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Encyclopedia of Australian Plants: Volume 8
Rodger Elliot
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Bradt's ever popular Tanzania has the latest information on planning a trip, whether visitors are seeking advice on independent travel or all-inclusive safaris in luxury game lodges. The main attractions of the Serengeti, Ngorongoro Crater, and lakes Victoir and Tanganyika are covered in depth, with supporting advice on how to get the most out of photographic equipment, combating danger from hippos, crocodiles, and snakes, recommended ground tour operators, interaction with local cultures, and communicating in Swahili.
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>Coverage of every corner of the readily explorable country
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Zanzibar: The Bradt Travel Guide was first published in 1983, becoming the first travel guide to concentrate exclusively on Zanzibar and Pemba. This fifth edition updates every aspect of travel on the island, from getting to Zanzibar and island transport links to sourcing hotels and creating individual itineraries from the selection of landmarks, markets, and activities detailed in the guide. Fascinating background on the history and culture of the islands--including festivals, arts and crafts, a thorough section on land and marine wildlife, and a guide to the architectural treasures of Stone Town--will help travelers discover many aspects of Zanzibar. Additionally, essential information on health, watersports, and the Swahali language makes this the complete guide.
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OK - I admit it..........2003-04-06
I'm the author of this book! But just thought I'd get the ball rolling. I have visited the islands of Zanzibar many times since the mid-1980s. Until recently, the greatest impression the islands made on me was the 'un-spoiltness' of it all. This was mainly due to the local political situation and the efforts required by travellers just to reach Zanzibar. In 1985, for example, before the days of high-speed catamarans, the intending visitor had to contend with long and uncomfortable dhow-rides !! However, since then many new hotels have been built and the transport services from the mainland have definitely improved. More visitors come to Zanzibar now than ever before, but it's still only a trickle compared to some other tourist destinations in Africa. Although Zanzibar may have lost some of its isolation, many parts of the islands still retain their unique atmosphere of peace, charm and remoteness. It's always a pleasure to return to Zanzibar to write a new edition. Things have changed, but I'm pretty sure we've got most things in this new book. It's certainly larger than the last edition! I hope you enjoy the book, and I hope you enjoy Zanzibar.
OK - I admit it..........2003-04-06
I'm the author of this book! But just thought I'd get the ball rolling. I have visited the islands of Zanzibar many times since the mid-1980s. Until recently, the greatest impression the islands made on me was the 'un-spoiltness' of it all. This was mainly due to the local political situation and the efforts required by travellers just to reach Zanzibar. In 1985, for example, before the days of high-speed catamarans, the intending visitor had to contend with long and uncomfortable dhow-rides !! However, since then many new hotels have been built and the transport services from the mainland have definitely improved. More visitors come to Zanzibar now than ever before, but it's still only a trickle compared to some other tourist destinations in Africa. Although Zanzibar may have lost some of its isolation, many parts of the islands still retain their unique atmosphere of peace, charm and remoteness. It's always a pleasure to return to Zanzibar to write a new edition. Things have changed, but I'm pretty sure we've got most things in this new book. It's certainly larger than the last edition! I hope you enjoy the book, and I hope you enjoy Zanzibar.
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Arriving at Ellis Island (Events That Shaped America)
Marylee Knowlton , and
Dale Anderson
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Walter Sickert: Drawings : Theory and Practice : Word and Image
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For some twenty-five years following World War II the Japanese manufactured and distributed worldwide - attractive toy products. This book's segment in time is standing still - its pages waiting to be savored - on the shelf of a proud owner. The volume's owner will be even prouder if he or she has one or many of the examples illustrated. If not, the pictures become a tool in the search. A fleet of tin toys somehow looms realistic and full size as its steward views and admires and ponders it.
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Fragile, exotic orchids have tempted and daunted gardeners for centuries. Now, with this illustrated, comprehensive guide, these elegant blooms can be made to flourish indoors in a small greenhouse or conservatory. There are more than 300 color photos, plus 50 detailed illustrations that specifically focus on care and cultivation at home.
