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This book provides a general introduction to the natural history of Bali, looking at each of the major ecosystems in turn and highlighting their most salient and interesting features. Watercolor panoramas and illustrations of typical or otherwise significant plants and animals from each type of habitat complement the text and provide the reader with a visual reference for some of the sights he or she is most likely to see during a visit to the island.
| Автор | Bruce Granquist |
Thailand can be divided into four culturally and geographically diverse regions. The mountainous north, centered around the old walled city of Chiang Mai, offers trekking, whitewater rafting, elephant riding and the opportunity to meet fascinating hill tribes. The northeastern plateau boasts spectacular Khmer temple architecture and is home to the hospitable Isaan people. The central plains are dominated by Bangkok, the famed “City of Angels”, which offers an astonishingly...
| Автор | Andrew Forbes |
This Thailand travel pictorial presents Bangkok’s ancient traditions, breathtaking architecture and vibrant city culture.Situated on the banks of the Chao Phraya, Thailand’s capital has spectacular Buddhist statues, unique cultural experiences and a variety of natural color that Bill Wassman’s camera captures to an extraordinary degree.In over 140 stunning color photographs, backed by the lucid and insightful writing of authors Joe Cummings and Bill Wassman brings...
| Автор | Joe Cummings |
This India travel pictorial captures the mind-boggling geographic and cultural diversity of the Indian subcontinent.Exciting India brings readers the major attractions of India through spectacular photographs. The heart of India is the densely populated Gangetic plain, the home of great civilizations for over 5,000 years. To the north of the of the plain lies the spectacular Himalayan range which has been described as the finest natural combination of boundary and barrier that exists in the...
| Автор | Bikram Grewal |
This expansive history of Guam provides a rare look at the people and culture of this tiny, but strategically important Pacific Island.In a highly readable style author Beardsley—himself a sometime resident of Guam—introduces the reader to the island in three stages. Part One, «The Island in Profile,» furnishes practical information on the geography, flora, fauna, aboriginal inhabitants, early culture, and legends of Guam.Part Two, «Discovery and Conquest,» traces its history...
| Автор | Charles Beardsley |
This guidebook describes 3 Alpine treks, between 5 and 8 days long, as well as 12 full or half day hut-to-hut routes. The three treks suitable for moderately experienced trekkers, but requiring no specialist equipment, are the Tour of the Silvretta, the Prattigauer Hohenweg and the Ratikon Hohenweg, two of which can be combined to provide a fortnight of high-altitude hiking among such peaks as Piz Buin, Piz Linard, Dreilanderspitz, Schesaplana, Sulzfluh and Drusenfluh and over some classic...
| Автор | Kev Reynolds |
It's amazing how 100 key words and phrases provide instant communication! Do you want to speak simple Arabic but are too busy to study it? Are you visiting the Arabic–speaking world for a short time and want an Arabic phrase book and dictionary to help you communicate? If so, this is the book for you. It is the easiest and quickest way to learn Arabic. It's tiny 0.4 x 4.1 x 5.9 inches size makes it incredibly convenient to travel with but without losing the essential content...
| Автор | Yousef Alreemawi |
Ginza Go, Papa-san grew out of a witty essay in the Saturday Evening Post. Through his wit, humor, and love of people, Allan R. Bosworth has captured a quality of profound understanding seldom found in the more learned and academic works on the Japanese. A deep and abiding affection for the people of Japan has neither dulled his keen wit nor affected his objectivity. In Gina Go, Papa-san he has succeeded in achieving a delicate balance between humor and understanding that makes light,...
| Автор | Allan R. Bosworth |
A handy Hindi phrasebook and guide to the Hindi language, Survival Hindi contains basic vocabulary necessary for getting around. This book contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Hindi in any kind of setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning Hindi or travelling to India, it also contains a beginner guide to the Indian language, allowing for a deeper understanding of Hindi than a typical Hindi phrasebook or Hindi dictionary. The book is broken into...
| Автор | Sunita Mathur Narain |
This stunning Hong Kong travel pictorial captures the architecture, culture, people, and cuisine of one of the most dynamic cities.You can leave Hong Kong, but it will never leave you. The experience of encountering an unforgettable mix of influences, cultures, and flavors stays with visitors. It's a place of clashing contrasts, Hong Kong is famous as the place where East most dramatically meets West, but that's just the start of it. It is also where the future meets the past...
| Автор | Nury Vittachi |
An essential stop for any visitor to Hawaii, the «Big Island» of Hawaii features the unforgettable active volcanoes of Volcanoes National Park (a World Heritage site), ranches tended by Hawaiian cowboys, beachfront hotels of every size, historic local towns, superb shopping, and more. This guide, written by a resident of the Big Island, offers a concise but richly detailed look at the island’s top nature sights and adventures, its lodging options, its culture, history and much...
| Автор | Jeanne Cooper |
Many students dutifully memorize the simple English equivalents that are usually given for Japanese words—with the result that they speak poor Japanese. Effective communication requires an understanding of the unique usages of Japanese vocabulary items, which often differ greatly from those of their English «equivalents.» Until now, one of the biggest problems has been the lack of adequate reference materials on Japanese usage. This book fills the gap by concisely explaining 300...
