Molecular Plant Pathology: A Practical Approach Volume I (Practical Approach Series)

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Advances in the understanding of cellular processes at the molecular level have transformed the biological sciences. Plant pathology is a field which has benefited dramatically from the application of molecular techniques and has become one of the most exciting areas of biology today. Molecular Plant Pathology: A Practical Approach Volume I and its companion Volume II provide the first comprehensive guide to the latest molecular techniques as well as the established approaches to the subject. Detailed protocols are included which address a wide range of investigations from plant pathogen isolation and culture, through physiology and biochemistry, to techniques for localizing genes and their products within the cells of the infected plants. Researchers in plant science, molecular biology, and related areas will find the two volumes of Molecular Plant Pathology to be an invaluable experimental resource, providing a wealth of easy-to-follow protocols supported by expert advice and guidance.

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Stroll along formal footpaths in the Jardin du Luxembourg and lose yourself in the halls of the Louvre. Whether you are traveling there for the first time or returning to recapture past magic – Paris is sure to offer you thousands of visual, cultural and culinary delights, making your trip an extraordinary experience! Before leaving on your journey to Paris, be sure to pack your Fodor's guide to ensure you don't miss a thing!

The San Francisco Chronicle sums it up best: "Fodor's Gold Guides are saturated with information."

- New two-color interiors make it easier to find the information you need.
- Fodor's Choice ratings tell what not to miss.
- Hotel and restaurant reviews cover all budgets.
- New ¢ sign category flags the best budget options.
- Multi-day itineraries help readers build the right trip for them.
- Smart Travel Tips, a complete chapter packed with contacts and great advice.

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lightweight.......2004-05-20

Of all the larger guidebooks, this one is not very heavy. You must forgo all color and glossy pages, since this book apparently has been printed on newspaper paper. This a good thing, as the book is very light, which is a major bonus when you are lugging stuff all over Paris. It is an adequate guide. It seems, in general, poorly researched but organized well. The hotel recommendations seem as if they were pulled off the internet and nobody even bothered to check them out in person.

paris fun.......2004-03-08

i recently returned from my first trip to paris. in preparation, i reviewed multiple guidebooks and took with me two. the four i considered most promising were let's go paris, rough guide paris, frommers paris from $90 and fodors paris. it was frustrating that i could not find a comparative review of guides which is why i share this info with you.

of these, after the trip, i must say that let's go paris was the most helpful with copious useful maps and tips, in addition to accurate and abundant recommendations on housing, dining and entertainment. frommers was the second most useful in planning and understanding the city.

although i thought that the rough guide would be beneficial, the maps were limited in detail and annotation. also, dining etc was not listed by arrondissements which made searching very difficult.

fodors was nice, but not particularly useful for the moderate income traveler compared to the others. frommers paris i briefly reviewed but found much less useful than the other frommers guide.

You're kidding!.......2004-02-22

I bought this book because the Fodors 2002 Italy guide was superb! Well, so much for crossing countries and years. First of all, the Paris guide contains no color photos (no photos at all)! That might be acceptable, but the lack of color extends to the map of the Paris Metro as well, rendering it useless because the various metro lines, only shaded with an orange or gray, are virtually indistinguishable. Indeed, had I tried to utilize it for my travel, I'm convinced I would surely have routed myself to Berlin! Furthermore, the meat of this work seems to have been gutted: although there are brief one-page inserts called "CLOSE UPs", which provide handy concise tips, the restaurant and lodging guides are limited, with very few if any inexpensive recommendations. More disturbing is that the text often, if not always, refers the reader to somewhere else for the essentials. To wit: " . . to research prices, get advice from other travelers, and book arrangements, visit [...]." Are you kidding? I don't have access to the internet when I'm on the street. That's why I bought a guide BOOK, Stupid! While prices for goods and services understandably often change, this edition should at least have supplied those that are accurate up to the publishing date. Why else would someone buy the 2004 Fodors as opposed to the 2003, etc.? Unfortunately, too often these particular items were absent.

