[Texascavers] Book Review: Aquanaut

2022-07-20 Thread William R. Elliott
*Book Review: **Aquanaut* *The Inside Story of the Thai Cave Rescue: A Life Beneath the Surface * By Rick Stanton with Karen Dealy, 2021 Michael Joseph/Penguin, Random House, UK $22.49 hardback, $18.95 paperback, at Amazon.com and other bookstores Cavers should read this exciting book about

[Texascavers] book review: Cuba

2017-10-01 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Cuevas de Sancti Spiritus, Matanzas y Pinar del Rio, Cuba / Caves of Sancti Spiritus, Matanzas and Pinar del Rio, Cuba.Edited by Joel Despain. Caliza Media, Bella Vista, California, 2016. A4 (8.27 by 11.69 inches). PDF file from www.calizamedia.net/products. Full version 323 pages, about 100 MB,

Re: [Texascavers] book review: Twelve Miles from Daylight

2017-06-21 Thread Stefan Creaser via Texascavers
avers@texascavers.com Cc: Jim Kennedy Subject: Re: [Texascavers] book review: Twelve Miles from Daylight They are available from the authors here at the NSS Convention for only $44.95. I bought mine on Mindy. Jim Mobile email from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Mixon Bill via Texascavers

Re: [Texascavers] book review: Twelve Miles from Daylight

2017-06-21 Thread Jim Kennedy via Texascavers
They are available from the authors here at the NSS Convention for only $44.95. I bought mine on Mindy. Jim Mobile email from my iPhone > On Jun 21, 2017, at 11:36 AM, Mixon Bill via Texascavers > wrote: > > "Twelve Miles from Daylight: Fort Stanton Cave and the Snowy River > Discovery." E

[Texascavers] book review: Twelve Miles from Daylight

2017-06-21 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
"Twelve Miles from Daylight: Fort Stanton Cave and the Snowy River Discovery." Edited by Pete Lindsley and Lee Skinner. Fort Stanton Cave Study Project, Placitas, New Mexico. ISBN 978-0-939748-83-9. 9 by 12 inches, softbound, vi+306 pages+foldout. $54.95. For too many years, Fort Stanton Cave h

[Texascavers] book review: Underground Ranger

2016-09-28 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
This book was heavily promoted at the NSS convention in July. Official publication date isn't until the middle of next month, strangely. "Underground Ranger: Adventures in Carlsbad Caverns National Park and Other Remarkable Places." Doug Thompson. University of New Mexico Press, Albuquerque, 20

Re: [Texascavers] book review: Caving Basics

2016-08-13 Thread Charles Loving via Texascavers
Caving basics: Back in the last year of 1960's I got into caving. Clark Santos took me to a caver party. The cavers were allied with the Rangeroos at the time. A keg of beer and a band playing cool music was a great way to recruit. The next thing was a trip to Bustamante. A GI surplus canteen belt

[Texascavers] book review: Caving Basics

2016-08-13 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
"Caving Basics: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginning Cavers," fourth edition. Edited by Dean Wiseman and Curt Harler. National Speleological Society, 2016. ISBN 978-1-68044-007-7. 8.5 by 11 inches, 271 pages, softbound. $25 (NSS members $22.50, life members $20). This book updates, sometimes not

[Texascavers] book review: Than Xe Bang Fai

2016-08-01 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
"The Great Cave of the Xe Bang Fai." Edited by David E. Bunnell and Patricia Kambesis. National Speleological Society, 2016. ISBN 978-1-68044-005-8. 11.5 inches wide by 8 inches, 128 pages, hardbound. $18 (NSS members $16.20, life members $14.40). Tham Xe Bang Fai in Laos is one of the great ca

[Texascavers] book review Mexico cave critters

2016-05-02 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Encyclopædia Biospeologica: México, by José Palacios-Vargas, Christian Juberthie, and James R. Reddell. International Society for Subterranean Biology and Unión Mexicana de Agrupaciones Espeleológica, México D.F., as Mundos Subterráneos 26–27; 2015. 8.5 by 11 inches, 101 pages, softbound. This

Re: [Texascavers] book review: Underwater Potholer

2015-09-28 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Considering that the official release date of the book is October 7, 2015, I imagine Amazon will be able to get more if it needs to. I got mine on Amazon, too, but I quoted the publisher's list price. Presumably just about everybody knows he can get it at least a little bit cheaper on Amazon. --

Re: [Texascavers] book review: Underwater Potholer

2015-09-28 Thread Stefan Creaser via Texascavers
I just bought this on Amazon (Smile) for $22.07. I would suggest you do the same if interested coz there is now only 11 left :-) Cheers, Stefan -Original Message- From: Texascavers [mailto:texascavers-boun...@texascavers.com] On Behalf Of Mixon Bill via Texascavers Underwater Potholer

