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This work introduces the principles of population ecology using RAMAS EcoLab software, which is included in the package. It can be used alone or in conjunction with a number of other ecology textbooks, and provides examples from wildlife resource management and conservation biology. ... Read more

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"This volume is geared towards students and instructors involved in cultural ecology, ecological anthropology, and/or human ecology. While covering basic concepts for beginners, this book also provides a thorough and sophisticated discussion of cultural ecology's history and theory using examples from throughout the world, both historical and contemporary." ... Read more

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Introduction to Cultural Ecology = Dull!
This book is very dull.Not a fun read in the slightest.I had to chug through it for a college class.Don't go out of your way to read it unless you have no other choice. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Norwegian philosopher Arne Naess is known primarily as the originator of the term "deep ecology", although his thoughts and approaches have been touched and shaped by all the major events of our times. His precise thinking has been applied to all of the great contemporary dilemmas and is central to the emergence of ecology as a political force. Through a series of conversations spanning Naess's complex life, David Rothenberg presents the man of natural philosophy in his own words. "Is It Painful To Think?" is the story of a thinker of the 20th century. What emerges is the personal vision of a life imbued with ecology, which reveals in most human terms how respect for and contact with the natural world can provide the foundation for a total view of the vast problems of humanity and our place in the world. ... Read more

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Each of Foster's books has generated vigorous discussion, but in "The Irish Story" he breaks fresh ground even by his own standards. Driven by his sense of the seriousness of history and a fascination with those who distort it, "The Irish Story" examines how key facets of Ireland's past have been tampered with to serve a multiplicity of purposes. "The Irish Story" is endlessly varied, surprising and funny. It is also a rallying cry for those anxious that contemporary Ireland may be in danger of turning itself into a meretricious historical theme-park. ... Read more

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Pleasant revelation
I enjoyed this book immensely, but probably for the wrong reasons. The book is a bit chewy in places, but stick with it, as it's surprisingly enjoyable on it's own merits. On a more selfish, sadistic note, I had been mecilessly bludgeoned on a regulary basis by a work colleague, a second generation descendant of the Emerald Isle, with tales ofCeltic martyrdom and Anglo tyranny, and none of which I felt I had the right to dispute. Then I read the book. After ten minutes of lively debate, challenging all he knew as 'fact', he has not spoken to me since. No-one had ever shut him up before. Heaven. (Incidentally, I have no intention of offending any Irish folk). But back to the point, I found this to be a rather good read.

Baby Cromwell, Nottingham, England

Fact and fiction
Irish people of all persuasions and in all walks of life have developed a talent for building up a national history to their liking and drawing conclusions from it. Roy Foster's essays are about some of the ways in which Ireland's history has been interpreted, embroidered, exploited and packaged. I think everyone will agree there are cogent reasons for preserving the distinction between history and "national fiction". Ultimately, poor history makes poor propaganda, and propaganda in any case is a shabby use to put something as precious as a nation's history. This book is essential reading for people with an interest in Ireland. (I also recommend strongly the same author's earlier "Modern Ireland 1600-1972".)

Brilliant-Making Up Irish Tales of Past & Present
R. F. "Roy" Foster author of 'W. B. Yeats: The Apprentice Mage,' 'Charles Stewart Parnell: The Man and His Family' and 'Modern Ireland,' has written this experience and interpetation into Irish history and literature. He does a fine job of it. His bravery in massacring every sacred Irish cow as one would have fun reading it. It leaves you with a warm, passionate, giggly feeling. It's entertainingly brilliant look at the past and present Ireland. I particularly love the chapters and passages on Theme-parks & Histories (with some warning from Foster on expliotation); the chapters on Yeats; When the Newspapers Have Forgotten Me: Yeats, Obituarists and Irishness; Selling Irish Childhoods: Frank McCourt & Gerry Adams; and, Remembering 1798. They're totally smothered in clichés and lots of traditional tidbits of fond or fatal memories, known to some as the Irish experience.

Foster cleverly works moments of Ireland's past into narratives of Irish culture on myth, folklore, ghost stories and romance. The result is from a varied interpetation of opinionated and right down funny interlinking essays. In Theme-parks and Histories-Foster writes of the Irish are to remember or commemorate anything. It is worth remembering the upward curve of Irish cultural achievement-referring to W. B. Yeats, Hugh Leonard, Ezra Pound, Cashel Heritage Society and the 2,000-acre Famine Theme Park in Knockfierna Hill west of Limerick. Irish history, the most distinctive achievement for it. His suggestion to form a monument to Amnesia and forget where they put it. As a historian he would be shocked, but as an Irishman he would be attracted to the idea.Foster shows no mercy on his view of manipulating Irish history on political places and Irish poverty and oppression as a commerically packaged heritage park. His exploration of Yeats' authority of the Irish story's fitting moments as the voice of his Ireland countrymen.

