Core PHP Programming, Third Edition
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  • Not for PHP programmers
  • a welcome addition
  • The quality doesn't match the bulk.
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  • Great Reference/Tutorial Mixture
Core PHP Programming, Third Edition
Leon Atkinson , and Zeev Suraski
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall PTR
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Binding: Paperback

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Customer Reviews:

2 out of 5 stars Not for PHP programmers.......2006-05-11

"Core" PHP in the title, and Z.Suraski among the authors triggered my desire to acquire the book. Being a "hacker", fond of systems, C, C++ and Java, I was expecting a book from a PHP contributor to be plenty of useful tips, recommendations etc...

What a disappointment. This is an incomplete and disorganized self-congratulatory reference.


Authors, probably paid by the page, integrate useless data separated by numberous blank pages.

Just 2 examples:
- 7 pages of the result of the command "configure --help", without comments. Completely useless.
- 4 pages to talk one page of "PHP tags"! (you know the < ?php >)


The description of the PHP functions is botched up and incomplete. Listings (samples) are numberous, but unfortunately they are rarely relevant for complex functions. Moreover the function title itself is only headed in "bold" while listings titles are bordered and shaded - it makes the whole hard to read/search.

Regarding the documentation of functions, when they're off the beaten track, usually the authors get their "joker"... < < A full discusion of xxx is beyond the scope of this book >> (e.g. see the shared memory). Being a system hacker, the book often gave me the impression that the author(s) don't master what they talk about.


Self-congratulation: if you contributed to the open-source PHP, first, congratulations! PHP is a wonderful language, easy to use, easy to debug, performing well ; his numberous authors around the world deserve a big "Congratulation!". However when it comes to program PHP, one need a serious book talking in details about what we need in our daily work, as programmers. In this book you'll find tons of self-congratulory references, naming lots of people, but not actual material to help your work as a programmer. Well, if this is your intention to know more about the history of PHP, or if you belong to the list of people, go for it, you will get your [free] refill of EGO if you need that.


So let's talk about the key to the book, its index:

Thus, if you are looking for ...
M.Adler, J.Ahto, C.Alexander, T.Arntzen, S.Bakken, H.Bergius, A.Black, M.Boeren, S.Caraveo, J.Clark, E.Dijkstra, D.Eriksson, J.Gaill, A.Gutmans, C.Hagenbuch, S.Hughes, A.Isaacs, A.Karajannis, K.Koehntopp, F.Kromann, M.Matsumoto, T.May, P.Melo, T.Nishimura, L.Philips, E.Raymond, M.Rodeh, S.Ruby, R.Schwartz, D.Stenberg, Z.Suraski, G.Thomson, A.Slooten, E.Warnke, J.Zitting, A.Zmievski...
... you are lucky! They're all in the book

However if you have to *work* with PHP, don't look for instance for these important keywords, they're *not* in this book index: global, Super..., header(), strpos(), lock()...

Actually, it was so irritating not to find what I was looking for that php.net became my reference...

Hard to believe that honest people, besides the ones that contributed to PHP itself, can give more than 2 stars to this book. I believe authors have many friends :)

4 out of 5 stars a welcome addition.......2005-11-30

Leon has done it again... given us a book that developers need and will use. I own a lot of books on PHP. But I ALWAYS refer back to Leon' first Core PHP book when in the midst of creating the perfect solution. FYI: I did not find enough reasons to buy the second edition, covering PHP v4.x. True, there is little on each database. As it should be... one only needs to know how to use PHP with their RDBMS of choice. Which this book does well. I have created world class solutions, secure, money making web sites, and Leon's efforts have made it easier for me to get more done in less time. As one reviewer pointed out, this book may not be for everyone. As programmer of "C", Delphi/Pascal, Perl and tons of cgi-bin scripting, his approach is perfect for me.

1 out of 5 stars The quality doesn't match the bulk........2005-07-15

Given the esteem with which the authors are held, one might expect a much better piece of work than this effort. The volume is huge, the coverage of topics much too broad, to warrant the name Core PHP Programming.XML and Generating Graphics are certainly not a core piece of any programming language. Core means syntax, grammar, concepts and the indispensable basics. A mere 100 pages covers eight (8) different databases. There are more than one thousand (1000+) pages in the book ! Database connectivity and processing is probably the single largest application of PHP. You won't learnd much here. The coverage of XML, for example, is similarly shallow. This is certainly not suitable as a textbook. A sad performance by two very important people in the PHP community. From him to whom is given, much is asked. Caveat Emptor.

