Author: Bird Watchers Digest PressBird Watchers Digest Pr
Publisher: Bird Watchers Digest Pr
Keywords: bats, understanding
Number of Pages: 32
Published: 2007-12-01
List price: $6.00
ISBN-10: 1880241129
ISBN-13: 9781880241127

Learn about the secret lives of these gentle mammals and how they benefit us. Researchers Kim Williams and Rob Mies dispel common myths, answer frequently asked questions, profile North America’s six most regularly seen bat species, and provide information about bat conservation. (32-page, full-color booklet)

Authors:R. Day, J.A. Reader,
Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
Keywords: pocket, guide, legislation, environmental, safety, health
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 2003-05-07
List price: $119.00
ISBN-10: 0854044973
ISBN-13: 9780854044979

(Royal Society of Chemistry) Pocket-sized text reviews current health safety and environment as of November 2002. Divided into 17 sections, each of which are subdivided, with the relevant legislation easily identified within the sections. British oriented. Bulleted-outline format. Softcover.

Author: Ian Reader
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Keywords: religion, japan, common, benefits, religious, worldly, practically
Number of Pages: 320
Published: 1998-11-01
List price: $24.00
ISBN-10: 0824820908
ISBN-13: 9780824820909

Praying for practical benefits is a common religious activity in Japan. Basing their work on a fusion of textual, ethnographic, historical and contemporary studies, the authors of this volume demonstrate that far from being marginal, the concepts and practices surrounding "genze riyaku" lie at the very heart of the Japanese religious world. The authors discuss the economic and commercial aspects of how and why institutions promote practical benefits, drawing attention to the dynamism and flexibility in the religious marketplace. The authors also examine the business of guidebooks, which combin

Author: Ian Reader
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Keywords: japan, contemporary, religion
Number of Pages: 294
Published: 1991-01
List price: $21.00
ISBN-10: 0824813545
ISBN-13: 9780824813543

What role does religion play in contemporary Japanese society and in the lives of Japanese people today? This text examines the major areas in which the Japanese participate in religious events, the role of religion in the social system and the underlying views within the Japanese religious world. Through a series of case studies of religion in action - at crowded temples and festivals, in austere Zen meditation halls, at home and at work, at dramatic fire rituals - it illustrates the immense variety, energy and colour inherent in Japanese religion. It also discusses the continued relevance an

Author: Reader's Digest
Publisher: Reader's Digest
Keywords: day, 20minutes, english, digest, reader
Published: 2008
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: MREEIAD00
ISBN-13:

English in 20 minutes a day" you can learn English without interrupting your everyday schedule. It is conformed with your individual abilities for indipendant study in dynamic and stressful days of the week. All you need is the lesson for the day, Resource book and audio files to listen to them and learn the material, when and  where you want. Just 20 munites a day!

Author: Writers Digest
Publisher: Writers Digest Book
Keywords: article, writing, magazine, handbook, digest, writer
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2004-12-26
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 1582973342
ISBN-13: 9781582973340

This highly anticipated update of the Writer’s Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing builds off the excellent reputation the first edition enjoys with more of the great information readers have come to expect. With original material as well as articles taken from the pages of Writer’s Digest, the leading authority in the field, this book is the only resource readers need for all of their questions on how to: * Brainstorm creative article ideas magazine editors will find irresistible * Find the right magazine for their work * Compose a professional, sophisticated query letter

Author: Writers Digest
Publisher: Writers Digest Books
Keywords: reference, fantasy, complete, writer
Number of Pages: 304
Published: 2000-11-15
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 1582970262
ISBN-13: 9781582970264