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Professional massage and bodywork provides great health and wellness benefits. Why not extend this to our animal friends? In The Relaxed Rabbit: Massage for Your Pet Bunny, professional Massage Therapist Chandra Moira Beal and her mini-lop rabbit, Maia, share basic massage strokes specifically designed for pet rabbits. They offer the layperson a step-by-step routine to practice on companion rabbits at home. No experience is necessary to share the joy of massage with your pets. The Relaxed Rabbit: Helps rabbits with behavioral issues Increases range of motion Reduces tension, inflammation, and pain Improves circulation Accelerates recovery Strengthens immunity A safe and natural supplement to your rabbit s health care! Through dozens of photos and illustrations, you ll learn: How to massage your rabbit from nose to toes Basic anatomy and physiology How to address specific health and behavior issues Tips for getting the most of your sessions Massage is also a great way to deepen your relationship with your pets, as touching strengthens the animal-human bond. Stroking a pet can even lower your blood pressure, increase self-esteem, and establish a feeling of well-being. Animal massage is a win-win prospect. Get started today!
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Its ok.......2005-12-29
I got this book for Xmas, and was super excited. I am a little scared to try the massage, as it sounds like I could hurt the bunnies, some of it seems rough. It is a good book, but I think most people can figure out how to massage their bunnies, but for me, I like to have instructions.
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A smiling youngster and 8 outfits: for fishing, swimming, cheerleading, tennis, Sunday school, and more.
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Dress this little charmer from West Africa in four authentic costumes, among them multicolored dresses, skirts, and tops from Ghana, Zambia and Kenya. Accessories included.
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Aseye from Africa, Fun with Culture.......2000-08-27
This is a great little sticker book which can be used in primary grades to promote knowledge about different cultures. It has information about the influences on West Afican Culture illustrated through dress of various regions. I let my daughter make up short s stories using the sticker costumes.
We are hoping to find more interesting sticker paper doll books to explore other cultures.
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- Good, but not great, historical fiction
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The Stamp of Glory: A Novel of the Abolitionist Movement
Tim Stafford
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Amid continuing debate over just how "Christian" are the Christian roots of the United States,
The Stamp of Glory is the first book in a multigenerational family saga where the main characters interact with actual historical Christians who helped changed America for the better. The story of a fictional southern family intertwines across three decades with key historical figures at the heart of the abolitionist movement in the United States.
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Good, but not great, historical fiction.......2001-03-09
The Stamp of Glory is Tim Stafford's finely researched novel about the abolitionist movement in America, covering the years 1824-1863. Starting with the startling portrait of slavery in the deep South, Stafford traces the lives of those in the Nichols family, along the way painting a fine historical portrait of the issues, divisions, fights (verbal or - as in the case of John Brown and his sons - physical), events (such as the slave revolt led by Nat Turner), prominent people (like Garrison, the Tappans, or Frederic Douglas), and victories of slavery abolition in 19th century America. The bonus of this book is that it is a novel - read for entertainment - yet the reader receives history lessons for free. Stafford obviously did his homework for this and the result is a realistic rendering of abolition in America. Chapter titles contain topics and dates to help keep the reader oriented. Stafford's work allows the reader to feel that s/he is sharing in the experience.
Could have been better........2000-08-10
I don't want to fault Mr. Stafford on his book. Overall, it was well done, well researched, and very accurate. I found the whole premise very believeable, and there were characters I was able to care about, mainly Catherine, Thomas Nichols, and Tommy. I had a very hard time finishing this book, though, and that is extremely unusual for me. While I appreciate how much was occuring during the time span of Stamp of Glory, and the very important political and religious figures that were relevant to the story line, there was just too much going on between chapters on main characters. I went long stretches wondering where Catherine and Tommy were, and spent long minutes skimming through speeches and sermons. Toward the latter part of the book, Catherine and Tommy disappear altogether until he is grown. There were too many characters I didn't care anything about, too many speeches and sermons, that (although I'm sure are very important and relevant) bored me to tears. Toward the end I didn't find the novel gripping -- I found myself skimming entire chapters looking for anything of interest. My dislike for Thomas Nichols merely grew throughout the book, and then resolution wasn't particularly redeeming for me.
I guess I just expected more. I started my historical fiction reading with authors like Gilbert Morris, and next to those, this book just doesn't cut it. It's okay for a read if you need something to do, but I can't reccommend it otherwise. Sorry.
Spiritual and social attitudes of 19th century America.......2000-06-25
Tim Stafford has written the truly historical novel. He transports you into an era bursting with profound spiritual and social battles, with brother against brother, Christian against Christian, injustice, bigotry, hatred, violence, in other words an era not unlike our own. Here is a story of the events preceding the Civil War from the perspective of a family from the deep south, and from an educated slave who is granted her freedom, but who remains a slave to injustice, as her former master remains a slave to his guilt.
The book offers compelling story-telling, and builds to a page-turning climax. Highly recommended.
