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A half-mile up, suspended by nylon wings and the promise of good lift, life hanges on a pledge. Richard Bach made that pledge, fifty years before, to return to the frightened child he used to be and teach him everything he had learned from living. His promise went unfulfilled until one day, hovering between earth and sky, Richard encounters Dickie Bach, age nine--irrepressible challenger of every notion Richard embraces....
In this exhilarating adventure, Richard and Dickie probe the timeless questions both need answered if either is to be whole: Why does growing spiritually mean never growing up? Can we peacefully coexist with the consequences of our choices? Why is it that only by running from safety can we make our wildest dreams take flight?
Customer Reviews:
Excellent read for the right mind!.......2006-02-26
Great book. It will appeal to you only if you are ready to read a book in its class. If you manage to read the whole book, you will gain alot from it. If you have acquired this book it must be meant for you. Read it!
Afraid of taking risks? Read this!.......2005-12-30
This is one of the very few books which teach how to come out of comfort zone! If one wants to take risks, he/she needs to come out of so called 'safety zone'. These lines are enough to describe this book.
Inner Child meets Grown Man.......2003-09-22
This is a dichotomy of inner child meeting up with grown man, in metaphorical terms. An autobiographical account of the author's life, although a mental stretch, will make the reader re-examine their lives and choices along the way. Made me laugh and cry.
Arlene Millman
author of BOOMERANG - A MIRACLE TRILOGY
Average Richard Bach Book.......2001-12-03
I didn't feel there was any new content in this book, it seemed to me to be a different story on what Richard has already talked about in his other books. Still the basic story was good and worth reading.
The end of the comfort zones.......2001-05-16
This book successfully explores intimacy, comfort zones, A philosophy to live by, skeletons in the closet and the current limitations of linear space-time. Truly a must read for anyone who wants to travel through life with conscienceness.
Book Description
This is the first in a new series of highly illustrated books for the model maker. Basic Aviation Modelling is an excellent introduction to the art of making model aeroplanes from kits. High definition pictures take the reader through all the stages of making a variety of kits. The emphasis throughout is to make the tasks understandable in a step-by-step format. Working with readily available kits from Tamiya, Verlinden and Revell, the less experienced modeller is shown the do's and don'ts of modelling techniques with particular emphasis on the common difficulties that the inexperienced modeller might face. This series will build into a library of practical information for the modeller.
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Confused Styene Hell.......2002-05-31
Basic Aviation Modelling by Osprey is quite a handsome, well- bound trade paperback lavishly bedecked with an array of fine color photos. Aside from photos, however, this book possesses little text information and quality information. The first few introductory pages cover the normal buying a model and choosing a scale with which to work with. The next chapter, Step By Step Construction, involves building a 1/72 Roland c. II biplane. Now, keep in mind that I was under the impression from the title, that is was to be a manual for a beginner to learn the ropes of aircraft model construction. However, I was alarmed that by the fourth page dealing with building this aircraft, the author (or authors, as may be) reveals that the Roland had curtains in its fuselage windows and that this model lacks certain engine detail which they show you how to build! Uhm, I say, what happened to Basic? I just want to know what are the differences in white and green putty and how I can apply it without creating a mess on my plane not worrying about making exhaust pipes, cylinders and so forth from brass! The book proceeds to how to build and/or paint five other aircraft in no logical fashion and with only a blerb or two on basic techniques such as canopy masking. The author seems to presume that the reader is aware of all the techniques and products he refers to with explanations scant and it voiced in a manner that leaves one confused and muttering, "What is he talking about?" For beginners this book is nigh useless. I learned more about modeling basics (basic, that is the keyword here) from Kalmbach Books Building Plastic Models and a couple issues of Fine Scale Modeler than I did from this book. Its only saving grace is that an advanced modeler may benefit from some so the tricks shown, such as painting an aircraft with inks. Basic, Hrumph!
No help at all........2000-05-13
This book provides no help for beginners. The author often refers to expensive tools most people do not have. Horrible...
