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      • Trusted Partner
        Medicine
        April 2018

        Bovine Tuberculosis

        by Mark Chambers, Stephen Gordon, Francisco Olea-Popelka, Paul Barrow

        This book is contemporary, topical and global in its approach, and provides an essential, comprehensive treatise on bovine tuberculosis and the bacterium that causes it, Mycobacterium bovis. Bovine tuberculosis remains a major cause of economic loss in cattle industries worldwide, exacerbated in some countries by the presence of a substantial wildlife reservoir. It is a major zoonosis, causing human infection through consumption of unpasteurised milk or by close contact with infected animals. Following a systematic approach, expert international authors cover epidemiology and the global situation; microbial virulence and pathogenesis; host responses to the pathogen; and diagnosis and control of the disease. Aimed at researchers and practising veterinarians, this book is essential for those needing comprehensive information on the pathogen and disease, and offers a summary of key information learned from human tuberculosis research. It will be useful to those studying the infection and for those responsible for controlling the disease.

      • Trusted Partner
        Zoology & animal sciences
        May 2021

        Nutrition and Feeding Organic Cattle

        by Robert Blair

        Organic cattle farming is on the increase, with consumer demand for organic milk and meat growing yearly. Beginning with an overview of the aims and principles behind organic cattle production, this book presents extensive information about how to feed cattle so that the milk and meat produced meet organic standards, and provides a comprehensive summary of ruminant digestive processes and nutrition. Since the publication of the first edition, global consumers have increasingly become concerned with the sustainability of meat production. Here, Robert Blair considers the interrelationships of sustainable practices and profitability of organic herds, reviewing how to improve forage production and quality, and minimizing the need for supplementary feeding using off-farm ingredients. This new edition also covers: - Managing a recurrent shortage of organic feed ingredients, due to increased GM feed crop cultivation worldwide - Current findings on appropriate breeds and grazing systems for forage-based organic production - Diet-related health issues in organic herds and the effects of organic production on meat and milk quality. Required reading for animal science researchers, advisory personnel that service the organic milk and beef industries and students interested in organic milk and meat production, this book is also a useful resource for organic farming associations, veterinarians, and feed and food industry personnel.

      • Trusted Partner
        The Arts

        The Civilization of Paper in Villages

        An Investigation and Research on the Culture of Papercutting of Ethnic Minorities in China

        by Qiao Xiaoguang

        The Civilization of Paper in Villages: An Investigation and Research on the Culture of Papercutting of Ethnic Minorities in China is a monographic series presenting the field research studies on Chinese traditional papercut conducted by the Intangible Cultural Heritage Research Center of the Central Academy of Fine Arts for 15 years. The series has 8 volumes, archiving for the first time the research information about Chinese papercut, a world-class intangible cultural heritage and more than 20 ethnic minorities such as Tibetan, Dai, Hani, and Bulang. With a total of more than 2 million Chinese words and nearly 10,000 pictures, it shows the readers the diversity of ethnic culture and paper-cutting art in China.

      • Trusted Partner
        Children's & YA
        January 2020

        On the Move

        by Art studio Agrafka (Authors), Art studio Agrafka (Illustrators)

        The universe is always on the move: Nothing in it remains completely at rest. Movement is natural: The Earth, the water on it, the atmosphere, the continents, and all living organisms exist in a state of constant motion. We walk, run, jump, crawl, swim, and fly. We travel. This book is about movement and travel—not only by people, but also that of animals, plants, the wind, water, and our planet. It describes journeys for the purpose of trade and commerce, journeys for the purpose of pleasure and repose or for survival, as well as scientific expeditions and pilgrimages. It’s about migrations, maps, navigation, and, finally, about finding your own path. Travellers often hear questions associated with "where" and "where from:" "Where are you going?", "Where are you from?" This book is a visual and intellectual expedition through thousands of years of movement, in search of answers to these as well as many other questions related to movement.       From 6 to 9 years, 2896 words Rightsholders: Ivan Fedechko,  ivan.fedechko@starlev.com.ua

      • Poetry

        Microdoses

        A poetry book written by Enrique Bunbury, focusing on his personal life and microdoses as a form of self-discovery.

        by Enrique Bunbury

        MicroDosis is a diary written during the last two years in which Enrique Bunbury decides to experiment in his conscience the ingestion of microdoses of psilocybin. The genre chosen by the author to narrate this inner journey is poetry. In this way Bunbury consolidates his incursion into literature after the appearance in 2021 of his first collection of poems Exilio Topanga (La Bella Varsovia) adding to the aesthetic features present in that one an atmosphere of psychedelia and a critique of "the mental norm" of the system. MicroDosis is an experiential and intimate book that contemplates the daily routine with eyes that open without hesitation the doors of another perception. Space and time acquire a new depth, just as they do in Krishnamurti's diaries, grafting onto its passages the heritage of the American beat generation, the oneirism of David Lynch and a very filmic plasticity that runs through Los Angeles with a neural network in flames. Taking the words of Vicente Gallego in his prologue: "Of that extinction of oneself in the cosmic amplitude, of those inner journeys where the familiar becomes unacceptable and the prodigious dawns to its prodigality the pages of this book written with his underpants off, but full of affection for everything, including the always vain spectacle of this world, speak to us." Four editions since March 2023 6000 copies sold

