Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio Four

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Each volume contains all the winning and commended entries from the annual British Gas Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition--from the best international photographers.

Wildlife Sounds: Britain & Ireland (Collins Field Guide)

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Wildlife Sounds: Britain & Ireland (Collins Field Guide)
Geoff Sample
Manufacturer: HarperCollins UK
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ASIN: 0007209061

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Have you ever wondered what animal is making that noise in your garden? Or what a pine marten sounds like in the wild? Wildlife Sounds, by expert Geoff Sample, features a CD containing all the major songs and calls of Britain. The CD is accompanied by an informative companion book that allows you to match a song or call with a species with the greatest of ease. Covering everything from common seals and otters to grasshoppers and frogs, this book also looks at the different sounds that animals may make according to the situations they are in e.g. under threat or at play.

Where to See Wildlife on Vancouver Island

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Where to See Wildlife on Vancouver Island
Kim Goldberg
Manufacturer: Harbour Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1550171607

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Vancouver Island is one of the richest wildlife viewing areas in Canada, with diverse and extraordinary creatures ranging from Anise Swallowtails to Opalescent Squid to Gray Whales. With more than 200 colour photographs, plus maps, index, a calendar of events, species checklists, seasonal bar graphs, and safety tips, this book is perfect for both the serious naturalist and the weekend wildlife watcher.
Vancouver Island, one of British Columbia's holiday hotspots, is 450 kilometres long with an astounding range of wildlife habitats: lush, mossy rainforests, a mountain range with peaks that reach over 2,000 metres, fertile lowlands, productive estuaries and pockets of near-desert habitat. This diversity, combined with the Island's placement on the Pacific flyway for migratory birds, gives the area a remarkable range of animals and plants.

Where to See Wildlife on Vancouver Island, written by award-winning journalist and author Kim Goldberg and the first wildlife guide book devoted to the island, introduces 50 of the best wildlife viewing sites and is illustrated with maps and over 200 colour photos of island animals and plants.

The 50 sites stretch from Victoria to Port McNeill on the east coast, and from East Sooke to Tofino on the west coast, where possibilities for viewing wildlife - even some endangered species - abound. 387 species of birds have been recorded here, along with 66 butterflies and 50 mammals including the Northern Sea Lion, Black Bear and Roosevelt Elk. Vancouver Island also supports 25 percent of the world's Trumpeter Swan population each winter, 100 percent of the world's endangered Vancouver Island Marmots, and receives an annual "sail past" of 21,000 Gray Whales each spring, virtually the entire global population. Nearly all the sites included in the book are readily accessible by car or ferry.

In addition to the site descriptions, maps and illustrations, Goldberg's user-friendly and information-packed book contains interesting facts about wildlife and their habitat, a wildlife viewing calendar, tips for ethical adventuring, bear and cougar precautions and checklists for island mammals, birds, herptiles and butterflies.

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio Seven

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Stunning wildlife photographs!!!

Wildlife Photographer of the Year: Portfolio Seven
British Museum (Natural History)
Manufacturer: Voyageur Press (MN)
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0863433472

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Each volume contains all the winning and commended entries from the annual British Gas Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition--from the best international photographers.

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Stunning wildlife photographs!!!.......1998-10-09

I have all seven of the Wildlife Photographer of the Year portfolios. They feature all of the top wildlife/nature photographers; Mangelson,Lanting,Wolfe. If you like beautiful pictures of nature and/or animals, you'll love this book!

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White Spirit Bear
Tess Tessier
Manufacturer: Hancock House Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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Amphibians and Reptiles
Trevor J. C. Beebee , Richard A. Griffiths , Trevor Beebee , and Richard Griffiths
Manufacturer: Harpercollins Pub Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 000220083X

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Animals of the British Countryside
W.J. Gordon
Manufacturer: Penguin Books Ltd
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Binding: Hardcover

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GOOD INFO FOR BADGER LOVERS
Teaches you a lot about badgers
Superb book by the world expert on badgers!

Badgers (British Natural History)
Michael Clark
Manufacturer: Whittet Books, Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0905483650

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GOOD INFO FOR BADGER LOVERS.......2006-08-08

You will find alot of useful information about the badger of Great Britian. Lots of good photos and tidbits for reports and essays.

Teaches you a lot about badgers.......2006-04-05

I bought " Badgers" as a gift for my toy badger. She's called Deanna and she looks like a real badger. And I have watched " Wildlife SOS" on Animal Planet and they had to put to sleep the badger called Ci Ty. Otherwise, cool magazine.

Superb book by the world expert on badgers!.......2003-09-22

With all the "politics" about badgers in the UK, it is not easy to get unbiased information. This book provides a wealth of factually-accurate data, and lots of illuminating anecdotes about many many years of badger watching. Whilst it 'aint the cheapest badger book, do not be deterred by the price; as it is absolutely worth every single cent!
Truly the best book about badgers. It combines in-depth factual information with the authors experience and many illuminating anecdotes about badgers and their nocturnal behaviour. It is a book that every-one who studies or deals with badgers should read from cover to cover, and keep on their shelf for reference.

