Unique Visitors
How I Went From 0 – 20,000 Unique Hits in 1 Day by Carl Coddington
This is not a success story. This is actually a story of doing something very, very, stupid. I’m going to compare this with winning the lottery and throwing away the ticket. Please read this entire article so you don’t make the same stupid mistake I did.
One evening a few years ago, I decided to put up my 4th ad at a very popular website. I had put up a few test ads before this and I had received only about 20 – 30 visitors per ad. It was definitely nothing to write home about.
When I had run those first ads, I made sure the webpage I was directing them to had great content and that all my Pay-Per-Click ads were working great. Sometimes the pay-per-click programs can’t find the right keywords so they put up very unrelated ads.
Anyway, the night I put up my 4th ad, I had forgotten to check and see if I was getting relevant ads for the page. It really didn’t even matter to me because I was only expecting 20 – 30 visitors.
As You Can tell from the title of this article, you know what happened next. I woke up the next morning and saw that I had about 1,500 people to my page. Remember now, this page was not worked on the right way, and there were absolutely no ads showing up on the page. All the code was right, but, all that showed up was an advertisement for the pay-per click company.
My heart started racing when I saw this because I knew there really wasn’t much I could do at this point. 1,500 people were way more than I expected.
Like an idiot…. Instead of relocating and retouching the page, I left it there. If I was smart I would have had the page they were entering redirect to another page, but, I knew I had to leave for a conference and wanted to get there really early. Besides, I figured that everybody who was going to go to that page had already visited it.
Little did I know that this tiny little page was going to become viral.
When I was at the conference I didn’t have the opportunity to check my stats. So, I didn’t realize how many people were coming to the website throughout the day. When I got home that night, I checked my stats and found that almost 20,000 unique visitors came to that page throughout the day. I was crushed. I had absolutely zero clicks.
How 1,500 clicks turned into 20,000 in one day.
The reason I ended up getting so many clicks was Digg picked up the story as well as Fark, and a whole host of blogs, etc… I ended up receiving over 100,000 unique visitors by the time the craziness was over. Luckily, I eventually created a redirect page which gave great ads and, of course, gave me a great payout.
Here was the good news, though. By the end of that month my Alexa ranking for that site was incredible. All the Search Engines picked it up, and it turned out to eventually be a success story.
Unfortunately, though, the material on the page was time sensitive and people lost interest rather quickly.
Lesson Learned
Here’s the lesson…. Put 100% effort in everything you do, because you don’t know when you are going to catch lightning in a bottle. Don’t be the person who lost their lottery ticket and didn’t care because they figured they weren’t going to win anyway
About the Author
Carl Coddington has been an Internet business entrepreneur since 1994. He has been helping thousands of people and businesses succeed on the Internet through his highly successful newsletter at
www.promoinnovations.com Be sure to get the free E-Book “101 Killer Tips To Make $1,000’s of Dollars a Week”
Website Hits, Unique Visitors, And Pageviews Explained
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Beyond the Sky and the Earth: A Journey into Bhutan $0.99 Barnes & Noble Discover Great New WritersAt age 22 Jamie Zeppa, a Canadian who had never been outside of North America, said goodbye to her fiancé and her plans for graduate school and moved to Bhutan, a remote Buddhist kingdom in the Himalayas. Beyond the Sky and the Earth is an autobiographical work that details her experiences and transformations after spending three years in Bhutan. It is as much a book about Zeppa’s day-to-day life in Bhutan as it is about the personal awakenings and realizations that she had while living there. Visitors to Bhutan, an increasingly hot tourist destination, are still few and far between, largely because of tight government restrictions on entry, visa requirements, and a law requiring tourists to spend at least $200 a day there. There aren’t many books on Bhutan, and even fewer firsthand accounts of life there. Beyond the Sky and the Earth stands out as both an informative introduction to the people and culture of Bhutan and as a beautiful piece of travel literature set against the backdrop of one of the most remote and unspoiled places on earth. Zeppa recounts her experiences living abroad — like learning to live without electricity and carrying on a forbidden affair with one of her students — in such a compelling way that even someone who has never left home will become entranced by her story and captivated by her unique experiences. Naturally, Zeppa experienced culture shock when she arrived in Bhutan. The hardships she encountered seemed insurmountable, and at first she thought she couldn’t bear it and fantasized about returning toCanada.She had to learn a new language in order to communicate with her students, she had to learn to live on her own, and she had to learn to deal with homesickness. Perhaps her biggest challenge was learning how to reconcile her growing love for Bhutan with her nostalgia for her life in Canada, her family, and her fiancé. But |
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Black Fork Mountain Wilderness $57.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Black Fork Mountain Wilderness is located in the U.S. states of Arkansas and Oklahoma. Created by an act of Congress in 1984, the wilderness covers an area of 13,139 acres. Contained within Ouachita National Forest, the wilderness is managed by the U.S. Forest Service. This infrequently visited wilderness follows the main ridgeline of Black Fork Mountain for 13 miles which rises to more than 2,400 feet. Steep cliffsides provide sanctuary to groves of Dwarf Oak, Serviceberry and Granddaddy Greybeard which have a few unique species represented here. There are few trails through the wilderness and none at all in the Oklahoma sections. Visitors should expect difficult hiking conditions and few sources for water as there are only two springs along the higher mountain slopes. Black bears are known to inhabit the wilderness, along with White-tailed deer, bobcat, skunk and Pheasant. |
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Blogwars $0.99 Political blogs have grown astronomically in the last half-decade. In just one month in 2005, for example, popular blog DailyKos received more unique visitors than the population of Iowa and New Hampshire combined. But how much political impact do bloggers really have? In Blogwars, David D. Perlmutter examines this rapidly burgeoning phenomenon, exploring the degree to which blogs influence—or fail to influence—American political life. Challenging the hype, Perlmutter points out that blogs are not that powerful by traditional political measures: while bloggers can offer cogent and convincing arguments and bring before their readers information not readily available elsewhere, they have no financial, moral, social, or cultural leverage to compel readers to engage in any particular political behavior. Indeed, blogs have scored mixed results in their past political crusades. But in the end, Perlmutter argues that blogs, in their wide dissemination of information and opinions, actually serve to improve democracy and enrich political culture. He highlights a number of the particularly noteworthy blogs from the specialty to the superblog-including popular sites such as Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, Powerlineblog, Instapundit, and Talking Points Memo—and shows how blogs are becoming part of the tool kit of political professionals, from presidential candidates to advertising consultants. While the political future may be uncertain, it will not be unblogged. For many Internet users, blogs are the news and editorial sites of record, replacing traditional newspapers, magazines, and television news programs. Blogwars offers the first full examination of this new and controversial force on America’s political landscape. |
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Blogwars $19.95 Political blogs have grown astronomically in the last half-decade. In just one month in 2005, for example, popular blog DailyKos received more unique visitors than the population of Iowa and New Hampshire combined. But how much political impact do bloggers really have? In Blogwars, David D. Perlmutter examines this rapidly burgeoning phenomenon, exploring the degree to which blogs influence—or fail to influence—American political life. Challenging the hype, Perlmutter points out that blogs are not that powerful by traditional political measures: while bloggers can offer cogent and convincing arguments and bring before their readers information not readily available elsewhere, they have no financial, moral, social, or cultural leverage to compel readers to engage in any particular political behavior. Indeed, blogs have scored mixed results in their past political crusades. But in the end, Perlmutter argues that blogs, in their wide dissemination of information and opinions, actually serve to improve democracy and enrich political culture. He highlights a number of the particularly noteworthy blogs from the specialty to the superblog-including popular sites such as Daily Kos, The Huffington Post, Powerlineblog, Instapundit, and Talking Points Memo—and shows how blogs are becoming part of the tool kit of political professionals, from presidential candidates to advertising consultants. While the political future may be uncertain, it will not be unblogged. For many Internet users, blogs are the news and editorial sites of record, replacing traditional newspapers, magazines, and television news programs. Blogwars offers the first full examination of this new and controversial force on America’s political landscape. |
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Bridges in South Carolina: Arthur Ravenel JR. Bridge, Buster Boyd Bridge, Campbell’s Covered Bridge, John P. Grace Memorial Bridge $14.14 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge, Buster Boyd Bridge, Campbell’s Covered Bridge, John P. Grace Memorial Bridge, Paul J. Gelegotis Memorial Bridge, List of Bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina, Mckinley Washington, Jr. Bridge, Liberty Bridge at Falls Park on the Reedy, Poinsett Bridge, John F. Limehouse Memorial Bridge, Broad River Bridge. Excerpt: Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The first bridge to cross the lower Cooper River opened in 1929, eventually named the John P. Grace Memorial Bridge for former Charleston mayor John P. Grace, who spearheaded the project. The main span of the double cantilever truss bridge was the fifth longest in the world at 1,050 feet (320 m) and soared 150 feet (46 m) above the river. The main span of the second cantilever was the twelfth-longest in the world. The total length of the structure was about 2.7 miles (4.3 km). Following a 17 month construction at a cost of $6 million, it opened with a 3 day celebration that attracted visitors from around the globe. Engineers and critics proclaimed colorful descriptions of the unique structure, deeming it “the first roller-coaster bridge” and citing that “steep approaches, stupendous height, extremely narrow width, and a sharp curve at the dip conspire to excite and alarm the motorist.” Privately owned originally, a 50-cent toll was charged for car and driver to cross. In 1943 the state of South Carolina purchased the bridge, and the tolls were lifted in 1946. The Cooper River Bridge on opening day, August 8, 1929By the 1960s the Grace Memorial Bridge had become insufficient, with its two narrow 10-foot (3 m) lanes built for Ford Model A’s and its steep grades of up to 6 percent. A new bridge was constructed alon… More: |
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British Columbia (Adventure Guides Series) $19.99 From early explorers and Gold Rush days to modern times, British Columbia has always attracted visitors. Its rich landscape is filled with forests, glaciers and rivers that draw outdoor enthusiasts; more rugged adventurers ride the Alaska Highway, an engineering marvel that cuts across the territory amid stunning scenery. Visit Vancouver, the biggest city in the province, or Victoria, considered by many to be the nicest spot in North America. Scenic railways offer a unique opportunity for relaxed sightseeing. Offshore are the Queen Charlotte Islands, where kayaking is a popular sport. Written by the authors of our best-selling Adventure Guide to the Inside Passage & Coastal Alaska. |
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Buildings and Structures in Richmond, British Columbia: Richmond Olympic Oval, Aberdeen Centre, River Rock Casino Resort, Richmond Centre $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Richmond Olympic Oval (French: ), or the Richmond Oval is a facility in Richmond, British Columbia, Canada. It is the venue of the speed skating events of the 2010 Winter Olympics, and is the location for the official Olympic anti-doping lab. The total cost of the project was $178 million. It has been built on a site beside the Fraser River, a few blocks away from Lansdowne Station on the Canada Line. From the air, it is the first Olympic venue many visitors will see flying into the Vancouver, and the roof takes the stylized native shape of a heron’s wing, a tribute to the Salish First Nation and the large wading bird that cohabited the riverbank at first European contact 230 years ago. It is a 33,750 m² facility, including a 20,000 m² main floor that includes a 400 m refrigerated track. It can accommodate 8,000 spectators. The Oval was built to qualify the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Scale (LEED) Silver certification; for example, the Oval’s refrigeration plant is designed to heat other areas of the building through the utilization of what is otherwise waste heat from cooling the ice surface. The Olympic Oval with Water Sky Garden sculpture by Janet EchelmanA distinctive feature of the Richmond Oval is its unique “wood wave” roof. This roof, which is one of the longest clear spans in North America, includes one million board feet of B.C. pine-beetle kill wood linked together in undulating sections to create a rippled effect. These one of a kind wood panels were designed by structural engineers Fast + Epp and constructed at the design build firm StructureCraft Builders Inc. in Delta, B.C. As a result, the Oval was given an award of excellence in architectural innovation by the Royal Architectural Institute of Canada spe… More: |
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Cantiga – Once Upon A Time: Music Of Innocence & Enchantment CD $18.35 CANTIGA’s unique and magical music has delighted visitors to Renaissance Festivals across North America for almost thirty years. The band has a devoted following across North America and has been … |
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Chesapeake: Exploring the Water Trail of Captain John Smith $1.98 This richly illustrated, informative, and inviting book intertwines two fascinating stories of discovery. The first, among the earliest classics of New World adventure, recounts Captain John Smith’s exploration of Chesapeake Bay 400 years ago; the second revisits this stunning landscape as it is today—both to showcase its still-unspoiled splendors and to issue a timely warning of looming threats to its vibrant but fragile ecology.Dozens of dazzling full-color contemporary photographs evoke the Chesapeake spirit in all its many moods, while a wonderfully wide-ranging selection of archival images span the four centuries since John Smith first sailed, rowed, and wandered its woods and waterways, mapping the wilderness shores of an untamed America.The author, a veteran naturalist at the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, has spent decades leading tours and teaching classes about the region. An ideal guide, he shares both his delight in the Bay’s glorious diversity and his deep concern for its future. In addition, his unique blend of experience, environmental sensitivity, and historical expertise offers modern visitors a rare opportunity to discover the Chesapeake as Smith did so long ago, leaving beaten paths and familiar waters behind to learn why Congress will soon designate it as the first of America’s official National Historic Water Trails.For history buffs, conservationists, armchair travelers, tourists planning a trip, and anyone who simply loves first-rate nature photography, this beautiful book more than meets the high standard readers have come to expect from National Geographic. |
