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"Rich Nation, Strong Army"

National Security and the Technological Transformation of Japan

By: Richard J. Samuels

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"Rich Nation, Strong Army"

National Security and the Technological Transformation of Japan

By: Richard J. Samuels

Since World War II, Japan has become not only a model producer of high-tech consumer goods, but also-despite minimal spending on defense-a leader in innovative technology with both military and civilian uses. In the United States, nearly one in every three scientists and engineers was engaged in defense-related research and development at the end of the Cold War, but the relative strength of the American economy has declined in recent years. What is the relationship between what has happened in the two countries? And where did Japan's technological excellence come from? In an economic history that will arouse controversy on both sides of the Pacific, Richard J. Samuels finds a key to Japan's success in an ideology of technological development that advances national interests. From 1868 until 1945, the Japanese economy was fired by the development of technology to enhance national security; the rallying cry "Rich Nation, Strong Army" accompanied the expanded military spending and aggressive foreign policy that led to the disasters of the War in the Pacific. Postwar economic planners reversed the assumptions that had driven Japan's industrialization, Samuels shows, promoting instead the development of commercial technology and infrastructure. By valuing process improvements as much as product innovation, the modern Japanese system has built up the national capacity to innovate while ensuring that technological advances have been diffused broadly through industries such as aerospace that have both civilian and military applications. Struggling with the uncertainties of a post-Cold War economy, the United States has important lessons to learn from the way Japan has subordinated defense production yet emerged as one of the most technologically sophisticated nations in the world. The Japanese, like the Venetians and the Dutch before them, show us that butter is just as likely as guns to make a nation strong, but that nations cannot hope to be strong without an ideology of technological development that nourishes the entire national economy.

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Cornell University Press

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1501718460

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9781501718465

Missionary Enterprise in the East

By: Richard Collins

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Missionary Enterprise in the East

By: Richard Collins

Reprint of the original, first published in 1873.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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3368194437

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RSPB Handbook of British Birds

Fifth edition

By: Peter Holden,Richard Gregory

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RSPB Handbook of British Birds

Fifth edition

By: Peter Holden,Richard Gregory

The bestselling RSPB Handbook of British Birds is the most comprehensive reference for birdwatchers of all levels of interest and experience. Now in its fifth edition, it remains the most accessible field guide to more than 300 bird species likely to be encountered in Britain and Ireland. Alongside artworks depicting all common plumages, the detailed text describes each bird's behaviour, habitat, voice, breeding biology, longevity and seasonal movements, as well as other useful information. The guide also includes UK population trends and up-to-date distribution maps. Completely revised and updated, this fifth edition also features new artwork and comparison spreads, additional rarities and the most recent taxonomic order, as well as each species' conservation status, a summary of the threats UK species are currently facing and details of what conservationists are doing to help. A new lay-flat binding has also been used, creating easier access to the species accounts at home or in the field.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472980115

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Antiochene Theoria in the Writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Theodoret of Cyrus

By: Richard J. Perhai

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Antiochene Theoria in the Writings of Theodore of Mopsuestia and Theodoret of Cyrus

By: Richard J. Perhai

Biblical scholars have often contrasted the exegesis of the early church fathers from the eastern region and school of Syrian Antioch against that of the school of Alexandria. The Antiochenes have often been described as strictly historical-literal exegetes in contrast to the allegorical exegesis of the Alexandrians. Patristic scholars now challenge those stereotypes, some even arguing that few differences existed between the two groups. This work agrees that both schools were concerned with a literal and spiritual reading. But, it also tries to show, through analysis of Theodore and Theodorets exegesis and use of the term theria, that how they integrated the literal-theological readings often remained quite distinct from the Alexandrians. For the Antiochenes, the term theria did not mean allegory, but instead stood for a range of perceptionsprophetic, christological, and contemporary. It is in these insights that we find the deep wisdom to help modern readers interpret Scripture theologically.

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Augsburg Fortress Publishers

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1451488009

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The Great Gallery of Ducks and Other Waterfowl

By: Richard LeMaster

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The Great Gallery of Ducks and Other Waterfowl

By: Richard LeMaster

LeMaster's classic illustrated reference. Habits, behavior, and appearance of 27 species of ducks and waterfowl.

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Stackpole Books

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0811707067

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The American West and Its Interpreters

Essays on Literary History and Historiography

By: Richard W. Etulain

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The American West and Its Interpreters

Essays on Literary History and Historiography

By: Richard W. Etulain

Distinguished historian Richard W. Etulain brings together a generous selection of essays from his sixty-year career as a specialist on the US West in this essential volume. Each essay provides an invaluable overview of the rise of western literary history and historiography—including insightful evaluations of individual historians—revealing summaries of regional literature and discussions of western stories yet to be told. Together these writings furnish readers with useful considerations of important subjects about the American West. All those interested in the American West and its interpreters will find these illuminative moments of literary history and historiography especially appealing.

