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The Venomous Reptiles of the Western Hemisphere, 2 Vol. Set (Comstock Books in Herpetology)
Jonathan A. Campbell, William W. Lamar
Cornell University Press, 2004
Half the Worlds poisonous herps a bargain
This is a damn fine book(s)! The VRWH is an updated and expanded version of the out-of-print 1989 classic The Venomous Reptiles of Latin America. Expanded because it now includes all of North America; that's half the planet! If you can find a copy of the older version ...
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The New Asian Hemisphere: The Irresistible Shift of Global Power to the East
Kishore Mahbubani
PublicAffairs, 2008
Hail the March to Modernity!
First I noticed the controversy about this book in Hard Talk on BBC, where the host and the author did some very unsatisfactory pirouettes around the contentious issues, which are related to the Western reservations about current Asian progress. Then I read an even ...
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Living on the Wind: Across the Hemisphere With Migratory Birds
Scott Weidensaul
North Point Press, 2000
Vivid and poetic language
The information on bird migration is absolutely engrossing. However, the language Weidensaul uses is even more enjoyable. I kept the computer dictionary next to me while reading the book to check the beautiful language used to describe bird behavior and their habitats. ...
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The Night Sky, Southern Hemisphere Edition (Large)
David Chandler
David Chandler Co., 1998
Southern Hemisphere product !
Almost all such products are designed for the Northern Hemisphere, as this is where most amateur astronomers are. But here is a planisphere for the Southern Hemisphere which I have found to be very useful indeed. It is large, uncluttered and easy to read using a red ...
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Powers of the Secular Modern: Talal Asad and His Interlocutors (Cultural Memory in the Present)
Stanford University Press, 2006
For more than three decades, Talal Asad has been engaged in a distinctive critical exploration of the conceptual assumptions that govern the West?s knowledges?especially its disciplinary and disciplining knowledges?of the non-Western world. The essays that make up this volume treat diverse aspects of this remarkable body of work. Among them: the ...
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Hemispheric American Studies
Rutgers University Press, 2008
This landmark collection brings together a range of exciting new comparative work in the burgeoning field of hemispheric studies. Scholars working in the fields of Latin American studies, Asian American studies, American studies, American literature, African Diaspora studies, and comparative literature address the urgent question of how ...
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Wildlife of Gondwana: Dinosaurs and Other Vertebrates from the Ancient Supercontinent (Life of the Past)
Pat Vickers Rich
Indiana University Press, 1999
another time-trip to the past
I compared the book Walking with Dinosaurs to a time machine. Well, here's another one. Wildlife of Gondwana is composed with love and devotion to the field of Paleontology. It is a momentous feeling to relive the evolution of our planet's surface leading to Gondwana ...
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The Right Mind: Making Sense of the Hemispheres
Robert Ornstein
Harcourt, 1997
Fascinating and fun
Ornstein's early writings on right brain/left brain differences led to a veritable explosion of research and writing on the subject. In this book he's written an excellent summary of the current state of our understanding: although it's clear that the halves of the ...
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Democratizing Democracy: Beyond the Liberal Democratic Canon (Reinventing Social Emancipation)
Verso, 2007
A volume in the acclaimed Reinventing Social Emancipation series. Democratizing Democracy shows the development of dual forms of participatory and representative democracy in the global South.
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Numerical Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow (Hemisphere Series on Computational Methods in Mechanics and Thermal ...
Suhas Patankar
Taylor & Francis, 1980
If you want to code heat/mass transfer/fluid flow, buy this
This is extraordinarily well-written for anyone who knows a little bit about heat transfer, mass transfer, or fluid flow and wants to write a mathematical model to perform calculations in 1D, 2D or 3D. (Also works for electromagnetic equations of the same form--used ...
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Brazil Imagined: 1500 to the Present (William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the ...
Darlene J. Sadlier
University of Texas Press, 2008
The first comprehensive cultural history of Brazil to be written in English, Brazil Imagined: 1500 to the Present captures the role of the artistic imaginary in shaping Brazil's national identity. Analyzing representations of Brazil throughout the world, this ambitious survey demonstrates the ways in which life in one of the world's largest ...
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Ducks of North America and the Northern Hemisphere
John Gooders, Trevor Boyer
Facts on File, 1986
Beautifully illustrated reference book on ducks
Trevor Boyer's beautiful and accurate illustrations make this book a must-have for anyone researching the physical attributes of various North American waterfowl. John Gooders writes well; the book is an easy and enjoyable read and not at all dry as one might find in ...
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A Walk through the Southern Sky: A Guide to Stars and Constellations and their Legends
Milton Heifetz, Wil Tirion
Cambridge University Press, 2007
Learning the Southern Sky
After deciding to go into the Observational Astronomy hobby, I have been denying experts' advise for months. Although being almost a rookie, "start with a pair of binoculars", "plan your session ahead" and so on seemed trivial to me. This book helps the reader to solve ...
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Using the Whole Brain: Integrating the Right and Left Brain With Hemi-Sync Sound Patterns
Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 1994
Clinical Information on the uses of Hemi-Sync
I disagree with the other reviews that says this information can be found for free on TMI's site. This book, while not exiciting, offers examples of clinical uses for the patented Hemi-Sync technology. This book seems to be more for doctors or practitioners that ...
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Eastern Hemisphere Geography History Culture (Prentice Hall World Explorer)
Heidi Hayes Jacobs
Prentice Hall, 2003
TE includes the pages of the pupil edition, with teacher's information in the side and bottom margins. Contains Management, Extensions, and Assessment Options.
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