Erte's Costumes & Sets for "Der Rosenkavalier" in Full Color

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French pochoir prints from the glorious Art Deco era present women's fashion designs in their most original era. Chosen from the period 1924 to 1931, this clothing was revolutionary and has been the epitome of haute couture designers ever since. The most famous clothing designers of the time are represented abundantly, including Charles Worth, Jean Patou, Paul Poiret, Lucien Lelong, Joseph Paquin and many others. The hand printed illustrations are each little masterpieces, often admired and collected themselves for their fine details and originality.

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Disappointing book on Deco Fashion and prints.......2007-06-06

I bought this book in the hope that it would have some good illustrations and information about Art Deco Pochoir fashion prints. However, the book seems to be an English translation of a period French fashion book illustrated with Deco fashion illustrations and period descriptions of what people should be wearing.

If you want to get a "feel" for the fashion descriptions of the period then this book is for you. If you want to know more about the Pochoir printing process, the introduction has a very good description, but the contents of the book itself adds no new information. It's a pretty to look at book, but shows neither the best of the fashions of the period nor provides any real useful information for people interested in either costume or graphic arts.

Kinematic modeling, identification, and control of robotic manipulators (Robotics)
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Henry W Stone
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Theatrical and Human Excellence of the Highest Quality.......2002-08-14

What we have here is probably the definitive biography (at least thus far) of one of the greatest actors of the 20th century who, unlike others of comparable talent and stature (e.g. Olivier) was also a thoroughly decent person. I consider it ironic and (yes) unfair that Gielgud is best-known for his role in the movie, Arthur. What if he had made no movies at all? Would anyone write a 580-page biography of him? Even in that event, would anyone read it, much less review it? The subtitle is especially apt, given Gielgud's comment "My work is my life [italics] and I have no other interests." Of course that is somewhat (but not much) of an overstatement by someone who, on or off the stage or screen, was so essentially theatrical. Croall guides his reader through the length of Gielgud's career, focusing almost entirely on him rather than, for example, correlating biographical information within a narrative about the society and the performing arts in which Gielgud was so involved.

Croall necessarily discusses Gielgud's homosexuality and does so with intelligence and sensitivity. This dimension of his private life is of interest to me, frankly, only insofar as it helps me to gain a better understanding and appreciation of an actor so compelling on stage or screen. It remains for Croall and others better qualified than I am to suggest to what extent Gielgud's homosexuality guided and nourished his talent.

Of all that Croall reveals about Gielgud, the qualities I found most appealing are his kindness, generosity, and moral courage. There are dozens of examples of each. I was also amazed to learn the nature and extent of his career which began in 1921 and continued almost until his death in 2000 at the age of 96. Croall interviewed more than 100 of those who knew Gielgud best. It is worth noting that most of his co-workers were among his closest and most devoted personal friends. True to character, he endured criticism and betrayal by others with uncommon style and grace. Even after his beloved companion John Perry left him for the producer Binkie Beaumont, for example, Gielgud continued to assist Perry's career, directing and acting in plays he had written. In comparable circumstances, few others would have been so forgiving, much less so supportive. Gielgud's life does indeed illustrate both theatricality and humanity of the very highest quality.

The definitive Gielgud.......2002-04-24

This is unquestionably the best study of Gielgud's life ever written, and should surely rank among the finest theatrical memoirs. Croall uses Gielgud's homosexuality (including his 1953 arrest for solicitatio) and his life-long rivalry with Laurence Olivier to spin a fascinating dramatic web, while at the same time providing intriguing insight into not only Gielgud's life and work, but of the evolution of English theater in the twentieth century.

What I appreciated most about Croall's book was that he doesn't accept much of the Gielgud legend at face value, but looks at it logically and sometimes ponders the accuracy of many famous stories. The most stunning example of this is the famous swapping of the roles of Romeo and Mercutio by Olivier and Gielgud in the famous New Theater production of 1936. Legend has it that this swap was intended as a way of showing off the King of Shakespearean Tragedy (Gielgud) and the Heir Apparent (Olivier). Croall points out that this is probably hindsight talking: that in fact Olivier had no significant classical experience at that point in his career, and that the swap was probably intended by Gielgud and producer Binkie Beaumont as a means of insuring the production against failure if Olivier's reviews were poor (they were). The narrative is studded with such interesting and well-thought theorizing, while at the same time laying out Gielgud's life with intricate and accurate detail.

