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Suitable for those interested in the history of agriculture and a commonsense tool that outlines essential agricultural skills, this book covers every aspect of farm work, from woodworking and cement -laying to farm machinery repair.

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A guide to the rules of aviation. It is a resource for members of the aviation community, as well as for aspiring pilots looking to get a background in the rules, requirements, and procedures of flight training. It also includes: a study guide for specific pilot training certifications and ratings, a pilot/controller glossary, and more.

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All the information you need to operate safely in US airspace fully updated for...

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How activists changed the trajectory of the new agricultural biotechnologies.

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Every five years, the US Congress passes a little understood legislation called the Farm Bill. With the legislation due to be reauthorized in late 2012, this title offers a critical resource that can help readers deconstruct this challenging bill, organize in their communities to gain a seat at the bargaining table, and vote with their forks.

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Pressures on forest resources are severe and so there is a need to provide a sound scientific basis for conservation management. Forest Conservation Genetics addresses this need by drawing together the principles of forest conservation genetics and providing a tool to those who have responsibility for managing forest resources.

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Explores our increasingly polarised view of urban growth, as either an opportunity or a threat, through the lens of architecture.

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Covers various aspects of the field of spacecraft charging, ranging from secondary and backscattered electrons, spacecraft charging in Maxwellian plasmas, effective mitigation techniques, and potential wells and barriers to operational anomalies, meteors, and neutral gas release.

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The importance of the Ganges River basin to India and its people is well established, and this book focuses on the overlaps and juxtapositions of three of the key factors about the basin : Population Density - Monsoon - Agriculture. There is an array of built and unbuilt projects featured which were designed to transform the Ganges River basin.

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Goats Giving Birth presents stories, lessons, and reflections from over 600 goat births with insights into the differences between normal births, necessary C-sections, and incidents that may turn deadly serious, giving you the confidence to handle all goat birthing situations.

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Presents step-by-step instructions on building more than thirty science devices, including a magnetic heat machine, a high-voltage ion motor, a radio, and a rotary steam engine.

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Take four emblematic American scenes: the Hall of Biodiversity at the American Museum of Natural History in New York; Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park in Orlando; an ecotour of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks; the film An Inconvenient Truth. Other than expressing a common interest in the environment, they seem quite dissimilar.

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This work covers the characteristics of each class of graft- transmitted disorders of the grapevine, their effect on vines, how they spread and strategies for their control. The most important diseases are illustrated, including information about occurrence, transmission and effect on yield.

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Food prices are rising, droughts and storms are affecting farmers and the global model of food production is under challenge. Policies to reduce the impact of climate change will have a profound impact on food supply around the world. Food Chain explores the dimension of this looming problem, and our complex relationship with food.

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The most comprehensive, truly practical guide to the cultivation of woodland botanicals.

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Offers instructions for correctly mounting various kinds of games, from birds and deer to fish and beyond, including sections on mounting heads, fish, and reptiles, tanning skins, collecting and exhibiting insects and eggs, using tools and gathering materials, selecting eyes and wires, and more.

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Details the hydrogeological procedures that should be followed when performing open pit slope stability design studies.