Field Books

The book is a great for anyone in the exercise field. It is easy to read and straight forward. It covers every aspect of athletic training, rehab, and injury diagnosis.
A DEFINITE MUST HAVE!

I am the Head Athletic Trainer and Professor of Athletic Training Curriculum at a college in Oklahoma City. This is the best text I have ever read which caters to the education of Athletic Trainers. It is the text of choice for my Care and Prevention of Athletic Injuries class, as well as a source of reference for any challenge I face within the training room. This book is the "Trainer's Bible" bar none! I personally used the eighth edition when studing for the NATABOC exam and have used the ninth and tenth editions in my classes. I highly recommend this text for everyone in the sports medicine field. If you are a Student Atheltic Trainer and are debating whether or not to spent the Seventy-something dollars for this book. this book will make the difference between pass and fail!

This book is one of the most important books for an athletic trainer. It covers everything that is in each of the 5 different domains of an athletic trainer. Their sections on sports injuries, and treatments are invaluable to anyone who is preparing to sit for the NATA exam. It is fondly termed by those that I know as the "trainer's bible." And that is exactly what it is.

The order came very expediently and the book was just as described. Will definitely order again from this vendor.

I am a student Athletic trainer. As such I needed a book that clearly explained the material that I was covering in class and in labs. This book has a lot of very useful information, is easy to read, it is organized well, and I would strongly recommend it to anyone in the field of sports medicine/ athletic training.

This huge book, now in its 12th edition was begun in 1963. It is intended for the education of atheletic trainers. Its primary concern is in preventing and when necessary treating sports injuries.

This new 12th edition is a major upgrade to the book. It has been extensively reorganized into major sections that have related subject matter concentrated together. In addition, each chapter has been rewritten to reflect the latest techniques, equipment, procedures, and drugs that affect sports medicine.

The biggest changes are in chapters devoted to the musculoskeletal injuries. These chapters have beeg significantly expanded and are now as comprehensive as possible within the scope of practice in atheletic training.

Finally, each book comes with a license to use the extensive on line support for the book. This is broken into two areas. First is additional information related to each chapter including flash cards, self-quizzes, and other resources. Second is the eSims area which helps students prepare for the atheletic training certification exam.

This is the standard in the industry.

I purchased this book after many other arrowhead/artifact book purchases, this book gave to me, personally, more information, it was simple to read and understandable. I was able to identify alot of items I had found on my property here in the mountains. I know he is in CO. but there were a good lot of items I could identify from here in OR. by the illustration and writing identification. I would like to thank Mr. Yeager for writing an easy to follow book on artifacts and such...I would also LOVE to see his collection sometime. :0)

This guide contains information on what artifacts are made of, how they were made as well as the types of places to look for them. It also offers valuable moral advice on site preservation and the laws pertaining to artifact collection.

June 19,1992 was surface finding in a plowed field in Wilmore Ky., found to my surprise found a 10 pound mint, polished axe. Was very excited... I have found 2000 pieces over the past 10 years. Just found a top to a water jug. Would enjoy any correspondence from other collector's. have many different types found in only 5 fields. cannot identify all of them...One is a triple fulton turkey tail arrowhead, notched at bottom. I also have a piece of drift wood with a large spear inside wood with a celt, and other piece unidentified.

Set during the years of the Great Depression and World War II, Barefoot In The Stubble Fields by Mary Frailey Calland is the story of a young woman whose father is struggling desperately to eke a living, and who must send her to a wealthy city aunt after the death of her mother. A skillfully written "coming of age" novel, Maggie Fahey's journey to womanhood amid the trials and conflicts of people, nations, and families makes for a rewarding and entertaining reading.

"Barefoot in the Stubble Fields" is a Depression-era story unlike any other I've read. The story is told from the point of view of a young girl who went to live with an aunt & uncle when her mother died. It explores the life of a child who was the product of both farm community and a city; who experienced both poverty and wealth. It also portrays the very Mid-Western characteristic of being stoic and silent when confronted with adversity and the Irish characteristic of keeping family matters so private that even other family members are kept in the dark. The story continues through the protagonist's early adulthood-the World War II years. The rather stilted love scenes are very much a part of the reserved manners of the day-probably much more realistic than an imposition of current mores, as is usually the case. I found the book to be well-written and compelling.

