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Fully updated throughout, this new edition describes the silvicultural characteristics of trees commonly grown in the UK, including all important native species and a selection of some of the most significant exotics. With details of climatic zones, soils, productivity, pests and diseases, this book provides concise but detailed information regarding the establishment and management of forests. Detailed drawings of leaves and fruits are also provided to aid with identification, making this a useful resource for students and forestry professionals. ; This new edition describes the silvicultural characteristics of trees common to the UK, including all important native species and a selection of the most significant exotics. With details of climatic zones, soils, productivity, pests and diseases, this book provides concise but detailed information on the establishment and management of forests. ; 1: Abies alba2: Abies grandis3: Abies procera4: Acer campestre5: Acer platanoides6: Acer pseudoplatanus7: Alnus cordata8: Alnus glutinosa9: Alnus incana10: Alnus rubra11: Aria nivea12: Betula pendula13: Betula pubescens14: Buxus sempervirens15: Carpinus betulus16: Castanea sativa17: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana18: Corylus avellana19: Cryptomeria japonica20: x Cuprocyparis leylandii21: Eucalyptus22: Fagus sylvatica23: Fraxinus excelsior24: Ilex aquifolium25: Juglans regia26: Larix decidua27: Larix kaempferi28: Larix x marschlinsii29: Malus sylvestris30: Nothofagus alpina31: Nothofagus obliqua32: Picea abies33: Picea sitchensis34: Pinus contorta35: Pinus muricata36: Pinus nigra37: Pinus nigra ssp. nigra38: Pinus nigra ssp. salzmannii39: Pinus peuce40: Pinus radiata41: Pinus strobus42: Pinus sylvestris43: Populus hybrids44: Populus nigra45: Populus tremula46: Prunus avium47: Pseudotsuga menziesii48: Quercus cerris49: Quercus petraea50: Quercus robur51: Quercus rubra52: Robinia pseudoacacia53: Salix54: Sequoia sempervirens55: Sequoiadendron giganteum56: Sorbus aucuparia57: Taxus baccata58: Thuja plicata59: Tilia cordata60: Tilia platyphyllos61: Torminaria torminalis62: Tsuga heterophylla63: Ulmus
The genus Pinus is of great ecological and commercial importance and it is notable for its vast geographic range and the sheer area that its various species occupy. Its natural range is almost exclusively in the northern hemisphere, where it often forms the dominant vegetation cover. However, it is also of silvicultural significance in many countries in the southern hemisphere.Pines play an important role in the ecosystems of which they form part, and provide a valuable source of fibre, timber and other secondary products for human use. Worldwide, pines form a large part of the annual wood harvest and the immature plantation forests of the future. This reflects their amenability to cultivation, their broad site tolerances, and the ease of processing their wood for a multitude of end-uses.This book is compiled from 65 datasheets on pine from the Forestry Compendium Global Module (published by CABI on CD-ROM). For each species, there is information on common names, taxonomy, botanical features, natural distribution, latitude range, climate, soil properties, silvicultural characteristics, pests, wood and non-wood products.
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A city girl gets lost while visiting her grandparents. Accompanied by a young native, she must pass several trials to find her way back.
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Monfay can, thanks to his friends Béliké and Napo, travel in time.Today she explores an Africa which has freed itself from all foreign domination and which asserts itself to show humanity the way to sustainable development.
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Six stories to make young and old travel through history, the imaginations of Africa. The myth of Shango, the legend of the buffalo woman, the legend of the mother of the Tuaregs, the story of King Agokoli, then that of the Amazons of Dahomey and finally that of the Ablafo
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Elo the crocodile finds himself in a small dilemma: he must choose between his stomach and his heart. But hungry for several days, he will not hesitate long.
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More than a coloring book; this album in French and English allows children to discover birds and the alphabet.
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— Who is behind the big platforms, what are their alternatives and why do algorithms contribute to polarisation? — A contribution to the discussion on current media policy in the EU It's a paradox: thanks to the countless platforms and channels that are around today, it has never been so easy to express your opinion. And yet never before have so few people decided on the rules of these platforms. Never before has the free formation of opinion, which is essential for our democracies, been in so much danger. And never before have the signs of recognising this been so obvious. So what needs to be done? In a controversial discourse on the effects of TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and the rest, Björn Staschen reveals how we are slowly losing our freedom – and how we can get it back again.
