Wildflowers & plants of Central Australia

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Getting the most out of your travels means staying healthy. Healthy Travel Asia & India is a user-friendly guide to minimising health risks and dealing with problems while on the road.

comprehensive first-aid section
clear advice on treating common travel illnesses
guide to traditional Asian medicine
safety tips for outdoor action, including diving and high-altitude trekking
tailored advice for travellers of all ages and needs

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Nice for the armchair traveller, but nothing more.......2000-12-29

The region of Asia and India is so large, it will be impossible - even for a great published like Lonely Planet - to put it all in one book. All the advice you need, all the information you want, all the tips... It just cannot be done. This guide will prove interesting and even fascinating reading for the armchair traveller, or for those wanting an overview before they plan to visit the region. But it's not the kind of guidebook you will want to take with you. It's not a 'travel survival kit' as it claims.

Lonely Planet: Healthy Travel: Asia & India (Healthy Travel)

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Lonely Planet: Healthy Travel: Asia & India (Healthy Travel)
Isabelle Young
Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Panama's natural wonders include the Colombian and the Central American spider monkey, huge boa constrictors, and one of the last magnificent flying predators of the new world. Jeff travels deep into the rain forest to places few have ever seen.

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Color in the Garden: Planting With Color in the Contemporary Garden
Nori Pope , and Sandra Pope
Manufacturer: Soma Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Color by Design: Planting the Contemporary Garden

Succession Planting for Year-Round Pleasure

The Well-Tended Perennial Garden: Planting and Pruning Techniques

ASIN: 1579590764

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Nori and Sandra Pope show how to harness the gorgeous power of color in the garden. Working through the spectrum, readers learn how each color, from the drama of red to the cool restfulness of blue, can be used to evoke a particular mood or image. With 300 stunning color photographs, the authors illustrate how to continue the same color theme throughout the year. This practical book offers advice on texture and plant combinations; gives sources for beautiful plants; and provides notes on the essentials of cultivation.

Color by Design: Planting the Contemporary Garden

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A must
A great inspiration.

Color by Design: Planting the Contemporary Garden
Nori Pope , and Sandra Pope
Manufacturer: Soma Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 1579590160

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A must.......1999-09-06

Color by design is the best book on the subject I have read. A different and complex approach on using color and its effect on the human eye, mind and spirit.

A great inspiration........1998-08-16

An innovative and creative approach to designing with colour. The use of Clive Nichol's stunning photos of Hadspen Garden combine perfectly with the witty and informative text of Nori and Sandra Pope, who are also the gardeners at Hadspen. The publishers are to be congratulated for producing a book that will change the direction of garden book design.

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For centuries the Hebrew Bible had been the province of Jewish scholars. Christian interpreters focused instead on the Latin. But with the advent of the Reformation came a resurgence of interest in the original languages of Scripture. Christian scholars brought to the task a certain understanding of grammar not shared by earlier Jewish interpreters, whose interest in Hebrew waned as concern with the living tradition of rabbinic Judaism waxed. Largely European preoccupation with the form of words, their history, and their relationship to other words prevailed for centuries, and the narrative itself, the syntax of language, languished. Questions of how words and sentences communicate were not asked. New interest in linguistics, the explosion of translations of the Scriptures, and growing discontent with historical-critical methods led scholarship to rethink many of its approaches, including its approach to the study of language.

Narrative Syntax and the Hebrew Bible: Papers of the Tilburg Conference 1996

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Narrative Syntax and the Hebrew Bible: Papers of the Tilburg Conference 1996
Ellen (Editor) van Wolde
Manufacturer: Brill
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NDD9K2

Narrative Syntax and the Hebrew Bible: Papers of the Tilburg Conference 1996 (Biblical Interpretation Series, V. 29)

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Narrative Syntax and the Hebrew Bible: Papers of the Tilburg Conference 1996 (Biblical Interpretation Series, V. 29)
Tilburg Conference on Narrative Syntax and the Hebrew Bible (1996)
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MU4PC2

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First published in Spanish in 1911, this little-known biography of Casimiro Barela (1847-1920) is a rare account of an accomplished politician's career whose life was shaped by issues of race and class. Barela was a member of Colorado's Constitutional Convention in 1875 and represented Las Animas County in the state senate for forty years. He was instrumental in ensuring Colorado legislation was printed in both English and Spanish, to help his large Spanish-speaking constituency better understand the state's laws.

