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Survival Strategies of Annual Desert Plants (Adaptations of Desert Organisms)
Yitzchak Gutterman
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Annual desert plant species of unrelated taxa in the Negev Desert of Israel have developed complementary sets of adaptations and survival strategies as ecological equivalents with physiological, morphological and anatomical resemblances, in the various stages of their life cycles. After 40 years of research in hot deserts Yitzchak Gutterman provides a comprehensive treatise of such adaptations and strategies. In doing so he covers the following topics: post-maturation primary seed dormancy, which prevents germination of maturing seeds before the summer; seed dispersal mechanisms with escape or protection strategies; cautious or opportunistic germination strategies; seedling drought tolerance. The day-length is an important factor in regulating flowering as well as the phenotypic plasticity of seed germination which is also affected by maternal factors.
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From Italy's preeminent publisher of guidebooks and maps comes this revised and updated edition of the definitive cultural guide to the "Green Heart of Italy." Touring Club of Italy's comprehensive guide to Umbria provides travelers with unparalleled information on the medieval cities and lush rolling hills of Umbria. Part of TCI's Heritage Guide series, this book features city overviews, 18 walking and driving tours with detailed maps, pictures from top photographers showcasing well-known art treasures and local traditions, and information on museums, galleries, theaters, shopping, and accommodations. Written by a uniquely qualified editorial board of specialists, many of whom are respected art and architecture historians, the guide covers the legendary museums of Perugia, Todi, Foligno, and Montefalco, modern art galleries in Citta di Castello, and specialized museums in Torgiano and Deruta. A section on the cuisine of Umbria and the world-famous wines of Orvieta, Torgiano, and Montefalco whets the reader's palate. A chapter on tourist information and an index give practical travel tips and help the reader locate information instantly.
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Umbria guide --easy to read and follow.......2007-03-13
guidebooks need to have both an overview and detailed descriptions of tourist sights. This guide accomplishes both purposes! In fact we bought one for our son-in-law and one for ourselves!
Excellent maps of each town.......2002-03-21
This is a very useful guide when visiting the many hilltowns in Umbria. There are excellent maps of each town, and good written descriptions. Using this guide book it is easy to keep one's bearings. The size of the book makes it easy to carry as well.
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HANGING.......2006-11-03
Great Book....slow starter...leaves you hanging at the end. To bad we have so litle from appian...
Rome Rising.......2006-08-24
Our times can be best understood from those that have come prior. Reading Polybius's The Rise of the Roman Empire is one of the good historical sources to assist in this process. A Greek statesman, who saw the rise of Roman first hand and wrote about it.
Greece was waning in 200 BC and Roman was rising and the Mediterranean gained a new empires. His book is more a personal overview and historical discussion of the events in tune to Tocqueville's Democracy in America, but less a study like the brilliant Capitalism and Civilization in the 15th to 18th Century by Braudel. If you like reading the Roman histories from Livy, this will give you an understanding of the early part of the history, while still a republic. Learn about the effect of Hannibal and the destruction of Carthage in 146 BC.
It is just sad that a lot of his other writings have been lost to us.
Good read.......2005-11-03
As stated by previous reviewer Polybius treatment of the encounter between the Roman Commander Regulus and the Spartan General Xanthippus (leading the Carthaginians), and the "lessons learned" from their encounter justifies buying this book.You can still learn from others mistakes.
Worth the price for a single lesson of history.......2003-07-29
Polybius treatment of the encounter between the Roman Commander Regulus and the Spartan General Xanthippus (leading the Carthaginians), and the "lessons learned" from their encounter justifies buying this book. The rest is gravy.
Sadly, Penguin has abridged Polybius in this edition.......2003-05-25
It is unfortunate that, despite the fact that some of Polybius's Histories have been lost over time, Penguin made the decision to cut out even more from the text that has luckily survived down to us through the ages. To make matters worse, the introduction doesn't really state clearly what exactly has been cut.
Next time I want to read one of the classics, I'll go immediately to Loeb. It's worth the extra cash. Anyone want my Penguin copy?
