Coming to Terms: The German Hill Country of Texas (Charles and Elizabeth Prothro Texas Photography Series)

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Artwork by Sigmar Polke.

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As the grandchild of Italian immigrants, photographer Gina J. Grillo has a personal impetus in her photographic studies of ethnic and immigrant life in the United States. In Between Cultures, Grillo explores the struggles immigrant children face as they develop their cultural identity in an environment completely new and foreign to them.

Following the tradition of the pioneering photographers Jacob Riis and Lewis Hine, Grillo portrays the immigrant experience through children's eyes, unearthing a complex and poignant world. She begins with images of newly arrived immigrant families at O'Hare International Airport during their first few hours in the United States, and then follows them through the gates and into Chicago's urban life: through her chronicle of citizenship ceremonies, cultural celebrations, weddings and dances, and other everyday scenes of immigrant life, Grillo captures the crucial elements that shape not only the characters of the children, but also the neighborhoods in which they reside.

For adults, emigration to America is filled with both hope and fear, yet it is tempered by a mature understanding. For children, however, this same journey unfolds in the unrelenting present as they must constantly negotiate their individual identities and allegiances to culture, country, and kin. With moving quotations and drawings by immigrant children woven into Grillo's visual sequence, Between Cultures is a unique meditation on the development of individual identity through the reconciliation of multiple cultural heritages.

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Microeconomic Theories of Imperfect Competition is an authoritative collection of readings which, together with a new, original introductory essay by the editors, provides a broad overview of the major theoretical concepts in the field. This collection includes published papers on Industry Size: Quantity and Price Competition; Entry Barriers; Product Differentiation; Incomplete Information; General Equilibrium with Imperfect Competition. The volume will be an essential reference, both for those seeking an introduction to the subject and those seeking a new perspective.

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Passed the first try...

Great review for the exam

REAL ESTATE EXAM

Texas Real Estate Exam, 4th Edition (Texas Real Estate Sales Exam)
LearningExpress Editors
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ASIN: 1576855422

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To become a licensed real estate agent in Texas, applicants must first pass the state’s real estate sales exam. This book contains all the information needed to prepare for and pass the test, including four full-length practice exams — updated to current standards — with fully explained answers. There are also study and test-taking tips and a CDROM containing practice tests and hundreds of additional questions, answers, and explanations. To help readers on and beyond the test, the book has a real estate refresher course reflecting all recent changes to state laws and policies and a glossary of real estate terms.

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Passed the first try..........2007-06-15

This book is a must if you dont remember much from your classes. The refresher course is straight to the point, and the tests on the computer really help out ALOT. If you can pass the tests on the cd, passing the exam is easy.

Great review for the exam.......2007-03-08

I found this book to be very helpful. I especially liked the glossary of terms and the condensed review in the middle of the book. I used the CD exams as practice for my test to get used to the computer format. I passed both parts on my first try and I think this book helped me do that.

REAL ESTATE EXAM.......2007-01-21

This is more helpful than the college courses I had. The college courses are required, but this is a definite "must have" before taking the test.

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A useful study guide
CD is good for practice but contains errors
Texas Real Estate Sales Exam 2nd Edition
Excellent sample tests.
Everything Helps When Taking the Texas Real Estate Exam

Texas Real Estate Sales, Second Edition

Manufacturer: Learning Express
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1576853330

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This new edition as been completely revised to correspond to the 1999 revision of the Texas Real Estate Licensing Exam.

Customer Reviews:

A useful study guide.......2003-05-22

I used this guide exclusively in my prep for the exam; in fact, I didn't study ANYTHING else. I got an 86% on the national exam and HERE's the bad part - a 70% on the state exam. I did pass, but I felt that the material was a little weak with respect to the state portion. I can vouch for the tech support though; I had a problem the night before my exam and the software support man contacted me with a response to my problem within 3 hours of my email to him, at 11 o'clock at night! That type of support is scarce these days! In retrospect, I would highly recommend this guide, but also perhaps another one to help you with the Texas portion of the test. Good luck!

