Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East

Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
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For the wild orchid lover

Orchids of Europe, North Africa and the Middle East
Pierre Delforge
Manufacturer: Timber Press, Incorporated
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0881927546

Book Description

This comprehensive field guide covers the identification, biology, and conservation of more than 520 species of orchid found in Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East. The detailed text and over 1000 color photographs and line drawings allow specialists, as well as avid botanists and interested tourists, to identify the wild orchids of the region with precision.

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For the wild orchid lover.......2007-05-08

This is the best field guide I've found to use in the countryside of the Iberian Peninsula.

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Jewish Cooking Jewish Cooks
Ramona Kovel
Manufacturer: New Holland
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 1864366222

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It's a lot more than just chicken soup and matzo balls! Jewish life and tradition revolve around food--so this collection of delicious, tried-and-true recipes from around the world comes accompanied by stories and superb photos that capture the warmth and atmosphere of Jewish kitchens. From the simplest to the most celebratory dishes, all are founded on ancient laws that stretch beyond countries and continents and belong to a thriving, contemporary food culture. Here are the potato pancakes that make up the Chanukah meal, good old-fashioned chopped liver, gefilte fish (always a part of the Passover seder), roast brisket with sauerkraut, Hungarian goulash, schnitzels of veal or chicken, cholent with potato kugel (the Sabbath stew), and lots of cakes and strudels to top it off. Feast yourself on the authentic food and the fascinating facts.

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Gardening in the Middle East
Eric Moore
Manufacturer: Stacey International Publishers
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Binding: Hardcover

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This book is for the amateur gardener as much as it is for the professional horticulturist wherever they may be in the Middle East -- from Egypt and Sudan on the edge of Africa to Jordan in the Levant and down to Saudi Arabia, Oman, UAE and the rest of the Gulf. Eric Moore is an American Horticulturalist with many years experience of landscaping and garden nursery operations in the Middle East.

The Middle East Garden Traditions: Unity and Diversity; Questions, Methods, and Resources in a Multicultural Perspective (Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium Series in the History of Landscape Architecture)

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The Middle East Garden Traditions: Unity and Diversity; Questions, Methods, and Resources in a Multicultural Perspective (Dumbarton Oaks Colloquium Series in the History of Landscape Architecture)

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Binding: Paperback

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This book unites new information and surprising results from the last fifteen years of garden research, at a remove from the clichés of Orientalism. Garden archaeology reveals the economic importance of Judean gardens in Roman times and the visual complexity of gardens created and transformed in Moorish Spain. More contemporary approaches unravel the cultural continuities, variations, and differences between gardens in the Middle East since Roman times and in the Islamic world. Scholars present new sources for studies of gardens in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, the Ottoman world, Judea, Morocco, and Moorish Spain. They explore the interplay of conflicting influences, the cultural reception of gardens in religious and mystical societies, and the political uses of gardens, presenting an unexpected diversity of garden forms in all levels of society.

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Planting guide to the Middle East
A. W Van-Ollenbach
Manufacturer: Nichols Pub. Co
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Binding: Unknown Binding

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Citrus Pest Problems and Their Control in the Near East: Plant Production & Protection Papers, No 135 (Fao Plant Production and Protection Papers, 135.)

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Citrus Pest Problems and Their Control in the Near East: Plant Production & Protection Papers, No 135 (Fao Plant Production and Protection Papers, 135.)
Turkey) Workshop on Citrus Pest Problems and Their Control in the Near East Region (1992 : Antalya
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The 2000-2005 Outlook for Gardening Products in the Middle East

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The 2000-2005 Outlook for Gardening Products in the Middle East

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Gardens in the Time of the Great Muslim Empires: Theory and Design (Muqarnas Supplement)

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Gardens in the Time of the Great Muslim Empires: Theory and Design (Muqarnas Supplement)

Manufacturer: Brill Academic Pub
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 9004107231

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Interest in the Islamic garden has increased considerably in the past years, to such a point where a conference specifically on this subject was held at M.I.T. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1994. This volume collects eight papers from the conference and two additional papers especially written for the book, to further and act as a basis for the attention given by scholars these days to Islamic landscape architecture.

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For Writers From All Walks of Life!

There's no need to fear the big, bad world of writing with The Little Red Writing Book in hand. Brimming with clever advice, this book offers writers, students, and business professionals a concise guide to penning strong and effective work for all occasions.

