Customer Reviews:
Gibbons a Winner Again.......2006-07-21
A worthy successor to Snakes of Georgia & South Carolina, also co-authored by Whit Gibbons. This earlier volume, now out of print, was superb as well...though brief and exorbitantly priced.
The current work is logically organized, user-friendly yet comprehensive. The color photos are tack-sharp. For the amateur naturalist, teacher or student alike, or for the common sojourner this is the perfect reference--liberally illustrated but detailed as well. Plus--the price is right.
Exactly what you're looking for!.......2005-10-27
This book has everything a child and/or adult needs to know about the snakes that can be found in any given area of the Southeast. Even down to the parish/county you may live in. It gives you hints that let you know which snake is which (enormously helpful for venomous ones). It also shows a way, with only 1 exception (the coral snake), to determine if a snake is venomous by looking at it's shed skin. Now how many times have you or your child come across a snake skin and wondered if it could have been a harmful snake? I bought this book for my 6 year old son who, like his mother, has an interest in snakes and curiosity. I recently noticed my hubby perusing through it & he despises them. Matter of fact, my neighbor has already borrowed it for identification. He then decided to read through it the rest of the way...it's just that insightful!
Definitely One of the Better of Its Kind.......2005-08-24
As many Herp books as I have read through, this book covers all the information provided by most other field guides on snakes in this region, and then some! It has great photos of all the snakes throughout this region and the info on each species is organized in a descriptive, yet reader-friendly fashion. The other contents in this book are very informative and covers everything from the biology of snakes to their predators and defenses, and everything in-between. The final section on "People and Snakes" is AWESOME!! It is important that people will be better informed about snakes and see that they do not live up to their unwarrented reputation. This section of the book does a great job in communicating this message to the reader and also how benificial snakes are to our ecosystems. At the least, this book is a fascinating read and should be accessible to anyone living in this region. The Southeast region is one of the best places, in my opinion, for finding some of the most unique and beautiful snakes in the country. If anything, there is much more to learn from this book than there is from "People" magazine by a long shot!! The only snakes you'll see in those magazines is their skins formed into purses and clothes :( If only idividuals of that sort were not so ignorant. Its a Great Book!!
Style AND Substance.......2005-08-16
You might want two copies of this wonderfully practical guide - one for the field and one for the coffee table.
The wealth of practical information, photos and identifying characteristics make this the perfect field guide. It also is an extremely effective tool for preservation at a time when the first instinct for too many people is to immediately destroy a snake that ventures into their yard, even if it presents no harm. With snakes of the Southeast, a quick check will provide the answer.
The book's smart design, photography and production also will make it at home with the showpiece volumes on your coffee table - at a fraction of the price.
Great stuff!
The best of its kind.......2005-05-23
I received this book two days ago and have finished reading it the first day. The book is extremely well organized with facts and features that you won't, but always want to, find in other books such as:
general identifying characterists set out in a box for each species for easy location
identification of the young
what will be the effect of the bite each species of venomous snake
very good glossory and index (which includes both common and scientific names)
I have needed a book like this for a long time for a quick reference with MANY photos to easily identify the specie in questions. If you live in the southeast and want to know more about local snakes or just need a VERY good reference book for quick use, this is a must have.
Product Description
Part of the Ritual Studies Monograph Series. Examining the secretive dynamics of competing land claims among the Arosi of the island of Makira (Solomon Islands), Michael W. Scott demonstrates the explanatory power of ethnographic attention to the nexus between practice and indigenous theories of being. His focus on the ways in which Arosi understand their matrilineages to be the bearers of discrete categorical essences exclusively emplaced in ancestral territories forms the basis for a timely and accessible rethink of current anthropological representations of Melanesian sociality and opens up new lines of inquiry into the transformative relationships among gendered metaphors of descent, processes of place making, and the indigenization of Christianity. Informed by original historical research and newly documented variants of regionally important mythic traditions, The Severed Snake is a work of multidisciplinary scope that proposes critical and methodological shifts relevant to historians, development professionals, folklorists, and scholars of religion as well as anthropologists.
Book Description
"Informative, easy to understand, and filled with tidbits you'll enjoy. There are no hidden serpents lurking in the following pages. Instead, a goldmine of information to keep you safe from venomous reptiles, and to keep them safe from you!" Species Accounts For The Six Venomous Snakes native to the Southeastern United States - Venomous Snakes And Their Habits - If You See A Snake - Avoiding a Bite - First Aid For Snakebite - All About Venom & Antivenin - Myths And Folktales - Lots of Photos! - Includes A quick Reference Guide with Photos and Range Maps and much more!
