From VPI to State University: President T. Marshall Hahn Jr. and the Transformation of Virginia Tech, 1962-1974

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An Excellent Book For Tiger Fans!.......1999-12-24

This is a great book for anyone who watches or just admires the amazing talent of Tiger Woods. There are many great pictures and insights into his incredible career. Get it!

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From an avid golfer in Michigan

Walking 18 Holes With Tiger
M. J. McColgan , and Mike L. McColgan
Manufacturer: MLM Books
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 096668933X

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A 'must read' of a father and son's "special" walk with Tiger during the 70th Masters at famous Augusta National.

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A reader from Tennessee.......2006-06-27

A`"must" read of a father's and son's special walk with Tiger during the 70th Masters at famous Augusta National Golf course. Every golfer should own this inspiring book and learn some of the "rich" Augusta golf history. It will make a for a great golfing gift for anyone 8 to 80 years old.

From an avid golfer in Michigan.......2006-06-26

This is a "great" book about a father and son's "special" walk with Tiger at Augusta National during the 70th Masters tournament. I enjoyed learning about some of the rich Augusta National Golf history and their perspective on this famous golf course renaming these famous holes during their walk with Tiger. It will make a great holiday,birthday or special occasion gift for golfers of any age! Buy it,you will love it!

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This is a revised and expanded edition of the classic book on film history. The authors examine how aspects of British society are reflected in and shaped by cinema. Films studied include, among others, Sanders of the River, A Canterbury Tale, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, The Guinea Pig, The Blue Lamp, The Ladykillers, I'm All Right Jack, The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, If . . . , and Scandal.

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New light is shed on everyday life in the Middle Ages in Great Britain and continental Europe through this unique survey of its food culture. Students and other readers will learn about the common foodstuffs available, how and what they cooked, ate, and drank, what the regional cuisines were like, how the different classes entertained and celebrated, and what restrictions they followed for health and faith reasons. Fascinating information is provided, such as on imitation food, kitchen humor, and medical ideas. Many period recipes and quotations flesh out the narrative. The book draws on a variety of period sources, including as literature, account books, cookbooks, religious texts, archaeology, and art. Food was a status symbol then, and sumptuary laws defined what a person of a certain class could eat--the ingredients and preparation of a dish and how it was eaten depended on a person's status, and most information is available on the upper crust rather than the masses. Equalizing factors might have been religious strictures and such diseases as the bubonic plague, all of which are detailed here.

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Great for beginners.......2006-06-14

If Scully, Henisch, Bober and Flandrin are household words in your kitchen, you can skip this book and miss little. If you're just beginning to enjoy medieval cookery, and would like to get the "big picture" this is the perfect introduction.
It's not a cookbook -- it's a survey of what foods were used, how they were prepared, and how they were understood to work in the body. The author has sifted through the works of medieval cooks and those who have translated and studied them, and brings us the essence of medieval cookery in a very readable form. She is careful to distinguish between the foods of the elite and the poor. She discusses regional variations as well as the many international foods. Influences of both religion and medieval science (humoral theory) on eating habits are well discussed.
Extensive bibliographic notes will aid the reader in finding the sources of her information.

Daily Life in Medieval Times: A Vivid, Detailed Account of Birth, Marriage and Death; Food, Clothing and Housing; Love and Labor in the Middle Ages

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A dry overview nicely illustrated
General overview, not for the serious researcher
This is a fascinatingly outsanding book...if you are a H....
A must-have.
A great book on Medieval Times!

Daily Life in Medieval Times: A Vivid, Detailed Account of Birth, Marriage and Death; Food, Clothing and Housing; Love and Labor in the Middle Ages
Frances Gies , and Joseph Gies
Manufacturer: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1579120695

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Daily Life in Medieval Times is a fully-illustrated edition of the classic and popular books of history and anthropology by Frances and Joseph Gies - Life in a Medieval Castle, Life in a Medieval City and Life in a Medieval Village.

This book takes readers into the fascinating world of medieval life through historic pictures, period illustrations and detailed text that describes everything from castle-storming techniques to villagers' hair styles.

Three real medieval places - a castle in Chepstow on the Welsh border, the city of Troyes in the country of Champagne and the village of Elton in the English East Midlands - are the jumping - off point for this thorough exploration of 13th and 14th century life in Europe.

The authors use recent archeloogical discoveries and historic and contemporary documents in conjunction with diagrams and dramatic photographs to give readers a full understanding of what it was truly like to live 700 years ago.

