Simon & Schuster's Guide to Gems and Precious Stones
 Interesting but lacking variety: Went to a gem show and saw that many folks had this book. Made a mistake and bought it here. I had a MUCH MUCH better book titled Gemstones by Cally Hall. The Simon and Schuster book has fascinating sections on how [... more]
CDN$19.99
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Insects
Great for the Casual Nature Fan: Great general reference guide with photos by renowned insect photographer Dr. Edward Ross. A well done eighty-three page introduction covers such topics as classification, anatomy, behavior and collecting. Not for real [... more]
CDN$24.50
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Horses and Ponies
Best handy guide for horse Identification: if you need a consise guide to horses, this is the book to buy, great colour pictures, and a though list of all conformation points of well known and rare breeds. use as a guide for easy distinction or research [... more]
CDN$23.50
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Simon & Schuster'S Guide To Freshwater And Marine ...
Great reference guide for those who keep pet shops to kids!: Awesome reference guide (I have a 1977 edition). Over 300 full-color photos of freshwater & marine fishes, plants, reptiles and invertibrates. Includes common names, scientific names, [... more]
CDN$18.99
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Dogs
excellent overview of breeds and their characteristics: we have turned to this particular book time after time for our own information as well as when making a recommendation to a friend who is interested in deciding upon a dog to adopt or buy. we have [... more]
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Simon & Schuster'S Guide To Bonsai
Encyclopedia Bonsai: The first one hundred or so pages of this book are devoted to the art of Bonsai before it goes into description of the different types of Bonsai. For each listing there is a photo of the tree in Bonsai form, as well as four icons. [... more]
CDN$24.50
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Mushrooms
Very beautiful illustrations!: Another guide written by Simon and Schuster, and another success. This mushroom field guide has a significant number of species listings for decent identification. Easily equals Audubon, Peterson, and other guides in [... more]
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Orchids
Good, Basic Information: This is a handy little book if you need a quick source of basic cultural information about a particular orchid. The book contains 250 color photos over 160 types of orchid species and hybrids. This makes it a valuable aid in [... more]
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Cacti and Succulents: An ...
Another very good cactus reference: I found this book to be both useful and informative, but not as one's only reference. It's a little too "biological". The pictures are good - they generally show enough of the plant, including the flowers to [... more]
CDN$23.50
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Plants and Flowers
One of the Best!: I have been a semi-professional gardener for 25 years and this is one of the best plant and flower guides you can buy. This book has all the features a beginner or accomplished gardener can ask for -- concise information, a photo of [... more]
CDN$25.00
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Rocks and Minerals
Excellent: This book was a must have for all geology students when I started out. Everyone in first year had this book and we used it regularly right up to fourth year. It came in very handy for mineralogy, especially since we had to know 200 of the rock [... more]
CDN$19.99
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Trees: A Field Guide to ...
great book great illustrations, worldwide coverage: Excellent book, full colour pictures, detailed illustrations to help identify leaves and seeds. Covers trees from all over the world, not just regional as with my publications today. Looking for book of [... more]
CDN$23.50
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