The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates
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  • In my experience, this isn't very useful
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The Safari Companion: A Guide to Watching African Mammals Including Hoofed Mammals, Carnivores, and Primates
Richard D. Estes
Manufacturer: Chelsea Green Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1890132446

Book Description

Since its original publication in 1993, The Safari Companion has been the best field guide to observing and understanding the behavior of African mammals. An indispensable tool for naturalists traveling to Africa, this new edition has been revised to acknowledge the enthusiasm to those watching these magnificent animals at zoos and wildlife parks, and on film. The Safari Companion enables readers to recognize and interpret visible behavioral activities, such as courtship rituals, territorial marking, aggression, and care of young. Each account of over 80 species includes a behavioral table in which the unique actions of the hoofed mammals, carnivores, and primates are described for easy reference. In addition, useful maps show the major national boundaries, vegetation zones, and game parks relevant to the guide. The book includes an extensive glossary, as well as tips on wildlife photography, a list of organizations working to protect African wildlife, and advice on where and when to see the animals.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Well Written, by and Expert.......2007-07-19

I just returned from Tanzania, and used this book while on Safari in Serengetti, Ngorongoro crater, Lake Manyara, and Tarangire.

The main strength of the book is the high level overview given to game viewing in the beginning and at the beginning of each animal section. Without some background in behavioral biology it is tough to watch the animals and find it interesting for too long. After reading the opening to this book I was able to take much more from watching big herds of grazers than the tourists I was with.

Richard Estes is clearly an expert in the field, but he writes in a fashion that is easy to understand for a layman. He also gives some personalization to his accounts, giving personal tips for a good game drive.

The only issue with the book is that it is sometimes difficult to match the behavior of the animals in the field to the book in the limited time that is available on safari, so I would suggest that anyone interested read the sections about the animals they expect to see before the safari, and have those pages marked for reference during the game drive.

5 out of 5 stars Excellent Safari Companion.......2007-03-08

This book was an engrossing and wonderful read as we undertook the Safari.
It provided insight into the behavior and special characteristics of each animal that we saw, and made the sightings much more interesting than just the identification of each species.
Recommended highly!

2 out of 5 stars In my experience, this isn't very useful.......2007-02-26

I've been to Tanzania's national parks twice, and watched a lot of game in both the popular and the less-crowded parks. Estes came with me the first time, based on my interest in the animals and reviewers' comments found here; and this last time I took along the (copied) pages for a dozen or so animals (zebras, elephants, wildebeest, giraffes, etc).

His work is certainly interesting and I fully expected it would be a useful Safari Companion. But it hasn't lived up to expectations.

I know I've been fortunate to have guides who were very knowledgable: getting us into interesting situations, pointing out behavior and being able to answer lots of questions. In the evening, though, I've often checked to see what Estes might have to say about what we'd seen; and, typically, I didn't learn anything new. That, by itself, doesn't justify leaving Estes behind. But with few exceptions, fairly careful reading of Estes beforehand didn't prepared me to "see" behavior that might otherwise have been missed over the course of 5 weeks of game watching. I'm certain it's not that the behavior Estes describes doesn't occur; it's just that we tourists rarely have the opportunity to observe animals for long enough periods for it to happen!

After my second trip, I got a copy of "The Kingdon Field Guide to African Mammals" and I might take it along next time as a close substitute for Estes. For very easy identification of the common animals and birds of East Africa, however, I'll continue to rely on Withers and Hosking, "Wildlife of East Africa" in preference to the "National Audubon Society Field Guide to ..." (which I also own).



3 out of 5 stars Not for the average safari .......2007-01-09

This is a great book for people that want to know about all the variations of antelope, birds etc. If you're looking to go on your first safari and will be amazed by the sight of your first lion, this book is overkill for you.

If you're well educated on animal species, this is a good book for you.

