119 books
Officers aren’t born – they are carefully molded. In Nazi Germany, this training took place in a horrific “factory” where men received both military and ideological indoctrination, preparing them to fight successfully for their fatherland. When a murder occurs in the school, however, underlying tensions begin to surface. An unforgettable novel by a world renowned author and an incomparable journey into the heart of wartime Germany.
Dr. Brij Kishor Gupta’s “Enriching Lives” is a valuable guide which outlines animal enrichment ideas for many species held in zoos. These are presented in a clear and practical manner. I commend and endorse this guide for use by zoo professionals. – Susan Hunt PSM Chief Executive Officer, Perth Zoo President, World Association of Zoos and Aquariums This book is a comprehensive resource for zoo professionals, offering an abundance of ...
Conservationists might set out with very different objectives: perservation and recovery of rare and threatened species-as with rhinos or bustards, sustaining a steady supply of useful products for human use-as with fisheries, or even eliminating threats to human life or livelihoods as in the case of rodent pests or man-eating tigers. None of these objectives, however, can be effectively met without a clear understanding of how wild populations of these species ...
This book is an attempt to bring back to memory and reconnect with the amazing diversity of pulses and other legumes Mother Earth has so generously provided for us. The book connects the seed to the table, focusing on processing, cooking and ecological usages they have given rise to.
Roars and Trumpets is the story of a mans life-long and obsessive passion for the jungles and his helpless surrender to the compelling call of the wild. Spanning a period of half a century, Gurpreet Singhs love affair with the jungles of India begins in the North West Frontier Province in the pre-partition days of the British Raj and ends in the forests of Assam, where he spent his entire working life as a tea-planter. The book conjures up a by-gone era, taking ...
An imperative text for all working with environment and industry. This book brings together under one roof all the latest guidelines that are required for forest clearances in India.
The book is about India’s ‘water warrior’ Vilasrao Salunke and his community-based water model which has been implemented in villages across Maharashtra. It deals with use of Salunkhe’s model by Anna Hazare to transform Ralegan Siddhi from a dry village to a model village—a transformation that has become an integral part of the alternative development discourse. Salunkhe’s ‘pani panchayat’ model of water management ...
This excellently written book by wll known writer David Glantz challenges the time-honoured explanation that poor weather, bad terrain, and Hitler's faulty strateguc judgement produced German defeat, and reveals how the RED Army thwarted the German Army's dramatic and apparently inexorable invasion before it achieved its ambitious goals.