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How do high mountain ranges form on the face of the Earth? This question has intrigued some of the greatest philosophers and scientists, going back as far as the ancient Greeks. Devil in the Mountain is the story of one scientist, author Simon Lamb, and his quest for the key to this great geological mystery.

Lamb and a small team of geologists have spent much of the last decade exploring the rugged Bolivian Andes, the second highest mountain range on Earth--a region rocked by earthquakes and violent volcanic eruptions. The author's account is both travelogue and detective story, describing how he and his colleagues have pursued a trail of clues in the mountains, hidden beneath the rocky landscape. Here, the local silver miners strive to appease the spirit they call Tio-the devil in the mountain.

Traveling through Bolivia's back roads, the team has to cope with the extremes of the environment, and survive in a country on the verge of civil war. But the backdrop to all these adventures is the bigger story of the Earth and how geologists have gone about uncovering its secrets. We follow the tracks of the dinosaurs, who never saw the Andes but left their mark on the shores of a vast inland sea that covered this part of South America more than sixty-five million years ago, long before the mountains existed. And we learn how to find long lost rivers that once flowed through the landscape, how continents are twisted and torn apart, and where volcanoes come from.

By the end of their journey, Lamb and his team turn up extraordinary evidence pointing not only to the fundamental instability of the Earth's surface, but also to unexpected and profound links in the workings of our planet.

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The experience of fieldwork.......2007-04-04

This book accurately reflects how geological fieldwork is often done and for this reason would be an excellent read for a geology student or interested layperson. Lamb's exposition of tectonics is very clear and he obviously has a gift for explaining geology to the non-specialist. The only thing that I didn't like was the implication that the Oxford team was the only one of consequence working in the Andes - something that from personal experience I happen to know was not the case.

fault lines in South America.......2007-01-03

If you're interested in something different and interesting, this book is for you. It reads quickly and is an overview of plate tectonics/geology which even a layman such as I can follow.

How rocks in Bolivia affect your choice of vacation.......2006-11-14

Here's something to chew on: If it weren't for the existence of the Andes Mountains, Hawaii would be out of business.
The argument is way too complicated to summarize in a brief review, but Oxford geologist Simon Lamb presents it with admirable clarity in "Devil in the Mountain."
He hardly mentions Hawaii, actually, but the implication is clear enough: The Andes began growing 40 million years ago, at the same time that the Antarctic ice sheet began growing; and these events were causally linked -- together (with lots of other complications) they ended the Warm Ages and introduced the Ice Ages we live in.
If follows then, that if the whole world were still warm, there wouldn't be much reason to visit Hawaii.
It is extraordinary how recently scientists got to the point where they could make such an argument. In the past four decades, even non-geologists have learned to think that mountains arise where two giant plates collide, driven by currents of molten rock miles beneath the surface.
And yet, thought Lamb, as recently as 1989, when he began a 10-year research project centered on Bolivia, it cannot be that simple.
There are places where plates collide but high mountains do not rise. And, where they do, why do they take the shape they do?
Like any good scientific theory, plate tectonics created more mysteries than it solved.
The new mysteries were, of course, at a more profound level of explanation.
In particular, the research of Lamb and others has opened the question of whether "the rise of great mountain ranges can significantly change the planet's climate." These days, everything turns out to be about global warming.
The short answer is, yes. But it takes a lot of legwork to get there.
Lamb's account, designed to suck non-geologists into the mystery, is enlivened with brief anecdotes of working in some of the roughest, poorest country in the world.
But "it was earthquake prone, always a good sign to a geologist."
So he went searching for the devil -- Tio, the wicked spirit of the mountains whose caprices are appeased by the Bolivian miners. Tio is an excessively manly demon, a point not mentioned by Lamb, whose approach is anything but sensational, although the implications of his (and others') research are.
Toward the end of his research, Lamb was led to "the extraordinary thought that the temperature of the water in the oceans can ultimately control the raising of large portions of the Earth's crust."
We've come a long way now from the explanation that mountains were made by heroes throwing rocks at each other.

