IT IS SUCH A PLEASURE TO READ A BEAUTIFUL NARRATIVE THAT HELPS ONE APPRECIATE THE BEAUTY AND NATURAL DIVERSITY OF THIS SPECIAL BIOSYSTEM... A BOOK FOR NATIVES AND VISITORS ALIKE...GREAT PHOTOS ARE A BONUS...

I have read many of Gordon's works. This offering is seasoned with the sage of a wiser thinker (if that's even possible). The color and composition of the photos is stellar. I have seen none better. The words which accompany the pictures are almost as captivating as the visual experience. The pictures which stand alone are equally as dynamic inasmuch as they make you want to take them apart and see how they work. You will want to get a copy for yourself and one for each of your closest "art lover" friends or associates.

I enjoy this book because it is enthusiastic, well-researched, thorough, compassionate and, to top it off, wonderful to look at. Like the editorial review says, the Gobi is not all sand and camels, though those were a ball too. The Gobi is ice and mountain and shaggy yak/cow/things and people and children and horses and felt comforters and fermented mare's milk and dinosaur bones and so much more. This little book captures all of that and more in 64 well organized pages.

I have a soft spot for this book, too, because I bought it from the author, Bernd Steinhauer-Burkart, in the Juulchin Gobi ger camp near the Gurvansaikhan National Park where I had seen so many of the things his book describes. He winced "too many photos", meaning that this detailed work had too much cost in photos for the pricing, but I don't think he would have considered his job complete with any fewer of these glimpses into an amazing culture. Truly familiar with his subject, he took over one hundred of the photos in the book. The reader gains immeasurably and the author has done this guidebook right for the both the traveler who walks the blue ice in the green valleys, and for someone who only dreams of it.

Jangmi (which means Rose in Korean) is 8 years old, and her family is moving from Korea to Brighton Massachusetts in the United States. Behind her, she must leave her room and its furnishings, her willow tree, her friends, her extended family, and her home at 382 Shin Dang Dong. Tears run down her face as raindrops streak down the face of her old home. She must replace her Korean melons and raindrops for American honeydews and fog, her willow tree for a backyard maple one, her going away Korean dinner for a welcoming dinner of iced cakes and casseroles. Can a house without rice paper be made into a home? She is wise enough to retain her Korean name, and make a friend in this new place. I guess it will all work out okay.

Although i never visited West View Park myself, i had heard lots about it and i wanted to read up on it. Jacques' work is the best! His other books are great, too.

In my opinion i think that the book was very outstanding and very moving. It touched me in many ways. I thought when I first started reading that is was about his life.

The spirit of Pippi Longstocking, Mrs. Piggle Wiggle and Momo live in the Amy Gordon's Gorillas of Gill Park. The people who inhabit Gill Park exhibit spunk and zest. When Willie visits his Aunt Bridget,the feelings he brings with him (of exclusion, being different, and not quite good enough) become secondary to the need to save Gill Park and help Liesl. This is a story in which the wit and resourcefulness of the characters, not magic, save the day. Drawings by Matt Cordell perfectly capture the whimsical tone of the writing as well as the characters depicted in the story.

The Free Wheeling Travel Guides (which also cover Yellowstone-Grand Teton and Glacier-Waterton national parks) are the best designed and "user friendly" driving guides to any national park areas. The handy mileage charts, landmark spotter illustrations, and interesting bits of natural and human history can keep visitors from missing the "must-sees" and greatly add to a visit. At [money] special order from Amazon, the 1997 revised edition is a great deal!
M. Hughes

George Steck's Loop Hikes I & II contain detailed guides some obscure and long trips. Steck is the best source for information on long (4 - 10) hikes, especially on the North Rim. Information is detailed and useful, sufficient for planning a trip.

Steck's introudctions are worth the price of the books, particularly his narrative on dealing with the infamous Grand Canyon mice ("Mice 513, Steck 0").

Loop Hikes I covers four routes, ranging in length from 6 to 9 days. These hikes can be done in less time if you are willing to push. Shorter variations are also possible. This book includes the now popular Cranberry Canyon route to Deer Creek and Thunder River, a great introductory route for off-trail hiking.

Loop Hikes II covers five more routes with a number of variations and suggestions, and has an introduction by photographer and Steck hiking companion Gary Ladd. It also contains updated information on GHLH I routes.

These are comprehensive books for serious hikers and are fully self-contained -- a hiker new to the Canyon would find all the information needed here without consulting other guides (although gathering as much info as possible is always recommended).

This man's photography is amazing. I highly recommend this calendar!