4 out of 5 stars The Safari Companion.......2006-08-21

Excellent safari companion showing various animals and describing them, their habitat, etc. Recommended for anyone going on safari.
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    Jonathan Kingdon
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        Manufacturer: Struik Book Distributors (Pty), Ltd.
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                The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region
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                J. D. Skinner , and Christian T. Chimimba
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                This comprehensive volume covers all mammals that occur naturally on the African mainland south of the Cunene and Zambezi rivers, and also in the subregion’s coastal waters. Extensively revised and updated for the new edition, it now includes the latest data from from mammal research in southern Africa along with the radical taxonomic changes across all levels of mammalian classification. Containing contributions from specialists on each mammalian order, each species description has been reviewed by a range of independent and internationally recognised authorities. Along with the latest taxonomic information, the distribution maps and illustrations have been updated and redrawn, several new colour plates have been added, and the whole design has been enhanced to aid access to key information. This is the most comprehensive and up-to-date survey of southern-African mammals and forms an essential reference for zoologists, evolutionary biologists and anyone wanting an overview of the region’s wildlife.

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                5 out of 5 stars Must Have Reference.......2007-07-18

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                  The Rookie: The Incredible True Story of a Man Who Never Gave Up on His Dream
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                  The Rookie: The Incredible True Story of a Man Who Never Gave Up on His Dream
                  Jim Morris , and Joel Engel
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                  After an injury-plagued stint in the minor leagues in his twenties, Jim Morris hung up his cleates and his dreams of professional baseball to become a father, high school teacher and baseball coach. But his athletes knew that his dream was still alivehe threw the ball so hard, they could hardly hit itso they made a bet with him: if they won the league championship, he would have to try out for a major-league ball club. They didand he did. He was immediatley drafted by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays and three months later made his major league debut, striking out All-Star Royce Clayton.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  2 out of 5 stars Movie does not reflect book, vice versa.......2007-03-13

                  If you are looking for the book to be the Disney version of the Move, "The Rookie", do not get this book. The book was OK, but did not portray the same feeling of "faded dreams get second chance" Disney feel that the movie did.

                  3 out of 5 stars Everybody loves a feel-good story, but read deeper..........2006-03-04

                  Of course everyone wants a feel-good story. But the messy details that really illuminate a life get left out. It's always best for your image creation to tell your own story (with trained storytellers and) and sound like a great guy with endearing weaknesses and heady but safe admissions to decorate a long-odds story of dreams. I found the previous review of Robert Wilson, someone who actually knew Morris, to be most helpful (assuming the claim is true, which sounds credible).

                  The objective of publishers is to make money, same as moviemakers. And in the movie, they turn Morris' dad from a guy totally uninterested in baseball and squashing his son's dreams; when in reality the dad was himself a major league prospect and pounded the dream and practice of baseball into his son from an early age. Oh well, just the exact opposite of the truth, that's all. What objection will Morris have to falsehood while he's cashing his book checks, movie-rights checks, and the speaking fees of $10,000-$15,000 a pop he still gets?
                  You can rationalize all you want about inspiring people, but the truth has to be there. The truth of the objective facts, and the subjective aspect of what kind of a guy Morris really is (or was). Maybe Morris is a great guy now. I hope so. But money makes you do things you really shouldn't do. Further, it sounds like Morris thinks he was always a great guy, when in his first 25 years he probably had a lot of growing up to do. (I would know, because that's exactly how I am.)
                  Last point: Teaching physics and coaching high school baseball over a career contributes way, way more to kids than making it to the majors. You can inspire dozens of kids, every day, the hard way. Fame and money are terribly fleeting dreams, after all. He gave up the majors due to injury, but now says it was to be with his family. Really? To become a national speaker? When in baseball you have nearly half the year off? Fascinating logic. For the love of Pete, where are truth and credibility going? $$$$$$$$$$$ Keep grubbing for it.

                  5 out of 5 stars Very Good Book.......2004-10-06

                  This story is about a man named Jim Morris and his autobiography on how he always wanted to become a baseball player. There are tons of parts in the story that I liked like when when Lorri (Jim's wife) get a dog named Brandy who was abandoned with her pups by her owner. They took her in and made her well. But soon she becomes ill and dies. I'm now up to the point where Jim is struggling to keep a job and feed two (and on the way three) children. Lorri and him have a fight for a little bit and he leaves the house but soon after he is done thinking they get back together. After his arm starts to hurt him he gets a surgery done but can never pitch again. He quits baseball and concentrates on his family. My friend told me what happens in the end but who ever is reading this I want you to find out for yourself. Also it also really inspires you that you can be a professional baseball player and live out your childhood dreams. Thank you Jim Morris for writing your story.

