Dawn of the Age of Mammals in the Northern Part of the Rocky Mountain Interior, North America (Special Paper (Geological Society of America))

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Voices woven through staccato rhythms lead you to a narrow alley. Laughter flows from beneath a door. It opens to a kaleidoscope of sound and colour, led by an azmari singing a song of invitation. A waiter smiles as you glance in the book — you order a bira and some ocholoni. The day had started with a mountain top view of the Blue Nile and now the vibrant city nightlife takes you in…

new pronunciation guide and Amharic script
expanded dictionary with over 1000 words
grammar essentials for building your own sentences
cultural information and basic travel tips
phrases for every traveller

Customer Reviews:

Communicatinig in Ethiopia.......2007-09-18

This is a helpful phrasebook, usable without any previous knowledge of Amharic. As I am not a native English speaker, I appreciate the way the sounds used are described in the beginning of the book. It is well organized, with different, logical, chapters; i.e. the possibility to find the phrase I am looking for in the chapter where I think it should be is high. The dictionary part is short (as it of course has to be), and I really miss "please" as a word in the dictionary.

Excellent Book.......2007-04-14

I'm married to an Ethiopian and have found this book to be a lifesaver each and every time I go to Ethiopia. The book gets you close enough to the correct pronunciation that anyone can half way understand you and correct your pronunciation of the words. Although Tigrinyan's are now in power Amharic is still the national language of Ethiopia so it's better to learn Amharic if you plan on speaking to anyone in Ethiopia.

Amharic usefulness depends on where you are.......2006-03-16

Actually I didn't use the book very much, as my surroundings were almost all English or Oromo-speaking. Before spending much time on a learning a language to use in Ethiopia, be sure to check out the location. Since the Amhara's are no longer the dominant tribe, their language may be less useful. Tigrayans are now in power and Oromo are the largest language group.

Lonely Planet Ethiopian Amharic Phrasebook .......2005-11-24

This book is excellent! I don't understand some of the reviews.
It is a rare book that promotes Ethiopia and its culture. It is intended for foreign travellers to Ethiopia and not for Ethiopians who live abroad. I have travelled to Ethiopia with this book and found it very useful. I don't know what I would have done without it. I found the cultural info very useful. I think no other phrasebook offers this kind of info.

Completely Useless!.......2005-01-06

This guide is terrible if your goal is to speak Amharic. The Achilles heel of this book is that there are no accent marks on the ethiopian phrases. If you read what is in the book there is no way you will come close to saying anything intelligible. On the positive side, all of my Ethiopian friends found this book very helpful for learning English.

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Visually attractive, immediately usable royalty-free spots featuring food-related images: waiters, waitresses, chefs, trays laden with food, sommeliers, wine goblets, much more—all ready to add a professional touch to ads, posters, menus and other printed announcements.

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An excellent fact-filled information resource.......2003-07-15

Canine Oregon: Where To Play And Stay With Your Dog by Lizann Dunegan is a handy travel guide for Oregon pet owners who reside there, or who simply come a pleasant vacation with their canine companion. Listing suitable canine accommodations, pet-oriented shopping, doggie daycare, hiking routes, and more, Canine Oregon: Where To Play And Stay With Your Dog is an excellent fact-filled information resource which is especially commended to the attention of Oregon bound dog owners.

Customer Reviews:

Wonderful reference!.......2003-04-17

This is the review of Robert C. Renneberg's book The Winchester Model 94: The First 100 Years" that I wrote for Bullet 'N Press in December 2002.

In production for over one hundred years, and with over seven and one half million of these rifles produced so far, there isn't any question that the most popular deer rifle in America is the Winchester Model 1894, and that it has held that favorite spot for quite some time.

The author begins with a concise, accurate history of this timeless lever action that starts with it's designer John Moses Browning and carries right up through the post 1964 models, the commemoratives and the latest angle eject 94's. Every aspect of the 1894 is covered; engineering changes, alterations, finishes, calibers and wood, often in great detail. The components, and variations thereof, are graphically presented with very clear close-up black and white photography. Collectors love it when information is offered to them in such a way that it quickly answers all their questions. So often I have been asked "Can you show me what to look for with such and such a detail, so I will know what I am buying?". This is that book for the Winchester 1894, it answers questions quickly and it shows you what and where.

Fanciers of the Winchester Model 1894 will be absolutely delighted with what is in this book for it truly gives you "everything you ever wanted to know about the 1894 Winchester", as well as covering a lot of questions you probably wouldn't have thought to ask. I also enjoyed seeing the excerpts from early 20th century Winchester salesman's catalogs, where for instance, a standard 38-55 caliber carbine could be had for the hefty sum of $17.50!

