One Man's Island: A Naturalist's View

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Yes. Read it........2005-08-09

As the title suggests, this book is a wonderful guide to the spiritual approach taken in the conception and planning of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. It shows the cultural approach to the collections within the museum, and in the design of the museum. It provides a window into the Native American culture. It also provides a brief history of the Mall, and its design. I wish I had read this book before I had visited the museum. Now, I will just have to return and pay more attention, this time, to the design elements of the museum, the entrance to the museum, and the grounds surrounding it, as well as the collections.

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Timeless
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Simply Indispensable!
Still the best
The Best Architectural Guide To New York City

Blue Guide New York
Carol Von Pressentin Wright
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0393319857

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With detailed walking tours throughout Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island, Brooklyn, and the Bronx, Blue Guide New York offers an accessible approach to exploring the city. Providing fascinating background history and expert descriptions of neighborhoods, parks, museums, building and landmarks, in addition to practical and up-to-date information on accommodation, restaurants, and city activities for every budget, Blue Guide New York is an excellent resource. 41 maps, 13 b/w photographs.

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Timeless.......2006-10-08

All right, the most recent edition of the Blue Guide added CBGB's, an East Village rock, punk club that has now gone out of business. A few other establishments in the various editions of this fantastic guide are undoubtedly also no longer with us.

Having said that, even the oldest first and second editions (the latter, from 1991) are still incredibly useful, even timeless. For even they have listings of the most important sights in each of the city's five boroughs, a bevy of maps, lists of hotels and restaurants, sightseeing services, theaters, amusements, gardens, museums and so on.

But unlike the average, perfunctory city guide, this one (at least the 1991 edition) has more than 760 pages, including all the maps. And those pages also encompass a broad spectrum of architectural descriptions and historical events.

Not only buildings and the like are described here. So are whole parks, streets and districts, along with detailed pointers on all the exterior and interior trivia one could ever want to know while on a walking tour.

I can't attest to the value of any of the other 40-plus Blue Guide titles. But if you forget every other guide book while in New York, it will be okay, so long as you bring along at least some version of this one.

--Alyssa A. Lappen

Not a review but an informative note.......2006-01-28

Although Amazon lists only one author, the current edition of this book was actually revised and heavily rewritten by Stuart Miller and Sharon Seitz as a glance inside the book itself will reveal.

Co-authors of "The Other Islands of New York City" and individually authors of "Big Apple Safari for Families" (Seitz) and "Where Have All Our Giants Gone" (Miller), we streamlined many of the routes and shifted the emphasis of the book to add more on the boroughs outside of Manhattan and to add places that reflect previous oversights in terms of nature and of popular culture (places like CBGBs, for example).

Simply Indispensable!.......2005-03-13

Carol von Pressentin Wright's "Blue Guide to New York" is probably the most comprehensive guidebook to the Big Apple available. Absolutely indispensable, it includes 41 detailed maps for all five boroughs: Manhattan, Brooklyn, the Bronx, Queens, and Staten Island, along with several black and white photographs. As a New Yorker, I cannot think of anything that has not been included here. I frequently use the book myself, especially when I have out-of-town visitors. It is also excellent, for New Yorkers and visitors alike, to use on walking tours. I have the 2002 edition.

In an extremely accessible format, "The Blue Guide" presents information on all NYC districts and important sights, including: practical information, lodgings, restaurants and eateries for every budget, transportation, museums and galleries, sports, performing arts, shopping, monuments, historic detail and districts, detailed walking tours and background information. As noted, there is a veritable plethora of clear and easy-to-follow maps, along with a large pull-out MTA map of the subway system, and bus, railroad and ferry connections.

