Art Today and Everyday: Classroom Activities for the Elementary School Year
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  • Art Today and Everyday
  • The Usual Stuff
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Art Today and Everyday: Classroom Activities for the Elementary School Year
Miriam Easton Rutz
Manufacturer: Parker Publishing Company
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Binding: Paperback

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Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Art Today and Everyday.......2006-05-07

This book is simply excellent and I would recommend it to everyone. So many times we need an art project for holidays or just any day and this book has many ideas that I would use. I just did the black and white face project with first grade and they loved it and it worked really well. The directions are clear and there are so many projects to choose from. Granted one is not going to do them all -- but there is about 10 that I can not wait to try. I have never seen so many wonderful projects between the pages of one book.

2 out of 5 stars The Usual Stuff.......2001-01-30

If you are an art teacher, you will find that this book contains the usual, predictable stuff. This book is good for the elementary teacher who must include art within her weekly lessons and has little or no background in art. For an art specialist, I would not recommend this book. There are only 2 or 3 lessons that I would use. Many of them are centered around monthly themes or holidays. If you teach according to the holidays, then you will find this helpful, otherwise... continue shopping.

5 out of 5 stars Must for every teacher.......1999-12-14

I am a teacher and find myself disappointed by cuts in districts where art is no longer offered for elementary school students. This book could make anyone an art teacher, with excellent one page lesson plans that anyone could do! I suggest this book with no reservations for anyone who values 'old school' arts and crafts!
Art Today and Everyday: Classroom Activities for the Elementary School Year
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    Art Today and Everyday: Classroom Activities for the Elementary School Year
    M. Rutz
    Manufacturer: Parker Publishing Company
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    ASIN: B000OI1USE

    Women's Fashions of the Early 1900s: An Unabridged Republication of "New York Fashions, 1909" (Women's Fashions of the Early 1900s)
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    • Great Pictures of 1909
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    Women's Fashions of the Early 1900s: An Unabridged Republication of "New York Fashions, 1909" (Women's Fashions of the Early 1900s)
    National Cloak & Suit Co.
    Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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    Rare catalog describes and illustrates fashions offered by a prominent mail-order merchant shortly after the turn of the century. Captions fully describe styling, special features and trim of each item and include original prices. Invaluable resource for costume historians, fashion illustrators, graphic designers, anyone interested in fashions of a bygone era. Approximately 725 illustrations.

    Customer Reviews:

    4 out of 5 stars Great Pictures of 1909.......2000-09-23

    This book has great pictures of 1909, they are wonderful to study. It only covers 1909 and not the rest of the early 1900's during which there were lots of fashion changes. Right after this time period there were further changes so it's a good stopping point. Dover is great for those of us who are looking at vintage fashion!

    5 out of 5 stars Lots of pictures to ooh and aah over.......2000-06-19

    This is reprint of a 1909 catalog. Catalogs are a great reference for looking at clothes because they are always shown clearly, from head to toe, and in all the important details are pointed out for you. This book is an excellent resource for inspiration for suit jackets, skirts, lace blouses, inimate apparel, and heirloom clothing for children.

    Dynamic modeling of house prices: tools for modeling house-price dynamics are valuable for those managing mortgage portfolios.(Risk Management): An article from: Mortgage Banking
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      Dynamic modeling of house prices: tools for modeling house-price dynamics are valuable for those managing mortgage portfolios.(Risk Management): An article from: Mortgage Banking
      Michael Roginsky , and Annie Li
      Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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      Binding: Digital
      ASIN: B000WQ0UDE
      Release Date: 2007-10-01

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      This digital document is an article from Mortgage Banking, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2007. The length of the article is 2167 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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      Publication: Mortgage Banking (Magazine/Journal)
      Date: September 1, 2007
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      Managing Risk in Mortgage Portfolios
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        Alex O. Williams
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        Alex O. Williams thoroughly examines the nature and sources of mortgage portfolio risk, the analysis of that risk, and the methods for identifying and guarding against it. Following a discussion of regulation and the mortgage market, Williams describes the portfolio diversification approach to controlling risk in mortgage portfolios. He then examines four systems for analyzing portfolio risk: the regression method of mortgage risk analysis, the linear probability model, cohort analysis of delinquency risk, and a discriminant functional classification model used to measure default risk. He also develops a procedure for constructing an index of loan quality. Finally, Williams presents an exhaustive treatment of the financial evaluation of commercial and industrial properties. Presented in a clear, readable format, amply illustrated with explanatory tables and figures, this is an invaluable tool for mortgage officers and portfolio managers. It will also provide much useful information for real estate executives and brokers.