Customer Reviews:
Southeastern Hots for the layman/woman.......2005-09-07
This is a must have book for those interested in venomous snakes of the southeastern U.S.A. and venomous snakes of the U.S. in general.
The book is very well written and presents an easy-to-understand language for the layperson or those with only a casual interest in these magnificent animals.
The author should be commended for his thoughtfulness in writing a book directed at people of all ages and all experience levels. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in venomous snakes looking for a straightforward good read.
marvelous book.......2005-02-24
This is a marvelous book. Its teaches mostly anything you can learn about venemous snakes in the south east. I would recomend this book to anybody because it gives a great message against animal cruelty. This is a book that i think anyone can read and is a fantastic book due to the educational values.
Luke Kable
Age 14
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Snake for Breakfast
Margaret Haswell
Manufacturer: Pentland Press (NC)
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ASIN: 1571974318 |
Book Description
Following the outstanding success of her two novels, "Maria" and "Murder on Pawley's," Margaret Haswell turns to new venues to take readers on adventures through Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the South Pacific. In "Snake for Breakfast," she takes an exciting, sometimes hilarious, sometimes hair-raising, journey away from the modern highways in London to the lesser-traveled roads in India, Thailand, the Philippines and East Malaysia, where she describes with amazing freshness and vividness the places and peoples of different cultures.
Born in London of Scottish parents, Haswell inherited a pioneer spirit, and she unleashes it here to create a travel book with a difference. She invites the reader to go along with her on a journey of high adventure, to experience the sights, smells and sounds of uncharted locations, to be enthralled by personal engagements with people of many persuasions and absorb something of their rich histories in this fascinating part of the world.
Illustrated with the author's own maps and photos, "Snake for Breakfast" is a unique and enlightening travelogue that will appeal to anyone who wishes to reminisce about their own travels, or feed the appetite of those who dream of having adventures of their own.
Book Description
Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed “Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia†set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals ever published, a legacy left to us by famed zoologist and animal lover Bernhard Grzimek, this set is renowned for its scientific reporting and coverage, and serves as a major point of reference for researchers, students, and those hoping to satisfy their curiosity about the animal kingdom. Information can be found on life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. Staying true to the original scientific pedigree, Gale enlisted prominent advisors and contributors from the international scientific community to incorporate recent developments in our knowledge of the animal world.
Book Description
Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed “Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia†set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals ever published, a legacy left to us by famed zoologist and animal lover Bernhard Grzimek, this set is renowned for its scientific reporting and coverage, and serves as a major point of reference for researchers, students, and those hoping to satisfy their curiosity about the animal kingdom. Information can be found on life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. Staying true to the original scientific pedigree, Gale enlisted prominent advisors and contributors from the international scientific community to incorporate recent developments in our knowledge of the animal world.
Book Description
Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed “Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia†set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals ever published, a legacy left to us by famed zoologist and animal lover Bernhard Grzimek, this set is renowned for its scientific reporting and coverage, and serves as a major point of reference for researchers, students, and those hoping to satisfy their curiosity about the animal kingdom. Information can be found on life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. Staying true to the original scientific pedigree, Gale enlisted prominent advisors and contributors from the international scientific community to incorporate recent developments in our knowledge of the animal world.
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Fascinating snakes of Southeast Asia: An introduction
Francis Leong Keng Lim
Manufacturer: Tropical Press
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Binding: Unknown Binding
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ASIN: 9677300458 |
Book Description
California's famous wine country offers both casual and serious bicyclists spectacular views, charming small towns, celebrated cafés, and, of course, many of the finest and most beautiful wineries in the country. But finding the best rides hasn't been easy -- until Wine Country Bike Rides. For a romantic Sunday date or a relaxing family outing, for day-trippers or die-hard cyclists, here are more than 20 perfect rides through the backroads and countryside of Napa, Sonoma, and Mendocino counties. Complete with an easy-to-follow map of each route and detailed information about more than 100 wineries and other sights along the way -- plus convenient places to rent bikes, eat, and stay the night -- this helpful guide includes all you need for a wine country visit that's refreshing for both body and soul.
Customer Reviews:
Wine Country Bike Rides.......2006-03-20
The best simple book you will ever want. Includes maps places to stay etc. Well worth buying,,,
good.......2005-09-15
Seemed to take an excessively long time to arrive, but the book was worth the wait. Good resource for planning a trip.
Not only a great writer but a wonderful person.......2002-03-05
I love the book and am impressed by the author in general.
Book Description
This magnificently produced atlas provides a unique visual survey of the profound economic, political, and social changes taking place in China, as well as their implications for the world at large. Completely revised and updated throughout, this new edition of The State of China Atlas marks a radical departure from conventional cartography and provides a fast, highly effective way of conveying large amounts of information through the medium of the map.
