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A LIFE CHANGING READ.......2007-05-29
Growing up in Northern Virginia I always had a vague sense of the crab's popularity, both for dining and as a sort of a local mascot for people who live near the Bay. However, I had only eaten them at my aunt's house in Benedict, MD. and thought them to be strange and hard to eat. They made me feel inferior some how not knowing the technique and how exactly my aunt was able to come up with these bushels during the warm summer months. I dedicated last summer to learning all about the Bay and the blue crab and the wonderful people who make a living off them. I was transformed with the knowledge from the book that explains so many details about the life of the crab, the watermen and their families. The author is so creative with the insights he reveals. After reading this book, I am equipped to speak intelligently about the geographical areas, crab industry and most importantly-how to get and eat these beautiful swimmers!
Attention to Detail.......2006-06-03
Whereas I found this book to be quite informative, the author's attention to detail about every aspect and apparatus of a waterman's life on the Cheasapeake Bay to be a bit much. I found it difficult to find interest in how many eel baits were used on a trotline and how close together they were spaced. Not being well versed on the parts of various fishing vessels, I found myself lost as to what the author was writing about not to mention the numerous detailed descriptions of every piece of fishing apparatus employed by watermen.
Beautiful Swimmers.......2005-08-18
Beautiful Swimmers was given to me by a relative mixed in with a number of Bay-related books(including Tom Horton's Island Out of Time and several others).
Often, environmental writers stand the risk of in a way reducing the Bay to merely some sort of ecological experiment. Some I have read do not take into account that every little change in the Bay, whether the fault of Mother Nature or ourselves, drastically affects the people whose entire livelihood is fished out of these waters. Fortunately, the author(s) of Beautiful Swimmers does not fall into that trap.
The Watermen have a unique love affair with the Blue Crab. As evidenced by my own home town's "Hard Crab Derby" celebration ever year. This book, I think, gives a very fair and honest portrayal of these seemingly simple people with seemingly simple lives. Its handling of carcinological matters is anything but boring, including an in-detail description of how the crabs make love.
I would highly suggest this work not only for its informative value but for its treatment of the inherant poetry and beauty of the Bay. Even at the time of its publishing, the downward trend in the Bay's health was growing more evident. Today the situation is even more precarious, and requires a very delicate balance between the health of the Bay that supports so many and the people themselves, whose lives have been spent gleaning from these once bountiful waters an income, and who keep alive the traditions of Watermen from over four centuries ago.
Let us protect the Bay, this precious resource of ours, but we must not forget about the people.
Once again, an exceptional book, and one that I recommend for anyone interested in the Conservation of the Chesapeake Bay and the people that depend upon it.
Entertaining and Educational.......2005-01-03
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I spent summers as a kid catching crabs and seeing commercial crabbers outside my grandparents' home but there was a lot about the industry and the bay that I didn't know. I felt like an eavesdropper on an unfamiliar yet familiar world as I read this book, and found my curiousity awakened. The writers clear appreciation for his subject shines through, and it is a delight to discover even many years after it was written.
It Takes You There...........2004-11-16
Beautiful Swimmers will make you feel like you are a part of growing up in the Chesapeake Bay region. If you already did so, it will bring you back home.
Beautiful Swimmers serves as excellent literature for a multitude of readers: naturalists, historians, travellers, and folks who enjoy reading a good novel. It also provides a good blend of natural and cultural resource history.
I moved to the Chesapeake Bay area (Deale, MD) several years ago and was referred to Beautiful Swimmers by several members of the Chesapeake Bay Foundation. Prior to reading Beautiful Swimmers, I grew extremely fond of living on the bay. Since reading the book, I have that much more appreciation for the culture of the bay.
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great read .......2005-11-09
A really nice book by the master of 20th century writing James Michener, any fan o his will love this poignant tale.
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A beautiful pictorial portrait of the men who fish the Chesa.......1998-11-21
The text and photography show an accurate portrait of the men who fish the Chesapeake Bay. Their stories are moving, and realistic.
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really good.......2007-02-12
this was a book that anybody can read and understand. it is also a book that is kind of relaxing. "Beautiful Swimmers" is a book about the Chesapeake Bay way of life that got/gets a lot of praise, deservedly so. But I do think that "Watermen" is better. Anybody that is interested in the Chesapeake should give "Watermen" a read.
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Amazing Grace: Smith Island and the Chesapeake Watermen
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Mac's Pocket Guide: Southwest, Park & Garden Birds (Mac's Pocket Guides)
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MAC'S POCKET GUIDE: SOUTHWEST, Park & Garden Birds Illustrations by Stephen R. Whitney and Elizabeth Briars. Perfect for birdwatchers of all levels, this guide describes over 110 species of birds, from different types of herons, owls, and hummingbirds to the pygmy nuthatch, ruby-crowned kinglet, and phainopepla. ISBN 1-59485-017-8.
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Take a tour of Sydney guided by National Geographic -- for generations synonymous with the thrill of discovery and exploration. Featured sites include both famous and lesser known places, selected to help you experience the city in a fresh and exciting way.
