Fearsome Fauna: A Field Guide to the Creatures That Live in You

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Hypochondriacs beware-- would you believe the nastiest creatures in the known universe live inside our bodies? Not content to just find a home and produce offspring in our internal space, parasites will drink our blood, eat our cells, and infest our muscles. There is very little that can be said in their favor, with perhaps one exception-- they are truly fascinating!Fearsome Fauna is a wickedly amusing and startlingly informative look into the secret world of these fascinating creatures. Perhaps the greatest biological success story of all time (there are more kinds of parasites than insects), parasites have found homes in the vast majority of people on earth and have learned to live in their environment without destroying it (usually). For readers who would like to meet these hardworking beasts-- or learn how to avoid them-- Fearsome Fauna tells you everything you always wanted to know about parasites but were too disgusted or terrified to ask.

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field guide it is not.......2004-07-30

although format size emmulates field guide this book is just ordinary. It would profit from better sketches or even picture. the topic is great this one let me down.

The genera Physcia, Physconia, and Dirinaria (lichens) of Japan (Ginkgoana, contributions to the flora of Asia and the Pacific region)
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The genera Physcia, Physconia, and Dirinaria (lichens) of Japan (Ginkgoana, contributions to the flora of Asia and the Pacific region)
Hiroyuki Kashiwadani
Manufacturer: Academia Scientific Book
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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ASIN: B0006CQ8ZS

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When traveling in the United States or abroad, the odds are good that vacationers will have a safe and incident-free trip. However, crime and violence, as well as unexpected difficulties, do happen in all parts of the world. No one is better informed to tell readers this than the U.S. consular officers who work in more than 250 U.S. embassies and consulates around the globe. In the hope of helping travelers avoid serious difficulties during their trip abroad, the U.S. State Department has prepared helpful guidelines, presented here in easy-to-digest, approachable form, supplemented by friendly illustrations and additional travel tips.

From what to bring to what to leave behind, how to act and how to react, the advice in this simple book may prove to be the best insurance readers can have for enjoyable--and safe--travel in this country or abroad.

Practical advice is given for
* Airport safety
* Women traveling alone
* Hostage situations
* Trip preparation
* And more

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Charles Hamilton Smith's illustrations of soldiers of the British Army are a faithful and delightful record of how Wellington's troops were uniformed and equipped. Wellington's Army presents a collection of these sought after plates in a special, large format and provides a superb evocation of British military uniforms during the closing years of the Peninsular War and at the epic battle of Waterloo. The plates, drawn from life and completed in 1814, cover all the branches of service including line infantry; light infantry and rifles; heavy and light cavalry; general officers; foreign troops; artillery and engineers; and cadets and veterans. Each plate is accompanied by an incisive text by the leading expert on Wellington's troops - Philip Haythornthwaite - which discusses the unit in question, the uniform and its significant features. Wellington's Army also includes an extensive introduction analyzing the evolution of the British Army of the period and examining the colorful life of Charles Hamilton Smith.

A Grand Terrible Dramma: From Gettysburg to Petersburg: The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed (The North's Civil War, No. 14)

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A truly outstanding volume!
A "Letters" Book Plus A Lot More
An outstanding, invaluable, core title addition

A Grand Terrible Dramma: From Gettysburg to Petersburg: The Civil War Letters of Charles Wellington Reed (The North's Civil War, No. 14)
Eric Campbell
Manufacturer: Fordham University Press
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0823219712
Release Date: 2000-01-01

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This extensive and unique collection, consisting of over 180 letters and hundreds of drawings, covers Reed's period of service (1862-65) and provides the modern reader a wealth of information on the role of the Union army in the eastern theater, the events in the life of the Civil War soldier, and the war in general. A native of Boston, Reed served as bugler of the Ninth Massachusetts Battery, whose desperate holding action at Gettysburg ranks as one the most heroic actions of the war. During this battle Reed performed a deed of selfless bravery by saving his wounded captain from between the lines, an act for which he was later awarded the Medal of Honor. In addition to Gettysburg, Reed saw action in nearly all of the battles in the East from 1862 to 1865, including Bristoe Station, Mine Run, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, North Ana, Bethesda Church, Cold Harbor, and the siege of Petersburg.Reed's letters chronicle events, from the most common to the extraordinary, with simple yet thoughtful eloquence. His drawings capture a wide variety of events to which he was not only an eyewitness but also a participant. His talent was considered equal to that of leading newspaper artists of his day, and his drawings were used to illustrate a best-selling Civil War book, Hardtack and Coffee (1887). We are fortunate that Reed's writings and drawings have been preserved, and can be presented here in a single volume.

