Statistical Ecology: A PRIMER ON METHODS AND COMPUTING

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An accessible introduction to quantitative methods in community ecology, with related software. Provides a thoughtful overview on the nature of data collection, followed by detailed explanations of the major statistical techniques applied to problems in population dynamics. Presents important conclusions about the use (and abuse) of specific techniques. Examples include communities of both flora and fauna, prey-predator relations, the effects of food supply on populations, and species abundance and overlap models. Software includes several BASIC microcomputer programs which can be used with the examples provided or with other data sets.

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Statistical Ecology, Tremendous Text, Poor Software.......1999-01-15

Statistical Ecology was easy to interpret. Examples made this book excellent.

The book comes with a disk containing BASIC programs. This is of little help for individuals having win 95/98. The BASIC interpreter, mentioned in the primer, was terminated when Windows 95 replaced MSDOS as the OS for PCs.

So if you have win95/98 you are BASICally hosed.

I would suggest the authors correct the compatibility problem, or just not offer BASIC programs.

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Comprising about one hundred plates this atlas documents and describes the processes concerning the sexual reproduction in higher plants. It is dividedinto three parts: - Anther Development - Pistil Development - Progamic Phase and Fertilization. The scanning, transmission electron and light micrographs are all of immaculate quality and - for the viewer's orientation - almost each plate is complemented by a scheme showing a larger area of the plant indicating the site of the section. Together with instructive texts, the often striking images provide a valuable introduction into plant reproductive cell structures for researchers and advanced students of genetics, plantbreeding and cell biology.

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Most people know that HIV, the AIDS virus, is a killer, but how familiar are they with other sexually transmitted diseases (STDs)? About one in every 6 people in the US is infected with an STD and nearly one half of those infected are under 25. AIDS is only part of the STD epidemic. In this highly-readable question and answer book, readers will find the information they need to understand and guard against the transmission of AIDS and other STDs. The book is forthright, direct, and non-judgmental in its approach. New coverage to this edition includes updated information on AIDS and HIV/AIDS treatments and new important chapters on prevention. P Everyone concerned about his or her health in regards to sexual activity and prevention of STDs.

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Choices: Sex in the Age of Stds
Fern Gotfried Jeffrey S. Nevid
Manufacturer: Allyn & Bacon
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Synthetic Polymers : Building the Giant Molecule
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Synthetic Polymers : Building the Giant Molecule
Fred W. Billmeyer Jr
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Synthetic Polymers: Building the Giant Molecule
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Synthetic Polymers: Building the Giant Molecule
Fred W. Billmeyer
Manufacturer: DoubleDay
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 038506148X

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Synthetic Polymers: Building the Giant Molecule

Manufacturer: Anchor Books/ Doubleday
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000FMNGVI

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Quantitative approximation methods apply in many diverse fields of research-neural networks, wavelets, partial differential equations, probability and statistics, functional analysis, and classical analysis to name just a few. For the first time in book form, Quantitative Approximations provides a thorough account of all of the significant developments in the area of contemporary quantitative mathematics. It offers readers the unique opportunity of approaching the field under the guidance of an expert. Among the book's outstanding features is the inclusion of the introductory chapter that summarizes the primary and most useful results. This section serves not only as a more detailed table of contents for those new to an area of application, but also as a quick reference for more seasoned researchers. The author describes all of the pertinent mathematical entities precisely and concretely. His approach and proofs are straightforward and constructive, making Quantitative Approximations accessible and valuable to researchers and graduate students alike.

