That Baby Woke Me Up, AGAIN

That Baby Woke Me Up, AGAIN
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That Baby Woke Me Up Again

A great book to read in the classroom

An excellent read-aloud book especially for sharing for older siblings having trouble getting used to a new baby

The Baby Woke Me Up

That Baby Woke Me Up, AGAIN
Sherry Ellis
Manufacturer: BookSurge Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1419606166
Release Date: 2005-06-06

Product Description

That Baby Woke Me Up, AGAIN is for all those bleary-eyed families who sincerely believe that they will never again enjoy a full night of sleep. Seen through the eyes of an exhausted sibling, this book is guaranteed to bring a smile to even the most fatigued members of a sleep-deprived household. Can you count the number of nights you slept after you baby was born? Do you remember--or are you now suffering through--the cries that can mean anything from Change me now, to I'm hungry, to Time to come in and play with me? In Sherry Ellis' That Baby Woke Me Up, AGAIN, there's no question about who's the head of the household. It's the baby! The little darling who was born with feed-and-play-on-demand talents is making his message clear: I want you...and I want you now! Ms. Ellis understands the world of the sleep-deprived and felt compelled to write a book that might make every family's sleepless nights bearable. Thus, the first lines of the book: "I was sleeping in my bed and a dream was in my head when..." That baby woke me up, AGAIN! To hear an interview with the author about the book, go to www.globaltalkradio.com. then click on, "A Story to Tell." The interview is on the September 5, 2005 edition.

Customer Reviews:

That Baby Woke Me Up Again.......2006-10-12

This charming and delightful story tells of a common occurance in multi-children households. The whole family is involved with new siblings' night-time needs. The rhyming and happy text and matching illustrations tell the story in a way that will keep children reading over and over.

A great book to read in the classroom.......2006-02-12

I read this book to my second grade class and found that a lot of the children identified with the narrator. It was a nice way to open a discussion on some of the challenges facing the children, when a new baby enters the house. I also found that it helped a number of my students find that they had something in common with other students in the class. I will continue to use this book with future classes.

An excellent read-aloud book especially for sharing for older siblings having trouble getting used to a new baby.......2005-09-14

That Baby Woke Me Up, Again! is a delightful paperback, flat-spine picturebook. Rhyming verse and friendly illustrations tell the story of a young child who cannot sleep because a cranky baby is always crying! Exasperated, the child goes to her parents, who gently explain why babies cry, and why she should have faith that eventually the baby will sleep fast through the night. "For once you were that noisy babe / who kept us up all night; // We counted sheep, / we tried to sleep, / five, six, seven times; // but every time / it was your whine / that woke us up AGAIN!" An excellent read-aloud book especially for sharing for older siblings having trouble getting used to a new baby in the household.

The Baby Woke Me Up.......2005-08-28

Delightful!
The book is beautifully illustrated and the story hits close to home.
We have all gone through the Situations described.

I recommend this book highly.

I Paoletti

Customer Reviews:

Vet's Stories.......2003-07-10

This is a great book that chronicals the experiences of an array of Vietnam Vets. My dad's story is in this book!

This book is a must read.......2000-03-28

With the exception of a few errors this book is a must read for those who want to try to understand something about a very elite unit, the 9th Cavalry. I was in the Blues in 1966. I was a squad leader and the assistant platoon sgt. On occasion I was the platoon sgt. Never have I met a finer bunch of men who endured the trials of their home on the wire at night followed by running through the jungle the following day. I still wonder how we maintained ourselves, that is, staying awake on the wire and running the jungle. It was impossible to do what we did without sleep but we did it anyway. What the book describes between the Blues and the pilots is very true. We were united in a common goal. I think that goal was to destroy the enemy and go home alive. I personally know that when the lift pilots dropped us Blues on the ground they bided their time in agnony waiting for the call to saddle up and retrieve the Blues, and bring us home. This book describes how the pilots protected the Blues as much as humanly possible. Well done, Matt.

great book.......2000-03-14

While not as good as "Brennans War", it's a great book.