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Chicago Cubs Owners: Tribune Company $9.53 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Tribune Company is a large, employee-owned, American multimedia corporation based in Chicago, Illinois. It is the nation’s second-largest newspaper publisher, with ten daily newspapers and commuter tabloids including Chicago Tribune, Los Angeles Times, Hartford Courant, Orlando Sentinel, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Baltimore Sun and the The Morning Call, among others. Through Tribune Broadcasting, the company operates 23 television stations, WGN America on national cable, WDCW in Washington D.C. and Chicago’s WGN-AM. The groups combined reach is more than 80 percent of U.S. television households. Investment interests include the TV Food Network (31%). Tribune Interactive, another subsidiary, manages the interactive operations of major daily newspapers such as Chicago Tribune and Los Angeles Times and their associated websites. Its national network sites owned with partners include CareerBuilder.com, Cars.com, Apartments.com and Topix.net. With more than 50 websites overall, Tribune Interactive ranks among the nations leading news and information networks. The sites attract more than 20 million unique visitors per month. Tribune Media Services provides syndicated content to print and electronic media. Key company investment interests include CareerBuilder (30.8% owned), Classified Ventures (28%) and Topix.com (34%). Tribune was founded in 1847. That year, on June 10, the Chicago Tribune published its first edition in a one-room plant located at LaSalle and Lake Streets. The original press run consisted of 400 copies printed on a hand press. The Tribune erected its first building in 1869 with a four-story structure at Dearborn and Madison Streets. In October 1871, the Great Chicago Fire destroyed the building, along with most of the city. T… More: |
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China Adventure $14.11 China Adventure in a story form features a young adventurous African boy Alinko, who in both searches for adventure and greener pastures went to China and got interested in Chinese people, language, history and culture. This concise book educates, enlightens, and informs the entire world of the abundantly rich culture and ways of life of the Chinese. Predominantly in form of dialogues, China Adventure is fascinating, easy-to-read, and often humorous. It contains a number of Chinese legends, deep philosophical sayings, and foods for thought. China Adventure is unique and captivating, such that the reader gets more inquisitive to find out what happens subsequently and never gets bored. You may not have been to this country of more than 5000 years history to discover the ancient culture yourself, but this book in your hand will take you around China, telling you about Chinese people, festivals, tourist attraction centers, traditions, and Chinese superstitious beliefs. China Adventure could rightly serve as a tour guide, handbook, and personal companion for tourists and visitors in China, as it contains a general overview of famous tourist attraction centers in China. The knowledge gained from this book can help minimize some of the cultural shocks most foreigners have during their first visit to China. China Adventure can be regarded as a crash course on the history, language, culture and the contemporary lives of the Chinese. |
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Companies Based in Henderson, Nevada: Vegas.com, Zappos.com, Aldec, Asi Technology Corporation, Empire Resorts, Airscooter Corporation $10.18 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: VEGAS.com, LLC is a city specific travel website that focuses on information about Las Vegas, Nevada. The site is the ‘largest online booker for entertainment, hotels, restaurants, tours, golf and other services’ for Las Vegas. With corporate offices located in Henderson, Nevada, VEGAS.com is one of the Greenspun Family of Companies. The website offers a full range of Vegas-specific travel products, including hotel rooms, air-hotel packages, show tickets, front-of-the-line nightclub passes, tours and golf. The web site was named as one of the “50 most popular travel Web sites” by the Chicago Tribune in 2005. VEGAS.com was founded in 1998, with a mission of becoming “the most customer friendly, innovative and comprehensive Vegas travel company.” Presently the company receives more than 2.5 million unique visitors to site each month. VEGAS.com also operates Espanol.VEGAS.com. In 2006, the company’s concierge service expanded in cooperation with US Airways by adding the service at the US Airways Clubs in Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport. In February 2007, the company won two Adrian silver awards; one for the advertising series “Do Vegas Right” television commercials, the other in public relations for Best Feature Placement and a bronze award for New Campaign Opening for the concierge desk at the Bob Hope Airport. Also in 2007, VEGAS.com was awarded the Gold Medal for Best Technology Innovation at the Best of the Best in Americas Contact Center World Awards Conference. Later that year, VEGAS.com’s Contact Center took the silver medal in the world finals. In March 2008, VEGAS.com assumed operations for Mexico.com in a joint venture between both companies. The new site launched March 31, 2008 and features air-hotel packages, hotels informa… More: |
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Companies Of Romania By Industry $48.63 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 416. Not illustrated. Chapters: Aircraft Manufacturers of Romania, Airlines of Romania, Banks of Romania, Beer and Breweries in Romania, Book Publishing Companies of Romania, Coal Companies of Romania, Construction and Civil Engineering Companies of Romania, Defunct Airlines of Romania, Governors of the National Bank of Romania, Internet Companies of Romania, Internet Service Providers of Romania, Medical Companies of Romania, Mining Companies of Romania, Motor Vehicle Assembly Plants in Romania, Motor Vehicle Manufacturers of Romania, National Bank of Romania, Oil and Gas Companies of Romania, Power Companies of Romania, Railway Companies of Romania, Romanian Record Labels, Shipbuilding Companies of Romania, Shipyards of Romania, Supermarkets of Romania, Telecommunications Companies of Romania, Carrefour, Tarom, Căile Ferate Române, Jiu Valley, Automobile Dacia, Editura Ion Creangă, Spar, Wizz Air, List of Romanian Websites by Number of Unique Visitors, Metro Cash and Carry, Auchan, Rompetrol, Billa, Praktiker, List of Banks in Romania, Transelectrica, Petromidia Refinery, Trilulilu, Arpechim Refinery, Upc Romania, Petrotel Lukoil Refinery, Rocar, Mugur Isărescu, Automobile Craiova, Romtelecom, Blue Air, Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries, Petrobrazi Refinery, Carpatair, Roman, International Railway Systems, Ursus Breweries, Kaufland, Aerostar Sa, Constanţa Shipyard, List of Romanian-Language Publishers, Real, Romavia, Cuprom, Banca Comercială Română, Mitiţă Constantinescu, Plus, Rcs&rds, Selgros, E.on Gaz Romania, Raiffeisen Romania, List of Supermarket Chains in Romania, Industria Aeronautică Română, Cora, Electrecord, Banca Transilvania, Hidroelectrica, Electrica North Transylvania, National Company of Lignite Oltenia, Beer in Romania, Unicredit |
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Corporate Finance: Theory and Practice $100.5 Crisis or not, stay on course with “The Vernimmen”With thousands of copies of the latest edition sold, Corporate Finance, Theory and Practice has emerged as the fastest growing financial textbook, thanks to its four unique features: A balanced blend of theory and practice: authors hold academic positions at top ranking universities and business schools and are also investment bankers, private investors or sit on the boards of listed and unlisted companies A presentation of concepts that explain situations, followed by a discussion of techniques in a direct and succinct style Content enriched by the www.vernimmen.com website, which with 1,500 daily visitors, is one of the leading finance teaching sites worldwide Free monthly updates on finance through The Vernimmen.com Newsletter, with over 50,000 subscribersThe authors draw on their dual experience to enhance and expand the content of the book, by including the latest innovations and academic research in finance and also providing examples of actual, recent deals, some of which they have been involved in. The latest edition of the Vernimmen takes into account the changing economic environment and the impact of the 2007-2008 financial crisis on financial practice and theory.Corporate Finance is a very useful reference book for students and for operators who will get a great help in the present complex environment to learn the principles of the financial markets and their practical application. Written in a consequential and logical approach it shows also some interesting cases that make the study easier and stimulating.Gabriele Galateri, Chairman of Telecom ItaliaThe book, newsletter, and website are all very interesting and useful. The book is 47 chapters (about 1 000 pages) full of corporate finance. I have to agree with the authors: “It is a book in which theory and practice are constantly set off against each other …” I really |
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Craigslist Advertising Revealed $2.99 Have you heard of Craigslist.com? If not you could be missing a FREE opportunity to post classified ads throughout the nation.Whether you are a seller interested in selling a one-time product, a small business owner with many products or services to sell, or any entrepreneur or marketer — if you aren’t using Craigslist, you are missing a valuable opportunity to drive hoards of traffic to your site.Now you want to know, “What is Craigslist?” Haven’t you heard of it? Perhaps you have, especially if you bought this guide!For many, the ““List”” is a community website that uses Web 2.0 technology. This website, like many others of its kind, focuses on providing users the ability to build an online community. Serving more than twenty million users each month, Craigslist.com is among the highest-ranking sites on the Web today.What does this mean to you? And how can you use Craigslist to benefit you?What Is Craigslist?Most community forums provide a place for people to chat, get to know each other, or share common interests. Craigslist is unique in that while it does offer a forum, it is also a place where people can promote and sell. Craigslist allows users to post classified ads to a community bulletin board. Most users can place ads free, although there are charges for certain services in certain locations.The board on Craigslist.com hosts millions of ads and has billions of visitors every year. Sounds pretty exciting. As more and more people turn to the Web for their purchases, the ““List”” is rapidly becoming one of the most important places people bookmark. Remember, most ads placed on Craigslist are free. Even when you do have to pay for ads, usually you will pay far less than you would if you paid for an advertisement in a local paper (or national one). And, more and more people are using the Net to find what |
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Culture of San Antonio $48 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The culture of San Antonio, Texas has a vibrant art community that reflects the rich history and culture of the area. This unique city offers some of the best cultural institutions, events, restaurants and nightlife in South Texas that both natives and visitors enjoy. |
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Dealing with the Dutch $1.99 The Netherlands is a thriving transportation hub for Europe, and a booming center for banking and energy sectors, and other innovative industries. Thousands of expatriate executives and their families are transferred to Holland annually; and hundreds of thousands of visitors come on business.People from all corners of the globe come into contact with Dutch colleagues and contacts, both in the Netherlands and in their own countries. They all have to “deal with the Dutch,” and although the Dutch are becoming more and more cosmopolitan, aspects of their character and behavior still surprise many people. For instance, the directness of the Dutch, their critical attitudes, and sometimes slow decision-making processes are some of the characteristics that foreigners notice immediately, and may find frustrating. While the Dutch may drive a hard bargain, once agreement has been reached, their word is their bond. They are also noted for their thoroughness, and their energy and ingenuity in discovering and exploiting new business opportunities. Expatriates working in the Netherlands point out that it is the underlying values and norms of the Dutch that puzzle them most and sometimes irritate them. For anyone traveling to the Netherlands on business, to live and work in the country, or for anyone who may have regular contact with the Dutch abroad, this unique book – written by a Dutch author – will ensure more effective and enjoyable business and social relations. This new edition both follows the first in covering Dutch values and norms, and presents an up-dated picture of the latest economic, social and cultural changes in the country. |
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Delft Ceramics at the Philadelphia Museum of Art: Highlights of the Collection $8.87 Dutch earthenware has a universal reputation and is represented in the ceramic collections of the great museums. The Philadelphia Museum of Art has a comprehensive collection of Delft blue and white and polychrome earthenware. The collection contains a number of highly important and unique pieces. A selection of the most interesting pieces is published here for the first time. This exquisite, fully illustrated volume reveals the importance of faience production in Delft in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, while highlighting the exceptional quality of the Museum’s collection. Illustrated entries on thirty-five objects in the collection, written by Ella Schaap, Curatorial Associate for Dutch Ceramics at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, describe the significant features and set them in historical context. An illustrated introduction to the history of Delft ceramic production by noted scholar Hans van Lemmen is informative and lively. This publication will appeal to interested visitors as well |
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Design City Melbourne $85 Melbourne is now coming to the fore as a design hotspot. With three and a half million inhabitants, it is on a scale that is livable and diverse. Its rich and varied cultural intimacy has enabled it to build up a unique dynamism, which is set to shift the entire design agenda of the world – much like Barcelona did in the 1980s and Antwerp did in the 1990s. Melbourne is to be the city of the noughties.The intense plurality of Melbourne’s recent design culture is due to have a vast impact on the way in which we think about city regions and living in them. This is a story of wonderful spaces: in civic and institutional buildings; in galleries, bars, clubs and restaurants; in one of the world’s tallest residential apartment buildings; in beach houses and mountain shacks; in workshops and studios; and in international sports venues.As Melbourne hosts the Commonwealth games in 2006, a vast influx of visitors will be experiencing these spaces for the first time. Through luscious photography and an accessible text, Design City Melbourne is devised not only to illustrate a wide range of fascinating interiors and their architectural matrices, but also to describe the people behind them and how these spaces support the vital culture of this uniquely mixed and cosmopolitan city. A metropolis that is situated in the same time zone as China, and which is pioneering in its European colonial matrix the admixture of new Asian urban forms. |