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A truly outstanding volume!.......2004-01-17

This is one of the very best such collections of letters I have ever encountered, and the author's own illustrations are a
priceless addition. An excellent work and a bargain at the price.
For those who want more, Charles W. Reed also illustrated "Hardtack & Coffee," by John Billings, another Union army veteran, about the life of the average soldier in the Northern army. Another sure-fire winner.

A "Letters" Book Plus A Lot More.......2001-04-25

The author did a lot of research on the references in Charles Reed's letters. And instead of putting the notes at the end of the book where few read them, the notes are in the margins. It really added to the understanding of what Reed was writing home about. The author also incorporates the drawings from Reed which further adds to the book. Also incorporated are Reed's diary entries. The overall package made this an outstanding and enjoyable read. This book should be the model for all future books of this type.

An outstanding, invaluable, core title addition.......2001-01-17

"A Grand Terrible Dramma": From Gettysburg To Petersburg, The Civil War Letters Of Charles Wellington Reed consists of more than 180 letters and hundreds of drawings covering Charles Reed's period of military service as a member of the Massachusetts volunteers in the American Civil War from 1862 to 1865. This fascinating compendium, ably edited by Eric Campbell, presents the contemporary student of the Civil War with a wealth of information on the role of the Union army in the eastern theater, the events in the life of a typical Civil War soldier, as well as the progress and of the war itself. Reed's letters chronicle the common and the extraordinary with a simple, thoughtful elegance. His drawings capture a wide variety of events to which he was a participant. "A Grand Terrible Dramma" is an outstanding, invaluable, core title addition to any personal, professional, academic, or community library Civil War studies collection.

A Soldier in Wellington's Army (How They Lived)

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A Soldier in Wellington's Army (How They Lived)
Fiona Somerset Fry
Manufacturer: Hodder Wayland
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0850788013

Wellington's men, some soldier autobiographies: Kincaird's "Adventures in the Rifle brigade" ;"Rifleman Harris" ; Anton's "Military life"; Mercer's "Waterloo,"

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Wellington's men, some soldier autobiographies: Kincaird's "Adventures in the Rifle brigade" ;"Rifleman Harris" ; Anton's "Military life"; Mercer's "Waterloo,"
W. H Fitchett
Manufacturer: Smith, Elder & Co
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Unknown Binding

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During the last 40 years, the study of the biological basis of aging has progressed tremendously, and it has now become an independent and respectable field of study and research.

This volume on "Aging of Organs and Systems", is an attempt to bring understanding to both the aging process and the disease processes of old age. Bringing together contributions from an international team of authors, it will be of interest to graduates and postgraduates in the fields of medicine and nursing, researchers of different aspects of biogerontology and those in the pharmaceutical, cosmeceutical, nutriceutical and health-care industry.

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Sensory Systems and Perception
John Corso
Manufacturer: Praeger Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES, ORGAN SYSTEMS: CARDIOVASCULAR: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's
<i>Encyclopedia of Aging</i>

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PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES, ORGAN SYSTEMS: CARDIOVASCULAR: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's Encyclopedia of Aging
MARVIN O. BOLUYT , and EDWARD G. LAKATTA
Manufacturer: Macmillan Reference USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000M4QKIK

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As the Baby Boomers head toward retirement, the four-volume “Encyclopedia of Aging” offers a timely resource encompassing all aspects of aging. Covering a variety of disciplines—biology, medicine, economics, law, psychology, sociology and history—the Encyclopedia also explores related issues such as religion, spirituality, and ethics.

PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES, ORGAN SYSTEMS: SKELETAL MUSCLE: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's
<i>Encyclopedia of Aging</i>

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PHYSIOLOGICAL CHANGES, ORGAN SYSTEMS: SKELETAL MUSCLE: An entry from Macmillan Reference USA's Encyclopedia of Aging
JOHN A. FAULKNER , and SUSAN V. BROOKS
Manufacturer: Macmillan Reference USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital
ASIN: B000M4QKIU

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This volume features invited lectures presented in the workshop-cum-symposium on aspects of many-body effects in molecules and extended systems, Calcutta, February 1 - 10, 1988. The organizers invited leading experts to present recent developments of many-body methods as applied to molecules and condensed systems. The panorama portrayed is quite broad, but by no means exhaustive. The emphasis is undoubtedly on a "molecular point of view".