Excellent, truthful, gripping, with cold reality.......1999-03-17

I flew with the men of the 1/9 for more than 2 years. Soldiers like Lurch, Lofton, the Saint, Poxon, Jones, Thomas, Burrows, Brennan, ...the list goes on and on. Their integrity was never questioned, their courage was matched only by their determination. I consider even having my name mentioned in a book about these great soldiers my highest decoration. Perhaps Viet Nam was the end of an era where men fought by guts, determination and intelligence, and began the fight by computer (or remote control) era. Each soldier of the 1/9 has my deepest respect, they risked their lives daily and are the essence of the American ideal of soldiering. Wherever they are today, may God bless them. If we are ever involved in a major conflict again, and these kind of men aren't around, God help us all.

Excellent book on helicopter warfare in Vietnam 5 *****.......1998-06-15

Hunter-Killer Squadron stands alone as the finest book written on the helicopter war in Vietnam. Follow the 1st Cav's "Pink" teams as they decimate the NVA while incurring excruciating losses themselves. A "pink" team consisted of a (white) scout helicopter nosing around at treetop level, attempting to draw fire, invariably succeeding, covered by an orbiting (red) Cobra gunship. Once you read this, you'll understand what helicopter warfare was all about and the revolution it brought about in tactics. The book consists of 25 ancedotes from pilots, gunners and crew chiefs, every one a cliff-hanger. Other great Vietnam helo books: Crew Chief, Chickenhawk, Lest We Forget, and "Low Level Hell". And don't miss "Eyes of the Eagle" by Linderer.

Hunter Killer Squadron Aero-Weapons, Aero-Scouts & Aero-Rifles (1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry in Vietnam)

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Hunter Killer Squadron Aero-Weapons, Aero-Scouts & Aero-Rifles (1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry in Vietnam)
Matthew (Editor) Brennan
Manufacturer: Presidio Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J0IZ44

HUNTER KILLER SQUADRON: AERO WEAPONS, AERO SCOUTS, AERO RIFLES, VIETNAM 1965-1972

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HUNTER KILLER SQUADRON: AERO WEAPONS, AERO SCOUTS, AERO RIFLES, VIETNAM 1965-1972
Brennan Matthew (Editor)
Manufacturer: Presidio
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000J503VW

Book Description

When Richmond landowner Washington Faulconer snatches young Nate Starbuck from the grip of a Yankee-hating mob, Nate is both grateful and awed by his idealistic rescuer. To repay his generosity, he enlists in the Faulconer legion to fight against his home, the North, and against his abolitionist father. When the regiment joins up, ready to march into the ferocious battle at Buff Run, the men are prepared to start a war . . . but they aren't ready for how they—and the nation—will be forever changed by the oaths they have sworn for their beloved South.

Customer Reviews:

Disappointing...........2007-07-06

As a Cornwell fan, and a Civil War enthusiast, I believed that I would enjoy the Nathan Starbuck series, of which "Rebel" is the first. I was disappointed. First there are certain inaccuracies concerning the time period and the conflict. This in itself is not fatal, but is somewhat surprising coming from such an accomplished and proven author. Second, I found it hard to route for the main character. He is simply shallow and boring. At the end of the first book, I was only beginning to understand his primary motivation. Then I found I could not sympathize with him. That is fatal in my thinking.

Cornwell does a good job in describing the conflict at Bullrun, yet is a little short with the important role that "Stonewall" Jackson played. Still. the author is a master in describing battles and armed conflict.

I have read five of Cornwell's books. This is the only one so far I would not have given 4 or 5 stars.