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A dry overview nicely illustrated.......2005-07-20

This book presents the three works of Frances & Joseph Gies in one volume and has an added bonus of being beautifully illustrated. The book that I obtained is a reprint of the original work, published by Barnes & Nobel Books for the mass market and is available at a fraction of the cost of the original publishing.

This book combines three works on the life and culture of the time period usually referred to as "medieval". I reference dates in the volume that cover the time post 1000 CE, the book itself claims 12th and 13th centuries CE. Of the material provided in this volume, the references are also only to England for the most part, and those areas that were under English control. It would be safe to say that this book does cover the medieval period of life in England and English held lands.

The books included in this volume are "Life in a Medieval Castle", "Life in a Medieval Village" and "Life in a Medieval City".

Before going any further, I wanted to check the bibliography. The material referenced spans many years, offering some older material for reference, but also fairly recent material. Reading through the bibliography, there are some well known historians, some interesting medieval references and it appears that the material stops shortly before the publication dates of the original books, which is late 80s early 90s. However, the references are good, overall, and add to the material offered in the book. I like the inclusion of material from public works, such as the coroner's rolls, or land grants, and estate books from that time period. It does give some interesting references.

The book itself reads as a textbook. Sorry, but that's the way it comes across. While the jacket of the book touts the authors "keep the romance", to me it read more like a text book. There are quotes from well known poetry and works of the time, and that does add interest. However, much to the detriment of the authors, it can be a bit tedious on the reader who picked this book up for the enjoyment aspect of reading.

The historical events covered are historical in nature. This can be pretty dry, name, date, event type of thing. Again, text book in format. From the cultural aspects covered, there are references to other material from those times, and archeological references which the author uses to support his findings, again, reading more of a text book than weaving a story.

What is nice is the quoted material. Some of this material is not available to the general public, and it is nice to see some of the references, which sometimes are personal accounts of an event, be it historical or personal. Some of it can be boring. But all of it relates to the cultural aspects of medieval life, which is the constant focus of the authors.

The illustrations are stunning. Where the text can be dry, the illustrations wet the appetite for more insight into this time in history. Actually, the illustrations compliment the material, providing a good reason to pick up this book, if for nothing else. Illuminated manuscripts, tapestries, paintings, stained glass and more. All are of the time period showing everything to do with everyday life or some major historical event. Whether a figment of the artists' imagination or an actual depiction of an everyday event, the illustrations are probably more interesting renderings of the culture of the time.

That is not to say that this book does not have any worth. Actually, because of it's well researched material and the authors' approach to this material as text book, it does offer a good source of information for someone who is researching a topic related to medieval life and wants to add some background and cultural aspects to their work. The text is written so that school children in the grades 6 to 12 can understand it, and it is laid out so that it can be referenced either by the table of contents or the very deep index in the back of the book. The material is historically accurate and would provide a good addition to a term paper. There is also a very good glossary in the back of the book which will help you to understand just what some words, antiquated or dated in nature, actually mean. Again, not too long, but it helps.

However, if you were doing a term paper on medieval life alone, I would suggest that you look through the bibliography for other books to augment the material in this book. While it does provide a good overview, none of the topics are gone into in much more than casual depth.

This book is intended as an overview of the material covered. I can see why the publisher would have bound all three books into one, in order to present a good overview for the student, or as a reference. The addition of illustrations was probably a necessity, in order to keep the readers interest in what is a very dry subject matter to begin with, treated as text book reference material.

What it is valuable for is a reference for the researcher, a general overview to augment a students reading, and the illustrations are worth it for a coffee table book in the home of someone like me who has an interest in this sort of material. It has its value, however dry, but it is a beautiful book to leaf through and admire the pictures. And for the price, the re-release is a good value.

Again, I would recommend it for someone focusing on doing a term paper about the time period, and looking for pictures to scan into their report, and some cultural background to beef up the term paper. Not for the casual reader. medievalcrusadesbabe

General overview, not for the serious researcher.......2005-01-21

The book is a broad overview which aims for the mass market audience. While it's okay for someone who wants a general picture of some facets of medieval life, it does not have the kind of detail or specificity necessary for serious research.

-It has some very nice pictures which is always a plus but although there may be attributions for them, the Photography Credits are arranged in such a way as to make tracking the sources down a little cumbersome.

