Research is never free of pressures and constraints and to understand its results properly these have to be assessed and analyzed. In agriculture, research into biotechnology and GMOs, as well as pesticides and herbicides, is big business - agribusiness. This book looks at the crucial roles of funding and the political context on the research agenda and its results in agricultural development. It provides a critical evaluation of the participatory methods now widely used and explores the w...

A bestselling Richard and Judy Book Club Pick, To Die For is the electrifying third Travis Devine thriller from international no. 1 bestselling author David Baldacci, in which the **bodyguard becomes the hunted . . .Some secrets are too dangerous to keep . . .**TWO SUSPICIOUS DEATHSWhen Dwayne and Alice Odom are killed, the police report states clearly that it was a drug overdose. So why is their daughter, who was ...

**A bestselling Richard & Judy Book Club pick, The 6:20 Man is a heart-racing thriller with an incredible ending, set in the world of high finance in New York, from international number one bestselling author David Baldacci.* * * * ***It's time to catch a killer . . .Having survived combat tours in Afghanistan and Iraq and been decorated with medals, Travis Devine leaves the army in mysterious circumstances, under a cloud of suspic...

From bestselling storyteller Orson Scott Card comes a collection of eleven chilling tales that provoke the dreaded dark side of the listener's imagination.***Eumenides in the Fourth Floor Lavatory***A sinful man finally faces his conscience in the form of a baby-like creature that haunts his waking hours.***Quietus***Dying can be a difficult thing to come to terms with.***Deep Breathing Exercises***A man realizes that people who breathe together die together.

Man and Superman was the first drama to be broadcast on the BBC’s Third Program on October 1, 1946. To celebrate Radio 3’s fiftieth anniversary, the play was directed by Sir Peter Hall, and preserved for all time in this lush audio dramatization.“A comedy and a philosophy,” Man and Superman is based on the Don Juan theme, and using all the elements from Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Shaw reordered them so that Don Juan becomes the quarry instead of the huntsman....

A RICHARD & JUDY PICKSUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR'The best crime novel of the decade' Steve Cavanagh'Both terrifying and utterly heartbreaking' Mark Billingham'Superbly creepy . . . it might just break your heart a little, too'

THE GRIPPING NEW PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK THE WHISPER MAN'Hugely atmospheric and deliciously creepy' Alex Michaelides, bestselling author of The Silent Patient_______You think you know your friends. I thought that too . . .25 years ago, Paul's friend Charlie Crabtree did something truly terrible.Now, finally returnin...

Freelance writer Emily Garland is cash-strapped, newly single, and tired of reporting on the same old condo stats. When she’s offered a lucrative assignment in the village of Lount’s Landing, she decides to take a chance. All she has to do is relocate and uncover the real story behind a proposed redevelopment plan. What could possibly go wrong?Plenty, as it turns out. Not everyone is happy with real estate mogul Garrett Stonehaven’s plans to convert an old schoolhouse into a mega-b...

Don’t miss a single romance this Christmas with this 26-title collection, perfect for every mood! Unwrap passionate tales filled with holiday cheer A Cowboy for ChristmasHold Me, Cowboy by Maisey YatesHot Winter Nights by Debbi RawlinsHot Holiday Rancher by Catherine MannThe Italian's Billion-Dollar ChristmasShameful Secret, Shotgun Wedding by Sharon Kend...

*From 'The Billionaire Brotherhood Series' AKA Bad Boy Billionaires*(Dark & gritty? No. Feel good finishes? For sure!)SHORT AND SAUCY STORIES IDEAL FOR MORE MATURE READERS OR LOVERS OF CLASSIC CATEGORY ROMANCE NOVELSFall in love again with fun, fast, yet fulfilling romance reads.Volume 8: HOW DO YOU CATCH A MAN...IN 30 DAYS?Indiana Lane is in a pickle. She must find a man, ...

Don't miss this 3-book collection of Christmas romances, featuring 9 sizzling festive love stories! Unwrap passionate tales filled with holiday cheer, perfect for fans of cowboys, billionaires, and forbidden love!Perfect for fans of: Cowboy Billionaires Forbidden loveA Cowboy for ChristmasHold Me, Cowboy by Maisey YatesHot Winter Nights by Debbi Rawlins...

From a USA Today–bestselling author, a rich bachelor suddenly becomes a single father and falls in love with the shy beauty who steps in to play mom.What to expect . . . When you weren't expectingKieran Fortune, vice president of Robinson Tech, knows his strengths. He's good with technology; he's good at making money and at making love. But he doesn't know one thing about parenting. And he's just become a father. To a toddler.When the ever-so-...