Looking for the Summer

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World-renowned photographer Jim Brandenburg once again uses the hidden world of his beloved northern woods as the setting for a daunting artistic challenge. From June 21st to September 21st, Jim spent each day capturing the spirit of the Northern Minnesota wilderness through his camera. At the end of each day, Jim edited the day's shoot and picked the best shot to represent that day's adventure. The resulting book literally teems with life. It is filled with the color and action of a pristine natural world during its most energetic season of the year. It features all of Brandenburg's favorite subjects: wildlife and wildflowers, water and wide-open skies. As always, Jim brings the photojournalist's instinct for the critical moment to each photo. His is a style quite unlike any other nature or wildlife photographer. As was true of the best-selling Chased by the Light, Jim's exercise in photographic technique became something much, much more: a study in human perspective and vision. For, in addition to being a world-class photographer, Jim Brandenburg is a philosopher/poet. As any reader of his work knows, Jim's influences are broad: native American mythology; classical Japanese culture; and Zen Buddhism. Most of all, though, Jim has lived his life as a dedicated student of the natural world-of earth and sky, of water and wind, of plants and creatures. It is in the cyclical rhythms of the natural world that Jim discovers serenity and the meaning of life, and these lessons are conveyed brilliantly through the images and words married together in this book.

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More enchanting photography. More mediocre text........2005-01-05

I am perhaps one of Jim Brandenburg the Photographer's biggest fans. I am not such a fan, however, of Jim Brandenburg the author. But I will say this, his writing abilities have improved drastically from Brother Wolf, and he is after all, a photographer first and foremost.

The photography in Looking for the Summer has received a lot of flack because it does not, admittedly, conform to many of the norms we've come to expect in rank-and-file nature photography. When this set of photographs was published in National Geographic, the letters to the editors in the next edition railed on them for being overly saturated, too simplistic, and technically flawed.

Yet this refreshing break from overly trite and boring nature photography is exactly what I find so welcoming and enjoyable. Simply put, his photos are stunning! As a week-end shutter hack I find myself staring at every page in this, and all of his other works, and then trying to emulate his works in my own photography.

Keep it up, Jim! Can't wait for what ever you're next project might be.

...simply wonderful........2004-10-13

Are you tired of looking at the nature photographs that al look the same? Obviously so was Brandenburg. This book is such a welcome departure from the rules and guidelines that plague photographers, and leave us with bland, rehashed photos that lack any sort of spark. It is simply wonderful.

Disappointing!!!.......2004-01-18

Jim Brandenburg is clearly a highly talented photographer. Unfortunately, you would never know it from this book. There are several images which are interesting, but for the most part the images in this book are either compositionally uninteresting, technically flawed, or both. Without the Brandenburg name, this would never have been published.

Blackboard Story-Telling ( Story Telling ) Applied Action ! Animal Characteristic ! Self-Instruction Drawing, how to tell a story on the Blackboard includes Summer Baby, Winter Baby, Bear, Cat Cow, Looking Straight Ahead, Looking Down, Surprise & Sorro

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Blackboard Story-Telling ( Story Telling ) Applied Action ! Animal Characteristic ! Self-Instruction Drawing, how to tell a story on the Blackboard includes Summer Baby, Winter Baby, Bear, Cat Cow, Looking Straight Ahead, Looking Down, Surprise & Sorro
Foreword , Preface, Index Drawing by H. Keel-Smith
Manufacturer: Rand McNally & Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000JCZ7C0

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Getting Strong, Looking Strong
Boyer Coe , and Bob Summer
Manufacturer: Atheneum
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Binding: Paperback

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LAST SUMMER: ...a group of gay men looking for love, losing the past, and finding themselves in the bars and on the beaches of Provincetown...a memorable cast of quirky, infuriating, enchanting characters with intertwining stories.