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The Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean are one of the most politically charged regions in which archaeology is implicated. Historically, they played a formative role in the birth of archaeology as a discipline. Archaeology Under Fire addresses archaeology's role in current political issues, as in the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the division of Cyprus, or the continued destruction of Beirut. The contributors consider the positive role of the past, as a means of reconciliation, whether it be in Turkey, Israel, or the Gulf. They advocate a responsible global archaeology and awareness of contemporary issues can only enhance this aim.

Contributors include: Ann Macy Roth, Neil Silberman, Zainab Bahraini, A. Bernard Knapp, Keith Brown, Kostas Kotsakis, Mehment Ozdogan, Ian Hodder, Albert Naccache, Fekri Hassan and Daniel Potts.

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Condescending snobs need not apply
"Classic" Victorian trash
Timeless novel
Disfigured text

East Lynne (Oxford World's Classics)
Ellen Wood
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback

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'Coward! Sneak! May good men shun him, from henceforth! may his Queen refuse to receive him! You, an earl's daughter! Oh, Isabel! How utterly you have lost yourself!' When the aristocratic Lady Isabel abandons her husband and children for her wicked seducer, more is at stake than moral retribution. Ellen Wood played upon the anxieties of the Victorian middle classes who feared a breakdown of the social order as divorce became more readily available and promiscuity threatened the sanctity of the family. In her novel the simple act of hiring a governess raises the spectres of murder, disguise, and adultery. Her sensation novel was devoured by readers from the Prince of Wales to Joseph Conrad and continued to fascinate theatre-goers and cinema audiences well into the next century. This edition returns for the first time to the racy, slang-ridden narrative of the first edition, rather than the subsequent stylistically 'improved' versions hitherto reproduced by modern editors.

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Stealing to the portico from the house had come Barbara Hare, her eyes strained in dread affright on the grove of trees at the foot of the garden. What was it that had stepped out of that groove of trees, and mysteriously beckoned to her as she stood at the window, turning her heart to sickness as she gazed? Was it a human being, one to bring more evil to the house, where so much evil had already fallen?

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Not exactly my cup of tea, but..........2006-04-05

I picked up an old copy of this Victorian novel in a used bookstore. It's not the sort of book I usually like much - the oft-told story of a woman seduced by a villain into leaving her happy home, and the shame, remorse, and misery that follow her downfall - but I found it very readable, I would even say a page-turner. Plenty of pathos and moralizing, as there generally is in these things, but much better than I expected.

Condescending snobs need not apply.......2005-07-13

This book will be enjoyed both by readers who appreciate Ellen Wood's ghost stories and those who devour Sensation fiction. It conveys some of the uncanny atmosphere of the former while remaining as compulsively readable as Lady Audley's Secret. While it is not a Great Work of Literature, let me assure those who genuinely understand and appreciate popular fiction, and are therefore capable of distinguishing between worthwhile examples and trash, that this falls into the former category. I felt that this needed particular emphasis, in order to counteract the hideous possibility that condescending recommendations meted out by self-aggrandizing, obtuse snobs might actually succeed in influencing the perspectives of the impressionable. As for those who have already discovered for themselves that Popular Fiction and Trash are not synonymous; that, furthermore, there is no such thing as Good Trash (after all, if one likes a novel one views as trash, isn't that person bound to renounce either the enjoyment or the disapproval?); and that, most importantly, our Lasting Works of Literature have sprung from a diverse variety of arenas that span the entire range of the culture spectrum; well, maybe they understand why I was peeved enough to pen this little piece.

