"Bad Girl" is a collection of realistic short fiction about people who screw up in different ways but just keep going. Life really is chaos. The writing is clear and lucid, and the stories are rivetin

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In Flying Foxes, Fruit And Blossom Bats Of Australia, two acknowledged authorities on Australia's bats, Leslie Hall and Greg Richards, effective collaborate to produce an informative, illustrated guide to Australia's thirteen species of Megachiroptera -- the "mega" bats. While these bats are nocturnal, they live in forests rather than caves, they navigate by sight rather than radar-like sound reflection (echolocation), and their long snouts and large ears and eyes give them a canine-like appearance and the resultant appellation of "flying foxes". Flying Foxes discusses such controversial matters as these creatures being kept as pets, the management of flying fox populations, and recent incidents of viral diseases being transmitted from the bats to humans. The informative, authoritative, comprehensive text is enhanced with line drawings by Louise Saunders and twenty-nine superbly presented color photographs (including many by acclaimed wildlife photographer, Theo Allofs). A highly recommended addition to exotic wildlife reference collections, Flying Foxes, Fruit And Blossom Bats Of Australia is also available in a trade paperback format (1575241765, $21.50).

I bought this in Sheffield while touring folk clubs in the U.K. I'd discovered that music hall was fresh in everyones' memories and considered a vital part of their cultural history in regards to all things musical. The book takes the phenomenon back to the earliest days of acts booked into upstairs rooms in pubs that are still used for similar purposes today (folk clubs). The earliest glamor stars of music hall come to life with photos, illustrations, posters and character studies. If you loved the movie MOULIN ROUGE this is also a must-read, with accounts of the origin of that illustrious French theatre and it's characters who are all-too-familiar to fans. This is a big, fun book with a serious look into many aspects of Western entertainment history dating back to the not-so-dark ages.

A very good book , worth reading to understand the fundamental concepts of the subject

Heidi is a very good book about a girl who is being switched from
family to family because nobody really wants her but she teaches
a little girl how to walk instead of using a wheelchair and teaches a boy how to read when nobody else believes she can do it
but she does and everybody learns to believe you can do something
if you just put your mind to it.

This book was very interesting. It is about an orphan girl who is sent away to live with her Grandfather in the alms. She is very happy there making lots of friends. Then she is taken away by her mean aunt to be a playmate with a rich girl; who she later makes bossum friends with. But she returns after being incrediaby homesick. The ending is very happy and uplifting, also my favorite part. Everyone should read this book because it is a VERY VERY good book.

Heidi is about a young girl that has lived with her Aunt Dete all of her life. Her Aunt has had enough of her so she sends her up a mountain to her Grandfather. The People of the town are very surprised at what Heidi's Aunt is about to do. They try to warn her but she won't listen. When Heidi and her Aunt get up the Alm, they find that the "Alm Uncle" is not very happy with their arrival. The Aunt doesn't care, she tells the Grandfather that she has taken care of the child long enough. She leaves and never comes back. After years of staying with her Granfather, Heidi learns how to live freely and finds new friends in high places. She learns about the mountains and the cold winters up on the Alm. As Heidi gets older her Aunt Dete comes up again and tells the Grandfather that Heidi needs to go to school. The Grandfather refuses, but eventually gives in. Dete takes Heidi to the city where she finds a new friend, Clara. Clara has to sit in a wheel chair. If you want to know why, read the book! Heidi gets into all kinds of mischieve there, she misses the mountains and can't understand why there aren't any trees. Heidi gets so homesick they have to send her back to the Alm. Clara and the other residents promise to visit her sometime in the summer. The book ends up that Clara and her Grandmother go and visit Heidi and they have the most wonderful time that they never wanted to leave. As there stay at the Alm goes on, the mountain air and hearty food strengthen Clara to where she can walk. Clara and her Grandmother leave with the promise of coming back again.

I really liked this book. It was very real, in a sense that brought you into the actual story. When I read the book, I almost wished I was there in the book listening to their conversations, or eating at their little dinner table. Whenever the book got to eating the meals, it was so real that I got hungry! I would definitely recommend this book to any age group. The author really describes the scenery to where you can picture it in your mind. I loved the book, and I am going to read again.

This is the classic reference anesthesia text, geared towards veterinary students but to be kept as a useful shelf reference during veterinary practice. The book clearly emphasises clinical, practical techniques and the authors keep it simple and clear. The book has a good overview of analgesics, and interesting discussions on computer-controlled anesthesia, total intravenous anesthetic protocols, controversies regarding preoperative blood testing and anesthesia for specific disease conditions in small animals. The book is very current, including transdermal fentanyl patches, propofol, desflurane and others.

Species specific chapters are included, and these are useful. In addition, birds, lab animals and wildlife are included, and the inclusion of hedgehogs is certainly unique. The book has been written by and for British veterinarians, which explains the omission of commonly used drugs in the United States (such as Telazol).

Overall, this is a solid, well rounded and up to date reference textbook.