Rebel is weakest in series but builds to a great finale.......2006-12-28

I love this series. Rebel is the weakest in the series, but ends with the first Battle of Manassas in true Cornwell form - feels like I'm there with bullets whizzing and cannon thundering. I have the entire series read by Tom Parker - excellent reader! These are the voices of my childhood that I haven't heard in decades. I never realized how many Civil War battlegrounds I have lived and/or worked around in northern and western VA and Washington, D.C. And the villains are just as disturbing as Obediah was in the Sharpe's series. Mr. Cornwell just needs to write more books in this series. It's already been 10 years since the last one! I feel like I'm stuck in a time warp at Antietam.

Old plot - fails to take into account new era.......2006-08-20

Mr. Cornwell is most famous for, I believe, the Richard Sharpe series of books, which I must say I enjoyed very much. But as I am a Civil War Reenactor and hold the War, the South, and those who fought in the War, very close to me heart, I can not compliment this book on the basis that it is unoriginal and fails to take into account not only new motives for fighting as it does the difference in combat of the era.

This is Richard Sharpe all over again, man comes up from the bottom of society with the helo of some powerful people and the Army and is in a constant battle with people who want to put him down, its the 1800's all over again and it simply wont do for a completely different era of combat and culture.

This notion of an officer coming up from the ranks was great for early 19th century British army, as it was a career Army. But the Civil War lasted 4 years so this whole notion of an Officer coming up from the ranks and still using a musket and not being able to shake his old enlisted style, is rather absurd. Especialy in the South, this could possibly happen in Northern Armies but not in the South, officers WERE Gentlemen and most of the time vice-versa.

Its not only that the notion, as stated, is absurd, but the fact that Cornwell glorifies it is even worse. Now I know he's just playing on our like of the underdog, but in the South and Officer was a Gentlmen and should act like one, so this refusal to act like a proper Southern gentlemen, event hough he is from the North, just doesn't work for me. And we wonder why all his supieriors try to put him down.

The combat scenes also just don't work for me. New style of combat, and through the war it gets progresivly bloodier and more horrible (Wilderness anyone?) so this early 1800's aproach to combat just doesn't work in the world of 1860's warfare.

To be fair though, Mr. Cornwell provides a good read, Its just me being the big CW guy that I am I can't stand to see it misrepresented, maybe its because he's a Brit? Or a Bostonian (I think) for that matter (just kdding kind of....) I just personaly think Cornwell should stick to what he writes best - British Historical fiction mainly.

An Amazing Story.......2006-02-14

I picked up this book after reading Cornwell's pre-history "Stonehenge." I did not put the book down for three days. The novel is extremely well written and very very entertaining. I went on to read all four of the novels in the Civil War series and each one is better than the next. I was very disappointed when the last one ended and there were no more to read. Definitely go read this book!

Interesting Beginning to the Starbuck Chronicles.......2005-03-17

Rebel is the first book in Bernard Cornwell's acclaimed Starbuck Chronicles. Rebel follows the adventures of Nate Starbuck the son of a radical Bostonian abolutionist in Virginia at the beginning of the Civil War. Nate ran away from home with an actress, arrived in Virginia and was promptly dropped by the woman. He is saved from a tar & feathering by one George Washington Falcouner a wealthy member of the Virginia aristocracy. From there, Nate joins the Confederate Army and is involved in the Battle of Bull Run. During the course of this book, Nate goes from being a timid PK to becoming an able soldier and officer. Despite it's difference in time period, the Starbuck Chronicles follow a pattern in Cornwell's writing. Most of Cornwell protaganists are men (and women) who don't fit in with the company they find themselves keeping. Richard Sharpe is a common man who becomes an officer to the chagrin of the aristocracy, Derfel from the Warlord series is a Saxon keeping company with Britons, Thomas of Hookton from the Grail Quest series is the illegitamate son of a priest, and Starbuck is a northerner fighting for the South. If one were to just pick up Rebel and read it, the taut battles scenes and interesting characters are certainly worth it, but if you have read all of Cornwell's books, the character seems a little redundant. Overall however, Cornwell keeps his excellent attention to historical detail and writes a book that is interesting and enjoyable.

