The Samuel May Williams Home: The Life and Neighborhood of an Early Galveston Entrepreneur (Fred Rider Cottenpopular History Series, No 7)
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    Margaret Swett Henson
    Manufacturer: Texas State Historical Association
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    A Season On the Brink : A Year With Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
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      John feinstein
      Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Audio
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      A Season on the Brink, A Year with Bob Knight & the Indiana Hoosiers
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        John Feinstein
        Manufacturer: New York: MacMillan Publishing Co. 1986
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        A Season on the Brink, A Year with Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
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          John Feinstein
          Manufacturer: Simon and Schuster
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          A Season on the Brink: A Year With Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
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            A Season on the Brink: A Year With Bob Knight and the Indiana Hoosiers
            John Feinstein
            Manufacturer: Fireside
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            SUMMERS IN SUFFOLK: Six One-Act Plays: With the Bonus, SUMMER DREAMS, a Screenplay
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              SUMMERS IN SUFFOLK: Six One-Act Plays: With the Bonus, SUMMER DREAMS, a Screenplay

              Manufacturer: Telepoetics
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              Binding: Paperback

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              ASIN: 1929507038
              Release Date: 2005-03-22

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              Anchored by two failed attempts to escape the slavery side of the mysterious Dismal Swamp, Summers in Suffolk is six one act plays (and screenplay) that move 130 years beyond the failed attempts. Summers in Suffolk is without a doubt a unique, multi-layered, positive portrayal of African American life spun with the richly poetic language and lyrical images of the South. Throughout the six plays and screenplay of Summers in Suffolk, a reader is caught in author Sheri Bailey's exquisite writing skill, her ability to deliver depth in the simplest of conversations. It is a high honor for Telepoetics to publish these slavery to freedom plays and screenplay as Sheri Bailey's first book, especially in coincidence with the world premiere screening of Summer Dreams at the 2005 Pan African Film Festival in Los Angeles.

              Performing the Nation: Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
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              • kama akili yake watu wenye wana akili nyingi kama wewe
              Performing the Nation: Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
              Kelly Askew
              Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
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              ASIN: 0226029816

              Book Description

              Since its founding in 1964, the United Republic of Tanzania has used music, dance, and other cultural productions as ways of imagining and legitimizing the new nation. Focusing on the politics surrounding Swahili musical performance, Kelly Askew demonstrates the crucial role of popular culture in Tanzania's colonial and postcolonial history.

              As Askew shows, the genres of ngoma (traditional dance), dansi (urban jazz), and taarab (sung Swahili poetry) have played prominent parts in official articulations of "Tanzanian National Culture" over the years. Drawing on over a decade of research, including extensive experience as a taarab and dansi performer, Askew explores the intimate relations among musical practice, political ideology, and economic change. She reveals the processes and agents involved in the creation of Tanzania's national culture, from government elites to local musicians, poets, wedding participants, and traffic police. Throughout, Askew focuses on performance itself—musical and otherwise—as key to understanding both nation-building and interpersonal power dynamics.

              Customer Reviews:

              3 out of 5 stars kama akili yake watu wenye wana akili nyingi kama wewe.......2004-10-05

              kama akili yake watu wenye wana akili nyingi kama wewe
              ninge penda mu ni saidie namusici watarrbu canada
              Performing the Nation: Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
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                Performing the Nation: Swahili Music and Cultural Politics in Tanzania (Chicago Studies in Ethnomusicology)
                Kelly Askew
                Manufacturer: University Of Chicago Press
                ProductGroup: Book
                Binding: Paperback
                ASIN: B000OP5APQ

                Grandmaster Secrets: Openings (Grandmaster Secrets)
                Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                • Laugh And Learn
                Grandmaster Secrets: Openings (Grandmaster Secrets)
                Andrew Soltis
                Manufacturer: Thinkers' Press
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                Binding: Paperback

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                ASIN: 0938650688

                Book Description

                Using a Socratic teacher-student approach in the characters of GM Noah Tall, and Pat Sayre, the topic of this aspect of chess centers around the subjects of materialism, give and take, myths, difficulties, picking and choosing, rules, decisions, de-booking, and many more—dealt with from a veteran chess grandmaster's perspective.