This book provides a unique look at the Great Depression and WW2 through the eyes of Maggie. Maggie's family are Iowa farmers who have worked hard all their lives, but are struggling to survive. When Maggie is 6 her mother passes away and the father can't take care of all 6 children on his own so Maggie is sent to live with her wealthy Aunt and Uncle.

Maggie spends her life torn between her life with her aunt and uncle and her farm life. She sees the great depression from two angles, those who are struggling to eat, and those who have plenty. Through out the depression and war, Maggie goes through personal turmoil to find a place that feels like home.

I highly recommend this book.

This book is an example of the new attention ethnographers are paying to writing. Not only is it wonderfully written but it is an honest account of Zuni lives today. Tedlock went to the pueblo with her husband Dennis Tedlock (author of the "Popol Vuh" and the "Rabinal Achi") as a painter and after a number of visits and encouragement from Zuni women she decided to become an ethnographer. During her graduate education she also did work in Guatemala, see her classic book "Time and the Highland Maya." There is now a new book about to appear "The Woman in the Shaman's Body: Reclaiming the Feminine in Religion and Medicine." I've seen the advanced copy and it is fabulous! All these books are must reads for young documentary writers and spiritually alive women and men today!

This is a beautifully written, honest, book about a young woman ethnographer coming of age. She first went to Zuni Pueblo as a young woman painter with her anthropologist husband and fell in love with the people and place. As a result she went on to get graduate degrees in Ethnomusicology and Anthropology herself and began working with the Maya in Guatemala. Since then she has written a book on women shamans worldwide: The Woman in the Shaman's Body. These books are worth the time to read.

I really enjoyed reading Tedlock's work. The writing reverses the notion of "participant observation" to the "observation of participation." Instead of a removed, monological account, we are offered a polyphony of voices, including the authors. In fact, the ethnography reads much like a novel; however, these are real people with real stories to tell. The text offers a rich and evocative account of the Zuni people and their experiences in the borderzone between the past and present. Tedlock's work and writing strategies were central to the writing of my own ethnographic account of a Southeastern Native American Tribe in search of a visible past--the Pee Dee of South Carolina (Title: Native Americans in the Carolina Borderlands: A Critical Ethnography, Carolinas Press, 2000). Tedlock's ethnography is a must read for those on the verge of engaging ethnography, no matter the methodological bent, and students and academics interested in Native American Studies, Cultural Studies, Cultural Anthropology, and alternative ethnography.

When you are interested in World War 1, western front then this is the book for you. It gives great and interesting details about the war under ground. Not only easy to forget facts, but knowledge about how they did it. For example, how did they create the tunnels in quicksand like ground and in the blue clay.

For a variety of reasons, the tunnellers of WW I never got the recognition they deserved. Many of the techniques and tools were never given much publicity at the time, and the work lacked the heroic aspects of "going over the top" or fighting in the air. Beneath Flanders Fields is one of just a few books that address the war underground, and it does a superb job: there are firsthand descriptions, black-and-white photos from WW I, excellent line drawings (on a par with, say, Biesty), loads of maps and sketches, and to top all of that off, many color photos done long after WW I showing the remains of dugouts and other underground works. Looking at a black-and-white photo from 1917 may not be too bad, but looking at a color photo done much more recently of disused tunnels, with rotting supports, knee-deep water, badly rusted bunks, etc, is something else altogether. I would not have enjoyed venturing in to take those photos.

We all know about the gas masks that were needed by the troops in the trenches, but the illustrations of the special equipment that was needed underground after an explosion left dangerous gas will remind you of space suits or alien monsters from science-fiction movies. Counter-mining was ubiquitous, listening devices were sophisticated (an ant crawling would sound like an elephant herd). There were occasional battles underground when tunnels met: the book describes fighting in pitch blackness, and how the tunnelers would feel for the epaulettes that the Germans wore on their uniforms.

A fine book--and certainly not for the claustrophobic!

The authors are to be commended for producing such a fine book on a little known subject, the tunnel war beneath ground during World War One. Some very rare old photos, plenty of details on the equipment, some excellent line drawings and maps and a lot of information on the brave men that fought and died underground. Well worth obtaining a copy if you are a WWI buff. Highly recommended.

