books about: pennsylvania     books:       Pennsylvania Avenue: Profiles in Backroom Power: Making Washington Work Again12 reviews John Harwood, Gerald F. Seib Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2009 "Throw the Bastards Out...". There's hope yet... And this reasonable, well-written book gives it to us...and its nice and refreshing to read a book about politics and Washington without people shouting or belittling one another. (People up there need to do what our founding fathers did. Argue all day, argue like hell, then go down to the City Tavern, have a beer/ale, solve the problem, agree, come back and vote on ...             Field Guide to the Wild Mushrooms of Pennsylvania And the Mid-atlantic (Keystone Book)7 reviews Bill Russell Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, 2006 Very Helpful I was able to meet the author of this book. I found both the book and the author very helpful. Bill has been hunting mushrooms all his life, and actually Penn State Press came to him to write this book and with good reason. The book has great photos and useful descriptions that are useful for the novice mushroom hunters, but plenty helpful for the experinced too. The author also give mushroom ...             Weird Pennsylvania: Your Travel Guide to Pennsylvania's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets26 reviews Matt Lake Sterling, 2009 Weird Pennsylvania -- Book Review An interesting book for anyone who has ever lived in Pennsylvania for any length of time. One thing I did find disappointing, though, was the fact that most of the oddities, landmarks, and stories featured in this book were found in the Western half of the state, and I'm originally from Northeastern Pennsylvania, so most of the stories were lost on me! Nonetheless, an interesting book for ...             Hex Signs: Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Symbols & Their Meaning4 reviews Don Yoder, Thomas E. Graves Stackpole Books, 2000 Hex Signs:Pennsylvania Dutch Barn Symbols & Their Meaning "It is an excellent book on history of Pa.Dutch Hex Signs" Colorful and very informative!             National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Pennsylvania2 reviews Jonathan Alderfer National Geographic, 2006 excellent! The pictures are wonderful! I have a bird feeder outside my window and have seen many birds that I didn't recognize. The pictures are perfect! I now know what type they are. Other bird books have either drawings or the pictures aren't very clear, or show a terrible likeness...with these pictures I know exactly what I'm looking at! And the information about them is very interesting.             Pennsylvania Hiking Trails: Keystone Trails Association1 review Stackpole Books, 2008 Hiking in Pennsylvania As an amateur hiker in Pennsylvania I found this book extremely helpful. I was unaware of all the marvelous hiking trails in our state. If you are not from PA then this is also the book for you. Informative, colorfully written with a great picture section. I hope everyone will purchase this book and come to PA to discover our many beautiful hiking trails.             Monsters of Pennsylvania: Mysterious Creatures in the Keystone Staet (Monsters (Stackpole))1 review Patty A. Wilson Stackpole Books, 2010 Seeking Monsters "He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." Friedrich Nietzsche Bill, bill, credit card application, invitation to my class reunion at Miskatonic University. Has it really been twenty years? I always thought I'd wait until at least the fifty year reunion. That way, I wouldn't have near ...             Pennsylvania Waterfalls: A Guide For Hikers And Photographers11 reviews Scott E. Brown Stackpole Books, 2005 Awesome guide to PA Waterfalls Really well written, beautifully photogaphed, and easy to understand guide, I absolutely love this. He tells you everything you need to know in order to get great shots at significant PA waterfalls. I'm a PA transplant currently living in Atlanta and bought this book for my trip next week. There's tons of falls I've never seen or heard of listed in the guide. I typically go to Ricketts Glenn ...             Moon Handbooks Pennsylvania4 reviews Joanne Miller Avalon Travel Publishing, 2005 Excellent resource We took the book with us to Pittsburgh and discovered all sorts of places we wouldn't have known about otherwise. Never steered us wrong.             