The Sea Surface and Global Change

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The sea-surface microlayer has often been defined as the top 1 to 1000 micrometers of the ocean surface. A considerable amount of new research over the past ten years has led to increased understanding of this vitally important interface between the ocean and the atmosphere, and how it may interact with global change processes. This book offers the first comprehensive review of the surface microlayer in a decade. The authors address the potential global marine impacts at the air-sea interface due to large-scale atmospheric ozone depletion and industrial pollution. Environmental scientists and oceanographers at a graduate or research level who are interested in global change will welcome this authoritative reference work.

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Sea Surface Studies: A Global View

Manufacturer: Routledge Kegan & Paul
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Are dust storm activities in North China related to Arctic ice-snow cover? [An article from: Global and Planetary Change]

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Are dust storm activities in North China related to Arctic ice-snow cover? [An article from: Global and Planetary Change]
J. Zhang , G. Peng , M. Huang , and S. Zhang
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ASIN: B000RRA48E

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This digital document is a journal article from Global and Planetary Change, published by Elsevier in 2006. 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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The generation and development of dust storms are controlled by land surface conditions and atmospheric circulations. The latter, in turn, is influenced by the global ice-snow cover. In this study, we examine the relationship between the characteristics of dust storm activities in north China and the changes of global climate patterns. In particular, we are interested in whether Arctic ice-snow cover is related to the dust storm frequencies and intensities in north China. Our analysis, based on the monthly data for the period from 1954 to 1994, shows that this is indeed the case. This result suggests that the Arctic ice-snow cover can be used for the long-term prediction of dust storm activities in north China, and dust storm activities also serve as an indicator of global climate change.

Coupled ocean-atmosphere climate simulations compared with simulations using prescribed sea surface temperature: effect of a ''perfect ocean'' [An article from: Global and Planetary Change]

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Coupled ocean-atmosphere climate simulations compared with simulations using prescribed sea surface temperature: effect of a ''perfect ocean'' [An article from: Global and Planetary Change]
C. Covey , K.M. Achutarao , P.J. Gleckler , and Phillips
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This digital document is a journal article from Global and Planetary Change, 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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Results from atmospheric general circulation models, run with sea surface temperatures (SSTs) and sea ice amounts set to observed values for the period 1979-1994, can be compared with ''control run'' simulations by the same atmosphere models coupled to interactive ocean and sea ice models. The simulations with prescribed SSTs and sea ice are available from the Atmospheric Model Intercomparison Project (AMIP), and coupled ocean-atmosphere simulations are available from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP). We compare CMIP runs from two coupled models sharing a common atmosphere component (but different ocean components) with the atmosphere component's AMIP run. All three simulations have similar errors that presumably originate in the atmosphere component. Replacing the observed SSTs and sea ice amounts in the AMIP simulation with the interactive submodels used in the CMIP simulations tends to degrade the level of agreement with climate observations. Increases in root-mean-square (RMS) errors, however, are mostly less than 30% and often less than 10% of the magnitude of natural climate variations. Exceptions to this rule occur mainly in the tropics, most notably for geopotential height at 500 hPa and for temperature near the tropopause. These variables show increases in RMS errors that are comparable to observational standard deviations. The coupled model simulations are taken from the end of 300 year control runs without flux ''corrections'' at the ocean-atmosphere interface. Their similarity to results from the prescribed SST atmosphere model implies that modern coupled models can maintain stable multicentury simulations without flux adjustments.

Past 100 ky surface salinity-gradient response in the Eastern Arabian Sea to the summer monsoon variation recorded by @d^1^8O of G. sacculifer [An article from: Global and Planetary Change]

