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Chinese publisher specializes in children' s books, educational materials, humanities, and popular science.
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Travel & TransportSeptember 2020Dolomiti
Personal Jo - Journal
by Alberta Magris
Look at the things of the world as they were ancient rocks made up of layers and layers of stories. Listen to what they have to say – they can connect you to the past and give you a solid foundation for the future. Fresh mountain air, changeable landscape and magical scenery: this is light and compact Staff Jo is the ideal companion during your excursions. It takes up little space in your backpack but knows how to broaden your horizons, it doesn't weigh you down but it knows how to inspire deep reflections. Majestic deer and ibex horns alternate with delicate sun-drenched flowers; the profiles of the most beautiful and well-known peaks give way to the lakes in which trees and mountains are reflected in a continuous silent dialogue. The popular stories: it seems that witches usually gather well protected by the fog that caresses the valleys. The legend of King Laurin, however, tells the origin of theenrosadira, the phenomenon whereby the peaks here take on a fabulous reddish color at dawn and dusk. Dolomite rocks can be austere, but don't be fooled! As soon as the sun's rays peek out from behind the peaks, everything changes in an instant.
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Lifestyle, Sport & LeisureTHE PINK MOUNTAINS.
A journey to the discovery of Dolomites
by Massimiliano Ossini
The mountain as a personal experience, conveyed to our most sensitive core - the realm of emotion, imagination, dreams. A pathway to the mountains seen as an environment where the slowness of our pace allows us to truly discover both ourselves and our surroundings, to connect with nature and traditions. In this sumptuously illustrated book, the author guides us to the discovery of the Dolomite mountains, leading us through valleys and to the most beautiful peaks of all of Italy. A vertical journey to the summits and a horizontal ramble through the glens to lend a voice to the Dolomites and their stories.Our mountaineering guide describes landscapes and encounters, people and places, and reveals the ancient tales linked to local traditions and legends, from the trenches of the Great War to the Wood of Violins to mountain fairytales.Each leg of the journey provides three hiking itineraries, each with a different difficulty level - from family walks to trekking paths to more challenging climbs, all detailed by the author’s personal notes and tips. In selecting the itineraries suggested the author has focused on the most breathtaking landscapes, and those that better allow visitors to appreciate the silence and quiet of the mountains and their profound beauty.
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Children's & young adult: general non-fictionJuly 2019My Mini Veneto & Venezia
Alla scoperta della terra delle gondole, delle grandi ville e del carnevale
by William Dello Russo, Monica Parussolo
Did you know that in Veneto there are ancient forests and Mountain grandiose, islands colorful and lands with bizarre shapes created by the waters?And did you know that some of the greatest masterpieces of theuntil world? That one of the most beautiful stories in the world is set in Verona?And that the Carnival Venice is the most colorful on the planet? And Venice a Verona, yes Padua at Dolomites, a book to leaf through to make an adventurous journey through fortified cities and labyrinths, ancient astronomical clocks, excursions into nature, goblins and mysteries, popular festivals and mouth-watering foods. Getting started • Nature • Animals • Venice and its islands • History • Masterpieces of art • Gardens, villas and castles • Legends, mysteries and curiosities • Verona • Padua • Characters • Adventures • Let's party! • Everyone at the table!
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Mineralogy & gemsJanuary 2009A Handbook of Minerals, Crystals, Rocks and Ores
by P.O. Alexander
The book is divided into four sections, minerals, crystals, rocks and ores. Section A incorporates nine chapterss, begins with presenting salient features of the earth--its structure and composition. The second Minerals and Mineralogy briefly tells about their diversity and their categorisation and introduces the interesting way they are named. Crystal chemistry the third is the heart and soul of mineralogy and deals in somewhat details about the building blocks of minerals -atoms and ions and the way they form diverse types of minerals are. It tries to tell why every combination of chemical compounds cannot result into a naturally occurring mineral. The fourth and fifth s deal with Properties of Minerals, physical and optical. The section describe various physical properties that are helpful in the identification both in hand specimens and as thin section under the microscope. These two s are adequately aided with a number of illustrations, photographs and photomicrographs to bring home the point. five deals with classification of minerals and their occurrence and forms a prelude to the next two s on descriptive mineralogy. Important silicate and non silicate minerals are described in s eight and nine. A brief description of mineral uses is dealt with in both descriptive mineralogy as well Section D on mineral deposits, however, the last , Mineral uses presents an overall picture and will be interesting as well as educating to students and even general reader. Section B is devoted to crystals and crystallography. one introduces the subject while two presents basic crystallographic elements. three deals with the main six crystals systems while also giving a preliminary idea about stereographic projection and x-ray crystallography. Section C covers petrology, beginning with introduction to science of petrology, rock nomenclature. two is devoted to the study of igneous rocks, including their forms, composition, textures, structures, classification and description. Sedimentary rocks is the theme of three while different aspects of metamorphic rocks including kinds and agents of metamorphism and classification and description of metamorphism. The last portion of this also considers metamorphism in the background of global tectonics. five, the rock cycle presents a concise summary of geological events that have shaped the planet earth. The last section D is what geology is all about for a man on the street and its significance in nation building--the Ore minerals. It begins with what ore is and its place in human affairs as a well as presenting the important terminology in economic geology. two deals with ore genesis and presents various hypogene and supergene process that carves out ore deposits from non economic materials. three, mineral deposits and global tectonics is becoming a very popular theme among the earth scientists. A brief introduction of the same will be certainly appreciated by the student community and prompt them for further study in this direction. A general survey of Indias mineral resources is the theme of four. It covers almost all of the commonly used ores, metallic, non metallic or fuels. The last of section D and the boom, Indian mineral industry: some facts and figures will present where our country stands in the realm of mineral resources. Latest available data of resources, production, export, import, organisations that matter and other useful facts and figures are presented.
