The Nature of Chicago: A Comprehensive Guide to Natural Sites in and Around the City

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Whether the goal is a wetland to explore or a hilly park to bike-ride in, a nature tour of the Lake Michigan dunes or a visit to the giraffes and gorillas at Brookfield Zoo, this unique guide has it all. Natural history buffs will learn where to look for Native American trails, ancient lakeshores, wildlife sanctuaries, and museums with nature exhibits. Outdoor enthusiasts will find new places to fish, swim, canoe, hike, toboggan, or picnic with the family. All the sites are presented as tours, with travel directions and tips for a successful visit. A calendar of year-round outdoor events and a listing of nature-friendly organizations is included.

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Some interesting places to see.......2001-04-05

It had a bit of history alongside a listing of places to go and see a bit of that history. It was nice to find some hidden spots not far from my home. I recently moved to the western suburbs and found quite a few wildlife preserves and recreation areas I wouldn't have noticed otherwise.

Fun and educational romp through Chicago's special places.......1999-12-21

This well-researched "ecohistory" helped me discover -- and rediscover -- some of Chicagoland's special places. Looking through new eyes, I was able to gain a new appreciation for my favorite spots, as well as explore some hidden gems. I highly recommend this guide for both visitors and residents!

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Complet information.......2007-06-08

I think this guide gives complet information and is not too big to handle.
It includes an extra map. It will lead us perfectly through our 2-days-stay.
Gisela, Germany

Insight City Guide Washington D.C. (Insight City Guides)

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Insight City Guide Washington D.C. (Insight City Guides)

Manufacturer: Insight Guides
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Binding: Turtleback

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ASIN: 981258160X

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Full color and fact packed, yet portable and affordable -- only 15.95! Bonus! Pullout wallet-sized Mini Restaurant Guide and City Map

Insight Flexi Map Washington D. C. (Fleximap)

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Insight Flexi Map Washington D. C. (Fleximap)

Manufacturer: Langenscheidt Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Map

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ASIN: 9814137758

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American Map has teamed up withMapQuest and Z-Guides to bring you mapping and essential tourist information that fits in the palm of your hand. These all new, compact and fun to use MapQuest CityMaps feature easy-to-read maps and tourist information you need in a unique folding format. They unfold and refold instantly without hassle, so you can navigate effortlessly. Lightweight and portable, they'll easily fit into your pocket, wallet or purse. And its sturdy, durable outer covers will protect it, even after repeated use. Maps feature an overview of the city and attractions, tourist information, driving distances, climate information, a street index and points of interest.

Insight Guides, Washington, D.C. (Insight City Guide Washington DC)

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Insight Guides, Washington, D.C. (Insight City Guide Washington DC)
Insight Guides
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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Insight Compact Guide Washington, D.C. (Insight Compact Guides)

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Insight Compact Guide Washington, D.C. (Insight Compact Guides)
William Jones
Manufacturer: Langenscheidt Publishers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0887292836

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One of over 400 titles in the Insight series,

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Insight Night and Day Guides let you plan your daily itinerary with reliable information that will make finding your way easy. Expert recommendations help you visit a museum, shop, or see the sights in the day and paint the town red at night. The perfect travel companion, Insight Night and Day guides allow you to make the most of your trip without the stress of negotiating unknown terrain. .Information is presented by day and night activities .Listings are cross-referenced on detailed maps .Illustrated with colour photographs .Reviews of the top 10 sights .Laminated accordion-style format makes it durable, portable, and easy to use. .Attractive plastic cap for ease of display and closure

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Insight City Guide Washington D.c.
Brian Bell
Manufacturer: Insight Guides
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000RBYNZK

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Insight City Guide Washington D.c.
Brian Bell
Manufacturer: Insight Guides
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000RC1C44

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Insight Cityguides Washington (Insight City Guides Washington Dc)

Manufacturer: Apa Productions
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 0395667968

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I WAS THE GHOST OF THE SCHOOL CORRIDORS.

SKYE WAS THE DEVIL.

AND I WAS DOOMED FROM THE DAY SHE SPOKE TO ME

Skye Colby? She's the multi-pierced, multi-tattooed girl hanging around the cybercafés, always out at odd hours in marginal places. The jocks call her "slut puppy," the bland blondes in the plaid miniskirts wrinkle their noses at her, the teachers think she's brilliant, and the counselors call her unstable.

