The New Chameleon Handbook: Everything About Selection, Care, Diet, Disease, Reproduction, and Behavior (Barron's Pet Owner's Manuals)

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Francois Le Berre's The New Chameleon Handbook is a must for the chameleon owner. Accompanied by more than 100 full-color photos and drawings, Le Berre's discussion of the chameleon is divided into 14 sections, ranging from such topics as physiology and behavior to the ideal terrarium, nutrition, and health and medical aspects. With "facts and advice to help you maintain healthy, active chameleons," The New Chameleon Handbook will make you and your chameleon very happy indeed.

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This is "THE BOOK".......1999-09-06

What you need to know about chameleons is in this book! I enjoyed reading it and learning everything about this little creature. From it's history and evolution, to it's anatomy and manerisms. What I really wanted was a book which explained how to care for the chameleon and I picked the right one.Francois LeBerre makes me feel comfortable caring for the chameleon. The size of the book is good for handling and storing. The print is large and clear, easy to read and the pictures are messmerizing. When I browsed through other books on the topic, they seemed like a joke compared to this informative publication! I recommend this to beginners (which I am) because you'll feel like an expert (LeBerre) when you're done. Enjoy!!!

it was great.......1999-01-26

The book gave me a lot of information and it had a lot of grate pictures. The book is easy to understand and they tell alot of info.

Best book on chameleons.......1998-11-13

My name is Nobu, I am from Japan. Here in Japan, Francois Le Berre is famous for his work on chameleons, this book is the best I have ever read on my favourite animals. Some Japanese publishers have found the pictures so good that they have been using them in some of the japanese magazines too. The information is very complete and the pictures astonishing, I am looking forward for Francois Le Berre's next book. He is unsurpassed and really is the Master of Chameleons!

This IS a good book, but can be improved........1998-06-23

In light of the two previous reviews, I felt compelled to add my own thoughts. It is a very good book, but lacks some information I think is essential for the beginner. The author makes little or no reference to common names of the organisms (where a common name is ascribed). This would make it difficult for the typical beginner to relate the scientific name of the organism with the common name that is usually available at the site of purchase. The author also fails to give adequate information regarding the size attained for a full grown adult specimen. This is especially important when a budding herptologist decides to embark on caring for a "beginners" specimen, but is not told that the animal will be two feet long as an adult. This can be critical when one is designing a habitat.It is not at all uncommon to see beginners think of these wonderful animals as being "small and cute", when in fact many of the easiest to care for become quite large. That being said, LeBerre has certainly prepared an excellent guide, and the photos are wonderful. It is the best book out there for the layman, and does in fact rate five stars.

Great things do come in small packages, this is it!.......1997-12-01

Do not be fooled by the size and soft cover of this book, it is in a class by itself. The author covers every aspect of the art and science of Chameleon husbandry. It becomes immediately apparent that the author has an intimate knowledge of chameleon natural history and captive husbandry. He presents unique ways of helping the reader understand chameleon natural history, behavior, reproduction and captive care. Especially noteworthy is the breadth of chameleon species described. There is no skimping on data: natural range, other common names, subspecies, age to maturation, clutch size, incubation/pseudo-gestation duration, incubation temperature, lighting, feeding, etc...everything you need to know to keep and breed common and rare chameleon species of all genera. Asthetically the book is a masterpiece. Photos of rarely seen uncommon and common species, in their best colors, accompany each species description. The author's lifelong experiences, research and passion for chameleons have resulted in an unbelievably informative yet practical book which has the ability to inspire the most seasoned chameleon keeper/breeder.

Reptiles and Amphibians: Care, Behavior, Reproduction

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Reptiles and Amphibians: Care, Behavior, Reproduction
Elke Zimmerman
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0866225412

Breeding Terrarium Animals: Amphibians and Reptiles Care - Behavior - Reproduction/H-1078

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Breeding Terrarium Animals: Amphibians and Reptiles Care - Behavior - Reproduction/H-1078
Elke Zimmermann
Manufacturer: TFH Publications
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0866220933

Book Description

With an idyllic landscape of volcanoes, rain forest, and Caribbean coasts, and a skyline ever-colorful with butterfly migrations and over 350 species of birdlife, it isn't surprising Panama has always been a popular escape for Americans. Plan the perfect getaway with this guide, which features a multitude of opportunities for watersports and hiking.

