Diccionario de Terminos Contables
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    Diccionario de Terminos Contables
    Joaquin Blanes Prieto
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    Diccionario De Terminos Contables
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    • Spanish Language dictionary of accounting terms.
    Diccionario De Terminos Contables
    Joaquin Blanes Prieto
    Manufacturer: CECSA
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    Binding: Paperback
    ASIN: B000KXME24

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    5 out of 5 stars Spanish Language dictionary of accounting terms........2007-01-12

    An invaluable dictionary of accounting terms for any person involved in accounting or business activities in a Spanish language environment.
    Diccionario de Terminos Contables y Comerciales: Dictionary of Accounting and Busines Terms
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      Diccionario de Terminos Contables y Comerciales: Dictionary of Accounting and Busines Terms

      Manufacturer: Arthur Andersen & Co
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      ASIN: B000COHBQ0
      Diccionario de terminos contables para Colombia
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        Diccionario de terminos contables para Colombia

        Manufacturer: Editorial Universidad de Antioquia
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        ASIN: 9589021891

        Performance Appraisals That Work: Features 150 Samples for Every Situation
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        • Performance Appraisals that work: features 150 samples for every situation
        Performance Appraisals That Work: Features 150 Samples for Every Situation
        Corey Sandler , and Janice Keefe
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        ASIN: 1593374054

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        It's review time again—and yet you can't find the time or the energy to write those appraisals. You draw a blank when faced with those intimidating HR forms. You struggle to document productivity and behavioral issues. You wish there were an easier way.
        Performance Appraisals That Work to the rescue! With this handy volume on your bookshelf, you'll never fight to find the right words for evaluations again. Chock full of more than 150 sample performance appraisals for all job types, this comprehensive reference guide gives you everything you need to write appropriate evaluations with ease and accuracy--from documenting and rewarding stellar performance to laying the groundwork for disciplinary action.
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        3 out of 5 stars Performance Appraisals that work: features 150 samples for every situation.......2007-03-09

        samples are very limited to specific industries. Uses essay style for reviewing

        Florida Courts, Third Edition
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          Florida Courts, Third Edition
          Carol M. Bast
          Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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          The Exploding Suns: The Secrets of the Supernovas; Updated Edition
          Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
          • Great Overview of Stars + Brief Biology
          The Exploding Suns: The Secrets of the Supernovas; Updated Edition
          Isaac Asimov , and William A. Gutsch
          Manufacturer: Plume
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          5 out of 5 stars Great Overview of Stars + Brief Biology.......2006-05-09

          "The Exploding Suns" covers much history of human's study of the sky and much about stars and life in a surprisingly interesting manner. Descriptions are given about observations throughout history, especially of supernovas (which are what the text comes back to again and again -- hence the second portion of the title).

          The question that seems to be the main motivation for this book is, how do we explain our present situation? However, that question is too broad, so Asimov answers many smaller questions to build the big picture. Where did all the elements come from? How did they form? How did life arise? How did life develop? (The last two are not explained as thoroughly as the first two.) These are just some of the questions that motivates the reader throughout the book.

          Asimov leads the reader through many different types of stars and explains, quite clearly, how a star goes nova or supernova. Of course, if you are looking for the mathematics behind all of this science, this is not the text! Near the end of the text, Asimov also describes some basic biology and gives a "quick" explanation of how life has evolved. Regardless, it is great if you are just interested in the topic, which was my situation. Also, no prior background is assumed; this text is self-contained. Overall, I found the text lively and engaging, something that is not a given with this subject matter. 5 well earned stars.

          "Updated Edition" (What's new?)
          From what I could gather from my updated edition, the "only" update is an added chapter. This new chapter, written by Dr. William A. Gutsch Jr., is worth reading since it contains new developments through recently observed supernovas and describes some modifications to our theories of Type I supernovas (as described in earlier chapters of the book). This isn't saying the earlier chapters are worthless; they explain a lot and this background is needed to understand the recent observations. From my understanding, the modifications to the theory really are modifications to fit the new observations and not an entirely reworked theory, so reading Asimov's text will not be a waste of time (it is not outdated -- new discoveries build on it).