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The Environmental Case gives readers a unique, first-hand feel for some of the most interesting and illuminating controversies in U.S. environmental policymaking--including the disaster at Love Canal, the dispute over snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park, and the global warming debate. Through 16 carefully constructed cases, Layzer covers the spectrum of environmental issues, from habitat conservation, air and water pollution, and overfishing to environmental justice and urban growth management. Each case elucidates various aspects of the U.S. political system but is also linked to the others by two main themes: environmental conflicts are, at heart, conflicts between advocates with fundamentally different values, and the way problems are framed in politics plays a central role in shaping how those values get translated into policies.
This second edition showcases all 12 of the original cases, thoroughly revised and updated. In addition, Layzer has added four new cases:
- Community activism propels the Dudley Street Neighborhood Association to fight for environmental justice and equitable redevelopment of a once-distressed area in the heart of Boston.
- The use of snowmobiles in Yellowstone National Park divides environmentalists into bitterly opposing camps: those who regard parks as playgrounds and support unlimited motorized access, and those who advocate more conservative management that emphasizes protection of the park's flora, fauna, and quiet serenity.
- In the tuna/dolphin and shrimp/turtle disputes, competing advocates debate whether U.S. environmental protection measures constitute non-tariff barriers to trade and, more broadly, whether trade liberalization is good for the environment.
- Opponents of growth management campaign to undermine the city of Portland's strict policies curbing urban sprawl, the most stringent in the nation.
Layzer provides maps, tables, figures, questions to consider, recommended readings, and useful websites to help readers think critically and actively about the issues raised in each case and facilitate further research.
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This digital document is an article from Journal of the American Planning Association, published by American Planning Association on March 22, 2003. The length of the article is 862 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Environmental Policy. .(The Environmental Case: Translating Values into Policy)(Environmental Choices: Policy Responses to Green Demands)(Book Review) (book review)
Author: Clinton J. Andrews
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Journal of the American Planning Association (Refereed)
Date: March 22, 2003
Publisher: American Planning Association
Volume: 69
Issue: 2
Page: 196(2)
Article Type: Book Review
Distributed by Thomson Gale
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On the afternoon of October 5, 2003, in Alaska's Katmai National Park, one or more brown bears killed and ate Timothy Treadwell, a well-known wildlife celebrity, and his girlfriend Amie Huguenard. This frightening and chilling story immediately captured worldwide media attention and ignited a firestorm of controversy. Death in the Grizzly Maze is the compelling account of Treadwell's intense life and dramatic death. Author Mike Lapinski chronicles Treadwell's rise from self-described alcoholic loser to popular grizzly-bear advocate, and he delves into the troubling issues raised by a new breed of wildlife celebrities.
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Fact, rationalization or apology?.......2006-09-01
Although this book cannot be tagged the Anti-Treadwell story, it represents the viewpoints of many professional biologists employed by Alaska and/or the federal gov. It is important to know both sides, and well worth your while to read this account. It may even explain some of the influences on Treadwell's death, although I am sure no one intended that. It is almost a rationalization offered in place of an apology. Go ahead - read it.
Death in the Grizzly Maze.......2006-08-24
I had watched the film on Timothy Treadwell's life and was very interested in reading more about what happened. I ordered this book hoping to learn more, which I did. I would recommend it to anyone that is interested in both sides of the story. Very well written.
Far Reaching.......2006-06-17
This book is pretty far reaching. Obviously the author came into the book with preconceived judgments. It is less a book about Treadwell and more a book about Lapinski and his views on everything from psychology to hunting. There are great materials out there that provide a balanced account of the Treadwell story, this is not one of them. The author over dramatizes situations to his advantage and repeats his views over and over again as if to convince the reader he is right.
The author tries to be subtle about his distaste for New Age ideas and animal rights activism, but it is evident throughout the book. He portrays the people who loved Treadwell and the way they choose to honor his memory as silly and those who object to Treadwell as enlightened. He tries to illustrate his understanding of Treadwell by comparing the adrenaline rush of killing a wild animal with that of getting close to one that is alive. This kind of lack of insight is evident throughout the book.
Lapinski manages to blame Treadwell for everything except global warming in this book including making Treadwell responsible for bear haters hating bears more and for bear lovers engaging in risky behaviors. He also leans towards making Treadwell responsible for Amie Huguenard's death. She was a 37 year old, well educated outdoor enthusiast. It was not her first time at the park with Treadwell. She had also just left and chose to come right back a few days before she was killed. I think it dishonors her memory to portray her as a love struck girl not capable of making her own decisions or deciding what risks she was willing to take.
