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I bought this to help find places my husband and I can go for short 2-3 day holidays. This book has a lot of information about barriers that most able-bodied people take for granted - ie, gravel walkways vs hard surface, etc. It's divided by regions so you can easily find whatever is available in any given area - for example: Horse& buggy rides with lock-downs for wheelchairs, ramps into pools, accessible rental condos, fishing trips, accessible canoeing, water parks with ramps etc. This will be put to very good use this year!! No excuses now!

I was a little reluctant at first to purchase this book because of the price and being disappointed in another access guide I had purchased. Also, I don't use a wheelchair on a regular basis. After reading a review, I decided to give it a try and I am so glad I did. Its detailed descriptions of the tourist attractions made it easy for me to decide if the attraction would meet my needs. I never realized how many activities were available for those who use wheelchairs. It opened my eyes to so many things I had not even thought about doing. And the accommodations listed are not just motels! The list includes campgrounds, cabins, B & B's, houses, condos, even houseboats and an RV. There is also an appendix chock full of helpful resources. Thank you Wheelchairs on the Go. This book is a real gift to the disabled community and a bargain at twice the price!

Wheelchairs on the Go: Accessible Fun in Florida (by Michelle Stigleman & Deborah Van Brunt, 424 pages, ISBN: 9664356-5-6 , USA: $24.95) is a comprehensive guide for any resident or traveler with ambulatory difficulties who would like to have fun in Florida. Michelle and Deborah have covered hundreds of locations and listed the available aids and pitfalls for challenged travelers. You can look up any city or any activity and learn how to adjust or plan your travels, or whether it is not advisable for those with limitations. The authors list so many aids and so many fun activities that anyone who has hesitated to travel because of physical disabilities will want to make Florida a top destination. Every kind of fun activity and attraction is covered, describing the potential barriers and how to overcome them. An EXCELLENT guide book for those who need it, including people who use canes and walkers, or simply can't walk very far. Additions and updates to the book will be posted

If you only want one wine book to help you choose the wine to buy from each region, this is it. It is not fully comprehensive for lesser known regions but the main ones are covered in depth. Very satisfying buy.

This book has been a fantastic tool to quickly gain knowledge about wine. Most of the best wines, winemakers,and vineyards in the world are described in enough detail to help the reader zero in on wines to try. I have shared this with friends in the wine business and they consider it invaluable in helping to select wines to carry in their stores.

There's a vintage guide by region, along with summary recommendations for each region. A very good index will get you to a writeup of most of the winemakers in the world. This writeup provides the nuances of most of the wines that each winemaker produces. You also get valuable information on the relationship between vineyards and winemakers.

I highly recommend this book as a tool to vastly improve your knowledge of wine.

If you are a woman or know one, don't miss owning this book. In the spirit of the Whole Earth Catalogs, this book is an incredible collection of cutting-edge information and ideas for women. Beautiful graphics, original reviews of over 2,000 resources and eye-opening articles grace these pages. With contributions by Anita Roddick, Joan Jett, Mary Daly and more than 200 women from around the country, this is one book you don't want to miss

If you are a woman or know one, don't miss owning this book. In the spirit of the Whole Earth Catalogs, this book is an incredible collection of cutting-edge information and ideas for women. Beautiful graphics, original reviews of over 2,000 resources and eye-opening articles grace these pages. With contributions by Anita Roddick, Joan Jett, Mary Daly and more than 200 women from around the country, this is one book you don't want to miss!

If you want to get the flavor of this great resource, check out the website for The WomanSource Catalog at http://www.womansource.com. Not only can you sample the introduction, table of contents and many pages selected from The WomanSource, but you can also find a terrific assortment of women-powered links. There's even a place to share your own resources or submit links for publishing on the site

Everything a collector needs to know is in this book, and the price was a bargain.

Everything a collector needs to know is in this book, and the price was a bargain.

Johnathan Crawford has put together a comprehensive collection of articles on toy soldiers together with a large `yellow pages' directory of dealers, stores, manufacturers, suppliers and publications to make this book THE Toy Soldier Book to get hold of.