Devil in the Mountain: A search for origin of the Andes.......2006-11-10

Excellent book; a little too much personal history and not enough Andes geology; also limited mostly to Bolivia section of the Andes. Well worth the read for those interested in mountain building.

Between science and personal adventure..........2006-07-10

I bought this book because, as a geologist myself, I am getting interested in the dynamics and tectonic controls of fluvial "megafans" developed along the Andean chain. I thought this little work, straddling the border between a popularization of geotectonics and personal travel diaries, could help me break the ice with the geological context of Bolivia and surrounds... Spot on!
Lamb did a great job, whether you look at it from the technical point of view or from a layman's perspective. Of course the geological insights to gain here are just very basic, they are meant to inform the uninitiated, but the style and the motivation with which a geologist's thoughts are reported, well, they kind of make me proud of my research... (Which I already was anyway!) Maybe the links between orogeny in the Andes and global climatic interactions are way too simplistically explained, and some people might get tricked into believing the climate system is really that! easy and predictable... I doubt... But that's a kind of problem you run into when trying to simplify to the extreme, opening a door for the newbies. No fuss then...
If you want to gain a feeling of what geological fieldwork feels like, if you'd like to learn something really cool on how rocks and mountains develop and behave through time on this planet, and maybe if you could use some insider's advice on how to get about in Bolivia (you never know where research might take you some day eh...), then this is a fun, quick, informative and emotionally rewarding read. I guess we're still far from really having understood the whole story about the Andes, but as Lamb shows, from his very personal point of view, sometimes the journey can be more important than reaching your destination too quickly... It all has to grow inside of you...

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Real weird geology in here...
Interesting, important work

The Origin of Mountains
Cliff Ollier
Manufacturer: Routledge
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i The Origin of Mountains /i rejects the well-known hypothesis that plate tectonics and folding creates mountains and present a new theory for their formation. The authors argue that mountains arose by vertical uplift of a former plain, and by a mixture of cracking and warping by earth movements, and erosion by water. Cliff Ollier goes on to explore whether mountain building could have been responsible for the onset of the ice age. This highly illustrated book draws in evidence from mountain ranges all over the world.

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Real weird geology in here..........2002-10-15

I bought this book as I was interested in something valuable about mountain ranges, but after reading it I have a feeling this is more a work of the geomorphology vs. geology kind!! I'm definitely disappointed, and a bit amazed at its contents.

There is something curiously anachronistic in the way the authors tackle their stated goal to analyze the origin of mountain landscapes. Their train of thoughts seems to develop along the lines of those glorious theories and ideas that shaped geological thinking as gods-of-the-gaps before plate tectonics finally started making some sense (or at least, so it seems thus far) of geologic evidence on several observational scales. Here we find mountains interpreted in terms of geotumors, mushroom tectonics and the good old geosynclines...

The latest developments (and by latest I mean some solid four decades of research) in structural geology and global tectonics are dismissed as a scientific fad, while the authors focus instead on exogenous processes as the main producers of mountain landscapes. Personally, I certainly agree that erosional processes do shape what we see up there (give or take stuctural and lithologic controls). Yet, what brought and thrust those landscapes upwards in the first place, we're not given to know... Except for some really dubious claims, like the irrelevance of active plate margins, the absence of compressive deformation along the Pacific margin of South America and even in the Himalayan region (which is somehow the most compressed place in the world after Rome's subway) or revamping the role of gravity tectonics, interpreting thrust faults as huge crustal slabs sliding downward (...but then just what pushed those rocks upwards first?!?). A proposal is even advanced for the origin of anticlines as isostatically rising up after fluvial erosion partially removed the lithostatic load of the above-lying landscape. It all sounds so Davisian: the continents were just higher once, but then they started crumbling down, and mountains today should be viewed as mere leftovers of erosion...

I just wanted to learn something more in-depth about mountains, but I seem to have read a book from the nineteenth century or something like that, when geologists where still fumbling through vague theories. It was valuable nonetheless back then, but we have moved on today. Perhaps plate tectonics and structural geodynamics aren't perfect at present, we can't understand just everything yet (especially not me, because I'm into sedimentology) but at least we have a sensible and coherent framework to advance and test hypotheses. Ollier and Pain have simply ignored it all.