CD is good for practice but contains errors.......2002-08-18

I found the CD practice exams to be an effective computer based review/prep process. Nevertheless, I was extremely disappointed with the number of errors contained within their own questions. Either the Texas exam contains these same errors or this publisher needs a new editor. If they assigned a unique question ID number to each question, it would be a simple matter for readers to point out the errors. Generally disappointed with the overall quality and price. The Austin reviewer sounds like he works for the author.

Texas Real Estate Sales Exam 2nd Edition.......2002-07-20

This book did not cover much of what I expected. It covers subjects on fitness and well-being. These subjects should not be part of an exam practice book. I went to the public libary and found much better practice workbooks written by Charles J. Jacobus. Not too pleased with my purchase.

Excellent sample tests........2002-06-06

This book has four sample tests. Although a few of the questions are not worded well making determining the correct answers difficult, I'm assuming they got the sample questions from old real estate sales exams, sooooo. Taking the four tests really helped me target my weak points and were "right on" in predicting how I'd do on the real test. After taking the first practice test, I studied all questions, both right and wrong, to ensure that I knew the correct answers to the questions I'd guessed at and got right in addition to the ones I got wrong. I got 84% on the first exam. Then improved my score on the second one to 89%. Got 88% on the third, and 90% on the fourth. This gave me confidence in my ability to pass the real test the first time around. It surprised me that even though I studied after each sample test by utilizing the book's guide that points out the areas to study based on the questions answered wrong, I struggled to get my score up to 90% and then just barely made it on the last sample test. This means that the questions on each of the four tests are sufficiently different to make them four good evaluations. I took the real thing this afternoon and got 88% on the theory test and 88% on the law test, the first time around. Not the 90% or better I always shoot for on tests but without a doubt, better than I would have gotten without this book. I'm guessing that utilizing this book probably raised the scores I would have gotten without it by about 8 - 10 points.

I recommend this book highly.

Everything Helps When Taking the Texas Real Estate Exam.......2002-05-06

I felt the book was a very help tool in studying for the Texas Real Estate Exam. It is very simple and comes with a great CD disk to help you practice. It had only one really stupid section and that was about starting a diet and fitness regime and had a chart for you to track your progress in that area. Practice exams covered what I learned in class...

The Texas real estate license examination study guide

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The Texas real estate license examination study guide
Harry Cutler
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Texas Real Estate License Examinations Guide

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Texas Real Estate License Examinations Guide
Jack P. Friedman
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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Preparation for Texas Real Estate Exam
Good Start -Common sense approach, but you need ALOT more
I Passed On The First Try

Texas Real Estate Sales Exam
Learning Express
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ASIN: 1576851532

Book Description

This customized test prep guide is geared to the tests given in the state of Texas. FREE CD-ROM for critical practice on computer-based versions of these tests, the most popular in most states Four complete exams based on the official tests Refresher courses that review the most testedd concepts, including a reassuring review of real estate math Glossary of commonly tested real-estate terms

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Preparation for Texas Real Estate Exam.......2006-03-11

While this book and several others I read helped me pass the Texas Real Estate Exam, I found several minor and at least one glaring error in this book. Also, the CD that accompanied the book did not load on my Dell Dimension 8250 computer. I tried it on my Dell Inspiron laptop computer and it loaded, but it was very sensitive/unstable, advancing through questions I had not answered.

Good Start -Common sense approach, but you need ALOT more.......2005-06-24

If you think this book is the answer to get you through the Salesperson exam, you're wrong. It will help with studying and the practice exams on the CD were worth while. But, you will still need your TREC text books and LOTS of time to read and study. I set aside a few hours a day for 2 weeks solid and I barely passed. I don't give the credit to the book, but to the time I spent on studying my other texts in addition to this text. Good Luck!

