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"Society does not generally expect its farmers to be visionaries."
Perhaps not, but longtime Maine farmer and homesteader Will Bonsall
does possess a unique clarity of vision that extends all the way
from the finer points of soil fertility and seed saving to
exploring how we can transform civilization and make our world a
better, more resilient place. In Will Bonsall's Essential Guide to
Radical, Self-Reliant Gardening, Bonsall maintains that to achieve
real wealth we first need to understand the economy of the land, to
realize that things that might make sense economically don't always
make sense ecologically, and vice versa. The marketplace distorts
our values, and our modern dependence on petroleum in particular
presents a serious barrier to creating a truly sustainable
agriculture. For him the solution is, first and foremost, greater
self-reliance, especially in the areas of food and energy. By
avoiding any off-farm inputs (fertilizers, minerals, and animal
manures), Bonsall has learned how to practice a purely veganic, or
plant-based, agriculture-not from a strictly moralistic or
philosophical perspective, but because it makes good business
sense: spend less instead of making more. What this means in
practical terms is that Bonsall draws upon the fertility of on-farm
plant materials: compost, green manures, perennial grasses, and
forest products like leaves and ramial wood chips. And he grows and
harvests a diversity of crops from both cultivated and perennial
plants: vegetables, grains, pulses, oilseeds, fruits and nuts-even
uncommon but useful permaculture plants like groundnut (Apios). In
a friendly, almost conversational way, Bonsall imparts a wealth of
knowledge drawn from his more than forty years of farming
experience. "My goal," he writes, "is not to feed the world, but to
feed myself and let others feed themselves. If we all did that, it
might be a good beginning."
Road traffic and its impacts affect all aspects of modern life,
leisure and industry, with safety, congestion and pollution being
of greatest public concern. Transport planning increasingly
emphasises travel demand management (TDM) and traffic calming -
aided by dynamic, lower cost data from Intelligent Transport
Systems (ITS) - to enable real time monitoring, control and
traveller information. This second edition of a highly successful
work has been fully updated since its first publication in 1996 to
reflect developments in technology available to the traffic analyst
and in the social, ecological and economic environment. New
sections are included on shockwaves, data capture without surveys,
traffic incidents, delay estimation, off-line use of on-line data,
environmental sensitivity, and controlled crash tests. The authors
introduce and demonstrate techniques with which the analyst,
engineer or planner can examine traffic problems. The underlying
theme is that proper understanding of traffic systems performance
and traffic problems can only come from the intelligent processing,
refinement, appraisal and evaluation of traffic data. Arranged in
five parts, the book offers an integrated approach to tackling road
traffic problems: c How to gain information and understanding about
traffic c The theories of traffic flow c The principles of good
survey planning and management c Specific types of traffic studies
c Analytical techniques for transforming raw data into useful
information. Understanding Traffic Systems provides cogent insights
into the techniques of traffic data collection and analysis, the
application of traffic theory and the role of data in analysis and
decision making. Its breadth and use of examples from several
countries make it a useful reference text for students and
researchers, as well as an essential tool for practising traffic
engineers and planners.
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African Theatre 18 (Hardcover)
Chukwuma Okoye; Contributions by Amy Bonsall, Bernard Eze Orji, Chukwuma Okoye, Femi Osofisan, …
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Discovery Miles 20 100
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Highlighted in this volume is the detective play The Inspector and
the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's leading playwrights. The
play has until now only been published in Nigeria. This open issue
of African Theatre is a departure from the traditional themed
format to showcase the plethora of styles, approaches and
perspectives that populate the contemporary field of African
theatre studies, with contributions from Ethiopia, Malawi, Nigeria,
South Africa and Ghana. Focusing mainly on case studies,
contributors engage a variety of performance forms, ranging from
investigations into radical dramatic and popular musical
performances, through "street theatre" (festivals and masquerade
shows) and pop culture, to consideration of applied theatre, dance,
audience, cultural performances and folktales. Articles address
African American and African cultural dialogue; choreographic
study; the carnivalization of indigenous African festivals; the
stigmatization of disability; the performance of nationality, as
well as orality and African performance aesthetics. Highlighted in
this volume is the playscript of the detective play The Inspector
and the Hero by Femi Osofisan, one of Africa's foremost
playwrights. Volume Editor: CHUKWUMA OKOYE Series Editors: Yvette
Hutchison, Reader, Department of Theatre & Performance Studies,
University of Warwick; Chukwuma Okoye, Reader in African Theatre
& Performance, University of Ibadan; Jane Plastow, Professor of
African Theatre, University of Leeds.
