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This book is the first study of the religious life of African immigrants in Ireland. Based on original research the book makes a significant contribution to our knowledge about Africans in Europe more generally. For over a century Ireland was a source of emigrants to other parts of the world. Now it has become an attractive destination for immigrants. Africans in the streets of Dublin are a common sight. During Ireland s 2006 census exercise, 35,326 people said that they were nationals of African countries, 40,525 described their ethnic background as African, and 42,764 claimed Africa as their birthplace. The total population was 4.2 million, of whom 3.7 million are Irish. The remaining half-million people described themselves as non-Irish or part-Irish. One of the immediate consequences of the increased numbers of African immigrants is the formation of new types of organisation. Arguably the most prominent are Pentecostal churches led by sub-Saharan Africans. African-led Pentecostal churches are one of the key signifiers of the African presence in twenty-first century Ireland. This book examines the history, nature and activities of Ireland s African Pentecostal churches, based on ethnographic observations, detailed interviews and surveys. It documents recent developments in Ireland s immigration policies, especially those affecting sub-Saharan Africans. While acknowledging the social, emotional and material uses of Pentecostalism, the book analyses the interfaces between Pentecostal beliefs and the interpretation of self, others and social reality. It examines theories of religion and of immigrant acculturation and integration. It assesses the implications of religiously-motivated self-understanding for the position of African Pentecostals in Irish society. ... Read more

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Introduces animals found in Botswana including the warthog, the giraffe, vervet monkey and leopard. ... Read more

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Based on the presentations given at the First North American Conference on Elephant Foot Care and Pathology, held in Beaverton, Oregon, March 19-21, 1998. The conclusions and recommendations of the conference are reviewed and supported by a number of additional contributors. Topics covered include routine foot care, foot conditions and treatment, and drug dosages. ... Read more

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chapter 9 Put Foot in Elephant's :
Surprisingly, chapter 9, fungal foot fetaba is absent from my copy.Also, does not delve enough into corns or "Elephant's circus feet". ... Read more

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A visual representation of one of Africa's great wildernesses and most-visited national parks. Nigel Dennis's photographs of Kruger and its many inhabitants are prefaced by a textual introduction to the conservation and natural history of the park. Michael Brett describes the diverse habitats of the Southern, Central, Northern and Far Northern regions of the park, and offers insight into the diversity of wildlife characteristic of each of them. ... Read more

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Inspirational!
This is a must-read for anyone interested in South African wildlife and/or wildlife rehabilitation.Karen's knowledge, work ethic and profound compassion for the lives of orphaned and injured animals is such an inspiration. You will celebrate with the many fortunate lives who are able to return to the wild. The stories (and pictures) will touch your heart long after you have finished reading this truly amazing book. ... Read more

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Few experiences in life can match those of observing wildlife in its natural environment, and even fewer can match the enchanting sight of the birth of a new generation of animals, as they tentatively take their first steps into a brand new world. The De la Harpe and Dennis teams have spent years photographing wildlife, and here they offer a close-up view of the new-born, showing a wide variety of young African wildlife -- from a newly born buffalo and just-hatched crocodiles, to endearing elephant calves and cute wild dog pups -- and their interplay with parents and siblings. With over 100 photographs and a short but concise text filled with fascinating facts, this book is a must for nature-lovers of any age. ... Read more

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An illustrated guide to the Kruger National Park in Africa. ... Read more

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Look, but don't read
Poorly laid out souvenir book.Nigel Dennis's pictures are fine, but the captions are badly positioned.The maps are few and devoid of detail.The biggest problem is the text, which is largely a geology treatise on the park...fine for the Grand Canyon, or Purnululu, but not Kruger, where the animals are the highlight.Very little on animal/animal interaction, the phenomenal bird life, fascinating riverine environments, etc.Save your money...there's more and better organized information in the pamphlet you get when you pay your entry fee to the park.

An exciting summary of this complex African ecosystem.
The pictures, the dialog, and the maps leave one with a haunting awarenessof the complexity of natural systems.Animals, plants, and geology weavetogether into a balance that is always changeing. ... Read more

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The story of the Kruger National Park from 1902 when James Stevenson-Hamilton was placed in charge of it until his retirement in 1946. This book is illustrated with photographs taken from the archives of the National Game Parks head office in Pretoria. ... Read more

