Found Style: Vintage Ideas for Modern Living

Book Description

For most folks, creating a home where the decor reflects their personal style and taste requires more than just simply perusing the pages of a catalog. Unique style comes with successfully blending the old and new, the unexpected with the familiar - a white antique stove and modern chrome refrigerator placed side by side, or a 50s kidney-shaped coffee table accented by an Adirondack chair. Enter Found Style, the modern-day guide to the mix-and-match aesthetic. From vintage treasures to contemporary furnishings, family heirlooms to flea market finds, authors David and Amy Butler take a friendly approach to creating spaces that are courageously unique - and undeniably stylish. Illustrated with 200 inspiring color photographs, Found Style offers up a host of innovative ideas, as well as tips for honing one's flea market savvy, and blending old and new with unexpected dash. Found Style is a celebration of creating eclectic personal style and a resource for those who live for the hunt.

Customer Reviews:

Finally, a MODERN vintage syle book.......2005-08-21

I own 2 decorating books, and this is one of them. What separates this book from the other "vintage" or "flea market" books is that the syle is MODERN and artful, not the shabby chic-ish or country styles that I detest. These looks are for people who love the look of vintage and flea-market finds, but with a hip, modern, and arty spin.

Nothing Creative.......2005-08-16

The book placed vintage items in houses vs. looking at vintage items and creating new functional things with them. I was looking more for ideas for projects. This book did not spark anything creative in me. I can purchase vintage items and place in my home just like they did. This book was just a bunch of pictures...things that anyone can do.

Decorating for those with more creativity than money!.......2005-03-08

This book is full of wonderful, artistic ideas; each page better than the last. I wistfully moved from an old, 1920's bungalow into a brand-spankin'new townhome and have referenced Found Style many times for ideas. This book isn't for the cookie cutter, Christopher Lowell set; it's for creative people who prefer to have homes that reflect who they are artistically. I don't want my home to look like a Pottery Barn showroom. I want to create a comfortable and cozy, yet clever environment that you just can't find at a home decor store. Just as the name implies, the book imparts creative ideas for found objects, salvage and thrift store finds. For those of us who love frequenting flea markets and thrift stores, Found Style is the perfect book for giving us ideas on how to use our finds in clever and unique ways. It has enabled me to turn my suburban, builder beige townhome into something distinctive with vintage character.

My new design bible.......2004-04-19

This book really made my day: full of fabulous, inspiring photos of the exact style I aspire to in my home: vintage but never cutsey, a little edgy and raw, but still cozy and natural and playful. Ingenious ideas here, and a great blend of folksy, country and urbane and sophisticated. I only wish there was a whole series by these two.

I love this book!!!.......2004-02-06

This is one of the best decorating books out there if you love the vintage look and mixing new with old. Ideas in how to use what you may already have and how to incorporate antique and "junk" items in new ways. This book includes chapters on living rooms, home office/art studio, kitchen, bedroom, bath, etc. I look through this book again and again and see something new each time. I hope David and Amy are working on another book!

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In the global marketplace, the business card continues to be one of the most popular and internationally accepted forms of communication and self-promotion. This companion volume to the acclaimed "Best of Business Card Design" presents an all new collection of the most innovative designs of today. Featuring everything from plain rectangles to pop-up, folded, and specialty shapes, "The Best of Business Card Design 2" is a remarkable portfolio of business cards from all over the world. Showcasing the work of more than 600 designers, each card in these pages is uniquely different from the next - but all are created with the same message in mind: Hello and remember me!

An international collection of the most common form of business communication.

More than 600 original designs, including both full-color and black-and-white business cards.

Designs for every type of client, including corporations, small businesses, restaurants, photographers, designers, doctors, artists, and many more.

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Lots n Lots X 2.......2003-04-30

Lots and lots of fascinating business cards shown in this book. If I was a graphic artist I would want it in my library for a
reference book.

Business cards to remember........2000-11-11

We've seen them all - or have we? If we hardly remember their business card, will they remember ours? When I bought this book I was looking for assurances that I would stand out in people's memory but still retain an appropriate image. I wanted a card that was a presentation that I could be proud of, something that would add self-confidence, yet stand above the rest. This book was absolutely outstanding in its offerings. Not only did they have the tried and true, but they had the unusual; they had the conservative and the innovative. With 600 images in color and monochrome, if you can't find the ideal card in this book, it probably doesn't exist.