                An illustrative way is used so that everyone can grasp the concepts quickly; to improve in a shorter amount of time. Charts, graphics, and modern games in algebraic notation will add to your enjoyment and a faster learning of the preliminary phase of chess.

                This is volume to of our Grandmaster series by Andrew Soltis. Check out volume 1, Grandmaster Secrets: Endgames.

                Customer Reviews:

                5 out of 5 stars Laugh And Learn.......2007-07-20

                I enjoyed this book. It is quirky, funny, and yet highly informative. I wouldn't call these "grandmaster secrets" but things that average players need to know. I don't think you can find this sort of advise anywhere else. I have the endgame book, too, and like it for the same reasons. The style won't appeal to everybody, obviously, but I got a big kick out of it and maybe you will too. But the main point is that it improved my chess.
                New in Chess Yearbook vol. 51. Inside Stories: Grandmasters Give Away Their Opening Secrets.
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                  New in Chess Yearbook vol. 51. Inside Stories: Grandmasters Give Away Their Opening Secrets.

                  Manufacturer: Chess Combination, Inc.
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: CD-ROM
                  ASIN: 158863051X

                  Book Description

                  36 database Surveys
                  [CDROM ADDS all previous surveys
                  (including annotated games)
                  on these variations: total 65]

                  38,000 games
                  [CDROM offers NicBase 3 and PGN format
                  Print Option for all games, including annotated games
                  Use your chess program (Rebel or Fritz) to get an instant second opinion on any position in the game you are looking at] THEORETICAL ARTICLES:
                  -Tiviakov Sicilian: Sveshnikov Variation 9.Nd5 SI 37.16
                  -Shulman, Kapengut King's Gambit: Topical Problems 2...ef4 3.Nf3 KG 2
                  -Nadanian Grünfeld Indian: Nadanian Variation 5.Na4 GI 3.4

                  NiC FORUM:
                  Sicilian Perenyi's 16.Rg1 SI 9.9
                  Sicilian Dragon 6.Bc4 SI 15.13
                  Sicilian Sveshnikov 10...Bg7 SI 38.1
                  Classical Pirc 5.Be3 PU 14.2
                  French Advance Variation 6...f6 FR 3.3
                  Petroff 5...Nd7 6.Nf7 RG 2.5
                  Ruy Lopez Marshall Attack 18.a4 f5 RL 17.11
                  Two Knights Ulvestad 5...b5 KP 12.5
                  Chigorin 3.cd5 VO 14.3
                  Nimzo-Indian 4.Qc2 c5 NI 22.12

                  The people (John van der Wiel c.s.) who put up the special Nobel Prize for anyone who succeeds in refuting the Petroff Defence, will probably also be prepared to offer some kind of award to whoever draws the fangs of the Marshall Attack, another annoying drawing weapon for Black in the 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 repertoire. It appears that there have been rumours buzzing on the Internet about such a refutation, but, as Van der Tak explains, Marshall addicts need not despair yet.

                  Mr. José Vilela draws attention to an unusual way for Black to meet the French Advance Variation, Jeroen Bosch reports on some interesting opening ideas he witnessed in the recent Copenhagen Tournament and A.C. van der Tak updates a few surveys from previous Yearbooks, all in 1.e4 territory (SI 9.9, RG 2.5 and KP 12.5).

                  One of the few 1.d4 contributions sees Alexander Morozevich coming to the rescue of his old favourite, the Chigorin Defence.