[Texascavers] book review: Underwater Potholer

2015-09-28 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Underwater Potholer: A Cave Diver's Memoirs, by Duncan Price. Whittles Publishing, Scotland, 2015. ISBN 978-184995-158-6. 6.5 by 9.5 inches, 185 pages, softbound. £18.99, $24.95. "Cave diving is dangerous--do _not_ do it. Remember I told you so. Everything else I say is bollocks!" This book is

[Texascavers] book review: cavers autobiography

2015-09-20 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
"Licking the Ceiling: The Caving Logbook of A. Bryant Betsill." A. Bryant Betsill. CreateSpace, 2014. ISBN 978-1494724207. 6 by 9 inches, 380 pages, softbound. $15. Quotes from the author's caving logbook, since lost, from early 1984 through, with a few exceptions, 1994, each entry followed by o

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave rescue manual

2015-08-21 Thread Mark Minton via Texascavers
Back in the '80s, some Swiss cavers on a recon mission on Cerro Rabon (highlands east of Huautla, Oaxaca, Mexico) did a 200-meter drop on 8-mm rope. They were used to skinny rope, but that was extreme even for them. Afterwards they said, "Our eyes were very wide!" 8-mm rope gets really small when

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave rescue manual

2015-08-21 Thread Les Ward via Texascavers
Let me know when you'd like to take me on a trip that involves 9mm rope. I'll pretend I've never seen it before, just for the joy of being on it. I'll even bring some other "flashing light" guys with me. Though, be warned, two of us are ones that got strange looks from NCRC instructors as we did

[Texascavers] book review: cave rescue manual

2015-08-21 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Manual of U.S. Cave Rescue Techniques, third edition, edited by Anmar Mirza. National Cave Rescue Commission, 2015. ISBN 237230362. Approximately 250 pages, 8.5 by 11 inches, softbound, $50. This book, a much-needed and thorough revision of the 1988 second edition, is a bound version of a c

[Texascavers] book review: Caves of Burnsville Cove, Virginia

2015-07-24 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
The Caves of Burnsville Cove, Virginia: Fifty Years of Exploration and Science, edited by William B. White, Springer International Publishing, 2015. 7.5 by 10 inches, 479 pages; hardbound ISBN 978-3-319-14390-3, $179; e-book ISBN 978-3-319-14391-0, $139 Burnsville Cove, nestled among the ridges

[Texascavers] book review: Karst of the Urban Corridor

2014-10-28 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Karst of the Urban Corridor: Bell, Bexar, Comal, Hays, Travis, and Williamson Counties, Texas. Kevin W. Stafford with Katherine Arens. Texas Speleological Survey Karst Awareness and Education Series 1, Austin; 2014. ISBN 978-0-9906938-0-2. 8.5 by 11 inches, 110 pages, softbound. $20; see ww

[Texascavers] book review: deep cave dives

2014-10-14 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
"Fatally Flawed: The Quest to be Deepest." Verna van Schaik. Originally published by Liquid Edge Press, South Africa; 2008. Amazon version 2011, 196 pages softbound, ISBN 987-0-620-40472-3, $9.90. Kindle version $3.99. This is not a new book, but new to me. Amazon makes it easy to self- pu

[Texascavers] book review: The Longest Year

2014-08-16 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
The Longest Year: The Indiana Caverns Development Story. Gary Roberson. Corydon, Indiana Caverns; 2014. 6 by 9 inches, 279 pages. Softbound ISBN 978-1-4951-0416-9, $16.95; hardbound ISBN 978-1-4951-0417-6, $29.95. Way too much information about the trials and tribulations of developing a sm

Re: [Texascavers] book review: Fern Cave

2014-08-15 Thread Jerry via Texascavers
Kinda sounds like the pot calling the kettle black, Phil. ;>) Jerry. -Original Message- From: Phil Winkler via Texascavers To: texascavers Sent: Thu, Aug 14, 2014 9:10 pm Subject: Re: [Texascavers] book review: Fern Cave Gees, Bill, If you can't say something nice d

Re: [Texascavers] book review: Fern Cave

2014-08-14 Thread Phil Winkler via Texascavers
Gees, Bill, If you can't say something nice don't say anything at all. Jenn's book is a superb summary of the discovery and exploration of one of our greatest caves. Her writing is passionate and on topic, factual and timely. She brings everything up to date from Donal Myrick's classic publica

[Texascavers] book review: Fern Cave

2014-08-14 Thread Mixon Bill via Texascavers
Fern Cave: The Discovery, Exploration, and History of Alabama's Greatest Cave. Jennifer Ellen Pinkley. Blue Bat Books, 2014. ISBN 978-0-9903547-0-3. 6.5 by 8.5 inches, 371 pages. Softbound $25, $10 for Kindle or Nook e-book from www.bluebatbooks.com. When I visited Fern Cave, it consisted o

