Product Description: Gonzalo Rodriguez-Pereyra presents an original study of the place and role of the Identity of Indiscernibles in Leibniz's philosophy. The Principle of the Identity of Indiscernibles rules out numerically distinct but perfectly similar things; Leibniz derived it from more basic principles and used it to establish important philosophical theses...read more

Product Description: Pappalardo's unexpected and highly entertaining social history of this scandalous flower stretches from the Stone Age to the Space Age, from its healing role in Hopi tribal rituals to its covert involvement in the Cold War.

A guide to growing vegetables, fruits, and herbs for primarily culinary purposes, but in a variety of ornamental designs

Product Description: Plants for People gives us an insight into the countless, often surprising ways in which we use plants—from the woodpulp in our clothing and the soya in fast food, to new medicines from daffodil bulbs for Alzheimer's, yew leaves and hazelnuts for cancers, and sunflower seeds providing cleaner fuel for our cars...read more

A colorful introduction to the country style of home design offers an inspirational assortment of country houses, as well as guidelines for transforming a space with the decorative use of fabrics, antiques, accessories, and collectibles. Reprint.

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This text provides students with a summary of the interactions between humans and plants from early history to the present. Enough general botany is provided to orient readers to parts of the plants discussed and their mechanisms of function. Unlike other texts on economic botany, this book discusses molecular methods in the study and alteration of crop plants. Drawings and explanations illustrate how molecular methods are being employed to discover relationships between agricultural crops and their wild relatives. Similarly, the steps involved in plant genetic engineering are illustrated and explained. By relating aspects of morphology and evolution to plants that are familiar to students, concepts should be easy for students to remember. This edition has been revised and updated to include more modern uses of plants. Discussion of the health benefits of many species has been integrated throughout. (view table of contents)

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Product Description: A six-volume revision of J.M. Dalziel's 1937 encyclopaedic work, to supplement the 2nd edition of the Flora of West Tropical Africa. In volumes one to five 5260 plants are described, each with its geographical range, habitat and economic attributes...read more

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Describes more than one thousand species of mushrooms from around the world, and discusses the edibility of certain mushrooms, first-aid remedies for poisoning, and the cultivation of common and exotic species (view table of contents)

A comprehensive and authoritative herb encyclopedia in an A-Z format features complete information on growing herbs indoors and out, the science and lore of herbal home remedies, cooking with herbs, making potpourris, dyes, and more. Reprint.

Product Description: This book contains the proceedings of The Mycology in Sustainable Development Workshop in 14 chapters organized by subject. Four chapters discuss the management of the Pine mushroom "matsutake" (Tricholoma magnivelare) as a model for the emergence and management of non-timber forest products...read more

Product Description: This book describes the spread of new agricultural practice in the half millennium after 1350, and reconstructs a neglected part of Europe's agricultural past: the introduction of fodder crops, and the continuous reorganization of traditional botanical inputs within a new system of farming...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: A VERY SOLID BOOK ABOUT MARIJUANA IN EVERY WAY

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Intended for universities, industrial pharmaceuticals, biochemists studying natural plant products, chemotherapists, toxicologists, botanists, and anthropologists, this book highlights the role of medicinal plants and traditional remedies in the primary health care of large parts of the world's population. The analysis opens many possibilities for the study and development of new and plant-derived drugs.

Product Description: This study provides an account of the relationship between the Amazonian people and their botanical environment. It is based on the author's 10 years of ethnological and botanical research among the Tupi-Guarani-speaking Indians (especially the Ka'apor) of eastern Amazonia, and aims to rectify much of the ignorance about the history of Amazonia and its diverse peoples, habitats and resources...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Clarifies questions about the human dependence on plants, proves that plants are the foundation of existence, and makes a plea to stop people from destroying the earth's plant-based life support systems, such as the rainforest. Original.