Prairie Plants of Illinois is an easy-to-use guide for identifying over 100 of the most common grasses, wildflowers, and shrubs found on the prairies of Illinois and in the surr...więcej »
Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture, first published in 1929 and last updated in 1953 (and the edition reprinted here) is a classic, pioneering look at the use of trees for food, soil conservati...więcej »
A scientific history of gemstones and crystals around the world. Featuring the origin, symbolism, and uses of various precious stones.
This detailed article explores the history o...więcej »
This text covers a standard first course: Gauss’s Method, vector spaces, linear maps and matrices, determinants, and eigenvalues and eigenvectors. In addition, each chapter ends with some ...więcej »
- Learn how to migrate your applications to the cloud!
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Solid Modeling with the power of Python with this book and ebook.
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This is a lively look at a disappearing outdoor lifestyle located in the shadow of the mega-tourist theme parks. It is a lighthearted but sometimes serious account of hunting alligators, wild ho...więcej »
Bumblebee keeping is a unique enterprise. Forget what you know of (honey) beekeeping: this is a different game, and Nelson Pomeroy lays it bare.In a candid account of his caree...więcej »
The general public are becoming more aware of the plight of 'bees'. This is, more accurately, the plight of pollinating insects. Dave Goulson, in his book, (see Silent E...więcej »
In this book, we are going to follow one colony of bees through their year of gathering pollen, to see what they find, and how they use it. We will look at the plants which make the pollen too, ...więcej »
This booklet is the essential user-guide to Varroa treatments. In this guide you will learn:Why Varroa mites are such a serious pest of honey bees.How to s...więcej »
This informed, incisive and passionate commentary analyses what is wrong with certain ways we do wildlife conservation but explores some of its many successes too.więcej »
GET REAL: A Positive Solution to Climate Change will revolutionize your understanding of the global climate issue. Adapting land management practices to a holistic and regenerat...więcej »
During the Vietnam War fleets of transport helicopters provided U.S. forces with an unprecented level of mobility and proved the concept of “air cavalry”. But without adequate support, helicopters...więcej »
Originally created in 1971 by NASA contractor Grumman, the Apollo Spacecraft News Reference (LEM) was intended to educate members of the media, government, and private sector contractors about one ...więcej »