Road traffic and its impacts affect all aspects of modern life,
leisure and industry, with safety, congestion and pollution being
of greatest public concern. Transport planning increasingly
emphasises travel demand management (TDM) and traffic calming -
aided by dynamic, lower cost data from Intelligent Transport
Systems (ITS) - to enable real time monitoring, control and
traveller information. This second edition of a highly successful
work has been fully updated since its first publication in 1996 to
reflect developments in technology available to the traffic analyst
and in the social, ecological and economic environment. New
sections are included on shockwaves, data capture without surveys,
traffic incidents, delay estimation, off-line use of on-line data,
environmental sensitivity, and controlled crash tests. The authors
introduce and demonstrate techniques with which the analyst,
engineer or planner can examine traffic problems. The underlying
theme is that proper understanding of traffic systems performance
and traffic problems can only come from the intelligent processing,
refinement, appraisal and evaluation of traffic data. Arranged in
five parts, the book offers an integrated approach to tackling road
traffic problems: c How to gain information and understanding about
traffic c The theories of traffic flow c The principles of good
survey planning and management c Specific types of traffic studies
c Analytical techniques for transforming raw data into useful
information. Understanding Traffic Systems provides cogent insights
into the techniques of traffic data collection and analysis, the
application of traffic theory and the role of data in analysis and
decision making. Its breadth and use of examples from several
countries make it a useful reference text for students and
researchers, as well as an essential tool for practising traffic
engineers and planners.
Numerical Ranges II is a sequel to Numerical Ranges of Operators on
Normed Spaces and of Elements of Normed Algebras written by the
same authors and published in this series in 1971. The present
volume reflects the progress made in the subject, expanding and
discussing topics under the general headings of spatial and algebra
numerical ranges and further ranges.
The theory of the numerical range of a linear operator on an
arbitrary normed space had its beginnings around 1960, and during
the 1970s the subject has developed and expanded rapidly. This book
presents a self-contained exposition of the subject as a whole. The
authors develop various applications, in particular to the study of
Banach algebras where the numerical range provides an important
link between the algebraic and metric structures.
Exam success awaits with new editions for the new IB Biology
syllabus for examination from 2025. This digital teacher's resource
has been developed in collaboration with IB teachers on the
Cambridge Panel, to help you use this series in the most effective
way and bridge the gap between theory and practice. Our author team
includes syllabus experts, examiners, teachers, and teacher
trainers, helping you take results to the next level. This resource
helps you support your learners, plan great lessons and teach to
the syllabus. It also contains professional development guidance to
help explain key approaches. There is also guidance for teaching
English as second language learners and lesson adaptations for
differentiation, and assessment for learning.
A little girl builds a "truly great thing" out of junk. Her friend Stanley is nowhere to be found. But who is Stanley anyway? What a mystery! Until the great thing is almost complete, that is. Then, it's playtime, and there's just no stopping Stanley.
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The Northern Tourist, an Illustrated Book of Summer Travel - Embracing the Hudson, Saratoga, Lakes George and Champlain, Au Sable Chasm, Adirondacks, Trenton Falls, Niagara, Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence, Saguenay River, Howe's Cave, Deleware Water Gap, (Hardcover)
Jeremiah Bonsall
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Discovery Miles 8 760
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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The Northern Tourist, an Illustrated Book of Summer Travel - Embracing the Hudson, Saratoga, Lakes George and Champlain, Au Sable Chasm, Adirondacks, Trenton Falls, Niagara, Thousand Islands, St. Lawrence, Saguenay River, Howe's Cave, Deleware Water Gap, (Paperback)
Jeremiah Bonsall
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Discovery Miles 5 330
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Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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Rebecca the Woodpecker is a beautifully written rhyming tale about
a woodpecker who is very different from all the other birds,
because she is actually made out of wood! Rebecca's mother created
her out of a tree stump by pecking and pecking at it, until Rebecca
appeared and magically came to life. Rebecca desperately wants to
be able to fly with all the other birds, but with her little wooden
wings this seems impossible. Rebecca knows she is not the same as
everyone else, and she often feels lonely and unseen, blending in
with all the other trees in the forest. Rather than stay hidden
away in her nest forever, Rebecca one day gathers up all her
courage, and attempts to fly off a very high branch to make her
dreams come true.. But does she make it? Join Rebecca as she
bravely tries to make the impossible possible, and learns a few new
things about herself along the way!
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