The Little Red Writing Book is designed for visual appeal and ease of use. Elegant yet practical, it will be an intriguing, inviting reference you'll turn to again and again. Author Brandon Royal offers concise explanations and nonintimidating instruction based on the four pillars of sound writing-structure, style, readability, and grammar. His discussion centers on 20 immutable writing principles as well as 30 commonly encountered rules of grammar. A wealth of examples, charts, and engaging exercises make The Little Red Writing Book an invaluable guide for anyone who wants to master those skills that will make a good writer even better.

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Helpful, practical guide!.......2006-07-14

Please produce an audio version for folks with limited vision. This is a straightforward and practical guide to clean, crisp writing. Excellent for students.

"TLRWB:..." A Pearl Book to Improve & Foster Writing Skills.......2005-04-04

"The Little Red Writing Book:...", by Brandon Royal, Ohio: Writer's Digest Books, 2004 - ISBN 1-58297-336-9 HC, 160 Pg. (7.4" x 5") includes 100 pg. 20 Principles, 26 pg. Grammar Rules, 2 pg. Idioms, 7 pg. Punct., & 23 pg. Appendices (Overview, US vs UK, Latin, & Exercise Answers, 15 pg.)

The 20 Principles cover Writing Top-Down, Break Down, Transition, Structure, Likes Together, Support Says, Personalize, Keeping Simple, Cutting Length, Eliminate Needless, Active Power, Favor Verbs, Parallel Form, Sentence Variety, Tone Apropos, suggesting Layout/Design, Readability, Headings/Headlines, Neuter Gender & Reworking.

For those working to improve & to better use writing skills, be it for creative, communicative or business purposes, this cleverly assembled & learned primer is a commendable composition by a CPA & corporate teacher (here & abroad), & author of 8 books. I would like to have seen an Index included. The book is a classic "Show & Tell" from the title & cover's color to the 'guts' within the pages -- in a word, it has class, is elegant & is useful.

A charming wirting book.......2005-03-02

It's seems that Brandon Royal distanced himself from the writing process before creating this book. This distancing breathes new life into the art of writing to the benefit of "The Little Red Writing Book" readers.

This book is helpful when organizing your thoughts before writing a book or paper. Royal proposes methods for presenting your material while suggesting ideas for making your writing easy on the eyes.

While writing, getting lost in your own world happens. Yet, you don't want your reader to get lost. Royal helps you stay true to your writing agenda while keeping your reader enticed.

As far as grammar goes, Royal serves it up in short easy to remember bullets. My favorite example is when to use the word "like" instead of "such as" and visa versa.

Little, Red, Different.......2005-02-12

There are five major parts to this book: structure, style, readability, grammar, and the appendices. All of these sections support one goal: helping people to write with precision and clarity. The examples aren't taken from the Great American Novel or from philosophical treatises; they're taken from resumes, college entrance essays, business memos, and so on.They're meant to help you get through everyday writing needs. They're meant to help you present yourself well in the real world of school and jobs.

Whether you need to learn about the top-down approach or transition words, you'll find handy suggestions in the "Structure" section. Perhaps most interesting and useful is the section on the six basic writing structures, including charts and examples. Two things you'll find in every section are examples and exercises; the examples serve well to straighten out any confusion, and the exercises (to which you'll find the answers in one of the appendices) make the lessons stick with you.

Whether you need to learn to support what you say, personalize examples, use parallel forms, or choose an appropriate tone, you can get a handle on it in the "Style" chapter. The "Readability" section deals with interesting topics such as layout, design, headings, gender, and revision; many of the techniques in this chapter are employed to great effect in this book.

In addition to the 20 rules of writing, this book includes 30 rules of grammar. This chapter serves as excellent reference material for someone who occasionally has trouble keeping "further" and "farther" straight or knowing when to use reflexive pronouns.

This is a remarkably stylish little book. It has a very "old world" feel to it, which is rather nifty considering this came out in 2004. It's a small book with cream-colored pages decorated with old-style borders and images; a formal tone supports its traditional feel. However, the drawback is that it's dry reading.

Also, as befits the tone but not the time period, there is no reference to how any of this relates to things such as writing for new media. In most cases it doesn't matter; elements of structure, for example, don't really change when you write for the web. Elements of readability, however, could have benefited from a discussion of how they relate to web pages or magazine articles as opposed to essays or job applications.

