Cats: 500 Questions Answered

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Cat lovers will appreciate the latest expert answers to over 500 questions about their pets, such as: What makes cats so different temperamentally from dogs? Why are cats territorial? Why are cats feature so prominently in religion and superstition? What accounts for the difference between day and night behavior? Along with the feline facts comes a dream portrait gallery featuring hundreds of photos of award-winners, chosen by a respected international judge. The accompanying text details the history, physical characteristics, personalities, and special features of each breed. Other candid photos show cats with their kittens, striking poses, jumping, playing, or just looking spoiled in the arms of their adoring owners.

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Cats 500 Questions Answered

ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0753715171

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*Cross-referenced listings aid in easily identifying and accurately assessing collections

*Features original cover artwork of Spider-Man - comic book hero and Hollywood heavyweight with his own movie trilogy

It's nearly impossible to turn on the television or go to the movies without running into some of your favorite superheroes - what a wonderful situation to be in if you're a comic book collector! You see it in the collector values of collectible comic books, and it's evident in the extreme notoriety Comic-Con International is generating - the world associated with comic books is thriving, and one key to success in the collectible comic book market is a reliable price guide. Packed with 1,000 detailed cover photos and more than 94,000 listings, this guide arms you with the essential tools for high-performance collecting.

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Price Guide Review.......2007-08-23

The book is very helpful, especiallly formatted for the comic book fan. It is also great because of how it is organized. I think it is as good as Overstreet.

GETTING BETTER EVERY YEAR!.......2007-05-20

The 2007 edition of Comics Values Annual from Krause Publications is out and it continues to get better and better each and every year. This book gains momentum every year as an alternative to the more well-known Overstreet price guide. The main problem with Overstreet is the endless pages of dealer ads that grow longer each year. Who needs 150 pages of dealer ads anyway? Do people really order that many comics from dealers, especially with eBay? I also don't need the dozens of pages of dealer market reports that are basically already stale by the time the book comes out.I just want prices and information, which is what Comics Values Annual 2007 delivers in a no-frills package.

This edition gives a brief introduction on the industry, a grading guide, and features an interview with artist Joe Jusko. The CV Annual is very different from the Overstreet in its layout, Rather than simply list each title alphabetically, this guide lists titles alphabetically by MAJOR publisher beginning with DC and then continuing with Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, Classics Illustrated, and then tossing in miscellaneous Golden Age titles, Misc. B & W, titles, and misc. color titles from modern publishers like Valiant, Gold Key, Gladstone, Malibu, etc...Now this may not be to every collector's liking as we've been conditioned to one type of delivery, but I personally like it. I mean it's still a Marvel and DC world to most collectors, especially in regards to Silver and Golden Age books so why have to thumb through all the junk no one's interested in when Marvel and DC have their own sections.

Another big difference between the CV Annual 2007 and Overstreet is that this book only lists the NM price per issue while the Overstreet gives three prices. I can go either way on this one. On one hand, it's nice to have all three major grades listed. On the other hand, it's not all that hard to calculate the price yourself based on the grade. Plus, Overstreet has to end up using a miniscule typeface to fit all those prices in the book.

I think the biggest advantage of the CV Annual is that instead of listing a range of issue numbers, it lists each title number by number. This allows for more information to be supplied such as story arc name, character appearance, artist credits, etc. This is a BIG plus!

If you want a price guide that gets right down to it without all the fluff and waste, I cannot recommend the Comics Values Annual 2007 any more highly!

Reviewed by Tim Janson

A tribute to heroes!.......2002-06-27

I picked up this book simply because I was interested in pricing my comicbook collection. Imagine my surprise when I read the wonderful editorial on heroes (both real-world, and the four-color kind) as well as the moving tribute to those heroes of the 9/11 tragedy. I highly recomend this book to everyone!

New and Improved!.......2002-04-04

If you are looking for a great price guide to price out your comicbook collection, then this is the book for you! Fair, realistic pricing, and fine editorial content as well

An excellent upgrade to an excellent price guide.......2002-03-09

As always, the Team of Malloy, Wells, and Sodaro bring sanity and clarity to the multi-tiered world of comicbook prices. This guide has consistently ranked as one of the best price guides on the market. Malloy truly has a handle on what stuff is truly worth. This edition is especially relevant in the post 9/11 world, as it contains a pair of stirring tributes to "Heroes" (both the four-color and the real-world kind). I heartily recommend this book

Comics Values Annual 2006: The Comic Book Price Guide (Comics Values Annual)

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SIMPLY THE BEST COMIC PRICE GUIDE!
The Price Guide is in! The Price Guide is in!

