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If the Greek islands are on your itinerary, don't miss this fabulously forthright read. Greece obviously pulses strongly through author Facaros, whose father comes from the northeastern Aegean island of Ikaría. She has spent more than two decades hopping these islands to bring you the most relevant, revealing, and readable tidbits on Greece's famous outer reaches.

With interesting cultural sidebars scattered throughout, Cadogan Greek Islands offers more than a listing of eats and sleeps (though there are plenty of detailed recommendations for places to dine and stay).

Food and Wine: The Old/New Cretan Diet Back in 1947, researchers for the Rockefeller Foundation noted with astonishment how healthy elderly Cretans were compared to their American counterparts. In spite of the privations of war and their 'primitive' way of life, people in the 90s were still running up mountains and working in the fields.... Olive oil (the main source of fat), lots of legumes, greens and fresh vegetables and very little meat proved to be the secrets, the basis of the Cretan diet that nutritionists, and now the Cretans, are beginning to promote. The island grows almost everything it needs: nuts, olives, and every kind of fruit from apples to bananas and citrus, the farms along the south coast provide many of Greece's winter vegetables.

In addition to a thorough and practical information section and a chapter on modern history, art, and architecture, the book includes a section called "Topics" that provides short essays on subjects such as the traditional Greek island calendar, the environment, and a who's who in Greek mythology. All in all, this is a fun-to-read guide written with the traveler in mind. --Kathryn True

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Experience the Greek Islands through new maps, fresh color pictures and the latest listings of restaurants, bars and places to stay. Packed with information on each of the seven major island groups, this guide celebrates the diversity, history, and culture of the islands.

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Great Greek reference.......2006-07-24

We brought this book on our recent cruise to the Greek Islands and I found it very helpful.

Wonderful guide.......2000-07-20

The guide is mostly written for those with a bit more money to spend than the average backpacker; but, the information and irreverent Brit writing style are universally essential and delightful. I was more than satisfied with the excellent practical information and suggestions. The guide is also filled with the perfect amount of information and a seeming love for the Greek people and islands, I almost fell in love with the Greek islands just by reading the guide before my trip. There is a great chapter on Athens and an extremely helpful few pages on overviews of islands.

Of Minimal Help.......2000-07-08

This book had very few useful details like where to eat, sleep, sightsee or shop. The best feature was its explanations of ancient Grecian sites. Overall, I regret purchasing it. I relied more on Fodor's for the practical aspects of my trip.

fantastic book.......2000-03-05

The book helped us plan our island hopping trip by briefly categorizing the islands in the first section. The information on each island was very good and more than sufficient. The Athens section was very good also.

Great Overall Guide for the Greek Islands.......2000-03-02

I bought this guide to use for a recent cruise to the Greek Islands. It was a perfect choice for the cruise experience. No matter where we went, adequate maps and enough information to spend a half or whole day exploring was well presented. I would also recommend it for planning a vacation. All of the islands are covered as well as how to get there and how to find acceptable accomodations. From what we discovered, the recommendations were right on. I would highly recommend this guide for anyone who wants to know a bit about all of the islands. It also covered Athens, although if you are a guide book junkie like me, you will want a separate guide if you plan to be more than one day in Athens.

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This book's uniqueness lies in its approach to the subject matter, that is, combining a deep understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of design and form (geometries), with an understanding and treatment of Computer Aided Design (CAD) techniques to enable readers and users to gain a more global working perspective in any field where the implementation of 2- and 3-dimensional design is necessary, from engineering, architecture, art, and a wide variety of computer-related fields and industries. While many books are currently published on "how to" use a spectrum of CAD-related software, this book is significantly different in that it makes one ask why we use the software to produce a certain form, look or design. It makes us focus on the geometries of design.