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Panama Travel Guide.......2006-03-23

Too---- much small detail and not enough maps, pictures and history. The print could of been a little bigger. This book would of been fine if you were going to move there. For a short visit, way to much information.

The best travel guide on Panama I have seen yet........2006-03-09

I have read all the books out on Panama for travel guides and with out question find this the most informative yet. She is very presise about her travels and not biased as so many other writers have been. She worked very hard to give detales I have never seen in other travel guides to Panama.
Great job Sarah!
Looking forward to your next addition, Kevin

A "user friendly" and informative guide ideal for the casual tourist and the dedicated business traveler alike.......2005-12-09

Panama: The Bradt Travel Guide is a superb in-depth travel guide, packed cover to cover with everything from where to view more than 350 species of bird to fishing, rafting and hiking opportunities, prime beaches and watersport locations, top-rated locations to stay or eat, the history of the Panama Canal, an extensive focus on Bocas del Toro, and much more. On a less lighthearted note, Panama: The Bradt Travel Guide also covers "need-to-know" information concerning common diseases, what to bring in a first aid kit, natural hazards, and locations that are particular hotbeds of crime or danger. Maps, charts, graphs, and a handful of photographs round out this practical-minded, "user friendly" and informative guide ideal for the casual tourist and the dedicated business traveler alike.

Excellent all round guide.......2005-11-24

I feel suitably qualified to judge this guide on accuracy as I live full-time in Panama and know it well. Of course, no printed material can ever be 100% accurate - things change too fast, but this is the best on the market by far. For me, the Bocas del Toro and San BLas sections in particular are both way above average. I was also pleased to spot plenty of great bits of local insight in every chapter - plus stacks of info on birding, camping and truly discovering Panama's great outdoors.

I should add that I've just read the last review posted and in the interest of fair play, I'd like to point out that the Gamboa Rainforest Resort IS listed. Find it on page 121 under Panama Province - the correct location, as it is NOT located in Panama City itself. This is also clearly listed in the Index on page 339. Pipeline Road is listed in the index on the same page and is on page 119 of the guide - and is (as the last reviewer correctly mentioned) a spectacular spot to watch birds.

In my opinion money well spent for an excellent all round guide to the country.

Incomplete Information at Best.......2005-11-23

I was quite disappointed when I went to the Index to look up the Gamboa Rainforest Resort where we will be staying in December. To my surprise this large resort in Panama is not even listed in this guide! One criticism of this guide says the author does not list budget resorts due to safety reasons. What could possibly be the reason this author omits this resort - could it be she does not wish to inform the reader of the existence of this new resort for political or economic reasons. Reader Beware!!

Also, I went to look up Pipeline Road ( a famous spot for birding) and the index says "See also Parque Nacional Soberania and birding" I then went to Parque Nacional Soberania and it Unbelievably says ""See also National Parks." When the reader goes to National Parks there are many pages listed with NO identifying descriptions!

There is possibly good information in this guide. For me it is too hard to find and not what I want. I do not like to give bad reviews but I feel that I wasted my money on this guide.

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In a tiny log cabin a boy listened with delight to the storytelling of his ma and pa. He traced letters in sand, snow, and dust. He borrowed books and walked miles to bring them back.

When he grew up, he became the sixteenth president of the United States. His name was Abraham Lincoln.

He loved books.
They changed his life.
he changed the world.

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Great Book!.......2006-08-06

I am a teacher who is writing a liturature based reading program with a committee of teachers and Superintendents. My Lesson guide is called "Heroes" and Abe Lincoln is the focus of the theme for this series. This book is a great information book written in language that students can enjoy and understand. I am using it for background information and to get examples for modeling how a biography can be written. The book tells about Abe as a young boy and all the experiences he went through. Children are able not only to read the level of writing, but also identify with some of the struggles Abe went through as a child. I enjoyed this book and my niece read it and liked it, also.

Great book.......2006-07-18

This is a wonderfully written biography about Abe Lincoln that is very accessible to young children. The emphasis on books and the role they played in shaping Abe Lincoln makes for a wonderful and meaningful read. The fact that Abe Lincoln was so absorbed in books as a young boy is a great example to young boys (and girls!) of today. The illustrations are also beautiful, helping to make this book a real winner.