She's all of those things. So why has she singled out Matt Lathrop, an almost invisible nobody, for special attention? Clearly her agenda is dangerous, and clearly Matt should walk away. But how? Skye means mystery; she trails drama in her goth wake. Skye signals an end to his dreary existence -- but at what price?

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Playing in traffic.......2007-10-01

This book is a little odd, but the ending is the best ending ever. It is so simple, it'll blow your mind away. But it is also emotional, which also blows your mind away.

A Book Worth Burning.......2007-07-31

Well, okay, maybe not-- book burning is a Very Bad Thing. But so is this book. To call the book vile is to slander everything else you think of as vile. The author picks an easy target to vilify-- a tempting bit of Goth girlhood-- and uses her to show the evil that women do. It's like those old movies they showed in Health Class 30 years ago, where the drunk pregnant girl with an STD bends over to pick up her cigarettes while driving and crashes her car. Boogah, boogah. I wouldn't call the author a simpleton-- she can write well enough, but the book is written at the black and white level, and children reading it will either be alarmed, scared, or laugh it off as the rubbish it is. I wouldn't give it to any of my four children, and good parents and teachers everywhere should follow my lead.

Thrilling page turner.......2005-05-30

Gail Giles impressed me with Shattering Glass, and I was hoping for something like that with Playing in Traffic. Even though this book didn't wow me as much as Shattering Glass, it kept me enthralled and waiting for the next event.

Most interesting in the book is not the "dangerous" relationship between main character Matt and Goth-girl Skye, but rather it's the bond between Matt as a brother and his younger sitster Katy (who he finds out is only his half sister). When Katy discovers the truth and that Matt knew all along, the emotion Giles has built leaves an emptiness in the pit of your stomach.

Another element that deserves applause is her credible, thrilling, and close to over-the-top ending. Definitely worth the read.

Play Along.......2004-12-30

I devoured "Playing in Traffic" in one sitting. I enjoyed it just as much if not more than Gail Giles' previous release, "Dead Girls Don't Write Letters." Once again, Giles has written a novel about the relationships of teenagers and their families which is thought-provoking without being preachy.

What happens when the bad girl goes for the good boy? The girl is Skye, whose reputation has been sullied over the years in high school; the boy is Matt, who thinks he is invisible to everyone but Katy, his likeable, quirky younger sister. They attend the same high school but never speak - until she starts seeking him out.

When Skye begins leaving notes for Matt to meet her privately, he can't resist. When she demands that their relationship stay a secret, he can't protest. When her requests turn sinister, he can't pull away.

This short but sweet book is a page-turner. If you enjoy other psychological teen thrillers such as Amadine by Adele Griffin and Give a Boy a Gun by Todd Strasser, you will want to read Playing in Traffic.

Wow could not put this book down!.......2004-11-30

This is the second book I have read of Giles and like the previous one this too leaves you gasping for more. Matt is a high school senior who is not one of the popular students. Barely any one notices him, except his two similar personality friends Jeremy and Ken. Then one day the school slut and goth girl Skye begins to notices him and want him as her boyfriend/lover. They both keep their affair a secret for different reasons which is eventually layed out as the book progresses. As you start in on the first few pages you get curious to Skye motives, is she setting him up for a big joke to the rest of the school in a school dance party or is it possible she may really like him. This book will have you speed reading to see what happens next. As with her last book I did not like how it ended and here she continues the trend of leaving you the reader hanging. When you read the book you will see why I have said this. With that in mind though, the characters are well written and their thoughts are truely believable that these could be teenagers we the audience know. Great read. Get ready for a banger ending.

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Playing in Traffic
Jeff Ganaposki
Manufacturer: Living Word
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000LB9WAM

Playing in Traffic on Madison Avenue: Tales of Advertising's Glory Years

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Playing in Traffic on Madison Avenue: Tales of Advertising's Glory Years
David Herzbrun
Manufacturer: Irwin Professional Pub
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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Playing in Traffic: America from the River Niagara to the Rio Grand, by Bicycle

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Playing in Traffic: America from the River Niagara to the Rio Grand, by Bicycle
Stan Purdum
Manufacturer: Creative Works Publishing
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Binding: Paperback