Croall paints Olivier as a fascinating antagonist in the narrative, but he also provides so many interesting details of Gielgud's professional and personal life that the reader finishes the book feeling that he has lived one of the most distinguished theatrical lives in history along with the book's topic. Croall's work is a fascinating study of a fascinating man.

Length Without Depth (keep it on top of the tank).......2001-10-19

Gielgud is a huge, long loaded with information about the work of John Gielgud. It is the sort of book you can open to any page and find some fascinating tidbit. But that is not enough....
The book is disappointing. It has some fine annectdotes but provides little insight into Gielgud's art or theater in general. Also Gielgud's personal life is treated superficially.
This adds up to a book that is dull to read for longer than 5 minutes at a stretch. This is a terrific book for bathroom reading but a lousy book for really reading.

4.6 stars: A silver trumpet muffled in silk.......2001-08-11

A formidably well-researched monument of a book, which captures the elegance and eloquence of one of the 20th century's most illustrious actors -- indefatigably immersed in his craft, witty and sometimes tactless, unfailingly generous.

Gielgud's early career was, of course, spent on the stage; he balked at making films with any regularity until he was about 50 years old. His performance of "Hamlet" at the Old Vic is legendary, and he was justly lionized. We learn more than we ever knew about some of the figures in those early days: Mrs Patrick Campbell, Edith Evans, Sybil Thorndike, Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies. Of course, the legacy of his mother's side of the family, the Terrys, was continued in Sir John (his great-aunt Ellen Terry was the actress of her age, & recipient of many tributes from, among others, Oscar Wilde). We learn that the family name "Gielgud" is Polish, and was originally "Gielgaudski."

There is the expected contrasting of Sir John with Laurence, Lord Olivier; and in Croall's book, Olivier does not come off very well, intensely competitive to the point of being resentful, brash to the point of arrogance.

We learn of Gielgud as director for many stage productions, and the ideas that bubbled forth from him with an ebullient profusion that proved vexing to many actors, bewildered by many changes suggested and usually retracted; but none (or very few) of the actors who worked with him in this capacity doubted his good intentions, or his dedication.

We learn of Gielgud's arrest in 1953, shortly after his knighthood, for "the importuning of male persons for immoral purposes." We need not be ardently progressive to deplore the atmosphere in England and elsewhere during that time; and we cannot help but admire the grace & the humility with which Gielgud, supported by many friends in the theatre, handled the distressing episode.

We learn of Gielgud's frequent collaborations with Sir Ralph Richardson, a partnership that lasted until Richardson's death in 1983, and encompassed material from Shakespeare to Harold Pinter; we see Gielgud working with Alec Guinness and Richard Burton in the early stages of both men's careers; we are witness to the Gielgud/Burton collaboration on a production of "Hamlet," Burton as Hamlet and Gielgud as director, and the almost uncritical admiration that the younger man had for the older.

We learn of Gielgud's innumerable -- mostly unmalicious -- conversational gaffes, usually generated by his forgetting who was in the room or who he was talking to. Sir John became known as "the London Brick Factory" for dropping so many conversational "bricks." Once when dining with a friend named Eddie Knoblock, Sir John was spotted by someone in another part of the restaurant; this "someone" waved hello, and sat down. Gielgud turned to his dining companion and said, "Thank God he didn't join us; he's a bigger bore than Eddie Knoblock."

Mostly, we are reminded of John Gielgud's formidable accomplishments in Shakespeare, and his fluency in speaking verse. It was Alec Guinness who described Gielgud's voice as "a silver trumpet muffled in silk."

The first three-fifths of Jonathan Croall's biography deal with the first 40 or 45 years of Gielgud's life; many of the actors mentioned have since faded from prominence or from memory, as have a few of the plays. Whereas John Simon in his New York Times review says that Croall's book is perfectly proportioned, this reader was eager to get to the 1950's and beyond, when Gielgud played in films both good and bad ("Arthur" and "Providence" among the good; "Scandalous" and "Caligula" among the bad), always imbuing the role at hand with a seemingly effortless elegance. Characteristically, Gielgud spent his ninety-sixth and last birthday working. It was indeed a life immersed in acting, if not precisely "a theatrical life." And for all the accomplishments and justly rendered honours (including the Gielgud Theatre on Shaftesbury Avenue), Arthur John Gielgud played his part with grace & an admirable humility.

