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The Rough Guide to First-Time Around the World, Edition 2 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)
Doug Lansky
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Planning a trip around the world? Let First-Time Around the World get you started. Loaded with the very latest travel information, including all you need to know about round-the-world tickets, this pre-departure guide will help get your ultimate journey under way. The guide begins with a 16-page, full-colour Â`Things Not to MissÂ' photo section with suggested itineraries, details on what to bring, when to go, how much it will cost and which vaccinations will keep you healthy. The individual country profiles highlight the best places to visit with country-specific websites and necessary budget information. There are plenty of useful tips to help save you money, keep you safe and maximise your time on the road. The guide comes complete with concise regional information, with overland maps and details on weather, major attractions and unmissable festivals.

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Very useful.......2007-06-18

As someone who has done little travelling, and doesn't really know anybody that has, this book is very helpful.. I like that it discusses th unique challenges of planning a long haul, roud thr world trip. Most other guides only deal with a specific region, where this book is more generalized, but the info could be applied to just about anywhere in the world. Very well done!

complete satisfaction.......2007-05-13

The book arrived when promised and in the condition promised. I will order again.

The basics, expertly covered.......2007-04-05

Long-duration travel is a wonderful thing, but it can be awfully challenging too. You could muck around for a year or two and figure it out for yourself, but chances are your travels will be happier, cheaper, and slower (yes, slower) if you read this first.

This is a comprehensive overview. It's not a detailed manual with exact specs for anything in particular. This book is for setting the stage, and giving you the tools to plan out what you want to do - there are copious links to internet and offline resources. It will steer you away from the common mistakes - too much stuff, too many kilometers, too shallow an expereince. Most importantly, it sets a tone for why people do this, and raises the bar for this expereince. Lansky is all about getting off the tourist trail and getting deep into a new place. This book will help you do it safely and respectfully.

waste of money.......2007-03-23

Anyone savvy enough to want to travel around the world would do well to avoid buying this book. It's got information that any novice traveler would be familiar with, unless they never traveled abroad. It certainly can't help you plan a trip around the world; but maybe around the block.

Not informative.......2007-01-04

This book was not as I thought. Just tabular data one could get from Google. No interesting descriptions of world travel. Like reading the back of a medicine bottle.

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This digital document is an article from Contenido, published by Thomson Gale on November 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1092 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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Nakuru cría fauna exótica.(crianza de animales exótico por negocio; Tamaulipas, México)(TT: Nakuru raises exotic fauna.)(TA: raising of exotic animals ... Breve): An article from: Contenido
Adrián Cerda
Manufacturer: Editorial Contenido, S.A. de C.V.
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008IFEW8
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Contenido, published by Editorial Contenido, S.A. de C.V. on April 1, 2001. The length of the article is 824 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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Bsava Manual Animales Exoticos: Manual Animales Exoticos
Peter H. Beynon
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Dwarf Cichlids by david Boruchowiztz.......2001-09-22

I was very disappointed by this book. Vague and woolly. It didn't address the specifics needs for breeding Apistogrammas for example. Great pictures, but you can get great pictures free on the net. The quality of the photography is first rate and if you want a book just for browsing occasionally then its fine.

A good beginners guide.......2000-03-29

This book is beautiful. It has many wonderful pictures of the many varieties of dwarf cichlids, both New World and African. However, the lack of content makes it not very valuble for the advanced aquarian. It tells very little about the habitats needed by the different types of dwarf cichlids. It does not tell what tank size each type of cichlid needs, nor does it address the Ph and hardness needed by the various cichlids. The pictures, while clearly labeled, are not with the descriptions of the dwarf cichlids they show. While you can use this book to find pictures of dwarf cichlids that you may be interested in, you will have to go elsewhere to learn how to keep them in their optimal enviroment.

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Ergonomic Principles in Office Automation: State of the Art Reports and Guidelines on Human Factors in the Office Environment

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Drew Barrymore was a star by the time she was seven years old, a drug addict by twelve, and a has - been before her sixteenth birthday. But with the resounding success of such recent films as Ever After: A Cinderella Story, The Wedding Singer, Never Been Kissed (produced by Drew's production company, Flower Films) and Charlie's Angels, Drew Barrymore has reclaimed her place as one of Hollywood's hottest young actors. Her inspirational comeback from a highly publicized battle with drug and alcohol addiction has left this former child star wiser, happier, and more triumphant then ever.

From her struggle to reenter Hollywood to her many acclaimed movies, from a strained relationship with her mother and a failed marriage to a newfound sense of peace and enduring love, HAPPILY EVER AFTER offers a fascinating look at the troubled Little Girl Lost and the beautiful woman she grew up to be!

An unauthorized biography

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Great read........2005-01-13

xcellent read for fans of Drew Barrymore. This book shows the hard times she has had in her life and the new beginning that have been brought about. Drew is a very talented actor, and I'm sure she will be around for a very long time.

BTW, Gerry Hixon...after reading your message I checked out your other reviews, I must say I actually laughed out loud...funny guy!