        The Kapoors: The First Family of Indian Cinema
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          14 Jazz & Funk Etudes for C Instruments with CD (Audio)
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            50 Winning Duplicate Tips for the Improving Tournament Player (Master Bridge Series)
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            Ron Klinger
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            5 out of 5 stars Recommended!.......2003-05-21

            I highly recommend this book (along with its predecessor "100 Winning Tips ..") for intermediate players who want to do well playing duplicate bridge. The bite-sized and extremely applicable tips are guaranteed to take your game to the next level. Mr. Klinger talks about duplicate strategies for bidding, declarer play as well as defense. For example the correct strategy for play of the hand depends on whether you think you are in the ideal but hard to find contract (play it safe) or an inferior contract (go all out for the overtrick to make up).

            Loopholes of the Rich: How the Rich Legally Make More Money and Pay Less Tax
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • Great Start, For Beginners!
            • Straightforward information on common tax risks and opportunities
            • Information Packed Book! Lots of Great Tips
            • simplistic
            • Read it and weep
            Loopholes of the Rich: How the Rich Legally Make More Money and Pay Less Tax
            Diane Kennedy
            Manufacturer: Wiley
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            Loopholes of the Rich helps Americans from all walks of life use the same tax loopholes that the wealthy use to lower their tax bill. With this handy guide, you wont need an accountant to find quick and easy ways to pay less. And theres nothing unethical about these tax loopholes. In fact, the government wants you to take advantage of them! These tax-reducing tactics and strategies can give you the freedom to save for your familys future or for your own financial independence. Plus, youll find a handy checklist of more than 300 business deductions, real-life tax strategy examples, useful sample forms, explanations of IRS codes and rules, and much more.

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            Loopholes of the Rich helps Americans from all walks of life use the same tax loopholes that the wealthy use to lower their tax bill. With this handy guide, you won't need an accountant to find quick and easy ways to pay less. And there's nothing unethical about these tax loopholes. In fact, the government wants you to take advantage of them! These tax-reducing tactics and strategies can give you the freedom to save for your family's future or for your own financial independence. Plus, you'll find a handy checklist of more than 300 business deductions, real-life tax strategy examples, useful sample forms, explanations of IRS codes and rules, and much more.

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars Great Start, For Beginners!.......2007-07-10



            This book is wonderful, especially for folks without a lot of business background. It was very helpful for me when I began to interview accountants.

            This book does an excellent job of educating the average person & Small Bussiness Owner on how to structure a business and to legally take advantage of the Internal Revenue Code. It gives great examples, and gives step-by-step guidelines that I actually understood and used.

            There are a few typos, but overall a very informative book.

            4 out of 5 stars Straightforward information on common tax risks and opportunities.......2006-11-06

            This clearly written book offers a handy guide to tax strategy for the rich and for those who hope to be rich. Author Diane Kennedy, a certified public accountant, provides basic information on common tax risks and opportunities. Without using burdensome jargon, she explains the fundamentals of financial reports and record keeping. Her approach is commonsense and straightforward she doesn't make outrageous promises or exotic, inapplicable recommendations. The title is slightly misleading. This book is not really about loopholes, but rather about sound planning and management - especially for business owners. It does get into the minutiae of tax law, which is subject to change, so some of the details may have a short shelf life, and much of the advice will have little applicability outside of the United States. Nonetheless, we recommend this basic guide to anyone who needs a fundamental introduction to personal financial and tax management in the U.S.

            5 out of 5 stars Information Packed Book! Lots of Great Tips.......2006-04-11

            I thought this book was excellent! I learned quite a lot from reading it and hope to really apply what I have learned to my finances. It was jam packed with helpful tips and ideas on how to take full advantage of tax loopholes. I would recommend this to any small business owner!!

            1 out of 5 stars simplistic.......2006-01-23

            Not very well written. Its is simplistic & somewhat condescending.
            Later chapters tend to repeat basic concepts covered earlier without expanding upon the issues. There are more knowlegable authors out there that are refreshing and can effectively advance the your knowledge.

