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Imms' General Textbook of Entomology
Published in Hardcover by Kluwer Academic Publishers (1997)
Authors: O.W. Richards, R.G. Davies, and Augustus David Imms
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THIS IS THE BEST!
I WAS THE STUDENT OF ENTOMOLOGY AND I USED THIS BOOK . I THINK THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOK OF ENTOMOLOGY. I LIKE IT VERY MUCH.


Main Street Blues: The Decline of Small-Town America (Urban Life and Landscape Series)
Published in Paperback by Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt) (1998)
Author: Richard O. Davies
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Graceful, perceptive history of one small American town.
This book is not a nostalgic paen to the place of small towns in American history. Neither does this book debunk small towns and small town values. Instead it is an example of an increasingly rare commodity: a gracefully written, perceptive, interesting, anlytical, narrative history, a book that is at once academically sound and also appealing to a more general reading public.

The task that Davies sets for himself is to write a history of his home town that is true to the town and its peoples and, simultaneously, sets Camden, Ohio squarely in the economic, social, and political milieu of 19th and 20th century America. As I read the book I had the sense that Davies was employing a highly calibrated, zoom lens microscope to look at Camden. At 200 power, Davies was able to analyze the uniqueness of Camden and its denizens at a particular time. Then, very quickly, he zoomed out in order to see and describe Camden against its larger background. So, the reader (at 200 power mafnification) is able to understand the impact of early movie theaters on the economic and social life of Camden. Then (zoomed out), the reader can understand how Camden's experience fit into that of other small American towns.

A historian has to be a real pro in order to apply successfully this approach. Davies is. He has read widely in sociology, anthropology, economics, and history. He plumbed the archival materials for Camden. He writes clearly with insight, verve, and control. And the title, Main Street Blues, captures just the right tempo and key for the story he has to tell.


Prime Golf: Triumph of the Mental Game
Published in Paperback by iUniverse.com (2001)
Author: Jim Taylor
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Summer Reading Is Killing Me! (Time Warp Trio, 7)
Published in Paperback by Puffin (2000)
Authors: Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith
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Mary Gilliatt's Complete Room by Room Decorating Guide
Published in Hardcover by Watson-Guptill Pubns (2003)
Authors: Mary Gilliatt, Andreas Einsiedel, and John F. X. Knasas
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Developments in Central and East European Politics 2
Published in Hardcover by Duke Univ Pr (Txt) (1998)
Authors: Stephen White, Judy Batt, and Paul G. Lewis
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Housing reform during the Truman administration
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Author: Richard O. Davies
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Imms Outlines of Entomology
Published in Paperback by Chapman & Hall (1978)
Authors: O. W. Richards and R. G. Davies
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Using Public Relations Strategies to Promote Your Nonprofit Organization
Published in Paperback by Haworth Press (05 April, 2000)
Author: Ruth Ellen Kinzey
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America's Recent Past,
Published in Paperback by John Wiley & Sons (1969)
Authors: Franklin D. Mitchell and Richard O. Davies
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