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Geology & the lithosphereMay 2017Geology
Principles and Practical Manual
by Rajeeva Guhey
This book discusses the fundamental principles of different branches of geology prescribed in the syllabus, so that the students acquire basic knowledge of the subject. The book consists of basic concepts and practical aspects of these subjects as prescribed syllabus of Civil and Mining Engineering courses in various Universities and Institutes.
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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)The Sicilian Woman's Daughter
Four generations of mafia women
by Linda Lo Scuro
"If you loved My Brilliant Friend, The Godfather and Montalbano, you'll love this utterly gripping novel about women in organised crime in Sicily." Most victims of the mafia are the Sicilians themselves. The role of women both as perpetrators and victims has been grossly overlooked. Until now. As the daughter of Sicilian immigrants, in her teens Maria turns her back on her origins and fully embraces the English way of life. Notwithstanding her troubled and humble childhood in London, and backed up by her intelligence, beauty and sheer determination, she triumphantly works her way up to join the upper middle-class of British society. There she becomes a bastion of civility. But a minor incident wakes up feelings of revenge in her like those lurking in Maria's Sicilian origins. As she delves deeper into her mother's family history a murky past unravels, drawing Maria more and more into a mire of vendetta.
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Religion & politicsPope John XXIV.
Final Pontiff.
by James Kilcullen
Pope Pius X111 is dying, Cardinal Manzu is operating a financial scam with people outside the Vatican. To continue the scam he must obtain a fresh mandate from the new pope. Monsignor Spolverini becomes aware of the scam, but what can he do about it? The church is in dire straights. Paulo Sabbioni, a humble prelate, cannot understand how he became a bishop, never mind Patriarch of Venice; terminally ill, Cardinal Crosoli, in Florence, knows who he wantsto be the new pope, but can he do it? He also learns about the scam. His over riding concern: can the church be saved?
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Agriculture & farmingJanuary 2015Plant Nutrient Disorders
Diagnosis and Management
by A.K. Sarkar & P. Mahapatra
It is difficult to forecast the serious consequences of damage to soil health on plants, animals and human beings. Agricultural soils across the globe are affected by erosion, degradation, nutrient depletion, pollution, organic matter decline and faulty management practices. This has resulted into ‘Plant nutrient disorders due primarily to imbalances, interactions, deficiencies or toxicities of one or more plant nutrients. Quality of irrigation water and environmental stress has a profound influence on this process. The present book provides an insight into the reasons for occurrence of such nutrient disorders, methodologies to monitor soil, plant, water and environment and ways to diagnose the problem through analytical and instrumental techniques. Widespread occurrence of secondary and micronutrient deficiencies in soils have resulted into low uptake of these nutrient ions by plants with adverse impact on human and animal health. Continuous cropping without due care of efficient soil and water use, have resulted in poor crop performances with low yields in many areas. This book attempts to provide answers to some pertinent questions on the subject i.e. I.Why plant nutrient disorders occur? II. Whether these are site or crop specific? III.How best one can diagnose the problem, by adopting sound analytical techniques? IV. What are the major concerns? V. How best one can manage such disorders to sustain soil health for crop production? Implementing scientific soil management programme requires good team work among scientists, extension workers & field staff with governmental support and farmers participation. It is hoped that this book written in a simple language will be very useful for the students and teachers of Agriculture, Horticulture, Forestry, Fisheries & allied disciplines.
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Geography & the EnvironmentJanuary 2011Numerical Methods and Models in Earth Science
by Parthasarathi Ghosh
"Understanding earth systems and its dynamic behavior requires objective insights into the complex observational data sets and their interrelationships. Drawing meaningful inferences from such data is not always an easy task as the deterministic relationships between various geological variables often remain obscured. These interrelationships need to be determined empirically through the analysis of a large set of data and validated through numerical simulations. The ever widening horizon of techniques of numerical analysis and simulation now provides a good number of tools to aid the interpretation. However, due to the inherent complexity of earth science data, expert supervision is required at all stages of analysis from collection to dissemination. This ensures that the most appropriate methodology is adopted and the results remain consistent with the geological principles. Discussions on these practical issues often lie beyond the scope of textbooks and this is precisely where this book is placed. In this book eminent geoscientists present their experiences in analyzing and managing earth science data as well as in designing numerical models to simulate earth processes. Apart from giving a discourse of their own approach towards a particular research problem they also discuss at length the relative merits of alternative methodologies. These seven authoritative articles, richly illustrated, will be a valuable resource for research students and professionals interested in research and teaching in various branches of earth science like, tectonics, GPS geodesy, sedimentology, geographical information science, and evolutionary biology."