[Texascavers] book review: archeological investigations

2014-06-06 Thread Mixon Bill
"Cave Explorations in Missouri, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Alabama." Gerard Fowke. St. Louis, J. Missouri; 2013. ISBN 978-1-940777-06-1. 5.5 by 8.5 inches, softbound, 209 pages. $14.95. This is an abridged reprint, newly typeset, of Fowke's classic 1922 "Archeological Investigations,

[Texascavers] book review: crystal caves of Mexico

2014-06-06 Thread Mixon Bill
"Journey into the Giant Selenite Crystal Caves of Mexico." Leela Hutchison. CreateSpace; 2014. ISBN 978-1496145680. 6 by 9 inches, softbound, 102 pages. $19.95. This little book was self-published by the author using CreateSpace and is sold by Amazon. There is also a Kindle version. One mig

[Texascavers] book review: Sacred Darkness

2014-02-21 Thread Mixon Bill
Sacred Darkness: A Global Perspective on the Ritual Use of Caves. Edited by Holley Moyes. University Press of Colorado, Boulder; 2012. ISBN 978-1-60732-177-4. 8.5 by 11 inches, hardbound, 410 pages. $95 (also available as an e-book for $75). This is an impressive collection of papers on cav

[Texascavers] book review: caves of Meghalaya, India

2014-01-05 Thread Mixon Bill
"Cave Pearls of Meghalaya: A Cave Inventory Covering the Jaintia Hills, Meghalaya, India. Volume 1, Pala Range and Kopili Valley." Edited by Thomas Arbenz. By the editor, Matzendorf, Switzerland; 2012. ISBN 978-3-033-03637-6. A4 (approx. US letter) size, 265 pages hardbound, plus disk. $45.

[Texascavers] book review: European cave-diving sites

2013-11-14 Thread Mixon Bill
"Classic Darksite Diving: Cave Diving Sites of Britain and Europe." Martyn Farr. Wild Places, Abergavenny; 2013. ISBN 978-0-9526701-8-6. 6 by 10 inches, 192 pages, softbound. £27.50. Famous British cave diver Martyn Farr has compiled this guide to cave- diving sites in Europe that are easily

[Texascavers] book review: Sid Perou, cave cinematographer

2013-10-26 Thread Mixon Bill
"30 Years as an Adventure Cameraman: Book 1, Light into the Darkness." Sid Perou. By the author, Chiang Mai, Thailand; nd [2013]. 6 by 8 inches, 222 pages plus video DVD, softbound. $32 postpaid. Sid Perou was the best-known and most-awarded cave cinematographer during the era of film. (Did

RE: [Texascavers] book review: Geología de Cuevas

2013-09-23 Thread George Veni
l message From: Mixon Bill Date: 2013/09/23 21:53 (GMT-07:00) To: Cavers Texas Subject: [Texascavers] book review: Geología de Cuevas There is a very nice new book on cave geology: Geología de Cuevas by Arthur Palmer translated by Javier Mugica Jeréonimo of the Sociedad Espeológica de C

[Texascavers] book review: Geología de Cuevas

2013-09-23 Thread Mixon Bill
There is a very nice new book on cave geology: Geología de Cuevas by Arthur Palmer translated by Javier Mugica Jeréonimo of the Sociedad Espeológica de Cuba ISBN 978-0-939748-66-2 502 pages softbound published by Cave Books for the Unión Internacional de Espeleología This is the review I wrote o

[Texascavers] book review: 1850s book on Postojnska Grotto

2013-09-16 Thread Mixon Bill
"John Oliver's Postojnska Jama of 1856, with an introduction by Trevor Shaw." ZRC Publishing House, Ljubljana, Slovenia; 2013. ISBN 978-961-254-472-0. About 16.5 inches wide by 11.7 high, 183 pp. Free 73 MB PDF file from www.zrc-sazu.si/en/node/. This is a color photographic reproduction of

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-30 Thread Mark Minton
There is usually land available in that part of Virginia (Highland and Bath Counties). Currently there is a 205-acre farm for sale near McDowell. It's been on the market for a couple of years, so I suspect they're asking too much. Mark At 07:01 AM 7/30/2013, Ted Samsel wrote: A few

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-30 Thread Mark Minton
There is usually land available in that part of Virginia (Highland and Bath Counties). Currently there is a 205-acre farm for sale near McDowell. It's been on the market for a couple of years, so I suspect they're asking too much. Mark At 07:01 AM 7/30/2013, Ted Samsel wrote: A few