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Districts Of Erzincan $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Kemaliye (formerly Ein) (Armenian: , Romanized Old Armenian: Akn, meaning “spring”) is a town and one of the 9 districts of Erzincan Province in the Eastern Anatolia region of Turkey. The town was re-named Kemaliye after the foundation of the Republic of Turkey, in honor of Mustafa Kemal Pasha, although former name of Ein is still known and used locally and sometimes even beyond. It has a population of a little less than 10,000 people. It was part of Elaz Province until 1926, and Malatya Province between 1926-1938. Kemaliye is notable for its historical houses which have a unique architecture. The town also has one of the best views commanding the river Euphrates along its route. Kemaliye is one of the most suitable and favored rafting routes on the river. Its honey is also famous. Situated in a region defined by steep lines along the gorges of Euphrates, the industrial development in Kemaliye is rather modest and the agricultural land scarce. Exports of forestry products partially compensate for these, as well as the rising resources of recent years provided by tourism. Many of the old houses in Kemaliye have been restored along original features, and the town starts to attract an increasing number of visitors, either through the land route or through the river whose section around Kemaliye is popular among rafting fans. Hand-made production of a number of crafts products, made especially in iron, also remains vivacious. Bay window of a Kemaliye houseKemaliye has traditionally been a center of out-immigration, especially to Istanbul, creating ties to Turkey’s former capital where certain crafts and trades, such as the meat industry, were reserved, sometimes by means of imperial decrees, for natives of Erzincan Province for centuries. The tr… More: |
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Dodgertown, Florida (Images of Baseball Series) $15 The fields at Dodgertown are hallowed ground for future Hall of Famers and heaven for fans wanting to meet today’s baseball greats and tomorrow’s rising stars. The location is Vero Beach, Florida, the spring training home of the Brooklyn and Los Angeles Dodgers since 1948. The Dodgers first set up camp at the invitation of a local businessman, Bud Holman, after the city needed a tenant to occupy a former World War II naval air station. The camp is the most unique baseball training facility in the country, a destination for international baseball visitors, and it shares a special relationship with the community of Vero Beach. |
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Drinking Vancouver: 100+ Great Bars in the City and Beyond $9.99 With sharp, witty reviews of the best spots in town to slake your thirst, Drinking Vancouver is the pocket-sized booze bible for locals and visitors craving a night out on the town. Divided into eleven neighborhoods, visit many new, revamped and unique establishments-from the heritage bars of Gastown to the slick joints of Yaletown to the gritty pubs of the Downtown Eastside. With Vancouver’s long-overdue bar renaissance upon us, travel writer John Lee offers the first hands-on guide to toast the city’s newly hot bar scene.Reviews and recommendations for over 100 Vancouver-area watering holes. Back-of-the-book bar index for easy reference. Appendix of BC’s award-winning and regional beer-makers. “Top Three” lists covering the best bars for drinking, eating and ambiance. Maps of 11 neighborhoods, great for plotting your next pub-crawl. “On the Road” sections covering the Lower Mainland, Victoria and the Okanagan. |
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Economy of Qatar: General Secretariat for Development Planning $9.89 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: General Secretariat for Development Planning, Qatar Financial Centre, Bayt.com, International Rankings of Qatar, Qnb Group, Ibrahim Ibrahim, Ibq, Trade Unions in Qatar, Qatarization. Excerpt: Bayt.com is an employment website or job search engine . Bayt is the largest job site in the Middle East North Africa (MENA ) region with over 1.3 million unique visitors each month (May 2008). Bayt provides online recruitment services to over 2 million jobseekers and is the most-visited job site in the MENA region according to Alexa.com (May 2008). The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Dubai , the United Arab Emirates with additional offices in Abu Dhabi , the United Arab Emirates ; Kuwait City, Kuwait ; Bahrain , Khobar , Riyadh , and Jeddah , Saudi Arabia ; Amman , Jordan ; Casablanca , Morocco ; and Karachi , Pakistan .History Origin In 1999, Rabea Ataya contacted fellow Dubai resident Dany Farha to discuss starting a job site in the fledgling internet climate of the Middle East. In 2000, there were only 2 million internet users in the Middle East .Ataya was motivated by his observation that there was no globally admired and respected Middle Eastern company. Furthermore, anticipating significant growth in internet usage and sensing a gap in the available job-matching services, Ataya proposed starting a Middle Eastern job site built on the learning gained from studying job sites in more technologically-savvy regions. Ataya and Farha recruited Atayas sister Mona and technologist Akram Assaf. This founding group then collectively launched Bayt as a job site in November 2000. Founders Rabea Ataya, the CEO of Bayt, heads the overall vision, strategy and financial growth of Bayt. After graduating from Stanford University with a Masters degree in Electrical |
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England’s Seaside Resorts $80 For three centuries, people in England have headed to the seaside. Although this was initially limited to a few wealthy people in search of cures for their ailments, during the 19th and 20th centuries a day at the seaside came within the reach of everyone. This change in the type and numbers of visitors has had a huge impact on English coastal towns, transforming them from small working towns to the lively resorts we know, and love, today. Seaside resorts differ from inland towns with no holidaymakers in a number of important ways; there are types of buildings designed to entertain visitors and the character of all types of structures near the seafront have an exuberance rarely matched elsewhere. England’s Seaside Resorts, the culmination of four years of research, combines new information derived from the resorts themselves with a re-examination of many of the most significant, original documents. All stretches of the coastline, and all sizes of resorts, have been studied to explain what gives the seaside towns their special character. A large number of new photographs taken for this project, along with a selection of historic images from the National Monuments Record, provide a unique insight into England’s favourite holiday destinations. |
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Europe Special Places to Stay with Courses and Activities $1.97 Covers 350 special places to stay in Europe, plus information on courses and activities to enjoy and experience while staying there. Whether readers want to truffle hunt, learn to sail, or study watercolor painting, this unique resource will be invaluable for planning their European adventure.Many of the properties–around two thirds included in this book–run instructional courses on indoor and outdoor activities available in the area. Only the cream of the crop are featured in this exciting new title. And of course, all properties included have gone under our special Sawday inspection so visitors can expect a very warm welcome! |
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Everything You Didn’T Want To Know About Sex $18.72 Everything You Didn’t Want to Know about Sex provides a compelling glimpse into Internet dating and matchmaking sites and into the human sexual expressions of those who use these dating tools to find a mate.For over two years, Reynaldo Olivia toured and joined several matchmaking sites of various styles and through his research and interaction with other site visitors; he collected the stories for this book. Posing as a male in every case, he was as young as twenty-seven and as old as sixty-five. After acting straight, bisexual and gay and leading over a thousand conversations, Olivia shares the results of his unscientific study, revealing surprising revelations that include fetishes, fantasies, and everything in between. From the obese woman who was over three hundred pounds and hungry for sex to the middle-aged woman with a shaved head who wished for slaves she could punish to satisfy her sadistic desires, Olivia shares the unique wants of those who frequent these sites to find others who share the same sexual cravings.This fascinating look into cyberspace and the world of Internet dating proves that visitors have a vested interest in expanding their sex lives, and desire the freedom to express their needs while protecting their personal identity. |
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Everything You Didn’T Want To Know About Sex $8.44 Everything You Didn’t Want to Know about Sex provides a compelling glimpse into Internet dating and matchmaking sites and into the human sexual expressions of those who use these dating tools to find a mate.For over two years, Reynaldo Olivia toured and joined several matchmaking sites of various styles and through his research and interaction with other site visitors; he collected the stories for this book. Posing as a male in every case, he was as young as twenty-seven and as old as sixty-five. After acting straight, bisexual and gay and leading over a thousand conversations, Olivia shares the results of his unscientific study, revealing surprising revelations that include fetishes, fantasies, and everything in between. From the obese woman who was over three hundred pounds and hungry for sex to the middle-aged woman with a shaved head who wished for slaves she could punish to satisfy her sadistic desires, Olivia shares the unique wants of those who frequent these sites to find others who share the same sexual cravings.This fascinating look into cyberspace and the world of Internet dating proves that visitors have a vested interest in expanding their sex lives, and desire the freedom to express their needs while protecting their personal identity. |
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Exploring Lost Hawaii: Places of Power, History, Mystery, and Magic $61.24 Exploring Lost Hawaii is a journey into Hawaii’s fascinating secret places of spiritual and cultural significance and an exploration of Hawaiian culture, both past and present, through ancient sites. This unique and informative guidebook ventures far beyond the beaches and tourist destinations to places on all major Hawaiian Islands never seen by most visitors, or even many local residents. A collection of fascinating stories that are beautiful, dark, mysterious, and supernatural are masterfully woven together resulting in adventures into the lands of the Hawaii of old — places of powerful alii (royalty), wise kahuna (priests), sacred heiau (temples), and mysterious menehune (mythical people). Sites of historical and cultural significance on each island are described in detail, with directions to each site providing the reader access to their own exploration. |
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Faces of Alaska: Voices Across the State $24.95 This third book in Jean Lester’s popular Faces of Alaska series has been much anticipated by Alaskans and visitors alike. Lester is known for her ability to weave her original paintings, oral histories, and historic and contemporary photographs into unique biographical portraits of a diverse group of the state’s most intriguing personalities. Her eclectic talents allow her to depict and elicit intimate narratives from a group of people as varied as the land of Alaska—trappers and businessmen, politicians and teachers, Native artists and Russian Orthodox priests. She often painted as they talked, and as the images came alive with their words, their words came alive with the energetic strokes of Lester’s brush. Here she brings us another group of Alaskans who have made important contributions to political, cultural, and economic life in the north:D. A. Bartlett Debbie Bourdukofsky Helen (Sandy) Burd Larry Carr Rosie Floresca Barney Gottstein Ellen Hayes Robert Henning Anore Jones Josephine Jurgeleit John Kelsey Martha Kowalski Marie Laws Lael Morgan Walter Newman Fr. Michael Oleska Betsy Pitzman Elva Scott Al Swalling Alex Tarnai Willy Lou Warbelow. |
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Fark $53.23 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Fark is a community website created by Drew Curtis that allows members to comment on a daily batch of news articles and other items from various websites. As of June 2009, the site boasts approximately four million unique visitors per month, which puts it among the top 100 English language websites. The site receives approximately 2,000 story submissions per day and approximately 50 of them are publicly displayed on the site. |
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French Quarter $18.04 In 1998, we took our first trip to New Orleans as a couple, and the people we met there made an amazing impression. They were so open, so honest, so real. And the French Quarter is like no other neighborhood in America. What other district is known more by the behavior of its visitors than its inhabitants? The people who live and work in the Quarter have a story to tell, and it was our goal to tell that story without descending into stock New Orleans clichés. On the drive home from New Orleans, as two playwrights in a car with sixteen hours to kill, we soon realized that we had to create an audio play about this unique and boisterous city and her people. As audio theatre producers, we envisioned thirteen half-hour episodes. The characters were inspired by people we met on the trip; new friends. The situations came from our imagination, driven by stories these friends told us about their lives.In 1999, a cast of fifty talented actors helped us make our dream come true, bringing French Quarter to life in thirteen episodes, just as we had hoped. In moments of humor and great drama, they made our characters into people, as they told our tale. Within a year, it was picked up by National Public Radio for the nationally popular NPR Playhouse series, where it aired twice.This novel contains every scene in the seven-CD set, plus bonus scenes that had to be cut from the audio series for time. It also incorporates narration that audio theatre typically omits. If you are already a fan of the audio series, we welcome you to this book. If you’ve never heard it, visit us on the Web at minds-ear.org, and consider picking up the CDs as well. |
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From surfman to petty officer: The history and legacy of the US Lifesaving Service and the US Coast Guard at Cape Lookout, North Carolina. $49.99 Quietly nestled among the dunes of Cape Lookout North Carolina lie the remnants of what once was a working Lifesaving and Coast Guard Station and numerous locally owned shanties. Although the buildings are slowly decaying, the stories of these men and their impact on the surrounding community continue to provide a basis upon which the local culture and way-of-life exists.;This study details how the presence of the Lifesaving Service and the Coast Guard affected the lives and experiences of the local people and shaped the reflection, memory, and meaning of the site for present day visitors.;Through local oral history interviews as well as the log books of the Keepers, the memory and legacy of both agencies in this unique place will help develop an interpretive plan to transform the area surrounding the Station into a historical and cultural center for the community as well as visitors to the National Seashore.;This project offers a link between the past and present voices of a place. Taking the general history of both agencies and combining it with the community allows the opportunity for local people to offer a voice and reflection of their own history and provide that for future generations. |
