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The Political Economy of Genetically Modified Foods (Elgar Mini Series an Elgar Reference Collection)
 `This volume does an excellent job encapsulating the recent thinking on transgenic crops. This collection of well-written papers presents the debate on the future of biotechnology within the context of the evolution of agriculture, economic development, the environment, and international trade. The book conveys the vast potential of agricultural biotechnology in enhancing human well-being and environmental quality, and the challenges that lie ahead in developing policies that will tap this potential. It is an important read for those interested in technological change, agriculture, development, and the environment.' - David Zilberman, University of California, Berkeley, US `This excellent collection of readings on this complex and highly political topic covers all the key issues. How those issues are resolved in the years ahead will have a profound effect on the world food economy and especially on the hungry and malnourished.' - Kym Anderson, The World Bank,......
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Терминологический словарь-справочник по нефтепромысловому делу Б. М. Сучков
 Институт компьютерных исследований. Современные нефтегазовые технологии. Книга является сборником основных терминов и понятий, широко используемых в нефтепромысловом деле, начиная от геологов, проектирования разработки месторождений, бурения скважин, добычи нефти промысловой подготовки нефти и др. При составлении сборника был проанализирован и обобщен в наиболее доступной форме обширный материал как отечественных, так и зарубежных источников. Книга содержит свыше тысячи терминов и статей, иллюстрированных более ста рисунками. Материал книги подобран и расположен таким образом, что по сути является настольным справочником для широкого круга научно-технических работников, инженерных и геологических служб промыслов, а также хорошим учебным пособием для преподавателей, аспирантов и студентов нефтяных факультетов институтов и техникумов. Предметный указатель терминов и статей, составленный в алфавитном порядке, дает возможность легко и быстро найти необходимый материал....
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Blue Monday, Vol. 4: Painted Moon Chynna Clugston-Major
![Blue Monday, Vol. 4: Painted Moon Chynna Clugston-Major Picking up where Absolute Beginners left off, Bleu finds herself pent up with a heavy dose of teenage lust! Not content with Alan and Victor's pathetic attempts to woo her, she grabs Clover and hits the town in a side-splitting search for some real boys, only to discover that there aren't any! With only one prime candidate in Bleu's mind - her history teacher Mr. Bishop - she finally makes the decision to tell him how she really feels, but things don't always go as planned in the crazy, mixed up world of Bleu L. Finnegan. книги, книжный магазин, интернет-магазин]( "Blue Monday, Vol. 4: Painted Moon Chynna Clugston-Major Picking up where Absolute Beginners left off, Bleu finds herself pent up with a heavy dose of teenage lust! Not content with Alan and Victor's pathetic attempts to woo her, she grabs Clover and hits the town in a side-splitting search for some real boys, only to discover that there aren't any! With only one prime candidate in Bleu's mind - her history teacher Mr. Bishop - she finally makes the decision to tell him how she really feels, but things don't always go as planned in the crazy, mixed up world of Bleu L. Finnegan. книги, книжный магазин, интернет-магазин") Picking up where Absolute Beginners left off, Bleu finds herself pent up with a heavy dose of teenage lust! Not content with Alan and Victor's pathetic attempts to woo her, she grabs Clover and hits the town in a side-splitting search for some real boys, only to discover that there aren't any! With only one prime candidate in Bleu's mind - her history teacher Mr. Bishop - she finally makes the decision to tell him how she really feels, but things don't always go as planned in the crazy, mixed up world of Bleu L. Finnegan....
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Think Big, Act Small: How America's Best Performing Companies Keep the Start-up Spirit Alive Jason Jennings
 Is it possible for a company to grow its revenues and profits by 10 percent or more for at least ten consecutive years, not counting acquisitions? That's an incredibly high bar for growth and profitability, one that 99.99 percent of American companies can't meet? including the famous ones that routinely land on magazine covers. Management expert Jason Jennings screened 100,000 companies to identify nine little- known firms that have delivered stellar performance for a full decade or more, despite the ups and downs of the economy. And, as he reveals in his new book, these superstars have a lot in common despite their wide range of industries, which includes software, food services, medical supplies, and sporting goods. It turns out that the best long-term performers all combine the strengths of a big organization with the hunger of a start-up. They build excellent relationships with their customers, suppliers, workers, and shareholders. They groom future......
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The Civilian Conservation Corps in Nevada: From Boys to Men (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in Nevada History) Renee Corona Kolvet, Victoria Ford
 The Great Depression of the 1930s had a devastating impact on sparsely populated Nevada and its two major industries, mining and agriculture. Even prior to the national economic collapse, nature and overgrazing had rendered millions of acres in the arid state unusable. However, thanks to Nevada's powerful senate delegation, Roosevelt's New Deal funding flowed abundantly into the state. Among the programs thus supported was the Civilian Conservation Corps, a federal program intended to provide jobs for unemployed young men and a pool of labor for essential public lands rehabilitation projects. In all, nearly 31,000 young men were employed in fifty-nine CCC camps throughout Nevada, most of them from outside the state. These "boys," as they were called, went to work improving the state's forests, parks, wildlife habitats, roads, fences, irrigation systems, flood-control systems, and rangelands, while learning valuable skills on the job, through vocational courses, and in a formal......
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