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Univ. of California, Davis. Features extensive tables, continent-specific division of amphibians, birds, reptiles, and mammals arranged by order, family, and genus. Topics include conservation efforts, diseases in free-ranging populations, and management of animals maintained in captivity. Includes an appendix on drug dosages used in avian medicine. Abundant halftone illustrations. ... Read more

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Established at the beginning of the 20th century with a total of 41 acres, Oak Park was the social and recreational center of Alabama's capital city, Montgomery. It was here in 1935 that a menagerie of animals was housed in facilities built by the Works Progress Administration called the Oak Park Zoo. As the civil rights movement gathered steam in the 1950s, there was a class action suit to desegregate the city's parks, including the zoo. In response, all parks were closed, including Oak Park. In 1967, plans were approved for a 34-acre recreational park in north Montgomery, which included acreage for a small zoo. Unfortunately, although the zoo was scheduled to open in 1971, thirteen years after the closing of Oak Park, the opening was delayed for almost a year when the zoo's first director died in a car accident just 37 days after accepting his post. The opening of the new Montgomery Zoo was finally celebrated in 1972 and included the happy homecoming of a female capuchin monkey, an original resident of Oak Park. ... Read more

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The Knoxville Zoo began as the Birthday Park Zoo in 1948. Due to a lack of expertise and funding, the Humane Society started proceedings to close the zoo in 1971 after the animals' welfare came under scrutiny. The zoo was saved by Guy Smith, a local television executive, who took on the job as the zoo's first director at a salary of $1 per year. Smith managed to convince the City of Knoxville and the local community to invest in this wonderful sanctuary. As the zoo's conditions improved and awareness was raised, a focus was placed on breeding threatened or endangered animals. These efforts were rewarded in 1978 with the birth of the first two African elephants to be born in the western hemisphere. This book celebrates the zoo's fascinating history with approximately 200 black-and-white images and detailed captions of its birth, rebirth, and journey toward becoming one of the nation's premier zoological institutions. This is a keepsake that zoo visitors and wildlife enthusiasts alike will enjoy. ... Read more

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The long-awaited cookbook is here!

Great food that's good for you--that's the foundation of the South Beach Diet and the reason millions of people around the world have adopted it as their lifelong eating plan, shedding unwanted pounds in the process. Created by leading Miami cardiologist Arthur Agatston, M.D., the diet emphasizes good fats and good carbohydrates, the kind that stave off cravings for unhealthy sugary food and promote long-term weight loss. It's not "diet" food--it's satisfying, flavorful dishes that are good for your health and your waistline.

Whether you're already a South Beach Diet success story or brand-new to the program, you'll find a wealth of inspiration in The South Beach Diet Cookbook to keep you on track without feeling deprived. The recipes are simple enough to make every day but delicious enough to serve on any occasion: Oatmeal Pancakes, Buttermilk Salmon Chowder, Caribbean Baked Chicken with Mango, Grilled Filet Mignon with Roasted Garlic Chipotle Pepper Chimichurri, Mexican Lasagna, Sage and Rosemary Pork, Red Snapper with Avocado Salsa, Thai Vegetable Stir-Fry, and Chocolate Pie with Crispy Peanut Butter Crust. Each recipe is marked "Phase 1," "Phase 2," or "Phase 3," so you'll know immediately where it falls in the diet; there are also 25 all-new recipes from the top chefs and restaurants in Miami. Illustrated with 50 full-color photographs and packed with extras like shopping lists and a pantry guide, The South Beach Diet Cookbook is an essential addition to your kitchen shelf.
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South Beach Diet Cookbook
I am really enjoying this book. I feel it has helped greatly
in the planning and preparing of my meals for this diet. I highly
recommend the Vegetarian Chili with Avocado Salsa which is on page
288 of the book.

Healthy recipes
I really like this book. Recipes have ingredients you would have at home, nothing exotic. Easy and quick to prepare. My 70 year old mother borrowed it for a month, just after I got it! She, too, loves the recipes.

wonderful recipes that also make sense!
I love the recipes,many of which are new ideas for me.they all make sense and soothe the 'eyes-bigger-than-my-stomach hunger beast'perfectly.

