The Hotel Tacloban

Book Description

In this extraordinary story of World War II, the author's father, who enlisted in the army at age 16, describes the experiences that would affect the course of his life. Douglas Valentine tells of his capture by the Japanese in the fetid jungle of New Guinea, as well as his internment with Australian and British prisoners-of-war in the Hotel Tacloban — a place where no mercy was shown or expected, and from which few came home alive. A celebration of camaraderie and a testament to "the soldier's faith", this is a story of murder, mutiny and an incredible military cover-up.

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this book is not out of print.......2004-02-02

Amazon.com is wrong when it says my book is out of print and that a picture of the dust jacket is not available. The Hotel Tacloban is published by iUniverse.com as an Author's Guild Backinprint book. You can get it by going to my website and clicking on the dust jacket for the Hotel Tacloban, which will take you directly to iUniverse.com, where you can order the book.

Truly a good story...but true?.......2001-08-03

The Hotel Tacloban is a fascinating read. The book flows well, reads easily, and keeps pulling you along to the next chapter - a marvelous peice of literary craftsmanship. The only downside is the nagging thought that it might just be a made-up story.

That would be easy to accept if the author said outright that it was fiction. It would also be easy to accept if we had independent confirmation of the events. What is hard to accept is that the story has the ring of authnticity - we do know that many things just like this happened - and the author claims that it is true, but we have no way of proving or disproving those assertions.

A war veteran myself, I can testify that things like the events related in this book are unfortunatly normal occurences in many circles throughout the world, even today. Further, the types of actions purported to have been carried out by the US Army at the end of the book have in fact been done before, another well-documented fact. More importantly, perhaps, is this - the words of the author ring with the tone of truth. A wise VA counselor once remarked to me, when we were discussing whether or not specific events had occured to a mutual aquaintance, that even if we could never establish the exact sequence or total sum of events, it was obvious that SOMETHING had happened to him. I get the same feeling from this book. Whether it is the story given here or something else entirely, there seems to be some dark chapter in the life of the man protrayed. Thus, while I will never quote from this book as history, I believe that it does bequeth an adequate portrayal of what life was like for some people during the war. I look at it more as historical novel than historical fact, which allows me great luxury in finding a place for it in my library.

Read it for what it is, though we can never know for sure. Is it eyewitness to history, a fascinatingly and cunningly crafted fictional masterpiece, or the dark broodings of a man with deep psychological problems of some sort? It is a remarkable example of whichever one of those it is, and it is also a reminder (no matter what the truth is) of the dark side of the largest war ever fought on this planet.

Fiction posing as truth........2001-06-08

To be honest, Hotel Tacloban does not pose as truth as long as you first read the "Publisher's note" hidden in tiny print in the introductory pages. If you just sail in and read it as an attempt to tell the truth then if you are me you do not twig to what is going on until the end, when the US Army somehow destroys forever all proof that the Japanese POW camp in which the author''s father was allegedly kept (along with 100 others) ever existed. Pure garbage. It is disturbing that a book like this can go out masquerading as truth ....it is only when you finish the book and then you go back to the front and carefully analyse the back of the cover etc that you realise you have been had, but that everyone has covered their backs.

Excellent read. Very believable. Another American tragedy........1999-11-15

Valentine shares with the world his father's tragedy--being in the wrong place at the wrong time, one might say. But he was doing what he thought was right--patriotically defending his country--in the jungle highlands of Papua New Guinea in WWII.Captured by the Japanese, his life spared apparently by his irreverent (unauthorized) sewing of another unit's patch on his uniform (the enemy thought he was an intelligence officer), he ended up the only U.S.soldier amidst Australian and British prisoners in a POW camp on Leyte. The story chronicles his struggle for survival, under terribly inhumane conditions, and the treachery of the POW's ranking officer, a British major. The Major's squealling to the Japanese commander about an escape by Aussies led to their immediate capture and beheading, and to Valentine's father acting to avenge their deaths--and to have nightmares for the rest of his life for his role in the assassination of the cowardly Brit Major. I have read another reader's skeptical review about this--that, horrors, the U.S. government might shred Valentine's fathers personnel file to try to hide the events in the POW camp--named Hotel Tacloban by the inmates. Get real buddy! We now are learning about the tragic events in Korea at No Gun Ri, where GIs machine gunned civilians. The dirty realities in our wars -- that the big honchos in authority in the government -- would rather hide, are thank goodness, being brought to the light of day by authors like Valentine, and Carroll Case (The Slaughter, 1998, isbn 0-9666499-0-7) and Bob King (Spooky 8, 1999, isbn 0-312-20579-1). My only concern is that, as a historian, there are no footnotes.

