From Mandeville to Marx: The genesis and triumph of economic ideology

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From Mandeville to Marx: The genesis and triumph of economic ideology
Louis Dumont
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From Mandeville to Marx (Midway Reprint Series)
Louis Dumont
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From Mandeville to Marx: The Genesis and Triumph of Economic Ideology
Louis Dumont
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Total Organizational Excellence: Achieving world-class performance sets down an implementation framework to guide managers on how to improve business performance in all types of organization.

Drawing on extensive research and case study work conducted within Oakland Consulting and its Research Division, the European Centre for Business Excellence, it shows how to set clear direction and fulfil desired goals through key business and people development processes and regular performance measurement. These are the secrets of successful strategy deployment and change management.

Tested amongst practitioners at a series of conferences
Written by John Oakland, the best-selling author of 'Total Quality Management', in his usual down-to-earth practical style
Suitable for MBA students as well as practising managers

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Written by international experts in the field, this book sets out the scientific arguments for and against the use of methyl bromide which is both naturally occurring and also a man-made product believed to have played a significant role in the depletion of the ozone layer.

Methyl bromide is a widely used fumigant in agriculture, horticulture and the preservation of structural materials. The fate of this natural and man-made chemical is the focus of much fierce debate with scientific, political, social, environmental and economic arguments for and against the production and use of this chemial.

This book does not set out to convince the reader of a predetermined viewpoint. Its purpose is to set out the scientific debate covering the major relevant fields including agriculture, atmospheric chemistry, oceanography, environmental sciences, chemistry, biology and toxicology, as well as two chapters on potential alternatives to methyl bromide. The authors who have contributed to this book are all experts who have played pivotal roles in the international debate on methyl bromide.

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Assessing and improving bioterrorism preparedness among first responders: a pilot study; Methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores; Say ... from: Journal of Environmental Health
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ASIN: B000NA6HHC
Release Date: 2007-02-06

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Title: Assessing and improving bioterrorism preparedness among first responders: a pilot study; Methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores; Say what? Who? Me? Right here in the trenches? Collaborate on what? Seeking common ground in regional all-hazards preparedness training; Defining the role of the environmental health profession in homeland security.(Library Corner)(Chemical and Biological Terrorism Preparedness Manual)(Disaster Field Manual)(Emergency Response to Chemical and Biological Agents)(Public Health Issues in Disaster Preparedness: Focus on Bioterrorism)(Book review)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Journal of Environmental Health (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
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Volume: 69 Issue: 6 Page: 48(2)

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"Critical use" exemptions and the methyl bromide blues.(Biodevastation): An article from: Synthesis/Regeneration

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"Critical use" exemptions and the methyl bromide blues.(Biodevastation): An article from: Synthesis/Regeneration
Sarah Bartlett , and John Hickman
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This digital document is an article from Synthesis/Regeneration, published by WD Press on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 1326 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: "Critical use" exemptions and the methyl bromide blues.(Biodevastation)
Author: Sarah Bartlett
Publication: Synthesis/Regeneration (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2003
Publisher: WD Press
Issue: 32 Page: 29(2)

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Evaluation of weather conditions for methyl bromide ambient air monitoring in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Kern Counties in the year 2000.: An article from: ... of the Air & Waste Management Association

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Evaluation of weather conditions for methyl bromide ambient air monitoring in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Kern Counties in the year 2000.: An article from: ... of the Air & Waste Management Association
LinYing Li , Bruce Johnson , and Randy Segawa
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This digital document is an article from Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2006. The length of the article is 5064 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: Evaluation of weather conditions for methyl bromide ambient air monitoring in Monterey, Santa Cruz, and Kern Counties in the year 2000.
Author: LinYing Li
Publication: Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2006
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Volume: 56 Issue: 1 Page: 68(10)

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Featured article Quiz #4: "methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores".(JEH Quiz): An article from: Journal of Environmental Health