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Blowflies (Diptera, Calliphoridae of Fennoscandia and Denmark)
Knut Rognes
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The Calliphoridae are a widespread family of insects of great medical, veterinary and forensic importance. They encompass, among others, the familiar greenbottle and bluebottle filth flies. The book presents a taxonomic revision of the blowflies of Fennoscandia and Denmark. Keys and diagnoses, descriptions, summaries of distribution and biology are given for all taxa. Male and female genitalia are illustrated in great detail. The nomenclature is revised and numerous new specific and generic synonymies are established. Full references to the primary literature are given. A new subfamily classification of the world Calliphoridae is proposed on the basis of cladistic principles. The definition and higher classification of the family and related groups are discussed.
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Blowfly
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First UK edition
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This digital document is an article from Wilson Bulletin, published by Wilson Ornithological Society on March 1, 1996. The length of the article is 578 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.
From the supplier: Protocalliphora blow fly larvae refer to obligate hematophagous parasites that thrive on bird nests and feed on nestlings. Several bird nests from various study plots were collected from 1991-1993 to establish interaction between the parasite and Neotropical migrant birds. Inactive nests were sent to the laboratory for possible traces of parasitic larvae and pupae. The blow fly genus recorded eight new host species.
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Title: Eight new host species for the parasitic blow fly genus Protocalliphora (Diptera: Calliphoridae).(Short Communications)
Author: Mia Revels
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Wilson Bulletin (Refereed)
Date: March 1, 1996
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Volume: v108
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Guia Fotografica de Los Injertos
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Guia Fotografica de Los Injertos
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Tom Crean was a key figure and colorful member of three of the most famous polar expeditions and has had a glacier and a peak named after him.
·Will appeal to Shackleton buffs and fans of historical explorations
·Great for armchair adventurers who enjoy a ripping good yarn
·Popularity of this subject will stay fueled by media attention to big-budget television mini-series (A&E) and big- screen movie (Columbia Pictures) currently in the works
After this engaging, well-written biography sold more than 18,000 copies in Ireland in its first year, The Mountaineers Books jumped on the U.S. rights for its customers. Tom Crean was with Ernest Shackleton on the famous Endurance trip-and was one of the survivors of that phenomenal tale of, well, endurance. He was also on Robert Scott's two earlier polar explorations and he was key to the survival of his fellow explorers each time out. What is engaging about Crean--and this book--was that he was not unmoved by the hard decisions and hardships he and the rest of the crew faced, nor did he blindly follow orders, but he did what had to be done, and was loyal to his captains and his crewmates in the process.
The story of all three adventures of incredible courage and survival are told in this one 352-page volume.
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Two Adventures for the Price of One.......2007-07-03
One night last week I watched "Scott of the Antarctic." Being very impressed with the realistic nature of this 1960 production and, always impressed with the stalwart, intrepid, and frankly at times, insane daring of the British Explorers, I picked up this volume from my shelf and read the whole thing in a single night!! It had actually been given to me by an Irish friend about two years ago.
I am grateful to that friend. Here in one book is more adventure than several explorers can pack into many lives - all accomplished by a single man - Tom Crean -- backbone of the Expedition: stalwart working-class hero and embodiment of everything that made both Ireland and Britain great nations.
Tom was the non-com backbone of the operation. Someone capable with his hands, able, trustworthy and dependable in the extreme, men like Crean built the Empire and made feats of arctic exploration possible. From an adventure reader's point of view Crean was part of the last accompanying party with Scott, before Scott's choice to proceed onwards with 5 men deemed fittest. Of course Capt. Scott assured his posterity by dying along with 4 of his men. What I did not really know was the epic adventure Crean and his remaining companions endured in their eventual return.
