mouth of the fly, and the flower even provides the fly with a convenient perch on its petals. Perhaps the fly will have to carry some pollen to another flower, the usual price for such refreshment. Quickly the fly begins to drink, and then wham! In a tenth of a second or so, the triggerplant blossom has smashed its trigger, the fusion of its male and female reproductive parts, into the head and back of the fly. When it is a young, newly opened flower, the blossom of the triggerplant uses its male parts, its anthers, to coat flies with pollen. When it is an older flower, the triggerplant blossom drops its male parts and instead uses a sticky female stigma to remove the pollen of other triggerplant blossoms from visiting flies. This ensures that the second flower is pollinated, and that male and female come together to form seeds and thus a new generation.Triggerplants are also found in India, China, Japan and Papua-New Guines but of the two hundred identified species, the great majority are found in Australia. They grow in the same poor soils favored by carnivorous plants, poor soils in which they have an advantage in that they can obtain nitrogen from their prey. It might be argued: what is the point for the triggerplant to to trap insects which are catching and spreading its pollen, but triggerplants cleverly trap only insects that are much to small to help with pollination.
This is the first comprehensive book on triggerplants. There is a chapter on triggerplants in the garden and landscape which includes how to grow them and how to obtain them, eg seed sources.
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Blending color photos with explanations.......2003-02-13
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Triggerplants [Stylidium]
Rica Erickson Manufacturer: P. Brokensha ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007K0R2O |
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TRIGGERPLANTS.
Rica: Erickson Manufacturer: Pan ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000W31806 |
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The Creative Journal for Children A Guide for Parents, Teachers and Counselors
Lucia Capacchione Manufacturer: Shambhala ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0877734976 Release Date: 1989-10-07 |
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The seventy-two exercises for journal keeping in this book are simple and enjoyable ways for children from kindergarten through junior high to: express feelings and thoughts, feel comfortable about writing and drawing, acquire the habits of self-observation and reflection, foster a positive self-image, exercise imagination, learn to communicate, strengthen attention span and concentration, enrich academic skills, and find strength and wisdom within. The Creative Journal Method is a tested technique that can be used easily at home or in the classroom. It will appeal not only to parents and teachers but also to professionals in the fields of health care, psychotherapy, and special education.Customer Reviews:
Really excellent way to connect kids with their feelings.......2001-09-09
A channel to understand your kid.......1999-08-23
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The Creative Journal for Children: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors
Lucia Capacchione Manufacturer: Shambhala ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KPO2EA |
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The Creative Journal for Children: A Guide for Parents, Teachers, and Counselors
Lucia Capacchione Manufacturer: Shambhala 1995 ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000KPJ2JK |
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Gustave Caillebotte: Urban Impressionist
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0789200414 |
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Caillebotte's vivid representations of Parisian life bridged the gap between Realism and Impressionism during the 1870s and early 1880s. His Paris Street: Rainy Day and Floorscrapers--each the subject of a fascinating, extensively illustrated analysis in this book--have become icons of the Impressionists' devotion to scenes of modern urban life.Prepared by an international team of scholars to accompany the major 1994-95 retrospective organized by the Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Musée d'Orsay, Paris, and The Art Institute of Chicago, Gustave Caillebotte: Urban Impressionist reproduces 89 of his paintings and 28 of his drawings and studies, many of them from little-known private collections. Thoughtful essays examine both his work and his crucial role as an early patron and promoter of Impressionism. A chronology, list of exhibitions, and selected bibliography provide additional invaluable information.
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Caillebotte and His Garden at Yerres
Pierre Wittmer Manufacturer: Harry N Abrams ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0810931672 |
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Gustave Caillebotte
Kirk Varnedoe Manufacturer: Yale University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0300082797 |
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A stunning study of the life and work of Gustave Caillebotte-until recently the "forgotten man" of Impressionism but now recognized as one of the most interesting and attractive artists in the group and as the painter of some of its most powerful and memorable images. The book includes beautiful color reproductions of all Caillebotte's most important works, his working drawings, and a selection of critical responses to his art when first shown.Customer Reviews:
Gustave Caillebotte-By Kirk Varnedoe.......2001-05-12
A comprehensive, balanced view of Caillebotte's work........1999-09-27
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Gustave Caillebotte and the Fashioning of Identity in Impressionist Paris
Manufacturer: Rutgers University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0813530180 |
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Deep understanding.......2003-07-06
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Caillebotte Au Jardin
P WITTMER Manufacturer: Editions d'Art ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 2903824150 |
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Caillebotte: 16 Art Stickers (Dover Fine Art Stickers)
Gustave Caillebotte Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0486427757 |
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Gustave Caillebotte 1848 - 1894 - Dessins, Etudes, Peintures - 28 Fevrier - 24 Mars 1989 - Galerie Brame & Lorenceau, Paris
Pierre; et al Galerie Brame & Lorenceau; Wittmer Manufacturer: Galerie Brame & Lorenceau ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NBX29W |
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Gustave Caillebotte 1848-1894
Anne, et al. DISTEL Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000MXCYFE |
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Gustave Caillebotte, 1848-1894: Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, 12 septembre 1994-9 janvier 1995 [et] Chicago, Art Institute, 15 fevrier-28 mai 1995
Gustave Caillebotte Manufacturer: Reunion des musees nationaux ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 2711830470 |
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Gustave Caillebotte: L'Oublie De L'Impressionnisme 1848-1894
Jean-Jacques Leveque Manufacturer: ACR Edition,France ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 2867700701 |
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Studies in Irish history and biography,: Mainly of the eighteenth century,
C. Litton Falkiner Manufacturer: Longmans, Green, and Co ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00069XSMC |
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