Five Stars!! Pat Ament, a great climber in his own right, proves to be a very good writer as he takes on the life and times of rock climber John Gill. Using some mindboggling photographs of Gill combined with Ament's dead-on prose, we are introduced to the world of 'bouldering'. Most boulder climbers never go more than 20 feet above the ground, they instead are concerned with solving ridiculously hard climbs that are short but brutal in some cases, requiring great strength, tenacity, and explosive climbing moves. How hard can the routes get? I once read a guide book that descrilbed the following climbing move: "place your right foot beside your right ear and pull with both arms" LOL

John Gill possessed the mental toughness and physical strength, partially combining his God-given strength and hard training, to be able to actually do a one-finger pullup on an overhead parallel bar. That capability placed him far beyond most cllimbers. (Don't try that at home) In particular, the high point of the book involves Ament's description of the difficulty of a 30 foot steep vertical spire of rock called 'The Thimble' and Gill's first ascent of it (combined with pictures of the Thimble and the dangerous area below it if one should fall.). It is one great piece of fantastic writing and Gill's ascent set off a sensation within the climbing world. It also helped to validate bouldering as a valid branch of climbing with Gill as the father figure. I've read and re-read that description and it is breathtaking. Ament outdid himself. John Gill's exploits as a climber are AMAZING as the pictures will attest. This book is well worth your time, regardless if you are a climber or not. Five StarsBuy John Gill: Master of Rock (Climbing Classics , No 2)!

Th TARGUS CN01/OCN1 it's a excellent case,super nice for to carry the laptop.
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This book provides all the information you need to make decisions in the back country that help preserve nature and keep it clean for future generations to enjoy! The book covers practical solutions regarding back country travel in every environment from desert to artic and everything in between. A great tool!

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I have been using the National Construction Estimators for about 30 years now. I've found that their information is amazingly accurate. I first started using NCE for residential construction as a small contractor in the 1970s. During the 1980s and 1990s I used the latest revision for job costing at major government facilities. Since 2000 I'm using the latest edition to cost out repairs and upgrades to apartment buildings. Each year they get the latest prices and revise the book. This year is no exception, the latest edition is full of facts, figures, rules of thumb, detailed material costs, and everything you need to figure construction work from the smallest job to the largest. Whether you want to add up each spike and yard of concrete, or figure estimated complete subcontract work, this book gives you the tools. Residential, multifamily, commercial, or government, it's all here.
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Your Performing Edge, the new 4th edition is absolutely the best resource I've ever come across for creating success in my personal and professional life. I use it for my sports training and for my professional development in my business. I also use the Your Performing Edge Comprehensive Learning System, a 12-CD set, which is a great companion to the book, with visualization exercises, a workbook, and hundreds of tools for performing my best.
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PLEASE NOTE: THERE are NOT 170 hikes in the book. The whole series must contain that many.

I own 3 books in this series. The Southern Appalachian, the Virginias, and the Mid-Atlantic States guide. I have found these books to be a great aid in planning hikes, especially 2-3 day backpacking trips. Since most of these hikes are either one-way or round trip (as opposed to circuit hikes) you either need to have two cars or plan on seeing the same sites twice. I'm not saying this is a bad thing, but other books have better circuit hikes.

This series IS very informative, not only with regards to the actually hike, but also the history both natural and otherwise of the area you are hiking in.

I have done approx 10 of the 46 hikes in this guide, including both out and back day hikes, as well as 4 day 'thru-hikes' combining 2 or more of these hikes strung together, and this book has been very informative during these hikes. The maps could be a little better, as they are topographical maps with a green line for the trail.. They are adequate, but I've seen better.

All 46 hikes come with a description, a map, an elevation profile, and an itinerary, as well as various other information.

When planning for a hike I do tend to use this book in conjunction with other books, but I usually take this book (or copies of the pages) on the actual hike itself. The fact that the pages are so small allows for easier handling and storage of the laminated pages during the trip.

So if you enjoy hiking and are near the AT while in the Virginias, you may want to take a look at this book. It is well worth the money.Buy Hikes in the Virginias (Exploring the Appalachian Trail)!

