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Great book.......2007-10-06
This is a great book. I first read it in the 70s and have reread it several times since. A lot of good lessons that we would do well to heed today.
Timeless advise.......2003-07-29
We own all of the books the Nearings wrote and this one is a gem. There are those who may think that what they did and wrote about from the 50's to the 70's has no bearings on todays world (2003) but nothing could be further from the truth. Their wisdom on building a stone home, organic garden, composting, and simply realizing that one doesn't need as much materialism as one may think is timeless. The book is out of print but you can buy used copies here on Amazon.com and I urge you to but a copy if you have the slightest interest in simple living, frugality, inner peace and tranquility, preventative health issues, healthy eating, a positive mindset to age one hundred or energy conservation.
Read this book.......2001-12-12
This is one of the best books I have ever read. If you can find a copy, get a hold of this book to learn about how these counter culturists lived their lives in health and peace. Some folks may believe that the Nearing's style is bolder than they are used to, and this is because these people did not sit in ivy towers writing theories, they lived their lives based on their principles, which is admirable in my eyes.
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Living the Good Life, like Walden, is deeply rooted in an enduring American tradition of dissent from the majority and respect for the land. Moreover, it is the distillation of twenty not two years in the woods, and offers wisdom and practical guidance to city dweller and prospective homesteader alike.
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Native Trees & Shrubs of the Hawaiian Islands
Samuel H. Lamb , and
Carl Overhage
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Native Trees and Shrubs of the Hawaiian Islands
Samuel H. Lamb
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The West Highland Way: Official Guide (The Official Guides)
Roger Smith
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Student Skillbuilder to Accompany Louisiana: The Land and Its People Student Skillbuilder
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Louisiana Culture Comes Alive! An in-depth discussion of Louisiana and the forces that have shaped it characterize Louisiana: The Land and Its People. Available from Pelican Publishing Company, the 560-page volume provides a comprehensive overview of Louisiana history, from the first Indian inhabitants through the Civil War and Reconstruction to modern times. Some 200 photographs and illustrations, including 45 maps, complement the text and encourage the reader to delve further into the background of Louisiana and its people.
Ideal for classroom use, Louisiana: The Land and Its People is much more than a textbook. Its detailed discussion of the factors that have molded the state provides insights into current issues and solutions. Everyone interested in understanding Louisiana both today and yesterday will benefit from reading this book.
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Beggar's ticks and marsh pink. Tearthumbs and chairmaker's rush. Live oak, pitch pine, wild black cherry, sassafras, and loblolly pine.
From eelgrass rooted in wrack lines on windswept back shores to hardy maritime forests sculpted by strong winds and salt spray, the Mid-Atlantic coast is rich with a variety of habitats and an abundance of common, if not always familiar, plants. In Common Plants of the Mid-Atlantic Coast, Gene M. Silberhorn provides a field guide to the plants found along the coast from Long Island Sound to North Carolina's barrier islands. This introduction to the fragile ecology and remarkable beauty of the flora of the coastal region was highly praised by reviewers when it was first published in 1982.
This revised edition retains the features that earned it acclaim and provides a wealth of new information. The three sections of the book correspond to the natural divisions of the landscape: Section One covers beaches, dunes, and marine forests; Section Two includes salt and brackish marshes; and Section Three reviews plants found in tidal and nontidal freshwater wetlands. Each section of Common Plants begins with an introduction that describes the characteristics of the area and the flora to be found there. Individual plant entries follow. Delicate illustrations accompany facing page descriptions that aid in identification and provide concise background information, as well as delightful anecdotes.
Plant entries now includes the subheadings: "Growth Habit and Diagnostic Characteristics," where the reader will find descriptions of general appearance, "Distribution," which tells where along the coast the plant is found, "Habitat," and, particularly important in this age of heightened environmental awareness, "Ecological Value/Benefits." The author has also added each plant's "Wetland Indicator Status," which estimates a species' frequency of occurrence in wetland habitats. Seventeen species have been added to this fully updated second edition. The appendices now include websites for various federal and state, coastal parks, refuges, and natural areas. An easy- to-use key helps readers identify plants in the field according to physical features.
