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Bolder than the average terrier, the Rat Terrier has earned the name "Feist" due to his reputation as a fearless, tenacious hunter. His proud owners know that he is also a devoted friend and companion, fiercely devoted to all in his home, including children, other dogs and even cats. For such a small dog, the Rat Terrier is a muscular, active dog, capable of a day's work on the farm and able to keep up with the most energetic of owners, always delighted to be included in the family's activities.
This Special Limited Edition is the only book of its kind dedicated to this remarkable terrier, a comprehensive, colorful guide that covers the breed's development in Britain and rise to fame in America, characteristics and breed standard. Author Alice J. Kane also discusses the health care, obedience training, housebreaking and behavior of the breed. Written with both the pet owner and breed fancier in mind, this comprehensive edition promises to be an invaluable resource for all admirers of this charming and lovable pure-bred dog.
Customer Reviews:
Great book!.......2007-09-25
I felt this book was very helpful in helping me decide on the Rat Terrier breed. It also helped me get prepare for the puppy and gave me ideas for training the puppy.
So far, this is the best book out there to learn about Rat Terriers.......2007-04-20
As a breeder, I own all of the available books, and this is by far the best book for new owners of Rat Terriers. Definitely worth the price it sells for at Amazon.
Everything you need to know about raising Rat Terriers.......2006-10-16
This book covers everything from training to raising and caring for your Rat Terrier. Well written. Is a book for anyone interested in Rat Terriers. Even goes into detail about the types of toys they like to play with.
Buy this book!.......2005-09-15
I bought both this book and the Linda Hibbard book. I could have just purchased this one because I think it is the best of the two. It covers everything! A very comprehensive book for me.I am an experienced mother of 4 kids, but I have never had a dog before,so I needed to know everything! I re-read parts of it all the time to help me be a good mommy to my rat terrier puppy. It has everything from the History of the rat terrier to training and behavior and vaccinations and everyday care. The training section has been particularly helpful.
Great book for people interested in the breed.......2005-08-17
I found this book to be very helpful and nicely detailed. I particularly liked the many good quality photos. Inside the front cover is a two-page picture, with the physical characteristics pointed out and described as from the UKC's breed standard. The standard is also explained in detail in one of the chapters, and in the "Characteristics" chapter it has a good description of the personality traits of Rat Terriers. In the sections about puppies, everyday care, general health care, and senior dogs there is a lot of general information that could be applied to most breeds, but this is common in breed books. The "Health Care of Your Rat Terrier" section has good information about health issues more likely to occur in Rat Terriers, and the "Behavior of Your Rat Terrier" chapter has helpful info about expected behavior and how to deal with behavioral problems that may occur.
Overall, I found this book to be well-written, helpful, and enjoyable to read, and I would recommend it to anyone interested in learning more about Rat Terriers.
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The cigar is back! For the millions of aficionados who knew the cigar was never gone, and for those just recently acquainted with this glorious emblem of the good life, here is a celebration of cigars and cigar smoking that will enhance an evening by the fireside with a good cigar. The Good Cigar offers almost everything there is to know about cigar smoking: how cigars are made, the major cigar-producing countries, and the authors' evaluations of the best cigars in quality and value. Also included are fascinating notes on the history of cigar smoking, and the cigar in literature and the arts. An "honor roll" of famous cigar smokers past and present rounds out this marvelous book. (7 x 8, 224 pages, color photos, b&w photos, illustrations, charts)
H. Paul Jeffers is a newspaper columnist and radio newsman, as well as the author of numerous mystery novels and other books. He lives and smokes the best cigars he can find in New York City. Kevin Gordon is a professional portrait painter whose work is displayed in prominent art galleries worldwide, as well as a former radio news anchorman. He, too, lives in New York.
Customer Reviews:
Cigar book.......2007-09-11
A fine book on cigars. I completely enjoyed this book and refer to it often.
Excellent Cigar History.......2007-07-22
I just picked this book up recently (2007) and though the book is getting on in age, it really holds up today. The first half of the book discussed history of tobacco, cigars, and smoke shops. The authors can really tell a good story and their historylessons were highly entertaining.
A wonderful read for the cigar enthusiast.......2002-03-21
The Good Cigar is to your brain what your tobacconist's walk-in humidor is to your nose. It's a cornucopia of history, anecdotes, and general cigar lore that makes you want to relax and stay a while.