Positives:
--The most impressive feature about this thing is that you can actually scroll to verse level and begin audio playback.
--I think that Stephen Johnston is a better Bible narrator than Alexander Scourby on other audio Bible products.
--The software files used to operate this player are accessible by computer with a USB cable (provided). In the event that the software files become corrupted or deleted, a CD-ROM with a backup set of the files is provided.
--An additional folder is provided inside this unit to drop in and play your own MP3 files.
--Holds easily in your hand; fits nicely in a shirt pocket.

Negatives:
--It's really disappointing to see the creators of this thing put a lot of time and effort to create this unique software, but then drop it into this cheap, Chinese-made player. Stephen Johnston sounds like he's speaking inside a tin can. Even though you can play your own MP3 files, you're not going to want to: the quality of sound out of this thing is poor. It's "listenable" but a SanDisk Sansa this isn't. As I said, you won't be wowed.

Additional Info:
--Comes with its own battery charger. The battery is not assessable or replaceable.
--You can listen with either the built-in speaker or with ear buds (provided).
--The bible software files inside this thing (.HYZ) are not convertible for use in any other multimedia player (that I know of).
--No carry case or protective enclosure is provided.
--There are other additional and useful features which I've not discussed here.Buy WowBible Classic KJV - Mp3 Bible Electronic -2GB!

This is a decent book for the beginner that has little experience with land navigation; some of the books in this genre that are offered here are much better, including some for the beginner. I have several land navigation/compass/orienteering books, picked up thinking that I might learn something. I thought I would give this a try, as NOLs Wilderness Medicine book is actually useful. Truth be told, if you have the U.S. Army's Land Navigation FM, you've got the best available, in my opinion. That is to say, if you have solid military land navigation skills, these books won't teach you much of anything new, but they're great for the noncombatants in your life, as they tend to break it down and use words geared to civilian use.Buy NOLS Wilderness Navigation (NOLS Library)!

If you like this sort of book, you'll also like one about the second circumnavigation of the world by bicycle. That journey, taken by two recent Washington University graduates between 1890 and 1893, was also the first on the modern "safety" bike and the first to take the difficult north China route across the Gobi Desert. On the way, they also became the first Americans to climb Mount Ararat. In this book, they describe the Asian leg of their journey, at that time the "longest continuous land journey ever made around the world."

That book is Across Asia on a Bicycle (ISBN: 1587420201).

Some brave pair should repeat their journey, or at least the Asian leg, which is described in detail in the book. It'd be fascinating to compare what they saw with what can be seen today.Buy Around the World on a Bicycle (Classics of American Sport)!

First of all, Targus is aware of the mysterious/magical combination resets and their only suggestion is to cut it off and buy a new lock. This review regards the Defcon CL, the thicker cable security 4 digit combination lock.

This is a DEFECTIVE product that apparently has a design flaw.

The first time it happened, I went through 9700 combinations to find the right one. I'm not doing it again! Fortunately, the lock was not on my laptop. For me, both times, I left the lock with the correct combination (the open position) and when I went to press the button to lock my laptop, it was reset. And the second time, the combination was still 0000 but who knows what it is now.

Cleary, there is a large amount of people with this problem. I had the small, original lock for 3 years and never had a problem but lost the cable so I bought this beefier one but that was a mistake.

If the people from Targus read this, you should refund everyone who has a defective lock or replace it with the original lock.

If the people from Amazon read this, you should stop selling this product. Clearly it is defective and if you're selling this defective product, I should I assume that ALL of the products on your site is defective.

If an attorney is reading this, you should put together a class action lawsuit against Targus.
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Battery died and would not charge 4 months after purchase (and lightly used too). Really poor RMA department who would not answer the phone, return calls, or reply to fax. The web site says a product replacement can take up to 6 weeks, which seems unreasonably long.

I would not buy this brand again.Buy Xtend B320 Notebook Battery for IBM ThinkPad!

