Lemurs of Madagascar: An Action Plan for Their Conservations : 1993-1999

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Fodor's Pocket Guides are designed for people who just want the highlights. They contain full, rich descriptions of major cities around the globe including the most worthy sights, the best restaurants and lodging, plus shopping, nightlife, and outdoors highlights--all in a handy, pocket-size package.

Fodor's Pocket Phoenix & Scottsdale gives you: All the basics you need to help you decide what to see and do in the time you have; smart contacts and detailed practical information, including the scoop on public transportation, local holidays, what to pack, and more; the very best dining and lodging in every price range; great recommendations for shopping nightlife, outdoor activities, and essential side trips; and detailed maps with sights, restaurants, nightspots, and hotels clearly marked.

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Here's endless inspiration for graphic artists working on cover designs, page layouts, letterheads, cards, posters and publicity. More than 100 captivating examples are featured in large spreads including information on the designer, specs, production process and client needs.

Page Layout is divided into three intriguing sections: Type Without Limits, a collection of typography-driven designs that challenge and redefine approaches to layout; The Image at the End, a showcase demonstrating how the power of photography, illustration and manipulated images can impact the direction of a design; and The Extra Dimension, a portfolio of work that pushes the envelope to get results. Includes examples of work that utilize special printing techniques, die cuts, foil colors, unique binding, papers and other materials.

Roger Walton is the Art Director at Duncan Baird Publishers and the editor of Typographics 1, 2 and 3, Hot Sites, Cool Sites, and Sites for Sound. He lives in London, England.

Customer Reviews:

Nice examples.......2001-04-09

If you learn about design from reading, this book isn't for you. It teaches by giving visual examples. The text does nothing more than analyze the design. It has the same feel as an award book. The work is outstanding and worldwide, but mostly from the UK. The writing is decent but mostly lacks depth. The examples, devine.

Page Layout: Inspiration, Innovation, Information

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Page Layout: Inspiration, Innovation, Information
Roger Walton
Manufacturer: HBI
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OES8EW

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Ten million healthy dogs and cats are killed in American animal shelters every year. Shelter officials defend this mass killing as necessary to prevent animal suffering and to provide a public service. More animals exist than homes to take them in so a painless death is considered a gift. They call this "euthanasia" or "putting to sleep." Disposable Animals challenges this approach to serving the needs of animals and asks if it may not sabotage animal welfare's message of respect for animal life. When those working for animal welfare say, on the one side, that animals' companions must take responsibility for their lives and that animals are not disposable commodities, but on the other side, they readily take those animals off the owners' hands and into already full shelters and kill some to make room for the new-Are they not contradicting themselves and in the process facilitating irresponsibility and the disposability syndrome? The heart of the book elaborates on this critique and offers sug gestions for alternative and uncompromised ways of caring for companion animals. Following this focus, Disposable Animals discusses other species and their treatment by our society and puts these practices within a cultural context. It concludes with a vision of a new and more inclusive ethic for human relations with animals and nature.

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Someone needs to open up this discussion. ..........2007-04-05

Excellent look into this national disgrace .... "death camps" for
animals is an acurate description of many shelters willingly or
unwillingly. As for animals discarded by owners, it seems to me
that the owner should be required to be present for the "euthanasia"
not allowed to just dump the animal off.

Won't Work without Spay and Neuter.......2006-06-26

Until more of the American public spays and neuters, and there are fewer puppy mills and backyard breeders adding a mountain of pets to the numbers, Brestrup's ideas will never work.

Shelters and rescues are inundated with huge numbers of animals every year. They simply do not have the time or the resources to do things like "help marginal adopters" or "work with a pet guardian."

Refusing to accept owner surrenders just means that the dog or cat will get dumped on the streets to die a horrible death, sight unseen, while someone like Brestrup pats themselves on the back for refusing to euthanize.

And all too often, in their zeal to avoid euthanasia, some people like Brestrup are handing pets over to hoarders or dog fighters. There truly ARE situations worse than death for unwanted pets.

The no-kill movement will only work if top priority is given to spaying and neutering, and reducing the sheer numbers of unwanted animals being born. Until then, naive ideas like Brestrups only mean that more animals will suffer.

Destroying animals in order to save them........2005-01-31

In this book, Brestrup argues against a practice that has been widely accepted by animal advocacy organizations such as the Humane Society, the SPCA and even PETA--that of killing "surplus" companion animals in order to save them from suffering. This is not an emotional appeal, but rather a reasoned argument that pulls apart the rationals for killing these animals from a philosophical and practical perspective. He explores how animal welfare organizations have been subtly co-opted into serving a social order that sees non-human animals as objects to be bought and disposed of at will. While preaching responsible pet "ownership," the animal welfare organizations help keep the streets free from pesky strays and provide a place for people to dump unwanted companion animals--regardless of if the shelter has room or how trival a reason is given for no longer wanting the animal. He does not attack shelter workers' sincerity in wanting to save homeless animals from "fates worse than death," but argues that the killing solution undermines the long-term goals. He also refuses to use the word euthanasia without quotation marks when describing the killing of a healthy animal. This in itself is a mental adjustment I believe is important--euthanasia is killing in order to end the pain of mortal illness or injury, and it is overused when applied to killing non-humans, whether at the shelter or the fur farm.

