They Swim the Seas: The Mystery of Animal Migration

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A true ocean's journey.......2000-10-02

Elsa Warnick's beautiful watercolors coupled with Seymour Simon's words create a new understanding, that is to the point, of animal migration. Simon covers every ocean species from the American Eel to the great migrator - the whale. This book is a must have for any child or elementary school teacher.

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From traffic shortcuts to library hours, crime statisticsto top executive salaries, parks to schools, this fully updated,revised and expanded edition of Seattle's most comprehensive guidehelps you cut your way through red tape and make the city work foryou.

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Good guide but a bit outdated.......2001-07-23

I used this book when I moved to Seattle four years ago, and it was extremely helpful in acclimating me. I especially liked the overview of neighborhoods. But, a friend who is moving here just got it, and in checking out her version, I am surprised the data hasn't been updated the past few years. A lot has changed.

Ballard, for example, is not a blue collar neighborhood anymore. It's become quite yuppified and expensive. There are not many housing bargains (rental or ownership) to be had there anymore. There also needs to be updated info on up and coming neighborhoods -- like Columbia City.

I think any book on Seattle needs to address the earthquake hazard. Some neighborhoods are safer than others. For example, the 2001 earthquake made it pretty clear that Pioneer Square, which is built on landfill, isn't where you want to be when the Big One hits (unless you fancy brick showers.) If you have the time, it might be worthwhile to wait for the next edition of this book which will hopefully contain 2000 census stats. And do some more research on the seismic issues-- try to live in a place built on bedrock.

READY TO MOVE TO SEATTLE.......2001-06-02

THERE WERE SO MANY INTERESTING ITEMS IN THIS BOOK THAT I HAVE A THREE-RING BINDER FULL OF NOTES. I AM DEVOUT TEXAN, BUT SINCE THE FIRST TIME I VISITED SEATTLE I HAVE WANTED TO MOVE THERE. THIS BOOK MADE IT EVEN MORE APPEALING. EVERYTHING IS DISCUSSED FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE CRIME STATISTICS. THIS IS A MUST FOR SEATTLE RESIDENTS AS WELL AS THOSE THAT WISHED THEY WERE.

Good Seattle guidebook without too many details.......2000-09-15

I recently visited Seattle after moving away some 7 years ago. I wanted a book to refresh my memories and to reacquaint myself with the city and whatever changes it has gone through. This book does give a lot of information about the City, and yes, the Eastside communities are not discussed in depth (but, who cares? if you're going to live in the area, Seattle is the place to be!) The data, for me, wasn't enough though. I was looking for even more demographic-type information and couldn't find any other book that came close. The data is from 1996, so things have changed somewhat. With the latest census 2000 data, I would hold out for the next edition of this book, should one be forthcoming. One complaint from me is the graphics. The image of the city is used in many graphics with shaded elements refering to city extremes. These are often hard to decipher and leave many of the areas of the city without coverage. Overall, the book was the best sourcebook of those I found in many of Seattle's great bookstores.

A decent book for a broad overview of Seattle.......1999-11-21

This book is meant for people relocating to Seattle, not for tourists. It's filled with a ton of data about Seattle taken from the last census. Unfortunately, this data is a little stale, especially given the city's explosive growth over the last several years. Nontheless, the overall trends in the book still remain accurate.

The book devotes a little attention to the East Side, but is definitely lacking in this regard. As such, I would recommend this book only to those who will be relocating to Seattle itself, not the greater Puget Sound area.

Needs to be updated and SOON!.......1999-06-12

While this book is an invaluable resource for those who are relocating to Seattle, it is increasingly out of date. The rents have gone up, the employment scene has changed.

Morrow could also expand the scope of what she covers. How about listings for yoga studios, for example.

Still, it's a must have book for the neophyte Seattle-ite.

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SHE BANGS! SHE BANGS!

Miranda was the quiet type...until she moved to Austin. Home of the hippest college rock bands, Austin, Texas, is a scene. And Miranda is dying to break out of her small-town shell. So she decides to do something totally un-Miranda: learn to play the drums.

