Reed Books

As a diver at Marine World/Africa USA it was part of Don Reed's job to swim with sharks. He fed them and cleaned their tank. At first he was afraid when he felt a scratchy stomach brush past him or saw an approaching pair of jaws. Soon, however, he grew used to the sharks. He was even comfortable with them, admiring their strength and agility. He especially cared for Sevengill, a massive brown shark with black spots and golden eyes.

Sevengill did not scare Don Reed. He began to trust her...Until the terifying day he felt her teeth. Then he realized his mistake. A shark can never be someone's pet.

From the back cover of the book.

Book Description: Wellington: Reed, 1978, Hard Cover. 25cm By 16cm. 190 pages, b/w in text illustrations throughout, e/ paper maps.

The famous Remarkables Station in the high country near Queenstown, NZ, and is well known to tourists. Here the son of the man who purchased the station in 1922 tells its remarkable story from the 1860s, how sheep can be successfully raised on desolate, steep and often snow covered country. Also tells of the isolation and hardship of life in the High Country in earlier days.

This is not a hiking book. Rather it covers topics ranging from Shenandoah's history and geology to Shenandoah's wildlife, plant life, weather and more. The text is easy to read and the photos included are spectacular. This book is a must-have for anyone who wants to know a little bit of everything about Shenandoah National Park!

Having studied shodo for more than 10 years, I felt very lucky to find this book in a bookshop back in 1998.

Where English sources are very scarce, this book provided me everything from how to handle the brush to the aesthetics.

Mr. Reed takes the subject in its broadest form and with use of many black&white pictures he succesfully explains the "Way of Brush Writing".

It is a must for the practitioner, and as well for those who are interested in Japanese culture. I think those who are intested in Chinese painting and Sumi-e will like it too.

One of the few sources that makes Meso-American calendrics and cosmology comprehensible to a neophyte.

A fun book about teaching silent letters. The kids in Mr. Wright's class are at it again. They get tired of silent letters and write to the local newspaper decrying their use. The paper prints the letter minus silent letters and a firestorm develops. People have trouble reading the letter, and people begin complaining about the quality of the school and Mr. Wright's teaching ability. It all turns out alright in the end.

A feast of a book. Bert Brunet is a not only a writer, artistand expert photographer but a leading Australian naturalist. His lovefor the subject he writes about and illustrates so clearly and beautifully shines from every page. His line drawings delight the eye and enhance both text and photographs.

Painstaking research and expert knowledge allied to a clear, readable written style make this a book for experts and amateurs alike. If you have ever gazed in wonder at dew covered webs on an autumn morning or are simply curious about these remarkable invertebrates, read `The Silken Web'.

I absolutely loved this book! It had suspense and drama! After the first chapter I didn't want to put it down. The carefully thoughtout details made for a very realistic plot.

Now in an updated second edition, Small Libraries: A Handbook For Successful Management by Sally Gardner Reed (Executive Director, Friends of Libraries USA) covers such useful topics as hiring the best staff, evaluating employees and dealing with worker problems, cultivating a collection that best serves the needs of the community, aesthetics of the library building, and fundraising for needed improvements, special services targeted for children, and much more. A selection of useful appendixes such as a "Statement of Purpose" for a local Friends of the Library chapter, personnel policy worksheet, volunteer application form, and many other useful quick references and sample forms round out this superb beginning primer for anyone who serves or is responsible for a small library. Small Libraries: A Handbook For Successful Management will prove an indispensable, invaluable, "user friendly" reference for librarians and library supporters, especially for library facilities serving small to moderately sized communities.

My daughter, age six, loves this book. The first time I read it to her, she watched the pages with wide-eyed curiosity as the story unfolded. What was in the brown bag? This book has a delightful ending that will leave you with warm fuzzies. The artwork is bright and realistic. Your young child will relate to this story... After all, what child doesn't believe his stuffed animals can come to life and talk? This book is a joy to look at and read, a favorite in our home.