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A Field Guide to Edible Wild Plants: Eastern and central North America (Peterson Field Guide) 34 reviews
Lee Allen Peterson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999
for my wife
Bought this for my wife for christmas. We go hiking and this would be fun to try to find the plants together. I looked through the book ant it look sreally great. Of course the true test will come when my wife gets it.
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The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren 33 reviews
Jonathan Lopez
Mariner Books, 2009
What Makes Van Meegeren Interesting?
I could not put it down. The strength of this book is Van Meegeren himself.
The book races by trying to cover as much of the whirlwind as possible; the art, the forgery, the lies, the lifestyle, the marriages, the Nazis and the aftermath. The story of a consummate con artist in every sense. The book does a wonderful job covering certain details of art forgery for that time period (though ...
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America, Fifth Edition73 reviews
Jon L. Dunn, Jonathan Alderfer
National Geographic, 2006
National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds of North America
A must for bird lovers. An excellent resource for identifying birds that are not so common to your location. Very helpful...always just a step away from our viewing windows.
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Peterson Field Guide to Birds of North America29 reviews
Roger Tory Peterson
Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008
***** ROGER TORY PETERSON "WROTE THE BOOK" ON BIRDWATCHING *****
On the 2008 edition:
Coming from a family of avid amateur naturalists we have always had the RTP Field Guide to Eastern Birds in our homes and this, the latest edition, which is for the entire continent, is the fitting successor in a series whose originator literally "wrote the book" on birdwatching.
With excellent field guides also now available from National Geographic, Sibley, Audubon, ...
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A Field Guide to Medicinal Plants and Herbs: Of Eastern and Central North America (Peterson Field Guide)27 reviews
Steven Foster, James A. Duke
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 1999
Excellent
The book is an excellent reference for north eastern medicinal plants. Being a botanist, I was looking for something that clearly explains the medicinal purposes of plants. Useful in identifying specific plants, it gives detailed descriptions of almost all the parts of the plants so identification is made easier during each season. I highly recommend this book for both amateur and professional ...
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The Birds of Costa Rica: A Field Guide41 reviews
Richard Garrigues
Cornell University Press, 2007
Great CR bird guide saves the trip
This is a superb guide, written by people who know these birds, with just the right amount of really useful info to help you sort them out as you stand there in the forest or the garden.
This book is in the new wave of field guides with very good paintings and concise, thoughtful descriptions. And it's compact and durable!
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Eastern North America85 reviews
David Allen Sibley, Rick Cech
Knopf, 2003
Bird Photography
This book has been a big help in ientifying birds that I photgraph. The info for each bird is very helpful by showing the areas the birds migrate, winter, summer and other helpful stats.
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The Sibley Guide to Birds138 reviews
David Allen Sibley
Knopf, 2000
Amazing Bird ID Book
A beautiful, easy to use, complete work on bird ID's. My wife smiles whenever she uses it for the avians we see on our 1,400 acre farm. And we all know what happens when Mom's happy.
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Smithsonian Handbooks: Rocks & Minerals (Smithsonian Handbooks)31 reviews
Chris Pellant
DK ADULT, 2002
Rocks in my head
This book is an asset to my studies as a Geology student, it is one of many good books needed in a rock jocks library.
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Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game24 reviews
John J. Mettler
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1986
Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game
this book is amazing i recommend for any do it yourself person or some one like me, i have not done it in awhile and need a little brushing up. great illustrations and i love the way the guy writes very refreshing to read.
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Duck! Rabbit!16 reviews
Amy Krouse Rosenthal, Tom Lichtenheld
Chronicle Books, 2009
Wonderful Read
This is an excellent book for 2+ year olds! The simplicity of the illustrations, the upbeat words, the "conflict" make it a wonderful read. My Grandtwins (age 3) knew the book by heart after just a few reads and ask for it to be read again and again and again and again.......
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Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art 25 reviews
Laney Salisbury, Aly Sujo
Penguin Press HC, The, 2009
A Fascinating True Story
Provenance becomes a fast read as you quickly turn the pages to find out how this outrageous scam scheme was pulled off. The characters are wonderful and what a bird's eye view into the world of art, galleries and museums! Even if you do not have alot of interest in these areas the book will hold your attention as the mystery unravels. I have both lent my book to friends and ordered copies for ...
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All That the Rain Promises and More: A Hip Pocket Guide to Western Mushrooms42 reviews
David Arora
Ten Speed Press, 1991
Best Little Field Guide in print
When you start exploring mushrooms there are so many "guides" and so much information out there you'll get a migraine trying to find something that works for you.
This little book is fun, practical, interesting - best little book I found. If you are new to this "culinary" sport - start here - you won't be disappointed. If you are experienced, well - you'll enjoy this one too.
I have to ...
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Plant Identification Terminology: An Illustrated Glossary30 reviews
James G. Harris, Melinda Woolf Harris
Spring Lake Pub., 2001
Amazing book
I would highly reccomend this book to anybody who is learning plant anatomy for any reason. It gives the dictionary definition that defines the word, but also a very clear illustration.
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2010 Official Vintage Guitar Magazine Price Guide4 reviews
Edited by Alan Greenwood and Gil Hembree
Hal Leonard, 2009
A must for every guitar lover.
I'm buying this book every year, just to know what the prices on the market are. It is my bible when I want to sell or to buy a guitar. Most of the most famous guitars are listed but if not, I also have the "Blue Book of Electric Guitars" and many others.
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Identifying and Harvesting Edible and Medicinal Plants in Wild (and Not So Wild) Places40 reviews
Steve Brill
Harper Paperbacks, 1994
great guide
this book is a great introduction to the many medicinal and edible plants growing right in our back yard.
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How to Be Invisible: The Essential Guide to Protecting Your Personal Privacy, Your Assets, and Your Life ...59 reviews
J.J. Luna
Thomas Dunne Books, 2004
Unique book, nothing else like it
A previous reviewer wrote that Luna's book has "Some good information, but a lot is wayyy out there." Since I have both his original book as well as the revised version and have studied them both, I think what is "wayyy out there" is the reviewer's ability to understand what she reads.
For example, she writes, "If you want to `fly under the radar' then you can't call the police if you're in ...
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Mushrooms Demystified58 reviews
David Arora
Ten Speed Press, 1986
If this is the bible, who is Arora?
As a beginning student of the wily mushroom, I saw this book at the elbow of almost every experienced hunter - even professors of mycology! Clearly a must-have. My use of the book is a work in progress, but the author's humor and fine general advice about mushrooming have already transformed my efforts from clueless bumbling to intermediate bumbling. I am actually making identifications of the ...
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The Sibley Field Guide to Birds of Western North America60 reviews
David Allen Sibley
Knopf, 2003
Wonderful Guide
Sibley puts together some of the best guides. If you are serious about your bird watching hobby. This guide is a must.
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A Field Guide to the Birds of Eastern and Central North America69 reviews
Roger Tory Peterson
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2002
Bird guide
This book was a gift so I haven't even seen it. My granddaughter loved it.
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