Praise for the first edition:
"Will quickly become a standard work for professionals and casual beach strollers alike." -- Chesapeake Bay Magazine"In a guide of pleasant surprises, perhaps the greatest discovery is that so much wildness and beauty -- things that are more and more associated with wilderness and remoteness -- can still be found so near at hand, nearly in the back pocket of most of the large cities of the mid-Atlantic... [Silberhorn] has arranged his guide much like the coastal landscape itself, moving naturally from beaches to dunes and marine forests, then to salt and brackish marshes, and finally to the plants of the freshwater wetlands." -- Philadelphia Inquirer
"A superb guidebook for amateur naturalists, students in a variety of ecology-oriented courses, and gardeners who wish to assess new species." -- American Horticulturist
"Illustrates superbly with black-and-white drawings the many species of plants in this coastal region." -- Baltimore Sun
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Very good. .......2006-09-06
I'm always surprised to find I'm the first to review a book. However, aside from the pages not being weather resistant (an obvious flaw for a "field book") this is an excellent book on the subject. Separated by section for plants of the beach, marshes, and wetlands. With very many species depicted in fine line drawings, and comes with a very helpful "key to common plants". The guide explains where you would expect to find specific plants, their distribution, habitat, and ecological benefit. A welcome addition to my collection of nature books.
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Practical Shop Mathematics: Elementary
J. H. Wolfe , and
Earl R. Phelps
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Practical Shop Mathematics: elementary.......2000-10-11
I used this book when I served my Tool and Die Making apprenticeship thirty years ago, and I haven't seen its equal yet. Filled with practical examples of shop problems. There was also a volume 2: advanced. I have been searching for this for years. I now teach at a community college, and would use this if I could get volume two (includes the best section on compound angles that I have ever seen.)
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Three Negro Classics
Booker T. Washington ,
William E. B. Dubois , and
James W. Johnson
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UP FROM SLAVERY
The autobiography of Booker T Washington is a startling portrait ofone of the great Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The illegitimate son of 'a white man and a Negro slave, Washington, a man who struggled for his education, would go on to struggle for the dignity of all his people in a hostile and alien society.
THE SOULS OF BLACK FOLK
W.E.B. DuBois's classic is a major sociological document and one of the momentous books in the mosaic of American literature. No other work has had greater influence on black thinking, and nowhere is the African-American's unique heritage and his kinship with all men so passionately described.
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF AN EX-COLORED MAN
Originally published anonymously, James Weldon Johnson's penetrating work is a remarkable human account of the life of black Americans in the early twentieth century and a profound interpretation of his feelings towards the white man and towards members of his own race. No other book touches with such understanding and objectivity on the phenomenon once called "passing" in a white society.
These three narratives, gathered together in Three Negro Classics chronicle the remarkable evolution of African-American consciousness on both a personal and social level. Profound, intelligent, and insightful, they are as relevant today as they have ever been.
The Autobiography of Booker T. Washington is a startling portrait of one of the great Americans of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. The illegitimate son of a white man and a Negro slave, Washington, a man who struggled for his education, would go on to struggle for the dignity of all his people in a hostile and alien society.W.E.B. DuBois's classic is a major sociological document and one of the momentous books in the mosaic of American literature. No other work has had greater influence on black thinking, and nowhere is the African-American's unique heritage and his kinship with all men so passionately described.Originally published anonymously, James Weldon Johnson's penetrating work is a remarkable human accout of the life of black Americans in the early twentieth century and a profound interpretation of his feelings towards the w3hite man and towards members of his own race. No other book touches with such understanding and objectivity on the phenomenon once called "passing" in a white society.These three narratives, gathered together in Three Negro Classics, chronicle the remarkable evolution of African-American consciousness on both a personal and social level. Profound, intelligent, and insightful, they are as relevant today as they have ever been.
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Three Negro Classics.......2006-11-12
This book was very intereting and informative. I enjoyed reading it. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about Black History.
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Three Negro Classics
Manufacturer: Avon Book Company
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Three Negro Classics
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Three Negro Classics
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Up From Slavery by Booker T. Washington; The Souls of Black Folk by William E.B. Dubois; and The Autobiography of an Ex-Colored Man by James Weldon Johnson
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Three Negro Classics
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