I Passed On The First Try.......2005-02-22

This book was recommended by a friend whom I was taking RE Classes with. I truely feel had I not bought this book, I may of had to take it a 2nd time. 3 Days before the Exam, each day I took the full State & National Trial Test on the CD Rom that is included. I then reviewed each question whether I had missed it or passed it...this took about 2 1/2 hours a day. I feel this built up my tolerance for taking a long test. I rate this 5 Lucky Stars.

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Practical, informative, authoritative, and well written

Practical, informative, authoritative, and well written

Business Guide to Japan: A Quick Guide to Opening Doors and Closing Deals
Boye De Mente
Manufacturer: Tuttle Publishing
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ASIN: 0804837600

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Everything you need to know to win at the business game in Japan is explained in this no-nonsense guide. Learn how to penetrate company bureaucracy, how to read the subtle signals of "belly talk," how to win the name-card game and how to master the art of business at night. Here are all the practical tips and insider's hints you need to come out on top in
your dealings with the Japanese.

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Practical, informative, authoritative, and well written.......1999-08-23

I feel foolish praising such a small book to high heaven. But,I must say that this book is a fascinating read. I bought it duringmy first business trip to Japan and couldn't put it down.

The book's author, an American, has lived in Japan for 50 years. It's clear that he knows the language and the culture. Moreover, he also has kept in touch with the States, and still has the ability to communicate with an American audience. As I said, the book is small. It's only half the physical dimensions of an ordinary book. It is about 170 pages in length. There are 64 chapters, so each chapter is only 2-3 pages long. Each chapter is like a short essay on some minute but nonetheless important detail about Japanese business culture, or advice on how to successfully interface with it. Some of the chapter titles are : The Role of the Greeting Ritual, The Name Card System, How to Recognize "No," The Importance of Going to Japan, Making the First Contact, Seeing Behind the Facade, The Importance of Following up, How to Use Interpreters, Dealing at the Negotiating Table, More Mistakes Foreigners Make, and Mastering the Art of Business at Night. Each of these short chapters is very well written.

The author has obviously advised many foreign companies on how to approach the Japanese and how to get past all the suspicion and barriers that prevent the Japanese from establishing a formal relationship with a foreign firm. His descriptions of how the Japanese protocol functions, how the Japanese company functions, the importance of etiquette, the all-important socializing between potential business partners, the Japanese sense of caution, their fixation on outward appearance, their "group think" mentality, their concern that everything be right and that everyone be comfortable with any new venture before it can begin, and even his description of how Buddhism affects the Japanese business mentality, singularly and in toto indicate that the author really knows what he is talking about.

I've lived a year or more in four different countries, and written about the culture of three of them. It's hard to write about a culture in a way that does not sound like criticism or like proselytizing. Yet, Boye De Mente manages to do so. The reader becomes far more sophisticated in a couple of hours than (s)he was before picking up the book. I was so impressed that after reading this book, I ordered another by the same author. I'll definitely read this book again before my next business trip to Japan.

Practical, informative, authoritative, and well written.......1999-08-23

I feel foolish praising such a small book to high heaven. But, I must say that this book is a fascinating read. I bought it during my first business trip to Japan and couldn't put it down.

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On 25 June 1876 a clash of cultures came to be settled by force of arms as the 7th Cavalry under Custer came upon the native American camp. The resulting battle was the stuff of legends, but legends based upon misconceptions and lack of knowledge - no member of the 7th Cavalry survived to tell their tale and the Indians had no need to record their triumph.

Respected military historian, Robert. J Kershaw, author of It Never Snows in September, D-Day and War Without Garlands, turns his attention to this classic encounter between the United States Army and the Plains Indians.

Analyzing the causes of Custer's defeat from the standpoint of a professional soldier, he examines the multitude of factors that lay behind this setback of a modern US Army's campaign against an unsophisticated foe. Bringing a forensic examination to the subject, this new view of the battle will be required reading for all those with an interest in the military history of the USA and of the career of that iconic figure, Custer.