When crashing the cymbals, the girl's a wild child! Plus there's a perk to her new gig: a cute bass player. Unfortunately Mr. Bass Man isn't exactly looking for love. Can this rocker chick change his tune? Or does finding her own rhythm mean sacrificing true love?

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A fantastic book.......2007-01-08

This book is awesome, funny and also very romantic. I can relate very much to Miranda because I'm a small town girl myself, who later went on to experience life in a big city. This book proves to all teenage girls that to get the man of your dreams, just be you, and never shirk from anything you want to do fearing it's not right for you (unless of course it is something illegal or morally wrong!).

This book was great!!!!!!!!.......2006-01-24

I read this book in 2 hours. It is an awesome book for teenage girls. Especially female musicians. This book is about a girl named Miranda who has just graduated high school in a small Texas town. She moves to Austin and finds out that she can be whoever she wants to be around all the new people she meets. She sees and add and then decides to take drumming lessons. Drumming then becomes her passion. She lives, breathes and eats the music. A local band then needs a temporary drummer because theirs was not able to play and Miranda accepts the offer. While playing with the band she meets the bass player, Adam, and falls in love with him. But love isn't really what he is looking for.

An amazing plot full of twists and turns, this book is great. You learn to like all of the characters, especially Miranda, even if they make really stupid mistakes. I hope that you will read this book. :)

She's Got to be Kidding.......2005-12-21

In Pulse's line of teen romantic comedies, there are some really delightful storylines. Too bad there aren't a lot of really delightful authors.

The biggest problem in this book is Miranda, who is unsympathetic and unlikable. She is naive and ignorant beyond all believability, and spends an inordinate amount of time blushing and giggling. Her attempts at forceful decision making are unconvincing, as is her sudden passion for drumming. And she's rather shallow, too, dating a guy who isn't too bright just because he's really cute, laughing at poor, geeky people, and thinking of plus sized girls in tight jeans as people who "apparently didn't own a full-length mirror". So much for being PC.
The people around her have a little more personality, but they're still ridiculously stereotyped. Miranda's friends aren't so bad, but every other girl in the world is an easy, partying groupie who wears only mini skirts and tight tube tops. And the guys are all commitment fearing pigs...except for Mr. Sensitive, otherwise we wouldn't have a love story here, would we?
I'm not sure where Krulik learned about music. Supposedly, the band Miranda joins plays music that's not punk at all (as she assumed) but a sort of R&B/Country kind of thing. Um...with song names like 'Massacre of the Heart' and 'Coldhearted Queen'? Sounds like straight up emo to me. Oh, and the one punk band that is seen during the book is absolutely horrible. Folks, generalizations do not a good book make.

The writing is structurely sound, but otherwise unimpressive. A lot of the dialogue seems forced and contrived, especially the humorous bits...not a good thing for a romantic COMEDY. Krulik's style is heavy-handed and lacks subtlety; she feels the need to tell the reader everything she already implied.
The story meanders far, far too much. Now, this wouldn't have been a problem if that time had been spent on the developing relationship. But we don't even meet Mr. Right until page 70 or so, and she doesn't start spending time with him until the book is about half over. Even then, they're not around each a lot, and there's no chemistry between them whatsoever. So as the book begins to draw to a close, Miranda hatches a half-baked plan to get him, which fails. And then another half-baked plan to get BACK at him, which beyond all reason and believability actually succeeds. Huh.

And what's with the guys randomly sticking their tongues in Miranda's mouth? The sexual content here is silly and exploitive. It's like this is teen chick lit trying to be adult chick lit. Or perhaps adult trying to be teen.

This book makes u wanna rock.......2005-08-10

Mirada is shy and timid. She tries to break out of the comfort zone so she takes drum lessons. She loves it and eventually joins a band. What she doesn't expect is to fall for their basist and songwriter. This book has nothing to intense but is a sweet read for all girls who wanna rock.

