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Reveling in the wonders of nature doesn’t have to be reserved for vacation. By simply taking a few minutes to look up and observe the hawks hovering over their nest at the top of a city apartment dwelling, or to look down and note the variety of weeds growing in a small patch of earth, or just to glance through the window and appreciate the shapes of the clouds moving by, anyone can connect with nature—anywhere, anytime.
Clare Walker Leslie, author of the bestselling book
Keeping a Nature Journal, has spent 25 years teaching and showing people how simple and rewarding it is to notice and record local nature. Nothing is more inspiring than the pages of her nature journals, which feature her daily recordings of small, but amazing natural events she’s seen while walking the dog, sitting in a park with her children, or driving around city streets.
Drawn to Nature features a selection of Leslie’s journal pages, arranged to inspire the reader to do as she does: look up, look down, look out and around, bring bits of nature indoors to observe and study, or take your eyes for a walk around the neighborhood. Using a combination of quick, impressionistic watercolors with more detailed pen and pencil drawings, along with the written word, Leslie invites readers to share in the pleasure of her nature watching, and to experience the joy of seeing and connecting with nature wherever they live, amidst the whirl of daily life.
For journal keepers, nature lovers, birdwatchers, artists, and anyone interested in using nature as a source for self-reflection or meditation, this book will be a welcome companion and source of inspiration.
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Drawn to Nature Through the Journals of Clare Walker Leslie.......2006-09-22
Nice book. Used it to teach nature journaling at a children's camp this summer. Compact, good example of "how to" journal.
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Gasteromycetes: Morphological & Developmental Features
Orson K. Miller , and
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A travel guide packed with detailed cultural and historical information to help travellers get under the skin of this fascinating part of India.
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Excellent guide book.......2007-02-09
The Footprint series are great for getting background and cultural information about the destinations. It provides detailed information about the hot places to be, where to avoid and a true insiders guide to each city. This is a lot more detailed and seemingly more accurate than the Lonely Planet guides.
The one thing it lacks is details of hotels and restaurants. It simply lists them without reviews or justified ratings. My suggestion: travel with two books. Get the Lonley Planet for hotels and restaurants. Get the Footprint series for real life details of your destination.
One example: Footprint gives information like [paraphrasing] 'the registered guides are only allowed on the left side of the entrance of the fort; the local, but frequently better guides, stay on the right'. Details like that make you feel confident in your travels.
where is Gujarat?.......2007-02-09
I bought the book, two day delivery, because I am going to Gujarat in ten days. I went through the book, looked through the index, etc., but aside from a piece on the map, could not find material on Gugarat. My invoice and your title clearly says Footprint Rajasthan (Footprint Rajasthan and Gujarat Handbook) by Matt Barrett. The title on the book is Footprint Rajasthan by Matt Barrett.
Needless to say, I'm very disappointed. I was going to give it a 3 because the quality of the book is good, but because I was looking for Gujarat and felt this was all very misleading, I'm giving it a one, since there's no zero.
good choice.......2006-11-03
The guidebook is useful and detailed. It does not contain a lot of practical information, but the cultural background is excellent.
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Footprint Rajasthan & Gujarat Handbook : The Travel Guide
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The colorful areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat encapsulate the essence of India. This new Footprint guide covers not only typical travel information, such as accommodations and restaurant listings, but also contains sections on festivals, handcrafts and internet cafes. This guide is a gem that lets travelers discover the true charm of the regions.
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New edition of Footprint's guide to the most popular destination within India. Comprehensive coverage of the Golden Triangle: Agra, Jaipur and Delhi.
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Hit and Myth: Discover the Myths and Mysteries of Ancient Greece (History Activity Pack)
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Within both the social and environmental sciences, much of the data collected is within a spatial context and requires statistical analysis for interpretation. The purpose of this book is to describe current methods for the analysis of spatial data. Methods described include data description, map interpolation, and exploratory and explanatory analyses. The book also examines spatial referencing, and methods for detecting problems, assessing their seriousness and taking appropriate action are discussed. This is an important text for any discipline requiring a broad overview of current theoretical and applied work for the analysis of spatial data sets. It will be of particular use to research workers and final year undergraduates in the fields of geography, environmental sciences and social sciences.