Drawing evidence from a wide range of sources, including contemporary reports of the battle, personal analysis of the battlefield and the most recent archaeological investigations, Kershaw explores the background to the battle and its results.

His analysis debunks many of the myths about Custer's abilities as a military commander and previous generalizations of this savage encounter, providing a unique insight into the Battle of the Little Bighorn

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Careful with the error accusations.......2006-06-21

For "naiche" from Brooklyn who wants to edit this book, you are incorrect regarding at least one of your alleged error finds in this book. Washakie most certainly did fight at the Battle of the Rosebud, as reported by no less an authority than J.W. Vaughn in With Crook At The Rosebud (see page 62 of the hardcover edition by Stackpole Books copyright 1994).

Do some research before you write a book.......2006-05-07

Books like this one really pisses me off. There are so many mistakes that stick out you dont even have to be a student of the battle to spot them. There are so many it makes you wonder if the author did any research at all or even if these mistakes are made on purpose to mislead the readers to full fill the authors agenda.
If you want to read about the battle by an author that just reports the facts and doesnt take sides there are a few great books out there to read.
Cavalier in Buckskin by Robert Utley (the 2nd printing the updated version) Little Bighorn by Robert Nightengale for the Indian story Lakota Noon is very well done but the best book out there is To Hell with Honor by Larry Skelnar
Dont waste your time with this one because how can you beleive anything in here with so many mistakes that just jump out at you

NEW LOOK AT AN OLD WAR.......2005-12-14

This is an excellent book that gives the reader an early history of events leading to the Little Big Horn. It was apparent that the Indians were no longer running when meeting a large American forces, but instead standing and fighting almost to the death. This was apparent in the Red Cloud Fettermen battle and later the Battle of The Rosebud where Crook was almost defeated by the same tribes that would, in only a few weeks, distroy Custer.

Kershaw's maps, pictures and detailed drawing of the events are really good and present themselves in a way that causes one to think of the possible many errors Custer made on his way to the Little Big Horn.There are several editing errors in this book but none I believe takes a way from a work that presents Custer's many tactical errors in this battle. After all The Battle of The Little Big Horn did not take place in a vacumn. I have visited the battle site twice and read many books on the subject but Kershaw presents a new way at looking at this battle and his many idea's and explanations gives additional points at viewing this battle.

Along with excellent detailed drawings, mays and a excellent use of tactical and logistical ideas makes this book a wonderful read, and an injoyable one. This works clearly belongs to nay serious student of the Little Big Horn and I believe will add new idead that are hard to dispute.

Too many errors.......2005-12-07

I'm only 79 pages into this book and there are too many errors making this a very difficult read because everything must be checked and verified (it takes away from the pleasure of having faith in the author and just being able to read and enjoy).
Error 1: p. 10 - Quote attributed to White Bull (Cheyenne) is really Young Two Moon
Error 2: p. 10 - Quote attributed to Red Horse is really She Walks with Her Shawl
Error 3: p. 36 - soldiers were paid $13/month, not a day
Error 4: p. 37 - Lt. James Sturgis graduated West Point on June 16, 1875, not May 1867
Error 5: The author consistently refers to Phillip Henry Sheridan as Phillip N. Sheridan
Error 6: Although Shoshones participated in the Battle of the Rosebud, Washakie was not one of them
It's not too good when you lose faith in the author, especially when it pertains to relaying accurate information.
And these are the errors I caught, there might be others.

January 1, 2006
There are numerous errors throughout this book, but I must add the following one to my earlier review:
Kershaw relates the following story on page 178.
[John] Stands In Timber sees Standing Bear get too close to the soldiers and killed. Wow!!! First of all, John Stands In Timber was a Cheyenne tribal historian and born eight years after the battle. Secondly, the warrior killed was named either Breech Cloth or Long Road. Standing Bear survived the battle and his narrative can be found in The Sixth Grandfather by DeMallie. I have to wonder if Kershaw actually read his source books or just skimmed through them looking for information. This book has potential but the author needs a lot of help in revising it and cleaning up all the errors. I'm available.