The second and third parts of the book depart slightly from the shelter focus to discuss disposability in context. The second part looks at human relations to non-companion animals and to nature in general, while the third analyzes the broad context of commodity culture. While I found this organization a little disjointed, the material is powerful and as well argued as the first part of the book. Even if you are not involved in animal welfare or you do not have companion animals, this book will definitely challenge how you conceive of yourself in relation to animals and the rest of the world.

First book to give a realistic alternative!.......2001-03-13

As a former SPCA volunteer and longtime vegan animal rights activist, the issue of destroying companion dogs, cats, rabbits, and other animals by humane societies is one of the hardest to deal with. Craig Brestrup's book provides valuable insite and gives a realistic alternative for handling the pet overpopulation problem.

At their best, animal shelters provide room and board, veterinary treatment, food, and a chance for adoption to stray animals who would otherwise be in immediate danger. Unfortunately, traditional shelters have become death camps for owners to conveniently drop off their animals once they become a burden. This book describes the unintended side effects of this practice. Shelters have maintained an open door policy of accepting animals even when they are full. The reasons given by "owners" include but are not limited to: someone in their family is allergic, they are moving, they don't want to clean the litter box, the cat claws the furniture, the family just had a baby, among several others. A full shelter accepting creatures given up for frivolous reasons makes it too convenient for humans to view the animals as disposable commodities. The shelters also have low adoption rates because their procedures overly scrutinize and intimidate potential guardians. Meanwhile, a potential owner can quite easily get fertile animal who will reproduce from a pet store, breeder, or give away thus dooming one more creature in the shelter to be killed. Both the humane societies and our culture as a whole should really look into the entrenched belief that euthanizing is always saving an animal from fates worse than death.

Brestrup provides a solution which all of us involved with animal rights and animal shelters should consider: focus on only taking in stray animals and those who are in obvious immediate danger into the shelters. Do not accept guardian released animals who are not homeless yet. Instead work with the guardians on taking care of their animals, eg. management of allergies and behavior problems, redirection to pet friendly landlords, and assisting guardians in arranging their own adoptions if relinguishing is truly inevitable. Continue to screen adopters, however, be more customer friendly by working with marginal adopters instead of turning them down; once they take home an animal, have volunteers work with them to take responsibility for these sentient creatures. By working with the adopters, the humane societies will show consistency and respect for the lives of companion animals. Through his group in Progressive Animal Welfare Society, the author began his own program as described above. It will be interesting to see how it progresses, hopefully, other humane societies will catch on.

Like many people, I have always hated that millions of healthy adoptable animals were killed, even painlessly by humane societies. Unfortunately, I could never think of any other alternatives on how to handle the pet overpopulation problem. While Craig Brestrup acknowledges that his solution will not be without imperfections, DISPOSABLE ANIMALS is the first book which I have read that gives a realistic strategy.

American's Trash System.......2000-03-27

As a former shelter worker and currently a feral rescuer, I know too well of the owner convenience attitude of Americans. This heart-breaking account of pets which no longer fit into Americans' life-style should be an eye-opener to all pet owners. This book is packed with compassion and sensitivity as Mr. Brestrup gives a compelling argument to stop the killing in our shelters.

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Encyclopedia of Info For Stock Car Model Kit Lovers !.......2000-04-10

This 208 page new encyclopedia and price guide covers every stock car kit model ever made from 1/43rd to 1/24th and larger scales. Includes more than 700 models with 400 great black and white and 40 full color photos. A few of the major topics cover from: How Plastic Scale Model Kits are Manufactured, Company Histories, Essentials of Building, Tools and Supplies to After-Market, Building Outside the Box and Building After-Market Kits. Instructions are well illustrated and easy to understand and follow. Very useful and well worth the list price of $19.95.

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Better Homes and Gardens New Houseplants Book.......2002-12-29

Excellent reference book for a beginner or an experienced gardener. The plants are well photographed for easy identification. Each entry has a short concise description including information on light, water and temperature requirements for the plant. There is also information on feeding and propagation. Covered also are containers, growing medias, caring for plants when you are away, pruning, and problems and remedies. A quick reference section groups plants by type (climbing, hanging, size), light requirements, fragrance, easy-care, unusual, fun to grow and those dangerous for children.

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Better Homes and Gardens New Houseplants Book
Gerald M., Editor Knox
Manufacturer: Meredith Corporation
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000X072GM

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Better Homes and Gardens New Houseplants Book
Gerald Knox
Manufacturer: Better Homes and Gardens
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000GRF4G2

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"If you love Shaker, English, and/or French country styles, you will get lost in the exhilarating photographs....With a traditional approach to decorating, the book examines a country home room by room and outdoors as well...projects range from painting staircase risers in Shaker style to 'faking a dado.'...a great read for anyone who's just beginning to discover the joys of country style."--Country Accents. "Sure to appeal...providing the inspiration and know-how for creating the idyllic rural look in your own home."--Interiors.