I will spare the details, but this book is packed with non-stop action (one thing that sticks out in my mind is the wild and very imprudent sled ride down the glacier -- it has to be read to be believed -- especially by anyone with actual glacier travel experience). Crean's last solitary walk of 32 kilomentres to gain help for his starving and badly scurvied companions is at once a stroke of genius, courage and luck -- he would not have survived if he had arrived 30 minutes later, by that time a wild storm pummelled the camp and Crean would have died if he had not made the hut).
Crean also was a part of the Shakleton expedition and was again selected as one of the most dependable, and physically strong people to undertake the long journey to South Georgia and the also epic traverse of South Georgia ( a 34 mile trek across an island mountain range that had never been explored before). The adventure is unrelenting -- even the last kilometre before reaching the Whaling Station involves them on an abseil down a 20 metre waterfall.
This book should be read for the sheer joy of understanding what gives all people strength when all else seems lost... it would have been easy to give up, but Tom Crean and his ilk never did.
There is one point I should raise with this book that is a little annoying. It is the prediliction to interpret people as the embodiment of their race and nationality. Of course the Irish do this much more and perhaps better than most... but the idea that figures such as Crean are some sort of Zeitgeist representative of their country is misleading and wholly beside the point. There are points in the narrative where the author postulates what would have happenned had Crean be choosen to accompany Scott...there is also the attempt to make the obligatory genuflections to Irish Nationalism -- how does one square the circle of him being the right hand of Empire but at the same time significantly nationalist enough for the Irish (as if loyalty to the British made a person any less Irish).
In simple terms Tom has little time for politics -- he evaluated people individually. It wasn't like him to judge. He was in many ways the strong and silent type. As such he offers us a template for a very fulfilled, dependable and just human being This is the story of this remarkable man.
Remarkable story about a remarkable man.......2007-01-15
Tom Crean is a true hero of the age of exploration. He was a man of great courage, strength and conviction. He was a member of two South Pole voyages with Scott and one with Shackelton. One could argue that had Scott chosed Crean over P.O. Evans to represent the "lower decks" on the last push to the pole, Scott may have survived to tell the tale. As it was, Crean is credited with saving the life of Lt. Evans as they struggled back after being the last support group to leave Scott and his party of five on the polar plateau and thus were the last to see them alive. Additionally, Shackelton credits Crean with, if not saving his life, being integral to the success of the Endurance expetdition by playing a central role in Shackelton's escape from Elephant Island and hike to eventual safety. Michael Smith tells an exciting, compelling story of the stark realities of the age of exploration in the early 1900's. This book is a factual story, expertly told about the "follower" Crean, a quiet man with strength and character that are so remarkable it is difficult to comprehend. Everyone of us can learn something from his example. This is a story about human endurance and will.
My hero.......2006-01-25
May I state from the outset that I am Irish, so my opinion is probably biased. I was enthralled by the book, and this unsung hero (what a title, given that he never spoke about his exploits). Smith did a remarkable job given that Crean left so little written material behind. I am dissapointed with earlier remarks about "Not much new here folks", they obviously missed the point. This book is about Crean and his part in the well documented events of thos days. Crean is my hero, I would have loved to have known him.
Finally, the rest of the story.......2003-12-29
Having read about Amundsun,Scott and Shackleton,this entry on Crean[and the Biography on Worsley],complete the elusive details on a host of characters who chose to go where no others had gone before. Isolated and at the unrelenting mercy of the elements,these thoroughly detailed accounts evoke the best of the human spirit.
A 4.5 STAR RATING.......2003-12-29
A captivating read and even more than a book about Tom Crean.
Michael Smith assembles a intriguing chronology that reveals
a compelling perspective of the times and lives of the Polar
Explorers. An insightful character analysis into the leadership and the crews.
My only complaint is,after Smith's meticulous documentation of names,dates,latitude/longitude, and geographic locations,
the book offers only a few rudimentary maps. But you can easily remedy this(inconceivable oversight)by obtaining the USGS Topographic Index Map of Antartica(free)and a beautiful Satellite Image Map($7 US)scale 1:5,000,000 mapI-2560.I plotted as I read and ended up with a great reference souvenir.
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