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This unique, richly illustrated book expolres the world of shields, interpreting them as beautiful objects with a language of their own. Drawing on the collections of the Barbier-Mueller Museum in Geneva, the authors examine the literary and mythological aspects of shields from Africa, Southeast Asia, and Oceania, placing them in their historical context.
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Superb photographs accompany texts written by 2 major South African specialists.
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Genetic erosion, that is, the loss of native plant and genetic diversity has been exponential from the Mediterranean Basin through the Twentieth century. This careless eradication of species and genetic diversity as a result of human activities from a 'hot-spot' of diversity threatens sustainable agriculture and food security for the temperate regions of the world. Since the early 1900s there has been a largely ad hoc movement to halt the loss of plant diversity and enhance its utilisation. The Convention on Biological Diversity and Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations International Undertaking on Plant Genetic Resources, both highlight the need to improve conservation methodologies and enhance utilisation techniques. It has been argued that the most important component of biodiversity is the genetic diversity of crop and forage species used to feed humans and livestock. These cultivated and related wild species provides the raw material for further selection and improvement.
Leguminosae species are of major economic importance (peas, chickpeas, lentils and faba beans, as well as numerous forage species) and provide a particularly rich source of protein for human and animal foods. Their distribution is concentrated in the Mediterranean region and therefore the improvement of their conservation and use in the region is critical.
This text is designed to help ensure an adequate breadth of legume diversity is conserved and to help maximise the use of that conserved diversity. The subjects of conservation and use of legume diversity, the Mediterranean ecosystem and taxonomy of legumes are introduced. Generic reviews of the taxonomy, centre of diversity, ecogeographic distribution, genetic diversity distribution, conservation status, conservation gaps and future research needs are provided, along with a discussion of the importance of rhizobia to the maintenance of legume diversity. Current ex situ and in situ conservation activities as well current legume uses are reviewed. In conclusion future priorities for ex situ and in situ plant genetic conservation and use of Mediterranean legumes are highlighted. All contributors look forward rather than simply reviewing past and current activities and therefore it is hoped that the identification of genetic erosion, location of taxonomic and genetic diversity and promotion of more efficient utilisation of conserved material will be enhanced.
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This book brings together empirical and theoretical research and serves as a testing ground for the articulation of new ideas and approaches which may be grounded in a study of South Asian languages but which have universal applicability.
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This unified examination of economic analysis principles from a cash flow viewpoint, provides a systematic, 7-step approach for performing a comparison of investment alternatives. It offers comprehensive coverage of cost concepts, inflation, ACRS and modern methods of depreciation, income taxes, economic analysis. It features more current economy examples, a new chapter on reality issues, and new material on non-manufacturing examples.
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"Gershman's guide may be the best guide for novice and pro shoppers alike," praises The Washington Post, and you'll agree. For more than ten years, Suzy Gershman has been leading savvy shoppers to the world's best finds. Now Born to Shop Paris is easier to use and packed with more up-to-date listings than ever before. Inside you'll find:
- The best of the shopping scene, from tony designer boutiques to funky flea markets
- What's new and hot, from the revitalization of the Left Bank to the trendiest young designers
- Excellent values, from bath and body to home style
- Great gift ideas, even for the friend who has everything-plus the best gifts for less than $10
- The best airfare, hotel, and dining values—so you can maximize your shopping dollars
- Tips on customs, shipping, and tax laws
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It's ALL in the details!.......2007-01-19
I've been traveling to Paris for 35 years (lived there for one) and so, know the city fairly well.... A friend lent me this book, and I tried to use it during the 3 weeks I spent in Sept-Oct of last year (2006), and was very disappointed. I mapped out the locations of several of the shops Suzy raves about, and arrived, only to find that the store was no longer (was it ever?) at the address she gave. If you know Paris, you know that there are tons of little, hard-to-find-rues, so it was VERY frustrating to spend so much time looking....and finding nothing. I would suggest she do her homework before she publishes another guide.