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Past 100 ky surface salinity-gradient response in the Eastern Arabian Sea to the summer monsoon variation recorded by @d^1^8O of G. sacculifer [An article from: Global and Planetary Change]
A.R. Chodankar , V.K. Banakar , and T. Oba
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Northward flowing coastal currents along the western margin of India during winter-spring advect low-salinity Bay of Bengal water in to the Eastern Arabian Sea producing a distinct low-salinity tongue, the strength of which is largely governed by the freshwater flux to the bay during summer monsoons. Utilizing the sedimentary records of @d^1^8O"G"." "s"a"c"c"u"l"i"f"e"r, we reconstructed the past salinity-gradient within that low-salinity tongue, which serves as a proxy for the variation in freshwater flux to the Bay of Bengal and hence summer monsoon intensity. The north-south contrast in the sea level corrected (residual)-@d^1^8O"G"." "s"a"c"c"u"l"i"f"e"r can be interpreted as a measure of surface salinity-contrast between those two locations because the modern sea surface temperature and its past variation in the study region is nearly uniform. The core-top residual-@d^1^8O"G"." "s"a"c"c"u"l"i"f"e"r contrast of 0.45%% between the two cores is assumed to reflect the modern surface salinity difference of 1 psu and serves as a calibration for past variations. The residual-@d^1^8O"G"." "s"a"c"c"u"l"i"f"e"r contrast varies between ~0.2%% at ~75 ky B.P. (i.e., late-Marine Isotope Stage 5) and ~0.7%% at ~20 ky B.P. (i.e., Last Glacial Maximum), suggesting that the overall salinity difference between the northern- and southern-end of the low-salinity tongue has varied between ~0.6 and ~1.6 psu. Considerably reduced difference during the former period than the modern suggests substantially intensified and northward-extended low-salinity tongue due to intense summer monsoons than today. On the other hand, larger difference (~1.6 psu) during the latter period indicates that the low-salinity tongue was significantly weakened or withdrawn due to weaker summer monsoons. Thus, the salinity-gradient in the eastern Arabian Sea low-salinity tongue can be used to understand the past variations in the Indian summer monsoons.

The role of increased sea surface temperature on eelgrass leaf dynamics: onset of El Nino as a proxy for global climate change in San Quintin Bay, Baja ... (Southern California Academy of Sciences)

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The role of increased sea surface temperature on eelgrass leaf dynamics: onset of El Nino as a proxy for global climate change in San Quintin Bay, Baja ... (Southern California Academy of Sciences)
Hector A. Echavarria-Heras , Elena Solana-Arellano , and Ernesto Franco-Vizcaino
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This digital document is an article from Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences), published by Thomson Gale on December 1, 2006. The length of the article is 5923 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: The role of increased sea surface temperature on eelgrass leaf dynamics: onset of El Nino as a proxy for global climate change in San Quintin Bay, Baja California.
Author: Hector A. Echavarria-Heras
Publication: Bulletin (Southern California Academy of Sciences) (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 105 Issue: 3 Page: 113(15)

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Teleconnections between the sea surface temperature in the Bay of Bengal and monsoon rainfall in Bangladesh [An article from: Global and Planetary Change]

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Teleconnections between the sea surface temperature in the Bay of Bengal and monsoon rainfall in Bangladesh [An article from: Global and Planetary Change]
A. Salahuddin , R.H. Isaac , S. Curtis , and J Matsumoto
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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This digital document is a journal article from Global and Planetary Change, published by Elsevier in 2006. 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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To explore the teleconnection between sea surface temperature (SST) and summer monsoon rainfall in Bangladesh, this study examined 90 yrs (1912-2001) of monthly rainfall data for twelve stations for the months of May (pre-monsoon month), and June through September (monsoon months) and SST of the Bay of Bengal for the same time period at 2^o by 2^o grid cells. A significant positive correlation (0.64) was found between the All-Bangladesh Monsoon Rainfall (ABMR) and SST over the Bay of Bengal in the month of June. All other contemporaneous monthly correlations were not found to be significant. The SST over the Bay of Bengal was positively correlated with June rainfall at all coastal stations in Bangladesh, and significantly for the Comilla station. The prevailing wind has a south-easterly component at this station, due to deflection caused by the coastal hills. Thus, the orographic effect in the east and the north-eastern part of the country appears to enhance the rainfall amounts in that area. The SST over the Bay of Bengal is especially important at 89^o, 93^o, and 95^o East longitudes for predicting the June rainfall in Bangladesh.

