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With his 420-page volume, author Howard Boyd presents readers with the ultimate handbook to the New Jersey Pine Barrens. While the bulk of the book (over 300 pages) contains listings and illustrations of the plant and animal species that live and grow with the Pine Barrens, Boyd begins his book by explaining and defining what makes this sandy soiled, wooded habitat so diverse and so unusual.
But just as the title suggests, the essence of this text is its devotion to identifying, classifying, characterizing and illustrating every living creature, from the whirligig beetle to the large-toothed aspen, that makes its home in the Pine Barrens.
Over 700 species, listed first under their common then scientific nomenclatures, are included. Each entry gives a detailed, non-technical description of a Pine Barren plant or animal, indicating when and where it is most likely to appear. Complementing most listings is an original ink drawing that will greatly aid the reader in the field as they search for and try to identify specific flora and fauna.
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Everything You Ever Wanted to know about the Pine Barrens.......2001-08-20
A Field Guide to the Pine Barrens of New Jersey could easily be called "Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about the Jersey Pines". Part history lesson, part field guide, it covers its past and present in quite some detail. Its an amateur naturalist's dream, and an outstanding resource for native New Jersyites who want to know a bit more about this uniquie wilderness area.
The book can be divided into two parts. The first part covers the Pine Barren's . It starts with its ecological history (soil, climate,etc.) followed by utilitarian and development uses(from mining of iron ore to cranberry farming), then its historic sites and folklore (from Smithville to Batsto to the infamous Jersey Devil) and finally, it touches upon current and future uses and preservation.
The presentation in the first part is short, straightforeward, fact-based essays taking up less than the first 100 pages.
The next 300 pages or so serve as the Golden Book/Peterson Field Guide to the plants, mammals, birds, reptiles/amphibians, fishes and arthorpods/insects of the Pine Barrens, respectively. There is a plethora of illustrations accompanying the text, and although lacking the ID markings of the Peterson Field Guides, are excellent nontheless and seem to cover nearly all (if not all) of the species presented here.
In addition, there are plenty of footnotes and references for those with a bent towards the scinece part of nature, as well as a decent index with both latin and common names.
I also recommend a Natural History of Trees, Peterson's Field Guide to Ecology and the Tracker, by Tom Brown, Jr.
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Hunting diving ducks (and sea ducks) is considered by many to be the most challenging form of waterfowling. In most cases, duck hunters must brave big rough water and freezing temperatures in pursuit of hardy, fast-flying birds that can elude even the best wingshooters. Yet the sport continues to draw legions of avid waterfowlers anxious to test their mettle against the elements and the birds.
This is the first how-to guide devoted exclusively to hunting diving ducks such as canvasbacks, redheads, and greater and lesser scaup, and sea ducks such as bufflehead, scoters, and eider. Like its companion volume, A Ducks Unlimited Guide to Hunting Dabblers, this new book will prove an invaluable resource for both novice and veteran waterfowlers. No other book has ever offered as much complete and in-depth information on how to hunt these big-water ducks, including:
· Methods for hunting divers over decoys in rivers, big lakes, reservoirs, and ocean coastal areas.
· Tactics for pass-shooting and hunting in layout boats and shore blinds.
· Boats and other specialized equipment needed to pursue diving ducks.
· Tactics for hunting early and late in the season.
· How to scout and locate the best hunting spots.
· And much, much more.
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Great how to, where to book........2003-11-04
I've never hunted diving ducks or sea ducks, per se, except for the incidental ones I shot while targeting puddle ducks. I just didn't know enough about where to go and how to target bluebills, canvasbacks, redheads, eiders, you name it. So this book was a godsend to me. I bought another book that touched on the subject last year. But this book has all the details you need to get out there and do it. I can't to start hunting these big-water ducks next season.
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This book provides a starting point for learning one of the world's most difficult languages. With hundreds of helpful words and phrases.
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not structured right for me.......2007-06-24
I read great reviews about this book and thought it would be wonderful, but I was disappointed. It does not teach the language in a way that I find to work well for me. For some people maybe it's great, but not me. I don't feel it explains the structure of the language well enough, or starts simply enough. I just don't like the approach it takes, and there definitely isn't enough explanation of how and why sentences and words are structured the way they are. I appreciate that it focuses mostly on the kana (instead of using only romaji) but that isn't enough to make the book useful to me. Some people may be able to learn episodically from examples that come from the story the book tells, but I want to learn from the ground up, starting with structure and theory so that the applications then make sense. The way this book is put together does not suit my learning style, so I have found that it added more frustration to the already challenging task of learning a new language. I do not recommend it to anyone who has a systematic learning style like me.