The author finds nothing good in Treadwell's legacy and if you are one of the people who were touched by him, then you are just one of those animal-crazy eco people. In the end it is almost amusing to see this author, a hunter who has written books on hunting, taking a dead man to task for getting two bears killed.
Certainly a critical look a Treadwell requires an analysis of his mistakes, but it also requires an objective outlook that this author just does not have.
good read.......2006-03-17
This book is interesting. However, I found it a bit too negative on Treadwell. Also, he never even interviews Jewel Palovak, saying that she would not be interviewed due to his being a bear hunter. The other Maze book however, the Grizzly Maze, does interview Jewel and he is also a former bear hunter. More research, please.
Timothy Treadwell, a gentle man who truely loved and cared for all wild creatures.......2006-02-23
To many humans Timothy Treadwells story may seem "out there and crazy". The fact that Timothy loved the bears and other wild animals so much most probably seems nuts to most humans..I know, as I am a wildlife rehabilitator, I know what many people honestly think of wild animals and those who try to help them. Timothy enjoyed being with the bears and fox and he enjoyed learning about their ways of life as well as educate the public.Timothy protected not only Grizzly Bears but other wild animals. There are people however, who thought that Timothy may have done harm to the Grizzlys by allowing them to trust him.To be imprinted. Timothy felt so close to these animals..he could not help it.
Being a wildlife rehabilitator myself,I know for a fact that the wild animals seem only to imprint on their caretaker and not other humans. So, I am certain that the Grizzly Bears only trusted Timothy. Unfortunaty, the one bear who Timothy could not earn trust from is the one who killed him. But one should understand that the only reason this Grizzly killed Timothy is because this Grizzly was caught and hurt in the past by other humans.
Only those people who truely love animals such as Timothy did can understand Timothy and love this film. They will be able to actually put themselves in Timothy's place. Timothy learned from and taught us all so much about the Grizzly world. Timothy gave us such such wonderful Grizzly Bear footage and photos. Something no other human has done.
Timothy lived the last 13 years of his life loving what he did and frustrated with the system and it's disrespect for all wild animals.
Timothy, as horrible his end was...died doing what he loved and would never ever want to see any harm done to his beloved Grizzly's.
This film is one I can see many times and never tire of.
Timothy's love for animals and his sense of humor shown in the film are priceless.
Thank you for this film and thank you dear Timothy.
Vikki Krupp
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True Grizz: Glimpses of Fernie, Stahr, Easy, Dakota, and Other Real Bears in the Modern World (Sierra Club Books Publication)
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The Grandest of Lives: Eye to Eye with Whales
ASIN: 1578051002 |
Book Description
On the outskirts of a Montana town, a female grizzly and her cubs catch the scent of a bag of dog food left out on a porch. It has been a poor autumn for berries in the backcountry, and the temptation to snatch an easy meal from human territory is strong. If the bears succeed often enough, they will be more likely to go into their winter den with the fat reserves needed for survival. But with each such raid, the bears' chances of getting caught or killed increase dramatically.
In True Grizz, author Douglas Chadwick joins a crew of dedicated wildlife managers working to educate grizzlies about where they should and shouldn't go in the populated areas of northwestern Montana. With "schooling" methods that range from shooting the bears with rubber bullets to charging at them with teams of specially trained Karelian dogs, these people are doing everything they can to save a threatened species. This challenge grows increasingly difficult as human development encroaches upon the bears' habitat, leaving grizz little choice but to share landscapes with us.
Breaking with the tradition of tales that depict bears as either ferocious monsters or icons of pure wilderness, Chadwick gives us a refreshingly clear-eyed view of individual grizzlies and their complex personalities. As he chronicles the lives of Fernie, Stahr, Easy, Dakota, and other "problem" bears--and shares his personal insights about free-roaming grizzlies gained through close observation for more than three decades--Chadwick offers a realistic yet poignant picture of grizz as big, strong, bright, adaptable omnivores trying to get by in the modern world any way they can.