Hotel with one guest.......1999-03-13

Is "The Tacloban Hotel" fiction, history or embroidered memoir? The first page carries a publisher's disclaimer in which it admits "It has not been possible to prove that the events did occur - nor that they did not." Like the X-Files, Elvis sightings and space alien abductions. No one questions the barbaric conditions of Japanese POW camps during World War II or the general savagery of the Japanese toward military and civilian populations. The literature of Japanese brutality is detailed and extensive, from Iris Chang's "The Rape of Nanking" and "Railway Man" by Eric Lomax to labeled fiction like "King Rat" and "The Bridge Over the River Kwai." The Pacific theater in that war was a place marked by a special ruthlessness. It's no accident that one of the most aptly titled histories to bubble out of that cauldron was "War Without Mercy" by John Dower.

Precisely because of this literature "The Hotel Tacloban" comes across like one of those tabloids at the checkout counter. The author, Douglas Valentine Jr., wrote the book "based on the recollections of his father," 40 years later, after receiving psychiatric care. Nothing that happened can be verified because the U.S. government [which couldn't keep the atom bomb secret] conspired to keep this one prisoner's experience secret. The son tells us that his father was a teenage POW who acted as lookout while two Australian prisoners strangled a British army major who was too willing to cooperate with the evil Japanese camp commandant, Capt. Yoshishito. Wasn't that what they were planning to do to Alex Guinness in the movie?

The author's father was the only Yank in the hell hole bitterly dubbed The Tacloban Hotel, which was located near the town of Tacloban on the Philippine island of Leyte. Only one problem: the American army erased all records of the camp. The murdered man? No record. The four brave Aussie's who were beheaded by Samurai sword because the major betrayed them? All expunged by the evil US Army, the same bad guys who freed Valentine and his fellow POWs from their Japanese torturers. That make sense? Everybody was dying in this camp, burials were a daily event. So the major gets buried too, so what? There's more. Valentine Sr. became a POW in 1942 when he was the sole survivor of an infantry patrol in the New Guinea jungles. No witnesses to that except the Japanese who bayoneted everyone but him. Why they spared him? Read the book. But surely there's a unit record of that patrol gone missing. So the vicious Army brass rewrites Valentine's complete military record and destroys all existing records. The world will never know Valentine was a rifleman in the 32nd Division. The record will show he belonged to the 375th Harbor Craft Company. The malaria, dysentery, tropical sores, the teeth kicked out by a Japanese guard? All that is erased. He can have an honorable discharge if he keeps his mouth shut for the rest of his life and agrees never to contact his old Aussie buddies. Otherwise, 25 years in military prison. Why are they doing this to a boy who has suffered so much for his country?

This story is so full of holes you'd have to be brain dead not to wonder what really happened. The son should write that story.

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HIPS is YIPS

innocence lost, hello Hell

Innocence lost,hello Hell!

The Hotel Tacloban

Manufacturer: Lawrence Hill & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0882081675

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HIPS is YIPS.......2003-06-06

> > The Hotel Tacloban is a book I came to read after unknowingly reading
some of
> > Valentine's previous articles on the web, and then knowingly being
exposed to
> > an interview with him on Black Op Radio, not long after this government
> > unveiled Operation TIPS as a Homeland Security agency program, that
would help
> > helpful U.S. residents turn in their neighbors.
> > His appearance on the internet radio show pointed out the similiarity of
TIPS
> > to HIPS, the
> > "other way of saying" abbreviation for the genocidal program from the
60's and
> > 70's, in Viet Nam, called overall, Operation Phoenix, a program executed
by
> > the cia to root out Civilian dissenters, so that they could be
interrogated,
> > i.e. tortured & hideously executed under the umbrella consolidation of
25 or
> > more intellegence agencies called Phoenix.
> > The suggestion that Phoenix is a grandfather/mentor to Homeland
Security, and
> > a harbinger of things to come for the american citizen is more than a
> > possibility with a high probability .
> > "You have relatives in the homeland?"
> > The Hotel Tacloban is the beginning, a visit to the innocence of an
underage
> > soldier in ww2, (Valentine's father) and his encounter of the forces of
> > respect for military rank and where the beginnings of where real evil
takes
> > us.
> > A story that will stay with me for the rest of my conscious life. Honest
and
> > shocking.