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From surfman to petty officer: The history and legacy of the US Lifesaving Service and the US Coast Guard at Cape Lookout, North Carolina. $49.99 Quietly nestled among the dunes of Cape Lookout North Carolina lie the remnants of what once was a working Lifesaving and Coast Guard Station and numerous locally owned shanties. Although the buildings are slowly decaying, the stories of these men and their impact on the surrounding community continue to provide a basis upon which the local culture and way-of-life exists.;This study details how the presence of the Lifesaving Service and the Coast Guard affected the lives and experiences of the local people and shaped the reflection, memory, and meaning of the site for present day visitors.;Through local oral history interviews as well as the log books of the Keepers, the memory and legacy of both agencies in this unique place will help develop an interpretive plan to transform the area surrounding the Station into a historical and cultural center for the community as well as visitors to the National Seashore.;This project offers a link between the past and present voices of a place. Taking the general history of both agencies and combining it with the community allows the opportunity for local people to offer a voice and reflection of their own history and provide that for future generations. |
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Garden Spot: Lancaster County, the Old Order Amish, and the Selling of Rural America $125 Each year, millions of tourists are drawn to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to experience first-hand the quintessential pastoral—both as an escape from urban life and as a rare opportunity to become immersed in history. The area has attracted visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the distinctive religious community of the Old Order Amish, to appreciate the beauty of the farmland, to enjoy the abundant and delicious food of the Pennsylvania Dutch…and, most recently, to shop at the area’s outlet malls. For nearly three hundred years, Lancaster county has been a model of agricultural prosperity, rooted in the family farm. The rural character of the place remains Lancaster’s predominant tourist attraction, but is at odds with its rapidly rising population and the commercial and residential growth that has brought. It is the tension between rural tradition, progress, and urbanization that lies at the core of Garden Spot. David Walbert examines how twentieth century American culture has come to define and appreciate rurality, and how growth and economic expansion can co-exist with preservation of the traditional ways of life in the region. Will small farms fail in a culture that has increasingly come to value productivity over quality of life? What impact will further development have on maintaining this region’s character? Can rurality and progress co-exist in the 21st century? A vivid portrayal of the land and people, residents and outsiders alike, Garden Spot narrates the history of this region and considers the challenges Lancaster County and its people face in order to preserve their unique place. |
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Garden Spot: Lancaster County, the Old Order Amish, and the Selling of Rural America $50 Each year, millions of tourists are drawn to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to experience first-hand the quintessential pastoral—both as an escape from urban life and as a rare opportunity to become immersed in history. The area has attracted visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the distinctive religious community of the Old Order Amish, to appreciate the beauty of the farmland, to enjoy the abundant and delicious food of the Pennsylvania Dutch…and, most recently, to shop at the area’s outlet malls. For nearly three hundred years, Lancaster county has been a model of agricultural prosperity, rooted in the family farm. The rural character of the place remains Lancaster’s predominant tourist attraction, but is at odds with its rapidly rising population and the commercial and residential growth that has brought. It is the tension between rural tradition, progress, and urbanization that lies at the core of Garden Spot. David Walbert examines how twentieth century American culture has come to define and appreciate rurality, and how growth and economic expansion can co-exist with preservation of the traditional ways of life in the region. Will small farms fail in a culture that has increasingly come to value productivity over quality of life? What impact will further development have on maintaining this region’s character? Can rurality and progress co-exist in the 21st century? A vivid portrayal of the land and people, residents and outsiders alike, Garden Spot narrates the history of this region and considers the challenges Lancaster County and its people face in order to preserve their unique place. |
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Garden Spot: Lancaster County, the Old Order Amish, and the Selling of Rural America $1.99 Each year, millions of tourists are drawn to Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, to experience first-hand the quintessential pastoral—both as an escape from urban life and as a rare opportunity to become immersed in history. The area has attracted visitors eager to catch a glimpse of the distinctive religious community of the Old Order Amish, to appreciate the beauty of the farmland, to enjoy the abundant and delicious food of the Pennsylvania Dutch…and, most recently, to shop at the area’s outlet malls. For nearly three hundred years, Lancaster county has been a model of agricultural prosperity, rooted in the family farm. The rural character of the place remains Lancaster’s predominant tourist attraction, but is at odds with its rapidly rising population and the commercial and residential growth that has brought. It is the tension between rural tradition, progress, and urbanization that lies at the core of Garden Spot. David Walbert examines how twentieth century American culture has come to define and appreciate rurality, and how growth and economic expansion can co-exist with preservation of the traditional ways of life in the region. Will small farms fail in a culture that has increasingly come to value productivity over quality of life? What impact will further development have on maintaining this region’s character? Can rurality and progress co-exist in the 21st century? A vivid portrayal of the land and people, residents and outsiders alike, Garden Spot narrates the history of this region and considers the challenges Lancaster County and its people face in order to preserve their unique place. |
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Gardens of the Lake District $24.95 Thanks to its dramatic landscape and unique conditions, the Lake District has a long history of distinguished gardens in many different styles. While the lakes and mountains make unbeatable backdrops, the reliable moisture and peaty soil are ideal for a large range of plants. This book features over 40 gardens, all open to the public, that exemplify this heritage. Among the gardens are 17th-century Levens Hall, renowned for its topiary; picturesque gardens such as Rydal Hall; woodland and parkland gardens; gardens made by Wordsworth and Ruskin; grand 19th-century rhododendron gardens; elaborate gardens designed by or in the style of Thomas Mawson; and contemporary plantsman’s gardens. On the western coastline there are gardens in Mediterranean or subtropical styles. The garden descriptions include each owner’s choice of favourite plants, with explanations of the plants’ virtues and the purposes and situations for which they are suited. Taking readers beyond the lakes and fells to some less well-known treasures, this book is for gardeners and visitors to the area alike. |
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Grand Emerald Hotel $0 Hotel Address: 18 Suvorovskiy prospekt St. Petersburg. Petersburg is now more accessible than ever. A burgeoning metropolis with three centuries of glorious history, the Venice of the North and City of the Tzars delights visitors with majestic architecture, palaces, rivers, canals, and museums. White nights in summer and snowy rooftops in winter are unique and unforgettable. St. Petersburg is internationally acclaimed for exceptional hospitality. Among the city’s many fine hotels, the Grand Hotel Emerald ranks as outstanding. Luxurious yet affordable, this gem of hospitality is located in the old centre of the City of St. Peter. Only a couple of minutes away is Nevsky Prospect, the main thoroughfare. Nearby there is the Smolny Cathedral, the Taurida Garden, the Hermitage and all the city’s many world-renowned sights. The professional staff provide a highly personalized and courteous service. The most delicious, purely Russian cuisine is served at the Gzhel Restaurant, that is typical Russian and intriguingly old fashioned, yet never tedious. The Versailles Atrium café is St. Petersburg’s favoured spot for light meals, sandwiches, home-baked pastries and desserts. The Suvorovsky Lobby bar offers an old English ambience and provides the right touch for reading, conversing or meeting friends. To stay in shape and keep spirits high, the 2nd floor fitness centre and spa feature a spacious training room, 2 aerobic studios, an indoor pool, Russian and Turkish baths and a Jacuzzi. The Velvet beauty studio and cosmetic boutique is staffed by professionals whose only interest is the appearance of their clients’ hair, skin and nails. The salon’s velvet treatment includes an exclusive selection of beauty products found nowhere else in Russia. Superior rooms are elegantly decorated and furnished to a high standard. They are more spacious than standard rooms and face 6th Sovetskaja and the atrium…. |
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Greater Portland: Urban Life and Landscape in the Pacific Northwest $27.5 One of the most distinctive American cities, Portland, Oregon, fascinates visitors with its combination of strong neighborhoods, a thriving downtown, and environmental activism. Carl Abbott, a professor of urban studies at Portland State University, explains how this progressive city developed its unique mix and how its citizens are even now shaping its future. |
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Habbo $68.16 Habbo is a social networking website aimed at teenagers. The website is owned and operated by Sulake Corporation. The service began in 2000 and has expanded to include 32 online communities. As of June 2008 over 118 million avatars have been registered. There are an average 8 million unique visitors monthly, and 75,000 avatars are being created every day. The 100 millionth avatar was created on Habbo UK in June 2008. Habbo’s origins are said to be from Mobiles Disco, a 1999 hobby project by creative designer Sampo Karjalainen and technologist Aapo Kyrölä for a Finnish band, a virtual chat room running on Aapo’s Fuse technology. After having been contracted to design a virtual game and chat called Lumisota for a Finnish ISP, Elisa, they were contracted for another project. They developed Hotelli Kultakala with a small team of developers and it was launched in August 2000 on the ISP’s web portal.Aapo and Sampo and Dee Edwards, an entrepreneur from the UK, wanted to create an international business based on the virtual hotel concept and worked on a plan in autumn 2000 and raised finance. |
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Haida Gwaii: The Queen Charlotte Islands $10 Located off the northwest coast of British Columbia, the mystical archipelago of Haida Gwaii is a place of unrivalled natural beauty and is rightly found on the must-see list of many travellers. Ancient homeland of the Haida people, this collection of about 150 islands, located 770 kilometres from Vancouver as the crow flies, has long attracted visitors seeking a truly unique travel experience. Following his recent trip to the Queen Charlotte Islands to visit the newly opened Haida Heritage Centre at Skidegate, Dennis Horwood has revised and updated his bestselling guidebook to the Charlottes for 2009. Applying the author’s detailed knowledge of Haida Gwaii’s geography, social history and natural attractions, this guide equips visitors with everything they need to know. The book includes extensive, detailed information on places to visit, things to do and places to stay, along with advice on planning your trip (including a suggested five-day itinerary). Also included are a history of the area, a guide to the islands’ bird and animal life and 16 pages of full-color photographs. |
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Haida Gwaii: The Queen Charlotte Islands $2.04 Located off the northwest coast of British Columbia, the mystical archipelago of Haida Gwaii is a place of unrivalled natural beauty and is rightly found on the must-see list of many travellers. Ancient homeland of the Haida people, this collection of about 150 islands, located 770 kilometres from Vancouver as the crow flies, has long attracted visitors seeking a truly unique travel experience. Following his recent trip to the Queen Charlotte Islands to visit the newly opened Haida Heritage Centre at Skidegate, Dennis Horwood has revised and updated his bestselling guidebook to the Charlottes for 2009. Applying the author’s detailed knowledge of Haida Gwaii’s geography, social history and natural attractions, this guide equips visitors with everything they need to know. The book includes extensive, detailed information on places to visit, things to do and places to stay, along with advice on planning your trip (including a suggested five-day itinerary). Also included are a history of the area, a guide to the islands’ bird and animal life and 16 pages of full-color photographs. |
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Hidden Coast of California: Including San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara, Monterey, San Francisco, and Mendocino $1.99 No other guide offers coverage of this fabled shoreline as comprehensively as Hidden Coast of California, focusing on the many miles of unspoiled beach-long famous stretches to dozens of hidden pockets along the way. Award-winning author Ray Riegert introduces travelers to the unique personalities of three of America’s favorite oceanside cities. He leads travelers to bohemian coffeehouses near the shops and theaters of San Francisco’s Union Square, traces the roots of the movie industry at famous film sites around Los Angeles and brings the entire family to San Diego’s world-famous zoo and animal theme parks. Along the way the author suggests a visit to small fishing towns and international shipping ports, Victorian neighborhoods, and oceanfront mansions. He details how to best enjoy the state’s popular coastal retreats — including sunbathing in Santa Barbara, beachcombing in Mendocino and relaxing in a bed-and-breakfast inn near Monterey. The ultimate beach lover’s travel guide, Hidden Coast of California covers 175 beaches: 123 surfing beaches, 48 camping beaches, and even 21 nude beaches. A virtual bed-and-breakfast guide, this book recommends over 150 small hotels, guest cottages, and bed-and-breakfast inns. Perfectly suited for out-of-state visitors, this guide also offers locals countless suggestions for weekend getaways. |
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Hidden Salt Lake City and Beyond: Including Park City, Deer Valley, Alta, and Snowbird $1.73 Combining unique travel choices, outdoor adventures, and little-known locales into guides where vacations meet adventures, each title in the Hidden series offers readers selective recommendations and opinionated reviews of sights, lodging, and dining plus detailed maps, websites, author favorites, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours. Who better than a seasoned travel writer and resident of Park City to show visitors the best way to discover the area’s unique character? Hidden Salt Lake City and Beyond offers the inside information that can make the difference between a frustrating travel experience and a wonderful vacation full of local charm. Over 20 downhill ski resorts, both big and small, are recommended, plus over 24 cross-country ski trails. Not just a guide for winter adventurers, Hidden Salt Lake City accommodates four seasons of fun, with detailed information on 52 hiking trails, 50 biking paths, 20 horseback-riding trails, 27 boating lakes, 33 canoeing streams, 55 fishing holes, and 10 rock-climbing faces. |
