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Un Curso De Amor / A Course on Love
Joan Gattuso Manufacturer: Obelisco ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 8477207755 |
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Un curso breve de bondad/ A Short Course in Kindness: Un libro sobre la importancia del amor y la relativa irrelevancia de casi todo lo demas/ A Little ... The Importance of Love and the Relative Uni
Margot Silk Forrest Manufacturer: Panorama Mexico ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 9683813186 |
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TO LIVE AND DIE IN THE WEST The American Indian Wars 1860-90
Jason Hook , and Martin Pegler Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 1841760188 Release Date: 1999-11-01 |
Book Description
This book combines Warrior 4: `US Cavalryman 1865-1890', Men-at-Arms 163: `The American Plains Indians' and Men-at-Arms 186: `The Apaches'. The apocalyptic clashes of culture between the land-hungry Whites and the American Indians, which reached their climax in the latter half of the 19th century, were among the most tragic of all wars ever fought. These conflicts pitted one civilisation against another, neither able to comprehend or accomodate the other. To the victor went domination of the continent, to the vanquished the destruction of their way of life. This volume describes those who took part in these wars, focusing on the Plains Indians such as the Sioux and the Cheyenne, the Apache peoples of the south-west, and their implacable foe, the US Cavalry.
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A History of Shropshire: Volume III (Victoria County History)
Manufacturer: Victoria County History ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0197227309 |
Book Description
The themes of Volume III are the govern-ment and parliamentary representation of Shropshire from their beginnings up to 1974. The long perspective allows the vicissi-tudes of successive institutions of county government to be examined thoroughly. For example, the rise of the justices of the peace is fully chronicled from their in-conspicuous origins under Edward I to the amplitude of their powers and duties in the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. Shropshire's medieval government had a number of peculiarities, caused by the county's fron-tier position opposite the hostile Welsh. Accordingly its 'palatine' earldom, its serjeants of the peace, its loss of territory to marcher lordships, and its subjection to the Council in the Marches of Wales receive special attention. From Elizabeth I's reign, as the magistrates' concerns increased, the story comes to include much of the social history of the times. From 1889, when the county council was formed, that history has been one of unprecedented penetration by local government into formerly untouched areas of local and personal affairs. The institutions of Shropshire's govern-ment provided opportunities for influence and advancement; the volume thus em-bodies a history of the fortunes of Shrop-shire's leading men and families. Most prominent in the Middle Ages were the earls of Shrewsbury, Arundel, and March. Since then the families of Corbet, Newport, Herbert, Clive, and Bridgeman have been among the weightiest. Linked with their fortunes were those of smaller landowners and local officials. In the 18th century, with the appointments of its first permanent county treasurer and of its first county surveyor, Thomas Telford, Shropshire took a large step towards the formation of a modern county bureaucracy. Nowhere has the play of ambition and manouvre been more openly exercised than in elections to Parliament. The volume explores the intricacies of Shrop-shire electioneering from Edward I's reign to the general election of October 1974, and illustrates the manner in which conflicting electoral interests bit deep into the sub-stance of Shropshire society.