          Organic Photochromic and Thermochromic Compounds: Volume 1: Photochromic Families (Topics in Applied Chemistry)
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            Organic Photochromic and Thermochromic Compounds: Volume 1: Photochromic Families (Topics in Applied Chemistry)

            Manufacturer: Springer
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            This major treatise on photochromism involving organic molecules and derived systems is a result of increased international interest in the field.
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            Synthetic Multivalent Molecules: Concepts and Biomedical Applications
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              Synthetic Multivalent Molecules: Concepts and Biomedical Applications
              Seok-Ki Choi
              Manufacturer: Wiley-Interscience
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              ASIN: 0471563471

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              This book provides basic principles of multivalent interactions found in biological systems as well as an up-to-date and thorough coverage in design concepts, syntheses, and biological activities of multivalent molecules.
              * Contains practical examples of synthetic multivalent molecules in chemistry, biology, and medicine
              * Can be used as both a textbook for students and a reference book for libraries and professionals
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              This book provides basic principles of multivalent interactions found in biological systems as well as an up-to-date and thorough coverage in design concepts, syntheses, and biological activities of multivalent molecules.
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              Ecology of Insects: Concepts and Applications
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                Ecology of Insects: Concepts and Applications
                Martin R. Speight , Mark D. Hunter , and Allan D. Watt
                Manufacturer: Blackwell Publishing Limited
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                ASIN: 0865427453

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                Insects represent over half of all biological diversity. They pervade terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems, functioning as carnivores, herbivores and detritivores. Their ecology is of crucial economic importance to our planet and therefore ourselves - as pests of our crops, vectors of diseases, as beneficials in food webs, pollination and biological control.This textbook strikes a balance between theory and practice and between pure and applied ecology. In presenting the basic themes of insect ecology, it provides a sound background in evolutionary ecology, population dynamics and environmental interactions. These concepts are subsequently applied to a number of topical issues including climate change, the conservation of biodiversity, epidemiology and pest management.Based on a wealth of international teaching expertise, Ecology of Insects is aimed a undergraduate and postgraduate students taking courses in insect ecology and ap0plied entomology, as well as wider degree programmes in biology, general ecology, zoology, forestry and agriculture.
                Microbiology: Concepts and Applications
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                  Microbiology: Concepts and Applications
                  Paul A. Ketchum
                  Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
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                  ASIN: 0471888974

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                  This comprehensive introduction to microbiology, with many applications to everyday life, is enriched by short essays and reports from the Centers for Disease Control. It offers more extensive coverage of molecular biology than most texts, enabling students to better understand microbiological principles and applications. Provides pronunciation of scientific terms, and ``key point'' appear throughout the text to focus attention on important concepts. Coverage includes macromolecules, DNA synthesis, protein synthesis, regulation, and microbial genetics. Chapter outlines begin each chapter so the reader can see at a glance the organization of the material. Summary outlines at the end of each chapter aid review. Contains questions and topics for discussion.
                  Microbiology: Concepts and Applications
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                  • GOOD BOOK
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                  Michael Joseph Pelczar , E. C. S. Chan , and Noel R. Krieg
                  Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Companies
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                  ASIN: 0070492581

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                  5 out of 5 stars GOOD BOOK.......2000-04-02

                  IT IS A GOD BOOK TO READ.IT GIVES YOU LOTS OF INFORMATION ABOUT BIOLOGY

                  Atomic and Molecular Physics and Quantum Optics: Proceedings of the Fifth Physics Summer School the Australian National University Canberra, Austral
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                    H. A. Bachor , and K. Kumar
                    Manufacturer: World Scientific Pub Co Inc
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                    Context Clues: A Basil Coventry Misadventure
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                    • Complex Clues
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                    James C. Ferguson
                    Manufacturer: iUniverse
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                    ASIN: 0595291244

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                    Do you enjoy Monty Python, P.G. Wodehouse and Rowan AtkinsonÂ's Blackadder?

                    If so, then you might just enjoy Context Clues, an irreverent new novel from James C. Ferguson that combines both humor and history as it chronicles the fictional exploits of historyÂ's worst spy.

                    Set during Sir Francis WalsinghamÂ's reign as chief secretary to Queen Elizabeth I, Context Clues follows the adventures of Basil Coventry, an “information gatherer” employed by The Crown. Coventry is the satirical antithesis of Ian FlemingÂ's James Bond: an arrogant, incompetent clod with an unquenchable appetite for anything and everything alcoholic. How the man puts his clothes on—let alone foils evil plots and schemes—remains on of the great mysteries of the universe.

                    The story begins as the agent is called to his superiorÂ's office to receive his new assignment. Unfortunately, Coventry has just returned home after an all-night bender at the local watering hole. He hears not a word of his instructions and spends the rest of the tale attempting to identify the very mystery heÂ's been instructed to solve! Luckily, Coventry finds himself surrounded by a cast of extremely insightful supporting characters and makes absolutely no bones about appropriating their ideas. Now if he can just keep them from getting killed before they solve the mystery...

