Country Living The Scandinavian Look (Country Living)

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This book focuses on the art and craft of Scandinavian style, and details in depth the creation of an exquisitely crafted Wisconsin family compound in the style of Swedens great colorist and artist, Carl Larsson. Offering a wealth of ideas and inspiration for anyone with an urge to redecorate, renovate, remodel, or build, Country Living Scandinavias hundreds of photos-taken over the two years it took to create and furnish this family retreat- show people how to replicate this marvelous design style themselves.

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A Special House.......2006-09-02

What a visual treat this book was. For anyone that has seen a painting of Carl Larsson's home and fallen in love with the clean lines and colors of Scandinavian interiors, this book carries that love to the next level. Wisconsin native Loran Nordgren created a home using the traditional elements like built-in beds, carving, colors, but added some contemporary conveniences. The books chronicles the planning and construction of the house, but the wealth of photos and design ideas have wide appeal.

Scandinavian Delights.......2004-12-15

I give Mr. Nordgren the owner high credit for the obvious mega $$$ he spent to have his Carl Larsson dream home come to life. However I concur with a prior reviewer that the interior decorating is sub-par with oversized furniture & decorator pieces that evoke a Non-Scandinavian feel that appears to conflict with its authetic Scandinavian backdrop of the houses interior details. If it was my money $$$ I would have sought out correct period Scandinavian antiques or had authentic pieces recreated from scratch with a 100% effort to create the Nordic "look". Would recommend the book as a strong buy with great design ideas throughout.

Fantastic read.......2004-09-21

As a lover of the traditional Scandinavian home style, and the owner of four such homes, I found this book truly helpful in decorating all of them. The authors, including Ms. Sears have such an passionate eye for this unique and gorgeous style.

An American Take on the Swedish Style Home.......2003-06-22

This is an excellent pictoral review of a lovely home recently built in the Wisconsin countryside. The book is full of great ideas for both interior and especially exterior architectural details. As an interior and architectural designer, I have stolen ideas extensively for a Scandinavian style home I am working on which is currently under construction. The house featured in the book is beautifully done, but not for those seeking a subtle take on the Swedish/Scandinavian home. Disneyesque could aptly describe the overall look and feel of the home. This is not to say it does not have a great charm, but it slams its design concepts home with no punches pulled. It is an American interpretation and distillation of Scandinavia.
There are a lot of great ideas for color and design for the built interiors, but I found the interior furnishings and accessories to be ameteurish and do not live up to the professional standard of the architecture that contains it. The furnishings are rather middle of the road contemporary country style and do not suit the carefully orchestrated design concepts of the architectural designer. For instance the sofas are large and clunky, and are upholstered in a bland fabric - none of which would ever been found in a house of this type of traditional Swedish home.
With that caveat I highly recommend the book to those who admire the Scandinavian style and especially to anyone planning to design and build a home in this style.

Scandinavian Interior Design.......2001-12-18

As a folk artist, I am interested in European interior design. My interest in Swedish design lies in the magnificient use of color. This book provided what I needed.

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Artist's Projects You Can Paint: 10 Floral Watercolors (Artist's Projects You Can Paint)
Kathy Dunham
Manufacturer: International Artist Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1929834500

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Artists constantly seek out new projects, plain and simple. With this new series, they'll find what they're looking for: books by well-known artists, each featuring 10 no-holds-barred, step-by-step, start-to finish projects--plain and simple. Every project includes:

* A list of challenges and learning points, so readers can identify the obstacles to mastering the skill, then master it

* Materials lists, with tips on the different materials available for optimal use

* A preliminary drawing to trace for easy reproduction, along with color mixing examples and pull outs

With a crystal-clear focus on the projects and only the projects, this series will speak to readers hungering for simple instruction to create works of their own.

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Video Camera Techniques is an ideal starter guide for anyone owning a camcorder, newcomers to the field of broadcast or corporate video-making, or students who all wish to make videos to professional standards.