The book does possess some merit, found primarily in the various walking tour sections which provide helpful itineraries for what can be covered in a day (or two or three or more), each including a map. Trouble here as well, however. An adroit editor would have numbered these sections for easy reference. Instead, the reader is forced to constantly flip back and forth through pages in order to find the appopriate section (paste-up book marks are not supplied in this edition, either). What's more, even the respective maps are only practical to a point. Supposedly micro-views of the area being discussed, such as the one for the "Bastille to Nation" section, just a few major streets are named, and there is no supporting detail (- what sense does it make to have a magnified map without labeling more streets?!?). Conclusion: the uninitiated traveler had better have another resource close at hand in order to navigate the various rues and boulevards. As for travel advice in general, there is some accurate information here, but woe unto those who rely on it exclusively. Indeed, more than a few of the explanations are downright confusing, and a tourist surely can do without anything that is more confusing!

Overall, I'd have to say that this book is not worth its price. The publishers obviously pinched and skimped on their costs, and the result was an inferior product. Even the page paper wrinkles and tears very easily because it's composed of the cheapest weight and quality available! I certainly expected a lot more in a much better package. Thank goodness I chose to bring along other guide books and maps with me to the City of Light [by the way, that's City of LIGHT, not Lights]. I suggest therefore that you pass on this supposed traveler's "aide" and opt instead for either the Frommers Paris or the Paris Eyewitness Guide (which among other things contains an exceptional street guide index, well worth the extra money). You'll then be more prepared for the daunting, though exhilarating, experience of visitng one of the most exciting cities in the world!

As a vacationer's guide to Paris, it can't be beaten.......2004-02-16

I've looked at a lot of books lately for Paris vacationing. The Fodor's book beats them all, hands down.

This book explains the sites, gives a little historical perspective, and suggests itineraries. It also suggests off-the-beaten-path places, and things you might not realize are even there.

The eating and hotel parts don't just give you lists of hotels and restaurants. It lists by arondissement (important in Paris, where you'll be walking a lot), and lists by price group. It also lists what is a particularly good value. This book doesn't just give a generic blurb. All places are evaluated by the people writing the entries. You get honest, up-to-date appraisals by people who've been there. They tell you what to look out for.

The book lists good travel suggestions, such as how to pack, what to take with you on an international flight, etc. Overall, it's a good preparatory instrument for a trip that is such a big undertaking.

I enjoyed reading the book. It is comprehensive, well-written, and very informative. And I love being told where to look for the best deals.

Definitely a must if you're planning a trip to Paris.

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This biographical dictionary of some 3,000 photographers (and workers in related trades), active in a vast area of North America before 1866, is based on extensive research and enhanced by some 240 illustrations, most of which are published here for the first time.

The territory covered extends from central Canada through Mexico and includes the United States from the Mississippi River west to, but not including, the Rocky Mountain states. Together, this volume and its predecessor, Pioneer Photographers of the Far West: A Biographical Dictionary, 1840-1865, comprise an exhaustive survey of early photographers in North America and Central America, excluding the eastern United States and eastern Canada.

This work is distinguished by the large number of entries, by the appealing narratives that cover both professional and private lives of the subjects, and by the painstaking documentation. It will be an essential reference work for historians, libraries, and museums, as well as for collectors of and dealers in early American photography.

In addition to photographers, the book includes photographic printers, retouchers, and colorists, and manufacturers and sellers of photographic apparatus and stock. Because creators of moving panoramas and optical amusements such as dioramas and magic lantern performances often fashioned their works after photographs, the people behind those exhibitions are also discussed.

The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia: Tradition, History, Pioneers

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Excellent!
A Terrific One-Stop Source of Martial Mania
few japanese/okinawan karate masters, too much US
Very,very,very,very,very GOOD!
An excellent source of material, if a little out of date.

The Original Martial Arts Encyclopedia: Tradition, History, Pioneers
John Corcoran , Emil Farkas , and Stuart Sobel
Manufacturer: Pro-Action Pub.
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ASIN: 0961512636

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Excellent!.......2004-02-13

I am a brown belt in ASK. I am working toward my black belt. This book was suggested as valuable reading material. Excellent book. Every Martial artist should have it.

