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Plants in Hawaiian Medicine
Beatrice H. Krauss Manufacturer: Bess Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
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ASIN: 157306128X |
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A Hawaiian ethnobotanist speaks..........2006-09-23
Healing Plants.......2001-06-18
One thing that you begin to notice right away in Krauss' book is that plants that we think of predominantly in terms of food or crafts actually had medicinal uses (like hala, taro, ti, sugar cane, koa, guava, kukui, seaweed, banana, mountain apple and sweet potato). Other interesting tidbits emerge as you read about each plant. For example, the word pupu (commonly used for "hors d`oeuvre" here) originally referred to a piece of banana that was eaten while drinking `awa (which is a tad unpalatable until you get used to it). Coral cuts are notorious for becoming infected. The next time you get a coral cut while snorkeling, snag a length of floating limu (seaweed), chew it and put it on the wound! The current fad of pushing noni as a cure for everything has little basis in historical Hawai`i - the plant's primary use was as a dye for tapa cloth. So.... you say you want to know how the Hawaiians used the sweet potato medicinally? How about for inducing vomiting, treating asthma, clearing up chest congestion, curing insomnia and increasing a nursing mother's milk supply - not too bad for a common food! This book is a fun, quick read and good to have on hand for reference.
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Hawaiian medicinal plants: An annotated bibliography
Ellen K Stemple ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00071SR20 |
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Lāʻau lapaʻau: An introductory guide to Hawaiian medicinal plants (Publication / University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, School of Public Health, Center on Aging)
Anne Gross Manufacturer: Center on Aging, School of Public Health, University of Hawaiʻi ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006R2QBI |
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Native Hawaiian Medicine (Volume 3)
Rev. David Kaluna M. Ka'aiakamanu Manufacturer: First People's Productions ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000O8CP1K |
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Native plants used as medicine in Hawaii
Beatrice H Krauss Manufacturer: Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii at Manoa ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006YJ0YM |
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Volunteer Vacations: Short-Term Adventures That Will Benefit You and Others (Volunteer Vacations)
Bill McMillon , Doug Cutchins , and Anne Geissinger Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1556525826 |
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Volunteer book.......2007-09-12
Great Resource for Those Who Want A Different Type of Vacation.......2007-09-07
a pleasant and helpful read.......2007-08-24
Well organized wealth of info.......2007-07-29
Excellent.......2007-03-28
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Volunteer vacations: A directory of short term adventures that will benefit you-- and others
Bill McMillon Manufacturer: Chicago Review Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1556520026 |
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Hidden Worlds: Amazing Tunnel Stories
Debora Pearson Manufacturer: Sagebrush Education Resources ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 0613511123 |
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Did you know that...
A hundred years ago Chicago had a miniature underground train system that criss-crossed beneath the streets, delivering coal and other materials? The trains could go right into a building's basement. Even today, few people know these tunnels exist....
Or that Paris has over six million skeletons buried in ancient chambers and tunnels beneath the city? The ancient Romans first dug up this spot while mining for rock, but 200 years ago the overcrowded city of Paris needed new space to bury its dead.
Hidden Worlds presents 11 intriguing stories of extraordinary tunnels past and present from around the world. This fascinating book will introduce you to nature's tunneling mammals; the ancient Greek myth of the Minotaur in the labyrinth; the aqueducts of the ancient Romans; the hidden treasure in the pyramids of Egypt; the great escape of WWII prisoners of war...and much more!
Richly portrayed with large cartoon-style illustrations and informative yet wickedly funny captions, the stories in this original collection make for a riveting read. You'll be amazed at the interesting facts you'll unearth.
An introduction provides an overview of the hidden world of tunnels, the varied reasons why people have constructed them since ancient times, and how they have done so.
A special chapter at the end of the book provides more detailed information on each story. Additional resources, such as websites, are included.
An index will help locate specific places and events in the book, making this a useful reference tool for young students.