Included in José Fernández's chronicle is the senator's defense of Mexicano land grants, his membership in Anglo-dominated civic associations, and his work in establishing Baca County in recognition of Hispanic pioneers in southern Colorado. Barela fought for better relations between the United States-his homeland, and Mexico-the land of his heritage. He publicly called for the return of war trophies taken from Mexico, and he was sympathetic to Mexico's Díaz regime.

Thanks largely to Barela's efforts, Colorado was the first state to declare Columbus Day a legal holiday. He was a supporter of the women's suffrage movement in Colorado and helped pass legislation to use Colorado's state prisoners in the building of state roads. Fernández doesn't ignore Barela's personal life. He includes Barela's penchant for raising racehorses and his preoccupation with not having a male heir.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Business & Investment Opportunities Yearbook
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739721216

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This yearbook contains basic information on export-import, investment and business opportunities in the respected country. Provides information on government structure, economy, business climate, regulations, and more... Includes basic statistics, information on the most important business contacts and business travel. Updated annually.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Investment & Business Opportunities Yearbook (World Investment & Business Opportunities Library)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Investment & Business Opportunities Yearbook (World Investment & Business Opportunities Library)
USA International Business Publications
Manufacturer: International Business Publications, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0739712217

Book Description

This yearbook contains information on investment business opportunities, international economic projects, tenders, government projects, marketing and export-import opportunities information.

Bosnia and Herzegovina Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Business and Investment Opportunities Library)

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook (World Business and Investment Opportunities Library)
Igor Oleynik
Manufacturer: International Business Publications USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B00005R52H
Release Date: 2006-01-01

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Major investment, export-import and other Strategic business opportunities and contacts, basic info for conducting business in the country

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Major investment, export-import and other strategic business opportunities and contacts, basic information for conducting business in the country

Bosnia and Herzegovina Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook

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Bosnia and Herzegovina Business and Investment Opportunities Yearbook

Manufacturer: Intl Business Pubns USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0739775960

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Good guide for first time visitors.......2007-10-15

I gave this book to a couple who were hitting France to ski. They had never been there before. the guide really helped them get oriented and make the most of the skiing resources.

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Snowmole Guide to Chamonix Mont Blanc

Manufacturer: CORDEE
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000GO96J6

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The Fourth Edition contains over 70 cases, 14 of which are new. Financial Accounting and Corporate Reporting contains a full range of financial accounting and corporate reporting topics, and most cases use actual company data. The topics in Financial Accounting and Corporate Reporting have been arranged to follow conventional financial accounting textbooks, so this text can be used as a supplement or as the primary text. The author's decision-orientation allows students to develop critical-thinking skills. New cases include timely topics like SFAS No. 115, accounting for derivatives, and asset impairment restructuring.

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE REPORTING:A CASEBOOK.

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FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING AND CORPORATE REPORTING:A CASEBOOK.
Kenneth R. Ferris
Manufacturer: Irwin
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OQH74C

Teaching notes to accompany Financial accounting and corporate reporting: A casebook

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Teaching notes to accompany Financial accounting and corporate reporting: A casebook
Kenneth R Ferris
Manufacturer: Business Publications
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Creating Breakthrough Products identifies key factors associated with successful innovation, and presents an insightful and comprehensive approach to building products and services that redefine markets -- or create new ones. Learn to identify Product Opportunity Gaps that can lead to enormous success; control and navigate the "Fuzzy Front End" of the product development process; and leverage contributions from diverse product teams -- while staying relentlessly focused on your customer's values and lifestyles.

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Still, a great book for product development.......2003-03-04

Although I agree with several of the concerns by other reviewers, I recommend this book for product developers because it offers usable information that can improve the liklihood of success for a new product.

First my concerns:

- There's too many unrelated topics,
- There's too many acronyms,
- It reads like a textbook, it's a little hard to read as it feels disjointed somewhat.

Now the things that I like and recommend:

- Great reviews of successful product case studies (I particularly liked the OXO product one),
- Although trite, their 2x2 matrix was quite interesting,
- Their emphasis on how to put "style" into your product (this is not really covered in many other books),
- Their concept of Product Opportunity Gaps (POG, whoops there's another acronym).

I think the authors, who are quite astute, should rewrite this book. I recommend that they boil down the material and rewrite the book thinking of it as an instruction book from them to some MBA/Engineer (Hewlitt/Packard) who's working out of his garage on some new product. They should not see this as a college text, or some book that's a supplementary reading for college. They have great material and great ideas, but it needs focused. They can completely drop Chapter 6 on Teams. Their Chapter 7 on Understanding User Needs seemed weak. They should drop the case studies in Chapters 8 and 9 and integrate that great material into the core text -- otherwise it's just too repetitive.