            2 out of 5 stars Read it and weep.......2004-03-18

            This book makes a lot of assumptions. It assumes that the reader is EXTREMELY well versed in corporate tax advantages. It assumes that the reader already owns a corporation. It assumes that the book will be read with a dictionary of financial terms close at hand. (It should be. The book is poorly written, with key terms lacking adequate defenition.) I support the Rich Dad series. It is a great way for a beginner to get their feet wet. This book assumes that the reader can already swim! Even the seasoned incorporator would probably not be pleased with this book. Tell you what, if you are considering buying this book, save yourself some money and just send me ten bucks. I'll then call you (on my own dime) and summarize the book for you. Oh, what the heck, I'll do it now, for free...surround yourself with a competent team of advisors.
            Loopholes of the Rich: How the Rich Legally Make More Money and Pay Less Tax
            Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
            • A middling text that doesn't translate well to audio
            • Loopholes of the Rich
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            Diane Kennedy , and Robert T. Kiyosaki
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            Book Description

            Bearing the brand name from the #1 New York Times bestseller Rich Dad Poor Dad, LOOPHOLES OF THE RICH is an eye-opening look into how any business owner can take advantage of legal tax deductions to cut their annual tax payments. For individuals who have set up their own corporations, the worst day of the year is April 16th.That's the day AFTER taxes are due, and that's the day in which these individuals begin to realize that they aren't taking advantage of all the legal tax deductions that their corporation offers them.In easy-to-follow and straightforward language, LOOPHOLES OF THE RICH provides all the information that one needs to know to find out how to pay only what is due to the government-and save the rest!

            Customer Reviews:

            2 out of 5 stars A middling text that doesn't translate well to audio.......2004-01-19

            This book is intended for fledgling entrepreneurs, and as such its title is somewhat misleading. Rather than discussing obscure "loopholes" in United States tax law, it concentrates on relatively basic business structure and investment strategies. The abridged version is very short, and the presentation tends to degrade into little more than descriptions of different types of corporations, and other fundamental information obtainable from resources far better than this.

            I do not recommend the CD audio version of the book. I found author Diane Kennedy's flat, tinny reading voice and artificial inflection to be grating and unaccommodating. Unfortunately, even when Kennedy is insightful and objective, the book's dialogue and narration sound like a 1950s educational film.

            5 out of 5 stars Loopholes of the Rich.......2003-04-15

            As a fan of Kiyosaki's, I was excited to pick-up Diane Kennedy's Loopholes of Rich. It was a great read and chocked full of insight.

            Some of the tips actually helped me save money on my taxes this year. It is definitely worth adding to your collection. I am re-reading it right now and keep finding gold nuggets of helpful information.

            3 out of 5 stars Tax Strategies for the Rich and those that want to be Rich.......2003-03-12

            The Rich Dad Poor Dad series of books created by Robert Kiyosaki helps people to understand how it is that some average, hard-working people propel themselves out of the middle class, while others work just as hard but can't seem to get anywhere. This guidebook is another example of the excellent material published in The Rich Dad Poor Dad series. It focuses on how to get the right information from the right advisors.

            In my corporate and tax law practice, I often instruct my clients to read this book as homework. It provides a basis of legal and tax information that most people have heard of but were afraid to ask. Thus, the book eases communications between a client and his or her legal, financial and tax advisors by giving the client an understanding of what's relevant to their planning strategies. Clients who better understand the principles of legal, financial, and tax planning will get more out of the relationships with their advisors.

            The book also helps people to understand the psychological difference between being a worker and being an entrepreneur. The average investor or small business owner makes his or her money on raw talent and perseverance. Their only difference from the sophisticated and highly successful entrepreneur is a lack of self-awareness about the direction they want to go, how best to get there, and who to turn to for advise along the way.
            Rich Dad's Advisors: Loopholes of the Rich - How the Rich Legally Make More Money and Pay Less Tax
            Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
            • Good starter book to learn more
            Rich Dad's Advisors: Loopholes of the Rich - How the Rich Legally Make More Money and Pay Less Tax
            Diane Kennedy
            Manufacturer: audible.com
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            ASIN: B000083F5W

            Customer Reviews:

            4 out of 5 stars Good starter book to learn more.......2004-06-05

            This is an excellent book to give you a taste of how you can leverage corporate structures to your advantage. It's not a detailed "how to" book but it does review the various structures (C Corp, S Corp, LLC) and how they can be used to keep more money in your pocket or provide asset protection.

            Throughout the book, "real life" examples are used to better illustrate the subject matter including computer consulting and real estate. The author explains that you should create a support system around you - people that are experts in their area: accountants, attorneys, etc. Leverage their expertise, ask them questions, and have them do the work you shouldn't be doing.