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National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: The Carolinas (NG Field Guide to Birds)
Jonathan Alderfer Manufacturer: National Geographic ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 079224186X Release Date: 2005-10-04 |
Book Description
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds provides affordable, portable, reliable region-specific information, perfect for the novice or experienced birder. In each guide, an introduction by an expert birder from the region offers guidance on where to look for key birds. An opening section gives pointers on how to look for key birds and what to focus on when you spot them. Each guide features approximately 150 birds, grouped by family. Two indexes: one alphabetical and one color-coded help readers identify a bird quickly.Customer Reviews:
a nice, easy-to-use, guide........2006-12-17
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National Geographic Field Guide to Birds: Texas (NG Field Guide to Birds)
Jonathan Alderfer Manufacturer: National Geographic ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0792241878 Release Date: 2005-10-04 |
Book Description
National Geographic Field Guide to Birds provides affordable, portable, reliable region-specific information, perfect for the novice or experienced birder. In each guide, an introduction by an expert birder from the region offers guidance on where to look for key birds. An opening section gives pointers on how to look for key birds and what to focus on when you spot them. Each guide features approximately 150 birds, grouped by family. Two indexes: one alphabetical and one color-coded help readers identify a bird quickly.Customer Reviews:
Excellent resource.......2007-05-14
national geographic field guide to birds: texas.......2007-01-19
Well below the "Geo Guide" standard.......2006-04-20
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National Geographic Field Guide to the Birds: New Jersey (NG Field Guide to Birds)
Mel Baughman Manufacturer: National Geographic ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 0792238753 Release Date: 2005-07-01 |
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Birds of New Jersey Field Guide (Field Guides)
Stan Tekiela Manufacturer: Adventure Publications ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1885061897 |
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Learn about and identify birds using Stan Tekiela's state-by-state field guides. The full-page, color photos are incomparable and include insets of winter plumage, color morphs and more. Plus, with the easy-to-use format, you don't need to know a bird's name or classification in order to easily find it in the book. Using this field guide is a real pleasure. It's a great way for anyone to learn about the birds in your state.Customer Reviews:
Great, lots of info.......2007-08-23
Best little bird book.......2007-07-16
Must have For Bird Lovers.......2006-06-16
Great layout for searching.......2003-01-06
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Birding the Delaware Valley Region: A Comprehensive Guide to Birdwatching in Southeastern Pennsylvania, Central and Southern New Jersey and Northcen
John J. Harding , and J. Justin Manufacturer: Temple University Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items: ASIN: 0877221820 |
Book Description
For the thousands of local birdwatchers and the many hundreds of visitors, this glove compartment-sized book places all the excitement and opportunity of the Delaware Valley's 335 species of birds within convenient reach. Huge in coverage yet compact in size, Birding the Delaware Valley Region is the first comprehensive bird-finding guide available for the region.With detailed directions like "behind the airport," "follow the shabby road off to the left," and "lock the car and walk the railroad tracks," this exuberant handbook tells the birder exactly how to get to the best locations and what to do when he's there. In addition to providing maps showing topographical outlines, it surveys key areas (all within a two-hour drive of Philadelphia) where most of the region's birds can be found: Hawk Mountain, Cape May Point State Park, Ridley Creek State Park, Tinicum Marsh, Brigantine National Wildlife refuge, and Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge.
Mini-chapters discuss additional birding "hot spots" famous for great numbers of migrants, and short references to another thirty "spots" round out the regions' bird refuges to more than seventy. Simple cross-checking can be done with the annotated list, the list of accidental or casual species, the bibliography, and the index located at the end of the guide. Every question the visitor might ask and the native might wonder about is answered concisely and fully.
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The Birds of New Jersey: Their Habits and Habitats
Charles Leck Manufacturer: Rutgers Univ Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 081350838X |
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Great Reference from a NJ State Ornithologist.......2000-12-29
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A Naturalist's Guide to the Southern Palisades
Nancy Slowik Manufacturer: NMS ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 0976942801 |
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The rugged cliffs along the Hudson River have attracted visitors to the Pallisades Interstate Park for more than a century. An informative guide to the Southern Palisades, featuring colored maps of the five hikes, a fold-out map for the entire area, and photographs of local plants.Customer Reviews:
Amazingly thorough and well organized, great book!.......2007-05-17
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The Status and Distribution of New Jersey's Birds
Charles F. Leck Manufacturer: Rutgers Univ Pr ProductGroup: Book Binding: Hardcover ASIN: 0813510333 |
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Birds of New York City: Including Western Long Island & Northeastern New Jersey
Chris Fisher , and Andy Bezener Manufacturer: Lone Pine Publishing ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback ASIN: 155105177X |
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New Jersey Birds: An Introduction to Familiar Species (Pocket Naturalist)
Waterford Press Manufacturer: Waterford Press ProductGroup: Book Binding: Paperback Similar Items:
ASIN: 1889903825 |
Book Description
The Pocket Naturalist card is a pocket-sized, folding card which provides simplified, easy-to-use reference to what everyone should know about familiar plants, animals, and natural history. Maps are included to highlight prominent sanctuaries and outstanding natural attractions. Every card is laminated so that it is waterproof and practical for use in the field. This card highlights over 100 of New Jersey's most common breeding birds and familiar migrants.Books:
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