Pennsylvania Ghost Towns: Uncovering the Hidden Past6 reviews Susan Hutchison Tassin Stackpole Books, 2007 Superb explorer's guide to PA ghosts This book can only bring delight to local history buffs, especially those in the Pennsylvania area. Susan Tassin has compiled a listing of 46 ghost towns (or near ghosts) from around the state, has given a little history of each site, and, best of all, has indicated what the present-day visitor will find at each place (there is something at all of them, from restored villages to foundation holes) ...             Rand Mcnally Easy to Read! Pennsylvania Rand McNally & Company, 2010             Quiet Water New Jersey and Eastern Pennsylvania: AMC's Canoe and Kayak Guide to the Best Ponds, Lakes, and ...1 review Kathy Kenley Appalachian Mountain Club Books, 2010 Buy this only for NJ, Not PA very little info in this book for Pennsylvania. Most of what is covered is State Parks.             Paddling Pennsylvania: Kayaking and Canoeing the Keystone State's Rivers and Lakes3 reviews Jeff Mitchell Stackpole Books, 2010 Pick up your paddle and go! I now understand why it has taken so long for a book on this subject to be published; it is simply a monumental undertaking, and Mr. Mitchell is to be congratulated for his effort. As he mentions in his introduction, PA has 'more waterway miles than any state except Alaska'. The real challenge in writing this book was deciding where to draw the line in the scope of what it would cover, and do it ...             Flyfisher's Guide to Pennsylvania (Flyfisher's Guide Series)18 reviews Dave Wolfe Wilderness Adventures Press, Inc., 2007 WOLF PUBLISHES NEW BOOK "It's a comprehensive and exhaustively researched offering and a fine addition to Wolf's career in helping Pennsylvania anglers better know and respect their home waters. With its detailed maps and hatch charts, it also will help traveling anglers find and fish their way around the Keystone State."             Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania; A Complete Fly-Fishing Guide to 140 Rivers and Streams2 reviews Charles R. Meck Countryman Press, 1999 Trout Streams and Hatches of Pennsylvania If you fish for trout in Pennsylvania, buy this book! The author was born next to a trout stream in PA. He has actually fished in most of the streams he writes about, and provides accurate information about the streams and the hatches to expect. It contains maps and the locations of the special project areas (e.g. artifical lures or fly-fishing only). I have tried a number of streams based ...             Pennsylvania (Keystone Books)3 reviews Randall M. Miller Pennsylvania State Univ Pr, 2002 Pennsylvania History Presented in Fine Fashion A much needed history book concerning Pennsylvania has finally been published, and that book is "Pennsylvania", edited by Randall Miller and William Pencak. This is one of the best state history books ever, as it is comprehensive, readable, and vastly informative. Its chapters are well written and skillfully documented by notable experts on each chapter's time periods and subjects. To ...             Batter Off Dead: A Pennsylvania Dutch Mystery16 reviews Tamar Myers NAL Hardcover, 2009 Batter Off Dead Who else but Magdalena Yoder-Rosen could solve the mystery of Minerva J. Jay's death from eating too many pancakes and give birth to Little Jacob with wit, humor and a style that is pure Mags? Filled with one-liners, puns intended and laughs galore.......a must read book......afterall, we all can use a few extra smiles!             Pennsylvania Atlas and Gazetteer11 reviews Delorme Publishing Delorme, 1999 great atlas Need to find a dirt road in the mountains of Pennsylvania? This is the atlas!             The Plants of Pennsylvania: An Illustrated Manual1 review Ann Fowler Rhoads, Timothy A. Block University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007 Hard-core Taxonomy Plants of Pennsylvania is an exhaustive taxonomy of the fauna of the keystone state. Both native and introduced species are included. It is not light reading, but as a reference it is excellent. The cover artwork is not representative of the text, which contains only line drawings of good quality. The book is well indexed, by both scientific and common names, and probably is the best entrance ...             Pennsylvania Gardener's Guide3 reviews Liz Ball, 2002 Outstanding Quide! Very easy to use reference on PA gardening. Not only includes information on plants that do well in the state, but planting and care instructions. Extensive list of PA gardens to visit will keep you busy for years to come. Detailed zone chart for the state is provided. I would recommended this for the beginner as well as experienced gardener. 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