Slipper Orchids of Borneo

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Bring on Where to Wear Australia, Sydney and Melbourne are the primary focus but also covered are Perth, Adelaide and Brisbane. With names like Sass & Bide, Colette Dinnigan, stiletto queen Terry Biviano and hot Aussie swimwear labels Zimmerman and Tigerlily making a splash on the international fashion scene, the world's spotlight is firmly positioned on the burgeoning Australian fashion industry. We describe over 150 stores in both Sydney and Melbourne together with out best picks in Adelaide , Perth and Queensland. Forget the beach... head to the shops!

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What a fun and entertaining book!

Experience a whole new world of Cocktails!

Cocktails from paradise at your fingertips

This book will make you fall in love with Tahiti

Beautiful Book

Cocktails In Tahiti
Richard Bondurant
Manufacturer: Tahiti Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Honeymoons | Specialty Travel | Travel | Subjects | Books
Tahiti | Australia & South Pacific | Travel | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 1933850078

Book Description

Cocktails in Tahiti is a visually stunning, full color showpiece combining a playful yet sophisticated look at Tahiti's magnificent luxury resorts and their most delicious, flirtatious, and slightly decadent cocktails. Filled with unusual insights, folklore, and facts about Tahiti and her islands, Cocktails in Tahiti has something to tempt and delight all tastes.

Over 50 sumptuous cocktail recipes blend exotic fruits, juices, and liquors providing a flavorful and vibrant palette from which to capture the fun and often elegant mood of these captivating islands. You'll learn the history of the legendary Mai Tai, Tahiti's most famous cocktail, and discover the secrets of the intriguing rums, vodkas, and distinctive liqueurs used in creating Tahiti's most celebrated libations.

A special section features the signature cocktail recipes from Tahiti's most outstanding luxury resorts along with spectacular photographs and overviews of these renowned hotels.

Whether served from a coconut or elegantly chilled in a martini glass of fine crystal, the flowering and colorful cocktails of Tahiti have an undeniable presence all their own. If you are dreaming of a future trip or reliving special memories from a past visit to these beautiful islands, this wonderful collection of delightful drink recipes, dazzling hotel photographs, and distinctive insights will put you in a tropical, tranquil mood as you sip your way to our magical paradise.

Al Keahi, Managing Director, Tahiti Tourism Bureau N.A:
A must have book of fun and facts for anyone who has visited or dreams of visiting Tahiti.

New Book Resources, October 2006:
We can't wait to try out the recipes and imagine that we are at one of the featured, dreamlike hotels.

Vincent Guerin, Director of Sales, Starwood Hotels & Resorts French Polynesia:
The finest collection of resort photographs and cocktail recipes from across Tahiti.

Customer Reviews:

What a fun and entertaining book!.......2007-08-05

Not only does this book have a wealth of information on a destination we long to travel to, but it offers a wide variety of fun and DELICIOUS drinks.
We love to entertain and it has been great having 'Cocktails in Tahiti' out at our parties...quite a conversation piece! Everyone loves the stunning photos of Tahiti, the scrumptious drinks, and the intriguing facts of the islands. Thank you!

Experience a whole new world of Cocktails!.......2007-04-28

Always looking for new and exciting cocktails to try, I purchased this book. Each page became more interesting, not only for the drinks presented but for the knowledge that Mr. Bondurant shares about Tahiti, it's culture, local accomodations, etc.

The photos are exceptional and each drink I have mixed has been better than the last. I have bought several as gifts for coworkers and friends. You won't be disappointed!

Cocktails from paradise at your fingertips.......2007-02-06

"Cocktails in Tahiti" is a must have for any lover of spirits with a tropical flair. The author has artfully put together a wonderful collection of cocktails, both old and new, from the scenic paradise of Tahiti. Colorful photographs and descriptions of each drink will have your mouth watering to imbibe several of these treats from the South Pacific. If you are looking for something new to bring some tropical flavor to your cocktail library, then you need this book!

This book will make you fall in love with Tahiti.......2006-12-18

I have always wanted to go to the Tahitian islands but have never had the opportunity. Now, after reading "Cocktails in Tahiti", I am planning a trip to Tahiti for next Summer. I originally thought "Cocktails in Tahiti" would give me some good ideas for entertaining, but soon found out it contained many intersting nuggets about the islands and their history. To sum it up, I am packed and ready to go to these beautiful islands.

If you've ever dreamed of a tropical vacation or just need to brighten up your winter, you should read this book.

Beautiful Book.......2006-12-09

I have never been to Tahiti, but after reading the fun, informative facts about Tahiti, seeing the beautiful pictures, and sampling some of the excellent cocktail recipes, I am ready to go!

