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Retired to the English countryside, an eighty-nine-year-old man, rumored to be a once-famous detective, is more concerned with his beekeeping than with his fellow man. Into his life wanders Linus Steinman, nine years old and mute, who has escaped from Nazi Germany with his sole companion: an African gray parrot.
What is the meaning of the mysterious strings of German numbers the bird spews out -- a top-secret SS code? The keys to a series of Swiss bank accounts? Or do they hold a significance both more prosaic and far more sinister?
Though the solution may be beyond even the reach of the once-famous sleuth, the true story of the boy and his parrot is subtly revealed in a wrenching resolution.
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A classic.......2007-09-24
Wow! While on a long trip, I listened to this book on a CD. Narrated by Michael York, perhaps it was the accent that brought the story and the language alive to me. What grabbed me was not the promise of the detective story or the tantalizing title, but just the pure beauty of the language. To think, he is an American, writing a story set in 1944 in England. Chabon writes like a natural born Englishman, not missing a beat. The book however is just too short, and that is the only complaint I have. It did feel as if my CD was abridged in places, but of course it wasn't.
The book made me go out a buy a First edition of this book, its a keeper.
Chabon is a master.
Not even the world's greatest detective could deduce the horror of the holocaust.......2007-09-03
This is an intriguing mystery story written as a tribute to Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. It is filled with strange and dramatic elements; a murder and a talking animal, a mute child and government intrigue. The protagonist is Sherlock Holmes himself, retired in old age and drawn out, in the summer of 1944, for one last investigation. And the protagonist is also a parrot, lately owned by a German Jew whose small son is the only family member to have escaped to Britain.
The parrot recites strings of numbers. Over and over again. As a modern reader, you know exactly what those numbers are from the very beginning, and when we learn that the British government is seeking out the parrot because they think it knows the keys to the German naval cipher it is almost enough to make you despair. Doesn't anybody know what's going on, what's happening at that very moment in Buchanwald and dozens of other camps?
It seems that nobody does, but Holmes, from the first, is intrigued by the numbers the parrot recites. We are reminded that this is the man who is fond of saying "When you have excluded the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth." If anyone is capable of penetrating to the improbable truth of the concentration camps it would be Sherlock Holmes.
But in the end even the greatest mind in the history of detection can't unravel this particular mystery. The cruelty involved is so large that even Holmes' jaded and cynical expectations are exceeded. The motivation is so incomprehensible that even his logic cannot deduce it. By the end he knows that something has gone undiscovered, but he cannot quite make the leap into madness needed to make the final prediction.
I am not, in general, a subtle person, and I don't enjoy books that are as much subtext as story. It is a very rare book that can tell two stories: one within the plot and the other created by the reactions of the reader to the book. But in this case Michael Chabon has produced a subtle and worthwhile book that twists what I expected from a mystery story to produce rage and despair at things missed and deeds done.
THIS ONE IS FOR THE BIRDS.......2007-09-02
My taste for "literary masterpieces" must be lacking. This homage was a mish-mash that probably has Arthur Conan Doyle turning over in his grave. Chabon submerges the reader in a clutter of virtually inconsequential "clues", characters that are limp and colorless, and a murder and a mystery that can only be characterized as run-of-the-mill. An 89 year old Sherlock Holmes, possessing limited mental capabilities, should not have wasted the precious little time left in his life attempting to resolve this mess when he could be tending his bees.
The only positive aspect of this tale was the chapter devoted to the grey parrot, Bruno. His thoughts and feelings as he attempted to escape his captor was the only inventive and refreshing part of the book, and presented this feathered fowl as more "human" and more intelligent, by far, than his mortal counterparts.
The solution to the birds utterances of strings of numbers is elementary my dear Watson.......after all it is WWII and the boy & his bird have escaped from Nazi Germany.
My final solution: Four stars for Bruno, one for the rest of the cast.
So Wanted To Love It!.......2007-08-21
What a disappointment. This book misses every mark it tries to make. A humdrum read and puny mystery unworthy of N. Drew let alone S. Holmes. Plodded through it on the hope that the final pages would make it all worthwhile; they didn't. If you are looking for an engrossing read and crackerjack mystery, don't choose this one.
Intelligent whodunit.......2007-08-13
This was a very good book, and because it is not very long, easy to finish in no time. Wished it had continued on because I enjoyed it so much. It was clever, and if you like Sherlock Holmes, you will like this book. I finished it with a smile on my face. Definitely recommend it.
