Crossing Paths: Uncommon Encounters With Animals in the Wild

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River guide and author Craig Childs has a weakness for encountering animals on their home turf--and the bigger and fiercer the animal, it seems, the better. Mixed with his notes on these encounters are some first-rate biological descriptions of elements such as the flight feathers of a bald eagle or the wool of a mountain goat. Childs offers the reader exact, thoughtful descriptions of wild places and the animals that inhabit them. He examines the fecundity of coyotes and salmon, the terrible determination of mosquitoes, the play of the senses, and the ways of mountain lions and grizzly bears. Animal lovers everywhere will want this remarkable book close at hand.

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Naturalist and adventurer Craig Childs expresses a fresh view of the natural world in these stories of his encounters with wild animals--such as mountain lions, sharks, horned owls, pronghorns, and rainbow trout--in the most remote places of the West.

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The Secret Knowledge of Water by Childs.......2001-02-01

This is a beautifully written book which reads like poetry. It is a must for a nature lover's library.

Annette Otts Beaverton, Al.

Crossing Paths.......2000-11-02

A stunning and lively account of encounters with animals in unusual and not-so unusual settings. Childs does his research on the behavior and anatomy of many of the animals he writes about which I found impressive. Not only does he open the reader's eyes to the many faces of animal behaviour and character, but he also injects human emotion, which allows the reader to connect with each story. The accounts are not just moving, but downright hillarious at times.

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A traveller's guidebook to the 500+ places in the British Isles where fairies have actually been seen offers a new angle on the very popular SUBJECT: of fairies. Most of the stories are not about the pretty winged fairies from children's picture books, but vsit the actual sites where fairies have been seen and, perhaps, may be seen today. This well-regarded author, known for her scholarly research, offers * accurate details on how to get to the sites * first-hand sighting reports and strange accounts of fairy sightings, traditional and modern * a guide to the different types of Little People, from Pixies to Leprechauns * many illustrations, engravings, drawings, photographs and maps This is Fairy Lore for intrepid or armchair travellers, but it is most definitely not for the fainthearted, as many of the stories can make your hair stand on end.

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The Best Out There!.......2006-05-22

This book is simply a MUST for anybody interested in fairies. It wonderfully detailed, with old folklore and real acounts from all over England, Wales, and Scotland, and is filled with pictures and drawings of the exact place where the sighting happened. It even gives precise directions on how to get there.

The only thing that I believe that should have added, was sightings from Ireland, as Ireland is well known for their fairy sighting and lore.

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"Jonah Black broke my heart"

-- Cecily Lachoy

"Dude's got integrity, and he dives like a king. He's my idol."

-- Woodrow "Wailer" Contrad

"Jonah Black cracked his skull open over a girl. You gotta admire a kid who does a thing like that."

-- Herman "Pops" Berman

"I love Jonah Black, and he has no clue who I am."

-- Northgirl

Volume II reveals why Johan was expelled from boarding school -- but not why he did what he did, or just what that girl meant to him.

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Jonah Black has done it again!!.......2003-08-08

Jonah Black is a total babe! He has done it again. I am truely a Black fan.This book is better than the first one. Jonah is a sex god and my hero! I've got all his books!I hope that you will buy them! I really cant tell you a summary on the book because i wont be able to stop. Trust me this book is worth 5 stars!

The Best Teen Book.......2002-12-09

This is by far the best book that i have read in a long time. It contains all the aspects of the life of a teenager. It is about a Junior/Senior named Jonah and its about how he goes about his everyday life and how different people influence him. He makes a lot of new friends like Posie and Sophie, and many others. The author uses great imagry to describe the characters and it almost feels like u know them personally. After i had read the first book of this trillogy i imidiately ordered the next to see what was going to happen to Jonah. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK TO ANYONE WHO IS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 14 AND 17.