The Bloody Ground (The Starbuck Chronicles, Book 4)

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Starbuck series
Formula series but still a good telling
Bloody Ground
Fiction, good fiction, but all fiction all the same
PER ME SI VA NE LA CITTÀ DOLENTE

The Bloody Ground (The Starbuck Chronicles, Book 4)
Bernard Cornwell
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 006093719X
Release Date: 2001-09-18

Book Description

In this fourth, final, and rousing installment of Nathaniel Starbuck's Civil War adventures, Nate is given command of a punishment battalion: a motley collection of cowards, thieves, deserters, and murderers. Setting off to Join General Robert E. Lee's army, Starbuck's men reach Harper's Ferry in time to take part in Stonewall Jackson's capture of the Union garrison. From there, the regiment moves on to the legendary horror of Sharpsburg, beside the Antietam Creek, forever to be remembered as the bloodiest single day of the war. There, Starbuck and his troop will have their courage and commitment tested as never before.

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Starbuck series.......2007-07-13

In late summer 1862, the Confederate Army is invading the United States of America. Major Nate Starbuck has been given command of the Yellowlegs, a battalion composed of failures and cowards. Starbuck does his best to train the battalion and to lead them to the battle against the northern garrison at Harper's Ferry, and then to the bloody battlefield of Antietam where around twelve thousand men died just in some hours. Starbuck and his friends are struggling to survive, not to be killed by the enemies wearing blue uniforms and also by the enemies behind their backs.

This book is the fourth one in the Starbuck Chronicles. Like other Cornwell's books, this one is an excellent read. However, if you already read Sharpes, you would find a lot of similarities between these two series.

Formula series but still a good telling.......2006-12-21

Despite the fact that the entire Starbuck series seems to be a rewriting of the familiar Sharpe series novels, one cannot help but like these books. This, the final addition to the series, is perhaps the one I enjoyed most. Yes, its more of the same but the battle description seems longer in this one than in the others. The theory for how McClellan came to have Lee's plans is interesting and draws in the guerrilla aspects of the war not often touched upon. Cornwell's books are not "great fiction" in the sense of telling a story with deep significance beyond the story, but they are finely spun tales that entertain and that is of value in itself. But do not expect something original in characters - these are Cornwell-templates fleshed out in slightly different situations as with his other novels.

Bloody Ground.......2006-08-24

Bernard Cornwell can really tell a story. He keeps my interest from start to finish.

Fiction, good fiction, but all fiction all the same.......2006-02-15

I will quote from Cornwell's book, The Bloody Ground, " 'There are still yankees in the wood,'Starbuck said, pushing down the lever that rammed the revolver's chamber. ' I shot one,'Lucifer said. 'You damn fool, ' STarbuck said fondly. 'They're fighting for your freedom.' ...'but you shouldn't be fighting. Hell, these ba**rds are trying to liberate you...'" -pages 320-321
Cornwell, Benard. The Bloody Ground. Harper Collins Publishers : 1996.
First off, the yankees were not fighting to free Lucifer, Starbuck's servant, or any other black in the South. In fact, at the battle of Sharpsburg where this scene is taking place, the Emancipation Promclimation was still three months away! And even when the document was signed by Lincoln, it did not free a single slave. The Emancipation Pronmclimation was like saying that slavery can live in the U.S. but in Mexico it will be abolished. The goverment made those, "forever free" where they had no control and let those who they did control be oppressed. It was a military move, a right for the military forces of the North to conscript free and inslaved blacks in the South. I am not a lost cause revisonist. If you can state one fact contridicting mine about what I have said then go for it. But I look to historical documents, letters, and quotes for historical fact. I have quoted from a scene in Cornwell's fictional novel, The Bloody Ground. Now let me quote from history itself...
"It is stated in books and papers that Southern children read and study that all the blood shedding and destruction of property of that conflict was because the South rebelled without cause against the best government the world ever saw; that although Southern soldiers were heroes in the field, skillfully massed and led, they and their leaders were rebels and traitors who fought to overthrow the Union, and to preserve human slavery, and that their defeat was necessary for free government and the welfare of the human family.

