Wonderful, Splendid, what more can I say. A tale of cooperation in getting fire for the people. Coyote, usually a trickster, works with other animals to get fire from the mountain. Highly Recomended for Children of all Ages.

Crossing Alaska is a "large size" book containing a combination of fantastic color photographs and information about America's last great wilderness adventure: Alaska.

The author, situated in Alaska, during the construction of the Alaska Pipeline, has captured the great beauty and size of Alaska in wonderful color photographs. You'll see the bears, caribou and the playful sea otters.

Her descriptions of the country and the breathtaking landscapes meld perfectly with the full page color photographs. This book is found in many of the hotels in Alaska and near the Denali National Forest as a "come on" to get you to go out and really see the back country; it is well worth it.

Leonard B. Feld feldlawofc@msn.com

I found this book to be a facinating treasure of information from ships which sailed over 150 years ago to observations of island natives, all reflected in the actual words of this "Journal". Daily entries of locations, temperatures longitude, lattitude, wind, observations, personal notations and more make this a great addition to any collection. A few errors in the illustration's pagination noted in an errata do not detract from the quality of this book. Great evening reading for lovers of sailing, history or first-hand accounts/diaries. I like this very much and highly recommend it.

Although primarily known for its icy blue cruising waters, Alaska, covering more than 650,000 square miles, offers far more to the unsuspecting traveller: Mt. McKinley in Denali National Park stands some 20,000 feet aboe sea leave; Columbia Glacier descends 41 miles from the Chugach Mountains and is over four miles wide; Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve covers 3.3 million acres; Cruises through breathtakingly beautiful stretches of water such as Lynn Canal, the Inside Passage and the Misty Fjords now incorporate stops at Goldrush towns such as Skagway, as well as major cities like Juneau and Anchorage. Each cruise line offers something didfferent; this book explains the many options availabel and exactly how to choose the right cruise for you.

I feel this book is a terrific reference for those who have ever considered plying the waters around San Diego. It's interesting reading as well as very informative. I especially liked the references to often hard-to-find phone numbers. I wish I had this book on my ship when I was in command!

The recipes in this book are very well written and easy to follow. There is a section describing unfamiliar ingredients, and the lesser know cuisines of Southeast Asia such as Burmese and Cambodian have some very good representative dishes. Just about every recipe is usable, and there are some very exotic specialties such as Burmese tea leaf salad. The photography is excellent. I'd highly recommend this book.

Unlike average travel guides that list tourist traps in a droning disinterested voice, the author imbues California with life using a charming, very witty writing style. Simply put, he brings California to life for the reader. The guide he provides is unique and thoroughly enjoyable. The photographs selected are great in capturing the beauty of the state. I would recommend this book for anyone looking to explore California or just intersted in travelling through the written word.

I...specialize in education and entertainment about death ingeneral as well as Hollywood. I throughly enjoyed this book. I use itas a reference guide that I keep in my car. I often entertain my guests by giving them tours of Hollywood's and Los Angeles' famous death spots. I like the facts about some of the lesser known people who made hollywood, but are often ignored. This is the strong point of this book and I rely on it. Most other Hollywood death books rehash the same material over and over.

A thoroughly readable account of summers spent in a simpler time. Muriel Wylie Blanchet's accounts of many consecutive summers spent sailing north from Victoria into the wild, sparesely populated islands and coastal communities of British Columbia is a delightful read.
She prevailed as a mariner, amateur mechanic, and raconteur at an age and at a point in history when merely being a widow and mother of 5 young children would have been daunting enough.
You can feel the anticipation of her young family as they embark each year to see new places and meet new friends. As they grow, so does the reader's appreciation for the isolation, raw physical beauty, and many charms of Canada's west coast.
I have referred many friends to this book, and all have become devotees. You do not need to have ever been to the west coast, or even to have been on a boat, to appreciate this delightful tale.

This title contains 350 stunning underwater images from the Pacific Northwest, California and the Cayman Islands along with wallpaper versions and a 14 page html catalog captioning each image with the common and scientific names of the portrayed wildlife. Other products available at the same price generally only contain 10 to 20 images and no supporting written material.