                  We start, however, with a story by two Bulgarian players, who make a case for the 10...Bg7 Sveshnikov.. Surveys:
                  SI 1.9 Sicilian: Moscow Variation 3...Bd7 4.Bd7 Qd7 Van der Weide
                  SI 14.8 Sicilian: Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 e5 & 9.g4 Adams, Rogers
                  SI 14.9 Sicilian: Najdorf Variation 6.Be3 e5 & 8.f3 h5 Gelfand
                  SI 19.14 Sicilian: The Perenyi Gambit 7.g4 Polgar, Pliester
                  SI 24.8 Sicilian: Scheveningen Variation 12.a5!? Bosch
                  SI 24.11 Sicilian: Scheveningen Variation 15.Rad1 Gallagher
                  SI 25.6 Sicilian: Sozin Variation 6.Bc4 Qb6 7.Be3 Olthof
                  SI 26.12 Sicilian: Sozin Variation 7...Nc6 Leitao, Bosch
                  SI 44.10 Sicilian: Closed Variation 5.Nge2 Van der Weide, Appleberry
                  PU 11.3 Pirc: Austrian Attack 5.e5 Marin
                  FR 11.4 French: Winawer Variation 7.Qg4 0-0 8.Bd3 Qa5 Rustemov
                  FR 14.4 French: Tarrasch Variation 3...Be7 Morozevich
                  CK 1.10 Caro-Kann: An Early Divergence 2.c4 e5 Belikov
                  CK 4.4 Caro-Kann: Advance Variation 4.Nc3 Anand, Bosch
                  CK 11.6-7 Caro-Kann: Capablanca Variation 7...Nf6 Illescas
                  RG 2.7 Petroff: The topical 7...Bd6 Van der Sterren
                  RG 6.12 Petroff: A natural line: 8.c4 Morozevich, Van der Sterren
                  RL 21.4 Ruy Lopez: Main Line with 9...a5 L.B. Hansen
                  RL 23.11 Ruy Lopez: Keres Variation 11...Nd7 Anand, Lukacs, Hazai
                  SL 9.4 Slav: Meran Variation 9...b4 Pelletier
                  QG 11.9-10 Queen's Gambit: Classical 7.Bb3 Kramnik, Dokhoian
                  GI 3.3 Grünfeld Indian: Kortchnoi's Latest Toy: 5.Bd2 Langeweg
                  GI 5.9 Grünfeld Indian: Sevilla Variation 12.Bf7 Kuijf
                  GI 10.3 Grünfeld Indian: Russian System with 7.Bf4 Flear
                  GI 10.3 Grünfeld Indian: Prins Variation 7...Na6 Timman, Sosonko
                  KI 2.1 King's Indian: Kozul's Pawn Sacrifice 14.c5 Piket
                  KI 75.3 King's Indian: Fianchetto Variation 7...Qb6 J. Horvath
                  BI 7.16 Benoni/King's Indian: Four Pawns Attack 9...Re8 Van der Tak
                  BI 23.4 Volga Gambit: Dreev's favourite 5.b6 Dreev
                  HD 6.4 Dutch: Leningrad Variation 8...Ne5 Nogueiras, Sieiro Gonzalez
                  EO 28.12 English: Symmetrical Variation 5.Nf3 e6 6.d4 Nogueiras, Sieiro Gonzalez
                  EO 34.1 English: Symmetrical Variation 3.Nf3 g6 4.e3 Van der Sterren
                  EO 49.13 English: An Early Queen Check 5....Qa5 Shulman, Kapengut

                  Math for Merchandising: A Step-by-Step Approach (3rd Edition)
                  Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                  • GREAT BOOK
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                  • Good merchandising info, math not too helpful
                  • So easy to follow!
                  • I finally understand math!
                  Math for Merchandising: A Step-by-Step Approach (3rd Edition)
                  Evelyn C. Moore
                  Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
                  ProductGroup: Book
                  Binding: Paperback

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                  ASIN: 0131107348

                  Book Description

                  This book takes users step by step through the concepts of merchandising math. It is organized so that the chapters parallel a career path in the merchandising industry. The book begins with coverage of fundamental math concepts used in merchandising and progresses through the forms and math skills needed to buy, price, and re-price merchandise. Next readers learn the basics of creating and analyzing six-month plans. The final section of the book introduces math and merchandising concepts that are typically used at the corporate level. For individuals pursuing a career in merchandising.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  5 out of 5 stars GREAT BOOK.......2002-07-23

