Disappearing Lake: Nature's Magic In Denali National Park
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Dissappearing Lake
Disappearing Lake: Nature's Magic In Denali National Park
Debbie S. Miller
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Customer Reviews:

4 out of 5 stars Dissappearing Lake.......2000-03-28

Beautiful visuals and a lucid, entertaining account of an amazing ecosystem make this a perfect gift for curious young minds.

Bicycling The Pacific Coast: A Complete Route Guide, Canada To Mexico
Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
  • Good basic guide, mainly for the maps
  • Excellent Trip Guide
  • Just OK
  • Good book, but I mailed it home in favor of maps
  • The best of its kind
Bicycling The Pacific Coast: A Complete Route Guide, Canada To Mexico
Vicky Spring , and Tom Kirkendall
Manufacturer: Mountaineers Books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0898869544

Book Description

More than a meticulously detailed route, this is an adventure highlighting what to see and explore along the way.

*Bike the coast in one trip or four separate adventures *Road directions, points of interest, and available restrooms and provisions all built into daily mileage logs *Elevation profiles and new Table of Essentials overview for each day's ride *More than 50,000 copies sold in previous editions

From Vancouver, B.C. to the Mexican border, Tom Kirkendall and Vicky Spring guide you turn by turn along the length of Pacific Coast Bicycle Route-all 1816.5 miles. These forty-two suggested daily itineraries (averaging 53 miles each) begin and end at campsites.

Everything you need to know about each day's ride is included: from tunnel- riding strategies to where to buy a new derailer, from one-of-a-kind museums along the way to side trips to lonely lighthouses and towering sand dunes. New to this edition is a quick-glance Table of Essentials for each daily itinerary, listing availability of bike shops, beach access, hiking trails, youth hostels, and activities.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Good basic guide, mainly for the maps.......2007-04-24

We just completed a coastal ride from San Francisco to Mexico. I bought this book prior to the trip hoping it would shed some light on what to expect, tips, training, etc. I was initially disappointed.

But..as we started our trip we found the maps were very valuable (the rest of the book..so/so). The altitude scales were okay, but good enough to set some level of expectations. They didn't always reflect the map in the right scale, but it worked well enough. We initially thought we could ride route 1 the whole way, but found we couldn't in many of the bigger cities, which is where the book came in handy. The maps showed which side streets to take. You can also follow bike signs or bike lanes along the way, but they're not always around when needed. We usually ripped the page out of the book and only carried the small map vs a bunch of maps. You will be surprised how many different maps you would need to carry. Use the book and maps as a general guide, but don't be afraid to wing it. In a few areas like Santa Cruz, South LA, La Jolla and South San Diego (near the boarder) we couldn't find the streets on the map. We got lost, but usually found our way via other streets using general navigation.

Other tips the book doesn't give...wear bright colors, in SF and LA you will be on busy streets with cars zipping by. I hear going in April or Sept are best to avoid tourists and still have really good weather. We used Yahoo Yellow Pages to print out high level city maps with all the hotels listed with contact info and pre-plotted on the map. This was very handy when trying to find a motel in the evening. I also recommend buying the toughest tires you can find (i.e. Specialized Armadillos). Normal road tires are too soft and get too many holes. Between the two of us we had 6 flats and a tire slash in the first day leaving SF..very discouraging. We bought heavy duty tires at a bike shop in Santa Cruz and never got another one the whole trip! We avg. about 78 miles per day with an avg. speed of 15.5 miles per hour, allowing us to get from SF to Mexico in 8 days. Make sure you know how your bike fits you and your body reacts to long days, esp multiple days. I started to ice my knee and quads every night, which made me feel much better the next day. All in all...it was a lot of fun!

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Trip Guide.......2007-02-16

I used this book for a trip from San Francisco to Los Angeles and found it to be extremely useful for determining route, elevation changes, distances and overnight stops. Its up-to-date and informative, and you don't have to follow the described overnight stops for it to be useful. I brought regular maps for the trip, but ended up only using BTPC for reference throughout. The book is portable enough to bring along for the ride, or you can easily photocopy just the pages you need and stick them in your mapcase. I'll be taking another trip further up the coast this year and will be using this guidebook again.