A cute, quick read.......2005-06-21

SHE'S GOT THE BEAT is another book from the Simon Pulse teen romantic comedy line, and I found it irresistable. It's a cute, fun, easy read that teenage girls will love, especially considering the strong female characters.

Miranda has just graduated from high school, and for the first time in her life she's leaving her small town for bigger things - she's going to school in Austin, Texas. With support from her family and (most of) her friends, she heads off...and of course, Austin is nothing like she imagined. After a rough start, though, Miranda makes some new friends (Kathleen, the more alternative-type girl and Missy, the flirt) and things start looking up.

Miranda still feels like something is missing though, and that's when SHE'S GOT THE BEAT really starts picking up. She decides that she's going to do something completely unlike herself: Miranda signs up for drum lessons.

SHE'S GOT THE BEAT is a good mix of comedy, music, and romance. Miranda's different encounters with a few (very) different boys are funny and relateable at the same time.

Recommended to fans of How Not to Spend Your Senior Year, the Mates, Dates, and...series, and Royally Jacked.

Overall grade - B

She's got the 'Survivor' beat. (Free Press).(journalist enters reality show competition)(Brief Article): An article from: American Journalism Review

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She's got the 'Survivor' beat. (Free Press).(journalist enters reality show competition)(Brief Article): An article from: American Journalism Review
Jill Rosen
Manufacturer: University of Maryland
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This digital document is an article from American Journalism Review, published by University of Maryland on April 1, 2002. The length of the article is 567 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: She's got the 'Survivor' beat. (Free Press).(journalist enters reality show competition)(Brief Article)
Author: Jill Rosen
Publication: American Journalism Review (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2002
Publisher: University of Maryland
Volume: 24 Issue: 3 Page: 11(1)

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She's Got the Beat
Nancy E. Krulik
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She's got the beat: An article from: The Exceptional Parent

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She's got the beat: An article from: The Exceptional Parent

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Release Date: 2005-09-12

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The book presents approaches and methodologies for predicting the structure and diversity of key aquatic communities (namely diatoms, benthic macroinvertebrates and fish), under natural conditions and under man-made disturbance. Such an approach will make it possible to: 1) set up procedures for robust and sensitive ecosystem evaluation, based on the prediction of the expected community structure; 2) model community structure in disturbed ecosystems, taking into account all the relevant ecological variables; 3) test ecosystem sensitivity to natural and anthropic disturbance; and 4) explore specific actions to be taken for the restoration of ecosystem integrity.

Modelling Community Structure in Freshwater Ecosystems

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Modelling Community Structure in Freshwater Ecosystems
Sovan (EDT)/ Scardi, Michele (EDT) Lek
Manufacturer: NY
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yes, I am numerically challenged . . ........2000-05-24

the title, Business Math for The Numerically challenged, first gave me hope, then gave me a good foundation in the simple, basic skills needed for me to survive the numerical world. thank you to the authors, Inc Staff Career Press. I recommend this clearly stated clearly written guide for those of us who need "extra" help in the area of career (business) math.

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1896. American editor and author. This volume contains: a Biographical Sketch; The Relation of Literature to Life; Simplicity; Equality; What Is Your Culture to Me? Modern Fiction; Thoughts Suggested by Mr. Froude's Progress; England; The English Volunteers During the Late Invasion; The Novel and the Common School; A Night in the Garden of the Tuileries; and The People for Whom Shakespeare Wrote. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner (Notable American Authors)

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Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner (Notable American Authors)
Charles Dudley Warner
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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner V15

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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner V15
Charles Dudley Warner
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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Vol. IX

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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner Vol. IX

Manufacturer: The American Publishing Company
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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner, (Volume 12)The Golden House

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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner, (Volume 12)The Golden House
Charles Dudley Warner
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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner-Saunterings - Volume 2 (Notable American Authors)

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The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner-Saunterings - Volume 2 (Notable American Authors)
Charles Dudley Warner
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