06-26-06
To H. Price:

I read your critique of my review. However, you are in error, and so was J.W. Vaughn. Vaughn, and several other authors, assumed Washakie was in the battle based on some newspaper writer speaking of a Shoshone chief. Historians wrongly assumed it was Washakie. However, if you read John G. Bourke, On the Border with Crook (Bison Book edition, p. 334), he clearly states that Washakie didn't appear until July 11. The Rosebud battle occurred on June 17. So I stick by my statement -- Washakie was not in the Battle of the Rosebud. And if you insist that he was, find me a first-hand reference stating that he was.

A very good summary of the Little Big Horn campaign.......2005-07-04

My compliments to Robert Kershaw for writing a short but comprehensive -- and well-reasoned -- study of one of the most controversial episodes in American military history: the Battle of the Little Big Horn. I don't know that Kershaw has pioneered any particularly startling new interpretations of the battle, but he has synthesized a solid account of the battle, enlivened by focusing his narrative at many points upon individual experiences, drawn from both white and Indian primary sources. I think it can be well appreciated by someone as yet unfamiliar with the intricacies of the Little Big Horn affair, yet it still offers food for thought for those of us who have spent years pondering those events.

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Tied With Clarion's Call
SPUR AWARD for Best Western Historical Novel

The Red Sabbath
Lewis B. Patten
Manufacturer: Center Point Large Print
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1585470813

Customer Reviews:

Tied With Clarion's Call.......2003-04-24

This book and the book in my title are equal in the reading of THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN. You will enjoy them both.

SPUR AWARD for Best Western Historical Novel.......2002-06-23

Victory or Death! General George Armstrong Custer was determined to find one or the other in the valley of the Little Bighorn - and so he led two hundred and twenty-five men of the 7th Cavalry into one of the bloodiest massacres in American history. In this riveting first=person account, told in thr voice of a hard-bitten civilian scout, Spur Award-winning author Lewis B. Patten vividly recreates the dramatic events that led up to the clash of arms on that momentous blood-soaked Sabbath.

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(JUBILEE VOLUME ON THE OCCASION OF ABRAHAM BERLINER'S SEVENTIETH BIRTHDAY) On the occasion of Abraham Berliner's 70th birthday he was rightly honored with this outstanding Festschrift. Among its 44 contributions are: Chief Rabbi H. Adler on "The Baal Shem of London"; W. Bacher on "Ein hebraisch-arabisches Liederbuch aus jemen"; 1. Friedlander on "Die Messiasidee im Islam"; J. Goldziher, "Muhammedamischer Aberglaube uber Gedachtnisskraft und Vergesslichkert..."; A. Harkavy on "Netira und seine Sohne"; S. Krauss on "Zur Katakombenforschung"; I. Low on "Pflanzennam bei Raschi"; M. Steinschneider on "Die hebraischen Commentar zum 'Fuhrer' des Maimonides." Other contributors include: J. Barth, L. Blau, H. Brody, I. Elbogen, S. Frankel, A. Freimann, M. Friedlander, M. Gudemann, S. Buber, H. Hirschfeld, D. Hoffmann, S. Schechter and others. This collection has deservedly become one of the most consulted volumes among the Festschrift literature. German and Hebrew text

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A Birding Extravaganza

A good read for birders

" where there is variety,there is challenge and opportunity"

Chasing Birds Across Texas: A Birding Big Year (Louise Lindsey Merrick Natural Environment Series)
Mark Thomas Adams
Manufacturer: Texas A&M University Press
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A Birding Extravaganza.......2007-02-24

"Big Years" as far as most birders are concerned almost always refer to an attempt to count how many different birds one can see nationally or even internationally in a specific 365-day period from January 1st through December 31st of a given year. Birders by their very nature are counters and it has become inevitable that for those with neither the time nor the money to fly from, say, the wilds of Alaska to the Dry Tortugas in the Gulf of Mexico and back might decide to make careful records of the birds that they see in a more limited geographical area such as a particular state. Though this is a fairly recent phenomena, today such records exist for every state in the Union.

