AA trees in New Zealand

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Fodor's exclusive translation of the renowned Rivages guidebooks gives the English-speaking traveler access to the most charming places to stay in Europe, many of which were previously known only to Europeans. Color photography and insider descriptions ensure that travelers will find their dream place to dream.

Hundreds of establishments listed in all price ranges
Every listing includes a color photograph and straightforward description of the property
Complete information on getting there, costs, amenities, credit card acceptance, pet and child policies, and more
Detailed full-color road maps are cross-referenced to the text
Easy-to-use organization by region

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The best view of the french winemaker.......1999-10-19

if you want to travel in the french vineyards and buy the most originals wines : get this book !

An intimate, door-to-door tour of wines & their makers.......1999-04-04

A virtual open-house tour of outstanding wines and outstanding winemakers in France. More than an introduction to many little-known but estimable wines, this passionate guide dwells on the fascinating people behind every bottle. Especially good on the lesser known regions, like Languedoc Roussillon. An absolutely wonderful way to plunge into France. We've given it a starring role among the guidebooks we leave for people who rent our house there.

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PRAISE FOR A Killing on Wall Street

"Derrick Niederman brings special qualities to his novel: He is funny, smart, and imparts to A Killing on Wall Street a wicked, jaundiced eye and an insider's ability to both educate and amuse."
-John Spooner
investment advisor and bestselling author of
Confessions of a Stockbroker

"Derrick Niederman's A Killing on Wall Street is at the same time an absorbing whodunit and a textbook for Investment Finance 101, written with witty dialogue, and not without puns, anagrams, and one or two references that escaped this reader who remembers 1929."
-Charles P. Kindleberger
Ford International Professor of Economics, MIT Emeritus;
author of Manias, Panics and Crashes: A History of Financial Crises

"A Killing on Wall Street grabs you from page one and won't let you go until the final word. Intrigue, insight, and passion combine for a rocketship read. If Derrick Niederman were a stock, I'd be buying."
-Keith Ablow author of Denial and Projection

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Need I Say More?.......2003-01-30

One of the poorest excuses for a novel I've ever read. I would've given it a two or three based on the merits of the sound financial background the author possessed, but it was so awful a piece of fiction I couldn't do it.

The dialogue was awful, as was the plot. The characters were shallow and boring, especially his main characters. But worst of all was its conclusion. For example, you learn on the last page of the book that the killer wasn't really a woman, or a man, I forget because I was rushing to the bathroom to gag.

A truly awful book. Don't waste your time or money on this one.

P.S. I just thought of one good thing: at least it was relatively short.

Great Time Capsule!!!.......2001-02-14

Read this book in about 10 years. It's a great "finance" culture guide for the year 2000. many current event references.

The book isn't great because it's not a intro to finance book that it's tries to be and also not a great mystery novel. It tries to be both but doesn't accomplish either.

The mystery novel aspect is weak and seems to end in a hurry without much explantion or reason. It's almost as though he needed to fill a certain amount of pages and realized he was there and needed to end quickly.

The finance part is weak also. The main character tries to explain finance and the stock market to his young (attractive) assistant. Although it comes off as the annoying person in work(school) who is always trying to proove how smart he/she is.

Entertaining but light. Perhaps a good beach book!!!

Hilarious, Educational and on the Money.......2000-08-23

Niederman's book is riveting. In addition to providing an entertaining plot, the author continuously weaves in amusing pop culture references. I finished the book three days ago and I still can't get the Joey Buttafuoco reference out of my head.

"A Killing on Wall Street" also manages to explain, in an entertaining way, the basic workings of public investments and Wall Street. Furthermore, the book provides a cynical but basically correct picture of the real motivations of the analysts, investment bankers, money managers, public company presidents and the other Wall Street characters.

