The Dalmatian: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

Book Description

The Best Advice to Raise a Happy Healthy Dalmatian

The Dalmatian offers:

Completely up-to-date resources, including top Web sites of interest to Dalmatian owners
Expert advice from Dr. Ian Dunbar, internationally renowned animal behaviorist
An introduction to the exciting world of dog sports from Bardi McLennan, Dog Fancy magazine columnist
Quick access to everything you need to know about the health and well-being of your Dalmatian
Full-color photographs of Dalmatians from puppyhood to adulthood and the golden years

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If you plan on getting a Dalmatian, this is the book for you.......2000-02-13

Most books on specific breeds available at the pet stores are written "generically." In other words, they don't really talk about the particular traits of the breed that are important for a new owner to know. This is a great book about a wonderful but often misunderstood breed by a well-know Dal breeder. She not only lets her reader know about how a typical Dal thinks and reacts, but also gives excellent information on diet which is important for this particular breed. I highly recommend this book for anyone who wants to know more about the breed but doesn't want to invest in one of the more expensive Dalmatian books.

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Aspirational but Accesible

Excellent in every way!

Beautiful book

Great - how to make your yard function - book.

BEAUTIFUL!

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home: Creating a Garden for Everyday Living
P. Allen Smith
Manufacturer: Clarkson Potter
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0609609327
Release Date: 2003-02-04

Book Description

Lots of people want gardens but find the prospect of getting started a bit daunting. P. Allen Smith's Garden Home is P. Allen Smith's inviting solution.

Smith begins with his own story: his family's love of gardens and experience in the nursery business, his own education at the great gardens of England, and his discovery that we all have, as he says, "a longing for our agrarian past." After walking us through his own "garden home" and explaining why he made the choices he did, Allen introduces his 12 principles of garden design, discussing such topics as a sense of enclosure, framing the view, texture, pattern, rhythm, and, of course, color. Then, with step-by-step projects, he shows readers how to apply the principles in their own garden homes.

For the millions of people who know Smith through his syndicated television show, Weather Channel segments, and appearances on The Early Show, this book is the irresistible invitation to follow him into the garden.

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Aspirational but Accesible.......2007-08-04

This well-designed, well-written book is an excellent book on garden design principles. I thoroughly enjoyed the first section, in which P. Allen gives us an intimate tour of his own beautiful garden home. This is not only inspiring but also an excellent teaching tool, as "a photo is worth a thousand words" and serves to underscore the design principles set forth in the remainder of the book. His garden is so gorgeous, but I wondered how out-of-reach it is for us 'normal folks'- - until I noticed that he mentions that he repeatedly uses "workhorse" plants that are relatively problem-free/easy-to-care for. He loves his roses, for example, but seems to have chosen many heirloom varieties known for their resistance to blackspot and diseases (ie the venerable 'New Dawn'). And his lush garden home didn't spring up overnight, of course- - it was over 10 years in the making, and he shares some of its growing pains. Before reading this book, my image of P. Allen was that he was too finicky/persnickity/too "too" for my tastes, but in exploring this delightful book I have revised my opinion of him completely. The guy likes what he likes and knows his stuff, but I no longer find that off-putting. Finally, others have referenced his recollections of the Ashbrookes as being hoity-toity; might we cut him some slack and instead interpret his recollections as his OWN deeply inspirational/aspirational experiences and these aristocrats as fond friends/gardening soulmates. We all have places and people who are dear to us, and perhaps in the telling our enthusiasm is misinterpreted. I truly enjoyed this book and recommend it highly; it is written in pleasant prose and is not a 1-2-3 do this, do this, do this instructional manual but rather an aspirational guide that sets forth solid design principles beautifully illustrated largely through the author's own property.

Excellent in every way!.......2007-07-09

As an artistic person of a different sort from Mr. Smith (I am a musician), I appreciated his highly artistic approach to garden design. I am not new to garden design, but I have had little training. Still, as a musician, I have an appreciation for things such as balance, composition, and color. Mr. Smith's approach, in my opinion, is quite ingenious for those of us who have a fine appreciation for the artisitic achievements of the great gardens (I have been to some), and would like to apply the same principles used by the masters on a smaller (much smaller) scale. I must wholeheartedly disagree with those who saw no purpose in Mr. Smith's discussion of his relationship with Lady Ashbrook and the garden at Arley. Allen used the greatness and principles applied by one of his mentors (Lady Ashbrook) to his own home garden (he also discusses the influence of his own family's more humble circumstances on his gardening preferences throughout the book) and then showed us how we could apply the same principles to our own. If you will look closely at both the text and the pictures, it is obvious that Mr. Smith is using Arley to help us to see the wisdom and (above all) the beauty of this type of design and that by applying the same principles, we can acheive similar effects in our own gardens (although for most of us, on a much smaller scale!). Further, the non-glossy end section is more of an epilogue to what has been said in the text and pictures previously; the inclusion of more pictures here would be redundant to the many gorgeous examples given to illustrate specific examples of each principle elaborated. What Mr. Smith does include in the ending section are very helpful specifics of how to begin your own garden design, complete with lists of possible plants.

