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

Networking (The National Business Employment Weekly Premir Guides)
Published in Hardcover by John Wiley & Sons (August, 1994)
Authors: Douglas B. Richardson, National Business Employment Weekly, Douglass B. Richardson, and Wall Street Journal
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A great book that provides actual techniques for networking.
Before checking out this book, I generally regarded Networking as some vague inside-ball type game in which everybody had to figure it out how to do it for themselves. This book dispelled that myth and explained exactly what to do to do Networking. This book demonstrates the fact that there is a systematic way to approach networking, and that it's not some moving target you either figure out for yourself or you lose.

The best book available on the subject.
Since there's such a lack of books on this important job-search technique, it's great that this book delivers all you need to know about networking. Richardson is both funny and informative


The New Handbook of Texas
Published in Hardcover by Texas State Historical Assn (June, 1996)
Authors: Ronnie C. Tyler, Douglas E. Barnett, Roy R. Barkley, Ron Tyler, Mark F. Odintz, and Pennelope Anderson
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Everything Texas!
If you love Texas, you gotta own these books!

Literally an encyclopedia of everything Texas, this set of books is the ultimate resource for all things Texan. Wanna know why your town has the name it does or who was that guy they named that road after? This is the place to go.

There's no way you'll cuddle up in your bed with one of these books, but you'll love 'em just the same.

Great Texas Resource
This is a great book containing information about Texas. It is a beginning resource and should be used. It has everything from Alvaez to Zavala


The News About Dinosaurs
Published in School & Library Binding by Simon & Schuster (Juv) (March, 1989)
Authors: Patricia Lauber, Douglas Henderson, and John Gurche
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The News About Dinosaurs
This book is about dinosaurs. I learned that Tranasauraus Rex ate meat. To learn all about Dinosaurs read this book.

THE NEWS ABOUT DINOSAURS
Well illustrated by the top dinosaur artists -- Douglas Henderson, Greg Paul, Mark Hallett, John Gurche, and others -- and quite up-to-date with the latest information, this nicely organized book looks over "what we knew then" and "what we know now." Every young dinosaurophile has to have it


Night of the Cat (Book 2 Starquest series)
Published in CD-ROM by Ellora's Cave (April, 2002)
Author: Kate Douglas
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Here Kity, Kity.
The second book in Kate's StarQuest Series is hotter than the first. Garan is a alien cat helping the future earth in there war. Jenna is from the present earth that is sent forward to the future. This is her and Garan's story and boy is it hot. Stop whatever you are doing an orders this series, you want regret it.

As Good As The First
This is the second of the StarQuest Books. Kate Douglas has come up with a story line that is unique and imaginative. The Lions of Mirat are Humaniod Cats. Actually large cats.

Garan has been assigned to earth to help the rebellion that the humans are fighting against the World Federation. He would rather be on his StarQuest. That is until Jenna is pulled from earths past and dropped into his quarters. He is sure she is a spy and is determined to do whatever it takes to break the human.

Jenna was having a very bad week. The dot.com coming she was working for is out of business and the guy she seduces into her bed is a real loser. She longs for a real man that will send her to the stars and last long enough to bring her to climax.

Jenna is a telepath, but doesn't know it. As she works with the rebels she unleashes her powers and becomes a force to be reckoned with.

Garan is strongly attracted to Jenna. Through the teaching of his father he can't imagine that he could love a human. The longer he is with Jenna the more he most be with her.

This is a great story and definitely worth the time to read. The whole series is.


Ninth Life (A Caitlin Reece Mystery)
Published in Paperback by Naiad Pr (November, 1990)
Author: Lauren Wright Douglas
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Thoroughly enjoyable reading!
This book fast-paced, well-written, and peopled with interesting characters. A thoroughly enjoyable read for folks who love mysteries, and this one is all the more satisfying because it takes on an important social issue: animal abuse. In addition to having crafted her story skilfully, the author handles language beautifully -- the book is full of delightful turns of phrase and striking imagery-- not what you'd expect in a quick reading mystery novel. I'm looking forward to reading more by this author.