Abe Lincoln, reading books moved him to excel.......2003-11-04

The first thing I noticed when looking for a children's biography book on Abraham Lincoln was Kay Winter's Abe Lincoln, The Boy who loved books. This book has wonderful pictures with vivid colors and kid-friendly portraits of Abe Lincoln as a boy. The illustrator, Nancy Carpenter, does a magnificent job bringing the book to life. Children of all ages will enjoy reading this book and realizing that a love of books, as Abraham Lincoln did, can change a persons life and move him or her to become a great person...maybe even the President of the United States.

Abe Lincoln.......2003-05-13

This is a wonderful biography written by Kay Winters about the United States 16th president, Abraham Lincoln. The vocabulary is kid-friendly, especially for children in grades kindergarten through second. In addition, the oil paintings on pastel can really enhance the reader's interest. Most importantly, the emphasis of how Abe Lincoln enjoyed reading, and used it to his advantage is a great encouragement for young readers!

A Fresh Perspective on Abe Lincoln.......2003-03-22

ABE LINCOLN: THE BOY WHO LOVED BOOKS is a delightful biography and a welcome addition to the body of children's books about our 16th President! With colorful, lyrical language, author Kay Winters tells the story of young Abe's boyhood from an important perspective, emphasizing at every turn his love of books, his passion for reading, and his eagerness to learn. Winters' narrative, beautifully supported by Nancy Carpenter's appealing illustrations, describes Abe as a "bookish boy" who practiced writing his letters in the dust, who loved spelling bees and spinning yarns, who carried a book in his back pocket even as he plowed, stopping at the end of each row to read a page. And at the end of the story, we find President Abraham Lincoln sitting by the fire in the White House...reading a book. As the book jacket says:
He loved books.
They changed his life.
He changed the world.
What I value most about this biography is that it gives young readers the opportunity to identify with a hero who is "bookish" and makes the connection between a love of reading and the empowerment of one person to change the world.

Abe Lincoln Picture Book Set (Abe Lincoln The Boy Who Loved Books, Abe Lincoln Remembers)

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Abe Lincoln Picture Book Set (Abe Lincoln The Boy Who Loved Books, Abe Lincoln Remembers)
Ann Turner
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Ages 4-8 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000V8XQSO

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Abe Lincoln the Boy Who Loved Books

Manufacturer: Scholastic
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: 0439730694

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Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books

Manufacturer: Scholastic, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0439730678

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"The story of how a boy who loved to read changed the world forever." This is a captivating book, written in what seems to me to be free verse. I would say it is suitable for all elementary grades, to be read to the younger students and read by the older ones. Its emphasis lies in Abe Lincoln's childhood. He doesn't study law until page 34 out of 37, and he's elected the 16th President on page 36. Children will learn about young Abe's family life, the death of his mother, his father's remarriage, and about Abe pulling corn in a friend's field for 3 days to pay him back for ruining a book he had borrowed. The illustrations are wonderful, rendered in oil paint on canvas. This is the best elementary-level book about Abraham Lincoln I've experienced.

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Abe Lincoln: The Boy Who Loved Books
Kay Winters
Manufacturer: Scholastic Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette
ASIN: 0439730686

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Rich sourcebook of approximately 500 black-and-white designs traces history and meaning of the shield, symbols, crests, helmets, and blazonry, with special emphasis on such devices as beasts, monsters, human, and part-human figures. American, British, French, and Russian costs of arms are displayed, as are insignias of the clergy, state seals, and modern institutions.

Heraldic Design - Its Origins, Ancient Forms & Modern Usage

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Heraldic Design - Its Origins, Ancient Forms & Modern Usage
Hubert Allcock
Manufacturer: New York: Tudor Publishing Company, 1962
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NXD7IQ

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This is a great book on Dandies.......2003-01-07

I had heard this book was the best one on the Dandie Dinmont Terriers. It is an extraordinary book, and made well. The pictures are absolutely beautiful and highly glossy, with thick paper. There is a lot of interesting information on these wonderful dogs. I highly recommend this book to anyone who owns one of these dogs, or who happens to want one. Well written and worthy to be included in the best of collections.

This book covers every aspect of owning a Dandie Dinmont........1999-08-24

This is a long overdue book for folks seeking information about the intriguing Dandie Dinmont Terrier. It is informative of every aspect of the Dandie including the history and description of the standard with color pictures throughout. One chapter is devoted to raising a puppy. Several chapters include geographical, grooming and training needs of this terrier. Finally there is substantial material on health maintenance and potential medical problems.

