Tales from the Night Rainbow

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Excellent Must Have Book!...And I have alot to sell !

Great and Wonderful Book!

Diversity and Tradition

Tales from the Night Rainbow
Koko Willis , and Pali Jae Lee
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Binding: Paperback

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Ano Ano: The Seed--The Classic Trilogy

ASIN: 0962803006

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Mo'olelo o na Po Makole, The Story of a Woman, a People, and an Island. An oral history as told by Kaili'ohe Kame'ekua of Kamalo, Moloka'i, 1816-1931.

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Excellent Must Have Book!...And I have alot to sell !.......2004-10-16

I am the owner of the copyrights to the book, if you want to purchase from me, my email is taysheart13@hotmail.com. Hurry this run is almost out. Next run wont be available until next year. Hurry ! Aloha!

Great and Wonderful Book!.......2004-05-25

I am the owner of the NR Publishing Co. for which this book comes from. My father is Koko Willis and stepmother is Pali Lee. I personally have more books in stock and will be reprinting more in June 2004. Need a book? email me at taysheart13@hotmail.com, Aloha and continue the support.

Diversity and Tradition.......2002-02-27

An interesting personal account of Hawaii family traditions that differ from other native traditions already well known or that have been mentioned in earlier works. This is a great book written by an extraordinary man from a wonderfully diverse culture.

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Stories of Little Brown Koko
Blanche Seale Hunt
Manufacturer: American Colortype Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000FJJSI6

Three Complete Novels OMNI: The Cat Who Tailed Thief The Cat Who Sang for Birds The Cat Who Saw Stars

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Three Complete Novels OMNI: The Cat Who Tailed Thief The Cat Who Sang for Birds The Cat Who Saw Stars
Lilian Jackson Braun
Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0399148132
Release Date: 2002-05-30

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Reading a Cat Who . . . novel by Lilian Jackson Braun is "like dropping in on old and very dear friends" (The Tampa Tribune-Times). This delightful omnibus edition offers a rare chance for an extended visit with reporter Jim Qwilleran and his extraordinary Siamese cats, Koko and Yum Yum. The most unusual team in detective fiction follows trails of clues as elusive as a cat burglar in these stories, taking crime-solving to a new level.

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Koko
One of Straub's best
A rare and brilliant gem
Too Long, Too Slow, Didn't Care When All Was Revealed
Koko:None Better

Koko
Peter Straub
Manufacturer: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0007103670

Book Description

"Koko..." Only four men knew what it meant...

But now, more readers than ever will pick up this masterpiece of thriller writing-and discover Peter Straub at his terrifying best.

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Koko.......2006-12-24

ISBN 0451162145 - Tough book to review, but a pretty quick (not easy, just quick!) read, Koko is worth the time! I often feel like the number of typos that get through is a good indicator of how highly (or lowly) the book is seen by the publisher and Koko has a mere 6 in 595 pages - but two mistakes really bothered me. Early in the book, Conor's shirt has yellow letters and two pages later, the letters are orange; late in the book, Koko leaves a note which reads, in part, "I have no name" and is quoted two pages later as "I have no home". Petty? Sure - but I think most typos are due to poor proofreading and this type of thing is more likely the author's fault. I don't like simple continuity errors from an author like Straub, because I'm trusting him to write a complex story and if he can't keep simple things straight...

That said, Straub has done a great job with the big picture. In 1982, as Vietnam vets from all over the country flock to the new memorial wall in Washington, the killings begin - men are found dead, their heads mutilated, cards with "Koko" written on them in their mouths. Other than a small group of men who served together, no one has yet discovered that the killings are connected. Tina Pumo, Conor Linklater, Michael Poole and their rather aptly named former Lt. Harry Beevers gather in Washington for the memorial's opening and Harry proposes that they find the killer, because they all know his identity. Despite Harry's disturbing stance that they can make some money from this, the men agree to join him. Pumo remains in New York while the others return to Vietnam and set out to find Tim Underhill, a former member of their platoon and a crazed author who chose not to come home when the war ended.

The backstory is filled in, slowly, with flashbacks to the moment and place of Koko's creation - a cave in a small village in Vietnam, Ia Thuc. The atrocities of that day haunt all the men but none more than Koko, who has set out in his own way to right the wrongs they committed. This puts Linklater, Poole, Beevers and Pumo at the top of his hit list and they have to find him before he finds them.

One reviewer commented that he wanted to know what happened in the cave. The book does state what happened, but in tiny stages. The worst of it doesn't come out until very nearly the end of the book, as Harry's and Koko's paths begin to merge. How each of them perceives what happened is, ultimately, the reason for Koko's existence, so revealing it from the beginning would have detracted from the horror of it, making it seem not so much the sort of thing that would haunt men for over a decade. I, for one, also appreciated the way it was done because, really, the graphic details would have made the book too pornographic and far less worth reading.