Mr. Bondurant's love and knowledge of Tahiti come through clearly in the book, which is very well laid out. It provides enough information and explains things in such a way that an amateur can make delicious Tahitian cocktails as well as the most experienced bartender. The fun facts about Tahiti, along with summaries of the total hotels and the gorgeous pictures, makes this book a must have.

Until I can take my first trip to Tahiti, this book will help bring a little Tahiti to my home.

Fun with the Family in Hawaii, 4th: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids

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Hawaii With Kids -- Don't Leave Home Without This Book
Easy to read, up-to-date information and great suggestions!

Fun with the Family in Hawaii, 4th: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids
Julie DeMello
Manufacturer: Globe Pequot
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Family Travel | Specialty Travel | Travel | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0762724536

Book Description

A fun-filled guide to attractions and events in the Aloha State, from visiting Kilohana Plantation on Kauai to attending a surf camp on Oahu.

Customer Reviews:

Hawaii With Kids -- Don't Leave Home Without This Book.......2000-06-28

Copious notes on what activities and attractions are available and of interest to kids and other family members. Only shortcoming is minimal references to restaurants and accommodations. Author selects top 10 day trip ideas for each island and they were dead on for our family of five.

Easy to read, up-to-date information and great suggestions!.......1999-03-13

It is very easy to find age appropriate activities for your children. The book is arranged in an easy to follow format which allows you to find special stops coming up as you drive. A great quick reference that we used many times a day while vacationing on Oahu.

American Road Trips - Boxed Set of 4 VHS Tapes (California, Hawaii, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington and More)

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American Road Trips - Boxed Set of 4 VHS Tapes (California, Hawaii, Alaska, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington and More)

Manufacturer: Questar Video Collection
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Product Description

As seen on the Travel Channel. Color VHS set of 4. Still in sealed wrapper. Numbered QV2912 through QV2915. Covers: Red Rock Rim, Northern New Mexico, Natchez Trace, Blue Ridge, Vermont, Michigan, Montana, Idaho, Wyoming, Washington, California, Hawaii and Alaska.

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Hawaii Travel Smart Trip Planner
Arnold Schuchter
Manufacturer: John Muir Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Travel-Smart | Guidebook Series | Travel | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000UX5FKM

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HAWAII: How To Plan Your Trip
Delton Collins
Manufacturer: 1st Books Library
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Contemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books

Guidebooks | Reference & Tips | Travel | Subjects | Books

General | Travel | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 1414034318

Hawaii: Travel-Smart, Trip Planner (1st Edition)

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Hawaii: Travel-Smart, Trip Planner (1st Edition)
Arnold Schuchter , and Anne E. Wright
Manufacturer: John Muir Pubns
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Guidebooks | Reference & Tips | Travel | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 1562612557

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Hawaiian Memories
Bottari
Manufacturer: Bottari/Ching
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000M158DQ

Product Description

This is a beautiful memory book of a visit to Hawaii. It includes photos with places to write your thoughts as well as places for your photos and as address book. The perfect gift to provide a lasting memory.

The Illustrated Oahu Trip Map - Hawaii's Finest Travel Guide

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The Illustrated Oahu Trip Map - Hawaii's Finest Travel Guide
Anonymous
Manufacturer: Island Heritage Limited
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000QRG9NY

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Take a Trip to Hawaii
Keith Lye
Manufacturer: Franklin Watts
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: School & Library Binding

General | Baby-3 | Children's Books | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: 0531104664

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A trip around the world
Nahum Harwood
Manufacturer: Riverside Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

General | Travel | Subjects | Books

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A good starting point for further research

Profits walking out the door?

Great Book

The Food Service Professionals Guide to Controlling Liquor Wine & Beverage Costs (Food Service Professionals Guide to)
Elizabeth Godsmark
Manufacturer: Atlantic Publishing Company (FL)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
Hospitality, Travel & Tourism | Industries & Professions | Business & Investing | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0910627185

Book Description

This new series of fifteen books - The Food Service Professional Guide TO Series from the editors of the Food Service Professional are the best and most comprehensive books for serious food service operators available today.

These step-by-step guides on a specific management subject range from finding a great site for your new restaurant to how to train your wait staff and literally everything in between. They are easy and fast -to-read, easy to understand and will take the mystery out of the subject. The information is "boiled down" to the essence. They are filled to the brim with up to date and pertinent information.

The books cover all the bases, providing clear explanations and helpful, specific information. All titles in the series include the phone numbers and web sites of all companies discussed. What you won't find are wordy explanations, tales of how someone did it better, or a scholarly lecture on the "theory". Think of them as "Cliff Notes TM" on the subject matter.