Comics Values Annual 2006: The Comic Book Price Guide (Comics Values Annual)
Alex G. Malloy
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0896892921

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-Hollywood's focus on comic book storylines is helping catapult Spider-Man, Batman and the Hulk into the hottest leading men category

-Speaks to a loyal audience base -- regular attendance at annual ComicCon events is 80,000+

-Strong activity among the online auction crowd: 17,000 active comic book auctions on eBay daily

Comic book heroes are taking over the world. With box office hits like Spiderman, X-Men, the Batman series and Fantastic Four ushering in new comic book fans, and renewing interest among former collectors, comprehensive price guides are a must have. This book is the one guide readers will need, because it:

-Features 95,000 listings for classic and contemporary comics that allow collectors to quickly evaluate and price collections

-Contains special sections devoted to Golden Age, Color Comics, Black & White Comics and Underground Comics

-Offers reports about changes in the industry and outlines impacts to companies and collectors

Plus, 900+ vibrant color photos make comic book browsing fun.

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SIMPLY THE BEST COMIC PRICE GUIDE!.......2006-07-31

Comics Values Annual 2006 is Krause Publications, publishers of the long-running Comic Buyer's Guide. I've been a big fan of KP's comic price guides as a great alternative to the Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide. My main problem with Overstreet is the endless pages of ads you get in each new edition that grows longer each year. I don't need 150 pages of dealer ads and with eBay, who really needs these dealers anyway? I just want prices and information which is what Comics Values Annual 2006 delivers in a no-frills package.

This edition gives a brief overview of the industry, a grading guide, and features an interview with Ghost Rider artist Mark Texeira, before getting right to the guide and prices. The CV Annual is very different from the Overstreet in its layout, Rather than simply list each title alphabetically, this guide lists titles alphabetically by MAJOR publisher beginning with DC and then continuing with Marvel, Image, Dark Horse, Classics Illustrated, and then tossing in miscellaneous Golden Age titles, Misc. B & W, titles, and misc. color titles from modern publishers like Valiant, Gold Key, Gladstone, Malibu, etc...Now this may not be to every collector's liking as we've been conditioned to one type of delivery, but I personally like it. I mean it's still a Marvel and DC world to most collectors, especially in regards to Silver and Golden Age books so why have to thumb through all the junk no one's interested in when Marvel and DC have their own sections.

The editors have obviously ordered the book by importance with the DC and Marvel sections first, followed by the miscellaneous Golden Age titles, followed by the Dark Horse and Image sections before the final misc. section with Classics Illustrated bringing up the rear. The other major difference is that the Comic Values Annual lists each issue (almost) separately, rather than just a span of issues. This allows the book to list important information for each issue such as the initials of a noted artist or writer, the story title, special character appearances, etc...

If I had to say the one huge advantage that the Comics Values Annual 2006 has over the Overstreet guide its that it is more user-friendly. The Guide lists only a NM value for each book but the grading guide in the back of the book easily allows you to figure out prices for any grade of comic. In all there are over 94,000 comics listed. Krause keeps putting out great comic book price guides and they have become my book of choice and I've been a collector for over thirty years!

Reviewed by Tim Janson

The Price Guide is in! The Price Guide is in!.......2006-05-25

Receiving my copy of this book is always a good day. The book has real (not articificially inflated) prices of actively-traded comics, as well as credible insights into the marketplace and readable interviews with industry pros. I highly recommend it.

The Perfessor

Comics Values Annual 2005: The Comic Book Price Guide (Comics Values Annual)

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The best Price guide on the market

Comics Values Annual 2005: The Comic Book Price Guide (Comics Values Annual)
Alex G. Malloy , and Robert J. Sodaro
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0873499638

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Comics Values Annual 2005 offers collectors, investors, and dealers everything they've come to expect from this all-encompassing reference. This colossal edition packs nearly 100,000 classic and contemporary comics and more than 1,000 photographs into hundreds of user-friendly, well organized pages.