The best thing that I like is its `up to date', published late '98, it has an article that deal with "Cyber Soldiers on the Web" which, as you are reading this via the internet, it is most relevant to our hobby. The advertising and sales via Internet,together with the exhibitions of toy soldiers, such as my site, will come even more to the forefront into the next century.

The 220-page spiral bound book, contains articles which will provide the reader with much background into all aspects of our hobby. There one article from Jonathan on "Better Toy Soldier Modeling, Casting & Painting" which has help helped me with my painting, simple tips, but things that I hadn't thought about.

Both British and American plastics have historical articles that trace their rise in the 1950's and also Composition Figures are well covered in Jack Matthews pages covering Elastolin, Lionel, other manufacturers, types of figures and collecting hints. Heyde Figures also feature so this has been an awakening to me about this German manufacturer .

I really enjoyed reading the pages on "Getting Started", "So You Want To Collect" and "Thoughts On Collecting", they are most relevant to all of us who are collecting, What era should I specialise in? What type of figures? Should I only collect one particular country, corps, pose, or age. The possibilties are endless, but read these pages and hopefully you may be able to rationalise your collection, or make it bigger!

Britains is heading in a new direction, so you can meet the people who will be guiding it into 2000. There are interview with both the UK and USA staff so we can all get to know who is at the helm of the flagship of toy soldiers. I had not realised what had been going on behind the scenes but by reading the interviews you will appreciate the work that has and will be happening with the new releases of their figures.

They wide use of images that have been well placed into all the articles are most relevant to the text, and enhance the content. They say, "a picture is worth a thousand words", so you are getting quite a coverage of toy soldiers from all around the world. I found the advertising very useful and as it gives many contacts to follow up if you are searching for a particular type of soldier or manufacturer. The Photo Picture Page are a great addition, I can put face to names that I read about, maybe it's a bit of a rogues gallery, but I leave it to you to see and comment.

The extensive use of URLs and email addresses in the advertising has showed me how much the Internet is growing and it use in sales of toy soldiers. Many of the manufactures and suppliers and shops now have websites or email addresses. This means that you can sit in front of your computer and converse with the manufacturer, shop owner, or publisher and find out what is new, is it in stock, can you order it, all at the touch of a key pad. The comprehensive "Yellow Pages" Directory list not only dealers, stores and manufacturers, but also casting and suppliers, auction houses, restoration services and publications. They have been arranged by country, and classification, so it is very easy to check "Where is my closest supplier?", or "Who is the contact there?". One very useful page lists the time chart so you know what time to telephone, and includes the International Telephone County Codes (for those without email!)

What more can I say, "get out and buy one" and see for yourself.

I can recommend this book as a valuable resource to today's toy soldier collector.

What a wonderful book! I found two perfect places to vacation AND practice yoga by reading this book (one in Europe, the other in Hawaii). This is a must have for both beginning and advanced yogis.

Jeanne Ricci gives us enough information to let us chose the site that best fits our individual needs.
Exactly what i needed to sift through the good to get to the great!
thanks Jeanne.

Yoga for many is not just a way of getting in shape or a way of reducing stress--it is more of a way of life or a path. As a result, yoga for these people tends to inform much of the decisions in life from grocery shopping to planning trips.
This is a great book for the later. I am presently using this book to plan a trip in the Winter, and there are so many great yoga adventures profiled that it will be hard to decide.
This is truely a wonderfully written and organized book for the people out there who want to put their toes in the sand and relax in the tropical breezes, but who also want a well-instructed yoga class to do once or twice a day.

I'm on the internet everyday. By using the "You Are Here College Internet Guide" I am able to quickly review the subject matter of dozens of internet sites, FAST. This helps me avoid wasting time going through the numerous garbage sites listed by search engines. This book is a 'must have' for college students and for anyone who frequently uses the internet.