"As a Confederate soldier and as a citizen of Virginia, I deny the charge, and denounce it as a calumny. We were not rebels; we did not fight to perpetuate human slavery, but for our rights and privileges under a government established over us by our fathers and in defense of our homes." -Richard Henry Lee, Confederate Colonel

"We are not fighting for slavery. We are fighting for independence." Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederate States of America

"If the South had only wanted to protect slavery, all they had to do was go along with the original 13th Amendment, offered in early 1861 after several states had seceded, which would have protected slavery for all time in the states where it then existed. This was not inducement enough to bring South Carolina or any others back into the fold. The States of the Confederacy, even today, could block the passage of the 13th Amendment, and certainly could have then. This is why the slaveholders wanted to stay in the Union. Their "property" was protected by the Constitution." -Charlie Lott, historian

"The assertion that the South fought for slavery is Yankee propaganda and a monstrous distortion." -Jefferson Davis

"[Defeat] means that the history of this heroic struggle will be written by the enemy; that our youth will be trained by Northern school teachers; will learn from Northern school books their version of the War, will be impressed by all influences of history and education to regard our gallant dead as traitors, our maimed veterans as fit objects for their derision, it means the crushing of Southern manhood ... to establish sectional superiority and a more centralized form of government, and to deprive us of our rights and liberties." -Patrick Cleburne, Major General

My three stars for this book is inspired by the wonderfully illustrated battle scenes. The characters in this book are very fine and mold dramatically with the scenes and the story. Though I do not enjoy Cornwell's slander of the South, though fictional, I pray for a fifth book in the series. I believe that Major Starbuck, Captain Truslow, and General Swineyard have many more glorious and tragic stories to live in the coming months and years of the 1862-1865. I would love to see the series continue after ten years waiting for a fifth novel. If we are indeed treated to a continuation of the series, I hope that Bernard Cornwell will give a little more historical truth to the South's cause and its soldiers.

PER ME SI VA NE LA CITTÀ DOLENTE.......2005-06-09

'Through me the way into the suffering city.' That city (in this context of course) is Sharpsburg, the location of one of the most horrendous days in American Military history only to be rivaled in horror by the Normandy Invasion. The weight of that day is so succinctly summarized by Mr. Potter, who notes that the battle would one day be in the history books, which he finds odd, "because we came to America to escape history."
If you've read this book you already know how well Cornwell can wrap his words around a scene of battle. A battle as profound as Antietam requires more than just description of historical events, it requires an intimate retelling. Cornwell's words read as a eulogy for those soldiers that met on that day, he brings you to Burnside Bridge & the Sunken Road, he brings you right under the kepi. I found this last outing some of his most powerful writing and easily the best in the series. He hints in the ever present "Historical Notes" section that "Starbuck will march again."
Here's hoping!
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Battle Flag (The Starbuck Chronicles, Book 3)

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Great book for fans
glorified yankees
THROUGH GRAY WOLFISH LIGHT, THE MINIE BALL FLIES
Another Interesting Addition to the Starbuck Chronicles
Entertaining historical fiction

Battle Flag (The Starbuck Chronicles, Book 3)
Bernard Cornwell
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0060176342

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Distinguishing himself at the Battle of Cedar Mountain, Confederate Captain Nate Starbuck sees his career jeopardized through the suspicion and hostility of his brigade commander, the grandiose General Washington Faulconer. Their simmering enmity flares to life at Dead Mary's Ford, where Nate Starbuck has to fight the enemy as well as his own commanding officer.

Customer Reviews:

Great book for fans.......2007-04-11

I must admit that the Starbuck series doesn't grab me quite the way that some of the other Cornwell books do, but they are still very good in their own right. Cornwell manages to create suspense and great battle scenes as usual. He also finds a few great historical details to give a real period flavor to his descriptions. The way that the fog of war and the shock of violence are portrayed are stock Cornwell and they still always hit home.

