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Green Phoenix

Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica

By: William Allen

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Green Phoenix

Restoring the Tropical Forests of Guanacaste, Costa Rica

By: William Allen

Can we prevent the destruction of the world's tropical forests? In the fire-scarred hills of Costa Rica, award-winning science writer William Allen found a remarkable answer: we can not only prevent their destruction--we can bring them back to their former glory. In Green Phoenix, Allen tells the gripping story of a large group of Costa Rican and American scientists and volunteers who set out to save the tropical forests in the northwestern section of the country. It was an area badly damaged by the fires of ranchers and small farmers; in many places a few strands of forest strung across a charred landscape. Despite the widely held belief that tropical forests, once lost, are lost forever, the team led by the dynamic Daniel Janzen from the University of Pennsylvania moved relentlessly ahead, taking a broad array of political, ecological, and social steps necessary for restoration. They began with 39 square miles and, by 2000, they had stitched together and revived some 463 square miles of land and another 290 of marine area. Today this region is known as the Guanacaste Conservation Area, a fabulously rich landscape of dry forest, cloud forest, and rain forest that gives life to some 235,000 species of plants and animals. It may be the greatest environmental success of our time, a prime example of how extensive devastation can be halted and reversed. This is an inspiring story, and in recounting it, Allen writes with vivid power. He creates lasting images of pristine beaches and dense forest and captures the heroics and skill of the scientific teams, especially the larger-than-life personality of the maverick ecologist Daniel Janzen. It is a book everyone concerned about the environment will want to own.

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Oxford University Press

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0195347579

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Urban Ornithology

150 Years of Birds in New York City

By: P. A. Buckley,Walter Sedwitz,William J. Norse,John Kieran

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Urban Ornithology

150 Years of Birds in New York City

By: P. A. Buckley,Walter Sedwitz,William J. Norse,John Kieran

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Cornell University Press

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1501719629

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9781501719622

Nature's Strongholds

The World's Great Wildlife Reserves

By: Laura Riley,William Riley

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Nature's Strongholds

The World's Great Wildlife Reserves

By: Laura Riley,William Riley

Covers more than 600 reserves in over 80 countries, includes information on how to visit these extraordinary sites, their ecological significance and some historical background.

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Princeton University Press

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0691122199

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Boardwalks and Long Walks

By: William Holcomb

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Boardwalks and Long Walks

By: William Holcomb

A guide for the beginning citizen-scientist, and for anyone looking for the hidden natural areas of Florida. A backpack friendly, field ready listing that is not web dependent. It includes the story of the search for the elevated hiking trails called boardwalks. The ""Long Walks"" are the primitive paths and longer trails found in the public lands. This book includes a list of the Public Access Lands in Florida of nearly 1,000 sites in all; City Parks and Preserves, County Parks and Preserves, Wildlife Management Areas, Wildlife Environmental Areas, State Parks, State Forests, Conservation Areas of Water Management Districts, National Parks, National Forests, Nature Centers, Indian Mound Sites, and Private Preserves/ Conservation Areas. There are chapters on Florida's habitats, trees, Florida's water cycle, and historic figures and place names.

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Lulu.com

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1312228431

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9781312228436

Eden by Design

The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan for the Los Angeles Region