5 out of 5 stars A thorough text with lasting value.......2005-05-12

This was my second PHP book (after the Quickstart series) and it has proven to be one of the few coding books I can't live without. As an introduction to PHP language constructs, it covers enough to get you started with clear text and concise examples. As a reference, it's invaluable!! Good detail of functions and parameters... interesting stuff on design patterns. I wish there was more instruction on the PHP5 object model, but not enought of an issue to bring down the rating.

Overall, a very thorough, clear text.

5 out of 5 stars Great Reference/Tutorial Mixture.......2004-12-28

Now, understand I went into this book knowing NOTHING about PHP, but I did have a background in Perl, HTML, JavaScript, ASP, Visual Basic, C++, CSS, and QBasic. What's another language, right? It seems to me that all the (horribly) negative reviews for this book come from people that didn't understand it. Programming books are written for certain types of people, and most of the myriad of choices are valid for someone. If you do not know what "syntax" means, this book might not be for you.

I purchased this book because it had simple tutorials and a good index in the back. Because I knew nothing about PHP structurally speaking, I needed a few chapters of tutorials to figure out how to do this or that. From there, I relied on their reference for at-a-glance instructions on how to form arrays, or functions. Again, if you do not know what an array is or what a function is, this book is not for you.

When selecting a programming book, whether you have digital bytes running through your blood or just starting out, go to a freakin' book store and thumb through the resources on the shelf. See how they are written. See if they will teach you something productive. Many basic books fail to tell you the transitional steps to make your own code. Many "advanced" books are merely reference code, that are not a very good starting point for people, well, starting out. Some have illustrations. Some have CDs.

For me, this was the perfect guide. In conjunction with PHP.net, there is no task I cannot conquer with this language.
Core PHP Programming, Third Edition
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    Core PHP Programming, Third Edition
    Zeev Suraski Leon Atkinson
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        The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean (P.S.)
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        5 out of 5 stars Who Knew Lobsters Could Be So Entertaining?.......2007-10-08

        This was an awesome read and was the book that began me interested in reading books about obscure animals. Since this book, I have read books about the platypus, coelacanth, and other wonderous creatures of the world. I learned alot about the lobster and the men that search for them as livelihood or scientific endeavor. This book willnot disappoint! Read it!

        5 out of 5 stars Self-imposed or Government-mandated regulation?.......2007-10-05

        Trevor Corson does a great job of putting a face on the lobster fishery, including its past, its future, and of some of the people who participate in it. It also does a super job at opening the door so we can catch a glimpse of relationships between lobstermen, the scientific community, and government agencies that have connections to America's fisheries.

        I am an invertebrate zoologist by training, and I teach courses in marine biology and invertebrate zoology. Even a of couple years after reading this book I refer to it in my classes. Corson provides some good summary information on the status of our understanding of the ecology and reproductive biology of the American lobster, as well as the status of the Maine lobster fishery.

        If you are like me, you will be impressed by the self-regulating fisheries practices developed and used by lobstemen that have maintained the lobster fishery for many, many years. If the info in the book is accurate, it appears that problems crop up in the fishery most often when government agencies try to develop and impose their own regulations on lobstermen. That was an eye-opener.

        Another delightful part of the book explored interactions between lobstermen and the scientific community. Their developing relationship appears to have potential to benefit both parties.

        I found the book to be readable and enjoyable through and through.

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        5 out of 5 stars Wow!.......2007-09-21

        This was an absolutely fascinating book! Who knew lobsters were so interesting? Not me!

        4 out of 5 stars Must reading for lobster fans !!.......2007-09-09

        This entertaining book provides many insights about the New England lobster and the lobster industry. Corson describes the adventurous lives of these tenacious relatives of the spider. Every year they walk miles from deep in the continental shelf to find the warm summer waters close to shore. There they lay their eggs, shed their shells, and occasionally find their way into lobster pots.

        A lobsterman himself, Corson also shares his own experience as one of the last breed of seafaring "hunter-gatherers". Importantly, he also describes how the lobster industry has tried preserve the lobster population through scientifc research and restrictions on harvesting.

        As one who grew up in a lobstering town, I found this book very informative and entertaining, with a great balance of marine biology, New England history and good old fashioned story-telling. It is a "must read" for anyone interested in knowing more about the coastal environment, the New England fishery--or that boiled red crustacean starring at the clambake.

