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Water and Wetland Plants of the Prairie Provinces: A Field Guide for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and the Northern United States
Heinjo Lahring Manufacturer: Canadian Plains Research Center ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0889771626 |
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Over 400 species of water and wetland plants found across Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and the northern United States are included in this handy field guide designed for use by both amateur and professional botanists.The book includes over 300 colour photographs; over 300 line drawings; scientific names, including synonyms and origins; common names; detailed plant descriptions; habitats and distributions; special features, including traditional uses as food or medicine, and unique or harmful characteristics; comparisons to and descriptions of related species.
Since many of the northern wetland plants are circumpolar in distribution, this book will also be useful in other parts of Canada, the United States, and Eurasia.
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A Field Guide to Water and Wetland Plants of the Prairie Province
Heinjo Lahring Manufacturer: Red Deer Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0889952361 |
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A Field Guide to Water & Wetland Plants of the Prairies Heinjo LahringPractical, up to date and comprehensive, A Field Guide to Water and Wetland Plants will interest naturalists, teachers, photographers, resource managers, environmentalists, students, consultants, planners, public interest groups, and those who simply love the plants of the prairie's wetland habitats. Whether traveling by foot or canoe, wetland travelers will find the book's field-friendly format, accessible descriptions, and hundreds of illustrations and photographs invaluable in making positive identifications.
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Lonely Planet Northern Territory & Central Australia (Lonely Planet Northern Territory)
Paul Harding , and Lindsay Brown Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1741042240 |
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Lonely Planet Northern Territory
Susannah Farfor , David Andrew , and Hugh Finlay Manufacturer: Lonely Planet Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1740591992 |
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No-one covers the Northern Territory like Lonely Planet: from cosmopolitan Darwin to remote Borroloola, this guidebook tackles it all. Take us along as you adventure through the Top End and Red Centre, and discover outback land-scapes, unique wildlife and the Territory's distinct culture.
Customer Reviews:
An Excellent Guidebook.......2003-02-27
Good, but not as good as some other LP guides.......2000-09-24
The LP guide gives a lot of good tips on where to stay and what to see. The information, as usual, is accurate and certainly helps to get around. It contains a lot of interesting "extra" information on things like Aboriginal Art etc.
However, the book misses out on quite a few things which you can see and do in the parks and villages you visit like e.g. the gold digger in Pine Creek who for the "gold museum" in Pine Creek where we could "find" our own gold.
The best thing is to take a couple of books. During the long ride there is plenty of time to read. The LP guide is not an appetite wetter, but it is a very good tool for planning your trip and should not be missed out.
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Over 2,000 Years Ago: In Ancient Greece (History Detectives)
Philip Arthur Sauvain Manufacturer: New Discovery ProductGroup: Book Binding: Library Binding ASIN: 0027810828 |
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Limbo: Blue-Collar Roots, White-Collar Dreams
Alfred Lubrano Manufacturer: Wiley ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0471714399 |
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In Limbo, award-winning journalist Alfred Lubrano identifies and describes an overlooked cultural phenomenon: the internal conflict within individuals raised in blue-collar homes, now living white-collar lives. These people often find that the values of the working class are not sufficient guidance to navigate the white-collar world, where unspoken rules reflect primarily upper-class values. Torn between the world they were raised in and the life they aspire too, they hover between worlds, not quite accepted in either. Himself the son of a Brooklyn bricklayer, Lubrano informs his account with personal experience and interviews with other professionals living in limbo. For millions of Americans, these stories will serve as familiar reminders of the struggles of achieving the American Dream.Customer Reviews:
Explaining U.S. social classes.......2007-08-20
Ties that Bind.......2006-11-05
Well researched & written!.......2006-09-08
This is an excellent book.......2006-08-19
So true that my heart raced.......2006-01-13
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Cats Don't Always Land on Their Feet: Hundreds of Fascinating Facts from the Cat World (Total Riveting Utterly Entertaining Trivia Series)
Erin Barrett , and Jack Mingo Manufacturer: Routledge ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 1573247219 |
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This book brings together hundreds of cat facts and trivia tidbits; for example, housecats typically blink twice a minute, and NCAA college football teams with cat nicknames Lions, Tigers, Cougars outnumber dog nicknames by more than two to one.
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The Official 2002 Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins, 5th edition (Official Price Guide to World Coins)
Marc Hudgeons , and Thomas E. Jr Hudgeons Manufacturer: House of Collectibles ProductGroup: Book Binding: Mass Market Paperback ASIN: 0676601766 Release Date: 2001-07-03 |
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Intelligent coin buying is the key to building a good collection at a reasonable cost, and The Official 2002 Blackbook Price Guide to World Coins is your most important tool. Enjoy the fun and profit of building an important collection of world history.
