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Insights into Chinese Agriculture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018): Yunhua Zhang Insights into Chinese Agriculture (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2018)
Yunhua Zhang; Translated by Curtis Evans
R3,914 Discovery Miles 39 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book uses simple economic theories to explain how China's agricultural economic phenomena exists in reality. It also helps the reader to get a clear understanding of economic phenomena, insight into the "hog cycle" and "food safety," as well as other economic and social phenomena. The language of this book is not only easy to understand, but also uses ancient poetry and humor to make the subject interesting, as it speaks to the history and current situation of Chinese agriculture. It also opens a window for the people to read about agriculture. This is a unique book on agricultural science that fills an important gap in works on agricultural science and agricultural economics.

Murder in the Closet - Essays on Queer Clues in Crime Fiction Before Stonewall (Paperback): Curtis Evans Murder in the Closet - Essays on Queer Clues in Crime Fiction Before Stonewall (Paperback)
Curtis Evans
R1,324 R920 Discovery Miles 9 200 Save R404 (31%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Analysis of LGBTQ life before the Stonewall Riots of 1969 traditionally has been dominated by the powerful negative image of the closet, the metaphorical space where that which was deemed ""queer"" was necessarily sheltered from hostile, heteronormative public view. Literary studies of queer themes and characters in crime fiction have tended to focus on works published in the freer environment that has existed in the years since Stonewall, queer material, so the traditional belief runs, having been, for the most part, only negatively or obliquely presented in crime fiction of the closet-bound pre-Stonewall era. This book tempers this traditional view, offering readers a groundbreaking collection of twenty-three essays, in which the authors investigate queer aspects to crime fiction published over eight decades, from the corseted Victorian era to the unbuttoned Swinging Sixties, on the very eve of Stonewall. ""Murder will out,"" so the saying goes, and this is true as well of queer material in pre-Stonewall crime fiction, if one but follows the clues.

Cat's Paw (Paperback): Roger Scarlett Cat's Paw (Paperback)
Roger Scarlett; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R336 Discovery Miles 3 360 Ships in 12 - 19 working days
Three Sisters Flew Home (Paperback): Mary Fitt Three Sisters Flew Home (Paperback)
Mary Fitt; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R311 Discovery Miles 3 110 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Not every woman can collect her dethroned lovers and their wives into one room. But then Claribel was not 'every woman'. Things happened at her parties and so one swallowed the latest baits and joined all the other poor fish. But having given her party, having collected her bevy of expectant friends, having displayed her three mysterious lovelies, it was painfully bad tactics to make them play a murder game. All sorts of curious things were liable to happen when one let loose such a motley throng in a darkened house. So really it was Claribel's fault, and she had only herself to blame when things did happen. A fairy tale with a sting in its tail.

Insights into Chinese Agriculture (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018): Yunhua Zhang Insights into Chinese Agriculture (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2018)
Yunhua Zhang; Translated by Curtis Evans
R3,354 Discovery Miles 33 540 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

This book uses simple economic theories to explain how China's agricultural economic phenomena exists in reality. It also helps the reader to get a clear understanding of economic phenomena, insight into the "hog cycle" and "food safety," as well as other economic and social phenomena. The language of this book is not only easy to understand, but also uses ancient poetry and humor to make the subject interesting, as it speaks to the history and current situation of Chinese agriculture. It also opens a window for the people to read about agriculture. This is a unique book on agricultural science that fills an important gap in works on agricultural science and agricultural economics.

