books about: melbourne     books:       The LAP-BAND Solution: A Partnership in Weight Loss2 reviews Paul O'Brien MD Melbourne University Publishing, 2007 DO IT! If you have had LapBand or are thinking about LapBand, then this book is for you. It gives you every detail about the procedure, from initial visit, to weight loss, and everything in between. It explains everything in plain, understandable English.             Insight Guides Melbourne (Insight Guides) Insight Guides, 2008 A revolutionary new travel guide from Insight Guides, the pioneers of the illustrated guidebook. Packed with expanded editorial coverage, a bounty of practical information and fresh, exciting photography, graphics and mapping, the next generation of Insight Guides sets the new standard by which travel guides will be judged.             Melbourne (City Guide)2 reviews Simone Egger Lonely Planet, 2006 The Hometown Guide The Lonely Planet city guide to "Melbourne" was put together by Simone Egger and David McClymont. The guide I am reviewing is the 5th edition of the guide, so please take note that a 6th edition will be out soon, and it is almost always best to go with the latest edition of a travel guide. I may update my review after my trip, but from my first reading of the guide, I found it to be fairly ...             Bad Debts (Jack Irish)8 reviews Peter Temple MacAdam/Cage, 2005 Best thriller I've read in years I'v read more thrillers and mysteries than I'd care to admit, and this is the best I've read in years. "Bad Debts" gives new meaning to that tired genre "thriller." People say, "I couldn't put it down." I had to put it down several times. It was too intense to read uninterruptedly. Apart from strong characterization -- characters with whom one could genuinely empathize, exceptional plotting ...             Improvising Theory: Process and Temporality in Ethnographic Fieldwork Allaine Cerwonka, Liisa H. Malkki University Of Chicago Press, 2007 Scholars have long recognized that ethnographic method is bound up with the construction of theory in ways that are difficult to teach. The reason, Allaine Cerwonka and Liisa H. Malkki argue, is that ethnographic theorization is essentially improvisatory in nature, conducted in real time and in necessarily unpredictable social situations. In a unique account of, and critical reflection on, the process of theoretical improvisation in ethnographic ...             Queen of the Flowers: A Phryne Fisher Mystery2 reviews Kerry Greenwood Poisoned Pen Press, 2008 excellent Australian historical mystery In 1928 the townsfolk of St. Kilda are euphoric as they prepare for the annual Queen of the Flowers gala. Socialite Phryne Fisher is especially looking forward to the festival receiving the honor of being name the Queen of the event. This means spending time buying fancy dresses and dining in top restaurants, a hardship that Phryne will suffer with relish though the elephant may be a bit too ...             Stencil Graffiti Capital: Melbourne6 reviews Jake Smallman, Carl Nyman Mark Batty Publisher, 2005 Fantastic Visual Record of Melbourne's Street Art What has happened to turn Melbourne into a stencilled graffiti capital? When did this happen and who is responsible? Furthermore, why stencils? Isn't the use of stencils a bit of a cheat? Stencil Graffiti Capital answers all these questions and more with a visual celebration for several artists and the themes which dominate their work. Interviews with the likes of Civilian, Dlux, and Ha-Ha ...             Melbourne Encounter (Best Of) Donna Wheeler Lonely Planet, 2008             Streetwise Melbourne Map - Laminated City Street Map of Melbourne, Australia (Streetwise)1 review Streetwise Maps Streetwise Maps, 2000 Less Than Other Streetwise Maps I was disappointed in this map as it only covers the central business district and not the outlying regions. Other streetwise maps offer both map views. This did not seem to be as good as past maps I have used from them.             How to Write a Better Thesis5 reviews David Evans, Paul Gruba Melbourne University Publishing, 2003 Essential reading for doctoral students Over the four years I spent working on my PhD, I must have read hundreds of papers and substantial parts of many books. In terms of the quality of the finished thesis, this little book was probably the most important. Lots of good, practical advice, even for an experienced writer: schedule a full re-read before giving it to the supervisor for review (they'll add more value if they're not fixing ...             The Blogging Revolution Antony Loewenstein Melbourne University Publishing, 2008 This searching examination explores how the internet is threatening the rule of particularly repressive governments?including China, Cuba, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Addressing internet censorship, citizen journalism, and the growing popularity of blogging as a means for change, this in-depth analysis provides unique insight into these cultures as well as the latest media technologies.             