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Gardens of Ninfa (Small Books on Great Gardens)
Lauro Marchetti , and Esme Howard Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson Ltd ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items: ASIN: 0500019746 |
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Ninfa (Small Books of Great Gardens)
Marchetti Manufacturer: Vendome Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0865652058 |
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beautiful little book.......2001-02-28
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Gardens of Ninfa
Marella Caracciolo , and Giuppi Pietromarchi Manufacturer: Umberto Allemandi ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 8842207977 |
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This enchanted spot close to Latina is rarely open to the public and so had remained pure and uncontaminated. Its especial beauty is lovingly revealed by superb photography.
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Small Spaces for Modern Living: Making the Most of Your Indoor Space
Caroline Atkins Manufacturer: Hamlyn ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 0600609553 |
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To maintain these trim, contemporary residences in fine style, you need the newest storage devices and cleverest space-saving solutions. TheyÂ're right here, in an indispensable guide. The ideas are many and fresh, from cupboard hideaways to loft areas. Every room is covered, with information on design layout and planning, a Ârecipe for success, and checklists.Customer Reviews:
Definately one to keep.......2007-05-09
Small Spaces for Modern Living.......2007-03-19
Great Book with Good Ideas.......2007-01-29
Small Spaces, major possibilities!.......2007-01-24
A comprehensive look at designing for small spaces.......2005-01-23
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The Home Zone: Making the Most of Your Living Space
Judith Wilson Manufacturer: Ryland Peters & Small ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover Similar Items:
ASIN: 1841722677 |
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The Home Zone We all want to make the most of our home, the place where we eat, sleep, relax, work, and have fun. Decorating your living space so that it fulfills all these roles is creative and rewarding--but the choices involved can become overwhelming. The Home Zone is here to help. Top interiors writers, and hundreds of inspirational photographs of real homes, will guide you through every home design decision, large or small. Contents of books includes: Inspirational Interiors: exploring five popular styles Room by Room: shows you a new view of every room in the home Essential Elements: looks at decorating fundamentals With expert advice, glorious photography, and a wealth of innovative ideas, The Home Zone will help you realize the exciting potential of the place you call home.
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Making the Most of Living Rooms
Amanda Evans Manufacturer: Rizzoli International Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0847821285 Release Date: 1998-07-15 |
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Could be better - the good and the bad.......2004-11-09
Solid start.......2000-10-26
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Making the most of living rooms & halls: A creative guide to home design
Mary Gilliatt Manufacturer: Orbis Pub ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 0856135550 |
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MAKING THE MOST OF LIVING ROOMS AND HALLS
MARY GILLIATT Manufacturer: ORBIS PUBLISHING ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000S2V4W8 |
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Making the Most of Living Rooms and Halls
Mary Gilliatt Manufacturer: St. Michael, 1984 ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: B000Q7MO4M |
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A Who's Who of Australian and New Zealand Film Actors
Scott Palmer Manufacturer: The Scarecrow Press, Inc. ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0810820900 |
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Performers are listed alphabetically, with year of birth and death, a brief character description, and list of films in chronological order.
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Conscience in Revolt
Annedore Leber Manufacturer: Vallentine Mitchell ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 085303320X |
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The Conscience in Revolt
Annedore Leber Manufacturer: V. Hase & Koehler ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000IOHV5K |
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Conscience in Revolt Sixty Four Stories
Annedore Leber Manufacturer: VALLENTINE MITCHELL ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000UDIP1S |
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The conscience in revolt: Portraits of the German resistance 1933-1945
Annedore Leber Manufacturer: Hase & Koehler ProductGroup: Book Binding: Unknown Binding ASIN: 3775813144 |
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Conscience In Revolt: Sixty-four Stories of Resistance in Germany 1933-45
Annedore Leber Manufacturer: Associated Booksellers ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: B000GR3VGM |
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Conscience in Revolt: Sixty-Four Stories of Resistance in Germany, 1933-45 (Der Widerstand : Dissent and Resistance in the Third Reich)
Annedore Leber , Willy Brandt , and Karl Dietrich Bracher Manufacturer: Westview Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0813321859 |
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stirring and inspirational.......1999-12-23
"I pray to Jesus the Crucified, who has led the way through the most bitter pain. And He answers me: 'If you will be My disciple, take up your cross and follow me.!'
"But I appeal to Him: 'Lord, I am still so young, too young for such a heavy cross; I have not lived my life, all my hopes, plans and aims are unfulfilled.' And he says: 'Behold, I too was young, I had yet to live my life, and as a young man I carried to cross and sacrificed my young life.'"....