                  4 out of 5 stars America's Pastime.......2004-06-01

                  "Everything gets hard before it gets easy." A well known cliché Jim Morris knows all too well. The Rookie, a true story written by Jim Morris, travels the journey of Jim's dream and how he accomplished it. Morris learned to walk at seven months old, passing up five months or normal development, he had natural talent, and was arguably the best baseball player on any team he played on, whether little league or softball. Morris was even a star football kicker, launching the ball over eighty yards with one swift boot. He knew his baseball skills would take him far, maybe even the major leagues, but there was one little problem that hovered over his stardom; his arm. He had Tommy John Surgery on his throwing arm, setting him back a year, then he had more trouble which was a three inch bone spur in his shoulder, the surgery was said to put the cap on his career. Yet Jim Morris wasn't ready to end his career just then.

                  Every novel has its good points and its poor points, that is what makes it popular. It is hard to find a negative point when the novel is based on a subject that one may feel so passionate about, yet some of the facts presented here in the book make one wonder how they were retrieved. When Jim Morris walked for the first time, he claimed that his parents didn't even see him because they were driving across the country and neither of his parents were paying attention. More than likely this information was conjured up, which in turn makes the story more interesting, but should be omitted. Even though it may have been false information, the majority of non-fiction books tend to have some created information in them. A technique many writers include in their "bag of tricks."


                  Jim Morris dedicated his life to baseball. He played the game basically his whole life, and loved every minute of it. The emotions Morris encounters are of the harshest; from learning he will never play baseball again, to marital problems at home. He shares these sensitive feelings with the reader, letting the reader inside his mind and head, thus making the story feel more personal. When an author expresses personal experiences wit the reader, sometimes the reader can relate with the emotions and problems, and when a reader has gone through them as well, the book gets that much better. Jim Morris is a passionate man who has a love for America's past time, and never will let that love go. Jim Morris loves baseball.

                  5 out of 5 stars The Oldest Rookie.......2004-02-25

                  The Oldest Rookie

                  Joel Engel and Jim Morris really did a wonderful job when they wrote the book The Oldest Rookie. The story was so good in fact that it inspired a movie called The Rookie. Although I thoroughly enjoyed both of them I would have to say that the book was better. There are a number of superior qualities about the book. You know it must be really good to because I almost always like the movie more then the book. The Oldest Rookie is easily one of the 5 best books I've read.
                  In the book, you really get inside Jim Morris's head. You can see how he goes from a kid who did nothing except play baseball, to a minor leaguer who had to retire because of arm troubles, to a patient high school teacher, to a major leaguer. In the movie you see him as a kid playing baseball, however in the book he talks about how when he was younger the only toys he would play with were balls and how he was only in kindergarten when the fifth graders let them play in his baseball games because he was so good. Morris explains how the only think he cared about was baseball and he knew he wanted to be a pro ball player all his life. In the movie you are left to either assume that or to not know it at all. One of the most effective parts of the book was when Morris is describing when he went to play in his first major league game. He talks about how the hard journey had been worth it and you can almost feel his happiness as a smile spreads across your face and you turn the page. In the movie there was no way they could capture this moment perfectly. They just had him stand outside of the stadium for a few moments. In the book, you really get to see how Morris's brain works. He explains how he was a perfectionist and that it really hurt his life. They don't even touch this subject in the movie, even though it had drastic effects on his life. Feeling what Jimmy Morris feels really enhances the story.
                  The characters in the book are also superior to the characters in the movie. They include pretty much every person who ever had an effect on Jimmy's life, while in the movie they pretty much just focus on him. The other characters really add a lot to the story. For example they didn't even mention that Jimmy had a grandfather, while in the book Jimmy says that his Grandpa was perhaps the biggest influence in his life. It was his grandpa who taught him to work hard and to not feel bad for himself when things didn't go his way. Also, they completely changed his parents. In the movie they make them seem like a normal couple, while in the book Morris explains how they didn't even like each other. They only married each other because Jimmy's mom got pregnant and they eventually got divorced. The movie really messed up on the characters.
                  The biggest part where the book has the advantage over the movie is in the story. There were gapping holes in the movie. In the movie they started at page 1 and went to about page 12 and then they went to about page 200, and the book was less then 300 pages long. They skipped the meat of the story, which is when he is in the minors for the first time. If you watched the movie you'd have no idea he had ever really played in the minors before. They left out how he had started playing pro after his first year of junior college and then went on to the grueling minor league system where he would ride in small buses for countless hours and then stay in cheap motels. Then when he finally did pitch he did horrible and right when he started doing good his arm started to hurt. In the movie they mentioned he had received arm surgery but they did not explain how important to him it had been. In the movie they made it seem as if he had gotten arm surgery and then retired when he had really came only to need arm surgery again the next season. He even got one more after that one before he retired. Then his family went through harsh financial times before the movie finally picked up the story again. The movie plot is very flawed.
                  The movie tried to do what they do to most inspiring stories, and that is make it feel more like a fairy tail then something that could really happen. They failed to show a lot of the hard work he put in to get where he did. You should really pick up the book The Oldest Rookie , it's a great story and it a speed read!