3 out of 5 stars Just OK.......2006-11-04

This book should really be titled, "Touring the Pacific Coast By Bicycle" because it really isn't about the cycling. Following the route in this book pretty much takes you on the most direct route down the coast and misses some great riding roads. Might be OK if you are pulling a trailer or carrying too much stuff but if you are travelling light and like riding, I'd suggest the Adventure Cycling and Krebs Maps as better routes. It does suggest some nice parks to stay at but I found it not worth the weight and ended up leaving it at a friends halfway through my trip.

3 out of 5 stars Good book, but I mailed it home in favor of maps.......2006-06-23

I biked the entire Pacific coast in September 2005, and used this book to help plan my trip. Were I to do it again knowing what I know now, I wouldn't buy the book.

Don't get me wrong, this is a good book - I read it ahead of time and it helped me figure out relative distances and times, which helped in planning. In general it seemed very thorough and well put-together, and I met people on my trip that used it.

It's main drawback is that it's a BOOK. It's not convenient to refer to on the road, and the directions, while nicely detailed, are too verbose for real reference. In addition, because it's fundamentally a linear narrative of how to get from here to there, it's not very convenient if you need or want to get off of their path for any reason.

I mailed this book home after I discovered that my Adventure Cycling maps (adv-cycling dot org) fulfilled all of my needs - directions, detail in cities, where to shower, sleep & eat (including phone #s), elevation, and distances. Besides that, they are small, waterproof, and easy to refer to while riding or pull out at a stop-sign.

In general I'm a more visual/map guy than a directions/narative guy, so your mileage may vary. If you want a book to tell you how to bike the Pacific coast, this is the one. If any of what I said sounds like you it applies to you, feel free to skip the book.

4 out of 5 stars The best of its kind.......2005-10-05

This route guide is one of the best I've seen out in the market place. It has all the details that a long distance biker on a budget would need including: road map, elevation map, descriptions of interesting sites, road conditions, traffic conditions, mileage, camping sites with levels of amenities (esp important shower), and where to get food and other supplies/services. I also liked the fact that it wasn't trying to be everything to everyone by not including detailed information on hotels, motels, restaurants, etc except for the fact that they exist or don't exist in a particular town or area.

So why did I not give them 5 stars?

1) Internal inconsistancy - there are a significant amount of these. Mostly it is where the mileage of the description doesn't match with the mileage of the elevation map. Here's an example. In the Oregon Border to Elk Prairie Campground the written route description indicates that the first summit of the Crescent City hills is at mile 34.6 but the elevation map shows that summit at 28 miles. Am I cutting hairs? You decide. But depending on your ride pace a 6-7 mile difference can be 1/2 hour, not so much of an issue in the middle of the day but it might be at the end of the day.

2) Updated content - I have a suspicion that the guide hasn't been updated even though the 4th edition came out just recently. For the most part, the guide was written in a timeless manner that prevents it from showing much age. For example, it doesn't recommend particular restaurants. But things do change. For example on the Elk Prarie Campground to Eureka KOA day the recommended route is on Hwy 101. It's very busy and a couple of nice smaller roads are recommended (Patrick's Point and Little River St Beach). But the Hammond Trail, that takes you from Clam Beach County Park, just north of McKinleyville, South for 13 miles mostly on car free paved path, isn't mentioned. I suspect the trail didn't exist when this guide was written. The authors generally go to lengths to help you avoid nasty highway riding so I suspect that this wasn't a conscious oversight.

3) Out of scale road maps with little detail - It would have been nice if they sprang for some real maps. For example in the Nehalem Bay State Park to Cape Lookout day, the written mileage shows that Cape Meares State Park to Netarts is 4.5 miles and that Netars to Cape Lookout is 6 miles. Which seems about right after biking this portion. But on the road map the distance from Netarts to Cape Lookout appears to be 5 to 6 times further.

Overall, if you are biking down the coast, absolutely get this book but suppliment it with other resources such as AAA roadmaps, Adventure Cycling's bike maps, or the Oregon Dept of Transportation "Oregon Coast Bike Route" (found at the Oregon Tourist offices).