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Featured article Quiz #4: "methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores".(JEH Quiz): An article from: Journal of Environmental Health
Margaret Juergensmeyer
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Environmental Health, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 819 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: Featured article Quiz #4: "methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores".(JEH Quiz)
Author: Margaret Juergensmeyer
Publication: Journal of Environmental Health (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
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Volume: 69 Issue: 6 Page: 49(2)

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Life after methyl bromide: methyl bromide is one of the top five most widely used pesticides in the world. : An article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation

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Life after methyl bromide: methyl bromide is one of the top five most widely used pesticides in the world. : An article from: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation
Pat Hemminger
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Release Date: 2005-11-21

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, published by Thomson Gale on September 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1693 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: Life after methyl bromide: methyl bromide is one of the top five most widely used pesticides in the world.
Author: Pat Hemminger
Publication: Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 1, 2005
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Volume: 60 Issue: 5 Page: 120A(4)

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Methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores.(FEATURES): An article from: Journal of Environmental Health

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Methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores.(FEATURES): An article from: Journal of Environmental Health
Margaret A. Juergensmeyer , Bruce A. Gingras , Rudolf H. Scheffrahn , and Mark J. Weinberg
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This digital document is an article from Journal of Environmental Health, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 1693 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.

From the author: Methyl bromide (MB), an agricultural fumigant used in the United States, is capable of reducing or eliminating Bacillus anthracis spores. In the event of a bioterrorist attack, MB might serve as an excellent decontaminating agent because it leaves no residue and does not damage furnishings and commodities.

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Title: Methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores.(FEATURES)
Author: Margaret A. Juergensmeyer
Publication: Journal of Environmental Health (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
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Volume: 69 Issue: 6 Page: 24(3)

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Methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores.(Practical Stuff!): An article from: Journal of Environmental Health

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Methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores.(Practical Stuff!): An article from: Journal of Environmental Health
Gale Reference Team
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ASIN: B000NA6HGS
Release Date: 2007-02-06

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This digital document is an article from Journal of Environmental Health, published by Thomson Gale on January 1, 2007. The length of the article is 519 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: Methyl bromide fumigant lethal to Bacillus anthracis spores.(Practical Stuff!)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: Journal of Environmental Health (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2007
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Volume: 69 Issue: 6 Page: 46(1)

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The next hurdle in ozone repair. (ozone depletion due to the use of methyl bromide): An article from: World Watch

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The next hurdle in ozone repair. (ozone depletion due to the use of methyl bromide): An article from: World Watch
Molly O'Meara
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Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from World Watch, published by Worldwatch Institute on November 1, 1996. The length of the article is 758 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.

From the supplier: The next obstacle to be surmounted in atmospheric ozone depletion after the effective reduction of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) is the use of the pesticide methyl bromide. The bromine in methyl bromide is 50 times more destructive than the chlorine in CFCs. However, farmers in California have succeeded in convincing state legislators to postpone a ban on methyl bromide because of its usefulness in agriculture. Farmers argued that the ban would have paralyzed the state's farm industry.

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Title: The next hurdle in ozone repair. (ozone depletion due to the use of methyl bromide)
Author: Molly O'Meara
Publication: World Watch (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 1996
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Volume: v9 Issue: n6 Page: p8(1)

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Strawberry fields: are we doomed to use methyl bromide ... forever?(CURRENTS) : An article from: E

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Strawberry fields: are we doomed to use methyl bromide ... forever?(CURRENTS) : An article from: E
Jean Johnson
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This digital document is an article from E, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1056 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: Strawberry fields: are we doomed to use methyl bromide ... forever?(CURRENTS)
Author: Jean Johnson
Publication: E (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2005
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Volume: 16 Issue: 6 Page: 20(3)