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LAST SUMMER: ...a group of gay men looking for love, losing the past, and finding themselves in the bars and on the beaches of Provincetown...a memorable cast of quirky, infuriating, enchanting characters with intertwining stories.
MICHAEL THOMAS FORD
Manufacturer: KENSINGTON BOOKS
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000KNOUHQ

Looking at the River: Poems of Indian Summer

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Looking at the River: Poems of Indian Summer
Joseph M. D. Patterson
Manufacturer: North Carolina: Privately Printed, 1993
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NZ5LXI

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Looking at the river: Poems of Indian summer
Joseph Patterson
Manufacturer: The Author
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Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B0006P5WF2

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Dull as ditchwater
Good travelogue and personal philosophy story

Looking for the Summer
Robert, W. Norris
Manufacturer: Lulu.com
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ASIN: 1411611306

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David Thompson is a former Vietnam War conscientious objector in Paris on a quest to find himself in the early days of 1977. When he befriends an Iranian and an Afghan and is invited to return with them to their countries, his quest slowly becomes a descent into his own personal hell. On the road from Europe to the East he encounters Kurdish bandits in the eastern mountains of Turkey, becomes involved with an underground group opposed to the Shah in Iran, escapes to Afghanistan, and later suffers extreme sickness on the streets of Delhi and Calcutta. Although continually searching for the happiness and identity he could not find in the U.S., he cannot easily shed his American past. Throughout the journey he is hounded by the demons of memory, particularly that of his father, a World War Two hero who disowned David and died while David was still in prison. The journey itself becomes a physical manifestation of his struggle to achieve reconciliation with his own conscience.

Customer Reviews:

Dull as ditchwater.......2004-03-06

The only reason I finished this book was because someone had recommended it to me and I didn't want to disappoint them. The protagonist is a cardboard cutout, the lone Good American among hordes of Nasty Americans who have not achieved his level of enlightenment. The Afghans, Iranians, et al whom he meets on his travels could all be interchangeable, and everyone spends far too much time yammering self-rightous screeds and not actually doing anything.

The sad thing is that with the settings and time period, this novel could have been fascinating. But the author has taken golden material and turned it into junk - reverse alchemy, if you will. I'm sure that this book was fascinating to live, but unfortunately that fascination was not translated onto the printed page. Don't waste your time.

One star.

Good travelogue and personal philosophy story.......2003-12-30

American David Thompson is a Vietnam War conscientious objector. After spending a year in military prison, during which time he became estranged from his family, he travels around Europe, not really sure where he's going or what he's doing. In Paris, he meets a man named Hasan, who encourages David to accompany him back to Iran, his homeland. David is assured that plenty of jobs for foreigners are available. Their paths diverge for a while, and they meet up again a few weeks later, and undertake a harrowing journey to Iran by way of southeast Europe and Turkey.

The mountains of southeast Turkey are full of the sort of people who shoot first and don't bother with asking questions later. The two pass many disabled vehicles along the way, but don't even think of stopping; the philosophy is "every man for himself." They eventually reach Teheran, the Iranian capital. It's a dirty, noisy, congested place, like a city that's grown up too quickly. They continue to Mashad, Hasan's hometown, a much cleaner and nicer place.

David is invited to a meeting of an informal group of young people to discuss political philosophy; they have heard about his political rebellion. It's during the reign of the Shah, whose secret police, the SAVAK, are everywhere, so many precautions are needed. A few days later, the leaders of the group are arrested, and David is told to leave Iran immediately. He continues on to Afghanistan.

While there, he meets some Westerners who are more interested in drugs than in getting a different perspective of the world around them. He is told that he must continue on to India, to experience it first hand. Emotionally, it will hit him harder than anything in his life, but it's something he must do. Throughout his whole trip, and expecially in India, he experiences great kindness from total strangers. He also witnesses poverty and misery on a scale inconceivable to the average American.

This book is short, but it works on several levels. It's a good travel story, it's a good political and personal philosophy story, and it's a fine tale of an average person looking for his place in the world. It's well worth reading.

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Looking into Materials (Projects in Physics)
L.J. Taylor , and R.F. Summers
Manufacturer: Elsevier Science
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Mangajin (Japanese Pop Culture & Language Learning) No. 57 July 1996 (Modeling in Japan; Cooling Cuisine for Summer; Looking for the Lost)
unknown
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Vogue April 1988:summer Ease Looking Good
vogue
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ASIN: B000V85AA6

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NOT A PICTURE BOOK!.......1999-12-11

I ordered this book thinking it would be filled with illustrations and photographs of the beautiful University of Notre Dame campus (and its trees, shrubs and vines). Because there were no reviews, I took a risk in ordering the book. Unfortunately, there were no pictures and I was very disappointed. So, for those of you who are looking for a picture book, don't buy this one. However, although I am not going to read it, this book does seem to have a lot of information on the types of plants around the campus. Such information includes history, economic uses, horticulture characteristics, and natural distribution, as well as branch and leaf features, flower and fruit characteristics, and botanical information that can be used to identify plants. This book should be read by those who are interested in the complexities of plant life. I hope I have been of some help because if there were a comment such as mine when I was searching for a book, I would have never ordered this one. But I was looking for something completely different. I do feel, on the flip side that this book has more information about plants than I have ever seen. Therefore, if you want to learn a lot about plantlife, buy this book!