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In parts of Korea and China, moon bears, black but for the crescent-shaped patch of white on their chests, are captured in the wild and brought to "bear farms" where they are imprisoned in squeeze cages, and a steel catheter is inserted into their gall bladders. The dripping bile is collected as a cure for ailments ranging from an upset stomach to skin burns. The bear may live as long as fifteen years in this state. Rhinos are being illegally poached for their horns, as are tigers for their bones, thought to improve virility. Booming economies and growing wealth in parts of Asia are increasing demand for these precious medicinals. Already endangered species are being sacrificed for temporary treatments for nausea and erectile dysfunction.

Richard Ellis, one of the world's foremost experts in wildlife extinction, brings his alarm to the pages of Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn, in the hope that through an exposure of this drug trade, something can be done to save the animals most direly threatened. Trade in animal parts for traditional Chinese medicine is a leading cause of species endangerment in Asia, and poaching is increasing at an alarming rate. Most of traditional Chinese medicine relies on herbs and other plants, and is not a cause for concern. Ellis illuminates those aspects of traditional medicine, but as wildlife habitats are shrinking for the hunted large species, the situation is becoming ever more critical.

Tigers, bears, and rhinos are not the only animals pursued for the sake of alleviating human ills--the list includes musk deer, sharks, saiga antelope, seahorses, porcupines, monkeys, beavers, and sea lions--but the dwindling numbers of those rare species call us to attention. Ellis tells us what has been done successfully, and contemplates what can and must be done to save these animals or, sadly, our children will witness the extinction of tigers, rhinos, and moon bears in their lifetime.

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Discusses the dilemma and explores how the animals may be protected.......2005-12-05

Richard Ellis has written sixteen books on ecology and extinction and is a research associate at the American Museum of Natural history: his Tiger Bone & Rhino Horn: The Destruction Of Wildlife For Traditional Chinese Medicine presents a damning expose of the tortures and horrors animals experience in the trade for animal parts in traditional Chinese medicine. There's a large list of endangered animals which are deemed essential ingredients in Chinese potions: Richard Ellis discusses the dilemma and explores how the animals may be protected.

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Rhinos (Worldlife Library Series)
Ann & Steve Toon
Manufacturer: Voyageur Press
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ASIN: 0896585867

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This top-selling series introduces the wild creatures of the world and examines the natural world. Good general introductions for ages 10+, these volumes contain the knowledge, personal experiences, and research of leading naturalists and scientists, accompanied by stunning photography. Unless otherwise noted (*), all volumes are sturdy paperback.

Rhino Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife (Firefly Animal Rescue)

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Rhino Rescue: Changing the Future for Endangered Wildlife (Firefly Animal Rescue)
Garry Hamilton
Manufacturer: Firefly Books
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ASIN: 1552979121

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"Whenever you touch a rhino, you think you're touching a dinosaur."
- from the introduction

A rhinoceros is a powerful beast weighing 3 tons or more and wielding a deadly horn up to five feet long. Ruthlessly slaughtered for centuries, rhinos are suddenly one of conservation's great success stories as populations of white rhinos and black rhinos recover. Even so, rhinos are still at risk: Javan and Sumatran rhinos are close to extinction and the world rhino population is still less than it was just 30 years ago.

Rhino Rescue profiles people around the world who are helping rhinos, including:

Terri Roth of the Cincinnati Zoo, who guided the successful breeding of a rare Sumatran rhino in captivity for the first time in 112 years
Esmond Martin, who helped stop the use of rhino horn in ceremonial daggers, a change that saved thousands of rhinos
Rob Brett, who risks his life relocating rhinos, a key to successful conservation
Bibhab Talukdar, a conservationist from India, who does almost anything to protect the Indian rhino, including going undercover to nab poachers.

Illustrated with 50 spectacular color photographs, Rhino Rescue also surveys the biological issues in and challenges of preserving a future for endangered wildlife.

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The Firefly Animal Rescue identifies endangered and threatened species and what is being done to protect them. Combining lively, accessible text and stunning color photographs, each book provides a detailed overview of the species, describing its characteristics, behavior, habits, physiology and more.

