I discovered this book when I was living in San Francisco, and it convinced me to move back home to the Midwest. Le Sueur is an earthy, populist writer. This is a history of Minnesota, but its doesn't trouble itself with governors and generals. Le Sueur writes about Indians, farmers, cornhuskers, pioneers, the ordinary people who built the Midwest. And her descriptions of nature and weather are beautiful. She loved people, she loved her native country. If you're from the Midwest, buy this book. You'll either get homesick, or you'll be glad you never left home.

The endpapers of this book feature an 1848 map of lighthouses on the Great Lakes. The evolution of the Lighthouse Board and the Fresnel lens are accompanied with historical photos as the book moves toward the 20th century. There are even some sequential photos of early training exercises for keepers and rescue workers. Readers then get to meet some of those keepers and their families, not in dry biographies, but in colorful accounts and memoirs. Once acquainted with these brave men and women, the tour of the Great Lakes lights begins, and sometimes I think that you see these lights today through their eyes. There is a pride in those that have been lovingly preserved, and a sadness for those in ruins. Each light covered has its historical significance and photo; some lights have more than one. A great many of the shots are aerial views, all in all a treat for any lighthouse buff.

This is an excellent guide to paddling in the northwest. It is up to date and concise, and includes all the things you want to know when going on a paddling vacation with the family.

I'm a homeschooling mom, and I'm always looking for activities for our various units. I stumbled upon this book while looking for other ocean books at the library. It really is great "for all ages." While some of the quiz material is a little difficult for the younger set, the experiments, maps and various word finds and crosswords could be done by children as young as five. It covers everything from the water cycle to ocean ecology to sea animals. The experiments and card and board games work very well with visual learners. A VERY comprehensive study of the ocean! Two thumbs up!

This is a very edicational, easy-to-read book that gives information on the single body of water that the world is covered in. I especially liked all the interesting facts mentioned in this book and it was an informational and short read. Some of the facts that I found interesting were that the ocean has more tha one-and-one-half quintillion (15 followed by 17 zeros) tons of water - that 100 billion gallons of water for each person in the world - , how scientists use echo sounding to find out the physical features of the ocean, the cause of tides in relation to the moon and the sun, and the incredible numbers of life forms in the sea. There are also a couple of pages talking about waves - both destructive (tsunamis, hurricane waves) and normal waves that you see at the beach. The fantastic color photographs are simply breathtaking. This book also has good diagrams and the text is clear and concise.

I know, I know! Disney draws us to Florida, but if you come and go without paying a visit to the awesome "liquid heart of Florida," you will miss something more enduring and exquisite than anything Disney ever imagined or man ever built.

Since the beginning of time, the haunting beauty of Lake Okeechobee has attracted Indians, European explorers, fugitives, millionaire industrialists, and wanderers--like the author of this small book of charming essays and exquisite black and white photographs of the fascinating people who live on the shores of Okeechobee.

The author\photog, Jim Janosky, is a former environmental education specialist with the U.S. Army at Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. He's also a poet, farmer, photographer, and a Nashville songwriter who has written for Kathy Mattea (The Cape) and Jeff Carson (Real Life).

Jim says, "The lake lies quietly, almost invisible, behind an earthen dike. Maura and I discovered that if you keep silent as you drive around the massive body of water, you can feel its subtle presence . . . I can't explain its magnetism, but if you go to Port Mayaca around sunset and sit quietly on the dike, you'll feel it . . . and you'll go back."

Listen! Go to Disney World. Laugh your heads off! Then to experience a real touch of wonder, go to Lake Okeechobee with this guidebook in your lap.

I purchased the bood from the author himself several years ago. I am the 3rd generation of my family to grow up in Wauconda and have always been interested in local history. "Old Maud" is a very accurate book. It has great illustrations and documentation of the LZP&W railroad. It also contains other interesting facts about the history of these three towns. The author lived in Wauconda and passed away a couple of years ago. His book is definitely worth the cost if you are interested in local history or railroads.

Written for those who already understand the causes of the War of 1812, this slim volume offers a balanced examination of the most significant naval action of the war. When Oliver Hazard Perry, commodore of the Lake Erie fleet, defeated the British on the water he prevented His Majesty's Forces from mounting a serious threat against U.S forces west of the Niagara. Without drowning the reader in a mass of details, the author provides the best descriptions of naval warfare and naval terms that I have ever read. Visitors to the Oliver Hazard Perry Peace Memorial at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, one of the lesser known national parks, would be wise to pick up this book as would anyone interested in life aboard a wooden ship during wartime.

a bakers dozen of tales where
the princesses all kick tails here
distaff wisdom extol
over vampire and troll
happy e?er after prevails here

sugar and spice
all that is nice
logic and physics
karma and magics
pearls of great price

Friends, this little devotional book is really helpful. John G. Lake was used mightily by the Lord Jesus both here and in Africa as a missionary. This book basically focuses on Lake's teaching of our unity with the Living God (hebrews 2:11) and how as we humble ourselves under His Almighty hand, He will use us to advance His Heavenly Kingdom. This book convinced me to buy the "Life and Teachings" of this guy also available here at Amazon. This humble methodist missionary lived what many others only talk about. Read of his experiences with illness, about his sanctification and Holy Spirit Baptism. God used him to preach the Gospel of our Lord all over the world: countless people were saved, limbs regrew, cancers withered and people were sanctified and Holy Spirit baptized throughout the ministry of John G. Lake. This 20th Century Apostle went home to be with the Lord in 1935, but his life still impacts many today.