innocence lost, hello Hell.......2003-05-26

The Hotel Tacloban is a book I came to read after unknowingly reading some of Valentine's previous articles on the web, and then knowingly being exposed to an interview with him on Black Op Radio, not long after this government unveiled Operation TIPS as a Homeland Security agency program, that would help helpful U.S. residents turn in their neighbors.
His appearance on the internet radio show pointed out the similiarity of TIPS to HIPS, the
"other way of saying" abbreviation for the genocidal program from the 60's and 70's, in Viet Nam, called overall, Operation Phoenix, a program executed by the cia to root out Civilian dissenters, so that they could be interrogated, i.e. tortured & hideously executed under the umbrella consolidation of 25 or more intellegence agencies called Phoenix.
The suggestion that Phoenix is a grandfather/mentor to Homeland Security, and a harbinger of things to come for the american citizen is more than a possibility with a high probability .
"You have relatives in the homeland?"
The Hotel Tacloban is the beginning, a visit to the innocence of an underage soldier in ww2, (Valentine's father) and his encounter of the forces of respect for military rank and where the beginnings of real evil takes us.
A story that will stay with me for the rest of my conscious life. Honest and shocking.
An emotional timebomb ... an appropriate introduction to Douglas Valentines thoughts & writings.

Innocence lost,hello Hell!.......2003-05-26

The Hotel Tacloban is a book I came to read after unknowingly reading some of Valentine's previous articles on the web, and then knowingly being exposed to an interview with him on Black Op Radio, not long after this government unveiled Operation TIPS as a Homeland Security agency program, that would help helpful U.S. residents turn in their neighbors.
His appearance on the internet radio show pointed out the similiarity of TIPS to HIPS, the
"other way of saying" abbreviation for the genocidal program from the 60's and 70's, in Viet Nam, called overall, Operation Phoenix, a program executed by the cia to root out Civilian dissenters, so that they could be interrogated, i.e. tortured & hideously executed under the umbrella consolidation of 25 or more intellegence agencies called Phoenix.
The suggestion that Phoenix is a grandfather/mentor to Homeland Security, and a harbinger of things to come for the american citizen is more than a possibility with a high probability .
"You have relatives in the homeland?"
The Hotel Tacloban is the beginning, a visit to the innocence of an underage soldier in ww2, (Valentine's father) and his encounter of the forces of respect for military rank and where the beginnings of real evil take us.
A story that will stay with me for the rest of my conscious life. Honest and shocking.
An emotional timebomb ... an appropriate introduction to Douglas Valentines thoughts & writings.

THE HOTEL TACLOBAN : Author Father Enlisted in Army at age 16, is captured by Japanese and sent to Philippines Prison camp.

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THE HOTEL TACLOBAN : Author Father Enlisted in Army at age 16, is captured by Japanese and sent to Philippines Prison camp.

Manufacturer: Argus + Robertson Pub.
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000ICTBNC

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THE HOTEL TACLOBAN : Author Father Enlisted in Army at age 16, is captured
Anonymous
Manufacturer: Charter
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Binding: Paperback
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This book retraces the life of the physicist Wolfgang Pauli, analyses his scientific work, and describes the evolution of his thinking. Pauli spent 30 years as a professor at the Federal Institute of Technology ETH in Zurich, which occupies a central place in this biography. It would be incomplete, however, without a rendering of Pauli's sarcastic wit and, most importantly, of the world of his dreams. It is through the latter that quite a different aspect of Pauli's life comes in, namely his association with the psychology of C.G. Jung and his school.

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Enjoyable read.......2004-06-19

Fans of modern physics are well acquainted with Pauli. A Nobel Laureate (1945), who is best remembered for the Pauli Exclusion Principle. Enz takes us through Pauli's life. Most notably the crucial years at the Gottingen school of quantum mechanics in the 1920s, where quantum mechanics was born.

The book takes us into his research. But it also conveys some of the intellectual ferment and excitement of those times. And across the pages appear many other august notables in physics. Einstein, Born, Bohr...

Enz also tries to give some insight into Pauli's personality and his dealings with his family.

An enjoyable read.