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If you wanted to drive from Niagara Falls, New York, to El Paso, Texas, and needed to make time, you wouldn't select U.S. Route 62. Interstate highways connect the cities in fewer miles and much less time. But if you did take 62, you'd be rewarded with a fascinating and diverse portrait of America. U.S. Route 62 takes 2271 miles to get from Niagara Falls to El Paso. On his bicycle, he got up close and personal with every one of them. Stan found the route to have many identities. Sometimes it meanders through quiet countryside while other times it roars along as a busy expressway. Occasionally it shows an urban face, climbs mountains, rolls over wooded hills, flirts with Interstates, stretches out in flatland boredom and crawls across blazing desert. Route 62 travels through 10 states, spending the most time in Oklahoma and Texas (404 miles in each state) and the least in Illinois (2 miles). Route 62 also crosses the path of numerous early trails, pioneer routes, historic journeys and primitive roads, the oldest dating from at least 1598. Although 62 bears the same number over its entire length, in some places it's designated as a north-south route; at others, an east-west one. In various places, it picks up additional monikers: Blue Star Memorial Highway, Everly Brothers Boulevard, Texas Mountain Trail, Blue Moon of Kentucky Highway, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Highway, Trail of Tears, the Ozark Trail. If Route 62 was the medium for his journey, people who live and work near the highway were the substance of it. Mr. Purdum listened to what they had to say, and relays it in their own words, recording their comments as faithfully as memory and post-conversation note-taking allows. This then is the story of a highway, of people and of a journey. Stan welcomes you along for the ride.

Playing In Traffic: America From The River Niagara To The Rio Grande, By Bicycle

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Playing In Traffic: America From The River Niagara To The Rio Grande, By Bicycle
Stan Purdum
Manufacturer: CSS Publishing Company
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Binding: Paperback

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Roll Around Heaven All Day: A Piecemeal Journey Across America by Bicycle

ASIN: 078802129X

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Playing in Traffic is an adventure-travelogue of Stan Purdum's journey on bicycle on the full length of U.S. Route 62, from Niagara Falls, New York, to El Paso, Texas. Mingled in the narrative of the journey itself is the story of the U.S. highway system and accounts of several of the old historical roads that Route 62 intersects along the way. The book is filled with the author's humorous experiences, fascinating encounters, and wry observations, all on this road that slices diagonally across America's heartland.

Joe Plumeri, playing in traffic: with his quest for adventure and 'just go for it' philosophy, the CEO of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has got ... Story): An article from: Directors & Boards

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Joe Plumeri, playing in traffic: with his quest for adventure and 'just go for it' philosophy, the CEO of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has got ... Story): An article from: Directors & Boards
James Kristie
Manufacturer: Directors and Boards
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Directors & Boards, published by Directors and Boards on June 22, 2004. The length of the article is 4813 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: Joe Plumeri, playing in traffic: with his quest for adventure and 'just go for it' philosophy, the CEO of insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has got the competitive spirit kicking in again at this 175-year-old company.(LEADERSHIP)(Interview)(Cover Story)
Author: James Kristie
Publication: Directors & Boards (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 22, 2004
Publisher: Directors and Boards
Volume: 28 Issue: 4 Page: 18(7)

Article Type: Cover Story, Interview

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Playing the numbers game: when it comes to TODs, trip-generation figures can make all the difference.: An article from: Planning

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Playing the numbers game: when it comes to TODs, trip-generation figures can make all the difference.: An article from: Planning
Adam Millard-Ball , and Patrick Siegman
Manufacturer: Thomson Gale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Planning, published by Thomson Gale on May 1, 2006. The length of the article is 2371 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: Playing the numbers game: when it comes to TODs, trip-generation figures can make all the difference.
Author: Adam Millard-Ball
Publication: Planning (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 72 Issue: 5 Page: 18(4)

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The Online Business Setup, Direct Marketing, Web Site Traffic for Playing Cards Businesses

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The Online Business Setup, Direct Marketing, Web Site Traffic for Playing Cards Businesses
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: LTBR, Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000U9DW24

The Online Business Setup, Direct Marketing, Web Site Traffic for Poker Playing Guides Businesses

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The Online Business Setup, Direct Marketing, Web Site Traffic for Poker Playing Guides Businesses
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: LTBR, Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000UAB3MO

The Online Business Setup, Direct Marketing, Web Site Traffic for Role-Playing Games Businesses

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The Online Business Setup, Direct Marketing, Web Site Traffic for Role-Playing Games Businesses
J Bowman J Orr
Manufacturer: LTBR, Inc
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio CD
ASIN: B000UBGLS4

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