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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Contrary to popular belief the Minie ball was not used by either side during America's Civil War. Instead infantry soldiers fired the Harpers Ferry bullet, a hollow based, cylindro-conical bullet designed by acting master armorer James Henry Burton. His reward was to be driven from his position by partisan politics and into the lap of Great Britain where he helped to establish the Royal Small Arms Factory at Enfield. Based heavily on Burton's own papers, this book explains the problems and solutions to the armory production of small arms. A complete inventory of machine tools used to manufacture the Springfield rifled musket is listed in an appendix along with details and diagrams of three patents awarded to Burton. ... Read more

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Confederate Ordnance Man
Excellent biography of James Burton, reveals many heretofore unknown facets of this Confederate arms expert.

From Under Iron Eyelids
This is an excellent book.I found more information about our family (Burton - Mauzy).The book is factual correct and very interesting. ... Read more

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Now celebrating its tenth anniversary, The Best American Poetry is the one indispensable volume for readers eager to follow what's new in poetry today. Sales continue to grow and plaudits keep coming in for this "high-voltage testament to the vitality of American poetry" (Booklist). Selected by prizewinning guest editor James Tate, the seventy-five best poems of the year were chosen from more than three dozen magazines and range from the comic to the cosmic, from the contemplative to the sublime. In addition to showcasing our leading bards -- such as John Ashbery, Jorie Graham, Robert Hass, and Mark Strand -- the collection marks an auspicious debut for eye-opening younger poets. With comments from the poets themselves offering insights into their work, The Best American Poetry 1997 delivers the startling and imaginative writing that more and more people have come to expect from this prestigious series.Amazon.com Review
"The daily routine of our lives can be good and evenwonderful, but there is still a hunger in us for the mystery of thedeep waters, and poetry can fulfill that hunger." So writes JamesTate, editor of the 1997 edition of Best American Poetry. The poemsthat follow his essay bear out the claim. Including work by AllenGinsberg, Denise Levertov, Mark Strand, and other first-rate poets,the 1997 collection again delights the reader with the variety andquality of poetry now being written. Here is a taste, from MarkStrand's contribution, "Morning, Noon and Night":"Whatever the starcharts told us to watch for or the maps / Saidwe would find, nothing prepared us for what we discovered. / We toiledin the shadowless depths of noon, / While an alien wind slept in thebranches, and dead leaves / Turned to dust in the streets." Thisseries consistently produces collections that are essential readingfor poetry lovers. ... Read more

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She was like a piece of the sky looking at herself...
"...poetry speaks against an essential backdrop of silence. It is almost reluctant to speak at all, knowing that it can never fully name what is at the heart of its intentions. There is a prayerful, haunted silence between words, between phrases, between images, ideas and lines." ~ pg. 19

Used books hold within their pages additional mysteries and this one was no exception. Also, when the first poem in a book makes you cry, it is almost guaranteed you will be finding additional poems to love. "That Cold Summer" by Nin Andrews is so startling in imaginative beauty and many of the poems seem to flow together with a similar idea.

"Often as children, my friend and I used to pretend we had wings. Attaching towels to our backs with safety pins, we'd leap from sofas and chairs, thudding ungracefully on the floor ...But what is it these angels represent to us if no the ability to lift off the planet, to escape the pull of gravity? And this, I think, is one of the reasons I write." ~ Nin Andrews

The Butterfly Effect by Harry Humes presents ideas to ponder as does Karen Volkman's "Infernal" where she writes:

"The revenant sprawls by the pool
assessing opulent stucco and glossy indigo."

I love the way the poem ends:

"I stay close to the water,
you stay close to the shore."

I thought it was rather intriguing that when I had just read The Best American Poetry book edited by A.R. Ammons, that I should open this book and find a "Worldwide Travel Specialist's" business card right at his poem: "From Strip." While I wouldn't mind a vacation to New Zealand, I do find many of the poetry books by David Lehman to be journeys into many minds and enjoyable escapes into poetry.

"she was, like a piece of the sky looking at herself.
She watched him like a deer caught in the headlights, staring

until he touched her shoulder, and he shuddered.
Colder than snow, she was. Donald said that's why

he invited her in to warm herself. She had a long
wind inside her than fanned the flames a brilliant blue."

~ from Nin Andrew's "That Cold Summer"

~The Rebecca Review

One of the very best in the series
Leave it to James Tate.The poems in this collection are witty, profound, whimsical, and memorable.There isn't one I wouldn't finish reading if I came across it in its original source.

Unlike some of the unpolished PC rants in Rich's collection, these are poems that truly matter because they reflect on what Faulkner called "the verities of the human heart."Unlike some of the fatally over-ambitious poems in Hollander's collection, these poems are less than epic length but more than haiku -- just right.

