Lives, the Biography Resource - annotated directory of links to sites that focus on the lives of individuals or groups of people, worthwhile collections of links to other biographical resources, primary biographical source material such as images, diaries, memoirs, correspondence, interviews, oral histories, etc., and good biographical dictionaries.
NADA Used Vehicle Values & Appraisal Guides - online database of the National Automobile Dealers Association vehicle guides (consumer editions) provides price information for used cars, trucks, boats, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, all terrain vehicles (ATVs), snowmobiles, motor homes, trailers, campers, and personal watercraft. Prices are arranged by type of vehicle, make, year, and model and take into consideration major options.
Mexico Online - "The complete and independent resource center dedicated to Mexico, including Baja California, business, culture, history, NAFTA, real estate, and travel." Easy to use with a good "search" window feature for focusing on useful information.
Fantastic Journeys: Yellowstone - Designed for kids, adults will also enjoy this clever and beautifully constructed look at geysers, hot springs, mud pots, and other geological wonders of Yellowstone National Park. A product of National Geographic. Some features require QuickTime plug-in.
Arts and Crafts Shows - Subtitled A Searchable Database of Events, this site lists over 2000 arts and crafts shows, festivals, or fairs for the upcoming twelve months. It is searchable by date, city, state, or region. Provides name of show, location, and dates.
Digital Archive of Art - collection of images of paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries and sculpture from the ancient Greek period, the Renaissance, and the 19th and 20th centuries. Artists represented include Michelangelo, Monet, Manet, Renoir, Degas, Gauguin, Seraut, Van Gogh, Rodin, Daumier, Munch, Arp, Duchamp, Ernst, and many others.
Grey, Zane - 1872-1939 (Zane Grey’s West Society) - This romantic western author is responsible for 57 novels, 10 nonfiction titles, 130 movies, and for creating the "myth of the West." Essays on his importance to cowboy literature, bibliography, filmography, and a biography are included. Also includes his fishing records, the geography of his writing, book and film collectors FAQ, information on the annual convention, links to bookstores that have extensive holdings of his titles, and links to related museums.
History in Song - site provides the lyrics to over 300 songs about American history, many with social and/or historical commentary to put the tunes into perspective. Songs are listed alphabetically by title, by songwriter/artist, and by subject/time period. Subjects include Songs of the Sea, The Railroad in American Song, Tragedies and Disasters, and Outlaws and Badmen (and -women). Time span is from the American Revolution through the 1960s.
1010PhoneRates.com - site compares rates of the major 10-10 long distance phone plans for intra-state, interstate, and international calls. Updated weekly to keep current with rate changes.
Building Materials and Wood Technology - site that covers construction and related materials. Questions about building materials, forest products, wood, economics, and residential construction as well as those about business and marketing in the building materials industry can be answered for free at Ask the Experts. Feature Articles include: selecting windows, decoding building codes, controlling termites and carpenter ants, sizing and calculating loads for headers and beams, watertight details, using span table for joists, and many related topics.
Seeing Eye, The - site of a New Jersey guide dog school founded in 1929. The site includes a database of dog guide laws in Canada and the US, full-text books and articles about seeing eye dogs, and canine care guidelines from the Seeing Eye school's veterinarian.
Zagat.com - The best-selling ZAGAT guides to restaurants in 20 cities make their Web debut. Includes a whopping 17,000 full ratings and reviews, directions and "top" listings. With user-friendly drop-down menus.
Quantum Computing Tutorials - future of computer technology, courtesy of the Centre for Quantum Computation at the University of Oxford. No scientific expertise required for some of the backgrounders.
