Its Raining Frogs and Fishes

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It's Raining Frogs and Fishes, a lighthearted look at the world's weather, collects oddments and tidbits on climatological matters. Among the book's many high points are Jerry Dennis's natural history of mirages (there are many more than the usual desert variety) and his examination of the age-old question about whether the aurora borealis roars. At other points he looks into ancient Roman beliefs about lightning, the adaptive strategies of the Galapagos penguin, and the origins of dew.

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A spellbinding look into the natural world's most fascinating and baffling phenomena, with illustrated explanations of rainbows, meteors, sunsets, hurricanes, the northern lights, and dozens of other curiosities of the sky.

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Fun, but with a lot of small errors.......2004-10-04

This is an enjoyable book, with a lot of interesting information. It also has many small scientific errors that a professional scientist would never make - almost every page has some small error of wording or description. I'm just a layman, so I don't know what a professional would find. There is enough new and interesting material to far outweigh the errors, but you should not assume that everything you find here is repeatable as truth.

A Facinating Book!.......2000-10-26

I found this book to be quite facinating, and very well written. It should be a must read for anyone interested in the subject of science and weather. This book covers all sorts of anomalies of weather and nature from 'frogs rains' to tornadoes, thunderstorms and sun spots! All sorts of interesting bits of information are compiled here, that make it a page-turning read from start to finish. There is great information about comets and stars and all sorts of oddities of the heavens as well. I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The information is conveyed intelligently, but with an undercoat of wit and humor. You will really enjoy this one!

Accessible,entertaining, amazing, a must read for all ages........1998-02-17

I love it. I received only a few days ago and I already finished it. I must read it again and again. It is well written in an easy style accessible to all and nicely illustrated. The contents seem to be more science fiction thatn science facts, they are so incredible. I love it as I already wrote and you willl too. Don't wait, buy it now. Amazon.com can ship it in a record time and the price is excellent value for money for this highly entertaining book.

Natural phenomena and oddities of the skies. A must-read!.......1997-08-17

Frogs falling from the sky? Balls of light zipping around mastheads of ships? This surprisingly non-technical book explains the theories and facts behind strange phenomena of the sky. Illustrators, take not, as well. Glenn Wolff's illustrations bring this book to life and make it a wonderful addition to everyone's coffee table

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Combining unique travel choices, outdoor adventures, and little-known locales into guides where vacations meet adventures, each title in the Hidden series also offers readers the comfort of detailed maps, Internet information for each listing, author picks, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours. Hidden Carolinas is a virtual bed-and-breakfast guide with personal recommendations of over 100 one-of-a-kind inns. The author leads readers to over 40 beaches and nine lighthouses, plus 63 parks and wilderness areas. Author Catherine O'Neal lives in Key Largo, FL. Includes 17 maps.

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Excellent transaction.......2006-02-27

I'm very satisfied with this purchase : book in perfect conditon, very fast delivery. Thanks.

Excellent transaction.......2006-02-27

I'm very satisfied with this purchase : book in perfect conditon, very fast delivery. Thanks.

Hidden Carolinas: Including Ashville, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Great Smoky Mountains, Outer Banks, and Charleston

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Hidden Carolinas: Including Ashville, Raleigh, Chapel Hill, Great Smoky Mountains, Outer Banks, and Charleston
Catherine O'Neal
Manufacturer: Ulysses Press
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ASIN: 1569753423

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From the cobblestone streets of Charleston and the beaches of the outer banks to the cozy inns of Asheville and the campgrounds of the Smokies, Hidden Carolinas is a guide to both the prominent and hidden alike. Using her extraordinary descriptive writing skills, author Catherine O'Neal lets travelers know what to expect from every spot in the area so they can plan a vacation to suit their interests. A virtual bed-and-breakfast guide, this book recommends over 100 one-of-a-kind inns. Local flavor is offered in her reviews of 23 barbecue joints and eight restaurants serving hushpuppies. And since everyone loves the coast, Hidden Carolinas describes over 40 beaches and nine lighthouses. There are also details on 63 parks and wilderness areas including information on camping, hiking, and rafting. Each title in the Hidden series offers readers the comfort of detailed maps, internet information for each listing, author picks, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours.

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Helpful advanced history text to cover 20th century topics.......2006-04-15

I teach International Baccalaureate history at one of the top schools in the world, and this book makes a nightly trek home with me. Students in IB or even AP Euro would have a hard time finding another source as rich as Walsh's effort. It is packed with helpful analysis, documents, quotes, review materials, wtc. I have used it to prepare for each of my senior level topics this year, such as WW1, Nazi Germany, the USSR, WWII, and the Cold War.

