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Peter Taylor is well-known as a masterful writer of short stories set in the old South; not the well-explored South of explosive passions, but an urban world of faded gentility and empty custom. In his almost Jamesian evocations of the mannered upper classes in his native Tennessee, he neither romanticizes nor reviles, but meticulously observes, revealing the patterns of social behavior that leave the individual at the mercy of a relentless past. In this, only the second novel of his long career and the winner of the 1987 Pulitzer Prize for fiction, Taylor weaves a rich social web in telling the story of one family's stark social decline, symbolized by a move from Nashville to Memphis, and of the consequences through the years and down the generations.
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One of the most celebrated novels of its time, the Pulitzer Prize winner A Summons to Memphis introduces the Carver family, natives of Nashville, residents, with the exception of Phillip, of Memphis, Tennessee.
During the twilight of a Sunday afternoon in March, New York book editor Phillip Carver receives an urgent phone call from each of his older, unmarried sisters. They plead with Phillip to help avert their widower father's impending remarriage to a younger woman. Hesitant to get embroiled in a family drama, he reluctantly agrees to go back south, only to discover the true motivation behing his sisters' concern. While there, Phillip is forced to confront his domineering siblings, a controlling patriarch, and flood of memories from this troubled past.
Peter Taylor is one of the masters of Southern literature, whose work stands in the company of Eudora Walty, James Agee, and Walker Percy. In A Summons to Memphis, he composed a richly evocative story of revenge, resolution, and redemption, and gave us a classic work of American literature.
Customer Reviews:
Didn't really get it.......2007-06-13
Peter Taylor has a very nice writing style and I didn't necessarily find the book boring but I did question what it was about? I didn't really get why Phillip resented the father for moving them from Nashville to Memphis when he was an adolescent. Families move all the time and adjust. If there was something deeper there, I didn't catch it.
Very restrained, yet emotionally intense story of a family.......2005-01-14
Peter Taylor, a native Tennessean, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction with this story in 1987. That, together with my residence in Nashville, was enough to recommend it to me.
The story is narrated by Phillip Carver, a fiftyish man who grew up in Nashville and Memphis in a prosperous and well-known family. The patriarchal head of the family, George Carver, had a thriving legal practice in Nashville before moving his entire family to Memphis after being involved in a business scandal with a prominent business partner. This story is about the ramifications that move had upon Carver's children, now middle aged and unmarried - Phillip and his two sisters, Betsy and Josephine. Their lives, all successful in their own ways, have been driven by an abiding resentment towards their father, and the father, in turn, directed their lives in ways that would appear devious and pernicious, including despoiling marriage plans for each one. Phillip had made flight to New York some fifteen years prior to the time period described here (which I calculated to be in the mid-1960's). The narrator, his father, now in his early eighties, and his two sisters, all carry immense emotional baggage towards one another. But it is of a type of baggage that is never given overt voice, lying buried beneath a veneer of politeness and rectitude. Indeed, the narrator conveys deep-seated emotional memories with a kind of dispassionate elan, if that is possible; he feels a step removed from the events of his life, and his feelings towards his sisters and father are unresolved, even under-developed. Indeed, he never quite resolves his feelings towards them, but dutifully returns to Memphis frequently over the course of the story at the behest of his sisters, who have engaged in a lifelong obsession over their father and his affairs. Phillip does receive some revelation on these matters towards the end and sees his family members as they perhaps really were and are.
In some ways, very little happens in this story. I had a sense of wanting the writer to break out and really tell a story. The narrator's emotional aloofness serves to prevent this. Eventually, the story does take off, but it takes some time. The writing is very subtle, and Taylor does have a knack for understatement. But perhaps he was more of a short story writer, as his resume suggests - I did enjoy this book, especially the insights into the lives of the cultural elite in regions that I am very familiar with, but am ambivalent about its being awarded the highest literary prize. Maybe on reflection I will change this view, but for now, I am a little untouched by this work.
The March of Time.......2004-07-28
Like many southern writers of his generation Peter Taylor is very much interested in the march of time and its effects on society. Although Taylor's works focus on the "society" of Nashville and Memphis for the most part and not the agrarians of the rural south, his themes are much the same. The breaking down of old loyalties, manners, faiths, and relationships by the pluralisms of modern life.