Approximations for quantitative feedback theory designs (SuDoc NAS 1.26:207116)

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Approximations for quantitative feedback theory designs (SuDoc NAS 1.26:207116)
D. K. Henderson
Manufacturer: National Aeronautics and Space Administration National Technical Information Service, distributor
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B000111F20

Quantitative results for linear approximation operators (Haifa)

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Quantitative results for linear approximation operators (Haifa)
Erga Censor
Manufacturer: Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Dept. of Math
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ASIN: B0007B1H0Y

A spatial and quantitative estimate of the water pollution generating potential of the Soviet Union: A first approximation (Ohio. State University, Columbus. Dept. of Geography. Discussion paper)

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A spatial and quantitative estimate of the water pollution generating potential of the Soviet Union: A first approximation (Ohio. State University, Columbus. Dept. of Geography. Discussion paper)
Craig ZumBrunnen
Manufacturer: Dept. of Geography, Ohio State University]
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The use of approximation analysis to test for separability and the existence of consistent aggregates (Working paper - Institute for the Quantitative Analysis ... and Economic Policy, University of Toronto)

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The use of approximation analysis to test for separability and the existence of consistent aggregates (Working paper - Institute for the Quantitative Analysis ... and Economic Policy, University of Toronto)
M Denny
Manufacturer: Institute for the Quantitative Analysis of Social and Economic Policy, University of Toronto
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Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections with Illustrations on the Moral Sense
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a ponderous style of discourse

Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections with Illustrations on the Moral Sense
Francis Hutcheson
Manufacturer: Kessinger Publishing
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1742. Although the main practical principles, which are repeated in this treatise, have this prejudice in their favor, that they have been taught and propagated by the best of men in all ages, yet there is reason to fear that renewed treatises upon subjects so often well managed may be looked upon as superfluous. In this essay, the proofs and illustrations of this point that we have a moral sense, and a sense of honor by which we discern an immediate good in virtue and honor, are not much insisted on since they have been laid down in previous treatises. Due to the age and scarcity of the original we reproduced, some pages may be spotty, faded or difficult to read. Old English text.

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Above Wrong.......2006-08-14

The review is wrong. This is a critical edition of the text with extensive editorial notes, not a photocopying. I should know, I did it. As to ponderous, well Hutcheson is a bit ponderous but he's very important if you want to understand later philosophers like Hume, Kant and Bentham.

a ponderous style of discourse.......2006-06-16

The book is a direct photographing of Francis Hutcheson's most famous Essay. The English is a little archaic, but most readers will have no trouble following the text. As befits the style of writing at that time, the modern reader may well see it as very ponderous. Very easy to parody!

The logic in the text is a trifle hard to follow. And some of the issues Hutcheson raises are now long dead and forgotten. Though in his day, they must have been burning topics.

I am uncertain who will actually read this book. Limited appeal, even for the historian.

Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections (History of psychology series)

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Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections (History of psychology series)
Francis Hutcheson
Manufacturer: Scholars Facsimilies & Reprint
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Binding: Hardcover

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Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections. With Illustrations of the Moral Sense

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Essay on the Nature and Conduct of the Passions and Affections. With Illustrations of the Moral Sense
Francis Hutcheson
Manufacturer: Crampton & Benson
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000IFZPEI

AN ESSAY ON THE NATURE AND CONDUCT OF THE PASSIONS AND AFFECTIONS: WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ON THE MORAL SENSE (THIRD EDITION, 1742)

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AN ESSAY ON THE NATURE AND CONDUCT OF THE PASSIONS AND AFFECTIONS: WITH ILLUSTRATIONS ON THE MORAL SENSE (THIRD EDITION, 1742)

Manufacturer: Scholars' Facsimiles & Reprints Gainesville, FL
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000I9U6DY

The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
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A Book That Inspired Me to Do My part to Help the Environment

Interesting Read

Saving our environment

Julia Butterfly Hill: A Woman Literally Up a Tree

Good book - Inspiring - Short on details

The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
Julia Hill
Manufacturer: HarperOne
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ASIN: 0062516590
Release Date: 2001-04-03

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A young woman named Julia Butterfly Hill climbed a 200-foot redwood in December 1997. She didn't come down for 738 days. The tree, dubbed Luna, grows in the coastal hills of Northern California, on land owned by the Maxxam Corporation. In 1985 Maxxam acquired the previous landlord, Pacific Lumber, then proceeded to "liquidate its assets" to pay off the debt--in other words, clear-cut the old-growth redwood forest. Environmentalists charged the company with harvesting timber at a nonsustainable level. Earth First! in particular devised tree sit-ins to protest the logging. When Hill arrived on the scene after traveling cross-country on a whim, loggers were preparing to clear-cut the hillside where Luna had been growing for 1,000 years. The Legacy of Luna, part diary, part treatise, and part New Age spiritual journey, is the story of Julia Butterfly Hill's two-year arboreal odyssey.

