San Francisco Secrets: Fanscinating Facts about the City by the Bay

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Did you know that the Golden Gate Bridge is designed to sway 27 feet in an earthquake? Or that famous Lombard Street, the Crookedest Street in the World actually isn t even the crookedest street in San Francisco? Written by the same author who brought us Play Ball and other best-selling trivia books, this quirky compendium of fun facts and stories about The City is cut in the shape of the Golden Gate Bridge. From BART s transbay tube that sits 130 feet below the surface of the San Francisco Bay to the top of the 853-foot-tall Transamerica Pyramid, all of San Francisco s best-kept mysteries are revealed and popular but inaccurate myths are exploded. A distinctive souvenir for visitors, a great impulse buy for locals, and a necessary dispute settler for San Francisco fanatics everywhere, this book takes a fresh approach to the City That Knows How, but prefers not to.

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Great Concept that came out Too Small.......2007-01-19

As a life-long San Franciscan, I enjoy finding out little tid bits about the "City That Knows How". I found this book, and thought it would make a nice Christmas gift. The varied goodies found within are interesting, and well researched. It is an entertaining way to learn some history about San Francisco. Here is the catch: When the book arrived, the box was a normal sized one, no surprize here. I opened it up to find this dinky little book, more pamphlet than book actually; the size of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich! Now, perhaps in my quest for cool Christmas gifts, I didn't read the fine print on the Amazon page. Anyway, if you are not a "size king or queen", get this book. You will enjoy the (here is a dead word from about 2 years ago) many factoids about Baghdad By the Bay (hey, I used "Baghdad" in a sentence that does not contain any reference to war! Neat!). Heab Caen would be happy about that.

Locating Photo Sites.......2006-07-09

This book helped me find a lot of little known places to photograph in S.F. with stories about their backgrounds.

A Love Only for The Bay ..........2006-05-13

I finally have my heart and body in San Francisco ... and this is one book that explains why many who love the Bay can love no other city like San Francisco. A must read for those who are traveling to the Bay Area and wonder why it is the most beautiful city in the world.

A little history about my home town -- 20 years later.......2004-05-06

I'd signed up to take a History of San Francisco class as an elective during my first two years of college. It was cancelled because there were only three students signed up that were interested and a class had to have at least 11 students in order to happen -- unbelievable!! I was deeply disappointed. Well, I think this little book covers more than I would have learned in that class, if it had taken place, a little more than 20 years ago. Next time I go home to see friends & family, I'm going to conduct my own history walking tour with this book in my pack!

more fun than a guidebook.......2001-02-14

I bought this little collection of fun facts about the city in the airport on my way home. I wish I had it when I was walking around SF - it makes me want to return ASAP. An excellent compilation of history and trivia that brings the place to life.

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Calligram: Essays in New Art History from France (Cambridge Studies in New Art History and Criticism)

Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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CALLIGRAM, ESSAYS IN NEW ART HISTORY FROM FRANCE
Norman, editor Bryson
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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ASIN: B000VGGXG8

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Calligram: Essays in New Art History from France
Norman (editor) Bryson
Manufacturer: Cambridge University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MANJLK

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The Yucatn Peninsula is today divided among Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. Travelers to this region discover both astonishing archaeological sites and a stunning array of wildlife, including crocodiles, turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, and salamanders. This book--written by the world's leading authority on the herpetology of the lowland Maya area--is the only comprehensive field guide to all the species of amphibians and reptiles found there.

This field guide allows identification of all native and introduced species of amphibians and reptiles of the region.

features nearly 180 color photographs and 180 drawings.

offers valuable techniques for field identification, and a glossary of herpetological terms.

provides in each species account: description, natural history, similar species, and geographic distribution (complete with maps of each animal's range).

includes suggested readings for those who want to know more about a particular species.

illustrates all tadpoles.

describes the most characteristic vocalizations of the reptiles and amphibians in the volume.

introduces the physical geography, climate, and vegetation of the region, with emphasis on the habitats of amphibians and reptiles.

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Excellent field guide.......2001-08-28

This book is perfect for anyone interested in herps in the Maya Forest. Complementary to Campbell's field guide, but also includes great line drawings, range maps, and characteristics to distinguish from similar species. Also, better photos than in Campbell's guide. If I were to buy one field guide for the area, I'd choose this over Campbell's.