                  IT WAS PRACTICAL-EASY TO FOLLOW-AND MADE MY JOB SO MUCH EASIER! NOT AT ALL LIKE TEXTBOOKS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL DUMB--NEVER GOT LOST--HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

                  5 out of 5 stars PRAISE.......2000-06-10

                  THIS IS TRUE THAT YOU PROVIDE DETAIL ABOUT MERCHANDISING ,AND I FOUND IT THE BEST ONE IN THE WORLD OF LIBRARY

                  3 out of 5 stars Good merchandising info, math not too helpful.......2000-04-11

                  As a newcomer to merchandising, I found this book's explanations of key terminology and tips on merchandise planning to be very helpful. The math, however, was entirely too simplistic to be of much use. This book contains an entire chapter on how to use a calculator. If you're looking for a good general overview of the field, this is a good book. But anyone with an elementary education should already know the math.

                  5 out of 5 stars So easy to follow!.......2000-02-06

                  I am taking a retail math class in college and using this book. I always hated math, and never did well in high school. This book is easy for me to follow, and most of all it really is step by step and now all the math work makes sense. I know what I am learning now will help me throughout my merchandising career.

                  5 out of 5 stars I finally understand math!.......1999-10-08

                  I finally understand math! This is the first time I ever enjoyed a math class. I learned one step at a time how to solve problems easily. There are problems, with business definitions explained, examples, the forms you really use on the job, and helpful hints on how to solve the problems successfully. The book is easy to follow, and really helps you with the work,instead of frustrating you. I'm working in a retail store while I attend school, and I finally understand the paperwork I have to complete. The book shows you how to understand and calculate all the retail math skills you'll ever need to know!
                  Math For Merchandising: A Step-by-step Approach
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                    Math For Merchandising: A Step-by-step Approach
                    Evelyn C. Moore
                    Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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                    Binding: Paperback
                    ASIN: B000OIMFG0

                    A Letter for Daria
                    Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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                    • A GREAT SKATER,WOMAN AND MOTHER
                    • A Delightful Book full of warmth and love
                    • Beautiful book of a mother's love for her child.
                    • Disenchanted
                    A Letter for Daria
                    Ekaterina Gordeeva , Gordeeva Ekaterina , Antonina W. Bouis , and Daria Grinkov
                    Manufacturer: Little Brown & Co (Juv)
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                    ASIN: 0316329940

                    Customer Reviews:

                    5 out of 5 stars Great Book.......2004-07-06

                    I'm really glad I picked up this book. First off, it is a book that you can easily read in a single sitting. The family photos just add to the book.

                    Ekaterina's writing is very personal. It made me want to continue reading the book. I was a little disappointed when I reached the end, not because there were parts of the book that I didn't like, but because I wanted the book to keep going. I wanted to read more.

                    She is such a strong woman and has an amazing family. One part of her life is a situation that I'm currently going through. Reading how she handled it and bettered herself is an inspiration to me.

                    Why doesn't the US celebrate International Women's Day?

                    4 out of 5 stars A GREAT SKATER,WOMAN AND MOTHER.......2003-07-21

                    Ekaterina is a very strong woman.
                    I know first hand,because I work on the ice with her and her daughter Daria....who is a wonderful child, a delight to be around...whom is raised very well behaved and intelligent.

                    Hats off to them both.
                    And her newest edition,little Liza is the cutest thing at the ice rink these days.

                    Wonderful people!!!! I wish the best for her always!! I feel so fortunate to have had this opportunity to meet her and her daughters.