Foster leaves teeth-marked criticism of Frank McCourt (Angela's Ashes) and Gerry Adams and their devil may care attittude of taking hostages for fortune. Transcending into the bestsellerdom of Irish childhoods. Simply a technique of marketing where Irish version brag and whimper about the woes of their early years' experience. I find this to be an entertaining reading. In some places a bit wordy, but good telling of Irish culture. You may hate or love it. But, if your interest is in Irish history and literature it's quite essential.

Excellent read for all who are serious about Irish history
This book ought to be on the shelf of anyone with an interest in Irish history. Foster has done an excellent job at making his points about the various 'uses' that history in Ireland has been employed for. From downright propaganda to 'memoirs' masquerading as vague truths he unleashes the power of clear thinking and valid sources. For so long Irish history has been treated as 'story' and this book attempts and succeeds in telling the difference. It is so refreshing to see something sensible in print! It is a great source book or reference and could also be read by delving into the different subjects in the index. I would recommend this for all who are involved in getting to know the real history of Ireland and the Irish and how some Irish 'history' came to be written in the first place.

THE MARKETING OF THE EMERALD ISLE-TONGUE-IN-CHEEK STYLE
Porter's tongue-in-cheek treatment of the marketing of Ireland is refreshing after an avalanche of Irish hype came from unscrupulous little publishers.The Disneynification of Ireland ,apparently propelled by American ad agencies for the IrishTourist Board,is treated by Porter correctly as hype to snareinnocent Irish-Americans.Porter gets almost every hilarious Irish twist of recent decadesin this collection of exposes, including the hilarious, almost unbelievable marketing of the potato famine in Disney-like theme parks.Unfortunately, he closed his collection of revionist chapters without pointing to the biggest Irish hype of all -the invention and collapse of " The Celtic Tiger", based on runaway inflation and a Dublin stock market bubble that aped the rise and fall of America's Nasdaq.Foster's book is a must if you wish a clearer view of the Irish . ... Read more

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Mechanistic Plankton Ecology
I was hoping for a constructive presentation of plankton ecology models similar to the presentation of governing equations in continuum mechanics. This was not the case in the text. ... Read more

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This is an OCR edition without illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from GeneralBooksClub.com. You can also preview excerpts from the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Published by: Dodsley in 1775 in 431 pages; Subjects: Natural history; Medicine; Agriculture; Phenology; Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Environmental Science & Ecosystems; Nature / General; Nature / Plants; Science / Life Sciences / Botany; Science / Life Sciences / Ecology; Technology & Engineering / Agriculture / General; ... Read more

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This abundantly illustrated look at orangutan life tells the story of one of the most fascinating members of the great ape family. In Orangutans, conservation biologist Junaidi Payne presents an informative and compelling description of the lives of orangutans, from their habitat and behavior to the complex intricacies of orangutan society, with discussions of such topics as the differences between wild and captive creatures and characteristics of age and sex. He provides information on orangutan conservation and rehabilitation as well, discussing threats to orangutan welfare and strategies for safeguarding orangutans in the future. Extraordinary color photographs by award-winning photographer Cede Prudente reveal little-seen aspects of orangutan life in the rainforest and showcase the breathtaking landscapes of Borneo and Sumatra. Orangutans also includes a map of orangutan distribution and information on where to see orangutans in the wild.

Orangutan tours attract thousands of visitors each year. This stunning book offers a souvenir or a preview. Animal lovers, natural history students, fans of wildlife photography, and those interested in ecology and conservation will also find a place for Orangutans on their bookshelves or coffee tables. ... Read more

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Great book and great buy!
I bought this book for my grad. student daughter who spent 9 months in Indonesia studying orangutans. It's a great book and a great bargain. Many of the book's wonderful photographs are similar to photos she emailed home. This book helped us "experience" her great adventure.

Wimps out where it counts the most
This book has gorgeous photos that will make you fall in love with orangutans - the people of the forest. It also has very good explanations about the animal and forest characteristics. HOWEVER, the authors have missed a huge opportunity to move people to protect this endangered great ape. The book's conclusion is very disappointing, in that it pretty much lets the oil palm companies off the hook for their wanton destruction of the orangutan's rainforest. (Since this book promotes the WWF perspective, one has to wonder if some corporate "partnership" is involved here.)

If someone wants an accurate portrayal of this spectacular animal -- and the spectacular annihilation of its habitat -- I strongly recommend "Thinkers of the Jungle: The Orangutan Report" by Gerd Schuster, Willie Smits, and Jay Ullal. Be warned: "Thinkers" has some disturbing pictures of the cruelty being inflicted, to this day, on our close relatives. There is no corporate greenwash in this book.Thinkers of the Jungle ... Read more