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University of New Mexico Press

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0826364462

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Field Guide to Birds of the Middle East

Third Edition

By: Richard Porter,Oscar Campbell,AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan

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Field Guide to Birds of the Middle East

Third Edition

By: Richard Porter,Oscar Campbell,AbdulRahman Al-Sirhan

The ultimate field guide to the birds of the Middle East, an indispensable companion for any traveller to the region The Middle East – the region stretching from Cyprus and the Levant to Iran, including Turkey and the Arabian Peninsula, plus Socotra – has a wonderfully broad and diverse avifauna, featuring a host of wintering and passage migrants, enigmatic breeders, and even a few endemics that occur nowhere else. This authoritative book covers more than 895 species recorded in the Middle East, including details of all regular visitors and breeding species, from the Purple Sunbird to the Northern Bald Ibis. Featuring 180 stunning colour plates by three of the world's leading bird illustrators, this practical guide also includes concise species accounts describing key identification features, status, range, habitat and voice with fully updated distribution maps for each species. Written by three of the leading lights in regional ornithology and conservation, this fully revised and expanded guide is an essential reference for any birder living in or visiting the Middle East.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1399401971

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Guide to Fly Tying

By: Richard W. Talleur,Dick Talleur

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Guide to Fly Tying

By: Richard W. Talleur,Dick Talleur

A complete, full-color course in fly tying. Step-by-step photos and text for more than 100 patterns.

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Stackpole Books

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0811709876

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Corporate Strategies in Recession and Recovery (Routledge Revivals)

Social Structure and Strategic Choice

By: Richard Whittington

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Corporate Strategies in Recession and Recovery (Routledge Revivals)

Social Structure and Strategic Choice

By: Richard Whittington

First published in 1989, this book is based on detailed comparative case studies of eight firms’ responses to the recession of the early 1980s, the worst crisis for British manufacturing in the post-war period. Following these companies’ progress from 1979 to 1985, Whittington examines the various recession strategies they adopted and the consequences of these for management change and financial performance in the recovery. Drawing on the Realist social theory of Roy Bhaskar, Whittington argues that the class, gender, generation and ethnicity of the decision-makers involved in the eight case studies collectively made an impact on their strategic choices. This is a timely and practical reissue, which will be of value to students, managers and academics concerned with strategic management, developments in organizational theory, and the current economic climate.

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1134647735

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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Mediterranean Antiquities, Vol. 4: The Coptic Textiles

By: Wendy Landry,Rameau Anne-Laure,Richard Abigaëlle

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Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Collection of Mediterranean Antiquities, Vol. 4: The Coptic Textiles

By: Wendy Landry,Rameau Anne-Laure,Richard Abigaëlle

This catalogue of the Coptic Textiles in the Collection of Mediterranean Antiquities at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts provides a detailed analysis of 64 textiles from both historical and weaving practice points of view. This approach provides a fuller understanding of the cultural situation in which such textiles were produced and circulated. Dr. Landry’s experience of over 40 years of weaving and scholarship highlights the elements of knowledge and skill held and applied by weavers in Antiquity. This perspective complements and expands on the focus on imagery usually provided by art historians regarding textiles of this period. This catalogue shows how much more cultural information can be accessed when the technical, economic, and practical character of both production and use are adequately integrated into the study of material artefacts.

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BRILL

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9004415394

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9789004415393

Gold to Refine

By: Richard V. Shriver

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Gold to Refine

By: Richard V. Shriver

Gold To Refine is a collection of short stories. It is stories about my experiences as a student, youth director, minister/pastor/preacher, and teacher in Tennessee, Wisconsin, and England. It covers a period of about fifty years. It is stories about places I have lived and places I have visited - wonderful places. But much more, it is stories about people people I have known and admired over the years people who have been important in my life and in the lives of those around them wonderful people (there are a few tales about not-so-nice people, too). If anyone is in contact with all kinds of people and situations, it is clergy. These are stories about the amazing experiences of a particular minister, which happens to be myself. The stories are true. Some of the stories are humorous - even slapstick others are quite serious. As I say in the preface, I believe we all need stories funny stories, touching stories, loving stories, happy stories, stories with a moral, stories with hope. I offer this collection from the events of my life in the hope that in them are elements of humor, hope, and lovefor entertainmentbut also for encouragement.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1477162402