      • Fiction
        June 2012

        Las cartas robadas

        by Lorenzo de Medici

        Some lost in the seventeenth century jewelry, a secret box Rubens, murder and intrigue where nothing is what it seems. Paris, 1623. A secret letters. Some jewelry missing. An encryption code. A Queen and court painter. Camogli, Italy, 2010. Break Ann Carrington, Professor of History in the United States, are complicated when he learns of the death of Professor Scoppetta, whom he had summoned to show him some unpublished letters written by Maria de 'Medici, and reveal a secret. Who is behind this murder? What interests are behind the research that was conducted Professor Scopetta? Ann Carrington Will continue with it and crack the code that Rubens used to communicate with Queen Maria de 'Medicis? Lorenzo de 'Medici, a direct descendant of the legendary Italian family Medici captivates readers with a novel full of interesting historical details and appealing characters in which recounts one of the most unknown episodes of his illustrious predecessors.   BIC CODE; FV – FJH – FFH BISAC CODE; FIC014000 FIC022020

      • We Humans

        by Dieter Böge and Bernd Mölck-Tassel

        In this extraordinary and multifaceted book Dieter Böge and Bernd Mölck-Tassel are trying to find out what makes us humans, what we are and how we tick. Some of us can do things that are unique, we speak 6000 different languages, but together we can achieve thongs that no other creature is able to. And we all have a lot in common: we humans can be mean (sometimes), we’re curious, we can feel happy or furious, we want a home and to be healthy. Yes, amongst all our differences, we humans are actually very similar! This book makes us look at life and human beings in a different was, and teaches us to appreciate who we are.

      • Graphic novels: Manga
        June 2020

        Picture-story book of Romance of the Three Kingdoms (60 books)

        by Luo Guanzhong, Liu Jie

        Romance of the Three Kingdoms, written by Luo Guanzhong in the 14th century, is a Chinese historical novel based upon events in the turbulent years near the end of the Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms era of China, which is acclaimed as one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature. With more than 6000 illustrations, this Chinese comic series fully and coherently tells the story of Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The skillful use of traditional line-drawing techniques and the detailed interpretation of the essence of literary masterpieces created a precedent for comics script in Chines classical literature.

      • Natural disasters
        December 2004

        Flash Flood Forecasting Over Complex Terrain

        With an Assessment of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California

        by Committee to Assess NEXRAD Flash Flood Forecasting Capabilities at Sulphur Mountain, California, National Research Council

        The nation's network of more than 130 Next Generation Radars (NEXRADs) is used to detect wind and precipitation to help National Weather Service forecasters monitor and predict flash floods and other storms. This book assesses the performance of the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD in Southern California, which has been scrutinized for its ability to detect precipitation in the atmosphere below 6000 feet. The book finds that the Sulphur Mountain NEXRAD provides crucial coverage of the lower atmosphere and is appropriately situated to assist the Los Angeles-Oxnard National Weather Service Forecast Office in successfully forecasting and warning of flash floods. The book concludes that, in general, NEXRAD technology is effective in mountainous terrain but can be improved.

      • Stalingrad - Die stillen Helden

        Das Schicksal der Sanitätseinheiten im Kessel

        by Reinhold Busch

        Stalingrad steht für den Wendepunkt des Zweiten Weltkrieges, für das völlige Versagen der deutschen Führung und für die sinn- und gewissenlose Aufopferung einer ganzen Armee. Noch heute, mehr als 75 Jahre später, ist ihr Opfer im historischen Bewusstsein präsent. Rund 150.000 deutsche Soldaten starben in den Monaten der Schlacht um Stalingrad. 91.000 Mann gingen in sowjetische Kriegsgefangenschaft und einem ungewissen Schicksal entgegen – nur rund 6000 von ihnen sollten nach entbehrungsreichen Jahren ihre Heimat wiedersehen. In aller Not und allem Elend stets hautnah mit dabei waren die mehr als 10.000 Angehörigen der Sanitätseinheiten im Kessel, die ihren Dienst an Verwundeten und Kranken unter widrigsten Umständen bis zur völligen körperlichen Erschöpfung verrichteten – teils unter Aufopferung ihres eigenen Lebens. Im vorliegenden Buch verbinden sich packende Zeitzeugenberichte mit zahlreichen erstmals gezeigten Privataufnahmen zu einem einzigartigen Dokument menschlicher Größe und stillen Heldentums.

      • April 2017

        MOTHER NATURE

        by Julia Pérez Villegas, Alba, La Pintora de Somnis

        La madre naturaleza es una historia en rima que te lleva a un viaje por el mundo animal.  ¡Más de 6000 copias vendidas! Esta historia trata sobre el vínculo especial que se forma entre las madres mamíferas y sus crías. Cada página de este libro demuestra el amor, el apego y el disfrute que se encuentran entre una madre y su descendencia, desde el koala hasta la ballena, el chimpancé, el perro ... hasta la madre humana.