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Understand the current concept of wetland and methods for identifying, describing, classifying, and delineating wetlands in the United States with Wetland Indicators - capturing the current state of science's role in wetland recognition and mapping. Environmental scientists and others involved with wetland regulations can strengthen their knowledge about wetlands, and the use of various indicators, to support their decisions on difficult wetland determinations. Professor Tiner primarily focuses on plants, soils, and other signs of wetland hydrology in the soil, or on the surface of wetlands in his discussion of Wetland Indicators. Practicing - and aspiring - wetland delineators alike will appreciate Wetland Indicators' critical insight into the development and significance of hydrophytic vegetation, hydric soils, and other factors. Features · Shows 55 color plates, documenting wetland indicators throughout the nation - with more than 34 soil plates and aerial photos · Illustrates other wetland properties with more than 50 figures · Provides over 60 tables, including extensive tables of U.S. wetland plant communities and examples for determining hydrophytic vegetation Contents Wetland Definitions Wetland Concepts for Identification and Delineation Plant Indicators of Wetlands and Their Characteristics Vegetation Sampling and Analysis for Wetlands Soil Indicators of Wetlands Wetland Identification and Boundary Delineation Methods Problem Wetlands and Field Situations for Delineation Wetland Classification Wetlands of the United States: An Introduction, With Emphasis on Their Plant Communities Wetland Mapping and Photointerpretation

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Not helpful.......2007-04-18

I did not find this book very helpful when it came to identification. It did help with classification and mapping.

Wetland Indicators by R.W. Tiner.......2006-03-05

This book is very well put together and provides a wealth of information on Wetland Indicators. If you are just learning about wetlands, what is in them, and how to identify different ones, then this book will be GREAT for you!

Very Useful.......2000-04-12

This book is a good overview of Wetland Delineations. I bought it for the mapping information and found it useful when using GIS for Wetland Delineation Maps

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More than a century ago, the whaler Charles Melville Scammon chased pods of gray whales across the Pacific, slaughtering them by the hundreds and driving them nearly to the point of extinction. Dick Russell, a noted conservationist and journalist, follows Scammon's wake, bringing news both good and bad about the condition of the gray whale today.

Chronicling a journey along Pacific gray whale routes from Sakhalin Island to the southern tip of Baja California, Russell braces his narrative with the long, politically charged tale of a Japanese corporation's efforts to build a salt-extraction plant on a Mexican lagoon that has served for ages as an important gray whale breeding ground. Writing knowingly of gray whale natural history, and of the effects such an alteration of the environment would have on the species, Russell then turns to other controversial threats to the gray, such as the Washington Makah tribe's decision in the late 1990s to revive a lost tradition of whale-hunting, and the Japanese government's refusal to honor international treaties protecting the gray and other whale species from widespread depredation.

The good news, as Russell writes, is that the Mexican salt plant was eventually stopped. The bad news is that the gray whale is still everywhere under siege. Though it does not displace recent books such as Serge Dedina's Saving the Gray Whale and Robert Sullivan's A Whale Hunt, Russell's is by far the most complete popular account of the gray whale across its wide range, and it makes useful reading for anyone seeking to learn more about this key marine species. --Gregory McNamee

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"Once in a while, a book comes along that redefines its subject to the extent that most previous works immediately become obsolete. Eye of the Whale is such a book...it will change the way you think about the natural world." -RICHARD ELLIS, LOS ANGELES TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Named a Best Book of the Year by three major newspapers upon its initial publication, and now available for the first time in paperback, Eye of the Whale offers an exhilarating blend of adventure and natural history as Dick Russell follows the migration of the gray whale from Mexico's Baja peninsula to the Arctic's Bering Strait.

Originally named "Devil-fish' by nineteenth-century whalers, the gray whale's friendly overtures toward humans over the past generation helped to spark the growth of today's whale-watching industry. This majestic marine mammal has also become a focus of controversy, as environmentalists fought to protect its breeding area from industrial development, some protested renewed hunting by a Native American tribe, and, more recently, scientific studies have noted a new decline in the whale's population.