Excellent construction, nice looks, well-designed. It even holds my Sony 18.4" VAIO AW but it requires some strain to get the zippers to close so I wouldn't recommend it to carry computers larger than 17" screen size. It'll surely hold any other laptop quite well.

The security feature of the zippers placed under the shoulder straps towards your back will prevent anyone from stealing anything while you're in a crowded place like a subway train. The case includes two well-sized zippered removable pouches for a power supply and other accessories, four small internal compartments (three stretch neoprene with velcro fasteners and one mesh), and a separate compartment for an MP3 player or whatever with a slit opening for your headphones cable.

One small concern is that the computer compartment is located on the end that faces the wearer, hence your back is always pressing against the computer. Placing the computer with the bottom end (instead of the screen) facing your back will remove the strain from the screen, but depending on how much additional stuff you carry, the rest of the contents will be pressing against the screen, so...

If you're a professional who wants to be able to carry your computer without the usual fuss of handling a shoulder strap to keep it from slipping, or if (like me) you usually carry your computer everywhere and want to be able to move your arms and hands freely, this bag's for you.

If you're a student who --in addition to your computer-- needs to carry a lot of books, consider something else before you make your purchase as this backpack might not be the most spacious for your needs.Buy Mobile Edge SecurePack 17" Backpack ( Black/Yellow )!

This worked good for about 4 weeks, setup was easy no real problems there but now it gets so hot that is locks up and also locks my workgroup that no computer can browse the workgroup until I shut it down. A little fan in the case would help out on this drive but it don't have anything.

It would over heat in about 15 minuets so I opened the case up so it would be cooler and it lasts longer, I still have to shut it down once or twice a week to let it cool. That is not working for my network, I need a drive that can run 24/7/365 and stay cool.Buy Western Digital WDG1NC7500N My Book World Edition 750GB Ethernet Network Storage System!

These hard shell thin profile sleeves are coded in 5 colours.You know the kind.
Shipment by post.
Carefully packaged,undamaged.The package is divided into 2 sealed packs of 50.Consider sharing an order.
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I'm a laptop case snob and I'll spend hours, sometimes days, shopping for exactly the right back for each new laptop I buy (about one per year, sometimes more). This is the nicest case I've ever owned, at any price. It's not excessively large as so many cases are; this fits the computer dimensions perfectly. The compartment is thicker than it needs to be for my MacBook Air, but I understand it also fits the regular MacBook. The difference isn't big.

Having a place for every accessory is just what I was looking for. I don't put my iPhone in my computer case, but the iPod pocket is the perfect fit for my portable backup hard drive. Similarly I don't carry the remote with me, but that pocket fits my EV-DO cellular data card perfectly.

If there's one thing I'd change, it's the lack of a business card slot or pocket. This isn't a big deal, I have business card cases.

The shoulder strap is just phenomenal. Very well padded, non-slip, rugged and comfortable. The attaching hardware is high class all the way; heavy dark-metal clips and rings that work smoothly and look great. All of the zippers have solid metal pulls that are easy to find and hold on to. The zippers are smooth-running.

Finally, the style is very nice. It's one of the few cases that blends good, understated style without being too feminine or showy. It's not your generic black bag, but not over-done either.
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Almost every part of this backpack is great. The straps are conformable and there is nice padding on the back. The pockets can hold so much stuff that I have extra room. The area the holds the laptop is plenty big enough for my 14" laptop and could easily accommodate a bigger one. The only minor issue I have with it is the opening to the major pocket is smaller than I thought it would be. Other than that though, this backpack is totally worth the money!Buy Mobile Edge MEBPEX2Express Backpack (Polka Dot)!

DVD Contents:

Full Length Movie LOVE LAUGHS AT ANDY HARDY
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General information is bland. Descriptions of routes sketchy at best. The parts dealing with 'ethics' and 'accessibility' are potential entries to a yet unwritten history of content-dodging.
There are standards to how climbing routes are described in sketches and diagrams. This book ignores them. It will be a miracle if you find your way based on this information.
As someone that wants to *actually* climb in VA, I simply had to toss Watson's book and get another one.Buy Virginia Climber's Guide!