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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Trees is the most useful book any gardener and tree enthusiast can own -- a field guide for beginners and experts alike. The 300 entries cover conifers, palms, broadleafs, fruits, flowering trees, and trees of economic importance.
Each entry supplies the botanical name with its etymology, the common name, and the family name of the tree, along with a full description of size, color, shape, leaves, flowers, fruit, and seeds. Concise information is given on habitat, propagation, and conditions for growth. Also included are a detailed introduction with valuable background information, a hardiness zone map for North America, a glossary, and an index for easy reference.
Whether you are interested in identifying the Staghorn sumac or in growing the tallest redwood, this handsome, comprehensive, and authoritative guide tells you everything you need to know about the wonderful and majestic world of trees.
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Useful for novice, gardener, historian, and botanist........1999-07-05
This guide to trees includes 300 different species of the most important trees from around the world, 51 of which are native to north America. They are divided into the following categories: conifers, palms, broadleafs, fruit trees, flowering trees, and trees of economic importance. Each category is arranged alphabetically by the genus name.
Each entry includes the following: GENUS and SPECIES names, common name or names, family, historical origin of the scientific name (etymology), habitat, description, propagation, conditions for growth, a photograph, several drawings, and the climate zone (1 - 10) in which the tree can live in the U.S. The description section comprises about two thirds of the written entry.
The book includes a 46 page introduction which covers the history of trees, climate and ecosystems, the wood, the leaf, the flower, the seed, the names of trees, and the future of trees. The back of the book includes a glossary of terms that will prove useful for both the novice naturalist and the botany major.
The information is extensive, useful, interesting, and almost completely accurate. The propagation and conditions for growth sections will be useful for the gardener.
great book great illustrations, worldwide coverage.......1999-04-14
Excellent book, full colour pictures, detailed illustrations to help identify leaves and seeds. Covers trees from all over the world, not just regional as with my publications today. Looking for book of same quality covering ornamentals.
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One of over 400 titles in the Insight series. This compact Guide is like a mini-encyclopedia--comprehensive information that will make your travel experience more rewarding--all in a compact size (3"x4"). It contains detailed plans and maps. Ideal for taking to museums and other popular places.
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Dominican Republic Insight Compact Guide (Insight Compact Guides)
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Dominican Republic Insight Compact Guide (Insight Compact Guides)
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Dominican Republic and Haiti Insight Compact Guide (Insight Compact Guides)
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Dominican Republic Insight Compact Guide (Insight Compact Guides)
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New in the Peace Hill Press series on neglected historical figures.
Discover the intriguing story of Amerigo Vespucci in this entry in the innovative junior-level biography series. Vespucci's accomplishments included discovering new lands for Spain and Portugal, but they are often eclipsed by those of his famous contemporary Christopher Columbus. Delightful and ingenious illustrations by Jed Mickle help complement the narrative.
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Forgotten Voyager: The Story of Amerigo Vespucci (Trailblazer Biographies)
Ann Fitzpatrick Alper
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America: 500 anos de un nombre: Vida y epoca de Amerigo Vespuccio (Villegas Historia series)
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In spite of the fact that an entire continent was named after him, Amerigo Vespucci remains one of the least researched characters in American history. In an attempt to find the man behind the character, this book casts light on the time of Vespucci and on the reasons why many traditional historians do not know much about him, and reveals a man far removed from the fanatical descriptions of his admirers and from the slander of his enemies.
Pese al hecho que todo un continente fuera bautizado en su honor hace 500 años, Amérigo Vespucci ha sido uno de los personajes menos estudiados de la historia americana. En un intento de encontrar el hombre detrás del personaje, este libro arroja luces sobre la época en que vivió Vespucci y las razones para su desconocimiento por muchos historiadores tradicionales, y revela un Vespucci muy distante del descrito por el fanatismo de sus admiradores o la maledicencia de sus detractores.
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The Return of the Native
Thomas Hardy
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Amerigo and the New World
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America's godfather,: The Florentine gentleman,
Virginia W Johnson
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Microbial Toxins: Molecular and Cellular Biology
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The Horizon Scientific Press titles focus on high-level microbiology and molecular biology topics. Written by internationally renowned and highly respected leaders in the field, they comprise of review manuals, practical manuals, and reference texts for research scientists, bioscience professionals and graduate students.
In recent years, enormous progress has been made in our understanding of the molecular and cellular biology of microbial toxins. This has important implications for the development of novel therapeutics such as antimicrobial agents, antitoxins, vaccines and other therapeutics, and is particularly relevant for toxins that have the potential for use in bioterrorism. In addition, toxin research contributes to the understanding of the structures, functions and metabolism of eukaryotic cells in health and disease.
