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Whether you're visiting, moving to, or already live in Atlanta, this book will show you the most interesting and exciting spots to visit for an amazing time. Just look inside! Along with detailed descriptions of Atlanta's hottest gay destinations, "ATLANTAboy" also includes exclusive "Insider Tips" you won't find anywhere else! ATLANTAboy Features: * Bars, dance clubs, & lounges * Restaurants, 24-hour diners, & coffee shops * Boutiques, stores, & shopping districts * Gyms, spas, & salons * Art galleries, museums, & theatres * Neighborhoods, sports teams, & places of worship * Tours, attractions, & historical destinations * Social clubs, charities, & useful resources Plus much, much more! Rich with history and loaded with humor, "ATLANTAboy" is the only travel guide you'll ever need for this vibrant city.

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FABULOUS!!!.......2005-08-09

My partner & I are relocating to Atlanta. Between our GPS system & ATLANTAboy, we drove around like we lived there!!! Simple explanations, easy read and very informative! If you're headed to Atlanta, or for that matter already live there, you should own this book. It's the newest form of "gay ID"!

OMG. It is GREAT!!!.......2005-06-30

If you are going to Atlanta this is very helpful for gays and lesbians. It is a super handy size, fun to read and has great tips. It is very easy to use so when you are in the car it isn't hard to find what you are looking for.

A Must Have!!.......2005-06-08

If you really want to see the hot spots of gay Atlanta, this is a must have. Food, facts, and fun are all a part of this well planned book. Dont be caught in Atlanta with out it or you might just miss out on all the best Atlanta has to offer.

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Explore the fascinating world of early civilizations and cultures with Jamestown’s Early Civilizations. The highly visual design and engaging text capture students’ interest while developing their reading skills. Each Early Civilizations book vividly describes everyday life and explores the recreation, food, laws, health, fashion, and religion of the culture. Details of each era are revealed in over 100 photographs and illustrations with call-outs that bring the past to life.

Reading Level 5-6
Interest Level 6-12

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This text provides information that any pet owner can apply for the health and longetivity of common and exotic household pets. It covers all aspects of pet ownership including preventive health measures, disease identification and treatment, and life-saving emergency medical techniques. It also covers exotic pets whose popularity is increasing, especially among apartment dwellers.

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The Illustrated Veterinary Guide is a brilliantly conceived and expertly rendered reference. In one succinct volume, Chris C. Pinney, D.V.M., covers just about everything you might need to know about owning and caring for dogs, cats, and countless other animals. He covers birds, rabbits, and guinea pigs; hamsters, rats, and chinchillas; prairie dogs, hedgehogs, ferrets, and miniature potbellied pigs--plus reptiles, amphibians, tropical fish, and invertebrates. Whether your menagerie is restricted to Fluffy and Fido, or extends to tarantulas, hermit crabs, newts, and snakes, Pinney provides chapters on restraint, housing, nutrition, reproduction, preventive health care, and the diseases and disorders relevant to each species.

The dog and cat sections are naturally the most thorough, forming more than half the book. Pinney discusses how to choose the right dog and how to housebreak, socialize, and train him, then delves into preventive health care (nail trimming, weight control, and staving off parasites), elective surgeries (tail docking and ear trimming), and breeding your dog (from puberty and birthing to the care of neonatal puppies). Next come the infectious diseases (such as distemper, paravirus, kennel cough, and ringworm) and the parasitic diseases (such as scabies, tapeworm, and demodectic mange). Pinney's veterinary guide launches into all the internal systems (cardiovascular and respiratory, immune and digestive, urinary and reproductive, musculoskeletal, nervous, and endocrine) plus the doggy anatomy of skin and coat (integumentary system), eyes, and ears. Pinney explains the workings of each system, and the diseases that afflict them. There are few symptom charts, so you can't look up "vomiting" and see the associated diseases, though you can check the chapter on first aid for a quick guide to possible causes and seriousness. You can also identify the digestive system as the likely location, read about all the conditions and symptoms, and decide if tonsillitis, intestinal obstruction, or intussusception seems most likely.

The information provided by Pinney is all sound veterinary data, and the appendix on first aid for dogs and cats is excellent. But don't underestimate the value of the illustrations. An illustration of ringworm on a cat face is worth a thousand words when it comes to assessing if that's what your cat has, and mimicking the drawing of how to hold a pet snake is worlds easier than trying to apply written instructions to a restive boa. Some illustrations, such as the one of a cat in a thicket to illustrate feline nocturnal predatory habits, provide more eye candy than useful data. But there's no replacement for a picture of where to cut a bird's talon, how to restrain a lizard, or what a dog with impacted anal sacs looks like when it's scooting. If you like animals and want all your veterinary info in one place, Pinney's guide is a great one-volume resource. --Stephanie Gold

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Excellent.......1999-02-23

This book is great for veterinary students as well as anyone with animals. Very informative and easy to understand. First Aid section in back! I loved this book, it even told me the right way to hold my parakeet.