For a truly in-depth work to help you get the most out of your writing, I prefer Wilbers' "Keys to Great Writing." For a simpler reference work that's easier to access at a moment's notice, however, Royal's "Little Red Writing Book" makes a great alternative. Certainly I plan to keep it on hand.

"best small all-rounded writing book in the market" .......2004-09-11

As someone who communicates for a living (with a penchant for writing), I recently purchased The Little Red Writing Book to add to my personal library. Notwithstanding its hard cover, this book clearly reminded me of an earlier soft cover classic, The Elements of Style. I couldn't help reviewing both books while noting their similarities and differences. Here's my take:

The Elements of Style is really a grammar book with a dose of style added. The Little Red Writing Book is foremost a writing skills book with grammar added. Case in point: The Elements of Style devotes half its coverage to "rules of usage" and "words and expressions commonly misused"; it doesn't even address structure, whereas The Little Red Writing Book wastes no time in discussing the "top-down approach to writing" and the "high school five-paragraph approach to writing". In terms of writing style, the essence of The Elements of Style is "cut out unnecessary words", while the gist of The Little Red Writing Book is "be specific, give adequate support for what you say".

The Elements of Style contains no exercises. The Little Red Writing Book does, and this is an indisputable strength of this book, for I know of no other small book that deals with writing and also contains short exercises. I have secretly marveled at writing books that attempt to teach writing without providing exercises. Of course, any handbook of English grammar will contain exercises, but its thickness will prove intimidating for all but the bravest student.

Which brings me to another point. In dividing the world of writing books into manuals, handbooks, and pocketbooks, there certainly exist a number of excellent books in the first two of these categories. The Chicago Manual of Style and The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage are examples of renowned manuals; Warriner's English Grammar and Composition and Prentice-Hall Handbook for Writers are just two of many superb handbooks.

The Little Red Writing Book brought home to me the idea of all-roundedness. All of the pocketbooks that I've reviewed to-date are focused on grammar. TLRWB is broad reaching and the book's introduction highlights this:

*Writing has four pillars-structure, style, readability, and grammar-and each pillar is like the single leg of a sturdy chair. Structure is really about organization and deciding in which order to present your ideas. Style describes how one writes, including how to use specific examples to support what is written. Readability is about presentation, and how to make a document visually pleasing and easy to read. Grammar, including diction, is about expressing language in a correct and acceptable form.*

One of my pet peeves with other writing books and writing courses is that they focus on grammar. I believe this has in large part led to the belief that if a person masters grammar, then he or she has mastered writing. I know people who can write technically correct sentences but are still not effective writers. As TLRWB points out, writing is based on macro elements as well. Grammar, including spelling and punctuation, represents only a single leg.

In my assessment, this is the most all-rounded small writing book in the market today. It's "fun" too. I would most highly recommend it to any high school or college student. (I've left my copy at the office to "encourage" a few colleagues to review basic writing fundamentals for themselves.)

Other recommendations. My four favorite grammar/punctuation books include: The Elements of Style (the best of grammar in the shortest period of time), Write Right! (this book's emphasis is on punctuation but in a very distilled manner), The Penguin Guide to Punctuation (excellent for understanding the differences in punctuation between American and British English) and The Deluxe Transitive Vampire (a grammar book built around the eight parts of speech and written with real verve).

I should point out that I've concentrated on non-fiction books in this review. My two favorite "fiction writing" books include Stephen King's On Writing and John Gardner's On Becoming a Novelist.

P.S. I also judge a book in terms of its memorable lines, and this book has its share. "An airline pilot never leaves the runway without having a destination and flight pattern." (page 13; refers to writing structure); "A valued technique, which can be used when writing rough drafts, is to stress the point you wish to make by placing `for example' immediately after what you write." (page 38; refers to support techniques); "Unpolished writing is like shifting sand in a desert storm. Eventually the storm ceases and the sand sits still." (page 99; refers to readability and the need to let writing "sit" before being called finished); "It is said that 90 percent of writers can use the comma correctly 75% of the time, but only 1 percent of writers can use the comma correctly 99 percent of the time. (page 132; refers to punctuation).

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misleading
Pls have the publisher reprint this book asap.
Learn Every Aspect of English Country Living

English Country: A Little Style Book
Caroline Seebohm , and Christopher Simon Sykes
Manufacturer: Three Rivers Press
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Release Date: 1995-10-03

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Some of us were really meant for English manor life, but by some error of fate first saw the light of day in Tucson or Saskatoon--c'est la vie. This little book, packed with views of English country houses--their follies and greenhouses, boot racks and bookstacks, gardens and larders--can help make things better.