A Summons To Memphis has already been described by other reviewers and I'll leave that as it is. Taylor's fiction is a much wider target than the simple story of Phillip Carver and his transplanted family in Memphis. By all means read this book and spend some time with Taylor's masterful short stories as well.
Much Ado About Characters with Little Impact.......2003-11-04
Although Peter Taylor was a fine writer, I doubt that A Summons to Memphis merited the Pulitzer Prize in 1987. It seems almost that this novel should have emerged from an earlier decade, perhaps the 40s after World War II, given its restrained and old-fashioned tone.
The dynamics of the Carver family keep the story interesting, but ultimately there is not one defining event which is dramatic enough to place what happens to this family within a larger, universal context. The personal misfortunes of each family member collectively do not constitute or even come close to tragedy. A move to another city and the loss of the person one hopes to marry may be unsettling, but they are not earth-shattering events. The reader does not see any significant emotional impact that these events have had on any of the characters. Moreover, there is not one character who is so likable or lovable that the reader is moved by his or her fate. Even at the ending of the story, I did not feel empathy for Phillip Carver, despite his conflicting emotions about his father or his proclaimed independence of spirit.
The central weakness of this novel is in the lack of character development and the failure of the author to reveal anything of the characters' inner lives. The two sisters, Josephine and Betsy, for example, might as well be called "Tweedle-Dum" and "Tweedle-Dee." They are practically indistinguishable from one another, and their viewpoints and responses to events are identical. They are not fully rounded characters and reside in the realm of caricature and burlesque. In a similar vein, the mother of the family, who was part of a vibrant social scene in Nashville, is depicted as having strong, fortifying qualities. For example, she places their move to Memphis in an historical perspective and braces the children for its attendant changes on their lives. Inexplicably, she lapses into invalidism and helplessness after the move. No reason is given, other than that this occurs shortly after the onset of a severe headache one day. Even Alex Mercer, a lifelong friend and ally of the narrator, stops communicating after the death of the father, George Carver, and the reader is left wondering why.
Although it succeeds as a well-told narrative about a southern family with a domineering father, A Summons to Memphis does not succeed in bringing us unforgettable characters whose lives resonate long after we finish the book.
Restrained and dignified look at a family?s troubled history.......2001-12-24
Winner of 1987's Pulitzer Prize, this genteel and very old-fashioned tale of a troubled family is more in the tradition of Eudora Welty than that of Jonathan Franzen. Filtering the whole story through the eyes of Philip Carver, a collector of antique books in his late 40's, the author startles the reader by making no effort whatsoever to involve him vicariously in the action, something we now take for granted in modern fiction. Instead, he requires the reader to get to know Philip through his first-person narrative, draw conclusions about his background, and observe how unfolding events change his perceptions, not only about present actions, but of the past, as well.
Philip is, at heart, very much a southern gentleman, despite the fact that he thinks he has escaped his Nashville and Memphis heritage for New York, where he has lived for almost fifteen years, unmarried, with Holly Kaplan. Despite the painful relationship he has had with his autocratic but reserved father, now in his eighties, he responds to a series of phone calls from his unmarried sisters and returns to Memphis, where his father is planning to remarry, an eventuality which the sisters find anathema and which they are determined to countervail.
Both the immediate situation in Memphis and the history leading up to it are told in the past tense, with flashbacks to still earlier times, a rare and difficult narrative approach which keeps the reader at arm's length, but Taylor manages to give emotional power to unfolding events, in part, because Philip's narrative restraint contrasts so sharply with the meanness and manipulation of his "well-meaning" father and, now, his sisters. The irony grows as the reader sees parallels between the present circumstances of the father, his fiancée, and the sisters, and events which happened many years ago. The tables have been turned, but Philip exhibits no sense of victory, no gloating, only growing self-awareness and understanding. He remains a gentleman to the very end in this most unusual and enlightening novel. Mary Whipple
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A SUMMONS TO MEMPHIS
Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000H1SIAQ |
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Summons To Memphis
Peter Taylor
Manufacturer: ALFRED A KNOPF INC (ENGLAND)
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UC9F2W |
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In stories that are simple yet elegant, hard-hitting yet poignant, J. California Cooper writes about the search for fulfillment that propels people’s dreams and desires. In “As Time Goes By” a young woman named Futila Ways grows up focusing her dream of a better future on material wealth, only to discover that having everything she ever wanted cannot compensate for the emptiness in her heart. “The Eye of the Beholder” recounts the story of an unattractive young girl, Lily Bea, whose search for love leads her to embrace her own brand of freedom. And in “Catch a Falling Heart” a woman mildly crippled in a fall endures loneliness and solitude until she finds a man and provides a resting place for his love. Each story beautifully conveys the profound human need to seek some sort of satisfaction, just as a wild star seeks a midnight sun.