By: Greg Hise,William Deverell

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Eden by Design

The 1930 Olmsted-Bartholomew Plan for the Los Angeles Region

By: Greg Hise,William Deverell

Eden by Design is a compelling and fascinating description of a possible Los Angeles that never came to be. Greg Hise and William Deverell have resurrected the Olmsted Brothers' 1930 plan for Los Angeles County, and then, in a wonderful introduction, put the plan in context so that to read it now is to see not only what seemed dangerous and possible in 1930 but also how and why one route to the present was chosen over others. In their hands, the plan acts like a ghost of Los Angeles, reminding us about a vanished past, lost possibilities, and the secrets that our present masks."—Richard White, author of The Organic Machine "The Report is not only a vital document in the history of Los Angeles . . . but a lost classic of a neglected golden age of city planning and landscape architecture. . . . It embodies a truly regional perspective; an ecological perspective; a long-range vision; an integration of design with finance and administration; and a truly grand interpretation of public space. It deserves to be known to every serious student of the American planning tradition."—Robert Fishman, author of Bourgeois Utopias: The Rise and Fall of Suburbia "An essential document for understanding the history of the West's largest city. Los Angeles had the opportunity to become an extraordinarily beautiful environment, a Paris in the desert. The editors make clear why, sadly, it did not; but also they hold out hope that portions of this brilliant but neglected plan might still be recovered."—Donald Worster, author of Nature's Economy: A History of Ecological Ideas "A welcome addition to the literature of American urban planning history."—Roger Montgomery, Professor of Architecture Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley

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Univ of California Press

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0520224159

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9780520224155

Chicago Charter Schools

The Hype and the Reality

By: William Sampson

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Chicago Charter Schools

The Hype and the Reality

By: William Sampson

The book compares the standardized test scores of both elementary and high schools charter schools with the scores for regular public schools located nearby. It examines the position supported by charter school advocates that charter schools should be supported because they outperform regular public schools. Given that charter schools in Chicago have enjoyed a great deal of support from the past two mayors, and that they make up some 20% of all public schools in the city, Chicago is the perfect location in which to examine this critical issue. Charter schools siphon money and in theory better students from regular public schools at a time when public schools in almost every big city faces financial difficulties. Teachers unions oppose them, as do most liberal scholars. Conservatives and big business support them, as do most conservative scholars. The existence of charter schools is a most divisive issue! Yet, little real data exist to allow us to properly judge the effectiveness of charters. The current work changes that by examining test data in a sophisticated manner that allows comparisons between charters and regular schools. This work should move the debate forward, but will no doubt generate controversy as well.

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IAP

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168123436X

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Ecosystems

Balancing Science with Management

By: Kristiina Vogt,John Gordon,John Wargo,Daniel Vogt,Heidi Asbjornsen,Peter A. Palmiotto,Heidi J. Clark,Jennifer L. O'Hara,William S. Keeton,Toral Patel-Weynand,Evie Witten

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Ecosystems

Balancing Science with Management

By: Kristiina Vogt,John Gordon,John Wargo,Daniel Vogt,Heidi Asbjornsen,Peter A. Palmiotto,Heidi J. Clark,Jennifer L. O'Hara,William S. Keeton,Toral Patel-Weynand,Evie Witten

Ecosystem management has gained widespread visibility as an approach to the management of land to achieve sustainable natural resource use. Despite widespread interest in this emerging management paradigm, Ecosystems: Balancing Science with Management is the first book to directly propose approaches for implementing ecosystem management, give examples of viable tools, and discuss the potential implications of implementing an ecosystem approach. These ideas are framed in a historical context that examines the disjunction between ecological theory, environmental legislation and natural resources management.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1461219086

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9781461219088

Saskatoon

A History in Photographs

By: Jeff O'Brien,Ruth Millar,William P. Delainey

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Saskatoon

A History in Photographs

By: Jeff O'Brien,Ruth Millar,William P. Delainey

This coffee-table pictorial history, in its new paperback edition, celebrates the people, events, and edifices that highlight the city's history. To commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the incorporation of the city, Saskatoon: A History in Photographsdocuments the growth and the successes of the Hub City and its people in the 20th Century. A dozen chapters, written in an accessible, popular style, each contain a written summary of a particular period in the city's development. However, as the titles suggests, the book is primarily pictorial - numerous photographs illustrate significant buildings and street scenes, and people engaged in social, political and cultural activities. In addition to fostering interest in the history of Saskatoon, and providing an attractive memento of the city's centennial, Saskatoon: A History in Photographsprovides a useful update and companion volume to the long-out-of-print Saskatoon: A Century in Pictures, which was published in 1982. The new book showcases the city's recent history, and the new images that have become available to researchers since the original publication.

