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Chia: Rediscovering A Forgotten Crop Of The Aztecs

4 reviews
Ricardo Ayerza, Wayne Coates

University of Arizona Press, 2005

An Excellent Reference
With 37 pages of documented references, Ayerza and Coates have established credibility with their findings of this old (but new) kid on the Essential Fatty Acid (EFA market. Chia seed, as well as hemp seed, is going to be a valuable source of EFAs in the not too distant future. Our waters are just too polluted and manufacturers too unscrupulous to keep up the facade that fish is the only source ...

Workbook to Accompany the Second Edition of Donald M. Ayers's English Words from Latin and Greek Elements

2 reviews
Helena Dettmer, Marcia Lindgren

University of Arizona Press, 2005

Good understanding
I'm planning to use the text and workbook with my kids in high school. It provides a good understanding of the etymology of English words and how Greek and Latin roots affect the English language. This text is helpful for those seeking to improve both their spelling and vocabulary skills. The text could also help boost SAT and ACT scores while providing a well-rounded education.

Musui's Story: The Autobiography of a Tokugawa Samurai

13 reviews
Katsu Kokichi

University of Arizona Press, 1991

An Insightful Book
During the 1840s in Japan, Katsu Kokichi wrote his own life story in this book, which was translated into English by Teruko Craig. During the late period of the Tokugawa era, Katsu Kokichi came from a lower-class samurai family with a stipend of 100 koku of rice. Katsu became a rebel child during his earlier life and he has run into trouble numerous times throughout his lifetime. There are nine ...

Arizona: A History

4 reviews
Thomas E. Sheridan

University of Arizona Press, 1995

One of the best books on Arizona history
I've read several books on Arizona history and in many ways this is one of the best. I think that there are several things that set this book apart. First, it is very thorough. Each of its 400 plus pages is filled with fact and information. Additionally, it covers some topics in more depth than similar books. For example, this book contains a lot of information about early Hispanic ...

Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage

11 reviews
William L. Rathje, Cullen Murphy

University of Arizona Press, 2001

One of the best books Iýve read this year
This is a fascinating overview of the world of garbology, the science of garbage. The authors begin by describing how the Garbage Project came to be, when students in a 1971 anthropology class at the University of Arizona hit upon studying garbage as a way to study people and culture. The Garbage Project has grown to become one of the leading scientific explorations into garbage, where it comes ...

I Married Wyatt Earp: The Recollections of Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp

30 reviews
Josephine Sarah Marcus Earp

University of Arizona Press, 1976

Very Intriguing. Great history and personal outlook.
I was glued to this book. I even read all of the research notes. This was truly a remarkable work of history and a great perspective on an event that has been over dramatized and blown out of such proportion by Hollywood.

Jim Burns' Arizona Birds: From the Backyard to the Backwoods
Jim Burns

University of Arizona Press, 2008

Arizona is renowned as a premier birding state, a place where many species rarely seen anywhere else in the country reach the northern end of their migratory range. Jim Burns’ Arizona Birds is a lively portrayal of the habits and habitats of seventy-five of these unique southwestern species. Burns has written much more than a field guide, site guide, or scientific survey. He has compiled and expanded upon his feature column Arizona Special ...

The Abstract Wild

16 reviews
Jack Turner

University of Arizona Press, 1996

This kind of writing is rare
I got this book when searching for something for my biodiversity class to read that would hook them to the subject and move them the way "Sand County Almanac" did me back in my college days. Wasn't able to read it at the time, but I picked it up this fall, thought I would read an essay at a time before bed, like I usually do with essay books. Sometime in the wee hours I realized that I had to ...

English Words from Latin and Greek Elements

13 reviews
Donald M. Ayers, Thomas D. Worthen, ...

University of Arizona Press, 1986

A tremendous asset to teachers and students
This is the book of choice for use in my classroom. Students find it easy to use and understand. For my purposes, I find the book to be logically arranged and clearly written. It is very accessible, and I encourage students, teachers, and philologists alike to use it. Rocco Dormarunno Instructor, College of New Rochelle

Adobe: Build It Yourself, Revised Edition

1 review
Paul Grham McHenry Jr.

University of Arizona Press, 1985

good overview
Full of good basic information. You quickly realize that unless you are a builder, you will not be able to build it yourself but that you will at least have some knowledge to help you make decisions about the process, and to oversee and talk with your builder intelligently. Very few pictures, no house plans. Does include basic information to help you draw your own plan.

