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Chinese Opera and Painted Face 1 review
Pe-Chin Chang
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1980
Faces! Faces and More Faces! Chinese Opera and Painted Faces!
This book! Well, This book is a show stopper. It was much more then I expected. This book was in tip top condition! Like Brand New, but was not. It was such a beautiful book that I kept it for myself!!! I felt terrible about this....but, I just could not part with it. As a researcher and a digital designer, It opened an entire world of the Faces of a zillion (over a thousand) actual faces of ...
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Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy3 reviews
Isaac Asimov
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1980
Introduction to nuclear energy
Dr. Asimov has taken a difficult subject and made it interesting and easy to read. Even those who aren't science students will find this book about the universe around us dramatic and entertaining. I just wish there were a way to give this book 10 stars instead of only 5.
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Moment in Peking9 reviews
Yutang Lin
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1980
Moment in Peking- by Lin Yutang
Every time I go to my school's library, I always head straight to the Chinese literature section. I'd always overlooked Moment in Peking because it was such a big book, but recently, I resolved to pick it up and read it. I stayed up through the night to finish the book, and I think it was completely worth it. I'm a Chinese-American teenager. I live in a predominantly Caucasian neighborhood, I ...
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An Approach to Botanical Painting1 review
A. Evans
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1991
Excellent Resource for Botanical Artists
I have owned my copy for three years and have referred to it many times. It is well written and illustrated. I highly recommend it.
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Newman's Birds of Southern Africa6 reviews
Kenneth Newman, Ian Sinclair
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1983
A treat for bird lovers due to the top-quality artistry alone
Now in a fully revised eighth edition, Newman's Birds Of Southern Africa is a field guide to 125 species of Southern African birds illustrated throughout with realistic full-color artwork. Each species has an entry with a map indicating their distribution, their common and scientific name, a brief paragraph with a basic physical description and notes on distinguishing characteristics, and a ...
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Australian Dictionary of Biography (1788-1850, a-H)1 review
Douglas Pike
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1968
Living Australia
The Australian Dictionary of Biography is not a lightweight and is certainly not bedtime reading material. Not unless, that is, you are a fan of Australian history and the people who made it. In 14 hefty volumes, the lives of the more important figures in Australian history are narrated in around 2000-6000 words. In all, there are 14 volumes which are divided into chronological periods. ...
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Forest Trees of Australia1 review
D. J. Boland, M. I. H. Brooker, ...
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1985
The definitive text
This widely respected book is the only example I am aware of to combine botanical and naturalistic information with silvicultural and timber usage notes.
The most useful book on the subject that I am aware of.
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The Fontana Collection of Modern Chinese Writing1 review
Christine Liao
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1986
Great Insight into contemporary Chinese society
Lu Wenting is a middle age mother of two children, married to an engineer, and they all live in one room, in an apartment building located near the large hospital in a large northern city in China where Shen Rong has been an ophthalmologist for seventeen years. Although Shen Rong's exposition of Lu's medical training and the functioning of the Chinese communist system at the grass roots level is ...
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Australian Marine Shells, Vol. 22 reviews
Barry Wilson
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1994
The best reference/authority on Australian seashells to date
We deal with Australian seashells and often get asked by collectors around the world about more information and images of Australian (particularly the endemic) shells. We usually recommend this 2 volume-book as it not only contains the latest information and numerous excellent colour plates on the subject, but is also beautifully designed and a real joy to browse through for beginners and ...
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Budapest Anno: Picture Photographs in the Studio and Outside1 review
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1984
An amazing journey back in time!
This is a perfect book for anyone who has already been to this gorgeous city or those who are interested in it. The book is full of photographs taken of the people, buildings, and everyday situations in the 19th century. What makes it unique is the many advertisements from the time, and the personal photographs that really give you a feel of that era. It is a perfect gift that offers you ...