I've ridden parts of the coast, Santa Cruz to the border and Aberdeen to Eureka and look forward to filling in the gaps. Some advice: 1) Go "off season", much of the ride is basically on heavily traveled highways. I didn't know so many RVs existed. 2) Go out of your way to meet your fellow bike tourists. I met people from all over Europe, Asia and even Americans. All with cool stories. 3) Get your bike in top notch shape, before your ride. Let's just say I toured most of the bike shops in Oregon over a four day period. Not fun. 4) Don't ride everyday and don't forget to relax.
Bicycling the Pacific Coast : A Complete Route Guide, Canada to Mexico, 3rd Edition
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    Bicycling the Pacific Coast : A Complete Route Guide, Canada to Mexico, 3rd Edition
    Tom; Spring, Vicky Kirkendall
    Manufacturer: Mountaineers Books, The
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    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: B000KXNHMA

    Lonely Planet Unpacked
    Average customer rating: 2 out of 5 stars
    • Not very much fun at all.
    • Tedious account of boring people on the road
    • surprisingly disappointing
    • boring - a huge disapponment
    • Unimpressive "disaster" stories
    Lonely Planet Unpacked

    Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications
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    ASIN: 186450062X

    Book Description

    Every traveller has a horror story to tell: lost luggage, bad weather, illness or worse. In this lively collection of travel disaster tales, Lonely Planet writers - Tony Wheeler among them - share their worst moments of life on the road.

    From Kenya to Sri Lanka, from Brazil to Finland, from the Australian outback to India, these travellers have encountered hurricanes, road accidents and nasty parasites. Suzanne Possehl finds there is life in the KGB yet, Tim Nollen discovers the kindness of strangers and Anthony Haywood survives a taxi ride through Siberia. Dani Valent walks away from a desert car crash, and Ryan Ver Berkmoes is stranded in the Arctic Circle. Reading these funny and frightening stories from the dark side of the road will make you think twice about a career as a travel writer, but the best thing about them is the knowledge that it all happened to somebody else.

    Contributors: Jennifer Brewer, Bruce Cameron, Andrew Draffen, Jim DuFresne, Steve Fallon, Matt Fletcher, Susan Forsyth, Paul Greenway, Rosemary Hall, David Harcombe, Anthony Haywood, Mark Honan, Scott McNeely, John Mock, Tim Nollen, Randall Peffer, Suzanne Possehl, Nick Ray, Daniel Robinson, Miles Roddis, Chris Rowthorn, Dani Valent, Ryan Ver Berkmoes, Tony Wheeler, Brad Wong andPat Yale.

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Not very much fun at all........2007-01-12

    LONELY PLANET UNPACKED, one of the first in LP's line of Journeys travel stories, is a collection of reminisces by twenty-six Lonely Planet travel guide writers about disastrous experiences on the road, from getting robbed to waking up with a scabies infection in a bed and breakfast. The idea may sound interesting, but the book isn't much fun at all.

    The first thing that hits the reader is the low level of much of the prose. While these travel guide writers may be experts at compiling a useful list of monuments, restaurants, and hotels, but many are not very good story-tellers. Ironically, the more interesting tales are written incoherently or repetitively, while some of the most insubstantial are penned with literary flair.

    And this reviewer also seconds reviewers who have pointed out that the authors seem overwhelmingly concerned with getting drunk or--in the case of one contributor about Cambodia--completely stoned. It's understandable that a traveller might have some rage against a nation after a bad experience, but few of the writers were seeking much contact with the local people before their unpleasant turn of events. They jaded go through a country to add another one to the list and write a book, but they ignore the language and common people, spending a lot of time in bars for tourists and ex-pats.

    I can't really recommend this book at all. If you are an independent traveller, think about how far the cover price of this book would get you towards your own (hopefully more sunny) adventures.

    1 out of 5 stars Tedious account of boring people on the road.......2005-12-01

    There are two aspects to this disappointing book.

    Firstly, it is sad that Lonely Planet, which started as an honest guide for independent travellers, now turned into a money-making machine which sells everything but extended warranties on domestic appliances. This book is a collection of leftovers which were left out not because they don't fit in any of the guides but truly they do not belong anywhere.

    Now, they thought, we will put some crap together and never mind that it's really poor writing the suckers will buy it 'cause we've got the BRAND!

    This book can be educational: it shows, quite graphically, how tedious a journey can be if you are an immature good-for-nothing whose major (and sole) cultural experience is getting drunk with any foreigner in a third-world country who is happy for you to buy him a drink, and whose sole criteria for picking out a destination is whether you can get to a suitably exotic-sounding country cheaply so that you have stories to tell when you get to your next cheap destination and get drinking there.