There was an excellent article about the authors in Fast Company magazine, July 2002. page 123. "How to Design the Perfect Product". I recommend reading that article as well.

These smart guys from Carnegie Mellon's design school have a unique approach to "Value is all about fulfilling fantasy" and their methodology for getting that into your product.

John Dunbar
Sugar Land, TX

Great topic but too superficial.......2003-02-02

Cagan and Vogel are addressing a critically important topic. Isn't that every company and entrepreneur's dream to actually create breakthrough products? Are they going to find the formula in this book? Well, yes and no.

The good news is that there are some interesting insights on what makes breakthrough products, like the importance of providing compelling usefulness, usability, and desirability features, or the key role of style, technology, and branding in the success of new products, or the need for an integrated new product development process.

Can you read this book and start applying these principles? The answer is no. To start with, the authors resort to the universal 2x2 business tool to unveil their magic formula: the combination of style and technology is the way to create breakthroughs because these two attributes create value. It is what they call "moving to the upper right" or to the "value quadrant". This is a very simplistic if not erroneoous view of how value is created. This might be true for consumer items where value is mostly in the psychological and emotional realm but it definitely does not help most industrial and business applications where value is more in the economic, solution, and service realm.

The author presents a list of value opportunities that are supposed to be universal but they are brought without any justification. Why does adventure, independence, or security make the list and not other emotions? Isn't that the key to success to fist find what the potential customers really value before jumping to conclusions instaed of trying to fit a model on reality?

Central to breakthrough products is the importance of user-centered research and product development. The overall process is adequately covered in my opinion and since I am not a product development expert I learned some interesting things in these sections but again the tools do not seem very useful.

Regarding user-centered research, I do not feel it is given the importance nor the depth it deserves. It is the last chapter of the main text like if it were something to do after everything else.

Cagan and Vogel use many examples to illustrate their approach and several case studies at the end. It is a good side of the book. On the other hand, these examples are presented to fit the model, something they do more or less convincingly and in a way that does not generate great insights.

In summary, Cagan and Vogel wrote a good introduction to the topic, something that might be useful to newcomers to the field or to MBA students. The practitioners may learn the importance of integrating all disciplines and gained a few insights here and there. The book might make them think but they will find few practical tools and tips to apply on the job.

Useful to anyone in Marketing.......2002-12-29

Apple Computers/imac, VW/Beetles, OXO/Good Grips and Herman Miller/Aeron Chair are just a few examples of companies/brands that saw their sales rocket due to introduction of new products with unique packaging or design. This book highlights most of these examples and does a good job of showing that no long term strategic marketing plan can overlook the function of quality design. Great design makes a difference to a company's bottom line. People want to own products that not only function well but also look cool.
Mark H.
Art Director / Ming Diamond Price Consulting

Substantial, long-overdue contribution to Industrial Design.......2002-07-22

Cagan and Vogel make a substantial contribution to the field of Industrial Design with "Creating Breakthrough Products." This book admirably strikes a difficult balance between theory and practice. The concepts, theories and frameworks presented are based upon substantial practical experience that is insightful as well as inspiring. It avoids academic/technical jargon and allows the reader to get right to the meat of their arguments. The book both reminded me why I became an industrial designer and motivates me to do more to get "to the Upper Right Quadrant" with the projects I am working on. The examples and analysis of past success stories like OXO GoodGrips, the new VW bug, and Starbucks hit home, really making their point. Their concern and analysis of User-Research struck me as quite valid as well.

If you are concerned about making products that serve people in a significant way, then this book is a must-read and hopefully marks the beginning of a new wave of insightful Industrial Design research that is capable of positively affecting theoretical discourse as well as everyday practice.

Creating Breakthrough Products: Innovation from Product Plan.......2002-07-02

Cagan and Vogel's book Creating Breakthrough Products is long overdue in the fields of business and (industrial)product design. It provides a realistic view of product development and a "behind the magic curtain" look at product successes and failures. The arguments, visuals, and product case studies provided in the book helped me envision a mental map that I can use in my work. It is a great read...one that every hardware and software product manager should read. The book is a solid contribution to the design field and would be great for industry and academia. Students learning this stuff will have a faster start toward more effective product design.

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