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A must for all levels of bellydancing!!!

A straightforward introduction to bellydance moves

Great intro to the world of bellydance

Just bought it yesterday

Bellydancing for Fitness: The Sexy Art That Tones Your Abs, Butt, and Thighs
Rania Bossonis
Manufacturer: Fair Winds Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Tanita BC533 Glass Innerscan Body Composition Monitor

ASIN: 159233086X

Book Description

A how-to book featuring the timeless art of belly dancing. Bellydancing is not only beautiful and mysterious; it's also sexy and a serious workout! Rania will teach women the history and symbolism of bellydancing while helping them tone-up and dance their way to the body they've always wanted. Simple at-home routines will address problem spots and shed a decidedly different light on how to effectively shake the pounds off and shimmy the muscle tone on. An instrumental CD completes the package.

Customer Reviews:

A must for all levels of bellydancing!!!.......2005-03-30

I have been bellydancing for over 2 years now and I own dozens upon dozens of bellydance DVDs and a few books. I absolutely love this book and the cd is just fantastic. I am constantly recommending this book and all of Rania DVDs to everyone I know who is interested in bellydance. Everything about this book is informative and encouraging! Because of her DVDs and book, I am so proud to say I bellydance!

A straightforward introduction to bellydance moves .......2005-02-08

The creator of the wildly popular "Bellydance Fitness for Weight-Loss" video series presents Bellydancing For Fitness: The Sexy Art That Tones Your Abs, Butt, And Thighs, a straightforward introduction to bellydance moves that can be incorporated into a solid and beautiful exercise workout. Full-color photographs clearly illustrate warm-up stretches, basic movements and poses, and offer suggestions for putting it all together into a dance routine. The texts describe what to do and how to do in detail, and an accompanying music CD offers 40 minuts of modern, enthusiastic bellydance music to get one started shaking the fat away! A delightful and effective guide to enhancing physical fitness and sex appeal alike.

Great intro to the world of bellydance.......2005-01-28

This is a great book, with tons of gorgeous pictures and info about starting bellydance. Rania is also gorgeous, but not in an intimidating way, so you feel like you could be just as sexy as she is by bellydancing. This book and the one by Tamalyn Dallal definitely have a place on my bookshelf now, and the CD that comes with this book, which is full of great songs to get you started, has an almost permanent home in my CD player.

Just bought it yesterday.......2005-01-11

I just bought this book yesterday. I am very happy with my purchase; more so with the purchase of her videos. What made me pick the book up off the shelf was the vivid color pictures on the front and back covers. That is was also made me buy it. Rania manages to overcome the hurdle of trying to teach dance moves from a book by having 3 or 4 serial shots of her performing some of the moves. She also demonstrates the importance of proper posture by showing several side views of herself performing.
What I also liked is the fact that she devotes a chapter to describing the aerobic benefits of Bellydance, then underneath the title of each move she demonstrates, she gives a brief description of what the benefits are for that particular move.
She also demonstrates the Khaleegy Head Toss and the Zar Head Roll, mentioning that that the head roll should only be done once or twice, lest you hurt your neck.
There is a short chapter on the history of Bellydance, her own introduction to the dance, layering movements for a routine, balancing and floor work, use of a veil, warm-ups, and a glossary of terms.
She lost one star because the included music CD was so-so (some of it was a repeat from the Bellydance Divas dvd), and the fact that she says in the book that she tells people all the time that Bellydance is her only workout; she does not lift weights. Then she mentions in another part of the book that she used to take gymnastics when she was younger. That gave me the impression that she was never overweight (like I am now). So I think that she has no knowledge of what it takes to "Shimmy away the fat"
However, I am happy that I bought this book.
CHALLENGE: I would like to challenge Rania or another certified fitness trainer/dancer to take an overweight person and slim them down and get them fit with bellydance and diet alone.

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In this touching biography, Fischer narrates the life of Mahatma Gandhi. He reflects on the true meaning of the lessons of Gandhi for each of us: his insistence in goodness honesty, humility, nonviolence and reverence for human spirit.

Description in Spanish:

El Mahatma Gandhi, líder de la lucha por la independencia de la India y uno de los personajes más notables del siglo XX, murió asesinado el 30 de enero de 1948. Pero la inspiración de su vida y sus enseñanzas espirituales sobreviven en el corazón de millones de personas del mundo entero. En esta emotiva y a la vez rigurosa biografía, Louis Fischer narra la vida del Mahatma Gandhi: su infancia en la India& su vida en Londres, donde estudió derecho& sus experiencias en Sudáfrica, donde trabajó en pos de la igualdad legal entre hindúes, negros y blancos y, finalmente, su regreso a la India para poner su extraordinario talento al servicio de la causa de la independencia. El autor reflexiona, también, sobre el verdadero significado de las enseñanzas de Gandhi para cada uno de nosotros: su insistencia en la bondad, la honestidad, la humildad, la no violencia y la exaltación del espíritu humano.

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