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Coteau Books

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1550503669

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9781550503661

Cleveland

The Making of a City

By: William Ganson Rose

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Cleveland

The Making of a City

By: William Ganson Rose

Traces the history of the Ohio city from its days as a frontier settlement, through the coming of industrialization, to 1950.

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Kent State University Press

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0873384288

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9780873384285

Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship

Vol. 2

By: Herny William Herbert

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Frank Forester's Horse and Horsemanship

Vol. 2

By: Herny William Herbert

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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BoD – Books on Demand

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338212680X

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The Capacity for Wonder

Preserving National Parks

By: William Lowry

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The Capacity for Wonder

Preserving National Parks

By: William Lowry

The national parks of North America are great public treasures, visited by 300 million people each year. Set aside to be kept in relatively natural condition, these remarkable places of forests, rivers, mountains, and wildlife still inspire our "capacity for wonder." Today, however, the parks are threatened by increasingly difficult problems from both inside and outside their borders. This book, enriched with personal anecdotes of the author's trips throughout the parks of North America, examines changes in the park services of the United States and Canada over the past fifteen years. William Lowry describes the many challenges facing the parks—such as rising crime, tourism, and overcrowding, pollution, eroding funding for environmental research, and the contentious debate over preservation versus use—and the abilities of the agencies to deal with them. The Capacity for Wonder provides a revealing comparison of the U.S. National Park Service (NPS) and the Canadian Parks Service (CPS). The author explains that, while the services are similar in many ways, the priorities of these two agencies have changed dramatically in recent years. Lowry shows how increasing conflicts over agency goals and decreasing institutional support have make the NPS vulnerable to interagency disputes, reluctant to take any risks in its operations, and extremely responsive to political pressures. As a result, U.S. national parks are now managed mainly to serve political purposes. Lowry illustrates how in the 1980s politicians pushed the NPS to expand private uses of national parks through development, timber harvesting, grazing, and mining, while environmental groups push the NPS in the other direction. Over the same period, the CPS enjoyed a clarification of goals and increased institutional supports. As a result, the CPS has been able to decentralize its structure, empower its employees, and renew its commitment to preservation. Lowry considers several proposals to change the institutions governing the parks. His own recommendations are more in line with proposals to revitalize public agencies than with those that suggest replacing them with private enterprise, state agencies, or endowment boards. Lowry concludes that preserving nature should be the primary, explicit goal of the park services, and he calls for a stronger commitment to that goal in the United States.

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Brookings Institution Press

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0815720238

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9780815720232

Toledo

A History in Architecture, 1890-1914

By: William D. Speck

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Toledo

A History in Architecture, 1890-1914

By: William D. Speck

In half a century Toledo was transformed from a fever-ridden swamp into a prosperous town with all the amenities of a major Midwestern city. The 1890s signaled the beginning of Toledos greatest architectural era, with new-fangled skyscrapers being constructed up and down Madison Avenue (without any power tools), grand theaters, a new luxury hotel, and the most lavish mansions in the Old West End. New inventions gave Toledoans more time to visit Walbridge Park, shop at Tiedtkes, or attend a Mud Hens game at Swayne Field. Toledo: A History in Architecture 18901914 looks at the cities most notable buildings and at the personalities and institutions of a long vanished era. Innovations like steel framed and reinforced concrete construction were revolutionizing architecture, and Toledos architects were working overtime on what would be their most important commissions, including the Nasby Building, Valentine Theater, and Lucas County Courthouse. Elegant churches rose on Collingwood Avenue, and in 1912 the white marble Toledo Museum of Art, the citys glittering jewel, was built.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738519782

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9780738519784

Community Connections for Science Education

By: William C. Robertson

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Community Connections for Science Education

By: William C. Robertson

This book was developed by the National Science Teachers Association and the National Park Foundation. Resources are all around us not only in traditional science classrooms and laboratories, but also in gardens, nature centers, parks, youth programs, museums, and on television and radio. This offers advice on how to select community resource partners.

