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Ends November 30, 2009 and only available in the US.

Green Books Campaign: The Rising Sea by Orrin H. Pilkey and Rob Young (Book Review 196)

This review is part of the Green Books campaign. Today 100 bloggers are reviewing 100 great books printed in an environmentally friendly way. Our goal is to encourage publishers to get greener and readers to take the environment into consideration when purchasing books. This campaign is organized by Eco-Libris, a a green company working to green up the book industry by promoting the adoption of green practices, balancing out books by planting trees, and supporting green books. A full list of participating blogs and links to their reviews is available on Eco-Libris website.

The Rising Sea by Orrin H. Pilkey and Rob Young

LIKED IT

The Rising Sea brings forth interesting information on climate change and the effect it is having on sea level. This is an easy to read book about climate change and how it effects the water around us. I picked this book since I live about a mile from the beach and wanted to know if I would be range to be under water in the near future. The authors show that all life near shorelines will be affected.

The sad fact is that unless we do something about the increase in climate and the melting ice caps now, a lot economic, habitat and life will be lost to rising waters. I just hope the governments get together and create a plan for the future and that local policy makers do the right thing to prevent loss.

Product Description
While rising seas are now inevitable, we are far from helpless. By making hard choices—including uprooting citizens, changing where and how we build, and developing a coordinated national response—we can save property, and ultimately lives. With unassailable research and practical insights, The Rising Sea is a critical first step in understanding the threat and keeping our heads above water.

About the Author
Orrin H. Pilkey is James B. Duke Professor of Geology Emeritus at Duke University, author of The Corps and the Shore, and editor of the twenty-volume series Living with the Shore. Rob Young is the director of the Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines and professor of geosciences at Western Carolina University.

Product Details
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Shearwater; 1 edition (July 14, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1597261912
ISBN-13: 978-1597261913

OBTAINED: From Publisher

PUPPY PROFILE with DUSTY from BOOKVISIONS

MY NEXT PUPPY PROFILE IS: DUSTY!

Dusty lives with Linda from Bookvisions, go visit her blog here.

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1. What breed(s) are you?
I had a DNA test and it indicated a large part is unknown, but it also showed I have Poodle, Collie, Siberian Husky, and Great Dane in my ancestry.


2. Favorite place to sleep?
In my bed. I also let my people family sleep there too so it gets a little crowded.

3. Favorite food?
Pig ears and Cheese

4. How did you find your home?
I was in the dog pound and this lady came to get a Christmas present for her husband. I walked over, leaned against her leg, and peed all over the floor. She just said "This is the one" and patted me on the head.

5. Favorite thing to chew?
Plastic soda bottles. I need to get the cap and ring off. I need to.

6. Indoors or Outdoors?
Indoors, it doesn't rain or snow in here, but I do like to play outside with my dog friends.

7. Are you embarrassed by dog outfits?
No, it amuses the family.

8. Dog Trainers: Friend or Foe?
I'm too stubborn for a trainer, but I did go to Doggy Day Care for the first time recently when I visited Arizona. They were a little snooty, but I was a good boy, and they even gave me a good report card at the end of the day.

9. Hair cuts or the natural look?
I don't need haircuts. I shed buckets of hair a week, but I never seem to run out.

10. Do you like baths?
No baths, no baths, no baths!

11. Favorite place to watch your territory from?
I like to sit on top of the hill and wait for the boats to go by. When I see one coming I stalk it like a lion, and then run up and bark until they are past my territory. I scare them good sometimes.

12. What cute thing do you do for a treat?
I wear stupid hats, rabbit ears, or other strange things that amuse the family.

13. What most do you like to bark at?
People, and dogs, and foxes, and squirrels, and noises, and.......

14. Cats: Take them or leave them?
Leave them - they have claws.

15. Would you chase a squirrel right now if you could?
No, I gave that up when I realized I would never catch them.

16. If you catch something, what do you do with it?
Eat it, bury it, or bring it back to be thrown again.

17. World domination or too much work?
Household domination is good enough for now.

18. Do you prefer to walk or go for a car ride?
CAR ride!!!! I just returned from a 13 state car ride. I got to smell so many new places.

19. If you could do one thing right now, what would it be?
I would love to go for a boat ride as long as I don't have to get wet!

20. What book would like to chew the cover off?
Even I know better than to chew a book.

Isn't that the cutest thing you have ever seen?

Dusty is one lucky dog to have a home with Linda. Or maybe, that is the other way around?

Again go visit Linda's blogs

www.bookvisions.blogspot.com

www.knitvisions.blogspot.com

PUPPY PROFILE with JIMMY FROM NOSE UP, EYES DOWN BY MERRILL MARKOE

I tried to find a picture of Jimmy, but like all famous dogs who intend to dominate the world, he probably doesn't want his picture distributed due to those plans. I think a picture of Jimmy is actually somewhere on Merrill Markoe's web page....let me know if you find it.