In the Days of Victorio; Recollections of a Warm Springs Apache

4 reviews
Eve Ball, James Kaywaykla

University of Arizona Press, 1970

Victorio, A must.
As an apache woman, this is one book I would highly recommend. Not only does it tell of what The Warm Springs Apache had to endure, but of what they felt and of the internal conflicts amonst the apache people. In this book not only do they focus on Chief Victorio but all that surrounded him. I recommend all to read this book and see what it was like from the Apache point of veiw.

Canyon

3 reviews
Michael P. Ghiglieri

University of Arizona Press, 1992

I now have to do the Grand Canyon....
This book is full of interesting information about the Colorado River going through the Grand Canyon. The author has included all aspects of this great place. He tells the history of the river and canyon, including the geolgy, the first residents, the first settlers, the daming and problems with the daming, the many people who have tried to make the trip, and the history of the wildlife. I found ...

Bloodlines: Odyssey of a Native Daughter

2 reviews
Janet Campbell Hale

University of Arizona Press, 1998

Great combo memoirs, society, storytelling, history
I had this book in my collection for sometime before getting to it. I'm glad I finally did. There are many acclaimed and favorite PNW so-called "native" son writers such as Doig, Holbrook, Morgan, Kittredge, etc that combine well storytelling and folklore with personal or others' memoirs with description of the PNW with historical events. Unfortunately, there are only a few true "native" ...

If I Die in Juárez (Camino Del Sol)

4 reviews
Stella Pope Duarte

University of Arizona Press, 2008

Fictionalized account lets author delve more deeply into all-too-real story
With the signing of the North American Free Trade Agreement in 1993, young Mexican women began taking jobs in U.S.-owned maquiladoras, or factories, in Juárez. Many became unwitting victims of gruesome murders as they walked home from work at night. Critics have long accused Mexican authorities of callousness, even complicity. Stella Pope Duarte's vital and eloquent novel, "If I Die in ...

Tequila: A Natural and Cultural History

2 reviews
Gary Paul Nabhan, Ana Guadalupe Valenzuela Zapata

University of Arizona Press, 2004

The big picture
This book gave me a overview of tequila that included the agricultural considerations, cultural heritage, and history of mescal de tequila, not just a guide to making margaritas. It is well written with enough detail to satisfy the curious, yet straightforward enough to allow for the average reader. Exceptionally informative book!

Kartchner Caverns: How Two Cavers Discovered and Saved One of the Wonders of the Natural World

1 review
Neil Miller

University of Arizona Press, 2008

What a secret!
This is the amazing story of two young cavers who found a pristine cave and, with the help of enlightened landowners, kept it a secret for 14 years until it could be purchased by the state of Arizona. Kartchner Caverns is a wonderful resource, an educational tool and a great example of cooperation by diverse interests who shared a common goal: the protection of the cave. Miller details the ...

Arab/American: Landscape, Culture, and Cuisine in Two Great Deserts
Gary Paul Nabhan

University of Arizona Press, 2008

The landscapes, cultures, and cuisines of deserts in the Middle East and North America have commonalities that have seldom been explored by scientists—and have hardly been celebrated by society at large. Sonoran Desert ecologist Gary Nabhan grew up around Arab grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins in a family that has been emigrating to the United States and Mexico from Lebanon for more than a century, and he himself frequently travels to the ...

Bioscientific Terminology: Words from Latin and Greek Stems

1 review
Donald M. Ayers

University of Arizona Press, 1972

"This is an incredible book!"
There are many, many books on scientific terminology out there, and in my mind, this is one of the best.It covers all of the standard greek and latin bases and combining forms. (the other book that I would recommend) is a good book on root words and combining forms such as,Donald.J.Borrors dictionary of root words and combining forms-if I have gotten the title wrong, just search Donald.J.Borror ...

The Solar System Beyond Neptune (University of Arizona Space Science Series)

University of Arizona Press, 2008

A new frontier in our solar system opened with the discovery of the Kuiper Belt and the extensive population of icy bodies orbiting beyond Neptune. Today the study of all of these bodies, collectively referred to as trans-Neptunian objects, reveals them to be frozen time capsules from the earliest epochs of solar system formation. This new volume in the Space Science Series, with one hundred contributing authors, offers the most detailed and ...

Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings: Design and Construction

3 reviews
Paul Graham McHenry

University of Arizona Press, 1989

Great Adobe book!
This book is full of great information and is well worth purchasing. For the average consumer it is all you will need. However as an engineer, I wish it had more technical information (shear capacity of adobe walls, etc). I've looked for such a book, but I don't think it exists.

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