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....Birding by Ear, Eastern/Central is actually a 3-tape short course in identifying bird calls. It is essentially useless for field identification. To make use of this set of tapes, one would have to sit down and listen and listen and listen to interminable commentary by a sonorous male voice introducing bird calls in clusters that are of minimal use because they are grouped by similarity, which often doesn't translate into geography or habitat. The second side of the third tape is a "review" that is actually a test.... one must listen to a series of unidentified songs and try to remember what they are, after having spent the hours required to listen to the other 5 sides of the tapes.
.... The up side of this set of tapes is that the bird song recordings are excellent. They include both the song and the call. (But they are useless in the field in this format.)
This audio set is a very well thought out and produced tutorial for introducing beginning "ear" birders to the world of birding by ear. The audio quality is excellent with several renditions of each song and call. The pace is well suited to the target audience - only after repeated listening will you want to skip ahead through sections. The groupings of similar songs seem well designed, and reflect situations in the field that pose problems. Each song is described verbally, with an onomatopoetic description. I wish the CD were coded so that sub-tracks could be accessed directly without the introductory descriptions, but the design of this set isn't as encyclopedia of song, rather as short course in learning how to identify song.
Buy this and the "More birding by ear", listen to them for 10 - 30 minutes a day (great drive time listening), and master the art of birding by ear!
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These meditations make a fascinating contrast with the other work by Donne in this book: Death's Duel. This was the last sermon that Donne ever preached, one month before he died. Not only did he know that the end was near, but so did his audience, who called it "the doctor's funeral sermon". It is interesting to see how Donne's view of death had changed in the years between the two works. By the time Death's Duel was written, Donne's mother, wife, and six of his twelve children were already dead.
In spite of the fact that Donne wrote over three hundred years ago, I am still influenced by his writings. Although I am not Christian, I agree with many of Donne's thoughts on how people interact with each other, and how we effect the lives of others, though we might not realise it. "Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind." Donne, though dead, is still involved in mankind, and this book aptly displays it.
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As the synopsis states, it is a text. Not to detract from the quality of scholarship, but it definitely is a text. This should be reserved for the more in-depth study of the messages of Scripture.
No, it doesn't address the stock market. But hey, the Bible doesn't claim to direct your NYSE investments. It does however provide you with the fundamental principles of financial stewardship, much of which you will find addressed within this title if you are ready for a little advanced study.
*A Survey of the Old Testament* sets out to do exactly that. But I really couldn't comprehend the interest of this grand old book to surveyors. Surveying land to determine property boundaries or new paths for roadways is one thing, but survey the Old Testament? Do civil engineers have something in mind with the Old Testament that we don't know about?
If this question has crossed your mind (it crossed mine briefly before I left the funny farm, but, as I wanted to get out, I suppressed such a delicious thought) then this book is for you. However, I would not try to read it without a strong back ground in the Integral Calculus or Fourier Analysis. In fact, if you have read the Old Testament itself without a good working knowledge of quantum mechanics and string theory, then you won't be able to make heads or tails of what is meant by the statement, "Thou shalt not steal."
Definitely a good read, especially if you are trying to negotiate the escalators of the Washington, D.C. metro.
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Since Kashmir is 'dangerous' you might be inclined to Visit 'La Mortella' a truly amazing garden paradise.
This Garden is the enduring, living 'legomonism' of Russell Page, master Gardener and disciple of Gurdjieff. The book includes both Page's original plan and an extraordinary aerial view color plan of the garden.
'Victoria Amazonica' is featured in sumptous photographs.
It truly provides meaning to William Walton's epitaph:
"All Bliss consists in this
To Do as Adam Did" -Traherne