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No time to be brief: a scientific biography of Wolfgang Pauli [A book review from: Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics]
N. Straumann
Manufacturer: Elsevier
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000RR1H80

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This digital document is a journal article from Studies in History and Philosophy of Modern Physics, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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No Time to be Brief : A Scientific Biography of Wolfgang Pauli

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No Time to be Brief : A Scientific Biography of Wolfgang Pauli
Charles P. Enz
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OLB3GU

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No Time to Be Brief. A Scientific Biography of Wolfgang Pauli.
Wolfgang] ENZ, Charles P. [PAULI
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000OR9RJY

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This book provides parents with a comprehensive, scientifically-based guide to the facts, myths, problems and solutions associated with raising a vaccine free child. It helps them protect their children both from the wiles of the vaccine industry and from harmful germs. With 467 references, there are no trendy anti-vaccination myths in this book. Readers will learn that immunization is not the reason for the absence of some infectious diseases, that insidious, long-term side effects are very common, and that there is a media blackout on the topics of vaccine side effects and vaccine failures. Understanding the difference between childhood illnesses and the other infectious diseases is the key to understanding immunisation. This book advises parents on how to bring children safely through childhood illnesses like measles and whooping cough, and discusses medical and non-medical prevention and treatment of the non-childhood infectious diseases. The myth that herd immunity exists paves the way for the persecution of non-compliant health-conscious families. The information in this book empowers parents of vaccine free children to withstand the accusation that they are spoiling herd immunity. A look at the early documents regarding vaccination reveals that it is an unscientific procedure that is based on falsehood, cruelty and supposition.

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A must have..........2007-10-10

This is a must have book for those raising or planning on raising (or even wanting to know about raising!) a vaccine free child.

I learned a great deal about all of the VPDs (vaccine preventable diseases) and how to properly treat them - something most people aren't aware of anymore!

This is well laid out, researched, and cited. I highly recommend it!

Ignorant , dangerous ideas.......2007-09-21

Who is Wendy Lydall anyway? The so-called expertise in this loopy book appears to have come from People magazine. You can bet that Ms. Lydall was vaccinated as a child. Why in the world would she want her children (and yours) to remain susceptible to some of the most awful and crippling diseases that can today be easily prevented.
She makes whooping cough sound like a bad case of the flu. She doesn't tell you that it has a 1% death rate with seizures and brain damage in 5%.
She says that vaccines have not caused the decline in incidence of pertussis, diptheria, polio, smallpox, yellow fever, tetanus, tuberculosis, hepatitis,hemophilus, meningitis, influenza, measles, mumps, rabies, rubella, typhoid and chickenpox. She says the declines in incidence were caused by some natural "cycle". She gives no evidence for this extraordinary claim, but expects you to swallow it.
She berates "callous irresponsible medical officials", but overlooks the fact that medical people are responsible for producing the huge improvements in public health over the last century.
This book would be funny if it wasn't so dangerous.

Awesome Book!.......2007-01-11

Lydall's book provides tons of great information on vaccinations from the history to homeopathic cures for childhood diseases. She tells of her experiences with childhood diseases and the effects of vaccinations.

I would also like to add that I have done a little research beyond this book and for those that are interested in natural health for their children check out Sharon Broer's book "Train Up Your Children In the Way They Should Eat." Breastmilk all the way! If you for whatever reason can't breastfeed she gives you a great homemade formula! Also check into cod liver oil - they use to give it to children all the time to help protect them from childhood diseases. My grandparents never had a vaccine, but took cod liver oil as children and they never had a childhood disease! My husband and I take cod liver oil and I now give it to our 6-month-old daughter.

If it was made by God it's good. If it was made by man check the label and check it twice.

God bless you!

Very Poorly Written.......2006-10-31

While I would like to rate this book more highly because of the good information that it contains, I cannot recommend it. It is extremely poorly written, and there is no bio of the author. This is a controversial topic and non-vaxers are bucking the mainstream, which means that they need to be extra meticulous when making the case against vaccines. There are better resources out there, skip this one.

Great book for raising a healthy child.......2006-08-18

End the fear campaign that vaccines bring about. Learn how to treat the childhood diseases and do it w/o fear and w/o intimidation. Vaccines aren't the best thing since sliced bread and childhood diseases do have a purpose.

Vaccination condemned: By all competent doctors, book one

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Vaccination condemned: By all competent doctors, book one
Elben
Manufacturer: Better Life Research
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006Y6NSI

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Finally getting some flavor punch

Incredible food meets easy preparation

True Fusion

Tired of Sushi? Try This!!

