Spraycan Art (Street Graphics / Street Art)

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spraycan art

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Classic!

A work of major significance

Spraycan Art (Street Graphics / Street Art)
Henry Chalfant , and James Prigoff
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 050027469X

Book Description

Spraycan Art shows examples of graffiti from around the world and shares the opinions of graffiti artists about their work.

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good choice.......2007-08-27

i got this book for my husband for his birthday and he was very happy with it

spraycan art.......2007-04-12

This book is one of the best documentations of world wide graffiti in its early years (mid 80's). Essential reading for any aspiring graffiti artist or art enthusiast in general. This book has served as inspiration to many artist alike.

Graphitte history .......2007-01-19

I gave this a x-mas gift to my 15 yr old son. He loved it

Classic!.......2005-09-21

This book was my first graffiti book i purchased in the middle of 90's and I have enjoyed a lot from the first day I got it. It has lots of graffiti photos around the world and if you dig colorful pieces made with old-school-style, this is a book you have to buy!

A work of major significance.......2004-05-29

As a public art historian, I recently revisited Spraycan Art. I am told that the sales on this book are approaching 200,000 copies. In 1987 it was the first look at the art form as it traveled out of the NYC subways and around the world and although writers today are more sophisticated with their mastery of the spray can and the imagery they create, the book is still very current in its look at the graffiti world and its place in the Hip Hop scene. It is remarkable to me how Chalfant and Prigoff came to know the key writers of those years, both nationally and internationally. Their contribution to the graf world as professional documentary photographers, authors and resource people has withstood the test of time. It is a must read for current writers, historians or just anyone interested in a unique art form created by youth. Interesting that the book named the art for all time.

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Georgia collects: January 24-March 6, 1989, High Museum of Art, Atlanta

Manufacturer: The Museum
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: 0939802546

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'Fighting boredum"

Let's Have Fun: An Interactive Approach to Children's Church
Laurie Daly
Manufacturer: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
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Binding: Paperback

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Making Your Children's Ministry the Best Hour of Every Kid's Week

ASIN: 1598860879

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Let's Have Fun, a hands-on guide to children's ministry by author Laurie Daly, walks teachers, parents, and/or volunteers through the process of how to set up and run a Children's Church in a way that is fresh and exciting for everyone. These real-life Children's Church stories of both successes and failures will cause you to laugh, be touched, and motivated in your work with children. Practical ideas will help guide you in the set up and operation of your program and will encourage positive interactions with the children and adults. Chapter topics include: lesson plans, techniques for guidance and discipline, how to do room layouts, classroom schedules, teacher protocols, and much more. If you work with children or want to work with children, this book is for you. Roll up your sleeves, dive in, and Let's Have Fun in Children's Church!

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'Fighting boredum".......2007-03-12

To work with children on these days is very challening because when you think they are going to be very excited with a lesson in which you have put a lot of effort you find out that they were bored. This book really opened my eyes and my creativity. It shows that teachers really have to care about chidren and that the goal is that they learn about Jesus with fun. I greatly enjoyed reading it and will take action on many of the ideas that the author presented.

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You can be a philanthropist: Why let rich people have all the fun?
David G Clough
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Binding: Unknown Binding

Let's Go To A Show!: How to Win Ribbons and Have Lots of Fun, Too

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A spectacular book for a young rider
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Great for kids!

Let's Go To A Show!: How to Win Ribbons and Have Lots of Fun, Too
Lesley Ward
Manufacturer: BowTie Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1889540854

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Ten- to fifteen-year-old riders will jump for this easy-to-read but informative book, which is the first of its kind to cover all aspects of horse showing for young people.

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A spectacular book for a young rider.......2005-12-19

Hi,
I love this book. It's on my Christmas list. I've seen it at my best friends house and loved it. It has everything from the kinds of classes to how to win each and every one of them. I can't use it because I ride Western and my mom will not let me have English lessons. If anyone is looking for a spectacular book about how to show look no further. I recomend this item for kids but adults might want a little more advanced information. Take Care.

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Nice!.......2004-02-18

This book covers everything a young rider needs to know about showing. It has descriptions of different classes, helpful hints and trouble shooting, and it's easy to understand. If an adult tried to read it, it might not be as helpful. But overall, a great book!

Great for kids!.......2003-05-20

I thought that this was a great book for my first year hunter students!!! However maybe the title is a bit misleading, as some of the kids thought that just by reading the book they were guaranteed an armfull of ribbons! However it illustrated proper turnout and horsemanship well!!

Let's Have Breakfast Fun for Kids & Parents (Junior Cookbook Collection)

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Let's Have Breakfast Fun for Kids & Parents (Junior Cookbook Collection)

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ASIN: 1590600959

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Cookbook for kids and parents to use together to create great breakfast ideas.