I'm mostly a library reader, but this is the one I might actually buy.

One of the better volumes in the series
I have been reading this series since 1993 and I feel that this is one of the strongest ones in the series. Some good choices from the better known poets, and wonderful poems by poets I was unfamiliar with, including ThomasSayers Ellis (whose "Atomic Bride" is sure to become a classic).Though the book may drift a little towards the middle in terms of taste,Tate does a good job of mixing different aesthetics into this volume. Also,I think Tate's introduction is the most memorable I've read from theseries.

A collection of strong, widely divergent poets.
This anthology represents the current standardaspiring writers must live up to. I look to this collection for a vivisection of the poetry "mood" prevelant in the past year. It is encouraging tofind such a diversity of writers between the covers of one book. I especially applaud theinclusion of "new" writers such as Bob Hicok. He has been a local favorite in southeastern Michigan for the past couple of years, and I am delighted to see him receiving national attention. I highly recommend this volume of poetry. ... Read more

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Perry Penguin, a story about emperor penguins is Number 30 in Suzanne Tate's Nature Series. It is the story of the family life of penguins, strikingly beautiful birds who live in Antarctica. This book was checked for biological accuracy by Dr. Kooyman, Prof. Emeritus of Scripps Institution of Oceanography. ... Read more

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A must read.
One of the best books of poetry written.As entertaining and reflective as it gets. ... Read more

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A tale based on the true story of a killer whale. Winner of a Children's Choice Award from the International Reading Association and Children's Book Council. ... Read more

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A colorful book about a surprisingly complex creature. Written with guidance from the Lobster Institute, University of Maine. ... Read more

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Lindie Lobster
My son loves the ocean and the Suzanne Tate book series. This is a great series because it tells children true facts about sea creatures in a creative- fun way. Here is the review my son gave on Lindie Lobster, " This book tells you lots of interesting facts about lobsters. My favorite part of this book is when the "Helpful Humans" measure the tiny lobsters and take notes on them. " "I highly recommend this book to every ocean fan." ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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A beautifully illustrated book about a great blue heron that surprisingly meets a flamingo. Based on a true story. ... Read more

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A book that tells how turtles survive with the help of protection programs. Sponsored by Coastal Wildlife Refuge Society, Manteo, NC. ... Read more

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A fun and accurate book on life as a loggerhead in North Carolina!
This children's book byaward-winning writer Suzanne Tate (and well illustrated by James Melvin) reviews the life of a loggerhead hatchling, Tammy. Tammy hatches in her nest, digs her way out (along with her siblings), and races for the water.She makes it to the deep ocean, but swallows plastic and ends up being rescued and rehabilitated.Finally, it is time to lay her eggs near the beach where she emerged.

Okay, here are some small things that I would have liked to see modified:

1.Claws on flippers, and NO eyelashes!

2.A better depiction of "100" eggs on first page.Taking into account the number of eggs visible in a cross-section, this nest contains hundreds of eggs, not 100.

3.One illustration seems to depict eggs on surface of beach, not buried, as turtles hatch.

4.No smiling when Tammy gets a flipper tag!

And here's what I did see that I did like:

1.Lots of factoids throughout.

2.Note of nest "boiling" with emerging hatchlings, andrush to get to the water and beyond.

3.Depiction of plastic as a lethal hazard.

4.Depiction of helpful volunteers.

5.Men and women both working with the turtles.

6.Dedication "To Conservation Volunteers Everywhere."

7.Notes for more mature reader/parent/teacher on inside front cover.

This is a good book to bring into a classroom (and leave it there with the teacher and students).

fantastic book on Sea turtle conservation you must get it!
I am so happy i got this book for my children. Very well written and illustrated, helps children to learn about the sea turtles and engage their curiosity to learn more on the wild life and the chain reaction /influence of our actions. I Added extra activities and made a project along with the reading of this book that will stay for ever in their minds and hearts -and remember that we are not alone in this planet ...

A GREAT book, teaches children of extinction turtles face
Tammy Turtle is a book about a loggerhead turtle, which follows her lifefrom hatching to reproduction.Amazingly, Tammy returns to the same beachwhere she hatched to lay her eggs. While at the beach, she finds hersister, whom she had not seen since their race to the sea.This book isinformative, teaching children about the reproduction cycle of turtles, howhumans help them in their fight for survival, and how litter poses aserious threat to turtles.Children learn how they can help animals by notlittering. One can easily go online and develop a lesson plan focusing onTAMMY TURTLE.My plan includes geography (map of loggerhead turtlehabitats), dexterity (coloring sheets), and basic math (dot to dots). ... Read more