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Amazing Gracie: A Dog's Tale
Dan Dye, Mark Beckloff
Workman Publishing Company, 2003
Gracie was amazing!
I asked for this book as a Christmas present based on a recommendation from a friend. It was well written and very entertaining from the start. I could not put it down and read it through in 2 sittings. You will not regret getting this book and even though the ending ...
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The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It
John Seymour
DK ADULT, 2003
Self-sufficient life
This is an incredible and unique book.
The opening chapters that show what you can do with various sized acreages is wonderful. The diagram showing what you can do on a single acre is outstanding.
Another thing I love about this book is that it favors the use of ...
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...
Harper Perennial, 2008
Good story, real life
Although I was questioning nearly every food choice while reading this book, it is fascinating! Not everyone will feel this way: a friend said she could not get into it because she doesn't like asparagus, and that is what the book was about (!?). Now that I have had ...
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv
Algonquin Books, 2008
Excelent Book
Anyone who has kids, works with kids or ever was a kid (yes I mean everyone) should read this book!
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Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities
Gail Damerow
Storey Publishing, LLC, 1995
This is the one you need
If you do not know anything about raising chickens, this is the book for you. Easy to read and understand. Good discreption of possible problems with your flock. I have raised chickens for 6 years and this was even good for me as a refresher.
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American Farmer: The Heart of Our Country
Katrina Fried
Welcome Books, 2008
The Heart of America--The American Farmer
This is the most beautiful book of photography I've ever seen. It's hard cover, very large and heavy and worth much more than the going price. It pictures the heart of America--our farmers. The forgotten men and women who work so hard to make a living and make America ...
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Planet Earth: As You've Never Seen It Before
Alastair Fothergill
University of California Press, 2007
Beautiful Images and vibrant colors!
This product came to my in less time than the expected amount. It was packaged perfectly, and the quality of the book is amazing. Its perfect! The book itself is even more vibrant and beautiful than the photos show. The pictures seem to come to life as you flip through ...
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The Weather of the Pacific Northwest
Cliff Mass
University of Washington Press, 2008
Delightful and Informative
As a Northwest transplant, I've always wondered why the storms out here are so very different from those in the midwest. Mass explains all of this in an accessible, easy to understand way. The illustrations are gorgeous, and the full-color graphics help the reader ...
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Birdscapes: A Pop-Up Celebration of Bird Songs in Stereo Sound
Miyoko Chu, Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Chronicle Books, 2008
Wonderful bird pop up book great bird sounds!
Purchased this for My Granddaughter (5) who is crazy about all wild life.She gets so excited when we sit down and the bird sounds start.We enjoy trying to match the sound to the bird. We all enjoy listening to the sounds, it is as if you are right next to the bird,the ...
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Shadow Country (Modern Library)
Peter Matthiessen
Modern Library, 2008
Great American epic novel - Faulkner without fog
Peter Matthiessen's Shadow Country just might be the great American novel. A nutshell description that grants this masterpiece its due is that it rivals Faulkner - in gravity of themes, complexity of moral vision and rootedness of place - but with a 75% reduction in ...
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Country Wisdom & Know-How
The Editors of Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Boards
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 2004
everything you ever wanted to know but afraid to ask.
I purchased this book and later had to buy 3 more for friends and family that were impressed by it too. it is truly a wealth of information. we have used it for many projects. sometimes i go to the book when i have a question sometimes i pick up the book and look for ...
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My Little Girl
Tim McGraw, Tom Douglas
Thomas Nelson, 2008
Delightful!
My Little Girl I bought this book as a Christmas gift for my husband to give our "little girl". Our "little girl" is 25 but it still made a lasting impression on her. It is a special time when a father takes the time to share moments or even a whole day with his ...
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The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake ...
Inc. Foxfire Fund
Anchor, 1972
Sure Fire Reference
Eliot Wigginton made his students immortal when he sent them into the southern mountains to interview and record the skills and crafts of the region.
This is the first one of a fantastic series that serves as a standard reference for mountain culture. If you are a ...
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Modoc: The True Story of the Greatest Elephant That Ever Lived
Ralph Helfer
Harper Paperbacks, 1998
great book
I love this book. It starts a tiny bit slow, but is so engaging once you get into it. I gave it to everyone one Christmas. Great book.
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In Pale Battalions
Robert Goddard
Delta, 2007
Most likely this is Goddard's Best
Robert Goddard is the master of intergenerational mysteries: those skeletons in the closet must come out eventually, and not at the most convenient time! Other reviews will give a synopsis of the plot; I will tell you here that this remains the best English mystery I ...
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