    Oh, and don't forget, for most of the dramatic personae in the book the highlight of any trip when you wake up in a Russian monastery with a bad hangover from Mongolian intestine vodka (or whatever) that you had with Malaysian ex-convicts last night and then you miss your plane because you are two hours late for your onward flight. This is, like SOOOO hilarious. What to do then? Why, you get drinking with a blind Ukrainian pilot's mate and eventually they get you on a military plane and get you out of there. Never mind that, you get REALLY plastered on that plane! How's that for fun?

    These are not very good stories from people who less than accomplished writers. Ordinarily, you can get that sort of narrative at a local bar at around 10:30 p.m. The book is an absolute waste of money.

    1 out of 5 stars surprisingly disappointing.......2002-01-03

    I sure was expecting more from a Lonely Planet publication. As other reviewers wrote--most of these stories were boring and not well written. I gave it one shining star for the story by Ryan Ver Berkmoes! He wrote an interesting story with a few snide remarks scattered thru-out. His was the only story, really, fun to read.

    1 out of 5 stars boring - a huge disapponment.......2001-07-31

    I am a regular reader and user of the Lonely Planet guidebooks for several Asian countries, and I love the way they are written and all the funny little comments and horror tales.

    I expected this book to be full of hilarious stories from around the world, but it isn't. Most of these stories are boring and lame. The good ones don't justify paying money for this book. Several of the stories are poorly written.

    1 out of 5 stars Unimpressive "disaster" stories.......2001-07-23

    I was really looking forward reading the book, as the cover promises the reader some disaster stories from "the people" themselves. Well, after reading the book I can only say: if you guys call that disaster stories you have a boring live and how in the hell can you write such a good guidebooks?! For example: Tony Wheelers story about Mt. Kailash is entertaining and its great to read about Kailash as a destination, but the disaster he experiences is what I call not very impressive. Lonely Planet should stick to updating their fine guidebooks more regulary instead of putting their brand on inferior stuff.
    Lonely Planet Unpacked Again: Travel Disaster Stories (Lonely Planet Journeys (Travel Literature))
    Average customer rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
    • Useful - but not in the way LP intended
    • Great Short Stories from the Lonely Planet writers
    • Disappointing to say the least.
    Lonely Planet Unpacked Again: Travel Disaster Stories (Lonely Planet Journeys (Travel Literature))
    Tony Wheeler
    Manufacturer: Oakland CA
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    ASIN: 186450319X

    Book Description

    Have soldiers ever mistaken you for an enemy agent? Have police ever thought you were a murderer on the run? From kidnappings in Morocco to riots in London, from close encounters with Brazilian voodoo to close shaves with Russian bureaucracy, it's all in a day's work for Lonely Planet writers and staff. Revealing the challenges that lie in wait for budding travel writers, Lonely Planet Unpacked Again will make armchair travelers glad that they're safe and sound at home.

    Customer Reviews:

    1 out of 5 stars Useful - but not in the way LP intended.......2004-10-29

    This little book is an essential read for those who wish to understand why so many LP books are mostly naive, hysterical, biased waffle. It will show you, in great detail, the sad people who produce these poorly researched newsletters, and you will get a deeper insight into why most of the Lonely Planet books are a waste of money.

    (Enthusiasts of LP can stop reading now and click NOT HELPFUL straight away. Thank you.)

    A reviewer before me summed it up very neatly about the writers: "either drunk much of the time, naive beyond belief, or both". I could not say it better.

    You read this book and you see this is all about getting drunk, missing the plane, getting drunk, not complying with immigration regulations, getting drunk, and then getting drunk some more. And always, ALWAYS going to the poorest countries and driving a hard bargain with the poorest people there so that afterwards they can proudly boast how they crossed India (2000 miles or something) for $11.50 when the going rate was $11.70.

    I remember reading, with disbelief, in LP guide to West Africa about how you can take a journey of over 100 km for $0.11 instead of $0.15 or something. Now I know what kind of dolts write these guidebooks and I perfectly understand them.

    Having no money is no sin; having no brain and no thoughts in your head and not seeing ANYTHING beyond the cheapest bus fare on a rusty bus (Oooh! I'm not going by taxi like all those disgusting rich people! I am so proud of myself! I think I'll meet up with Deanna Swaney and get drunk!) is not a sign of intelligence; but writing travel books when the ONLY thought in your head is saving money and getting drunk - this is just plain sad.

    "Disaster Stories"? Yes. The biggest disaster is that most of those writers ever got their boarding passes.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Short Stories from the Lonely Planet writers.......2003-09-17

    If you love travel, you'll love this book.

