Wood Books

I bought this book several years ago and it has been a while since I read it last time. When I pulled it out from my bookshelf today and read it again, I was still amazed by the story and especially the illustration of this book. The masquerade in this picture book is so fascinating. The masks, costumes and the way they are presented really allures you back to the time and place this story happened. If you are planning to visit Venice, you may want to read this book and get some ideas about this Venetian folktale.

The story is reasonably simple but it's beautiful and magical. The artwork is unbelievable. I judge books by their covers, and this one passes!

The book is well written and informative: I reccomend it! It;s absolutely super!

This is no book for someone not previously familiar with volcano technology. That much aside, the book is an absolute gem for anyone planning a trip to the Cascade Range, California, or other volcanic area of the continental USA or Canada. A must-have for anyone geeked on volcanoes.

This book is wonderful. I have owned it since its release back in 1994 and still re-read it from time to time. It is cute and funny. It will make you laugh and make you cry. It will remind you of your teeneage years and make you laugh at those silly antics and thoughts. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to read a great romance novel but doesn't have a lot of time. It is definently a keeper.

Since Amazon didn't post an editorial review for this book, here's the description from the back of the book to help you decide if this book is for you: "The first time Penny Hayden and Sam Roberts met as teenagers, she stormed off in an outraged huff. The second time, nine years later, she hauled off and kicked him in the shin! It was then that Penny's grandfather knew they were a match made in heaven ... Oh, sure, Penny said that Sam was an insensitive jerk. And Sam insisted that he didn't need anyone in his perfectly solitary life. But her grandfather could read between the denials. And even if it was the last thing he accomplished, he vowed they would fall in love!"

I concur that this is indeed the best edition of Walden. The editing by Mr Cramer is superb, as well as his Afterword. The format of the book is better than any other I have seen. I am glad I bought it. You will not be sorry you did.

Beautiful, affordable, and edited by an undisputed expert on Thoreau's writings, this is by far the best edition available of this classic work. I cannot recommend it too highly, especially to anyone who, like me, re-reads WALDEN on a regular basis. Good size to fit into a bag or purse yet large enough for ease of reading, Cramer's scholarship is worn lightly so that the beauty of the words can shine through. This will be the standard edition for years to come. Buy plenty of copies--one to keep for yourself, the others to give as gifts.

This is the best book that the United States of America has produced. America has failed to the extent that it has fallen beneath the level of these practical ideals. But it is never too late to put them into practice.

Thoreau masterfully analyzes his in its purest form, he does away his all superfluous details. He forces the read to question his own existence. He forces the reader to imagine life without technology, commotion and anything unnecessary. Besides his analysis in Walden, he takes a stand for the maverick, for the individual, for the non-conformist. Lastly his social commentary especially about slavery shows how wrong our coutry had been.

This book made my want to hit the open trail and go for a long hike which is exactly what Bill Bryson decides to do . Accompanied by his friend Stephen Katz they decide the walk the famous Appalachian Trail. Along the way they meet an obnoxious hiker named Mary Ellen who tries to hook up with them much to their dismay and Katz lives in hope of an intimate encounter with a 300 pound lady by the name of Buelah who he meets at a small town laundromat.It is a testament to Bill Bryson's writing skills that he can make a simple walk so entertaining and fun to read.One funny incident concerns Katz's overwhelming desire to abandon the hike and go to a Motel to watch The X Files and drink some cream soda!!!The story is full of gems like this and it would have to one of my all time favourite books.Read this book and I guarantee that you will want to hit the open trail just like me.

This book was written in the style of John McPhee and even quoting him once in a while. It includes facts and people like "The Perfect Storm." Then Bill Bryson adds first hand personal experiences. You can identify with his comments that do not have to be funny to be familiar.

This book recounts Bill Bryson's experiences on the Appalachian Trail. The dry facts can be picked up through other material. However the personal experiences are just that, personal. If you have never been hiking then you still get a feel for what you have missed. However if you have hiked then you can really appreciate the people he met, and circumstances that he went through. There are hikers and then there are hikers. In the Boy Scouts you are usually in a well-organized group, in the military you have to be more cautious of objects and terrain, Sierra Club and Outward Bound have their unique points of view. So if his experience is different, it still makes for fun reading.

I even liked the sections on selecting and using the equipment. I am afraid if I had met Bill Bryson on the trail; I would have been one of those "equipment comparing" people.

Anyway do not expect an epic and you will enjoy the time you spend reading this book. Oh, and it does make me want to go hiking.

I bought this nifty little book years ago and read it many times before I ever stepped foot in the forest. It is a great field manual chocked full of really cool historical information, nifty hikes and interesting photos. It could also be used as an armchair traveler, feeling that you are hiking simply by reading the book. In particular, there were some very interesting accounts of the very popular Catskill Mountain House Site where people traveled to, by steamboats, trains, horses, and Otis elevated rail systems from NY City before the advent of autos that ultimately killed the hotel business in this area. A final note - the author(s) of this book went on to become editors of Backpacker Magazine. Give it a read, and I hope you like it as much as I did.

I've used this little book for years now on some of my day hiking excursions in the Catskills. Compact enough to fit nicely into a small packpack without taking up alot of room, it has taken me to many a trail to explore, some of which I didn't know even existed. In addition to trail difficultly, directions, and a bit of local history, there is also a section on wildlife, camping do and don'ts, and trip planning.

This play changed my life. Before seeing it produced in 1996, I had no interest in theater. But that all changed the night I wandered in to a small theater to see this play. Before the curtain had closed, I decided to become a theater producer. Five years later, I'm still working in the theater, and I owe it all to Kirk Wood Bromley and this little gem. A true American masterpiece.

"Want's Unwished Work" is a twist on Shakespeare's "Love's Labour's Lost," and the language here is as challenging. Like Shakespeare in "Love's," Bromley uses our present day vernacular to weave a rich, witty and engaging tale of love, sex, while satirizing the world of academia - in verse, no less. It is a challenging and rewarding read. He is an original voice in modern theatre.

I really like this book. It has a little of everything. It has the goverment, CIA operative, lost tribes, Bigfoot, racists, and a cast of characters from all walks of life. The story centers around a CIA operative who while looking into some murders stumbles onto a primitive tribe in the forest of Idaho. They have civilization closing in on them and they want to come out but others of the tribe don't because they know that society probably think of them as freaks and animals. Thus begins the hostilities. It goes on and the ending makes you think there will be a sequel which I would really like to read.

I really like this book. It has a little of everything. It has the goverment, CIA operative, lost tribes, Bigfoot, racists, and a cast of characters from all walks of life. The story centers around a CIA operative who while looking into some murders stumbles onto a primitive tribe in the forest of Idaho. They have civilization closing in on them and they want to come out but others of the tribe don't because they know that society probably think of them as freaks and animals. Thus begins the hostilities. It goes on and the ending makes you think there will be a sequel which I would really like to read.

Surprisingly readable text with up to date information that has been field tested from the fish labs and field to citizen action strategies. This is a must read for groups hoping to integrate quality sciece with quality social process strategies for watershed work.

As America comes to realize that many conservation policies of the past have done more harm than good, this book is a trail guide to the right path to walk. It addresses not only the need to work with whole ecosystems and watersheds, but to also include the human inhabitants of the area and their social ecology into the process. It points out that every environmental conflict has arisen from situations where the balance was tipped too far towards the people or too far towards the environment and it provides essential concepts to try to regain the balance. It also provides many case studies of the restoration of watersheds, to act as models in our own endeavors. I highly reccomend this book- it expands your thinking and gives you hints and ideas for ways to successfully walk the fine line between ecology and sociology.