Russell's narrative interweaves the remarkable story of Charles Melville Scammon, a nineteenth-century whaling captain responsible for bringing gray whales to the brink of extinction, whose change of heart led to his becoming a renowned naturalist. Retracing Scammon's path, the author encounters contemporary marine biologists who have devoted their lives to studying the gray whale, and native peoples for whom subsistence whale hunting means survival in the most remote regions of the North Pacific.

Called "an extraordinary book" by The Washington Post, Eye of the Whale is a stirring account of a creature that is changing our consciousness about the relationship between human beings and the animal kingdom.

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A Wonderful Book.......2005-11-29

The critics are right to rave about "Eye of the Whale" by Dick Russell. In it's plainest form, the book entails a synopsis of the legendary gray whale and it's journeys through Oregon, Washington, the shores of Monterey, Vancouver Island, the Bearing Sea, the Bering Strait (Alaska), and Sakhalin Island, a hot topic in recent news. One of the best explanations of the book I can find is when someone describes encountering a gray whale. "Especially when you looked at its eyes, you just knew it probably thought it was a boatload of those [people] who like to pet them" In this passage we see a lot of what the book is about: People encountering the majestic grays and suddenly have a new opinion of them.
The book has many passage from Charles Melville Scammon, a nineteenth century whaler who brought gray whales to popularity, by nearly killing them all. He then turned naturalist, and studied the gray whale extensively, following them around the globe. Russell tells the story of retracing Scammon's steps and gaining a new perspective.

What is so strong about the book is the writing. When I opened it I didn't think I was going have a thrill a minute, and I didn't. But, I was surprised of it's intricately weaved passages, interesting readers, telling a simple story, and making a strong point without yelling it at you. In this way, Russell has helped the grays greatly by encouraging whale conservation, and showing the many sides of being an endangered species.

The books weaknesses were few and far between, in my opinion. I will say, sometimes the passages, though well worked out were a bit lengthy and could have been more concise. The largeness of the book is intimidating to some, but hopefully this review will help in the case that it isn't a hard read, and also it good to read in just sections, and good to have for reference.

I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in saving a great thing and encouraging conservation of nature in your friends, neighbors, children, and yourself. It's not worded at a hard reading level, and offers great views into the world of the deep.

gray whales!.......2005-11-29

Expecting another boring science book on whales, I was surprised at the way Dick Russell made the whales seem what they should be: interesting. Russell covers almost all aspects of the gray whales in his book Eye of the Whale. As he follows the migratory path of the whales along the coast, the reader gets a good sense of the science, history, and issues surrounding gray whales. He writes about the story of Charles Scammon, the legendary whaler whose research on gray whales is still used by scientists today. He writes about conservation issues and the politics behind the plan to build a saltworks in the protected lagoons. He writes about the individuals involved in gray whale research along the coast. What I really liked about this book though was that instead of just telling the reader about these things, he shows them. He makes the book read more like a story than just a research paper about conservation by using personal accounts and treating the people in his book not just as researchers but as characters. I didn't like when he would go into long, and confusing background explanations that were hard not to skip over. Other than that though it was a well written and up to date account of the interaction between humans and the gray whales. I would reccomend this book to anyone interested in whales at all. You don't need to be a scientist to understand it and it is interesting and informational at the same time.

"That immense...intense and impeccable eye".......2002-02-14

Staring into THE EYE OF THE WHALE certainly seems to be a mystical experience. Unfortunately on the whale watching trips I've been on you get no closer to the whales than the deck of the ship. Not close up and personal (sometimes even rubbing and patting the "friendly whales")as is the case in Baja, California, with watching the Gray whales from small Zodiac boats. Perhaps you are like me then and (unlike the author) know nothing about the metaphysical powers of whales and their ability to bring about meditative and contemplative states in mankind while imparting transcendental wisdom. This book is therefore equal parts a journey of self discovery by the author and a natural history and scientific discourse on the Pacific Gray whale. For my liking there are just a few too many experiences here such as this one by a marine biologist: "It was a calf and I could see its eye looking into my eyes...I knew we were talking..." Mr Spock mind-melds with Gracie the Humpback a la STAR TREK: THE VOYAGE HOME.

