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Robert Morgan's first novel unfolds through the voices of three generations of Appalachian storytellers. In the first segment, adventurous teenager Petal runs off with a handsome homesteader in 1772. She tells of setting up housekeeping on the frontier, including the story of birthing her first baby while staving off a panther. In 1816, Petal's grandson uses a starved pig to track the best route for building a route down the mountain to market. In 1845, Petal's grandson constructs the turnpike down the mountain.
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making lives and dreams unfold.....................2003-07-17
This is a marvelously warm and engaging story that is told in three parts about a family deep in the Southern mountains and how they made their lives and dreams unfold. The stories are said to be based on Robert Morgan's own family tales and they carry on the feel of the elders of the family telling the youngsters about life and living and it's true meaning. The dialogue is deceptively simple, creating a warm undercurrent to the intensity of the memories being shared. I adore Robert Morgan and his ability to create such wondrous everyday characters that reach beyond themselves to find love, faith and strength.
Three interconnected Stories of Early Life in Western NC.......2002-07-17
Imagine as a small child you sat down in the cozy little living room of your grandmother's home with your brothers and sisters and perhaps a few cousins and your grandma starting sharing stories about her early life. It's in the first person and she's telling about how she came to meet your grandpa and how they made a life together and what it was like opening the West. Now I don't meet the Far West but simply extending life beyond the coastal area of North Carolina inland toward the Mountains and into Tennessee in the 1700s. That's the delightful manner in which Robert Morgan shares information in three parts of the life and times of early settlers, and specific families, around the mountain communities of Asheville, NC (that's `ASH vul' for those not familiar with the area). There's several surprises so don't think you'll know what's coming. And the language is true to form using such words as painter when talking about a panther. An animal that has mostly been hunted into oblivion in most parts of the US. Each part is told by someone different, several generations apart but through little hooks within each story the reader is provided an opportunity to share in the joys and sorrows of each family. The book is easy reading and keeps your attention throughout and what I especially liked was the sharing of tidbits of information of what was like in those times. This is a book you won't put down once you start it.
3 generations-people and panthers.......2002-03-04
I laughed so much during the second part of this book. A young man runs 20 some miles through the forest holding onto a pig's tail with one hand and a hatchet in the other hand to chop a trail for the first road in the area. His adventures during that memorable day make great reading and a good laugh. Anyone who loves the south and mountain folks will appreciate this book from Robert Morgan.
Chasing a pig named Sue.......2001-01-04
This book, Robert Morgan's first published novel, is seriously flawed, but I hesitate to give it a really bad review because Morgan obviously understands the people and the mountains which are at the heart of the book. Through dead-on dialogue in the vernacular speech of mountain people, Morgan puts the reader in the hollows and coves of upstate South Carolina and western North Carolina. Along the way he provides plenty of local history, which he gathers from his family's own oral history and from exhaustive research. Unfortunately, each of the three sections of the novel has major problems. The first novella, "The Trace," is marred by some pathetically stereotyped depictions of the Cherokee Indians, who are portrayed as the aggressors in the struggle between themelves and the white settlers who moved into the area in the 1700s. "The Road" had potential to be a rollicking adventure story about a man who chases a pig through the mountains, but instead it becomes almost humorless, repetitive drudgery. "The Highway" is the least memorable of all the stories: an awkward attempt to immortalize the men who built the first road through the mountains. Although Morgan tries to foreshadow the ecological destruction which the roads will bring to the mountains, his narrative style instead depicts the natural world as hostile, needing to be tamed; in each story the main character is stalked almost constantly by a mountain lion (the word "painter" appears at least every few pages in the book, as if Morgan himself is proud that he knows this mountain mispronunciation). Surely this could have been accomplished in a more clever and creative manner. On the whole, I found this book disappointing. If you have not read Charles Frazier's "Cold Mountain," read that one instead.
3 parts- declining in quality.......2000-04-03
The first part is riveting, about a woman misled, then abandoned. The second is mediocre- interesting but monotonuos and long, the third part is throwaway and even though it is short, it is monotonous as well. There is not enough humor: a story about a man who chases a pig for 150 pages should be hilarious but it didn't even bring a smile to this reader's lips. Don't waste your time.
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From the pen of the legendary historical novelist Jean Plaidy comes the story of Princess Margaret Tudor, whose life of tragedy, bloodshed, and scandal would rival even that of her younger brother, Henry VIII.