China is the world's fastest-growing economy and the second-largest trading nation. With its entrepreneurial outlook and population of 1.3 billion, it offers unique opportunities for domestic and overseas investors. This dynamic volume provides an abundance of information on China's new wealth, growing unemployment, migration to the cities, and trade disputes. It dramatically reveals China's clashes of priorities: between population growth and the one-child family policies; human rights and political stability; energy needs and the environment. Maps and graphics beautifully illustrate current trends in areas such as the gender gap, national minorities, traffic, investment, marriage and divorce, education, tobacco trade and use, religion, AIDS and SARS, ageing and dependency, and cell phone use.
Completely revised and updated
Vivid full-color maps convey a wealth of information quickly and efficiently
Comprehensive information on China's population, employment, agriculture, industry, and economics
Customer Reviews:
Chinese studies? You probably need this........2007-03-21
This book is very useful for anyone studying Chinese demographics, sociology or development. It has a plethora of maps and statistics that will help to build an image in the eye of the reader of China's developmental momentum, including its multitudinal problems.
However, be aware that the data is essentially a snapshot in time from surveys and data collected prior to publishing and this book's usefulness will decline as new data becomes available. With the speed that China is developing, clearly this book will need to be republished every few years.
Just now, however, it is still a very worthy purchase to give you a better understanding of the internal and external state of China, as well as the trends and mechanics of this huge nation.
A great beginninng place for a China beginner.......2005-08-29
Graphically inviting, the atlas organizes data relating to many topics in a map-like manner. One can scan information on politics, education, religion and a score of other subjects. And it's in a handy magazine format.
Book Description
Many cultures have myths about self-imitation, stories about people who pretend to be someone else pretending to be them, in effect masquerading as themselves. This great theme, in literature and in life, tells us that people put on masks to discover who they really are under the masks they usually wear, so that the mask reveals rather than conceals the self beneath the self. In this book, noted scholar of Hinduism and mythology Wendy Doniger offers a cross-cultural exploration of the theme of self-impersonation, whose widespread occurrence argues for both its literary power and its human value. The stories she considers range from ancient Indian literature through medieval European courtly literature and Shakespeare to Hollywood and Bollywood. They illuminate a basic human way of negotiating reality, illusion, identity, and authenticity, not to mention memory, amnesia, and the process of aging. Many of them involve marriage and adultery, for tales of sexual betrayal cut to the heart of the crisis of identity. These stories are extreme examples of what we common folk do, unconsciously, every day. Few of us actually put on masks that replicate our faces, but it is not uncommon for us to become travesties of ourselves, particularly as we age and change. We often slip carelessly across the permeable boundary between the un-self-conscious self-indulgence of our most idiosyncratic mannerisms and the conscious attempt to give the people who know us, personally or publicly, the version of ourselves that they expect. Myths of self-imitation open up for us the possibility of multiple selves and the infinite regress of self-discovery. Drawing on a dizzying array of tales-some fact, some fiction-The Woman Who Pretended to Be Who She Was is a fascinating and learned trip through centuries of culture, guided by a scholar of incomparable wit and erudition.
Customer Reviews:
Gender Bender Fun (and race, too).......2004-12-11
I have a confession - I have not actually read the book yet, merely heard Prof. Doniger present the topic at Radcliffe. But if it's anything like her other ones, I expect an open, intriguing, and profound look at people pretending to be people pretending to be who they are. (those are her words, not mine!)
In this book, Doniger breaks away from central Asia and religion and goes all over the board, covering French aristocrats, Shakespeare, African folklore, and yes, even Arnold Schwartzeneger. Despite amazon.com's topic descriptions, this is not just about gender, but also race, politics, and art, and the very nature of identity. When people flip through categories like pages of a book, they reveal the illusions of gender, race, etc. Doniger is thorough, inventive, humorous and brilliant in her research and writing.
Why haven't I read it yet? Why haven't YOU read it yet? Teachers, assign this book for your spring classes so I have an excuse to go buy it!
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- The Dreaded Comparison: Human and Animal Slavery
- The Faraway Horses: The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen
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- The Myth of Monogamy: Fidelity and Infidelity in Animals and People
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Venomous Snakes Of The Southeast
A Guide to the Snakes of North Carolina
Snakes of North America, Revised Edition: Eastern and Central Regions (Lone Star Field Guide)
A Field Guide to Reptiles & Amphibians of Eastern & Central North America (Peterson Field Guide Series)
Field Guide to Amphibians and Reptiles of the San Diego Region (California Natural History Guides)