            The author assumes that you have, or are creating, a business. She points out the tax advantages to the corporation and "paying yourself first" when it comes to the tax-man. Included are lists and lists of expenses and other items that can be paid for by your corporation and lower your tax liability.

            If you want to get a taste of what you can do, get a copy of this book and go into it with an open mind. All of the subject matter is legitmiate - there is nothing illegal about it. I've used many of the tatics described in the book and they've worked great for my business.

            Unchosen: The Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels
            Average customer rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
            • unintelligent and nasty look at Hasidim
            • A Book That Does Not Live Up To It's Title
            • I recommend not purchasing
            • A very good look that those that buck their culture
            • Great read, tragedy exposed
            Unchosen: The Hidden Lives of Hasidic Rebels
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            1 out of 5 stars unintelligent and nasty look at Hasidim.......2007-08-21

            I am a secular Jew with a great fascination and respect for Lubavitchers, and have read most of the available books on them, which I have found to be thoughtful, deep and illuminating, as well as honest. Hella Winston's book is the exception. The author seems not up to par in either intelligence, honesty or in an open-minded and respectful attitude towards the sub-culture she is supposedly researching as a sociology grad student.

            I can especially recommend "Mystics, Mavericks and Merrymakers." (which also includes rebels, depite Hella's claim that she is the only author who has dared to do so.)

            It is hard to believe she is an academic or earned a Phd, except that the liberal academic world is so bigoted about religious people that shoddy and superficial work like this was probably given a pass because it is so blatantly hostile to pious Jews.

            One small example shows the undercurrent of hostility that distorts the entire book. Winston describes the apartment of a Satmar grandmother "whose walls boast several innocuous paintings of flowers (no graven images here)." Why is the author mocking one of the ten commandments? Why the sarcasm? Why the nastiness? Is this a serious or respectful way to discuss another culture and religion? No graven images here? It seems floral paintings don't meet Hella's standards for Jewish culture, as she explains in the introduciton, "it was still hard for me to fathom that there really could be Jewish peoplelllwho actually believed that viewiing art...could be a bad, even dangerous thing....Didn't Jews ...pride themselves on producing and consuming culture?" As an ex-Peace Corps volunteer, I have troulbe with her difficulty in fathoming that different Jewish sub-cultures are actually...well, different. And that being a New York culture-vulture is actually not central to 4,000 years of Jewish identity. Isn't she weird?

            I also found winston less than honest. For example, she stresses the idea that the Hasidim are so strict because their rebbes planted the idea that if they fall away from strict observance, the holocaust could happen again. I will pass over how disrespectful this theory is, as if only fear of mass murder would make Jews observant...it is also dishonest, because she knows, but does not explain that the last Lubavitcher Rebbe taught that blaming Jews for the Holocaust was wrong. Instead she relegates his views to a footnote and disguises his strong stand against blaming Jews to a bland "we cannot know the reasons for the Holocaust."

            I also wonder how honest she is about her own motives for doing this research and her own Jewish identity. In the introduction she has a dishonest and superficial discussion of the attitudes of non-Jews to the Hasidim. She lists "a kind of admiration' (it would be too positive for Winton to say simply that some Jews have admiration)... for an "authentic" Judaism (her quotes - yet another example of her palpable hostility - she can't even allow the word authentic when describing Jews who admire Chasids' religious practices). Second attitude of other Jews: 'romantic longing'. Third, that Hasids are primitive, backward, dirty. Lastly, anti-Zionist.

            This list of other Jews' attitudes towards observant Jews leaves out any discussion of the truly vehement and irrational dislike of pious Jews by many secular and reform Jews who are threatened by Jews who remain 100% Jewish and are not trying to conform to and please and placate the majority culture. HOstility based on the pervasive fear of assimilated Jews of appearing 'too Jewish.' A fear that has been widely discussed in the sociological and historical literature, for example, in pre-war Germany. A fear and hostility towards Jews who are 'too Jewish' that perhaps our author shares.

            The most shocking part of the book was the conclusion, which again leaves the scope of her research and any pretentions at academic objectivity. She expresses revulsion at a culture that demands conformity and depends on shame, fear and ejecting rebels ... as if there is any traditional society on earth that does not require conformity, and enforce it by these universal cultural measures. Is she really this ignorant about cultures?