Satellite sensed skin sea surface temperature annual report for NASA grant NAGW-1110 (SuDoc NAS 1.26:204438)

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Satellite sensed skin sea surface temperature annual report for NASA grant NAGW-1110 (SuDoc NAS 1.26:204438)
Craig Donlon
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THE SEA SURFACE AND GLOBAL CHANGE

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Texas and global warming: Emissions, surface water supplies and sea level rise

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Texas and global warming: Emissions, surface water supplies and sea level rise
Jurgen Schmandt
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Bowhunting Equipment & Skills: Learn From the Experts at Bowhunter Magazine (Hunting & Fishing Library)
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Great Overview book of archery

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I hope to become a bowhunnter

Bows, Arrows and Hunting for Dummies

Bowhunting Equipment & Skills: Learn From the Experts at Bowhunter Magazine (Hunting & Fishing Library)
Creative Publishing international , G. Fred Asbell , Dave Holt , and Dwight Schuh
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Written by experts from Bowhunter magazine.

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Great Overview book of archery.......2007-09-29

This book is great for highlighting many aspects of archery and providing information that is useful for a beginner and experienced archer. It is a nice text that compiles information that would be useful to have as a reference. There are tuning methods, suggestions for shooting form, tips on how to fix your bow and add accessories. A very solid book with plenty of pictures for any archery fan.

GREAT FOR THE BEGINNING BOWHUNTER.......2007-01-16

I very much enjoyed this book. It was a great refresher since I haven't shot a bow in quite a few years. It also had lots of great information I didn't know, such as paper tuning, in depth information on arrows and arrow selection. I highly recommend this book.

Amazing in Detail and Information.......2006-08-07

EVERYTHING you always wanted to know about Bow Hunting but were too intimidated to ask. Being a woman just picking up the sport of bow hunting at age 37 I would walk into sporting goods and archery stores and be overwhelmed by the amount of information I needed to know before I ever purchased a bow. This book helped me know what equipment I needed and what equipment was just smoke and mirrors. It also prepared me for "target panic" and explained in detail about every other facet that I could have ever thought of and even some I didn't consider. Great for anyone just picking up the sport.

I hope to become a bowhunnter.......2005-08-04

i cant say i have any bow hunting skill whatsoever but this book has taught my what to look for in equipment and to practice my posture. i recomend this for people looking for a vague idea on equipment to buy, but not for the specifics.

Bows, Arrows and Hunting for Dummies.......2002-10-07

This book is the result of the authors bringing decades of personal field experience, not "war stories", to all who read it. Add to that the up-to-date tech information provided, the complicatied made simple of moderen archery equipment setup and the intricacies of traditional archery clearly explained makes this book a valuble addition to your archery and hunting library.
If I had to choose only one book to help me understand the how-to and realationships between bow, arrow, accessory equipment, hunter and quarry this would be the one.

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This study guide to accompanies the 6th edition (pub. 2000) of a standard introductory Latin text, Wheelock's Latin. This guide expands and explains important grammatical concepts that the Wheelock text presents too briefly for many contemporary students. The guide can also be used to review beginning Latin.

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Not that useful.......2007-08-12

I studied Latin a long time ago and picked up Wheelock's. I added this book as an impulse buy based on some feedback. I find it adds nothing at all to the information in Wheelock. A lot of the suggestions are trite and much of the content is condescending.

I can see that this book might be useful to one who lacks background in grammar in general (not specifically Latin grammar) and would benefit from context for parts of sentences. For anyone with a high school or higher education, it's likely useless.

You need it!.......2007-07-30

I started with Wheelock on its own; great book, but something was missing: Grote's book! Most latin textbooks try to break down the material in segments and a sequence that that the author(s) find the most educational. Still, all textbooks have a common disadvantage: you have to memorize the inflections without being given the underlying logic.

Grote's book does that. You still have to memorize but knowing all the why's lets the how's stick.

Furthermore, if you are weak in grammar and syntax, it also covers that gap by reviewing everything using ENGLISH examples and then jumping into latin.

Now, I am going through Latin: An Intensive Course. I still refer to Grote (something that would be impossible if you did not go through Wheelock first. Anyway Wheelock is the way to get going in the beginning).

Grote's coverage of the 3 and 4 conjugations is superb: it is made really simple while traditionally this topic is truly hard. This part is worth the value of the whole book, but you get a lot more.

a Latin 'teacher' who holds your hand.......2007-07-20

This is a very helpful adjunct to studying Wheelock's Latin solo. Although I have 45 years experience studying foreign languages [at least 10, including 4 different alphabets] and have tutored Latin successfully for years, Grote still provides helpful hints for studying and digesting the Latin grammar and vocabulary. So, if I find this helpful, I expect someone new to Latin would find this book invaluable!