Excellent design resource.......1997-06-04

This book is an outstanding resource for design, color, and fonts....and worth every penny. Anyone who does any type of design work (electronic, print, or web) should have this book in their reference collection. April Wilson april@barnswell.com

Product Description

A saint's shrine is the central pivot of a whirl of color, music, dancing, and people, which builds up to the climactic layla kabira, or big night, the last night of the mulid. Colorful crowds, dervishes dancing and chanting, the aroma of fresh food winding through the melee, music, drums, and song--all these propel the visitor into participating in an unforgettable cultural experience that lies at the heart of popular spirituality in Egypt. Sherif Sonbol braves the cheerful chaos to bring back remarkable images of the carnival atmosphere, while Tarek Atia introduces the book, explores the mulid in literature, and profiles some of its colorful personalities. Together they create a celebration of both the riotous color and the vivacity of the mulid as well as its more contemplative side. With extracts from the writings of Abdel-Hakim Kassem, Abdel Malik Nouri, Tawfiq al-Hakim, Naguib Mahfouz, Salwa Bakr, Salah Jahin, and E.W. Lane.

Customer Reviews:

A rare book.......2001-12-28

I call this a rare book because first of all, all books we can find about Egypt is made by foreign photographers and none of them could stay and go into the real Egyptian seens, either because of language or because they did not have enough time or at last because they look like tourists.
Second, I am delighted to find a picture book made by Egyptian photographer as this book could be the first in the history of Egypt to be made by an Egyptian Photographer.
To these factors I am so happy to find and have this book.

A Carnival of the Spirit!.......2001-07-27

Author Tarek Atia and photographer Sherif Sonbol, take us by the hand and lead us into the world of Mulids, Egyptian religious celebrations--Mulids.

This beautifully photographed book utilizes classic texts, insiteful narratives and poignant profiles to tell the story of the Islamic and Coptic Christian ceremonies and the people who participate in them--the dervishes, the singers, vendors and puppeteers and other entertainers, the reverent and the revellers that fill the streets with this uniquely Egyptian celebration.

It's a fascinating, but brief read. The only downside? It's a soft cover volume; this is the kind of book that connects with the spirit and humanity of a people, rarely scrutinized. This is the kind of book one wants to share with visitors and reference from time to time.

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The Victims Guide to Air Travel (Victim's Guide to)
Roland Fiddy
Manufacturer: Helen Exley Giftbooks
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1850154309

Book Description

This volume is about strategy and information systems, examining the relationship between these topics and the problems that small businesses face. It suggests some solutions, principally an approach to crafting strategy, developing new processes and designing information systems to support these processes that could realistically be used by the average small business, i.e. one with limited resources of time, money and knowledge. Emphasis is placed on the crucial role of creativity in the process of strategy and information system design, the importance of getting staff involved in these activities, and the vital issue of communication between strategists, software users, and information system developers, historically an area that has caused problems. This book treats those areas and shows how improvement can be achieved.