Although the author and others see "whales smile by my fingertips" and get all "misty eyed" and believe that the whales are "trying to save us from our human side" these sentimental and lyrical asides are simply a matter of writing style. Overall they do not spoil the book. There is sufficient science and history here to satisfy those looking for something other than a "save the whales / save the world" soft-sell. The defeat of Mitsubishi's proposed salt-works at one of the whale breeding lagoons and the story of Charles Melville Scammon are themes that run throughout the book. Mitsubishi represents the modern day commercial threat to the whales while Scammon was an old-time whale-butchering sea captain. Scammons' conversion from hunter to benefactor (he ended up writing the definitive book on gray whales) is a tale well told. Perhaps, like the author, he too looked into the EYE OF THE WHALE.

"Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them" (Ralph Waldo Emerson)

An excellent chronicle and tribute to the Gray Whale.......2001-10-18

Dick Russell has produced an amazing chronicle of the life of the California Gray whale. This is a book that is not only important today but will hold a place of value and respect hundreds of years into the future. Sadly this book may most likely survive the species itself.
I have spent over two decades studying and working to protect the Gray whale and I've lead four major conservation expeditons to protect the species. The first was in 1981 to Siberia, the 2nd and 3rd to Neah Bay in 98 and 99 to oppose the Makah whale hunt and the 4th to San Ignacio in 2000 to oppose the development of an industrial salt processing scheme that would have damaged the breeding and calving homes of the Grays.
Dick Russell got all the facts right in the areas that I have intimate involvement with so I can safely assume that his facts in all other areas are equally investigated and thus correct.
This is a wonderful story and it is a great work of historical documentation both natural,social and cultural.
My life was changed by looking into the eye of a whale in 1975. I believe that Dick also caught a glimpse of the mystery, the majesty, the magic and the marvel of the mind of the whale reflected from the eye of one of these great and gentle giants.
For only a person who has seen into the eye of a whale could have written such an insightful book.
I intend to buy a dozen of Dick Russell's books for Christmas presents this year.

Not Just Whales, But Humans.......2001-08-29

_Eye of the Whale: Epic Passage from Baja to Siberia_ (Simon and
Schuster) by Dick Russell is a brilliant and comprehensive account not
so much about the gray whale, but about how the humans and whales have
interacted over the centuries, and especially in the past few
decades. It is hard to imagine that there is any aspect of this
subject that Russell has not covered. The truly amazing part of the
gray whaleýs story is that it had a terrible reputation in the
whalerýs day. It was called a devilfish, and was viewed as a
dangerous quarry, especially when it was protecting its young. It had
to be approached with fear (and this was realized in the Japanese
fisheries as well). It is a devilfish no longer. No one knows why, but
sometime in the 1970s the behavior of the whales changed. Into the
lagoons of Baja, the whales go in the winter to mate and to deliver
calves. The whales started becoming interested in the humans that had
put out in their boats to see them. They presented themselves at the
surface, turning on their sides to point an eye up to look at the
humans that used to kill them for oil and meat, and for baleen to
stiffen their corsets. They seemed to enjoy being scratched and
touched. Individual whales, returning year after year, seemed to
spread the behavior, which has become the norm. They even nudge the
calves toward the boats to introduce the new arrivals into the
activity.