The daughter of an itinerant preacher, Hill writes of her chance meeting with California logging protesters, the blur of events leading to her ascent of the redwood, and the daily privations of living in the tallest treehouse on earth. She weathers everything from El Niño rainstorms to shock-jock media storms. More frightening are her interactions with the loggers below, who escalate the game of chicken by cutting dangerously close to Luna (eventually succeeding at killing another activist with such tactics). "'You'd better get ready for a bad hair day!'" one logger shouts up, grimly anticipating the illegal helicopter hazing she would soon get. Celebrity environmentalists like Joan Baez and Woody Harrelson stop by, too. The notoriety has, on balance, been good to Hill and her cause. George magazine named her one of the "Ten Most Fascinating People in Politics," Good Housekeeping readers nominated her one of the "Most Admired Women" in 1998, and she was featured in People's "Most Intriguing People of the Year" issue. As a result, more Americans know about controversial forestry practices; it remains to be seen, however, whether public outrage is enough to save California's unprotected and ever-shrinking groves of redwoods. While an agreement allowed Hill to descend from her aerie and Luna to escape the saw, most of the surrounding old-growth forest in the region has been felled or will fall shortly. Still, Hill is optimistic: "Luna is only one tree. We will save her, but we will lose others. The more we stand up and demand change, though, the more things will improve." --Langdon Cook

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On December 18, 1999, Julia Butterfly Hill's feet touched the ground for the first time in over two years, as she descended from "Luna," a thousandyear-old redwood in Humboldt County, California.

Hill had climbed 180 feet up into the tree high on a mountain on December 10, 1997, for what she thought would be a two- to three-week-long "tree-sit." The action was intended to stop Pacific Lumber, a division of the Maxxam Corporation, from the environmentally destructive process of clear-cutting the ancient redwood and the trees around it. The area immediately next to Luna had already been stripped and, because, as many believed, nothing was left to hold the soil to the mountain, a huge part of the hill had slid into the town of Stafford, wiping out many homes.

Over the course of what turned into an historic civil action, Hill endured El Nino storms, helicopter harassment, a ten-day siege by company security guards, and the tremendous sorrow brought about by an old-growth forest's destruction. This story--written while she lived on a tiny platform eighteen stories off the ground--is one that only she can tell.

Twenty-five-year-old Julia Butterfly Hill never planned to become what some have called her--the Rosa Parks of the environmental movement. Shenever expected to be honored as one of Good Housekeeping's "Most Admired Women of 1998" and George magazine's "20 Most Interesting Women in Politics," to be featured in People magazine's "25 Most Intriguing People of the Year" issue, or to receive hundreds of letters weekly from young people around the world. Indeed, when she first climbed into Luna, she had no way of knowing the harrowing weather conditions and the attacks on her and her cause. She had no idea of the loneliness she would face or that her feet wouldn't touch ground for more than two years. She couldn't predict the pain of being an eyewitness to the attempted destruction of one of the last ancient redwood forests in the world, nor could she anticipate the immeasurable strength she would gain or the life lessons she would learn from Luna. Although her brave vigil and indomitable spirit have made her a heroine in the eyes of many, Julia's story is a simple, heartening tale of love, conviction, and the profound courage she has summoned to fight for our earth's legacy.

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A Book That Inspired Me to Do My part to Help the Environment.......2006-12-20

A wonderful book about environmental activism that left my inspired to do more to save our great forests and outraged by what the major timber companies are doing to our old growth forests and the environment. I particulary felt disgust and sadness for the disregard by Pacific Timber Corp for trees that were centuries old and using diesel fuel, napalm and other harmful chemicals/substances on pristine areas. Profit at any cost is unfortunatley what it is about. It was refreshing to learn of Julia's stand against all odds. A great book that everyone should read.

