Tiger! 2002 Desk Diary

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Tiger! Desk Diary promopts us to consider the uncertain future of one of the world's great cats and its struggle to survive. This 53-photo desk diary pictures Indochinese, Sumatran, Bengal, and Siberian tigers in photographs that celebrate the unique strength and grace of these magnificent animals. Each week provides ample room for special events and appointments as well as the current and next months at a glance.

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GRRRReat for tiger lovers;).......2002-01-05

This book is wonderful for the tiger lover in your life. Tom
Brakefield's photographs are beautiful, capturing the awesome beauty of various tigers. One especially nice thing about the book is the photos are back-to-back and the calendar pages are back-to-back so you can write in your appointments, dates, etc without damaging the picture.
I'd recommend this highly for those folks out there that like tigers and want a great desk calendar.

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Animals Diary 2002 (Diary)
Mark Gold
Manufacturer: Jon Carpenter Publishing
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Animal Rights | Nature & Ecology | Science | Subjects | Books

Reference | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1897766688

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Wolves 2002 Desk Diary
Tom Brakefield
Manufacturer: Tidemark Pr Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Calendar

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Here is the ultimate wolf pack! With 53 exciting full-color photos by Tom Brakefield, Wolves Desk Diary pictures wolves in all seasons, alone and in packs, as distant watchers and eye-to-eye, so close you can almost touch them. There is ample room to note appointments and special events, and calendars for the current and coming months are shown each week. Mr. Brakefield also authors our long popular Wolves wall calendar. For those who aren't ready to hang it up, this is the most convenient way to keep the call of the wolf close at hand.

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The Caribbean outpost of communism that is Cuba holds an enduring fascination for the free world, redolent of glamour and gamblers, musicians, writers, and mafiosi. Written by informed residents, Time Out Havana highlights all the vibrancy, cultural richness, and architectural beauty of Havana. Here are authoritative reviews of where to stay — including the rewarding casas particular (private homes) — and play — from colorful salsa joints to hip hop clubs. The city’s renowned cuisine is profiled, including classy cafés and the lively paladars (independent, state-sanctioned, family-run restaurants). Showcasing other Cuban destinations of interest, from beaches to barrios, this third edition features new sidebars, photographs, listings, updated maps, and a new culture chapter for context.

Time Out Havana 1 (Time Out Havana & the Best of Cuba)

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Time Out Havana 1 (Time Out Havana & the Best of Cuba)
Time Out
Manufacturer: Time Out
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Caribbean | Travel | Subjects | Books

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General | Travel | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0141000295

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Time Out Havana 1 (Time Out Havana & the Best of Cuba)
Time Out
Manufacturer: Time Out
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJ3PWW

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NTC's Dictionary of Mexican Cultural Code Words explores the meanings of, and cultural context for, over 100 essential Mexican expressions, providing the reader with a map to the character and personality of the Mexican people.

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The lady doth protest too much, methinks.......2007-07-26

An excellent resource and worth every penny. I work extensively with the Hispanic migrant community in south Georgia, and the insights gained from this book have proven time and time invaluable.Sure some of his translations are shoddy at best, but he doesn't claim to be a linguist. I have spent a lot of time on the border and on the other side, and and wrapping up a degree in Spanish, and am frequently complimented on my cultural fluency. The book does deal in some stereotypes; however, honest people will admit that there is truth in stereotypes else they would not exist.View this book as a door opener to a wonderful world.

A Mexican opinion if you don't mind.......2005-05-26

NTC's dictionary of Mexican cultural code words (ISBN 0-8442-7959-5) by Boyé Lafayette De Mente in 1996 is terrible. I can well make my commentaries because I am Mexican by all sides and know Mexico. I will mentions chapter 120 mostly since it may be the worse one. The rest of it is just bad.

I am well aware that it's not up to NTC and Boyé to publish one point of view or another. But they must publish quality works. So, wat wuld yu tink if one of iour writers wrote as I do in thys sentense? This dictionary is full of orthography mistakes and bad translations all over. Let's see some examples of words and famous sentences around Mexico:

By the way, Boyé's translation is BT, Actual Meaning is AM and commentaries is CM

"Robar no es verguenza. Robar y que lo agarren es verguenza"
BT: It is not a shame to kill; but to kill and get caught is a shame. (Chapt. 37)
AM: Stealing is not a shame. Stealing and get caught is shame
CM:
1)The meaning is depressing, but far less immoral.
2)The real saying is a bit different

" " (originalsentence not showed)
BT: Respect (for all people) is the foundation of peace.
Pag. 264, chapt 119
AM: Respecting others people's rights is the peace.
CM:
The Original sentence is "El respecto al derecho ajeno es la paz"