Written by leading toxinologists, this topical book comprehensively reviews the molecular and cellular biology of the most important microbial toxins with a focus on recentadvances in the field. Topics include: toxin ADP-ribosylation of proteins, toxin inhibition of protein synthesis, modulation of actin cytoskeleton, cytolethal distending toxins, cell-damaging/pore-forming toxins, clostridial neurotoxins, toxins of the immune system, streptococcal and staphylococcal toxins, anthrax toxins, Shiga toxin, Yersinia toxin, mycotoxins, and the regulation of toxin expression. The books concludes with a chapter on the potential of microbial toxins in bioterrorism.
Essential reading for everyone with an interest in microbial toxins and recommended reading for other scientists with an interest in bioterrorism, microbial pathogenesis, microbial genomics, antimicrobial agents, and vaccine development.
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An Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques
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An Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques is unique in the meteorological field as it presents for the first time theories and software of complex dynamical and physical processes required for numerical modeling. It was first prepared as a manual for the training of the World Meteorological Organization's programs at a similar level. This new book updates these exercises and also includes the latest data sets. This book covers important aspects of numerical weather prediction techniques required at an introductory level. These techniques, ranging from simple one-dimensional space derivative to complex numerical models, are first described in theory and for most cases supported by fully tested computational software. The text discusses the fundamental physical parameterizations needed in numerical weather models, such as cumulus convection, radiative transfers, and surface energy fluxes calculations. The book gives the user all the necessary elements to build a numerical model. An Introduction to Numerical Weather Prediction Techniques is rich in illustrations, especially tables showing outputs from each individual algorithm presented. Selected figures using actual meteorological data are also used. This book is primarily intended for senior-level undergraduates and first-year graduate students in meteorology. It is also excellent for individual scientists who wish to use the book for self-study. Scientists dealing with geophysical data analysis or predictive models will find this book filled with useful techniques and data-processing algorithms.
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"Bah Humbug!" That's how Ebeneezer Scrooge feels about Christmas--until the Ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future decide to show the crotchety old miser the error of his ways. Together they travel through time, revisiting all the people who have played an important role in Scrooge's life. And as their journey concludes, Scrooge is reminded of what it means to have love in his heart, and what the true spirit of Christmas is all about. A timeless story the whole family will enjoy!
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Great Reader of a Wonderful story!.......2007-10-03
The only thing wrong with this edition is they replaced the nifty picture of Jim Dale dressed as Scrooge with a silly illustration, but you don't have to look at the cover while you're listening. Jim Dale did a fantastic job reading Harry Potter, and he does just as well with Dickens. (I hope he'll do more books soon.) With the many voices, he really takes you to Victorian England where you feel the cold, sense the ghosts and smell the food. Everyone knows the story, so I won't review that. It was a bit of a tradition in our house to read the Carol outloud at Christmas. We will probably still do it because it's fun to try to do the voices yourself, but if I'm away from home on the holidays I know where I'll turn for a substitute. And what better way to pass the time as you drive to Gramma's?!
A must for Christmas.......2007-05-14
Jim Dale is truly amazing. You would not believe that there is only one person reading the story. He really brings Dickens alive. I cried at the end.
A Christmas Carol read by Jim Dale.......2007-01-19
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens has always been a holiday tradition in my home and now joined with the versatile voice talents of Jim Dale, the story takes on a new life and vibrancy. This reading by Mr. Dale will now be a holiday tradition in my home.
Jim Dale is Great.......2007-01-10
I have loved listening to his voice ever since hearing the Harry Potter books on CD (which are awesome as well). He really captures the feel of this book and does a great job as always.
A wonderful tale narrated by the best voice actor in the business.......2006-04-19
First, the tale: Dickens' story hasn't aged at all. On the first page, there's this wry joke about how Marley was "dead as a door-nail," then goes on to speculate about why door-nails are more dead than, say, coffin-nails. This sets the tone for a powerful tale of redemption and change laced with both humor and a bit of fear (all these ghosts!). At the end of it all, Dickens inspires us to be better with this old story; he really captures a "spirit of Christmas" (and I listened to the story in March).
Second, the reader: Jim Dale is simply one of the best in the business. He lends similar creative, dramatic interpretation to his characters here as in his masterful readings of the Harry Potter books. We plan to initiate a family Christmas tradition of listening to this audiobook every December, letting it both entertain and inspire us.
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- Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters
- Tales from the Edge: True Adventures in Alaska
- Texas Then & Now: Text And Contemporary Rephotography (Then & Now (Westcliffe))
- The Age of Caricature: Satirical Prints in the Reign of George III (Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in Britis)
- The Case of the Midwife Toad
- The Cowboy Way: Seasons of a Montana Ranch
- The Earth's Biosphere: Evolution, Dynamics, and Change
- The Ecological Approach To Visual Perception
- The Fantastic Menagerie Tarot Kit: Based on the Incredible Animal Illustrations of JJ Grandville
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Simon & Schuster's Guide to Plants and Flowers
Tree Finder: A Manual for the Identification of Trees by Their Leaves (Nature Study Guides)
Trees of North America: A Guide to Field Identification, Revised and Updated (Golden Field Guide from St. Martin's Press)
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