Pond Life, 2nd: An Introduction to Familiar Plants and Animals Living In or Near Ponds, Lakes and Wetlands

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This guide highlights the main wildlife viewing areas and most visible species. Offering exceptional value and utility, it's map-sized, lightweight, and laminated for wear-resistance.

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trees trees and more trees

One of the Best ID Books on Trees

Identifying Trees: An All-Season Guide To Eastern North America
Michael D. Williams
Manufacturer: Stackpole Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Shrub Identification Book: The Visual Method for the Practical Identification of Shrubs, Including Woody Vines and Ground Covers

ASIN: 0811733602

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Unique identification guide is effective, filled with color photos, and easy to use in winter, spring, summer, and fall

Field-tested by forestry experts

Identify trees in any season, not just when they are in full leaf. This field-tested guide features color photos showing bark; branching patterns; fruits, flowers, or nuts; and overall appearance; as well as leaf color and shape--all chosen specifically to illustrate trees in spring, summer, winter, and fall. Accompanying text describes common locations and identifying characteristics. Created for in-the-field or at-home use, this guide includes an easy-to-use key that will help you put a name to any tree by flipping only a few pages. Covers every common tree in eastern North America.

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trees trees and more trees.......2007-09-14

Great book for beginners, like myself to learn about the tall green wonders around us.

One of the Best ID Books on Trees.......2007-05-18

I am a forester in TN and have several tree ID books. This is one of the better Tree ID books dealing with SE US trees. And it is a bargin.

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LUSCIOUS BOOK
What a gorgeous book!

Wildflowers for All Seasons
Anna Vojtech
Manufacturer: Crown
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0517570076
Release Date: 1989-04-13

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LUSCIOUS BOOK.......2007-04-22

An absolute must for the naturalist and artist both. Comprehensive descriptions tell you everything germane about each of dozens of those "weeds" you think you know and will learn to love. The full color full page illustrations of every single plant are knockouts!

What a gorgeous book!.......2000-08-17

Having been totally enthralled by an exhibit of Anna Vojtech's paintings at an art gallery I visited back east, I was excited to learn that she had published this book of reproductions of her work. My husband is an amateur naturalist, and when I told him about the book he was eager to see it because of Ghillean Prance, a famous botanist and extremely interesting writer. So we ordered it.

This book is amazing! The reproductions are so beautiful and rich, and a few of the plants are portrayed in more than one season, so you can see the changes they go through as the seasons progress. The colors are perfect and you practically feel like you're sitting there in the woods with the artist while she paints a lily or trillium. The detail of the paintings (and even more so when you see them in person in a gallery!) is remarkable, intricate, highly skilled -- she's just a really gifted watercolor artist!

Ghillean Prance writes just the sort of text that makes these pictures feel so alive. He discusses some cultural or medicinal uses of the plants, or some folklore behind them, or something else really interesting that comes as a revelation. Dr. Prance is so knowledgable, he makes me want to become a naturalist.

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Observing a maple tree over time, children get a clear picture of what trees do and how seasons change. In summer, the tree is shown sunbathing and brimming with animal life. With autumn comes the flowing sap that makes maple syrup for pancakes. As winter approaches, the tree's leaves begin to fall, and it becomes nearly dormant. The beautiful photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the wonders of each season and encourage them to look closer at the natural world around them.

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Wonderful book!.......2002-02-11

Exceptional photoes and easy decodable accompanying text.looking at this maple and at all the live bustling around it helps children realize how everything change as seasons pass by. I would recommend it to any child aged 2 to 8!

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And Flowers for All Seasons
Katy Bell
Manufacturer: Brewin Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Plant A Garden In Your Sneaker!: Fun and Outrageous Planting For All Seasons

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Plant A Garden In Your Sneaker!: Fun and Outrageous Planting For All Seasons
Diane L. Burns , and Jill A. Burns
Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0070092281

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A garden shaped like a spaceship? an old sneaker as a planter? Fun designs, containers made from cool castoffs, and easy-to-follow directions will motivate kids to learn about natural sciences as they plant and care for their own unique gardens, indoors and out. Plant life cycles, recycling, the components of soil, and the role of earthworms all come into play as children learn how to sprout seeds and bulbs, make their own compost, and nurture a variety of flowers, begetables, fruit, and other greenery. fun activities and challenging puzzles are sprinkled throughout this one-of-a-kind hands-on resource.

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Holly; a Tree for All Seasons
Chris Howkins
Manufacturer: Chris Howkins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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SUPER GREAT.......2000-03-27

If you want a good Italian recipe, there is no other book than this.