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Those who relish staying in the cozy, warm and design-rich bed and breakfast inns know that these inns add a new dimension to travel! The author features a nationwide selection of inns that have a flare for showcasing antiques and collectibles. This volume is a rich treasury of 41 such inns with 160 gorgeous color photographs. You will love your visit in pictures of inns that are passionate havens for people who love glass and pottery such as Watts and Yellow Ware; textiles including vintage clothing and quilts; home furnishings such as rare books and furniture; the toys of our childhood including dolls and teddy bears; decorative and holiday items featuring Snowbabies and Longaberger baskets, and housewares including teapots, crocks and coffee grinders. With this book you will find many ideas to bring your antiques and collectibles in your own condo, apartment and home to life! 160 color photos.

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Great ideas.......2002-11-01

I've been to bed and breakfasts and wondered how I could make my home feel so cozy and inviting. This book gave me lots of good ideas not only for my collection of yelloware, but also for other displays. I'd recommend this book to anyone with a desire to create an interesting and inviting home.

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An Excellent Foundation...

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Perennials for American Gardens: The definitive A-to-Z reference guide to over 3,000 species, cultivars and hybrids for gardeners across the country
Ruth Rogers Clausen
Manufacturer: Random House
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Flowers | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia

ASIN: 0394557409
Release Date: 1989-06-24

Book Description

An encyclopedic book, designed for the wide range of American climatic and cultural conditions. Includes 400 classes and 3000 species of cultivated varieties and hybrids. 360 full-color photos. Just published in '89, this is already a backlist bestseller

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An Excellent Foundation..........2000-02-24

This excellent book is one of my plant "bibles." Good photographs and good character and cultural information for a broad range of garden perennials. It could be even BETTER, as it is slipping out of date (more than 10 years!). Time for a good revision, not just a reprint. This superb foundation should be invested in and built upon by the publisher. I own 5 copies and also give copies as gifts. I'd renew all of them if more current varietal information were included...

Excellent and Comprehensive Reference.......2000-02-12

I have owned this book for ten years and probably use it at least ten to fifteen times a year. I have given several as gifts and frequently hear positive remarks about the book years later from the recipient. A very comprehensive reference that will not disappoint.

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The encounter between interpretation and history in the writings of Josephus provides the conceptual framework for this collection of essays. The contributions in this volume, which were presented at an international colloquium entitled "Josephus: Interpretation and History" held in Dublin in 2004, are united, not by a single view of Josephus, but by the question of historical method, both ancient and modern. These essays take up aspects of a problem basic to all researchers who would use Josephus for historical purposes, namely: What is the relationship between narratives and history? Organized thematically, the volume reflects a critical engagement with the texts of Josephus, other literary texts, case studies of particular events, and material remains.

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making history?.......2007-01-28

