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A Field Guide to American Houses 50 reviews
Virginia Mcalester, Lee Mcalester
Knopf, 1984
A great description of historical architecture styles
After some introductory chapters on the history and theory of homebuilding, the McAlesters commence with descriptions of the different styles. Each major style is described with a large stylized diagram with its identifying features labeled, a description of the major subtypes, descriptions of the style's unique elements, a paragraph on the frequency and locations of its occurrence, some ...
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Arthur Spiderwick's Field Guide to the Fantastical World Around You (Spiderwick Chronicles)62 reviews
Holly Black
Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2005
Spiderwick
My daughter saw the movie and read the books. This is a great companion to both. The illustrations are detailed and lovely
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The Complete Guide to Navy SEAL Fitness: Featuring the 12 Weeks to BUD/S Workout (Includes Bonus DVD)39 reviews
Stewart Smith
Hatherleigh Press, 2004
Great Workout-you will get in the best shape of your life
I am in the 12th week of the 12 week program and have just
> completed the max push/pull/situp day. I am so impressed. I have gone from only 7 pullups/75 pushups/ and 55 situps in week one to 38 pullups/125 pushups/ and 80 situps in week 12. I have lost about 15 pounds and I am in the best shape of my life. I love the fact that I can look around at the gym and I am confident that no one is ...
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Caterpillars of Eastern North America: A Guide to Identification and Natural History (Princeton Field Guides)29 reviews
David L. Wagner
Princeton University Press, 2005
The Whole Story
With an ever increasing interest in butterflies I recently purchased an excellent book that had outstanding photos of butterflies.....but not of the caterpillars that produced the butterflies. This was a huge disappointment because very often you find the caterpillar but have no idea what it will grow up to be. Caterpillars of Eastern North America completes "the story". In addition to ...
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Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi43 reviews
David Arora
Ten Speed Press, 1986
Fantastic, comprehensive resource
For anyone interested in learning about mushrooms, this book is the mushroom bible for species in the United States. It's not really a book for beginners, because the information can be somewhat overwhelming, but if you want a positive ID on something you've found, there's no better resource to do it. Then again, Arora injects a dose of unexpected hilarity that a mushroom-hunter with any level of ...
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Birding by Ear: Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guides(R))27 reviews
Richard K. Walton, Robert W. Lawson
Houghton Mifflin, 2002
Even better on CD!
We live on 10 acres and have wondered what birds make certain calls. These CDs teach you how to learn the calls and songs in a fun way. (Who knew there was a difference in a song and a call?) We found out that we had birds we didn't know we had because we had never seen them, but after learning their songs, we started looking and have seen brightly colored orioles and indigo buntings. You ...
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Baby 411, Third Edition: Clear Answers & Smart Advice for Your Baby's First Year (Baby 411: Clear Answers and ...42 reviews
Denise Fields, Ari Brown
Windsor Peak Press, 2007
A must have for new parents
I had the 2nd edition of this book. This was my bible for the few months before and after my daughter was born. It's funny, esay to read, and made me feel prepared (well as much as you can feel prepared for a newborn baby.)
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Next of Kin: What Chimpanzees Have Taught Me About Who We Are55 reviews
Roger Fouts, Stephen Tukel Mills
William Morrow & Company, 1997
Animals are people, too!
"Next of Kin: My Conversations with Chimpanzees" is one of the most amazing, heartbreaking, and inspirational books I've ever read. The book is written by Roger Fouts, a primatologist who devoted his life to studying the language patterns of chimpanzees. While in graduate school, Roger was introduced to Washoe, a precocious young chimp who became fluent in American Sign Language. Eventually ...
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition44 reviews
Jon L. Dunn, Jonathan Alderfer
National Geographic, 2006
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America--a review.
This book is first-rate. I tend to favor wildlife books that depict their subjects in paintings and drawings, rather than photos, and this book is rich in mini-masterpieces. I haven't yet gotten into bird-watching, but the book transcends those who use this as a field guide. Now I can sit in the comfort of my den and enjoy all the glory of Nature's bird treasures. Whether one likes to explore ...
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Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern North America60 reviews
David Sibley
Christopher Helm Publishing Company, 2003
Excellent Field Guide for Young Birdwatchers
My Uncle, G. Max White, gave my son a hand-crafted peanut butter feeder that he'd made and stained. He explained to his great-nephew, in specific detail, the kinds of birds he would start to see. We hung the feeder outside my son's window and within three days the birds started to arrive. My son was elated! We decided to add a birdseed feeder, a woodpecker feeder, a finch feeder, and a ...
