The Physiology Of Tropical Orchids In Relation To The Industry, Second Edition

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Over the past ten years, the orchid industry is growing at a steady pace in the South East Asia and East Asia regions. In some Asian countries, orchids have become an essential export item. To maintain this progress, there is an urgent need for a book that is relevant to the region orchid growers in improving their cultivation and management skills, and to guide new students in understanding orchid physiology. This book provides a comprehensive account of tropical orchid physiology relevant to commercial growers, research workers and graduate students. An integrated and unifying theme of tropical orchid physiology, with a clearly written factual text and illustration, is presented over nine chapters. Each chapter is designed to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date information on an aspect of orchid physiology. This book complements the existing scientific literature available to improve orchid cultivation and to set new research agenda especially in the tropics.

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A MUST for Researchers and Professional Growers.......2005-01-05

This book is a wonderful reference. It summarizes many of the great research papers not written in English and can be very hard to get a hold of even in a university setting. This book will be a challenge to the beginning and average orchid growers, but a great tool for those in need of scientific information

Tropical Orchids: Of Southeast Asia (Periplus Nature Guides)

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An excellent guide for novice or expert

Tropical Orchids: Of Southeast Asia (Periplus Nature Guides)
David P. Banks
Manufacturer: Periplus Editions
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 9625931562

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Tropical Orchids is the latest title in Periplus' series of Nature Guides, which cover diverse subjects of tropical flora and fauna. This volume is a handy field guide that provides an excellent introduction to over 120 exotic orchid species found in Southeast Asia, many unique to the region. Included are full-color photographs of their extraordinarily beautiful blooms and a wealth of expert botanical information. The photographs by David P. Banks, noted authority on tropical orchids, will delight orchid lovers all over the world.

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An excellent guide for novice or expert.......2000-04-14

Tropical Orchids of Southeast Asia is an outstanding little book regardless of the level of expertise of the reader. It's strongest point has to be the 133 sharp, clean, color-saturated photographs of orchids in 17 genera, some of which are rarely, if ever, seen in other books. The text is brief, but packed with information about habit and habitat, which is so valuable to a grower. A three-page introduction encapsulates the basics of these intriguing plants, and a map on the back cover shows the area covered in the book.

I rate this one four stars instead of five simply because I wanted more! Its 64 pages just weren't enough for me.

This is one you want to own.

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Excellent guide.......2003-01-28

Dr. Curry has devoted many hours to this project over several years and should be proud of the results. The photos are excellent and descriptive information is useful as well. A great resource for entomology enthusiasts.

Great Field Guide.......2002-04-12

This is the only field guide on dragonflies in Indiana. It is very organized and easy to follow, with great full-color pictures of all the species. Great buy for any dragonfly enthusiast.

... An annotated list of the Odonata of Indiana, (University of Michigan. Museum of zoology. Miscellaneous publications)

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... An annotated list of the Odonata of Indiana, (University of Michigan. Museum of zoology. Miscellaneous publications)
Edward Bruce Williamson
Manufacturer: The University
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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The dragonflies of Indiana
Edward Bruce Williamson
Manufacturer: Indiana Dept. of Geology and Natural Resources
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding
ASIN: B00086QYR4

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With color plates, an a narration on people and culture.

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A Field Guide to the Mammals of Egypt is the first comprehensive field guide to every mammal species recorded in contemporary Egypt, from gazelle to gerbil, from hyena to hyrax. Each mammal species is described in detail, with reference to identification features, status, habitat, and habits, and with comparisons to similar species. A map is also provided for each species, clearly showing its current, and in some cases historical, range. Every species is meticulously illustrated -- the bats and sea mammals in detailed black-and-white illustrations, all other species in scientifically accurate color plates. Additional vignettes emphasize aspects of mammal behavior, cover the minutiae of such features as the nose-leafs and ear structure of the various bat species, and illustrate the tracks and trails of the more commonly encountered mammals. This is an indispensable reference work for anyone interested in the wildlife of Egypt, from professional biologists to desert travelers and interested amateurs. Furthermore, as it describes and illustrates every whale and dolphin species recorded in Egyptian waters, including the Red Sea, it will be of special significance to anyone diving in the region. The book is compact and hardbound, easy to slip into a daypack, and well up to the rigors of desert travel.