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The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome is the history of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire in the words of those who saw it firsthand. Never before in such detail has there been a history of this great and influential civilization that continues to mark the landscape (the Colosseum, the Roman roads, the aqueduct at Nimes), our language, our calendar (“July” for Julius Caesar), our laws, our traditions (carrying a bride across the threshold), and our very thoughts. With all the gossip of I, Claudius and the excitement of Gladiator (but none of the historical inaccuracy), The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome is a unique tour into the most important civilization in the West.
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Good companion to Gibbons.......2007-03-27
I really enjoyed this book because it wasn't just a bunch of impersonal historical facts piled into one book. These are writings and historical accounts from those who were present at the time the history was being made. This book gives a unique perspective about the Roman Empire that most history books don't.
A unique and thorough collection of rare documents!.......2006-05-22
"The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome: The History of the Rise and Fall of the Roman Empire in the Words of Those Who Were There" (whew!) is a 500+ page "phone book" of authentic Roman documents. The book is truly as "mammoth" as you would expect from a work with twenty-six words in the title alone, and pragmatically speaking, it's a remarkable value. For under eleven bucks, you can get this comprehensive set of writings, whereas buying just a handful of them in other sources (if such books are available for the work you want to read) would cost that much or more! A remarkable value!
I was most interested in the works of Josephus, but I quickly became enthralled by the way other works eerily paralleled our own society. Several of these writings can only be described as "how-to" books, for example. And, there's a document claiming to be written by Marc Antony himself entitled "On Going to Bed with Cleopatra", which makes one wonder if the Romans' attention was as misfocused as our own on cults of celebrity instead of important things. Over the years, you can follow along as Rome learns about the death of Christ from St. John, experiences Caligula and Nero, and dozens of other historical events. The Roman opinions clearly didn't always pan out, as our historical 20-20 vision will quickly tell you, but it's interesting to see how they viewed things at the time.
A Fun Resource, Marred By Some Creaky Translations.......2003-09-18
This Mammoth Book of Eyewitness Ancient Rome, edited by Jon Lewis, is really about the same size as a Viking Portable, so the title overstates the reality. At the same time, the book does collect a wide variety of Roman writings from all phases of its development and collapse. I've never before run across the Twelve Tables(450) BCE, anonymous rituals, Josephus, St. Augustine, Hannibal, Pliny, Suetonius, Marcus Aurelius, Horace, Caesar, Cicero, Juvenal, Constantine and too many others, known and anonymous, to name, all in one volume. It's main problem is that some of these translations are so hoary it's hard to imagine anyone ever expressed themselves in such convoluted and ornate language. Hannibal's speech to his troops is a prime example: it is unlikely his troops would have understood what he said, much less been motivated to valor, if he actually talked like he does in the translation here. Most of the pieces are good enough, though. It's fun to browse through, to get a peek at what Romans thought of themselves, and ordinary things they did, as well as great ones. The chronology at the front is very handy, too.
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This authoritative, fact filled history traces the growth of the Roman army fromits earlydays as an unpaid citizen's mililtia to its establishment as a world conquering professional force.
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a big disappointment.......2007-08-01
when i first ordered this book, i thought i would get a detailed description of the Roman army's legions, wars, and campaigns, as the title suggests. but don't let the title fool you. its actually a rough summery of the Roman empire. very little on the actual wars, legions and campaigns. so if you are just getting into the Roman empire, and don't know much about it, buy this book. otherwise, you're wasting your money, like i did.
A glossy study of the Roman legion.......2006-07-01
A rather glossy book that discusses the Roman legion from approx Hannibal to the fall of the Western Empire. To those that know something of Rome you will find little new or orginal in the book but it makes a good introduction on the subject as the writer clearly knows his topic.
Great stuff.......2006-01-31
For the aficiendado who is interested in Rome, the legions and campaigns, the conquests, this is the best and newest book on the military aspects of Rome. Rome ruled an empire for almost 700 years and its legions were what made it successful, the decline of the legions and their replacement by third rate mercenaries spelled the end. This book catalouges all the famous campaigns, in Gaul, in Britian, in Judea, in Germania and against the Greeks and Carthaginians. An interesting book.