An exceptionally well laid out field guide.......2001-02-09

A Field Guide To The Amphibians And Reptiles Of The Maya World is a comprehensive survey of the crocodiles, turtles, lizards, snakes, frogs, toads, and salamanders found in Belize, Guatemala, and Mexico. This exceptionally well laid out field guide allows the easy identification of all native and introduced species of amphibians and reptiles of the region; is enhanced with 180 color photographs and 180 drawings; provides valuable techniques for field identification; includes a glossary of herpetological terms; and for each species gives a full description, natural history, and geographic distribution information (complete with maps). There are suggested readings for those who want to know more about a particular species, even descriptions of the most characteristic vocalizations of the reptiles and amphibians surveyed. A Field Guide To The Amphibians And Reptiles Of The Maya World is a "must" for any personal, professional, or academic library collection of natural history and herpetology reference works.

Amphibians and Reptiles of the Maya world.......2000-08-23

Julian C. Lee's field guide of the amphibians and reptiles of the Maya world is excellent. The color photographs make it easy to identify the animal in question; the maps give the reader the distribution of the form; the text gives a short synopsis of the characters and natural history of the taxon; the photos, line drawings, and the PRICE make it all worth while. Any person visiting the outback of the Yucatan Peninsula needs a copy of this book. All Nature Touring Companies should have it available for their clients. A wonderful addition for any professional herpetologist bookshelf.

The Political Action Handbook: A How-To Guide for the Hip Hop Generation

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The Political Action Handbook: A How-To Guide for the Hip Hop Generation
Maya Rockeymoore
Manufacturer: Fourth Generation Press
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The Political Action Handbook: A How To Guide For The Hip Hop Generation is an engaging book designed to politically empower the Hip Hop Generation. Through personal observations and other stories, Rockeymoore highlights the political and socioeconomic challenges facing youth today and urges the Hip Hop Generation to transcend these hurdles by mastering the tools of political engagement. This one-stop-shopping guidebook also highlights useful websites, publications, organizations and other political resources while providing basic, easy to follow steps for exerting power within the U.S. political system.

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Maya Angelou (Bloom's Major Poets)

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A literature of black women's courage and experience is at the heart of Angelou's writing.

This title, Maya Angelou, part of Chelsea House Publishers' Modern Critical Views series, examines the major works of Maya Angelou through full-length critical essays by expert literary critics. In addition, this title features a short biography on Maya Angelou, a chronology of the author's life, and an introductory essay written by Harold Bloom, Sterling Professor of the Humanities, Yale University.

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Strictly for glyphies

Superb Introduction to Mayan Hieroglyphs

Understanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbook
John F. Harris , and Stephen K. Stearns
Manufacturer: University Museum Pub Seum of Archaeology a
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The Code of Kings: The Language of Seven Sacred Maya Temples and Tombs

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emmanuel swedenborg.......2004-07-30

This deserve a heartfelt applause.In comparison to other works in this field this is the most helpful book to solve the enigma of Mayan writing system.I recommend sincerely.

Strictly for glyphies.......2002-09-27

This is a heavy duty text rather than an introduction. If you are just a dumb tourist like myself visiting Copan (there are hardly any inscriptions in Chichen Itza or Northern Yucatan -usually the places with the good inscriptions are hard or dangerous to get to - even Copan right now)and you want to understand the numbers and dates you might be better off with something simpler. In fact, for numbers and dates, old Sylvanus Griswold Morley is quite good (but don't let hard-core glyphies hear you say that). You can buy lots of gizmos with diagrams of the calendar round. I could not understand the Harris and Stearns chapter on astronomy.
This stuff keeps getting updated - the University of Pennsylvania issues supplements.

Superb Introduction to Mayan Hieroglyphs.......2000-08-12

Mayan epigraphy is still an exciting and rapidly changing field with new discoveries being made. This book opened the door of this field to me. The book presents the basic knowledge of Mayan calendrics, vocabulary and grammar clearly with ample examples from inscriptions. The technique of structural analysis used by most Mayan epigraphers is also well described. Included are several examples of structural analysis applied to texts. Interesting chapters also cover the origins of the writing system and Mayan astronomy/astrology as revealed by the texts. If you want to get started with Mayan epigraphy, I heartily recommend this book. The extensive bibliography will then help you know where to go next for further study of Mayan epigraphy.

