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Bahamian Memories: Island Voices of the Twentieth Century
Published in Hardcover by University Press of Florida (2000)
Authors: Olga Culmer Jenkins and Gail Saunders
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It was a fun-filled and entertaining book. It had character.
I think this book is great for all ages even though the reading level is not very difficult. An adult could have fun with it because it is exciting and keeps you on the edge of your chair. I would reccomend this book as a good book for a class. They could share their insights and tell each other if they thought that they figured out the mystery. This book is great for a discussion. This is an imaginative and literate mystery that I have fully enjoyed. It really makes you think and explore your mind.


Unto This Hour: A Novel
Published in Hardcover by Viking Press (1984)
Author: Tom Wicker
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Excellent annotations
This is the only review book which backs up all of its answers with papers. I am finding it extremely helpful for my reviews for the boards, and enjoy the humor of the authors!


Scrambles Amongst the Alps : A New Illustrated Edition
Published in Hardcover by Gibbs Smith Publisher (1986)
Authors: Edward Whymper, John Cleare, and H. E. G. Tyndale
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Whymper's writing achieved the summit of excellence.
As one of the early mountain climbers, Whymper was not only a dedicated climber but also an astute observer of human nature and the natural environment. His writings reflect a strong will and great intelligence. The artistry of his mountain scenes vividly illustrate his book and combined with his witty prose make for a mountaineering classic


Marks of Excellence: The History and Taxonomy of Trademarks
Published in Paperback by Phaidon Press Inc. (1999)
Author: Per Mollerup
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A must have book for true Steinbeck fans.
A marvelous insight into John Steinbeck and his mentor/pal, Ed Ricketts ("Doc" of Cannery Row fame.). Their obvious affection and respect for the other threads throughout the text. Contains wonderful lines such as," ...in six weeks in Baja, we collected about 3000 specimens of beer.", and of course there is the Hansen Sea Cow. Their musings about a world going crazy (Hitler is on the rise in Europe during the time of the voyage) are superb. The science and biology at the back of the volume is just the icing on a most delectable cake.


Seasons of Grief and Grace: A Sister's Story of AIDS
Published in Hardcover by Vanderbilt Univ Pr (1994)
Author: Susan Ford Wiltshire
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Inspirational!
I live in Lubbock, Texas, where much of this story takes place, and I happen to know some of the people Dr. Ford mentions. But that was hardly the only reason I wanted to read this compassionate biography. Dr. Ford shows how her brother bravely faced AIDS and the bigotry related to it.

Despite its subject matter, this book is never depressing. Instead, Dr. Ford captures the inspirational aspects of her brother's life and how it touched the lives of people around him. I found her poems about his struggle especially touching and hope she'll share more of those in another book.


Self-Help for Hyperventilation Syndrome 2 Ed: Recognizing and Correcting Your Breathing Pattern Disorder
Published in Hardcover by Hunter House (09 September, 2001)
Authors: Dinah Bradley, Edward Newton, Gemma Gracewood, and John Henley
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Excellent introduction for the stressed hyperventilator
Hyperventilation is directly related to a variety of diseases, particularly stress disorders, i.e., anxiety & panic. This book will show you the whys, whens, and hows to understand and work to alleviate one of the roots of your troubles.


La Cour des comptes Juge d'appel
Published in Unknown Binding by Berger-Levrault ()
Author: Gérard Ducher
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Most Comprehensive Book on Sexuality
We have adopted this title as a textbook for our Social Aspect of Human Sexuality course. In addition to our sexuality course, I use data from The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States for my courses in Social Statistics and Research Methods. I note the importance of employing random sampling by contrasting this data to data collected found in Shere Hite's The Hite Report: A Nationwide Study of Female Sexuality (#06963).

The Social Organization of Sexuality: Sexual Practices in the United States is clearly a scholarly book. The authors also published a volume for the general public entitled: Sex in America: A Definitive Survey. This title includes nearly the same information. However, it is much more readable, but doesn't included all the scholarly details.

At this point in time, it is not likely that readers can find a more comprehensive study on human sexuality.


You Never Lose
Published in Hardcover by Random House (Merchandising) (1982)
Author: Barbara Stretton
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A whimsical and fun book of storytelling poetry
Someone Could Win A Polar Bear is a whimsical and fun book of storytelling poetry especially suited for young readers. Illustrated with highly simplistic and abstract black-and-white caricatures, Someone Could Win A Polar Bear is lyrical, amusing, delightful, and highly recommended storytime or bedtime reading for little folks. The Rover: The rover arrived at a river./The river arrived with a roar./A ravine that the river had riven/Made its roaring reverberate more.//The river raved so that the rover/Reviled it. "Rage, river," said he./"Though you rock the ravine you have riven,/Your rage is no is no ravage to me!"//Thus ever the revenant rover/Reverts to the rhetoric of man./Than which, though it roar like a raver,/What rock-wrecking river's rage can?


The Stardust Road & Sometimes I Wonder: The Autobiography of Hoagy Carmichael
Published in Paperback by DaCapo Press (1999)
Authors: Hoagy Carmichael, John Edward Hasse, and Stephen Longstreet
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fantastic book
I'm so glad they finally re-issued this book. The first copy I read was a used and vintage copy. So many books have been written about the jazz age and the swing era that it's nice to get the perspective of someone that was there. Hoagy has a wonderful way with words and writes with a wit that also shows in his movies (think To Have and to Have Not). I highly recommend this for anyone interested in American history and the history of American Classical music.


Superstring Theory: Volume 2, Loop Amplitudes, Anomalies and Phenomenology
Published in Paperback by Cambridge University Press (1988)
Authors: Michael B. Green, John H. Schwarz, and Edward Witten
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Still worth the effort
As with vol I of this set of two, the material here is somewhat dated. However, while there is more to the story then is presented in this text, this text still serves an essential purpose. For example, vol II contains detailed exposition concerning anomalie cancellation and calculation of one (and higher) -loop amplitudes, which is a subject crucial to many recent developments in string theory. Similarly, this volume's expositions on compatification (orbifold, Calabi-Yau, and so forth) and lower dimensional effects will prove both instructive / illuminating for readers wishing to begin similar investigations, or who seek to augment other sources in the literature.

Again, a compelling reason for reading this text is the insights these particular authors provide. For example, the volume's discussions of physical implications from differential / algebraic geometry are more then enough reason to purchase the text.


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