Genetic Analysis of Animal Development, 2nd Edition

Book Description

Updated and expanded to address the latest trends in developmental genetics by examining the developmental biology of three model animal systems with a vast range of complexity and phylogenetic distance--the nematode, fruitfly and mouse. This edition places greater emphasis on molecular approaches to pattern and development formation; introduces key issues and questions involving developmental biology; explores the final stages of patterning.

Customer Reviews:

the genetic approach to developmental biology.......2002-02-20

This book has become sort of a classic, for anyone who wants to learn about developmental biology from the point of view of genetics (as opposed to classical embryology), this is the place to start. One strength of this book is that it is stand-along, you don't need to know anything about developmental biology to be able to read it. Anyone with a general knowledge of genetics and molecular biology will have no problem. Another great strength is the writing, it is not only clear but also somehow easy and enjoyable to read, it's the kind of book you can read even if you are tired from a hard day in the lab. The only real flaw in this book is that by now its getting a bit dated, the last edition came out in 1992, which is why I only give it four stars. Of course, the fundamentals haven't changed, so its still an excellent way to learn about the genetic approach to studying development, but it should not be viewed as necessarily the state of the art in terms of what is known. I think we're all looking forward to the next edition!

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Created by local writers and photographers, Compass American Guides are the ultimate insider's guides, providing in-depth coverage of the history, culture and character of America's most spectacular destinations. Compass Colorado covers everything there is to see and do -- plus gorgeous full-color photographs; a wealth of archival images; topical essays and literary extracts; detailed color maps; and capsule reviews of hotels and restaurants. These insider guides are perfect for new and longtime residents as well as vacationers who want a deep understanding of Colorado.

Customer Reviews:

Not Quite Match the Reputation of Compass American Guides.......2001-07-21

I was drawn to this book (Last Edition) because I read Utah and Montana in the series of Compass American Guides and loved those two. However, this one came out to be a big disappointment. It is not as well researched and written as others and borders on to be shallow and tasteless. By the way, how much did that international financier pay to have his picture taken in his so-called "palatial" home in the book? I just cannot see the connection between a man in his swimming short and the great state of Colorado. It did a disservice to publisher's reputation to include this title in the Compass series. I wish I could get back my hard-earned money I spent buying this book.

Traveler - look for another book.......1999-03-17

If you are looking for a good travel guide you should choose another book. In these book you will find a lot of background information about Colorado (history,...). I miss information that every traveler is expecting to find in a guide like this. For example where and for how much you can sleep. Where to eat. What interesting places to see? How can you travel around? At the end of the book there is a list of restaurants and accommodations. It is so short that resembles yellow pages.

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Colorado is an outdoor paradise second to none. For ski enthusiasts, The Rockies create a mountain spine, eternally covered in snow, that's larger than Switzerland. It's eastern third is a sea of waving grasslands, and its southwest is a multihue desert, carved with pink and mauve canyons. Whatever the activity, you will be captured by Colorado's beauty. Our local writers have explored the state to find the best hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities to prepare you for a journey of stunning variety. Before you leave be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing.

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best - "Fodor's guides are saturated with information."

- Two-color interior design makes it easier to find the information you need
- Fodor's Choice Ratings flag must-see sights and hidden treasures
- Hotel and restaurant reviews cover all budgets
- Plus multi-day itineraries to help you build the right trip for you and/or your family

Customer Reviews:

Fodors is a great travel tool........2005-10-12

I live in Colorado, but purchased this book after using other Fodor Guides on travels. It's a great way for me to explore my own state, and I've planned some great weekend getaways after receiving this book.

Excellent guide for all interests.......2005-09-10

Excellent guide, whatever your interests. Gives "off the beaten path" and historic notes as well as nice lodgings and restaurants. I look for a Fodor's guide every time I travel.

Fodor's Guide to Colorado.......2005-08-24

This book was essential to our wonderful trip. I was able to focus on the things that really interested me, and I actually suprised my relatives who live in the area with some little-known places thanks to the book. It is full of useful info and great travel tidbits.

Excellent!.......2005-05-02

Excellent book-- very thorough-- very informative.

You can't go wrong with a Fodor's travel guide- they definitely know their stuff!

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

Thorough, informative, fun.......1999-05-16

I really liked this guide. It was pretty much on the mark and crammed a lot into a small book. Much easier handling than other books on Colorado and gives a sense of the personality of each town and resort, if not always enough in-depth info on recreation.