From the posh shops on Madison and Fifth Avenues to the funky Lower East Side, from the streets of Greenwich Village and Soho to the brownstones of Brooklyn Heights and Park Slope, this is the one and only guide you will need to navigate through this fabulous city, and to find fascinating out-of-the-way places most tourests never discover. There are myriad cultures here: Little Odessa in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, Little Italy, Chinatown, a thriving Greek community in Astoria, Queens, Atlantic Ave. in Brooklyn where Arabic is heard on the street and wares from all over the Middle East are sold. Almost every country in the world is represented here and you can visit them all easily with the Blue Guide in hand. I hope you enjoy the city I love!
JANA

Still the best.......2003-08-29

Because I note that the existing reviews on this site refer to the previous edition, this New Yorker recommends the Blue Guide as the only NY guidebook you will need. I refer to mine again and again.
One caveat: the subway lines are now happily back to normal, again running to South Ferry, and the map included in this book, which went to press shortly after the World Trade Center disaster, is out of date. Updated maps are posted in every subway station and train, are available free at every subway change booth, and can be reviewed on the Web.

The Best Architectural Guide To New York City.......1999-06-02

Simply the best book available for those seriously interested in a detailed architectural history of New York, even though the most recent edition was published in 1991. Unbelievably rich in detail. As other reviewers point out however, this is NOT a typical "tourist" guide about where to eat, sleep or have fun in New York.

Blue Guide Museums and Galleries of New York (Blue Guides)

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Blue Guide Museums and Galleries of New York (Blue Guides)
Carol Wright , and Carol Von Pressentin Wright
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0393313417

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Blue Guide New York, Fourth Edition
Carol Wright
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Field Guide to the Piedmont: The Natural Habitats of AmericaÕs Most Lived-in Region, From New York City to Montgomery, Alabama (Chapel Hill Books)

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Field Guide to the Piedmont: The Natural Habitats of AmericaÕs Most Lived-in Region, From New York City to Montgomery, Alabama (Chapel Hill Books)
Michael A. Godfrey
Manufacturer: The University of North Carolina Press
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ASIN: 0807846716
Release Date: 1997-09-17

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America's most populous region is also home to some of the nation's most serenely beautiful country. Tracing a gentle, thousand-mile curve from New York City southwestward to Montgomery, Alabama, the Piedmont connects an arc of urban centers which includes five state capitals, America's largest city, and the national capital. Between the Atlantic coastal plain and the Blue Ridge Mountains, the Piedmont's rolling hills span miles of farmland and forest. Michael Godfrey's Field Guide to the Piedmont—originally published by Sierra Club Books and here newly revised and updated—is an informative and entertaining guide to the entire region's habitats, ecosystems, and rich botanical communities.

Focusing on plant succession, geology, soils, climate, and the plants and animals with which we share the land, Field Guide to the Piedmont also features 180 illustrations for easy identification of the Piedmont's principal flora and fauna. A chapter describing and providing directions to over fifty sites of special interest will inspire Piedmont residents to take this field guide in hand and explore their natural surroundings.

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Guide to trails of the west-central Adirondacks: Old Forge, Thendara, Fulton Chain, Big Moose, Moose River Recreation Area, Blue Mountain Lake, with canoe route from Old Forge to Blue Mt. Lake
Robert J Redington
Manufacturer: Adirondack Mountain Club
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ASIN: 0935272100

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New York (Blue Guide)
Carol Von Pressentin Wright
Manufacturer: Norton
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006Y8O12

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New York (Blue Guides)
Carol Von Pressentin Wright
Manufacturer: Blue Guides
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A Guide to New York City's strange sections (Little blue book)
Clement Wood
Manufacturer: Haldeman-Julius Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00088IZBU

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New York (Blue Guide) : atlas of Manhatten, maps and plans
Carol Von Pressentin Wright
Manufacturer: Norton
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006YBPB8

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A hilarious, endearing debut about a teenage girl's quest to find her long-lost father, who just may be a rock star...

Trace lives smack in the middle of picture-perfect suburban Winnetka, Illinois. But her life is anything but cookie-cutter normal. Her mom, Bebe, is a zillion years younger than the other mothers, still dresses like a teenager, and drives around town cranking time-warped tunes-not to mention the fact that she can't seem to forget that crazy summer she spent following the big-hair bands of the 1980s. She's held onto the mementos, the music, the memories...everything, except Trace's dad.