    The book is a collection of short stories from the writers of Lonely Planet. It's a great behind the scenes look at the people that put together the high quality books.

    Charming, funny, and even scary stories make this book a wonderful read.

    Many of the stories will make you laugh out loud, others will make you thankful that you weren't there!

    Lonely Planet Unpacked will help you relive your own travel adventures. Only people that have truely traveled (backpacked)will get something out of this book. As for all travelers have their own tales to tell, and this book lets you hear what others have faced in the pursuit of seeing the world.

    A great read!

    1 out of 5 stars Disappointing to say the least........2002-02-04

    I wish I had read the reviews of the first volume of this series because if I had I might have not wasted both the money, and time I spent on this book.

    It is almost impossible for me to believe these are even the second best stories that Lonely Planet could find among all the writers they have hired over the years. This book actually makes it less likely I will use their guidebooks from now on. Why should I use a company that seems to hire people who are either drunk much of the time, naive beyond belief, or both.

    The travails of a man who got so drunk he missed his charter flight home from the Canary Islands. Another story of having a dental plate worked on during a holiday. Is this really the best stories they can find?

    While there are several moderately good stories here, spend your money more wisely on some great travel books by Dervla Murphy, Pico Iyer or, if you really want to read about someone pushing the envelope, try Danziger's Travels.
    Lonely Planet Unpacked : travel Disaster Stories
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      Lonely Planet Unpacked : travel Disaster Stories
      Tony (and Other Lonely Planet authors) Wheeler
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      The Doom Stone
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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      The Doom Stone
      Paul Zindel
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      A killer beast—half-man, half-apelike—terrorizes the English plain on which Stonehenge lies. Fifteen-year-old Jackson Cauley, with the help of his anthropologist aunt and a local girl, has tracked down the predator's lair. But the source of the beast's power lies in the ancient Doom Stone of Stonehenge, and unless its secret is unlocked, the deadly slaughter will continue.

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      Customer Reviews:

      4 out of 5 stars The great book.......2007-04-04

      This book would be great for people like me,mystery readers.When the book starts to get good the 13-year old boy named Jackson and his Aunt Sahra go to find a monster at an old windmill near a graveyard,they find the monster and a young girl,but once the monster gets angry it attacks Jackson and his aunt,Jackson got out o.k. but his aunt was not so lucky.now it's up to Jackson and Alma The young girl,to stop the monster

      5 out of 5 stars the best book.......2006-09-21

      The book the doom stone is a great book. It takes place in england at the stonehenge. the conflict is that there is a beast that is killing people and theres only one way to stop it.Jackson is the main character in the story. It all starts with Jackson riding in a land rover to visit his aunt Sara.On the way they pass stonehenge and Jackson witness a large figure attcking a man with a long pony tail.Later he finds out about the beast.The military wants it dead.They are flying in a helicopter provided by the milatary.They find an old mill. They look inside of it and find the beast shot from inside the mill are herd before the could leave his auntSarah gets bit.Somehow the beast can control her thoughts.She is now in the hospitalJackson and a grave diggers daughter meet and become good friends.Later they find a cave with a bunch of hamless little creatures they also find the beast. Later on in the story they find what can kill him they fight in a tower to kill the beast.This is the most interesting book i had ever read and is now my favorite.

      3 out of 5 stars cole k.......2005-12-15

      This month, in my english class i read a book called the doom stone. I give this booke a 3 out of 5. it was mediocer at best. The book, i thought, had poorly developed characters, i disliked the plot line, and the book wasn't really like the reviews said. I also thought the story dragged on about a lot of things. Don't get me wrong, I like Paul Zindel, but this wasn't my favorite book from him. That is why I give this book a 3 out of 5.
      The book The Doom Stone is a story sbout about a boy named Jackson who lives with his aunt. They go to England to stone henge to study attack sights. they find the monster and it bights his aunt. his aunt starts wierding out so jackson goes to find the beast. He meats a girl named alma and together the solve the mystery of the monster.

      2 out of 5 stars The doom stone.......2005-12-10

      There was a kid named Jackson who was 14 years old who always went to vist his aunt sarah sho studied and helped people all across the world one day when Jackson went to see his aunt, she was in England. On his drive to see his aunt, they passed the Stonedhenge. Jackson looked out the window and saw a yound ma with a pnytail running as if some thing terrible was chassing him. Jackson saw some thing big liike a beast running behind him jump, bite, and kill him. Jackson told the driver, "Stop, some one is being attacked"! The driver gets out, and they see there to help stop the beast, so they go out to try to stop it. Hit aunt gets bet by it, and the beast takes over her. The book is about how Jackson tries to kill the beastand save his aunt.