Will Jonah get to walk his doggie?.......2002-06-20

I didn't like Thorne's attitude toward sex and girls (he made relationships seem like nothing - a great big soap opera or a game of some sort that he would "win" when the girl agreed to sleep with him) and wondered if he'd get Jonah to change the way he looked at girls. I was worried that book would turn into nothing more than a meaningless string of conquests that left hearts squashed in the dust. But this didn't happen. Instead of copycatting Thorne, I liked how Jonah's views stood in stark contrast to his friend Thorne's. I didn't dislike Thorne quite so much when he and Jonah found a way to continue their friendship. Exposing Thorne's nonchalant girl-hopping and then following it up with Thorne's secret (wouldn't you like to know? Read the book!) and then some of Thorne's feelings (which you'd never guess about) made the story deeper and more real. I think I have it figured out who Northgirl999 is... I wonder if I'm right? I'm worried about Jonah doing the same thing to Posie as his buddy Thorne did. Not that I don't like Sophie, but considering Jonah's fury at how Thorne treated Posie, you'd think he'd be more careful of what he's doing... Also, what is up with Posie? She jumps from guy to guy as easily and quickly as some of the guys in the story, only she has never been portrayed as a cheater. What is she really feeling? Does she really love Jonah, or if another guy came along and got Jonah into trouble with her, would she latch on to the new guy? Hhhhmmmmm...

The Black Book vol 2 Stop, Don't Stop.......2002-05-31

This book is a great book about a teenager dealing with normal teen problems. He goes through a lot of stuff in this book and one of them is that he has to repeat 11th grade. He also just wakes up from a BIG accident that almost killed him. He also gets the girl,(if u read the first book)and Sophie finally calls him. How is he going to juggle them? This is extreme pressure on him, dealing with other teen things. He also does a lot of daydreaming and fantasizing. It is a great book and i suggest all teens to read this book.

Jonah Black is back and with more to tell........2002-04-05

Yet again we meet Jonah Black and start to learn more about his life and what problems he has in it.

Jonah is just getting out of the hospital and while he is there he finds that someone has giving his roses there, at first he thinks is Cecily but later on he finds out it wasn't.

Jonah is now having to deal with the fact that Posie is going out with Thorne and he hates that. But Jonah does manage to figure out a way to get Posie and he trys to do that. All the time while he is doing that he still thinking about Sophie.

Finally after Jonah learns some shocking news about Thorne does he tell Thorne about the true reason why he got kicked out of the school.

But the true question still is who is NorthGirl999 and will Jonah ever find out.

This book is a great second book and I can't wait to dive into the 3rd and 4th ones and find out much more about Jonah Black and his life.

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The Black Book: Diary of a Teenage Stud, Vol. II: Stop, Don't Stop
Jonah Black
Manufacturer: Avon
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Nutrition is a hot topic in the media as well as in the market place. But how much of the information given to the consumer is hype and how much is accurate? In Taking the Fear out of Eating, two established scientists have distilled the information from thousands of scientific studies into a succinct, easily read description of what is known, what is merely suspected, and, importantly, what is not known about nutrition and how food choices might affect health. The book takes a hard look at both sides of the controversy about the connection between food and health, with particular emphasis on diet and the chronic diseases of cancer and heart disease. Food is of course essential to our survival but our food supply is often portrayed as dangerous--loaded with additives, pesticides, salt, sugar, fat, and cholesterol. Taking the Fear out of Eating puts these topics into perspective in an authoritative and entertaining manner. This is a book that everyone will find relevant to their current eating habits.

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Truth as it is !.......2001-01-14

This book enligthened me about the issues regarding realtionships between food/diet and health. It simply states what we know, what we do not know about food and health. It clarifies issues regarding foods, health, diet, diseases etc, by just simply discussing the evidence from original research. Every chapter start with a very nice and funny introduction, I honestly laughed a lot.What evidence do we have for widespread unscientific loads of information. It goes on details of some the myths, imagined truths, about war on cholesterol, war on fat, organic, etc. If you want to know what are these all about and get the bottom of it from J. Allread, a well respected expert in human nutrition, this book is a tereasure for you to uncover.

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Since its original publication in 1990, Kenneth Falconer's Fractal Geometry: Mathematical Foundations and Applications has become a seminal text on the mathematics of fractals. It introduces the general mathematical theory and applications of fractals in a way that is accessible to students from a wide range of disciplines. This new edition has been extensively revised and updated. It features much new material, many additional exercises, notes and references, and an extended bibliography that reflects the development of the subject since the first edition.
* Provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the mathematical theory and applications of fractals.
* Each topic is carefully explained and illustrated by examples and figures.
* Includes all necessary mathematical background material.
* Includes notes and references to enable the reader to pursue individual topics.
* Features a wide selection of exercises, enabling the reader to develop their understanding of the theory.
* Supported by a Web site featuring solutions to exercises, and additional material for students and lecturers.
Fractal Geometry: Mathematical Foundations and Applications is aimed at undergraduate and graduate students studying courses in fractal geometry. The book also provides an excellent source of reference for researchers who encounter fractals in mathematics, physics, engineering, and the applied sciences.
Also by Kenneth Falconer and available from Wiley:
Techniques in Fractal Geometry
ISBN 0-471-95724-0