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Hollywood forever: Culture, celebrity, and the cemetery. $49.99 As the final resting place of celebrities and notable public figures such as Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Jr., Janet Gaynor, Mel Blanc, and Barbara La Marr, Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles has long served as a tourist attraction and a site of public memory. The touristic visit or pilgrimage to the cemetery can be, like the visit to a sanctioned memorial, a means of stitching oneself into the cultural past. This dissertation considers the articulation and performance of commemoration in contemporary culture, specifically situated at Hollywood Forever. I examine how the cemetery leverages its rich resources from the past to generate new collective experiences and attitudes in the present. Through the outdoor film series Cinespia, a communitywide Dia de los Muertos celebration, performances of Shakespearean plays, and annual memorial services and commemorative events in honor of celebrities interred there, Hollywood Forever invites visitors to use the cemetery as social space. Combining ethnographic research with cultural analysis, I consider how the public interacts with Hollywood Forever. This dissertation looks at the influence of celebrity culture, how shared experience in a unique setting can create a meaningful sense of place, and how the past is appropriated for purposes in the present. In examining the rituals and performances surrounding celebrity fan culture at the cemetery, I consider how fandom creates a sense of community that is deeply connected to the physical space of Hollywood Forever. Using the space of the cemetery for entertainment and leisure has the potential to change perceptions of the cemetery, as uneasiness with the setting fades and visitors become comfortable and enjoy their experience. As Hollywood Forever functions as a space that can provide both solitude and community, perceptions of the cemetery change in the process. |
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Hollywood forever: Culture, celebrity, and the cemetery. $49.99 As the final resting place of celebrities and notable public figures such as Rudolph Valentino, Douglas Fairbanks Sr. and Jr., Janet Gaynor, Mel Blanc, and Barbara La Marr, Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles has long served as a tourist attraction and a site of public memory. The touristic visit or pilgrimage to the cemetery can be, like the visit to a sanctioned memorial, a means of stitching oneself into the cultural past. This dissertation considers the articulation and performance of commemoration in contemporary culture, specifically situated at Hollywood Forever. I examine how the cemetery leverages its rich resources from the past to generate new collective experiences and attitudes in the present. Through the outdoor film series Cinespia, a communitywide Dia de los Muertos celebration, performances of Shakespearean plays, and annual memorial services and commemorative events in honor of celebrities interred there, Hollywood Forever invites visitors to use the cemetery as social space. Combining ethnographic research with cultural analysis, I consider how the public interacts with Hollywood Forever. This dissertation looks at the influence of celebrity culture, how shared experience in a unique setting can create a meaningful sense of place, and how the past is appropriated for purposes in the present. In examining the rituals and performances surrounding celebrity fan culture at the cemetery, I consider how fandom creates a sense of community that is deeply connected to the physical space of Hollywood Forever. Using the space of the cemetery for entertainment and leisure has the potential to change perceptions of the cemetery, as uneasiness with the setting fades and visitors become comfortable and enjoy their experience. As Hollywood Forever functions as a space that can provide both solitude and community, perceptions of the cemetery change in the process. |
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Hong Kong Tea Culture $50 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The tea-drinking habits of Hong Kong residents derive from Chinese tea culture. After more than 150 years of British rule, however, they have changed somewhat to become unique in the world. This uniqueness is not only in terms of the tea itself, but also in terms of the underlying social and cultural values. The first teahouse in Hong Kong was established at the end of the 19th century. At that time people bought tea leaves from tea houses so that they could serve tea to visiting guests. Tea would be brewed at the beginning of the day and would be served as guests arrived during the day. At night, the remaining tea would be poured away. They did this whether or not visitors actually arrived. This gave rise to the idiom “Tea is for pouring away.” In contemporary society, Hong Kong people buy tea at teahouses not only for serving their guests, but also for themselves. |
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Hotel Hesperia Madrid $0 Hotel Address: Paseo de la Castellana 57 Madrid. Situated in the midst of the city\’s business, diplomatic and shopping districts, the Hotel Hesperia Madrid is a contemporary luxury property. Opened in 2001, the hotel was decorated by noted Spanish designer Pascua Ortega, renowned for his works in the Royal Theatre. Combining modern interiors with the latest technology, the hotel comprises 171 rooms and suites, all with BVLGARI amenities and fresh flowers and fruits. A five star cast of the most experienced international hoteliers, interior designers, architects and stylists, topped out by one of Spain\’s leading Chefs, have teamed expertise to provide visitors to the capital with a unique, mature and warmly Mediterranean slant on the contemporary hotel experience. The luxury of a new generation. Reflecting the latest trend in hotel restaurants that hold their own as local and international gourmet landmarks, the Hesperia Madrid is home to Madrid\’s Must in fine dining: Santceloni Restaurant. Designed by Pascua Ortega and directed by one of Spain\’s most distinguished Chefs, Santi Santamaria. With a passion for ingredients and regional food, and a flare for generous hospitality, this celebrated Chef has put the Santceloni Restaurant firmly on the Madrid culinary map. The restaurant is rewarded with two Michelin stars. La Manzana Restaurant: takes its name from the golden apple that, according to mythology, Hercules came to seek in the Garden of Hesperides. For contemporary Mediterranean dishes. The Scotch Piano Bar offers a selection of over seventy single- malt whiskies, in a contrastingly, intimate and secluded environment. Lobby Lounge Bar: an ideal meeting place, for a drink, a chat and to watch the world go by. 24 Hours Room Service: A full selection from either the Room Service Menu or from La Manzana Restaurant, served 24 hours a day. SkyGym. A modern rooftop fitness center with outstanding views of Madrid is a… |
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How Old Is That Mountain?: A Visitor’s Guide to th $10.21 A new type of field guide offering visitors a unique look at the geology of the Rocky Mountains of Banff and Yoho National Parks and adjacent areas. |
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Hypogeum of al-Saflieni $48.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Hypogeum of Paola, Malta, literally meaning “underground” in Greek, is a subterranean structure dating to the Saflieni phase in Maltese prehistory. Thought to be originally a sanctuary, it became a necropolis in prehistoric times. It is the only prehistoric underground temple in the world. The Hypogeum was depicted on a 2 cents 5 mils stamp issued in the Maltese Islands in 1980 to commemorate the acceptance by UNESCO of this unique structure in the World Heritage Site list. It was closed to visitors between 1992 and 1996 for restoration works; since it reopened only 80 people per day are allowed entry and there can be a 2-3 weeks wait to get a ticket. |
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Iceland Adventure Guide $12.99 Iceland is unique, and the Adventure Guide tells you about all the things that make it so. It has some of the most spectacular glaciers in the world; learn the best way to visit them. Thermal springs sprout near almost every community; find out which are the best. An unspoilt interior beckons adventure trekkers; educate yourself on how to travel safely in the wilderness. Iceland is expensive; almost everything is imported. The authors have been visiting here for years and know how to travel on a budget. They share important cost-cutting tips. The Adventure Guide tells you about local heritage festivals; traditional crafts still practiced in towns and villages; farming vacations, where visitors can take part in the running of a work-a-day farm; spectacular opportunities to watch wildlife and the famed Northern Lights. Visit Iceland’s prime locations, including: Akureyri, the Blue Lagoon, Husavik, Skaftafell (the biggest glacier in the country), the Golden Circle, the Snaefellsenes (where Jules Verne put the center of the earth) and Glama peninsulas and Reykjavik, the country’s capital and a hot spot for the club crowd. Hunter’s Landmark Visitors Guide to Iceland is a top seller in that series. While that book has lots of color and is heavily geared toward touring, the Adventure Guide is loaded with informative, compelling text that encourages independent travel. A selection of great places to stay and eat, based on repeat visits by the authors. [AVAILABLE ONLY IN ADOBE ACROBAT PDF FORMAT.] |
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Insiders’ Guide to Berkeley and the East Bay $1.99 Berkeley and the East Bay area are so appealing, travelers to California may find it hard to squeeze in its sister city across the bay. Sparkling weather, a well-founded sense of community, a diverse population, unique architecture, and a lively mix of cultural, culinary, and collegiate atmosphere appeal to visitors and transplants alike. This thorough guide, filled with thoughtful reviews and insider tips, will have readers feeling like natives in no time. |
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Institutionalization in action: Interactive science center interactivity and materiality from the family perspective. $49.99 Interactive science centers are unique players in the science education community, but their positioning as both authorities on science and providers of “free choice” learning presents learning researchers with a problematic contradiction rooted in the complexities of trying to be both ’scientific’ and ‘education’ organizations. Using insight from cultural historical activity and new institutionalism of organizations theories this study found that the activity of Exploratorium visitors recreated much of this “core” contradiction. Thirty-five families visiting the Exploratorium were invited to “draw the Exploratorium” and to explain their drawings. Analyses of these drawings and video of the families’ discussions revealed that families responded to the activity by drawing and talking about the Exploratorium in very similar ways. Their ideas about the Exploratorium show that the contradictory position of the organization shapes the context for learning through its purposeful lack of regulative structure, and consequential reliance on cultural-cognitive and normative systems as resources for information about how to conduct activity in the museum. The result is learning activity that depends on both a complex relationship between visitor and material, and on the visitor’s self-regulation through school-like definitions of science learning. This necessarily reframes the contradiction embodied by interactive science centers and suggests that interactive science centers need to proceed carefully as they move forward as organizations for learning. In addition, the study extends work on interactive exhibits showing that families value physical interaction as a source of knowledge generation. This finding directly conflicts with critiques of interactive science centers as providers of “gratuitous interactivity.” |
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Institutionalization in action: Interactive science center interactivity and materiality from the family perspective. $49.99 Interactive science centers are unique players in the science education community, but their positioning as both authorities on science and providers of “free choice” learning presents learning researchers with a problematic contradiction rooted in the complexities of trying to be both ’scientific’ and ‘education’ organizations. Using insight from cultural historical activity and new institutionalism of organizations theories this study found that the activity of Exploratorium visitors recreated much of this “core” contradiction. Thirty-five families visiting the Exploratorium were invited to “draw the Exploratorium” and to explain their drawings. Analyses of these drawings and video of the families’ discussions revealed that families responded to the activity by drawing and talking about the Exploratorium in very similar ways. Their ideas about the Exploratorium show that the contradictory position of the organization shapes the context for learning through its purposeful lack of regulative structure, and consequential reliance on cultural-cognitive and normative systems as resources for information about how to conduct activity in the museum. The result is learning activity that depends on both a complex relationship between visitor and material, and on the visitor’s self-regulation through school-like definitions of science learning. This necessarily reframes the contradiction embodied by interactive science centers and suggests that interactive science centers need to proceed carefully as they move forward as organizations for learning. In addition, the study extends work on interactive exhibits showing that families value physical interaction as a source of knowledge generation. This finding directly conflicts with critiques of interactive science centers as providers of “gratuitous interactivity.” |
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Introduction to Internet Marketing; Search Engine Optimization, Adword Marketing, Email Promotion, and Affiliate Programs $16.99 This book explains fundamentals of Internet marketing programs and the options available to business leaders and marketing managers. You will learn the basic operation, options and successful techniques for email marketing, banner advertising, affiliate promotion, adword marketing, search engine optimization, mobile advertising, blogging, podcasting and other online marketing programs.Internet marketing offers the possibility to track almost every action a visitor or potential customer takes in response to marketing messages and how they navigate through their buying cycle. This book explains how to insert and use tracking codes on web pages and in cookies to find out how your web site visitors and customers react to your marketing programs. The ways to monitor and measure the effectiveness of Internet marketing programs are described such as using hits, page views, unique visitors and conversions.You will learn the basics about setting up web pages and how to use web site templates to make professional looking web sites. Discover key web site options that can affect Internet marketing performance such as metadata, web page layout and keyword selection. Discover about domain name selection and registration options. You will learn about the types of domain name extensions and why it can take up to several days for a domain name to operate correctly (point to your web site) on the Internet.Learn how to setup and manage email marketing campaigns along with some of the important requirements and regulations that apply to email marketing programs. Discover how to use affiliate programs to get additional marketing exposure, which only costs money when products or services aresold.Some of the key ways to get listed high in search engines allowing more people to find your products and services are described. Learn how you can chose key words that people search for to display ads (adword marketing) on search engines and web pages. Banner advertising |