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-30 Thread Mark Minton
There is usually land available in that part of Virginia (Highland and Bath Counties). Currently there is a 205-acre farm for sale near McDowell. It's been on the market for a couple of years, so I suspect they're asking too much. Mark At 07:01 AM 7/30/2013, Ted Samsel wrote: A few

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-30 Thread Ted Samsel
A few years ago (4?), there was land (with a house) available in the area for sale. When we were in Virginia, we considered looking at it. Ted On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Mark Minton wrote: > I don't think a pdf version of Water Sinks is available. > > Mark > > > At 12:34 AM 7/29/2

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-30 Thread Ted Samsel
A few years ago (4?), there was land (with a house) available in the area for sale. When we were in Virginia, we considered looking at it. Ted On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Mark Minton wrote: > I don't think a pdf version of Water Sinks is available. > > Mark > > > At 12:34 AM 7/29/2

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-30 Thread Ted Samsel
A few years ago (4?), there was land (with a house) available in the area for sale. When we were in Virginia, we considered looking at it. Ted On Mon, Jul 29, 2013 at 8:35 AM, Mark Minton wrote: > I don't think a pdf version of Water Sinks is available. > > Mark > > > At 12:34 AM 7/29/2

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-29 Thread Mixon Bill
Charles -- No. I have suggested that to him; he could even put a free PDF on Lulu if they also sell paper copies (see The Hollow Mountain mentioned in my review). He isn't interested in making any money on the book, not even for the Virginia Speleological Survey. We've also tried to figure

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-29 Thread Mixon Bill
Charles -- No. I have suggested that to him; he could even put a free PDF on Lulu if they also sell paper copies (see The Hollow Mountain mentioned in my review). He isn't interested in making any money on the book, not even for the Virginia Speleological Survey. We've also tried to figure

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-29 Thread Mixon Bill
Charles -- No. I have suggested that to him; he could even put a free PDF on Lulu if they also sell paper copies (see The Hollow Mountain mentioned in my review). He isn't interested in making any money on the book, not even for the Virginia Speleological Survey. We've also tried to figure

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-29 Thread Mark Minton
I don't think a pdf version of Water Sinks is available. Mark At 12:34 AM 7/29/2013, Charles Goldsmith wrote: Bill, is the author selling the pdf format anywhere? On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... Caves and Karst o

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-29 Thread Mark Minton
I don't think a pdf version of Water Sinks is available. Mark At 12:34 AM 7/29/2013, Charles Goldsmith wrote: Bill, is the author selling the pdf format anywhere? On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... Caves and Karst o

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-29 Thread Mark Minton
I don't think a pdf version of Water Sinks is available. Mark At 12:34 AM 7/29/2013, Charles Goldsmith wrote: Bill, is the author selling the pdf format anywhere? On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... Caves and Karst o

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-28 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Bill, is the author selling the pdf format anywhere? On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: > I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... > > Caves and Karst of the Water Sinks Area. Philip C. Lucas. Revised edition, > 2012. 8.25 by 10.25 inches, 369 pages, hardbound. $95.58

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-28 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Bill, is the author selling the pdf format anywhere? On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: > I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... > > Caves and Karst of the Water Sinks Area. Philip C. Lucas. Revised edition, > 2012. 8.25 by 10.25 inches, 369 pages, hardbound. $95.58

Re: [Texascavers] book review

2013-07-28 Thread Charles Goldsmith
Bill, is the author selling the pdf format anywhere? On Sun, Jul 28, 2013 at 11:17 PM, Mixon Bill wrote: > I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... > > Caves and Karst of the Water Sinks Area. Philip C. Lucas. Revised edition, > 2012. 8.25 by 10.25 inches, 369 pages, hardbound. $95.58

[Texascavers] book review

2013-07-28 Thread Mixon Bill
I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... Caves and Karst of the Water Sinks Area. Philip C. Lucas. Revised edition, 2012. 8.25 by 10.25 inches, 369 pages, hardbound. $95.58 plus postage from lulu.com; search for Philip Lucas. This is a great book. After I received the privately p

[Texascavers] book review

2013-07-28 Thread Mixon Bill
I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... Caves and Karst of the Water Sinks Area. Philip C. Lucas. Revised edition, 2012. 8.25 by 10.25 inches, 369 pages, hardbound. $95.58 plus postage from lulu.com; search for Philip Lucas. This is a great book. After I received the privately p

[Texascavers] book review

2013-07-28 Thread Mixon Bill
I'm sure this won't raise a lot of interest, but... Caves and Karst of the Water Sinks Area. Philip C. Lucas. Revised edition, 2012. 8.25 by 10.25 inches, 369 pages, hardbound. $95.58 plus postage from lulu.com; search for Philip Lucas. This is a great book. After I received the privately p