They get two stars anyway, not just one, because science benefits greatly from counterviews and discussion, not from generalized, passive agreement about any given topic. If the views expressed in this work ever had to be accepted by some members of the geological community, then they sure will stir a heated debate of such importance as to contribute very much to testing and reasoning about the validity of the plate tectonics paradigm. My point is, nonetheless, that criticizing the mainstream needs the support of valid evidence, not obsolete, misleading notions. It should be a step forward, whereas this book just feels like a giant leap backward...
I really liked two of Ollier's previous books, the one on regolith geology was actually excellent, but this time I even wonder whether the publisher bothered to submit this book to any reviewers before going through the press??
Or maybe I really haven't understood a fat nothing about geology yet....

Interesting, important work.......2001-04-15

I am one who finds mountain landscapes inspiring, and no doubt many laymen and scientists do the same. As a professional geologist, I have enjoyed some of the beautiful mountain scenery of India, continental USA, Mexico and Hawaii, and how mountains form is of great interest to me.

I found 'The Origin of Mountains' to be a very thought-provoking and excellent work. The book is indeed ground-breaking in that it makes the reader realize what processes really create mountains, and how there is a large discrepancy between field facts and models. For example, although many plate tectonic treatments picture a subducting slab diving beneath another plate and causing both folding of rocks and mountain formation, the authors emphasize that such simplistic cartoons have nothing to do with reality, in that folding has nothing to do with mountain building, and the production of mountain topography is a much later event. Always, folding and rock deformation are succeeded by peneplanation, then uplift of the plains to produce plateaus, and it is the erosion of these uplifted plateaus which creates mountains. Mountains are, ironically, created by "epeirogeny" followed by erosion, and not by "orogeny", though etymologically orogeny means mountain formation but has lately been applied to the process of folding and deformation.

The book has 13 chapters: 1. Introduction; 2. Simple plateaus and erosional mountains; 3. Fault block mountains; 4. European mountains; 5. Western North America; 6. The Andes; 7. Asian mountains; 8. Mountains with gravity structures; 9. Volcanoes and granite mountains; 10. Mountains on passive margins; 11. Plains and planation surfaces, drainage and climate; 12. Problems of mountain tectonics; 13. Science and the origin of mountains.

Mountains from all over the world, and of all types and tectonic settings are described. The book is rich in illustrations, with a nice colour photograph of the Chilean Andes on the cover and numerous black and white photographs inside, which are clear enough. The line drawings/geographic maps are all quite clear and neat, though a weakness of this book, perhaps its only substantial weakness, is that many of the geographic maps do not show either a scale (e.g., Fig. 4.23), or latitudes-longitudes (e.g., 3.4), or both (e.g., 4.17, 11.23). It is very difficult in these cases for readers unfamiliar with the particular area to grasp its exact location and extent. Some vertical profiles of local areas (e.g., Figs. 8.2, 8.8) do not have the trend of the profile or the depths/heights marked on them. Line sketches of Mt. Snowdon in Wales (Fig. 2.13) and Stone Mtn. in Atlanta (Fig. 2.21) do not convey to the reader an idea of their size. This good work would have been even better had the line drawings been perfect. Of course, there also are many line drawings in the book that do not have these shortcomings.

A good aspect of this book, written by two well-known and reputed geomorpholgists, is that even if you are not a geomorphology specialist you could learn a lot, or clarify your concepts, with the book. Many topics in geomorphology (planation surfaces, drainage patterns, etc.) are described, with descriptions of worldwide examples. However, a glossary of technical terms at the end would have been helpful. Still, a useful index and a bibliography of well over 400 references (up to year 2000) are given.