Trees, Shrubs, and Vines on the University of Notre Dame Campus

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Trees, Shrubs, and Vines on the University of Notre Dame Campus
Barbara J. Hellenthal, Robert P. McIntosh Thomas J. Schlereth
Manufacturer: University of Notre Dame Press
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ASIN: B000ORGFKS

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An Environmentally Oriented Guide to the Wonders and Pleasures of the Islands Hawaii's environmental attractions, areas, and activities. Tells how to find and enjoy natural splendor on all the islands. Covers national parks and botanical gardens, natural-history areas and cultural-history sites, health-food stores, and organic farms.

The Mauna Loa: The Largest Volcano in the United States (Natural Wonders)

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The Mauna Loa: The Largest Volcano in the United States (Natural Wonders)
Christine Webster
Manufacturer: Weigl Publishers
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Natural Wonders of Michigan: Exploring Wild and Scenic Places (Natural Wonders of)

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Natural Wonders of Michigan: Exploring Wild and Scenic Places (Natural Wonders of)
Tom Carney
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Natural wonders: Hawaii's natural environment proves the ultimate resource for some local tech firms. (Tech Forecast: Ocean, Earth & Space).: An article from: Hawaii Business

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Natural wonders: Hawaii's natural environment proves the ultimate resource for some local tech firms. (Tech Forecast: Ocean, Earth & Space).: An article from: Hawaii Business
Ronna Bolante
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This digital document is an article from Hawaii Business, published by Hawaii Business Publishing Co. on January 1, 2003. The length of the article is 642 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Natural wonders: Hawaii's natural environment proves the ultimate resource for some local tech firms. (Tech Forecast: Ocean, Earth & Space).
Author: Ronna Bolante
Publication: Hawaii Business (Magazine/Journal)
Date: January 1, 2003
Publisher: Hawaii Business Publishing Co.
Volume: 48 Issue: 7 Page: 56(2)

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Hidden wonders 1991: An engagement calendar featuring the Pacific collections of Bishop Museum (Bishop Museum special publication)

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Hidden wonders 1991: An engagement calendar featuring the Pacific collections of Bishop Museum (Bishop Museum special publication)
Rosamond Wolff Purcell
Manufacturer: Bishop Museum Press
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Korea, "The Forgotten War" occurred only five years after the end of World War II.The American citizens, weary of more carnage, but President Harry S. Truman was determined to stop the spread of communism in the Far East. He petitioned the United Nations to get other nations to send troops to support the United States. It was my misfortune to be drafted into the United States Army during this miserable "Police Action" as it was called at that time. I spent thirteen months in Korea from April 1952 to May 1953. You will be taken across the Pacific on the troopship, General Black along with many other seasick G.I.s and Canadian troops into Inchon harbor to the forboding hills of Korea to replace combat worn soldiers who have spent their time in purgatory. You will get to meet my friends and comrades from all parts of the U.S. who make up the 955 Field Artillery Battalion You will listen to their gripes and the occasional raw humor that get them through the misery of day-to-day routine. Listen to the ungodly din of the big howitzers and the Long Toms blasting away day and night. It''s enough to drive you nuts. For eight months I worked as one of a three man forward observation team, in the bunkers and trenches with Republic of Korea infantry who do not speak English. Hide in a bunker as "Joe Chink" fires rockets at you. Feel the claustrophobia of being trapped in a freezing bunker at night as the enemy surrounds you. C''mon. Join the adventure! It''s all true. With photos.

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Accurate picture - I was there.......2006-03-16

I was in the area at the same time, and this is the most accurate picture of what happened that I have read. Excellant historical reference.

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A novel handbook that explains why so many secondary and college students reject evolution and are antagonistic toward its teaching.

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The Light of Truth.......2005-07-21

This was an incredibly helpful book. In a very readable, detailed, and organized manner, the Alters explain in detail how the literal creationists think- and all the different ways they think, for it is certainly not a monolithic group. As someone who was once a literal creationist before God revealed to me the Light of evolution, I found the Alters' treatment of this group to be fair and balanced, showing a great deal of understanding, with only minor errors.