Indispensable aid for caretakers and owners of small animals.......1997-11-05

This indispensable aid for caretakers and owners of small animals is a miniature encyclopedia chock full of facts, advice, and instruction on the care and feeding of dogs, cats, birds, and other pets. With chapters on everything from proper housing and daily nurturing of your pets, to emergency medicine and disease symptoms, this book has a section for just about everything you may encounter in pet ownership and animal care. The book even covers pets that many folks won't take to a vet -- rats, mice, hamsters, gerbils, and reptiles. If you learn even one thing from the book that avoids a costly veterinary visit, the book has already paid for itself. This guide is especially helpful for people with more than one type of animal -- for instance, I have cats, dogs, birds, rabbits, and rats. Instead of shelling out mega-bucks for 5 separate books, I was able to locate all the information I need in a single book. While most pet owners won't read the entire book at the time of purchase, that's one way to approach the wealth of information it offers. On the other hand, it's a terrific manual to have on hand, just in case, for the times when you'll need it. Much like a home first aid kit, this is a tool all pet owners should have in their homes.

Illustrated Veterinary Guide for Dogs, Cats, Birds, and Exotic Pets

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Illustrated Veterinary Guide for Dogs, Cats, Birds, and Exotic Pets
Chris C. Pinney
Manufacturer: Tab Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OG5ONS

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Take the EXPERT with you anywhere! The world's best-selling gardening series...written by the world's best-selling gardening author...in a handy carry-it-anywhere, at-your-fingertips format! With over 43,000,000 copies of the EXPERT books in print, it's very clear that gardeners depend on these detail-filled guides for choosing, cultivating, and caring for plants of many kinds. Become a "pocket-carrying" expert, too--with compact versions of the full-size manuals that give you on-the-spot information.
* At the nursery and trying to decide what flower, shrub, or tree to buy? Just pull the book from your pocket or purse, and see in an instant which ones suit your soil, climate, current layout--and lifestyle too.
* In the park or public garden and want to identify a specimen that's caught your eye? The "encyclopedia"'s right there so you can look it up.
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Every one is in full color, with easy-to-use directories. You won't want to go anywhere without them!

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The Pocket Garden Troubles Expert
D.G. Hessayon
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0903505541

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Containing step-by-step illustrations, recipes from professional chefs, expert advice, trade tips, and illustrated ingredient guides, this series is categorized by food group. The seven titles provide winning combinations of beautifully presented dishes and techniques for basic food preparation for each specific category. Each title in the series can stand alone or they can be used as a set for a complete resource reference.

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Armando Marsans, who joined the Cincinnati Reds in 1911, was the first Cuban star of the major leagues. Events in baseball have often mirrored America's social development-Jackie Robinson's breaking of the color barrier is one example-and the story of Armando Marsans has much to teach about the United States and Latin America during the early 20th century.

In detailing the career of Marsans, this work also recapitulates baseball history in Cuba and describes the early development of professional baseball in America. Examples of how Americans reacted to Marsans as a player and a person, and the prevalence of Latino stereotypes during this era, are fully explored. Part biography, part sociological study, this book introduces the reader to a physically gifted player and to a young, powerful America struggling to find its own identity in its new ethnic makeup.

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Impressive!!.......2007-03-16

Its surprising how a very good book can receive so little publicity.
We always refer to Jackie Robinson when talking about racial prejudices, but we never stop to think what early Latino players suffered.
Peter Toote has done an impressive job documenting Armando Marsans' career in the Major Leagues, describing his intelligent and agressive style to play the game.
We can read how Marsans became one of the iconic scapegoats that the Major Leagues used to expand its monopolistic tentacles against the Federal League. Take a look on Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis' role to protect the Major Leagues.
Perhaps, one of the disadvantages that I find in this book is the little research that the author does about Marsans' career in Cuba.
American authors must realize that language is not a barrier anymore as there are many Latin experts that speak English and can give a big help to complete a research project.
Anyway, I give 5 stars. I really liked it.

The best player you've never heard of........2004-03-24

If he were playing today, Armando Marsans would be a household name. Until this remarkable book, Marsans' name survived only in boxscores, in the occasional mention in the sports pages, and in the memories of those few surviving fans who remember seeing him play. Through his in-depth research, Toot manages to rescue the player from obscurity and bring his story to life.

Toot's book is also an interesting sociological study of our country's first hispanic celebrity's struggle for acceptance. Further, it provides an eye-opening picture of the early days of baseball, when players played year-round, when sharp metal spikes threatened devastating injury with every slide, and when there was still the prospect of multiple professional leagues in the US.

If you love baseball and America..........2004-02-26

...then you have to read this book. Toot is that rare breed of writer who can weave together an impressive array of details and facts into a compelling story. This is a great baseball tale with larger-and-lower-than-life characters, nail-biting games, and interesting off-the-field background. It's also an important book about the integration of hispanics into baseball--their experience and the reaction from the American baseball community. In this day and age of hispanics playing such an integral role in baseball, it's more important than ever to understand where they got their start.

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