I go on to make a few other relatively minor comments. The authors observe that in fold belts many rivers follow the axes of anticlines, and they argue that the anticlines may have formed *after* the formation of the river valley, due to isostatic uplift along the valley. I think that this is interesting and plausible, but I am not convinced that this is so in every case of a river following the axis of an anticline. As I understand, the process of folding at shallow depths produces brittle deformation in the form of pervasive cleavage parallel to the axial plane of the fold, and on large scale anticlines the existence of this cleavage could well lead to selective erosion by streams and production of a river valley. The authors' discussion of nappes being driven by gravity, and not horizontal compression (as postulated in plate tectonics) (Chapter 8) is very interesting. The Mexican volcano Popocatepetl (Chaper 5), contrary to the authors' statement, is quite active; the other two large Mexican volcanoes Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltepetl) and Iztaccihuatl are inactive. Coastal monoclines at passive margins are not all with 2 degree seaward dips (Chapter 10); the Panvel monoclinal flexure in western India shows lavas dipping seaward by 18 degrees or more (see H. C. Sheth, Tectonophysics 294, 143-149, 1998).

I very much appreciate the authors' view (Preface): "Sadly, in our opinion, Earth Science has become too concerned with theory, models, and dogma... We hope, in our small way, to encourage people, from students to professionals, to have a new look at mountains, without reference to pre-conceived theories, but with attention to what can readily be seen." The last chapter is about theories and bandwagons, the neglect of landscape evidence, and orthodoxy and disregard for ground truth. The authors' feeling is that (pp. 300-301) "Plate tectonics as a general principle has been enormously helpful in many aspects of geology, but its practitioners have neglected the ground surface, and have often been uncritical in their time scales... we are not totally converted to the religion [plate tectonics]. You can believe what you like, but please don't send missionaries!"

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Settng out to answer the question "Who invented the Mountain Bike," Frank Berto chronicles the early development of the sport and the machine. With many photographs from the early days of mountain biking by Wende Cragg and others. Also includes accounts by mountain bike pioneers Charlie Kelly and Joe Breeze.

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The MTB history book I've been waiting for!.......2001-06-06

I read a Berto story in Mountain Bike magazine regarding the history of the mountain bike, so when I saw this book, I had to pick it up. It's a great read with all the usual suspects (Breeze, Fisher, Ritchey, Sinyard...), and as an avid mountain biker, factoid freak, and history buff, this book answered a lot of questions about the origins of the mountain bike. Living in Mountain View, CA, it's great to be able to ride the trails (at least the one's still open) where the mountain bike was born.

A story that needs to be told........1999-02-09

The article I read about the book is from the local county paper, The Independent Journal dated feb 6,1999. The author is interviewed and the conclusions are discussed openly.It is a great format for the book because each of the men going for the inventor of the mountain title are interviewed and quoted. I went to high school with the real inventor and hung with them. Read the book to see who it was.

America's Mountains: An Exploration of Their Origins and Influences from the Alaska Range to the Appalachians

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Fantastic insight on one of America's natural wonders.

America's Mountains: An Exploration of Their Origins and Influences from the Alaska Range to the Appalachians
Clark Hubler
Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co
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Journeys back to prehistoric times to explain the origins of North America's mountains & to anticipate future changes in their evolution. Begins with an exploration of orogeny, the process of mountain building, which began millions of years ago when a combination of violent earthquakes & volcanic eruptions shook the Earth. Investigates the influence of mountains on plants, animals, people & the environment. Includes fascinating descriptions of landmark geologic forms, such as the Rocky & Appalachian Mountains & glaciers in Canada & Alaska. Detailed info. on rocks & fossils, & on mountains that have been eroded out of existence.

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Fantastic insight on one of America's natural wonders........1998-08-24

This book is a fantastic resource for people doing research on mountains. Well written and full of interesting insight, this is a must buy for any researcher.

Appalachian Structures Origin, Evolution, and Possible Potential for New Exploration Frontiers; a Seminar, March 3 -5, 1971

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Appalachian Structures Origin, Evolution, and Possible Potential for New Exploration Frontiers; a Seminar, March 3 -5, 1971

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A Baptist looks back;: The origin and early history of Roan Mountain Baptist Association, now Mitchell Baptist Association

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A Baptist looks back;: The origin and early history of Roan Mountain Baptist Association, now Mitchell Baptist Association
James Oliver Young
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Battle for the bush: The Blue Mountains, the Australian Alps and the origins of the wilderness movement

