TRINACRIA: When Life Begins, Death Is Born Review

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(More customer reviews)THIS NOVEL, WHICH I AM IN THE PROCESS OF READING, IS ABOUT THE MAFIA IN SICILY. IT'S AUTHOR IS TONY RACINA, WHO IS A FORMER DEA SPECIAL AGENT WHO WORKED CASES IN THAT AREA AND IS WELL FAMILIAR WITH THE SCENE. I ENCOURAGE ALL TO PURCHASE THIS BOOK. IT IS ONE THAT YOU CANNOT SET DOWN UNTIL YOU FINISH IT. I KNOW BECAUSE MY WIFE IS JUST NOW TELLING ME TO PUT IT DOWN AND COME TO DINNER. READ IT AND YOU WILL NOT FORGET IT! WILLIAM MATTINGLY, RETIRED SPECIAL AGENT DEA

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The story is about a Mafia village in Sicily from which a Maifa hit man travels to America to become a secret deadly killer.

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Stefan Grossmans's Beginners' Fingerpicking Guitar Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a fine book, with a lot of good material. But much of it is of medium difficulty, and some of it I still can't touch after five years of playing fingerstyle. That's very frustrating. I really like some of the songs on the CD, and it's terribly disappointing to see the described as "beginner," and then find that I can't even begin to play them.
It would probably be easier to play some of the stuff if it was played more slowly on the CD, with some tips and hints, and then played up to speed. But the CD only has full-speed renditions of full songs.
Nevertheless, there are some things that relative beginners can sink their teeth into. I also like simply listening to the songs on the CD.

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Now available with CD, this classic book is the perfect introduction to fingerstyle solo guitar. It features 21 popular country-blues and ragtime songs set by Stefan Grossman, Happy Traum, Dave Van Ronk and John Fahey in entry-level fingerpicking arrangements. Includes: Delia * Death Comes Creepin' * John Henry * St. James Infirmary * Silent Night * Just a Closer Walk with Thee and more. In standard notation and tablature.

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Legend of Prairie Island Review

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(More customer reviews)Laura Larson has written an exciting story of the interaction of whites, native americans and nature during the Great Depression. Her descriptions are carefully crafted and authentic and her presentation of native American beliefs, customs, and rituals shows intensive research into and sensitive recognition of the values of native Americans, as well as the tensions and challenges that occur when two cultures clash. Ms Larson's book also reflects a deep concern for nature and a recognition that whites have not been as careful in their use of nature as native Americans have. All of this is in the context of an exciting story that one can not put down once one starts reading. Anyone interested in the beliefs, legends and values of the Plains Indians will find this story fascinating. The Legend of Prairie Island is especially important in illustrating the importance of recognizing the values in other traditions and the importance of people of different backgrounds and ethnicities in working together to preserve and protect the things of nature that we all share.

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Marching On Tanga (With General Smuts In East Africa) Review

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(More customer reviews)I am not sure why I picked this book up in the first place, but I am glad that I did. Young was a medical officer serving in one of the Rhodesian Regiments serving under General Smuts in the East African Campaign in WWI. Young was a tremendous writer, and had a great eye for observing his environment irrespective of the warfare that he was mired in at the time. A great travelogue of some areas in Africa that had probably not witnessed many Europeans up to that time.
Great story of how Smuts army never could quite overtake the Germans. (Side note, the Germans in this campaign were able to evade and dodge the British right up to the armistice.) Good anecdotes on the effects of disease on both human and animals called into service.
Young's literary style was refreshing for a war memoir. I will try to find some of his other writings to see if he duplicted this wonderful effort.

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.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.--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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WHITESTONE: The Second Nebraska Cavalry Review

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(More customer reviews)This was a great little book about the 1863 Battle of Whitestone Hill. Jack Botts is a former UNL journalism professor turned writer who put together a well researched historical novel about the 2nd Nebraska cavalry. The author utilized historical documentation and letters to draw the primary characters, Colonel Robert Furnas and General Alfred Sully. He succeeded in creating vivid realistic assessments of both men.
The story line follows the line of march from the Second Cavalry's base in Sioux City to the White Stone Hills by the James River in Dakota Territory. The purpose of the campaign was to pacify renegade Sioux Indians after the bloody Minnesota uprisings that had occurred over the previous year. The author does a good job of giving the reader a background in the complex political situation of America's territorial frontier during the Civil War. The men of the Second Nebraska, however, remain his focus. The book is told entirely from the soldier's point of view and so persons wanting to gain insight into the motives and tactics of the Santee Sioux should look elsewhere.
Still the work is a fantastic addition to Nebraska historical fiction and many persons should note that this campaign was a teenage Luther North's first military experience

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During the Civil War, after Santee Sioux killed several hundred settlers in the fall of 1862, residents of Nebraska and Iowa feared for their lives. Washington supplied encouragement, enough supplies to muster a volunteer regiment of cavalry from each state, and a general to lead them against the Indians. This is the story of that long summer campaign by untrained Nebraska soldiers-mostly boys between seventeen and twenty-enduring extremes of weather and shortages of provisions before finding and defeating a large encampment of renegade Indians at Whitestone Hill.