Beautiful book.......2007-07-03

Even if you are too lazy to create a garden, this book is a beauty to look at. You can use his ideas in a little garden, as well as the White House Rose Garden. The photography is great, and the colors are inspiring. It is, however, a little expensive.

Great - how to make your yard function - book........2007-01-10

If you're wondering how to make your yard really work for you, and do everything you want it to do - entertainment, beauty, functionality, and making the most of your yard, this is a great book.
P. Allen doesn't seem to be in touch with people who have children's yard space issues, but he knows gardens!

BEAUTIFUL!.......2006-03-22

P. Allen Smith has a wonderful, warm and colorful way of expressing his love of gardening. The book has beautiful photos of various types of garden settings and wonderful ideas for you do follow. Since I am a first time gardener, I am looking forward to Spring so I can try some of his ideas and suggestions. He gives some great gardening tips for those of us who are just getting started. It also makes a great coffee table book!

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Recorded history is a finely-woven magic fabric of intricate lies about events predating the sixteenth century. There is not a single piece of evidence that can be reliably and independently traced back earlier than the eleventh century. This book details events that are substantiated by hard facts and logic, and validated by new astronomical research and statistical analysis of ancient sources.

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Calculations are only as good as your numbers.......2007-08-03

Yes, we can all agree that mainstream history is nearly 100% BS due to politics, economics, ego, problems with dating techniques, and various conspiracies. Agreed. But, I've been researching the distinct possibility that human history (in terms of civilizations) are much more ancient than we've been told, so coming across this book was very interesting to me. I wondered how Fomenko could be wrong (if at all) because he is very persuasive in his presentations. Then it dawned on me. If at previous times in prehistory, due to the various catastrophies that are well documented (comets, asteroids, planetary disruptions, plasma discharge, pole reversals, etc) the Earth was in a different position in relation to the sun, different tilt on its axis, different orbit, different rotation (in terms of velocity and DIRECTION), and the continents were in different positions, then would this not cause the ancients to see the sky (constellations) differently? In other words, is Fomenko making erronious assumptions about the physics of the Earth in pre-history, which then corrupt his data with regards to dating the relevant astrology? The last event to seriously disrupt our planet occured roughly 3500 years ago, according to other good researchers, so is it possible Fomenko has been confused by this? The vastly different physics of our planet in the not so distant past may explain this confusion, which is not to say the "mainstream" version of history is correct; on the contrary. I am not an expert in these fields, but wanted to see if this idea could spark discussion.

Pants on fire?.......2007-07-19

Will people ever read before spamming? Yes, Jesuits could not rewrite world history alone, they had help. Anyway, Dr Prof Acad A.Fomenko does not point to jesuits as the driving force of world wide history manipulation in published volumes 1,2,3;, actually he barely mentions the poor devils. Check it with 'Search inside' feature, please. China is rarely mentioned either, in fact, Dr Fomenko is completely eurocentric. Right, his theory contradicts all mainstream schools of history, because in their actual state they are all built on blatantly erroneus chronology. You don't need a mysterious cabal (conspiracy) to falsify history, the falsification is its modus operandi. It is inherent to history(ians) to falsify (distort) events, as it is inherent to humans to boast as it is inherent to power (authority) to legimize itself by referrring to glorious past made to its own order. Dr Prof Fomenko and team have identified scores of instances of such manipulation in Russian, European, etc.. history, and delivered valid statistical proof thereof. His own 'reconstruction' is completely another story. Forget c14 as a valid method of dating. W.Libby has initially discovered a brilliant method of INDEPENDENT dating. Too bad, c14 method has become a joke after a forced marrige with dendrochronology with consensual chronological scale inbuilt. Radiocarbon method can't stand blind tests, but is so very productive as a rubberstamp.

Accepted History & Chronology Must Be Changed. .......2007-04-09

There is no doubt that history as most know it is a sham, & institution's version of History both University & Church is fradulent & inaccurate. Everything was established with an agenda, The real "Dark Ages" are now when we have access to incredible amounts of information past authorities & more important 'common folk' didn't have but our institutions & educators are slow to evolve because of what has ignorantly & arrogantly been taught for too long. This is on many subjects not just Chronology.