J. California Cooper’s insights into the hearts and souls of ordinary people and her irresistible storytelling voice have endeared her to fans and critics. As Ms. magazine wrote, “Cooper’s stories beckon. It is as if she is patting the seat next to us, enticing us to come sit and listen.”
Customer Reviews:
Great book!.......2007-08-28
I've read all of j. california cooper's books, and I have to say that she is my favorite author. She has down-home style of writing that draws you into her characters lives and makes you want to just eat her books up! Thank you Ms. Cooper for your meaningful stories!
Not Quite the J. California Cooper I know and Love.......2007-07-25
I must admit that I was somewhat disappointed in this book as it compares to her other novels. I absolutely love J. California and own everything she has ever written, but this book was lacking in a way that I had never seen in her writings. Not every writer can write short stories well. Most can't seem to bring it full circle with a complete "conclusion." She is unique in that she has that ability as a writer; her short stories are full and complete. She is a master story teller. After reading her books, once completed, I am always in anticipation of the "next" one and that may add to my sense of disappointment with this book, but it is still J. California Cooper and that is good enough for me!
Life and the Dream.......2007-05-13
J. California Cooper has a great unique quality of weaving a story that touches the spirit of men and women. These stories along with the many others that she has written over the years cannot compare to other writers. J. is in a class of her own and I highly recommend that you share in the journey.
Speak to My Heart.......2007-02-01
J. California is one author who truly knows how to "speak to my heart" with her stories. This collections of short stories are built on relationships, healings, self esteem and a host of other humanistic emotions. In "As Time Goes By" Futila dreams of having everything she wants, only to wake up and discover that everything she wants CANNOT cure an empty heart. Lily Bea in "Eye of the Beholder" lives for her very own definition of freedom. In the same way stars seek the comfort of the sun the characters in these shorts was seeking the same satisfaction.
Missy
wild stars seeking.................2007-01-27
I love J California Cooper story telling i have all of her books i was a little disappointed with this one. it seemed rushed and unfinished. but i still love her stories and will continue to read her works.
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This all-new edition of the popular field guide provides photographs and descriptions of all species and subspecies of snakes of Eastern and Central North America from Texas to Manitoba, to the Eastern seaboard of the continent.
Customer Reviews:
Excellent for home and field use.......2007-04-07
Excellent book for novice and experienced alike. Tons of pertinent, useful information. This is a great book for educating entry level herpers. This is not a typical field book, having far more useful information for each species than most I have used. This is particularly helpful when dealing with similar species. More info on typical habitat, range, size, coloration, diet, etc. makes identification easier. A great addition to any library.
Four months and still waiting . . . ........2005-03-25
In fairness, I haven't even read this book. I ordered it in November, and I never received it. Twice Amazon.com asked for permission to extend the date of delivery of my order. Twice I agreed. The third time I said enough is enough. Forget it. I just got my money back, minus the amount I should have obtained from giving Amazon.com an interest-free four-month loan. Each time I was asked to consent to an extension on the delivery date I was denied an explanation for the delay.
I understand that this is more of an indictment of Amazon.com than it is the book, so it is unfair for me to give it the rating I have assigned it. But I just wanted Amazon.com's customers interested in this book that if you want it, be prepared to WAIT!!! (Or look for the book on bn.com.)
Great Guide!.......2004-01-05
I just bought the 2003 edition of this book, and I must say it is great! The pics are very good! On some of the variable species, there are more than one photo to show you the different forms. The author provides great information on every aspect of the snakes' lives including size, reproduction, prey, habitat, and relative abundance. The book is very easy to read and is a steal at that price for 600 well written pages on North American snakes!- Anthony J. Chodan
Good, accessible guide.......2001-08-29
A very good reference and field guide to snakes from Texas to North Dakota eastwards, aimed at enthusiasts and accessible to the average reader. It builds on Tennant's earlier books on Texas and Florida snakes (which were excellent), and in fact the text of the species accounts is often lifted more or less directly from those books. This makes this book less than original, but the detail -- over 600 pages worth -- is very good. Lots of photos, though each are a little small. This book is thicker, more thorough and generally stronger than the companion western volume (Snakes of North America: Western Region). It also has a good bibliography. One quibble, though -- the range maps often do not extend into Canada (though the Canadian ranges of the relevant snakes are discussed in the text), which reduces the usefulness of this book for Canadian readers. Recommended.
