Comparative Endocrinology and Reproduction

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(Narosa Publishing House) Banaras Hindu Univ., Varanasi, India. Contains current information on topics in comparative endocrinology and reproduction. Covers hypothalamus, pituitary, gonads and reproduction, pineal gland, and hormones and metabolism. For advanced students and researchers. Halftone illustrations. Extensive references.

Hormones, Brain and Behaviour in Vertebrates (Comparative Physiology)

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Hormones, Brain and Behaviour in Vertebrates (Comparative Physiology)

Manufacturer: S Karger Pub
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Binding: Hardcover

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Hormones & Reproduction In Fishes, Amphibians & Reptiles

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Hormones & Reproduction In Fishes, Amphibians & Reptiles
DAVID ED. NORRIS
Manufacturer: Plenum Press
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ASIN: 0306425513

Radioimmunoassay measurements of the effects of some gonadotropic substances on estrogen secretion in the male and female goldfish (C̲a̲r̲a̲s̲s̲i̲u̲s̲ A̲u̲r̲a̲t̲u̲s̲)

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Radioimmunoassay measurements of the effects of some gonadotropic substances on estrogen secretion in the male and female goldfish (CÌ²aÌ²rÌ²aÌ²sÌ²sÌ²iÌ²uÌ²sÌ² AÌ²uÌ²rÌ²aÌ²tÌ²uÌ²sÌ²)
Nelson Douglas Horseman
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Cruising is the perfect way to see America’s last frontier—wildlife and wilderness abound along the state’s breathtaking coastline, and are easily seen from the comfort of a deck chair or observation lounge.

Thoroughly updated every year (unlike the rest of the competition), Frommer’s Alaska Cruises & Ports of Call is a compact guide that’s on top of all the latest developments and offerings in the rapidly changing cruise industry. Our author, a leading cruise journalists with years of experience, has compiled candid, first-hand reviews of each cruise line and each ship. The easy-to-use ratings, detailed drawings of each ship, and honest evaluations make it easy for you to find the cruise that suits your budget and your personal style, whether you want a luxury liner with fine dining or a small-ship cruise led by serious naturalists.

You’ll also find a nature guide that helps you understand what you’re seeing, complete with illustrations of glaciers and the various types of whales. We’ll show you how to get the best deals and how to maximize your time in the ports of call—all in one concise, pocket-sized volume.

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Frommer's Alaska Cruises & Ports of Call.......2005-08-21

This book was great ...I read it from cover to cover and it gave me incredible information even about the cruise ship we were on that the line did not share with us. Would highly recommend it.

A Handy Guide for Cruising Alaska.......2004-09-03

I bought this book before an Alaskan cruise this summer, and found it to be invaluable, both for researching before hand and enjoying the ports of call on our cruise.

It's small (so it's easily portable), and chock full of information about all the ports. We used it constantly during the trip!

A tip - I bought this book in addition to the bigger Frommer's Alaska. The bigger book contains all the same info as the little one, along with details on a lot of places not covered in the cruising book. So don't buy both - decide how much of Alaska you want to see, and just get the one that suits your travel plans.

Worth It's Weight in Klondike Gold.......2004-08-16

I have never been on a cruise, but I am a savvy seasoned independant world traveler, (including over a dozen trips to Alaska), and I thought this book was an incredible resource! Alaska cruise options these days seem almost endless. There are more than 17 cruiselines taking more than 700,000 paasengers a season to Alaska! Juneau alone, receives over 450 passenger ship port of calls annually. Competing cruises are almost as indivdual as you are. This guidebook does a great job of laying out and encapsulating the many diverse cruise choices. When you finish reading this guide you will not only know which cruiseline you are interested in and which route, but you will likely know which individual ship you want to cruise on!

Visiting wedsites or talking with a travel agent are a poor substitute. Cruiseline websites provide lots of details, but lack comparative information. In addition, they are not going to tell you if their cabins are tiny, or the food is mediocre. Save visiting the cruiseline websites until after you read this guidebook to get more detail and photos - when you have narrowed the field.

