Borneo and the eastern side of the Malay Peninsular are considered to be "environmentally critical" areas because of the massive deforestation that has taken place since the 1960s. This publication tr...
The resurgence of the nuclear power industry at a time when the nuclear plant I and C workforce is diminishing due to aging and retirements has been the motivation for writing this book. This book com...
The American middle-class nightmare: nothing is clean, orderly, idyllic, orromantic. In his perfectly staged, hyper-realistic tableaux, photographerGregory Crewdson (*1962) reveals the claustrophobic ...
Plant neurobiology is an emerging field of plant sciences. It covers signalling and communication at all levels of biological organization - from molecules up to ecological communities. This book pres...
The aim of this manual is to provide a comprehensive guide to the methods involved in collecting, preparing and screening plants for bioactive properties for manipulating key ruminal fermentation path...
The book treats on the change in the representation of the concepts of space and place in contemporary Irish novels. The thesis examines the interrelation between place and identity, underlying its pr...
This book, whose slashed part of the title refers to Allen Tate?s idea of poetic tension, ?derived from lopping the prefixes off the logical terms extension and intension? (Tate 1938: 283; italics in ...
This collection of short stories was birthed because a sworn "I don't like historicals" reader fell in love with what have become some of her favorite books by most of her favorite writers. Surprising...
THE RECORD-BREAKING NO.1 BESTSELLER EAT MORE. EXERCISE LESS. LOSE FAT. In his first book, Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach, reveals how to shift your body fat by eating more and exercising less. Lean in ...
The second book by the record-breaking bestselling author Joe Wicks. EAT MORE. BUILD MUSCLE. BURN FAT. "Lean in 15: The Shape Plan" introduces a new way of eating and training to build lean muscle and...
Bestselling author Joe Wicks, aka The Body Coach, has inspired thousands to transform their bodies by shifting unwanted fat and building lean muscle. In Lean in 15 - The Sustain Plan he reveals how to...
Intended for undergraduate and graduate courses in plant development, this book explains how the cells of a plant acquire and maintain their specific fates. Plant development is a continuous process o...
Analogous to genomics, which defines all genes in a genome irrespective of their functionality, metabolomics seeks to profile "all" metabolites in a biological sample irrespective of the chemical and ...
From the best-selling author of Gratitude and On the Move, a final volume of essays that showcase Sacks's broad range of interests--from his passion for ferns, swimming, and horsetails, to his final ...
Winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize, David Mamet's scalding comedy is about small-time, cutthroat real esate salesmen trying to grind out a living by pushing plots of land on reluctant buyers in a never...
'This is a refreshing look at applied economics, which the author argues should be so much more than applied econometrics plus experimental economics. What he calls vernacular economics is nothing les...
Helping therapists hone their skills for working with diverse children and families, this unique volume looks at play therapy through a multicultural lens. Experienced practitioners examine how cultur...
Philosophers have traditionally used conceptual analysis to investigate knowledge. Hilary Kornblith argues that this is misguided: it is not the concept of knowledge that we should be investigating, b...
Plant Evolution in the Mediterranean integrates a diverse and scattered literature to produce a synthetic account of plant evolutionary ecology. The central theme is differentiation, both among and wi...
Plant conservation is increasingly recognised as an outstanding global priority, yet despite considerable efforts over the last few decades, the number of threatened species continues to rise. The pra...
An effective advertising strategy is essential to stand out from the crowd. Yet time and money limitations make it difficult for entrepreneurs to get the professional help that is often sorely needed....
Can tennis really be this simple?Just ask the dozens of world-class players who have made it to the top using Oscar WegnerĹźs groundbreaking approach. But if playing tennis isnĹźt so easy for you, if ...
At a time of rapid change in post-industrial societies, this book helps readers to re-evaluate the contribution of play in childhood. Adults need to understand that children have their own play cultur...
Set within the netherworld of thoroughbred racing, this hair-raisingly funny new play by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of True West explores the classical themes of memory, loyalty, and restitutio...
The first edition of this title was published in 1990. This fully updated second edition covers all aspects of plant nematology in subtropical and tropical agriculture. It covers nematode pests of all...
In the bestseller A Woman's Place is in the Boardroom, the authors described the problem, gave comprehensive views of how it looked from both sides, and presented the arguments for positive change. Th...
Consult Residential Design for Aging In Place, the key reference for designing homes for aging people, if you seek to understand how to create effective spaces for the elderly. Interior designers, arc...
The Selby Is in Your Place was conceived when fashion and interiorsphotographer Todd Selby began taking portraits of dynamic and creativepeople—authors, musicians, artists, and designers—in their home...
Currently, there is a clear gap between the issues of biosafety and its regulation on the one hand and the technological developments in genomics on the other. In plant biotechnology, research attenti...