Princess Margaret Tudor is the greatest prize when her father, Henry VII, negotiates the Treaty of Perpetual Peace with neighboring Scotland. The betrothal is meant to end decades of bloody border wars, but it becomes a love match: To Margaret’s surprise, she finds joy in her marriage to the dashing James IV of Scotland, a man sixteen years her senior. But the marriage, and the peace it brings to both nations, does not last. When King James is struck down by the armies of Henry VIII, Margaret—Princess of England, but Queen of Scotland—finds herself torn between loyalty to the land and family of her birth and to that of her baby son, now King of the Scots. She decides to remain in Scotland and carve out her own destiny, surviving a scandalous second marriage and battling with both her son and her brother to the very end. Like all the Tudors, Margaret’s life would be one of turmoil and controversy, but through her descendants, England and Scotland would unite as one nation, under one rule, and find peace.
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Wonderful!.......2007-06-16
I loved this book! I must admit that this was my first Jean Plaidy novel and I immediately ordered more. I knew about Henry's wives (I recommend Alison Weir's Six Wives of King Henry VIII) but not his sisters. This book was riveting. It was fascinating to learn of Margaret's marriage struggles when her brother is notorious for his six wives. I loved getting inside her head. I do not know how accurate this book is but I knew it was fiction when I bought it!! I recommend it for anyone looking for an interesting story about a woman they might not know much about.
An Overly long text humanizes history.......2007-01-23
Erasmus warned the royals about trying to create peace or empires through marriage. Certainly marrying the English princess to the Scottish king did not work that way in young Margaret's lifetime. Perhaps, as tutor to one of the illegitimate sons of James IV, it was Margaret whom Erasmus had in mind.
This novel humanizes history as we see the events through the eyes of the 12 year old princess. She is clearly a pawn of her father and then of her brother, both of whom prey on her tender years with calls on her patriotism and piety. We never learn if Henry returns her jewels. I suspect he did not.
In the same light, Margaret's son is her main concern, her daughter is not much mentioned until the end when it seems she had been in England most of the time.
While it's a fast read there's a lot of excess verbiage. The book could be improved by editing it down by 1/3 or more.
Non fiction is better.......2006-08-07
I purchased this book because I play the role of Queen Margaret of Scotland for a Renaissance Faire, and I'm always on the lookout for more information about this character. The writing is plodding, the attitudes exemplified are very modern and not historically accurate, and many of the incidents related aren't really accurate according to extant letters from the time.
A much better read is ""The Sisters of Henry VIII" by Margaret Perry. It doesn't have 'conversations' between people and what they were thinking,like a novel, but it is far better written, easy to read, and uses scholarly references (that don't interrupt the narrative)
Plodding, sometimes dull, but educational.......2004-10-08
I found this book to be slow-moving and sometimes quite dull. Still, the historical information Plaidy has gathered in this novel makes it worth reading despite the plodding pace of the plot. Very little has been written about Henry VIII's sister Margaret, and I found the historical details of how a young noblewoman lived day-by-day and how she had to scheme and plot just to keep her children quite interesting.
Not on my Top 10 list, but educational. I'd recommend checking it out of your local library before I'd recommend buying it.
Historical yet Entertaining.......2004-03-01
Prior to reading this book, Henry VIII's sister Margaret Tudor was an individual that I knew nothing about. It is easy to see why she has been overshadowed by the engaging history of her younger brother - but unjustly so. Married at 12 to a MUCH older man and sent away from her sheltered life to a strange country would frighten the best of young girls - not Margaret. She relished the idea of the adventure and the passion of a marriage she imagined would be perfect. The story also gives a wonderful depiction of James IV of Scotland - a likeable yet philandering man who I believed loved Margaret and his country...and just about any other pretty woman he ran across.
True to Tudor history, Margaret suffers the deaths of several children only to be widowed at a tender age and left as a foreign queen desperately seeking to keep her 17 month old son safe to one day become James V. Like her more famous brother, she, too,is ruled by nearly uncontrollable passion - though unlike her brother she longs for true love and the fidelity that her first husband was unable to provide.
Political turmoil, religious beliefs and the ever present recollection of her two uncles' mysterious disappearances from the Tower of London only add to her strife.
The author does an admirable job of bringing to life a woman who deserves a place in history along side her younger brother - only I believe a more honorable place.