Let There Be Light.......2007-03-12

I've been trying to teach myself Latin off and on for years and I purchased the Wheelock book and workbook recently at the suggestion of my brother, a scholar of Latin and Greek. The books are awesome and well written but I often found myself in the dark about grammar and declensions etc. I've always asssumed it's because I'm a bit of a dullard. Dullard I may be but Grote's book shed light on things that were really vexing to me. Grote explains in a few sentences why I've had so much trouble looking up words in a Latin/English dictionary. His explanations also lit up the dark dusty recesses of my memories of Junior High School grammar lessons. I had thought that I was being indulgent and scatter-shot in purchasing a such an expensive book just to aid me with Wheelock (which is beautifully and elegantly realized.) I must say that this book is priceless- Mr. Grote is a good humored, amusing, practical and wonderful instructor. This book is a must-have for the auto-didact.

Very Helpful.......2007-03-11

I found this guide to be extremely helpful; Wheelock's Latin can be confusing and vague at times, and this guide helped sift through that stuff ... it also provides extra exercises that are instrumental in really nailing down the Wheelock's concepts.

Wheelock's Latin, 6th Edition Revised (The Wheelock's Latin)

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A good college text...
The Standard Text
Potentially the WORST instruction book for Latin
Quintessential Latin learning
The only grammar of its type worth considering

Wheelock's Latin, 6th Edition Revised (The Wheelock's Latin)
Frederic M. Wheelock , and Richard A. Lafleur
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Release Date: 2005-05-31

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WHEELOCK'S LATIN: AUDIO FILES

When Professor Frederic M. Wheelock's Latin first appeared in 1956, the reviews extolled its thoroughness, organization, and conciseness; at least one reviewer predicted that the book "might well become the standard text" for introducing students to elementary Latin. Now, five decades later, that prediction has certainly proved accurate.

The revised sixth edition of Wheelock's Latin has all the features that have made it the best-selling single-volume beginning Latin textbook, many of them improved and expanded:

40 chapters with grammatical explanations and readings based on ancient Roman authors
Self-tutorial exercises with an answer key for independent study
A newly enlarged English-Latin/Latin-English vocabulary
A rich selection of original Latin readings -- unlike other textbooks, which contain primarily made-up Latin texts
Etymological aids

Also included are maps of the Mediterranean, Italy, and the Aegean area, as well as numerous photographs illustrating aspects of classical culture, mythology, and historical and literary figures presented in the chapter readings.

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A good college text..........2007-07-10

This latest edition of Wheelock's Latin is much improved from past year's editions. While the book retains much of the copious factual and many of the grammatical features, each chapter now contains a section called "Latina est gaudium -- et utilis!" which brings a little light-heartedness to the format. Dr. Rick LaFleur has done a great job with his additions to the book, and this book is the preferred text for many U.S. universities.

I only have a few irksome issues with the book, but this is because I learned Latin originally from the Ecce Romani series of texts. I can understand why the writers choose to leave out some obscure forms and spellings, but then again, when they are encountered in "real" Latin, one wonders what he's seeing then. A good bit of the translation, especially the self-tutorial sentences, is "canned" Latin, changed from the original, and while this is necessary in the begining chapters, later it is not. It is kind of a shock to try to then go over to something like the Aeneid. As well, some of the grammar is called by different names in Wheelock versus other texts, gerundive vs. future passive participle, for example.

In all, the text is a compromise between the old school approach to Latin pedagogy (memorization and regurgitation) and the newer approaches that concentrate more on understanding Latin as Latin rather than stilted English translations.

The Standard Text.......2007-06-23

Wheelock is a very decent textbook which has been a staple for the Latin community for a very long time, and for good reason. It progresses in a logical manner and is full of drills and review, which makes it somewhat comprehensive. However, it doesn't teach EVERY use of certain cases, such as the partitive genitive, which, although basic, is glossed over. Also, it omits alternative case endings. "You'll learn that in your second year", is what is claimed, despite the fact that some of us using this to teach ourselves have no other resource. The major flaw with wheelock is that this book teaches you how to translate Latin, not to read it. You have to sit down with a piece of paper and a pencil after you have completed all forty chapters in order to read anything or understand anything.