As a high-school Biology teacher, I have often run into many of the beliefs and arguments that the Alters describe, hearing these ideas from students, parents, and administrators. It was helpful to get more background on their thinking, and this book clearly reveals the lack of integrity present in the organizations and some who follow them, as they try to twist the words of others in their "search for truth". It is frustrating to try to explain to students what science has learned, knowing there is very little probability that the student will change their mind, but if they do, the parents and administration would likely be very displeased.

But the Alters provide very helpful ammunition in this "war" (declared so by literal creationists). I am looking forward to applying some of their responses and teaching techniques to more greatly persuade my students, and have indeed already incorporated some ideas into future lesson plans. Of particular help is information notating the predominance of scientists believing evolution to be true, as well as the vast majority of Christian theologians; detailed outlining of the thought processi of literal creationists and their basic errors in logic; the differences in epistemological systems, particularly between theology and science; and detailed teaching techniques presented in the back to help students understand how evolution works.

For our great hurdle is that evolution, while the backbone of all biology, is so complex that it is difficult for students to fully understand it, especially when we have only 3-4 weeks out of a year to spend on the topic. While it is incorporated throughout the teaching year, we can't spend more than a few weeks on the subject in detail, for there are many other subjects in biology to be dealt with as well. And that few weeks is usually not enough time for a student to understand what evolution actually says. In the meantime, literal creationists spend most of their time arguing against the strawmen and strawapes they have created, advocating that scientists say that which they do not, in order to show evolutionists false. Would that we could take such a complex theory and explain it well enough to our students in the short time we have available, so that at least the students would no longer argue against that which we don't believe! I don't know if this is possible, but this book helps get us a lot closer.

An education for teachers - and others.......2004-01-09

The Alters' title says it clearly. Teaching science in public schools has changed from subdued academic studies to open battle. The invaders are Christian "creationists" seeking the overthrow of one science - biology. The defenders are teachers of biology. This invaluable book provides a shield of nearly insurmountable strength for educators under siege. The shield, however, isn't war-like propaganda. It is a reasoned analysis of the problem teachers face and some advice on how to deal with it. Of course, the information provided is applicable to a wider audience, even those crusading against evolution by natural selection and the memory of Charles Darwin can gain value from it. The value of this book goes far beyond the classroom. It leads to many issues every society must address and resolve - but with reason, evidence and explanation, not dogmas.

The authors present a straightforward, unemotional description of how Christian creationists think, argue and attack Darwin and evolution by natural selection. They cover the many publications, speeches and other products of creationist sources such as the Institution for Creation Research. The initial segments of the book are an attempt to educate the educators on what they might be confronted with in the classroom and auditorium. They stress that the campaigns are many and varied in technique. There is no single thrust of argument creationists present, because their own beliefs are inconsistent and often self-contradictory. Teachers must be fully prepared to cope with this wide spectrum of opinion. They further note that the teachers' position is made more difficult by the fact they are contending with dogma, not science, in a curriculum based on scientific evidence. It is an arena of apples and oranges.

The most important aspect of this book is the emphasis placed on student attitudes. By the time most students enter a biology class they may have suffered a lifetime of anti-Darwin or anti-evolution propaganda. Teachers need to understand they are dealing with a well set mind-set. Quick, easy answers or sending questioning students to sources they're unlikely to read isn't the best defensive weapon. Teachers, argue the Alters, must go on the offensive, perhaps at the beginning of the school term. They offer a full list of strategies, most of which are designed to provide strong student interaction and the confronting of prejudices with evidence. Students, argue the Alters, are best convinced when they convince themselves.

How far this book will go in pushing back the thrust of ideology will remain an open question. People who don't pick it up will learn nothing - they likely feel they already know all they need. Those reading it with the aim of refuting it will not be seriously challenged with biological evidence for evolution by natural selection. That information lies elsewhere and should best be given by the teachers who use this book. Refuters, however, will have difficulty targeting the variety of topics Christian creationists address. The teachers, for whom this book is intended, will learn much and probably be surprised at the enormity of their task. The real market for this book, although only mildly addressed in the text, is PARENTS. Parents who have been instilling ideology and dogma in their children should be the most numerous buyers of this book. Parents who wish to counter the failure of teachers who are cowed by Christian creationist assaults into failing to discuss evolution in the classroom must buy this book and give their teachers full support. They will gain many insights from this book and many strategies to apply in ensuring the quality of their children's education. [stephen a. haines - Ottawa, Canada.]

