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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

The Greatest Detective Stories: 1837–1914

by Graeme Davis, various authors ...

Narrated by Paul Boehmer, Maxwell Caulfield, Gabrielle de Cuir, Alex Hyde-White, John Lee, Jim Meskimen0, John Rubinstein1, Stefan Rudnicki2, Arthur Morey3, various narrators4 ...

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This masterful collection of seventeen classic mystery stories, dating from 1837 to 1914, traces the earliest history of popular detective fiction.Today, the figure of Sherlock Holmes towers over detective fiction like a colossus―but it was not always so. Edgar Allan Poe’s French detective Dupin, the hero of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” preceded Holmes’s deductive reasoning by more than forty ... Read more

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This masterful collection of seventeen classic mystery stories, dating from 1837 to 1914, traces the earliest history of popular detective fiction.Today, the figure of Sherlock Holmes towers over detective fiction like a colossus―but it was not always so. Edgar Allan Poe’s French detective Dupin, the hero of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” preceded Holmes’s deductive reasoning by more than forty
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The Rivals of Sherlock Holmes

Edited by Graeme Davis ...

This masterful collection of seventeen classic mystery stories, dating from 1837 to 1914, traces the earliest history of popular detective fiction.Today, the figure of Sherlock Holmes towers over detective fiction like a colossus—but it was not always so. Edgar Allan Poe’s Dupin, the hero of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” anticipated Holmes’ deductive reasoning by more than forty years. In A ... Read more

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This masterful collection of seventeen classic mystery stories, dating from 1837 to 1914, traces the earliest history of popular detective fiction.Today, the figure of Sherlock Holmes towers over detective fiction like a colossus—but it was not always so. Edgar Allan Poe’s Dupin, the hero of “The Murders in the Rue Morgue,” anticipated Holmes’ deductive reasoning by more than forty years. In A
... Read more
Achieving sustainable cultivation of sugarcane Volume 1

Cultivation techniques, quality and sustainability

by Andrew W. Wood, David V. Calcino, Danielle M. Skocaj, Alan P. Hurney, Peter G. Allsopp, Paul White, Dr Richard Johnson, Prof. Gaspar Korndörfer, Dr Jean-Louis Chopart, M. T. Sall, Dr Louis Jean Claude Autrey, B. Ahondokpe, G. Walter, Dr Jehangir H. Bhadha, Dr R. G. V. Bramley, Dr T. A. Jensen, A. J. Webster, A. J. Robson, Dr Rianto van Antwerpen, Philipus Daniel Riekert van Heerden, Peter Tweddle, Salem Saumtally, Ronald Ng Cheong, Vivian Rivière, Dr Hardev S. Sandhu, Dr Charley Richard, Daniel S. P. Nassif, Leandro G. Costa, Kassio Carvalho, Pedro R. Pereira, Asha Dookun-Saumtally, Dr Kathy Hurly, Richard Nicholson, Carolyn Baker, Michelle Binedell, Vaughan Koopman, Graeme Leslie, Geoff Maher, Scott Pryor, Dr Francis X. Johnson, Manoel Regis Lima Verde Leal, Dr Abraham Singels, Anne Nyambane, Dr Biksham Gujja, U. S. Natarajan, Prof. Norman Uphoff, Prof. Bernard L. Schroeder, Professor Fábio R. Marin, Dr Murilo S. Vianna ...

Series Book 37 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Provides a comprehensive review of best practice in sugarcane cultivation across the value chain from planting through to post-harvest operationsAssesses alternative uses of sugarcane for bioenergy and other applicationsAssesses the environmental impact of sugarcane cultivation ... Read more

$188.99 USD

Provides a comprehensive review of best practice in sugarcane cultivation across the value chain from planting through to post-harvest operationsAssesses alternative uses of sugarcane for bioenergy and other applicationsAssesses the environmental impact of sugarcane cultivation
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Stolen Harvest

The Hijacking of the Global Food Supply

by Vandana Shiva ...

