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This spare book glitters -- with moisture, with crystallized salt from the body and the sea.

"Fishing and Hunting Stories from Lake of the Woods" is an aptly titled book, as it is basically a collection of the author's favorite experiences from his hunting and fishing trips to Lake of the Woods. For those of you unfortunates who are unfamiliar with the lake named in the title, it is the 12th largest lake in the US, sits on the Canadian/US (Minnesota) border, and provides the east border for the small town in which I grew up. So now you know my motivation for picking up this short collection.

The booked is split into halves, one fishing and one hunting, and each chapter contains a collection of stories and recollections pertaining to a different species of animal. The author is the owner of Lund fishing tackle in Minnesota, as well as a high school teacher, and he owns land on the islands of Lake of the Woods. Made obvious by the volume of his stories is the fact that he has spent many, many hours enjoying the lake and has taken his share of bounty from it. At the end of each chapter, Lund gives some bullet point helpful hints for hunting/fishing the species discussed in the chapter. They all seem tried and true based on his experiences.

While Dr. Lund is definitely an outdoorsman first and an author second, I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I felt as if I were listening to my grandfather retell tales that he has told dozens of times, and you can sense the joy that Lund gets from the act of recalling and telling about his experiences.

My favorite part of the book is Dr. Lund's reinforcement of my own belief, that while the act of hunting and fishing is great, the real joy is found in being outdoors and sharing experiences with friends/family. The product of the hunt is secondary. He has been blessed with many friends and relatives around whom his stories revolve, and the memories of his experiences with these people make the memories more indelible for him, and bring the stories to life for the reader.

As I mentioned, I am completely biased since I grew up on Lake of the Woods and love hunting and fishing, so I am giving the book a 4 rating. The prose is not astounding, but I enjoyed hearing the stories and became excited to continue building my own collection as a result of reading this book.

To understand the quest of a man such as Gandhi; to understand his idealogy; his beliefs; his faith and his deep-rooted spirituality within Hinduism; all within the context of India's independence struggle is truly a fascinating experience. His extremist approach to non-violence, and his indomnitable spirit to sustain pain and his simplistic approach towards life, humbled the British to part ways with their jewel, India. Knowing fully well that India was no match for the might of the British Empire, Gandhi was truly the saint that drove the British out of India. Ofcourse, many facts highlighted are not to personal approval, however in the spirit of knowledge and understanding, this book has provided me with fresh insights and thought provoking images.

This is a good book, for the advanced guitar player, but if you're like me, just starting out, get a beginner's book. There are a lot of confusing terms and notations that, unless you're a genuis, you'll never be able to understand. But otherwise, it is REALLY complete, has over 2100 chords and the book is sorted in a logical order.

...he would probably have written a book like this. He wasn't, but fortunately we have Trevor Norton in this pleasant account of Long Ago and Far Away when Marine Biology was still in its infancy & folks could learn much by simply observing animals. Here they observe them in the idyllic setting of Lough Ine, a brackish inlet on the Irish Coast, home of a somewhat ramshackle Marine Station since early in teh 20th century. Norto's writing is clear & lively & really DOES remind me of James Herriot's vet books. Norton focuses as much on the people as he does on the science & this makes for a fun read -he has a remarkable collection of eccentric characters to talk about as he charts his own (and their) gradual agiung from bright eager undergraduates, through productive middle age, to at least in the case of his principals, a rather sad ending. Overall I felt taht I got a really nice sense of both the place,the people, and a good bit of the science that was the focus of what was clewarly a magical place & a magical time. I would reccomend this book to biologists and non-biologists alike esp. anyone who is lucky enough to be considering heading off for their own first summer at a Field Stationn. -oh the illustrations nicvely complement the text & overall this is a book to read, pass on & get another copy of.

A classical account on India - fresh, vivid, humorous, sometimes partially, but in many respects until this very day an excellent indtroduction in Indian thought and behaviour!
What we didn't know until Sylvia Murrs detective-like analysis of manuscripts: the late Abbé (1766-1848) had a ghostwriter - he owned an older manuscript of the Ex-Jesuit Coeurdoux (+ 1691-1779), a brilliant scholar of Indian customs and lifelong observer of his exotic environment. Dubois added to his model many sociological and ethnical observations - a real teamwork ...
The book is of outstanding interest - both authors lived in all more than 90 years in a continent whom they tried to understand - not in vain.
This book represents in a certain sense the key to Indian manners and customs the Indians themselves sometimes seem to have lost ...
* In 2002 there came out a German translation with commentary

It is increasingly difficult to find the Happy Hollisters series of books. There were 33 books in this series, written between approximately 1953 and 1970. This particular edition is the ninth book in the series, and was written in 1955.

The Happy Hollisters are somewhat of a relic of an era gone by. The family consists of five children, Pete, Pam (Pamela), Ricky, Holly, and Sue, and their parents Mr. and Mrs. Hollister. There are also Zip, a collie, and White Nose, a cat, who has five kittens. Mr. Hollister runs a store called The Trading Post, which is similar to what was once called a general store in days gone by.