Every paragraph in each of the books are comprehensive, well researched, engrossing, and just plain fun-to-read, yet are packed with interesting ideas. You'll be using your highlighter a lot! The best part aside from the content is they are very moderately priced. You can also purchase the whole 15 book series the isbn number is 0-910627-26-6. You are bound to get a great new idea to try on every page if not out of every paragraph. Do not be put off by the low price, these books really do deliver the critical information and eye opening ideas you need you to succeed without the fluff so commonly found in more expensive books on the subject. Highly recommended!

Customer Reviews:

A good starting point for further research.......2007-10-07

I found that such book is a good starting point for my dissertation due to the fact that it highlights a diverse range of issues which form the basis for the whole research work to be done.

Profits walking out the door?.......2006-01-14

This is a collection of tips on how to reduce your operating costs for both alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (including soft drinks). The book does spend quite a bit more time on alcoholic drinks, so you'll get more for your money if you have a bar or a restaurant with a liquor license. In general, the book is well written, easy to understand, and a quick read.

Feel free to skip the first chapter, a brief section on the basics and forecasting that really doesn't go into enough depth to be useful (for example, the author states there are three main types of budget, proceeds to tell the reader they're useful--but never explains the difference between them). You'd be better off with a book specific to the food service industry in general for budgeting/forecasting advice.

Other than that, the book gives nothing but useful tips specific to the beverage industry. It includes information on costing (starting with basics such as estimating yield per bottle including evaporation and spillage), purchasing and inventory control (including security tips), portion control, selecting drinks, how to run a cash bar at a banquet, and selecting and training employees. One of the biggest problems in the beverage industry is theft--liquor is easy to move and hard to track. The book spends a lot of time on the issue and covers everything from how to spot fraudulent billing and inventory practices to where to put the tip jar. Don't get me wrong: the author doesn't encourage you to treat your employees like your enemies, but explains that you should clarify that protecting your assets also means protecting the reputations and livelihoods of all your trustworthy employees.

There are a few places where you're going to have to do further research--your local and state liquor and employment laws, for example--but on the whole, this book gives you what you need to know to keep your restaurant's beverage costs under control.

Great Book.......2002-10-12

Great Book! I Found These step-by-step guides easy-to-read, and easy to understand! The books are packed with information. They reminded me of "cliff Notes" from my college days.The information is comprehensive without the fluff you find in so many of the more expensive books out there on the subject. The books are also packed with resources such as phone numbers and the web sites of the companies they are discussing - there is no "theory" just great information.

Book Description

Bears presents these giant creatures as they really are, not simply as cuddly teddy bears or man-eating monsters. Amazing, action-packed photos feature them all from polar bears to sun bears.

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Illustrated History of Antiques: The Essential Reference for All Antique Lovers and Collectors

Manufacturer: Quantum Books Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 1861602952

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The Illustrated History of Antiques: The Essential Reference for All Antique Lovers and Collectors

Manufacturer: Quantum Publishing Ltd
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0681396083

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Illustrated History of Antiques

Illustrated History of Antiques: The Essential Reference for All Antique Lovers and Collectors
Huon Mallalieu
Manufacturer: Courage Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
Reference | Antiques & Collectibles | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 076240647X

Customer Reviews:

Illustrated History of Antiques.......2000-04-12

I purchased this book to help me with a decorative arts history course I was taking for graduate credit. Since we didn't have a required text, I needed a source that provided a broad range of information (with good FULL-COLOR pictures), spoke intelligently and specifically about not just period styles, but techniques, taxonomy and terminology for everything from glass, ceramics and metalwork to toys, textiles and furniture. In short, I needed a text that could bring someone like myself (who knew relatively very little) up to speed in a short amount of time AND remain a useful book that I'd want to keep in my personal library. This was the best book for the job! I discovered that the contributors to the text were knowledgeable and recognized experts in their fields, the color photographs were detailed and high quality, the page layouts (including the bibliographies at the end of each section) were relatively well designed, and made the dense amount of information easy to locate and read. In addition, I found the content enjoyable and something that could be consumed either in short periods (just taking in the photos) or in longer periods when I needed to read further (for class and just because I found it interesting).

This book is NOT for those who are simply looking for a price guide or static reference to locate the specific kind of antique they own and wish to have identified or appraised. It is for those who want to KNOW about antiques in order to become far more savvy in their study or collecting. It is a challenging entry-level text, but one that is of sufficient depth to remain useful over time. That makes it a great value as well!

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The Illustrated History of Antiques: The Essential Reference for All Antique Lovers and Collectors

Manufacturer: Diane Pub Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

General | World | History | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0756760801

Book Description

All-in-one resource makes it easier to dream, plan, and budget the latest kitchen improvements.

