I bought this book as a youngster and have shared it with my kids. Unfortunately, It got so much use, it fell apart. It's got all sorts of neat things like the biggest this and the smallest that, what dog had the most puppies, what is the most weight a team of horses have ever pulled, etc. It also has a lot of great photos. I was actually looking for a recent copy, but I guess Mr. Wood only published one book. It is a really neat book and I'd highly recommend it if you are an animal lover like me. It will amaze you!

This book is great. It has everything from the fattest cat to the most loyal dog to the pony the size of a duck! Buy it or ask your library for it!!!

As a firearms enthusiast, there are times when disassembly is required for cleaning or minor repair. Unfortunately, it is difficult to locate decent documentation for a partciular rifle, beyond the little postage stamp size booklet that comes with the firearm. This is a BIG book.

After buying numerous disassembly books, including the "NRA Firearm Assembly", I can honestly say "Sporting Rifle Take Down and Reassembly" is by far the best.

The book covers 52 common rifles and basic variation of the same, including popular military rifles like: German and Swedish Mausers, 1917 Enfield, 1903 Springfield and the M1. There are Winchesters dating back to classic lever actions, H&R, Colt, Marlin, Rugers, Remingtons, Sakos, Savage, Winchesters and Weatherby's. The book opens on Browning.

Instructions cover complete disassembly, not just field stripping, and all steps are clearly illustrated with quality black and white photography, parts lists and required tools.

With help from this book, and about 15 minutes, I was able to finally reassemble a Nylon 66 from a 20 year old collection of parts in a shoe box. Excellent book.

This is a beautiful volume with complete and authentic research, covering nearly 2 centuries of Remington, America's oldest firearms manufacturer. The serious collector will appreciate the fine photography by Paul Goodwin showing minute details of all models of revolvers, rifles, and shotguns, including presentation pieces. Students of military history and western Americana will find this to be a priceless source book. Well done, having been co-sponsored by the Cody Firearms Museum and the Remington Society of America.

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Beautifully enhanced with 175 color illustrations, photographer John Ferror Sims' Handmade In Italy: A Celebration Of Italian Artisans Working In Ceramics, Textiles, Glass, Stone, Metal, And Wood combines an informed and informative text with gloriously reproduced color photography to showcases the best of Italian artistry in paint, sculpture, glassmaking, fabrics, stone, wood, and ceramics. From brocades and velvets, to Venetian mirrors and damask steel blades, Handmade In Italy showcases a collection that is as diverse as it is impressive!

The book is spiral bound so it is easy to photocopy. I have used about 10 of the activities. All activities have a answer key. What I like is there is a section of content for the student to read before completing an activity. All activities are hands-on. I have a general science class and I have used the activity on moon craters. Students actually create craters in flour. Students perm pieces of hair in the chem. section. I do protein synthesis activity with bio. I do an acid/base activity using cabbage juice. I use the activity for earthquakes. If you teach astronomy to biology there is an activity for you. Materials are inexpensive, too.

About 30 years ago, I read H.E.Bates' 'The Darling Buds of May'. When the Green woods laugh was his follow-up and was equally hilarious as one revels in the triumphs of Pop Larkin, a country wheeler-dealer.

Nothing is too much of a problem for Pop. "Perfick", he says as each event unfolds.

You should try and get hold of the original book (and also 'The Darling Buds of May') and read it, just for the scene where Pop Larkin sells his ramshackle country house to a gullible, drunken American (changed to a London stockbroker in American versions of the book!!). Perfickly Politically Incorrect - and huge fun. You'll discover an author and a style that will have you wishing he'd lived long enough to write some more.

I love both the illustrations and the story! It depicts the joy of folk music and shows where wooden instruments come from. No child should grow up without this book!

This book has it's focus not on the development and playing of Irish traditional music, but on the people who play it. An outstanding narrative of a musician that is inspirational to anyone who plays this music. Also full of beautiful photography that shows the reader what Irish music is in the session, and how it was meant to be seen/heard.