Paul P : 249 books

At the turn of the 20th century, the California dream was a suburban ideal where life on the farm was exceptional. Agrarian virtue existed alongside good roads, social clubs, cultural institutions, and business commerce. The California suburban dream was the ultimate symbol of progress and modernity.   *California...

Télécharger en EPUB, aussi disponible pour Kindle et en PDF En 1817, Gregory Temple, Superintendent de Scotland Yard, est mystifié par les actions d'un mystérieux criminel qui se fait appeler Jean Diable. Le premier détective scientifique d'Europe sera-t-il en mesure de démasquer...

To meet growing demand, the FAO has estimated that world poultry production needs to grow by 2-3% per year to 2030. Much of the increase in output already achieved has been as a result of improvements in commercial breeds combined with rearing in more intensive production systems. However, more intensive...

Vous connaissez tous l'histoire de Lagardère, par les multiples films qui ont été faits. Pourquoi ne pas lire l'original ?... En faisant surgir, dans le Paris de la Régence (1715-1722), possédé par la fièvre financière du système de Law, l’inoffensif bossu qui prête son dos aux...

Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been estimated that maize yields need to increase by 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such...

In a lifetime of practice, most physicians will never encounter a single case of PKU. Yet every physician in the industrialized world learns about the disease in medical school and, since the early 1960s, the newborn heel stick test for PKU has been mandatory in many countries. Diane B. Paul and Jeffrey...

Scientific and philosophical perspectives on hallucination: essays that draw on empirical evidence from psychology, neuroscience, and cutting-edge philosophical theory. Reflection on the nature of hallucination has relevance for many traditional philosophical debates concerning the nature of...

Chartered in 1869, Southern Illinois University has been a stalwart presence on the southern Illinois landscape for a century and a half. This book celebrates the 150th anniversary of the university’s founding by exploring in depth its history since 1969, when the last book to celebrate a major...

"La Reine des Épées" se déroule dans le monde universitaire allemand du XVIIIe siècle. Frédéric, jeune étudiant allemand, pauvre mais courageux, a conquis le poste suprême de Première Épée de l'université de Tubingue. Il aime en secret Chérie, pupille de l'université suite...

Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance; Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality; Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases...

Discusses research on factors affecting carcass composition and meat quality;  Reviews advances in breeding such as the use of molecular markers;  Summarises key developments in understanding and improving the health and welfare of sheep

From time to time certain words or ways of thinking gain real traction and become ‘buzz words’ that are used all over the place; sometimes in context, sometimes out of context.  One such word that this has happened to in recent times is ‘culture’. It has happened for very good reasons;...

Reviews key advances and best practice in cultivation techniques across the value chain of organic farming  Discusses ways of monitoring and improving the environmental impact of organic crop production  Particular focus on ways of supporting organic farming in the developing world

Thirty years ago, Ronald Reagan rode a wave of patriotism to the White House by calling for a return to what he considered to be traditional American values--personal liberty, free markets, and limited government. After the cultural struggles and generational clashes of the 1960s and 70s, it appeared...