Seth J. Frantzman
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The Rise and Fall of the Holy Roman Empire is the only complete history of the Holy Roman Empure currently in print. The vain attempt of the Holy Roman Empire to restore the legacy of ancient Rome is recounted in full. Unlike other histories, Dr. Criswell covers both emperors and popes, who were by charter co-rulers of the empire, and discusses the whole empire as it extended at various times far beoynd Germany and Italy to Spain, England, France, and even to Constantiniople, Jerusalem, and the Americas. Preferring facts to interpretation, Dr. Criswell has presented this history as a chronoligcal narrative, discussing each and every emperor and pope, as well as the dominant kings of Europe, from the time of Charlemagne to the empire's fall under Napoleon. The result is a history that combines Church history with secular history and is the first comprehensive, yet conscise, history of the Holy Roman Empire.
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The worst ever.......2007-04-12
I am a history fan, when I saw this book with the title of HOLY ROMAN EMPÝRE I think that this book is gorgeous. But when I start to read this book I understand that the author is a fundamentalist. For history lovers and the ones who want to learn history with a right perspective DONT READ THÝS BOOK.Even 1 Dolar is much for this
Don't buy this book.......2007-03-10
First off, the reviewers who praise this must not be used to reading nonfiction. This book presents an incredibly biased interpretation of history, lacks footnotes, contains numerous factual errors, and, perhaps worst of all, has not been edited. The spelling and grammatical errors contained within are the type that would be shocking in even a rough draft, much less a polished finished product.
Do not buy this to learn anything about the Medieval or early Modern Empire. Although no one-volume work exists to cover the entire history of the Holy Roman Empire, vastly superior works on individual periods and emperors can be easily found. If the book's price weren't so low, I'd return it.
Balanced Coverage of an Controversial Era.......2006-05-26
History is, as you can tell from the reviews, divisive. Even presenting facts (such as the barbaric and savage nature of the pagan Saxons) is now considered tantamount to being an apologists for Church abuses. This is particularly true in this day and age. Dr. Criswell presents facts, and many of them. Even one of the critics, whose review is below, states that this book is filled with "facts". Perhaps too many facts. It is may be slow at times, but it is the presentation of facts, rather than polemics, which elevates this history. Now it is true that if you only want to hear about the evils of the medieval Church (although there is plenty of that in here) then this may not be the book for you.
The book is obviously Protestant in tone as it covers the Christian sects so often neglected in other histories. It is not, however, either anti-Catholic nor "fringe". It is actually amusing to read one guy calling Criswell a Catholic apologist while another calls him anti-Catholic. Such is the divisiveness of this era in history.
In short, this book covers the slow but methodical change in Europe from its barbarian roots to the foundations of the Reformation, Renaissance, and Democracy. Names most people may not be familiar with include people like Arnold of Brescia who sought to restore the Roman Republic in the name of Christ, but was burned at the stake as a heretic. If such facts offend you, look elsewhere. If you want to know how the world change from savagery to the modern world, give it a read.
Propaganda from the fundamentalist fringe........2006-04-30
This is not an objective, scholarly history of the Holy Roman Empire. Rather, it is an attempt by a fundamentalist Christian to misrepresent history for the sake of furthering an agenda. This excerpt is typical: "While Charlemagne has been criticized for this it must be remembered that paganism and Christianity simply could not coexist together. History had proven this. The pagan gods were vengeful gods who could never accept the idea of monotheism."
I think it is pretty deceptive of the publisher not to indicate somewhere on the cover that this book was intended as a religious polemic rather than as serious history.
Only One of its Kind.......2006-03-27
This book gives a history of the Holy Roman Empire from Charlemagne to Napoleon. Unlike other histories of the Holy Roman Empire, Criswell views the empire through the eyes of the medieval citizen. It was not a German empire, but a European one whose capital resided in Germany.
He deals with both popes and emperors, detailing the evolution of the Church, traces the dissident Christian sects that led to the Reformation, and the struggle for power between pope and emperor. Highly recommended for those who want to understand the Middle Ages and how they helped to shape the world in which we now live.
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This work presents a brief narrative of the title subject, interweaving deft evaluations of the critical points of historical thought.