Written in Gerald Millserson's easy to understand style, this step by step guide will help you to master the operation of your camera and quickly develop your own style and imaginative skills.

This new edition now covers the latest types of video camera and gives guidance on camera handling and picture making form basics to advanced techniques.

Gerald Millerson's books on video and television have long been acknowledged as among the best ever published. For more in-depth coverage of all aspects of video production his highly acclaimed Video Production Handbook is the definitive work on the subject. He is the author of two other titles in the Media Manuals series - Lighting for Video and Effective TV Production. His other books published by Focal Press are The Technique of TV Production (now in its 12th edition), The Techniques of Lighting for TV and Film and TV Scenic Design Handbook.

Learn all you need to know to produce videos of a professional standard
Keep you up to date with the latest technologies
Comprehensive step-by-step guide to provide you with the knowledge and the confidence of working with any kind of camera

Image Control: Motion Picture and Video Camera Filters and Lab Techniques, Second Edition

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Solid basic information

Image Control: Motion Picture and Video Camera Filters and Lab Techniques, Second Edition
Gerald Hirschfeld
Manufacturer: ASC Press/American Society of Cinematographers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Spiral-bound

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ASIN: 0935578293

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Image Control explains the devices and means that can be used to create a memorable and expressive image on a television and motion-picture screen. The key to creativity is mastery of the medium, so it is vital to understand the impact that filters and lab procedures can have on film and digital images. In the pages of this book you will learn closely guarded secrets that professionals have developed though hard work and years of experience. Image Control shows, practically and succintly, how to manipulate the image in front of the camera, inside the camera and in the lab. You will discover: Hard-to-find information on filters and their effects; their advantages and disadvantages; and the effects of exposure adjustments Explanations of the different film lab processes that affect the image and how they can be used for subliminal scene support Step-by-step instructions on how to set up, shoot and evaluate lab tests and lenses Measures to control the color response of color negatives Insights into postproduction work, such as opticals, dupes, film-to-tape transfers and digital intermediates How to use camera filters to enhance your video images Directors of photography discuss how they manipulated images for award winning films Written in a conversational, easy-to-follow style, Image Control provides you with knowledge gained from the experience of its author and his respected colleagues. The book provides unique, invaluable information on filters, lenses, color interaction, labs, and testing and evaluation procedures, many of which were used on Academy Award-winning films. Real-life examples illustrate how a range of techniques and styles can be used to control the image onscreen.

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Solid basic information.......1999-12-11

The fact of the matter is that IMAGE CONTROL is the ONLY mass marketed book that deals directly with the subject of motion picture lab techniques. And it does provide a solid basic introduction - as it does with all the other subjects of discussion pertaining to the art of cinematography explored in this book. Excellent photos, good examples, a great introductory book. But for those of us looking for more in-depth information. . . sadly enough, you're not going to find it here. Any shooters out there reading this - Lab techniques are an area that have been shrouded in mystery for too long - somebody give Bob Richardson a book contract!

Video Camera Techniques, Second Edition (Media Manuals)

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Video Camera Techniques, Second Edition (Media Manuals)
Gerald Millerson
Manufacturer: Focal Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000MCARJK

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How do we define the nature of our business, gather everything that we know about it, and then centralize our information in one, easily accessed place within the organization? Breslin and McGann call such knowledge "our ways of working" and the place where it will be found a "business knowledge repository." All of a company's accumulated operations data, its manuals and procedures, its records of compliance with myriad regulations, its audits, disaster recovery plans--are essential information that today's management needs at its fingertips, and information that tomorrow's management must be sure can easily be found. Breslin and McGann show clearly and comprehensively how business knowledge repositories can be established and maintained, what should go into them and how to get it out, who should have access, and all of the other details that management needs to make the most of this valuable resource and means of doing business. An essential study and guide for management at upper levels in all types of organizations, both public and private. Breslin and McGann show that once an organization's knowledge of itself is formulated into its "ways of working," its so-called object orientation makes it easily maintained. The repository approach to organizing and consolidating knowledge makes it possible for all of its potential users to access it easily, without having to go to one source for one thing they need and to another for another thing, a tedious and costly procedure in many organizations that have allowed their information and knowledge resources to not only grow but become duplicated as well. The repository approach also makes it possible for management to organize and access information by job functions, and to make it available to employees more easily in training situations. Regulators and auditors are also more easily served. As a result, CFOs will find their annual audit and various compliance fees considerably reduced. Breslin and McGann's book is thus a blueprint for the creation of knowledge repositories and a discussion of how graphical communication between information systems creators and their client end users can be made to flow smoothly and efficiently.

