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Leopold was founded in 1923 and evolved into a children's-and young-adult publishing house in the 1950's. Leopoldestablishes a lot of collaborations with museums, different organizations and the government. The first children's book ever published is still in print: Johan Fabricius'Java Ho! The Adventures of Four Boys Amid Fire, Storm, and Shipwreck. Leopold hosts a lot of famous Dutch authors, for example the classic works of Tonke Dragt (The Letter for the King, The Secrets of the Wild Wood).Several popular brands are also published by Leopold, likeFrog(Max Velthuijs) andAlfie the Werewolf(Paul van Loon). The beautiful Leopold picture books by renowned illustrators like Annemarie van Haeringen, Wouter van Reek and Ingrid Godon are taking a flight due to the fantastic teamwork with museums. Not only classic authors and popular brands are a big part of Leopold. A younger generation of authors and illustrators is building a vast oeuvre. Books like Zeb.(Gideon Samson, Joren Joshua) andFright Night(Maren Stoffels) shake up the world of children's literature. Ploegsma has been part of the Dutch publishing scene for well over a hundred years. The publishing house was founded in 1905 by Johannes Ploegsma and has been specialising in children's books since the 1960's: adventurous and humorous fiction and non-fiction books for children of all ages. These include many classic titles, such as the books by Astrid Lindgren (Pippi Longstocking) and Arnold Lobel (Frog and Toad), as well as books by contemporary and very popular authors like Mirjam Oldenhave(Mister Twister), Marjon Hoffman (Flora), Yvon Jaspers (Tess and Tommy), Reggie Naus (The Pirates Next Door), Vivian den Hollander, Janny van der Molen and Caja Cazemier. Many of these authors have been translated. Even though a lot has changed the past hundred years, Ploegsma's love for beautiful books is still going strong.
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Food & DrinkJanuary 2022Small Millets and Pseudo Cereals for Nutritional and Health Security
by Gopal Kumar Sharma, Anil Dutt Semwal,Pal Murugan Muthaiah & Janifer Raj Xavier
The prime focus of this book titled Small Millets and Pseudo Cereals for Nutritional and Health Security is to present systematically the importance as well as critical research carried out across the world on these climate complaint crops, their origin, cultivation methods, pre and post-harvest information, processing, chemical composition nutritional composition, physico-chemical characteristics, processing technology, health promoting attributes, traditional and modern foods to scientific fraternity, student community and general public. The book will be highly useful to common consumer also for making nutritious food of choice. The 20 chapters in this book have been authored by reputed contributors having in-depth knowledge of their specialization from government, industry and academia. This book will be an essential reference for researchers, academicians, students for research and development activities as well as government officials and policy makers to address the issue of malnutrition in rural areas. This book will certainly drive future research in unexplored areas of traditional foods based on nutri cereals and pseudo cereals.
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BeveragesJuly 2021Advances in Fermented Foods and Beverages
by Gopal Kumar Sharma , Anil Dutt Semwal & Janifer Raj Xavier
The prime focus of this book is to present systematically the importance as well as critical research carried out across the globe to benefit humankind by use of fermentation technology which brought revolutionary changes in improving the health of consumer and thrown light on the changes brought down in the form of nutrition, flavor, their beneficial effect on gut micro biota and enhancement of shelf life to reasonable times. This book is unique and provides an up-to-date comprehensive reference of fermented foods and beverages. The handbook of fermented foods provides in-depth information on seven categories of fermented foods prepared using cereals, pulses, millets, fruits and vegetables, fish, meat and dairy produce. Chapters are devoted specifically for fermentation of major foods and their health benefits. Recent trends in genetic manipulation of lactic acid bacteria, safety aspects of complex microorganisms used in production of fermented foods and their impact on human micro biome has been elucidated. Effect of fermentation process on shelf stability, rheology and sensory attributes, bioactive and anti-nutritional components and flavor and aroma profile are also outlined in detail. Recent trends in fortification, interventions of nanotechnology in packaging of fermented foods and challenges faced by industry in scale up and automation of production of fermented foods has been discussed. Moreover, importance of submerged and solid state fermentation, enzyme production, wine making, role of prebiotics and probiotics in modulation of health are also outlined. The 23 chapters in this book have been authored by reputed contributors having in-depth knowledge of their specialization from government, industry and academia making this book an essential reference for researchers, academicians, students as well as functional food experts and it will certainly drive future research in unexplored areas of traditional fermented foods and reveal importance of modern technological interventions in the field of fermentation technology of foods.