[Texascavers] book review: caves of the Venezuelan tapuis

2013-07-19 Thread Mixon Bill
"Venezuelan Tapuis: Their Caves and Biota." Edited by Roman Aubrecht and Ján Schlögl. Comenius University, Bratislava; 2012. ISBN 978-80-223-3349-8. 8 by 11 inches, 167 pages. Free PDF file at http://www.academia.edu/3462814/Venezuelan_tepui_-_their_caves_and_biota . The tapuis of Venezuela

[Texascavers] book review: caves of the Venezuelan tapuis

2013-07-19 Thread Mixon Bill
"Venezuelan Tapuis: Their Caves and Biota." Edited by Roman Aubrecht and Ján Schlögl. Comenius University, Bratislava; 2012. ISBN 978-80-223-3349-8. 8 by 11 inches, 167 pages. Free PDF file at http://www.academia.edu/3462814/Venezuelan_tepui_-_their_caves_and_biota . The tapuis of Venezuela

[Texascavers] book review: caves of the Venezuelan tapuis

2013-07-19 Thread Mixon Bill
"Venezuelan Tapuis: Their Caves and Biota." Edited by Roman Aubrecht and Ján Schlögl. Comenius University, Bratislava; 2012. ISBN 978-80-223-3349-8. 8 by 11 inches, 167 pages. Free PDF file at http://www.academia.edu/3462814/Venezuelan_tepui_-_their_caves_and_biota . The tapuis of Venezuela

[Texascavers] book review, Yorkshire Dales

2013-05-08 Thread Mixon Bill
Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales. Volume 1. Edited by Tony Waltham and David Lowe. British Cave Research Association; 2013. A4 size, 255 pages. Softbound ISBN 978-0-900265-46-4, £25; hardbound ISBN 978-0-900265-47-1, £70. Add £6.25 for surface post to the U.S. This book continues a lo

[Texascavers] book review, Yorkshire Dales

2013-05-08 Thread Mixon Bill
Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales. Volume 1. Edited by Tony Waltham and David Lowe. British Cave Research Association; 2013. A4 size, 255 pages. Softbound ISBN 978-0-900265-46-4, £25; hardbound ISBN 978-0-900265-47-1, £70. Add £6.25 for surface post to the U.S. This book continues a lo

[Texascavers] book review, Yorkshire Dales

2013-05-08 Thread Mixon Bill
Caves and Karst of the Yorkshire Dales. Volume 1. Edited by Tony Waltham and David Lowe. British Cave Research Association; 2013. A4 size, 255 pages. Softbound ISBN 978-0-900265-46-4, £25; hardbound ISBN 978-0-900265-47-1, £70. Add £6.25 for surface post to the U.S. This book continues a lo

[Texascavers] book review: On the Desert's Edge

2013-05-07 Thread Mixon Bill
On the Desert's Edge: A Journey of 36 Years In and Around the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas. Dale Pate and Ronal Kerbo. Flat Rock Publishing, Littleton, Colorado; 2013. ISBN 978-0-9891184-0-8. 8.5 by 11 inches, 79 pages, softbound. $24.95. Pate and Kerbo, both in turn cave speci

[Texascavers] book review: On the Desert's Edge

2013-05-07 Thread Mixon Bill
On the Desert's Edge: A Journey of 36 Years In and Around the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas. Dale Pate and Ronal Kerbo. Flat Rock Publishing, Littleton, Colorado; 2013. ISBN 978-0-9891184-0-8. 8.5 by 11 inches, 79 pages, softbound. $24.95. Pate and Kerbo, both in turn cave speci

[Texascavers] book review: On the Desert's Edge

2013-05-07 Thread Mixon Bill
On the Desert's Edge: A Journey of 36 Years In and Around the Guadalupe Mountains, New Mexico and Texas. Dale Pate and Ronal Kerbo. Flat Rock Publishing, Littleton, Colorado; 2013. ISBN 978-0-9891184-0-8. 8.5 by 11 inches, 79 pages, softbound. $24.95. Pate and Kerbo, both in turn cave speci

[Texascavers] book review: Caves and Karst of West Virginia

2013-01-24 Thread Mixon Bill
"The Caves and Karst of West Virginia." George Dasher. West Virginia Speleological Survey, Barrackville; 2012. ISBN 5800081-93389-2. 8.5 by 11 inches, 264 pages, softbound. $25 postpaid from PO Box 200, Barrackville, West Virginia 26559. This is rather a grab bag. The largest part is Dasher