In the end, the thing that makes this book a worthwhile read is the characters. Almost no one is who they seemed to be in the beginning, but the change in your perception isn't some abrupt thing forced on you by bad writing. It happens slowly, as one layer after another reveals clearly what you feel like you should have seen all along. Can you guess early on who the killer is? Sure, you CAN - there's even a giveaway on the back cover, where it mentions that one of the men searching for Koko is an writer - but don't bother. It isn't really about who - it's about why. And if the ending seems incomplete, and it does, it makes sense, too. Not just from the "setting it up for another book" standpoint, either. The man who became Koko died in Ia Thuc, and there is no fair and just punishment for him that he hasn't already suffered. Still, the only thing that keeps me from giving this book 5 stars is the sense that the open-ended ending was more to lead into the next book than anything else.

Among the things that stuck with me that had nothing to do with the story itself, Beevers (in 1982 in the story and 1988 when it was written) thinks of New York as "ground zero", no caps, no foretelling, just an interesting note. The mention of D.B. Cooper was a nice touch, as are the frequent mentions of other authors and books, including Blue Rose (ISBN 0887330053, 0146001079, and ASIN B000LUT5VO) copyright 1985 by Straub himself but attributed to Tim Underhill in the book. Superbly written, and worth all 595 pages!

One of Straub's best.......2006-07-24

I read this back in '93 in one day. It was gruesome, terrifying, brutal, and it felt very very real. Straub is one of those writers who does serious research for his novels. While I am not a Vietnam veteran, my father is, and I have done much reading on the subject myself, and Straub describes So. East Asian in amazing detail. But most of all, his characters are real, and you care about what happens to them. It's not one of his supernatural works, but you get the feeling that a supernatural evil is afoot. Koko is easily as good as Silence of the Lambs, or even a little better.

A rare and brilliant gem .......2006-04-11

You need to have some literary aptitude to enjoy this novel--as is the case with the whole 'Blue Rose' collection. Fans of CSI style pulp from the grocery store bargain shelf will not appreciate being drug over to the deep-end without their pink, inflatable water-wings.

This isn't Dean Koontz.

Too Long, Too Slow, Didn't Care When All Was Revealed.......2005-09-24

I like most of Straub's early work but this book didn't flip my switch. It's about a group of buddies who fought in Vietnam together a decade and a half before the time in which the book is set. Someone is stalking and murdering the men one by one, and the survivors of the squad--soldiers who in a moment of violent madness which affects each differently undertook and got away with a massacre of civilians in a Vietnamese village--gather at the Wall in Washington DC in order to figure out who is preying on them, and how they can stay alive.

Koko:None Better.......2005-07-04

Koko is an excellent adventure mystery.The author's prose is clean-cut without giving the appearance of having suffered undue compaction.It's very scarry and begs multiple, repeat readings.I don't remember anything better by Peter Straub.

No es tu culpa, Koko Oso: It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear, Spanish-Language Edition (Lansky, Vicki)

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No es tu culpa, Koko Oso: It's Not Your Fault, Koko Bear, Spanish-Language Edition (Lansky, Vicki)
Vicki Lansky
Manufacturer: The Book Peddlers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0916773450

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This Parent's Choice Recommended Selection is now available in Spanish. Through KoKo Bear's experiences, children of divorced parents realize that their sad and angry feelings are natural, that both their parents still love them, and most importantly, that the situation is not their fault.

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Fall in love with Koko!
Good

Koko's Story
Francine Patterson
Manufacturer: Scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0590413643

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Fall in love with Koko!.......2007-07-23

Did that gorilla just ask to be driven to the soda machine?! What a wonderful way to introduce animals as more than just oddities in a zoo! This book, and it's companions, makes one think seriously about our fellow creatures and how little we really know about their feelings and capabilities. It's an interesting, heartwarming, and funny acount of how Dr. Patterson taught an infant gorilla to communicate in sign language. Read it to your children before their next zoo visit.

Good.......2000-05-20

I love the koko books almost as good as koko`s kitten.I really liked it.About Koko and how she lives.It is good for younger children.Adults would like it too.Koko is a very gentle hearted gorilla.

The Lost Dogs of Shoretown: A Koko the Canine Detective Mystery

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Heartfelt personalities in these dogs

The Lost Dogs of Shoretown: A Koko the Canine Detective Mystery
Annie Mack
Manufacturer: Infinity Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Mystery | Mystery & Thrillers | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0741428571

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At last, adult and young dog-lovers can delight in this rare combination of mystery novel and perceptive animal story in the tradition of Watership Down and The Hidden Life of Dogs. Koko, a city-smart Australian Shepherd new to a small coastal village, enlists the distinctive skills of her country dog friends to solve the sudden and mysterious disappearance of two popular dogs. Readers will find amusing incidents where people misunderstand and inadvertently thwart the dogs' investigation, until Koko's humans finally follow their dogs' nosesand intelligenceto a heartwarming conclusion.

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Heartfelt personalities in these dogs.......2005-12-23

What a wonderful story, a great mystery tale with lots of dog dialog. The characteristics and traits of each breed are captured in the behavior of the dogs. Some dogs feel the wild impulses from their wolf ancestors, others want only to please their humans. Should these dogs be free to run and play (and solve mysteries) or must they be leashed? Read the book to learn how the residents of Shoretown resolve this hot button issue.

