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Books to read if you're planning a vacation in "Davis", sorted by average review score:

The Joy of Service!
Published in Paperback by Service Information Source (July, 1989)
Authors: Ron McCann, Joe Vitale, and Barbara Davis
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The joy of service (El placer de Servir) Ron Mc Cann
I think this book is terrific. I was working in a Manuffacturing industry and the service that thing that not touch but you feel is very important and necesary. Now I am workin in a Service Organization, and i saw that the service its very important, if i didn't give and excellent service i should pay the cost, because i have a big risk to lost my client and this book reccomends a lot of details on how to look the complain and how handling it. i will recommend to everyone becase it gives a great message to the pleasure on the service.


Judge Dredd: The Official Strategy Guide
Published in Paperback by Brady Games (July, 1995)
Authors: H. Leigh Davis, Henly Wolin, Ronald Wartow, and Brady Games
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ARREST THOSE PERPS EASILY!
You are the Law! Locate the best path to meet your objectives. Fighting strategy for all the bosses. How to find and use all of Judge Dredd's ammunition. Learn the best way to "sentence" the worst perpetrators. Capture spirit perps and destroy the Dark Judges. Fight Judge Death and beat the game. Detailed maps for all levels of Super NES and Sega Genesis. Find hidden pick-ups and ammo. SC, 96 pages


Jumper Fables
Published in Paperback by Zondervan (04 March, 1994)
Authors: Ken Davis and Dave Lambert
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Devotions With a Sense of Humor
This book contains approximately 90 daily devotions for teenagers. I have two teenagers, and we read the book for family devotions at the dinner table. The book is primarily written by Ken Davis, a Christian comedian, writer, and speaker who appeals to all ages. Most of the devotions use humor to make their point, and all are interesting. The devotions in this book are equally good for Junior High or High School youth and for both sexes. They are also good for all denominations. (The only downside to the book is that some of the devotions are a little long when you are hungry and want to eat dinner!)


Just Before Sunset: Risks and Rewards
Published in Paperback by Dorrance Publishing Co (June, 2001)
Author: Norma C. Davis
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Romance on the High Seas
For anyone who ever thought that the opportunity for romance has passed them by, 'Just Before Sunset' gives light and hope that it is never too late to begin again. As in life, love often finds us when we least expect it, so it is with Mildred, our main character. For the first time in many years, she allows herself to live only for herself. Only as she begins to explore her own feelings, can she come to grips with her past and begin to envision a future. The book is a wonderful read for any romantically-inclined woman, and seems particularly aimed at a more mature audience.


Just Like Being There
Published in Paperback by 1stBooks Library (March, 2000)
Author: Frank Davis
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My Comments
I thought this book was very well written. The poems have a good mixture of folklore, cowboy poetry, song lyrics, and Immigrant Trail and yarns. While reading these poems you feel like you are there. They reveal a little part of everyboby's life experiences. On quiet days I enjoy curling up by the fireplace and reading these enjoyable poems. Thanks for the opportunity for me to expose the life and energy that this book gives one and I recommend that all who love poetry in rhyme read "Just Like Being There".


Justice in the Mountains: Stories and Tales by a Vermont Country Lawyer
Published in Hardcover by New England Press (October, 1980)
Authors: Deane C. Davis and Sue Storey
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An enchanting look at Vermont life in years gone by
If it were possible I would give this book ten stars. The anecdotes that Mr. Davis shares in this book should make even the most jaded soul laugh out loud. You see the best and worst of human nature dealt with in straight forward New England style


Kahn Report on Sexual Preferences
Published in Paperback by Avon (March, 1982)
Authors: Sandra Kahn and Jean Davis
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Helps men and women understand what each sex wants.
This book helped me to understand what sexual activities my husband enjoyed. It also helped him to to understand what I enjoyed. It took so long for us to be us to learn about each others sexual preferances. The book also helped us to understand why these activties were so pleasurable. It truly is a brilliant book for men and women.


Katya of Fort Ross Clara Stites
Published in Paperback by Fithian Press (01 November, 2001)
Authors: Clara Stites and Cindy Davis
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A Precious Book That Sparks An Interest in History
This book, along with "Rosalba of Santa Juanita," reminds me of Lucy Perkins's "twins" series ("The Swiss Twins," "The Norwegian Twins," "The Dutch Twins," and so on) which I loved so much way back when I was in the third grade. Whereas Perkins's book served to engender a fascination with various cultures around the world, I believe "Katya" and "Rosalba" do the same thing for early California history.

