Plant Theory

In our age of ecological disaster, this book joins the growing philosophical literature on vegetable life to ask how our present debates about biop...

Reducere. The revised edition of the bestselling textbook, covering both classical and molecular plant breeding Principles of Plant Genetics and Breeding int...

Reducere. A secret history of philosophy grafting theory onto science, combining art and storytelling to bring Western thought back to its roots.

DescriptionIn this 1982 book, the theory of games, first developed to analyse economic behaviour, is modified so that it can be applied to evolving...

Written in a fast-paced thriller style, The Goal is the gripping novel which is transforming management thinking throughout the Western world. The ...

Reducere. DescriptionCovert Plants contributes to newly emerging discourses on the implications of vegetal life for the arts and culture. This stretches to c...

Reducere. The only textbook of its kind, Clinical Herbalism: Plant Wisdom from East and West is an ideal resource for anyone interested in herbal therapy. Wi...

Suitable for students of horticulture, this book teaches the theory of horticultural science as well as the practice of horticulture itself. It is ...

This book provides all the information any ship modeller interested in powering a model boat using live steam will need: both the basic theory cove...

DescriptionHow do plant and animal populations change genetically to evolve and adapt to their local environments? How do populations grow and inte...

In this indispensable new resource both for the home apothecary and clinical practitioners, a celebrated herbalist brings alive the elemental relat...

A groundbreaking approach to scale and scaling in ecological theory and practice Scale is one of the most important concepts in ecology, yet resear...

Drawing on the history of architecture, media theory, cultural anthropology, and urban studies, Best Practices pairs photographic documentation wit...

This book enhances our understanding of biological control, the suppression of populations of pests and weeds by living organisms, combining theory...

Evolution is one of the most fundamental principles that governs life. Its actions may be subtle, but they can be observed every day, such as preda...

Reducere. Since prehistory, humans have used a range of psychedelic drugs for communion with the gods, connection with nature, or for the pure pleasure and w...

Reducere. DescriptionSince prehistory, humans have used a range of psychedelic drugs for communion with the gods, connection with nature, or for the pure ple...

Alex Rogo is a harried plant manager who has been given 90 days to save his failing factory. If he doesn't improve the plant's performance, corpora...

Reducere. The Formation of Vegetable Mould Through the Action of Worms-With Observations on Their Habits is a classic biology essay by Charles Darwin. From h...

DescriptionFully updated with new content and full-color figures throughout, the second edition of this successful book reflects the impact of clim...

In this revolutionary treatise, J.W. Armstrong puts the compelling case that all diseases (except those caused by traumatism or structural disorder...

Reducere. The worldwide church is more interconnected than ever before, with missionaries going from everywhere to everywhere. Africans work with Australians...

Clear and concise, this easy-to-use text offers an introductory course on the language of gene cloning, covering microbial, plant, and animal syste...

Reducere. DescriptionAn apparently contradictory yet radically urgent collection of texts tracing the genealogy of a controversial current in contemporary ph...

The pace, intensity, and scale at which humans have altered our planet in recent decades is unprecedented. We have dramatically transformed landsca...

Description Applied Thermodynamics for Engineering Technologists provides a complete introduction to the principles of thermodynamics for degree le...

Reducere. How do new species evolve? Although Darwin identified inherited variation as the creative force in evolution, he never formally speculated where it...

DescriptionWritten in exile from Germany, this potent study of Europe's most controversial composer explodes the frontiers of musical and cultural ...

DescriptionIt is widely understood that Charles Darwin's theory of evolution completely revolutionized the study of biology. Yet, according to Davi...

Reducere. Biology? No Problem! This Big Fat Notebook covers everything you need to know during a year of high school BIOLOGY class, breaking down one big bad...

Edible Forest Gardens is a groundbreaking two-volume work that spells out and explores the key concepts of forest ecology and applies them to the n...