Each listing is cross-referenced and includes issue number, title, date, artist, and current collector value. Readers will find updated listings and prices for Acclaim, Classics Illustrated, Dark Horse, D.C., Marvel, and more. Special sections are devoted to the highly collectible Golden Age, Color Comics, Black & White Comics, and Underground Comics.

-Up-to-date collector values -Offers tips for buying, selling, and preserving comic books -Collectors can accurately evaluate their comics with a grading guide and current market report

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The best Price guide on the market.......2005-04-07

Every year, when this time comes around I'm happy for two reasons. First it is Spring, and we can stop wearing all those heavy winter clothes, and second because the new CVA is in (or is it the other way around?)

CVA is easily the bestest, most organized, and fully realized comicbook price guide on the market. It is assembled by a crack team of professionals dedicated to the project, and thoroughly respected in the field of comics and collectibles.

This one far and away beats the competition. Always with great articles and/or interviews, as well as easily organized into "company" chapters, which makes finding specific titles much simpler.

Yes boys and girls, this one is - most definitely - the cat's meow!

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comic values annual 1998
malloy
Manufacturer: antique trader books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000V91JVY

Comic Values Annual 1999 : Comic Books Price Guide

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Good alternative to Overstreet
Prices were accurate
This guy needs to check his prices!

Comic Values Annual 1999 : Comic Books Price Guide
Alex G. Malloy , and Stewart W. Wells
Manufacturer: Antique Trader Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0930625153

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Good alternative to Overstreet.......2000-03-20

The only guide that has the guts to list Underground comix in detail. This guide also has an easier format to flip through than Overstreet, which has become swamped with ads.

Not a complete listing, but for most collectors, this one will do quite well.

Prices were accurate.......1999-02-12

This book had many comic titles that are not found in most of the other guides and the prices were fairly accurate. It was Much more accurate than Overstreet's guide.

This guy needs to check his prices!.......1999-01-10

Where is Malloy getting his values from? I remember when he had Comics Values Monthly, the values were right on. But now it seems like he just pulls prices out of thin air. If you want to determine a fair value for your comics, look elsewhere.

Comics Values Annual 1996 : The Comics Books Price Guide (Annual)

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Comics Values Annual 1996 : The Comics Books Price Guide (Annual)
Alex G. Malloy , Stewart W. Wells , and Robert J. Sodaro
Manufacturer: Antique Trader Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0930625358

Comics Values Annual 1997: The Comics Books Price Guide (Annual)

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Comics Values Annual 1997: The Comics Books Price Guide (Annual)
Alex G. Malloy
Manufacturer: Antique Trader Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 093062565X

Comics Values Annual 1998 : The Comic Books Price Guide (Annual)

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Comics Values Annual 1998 : The Comic Books Price Guide (Annual)
Alex G. Malloy , and Robert J. Sodaro
Manufacturer: Antique Trader Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0930625854

Comics Values Annual 2001 (Comics Values Annual, 2001)

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A Price Guide for the Rest of Us!
The Best Comicbook Price List on the Market

Comics Values Annual 2001 (Comics Values Annual, 2001)
Alex G. Malloy , Stewart W. Wells , and Robert J. Sodaro
Manufacturer: Krause Pubns Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0873492609

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Packed with nearly 90,000 listings and 900 illustrations of classic and contemporary treasures, Comics Values Annual is the largest, most user-friendly price guide available today. Collectors will find comprehensive listings for D.C., Marvel, Classics Illustrated, Acclaim, Dark Horse and other publishers, plus sections devoted to the Golden Age, Color Comics, Black & White Comics and Underground Comics. Each listing is cross-referenced and includes issue number, title, date, artist, and current collector value. Valuable reference sections, including a grading guide, a current market report and tips for buying, selling and preserving comic books make this the most complete reference for beginning and experienced collectors.

- Eighth edition, from the creator of Comics Collector and Comics Value Monthly magazines
- 90,000 listings and 900 illustrations of classic and contemporary comics
- Current pricing for all popular comics including Marvel, D.C., Dark Horse and much more

Customer Reviews:

A Price Guide for the Rest of Us!.......2001-09-01

Now this is what I call a Price Guide. One that takes a realist look at what comicbooks are truly sellling for in today's marketplace.
I also recommend Malloy's American Games: Comprehensive Collector's Guide, and Robert J. Sodaro's Kiddie Meal Collectibles (on which Malloy is a contributor).