        5 out of 5 stars The Intelligent Crustacean.......2007-07-23

        I loved this book. I always thought that lobsters were pretty smart, but this peek into their private life below the waves is just great. The book is easy reading, and weaves lobster lore with scientific findings, and brings the reader into the life of Maine lobstermen and their familes, as well as the scientists who help the lobstermen sustain their industry.

        You will not be disappointed. A quick read.

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                      It's where you sit down that determines everything in life.

                      Sarah's aunt Edna paints portraits of chairs. Not people in chairs, just chairs. The old house is filled with the paintings, and the chairs themselves surround her work-a silent yet vigilant audience. At the funeral of Grandma Hutton-whom Edna has cared for through an agonizingly long and vague illness-Sarah begins helping her aunt clean up the last of a life. This includes honoring Grandma's surprising wish to have her ashes scattered in Scotland.

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                      5 out of 5 stars everything this fiction reader looks for.......2007-08-19

                      This story has everything I look for in a book: excellent characters who evolve; a good, strong plot; romance; and humor.

                      Sarah is a fourty-something mother whose husband has betrayed her and whose grandmother has just died. She takes refuge with and also takes care of her grieving Aunt Edna, grandmother's caretaker for the last 20 some years.

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                      This is not quite a light read; it's a lot thicker than that. But it is utterly lovely.

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                      5 out of 5 stars Pull up a chair and start reading! Coomer at his heart-warming best!.......2006-06-22

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                      "We were two fat women, eighteen years apart, a chair artist and a designer of Christmas ornaments, who only knew we had troubles and a hot summer to get through," says Sarah. But as it turns out, there is a great deal more to quirky Aunt Edna's troubles than Sarah could possibly imagine. As the novel turns from the hot, oppressive heat of Texas to the misty beauty of Scotland, she learns of her aunt's remarkable secret life and comes to fully understand the fragile business of living, and even of dying.
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                      5 out of 5 stars Tell Your Friends.......2006-06-04

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                      5 out of 5 stars A Great Read.......2004-01-07

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                      2 out of 5 stars Angels Don't Play This Haarp.......2007-02-18

                      Got me started in the direction of Tesla. Didn't realize that Begich was so much of a Bush hater politically. Once detected political slant, I didn't trust further opinions.

                      5 out of 5 stars Always Tesla .......2006-08-07

                      The printing is terribly small and bad quality. The contents, although repetitive, are of upmost interest and raise a lot of questions specially about the weather changes that we are being confronted with daily. It seems to be an honest description. Of course that when you're dealing with state secrecy - i.e. disinformation, counter information, etc - it is always very difficult to go any further than that.

                      4 out of 5 stars Angels don't play.......2005-08-13

                      Since I am a rank beginner to the topic of HAARP, I found the book helpful.

                      5 out of 5 stars Fascinating.......2004-09-29

                      GREAT READ - While reading this is I had the image of Nichola Tesla sitting by one of his inventions calmly reading a book with his longish hair standing out on edge due to static electricity. PBS has a wonderful special on him that is worth adding to your library.

                      That said, this is a frightening book if even a small part of it is authentic. It makes some very good arguements for being "off the grid" and out in the country. In an age where people are concerned about global warming this is a very interesting concept - some of the HAARP technology can be used to heat up the ionosphere in order to bounce lasers off of it and back to earth. Some of the other applications being considered are also surprising. The should be a wildly read and circulated book. I am not a scientist and I imagine that some of what is contained here is probably hotly debated. Some of the work contained in this book and also Tesla have been written about in the science journal Nexxus.
                      Angels Don't Play This Haarp : Advances in Tesla Technology
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                        Angels Don't Play This Haarp : Advances in Tesla Technology
                        Nick Begich
                        Manufacturer: Earthpulse Press
                        ProductGroup: Book
                        Binding: Paperback
                        ASIN: B000KPHH5Q

                        The First Dynasty Of Islam: The Umayyard Caliphate AD 661-750
                        Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                        • Readable introduction
                        The First Dynasty Of Islam: The Umayyard Caliphate AD 661-750
                        Gerald Hawting
                        Manufacturer: Routledge
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                        Binding: Library Binding

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                        ASIN: 0415240727

                        Book Description

                        "...provides the best account now available in English." -- Journal of the American Oriental Society

                        Gerald Hawtings book has long been acknowledged as the standard introductory survey of this complex period in Arab and Islamic history. Now it is once more made available, with the addition of a new Introduction by the author which examines recent significant contributions to scholarship in the field.