                  Tiki Quest
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                  Tiki Quest: Collecting the Exotic Past is the latest book offering for Tiki fanatics. Many discover the mysterious wonders of the  world of Tiki through some small cast-off relic. Maybe it's a Tiki mug with the name of a now-closed restaurant, perhaps a souvenir statue from Hawaii. But whatever the inspiration, Tiki has captivated the imagination once again.

                  There are those who amass only enough to outfit their home bar, there are others who are obsessed with Tiki in every form. Duke Carter is obsessed. His book catalogues the collection of vintage Tiki he has put together through years of scouring thrift stores, flea markets, and junk shops. The largest section categorizes Tiki mugs, the ceramic containers with fanciful renderings of Tiki gods that once were filled with Mai Tais and Navy Grog. Other areas of collecting are also presented: from souvenir statues made of resin and lava, postcards, matchbooks and swizzle sticks from Tiki restaurants of old, to an amazing variety of gee-gawks made into the likeness of Tikis. There are banks and bottles, lighters and lamps, even ashtrays full of aloha.

                  Far from a quickly outdated price guide, Tiki Quest is a vivid account and loving tribute to the joy of collecting, rendered in a colorful coffee-table book format.

                  Beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated with over 1000 photos filling nearly 200 pages, Tiki Quest is a must-have for Tiki enthusiasts whether they have been a collector for a long time or if they have just had their first Scorpion.

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                  5 out of 5 stars Tiki Quest Book Review.......2007-08-29

                  This book is an invaluable resource for Tiki mug collectors. A Must have for Tiki enthusiasts!

                  5 out of 5 stars A much needed visual Source!!!.......2006-03-22

                  Thank you Duke Carter for cataloguing such amazing cool stuff. As a Tiki aficianado I'm so glad to have this book.

                  5 out of 5 stars One of the Best Tiki Books Out There.......2004-12-09

                  If you're reading this and you're into Tiki, and you don't own this book, then buy it. It is loaded with pictures and it is a MUST HAVE TIKI BOOK!!!

                  5 out of 5 stars The most comprehensive Tiki collection I've seen.......2004-01-19

                  This is a 193 page all-color coffee table book featuring one of the most comprehensive Tiki collections I've ever seen. The book is huge, and it's overfollowing with pictures of all kinds of Tiki collectables. The book focuses on mugs, with tons of great photos of an extensive selection, and is a must-have if you're an eBay Tiki collector as an unoffical collectors guide.

                  I'm equally impressed with the pages and pages of other tiki collectables. Lanterns, decanters, postcards, swizzle sticks, matchbooks, dinnerware and more. There's a lot of variety here. Every time I flip through the book I find something new that I just need to have in my own collection.

                  If you love Hawaii and Tiki collectables, this book is a must-have for your collection.