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When Henry David Thoreau went for his daily walk, he would consult his instincts on which direction to follow. More often than not his inner compass pointed west or southwest. "The future lies that way to me," he explained, "and the earth seems more unexhausted and richer on that side." In his own imaginative way, Thoreau was imitating the countless young pioneers, prospectors, and entrepreneurs who were zealously following Horace Greeley's famous advice to "go west." Yet while the epic chapter in American history opened by these adventurous men and women is filled with stories of frontier hardship, we rarely think of one of their greatest problems--the lack of water resources. And the same difficulty that made life so troublesome for early settlers remains one of the most pressing concerns in the western states of the late-twentieth century. The American West, blessed with an abundance of earth and sky but cursed with a scarcity of life's most fundamental need, has long dreamed of harnessing all its rivers to produce unlimited wealth and power. In Rivers of Empire, award-winning historian Donald Worster tells the story of this dream and its outcome. He shows how, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century, Mormons were the first attempting to make that dream a reality, damming and diverting rivers to irrigate their land. He follows this intriguing history through the 1930s, when the federal government built hundreds of dams on every major western river, thereby laying the foundation for the cities and farms, money and power of today's West. Yet while these cities have become paradigms of modern American urban centers, and the farms successful high-tech enterprises, Worster reminds us that the costs have been extremely high. Along with the wealth has come massive ecological damage, a redistribution of power to bureaucratic and economic elites, and a class conflict still on the upswing. As a result, the future of this "hydraulic West" is increasingly uncertain, as water continues to be a scarce resource, inadequate to the demand, and declining in quality. Rivers of Empire represents a radically new vision of the American West and its historical significance. Showing how ecological change is inextricably intertwined with social evolution, and reevaluating the old mythic and celebratory approach to the development of the West, Worster offers the most probing, critical analysis of the region to date. He shows how the vast region encompassing our western states, while founded essentially as colonies, have since become the true seat of the American "Empire." How this imperial West rose out of desert, how it altered the course of nature there, and what it has meant for Thoreau's (and our own) mythic search for freedom and the American Dream, are the central themes of this eloquent and thought-provoking story--a story that begins and ends with water.

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A perfectly fine book but trumped by Reisner's "Cadillac Desert".......2006-12-22

In this book, Worster extends Karl Wittfogel's theory of the hydraulic society to the United States - - a task that Wittfogel, despite having emigrated to the US, never attempted. Since Wittfogel emphasized the authoritarian consequences of large-scale irrigation system, so too does Worster, finding an authoritarian "empire" in the American West.

Certainly there are authoritarian elements of western agriculture, especially in the treatment of farmworkers by large farms and corporations. Worster mentions this, but oddly enough does not give this issue as much attention as one would expect.

Worster gives much more attention to the symbiotic relationship between landowners and the water engineers at the Bureau of Reclamation. Like most relationships between government and business, this represents a conspiracy against voters and consumers. That said, it doesn't seem any more hierarchical or autocratic than any other area of regulation, and Worster doesn't really make that case.

Theory aside, the book tells its story well. Unfortunately for Worster, he's competing with a masterpiece, Mark Reisner's "Cadillac Desert", and he covers essentially the same ground. (Reisner's book was published a year later.) Without Reisner, I'd have given this book four stars and recommend for general readers interested in this particular corner of human experience. But Reisner tells the story so well that Worster's book has to stand or fall on the theoretical apparatus - - and this just isn't convincing. As a result, I think that "Rivers of Empire" will really only be interesting for specialists.

A good complement to "Cadillac Desert," but a notch below.......2006-04-26

However, while I appreciate other reviewers' passion, Marc Reisner has a broader scope in that book, covering the aquifer-driven irrigation of the High Plains as well as the river-fed irrigation of the Southwest.

Plus, his book has a 1993 revised edition, making it newer and more informative.

Above all, though, as a journalist, rather than an academic. Reisner is simply the better writer. His book is more of a story than "Rivers of Empire," and reads that way, as well as having the broader and more updated coverage.

Indeed, with an older-style typeface (at least in hardcover), Worster's book looks much more dated.

For somebody new to this subject, this is still a very solid four-star book. But, having read and re-read "Cadillac Desert," in that context, I rate "Rivers of Empire" at 3.5 stars.

Wow! A Must Read, a Pathbreaking Analysis!.......2004-06-20

I can count on two hands the number of truly pathbreaking works of history published since 1980. "Rivers of Empire" is one of them, and must reading for anyone who seeks to understand the history of this critical region of the United States.

Donald Worster, Hall Distinguished Professor of American History at the University of Kansas, has been producing outstanding history of the American West and environmentalism for more than a quarter century. When the so-called "New Western History" was avant-garde in historian circles in the early 1980s he was dubbed one of the "Gang of Four" who transformed the field of study--the others being Patricia Nelson Limerick, William Cronen, and Richard White. Worster's work, as well as that of the other three historians, was indeed pathbreaking, and "Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West" is by far his most influential publication. It demonstrates well why Worster was one of the "Gang of Four."

