UNA MONTAGNA DI LIBRI E DEBITIUN INCONTRO INASPETTATOUN'OCCASIONE UNICAPER RIMETTERSI IN GIOCOSarah va a caccia di libri, ma non solo. Colleziona mappe, ama i manoscritti e le vecchie carte geografiche, e si trova decisamente più a suo agio con le pagine stampate che con le persone. Dalla morte della zia Amalia, che ha cresciuto lei e sua sorella, Sarah vive da sola nella sua villa circondata da un rigoglioso giardino in fiore e da tantissimi v...

Sarah ist Bücherjägerin, Kartensammlerin und Restauratorin, sie liebt Manuskripte und alte Landkarten und kann generell besser mit Büchern als mit Menschen umgehen. Seit dem Tod ihrer Tante Amalia, die sie und ihre Schwester aufgezogen hat, lebt Sarah zurückgezogen in deren Kölner Villa mit dem wild sprießenden Garten. Ihre einzige Gesellschaft: die Schildkröten Bonnie und Clyde. Das ändert sich, als Benjamin, ein junger Bibliothekar aus London, vor der Tür steht. Er bittet Sarah, ihm beim...

Das Buch vermittelt ein vertieftes Verständnis des Konzepts der Bioökonomie, seiner politischen Entwicklung sowie der mit ihr einhergehenden Ziele und Zielkonflikte. In Kapitel 1 wird den Fragen nachgegangen, was das Konzept Bioökonomie ausmacht, aus welchen Sektoren es besteht und welche Definitionen von Bioökonomie es gibt. Kapitel 2 führt anschließend in die großen gesellschaftlichen Herausforderungen ein, vor deren Hintergrund die Bioökonomie eingeführt wurde und zeigt deren Entwicklun...

Art, murder, love.For fans of Deborah Harkness, Diana Gabledon, and those who like to mix a little literary history into their historical novels.

This collection features four peer-reviewed reviews on managing arthropod pests in tree fruit.The first chapter provides a brief overview of the major aphid pests affecting tree fruit production, focussing on those causing economic damage in citrus, apple, pear and stone fruit production. The chapter considers the techniques available for their control and looks ahead to future research in this area.The second chapter addresses the complex issue of managing...

This collection features four peer-reviewed literature reviews on mite pests in agriculture.The first chapter offers a holistic approach to integrated mite management by reviewing the basics of mite taxonomy and morphology. It studies the key plant mite families, focussing on major plant feeding mites (Tetranychidae, Tarsonemidae, Eriophyoidea), as well as the natural predators that regulate these mite populations.The second chapter explores the cultural, b...

Praise for Elizabeth Hand:"Fiercely frightening yet hauntingly beautiful."—Tess Gerritsen, author of The Silent Girl"A sinful pleasure."—Katherine Dunn, author of Geek LoveNo one is innocent, no one unexamined in award-winner Elizabeth Hand's new collection. From the summer isles to the mysterious people next door all the way to the odd guy one cubicle over, Hand teases apart the dark strangenesses of everyday life to show us the impossibilities, b...

Part of the "Lives of Victorian Literary Figures" series, this set collects contemporary memoirs, biographies and ephemera relating to Oscar Wilde, Henry James and Edith Wharton. Editorial apparatus includes a general introduction, headnotes, endnotes and a general index.

People in the Nordic states – Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland – rank as among the most proficient speakers of English in the world. In this unique volume, international experts explore how this came to be, what English usage and integration looks like in different spheres of society and the economy in these countries, and the implications of this linguistic phenomenon for language attitudes and identity, for the region at large, and for English in Europe and around the world....

Comprehensive review of current research on the causes of major fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of tree fruitSummarises current understanding of the ecology of key insect pests of tree fruitAssesses ways of improving integrated disease and pest management, with a particular focus on biological control

Part of the "Lives of Victorian Literary Figures" series, this set collects contemporary memoirs, biographies and ephemera relating to Oscar Wilde, Henry James and Edith Wharton. Editorial apparatus includes a general introduction, headnotes, endnotes and a general index.

Vampires don't exist, do they? That is a question Private Detective Tony Mandolin finds himself pondering as the evidence piles up in a case involving a string of dead redheads and the usual dose of weirdness San Francisco has to offer. To complicate things, Mandolin has to deal with the perception that he has become the latest golden boy of the fog city's crime boss. Then there's his cross-dressing friend Frankie...Just another day in San Francisco.Dive into an exhilarating new no...