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An eminent, seventy-two-year-old Australian writer is invited to contribute to a book entitled Strong Opinions. It is a chance to air some urgent concerns. He writes short essays on the origins of the state, on Machiavelli, on anarchism, on al Qaida, on intelligent design, on music. What, he asks, i... More

How to Be a Great Coach provides guidelines, best practices, and state-of-the-art approaches for working with, instead of against, your empoyees, in the process boosting their motivation, performance, and productivity. This results-focused book covers 24 innovative and proven approaches for getting ... More

Agriculture depends on improved cultivars, and cultivars are developed through proper plant breeding. Unfortunately, applied plant breeding programs that are focused on cereal commodity crops are under serious erosion because of lack of funding. This loss of public support affects breeding continuit... More

* This is a revised edition of Colin Mason's "The 2030 Spike," that received the following acclaim: * "A bold, thought-provoking and ultimately rewarding read], well-researched, full of ideas and thus a good, all-round primer on the stateof the planet." -- BBC Wildlife* "An impressive tour of our c... More

Integrating fundamental knowledge, summaries and reviews of published studies and commercial applications, Ultraviolet Light in Food Technology provides a broad overview of UV technologies as well as practical guidance on the use of UV light in food processing. Covering both continuous and pulsed UV... More

Drawing from the text of the "Business Week" bestseller "Today Matters," this condensed, revised edition boils down Maxwell's 12 daily practices to their very essence, giving maximum impact in minimal time.Drawing from the text of the Business Week bestseller Today Matters, this condensed, revised e... More

The "New York Times" bestselling author of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership" and "Thinking for a Change" adds to his list of books, audio lessons, workbooks and a Web site with this outline of practices guaranteed to result in success.- John C. Maxwell's previous books have sold over 5.2 milli... More