If you enjoy birds...and you enjoy whimsical poetry, this is the book for you. Florian is succinct and full of wonderful descriptions of birds around the world.
For those of you who are, or are thinking about it, this book offers many practical ways of making you and your home a more organic environment for your new baby. In today's polluted world, that task can seem overwhelming, but the authors help you actually put this into practice.
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Clouds will never be just "background" for a beautiful day again. In addition to explaining everything you need to know about clouds, the author adds fascinating stories that involve clouds...of some type or another. You can even join the Cloudspotter's Society...membership open to everyone!
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The author's word pictures are so unique. Describing his mother's baking as a love letter sealed with air-kisses made me want the cake and the love letter! He artfully combines his childhood with his mother's WWII Germany experiences in an easy to read manner.
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On the Wing by Douglas Florian
deanna.knoll, March 9, 2008
If you enjoy birds...and you enjoy whimsical poetry, this is the book for you. Florian is succinct and full of wonderful descriptions of birds around the world.Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain by Oliver Sacks
deanna.knoll, October 28, 2007
Oliver Sacks never disappoints. Exploring the human brain with a journalistic eye, his writing always makes for good reading.(13 of 23 readers found this comment helpful)
The Complete Organic Pregnancy by Deirdre Dolan and Alexandra Zissu
deanna.knoll, August 20, 2007
For those of you who are, or are thinking about it, this book offers many practical ways of making you and your home a more organic environment for your new baby. In today's polluted world, that task can seem overwhelming, but the authors help you actually put this into practice.(4 of 8 readers found this comment helpful)
The Cloudspotter's Guide: The Science, History, and Culture of Clouds by Gavin Pretor-Pinney
deanna.knoll, May 1, 2007
Clouds will never be just "background" for a beautiful day again. In addition to explaining everything you need to know about clouds, the author adds fascinating stories that involve clouds...of some type or another. You can even join the Cloudspotter's Society...membership open to everyone!(8 of 15 readers found this comment helpful)
The Speckled People: A Memoir of a Half-Irish Childhood by Hugo Hamilton
deanna.knoll, March 6, 2007
The author's word pictures are so unique. Describing his mother's baking as a love letter sealed with air-kisses made me want the cake and the love letter! He artfully combines his childhood with his mother's WWII Germany experiences in an easy to read manner.(6 of 12 readers found this comment helpful)