Superbly crafted, engaging reading........2000-04-07
When aging Alabama planter Martin Nichols dies, his will contains a shocking revelation: due to religious scruples he has set his slaves free. This last act ruins the financial viability of the plantation for his four children, scattering them in all directions. Ambitious middle son, Thomas Nichols, abandons the South for New York City, where he finds success and religious faith, but is haunted by a secret relationship in his past. Left behind in Alabama are his brother Martin, who loses the plantation and turns to alcohol for solace; his sister, Cecilia, who marries into high society; and young Brady, who grows up parentless and headstrong. Freed slave Catherine Nichols also leaves Alabama, heading north to find a better life for her young son. The Stamp Of Glory is the compelling story of the Nichols family played out against an historical backdrop of such events as the Nat Turner Rebellion and the Pottawatomie Massacre, as well as such noted figures as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Through Thomas we encounter activist preacher Charles Finney and a tiny, courageous band of abolitionists, whose faith has convinced them that slavery is sin, and who give their lives to bring repentance and healing to America. The Stamp Of Glory is a novel of wrenching disappointment, stubborn faith, and unexpected redemption. As Thomas and the rest of his family find their way to a difficult but deeper peace, so we see America brought to a shining and yet dreadful resolution to the curse of slavery. Superbly crafted, engaging reading.
Useful as history, inspiration and entertainment.......2000-03-20
I like this historical novel. It makes the point that society is slow to accept needed moral and cultural reform, then often only through major struggle. It also makes the valid point that individual reformers sometimes have to deal with failings in their own lives. But it presents these truths in the form of an entertaining novel, not a lecture. For over twenty years I have read intermittently in Abolitionists' history, biography and published letters. When a friend called my attention to this book I soon ordered a copy and have just completed it. The author has a special gift for metaphors and similes, perhaps a bit too earthy at times for my taste. The main character in the book, Thomas Nichols, and his clan are fictional characters. Most of the other characters are historical figures. Stafford concentrates on some of the major events in abolitionist history and particularly emphasizes the Evangelical and political wings of the movement. Lewis Tappan, a lifelong Evangelical business man, philanthropist and reformer appears to be his hero. Tappan has long been one of mine as well. (However, I have a special penchant for the Quaker bachelor, abolitionist and poet, John Greenleaf Whittier, who is only a briefly appearing minor figure in this book.) Stafford correctly reveals that some of the Evangelical abolitionists' leaders strayed from religious orthodoxy in later life, partly due to disillusionment with the compromise with slavery by large elements in the church. Yet, elements of the Evangelical churches provided most of the troops for the movement. As bad as slavery was, it is the opinion of this reviewer that our own times, particularly legalized abortion of the preborn, is worse and less exusable for either the church or society.
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African Americans (A World of Stamps)
Pat McKissack , and
Fredrick McKissack
Manufacturer: Milliken Pub Co
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America issued its first stamp honoring an African American in 1940 when it recognized Booker T. Washington, who was born a slave and became one of the nation's great educators. This work centers specifically on over 1,000 U.S. and foreign stamps that feature over 100 African Americans who have received recognition for their achievements. Stamps featuring such well-known personalities as writer Alex Haley, civil rights activists Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., can be found in this reference work. Beginning with an introduction to stamp collecting, this work discusses the collecting of African American stamps as a hobby and as an investment opportunity, and provides biographical information on those African Americans with their own stamps as well as illustrations of and data about the stamps.
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African Americans on Stamps.......2003-11-16
African American on Stamps is in the class of, "Best Sellers."
This books makes a great gift! If you are a parent of teacher having trouble getting your child or student to read, African American on Stamps is the answer. This book is student friendly!
Fulled with colorful pages and useful information. The author takes his love of stamps and delivered a great history book!
EMc
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Children can create a typical scene found on the vast Serengeti plain of East Africa by applying 39 full-color stickers depicting a lion family, elephants, leopard, zebras, buffalo and other animals to a large backdrop revealing a sunny grassland, complete with waterhole, acacia trees, and distant mountains.
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The work, play, and ceremonial life of an African village come to vivid life with 30 colorful stickers depicting people making baskets, preparing food, tending livestock, and performing other activities. The reusable illustrations can be applied repeatedly to a background picture of a settlement with thatched huts and vividly decorated walls.
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Celebrate Your Heritage This book is a guide to educate and inform schoolteachers, students, families and community organizations about African American honored on philatelic materials (stamps, first day covers and post cards). Celebrate Your Heritage features prominent African Americans renowned as abolitionists, inventors, educators, scientists, entrepreneurs, entertainers, government officials, musicians, writers and athletes who have made significant contributions to America's history. This book is also a valuable guide for collectors of African American philatelic materials. The appendix lists over 160 stamps and post cards by name, denomination and scott number. Scott numbers are assigned to stamps and post cards as a way of identifying and locating philatelic materials when a collector visits a stamp show or stamp shop. When You Know Your Heritage. You Know How Great You Are.
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29 Famous and / or important African Americans in American History.