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                    4 out of 5 stars Complex Clues.......2003-12-30

                    As you follow Basil Coventry, an "information gatherer" in Elizabethan England, there will be numerous chuckles, several guffaws,and even a belly laugh or two. Basil is more interested in finding the next potable and, somtiimes, not so potable alcoholic drink than he is in gathering information. Basil, stumbles, fumbles, and bungles his way, and you are treated to Ferguson's descriptions in simile and metaphor form. Basil dreams of better things for himself but, just when he thinks he has reached his goal, he drops himself back into his old ways and the chance is lost. This is not always an easy read. The archaic words require the use of "complex clues " and , perhaps, a dictionary but it is fun and well worth the read.

                    Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900 (Warfare and History)
                    Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
                    • An indispensable reference, unless you can read Chinese
                    Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900 (Warfare and History)
                    David Graff
                    Manufacturer: Routledge
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                    Binding: Library Binding

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                    ASIN: 0415239540

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                    China's history has been shaped by war. Shortly after 300 AD, barbarian invaders from Inner Asia toppled China's Western Jin dynasty, leaving the country divided and at war for several centuries. Despite this, the empire gradually formed a unified imperial order. Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900 explores the military strategies, institutions and wars that reconstructed the Chinese empire that has survived into modern times.

                    Drawing on classical Chinese sources and the best modern scholarship from China and Japan, David A. Graff connects military affairs with political and social developments to show how China's history was shaped by war. The first survey of medieval Chinese military history to be published in English, this seminal text will be of appeal to readers of both military and Chinese history.

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                    4 out of 5 stars An indispensable reference, unless you can read Chinese.......2002-12-13

                    This is, for now, the best survey of Chinese military history during the long fragmentation of 300-589, a formative period that saw the introduction of the stirrup, heavy cavalry and siege warfare techniques that later served the Tang army so well. It provides a clear and readable account of the many wars in this period, and indeed is often forced to devote more space to narrative than analysis because of the general readership's lack of familiarity with the subject matter.

                    David Graff is perhaps the only academic currently specialising in medieval Chinese military history, and his impressive and very helpful bibliography demonstrates the level of research that has gone into the book. Still, the format of a single book can scarcely contain the fruits of that research. The issue of whether the pivotal Battle of the Fei River was a mere myth, first suggested by Michael Rogers and largely ignored since then by experts in both China and the West, at least gets a mention but not the discussion it deserves. Similarly, the evolution of tactics and weapons in response to horse archery and armoured cavalry is briefly described, but not really placed in the context of the key battles narrated elsewhere. Where he does excel is in considering the different problems of logistics facing the cavalry-based North and the riverine South in the chapter "North versus South". In addition, the Introduction's overview of past historiography and scholarship (or rather the lack of it) in Chinese military history is sufficient to make this book a worthwhile read for readers who, like myself, always wondered why the field was so disgracefully neglected.

                    Graff does make some errors in transliteration, mostly in the tedious process of converting earlier English-language sources from the Wade-Giles system to Hanyu Pinyin. His maps are also too sketchy and few to help the reader much - those fluent in Chinese are encouraged to read Bo Yang's translation of the "Zizhi Tongjian" into modern Chinese (published in Taiwan) for the best available battle maps for this period. Nonetheless, David Graff must be credited for writing a long-needed introduction to early Chinese warfare for Western military enthusiasts. Anyone looking for richer historical detail would proabably have to learn Chinese and read the excellent series by Bo Yang.
                    Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900.(Book Review): An article from: Canadian Journal of History
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                      Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900.(Book Review): An article from: Canadian Journal of History
                      Patricia Grimshaw
                      Manufacturer: University of Saskatchewan
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                      Binding: Digital

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                      ASIN: B0009756LC
                      Release Date: 2006-07-14

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                      This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of History, published by University of Saskatchewan on December 1, 2004. The length of the article is 536 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: Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900.(Book Review)
                      Author: Patricia Grimshaw
                      Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Refereed)
                      Date: December 1, 2004
                      Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
                      Volume: 39 Issue: 3 Page: 642(2)

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                      Atlas of Medieval Jewish History
                      Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
                      • excellent concise book on Jewish history for those who love maps
                      Atlas of Medieval Jewish History
                      Haim Beinart
                      Manufacturer: Holiday House
                      ProductGroup: Book
                      Binding: Hardcover

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                      ASIN: 0130506915

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                      5 out of 5 stars excellent concise book on Jewish history for those who love maps.......2007-04-15

                      I loved this book. The maps on every page sum up a huge amount of information and let me see the big picture of Jewish history. I consulted the medieval sections many times while researching my historical novels, Rashi's Daughters, Book 1: Joheved and Rashi's Daughters, Book II: Miriam.
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                        Haim Beinart
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                        ASIN: B000OIEPXG