Ideas to improve work flow, maximize countertop space, optimize lighting, and add storage options.

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Potager Planning!

Kitchen Garden Planner (Country Home)
Darrell Trout
Manufacturer: Country Home
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Container Gardening | Techniques | Gardening & Horticulture | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0696209233

Book Description

Gardeners at every level of expertise will eagerly add Kitchen Garden Planner to their libraries. As hard working as it is beautiful, this book intricately profiles, through spectacular photography and illustrations, the designs and plantings of kitchen gardens in rural, urban, small-town settings nationwide.

13 projects inspire and help every gardener to re-create a lovely kitchen garden.

Approaches to kitchen gardens vary—from simple containers to raised garden beds.

Designs span the growing conditions across America.

More than 400 color photographs capture garden overviews, plus interesting vignettes.

Each project features a color illustration of the design, with a key that clearly identifies plants.

Includes thumbnail sketches of plants, and close-up identification photographs.

Covers basics of kitchen gardens—from soil preparation to succession planting.

Mail-order sources for all plants.

Author Darrell Trout wrote the well-received Country Home® Country Garden Planner and serves as president of the Long Island Horticultural Society and regional director of Garden Writers Association of America.

Customer Reviews:

Potager Planning!.......2000-03-24

The concept of a potager, or kitchen garden appeals to me greatly. I very much want my garden to be ornamental as well as edible. Somewhat similar to the idea of "edible landscaping", potagers often intermingle vegetables, herbs, and flowers, sometimes planting them in geometric shapes. Sort of a more formal, yet informal garden. Colorful. Interesting. Not your garden-variety garden. I've been looking for online articles and for books on potagers, which seem to be popular in England, but hard to find in the United States. I haven't been able to find much information on them.

Country Home's Kitchen Garden Planner by Darrell Trout is just what I was looking for. It takes the reader through mini-tours of thirteen different American potagers, with text, photographs, and a plan (illustrated map) for each garden. A few of the individual plant varieties are somewhat unusual, but they described and keyed to commercial sources. The one defect that I found was that a couple of the sources seem to be omitted from the index, or perhaps there was a typo, a minor flaw in an otherwise exciting book. The last chapter talks about basic gardening in general. I only wish there was more on potagers in the Midwest where I live. Then again, where I live, there is wheat as far as the eye can see and not much else.

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"The phenomenal Barry Morse." -CBC Times

Pulling Faces, Making Noises tells the extraordinary life of Barry Morse, one of the most versatile pros the performing trade has ever known. He's an actor who's led a career more vast and diverse than almost any other in history.

"Barry Morse is one of the most brilliant actors in the world, possessing a superhuman range of characterizations."
--David Greene, Producer/Director

More than a memoir, this is a testament of a theatrical time which will not come again, and of an outstanding actor and human being whose favorite role, or challenge, has always been the next one.

"Barry's life is a virtual history of the twentieth century...and deserves to be read by everyone on the planet, theatre-folk and civilian alike."
--Martin Landau, Actor

Customer Reviews:

A Confused Customer.......2005-09-30

Since Amazon cancelled my order for this product stating that they were unable to stock the book I am unable to write a review because I haven't been able to source the book from anywhere else at this time. I have given it three stars because it is a required field and, even though I am sure I will love the book when I get it, I can't really rate it until then.

A record of a remakable life in show business.......2004-07-18

Having seen Barry Morse on stage in his wonderful one man stage show "Merely Players" and hearing bits and pieces of his life story contained within it, I immediately wanted to read his autobiography and learn more. The book is not disappointing. While not a tell-all book - it concentrates more on the actor's professional life than on his personal - it is more of a theatrical memoir. The glowing foreword has been written by Academy Award winning actor Martin Landau and it reflects his obvious admiration of Morse. As a fan of both of Barry Morse's television successes ("The Fugitive" and "Space: 1999") it was interesting to read about his experiences in those projects; entire chapters were devoted to both subjects. From his start as the youngest student ever admitted to RADA on a scholarship, to success on the stage, on radio, and in film and television, Morse brings the reader along on the journey. A must-read book for anyone interested in the world of entertainment and theatrical history!

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As the centenary of his birth approaches, Anthony Eden remains one of the most controversial figures in the political history of twentieth-century Britain. Using a mass of unpublished archival material, much of it from Eden's own papers, Dutton reassesses the career of a man who experienced the extremes of political fortune.

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Anthony Eden: A Life and Reputation
David; Arnold Dutton
Manufacturer: Arnold/Hodder Headline Group
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000O8EYIW

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