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With this 8-page booklet, young readers can learn fun facts about United States presidents as they fill in background scenes with more than 60 reusable stickers. All 43 presidents are represented in miniature photo or portrait reproductions. In addition, stickers of the presidential seal, campaign posters, pins, and pendants, and American flags can be removed and placed in the scenes, which include the Oval Office of the White House, Mount Rushmore's presidential carvings, and Air Force One. Side boxes on several of the pages offer interesting tidbits about the nation's commanders: Grover Cleveland, for example, was the first president to have a child born in the White House. This event inspired a candy bar named after his daughter: Baby Ruth. Children won't come away from this booklet with a comprehensive knowledge of the presidents, but it will be an entertaining introduction to some of the most powerful men in history.

Ready for more Ultimate Sticker Books? Check out Cowboy, Night Sky, Dinosaur, and lots more. (Ages 4 to 7) --Emilie Coulter

Book Description

Each Ultimate Sticker Book presents an array of colorful, photographic stickers of baby animals or dinosaurs, the U.S. Presidents or the night sky - there's something for everyone. Young children will love working with these durable, reusable stickers, and they can have fun using the stickers to make picture books and projects on their own. These entertaining books provide a hands-on way to explore new subjects. (And some of the stickers even glow in the dark!) Includes over 60 full-color, self-adhesive stickers.

Customer Reviews:

john f kerry.......2006-08-24

John Kerry is on the cover. When did Ms Heinzes pool boy become president? Can I get a copy of the Thom Dewey issue?

Great for kids and adults alike.......2005-11-26

I especially like this as a quick review of the presidents. My daughter got this book as a gift for her 7th birthday although I had actually read it to her once before when she was 6. Even her sister listened to me read it when she was around 4 or 5. This book makes it easy to get your kids interested in the presidents with its concise captions and short synopses of each president. For example, my daughters really like the part about Teddy Roosevelt having teddy bears created in his honor, looking at George Washington's false teeth, and trying to recognize the presidents on our currency.

An illustrated journey from Washington to Clinton.......2003-08-02

I got really excited for a moment when I say that this DK Eyewitness Book on the "Presidents" was written by James Barber, because I thought this would be James David Barber, the reknown Presidential scholar. Instead it turns out to be James G. Barber, who does a nice job of bringing out the details for all of the Presidents from Washington to Clinton. The book talks about Clinton's impeachment but does not get as far as the 2000 election (the year the book was published).

My expectation was that this book would look at the office as well as the men, but the organizational structure is a strictly chronology. Young readers get a sense for the relative importance of each President whether or not they get a "chapter" to themself and if they get just one or a pair of two-page spreads. George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, and Franklin D. Roosevelt all get four page spreads (and they are the ones on our coins). Theodore Roosevelts gets three pages with William Howard Taft getting the four in the "chapter," which makes perfect sense once you know their history. Andrew Jackson, Woodrow Wilson, Harry Truman, Dwight Eisenhower, John Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan, George Bush, and Bill Clinton all get two pages apiece, which shows an understandable bias towards the Presidents of our lifetime.

The format, as everyone who has enjoyed these DK Eyewitness books knows, is to provide a two page spread that is divided into a couple of paragraphs of text along with multiple illustrations on each page with detailed captions (these books set the standard for providing informative captions). For example, the spread on Ronald Reagan has one paragraph of text talking about his main achievements in office and another on the facing page talking about the "Challenger" shuttle disaster. The dominant illustrations are a painting of Reagan that appeared on the cover of "Time" and a space shuttle taking off, but there is also photos of a Reagan-Bush belt buckle for the 1984 campaign, Reagan and his chimp co-star from "Bedtime for Bonzo," a picture of the assassination attempt, Reagan with Mikhail Gorbachev, Oliver North testifying, and Nancy Reagan and her "Just say no to drugs" campaign. A information block identies his term in office, birth information, age at innaguration, First Lady, and children (blocks for other presidents list key events in their presidency as well as information about when and where they died).

The results are a series of brief introductions to the various presidents in which the illustrations underscore the highlights of each administration and the things that made them unique (e.g., FDR's dog Fala). Actually, for those who have read more standard juvenile biographies of various presidents this book will probably be more interesting because the pictures it provides get beyond the standard photographs to personal and political artifacts. For example, you will see lots of campaign posters, pins, and other things you would find at the Smithsonian Institute (e.g., a giant peanut with the Carter smile). So this is not the first place you would look to find out about the Presidents, but sooner or later young students interested in the study of the occupants of the White House will enjoy looking through these pages.

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Ultimate Presidents Sticker Book
Dk Publishing
Manufacturer: DK PUBLISHING INC *
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SEP7XI

Book Description

Extremely useful archive of 89 crisply rendered images, each in 3 sizes for added flexibility, of those past middle age in a variety of activities, situations and poses: studying, writing, shopping, at meetings, with grandchildren, visiting the doctor and dentist, in romantic vignettes, and more. Immediately usable and royalty-free.