-There are lists of Explanatory Notes and Bibliographical Notes at the end of the book referenced to each chapter and a General Bibliography. The majority of the references are secondary sources but there is a smattering of primary source document citations.

-Chapters are quite short. They give a brief taste of a wide range of topics--perhaps enough to write a Middle School essay but certainly not enough for anyone who is seriously interested in the period.

All in all, it's an okay book to read through if you have a beginning interest in aspects of medieval life in England or France. It can give you ideas for what to investigate further; there is a WIDE range of topics covered but not enough information to give you a solid understanding on any of them. The book was meant to be a scholarly work. The target audience is Joe Average and not the historian so if you're the man on the street who just wants some factoids and a bit of flavor, the book is okay. If you're into medieval history and want something meaty, look elsewhere.

**The book has been reprinted by Barnes and Noble and is available BRAND NEW for $14.98.

This is a fascinatingly outsanding book...if you are a H...........2002-09-18

This is a fascinatingly outsanding book...if you are a History teacher or a philosopher. I am a parent of a 9th grader in the High School, and my son was required to read this book by the end of the summer. He disliked it very much, because it was basically a textbook - with the different chapters that were all quite monotonous. I know this because I read the book myself, and I found it more interesting than my son found it, most certainly, but it wasn't a good book in the least bit. The only way I would find it interesting would be if I were researching the Medieval times. Enjoy!

A must-have........2002-09-18

This is a compilation of several of the Gies' books: "Life in a Medieval Castle", "Life in a Medieval Village", and "Life in a Medieval City". But it's so much more, making it a must-have even for people who own the other books. I own all of them, and I still was absolutely delighted with this book.

Why? Because of the pictures! The softcover books don't have many pictures, if any at all, but this is LOADED with them, and quite a few are in color. It's absolutely outstanding, the way it is illustrated. Every single page just about is loaded with color photos of paintings, books, castles, portraits, you name it. They are all of excellent quality, though I'd have liked bigger ones, being the greedy person I am.

Extras seem to include a genealogy of the Counts of Champagne and a geographic guide to castles, listing extant ones country-by-country through Europe. There are explanatory notes at the end, a large bibliography, and photography credits. There is also a glossary and an index that looks adequate. This is a huge book, heavy and hard-covered, almost a coffee table book except for its vast wealth of information.

I'd say if you are interested in the Middle Ages, this would make a grand addition to your library -- and if you know someone who likes medieval history, this would make them a fantastic Christmas present.

A great book on Medieval Times!.......2001-12-04

I highly recommend this book. It is really good and full of historical information on the Medeival times. The subjects are divided by chapters. It is well written.

Milk & Milk Products From Medieval to Modern Times: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of Ethnological Food Research

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Milk & Milk Products From Medieval to Modern Times: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference of Ethnological Food Research

Manufacturer: Diane Pub.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0788196480

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Milk flows through our history as a vital human food. This volume will be of interest not only to ethnologists, folklorists & food historians, but also to all those concerned with the role of basic foods in the human diet. Milk is a uniquely vulnerable commodity, & while in some cultures it was considered a luxury food, in others it was thought both unwholesome & unhealthy. Folklore highlights the part women play in the production of milk & milk products, & their econ. import. in the household & farm economy. In their role as producers & processors of milk, women are credited with supernatural powers to protect or promote the individual or collective dairying process. Ill.

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Food in Medieval Times
Melitta Weiss Adamson
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OU19CO

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SODA Off-Road Racing leaves the asphalt behind for ever-changing off-road terrain with exhilarating air-jumps and high speed slides through bumpy corners. SODA Off-Road Racing: The Official Strategy Guide is your ticket to mastering the muddy mayhem of off-road racing in buggies, 2x4 vehicles, and 4x4 trucks. Inside you'll discover:
Strategies and techniques for racing through the mud, sand, dirt, and gravel
The fast racing line for each of the 12 country, desert, and tropical tracks
Statistics and tips on customizing your vehicle
Advice from the Papyrus and Software Allies experts
Tactics for multiplayer racing with other off-road racers About the Author

Mark Walker writes military science fiction and contributes to Computer Gaming World's online magazine as well as to Computer Strategy Game Plus.

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Not a bad game.......2003-08-08

This is a nice game, I like it, but there are a few problems. You lose control easy, you seem like youre goin slow when you first enter the championship, and the graphics arent too great, but it is kind of an old game. You can also create a custom track to race on or to get huge are if you can do it right. Overall, I've played better, but I could recomend it.

