Seashore Life of Southern California; An Introduction to the Animal Life of California Beaches South of Santa Barbara.

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Equally great for tidepooling or casual reading

Seashore Life of Southern California; An Introduction to the Animal Life of California Beaches South of Santa Barbara.
Sam Hinton
Manufacturer: Univ of California Pr
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ASIN: 0520014707

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Equally great for tidepooling or casual reading.......2006-12-29

This book remains a classic reference for identification of tidepool organisms in southern California. Unlike many field guides, this one devotes 30 or more pages to basic oceanography (tides, currents, waves, water chemistry, etc) as it affects tidepool organisms. Other field guides include a greater number of color photos and line drawings but Hinton gives more help on identifying organisms and more explanation of their behaviors and ecological roles. He also includes a number of very entertaining anecdotes which make this book fun to read when the weather and tide aren't right for tidepooling.

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Deeply Disappointing.......2003-07-18

A total waste of money. The edition I purchased was published prior to the opening of the second park onsite, Walt Disney Studios (a Continental version of Disney-MGM Studios), so includes only perfunctory publicity blurb about the forthcoming attractions therein. Nice colour pictures and nice presentation but not as critical or useful as "A Brit's Guide to Disneyland Resort Paris" by Simon Veness or Tania Alexander's "Disneyland Paris: The Mainstream Unofficial Guide".

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AA Essential Disneyland Paris Resort
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Manufacturer: A A PUBLISHING
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000K3RW6M

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Genuine & Evocative.......2007-06-07

This is a great book if you're planning a trip to India with children aged 4-11, or if you've been to India with them and you want to help them recapture the experience. (I'm not sure what children who have no other connection to India would make of it.)

My son is four and loves the book in spite of all the text. He's been to India, and so have his parents. The wonderful jumble of drawings (mostly quite accurate--must have been either on-site or from a good photo collection) and collage is captivating enough that I think most youngsters would be capable of sitting through the lengthy text, though the diary format is a little awkward for reading aloud. There are occasional minor inaccuracies (the library review above correctly points out the "puja" problem... but then, this book doesn't pose as an encyclopedia entry), but as children's books on India go, this one's on the more accurate side of the scale. What's most impressive is the girl's eagerness to meet children from another place, culture, and economic class. She makes friends in a way that seems genuinely non-judgemental. (She and her family chat with a poor pavement dweller in Calcutta, an incense worker in Mysore, a fruitseller on the beach in Goa...)

The variety and color of India.......2005-03-26

India is a large and diverse country, the home of many ancient and interesting cultures. This book is the travel dialog of a young girl named Anni as she travels through India with her mom and dad. They travel by train, bus, camel and elephant. There are many illustrations and they illustrate the daily street life of India. You see people bathing in the Ganges River, carts being pulled by oxen, people cooking their food in the streets, street vendors hawking their wares, children at school under a tree, and the clothes that the Indians wear. What was most interesting were the pictures of products they encountered in India. Postage stamps, matches, cameras, railway tickets, lottery tickets, honey, fireworks, fabrics, hotel receipts and other products that I did not recognize.
An excellent introduction to India written for young people, this book demonstrates some of the variety and vitality of a country whose culture was old when the first white people landed in North America.

This is a wonderful book!.......2000-09-17

This is a great book! My son is 9 years old and went to India a couple of years ago. This book vividly brought back all his memories. What I liked best was that even though it is not written by an Indian, it is so authentic. The illustrations are just great! I highly recommend it.

This is a wonderful book!.......2000-09-17

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Anni's Diary of France
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In this issue of Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology the authors present a unique range of examples of the regenerative response and the role of stem cells from the amphibian to human. It seems that all roads lead to cells that have the plasticity to become something else, not only in the amphibian but also in the mammal.

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Introduction to the Electron Theory of Metals

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Introduction to the Electron Theory of Metals
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The electron theory of metals describes how electrons are responsible for the bonding of metals and subsequent physical, chemical and transport properties. This textbook gives a complete account of electron theory in both periodic and non-periodic metallic systems. The author presents an accessible approach to the theory of electrons, comparing it with experimental results as much as possible. The book starts with the basics of one-electron band theory and progresses to cover up-to-date topics such as high Tc superconductors and quasicrystals. The relationship between theory and potential applications is also emphasized. The material presented assumes some knowledge of elementary quantum mechanics as well as the principles of classical mechanics and electromagnetism. This textbook will be of interest to advanced undergraduates and graduate students in physics, chemistry, materials science and electrical engineering. The book contains numerous exercises and an extensive list of references and numerical data.

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Semi-Conductors and Metals. An Introduction to the Electron Theory of Metals.
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Longman Anthology of World Literature Volume II

Longman Anthology of World Literature Volume II (D, E, F) The: The 17th and 18th Centuries, The 19th Century, and the 20th Century
David Damrosch , April Alliston , Marshall Brown , Page duBois , Sabry Hafez , Ursula K. Heise , Djelal Kadir , David L. Pike , Sheldon Pollock , Bruce Robbins , Haruo Shirane , Jane Tylus , and Pauline Yu
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The Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume 2 offers a fresh presentation of the varieties of world literature from the 17th century to the present day. The editors of the anthology have sought to find economical ways to place texts within their cultural contexts, and have selected and grouped our materials in ways intended to foster connections and conversations across the anthology, between eras as well as regions. The anthology includes epic, lyric poetry, drama, and prose narrative, with many works in their entirety. Classic major authors are presented together with more recently recovered voices as the editors seek to suggest something of the full literary dialogue of each region and period. Engaging introductions, scholarly annotations, regional maps, pronunciation guides, and illustrations will provide a supportive editorial setting. For anyone interested in world literature.

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Longman Anthology of World Literature Volume II.......2007-02-18

I received the books within the time I was told it would take for them to reach me and they were exactly what I expected and in perfect condition. :)

The Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume F: 20th Century

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The Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume F: 20th Century
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*Damrosch, 0-321-05536-5, The Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume F*? The Longman Anthology of World Literature, Volume F offers a fresh presentation of the varieties of world literature from the 20th Century. The editors of the anthology have sought to find economical ways to place texts within their cultural contexts, and have selected and grouped our materials in ways intended to foster connections and conversations across the anthology, between eras as well as regions. The anthology includes epic, lyric poetry, drama, and prose narrative, with many works in their entirety. Classic major authors are presented together with more recently recovered voices as the editors seek to suggest something of the full literary dialogue of each region and period. Engaging introductions, scholarly annotations, regional maps, pronunciation guides, and illustrations provide a supportive editorial setting. For anyone interested in world literature.

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