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Shoe Love: In Pop-Up Review

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(More customer reviews)I bought this as a gift and WOW! was it ever the correct choice.
She TOTALLY has a Shoe Fetish and this covered the history of shoes, shows shoes with a fashion statement never before seen by anyone that we have shown this AWESOMELY BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED BOOK!!!!
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Bro Review

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(More customer reviews)In 1933 Clemson and Melba Dockery accompanied by their nine years old son Tugwell drives from Moultrie, Georgia to Yazoo City, Florida, to visit his father on his birthday. Clemson tries to outrace a speeding train, but fails leaving nine years old Tugwell Dockery as the only survivor. His older sibling, eighteen years old Broda "Bro" Joe is in jail for running alcohol. His paternal grandfather seems indifferent so his Great Aunt Lulu picks up the traumatized child, who no longer can speak.
However, circumstance lead to Tug going to his grandfather's house, which is near the place where his parents died. Bro worries about his younger devastated brother and does not believe his grandfather will care for Tug. Bro escapes from prison with the objective to insure that Tug gets the help he needs to overcome the tragedy.
BRO is a deep look at the Depression Era south that will leave the audience needing a bookcase worth of tissues. The cast tugs at the readers' hearts as each one struggle with what life has dealt them; Tug especially will receive much empathy. Though character driven, historical fiction readers will want to join the pack of new fans that this long time top notch author (see A DAY NO PIGS WOULD DIE) will garner.
Harriet Klausner

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Jihad: The Secret War in Afghanistan Review

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(More customer reviews)BBC NEWS Wednesday, 14 November, 2001, 18:17 GMT
Author 'lied about SAS membership'
Tom Carew claimed to be a member of the SAS
Claims by bestselling author Tom Carew to have been a member of the elite 22
SAS have been exposed as false by the BBC. Mr Carew's book, Jihad! The
Secret War in Afghanistan, is expected to sell 100,000 copies by Christmas.
The BBC's George Eykyn says he still insists he did serve with the SAS.
Since the start of the war in Afghanistan, Tom Carew has been a regular on
the airwaves and in newspapers, speaking about special forces.
His book is principally a tale of mercenary derring do in Afghanistan when
Mr Carew trained Mujahideen fighters.
But his claims to have served at least 14 years in 22 SAS, the regular
army's elite regiment, have been exposed as false.
Demonstration Troop
Inquiries by the BBC Two's Newsnight programme have established that Tom
Carew's real name is Philip Sessarego.
He tried Selection for 22 SAS in 1973 but failed.
He was allowed to stay on as a non-member in what was called Demonstration
Troop - ordinary soldiers who did jobs for the SAS like play the enemy on
exercises.
Records show Mr Sessarego later tried to join the Territorial Army Reserve
Squadron of the SAS and failed that selection at the end of 1975.
On Wednesday he was challenged over the allegations.
Mr Carew broke off the interview and on his way out punched a BBC camera.
Tom Carew's ghost writer has said he is embarrassed by the revelations, but
stressed that the book was principally a true story about Afghanistan.

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Custer's Gatling Guns: What If He Had Taken His Machine Guns to the Little Big Horn? Review

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(More customer reviews)Great Seller, Super transaction, would buy from again, Highly recommended.
great book and alternative history, it is in excellant condition.

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Untrodden Peaks and Unfrequented Valleys Review

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(More customer reviews)"UNTRODDEN PEAKS AND UNFREQUENTED VALLEYS" BY AMELIA B. EDWARDS
This novel takes you on a journey to places you have never been. The author writes with such conviction it makes you feel as though you are there with her.
The illustrations are drawn in sketch detail and add depth and even more realism. A truly deep-rooted adventure.
-Kitty Bullard / Great Minds Think Aloud Book Club


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Something Gold: Twenty years of farm porch-style interviews about the shade tobacco era in Gadsden Co., FL Review

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(More customer reviews)If you grew up in rural Gadsden County, Florida, anytime between the 1930's through 1976, you should read this book. Kay Davis Lay interviewed three dozen people who grew or worked in the shade tobacco industry. It is printed in the rough...in the vernacular of those who spoke about the trials and tribulations of raising tobacco.

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Born into Hell Review

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(More customer reviews)And a peek into Apalacian Hillbilly culture. After reading this I'm not sure what, other than being in a constant drunken state, could make a father so cruel to his own children, wife, and animals. Judging from the writer's account of his childhood, I'm sure there is much detail left out, but no one could make this stuff up and you can tell from reading it that the writer is still mentally stuck in the situations he describes. Sometimes it is a little difficult to read because the writing and punctuation are a little crude and unsophisticated and the timeline is a little confusing, which I think is due to the writer's lack of a formal education as is explained in the story, but this is definitely a worthwhile read.