Dealing With Interests, Values And Knowledge In Managing Risk (Radioactive Waste Management)

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Dealing With Interests, Values And Knowledge In Managing Risk (Radioactive Waste Management)

Manufacturer: OECD
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Binding: Paperback

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Information Technology Management: A Knowledge Repository

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Information Technology Management: A Knowledge Repository
Jay Liebowitz
Manufacturer: CRC
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0849371678

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Mainly based on the author's personal experiences with a variety of organizations, this succinct book presents short cases, anecdotes, and vignettes describing the management of information technology. Information Technology Management includes numerous case studies primarily focusing on business, industry, and government systems. This singular resource serves expert systems managers and information technology managers and developers. Although the material emphasizes those cases involving management relating to expert systems technology, the reader can replace the term "expert system" with "information system" technology in almost all the case studies as many of the lessons generally hold true for information systems.

Contributing knowledge to electronic knowledge repositories: an empirical investigation (1).: An article from: MIS Quarterly

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Contributing knowledge to electronic knowledge repositories: an empirical investigation (1).: An article from: MIS Quarterly
Atreyi Kankanhalli , Bernard C.Y. Tan , and Kwok-Kee Wei
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from MIS Quarterly, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2005. The length of the article is 15781 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Contributing knowledge to electronic knowledge repositories: an empirical investigation (1).
Author: Atreyi Kankanhalli
Publication: MIS Quarterly (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 29 Issue: 1 Page: 113(31)

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The Business Knowledge Repository
Jud Breslin
Manufacturer: Greenwood Pub Group 01/1//1998
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N5SM5C

The farmer's encyclopedia and business guide: A repository of practical knowledge

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The farmer's encyclopedia and business guide: A repository of practical knowledge
Francis J Schulte
Manufacturer: International Publ. Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0008AJT3Q

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Combining the latest state specific information with solid industry fundamentals, this user friendly text gives students a strong foundation for a career in real estate. California Real Estate Principles comes loading with instructor resources and extra features to enchance the student learning experience and make teaching the class easier than ever. This new fifth edition has been updated for 2004. Chapters include:
Introduction
Part 1: Teaching Outlines
* Chapter 1 The Business of Real Estate
* Chapter 2 The Nature of Real Property
* Chapter 3 Ownership of Real Property
* Chapter 4 Transferring Real Estate
* Chapter 5 Encumbrances
* Chapter 6 The Law of Agency
* Chapter 7 Contracts
* Chapter 8 Financing Real Estate
* Chapter 9 Government-Sponsored and Other Financing
* Chapter 10 Escrow and Title Insurance
* Chapter 11 Real Estate Taxation
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* Chapter 13 Real Estate Appraising
* Chapter 14 Residential Design and Construction
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Helped ME pass the test........2004-10-26

This is an excellent general introduction to the principles of California real estate. I passed the broker's exam on the first try with no experience as a real estate salesperson and no cram course. This book was a great help in preparing for it. A large percentage of the test questions deal with the principles covered in this book.

Horrible explanations.......2003-01-28

This book is not a very in-depth book on the principles of california real estate. It covered topics only very breifly, and really sped through them with not a whole lot of explanation. I would highly advise buying a different book if you intend to pass the CA Real Estate Licensing Exam.