This collection of essays with wide-ranging approaches to Josephus and history is well edited by Zuleika Rodgers. I recommend this to whichever history research libraries can afford it. Here I comment merely on Steve Mason's "Essenes and Lurking Spartans in Josephus' _Judean War_: From Story to History." In a previous article ("What Josephus Says about the Essenes in his _Judean War_," available online) Mason made some valid criticisms of the source criticism Bergmeier offered on Josephus. And he rightly noted that "John the Essene" is a misreading--there was no warrior by that name. But, in this new article, as in the older one, Mason again unaccountably underestimates the relevance of sources in the accounts on Essenes in Josephus. Evidently, sources cramp his style--by his, I mean Mason's. Need he be reminded that Josephus, born c. 37 CE, could not write about, say, Judah the Essene, fl. 104 BCE, without a source? Again Mason subjects Josephus to psychoanalysis by concordance, _as if_ Josephus did not use sources. Mason practically ignores Philo, who wrote on Essenes before Josephus. Josephus and Philo share a source, as seen, e.g., in their joint estimate that Essenes numbered "over 4000" (Philo also writes "myriads"). Philo says Essenes were peaceful, an embarassment to Mason's Spartan proposal. Philo wrote: "Essenes...work in various crafts contributing to peace....In vain would one look among them for makers of arrows, or javelins, or swords, or helmets, or armour, or shields; in short, for makers of arms, or military machines, or any instrument of war, or even peaceful objects which might be turned to evil purpose." Spartans were warriors, first and foremost; Essenes were not. No matter; Mason has other plans, so does not quote Philo for his readers. Mason writes that Pliny is not entirely reliable, so can be ignored. But it's unequal treatment to ignore Pliny--who is not really so unreliable when one realizes his source on Essenes, M. Agrippa, is from the time of Herod the Great--and then to comb through Josephus, who is not entirely reliable. That's bracketing off and ignoring evidence. Mason, citing an unreliable secondary source, would have readers imagine that before the Dead Sea Scrolls came to light in 1948 no one located Essenes in the Qumran area. False. Strack did in 1853, placing Ein Gedi south of the Essenes. De Saulcy's 1858 Atlas places a "pays des Esseniens" north of Ein Gedi. Ginsburg in 1870 located Pliny's Essenes on the "north-west shore" of the Dead Sea, right where Qumran is. Many pre-1948 writers speculated that John the Baptist lived in that same wilderness area and may have met Essenes, or even have been one for a time. Gibbon's _Decline and Fall_ 1854 annotated edition (ch. 37) correctly places Essenes not far distant from the St. Sabas Laura. And Joan Taylor wrote on Dixon's account which "states--somewhat prophetically--in 1866 that the 'chief seats of this sect [Essenes] were pitched on the western shores of the Dead Sea, about the present Ras al Feshka'"--as indeed was the case. This dismissal of Pliny on Qumran Essenes is deeply flawed. (Not even Magen and Peleg buy Hirschfeld's attempt to place Essenes uphill of Ein Gedi; they prefer Essenes out of Qumran and into limbo.) It's not circular to say that the best reading of Pliny points to Qumran. Also flawed is Mason's dismissal of the increasingly-recognized Hebrew origin of the name "Essenes," found in Qumran texts recognized as Essene on other grounds. Several times osey hatorah, observers of torah, appears as a self designation. And Mason knows Philo and Epiphanius spelled the name with O--Ossaioi/Osshnoi in Epiphanius. How many 2000-year old confirming repetitions would Mason require before paying attention? Again, this was known before 1948. Melanchthon in 1532 knew the correct Hebrew root, as did other scholars in every century following. Mason writes (p. 220) that in the 1950s "there were no interpretations of Josephus' Essene portrait..." Again, utterly false. A glance at Wagner's book Die Essener in der wissenschaftlichen Diskussion, vom Ausgang des 18. bis zum Beginn des 20. Jahrhunderts; eine wissenschaftliche Studie--with a massive bibliography--suffices to show Mason's assertion absurdly misleading. For further information, see "Jannaeus, His Brother Absalom, and Judah the Essene," available online. Conybeare long ago saw the invitation to compare Spartans and Jews in a discussion of Essenes: 1 Maccabees 12 and the happenstance that Essenes are first mentioned in Josephus as existing (not starting) in 146 BCE (because his source Posidonius began then). But we now know that 1 Maccabees, though available then in Hebrew, is quite absent among the circa 900 manuscripts of Qumran. The pro-Maccabee festival Hanukkah is also unmentioned in those many calendar texts. Qumran was anti-Hasmonean, anti the family writing letters to Sparta. 4Q448 is increasingly recognized as a curse on Alexander Jannaeus. Essenes are more akin to Daniel than 1 Maccabees, and were unarmed (unlike David Koresh, whose disaster Mason oddly compares). If Josephus wanted to compare the Essenes and the Spartans, why did he not, you know, use the word "Spartans"? He used "Pythagoreans" and "Dacians" when he compared; Philo also named names to compare: Magi, Gymnosophists. Mason guesses married Essenes--he supposes invented by Josephus "as a means of permitting his own Essene affiliation"(!)--were in the desert and celebates in the cities, despite the wilderness types including Banus and John the Baptist. Initiation and the giving of all property is a big step, found explicitly in War 2 and in the Qumran cave texts; Mason misdirects attention from that. Moses was a writing lawgiver; Lycurgus was not. Such a waste of learned talent, this incantation of the Josephan nature of all, even his hapax patterns. The essay may be a virtuoso rhetorical performance, but it misleads readers, and unfortunately has little to do with ancient history. (to be continued/revised)

The Historical Method of Flavius Josephus (Arbeiten Zur Literatur Und Geschichte Des Hellenistischen Judentums)

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The Historical Method of Flavius Josephus (Arbeiten Zur Literatur Und Geschichte Des Hellenistischen Judentums)
Pere Villalba I Varneda
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 9004076166

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Historical Method of Flavius Josephus
Pere Villalba I. Varneda
Manufacturer: Brill Academic Publishers, Incorporated
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MV7YII

The Historical Method of Flavius Josephus.

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The Historical Method of Flavius Josephus.
Pere. Villalba I Varneda
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N68FRQ

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