Great Read - Mediocre Advice.......2006-09-02
I purchased this book a little while before going to Paris and read it cover to cover, made maps, reference marks on my maps (basically went over board) believing I had invested money in a guide that was somewhat acurate. Sadly, I was mistaken - many of the stores mentioned were either no longer in business or were at another address. Most of the advice was off the cuff and not honest enough to be taken seriously by anyone. It is a fun read, don't get me wrong, but more as fiction than fact. Paris is a living, breathing animal of a city, always changing - i realize now that advice, not military precision shopping, is what I am looking for, and this is not it.
Same Paris I go to?.......2006-08-06
I have been traveling to Paris for 20 years and even lived there for a bit. Out of habit, I checked out Suzy's latest book. I wanted to know where Christian Louboutin's store was. she doesn't mention him. not a word. He is perhaps one of the hottest shoe designers going with his famous red soles. Suzy doesn't know or doesn't care.
Onto Pierre Hardy, a shoe designer in Palais Royale who is now making coveted purses with a wait list a mile long, again Suzy doesn't seem clued into who he is either.
The list goes on. Her hotel's are ridiculous. There are many wonderful hotels that are under $200.00 a night. Hotel Brighton on rue d' Rivoli right next to the much touted Hotel Mercier is one. Hotel Relais du Louvre next the still close Samaratine Deprtment store, which as been closed for a few years, but Suzy didn't mention even though her copyright date is post closing.
with information so available right now on the internet, save your money and buy a cafe or a glass of wine. Suzy, you are past your prime.
A good starting point..........2005-06-02
It seems as though Ms. Gershman either read the reviews here, or else the sorry state of the U.S. dollar against the euro was the catalyst for changes in the 10th edition, published in November 2004.
I used the book as one of my shopping resources during a short visit to Paris in May 2005. Of course, Ms. Gershman's picks still are on the pricey (and middle-aged) side, but she seems to have added more information on less expensive shopping options. And in case you don't share Ms. Gershman's taste in clothes, there are also picks from her son Aaron (who seems to be in his late teens or early twenties) and her assistant Jenny (apparently in her twenties or thirties).
She does list pricey hotels, but I don't think she should be considered a source on lodging since she lives part-time in Paris (and she even tells you how to rent her apartment, if you are so inclined).
I somewhat recommend this book because it gives a solid overview of shopping in the city and gives you a good base about the various neighborhoods. Plus, she's brutally honest ... since my shopping time was limited, her comment that Colette is overrated allowed me to skip that store and go somewhere where I can actually afford to buy things. She made me aware of a great place to buy handbags. And most importantly, she demystifies the process of getting détaxe ... which these days is crucial for Americans!
Normally, I'd have given this book four stars, but I've taken off another star because even though the book was published in November 2004, many things seem to be out of date (a champagne she recommended was nowhere to be found). I had a feeling there would be some problems with the listings, so when I was planning my trip (...)
Things I would have liked:
* Phone numbers for the stores, as well as opening hours.
* More detailed maps
If I were to do my shopping planning again, I'd probably spend an afternoon at Barnes & Noble with this book, reading the first couple of chapters (which include her top picks, as well as Aaron and Jenny's choices), then leafing through the rest of the book and taking down names of stores that interest me. Then, I would supplement my list with two sources that are more appropriate for a woman in her twenties or thirties: Time Out's store listings on their Web site, and the section on Paris shopping in the June 2005 issue of Lucky (which came out just in time for my trip, though I have to advise you that those listings are no cheaper than Ms. Gershman's picks!).
Certainly not the best guide for bargain-shoppers!.......2004-10-22
"Disappointing" is the best word to apply to this book. I found so little useable advice (and so much that was out-of-date), that I would try to resell my copy of this book via Amazon, if only I would not feel guilty for ripping off a fellow bargain-hunter!
Of the other (non bargain-shopping) advice in this book, I could find lots of places on my own (online on a search engine) to spend "top dollar" in Paris. I wouldn't recommend this book to anyone who is truly "born to shop"! Phooey!