This book would do a very adequate job in assisting anyone preparing to work with such material, and would be considered one of my three most vital texts I use.

excellent book.......2005-09-26

this is a very good history book. it explains things very clearly and is also visually pleasing.

the book uses a lot of primary/secondary sources, which is good because it makes students think more deeply about history.

A very good history book.......2005-08-03

When I studied in Singapore, it was my history textbook. But when I finished Grade 10, I needed to hand it back to School library.
But I really like it very much. It's a very good history book. It mainly tells about Modern History, contains Britain, China, the USA, the USSR, Germany, France and many ohter countries.
More important, the resources in the book are rich and vivid. A lot of quotes, pictures,letters and so on. They can help you to understand a lot of things more clearly.
So if you want to have a general idea about modern history, read it, you won't be disappointed.
Especially if you do not take history as your main subject, but still interest in it. It can help you very much.

ridiculous past review--a very good book.......2005-01-16

i have been a teacher for 4 years in international schools, and i think the previous review is written by someone with, to put is as politely as possible, very little common sense. i dont think the book is perfect, but it is useful for a variety of students, is interesting and informative without too much information, can be easily supplemented, and has a variety of useful homework assignments and activities for students to keep up with understanding or to be assigned by the teacher. the assanine charaterization of "rubbish" is far from the truth--read it for yourself.

Dont use this book.......2003-09-08

The GCSE TEXT book is rubbish. Dont use it.

Ocr British Depth Study 1906-1918 (OCR Modular History)

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Ocr British Depth Study 1906-1918 (OCR Modular History)
Colin Shephard , and Rosemary Rees
Manufacturer: Hodder Murray
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Key History - Britain, Europe and the World in the 20th Century for GCSE

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Key History - Britain, Europe and the World in the 20th Century for GCSE
Philip Sauvain
Manufacturer: Nelson Thornes
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Where You Live (Changing Britain Series)

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Where You Live (Changing Britain Series)
Michael Rawcliffe
Manufacturer: Trafalgar Square Publishing
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The field of theoretical ecology has expanded dramatically in the past few years, while some of the most interesting work has been done using spatial models with stochasticity. This timely volume brings together the work of leading researchers working with this model and explores its role in the study of ecosystem dynamics. With its mathematically rigorous treatments, applications to real ecological problems, and proposals for extending the use of such modeling techniques in the future, this resource will be of great interest to all researchers in theoretical ecology, mathematical biology, and ecosystems analysis.

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Formal methods are a robust approach for problem solving. It is based on logic and algebraic methods where problems can be formulated in a way that can help to find an appropriate solution. This book shows the basic concepts of formal methods and highlights modern modifications and enhancements to provide a more robust and efficient problem solving tool.

Applications are presented from different disciplines such as engineering where the operation of chemical plants is synthesized using formal methods. Computational biology becomes easier and systematic using formal methods. Also, hardware compilation and systems can be managed using formal methods.

This book will be helpful for both beginners and experts to get insights and experience on modern formal methods by viewing real applications from different domains.

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IMA Volumes 135: Transport in Transition Regimes and 136: Dispersive Transport Equations and Multiscale Models focus on the modeling of processes for which transport is one of the most complicated components. This includes processes that involve a wide range of length scales over different spatio-temporal regions of the problem, ranging from the order of mean-free paths to many times this scale. Consequently, effective modeling techniques require different transport models in each region. The first issue is that of finding efficient simulations techniques, since a fully resolved kinetic simulation is often impractical. One therefore develops homogenization, stochastic, or moment based subgrid models. Another issue is to quantify the discrepancy between macroscopic models and the underlying kinetic description, especially when dispersive effects become macroscopic, for example due to quantum effects in semiconductors and superfluids. These two volumes address these questions in relation to a wide variety of application areas, such as semiconductors, plasmas, fluids, chemically reactive gases, etc.

On the transition from the Hadley to Rossby regime in a rotating annulus (Reports)

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On the transition from the Hadley to Rossby regime in a rotating annulus (Reports)
P. E Merilees
Manufacturer: Dept. of Meteorology, Florida State University
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Pride and Prejudice, 1813 (IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE) / (Gordost i predubezhdenie / Stolz und Vorurteil / Trots en Vooroordeel / Orgullo y prejuicio / Orgueil et préjugés / )

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Pride and Prejudice, 1813 (IN RUSSIAN LANGUAGE) / (Gordost i predubezhdenie / Stolz und Vorurteil / Trots en Vooroordeel / Orgullo y prejuicio / Orgueil et préjugés / )
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