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From the reviews of the First Edition . . .

"An excellent text . . . will no doubt provide the benchmark for comparative works for many years."
—Journal of the American Chemical Society

"A resounding success . . . the definitive current summaries on their respective subjects."
—Synthesis

Since this important work was first published in 1993, the field of catalytic asymmetric synthesis has grown explosively, spawning effective new methods for obtaining enantiomerically pure compounds on a large scale and stimulating new applications in diverse fields-from medicine to materials science. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis, Second Edition addresses these rapid changes through new or substantially revised contributions from highly recognized world leaders in the field. It presents detailed accounts of the most important catalytic asymmetric reactions known today, discusses recent advances, and retains from the previous edition essential and intriguing information on the initial development of certain processes. An excellent working resource for academic researchers and industrial chemists alike, the Second Edition features:

Contributions from Noyori, Sharpless, Kagan, Trost, Overman, Shibasaki, Doyle, Okamoto, Bolm, Carreira, and many other internationally renowned authorities
New chapters on asymmetric carbometallations, asymmetric amplification and autocatalysis, and asymmetric polymerization
Extended coverage of asymmetric carbene reactions, including asymmetric intramolecular carbene insertion to C-H bonds as well as asymmetric dihydroxylation and aminohydroxylation
Extended coverage of asymmetric carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions and applications
An appendix listing all chiral ligands in the book

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From the reviews of the First Edition . . .

"An excellent text . . . will no doubt provide the benchmark for comparative works for many years."-Journal of the American Chemical Society

"A resounding success . . . the definitive current summaries on their respective subjects."-Synthesis

Since this important work was first published in 1993, the field of catalytic asymmetric synthesis has grown explosively, spawning effective new methods for obtaining enantiomerically pure compounds on a large scale and stimulating new applications in diverse fields-from medicine to materials science. Catalytic Asymmetric Synthesis, Second Edition addresses these rapid changes through new or substantially revised contributions from highly recognized world leaders in the field. It presents detailed accounts of the most important catalytic asymmetric reactions known today, discusses recent advances, and retains from the previous edition essential and intriguing information on the initial development of certain processes. An excellent working resource for academic researchers and industrial chemists alike, the Second Edition features:
* Contributions from Noyori, Sharpless, Kagan, Trost, Overman, Shibasaki, Doyle, Okamoto, Bolm, Carreira, and many other internationally renowned authorities
* New chapters on asymmetric carbometallations, asymmetric amplification and autocatalysis, and asymmetric polymerization
* Extended coverage of asymmetric carbene reactions, including asymmetric intramolecular carbene insertion to C-H bonds as well as asymmetric dihydroxylation and aminohydroxylation
* Extended coverage of asymmetric carbon-carbon bond-forming reactions and applications
* An appendix listing all chiral ligands in the book

The 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Prize awarded for the development of catalytic asymmetric synthesis. (Articles).(Brief Article): An article from: Canadian Chemical News

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The 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Prize awarded for the development of catalytic asymmetric synthesis. (Articles).(Brief Article): An article from: Canadian Chemical News
Bill Stibbs
Manufacturer: Chemical Institute of Canada
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Chemical News, published by Chemical Institute of Canada on March 1, 2002. The length of the article is 967 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: The 2001 Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Prize awarded for the development of catalytic asymmetric synthesis. (Articles).(Brief Article)
Author: Bill Stibbs
Publication: Canadian Chemical News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2002
Publisher: Chemical Institute of Canada
Volume: 54 Issue: 3 Page: 26(2)

Article Type: Brief Article

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CATALYTIC ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS
Iwao Ojima
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000N6FGBO

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The book, suitable as both an introductory reference and as a text book in the rapidly growing field of topological graph theory, models both maps (as in map-coloring problems) and groups by means of graph imbeddings on sufaces. Automorphism groups of both graphs and maps are studied. In addition connections are made to other areas of mathematics, such as hypergraphs, block designs, finite geometries, and finite fields. There are chapters on the emerging subfields of enumerative topological graph theory and random topological graph theory, as well as a chapter on the composition of English church-bell music. The latter is facilitated by imbedding the right graph of the right group on an appropriate surface, with suitable symmetries. Throughout the emphasis is on Cayley maps: imbeddings of Cayley graphs for finite groups as (possibly branched) covering projections of surface imbeddings of loop graphs with one vertex. This is not as restrictive as it might sound; many developments in topological graph theory involve such imbeddings.

