David Stick has compiled a fascinating collection of stories, essays, letters and reports to bring to life many of the tales which have become near legend on the Outer Banks. From heroic rescues to the lives of everyday "Bankers" -- from the famous to the unhearalded -- from the first settlers to events in the 20th century -- the Outer Banks Reader paints a fascinating picture of the joys and sorrows, failures and triumphs and lives of the brave and hardy people who have lived and made their living on this ribbon of sand 23 miles out in the ocean. It is a richly woven tapestry of the stories that bind together those who love the Outer Banks. Each chapter contains a brief introduction which further places the persons or events in their proper perspective. This volume provides readers with some history and factual information about events on the Outer Banks in an easy-reading, anecdotal format which often quotes the original source. Whether you are a serious student of maritime history or just have a personal fascination with the region known as the Outer Banks, this is a must-read.

This was a great book. The photos of shipwrecks from the Coast Guard archives were awesome. There are also some cool lighthouse shots. Tons of useful information.

This is a well-written and highly personal account of a naturalist-photographer's adventures and misadventures in one of the least known regions of the Brazilian interior, an area teeming with natural beauty that is rapidly being destroyed. The book begins as a light-hearted journey undertaken by an equipment-laden photographer who negotiates his way into the heart of the Pantanal amid much naive bumbling and enthusiasm. It ends on a note of despair as we encounter the ultimate expression of man's cruelty both to himself and to nature, an illegal wild-life market in a Rio suburb where rare birds are caged and mutilated. Along the way we learn much about the history and geography of the Pantanal and of the political corruption that is endemic to Brazil, which has increasingly come under international scrutiny for practices of which no nation is wholly innocent. There are powerful portraits of leading conservationists, such as the brilliant cinematographer, Arne Sucksdorf, and the famed ornithologist, Helmut Sick. The key to Banks's effective presentation of his ecological message is his personal involvement throughout the narrative: the problems of poaching lead to a day with an incredibly inept and thuggish police patrol; the problems of gold-mining and mercury poisoning lead to a day in the pits. We are treated, moreover, to the full range of Brazilian society, from cowboys and peasants to high-placed officials; comrades and friends jostle for space alongside more dubious types. All in all, this is a fine achievement that should be read by anyone with an interest in environment affairs, Brazilian folkways, or, simply, human adventure candidly told. It is considered the leading introduction to the Pantanal and is the basis for a prize-winning film.

This has to be the most eye appealing book for anyone who loves cats, especially if the cat lover is also into antiques. The antique "scrap" images are so numerous and varied that everytime you look at this book you find things you missed the time before. The design is very decorative and colorful and is a beautiful coffee table book. I recommend it highly!

I first read this book in 1977 when I had a "problem puppy". This book gave me insight not only into dog psychology but also into dog owner psychology. Paul Loeb's stories and ancedotes about his clients, himself and his dog Plum opened my eyes and mind and helped me to change my "problem puppy" into a model citizen and me into a happy owner. I have had other dogs since then and they and I still benefit from the wisdom contained in Paul Loeb's book. It is the book that I have recommended most to friends and family, bar none, regardless of topic. The best "Self Help" book around.

In A Penny Saved Don Duer shares with you some of his extensive knowledge of collecting Banks. In every hobby there are people considered to be experts in their field. In bank collecting DON IS ONE OF THOSE EXPERTS. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn about their hobby.

From the very start of this juvenile biography for the Colonial Leaders series, Joan Banks makes it clear that Dutch Military Leader Peter Stuyvesant's chief characteristic was stubbornness. Actually, this engaging book is as much about the New Netherlands colony of which "Stubborn Pete" was named governor as it is about the man himself. Stuyvesant, who had lost a leg in a battle, certainly tried to improve the colony in general and the city of New Amsterdam in particular. But Banks also makes it clear that Stuyvesant had his faults; he was quite autocratic and he wanted to ban all other religions besides his own. Banks tells how Stuyvesant protected the colony from Indians and captured New Sweden for the Dutch. In the end, however, he had to surrender to the English and New Amsterdam became New York City. This book is illustrated with historic paintings and drawings, only a few of which actual depict Stuyvesant, as well as some contemporary photographs of both New York and Holland. Peter Stuyvesant is usually mentioned in American History textbooks but this book goes into considerable more detail than what students and teachers would find there. Of course, this book is also of great value to young readers who are researching the early days of what is now New York City.

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The text reviews the proposals the world bank and its experts made during the 80's to develop a new approach for the educational sector in the 90's. One of the most important features is the enphasis on the universalization of education as a tool to achieve economic growth and the alliviation of poverty. It also suggest the sharing of communities in the management, operation and financing of the educational institutions. - can I translate this book into spanish? if so, please, send me an authorization to: e.gallego@eudoramail.com

From the end of the second world war in so-called first world countries the state moved forward apparently with little or no resistance, extending itself into almost every nook and cranny of human existance.

For almost thirty years in the so-called 'golden age' this was the route of choice for economic development. If it worked for industrialised countries, the logic ran, it will work for the less developed countries.

With voices of Peter Bauer, Basil Yamey and later Deepak Lal like prophets in the wilderness the only ones to dare to object to the new breed of development economists who's watchwords were import substitution and public works, the state moved forward in those countries too but if the truth were to be told the money rolled into the pockets of the ruling elites.

Gabriel Roth was another of those voices in the wilderness. In a 1966 publication for the free market Institute of Economic Affairs based in London he put forward a radical proposal for paying for roads. Ahead of his time by only about thirty years or so his radical proposal is now part of the mainstream in consideration of solving the problem of road congestion.

In this masterful book, Roth puts his engineering and economic skills to good use to look at the extent of the private provision of so-called 'public services' in the developing countries and finds, to no-ones real surprise that the private sector does it better. As if to labour the point, James Tooley in a more recent study, 'The Global Education Industry' has discovered the same thing.

This is an important study which should be reuired reading for all policy-makers from Presidents and Prime Ministers all the way down to local council members as it carries very important ramifications for the provision of services throughout the world.

I feel on solid ground to predict that in a few years time, all of the services currently provided for out of public funds ( taxation is such a weasel word is it not?)will instead be provided by private forms of organisations. Gabriel Roth will have performed the highest level of service for all individuals across the world.