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Siblings with can-do attitudes!.......2000-06-15

Is it possible to prevent sibling rivalry from the start? Karen Hendrickson has found two important keys: help the oldest understand the normal wide range of feelings and (what other books lack) give him/her concrete, specific suggestions for successful ways to interact with that strange new creature (and ways to ask for attention from mom and dad). Instead of stopping with infancy, it continues to the challenging toddler years when baby becomes sometimes a playmate, sometimes a "nuisance". As a parent I found less "acting out" because my oldest felt understood and knew what TO do (instead of what NOT to do!) Thanks, Karen!

Siblings with can-do attitudes!.......2000-06-15

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Interesting even for non-historians

Richthofen: Beyond the Legend of the Red Baron

Good bio, but frankly not much new ground here

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The whole history of the Red Baron !

Richthofen: Beyond the Legend of the Red Baron
Peter Kilduff
Manufacturer: Brockhampton Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1860199909

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Based upon a wealth of carefully researched and verified documentation from the newly opened archives in East Germany, this riveting book traces the development of German fighter aviation from early single aircraft aerial ambushes to the massed attacks of the Jagdgeschwader I—the battle force that Richthofen developed into a highly effective air weapon. Examining the most celebrated WWI flying ace's role as air fighter, leader and strategist, the author delves deeper than anyone previously to find the truth behind the myths surrounding Richthofen for 70 years. Features never before published personal writings by the Red Baron, including his own Air Combat Operations Manual, along with observations from his comrades, admirers, and enemies. Includes striking full-color and numerous rare archive photos.

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Interesting even for non-historians.......2006-01-26

Prior to reading "Richthofen: Beyond the Legend of the Red Baron" by Peter Kilduff, the extent of my knowledge regarding the Red Baron was that he was Snoopy's arch-nemesis and that the name is used on a brand of frozen pizzas. In actuality, he was a very decent and honorable soldier (for Germany during WWI) who was credited with having shot down more enemy planes than any other flier during the war and a pioneer in military aviation tactics. When he was finally shot down and killed at the age of 25 (a young man in contrast to the grossly innacurate depiction on the pizza box!) he had brought down 80 British and French airplanes, and was revered as a national hero in Germany and feared by his enemies elsewhere.

And while the book does a very good job at documenting those he shot down (names, places, dates and times, plane ID #s), that part of it wasn't terribly interesting. In fact I had a hard time getting into the book until about the mid-point. Although I'm not particularly interested in aviation history, I still found it an interesting story and I enjoyed the insights into the man behind the legend. And I agree with the author that his moodiness and change in attitude toward the end of his life had less to do with the head wound he had previously suffered (as is posited on several websites I've since read) and more to do with the fact that he was suffering from "battle fatigue" or "combat stress." Or, as Richthofen's mother put it, "I believe he has seen death too often."

Richthofen: Beyond the Legend of the Red Baron.......2004-10-25

I've been more of a buff of World War Two aviation, but have recently been undergoing a conversion to World War One aviation, and it was with great interest that I read this book, as it is my first on Richtofen. Up until now, I've pretty much known the "legendery" Richthofen: the steely, ruthless Teutonic pilot who roamed the skies in his red Fokker triplane. In particulr, as a Canadian, the whole controvery over his demise, is something that I learned about at a young age. But now that I've read this book, I believe that I have a better, more rounded understanding of the true Manfred von Richthofen. An excellent book, well worth reading.