Jeffers and Gordon start their history with the original tobacco lovers, the indigenous people of the Americas. Then they discuss the introduction and development of tobacco in Europe and the New World. Jeffers and Gordon acquaint us with many of the people who have influenced our image of cigars (Mark Twain, Groucho Marx, Ernest Hemingway, etc.) and give quotation buffs a nice supply of material. From the "Wooden Indian" to cigar boxes and bands, they explore the history and artistry of cigar paraphernalia.
The authors include a cigar index complete with their personal ratings of each cigar. The book shows its age here, as some of the cigars are no longer sold. This doesn't necessarily detract from the book. You just might run into somebody who's had a box aging for several years and is willing to trade a few sticks. In a situation like this, an older index of cigars would be helpful.
Jeffers and Gordon also cover humidors, cutters, and lighters. They even include a resource guide. These sections might lead the cigar neophyte to believe that cigar smoking is a costly pursuit, but this doesn't have to be the case. Less expensive and perfectly functional accessories are readily available; but as Winston Churchill warned, "Shoddiness can be found easily, in quantity" (I got that from this book). Choose carefully. There are several Internet message boards devoted to cigars that would be more helpful than this book in finding accessories that fit your taste and budget.
A Fine Reference Work - Bravo!.......2000-06-27
This is a useful and well-written cigar guide. It is getting a bit dated, but it is still very good for all cigar lovers.
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When the Soviet Union dissolved, so did the easy credit, cheap oil, and subsidies it had provided to Cuba. The bottom fell out of the Cuban economy, and many expected that Castro’s revolutionâthe one that had inspired the Left throughout Latin America and elsewhereâwould soon be gone as well. More than a decade later, the revolution lives on, albeit in a modified form. Following the collapse of Soviet communism, Castro legalized the dollar, opened the island to tourism, and allowed foreign investment, small-scale private enterprise, and remittances from exiles in Miami. Capitalism, God, and a Good Cigar describes what the changes implemented since the early 1990s have meant for ordinary Cubans: hotel workers, teachers, priests, factory workers, rap artists, writers, homemakers, and others.
Based on reporting by journalists, writers, and documentary filmmakers since 2001, each of the essays collected here covers a particular dimension of contemporary Cuban society, revealing what it is like to have lived, for more than a decade, suspended between communism and capitalism. There are pieces on hip hop musicians, fiction writing and censorship, the state of ballet and the performing arts, and the role of computers and the Internet. Other essays address the shrinking yet still sizeable numbers of true believers in the promise of socialist revolution, the legendary cigar industry, the changing state of religion, the significance of the recent influx of money and people from Spain, and the tensions between recent Cuban emigrants and previous generations of exiles. Including more than seventy striking documentary photographs of Cuba’s people, countryside, and city streets, this richly illustrated collection offers keen, even-handed insights into the abundant ironies of life in Cuba today.
Contributors. Juliana Barbassa, Ana Campoy, Mimi Chakarova, Lydia Chávez, John Coté, Julian Foley, Angel González, Megan Lardner, Ezequiel Minaya, Daniela Mohor, Archana Pyati, Alicia Roca, Olga R. RodrÃguez, Bret Sigler, Annelise Wunderlich
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Lets get to the point.......2007-02-28
Cubans are under communism a.k.a SLAVERY. Cubans are not allowed to be independent in any way including economically, they are forced to depend on a very useless government despite how mediocre it may be, is a control tactic. After Castro outlawed (stole) all private property and with this destroyed the Cuban GDP and economy he solely depended on the money the U.S.S.R gave him directly which at the end amounted to billions to keep Cuba a Russian satellite nation, when this disappeared in '89 Castro was scared and in mid 90's opened Cuba to tourism to bring in money.
Everything is state owned still, so his grip is the same, he allows Cubans to make and receive SOME level of money since he owns all stores and necessities it will be his money at the end, as soon as Cubans start to operate outside the government, show independence and start creating a needed industry he strikes. Again, it is slavery, once you realize this everything is so clear. Lets recall that in '58 just a year before Castro, Cuba had the largest middle class per-capita not only in the Caribbean but in Latin America. Just a look at todays crumbling Havana more than reveals that this was a first world style metropolis unlike any other in a long radius; also, all those Chevrolets to Cadillacs still around from its capitalistic days more than shows proof of a past strong middle class.
Cubans have been submerged in necessity and poverty and Cuba has been falling to pieces ever since Castro took power. So ask yourself, where did all the Russian billions of $$$ go? They went to his Swiss bank account and in efforts to export his revolution; remember Grenada, Angola, the Salvadorian Civil War,etc. And where did the Colombian guerrilla got trained and supplied in the 60s and 70s? Cuba was the name. Is not about the embargo is about who is in control and truly embargoing the Cuban people. Is not about a cup half-empty or half-full is about go is drinking the water. To be more imformed check therealcuba site.