Title should read "Naturalism rules, OK.".......2003-01-11

I was prompted to read the book because its title suggests a scientific defense of evolutionary theory. As a creationist, I am always interested to read any scientific defense of evolution by its advocates. Disappointingly, the book contains precious little scientific discussion. It contains an unqualified endorsement of the monopoly of metaphysical naturalism in education, with a detailed scheme of how to implement it effectively.

Metaphysical naturalism dictates that nature is all there is, and rules out the prior question about its own validity. It pursues exclusively naturalistic explanations of origins, regardless of the possibility of its leading down a blind alley.

The book handles the science at a very superficial level. Creationist views are contrasted against evolutionist views. The latter are implicitly assumed to be correct, and any disagreements put down to "creationist misconceptions". Apparently, only creationists generate misconceptions, never evolutionists! Many detailed scientific discussions are found in the technical creation science literature, but the book fails to address them.

Let me illustrate the book's superficiality with just a handful of examples (among many). Page 89 uses the homology argument as evidence for evolution, without mentioning the tautologous nature of the argument, or the fact that morphological and biochemical homologies yield contradictory family trees. Page 92 offers as evidence for human evolution the linear progression from A. africanus to H. sapiens via habilis and ergaster, even though this naïve linear model has been called in question by evolutionist palaeoanthropologists for years. Incredibly, the idea of embryonic recapitulation is still touted (p110)! These are precisely the kind of misinformation that is being foisted on unsuspecting students (and the public) in order to brainwash them into believing evolution. This is what creationists and other non-evolutionists oppose, and the book defends!

The authors naïvely echo the claim that finding human footprints in Cambrian strata would falsify evolution (p86). In reality, it would do nothing of the sort. Evolutionists would simply resort to one or more of the following strategies: (1) assign the strata to another age, (2) attribute the human footprints to some other kind of organism, or even some non-biological origin, (3) consign the phenomenon to that black box labelled "anomalies", which is bulging at the seams, and forget about it. In the evolutionist mindset, the occurrence of human footprints in Cambrian strata is simply an impossibility, period. The paradigm overrides the data, every time.

Various accolades by leading academics are printed on the first page. To my mind this simply demonstrates the emperor's new clothes mentality so deeply ingrained in evolution adherents.

Best non-technical guide to Darwin for biology teachers.......2002-04-02

This is probably the single best guide for helping biology teachers deal practically and realistically with the annoying anti-evolution politics that have been waged against their job.

While Moore's "From Genesis to Genetics" does a good job presenting the case for evolution to non-scientists, this book, Defending Evolution, does a far better job pointing out that anti-evolutonists are not all Bible thumping fundamentalists or even anti-scientists. This book also does a somewhat better job explaining why evolutionary theory is useful in biology, rather than just stating the case.

It is a deplorable fact that history has made the teaching of evolutionary science a "separation of Church and State" issue, almost as if evolutionary science were inherently atheistic, or anti-relgious. Some evolution writers have played right into this by linking their own anti-religious views to the defense of Darwin. One of the wonderful things about this book is that it manages to defend evolutionary theory science without attacking religion or the basis of most people's religious beliefs. This is far from an easy task, as many other authors have discovered.

Defending Evolution takes the confusions over evolution seriously rather than just discounting them as wrong, and patiently explains how biological science has resolved each of them. That makes this a very helpful teachers' guide, rather than just another polemic about how science is being abused.

Most importantly, this book does not make the mistake made by many others, equating anti-evolutionism with religion and then going off on an anti-religion argument. People have both religious and logical reasons for failing to understand concepts of evolutionary biology, and it is important not to lump then together, but to recognize the nuances.

Yes, in a sense, this book is "preaching to the choir" meaning that it will probably not itself be likely to go very far in convincing a hardcore anti-evolutionist that Darwin was right. For example, it explains that eyes and wings do not have to simply appear in their current form to be useful, addressing a common creationist misconception, but it does not illustrate the process in a visual way, and so probably would be be very convincing.

As a previous review demonstrated, people who find "macroevolution" implausible, whether on religious or non-relgious grounds, will probably not be tempted to change their mind reading the excellent explanations in this book. Big scientific ideas like natural selection that require inductive reasoning over a web of interlocking data are not going to suddenly make sense to someone opposed to them simply because they are explained patiently and logically. However, this approach probably goes a lot farther than anything previously written on the subject, because it avoids many of the polemics, unites scientists and educators against anti-science, and avoids associating anti-science with religion.