A Terrific One-Stop Source of Martial Mania.......2001-01-13

This reference work was written and edited by the same authors who wrote the Q&A, "Martail Arts Catalogue" in 1976. This book is more indepth and authoritative. The primary sections are on Tradition, History, and the Pioneers who have helped shaped this multi-faceited idea of what we call "martial arts."

The chapters are very good, providing excellent history and coverage. America is probably a little over represented. This however, doesn't mean they should have written less about American martial arts, just more of other traditions.

It must also be fair to say, that America has contributed much to the Asain arts and helped expand the arts, for better or worse, where they are today. The photos are neat and add greatly to this book. The writing is sometimes dry, like most reference works are.

All in all, it is a book that stands on its own and should be purcahsed by those martial artist who either are interested in history or having a quick refernce at their bookshelf.

few japanese/okinawan karate masters, too much US.......2000-03-28

This book provides little information about japanese and okinawan karate masters and is much to US oriented for a real encyclopedia.

Very,very,very,very,very GOOD!.......1999-11-10

I am taking isshinryu karate. It has great techinques.Anyway, This book is da bomb! It has alot of information. Every martial artist in the world should have this book. It goes over many styles in the world. Good pictures! You just can't stop reading it once it is in your hands.Big book.

An excellent source of material, if a little out of date........1999-08-16

As a martial artist and role playing gamer, I have used this tome as a research aid many times.

I have had the original edition since it first came out, and used it to write generalized martial arts rules for Shadowrun (back in 1st Ed) and Cyberpunk 2020 (posted to the old cyber-rpg mailing list way back when), as well as revising and adding arts for Ninja Hero and The Complete Martial Artist. It's even listed in the Bibliography for Ninja Hero. It's a wealth of information.

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The authors of this book draw on previously unpublished archive material to explore the pioneering endeavours of the scholars who conceived the Oxford English Dictionary and, with the assistance of an army of correspondents, brought it into being after half a century of Herculean labour. Its first publication in 1928 as the twelve-volume A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles was an important cultural event. In lexicographical and linguistic terms it was a revolution. Deliberately conceived as a new departure in English lexicography, the dictionary constituted an emphatic return to first principles, in terms of the evidence by which the record of the language was constructed and in the nature of the work itself. The prescriptive policy of earlier dictionaries was replaced by empirical description, while new scientific principles of philology were deployed to advance the understanding of the meaning and function of language. Lexicography and the OED provides new perspectives on the principles of the work and on the people, readers as well as editors, who created it. It includes chapters on its early history; the sources that were read for it; the nature of Englishness and the concept of the 'alien'; questions of inclusiveness and correctness; the standards of usage which the dictionary came to record; the treatment of early English and of science; the representation of pronunciation; the fundamental issues of word-formation; and the at times intractable problems of meaning. The book also sets the dictionary in the context of international lexicography, and examines how it was received by scholars and by the public. This is the most wide-ranging account yet published of the creation of one of the great canonical works of the twentieth century.

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An excellent book for environmentalist and for women causes.

Women Pioneers For The Environment
Mary Joy Breton
Manufacturer: Northeastern
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ASIN: 1555534260

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As the torchbearers of environmental activism, women from around the world have created profound changes that are helping to ensure a healthier planet for all living things. Whether it is Judi Bari, who was crippled by a car bomb because of her efforts to save California's ancient redwood forests; Dai Qing, who was imprisoned for her opposition to an environmentally destructive dam on China's Yangtze River; or Dr. Tatynana Artyomkina, who defied KGB threats and exposed health and environmental risks in the Soviet Union, women have put their lives on the line and persevered against daunting odds to restore and protect the environment.

Mary Joy Breton provides absorbing sketches of these and other women activists in the Americas, Eastern and Western Europe, Africa, and Asia. Breton interweaves her accounts with narrative on the ecological hazards that drove these women to spearhead various environmental campaigns, examining why and how they challenged, and often defeated, the power structures of government and industry.