Please click here to download solutions to exercises found within this title:

http://www.wileyeurope.com/fractal

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A rare find.......2006-10-07

I agree with all that was said by the other reviews here but add one important point. The physical layout, (typeface, drawings, whitespace etc.) of this book is brilliantly done. This is often overlooked by the producers of technical works who do it "on the cheap", but it is vital if one is to use the book day after day, as I have had to.

While the subject matter is not easy, this is an excellent book to motivate one to get stuck into the underlying mathematics. The reward is a little insight into the often beatiful theorems and practical results found in this stimulating field of study.

What every student should know about fractals........2003-02-10

Fractals make headlines from time to time[--are they everywhere?], and and they make lovely color pictures; but they are also part of a substantial mathematical theory, one with an
exciting mathematical history. This very important book presents
the subject in a way that it can be taught to students, and it starts with the basics, systematically, step by step, building up the material. Or it can be used for selfstudy! It has great exercises too! In view of the many applications to geometric analysis, to PDE, and to statistics, it is likely that fractal geometry will soon be a standard math course taught in many (more) math departments. By now it is widely recognized that the selfsimilarity aspects of the wavelet algorithms are key to their sucess. The book came out in 1990, and the author has an equally attractive book on the subject from 1985[The geometry of fractal sets] with a slightly more potential theoretic bent.

Theoretical as well as practical insight.......2001-08-13

The first part of the book is essentially of a theoretical nature, with a thorough treatment of fractal geometry at a mathematical point of view. The second part on the other hand provides a flavour of the problems of fractal geometry in practice...so mathematicians as well as people interested in applications only should both find this book interesting. The maths are not easy but quite "understandable" for science undergrads...some notions of calculus or topology would help... but the introduction is excellent and allows anyone to follow the course of the book (but for understanding the proofs a good math background is required).

Excellent for understanding the geometrical properties of fractals.

Exposes fractal geometry as a real mathematical discipline........2000-04-13

I appreciate Falconer's books on fractal geometry because they show the topic as it really is: a whole mathematical discipline on its own right and not just a nice temporary fashion.

It begins introducing basic topological concepts and then proceeds to develop the theory for several possible definitions of fractal dimension, showing the relations between them. Then it explores deeply the local geometry of different kinds of fractal objects, and studies some other geometrical situations, like the pojection of fractals (ever thought of a DIGITAL sundial? Here it is described!).

The book also includes a lot of applications to other areas of mathematics and physics, a great amount of graphics, and much more.

The text is suitable from third year undergraduate school and on. It is a larger but lighter version of "The Geometry of Fractal Sets".

One of the best books on fractals to be found anywhere!.......1998-03-20

The book opens the doors of mathematics: it isn't an easy door, but well worth the effort. It bridges the gap between beginner texts and advanced study and covers the basic material in a hard hitting manner. Those looking for "giltz" should look elsewhere. It is a book of great understanding and depth. Your unique Associates ID is: thefractaltransl.

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Bedford Anthology of World Literature Vol. 4: The Eighteenth Century
Paul Davis , Gary Harrison , David M. Johnson , Patricia Clark Smith , and John F. Crawford
Manufacturer: Bedford/St. Martin's
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Good Care, Painful Choices: Medical Ethics for Ordinary People, Third Edition

ASIN: 0312402635

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Great.......2007-02-23

The book came in a fair amount of time and was in great condition. It worked well for me Literature class.

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Martyric Christian Knight Against the Modern Nihilist Beast

Addenda on the criticism on Telonism of the Soul

Excellent life of St. Seraphim of Platina

Ad Astera!

A big bite to chew but so worth it.

Father Seraphim Rose: His Life and Works
Hieromonk Damascene
Manufacturer: Saint Herman Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1887904077

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This epic biography of Hieromonk Seraphim Rose tells the unique story of a man who, having grown up in a typical American home in southern California, became one of the greatest teachers of Orthodox Christianity in our times, loved and revered throughout Russia and Eastern Europe.

