National Geographic January 2010
CONDITION Very Good, clean pages, light wear, no spine crease
CONTENTS
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A Better Life With Bionics – The blind can see, a
one-armed woman can fold her shirts. By Josh Fischman; Photographs by Mark
Thiessen
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Sublime Scottish Islands – Some call the Hebrides bleak.
They’re not paying attention. By Lynn Warren; Photographs by Jim Richardson
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Asia’s Wildlife Trade – Demand for pets and medicines
drives illegal trafficking. By Bryan Christy; Photographs by Mark Leong
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Restless Spirits – In modern-day China, the dead still
make demands. By Peter Hessler; Photographs by Ira Block
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Befriending Nemo – Clownfish captivate moviegoers,
scientists—and anemones. By James Prosek; Photographs by David Doubilet
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The Singapore Solution – The “minister mentor” wields a
big carrot and a big stick. By Mark Jacobson; Photographs by David McLain
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Editor’s Note
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Letters
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Your Shot
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Visions of Earth
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Conservation – Backing Big Cats – The NGS Big Cats
Initiative aims to keep top felines form sliding toward extinction.
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Space – Wanted: Moon Rocks – NASA has a cache. Samples
are sold on eBay. Then there’s the black market.
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Health – The Cost of Care – Which country leads the world
in health care spending per person?
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Technology – Mummies Bare All – Lady Hor was really a
sir. That’s one of the many surprises from high-tech scans.
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Environment – Quashing Kudzu – The vine covers eight
million U.S. acres—and counting. A killer fungus aims to take it down.
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The Big Idea – Hitting Viruses Where They Live – A radical
new strategy could outwit the wily, ever mutating parasites.
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Inside Geographic
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Flashback
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Geo Puzzle
ON THE COVER
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This revolutionary prosthetic limb can match the real
thing. With 20 motors, it is nearly as strong and dexterous. Photo by Mark
Thiessen
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