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David and Charles Ltd
David and Charles is an independent publisher of non-fiction books, predominantly in art, craft and creative categories. Our titles feature industry-leading authors and award-winning editorial and design, commissioned for commercial success in all markets. Category focus on practical how-to books in art, crochet, knitting, general crafts, patchwork & quilting, sewing and wellbeing. Cornerstone titles which are highly illustrated, project, technique and trend orientated.
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September 2013Rights in the Law
The Importance of God's Free Choices in the Thought of Francis Turretin
by Bruce, James E.
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September 2006Seiltänzer des Paradoxalen
Aufsätze zur ästhetischen Wissenschaft
by Wellbery, David E.
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ArachnidsSeptember 1999Mites
Ecology, Evolution and Behaviour
by David E Walter, Heather C Proctor
There are over 40 000 named species of mite, and if estimates for unnamed species are included, then up to 1 million may grace the planet. By comparison, there are approximately 40 000 species of vertebrates, half of them fish, alive today. Mites are predators, parasites, herbivores and detritivores. They live in the dark depths of the ocean, in the lungs of birds, on the leaves of rainforest plants, and in human clothes and bedding. They are vectors of disease, vital players in soil formation, and important agents of biological control. Despite the grand diversity of mites, these small arthropods are often overlooked, and even trained biologists can be unaware of their significance.This books aims to fill the gap in our understanding of these intriguing creatures. It surveys life cycles, feeding behaviour, reproductive biology and host-associations of mites, without requiring prior knowledge of their morphology or taxonomy. The text is richly illustrated with line drawings and photographs. Topics covered include evolution of mites and other arachnids, mites in soil and water, mites on plants and animals, sperm transfer and reproduction, and mites as models of ecological and evolutionary theories.
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2023Bestiary of the Bibliophile
And other literaty beasts
by Ricardo E. Tatto
Amusing and bright revision and classification of the different types of book lovers (the bibliophile, the bibliopath, the biblio-rat, the bibiiovoyeur) and readers (the faithful, the monogamous, the promiscuous ones), as well as of their habits (reading in bed, in the bathroom, in the public transport, underlining, marking, bending pages), lending and borrowing, etc.
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September 2016Bottom's Dream
by Arno Schmidt, John E. Woods
35 Jahre lang hat John E. Woods Arno Schmidt übersetzt, fast das gesamte literarische Werk des deutschen Schriftstellers übertrug der Amerikaner in seine Muttersprache. Die erste Schmidt-Lektüre war für ihn eine »Explosion« – mit Schmidts »Evening Edged in Gold« (»Abend mit Goldrand«) hat der preisgekrönte Übersetzer seine Karriere einst begonnen, dessen wichtigstes und umfangreichstes Werk hob sich Woods bis zum Schluss auf: Jetzt liegt der Überroman »Zettel’s Traum« endlich auf Englisch vor. Schmidts Sprachspiele, eine Herausforderung für jeden Übersetzer, hat Woods immer kreativ in die flexible englische Sprache übertragen, und manchmal ist seine Lösung witziger als das Original. John E. Woods über Bottom’s Dream: »›I have had a dream past the wit of man to say what dream it was,‹ says Bottom. ›I have had a dream, and I wrote a Big Book about it,‹ Arno Schmidt might have said. Schmidt’s rare vision is a journey into many literary worlds. First and foremost it is about Edgar Allan Poe, or perhaps it is language itself that plays that lead role; and it is certainly about sex in its many Freudian disguises, but about love as well, whether fragile and unfulfilled or crude and wedded.«
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Animal husbandryOctober 1998Response in the Yield of Milk Constituents to the Intake of Nutrients by Dairy Cows
by P C Thomas, David E Beever, P J Buttery, J C MacRae, J D Oldham. Edited by Geoffrey Alderman.
This report reviews the energy and protein requirement systems for dairy cows currently used in Britain and presents a new approach, along with the outline of a model for its implementation. Current systems give little consideration to the responses of the animal to changes in the nutrient supply, or to interactions between dietary constituents in their effects on digestion and metabolism. Neither do they predict any effect on the partition of nutrient use between milk and body, or changes in the yields of milk fat, protein and lactose, which determine the commercial value of the milk. Therefore the systems, although not inaccurate, lack relevance to the current needs of UK milk producers. Models which embody concepts of nutrient supply and utilization are reviewed and their development as viable alternatives is considered. It is concluded that a new diet formulation system for dairy cows should aim to predict voluntary feed intake, the partition of nutrient use between milk production and tissue deposition, and the short and long-term of effects of nutrition on fat, protein and lactose yields. The physical and biological characteristics of the cow must also be recognized and incorporated into any model for response prediction. The report is also published in Nutrition Abstracts and Reviews - Series B: Livestock Feeds and Feeding. It is an authoritative review for advanced students, research workers and advisors in animal nutrition and in dairy science and technology.