"These attractive books are a call to action... fascinating readable accounts."
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"Succinct introductions to the science and practice of wildlife conservation... written in accessible, lively language."
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A Book With Eye Opening Reality
tough read at times
A good read for everyone!

Horn of Darkness: Rhinos on the Edge
Carol Cunningham , and Joel Berger
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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"Black rhinos," write husband and wife eco-advocate team Carol Cunningham and Joel Berger, "are one of the most critically endangered species in Africa." Where perhaps 100,000 of the shy, lumbering creatures existed at the beginning of the 20th century, there may be only 2,500 today. Tracing the natural history of the rhino, Cunningham and Berger offer a firsthand account of the way these creatures live in the wild. They also look searchingly into the prospects for the rhinos' preservation, which is enjoying mixed success in places like Zimbabwe, Malawi, and Zambia. To stop the slaughter, the authors write, intensive international efforts--and funding--are needed. Horn of Darkness presents a powerful argument for why such efforts should be made, and immediately.

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The black rhino is nature's tank, feared by all animals. Even lions will break off a hunt to detour around one. And yet the black rhino is on the edge of extinction, its numbers dwindling from 100,000 at the turn of the century, to less than 2,500 today. The reason is that in places like Yemen, China, Korea, Taiwan, and Thailand, the rhino's horn is more valuable than gold, so valuable that people will risk their lives to harvest it. To deter rhino poachers, African governments have spent millions--on helicopters, paramilitary operations, fences and guard dogs, even relocation to protected areas. Finally, Namibia decided to de-horn its rhino population, in a last ditch effort to stop the slaughter. In 1991, Carol Cunningham and Joel Berger, and their eighteen-month-old daughter Sonja, went to Namibia to weigh the effects of de-horning on rhinos. In Horn of Darkness, they tell the story of three years in the Namib Desert, studying Africa's last sizable population of free-roaming black rhinos. This is the closest most readers will come to experiencing life in the remaining wilds of Africa. Cunningham and Berger, writing nate chapters, capture what it is like to leave the comforts of civilization, to camp for months at a time in a land filled with deadly predators, to study an animal that is reclusive, unpredictable, and highly dangerous. The authors describe staking out water holes in the dead of the night, creeping to within twenty-seven meters of rhinos to photograph them, all the while keeping a lookout for hyenas, elephants, and lions. They recount many heart-pounding escapes--one rhino forces Carol Cunningham up a tree, an unseen lion in hot pursuit of hyenas races right past a frozen Joel Berger--and capture the adrenaline rush of inching closer to a rhino that might flee--or charge--at any moment. They also give readers a clear sense of the careful, patient work involved in studying animals, the frustration of long days without finding rhinos or seeing other people, coping with heat and thirst (the Namib desert is one of the driest on Earth), with dirt and insects, driving hundreds of kilometers in a Land Rover packed to capacity, slowing amassing records on one hundred individual rhinos over the course of several years. And perhaps most important, the authors reveal that the data they collected suggests that the de-horning project might backfire--that in the four years after de-horning began, calf survival was down (the evidence suggests that hyenas might be preying on calves and the horn less mothers couldn't defend their offspring). They also describe the dark side of scientific work, from the petty jealousy of other scientists--outside researchers were often seen as ecological imperialists--to the controversy that erupted after the authors published their findings, as furious officials of the Namibian conservation program denounced their findings and through delays and other tactics effectively withheld a permit to allow the couple to continue their study. Weaving together the historical accounts of other naturalists, a vividly detailed look at life in the wild, and a behind-the-scenes glimpse of scientific work and the dark side of the conservation movement, Horn of Darkness is destined to be a classic work on the natural world.