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Angels in Art Cards: 24 Ready-to-Mail Cards (Card Books)
Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0486292843 |
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The Australian Shepherd: An Owner's Guide toa Happy Healthy Pet (Happy Healthy Pet)
Liz Palika Manufacturer: Howell Book House ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 087605503X |
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At last, a book about your pet that emphasizes total care, training and companionship! You'll not only learn about the specific traits of your special pet, you'll also learn what the world's like from your pet's perspective; how to feed, groom and keep your pet healthy; and how to enjoy your pet through training and activities you can do together. The Australian Shepherd is written by a breed expert and includes a special chapter on training by Dr. Ian Dunbar, internationally renowned animal behaviorist, and chapters on getting active with your dog by long-time Dog Fancy magazine columnist Bardi McLennan. Best of all, the book is filled with info-packed sidebars and fun facts to make caring for your pet easy and enjoyable.Customer Reviews:
This book is "ESSENTIAL".......2001-12-31
OK advice but not precise enough.......2001-08-30
If you are interested in owning and training an Aussie, please first review the material at Aussierescue.org. Aussie are clever, playful, and engaging. If you own one, you know what it is like to have your dog watch you and to have an silent furry shadow underfoot.
Explains Aussie Freakish Behaviour.......2001-07-30
A Book For All Aussie Lovers.......2001-05-25
This is a very informative Aussie book!.......1998-07-20
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Griswold Mfg. Co., 1918 Catalog Reprint
Manufacturer: L W Publishing & Book Sales ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0895380757 |
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Cow Flop.......2003-08-10
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The New Twelve Month Gardener: A West Coast Guide
Elaine Stevens , Dagmar Hungerford , Doris Fancourt Smith , Jane Mitchell , and Ann Buffam Manufacturer: Whitecap Books ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1552850633 |
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The New Twelve Month Gardener: A West Coast Guide
Elaine; Hungerford, Dagmar; Mitchell, Jane; Buffam, Ann; Smith, Doris Fancourt Stevens Manufacturer: Whitecap Books Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000OFM7L6 |
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Over the Door: The Ornamental Stonework of New York
John Yang Manufacturer: Princeton Architectural Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 1568980574 |
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Look up. New York's buildings are bedecked with a menagerie of creatures mythical and realistic, adorned by a population of gods and people genuine and imagined and trimmed with designs and details that range from the fanciful to the sublime. The architectural embellishments that decorate the city's stone buildings have suffered the ravages of time and indifference at the hands (and droppings) of pigeons, pollution, landlords, and vandals. But as photographer John Yang records in Over the Door, the city's architectural legacy still deserves our attention, appreciation, and protection.Book Description
John Yang is a New York-based photographer whose landscape photographs?are?in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of?Art, The Smithsonian Institution, the Chasanoff Collection at the Museum?of Fine Arts, Houston, and many other important public and private?collections of photography.??From 1989 through 1993, Yang undertook an intensive photographic study of?the ornamental sandstone reliefs on New York City brownstones and?tenements of the late 19th century. The result is Over the Door, a?meticulously prepared and exquisitely produced volume of urban?portraiture -- Yang's photographs capture the various moods?of the many sculptured personalities that stand watch over the doorways,?spandrels, and arches of Manhattan. The photographs are also a study of?the effects of time on these carvings, which, regrettably, are rapidly?deteriorating from acid rain as well as the happenstance of real estate?development -- demolition and destruction each take their?toll on the carvings. Yang's methodical study of these relief?carvings -- he covered every block of Manhattan, from the?Lower East Side to Harlem, several times in his search for subjects?-- has yielded a valuable book for the sake of its subject alone;?but like Atget, Walker Evans, and other great "documentary" photographers,?Yang chose his specific subjects primarily for their value to him as?material for his art.?
?This dialogue between historical documentation and the artist's personal?vision makes Over the Door a landmark book of photography, as well?as a photographic book of landmarks. It also brings to the fore the?artwork of another era -- faces peering down from the many?layers of the modern urban streetscape.