Simply enjoyable, fascinating, and easy to grasp.......2005-12-29
I very much enjoyed the simplicity and ease with which the various authors skated through the many cities and shared such encounters of colorful locals. Interspersed is a little history that is easy to grasp and enjoyable. The many articles provide varied perspectives of life in Cuba today.
The half full or half empty glass?.......2005-09-21
"Capitalism, God and a Good Cigar" by Lydia Chavez (editor) is a collection of 14 essays about life in contemporary Cuba. The book provides an intimate look at the experiences of ordinary Cubans as they struggle to define themselves in what appears to be a country that is positioned somewhere between socialism and capitalism. In that light, the book tantalizes the reader with the possibility of Cuba's transformation into a new and unique kind of socialist or capitalist state, depending on one's own perspective.
The authors present some of the many contradictions that abound in contemporary Cuba. For example, while articles such as "Four Women Survive Manzanillo" by Alicia Roca makes it clear that many citizens live impoverished lives, "Life on the Margins" by Julian Foley discusses how Cuban entrepreneurs are profiting from an underground economy that feeds off the officially-sanctioned tourist trade. Yet, the dollars earned by the government through tourism helps to finance popular universal educational and medical programs that benefit all of Cuba's citizens to a degree not found elsewhere in Latin America. One wonders if it will be possible for Cuba to finance its social programs through for-profit tourism without individualism and the lure of profit resulting in a breakup of the social compact.
As in any collection, there is variability in quality. Possibly the weakest article was "Hip Hop Pushes the Limits" by Annelise Wunderlich. In my view, the author's bemoaning of the difficulties that young rap artists experience while trying to cash in on their talents tends to trivialize the debate about capitalism versus socialism. More problematically, she recognizes that Cuban rap music has gained critical and popular international acclaim but misses the point that this success is attributable to the fact that Cuban music is produced by artists living within a socialist country and therefore is viewed, rightly or wrongly, as a more authentic expression of rage against the capitalist machine compared with rap music produced elsewhere.
Fortunately, the "Hip Hop" article is a rare moment in a book that is otherwise abundant with excellent content. The Introduction entitled, "Adrift: An Introduction to Contemporary Cuba" by Lydia Chavez provides excellent context and analysis to prepare the reader for the many articles that follow. Some of my favorites include: "Dancers Who Stretch the Limits" by Ana Campoy presents the triumphs and heartbreaks of ballet as practiced in revolutionary Cuba; "Socialism and the Cigar" by Daniela Mohor discusses the success of Cuba's socialist cigar factories in producing world-renowned products while providing benefits to its workers; "Authors Who Knew or Know the Limits" by Ezequiel Minaya draws on interviews with prominent writers who have struggled with Cuba's sometimes Stalinist repression of free expression; "Cubans Log on Behind Castro's Back" by John Cote describes how Cubans gain access to the Internet in a country with limited technological resources and government controls; and "The Spanish are Back" by Megan Lardner discusses the volatile but increasingly necessary relationship between Spain and Cuba, with an emphasis on the effect Spanish investment is having on reviving the Cuban economy.
I highly recommend this intriguing book for anyone interested in contemplating the question of whether the contemporary Cuban experience represents a glass that is half full or half empty -- and whether that glass might ultimately prove to be socialist or capitalist.
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Jack McKeon became a baseball legend by doing things his way, and he shares his remarkable odyssey with the same reckless abandon. The cigar-chomping, storytelling principal of the proverbial old school made the most of a late-in-life opportunity and led the Florida Marlins to victory in the 2003 World Series. His journey to becoming the oldest manager to reach baseball's promised land is as hilarious as it is unlikely, and you will believe him when he tells you he's not stopping there.
Customer Reviews:
Where's the beef?.......2005-09-12
Basically this book is a few interesting baseball anecdotes surrounded by a lot of fluff. Most of the blame should be laid at the feet of Kevin Kernan who is listed as a contributing writer. Jack supplied the anecdotes and personal information but Kernan should have been responsible for putting it all into a readable form. In some cases Jack repeats the same statements over three or four times in different parts of the book with just a slight change in the wording. By the time I got halfway through the book I was praying that Jack would not tell me again how much "fun" baseball was or how he was the "first" to do this or that. My prayers were not answered.