[Texascavers] book review: Caves and Karst of West Virginia

2013-01-24 Thread Mixon Bill
"The Caves and Karst of West Virginia." George Dasher. West Virginia Speleological Survey, Barrackville; 2012. ISBN 5800081-93389-2. 8.5 by 11 inches, 264 pages, softbound. $25 postpaid from PO Box 200, Barrackville, West Virginia 26559. This is rather a grab bag. The largest part is Dasher

[Texascavers] book review: Caves and Karst of West Virginia

2013-01-24 Thread Mixon Bill
"The Caves and Karst of West Virginia." George Dasher. West Virginia Speleological Survey, Barrackville; 2012. ISBN 5800081-93389-2. 8.5 by 11 inches, 264 pages, softbound. $25 postpaid from PO Box 200, Barrackville, West Virginia 26559. This is rather a grab bag. The largest part is Dasher

[Texascavers] book review: Catawba Murder Hole

2013-01-18 Thread Mixon Bill
Murder Hole: Catawba Murder Hole Cave. Marian McConnell. National Speleological Society, Huntsville, 2012. ISBN 978-1-879961-46-3. 8.5 by 11 inches, 150 pages, softbound. $24 (discounts for NSS members). Catawba Murder Hole is one of the better known wild caves in Virginia, perhaps partly b

[Texascavers] book review: Catawba Murder Hole

2013-01-18 Thread Mixon Bill
Murder Hole: Catawba Murder Hole Cave. Marian McConnell. National Speleological Society, Huntsville, 2012. ISBN 978-1-879961-46-3. 8.5 by 11 inches, 150 pages, softbound. $24 (discounts for NSS members). Catawba Murder Hole is one of the better known wild caves in Virginia, perhaps partly b

[Texascavers] book review: Catawba Murder Hole

2013-01-18 Thread Mixon Bill
Murder Hole: Catawba Murder Hole Cave. Marian McConnell. National Speleological Society, Huntsville, 2012. ISBN 978-1-879961-46-3. 8.5 by 11 inches, 150 pages, softbound. $24 (discounts for NSS members). Catawba Murder Hole is one of the better known wild caves in Virginia, perhaps partly b

Re: [Texascavers] Book Review

2012-11-15 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
bject: [Texascavers] Book Review UNDERGROUND IN ARABIA John Pint  2012, Selwa Press  978-0-97011-575-1  $12.95 PB (from Saudi Aramco World Sep/Oct 2012) "What happens when an American English teacher finds his way into Saudi Arabia's "underground"? This is the story John Pint tells

Re: [Texascavers] Book Review

2012-11-15 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
bject: [Texascavers] Book Review UNDERGROUND IN ARABIA John Pint  2012, Selwa Press  978-0-97011-575-1  $12.95 PB (from Saudi Aramco World Sep/Oct 2012) "What happens when an American English teacher finds his way into Saudi Arabia's "underground"? This is the story John Pint tells

Re: [Texascavers] Book Review

2012-11-15 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
bject: [Texascavers] Book Review UNDERGROUND IN ARABIA John Pint  2012, Selwa Press  978-0-97011-575-1  $12.95 PB (from Saudi Aramco World Sep/Oct 2012) "What happens when an American English teacher finds his way into Saudi Arabia's "underground"? This is the story John Pint tells

[Texascavers] Book Review

2012-11-15 Thread R D Milhollin
UNDERGROUND IN ARABIA John Pint  2012, Selwa Press  978-0-97011-575-1  $12.95 PB (from Saudi Aramco World Sep/Oct 2012) "What happens when an American English teacher finds his way into Saudi Arabia's "underground"? This is the story John Pint tells in a witty, engaging and thoroughly entertai

[Texascavers] Book Review

2012-11-15 Thread R D Milhollin
UNDERGROUND IN ARABIA John Pint  2012, Selwa Press  978-0-97011-575-1  $12.95 PB (from Saudi Aramco World Sep/Oct 2012) "What happens when an American English teacher finds his way into Saudi Arabia's "underground"? This is the story John Pint tells in a witty, engaging and thoroughly entertai

[Texascavers] Book Review

2012-11-15 Thread R D Milhollin
UNDERGROUND IN ARABIA John Pint  2012, Selwa Press  978-0-97011-575-1  $12.95 PB (from Saudi Aramco World Sep/Oct 2012) "What happens when an American English teacher finds his way into Saudi Arabia's "underground"? This is the story John Pint tells in a witty, engaging and thoroughly entertai

[Texascavers] book review: underground in Arabia

2012-07-17 Thread Mixon Bill
"Underground in Arabia." John Pint. Selwa Press; 2012. ISBN 978-097011525-1. 5 by 8 inches, 150 pages. Softbound $14.95 according to the bar code, but $12.95 according to Amazon; Kindle edition $4.99. A nice little book of tales about the author's adventures exploring caves in Saudi Arabia,