In "Rivers of Empire" Worster argues that the core reality of the American West is its aridity. To make it suitable for large-scale human habitation required the complete transformation of the region; Americans harnessed the rivers and brought water there, irrigating the land and creating great cities. As Worster writes, "The ecological and social transformation of the Great Valley is one of the most spectacular, and more revealing episodes of the American West" (p. 11). The organization and structure of every institution associated with the West reflected the need to control the environment. It brought profound changes to both the region and the people who lived there. This is the story that he tells in this superb book.

Ironically, the supposed individualistic and democratic westerners willingly conspired with the government to create a hydraulic civilization under the suzerainty of the federal government. In order to flourish in the arid West Americans had to build an agricultural system that was dependent upon large-scale government-managed waterworks--productive (for irrigation) and protective (for flood control). This not only made the West habitable, it brought urbanization and wealth there as well. Ancient Egypt first engaged in this type of civilization, and became a dominant power in the process. But always, there were winners and losers in this situation and those left out harped on the inequities of the system. In the American West the "Sagebrush Revolution" of the latter twentieth century pitted the presumably individualist West against the organization and power of the federal government. Ironically, the very organization and power that had created the modern American West was under attack from those who had so benefited from it.

Worster notes that the dominant myth of the West needs to be replaced with a more realistic understanding. He asserts that it is best understood as a story "of people encountering difficult environments, of driving to overcome them through technological means, of creating the necessary social organization to do so, of leading on and on to indigenous bureaucracy and corporatism" (p. 11). He is so right.

This is a wonderful book. Don't miss it!

essential reading on the West.......2001-03-23

'Rivers' presents an extensive yet accessible history of Western development based on the author's unique 'hydraulic' thesis -- a hybrid framework that adds an environmental dimension to traditional socio-economic analysis. Essentially, the idea is that the relationship between humans and environment dictates social structure. Whether or not one buys the theory on the strength of this book alone is beside the point. The importance of 'Rivers' lies in its singular, alternative perspective that, when combined with others, reconstructs a more complete story of the West. With that understanding, the reader may appreciate this work without being bothered by its occasional lapses into the kind of flat ideological analysis that seems inevitable in social histories like this.

One interesting point from Hawai`i: the author's suggestion of a new model based on sustainable, locally governed and accountable communities is very reminiscent of the ahupua'a system of ancient Hawai`i.

essential reading on the West.......2001-03-23

'Rivers' offers a number of invaluable insights. Contrary to the idealized vision of the West as the last hope for freedom and democracy, the West birthed a rigid, hierarchical society combining big capitalism with big government. Yet the reason behind this was not the environmental condition of aridity per se, but the romantic capitalistic notion of the desert as something to be subdued and exploited. On an even broader level, therefore, 'Rivers' begins to shed light on the dynamic interplay between the relationship between human and nature and the relationship between humans themselves. In the end, this work's highest value may lie in its contribution to the development of this critical but still largely ignored point.

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Donald Worster (1985), Rivers of Empire. Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West.(Reseña de libro): An article from: Revista Región y Sociedad
Jacinta Palerm Viqueira
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000L430C0
Release Date: 2006-11-27

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Title: Donald Worster (1985), Rivers of Empire. Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West.(Reseña de libro)
Author: Jacinta Palerm Viqueira
Publication: Revista Región y Sociedad (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2004
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 16 Issue: 29 Page: 181(7)

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Rivers of Empire: Water, Aridity, and the Growth of the American West
Donald Worster
Manufacturer: Pantheon Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UFJOZC

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A must-read for parents and teachers.......2000-09-12

So many misconceptions surround the condition known as ADHD, and the sheer volume of information is daunting to a parent who suddenly finds themselves faced with a diagnosis. As a Special Education major, I have found this book incredibly easy to read and understand. It explains the condition in everyday terms, and gives analogies that effectively illustrate exactly what goes on inside the mind and body of a child with ADD or ADHD. Anyone who may have to deal with one of these children--parents, grandparents, teachers, aunts, caregivers--should read this book. Besides explanations, it has wonderful strategies for managing an ADHD child's behavior. It also has great suggestions for ways to make home life and classroom life easier on both the parent (or teacher) and child. Of all the books I've come across, I rely on this one the most for explaining ADHD to my family and friends who need to understand.