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ABC: ABC's (Let's Have Fun! (Vamos a Divertirnos!) Spanish and English C)
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Cleveland for Kids: A "Let'S-Have-Fun" Guide to Cultural Cleveland for Children, Families, & Friends
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Colores y Opuesios: Colors and Opposites (Let's Have Fun! (Vamos a Divertirnos!) Spanish and English C)

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Colores y Opuesios: Colors and Opposites (Let's Have Fun! (Vamos a Divertirnos!) Spanish and English C)
Bonnie Zavell
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Furby: Let's Have Fun - Coloring and Activity Book

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Furby: Let's Have Fun - Coloring and Activity Book

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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0766604152

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Paperback, 32pp Modern Publishing January 1999

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Let's Have Fun
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Manufacturer: M Q Publications
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Let's Have Fun
Pamela Venus
Manufacturer: Tamarind Limited
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Binding: Board book

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The second volume of this hilarious fantasy series, chronicling the death-defying adventures of a valiant duck. The combination of well-written characters, twisty and surprising plots, great pacing, very appealing art, and dialog that sparkles like a diamond makes Dungeon the must-read comic book of the year. --Sequential Tart

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This thorough revision of a classic handbook is designed primarily as a guide for students writing papers or theses on musical subjects, but is useful for anyone writing about music for publication. It deals with the mechanics of scholarly writing, citation and documentation, as well as the nuts and bolts of punctuation and abbreviation. But it is also a sensible guide to good writing. In this edition, Mark A. Radice has taken into account all the technological changes that have transformed writing and publishing while preserving Irvine's voice. He has also added a new section on incorporating music examples in a written text.

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Not comprehensive enough.......2002-12-31

This book is probably okay for junior-level undergraduate students who are writing their music papers, but will be too simplified for the more advanced music students who want to produce a good essay/term paper. The parts on 'Documentation' and 'Bibliography' tend to be incomprehensive and outdated. Very often, additional manuals are needed to supplement the lack of information, particularly when it comes to 'Citations.'

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There is an ancient Greek proverb that says that the heart that loves is forever young. And if taken to heart, the words and wonderment within The Language of Love could very well keep hearts youthful into perpetuity.The symbols of loveÂ—flowers, fragrance, singing birds, pounding heartsÂ—are timeless and universal. This book is filled with famous words that have brought these classic symbols to dazzling life and with the messages of love that certain flowers convey. All of the beautiful imagery is perfectly complemented by the illustrations of beloved artist Robyn Officer. The pastoral charm of her full-color handiwork brings the poems and quotes of romance to life, along with a bit of fruitful folklore.The Language of Love makes a wonderful gift for that special someone. Or keep this lovely book close to your own heart and steep yourself in the knowledge of romance!

Language of Love : A Romantic Miscellany, HC, 2000

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Language of Love : A Romantic Miscellany, HC, 2000
Robyn Officer
Manufacturer: Andrews McMeel Pub
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MMARPE

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Richard III: villain or hero? He was only on the throne for just over two years, yet Richard is probably the most controversial monarch in British history: to some a hunchbacked schemer, usurper and murderer of the 'princes in the Tower', to others a very capable and much maligned ruler. Now you can judge for yourself. Surviving documents from his reign, including letters in Richard's own hand and extracts from official papers, are reproduced here from the 500-year-old originals. Each key document is beautifully reproduced in a double-page spread which also includes an extended contextualising caption and a modern transcription where necessary. The original sources are woven together by a brief narrative history of the reign, fully illustrated in colour with portraits, photographs and other material from the archives. Featured documents include: * Letter from Richard to his mother, 1484 * Richard's official justification for taking the throne, 1484 proclamation against Henry Tudor, 1485 * Richard's letter to the Lord Chancellor requesting the Great Seal 1483 Contents: ·Preface ·Richard and the Wars of the Roses ·The Prince in the North ·Prince, Protector and King ·Reign and Rebellion ·Bosworth and Richards Legacy under Henry VII ·The Real Richard III: Man or Myth?

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Just when you thought every possible conspiracy theory had been exhausted by The X-Files or The Da Vinci Code, along comes The Men Who Stare at Goats. The first line of the book is, "This is a true story." True or not, it is quite astonishing. Author Jon Ronson writes a column about family life for London's Guardian newspaper and has made several acclaimed documentaries. The Men Who Stare at Goats is his bizarre quest into "the most whacked-out corners of George W. Bush's War on Terror," as he puts it. Ronson is inspired when a man who claims to be a former U.S. military psychic spy tells the journalist he has been reactivated following the 9-11 attack. Ronson decides to investigate. His research leads him to the U.S. Army's strange forays into extra-sensory perception and telepathy, which apparently included efforts to kill barnyard animals with nothing more than thought. Ronson meets one ex-Army employee who claims to have killed a goat and his pet hamster by staring at them for prolonged periods of time. Like Ronson's original source, this man also says he has been reactivated for deployment to the Middle East.