Bear the Challenge: Stories About Children Who Did

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Really good
Inspirational and Fun Reading
Awsome

Bear the Challenge: Stories About Children Who Did
Megan J. Stoll , M.A. Kokos Lambrou , and Norah Scannell
Manufacturer: Llumina Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1932560319

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Really good.......2005-06-30

I really like this book. My favorit is the ballerina story. They are fun to read. My mommy read me it in one nite because it is so good.

Inspirational and Fun Reading.......2004-02-04

Enjoyable stories that strike a great balance between entertainment and a serious messages that we can all learn from.

Awsome.......2004-01-25

This book is so inspirational. I love it. Everyone should own a copy of it.

Little Brown Koko Has Fun (aka Stories of Little Brown Koko, 2nd series)

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Little Brown Koko Has Fun (aka Stories of Little Brown Koko, 2nd series)

Manufacturer: American Colortype Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GSM8RY

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so called 'benign racist' childrens' book in the style of 'little black sambo' - picaninny type caricature, slavery, etc, Uncle Remus.

Little Brown Koko Has Fun (Stories of Little Brown Koko)

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Little Brown Koko Has Fun (Stories of Little Brown Koko)

Manufacturer: American Colortype Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000HY3YPW

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Bright red cover with full color illustration printed on front and back. 96 pages with 23 short stories about Little Brown Koko and his dog. Black, white and red illustrations throughout book. Decorated endpapers.

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The best-seller that presents the living traditions and the design highlights of Western life. Collector's treasures of cowboy gear, leather goods, rugs and textiles, and even 1950s "Cowboyana" are here in rich detail, along with adobe homes, mountain cabins, and historic ranches; round-ups and rodeos; and wagon wheels and movie stills. Full-color photographs.

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Easy, Informative, Specific

great book for the new or experienced gardener

Well-organized and helpful beginner's guide

brief, excellent

This book is so useful.It actually makes gardening easy!

Month-To-Month Gardening, Colorado

Manufacturer: Four Sisters Pub Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0966356608

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Basic gardening book with monthly tips specifically for the Colorado climate. It also includes how-to information, designs for Colorado landscapes, and best and worst Colorado plant lists. This 4 color book covers everything from annuals to perennials to roses to vegetables to herbs to lawns to trees and shrubs. Readers will also find space to make journal entries about their own gardens. How-to section includes information about Colorado watering, weeds, insects, harvesting, fertilizing and more. Included in the design section are a patio garden, container gardens, wildlife gardens, kitchen garden, border flower garden, mountain garden and more. See the best and worst Colorado plant lists for groundcovers, roses, low-water plants, trees and shrubs and more.

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Easy, Informative, Specific.......2007-05-16

This was a great book for a begining Colorado gardener like myself. The majority of the book is organized by month so you can work on what needs to be done at a specific time of year. The rest has very helpful charts and how-to guides for all the basic gardening techniques referred to in the book. Also plenty of room for notes to personalize. I really loved it.

great book for the new or experienced gardener.......2007-05-16

We were delighted with the thorough directions and monthly prompting.
The spiral binding, design drawing and colorful pictuures are a real asset.
The space for journaling will be a help in planning next year.

Well-organized and helpful beginner's guide.......2002-02-19

"Month-to-Month Gardening: Colorado" is an attractive, well-organized and helpful beginner gardening guide to Colorado. It is one of the few Colorado books that recognize gardening in the Colorado mountains is vastly different from Colorado high plains gardening. This is not an exhaustive book although the variation and the brief format of the tips makes for easy absorption. Included are helpful lists of recommended plants including lists of xeriscape plants, mountain plants, and others. Local landscapers and gardeners have contributed garden designs that help tweak the imagination. If you are starting out in Colorado gardening, this easy to use book will get you pointed in the right direction.

brief, excellent.......2000-07-15

This book is a quick and easy read -- great for summertime when you want to actually be gardening, not reading! The tips are wonderful, as are the "best" and "worst" plant lists. Many people *will* appreciate the space left for writing down your own ideas or information -- for the cost of the book I personally would rather have more tips in the book itself and jot down my gardening log in a cheap notebook.

This book is so useful.It actually makes gardening easy!.......1999-09-20

Month-To-Month Gardening Colorado is the best book I've read yet on successful gardening in Colorado. The books offers hundreds of tips on things you can be doing to create a beautiful garden. I especially love the journal provided throughout the book. By journaling facts about my own garden, the book has become my own personal gardening guide. I love this book and would recommend it to anyone interested in successful Colorado gardening.

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Gardening by the month (Bulletin)
Charles M Drage
Manufacturer: Colorado Agricultural and Mechanical College, Extension Service
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0007HQJ1A

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The first book to be published about Tonkin Architects and Tonkin Design covers the group's work to date and underlines their original approach,- a combination of poetry and practicality,-to the fields of architecture and interior design. Combining creativity with functionalism, this group designs solutions for projects as diverse as the Flex Gay Bar to the Ubud Hotel Complex.

Asking, Looking, Playing, Making, Tonkin

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Asking, Looking, Playing, Making, Tonkin
Mike Tonkin
Manufacturer: Black Dog Pub Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OSXLPO

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