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                          ASIN: 0521581559

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                          This book explores the foundations of the intellectual renaissance in late-tenth-century England, including both the English Benedictine reform and the establishment by Æthelwold, Bishop of Winchester, of his influential school. The early stages of Æthelwold's scholarly career are explored and new light is shed on the role which King Æthelstan's cosmopolitan court played. Two widely influential Old English texts are definitively attributed to Æthelwold and his circle, which attest to the importance that the reformers attached to the vernacular.

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                          This book explores the foundations of the intellectual renaissance in tenth-century England, including both the English Benedictine reform and the establishment by ?thelwold, Bishop of Winchester (963-84), of the most influential school in late Anglo-Saxon England. The vital early stages of ?thelwold's scholarly career are explored for the first time, particularly his formative years in King ?thelstan's entourage and his period of study at Glastonbury. New light is shed on the contribution which ?thelstan's cosmopolitan court made to intellectual and spiritual life. Based on a wide range of evidence Dr Gretsch assigns to ?thelwold two influential texts: an interlinear translation of the psalter and a vast corpus of Old English glosses to Aldhelm's prose De virginitate. These glosses are shown to have played a pivotal role in the development of the vernacular as a medium for scholarly discourse.
                          Moses and the prophets: A brief survey of the Old Testament (Christian service training course)
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                            Moses and the prophets: A brief survey of the Old Testament (Christian service training course)
                            Olive May Winchester
                            Manufacturer: Beacon Hill Press
                            ProductGroup: Book
                            Binding: Unknown Binding

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                            ASIN: B0007FA1HK
                            A sermon, preached in Winchester College Chapel, on Sunday, July 12, 1840: Being the day previous to the commencement of the summer vacation
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                              A sermon, preached in Winchester College Chapel, on Sunday, July 12, 1840: Being the day previous to the commencement of the summer vacation
                              Charles Wordsworth
                              Manufacturer: Dobbins and Wheeler, printers
                              ProductGroup: Book
                              Binding: Unknown Binding

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                              ASIN: B0008CYRJA
                              Sigena: Romanesque Paintings in Spain & the Winchester Bible Artists
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                                Sigena: Romanesque Paintings in Spain & the Winchester Bible Artists
                                Walter OAKESHOTT
                                Manufacturer: see notes for publisher info
                                ProductGroup: Book
                                Binding: Paperback
                                ASIN: B000RJGFIK
                                Sigena: Romanesque paintings in Spain & the Winchester Bible artists
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                                  Sigena: Romanesque paintings in Spain & the Winchester Bible artists
                                  Walter Fraser Oakeshott
                                  Manufacturer: Harvey, Miller and Medcalf Ltd
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                                  ASIN: 0856020079
                                  Sigena: Romanesque Paintings in Spain and the Artists of the Winchester Bible (Studies in Medieval and Early Renaissance Art History, 1)
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                                    Sigena: Romanesque Paintings in Spain and the Artists of the Winchester Bible (Studies in Medieval and Early Renaissance Art History, 1)
                                    Walter Oakeshott
                                    Manufacturer: A Harvey Miller Publication
                                    ProductGroup: Book
                                    Binding: Hardcover

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                                    ASIN: 0199210063

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                                    This book is a unique record of one of the great monuments, now lost, of Romanesque painting. It reconstructs the monumental cycle of paintings at the Chapter House of the convent at Sigena in Spain on the basis of photographs taken just before the building's destruction by fire during the Spanish Civil War in 1936. Besides the tremendous visual impact and aesthetic appeal of these examples of Romanesque art at its highest level, the Sigena wall-paintings are also significant in that they have been recognised to be the work of English artists working in Spain - artists identified with the later masters who worked on the famous Winchester Bible. They are also stylistically related to some of the twelfth-century mosaics of Sicily.
                                    THE STUDY BIBLE: THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS: A LITTLE LIBRARY OF EXPOSITION WITH NEW STUDIES.
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                                      THE STUDY BIBLE: THE EPISTLE TO THE ROMANS: A LITTLE LIBRARY OF EXPOSITION WITH NEW STUDIES.
                                      The Bishop of & James Moffatt. Winchester
                                      Manufacturer: Cassell
                                      ProductGroup: Book
                                      Binding: Hardcover
                                      ASIN: B000O8RTWA

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