Beginners Book of Wildflowers: With 32 Stickers

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Instructive, hands-on record-keeping guide for youngsters to use on hikes, nature walks and country outings. Place stickers featuring images of the birdsfoot violet, pink lady’s slipper, wild columbine, Indian paintbrush, and 28 other blooms on proper pages. Support text provides common and scientific names, facts on plant’s height, size, color, habitat, and other information.

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The best guide to Scandinavia, updated every year

Memorable city walks and scenic driving tours, with visits to museums, churches, castles, and gardens
How to cruise the fjords and see the midnight sun
Where to find the best skiing, hiking, fishing, and sailing

Where to stay and eat, no matter what your budget

First-class hotels, mountain lodges, guest houses, and inns
Great meals--from lavish smörgåsbords to wild game, mountain trout, and shrimp right off the boat

Fresh, thorough, practical--from writers you can trust

Costs, hours, descriptions, and tips by the thousands
All reviews based on visits by savvy writer-residents

47 pages of maps--and dozens of unique features

Important Contacts A to Z; Smart Travel Tips; Fodor's Choice; What's Where; Pleasures & Pastimes; don't-miss activities; festivals; special feature--a helpful glossary of food terms and useful phrases; complete index; and more!

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Lizzie Mcguire Material.......2004-03-29

I like this book because it's Lizzie Mcguire material. Lizzie stuff is always funny. Lizzie's "conscience" will pop up and say what Lizzie wants to say in a difficult situation. Like, for instance, about the Unicorn sweater, "Why do I have to wear this sweater?! And do Grandmas got to Jupiter to buy clothes for their grandkids?" I recommend this book.

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Volume 75 of Advances in Cancer Research continues the series' goal of publishing timely and authoritative reviews in the broad field of cancer research. Graves and Petersen begin the volume with a review of ets proteins and their role in biological specificity. Chapter 2 by Boshoff and Weiss discusses Kaposi's sarcoma and its associated herpesviruses. Chapter 3 by Taipale and colleagues discusses the ways in which the effects of TGF-B can be targeted through its deposition to the extracellular matrix in a latent form. Petersen and colleagues present their research on breast cancer from the phenotypic differentiation standpoint in Chapter 4. The clinical, pathological, and genetic characteristics of hereditary renal carcinoma are reviewed by Zbar and Lerman in Chapter 5. In Chapter 6, Ellem and co-workers discuss the numerous ways in which metastatic cells escape immune killing. Chapter 7 by Kramer et al. Concludes the volume with a discussion on the role of apoptosis via CD95 in liver, colon, and hematopoetic cells.

Advances in Immunology, Volume 75 (Advances in Immunology)

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Advances in Immunology, Volume 75 (Advances in Immunology)

Manufacturer: Academic Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0120224755

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Advances in Immunology presents current developments as well as comprehensive reviews in immunology. Articles address the wide range of topics that comprise immunology, including molecular and cellular activation mechanisms, phylogeny and molecular evolution, and clinical modalities. Edited and authored by the foremost scientists in the field, each volume provides up-to-date information and directions for future research.

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One of the most readable of all the great classics of physical science, Opticks comprises a comprehensive survey of 18th-century knowledge of light, describing Newton's own experiments with spectroscopy, colors, lenses, reflection, refraction, and more, in language lay readers can easily follow. Foreword by Albert Einstein.

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Opticks Reviewed.......2007-06-09

Overall the book covered the material well. However the book was somewhat difficult to follow. It took a couple of passes to clarify what was being said.

Dont Understand.......2006-07-20

It is obvious neither of the previous reviewers understand, this book was written by Issac Newton in the 1600's. It is read for historical reasons.

"tres curieux".......2002-05-07

"Though Mr. Newton is no physicist, his book is very interesting." -- Father Nicolas Malebranche (1707)

Difficult to read, but interesting from a historical p.o.v........2001-12-24

Having done a Ph.D. in optics, I have read quite some books on optics and out of curiocity I bought this book, but I am not very pleased with it. First, it is difficult to read because of the old English language and structure. For native English speakers this carries perhaps not so much weight, but for me it did. Second, because it is a collection of Newton's works, it contains of course also many not-so-interesting discussions which you have to 'consume' before realising it was not so interesting.

What is nice though, is that the book contains many so-called queries, which are possible explanations of various optical phenomena, explanations/assumptions Newton could not prove/disprove at the time. This is fascinating reading, because many of these turned out to be true (or false, but even then: still interesting to know what he thought).

Overall impression: if you are interested in the history of optics/Newton then it is a nice book. But just for browsing in the evening: no.

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On "Outcasts of Poker Flat"

This is a well-rounded book about a man who kills himself.

Bret Harte's Gold Rush: Outcasts of Poker Flat, the Luck of Roaring Camp, Tennessee's Partner, & Other Favorites
Bret Harte
Manufacturer: Heyday Books
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ASIN: 0930588886

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These fifteen stories bring the California Gold Rush to life with their boisterous assemblage of rough-clad miners, pistol-packing preachers, iron-willed women, and philosophical gamblers. Theirs was an unpredictable world, filled with gold strikes and freak tragedies, when the wisdom of the gambler sometimes counted for more than that of the preacher; when normal rules were tossed aside and "the strongest man had but three fingers on his right hand; the best shot had but one eye."

A master storyteller, Harte weaves tales that seem to come directly from the campfire, where the spinning of yarns and swapping of lies were the highest form of entertainment. The stories presented in this volume, among his best, still have the power to engage us completely, to make us laugh out loud, and perhaps most surprisingly, to bring a tear to the eye.