Savvy shopper
I love this book.Gives you everything you need to know about the background of the diet; each stage of the diet; and easy recipes.Price was excellent as they always are on Amazon.

great book
While the delivery of this book was abnormally long-about 2 weeks from order to delivery-the book is definitely worth it. Great price.
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In this celebration of one of America's most enduring symbols, fromer ranger Butch Farabee brielfy revies the evolution of this national symbol. ... Read more

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Fantastic read and great information.
This book is a must for anyone who is considering a career in the National Park Service or who just loves the parks and is interested in the history and development of the Park Rangers that care for them.It is well written, organized and flows very well, covering all aspects of the Park Rangers as well as their roles in the early parks and their foundation and evolution along with the system.Great writing and excellent stories and anecdotes as well.Highly reccomended!

Great look at the history of park rangers
This book is full of wonderful photos that tell the history of national park rangers, as well as some interesting text. If you're a ranger, related to one, or simply a fan of parks, you'll enjoy this book. It's an easy read and will probably make you wish you had one of these great jobs.

National Park Ranger
With 30 years of first-hand experience, Butch Farabee captures the culture, values, language, objectives, history, unspoken processes and people of the National Park Service - rangers. A wealth of photographs and inside knowledge makes this essential reading for spouses and visitors. There is a thorough and illustrated discussion of uniforms and badges, evolution from predator control and fire suppression, to sustaining natural processes and recognizing the integral role of wildland fire in healthy ecosystems.

Rangers must have and constantly upgrade diverse knowledge, skills and abilities, and be able to diplomatically use those skills alone in the wild or in crowded urban settings. Rangers carry out technical search and rescue in every ecosystem - from 594 meters below the surface of Crater Lake to the top of Denali in Alaska at 6,194 meters, and under water in the Florida Everglades and Hawaii - while working efficiently using appropriate skills and equipment in team efforts. Commissioned rangers are federal law enforcement officers who effectively work with felons, traffic infractions and other local, state and federal agencies. Other ranges are interpreters who share the human and natural history of an area with visitors. Resource management, for the parks and people, permeates everything and every day. A ranger may repair a plumbing problem in the morning, help a visitor identify a plant, animal or rock before noon, carry out a custodial arrest or technical search and rescue in early afternoon, while working creatively within budget and administrative limitations.

The "way of life" of being a ranger is hard on rangers, spouses and children. Living conditions are often sparse and distant and people must be very tolerant, proactive for food, education and routine maintenance and be able to think and act long-term. Advancement comes competitively, often requiring major long-distance moves and extreme changes in climate - from cold interior Alaska, to warm Death Valley, to warm and humid Guam or Florida, to the snowy Great Lakes.

Rangers are female and male, come in every type of skin pigmentation, are physically abled and disabled, speak a wide variety of languages and come from many cultures. National Park Service rangers are consistently the most admired people and the most admired agency. Too many legislators use the NPS for political expediency and short-term gain. This is a good read and underscores the strong need for much better funding and support of rangers and the National Park Service.

An Absolute Must for Fans of Our National Parks
The mission of the National Park Service to preserve and protect our natural and cultural resources for future generations.Charles Farabee's knowledge and experience is portrayed superbly in National Park Ranger: An American Icon.Farabee is able to make the reader feel like they've been transported back to the late 1800's where our earliest parks were protect by members of the U.S. Army.Farabee then takes the reader to when the park ranger comes onto the scene and beyond.The history of the park ranger is very romantic and makes the reader yearn to travel back in time.

The only "slight" disappoint was the forward by the current NPS Director, Fran Mainella.While I understand that having the current Director involved with this passage is the proper thing to do, I can only take her comments with a grain of salt as the current leadership of the NPS and Department of the Interior (Secretary Gale Norton) do not appear to fight for the best interest of the service nor the environment.By no means should you let this deter you from purchasing this book. ... Read more