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The Thistle and the rose.......2005-09-27
THIS IS THE MOST WONDERFUL LOVE STORY I HAD EVER READ!!!!
The love...the trust...and the passion that emerge from this two people it is increadible... I give May McGoldrick five start for this unforgetable love story, I just wish I had a love that pure and true...like Colin and Celia's have. I just love it!!!
The Thistle and the Rose.......2005-01-26
DESPERATE DECEPTION
Celia Muir must escape from a burning castle into Scottish Highlands before English soilders capture her. With her loyal friends and servants, all united to protect the infant Kit from unknown enemies. For her clandestine mission to succeed she has to make Colin Campbell, the warrioir lord whose help she seeks, believe she is the seductive Lady Caithness.
IRRESISTIBLE DESIRE
Colin Campbell's head tells him this Caithness woman is trouble. yet his heart is telling him she is magnificent. Whatever Celi is hiding he needs to know, but he also wants to hold her and kiss her. And as a war with England scorches the heathered hills, Colin and Celia find reasons to bare their secrets, surrender to their desires, and head toward a destiny where Scotland's future-and their own-build on the strength of their passion and love...
This book was very well written and sucked you in from start to finish. Despite the deception that goes on in the book Colin and Celia are able to resolve their differences quickly. You can feel the love that they have for one another no matter what. The rest of the series is just as good! I defenitley give this book 5 stars
This one is a Keeper - a wonderful Scottish romance!.......1998-07-02
This is a fabulous romance! It's definitely on my top ten list of best romances. McGoldrick's writing style is smart and her characters are very endearing. You never want the story to end, while at the same time, you just can't put the book down. If you are a fan of Scottish romances, you you should love this book.
The best book in the world!!!.......1998-02-24
This is one of my favorite romance novels. May McGoldrick creates a wonderful setting and even better characters in this light, witty, novel about passion, love and deciption. Read it you will love it forever and ever!!!!!
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- the Wildrose tradition continues
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Bitter Thistle, Sweet Rose (Glover, Ruth. Wildrose Series, Bk. 2.)
Ruth Glover
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the Wildrose tradition continues.......2000-06-22
The second in Glover's Wildrose series, Bitter Thistle, Sweet Rose inroduces more inhabitants of Wildrose, a Canadian bush town. Linn has been jilted and wants to love again. A half-breed Indian is also seeking something to fill his empty heart. Hubert and Harry need someone to love and care for them. The more that you read about the residents of Wildrose, the more you will want to know about them. Glover has written a very touching story of second chances and God's overwhelming protection of all who love him.
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- THE THISTLE OF SCOTLAND AND THE ROSE OF ENGLAND...
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The Thistle And The Rose
Jean Plaidy
Manufacturer: G.P. Putnam's Sons
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THE THISTLE OF SCOTLAND AND THE ROSE OF ENGLAND..........2006-10-07
Jean Plaidy, also known as Victoria Holt to her legion of devoted fans, is a gifted and prolific writer of historical fiction. A masterful storyteller, Ms. Plaidy is known for seamlessly interweaving historical facts into a rich tapestry of fiction that is often spellbinding. Here, she writes about the beautiful Margaret Tudor, a princess of England, daughter of the parsimonious King Henry VII, and sister to the Tudor despot who would reign as King Henry VIII.
At the tender age of twelve, Princess Margaret was betrothed to the handsome and chivalrous King James IV of Scotland, who was sixteen years her senior. Her betrothal arose out of the Treaty of Perpetual Peace and was designed to bring about an end to the age old border wars between Scotland and England. Initially, Margaret viewed her forthcoming marriage with trepidation, only to find herself falling in love with her betrothed upon their first meeting. Theirs would be a love match, despite his philandering and siring of children outside their marriage. Unfortunately, their marriage did not have the intended effect upon the peace between Scotland and England, as King James IV courted the friendship of France, England's avowed enemy.
This put Margaret, now Queen of Scotland, in an awkward position. Her brother Henry VIII, now King of England, looked to Margaret to bring her husband back into the fold, but James IV had his own ideas and paid little heed to the advice of his wife. Consequently, Scotland waged war on England, only to be defeated at the battle of Flodden Field, by the army of King Henry VIII. There, King James IV was slain, and Margaret found herself widowed at a young age. Her baby son was crowned King James V of Scotland, and she was named Regent in accordance with her late husband's wishes.