Interesting Read.......2006-08-21

I read this in one day, it's almost as if reading a letter from a friend. I had heard about the woman who sat in a Redwood Tree in California, and after seeing the documentary about it, I had to read the book. The writing isn't outstanding, but I got everything I'd hoped for: A detailed description of life in Luna, which is amazing to say the least, and a much better insight on the activism to preserve old growth forests. I couldn't put it down. Read it for another perspective on life, and to learn more about Julia Butterfly Hill: A truly amazing activist.

Saving our environment.......2006-03-04

I had seen the documentary and was interested to read the book. It was enjoyable, well written and an interesting report of a woman's total belief in what she was doing, along with her lessons in dealing with the very personal issues and fears that arose in her. An easy read and worthwhile.

Julia Butterfly Hill: A Woman Literally Up a Tree.......2005-12-16

Julia Butterfly Hill's father taught her a good lesson early in her life. The lesson was to stand up for what you believe in and not to give up. Julia obviously took this to heart. In her mid twenties she was looking for a meaning in her life. So she sold many of her valuables, "hit the road", and came into contact with an organization that was involved in the fight to save the redwoods. One of their main actions against the chopping of these trees is to put people up in a tree on a small platform for about a week.
Soon after meeting people in the "Earth First" organization, Julia managed to sign up and sit in a tree. After a week she was more than willing to come down, but she was back up not too long after. But she became very sick and needed a long time to recover after her trip back down. When she found out that the association was having a hard time finding people to stay in the tree, she saw a solution: she would stay up in Luna (the tree she had spent time in before and was going to spend a lot more time in) for an extended period. The longer she stayed in Luna the harder it got: the weather worsened, the Pacific Lumber corporation which was targeting cutting down Luna started pressing harder and harder for her to come down, and even the corporation she supposedly was signed up with started to turn their back on her and beg her to come down. But with the lesson from her dad, her faith, and the friends she had made inside the corporation, she stayed up for longer, and longer, and longer.
After her one hundred day mark in Luna, she started to become a very popular news target. Pretty much all day and night she was part of interviews, meetings and the growing struggle to save the redwoods. The people of Pacific Lumber really started to get ticked and did all they could to get her down. There were bills and pressure so they could finally have Luna in their own hands. But then an employee of this company started to treat her as a person and give her respect. John Campbell was the person who finally started to negotiate with Julia and respected her. They finally came to an agreement about a year and a half into her sit, but when she was supposed to come down, things got messed up with the agreement, so she still had to wait and sit and interview. But then came the fateful day about sixth months later in which she got a call that informed her that Luna and a buffer zone around her were safe. After two years in the tree, she had done her job, Luna was safe. So on December 18, 1999, Julia Butterfly Hill descended Luna and touched ground in the first time in two years.
The Legacy of Luna was an enjoyable read with a good message, but I did have mixed feelings about it. While reading this book, you see that Julia is a unique person. She has a very broad faith and is very extreme in her love for Luna. At some times she would pray to Luna, and I found that to be a little weird, but then again I wasn't with this tree for 24/4 for 730 days. Also the book does get a little confusing when it starts to talk about the political essence of the tree sit. I don't know if it was just me, a high school student with little experience in this area, or if it was poorly explained, but I did get lost easily. I would recommend this book to someone who was excited in the environment and in the saving of the forest, but probably not for a Sunday afternoon read.

Good book - Inspiring - Short on details.......2005-05-01

First the book was inspiring having been out of the "Environmental Movement" for 15 years, it was a breath of fresh air on a personal level. This is motivation to do more, to put action to the rhetoric. It brought into focus the simple fact that we are all connected to this living planet via creation.

As I read I was left wanting more details. More information about the people in the book. I would like to see a daily journal. It was a little disjointed in places... jumping from one thought to the next with out clear transitions.