"Classic" Victorian trash.......2002-03-29

Some popular fiction manages to stand the test of time, and EAST LYNNE falls into that category. For its contemporary readers, EAST LYNNE was one of the exemplars of that emerging genre, the sensation novel: its plot incorporates, among other things, murder, mistaken identity, bigamy, and adultery. Sitting awkwardly in this wild stew of criminal activity are the narrator's pious moral observations and the novel's didactic (and sometimes ponderously satirical) pronouncements on contemporary mores. The characters are mainly cardboard, with the possible exception of the termagant Cornelia Carlyle. The story remains highly readable, largely because the plot moves at a reasonably fast pace, but no-one should approach this book looking for high literature. Mrs. Wood wrote plain--some might say "simplistic"--prose with a minimum of stylistic embellishment, but most readers should find her writing tolerable. In other words, this novel exists in the upper reaches of Danielle Steele-land. It is, nevertheless, an essential text for understanding trends in Victorian popular culture during the 1860s and after.

This new edition, probably intended to replace the poorly edited Everyman version, contains a number of "extras." These include letters from Mrs. Wood, the report from publisher's reader Geraldine Jewsbury (herself a popular novelist), data on the novel's publication and serialization, contemporary reviews, contextual material, and selections from one of the many theatrical adaptations of the novel. Like most Broadview publications, this edition is obviously designed for classroom use, although casual readers should also find the additional material helpful.

Unfortunately, this edition has something in common with the Everyman version: the editing and proofreading. The text is rife with bizarre word substitutions, as if the MS had been run through a spellchecker without a second reading; typos; and improper accidentals (e.g., semi-colons for apostrophes and commas for periods). The often scattershot footnotes did not help: they were sometimes repetitive (e.g., annotating "Turk" more than once) and often too terse to be of much use. Many notes glossed old sayings whose meanings remain obvious even to today's students. To make matters worse, my own copy was badly printed. Instructors may want to keep these problems in mind.

Timeless novel.......2002-03-01

I loved the novel "East Lynne" and am now reading it for the 2nd time. I could not put the book down and kept reading and reading. I recommended it to my mother and she also read it and loved it. It is Mrs. Henry Wood's greatest triumph. The reader feels so greatly for Lady Isabel, one wishes the ending were happier for her. The deaths of little William and finally Lady Isabel bring many tears. No wonder it was such a success in the Victorian era and it should be printed again in this time, to counter so much trash and vulgarity that is written.
I certainly can believe how successful it must have been when it was first printed in 1861. I also believe anyone who reads it wishes Lady Isabel back in her ex-husband's life and Barbara Hare out! Wonderful!!

Disfigured text.......1998-05-24

Mrs Henry Wood's novel itself doesn't need any recommandation: generations of readers have literally devoured it. My rating however is valid only for the novel in itself.

What I should like to comment upon is the edition -- and here my rating is just 2 -- published as a volume of "Everyman's Library"...The text is disfigured by dozens...of misprints -- from a philological point of view, this edition is just useless.

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Two Englishwomen, married to Iraqi men they met in Britain and later accompanied back to the northern city of Mosul, tell their stories to a reporter in this unusual look at Westerners immersed in Middle Eastern culture and politics. Pauline Basheer, wife of an Iraqi heart surgeon and mother of two children, has lived in Iraq for more than 30 years, and her friend, another Englishwoman who also arrived in Iraq in the mid–70s. The book details how the two women got to know each other as they assimilated, learning Arabic, living within traditional Iraqi family structures, and enduring the rigors of Saddam Hussein's regime: food rationing, thought police, anti-Western discrimination, and almost constant war. Interviewed for the book in 2003, they describe their overlapping experiences in Mosul and share their individual perspectives on this life-changing experience.

Ancient Earthen Enclosures of the Eastern Woodlands (Ripley P. Bullen Series)

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Ancient Earthen Enclosures of the Eastern Woodlands (Ripley P. Bullen Series)

Manufacturer: University Press of Florida
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Binding: Hardcover

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This collection of essays is designed to revolutionize the way archeologists approach the study of enclosures, clearly illustrating the difficulties in interpreting these sites, and showing that their builders had widely diverse purposes. (Archaeology/Anthropology)

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EAST LYNNE
BRIAN J. BURTON
Manufacturer: COMBRIDGE JACKSON
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Binding: Hardcover
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EAST LYNNE
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Manufacturer: ODHAMS
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East Lynne
Mrs. Henry Wood
Manufacturer: Bleford, Clarke & Co
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East Lynne
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Manufacturer: Macmillan and Co Ltd
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East Lynne

Manufacturer: Donohue, Henneberry and Co
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complete and unabridged edition; Thornwarg edition

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East Lynne
Mrs. Henry Wood
Manufacturer: John W. Lovell
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