Death and the Pleasant Voices (Paperback): Mary Fitt Death and the Pleasant Voices (Paperback)
Mary Fitt; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R311 Discovery Miles 3 110 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'All these people who thought themselves securely in possession are now going to be dependent on the caprice of this young man.' During a blinding rainstorm, Jake Seaborne takes a wrong turn and arrives at Ullstone Hall, where is he is initially mistaken for 'Hugo', the new heir to the family estate. It seems Hugo is the offspring of the late Mr Ullstone's first marriage in India, but the children of his second marriage have never met him. In short, the Ullstone family destiny is now in the hands of a complete stranger. A friend, Sir Frederick Lawson (who it turns out knows Jake's family) has been asked to act as a "sort of buffer" for Hugo on his arrival, but Lawton cannot stay and Jake agrees to act in that role until he can return. But not everything is as it appears to be, and when the handsome and charming Hugo arrives, trouble follows and before long three people are dead.

The Roger Scarlett Mysteries, Vol. 3 - In the First Degree (Paperback): Roger Scarlett The Roger Scarlett Mysteries, Vol. 3 - In the First Degree (Paperback)
Roger Scarlett; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R663 Discovery Miles 6 630 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Murder Ends the Song (Paperback): Alfred Meyers Murder Ends the Song (Paperback)
Alfred Meyers; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R589 Discovery Miles 5 890 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Requiem for Robert (Paperback): Mary Fitt Requiem for Robert (Paperback)
Mary Fitt; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R311 Discovery Miles 3 110 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'When a man has three separate notices by three different women inserted in the local paper, and he's my own namesake besides, I feel I owe him something.' Sequential death notices appear for Robert Raynald: one by his mother, one by his estranged wife, one by his daughter. This odd approach draws the attention of Superintendent Mallett and his friend Dr. Fitzbrown. The inquest had decided that Raynald shot himself whilst temporarily insane, but his daughter Geraldine is not convinced and presents enough evidence to arouse the investigator within Mallett. Raynald's story is presented in flashbacks, as Mallett and Fitzbrown build a picture of his life through the people who knew him best. Requiem for Robert combines the excitement of a detective story with a haunting reading of character.

Death and Mary Dazill (Paperback): Mary Fitt Death and Mary Dazill (Paperback)
Mary Fitt; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R305 Discovery Miles 3 050 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

'Is it wise to evoke these memories-to raise these ghosts-after all these years? After attending a burial in an old country churchyard, Superintendent Mallett and his friends are struck by the sight of two elderly ladies, regally dressed in black and accompanied by their uniformed chauffeur, placing an elaborate wreath on the graveyard's most imposing monument. The vicar confirms that the Misses de Boulter of Chetwode Lodge have placed a fresh wreath on their father's and brother's tomb every week for the last fifty years. In the opposite corner of the churchyard lies the small neglected grave of Mary Dazill. In flashbacks, we learn how everything goes wrong in the lives of two sisters when their father brings the enigmatic Mary Dazill home and proposes to marry her. Soon, murder ensues. A fatalistic mystery with the emotional echoes of a Greek tragedy.

In Memory of Charles (Paperback): D. Erskine Muir In Memory of Charles (Paperback)
D. Erskine Muir; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R311 Discovery Miles 3 110 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Charles was in a vile temper and Anne was catching the full benefit of it. Charles Courtley is a difficult man. Prone to violent outbursts and a bully to his wife and daughters, he has uprooted the family from London to an old manor house in remote East Anglia. Spoilt by his growing wealth and increasingly intolerant of any dissent, Charles enjoys controlling everyone around him. His family, his employees and even the locals - banned from using the traditional footpaths on his forested estate - have multiple reasons to bear a grudge. When Charles is shot dead in a woodland clearing, evidence from an unreliable witness points to Courtley's secretary, but he has a cast iron alibi and the resulting trial ends in an acquital. A year later, a seemingly innocent death and an odd cenotaph leads Chief Inspector Simon Sturt to reconsider the case. Dorothy Erskine Muir (1889-1977) was one of seventeen children of John Sheepshanks, Bishop of Norwich. She attended Oxford, worked as an academic tutor, and began writing professionally to supplement the family income after the unexpected death of her husband in 1932. Muir published historical biographies and local histories, as well as three accomplished detective novels: In Muffled Night (1933), Five to Five (1934) and In Memory of Charles (1941).