One of the uneven things about this series is that the character development is slightly uneven, on the other hand the characters are all interesting and have very realistic elements.
Highly recommended for Cornwell fans and Civil War buffs. Others will still enjoy it but for your first Cornwell book it might be better to start with something else.

glorified yankees.......2006-01-23

I only give one star to this book for its very dramatic, realistic, and wonderfully written battle scenes. In all four books of the Starbuck Chronicles, Cornwell offers these great scenes to the reader that cannot be found in any other Civil War Novel. In this alone do I wish that the Starbuck Chronicles continue (for the last book stops short of the battle of Fredricksburg ).
However, the plots, characters, and historical value are not to be desired by a serious reader of historical fiction. First of all in the battle scenes Starbuck, an officer is seen fighting among his men with a musket and without rank insignia on his collar. There is no proof that an officer would behave this way except in one or two instances when an officer would pick up a rifle on the field. I believe that Cornwell was trying to make the Starbuck and Confederate officer figure look more edgy and above military tradition and ritual. However, this is not from historical fact.
Also Cornwell does little to give the reader understanding of what Starbuck and indeed all the South is fighting for. The cause is always victory, victory, victory. For what though? For the northerners in the book, however he delicately outlines the cause of freeing the slave. In fact, in one scene, Starbuck asks his free black friend, Lucifer, why he wants to fight the "people who want to free him." However, this too is historically inaccurate. Not only was all the Starbuck Chronicles based before the Emancipation Proclamation was issued but also even after it was issued, the primary cause of the Union soldier was to keep the Southern states in the Union. Historical data reflects that very few Northerners favored the destruction of slavery. When the Civil War ended, 19 of 24 Northern states did not allow blacks to vote. Nowhere did they serve on juries before 1860. However, as wonderful as Cornwell wanted to paint the Northerners, he could now leave out the fact that General Pope of the Union army issued an order that would not hold Northern soldiers accountable for sacking and destroying Southern homes and raping their women. So to disguise this black moment in Northern history, Cornwell uses Billy Blythe, a native of the South wearing blue to do all this dirty work promoted by General Pope. It is sad that the only way for Cornwell to show Northern brutality against Southern citizens was to use a Southern man wearing the blue coat.
For all the good in these chronicles I am saddened that it stenches of the same politically correct and fairy tail lies that have ruined North and South and other wise good Civil War fiction.

THROUGH GRAY WOLFISH LIGHT, THE MINIE BALL FLIES.......2005-05-05

There's a scene toward the end which brilliantly captures the brutal necessarily of following an order, and the unfortunate circumstances for failing to act. Such is the amazingly realistic world of battle that Bernard Cornwell creates time and time again. This outing is by far my favorite & sets the stage perfectly for the epic battle of Antietam - the only complaint is that the war continues after book 4, but the series doesn't. As a Civil War reenactor (PA23rd - Birney's Zouaves!) I can't recommend this series enough for accuracy and detail! Enjoy

Another Interesting Addition to the Starbuck Chronicles.......2005-03-17

Battle Flag is the third installment of Cornwell's Starbuck Chronicles. This book covers a battle that always springs up in Civil War history but is often overlooked, Second Manasas. I found this story interesting and fun to read, but if anyone has read Sharpe before there are many similarities to it. Stupid commanding officers to concerned with their authority, evil soldiers who believe war is an excuse to rape, pillage and plunder. Starbuck is the commander of the Legion, but his authority is tenuous. The battle itself is well written and I enjoyed it. I found the introduction of Starbuck's father intriguing considering in many ways he is the catalyst in the series. Once again I don;t really care for the Adam Falcouner story, although at least he is showing more guts instead of the previous books. One issue I had with this story is that Cornwell does seem to be unfair to Longstreet. Longstreet was held up before Manassas by Union cavalry under Buford, the same man who would later hold the high ground at Gettysburg. Most historians concur that the exact moment that Longstreet struck the Union flank was the most crucial moment to attack so I believe that Cornwell gives him a bit of a short shaft.

