Design Out Crime: Creating Safe and Sustainable Communities

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Here is a book about the practical design of communities and housing in which people can enjoy a good quality of life, free from crime and fear of crime.

Recognising that crime, vandalism and anti-social behaviour are issues of high public concern, and that the driving forces behind crime are numerous, this book argues that good design can help tackle many of these issues. It shows how, through integrating simple crime prevention principles in the design process, it is possible, almost without notice, to make residential environments much safer.

Written from the perspective of an architect and town planner, this book offers practical design guidelines through a set of accessible case studies drawn from the UK, USA, The Netherlands and Scandinavia. Each example illustrates how success comes when design solutions reflect local characteristics and where communities are truly sustainable; where residents feel they belong, and where crime is dealt with as part of the bigger picture of urban design.

* A practical guide to the creation of secure spaces through design
* Accessible narrative shows examples of best practice internationally
* 100 plans and drawings describe how to create a safer built environment through architecture and urban design

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I Can Draw... (Dinosaurs, On the Farm, Trucks & Cars, Sharks, Whales & Dolphins, Flying Machines, Exotic Animals, People, Creepy Crawlies)

Manufacturer: Paragon Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0752543717

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Step by step instructions on how to draw

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I Can Draw Dinosaurs (I CAN DRAW)
DK Publishing
Manufacturer: DK CHILDREN
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0756621062

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Fully illustrated, step-by-step instructions take budding artists from basic outlines to finished works of art in this brand-new drawing series. As they create lifelike drawings and develop key illustration techniques, creative kids will be amazed how easy it is to create their very own masterpieces.

I Can Draw Dinosaurs, On the Farm, Trucks & Cars, Sharks, Whales & Dol[phins, Flying Machines ...

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I Can Draw Dinosaurs, On the Farm, Trucks & Cars, Sharks, Whales & Dol[phins, Flying Machines ...

Manufacturer: Parragon
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 075258801X

I Can Draw Dinosaurs: Draw-Along Fun for Beginning Artists (I Can Draw , No 2)

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I Can Draw Dinosaurs: Draw-Along Fun for Beginning Artists (I Can Draw , No 2)
Walter Foster
Manufacturer: Walter Foster Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1560101717

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Dinosaurs (I Can Draw)

Manufacturer: Parragon Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Dinosaurs (I Can Draw)
Terry Longhurst
Manufacturer: Parragon Plus
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Dinosaurs: 60 Things I Can Draw
Kaye Quinn
Manufacturer: Random House Value Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Drawing | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0517035669
Release Date: 1990-09-18

I Can Draw a Weeposaur and Other Dinosaurs

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I Can Draw a Weeposaur and Other Dinosaurs
Eloise Greenfield
Manufacturer: Greenwillow
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0688176348
Release Date: 2001-02-19

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"Let us out!" I hear them say, so I become my artist self and set them free.

And that is how we meet Speedasaurus and Florasaurus and Trickosaurus and Babysaurus and all their friends and relations.

I don't even smile till the picture is done, then I laugh,...

And so will you. Eloise Greenfield and Jan Spivey Gilchrist have created a young artist whose imaginary dinosaurs are just plain irresistible.

I Can Draw and Color Dinosaurs (I Can Draw and Color Series)

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I Can Draw and Color Dinosaurs (I Can Draw and Color Series)
Thomas Yackutis , and Gasper Vaccaro
Manufacturer: Holmes & Meier Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Drawing | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0026885689

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I Can Draw Dinosaurs

Manufacturer: Parragon
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 075255610X

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The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the architectural and engineering wonders of the world.

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Bridge of Dreams.......2001-09-18

The photographs in this book vividly capture a very unique period of the Brooklyn Bridge as it was being restored in the late 1980's. The use of black and white photography, together with the unusually decorated subject matter, namely the Brooklyn Bridge draped in safety nets, make for a visually stimulating combination.

Bridge of Dreams.......2001-05-05

One of a kind photographs of the Brooklyn Bridge as it has never been seen before, mysteriously draped in safety nets. A a real treat for the eye.

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The Cat Lover's Guide to Products and Resources for Felines in the Home and Alley
Lynne Motley
Manufacturer: Allium Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Reference | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0963123378

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cat wisdom

Marvelously artistic paintings

Motley
Susannah Amoore
Manufacturer: Viking Juvenile
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0670877301

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Motley, the striped-like-a-tiger cat, is looking for a home of his own. When he finds two little girls in the garden of the very tall house with the blue door, it looks as though his search is over. But only a cat of quite exceptional power can make dreams come true....With bold, vibrant illustrations by contemporary British artist Mary Fedden, this is a haunting and magical tale about a truly unforgettable cat.

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cat wisdom.......2001-08-28

This is a true story about Motley, who found a home with writer Susannah Amoore, in a very cat-like manner, wisely waiting for the right time and circumstance. Susannah is a poet, who also writes for Condé Nast Publications. Motley's story is beautifully written, in what could be called "grown-up language", with words like "catapult" and "frenzied" that younger children might not understand, but would be good for them to hear read and explained to them. Children of all ages however will delight in the whimsical illustrations by Mary Fedden, a superb artist with a unique sense of perspective, and a great eye for color.

Marvelously artistic paintings.......2000-04-29

Author Susannah Amoore uses her poetically descriptive writing style to tell the story of how she and her two young daughters were "adopted" by Motley, a humongous tiger-striped cat with a wide nose and lime green eyes who was so ugly he was beautiful.

The text is illustrated with marvelously artistic paintings by British contemporary artist Mary Fedden. Her style is boldly primitive images against a textured background.