The Ultimate Keyboard Scale Chart
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The Ultimate Keyboard Scale Chart

Manufacturer: Hal Leonard Publishing Corporation
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ASIN: 0634014420

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This handy resource was created to assist piano players in learning to play todayÕs most commonly used scales. ItÕs a fast and fun way to gain instant access to 120 scale patterns through easy-reference diagrams. Also includes a useful section on scale theory.

Creature Collection: Savage Bestiary (Sword & Sorcery)
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Creature Collection: Savage Bestiary (Sword & Sorcery)

Manufacturer: White Wolf Publishing
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Timing the Trade: How Price and Volume Move Markets! [ILLUSTRATED]
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Timing the Trade

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Timing the Trade: How Price and Volume Move Markets! [ILLUSTRATED]
Tom O'Brien
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Inside, Tom will take you through his entire trading system with detailed coverage of Volume Principles, Fibonacci Analysis, Swing Points, and more! Thousands of traders all over the world have already benefited from Tom's disciplined approach to trading, and now you can learn all the tools he uses each day in trading the markets. Whether you are an experienced trader or just learning the basics, this book is an absolute "must have" in any traders library. Tom O'Brien's Timing the Trade Table of Contents: 1. Lets Get Cookin * 2. Volume * 3. Cause & Effect * 4. ABCs * 5. Candlesticks * 6. Fibonnacci * 7. Confluence * 8. Stops * 9. Support & Resistance * 10. Swing Points * 11. Gaps * 12. Channels * 13. Jumping the Creek * 14. 3x3 DMA & MACD * 15. Identifying the Trade * 16. Setting up the Trade * 17. In the Trade * 18. Risk & Money Management * Appendix I: Case Study * Appendix II: Drawdowns & ROI * Appendix III: Glossary

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This book will teach you how to make better trades!.......2007-09-10

This book is really good! It does not confuse you it teaches you how the market works and ways for you to make better trading decisions. Enjoy!! Now it's time to go make some money!!

Timing the Trade.......2007-08-01

I thought this was a pretty good book. It did not go into great depth in any one area when TA was discussed, but did a good job focusing on some fairly important trading philosophies as to when to enter a trade and when to get out and paying attention to volume as a confirmation tool. I thought it was a good book especially if you are fairly new to trading, for the experienced trader it did not offer as much although it did reinforce some important trading "rules". I liked in particular the chapters concerning Confluence & Jumping the Creek, Coming back to Ice.

Great Book!.......2007-04-09

This book and Tom O'Brien have helped me to better understand technical analysis of the market and has been instrumental in my market success. It is a great book for all levels beginners on up. The book came highly recommended to me, and I highly recommend it to everyone else!

Opening the"Black Box" of Trading Systems.......2007-03-14

Tom's book describes his system in a way that takes the shroud off of the details used to actually screen potential trades, choose buy-levels, and sell-levels.

The book will provide the reader with the ability to choose stocks to analyze and then to do a substantive analysis for a given stock. The reader will be amazed to see how price increases that are not supported by demand for stocks are clearly visible on charts.

The system helps a stock trader to eliminate from consideration 99+% of stocks and lets one choose from a small, lower risk set of equities.

The system's money-management segment then teaches how to assure that risk is quantified and controlled using sell targets and stop-loss orders.

-Frank from Lexington

Outstanding information!.......2007-03-09

I have read and re-read this book. Wonderful reference guide. It's like a "Manual For The Markets". I'll recommend this to anyone. I am getting a great primer on reading charts.

Fates Worse Than Death - An Autobiographical Collage of the 1980s
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Kurt Vonnegut
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Fates Worse Than Death: An Autobiographical Collage of the 1980s
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Kurt Vonnegut
Manufacturer: Putnam
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ASIN: B000Q5AOVO

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Fates Worse Than Death: An Autobiographical Collage of the 1980's
Kurt Vonnegut
Manufacturer: Easton Press
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Binding: Leather Bound
ASIN: B000IN8M1I

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Due to demand, this is a revised reprint of the first volume of J. Richard Smith's and Eddie J. Creek's exhaustive study of the Messerschmitt Me 262, the world's first operational military jet aircraft. This edition contains updated technical drawings, revised and corrected text and photographic amendments. These internationally acclaimed authors have drawn on more than thirty years of detailed research. Here, for the first time, is the full story of the concept, design, troubled development and contested operational deployment of possibly one of the most enigmatic war machines ever built, from its evolution to its eventual appearance with the Luftwaffe's first operational jet trials units. The story is complemented by a portrait of the early life of Willy Messerschmitt as well as a detailed study of the pioneering German work in the field of turbojet engine design and development, together with more than fifty high-precision technical scale drawings of the prototype aircraft by Arthur Bentley. An essential requirement for both students of early jet aircraft development and all those with an interest in the history of military aviation.