Caitlin Reece PI,investigates an illegal animal research lab
In this Lambda Award winning first of the Caitlin Reece series, the wisecracking Victoria, British Columbia PI is called on to investigate the death of an operative placed in an illegal research lab by an animal advocacy group named Ninth Life. Feminist Bookstore News said of this book when it appeared in 1988: "A very accomplished first novel, distinguished by an elegant flair for description and an ovbious love of the language. This is a stunning first effort." I have to agree. This novel is head and shoulders above so many of the "women's mysteries" on the market -- it has a terrific heroine, great writing, and an important issue -- animal rights. Her secondary characters are terrific, too: her cats Repo and Jeoffrey, her Vietnamese friend Gray Ng, her mysterious computer hacker friend Francis the Ferrett, and her protege Lester. The Victoria locales are true-to-life: read all the books in her series


Nobody Told Me: From Basement Band to Jack and the John Lennon Sessions
Published in Hardcover by Hipway Press (01 July, 2002)
Author: Ken Geringer
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A Gift For Hubby
I bought Ken Geringer's Nobody Told Me as a gift for my husband, but after I heard hubby laughing all the way through it, I picked it up. And couldn't put it down.
Not what I expected-not your standard rock 'n roll litany of what drugs we did on what days-but a sensitive and damn funny tale that has what most books of today lack-meaning. The author, although he did work with Lennon's people and did include much insight on John and others, opens the book with his growing up during a time when he learned it was OK to say '---- off' to racist adults, stupid teachers, and the goody-goody kids in his housing development. I am 48 years old and I remember feeling the same way he did (and still do). Nobody Told Me would still be just as great a book even if Ken never met the rock (Lennon, Aerosmith, plus) and reggae (Bob Marley) musicians he wrote about. Sure, there are drugs, but it isn't a 'drug book.' My favorite story is where the author-age 15-and a friend are hitchhiking home holding a 6 foot pot plant after plucking it from where they had it growing in a state forest when a park police car pulls up. But the ranger says only-'this is a state park, boys. It's illegal to pull out our plants.' And he drives away.
Do you remember getting away with...everything? Remember hitchhiking--safely? Remember being 16 and walking down the street, unnoticed, puffing (how shocking!) a Marlboro? Remember those days of innocence and naiveté?
I passed this book onto my 17-year-old son. I want him to understand the world I once lived in, a world I couldn't begin to explain, a world he wouldn't recognize. Okay, cigarettes are bad and maybe pot isn't great either, but we had our freedom. We were free-and encouraged- not only to be ourselves, but we had freedom from fear.
Freedom is what Nobody Told Me is really about. I think we all have a lot to learn from this book (remember learning?) But it was so interesting, wild, and sorry, Ken-cute-it was the most fun I have had with a book in a long, long time. While reading it I got a lot of the same emotions I felt while seeing, reading or listening to: Almost Famous, The Graduate, Alice's Restaurant, Tom Sawyer, Catcher in the Rye, Cheech and Chong, The Smothers Brothers, Lenny Bruce, On The Road, To Kill A Mockingbird, Hair, The Woodstock Movie, To Sir With Love, Billy Jack, anything Hendrix, Dead, Beatles, The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and, the Constitution of the United States.
Thanks, Ken, for painting such a vivid picture of a time not-so-long-gone that today's generation will see, understand, and maybe, be inspired to re-create.

A poignant, insider's look at the world of fame
Nobody Told Me: From Basement Band To Jack And The John Lennon Sessions is the true-to-life memoir of Ken Geringer, partner and close friend of Jack Douglas. Geringer recounts his own childhood, his introduction into the world of music, from playing drums in a band with Bob Marley's sister to working with Jack Douglas, John and Yoko, Aerosmith, The Who and much more. A poignant, insider's look at the world of fame and a special tribute to John Lennon and Jack Douglas, Nobody Told Me is very highly recommended reading.


The North Carolina Atlas: Portrait for a New Century
Published in Hardcover by Univ of North Carolina Pr (March, 2000)
Authors: Douglas Milton Orr, Alfred W. Stuart, and James B. Hunt
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A definitive analysis of changes in North Carolina
This is the most comprehensive and informative state atlas I have ever reviewed. Excellent maps, great charts and clearly written text makes "The North Carolina Atlas" a book that needs to be on the shelf of every public library and in the hands of all North Carolina devotes. Over the last century North Carolina has transformed itself from a struggling southern state to one of the fastest growing economies in the U.S. "The North Carolina Atlas" provides a definitive analysis of the changes that have created this wonderful state.

History, population, urbanization, and economy are transforming forces that molded North Carolina into what it is today. Each of these sections are clearly laid out so that the reader can make a critical analysis of the change and form an assessment of the coming changes that the future may bring.

Especially interesting are the sections that deal with quality of life in North Carolina. Crime, education, health care, water and air quality, cultural arts and outdoor recreation are profiled and supported by scores of maps, charts and diagrams. This is a book I would especially want in my possession if I was considering moving my family and business to this State. Highly Recommended.