                    Lisa

                    5 out of 5 stars A Delightful Book full of warmth and love.......2003-06-05

                    This is a delightful book that showcases a mother's obvious love for her daughter and for her own mother and grandmother. In this book Katia reveals as much or more about herself than she did in her previous book (also a great book) and tells lots of cute and funny antecdotes about her family. As much as I love My Sergei, I think I actually like this one better. But, you should know, it is written for an older children's reading level and is very different from My Sergei in style.

                    Just so no one is mislead, there is NO mention of abortion in this book. Katia says only that she was very lucky that her parents and Sergei were supportive of her having Daria - nothing more, nothing less. Nor does Katia mislead anyone about her (and Sergei's) arrangements for the care of her/their daughter while they were away from home on tour for half the year (her parents moved to the U.S. with them so they could care for Daria while her parents worked (touring) - all children should be so lucky to have their grandparents with them rather than spending long hours in daycare - and Katia expresses her gratitude that that option was available and her desire to do the same for Daria's children one day just as her grandmother took care of her while her own parents were away).

                    In short, this is a delightful book that anyone with a mother or a child can enjoy and appreciate whether they are fans of skating or not. The wisdom Katia has gained from her grandmother and mother and passes on (along with her mom) to Daria is delightful and rings true across all cultures. This book also has some interesting glimpses into Russian/Soviet culture as it differs from our own.

                    5 out of 5 stars Beautiful book of a mother's love for her child........2003-02-23

                    Obviously a previous reader didn't actually read this book since Katia doesn't talk about aborting her child in A Letter for Daria. This book is full of stunning pictures and you can see the love and happiness within this family. The story to her daughter is wonderful. Maybe this book will start a trend-all mothers should write journals to their children. I wish mine had.

                    1 out of 5 stars Disenchanted.......2002-04-26

                    Katia comes across as a very needy, possessive, weak person. She gives the impression she raises her daughter when in reality her parents raised Daria. I can't believe Katia would relate in a children's book that she wanted to abort her daughter. She appears to see children as a burden. I'm disappointed.
                    Letters of Dorothea, Princess Lieven, during her Residence in London, 1812-1834
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                      Letters of Dorothea, Princess Lieven, during her Residence in London, 1812-1834
                      Daria Khristoforovna Lieven
                      Manufacturer: Adamant Media Corporation
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Paperback

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                      ASIN: 1421216833
                      Release Date: 2001-02-06

                      Product Description

                      Edited by Lionel G. Robinson. This Elibron Classics book is a facsimile reprint of a 1902 edition by Longmans, Green, and Co., London, New York and Bombay.
                      The private letters of Princess Lieven to Prince Metternich, 1820-1826 (Albemarle library)
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                        The private letters of Princess Lieven to Prince Metternich, 1820-1826 (Albemarle library)
                        Daria Khristoforovna Benckendorff Lieven
                        Manufacturer: J. Murray
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                        Binding: Unknown Binding
                        ASIN: B0006DBDRA

                        A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals
                        Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
                        • A sad theme but
                        • Rats, Cats & Foxes
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                        • beatifully written and illustrated
                        • beautifully rendered book!
                        A Gap in Nature: Discovering the World's Extinct Animals
                        Tim Flannery
                        Manufacturer: Atlantic Monthly Press
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                        Binding: Hardcover

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                        ASIN: 0871137976

                        Book Description

                        Since humans first wandered from their original habitat in Africa, over fifty millennia ago, they have radically altered the environment wherever they have gone, often at the cost of the animals who'd ruled the wild before mankind's arrival. Humanity's spread throughout the globe has begotten what paleontologist Richard Leakey has termed the "sixth age of extinction" -- the most deadly epoch the planet's fauna have seen since the demise of the dinosaurs. And in the last five hundred years, since the dawn of the age of exploration, this rate of extinction has accelerated ever more rapidly. In A Gap in Nature, scientist and historian Tim Flannery, in collaboration with internationally acclaimed wildlife artist Peter Schouten, catalogs 104 creatures that have vanished from the face of the earth since 1492. From the tiny Carolina parakeet to the majestic Steller's sea cow, which was over twenty-five feet long and weighed ten tons, all of these animals have become extinct as a direct result of the European expansion into every corner of the globe. Flannery evocatively tells the story of each animal: how it lived and how it succumbed to its terrible destiny. Accompanying each account is a beautiful color representation (life-size in the original painting) by Schouten, who has devoted years of his life to this extraordinary project. Animals from every continent are represented -- American passenger pigeons, Tasmanian wolves, and African blaauwboks -- in this homage to a lost Eden. This extraordinary book is at once a lament for the lost animals of the world and an ark to house them forever in human memory.