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This book is for any Me262 fan.......2003-05-08

This is the second volume of a four volume set. All four volumes will set you back over $150.00. If you are a fan of this plane as I am, It is worth every penny. The first volume covers the genesis of the plane. The second volume examines armament and it's entry into the German war effort. Filled with excellent photos, color plates, and technical drawings, this book is a delight to read. But If you are not a nut on the subject, you may find it is too much information.
This four volume set is really for the person who wants the nitty gritty about the plane. If you want an overview of the plane there are plenty of excellent books (Me262: Arrow to the future, to name one) that are out there.

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ME 262: VOLUME ONE.
J. Richard and Eddie J. Creek. Smith
Manufacturer: Publisher Unknown
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000WAW54C

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ME 262: VOLUME ONE.
J. Richard and Eddie J. Creek. Smith
Manufacturer: Burgess Hill, Classic, 1997. 224 pp., illus in b/w and color. Fine copy of first edition, in dust jacket.
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ASIN: B000UDV8K8

Essential Readings in Comparative Politics (The Norton Series in World Politics)
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Essential Readings in Comparative Politics (The Norton Series in World Politics)

Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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ASIN: 039392517X

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Essential Readings in Comparative Politics is a reader designed to complement Essentials of Comparative Politics, but is sufficiently well-rounded to be used independently or in conjunction with almost any approach to the subject. Following the organization of Essentials of Comparative Politics the chapters are organized thematically around major topics. Each chapter generally begins with a classic or fundamental reading, and subsequent readings in the chapter take up different views and aspects of the topic. Like the corresponding textbook, Essential Readings in Comparative Politics does not seek to teach students specific facts about individual countries. Instead, it encourages a more truly comparative approach by helping students to understand theoretical issues that have implications for any number of actual political systems; past, present, and future.

Essentials of Comparative Politics, Second Edition

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Essentials of Comparative Politics, Second Edition
Patrick H. O'Neil
Manufacturer: W. W. Norton
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Introduction to Comparative Politics

ASIN: 0393928764

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Essentials of Comparative Politics supplies a framework that enables students to navigate and organize the material they will encounter in the course—and to make increasingly sophisticated comparisons between actual countries. In the first chapter, Patrick O'Neil explains the basic methodologies of comparative politics, discusses current issues and debates in the field, and introduces two themes that will inform the text—the importance of institutions to all political systems and the fundamental struggle between freedom and equality.

The subsequent chapters are organized thematically, beginning with the basic concepts of politics—the state, nations and society, and political economy—and building to discussions of the challenges facing different types of political systems today. Throughout, Professor O'Neil incorporates analysis of the transformative events of recent history—among them the fall of communism, the accelerating spread of democracy, the economic growth of Asia, globalization, and responses to the attacks of September 11th 2001.

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Good services.......2007-01-30

Like promised, item was delivered in good condition and on time. Thank you.

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Essentials of Political Research
Alan D. Monroe
Manufacturer: Westview Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0813368669

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This text is a complete introduction to research methods in political science, covering all the topics typically included in a one semester undergraduate-level course. It concentrates on the basics of what a student needs to know how to do to be an effective consumer of scientific research and begin to conduct his or her own research projects. The approach of "learning by doing" is encouraged through numerous examples and exercises. The book is written in an informal style, with minimal use of technical jargon.

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Trudeau Is Your Guide!!
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The Essential Trudeau
Pierre Trudeau
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Pierre Elliott Trudeau always opposed the dominant ideology and what passed for conventional wisdom. This was true when he spoke out against the oppressive rule of Maurice Duplessis in Quebec. It was true in his years in Ottawa, as justice minister and prime minister, when he introduced controversial measures ranging from wage-and-price controls and restrictions on foreign investments, to expanded rights for homosexuals. It remained true in the years after his retirement, particularly when he has took issue with the more provocative expressions of Quebec nationalism and with federal initiatives such as Meech Lake and the Charlottetown Accord.