This is a cute story for children entering or in 2nd grade. Most children can read the story themself and the pictures are bright and cute.
My son really enjoyed it.

I bought this book for my grandson who has just completed the first gade. I think the book is funny. The vocabulary is easy enough and the illustrations are excellent. Even without them, a beginning reader can picture everything. It contains a strong appeal to the senses, and the situations are easy for a second gader to relate to. I highly recommend this book.

I highly recommend this book to anyone! It is a lovely, enchanting, and funny tale, and the pictures complement the story beautifully. I read it to my son recently, and we both loved it. He listened the entire time and wanted to hear it again! It has quickly become one of his favorites! We also have Katharine Kenah's book The Dream Shop (illustrated by Peter Catalannotto), which is a gorgeous picture book. I recommend her books to everyone!

This book has helped me a great deal. The species accounts are very informative. The photography is beautiful. I think this would be great for both new and experienced birds who live in or plan on visited the Rockies.

This book has helped me a great deal. The species accounts are very informative. The photography is beautiful. I think this would be great for both new and experienced birds who live in or plan on visited the Rockies.

I think this book is a great book for birders. It helped me learn birds by where I was (habitat), where in the past I had no real way of having core knowledge to build on for what birds I would see based on what type of habitat I was in (I'm not an expert birder). I've never seen another field guide done this way and I think it's a great way to catagorize birds.

The pictures are great and the stories along with the identification info make this book a good read. I really enjoyed the Raven and Wolf story.

I recommend birders add this book to their collection.

I love the Birds of Iowa Field Guide. I bought it on a whim several years ago, after spotting it on a bargain table at large bookstore. Now I turn to it often. I have a bird bath and a bird feeder in my backyard in Des Moines. Whenever I spot a bird that I do not recognize, I can find it easily using the full-color photographs in the Guide. I also use the Guide to find out more about birds that are already familiar to me. The author's notes are helpful and often fascinating. I am going to buy a copy of the Guide for my parents, since they also love to watch the birds in their own backyard.

I am an amateur birdwatcher, and just starting out in Iowa. The idea of classifying birds according to colour, and not according to the scientific classification of waders/raptors/... is a simple idea that's highly useful to a rookie like me.

The photographs in the book are amazing. I have always found most of the field guides to be confusing, since the paintings used will not reflect the true vibrancy of the colours of the birds in the field. Since the book adopts the policy of using high-quality photographs, it does seem to be more accessible. Bird identification no longer seems to be the pain that it usually is. I would recommend this book to anyone who is starting out into the world of birds!

"The Birds of Iowa Field Guide" is the first and greatest source I have found to identify birds in my own Iowa backyard. The 270-plus full-page color photographs are not only excellent quality, but they are organized in easy to use color coded sections that allow you to flip through pages quickly based on the color of bird that you see. For example, the male cardinal can be found in the red section, the female cardinal can be found in the brown section.

Of special interest are the author's personal notes which are included among the descriptions of everything from size to nesting habits. Range maps on each page clearly show when and where the birds will be found. Beginners will find the tips for identifying birds and other bird basics most informative.

For the Iowa birdwatcher, this book tops the list because there's no need to search through pages and pages of birds that cannot be found in Iowa. All in all, it is outstanding.

Really a fascinating read. The saga of the Yount's, it truly a Texas tale. I really enjoyed the vintage photos, I have seen the oil manisons in Beaumont and they are quite spectacular, though the most famous the McFaddin Mansion was not shown, but this was a book that focused mainly on the Younts and though their mansion on Calder is long gone, the Great Gatsbyish Caldwood mansion is still extant and still breathtaking. This book is well researched and I believe anyone with an interest in a great story will enjoy this book: Mrs. Yount was one of a kind. Highly recommended.

This is a very readable and very interesting account of the rise of the Yount-Lee Oil Company and Pansy Younts subsequent contribution to the American Saddlebred Horse industry. This is unlike previous accounts in that this account is ACCURATE and based completely in fact. I enjoyed it immensly and would recommend it to one and all.

Black Gold To Bluegrass is an excellent and very readable book about the Second Spindletop Oil Boom, which occurred in 1925 in Beaumont, Texas. The authors have very diligently researched all their facts and have made the people involved in this story seem very real to the reader.