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Skinny Women Are Perfect

By: T. Richard

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Skinny Women Are Perfect

By: T. Richard

Rory Carter grew up obsessed with her looks. Teased relentlessly about her weight, Rory was happy to leave her past behind when she enrolled in a Washington, DC, college and met her new best friends, Sierra, BJ, and Neekoo. Now a loving wife, devoted mother, and the owner of an image-branding agency, Rory is the one who keeps it all together. Years later, it is obvious she is perfect. But what about the other three? Fast-talking and unfiltered, Sierra finds solace as a therapist who helps people overcome their hardships. BJ is a brilliant and beautiful fashionista who proudly showcases her culinary prowess at her well-known restaurant. The notoriously shy Neekoo has made her mark in Washington, DC, as a renowned journalist. On the surface, it appears that the girlfriends have the world in the palm of their hands. But what no one knows is that deadly secrets lurk in the midst of the seemingly perfect lives of these womensecrets that could cause each of their worlds to crumble. In this compelling tale, an unanticipated intervention forces four long-time friends to face their personal demons and decide if preserving their picture-perfect images is worth the hefty price they have already paid.

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iUniverse

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1475979142

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Forbidden Grounds

The Case Against Employment Discrimination Laws

By: Richard A. Epstein

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Forbidden Grounds

The Case Against Employment Discrimination Laws

By: Richard A. Epstein

This controversial book presents a powerful argument for the repeal of anti-discrimination laws within the workplace. These laws--frequently justified as a means to protect individuals from race, sex, age, and disability discrimination--have been widely accepted by liberals and conservatives alike since the passing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and are today deeply ingrained in our legal culture. Richard Epstein demonstrates that these laws set one group against another, impose limits on freedom of choice, undermine standards of merit and achievement, unleash bureaucratic excesses, mandate inefficient employment practices, and cause far more invidious discrimination than they prevent. Epstein urges a return to the common law principles of individual autonomy that permit all persons to improve their position through trade, contract, and bargain, free of government constraint. He advances both theoretical and empirical arguments to show that competitive markets outperform the current system of centralized control over labor markets. Forbidden Grounds has a broad philosophical, economic, and historical sweep. Epstein offers novel explanations for the rational use of discrimination, and he tests his theory against a historical backdrop that runs from the early Supreme Court decisions, such as Plessy v. Ferguson which legitimated Jim Crow, through the current controversies over race-norming and the 1991 Civil Rights Act. His discussion of sex discrimination contains a detailed examination of the laws on occupational qualifications, pensions, pregnancy, and sexual harassment. He also explains how the case for affirmative action is strengthened by the repeal of employment discrimination laws. He concludes the book by looking at the recent controversies regarding age and disability discrimination. Forbidden Grounds will capture the attention of lawyers, social scientists, policymakers, and employers, as well as all persons interested in the administration of this major

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Harvard University Press

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0674308093

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Field Guide to the Birds of Bangladesh

By: Richard Grimmett,Paul Thompson,Tim Inskipp

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Field Guide to the Birds of Bangladesh

By: Richard Grimmett,Paul Thompson,Tim Inskipp

Birds of Bangladesh is the definitive field guide to the rich avifauna of this fascinating and beautiful country. Despite being one of the most densely populated countries on Earth, Bangladesh boasts a diverse range of natural habitats, including forests, wetlands and grasslands, and supports a wide range of species including a number of sought after regional specialities. This book covers all 705 species that occur in Bangladesh, including vagrants. It includes 103 superb colour plates, with text on facing pages for quick and easy reference, as well as concise species accounts describe key identification features, voice, habitats, distribution and status.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1472992482

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Birds of the Darwin Region

By: Niven McCrie,Richard Noske

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Birds of the Darwin Region

By: Niven McCrie,Richard Noske

Birds of the Darwin Region is the first comprehensive treatment of the avifauna of Darwin, a city located in Australia's monsoon tropics, where seasons are defined by rainfall rather than by temperature. With its mangrove-lined bays and creeks, tidal mudflats, monsoon rainforests, savanna woodlands and freshwater lagoons, Darwin has retained all of its original habitats in near-pristine condition, and is home or host to 323 bird species. Unlike other Australian cities, it has no established exotic bird species. Following an introduction to the history of ornithology in the region and a detailed appraisal of its avifauna, species accounts describe the habitats, relative abundance, behaviour, ecology and breeding season of 258 regularly occurring species, based on over 500 fully referenced sources, and original observations by the authors. Distribution maps and charts of the seasonality of each species are presented, based on a dataset comprising almost 120,000 records, one-third of which were contributed by the authors. Stunning colour photographs adorn the accounts of most species, including some of the 65 species considered as vagrants to the region. This book is a must-read for professional ornithologists and amateur birders, and an indispensable reference for local biologists, teachers and students, and government and non-government environmental agencies, as well as other people who just like to watch birds.