                        Customer Reviews:

                        4 out of 5 stars Readable introduction.......2004-03-15

                        Hawting's history of the Ummayad Caliphate is quite readable -- and straightens out lots of questions I had about the replacement of the Ummayads by the Abbasid dynasty (I had never understood that the jostling went on for so much of the late Ummayad period). Hawting is also helpful on understanding how much Arabisation and Islamisation went hand in hand AND were resisted by the Caliphate for tax-base-preservation reasons (among others).

                        The book is reasonably transparent to the non-specialist. The glossary is useful and he explains most terms both in the text and in the glossary (though there are a few misfires on that score).

                        I've given it 4 rather than 5 stars for the non-specialist reader because it's also SHORT! Those of us who want to know about the early Caliphate without reading, say, reading Madelung's 400-pager on the succession to Muhammad are grateful for a 141-page introduction.

                        100 First-Prize Make-It Yourself Science Fair Projects
                        Average customer rating: 3 out of 5 stars
                        • Best book ever YeeeHaaaa
                        • Did the author really try these experiments ?
                        • 100 First Prize Make it Yourself Science Fair Projects
                        • Interesting Demonstrations, but not really for science fairs
                        • The easyest book out there
                        100 First-Prize Make-It Yourself Science Fair Projects

                        Manufacturer: Sterling Pub Co Inc
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                        Binding: Hardcover

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                        ASIN: 0806907037

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                        Demonstrate the action of magnetic fields, make a moon box, build "ant architecture," and measure static electricity. Plus: try homemade perfume, erupting volcanoes, jumping Puffed Wheat, a bubble gum plant graft, a big green solar machine, and a kite sighter. "Well indexed and accurately illustrated with black-and-white pen-and-ink drawings, this book is a good starting place for finding successful science-fair projects."--School Library Journal. "...can provide needed direction to parents and students facing looming classroom deadlines."--The Los Angeles Times. "...offers a real variety
                        to young scientists..."--Parent Council(r). Selected as Outstanding
                        by Parent Council(r).

                        Customer Reviews:

                        5 out of 5 stars Best book ever YeeeHaaaa.......2005-10-24

                        This book was amazing and I had so much fun reading it. You would never guess that this book would be this good. It has everything you would ever need to win at Science Fair. O my god I must be stoned.

                        1 out of 5 stars Did the author really try these experiments ?.......2002-04-08

                        I agree with Cynthia A Albano from Wood-Ridge, New Jersey United States. My daughter and I tried the Springing Spring Project and it DID NOT work. Now, she needs to talk to her teacher about changing the experiment. I recommended to her to show that the author is wrong and how the experiment should work.

                        2 out of 5 stars 100 First Prize Make it Yourself Science Fair Projects.......2002-02-05

                        Unfortunately, the first project my son attempted was on electromagnetism --- and it didnt work!!! We checked, double-checked, and triple-checked his set-up and it was exact - but no way could we make this project work! Now he's forced to go back to his teacher, hope she allows him to revise the project which she'd already approved, and start all over. This time, at least - we'll make sure he tries the project out before he submits his ideas to the teacher for approval!

                        3 out of 5 stars Interesting Demonstrations, but not really for science fairs.......2001-11-13

                        The author obviously put alot of work into thinking up some of the projects, but they are like projects from out school lab book that "demonstrate" certain scientific principles, they don't actualy work as "science fair projects" because they
                        don't set out to solve a question. Its like "build tornado" or "build this" or "build that" but they are not sceice fair prjects. I think its a good curiosity book to have around if you're into tinkering with stuff, but I dont think its good for coming up with a science fair project.

                        5 out of 5 stars The easyest book out there.......2000-12-07

                        If you need a book to do a sciend fair project it easy it tells you everything you need to know!
                        100 First-Prize Make-It-Yourself Science Fair Projects
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                          Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc.
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                          Binding: Paperback
                          ASIN: 0439149851

                          Bats of Papua New Guinea (Conservation International - Tropical Field Guide Series)
                          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                          • An excellent and practical guide.
                          Bats of Papua New Guinea (Conservation International - Tropical Field Guide Series)
                          Frank J. Bonaccorso
                          Manufacturer: Conservation International
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Paperback

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                          ASIN: 1881173267

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                          Some of the largest and biologically richest tropical forests remaining in the world are found among the 600 islands of Papua New Guinea. These forests support a diverse bat fauna, with 91 native species ranging from the greater flying fox, with a wingspan of 1.6 meters, to the tiny, 2.5-gram lesser sheath-tailed bat. Nineteen of Papua New Guinea's bat species are found nowhere else on Earth.

