Texas Cemeteries: The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans (Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series)

Winner, Journalistic Achievement Award, Texas Historical Foundation, 2004
From the simplest slab of weathered stone to the most imposing mausoleum, every marker in a Texas cemetery bears witness to a life that—in ways small or large—helped shape the history and culture of the state. Telling the stories of some of these significant lives is the purpose of this book. Within its pages, you'll meet not only the heroes of the Texas Revolution, for example, but also one of the great African American cowboys of the traildriving era (Bose Ikard) and the first woman in Texas elected to statewide office (Annie Webb Blanton). Visiting cemeteries from every era and all regions of the state, Bill Harvey recounts the histories of famous, infamous, and just plain interesting Texans who lie at rest in Texas cemeteries. The book is organized alphabetically by city for easy reference. For each city, Harvey lists one or more cemeteries, giving their location and history, if significant. At the heart of the book are his profiles of the noteworthy people buried in each cemetery. They include not only famous but also lesser-known and even unknown Texans who made important contributions to the state in the arts, sports, business, military service, politics—truly every area of communal life. For those who want to visit these resting places, Harvey also includes tips on finding cemeteries, locating gravesites, and taking good photographs. Spend time with him in the graveyards of Texas, and you'll soon appreciate what fascinating stories the silent stones can tell.

History

Harvey, Bill

Americas

University of Texas Press

Winner, Journalistic Achievement Award, Texas Historical Foundation, 2004
From the simplest slab of weathered stone to the most imposing mausoleum, every marker in a Texas cemetery bears witness to a life that—in ways small or large—helped shape the history and culture of the state. Telling the stories of some of these significant lives is the purpose of this book. Within its pages, you'll meet not only the heroes of the Texas Revolution, for example, but also one of the great African American cowboys of the traildriving era (Bose Ikard) and the first woman in Texas elected to statewide office (Annie Webb Blanton). Visiting cemeteries from every era and all regions of the state, Bill Harvey recounts the histories of famous, infamous, and just plain interesting Texans who lie at rest in Texas cemeteries. The book is organized alphabetically by city for easy reference. For each city, Harvey lists one or more cemeteries, giving their location and history, if significant. At the heart of the book are his profiles of the noteworthy people buried in each cemetery. They include not only famous but also lesser-known and even unknown Texans who made important contributions to the state in the arts, sports, business, military service, politics—truly every area of communal life. For those who want to visit these resting places, Harvey also includes tips on finding cemeteries, locating gravesites, and taking good photographs. Spend time with him in the graveyards of Texas, and you'll soon appreciate what fascinating stories the silent stones can tell.

This is the most comprehensive photographic guide to the birds of India and the Indian subcontinent. Never before have so many of the region's species been illustrated in one book.
 The brilliant photographs--most of which appear here for the first time--have been carefully selected to show not only the most common Passerine and non-Passerine species, but also more elusive species and distinctive subspecies. An up-to-date distribution map and a unique code indicating frequency and global status are provided for each of the 668 species covered. The concise text provides vital information on habitats, habits, and voice to ensure accurate identification.
 Designed for easy use, the book places photos and maps in close proximity to provide an at-a-glance overview for each species. Birds are indexed by both their common and scientific names.
 This is an essential volume for all birdwatchers and wildlife enthusiasts as well as for anyone traveling to India, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Pakistan, Bangladesh, or Bhutan.
 Bikram Grewal has written more than twenty books on India, including three guides to its birds. He is a biodiversity expert for the Indian government. Bill Harvey is a lifelong birdwatcher who has lived throughout the Indian subcontinent. He published the first authoritative checklist on the birds of Bangladesh as well as numerous articles and is a cofounder of the Northern Indian Bird Network. Otto Pfister is a wildlife photographer whose work has appeared in numerous publications. He has also published several illustrated articles on birds.
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 <li>Gorgeous full-color photographs </li>
 <li>Distribution maps for all species </li>
 <li>Abundance icons </li>
 <li>Photographs, text, and maps in close proximity for at-a-glance overview </li>
 <li>Expert text aids species identification </li>
 
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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian Subcontinent, Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives (Princeton Field Guides)

Science & Math

Grewal, Bikram

Nature & Ecology

Princeton University Press

Viceroys, Vicars, and Vergers:: British English for American Readers

Reference

Sunset Boulevard Press

Mind Magic: Doorways into Higher Consciousness is a guide to discovering who you really are beneath all the influences of other people and things in your life. What do you really want to do with the rest of your life? What will make you most effective and bring out your creativity in meeting life's challenges?Reading Mind Magic is a unique experience. You glide along effortlessly, stimulated in light, sometimes humorous and often unexpected ways. It is designed to evoke your ideas, and get you thinking and acting in new ways.There is no fixed formula for how to use Mind Magic. Some people enjoy opening it to random pages, finding they get just what they need at that moment. Others read it all the way through, going back to it again and again.Over the years since its original publication in 1976, thousands of readers have written letters sharing their experience of Mind Magic. If everyone were to read just this one book, the improvement in social and personal consciousness would be astounding. It's a marvelous inspiration. --Lynn S. Indianapolis, Indiana

Mind Magic

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Irvington Pub.