The Best Japanese Language-Learning Resource I've Found.......2006-09-22
I have been interested in learning the Japanese language for several years, but it hasn't been until more recently that I've gotten serious about it. This review requires a bit of background, first: When I started learning, I began with the very basic "Japanese in 10 Minutes a Day." This book, though effective in teaching key phrases (question words, colors, numbers, asking for directions, etc.) does everything that's essentially wrong with language-learning books. It doesn't explain the "how" and "why" of Japanese grammar and says almost nothing about particle words. Then, I moved on to the Living Language coursebook/dictionary/CD set. The audio CDs were the best feature of this package, but the lessons moved much too fast for me. It's a great reference work for how to construct Japanese sentences and finding essential phrases...however, it is entirely in romaji with almost no information about hiragana, katakana, and kanji. Around this time, I lost interest in Japanese somewhat and it was a few years before I even attempted it again.
After this hiatus, I then decided to approach the hiragana and katakana. I realized that this was what had been missing from my study of Japanese all along. It only took me about a month or so to memorize both of them, with some help from websites and making flashcards. This is really the first step in learning Japanese...I think it might even be the most important step, in the long run. Then you'll be able to write the phrases that you're learning! Hiragana are for all native Japanese words (konnichiwa, sushi, etc.) and katakana are for words borrowed from languages other than Japanese (like "Amerika" for America, for example). Japanese For Everyone anticipates that you will have learned these (or are at least in the process of learning them), since romaji is kept to a minimum in the first three lessons. If you plan on learning Japanese without learning the writing system, than you had better look for another book. I'm not saying that it's impossible to get a handle on the language conversationally without dealing with the writing. However, if you know how to read and write Japanese you will probably find that it's easier to visualize the sentences and understand how words are formed. Once you've learned the hiragana and katakana, Japanese For Everyone is the next step!
Onto the review: prior to the lessons in Japanese For Everyone, there is a clear outline of the structure of the Japanese language. It explains pronunciation, sounds, syllables, and accent. Another section explains hiragana and katakana (and a good explanation of kanji comes later, on pages 94 and 95). Also prior to the lessons, a very good description of Japanese grammar is given; the sentence order is different! English is a SUBJECT-VERB-OBJECT language (SVO) whereas Japanese is a SUBJECT-OBJECT-VERB language (SOV). An example of English in a sentence would be "Fred eats chocolate". The same sentence in Japanese would be "Fureddo wa chokoretto o tabemasu." (the English translation would be, approximately: Fred chocolate eats). This SOV and SVO distinction is an extremely important part of understanding the core difference between English and Japanese. Of course, there will be some sentences with which this rule doesn't apply, but it is generally valid across the board. The beginning section also discusses particle words, which serve grammatical functions within the sentence (for example, the particle "wa" points out the topic of the sentence). Verbs and varying styles of speech (polite, plain, and respectful) are also discussed. Each lesson opens up with a dialogue in Japanese. These are intended to utilize sentence styles and vocabulary later introduced in the lesson, as well as provide a fairly authentic conversation in Japanese. Afterwards, a list of vocabulary used in the dialogue (braking it down into nouns, verbs, expressions, etc.) is given, as well as an English translation. The lesson is then broken down into specific "functions" to be learned. The first lesson's Function I is "Identifying Things: A is B: A wa B desu". Other functions include "What is this?/Kore wa nan desu ka", "Identifying things by pointing them out", "Asking someone to do something". Each function is accompanied by one or more written exercises that help to facilitate what you've just learned. This book provides very good practice for reading and writing Japanese. I'm not exactly sure how to obtain the tapes...I've heard that they are quite expensive separatetly, since they are not available with the book anymore. However, one could just as easily record themselves practicing the dialogues or ask a friend to help them converse. This might even be better than listening to the tapes, because it would provide you with additional practice on top of listening to them later on.
As the lessons move on, basic kanji is introduced (such as "hon" for book). In total, the book states that around 450 of the most frequently used kanji appear in the book. For those who are hoping to avoid kanji for a while, especially if you've just learned hiragana and katakana, don't be alarmed! The introduction of kanji in the lessons progresses very slowly; you'll probably barely notice them being there. It is best to think of them as "replacements" for what you would've written in hiragana before. Some of them are so simple that you'd be better off knowing how to read and write them anyway, instead of thinking you can get away with knowing the hiragana alone. Though different style of text, Japanese for Busy People I: Kana Version, does not do this at all! The entire book is in kana, except for some scant kanji references and pictures of signs containing kanji. For additional information on how to write kanji (with pronunciations, meanings, and word examples), hiragana, and katakana with the correct stroke order, Kenneth Henshall's "Guide to Reading and Writing Japanese: Third Edition" is the book to get.