Travel agents, no matter how good they are, simply don't have the time to dsseminate the volume of information in this book. But after you read this book and if you decide to use a travel agent, you will walk in well-informed and your agent will be quite impressed. It will also save them time and breath!

Whether your cruise is a once-in-a-liftime trip or an annual event, ...this guidebook is an invaluable resource.

Frommer's Cruises & Ports of Call 2005: From U.S. and Canadian Home Ports to the Caribbean, Alaska, Hawaii & More (Frommer's Complete)

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Frommer's Cruises and Ports of Call
A Great Overview - Start Here then Get Details Elsewhere
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Frommer's Cruises & Ports of Call 2005: From U.S. and Canadian Home Ports to the Caribbean, Alaska, Hawaii & More (Frommer's Complete)
Matt Hannafin , and Heidi Sarna
Manufacturer: Frommers
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ASIN: 0764569007

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A cruise is a complete vacation, so it's important that you choose the one that's right for you. Frommer's North American Cruises & Ports of Call is the most user-friendly, opinionated, and comprehensive guide you can buy before you set sail. We provide in-depth coverage on cruises departing from U.S. ports to the Caribbean, Alaska, Bermuda, Mexico and Canada.

Unlike rating systems used in other guides, our system is simple. We break down the essential elements of a cruise experience (dining, activities, children's activities, entertainment, service, overall enjoyment, and overall value), and rate them from "poor" to "outstanding." Photos of each ship combine with the text to give a better sense of the very real differences among the various lines.

Most important, this is the only cruise guide that provides the real prices people pay for cruises, not just the rack rates. Other guides tell you that a seven-night cruise aboard Royal Caribbean's Brilliance of the Seas costs $2,099. You can pay that if you want to, but only Frommer's tells you that the same cruise is selling for $649. We give both the rack rates and the discount price for every cruise we review. This feature alone makes Frommer's North American Cruises and Ports of Call by far the most valuable trip-planning book among cruise guides.

Our authors, noted cruise experts who've personally checked out every ship sailing in and around North America, offer candid and unbiased opinions on them all. They are completely up to date, with all the latest developments and the newest ships. You'll also get complete coverage of the major port destinations, with advice on how to spend your limited time ashore.

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Frommer's Cruises and Ports of Call.......2005-10-31

Cruise section is more up to date than ports of call. Very useful.

A Great Overview - Start Here then Get Details Elsewhere.......2005-06-12

This massive book (691 pages) manages to touch on just about every major cruise ship and port of call that there is in cruising. You get a little taste of everything.

First, you get about 100 pages on the basics of cruising - how to get a good price, what to wear, how a cruise ship works. That will get you started on what a cruise trip is all about.

Next, you get 300 pages on the actual cruise ships. While this seems like a ton of pages, they actually only do 1-2 page reviews of each ship in most cases. In many cases it's a review not just of that ship but of that ship class. For example if Carnival has 4 ships that are similar, you could get one review that covers all 4 ships, with small mentions of things that stand out on a given ship. Since no ship is REALLY identical to other ships, this isn't great.

That being said, I really found the information given here to be FAR more valuable than in similar books. They actually review based on real information from real humans, not just copying from the cruise line's book. They tell you about "ridiculous 108 square feet" cabins. They warn you that on the Promenade deck, you're likely to have joggers running past (and peering in) your windows. They warn you which areas are noisy, they point out which lounges are usually not found by the masses and therefore are perfect places to escape from the noise.

The rest of the book is a quite good write-up of the main port locations. Many people travel in to a port town and consider the port town part of their vacation. This area includes maps of the area, what to see, directions to the docks, and other information.

I was a little put off by the 2005 in the title, implying that you had to buy a new book every year. On one hand you want to get a relatively new set of information - but even with this being "2005" I found errors in pricing. Obviously they can't update every single page in this every year. So it's a trade-off. Again, the book provides good guidelines but should never be taken as absolutely true.