The Islands in the Sun Cookbook: Culinary Treasures of the Italian Isles

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The Islands in the Sun Cookbook: Culinary Treasures of the Italian Isles

Manufacturer: Contemporary Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GX2QR6

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Aloes are a large genus of plants, about 450 species, from sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, and parts of Arabia. Many species are widespread in warm or tropical semi-arid regions, yet the distribution of others is limited to a few living in desert or wet mountainous regions. While some species have been adopted as medicinal plants since ancient times and others are used locally in folk medicine, scientists have yet to discover the full biological activity of the many aloe compounds. In order to realize the vast potential of the genus, it is essential to gather the knowledge acquired over the last fifty years into one comprehensive compilation. A landmark publication, Aloes: The genus Aloes reviews all botanical, chemical, biochemical, and medical information as well as commercial applications of aloes. The first part of the book features information on the habitat and taxonomy of aloes, followed by a section on aloe constituents. Part 3 focuses on therapeutic activity and includes chapters on aloe's role in wound healing, skin cancer, and the immune system. The final section is devoted to aloe biology. Chapters are written by accomplished contributors who share their expertise and insight from all areas of academia and industry. Providing a solid foundation for future research, this volume brings together a wealth of information on aloes from a variety of sources, including seldom-recorded folk customs. It is a valuable guide for researchers and professionals in the areas of botany, natural product chemistry, pharmacology, dermatology, and immunology.

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As the coatings industry continues to be influenced by sustained environmental pressures, the market for water-based coatings has shown significant signs of growth. The move away from solvent to water-based coatings has been facilitated by the active development of appropriate performance enhancing additives. Ideal for industrial and post- graduate researchers in this area, Advances in Additives for Water- Based Coatings presents recent innovative developments in each of the major additive fields, covering organic and inorganic thickeners, defoamers, coalescing solvents, biocides and dispersants. As new and more stringent environmental legislation emerges, it serves to highlight the ways in which manufacturers will need to respond, if they are to remain competitive and cost-effective.

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This work is based upon a Special Session on the Theory and Applications of Nonlinear Operators of Accretive and Monotone Type held during the recent meeting of the American Mathematical Society in San Francisco. It examines current developments in non-linear analysis, emphasizing accretive and monotone operator theory. The book presents a major survey/research article on partial functional differential equations with delay and an important survey/research article on approximation solvability.

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Mississippi has produced some of the nation's finest literary voices, includingShelby Foote and Walker Percy. Foote spent much of his career reconstructing the Civil War in a 1.6 million-word trilogy (he was the smooth-drawling storyteller in Kenneth Burns's television series on the conflict). Percy was a philosophical novelist whose work includes The Moviegoer and The Thanatos Syndrome. Not only were the two friends, but they corresponded for years, leaving behind a series of letters unearthed by biographer Jay Tolson. Tolson, the author of an exhaustive book on Percy, Pilgrim in the Ruins, shows that, unlike other Southern writers such as William Faulkner, Foote and Percy always acted as quite decent fellows, Southerners with manners and brains.

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In the late 1940s, Walker Percy and Shelby Foote, friends since their teenage years in Greenville, Mississippi, began a correspondence that would last until Percy's death in 1990. Walker Percy, the highly regarded author of The Moviegoer, wrote six novels, two volumes of philosophical writings, and numerous essays. Shelby Foote met with early success as a novelist, but his reputation today rests more upon his massive three-volume narrative history of the Civil War, and his role as commentator in Ken Burns's documentary The Civil War. The correspondence between Percy and Foote traces their lives from the beginning of their respective careers, when they were grappling fiercely and openly with their ambitions, artistic doubts, and personal problems. Although they discuss such serious matters as the death of Foote's mother and Percy's battle with cancer, their letters are full of sly humor and good-natured ribbing. Jay Tolson has selected, edited, and annotated the letters of these two remarkable writers to shed light on their relationship and their literary careers. Includes an eight-page insert with photographs of the writers chronicling their friendship.

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Essential reading for Percy or Foote fans.......2005-04-03

It is a rare treasure to find a book like this. "Correspondence" gives insight to the artistry, friendship, and psychology of two gifted writers/curmudgeons.

A little advice to the prospective reader. Forgive Shelby Foote his apparent crankiness, which may be the most notable feature of this book. As other reviews note, Percy is absent through much of the volume. Foote's tone, already tinged with youthful didacticism, is transformed into a soliloquy which is boastful and (at times) rude.

