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Angle of Repose (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics)
Wallace Stegner
Penguin Classics, 2000
A Great American Novel
I read Angle of Repose many years ago for the first time, and was astounded then as now by its power. Stegner continues to be one of the least recognized of our great American novelsits. Angle of Repose and Crossing to Safety are masterpieces that should be on ...
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Bloody Williamson: A Chapter in American Lawlessness
Paul M. Angle
University of Illinois Press, 1992
Only in America
Williamsburg County had an unbelievable amount of violence, in both variety and magnitude, in such a short period of time. In less than fifty years this one county had labor wars, Ku Klux Klan wars, gang wars, and one of the worst feuds in American history. Paul Angle ...
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Wide Angle: National Geographic Greatest Places
Ferdinand Protzman
National Geographic, 2005
photo book
I bought this for my parents for a house warming gift. It is the typical high quality photography associated with National Geographic. Only weakness is that being so large it seems to not be bound extremely well. Has to be handled carefully. Very good.
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Plane Trigonometry
E. Richard Heineman, J. Dalton Tarwater
McGraw-Hill Science/Engineering/Math, 1993
This revision of a best-selling plane trigonometry text for freshmen and sophomores maintains the trademarks of clear, concise exposition coupled with graded problems. The result is a fresh and modern version of a classic text. Major changes include an emphasis on the use of calculators and calculator-related exercises, the use of radian measures ...
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Hawks from Every Angle: How to Identify Raptors In Flight
Jerry Liguori
Princeton University Press, 2005
Hawks from Every Angle
A super-useful reference guide that goes well with HAWKS IN FLIGHT -- and actually I would probably look at this one first. Photographs and text both contain a lot of helpful information to assist in raptor identification -- though the "pitfalls" shots make it clear ...
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Working the Angles: The Shape of Pastoral Integrity
Eugene H. Peterson
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1987
better than I expected!
Excellent condition, like new. Couldn't have asked for a better copy.
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Paradise Lost & Paradise Regained
LeClue 22, 2008
Rise and fall!
First off, let me say that we're not talking here about the famous Qi gong instructor named John Milton. We're talking about the famous 17th-century English poet who wrote _Paradise Lost_ and _Paradise Regained_, two of the most wonderfully overlong Christian poems in ...
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What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? A Math Adventure
Julie Ellis
Charlesbridge Publishing, 2004
Easy To Understand
I bought this book to read to my 6th grade math class. We had been working on perimeter and area and I was trying to explain the Pythagorean Theorem to them as an introduction to what they would see in 7th grade. Only the "math" minds were really able to get the ...
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In the Land of No Right Angles
Daphne Beal
Anchor, 2008
Very accurate portrayal
This is a very accurate accounting of life in Nepal. Having traveled personally to remote areas of Nepal and throughout Kathmandu, I felt a kindred spirit with the author while reading her tale.
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212 Views of Central Park: Experiencing New York City's Jewel From Every Angle
Sandee Brawarsky, David Hartman
Harry N. Abrams, 2002
212 Views of Central Park
There are several books of photographs of Central Park on the store shelves. This one stands out. The photos in 212 Views are stunning. You feel as if you are standing right there, you imagine you will feel the fresh air on your face as you turn the page! The text ...
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Wine by Design (Interior Angles)
Sean Stanwick, Loraine Dearstyne Fowlow
Academy Press, 2005
A great pairing of Wine & Architecture
I bought this as a Christmas gift for one of my many wine loving friends and just had to get one for myself. It tackles a unique subject - winery architecture - and gives you a good but not too in depth description of the wine making region, the wine facilities, and ...
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Feature and Magazine Writing: Action, Angle and Anecdotes
David E. Sumner, Holly G. Miller
Wiley-Blackwell, 2005
Fantastic text
This book gives is well written and informative. It explains feature writing without trying to bury the reader, and it is well organized throughout. It is somehow enjoyable as well.
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Schaum's Outline of Introductory Surveying (Schaum's)
Roy Wirshing, James Wirshing
McGraw-Hill, 1985
Good introduction to basic surveying terminology and methods
Requires a connecting book to enable reader to work with modern day total stations and the softwares available with them. Typically, advanced topics such as developing set-collection of survey points, their imporance and criteria for selection etc.
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Schaum's Outline of Geometry
Barnett Rich
McGraw-Hill, 1999
Excellent if you need a refresher course in geometry
I found myself needing to review geometry for the SAT and needed a succinct, clear, and accurate guide. This outline has more than exceeded my expectations. By the time I worked through most of the problems in this book, my geometry skills had doubled and the SAT ...
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JAMES BEARD COOKBOOK
James Beard
Angle, 1995
American Classic Cookbook
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