It still is a great book and worth the money and time to read. I read it in 2 days... quick read.

The Legacy Of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods

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The Legacy Of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
Julia Butterfly Hill
Manufacturer: HarperSanFrancisco
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ASIN: B000OF3EKE

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The Legacy of Luna: The Story of a Tree, a Woman, and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods
Julia Butterfly Hill
Manufacturer: Harper San Francisco
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Excellent Detail,Evocative water colour paintings.......2001-07-07

A seriously documented work describing and illustrating the soldiers and the uniforms of Napoleon Bonaparte's Premier Empire, this text is the result of research into the life of Napoleon, his armies, their uniforms and units, and is based on contemporary plates and original field research. The author covers all of the prinicipal campaigns of the First Empire, from Austerlitz to Waterloo, as well as the principal characters involved in the saga - the Emperor himself, Davout, Lassale, Murat, Wellington and Brunswick. The 77 full page, full colour plates by artist Jack Girbal are important to the book, as they show in detail the different units of Napolean's army and cavalry in action during all the campaigns from 1805 to 1815. These plates were originally published separately in 1962. It is a worthy and original compliment to any collection, standing equally impressively alongside books containing contemporary prints by Martinet, the later Rousselot and Bucquoy`s and modern day Michel Petard examples of Napoleonic uniforms. Colour reproduction is good, and although there are a few incorrectly annotated pages and one duplicated page, these are corrected in a separate, enclosed stiff card erratum page

Necessary, Not Perfect.......2000-06-24

Dr. Hourtoulle has done us all a service in publishing this book with paintings by Jack Girbal. It may cause some to think twice in buying it, as it is in French, but I would highly recommend the book anyway. The prints are full of action, are an accurate representation of the armies and troops pictured, and it can be used as a reliable reference and painting guide. Some units, such as the various German states and the Croats, are seldom pictured anywhere else, and are very useful. I thought that the print on the ampuibious assault by Murat on the island of Capri, a little known event, was especially interesting and useful. Highly recommended, with all its drawbacks, perceived or otherwise.

Paintings Are Worthwhile.......2000-01-13

Perhaps the publisher might have taken better care in the reproduction of the pictures, but for those of us who have not had the delight of seeing the original paintings from the 1970s, L'Epoppee Napoleonienne is great eye candy. The pictures give an, arguably, accurate idea of the period's costumes and many of them are full of action, offering the reader the opportunity to spend much time engrossed in each picture. The price may seem a little steep, but it is a book which is a positive contribution to anyone's library of uniforms or napoleonic history.

Collect the plate series instead........1999-04-05

The main attraction of this volume is the reproduction of the plates by Jack Girbal which were originally published during the 1960's and 1970's by Dr. Hourtoulle. As the volume is in French, the ultimate value of the volume rises or falls based upon the quality of the reproduction of the various uniform plates.

Alas, the reproductions are poor. The washed out and fuzzy colors reproduced in this volume bear little resemblance to the marvelous vibrant originals which were hand finished by Girbal & Cie. Additionally, and mercifully, the series is not reproduced in its entirety which totalled 89 plates.

Save your money for wiser purchase.

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In THE DEATH OF FREE SPEECH, radio talk-show host and TV commentator John Ziegler examines how the news media has created arbitrary, biased, and illogical rules for determining what can and cannot be said in the public arena. He details how in almost every major case of "speech and punishment" in modern America, the guilty verdict was wrong and unjust.

From incidents involving Jimmy "the Greek," Trent Lott, and Fuzzy Zoeller to Rush Limbaugh, John Rocker, and Jocelyn Elders, he blows apart the conventional wisdom that led to these public figures being unfairly penalized for expressing their constitutionally protected opinions and explains why others have been spared despite making similar statements. Through his own experiences of being fired for things he has said on-air, as well as never-before-revealed intereactions with others who found themselves the target of the self-appointed "thought police" in the news media, Ziegler takes an in-depth look at the issues that surround these controversies. Ziegler also looks at the increasing corporate conflicts and legal restrictions being imposed on free speech, particularly when it comes to political speech, which came to the forefront of the 2004 election campaign in the battle over the candidates' Vietnam War records. He scathingly obliterates the news media's pathetic handling of that issue and describes how it affected the election itself. An he exposes how restrictions on free speech have created a media matrix that makes it impossible for the truth to ever be known by most Americans.