Hilarious, Educational and on the Money.......2000-08-23

Clever was never better.......2000-06-21

A Killing on Wall Street is cleverly written and hard to put down. Author Niederman makes investing an easy read by bringing its lessons alive in a murder mystery that abounds with subtlety, wit and -- surprise! Not since Highsmith has a writer pushed so far beyond the conventional limits of the mystery genre to challenge the reader while also entertaining. It's like nothing you've read before.

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The pages of this book have captured, distilled, and illuminated the wonders of the wild lands and the whitetails that haunt them, the other creatures that render the swamps magical and intriguing, and the quiet thump of a bow and hiss of an arrow. Midnight black raccoons, ghost-like piebalds, silent bobcats, antlered monarchs, charging hogs, moonlight adventures all add to the spice and excitement. Any aficionado of nature or whitetail deer, any sportsman or hunter, any lover of archery will find Bows, Swamps, Whitetails both fascinating and delightful. It is entertaining and yet full of information that will enable the reader to be a better hunter or woodsman.

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Hunting Farm Country Whitetails
Dragan Vujic
Manufacturer: iUniverse, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Hunting | Hunting & Fishing | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books

Reference | Outdoors & Nature | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0595359841

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In their formative years, whitetails develop an intimate relationship with their environment. Thereafter, these big game animals resonate in perfect harmony with their specific surroundings. Behavior patterns of timberland, mountain bred, prairie flats and farm country deer vary substantially. Whitetails behave differently depending on where they are hunted. Predominantly, habitat dictates habits and routines in daily activity. Deer patterns become relatively uniform and reasonably predictable in any particular region. Irrespective of where they live, all whitetails become creatures of habit.

Dragan Vujic has hunted whitetails extensively in the checkered agricultural belts scattered along both sides of the border between Canada and the United States. He shares forty years of hunting experience in this informative book. Initially, Dragan examines and explores the common characteristics of farm country deer. Subsequently, he enumerates and analyzes the drivers and motivators of whitetail behavior. Thereafter, having integrated all of the relevant information, the author suggests several effective strategies for harvesting farm country whitetails.

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Whitetail Country 2001 Calendar

Manufacturer: Creative Publishing International
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Calendar

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Once again, NorthWords calendars offer the best wildlife photography available from the nations leading wildlife photographers. And our informative monthly text continues to set us apart from the rest.

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Whitetail country
George Alton Rossman
Manufacturer: Herald Review
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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Whitetail Country 2002 Calendar

Manufacturer: Northword Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Calendar

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Enjoy some of the world's best nature photography, month after month. In addition to the stunning pictures, there are informative captions that provide fascinating facts and natural history.

Polymer Clay Extravaganza
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Polymer Clay Extravaganza
Lisa Pavelka
Manufacturer: North Light Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Sculpture | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
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Pottery & Ceramics | Crafts & Hobbies | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 1581801882

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Fast and fun, this book equals instant gratification for crafters of all kinds. It features 20 dazzling projects that combine easy polymer clay techniques with a variety of accessible mediums, including mosaic, wire, stamping, foiling, millefiore, caning and metal embossing.

From home and garden accessories to jewelry, readers will delight in creating votives, switch plates, flower pots, pins, picture frames and much more. Step-by-step instructions, full-color photos and a section for beginners guarantee success. This unique guide also includes an inspiring idea gallery that encourages crafters to expand their creativity and develop original pieces of their own.

Lawrence Halprin: Changing Places : Exhibition San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 3 July - 24 August 1986
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Lawrence Halprin: Changing Places : Exhibition San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, 3 July - 24 August 1986
Lawrence Halprin
Manufacturer: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Architecture | Professional & Technical | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0918471060

Fathering Your Toddler
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A wonderful read

Fathering Your Toddler
Armin A. Brott
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Fatherhood | Family Relationships | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
Toddlers | Babies & Toddlers | Parenting | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
General | Parenting | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0789208504

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A significantly updated, revised, and expanded guide to all aspects of fatherhood during a child's second and third years by the best-selling, critically acclaimed author of The Expectant Father.

