Bananas and Plantains

Bananas and Plantains
Author: John Charles Robinson
Publisher: CABI
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2010
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1845937384

Bananas and plantains are major fruit crops in the tropics and subtropics, making a vital contribution to the economies of many countries. In the last 15 years, substantial changes have occurred in banana production, among them the increased importance of fungal and viral diseases and their serious impact on Cavendish export cultivars, smallholder plantains and cooking bananas. Changes in production systems such as protected greenhouse cultivation, organic, fair-trade and integrated cultivation and their respective certification schemes have also become prominent. This book provides an accessi.

Author Catalog

Author Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 1953
Genre: American literature
ISBN:

Yvain

Yvain
Author: Chretien de Troyes
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1987-09-10
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 0300038380

A twelfth-century poem by the creator of the Arthurian romance describes the courageous exploits and triumphs of a brave lord who tries to win back his deserted wife's love

El Cinco de Mayo

El Cinco de Mayo
Author: David Hayes-Bautista
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Total Pages: 302
Release: 2012-05-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 0520951794

Why is Cinco de Mayo—a holiday commemorating a Mexican victory over the French at Puebla in 1862—so widely celebrated in California and across the United States, when it is scarcely observed in Mexico? As David E. Hayes-Bautista explains, the holiday is not Mexican at all, but rather an American one, created by Latinos in California during the mid-nineteenth century. Hayes-Bautista shows how the meaning of Cinco de Mayo has shifted over time—it embodied immigrant nostalgia in the 1930s, U.S. patriotism during World War II, Chicano Power in the 1960s and 1970s, and commercial intentions in the 1980s and 1990s. Today, it continues to reflect the aspirations of a community that is engaged, empowered, and expanding.

Welding with Children

Welding with Children
Author: Tim Gautreaux
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 213
Release: 2009-01-06
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1466833939

A master storyteller's triumphant, moving collection about lost souls, found love, and rediscovered tradition Tim Gautreaux returns to the form that won him his first fans, with tales of family, sin, and redemption: from a man who realizes his grandchildren are growing up without any sense of right or wrong, and he's to blame; to a camera repairman who uncovers a young woman's secret in the undeveloped film she brings him; to a one-armed hitch-hiker who changes the life of the man who gives her a ride. Each one a small miracle of storytelling and compassion, these stories in Welding with Children are a joyous confirmation of Tim Gautreaux's rare and generous talent.

Cambridge International AS & A Level Further Mathematics Coursebook

Cambridge International AS & A Level Further Mathematics Coursebook
Author: Lee Mckelvey
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 608
Release: 2018-08-31
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781108403375

Cambridge International AS & A Level Further Mathematics supports students following the 9231 syllabus. This single coursebook comprehensively covers all four modules of the syllabus and helps support students in their studies and develops their mathematical skills. Authored by experienced teachers of Further Mathematics, the coursebook provides detailed explanations and clear worked examples with practice exercises and exam-style questions. Answers are at the back of the book.