Vacile, relajo, relajientos
BT:
-Vacile: to vacillate, to dilly-dally, to never make up one's mind, to avoid responsability.
-Relajo: chaos.
-Relajientos: people who introduce a caotic element into everything they do, ....and to be more interested in human relatios and spiritual things than in hard work and sticking to projects they start.
AM:
-All of these terms are synonyms.
Vacile is used especially when poking fun at someone in an easy way, NOT in a mean one. They do imply some chaos, but they simply mean having fun; nothing to do with spiritually at all. We use normal terms for the meanings attached to these ones: irresponsible and disorganized. -It's vacileo This term is regarded today as childish and you'll hardly hear it. It's like goophy or teasing in English.
-Boyé got this definition from Mexicans, but from anthropologist ones. Intellectual are not good in dealing with reality.

Boyé never showed much real contact with Mexicans. It even seems that he was thye typical foreigner in any nation that self-segregates to his/her own community or contact the locals very little. It even seems that his single one friend was someone called "Mike" who as any other rich Mexican worships rich countries (or any foreign nation) I don't exaggerate when I say "worship". One of the readers at Amazon.com made really harsh judgments of Boyé since he didn't mention a single Mexican woman amongst his many commentaries of them. But as I read the book I found she was right, Boyé's bases are extremely weak. I can almost say that whenever he doesn't base his information with Mike's knowledge, he relies in intellectual's opinions that he doesn't even mention often, barely one big name like Octavio Paz, let alone a bibliographical reference. And as I said in the former table, intellectuals usually can't see reality. The incredibly bad translation of "relajiento" is a very good example; the anthropologist who state its meaning blew things out of proportion. It was like saying that "having fun" means being promiscuous, taking drugs, etc. Yes, "having fun" can mean that but only in strange exceptions; it has a saner meaning, like when a mom drops her kids in school and tells them, "have fun".

Not only Boyé didn't show good knowledge of Mexico, he didn't show it of USA either. He said in chapter 120,
Americans and other Anglos, on the other hand, have been programmed to regard personal responsibility as a positive attribute.

Sorry guys, it turns out that I have also been to your nation and I always strove to get to knows American people unlike the typical foreigner self segregated foreigner. I even married one of you! -that's why I bother to look for a book to explain Mexico to my wife. Not only this, I also lived in Illinois, the tort state where people have sued for things like a hot coffee! So, please don't publish such works from people pushes others to use a derogative terms like "egg-heads" And remember, the sentence above is just one example of very doubtful opinions.

The best indication that he didn't melted with us is that at the beginning of the book he mentioned that we over agree. I've heard it in two other publications as well. That's wrong, but I think that's the first impression of foreigners in USA and Mexico. I also had that impression of Americans when I just arrived there. As I got to know you more and more I found out that it's almost all the other way around. It's the same with Mexicans.

In short, Boyé's book has the worst of the two current American trends, liberalism and conservative. Like a liberal he pretends to understand foreign things but ends up focusing most in the bad side of people -the best example are feminists- And as conservative he appeals to baseless or even hypocrite righteousness. His is too liberal biased on his views of Mexican history. Why did he disagree with a huge group of Mexicans in USA (Chicanos) for trying to take American culture when most of book is about the worst of Mexican people? Saying that they were rejected is a bad answer. Again, I know it's not up to NTC to check an author's views, but for the same freedom of expression I write this letter. A negative book can be published about any nation.....well except France `because they're expert brain-washers (just read "French or Foe?" or Culture Shock: France)

Boyé might well be right in his negative views of us (easy job to look at defects) I can tell that since I know it since birth. Yet, you must do things right. This book is a freshmen scratch work, it's dishonest to sell it.

Very Good One.......2003-04-07

I'm a mexican who after reading some of the captions on the site bought this book for my dutch boyfriend and another dutch friend who is living in Mexico now, It has been very helpful for them to understand why we mexicans behave in a certain way. I don't find it insulting or dimishing the mexican culture. It is funny to see how others see us.

CAUTION CAUTION CAUTION!!!!!.......2002-06-28

Great book but the SAME EXACT BOOK with a different cover can be bought !!! "There's a Word for It in Mexico" by the same author!!! I was the idiot who bought both!!!

Accurate and entertaining as well as educational.......2001-08-17

I have lived in Mexico for 2 years. Although some seem insulted by this book, I have found it extremely helpful in aiding my family and I to understand how Mexican's think. It differs from our cultural view of things. It contains an excellent history of Cortez and the influence of the Catholic church which still plays a major role in the daily culture of the people. I am purchasing a second copy today. It's worth every penny. I also have NYC's Dictionary of China's Cultural Code Words. Mr. De Mente does an excellent job of capturing the flavor of a culture.