Soda Off-Road Racing : The Official Strategy Guide (Secrets of the Game Ser.)

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Soda Off-Road Racing : The Official Strategy Guide (Secrets of the Game Ser.)
Mark Walker
Manufacturer: Crown Publishing Group, Incorporated
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HN835O

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Pretty good info, Doesn't instill as much "critical thinking"

Great Book, For Those Who Are New To Computers!

Microsoft Office XP: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP Edition (Shelly Cashman)
Gary B. Shelly , Thomas J. Cashman , and Misty E. Vermaat
Manufacturer: Course Technology
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
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ASIN: 0619200030

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Part of the highly successful Shelly Cashman Series, this text offers a clear screen-by-screen, step-by-step approach to learning the fundamentals of Microsoft Office XP.

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Pretty good info, Doesn't instill as much "critical thinking".......2007-08-20

I work in a world where critical thinking skills are a must, so for things like this you should have more exercises that are "at your own pace" and "figure it out yourself" type of deal.

This book is also horribly lacking the ability to check how close your Office document that YOU made to their example. It's no use if you don't know how well you did. Things can look similar, but there are probably errors here-or-there.

It's fairly comprehensive, but like I said, since you don't really use your brain much, you don't really gain the ability to do these type of things on your own.

Great Book, For Those Who Are New To Computers!.......2002-12-16

This is a great textbook! This book is very easy to follow, as it has provided step-by-step instructions on how to do each of the chapters in this book and of Office XP. It also has a chapter review section with more exercises.

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP Edition (Shelly Cashman) (Shelly Cashman)

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Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP Edition (Shelly Cashman) (Shelly Cashman)
Gary B. Shelly , Thomas J. Cashman , and Misty E. Vermaat
Manufacturer: Course Technology
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 141884327X

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For the past three decades, the Shelly Cashman Series has effectively introduced computer skills to millions of individuals. With Microsoft Office 2007, we are continuing our history of innovation by enhancing our proven pedagogy to reflect the learning styles of todays users. You will find features that are specifically designed to engage learners, improve retention and prepare the user for success. Our trademark step-by-step, screen-by-screen approach now encourages the reader to expand their understanding of the Microsoft Office 2007 software through experimentation, exploration and planning ahead.

Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP Edition

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Microsoft Office 2007: Introductory Concepts and Techniques, Windows XP Edition
Gary B. Shelly
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Binding: Spiral-bound
ASIN: 1418843288

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Time Lines World History Year By Year Since 1492

Manufacturer: Crecent Bookd
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000H1GV14

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Time Lines: World History Year By Year Since 1492
Rh Value Publishing
Manufacturer: Crescent
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 051705146X
Release Date: 1991-04-02

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Manufacturer: Grove Pr
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HHYLVU

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When people think of the Jewish immigrant experience, it's usually the Lower East Side of New York that comes to mind. But, in fact, thousands of Jews lived in western mining towns and on ranches and trading posts in the late nineteenth century. In this "colorful history of Jewish settlers in the West . . . that stereotype of the urban Jew is vigorously and even exuberantly rejected" (CHICAGO SUN-TIMES). PIONEER JEWS is a vivid and thorough chronicle of the lives, experiences, and contributions of the Jewish men and women who helped shape the American frontier.

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Pioneer Jews A New Life In The Far West
Harriet And Fred Rochlin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LJRT0O

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Pioneer Jews : A New Life in the Far West
Fred; Rechlin, Harriet Rechlin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Company
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000HN0MPS

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PIONEER JEWS A NEW LIFE IN THE FAR WEST
Rochlin Harriet and Fred
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J4UU5W

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Pioneer Jews: A New Life in the Far West
Harriet & Fred Rochlin
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin & Co.
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ASIN: B000OO288O

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Raphael's Astronomical Ephemeris 2006 (Raphael's Astronomical Ephemeris of the Planet's Places)
Edwin Raphael
Manufacturer: Foulsham
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The Twelve Houses: Understanding the Importance of the 12 Houses in Your Astrological Birthchart (Astrology Handbooks)

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Americans are having an increasing impact on the rural landscape as development further encroaches in former wilderness areas. This disruptive land use is causing a decline in wildlife and wildlife habitats.

Wildlife and Habitats in Managed Landscapes presents a new strategy for solving this problem by redefining habitats to include the concept of landscape. Employing this strategy, natural resource managers apply tools of planning, management, and design to entire landscapes to meet the needs of both wildlife and humans.

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