                        Customer Reviews:

                        5 out of 5 stars A sad theme but.......2007-01-05

                        ...a Very good book. The ilustrations are fantastic and the historical backgrounds on each species are very good.

                        Reading about extinct animals is always a bit of a sad and revolting reading but it's also a very interesting one. Read about this book on Bill Bryson's "A Short History of nearly Everything" so i bought it.

                        Very satisfied.

                        5 out of 5 stars Rats, Cats & Foxes.......2006-07-02

                        Beautiful, interesting, well-written book, but it is clearly not intended as a scientific monograph, so if that is what you want you'd better look elsewhere.

                        Most of the species covered are rodents and birds, with some reptiles and larger mammals thrown in. All are beautifully illustrated.

                        While there are certainly many species in the book wiped out by direct human action (hunting & habitat destruction) in recorded history, most of the lost species seem to have been wiped out by indirect human action--the introduction of rats, cats, and foxes to the (usually) isolated island habitats by modern humans meant the end for the species which had evolved without these creatures. Interestingly, many of the species seem to have barely survived only in niche habitats even before the arrival of European colonists, etc. Two other species seem to have been wiped out by a volcanic eruption and a hurricane, respectively, in their very small habitats.

                        The book also records many instances of the last known specimens of clearly endangered species being killed by hunters and museum collectors (!), often identified by name. While it makes you wonder what makes these people tick, it sure seems like any species reduced to a handful of survivors didn't have long for this world in any event.

                        And the good news? Well, it sounds like many (by by no means all) of the lost species are survived--at least for now--by closely-related species. Hopefully we'll do better with these survivors!

                        5 out of 5 stars Two sides to this book.......2006-05-01

                        I found this to be an excellent, but simple book. I say it in this way in that it is one that is a quick overview of the species involved, but also one that makes me appreciate what has been lost. It's not an in-depth biological study nor is it intended to be.

                        It's also has two sides in that it shows the wonder of nature and how amazing it is, but by the end of the book, it left me depressed. So much has been lost and this book makes me appreciate it. It give me the motivation to do what I can, however little that is, to perhaps help prevent this in the future.

                        I read this book several time and every time I went, "Wow!"

                        5 out of 5 stars beatifully written and illustrated.......2006-02-24

                        this book is a masterpiece. everyone that i have shown it to has loved the illustrations and descriptions of these animals. the joy of this book, however, is bittersweet due to the loss of these animals from the face of the earth. it is a beautiful work and is a must if you are interested in evolution, extinction or conservation.

                        5 out of 5 stars beautifully rendered book!.......2005-10-12


                        this is a great book for the non-specialist reader who wants to learn more about extinct animals but is not an expert in the area. you won't be disappointed-- it contains a great deal of information and the illustrations are top-notch.

                        Science Fair Projects for Dummies
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                          Science Fair Projects for Dummies
                          Maxine Levaren
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                          ASIN: 0764554603

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                          Uh-oh, now you’ve gone and done it, you volunteered to do a science fair project. Don’t sweat it, presenting at a science fair can be a lot of fun. Just remember, the science fair is for your benefit. It’s your chance to show that you understand the scientific method and how to apply it. Also, it’s an opportunity for you to delve more deeply into a topic you’re interested in. Quite a few scientists, including a few Nobel laureates, claim that they had their first major breakthrough while researching a science fair project. And besides, a good science fair project can open a lot of doors academically and professionally—but you already knew that.