Although these remarkable women come from various geographical regions and represent a wide range of economic, ethnic, and political backgrounds, they share insights, values, and a particular sensitivity to the Earth that led them to change the course of history. Their courageous efforts illuminate the crucial role of women in the environmental movement, and provide inspiration for a new generation of activists.

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An excellent book for environmentalist and for women causes........1998-10-03

I thought the book was an excellent review of some very powerful women who, in most cases had scant means, but who have risked much to keep our planet whole and protect it from being exploited for short term gains. I would recommend it strongly to anyone interested in preserving the environment and/or in realizing how much work has been done by some outstanding women to protect and restore our planet.

Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography, Volume 1: A-F

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Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography, Volume 1: A-F
Dan L. Thrapp
Manufacturer: University of Nebraska Press
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ASIN: 0803294182

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Stretching from "Aaron, Sam, Arizona pioneer" to "Zutacapan, Acomo pueblo chief," the three-volume Encyclopedia of Frontier Biography profiles approximately 4,500 frontier pioneers and Native Americans. Dan L. Thrapp's comprehensive work will interest scholars, researchers, and general readers curious about the figures who developed, defended, decorated, and devilized the American West.

All the famous ones are here: Volume I (A–F) includes Billy the Kid, Daniel Boone, Calamity Jane, George Custer, Buffalo Bill, Cochise, and John C. Fremont, among others. There are also entries for worthies less well known: Big Nose Kate, Nellie Cashman, Scott Cooley, to cite a few. Even Gary Cooper and other actors who portrayed westerners are sketched in. Thrapp’s richly detailed biographies are continued in Volumes II (G–O) and III (P–Z).

Thrapp has included seventeenth- and eighteenth-century figures in both New France and New England, as well as the trans-Appalachian country, but the majority are nineteenth-century men and women who discovered, settled, fought for, or simply lived in the raw lands west of the Mississippi River.

Mountain Men of the American West (It Happened in)

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Mountain Men of the American West (It Happened in)
James A. Crutchfield
Manufacturer: Tamarack Books
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Encyclopedia of Frontier and Western Fiction

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Encyclopedia of Frontier and Western Fiction

Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill
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African American Pioneers of Baseball: A Biographical Encyclopedia

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African American Pioneers of Baseball: A Biographical Encyclopedia
Lew Freedman
Manufacturer: Greenwood Press
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ASIN: 0313338515

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When Jackie Robinson became the first African American player in major league baseball in 1947, elbowing aside the league's policies of segregation that had been inviolate for 60 years, he became a symbol of opportunity and acceptance for African American players everywhere. Robinson withstood discrimination to establish himself as a Hall of Fame player, and to lead future generations of black players into the previously all-white world of Major League Baseball. Written for students and general readers alike, this biographical encyclopedia chronicles the history of African American baseball through the life stories of the game's greatest players, the legends who played a significant role in the integration of the major league. From Negro League stars Satchel Paige and Josh Gibson, to color line shatterer Jackie Robinson, and those who followed them in the limelight, such as Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, readers will learn how the inclusion of African American players in Major League Baseball improved the sport and race relations in the United States during this critical period in history. Comprehensive biographical entries also include: BLBuck O'Neil

Judy Johnson BLBuck Leonard BLCool Papa Bell BLRoy Campanella BLLarry Doby BLMonte Irvin BLWillie McCovey BLErnie Banks BLElston Howard BLMinnie Minoso BLFrank Robinson BLBob Gibson BLCurt Flood Providing detailed accounts of each player's amazing professional achievements, this insightful reference describes how the spectacular talents of African American players elevated Major League Baseball forever. Features include a timeline of important events, numerous photographs, and a bibliography of print and electronic sources for further reading.

Better Than or Equal to (Pioneer Perspectives)

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Better Than or Equal to (Pioneer Perspectives)
Linda Harding
Manufacturer: Paternoster Press
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ASIN: 0850097290

Caring for New Christians (Pioneer Perspectives)

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Caring for New Christians (Pioneer Perspectives)
Margaret Ellis
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