Trace can't help but wonder which outdated rocker in the autographed photos covering their walls might be her father. And that's not the only thing making her head spin like Bebe's old records. She's trying to keep her best friend from going off the deep end. She's desperate to do well in school. And then there's the hunky lead singer she's trying to snag-without following in her mother's footsteps.

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Pre-teens love it, Moms loves it.......2007-04-12

I bought this book for my pre-teen step-daugther, and ended up reading it myself first. What a fun story! I liked that Trace sets a good example (doesn't give in to peer pressure, etc.) without the story becoming preachy or boring. Trace is a modern young woman that sets and reaches, her goals, and is true to herself. Oh, and my step-daughter and her friends loved it too, but probably not for the same reasons.

Just ok.......2006-08-15

This was the first book by Trish Cook that I've read. It was an okay book. Most teen books I find to be really fun to read, but for some reason this book was lacking that same excitement.

Breezy, Humorous, & Fun to Read.......2006-01-30

I discovered this book from a review in the Orlando Sentinel. They describe it this way, "a Chicago-area teen grapples with boyfriend issues, trigonometry and her search for the identity of her long-lost dad."
It's written in the style of Chick Lit, meaning it is light, upbeat, modern fiction from the woman's viewpoint.

You go Trace!!!.......2006-01-20

I LOVED this book! It's about time a book was written that showed a strong teenage girl that doesn't care about peer pressure. Trace is a young woman who knows what she wants out of life and who will make it happen. I wish I could be more like her. I can't wait to see what Trace does next.

Fresh and fun!.......2006-01-19

Finally, a book for about teenage girls that isn't another spin on the "mean girl" syndrome! So Lyrical is fantastic--well written, funny, absorbing and, most importantly, original! Plus, it (almost) inspired me to run a marathon...Can't wait to find out what Trace does next.

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Kennen Sie neben süß, sauer, bitter und salzig die fünfte Geschmacksrichtung? Möchten Sie verstehen, warum Ihnen Soufflées immer wieder zusammenfallen oder lernen, wie Sie einen ganzen Truthahn optimal braten? Gehören Sie zu den 40% Männern oder 25% Frauen, die Trüffel nicht riechen können? Diese und viele andere Fragen aus der Welt der Kochkunst beantwortet Peter Barham, in dem er das Kochen als experimentelle Wissenschaft betrachtet. Beim Zubereiten von Lebensmitteln und beim Kochen laufen viele Prozesse ab, die sich naturwissenschaftlich gut beschreiben lassen. Das Verständnis der Chemie und Physik des Kochens wird unausweichlich dazu führen, dass sich auch Ihre eigenen Kochkünste wesentlich verbessern. Für jedermann leicht verständlich und unterhaltsam, aber ohne wichtige Details auszulassen, erklärt Ihnen der Autor, warum bestimmte Rezepte gut funktionieren und – viel wichtiger – warum andere ständig misslingen. Auf diese Weise werden Schritt für Schritt die Geheimnisse der guten Kochkunst entschleiert und Sie lernen interessante Rezepte und die dahinter liegenden physikalischen und chemischen Prozesse kennen. Zusätzlich beschreibt der Autor interessante Küchenexperimente für die ganze Familie.

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Fundamentals of Ion Trap Mass Spectrometry presents an account of the development and theory of the quadrupole ion trap and its utilization as an ion storage device, a reactor for ion/molecular reactions, and a mass spectrometer. It also expands the appreciation of ion traps from that of a unique arrangement of electrodes of hyperbolic form (and having a pure quadrupole field) to a series of ion traps having fields with hexapole and octopole components and introduces the practical ion trapping device in which electrode spacing has been increased. The fundamentals of ion trap are covered in four chapters, beginning with the origin of the ion trap, its development and operating principles, and improvements in performance. The second part focuses on the environment within the ion trap -- the movement of ions within the trap -- and how this movement is modified by repeated collisions of the ions with buffer gas atoms of helium, and on the collisions of ions with molecules that lead to chemical change. The critical role of collisions in focusing the ion cloud for subsequent operations is emphasized. This important reference presents a coherent picture of the present status of research in the ion trapping field to facilitate the entree of potential ion trappers and provide a backdrop for ion trap research and development in the future.