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Campaigns fought by Louis XIV, the Sun King, shaped the borders of European states, the destinies of royal dynasties, and even the patterns of absolutist government. This book presents the most authoritative yet accessible and succinct account of these all-important struggles available today, covering every aspect of the wars from decisions made by the king at his palace at Versailles to the life of the troops encamped in the field. Focusing on the French army, the greatest military force of the age, this tale of violence, victory, and victims balances siege and battle in a way that tells us much that is new about the Sun King and his adversaries.

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Good for young school kids.......2007-03-18

Another reviewer said that John Lynn's research is impeccable, that may be but the proof-reader for this book was second rate.
on page 16
"...Louis XIV now enjoyed the upper hand and squared off against the Spanish and eventually, their Australian cousins."

In case you haven't picked it, he meant to say 'Austrian' not 'Australian'.

Other formatting problems occur, such as a map for the Battle of Blenheim on p26 nowhere near the narrative for that battle.

A picture of Louvois on p29 has this caption
"An engraving by Hainzelman c. the mid-1680s. Louvois, the imperious war minister of Louis XIV, reached the zenith of his powers in the 1680s, as he appears in this engraving by Hainzelman. Louvois's ample flesh belies his hard-handed and brutal policies'.

They've stated twice it's an engraving by Hainzelman. Two pages later is another depiction of the same Louvois, again described as "the imperious war minister of Louis XIV." The only difference being the latter is a portrait. There's simply no reason to have near back to back pictures that shed no new light on the subject.

War as Process, the Short Version.......2002-10-04

The French Wars is essentially a condensed and summarized version of Professor John Lynn's earlier work, The Wars of Louis XIV. As usual, Lynn's writing and research are impeccable and this volume is a fine short history of its subject.

After short sections covering the background to Louis' wars, Lynn addresses the various opposing sides in a 15-page section that concludes with his "war-as-process" depiction of 17th Century warfare. A four-page section on the outbreak of the war is odd because it covers the initiation of all five of Louis' wars in one felt swoop; this section makes little sense as a stand-alone summary and should have been inserted into the campaign narrative. The actual summary of the five wars is 35 pages long. Of particular interest is French atrocities along the Rhine River Valley: the mortar bombardment of Koblenz in 1688 being analogous to modern-day bomber attacks, and the scorched earth tactics used to devastate the Palatinate in 1688. For those readers who believe that the Germans are the sole perpetrators of political violence in Europe, these incidents - with Germans as victims - may seek to illuminate where some of the roots of later German militarism. Another interesting point that Lynn makes is the value of defensive fortifications in the 17th Century; both forts and defensive lines were expensive but acted to control the tempo of warfare. The final sections cover the portrait of a soldier (which focuses on a woman serving in disguise), a short section on the nature of predatory armies, portrait of a civilian, and a section on how the wars ended ("peace by exhaustion").

There are a total of nine maps in this volume: Europe in 1661, the Rhineland, the Battles of Blenheim, Fleurus, Ramillies, Malplaquet, Provençe and Northern Italy, Turenne's campaigns of 1674-1675, and the Spanish Low Countries. Actually, the maps are the only disappointment in this volume, and they reflect the same weakness as in Lynn's larger work on the subject. Other than the one map of Turenne's campaign, the large-scale maps do not reflect specific campaigns or wars, so it is difficult for the reader to appreciate the specific operations in each of the five wars. Nor are there any maps that depict territorial acquisitions or losses as a result of the wars.

Lynn's conclusions about the wars of Louis XIV are interesting. First, he states that, "the relative power of France decreased as a consequence of Louis' wars.." but that, "Louis' war-as-process achieved lasting gains." Louis "operated within the international system of his day, respecting its methods and moderation." Lynn contrasts the wars of Louis XIV with Napoleon, who viewed war as an event and who disregarded international norms. However the greatest consequence of the wars of Louis XIV was the fatal damage done to French state finances; Louis refused to reform a tax system that endowed the nobility and clergy with exemptions and instead relied on ruinous short-term loans. Ultimately, Louis' wars bankrupted France for generations and his successors faced the same problem whenever they opted to use war as a solution to international problems.