Melbourne City Map Lonely Planet, 2005 Enjoy Australia's most liveable city and make like a local with the very best map to Lonely Planet's home town. Highlights of the city found on this map include: ? Federation Square - The striking Federation Square is Melbourne's public hub, imbued with a healthy cultural heart. ? St. Kilda - St. Kilda is Melbournes' good time suburb: its lush seaside surrounds are constantly in the limelight, replete with a reputation for a seamier side. ? ...             Heavenly Pleasures: A Corinna Chapman Mystery3 reviews Kerry Greenwood Poisoned Pen Press, 2008 Libraries strong in mysteries will find this a winner Corinna wakes at four every morning to bake bread and leads a happy small town life after a wave of investigative challenges - until she bites into what should be a heavenly piece of chocolate made by a friend only to find it's been filled with chilis. Her search for the food tamperer results in a series of increasingly dangerous encounters challenging her investigative skills and life. Libraries ...             Seven Types of Ambiguity59 reviews Elliot Perlman Riverhead Hardcover, 2004 Convergence of characters Eliot Perlman was such a pleasant surprise to discover as an author, even if I randomly found his novel accidently at Costco browsing. At first you are hooked and then must patiently wait as he so cleverly lays out carefully the well described characters weaving them into one commonality. It is such a treat to find a book after reading so many predictable novels that rewards the reader. It at ...             Blood and Circuses: A Phryne Fisher Mystery4 reviews Kerry Greenwood Poisoned Pen Press, 2007 A young Miss Maples Reviewed by Kylee J. Yeaman for Reader Views (2/07) "Blood and Circuses" is set in 1920's Australia. Phryne (pronounced Fry-knee) is asked by some `carnie' friends of hers to help solve some suspicious happenings at Farrell's Circus and Wild Beast Show (the circus that their carnival trails). The final incident that pushes these friends to ask Phryne for her help is when one of the carnival ...             Spatial Information Theory: 8th International Conference, COSIT 2007, Melbourne, Australia, September 19-23, ... Springer, 2007 This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Spatial Information Theory, COSIT 2007, held in Melbourne, Australia, in September 2007. The 27 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 102 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on cultural studies, semantics, similarity, mapping and representation, perception and cognition, reasoning and algorithms, ...             A Good Death1 review Rodney Syme Melbourne University Press, 2008 A unique view of end of life choices This is a wonderful account of reducing suffering at the end of life, from the view of a medical doctor with decades of clinical experience in taking care of patients. The style of the book is an appealing combination of a personal memoir and an intellectually stimulating and insightful description of the nuances of end-of-life choices, some of which are on the edge of being legal in several ...             Distraction: A Philosopher's Guide to Being Free Damon Young Melbourne University Publishing, 2008 Exploring the nature of distraction, the popular philosophy surrounding it, and its role in modern life, this book surmises that distraction is often a matter of what one values. Written in a playful tone, this view analyzes important aspects of life, showing that technology, acquaintances, jobs, and addictions often waste time and energy. Through the history of popular philosophy, it is demonstrated that patient, sensitive, and thoughtful ...             The Rough Guide to Melbourne 3 (Rough Guide Travel Guides)1 review Rough Guides, 2005 Very useful, interesting book This book was very handy when we went to Melbourne last month. We bought this and a city guide, and found this book to be much more our style. If all the Rough Guides are this handy, then it's a great series. I am certainly going to try one the next time I am going on a trip. (Usually I buy "for Dummies" books, but since we were strictly relegated to Melbourne on this past trip, I didn't want to ...             Wallpaper City Guide: Melbourne (Wallpaper City Guides) (Wallpaper City Guides (Phaidon Press))1 review Editors of Wallpaper Magazine Phaidon Press Inc., 2007 CONCERN Dear Sir or Madam, I am very concerned and dissapointed of amazon, I still haven't received my stuff. How can I track it? I would like to know where it ism but in your website there are no details of tracking. 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