This book is a treasure for teachers facing the challenge of basic education in evolutionary theory in today's cultural climate, and one of the few relatively positive things to come out of the political controversies over teaching evolution in the U.S..

I highly recommend that everyone who teaches biology at least read this book, and perhaps use it to help identify supplementary materials that will address important areas of confusion that this book identifies.

Teacher's Friend.......2002-01-27

Here is the perfect handbook for the biology teacher who is under community pressure to tone down or eliminate the subject of evolution! The purpose of this book is not to review the volumnous evidence for biological evolution, as apparently assumed by one confused reviewer, but to aid the classroom teacher in understanding the creationist phenomena and in helping his or her students overcome the many basic misconceptions surrounding the subject.

The nature and roots of anti-evolution feeling in the U.S., the common misunderstandings students have about evolution, aids to teaching evolution, the nature of science, the importance of learning about evolution, religious considerations, educational considerations, and even significant court decisions are some of subjects covered.

Many teachers will welcome the thorough and thoughtful answers given to the usual, basic questions asked by students. Such questions often reflect a complete misunderstanding of science and/or evolution -- and may even be taken from creationist literature with the intention of intimidating the teacher and ridiculing evolution. Such questions often touch on deep issues and they certainly deserve careful answers.

This is a handbook that every thoughtful, biology teacher ought to have. I give it a "5".

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GREAT BOOK

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Good merchandising info, math not too helpful

So easy to follow!

I finally understand math!

Math for Merchandising: A Step-by-Step Approach (3rd Edition)
Evelyn C. Moore
Manufacturer: Prentice Hall
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This book takes users step by step through the concepts of merchandising math. It is organized so that the chapters parallel a career path in the merchandising industry. The book begins with coverage of fundamental math concepts used in merchandising and progresses through the forms and math skills needed to buy, price, and re-price merchandise. Next readers learn the basics of creating and analyzing six-month plans. The final section of the book introduces math and merchandising concepts that are typically used at the corporate level. For individuals pursuing a career in merchandising.

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GREAT BOOK.......2002-07-23

IT WAS PRACTICAL-EASY TO FOLLOW-AND MADE MY JOB SO MUCH EASIER! NOT AT ALL LIKE TEXTBOOKS THAT MAKE YOU FEEL DUMB--NEVER GOT LOST--HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

PRAISE.......2000-06-10

THIS IS TRUE THAT YOU PROVIDE DETAIL ABOUT MERCHANDISING ,AND I FOUND IT THE BEST ONE IN THE WORLD OF LIBRARY

Good merchandising info, math not too helpful.......2000-04-11

As a newcomer to merchandising, I found this book's explanations of key terminology and tips on merchandise planning to be very helpful. The math, however, was entirely too simplistic to be of much use. This book contains an entire chapter on how to use a calculator. If you're looking for a good general overview of the field, this is a good book. But anyone with an elementary education should already know the math.

So easy to follow!.......2000-02-06

I am taking a retail math class in college and using this book. I always hated math, and never did well in high school. This book is easy for me to follow, and most of all it really is step by step and now all the math work makes sense. I know what I am learning now will help me throughout my merchandising career.

I finally understand math!.......1999-10-08

I finally understand math! This is the first time I ever enjoyed a math class. I learned one step at a time how to solve problems easily. There are problems, with business definitions explained, examples, the forms you really use on the job, and helpful hints on how to solve the problems successfully. The book is easy to follow, and really helps you with the work,instead of frustrating you. I'm working in a retail store while I attend school, and I finally understand the paperwork I have to complete. The book shows you how to understand and calculate all the retail math skills you'll ever need to know!

Math For Merchandising: A Step-by-step Approach

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Math For Merchandising: A Step-by-step Approach
Evelyn C. Moore
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A Fictional, But Good Story

The best of the Bounty trilogy, and the most thought-provoking

Terrific Novelization of the Bounty Endgame

Excellent reading!!

Survivor meets Lord of the Flies

Pitcairn's Island: A Novel
Charles Nordhoff , and James Norman Hall
Manufacturer: Back Bay Books
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PITCAIRN'S ISLAND unfolds a tale of drunkenness, betrayal, murder, and vengeance as it chronicles the fate of Christian, the mutineers, and a handful of Tahitians, who together take refuge on the loneliest island in the Pacific.