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Born Into Hell is the correct title for this true story. There is no need for exaggeration. The simple truth is, it has been more than anyone should have to remember.I wish I could wake up some beautiful morning and say, 'Oh heck, that was just a bad dream. Now get up and go on. Be happy that nightmare was just your imagination, and that the blood on the pillowcase isn't real. The swollen hand isn't real either, and that coffee table that was thrown into the wall just jumped over there by itself.'Read this short story, then you tell me what I could have done to change anything.

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Seasons: A Celebration of Everyday Living Review

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(More customer reviews)This is a wonderful book. The author is amazing. You may not have realized, but the book is about Walt, and his family.
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Wrangling Women: Humor And Gender In The American West Review

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(More customer reviews)Written by American West studies specialist Kristen M. McAndrews (Prof. of English, University of Hawai'i at Manoa), Wrangling Women: Humor and Gender in the American West is a unique look at a mountain community of women in Winthrop, Washington who run a western-theme town and work as ranchers, trail guides, horse trainers and packers. Caught in an unusual crux where they have to keep alive gender stereotypes for the sake of a tourist-based economy yet apply the same levels of authority and expertise as their male counterparts, these resourceful "wrangling women" apply humor and language as useful tools for accomplishing the precarious balancing act. A delightful exploration of gender studies, stereotypes, and human resourcefulness, Wrangling Women frequently quotes the women it studies, allowing the reader to partake in both scholarly observation and the visceral feel of being there. A lively and entertaining treatise.

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Covered Wagon Women, Volume 10: Diaries and Letters from the Western Trails, 1875-1883 Review

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(More customer reviews)Vol. 10 in a series of faithfully transcribed diaries and letters of women who traveled West via covered wagon, this book describes travel at a time when many others were going west via the railroads. Time had altered the circumstances of covered wagon travel: the travelers were not isolated, they had opportunities to avail themselves of hotels, suppliers, etc., along well-marked trails. However, the trip was not without its heartaches and hardships. I recommend reading the entire series, to get a true understanding of the great American Western migration.

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Forty years after the legendary overland travels of Oregon pioneers in the 1840s, Lucy Clark Allen wrote, "the excitement continues." Economic hard times in Minnesota sent Allen and her husband to Montana in hopes of evading the droughts, grasshoppers, and failed crops that had plagued their farm. Allen and her compatriots, in this volume of Covered Wagon Women, experience a much different journey than their predecessors. Many settlements now await those bound for the West, with amenities such as hotels and restaurants, as well as grain suppliers to provide feed for the horses and mules that had replaced the slower oxen in pulling wagons. Routes were clearly marked-some had been replaced entirely by railroad tracks. Nevertheless, many of the same dangers, fears, and aspirations confronted these dauntless women who traveled the overland trails.

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An Autobiography of Buffalo Bill Review

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(More customer reviews)I am an avid reader of History in general, but focus on American History.
Buffalo Bill has always intrigued me and loved him since my childhood after hearing my grandmother tell me that she had seen his Wild West show when it came to Chicago.
Although this is an autobiography, I find it hard to believe this is written in 'his words'. The language is very romantic, the facts are unusually accurate (details of minutia about names of scouts and ranks of officer ranks, etc.) and at times a bit flowery.
However, the book is quite enjoyable. It reads like a "who's who?" of the American Frontier and is well-documented that Bill Cody had first hand relationships with many of these American Heroes. In particular, I found his observations about Bill Hickock especially insightful (his observation of Hickock's personality), his descriptions of the well known gun battles or fights and otherwise just plain entertaining.
Nothing new about history in here, but quite enjoyable first hand account of Bill's Wild West. On a final note, I do not like ( but accept) the attitude toward American Native written in this book. Whether it is his (attitude) or that of his helper in writing the book, I find it condescending, demeaning and otherwise irritable.

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Many Rivers to Cross: Of Good Running Water, Native Trout, and the Remains Of Wilderness Review

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(More customer reviews)The valuable insights, gentle humor and wistful beauties it contains should not be reserved just for the fishing fraternity. M R Montgomery describes, with wit and sensitivity, his search for the last remaining bastions of the native trout of the mountain west, the cutthroat. He describes the people who help him on his quest with humor and with empathy. In those remote places, his interest and his eyes wander to show us paticularities of landscape and peculiarities of the flora and fauna that cohabit there with the trout. Beneath the surface Montgomery is addressing concepts like "wilderness", "preservation" and "stewardship" without referring to them directly. He begins his story near the Little Big Horn Battlefield, but the last stand that he wants us to contemplate is not Custer's.

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