For anyone to question "Why would a Mathematician have anything credible to say of History?" The answer is from Dr. Fomenko's preface in the book: "It would be worthwhile to remind the reader that in the XVI-XVII century Chronology was considered to be a subdivision of Mathematics." These volumes could possibly be some of the most important works to date & should be read by everyone with an interest in History, especially professors & educators who have a duty to the public. I have read both books & must say that 'Chronology 1' has some very eye opening & revolutionary information. Even if these volumes are part true the implications are profound & opens the doors to further investigations & questions which must be done. I speak several different lanquages & must say the logic Dr. Fomenko uses with "inflection" of words & words being read from left to right in one region & right to left in another then written backwards, the removal of vowels & get down to basics of words, or different cities & locations having the same name etc. is correct. Vowel usage has always been optional & varied, actually complicating linquistics & study. The first thing one has to understand is that words never had a fixed spelling in history like we do now, the spelling of words was mutable & regional, as well as names & titles of people were vast, varied & changed, NOTHING WAS FIXED or understood linear. Matters of Life & Death as well as financial profiteering yesterday & today were & are made with ignorant, illogical & conspiratorial views of history & reality, it's time people get closer to the Truth & society collectively grow up.

Very Interesting.......2007-03-07

It is a good proposal and I believe it will mature into something even better in the future. I think it deserves to be read.

History as Science Fiction.......2007-01-10

Anatoly Fomenko has written a very intriguing book, full of pictures, charts, and computer 'proof' of his thesis: backwards of AD900 we don't really know what happened or when. Between AD900 and AD1600 there is more certainty, but there is still a lot of fuzzy ground, and things don't get reliable until we get past the 1600's where the printing press made it very difficult for the perpetrators of this timeline manipulation to change anything that had been committed to print. The Dark Ages did not happen. Books were burned for a reason. One organization has doubled the actual length of its existence by expanding the real chronology. Read why.

I had always wondered why Christ died about AD33 and yet men waited until the 11th century to form the Knights Templar, the Cathars, etc and go after the Holy Land by force. Why the 1000 year gap? Turns out there wasn't more than a 10-12 year gap and he proves it using astronomy. This also implies that the planet is not as old as we have been told, and current Christian and other creationist scientists are already championing that idea without being aware of Fomenko's book. The two groups, creationist scientists and the Russian mathematical analysts corroborate each other. Fascinating.

Of course, all this flies in the face of what we have been told traditionally is the 'proper' chronology of western civilization, and most readers will experience 'cognitive dissonance' in reading this book. It means that our history going backwards from AD1600 becomes progressively more incorrect and unreliable until it cannot be trusted at all... in the space of 700-800 years.

Naturally, the curious, open-minded reader will want to know WHO did this, WHY, and did any of the events we think of as really ancient ever happen?
Dr. Fomenko is a respected scientist/mathematician at Moscow State University who has already answered these questions to the satisfaction of his initially skeptical colleagues. Most of them are now believers, a few still refuse to believe (the usual diehards), and of course the western press has ignored Fomenko's work -- for obvious reasons when you read the book. The ones who perpetrated this chronology ruse have a lot to answer for. They are still with us. That's why this book is a well-kept secret.

I gave the book a 4-star rating because I was unable to check out some of his claims; those I checked were as he said. But if even 1/3 of his claims are true, this punches a big hole in what we think is our history, the meaning of western civilization, our educational process (for repeating the ruse as gospel), and the trustworthiness of the organization that perpetrated this ruse, well-intentioned or not.

This book relates to current research into a Young Earth paradigm, to John Keel's discoveries about our planet, and Fr Malachi Martin's insights (in his now out-of-print books). We are indeed sheep who are manipulated and kept ignorant -- for a reason. While knowing what these men have to say may be the "booby prize" (as in: 'what can you do with this knowledge?'), it will provide interesting reading. Didn't someone say: "...and the Truth will set you free."?? For you to judge if this book contains the truth.

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Contemporary British medals
Mark Jones
Manufacturer: Published for the Trustees of the British Museum by British Museum Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0714108642

Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Contemporary Medals

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Catalogue of the International Exhibition of Contemporary Medals
The American Numismatic Society
Manufacturer: The American Numismatic Society
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O91J70

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Contemporary Image Seal Cuttings
Gao Long
Manufacturer: Radio and Television Publishing House of China
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 7504302724

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Contemporary Numismatics

Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 9004104879

Book Description

This book, now available for the first time in an English translation, was published in Dutch in 1732 by lawyer Gerard van Loon. His aim was to give the reader a pleasant and informative tour of the history of coins and medals and the result is an astonishing, entertaining and surprisingly modern numismatic work. The format, layout and plates of this English translation follow closely those of the original edition. This translation opens up to modern readers of all kinds the fascinating thoughts and advice of a numismatist, historian and philosopher who lived and wrote more than a quarter of a millenium age.

James Cook, his coins & medals;: Some contemporary numismatic aspects of the life and voyages of Captain James Cook,

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James Cook, his coins & medals;: Some contemporary numismatic aspects of the life and voyages of Captain James Cook,
William J. D Mira
Manufacturer: Australian Numismatic Society
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0950088404

Life and times of Petrarch: With notices of Boccacio and his illustrious contemporaries

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Life and times of Petrarch: With notices of Boccacio and his illustrious contemporaries
Thomas Campbell
Manufacturer: H. Colburn
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B000862N06

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Life of Petrarch
Thomas Campbell
Manufacturer: H. Colburn
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B00085Z44E

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