Until I purchased this book I spent most of my time on the Internet looking for the sites I wanted to see. With the "You Are Here College Guide" I spend more time using actual websites and less time lost in the search engines. Now everything I do on the Internet, from researching to online banking, is much easier. The Internet is a tool and here is a book explaining how to use it!

YAH College Internet Guide is fantastic! Parents, buy it for your kid
in college - they'll love it. Students, get one -- you'll find a site
you really needed to know about.

Researched and compiled by Mike Varey, 1000 Historic Automobile Sites lists sites of interest in 40 different countries for automobile lovers, and ranges from historic racing circuits, to automobile museums, birthplaces of famous auto pioneers, historic car factories, and more. Each individual site listing offers a brief description, an address and telephone number, and notes on available hours. 1000 Historic Automobile Sites is commended as a unique and truly excellent resource for automobile buffs looking for exciting places to visit during their travel or vacations.

This book is amazing! Love cars? Love to see old cars, famous cars, special cars in museums? Then this book is like a magic carpet. It'll take you to see some amazing things.

Ms Yonge has put together a nice, affordable, helpful book. Its strength is in its ease of use and its compact size. Easily worth the price.

The Internet Job Search Site is repository of literally hundreds of thousands of job openings around the world. This particular Websites provides companies and jobseekers an instant access to today's global job market. The 110 Best Job Search Sites on the Internet highlights the brightest and the best of the International Job Sites now available on the Internet. The author of this book focusing the discussion on the whole job search process, using the 110 Best Job Search Sites ever. This comprehensive guide will also equipped you with some useful tips to coduct an effective On-Line Job Search from self assesment until salary negotiation. Up-dating with the current information on today's on-line job search, this book is a must read for every on-line jobseekers.

I am using this book as a source of information for some railroad travel guides I am putting together, and it is very helpful, in that it is not merely a "list of place names," like so many other similar books I have seen are. This book actually has historical information and useful material which I can incorporate into my guides, which will make train travel passing through the places listed in the book much more enjoyable and interesting. It is an excellent resource!!!

This book is not for the serious researcher, but is tremendously interesting for those curious about the sometimes zany history of California's place names. Most entries include an interesting tangle of history and culture and the usual mispronunciation of Native American names by early white settlers. Its a fun book that would make a great stocking stuffer and should brought along on any California road trip. Two thumbs on this one.

I agree with the previous reviewer's writeup of this book. It is full of very useful information.

I bought my copy when it came out almost ten years ago, and I am dismayed to find that the authors have not been encouraged to create several more-current editions during all these years.

Bob Hall and Mary Lee Kerr have done an exceptional job compiling useful information in this volume. The book includes the topics of air- and water quality, use and abuse of energy - including automobiles, toxic and hazardous waste, chemicals and other factors that affect us in our homes and workplaces, and governmental policies in place to help clean up our act. It also includes information and statistics on state parks and forest, fishing and hunting, water-front activities, and other leisure-time topics.

The information is laid out in an easy-to-read format with maps, charts, and statistics in each section. Every subject has a separate scale by which the states are ranked as well as an over-all ranking. Another section listing the best and worst environmental aspects of each state is also included. If you are wanting one or two quick facts about the environmental health of a certain state, these maps and ranking charts are a terrific way to find them. Quick and painless.

A list of indicators is given for each topic (i.e. air sickness lists 18 indicators and sources), as well. These "indicators" are the different types of pollution/problems that exist and their sources. In addition to the maps, charts, statistics, and rankings, is a very informative narrative further explaining the research findings. For those of you wanting a little more information, you'll find it here.

This book is a good resource for anyone, whether you're looking for the healthiest place to live or curious about the environmental health of your current home. I'd recommend it to anyone concerned about the air they breath or the water they drink. Be warned, however, the truth can sometimes be painful (and frightening). Perhaps more of us need to be aware of these statistics.

The authors have done a great service by putting this book out. My only wish is that there were a more current index. Well, Bob Hall and Mary Lee Kerr, when can we expect it?