Margaret, imbued with the same Tudor passion and tempestuousness as her brother, remained in Scotland, where she engaged in a lifelong battle for power and for control over her beloved young son. Ousted as Regent after a scandalous second marriage to the very handsome Archibald Douglas, head of the powerful Douglas clan and Earl of Angus, she eventually found herself battling not only her brother, but her craven second husband, as well. She ultimately sought to divorce him, much to the horror of her brother, King Henry VIII, who, unbeknownst to Margaret, was secretly mulling over the same marital resolution for himself.
Margaret would later fall in love with one of her son's courtiers, his Master Carver, Henry Stuart. This infatuation would ultimately lead to yet a third marriage for Margaret. Again, this marriage was, as were all her marriages, an initially happy one, but would, ultimately, end in infidelity by her husband, causing Margaret to despair of ever finding true love and happiness.
Throughout her life, Margaret's behavior would scandalize many, including her brother, King Henry VIII who, given his own behavior, should have been more tolerant, but it was definitely a man's world in those days. Still, notwithstanding her many disappointments, it would ultimately be Margaret's descendants who would, for a time, rule a united Scotland and England.
This book is a tribute to a woman who has been largely eclipsed by her brother, King Henry VIII, and her granddaughter, Mary, Queen of Scots. In the hands of an acclaimed writer of historical fiction, such as Jean Plaidy, her story comes vividly to life. Filled with larger than life historical personages and well known historical events, this book cannot help but capture the imagination of the reader. Those who like well-written historical fiction will especially enjoy it, as will those who simply enjoy a tale well told.
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The Rose and the Thistle: Essays on the Culture of Late Medieval and Renaissance Scotland
Manufacturer: Tuckwell Press
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The motor maids by rose, shamrock and thistle,
Katherine Stokes
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This is a collection of three (3) great classic romance novels in one book. All of the stories were previously published by Harlequin Romance (or Mills & Boon Limited prior to Harlequin). The stories, along with the author, ISBN, Harlequin Romance (HR) number, and original copyright year are: The Other Miss Donne (Jane Arbor, ISBN 0-373-01544-5, HR 1544, c1971); The Thistle and the Rose (Margaret Rome, ISBN 0-373-02096-1, HR 2096, c1977); Beyond the Foothills (Essie Summers, ISBN 0-373-02021-X, HR 2021, c1976).
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Rose Among Thistles
Jean A Rees
Manufacturer: Pickering & I
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Release Date: 1963-01-01 |
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The puckish super-being called Q has bedeviled Captain Jean-Luc Picard and the crew of the Starship Enterprise™ since their first encounter at Farpoint Station. But little was known of Q's enigmatic past or that of the transcendent plane where he sometimes dwells. Now Picard must discover Q's secrets -- for the sake of all that exists.
While the Enterprise struggles to survive an alien onslaught, Captain Picard has been kidnapped by Q and taken on an astounding journey back through time to that immeasurably distant moment when the Continuum faced its greatest threat. But far more is at stake than simply the mysteries of the past, for an ancient menace is stirring once more, endangering the future of the galaxy, and neither Q nor Starfleet may be able to stop it!
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could of been better.......2005-11-21
This is the second novel in a series of 3 books. I have to agree that if it were released in a novel like the novel of Q squared for example it would of looked better and it would of been funner to read. I love Star Trek books but I found this series to repeat over and over a bunch of things as the story progresses. It is almost like you are watching a 2 part episode of Star Trek and in the beginning it says: this happened last time, blah,blah,blah; and now the conclusion.
This second novel in particular deals with the background of the young Q after he met an entity called O and released him along with 3 of this entity's accomplices into our galaxy.
The book provides an interesting aspect of the Q continuum as it describes a war of the Q with these entitites. The war itself is about as nicely described as the war in Voyager's Q war is.
I would buy this book and the entire series as a whole mainly on the fact that it offers some interesting points to fill gaps in someone's knowledge of the Q and the Star Trek universe and the fact that it deals with some religious/mythological characters such as The One(God??), Gorgon, O, and a star called *.
Really, Really, Really, Really BAAAD!!!!!!.......2005-03-19
Untill last week I had never bought a bad Trek book. Some were really great, some were merely ok, but none were bad. Now I see why. All the "bad" from the entire series has been condensed and put between two covers, leaving all the other books much better off. Unfortunately, the two covers enclose the Q-ZONE. What could have been going through Greg Cox's mind when he wrote this drivel? Absolutely nothing happens for the entire first half of the book, followed by a second half when absolutely nothing happens. To say that the book is boring is equivalent to saying that the Empire State Building is just a building. Spend your money wisely and buy a different Trek book--ANY other Trek book. Please.
