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Blood in the Soup

by Marina Delmar ...

A bowl of soup should not cost an ocean. But for centuries, this one did.Shark fin soup is served in a small covered bowl, in clear golden broth, at the moment in a banquet when everyone is meant to notice what the host has spent. The fins themselves are almost tasteless — pale needles of cartilage whose texture is the luxury. So why did this dish become the crown of the Chinese banquet, the ... Read more

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A bowl of soup should not cost an ocean. But for centuries, this one did.Shark fin soup is served in a small covered bowl, in clear golden broth, at the moment in a banquet when everyone is meant to notice what the host has spent. The fins themselves are almost tasteless — pale needles of cartilage whose texture is the luxury. So why did this dish become the crown of the Chinese banquet, the
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How to Retire in Bali

by Michael Henry ...

The trend of westerners retiring in South East Asia to take advantage of a lower cost of living and warmer weather is growing. Indonesia and Bali in particular is becoming a popular destination for retirees as a place to spend their retirement years. Unfortunately there is not a lot of ready information available on what it is like to retire in Bali, which prompted the author to write this guide. ... Read more

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The trend of westerners retiring in South East Asia to take advantage of a lower cost of living and warmer weather is growing. Indonesia and Bali in particular is becoming a popular destination for retirees as a place to spend their retirement years. Unfortunately there is not a lot of ready information available on what it is like to retire in Bali, which prompted the author to write this guide.
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The Entrepreneur

25 Golden Rules for the Global Business Manager

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Written in a lively and practical style that will be of great interest to budding and blooming entrepreneurs.The rules covered in this book are applicable to any entrepreneur around the world. ... Read more

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Written in a lively and practical style that will be of great interest to budding and blooming entrepreneurs.The rules covered in this book are applicable to any entrepreneur around the world.
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Lament for an Ocean

The Collapse of the Atlantic Cod Fishery

by Michael Harris ...

The northern cod have been almost wiped out. Once the most plentiful fish on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland, the cod is now on the brink of extinction, and tens of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada have been left without work by a 1992 moratorium on fishing the stock. Today, the Pacific salmon stocks are in similar trouble – victims of the same blind, stupid greed.Angry, ... Read more

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The northern cod have been almost wiped out. Once the most plentiful fish on the Grand Banks off the coast of Newfoundland, the cod is now on the brink of extinction, and tens of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada have been left without work by a 1992 moratorium on fishing the stock. Today, the Pacific salmon stocks are in similar trouble – victims of the same blind, stupid greed.Angry,
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Why Sharks Matter

A Deep Dive with the World's Most Misunderstood Predator

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Get submerged in the amazing world of sharks! Your expert host, award-winning marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman, will show you how—and why—we should protect these mysterious, misunderstood guardians of the ocean.Sharks are some of the most fascinating, most ecologically important, most threatened, and most misunderstood animals on Earth. More often feared than revered, their role as predators of ... Read more

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Get submerged in the amazing world of sharks! Your expert host, award-winning marine biologist Dr. David Shiffman, will show you how—and why—we should protect these mysterious, misunderstood guardians of the ocean.Sharks are some of the most fascinating, most ecologically important, most threatened, and most misunderstood animals on Earth. More often feared than revered, their role as predators of
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Overfishing

What Everyone Needs to Know®

by Ray Hilborn ...

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Over the past twenty years considerable public attention has been focused on the decline of marine fisheries, the sustainability of world fish production, and the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems. Many have voiced their concerns about marine conservation, as well as the sustainable and ethical consumption of fish. But are fisheries in danger of collapse? Will we soon need to find ways to ... Read more

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Over the past twenty years considerable public attention has been focused on the decline of marine fisheries, the sustainability of world fish production, and the impacts of fishing on marine ecosystems. Many have voiced their concerns about marine conservation, as well as the sustainable and ethical consumption of fish. But are fisheries in danger of collapse? Will we soon need to find ways to
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Bottomfeeder