Quoting at length from his letters, journals, manuscripts, recorded lectures and published writings, this book traces Fr. Seraphim's intense search for truth and his philosophical development, setting forth his message and offering a glimpse into the soul of a man who lived, even while on this earth, in the otherworldly Kingdom of God.

A greatly revised version of Not of This World, this new Life of Fr. Seraphim incorporates years of new research and includes much additional material. Because it deals closely with events in the recent history of Orthodoxy in America, the book has been reviewed prior to publication by clergy, monastics and laypeople from most of the Orthodox jurisdictions represented in this country. New edition includes: 1.)New, previously unpublished material by Fr. Seraphim. 2.)New reminiscences by those who knew Fr. Seraphim. 3.)63 new photographs. 4.)Expanded and updated bibliography and source notes.

1160 pages, 234 illustrations, paperback, Smyth-sewn binding for greater durability.

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Martyric Christian Knight Against the Modern Nihilist Beast.......2007-02-15

From his beginnings as seemingly typical American Protestant and then Zen beatnik to Guenonian esoterist and finally saintly Orthodox spiritual warrior, Fr. Seraphim Rose led a metaphysically agonistic life and eventually met the self-imposed challenge of defining and embodying the authentic Orthodox Christian human archetype in an age of materialistic mass apostasy, this-worldly chiliasm, atheistic subhumanism, the glamorization of organized criminality, state-sponsored pornocratic lawlessness and soul-zombifying nihilism. For hundreds of years no one on this planet has burningly yearned as Fr. Seraphim Rose did for the pure, ennobling Truth of Christ and the experience of God... Battling through the gloomy labyrinths of modern philosophies and valuably exposing their manifold gross falsities, deceptions and dead ends, Fr. Seraphim found the way *out* of the nihilistic paradigm for the West in order to provide an example of how post-Christian, decadent contemporary Westerners can recontact their own essential Tradition and rebuild the Imperium Christianum within themselves and without. Accordingly, Fr. Seraphim was no effeminated, compromising political modernizer and conformist of the demolatrous times, but, in near ideological solitude, courageously upheld the Orthodox concept of religious monarchy, and envisioned Martyr Tsar Nicholas II, in his role as leader of the "Third Rome" and the last stronghold of Christian civilization, as the final restraining power against the spirit of Antichrist (cf. II Thess. 2:7-8). Thus, Fr. Seraphim interpreted the truly gangsterish, malefic, bloodthirsty Bolshevik murder of the Russian imperial family and the destruction of the Imperium Christianum the Emperor represented as a sign that we are symbolically living in the pre-Antichrist era, in which the warrior Archangel of the Last Judgment, St. Michael, prepares the remnants of transcendent order on earth for the ultimate conflict against the dehumanizing counter-tradition.

As Fr. Seraphim states, the idea of human authority resting on a foundation "from above" has been totally destroyed: "There is no major power today whose government is not 'revolutionary,' no one in a position of authority or influence whose criticism of Marxism goes beyond the proposal of better means to an end that is equally 'revolutionary'; to disown the ideology of the Revolution in the contemporary 'intellectual climate' would be, quite clearly, to condemn oneself to political powerlessness... The Nihilist disease is apparently to be left to 'develop' to its very end; the goal of the Revolution, originally the hallucination of a few fevered minds, has now become the goal of humanity itself. Men have become weary; the Kingdom of God is too distant, the Orthodox Christian way is too narrow and arduous. The Revolution has captured the 'spirit of the age,' and to go against this powerful current is more than modern men can do, for it requires the two things most thoroughly annihilated by Nihilism: Truth, and faith... The Nihilism of our age exists in all, and those who do not, with the aid of God, choose to combat it in the name of the fullness of Being of the living God, are swallowed up in it already."

Esoterically, the apocalyptic struggle is present in each one of us every minute of our lives and exists in our day-to-day moral choices. To translate Christian symbolism into scientific neuropsychological terms, this could be the struggle between the two kinds of motivations arising from the sublimative neo-cortex (the mystically crucified noetic intellect) and the infra-human impulses of the reptilian brain, or R-complex (the abysmal, sinful dreams and hungers of the alienated, post-Edenic human subject). We become antichrists and slaves of Hell every time we invert the just subordination of the lower brain to the higher brain and submit to the fleshly conscienceless R-complex appeals of sociopathic egocentrism and narcissist self-deification. "To feed, to excrete, to stride about and to sleep are the natural characteristics of beasts and wild animals; acquiring these characteristics through the fall, we have become beast-like, losing the natural blessings bestowed on us by God. We have become brutal instead of spiritually intelligent, ferine instead of godlike", said St. Gregory of Sinai (The Philokalia, Vol. 4). To defeat the dehumanizing nihilism and villainous squalor of the present sociopolitical world order, we must pray with St. Symeon the New Theologian: "God and Lord of all, root out of me and destroy through the inspiration of Thy Holy Spirit the serpent that dwells inside me."

