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Dewey Decimal Number: 306.73 EAN: 9781890159016 ISBN: 1890159018 Label: Greenery Press (CA) Manufacturer: Greenery Press (CA) Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 280 Publication Date: 1997-12 Publisher: Greenery Press (CA) Studio: Greenery Press (CA) Related Items: Average Rating:
![]() Rating: - Good starting pointA great general guide to poly beginners. It covers all kinds of relationships choices, and has a great section on handling jealousy and conflict. Rating: - Awsome book! A must read for anyone living outside the box.I love love love love love love love this book. It arrived in excellnt condition as well. Rating: - Be careful taking this book to heartYou have to wonder why so many negative reviews people find helpful about this book. Being a bit in the lifestyle my wife and I were encouraged to read this book.. I have to agree with a lot of the negative reviews. The author comes across as a narcissistic teenager looking for rationalizations on why it is good to put sexual gratification above other peoples feelings. This is not for someone in a loving relationship looking to experiment with alternate life styles. According to the author if it gets in the way of your orgasm then you walk right over it. Relationships and communication on how to work things out in a realtionship be damned. I think maybe if you were single and wanted a way to justify why its ok to play the field, then this book is for you. If you are really curious about the lifestyle, and are in a relationship then I recommend looking elsewhere. Rating: - Interesting ReadI purchased this on recommendation of a friend. I found it very informative but a lot of points that were made in the book are common sense. I guess if you are thinking about this lifestyle, it is a good guide to help you put your thoughts and feeling in order. Rating: - Quick Read; Interesting Philosophy, Obvious Advice.I read this book, not really sure what I was going to get out of it. I'm not in a "poly" relationship (or even really interested in one) but I wanted to get insight into how other relationships function and how other couples interact. Particularly, how sexuality and love play a role in couples who have an open-relationship. Since it seems relevant to the other reviewers - I'll disclose that I'm a straight male in my mid-twenties in a relationship. A lot of the other reviews of this book seem to focus in on the authors narcissistic view of their relationship and the lesbian-centric aspect of the book. While I found both of those characteristics to be true, they're easy to read past and get to the real dirt of the book: that the modern concept of love, relationships and morality stems from a Beninger model of control - Western society depended on coupling and monogamy to control spread of disease, foster better child rearing, and so on. Ethics and morality that demanded monogamy were the lever used to control behavior and create societal constraints. Dossie and Easton throw this out and argue that society no longer needs this control and we can adjust our relationships (and ideas about ethics - i.e. slut) accordingly. Their practical advice, I hope, should be pretty obvious: be honest, be open, recognize and avoid jealousy, be rational, maintain constraints and give respect when due. None of their advice is really unique to polyamorous relationships and seems pretty universal among any type of relationship. I was unable to really ascertain any information about what makes polyamorous relationships any different from normal ones other than that you have to work extra hard. This book should be a quick read - if you cut out the personal anecdotes and parts where they pat themselves on the back (there are lots of those), you can crank through the book in probably about 30-45 minutes. The only thing I felt I was really able to extract from this book was Dossie and Easton's unique philosophical view about the historical context of monogamy and a more post-modern view of sexuality. After about chapter three, I didn't get much out of the book - it all seems quite obvious and is written with a moderately offensive tone of superiority. |


![]() The nüvi 360 comes with hands-free bluetooth wireles technology. See side view. |
![]() Browse your stored pictures with an easy-to-use JPEG viewer. |
![]() The device sports a handy MP3 player, letting you play songs stored on SD memory cards. |
In addition, you can easily look-up and dial numbers from your personalized phone book or from your phone's call history log. Don't know the phone number for your destination? Simply find and dial it from nüvi's database of more than six million points of interest -- including hotels, restaurants, stores, and attractions.
Navigation and Entertainment with Ease
For starters, the nüvi 360 includes a high-sensitivity integrated GPS receiver that offers exceptional performance and reception. The unit's flip-up antenna includes an MCX-type connector for optional external GPS antenna connection. Preloaded software features maps of Europe or North America, and it includes automatic routing, 2D or 3D map perspective, turn-by-turn voice directions that speak street names, and a fingertip touch screen interface -- making navigation as easy as it gets.
