David Vernon's Adventures in the Woodland is a delightful collection of old fashioned stories of animals in the style of the early 20th Century. Each story begins with a short prologue designed to interest the reader in the story. All of the stories have morals that young people can learn from. Wheather it is the old German Shepherd that walks with a limp and is laughed at by Sammy Chipmonk and his friends; or the playmate of Priscilla Bear who turns out to be someone you would never expect, these stories will delight young and old readers alike. Every library in the country should have a copy.

Amelia makes the area come alive again through this book. She provides the balance needed in local history for African-Americans -- and respects the traditions which may soon be forgotten memories of past lives.

Her work focuses on two important parts of local history - the traditions in families living in Mars Bluff -- and the search for why tales of rice growing lives on in an area more than 150 miles from the "Low Country" and rice plantations of the old South Carolina. Both concepts are treated with respect while holding a scholarly approach to local history.

Amelia's work is something that may not be the same "fare" as Edward Ball's "Slaves in the Family" -- but its contribution to A-A genealogy, local history and preservation of oral traditions is extremely important. It is the foreword to any history of the Pee Dee area of South Carolina -- and should be treasured as a rare insight on the real lives of real people -- and the years that follow Reconstruction.

You know nothing about poetry until you read this book

This is a really fine & useful cookbook. As the full title says, it features recipes from Alaska and Canada's Yukon Territory. Calories are a good thing in the frozen North, so this is definitely not a diet cookbook. That said, there are plenty of recipes which do not put consumers at risk of instant heart attack.

There are a number of real gems in here, including a lot of special breakfast dishes among the recipes, as one might expect from a book representing a lot of B&Bs. Many of them can be put together the night before and just cooked in the morning (Heavenly French Custard, Freezer French Toast, a wide variety of Strata recipes) and most of them would be really great for a Sunday brunch.

My current nomination for the best recipe in the book is Halibut Surprise, p. 134. I've made this for a number of potlucks since I found it. The first time EVERY adult at the meal asked for the recipe. Since then it's just been the ones who haven't already gotten it from me. This is an incredibly easy recipe to make, you can use halibut, salmon, shrimp, or crab (fresh king crab is awesome), and people will think you are an amazing cook. You can put it together before guests arrive; it doesn't need to be hovered over while cooking -- all in all, great for entertaining. Probably worth buying the book just for that!

A lot of the recipes feature local specialities, but only of the sort which can be obtained in local supermarkets in the Lower 48 (I'm not saying it'll be just as good as using fresh halibut or Copper River reds, folks, but it will still be good). Unlike most Alaska cookbooks, this one has no recipes for moose or caribou. About the only ingredient that might be hard to find is fiddlehead ferns, but they can be mail ordered in cans if you can't get fresh.

Vernon Blake has provided an in depth analysis of all you could possibly want to know about drawing and consequently, making art. He is from the "old school" of figurative/plastic art practitioners. Once you get past his old fashioned use of english you will be amazed at the scope of his knowledge and his balanced point of view. The information and analysis he provides is just about lost to the art world these days. I studied/majored in drawing at university and he coveres the curriculum and goes further. His analysis and comparison of Asian and Western drawing traditions is facinating.

Fascinating and practical, and gloriously photographed. I would thoroughly recommend this book to anyone interested in beading or needlework in general, whatever level of experience or interest. Full of solid advice and easy to read.

The problem that usually occurs with guide booksis that they are to big and therefore seldom used. Berlitz is the exception. Here , Copenhagen is presented in well written articles. The only downside is that to few hotels and resturants are rated.

This book should be read by everyone, I felt it was interesting and found it educational for those of us not exposed to the Gay, Lebian or BiSexual culture around us.

An easy and cozy reading with profound contents! This books tells what, apart from God, made Billy Graham what he is now through the lips of his friends. The readers will be compelled to be "humble," "genuine," "passionate," and "believing" as Billy Graham has been if they want to make a meaningful dent to the world in which we live.

This book provides color photographs, in-depth descriptions, and migration/nesting habits of many birds in the southwestern US.

Bird species include water birds, birds of prey, hummingbirds, songbirds, etc. that residents or visitors to the southwest may encounter.

The book is very well organized and is useful as a quick reference when viewing birds.