I recommend as an alternative "Learn to Read Latin". This text is very comprehensive, covering all of the major aspects of latin and prepares a student for actual reading. The workbook availible for that course is EXTREMELY comprehensive and thorough, with hundreds of individual drills. Personally, I would utilize both products.

Potentially the WORST instruction book for Latin.......2007-04-08

This book is for you if you want to study Latin as it is currently thought to have been spoken during Roman times (dispite the fact no one is really sure and there aren't any Romans around to speak with anyway). This has its good points such as etymological aids and what not but the kind of Latin studied in the book is not for those who wish to use Latin for Modern purposes. This book will perpetuate the concept in the user's (not reader's) head of Latin as a Dead Language. Most of the vocabulary is for things that we don't have or say anymore. As stated above the Pronunciation guide is off from Modern use and there really aren't any Latin Speakers speaking this way. This text will not build fluency and after a while it become very redundant with the user knowing about a houndred ways to translate the sentence "Philosophy is good." There are numerous points of mention of the old Roman and Greek gods and the plural form of the word Deus is shown and used which will put several users of monotheistic background on guard.

Do not be fooled by reviews that basically point to this as being the Bible of Latin (as opposed to the Bible in Latin). This text is not exhausetive and really will only give you a very elementry education in Latin that leaves you ill prepared for reading modern Latin text. When reading you will undoubtably be saying English in your head using the translation formula provied by the author as opposed to actually saying the Latin and understanding the meaning. In that sense the Latin is really only shown as a code for English thus forwarding the perception of Latin as a Dead Language. Also some of the authors comments are really strange and he even admits that his goal is the make the learner Groan.

If you are not Catholic and want to pretend that you can go back in time and talk to Caesar or Cicero then you should use this book. This book is only for thost that think of Latin as neat but have no use for it in Daily life.

If you are a Catholic and have serious uses for the Latin Language as a living language that will play a part in your daily life then do not use this book for it will put you off Latin and make you feel that the Latin Language is worthless. The prununciation uses in this book is not the correct pronunciation used in the Chruch. Catholics should look for Primer of Ecclesiastical Latin which is a better book anyway and will actually foster Fluency. Then look for Let's Read Latin With Tape which will give you your prayer in Latin with very good explanations to what they mean.

Just so I can be clear, this book is not for Catholics and is not Catholic Latin. This book is loved by those who specifically want to use Latin that is not used in the Catholic Church which is why they changed the Pronunciation.

If you are a Catholic, do not buy this book.

If you actually want to study Latin to value it as a language do not buy Wheelock for the following reasons:

The non use of the letter J

The use of Macrons

The pronunciation presented in the book actually makes many of the words difficult to say and forces the student to only be able to recognize a word in written form. You will be sounding like you are speaking German instead of Latin, Italian or French.

The book fails to give the correct information about the formation of the perfect tense so that students can conjugate in their heads so instead students must look up the perfect form in the dictionary.

The book fails to give proper information on the stress of a Latin word that lets you hear the difference in a word apart form seeing a visual macron.

Only 40% of the book is dedicated to teaching the language, the other 60% explains about Ancient Rome and props Cicero up on a pedistal. There are also very inapropriate sections authored by Catullus.

The book doesn't present nearly enough grammatical structures and should have spent more time on language acuasition and less on "isn't Cicero great for putting people to death without trial."

The grammar comes way to slow.

The teaching method used in the book is the grammar memorize, translation method that has been shown to be a hinderence to students who actually want to understand the language and express themselves in the language.

This book assumes Latin to be a dead language and promotes this idea in the author's notes.

This book lies to students about certain grammatical structures in how to form them and why they are formed that way. The subjunctive looks like the infinitive by accident not design as stated in the book. The author mistakes the gerund for the gerundive in chapter 39. The book aserts that fear clauses used to be seperate jussive clauses, this is not true, they were always part of the same sentence. The book actually tells students that the present paraphrastic can not be formed, it can. The book tells the student that the subjunctive is a 'coulda, shoulda, woulda' tense of a verb when it is just not true. The subjunctive is a grammatal tense with no meaning outside of idiom as almost all inflexive languages includeing Japanese has. The ablative is shown to be a preposition/adverb case when really it, like the subjunctive, is used only for syntax and grammar to you can understand the sentence. Wheelock tells these lies to get the student to more easily translate into English but they prevent the correct understanding of the Latin Language.