Now neo-conservative ideas have taken over. Virtually every level of government in Canada is competing with the others to reduce the role of the state and eliminate constraints on business. Less government has come to mean a smaller role especially for the federal government. And the increased powers taken on by the provinces are being used, increasingly, to substitute private interests for the public good. The Canada that promoted equality, justice, and opportunity for all is under sustained attack. Never has the need for a clear statement of liberal principles been greater.

In this volume, Ron Graham brought together a selection of excerpts from Trudeau’s writings, speeches, and interviews – many of them never before published in book form – to make a highly readable, lucid, and compelling summary of Trudeau’s political beliefs. To each chapter in this selection Trudeau provided an introduction and to many of the excerpts he added a new commentary. The result is a book of remarkable power: rational, timely, and eloquent.

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Trudeau Is Your Guide!!.......2003-10-30

I was one of those people who never voted and never had an opinion on anything political. But after reading PET's views and thoughts about Canada and her people, I can say I am a Liberal. This book helped me come to a more complete vision on what a Canadian should strive to be. I was looking for a guide to help me understand Canada, and without Trudeau I would still be in the dark. In a world where there is no left or right and everyone just flip flops around the middle, this book stands up for what being a Liberal is about. The book doesn’t dictate, it just cuts out the BS and leaves you with something to think about. You will get slapped in the face with the honest and straight to the point style of the book.

Quick Trudeau reference.......2001-07-13

Trudeauites search no more! In this small book, you'll find all of Trudeaus quotes and thoughts, culled from thousands of pages of materials. They are grouped by relevant section (Quebec sovereignty, etc) and the quotes used make great conversation starters. Love Trudeau or hate him, this book gives both sides plenty of ammo.

Excellent.......1999-02-21

"The Essential Trudeau" is a well crafted novel that manages to amalgamate all of Trudeau's views on politics into one pocketbook sized novel. What made it very interesting was its ability to seize the reader with it simplicity. Unlike most other political books, this one manages to use language that can be understood by the youngest of Trudeauites. Pierre Trudeau himself contributes to the novel by adding new information on his views and justification for past political decisions while he was in office. This is a very brave book that looks at the views of a man considered to be Canada's most influential Prime Minister. An entire range of topics are covered in this book, including "The state of Quebec nationalism" and "The Role of the state". I highly recomend this novel, as it presents the views of a man who will go down in history as a true liberal.

Essentials of Comparative Politics- W/ Password

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Essentials of Comparative Politics- W/ Password

Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0393925412

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Book Description A distinctive new introductory text, Essentials of Comparative Politics supplies a framework that enables students to navigate and organize the material they will encounter in the courseand to make increasingly sophisticated comparisons between actual countries. In the first chapter, Patrick O'Neil explains the basic methodologies of comparative politics, discusses current issues and debates in the field, and introduces two themes that will inform the textthe importance of institutions to all political systems and the fundamental struggle between freedom and equality. The subsequent chapters are organized thematically, beginning with the basic concepts of politicsthe state, nations and society, and political economyand building to discussions of the challenges facing different types of political systems today. Throughout, Professor O'Neil incorporates analysis of the transformative events of recent historyamong them the fall of communism, the accelerating spread of democracy, the economic growth of Asia, globalization, and responses to the attacks of September 11th 2001.

The Essential Concept of Law (Teaching Texts in Law and Politics, V. 33)

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Nigerian leadership, political development and democracy: An essential text for every Nigerian : a critical and comparative analysis of Nigerian leadership, ... democracy and major historical events

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Nigerian leadership, political development and democracy: An essential text for every Nigerian : a critical and comparative analysis of Nigerian leadership, ... democracy and major historical events
Chukwuma Ibezute
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From the bald eagle to the pileated woodpecker, the varied and abundant birdlife of the northwestern national parks is as impressive as the parks' dramatic scenery. To help both beginning and advanced birders make the most of their visits to these parks, Roland Wauer has written this finding guide, which introduces the most common birds and the most likely places to see them. The book opens with practical advice on getting started in birding--choosing binoculars, bird identification, proper field techniques, etc. Then after a concise discussion of the national parks as "islands" of bird habitat, the succeeding chapters fully describe each park, including its plant and animal communities and the facilities and interpretive activities available to visitors. Wauer takes readers on "walks" through each park's most popular and accessible places, where he explains the identification and behavior of the birds that visitors are most likely to see. He closes each account with a review of the park's bird life and a list of key species. Pen-and-ink drawings illustrate many of the birds.

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