Fr. Seraphim Rose's profound revivification of the forgotten Orthodox Christian gnosis and traditional way of life in the midst of contemporary nihilist pandemonium shall probably stand as the most rigorous and heartfelt assertion of authentic Christianity in modern history.

Addenda on the criticism on Telonism of the Soul.......2006-08-19

There are many excellent presentations on the contents of this book, so I will only add a few words here in order to clarify certain accusations made by "negative" critics on some of fr. Seraphim's words on Death, supposedly influenced by Gnostic teachings. That is not true, however. The Mystery of Death in Orthodox mystical theology includes the belief in the Telonism of the Soul, and thus, of the presence of telonia ("tax-collector" demons that our soul meets on its exit from the body after death). More specifically, the well-known story of Telonism quoted by fr. Seraphim was written by Gregory, disciple of St. Basil the New, and is not Gnostic but Orthodox teaching, well-established all over Orthodoxy (e.g. can be found in countless State Greek Orthodox books discussing the mystery of death). But in order to convince the reader 100% that this teaching is Orthodox I will mention two important sources that our Holy Tradition has on it that no one can dispute: the story is taken from ancient Athonite manuscripts kept in codes of the Holy Monastry of Konstamonites and of the Holy Skete of St. Anne. I am an Orthodox since birth and will often visit the Holy Mountain where I have discussed the issues of Telonism of the Soul at length with various monks and I have never heard anyone consider it gnostic teaching.

Excellent life of St. Seraphim of Platina.......2006-07-30

Fr. Damascene's revised life of St. Seraphim of Platina is excellent and, as others have said, a vast improvement over the original (which was also a blessing to read, but unfortunate in its political emphases).

Like all the Saints of the Church, St. Seraphim began and remained a sinner (something he would readily tell anyone who asked I'm sure) and his writings were not without their limitations or perhaps even errors (just as Sts. Augustine and Gregory of Nyssa's writings were likewise prone to errors on certain theological points). Nonetheless, our sweetest Jesus used and continues to use St. Seraphim to build up His Kingdom and the incredible love and beauty of his holy soul shines through Fr. Damascene's work.

In response to another review made on this website, St. Seraphim was never a member of MANS, which has dissolved and many of whose former members have become devoted faithful of the Holy Orthodox Church after abandoning their heresies. Indeed, St. Seraphim was not particularly religious at all until his conversion to Holy Orthodoxy.

Ad Astera!.......2006-05-18

It's extremely difficult to find words that adequately categorize Father Seraphim Rose (born Eugene Rose, in California, in 1934), but I suspect that he will be recognized one day as a leading American-born spiritual teacher of the twentieth century. This biography, written by a member of the Orthodox Brotherhood of St. Herman of Alaska which Seraphim co-founded, is an excellent introduction to his life and thought. Over 1,000 pages in length and illustrated with dozens of photographs, the book both helps the reader follow the directions in which Seraphim's life journey took him, and also provides invaluable and detailed discussions of his printed and unprinted works. The reader gets to know Seraphim the man and Seraphim the thinker. Moreover, Hieromonk Damascene, the biography's author, has a fluid and compelling style that never ceases to keep the reader's attention.

Seraphim's journey from bohemian nihilism to Taoism to, eventually, Orthodox Christianity, ordination as a hieromonk (or monk-priest), co-founder of a religious brotherhood, spiritual staretz, author, and apologist is fascinating and inspiring. In many ways, he seems everyman/woman, searching for meaning in a culture that seems increasingly absurd, violent, and heartless. But what separates Seraphim from many of us is his absolutely dedicated search for Truth, his willingness to give himself soul and body to it, and the deep holiness he acquired as a consequence.