Disappointed.......2003-09-14
Well, being a long-time Trekkie (TNG is my favorite), I was quite disappointed with this book. Liked the premise, liked the characters, did not like the execution. This book, the 2cd of a 3 book trilogy had way too much talk and background info for my liking. It appears the author took 1 exciting book and split it into 3 much weaker parts. Profits are the only reason I can think of why this was done.
ST: TNG - The Continuum: Q-Zone.......2002-08-18
Star Trek: The Next Generation - The Continuum: Q-Zone written by Greg Cox is a book that unfolds more of puckish omnipotent troublemaker Q's past. This is the second book in a trilogy that began with "Q-Space" and will conclude with the third installment "Q-Strike."
This book slows down a little from the fast pace of the first book, but all that means is this book is more reflective and we get to know Q's past or part of it. As Q is chased throughout the galaxy... as a callow youth... we see Q's rather enigmatic past and encounter Q's enemies. Along for the ride, Jean-Luc Picard must find out what secrets are hiding within all of this. As we are taken on an odyssey of time, space and travel on transcedenatal planes only reserved for the omnipotent.
We get a closer look at Q, his "wife" Q, and their child q all being an omnipotent pain-in-the-rump as the Enterprise continues to battle one of Q's enemies. We see more of the omnipotent world as unrest and untrustworthyness seem to bring this astounding journey to a finalaty that would spell the end of time. As we journey from our universe's center to the galaxtic barrier, we meet some strange beings indeed, all in preperation for the first Q war.
This trilogy is interdependent upon what was said in each of the preceeding books, so you must read them in order to make any sense out them, as they are NOT stand alone books. So far, though, I can't see why it took three books to tell this tale, as one longer novel would have done the trick. That is the only drawback, so far, other than that, this is a good book for the endangerment of the known universe Q style.
Too Much for too little........2002-08-18
Sometimes the best plots are the most simply to concieve. This trilogy takes great advantage of the "everything comes in three's" idea when the entire thing could have been done in two or less. Creg Cox is an excellent science fiction writer but I believe he limited his ability for imagination by chooses Star Trek as a medium. For crying out loud, he wasted nearly six chapters of the readers time with the in depth extinction of an ancient race. It was a well thought out section, but it just inturrupted the more important things going on.
Also, Q stories are so difficult to write due to the fact that Q is supposed to know everything, but rarely does. If Q can do things as simple as read the minds of the crew, how was he unaware of Faal's actions in engineering?
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Why Cats Don't Bark: Unleash Your Power Zone : Intuitive Intelligence - The Other I. Q.
Edie Raether
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All of us have a core genius. This extraordinary book shows how you can master change from the "insight out" by discovering and expressing your authentic self. Why Cats Don't Bark gently nudges you in the direction of your own powerful intuitive abilities for optimal performance.
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Critical Zone 1: A Forum of Chinese and Western Knowledge
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Critical Zone is a forum where communities of critical scholarship can come together to share ideas and participate in the debates that preoccupy the humanities today. The book series aims to improve understanding across cultures, traditions, discourses, and disciplines and to produce international critical knowledge. Critical Zone is an expression and an embodiment of timely collaboration among scholars in Hong Kong, mainland China, theUnited States, and Europe and is conceived as an intellectual bridge between China and the rest of the world.
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This digital document is a journal article from World Development, published by Elsevier in 2007. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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This paper examines the influence of gender and free trade zone employment on health. Results from logistic regression analysis provide mixed evidence of significant effects. Findings show the combined negative effects of gender and free trade zone employment on hospitalization, and the negative effects of free trade zone employment on declaring health problems. Findings also demonstrate the positive effects of gender on the usage of preventive medicine, and the positive effects of free trade zone employment on coverage through social security. Demographic factors linked to health include household location, household labor, age, and education.
