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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Reviews travel guides new York time the Cambridge guide to the Mui rums of Srilia and in Chini by Ken Nruh hurl on and Ann Nichols Ali pm pcs 368 illustration Cambridge uni Vertily if new York. Hardcover i24.q 5. As Vult i id fur Lonrlon my i  Airport on hit1 Gri it Wisl Road a historic hiatus i   seems to produit .1 i Dinc Wii i  k mowing by in always terms Lith la and inaccessible. Vul or Silvi in find Lime for Chi i inn Iii i h will in in  Sumi ii Nii 1  to inc to the mos Iii pros Mil Bouks in tnmi1 Ilion Idi the traveler Hogarth s Hium ill Al 1 1 1 Uther museums an 5  Iii a snot familiar ump Iliili Knuson museums nr.1 nov limn ,11 i Syible. The  Buirbin thu museum of a rail n to the Titi limiting i us Cilc phone number ii Listi in. Iqra i Mirin Tiuman Iii Lumi urn. K i is in try City in Jyi Tull Pfilf Lii i k to be sure Tiit thy  is or a m m h k Iruh House Jeri if Lii ii i i Ingle parking a Book or souvenir Shup incl other facilities. Simkin of Hogarth we i Liris ,1 cold Chinn fifire he Lori Icil  1h,i 1mm4 Hil Himuro no in. In in Oil a Irish Fth no Sulci in l Fri Wilhit Usu s. To , nut Hern , thu Ulsky Musi Uin includes an Imp its i Elk i firm of ,i modern irl and ill m Holiday vol urn a of in Italy by  o talc and tind4 Zlosilo 96 Paget Illust Ralpd in color Stephen or conc press Lexington Man. Paper Bacic 1 11.95. Therr Art Gulf books Salort n l Ropo i , museums Anri other Munu manii. Well is to hotels and Reshaur inns. But for thu blk whip Ita o tlu1 not of doors and is  inh by Uinos inert has Bacri $ Deoryt Solhi a put . Tovio two buoys go a Long Way  Billing i Hij j. They or a Fiket site i one  a voluminous Nocket i Trulu a by  in color Neil they  not Only with Birds and Flowers Tel Wilh butterflies spider snakes and frogs As Well As slugs mull ski and jellyfish fur i i Benefi t of Beach visitors. Each Book is aimed Al the Ordinary tourist with Lite or no previous knowledge of natural history but someone familiar Wilh american Flora and Fauna should also find it of interest to see the differences Between european and North american species. For a close to Home trip a traveler s Luggage mag he Toi Ilain specialized guidebooks in Birds wildflowers mushrooms Truus insects and the like. Bui Tome Are quite Bulky and that is not practical for far Flung travels and not necessary for someone who has Only a pasting interest in such subjects. These two books entirety omit the fungi and there Are perforce Many gaps in the listings since Bali books contain fewer than 100 pages. Only 16 mammals Are described. Omitted for example is the Marmot familiar to my Hikita in the High Alps. While 112 flowering plants Are included missing arc a number of species that make Ujj furious the Alpine Meadows in the summer. A Book Phil was All inclusive would be so encyclopedic i hat in would overwhelm a Backpack. Nevertheless one finds descriptions of such Birds As the Alpine dough Alpine Anen Lor and sardinian Warbler. To Ducalo the unwary the italian Book presents the venomous Asp Viper the French version also includes the adder. Because the two environments arc so similar most a slings Are duplicated. The italian version however includes the by the wind Sailor similar to the Drifting portuguese Man of War but not to venomous. The books Ruck Gnu v the diverse environments of Boi h France and Italy including beaches marshy lowlands the subtropical climate of Southern Daly Highlands and habitats called the Arr Ijiri and Maquis which have replaced the original forests of the Mediterranean Region. The Harri Guc is relatively open country chiefly near t he coast with Chalky soil thai makes it suitable for grazing but not farming to abounds in herbs like rhyme Rosemary Sage summer Savory and garlic. The Nia Juis by Contrail is so densely Vcelak d that it can be almost impenetrable. Because in provided cover for France s wartime  e fighters they came to be known is the c the picture ind dts Crillion Ai each  or Plant is a Cuylor Todi a  describing Ali  Ufa land  h. Furni , Heath Etc Christopher o Toole is a curator at the University museum in Oxforth. Linda Losilosi a biologist Aisi. Losi pm s Hall Tutor ill Catt Eye i Hurt. Walter Sull Lur it Taftt i Aizint it Quirt 14, 1mb  
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