Ronson's finely written book strikes a perfect balance between curiosity, incredulity, and humor. His characters are each more bizarre than the last, and Ronson does a wonderful job of depicting the colorful quirks they reveal in their often-comical meetings. Through a charming guile, he manages to elicit many strange and amazing revelations. Ronson meets a general who is frustrated in his frequent attempts to walk through walls. One source says the U.S. military has deployed psychic assassins to the Middle East to hunt down Al Qaeda suspects. Entertaining and disturbing. --Alex Roslin

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In 1979 a secret unit was established by the most gifted minds within the U.S. Army. Defying all known accepted military practice -- and indeed, the laws of physics -- they believed that a soldier could adopt a cloak of invisibility, pass cleanly through walls, and, perhaps most chillingly, kill goats just by staring at them.

Entrusted with defending America from all known adversaries, they were the First Earth Battalion. And they really weren't joking. What's more, they're back and fighting the War on Terror.

With firsthand access to the leading players in the story, Ronson traces the evolution of these bizarre activities over the past three decades and shows how they are alive today within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and in postwar Iraq. Why are they blasting Iraqi prisoners of war with the theme tune to Barney the Purple Dinosaur? Why have 100 debleated goats been secretly placed inside the Special Forces Command Center at Fort Bragg, North Carolina? How was the U.S. military associated with the mysterious mass suicide of a strange cult from San Diego? The Men Who Stare at Goats answers these and many more questions.

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Fun, yes -- accurate, no.......2007-09-27

On getting around to writing a review on "Goats," I found myself wishing that there were two rating scales on Amazon -- one for entertainment value, and one for accuracy. I rate "Goats" five stars for amusement value -- it really is an entertaining and engagingly-written book, and nothing I say further in this review is meant to discourage you from reading it -- I really do recommend you buy it if only for its entertainment value alone. But do so with a very large helping of salt, since I only give it one star for accuracy (I averaged the two ratings, hence the three stars).

I shall leave the amusement factor behind as sufficiently addressed, and talk now about the accuracy issue -- at least so far as the parts of the book about parapsychology are concerned (there is an odd conflation in it of 'psychic' operations and psychological operations, or 'psyops,' neither of which had anything to do with each other; I cannot speak authoritatively on the psyops part of the book). Whenever possible, Jon Ronson and his crew (yes, "Goats" is a team effort, though Ronson gets prime billing) opted for color and sensationalism over accuracy. Interviews are cherry-picked for the juiciest stuff, leaving context on the cutting-room floor that would have presented what they did choose to print in an entirely different light had it been more honestly presented (the film-making language is intentional, as the book is the literary companion to a three-hour conspiracy-laced documentary on the same topics).

For the sake of the story they also seem to have been perfectly happy to make logical leaps connecting events and persons which in reality were either never connected, or only were very tenuously. As one example, retired Colonel John Alexander is presented as being "one of Al Gore's oldest friends," when in fact what John (a close friend of mine) told them in an interview was that he had once decades before been briefly introduced to Gore and shaken his hand -- and that Gore would not know him from Adam.

As another example, they present Gen. Bert Stubblebine as having actively recruited Ed Dames to become a government remote viewer, making the general eventually responsible for the deaths of 39 Heaven's Gate cult members (I won't take space here to tell you how this is alleged to have occurred -- read the book!). The real facts are that Stubblebine had nothing to do with Dames until the latter was already well entrenched in the remote viewing program. Missing from the book is any account of the successful intelligence work done by the military remote viewers (and there is plenty of authentic documentary evidence available to show this), or the extensive scientific research that grounded it.

It's not possible to cover all the literary crimes of "Goats," but I assure you my take on this does not result from hearsay, but from first-hand knowledge of and direct communication with nearly all the remote-viewing-associated people featured in the book, plus my own multi-year involvement with the government remote viewing program. The carnival-esque image with which "Goats" paints what became known as the "Star Gate" remote viewing program is merely a caricature (and a very rough one at that) of a program that, while not perfect, was indeed successful and valuable despite what its detractors might prefer to believe. But please, do buy the book!

A Confederacy of Dunces.......2007-08-05

Military techniques vary with the Administration, the challenges faced and the level of brain power sitting on the Joint Chiefs of Staff. During the Cold War a lot of outlandish spying and interrogation techniques were tried out, including psychics and 'remote viewers,' giving prisoners LSD without their knowledge, getting them hooked on heroin, using subliminal messages, psychological torture involving humiliation, fear or cultural prohibitions, and various other alternatives to respected methods. The clear result from all of these experiments -- not all of them non-lethal, by the way -- was that they were all completely worthless.