Series series Culture of the Land
For the farmer, the seed is not merely the source of future plants and food; it is a vehicle through which culture and history can be preserved and spread to future generations. For centuries, farmers have evolved crops and produced an incredible diversity of plants that provide life-sustaining nutrition. In India alone, the ingenuity of farmers has produced over 200,000 varieties of rice, many of ... Read more

$20.49 USD

For the farmer, the seed is not merely the source of future plants and food; it is a vehicle through which culture and history can be preserved and spread to future generations. For centuries, farmers have evolved crops and produced an incredible diversity of plants that provide life-sustaining nutrition. In India alone, the ingenuity of farmers has produced over 200,000 varieties of rice, many of
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Plowman's Folly

by Edward H. Faulkner ...

Mr. Faulkner’s masterpiece is recognized as the most important challenge to agricultural orthodoxy that has been advanced in this century. Its new philosophy of the soil, based on proven principles and completely opposed to age-old concepts, has had a strong impact upon theories of cultivation around the world. It was on July 5, 1943, when Plowman’s Folly was first issued, that the author startled ... Read more

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Mr. Faulkner’s masterpiece is recognized as the most important challenge to agricultural orthodoxy that has been advanced in this century. Its new philosophy of the soil, based on proven principles and completely opposed to age-old concepts, has had a strong impact upon theories of cultivation around the world. It was on July 5, 1943, when Plowman’s Folly was first issued, that the author startled
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Biofuel Cropping Systems

Carbon, Land and Food

Edited by Hans Langeveld, John Dixon, Herman van Keulen ...

Choosing appropriate practices and policies for biofuel production requires an understanding of how soils, climate, farm types, infrastructure, markets and social organisation affect the establishment and performance of these crops. The book highlights land use dynamics, cultivation practices related to conversion and wider impacts. It explores how biofuel production chain development is steered ... Read more

$48.99 USD

Choosing appropriate practices and policies for biofuel production requires an understanding of how soils, climate, farm types, infrastructure, markets and social organisation affect the establishment and performance of these crops. The book highlights land use dynamics, cultivation practices related to conversion and wider impacts. It explores how biofuel production chain development is steered
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of maize Volume 2

Cultivation techniques, pest and disease control

by Dr Alpha Y. Kamara, Dr Wade E. Thomason, Bee Khim Chim, Mark S. Reiter, Dr Bram Govaerts, Isabelle François, Nele Verhulst, Louis Longchamps, Dr Kaushik Majumdar, Alam Sher, Shamie Zingore, Fernando García, Adrian Correndo, Dr Jagadish Timsina, Adrian M. Johnston, Dr Bao-Luo Ma, Zhigang Wang, Mr Abeya Temesgen, Dr Daniel Rodriguez, Xiaoli Liu, Caspar Roxburgh, Ariel Ferrante, Joseph Eyre, Stuart Irvine-Brown, James McLean, Martin Bielich, Dr Tadele Tefera, Theresa M. Cira, Jincai Li, Prof. T. L. Niblack, Dr Loth S. Mulunga, Dr George Mahuku, Dr P. Lava Kumar, Dr Amaere Ayalew, Martin Kimanya, Limbikani Matumba, Dr Ranajit Bandyopadhayay, A. Menkir, Dr Peter J. Cotty, Dr Youhong Song, Khawar Jabran, Mubshar Hussain, Dr Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, Vasileios P. Vasileiadis, Dr Per Kudsk, Prof. Charles Wortmann, Patricio Grassini, Roger W. Elmore, Dr Peter S. Setimela, Prof. William D. Hutchison, Dr Maurizio Sattin, Shu Fukai, Claire Farnsworth, Dr R. Khosla ...

Series Book 2 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Summarises current good agricultural practice in maize cultivation, from seed selection to nutrient management, conservation agriculture, rotations and intercropping;Reviews advances in understanding and managing diseases and pests such as viruses, nematodes and weeds;Discusses ways maize cultivation can be made more ‘climate smart’ ... Read more

$197.99 USD

Summarises current good agricultural practice in maize cultivation, from seed selection to nutrient management, conservation agriculture, rotations and intercropping;Reviews advances in understanding and managing diseases and pests such as viruses, nematodes and weeds;Discusses ways maize cultivation can be made more ‘climate smart’
... Read more
Advances in Tea Agronomy

by M. K. V. Carr ...