Drew Barrymore I love you, Garry Hixon.......2004-10-25

Drew I am proud of you for coming out and saying you are bisexual! Maybe some of the pigs who have been lying will come out now. I hope you realize that you claimed this on about July 18th, 2003, the day I created mirror vision inc. I hope this finds you well and happy, well Drewli my baby I am moving into my new apartment in 1 week. I hope I like it but I feel like I'm blowing it. I am nervous about it. I hope I enjoy it. I feel really positive about America right now and keep telling people to vote. I am glad were best friends and I know well see each other for real soon. I cant wait to see my twin in person, we are the real parent trap!(in mirror vision) I hope you travel everywhere with me. Say hello to David Arquette for me and Steven Spielberg, tell Steven the mirror vision is on its way

I COULDN'T PUT IT DOWN. 13th april 2004........2004-04-13

As been a fan of drew barrymore, i could read anything about her and it would amuse me for a long time. I don't normally read books, although there is an odd occasion. I ordered this book 3 days before it came, and as soon as i had it, i read at least an hour of it [past half way OF THE BOOK.]It tells you about her when she was young, her family, her boyfriends that she as gone out with and her career. It is very interesting to read and, and as soon as you start reading it, you probably won't want to put it down. I got so interested in it and i didn't realise that i had got half way through. If you like her this book is perfect for you.

drew.......2003-12-30

I love Drew. Very positive person throughout all her battles. So I had to get this book. I loved everything about it except it did not discuss her being bisexual at all. Minor disappointment, but its very informative and positive towards Drew and her life.

Great story!.......2001-12-15

Drew Barrymore is an inspiration to me. I've followed her entire career, seen all her movies, and read almost every single article about her. This is a great book for a great star.

Happily Ever After: The Drew Barrymore Story

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Happily Ever After: The Drew Barrymore Story
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A Comyn view of 13th Century Scotland.......2006-05-06

History is written by the victors and the Comyns were anything but by 1314, and this shows particularly with John, The Red, Comyn, Lord of Badenoch is murdered by Robert the Bruce for his "Treachery" which led to Bruce claiming the throne and freeing Scotland from English rule. Well maybe.... Mr. Alan's Book gives a more balanced view of that event and the role the Comyn's have played in Scottish history. We learn that the Comyn's came north with David the First. William Comin became his Chancellor of Scotland. His nephew Richard married Hextilda, Granddaughter of King Donald Ban of Scotland and became Justicular of Lothian. Then his son William became the first Norman descent Earl in Scotland when he married the heiress of the Earl of Buchan. From him descends the two main branches of the Buchan Comyns and Badenoch Comyns (from his first marriage). Walter Comyn, Earl of Mentieth had a huge impact on Scottish history and was a guardian of the Realm for Alexander III. Then we see the impacts of the further Lords of Badenoch and Earls of Buchan which leads up to the competition for the crown and ultimate murder of the Red John. We see that the Comyns were very patriotic and protective of their clan. More so it seems than the Bruce family. Both the Red John and Bruce were back and forth with Edward I and the English. Robert the Bruce gained the throne by removing the Red John. History may have been very different had the Red John lived. We may never know. Ultimately the Comyns were all but eradicated from Scotland by the Bruce and the heirs to the great branches of the Comyn met thier end at the battle of Bannockburn. They were with the English not because there love of Edward but because of their hatred of the Bruce. Comyns supported Scotland and helped make it great through the Generations and today's Clan Cumming (Comyns) should be proud of that past. A fantastic book which presents a lot of fact hidden by myth and distorted by history and the writers.

An interesting case study of powerful families in medieval history........2006-01-23

At the outset, I'll admit that I am of Cumings stock, so I had alterior motives for reading this book. Although I enjoyed the book as insight to old clan history, I was also pleasantly surprised by the book in terms of its fresh perspective on medieval history. I am a recent history graduate, and as such I enjoyed Young's book as a unique view of history.
The medieval era is predominantly evaluated in terms of royalty, though the reality of powerful families (such as the later Medicis of the Ren.) are often ignored. Such powerful networks were often more influential than kings, but because the "historians" of the age often worked in royal courts, there is little mention of powerful families.
For both Comyn descendants and medieval enthusiasts who want a more thorough understanding of the period, I would recommend this book. The only qualification I'll add is that Young writes in a very academic style that is going to be a bit dry for most readers.

Interesting Only if You are of Comyn Descent.......2004-09-12

I bought this book to understand the history leading up to Robert the Bruce's murder of his rival, John Comyn, in Greyfriars' Church in Dumfries, Scotland in February 1306. No one knows why Robert Bruce called Comyn to a meeting or what set off the argument that ended when Bruce stabbed Comyn with a dagger. All they know, is that less than six weeks later, Bruce managed to get himself declared king and set about destroying the Comyns, who where the most powerful family in Scotland during the thirteenth century and in the fourteen century before Bruce squashed them. I was hoping this book would tell me about the personalities, what led to the rivalry, and why Bruce ultimately prevailed against a much stronger opponent.