                          Stuck on what to do for your science project? This easy-to-follow guide is chock-full of more than 50 fun ideas and experiments in everything from astronomy to zoology. Your ultimate guide to creating crowd-pleasing displays, it shows you everything you need to know to:

                          Science fair guru Maxine Levaren gives walks you step-by-step through every phase of choosing, designing, assembling and presenting a blue ribbon science fair project. She gives you the inside scoop on what the judges are really looking for and coaches you on all the dos and don’ts of science fairs. And she arms you with in-depth coverage of more than 50 winning projects, including:

                          Your complete guide to doing memorable science projects and having fun in the process, Science Fair Projects For Dummies is a science fair survival guide for budding scientists at every grade level.
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                            Maxine Levaren
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                            Who Guards the Guardians: Judicial Control of Administration (Richard B. Russell Lectures, No 6)
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                              Martin M. Shapiro
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                              Who Guards the Guardians and How: Democratic Civil-Military Relations
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                                "This volume provides much-needed insights into the specific institutional requirements for democratic civilian control of the military. It combines in-depth scholarship with an empirical reach that stretches across several continents and the first world-third world divide. Its contributors represent an ensemble of civilians, soldiers, scholars, and practitioners, whose combined efforts should be of enormous interest to all those concerned with civil-military relations in the democratic world."

                                —David Pion-Berlin, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Riverside

                                The continued spread of democracy into the twenty-first century has seen two-thirds of the almost two hundred independent countries of the world adopting this model. In these newer democracies, one of the biggest challenges has been to establish the proper balance between the civilian and military sectors. A fundamental question of power must be addressed—who guards the guardians and how?

                                In this volume of essays, contributors associated with the Center for Civil-Military Relations in Monterey, California, offer firsthand observations about civil-military relations in a broad range of regions including Latin America, Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Despite diversity among the consolidating democracies of the world, their civil-military problems and solutions are similar—soldiers and statesmen must achieve a deeper understanding of one another, and be motivated to interact in a mutually beneficial way. The unifying theme of this collection is the creation and development of the institutions whereby democratically elected civilians achieve and exercise power over those who hold a monopoly on the use of force within a society, while ensuring that the state has sufficient and qualified armed forces to defend itself against internal and external aggressors. Although these essays address a wide variety of institutions and situations, they each stress a necessity for balance between democratic civilian control and military effectiveness.

                                Who Guards the Guardians?: Intercultural Dialogue on Environmental Guardianship
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                                  Peter Raine
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                                  This book attempts to link ecology, philosophy, and theology through an exploration of a new model of intercultural dialogue. Case studies provide practical and theoretical applications, which lead to a deeper understanding of not only environmental guardianships but also the fundamental relationship between human beings and nature's being.
                                  Who Shall Guard The Guardians Themselves?: An Analysis Of U.s. Strategy In The Middle East Since 1945 (Europaische Hochschulschriften. Reihe III, Geschichte Und Ihre Hilfswissenschaften, Bd. 801.)
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                                    Who Shall Guard The Guardians Themselves?: An Analysis Of U.s. Strategy In The Middle East Since 1945 (Europaische Hochschulschriften. Reihe III, Geschichte Und Ihre Hilfswissenschaften, Bd. 801.)
                                    Lorenza Rossi
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                                    Who Will Guard the Guardians?
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                                      A.P. Williams
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                                      Who guards the Guardian?(writeback): An article from: Town and Country Planning
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                                        Roger Levett
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                                        Release Date: 2006-07-14

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                                        Author: Roger Levett
                                        Publication: Town and Country Planning (Magazine/Journal)
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                                        Who will guard the guardians? (Ethics Committees): An article from: The Hastings Center Report
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                                          Author: Cynthia B. Cohen
                                          Publication: The Hastings Center Report (Refereed)
                                          Date: January 1, 1989
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                                              Sorokin; Pitirim A. and Walter A. Lunden
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