All the eastern Pacific gray whales come to Baja in an
annual migration from the Siberian-Alaskan waters where they feed. It
is a 13,000 mile round trip, the longest annual migration of any
mammal, and Russell has traveled the length of that migration, and
more, to interview almost everyone who has researched the gray whale
or campaigned on its behalf. The result is a multifaceted,
wide-ranging tale that takes in important stories about the
interaction of humans and grays. The Makah tribe in Washington resumed
whaling with a controversial kill in 1999, possibly of a whale that
thought they were friendly. They get support from the Japanese, who
want to bring whaling back in general. The area of lagoons where the
whales calve was in danger of becoming a giant salt production
facility; Russell covers the anguish and triumphs of the
environmentalists pitted against huge commercial and governmental
foes. The grays have made a comeback, but seem to be less healthy; we
donýt know if we can blame warming of the waters or other causes, as
research on the whales is only in the beginning stages.

Best of all,
though, is that the book is full of attempts to describe just what
happens between two species as they regard each other. "Once you get
a chance to see these whales," says one observer, I think it is a
natural reaction to fall in love with them. And to want to do the
utmost so this continues to be a place where they can come and feel
safe and secure." Another: "The mother was just lying there as if
she was watching the young one, and sometimes she came up and rocked
the front of the boat. I must say it was sometimes a little bit
frightening. But then when she came and looked at us, you were not
scared at all, just happy. I can't explain it." A crusty marine
scientist reaches out to touch a whale for the first time, and
although no one has ever seen him do it before, he starts weeping. It
is an overwhelming experience that no one who has had it ever
forgets. The whales seem to have many mysteries to tell us. They can
be thankful that their ambassador, Dick Russell, and his imposing,
full, and readable book, are bringing to us their story.

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Each easy-to-use "read and ride" workbook includes complete, illustrated directions, an arena map, a list of exercise benefits, necessary precautions, and a "Test Your Skills" section.

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Great ideas, need further instruction.......2003-03-06

I like the thought behind these exercises and this book, but I thought it needed more instruction. Some of this stuff I had never heard of and it's hard to learn something and teach your horse at the same time.

I learned a western half halt!.......2000-07-11

I'm a dyed in the wool western rider and have heard trainers say "check your horse" but didn't realize until I bought this book that a western check is about the same thing as what dressage riders call a half halt. With just this one exercise from this book, I am now finally getting my horse collected. I like the handy size - I stuff it in the gullet of my saddle on top of the blanket. I bought the advanced western book too.

instructions.......2000-04-07

i found this book to help with an organized training workout but expected to find more instructions on getting the horse to perform the movements

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This revised edition of the best-selling Biblical Hebrew is thoroughly updated and augmented for a new generation of students. Designed for use in a two-semester course, the book’s fifty-five lessons are constructed around Biblical verses or segments and arranged in order of increasing complexity. At the successful completion of the course, students will be well equipped to tackle prose passages on their own.

Biblical Hebrew is part of a comprehensive learning program that includes a 3-CD audio program and a companion volume, the Supplement for Enhanced Comprehension. The CDs present the alphabet, vowels, readings and cantillations of biblical passages, songs to assist with memorizing grammar concepts, selections from Psalms performed in a variety of musical styles, and all the vocabulary words from English to Hebrew. The Supplement offers reinforcement and review exercises along with more detailed and deeper discussion of topics treated briefly in the textbook.

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Biblical Hebrew, Second Ed. (Audio Program) (Yale Language Series).......2007-03-27

This was a gift for my son and he really enjoyed this and he said this
will be of great help in learning Hebrew.

fairly good.......2007-01-11

I have just started learning Hebrew with this book. This book is user friendly that skips long introduction and tonnes of grammatical rules in the beginning chapters. After brief introduction on pronunciation and writing system, it starts immediately with phrases taken from the Bible. Each chapter one phrase or a sentence is discussed. I find it interesting that I can read the bible shortly after learning pronounciation. But since it only give short explanation on grammar (may be bit by bit in each chapter, I haven't finished the book yet), I would say that better achievement would be seen if it is used in class with a tutor. For someone who likes to learn the language in "natural way", this book is excellent. But for someone like me as a non english speaking learner and want to know the language systematically, I would recommend another book "Basics of Biblical Hebrew" by Gary D. Pratico. With these two books, one complementary to another, I get deeper understanding of the language while start immediately reading the Bible.