Ingredients as fresh as the concept

The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen: Inspired New Tastes
Eric Gower
Manufacturer: Kodansha International
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Book Description

The Breakaway Japanese Kitchen is a coup d'etat. Its elegant, easily prepared, and highly original dishes combine Japanese and Western elements in ways that produce compeletely new tastes.
Author and Chef Eric Gower artfully combines staple ingredients or seasonings from Japanese cooking-like edamame, shiitake, ginger, or soy sauce-with the easygoing, flexible approach of his native California. His dishes are born of passion for good home-cooked food and experimentation over 15 years
spent living in Japan. He achieves his big flavors with citrus fruits, vinegars, ginger, shallots, fresh herbs, and plenty of coarsely ground black pepper.

Edamame Mint Pesto with almonds and garlic is an aromatic and satisfying departure from the usual basil. Tofu Salmon Mousse, lightly flavored with walnuts, is a smooth, rich-tasting spread for thinly-sliced toast and perfect for a Sunday brunch. Scallops with Miso, Ginger, and Ruby Grapefruit is an
unforgettable blend of flavors, with citrus offsetting the deeper miso.

Many of the dishes can be made in ten minutes, and can be paired with a salad and bread to make a meal.

While incorporating Asian ingredients, the author tailors the recipes directly to American kitchens, and frequently offers suggestions for substitutions, such as fresh tarragon in place of shiso seeds.

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Finally getting some flavor punch.......2005-05-02

I was getting a little tired of tiny, pretty portions of subtle food. I was starting to lose faith in ever becoming anything but a fair fried-chicken cook, when WHAM! I was hit with a cookbook that delivers flavor and elegance. I first saw one of Eric Gower's recipes in an issue of Sunset magazine - scallops with miso, ginger and ruby grapefruit. I followed the directions carefully, and I had about the best meal of my life. All of a sudden, I was a good cook! I bought the book -Breakaway Japanese Kitchen- and by now, I've made just about everything in it. I can now produce all kinds of robust, Asian-ish dishes that burst with flavor and joy and abudance. Garlic, tarragon, ginger, lemon and mint and blended here and sprinked there. And, I've learned that with these recipes, you really can make the substitutes that Grower suggests. It's all good. It's all easy. I understand Grower is publishing a new cookbook soon. I can hardly wait.

Incredible food meets easy preparation.......2005-03-23

I placed this book on my wish list based on the strength of one recipe ("Boozy Potatoes") which I'd picked up off a food blog. It was subtle, delicious, and simple -- blending japanese flavors (sake, soy) into a medium I'd only approached with a more western palate in the past.

Now, having received the book as a gift, I can see that the Boozy Potatoes recipe was just the tip of the iceberg. After reading the book cover to cover in one sitting (it's not large, but it's densely packed with goodness) I broke out 3 of the recipes the following night. Preparation was easy, and the flavors popped, there was minimal fat and salt -- and best of all each dishes flavors were incredibly well balanced. I would have been happy to be served any of them at a restaurant. Some of his simple ideas (make a sauce by carmelizing shallots/thyme, then reducing rice vinegar) led to explosive flavors.

The only 'glitch' in the whole process, as mentioned by some of the other reviewers, is sourcing ingredients. Living in Southern California I thankfully have access to some great Asian markets, but since so many of the recipes require Shiso, (which I presume must be gotten fresh) it means planning ahead if I want to prepare many of them. Also -- if you plan to buy this book, you'll need a blender or a food processor. It seems to be by far his favorite kitchen tool! (Not that I mind, the results are spectacular.)

True Fusion.......2005-01-30

Eric Gower does a great job of blending East and West. His familiarity with Japanese cuisine and his willingness to experiment with Western touches applied to traditional dishes makes for an above-average cookbook. He features a Tonkatsu recipe that calls for baking the pork chops (seasoned with jalapeno, sweet peppers and orange zest) instead of deep-frying the traditional Japanese way. Try the Curried Apple Pilaf or the Rice Vinegar Chicken Breasts recipe. This truly is a cookbook with a twist!

Tired of Sushi? Try This!!.......2005-01-28

A great, easy-to-use cookbook with super unusual and creative recipes!

As a big pasta freak, I was especially happy with the outcome of Eric's noodle dish recipes. Very easy to prepare, and awesome results!

