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More of a character study than heavily plotted. Lovely, strong main character "voice." Some beautiful descriptions of New Mexican landscape. Unusual in that it shows two gay "side" characters in a positive light. Does show how brutal acts committed by -- and on -- a local person are often overlooked by the authorities.

I, too, found it slow going at first, but I was intrigued by the gay couple. They stand out as no more or less eccentric than anyone else.
Everyone seems to be dealt a fair hand, and I thought it was even a little bit "mystical." Might be a bit "strong" for very young girls, but a realistic look at rape, even if it was hard to read at first.
I'm not clear on exactly where in New Mexico it takes place (and I've been there) but it seems to be a beautiful, accurate description.

As of December 2007, this listing proposes selling a 2005 edition of the book in question.

However, the most recent edition of 'Fly Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park' dates from 2003 -- not from 2005. In other words, a 2005 edition never existed, and buyers should not be led to believe otherwise.

My publisher (Streamside Press) and I plan to revise the book, but we have not yet established a date. Meantime, many thanks to readers for your ongoing interest and support.

Many thanks to readers for your interest in this new edition of 'Fly Fishing Rocky Mountain National Park.' You might also want to look into the revised and expanded version of my book 'Fly Fishing Colorado's Front Range' (Streamside Press, 2005). 'Fly Fishing Colorado's Front Range' is available now from fly shops throughout the Front Range of Colorado, as well as from the Tattered Cover in Denver, Macdonald Book Shop in Estes Park, and the author. Thanks very much again.

This is the best guidebook I've ever used. I've taken three trips to California - one to San Francisco, one to San Diego, and one driving the coast from LA to Seattle. Each time, I've used this book constantly. I've gotten some great bargains with his inexpensive hotel recommendations, his suggested itineraries are great guidelines, his maps are excellent. I wouldn't travel anywhere without one of the Fodor guidebooks.

It's a unique book with lot of illustrations and maps.

I have a plan to travel Orlando this winter, and decided to buy a book about Orlando.

There were so many books about Orlando. Some gave very detailed information, but they were very thick and heavy.

The most important information you need for Orlando is which ride to visit, which parades to see, when to visit where, how to order all the attractions.

This book gives all these information about Orlando and light enough to carry during the trip.

The 2005 edition adds another 50 pages of info over the previous edition. Hotels, restaurants and admission prices can change rapidly in the area, so it's worthwhile to have the most recent guidebook.
I live in the area and count on the Fodor's to give the detail essential to a successful excursion with our visitors. There is soooo much to see at Disney and around the area that you will miss a lot if you don't have a good guidebook like this. I like the "Strategies" highlights that give the best times to visit certain attractions and the "Need a Break" inserts that clue you into quick, but satisfying snack places.
They also mark in the margin "Fodor's Choice" to help you find some of the best activities.

I bought this book hoping that it would give me a few suggestions for campsites in Marin County, since I have recently moved here. Within minutes I had found three campsites that I will be enjoying this summer and will easily find thanks to clear and concise directions. Tom Stienstra has an easy writing style to read and gives all the pertinent information to his readers about the sites he discusses. It is obvious that he loves the outdoors and wishes to not only spread this love, but his knowledge of great "easy" camping in Northern California and the beauty within this area that anyone can enjoy.

I was most interested in cabins for family trips in Northern California. This book has exactly what I was looking for. We've used its recommendations the last two summers and were very pleased. Tom Stienstra has easy-to-read descriptions of cabins and campsites, along with the important details. My only complaint is that the book is now three years old, and doesn't include websites. I'd like to see a new edition. But I still use the book and recommend it highly.

A review of this book has been published in the following journal:

Houle, A. (1999). Book-Review: Foraging for survival: Yearling baboons in Africa. Behavioural Processes. (in press)

This is a story of how eleven juvenile baboons feed themselves. The setting: Amboseli National Park, Kenya. This is, however, much more than a simple story. Throughout, Altmann engages the reader with his elegant analysis - rich with ecological detail - of the costs and benefits primates must negotiate in their daily pursuit of requisite nutrients and energy. Baboons are exemplary eclectic omnivores; still, as Altmann quotes, "there is no such thing as a free lunch." Bearing this in mind, he sets out to evaluate the balancing act baboons must achieve in maximizing nutrient intake, while at the same time minimizing toxic accumulation of plant secondary metabolites.

At the outset, Altmann describes what the baboons ate, how they ate it, and what foods they avoided altogether during the study period (1975-1976). He then identifies what baboons should eat. A foraging strategy is an ultimate endpoint, achieved via an array of potential tactical routes. Altmann evaluates both the feeding tactics and the eclectic foraging strategy of his young baboons by identifying the degree to which they deviate from an optimum model of adaptive feeding traits. The baboons' actual dietary intake is compared to the specifications of adequate and optimal diets; this is done for both an average yearling's diet, as well as on individual variance from the predicted diets.