At what age should you introduce your child to computers? When and how should you go about drawing up a will? The day your child starts preschool, how will you cope with the pangs of adult separation anxiety? The answers to these questions and hundreds more are found in the pages of this information-packed volume. Author Armin Brott devotes a chapter to every three months of the second and third years. In each chapter, Brott charts the physical, intellectual, verbal, and emotional changes the child is going through and examines the emotional and psychological developments the father may be experiencing. He discusses issues that may develop between fathers and their partners as well as matters that involve the whole family. In addition, each chapter contains a section called "You and Your Child," in which activities and issues appropriate to the given age are discussed.

New topics in this revised and expanded edition cover the latest research on child development, including brain growth. There is more advice for dads who are older, single, or in the military; fathers of preemies and multiples; stepfathers; and stay-at-home dads. This new edition adds information on a wide range of subjects, from helping a child grieve over the loss of a relative or a pet to health and safety issues to care of special-needs children.

Incorporating the author's and other fathers' personal experiences, as well as the advice of top researchers in the field, and illustrated throughout with delightful New Yorker-style cartoons underscoring the universality of the joys and woes of parenting, A Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years is an essential sourcebook for every dad. It's certain to give every mom helpful insights as well.

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A good read.......2007-10-08

I started reading the book after my child was well in his second year and it hit the nail on the head. The author has some good advice for caring for your child and planning for the future.

A wonderful read.......2005-06-06

Armin Brott keeps writing wonderful books that help fathers deal with the challenges of being a parent. So much time and energy is devoted to mothers, it is nice to know that someone realizes that fathers play an essential role in their children's development.

As the author of Your Children are Under Attack: How Popular Culture is Destroying Your Kids' Values, and How You Can Protect Them (Sourcebooks, 2005), I especially appreciated how Mr. Brott addresses concerns related to the emerging influence of popular culture on young children, e.g., time in front of computers.

More than anything, I enjoy Mr. Brott's compassionate and humorous style of writing. Though rigorously researched, he offers the information in a reader-friendly format and that is accessible and understandable.

For any father, this book is a great follow-up to The Expectant Father and The New Father.

The Expectant Father / The New Father / Fathering Your Toddler - 3 Book Set

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The Expectant Father / The New Father / Fathering Your Toddler - 3 Book Set
Armin A. Brott
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

General | Parenting | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
ASIN: B000ST9B80

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The Expectant Father (Second Edition) An information-packed guide to all the emotional, financial and physical changes the father-to-be may experience during the course of his partner's pregnancy. Incorporating the wisdom of top experts in the field, from obstetricians and birth-class instructors to psychologists and sociologists, this book is filled with sound advice and practical tips for men, as well as New Yorker-style cartoons that will keep anxious fathers-to-be chuckling. The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the First Year (Second Edition) Answers hundreds of questions, such as, How can you become an effective, involved father when you see your baby for only half an hour after work every day? and What is the best way to start saving for your child's college education? Author Armin Brott charts the physical, intellectual, verbal, and emotional changes the child is going through, and examines the emotional and psychological developments the father may be experiencing. He suggests activities appropriate to each month and covers such parenting issues as finding quality child care and understanding changes in the relationship with one's partner. The New Father: A Dad's Guide to the Toddler Years (Second Edition) This book devotes a chapter to every three months of the second and third years, addressing such questions as, At what age should you introduce your child to computers? and what guidelines should you follow when choosing a preschool? Following the format of the previous volume, this book examines a multitude of topics, including dealing with the baby's fears, choosing play activities, developing a parenting style, toilet training, and teaching kids about money.