Bats of the British Isles (Shire Natural History)

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Bats of the British Isles (Shire Natural History)
A. A. Wardhaugh
Manufacturer: Shire Publications
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Binding: Paperback

British animals extinct within historic times ; with some account of British wild white cattle

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British animals extinct within historic times ; with some account of British wild white cattle
James Edmund Harting
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00005XAGM

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Looking for a travel guide that goes where other guides fear to tread? One that rides roughshod over ad-copy puffery to smartly deliver the real scoop on a destination's sites and attractions? One that dares to be honest, hip, and fun? Look no more. Frommer's Irreverent Travel Guides are wickedly irreverent, unabashedly honest, and downright hilarious, and provide an insider's perspective on which attractions are overrated tourist traps and which are the secret gems that locals love. You'll get the lowdown on restaurants, lodging, and shopping, and even find out what the locals think of you. "Like being taken around by a savvy local," said the New York Times. "Hipper and savvier than other guides," concurred Diversion magazine. Never shy about confronting the issues, the Irreverents are guides to real travel in the real world.

Includes information only a local would know, such as:

Hotels for the well-heeled and the sensibly-shod
Where to see monks’ bones, "talking" statues, and lesser-known Michelangelos
Attractions to line up for–and those to skip
Where–and when–to enjoy a proper cappuccino
Shops to scour for the latest bags, boots, and papal vestments
The best piazzas, outdoor cafes, and discos for people watching, wine sipping, nightclubbing, and doing as the Romans do
How to tell a friendly hand gesture from a not-so-friendly one
Charming outdoor spots and special museums that are far away from the crowds and motorinos

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Like being taken around by a savvy local.......2007-03-28

I found it witty, informative and interesting. combining enough humor to keep you alert and enough information to satisfy your itinerary hunger I thought this was a great guide book for price and size! outfitted with conversions and maps the irreverent guide is one id suggest to anyone, even if they were only looking to brush up on most things roman!

Excelent for Americans .......2005-10-19

Books has great tips and using it along with a more "traditional" guide is a great combination !

Particulary good on the restaurant tips.

A litle "too" focused on americans visiting Italy but ok.

Trustworthy Advice and Spry Wit.......2004-05-06

This guidebook is great! Other guides will tell you what Italy is like. This one tells you what you'll like (or try to skip)about Italy. It's indispensible for American travelers who want the dish and don't want to waste their time visiting cheesy places and tourist traps. The author's views were refreshingly candid, humorous and knowledgeable.

An indispensable travel companion.......2004-05-05

Apparently, the five years the author spent living in Rome gave her the perfect combination of local savvy without losing her American "sensibilities". Using this book is like going to visit your ex-pat best friend, who will ensure that your trip to Rome is the most memorable (and authentic) leg of your European tour.

A great read!.......2004-05-05

Ms Hogg's book is an invaluable reference on Rome, and it's a great read! I highly recommend it to anyone--the world traveler as well as the armchair adventurer--who wants a funny and smart book.

Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome & Florence (Frommer's Irreverent Guides)

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Frommer's Irreverent Guide to Rome & Florence (Frommer's Irreverent Guides)
Arthur Frommer
Manufacturer: John Wiley & Sons Inc (Computers)
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0764561243

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For readers who are tired of the promotional fluff and brochure-speak that characterizes most travel guides. Offers an honest look from an insider's perspective. Categories include:

Most overrated museums

Weirdest bunch of public statuary

Bars where you can hear yourself think

Where the supermodels eat and where they don't

Eurotrashiest hotels

Hotels for people who hate conventioneers

Luscious love nests and lavender lodgings

Restaurants that don't live up to the hype

Swingin' supper clubs with attitude

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Exploring certain causes of pet overpopulation for the first time and offering some new approaches to a solution, this volume is an important contribution to the scant literature on this widespread problem. The contributors - pre-eminent in their respective fields - include veterinarians, a philosopher, teachers, animal control and shelter personnel and directors, a psychiatrist, and an attorney.

The book is published by Fordham University Press for the New York State Humane Association

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Collectors Encyclopedia of Fiesta With Current (Collector's Encyclopedia of Fiesta)
Sharon Huxford
Manufacturer: Collector+books
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0891452648

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The Collectors Encyclopedia of Fiesta With Current Values (Plus Harlequin, Riviera, and Kitchen Kraft)
Sharon & Bob Huxford
Manufacturer: Collectors Books
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ASIN: B000T9UUPC

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Harlequin, Scaramouch, Pantalone, and other beloved figures from the Commedia dell'Arte grace the pages of this delightful work. These magnificent 103 black-and-white engravings were originally published in 1716 in Nuremberg. Little is known of the author, save that he was a Venetian ballet master — his work bespeaks his prodigious gifts of imagination and creativity.

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