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Magnificent array of exquisite floral illustrations, chosen from rare periodicals and illustrated books, includes such favorites as roses, hydrangea, irises, lilies, and carnations. Botanically accurate, these lush, permission-free images appear in small bouquets, as lovely single blossoms, and as graceful sprays-many of them forming frames, repeating borders, and other motifs. 294 black-and-white illustrations.

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Limited Collectibles

Price Guide To Contemporary Collectibles And Limited Editions (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles)
Mary L. Sieber
Manufacturer: Krause Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Collectibles Price Guide 2007 (Collectibles Price Guide)

ASIN: 0873498240

Book Description

Find information on all the favorites of the contemporary

collectibles world with this 9th edition of diverse listings!

Experts from Collector?s Mart magazine have compiled these

price listings for all the latest limited edition gifts and

collectibles. The guide comes complete with over 400 images

and 8 pages of color photos.

Over 60,000 listings encompass the most popular

manufacturers: Hummel, Annalee Mobilitee, Department 56,

Swarovski Crystal, Hallmark Keepsake, Boyds Bears, Precious

Moments, Thomas Kinkade, Cherished Teddies and much

more, totaling over 280 companies. Listings for figurines,

dolls, prints, ornaments, bells and many others include current

market values, artist?s name, edition limit, series name,

producer and issue year. This reliable guide is conveniently

portable for carrying along to shops and shows!

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Very Helpful Book.......2005-10-22

This is a great book for someone who collects special things. It has helped me out alot with my Precious Moments collection.

Limited Collectibles.......2003-07-16

Guess I really didn't check this out fully before buying and didn't realize that the ONLY collectibles listed in here are figurines, ornaments, dolls & plush, prints, plates, cottages, steins and bells. The book review mentions that these items are included and the back cover makes it clear what is covered but the back cover is not currently shown. Since I do collect Hallmark ornaments, all is not lost but I am finding it difficult to find things in the Hallmark section. I also have some old Lefton cottages but only the name and year is given here with no description and I don't know the names of mine so I may be out of luck there. Had I know this book was so limited, I would not have bought it.

2002 Collector's Mart Price Guide to Limited Edition Collectibles (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles)

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Great if you have it all handy
One of a kind resource for evaluating limited edition items

2002 Collector's Mart Price Guide to Limited Edition Collectibles (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles)

Manufacturer: Krause Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0873493001

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Bigger and better than ever, this guide is the authority collectors of limited editions turn to every year for updated and accurate pricing and identification. Features more than 65,000 listings and 130,000 prices for contemporary collectibles in the secondary market to aid readers in determining the value of their items.

More than 370 companies are represented in this updated edition, with eight different categories of collectibles, including bells, cottages, dolls, figurines, plates, prints, steins and ornaments.

The handy, compact and easy-to-use guide offers two indices, one arranged by company and one by category as well as an 8-page color section and 200 black and white photos.

-Edited by Mary L. Sieber and the staff of Collector's Mart magazine -Includes information on edition limit, issue price, year of issue, series name and artist's name -Introductions written by industry experts

Customer Reviews:

Great if you have it all handy.......2000-07-02

I found this book is extremely helpful if I have all the information about the object. That would be company, artist, series, year, name, number, and edition. This would be the order needed to look things up. For example: Goebel > MI Hummel > Pen Pal Series > 1996 > Sister Hum > 98 > 5/O. In some cases, I did not know the name or year just the company and/or number. Numbers with editions should be listed in a separate column. I am still looking for a figurine by company and number. I would recommend this for someone that has plenty of information on the object(s). I, also, wish there had been more catagories and companies. This book does cover the "popular" companies. I was pleased that I bought it because the majority of my items were listed in there.

One of a kind resource for evaluating limited edition items.......1999-10-01

A massive 896 page volume featuring over 200 black and white photos and 62,000 limited editions from more than 370 makers. Updated for the year 2000. Major sections include bells, cottages, figurines, ornaments, plates, prints, steins, dolls and plush. Well indexed for ease of use. Estimated values are provided. Background information is shown for each category. Listings include item name, issue year, producer, artist name, edition limit, series name and current value. Limited edition collectors will refer to this often.

1996 Collector's Price Guide to Limited Edition Collectibles (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles & Limited Editions)

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1996 Collector's Price Guide to Limited Edition Collectibles (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles & Limited Editions)

Manufacturer: Krause Pubns Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

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Folk Art | Schools, Periods & Styles | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 087341408X

1999 Price Guide to Limited Edition Collectibles (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles)

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Interesting Reference but Eclectic

1999 Price Guide to Limited Edition Collectibles (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles)

Manufacturer: Krause Pubns Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

Reference | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

General | Reference | Subjects | Books

General | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books

Folk Art | Schools, Periods & Styles | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0873416465

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Interesting Reference but Eclectic.......2005-08-30

This reference work is a useful guide to pricing and finding various collectibles, though I think it is the sort of reference that needs to be updated every 3-4 years. It would have been of interest to find a comprehensive section on rare limited edition art gallery catalogues -- I have been trying to track down various exhibition catalogues such as the Hirst 'Freeze' catalog, the Neros catalog of the Millenium Series, and Boltanski's Menschlich. There needs to be a guide devoted exclusively to art exhibition catalogues.