Snakes of North America : Eastern and Central Regions (Field.......2000-08-09
Overall I thought this book was well written, very comprehensive, and quite easy to use. The copy I purchased has a problem with some of the pages being out of order. The Western guide I have has the range maps for the hognoses reversed. These may be a function of the printing company's sloppiness. However, I believe this book is an important addition to any serious amateur or professional herpetologist or budding herpetoculturist.
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Wild Star
Catherine Coulter
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Brent Hammond is as handsome as sin and wilder than an unbroken stallion. When he meets Byrony by chance, he's charmed. But when he sees her again, as the petted wife of an older rich man, he's chagrined. Until her life is threatened, and he discovers that only he can protect her.
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Love this Book.......2006-07-19
I have read Midnight Star, Evening Star, and now this one Wild Star. This one is my favorite out of this series. Also, it is one of my all time favorite books. (I haven't read Jade Star yet though) It has everything I was looking for in a romance book. I really liked Byrony and Brent. Byrony gets the short end of the deal up until the end of this book, but she never complains or regrets any of her choices. Brent is strong and plays protector very well. Byrony's father is an abusive man and she will do anything to get away from him. Even marry a man she doesn't love to escape him. After she marries, she realizes that her husband had another motive for marrying her. It is a pretty sick one too. Anyway, the night she finds out about her husband, she runs off into town and stumbles across some drunks. Brent comes to the rescue and from there on out, it is Brent and Byrony trying to overcome their pasts. Brent comes to find out that he owns a hugh plantation and they go back there to figure out what to do with it, because he also owns a saloon that he wants to keep. There is some trouble and this is where Brent really finds himself. He has to face his past. Then Byrony finally gets to face her father and all is well. Lots of action and romance and drama. Kept me interested from page one. I have a hard time reading books to the end without skipping pages, but I read every page in this book.
Not the greatest.......2005-12-12
I read Midnight Star first and immediately wanted to read the rest of the series. Wild Star, I thought, was disapointing. The male character, Brent, never seemed to change. He was constantly donineering and seemed to enjoy making his wife feel like a fool. The female, Byrony, seemed mostly meek and never seemed to fight back, just always giving in. I did, however like the visits with Chauncy, Del and Saint Morris. I am about to start on Evening Star and I hope it's better than this one.
A very satisfying read.......2005-02-26
This is only the third or so Catherine Coulter romance that i have read, and it did not dissapoint me in the least. Brent seemed to have some serious issues though, not trusting women, acting like he was sleeping with his mistress when he wasn't, and kissing Lauren(his stepmother) near the end because he said that "she asked him to kiss her". Byrony(the heroine) was polite and reserved throughout most of the novel, but when she bought that whip!!!that was funny. Also near the end she gets in a small but satisfying catfight with Brent's stepmother over that kiss. I can't seem to find any of the other "star" books at my local bookstore or library, but when i do i'm going to devour them. One setback of the book was how exceedingly rude Brent was towards Byrony. He never expressed remorse over anything he did, but still, i found myself loving him and Byrony as characters the whole book. I recommend this book to anyone who loves a different kind of romance.
one of the most romantic book.......2005-02-03
I really love catherine coulter's books but this is one of my favorite. I enjoyed reading it and was entertained with all the twists of her plots and the unpredictable moves of the character. the setting was an early victorian san francisco. if you are into that, this book is a must. i recommend it as a good traveling company, makes you fall in love...
wild star.......2001-07-29
After reading Midsummer Magic, I frantically looked for other books by Ms Coulter.(Midsummer Magic is one of the BEST books Ive ever read!!!) HOWEVER.....this story i couldnt even finish......no story whatsover and just endless sex scenes.I waited for it to go somewhere but it just never did. VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED.
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J. California Cooper’s irresistible collection of new stories explores the universal themes of romance, family, and the hopes that propel people’s dreams.
In “As Time Goes By” a young woman singlemindedly pursues material wealth, only to suffer from an empty heart. “Catch a Falling Heart” tells of a slyly arranged marriage, and “The Eye of the Beholder” portrays a plain girl’s search for love and her own brand of freedom. Wise, earthy and intimate, these stories are moving parables of the human need to seek some sort of satisfaction, just as a wild star seeks a midnight sun.
