books about: jaguar

books about: jaguar

books:

Jaguar

The Jaguar that Roams the Mind: An Amazonian Plant Spirit Odyssey
Robert Tindall

Park Street Press, 2008

A journey into the deeper workings of indigenous healing in the Amazon ? Explores the three pillars of Amazonian shamanism: purging, psychoactive plants, and diet ? Shares the experiences of apprenticing with an Ashaninca master shaman ? Reveals the intimate relationship between shamans and plant spirits The Jaguar that Roams the Mind is a ...

Learning Cocoa with Objective-C, 2nd Edition

James Duncan Davidson, Inc. Apple Computer

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2002

Great Start to Learn OS X Programming
This book is a great start to learn the best OS X programming technology. As a professional developer. The title says it "Learning Cocoa with Objective C". Avoid the book "Cocoa in a Nutshell" until you know Cocoa and Objective C and want a good refeerence. I ...

Primeval: Shadow of the Jaguar (Primeval)

Steven Savile

Titan Books, 2008

a fun read for Primeval fans
A fun book based on the UK scifi show called "Primeval". The book is a new adventure(not a novelization of an existing tv episode), and is in the same hardcover fromat and style of writing as the new Doctor Who novels. Definitely recommended for fans of the show.

The Jaguar's Jewel (A Stepping Stone Book(TM))

Ron Roy

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2000

The Jaguar's Jewel
Once again Ron Roy managed to keep my 7 year old in suspense. The plot was a little more predictable than usual, but this did not detract at all from the fun and mystery! WE highly recommend this book for all young readers. We can't wait for "The Kidnapped King"!

Surviving James Dean

William Bast

Barricade Books, 2006

A very moving story.
I highly recommend this book to anyone who wishes to gain first-hand insight into James Dean, his long-time friendship with the author of this book, Bill Bast, and into the homophobia that permeated the culture of that time, and how it shaped both their lives and ...

Secrets of the Talking Jaguar

Martin Prechtel

Tarcher, 1999

Secrets of the Talking Jaguar
This book is such a pleasure to read and reread.... lots of food for thought about modern culture and alternative ways of living, about aging, about wisdom, about Mayan culture, and about seeing the challenges of life in humorous ways!

The Quark and the Jaguar: Adventures in the Simple and the Complex

Murray Gell-Mann

Holt Paperbacks, 1995

trying very hard to make progress in "complexity" theory
The "reductionistic" scientific method, which seeks to reduce phonomena to simpler and more general underlying bludprints, has dominated the last three centuries. It works great in physics, as Newton domonstrated, but less well in other disciplines such as biology and ...

Big Book of Apple Hacks: Tips & Tools for unlocking the power of your Apple devices (Hacks)

Chris Seibold

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

Great Collection for Mac User
I am a tinkerer. I love to play around with things, see how they work, make modifications, hack. I come by this trait honestly. My dad is an electronic tech by trade and tinkerer by nature. Dad likes to "hack" electronics. In fact, our first color television was a ...

Mac OS X Leopard Pocket Guide (Pocket Reference)

Chuck Toporek

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2007

Great primer
This book is really good for anyone with a Mac. You can learn the basics if you are a new Mac user, and you can learn the important functions of the new Leopard operating system without all of the unnecessary technical details.

Jaguar

Roland Smith

Hyperion Book CH, 1999

A Wonderous Adventure
Jake is a very curios and adventurous kid and he has just come back from an adventure in Kenya when his father goes down to brazil. During his trip to Brazil Doc finds some things he wants to say to Jake about the preserve for Jaguars and other things, so Doc sends for ...

Go, Baby Jaguar! (Go, Diego, Go! Ready-to-Read)

Simon Spotlight/Nickelodeon, 2007

Very short book.
The book can be read in less than a minute but I bought the book for my son and he likes it.

The General and the Jaguar: Pershing's Hunt for Pancho Villa: A True Story of Revolution and Revenge

Eileen Welsome

Bison Books, 2007

Richly detailed
This is a satisfying, richly detailed read sure to please the history buff or the general reader. I bought this book for my husband for Christmas and my only regret is that I couldn't find the author to have signed!

Jaguar: All the Cars

Nigel Thorley

Haynes Publishing, 2003

The ultimate guide to every Jaguar.
Firstly,the bad news:this book is smaller than most decent size books.If the book were to be published to a larger format this book would be so much better. Having said that,now here's the best news:This book is brilliant! This book is thoroughly researched.It ...

The Jaguar Smile: A Nicaraguan Journey

Salman Rushdie

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008

A Rich, Fascinating Journey.
"The Jaguar Smile" chronicles Salman Rushdie's trip through Nicaragua during the Sandinista years and U.S./Contra war against the revolutionary government. This is a work by Rushdie that has been somewhat forgotten under all the publicity of his later scandal involving ...

The Jaguar Knights

Dave Duncan

Eos, 2005

Sophisticated Swashbuckling
Another fantastic adventure in the King's Blades series. The King's Blades are phenomenally trained swordsmen who are bound by a risky magical ritual to serve their wards loyally. Sir Wolf is bound to the King, but dislikes and mistrusts him. His brother, Sir Lynx, ...