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Written by TV naturalist Tony Soper with specially commissioned paintings by the grand-daughter of 'Scott of the Antarctic', this is a beautiful and informative guide.
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gorgeous illustrations, info. you won't find anywhere else.......2005-07-03
This has got to be the single best guide to Antarctica's unusual wildlife. Everything is covered here, from Gentoo Penguins to Crab-Eater Seals (which don't actually eat crabs). Beautiful illustrations make it easy to identify birds & other animals while your out on the ice. If you're going to the White Continent, you'll want to stash this little book in your daypack. This book was useful when my husband & I visited the Antarctic peninsula, which we chronicle in our DVD "T&T's Real Travels in Antarctica" (also available on amazon.com).
A handbook essential for any Antarctica-bound traveler.......2005-06-07
The price tag may seem steep for the fourth edition of this 144-page paperback - but where else are you going to find details on the wildlife of Antarctica, tailored as a take-along tote for the Antarctica-bound traveler? Color drawings by Dafila Scott accompany nature history descriptions of each creature and discussions of identification specific to Antarctica, from contending with visibility factors to seasonal identification features. Antarctica: A Guide To The Wildlife is a unique and strongly recommended "take-along" handbook essential for any Antarctica-bound traveler.
Great, portable guide.......2001-03-06
I bought this book in preparation for a trip 'South' in December 1999/January 2000 and it was an extremely useful guide to wildlife in general but especially good for penguin information. The drawings by an ancestor of Robert F. Scott's are lifelike, and engaging art as well. The brief summaries of natural and exploration history are accessible and informative. If you are looking for a portable guide to peninsular wildlife get the book--you won't regret it.
A good, portable guide to commonly seen Antarctic wildlife.......1998-02-14
If you are visiting the Antarctic Peninsula and nearby islands, this guide is a good field guide to identifying, and learning about, the most common Antarctic fauna you will experience, including birds, mammals and cetaceans. (It is not a comprehensive guide for htose desiring in depth information and identification of every species.) José Kirchner
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Hop on the saddle and let
Bicycling For Dummies take you on a wild ride. Face it: Bicycling isn't what it used to be in the old days when you had only a few models to choose from. Now there are hybrids, comfort bikes, city bikes, mountain bikes, suspension bikes, touring bikes, and more. And with each type of bike, there are new ways to ride them, which is why you need to consult
Bicycling For Dummies. Whether you're a casual rider or a seasoned cyclist, this book shows you how to buy the right bike, how to ride it properly and safely, and how to start having more fun on the street or the trail.More than just a buyer's guide, this book can help you get the most out of your new (or old) bike. You can find out how to gear up with the latest helmets, clothing, locks, and other accessories, and also how to avoid common biking mishaps with tips and techniques for riding efficiently and safely. Included, also, is a step-by-step primer -- complete with illustrations -- to the most common repairs, from simple jobs (like fixing flat tires and squeaky brakes) to more-complicated repairs (like fixing a bent rear derailleur). So whether your goal is to bike to get in shape or to simply have fun,
Bicycling For Dummies is your complete guide to the wonderful world of bike riding.
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Entertaining AND educational!.......2001-04-03
This book is a very good tool for those who are thinking of buying a bike, either for pleasure or for serious exercise. It covers everything from how to find a bike that fits you, to what accessories you really need, to how to plan an exercise program once you get the bike, to how to repair it yourself. And not only is it a good resource, but it's also a pleasure to read! Allen St. John is a funny writer who really enjoys his subject, making the book easy to read and very entertaining- it makes you want to go out and buy a bike the very second you start reading it!
A GREAT PLACE TO GET STARTED.......2000-12-03
This book has to be the best general guide for cycling. It takes you through all the steps of how to buy the bike that suits you, what accessories to get and what not to waste money on. It also explains how to setup your bike properly before you take your first ride. All in an easy to understand everyday English. I would recommend only to beginners, but veterans may find some useful information as well.
best overview I've seen!.......2000-03-21
This is the best book I've seen on bicycling. From describing all the different parts and components to accessories to fitting a bike to repairing and fixing basic problems, this book does it all. Covers many aspects of bicycling. Highly, highly recommended! If you are buying your first book on bicycling or if your just want to know more, this is the book for you!
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English-Russian and Russian-English Medical Dictionary
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new english-russian medical dictionary.......2006-06-03
DREADFUL...You must be careful from unexpected mistakes and improper definitions(e.g. "neural spine" translated as "transversus process",etc.).You can only find some terms in first approximation and check them by another source.I'm a Russian- speaking doctor and NOT found any new terms,especially from holistic medicine,radiology and chiropractic. This dictionary not include pronunciation system and cross-references.