      It was exciting and thrilling because they keep chasing the monster, and things always go from bad to worse. I also thought that is was scary at parts and made you think about what was going to happen next. I liked it because it was like a horror book, the monster kills lots of people and hurts people, and it was also cool how it took over people when it bits them.

      I didn't like that the monster was invincible and could't be killed that easily. I don't the fables of the stones. I also didn't like the way it began or ended. I didn't like the plot of the story and how the story ran to gather so quickly.

      OUt of all i give it a 2 out of 5 because it was a good story, and i liked it. I would probably read it once again but never 2 to 3 more times. It was ok but not the best book i ever read. Why i didn't give it a very high rating is because Im not into knowing what a story about Stonehenge really. I never really wondered what kind of powers it has or any of that stuff. I also didn't think that the monster was that scary. The only thing i realy liked about it was that it was more horrobook and it keeps you thinking.

      4 out of 5 stars Cody's Review.......2005-04-25

      Cody Werner 7-o 4/25/05
      The Doomstone
      Paul Zindell
      The book The Doomstone is about a kid named Jackson.
      In the story Jackson visits his aunt Sarah in England. While he is there, a couple strange things happen. For example: when he first gets there he witnesses a murder out the side of sergeant Tillman's Land rover. He also hears from his aunt that there have been a lot of murders happening at Stonehenge lately. He learns that his aunt is working at Stonehenge as an anthropologist. I think the book The Doomstone is one of the best books I ever read. I recommend this book to anyone who likes Paul Zindells books.
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        Paul Zindel
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          Cornell Woolrich
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          Binding: Paperback
          ASIN: B000P7BE3K
          The Doom Stone
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            The Doom Stone

            Manufacturer: Avon
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            Binding: Paperback
            ASIN: B000ATOL0Q
            The Doom Stone
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              The Doom Stone
              Paul Zindel
              Manufacturer: Hyperion
              ProductGroup: Book
              Binding: Paperback
              ASIN: B000FS5GCE

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              An inhuman monster is stalking the English countryside around Stonehenge! Jackson Cawley and his new friend, the gravedigger's daughter, must rush to stop the murderous beast before it can kill again--or mind-meld with his anthropologist aunt!
              The Doom Stone
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                The Doom Stone
                Paul Zindel
                Manufacturer: Hyperion
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback
                ASIN: B000NY80K0
                THE DOOM STONE (RED FOX YOUNG ADULT)
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                  THE DOOM STONE (RED FOX YOUNG ADULT)
                  PAUL ZINDEL
                  Manufacturer: RED FOX
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback

                  Science Fiction, Fantasy, & MagicScience Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic | Science Fiction, Fantasy, Mystery & Horror | Literature | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
                  ASIN: 0099542714
                  The Doom Stone - Special Edition
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                    The Doom Stone - Special Edition

                    Manufacturer: Hyperion Paperbacks for Children
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback
                    ASIN: B000EN0KAI

                    Product Description

                    When Jackson sees a young man viciously attacked and witnesses a similar savage attack on his beloved Aunt Sarah by a beast no one has ever seen before, he must rush to stop the beast before it can kill again and to save his Aunt from a debilitating mind-meld with the creature. This leads him to Stonehenge, where he and his new friend, Alma, the grave digger's daughter, risk their lives to solve the mystery of the inhuman monster that is stalking the countryside.
                    Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (The fabulous Philosopher's Stone./The Doom Diamond, No.67,January/No.70,July-1967)
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                      Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge (The fabulous Philosopher's Stone./The Doom Diamond, No.67,January/No.70,July-1967)
                      Walt Disney productions
                      Manufacturer: K.K.Publications Inc
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

                      GeneralGeneral | Comic Strips | Comics & Graphic Novels | Subjects | Books
                      ASIN: B000MWC44Q

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                      Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge,Walt Disney productions,K.K.Publications Inc.
                      The Doom Stone - Avon T-408 Cornell Woolrich
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                        The Doom Stone - Avon T-408 Cornell Woolrich
                        Cornell Woolrich
                        Manufacturer: Avon
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Mass Market Paperback
                        ASIN: B000JSXNLQ

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