But navigation is just the beginning. Like the nüvi 350, the nüvi 360 also includes many entertainment and travel tools including an MP3 player, audio book player, JPEG picture viewer, travel alarm, and currency converters.
The nüvi 360 features a bright, 2.8 x 2.1-inch TFT display with white backlight for easy readability. At 3.87 x 2.91 x 0.87-inches (WxHxD) and just 5.1 ounces, the unit is small enough to be placed on the dashboard with the included suction mount, or into your pocket for easy transportability. The unit also features Garmin Lock -- an advanced anti-theft feature that disables the unit from performing any functions until you type in a specific four-digit PIN or take the unit to a predetermined location. A built-in lithium ion battery will give you up to eight hours of power, and an included 12/24 volt adapter cable will let you run the navigator off your vehicle's power. An AC battery charger is also included.
A built-in Travel Kit that includes sample MP3s and audio books will get you started with entertainment, and with the unit's SD memory card expansion slot you can add optional software, such as language and travel guides. A USB port is also included for loading and updating data.
What's in the Box
Gamin nüvi 360, Preloaded City Navigator NT North America or Europe (full coverage), vehicle suction cup mount, AC charger, 12/24 volt adapter cable, dashboard disk, USB interface cable, carrying case, owner's manual, and quick reference guide.

![]() This pocket sized personal travel assistant has a super bright, sunlight-readable color screen. See side view. |
![]() Easy control via the simple touch screen. |
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Speaking of keeping you safe, the nüvi 680 lets you make hands-free calls so you can talk freely during your worry-free driving. By integrating Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker, you can pair your nüvi with any compatible Bluetooth phone and talk hands-free while staying focused on the road. You no longer have to fumble with your phone's handset to answer a call or dial a number, just tap the 680's screen and you're instantly connected. And with 1-touch dialing for your POIs, you can quickly and conveniently call ahead to make reservations or get needed information.
![]() Simply insert a memory card to enjoy pictures, songs, and audiobooks. |
![]() You can also use the mini-USB port for tranferring files directly to the memory card. |
In additional to all this functionality, the nüvi 680 includes many must-have entertainment and travel tools such as an MP3 player, an audio book player (subscription to Audible.com required), and a JPEG picture viewer so you can take your favorite music and pictures with you wherever you go. This unit also features a world travel clock with time zones, a currency converter, a measurement converter, and a calculator so that wherever you travel it will be easy to know what you are getting and keep track of your costs. The MP3 player lets you browse music by artist, album, and/or song, while the optional audio books may be purchased from Audible.com which features over 70,000 hours of audio programs. What's more, the nüvi 680 allows further customization via optional software such as a travel guide, savings programs and language translation on plug-and-play SD cards for all your travel needs.
The Garmin nüvi 680 comes with a built-in, high-sensitivity, WAAS-enabled GPS receiver, and lets you view and operate it via its bright, LCD TFT touch-screen, wide-screen display that measures 4.3 inches (diagonal) and has a resolution of 480 x 272 pixels with 64,000 colors and a white backlight. As a whole, the nüvi 680 measures 4.9 x 2.9 x 0.9 inches (W x H x D), and weighs only 6.2 ounces for easy portability. This unit provides you with from three to seven hours of battery life (depending on use) via its rechargeable lithium-ion battery, and comes with Garmin Lock, which is an anti-theft feature to protect your investment. While you can add software via the SD card slot, the Garmin nüvi 680 also lets you interface via high-speed USB for loading data, though users should note that, like most USB mass storage devices, this unit is not compatible with Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows Me.
![]() The nüvi 680 comes ready to go right out of the box with preloaded City Navigator NT street maps, including a hefty points of interest (POIs) database with hotels, restaurants, fuel stops, ATMs, and more. |