Japanese For Everyone helps you get accustomed to the actual sort of Japanese you'll encounter in books, magazines, websites, etc. I think it would be just as useful for someone wanting to know "business Japanese" as for someone who was simply very interested in learning how to read and write Japanese for their own purposes. The only thing that I hope they do in future editions is to provide dialogue CDs. Then, it would be perfect!
Excellent book!!.......2005-03-02
I think this book is the best!!!
If you want to find the audio tapes, try going to Sasuga Japanese book store.
[...]
But be aware, these tapes are EXPENSIVE!! $106 for four tapes.
I bought my tapes through Kinokuniya bookstore and paid only
$55. But that was about twelve years ago. And I'm not sure if
Kinokuniya still sells them.
Eh..........2005-02-27
It forces you to learn the Kana and simple Kanji, which is good. Nobody in Japan can read romanized Japanese and most of the English in Japan is what J-popists refer to as "Engrish." But there were not enough written exercises, for me, anyways. There are often relatively complex grammar points which are followed by a minimal number of exercises.
The tapes are available through several web sites (do a search for "Japanese for Everyone, tapes" and it'll pop up on the first page). But the tapes are WAAAAAAY over priced (the best price I could find was $120) and are often only available from Japanese resources, so you get reamed on shipping.
I'd suggest Rosetta Stone or Pimsluer (price-wise, Pimsluer is the biggest ripoff known to man, just FYI), along with speaking as much Japanese with native speakers as possible, via language exchange or spending a lot of time in spots with a lot of Japanese folks (an international district if you live in a larger city like Seattle) or, if you have the opportunity to be there, Japan.
Excellent book, but wish I had the tapes!.......2005-01-31
This book uses almost no romaji. It's there in the first couple of chapters, but after Lesson 3 it's gone. That's a huge plus; anybody who's serious about learning Japanese is going to have to learn the kana and kanji sooner or later and might as well start learning it right from the start - and you'll be surprised at how quickly you pick up the kana, just from reading the exercises.
Then again, I find romaji irksome and decidedly not-Japanese, so I may be a bit biased. :D
Anyway, the only problem I have with this book is that, as several others have mentioned, it does not include the tapes with the dialogues on them. You'll need to find Japanese speakers to work with you on pronunciation or track down a good computer program or CD set (I'm using Living Language).
Absence of tapes aside, this is the book to buy if you're serious about learning Japanese. It's the most user-friendly language text I've seen, and as this is the third foreign language I've studied, I've seen several. ^_~
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Japanese for Everyone: A Functional Approach to Daily Communication (Quick & Easy)
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The Etchings of Louis Icart
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Louis Icart: The Complete Etchings
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There are really two books in this volume; one an historical study of Parisian artist Louis Icart's famous etchings of the early twentieth century, and the other a chronological catalog of all of Icart's known etchings. Both sections are vital information for collectors, art historians and dealers who want to date, identify and interpret the work of this prolific, stylish, and reflective artist. During his forty year artistic career, Louis Icart portrayed beautiful women through joyful, witty, and often poignant images. Icart's etchings are once again being collected and adored, just as they were between the two world wars.
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A young boy helps his grandfather, an etcher, prepare for a year-end studio print sale. The boy's most important task is to color each etching by hand. His mind begins to wander into the world of art as he imagines himself within the very pictures he is coloring, exploring distant lands and flying over his town in a hot-air balloon. Using a young boy and his grandfather as guides, Arthur Geisert explains the process involved in the intricate art of etching, while his colorful illustrations demonstrate the elegance and beauty of this unique art form.
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Simply Fascinating.......2003-01-30
I was introducted this past weekend to Arthur Geistert's body of work via an exhibit of his various etchings and books at the renowned Art Institute of Chicago. They were, in a word, exquisite. Parents will enjoy them as much as older children in subject matter as well. I was wishing that I could buy the etchings framed and display them at home. I plan to order his books for myself, and I don't have children!
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The Early Modern Painter-Etcher
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For half a century after its introduction in Europe, printmaking remained the province of a specially trained group of professionals. What changed this situation was the invention of etching, which allowed for print designs to be drawn directly onto a plate so that any competent draftsman could try his hand at it. Many artists did, and as a result, we now have a wide-ranging corpus of major Renaissance and Baroque graphics made by artists who, though famous in other fields, were novices in the print medium.
Featuring essays by Michael Cole, Larry Silver, Susan Dackerman, Graham Larkin, and exhibit co-curator Madeleine Viljoen, The Early Modern Painter-Etcher spans three centuries, roughly from the time of Dürer to that of Goya, and looks at works executed by some seventy painters for whom printmaking was primarily an experimental field. The book accompanies an exhibition that opened in April 2006 at the University of Pennsylvania and will travel to the Ringling Museum of Art and to the Smith College Museum of Art.
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Italian Etchers of the Renaissance and Baroque
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