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DEKEL PUBLISHING GROUP: A BRIEF PROFILE Dekel Publishing House was established in 1975, initially as an academic publisher for university students, but it quickly expanded to include more popular genres under its imprint Tamar Books. Within a few years, Dekel became one of Israel’s leading publishing houses with both fiction, such as novels and thrillers, and nonfiction titles, mainly related to hobbies, cooking, and various sports and leisure activities. In the nineties, Dekel first entered the international publishing scene, taking part in most of the Frankfurt Book Fairs and the London Book Fairs, as well as many Book Expo America, the Salon du Livre in Paris, and also the Beijing Book Fair. Dekel maintains friendly collaboration with many overseas publishers in various languages to whom it licenses their own language rights or co-publishing agreements. It also publishes both digital and print titles via its American imprint in Monterey, California, and its German imprint in Frankfurt. Dekel’s bestselling Krav Maga series, which focuses on the original Israeli renowned self-defense system, has been translated and published in many languages, most with successive reprints, including Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Recently, Dekel has developed titles in the high-tech and start-up domain, including fiction & nonfiction. Despite its dynamic activity, Dekel is a family-owned company managed by father and son Zvi and Dory Morik. Their company often proves itself to be a pioneer in the international publishing industry in promoting new and intriguing themes. CONTACT: Imprints: Samuel Wachtman’s Sons, Lindenfels von Pressel Verlag Post: P.O. Box 16109, Tel Aviv 6116002, Israel Tel/Fax: 972-3-6044627 E-mail: zvimor@dekelpublishing.com Managing Director: Mr. Zvi Morik Export Manager: Mr. Dory Morik
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In this book, John Corner explores how issues of power, form and subjectivity feature at the core of all serious thinking about the media, including appreciations of their creativity as well as anxiety about the risks they pose. Drawing widely on an interdisciplinary literature, he connects his exposition to examples from film, television, radio, photography, painting, web practice, music and writing in order to bring in topics as diverse as reporting the war in Afghanistan, the televising of football, documentary portrayals of 9/11, reality television, the diversity of taste in the arts and the construction of civic identity. Theorising media brings together concepts both from social studies and the arts and humanities, addressing a readership wider than the sub-specialisms of media research. It refreshes ideas about why the media matter and how understanding them better remains a key aim of cultural inquiry and a continuing requirement for public policy. ;
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This series of books is the China Daily in collaboration with health experts from the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Union Medical College and other hospitals. It starts with the most relevant health problems for children, and selects the angle that can improve children's interests. It uses childlike illustrations, humorous styles and easy-to-understand The text interprets the code of life, the body’s important line of defense, the body’s response to the external environment and stress superpowers, the physical functions of special groups of people, and the impact of science and technology on the body, making children laugh while reading. Understood with a smile. Knowledge is immunity. This is a health knowledge diagram that you can understand at the first reading. It is also a set of basic solutions for scientific prevention and rational treatment of health problems. It helps children understand their own body, understand diseases, care for others, and take a scientific look at the body. Abnormal state.
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Taohuawu New Year's Printings is a tradition of Chinese art and, as such, is representative of the type of cultural work highly valued by Phoenix Fine Arts Publishing. This book delves deep into the history and traditions of New Year woodcut printing and explores the ways in which the art form has changed over the past 60 years. Furthermore, the book traces the interplay of ethnic Chinese art and that of other cultures in recent decades. The book is a seminal text exploring the origins of the art and the manifold ways it has developed.
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This book is a collaborative work of experts in strength, body building, rehabilitation training and sports medicine. It is a manual for knee protection, functional training and injury recovery, offering practical and comprehensive guidance for athletes. The writer intends to share his own experience of healing knee pain with readers. 内容简介 力量、体能、体形、康复训练专家与运动医学专家的鼎力之作，膝关节保健、功能性训练与伤后康复训练手册，实用、全面的运动者有效护膝指南！作者以亲身经历与万千读者一起见证“终结膝痛”！
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This series contains 31 titles of picture books. It is a collection of traditional Chinese classic tales, including fables, myths, idioms and folk legends. It’s playful and readable with attractive illustrations and concise text.