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Chapters: Jackson Zoo. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 45. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Jackson Zoo -In 1916, the city of Jackson purchased 79 acres (320,000 m) of undeveloped land from Samuel Livingston in an area what was then on the outskirts of the city. In 1919, a group of firefighters began collecting exotic animals and housing them in the central fire station, in what is now Jacksons Chamber of Commerce Building. After the collection changed from small rabbits and squirrels to Zebras, the city decided to move the animals to the newly purchased land and in 1921, the animals were moved to the newly purchased land and the Livingston Park Zoo was created. As the animal collection would increase over the years, the city of Jackson realized that the Zoo could also serve as a boost during times of economic struggle. With the economy having its downfalls, the city of Jackson and the zoos Director Irl Bennett used the Zoo to help Jackson, constructing many of the zoos buildings under the Works Progress Administration (WPA) to give many of its citizens construction jobs and the entire city a place to enjoy with their families. Today, many of the buildings constructed during this time are still standing, including the Zoos Castle and Elephant House Café. At the time, the castle served as Monkey Island, housing several dozen Rhesus Macaques and the Café housed a young Asian elephant. The Zoo also served as a park to its visitors, with much of the land open as a scenic park and a lake for visitors to enjoy during the hot summer months. In 1948, the animal collection was expanded due to the efforts of Dr. Jacob L. Reddix, President of Jackson State College. The Zoo purchased several animals from the Liberian government, including three chimpanzees, three gray Mangabey monkeys, a ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=11956030 ... Read more

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Hwange is one of Africa's premier game reserves, the pride of Zimbabwe's tourism and conservation fraternity, in one of the world's last remaining wilderness areas. Home to tens of thousands of elephant, large and small mammals, and an abundant wildlife, it draws game watchers from South Africa and all over the world. This book documents the beauty of Hwange in all its seasons and with all its inhabitants. ... Read more

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Beautiful and well written...
Nick Greaves wrote and took all the pictures for this beautiful book. Itdepicts not only elephants, but other animals as well.It clearly explainsabout the wildlife in the park and goes further to explain the hard issues- culling (killing) elephants, ivory trade, and funding of the park. Thisis a book that will both look as good on your coffee table and is apleasure to read.As a Zimbabwe guide in Hwange, Nick Greaves knows hiselephants and this comes through clearly in the book.Highly recommended! ... Read more

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Placing the Mother Neff State Park in its historical, cultural, and political milieu, Dan Utley and Jim Steely tell a compelling story of how people decided a particular track of rural farmland was worthy of preservation as a place of refuge and recreation for the public. ... Read more

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Subject matter is designed for a limited readership
The book "Guided with a Steady Hand" is recommended reading for those historians interested in the history of Mother Neff State Park, Texas. It provides input into the general role of the Civilian ConservationCorps in the "New Deal" era, but contains little relaventmaterial for areas outside of Texas.This book makes for easy reading andis loaded with information about the Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept., andthe daily life of one particular CCC camp.However, for those readers whohave no interest in the history of state parks in Texas, this book is oflittle value. ... Read more

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Twenty thousand copies of the first edition of this book were sold. An attractive and comprehensive guidebook, this work has been completely revised and updated by the author. The reader will find an easy-to-use text which details the natural history of the plants and animals found in the Galapagos Islands. Management and conservation of the Galapagos National Park is discussed, and visitor information and notes about the various tourist sites are given. An index and checklist of plants and animals with page references and a glossary of technical terms are provided. New photographs have been added. ... Read more

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Great book
This was recommended by National Geographic as a "must read" before my trip to the Galapagos.It prepared me to take advantage of NatGeo Naturalists' extensive knowledge of the islands.

Galapagos Natural History
An easy read for anyone that really enhances your Galapagos experience.It was great to have a base of knowledge when listening to the naturalist guides and read more details after the day's excursions. Loved it.

preparing for a trip to the galapagos
This is the perfect book to purchase before visiting the Galapagos Islands! In fact our travel company had recommended the book. Both colored and black and white pictures are interspered between sections of text, making the book easy to read.

great overview...just enough science
Reading this book has given me insight into our upcoming trip and a more 'personal' relationship with the animals we will see.

Outstanding Resource
I would imagine that most visitors to the Galapaos are not naturalists. For those without a strong background in natural sciences, I would highly recommend this book.The book is easy and fun to read, detailed without being tedious.The photos are amazing and the author's passion for the islands is evident.If you only have time to read one book, this is one I would advise a Galapagos visitor to read in advance of their trip. ... Read more