The best of its kind!.......2005-05-29
This is the latest and the most complete English-Russian Medical Dictionary released in Russia. It contains 75,000 terms from all fields of clinical and theoretical medicine, clinical immunology, immunogenetics, radiology, medical equipment, space medicine. It also contains the most usable terminology from anatomy, physiology, surgery, opthalmology, pediatrics, oncology, psychiatry, narcology, and much, much more.
This dictionary has a supplement with most commonly used abbreviations.
There is also an electronic copy of the whole dictionary on the CD!
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English-Russian and Russian-English Medical Dictionary
ASIN: 5887212926 |
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Featuring 82,000 words and phrases and 129,000 translations, this second edition of The Oxford Russian-English Dictionary derives its material from a collation of the best existing Russian-English dictionaries with the fundamental dictionaries of Russian, including the authoritative works prepared by the USSR Academy of Sciences. Drawing upon Russian and Soviet literature, it focuses on colloquial vocabulary and general scientific and technological terms. Entries include valuable grammatical information such as irregular case endings and short forms of adjectives. The dictionary also provides appendices of abbreviations and geographical names, making it a must for any student learning or using the Russian.
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This dictionary gives the serious student a powerful tool........1999-12-07
The Oxford Russian-English Dictionary was my first real dictionary as a Russian Language student. Taking advice from a personal hunch I bought the book before I ever stepped into a university lesson in Russian about three and a half years ago. This dictionary has served me extremely well particularly in terms of translations excercises. I personally consider this dictionary to be a fabulous reference tool for anyone student or professor serious about the study of Russian with a focus on finding the most authoritative and accurate translation of over 80,000 words and/or phrases from Russian to English. Please consider purchasing this dictionary if you speak English as a native language and truly are serious about your studies of Russian. The only drawback to this dictionary comes from the fact that it forces the user to have a good sense of the meaning that he or she is after since it provides such a huge variety on certain translations from Russian to English which is quite understandable considering the difficulty in what many term {comparitive linguistics} i.e. (word to word) translation. I hope that anyone who wants to add to his or her vocabularly will consider purchasing this dictionary for I believe that it will help tremendously with this endeavor.
The best Russian dictionary on the market.......1998-11-12
Oxford is the standard. There is no better Russian-English dictionary available. Grammar forms are provided; examples and idioms are given. Appendices include abbreviations and geographical placenames.
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English-russian & Russian-english Medical Dicvtionary
A. Yu Bolotina , and
E. O. Yakusheva
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Slovar' soderzhit okolo 75000 terminov po osnovnym razdelam klinicheskoj i teoreticheskoj mediciny, klinicheskoj immunologii, immunogenetike, radiologii, aviacionno-kosmicheskoj medicine, a takzhe medicinskomu oborudovaniju.
Pomimo klassicheskoj terminologii po anatomii, fiziologii, gistologii, a takzhe osnovnyh patologij, nazvanij boleznej, nazvanij lekarstvennyh rastenij, v slovar' vkljucheny terminy po hirurgii, oftal'mologii, otorinolaringologii, pediatrii, onkologii, nejrohirurgii, narkologii, sudebnoj medicine i dr.
V korpuse slovarja dany naibolee upotrebitel'nye sovremennye anglijskie sokrawenija s rasshifrovkoj i russkimi jekvivalentami.
V konce slovarja privoditsja perechen' abbreviatur medicinskih stepenej, prinjatyh v Velikobritanii.
Slovar' imeet polnuju jelektronnuju versiju, predstavlennuju na prilagaemom k izdaniju kompakt-diske.
Slovar' prednaznachen dlja specialistov-medikov, prepodavatelej, studentov i aspirantov medicinskih vuzov, rabotnikov medicinskih firm, a takzhe perevodchikov medicinskoj literatury.
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- Great handbook for a medical student, doctor or translator!
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English-Russian Medical Dictionary: English in Medical Practice
J. P. Murray , and
V. L. Rivkin
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The first part of this book provides the basic vocabulary required to obtain a full history and perform thorough examinations. The second part contains twenty one case histories which cover a wide variety of emergencies commonly encountered by junior doctors and medical students. The questions asked by the doctor in each case are not exhaustive but are all pertinent to the management of the patient. The examination findings are displayed in a similar form to those written by British junior doctors in case notes and on casualty cards. Following each case history there are lists of differential diagnoses, vocabulary lists and lists of descriptive words in the form of "word collocates." The third and fourth parts of the book contain several types of work lists, all aimed at quickly enriching the readers vocabulary, and the fifth part contains medical abbreviations, also abbreviations for the U.K. medical Appendix to the book includes illustrations with names of parts of the body and main organs.