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Son of the Morning Star (Pimlico Wild West)
Evan S. Connell
Manufacturer: Pimlico
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ASIN: 1844137635 |
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SON OF MORNING STAR.......2007-08-11
GOOD BOOK,VERY INFORMATIVE,THE WRITING NOT ONLY INTERESTING AND READABLE.BUT,IN MY OPINION VERY OBJECTIVE AND FAIR. ALL SIDES OF CONFLICT SEEM TO BE EQUALLY REPRESENTED AND GIVES THE READER A FEELING OF ACTUALLY BEING "THERE". AND UNDERSTANDING WHY"ONE"IS THERE.
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"David Wild's insights on the world of television are so acute that his articles on South Park have often been our sole source in analyzing what we have done, and what we should try to do next."
-- Trey Parker, co-creator of South Park
Showorunoner n: one who has been deemed capable of overseeing a television show or series For an enormous amount of money [Fin de sicle Hollywoodism Fr. English show--a public exhibition or entertainment or facade + runner--one who competes in a race or one who flees at the first sign of syndication.] also: Show Runner, Lucky Bastard, or Poor Soul
The Showrunners is the ultimate channel-surf through one tumultuous television season as seen by those who know the industry best--the creative "geniuses" who, for better and worse, make TV what it is today.
With candid and revealing interviews and vivid, behind-the-scenes drama, longtime Rolling Stone journalist and New York Times bestselling author David Wild demonstrates that today's real TV stars aren't the high-profile actors but rather the select few writers and producers identified by the networks as bankable televisionaries. Wild offers a riotous, informative guided tour through that TV twilight zone where art and commerce meet, and often butt heads, in an increasingly Darwinian marketplace.
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The trio behind Friends attempts to juggle three shows while keeping America's night of television must-see-worthy.
Paul Simms, the young Harvard-educated comic talent behind NewsRadio, copes with the death of Phil Hartman and endures a season from hell.
Renegade South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the ultimate bad boys of TV bathroom humor, go where others fear to flush.
The producers of the critically acclaimed Cupid ask the age-old question: What is the sound of one viewer clapping?
The team that gave us Party of Five takes their "Love" on the road with a new spin-off for Jennifer Love Hewitt.
Exiled Saturday Night Live eccentric Norm Macdonald hooks up with The Drew Carey Show creator, Bruce Helford, and finds out whether he's ready for prime time.
Two former Seinfeld scribes, Peter Mehlman and Larry Charles, find that there is life after Seinfeld--not that there's anything wrong with that.
The Showrunners is a fascinating group portrait of what it really takes, at century's end, to live and die in prime time.
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Excellent if fluffy.......2007-05-22
This isn't exactly the hardest hitting journalism. Like the writer doesn't offer any critique of the quality of the shows outside of the context of the ratings.
But that's the point of the book it is a good look inside the insular world of these network shows. And in that way it does convey the real experience behind the scenes. When you're working on 7th heaven, 7th heaven is the best show in the world.
the book does make you respect the showrunners and gives loads of great anecdotes.
Behind the scenes with all the tv shows.......2006-02-14
This is a very behind the scenes look at television for one full season. Really shows you what goes on back behind the camera. Aspiring for TV, it may make you re-think it. A little dated, but very informative.
An unsatisfying chinese meal........2002-07-02
As a producer in the motion picture and television industries, I found this book was something of a Chinese meal. Once you digest the clever anecdotes, you discover there is very little else of substance. There is virtually nothing about the real mechanics of running a show day to day such as overseeing the writers room or the day to day give and take with network execs. What is especially disappointing is the single-minded focus on sitcoms. There is nothing about dramatic series. Anyone looking for a serious discussion of the TV industry should avoid this glib and shallow treatment.
TV: The good, the bad, the ugly.......2001-10-14
As a person who actually works in the industry, reading David Wild's book on "The Showrunners" was pretty interesting. How many people would love to get their shows picked up and also to get a good first hand behind-the-scenes look at went on for several shows in the book was knowledgeable and I use the word again...interesting.
Although many of the shows listed in the book are no longer around. It doesn't really matter because there are people, showrunners in the book who will perhaps continue to be showrunners for other programs and to get their side and perspective on the business is good to know.