      • Drews' Animal Life

        The somewhat different book of animals

        by Judith Drews

        Funny, absurd and impressive facts combined with a bit of geography and history make sure the information stays in your head, not only in that of children but certainly also of adults. And of course, the beautiful design and the colourful illustrations makes sure that you will get lost in this book.

      • The Arts

        Bauhaus Women Designers

        History of a silent revolution

        by María Vadillo

        In 1919, Walter Gropius founded the Staatliche Bauhaus in Weimar (Germany): a place for construction. The project was born as a utopian school in which to train, integrating various artistic disciplines through the object and architecture, the new craftsmen that would be demanded for a sweeping beginning of the century. An idea that would evolve into design from its headquarters in Dessau with the famous "art and technology: a new unity". However, the intellectual recognition of the Bauhaus is a fact that historically focused on its male protagonists, forgetting a number of women artists, designers, set designers, painters or architects trained there who contributed decisively to this "revolution", and whose work in the imaginary about the Bauhaus has remained invisible, despite developing their respective careers with an unquestionable international impact. With this work, Marisa Vadillo fills this gap, completing the reality of the school by recounting the outstanding role of these fundamental authors in an unrepeatable episode of twentieth-century art.

      • Romance
        December 2014

        Border of Fire - Border of Ice

        by Sture Stiernlof

        A dramatic, sensual and captivating love and escape story, set in the harsh reality of the Cold War in Europe and topical as never before now that a new cold war threatens to divide the European continent again.     Lena, a young violinist from the Soviet Union, meets Leo, a writer from the West, in East Berlin. And intense and erotic love affair begins, and Leo is gradually drawn into Lena's highly dangerous plan to defect to the West with her brother and two friends across the death strip separating East and West Germany.    The escape fails dramatically, and Leo and Lena seem to have lost each other forever. But later, in Leningrad, Lena develops a new, bold plan: To escape across the desolate wilderness border between Finland and Russia in midwinter.    However, first Lena must work at a kolkhoz on the Kola Peninsula north of the Arctic Circle. It is a godforsaken, cold and dirty place, and she meets hostility, hardship and brutality. The dramatic escape takes place on New Year's Eve. Militia checkpoints, border patrols, wolf packs, Soviet elite forces and brutally cold weather are a constant threat in the dark, empty ice-cold wilderness.    Border of Fire - Border of Ice is the story of a brave, warmhearted woman and her unflinching resolution to overcome all obstacles and find freedom and love. It's an exciting, captivating, feel-good story.

      • Children's & YA
        October 2019

        Fish Scalebook

        The vividly colourful scalebooks put things – and us humans! – in proportion by scaling different animals to everyday objects and distances.

        by Carlos da Cruz & Maija Karala

        Carlos da Cruz’s Scalebooks are inspiring children’s science books about the amazing size of animals. Some creatures make human beings feel like giants, others like Tom Thumb.   In Fish Scalebook the focus is in the oceans, lakes and rivers of the world. Which kinds of fish live in the water, out of the human sight? Which fish can have inspired the stories about sea monsters? What surprises are there in the bottoms of the oceans?

      • Sustainable agriculture
        October 2016

        Integrated Farming System Practices

        by Sankarsana Nanda

        This book focuses on different practices of Integrated Farming System in eastern-India and for scaling up the technology for community need. It provides a detailed account of principles, challenges and opportunities in simpler yet compact manner for better understanding of the researchers and policy makers.

      • June 2019

        Mesopotamia y el Antiguo Testamento ("Mesopotamia and the Old Testament")

        by Francesc Ramis Darder

        El conocimiento de la historia y la literatura de Mesopotamia constituye el entramado necesario para la buena comprensión de la Biblia, especialmente del Antiguo Testamento. La narración del Diluvio se entrelaza con la epopeya de Gilgamesh; el Código de Hammurabi asoma entre la legislación bíblica; el zigurat de Babilonia deja entrever su silueta en la mención de la Torre de Babel; mientras la leyenda de Sargón orienta la mirada hacia la figura de Moisés. El lector inquieto por conocer la relación entre la Biblia y el mundo oriental encontrará en este libro una guía para escuchar el eco de Mesopotamia entre las líneas de la Sagrada Escritura. A knowledge of the history and literature of Mesopotamia constitutes the necessary framework for a proper understanding of the Bible, especially the Old Testament. The narration of the Flood is interwoven with the epic of Gilgamesh; the Code of Hammurabi looms among the biblical legislation; the Ziggurat of Babylon reveals its silhouette at the mention of the Tower of Babel; while the legend of Sargon focuses its gaze towards the figure of Moses. The reader, eager to know the relationship between the Bible and the Oriental world, will find in this book a guide for listening to the echo of Mesopotamia between the lines of the Holy Scripture.

      • Cook'n Roll again

        by Audrey BASSET

        Because rock’n roll is never dead, here are brand new recipes for all lovers of cook and rock !

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