Cat lovers ought to appreciate the story of how cats use their magic to choose their family. Art lovers will love Fedden's paintings. Non-cat or art lovers might want to pass this one by.

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The astonishing and alarming story of Tricontinental is also the story of the roller-coaster ride of Australian finance throughout the 1980s.

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This book examines transaction cost economics, the influential theoretical perspective on organizations and industry that was the subject of Oliver Williamson's seminal book,Markets and Hierarchies (1975). Written by leading economists, sociologists, and political scientists, the essays collected here reflect the fruitful intellectual exchange that is occurring across the major social science disciplines. They examine transaction cost economics' general conceptual orientation, its specific theoretical propositions, its applications to policy, and its use in systematic empirical research. The chapters include classic texts, broad review essays, reflective commentaries, and several new contributions to a wide range of topics, including organizations, regulations and law, institutions, strategic management, game theory, entrepreneurship, innovation, finance, and technical information. The book begins with an overview of theory and research on transaction cost economics, highlighting the specific accomplishments of scholars working within the perspective and emphasizing the enormous influence that transaction cost reasoning exerts on the social sciences. The following section covers conceptual uses for the transaction cost framework and major theoretical or methodological elements within it, such as bounded rationality. While advancing some interesting theoretical propositions, these chapters are in fact more ambitious: each examines a specific field, area, or research program and attempts to fashion a new way of thinking about research questions. In the section on industrial applications, contributors study the application of transaction cost theory to a range of problems in utilities, telecommunications, laser printing, and early international trade. The book closes with four microanalytical chapters that delve into the structures and behaviors of specific aspects of firms and organizations: boards of directors, equity structures, employment models, human resource policies and practices, technology strategies, and innovation events. Firms, Markets, and Hierarchies collects excellent social science work on transaction cost economics, taking stock of its status, charting its future development, and fostering its renewal and evolution.

Firms, Markets, and Hierarchies: The Transaction Cost Economics Perspective

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Firms, Markets, and Hierarchies: The Transaction Cost Economics Perspective
Glenn R. Carroll
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKKKWE

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The authors explore the policy implications of changes to working time in Canada and the United States.

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Timeless Stories for Teaching Character

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Lessons from the rocking chair: Timeless stories for teaching character
Deb Austin Brown
Manufacturer: Character Development Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006RJY3G

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Not too many books like it........2000-05-01

For those familiar with the Russo-Japan War you will be very familiar with the centerpoint of the book: the battle of Port Arthur.

This book is the experiences of some of the soldiers who took part in the battle for Port Arthur. Originally written in Japanese for a Japanese audience, it was translated first in 1907 (?) and rereleased in 1920 in attempt to show the world what Japanese soldiers thought and felt regarding warfare at the time. Japan was being bathed with both admirition and astonishment for being first a nation that had only modernized a handful of decades previous (a mere 40 years) and second the only non-European nation to effectively defeat a modern power.

These are the stories of men that fought in the Japanese army during the Russo-Japan war. Reading this will give the reader a look at how Japanese fighting men saw things, and can serve as a valuable contrast to how warfare was and is viewed in the west.

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Human Bullets A Soldier's Story of Port Arthur
Sakurai Tadayoshi
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UIFJR6

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Nikudan (Human bullets), a soldier's story of Port Arthur
Tadayoshi Sakurai
Manufacturer: Daitoa Shuppan Kabushiki Kaisha
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0008AXZPE

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As part of the series of Indexes to The Encyclopaedia of Islam which serve to make this enormous body of information easily accessible, the Glossary and Index treats the technical terms in Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Urdu and other languages or dialects of the Islamic world. As an index, it is of immeasurable importance, in particular for the many terms which are not given an entry but are discussed in the course of an article; and as a glossary it is an invaluable source of information for both non-specialists, who is given an insight into the varied and rich vocabulary of Islam, and the specialist, who may discover surprising new contexts in which a term is used. Highly recommended for use with The Encyclopaedia of Islam.

Encyclopaedia of Islam: Glossary and Index of Technical Terms to Volumes I-VII and to the Supplement, Fascicules 106 (Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Glossary and Index)

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Encyclopaedia of Islam: Glossary and Index of Technical Terms to Volumes I-VII and to the Supplement, Fascicules 106 (Encyclopaedia of Islam New Edition Glossary and Index)
H. U. Qureshi , and P. J. Bearman
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The following information is from the inside cover:.......2005-06-06

* a fascinating and easy-to-use guide to Europe's birds
* more than 400 full-colour illustrations
* 448 invaluable distribution maps

This book is an easy-to-use identification guide to all the birds which breed or occur regularly in Europe, including European Russia. It will be equally useful to the casual observer and to the more active ornithologist.

This is the first field guide to European birds which presents all the relevant information together - illustration, description and distribution map all appear on the same two-page spread, making use of the book rapid and simple.

Arthur Singer is one of the world's foremost bird artists and a renowned ornithologist. His illustrations are attractive, clear, painstakingly accurate, and ideally conceived for field identification purposes. He travelled all over Europe making first-hand observations especially for this book, and his superb illustrations were over two years in preparation.
Bertel Bruun, who is of Danish origin, has travelled widely as a field ornithologist. He devised and co-authored the very successful field guide BIRDS OF NORTH AMERICA, also illustrated by Arthur Singer.

Bruce Campbell, noted ornithologist, conservationist, writer and broadcaster, has advised and assisted in the preparation of this book. His very detailed knowledge of British and European birds has ensured that text and illustrations are accurate and up-to-date.

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