There is obviously no way that one book can cover ALL information on all towns, ships and ports!! Again, this is a sampler. You look through to find out which items appeal to you. Then you should get a full book on that ONE TOPIC. If you're going to Bermuda, don't expect this book to give you the full details. You should get a book on Bermuda.

However, for what this book does, it does it very well. It takes you from the point of not knowing about cruising at all to the point of knowing what your options are and having a top-5 list to persue further. At that point it's time to go to those cruise line websites, to go the forums, and to get some books on specific ports. That will get you the detailed information you need to make your final decision, and to enjoy your cruise!

Lots of Good Information.......2005-02-27

As a person looking to take a cruise for the first time I found most of the info I was looking for in this book. It contains very detailed descriptions, especially of the various cruise lines and the type of activities, food and service that they offer. Of course, the opinions expressed are of the authors only and your taste may vary considerly. But overall they give a fairly objective assessment of the wide range of cruising experiences offered. Recommended.

A great place to start.......2004-12-26

Whether you are a seasoned cruiser and are looking for something new or have never cruised before this book is very handy. I have cruised three times but was not sure where I wanted to visit next and which cruise line I wanted to take to get me there so I borrowed Cruises & Ports of Call 2005 from the library. I spent the greater part of an afternoon studying cruise lines, ships, itineraries, and cabins. It immensely helped me choose which cruise was right for me because it went into a very detailed description of the ins and outs of each port and line out there.

thorough and fun!.......2003-07-04

this was a pretty good guide geared towards cruisers--only buy if you're interested on going on a big name cruise ship. port information was good for st. john, st. thomas, barbados, and aruba. the info on martinique was not good. the author described martinique's main town as cosmopolitan, people dress like paris, fort du france looks like new orleans. i don't know when he went to martinique. martinique was seedy and falling apart.

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Examines how to restrict crowded agendas, scattered focuses of discussion, and all the familiar weaknesses of group discipline--and use board energy efficiently and effectively. Tells how to select subject matter for meetings, how to plan use of board time, control the agenda, and discusses how long a board meeting should be in order to fulfill its task of governing.

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Just Not Worth the Money.......2006-09-01

The title implies far more than you'll get from this "book". In reality it is 18 fairly small pages of generic information such as "ensure that the board is dealing with board topics". As a free pamphlet given away at the SBA it would be fine, but not for the money asked.

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Finely detailed illustrations of vintage autos: roadsters, runabouts, racers, coupes, sedans, taxis; cars with flat tires, cars with courting couples, chauffeur-driven luxury cars; cartoon cars equipped with sails, with blades for mowing down pedestrians, with a mechanism for escaping attacking lions and much more.

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Funny yet informative

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All questions are answered!!

A Grown-Up's Guide to Guinea Pigs

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A Grown-Up's Guide to Guinea Pigs
Dale Sigler
Manufacturer: Writer's Showcase Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0595141943

Book Description

This book is aimed at the adult who is caring for a guinea pig. It provides essential information as to their care and health. Written for the adult, not the child.

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Funny yet informative.......2007-06-22

I purchased "A Grown-Up's Guide to Guinea Pigs" because it is recommended by Metropolitan Guinea Pig Rescue, and I'm glad I did! There are a few things I disagree with (mainly, the cage sizes listed are way too small), but this publication has a lot of tips and tricks that are very helpful, especially for new guinea pig owners. This is a must-have for any cavy lover!

Enjoyed Book Ver Much!.......2005-12-07

I bought this book because I am a new owner of a guinea pig which I adopted a guinea pig from a rescue. The title caught my eye because I am a adult guinea pig owner. I have read this book a few times to refer to some questions I had about my guinea pig. I recommend this book

All questions are answered!!.......2004-12-04

This book is great, especially for those behavior's that you just can't explain. It has been helpful for me when I take my pigs to the vet for check-ups or any health problems because I can understand most of what they tell me may be wrong. I adopted one of the pigs from reviewer bunsnpigs and she recommended this boook now I'll recommend it to anyone with a pig.