Mind Magic: Doorways into Higher Consciousness is a guide to discovering who you really are beneath all the influences of other people and things in your life. What do you really want to do with the rest of your life? What will make you most effective and bring out your creativity in meeting life's challenges? Reading Mind Magic is a unique experience. You glide along effortlessly, stimulated in light, sometimes humorous and often unexpected ways. It is designed to evoke your ideas, and get you thinking and acting in new ways. There is no fixed formula for how to use Mind Magic. Some people enjoy opening it to random pages, finding they get just what they need at that moment. Others read it all the way through, going back to it again and again. Over the years since its original publication in 1976, thousands of readers have written letters sharing their experience of Mind Magic. If everyone were to read just this one book, the improvement in social and personal consciousness would be astounding. It's a marvelous inspiration. --Lynn S. Indianapolis, Indiana

Unlimited Pub

This is a collection of 500 chess puzzles from games by the best titled players. The puzzles were compiled from thousands of games played in the ﬁrst half of 2019. Each puzzle represents the critical position of the game and each unique solution has been checked by a grandmaster rated chess engine. For the students wanting to see two or more moves ahead, chapters are grouped by mate in 2, mate in 3, and mate in 4+. The "Move and Win" chapter is reserved for even positions that result in at least a two pawn advantage for the winning side. Solutions with alternate variations are provided at the end of the book for all puzzles. An index of players is included.

Best Chess Puzzles, Jan.-June, 2019

Humor & Entertainment

Puzzles & Games

Independently published

The Queen's Gambit Accepted is one of the oldest openings. It comprises one of the chapters of the Göttingen manuscript, c.1490, the earliest known work devoted entirely to modern chess. Twenty of the today's top 50 chess players play the QGA. It's popularity has increased steadily over the last 20 years. After 1.d4 d5 2.c4 dxc4, Black yields the center and increases the scope and dynamics of every piece. This is an opening that gives the advantage to the stronger tactical player, There are numerous sacrifices on both sides. In open games such as the QGA, attention to tactics is a more effective alternative to memorizing long variations.This volume is indexed by ECO classi&#64257;cation so that the reader can focus on his or her area of expertise. Each of these sections contains their own pitfalls and traps. It is more fruitful to study the tactics of an opening you might encounter as White or Black than to study the knight fork, pin or skewer, one tactic at a time. When the type of tactic is provided with the puzzle, it is already half solved. Study the more common tactics found within an opening you face and you will come away with an understanding of the real dynamics of the opening and pick up tactics you can already use.This is a collection of 436 chess puzzles culled from thousands of QGA miniatures where decisive positions are reached in 25 moves or less. They are chosen only if there is only one winning move, i.e. a move that results in a clear two pawn advantage or better. Where there is a mate puzzle, only one move by White or Black will result in a forced mate in that speci?c number of moves. Solutions are found at the end of the book along with illustrative variations in italics. All variations have been checked for accuracy and uniqueness by Houdini6, a grandmaster-rated chess engine. Each variation ends with '1-0' (White wins/Black resigns) or '0-1' (Black wins/White resigns).

Queen’s Gambit Accepted D20-29: 436 Characteristic Chess Puzzles

This is a collection of 516 chess puzzles culled from thousands of Ruy Lopez miniatures where decisive positions are reached in 20 moves or less. Here the student can learn to identify tactics that naturally occur in familiar openings. The game begins 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 Nc6 3.Bb5. This is a collection of the tactics of those unusual third moves by Black, Bird's Defense 3...Nd4, the Old Steinitz Defense 3...d6, the counterattacking Schliemann Defense 3...f5, the Classical Defense 3...Bc5, Berlin Defense 3...Nf6 and the Exchange Variation 3...a6 4.Bxc6. Study the more common tactics found within an opening you face and you will come away with an understanding of the real dynamics of the opening and pick up tactics you can already use.

Ruy Lopez C60-69: 516 Characteristic Chess Puzzles

This is a collection of mate in 3 puzzles pulled from tournament, simul, correspondence and internet play. There are many classics but just as many puzzles from recent years. It is a perfect collection for the serious student who wants to see three moves ahead on the chessboard.

Mate in 3's:: 460 Chess Puzzles from Historic and Modern Games

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Texas Cemeteries: The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans (Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series)

Texas Cemeteries: The Resting Places of Famous, Infamous, and Just Plain Interesting Texans (Clifton and Shirley Caldwell Texas Heritage Series)

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of India: And the Indian Subcontinent, Including Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives (Princeton Field Guides)

Viceroys, Vicars, and Vergers:: British English for American Readers

Mind Magic

Mind Magic

Best Chess Puzzles, Jan.-June, 2019

Queen’s Gambit Accepted D20-29: 436 Characteristic Chess Puzzles

Ruy Lopez C60-69: 516 Characteristic Chess Puzzles

Mate in 3's:: 460 Chess Puzzles from Historic and Modern Games