                        The Field Description of Igneous Rocks (Geological Society of London Handbook Series)
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                        Richard Thorpe , and Geoffrey Brown
                        Manufacturer: Wiley
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                        ASIN: 0471932752

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                        Geological Society of London Handbook Series Edited by Keith Cox Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London has been publishing since 1845 and now distributes its journal to Fellows throughout the world. This handbook is published as part of a series of authoritative practical guides to field geology. The Field Description of Igneous Rocks Written to complement textbooks on igneous petrology, this handbook equips the student with all the information required to study igneous rocks in the field. It deals with observations from the scale of hand specimens and outcrops to regional mapping of field relationships. Igneous rocks range from volcanic rocks erupted at the Earth's surface to plutonic rocks which crystallised at depth within the Earth,and the techniques to study these differ from those used for the field study in other volumes in this series. `…its genuine "handbook" size, flexible cover and realistic price should make it an affordable part of field equipment for all geology students.' R. A. Howie, Mineralogical Magazine

                        Customer Reviews:

                        1 out of 5 stars WASTE OF MONEY.......2007-05-06

                        This book and the other one (on metamorphic rocks from the Geological Society of London) are worthless pieces of garbage. All pictures are poor quality black and white and on some pages the words are so close to the center of the book they are hard to read. What a waste of money. When they first arrived I thought I had been scammed. I thought someone went to the local copy store, copied these books and then sold me the low quality copy. Information in the book is ok but seems obvious. These books are not field identification guides. They only tell you how to describe a rock and dont help identify anything. They just tell you how the British would rewrite your notes. I am a geologist and have no use for these books and will never trust anything from the Geological society of London again. I mean low quality black and white pictures in a geology book? How the hell is that gonna help?? WASTE OF MONEY!!!!!!

                        3 out of 5 stars overpriced.......2007-01-05

                        This book does have some wonderful information but it is a combination of elementary geology and advanced petrology. It is more a discussion on the formation of igneous rocks not an actual description. It is way overpriced! A great disappointment.
                        The Field Description of Igneous Rocks
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                          The Field Description of Igneous Rocks
                          N. Petford
                          Manufacturer: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
                          ProductGroup: Book
                          Binding: Paperback

                          GeneralGeneral | Geology | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                          ASIN: 0470022361
                          The Field Description of Igneous Rocks/Metamorphic Rocks/Sedimentary Rocks (Geological Society of London Handbook Se)
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                            The Field Description of Igneous Rocks/Metamorphic Rocks/Sedimentary Rocks (Geological Society of London Handbook Se)
                            Tucker , Fry , and Thorpe
                            Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Paperback

                            GeologyGeology | Earth Sciences | Professional Science | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
                            GeneralGeneral | Reference | Subjects | Books
                            GeneralGeneral | Geology | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                            ASIN: 0470208546
                            Middle Proterozoic to Cambrian rocks in central Wisconsin: Anorogenic sedimentary and igneous activity : discussion and geological stop descriptions (Field ... Geological and Natural History Survey)
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                              Middle Proterozoic to Cambrian rocks in central Wisconsin: Anorogenic sedimentary and igneous activity : discussion and geological stop descriptions (Field ... Geological and Natural History Survey)
                              Jeffrey K Greenberg
                              Manufacturer: Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Unknown Binding

                              StratigraphicStratigraphic | Historical | Geology | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                              PetrologyPetrology | Geology | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                              ASIN: B0006YLOYQ
                              Tertiary igneous rocks and Laramide structure and stratigraphy of the Spanish Peaks region, south-central Colorado: Road log and descriptions from Walsenberg ... La Veta to Aguilar (second day) (Field trip)
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                                Tertiary igneous rocks and Laramide structure and stratigraphy of the Spanish Peaks region, south-central Colorado: Road log and descriptions from Walsenberg ... La Veta to Aguilar (second day) (Field trip)
                                Brian S Penn
                                Manufacturer: Colorado Geological Survey, Dept. of Natural Resources
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Unknown Binding

                                GeneralGeneral | Geology | Earth Sciences | Science | Subjects | Books
                                ASIN: B0006QQYNU

                                Marine Protected Areas Needs in the South Asian Seas Region : Maldives (The Iucn Conservation Library)
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                                  Marine Protected Areas Needs in the South Asian Seas Region : Maldives (The Iucn Conservation Library)

                                  Manufacturer: World Conservation Union
                                  ProductGroup: Book
                                  Binding: Paperback

                                  MaldivesMaldives | Asia | History | Subjects | Books
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                                  ASIN: 2831701767

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