            The shocking part is that she then "concludes" ( my quotes - I suspect it was her initial motive to arrive at this conclusion, as it seems more like a held belief than a finding), she "concludes" that there is "a fundamental weakness in the belief system itself" and predicts "something might have to change sometime soon", quoting predictions of "the demise of these communities" because "so many" "are forced" out. (she makes no attempt to give us a number of her 'unchosen', but the only existing support group has a mere 200 members!)

            Leaving one more glaring dishonesty in this book - her total silence on the huge demographic success of the Chasidim. One reason many secular Jews who care about Jewish continuity love the Chasidim is that they - along with the Modern Orthodox - are the only Jews who will exist in America by the nextcentury, according to the juggernaut population trends which show a rush to self-extinction by the other Jewish 'sects' (her term for chasidic groups)who base their Judaism on what fits into the mainstream culture.

            The 2000 population study projects that for every 100 Yeshiva/Hasidic Orthodox Jews today, there will be 3,400 great-grandchildren. for 100 Reform Jews today, there will be 10 Jewish great-grandchildren. For 100 secular Jews today, there will be 7 Jewish great-grandchildren. These figures are well known and have resulted in heroic actions by non-observant Jews to try and reverse this death knell. And here is Hella, pretending it is the Chasidim who are in trouble.

            1 out of 5 stars A Book That Does Not Live Up To It's Title.......2007-07-08

            the very definition of hearsay is: "unverified, unofficial information gained or acquired from another and not part of one's direct knowledge".

            that definition sums up this book to a "t". i suggest not wasting your time.

            1 out of 5 stars I recommend not purchasing.......2007-07-06

            I recommend not purchasing this book. Although the topic is good, the author does not know how to write or even reason. The book is about how some Hasidic jews do not like the prasctices of Hasidism. The author, who comes from a very Jewishly non-observant fammily, feels revolted by Hasidic culture and simply dismisses it. There is hardly a word about Hasidim who like their life, who have loving and warm families, and who enjoy their religion. Of course the authors interest is in the folks growing up Hasidic who later leave that way of life, sometimes even the religion entirely, which is a fine topic if she had touched even foir a moment on the positive aspects. The other problem with the book is writing or reasoning skills. As a reader I do not want an endless supply of trivial details about what Hasidic jews drink or shop for. I want an author who comes up with an interesting especially non-obvious insight, and shares that with the reader perhaps supplementing with an anecdote or two. Instead this book focuses obsessivbely on trivial details of some Hasidic Jews with no conclusions or insights. One story was about a guy who like "Long Isl;and tea", leaves his New York city home to travel by bus to Boston, does not know what to do once he gets there, so ....he heads back to New York. All this story, in mind-numbing detail, takes up pages and pages of text. So what? What was the point? Could the pint be made in fewer words? Reading this book is like sitting in a loud bar or at a chili cook-off with someone who wants to tell you every last detail of their hernia operation. Oy vey!

            4 out of 5 stars A very good look that those that buck their culture.......2007-06-03

            After my ex-hasidic (but orthodox) friend complained bitterly about the book, I decided to read it. It is a fascinating and balanced look at a very closed community. All the "rebels" have emotional/pyschological problems but it is unclear what comes first; rebellion or problems.

            The work is extremely thought proviking and has ramifications for anyone who rebels against their culture.

            5 out of 5 stars Great read, tragedy exposed.......2007-04-13

            This book exposes the tragedy of individuals trapped in a rigid and suffocating life that they did not choose, and sometimes cannot leave. Those who try leave are unprepared for life in the mainstream, and may feel like they have to start again from the beginning -- educationally and socially. Some can make it, and others are trapped somewhere in between the two worlds. The religious lifestyle is wondeful and fulfilling for many, but awful for some. The book reveals a tragedy that is occurring right in our backyard (here in New York City). The story is riveting from beginning to end.

            Currently I am tutoring for the GED a man from an ultra-Orthodox background, and I also know other ex-ultra-Orthodox people. I think the book paints an accurate picture of their transition, although of course it's different for everyone.

            Bouquets From The Cannon's Mouth: Soldiering With The Eighth Regiment Of The Pennsylvania Reserves
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            • Five Soldiers' Stories
            • First-hand accounts of what it was like to be embroiled in our country's most domestically devastating conflict
            Bouquets From The Cannon's Mouth: Soldiering With The Eighth Regiment Of The Pennsylvania Reserves
            Robert E. Eberly
            Manufacturer: White Mane Publishing Company
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            Binding: Hardcover

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            The Pennsylvania Reserves were unique in the Army of the Potomac, consisting entirely of men from the Keystone State. Focusing primarily on five young volunteers who served with the Reserves' Eighth Regiment, the author tells the story of the regiment and the legendary division it belonged to. From the Seven Days Battles to the siege of Petersburg, where four of the volunteers were captured and sent to the Confederate prison at Salisbury, Bouquets from the Cannon's Mouth immerses the reader in the heartbreak of the Civil War. Incorporating two rare prison diaries, one never before published, ten maps, six appendices, and numerous photographs, this book, as Edwin C. Bearss notes in his foreword, is for those "who savor the soldiers' story."