Also, the tofu recipes are terrific! Again, not you typical Japanese fare -- really inspired by California farmer's markets as much as Eric's years of cooking in Japan.

Eric also tones down the volumes of salt found in many Japanese dishes. On the whole the recipes are very healthy -- lots of fresh veggies and fruits, limited salt and oils.

For anyone tired of the regular sushi bar grind, this is your book!

Ingredients as fresh as the concept.......2005-01-26

Rarely does a cookbook come along that pushes the reset button of approaches and tastes. And, it is done so simply and elegantly and refreshingly. There is an ease to the presentations in this book--a subtle beauty--that generates a graceful, spiritual aura of peace in the kitchen while allowing anyone to turn out fresh dishes whose distinctive ingredients sing solos and harmony all in one. I thank the author for introducing me to new combinations of ingredients and helping me create brilliant flashes on new tastes.

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This book is developed from a British Society of Animal Science occasional meeting, held in September 2000. It brings together all of the scientific disciplines involved in the pre- and post-weaning biology of the piglet, concentrating on growth/development, nutrition, immunology/health, ethology and the physical environment.

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In the spirit of her playful and popular first book, Totally Beads, Sonal Bhatt presents children with a delightful collection of more than 20 beaded animals, fruits, sea creatures, and even people. Bright, colorful, and utterly appealing, they're great for adorning clothing, decorating book bags, wearing as jewelry, giving as gifts, or just showing off. And best of all, each vibrantly illustrated and carefully explained project is fun to make and well within the ability of kids trying this craft for the first time. A thorough introduction presents all the basics, from stringing to knotting, right at the start. Youngsters 7 or 8 and up (pre-teens too!) will love fashioning a ladybug, butterfly, bat, seahorse, mermaid, bunny, grapes, and much more.

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Beads and critters, this must be what the beatles meant by come together.......2006-05-13

This might be one of the most amazing craft books ever composed. Your kids will be better people after building these critters.

These critters are fun to make!.......2006-02-19

I've made several of the critters and found the directions easy to follow and accurate. For younger children, using regular pony beads and waxed linen (increasing the length of the cord by at least 1 1/2 times)makes it easy for little fingers to master with just a bit of help. I plan to make more for Christmas ornaments next year.

Beading Made Easy by Sonal Bhatt.......2005-06-05

Once again, Ms. Bhatt has made beading easy with her wonderful descriptions and diagrams. This time she allows the bead enthusiast to create charming land and sea creatures without the headache of deciphering complex directions. This is a beading book that will assist both adults and children who wish to take their beading to a new level.

Pristine's Beaded Beauties: Wolves, Bats and Other Critters of Travel

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Pristine's Beaded Beauties - a real treasure

Pristine's Beaded Beauties: Wolves, Bats and Other Critters of Travel
Joan L. Hurlbut
Manufacturer: Pristine's Beading Press
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Binding: Perfect Paperback

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ASIN: 0976000512
Release Date: 2006-12-01

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A how-to book for the novice to advanced beader containing full color patterns, word charts and clear detailed directions for 10 tubular peyote stitch amulet bags / purses to hold cruise ship keys, credit cards, and a couple of twenties with room to spare for whimsy. Artistically realistic, the patterns capture each subject's natural beauty in two views and include: Bat in the Night, Eagle, Arctic Fox, Lemur, Wolf, Camel, Koala, Bale of Turtles, Dolphins, Leafy Seadragon and his cousin the Seahorse.

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Pristine's Beaded Beauties - a real treasure.......2006-12-28

A wonderfully detailed book of patterns to warm a beader's heart. "...to bead or not to bead..." (a Pristine's amulet), ...there is No Question!

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Beaded Critters
Bead & Button Editors
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Hawaii's Seed & Seed Lei: An Identification Guide.......2000-12-15

This is a fantastic book and a great gift for anyone who is interested in starting up the hobby of lei making. I bought it for a friend who has been making flower leis for a couple of years. It identifies all the best seeds in Hawaii to make leis out of and includes a section in the back of the book about dangerous seeds. The pictures of the leis are beautiful too! I could be wrong but I think this is the only seed lei book out there.

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This practical guide offers effective solutions to various behavior problems such as aggression, communication, perseveration, play and leisure, eating and sleeping, and toileting and hygiene.