One of the more inspiring patterns in Seraphim's life is his gradual progression from a rather dogmatic, unforgiving attitude to non-Orthodox Christians--not unusual in zealous converts--to a much more encompassing, loving attitude towards the end of his short life (he "reposed," as the Orthodox put it, in 1982). Although always convinced that Orthodoxy was the most authentic expression of Christianity, and hence the one, true Church, Seraphim grew so saint-like in his last years that he clearly transcended sectarian zealotry. Near the end of his life, he confessed regret at the occasionally judgmental dogmatism of his youth.

Reading Seraphim and serious meditation on his life leads those of us who claim to be Christian to the clear and pressing demand to make a choice: profit by his example and dedicate ourselves to God without any playacting or self-serving, or continue in what may be a comfortable, no-risk piety. It is a mark of his authenticity that no reader can walk away from him with indifference. To read him and learn about his life is to be changed.

I have no doubt that Seraphim will one day soon be officially canonized.

A big bite to chew but so worth it........2005-10-07

This book literally changed my life. It reads like a fast paced novel and has wealth of spiritual treasures in it. The Life of Fr. Seraphim Rose of Blessed Memory planted the burning in my heart to go to seminary. If you are not like me and can take your time reading I am impressed. I myself could not put it down. The historical and modern roots of American Orthodoxy writing in a very lucid and attainable for anyone. The book needs no defense, if you read it you will understand the importance of Fr. Seraphim Rose in America and in the former Soviet Union.

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Prussian Staff & Specialist Troops 1791-1815 (Men-at-Arms)
Peter Hofschröer
Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing
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ASIN: 1841763446
Release Date: 2003-01-15

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The origins of what would become the German General Staff of the late 19th and 20th centuries - probably the most professional military machine in the world - can be traced to the Prussian Army of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. This concise study, concluding the author's series of five titles on the Prussian Army of 1792–1815, covers the staff; the reforms in tactical employment of all-arms brigades (which, contrary to received opinion, pre-dated the disasters of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806); the artillery and other technical troops; and regimental colours and standards. Among the illustrations are rare diagrams from the artillery drill manual of the day.

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Transit-oriented development (TOD) seeks to maximize access to mass transit and nonmotorized transportation with centrally located rail or bus stations surrounded by relatively high-density commercial and residential development. New Urbanists and smart growth proponents have embraced the concept and interest in TOD is growing, both in the United States and around the world.

New Transit Town brings together leading experts in planning, transportation, and sustainable design -- including Scott Bernstein, Peter Calthorpe, Jim Daisa, Sharon Feigon, Ellen Greenberg, David Hoyt, Dennis Leach, and Shelley Poticha -- to examine the first generation of TOD projects and derive lessons for the next generation. It offers topic chapters that provide detailed discussion of key issues along with case studies that present an in-depth look at specific projects. Topics examined include:

the history of projects and the appeal of this form of development
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the planning, policy and regulatory framework of "successful" projects
obstacles to financing and strategies for overcoming those obstacles
issues surrounding traffic and parking
the roles of all the actors involved and the resources available to them
performance measures that can be used to evaluate outcomes

Case Studies include Arlington, Virginia (Roslyn-Ballston corridor); Dallas (Mockingbird Station and Addison Circle); historic transit-oriented neighborhoods in Chicago; Atlanta (Lindbergh Center and BellSouth); San Jose (Ohlone-Chynoweth); and San Diego (Barrio Logan).

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This digital document is an article from Journal of the American Planning Association, published by American Planning Association on January 1, 2005. The length of the article is 727 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The New Transit Town: Best Practices in Transit-Oriented Development.(Book Review)
Author: Val Joseph Menotti
Publication: Journal of the American Planning Association (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 2005
Publisher: American Planning Association
Volume: 71 Issue: 1 Page: 111(1)

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A Rivertop Journal

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The linked essays of A RIVERTOP JOURNAL form a personal narrative developing a natural sense of place amid the dehumanizing elements of the modern world. Franklins subject matter in this beautifully produced book includes birding, hiking, wildlife studies, rural living, and the natural and cultural history of his rivertop home in upstate NY. The author's intimacy with the land drives a poetic prose and sustains him in his efforts as an environmental activistplus forms a strong link to community, uniting people of varied backgrounds, abilities and interests. "I consider (his) work to be some of the most vital and important being done in our efforts to at last become friends with the ancient mountains." Robert Stough, writer, conservationist "The sense of discovery and personal odyssey is both intense and reassuring." Frederick Moe, editor, COLOR WHEEL

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