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Title: Michael Chabon's manipulated final solution.(Book Review)
Author: Julia Braun Kessler
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Starred Review. Eminent attorney and Sherlockian Klinger completes the daunting mission he began with 2004's two volumes examining the original 56 short stories to feature the great detective with this robust third book containing the four Holmes novels. All the gifts that netted Klinger an Edgar Award for best critical/biographical work are again in evidence: clear definitions of obscure terms, pithy discussions of some of the issues that have puzzled and delighted Holmes fans for generations (where exactly was Watson wounded?) and lucid essays (which legend inspired The Hound of the Baskervilles?). Klinger manages the difficult feat of appealing both to those new to the world of Sherlockian scholarship and to those who can quote the stories like gospel. Ample use of illustrations, some from the novels' original appearances, adds to the enjoyment. A must-have for any serious mystery fan, this edition will stand as the benchmark for generations to come.
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A feast for any fans of the greatest detective who ever stalked the earth.
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Threads of Solidarity: Women in South African Industry, 1900-1980
Iris Berger
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Best Hotel Environmental Practices.: An article from: Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration Quarterly
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Title: Best Hotel Environmental Practices.
Author: Cathy A. Enz
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Cornell Hotel & Restaurant Administration Quarterly (Refereed)
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Volume: 40
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Title: The Big Picture: World Yearbook Looks Forward.(Brief Article)
Author: Glenn Withlam
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Breathing Easy.: An article from: E
Jennifer Bogo
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Title: Breathing Easy.
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This digital document is an article from San Diego Business Journal, published by CBJ, L.P. on August 5, 1991. The length of the article is 657 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Title: Coalition forms to block Campbell development. (alliance of interest groups opposes Campbell Industries Inc. plan to turn shipyard into a hotel/retail/tourist complex)
Author: Rick Dower
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Title: English ivy and green hospitality.(EARTH TALK: Questions & Answers About Our Environment)(environmentally friendly products)
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This digital document is a journal article from International Journal of Hospitality Management, published by Elsevier in 2006. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
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Despite its importance, environmental stewardship is not always the top priority in the hotel industry in Europe. This study investigates the influence of the geo-political, economic and socio-cultural context of a country on the environmental attitudes and pro-ecological initiatives incorporated in this sector. To illustrate the differences, hotels in Sweden and Poland were targeted and a total of 349 hoteliers participated in an e-mail-based survey. The study reveals that hotel operators generally recognize the need for environmental protection and are involved in a number of activities. The economic situation and pro-environmental efforts initiated by the government were found to have an impact on certain aspects of hoteliers' attitudes and actions. The survey has further indicated the two major directions that need to be followed when introducing environmental sustainability into the hotel industry. The first involves incorporating responsible technical and behavioural practices in the sector. The second highlights the necessity of initiating greater demand for ''green'' practices from the customers.
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Environmental Management for Hotels, The industry guide to best practice
International Hotels Environment Initiat
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Environmental Management for Hotels: A Student's Handbook
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Environmental Management for Hotels is a textbook for hospitality students that covers the relatively new field of environmental management. The reader is guided in how to make decisions which allow hotels to obtain optimum benefits for the environment whilst not threatening their own financial viability.
Students are given an understanding of both the concepts and practical implications of environmental challenges relating to hotels. The case study material incorporated ties in theory with real life, and provides an international context. The text emphasizes supervisory issues which relate to the management of hospitality operations in ways which are sensitive to the impact on the environment. The main areas of environmental management featured are: *water *energy *the indoor environment *materials and waste.
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Environmental Management in the Hospitality Industry: A Guide for Students and Managers
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As the hospitality industry grows larger, it is having an increasing effect upon the environment. Aimed at both the student and professional in the industry, this text looks at the issues individuals and businesses need to tackle, such as water usage and waste management.
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I Hate Princeton (I Hate series)
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A ROOT CANAL WOULD BE MORE HUMOROUS........1998-07-14
Complete drivel. His puerile "humor" lacks both class and imagination. Most of the "jokes" don't even pertain to anything specific about Princeton, rather they are rehashes of old put-downs with Princeton references inserted to add a semblance of relevance. In a number of cases Finebaum does not even bother to maintain that facade of pertinence (what does Don Imus have to do with Princeton?!?).
I expect that his other entries in this ill-conceived (and then published) "I Hate" series are as equally lacking in taste and comedy. Caveat emptor: a ride on the subway affords more entertainment than this offal (and would be cheaper). The most disappointing thing is the realization that I will never get those 10 minutes of my life back. Save your time AND your money.
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