I've never been one to enjoy reading historical writings very much, but I loved this book. Ruth searched and found many great writings, along with photos to go with them, that tell the stories of early settlers, the "cottagers" and the year round residents of Bar Harbor. Bar Harbor/Acadia is my favorite spot in New England and we will return their again this summer. I will have a better appreciation of the life these people lived in the late 1800s and will better appreciate how fortunate we are to have Acadia as protected natural lands.

What a job this guy has! He gets to ride around in the Black Hills with a bunch of college professors (I had to pay tuition to hang out with them) and then write what happened. I found the search for the last fossil cycad with Mark Gable particularly fascinating, as well as the study of plants with Audrey Gable (I think she gets off on microspores). The best thing about this book is that Ed has the ability to translate the near-latin-speak of the scientist to plain Kings' English so it actually makes sense. Great Book!!!

This is a wonderful, refreshing daily meditation book for a person seeking 12-step philosophy. It is non-judgemental and encouraging. The book uses children's nursery rhymes to show how to interpret life's lessons. An easy way to understand how to discover old patterns, discard out-dated beliefs, and move into new ways to relate to the world.
I want to buy this book for all of my friends. Great book!

Sometimes I need to stop reading a book for the night but decide to read one more chapter. Then I find myself sliding into the next chapter, and the next, etc. This is one of those books. The Rock is well written and it covers the subject. On occasion it does wax purple as though the author prefers poetry to prose and the theme of the apologetic white man who tries to defend and bond with the aboriginal has become hackneyed, especially given the attitudes of the aboriginals themselves toward other cultures and toward wild animals. Yet this attitude and no other seems to satisfy the demands of today's marketplace.

Almost 40 years ago Juan Quesada from the village of Mata Ortiz in Chihuahua singlehandedly revived Casa Grande style pottery. This book is a beautifully illustrated account of his success, along with the other artists of the village who learned from him. Becoming familiar with these artists should lay to rest the notion held by many Americans that Mexican imports are second class. These paper-thin pots are as beautiful as any you will ever see. This book has color photographs of many of the potters from Mata Ortiz as well as pictures of their pots. There is information on how the pots are made-- they are all built by hand from native materials, painted with brushes made from the artists' children's hair and fired over cow dung.

The book has a lot of interesting details-- for instance, when the Pope visited Mexico a few years ago, he was given three of these magnificent pots. Another fascinating tidbit is that one of every seven citizens of this village makes these pots. They have gone from doing manual labor to creating works of art.

Owning this book is the next best thing to owning a Mata Ortiz pot.

This is the best pottery book I have ever found! It is layed out in an informative, and beautiful manner. Not only is the pottery exquisite, but the photographs represent the pieces at their best. It is easy to understand, and gets one passionate about an art movement, that we can actually be a part of, in this twenty-first century. It is highly unsual to be living during a time when a new art movement is going on, and still striving for it's pinnacle. We see this with the unequalled workmanship of the Matiz Ortiz people in their Casas Grandes/Matiz Ortiz pottery. I really enjoyed getting to know each potter by name and photo, coupled with seeing their work, and feeling a part of their extended family. Juan Quesada, the founder of this artistic movement, is a highly spiritual individual, generous and gifted beyond belief. He is the reason that this wonderful pottery is being shown to the world. I am an artist that does pottery, and a retired teacher. I would recommend this book to all art teachers, and anyone who appreciates great art.

This book was my introduction to the world of the artisans of Mata Ortiz, Mexico, and their amazing ceramic creations. While the decorative motifs and other aspects of the pottery were familiar to me, I found that the photography, which I suspect was done with specialized "light painting" techniques, brought out the form, texture, and pattern of the pieces with wonderfully rich detail and nuance. The images were clearly created by a photographer who was very intent on rendering a physical, tactile sense of the objects she was recording. Coupled with other photographs of the artisans at work, and the surrounding Mexican landscape, the book is a compelling portrait of both the people who create the works of art and the art itself.

Ok, so in parts you can definitely tell this book was written in the 50's. However most of it is still extremely valid, and extremely useful. I would not hesitate to reccomend it, a very good read for interpreters or interpreters in training.

It's a decent, reasonable somewhat giddy book on interpreting the natural world. It is also practically required that National Park Service ranger's follow Tilden's principles for interpretation. So if you ever want to be a National Park Service Ranger, it'd be great to have this under your belt!

This book is basic for interpretation

Our daughter really enjoys the Spot Lift-a-flap books. This one, however, leaves much to be desired. The primary surprises under the flaps are dialogue - which a pre-schooler can't read. The other Spot books have pictures under the flaps. Still, we reach for these books night after night!

I am a Mommy and Me teacher, and I teach over 100 children per week ages 4 months to 4 years in my Fitness n' Play program, I read this book in my Story Time and the children just love it, I own just about every Spot book ever written, they are the greatest!

I don't know what it is about this book, but our 15-month old daughter just loves it and its companion book "Spot Goes to the Beach". We read it over and over again. She likes to look under the flaps and say what the characters under the flaps are saying. Every page brings another flap to look under and another cry of joy from our daughter. The story isn't much, but who cares? This one gets read many times every night. I recommend it highly!

A comprehensive map of the trails (including roads and tracks closed to cars) of the central part of the East Bay Hills. Good detail, including property jurisdictions, topographic (20 foot contour intervals), ground cover, points of interest and conveniences like bus stops. It also includes a good index (of trails), mileage marked on trails, rules and regulations for the various parks, general and contact information for each.

Map is printed one side only, on regular paper.

A great resource for finding and enjoying hikes of any length in the area.

There is also a Northern Section map of the area.

A detailed, illustrated history book about a forgotten district in downtown San Francisco. The once-dismal industrial area is currently being invaded by developers, corporate yuppies, and law firms; slowly but surely becoming an extension of the financial district. Quite intriguing!

The Lister's are gurus of Southwest archaeology.This book is a "review of Southwestern prehistory, as it is interpreted by archaeologists, and a correlation of the regionally designated cultural variants into an interrelated whole".Lister tries to show the affinity of all ancient SW peoples.The book is 180 odd pages with a map showing where the parks are,and plenty of B&W photos.The photos go back to the 1910s as the book is essentially a history of how the sites were discovered, excavated, conserved and restored by the Parks Service.There is a colour photo section too.
The first 70 pages is a synthesis of the prehistory -Hohokam, Mogollon and Anasazi cultures.It sets into perspective what follows.The balance of the book covers the 19 National Monument Parks. They are all there, the well known like Chaco canyon and Mesa Verde to the lesser known.The photos show for example Mesa Verde Cliff Palace in 1908 prior to restoration and in 1946 looking all "tidied up".Each of the 19 sites has a good Further Reading list.The book is not one that you should buy as your first book on the SW but a good second.