Customer Reviews:
Real bears, real people.......2006-12-08
The core of this book is a series of stories about "teaching" grizzlies in northwestern Montana to avoid point. Chadwick, a wildlife biologist by training and now a journalist, rides shotgun with a pair of people and a team of Karelian bear dogs that engage in aversive conditioning, intended to make grizzlies associate human settlements with bad noises, rubber bullets, aggressive dogs, and other nuisances. Sometimes this works, and sometimes it doesn't. It's easier in years with abundant berry crops before the bears hibernate, and it's harder in droughts.
Wrapped around this core narrative are various side stories about Chadwick and grizzlies. He had some imaginary encounters as a child, and some more serious encounters as an adult. These anecdotes are sometimes amusing, and at other times serve to explore his central theme.
What is that theme? That grizzlies are smart animals and that, like a few other smart animals, they have personalities. Individual grizzlies are, well, individuals. They grow up in a variety of home environments, have different socialization experiences, and are born with different personalities. As a biologist, Chadwick knows very well that you aren't "supposed" to anthropomorphize animals, but to him it seems silly not to recognize these obvious differences among animals.
Chadwick hits exactly the right notes on this theme. Since grizzlies are individuals, there's nothing wrong with giving them names - - and, as he notes, naming bears makes it easier to convince humans to behave better around them. At the same time, they're animals, and they're wild - - unlike (say) Timothy Treadwell, he doesn't pretend that they're humans, or that humans are bears. He maintains, much more sensibly, that grizzly behavior varies not only from one context to another, but from one animal to another.
The same is true of humans, of course. Chadwick tells the stories of many people who interact with bears, mostly by accidentally leaving food out where grizzlies can find it. Dog food on the porch, a deer hanging in a shed with the door ajar, bird feeders, and other such things can attract grizzlies. Some people like seeing grizzlies, some are terrified, others don't much care. The anti-grizzly community tends to be the loudest, but as someone who has lived in Montana for decades Chadwick argues persuasively that most people have a generally benign view of the bears. But people, like grizzlies, are individuals.
In fact, while this *looks like* a book about bears, it's really more about human interactions with bears. In contrast to the Timothy Treadwell mystical bears, or the Bear Attacks! ferocious bears, Chadwick tells a story of ordinary bears sharing a region with ordinary people.
If you're interested in wildlife or human interactions with wildlife, this book is well worth reading. It's mostly a collection of pleasant anecdotes with a handful of meditations on bears and humans thrown in. A good read.
Good surface read on real bears.......2005-09-19
Chadwick presents the ursus horriblius (Grizzly Bear) in the closest account true to its real existance. This is not a book of sensational attacks and mystique, or of tree hugging enviro freaks. It is an easy read of the everyday experience of the bear managers of the Flathead in Montana.
The only drawback is Chadwick's over zealous use of personification of bears. The names are used in management only as the equivelent of numbers, but Chadwick takes it rather far in depicting what he calls "bearalities".
Bottom Line... A must read for anyone interested in the "real" real bears.
tim
A nice change from all the bear attack books out today!.......2004-09-19
I truly enjoyed this book, not just because it shows bears in a better and more realistic light than many other books which focus only on bear attacks, but also because of how eloquently it is written. Doug Chadwick obviously has a passion for the wilderness and bears, and in this book he presents not only the benefits of wilderness but also unflinchingly discusses both problems and some solutions for allowing grizzlies enough space to live. Reading this book, I felt like I was sitting in the author's living room while he chatted with me about bear/human conflicts and many of the experiences he has had. You find yourself wiser and more informed without feeling like someone just lectured to you! This book is important as more and more people move into previously wild areas of the west!
Good Book, Not Must Have.......2004-03-26
We seem to be increasing our volumes of "bear journalism" at a rapid pace but I'm not sure we ever needed to go beyond Peacock's "Grizzly Years." I find the author and his cohorts well-intentioned, but do we really need to know everything there is to know about the grizzly? Do we need to radio-collar them and track them and tag them and pursue them and give them cutesy, anthropomorphic names? Why can't we just accept their mystical and awesome presence and perhaps spend a bit less time and energy destroying their habitat?
true grizz.......2003-12-02
Overall, a good book. Chronicles the day-to-day happenings of a team of biologists that scare/chase bears away from the homes of individuals residing near the Whitefish Mountain Range in Montana. A little bit too much on the politics though!
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