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This volume of the EMS consists of two parts. The first entitled Combinatorial Group Theory and Fundamental Groups, written by Collins and Zieschang, provides a readable and comprehensive description of that part of group theory which has its roots in topology in the theory of the fundamental group and the theory of discrete groups of transformations. Throughout the emphasis is on the rich interplay between the algebra and the topology and geometry. The second part by Grigorchuk and Kurchanov is a survey of recent work on groups relating to topological manifolds, dealing with equations in groups, particularly in surface groups and free groups, a study in terms of groups of Heegaard decompositions and algorithmic aspects of the Poincaré conjecture, as well as the notion of the growth of groups. The authors have included a list of open problems, some of which have not been considered previously. Both parts contain numerous examples, outlines of proofs and full references to the literature. The book will be very useful as a reference and guide to researchers and graduate students in algebra and topology.

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just evaluation.......2000-06-03

See: Combinatorial Group Theory and Applications to Geometry (Encyclopaedia of Mathematical Sciences, 58) by D. J. Collins(Editor), et al (Paperback - April 1998)

Graphs, groups and surfaces (North-Holland mathematics studies)

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Graphs, groups and surfaces (North-Holland mathematics studies)
Arthur T White
Manufacturer: American Elsevier Pub. Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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In his smart and self-assured debut, My Life in Heavy Metal, Steve Almond breathes fresh life into the oft-explored territory of young love and longing. The 12 stories in this pulsating collection are populated with hookups, drunken kisses, failed passes, and souring relationships. And though it's an aggressively sexual affair (when it comes to getting it on in the bedroom--or on the bathroom sink, for that matter--Almond doesn't believe in fading to black), at its core it's a collection with heart. His characters stumble unrehearsed through the choreography of modern love, wearing their sloppy passions on their rumpled sleeves, aching to connect.

The memorable title story introduces David, an El Paso music critic on the "late-eighties hair bands" circuit who cheats on his longtime college girlfriend with an unassuming YMCA lifeguard. "Because we were a morning paper, I had to bang out my copy by midnight. I operated on a template involving an initial bad pun, a lengthy playlist--adjective, adjective, song title--and a description of the lead singer's hair." Almond hilariously captures the flirty, stylized banter and drinks-after-work breeziness of office life in "Geek Player, Love Slayer." He spins this bittersweet story from a female, first-person perspective as a thirtysomething reporter at an alternative weekly finds an unlikely obsession in the oddly alluring Lance, the paper's overconfident systems administrator ("How did Computer Guy become the Lifeguard of the decade?"). In another standout story, "How to Love a Republican," a doomed cross-party affair plays out against the 2000 presidential election.

Readers should take note of this solid debut and stay on the lookout for more from Almond--he's a sharp and surprisingly sensitive writer with plenty of stories to tell. --Brad Thomas Parsons

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A first collection of twelve powerful stories that takes a clear-eyed view of relationships between young men and women who have come of age in an era without innocence, My Life in Heavy Metal received tremendous acclaim in hardcover. In the past year, Almond has won a Pushcart Prize and been a finalist for the National Magazine Award.

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Interesting and insightful short story collection..........2006-02-20

I had no idea what to expect when I picked up My Life in Heavy Metal, but the premise of short stories centered on love, sex and relationships and its many foibles seemed interesting. This is a very quirky and earnest collection that made me laugh and reminded me what it was like to be naive and inexperienced when it came to love and sex during my teens and early twenties. But it also deals with the aforementioned issues with older characters as well. The stories spoke to me as well as entertained me. My favorite stories are "How to Love a Republican," "Run Away, My Pale Love," "Geek Player, Love Slayer," "The Pass," and "Pornography." All of the stories center on relationships and the protagonists are all flawed in some way or another. "Geek Player, Love Slayer" is the best story of the bunch, in my opinion. I was able to identify with the female protagonist and the story is poignant to boot. So, if you like short stories that deal with love and sex angst, then you will love My Life in Heavy Metal. Steve Almond is a talented author and I look forward to reading more of his stuff.