Well -- it's kind of in there, although you have to pick it out of long list of names, dates and places -- which Comyn family members and allys held what offices when. We're talking chapers of this stuff. Young is very interested in presenting not a balanced or neutral point of view, but the Comyn point of view. He considers this a balance to fifteenth & sixteen century propoganda that favored the Bruces. And while the counterpoint is nice, I would have preferred less information about the Comyn "party," and really would have preferred that after a while he stop referring to a Comyn "party" or at least take the word out of parentheses. I managed to finish the book, but it was a slog, and honestly, I was able to find just about as much as I needed on the internet. The Comyns deserve a book about them, but one done by a writer, not just a researcher.

So, in short... great book if you are a Comyn (or Cummin or Cummings, or the other variations) so you can learn a bit about your family, it's allies, enemies and the battles that shaped your fate, but for everyone else, it's worthwhile just because there aren't any other readily available books on the subject. But then there's something to be said for that.

for those who want a more in-depth studies of Scotland.......2002-10-15

Everyone(thanks to Braveheart) has now heard of William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and Longshanks. However, there was another big powerbroker in the struggles for Scotland's independence: Clan Comyn. John de Balliol was part of the Clan, and they ruled nearly 2/3s of Scotland during this period. When the choice for a King of Scotland was made after the death of Alexander and the Maid of Norway, it came down to two contenders: Robert the Competitor (Bruce's grandfather) and John de Balliol...both descendants from David Earl of Huntington,one from Clan Bruce and one from Clan Comyn. The Comyns were the powerbrokers of Balliol's short reign and were the largest impediment to Bruce's rising. And in the end, it took the murder of John Comyn in Greyfriars Abbey in 1314 to finally put Bruce in control of the country he would have to fight to rule.
But little focus is really paid to this very powerful Clan that influenced not only Scotland, but England during this period. Alan Young finally brings Clan Comyn out of the shadows and places there in their rightful position as the most powerful family in Scotland in the 13th Century.

Young covers the rising of Bruce and Wallace and how it was impacted or changed by Clan Comyn; follows through to the Comyns roles as the later Guardians of Scotland; their role in John de Balliols Kingship; up through the murder of John Comyn by Bruce or his supports and the fallout.

Maybe a little more history than the casual read would enjoy, but for someone interested in ALL the history and understanding what happened then, this is a MUST!!

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Ethical Standards in Social Work is the first comprehensive examination of the NASW Code of Ethics of the social work profession is now available through the NASW Press. With this practical guide, which includes many case examples, social work professionals will now have a firm foundation for making ethical decisions and minimizing malpractice and liability risk.

This essential source of information begins with an overview of the profession and its mission. Then each section of the NASW Code of Ethics is analyzed, with guidance for practice in areas such as confidentiality and privacy, client records, boundary issues, dual and multiple relationships, informed consent, sexual harassment, consultation, referral, conflicts of interest, cultural and ethnic diversity, continuing education, research and evaluation, social worker impairment, labor-management disputes, supervision, administration, social and political action, and social work education and training.

Essential for every social work practitioner and student, Ethical Standards in Social Work will help you make informed ethical decisions and minimize professional liability in these litigious times.

Special Features * Briefs on the complex issues that face a social work professional today * Emphasizes practical implications and applications * Includes extensive case examples and illustrations

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Great book.......2005-08-03

If you are concerned about the realities of ethical practice and want a practical guide for how to handle everyday practice issues, this is your book!

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Making Nonprofits Work: A Report on the Tides of Nonprofit Management Reform
Paul Charles Light
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The nonprofit sector is under tremendous pressure to improve its organizational performance. Its funders-governments, charitable organizations, and individual givers-insist on economy and results, while its clients-both communities and individuals-demand efficiency and responsiveness. This report charts the current trends of management reform in the nonprofit sector. It begins with an assessment of the current climate for reform at both the national and local levels, then examines the four popular methods, or "tides" being advocated: scientific management, which is built on a template of best practices; liberation management, which uses outcome measurement to gauge success; war on waste, which promotes private industry-style cost-cutting techniques; and watchful eye, which emphasizes public exposure as a disciplining tool for nonprofits. The report ends with a discussion of the limits of knowledge in the general field of nonprofit management reform, and a report on the estimated strength of each of the four reform tides. Paul C. Light concludes that the nonprofit sector has a remarkable opportunity to prevent the excesses and avoid the fads that have dominated reform efforts in government and the private sector, but only if it recognizes the limits of knowledge on what does and does not work in making organizations run more efficiently. An Action Report on Public Service

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Academic report.......2001-11-15

This "book" is an academic review of little use to nonprofit leaders.

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Shinichi Suzuki has been described as a humanitarian as well as an educator and musician. While a young man, he observed that children absorbed their spoken language based on their environment. This led him to adapt his teaching of music to the same method, that which is called the Mother Tongue Approach. Through listening to the sound of music, very young children soon imitate the tones they hear. Suzuki believes that talent is not inherited, but is a product of environment, and that every child can perform music just as he has learned to speak, if the proper teaching approach is used. Revised in 1995, THE MAN AND HIS PHILOSOPHY contains many new photos, some of them depicting the many 'firsts' in the Suzuki world, such as Dr. Suzuki with his first students, plus much more. This is a complete history of the Suzuki movement, in words and pictures, from its beginnings to the present day.

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