THE DEATH OF FREE SPEECH is an objective, credible, provocative, and entertaining look at one of the most important and underreported realities in American society. No one is in better position to tell this story than John Ziegler as he warns that this most cherished constitutional right is in grave jeopardy.

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John Ziegler rocks!.......2007-07-09

John Ziegler speaks what's on his mind -- and for many others who are too PC to say it!! As Dr. Seuss said: "Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and whose who matter don't mind!"

John is a mighty force and needs to be heard loud and clear... Because what we do not fix NOW will be left to fix LATER -- and it's going to be even worse THEN...

BUY THIS BOOK -- READ THIS BOOK -- THIS BOOK MATTERS!!!!!!!!!!!

***A Definite Must Read***.......2006-05-31

A swift, enlightening and very enjoyable read for anyone who cherishes free speech by a brilliant author with a quick wit and amazing knowledge and insight. John Ziegler is arguably one of the top lightening bolts in talk radio today. His show is a must-listen and his book is a must read. Highly recommended. Will be watching for his next one!

One of the most important books of our times.......2006-05-23

THE DEATH OF FREE SPEECH: HOW OUR BROKEN NATIONAL DIALOGUE HAS KILLED THE TRUTH AND DIVIDED AMERICA comes from a radio talk-show host and TV commentator who considers how the news media has created biased, illogical rules for determining the framework of free speech itself. This is no individual's opinion: Ziegler uses high-profile incidents from modern media reporting to confront conventional wisdom and adds his own experience of being fired numerous times for his on-air comments. It's his background in the industry which allows a particularly insightful seasoned examination an outside researcher couldn't achieve, making DEATH OF FREE SPEECH one of the most important books of our times.

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Luckily I didnt pay for my copy.......2006-04-07

John Ziegler is a political commentator who is currently based in Southern California - and if anything, he is consistent. His book is as poor as his radio show - both reflect his poor debating skills and disorganized persona. Through most of the book Ziegler is confused, is simly wrong on several counts. I have no doubt that he will soon be fired from his job as KFI if he keeps treating his guests poorly.

I was forced to read this book as part of a project - and luckily didnt have to pay. Consider this your warning and dont read this trash.

READ THIS BOOK!!! America's future may depend on it!.......2006-01-07

I've lived in Southern California my whole life and oddly enough, the first time I heard John Ziegler wasn't on the radio, but rather over my home telephone when he called to request that my mom be a guest on his program. I listened that night on KFI-640 as he grilled my mother, Judy Ahrens, over her vote to not allow cross-dressing teachers or students in public schools because he thought it broke the law. My mom disliked him for his aggressive interview style and refused to listen for months, but I was immediately hooked (and my mom is now). I decided to order the book (through his website www.johnziegler.com) and finished it in one week. Ziegler is the most honest and quick-witted radio broadcaster I've heard to date. He makes a strong and depressing argument for why our nation's dialogue is broken, taking equal shots at liberals (Clinton) and conservatives (Hannity). He draws examples from speech double-standards he has witnessed in the world of sports (golf & football), TV commentary shows (Larry King), music (Dixie Chicks), entertainers (Whoopi Goldberg), and political commercials (Swift Boat Vets). He often jokes on his radio show that "we broadcast every day as if it could be our last, because it often has been." I hope this book is not his last because his passion and knowledge of the issue will be a needed voice if those of us who want to protect free speech ever hope to survive.

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Tiger Moon is the powerful, poetic story of the Sunquists' two years studying tigers in Nepal—traveling by elephant, avoiding a rhino attack, and learning to recognize individual tigers by roar. A new afterword tells the story of promising efforts to reconnect fractured Nepalese tiger habitats.

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