The vocabulary fucused on in Wheelock is strange and not very useful for daily life and thus not retained by the student. Many words presented for vocabulary study are only ever used by one author and maybe only once.

Wheelock fails to give enough information about how the declentions are related to each other.

Wheelock fails to present many very common prepositions that were in frequent use even before Cicero.

Wheelock has the student translate sentence after sentence so that they will only understand the English meaning. It lacks drills for person, case, mood changing that would build fluency and have the student creating new Latin. Students that use this book will not be able to create a Latin sentence off the top of their heads by the end of it.

The name of this book really should be changed from and introductory course in Latin to Cicero and the Late Republic. This book is not worth your money if you actually just want to study Latin as a Language. If you want to study Cicero and Catullus almost exclusively and don't care to be able to read any other authors then this book is for you.

Quintessential Latin learning.......2007-02-22

I ordered this book in hardcover b/c I wanted to keep it for a long time and teach my children. This book is the classic Latin text and is full of scholarly humor and great quotations from the ancient sources. In the first lesson or two you are amazingly translating whole sentences of Latin. Great resource.

The only grammar of its type worth considering.......2007-01-15

The two most common methods of learning Latin are the 'grammar-translation' approach and the 'reading' approach. Each has its merits; Wheelock's Latin Grammar takes the former approach. It contains ample practice and drill work. The workbook by Paul Comeau is helpful. For people concerned that there isn't enough extended reading material, there is Groton and May's "Thirty-eight Latin Stories." After completing this text, Wheelock's Latin Reader provides more practice. And the price is right.

Wheelock's Latin, 6th Edition and Workbook for Wheelock's Latin, 3rd Revised Edition, 2 Volume Set

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Wheelock's Latin, 6th Edition and Workbook for Wheelock's Latin, 3rd Revised Edition, 2 Volume Set
Frederic M. Wheelock
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Tori Baylor is a dancer and an animal lover. Or is she an animal lover and a dancer? On the first day of school, she discovers that her class will dissect a frog this year, and she gathers her courage to tell the forbidding Mrs. Stengle she doesn't want to take part. The new science teacher's rudeness comes as a shock, and Tori wishes she had a close friend to laugh it off with. Dance classes six days a week, however, leave little time for friends.

Tori wonders if she should forget her dream of a ballet career and plan to work with animals instead. Her mother's arthritis is worsening, and Tori feels guilty seeing her limp off to work to pay for her lessons. She'd love to be an animal rights activist, if she could be brave enough. But not to dance how could I bear it? she asks herself. Her mother, who once hoped to become a dancer, has always told Tori and her sister, Be sure to have a second string to your bow, it meaning a second career choice. I do have twos, Tori thinks, dance and animals. But which should be my first-string future?

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Inspirational Dance Dream........2002-03-24

The Dance Futures series, is one of the most inspirational series that I have read in a long time. I found the plight of Tori and her dreams of becoming a dancer throughtout many hardships a welcome change. I do not want to ruin the story, so I will not elaborate further. Honestly though, I am 25 years old and I am still rereading the series.

A MUST READ!!.......2001-06-30

From the moment you open this book, Tori sparkles with life. Her hopes, fears and joys are so real that you are drawn into her world. Torn between her dreams of becoming a dancer and an animal rights' activist, she comes up with resourceful ways to combine both worlds. In an age of high technology, it is refreshing to see a character who uses her imagination, personal resolve and ingenuity to solve her problems. The story is told with warmth and humor and is peopled with many interesting characters, including Cody, Toni's first love. She meets him when he tosses his jacket over her in a rainstorm: "I'm still shivering, but now it's not entirely from the cold and damp. One jacket stretched over two people makes a wonderfully small tent . . . My life has suddenly turned inside out like a windblown umbrella! I struggle for something intelligent to say." Tori manages to find her voice beautifully in this intelligently written, heartfelt book. Corbett is a writer with many strings to her bow.

good choice.......2001-02-27

What a delightful read for young adults and "older adults" too. My husband and I are ballet afficinados, aninmal rights supporters and vegetarians. We applaud Ms. Corbett for her wonderful writing style and her subject content.

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