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reader friendly.......2004-07-21

Like so many other autism books that may be too technical to understand, this book is easier to relate to. This book gives practical solutions to unexplainable behaviors and gives suggestions in turning negatives into positives.

There are many examples from real families. A MUST READ for parents who want to modify certain behaviors of their autistic child.

Just what the title says!.......1998-12-29

Practical, honest and realistic, this book recognizes that before they can do anything else, parents have got to prevent their autistic child from running into the middle of the road or flushing all the household's soap down the toilet.

It's designed to be easy to read, with accounts of common (and uncommon) problems organized into sections (e.g. on agression, eating, or hygiene), so that it's possible for an exhausted parent to look up a specific problem without reading the whole book from start to finish. Each sections features accounts by parents of how they found a solution to a particular problem. Although the book is grounded in the wise and humane approach evolved by Dr Schopler and his colleagues over decades of research and practice, the emphasis throughout is on finding what works for a particular child or adult with autism, not imposing a rigid theory.

Any parent of a child with an autistic spectrum condition (not to mention teachers and other professionals) will find something that they recognize here, and get advice from the true experts - other parents in the same boat.

excellent, highly recommended.......1998-04-12

This book is an excellent, easy to read book on the subject of "challenging" behaviours in people with Autism/PDD. It provides both possible causes and solutions. Co-written by many behaviour therapists & parents and edited by Eric Scholper, it is solidly based, reputable and a wonderful aid for families who are dealing with "challenging behaviours". Highly recommended

Parent Survival Manual : A Guide to Crisis Resolution in Autism and Related Developmental Disorders

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Parent Survival Manual : A Guide to Crisis Resolution in Autism and Related Developmental Disorders
Eric Schopler
Manufacturer: Springer
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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In honor of the centennial of Beauford Delaney's birth, An Artistic Friendship examines the close artistic and personal friendship between two important American artists of the twentieth century, Beauford Delaney and Lawrence Calcagno. An unlikely pair, the two became friends in Paris in the early 1950s and remained close over the next twenty years until Delaney's deteriorating mental health removed him from his orbit of friends and family. Delaney (1901-79), a black American from Knoxville, Tennessee, spent most of his mature life as an expatriate artist in Paris. Lawrence Calcagno (1913-93), a white American from northern California, spent much of his peripatetic career in the United States and in Europe in search of a place to call home.

But Delaney and Calcagno had many things in common. Both men committed themselves wholeheartedly to lyrical abstraction, though Delaney's work was ultimately influenced more by Claude Monet's fluid water-lily paintings than by the color-field painters so important in Calcagno's formation as an artist. Both men shared an interest in the philosophical underpinnings of their abstract work. Calcagno's abstract "landscapes of the mind"--with their recognizable and consistent horizons--derived in part from the artist's sense of the universal, yet mysterious harmony of nature. For Delaney, abstraction gave form to the "higher power" of light in the world, a light that, according to his close friend James Baldwin, "held the power to illuminate, even to redeem and reconcile and heal." Both men experienced the power of melancholia (in Delaney's case, the debilitating effects of mental illness), and both understood well the social isolation accompanying their homosexuality.

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Bilibid Diary.......2007-06-28

Bilibid was formerly an old Spanish penetentuary which had been declared unfit for the incarceration of criminals but was reopened by the Japanese after the fall of Manila in January 1942. For the next three years it was used as an internment camp for prisoners of war....

Tom Hayes was a prolific writer and kept a diary and notebooks during his Bilibid captivity. He recorded a great deal of valuable historical data pertaining to the administration of Bilibid Prison; relations between American and Japanese officials; and studies of human behavior under the pressures of imprisonment. He spared neither friend nor foe when their conduct conflicted with his own ideals.

Hayes was also very much involved with the spies and they are mentioned many times in his diary. In most cases he used only their initials in the event that the Japanese discovered his notes. In constant fear of being found out, Hayes divulges very little information concerning his espionage activities, or the people he was involved with. The stories of clandestine activities he mentions leave much to the imagination.

The diaries and notebooks of Tom Hayes have been edited and arranged chronologically here, but the full flavor of the man and his remarks, and the uncompromising convictions of his opinions, remain. As starvation and the pressures of command took their toll on Hayes the diary becomes muddled and at times it rambles between the past, present and future. Much of the editing was an effort to put all incidents in their proper perspective and correct time frame. Nothing of importance was left out.
--- excerpts from book's Introduction

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