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Introduction to Internet Marketing; Search Engine Optimization, Adword Marketing, Email Promotion, and Affiliate Programs $13.49 This book explains fundamentals of Internet marketing programs and the options available to business leaders and marketing managers. You will learn the basic operation, options and successful techniques for email marketing, banner advertising, affiliate promotion, adword marketing, search engine optimization, mobile advertising, blogging, podcasting and other online marketing programs.Internet marketing offers the possibility to track almost every action a visitor or potential customer takes in response to marketing messages and how they navigate through their buying cycle. This book explains how to insert and use tracking codes on web pages and in cookies to find out how your web site visitors and customers react to your marketing programs. The ways to monitor and measure the effectiveness of Internet marketing programs are described such as using hits, page views, unique visitors and conversions.You will learn the basics about setting up web pages and how to use web site templates to make professional looking web sites. Discover key web site options that can affect Internet marketing performance such as metadata, web page layout and keyword selection. Discover about domain name selection and registration options. You will learn about the types of domain name extensions and why it can take up to several days for a domain name to operate correctly (point to your web site) on the Internet.Learn how to setup and manage email marketing campaigns along with some of the important requirements and regulations that apply to email marketing programs. Discover how to use affiliate programs to get additional marketing exposure, which only costs money when products or services aresold.Some of the key ways to get listed high in search engines allowing more people to find your products and services are described. Learn how you can chose key words that people search for to display ads (adword marketing) on search engines and web pages. Banner advertising |
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Island Craft Irish Cottage Carved Wooden Wall Hanging $49 The whitewashed Irish cottage, with its thatched roof and half door, is a traditional image from Ireland, with turf, the owner’s cooking fuel for the open fire, stacked at the sheltering gable.This product is made by a process known as Intarsia which is the ancient art of making pictorial mosaics by laying precious and exotic woods onto a solid wood surface. Seven different woods are used to make these celtic designs.This piece is presented in a gift box and measures 17 x 15cm.IslandcraftIslandcraft endeavours to interpret some of the representations of what it means to be Irish as modern reminders of what has gone before. And offers to the Irish and visitors alike, as well as to our Diaspora, a unique keepsake from the ‘Island of Saints and Scholars’.Islandcraft is run by a dedicated team with years of experience in the Irish giftware scene. Our aim is to bring to market a unique range of top-class giftware with an Irish or Celtic theme and to respond efficiently to all customers needs throughout the world. |
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Islands Of Okinawa Prefecture $8.59 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Aka Island Akajima) is an island in the Pacific Ocean and is part of the Kerama Islands group in Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. The island is commonly known as Aka or Akashima and is located some 15 miles to the southwest of Okinawa Island. It has a subtropical climate and a population of approximately 330 people. Aka village The water surrounding Akajima is supplied from the Kuroshio current. Healthy coral reefs, with a rich diversity of sea life, make the area a treasure trove for marine scientists, divers and snorkelers. Day trippers and locals boarding the return ferry from Akajima to Okinawa.In 1988 Akajima Marine Science Laboratory (AMSL) was established under the auspices of the Japanese Science and Technology Agency. A number of scientists visit AMSL every year to research the coral reef ecosystems. Around 360 fish species and 1,640 invertebrate species (including hermatypic corals) and 220 seaweed species have been recorded in the Kerama Islands, but many groups of organisms have not yet been surveyed. Green turtles, loggerheads, and hawksbill turtle lay eggs on the beaches in summer. Humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) are regular visitors in January to April and use the Kerama Islands as their breeding ground. Akajima is also noted for its terrestrial wildlife, especially its birds, butterflies and Golden silk orb-weaver spiders. Kerama deer (a subspecies of the Japanese deer) are unique to the Kerama islands group and are able to swim between the islands. These deer have been designated a national protected species of Japan. Golden silk orb-weaver spiders are plentiful on Akajima Summers have extreme oceanographic conditions and about five typhoons approach Akajima every year, especially in early summer. The n… More: |
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Islands of American Samoa: Swains Island, Aunu’u, Manu’a, Rose Atoll, Ofu-Olosega, Tau, American Samoa, Tutuila, Fatu Rock $9.34 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Swains Island – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Swains Island has a total area of 1.865 km², of which 1.508 km² (151 ha) is land. The central lagoon accounts for the balance of 0.358 km². There is a small islet of 764 m² in the eastern part of the lagoon. The atoll is somewhat unusual, featuring an unbroken circle of land enclosing a freshwater lagoon cut off from the sea. Recent U.S. Coast Guard visitors to Swains described its lagoon as “brackish” and a source for the plentiful numbers of mosquitoes which plague the island. In April 2007, a member of an amateur radio expedition confirmed that the lagoon water was fit only for bathing and washing, and that fresh water seemed to be in rather short supply on the island at the time. According to a United States Department of the Interior description of Swains Island, drinking water on Swains is derived entirely from rainfall collected in two large mahogany tanks near the island’s copra shed. Swains Island Lagoon Road on Swains IslandAs of 2005, the population of Swains Island was 37, all located in the village of Taulaga on the island’s west side. According to the Interior Department report, Talauga prior to 2005 consisted of a grassy malae (an open space similar to an American “village green”), twenty or so fale (Tokelauan-style houses), and a large red copra shed that doubled as the town hall and water-collection system. A communications building, school, and church rounded out Taulaga’s buildings. Only the church remained standing after Cyclone Percy in 2005, though other structures have since been rebuilt. The village of Etena in the southeast, once home to the expansive “residency” of Swains’ unique dynasty of “proprietors”, is now abandoned. This “residency”, as it was called, consisted… More: |
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Jazz Festivals In Germany $9.05 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Jazz Baltica, Jazz Baltica 2009, Mœrs Festival, Viersen Jazz Festival, Jazzfest Berlin, Köpenicker Blues Und Jazz Festival. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Jazz Baltica is an intimate jazz festival held each summer in Schloss Salzau (Salzau Palace) close to Kiel, Germany, and the coast of the Baltic Sea. It differs from most other festivals in its intimacy and the access that visitors have to the musicians. Despite its relatively small size, the festival features a large number of the world’s top jazz musicians, who play side by side with musicians from Northern Germany, Scandinavia and the Baltic countries. Since 2002, Jazz Baltica has been conducted as part of the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival. The festival’s founder and musical director is Rainer Haarmann. The festival takes place around the first weekend of July. The dates for 2010 are 30 June to 4 July, and the theme is “With Friends”. What makes this festival so unique is its intimate nature due to the relatively small concert venues, which limits the number of attendees to several thousand on any given day. This gives attendees unusually close-up access to world-renowned jazz artists; it is an autograph collector’s dream. This list of musicians who have made appearances (see highlights) is astounding considering the size of the festival. This is also thanks to the unusual and intimate atmosphere, which the musicians appear to enjoy very much as a change of pace. Where else can they sit outdoors in palace grounds in the sun, next to a small lake, and enjoy a meal? A large number of the musicians stay on the festival grounds rather than at a hotel, which lends to them hanging around with each other more than they might otherwise do. Although there are individual kickoff concerts on Wedn… More: |
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Job Search Engines: Craigslist, Employment Website, America’s Job Exchange, Monster, Bayt.com, Careerbuilder, Yahoo! Hotjobs, Theladders.com $23.56 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Craigslist, Employment Website, America’s Job Exchange, Monster, Bayt.com, Careerbuilder, Yahoo! Hotjobs, Theladders.com, Researchgate, Workopolis, Snagajob.com, Jobing.com, Oodle, Jobster, Jobaphiles, Trovit, Groovejob, Tolmol, Jobstreet.com, Talent Zoo, Americanlisted, the Employment Guide, Findsyou.com, Linkup, Uloop, Eluta.ca, Jobs.ac.uk, Indeed.com, Simply Hired, Shine.com, Hispanic Business, Tiptopjob.com, Gumtree, Buddingup, Jobserve, Smartmatch, Naukri.com, Bixee.com, Monstertrak, Jobnoggin. Excerpt: America s Job Exchange , the successor to America’s Job Bank, is an online job search and recruiting solutions provider, connecting employers with job seekers. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of NaviSite Inc, headquartered in Andover , Massachusetts . America s Job Exchange was launched when the United States Department of Labor s America s Job Bank, hosted and managed by NaviSite since 1995, was shut down by the administration in the summer of 2007. The new site was designed as a commercial venture to continue to provide job search and recruiting solutions to several state labor departments while also providing its solutions on a national basis. Today, America s Job Exchange is a leading employment website , with 35,000 registered employers and over 1.5 million job seekers and more than 800,000 unique visitors each month. The portal is headed by the Company s President Rathin Sinha who was also the Chief Marketing Officer at NaviSite. , America’s Job Exchange’s parent company. History America s Job Bank, the country s first national job site , was developed by US Department of Labor in 1995. By 2000, the website gained the recognition of being one of the largest employment sites, having a wide range of job seekers, with many listings for $100K jobs. Employers soon |
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Living Stones Pilgrimage: With the Christians of the Holy Land $15 This unique guidebook is designed to help you encounter those communities and to walk, talk, and pray with contemporary Christians in Israel and the Palestinian and Occupied Territories: the “living stones” of the book’s title. Written half a century after the creation of the state of Israel, with the cooperation of all the Christian traditions in the Holy Land, it is a key companion for visitors who want to share for a while the thoughts and the life, witness, and presence of those who now live the faith of the apostles in this troubled land. |
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Lunenberg Then and Now $16.95 The South Shore town of Lunenburg has attracted visitors for years and been recognized as one of Nova Scotia’s most picturesque towns. The streets leading up from the harbour are lined with heritage buildings many of which feature the unique Lunenburg ‘bump.’Lunenburg has achieved the stature of being declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It also boasts a longstanding prosperity from shipbuilding and the fisheries. In many cases, family businesses have been handed down from generation to genera |
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Magic Clubs: The Magic Castle, Shore City Magicians Club, Magic Towne House, Future American Magical Entertainers, Vancouver Magic Circle $9.8 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: The Magic Castle, Shore City Magicians Club, Magic Towne House, Future American Magical Entertainers, Vancouver Magic Circle, Magicopolis, Pentacle Club, Magic Club, Magic Club of Vienna. Excerpt: Magic Castle entrance The Magic Castle, located at 7001 Franklin Avenue in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, California, is a nightclub for magicians and magic enthusiasts, as well as the clubhouse for the Academy of Magical Arts . It bills itself as “the most unique private club in the world.” The Magic Castle is a private club, allowing entrance only to members and their guests, though courtesy invitations can be obtained by magicians visiting from out of town. A typical evening features several magic shows and historic displays, as well as a full service dining room and several bars in a night club atmosphere. A dress code of formal party attire is strictly enforced. The lobby of the Castle has no visible doors to the interior, and visitors must say a secret phrase to a sculpture of an owl to gain access, exposing the entrance to the club. Nightly, five different magic performances are showcased in three different theaters, with additional performances added on weekends. Magicians perform in several different theaters, including the intimate Close-Up Gallery, a larger Parlor of Prestidigitation, and stage illusions in the Palace of Mystery. Informal performance areas around the 5 bars give magician members the space for impromptu magic for guests and other patrons. In the music room, a piano is played by invisible “Irma,” the Castle’s “resident ghost,” who takes musical requests. Minors under 21 are not permitted during evening performances. On Saturdays and Sundays, the Castle hosts a brunch and performances which are open to adults and c… More: |
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Microsoft Office Online $63.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Microsoft Office Online is the Microsoft Office tools and assistance Web site. The site provides Office how-to articles, tips, training courses, templates, clip art, stock photos and media, downloads (including add-ins for Microsoft Office programs), productivity-enhancing tools, and Web-based services. Office Online content is exclusively available on the internet, unlike Microsoft Windows or Visual Studio documentation which is also available on disc in subscriptions like TechNet Library or MSDN Library. As of November 2004, Microsoft Office Online received over 52 million unique visitors, with over 746 million page views, ranking it in the top 100 sites worldwide. |
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National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature $69.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. The National Center for Children’s Illustrated Literature (NCCIL, Pronounced Nickle), located in Abilene, Texas, was established with a conviction and purpose of celebrating the best original art published in children’s literature. The NCCIL collaborates with award-winning artists to produce exhibitions of their artwork that are distinctive, appealing to museum visitors of all ages, and of the highest quality. In addition to this unique artistic partnership, following its debut at the NCCIL gallery each exhibition travels to museums, public libraries, and galleries nationwide. The NCCIL hosts FREE Family Fun art workshops on Saturday afternoons, summer art camps and has an extensive docent-led school tour program. |