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The Rise of the Roman Empire (Turning Points)
Don Nardo
Manufacturer: Greenhaven Press
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ASIN: 0737707577 |
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Excellent.......2002-03-07
This is a very fine overview of early Roman history, told in a series of essays by noted scholars. High school and undergraduate college students will find it easy to read, yet highly informative and valuable. I do question the book's title, though. The book covers events up to the Roman conquest of Greece in the second century B.C., which was well before the start of the Roman Empire. So why is it called Rise of the Roman Empire? This is a minor point, I admit, considering that the book is so well done.
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This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
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55 Degrees North: Contemporary Scandinavian Graphic Design
Patrick Sundqvist
Manufacturer: Laurence King
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ASIN: 1856693163 |
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While Scandinavia has long had a worldwide reputation for furniture, architecture, and industrial design, its graphics tradition has been much less well-known. In the last five years however, a new wave of designers have won Scandinavia an international reputation for graphic design excellence and influenced designers and design audiences worldwide.
This book surveys the contemporary Scandinavian graphic design scene with 360 lavish color illustrations that reflect the prolific output of a new generation of Scandinavian talent. Featuring work ranging over several mediums; from pixel-based art, 3D character design, and web and video projects to record sleeves, flyers, posters and editorial design, 55° North brings together fifty-five of the best graphic designers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, many of whom are now working in London and New York.
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GREAT BOOK, GREAT SELLER.......2007-08-05
VERY PROMPT RESPONSE FROM THIS SELLER. I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH DOING BUSINESS WITH THIS SELLER.
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Kovel's Antiques & Collectibles Fix-it Source Book
Ralph Kovel
Manufacturer: Random House Reference
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ASIN: 0517573334
Release Date: 1990-09-05 |
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- Comprehensive information on bamboo, palms, climbers, cacti, ferns, and other architectural plants
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Positive Pleasures: Early Photography and Humor
Heinz K. Henisch , and
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Manufacturer: Pennsylvania State University Press
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A broad look at the humorous side of photography during its first seventy-five years. "This is an enormously informative and entertaining work that should be of interest to booksellers and collectors specializing in the history of photography."-AB Bookman's Weekly "Positive Pleasures firmly establishes photo-humor as an important part of social and visual anthropology and should stimulate new research by social scientists. It will also delight anyone with an interest in social history or the nineteenth-century world, as it deepens our understanding of both photography's impact on society and the impact of fads and fashions on photography itself."-Photographica "This is a book which is at once profound and amusing-a rare combination. The authors have successfully attempted to explore a variety of photographic humor: humor about photography and humor with photography. On a popular level, the book is just plain funny and can be appreciated by anyone who likes a good laugh. For the historian of photography and society, it is an unrivaled compendium of the ways in which photography has made us so uncomfortable as to require a joke to relieve the tension."-Jay Ruby, Temple University In the year that photography was introduced to the world, 1839, a cartoon in a French broadside showed a gallows for the draftsmen and engravers who would be put out of work by the new medium. This was only the beginning of a long tradition of amused, and amusing, depictions of photography, a practice now reviewed in Heinz and Bridget Henisch's new book.
Positive Pleasures explores the humorous commentary about photography that emerged in the medium's first seventy-five years, providing a panorama of photographic comedy in its many aspects, both pictorial and literary. The Henisches present a wide range of examples found in cartoons, literature, and such facets of popular culture as music, fashion, and advertising. They also discuss examples of photo-humor in the political arena.
Richly illustrated with more than 250 cartoons and photographs from international sources, the book takes readers behind the technical and commercial scenes of a new medium. It covers the period from photography's beginnings to the years following World War I when the popularization of miniature cameras redefined the world of photography-showing how, as the outward appearance of photographic paraphernalia changed, each new generation of cartoonists was provided with new challenges for their satirical skills. It also depicts photographers as humorists in their own right through examples of their amusing interpretations of reality.
Viewed today, these cartoons and anecdotes shed new light on photography's problems and pleasures as seen by society at large and prove that it is not necessary to be a photo-historian in order to appreciate photographic humor. Positive Pleasures firmly establishes photo-humor as an important part of social and visual anthropology and should stimulate new research by social scientists. It will also delight anyone with an interest in social history or the nineteenth-century world, as it deepens our understanding of both photography's impact on society and the impact of fads and fashions on photography itself.
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