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EconomicsNovember 1998Agriculture and World Trade Liberalisation
Socio-environmental Perspectives on the Common Agricultural Policy
by Edited by Michael Redclift, Joseph Lekakis, George P Zanias
The impact of free trade on the environment and the employment of environmental policies as non-tariff protectionist policies are topics which are currently receiving a great deal of attention. Proponents of freer trade insist that, by leading to higher growth rates and per capita incomes, trade increases the demand for environmental quality and helps poor countries escape the poverty-generated pollution trap. The purpose of this book is to discuss the current and future issues surrounding agriculture and its relationship to trade, sustainability and the environment. It is based on selected papers from an international conference entitled ‘European Agriculture at the Crossroads: Competition and Sustainability’ held in Crete in 1996 and further updated with the European Commission’s Agenda 2000 in mind. Written by leading authorities from Europe and the USA, this book is essential reading for researchers and policy makers in agricultural economics, rural sociology, the environment and European studies.
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Tourism industrySeptember 1997Tourism and Sustainability
Principles to Practice
by Edited by M J Stabler
Tourism is at the forefront of the debate on development versus sustainability. The challenge facing the industry is how to translate principles into practice and to attain a balance between the objectives of tourism development and the long-term conservation of physical, ecological and sociocultural environments. This book addresses these issues, particularly from economic, ethical and environmental perspectives. It has been developed from selected papers presented at a conference held at Newton Rigg College, Cumbria, UK, in April 1996. It is divided into four parts, addressing: concepts, theories and methodological issues; the tourism industry’s promotion of sustainable tourism; minimising environmental impact by means of alternative forms of tourism; and policy implications. The book includes a wide range of case studies and destinations where tourism is rapidly developing in fragile environments, including Belize, Crete, Goa, the English Lake District, Madagascar, Malaysia, the Seychelles and Spain. It represents important reading for both undergraduate and postgraduate students, research workers and tourism industry practitioners, whether from the standpoint of geography, sociology, economics, management and marketing or planning.
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Science & MathematicsAugust 2018Tomatoes
by E Heuvelink
This new edition of a successful, practical book provides a comprehensive and accessible overview of all aspects of the production of the tomato crop, within the context of the global tomato industry. Tomatoes are one of the most important horticultural crops in both temperate and tropical regions and this book explores our current knowledge of the scientific principles underlying their biology and production.Tomatoes 2nd Edition covers genetics and breeding, developmental processes, crop growth and yield, fruit ripening and quality, irrigation and fertilisation, crop protection, production in the open field, greenhouse production, and postharvest biology and handling. It has been updated to:- reflect advances in the field, such as developments in molecular plant breeding, crop and product physiology, and production systems.- include a new chapter on organic tomato production.- present photos in full colour throughout.Authored by an international team of experts, this book is essential for growers, extension workers, industry personnel, and horticulture students and lecturers.
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May 2023Brunch with Brother Marcus
Recipes from the Eastern Med
by Tasos Gaitanos, Alex Large
Brunch at Brother Marcus is a weekend institution in London, and here in their first book you can find out why. Tas and Alex take the flavours of the Eastern Med to make dishes worth getting out of bed for, from simple favourites like Menemen - a spicy scrambled eggs made with peppers and tomatoes - to the sublime: think Pulled Lamb Flatbreads or Rosti with Fried Chicken and Eggs. Brunch with Brother Marcus also features recipes to make your own yoghurt, pickles, salt beef and breads as well as a drinks chapter that delivers both smoothies and fortifying cocktails such as the Brother Mary, or the alcohol-free Pomegranate Ginger Beer (sure to put a skip in your step). And there are sweets too, including traditional Baklavadika and a truly divine Portokalopita, an extraordinary orange filo pastry cake. You won’t want to brunch with anyone else.
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FictionKinder des Labyrinths / Children of the Labyrinth
by Thomas Fritz
The ever-lasting question: is it possible to reconcile technology and empathy, progress and responsibility? A tragic accident or rather a case of murder? After the deadly fall of his nephew Talos the ingenious inventor Daedalus is suspected of murder and has to leave Athens in a rush. He finds refuge at King Minos’ court, but the protection of the Crete ruler has its price: Daedalus looses the decision power over his own inventions. With the building of the Labyrinth, the human tragedy takes its course. Thomas Fritz re-tells Dädalus’ story in a powerful and visionally strong language; the reader finds himself on the dusty streets of Crete, at the simple dwellings of the locals, as an eye-witness of human happiness and tragedy - the lines between fiction and reality are blurring ...
