ORIENTAL GAMEFOWL: A Guide for the Sportsman, Poultryman and Exhibitor of Rare Poultry Species and Gamefowl of the World

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Great Reviews - Best Book on Gamefowl

ORIENTAL GAMEFOWL: A Guide for the Sportsman, Poultryman and Exhibitor of Rare Poultry Species and Gamefowl of the World
Horst, W. Schmudde
Manufacturer: AuthorHouse
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Binding: Paperback

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Rare Poultry Breeds

ASIN: 1420876813

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The book, over 30 years in the making and based on worldwide research about the history and evolution of Oriental poultry races with a detailed description, their origin, distribution and current day breeding status worldwide, is a long needed work while nothing like it has been published for over fifty years. This book provides in detail educational information about the ancestors of domestic chickens, whereby it traces the origin of many ancient poultry breeds, how and where they were developed many generations ago for the purpose of sportsmanship before cockfighting was banned in most countries. But that has not stopped enthusiasts and fanciers to save many of these species from extinction and rather promoting them through a worldwide interest in exhibitions competitions, whereby in Germany alone are national poultry exhibitions with over 40,000 and even to 60,000 entries every year excite the public in tough competitions as covered in this work. Moreover, the reader will learn everything essential about purposeful breeding and preserving these breeds for future generations to come. The over 250 pictures of some 35 breeds shown in this book have been collected from various sources worldwide, many are of birds bred and photographed by the author giving the reader information not available elsewhere, which includes a today's analysis of the sport of cockfighting as well as extensive information on genetics of the rarest species.

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Great Reviews - Best Book on Gamefowl.......2006-01-02

After reading the raving reviews from different sources about this book I had to buy it and must say, it is the most concise and informative book on the subject with hundreds of excellent color photos of gamefowl breeds from all over the world, Japan, Thailand,Pakistan, Europe etc. The book goes beyong just the description and development of the many gamefowl breeds all over the world, it deals with their breeding, feeding and maintenance and the use for cockfighting in countries where it is still a national sport and part of their culture. I can recommend it to anybody connected with gamefowl and interested in such research.

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A newly updated guide to one of the finest fly-fishing destinations in the country. When Trout Unlimited rated the 100 best trout streams in the United States, nine of its choices were in the southern Appalachians. Veteran angler and writer Jimmy Jacobs takes readers to these famous rivers and to many lesser-known waters in this five-state region. This updated second edition to the most comprehensive fly-angler's guide to the area includes an entirely new chapter on the New River system in North Carolina. Each chapter includes: a detailed map; information on access, regulations, and casting and wading conditions; and coverage of adjacent areas. 38 chapters cover the major river systems of five states. 34 black & white photographs, 43 maps, index.

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Good read, albeit a bit biased.......2007-07-29

A good book, but seemed to be a bit biased towards Jacob's home state of GA. They had the most comprehensive reviews and got more waters than others. To his credit, it is still a good read with some decent information on access points. I'd recommend a book more concentrated to the area you are going, but for all regions of Southern Appalachia, this is not bad considering there is not many books that cover this many miles of trout waters.

A thorough guidebook..........2007-06-03

If Jimmy Jacobs has written a book on a subject of interest to you, buy it. His guide books on southern trout fishing are thorough, concise and leave the reader prepared to catch fish regardless of the destination. He gives you all the information you need to be in position to succeed...the rest is up to you.

Great aid for your atlas on a fishing trip in the Southern Apps........2006-08-09

The author's knowledge of the territory, exact locations and land marks is very helpful. He does not go in to much, if any, detail about insect life in the streams. Overall a very good book in rating streams, fishing quality, and helping you get there.

Trout Streams of Southern Appalachia: Fly-Casting in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Second E.......2005-09-19

This book provides the most comprehensive guide to the fishing streams in North and South Carolina. It is a great resource and each description has a map number so each is very easy to locate.

Good Guide for Anyone New to Area.......1998-05-09

Just spent three days fishing in the GSMNP in eastern Tennessee, and found Mr. Jacobs book to be right on target. A lot of the information can be found from local flyshops, but his book really helped plan our trip in advance. Coupling this book with local advice is a formula for success.

Trout Fishing in North Georgia: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Lakes, Reservoirs, and Rivers

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Excellent technical and directional guide.

Trout Fishing in North Georgia: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Lakes, Reservoirs, and Rivers
Jimmy Jacobs
Manufacturer: Peachtree Publishers
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1561454036
Release Date: 2006-11-01

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An updated version of the highly successful fishing guide first published in 1993, the second edition adds eighteen streams, four new maps, and the latest Georgia fishing regulations. Also included are detailed directions to each stream.

TROUT FISHING IN NORTH GEORGIA is a comprehensive guide which addresses all three fishing methods - bait, spinner, and fly. The novice and master angler alike will find this book extremely valuable as it details every public body of water in north Georgia that is suitable for trout fishing. It also includes information on the history and variety of trout; suggested equipment, tackle, and techniques; regulations; and advice on fishing the various waters.