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Excellent book, covers all the bases.......1999-03-02
Robert Haining's book is the definitive source for spatial data analysis. He provides an excellent introduction to spatial statistics which leads naturally to discussion of the more advanced methodologies available to researchers. Well recommended for geographers with some familiarity with inferential statistics
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Quantitative Geography is a lucid and comprehensive overview of the use of quantitative methods in spatial data analysis. It focuses on the philosophy informing spatial analysis and demonstrates the significant differences between modern quantitative methods and the methods associated with Geography’s ‘Quantitative Revolution’ in the sixties. The text integrates a discussion of the application of quantitative methods with practical examples, and explains the philosophy of the new quantitative methodologies. Comprising a discussion of specific techniques, Quantitative Geography critically examines the profound difference in the use of those techniques since the quantitative revolution.
Key issues include: spatial data; geographical information systems; visualization; local analysis; point pattern analysis; spatial regression; and statistical inference. Concluding with a review of models used in spatial theory, the text goes on to discuss the current challenges to spatial data analysis.
Written to be accessible, to communicate the diversity and excitement of recent thinking, Quantitative Geography will be required reading for students and researchers in any discipline where quantitative methods are used to analyze spatial data.
". . . this is an excellent piece of work! The book is particularly important for those who are dealing with spatial data, both geographers and researchers in other disciplines, and those who wish to appreciate newly developing techniques in spatial analysis. It would make an outstanding textbook and is an essential reference work."
- THE ANNALS OF THE ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN GEOGRAPHERS
`This is a veritable tour de force of everything that is exciting about quantitative geography and GIS. It is a timely, thorough and exciting account of the state of the art and science of spatial analysis'
- Paul Longley, University of Bristol
`A highly innovative and up-to-date text. It is unique in its coverage of the many developments that have taken place in the field over the past few years. The book is one that is highly readable and stimulating for those with some background in the field, and its expositional style and many examples will make it stimulating to newcomers as well'
- Peter Rogerson, State University of New York at Buffalo
`Brings the field thoroughly up to date, integrating modern methods of GIS with a comprehensive and easy-to-read overview of the most recent and powerful techniques of spatial analysis. The book will be valuable to students and researchers in any discipline that seeks to explore or explain phenomena in geographical context, and will make excellent reading for geographers, political scientists, criminologists, anthropologists, geologists, epidemiologists, ecologists, and many others. It offers a spirited challenge to critics of a scientific approach to social science, and demonstrates the value of its subject matter through abundant examples'
- Michael Goodchild, National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis, University of California, Santa Barbara
`There is a view within some parts of academic geography that what used to be called "quantitative geography" is dead, having been subsumed within "geographical information systems" or else of no continuing interest. This book should correct this view. First, it shows that quantitative methods have remained an exciting area of development and, second, it shows that, if anything, they have more relevance to substantive problems of interest than they have ever had. Although not specifically about GIS, it is a book that should be read by everyone concerned with the analysis of geographical information'
- David Unwin, Birkbeck College, University of London
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Constrained Optimization and Image Space Analysis: Volume 1: Separation of Sets and Optimality Conditions (Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering)
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Over the last twenty years, Professor Franco Giannessi, a highly respected researcher, has been working on an approach to optimization theory based on image space analysis. His theory has been elaborated by many other researchers in a wealth of papers.
Constrained Optimization and Image Space Analysis unites his results and presents optimization theory and variational inequalities in their light.
It presents a new approach to the theory of constrained extremum problems, including Mathematical Programming, Calculus of Variations and Optimal Control Problems. Such an approach unifies the several branches: Optimality Conditions, Duality, Penalizations, Vector Problems, Variational Inequalities and Complementarity Problems. The applications benefit from a unified theory.
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In Cold Blood was a groundbreaking work when released in 1966. With it, author Truman Capote contributed to a style of writing in which the reporter gets so far inside the subject, becomes so familiar, that he projects events and conversations as if he were really there. The style has probably never been accomplished better than in this book. Capote combined painstaking research with a narrative feel to produce one of the most spellbinding stories ever put on the page. Two two-time losers living in a lonely house in western Kansas are out to make the heist of their life, but when things don't go as planned, the robbery turns ugly. From there, the book is a real-life look into murder, prison, and the criminal mind.
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On November 15, 1959, in the small town of Holcomb, Kansas, four members of the Clutter family were savagely murdered by blasts from a shotgun held a few inches from their faces. There was no apparent motive for the crime, and there were almost no clues.
As Truman Capote reconstructs the murder and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, he generates both mesmerizing suspense and astonishing empathy.
In Cold Blood is a work that transcends its moment, yielding poignant insights into the nature of American violence.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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With the publication of this book, Capote permanently ripped through the barrier separating crime reportage from serious literature. As he reconstructs the 1959 murder of a Kansas farm family and the investigation that led to the capture, trial, and execution of the killers, Capote generates suspense and empathy.