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It was just a short cross-country ski outing over the Christmas break for Mogi Franklin and his sister, Jennifer–until they find themselves suddenly caught in a vicious blizzard. Near collapse, they ski into a mysterious valley with an ancient hacienda, a busy Spanish family, and a village with no electricity, no plumbing, no cars, no phones, and definitely no Walmart.A vacation that began a few days earlier helping his Granddad clean and decorate for a huge family celebration had now become a mind-boggling mystery. And young Mogi's anguish trying to come to terms with his grandmother's death from cancer the previous Christmas turns to fear and danger when he is accused of stealing a religious icon the town prizes above all others–and which holds the key to solving an ancient legend of missing Spanish gold.It's the latest book of the exciting Mogi Franklin Mysteries–shadowy figures, secret societies, a town like no other. Is this all reality or illusion? Mogi must find the answers, even as he struggles with the memory of his grandmother's death and the mysteries of faith it brought him which he now must answer as well.
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Ukiyo-e is a print art popular during the Edo period (1601-1867) in Japan. It is known as the "encyclopedia of Japanese folklore". It features oiran beauty, Kabuki actors, erotic charms, scenery, flowers, birds, and social customs, representing the lifestyles and fashions of all classes of society at that time. Pan Li, an authority on Ukiyo-e research, clearly described the 300-year history of the rise and fall of Ukiyo-e. The ins and outs of 7 major genres including Torii School and Utagawa School, the life stories and artistic achievements of 31 masters including Kitagawa Utamaro, Katsushika Hokusai, Utagawa Hiroshige, etc., more than 200 classic works such as "One Hundred Views of Edo" "Three Beauties of the Present Day" "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji" are perfectly displayed and fully analyzed in the book. Every Ukiyo-e picture carries a wealth of Japanese folk culture codes. Only by unlocking this information in detail can we say that we truly understand Ukiyo-e and have a more accurate understanding of Japanese culture. ——Pan Li 浮世绘是流行于日本江户时代（1601-1867）、出自民间画工的版画艺术，被誉为“日本民俗的百科全书”，它以花魁美人、歌舞伎演员、春宫魅惑、民俗风景、花鸟虫鱼等社会风俗为主要题材，表现当时社会各阶层的生活百态和流行时尚。 中国浮世绘研究权威潘力清晰地讲述了浮世绘300年的兴衰史。鸟居派、歌川派等7大流派的来龙去脉，喜多川歌麿、葛饰北斋、歌川广重等31位大师的生平故事与艺术成就，《歌撰恋之部》《富岳三十六景》《名所江户百景》等200多幅经典作品的风格解析，都在书中得到了完美展现。 每一幅浮世绘都承载着丰富的日本民俗文化密码，只有巨细无遗地解锁这些信息，才能说是真正看懂浮世绘，也才能对日本文化有更准确的认识。——潘力
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Activating the Knee provides 120 exercises to stretch, strengthen and improve mobility, with detailed photographs and clear instructions. They can be combined to create a personalized exercise program.
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The book selects 300 works (groups) of painting, sculpture, grottoes, architecture, craft and other art works from the "13th Five-Year Plan" national key publications publishing planning project and the National Publishing Fund funded project "World Buddhist Art Atlas", closely related to auspicious themes in different periods and traditional Chinese cultural elements. Highlighting the development history of Chinese civilization and the radiation spread to neighboring countries and regions. Through appreciating the works of art, the manuscript analyzes their cultural connotation, expresses the auspicious vision of the ancient working people in health, reunion, peace, harvest, wealth and other aspects, reveals the far-reaching influence of Chinese culture, and has the function of art appreciation and cultural popularization.
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Despite the scholarship and political activism devoted to keeping the memory of the Paris Commune alive, there still remains much ignorance both in France and elsewhere, about the traumatic civil war of 1871; some 20,000 to 35,000 people were killed on the streets of Paris in just the final week of the conflict. Colette Wilson identifies a critical blind-spot in French studies and employs new critical approaches to neglected texts, marginalised aspects of the illustrated press, early photography and a selection of novels by Emile Zola. This book will be of interest to students and academics studying France in the nineteenth century from a number of different perspectives war and revolution studies, cultural studies, history and cultural memory, literature, art history, photography, the illustrated press, city studies and human geography. The book will appeal equally to all lovers of Paris who wish to know and understand more about the city's turbulent past.