Both of these books were beautifully descriptive of the land where the children lived, the Southern California rancho in "Rosalba" and the foggy, redwood forested Northern California coast in "Katya," and it was so clear why these children would love living where they do and would fear being made to leave. In both books, it was clear that times were changing, so both characters were aware of living in historical moments. For example, Katya was aware of the diminishment of the sea otters (which are now an endangered species), and Rosalba was seeing changes in the role of women (such as she was allowed to ride a horse, which her abuela thought was undignified for a woman), or the need to now legally prove ownership of their family land to the new government they were now under, that of the United States (instead of Spain and Mexico).

In "Rosalba," Spanish words were sprinkled throughout the story, the meaning of which were easily understood in context. This not only added to the presentation and appreciation of the cultural atmosphere, but this technique struck me as a good way to get a child interested in learning a foreign language. I wish the author had done the same thing in "Katya," but then, she may not know Russian! However, "Katya" presented some things I never knew or thought about, such as that a well-made basket could carry water and with the introduction of a hot stone, could be used as a cooking pot. I also thought the Indian idea of making a doll out of kelp was a marvelous idea, as the kelp bulb with its smooth, dusky brown "skin" would make an effective head and face for an Indian doll.

Both books were filled with extended family love, and although it was clear that all the adults in the books had lots of work to do, they also made time to spend with their children and attend to their emotional needs. I also enjoyed the thoughtful, loving friendship between Katya and her Indian friend, Miyacha, and, in fact, the whole cultural sharing, such as Miyacha's mother making acorn soup to give to Katya's mother (because she knows she is pregnant and the soup will be healthy for her).

Both books had a component of animal interest, which I think is a good way to get children into the stories. "Rosalba" begins with the birth of a colt from a mare whose life Rosalba had been involved in saving, and "Katya" begins with Katya's discovery of a sea otter and pup, which she keeps as a private discovery (but which she later discovers her observant friend Miyacha also shares). This idea of "secrets" gives "Katya" a special depth that I thought would be particularly appealing to girls. In many ways, "secrets" are a part of the depth psychology of the feminine, and in "Katya" this thematically runs through the concepts of reverence for the life of the sea otter, the chest that Katya's father makes for her where she can store her treasures, Katya's attempt at keeping secret her friendship with the Indian girl, and, ultimately, the secret of a new sibling for Katya, whose mysterious growth within the womb of women in general is the genesis of these feminine secrets.

This doesn't mean that a boy wouldn't like these books, although I have always felt that each gender is more apt to be drawn into a book more easily when they can identify with the sex of the protagonist (which is an advantage that Lucy Perkins had in her books, as her twins were fraternal, not identical, and always a boy and a girl, so each gender can equally relate to the story). But males are well-figured in both of these stories; they are kindly, competent, thoughtful, and responsible--Rosalba's father is a successful rancher and cares about animal life, Katya's father is a carpenter who also takes the time to make beautiful, artistic objects.

Essentially, I think these are both good books for immediately igniting a spark of interest in early California history and I am impressed at how quickly and deeply the author was able to do that, that although these books are prose directed to elementary school readers, the books were poetic in their impact. The field is open for Mrs. Stites to write other such historical stories in locations across the width of the continent, and I am sure that if she did so, those would be as worthwhile for young readers as these two are.


Kingdom Come.
Published in Hardcover by Putnam Pub Group (June, 1974)
Author: Gwen. Davis
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This is my very favorite book of All Times.
Kingdom Come is the deepest , most incredibly ,touching and dramatic book I have ever read. I was Laurie and my husband was Ben and we were lost together without each other, just as they were. I read the book to him and we laughed and cried and sighed together. All I can say is that it was perfect.


Kurgans on the Left Bank of the Ilek Excavations at Pokrovka 1990-1992: Excavations at Pokrovka, 1990-1992
Published in Paperback by Zinat Press (April, 1995)
Authors: Jeannine Davis-Kimball, Leon Yablonsky, L. T. Iablonskii, and V. A. Demkin
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Excavations at Pokrovka (Russia)
The excavation report covers the 1990 survey of cemetries in two different sites (Pokrovka and Troitsk), and provides maps of the kurgan cemeteries located in the southern Urals, south of Orenburg, Russia, and adjacent to the Kazakhstan border. In 1991, one kurgan with three burials was excavated; in1992 season, six kurgans with 48 burials. Data and drawings for each mound plus burial data including age, sex, associated artifacts, and cultural dating based upon typological comparison of materials. Line drawings and plates illustrate kurgans, burials, and artifacts.


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