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A Book With Eye Opening Reality.......2004-11-15

Horn of Darkness tells the story of a family of three commencing on a quest to de-horn 10 rhinos. Discovering complications and adapting to the surroundings is just one of the many challenges Joel, Carol and young Sonja have to face. For me (being an 11 year old doing a reserch project) it was perfect for references and surprisingly it had a wonferfully enjoyable story. I thought it covered what I needed to know and at the same time I experienced first hand the wonders of the rhino as well as the realities of poaching problems. Not all adults will enjoy this book as much as I but if you give it a chance and open your mind you will enjoy what it has to offer. I suggest this book for ages 11 (curious 11 year olds)-and up.

tough read at times.......2003-01-07

a good book for the wildlife enthusiast, but kinda boring at times. Not every day in real life can be as exciting as a Hollywood movie so this is accurate representation of what it must be like, but it takes a real passion for the animal kingdom to read it. It has been a couple of years since I read it so it isn't very fresh in my mind, but I did enjoy parts of it very much.

A good read for everyone!.......2000-06-18

Carol Cunningham and Joel Berger, a husband and wife research team, describe their research on black rhinos in Namibia. It is very readable, telling their personal story, documenting their research, explaining African perspectives, and discussing the politics involved with their project. This book reads like a novel while dispensing eye-opening information.

The African Rhinos (Dillon Remarkable Animals Book)

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The African Rhinos (Dillon Remarkable Animals Book)
Gloria G. Schlaepfer , and Mary Lou Samuelson
Manufacturer: Dillon Pr
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Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 0875185053

Animals Under Threat: Black Rhino (Animals Under Threat)

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Animals Under Threat: Black Rhino (Animals Under Threat)
Louise Splilsbury , and Richard Splilsbury
Manufacturer: Heinemann Library
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0431188890

Asian rhinos: An action plan for their conservation

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Asian rhinos: An action plan for their conservation
Mohd. Khan bin Momin Khan
Manufacturer: IUCN
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Black Rhino (Animals in Danger)
Rod Theodorou
Manufacturer: Heinemann Library
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Describes the habitat, behavior, and endangered status of Bengal tigers and suggests ways to help save them from extinction.

Black Rhino (Take-off!: Animals in Danger)

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Black Rhino (Take-off!: Animals in Danger)
Rod Theodorou
Manufacturer: Heinemann Library
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Great for home library, terrific educational gift

Black Rhinos (The Untamed World)
Melanie Watt , and E. Melanie Watt
Manufacturer: Raintree
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Binding: Library Binding

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Great for home library, terrific educational gift.......2000-05-02

This is would be a great addition to any home library or a fascinating educational gift for any child. It is in full-color on glossy stock and packed with photos of these magnificent creatures.

Rhinos are pictured grazing, socializing & caring for their young. Others are simply resting in fields or taking an afternoon bath. One rhino is even shown with birds on his back.

Also included are dozens of facts about rhinos. Children learn about the rhinos features & classification, as well as the many different rhino types. How rhinos communicate & care for their young are also discussed.

Food, habitat, & folklore are explained as well. There is a section in the back on how the rhinos are vanishing , what steps are being taken to prevent them from becoming extinct, and what can be done to help.

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For gardeners who live in climate zones 3, 4, or 5, this book is the first of its kind to guide you step by step in creating a garden that is sure to flourish in your zone. With a short growing season and variable temperatures in zones 3, 4, or 5, first-time gardeners and old pros alike will welcome this comprehensive guide that shows you how to plan your garden, put the right plants in the right place, and care for them according to their climatic needs.

In The Zone Garden 3 • 4 • 5, topics include:

How to zero in on your particular microclimate
Best bets for your zone garden—annuals, perennials, roses, bulbs, and shrubs
Surefire garden plans for seashore gardens, drought-tolerant gardens, shade gardens, and more
When to plant in your zone and when your flowers will bloom
How to extend the growing season in zones 3 • 4 • 5

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The Zone Garden: Zones 3, 4, 5.......2007-08-30

Great reference book. I'm new to Alaska gardening. After checking this book out at our local library, I found it to be so helpful I ordered my own copy.