"Now I live the life of a hermit. My day's work consists of praying, reading the Bible, occasionally scribbling something in my diary or writing letters. It is very painful, this separation from life, from the past, from all fond hopes and plans and particularly from my nearest and dearest. It is terribly hard to submit wholly to God's will in such agonising circumstances; but the only attainable comfort is to hold out to the end despite all suffering...."[pp. 30-31]
Motivations were varied: some were young socialists; some were conservatives, appalled by the horrors of what the Nazis were doing in the name of the German government; most were Christians who recognized the Nazi movement for what it was. From the Nationalist Party's Ewald von Kleist-Schmenzin's 1932 pamphlet against the Nazis:
"Religion alone stand between us and National Socialism, and always will. We believe that faith in God and obedience to His Word must permeate our public life; National Socialism holds a fundamentally different view, and let me say that questions of dogma have nothing to do with it. What it comes to is that Hitler regards as the basis of policy- the fact that he may occasionally say something else does not alter the case-the race and its demands. This is a crude form of materialism, and quite incompatible with Christianity. According to his theories, it is the duty of the state to encourage not ability, but racial characteristics. He reduces the state to the level of a cattle-breeder, and shows that he is quite incapable of understanding its character and obligations....
"What have we in common, spiritually, with National Socialism?"[p. 168]
Many of these were men and women whose only crime was to speak against evil, but many were men and women of action as well. Some were participants in the von Stauffenberg plot against Hitler. One of the socialists, Anton Schmaus, expected problems from the SA (brownshirts) early in the Nazi regime:
"[T]he SA forced their way into the house late that evening. They kicked his mother, who barred their way, and knocked her down. Anton was woken by her cries for help and found himself at the top of the stairs confronted by the SA. He told them to get out of the house, otherwise he would shoot. They took no notice, and closed in on him; and so as a last resort he pulled out a pistol. According to the police report of 5 July 1933, File No. IAdVI, three storm troopers were badly wounded and later died in hospital and a fourth was fatally wounded by a shot from one of his companions."[pp. 4-5]
Schmaus turned himself into the police, hoping for a proper trial. The SA demanded Schmaus from the police, who still had the courage to refuse the SA demand. The police escorted Schmaus to Berlin police headquarters, but along the way, 30-40 SA surrounded Schmaus and his police escort, and shot and killed him.
The individual steps forward from the ranks to sacrifice himself for others: this is the theme which emerges from the photographs taken at the trial, which underlies this whole story of resistance to tyranny, which is the embodiment of the Christian spirit and which finds expression in the great part played by the Christian Churches in the struggle with National Socialism. After describing the formation of a movement that called itself "Protestant National Socialists" or sometimes "German Christians," Leber describes how the Nazis took advantage of a widespread desire within Protestant Germany to unify the existing denominations:
"But it soon became clear that [the Nazis] regarded the Churches as useless bourgeois institutions and merely hoped to exploit them for their own purposes and to present the picture of the progressive assumption of power in a pseudo-Christian frame.... In May 1934, at a synod in Barmen, the Confessional Church was founded. This was not a territorial Church, but a movement within the Protestant Church to counter the false doctrines which threatened it. At this point the regime dropped even the 'German Christians' and from then on state measures were directed not at the reconciliation of the Church with the National Socialist Weltanschaung, but at the subordination of all things Christian.
"The attempt to oppress the Catholic Church was at first a little more circumspect and the negotiations which followed the Reich Concordat of 1933 gave some protection for the time being. But attacks on the Church, and the persecution of those who professed allegiance to it, steadly increased; and the Papal Encyclical With Grave Concern, which was read to the faithful from the pulpits in 1937, was tantamount to a declaration of war. Both Churches suffered confiscation, restriction and persecution, and both challenged the policies and ideologies of the state. They opposed the biological creeds and the idolising of the German people. They protested against the Oath of Allegiance and its claim to impose unconditional obedience not to God, but to man, and against the anti-Christian teaching given to the young, the arbitrary methods of the Gestapo, the horrors of the concentration camps and the ill-treatment of the population of occupied territories. They also protested most violently against the murder of incurables."[pp. 187-188]
Annedore Leber was there. She was the widow of the prominent Social Democrat leader Julius Leber, executed by the Nazis.
This is a fascinating and powerful work, well-written (or at least well-translated). It is history, and it is inspiring -- evidence that even in the darkness of Nazi Germany, where the full weight of the propaganda machinery of modern media was turned to the task of enforcing ideological conformity, there were those willing to do to fight against an evil that did not personally threaten them. We owe it to those who died in the defense of human dignity to not let these courageous men and women be forgotten. BUY THIS BOOK!
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