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Battle for the bush: The Blue Mountains, the Australian Alps and the origins of the wilderness movement
J. G Mosley
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The Black Ghost of Scotia & More Pennsylvania Fireside Tales: Origins & Foundations of Pennsylvania Mountain Folktales & Legend (Pennsylvania Fireside ... Pennsylvania Mountain Folktales and Legends)

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The Black Ghost of Scotia & More Pennsylvania Fireside Tales: Origins & Foundations of Pennsylvania Mountain Folktales & Legend (Pennsylvania Fireside ... Pennsylvania Mountain Folktales and Legends)
Jeffrey R. Frazier
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Born of Fire: The Volcanic Origin of Yellowstone National Park

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Born of Fire: The Volcanic Origin of Yellowstone National Park
William H., Jr. Cottrell
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Christmas in the mountains;: Southwest Virginia Christmas customs and their origins,

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Christmas in the mountains;: Southwest Virginia Christmas customs and their origins,
Hubert J Davis
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Electrostatic accelerators are an important and widespread subgroup within the broad spectrum of modern, large particle acceleration devices. They are specifically designed for applications that require high-quality ion beams in terms of energy stability and emittance at comparatively low energies (a few MeV). Their ability to accelerate virtually any kind of ion over a continuously tunable range of energies makes them a highly versatile tool for investigations in many research fields including, but not limited to, atomic and nuclear spectroscopy, heavy ion reactions, accelerator mass spectroscopy as well as ion-beam analysis and modification. The book is divided into three parts. The first part concisely introduces the field of accelerator technology and techniques that emphasize their major modern applications. The second part treats the electrostatic accelerator per se: its construction and operational principles as well as its maintenance. The third part covers all relevant applications in which electrostatic accelerators are the preferred tool for accelerator-based investigations. Since some topics are common to all types of accelerators, Electrostatic Accelerators will also be of value for those more familiar with other types of accelerators.

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A high-profile murder has landed at Bubbles's pretty feet. The victim: a local steel executive. The accused: his lovely wife.

The weapon: cyanide-laced fingernails. If anyone can solve a well-manicured slaying like this, it's Bubbles. And nothing's going to stop her. Not even hunky photojournalist Steve Stiletto, who vows that this time, he's getting everything he wants from Bubbles. But how far is the amateur sleuth in spandex willing to go to get what she wants?

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A FUN READ.......2007-06-08

A CREAM PUFF FUN READ FOR THE SUMMER BEACH OR LOUNGER

manic & fun.......2007-04-27

Fourth in the series, Bubbles A Broad features a newbie reporter as a heroine. In this episode, the case lands on Bubbles's doorstep in the form of Carol Weaver, who's escaped from prison after being convicted of the murder of her husband, and she wants Bubbles to help her find out who really killed him.

In addition to solving the crime, Bubbles has to contend with her teenage daughter trying to get into Princeton, her daughter's oddball boyfriend G, her career as a journalist that she nearly loses before it begins, and her boyfriend Steve Stilletto.

The Good:
The pace. It's fast-moving and almost dares you to just try to put it down.
The humor. It made me laugh aloud.
The community of characters. The story is richly populated with a variety of unique and interesting characters that you can care about.

The Bad:
The humor. Sometimes it tries a little too hard for a laugh.
Bubbles herself can be hard to like. She's brash and has a very distinct and vivid personality, so if you don't like her, you'll likely not enjoy the book.

The Verdict:
Much fun, and I'm looking forward to the next installment.

How Can You Not Love Bubbles!!.......2006-08-17

Ms. Strohmeyer is gifted. She writes a terrific mystery and adds humor that almost makes you forget you're reading one! I'm anxiously awaiting her next book due out in paperback in November. Bubbles Yablonsky's cast of characters are second to none. From her zany Mother and her nutsy sidekick friend Genevieve, her daughter Jane and her boyfriend "G" which stands for either God or genius per self-description, her ex-husband lawyer and his wife, Wendy to her drop-dead gorgeous newspaper photographer boyfriend, Steve Stiletto, there's never a dull moment. Not to mention all the other personalities introduced into each new book. Ms. Strohmeyer has a very vivid imagination and her books are thoroughly entertaining. You'll find yourself laughing out loud. When I pick up one of her books, it's not put back down until the final page is read. She's not just recommended, she's preferred!! You gotta love Bubbles!!