* In-depth site descriptions and background information
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The best Sydney guidebook out there!.......2000-04-06
I've perused them all--Lonely Planet, DK Eyewitness, Citypack, Fodor's, whatever--and I found this guide to be the best of the bunch. It combines all the best of each of those: great pictures, detailed color maps, historical tidbits, walking tours, and easy, color-coded organization. I imagine it would be appropriate for those planning both long or short visits to Sydney. It's packed with lots to see and do but well organized so that you're not overwhelmed by it if you're just taking a short trip and want just highlights. My second choice would be the Time Out Sydney, which as usual, offers tons of shopping & cool tips & out of the way info. As a frequent traveller and consequently, owner of a plethora of guidebooks, I found this one refreshingly awesome. Just wish that they had a bigger range of destinations in their offering....
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The Diversity of Living Organisms
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Such is the pressure on teaching time in schools and universities that students are taught less and less of the diversity that is life on this planet. Most students, and indeed most professional biologists that these students become, know far more of cell function than of biodiversity. This text is profusely illustrated, quick reference guide to all types of living organism from the single-celled prokaryotes and eurkaryotes to the multicellular fungi, plants and animals. All surviving phyla and their component classes are characterised and described, as are their life-styles, ecology, relationships and within-group diversity (with orders displayed in list form). Overall, the book's aim is to provide biologists and others with a clear, concise picture of the nature of all groups of organisms with which they may be unfamiliar.
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This digital document is an article from Synthesis/Regeneration, published by WD Press on March 22, 2002. The length of the article is 598 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: NGOs support a treaty to establish the gene pool as a global commons. (Biodevastation).(Non-governmental organizations say no patents on living organisms)
Author: Ben Lilliston
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Synthesis/Regeneration (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 22, 2002
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This digital document is a journal article from Organisms Diversity & Evolution, published by Elsevier in 2004. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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The talks and extensive discussions on 'adaptive radiation' during the phylogenetic symposium 2002 in Bonn are summarized, and concluding remarks presented from the perspective of evolutionary ecology. Radiation is characterized as the relatively rapid origin of diverse ecological niches established by repeated speciation events within a lineage, leading to stronger evolutionary divergence and ecological diversity in a particular region. Rather than simply being multiple speciation events resulting in the formation of a monophylum, it is a concept to understand ecological divergence and biodiversity, which emphasizes diversification of ecologically relevant morphology, physiology and behaviour of the descendants of a stem species. Therefore, instead of 'adaptive radiation' it is better termed 'ecological radiation' or simply 'radiation'. A radiation starts with the splitting of the stem species into different lineages, and ends when either a new radiation occurs within that monophylum or the monophylum becomes extinct. This leads to a hierarchical sequence of radiations, here exemplified from the phylogeny of Insecta. Three types can be distinguished: radiation after successful colonization, radiation from a survivor of mass extinctions, and radiation after evolution of key innovations. In the first two scenarios, chance is more important and the founders of a radiation might be relatively unspecialized; in the third case, the founders are more specialized and exhibit several novelties accumulated in the ancestral line. As key innovations, the role of these features is to help open a new ecozone and to recruit new resources, which is initiated by changes in behaviour or metabolic traits. Key characters can be used under diverse ecological conditions and modes of life, and allow the establishment of various econiches. An analysis starts with the reconstruction of a phylogenetic tree based on all known characters and the reconstruction of the 'stem species pattern', followed by an analysis of transformations of functional structures to find possible key innovations. The investigation of at least nine additional points is desirable to understand radiation and thus explain diversity.
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Solid-Liquid Electrochemical Interfaces (Acs Symposium Series)
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This book presents a range of applications for low-energy electron diffraction (LEED), Auger electron spectroscopy (AES), and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). It applies both scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy to in situ studies of structures of substrates and adsorbates during electrochemical measurements. It then presents a theoretical approach to modeling the electrochemical interface.
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Hyperbolic Differential Operators and Related Problems (Lecture Notes in Pure and Applied Mathematics)
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Presenting research from more than 30 international authorities, this reference provides a complete arsenal of tools and theorems to analyze systems of hyperbolic partial differential equations. The authors investigate a wide variety of problems in areas such as thermodynamics, electromagnetics, fluid dynamics, differential geometry, and topology. Renewing thought in the field of mathematical physics, Hyperbolic Differential Operators defines the notion of pseudosymmetry for matrix symbols of order zero as well as the notion of time function. Surpassing previously published material on the topic, this text is key for researchers and mathematicians specializing in hyperbolic, Schrödinger, Einstein, and partial differential equations; complex analysis; and mathematical physics.
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The classic poems and spine–tingling stories of a Gothic American master collected in one volume.
Of all the American masters, Edgar Allan Poe staked out perhaps the most unique and vivid reputation, as a master of the macabre. Even today, in the age of horror movies and high–tech haunted houses, Poe is the first choice of entertainment for many who want a spine–chilling thrill.
Born in Boston in 1809, and dead at the age of 40, Poe wrote across several fields during his life, noted for his poetry and short stories as well as his criticism. The best of each of these is collected here, including the classic poem The Raven, and timeless stories like The Tell–Tale Heart. In his introduction to this volume, G. R. Thompson argues that Poe was a great satirist and comedic craftsman, as well as a formidable Gothic writer. "All of Poe's fiction," Thompson writes, "and the poems as well, can be seen as one coherent piece – as the work of one of the greatest ironists of world literature."
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