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Australia the Beautiful Cookbook
Published in Hardcover by Collins Pub San Francisco (1995)
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Beautiful pictures, multi culture recipes, lots of fish!!!!!
The Best of the Brownies' Book (The Iona and Peter Opie Library of Children's Literature)
Published in Hardcover by Oxford Univ Pr Childrens Books (1996)
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The Best of the Brownies' Book
This is an excellent book on an important subject. I sincerely wish it was still around. Self-esteem and a positive self-concept for children of color, especially African-American children are still areas that need a lot of work. Our world is still consumed with an abundant amount of negative images and stereotypes of people of color. This book is wonderful in counteracting that, covering all areas of life; art, athletics, academics, social. It confronts the emotional needs of our children. Every home, school and library should have a collection of the stories and letters found in this book. I will certainly use it in my classroom. I wish I had the gift of prose so that I could properly give the type of review this book deserves. Not only is it appropriate for use as a tool in helping children to realize their self-worth, it's also a wonderful item for those who wish to collect African-American artifacts but cannot afford the more costly items. The book contains stories and poems written by known writers and by "ordinary" children of 1920-21. It also contains letters from "enquiring" minds. Again, it made me wish I could own the whole collection, not just the best of.
Best of The Prose Poem: An International Journal
Published in Paperback by White Pine Press (01 September, 2000)
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An odd aviary of American literature
This anthology culled from the excellent journal devoted solely to the prose poem is a treasure. The prose poem is indeed its own bird, an evolutionary strain SIMILAR to poetry, and SIMILAR to prose, but not exactly like either. The prose poem, when done well (as most of those exhibited in this anthology are), is not a formless blob. It has its own rhythms and cadences--oftentimes more 'invisible' that give the pieces structure.
Of course, there is great variety to what's presented here. Some are very narrative, and some are elliptical. They're fun to dive into. Highly recommended if you're looking for something off-beat, poetrywise.
The Bushmen
Published in Hardcover by New Holland/Struik (2000)
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Incredible photography that is soul piercing
I was with Peter Johnson on a recent trip to South Africa. He is a remarkable man and an outstanding photographer. He has done so much for the economy of South Africa and is so savvy to the opportunites and plight of these people. The topic of the Bushmen and its documentation will astound you. The photography leaves you with the feeling of the dust on their feet and the soul piercing look in their eyes.
Dress Accessories C.1150-C.1450: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London 3 (Medieval Finds from Excavations in London)
Published in Hardcover by Boydell & Brewer (2002)
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An Invaluable Research Tool
This book, part of a collective of what has become to be known as "the London Excavations" is invaluable for academic or hobbyist alike. Complete in its recording and detailing of dress accessories such as brooches, buttons, buckles, bells, purses,hair accessories, etcetera it provides a complete breakdown of information with excellant quality illustrations. Provides extensive commentary on materials and methods, uses, and contextural information. This is not just a compilation of data, its an extensive body of work on dress accessories of the period and their use.
Forest Management
Published in Hardcover by McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math (05 October, 2000)
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OUTSTANDING
A basic book for anyone that requires to make decisions and quantitative modelling in Forest Production.
The Government of Money: Monetarism in Germany and the United States (Cornell Studies in Political Economy)
Published in Hardcover by Cornell Univ Pr (1998)
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A wonderful and timely read
In a time where the words of Alan Greenspan affect the lives (and wallets) of millions of Americans, this book brings the politics of the Fed to life for the everyday reader, and presents a comparison with the German central bank (the Bundesbank), where it seems that decisions are made in a much more collegial matter than the U.S. Federal Reserve, where one man can dictate the sway of markets. The book is accessible to academics and non-academics alike, and is about as sexy as a book about the politics of banks can get. Overall, it's a must-read for anyone interested in the politics of money, from scholars to daytraders.
Okavango : sea of land, land of water
Published in Unknown Binding by C. Struik ()
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The Most incredible Photographic Account of Africa Wildlife
I recommend this work to anyone interested in Africa - quite possibly the best you can get without going to Botswana.
Raising the Roof: Creating the Kibbie Dome at the University of Idaho
Published in Hardcover by Univ of Idaho Pr (1998)
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A must for architechture students on an alternative process.
Perhaps the most amazing this is that this structure, visible from the Pullman highway, cost less than one million dollars to build. What a bargain when one considers that this building does for the UI what three separate facilities do for WSU if one discounts the differences in the athletic conferences. This slim book details how Trus Joist Corp. of Boise, ID, coordinated engineers and contractors and built the largest indoor college facility in the nation using laminated veneer lumber and the TRUSDEK structural system developed by Trus Joist. Not only that, they did it within ten months after the bid was accepted, completing the project in time for the first home football game. The author, Peter T. Johnson, knows what he's writing about. He was once the CEO of Trus Joist and he writes: "I remember the day in 1974 when the University opened the sealed bids in Moscow, ID. That morning, having experienced many times the bid, award, construct cycle, I felt the customary anxiety that prevails between the offer and the acceptance phases, as one might await a marriage proposal." Of course the bid was awarded and thus begins the union. And like many marriages, there were some interesting dips in the road. Warping due to weather moisture and other causes was a major concern. Finally, the project was completed and dedicated on Oct. 11, 1975. Its name is officially the William H. Kibbe-ASUI Activity Center Dome. Kibbie is a former UI student and was a monetary contributor to the project. Once finished, the Kibbie Dome received recongition in the architecture and engineering fields world wide. Engineering News Record, Architectural Record, Forest Products Journal, Western Building Design, and other major magazines covered the building extensively. Articles about the structure were published in the Japanes and German languages. The project's most prestigious nod came when the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) awarded this impressive structure the ASCE Outstanding Structural Engineering Achievement Award for 1976 beating out a multi billion dollar mall project in New York State. In the last two decades plus, Palouse residents have come to take this awesome building for granted. "Raising the Roof" reminds us that great things can be accomplished with bold ingenuity and very little money, even in this 20th Century. I recommend this book to any and all architect students as well as those interested in local architectural history. Included are several beautiful photographs.
To Do As Adam Did: Selected Poems
Published in Hardcover by Talisman House Pub (2001)
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A Supurb Introduction
This volume offers a supurb introduction to the delightful range of Johnson's genius (1934-98). It includes previously scarce poems--such as the concretisms of "Songs of the Earth"--as well as late poems which have not appeared in other books. Johnson is a poet of formal condensation and originality, but one whose work provokes delight. O'Leary has done an admirable job in the selection of (and introduction to) this volume--I highly recommend it.
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A "must have" for your kitchen, you get about ten cuisines in one.