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CSIRO PUBLISHING

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1486300359

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9781486300358

The Birds of Washtenaw County, Michigan

By: Michael A. Kielb,John M. Swales,Richard A. Wolinski

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The Birds of Washtenaw County, Michigan

By: Michael A. Kielb,John M. Swales,Richard A. Wolinski

A comprehensive account of bird sightings in Washtenaw County

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University of Michigan Press

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0472065351

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9780472065356

Linear Algebra

Algorithms, Applications, and Techniques

By: Richard Bronson,Gabriel B. Costa,John T. Saccoman

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Linear Algebra

Algorithms, Applications, and Techniques

By: Richard Bronson,Gabriel B. Costa,John T. Saccoman

In this appealing and well-written text, Richard Bronson starts with the concrete and computational, and leads the reader to a choice of major applications. The first three chapters address the basics: matrices, vector spaces, and linear transformations. The next three cover eigenvalues, Euclidean inner products, and Jordan canonical forms, offering possibilities that can be tailored to the instructor's taste and to the length of the course. Bronson's approach to computation is modern and algorithmic, and his theory is clean and straightforward. Throughout, the views of the theory presented are broad and balanced and key material is highlighted in the text and summarized at the end of each chapter. The book also includes ample exercises with answers and hints. Prerequisite: One year of calculus is recommended. - Introduces deductive reasoning and helps the reader develop a facility with mathematical proofs - Provides a balanced approach to computation and theory by offering computational algorithms for finding eigenvalues and eigenvectors - Offers excellent exercise sets, ranging from drill to theoretical/challeging along with useful and interesting applications not found in other introductory linear algebra texts

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Academic Press

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0123978114

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9780123978110

ASP.Net Solutions

23 Case Studies : Best Practices for Developers

By: Richard C. Leinecker

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ASP.Net Solutions

23 Case Studies : Best Practices for Developers

By: Richard C. Leinecker

This book gives developers the practical solutions they need for using ASP .NET to develop real-life applications.- The examples and format have proven to be highly successful in the author's training classes for professional developers. - Goes beyond teaching the basic concepts to showing how to apply them to solving everyday programming problems. - Fully covers version 1.1 of ASP .NET.

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Addison-Wesley Professional

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0321159659

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Birds of Interior BC and the Rockies

By: Richard Cannings

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Birds of Interior BC and the Rockies

By: Richard Cannings

Birdwatching is one of America's most popular activities, but many field guides are so comprehensive or advanced that they intimidate novice birders. Covering the region north of the U.S. border, south of Prince George, east of Manning Park and west into the Rockies, Birds of Interior BC and the Rockies is for beginning and intermediate birders who wish to identify the birds they regularly spot in this area. However, the book will also appeal to more experienced local and visiting birders who want to learn more about the behavior, habitat and seasonal occurrence of local birds. Packed with useful information, this handy, portable guide tells you how to identify local birds, find out where they live and what they eat, how to attract birds to your yard and how to select a pair of binoculars. Identification is made easy with more than 400 sharp, full-color photos illustrating over 200 species of birds, in the plumage most likely seen in the region and color-coded by species. There's even a checklist to record your sightings.

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Heritage House Publishing Co

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189497459X

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9781894974592

The Race Card

By: Richard Thompson Ford

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The Race Card

By: Richard Thompson Ford

A New York Times Notable Book of the Year What do hurricane Katrina victims, millionaire rappers buying vintage champagne, and Ivy League professors waiting for taxis have in common? All have claimed to be victims of racism. But these days almost no one openly defends bigoted motives, so either a lot of people are lying about their true beliefs, or a lot of people are jumping to unwarranted conclusions--or just playing the race card. Daring, entertaining, and incisive, The Race Card brings sophisticated legal analysis, eye-popping anecdotes, and plain old common sense to this heated topic.

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Macmillan + ORM

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1429924047

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9781429924047

Birds of the Middle East

By: Richard Porter,Simon Aspinall

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Birds of the Middle East

By: Richard Porter,Simon Aspinall

A comprehensive second edition to the Birds of the Middle East This is a completely revised second edition of the bestselling field guide to the birds of the Middle East, covering Turkey, Cyprus, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, the Arabian peninsula and Socotra. For the first time, the text and maps appear opposite the plates, and as a consequence there are fewer species per plate than before. The text and maps have been fully revised and many new artworks have been painted by the three illustrators. There are more than 100 new species in this new edition, which features more than 820 species in total. This is an essential field guide for anyone visiting the Middle East.

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