David Wild knows what he's writing about and he talks to quite a few big names throughout the book. His book on showing what it takes to succeed and how many fail in television and showing the good and also the bad is what many people interested in buying this book would want to read.
Sure, I'm sure there are a plethora of shows and showrunners we would of wished to see in this book but you do get insight from the showrunners for shows like "Friends", "Everybody Loves Raymond", "Party of Five", "Will & Grace", "NewsRadio" and much more.
Is their life after "Seinfeld"? Can the super-trio behind "Friends" juggle three "must-see" shows? How do these showrunners feel about a "Party of Five" spin-off show starring Jennifer Love Hewitt?
Want to know the answers? Buy the book!
Great subject, poor execution.......2001-10-10
As someone in this business myself, I eagerly looked forward to this book. I was unfortunately extremely disappointed. It is poorly written, with trite metaphors, images, and phrases repeated over and over again, not to mention occasional grammatical and typographical errors as well. It's too bad, because Wild clearly had access to some very interesting, influential, and important people, and the story he has to tell (about that year's TV season) is compelling (hence the 2 stars). The quality of the writing simply doesn't equal the quality of the material.
It also becomes evident that he didn't have access to certain shows - "Sports Night" was one glaring omission - and he never addresses this, which is particularly strange in light of the fact that he does mention that "Sports Night" was one of the most critically acclaimed shows of that season.
All in all, some interesting tidbits, but in my opinion not well told, and with some serious gaps. When I finished the book I felt frustrated that I'd spent the money I did on it.
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Wild Texas
Richard Reynolds
Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
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9 1/4 x 10 7/8 160 pgs approx. 175 color photos index bibliography
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TEXAS WILD ~ The land, plants, and animals of the Lone Star State
Richard Phelan
Manufacturer: Excalibur Books by E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc.
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Weather (Collins Wild Guide) (Collins Wild Guides)
Storm Dunlop
Manufacturer: Collins
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Release Date: 2006-04-04 |
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The weather's impact on our world is more apparent than ever, and the weather affects nearly everything that we do. But how is the weather forecast, and how do you read weather maps? Weather answers these questions and many more, helping you to understand what's happening in the sky. Highly illustrated with photographs, satellite images, and diagrams, this is the perfect introduction to our ever-changing weather.
- How to identify cloud types and other atmospheric phenomena
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- Why weather differs from region to region
- Essential facts on storms, tornadoes, and hurricanes
Published in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, America's foremost authority in history, science, and art.
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Star of Wild Horse Canyon;
Clyde Robert Bulla
Manufacturer: Crowell
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Star of Wild Horse Canyon.......2007-01-09
ISBN 0590090720 - Danny has a pony but he wants a horse. He's getting too big for a pony. When Uncle Mack is hired to catch a group of wild horses, Danny is allowed to go along. They find a herd and Danny spots a white horse holding his head proudly. This is the kind of horse he'd like to have, he thinks. And, once the job is done, he gets that horse! Danny spends time taming the horse he has named Star and when Star goes missing during a storm, Danny is sure that something is wrong. Star is tame now, and wouldn't have returned to the wild horses, but he hasn't come home, either! Where can he be? And will Danny ever find him again?
Nice story, a little dated, but kids' books tend to stand up to time fairly well because kids are less picky than adults. Young horse lovers and budding Western fans will enjoy the story and it ends with a couple nice lessons in honesty and friendship. The illustrations are black and white and suit the era of the story perfectly.
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- Alaska Bear Tales
- All Families are Psychotic: A Novel
- An Inconvenient Woman
- Angel Spotlight
- Anne Tyler: Three Complete Novels: A Patchwork Planet * Ladder of Years * Saint Maybe
- Antiquity and its Interpreters
- Arrow of God
- Baltasar and Blimunda
- Bear v. Shark: The Novel
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Recommended Books
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- Once Upon a Country: A Palestinian Life
- Origin of Wealth: Evolution, Complexity, and the Radical Remaking of Economics
- On the Ice: An Intimate Portrait of Life at McMurdo Station, Antarctica
- Social Choreography: Ideology as Performance in Dance and Everyday Movement
- How To Stop Battling With Your Teenager
- Microbiology: An Introduction, including Microbiology Place
A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain: Stories
The Keepers of the House
Martin Dressler: The Tale of an American Dreamer
The Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love: A Novel
Foreign Affairs: A Novel