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Alias|Wavefront's Maya 3D animation software is an integrated collection of tools for creating computer generated images, used in nearly every blockbuster special effects film that has been released in the last few years. The first choice for digital content creators, Maya combines animation, dynamics, modelling and rendering tools, enabling you to create digital characters and visual effects for live action films or stand-alone animation. Key Topics Using plenty of examples and illustrations to provide insights into the functioning and context of Maya, Dan Lavender explains how to: * understand the framework fundamentals of Maya; * create 3D objects; * work with models and surfaces; * animate objects; * use colours, lighting and rendering. About the Author Dan Lavender is a Technical Director at Framestore CFC - one of Europe's largest post-production companies. Features and Benefits * Gives a broad overview of Maya, enabling you to create your own high quality 3D computer generated images - even if you have never used a 3D package before. * The source files and scenes to accompany the examples in the book are available from the Springer web site - springer.co.uk/mayamanual.

New and Recent Maya Hieroglyph Readings: A Supplement to Understanding Maya Inscriptions

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John F. Harris
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Data collection manual for the Housing Guaranty Program

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Data collection manual for the Housing Guaranty Program
Jean-Marie B Mayas
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The Mayan calendar guidebook
Rich Eagle
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Blow Me Down!.......2003-12-10

Bobby London was born to be the artist/writer of Popeye. King Features' brilliant editor Jay Kennedy knew this, and hired him for the job. London's background was in underground comic books, and he was a popular contributor to National Lampoon. London's work always showed his interest in early comic strips, especially E. C. Segar, creator of Popeye. The strips collected in this book, while great, aren't as good as his later work on Popeye. Eventually he started to tell longer, more ambitious story arcs -- but when the strip began to deal with somewhat controversial topics, London ran afoul of the King Features' marketing people, who brought his run on the strip to an end. As far as I know, this volume is the only collection of London's Popeye, and as such is a treasure.

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Mondo Popeye
Bobby London
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He may be the most powerful man in the world, but who better to have a bit of fun with' This kit includes a stand-up cartoon figure of George W. with self-stick quotes that can be attached, a plastic stand, and a booklet of humorous Bushisms.

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Tall Tales From the Bush (box set) (Keith Garvey Collection)

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Baches de dos pueblos: Fush y Box.: An article from: Siempre!

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Baches de dos pueblos: Fush y Box.: An article from: Siempre!
Samuel Schmidt
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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Release Date: 2007-09-21

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This digital document is an article from Siempre!, published by Thomson Gale on November 27, 2005. The length of the article is 566 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: Baches de dos pueblos: Fush y Box.
Author: Samuel Schmidt
Publication: Siempre! (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 27, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 52 Issue: 2737 Page: 46(2)

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DB18 HOLLYWOOD OR BUSH Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis '56 LC. HereÂ’s a terrific PORTRAIT lobby card from the original release of HOLLYWOOD OR BUST featuring a great image of JERRY LEWIS and DEAN MARTIN. Lobby card is in EXCELLENT- condition. Some pinholes, no stains, no tears. A lobby card is an 11 x 14 inch placard advertising a movie. They were displayed in the theatre lobby to entice moviegoers to go to the box office and buy a ticket.

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DB18 HOLLYWOOD OR BUSH Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis '56 LC. HereÂ’s a terrific PORTRAIT lobby card from the original release of HOLLYWOOD OR BUST featuring a great image of JERRY LEWIS and DEAN MARTIN. Lobby card is in EXCELLENT- condition. Some pinholes, no stains, no tears. A lobby card is an 11 x 14 inch placard advertising a movie. They were displayed in the theatre lobby to entice moviegoers to go to the box office and buy a ticket.
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Oxford Book Boxes
Kevin Crossley-Holland , Barbara Leonie Picard , John Bush , Marion Rose , and Brian Wildsmith
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An interesting book - unless you want facts