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NSTA Press

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0873551915

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Neighborhood Planning and Community-Based Development

The Potential and Limits of Grassroots Action

By: William Peterman

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Neighborhood Planning and Community-Based Development

The Potential and Limits of Grassroots Action

By: William Peterman

This book explores the promise and limits of bottom-up, grass-roots strategies of community organizing, development, and planning as blueprints for successful revitalization and maintenance of urban neighborhoods. Peterman proposes conditions that need to be met for bottom-up strategies to succeed. Successful neighborhood development depends not only on local actions, but also on the ability of local groups to marshal resources and political will at levels above that of the neighborhood itself. While he supports community-based initiatives, he argues that there are limits to what can be accomplished exclusively at the grassroots level, where most efforts fail"--Back cover.

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SAGE

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0761911995

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9780761911999

California Real Estate Law

By: William H. Pivar,Robert Bruss

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California Real Estate Law

By: William H. Pivar,Robert Bruss

Known for its accessible approach to real estate law and comprehensive state specific information, this introductory text is a favorite with California Broker candidates. The text explores the latest legal trends, including usng the Internet in practice, consumer protection, and markng liability. Chapters include: * Introduction * Lesson Assignments * Chapter One: Nature and Cycle of California Real Estate Finance. * Chapter Two: Money and the Monetary System * Chapter Three: Fiduciary Sources For Real Estate Finance. * Chapter Four: Semifiduciary and Nonfiduciary Sources for Real Estate Finance. * Chapter Five: Conventional, Insured and Guaranteed Loans. * Chapter Six: Federal and State Financial Regulations and Lending Programs. * Chapter Seven: Junior Real Estate Finance * Chapter Eight: Contemporary Real Estate Finance * Chapter Nine: Instruments of Real Estate Finance * Chapter Ten: Real Estate Loan Underwriting * Chapter Eleven: Processing Real Estate Loans * Chapter Twelve: The Secondary Mortgage and Trust Deed Markets. * Chapter Thirteen: Defaults and Foreclosures * Chapter Fourteen: Investment Financing Strategies * Chapter Fifteen: Mathematics of Real Estate Finance * Exams and Answer Keys (PIN Access Only)

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Dearborn Real Estate

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0793160804

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9780793160808

Backroads of Texas

The Sites, Scenes, History, People, and Places Your Map Doesn't Tell You about

By: Larry Hodge,William E. Syers,Ed Syers

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Backroads of Texas

The Sites, Scenes, History, People, and Places Your Map Doesn't Tell You about

By: Larry Hodge,William E. Syers,Ed Syers

This new edition takes you off the major highways to discover the sights, scenes, history, and places that make the Lone Star State unique.

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Taylor Trade Publications

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089123053X

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9780891230533

Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

By: Gerald R. Ferrera,Mystica M. Alexander,William P. Wiggins,Cheryl Kirschner,Jonathan J. Darrow

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Legal and Ethical Environment of Business

By: Gerald R. Ferrera,Mystica M. Alexander,William P. Wiggins,Cheryl Kirschner,Jonathan J. Darrow

Focusing on ethics in every aspect of the business environment, The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business, Second Edition by Gerald R. Ferrera, Mystica M. Alexander, William P. Wiggins, Cheryl Kirschner and Jonathan Darrow, prepares students to work within current industry norms, practices, and legislation. Ethics coverage is integrated throughout the book and featured in nearly every chapter. Ethical theory is interwoven with practical applications using several novel pedagogical tools developed to promote focused, thoughtful inquiry and to highlight the interplay of ethics and law. The book also meets the needs of students who will be facing an increasingly international business environment. Integrated coverage of international issues goes beyond comparative law topics and includes substantial coverage of central topics in international business law, such as, bribery and the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, key provisions of the Convention on Contracts for the International Sales of Goods, and a comparison of the Uniform Commercial Code and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. Key Features: Excellent, pragmatic discussion of business organization implications and legal aspects of expanding a U.S. business internationally Crisp, thorough coverage of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, with contextual material on corruption effects on society and business, as well as explanation of the law and examples Readable, concise explanation of financing international business transactions, including overview of international debtor-creditor issues, risks specific to international transactions and description of the Letter of Credit process