I love the CD attached in the book. The alphabet song truly helps me to remember the order and pronunciation of the Hebrew consonant.

All in all, this is a good book. The reason I give it four stars is it lacks detailed and systematic explanations on grammar. And it is really bulky.

Cutesy and incomprehensible.......2006-11-11

Unfortunately, I received only the 3-CD audio program, not the written companion volume, "Supplement for Enhanced Comprehension." Perhaps the latter would have helped, but I don't think so. I found the little mnemonic songs incredibly cloying -- the pretentious and idiotic musings of a bunch of Yalie turds who think they're OH SO CLEVER AND CUTE. The "Hebrew Blues" and little a capella takes on dik duk set to "Frere Jacques" wouldn't be so bad ... if they only taught something. The best of Debbie Friedman's stuff not only is catchy and beautifully performed, but leaves the listener with actual knowledge. This stuff was much more focused on amusing its creators. Worse, many of the songs are incomprehensible without the text -- like "Words 1-99," in which different Hebrew words are simply spoken at random. Very disappointing.

Biblical Hebrew, without the Grammar.......2006-10-13

Kittel has been received with great enthusiasm by reviewers at Amazon.com and on the Internet. I walked away from it with an entirely different reaction. Perhaps the best way to describe the difference I see between Kittel and other texts like Pratico, Kelley, Weingreen and Lambdin is through the use of an analogy:

Imagine someone who has decided to take up ballet and who is, understandably, motivated by visions of doing leaps and turns across the stage. If you were our prospective dancer, you would be able to find classes that would teach you an entire routine right from the start - including all those leaps and turns you are so anxious to learn. In the alternative, you would be able to find classes that would force you to work at the barre every day doing mundane exercises instead of complete dance routines.

Reading Kittel is like taking the first type of dance class. There the thinking is that students are more likely to remain interested in (and keep paying for) ballet classes if they are given routines with pirouettes in them than if they are constantly hammered with technique at the barre. Similarly, the thinking behind Kittel seems to be that students will be more enthusiastic if they are not pushed too hard, and if they are given passages directly from the Bible rather than if they are required to memorize rules and translate simplified practice sentences.

I submit that the dancer who learns routines with pirouettes first receives more instant gratification, while the dancer who does the exercises at the barre receives the better education. The feeling of accomplishment imparted by Kittel is illusory because the ability to translate even complex series of words strung together in Hebrew does not mean you understand the language - it means only that you have been drilled in pattern recognition.

In defense of Kittel's approach, we are told that we all learn in different ways. The problem is, no serious dancer ever learns this way. This teaching method is popular with students because it panders to their natural desire to have it both ways: They want to believe they can learn more with less effort because the teaching method has been improved.

We are also told that Kittel's method is better because this is how we learned to speak as children. It is, therefore, the natural way to learn. This argument is fallacious. The "natural" method of learning - one of simply becoming accustomed to using the language without understanding it analytically - is used by five-year-olds, not because it is better, but because five-year-olds are incapable of anything more. You cannot master any language - even your native tongue - without studying its grammar and syntax.

Kittel will teach you as little grammar as possible. The information that is provided will be disorganized and scattered throughout the text. Descriptions will be vague and you will not be given enough examples to determine when a particular form is used. You will be translating verbs for weeks without understanding their underlying tense. Your attention will be directed away from even thinking in these terms.

On the other hand, lest you have any doubt about the method of translating a series of words from one language into another, Kittel will carefully walk you through the process with fill-in-the blank sentences like: "(The word "king") means _____. It has ____ letters." This grade-school level of prodding is the manner in which, and the level of sophistication with which, the entire book is written.