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A Fictional, But Good Story.......2007-04-23

Pitcairn's Island is a fictionalized account of the events that took place after the mutiny of the H.M.S. Bounty. I first read this story when I was 13 years old and like other posters I had a hard time putting it down. I read the entire book over one night and I reread it the next day. Fifteen years later I still remember how this book was the beginning of my interest in the South Pacific and Polynesian history. Alhtough this story is a fictionalized account of the events that took place, I argue that the authors did an excellent job of surmizing what might have happened. This book would make a much more interesting movie than Mutiny on the Bounty and I still hope one day I can watch it on the big screen.

The best of the Bounty trilogy, and the most thought-provoking.......2006-11-01

This is the third of the Bounty trilogy. The first book chronicles the mutiny itself, as well as following the fate of the non-mutineers who were left in Tahiti when the ringleaders left. It is a good book - often filmed, so most know the general story. The second book, Men Against the Sea, follows the fate of Captain Bligh and those that chose not to participate in the mutiny who were put off the ship into a boat to make their way as best they could. They eventually reached a Dutch colony and Bligh made his report on the mutiny. This book, Pitcairn's Island, is the story of the mutineers who tried to find an island on which to live out their lives without fear of discovery. The island must be small and remote enough not to have been charted by the admiralty, but big enough to sustain the lives of 27 people indefinitely. Fletcher Christian, leader of the mutineers, picks Pitcairn's Island, known to him from a previous cruise, but officially "undiscovered" because no one could attempt a landing on it.

With the group of mutineers are a number of Polynesian men and women. Once forced to live in close quarters, the inevitable culture conflict starts, especially because the British chauvenism in thinking the Polynesians to be inherently inferior savages. This sets up an ethnically-divided society, and ultimately leads to civil war between the British seamen and their Polynesian counterparts. Rape, murder, drunkeness, and treachery leads to a fascinating account of interracial conflict that ultimately concludes with redemption for the survivors and an optimistic note that all will be well now that the bigotted first generation has died out.

As others have mentioned, this is a "fictionalised" account of the stories of the mutineers. It is based on fact, where available. Certainly, this allows the authors to chose which of the many versions on the subject to believe (or to cut-and-paste together likely events where the facts are seemingly contradictory). Overall, it is the most interesting story, and the one that follows the most conventional arc. I think the other two books should be read first, saving the best for last.

Terrific Novelization of the Bounty Endgame.......2006-01-26

This is certainly the most exciting installment in the authors' masterful trilogy regarding the tragic tale of the Bounty. It reads much more like a Gore Vidal-style book of historical fiction, simply thrilling writing and high-seas adventure culminating in fascinating, Survivor-like battle of wits and nature as the shipwrecked mutineers square off one by one.

History buffs will need to look elsewhere for more recent and comprehensive accounts of the story, but this epic book stands the test of time and is one of the finest entries in this genre yet produced. A must read.

Excellent reading!!.......2003-09-11

Best story I've ever read in my life. very interesting. Couldn't put it down. Great novel for people of all ages. Everyone should read this book. Good history book of Pitcairn Island.

Survivor meets Lord of the Flies.......2002-02-11

This is a magnificent book and the best of the Bounty Trilogy. I've read it many times over the years and find myself wholly captivated by it each time.

"Pitcairn's Island" follows the story of Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and eight of his men who are hunting for a sanctuary in which to hide from the long arm of the Royal Navy. They bring their Tahitian wives and several Tahitian men along with them. Finding Pitcairn's Island uninhabited, they settle there in 1790, less than a year after the mutiny. The men range from about age 21 to 38, Christian himself was only about 24 yrs old although the movies always seem to depict him as being older.

The Pitcairn story operates on multiple levels--- the attempt by criminals to make a Utopian society, the conflict between the English and the Tahitians, the conflict between the men and the women, conflict between the educated officers, Christian and Young, and the low-born seamen. The tiny colony struggles with alcoholism, race warfare, slavery, rape, insanity and even religious rebirth. The story seems impossible to believe and yet all of it is true. The mutiny story has made for several rousing motion pictures but they always end with the mutineers arrival at Pitcairn and never deal with what happened afterwards, which is the most fascinating part of the story.

Will some filmmaker PLEASE bring this story to the screen?

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