This reviewer was very impressed with the large amount of well presented information and the attention that is given to accurate photographic illustration. The book was a joy to read and I would highly recommend it for the library of anyone who collects or who simply enjoys Winchester's wonderful Model 1894.

Collector Resource Book.......2002-08-30

I have read a number of books on Winchester Firearms. I especially liked this one. Anyone who reads this book will learn something new.

Things I picked up.

Until now Winchester never produced a factory 410 guage lever action shotgun.

Half Octagon/ Half Round Carbines are very rare. Take a look
at the Lone Star Commemorative.

Outstanding reference work.......1999-01-28

Of all the Winchester reference books and there are many, this is by far the most informative. Logically arranged to take the reader smoothly through the myriad variations found in this model and featuring great photography, excellent captioning and none of those usless "filler" pages so often found in books of this type, you will quickly find that every page is a treat. Highly recommended for all Winchester fans; essential for the serious Model 1894/94 collector.

An extremely comprehensive collector's reference work........1998-10-15

This reference work was obviously researched and assembled by an avid fan of the subject. Mr. Renneberg takes the reader through a logical and orderly journey describing the myriad variations of the Winchester Model 94 in amazingly infinite detail; a journey that should be taken by any serious collector of this model. While retaining the literary demeanor of a true reference work, the easy-reading style of Mr. Renneberg's prose make the book enjoyable and entertaining. If you are in any way a fan of Winchester's most successful product, you will be unable to put this book down. Fine photographs and descriptive captioning highlight the exceptionally informative text. The very best of it's kind.

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A glorious survey of 20th-century English garden design, illustrated with 200 color and duotone photographs.

Customer Reviews:

A Jewel.......2007-08-06

I find this book fascinating. It's not a typical coffee table book or a how-to-book. Rather it's a book about the history of English landscaping in the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The black and white photos are period pictures that are being used to illustrate points made by the author about gardens as they were once (not as they are now, if they even still exist.) The pictures are not just being used as eye candy. Mind you I love books filled with beautiful pictures. (Oh, I really do!), but that is not the purpose of this book. This is the book to read *after* you have looked at the picture books, and you find yourself yearning for more. Look at the picture books...then read this one.

I am learning a lot about the design of the great gardens of England and even some of my personal tastes in garden from this book. Worse yet, it has started me redesigning (in my own mind) a couple of the local historic gardens near me.

Enormous disappoinment.......2007-05-15

I read the glowing reviews and purchased the book - it is a shame that no one mentioned the fact that 75% of the images used to illustrate the book are black and white photos. The book concerns gardens of the 20th century, and was published in the 21st century - someone needs to let the author know that photographic techniques have advanced quite a bit. At the very least it would have been nice to know that the book I was purchasing with over "200 superb photographs" were mostly low contrast black and white images. I suppose I should have paid more attention to the "printed on thick, glossy paper" part of the review as a warning.

A century of beautiful gardens.......2005-09-11

For over a century, Country Life magazine has been documenting the great houses and gardens in England. Their photographic library consists of over 10,000 images - this book presents 200 of them, beginning with the formal bedding gardens of Victorian England and progressing through the Arts and Crafts gardens of the Edwardian era as well as modernist gardens, artists gardens, wild gardens and cottage gardens. The emphasis is on the Arts and Crafts gardens and the influence that Gertrude Jeckyll and Edward Lutyens had on garden design. An entire chapter is devoted to Jeckyll - other chapters cover landscape architects who were influenced by Jeckyll and Lutyens, the popularity of borders, Sissinghurst and Hidcote, the Modernist Garden, Romance and Restraint (following World War II), From Smart to Art (Artist's Gardens) and the final chapter "Making it Over" which discusses how some of the major estate gardens have been saved and restored. The prose is very interesting and informative (although the author can be very opinionated) but the highlight of the book are the remarkable photographs. Most of them are black and white with the exception of a few duotones (of Jeckyll's gardens) and color photos in the last chapter. The book is beautiful, printed on heavy glossy paper and any garden lover will love it.

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The wait is over. After four years, Quark is finally releasing a new version of their landmark software. QuarkXPress: The Complete Reference offers 800 pages of explanation, elucidation, and interpretation that will have you running at optimal speed in no time.

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This digital document is an article from The Mississippi Quarterly, published by Mississippi State University on March 22, 1994. The length of the article is 766 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: The Cost of Courage: The Journey of an American Congressman. (book reviews)
Author: Ernest M.B. Obadele-Starks
Publication: The Mississippi Quarterly (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 1994
Publisher: Mississippi State University
Volume: v47 Issue: n2 Page: p355(3)

Article Type: Book Review

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