A Grown-Up's Guide to Guinea Pigs.......2003-12-15

This book would be a great addition to any guinea pig owners library! I like the list of guinea pid foods and the vitamin and calcuim contents. It has a nice section on how to better take of an aging guinea pigs and other medical problems in guinea pigs.
The author obviously has a love and great knowledge of these little furry friends.

Good and funny!.......2002-05-10

The guy who wrote this book is CRAZY! But in a good way, he has 35 cavies in a small apartment. Good book with good info. He does say a couple of things I don't agree with but overall excellent book.

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There have been a number of books published illustrating the early buildings in Pennsylvania. The authors of these books have not thought it worthwhile to show the smaller or more primitive houses or the barns and out-buildings that are so typical of Eastern Pennsylvania in particular, and that add so much to the attractiveness of the countryside. It should be rather humiliating to some of us who are so fond of the simple type of buildings but have done nothing to make a lasting record of them, that Miss Raymond (a Boston Architect) has stolen a march on us by putting in book form a record of interior and exterior views, not only of the smaller houses but of barns, mills, spring houses and other out-buildings which are fast disappearing from our countryside. Miss Raymond has done a real service in making a permanent record of these fine old buildings in such an instructive and interesting way. It is to be hoped that she has derived a proportion at least of the pleasure in her work the illustrations will give to others.

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Excellent reference

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Pennsylvania Gardener's Guide
Liz Ball
Manufacturer: Cool Springs Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1930604793

Book Description

Gardening is now the favorite leisure pastime in America. Homeowners are realizing the health benefits derived from gardening and the increase in their home's property value.

Book retailers are well aware that the trend in gardening books is to regional titles that provide credible information on the plants that perform well in specific regions.

Pennsylvania Gardener's Guide is written by the highly popular gardening expert Liz Ball.

Contains easy to use advice on the top landscape plant choices (more than 160 entries) for Pennsylvania.

Recommends specific varieties and provides advice on how to plant, how to grow and how to care for Pennsylvania's best plants.

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Excellent reference.......2007-09-06

I like this book so much I have given it as a gift to several gardening friends. The pictures and descriptions are very useful and pertinent to my location in Pennsylvania. Ideal for quick reference and just idle reading.

Outstanding Quide!.......2004-03-07

Very easy to use reference on PA gardening. Not only includes information on plants that do well in the state, but planting and care instructions. Extensive list of PA gardens to visit will keep you busy for years to come. Detailed zone chart for the state is provided. I would recommended this for the beginner as well as experienced gardener.

Anita Blackaby

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More a directory of plants than a useful, specialized guide.

The Philadelphia Garden Book (Gardener's Guides (Cool Springs Press))
Cool Springs Press
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1888608463

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More a directory of plants than a useful, specialized guide........2000-04-08

I found this title to be somewhat disappointing as it is largely yet another general directory of plants with only basic information supplied.

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Statistics emphasize that one out of every five men is incarcerated. The background experiences of dysfunctional black men are often explored while few studies focus on the motivating triggers for high achieving black men.
Successful African American Men: From Childhood to Adulthood is a unique study of the nurturing behavioral settings that high achieving black men used as adolescents and examines whether social capital played a role in helping them negotiate their way out of disadvantage. Equally important, is how these settings accommodated the men's diversity, complexity, and the influence of black culture, and reconciled it to their ability to respond and cope with mainstream America.
This volume will be of interest to psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists and others interested in the rich diversity of experience found within communities of color.

SUCCESSFUL AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN From childhood to adulthood

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SUCCESSFUL AFRICAN AMERICAN MEN From childhood to adulthood
Sandra Taylor Griffin
Manufacturer: Springer
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ASIN: B000OSY44Q

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