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Table Decoration: Stylish Ideas for All Your Entertaining
Andrea Spencer
Manufacturer: St Martins Pr
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Binding: Paperback

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Table Decoration - Stylish Ideas for All Your Entertaining
Andrea Spencer
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OTCDMA

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Hawk's Delight 2.......2005-09-01

Once again, Bel Ami has "scored" with its NEW GENERATION. Cute guys, intimate and erotic situations, smiling faces. Handi-wipes on request. Another feast for the Hawks.

Once again, a triumph........2005-01-12

How does Bel Ami do it? Or, come to that, the Bruno Gmunder imprint?

Firstly, let me deal with the quality of the book. Like all Bruno GMunder books this is printed on very high quality paper, in good rigid covers, and is quite sumptuous. Especially at this price!.

Then the boys! Where can one start? There must be a Johann Paulik of the future within these covers. The quality of the imagary, the poses, the lighting, the sets and the boys are quite, quite stupendous.

If you're after hairy muscle hunks this book will not be your cup of tea. If your taste is more towards the gym-toned (yet not over-developed) younger, smoother kind of man/boy, then you'll be in 7th heaven with this book.

The slightly hazy, misty kind of photography and the lighting bear a resemblance to the work of David Hamilton, albeit that he photographed young girls and women rather than boys and men. Nonetheless, I am struck by the slightly ethereal 'other-worldly' nature of Bel Ami's work.

Well worth adding to your collection.

Fresh Stuff..........2003-08-25

Review rom 10percent.com: "The successful erotic label Bel Ami is presenting its new generation of youthful freshness with boys hardly ever seen before. Bel Ami: New Generation features the sexiest models in some of the most stimulating pictures ever to grace paper. Bel Ami shows arousing eroticism and ensures you derive red-hot delight, Bel Ami: New Generation is pure gold for Bel Ami and lusty youth alike."

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New Generation, Cal 2004

Manufacturer: Bruno Gmunder
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Binding: Calendar

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Multiple books shipped as one item for your convenience. Save on Shipping/Handling charges.

HIDDEN RICHES; PHOENIX RISING; ROOMATES; WHITE HARVEST.

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HIDDEN RICHES; PHOENIX RISING; ROOMATES; WHITE HARVEST.
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ASIN: B000JVU8ZW

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Phoenix Force #13: Harvest Hell
Gar Wilson
Manufacturer: New York Gold Eagle 1984.
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Phoenix Force (Books 11 Thru 15 : Return to Armageddon; The Black Alchemists; Harvest Hell; Phoenix in Flames; The Viper Factor)

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Phoenix Force (Books 11 Thru 15 : Return to Armageddon; The Black Alchemists; Harvest Hell; Phoenix in Flames; The Viper Factor)
Gar Wilson
Manufacturer: Worldwide/Gold Eagle
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000X1OGH4

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Phoenix Force 13: Harvest Hell
Gar Wilson
Manufacturer: Gold Eagle
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Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Hidden Riches; Phoenix Rising; Roommates; White Harvest (Authors: Nora Roberts, John J. Nance, Max Apple, Louis Charbonneau) (Volume 6)

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Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Hidden Riches; Phoenix Rising; Roommates; White Harvest (Authors: Nora Roberts, John J. Nance, Max Apple, Louis Charbonneau) (Volume 6)

Manufacturer: The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.
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Green Genes. (Biotechnology).: An article from: American Scientist

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Green Genes. (Biotechnology).: An article from: American Scientist

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Hidden Riches/Phoenix Rising/Roommates/White Harvest (Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Volume 6: 1994)

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Hidden Riches/Phoenix Rising/Roommates/White Harvest (Reader's Digest Condensed Books, Volume 6: 1994)
Nora Roberts , John Nance , Max Apple , and Louis Charbonneau
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