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My six-year old just received this book as a present. He his obsessed with birds, but this is the first book on birds he owns that is not a field guide. The book is nicely laid out, with chapters on each of the different classes of birds such as songbirds, birds of prey, waterfowl. There are also chapters on bird behavior such as courtship and nesting. There seems to be an appropriate balance of stunning photographs and text. The text highlights the main points, example "Fast Fishing: Ospreys fly high over water, diving down at high speed to catch fish. Just before hitting the water, they thrust their feet forward and plunge into the water to grap their prey. The osprey's feet feel like sandpaper, which makes them useful for gripping slippery fish." Finally, the book contains a glossary and a list of bird habitats for each of the species discussed in the text. Ideal for any young bird lovers!

I read the book and it were very interesting the history of Sisters of St. Joseph. I went to the Boston School for the Deaf from 1964 to 1973 and that school were run by Sisters of St. Joseph.

To say “The Feathery Touch of Death” is “par for the course” would be a cheap pun. Author John Logue sets this episode to follow up “Murder on the Links” in the world of golfers. In this story, the setting is the Open and appropriately at The Old Course at St. Andrews in Scotland. What a setting it is What a venue for another murder mystery series!

In this one, golf writer John Morris and his girlfriend Julia Sullivan find themselves knee deep in bunkers after a young American golfer is found dead--with an antique golf ball stuffed in his throat. Soon after, a second murder, also quite savage, is discovered. Morris and Sullivan think they’re “playing at par,” until they discover they’ll need a good hanidcap if they’re to complete this round! Someone is playing from a great lie! One doesn’t have to be a golf lover to appreciate what Logue has done here, but perhaps it helps in the appreciation of the finished product. Logue seems to revel in his golfing lore, the mystique of St. Andrews, the history of the sport. All this makes a great combination for a great read--plausible, logical, enjoyable.

This is a great book on both theories of free speech and the related legal issues that surround this topic. It is a real eye-opener for students.

I would highly recommend this book to all seekers in their quest for the "truth." Very enlightening and encouraging at the same time, it is interesting and easy to understand. Genuine food for thought.......

What makes Kristin Dawkins' "Gene Wars: The Politics of Biotechnology," amazing is that it reads rather like a 21st Century "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine. Dawkins begins by outlining how NAFTA and GATT logically led to what amounts to multiple international coup d'etats (including the United States) by global corporations forcefully pushing for adoption of World Trade Organization laws (that's right, international LAWS). Once WTO is adopted, all other national, regional and local laws become subordinate to Fortune 500 corporate fiat. Any country not subscribing to WTO can kiss their economy goodbye. Part and parcel of the WTO package are special provisions for "intellectual property" that include the DNA, genetic codes for agricultural crop plants worldwide. So whether you consider WTO simply "good business" or corporate piracy on a cosmic scale depends on your morality and world view. Nevertheless, Dawkins pamphlet ""Gene Wars" is authoritative, technically and historically accurate ... and an incredible bargain!

Collaboratively edited by Daniel Van Den Bulcke (Professor of International Management and Development, University of Antwerp, Belgium) and Alain Verbeke (Professor of International Business and Public Policy, Solvay Business School, University of Brussels, Belgium), Globalization And The Small Open Economy is an informative compilation of scholarly assessments regarding small, open countries and their economies in a globalizing economic system. Examining the role of government, environmental policy, investment and multinational management, Globalization And The Small Open Economy concludes that globalization offers more benefits than threats to economic growth to small nations. Individual nations looked at in close detail include Korea, Singapore, and Belgium in this fact-filled, persuasively argued and highly analytical economic commentary. Globalization And The Small Open Economy is a strongly recommended addition to academic reference collections and international economics supplemental reading lists.

Writing a short book on the global economic and social situation means you have to simplify, and this can be tricky. Korten wrote a large book (When Corporations Rule The World) where he studied the key arguments in detail. I think this enabled him to now write a pamphlet that organizes the key arguments for a more democratic a more participatory society in a very didactic way. The global mess we have created may be complicated, but in fact the alternatives are fairly simple, and Korten presents them with art.

The most comprehensive book on British Open Golf Courses around. This is outstanding and a must for any golfer!! Nice work Mike.A great gift for clients.It was so good I bought 20 copies for customers!

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