Appearances may be misleading, however. While on the surface egotistical, Foote's often incisive letters betray far more complex motives. He searches for true conversation, for a way to gauge his art (his central pursuit). Percy may come across as aloof, or even vague, but this may be due to the hidden lifelong friendship behind these letters.

A wonderful read

Too much Foote, Not enough Percy!.......2001-12-13

I bought this book because of an enduring love affair with the literary works of Walker Percy. As an addition to the literary biographies of Percy written by Samway and Tolson, the letters serve their purpose well. As a letters volume on its own merits, The Correspondence of Shelby Foote and Walker Percy is unbalanced. Apparently, Foote didn't start saving Percy's letters until the exchange had been occurring for some time. Nevertheless, it is thoroughly interesting to observe Foote's massive ego as he lectures Percy, having the knowledge that Percy ultimately became the far greater literary star. If you've already delved deeply into the work and history of Walker Percy, you'll need this book. If not, find a different starting place, this is not a good place to begin.

Pity poor Shelby Foote.......2000-10-03

Pity Shelby Foote. Most people know his as a writer of books on the Civil War. But when you read this book of letters you see that what thrilled him most was reading great literature.

The reader of this book of letters between two friends will be thrilled by talk of literature. Foote is like Herr Settembrini of Thomas Mann's "The Magic Mountain". He is so overwhelmed by humantistic learning that he finds he must educate his friend and mentor Hans Castrop, in this case Walker Percy.

It is ironic that the prodigy in this case, Walker Percy, soon eclipses the mentor. Walker Percy agonizes in his early letters about his inability to have his novels published while Foote publishes his books in rapid succession. But today Percy's "Moviegoer" and other books are still read while only Foote's "Shiloh" is really still popular. It seems Foote is stuck with Civil War fame have written his long classic on the war.

Reading Foote's letters is where I discovered Flanney O'Connor. Walker Percy and Shelby Foote spoke highly of her here. They also talk about the important of reading Marcel Proust, Faulkner, and a dozen others. Toward the end Foote begins to spew forth on the merits of reading the Greek classics. It is his description of these books and their authors that adds to one's own literary education.

The first part of the book is a little annoying because Shelby Foote threw away the letters that Walker Percy sent to him for the first many years of their correspondence. So you keep reading Shelby Foote but are not privvy to what Walker Percy as to say.

interesting but unsettling.......2000-01-31

This was a great read, but each of the correspondents disappointed in their own ways. Percy's letters are written in an intelligent but notably vague style; Foote's have more bite and literary polish, but at the same time display a nasty streak in his personality that remained invisible in his brilliant _Civil War_.

It's a bit sickening to watch on as Foote seduces the wife of a local doctor, and later recommends to Percy (oh so wittily) that he use pillows to prop up the crotches of female UNC undergrads so that they might better serve his wishes.

On the bright side, it is hilarious to watch Foote react to a letter from a clueless librarian accusing him of failing to mention Gettysburg in his history (she seems not to have realized that it was a multi-volume work). Even more importantly, the entire collection is thought-provoking.

Like eavsedropping on a fabulous conversation.......1999-12-14

I don't know when I have enjoyed a book of letters so much. Usually such things represent only a given writer's letters to a variety of people. This volume is a correspondence between two friends that covers five decades and in it one is able to see them grow, change and take delight in a constant verbal duel that must have been going on from the time they first met as teenagers. For two decades this 'conversation' is mostly a monologue because Foote didn't start saving Percy's letters until the 70's, but it is often easy to imagine Percy's letters from Foote's responses - his answering specific questions and arguing against certain statements.

It is so much fun to see Foote trying for 50 years to get Percy to read Proust, and Percy simply ignoring the injunctions. This is just one of the ongoing literary 'wars' that are fought between these two significant writers who, while being diametrically different in style and theme, were the closest of friends from the age of 14.

I found that once started, I couldn't stop reading. From the first chatty letter from Foote in which he proposes his desire to be a great novelist to the last 'letter' - a message read at Percy's memorial service - the book has the forward momentum of a good novel, the intellectual give and take of a Platonic dialogue and the warmth and humor that only good friends can bring to lifelong disagreements. I think this is a great book and, for all who think that literature is important, a wonderful window into the thinking of two fine minds.

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The Correspondence of Shelby Foote & Walker Percy
Shelby; Percy, Walker Foote
Manufacturer: W W Norton & Co Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OM69ZY

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The correspondence of Shelby Foote & Walker Percy.
Shelby, and Percy, Walker. (Jay Tolson, ed.) Foote
Manufacturer: New York, W. W. Norton & Company,
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OUV6BI

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