Book Description

Caroline Seebohm conducts a guided tour of England's country houses, to reveal the beauty, graciousness, and idiosyncracies of rural English life. 350 full-color photographs.

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misleading.......2000-10-05

The content of this book is great, but the size of the book is ridiculous. When they say a little style book, they mean literally a little book. Yes, the book has style, but who want to look at a 4" x 4" book on style or decorating? Too much money for such a book.

Pls have the publisher reprint this book asap........1999-02-10

An excellent guide to the english country style tradition. It stands out in a field that is already crowded with good works, and at this point is to be considerer a classic.

Learn Every Aspect of English Country Living.......1998-06-24

Knowing that I love English Country style homes, my husband gave this book to me as a Christmas gift. What he did not know was that I had ordered it at the same bookstore and had not been able to pick it up. When I opened it on Christmas morning, what a surprise! This book gives lovely accounts of living life in a true English Country house. With scores of rooms to inspire your own decorating it truly tells the English Country story. Opening this book is like taking a journey to a beautiful land in another time. I highly recommend it and have seen a copy in many, many homes in articles of decorating magazines. It seems everyone has a copy of this fabulous book.

English Style: A Little Style Book (International Style Book)

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English Style: A Little Style Book (International Style Book)
Suzanne Slesin
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Beginning with french Style, Suzanne Slesin and her coauthors created an acclaimed series of high-quality color books that focused on international areas of cultural and domestic interest. The Little Style Books revisit this classic material in a new and reinvigorated format.

Snappy and appealing, The Little Style Books contain pictures and text from the original edition selected and reorganized to highlight what is quintessential about the style of the country, The chapter on Living. for example, is filled with ideas for arranging rooms, placing furniture, lighting corners; the Cooking chapter shows not only how other people live. but how our kitchens might be adapted.

A treasure trove of ideas, this is indeed the essence of style.

The Little Black Leather Book of Rock 'N' Roll (Little Red Book)

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The Little Black Leather Book of Rock 'N' Roll (Little Red Book)

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Quotations on the mythology, sensation, and hype that is rock music.

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The royal illuminated book of nursery rhymes: The old familiar words, set to appropriate music, arranged in an easy style suited to little minstrels ; second series

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The royal illuminated book of nursery rhymes: The old familiar words, set to appropriate music, arranged in an easy style suited to little minstrels ; second series
Marcus Ward
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Type it Right!: The Little Black Book for your Computer (Little Black Book Series, Abbreviated, Easy-to-Read Books for Everyone Who Uses a Computer)

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Shirt Pocket Desktop Publishing Reference

Type it Right!: The Little Black Book for your Computer (Little Black Book Series, Abbreviated, Easy-to-Read Books for Everyone Who Uses a Computer)
Anita Stumbo
Manufacturer: Addax
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Type It Right! the little black book for your computer describes everything you'll need to know to create correctly-typed documents! Type It Right! represents a compilation of information and advice found in punctuation, typography and design books, style books and dictionaries -- combining typographic skills with today's computer technology.

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Shirt Pocket Desktop Publishing Reference.......1997-02-05

This handy little book covers the proper usage of English punctuation and a few typographic symbols in reference form. It is well suited to semi-professional desktop publishing. Although not very detailed, its diminutive size does make it useful in context

Dillon's desk book;: A helpful little manual of style for writers and those who would like to write

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Dillon's desk book;: A helpful little manual of style for writers and those who would like to write
Charles Dillon
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Magic Bean - Classic Text Styles: Cinderella / Alex and the Glass Slipper: Little Book Pack (Literacy Edition: Magic Bean)

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Magic Bean - Classic Text Styles: Cinderella / Alex and the Glass Slipper: Little Book Pack (Literacy Edition: Magic Bean)

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Magic Bean - Classic Text Styles: Fables: Little Book Pack (Literacy Edition: Magic Bean)

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Magic Bean - Classic Text Styles: Fables: Little Book Pack (Literacy Edition: Magic Bean)

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Magic Bean - Classic Text Styles: Folk Tales: Little Book Pack (Literacy Edition: Magic Bean)

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Magic Bean - Classic Text Styles: Folk Tales: Little Book Pack (Literacy Edition: Magic Bean)

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