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A fully comprehensive, modern field guide to all of the bird species in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Featuring numerous colour illustrations and detailed descriptions of the key identification features, the book will be equally valuable for ornithologists and birdwatchers....

From the riddling aphorism by Walter Benjamin with which the book opens,        Unfinished Music explores with subtle insight the uneasy relationship between the        finished work and the elusive, provocative traces of the imponderable labors buried        in its past. Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach is a central player here, and his presence...

It's a great discovery. Right there, at the bottom of the garden, bobbing on the river, is a canoe. The Minnow. David can't help wishing he could keep her . . . The Minnow leads him to Adam, and an extraordinary summer begins. Armed with a mysterious, ancient clue, the two boys set out along the river by boat. They're determined to...

Iran and the World in the Age of the AyatollahsFor over a quarter century, Iran has been one of America's chief nemeses. Ever since Ayatollah Khomeini overthrew the Shah in 1979, the relationship between the two nations has been antagonistic: revolutionary guards chanting against the Great Satan, Bush fulminating against the Axis of Evil, Iranian...

Living Longer: The heart-mind connection is written for all those who strive for        optimal long-term health and the maximal functioning of their hearts and minds.          Today's problem for the health-conscious individual is information overload - new        health studies pour out almost daily from newspapers, radio stations and...