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Coral Reef Animals of the Indo-Pacific
• Terence M. Gosliner
FIELD GUIDE •
1996 •
PAPER
• 314 PAGES
A comprehensive handbook to 1,000 marine invertebrates by a leading expert from the California Academy of Sciences. It features excellent color photographs and good information on distribution, ecology and natural history of corals, sponges and other invertebrates of the coral reef.
(DIV19, $45.00) |
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Madagascar Map
• Cartographia
MAP
A folded, full-color traveler's map at a scale of 1:2,000,000 with an index on the reverse. Two Sides. 35x41 inches.
(MAD30, $12.00) |
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Malagasy Dictionary and Phrasebook
• Janie Rasoloson
LANGUAGE & PHRASEBOOKS •
2001 •
PAPER
• 170 PAGES
A handy pocket guide to the Malagasy language with a traveler's phrasebook and mini-dictionary.
(MAD43, $13.95) |
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Over the Lip of the World, Among the Storytellers of Madagascar
• Earl B. McElfresh
BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR •
2001 •
PAPER
• 250 PAGES
An appreciative, impressionistic collection of Malagasy myths, stories and poetry, as related by University of Washington poet Colleen McEloy who traveled to Madagascar on a Fulbright.
(MAD26, $21.95) |
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The Snorkeller's Guide to the Coral Reef, From the Red Sea to the Pacific Ocean
• Paddy Ryan
NATURAL HISTORY •
1994 •
PAPER
• 184 PAGES
An illustrated overview of coral reefs, coral-reef fishes, invertebrates and plants of the Indian and Pacific Oceans, this compact book is an excellent resource for anyone thinking of exploring the underwater world. Beginners will appreciate the chapters on learning to snorkel, reef etiquette, photography hints and first aid. With 200 color photographs.
(DIV18, $21.99) |
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Voices from Madagascar, an Anthology of Contemporary Francophone Literature
• Liliane Ramarosoa
• Jacques Bourgeacq
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 314 PAGES
A diverse collection of poetry, stories and other writing, in both French and English, by contemporary Malagasy writers. Bourgeacq, who co-edited the book with a Malagasy colleague, was raised on the island and returned in 1996 on a Fulbright scholarship. Rarely published outside Madagascar, this collection offers insight into new voices.
(MAD27, $34.95) |
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A History of Madagascar
• Mervyn Brown
HISTORY •
2002 •
PAPER
• 408 PAGES
A wide-ranging history by Britain's ambassador to Madagascar in the 1970s, the first to appear in English. In this anecdotal and often entertaining book, Sir Mervyn Brown covers the full history of the island from the origins of the Malagasy people though the 1990s focusing on his own enthusiasms and interests, including the Merina kingdom, early pirates and adventurers, European contact, struggle for independence and personal memories of the government of President Didier Ratsiraka.
(MAD33, $32.95) |
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