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French Wars 1667-1714

Manufacturer: OSPREY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000H9E0V4

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Journey Across Time, Spanish Edition is an all-new middle school world history program organized chronologically from the first humans and ancient civilizations to the present. Co-authored by National Geographic and Jackson Spielvogel, Journey Across Times' engaging narrative and outstanding visuals transports students back in time. As co-author, National Geographic ensures that students understand the influence of geography on historical events. The result is a standards-based program with important geography skills embedded in every lesson.

A goal of the program is to address teachers’ concerns about students’ ability to read and comprehend informational text and to help meet the mandates of No Child Left Behind. These concerns are addressed in “Reading Social Studies” skills embedded in every chapter to improve reading skills and comprehension. Foldables, Main Ideas, Reading Focus, and Reading Checks assist students in becoming independent readers. The engaging time lines, maps, and graphics provide the visual appeal to keep students focused. The Standardized Test Practice, Skills Handbook, Geography Handbook, Reading Handbook, Primary Source and Documents Library prepare students for high-stakes tests.

Journey Across Time and Journey Across Time: Early Ages are available in a full volume and also as Course 1 (7000 B.C.-A.D.800) and Course 2 (A.D.500-A.D.1750).

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Great Reference

so easy...

Helpful & informative

Birds of Michigan Field Guide and Audio CD Set

Excellent for casual bird watchers!

Birds of Michigan Field Guide, Second Edition
Stan Tekiela
Manufacturer: Adventure Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 159193043X

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Learn about and identify birds using Stan Tekiela's state-by-state field guides. The full-page, color photos are incomparable and include insets of winter plumage, color morphs and more. Plus, with the easy-to-use format, you don't need to know a bird's name or classification in order to easily find it in the book. Using this field guide is a real pleasure. It's a great way for anyone to learn about the birds in your state.

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Great Reference.......2007-07-12

This is the greatest bird book-easy to identify birds you see, good info, and very portable-just look under the color of the bird to identify.

so easy..........2007-01-23

my mother in-law brought me this book for my state and I loved it. my daughter lives in kentucky so I got the same one for her. I didn't want to spend a lot of time trying to fiqure out what a bird is when I see it. This book couldn't be easier. you look under the color of the bird you saw and then find the bird. The colors are all indexed. It's a great book for a nonexperienced birdwatcher as myself...

Helpful & informative.......2006-12-05

I agree with the first review written by "starmoth". Different from Peterson's Eastern Birds CD, which groups calls by similar sounds, is that the author narrates informative tidbits, which really works. Tekiela does not have a generic narrator voice, and the narrative flows well with the birdsong. The narrative is suprisingly helpful for verbal learners like myself--some of the unusual information Tekiela mentions helps the calls stand out and ties them to the verbal memory area of the brain, strengthening the recall by association of the bird call with the narrative. Because it is narrowed down to the state of Michigan, it provides a good review & selectively reinforces those birds by sound as well as sight. I really like that the CD gives a different "track" to each bird song; it makes it easy to sort out bird calls that I hear in the yard when I cannot see the birds, but have them narrowed down to a few; so it can be used as an aural field guide.

Make sure you get the set! The book is available as a set with a matching CD that comes in a tasteful leather storage binder (the set was also less expensive than the two items individually). I also strongly recommend the field guide Birds of Michigan by Black & Kennedy, which includes migrants and more specific habitat range for the state than I have seen in more comprehensive field guides.

Birds of Michigan Field Guide and Audio CD Set.......2006-08-15

This set is just wonderful. The book has great real life photos with great details on the birds in Michigan. The audio CD is just as wonderful with the calls of the birds featured within the book. The little binder it comes with helps to keep the book new and the set all together. Great gift for anyone who loves to bird watch!

Excellent for casual bird watchers!.......2006-06-29

We bought this book to help us identify the various birds coming to our feeders. The book is perfect for anyone who wants a quick, easy way to identify most birds commonly found in Michigan. The birds are listed by their primary color, which makes it easy for a non-expert to locate the correct bird. Also, the book provides a brief synopsis of the bird's characteristics and habits, which we found quite interesting. Lastly, the book's small size allows us to set it on the windowsil allowing us easy access when a new bird visits our yard.

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