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This digital document is an article from IIE Transactions, published by Institute of Industrial Engineers, Inc. (IIE) on July 1, 2000. The length of the article is 5596 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: A knowledge acquisition model for selecting coordinate measuring machines using inductive learning.(Statistical Data Included)
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We measured methane (CH"4) emissions in the Luanhaizi wetland, a typical alpine wetland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau, China, during the plant growth season (early July to mid-September) in 2002. Our aim was to quantify the spatial and temporal variation of CH"4 flux and to elucidate key factors in this variation. Static chamber measurements of CH"4 flux were made in four vegetation zones along a gradient of water depth. There were three emergent-plant zones (Hippuris-dominated; Scirpus-dominated; and Carex-dominated) and one submerged-plant zone (Potamogeton-dominated). The smallest CH"4 flux (seasonal mean=33.1mgCH"4m^-^2d^-^1) was observed in the Potamogeton-dominated zone, which occupied about 74% of the total area of the wetland. The greatest CH"4 flux (seasonal mean=214mgCH"4m^-^2d^-^1) was observed in the Hippuris-dominated zone, in the second-deepest water area. CH"4 flux from three zones (excluding the Carex-dominated zone) showed a marked diurnal change and decreased dramatically under dark conditions. Light intensity had a major influence on the temporal variation in CH"4 flux, at least in three of the zones. Methane fluxes from all zones increased during the growing season with increasing aboveground biomass. CH"4 flux from the Scirpus-dominated zone was significantly lower than in the other emergent-plant zones despite the large biomass, because the root and rhizome intake ports for CH"4 transport in the dominant species were distributed in shallower and more oxidative soil than occupied in the other zones. Spatial and temporal variation in CH"4 flux from the alpine wetland was determined by the vegetation zone. Among the dominant species in each zone, there were variations in the density and biomass of shoots, gas-transport system, and root-rhizome architecture. The CH"4 flux from a typical alpine wetland on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau was as high as those of other boreal and alpine wetlands.
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A companion volume to the classic The Science of Mind, here is a year of daily meditations from beloved spiritual leader Ernest Holmes.
Daily meditations are central to the Science of Mind philosophy: whatever a person believes is what he or she lives.
From the early 1940s until his passing in 1960, teacher and philosopher Ernest Holmes personally created hundreds of daily meditations. For the first time, the finest of these-words that inspire, nurture, and revitalize the fabric of our lives-are collected in one attractive volume. Augmented by quotes from scripture and the words of great philosophers throughout history, these meditations will enrich every heart.
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Daily Help.......2006-11-10
This is a wonderful book of daily inspiration, I read a page every morning before I leave for work and it really helps put my mind in a good place to start my day.
Beautiful prose, practical information........2006-04-12
If you can appreciate beautiful poetry, then you can handle the wisdom in this book. His thoughts are very deep yet extremely practical for the day to day. It's worth it to read a selection each day and keep a journal to further examine the lesson contained within its pages. If you are familiar with his philosphies - you'll really appreciate the articulate nature of his impressions and spiritual remedies. If you are not familiar with him, I'd challenge you to do so - you will not regret it!
Must have.......2002-08-16
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If you have read the Science of mind or Urantia book, this is for you. These days of confusion, everybody could use a daily guide and inspiration in our life. I highly recommend this book of great wisdom. It is for everybody who made the first step toward higher meanings and more spiritual life.
Interesting Inspiration.......2002-05-29
The overall tone is slightly contrived. It doesn't "feel" right. Could be better. Unless you are familiar with "Spiritual Mind Treatments" it will sound really weird.
Books:
- The Iceweaver: A Novel
- The Irwin Allen Scrapbook Volume 2: Lost in Space, Land of the Giants
- The Lost Legends of New Jersey
- The Man Who Planted Trees, 20th Anniversary
- The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals
- The Portrait of Mrs. Charbuque: A Novel
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, The Girls of Slender Means, The Driver's Seat, The Only Problem (Everyman's Library Classics & Contemporary Classics)
- The Purse-driven Life: It Really Is All About Me
- The Song at the Scaffold: A Novel of Horror and Holiness in the Reign of Terror
- The Third Life of Grange Copeland
Books Index
Books Home
Recommended Books
- Who's Running America
- Thai Food
- Miracle at St. Anna
- Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun
- Josephine Baker: Image and Icon
- Quantum Field Theory
- National Geographic Atlas of Natural America
- Reaping the Revenue Code Why We Need Sensible Tax Reform for Sustainable Agriculture
- Managing Your Priorities from Start to Success
- Who Model Formulary 2002
The Truest Pleasure
This Rock: A Novel
The Balm of Gilead Tree: New & Selected Stories
Brave Enemies: A Novel of the American Revolution
Gap Creek (Oprah book of the month)
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