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Portal to the past.......2007-04-25
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Home and the World: Architectural Sculpture by Two Contemporary African Artists : Aboudramane and Bodys Isek Kingelez (Focus on African Art)
Celeste Olalquiaga , and N. Y.) Museum for African Art (New York Manufacturer: Museum for African Art ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 3791313266 |
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Architectural Sculpture in New York City
Stephen M. and Lancaster, Clay Jacoby Manufacturer: Dover Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000NUT0JY |
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Architectural Sculpture in New York City
Stephen M. Jacoby Manufacturer: Dover Pubns ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0486231208 |
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NYC at Its Best.......2003-07-26
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Faces in Stone: Architectural Sculpture in New York City
Robert Arthur King Manufacturer: W. W. Norton ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0393732347 |
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Idealists, Scoundrels, and the Lady: An Insider's View of the Statue of Liberty-Ellis Island Project
F. Ross Holland Manufacturer: University of Illinois Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0252019032 |
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The new Architectural Sculpture
Walter Raymond Agard Manufacturer: New York Oxford University Press 1935. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000OGDC2I |
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The new architectural sculpture,
Walter Raymond Agard Manufacturer: Oxford University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00085ICZ2 |
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Philadelphia lights up: when the city of brotherly love lit its sculptures, a whole new world opened for its residents.(Leave It Better Than You Found ... Park): An article from: Parks & Recreation
Manufacturer: National Recreation and Park Association ProductGroup: Book Binding: Digital ASIN: B00082ZG3Q Release Date: 2005-08-01 |
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This digital document is an article from Parks & Recreation, published by National Recreation and Park Association on August 1, 2004. The length of the article is 475 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.
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Futurism and Photography
Giovanni Lista Manufacturer: Merrell ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1858941253 |
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Extremely Stimulating and Worth Purchasing, But Not Flawless.......2002-05-06
Pluses: First, the book (which accompanied a 2001 exhibition at the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in London) packs a lot of good information. The core chapters include "The Image of Self," "Photodynamism," "Photo-Performance," "The Twenties," and "The Thirties." Toward the end of the book are biographies and a bibliography. The extensive coverage of Anton Giulio Bragaglia and Arturo Bragaglia was appropriate since the brothers were important in the history of photography. I had never heard of Tato (Guglielmo Sansoni), but he was clearly a major talent.
Second, the book is striking in design. The black-and-white photographs from 1909-1939 are beautifully reproduced. Each chapter begins with jumbled typography (even more radical than the cover) that matches the overall modernity of Futurists. Even the front and back covers and flaps of this signature-bound book are stylish.
Minuses: First, although the author is well known as an expert on Futurism, his text is abstruse. Consider this sentence on page 10: "By translating the infrasensorial and metaperceptive dimensions for the first time... photography seemed to penetrate the very mystery of life." I am not certain if the problem is the original text or the translation from the Italian.
Second, I felt there was too much emphasis on Fortunato Depero. He was certainly an important Futurist figure, and his self-portraits seem to be precursors of works by photographers such as Cindy Sherman and Nikki S. Lee. Nevertheless, I do not feel that the inclusion of 14 photographs/details by him (including self-portraits) and 18 other photographs OF him was a good use of space. I would have liked to see more works by artists such as Maggiorino Gramaglia, Edmund Kesting, and Wanda Wulz, whose photos are more visually intriguing than Depero's.
Finally, although the author puts the Futurist photographers in the broader context of Italian Futurists such as Marinetti and Azari, the book would have been stronger if he had compared in more detail Futurist photographers with contemporaries such as Alvin Langdon Coburn, John Heartfield, Man Ray, Laszlo Moholy-Nagy, and Alexander Rodchenko. Another set of comparisons could have involved "avant-garde" photographers who came before and after the Futurists. Perhaps a couple pages of text and images could have been devoted to the relationships of non-Futurist and Futurist photographers.
All things taken into consideration, I have put this book in a prominent place in my library and will be referring to it frequently. Buy it from Amazon.com!
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Making good time: Scientific management : the Gilbreths : photography and motion : futurism (CMP Bulletin)
Mike Mandel Manufacturer: California Museum of Photography ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B00071TY90 |
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Futurism & photography: Hillwood Art Gallery, School of the Arts, Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus, Greenvale, New York, February 10 - March 7, 1984
Yolanda Trincere Manufacturer: The University ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0007120W8 |
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Futurism and Photography.
Giovanni. Lista Manufacturer: Merrell ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000UWWQXM |
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I Futuristi e la fotografia: Creazione fotografica e immagine quotidiana
Manufacturer: Panini ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 8876860576 |
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Making good time: Scientific management, the Gilbreths photography and motion futurism
Mike Mandel Manufacturer: M. Mandel ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: B0006EQ5BS |
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Jin Guo: Voices of Chinese Canadian Women
Manufacturer: Canadian Scholars Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0889611475 |
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Collected over a period of years by the Women's Book Committee of the Chinese Canadian National Council these voices are the first to chart the journeys of Chinese Canadian women. "...a pioneering book." - Times-Colonist, VictoriaBooks:
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