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It is unlikely that any frontier of economics/econometrics is being pushed faster, further than that of computational techniques. The computer has become a tool for performing as well as an environment in which to perform economics and econometrics, taking over where theory bogs down, allowing at least approximate answers to questions that defy closed mathematical or analytical solutions. Tasks may now be attempted that were hitherto beyond human potential, and all the forces available can now be marshalled efficiently, leading to the achievement of desired goals.
Computational Techniques for Econometrics and Economic Analysis is a collection of recent studies which exemplify all these elements, demonstrating the power that the computer brings to the economic analysts. The book is divided into four parts: 1 -- the computer and econometric methods; 2 -- the computer and economic analysis; 3 -- computational techniques for econometrics; and 4 -- the computer and econometric studies.

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A good one-volume source for the essential Lincoln writings

Abraham Lincoln: His Speeches & Writings
Abraham Lincoln
Manufacturer: Reprint Services Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 0781248981

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"The most comprehensive and readable one-volume collection of Lincoln's writings ever published." -David Herbert Donald.

This volume presents nearly 250 of Lincoln's most important speeches, state papers, and letters in their entirety. Here are not only the masterpieces-the Gettysburg Address, the Inaugural Addresses, the 1858 Republican Convention Speech, the Emancipation Proclamation-but hundreds of lesser-known gems. Alfred Kazin has written that Lincoln was "not just the greatest writer among our Presidents...but the most telling and unforgettable of all American 'public' writer-speakers."

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A good one-volume source for the essential Lincoln writings.......2000-03-24

This book, which is an abridgmment of Basler's larger 8-volume "Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln," is ideal for all students of Lincoln as a quick source for finding Lincoln's most well-known speeches, letters, and other documents. While other collections of Lincoln's writings do exist, Basler's is considered the most definitive. This one-volume edition of that collection makes the most popular and important Lincoln documents accessible to a larger group of people.

Abraham Lincoln: A Documentary Portrait Through His Speeches and Writings

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Abraham Lincoln: A Documentary Portrait Through His Speeches and Writings
Abraham Lincoln
Manufacturer: Stanford University Press
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Abraham Lincoln a Documentary Prortrait Through His Speeches and Writings

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Abraham Lincoln a Documentary Prortrait Through His Speeches and Writings
Fehrenbacher Dow E. Editor
Manufacturer: Signet, 1964
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N2LE78

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Abraham Lincoln His Speeches & Writings
Roy Basler
Manufacturer: WORLD PUBLISHING COMPANY
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UDTGH0

Abraham Lincoln His Speeches and Writings

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Abraham Lincoln His Speeches and Writings
Carl Sandburg
Manufacturer: The World Pub. Co.
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Abraham Lincoln, His Speeches and Writings: Edited with Critical and Analytical Notes By Roy P. Basler

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Abraham Lincoln, His Speeches and Writings: Edited with Critical and Analytical Notes By Roy P. Basler
Abraham Lincoln
Manufacturer: World Publishing Co.
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ASIN: B000PHKDFK

Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers and Miscellaneous Writings - Volume Two

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Abraham Lincoln: Complete Works, Comprising His Speeches, Letters, State Papers and Miscellaneous Writings - Volume Two

Manufacturer: The Century Co.
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Binding: Leather Bound
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Abraham Lincoln: Selections From His Speeches and Writings (The Library of American Freedoms)

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Abraham Lincoln: Selections From His Speeches and Writings (The Library of American Freedoms)

Manufacturer: Palladium Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000FH7QM8

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Leatherbound edition with gold gilt page edges.

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Abraham Lincoln; His Speeches and Writings
Roy P. (editor) Basler
Manufacturer: Grosset & Dunlap
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Abraham Lincoln;: Selections from his speeches and writings

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Abraham Lincoln;: Selections from his speeches and writings
Abraham Lincoln
Manufacturer: Scott, Foresman
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