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The Kingfisher History Encyclopedia
Editors of Kingfisher
Kingfisher, 2004
Fantastic Reference Book!
This book covers just about everything from "cavemen" to the Iraqi War (updated 2004 edition). The easy to read/understand narratives and the large, colorful illustrations make this book a great reference book for school reports/homeschool. Although we usually read ...
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Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages
Ammon Shea
Perigee Trade, 2008
Great fun for the word lover
Nicholson Baker has written a wonderful review for "The New York Times" of Ammon Shea's travel report on his journey through the OED in Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages. Shea preferred the joys of the printed page to the computerized OED, and he ...
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Encyclopedia of World History
Jane Bingham
Usborne Books, 2003
Great reference for home or school!
I'm a high school social studies teacher and encountered USBorne books at a teacher workshop. They are very informative and vibrant texts. The internet-linked versions are wonderful. They include numerous links that accessed through the USBorne website, not the book. ...
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The Encyclopedia of Country Living
Carla Emery
Sasquatch Books, 2008
Great Book to Guide You!
I cannot beleive the amount of information this book contains! The author makes no pretenses. She doesn't claim to know everything. She bases her knowledge on her experiences, letters, & information gathered over the years from others. This massive book is many ...
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Encyclopedia of Counseling: Master reviewe and Tutorial for the National Counselor Examination, State ...
Howard Rosenthal
Routledge, 2007
Excellent Tool to Review for NCE
Since it has been more than 10 years since I completed my M.A. in Professional Counseling, I was more than worried about how to adequately prepare for the NCE... After taking and passing the NCE, I can NOW say that reading this book from cover to cover (and reviewing ...
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An Incomplete Education: 3,684 Things You Should Have Learned but Probably Didn't
Judy Jones, William Wilson
Ballantine Books, 2006
Afraid I Lost It
I recently had to move and I lost a couple boxes of books. The first book I thought of was An Incomplete Education. Finding it wasn't lost made my day all by itself.
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Eat Right for Your Type Complete Blood Type Encyclopedia
Peter J. D'Adamo
Riverhead Books, 2002
Eat Right for Your Blood Type
A must read book for everyone who is serious about health - as a pharmacist for almost 30 years, I have been wondering why certain medications would work for some people and why it doesn't work for others - I found the answers, finally. It is very important for some ...
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The Complete Visual Dictionary of Star Wars: The Ultimate Guide to Characters and Creatures from the Entire ...
DK Publishing
DK CHILDREN, 2006
A must for any Star Wars Fan!
I wasn't sure what exactly to expect from this book. When I got it and started looking at the page after page of amazing documented discriptions of anything and everything you would see in these movies I was so pleased with my purchase. The only thing I noticed was the ...
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The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding : The Bible of Bodybuilding, Fully Updated and Revised
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Simon & Schuster, 1999
EXCELLENT!!!!!!!!!!!!
THE BEST BODYBUILDING BOOK EVER MADE. IF IT WERE A HOTEL IT WOULD BEAT THE 7 STAR HOTEL OF DUBAI!
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The Disneyland Encyclopedia: The Unofficial, Unauthorized, and Unprecedented History of Every Land, ...
Chris Strodder
Santa Monica Press, 2008
Comprehensive & obviously thoroughly researched!
This is an impressive book. It contains a lot of entries that I have never seen documented anywhere else, particularly in regards to obscure shops and shows/parades. A fun feature are the many lists that are sprinkled within the text. This book is obviously a labor ...
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The Essential Batman Encyclopedia
Robert Greenberger
Del Rey, 2008
A triumph...
Wow!
I've been looking forward to this book since I first heard about it (October 2007??) and have had it on pre-order since.
It didn't disappoint. Not one bit.
The book is much in the same style as the Michael Fleisher Encyclopedia of the 1970s (recently ...
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Encyclopedia Prehistorica Dinosaurs: The Definitive Pop-Up
Candlewick, 2005
Great Book
Bought this book for my 5 year old granddaughter who is really into Dinosaurs. She was thrilled with it.
Since opening it, she wants to look at it every day. It's been 2 weeks now and she is still enjoying it.
At first glance, you may not notice all the "small ...
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Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia: Fourth Edition, Revised (Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia)
Tom Stevenson
DK ADULT, 2007
Best Appellation book around
This is the third edition of this book I have purchased. It only gets better and better.
For information regarding appellations, grapes, and wine in general, I prefer this as my number one book.
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity, and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary ...
Simon Winchester
Harper Perennial, 2005
the madness of scholarship
Many academics and scholars border on creative madness, take Kierkegaard and Nietzsche for example. This book is marvellous reading since the dull subject of dictionary making is enlivened by eccentric personalities and mental disturbance. It reveals how a dictionary ...
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2008 Photographer's Market
Donna Poehner
Writers Digest Books, 2007
Outstanding!!!!
Great resource for any photographer who would desire to sell their work. Opened my eyes to a new avenue of income potential. Nice layout that makes since to the reader.
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