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"Gershman's guide may be the best guide for novice and pro shoppers alike," praises The Washington Post, and you'll agree. For more than ten years, Suzy Gershman has been leading savvy shoppers to the world's best finds. Now Born to Shop France is easier to use and packed with more up-to-date listings than ever before. Inside you'll find:
- The best of the shopping scene, from Paris' designer boutiquest to colorful markets in Provence
- Great gift ideas, even for the friend who has everything-plus the best gifts for less than $15
- The best airfare, hotel, and dining values—so you can maximize your shopping dollars
- Detailed city maps and shopping tours, including Reims, Lyon, and the Riviera
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\"Gershman's guide may be the best guide for novice and pro shoppers alike," praises The Washington Post, and you'll agree. For more than ten years, Suzy Gershman has been leading savvy shoppers to the world's best finds. Now Born to Shop France is easier to use and packed with more up-to-date listings than ever before. Inside you'll find:
- The best of the shopping scene, from Paris' designer boutiquest to colorful markets in Provence
- Great gift ideas, even for the friend who has everything-plus the best gifts for less than $15
- The best airfare, hotel, and dining values—so you can maximize your shopping dollars
- Detailed city maps and shopping tours, including Reims, Lyon, and the Riviera
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I took this one along with me everywhere I went........2003-08-15
This book helped me to maximize my shopping dollars on my trip to France. With excellent values and gift ideas, I was able to find everything I wanted. Suzy offered an insider's guide to be best shopping scene ranging from Paris' designer boutiques to markets in Province. She also offered advice on where to find the best airfare, hotel, and dining values.
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Frommer's Born to Shop France
Suzy Gershman
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"Gershman's may be the best guide for novice and pro shopper alike." —The Washington Post You've Seen the Mona Lisa and You've had Foie Gras—Now it's Time to Go Shopping! For more than ten years, Suzy Gershman has been leading savvy shoppers to the world's best finds. Now Born to Shop: France is easier to use and packed with more up-to-date listings and shopping secrets than ever before. Inside You'll Find:
- The best of the shopping scene, from Paris's designer boutiques to colorful markets in Provence
- Excellent values, from Chanel to Champagne
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- The best airfare, hotel, and dining values—so you can maximize your shopping dollars
- Insider tips on customs, shipping, and VAT laws
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- The epitome of crass American obliviousness
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Born to Shop Paris: The Bargain Hunter's Guide to Name-Brand and Designer Shopping (Frommer's Born to Shop Paris)
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The epitome of crass American obliviousness.......2004-04-24
Suzy Gershman has been going to France for years, several times a year and now lives part time in Paris. If you know anything about French culture, you'll be mightily embarrassed for her. If I met her in the street, I'd kick her in the shin for giving the rest of us such a bad name. Read this and DO THE OPPOSITE OF EVERYTHING SHE SAYS.
I give this one star because the part about getting the deep discount at Printemps and Galleries de Lafayette is useful (though obvious if you read the signs in the store), and the advice about shopping for perfumes was ok, too.
Has she really ventured from her hotel?.......1999-03-22
I spend several months each year in Paris. A wonderful city that is beautiful, safe and above all...French. Something which Suzy seems unable to comprehend.
She seems to know little of the city. Street names are mispelled. Suggestions for lunch are directed to overpriced mediocre tourist traps. Stores are noted at addresses that are years out of date. She suggests getting your hair done at the head office of L'Oreal. Suzy???? This is an office building without a salon in sight. Do you take your car for service to the head office of General Motors? She sends to you to a well known Parisian leather shop that has not been at the address offered for years. She tells you to arrive a couple of hours before opening at the St. Ouen Market. She even offers a cute way of pronouncing the name. Thanks so much Suzy. However, arrive a couple of hours early at the market and all you'll get is nasty remarks from vendors who are setting up and trying to enjoy their first cafe of the day.