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Crime & mystery2020Banana Street
by Macaria España
Isabel Tierra Frías is still a young woman who has gone through all kinds of humiliations, until one day that she decides to set scores straight. Then she becomes what: a vigilante, a heroin, just a killer? Taking a comedy stand closer to comic-book stories, Macaria España deals with some of the most dramatic situations for women in Mexico with a good pinch of humour, which has brought her protagonist, Isabel Tierra Frías, as one of the deares characters in Mexican literature today
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December 2010Zur Sache, Chérie
Ein Franzose verzweifelt an den deutschen Frauen
by Wurst, Alain-Xavier
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September 2011Die jungen Hunde
Erzählung. Neu übersetzt von Susanne Lange. Mit Fotografien von Xavier Miserachs
by Mario Vargas Llosa, Susanne Lange
Wie junge Hunde im Käfig der Gesellschaft läßt Mario Vargas Llosa seine jugendlichen Protagonisten aufeinander los. Ihr Leben wird behütet von Bourgeoisie, Kirche und Militär, und doch bricht sich eine unterschwellige Gewalt Bahn. In Peru, das Mario Vargas Llosa bereits verlassen hatte, fiel der Text der Zensur zum Opfer; so war es ein aufstrebender spanischer Verlag in Barcelona, der 1967 die Erstveröffentlichung wagte, versehen mit 35 Schwarzweißfotografien von Xavier Miserachs. Der damals ebenfalls junge katalanische Fotograf hatte sich einen Namen gemacht als ›Bildeinfänger‹, und so zog er aus, die vitale Atmosphäre des Romans mit seinem eigenen Blick einzufangen. Entstanden ist ein eindrucksvolles Ensemble aus Text und Bildern, in dem beide für sich stehen können und ihre Ausdruckskraft gegenseitig noch verstärken. Jetzt ist der Band zum erstenmal auf deutsch erhältlich – in der brillanten Neuübersetzung der vielfach mit Preisen ausgezeichneten Susanne Lange.
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June 2012Die UdSSR und die deutsche Frage 1941–1949. Dokumente aus russischen Archiven. 4 Bände. Bearb. und hrsg. von Jochen P. Laufer / Georgij P. Kynin unter Mitarbeit von Viktor Knoll (Bd. 1–3) / Kathrin König (Bd. 4) / Reinhard Preuß (Bd. 4).
Bd. 1: 22. Juni 1941 – 8. Mai 1945. Tab., Abb.; CXVI, 715 S.; Bd. 2: 9. Mai 1945 – 3. Oktober 1946. Tab., Abb.; CXLVIII, 805 S.; Bd. 3: 6. Oktober 1946 – 15. Juni 1948. Tab., Abb.; CXVI, 780 S.; Bd. 4: 18. Juni 1948 – 5. November 1949. CXXX, 736 S.
by Herausgegeben von Laufer, Jochen P.; Herausgegeben von Kynin, Georgij P.; Mitherausgeber Knoll, Viktor
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Forestry & related industriesJanuary 2000Forest Tourism and Recreation
Case Studies in Environmental Management
by Edited by Dr Xavier Font, John Tribe
The demand for ecotourism and outdoor recreation is increasing, and the pressures on land use are becoming more obvious. A large part of the experience of ecotourism and recreational landscape depends on the maintenance of forested land. Effective management of tourism and recreation in forests can provide extra income to help offset the costs of sustainable timber production and encourage biodiversity conservation.This multi-author book considers the compatibility between tourism, forestry and conservation, the management of natural resources and the involvement of stakeholders and the community. Issues are presented through case studies from a range of countries and topics covered include National Parks, peri-urban forestry and wilderness management, as well as practitioner-oriented contributions.