Five to Five (Paperback): D. Erskine Muir Five to Five (Paperback)
D. Erskine Muir; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R306 Discovery Miles 3 060 Ships in 9 - 17 working days

Much had been risked, and the murderer had escaped by such a rare combination of chances. Elderly invalid Simon Ewing was bludgeoned in his maisonette and a stranger was seen exiting the building by several of the residents. The murderer had entered-and escaped-in just a few minutes when Ewing was left unattended, implying that someone knew the movements of both his household and the neighbours. Who would run such a risk in a building with multiple comings and goings? Robbery appears to be the motive, but why was only one ring taken from Ewing's secret hoard of valuable jewellery? A second death leads Detective-Inspector Woods to untangle exactly who was where in the crucial minutes before the murder. Dorothy Erskine Muir (1889-1977) was one of seventeen children of John Sheepshanks, Bishop of Norwich. She attended Oxford, worked as an academic tutor, and began writing professionally to supplement the family income after the unexpected death of her husband in 1932. Muir published historical biographies and local histories, as well as three accomplished detective novels: In Muffled Night (1933), Five to Five (1934) and In Memory of Charles (1941). Each is an intricate fictional account based on an unsolved true crime.

The Beautiful Stranger / The Missing Heiress (Paperback): Bernice Carey The Beautiful Stranger / The Missing Heiress (Paperback)
Bernice Carey; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R505 R475 Discovery Miles 4 750 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Diehard / My Brother's Keeper (Paperback): Jean Potts The Diehard / My Brother's Keeper (Paperback)
Jean Potts; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R452 R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Band Played Murder (Paperback): Howie Edith The Band Played Murder (Paperback)
Howie Edith; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R626 Discovery Miles 6 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Sing Me a Murder / False Witness (Paperback): Helen Nielsen Sing Me a Murder / False Witness (Paperback)
Helen Nielsen; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R501 R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Death of an Intruder / Twice So Fair (Paperback): Nedra Tyre Death of an Intruder / Twice So Fair (Paperback)
Nedra Tyre; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R452 R425 Discovery Miles 4 250 Save R27 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Fatal Picnic / Their Nearest and Dearest (Paperback): Bernice Carey The Fatal Picnic / Their Nearest and Dearest (Paperback)
Bernice Carey; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R499 R468 Discovery Miles 4 680 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
No Questions Asked / The Defense Does Not Rest (Paperback): Edna Sherry No Questions Asked / The Defense Does Not Rest (Paperback)
Edna Sherry; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R501 R471 Discovery Miles 4 710 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Only the Good (Paperback): Mary Collins Only the Good (Paperback)
Mary Collins; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R396 R371 Discovery Miles 3 710 Save R25 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Death Freight and Other Murderous Excursions (Paperback): Patrick Quentin Death Freight and Other Murderous Excursions (Paperback)
Patrick Quentin; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R370 R346 Discovery Miles 3 460 Save R24 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
No Bones About It / Cold Bed in the Clay (Paperback): Ruth Sawtell Wallis No Bones About It / Cold Bed in the Clay (Paperback)
Ruth Sawtell Wallis; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R504 R474 Discovery Miles 4 740 Save R30 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Thing Beyond Reason / Echo of a Careless Voice / Blotted Out (Paperback): Elisabeth Sanxay Holding The Thing Beyond Reason / Echo of a Careless Voice / Blotted Out (Paperback)
Elisabeth Sanxay Holding; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R501 R470 Discovery Miles 4 700 Save R31 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Make-Believe Man / A Friend of Mary Rose (Paperback): Elizabeth Fenwick The Make-Believe Man / A Friend of Mary Rose (Paperback)
Elizabeth Fenwick; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R445 R417 Discovery Miles 4 170 Save R28 (6%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
No Face to Murder (Paperback): Edith Howie No Face to Murder (Paperback)
Edith Howie; Introduction by Curtis Evans
R630 Discovery Miles 6 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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