Diverse short story collection.......2006-02-01

Steve Almond's short-story collection opens with a first-person narrative about a recent college grad, out on his own writing heavy metal show reviews for a local newspaper while he's torn between two girls. I was instantly won over by this man who refused to attend his live-in girlfriend's best friend's wedding because it was on the date of not just any show, but the Guns N' Roses show. Any 80's music fan could understand that decision! Given the title of the book, I assumed this story was autobiographical and more of the same would follow. Imagine my surprise to meet a brash 33-year old female narrator in the second story, at which point I realized this was a story collection, not a series of personal essays.

All of Almond's stories focus on relationships--on cheating, on unrequited love, on Don Juan bar hoppers who have a new girl every night, on loving foreign graduate students and following them back to Poland, on workplace crushes, on come-ons in bars, and so on. Some are three pages long while others are dozens of pages and span a time period of months in a relationship. None are the same, so Almost is to be admired for creating unique narrative voices for such a wide range of characters. Some are so engrossing that the reader is saddened to leave the characters, while others don't really strike the mark.

If you want to explore people's motivations and behaviors in love, lust, settling, pursuing, and the like, pick this up. If you are a heavy metal fan, read the opening essay and move on.

Interesting........2006-01-13

Steve Almond, My Life in Heavy Metal (Grove, 2002)

To start off with the weak point of Steve Almond's story collection: there's really nothing here you haven't seen before. Almond's stories are the kind of slice-of-life nothing-happens stories written by, it seems, every author on the planet who's written a word at any point past 1983. This has a tendency to make them light reading at best, predictable and boring at worst.

The strong point, on the other hand, is Almond's sense of voice. Each of these stories contains a narrator with an exceptionally distinctive voice. This may be masked by the voice of the narrator of the title story (the first in the collection), who's just a regular guy. But after a couple more, you start to realize how different the characters' voices are from one another, from the brash, unlikable office worker who narrates "Geek Player, Love Slayer," to the interior voice of the narrator of "The Pass," whose voice will, in your head, sound exactly like the guy who narrated all those film strips you watched in grammar school science.

If plot is a literary device secondary to characterization for you, there will be a good deal to like for you in this collection. If you like your stuff primarily plot-driven, however, you may be best advised to look elsewhere. ***

For those who hate books, you might just love this one........2004-10-31

I will be the first to admit, i hate books and reading, for the most part. Sure, i enjoyed catcher in the rye, the same book that every person, or at least every teenager, loves. But "My Life in Heavy Metal" became the first book that i ever bought, solely for my own enjoyment. Introduced to me through a college freshman writing class was the short story "How to Be a Republican," one of a collection of short stories in this book by Steve Almond. "How to be a Republican" is one of my favorite of the stories i have read so far from the collection, but i have not yet read them all. In all of the stories, the main character is Dave (Steve Almond) who is fighting between different forces of love (friendship, romance, and sex). These stories take you in with them. You become emotionally attached to characters, esp. Dave, wanting to help him all the time. The stories are very real, and sometimes graphic with their sensual imagery...il finish this later

stud goes a-writin'.......2004-04-26

This book was ok, dabbled with some clever turns of phrase and flashes of insight. However, it frankly got a little old that, regardless of the story's specifics, the narrator (a fella) was going to get some, and the lady was going to fall for him, hard.

I mean, I'm happy Mr. Almond is so successful with the ladies, but when that's the only message that's reliably communicated in each story, it becomes the opposite of edgy. that is, dull.

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MY LIFE IN HEAVY METAL
Steve Almond
Manufacturer: Grove Press New York
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0434010014

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My Life in Heavy Metal
Steve Almond
Manufacturer: Grove Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
ASIN: B000KXX1G2

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My Life in Heavy Metal Signed
Steve Almond
Manufacturer: GROVE PRESS @ (NY)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000SIFWDY

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My Life in Heavy Metal Signed
Steve Almond
Manufacturer: GROVE PRESS @ (NY)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000TXI9EM

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