1998 Collector's Mart Magazine Price Guide to Limited Edition Collectibles (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles)

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1998 Collector's Mart Magazine Price Guide to Limited Edition Collectibles (Price Guide to Contemporary Collectibles)

Manufacturer: Krause Pubns Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0873415310

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Abbo of Fleury (940/45-1004) was the first medieval author to deal with Boethius' De Syllogismis Hypotheticis. However he must have used a former source on the so-called 'undemonstrable' hypothetical syllogisms, which has been lost in later centuries. Abbo's treatise shows that its author was not only passing on ancient doctrines (which at any rate were new to his century) but was at least reorganizing his material in an original way and developing some doctrines just hinted at by Boethius. Abbo of Fleury seems to have been the only medieval logician to realize that there exists an internal link between the doctrine of hypothetical syllogism contained in Boethius' treatise on this subject and the doctrine of the famous seven 'indemonstrable' syllogisms. This is an important systematic insight, even if Abbo's attempt at unifying both doctrines was only partially successful. It opens once again the historical and systematic question about the relationship and the difference between stoic and peripatetic propositional logic. This volume provides the first critical edition of Abbo of Fleurys De Syllogismis Hypotheticis, together with a German translation, an introduction and an extensive commentary.

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Two of his major speeches plus the remarks he made at a symposium, the text of a radio interview, excerpts from a magazine interview and the text of the statement he made at the time of his break with Elijah Muhamad's Nation of Islam more widely known as the Black Muslims

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Useful, brief introduction to Malcolm
The U.S. govt. is NOT "ours"; they are NOT "our troops"
Power of the Oppressed v. Power of the Oppressor

Two Speeches by Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Manufacturer: Pathfinder Press (NY)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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By Any Means Necessary (Malcolm X Speeches & Writings)

ASIN: 0873485912
Release Date: 1990-04-01

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"It's impossible for a chicken to produce a duck egg.... The system in this country cannot produce freedom for an Afro-American."; Speeches and interviews from the last year of Malcolm's life.

Customer Reviews:

Useful, brief introduction to Malcolm.......2003-04-28

This booklet features two full speeches, an interview and sections of other material from the last year of Malcolm's life. This was the period following his split from the Nation of Islam the religious and nationalist organization he had been a central leader of for many years. Many consider this period of his life as the one of his most mature political thought.

These speeches constitute a useful introduction to his thought and for the price can't be beat.

Understanding the evolution of Malcolm is critical to an understanding of the 20th century.

The U.S. govt. is NOT "ours"; they are NOT "our troops".......2003-04-23

This little pamphlet is a package of political dynamite for TODAY'S world. In speeches (more than two) and interviews, Malcolm explains why he is for the right of Black people (I have no doubt that he would say "working people" today) to defend themselves by any means necessary against police violence or other racist violence; explains why we (the "us" being working people, Black, white, Latino, Asian, male and female) must never call the U.S. imperialist government "our" government, imperialism's troops "our" troops, or its actions "our" actions. Period. He identifies U.S. and European imperialism as such (no, it did not begin with Bush II ); he identifies both Democrat and Republican parties as the twin parties of racism; he tells why anyone (any Black person then; we would say any working person today ) who votes for or campaigns for the Democrats is either a traitor or being played for a chump ( still true today !) hails the Chinese and Cuban revolutions as examples for what we need to do HERE; and he explains how he came to be against capitalism and prosocialist. Also he tells why The Militant newspaper is one of the best in the world (it's on the web!). This is Malcolm speaking for himself in the last year of his life: Alex Haley refused to let Malcolm's autobiography be changed-by Malcolm himself! -to reflect his all his changing views and development after he left the Nation of Islam, so you have to go to the speeches, at least five books of them published by Pathfinder Press.

Power of the Oppressed v. Power of the Oppressor.......2003-04-11

As a soldier stationed at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, in 1969, I was privileged to hear on audio tape the two central speeches printed in this booklet: "Black Revolution" and "Prospects for Freedom in 1965."
Those speeches were key to coalescing tens of Black and Puerto Rican GIs who organized a significant group on the base involving any soldier who would oppose racism and the US war against Vietnam. Today, with the US-led war and occupation of Iraq along with continued racial oppression and exploitation in the US, this material is as relevant as it was in the '60s.

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Two Speeches Of Malcolm X
Malcolm X
Manufacturer: Merit Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000J33O1U

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