Deviations from the optimum are viewed as indicators of potential differences in reproductive fitness. Although the feeding data stem from research undertaken in the mid-1970s, Altmann takes advantage of the two succeeding decades to relate differences in juvenile diets to longevity and fitness outcomes later in life. This historical depth is particularly valuable because it tests the model by evaluating whether those baboons that come closer to the optimum as juveniles have higher fitness as adults.

Altmann expands on the extreme selectivity exhibited by baboons, providing details on the toxic load, protein, carbohydrate, water content, and load of various plant species and the manner in which baboons maximize (or minimize) their intake of these food components. Finally, he assesses the anatomical and behavioral attributes that may contribute to making baboons one of the most successful and broadly distributed primate species. To complement the main body of the text, Altmann includes a series of appendices and tables in which he evaluates various methodological and definitional issues relating to calculating feeding bouts and dietary intake. Here, he presents additional detail on diet composition and the nutritional and toxic attributes of plant foods.

The work's emphasis on juvenile feeding behavior is an unusual yet valuable feature. This developmental stage is often overlooked in studies of non-human primate behavior and ecology, despite the fact that this period, and the transition from a milk diet to an adult diet, are undoubtedly critical to our understanding of adult fitness and life history patterns.

However, some caution is warranted: This book was not intended for the casual student of animal feeding behavior, nor for those new to optimal foraging theory. Altmann's models, food intake calculations, and feeding bout formulae are exacting, and quite abstracted from the experience of observing feeding behavior. Before embarking into this volume, non-modelers will have to review the technical terminology that necessarily accompanies Optimization Theory. In addition, I do not view the generalizations (outlined in Chapter Two) based on the relationships among body size, patch size, and dietary selectivity to be particularly illuminating. Too many exceptions to his proposed relationships can be found for such generalizations to be of much explanatory utility.

Nonetheless, this book is destined to become a classic in primate feeding behavior. It is exhaustive in its breadth, a pleasure to read, and sets the standard for amalgamation of modeling theory and ecological observation.

EXCELLENT book!!!!!!! Anyone who is or is going to be working with individuals with disabilities should read and have a copy of this book!!!!

This book explains very clearly the nature and history of disability and the laws regarding persons with disabilities. It also discusses societal attitudes toward disability and the rehabilitation process for this group of people. It is essential reading for any professional who comes in contact with persons with disabilities. Since the disabled are becoming more and more visable in today's society, I would recomend that anyone who works in a public agency read this book to have a better understanding of what it means to be disabled. The book is very clearly written and easily understood.

Nice concise descriptions and good details of places to see, visit, and things to do. Easy to follow format and the index was surprisingly good. Good tips for hiking in the Canadian Rockies. Nice small size made it easy to keep this resource in a backpack pocket.

The key feature of Frommer's guides is their "what to do if" pages. While I was on a tour which took us to certain attractions, there was sufficient free time to explore others. Having someone to guide you to the most worthwhile attractions depending on how much time you have available is helpful when visiting for the first time. I took some of their suggestions, but also found others just as interesting. The guide book is targeted for the mainstream adult audience rather than youth or those on a frugal budget. The pages of need to know items as well as items such as where to find bookstores and other make it very handy. The pages concerning accommodations and restaurants are as current as can be.

I highly recommend it for its target audience

Jonathan

Allison Taylor hit a homerun with her brilliant epic, "The Future of Willow Springs Park." This is a must read for any small child. Taylor is an up and coming children's author with fresh and innovative ideas that will stimulate your child's mind. Hurry up and order this book now while it still lasts and jump on the Allison Taylor train, because it's about to leave the station! Hats off to Ms. Taylor for a fine piece of literary genius.

Allison Taylor is a brilliant author. Her inventive language and vivid imagery make this a must read. Once you start you can't stop. The ending is creative but I'm not going to tell you. You will just have to read it for yourself. Go out and get it today. People are ripping them off the shelves; get it while you still can.

For anyone who wishes to understand the process of news gathering, this book is the best available. I use it in all my international news classes at Scripps School of Journalism. Rosenblum extracts from his lifetime of journalism a clear, logical and comprehensive explanation of how the story you read got there, and what influences affected its selection and presentation at every stage of the process. It's also a fascinating and exciting read, by one of the world's most prolific and professional journalists. He introduces you to individual correspondents, both as individuals and as types. He explains how geography, economics and sheer prejudice can determine what you learn about the world. He tells great bar stories -- the kind of thing journalists tell each other over a beer. And he does it all with skill and style. Worth reading by anyone -- a must for anyone interested in news.

A great book. Even though it focuses primarily on american media, it's lesson can be applied in all parts of the world: We need to start making demands on the media, instead of letting it dictate what we need to know. An eye-opener.