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Quite Cold, Indeed.......2007-10-06
It is a testament to Truman Capote's ability that he was able to take a small yet disturbing blurb in the New York Times and not only write a compelling book about it, but create a new literary form, the nonfiction novel, and also turn the story into an American classic. IN COLD BLOOD fully deserves the accolades that have been heaped upon it since its publication.
That newspaper blurb, of course, was about the mysterious murders of the Clutter family (father Herbert, mother Bonnie, and teenagers Nancy and Kenyon) in the small, isolated town of Holcomb, Kansas. At first, it was unclear why the family had been slaughtered and it was thought to be the work of a psychopathic killer. That such psychopathy flared up in America's heartland made the story all the more disturbing. After all, everyone knows all the weirdos and lunatics were supposed to live in New York or San Francisco. To think that they were right in our midst...
Capote's detailed (and controversial!) studies of the murders take us so deep into the story it is like we were really there. Using the techniques of fiction and applying them to a non-fiction story, Capote brings the real life tragedy to life a second time around. This is particularly disturbing with respect to the two men who committed the crime, Dick Hickock and Perry Smith. IN COLD BLOOD probably is the first book of its kind to give the readers such an accurate portrait into the minds and personalities of such brutal killers.
What strikes the reader hard is that, of the two criminals, it is the actual trigger man, Perry Smith, who is the more tender and emotionally vulnerable. That Dick Hickock seems, by every measure imaginable, to be a harsher person than his compatriot is juxtaposed powerfully with Hickock's own complaints that he is the only person on death row who did not actually kill anyone. We now know, of course, that Capote developed some type of emotional relationship with Perry Smith while researching the book and so it is up to the reader to determine how much this might have clouded Capote's judgment and writings on him.
Despite the bleakness of the story, IN COLD BLOOD is written in a very feminine and flowery style. If Capote's homosexuality were not widely known, one could almost assume as much by this. Again, this creates a jarring juxtaposition for the reader, as he is confronted with the darkest corners of depravity.
Anyone who visits the true crime section of a bookstore is confronted with books basically reeking of schlock. A good writer, however, can turn the average, or even below average, subject and elevate it to new heights. This is what Truman Capote did. IN COLD BLOOD is very cold, indeed.
Read the book before the movie!.......2007-10-05
This was a wonderful book, but I made the mistake of seeing the movie and then I had a biased. I enjoyed this.
Capote's Masterpiece Is Full Of Thrills, Suspense, And Incredible Prose.......2007-09-24
When Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" was published in 1966, it became an international bestseller and was lauded by the critics. Now, over forty years later, "In Cold Blood" remains the crowning achievemt of Capote's career as a writer. Capote's skill as a journalist and natural talent as a writer combine to create the definitive American true crime book. Whether you prefer nonfiction or fiction, Capote's true account of mass murder and it's consequences is sure to please!
As Good as it Gets.......2007-09-19
In Cold Blood is incredibly well written. Unlike many of his short stories, the prose is clean and not overly adorned. Without moralizing, he simply tells the story of one of the most random and nonsensical murders of his time. In my opinion, Capote wrote one great book, and this is it.
A compelling read.......2007-08-23
Because I practice criminal law, I walk around in a world with stories like this one everyday. So I didn't really see the big deal until I finished reading Capote's In Cold Blood. Capote makes a nonfiction account read like fiction. That may not sound like much, but it impressed the hell out of me. Usually nonfiction has a dull feel to it. It just doesn't pop like fiction does. But Capote is able to cut right through that and make this story every bit as compelling as fiction without giving it a corny, Court-TV "true-crime" feel.
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From the copyright page: "First published in Great Britain in 1966 by Hamish Hamilton Ltd, 90 Great Russell London WCI. Copyright 1965 by Truman capote."
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11 audio cassettes. Unabridged.
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- Dynamics of Delight: Architecture and Aesthetics
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- Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World (Suny Series in Constructive Postmodern Thought)
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- Forest Plants Of The Southeast And Their Wildlife Uses
- Good Natured: The Orgins of Right and Wrong in Humans and Other Animals
- Great Heart: The History of a Labrador Adventure (Kodansha Globe)
- Harvesting Urban Timber: A Guide to Making Better Use of Urban Trees (Woodworker's Library (Fresno, Calif.).)
- How to Have Sex in the Woods
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