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The most successful of African monkeys, baboons rank among nature's hardiest survivors. Equally at home in the highlands of Ethiopia in the north and the coastal scrublands of the Cape of Good Hope in the south, these intelligent, inquisitive creatures can eat almost anything and thrive almost anywhere. The grass--eating baboon species, the gelada, survives in Ethiopia's remote Simen Mountains. Across the rest of the continent, different subspecies of baboons have adapted to humid woodlands, dry savannas, deserts, and rainforests. Baboons have also shown a shrewd ability to live alongside humans--and, unlike so many other animals, even benefit from the association. This book paints a vivid portrait of baboons and their widely varying lifestyles: where the baboon lives and how the species manages to survive--and thrive--in such varying habitats; the social life of baboons, in which relationships often last entire lifetimes; the parenting habits of baboons, primarily displayed by the females; the complex social and survival skills the young baboons must learn; and the amazing social skills the baboon uses to avoid aggressive encounters within the social group. With its lively narrative style, attractive design, and appealing photographs Baboons informs and delights the reader.This highly readable and remarkable account, Baboons, is an authoritative study of the animals who have made themselves at home in so many contrasting environments throughout Africa. Based on the most up to date field research, the book presents a complete picture of baboons and their highly structured social groups. Topics range from the different noises and gestures baboons use to communicate, to parenting practices and the significance of grooming. Packed with fascinating facts and dramatic photographs, Baboons is one of three titles in a series about our primate relatives that has been published to inform and delight the reader. ... Read more

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Don Cowie is regarded by many as the most knowledgeable non-university trained ecologist in southern Africa. He has lectured at game conventions in the United States, telling the game warden of one of East Africa's best-known national parks that his game management application was outdated and needed critical and fast re-appraisal. He was shoot down by the gentleman in question and gives an explicit account of the ecological disaster he had warned of that shortly followed, a disaster that caused not only considerable mortality of all game species in the park, but of the habitat damage that was the root of it-both of which he had prophesied. Don studied every book and paper on this subject that he could get his hands on, and applied in the field what he had learned, and then had the habitats he worked in as his mentors.So readers of this title will not only be entertained by Don's hunting stories-stories like being charged by two male lions at the same time when he was a professional hunter in Botswana and the old Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe)-but will also learn a good deal about game management in Africa's national parks and on the privately owned game ranches of Southern Rhodesia, where he was a game manager for practically his adult life. ... Read more

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This book is a detailed introduction to nearly 300 places to stay in and around the subcontinent's magnificent big-game areas - from the steamy lushness of Zululand in the east, throuah the Transvaal bushveld and Botswana's creat Okavanogo wetlands to Namibia's arid Etosha and then north to and beyond the mighty Zambezi River. Here, featured in 320 pages of full-colour photographs and concisely written text, are the many and different wilderness venues. They range from the ruggedly informal bush camp to the exclusive, unashamedly luxurious lodge and each, in its own way, invites you to share the ultimate safari experience. ... Read more

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The wildlife of southern Africa is the major attraction for visitors to this popular region. This guide encompasses all countries south of the Zambezi and Kuene rivers: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, southern Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland, and Zimbabwe. In the same format as the acclaimed Madagascar Wildlife it provides a colorful introduction to the mammals, birds, reptiles, and other wildlife, along with advice on how to make the most of a safari and even observing wildlife in everyday settings. The sheer range of habitats spanned by this region--grasslands, wetlands, desert, and bushveld--ensures that visitors have an almost unequalled opportunity for observing species in the wild, especially when the sealife and coral reefs of the coastline that fringes on two oceans are included. Accessible, comprehensive, and beautifully illustrated with around 300 photographs, this is a travelers’ companion that will appeal both to the first-time visitor and the serious naturalist.
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African safari
This is one of the better books for identifying African wildlife for anyone going on safari to southern Africa. If it has any fault at all it is that it tries to cover a very large subject in too few pages. But some may see that as a virtue. ... Read more

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Exquisite Book
The Ultimate African Wildlife by Nigel Dennis is one of the most beautiful books of the amazing animals of this vast continent, and the slick paperback book is large format and very affordable.Dennis is an extremely expert photographer, with care to details and fascinating postures and habits of animals. The photos are close-up and you can see every individual hair.He divides the book into sections of cats, dogs, big game, browsers and grazers, primates, smaller game, reptiles, birds, and ends with a section on the unusual animals of Madagascar.Each animal is identified and introductory pages in each section tell about the habits and habitats. This book will be a favorite of adults and children alike and a beautiful coffee table book, or memento of your trip to Africa. Excellent! ... Read more

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The African grasslands stretch across the continent below the Sahara. In a swuare of land about the size of a living room, children will see animals they might have encountered only at the zoo. . .discover the rewards and dangers of their natural home. . .and observe how these creatures live with each other in a changing, endangered environment. It's an exciting journey of discovery, coming to you from the One Small Square series of interactive science and nature books. . .where the next stop could be as near as your backyard or as far as half a world away. ... Read more

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Charlotte Mason/Montessori type education
This book is so much fun and educational.Great for multiple ages and learning styles.It has beautiful pictures and easy to do projects with little preparation, but a lifetime worth of learning!
We have the cave, backyard, and Pond!! ... Read more