Throughout the series the children solve mysteries, usually as a family. The mystery this time is regarding Fort Freedom, which has been lost since colonial times. If the fort could be found it would be important historically. In addition, people believe that settlers had hidden their gold in the fort. The town of Shoreham was offering ten thousand dollars to the owner of the property on which Fort Freedom was located, and the Shoreham Eagle, the town newspaper, was offering an additional five hundred dollar reward. Remember that when this story was written in 1955 that $10,000 was a substantial sum of money, enough to buy a nice house.

The children learn of a clue involving Mr. Hiram Winthrop, who supposedly sent a letter to the Shoreham town council detailing the location before he died. However, the letter never reached the town council. The children find the letter with a little luck and clever deduction, but before they can deliver the letter Joey Brill, the town bully, steals the letter from them.

The children are daunted for a short time, but then they continue to investigate possible locations for Fort Freedom. The children soon meet men building a new highway through town, and a family being displaced by the new highway. Someone begins to sabotage the construction equipment, blaming the damage on the family being displaced and the Hollisters! The Hollister children believe that Joey Brill is involved somehow.

The Hollisters also encounter a mysterious man who may be looking for the fort and its fabled treasure. As the story proceeds the children find connections between Joey Brill and the mysterious man. As the Hollister children encounter deadly dangers the excitement in this story builds. Will the children discover the fort? Who is the mystery man? Is Joey Brill responsible for the sabotage to the construction equipment? The reader will need to learn for themselves!

This Happy Hollister story is a little above average for the series. The lost fort seems plausible, along with the lost treasure. When a bag of gold that has been buried for decades is picked up, however, the bag would disintegrate. There are a few other discrepancies from current practice. Children are never allowed near construction sites today. Neither would anyone be permitted anywhere near a burning building, so a fight between two boys would never have allowed them to get close to a burning building. But these differences are part of what makes this series so intriguing, as children see what life was like for their parents or grandparents and what life is like today.

The Happy Hollisters series remains a reasonably good, if somewhat outdated, read for younger children, perhaps from ages 4 to 9. I suspect that by age 9 most children are entranced by more modern pursuits. Also, many children may consider families of five children to be somewhat unusual and that may take some explaining. These books may be an excellent way to introduce children to the changes that have taken place in our society over the past half century.

One last word of caution. These books are becoming very difficult to find, and thus their price varies substantially. If you are interested in reading this series you may find editions without covers that sell for less than editions with covers.

I hope you enjoy The Happy Hollisters. They are a reminder of a simpler age.

This was one of the best books I have read in a while. Wonderful feminist story. Make a marvelous movie for someone like a young Kathleen Turner. Spans a woman's life from the time she is twelve til she is 42; ends in about 1922. Starts with a harrowing scene of the death of her father from a sawblade. If written a little heavy-handed, still manages a very good story, even illicit sex and adultery. Lots of good scenes for film script. Lilla manages to overcome the stilted mores of her mother and the times. Takes place in Chicago and Wilmette. Herrick obviously a local boy. Much comparison could be made here between Lilla and her mother and many mothers and daughters of today. In the book, the two can never come to a meeting of the minds . They have totally different mind-sets, morals, values, etc. They just do not speak the same language.

'In the Shadow of the Pines'is a tale of one man's mission to change the destiny of an entire nation. It's an historical novel that deals with the creation of an urban-based society in India and also the development of Simla and the surrounding hill stations. This sweeping tale is set in the mid-nineteenth century, at a time when the British presence in India had acquired a character it hitherto lacked, with the focus shifting from conquest to the building up of a society. There are two main characters in the novel, Lord Dalhousie, Governor General of India, and Robert Birkenshaw, a young architect, planning and designing townships and cantonments in the Simla hills. Lord Dalhousie spells out his main aim in India in the following terms, while addressing a gathering of engineers and architects, "The conquests are over, well almost, now must start the building up of India, the shaping of a modern unified India. I shall be looking to you and relying on you. Your failures will be mine and in your success we all shall share.I would rather have more buildings than regiments!" This is a very absorbing novel, dealing with one of the most turbulent phases in the development of India as a nation. The author brings out the historical facts in an unerring manner, with an eye for detail. The story unfolds from the British point of view. Mandeep Rai has done a commendable job of entering the foreign psyche to understand the principles, values and goals of the British in India. His command on the language is exemplary. The saga unravels a world of adventurers and explorers fascinated by the immense Himalayas and the beckoning silences of trees on mountain tops; of ballroom dances, garden parties, camp-life and gymkhanas; and a world of fierce battles where everything hangs by a slender thread. Against the looming background of the Indian Mutiny of 1857, a tender love story unfolds: a vision of glorious dreams for the future, and a search for the 'truth of life'. All in all, an enchanting piece of writing...as vivid as a dream. It's not for nothing that the renowned critic and columnist of India, Khuswnath Singh has described Mandeep Rai 'as a gifted writer - a new star on the horizon of Indian writers of English fiction'. This book is not merely history, it is a saga of personal love and anguish, expectations and trepidation. It is the story of foreigners in a foreign land which is exciting but frightening too, friendly but treacherous too. A delightful read for anyone who would care to know about the real world of the British Raj.

Indian Economy Essays on Money and Finance is a wonderful book especially if u want to know lots about the Indian money market and the way finance is actually done in India.

Indian banking systems are different though not philosophically but practically speaking yes. A good buy for financial newcomers and specialists