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Aspen Publishing

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1454897686

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9781454897682

True Heroines

Police Women Killed in the Line of Duty Throughout the United States, 1916-1999

By: William Wilbanks

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True Heroines

Police Women Killed in the Line of Duty Throughout the United States, 1916-1999

By: William Wilbanks

Describes the circumstances and events which led to the 138 women law enforcement officers who died in the line of duty, the identity of their perpetrator(s), and the deposition of the case, with a biography and photo of each officer and their descendants. Author Dr. William Wilbanks carefully researched each case and unveiled the mystery of unsolved deaths.

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Turner Publishing Company

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1563115239

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9781563115233

A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey

By: William J. Boyle

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A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey

By: William J. Boyle

New Jersey is one of the smallest and most densely populated states, yet the remarkable diversity of its birdlife surpasses that of many larger states. Well over 400 species of birds have been recorded in New Jersey and an active birder can hope to see more than 300 species in a year. William J. Boyle has updated his classic guide to birding in New Jersey, featuring all new maps and ten new illustrations. The book is an invaluable companion for every birder - novice or experienced, New Jerseyan or visitor. A Guide to Bird Finding in New Jersey features: * More than 130 top birding spots described in detail * Clear maps, travel directions, species lists, and notes on birding * An annotated list of the frequency and abundance of the state's birds, including waterbirds, pelagic birds, raptors, migrating birds, and northern and southern birds at the edge of their usual ranges * A comprehensive bibliography and index The guide also includes helpful information on: * Birding in New Jersey by season * Telephone and Internet rare bird alerts * Pelagic birding * Hawk watching * Bird and nature clubs in the state

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Rutgers University Press

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0813530857

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9780813530857

Derbyshire Walks with Children

By: William D. Parke

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Derbyshire Walks with Children

By: William D. Parke

Derbyshire Walks With Children' offers a range of routes chosen to appeal to all the family. All routes are less than six miles long, and come with detailed instructions for parents and interactive commentary for children.

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Sigma Press

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1850586136

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9781850586135

Against Extinction

The Story of Conservation

By: William Mark Adams

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Against Extinction

The Story of Conservation

By: William Mark Adams

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

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Earthscan

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1849770417

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9781849770415

Early Chicago Hotels

By: William R. Host,Brooke Ahne Portmann

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Early Chicago Hotels

By: William R. Host,Brooke Ahne Portmann

From their rise in the early 19th century, Chicagos hotels were bustling centers of city life. The Great Fire in October 1871 destroyed all of that. But it also gave the city an opportunity to begin again with a fresh palette of architectural ideas. By the Worlds Columbian Exposition of 1893, Chicago had built over 1,400 hotels and lodging houses, establishing it as the nations prime destination for business, conventions, and tourism. Early Chicago Hotels presents more than 200 postcards, inviting the reader to tour the stunning exterior and dazzling interior designs of Chicagos architects. The citys fi rst-class hotels, resorts, and lesser-known second-class hotelsmany of which are long goneare featured. These early hotels set the stage for the great palace hotels of the 1920s. From their rise in the early 19th century, Chicagos hotels were bustling centers of city life. The Great Fire in October 1871 destroyed all of that. But it also gave the city an opportunity to begin again with a fresh palette of architectural ideas. By the Worlds Columbian Exposition of 1893, Chicago had built over 1,400 hotels and lodging houses, establishing it as the nations prime destination for business, conventions, and tourism. Early Chicago Hotels presents more than 200 postcards, inviting the reader to tour the stunning exterior and dazzling interior designs of Chicagos architects. The citys fi rst-class hotels, resorts, and lesser-known second-class hotelsmany of which are long goneare featured. These early hotels set the stage for the great palace hotels of the 1920s.

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0738540412

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