[Texascavers] book review: underground in Arabia

2012-07-17 Thread Mixon Bill
"Underground in Arabia." John Pint. Selwa Press; 2012. ISBN 978-097011525-1. 5 by 8 inches, 150 pages. Softbound $14.95 according to the bar code, but $12.95 according to Amazon; Kindle edition $4.99. A nice little book of tales about the author's adventures exploring caves in Saudi Arabia,

[Texascavers] book review: underground in Arabia

2012-07-17 Thread Mixon Bill
"Underground in Arabia." John Pint. Selwa Press; 2012. ISBN 978-097011525-1. 5 by 8 inches, 150 pages. Softbound $14.95 according to the bar code, but $12.95 according to Amazon; Kindle edition $4.99. A nice little book of tales about the author's adventures exploring caves in Saudi Arabia,

[Texascavers] book review: MAR bulletin 22

2012-07-16 Thread Mixon Bill
"Karst of Sinking Valley and Kooken Cave, Huntingdon and Blair Counties." Edited by William B. White. Mid-Appalachian Region Bulletin 21; 2012. 8.5 by 11 inches, 103 pages plus map plates, softbound. $27.50 plus shipping (NSS members only); see www.caves.org/region/mar/pubs.htm . This is t

[Texascavers] book review: MAR bulletin 22

2012-07-16 Thread Mixon Bill
"Karst of Sinking Valley and Kooken Cave, Huntingdon and Blair Counties." Edited by William B. White. Mid-Appalachian Region Bulletin 21; 2012. 8.5 by 11 inches, 103 pages plus map plates, softbound. $27.50 plus shipping (NSS members only); see www.caves.org/region/mar/pubs.htm . This is t

[Texascavers] book review: MAR bulletin 22

2012-07-16 Thread Mixon Bill
"Karst of Sinking Valley and Kooken Cave, Huntingdon and Blair Counties." Edited by William B. White. Mid-Appalachian Region Bulletin 21; 2012. 8.5 by 11 inches, 103 pages plus map plates, softbound. $27.50 plus shipping (NSS members only); see www.caves.org/region/mar/pubs.htm . This is t

[Texascavers] book review: Cave File of the Virginias

2012-07-12 Thread Mixon Bill
"Cave Life of the Virginias: A Field Guide to Commonly Encountered Species." Daniel W. Fong, Megan L. Porter, and Michael E. Slay. Biology Section of the National Speleological Society; 2012. 5 by 8.5 inches, 42 pages, spiral bound. $16 plus shipping from NSS Bookstore or Speleobooks. Thi

[Texascavers] book review: Cave File of the Virginias

2012-07-12 Thread Mixon Bill
"Cave Life of the Virginias: A Field Guide to Commonly Encountered Species." Daniel W. Fong, Megan L. Porter, and Michael E. Slay. Biology Section of the National Speleological Society; 2012. 5 by 8.5 inches, 42 pages, spiral bound. $16 plus shipping from NSS Bookstore or Speleobooks. Thi

[Texascavers] book review: Cave File of the Virginias

2012-07-12 Thread Mixon Bill
"Cave Life of the Virginias: A Field Guide to Commonly Encountered Species." Daniel W. Fong, Megan L. Porter, and Michael E. Slay. Biology Section of the National Speleological Society; 2012. 5 by 8.5 inches, 42 pages, spiral bound. $16 plus shipping from NSS Bookstore or Speleobooks. Thi

[Texascavers] book review: Guide to Indiana caves

2012-04-23 Thread Mixon Bill
"A Guide to Caves and Karst of Indiana." Samuel S. Frushour, with a contribution by Julian Lewis and Salisa Lewis. Indiana University Press, Bloomington; 2012. ISBN 978-0-253-00096-5. 5.5 by 8.5 inches, 152 pages, softbound. $22. Since "Caves of Indiana" was published by the Indiana Geologi

[Texascavers] book review: Guide to Indiana caves

2012-04-23 Thread Mixon Bill
"A Guide to Caves and Karst of Indiana." Samuel S. Frushour, with a contribution by Julian Lewis and Salisa Lewis. Indiana University Press, Bloomington; 2012. ISBN 978-0-253-00096-5. 5.5 by 8.5 inches, 152 pages, softbound. $22. Since "Caves of Indiana" was published by the Indiana Geologi

[Texascavers] book review: Guide to Indiana caves

2012-04-23 Thread Mixon Bill
"A Guide to Caves and Karst of Indiana." Samuel S. Frushour, with a contribution by Julian Lewis and Salisa Lewis. Indiana University Press, Bloomington; 2012. ISBN 978-0-253-00096-5. 5.5 by 8.5 inches, 152 pages, softbound. $22. Since "Caves of Indiana" was published by the Indiana Geologi