Entertaining historical fiction.......2004-12-23

The 3rd installment of the Starbuck Chronicles continues to follow the experiences of Nathaniel Starbuck and in my opinion is an entertaining read.

I love to read fictional history and I love to read Bernard Cornwell. His stories contain excellent battle descriptions and loveable (and dislikeable) characters.

If you are a fan of historical fiction, I wholeheartedly recommend most-anything by Cornwell. Battle Flag probably could have been better, but it kept my attention, it entertained me, and even taught me.

The Defense of Vicksburg: A Louisiana Chronicle (Texas a & M University Military History Series, 90)

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The Defense of Vicksburg: A Louisiana Chronicle (Texas a & M University Military History Series, 90)
Allan C. Richard , Mary Margaret Higginbotham Richard , and Terrence J. Winschel
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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War
James M. McPherson
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ASIN: B000OLP6YA

Battle Chronicles of the Civil War (6 Volume Set

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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War (6 Volume Set

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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War - 1863

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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War - 1863

Manufacturer: Grey Castle Press
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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War 1861

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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War 1863

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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War 1864 (Battle Chronicles of the Civil War 1864)

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Battle Chronicles of the Civil War 1864 (Battle Chronicles of the Civil War 1864)
James M. McPherson
Manufacturer: MacMillan Publishing Company.
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Book Description

Whether the goal is adding a whimsical touch to their home or garden or attracting serious nesters, readers will flock to Building Birdhouses. It has over two dozen do-it-yourself projects for building birdhouses, bird feeders, and bird baths, ranging from functional to fanciful. Equal parts creative ideas, motivating photography, and practical instruction, Building Birdhouses covers the planning and design process, buying materials and tools, and basic woodworking and finish treatments.

Customer Reviews:

It's ok........2006-07-23

There are some decent basic designs, the instructions are fair. I've looked at several different books on birdhouses and they all seem to be mediocre. A couple of good designs and a bunch that don't appeal to me.

sunset building birdhouses.......2006-07-14

i bought the book to make this incredible guitar birdhouse. when i gathered all the stuff and went to copy the pattern part was missing. i contacted sunset ,thye cant help me because that one was outsourced and not available, i was told it was left out intentionally to make me use my imagination/it was not a simple piece. it was the part where the keys and strings attach.i think i wasted my money. it was for a charity.

horrible.......2005-03-30

please ...please before you start your laying out....im sure it won't take long to figure out the dimensions on the plans...on your own none of the dimensions add up
...take the lighthouse for example..pg 106-109 the octogons are all messed up
pg. 108 add up the bottom octogondimensions . 1 3/4..+ 1 3/4..+ 2 1/2..does NOT add up to 6 1/16 ..did this book HAVE an editor?
a comment from anyone who feels this way would be welcome

Excellent.......2004-11-20

While I have not yet built any of the birdhouses found within this book, some of the design concepts are excellent! I've got to build some of these birdhouses!!! A truly unique castle-type birdhouse is found within this book......eye-catching indeed! I like how the book explains that what's attractive for humans isn't always so terribly appealing for birds......wherein the author proceeds to provide plans for "plain" birdhouses all the way up to cosmetically appealing birdhouses. Worth your money!

Perhaps the best birdhouse book I've ever seen!.......2002-09-13

This nifty book has the plans for making 26 birdhouses (and many more, with a little imagination). Each birdhouse project includes lists of materials and tools needed, patterns (when needed), step-by-step instructions and excellent exploded diagrams. The book is chocked full of color pictures, which go a long way towards showing how birdhouses can be used in decorating!

This is an excellent birdhouse book, perhaps the best I've ever seen! If you are interested in making colorful birdhouses, either for use or for decoration, then I cannot recommend this book enough. Buy it!

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