No comments about Rocky Mountain Rock Climbs (Climber's Guide to North America).

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1 comments about North America (Continents (Austin, Texas).).

1. This book proved to be a great disappointment. While the topic, the geography of North America, is clearly too large for a book of this size, I can understand the need for brevity when writing for a young audience. The real weakness of the book lies in the text. There are factual errors, such as a map that says the primary language of Belize is French (the correct answer is English). There are grammatical errors that any word processor should have flagged. Frequently opinions are stated as facts, which can be misleading for children. All in all, this book is a poor choice as an introduction to geography.

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1 comments about Bonfires and Beacons: Great Lakes Lighthouses.

1. Larry's photo's are pretty good, but Patricia's writing is very informative and she was nice enough to include a map so you can see exactly where each lighthouse is located. I learned much about maintanence, and I didn't even know there was such a thing as the Huron Lightship. This book is well worth the money.

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No comments about The Smithsonian Guide to Historic America: The Desert States (Smithsonian Guide to Historic America).

2 comments about Silent Speedways of the Carolinas: The Grand National Histories of 29 Former Tracks.

1. Anyone interested in racing should purchase this book. Good look at tracks in the south and the part they played in forming todays sport.



2. Mr. Wood has taken a question bounced from one "good ole' boy" to another ever since the the silence grew deafening to those in the racing world, and given it 29 births, lives, and alas, histories, all wrapped up quite nicely in this book.
   
   This is a detailed look inside of what started as the proverbial heart beating of NASCAR as we know it, as well as a first hand account of Perry Allen Wood growing up in the midst of all the greatness that racing and NASCAR had to offer such as these now sadly, silent speedways and the legends that made them famous and vice versa. Perry Wood was so obviously brought alive first hand by the thundering roar of the call "Gentlemen, Start Your Engines" and the smell of the gasoline and rubber, not to mention, the sound of metal against metal, guaranteed to bring any spectator to their feet.
   
   Racing and what it meant and stood for is obviously a part of Perry Allen Wood and deeply ingrained to say the least. If the passion he has shown in this work, "Silent Speedways" is in any way, an insight to Mr. Wood, then it is without doubt from a readers stand point, that his heart lies with racing and related subjects, just as much or higly more so than those of us "square box worshiping, AC addictied, "baby, get me another beer" types. So then...good news for us 'fans',it looks as though those of us that once made the seemingly endless nomadic, pilgrimages to those 29 racetracks that are no more, we'll just have to change our route to detour the nearest bookstore for the latest title from racings newest smoking weapon. AND NO LINE JUMPING, I'M FIRST!

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