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Each issue of Game & Fish East details proven local strategies for whitetails, turkeys, bass, trout and more. Discover the best places to hunt and fish from Maine to Virginia, and learn the top times for success in the field and on the water. Get info on hot new gear and how it performs, as well as updates on trends, regulations, seasons and destinations to help you plan your next outing.
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1 videodisc (104 min.) : sound, color with black & white sequences ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert (1 folded sheet ([4] pages) : illustrations ; 19 cm)
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A snow lion is a mythic beast of Tibetan legend. As a protector of the nation, the snow lion is emblazoned on the Tibetan flag. Today the Tibetan flag is outlawed in its homeland. Ten years in the making, filmed during a remarkable nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. After the Chinese Civil War, the People's Republic of China incorporated Tibet in 1950; in the aftermath have come Tibetan rebellion, border wars, the flight of the Dalai...
6) Djibouti
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108 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
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Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and communities of Djibouti.
8) Lebanon
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Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Lebanon.
9) Oman
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120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.
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Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Oman.
10) Qatar
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111 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 25 cm.
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Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and communities of Qatar.
12) Tunisia
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119 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 25 cm.
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Discusses the geography, history, economy, government, religion, people, foreign relations, and major cities of Tunisia.
13) The Kurds
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The Kurds are the world's largest ethnic group without a state of their own. Most live in the mountainous region historically known as Kurdistan; however, this region, which includes parts of Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and Syria, never existed as a political entity. Under the rule of others, the Kurds were discriminated against and sometimes persecuted, so the dream of a national home holds a powerful grip on the Kurdish imagination. Many Kurds hope that...
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This innovative study examines the internal dynamics of the Palestinian political elite and their impact on the struggle to establish a Palestinian state. The PLO leadership has sought to prevent the rise of any alternative in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that can challenge its authority to represent Palestinian aspirations for self-determination. Drawing on Palestinian sources and interviews with Palestinian political leaders, Jamal argues that the...
15) Ardneh's Sword
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It's been a thousand years since the time of Ardneh, the transcendant being that saved humanity from the vicious archdemon Orcus. It was a legndary battle between magic and technology that killed them both, but left behind tales of Ardneh's heroism and newly found hope for humanity. But, in the passing years only a few remain that actually believe these legends as truths.
Chance Rolfson comes from a long line of Ardneh's followers, descendants from...
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Renowned scholar of Shin Buddhism, Alfred Bloom, presents the life and spiritual legacy of Shinran Shonin, the influential religious reformer and founder of Pure Land Buddhism, the most popular school of Buddhism in Japan today. Bloom presents a wide selection of Shinran's essential writings on the key Shin Buddhist idea of "true entrusting" (shinjin) to the Other-Power of Amida Buddha through His Vow to save all sentient beings. The Essentials of...
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This groundbreaking book is the first to compare and illuminate the doctrine of the Transcendent Absolute, and its implications both conceptually and experientially, in the spiritual perspectives of three towering figures in the history of world religions. Shankara, Ibn 'Arabi, and Meister Eckhart represent the metaphysical and mystical summits of Hinduism, Islam, and Christianity. By focusing on the theme of transcendence, often neglected in studies...
19) Samdhong Rinpoche: uncompromising truth for a compromised world : Tibetan Buddhism and today's world
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xxiii, 245 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
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