Good bio, but frankly not much new ground here.......2002-06-22

"Richtofen" purports to "use the newly released archives of the former East Germany" to add some detail to basic outline of Manfred von Richtofen's life. The book does justice to its subject; no doubt about that. The narrative has many first-person accounts, and copious footnotes. But for all that, there's frankly not much REALLY new here at all. Most of what is new is minutae: this victory is not RE8 S/N 05638 but RE8 S/N 61645-type statements.
The author does include the latest research on the Fokker Dr1 and demythologizes that aircraft at least. (Richtofen wasn't overly enchanted with it, contrary to legend, but the fighter he really wanted the DVII wasn't ready.) I was frankly surprised to see a serious gap in the research that I read while living in Germany. The Luftwaffe Surgeon-General pulled Richtofen's medical records out of the archives and made a possibly crucial psycho-physiological profile of him ca 1917/18.
This profile concludes that his head injury sustained in 1917, was serious enough to permanently ground him (even at the time; German medicine in WW1 led the world). He also found evidence that the famous nurse who attended him, Kaetie Obersdorf was a compromise between the Surgeon-General's office and Richtofen/High Command. Finally, and most relevant for Kilduff's book, the profile's author proposes that chronic symptoms from the injury may have impaired Richtofen's judgement: leading to his fatal mistakes on 21 April 1918.
If you have a casual interest in Richtofen or WW1 fighter aviation, this book might be worthwhile. Serious students/enthusiasts of Richtofen will learn nothing substantially new.

A Dry Rendition.......2001-01-31

Mr. Kilduff's book is a thorough review of the facts, but I couldn't help but finding it a bit dry. Technically speaking, the book is very well cross-referenced and foot-noted, making it an easy quick-reference manual. But I felt it lacked personality. There's an over-emphasis on relating a chronological listing of dates, times, places, aircraft types shot down and serial numbers; and the heavy reliance on using German-language terms can bog the narrative down in places. I still find William Burrows' book RICHTHOFEN: A True History Of The Red Baron from 1969 to be an over-all better read. Mr. Kilduff's companion volume THE ILLUSTRATED RED BARON however, is excellent.

The whole history of the Red Baron !.......1999-04-13

Kilduff gives us, in this great book, not only an account of Richthofen exploits, but a general view of air combat in World War II. Deeply researched and rich with actual facts, this is a must-buy book for any real afficionate of air combat.

RICHTHOFEN : Beyond the legend of the Red Baron

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Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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Binding: Paperback
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Richthofen : Beyond the Legend of the Red Baron
Peter Kilduff
Manufacturer: Brockhampton Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000O6DSLI

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Richthofen: Beyond the Legend of the Red Baron
Peter Kilduff
Manufacturer: Brockhampton Press Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OSA01M

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One of the eighteenth century's most vigorous expositions of self-love as a basis for morality.

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Brilliant - a Model for Field Guides!.......2007-06-01

After I received my copy of this book, I was blown away by how good it is!
The illustrations are absolutely beautiful. The warblers in particular are so life-like they are looking straight into your eyes warily, seemingly ready to fly off the pages at any moment!
Editing is well done, with clear range maps and all the info you might need about the birds found on the pages right opposite the colour pages where each species is illustrated.
Before these species accounts, the book has an excellent chapter on birdwatching in the region, with detailed information on the key sites of every single country covered, even accompanied by good maps of every island worth visiting. Such a good combination of a field guide and a site guide is very rare indeed.
All in all: perfect!
Whether you are thinking of visiting several or only one of the the countries covered here, this is THE book to take.

The dodo and its kindred;: Or, The history, affinities, and osteology of the dodo, solitaire, and other extinct birds of the islands Mauritius, Rodriguez and Bourbon

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The dodo and its kindred;: Or, The history, affinities, and osteology of the dodo, solitaire, and other extinct birds of the islands Mauritius, Rodriguez and Bourbon
H. E Strickland
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Binding: Unknown Binding

A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands: Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, R??union and the Comoros

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A Photographic Guide to the Birds of the Indian Ocean Islands: Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, R??union and the Comoros
Ian Sinclair , Fanja Andriamialisoa , and Olivier Langrand
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Madagascar Wildlife, 2nd: A Visitor's Guide

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The birds of Assumption Island, Indian Ocean: Past and future (Atoll research bulletin)

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The birds of Assumption Island, Indian Ocean: Past and future (Atoll research bulletin)
R. P PryÌs-Jones
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Birds seen at sea and on an island in the Cargados Carajos Shoals (Atoll research bulletin)

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Birds seen at sea and on an island in the Cargados Carajos Shoals (Atoll research bulletin)
R Pocklington
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