| Автор | Akira Miura |
The humorous cross-cultural observations in this graphic novel, drawn from a long-running comic in The Japan Times , will delight visitors to Japan and armchair travelers alike. Roger Dahl's Comic Japan is a collection of the best of the Zero Gravity cartoon strip, a favorite feature of Japan's leading English-language daily newspaper The Japan Times , since 1991. In this anthology, it is made available in book form for the first time. The Japan comic strip stars Larry and Lily,...
| Автор | Roger Dahl |
This handy Mandarin dictionary allows you to look up words quickly and easily—and be understood while speaking. The Periplus Pocket Mandarin Chinese Dictionary is a pocket-sized dictionary designed for travelers, business people and beginning Chinese language students. It contains all the most common Chinese vocabulary you will need. This new edition has been extensively revised and expanded to include over 12,000 entries. A reference guide to the essentials of Chinese grammar and...
| Автор | Philip Yungkin Lee |
This practical Indonesian phrasebook puts all the most important Indonesian words and phrases in the palm of your hand. It contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Indonesian in any kind of setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning Indonesian or traveling to Indonesia, it also contains a beginner guide to the Indonesian language, allowing for a deeper understanding of Indonesian than a typical Indonesian phrasebook or Indonesian dictionary. The phrase...
| Автор | Katherine Davidsen |
This humorous, comic guide to Vietnam War-era Vietnam is a hilarious explanation of the land, customs, and people the American «advisor» has found so fascinating, provoking, agreeable, disturbing, infuriating and lovable.The American, and especially the American serviceman, can be counted on to find the lighter side of life anywhere in the world—even in Vietnam. And that's just what caroonist Tony Zidek has captured in this 120 page laugh-along-with-the-Vietnamese comic guide....
| Автор | Tony Zidek |
This practical Thai phrasebook puts all the most important Thai words and phrases in the palm of your hand. It contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Thai in any kind of setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning Thai or traveling to Thailand, it also contains a beginner guide to the Thai language, allowing for a deeper understanding of Thai than a typical Thai phrasebook or Thai dictionary. The phrase book is organized by situations where one might...
| Автор | Jintana Rattanakhemakorn |
A handy Mandarin Chinese phrasebook and guide to the Chinese language, Survival Chinese contains basic vocabulary necessary for getting around. This book contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Mandarin Chinese in any kind of setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning Mandarin or traveling to China or Taiwan, it also contains a beginner guide to the Mandarin language, allowing for a deeper understanding of Chinese than a typical Mandarin phrasebook...
| Автор | Boye Lafayette De Mente |
Look up words quickly and easily with this travel-sized Indonesian dictionary. Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Indonesia, Pocket Indonesian Dictionary is an essential tool for communication and a great way to learn Indonesian. It features all the essential Indonesian vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It's handy pocket format, and easy-to-read type will make any future trip to Indonesia much easier. In addition to being...
| Автор | Katherine Davidsen |
Look up words quickly and easily with this travel-sized Vietnamese dictionary. Intended for use by tourists, students, and business people traveling to Vietnam Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary is an essential tool for communication and a great way to learn Vietnamese. It features all the essential Vietnamese vocabulary appropriate for beginning to intermediate students. It's handy pocket format and easy-to read type will make any future trip to Vietnam much easier. In addition to being an...
| Автор | Phan Van Giuong |
This practical Burmese phrasebook and dictionary puts all the most important Burmese words and phrases in the palm of your hand. It contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Burmese in any setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning Burmese or traveling to Myanmar, it also contains a beginner guide to the Burmese language, allowing for a more in-depth understanding than a typical Burmese phrasebook or Burmese dictionary. The phrasebook is organized by...
| Автор | Kenneth Wong |
A handy Korean phrasebook and guide to the Korean language, Survival Korean contains basic vocabulary necessary for getting around Korea. This book contains all the necessary words and phrases for speaking Korean in any kind of setting. Perfect for students, tourists, or business people learning Korean or travelling to Korea, it also contains a beginner guide to the Korean language, allowing for a deeper understanding of Korean than a typical Korean phrasebook or Korean dictionary. The book...
| Автор | Boye Lafayette De Mente |
Named one of the 20 Greatest New Father's Day Gifts by Advocate.com!"No matter what the country or the language, parents all over the world–loving, frustrated, exhausted parents–know what Adam Mansbach means. Since 2011, his comically obscene picture book has sold more than 1.5 million copies in dozens of languages from Afrikaans to Japanese to Nynorsk. And later this year, his little book will venture into new territory with a Jamaican patois translation: 'Go de R–s to...
| Автор | Adam Mansbach |
Take the guesswork out of vacation planning. Frommer’s hires only seasoned experts, in this case two renowned journalists who live full-time in Arizona. Their advice is savvy, dependable, and based not on one or two short trips to the state, but on a lifetime of exploration. They offer an up-to-date, detail- and tip-rich commentary on the extraordinarily beautiful red-rock country that is Sedona and Oak Creek Canyon, the dude ranches of Wickenberg, the stately pleasures and pine...
| Автор | Gregory McNamee |