No state in the United States has a wider diversity of birds than Texas which has recorded more than 2/3 of the 900+ birds seen through North America north of Mexico. Beginning on January 1st, 2000, Mark Adams, the assistant director of the University of Texas' McDonald Observatory and an ardent birder,set out to break the Texas record for sightings and by year's end he had done just that with a grand total of 489 different birds having been seen. This quite enjoyable volume recounts Adams' adventures throughout the state as traveled from the Gulf Coast to the Lower Rio Grande Valley to the Panhandle and then down to Big Bend National Park--all while still trying to hold down a full-time job. His successes were many; his failures few and far between even though he frequently laments having missed a rare species here or there.

Adams writes in an easy-to-read, enjoyable style. He captures, as ABC-TV used to say on one of its most famous sports programs, "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" but he does so in such a careful way that most readers will want to read more and more. Chasing Birds Across Texas is, however, a speciality book. Any one who cares about birds, especially the wonderful diversity of them to be found in Texas, will love this book and find it quite fascinating. Non-birders, on the other hand, will probably wonder at Adams' sanity and be bemused by why a grown man would care about the difference between a Blue Bunting and a Blue Mockingbird or would drive hundreds of miles in the hopes of seeing either.

A good read for birders.......2006-02-01

This book will be of interest to all birders and specifically for those who aspire to increase their life lists. In a well written volume, Mark Adams describes how to use hot lines, gossip, patience, dedication, persistence, and the aid of friends to see birds (and still keep your job). He comes across as a good person to join on a field trip, and the book contains lots of information about birding hot spots in Texas.

" where there is variety,there is challenge and opportunity".......2005-01-17

If you like Birding ,you're gonna love this book.First I would like to point out another book."A Big Year" by Mark Obmascik, see my review dated 27 March 2003.This book was about three guys who set out to set a new record of seeing the most species in North America in one year;also a great read.
Now we got a similar book by a fellow who sets out to break the rcord of seeing the most species in Texas in one year.One big plus with this book is that it is written by the guy who did it,and has a much greater personal touch to it.
Of all the birders who would like to do such a feat,few are fortunate enough to actually do it.
Mark has really done the right thing here when he itimizes all the birds seen,and the ones he could have had,but missed.I criticized the other book for not doing this.Mark also included some great photos;but I would have preferred more on the characters he talks about even if that were done at the expense of some of the bird shots.A shot of Jimmy Sealy,for instance.

"I could enjoy the irreverent boys-in-the-woods atmosphere of
Brush's truck bed.Jimmy Sealy,for example,was always upbeat
and entertaining,an unapologetic,effusive American male
progressing from midlife towards retirement.In an e-mail
to trip participants prior to our arrival at the ranch,
Jimmy described himself to those who had yet to meet him:
"I'm short,fat,look like Boss Hog,have a full white beard,
and will be wearing the best looking gimme cap you have
ever seen.I'll have some Zeiss binoculars hanging around
my neck,will most likely be looking over your shoulder for
birds,and my right hand will be slightly cupped,as though
there should be a beer in it,and there may be."
Now there's a description of a character who begs a picture!
I'd also like to warn you,that if you're not very familiar with the layout of Texas,and also familiar with its birdlife;get a good map,a texas checklist and a good Field Guide handy,because you'll need them.
Don't let me scare you off;I've never birded in Texas,but plan to get there soon, to rack up just eight birds to get my list to 600.Reading this book makes me almost feel like I've been there;at least I know where I want to go.
Thanks Mark,you accomplished a great feat and shared it with us by writing a wonderful book.

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