This was the best yet in the series.......2006-02-25

BUBBLES A BROAD by Sarah Strohmeyer
February 24, 2006

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BUBBLES A BROAD I felt was much better than the previous installments of the novels about Bubbles Yablonsky. Bubbles is a hairdresser by trade, but she's just graduated from TWO GUYS Community College (in Lehigh, Pennsylvania) with a degree in (I think) journalism. She's trying to land a job with the local paper when she finds an opportunity to "interview" Carol Weaver, a woman that was in jail for the murder of her husband the wealthy and powerful Hal Weaver. Carol had just sprung herself out of jail and was now on the lam. This was really big news, so of course Bubbles was quite excited to have this opportunity, as Carol had shown up on Bubbles' doorsteps, asking for help. After Carol leaves, Bubbles goes to bed, only to be awakened at four in the morning by the sounds of someone in her house, and she later escapes narrowly with her life when that someone shoots at her bed. Granted, it was only with a BB gun, but the fact is, someone wanted to hurt Bubbles but for what reason, no one knew - yet.

With the help of Detective Mickey Sinkler, Bubbles' friend from the police force (Mickey has a huge crush on Bubbles) and Bubbles' current love interest Steve Stiletto, an award wining AP photographer (and very good looking to boot), Bubbles solves the mystery of who really killed Hal Weaver, a wealthy millionaire who had been having an affair with at least one woman before his murder. He's also made a number of enemies during his time. Was Carol the jealous wife who killed her husband in a jealous rage? Or was there someone else involved that had a vendetta against Hal?

Bubbles has troubles of her own when a former client of hers, Lorena Ludwig, crosses paths with Bubbles when they are both asked to cover a meeting with the Historical Society. (Lorena is a recent graduate of TWO GUYS Community College, in photography) Unfortunately, Lorena was not a happy former client, her life ruined after a botched job before her wedding, and throughout the novel, Lorena is found trying to exact revenge on Bubbles in a number of imaginative ways.

In the mean time, the romance between Bubbles and Stiletto are heating up, especially when Bubbles is asked to move in with him while her home is being investigated as a crime scene. Bubbles' mother Lulu Yablonsky is also in the picture, along with her sidekick Genevieve, both women crazy as ever. There are a lot of off the wall characters as well as an interesting mystery to solve. I didn't figure out who the murderer was until toward the end of the book, although Bubbles did come across some well thought-out theories on some possible suspects. I've two more books in this series to read, and hope to get to them in the next few months. They are fast beach reads for when one wants to read a no-brainer and be entertained.

Romantic mysteries with a slice of humor.......2005-06-23

I think this was my favorite Bubble book so far. This is the fourth book in the series. Bubbles' is a hairdresser/news reporter who finds her way into solving murders. She moves in with Stiletto a Mel Gibson look-a-like and sparks fly. I would buy the whole series and then pass it along to your friends - they will love you! If you enjoy this genre I would also suggest any books from Ellen Byerrum, Kate Angell , Janet Evanovich and Jennifer Cruise.

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Bubbles A Broad

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Bubbles A Broad [UNABRIDGED CD] (Audiobook) (The Bubbles Yablonski series, Book 4)

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Bubbles A Broad [UNABRIDGED CD] (Audiobook) (The Bubbles Yablonski series, Book 4)
Sarah Strohmeyer
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Sarah Strohmeyers unconventional heroine Bubbles Yablonsky has been called Pennsylvanias answer to Erin Brockovich by best-selling author Jennifer Crusie. Bubbles, a hairdresser/reporter/amateur sleuth, runs into trouble when supposed husband-killer Bonnie Weaver shows up on her doorstep. Before long Bubbles is up to her eyeliner in intrigue. Shell need all the help she can get from gorgeous beau Steve Stilletto and her wacky family to avoid ruining her makeuppermanently.

Bubbles or noise?: Reconciling the results of broad-divident variance-bounds tests (Finance and economics discussion series)

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Bubbles or noise?: Reconciling the results of broad-divident variance-bounds tests (Finance and economics discussion series)
Garrett H TeSelle
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