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-19 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
--- On Thu, 4/19/12, Tim Stich wrote: From: Tim Stich Subject: Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life To: "Mixon Bill" Cc: "Cavers Texas" List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 12:09 PM Great book review, Bill! I never fail to get a smile o

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-19 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
--- On Thu, 4/19/12, Tim Stich wrote: From: Tim Stich Subject: Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life To: "Mixon Bill" Cc: "Cavers Texas" Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 12:09 PM Great book review, Bill! I never fail to get a smile out of your write ups.   -Tim Stich

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-19 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
--- On Thu, 4/19/12, Tim Stich wrote: From: Tim Stich Subject: Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life To: "Mixon Bill" Cc: "Cavers Texas" List-Post: texascavers@texascavers.com Date: Thursday, April 19, 2012, 12:09 PM Great book review, Bill! I never fail to get a smile o

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-19 Thread Tim Stich
Great book review, Bill! I never fail to get a smile out of your write ups. -Tim Stich

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-19 Thread Tim Stich
Great book review, Bill! I never fail to get a smile out of your write ups. -Tim Stich

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-19 Thread Tim Stich
Great book review, Bill! I never fail to get a smile out of your write ups. -Tim Stich

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-19 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
making racket".  I recommend this book to anyone interested in caves and cave biology in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Andy Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com --- On Wed, 4/4/12, Mixon Bill wrote: From: Mixo

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-19 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
making racket".  I recommend this book to anyone interested in caves and cave biology in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Andy Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com --- On Wed, 4/4/12, Mixon Bill wrote: From: Mixo

Re: [Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-19 Thread Andy Gluesenkamp
making racket".  I recommend this book to anyone interested in caves and cave biology in Arkansas and Oklahoma. Andy Andrew G. Gluesenkamp, Ph.D. 700 Billie Brooks Drive Driftwood, Texas 78619 (512) 799-1095 a...@gluesenkamp.com --- On Wed, 4/4/12, Mixon Bill wrote: From: Mixo

[Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-04 Thread Mixon Bill
"Cave Life of Oklahoma and Arkansas: Exploration and Conservation of Subterranean Biodiversity." G. O. Graening, Danté B. Fenolio, and Michael E. Slay. University of Oklahoma Press (Animal Natural History Series), Norman; 2011. ISBN 978-0-8061-4223-4. 6 by 9 inches, 226 pages, hardbound. $5

[Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-04 Thread Mixon Bill
"Cave Life of Oklahoma and Arkansas: Exploration and Conservation of Subterranean Biodiversity." G. O. Graening, Danté B. Fenolio, and Michael E. Slay. University of Oklahoma Press (Animal Natural History Series), Norman; 2011. ISBN 978-0-8061-4223-4. 6 by 9 inches, 226 pages, hardbound. $5

[Texascavers] book review: cave life

2012-04-04 Thread Mixon Bill
"Cave Life of Oklahoma and Arkansas: Exploration and Conservation of Subterranean Biodiversity." G. O. Graening, Danté B. Fenolio, and Michael E. Slay. University of Oklahoma Press (Animal Natural History Series), Norman; 2011. ISBN 978-0-8061-4223-4. 6 by 9 inches, 226 pages, hardbound. $5

[Texascavers] book review -- bats

2012-01-27 Thread Mixon Bill
Bats of the United States and Canada. Michael J. Harvey, J. Scott Altenbach, and Troy L. Best. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore; 2011. ISBN 978-1-4214-0191-1. 5 by 8 inches, 202 pages, softbound. $24.95. There are forty-seven species of bats living in North America north of Mexic

[Texascavers] book review -- bats

2012-01-27 Thread Mixon Bill
Bats of the United States and Canada. Michael J. Harvey, J. Scott Altenbach, and Troy L. Best. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore; 2011. ISBN 978-1-4214-0191-1. 5 by 8 inches, 202 pages, softbound. $24.95. There are forty-seven species of bats living in North America north of Mexic

[Texascavers] book review -- bats

2012-01-27 Thread Mixon Bill
Bats of the United States and Canada. Michael J. Harvey, J. Scott Altenbach, and Troy L. Best. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore; 2011. ISBN 978-1-4214-0191-1. 5 by 8 inches, 202 pages, softbound. $24.95. There are forty-seven species of bats living in North America north of Mexic

[Texascavers] book review--paleoecology in Hawaii

2012-01-25 Thread Mixon Bill
Back to the Future in the Caves of Kauaʻi: A Scientist's Adventures in the Dark. David A. Burney. Yale University Press, New Haven; 2011. 6 by 9 inches, xv+198 pages. Hardbound ISBN 978-0-300-15094-0, $28; softbound ISBN 978-0-300-17209-6, $18. In pursuit of his interest in paleoecology, or

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