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The Shorebird Guide24 reviews
Richard Crossley, Kevin Karlson, ...
Houghton Mifflin, 2006
The Definitive Guide to ShoreBirds
Of all of the information available that involves Shorebirds, this book is equal to none. It provides the most organized and complete understanding of the complicated life cycles of these birds. The photograpy is excellent not only in its quality but also in its visualizations of the different life cycles. The book advances how we look upon these types of birds by drawing refined attention to ...
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Birds of Michigan Field Guide and Audio CD Set20 reviews
Stan Tekiela
Adventure Publications, 2004
Birds of Michigan
Excellent reference material. Can quickly look up any bird by the color coding on the outside of the pages. It is small enough to carry in your jacket; we took it with us when we went canoeing so we could look up the water fowl along the way. We purchased the CD that went along with the book, and we enjoy that very much as well!
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Hope Is the Thing With Feathers: A Personal Chronicle of Vanished Birds22 reviews
Christopher Cokinos
Tarcher, 2000
A hidden gem - - beautiful poetic writing
This is a great book.
It's a sad one in realizing the destruction of various bird species. The chronicles of various species during the late 19th/early 20th century are astonishing to read. It was incredible to read and learn of biologists determined to collect species before they vanished - rather than attempt to preserve them.
Particularly entertaining (in an ironic and sick sort of way) ...
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Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Eastern Region (Stokes Field Guide Series)21 reviews
Donald Stokes, Lillian
Little, Brown and Company, 1996
Stokes Beginner's Guide to Birds: Eastern Region
Great ! This was a gift and it was the perfect for the bird watch beginners book. Now you can sit out in the back yard together watching the birds and naming all the little feathered friends we have attracted.
My husband loves his Book!
Great Bargin and experence.
Fast Delivery!
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Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape23 reviews
Brian Hayes
W. W. Norton, 2005
Fantastic - learn about all that stuff around that you usually ignore.
For me, this book brought a new level of fun to driving around. Another take on the many things that 'make civilized life possible.'
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Deerskins Into Buckskins: How To Tan With Natural Materials - A Field Guide for Hunters and Gatherers22 reviews
Matt Richards
Treasure Chest Books, 1997
Excellent book
This book was well written, entertaining, and motivating. I'll definitely be tanning some hides this fall, and I plan to keep the book close as a reference. I appreciated the level of detail and the photos & drawings which answered all my questions about the tanning process. It also contained a healthy dose of humor to lighten things up a bit. I couldn't be happier with the book!
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Feeding the Kids: The Flexible, No-Battles, Healthy Eating System for the Whole Family (Fork and Spoon Field ...20 reviews
Pamela Gould
Mancala Publishing, LLC, 2007
An asset to any family and every kitchen
This book is an absolute asset to any family and of course to every kitchen! This is the book to get for all those who are bogged down in the never ending cycle of work, home, extra murals, not knowing even what to shop for half the time, tired and bored with food and no new ideas on getting your family back on track and eating the way you should be eating. I have two kids, I work, I run a ...
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Oranges20 reviews
John McPhee
Topeka Bindery, 1984
Orange you glad he started it all?
It's forty years now since this brilliant little mandarin of a book appeared. Early reviewers (and readers of McPhee in the New Yorker) were amused and even a bit ill-at-ease at the entertainment that the author squeezed from a subject as apparently banal as oranges.
Fruit, after all, is hardly a subject for serious discourse and therefore must not be a subject for serious readers. But it was ...
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Practical Homicide Investigation: Checklist and Field Guide (Practical Aspects of Criminal & Forensic ...24 reviews
CRC-Press, 1996
A Morbid Classic!
Talk about a disturbing book. This one will probably give you nightmares if you haven't desensitized yourself to violence yet. If your denial mechanism is in disrepair, you'd probably be best to avoid this book which is the "Bible" of crime scene investigation techniques. Extremely graphic photographs of murder and suicide victims along with a compelling forensic text with such chapters as 'The ...
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Garden Insects of North America: The Ultimate Guide to Backyard Bugs (Princeton Field Guides)22 reviews
Whitney Cranshaw
Princeton University Press, 2004
perfect..........
THIS WILL SHOW YOU THE REAL DEAL OF THE DOG EAT DOG UNIVERSE OF BUGS, IN YOUR FRONT AND BACKYARD...............
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