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MemoirsMay 2011The Vagabond's Breakfast
by Gwyn, Richard
In 2006, Richard Gwyn was given a year to live. He had lost nine years of his life to vagrancy and alcoholism in the Mediterranean, principally Spain and Crete. This memoir is an account of those years; redemption via friendship, imagination, intellect, l
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Animal stories (Children's/YA)May 2012Let's Visit Athens!
Adventures of Bella & Harry
by Lisa Manzione (author), Kristine Lucco (illustrator)
Join sibling Chihuahuas Bella and Harry as they travel to Athens with their family and go to the Acropolis, the Plaka, Crete and learn about the origin of the Olympics. Along the way, local cuisine (such as spanakopita) is sampled and some basic Greek phrases are introduced to the inquisitive youngster.
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The Postman
National Award for Novel 2019
by GEORGE N. PAPADAKIS
A humble postman narrates his humble life in a humble, mountain village in post-WWII Crete. A sensitive observer of the harsh realities of village life, he is hostage to social norms, set-ups, unrequited love, and a marriage replete with secrets and lies – until one day he wakes up and acts, in a dramatic plot twist which skyrockets the narrative to its dazzling, cathartic end.
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Children of War
by Ahmet Yorulmaz
Ahmet Yorulmaz’s Children of War has had a great role in establishing peace between Turkey and Greece. The novel tells the dramatic life story of a family. Following the war that had begun in 1645 and lasted 24 years, the island of Crete which had previously been governed by the Venetians, fell under the rule of the Ottomans and the Turks were to remain there for two and a half century. However, due to worsening conditions; they were eventually forced to abandon the island. With his sad and emotional novel Children of War, Ahmet Yorulmaz lays out the painful story of a family forced to leave their homeland following the Turkish War of Independence.
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Autobiography: generalMay 2002Almost a Hero
by Alex Clark
Almost A Hero is the personal account of an ordinary private in the Royal Marines, detailing his experiences from the abortive attempt to halt the German invasion in Crete in 1941, to his subsequent four year incarceration in a German prisoner of war camp. Alex Clark spent most of his war not having the faintest clue about what was going on around him, or why. His story, told without the benefit of hindsight or reference to military strategy, strongly evokes his feelings at the time; confusion, terror, uncertainty. He tells it with surprising clarity, as if it happened yesterday, and with enormous humility and humour. The foreword by His Royal Highness, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh indicates it's historical value 'It was only after reading this account that I discovered what happened to those who could not be evacuated'. A remarkable account of personal courage and tenacity.
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Agency in Ancient Writing
by Joshua Englehardt
Individual agents are frequently evident in early writing and notational systems, yet these systems have rarely been subjected to the concept of agency as it is traceable in archeology. Agency in Ancient Writing addresses this oversight, allowing archeologists to identify and discuss real, observable actors and actions in the archaeological record. Embracing myriad ways in which agency can be interpreted, ancient writing systems from Mesoamerica, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Crete, China, and Greece are examined from a textual perspective as both archaeological objects and nascent historical documents. This allows for distinction among intentions, consequences, meanings, and motivations, increasing understanding and aiding interpretation of the subjectivity of social actors. Chapters focusing on acts of writing and public recitation overlap with those addressing the materiality of texts, interweaving archaeology, epigraphy, and the study of visual symbol systems. Agency in Ancient Writing leads to a more thorough and meaningful discussion of agency as an archaeological concept and will be of interest to anyone interested in ancient texts, including archaeologists, historians, linguists, epigraphers, and art historians, as well as scholars studying agency and structuration theory
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FictionFriday to Monday
by Antonis Tsirikoudis
This fascinating, autobiographical debut novel tells the story of the long-term relationship of a gay couple set in contemporary Greece, and more specifically in a run-down area of the city of Heraklion, Crete, also known as Lakkos (Greek for “the pit”). The couple moves into one of the remaining crumbling old dwellings in the area and one of them, an Australian artist, has the idea of reviving the area through an art project. As a result, artists from all over the world flock in, beautifying Lakkos with wall paintings. The narrator, the partner of the Australian artist, is a Greek male in his late thirties. The story of the beautification of Lakkos takes him back to his own attempt as a teenager to “beautify” himself, when his main purpose in life was to avoid repeating the dysfunctional patterns of his parents' life and forces him to face the fact that his success in doing so was just an illusion. The visiting artists function as a temporary distraction from the couple's issues, which eventually come to the surface and demand immediate attention. As the story unfolds, Greece is in deep financial and refugee crises, a country under surveillance and a place where the word 'hope' is almost extinct. As the story draws to a close, the reader is offered a choice between two different endings and can decide whether the couple will stay together or fall apart.