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Odnoklassniki $94.99 Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Odnoklassniki (Classmates in Russian) is a social network service for classmates and old friends reunion popular in Russia and other former Soviet Republics. It was created by Albert Popkov in March 2006. The website currently claims that it has more than 45 million registered users and 10 million daily unique visitors. The website also currently has an Alexa Internet traffic ranking of 95 worldwide and 6 for Russia. The website was a recipient of the Runet Prizes in 2006 and 2007. |
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Penny-in-the-Slot Automata and the Working Model $126.97 This is the first comprehensive guide to those ingenious amusements which have delighted visitors to the seaside, fairground, or exhibition for over a century. The book features many of the unusual coin-operated models and tableaux built to entertain the public from the 1860s to the 1970s. The models are based on a variety of themes including haunted houses, drunkard scenes, executions, laughing clowns, sailors, puppet-shows, and miniature locomotives. There are also chapters devoted to American machines (such as fortune-tellers and vendors) and mechanical music—the precursor to the modern jukebox. With over 200 color illustrations, including many of the rarest surviving examples, plus a price guide, this unique book will be a comprehensive source of reference for automata and working-model enthusiasts and collectors. |
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Placenotes: Santa Fe $45.92 Places–buildings, neighborhoods, landmarks, and cultural and commercial institutions–help define a city’s unique character, its “sense of place.” This is the key concept behind Placenotes, a wholly new type of travel book that features the “one of a kind” places that make a city distinctive. Placenotes guides you to places where you can experience the authentic culture of a city. For visitors, these are the “must see” places. For residents, Placenotes offers the perfect opportunity to become deeply acquainted with the places that distinguish their city from all others-an opportunity to invest in the life of the place. Not a conventional travel book, Placenotes are sets of individual cards that describe forty-five to fifty-five unique places in a featured city. The front of each card has a color photograph that captures the spirit of a particular place. The back of the card tells the story of the place, often with commentary by a local expert. It also provides all the practical details people need to plan their visit. A city map, index of places, and key to symbols come in each set of Placenotes. The cards are contained in a sturdy box with a lid that snaps shut with invisible magnets. |
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Prayer for Burma $1.99 Returning to his native Burma-a country fraught with political upheaval and laden with superstition-Burmese American Kenneth Wong faced the cultural specters of his own past and the spirit of a land trapped in time. Sealed off from the outside world, first by an oppressive military regime’s isolationism and then by economic sanctions, Burma lives on like a lingering ghost of its colonial past. This beautiful and intriguing country is revealed through the eyes of an expatriate battling his conflicting national, cultural, ideological, ancestral, and ethnic identities. In the tradition of George Orwell, W. Somerset Maugham, and Paul Theroux, Wong portrays Burma as an exotic place that invites, frightens, teases, and haunts citizens and visitors alike with its unique mixture of ill-kept Edwardian structures, pockmarked English mansions, and glittering Buddhist temples. The courage, humor, and perseverance of the Burmese people and their earing yet mysterious way of life are revealed in this moving account of a man rediscovering his culture.Author Biography: Kenneth Wong grew up in Rangoon, Burma, and moved to America at the age of 21. He is an editor at Cadence magazine. He lives in San Francisco, California. |
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Primelocation $47.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Founded in 2001 by a group of 200 UK estate agents, Primelocation is a UK property portal which lists upmarket properties in the UK and abroad. It accepts property listings only from estate agents, letting agents and new homes developers. Primelocation.com is operated by The Digital Property Group Limited. Primelocation.com primarily addresses the upper and middle property markets. Around 4,000 agents and developers list on Primelocation.com, including high-end estate agents such as Knight Frank, Savills and Hamptons International. Approximately 400,000 properties, including 230,000 UK properties to buy and 60,000 UK properties to rent are listed on Primelocation.com. Also listed are an approximate 100,000 international properties for sale and to rent in 60 countries throughout Europe, Africa, America and Oceania. In April 2010 there were 2.3 million unique visitors to the site. |
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Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg $0 Hotel Address: Marseiller Strasse 2 Hamburg. Renovated in 2009, Hamburg\’s largest hotel, the Radisson Blu Hotel is ideally located in the heart of the city and next to the ;Planten un Blomen; botanical gardens. Standing at an impressive 120m, most rooms offer a stunning view over Hamburg. Its unique architecture has made the hotel a city icon and authentic landmark. Lake Alster, the ;Jungfernstieg; shopping district and many cultural attractions are within walking distance. High-speed internet access via WLAN is free of charge for registered guests. Access to the fitness centre and spa-area with sauna and steam bath is included in the room rate. Visitors to the renowned Trader Vic\’s Restaurant and Mai Tai Bar can experience an authentic South Sea setting in the middle of Hamburg. The French-Polynesian specialties and exotic cocktails take you on a culinary trip around the world. Radisson Blu Hotel is proud to introduce the award-winning Filini restaurant-concept in Hamburg which is based on the simplicity and authenticity of beautiful food. The very best ingredients from Italy and its many regions are the basis for the exquisite but simple dishes. Enjoy light snacks, delicious smoothies, cocktails and other drinks at the stylish Filini Bar in the lobby area. With its stylish open fire place this is an oasis to meet and relax. During the extensive refurbishment from October 2008 until autumn 2009 all 556 rooms and have totally been redesigned. All standard rooms (approximately 25-27 sqm) are furnished in ;Natural; or ;Urban; style and feature all the amenities you would expect for a comfortable stay. They both have a modern bath with wellness shower. ;Natural; style rooms are equipped with bright wooden furniture and floor in wood characteristic (with few exceptions). Due to supplementary glass and bright leather elements the room appears airy and day-light-floode… |
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Roman Remains of Northern and Eastern France $140.37 This book provides a thorough, area by area companion to the region’s wealth of monuments, excavations and artefacts, from Paris and Boulogne-sur-Mer to Strasbourg and Lyon. Over ninety sites are treated in detail, including major attractions such as the parc archéologique in Lyon and the amphitheatre at Autun, numerous local museums and secluded rural excavations.The guidebook combines a scholarly assessment of the area’s Roman heritage, examining and interpreting the surviving remains, with practical visitor information such as directions to sites and opening hours. Comprehensively illustrated with photographs, maps and plans, it is a unique resource both for academic study and for visitors interested in the region’s archaeological and historical background. |
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Seaside, California (Images of America Series) $8.48 Seaside’s local history is unique and in many ways a microcosm of the ethnic mosaic that is California. Situated on the Monterey Bay, this working-class community of approximately 33,000 was incorporated in 1954; it was a typical military town, tied to Fort Ord, until the closure of the base in 1994. Seaside was home to a variety of ethnic groups, but after World War II, the city experienced a surge of immigration by African Americans associated with the military. Today the city is witness to another demographic shift symbolic of the state’s changing face, as Mexican immigrants and their children now form the largest minority group in Seaside. Over the years, the city has continued to grow and attract new residents and visitors with its friendly community and striking coastal location. |
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Sleigh Rides In Lake Tahoe $15.65 1967 in South Lake Tahoe, California, years before the giant casinos take their hold on the community; Sam Borges enters his son’s name in a raffle. The prized is a pony. That winter he starts a Lake Tahoe tradition of delighting neighbors and visitors alike with his horse drawn sleigh rides. For over 40 years, people from around the world have come to dash through the snow, enjoy picturesque views and listen to stories of a land that once echoed with the thundering hooves of Pony Express Riders and the Wild West.Sam Borges, born in 1924, begins his story when his mother, Aldina, is cured of her blindness by the power of prayer. Her life’s calling then becomes a resolve to share this good news with others. Compelled, Aldina packs up her brand new Model ‘A’ Ford with religious book, her baby daughter and 5 year old Sam. Together they travel across these United States. But this is only the start of Sam Borges’ adventures. During the Great Depression Sam decides on settling in Central California as a farmer, rancher and dairyman until a life changing earthquake drives him north to the land of the grand Sierra Mountains, the cool waters of Lake Tahoe and Bonanza’s own Ponderosa Pines.His story gives hope that life struggles can present opportunities to achieve greater things. His joy of life and love for nature, animals and humanity are endearing. You will love the fun facts, history and good humor. The sleigh rides are a unique attraction that is quickly disappearing from the landscape of this county. Once a common sight, sleighs are now only images seen gracing seasonal greeting cards. Take a sleigh ride in Lake Tahoe with Sam Borges and enjoy this step back in time. |
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Social Media Optimization $42.99 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Social media optimization (SMO) Social Media Optimization is the methodization of social media activity with the intent of attracting unique visitors to website content. SMO is one of two online methods of website optimization; the other method is search engine optimization or SEO. There are two categories of SMO methods: (a) Social media features added to the content itself, including: RSS feeds, social news and sharing buttons, user rating and polling tools, and incorporating third-party community functionalities like images and videos (b) Promotional activities in social media aside from the content being promoted, including: blogging, commenting on other blogs, participating in discussion groups, and posting status updates on social networking profiles Social media optimization is related to search engine marketing, but differs in several ways, primarily the focus on driving traffic from sources other than search engines, though improved search ranking is also a benefit of successful SMO. |
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Stockholm & the Swedish Archipelago $9.99 The clean air, smelling of spruce and moss in the summer and of newly fallen snow in winter, is unforgettable in Sweden. Written by a full-time resident, this is the definitive guide to Stockholm and the beautiful archipelago close by. There are cities we visit for their stunning beauty, others for their cultural offerings, and still others for their cuisine and fashionable bars. And then there is Stockholm, a striking, vibrant city with historic charm situated where lake Mälaren begins to mix with the Baltic Sea. Its waters are so clean that you can go swimming or fishing anywhere, even in the heart of city. This beautiful city is spread out over 14 islands that are tied together with a filigree of deep blue waterways, artsy tunnels, -pedestrian-friendly bridges and emerald-green park land. There is a fascinating mix of architectural styles, ranging from medieval, to Renaissance and fin de siècle pomp – in shades of yellow and burnt ochre, with soft greens and every hue of brown – and finally to an almost brutal modernism. In this 750-year-old city, high-rise buildings made of glass and concrete share the skyline with historic ornate towers, turrets, church spires and patina rooftops, all in a workable blend. Today’s multi-ethnic Stockholm boasts 70 museums, 100 art galleries, over 100 slott (castles, palaces and manor houses). There are some 1,500 restaurants, many of which are run by award-winning chefs and, for a city with a relatively short summer season, an amazing number of establishments with outdoor seating. If this is not enough to entice visitors, there is an added attraction: the unique and amazingly beautiful archipelago, consisting of 24,000 islands and islets (called skerrets) only 25 minutes from the city center. One third of Stockholm is water, with Gamla Stan as a divider between Lake Mälaren and Lake Saltsjön, which leads out to the archipelago and the Baltic Sea. The narrow waterways in between the small and large islands |
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Sustainable Buildings and Structures by Country: Sustainable Buildings in Australia, Sustainable Buildings in Bahrain $8.96 Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher’s book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Sustainable Buildings in Australia, Sustainable Buildings in Bahrain, Sustainable Buildings in New Zealand, Sustainable Buildings in Uae, Heliotrope, Hockerton Housing Project, Bahrain World Trade Center, List of Sustainable Buildings in Australia, Ironbank, Council House 2, Taipei Public Library Beitou Branch, Burj Al-Taqa. Excerpt: Built originally in 1994 as the private residence and special project of Rolf Disch, the Heliotrope is a one-of-a-kind design. The Heliotrope in Freiburg was the first building in the world to create more energy than it uses, of which is entirely renewable, emissions free and CO2 neutral. The structure physically rotates to track the sun, which allows it to harness the maximum natural sunlight and warmth possible. Several different energy generation modules are used in the building including a 603 ft dual-axis solar photovoltaic tracking panel, a geothermal heat exchanger, a combined heat and power unit (CHP) and solar-thermal balcony railings to provide heat and warm water. These innovations in combination with the superior insulation of the residence allow the Heliotrope to produce anywhere between four to six times its energy usage depending on the time of year. The Heliotrope is also fitted with a grey-water cleansing system and built-in natural waste composting. At the same time Freiburgs Heliotrope was built, Hansgrohe contracted Rolf Disch Solar Architecture to design and build another Heliotrope to be used as a visitors center and showroom in Offenburg, Germany. A third Heliotrope was then contracted and built in Hilpoltstein, Bavaria to be used as a technical dental laboratory. Dischs unique design accommodates different utilization from private residences to laboratories, and nevertheless maintains t… More: |
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution $72 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the only major daily newspaper in Atlanta, Georgia, USA, and its suburbs. The AJC, as it is called, is the flagship publication of Cox Enterprises. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is the result of the merger between The Atlanta Journal and The Atlanta Constitution. The staff was combined in 1982. Separate delivery of the morning Constitution and afternoon Journal ended in 2001. The AJC reaches a total print and online audience of more than 2.2 million people each week. Every month, more than 2.3 million unique visitors access the newspaper’s Web sites, including ajc.com and accessAtlanta.com. From 2003 to Oct. 31, 2008, the paper also published accessAtlanta, a free tabloid-sized entertainment paper. |