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Literature & Literary StudiesJanuary 2026Graveyard Gothic
by Eric Parisot, David McAllister, Xavier Aldana Reyes
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April 1993Das Bacon-Projekt
Von der Erkenntnis, Nutzung und Schonung der Natur
by Lothar Schäfer
"Das »Bacon-Projekt« definiert einen Grundzug der Moderne; während in der Antike die Erkenntnis der Natur als Selbstzweck galt, betrachtet sie die Neuzeit als ein Mittel zur Mehrung des allgemeinen Menschenwohls. Die Naturforschung soll die Entwicklung einer Technik ins Werk setzen und damit dem Menschen Machtmittel zur Verfügung stellen, durch die er sich aus materieller Not und Naturabhängigkeit befreien kann. Francis Bacon (1551-1626) war der Propagandist der neuen Zielbestimmung der Naturforschung. Die in den modernen Industrieländern praktizierte technische Form der Naturnutzung ist infolge der jetzt offenkundig werdenden Schädigungen an der Natur zunehmend unter Kritik geraten. Mit den Befunden der »ökologischen Krise« wird nicht nur auf die Bedrohlichkeit der Technikfolgeschäden hingewiesen, sondern es wird zugleich die neuzeitliche Art der Naturforschung für die absehbare Katastrophe verantwortlich gemacht. Hans Jonas hat deshalb verlangt, daß wir das »Baconsche Ideal« aufgeben und uns dem Gedanken der Bewahrung der Natur verschreiben. Nicht länger sollten Ziele und Zwecke des Menschen die Grundlage unseres Handelns gegenüber der Natur sein; das »Prinzip Verantwortung« gebiete vielmehr, die in der westlichen Zivilisation dominant gewesene »Anthropozentrik« zu verabschieden und die Eigenrechte der Natur in unserem Handeln zu respektieren. Gegen diese pauschale Beschuldigung der Moderne ist die vorliegende Studie gerichtet. Schäfer sieht durch die ökologische Krise nicht die Aufkündigung des Baconschen Ideals geboten - wohl aber eine drastische Revision des »Baconschen Programms«, d.h. der Mittel und Methoden, mit denen das Ideal seither verfolgt wurde."
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Sport & leisure industriesMarch 2001Tourism Ecolabelling
Certification and Promotion
by Edited by Dr Xavier Font, Ralf C Buckley
There is currently immense interest in measuring the sustainability of tourism in general, and of ecotourism in particular. Hitherto, it has been difficult for consumers to know whether claims of tourism destinations and products being "ecologically sustainable" are based on hard evidence. The tourism industry has therefore been developing methods to measure these objectively in the form of ecolabels.This book is the first substantial book to review this subject. Emphasis is placed on the criteria used in ecolabels to determine sustainability, the marketing of ecologically-labelled tourism products and the management of current ecolabels and awards.
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Business, Economics & LawOctober 2020The Elephant Tourism Business
by Eric Laws, Noel Scott, Xavier Font, John Koldowski
Elephant tourism is a growing attraction in many countries across Asia and Africa and is popular with tourists from many origins. As elephants are no longer used in the logging industry in Asia, elephant tourism has grown rapidly, providing the only viable way that elephants and their owners can generate income. Old logging camps were developed into sanctuaries for some elephants, but many other camps were established as entertainment centres, with various welfare issues resulting for the elephants and their mahouts. The profits from elephant tourism in Asia have encouraged African operators to follow a similar business model. This book draws attention to the need for a comprehensive and rigorous focus on local solutions to improve the welfare of captive elephants and tourists' experiences of elephant tourism, to the benefit of local communities by: Critically reviewing recent research into elephant tourism Providing contemporary analytical case studies of elephant tourism policy and practice Identifying future research priorities The Elephant Tourism Business will contribute to a better understanding of how elephant tourism is organised, regulated and promoted, both in tourist origin countries and in elephant areas. It identifies priorities for future research into elephant tourism and provides a unique, authoritative resource for researchers, elephant managers and administrators, and tourism managers in this developing area of international concern. The book will be of interest to academics and practitioners with backgrounds in conservation, environment, tourism and veterinary sciences.
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June 2025Human-animal relations in tourism, leisure and development
perspectives from Latin America
by Carlos Monterrubio, Xavier López-Medellín, Katherine Dashper, Helen Wadham
Humans and animals have developed multiple and complex interactions in the fields of tourism, leisure, and development. However, much of the existing research on how humans and animals interact in these fields has emerged from within the context of developed countries. As a result, little has been documented about human-animal interactions in the socioeconomic, cultural, and environmental contexts of countries in the Global South. Specifically, the diversity and complexity of interspecies relationships in tourism, leisure, and local development in Latin America have been largely ignored in Anglo-Saxon literature. This has resulted in a limited, partial, and hegemonic understanding and debate about human-animal relationships globally, dominated by certain regions of the world. This book addresses this gap by documenting multiple and complex relationships between humans and animals in the fields of tourism, leisure, and local development in countries in Latin America. The book: ?Brings together empirical and conceptual works that reveal different disciplinary, theoretical, ethical, methodological, and practical perspectives; ?Reveals how human-animal relationships - both domestic and wild - can result in co-created interspecies experiences, conflicts, conservation efforts, welfare, and local development of human societies in the region; ?Equips stakeholders with conceptual frameworks and actionable tools to formulate policies that blend animal welfare and sustainability in Latin American tourism and recreation strategies; ?Challenges dominant narratives from the Global North regarding tourism and conservation, promoting a more inclusive and nuanced approach. This book will be of interest to researchers, professionals and policymakers within tourism, leisure, animal welfare, conservation and destination development.