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The ArtsThe Turner Erotica
A Biographical Novel
by Robert J. Begiebing
The Turner Erotica: A Biographical Novel by Robert J. Begiebing. J. M. W. Turner (1775-1851), the greatest British landscape painter and one of the most revolutionary influences on Western art since the eighteenth century, left upon his death a rich and varied legacy to Britain’s National Gallery, including more than 19,000 sketch studies containing considerable erotica. When John Ruskin, Turner’s greatest supporter at the time, discovered the erotic works, he, with the help of National Gallery Keeper Ralph Wornum, burned most of the material they found offensive. The Turner Erotica follows narrator William James Stillman (the young American artist, Consul to Rome and Crete, friend of Ruskin, and acquaintance of Turner) as he pursues a dangerous quest across Britain, Europe, and New England to discover and save the few remaining studies that through theft and betrayal escaped Ruskin’s outraged fire. In his quest, Stillman enlists the help of Pre-Raphaelite William Rossetti, the liberated American painter Allegra Fullerton, and Sir Richard Burton (the greatest linguist, swordsman, pistol-shot, and covert agent for the British government in the 19th century). Stillman’s obsession with the surviving erotic studies arises out of their potential value to British art history and his deep sense that the studies contain a secret clue to the master’s celebrated body of public work.
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Computer scienceMay 2014Data Scientist
by Zacharias Voulgaris, PhD
As our society transforms into a data-driven one, the role of the Data Scientist is becoming more and more important. If you want to be on the leading edge of what is sure to become a major profession in the not-too-distant future, this book can show you how. Each chapter is filled with practical information that will help you reap the fruits of big data and become a successful Data Scientist: Learn what big data is and how it differs from traditional data through its main characteristics: volume, variety, velocity, and veracity. Explore the different types of Data Scientists and the skillset each one has. Dig into what the role of the Data Scientist requires in terms of the relevant mindset, technical skills, experience, and how the Data Scientist connects with other people. Be a Data Scientist for a day, examining the problems you may encounter and how you tackle them, what programs you use, and how you expand your knowledge and know-how. See how you can become a Data Scientist, based on where you are starting from: a programming, machine learning, or data-related background. Follow step-by-step through the process of landing a Data Scientist job: where you need to look, how you would present yourself to a potential employer, and what it takes to follow a freelancer path. Read the case studies of experienced, senior-level Data Scientists, in an attempt to get a better perspective of what this role is, in practice. At the end of the book, there is a glossary of the most important terms that have been introduced, as well as three appendices - a list of useful sites, some relevant articles on the web, and a list of offline resources for further reading. Dr. Zacharias Voulgaris was born and raised in Greece. Upon completing a 5-year Engineering degree at the Technical University of Crete, he enrolled in the City University of London for a Masters course in Information Systems and Technology. Afterwards, he pursued a PhD in Birkbeck College (University of London), under the joint supervision of Prof. G. Magoulas and Prof. B. Mirkin, in the field of Machine Learning. Upon receiving his doctorate, he was recruited by the Georgia Institute of Technology as a research fellow. Since January 2013 he has been working as a Data Scientist.
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Fortune-telling & divinationSeptember 2021The Power of Symbols, Sacred Images for Meditation and Divination
Immagini Sacre per Meditare e Divinare
by Stefano Fusi
THE POWER OF SYMBOLS Sacred Images for Meditation and Divination by Stefano Fusi Artwork by Stefano Fusi Product Details 41 cards + 68-page guidebook+gold extra thin point marker Guide book size: 85 x 130 mm Card size: 85 x 130 mm ISBN: 978-1-955680-03-5 Imprint: Edizioni LAlbero All our oracles are designed and printed in Italy using only 100% ecofriendly material and non toxic inks and varnishes. Symbols are the signs that reveal and perpetuate the unlimited universe in our world and in our common life. They reveal meanings beyond those obvious to the senses and to our rational sphere. They exist before we can imagine or think about them: like genes and DNA on the physical plane, symbols pre-exist us, they carry with them the original instructions of life. They exist in nature and we have then encoded them to express in perceptible and comprehensible forms the essential forces that structure existence since the beginning. They are a synthetic map of the motions of what we call energy.The Power of Symbols is a deck of 41 Oracles with guide book.