The Familiar Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash: He Walked the Line
Garth Campbell
Manufacturer: John Blake Publishing, Limited
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An interesting book - unless you want facts.......2004-05-07

I waited months for this book to be released - wasn't worth the wait. I don't know about the plagiarism a previous reviewer referred to, but the book was a quickly written hack job with many inaccuracies. Example:
Johnny Cash never sang "The Ballard of Ira Hayes". At first I thought it was a typo, but the error was repeated.
The book says June Carter's first child came from her second marriage, to Rip Nixon. Must be a big surprise to Carlene Carter, June's daughter from her first marriage to Carl Smith.
Mr. Campbell says: "A bond of friendship was never to form between the two stars (Cash and Waylon Jennings)". That comment is so stupid it's not even worth discussing.
The name is Ferlin HUSKY, not Huskie.
Was it really necessary, when mentioning money, to give the equivalent in English pounds?

The Familiar Johnny Cash.......2004-04-19

After countless biographies and two autobiographies published during his lifetime, there's not much left to write about Johnny Cash. So, Garth Campbell (note to author: Glen Brooks would have been a more convincing pseudonym), in this hastily concocted tome, elected to re-tell the Cash story by leaning heavily on four other works: Cash's own "Man in Black," June Carter Cash's "From the Heart," Albert Govini's "A Boy Named Cash," and Christopher Wren's "Winners Got Scars, Too." Campbell mentions all four in his acknowledgements, calling them "invaluable," but Cash fans familiar with these earlier books will come away from "He Walked the Line" certain that he'd read all of it before.

To cite just one example: here's Wren's 1971 account of the day Cash and his sidemen, Marshall Grant and Luther Perkins, became Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two: "Cash walked in to see Marshall at work among his automobiles the next day. Sam Phillips had called, he said, wanting to know what they would name themselves.

"`Why don't we call ourselves the Tennessee Three?' said Cash.

"Marshall thought not. Since Cash would be doing all the singing, it really ought to be John Cash and the Tennessee Two, though in fact neither Marshall nor Luther were really from Tennessee.

"Sam Phillips wasn't quite satisfied. With an eye to the teenage market, he suggested that Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two had a better ring. Cash didn't know. It might sound too young. Phillips reassured Cash that, at twenty-three years old, he could afford to be Johnny."

Here's Campbell's version of the same tale: "The next day, John wandered by to see Marshall at work at the automobile repair shop. Sam Phillips had just telephoned and wanted to know what they were going to call themselves.

"`How about the Tennessee Three?' volunteered John.

"Marshall gave it an instant thumbs down. Since John was doing all the singing, it ought to be John Cash and the Tennessee Two he insisted, though, in fact, none of them was actually from Tennessee.

"But Sam Phillips wasn't completely happy with that suggestion either. With an eye on the teenage market, he suggested that Johnny Cash and the Tennessee Two had a better ring to it. John was puzzled. He thought it might make him sound too young. Phillips reassured John that, at twenty-three years old, he could afford to be `Johnny.'"

Déjà vu? Nope, just good ol' American plagiarism; not surprising, perhaps, since the book was published in England. Sadly this isn't the only instance, nor even the most egregious. Even Johnny and June's own writing is lifted wholesale in places.

You'd think after recent events (Jayson Blair, anyone?), someone at John Blake Publishing would have been more careful. Hopefully there are publishing lawyers scrutinizing this cut-and-paste biography of Johnny Cash. Perhaps one day `Garth Campbell' will find himself sporting a new moniker: a Boy Named Sued.

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Terrestrial television news remains a key source of information for understanding the complexity of the modern world. The book attempts to understand the values and beliefs of news producers and the culture within which they work. Using both empirical data and analytical argument Jackie Harrison offers valuable insights into news agendas and news production and how they are changing in the contemporary news environment.

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Review appearing in the Journal of Comparative Economics.......1996-05-18

"Kruse has pushed the limits of what can be answered on three classical questions concerning profit sharing with data from a wide spectrum of firms. Indeed, the book in manuscript form was already heavily cited by experts in the field as the point of departure for any new research. This book should be on the bookshelf of anyone studying profit sharing. It is a well-written, inexpensive (book) that is already a classic. What more could a potential book buyer want?"
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