It is somewhat surprising therefore, that after 9/11 many of these same failed programs were quietly reactivated, with the miserable results we have subsequently seen at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo and on the battlefields.

Well, maybe not so surprising if you consider the Presidential Prayer Team, the unsuccessful search for 'missing' WMDs, the quagmire from having no exit plan and the general wanton disregard for the lessons of history.

This book is proof positive that a government conspiracy could never be successful with the current crop of comedians running things.

A fantastic ride into uncharted waters........2007-05-23

I loved this book. I can't put it simply enough.

In the 90's, I was an uber-fan of Art Bell, and all things paranormal. Slowly, cynicism crept into by daily incredulity fix when it became apparent that the world wasn't going to end, that certain claims weren't necessarily what they seemed, and that perhaps (gasp) Art and his guests were perhaps taking liberties with a gullible public.

Mr. Ronson paced me through this transitory period of my life with a balanced view, with charm and wit remeniscient of Bill Bryson. I've seen other reviews that come down on Jon as a critic of the paranormal, but I've got to say that he's done quite the contrary. In keeping an open, but questioning mind, he's raised far more questions in the writing of this book than he's done debunking.

All in all, it's a great read, and I look forward to reading more of his writing in the future.

i've since bought everything by jon ronson.......2007-04-20

Really good journalism, a number of disturbing discoveries, warm-hearted prose and understated English wit. This book is absolutely gorgeous and Jon Ronson deserves acclaim for it. I've read it several times...and I'm still staring at my hamster.

`Them' is maybe better. That's only maybe. This is incredible.

Fascinating.......2007-01-06

Fascinating material presented in a well written objective format. At first i was skeptical but apparently the NY Times and various other newspapers have investigated his work and given it a thumbs up.

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The Men Who Stare At Goats
Ronson Jon
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UF0QFE

The Men Who Stare at Goats: Library Edition

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The Men Who Stare at Goats: Library Edition
Jon Ronson
Manufacturer: Bolinda Publishing
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Binding: Audio CD

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MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS
JON RONSON
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
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Binding: Paperback
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The Men Who Stare at Goats
Jon Ronson
Manufacturer: Picador
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Binding: Paperback
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Men Who Stare at Goats (PB)
Jon Ronson
Manufacturer: PICADOR (MACM)
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OUYWDC

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Young minds will enjoy this original information series in paperback because it covers so many of their real interests and enthusiasms. Every topic has been thoroughly researched to encourage kids to learn about their world. Fact-packed, fast-paced paperback series focuses on a wide range of favorite topics and school project themes. Over 200 original, descriptive artworks and reconstructions in each book. Designed to enthuse children and stimulate them to investigate further on their own.

Birds in Their Homes: Fifty-four Birds of City, Country, and Garden- How They Live, Build Their Nests, and Care for Their Young

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Birds in Their Homes: Fifty-four Birds of City, Country, and Garden- How They Live, Build Their Nests, and Care for Their Young

Manufacturer: Garden City Books
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000FKCRHO

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This book takes the reader into a curious and interesting world of birds.

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Eagles (How They Live)
John Andrews
Manufacturer: Troddy Books
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Binding: Paperback

Sharks and Other Creatures, Birds, Whales Dolphins and Porpoises, Life Through the Ages, Flight and Flying Machines, Wonders of the World, Prehistoric Life, Cars, How People Lived, Trains and Railroads, Animals and Where They Live, Machines (See & Explore Library:)

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Sharks and Other Creatures, Birds, Whales Dolphins and Porpoises, Life Through the Ages, Flight and Flying Machines, Wonders of the World, Prehistoric Life, Cars, How People Lived, Trains and Railroads, Animals and Where They Live, Machines (See & Explore Library:)
John Feltwell , Sydney Wood , Anne Millard , Gordon Cruickshank , Steve Parker , Giovanni Caselli , Mark Carwardine , Philip Steele , and David Burnie
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Binding: Hardcover

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SEE & EXPLORE LIBRARY TOTAL OF 12 BOOKS: MACHINES AND HOW THEY WORK, BIRDS AND HOW THEY LIVE, SHARKS AND OTHER CREATURES OF THE DEEP, WHALES DOLPHINS AND PORPOISES, LIFE THROUGH THE AGES, FLIGHT AND FLYING MACHINES, WONDERS OF THE WORLD, PREHISTORIC LIFE, CARS AND HOW THEY WORK, HOW PEOPLE LIVED, TRAINS AND RAILROADS, ANIMALS AND WHERE THEY LIVE.

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Snakes alive and how they live
Clifford Hillhouse Pope
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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