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February 2019Die Galeere
by Bruno E. Werner
1949, vier Jahre nach dem Zusammenbruch des »Dritten Reichs«, erschien im Suhrkamp Verlag, vorm. S. Fischer Verlag, ein Roman, der seiner Zeit so weit voraus war, dass des Abstands bedurfte für ein angemessenes Verständnis. Der Begleittext zur Erstausgabe verspricht zu recht einen Bericht, in dessen Mittelpunkt »ein Mann der deutschen Intelligenzschicht«, genauer: ein Zeitungsredakteur steht. Der dokumentiert, wie sich dieses Milieu – dazu zählen Akademiker wie Künstler, Romanciers und Chefredakteure – nach der Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten duckt und windet, sich aber Freiräume schafft und benutzt, um dem guten Leben und der guten Sache weiterhin nachgehen zu können. Unausweichlich steht am Ende die Ohnmacht angesichts der diktatorischen Verhältnisse. Der Bogen, den der Erzähler spannt, reicht vom Tag der Machtergreifung über die Bombardierung Berlins und Dresdens bis zur Kapitulation: emotionslos, und gerade deshalb bewegend, in einem Ausmaß, das bei den Zeitgenossen zu viele zwiespältige und belastende Erinnerungen heraufzubeschwören drohte. In der Ankündigung heißt es deshalb zurecht: »Viele Leser werden dieses Buch wie ihren eigenen Roman lesen.« 70 Jahre nach Erscheinen sind die heutigen Leser dazu bereit und in der Lage.
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January 1956Pauli Sententiarum.
Fragmentum Leidense (Cod. Leid. B.P.L. 2589).
by Archi, G. G.; David, M.; Levy, E.; Marichal, R.; Nelson, H. L. W.
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February 2019Die Galeere
Roman
by Bruno E. Werner, Hellmut Freund
1949, vier Jahre nach dem Zusammenbruch des »Dritten Reichs«, erschien im Suhrkamp Verlag, vorm. S. Fischer Verlag, ein Roman, der seiner Zeit so weit voraus war, dass des Abstands bedurfte für ein angemessenes Verständnis. Der Begleittext zur Erstausgabe verspricht zu recht einen Bericht, in dessen Mittelpunkt »ein Mann der deutschen Intelligenzschicht«, genauer: ein Zeitungsredakteur steht. Der dokumentiert, wie sich dieses Milieu – dazu zählen Akademiker wie Künstler, Romanciers und Chefredakteure – nach der Machtergreifung der Nationalsozialisten duckt und windet, sich aber Freiräume schafft und benutzt, um dem guten Leben und der guten Sache weiterhin nachgehen zu können. Unausweichlich steht am Ende die Ohnmacht angesichts der diktatorischen Verhältnisse. Der Bogen, den der Erzähler spannt, reicht vom Tag der Machtergreifung über die Bombardierung Berlins und Dresdens bis zur Kapitulation: emotionslos, und gerade deshalb bewegend, in einem Ausmaß, das bei den Zeitgenossen zu viele zwiespältige und belastende Erinnerungen heraufzubeschwören drohte. In der Ankündigung heißt es deshalb zurecht: »Viele Leser werden dieses Buch wie ihren eigenen Roman lesen.« 70 Jahre nach Erscheinen sind die heutigen Leser dazu bereit und in der Lage.
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Agronomy & crop productionMarch 2011Agrobiodiversity Management for Food Security
a Critical Review
by Jillian M Lenné, David Wood, Ken E Giller, Jonathan Gressel, Rodomiro Ortiz, John Witcombe
Agrobiodiversity provides most of our food through our interaction with crops and domestic animals. Future global food security is firmly anchored in sound, science-based management of agrobiodiversity. This book presents key concepts of agrobiodiversity management, critically reviewing important current and emerging issues including agricultural development, crop introduction, practical diversity in farming systems, impact of modern crop varieties and GM crops, conservation, climate change, food sovereignty and policies. It also addresses claims and misinformation in the subject based on sound scientific principles.
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Technology, Engineering & AgricultureJanuary 2024
Vegetable Seeds
Production and Technology
by Gregory E Welbaum
Most food and fiber crops are produced from seed. This means that the world's population is dependent on annual seed production for its food supply. Vegetable seed production is much different and more challenging than production of grain crops. This book explains the biology and technology behind producing, maintaining, and enhancing the quality of vegetable seeds from breeding through to the marketed product. It begins with six chapters on a broad range of seed-related topics: the importance of seeds, reproductive biology of plants, genetic improvement strategies, quality assurance of seed production, post-harvest seed enhancement, and organic production. The remaining chapters cover seed production in eleven important vegetable families. Each chapter provides a description of the botany, types and cultivars, genetic improvement, pollination, soil fertility management, pest management, crop production, harvesting, post-harvest handling, and seed yields. The aim of this book is to educate how to produce high-quality vegetable seeds. Incorporating both current methodologies and recent research results, it is suitable for students, researchers, and professionals in the seed industry.
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Humanities & Social SciencesMay 2018The experience of occupation in the Nord, 1914–18
by James E. Connolly, Penny Summerfield