                          Bats of Papua New Guinea is a handy, portable field guide to these fascinating flying mammals, which play crucial ecological roles as pollinators, seed dispersers, and insect predators. Accessible to amateur naturalists and scientists alike, this guide contains more than 60 color illustrations, line drawings, and maps. Detailed descriptions for each species provide information on field identification, geographic range, natural history (ecology, behavior, physiology), and conservation status. Each entry also gives a complete list of the places where the bat has been found in Papua New Guinea, as well as a list of the bats examined by the author and standard measurements recorded from them.

                          Customer Reviews:

                          5 out of 5 stars An excellent and practical guide........2001-10-01

                          I have found this book very useful both in the field and in the museum. It represents an excellent feat of practical scholarship by Bonaccorso, with good keys, locality information (with maps), reference to specific museum specimens, and external measurements for all species from PNG, including the provinces in the Bismarcks and northern Solomons. It is not only a terrific synthesis of what is known of bat biology in the country, but also offers a large store of new information. Also extremely handy are the comprehensive gazetteer at the end with lat/long coordinates and the good bibliography. Fiona Reid's excellent color illustrations round out the guide.
                          A NEW SPECIES OF THE TUBE-NOSED FRUIT BAT (NYCTIMENE) FROM THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
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                            A NEW SPECIES OF THE TUBE-NOSED FRUIT BAT (NYCTIMENE) FROM THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO, PAPUA NEW GUINEA.
                            J. & C. Hood. Smith
                            Manufacturer: Texas Tech University
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                            Binding: Paperback
                            ASIN: B000WQHV5O
                            The Australo-Papuan genus Syconycteris (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae): With the description of a new Papua New Guinea species (Occasional papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum)
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                              The Australo-Papuan genus Syconycteris (Chiroptera: Pteropodidae): With the description of a new Papua New Guinea species (Occasional papers of Bernice P. Bishop Museum)
                              Alan C Ziegler
                              Manufacturer: Bisop Museum Press
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                              The genus Chalinolobus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae): Taxonomic review of Chalinolobus picatus, C. nigrogriseus, and C. rogersi (American Museum novitates)
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                                The genus Chalinolobus (Chiroptera, Vespertilionidae): Taxonomic review of Chalinolobus picatus, C. nigrogriseus, and C. rogersi (American Museum novitates)
                                Hobart M Van Deusen
                                Manufacturer: American Museum of Natural History
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                                A new genus and species of fruit bats, allied to Nyctimene (American Museum novitates)
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                                  A new genus and species of fruit bats, allied to Nyctimene (American Museum novitates)
                                  G. H. H Tate
                                  Manufacturer: The American Museum of Natural History
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                                  A new species and subspecies of bat of the Hipposideros bicolor-group from Papua New Guinea, and the systematic status of Hipposideros calcaratus and Hipposideros ... (Contributions in science)
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                                    A new species and subspecies of bat of the Hipposideros bicolor-group from Papua New Guinea, and the systematic status of Hipposideros calcaratus and Hipposideros ... (Contributions in science)
                                    James Dale Smith
                                    Manufacturer: Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
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                                    A new species of tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene) from the Bismarck  Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (Occasional papers / The Museum, Texas Tech University)
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                                      A new species of tube-nosed fruit bat (Nyctimene) from the Bismarck Archipelago, Papua New Guinea (Occasional papers / The Museum, Texas Tech University)
                                      James Dale Smith
                                      Manufacturer: Texas Tech Press
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                                      Notes on some collections of bats (Order Chiroptera) from Papua--New Guinea and Bouganville Island (Australia.  Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial ... of Wildlife Research.  Technical paper)
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                                        Notes on some collections of bats (Order Chiroptera) from Papua--New Guinea and Bouganville Island (Australia. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial ... of Wildlife Research. Technical paper)
                                        John L McKean
                                        Manufacturer: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization
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