Tea is big business. After water, tea is believed to be the most widely consumed beverage in the world. And yet, as productivity increases, the real price of tea declines while labour costs continue to rise. Tea remains a labour intensive industry. With a distinguished career spanning over 50 years and rich experience in diverse crops, Mike Carr is eminently qualified to indulge in an intelligent ... Read more

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Tea is big business. After water, tea is believed to be the most widely consumed beverage in the world. And yet, as productivity increases, the real price of tea declines while labour costs continue to rise. Tea remains a labour intensive industry. With a distinguished career spanning over 50 years and rich experience in diverse crops, Mike Carr is eminently qualified to indulge in an intelligent
... Read more
Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 2

Cultivation techniques

by Mukesh Meena, Dr Q. Xue, J. Rudd, J. Bell, T. Marek, S. Liu, Tadesse Dessalegn, Tesfaye Solomon, Tesfaye Gebre Kristos, Abiy Solomon, Prof. Arun Kumar Joshi, Shure Seboka, Yazie Chane, Dr Bhadriraju Subramanyam, Kamala A. Roberts, Fetien Abay, Rizana Mahroof, J. R. Guarin, Dr Brian L. Beres, Vinod Kumar Mishra, Haley Catton, J. M. Clarke, K. Nilsen, D. Khitiri, X. Lin, Prof. C. J. Pozniak, K. Ammar, Dr Tinashe Chiurugwi, Simon Kerr, Simanchal Sahu, Ian Midgley, L. A. Boyd, Johnson Kamwaga, Peter Njau, Terry van Gevelt, Claudia Canales, Max Marcheselli, Dr Rajiv Kumar Sharma, Dr W. Tadesse, A Amri, Prof. Peter J. Gregory, M Sanchez-Garcia, M El-Bouhssini, M Karrou, S Patil, F Bassi, Dr M. Baum, Prof. T. Oweis, Christina K. Clarke, Dr Vijesh Krishna, Alwin Keil, Sreejith Aravindakshan, Dr Reem Aboukhaddour, Dr Senthold Asseng, Professor Thomas Döring ...

Series Book 6 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Reviews advances in cultivation practice such as seed establishment and more efficient irrigation techniques;Summarises developments in ‘climate smart’ agriculture such as conservation tillage and organic wheat cultivation;Discusses ways of supporting smallholders improve wheat cultivation in North Africa and other regions in the developing world ... Read more

$152.99 USD

Reviews advances in cultivation practice such as seed establishment and more efficient irrigation techniques;Summarises developments in ‘climate smart’ agriculture such as conservation tillage and organic wheat cultivation;Discusses ways of supporting smallholders improve wheat cultivation in North Africa and other regions in the developing world
... Read more
Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1

Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases

by Dr Jacques Le Gouis, Prof Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Prof. Martin A. J. Parry, João Paulo Pennacchi, Luis Robledo-Arratia, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Xinguo Mao, Delong Yang, Prof Ruilian Jing, Dr D. Z. Skinner, Dr Paula Bramel, Prof. A. S. Ross, Dr Ian Batey, Victoria Ndolo, Prof Trust Beta, Albrecht Serfling, Doris Kopahnke, Antje Habekuss, Fluturë Novakazi, Prof Frank Ordon, Prof. Z. A. Pretorius, Dr Kellye Eversole, M. Ayliffe, R. L. Bowden, L. A. Boyd, R. M. DePauw, Y. Jin, R. E. Knox, R. A. McIntosh, R. F. Park, R. Prins, E. S. Lagudah, Jane Rogers, Volker Mohler, Mohan Kohli, Prof. James Anderson, Dr Indu Sharma, Pramod Prasad, Subhash C. Bhardwaj, Dr Marion O. Harris, J. Jacob, Prof Beat Keller, Dr P. R. Brown, Guiping Yan, Kirk Anderson, M El-Bouhssini, Frank Peairs, Steven Xu, Prof. Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Sarina Macfadyen, Dr Abie Horrocks, Rudi Appels, Melanie Davidson, Paul Horne, Jessica Page, Dr Neil Harker, John O'Donovan, Breanne Tidemann, Catherine Feuillet, Dr Alison R. Bentley, Ian Mackay, Professor Gary L. Hein, Professor Hermann Buerstmayr, Professor Stephen Wegulo ...

