Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture, first published in 1929 and last updated in 1953 (and the edition reprinted here) is a classic, pioneering look at the use of trees for food, soil conservation, and sustainable agriculture. Author J. Russell Smith (1

This new, second edition of the 1944 classic serves as a crucial compilation of „house rules,“ or a professional code. It addresses three areas: what the beginner needs to learn at once; „laws“ relating chiefly to engineering executives; and purely persona

There are currently more than 200,000 active-duty U.S. Marines and another 40,000 in the reserves. These Marines depend on the skills and techniques taught in this concise manual–and now you can, too This fully illustrated guide features the LINE (lin

Die Produktion hochwertiger Trauben erfordert die Beachtung vieler Faktoren wie die Abstimmung der Sorte auf die Lage, die Auswahl der Erziehung, die Abfolge von Pflege- und Pflanzenschutzmaßnahmen. Voraussetzung für die Produktion qualitativ hochwer ..

Die Komfortlüftung, also Zu-/Abluftanlagen mit Wärmerückgewinnung, erfreut sich auch im Altbau wachsender Beliebtheit – und das aus gutem Grund: Neben der hohen Raumluftqualität und dem Komfort sorgen sie für dauerhafte Bauschadensfreiheit. Dieses Bu ..

In an extensive career Ian Hugh Smith has built over 80 boats and taught hundreds of first-timers the skills they need to build their own boats through the Sydney Wooden Boat School. A series of manuals on different methods of construction grew out of t

A finalist for the PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award The gripping story of the most important overlooked commodity in the world–sand–and the crucial role it plays in our lives. After water and air, sand is the natural

A reference work for the novice or the seasoned watch enthusiast, fully illustrated with 400 colour photographs, and includes sections on basic watch mechanics and the watch movement; complications; dial design; case design and materials; straps, buc ..

Second in its series and a facsimile edition of the original 1953 instruction manual, Wrought Ironwork is a practical and essential guide with a focus on technique for the modern smith. With 33 step-by-step lessons and coordinating photography fo