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Paulina Dlamini: Servant of Two Kings (Killie Campbell Africana Library Publications)1 review
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1987
The memoirs of an early Zulu convert to Christianity
This is a remarkable text, a translation of the memoirs of a Zulu woman who lived at the court of king Cetshwayo in the mid-19th century, then converted to Christianity after the royal household was dispersed in the war of 1879. As an account of the life of youth in the court of a chief, it makes a nice compliment to the early chapters of Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom. Highly recommended for ...
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Modernism's History: A Study in 20th Century Art and Ideas1 review
Bernard Smith
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1999
Grand Review of Modernism
Bernard Smith is a brilliant writer & art historian with a significant position in Australia's cultural affairs.This book is the result of mulling over the art of our times for the best part of 70 years. His books on the art of Australia & the Pacific Basin have long been the standard texts on the subject. He is still a lively correspondent in the small, intellectual Australian magazines. Even ...
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Hungarian Ethnography and Folklore1 review
Ivan Balassa, Gyula Ortutay
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1974
*The* Most Complete and Well Researched Book on the Topic
While this book was available as of 5 - 6 years ago for a reasonable price ... due to its scarcity ... the price has quadrupled and for good reason. It is so hard to obtain that my local library could not find a copy on loan from libraries who have it. In my opinion, it is *the* most essential book written on Hungarian Ethnography and Folklore. The authors are highly eminent scholars in their ...
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Land Mammals of Southern Africa: A Field Guide1 review
Reay H. N. Smithers
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1987
Excellent reference source
Southern Africa's rich wildlife heritage includes 291 species of land living mammals. Of these, approximately 200 species are likely to be seen. This handy field guide provides information on these 200 land mammals of the region and will assist the reader to identify the various species. Every entry has a small map indicating where they occur, an illustration of the animal, its paw print and a ...
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Great American Azaleas: A Guide to the Finest Azalea Varieties1 review
Jim Darden
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1986
The Bible for Azalea growers
If you are serious about growing azaleas you cannot live without this book. I have virtually slept with it every night and nearly have it memorized - which would help you too.
Not only are the color photos just fabulous, the text is in simple laymans terms and easy to read. Once you learn the basic varieties that everyone grows, then it's easy to pick out new and different ones for your ...
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Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia1 review
Bernhard Grzimek
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1984
Best zoology reference available!
This book is clearly the best zoological compilation that is available at the moment. Grzimek is one of the most renowned zoologists in the world, and his works were edited and supplied with material by today's highest-ranking zoologists. This 9000 page encyclopedia includes the following volumes: v1 Lower Metazoans and Lesser Deuterostomes v2 Insects v3 Protostomes v4-5 Fishes v6 Amphibians v7 ...
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Growing Grevilleas (Growing Series)1 review
Don Burke
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1986
great grevilleas!
This is a most informative and comprehensive book if you are interested in the business of growing grevilleas. Don is a great author and the book is a no-nonsense guide - a must have for the Australian Native Grower!
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The Methodologies of Positivism and Marxism: A Sociological Debate1 review
Norma R. A. Romm
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1991
very good
I WANT TO CONTACT THE AUTHO
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The Insects and Arachnids of Canada: The Horseflies & Deer Flies of Canada & Alaska: Diptera: Tabanidae (The ...1 review
Herbert Joseph Teskey
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1990
Strong Descriptions of Known Species by noted author
Dr.Joseph Teskey in his book on Tabanidae gives strong descriptive drawings and instructions for identification of tabanidae in Alaska;allowing the scientist to notice or create statistical studies on variation and evolution of species
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The Jews of Ireland1 review
Louis Hyman
Intl Specialized Book Service Inc, 1997
Irish Judaism
This book-- a chronicle of Irish Judaism from the earliest times until the early part of the twentieth century as opposed to an historical analysis--is never the less an important contribution to a largely neglected part of Irish history. It contains an introduction by the chief justice of Ireland, and is extremely well researched. For a history of Irish Jews in more recent times (including the ...
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