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On "Outcasts of Poker Flat".......2004-06-06

From the familiar opening tableau to the token cast of characters, "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" had given me the false impression that it was fighting for the title of "The Quintessential Western". With a setting crucial to the plot, a regional dialect, and roles now iconic of the old "Wild West", the story is a prime selection for a study of local-color fiction-but the fact that it loosens the fetters of clich? with originality, allows it to transcend the genre. Unconcerned about "throwing the first stone", the incongruously named town of Poker Flat makes a capricious show of moral superiority and rids the town of its undesirables. In an obvious "tip of the hat" to irony, three of the exiles required the willing cooperation of the townspeople to commit their fateful crime. After suffering banishment, the four ordained pariahs are assailed by a storm. Oakhurst, the poker-faced conventional Western hero, selflessly refuses to leave behind the others when they underestimate the situation and decide to wait the blizzard out. Only after the na?ve and comparably innocent, Tom Swinson and Piney Woods, enter the scene, do noble characteristics of the prostitute and her madam become apparent. In these unadulterated eyes the "soiled" women are given another chance. These virtues may have never been tapped and now redemption is a possibility or the women may have always been honorable and the town in a sanctimonious fit has discarded two "queens".

It is doubtful that with the altruism and courage displayed in the story that the characters are, in any significant way, inferior to the citizens of Poker Flat. Surprisingly, the stereotypical hero, Oakhurst is the only one to fold his cards when the odds get too steep. Brave acts abound amongst the more unlikely heroes. The "innocent" treks to Poker Flat to save his new bride and she, the child, comforts another when her own life is diminishing.

It is appropriate that Bret Harte is studied along with Mark Twain. Although, most critics consider Bret Harte a popular writer and product of the era, he will remain notable for introducing the world to Twain's work. Twain has even cited that he was inspired by Harte's regional fiction and subsequently influenced. Regardless if the novice supplanted the master, Harte's "Outcasts of Poker Flat" has deservedly remained a canonical text.

This is a well-rounded book about a man who kills himself........1998-12-09

John Oakhurst, on death row is outside in a nerby camp.Then one day, aparently killed himself.

The Luck of the Roaring Camp and Other Stories

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The Luck of the Roaring Camp and Other Stories

Manufacturer: for the Classics Club by Walter J. Black
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ASIN: B000CRBD84

The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)

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Cheering On the Underdog
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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions)
Bret Harte
Manufacturer: Dover Publications
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ASIN: 0486272710

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6 of the great American storyteller’s best, including "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," "Tennessee’s Partner," "M’liss," "A Protégée of Jack Hamlin’s" and "An Ingénue of the Sierras." Crisply observant, rich in ironic humor, an engaging mix of sentiment and wit, these enthralling tales deeply influenced the American short story, and set a future course for writers of "Western" fiction from Owen Wister to Zane Grey.

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Cheering On the Underdog.......2003-08-04

Harte's stories are written with the underdog as the central characters. In "The Luck of Roaring Camp" there is a most motley crew of characters. They all seem to be down and out, or on hard times.
When a baby is born in camp, and it's mother dies... the young one brings luck to the camp.
Harte's language and characterizations are pure old west. If you enjoy westerns this book is for you. The ironic humor and down and out characters make for entertaining reading.

Excellence.......2001-02-02

Harte's capacity to capture the sense of humanity beneath often typecast characters, deliver an emotional punch ending, and capture the reader's mind's eye with fluid imagery is astounding. Every piece in here is gold...now RUSH and order this book. (pa-da-ching)

The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories

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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories
Bret Harte
Manufacturer: Books on Tape
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Binding: Audio Cassette

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ASIN: 5557124594

The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories (The World's Popular Classics)

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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Stories (The World's Popular Classics)

Manufacturer: Books, Inc.
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: B000BLNFSC

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Books, Inc. Art-Type Edition with ten short stories by Harte, including "The Luck of Roaring Camp" and "The Outcasts of Poker Flats". No edition or year stated but printed circa 1930.

The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales

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The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales
Bret Harte
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ASIN: 1414263422

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You see, miss, there's no one the boy has any claim on but me, and I ain't the proper person to bring him up. I thought some, last year, of sending him away to Frisco to school, but when they talked of bringing a schoolma'am here, I waited till I saw you, and then I knew it was all right, and I could keep my boy a little longer. And, oh! miss, he loves you so much; and if you could hear him talk about you in his pretty way, and if he could ask you what I ask you now, you couldn't refuse him.

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Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Writings
Bret Harte
Manufacturer: Tandem Library
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Binding: School & Library Binding

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ASIN: 0613643003

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Bret Harte was at the forefront of western American literature, paving the way for other writers, including Mark Twain. For the first time in one volume, The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Writings brings together not only Harte's best-known pieces including "The Luck of Roaring Camp" and "The Outcasts of Poker Flat," but also the original transcription of the famous 1882 essay "The Argonauts of '49" as well as a selection of his poetry, lesser-known essays, and three of his Condensed Novels-parodies of James Fenimore Cooper, Charles Dickens, and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

The Luck of Roaring Camp; in the Carquinez Woods and Other Stories

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The Luck of Roaring Camp; in the Carquinez Woods and Other Stories
Bret Harte
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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ASIN: 1419184512

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1921. A wonderful collection of Bret Harte's witty, sometimes heart-rending tales of frontier California, which earned him acclaim during the 1860s as the new prophet of American letters. His books, The Luck of Roaring Camp, The Outcasts of Poker Flat and M'liss, helped establish the foundations of western American fiction. This volume contains: The Luck of Roaring Camp; In the Carquinez Woods; Spanish and American Legends; Condensed Novels; M'liss.

The Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Short Stories

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The Luck Of Roaring Camp And Other Short Stories
Stanley Appelbaum Bret Harte
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ASIN: B000MUEB44

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