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The Canadian Rockies Adventure Guide $9.99 We travel to grow – our Adventure Guides show you how. Experience the places you visit more directly, freshly, intensely than you would otherwise – sometimes best done on foot, in a canoe, or through cultural adventures like art courses, cooking classes, learning the language, meeting the people, joining in the festivals and celebrations. This can make your trip life-changing, unforgettable. All of the detailed information you need is here about the hotels, restaurants, shopping, sightseeing. But we also lead you to new discoveries, turning corners you haven’t turned before, helping you to interact with the world in new ways. That’s what makes our Adventure Guides unique. This guide covers Alberta’s Jasper National Park, Banff National Park, along with BC’s amazing Yoho and Kootenay National Parks. Other Rocky Mountain Parks and areas covered include Kananaskis Country, Waterton Lakes National Park and Mount Robson Provincial Park, with majestic Mt. Robson. The Canadian Rockies see about four million visitors annually. Easily accessible adventures include walking, hiking and backpacking; mountain biking and bicycle touring; fishing, boating and rafting; horseback riding; skiing, snowboarding, snowshoeing; and so much more. This is a guide for places to stay and eat, sights, activities, festivals – written by a lifelong resident of the Canadian Rockies. Print edition is 400 pages. |
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The Complete Guide to Writing Web-Based Advertising Copy to Get the Sale: What You Need to Know Explained Simply $5.63 Since the advent of the Internet and since more and more people are making purchases online, writers have had to adapt to composing copy for the Web. Contrary to what many people think, writing for the Web and writing for print are not the same and involve very different skill sets. Instead of struggling to find the right words, copywriters should read this new book from cover to cover to discover how to write sales-generating copy. The Complete Guide to Writing Web-based Advertising Copy to Get the Sale will teach you how to make your copy readable and compelling, how to reach your target audience, how to structure the copy, how to visually format the copy, how to forget everything you ever learned about writing, how to pull in visitors, how to convince visitors to buy, how to outline and achieve your goals, how to create a customer profile, how to create a unique selling position, how to include searchable keywords in the copy, how to convert prospects to paying customers, and how to compose eye-catching headlines. In addition, you will learn about the trends in Web-based advertising; the categories of advertising; the important information that needs to be included in your copy, such as what you are selling, what sets your product apart from the competition s, where you are located, what makes your product affordable, and why you yourself would buy the product; writing in the inverted pyramid style; the do s and don ts of Web-based advertising; and key phrases to incorporate in your copy. We will also provide you with some common mistakes to avoid and tips for writing, revising, and proofreading. By incorporating the principles in this book, you will take your Web-based advertising copy from boring to brilliant, while boosting your sales and increasing your customer traffic. |
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The Latin Inscriptions of Rome: A Walking Guide $67 Rome’s oldest known Latin inscription dates from the sixth century BC; the most recent major specimen was mounted in 2006—a span of more than two and a half millennia. Remarkably, many of these inscriptions are still to be found in situ, on the walls, gates, temples, obelisks, bridges, fountains, and churches of the city. Classicist Tyler Lansford has collected some 400 of these inscriptions and arranged them—with English translations—into fifteen walking tours that trace the physical and historical contours of the city. Each itinerary is prefaced by an in-depth introduction that provides a survey of the history and topography of the relevant area of the city. The Latin texts appear on the left-hand page with English translations on the right. The original texts are equipped with full linguistic annotation, and the translations are supplemented with historical and cultural notes that explain who mounted them and why.This unique guide will prove a fascinating and illuminating companion for both sophisticated visitors to the Eternal City and armchair travelers seeking a novel perspective into Rome’s rich history. |
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The Owens-Thomas House $8.19 The Telfair Museum of Art’s Owens-Thomas House in Savannah, Georgia, is considered one of the finest examples of Regency architecture in the United States. Named a National Historic Landmark in 1976 and listed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1977, the Owens-Thomas House was designed by British architect William Jay and was built from 1816 to 1819. In addition to its architectural significance, the house features fine furnishings and decorative arts from the early nineteenth century. The house’s rare two-story urban slave quarters alone make it a must-see stop on any tour of historic downtown Savannah. The Owens-Thomas House boasts a storied past with political triumphs and personal tragedies, offering visitors unique insight into a young American world as it evolved in the early nineteenth century. |
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The Poconos: An Illustrated Natural History Guide $38.5 The Poconos, a rich plateau nestled in northeastern Pennsylvania between the Delaware River and the Moosic Mountains, encompass a variety of alluring features—forests and lakes, abundant wildlife, ski slopes, waterfalls, and honeymoon resorts. This classic guide offers a window into the natural history and ecology of the region, less than two hours drive from New York City and Philadelphia, whose scenery attracts some ten million visitors each year. The perfect reference for amateur naturalists, outdoor enthusiasts, tourists, and others who wish to explore the area, The Poconos clearly explains the unique geographic characteristics, animal habits and habitats, climate, geology, and vegetation of the area. The authors trace the region from its beginnings millions of years ago as part of a shallow sea, through the reshaping forces of great glaciers, to today’s roadways and turnpikes. This revised and expanded edition also includes brief profiles of individuals who played significant roles in the preservation or understanding of the area’s ecology. Chapters provide a general survey of the area, including its history and places to be explored and observed, information on forest types, wildlife, and aquatic habitats, updated facts and figures on animal populations, as well as new details on invasive species. For those who drive through the Poconos, the authors include a special section on plants and animals that can be seen along the roadside—as diverse and fascinating a group of creatures as those found in wilder places. A chapter on human activity describes the environmental impact of people from the days of the Indians to the present. The final chapter providesexpanded information on the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area—a region with marked trails, maps, and visitor centers. Throughout the book, numerous boxes direct readers to observatory points for specific birds, ecosystems, vegetation types, and geological features, while |
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The Wallstrip Edge: Using Trends to Make Money – Find Them, Ride Them, and Get Off $1.99 It’s been often observed that anyone who invests in the stock market needs to have a very strong sense of humor….indeed; no truer words were ever spoken. And the truth is, Howard Lindzon took that observation quite literally. Indeed, Howard’s creation — Wallstrip.com — has become just that – a total melding of humor and investing, or as the New York Times observed about Wallstrip – “It’s Squawk Box meets Saturday Night Live.” Wallstrip.com pulls in between 5 and 7 million visitors a year, and the show’s rabid following includes stock market enthusiasts, venture capitalists, traders, and others who tune in to hear, see, and talk about what’s happening in the markets.If you haven’t been to Wallstrip.com, well, you’re in for a real treat. Lindzon’s parodies are priceless. And in THE WALLSTRIP EDGE, Howard captures his most unusual (but very smart) approach to how he picks winners, and you can too. In THE WALLSTRIP EDGE, Howard Lindzon shows readers how to profit from his straightforward investment philosophy — a unique trend watching philosophy that makes Wallstrip.com such an amazing phenomenon, including how to look at trends from a different perspective, knowing when to buy a certain stock, how to hold it, and of course when to sell. It’s all done using the power of the Internet and your own instincts. It’s a surprisingly simple (and fun) strategy that works, and best of all, you don’t need to be a financial genius to make it work for you. |
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Tourism in China $179 Examine China’s impact on the world tourism market!Tourism in China is a comprehensive study of tourism and the travel industry in China—past, present, and future. Since joining many of its Asia-Pacific neighbors in identifying tourism as a vehicle for socioeconomic growth and poverty alleviation, China has become the leader in the Asian travel industry, surpassing all forecasts with high and constant growth in international and domestic tourism activity. In fact, the World Trade Organization predicts that by 2020, China will become the world’s leading tourism destination, receiving 145 million visitors. This timely book examines the diverse opportunities and challenges the country’s tourism industry faces in meeting those projections.A unique, interdisciplinary guide that appeals to practitioners and academics, Tourism in China has been called “probably the most in-depth analysis of China’s tourism industry” by the World Trade Organization’s Dr. Harsh Varma. The book presents a collection of articles—scholarly in nature, comprehensive in scope—that serves as a significant (and much-needed) reference on Chinese tourism, though not including minority or border tourism, or the Hong Kong or Taiwan markets. The industry’s historical development, its impact on the Chinese economy and ecology, and its current and future markets are examined extensively.Tourism in China also examines: the impressions of Western travelers in China during the 19th century the tourism boom and its development since 1978 the development of ecotourism in China’s nature reserves the effect of the tourism boom on the hotel industry the development of theme parks in China.With two-thirds of China’s provincial governments committed to making tourism one of their pillar industries, it is essential that tourism professionals, academics, and students around the world have a thorough understanding of this |
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Tourism in the Antarctic $179 Ecotourism and adventure tours offer unique tourism opportunities in the Antarctic! Are you prepared to make the most of them?Tourism in the Antarctic analyzes tourism activities in the most remote tourist destination in the world! It establishes visitor profiles; discusses the impacts of tourism on the region; and explores barriers, opportunities, and future directions in Antarctic tourism. The emergence of ecotourism has turned Antarctica into an increasingly popular tourist destination for intrepid travelers. During the 1999/2000 season, approximately 15,000 passengers visited Antarctica by ship. Tourism in the Antarctic discusses the new and exciting opportunities for tourism business operators in the region, as well as the ramifications of increased numbers of visitors to this unique environment.In these pages, you will find discussions of issues related to Antarctic tourism including: regulation of the tourism industry under the Antarctic Treaty System, and self-regulation provided by business operators trends and predictions for numbers of visitors to the region tourist attractions that are natural, man-made, spiritual, or scientific in nature wildlife of Antarctica: seals and whales, flying sea birds, penguins, etc. international law as it relates to the region ship-based tourism opportunities from yachts and small expedition-type vessels to very large cruise ships and icebreakers air- and land-based tourism opportunities in the region from private expeditions to overflights an overview of current tourism operations in other remote areas: the Arctic region, the Galapagos Islands, Alaska, New Zealand’s Sub-Antarctic Islands, and moreThe author’s observations and experiences during cruises to the Antarctic Peninsula, the sub-Antarctic islands and the Ross Sea, as well as during overflights of Antarctica, are the basis of this unique volume. Generously embellished with charts and tables that |
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Twelve Upon A Time… $18.95 Twelve Upon A Time… is a storybook for families. Each monthly story is unique and illustrated by the original drawings of children whose interpretation of the words can only be seen through their eyes. The stories are written to assist the imagination of children and to strengthen the parent and child bond through the sharing of heart warming, silly, absurd and believably impossible tales.January: Bronto’s Visitors from Another Time follows the adventures of a family back to the time of prehistoric dinosaurs and their search for the time portal that began their misadventure on New Year’s Eve. February: Surprised by a Secret Admirer explores the growing friendship between two children and their special celebration of Valentine’s Day. March: Goggy and His Pot of Gold unfolds in the legendary country of Iarland in the town of Glocky Nora where children search for a leprechaun and his pot of gold. April: The Great Festival of Rabbunia follows the adventures of children to the mythical land of Rabbunia where they celebrate the Great Festival with the inhabitants of Rabbunia. May: The Mother’s Day Surprise tells the story of how children and animals strive to surprise a special mom on Mother’s Day. June: Memories in Five Balloons is a story of how a family survives with the death of their father and how they keep alive his memories each Father’s Day.July: Furly and Kurly Color the Flag celebrates the birth of our country by visiting the woman who knitted our flag on our first birthday. August: The “Yad Gnihton Taerg” on the Mirror Planet celebrates the “Yad Gnihton Taerg” on the mirror planet Tenalp in the central city of Rorrim, a celebration that occurs just once every 500 years. September: The Underground Adventure shares the heart warming story about animal friends who want to make the end of summer a special one for their human friends before going |
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Web Menus with Beauty and Brains $0.99 “Wendy demystifies menus with her trademark humor and approachable writing styles.” —Andy King, founder WebReference.com”What a terrific idea! A book like this is sorely needed.” —Linda Rathgeber, Team Macromedia member and coauthor of Playing With FireWell-designed Web menus are the key to successful sites. This unique guide shows you how to create attractive, well-thought-out menu systems that draw visitors in — and keep them coming back.Using Web-tested creative advice, handy checklists, and lots of hands-on examples featuring Photoshop, Fireworks, Flash, Paint Shop Pro, Dreamweaver, CSS, and DHTML, Web designer Wendy Peck explains step by step how to put together a wide range of intuitive, easy-to-use menus and menu systems. Whether you want to keep your site simple by using only text and typography or take your site to the edge with complex rollovers, drop-downs, and animations, this guide makes building great menus easy — and keeps site visitors happy.CD-ROM includes:* Ready-to-use menu templates and examples* Macromedia Flash 5, Fireworks 4, and Dreamweaver 4 trial versions* Adobe Photoshop 6 and GoLive 5 tryout versions* JASC Paint Shop Pro 7 evaluation version |