R S Gardner: 3 books

Marilyn Aske has admittedly made a few mistakes in life, but getting sent to the isolated, scientist-run rehabilitation house for criminal youths has to be the biggest one so far.Although the main priority is trying to convince the creepy doctors to send her home, it soon becomes clear that...

Rising costs and increasing global competition press institutions to do more with less. At the same time, deep budget cuts and a general social and political impatience have revived calls for reform in educational affordability, curriculum, and outcome measurement. Yet within this environment, a myriad...

Maize is one of the most important and widely grown cereal crops in the world and is a staple food for almost a billion people, particularly in the developing world. It has been estimated that maize yields need to increase by 60% by 2050. There is an urgent need to increase yields in the face of such...