How to Eat Ethically in a World of Vanishing Seafood

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Dividing his sensibilities between Epicureanism and ethics, award-winning author Taras Grescoe set out on a worldwide search for a delicious―and humane―plate of seafood. What he discovered shocked him. From Red Lobsters to shrimp farms in India, Bottomfeeder takes readers on an illuminating tour through the $55-billion-dollar-a-year seafood industry. Grescoe examines how out-of-control pollution, ... Read more

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Dividing his sensibilities between Epicureanism and ethics, award-winning author Taras Grescoe set out on a worldwide search for a delicious―and humane―plate of seafood. What he discovered shocked him. From Red Lobsters to shrimp farms in India, Bottomfeeder takes readers on an illuminating tour through the $55-billion-dollar-a-year seafood industry. Grescoe examines how out-of-control pollution,
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Tuna

A Love Story

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Famed marine researcher and illustrator Richard Ellis brings us a work of scientific achievement that will forever change the way we think about fish, fishing, and the dangers inherent in the seafood we eat.The bluefin tuna is one of the world's biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals, as well as one of its most popular delicacies. Now, however, it hovers on the brink of ... Read more

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Famed marine researcher and illustrator Richard Ellis brings us a work of scientific achievement that will forever change the way we think about fish, fishing, and the dangers inherent in the seafood we eat.The bluefin tuna is one of the world's biggest, fastest, and most highly evolved marine animals, as well as one of its most popular delicacies. Now, however, it hovers on the brink of
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Who Killed The Grand Banks?

The Untold Story Behind the Decimation of One of the World's Greatest Natural Resources

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In almost the blink of an eye, Canada's east coast cod fishery collapsed completely. The famous Grand Banks fishery was dead. First sounded by European explorers in the late 15th century, the banks were internationally known to be a famous fishing ground for the Northern cod. Sadly, this is no longer the case. While many theories abound surrounding its destruction, including over-fishing, weak ... Read more

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In almost the blink of an eye, Canada's east coast cod fishery collapsed completely. The famous Grand Banks fishery was dead. First sounded by European explorers in the late 15th century, the banks were internationally known to be a famous fishing ground for the Northern cod. Sadly, this is no longer the case. While many theories abound surrounding its destruction, including over-fishing, weak
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Fish

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Fishing has played a vital role in human history and culture. But today this key resource faces a serious crisis as most species are being overfished or fished to their very limit. Governments have tried to tackle the problem with limited success. Many of their actions have been counterproductive or ineffective. What will happen to global fisheries, and the populations that depend on them, as we ... Read more

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Fishing has played a vital role in human history and culture. But today this key resource faces a serious crisis as most species are being overfished or fished to their very limit. Governments have tried to tackle the problem with limited success. Many of their actions have been counterproductive or ineffective. What will happen to global fisheries, and the populations that depend on them, as we
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Thailand Transformed: 1950-2012

"Is Thailand the Test Case?"

by Culver S. Ladd ...

Is Thailand the Test Case for Asian Development? That is the issue that caught my imagination and attracted me to teach and research in Thailand in 1964 and it has caught my constant attention over the years to the processes that were applied to help that nation develop. the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) financing of the Bhumipol (Yanhee) Dam at Tak in ... Read more

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Is Thailand the Test Case for Asian Development? That is the issue that caught my imagination and attracted me to teach and research in Thailand in 1964 and it has caught my constant attention over the years to the processes that were applied to help that nation develop. the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank) financing of the Bhumipol (Yanhee) Dam at Tak in
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Future Sea

How to Rescue and Protect the World's Oceans

by Deborah Rowan Wright ...

A counterintuitive and compelling argument that existing laws already protect the entirety of our oceans—and a call to understand and enforce those protections.The world's oceans face multiple threats: the effects of climate change, pollution, overfishing, plastic waste, and more. Confronted with the immensity of these challenges and of the oceans themselves, we might wonder what more can be done ... Read more

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A counterintuitive and compelling argument that existing laws already protect the entirety of our oceans—and a call to understand and enforce those protections.The world's oceans face multiple threats: the effects of climate change, pollution, overfishing, plastic waste, and more. Confronted with the immensity of these challenges and of the oceans themselves, we might wonder what more can be done
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