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Paperback. Zustand: Fine. 366pp. Photos on request. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Octavo, paperback,230 pp.,colour photographs, maps. Although heavily urbanised, Hong Kong is 80% countryside and is home to 480 bird species. Many bird species have adapted to urban life. This book summarises the collective knowledge of local experts and connects the birds to their habitat requirements. These include wetlands, forests, scrubland, farmland and urban parks.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. 1st Edition. 331 pp., xvii. '1' in number line. Following the Preface and Acknowledgments, Contents divided into 25 Chapters in 3 Parts: Part I: INTRODUCTION: THE PROBLEM (1) Rosalie A. Kane, "Everyday in Nursing Homes: ' The Way Things Are ' "; (2) Steven S. Foldes, "Life in an Institution: A Sociological and Anthropological View"; (3) Arthur L. Caplan, "The Morality of the Mundane: Ethical Issues Arising in the Daily Lives of Nursing Home Residents"; Part II: CASES AND COMMENTARIES (4) [Editors], "About the Case" [Each Case is accompanied by a Commentary, with Commentator Name preceding the Case]: (5) Ruth Macklin, "Good Citizen, Bad Citizen"; (6) Margaret P. Battin, "The Chair and Other Public Space"; (7) James F. Childress, "If You Let Them They'd Stay in Bed all Morning: The Tryanny of Regulation in Nursing Home Life"; (8) Stephen H. Miles and Greg A. Sachs, "Intimate Strangers: Roommates in Nursing Homes", Case Commentary: "Accommodating Room and Roommate Preferences"; (9) Rosemarie Tong, "Till Death Do Us Part: Married Life in Nursing Homes"; (10) Mary Ellen Waithe, "Thought for Food: Nursing Home Meals", Case Commentary: "Something to Chew On"; (11) Laurence B. McCullough, "Phone Privileges"; (12) Robert Schwartz, "Guardian Angles"; (13) Reinhard Priester, "Leaving Homes: Residents on Their Own Recognizance"; (14) Andrew Jameton, "Let My Persons Go! Restraints of the Trade"; (15) Mila Ann Aroskar, "Bathing: On the Boundaries of Health Treatment"; (16) Sara T. Fry, "Caring on Demand: How Responsive is Responsive Enough?"; (17) Diane K. Kjervik, "Beyond the Call of Duty: A Nurse's Aide Uses Her Judgment"; (18) Terrie Wetle, "Death of a Resident", Case Commentary: "Care of the Dying and the Newly Dead"; (19) Martin Benjamin, "Dressing for ' Success ' "; (2-) David J. Mayo, "Tips and Favors", Case Commentary: "Private Contracts Between Residents and Staff"; (21) Harry R. Moody, "Finding a Home"; (22) Loren E. Lomasky, "Letter of the Law: Evictions from Homes"; Part III: TOWARD SOLUTIONS (23) Mila Ann Aroskar, Ene Previous owner nameing Staff: Transforming the Nursing Services"; (24) Iris C. Freeman, "Developing Systems That Promote Autonomy: Policy Considerations"; (25) Rosalie A. Kane, Arthur L. Caplan, Iris C. Freeman, Mila Ann Aroskar, and Ene Kristi Urv-Wong, " Avenues to Appropriate Autonomy: What Next?"; Contributors, pp. 319--323; Index, pp. 325-331. NO Jacket. Blue boards with bright white lettering on front cover and spine. Previous owner name and origin of purchase discreetly on inside top left front cover, else unqualifiedly As New: Strong binding (NO cracks); sharp corners (NO bumps or curls); NO remainder marks; NO rubbing wear. Clean text. Several News items included (NO offsetting).