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Whole Farm Management: From Start-Up to Sustainability

Garry Stephenson · Storey Publishing, LLC
Pages: 312
Format: Hardcover

Farming is a business, as well as a way of life. Whole Farm Management is a comprehensive guide developed by the Small Farms Program at Oregon State University to help aspiring and beginner farmers make smart, strategic business decisions to ensure lasting success. In clear, accessible...
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Alta California: From San Diego to San Francisco, A Journey on Foot to Rediscover the Golden State

Nick Neely · Counterpoint
Pages: 432
Format: Hardcover

Braiding nature and humanity, past and present, urban sprawl and rural landscapes in surprising and serendipitous ways, author Nick Neely follows the trail of the first overland Spanish expedition into California 250 years later In Alta California, Nick Neely chronicles his 650-mile trek...
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The Seine: The River that Made Paris

Elaine Sciolino · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

A vibrant, enchanting tour of the Seine from longtime New York Times foreign correspondent and best-selling author Elaine Sciolino.Elaine Sciolino came to Paris as a young foreign correspondent and was seduced by a river. In The Seine, she tells the story of that river from its source on a remote...
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The Zookeepers' War: An Incredible True Story from the Cold War

J.W. Mohnhaupt · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

THE ACCLAIMED INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER The unbelievable true story of the Cold War's strangest proxy war, fought between the zoos on either side of the Berlin Wall.Living in West Berlin in the 1960s often felt like living in a zoo, everyone packed together behind a wall, with the world...
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The Way of Fire and Ice: The Living Tradition of Norse Paganism

Ryan Smith · Llewellyn Publications
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

A Radical New Take On Norse Paganism The Way of Fire and Ice reimagines Norse Paganism with mystical practices and rituals for today's world as well as tips for building community and resisting fascism. This approach to working with Norse deities and beliefs is a living, adaptable tradition,...
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All Hell Breaking Loose: The Pentagon's Perspective on Climate Change

Michael T. Klare · Metropolitan Books
Pages: 304
Format: Hardcover

All Hell Breaking Loose is an eye-opening examination of climate change from the perspective of the U.S. military.The Pentagon, unsentimental and politically conservative, might not seem likely to be worried about climate change -- still linked, for many people, with polar bears and coral...
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When the Earth Had Two Moons: Cannibal Planets, Icy Giants, Dirty Comets, Dreadful Orbits, and the Origins of the Night Sky

Erik Asphaug · Custom House
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

An astonishing exploration of planet formation and the origins of life by one of the world's most innovative planetary geologists.In 1959, the Soviet probe Luna 3 took the first photos of the far side of the moon. Even in their poor resolution, the images stunned scientists: the far side...
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Audio CDs to Accompany Medical Terminology for Health Professions 6th Edition

ISBN 1418072524 Compatable with Microsoft Windows 2000, XP SP2, Vista, Mac OS X Learn how to pronounce nearly 1,000 medical terms with the three audio CDs to accompany Medical Terminology for Health Professions. Sixth Edition. Listen carefully as the terms are pronounced, practice speaking...
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