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Excellent technical and directional guide........1998-10-12

This book is a must have for anyone interested in seeking the sly trout in North Georgia. He is very complete in his technique and equipment sections and his maps are very thorough and easy to read. I never go fishing without it.

Saltwater Angler's Guide to the Southeast: Flyfishing and Light Tackle in the Carolinas and Georgia (Saltwater Angler's Guide Series)

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Flyfishing in Saltwaters Magazine

Saltwater Angler's Guide to the Southeast: Flyfishing and Light Tackle in the Carolinas and Georgia (Saltwater Angler's Guide Series)
Bob Newman
Manufacturer: Wilderness Adventures Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1885106394

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Saltwater is the newest frontier for flyfishers, with new techniques for taking fish being created almost daily. These burgeoning fisheries are an untapped source of exciting sport for both flyrodders and light tackle enthusiasts. This guide covers over 35 species of fish in great detail: habits, habitat, seasonal movement, fishing techniques, and more. From the famous waters of the Outer Banks of North Carolina to the southern border of Georgia, there are detailed descriptions of every bay, river sound, and estuary and how to fish each. Tides, boating tactics, innovative techniques for taking fish near the surface, access points, accurate maps and map sources, guides, fly shops, accommodations, and much more are covered here for the first time ever in detail. This is the first in our Saltwater Angler's Guide Series.

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Flyfishing in Saltwaters Magazine.......2000-07-06

On the subject of guidebooks, here's one that's tough to beat. Bob Newman has divided North America's Southeast Coast into a series of discrete areas, like images on a strip of film, and then tells what you need to know to fish each area. Excellent maps will help you find your way. If it's true that a picture is worth a thousand words, then these maps must be worth 10,000 words each. Newman also provides lists of accommodations, restaurants, fly and tackle shops, marinas, guides and other services. After dissecting North Carolina, he does the same for South Carolina and Georgia, describing the fishing in similar detail for each state. Then comes Offshore Action, a chapter on "green-water" and "blue-water" species, including tackle requirements and tactics, and another chapter on trip planning, with tips on how to arrange hotel, air or rental car reservations and how to choose a guide. Newman writes in a straightforward, breezy style and tosses in just enough anecdotes to keep things lively. As the subtitle indicates, this guide covers "light-tackle" as well as fly fishing, but the emphasis seems more on the latter. A good index helps make the book user-friendly. Kudos to Newman for a thoroughly written and professional job. With this book in hand you'll run like a train, jump like a tarpon, charge for your boat, swear to catch fish, and pull out your fly rod-Yowza! Steve Raymond

Fishing Georgia, 2nd: An Angler's Guide to More than 100 Fresh- and Saltwater Fishing Spots (Regional Fishing Series)

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Fishing Georgia, 2nd: An Angler's Guide to More than 100 Fresh- and Saltwater Fishing Spots (Regional Fishing Series)
Kevin Dallmier
Manufacturer: The Lyons Press
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Binding: Paperback

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Trout Fishing in North Georgia: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Lakes, Reservoirs, and Rivers

ASIN: 1599211408

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More than 100 of the best fishing sites in The Peach State.

Deep Enough for Ivorybills (Brown Thrasher Books)

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A Great Read
Memories of best times, the best parts of growing up.

Deep Enough for Ivorybills (Brown Thrasher Books)
James Kilgo
Manufacturer: University of Georgia Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0820317608

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Jim Kilgo was born and raised not far from the bottomlands of the Great Pee Dee River in South Carolina, but it was not until he was grown that he began to respond to the powerful lure of the forests, fields and swamps of the South.

For Kilgo, reentry into the wilderness becomes a window on the life that men can lead in nature. His discoveries illuminate the truth that the lives of human beings are an integral part of the larger rhythms of nature and the seasons.

"DEEP ENOUGH FOR IVORYBILLS is a record of one person's joyful reunion with woods and waters. With keen insight and rich detail it captures the pleasures of hunting, fishing, camaraderie and the excitement of the chase." (Publisher's Source)

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A Great Read.......1999-10-17

I had this book on my shelf for a long while and finally pulled it down a few days ago. I should have done it much sooner! Jim describes experiences that awaken memories from long ago. When I lay the book down and reflect on his story there always is an afterglow.

Memories of best times, the best parts of growing up........1996-09-21

I have loaned this book to several of my best friends, the ones I shared the best and worst times with. This is the type of book many will relate to because it reminds us of the value of friendship and honesty. If you have a close group of friends who have seen you at your best and worst, this book will add a new wrinkle to the emotional bond between you. I have loaned out my copy of a lot of books, most I never get back. This one I always track down. It is mine.

Cohutta Wilderness, North Georgia, Fly Fishing Guide

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Cohutta Wilderness, North Georgia, Fly Fishing Guide

Manufacturer: Ol'Fart Trading Company, Inc.
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Binding: Map

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Toccoa River, North Georgia, Fly Fishing Guide

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Toccoa River, North Georgia, Fly Fishing Guide

Manufacturer: Ol'Fart Trading Company, Inc.
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Binding: Map

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Fishing Georgia
Kevin Dallmier
Manufacturer: Falcon
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ASIN: 156044777X

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More than 100 of the best fishing sites in The Peach State.