The Best Comicbook Price List on the Market.......2001-03-19

If you are looking for realistic, buying and/selling prices on your comicbook collection (or on comics you are wishing to purchase), then this is the price guide for you. Malloy has a solid handle on the pricing structure of the industry, and his prices are very much in line with what is going on in the marketplace. Rather than pricing comics as what he wishes they were priced, Malloy goes the extra mile to learn what they are being priced at across the country. Also, you might want to check out his board game prices in American Games: Comprehensive Collector's Guide, or his fast food toy prices in Kiddie Meal Collectibles.

Comics Values Annual 2003: The Comic Book Price Guide (Comics Values Annual)

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A fine price guide
Misprint... But excellent Guide!
Comic Values Annual 2003
Always a pleasure

Comics Values Annual 2003: The Comic Book Price Guide (Comics Values Annual)
Alex G. Malloy , Stewart W. Wells , and Robert J. Sodaro
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Attracts comic book collectors like a magnet! Packed with nearly 100,000 clasic and contemporary comics and more than 1,000 illustrations, collectors will find updated listings for Acclaim, Classics Illustrated, Dark Horse, D.C., Marvel, and much more.

Special sections are devoted to the highly collectible Golden Age, Color Comics, Black & White comics, and Underground Comics. Each listing is cross referenced and includes issue number, title, date, artist, and current collector value. Collectors can accurately evaluate and value their collections with the grading guide, current market report, and tips for buying, selling and preserving comic books.

Customer Reviews:

A fine price guide.......2003-11-28

There are plenty of price guides for comic books. I like this one because it seems the cleanest to read and follow.

Misprint... But excellent Guide!.......2003-07-13

Overall, the Comics Values Annual 2003 is an excellent Guide for Comic Book Collectors. It is easy to read and understand. The only thing that bothers me is that the Page Numbers are off by 28 Pages compared to the Index. This must be due to the 28-Page Part in the front of the book. The page numbering should have been started over on Page 29 (where the actual Price Guide begins). I keep this guide together with a calculator, look up the comic in the Index and add 28 Pages to that.

Comic Values Annual 2003.......2003-05-01

The ratings of each comic is very good, however the biggest problem is that the index gives wrong pages as to the location of many of the comics. Then too the binding is coming apart after only 45 days use. It would be a good thing to offer a replacement that is correct and better bound.

Always a pleasure.......2003-04-22

Well, well, well, it must be a new year because the new slate of comicbook price guides are (finally) out. As always, the best of the bunch is the one put out by CVA. Not only is it the easiest to read, and contains a wealth of information, it is simply the best-organized book of the bunch. I highly recommend it.

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The only comprehensive guide to wood specifically for landscape architects.

Wood, with its unique warmth and richness, takes us back to the roots of our building heritage and back to the landscape. Lightweight, simple, and clean to work with, it is one of the most versatile building materials, and-thanks in part to its natural origin-one that is also especially well-suited to the designed landscape.

Wood in the Landscape gives you the information you need to exploit wood's full potential in your design work. The first comprehensive guide to the properties, use, selection, and installation of woodwritten from the landscape architect's perspective, it is destined to become a staple in your practice.

Wood in the Landscape provides full, detailed coverage of all relevant technical aspects of working with wood-including the physical properties and characteristics of wood as well as finishes, fasteners, and adhesives. It examines the construction methodologies used to build a range of common structures, from fences and decking to gazebos and bridges, and shows how to avoid common problems that can adversely affect durability - particularly important when it comes to outdoor settings.

Generously supplemented with over 100 photographs and illustrations, Wood in the Landscape is a terrific source of ideas that will inspire you to explore the many exciting possibilities for using wood to enhance your landscape designs.

Wood in the Landscape is an invaluable resource for landscape architects, landscape designers, and architects who provide site-planning services.

Wood in the Landscape A Practical Guide to Specification and Design

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Wood in the Landscape A Practical Guide to Specification and Design
Daniel Winterbottom
Manufacturer: NY
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N7KKEQ

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