Series Book 5 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and ... Read more

$220.49 USD

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and
... Read more
Achieving sustainable cultivation of rice Volume 2

Cultivation, pest and disease management

by K. Vanitha, A. Kowsalya, V. Meenakshi, D. Selvakumar, M. Kokila, Dr T Pathasarathi, Matty Demont, Martin Gummert, Bjoern Ole Sander, James Quilty, Dr D. S. Gaydon, Carilto Balingbing, Dr Nguyen Van Hung, David Nanfumba, Komlan A. Ablede, Geophrey J. Kajiru, Idriss Baggie, Elie R. Gasore, Fanny L. Mabone, Oladele S. Bakare, Illiassou Maïga Mossi, Dr V. K. Singh, Nianankoro Kamissoko, Raymond Rabeson, Keita Sékou, Wilson Dogbe, Ralph K. Bam, Famara Jaiteh, Belay A. Bayuh, Henri Gbakatchetche, Moundibaye D. Allarangaye, Delphine Mapiemfu Lamare, Prof. Bijay Singh, Ibrahim Bassoro, Zacharie Segda, Cyriaque Akakpo, Elke Vandamme, Kalimuthu Senthilkumar, Atsuko Tanaka, Amakoe Delali Alognon, Kokou Ahouanton, Abibou Niang, Jean-Martial Johnson, Buddheswar Maji, Pepijn van Oort, Ibnou Dieng, Dr Kazuki Saito, Prof. Norman Uphoff, Dr Wyn Ellis, Dr Thais Freitas, Dr Buyung A. R. Hadi, Professor Michael J. Stout, Dr Francis E. Nwilene, Emeritus Prof. E. A. Heinrichs, Dr Sukanta K. Sarangi, Maura Calliera, Prof. Ettore Capri, Dr F. G. Horgan, A. M. Stuart, G. R. Singleton, Eli Vered, N. T. My Phung, L. Mulungu, J. Jacob, N. M. Htwe, B. Douangboupha, Dr P. R. Brown, Gulshan Mahajan, Simerjeet Kaur, Dr Bhagirath Singh Chauhan, A. Surendran, A. Tariq ...

Series Book 4 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Summarises advances in cultivation practices to close yield gaps, including more efficient irrigation and nutrition techniques;Discusses innovative methods of ‘climate-smart’ cultivation such as integrated crop management and the system of rice intensification (SRI);Reviews the latest research on insect pests, weeds and integrated pest management ... Read more

$175.49 USD

Summarises advances in cultivation practices to close yield gaps, including more efficient irrigation and nutrition techniques;Discusses innovative methods of ‘climate-smart’ cultivation such as integrated crop management and the system of rice intensification (SRI);Reviews the latest research on insect pests, weeds and integrated pest management
... Read more
Land of Sweeping Plains

Managing and Restoring the Native Grasslands of South-eastern Australia

Edited by Adrian Marshall, Nicholas Williams, John Morgan ...

Native temperate grasslands are Australia’s most threatened ecosystems. Grasslands have been eliminated from across much of their former extent and continue to be threatened by urban expansion, agricultural intensification, weed invasion and the uncertain impacts of climate change. Research, however, is showing us new ways to manage grasslands, and techniques for restoration are advancing. The ... Read more

$43.19 USD

Native temperate grasslands are Australia’s most threatened ecosystems. Grasslands have been eliminated from across much of their former extent and continue to be threatened by urban expansion, agricultural intensification, weed invasion and the uncertain impacts of climate change. Research, however, is showing us new ways to manage grasslands, and techniques for restoration are advancing. The
... Read more

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