From Publishers Weekly:
Jimmy, the canine star of Merrill's second fun-loving doggie novel (after Walking in Circles Before Lying Down), is the Tony Robbins of the dog world and holds informal seminars with the neighborhood dogs to instruct them in the art of manipulating their human masters (the key, he intones, is nose down, eyes up). Jimmy's poochly wisdom—spot-on and hilarious throughout—is made available courtesy of his owner, Gil, an unlucky in love handyman who learns how to communicate with dogs. This launches the novel's plot, as Gil shoots down Jimmy's idea that he is Gil's biological son. Soon, Jimmy is intent on meeting his birth mother, who happens to belong to Gil's now-remarried ex-wife. A series of setbacks beset the duo, and the tribulations provide lessons in life, love and finding happiness. The conversations with the wry, wise and lovable Jimmy (and his three other oddball dog pals) comprise the novel's heart and comedic through-line—discourse ranges from business matters to why dogs pee so many times during walks. Markoe's hilarious dialogue should be a must-read for dog lovers

I first read about Jimmy in Nose Down, Eyes Up (you know I love almost anything with a dog in it) and knew I had to talk to him sooner or later.

Here is 20 Questions with JIMMY

1. What breed(s) are you?
A Flatcoated Retriever. The Retriever that puts all others to shame. I don't even stoop to retrieving, per se. I leave that crap to the lesser Retrievers.

2. Favorite place to sleep?
On top of whatever you are reading.

3. Favorite food?
Whatever you are eating.

4. Favorite toy?
Don't have time for toys.

5. Favorite thing to chew?
Whatever you just threw in to the garbage.

6. Indoors or Outdoors?
Absolutely. Yes. By all means.

7. Are you embarrassed by dog outfits?
I'm not sure I understand the question. What are these things of which you speak?

8. Dog Trainers: Friend or Foe?
Friend. You may know my motto: "Everyone is always glad to see me."

9. Hair cuts or the natural look?
Hair cuts in the summer, natural in the winter.

10. Do you like baths?
No. I don't see the point.

11. Favorite place to watch your territory from?
In the center of whatever you are reading.

12. What cute thing do you do for a treat?
I wobble my lower jaw like a ventriloquist dummy. Everyone seems to love it. I'm not sure why.

13. What most do you like to bark at?
Sirens. I like to harmonize with sirens. I'm told it is magnificent .

14. Cats: Take them or leave them?
Yes. Exactly. Take them or leave them.

15. Would you chase a squirrel right now if you could?
No. I'm too comfortable.

16. If you catch something, what do you do with it?
I'm so glad you bring this up. And I am so relieved that you are also puzzled. Because that has been exactly my point all along! If you catch something, what do you do with it? If you find out, please let me know.

17. Does going to the vet upset you?
First you tell me something: Are you looking forward to getting a colonoscopy?

18. Do you prefer to walk or go for a car ride?
A walk. Then a car ride. Then another walk. Then another car ride. Like that. To me it is not just wrong to separate them, it is unnatural and against the law of God.

19. If you could do one thing right now, what would it be?
Take a walk in to the kitchen for a full meal. No. Wait. Take a walk in to the kitchen for four full meals.

20. What book would like to chew the cover off?
Any book that has been accidentally left in a bowl of stew.






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Product Description:
Now you can have a calendar that is both stylish and functional. This 16-month wall calendar features full-color images and plenty of room to plan busy schedules.
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Defenders of the Scroll: History, Legend and Lore by Shiraz and Steve Criado (Book Review 201)

Defenders of the Scroll: History, Legend and Lore by Shiraz and Steve Criado

REALLY LIKED IT

Don't let the cover fool you, this is actually a really good action adventure story that will appeal to reluctant young male readers. I thought it was a perfect combination of fantasy and pirate adventure with characters that are likable. There is no graphic violence and should appeal to both kids and parents alike. I received this copy from the authors.

Please note that you will want to read the next one in the series. I hate it when a book leaves me hanging.

Product Description
Far away in the realm of Mythos, young princess Dara - entrusted with her father's magic scroll, the only hope for the realm - summons six heroes from different times and places to defend her from an evil entity that has broken free of its prison to darken the land. The six heroes are a hardened Roman legionnaire, a swift Japanese samurai, a mighty African warrior, a fiery Amazon archer, a spirited Shaolin monk, and Alex, a guitar-playing high school student. Now, constantly on the run from an army of Shadow Warriors, Dara and Alex must endure perilous journeys and face frightening monsters as they struggle to find the mysterious Hall of Shadows.

About the Author

http://www.defendersofthescroll.com/bios.html

Product Details
Hardcover: 330 pages
Publisher: R.M. Productions; 1ST edition (2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0981013503
ISBN-13: 978-0981013503