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This is a book for adventurous gardeners with an appreciation for temperate orchid species and native wildflowers. A surprising number of terrestrial orchids are hardy, some able to withstand temperatures down to minus 50°F or minus 45.5°C. Though they have a reputation for being challenging to cultivate, in truth, most hardy orchids are no more so than a rose. This is great news for gardeners, who will enjoy filling their gardens with their enchanting fragrances, vibrant color displays, and long-lived blooms. At the center of the book is a catalog of 103 hardy and half-hardy orchids. In addition to detailing the techniques of cultivation and propagation, the book covers conservation and includes lists of suppliers and organizations offering nursery-propagated plants — an especially critical issue for species in danger of extinction. Awards for this book: American Horticultural Society Book Award
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The Gardeners Guide to Growing Hardy Perennial Orchids exposes the best kept secret in the gardening world by introducing the reader to many hardy perennial orchids that can be grown almost anywhere in the US including Alaska with a little care and preparation.
Many beautiful color photographs are included to tantalize the reader and peak their interest in these beautiful plants. Also, many color illustrations are used to demonstrate bed preparation, planting and other cultural practices.
The author divides the discussion into three groups of species Upland, Transition, and Wetland. Within each group, selected species are discussed in detail with a strong focus on a non-technical presentation of the necessary cultural requirements for these species to survive and thrive in most any garden setting.
Some of the principles that are emphasized include:
Hardy orchids survive and thrive in temperate and more frigid climates. In fact, some actually require temperatures at or well below freezing for several months each year to maintain proper growth, much like tulips or daffodils.
The most important requirement for growing this kind of orchid is good soil drainage, which in most cases requires excavation and the addition of premixed soil in a raised bed. Sand or Perlite are key ingredients to achieving good drainage.
Orchids in general have low nutrient requirements, and do not tolerate lots of fertilizer. In fact, the addition of a good leaf or bark compost to the soil mix usually supplies all the nutrients an orchid needs.
The author stresses that while these requirements are relatively easy for most gardeners, terrestrial orchids can not be planted just anywhere and expected to grow. To be successful, its absolutely necessary to plan ahead and prepare a site to meet the specific requirements of a species. This process is covered in depth in The Gardeners Guide to Growing Hardy Perennial Orchids.
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Growing Hardy Perennial Orchids by William Mathis.......2007-05-31
An excellent guide for the beginner or experienced gardener interested in growing these relatively unknown orchid species. The consistent structure of this book makes it very easy to find the information the user desires about a particular species after having read it once.
Detailed information is provided regarding the proper techniques for cultivating these orchids in the garden or in containers. What questions that can't be answered by this book can be found by emailing the author who is very approachable and willing to help.
This book is perfect for the beginner or the more experienced gardener who wants to grow terrestrial orchids. No one should grow them without purchasing this book first.
A great book for all gardeners! .......2006-04-23
As for growing orchids in the back yard, I don't think there could be a better book. The real "KICK" that I got from it was that it taught me some very important principles. These concepts can be use in preparations and installations of other plants , like hostas, Japanese maples, hydrangeas and many other plants, I believe I can say that his teachings will take you well beyond that of growing hardy orchids.
The book is a very well written book, in form and composition. Being unlike many other books that are simply writing for profit and lacking in expertise, Dr. Mathis is serious about his work,his explanations, and ideas are complete. He is like the veritable chef that whispers in your ear, that he did indeed use Grand Marnier in the Madeira sauce.
I have read a few books on organic gardening, gardening in general yada yada yada, but I must say this is by far the best book on gardening I have ever read.
Orchids in your garden -- not just for Floridians.......2005-12-17
I live in the Pacific Northwest though I grew up in Montana. My gardening interests started with bonsai, but I quickly also got lured into a fascination with the wildflowers that grow under the forest canopy.
Much to my surprise, there are 200 or more species of orchids that live in the US and Canada, many of them in snowy and colder areas -- like Glacier National Park and Mt. Rainier. More and more material has started to become availalbe through specialty nurseries. So a few years ago, I set out to learn how to grow some of the species in my garden and in pots outdoors. I was hooked.
The unfortunate problem was that, while there are a ton (literally) of books on tropical orchids, there was hardly any information anywhere about how to grow the various species of hardy orchids.
I do not review books. This is my first. William Mathis, an MS in botany and PhD in agronomy, who spent a career as a research scientist for an agricultural company, and then retired to start his own hardy orchid nursery, wrote this book. It is beautiful. Though it's self-published, it's as nicely organized, written, edited, illustrated, and detailed as any gardening book I've ever seen. The color photos, of which there are lots, are stunning. What's more, the book is designed to be practical -- truly a "Gardener's Guide."
This book came out in February 2005 and, sort of ironically, in September, a major gardening book publisher came out with a book on the same topic. I have both and I like them both for different reasons. But for plain usefulness and clearly written text, if I had to pick one, it's this one. When I talked with Mathis about his book he told me that if he'd known that other publisher's book was coming out he wouldn't have done his. I disagree. I find the other book useful. I find this one invaluable.
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