More Than Just Maps
As Governor Jim Hunt says in the forward, "North Carolina is at a crossroads in its history." This "atlas" provides not only a wealth of information, but an intelligent perspective on the future of the state as it enters the 21st century.

Subjects matter includes the natural environment, history, population, urbanization, economy, agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, trade, politics, air quality, water resources, crime, health, education, arts, and recreation. I found these topics to be presented in an effective manner and certainly more enlightening than the statistical record one might imagine.

I also discovered, before I placed my order, that I was able to preview some of the book's illustrations at the UNC Charlotte Cartography Lab web site.

I would recommend this text not only to students, researchers and teachers, but anyone interested in a comprehensive and knowledgeable summary of the diverse state of North Carolina.


Official Flying Rhinoceros How to Draw Cartoons Survival Kit
Published in Paperback by Walter Foster Pub (January, 1997)
Authors: Raymond D. Nelson, Douglas Kelly, and Ben Adams
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A very great cartooning kit!
This book set is perfect for any cartoonist, from 1 to 99. It gives easy-to-follow directions, and many examples. I got this when I was 10, and it impacted my drawing skills a whole lot! This is worth the money you pay for it.

A great way to interest a budding young illustrator.
In his own words, my 7 year old "LOVES drawing cartoons. I tried to draw before I got the kit but I love to do it all the time now that I have the kit. It's the bestest book I ever had." His illustrations are detailed and professional, and he has the confidence to draw on his own and create new stories.


On Jesus
Published in Paperback by Wadsworth Publishing (06 June, 2002)
Authors: Douglas Groothuis, Wadsworth Publishing, and Douglas R. Groothuis
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A great introduction to Jesus the Philosopher
This is the first work I have come across that has seriously looked at Jesus as a philosopher. Groothuis begins this short introductory work, which is the format for each of the books in this series, by clearly defining what constitutes calling someone a philosopher and then just as clearly demonstrates that the historically verifiable Jesus is just as much a philosopher as the others in this series. He then discusses Jesus' use of argument, His metaphysics, epistemology, ethics and view of women. Any discussion of Jesus on any level must take into account the historicity of Jesus, an evaluation of His claims of deity as well as the historicity of the crucifixion and resurrection. Groothuis does an admirable job, in a short format, to give a good reason to at least consider each of these as worthy of further study.

While most people know of, or know Jesus, to varying degrees, as the central figure in the Christian faith, this book will be of great benefit to anyone interested in studying Him as a philosopher as well as evaluate His teaching and claims as philosophical arguments.

A Fresh and Challenging Approach to the Man from Galilee
Groothuis does a wonderful job in his presentation of Jesus by viewing him through philosophical eyes. He begins this journey by strongly establishing that Jesus was indeed a philosopher by category. Chapter One accurately and definitely places him within this category. Following this, a look at Jesus' place in history demonstrates his world and how his life reflected it. Then comes the heart of the philosophical approach. Evaluating Jesus' use of argument, his epistemology and metaphysics, his ethics, and his view of women, Groothuis proves why this man belongs on the list of the most influential and thought-provoking thinkers of all time. There is also ample illustration of why Jesus is the most controversial man of all time -- making claims of divinity and sovereignty over all creation. Jesus' radical social and ethical agenda were powerful and divisive as much in his own day as in ours. Most importantly, Groothuis shows that no man or woman can ever live without making a decision of how to regard this man from Galilee. To ignore him is to make your choice. In order to evaluate his message, you must evaluate him and his claims to be God. We must never forget that - Jesus' whole message hinges on that. Much gratitude to Douglas Groothuis for this work -- Surely, this will a very influential book in the study of Jesus.


On Methuselah's Trail: Living Fossils and the Great Extinctions
Published in Paperback by W H Freeman & Co. (April, 1993)
Authors: Peter Douglas Ward and Steven M. Stanley
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A Wonderful Book!
I wish this book had been around when I was in high school because it brought the field of science in general, and geology/biology in particular, alive for the first time. I honestly looked at my natural surroundings differently after reading it. I have also purchased and enjoyed the hard cover copies of Professor Ward's other two books. Some of the passages he writes especially with regard to bringing you back in time give you shivers.

Charming
Peter Ward is one of the best writers in this genre - personally I rate him with Wilson, Dawkins and Gould - at least when it comes to the art of telling a good story, creating a good picture.

"On Methuselah's Trail" is one of the best books I have read about fossils and evolution. Not revolutionary, challenging or very complicated - just well written, charming, and - most important - it makes you want go right out in the bush to look for your own fossils!


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