She offers all the standard silly warnings about subways, pickpockets, "rowdy boys" and dangerous French traffic. The subways are clean, always populated, remarkably convenient and I suppose there are a few pickpockets lurking somewhere; but this is the method of transportation in Paris and I have never encountered one bad incident. I don't know what Suzy means by "rowdy boy". I have never seen one.....nor heard of problems with them. I wonder if Suzy gets out much? Regarding traffic, it's like any big city and appropriate precautions are needed. Things like looking both ways when crossing the street are probably in order. Suzy, I suppose you live in some protected suburb of middle America and are unused to seeing more than a few cars at a time.
Suzy has problems with ATMs and seems to think that the purchase of your Carte Orange is a difficult task that can only be accomplished at one ot two subway stations. As usual, Suzy's problems are remarkably unique.
And most offensive is Suzy's obvious lack of knowledge regarding French manners and society. If you don't like differences Suzy, stay at home and go the mall where you can feel very comfortable at your Wal-Mart.
Suzy says she spends hours relaxing on her bed and in her tub at the Hotel de Crillon. Suzy might I suggest that you spend less time in the tub and a little more time researching your book.
Suzy and Frommer's should be embarassed that they actually published this book. Shame to all involved.
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Born to Shop: France
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1991 please!.......2003-03-05
I am dissappointed in the fact that you are not offering a more updated edition - there is a 9th edition and also the 10th which came out novemeber 2002 - which I had to buy a local bookstore
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- Two trends resulting in a new, society-wide insecurity
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The New Insecurity: The End of the Standard Job and Family (S U N Y Series in Social and Political Thought)
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Since 1973, the median family income in the United States has remained static, in marked contrast to the period from 1947 to 1973, when it actually doubled. Downsizing and corporate restructuring have produced widespread worries about employment, health-care coverage, and pension benefits. The American dream of a well-paid, permanent job, upward mobility, secure home ownership, and greater prosperity for one's children is for many today a remote, even romantic notion. Perhaps equally unrealistic is the expectation of sharing the American dream with the same marriage partner for all of one's adulthood.
The New Insecurity contrasts this new insecurity with a more secure past, when there were career ladders, factories stayed at home, and marriages lasted. But it also places it in a wider historical context, tracing it back to the docile bodies of Michel Foucault and the constant minds of Gerhard Oestreich at the very beginnings of the modern army. "Fight, don't flee," the command given then, has changed, according to the advice of business manuals today, to "don't stay too long" and "keep your options open." Jerald Wallulis offers a framework for understanding this individual uncertainty, arguing that today's challenges to traditional life planning are not momentary, nor will the free-floating economic anxiety disappear when the next "real" economic recovery comes.
But Wallulis also makes the case that the envied security of past generations did not depend on their prospects for long-term, full-time employment alone. It was also made possible by the development of social insurance programs designed to provide protection against unemployment, disability, and old-age indigency. This book emphasizes the contribution of the "insurance state" to the achievement of individual security and explores how programs of income assistance could protect the individual against the strong income fluctuations so prevalent in the new job market.
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Two trends resulting in a new, society-wide insecurity.......2000-01-21
Wallulis, professor of philosophy at the University of Southern California, describes the new insecurity resulting from two major changes: the end of the traditional job and the end of the traditional family (and marriage). His book is meant to compliment the existing literature on the subject already covered by the management and business disciplines. His basic premise is that we are moving from an "insurance" state, where our basic security was protected by jobs and companies, social welfare, and "till death do we part" marriages. This results in a "new insecurity." Although his discussion is from a philosophical / historical point of view (Foucault, etc.), he does devote a major portion of his book to the ideas of Bridges, Charles Handy, Robert Reich and Peter Drucker. In the case of insecurity resulting from the end of "jobs", the concepts he discusses (e.g., "employability vs. employment", multiskilled workers, reliance on self rather than on companies or employers) is strikingly similar to those being discussed by contemporary thinkers in the management, business, economics and organizational behavior disciplines.
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