Weingreen, in his introduction dated in 1939, tells us with eloquence that "Hebrew grammar is essentially schematic and, starting from simple primary rules, it is possible to work out, almost mathematically, the main groups of word-building." Weingreen makes that schematic logic of Hebrew come alive. Kittel not only relegates grammar to a secondary role but, through its lack of both conceptual organization and verbal precision, makes these schematic patterns of Biblical Hebrew impossible to find. Weingreen tells us to pay attention to pronunciation, because it is important. Yet, for anyone who does take pronunciation seriously, I would argue that the audio CD accompanying Kittel's text does more harm than good.

Perhaps what disturbs me most about Kittel is that it teaches students to use postmodern thought processes. Students are not bothered by this because they are not thinking about the politics of undermining authority structures when they take Biblical Hebrew - they are content simply to use a textbook that promises to produce better results in less time.

Putting philosophical issues aside, the truth is that Kittel will demand less from you than will a text like Weingreen. You will, accordingly, learn less if you use it as a substitute for a more rigorous Hebrew grammar. At least, if you understand the trade-off, you will be able to make an informed decision about using Kittel based on your own learning objectives.

Clear and Concise.......2006-07-19

The Yale University Language Program has produced an excellent format in text and CD to assist in the learning of Biblical Hebrew, which often differs in pronunciation and meaning from the standard modern Israeli Hebrew spoken today. Lessons are laid out in an order that makes it easy to build one upon the other, giving the student a gradual process in acquiring both vocabulary, reading skills and necessary grammar to make reading the Tanakh
( the Hebrew Bible ) in it's original language an achievable goal. This is not a "read Biblical Hebrew in 10 minutes a day" type format, and it does require some effort and consistency, but the results are greater in depth and comprehension - and well worth the time invested.

Biblical Hebrew, Second Ed. (Text) (Yale Language Series)

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Biblical Hebrew, Second Ed. (Text) (Yale Language Series)
et al Victoria Hoffer
Manufacturer: Yale University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OSG0N4

Book Description

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Customer Reviews:

wife loves it.......2007-01-14

Got my shoe junkie wife a picture book fix. Saving me money? Not sure yet!

The book seems nice though; take that with a grain of salt. This is a husband who owns 4 pairs of shoes.

The Best Shoe Book.......2006-03-14

I've owned this book for a couple years now and am looking through it again. I've given this book as gifts and I show it to a lot of the people who pass through my life. It's just too much fun. As a wee "coffee table book" it has sparked countless conversations and has even helped settle a bet.

The photography is incredible and the book is a real stomp through history's closet. If you have a passion for shoes (the book says that the average American woman owns 30 pairs), then you'll love this book. Fun, fun, fun!

Yum!.......2003-04-14

Sandals,platforms,heels.A real feast of footwear is shown within the pages of this compact(but quite thick)book. Great fun to flip through and a great resource for research as well..!

tiny package, HUGE fun.......2002-11-26

This book contains fluent, erudite words about shoes, but who cares? The point of the book is the luscious photography -- beautiful, enticing images of a large number of shoes.

If you have friends who also love shoes, get a copy for each one and you can sit around for hours saying "omigosh, look at page 501!" and "wow, Carly Jane, page 347 is just what you need!" This is a whole lot more fun than it sounds, actually.

And you can always place the book on your coffee table where it will (a) take up very little physical space and (b) end up enticing everyone who sits down in your living room into developing a shoe fetish.

Seriously, this is a well-researched, beautifully photographed, elegantly written gem of a book. If you happen to like shoes, you really owe it to yourself to obtain a copy of it.

Enchanting!.......2002-07-19

This book is worth the purchase just for the forward! It features wonderful comments and quotes like, "When it comes to shoes, practicality and comfort are beside the point." And, "...You look down at your feet and wink at yourself." But the photos are stunning and the information delightful! Terrific fun for the footwear fancier.

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