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Great handbook for a medical student, doctor or translator!.......2003-08-31
This is an unusual book - a dictionary and a phrasebook under the same cover. I found it very helpful when obtaining a full medical history and performing an exam of a patient. It has all the needed vocabulary; all the questions that are generally asked by a doctor.
The following part of the book has 21 history cases: from cardiac arrest to appendicitis, from chest pain to asthmatic attack in a child, to drug overdose, knee injury, etc. There are separate chapters with practical words related to operative surgery, medical administration, etc.
This book also includes a chapter with medical abbreviations, and examples of doctor's referral, discharge and some other letters commonly used by doctors.
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English-Russian Medical Dictionary
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Second edition of this popular dictionary contains approximately 70,000 terms.
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Very well.......2000-10-13
Dear Sir/Madam, I'd like to express my opinion concerning the english-russian medical dictionary. It's a very nice book and I plan to use it in my scientific work. Currently I am working at my thesis in the field of immunology in one of the best research centers of Germany and the information of the book is absolutely necessary for me. Thank you.
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Iseful source of information!.......2004-07-07
Contains terminology from all branches of traditional medical science including diagnostics, immunology, etc. The most usable terms from health care. Arranged alphabethically. The spelling throughout the book is American. The English-Russian part of this dictionary has 13,000 terms; the Russian- English contains about 10,500.
Revised and up-to-date!.......2003-07-03
This dictionary is a revised version of the same dictionary published in 1999. It contains about 24,000 terms, most of which concern the traditional medical science. It also has new terms connected with immunology, genetic engineering, radioisotope diagnosis, etc. If you are looking for terminology connected with biology, medical equipment, etc. - it'a all there too. The spelling throughout the book is American.
I would say it's good dictionary.
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Comprehensive Russian-English Medical Dictionary
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This dictionary contains about 70,000 terms.
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Good reference source!.......2003-05-15
I own this dictionary and use it on a regular basis. It's a good reference book for doctors and nurses working in any medical office or facility, as well as for interpreters or translators assisting them or Russian speaking patients. It covers fundamental medical terminology - from anatomy and pharmacology, to virusology, cardiology, oncology and psychiatry. It's also helpful if you are looking for specific terms concerning microsurgery, laser technologies, genetics, computer-based diagnostics, etc. Its Russian title is "Bolshoi Russko-Angliiski Meditsinskii Slovar'". This dictionary is arranged in alphabethical order in Russian language. It's a good reference tool.
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It is the unique multilingual dictionary of Medical Plants.......2002-06-09
It is the unique multilingual dictionary of Medical Plants, in which one there are Russian equivalents (other dictionaries I did not find). The dictionary is very convenient by that if not know of Russian equivalent to English or on the contrary, always it is possible to use the Latin term.
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Superb examples of the ironworker's art — elaborately wrought designs for gates, fences, finials, banisters, window grilles, signs, marquees, cathedral screens, and a host of other architectural and decorative appointments, from Gothic style to Art Nouveau — meticulously rendered in fine black-and-white drawings reprinted from rare European and American books and periodicals.
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Great reference.......2005-10-01
This book is chock full of illustrations! It has gates, doors, door arches, stair railings, and fence sections. It runs the gamut from simple to very intricate designs. If you are a designer, this is a great resource. If you just appreciate design, you will enjoy browsing through it.
Very interesting reference.......2002-04-19
I enjoyed this very much. I wish there could have been more photographs, but that would have been a different book. This is almost exclusively line drawings.
Very helpful and informative. Warning: trying to duplicate these in decorative metal today is *expensive*. Architectural salvage might be more affordable than starting from scratch.
Beautiful Work.......2001-12-12
I have a different use for this book than perhaps the typical buyer. I bought it because I love adapting these iron designs into borders or patterns for my pen and ink drawings and paintings. Each page was such a delight when I discovered this book I bought it immediately. You need not use it as a home furnishings book. It works just as well as an inspiring art book.
Great for Designers.......2001-03-15
I've worked in the Ornamental Iron business for 3 years as a designer and business manager. I use this book more than any other for generating some fresh, usually more elaborate design ideas. There are a number of styles represented in the many drawings. If you are interested in seeing unique and interesting wrought iron designs you will not be disappointed.
A MANUAL FOR DESIGNING YOUR OWN "CASTLE".......2000-08-30
This is the most comprehensive collection of beautiful designs for gates, rails, fences, walls, pillars etc. From my personal opinion, there are some designs within the book that might be even more beautiful than the ones shown on the front cover. The various styles range from quite simple to very complex (flowery type). With over 400 designs, one is sure to find a few that matches his or her own tastes. A great book for homeowners and others. Probably some of these designs could even be used in graphics and other works apart from architecture.
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