Fathering Your Toddler and School-Age Child (The New Father)

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Fathering Your Toddler and School-Age Child (The New Father)
Armin Brott
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

Fatherhood | Family Relationships | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books

General | Parenting & Families | Subjects | Books
ASIN: 0789209586

Fathering Your Toddler: A Dad's GuideTo The Second And Third Years (The New Father)

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Fathering Your Toddler: A Dad's GuideTo The Second And Third Years (The New Father)
Armin A. Brott
Manufacturer: Abbeville Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000S9HXJE

Elegant Debts: The Social Art of Wen Zhengming
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Elegant Debts: The Social Art of Wen Zhengming
Craig Clunas , and Zhengming Wen
Manufacturer: University of Hawaii Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

Asian | Regional | History & Criticism | Arts & Photography | Subjects | Books
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ASIN: 0824827724

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This book takes an innovative approach to one of the great figures of Chinese culture, the writer and painter Wen Zhengming (1470-1559). Renowned as one of the great 'scholar painters' of the Ming dynasty, Wen was enmeshed in a complex web of social obligations, his 'elegant debts' as he called them, which led to many of his most celebrated works.

Using an unprecedented quantity of primary sources for his life and work, Elegant Debts looks at the ways in which social obligation and gift exchange were central to personal and individual identity in the Ming period. It also examines Wen's family relationships, his friends, mentors and pupils, his sense of a distinct local identity, and the interplay of national and regional politics with the achievements of his long life. It uses the insights of a range of scholarship--art history, social and literary history and anthropology--to show how 'self' was constructed in Ming China. In doing so, it makes a major contribution towards a more diverse art history that is less dependent on European conceptions of the artist and their work.

Craig Clunas has published extensively in the field, and is widely recognized as one of the world's leading scholars of Ming culture. Featuring many images of the work of one of China's major painters, this book is accessible to all who are interested in China's culture and history, as well as to students and scholars of art history and the history of culture.

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This is an authoritative and easy-to-use biographical dictionary covering over nineteen centuries of Irish lives. From Ollamh Fodhla, six hundred years bc, through Jonathan Swift up until the mid-Victorian era with the death of Whitley Stokes in 1845, this important reference work was first published in 1839-47.

Ireland has always had a very personal history and its heroes appear in every field of human endeavour including philosophers, theologians, historians, statesmen, physicians, writers, and scientists; names include St Patrick, Niall of the Nine Hostages, Brendan, Edmund Spenser, James Butler, James Usher, Jeremy Taylor, Jonathan Swift, George Berkeley, Robert Boyle, Sir Richard Steele, Sir Hans Sloane, Edmund Burke, Henry Grattan, John Philpot Curran, Thomas Percy, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Elizabeth Hamilton, Mary Tighe, George Canning, and Oliver Goldsmith.

Five hundred and thirteen biographies are printed using a wide range of source materials, making this the most comprehensive and extensive biographical history of Ireland attempted. The text is arranged into six historical periods, each with a historical introduction. Within each period, the lives are presented chronologically within three disciplines - literary, political and ecclesiastical. In addition, the volumes are illustrated with a selection of portraits and views. This detailed sourcebook is an invaluable biographical reference tool for libraries and students in all disciplines.

Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen,: From the earliest times to the present period, arranged in chronological order, and embodying a history of Ireland in the lives of Irishmen

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Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen,: From the earliest times to the present period, arranged in chronological order, and embodying a history of Ireland in the lives of Irishmen
James Wills
Manufacturer: A. Fullarton & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

Irish | Ethnic & National | Biographies & Memoirs | Subjects | Books

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ASIN: B00087CHT2

Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol II Part 1

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Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol II Part 1
James Wills
Manufacturer: MacGregor, Polson and Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006DKOCK

Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol III Part II

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Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol III Part II
James Wills
Manufacturer: MacGregor, Polson and Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006DKODY

Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol IV Part 1

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Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol IV Part 1
James Wills
Manufacturer: MacGregor, Polson and Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006DKOD4

Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol IV Part II

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Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol IV Part II
James Wills
Manufacturer: MacGregor, Polson and Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006DKOEI

Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol V Part I

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Lives of illustrious and distinguished Irishmen: Vol V Part I
James Wills
Manufacturer: MacGregor, Polson and Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006DKODO

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