South East Guide to Saltwater Fishing and Boating

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South East Guide to Saltwater Fishing and Boating
Vin Sparano
Manufacturer: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
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Saltwater Fishing. Tackle, Rigging, How & When to Fish

ASIN: 0070598924

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If you want to catch fish away from home, find a local expert.

Vin Sparano has fished the coast from Virginia to Florida with some of the country's best-known anglers for decades, and he's been collecting their hard-earned advice the whole time. Now he's sharing it in this book. The Southeast Guide to Saltwater Fishing & Boating includes tips from the likes of Jerry Gibbs, Barry Gibson, Lefty Kreh, George Poveromo, Tom Richardson, Al Ristori, and Mark Sosin. Local experts don't come any more qualified than this group.

Heading farther north? Pick up a copy of Northeast Guide to Saltwater Fishing & Boating, Second Edition.

" . . . probably the best book of its kind ever published, and should be a must for serious anglers everywhere."--The Suncoast News

"Takes the guesswork out of fishing."--Tampa Tribune and Times

"This guide lives up to its name."--Soundings

"These extremely comprehensive guides will serve time and again as your local 'expert.'"--The International Angler

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Good introduction of most if not all of GA's lakes

Bass Fishing in Georgia: A Comprehensive Guide to Public Lakes, Reservoirs, and Rivers
Jimmy Jacobs
Manufacturer: Peachtree Publishers
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Trout Streams of Southern Appalachia: Fly-Casting in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee, Second Edition

Georgia Atlas & Gazetteer

ASIN: 1561451622

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An in-depth, easy-to-use guide detailing the best spot in Georgia to catch bass, which provides profiles of the state's public waters and the bass species that inhabit them. BASS FISHING IN GEORGIA will aid even the most experienced angler who is searching for new waters to fish. Each fishing area profile contains detailed information about location, access and directions, physical characteristics, and bass populations. Jimmy Jacobs offers a comprehensive guide for anglers - novice and experienced alike - hunting for bass in the more than 60 public reservoirs, rivers, lakes and streams of the Peach State.

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Good introduction of most if not all of GA's lakes.......2003-08-25

This author makes a fine accomplishment of a very large task. Trying to gather info on every major lake in a state, much less Georgia, is a difficult task to say the least. Jacobs does a fine job on specifics of each lake. He provides in depth knowledge of local's advice, history of each lake, proven techniques, occasionally some record catches. My only small and minor complaint is the text could have been edited to read easier. For instance allow a table for each lake to give some of the specs i.e. Date formed, record largemouth, acreage, etc. This would make this reference book that much easier to read.

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Natural Home Heating is the first comprehensive guide to heating your home with renewable energy sources. Greg Pahl offers a well-organized, easy-to-understand tour of all available renewable home-heating options, including wood, pellet, corn and grain-fired stoves, fireplaces, furnaces and boilers as well as masonry heaters, active and passive solar systems, and heat pumps. Learn how to burn environmentally friendly biodiesel fuels, not just in your car, but in your furnace or boiler. Included is everything you need to know about the fuels, systems, technologies, costs, and advantages and disadvantages of each option. Pahl teaches homeowners how to retrofit existing heating systems and choose renewable replacements, or design an entirely new house that can be heated comfortably with minimal environmental and financial impact.
Consider:

95% of American homes are heated with fossil fuels or electricity (which is generated mainly by fossil fuels).

Oil and gas prices will continue to rise as supplies dwindle and sources become less reliable.

Home heating costs could double or even triple in the event of a fuel crisis.

The use of fossil fuels is the primary contributor to global warming.

There are viable, clean, healthy, and affordable home heating alternatives!
Learn how to burn environmentally friendly bio-diesel fuels, not just in your car, but in your furnace. Find out how a ground-source heat pump works and why it can achieve 400% heating efficiency. Discover what it takes to make burning wood truly sustainable. Natural Home Heating explains all these details and more, making it unique in the marketplace.

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Busy hippie chick's dream.......2004-01-31

Greg Pahl's book organizes everything you need to know about heating with alternative fuels in a very "non-techy, quick to find salient facts" manner.I used his book to help me make choices in buying and installing a new wood stove to heat my dome house in Maine.With all of the alternatives out there, this book helped me intelligently sort through a myriad of choices and get a stove just right for my needs.

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A complete teaching course for eatercolor painting techniques for beginners to intermediates.

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Learn Paint-Skies In Watercolour
Ron Ranson , and Ranson
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ASIN: 0004133250

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Learn to paint with the guidance of experienced artists and teachers. Each of the guides in the Learn to Paint series is written by a professional and includes everything you need to begin: basic advice on paints and materials, a wealth of tips and techniques, simple exercises to develop skills, and clear, step-by-step demonstrations. Handsomely designed and filled with color illustrations, these are excellent guides for all aspiring painters.

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LEARN TO PAINT SKIES IN WATERCOLOUR
Ron Ranson
Manufacturer: Collins
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ASIN: B000O8W592

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