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Dog Breeding for Professionals
Dr. Herbert Richards
Manufacturer: TFH Publications Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GYURZI

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Good book but OLD!

extremely informative

Dog Breeding for Professionals
Herbert Richards
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Breeds | Dogs | Animal Care & Pets | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0866226559

Customer Reviews:

Good book but OLD!.......2002-11-30

I ordered this from amazon and amazon shows a cover of the book and says its date is 1998. When I got the book it was a completely different cover and the publish date inside said 1978. No other date than that one and whats with the change of the cover? This cover is blue with a puppy on the front. Looks like they may have updated the cover but nothing else.

However, the information inside is very good and covers a lot of stuff and pretty accurate still for 2002. It is worth buying even though the picture quality is very poor black and white newspaper print type, the information alone is worth the price of the book. I would however buy it used if I were to buy it over again. There are some colored photo's in the middle of the book of breeds, but also not very good quality either.

extremely informative.......2000-03-02

This is a well written book, easy for the novice breeder tofollow. I have referred to this book time and again over the pastseveral years. Although easy to read, the layout of information makes it hard to find specific subjects unless you have made it a point to mark pages.

Canine breeding management and techniques: The veterinarian's role (Professional library series)

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Canine breeding management and techniques: The veterinarian's role (Professional library series)
Janice L Cain
Manufacturer: American Animal Hospital Association
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Breeding champions. (Keeping Your Edge).(Patricia Hull, Executive Director, National Association of Professional Mortgage Women; focuses on interest in ... An article from: Association Management

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Breeding champions. (Keeping Your Edge).(Patricia Hull, Executive Director, National Association of Professional Mortgage Women; focuses on interest in ... An article from: Association Management

Manufacturer: American Society of Association Executives
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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Book Description

This digital document is an article from Association Management, published by American Society of Association Executives on November 1, 2002. The length of the article is 473 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.

Citation Details
Title: Breeding champions. (Keeping Your Edge).(Patricia Hull, Executive Director, National Association of Professional Mortgage Women; focuses on interest in showing and breeding dogs)(Interview)
Publication: Association Management (Magazine/Journal)
Date: November 1, 2002
Publisher: American Society of Association Executives
Volume: 54 Issue: 11 Page: 112(1)

Article Type: Interview, Biography

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Complete Houseplant Handbook
Peter McHoy
Manufacturer: Southwater
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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The Complete Guide to Houseplants: The Easy Way to Choose and Grow Healthy, Happy Houseplants

ASIN: 1844760804

Book Description

Step-by-step advice on watering, feeding and choosing the right container, as well as instructions on division, layering, cuttings and propagation techniques.

The Complete Houseplant Bible (Practical Handbooks (Lorenz))

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Super in Some Sections, Disappointing in Others

The Complete Houseplant Bible (Practical Handbooks (Lorenz))
Peter McHoy
Manufacturer: Lorenz Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0754804690

Book Description

The complete guide to making the most out of your houseplants, from choosing the right plants to finding the right settings in your home and much more.

Customer Reviews:

Super in Some Sections, Disappointing in Others.......2002-12-28

This is the first houseplant book I've purchased. It looked like a great beginner guide. It does provide good information about propagation, proper care, placement, and most importantly (for me anyway) troubleshooting. I had also hoped that it would help me identify some of the plants that I have in my home. I was able to identify many of them by photo but they are listed alphabetically by just their scientific names. There is an index in back of common names cross referenced to scientific names, but not the other way around. The common names aren't even mentioned in the plant descriptions.

Why is African Violet listed in this "A-Z" guide under "S"?? For a beginner I found the practice confusing. It made the plants I was looking for hard to find and even harder to identify.

So- its a good book, I'm not sorry I purchased it. However it was not as thorough as I had hoped it would be.

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Complete Houseplant Handbook
Peter McHoy
Manufacturer: Southwater
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K7NGFE

Book Description

This straightforward and eloquent narrative reveals a vivid portrait of a quietly forceful woman of strength, spirit and good humor.

Ms. Burnette invites the reader to travel back in time for a look at the intangible "clippings" of important events throughout her life. She begins with the intense drama of the death of her father and her mother's valiant struggle to support the family after he died. Although her struggle was not successful and the children were sent to an orphanage, it is evident that Ms. Burnette was moved to an environment both strict and supportive where she was taught to strive to become the very best she could be.

Throughout her life, Ms. Burnette has suffered from segregation and discrimination, both overt and subtle. But there is no blame or self pity. Ms. Burnette is not intimidated, only intensely determined to become independent through education and work.

Clippings from Within is a celebration of the lives of her father and four brothers and their patriotic contributions in two World Wars. It is also a dramatic portrayal of her life, which spanned the critical years of the civil rights' movement in America. She never carried a banner or marched on Washington but she did her part by demonstrating the dignity, pride and courage of a black woman asserting her place in the world while exploring every possibility for personal growth.

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