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PERANAN GURU RABBANI DALAM KELANGSUNGAN PENDIDIKAN TAUHIDIK
by Author: Ab Aziz Yusof Al-Besuti
Pendidikan Tauhidik digerakkan oleh Guru Rabbani merupakan pendidikan yang mengutamakan peningkatan nilai kemanusiaan. Mereka berusaha menyuburkan kasih sayang di sebalik kesukaran dan cabaran yang dihadapi semasa mendidik. Bagi mereka, setiap cabaran membawa bersama peluang untuk menambahbaik kualiti Pendidikan Tauhidik. Semangat mendidik terus subur dan pengalaman terus diperkayakan bila setiap kali berhadapan dengan cabaran. Mereka sentiasa bermuhasabah dalam setiap gerak kerja bagi memastikan tindakan yang diambil akan mendapat keredaan daripada Allah Subhanahu wa taala. Sejajar dengan ini, mereka sentiasa bersiapsiaga untuk mengemaskini ilmu pengetahuan, kemahiran dan kepakaran dalam bidang pendidikan yang telah dipilih sebagai kerjaya. Kesediaan untuk membuktikan Pendidikan Tauhidik sebagai pendekatan yang terbaik mendorong Guru Rabbani untuk bersikap lebih terbuka, lebih penyayang, lebih empati dengan bertindak secara kritis, kreatif dan inovatif. Mereka akan lebih peka, proaktif dan berstrategik dalam mendapatkan kaedah pengajaran dan pembelajaran yang terbaik. Mereka akan berpedomankan ajaran Islam dengan menjadikan para anbiya sebagai model guru terbaik untuk diteladani dalam menjayakan pendekatan Pendidikan Tauhidik.
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FictionJuly 2013Beasts Within
by Clive Gilson
Do you love the dark heart of story-telling? Do you love magical tales with an edge? In this collection of short stories you'll meet the Gambling Man and wonder why your soul feels as though its been yanked from its moorings......the Countess and the Mechanic will make you look again at things spectral that you thought you already knew......and then there's the Marchese, once a friend of the infamous Cesare Borgia and still going strong in the twenty-first Century.Beasts Within continues Clive's development of tales rooted in the darkly fantastic hearts of the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Anderson, introducing new characters and new twists to themes that Clive has written successfully about for many years now.
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Cookery dishes & coursesREMARKABLE RECIPES
from the people who really know about extra virgin olive oil - the producers
by Judy Ridgway
Who should know more about cooking with extra virgin olive oil than the growers and producers of the olive oil world? REMARKABLE RECIPES is a wonderful collection of 76 easy-to-make dishes from just these people. Some are traditional recipes, others are family favourites and yet others are modern creations from gifted cooks but they are all quite different to the recipes found in general cookbooks of the regions.
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Literature & Literary StudiesMarch 2021How to Think Like Ulysses
What the Classics Can Teach Us about Life
by Bianca Sorrentino
What can the Trojan War tell us about women’s empowerment and immigration? What can the myth of Ulysses tell us about human agency when it is pitted against seemingly unsourmountable circumstances? And what about Orpheus? What can his figure teach us about humanity and its relationship with death? We tend to look at the Classics as dusty, as things from the past, something to study in a college course, but the truth is that they are far more modern than we think, and they can shed a marvellous light on what it means to be humans in the 21st century. Written with a charming levity that cleverly masks years of research, How to Think Like Ulysses is a heartfelt plea to rediscovers the literary wonders of the ancient world and to heed their lesson: life in our contemporary world may be very much different from Athens in the 5th century B.C., but perhaps we didn’t change as much.
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Biomedical engineeringJanuary 2013Goat Production and Health Management
by Satish Kumar Jindal
Goats have a bright future as a domestic animal because of its continued usefulness and generation of new information to maintain this species in a more sustainable and profitable manner. Goat farming requires less capital to start and maintain than cattle or buffalo farming. Goat also has a higher reproductive rate as compared to cattle or buffaloes. Goat can sustain itself on marginal lands where other species of livestock may not even survive. The book has put emphasis on goat production in India but lot of information from world over is mentioned. Goats have been a major part of the research and development programmes aimed at poverty alleviation via the use of small ruminants. Research is of little use if its results are not disseminated and this book is part of the strategy for the dissemination and promotion of the research results to ensure that poor and under-resourced farmers benefit. The publication is expected to provide a useful reference source for all those who are interested in goats.