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            5 out of 5 stars Five Soldiers' Stories.......2005-09-25

            This book follows the experiences of five Civil War soldiers from southwestern Pennsylvania. Utilizing very articulate diary and letter accounts from these men Robert Eberly has woven a superb story of individual soldiers' lives within a carefully researched and superbly written historical narrative. The Pennsylvania Reserves saw ferocious combat and this book takes you onto the battlefield. Eberly skillfully weaves the first-person accounts of the individual soldiers with the overarching 'big picture'. Most importantly, he lets the soldiers tell THEIR stories. The reader sees the battlefield through THEIR eyes. This book would be an excellent addition to the library of any Civil War devotee. The Forward is written by Ed Bearss which is endorsement enough.

            5 out of 5 stars First-hand accounts of what it was like to be embroiled in our country's most domestically devastating conflict .......2005-09-08

            In Bouquets From The Cannon's Mouth: Soldiering With The Eighth Regiment Of The Pennsylvania Reserves, Robert Eberly pays meticulous attention to historical detail. Five ordinary soldiers give first-hand accounts of what it was like to be embroiled in our country's most domestically devastating conflict - the American Civil War. The primary testimonies are often brief, and supplemented with narration concerning the fates of individuals, regiments, leaders and followers. Written to be accessible to the lay reader, yet smoothly laying out primary sources in context for the serious historian's in-depth reference, Bouquets From The Canon's Mouth is especially recommended for American Civil War and history shelves.

            We The People with PowerWeb  : A Concise Introduction to American Politics
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              We The People with PowerWeb : A Concise Introduction to American Politics
              Thomas E. Patterson , and Thomas Patterson
              Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
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              Birds in Town and Village (The Collected Works of W.H. Hudson ( Volume 19 )
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                Birds in Town and Village (The Collected Works of W.H. Hudson ( Volume 19 )
                W.H. Hudson
                Manufacturer: Classic Books
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                ASIN: 0742635295

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                Just out of hearing of the grasshopper warblers, there was a good-sized pool of water on the common, probably an old gravel-pit, its bottom now overgrown with rushes. A sedge warbler, the only one on the common, lived in the masses of bramble and gorse on its banks; and birds of so many kinds came to it to drink and bathe that the pool became a favourite spot with me. One evening, just before sunset, as I lingered near it, a pied wagtail darted out of some low scrub at my feet and fluttered, as if wounded, over the turf for a space of ten or twelve yards before flying away.

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                Just out of hearing of the grasshopper warblers, there was a good-sized pool of water on the common, probably an old gravel-pit, its bottom now overgrown with rushes. A sedge warbler, the only one on the common, lived in the masses of bramble and gorse on its banks; and birds of so many kinds came to it to drink and bathe that the pool became a favourite spot with me. One evening, just before sunset, as I lingered near it, a pied wagtail darted out of some low scrub at my feet and fluttered, as if wounded, over the turf for a space of ten or twelve yards before flying away.
                BIRDS AND MEN The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens & Farmland (New Naturalist, 17)
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                  BIRDS AND MEN, The Bird Life of British Towns, Villages, Gardens & Farmland, The New Naturalist
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                    E. M. Nicholson
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                    BIRDS AND MEN: THE BIRD LIFE OF BRITISH TOWNS, VILLAGES, GARDENS AND FARMLAND.
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                      Birds and men;: The bird life of British towns, villages, gardens & farmland (The New naturalist; a survey of British natural history)
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                        Edward Max Nicholson
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                        Birds in Town & Village
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                          W. H. Hudson
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                          Birds in town & village
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                            W. H Hudson
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                            Birds in town & village,: By W.H. Hudson
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                              W. H Hudson
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                              Birds in Town and Village ("Reissued (1935) at a Cheaper Price")
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                                Hudson W. H.
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                                Birds in Town and Village with pictures in colour by E. J. Detmold
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                                  W H Hudson
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