I was especially turned off by McKeon's story about getting his son a passing grade in college by giving the professor free game tickets. The bribe is loosely referred to as having "street smarts". Let's call a spade a spade Jack, it's unethical and illegal. There's nothing "smart" about it.
McKeon wears his religion on his sleeve, which is admirable. The problem I have with this is that he attributes certain positive events in his life, including game wins, to "the power of prayer". Apparently Jack hadn't prayed the night before he lost a playoff game for a wildcard spot as manager of the Reds or before his Padres were annihilated by the Tigers in the '84 World Series.
Several of the stories are entertaining, especially if one is familiar with players from the 60s on up. But these could have been condensed into less than 10 pages. I commend Mr. McKeon on his accomplishments but I had hoped for a book that had much more substance. For that I would recommend the classic "Veeck As In Wreck" by Bill Veeck.
I picked up this book from the local library. Thank goodness I didn't put any hard-earned cash out for it.
Kind of thin............2005-08-22
Being a huge Florida Marlins fan, I was very excited that this book was being published. The rags to riches story of Mckeon and the 2003 World Series champs deserves to be recorded for the annals. Jack is known for being very un-PC and a truly salty story teller so I had high hopes for the book.
That being said, I am forced to admit to being a little disappointed. The book is very short, and I double-checked to make sure I hadn't bought the large print edition accidentally. Despite being a biography, the book foregoes a chronological telling of McKeon's long and distinguished life. I feel this is a mistake as the narrative jumps all over the place. Perhaps the author was trying for a more conversational style, but it is too discombobulated and lacks any cohesion.
I have read a lot of sports biographies, and this is far from the worst. It could have been better. It has some nice details on the 2003 world series run and does capture the quirkiness of its subject. It seems like a book that was contracted out and not started until a week before its publishing deadline.
STOP THE PRESSES!!!! A good idea for Jack McKeon?.......2005-04-28
"I'm Just Getting Started: Baseball's Best Storyteller on Old School Baseball, Defying the Odds, and Good Cigars" had the unfortunate luck to be released at approximately the same time as Jose Canseco's much more popular book - - "Juiced : Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big."
With the assistance of Kevin Kernan, Jack McKeon recounts his life in 211 double spaced and large font pages. Of note, Amazon lists the book at 213 pages, but the last two pages detail the manager's record. This is an important fact as it personifies the book in a nutshell. It appears that the author(s) filled in space simply to increase the page count and this detracts from the value of the book.
While the stories are interesting, the editing is horrible and while reading this book, the reader constantly envisions Jack McKeon dictating his words and Kevin typing these words exactly as spoken and then submitting these same words for approval from the publisher without editing.
Most of the book focuses on Mr. McKeon's managerial days and it does a good job of making the reader appreciate how hard he has worked and how far he has come. Jack McKeon uses this book to obtain his revenge on those who let him go (i.e. Cincinnati comes up a lot in the book), but I have no problem with this as he is sailing on top at the present moment. In addition, revenge is best served on a cold platter and he utilizes this mantra well.
Having said this, the book is essentially a hodgepodge of words put together. Sure, it may sound like a conversation, but many ideas are repeated and unnecessary. If you remove the letters from fans, reduce the font, and eliminate the double spacing, you will realize that this book is not quite worth the $16.47 Amazon price.
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Title: Capitalism, God and a Good Cigar: Cuba Enters the Twenty-First Century.(Book review)
Author: Thomas M. Leonard
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Date: March 22, 2007
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Capture the romantic spirit of the Victorian era with delicate-looking silk ribbon gifts, clothing, and accessories. More than 40 projects are showcased in glorious full-color photographs, and every technique is clearly explained so that even novice crafters can make beautiful keepsakes. Transform a basic silk camisole into an exquisite piece of lingerie, or embellish a plain blazer with creeping vines of dainty ribbon flowers. Add magic to your dinner table with charming ribbon rose napkin holders. Record your most treasured thoughts in a journal covered in lace and ribbonwork. Indulge yourself or someone close to you with luxurious gifts like an opulent hand mirror, pretty sachets, a jewelry box adorned with a bouquet of ribbon flowers, or a lingerie bag almost too beautiful to keep in a drawer. A detailed general "how-to" chapter includes information on selecting ribbons and other tools, as well as illustrated instructions for embroidery stitches and for making a gardenful of ribbon flowers. You'll be amazed at how easy it is to make heirloom-quality treasures. 128 pages (all in color), 8 1/2 x 10.
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