Food, Inc.: Mendel to Monsanto--The Promises and Perils of the Biotech Harvest, Paperback - Peter Pringle

For most people, the global war over genetically modified foods is a distant and confusing one. The battles are conducted in the mystifying languag...

Geoengineering is the deliberate and large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system in an attempt to mitigate the adverse effects of global...

"A fascinating book about how platform internet companies (Amazon, Facebook, and so on) are changing the norms of economic competition."--Fast Comp...

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A guide to reconciling Buddhist spirituality with the American way of life addresses the challenges of spiritual living in the modern world and off...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Brian (Temple University, USA) CreechNumber of pages: 134Collection: DisruptionsPublication date: 2021Dim...

The author shares an untold narrative of heredity, an active topic of inquiry long before Gregor Mendel planted his peas. This story involves the s...

Is crowdsourcing the future of work? This book offers a lively and critical account of the gig economy: its promises and realities, what is at stak...

A damning examination of Monsanto's ecological impact on America, through archival documents and photographsIn the second edition of this already w...

Reducere. With A New Epilogue by editor Barbara GrahamIn this groundbreaking collection, twenty-seven smart, gutsy writers explode the cliches and tell the r...

Publisher: Storey Publishing LLCAuthor(s): Brad HalmNumber of pages: 304Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 216 x 275 x 24Cover type: Paperback / sof...

Reducere. A David and Goliath battle for truth A specialist in GM foods and pesticides, the biologist Gilles-Éric Seralini has studied their toxicity and eff...

If you are interested in growing as a person and developing your member care skills, then this book is for you. "Global Member Care: The Pearls and...

Redescopera farmecul lecturii si alege-ti de pe elefant.ro carti in limba engleza scrise de autori consacrati. Iti punem la dispozitie sute de mii ...

Reducere. Contributor(s): Author: Vandana ShivaFor the farmer, the seed is not merely the source of future plants and food; it is a vehicle through which cul...

In this book, Barrett and Greene present evolving theories of performance management, the practices necessary for a good performance-based governme...

DescriptionPeter Crawford examines the life and career of the fifth-century Roman emperor Zeno and the various problems he faced before and during ...

DescriptionGrow Healthy Winter Produce Grow your own keeper crops for the chilly days of winter--and you'll be sure of putting the freshest, tastie...

A menu for an edible future. In a world expected to reach a staggering population of 9 billion by 2050, and with global temperatures rising fast, h...

A particular, narrow way of thinking about the economy is dominant in society today. This book explores how this came to be, why the system cannot ...

Reducere. All the Ship's Men: HMCS Athabaskan's Untold Stories" is a collection of personal stories of sailors on-board Canada's Tribal Class Destroyer, HMCS...

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Reducere. If you're a biotech executive, investor, deal maker, entrepreneur, or adviser--or aspire to be one--then you need to know how to build and analyze ...

Food as Communication Communication as FoodPublisher: Peter Lang Publishing IncNumber of pages: 465Publication date: 2011Dimensions: 152 x 226 x 27...

Reducere. Homer's Odyssey holds a timeless allure. It is an ancient story for every generation: the struggle of a man on a long and difficult voyage longing ...

A scientific investigation of the healing and energetic effects of crop circles - Shares the results of decades of research into crop circles, incl...

Reducere. Huw Richards set himself a challenge - to be self-sufficient by growing his own fruits and vegetables for free for a year. He succeeded, and now wa...

Reducere. Answers to science's most enduring questions from ``Can I break the light-speed barrier like on Star Trek?`` and ``Is there life on other planets?`...

Reducere. The Monk in the Garden: The Lost and Found Genius of Gregor Mendel, the Father of Genetics, Paperback

Reducere. In the fall of 1980, Genentech, Inc., a little-known California genetic engineering company, became the overnight darling of Wall Street, raising o...

DescriptionA frank, humorous exploration of interabled dating, love, and marriage Ben Mattlin's wife, ML, recalls falling in love with his confiden...