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Modern biotechnology refers to various scientific techniques used to produce specific desired traits in plants, animals or microorganisms through the use of genetic knowledge. There are three main categories of biotechnology-enhanced crops in use or development. Public debate continues, as with any...

This engaging translation presents an authentic period document that reflects aspects of Chinese life and society as seen through contemporary eyes. Portraying a "phony" reformer who rode the tide of the Qing court's post-Boxer reform initiatives to career success and personal wealth, this...

This highly illustrated resource covers the characteristics, properties, specifications, heat treatment, and application of steels for engineering students, non-metallurgical engineers, and technicians. There’s a saying that “steel makes the world.” From a tiny pin in a sewing kit to home appliances...

H.A.P.P.Y Holistic Approach to Personality, Psychometrics and YOU is a treasure chest for people from different walks of life to learn about their true strengths, talents, behaviors, attitudes, competency and thinking styles. The advantage lies in multiple tools and techniques to interpret the people...

The year is 1813. From the turbulence of Europe, ravaged by Napoleon’s rampaging armies, to the seething cauldron of India, comes a lad, Joseph McLeod, twenty years of age, newly recruited in the East India Company’s Bengal Army. While still in London, he comes across an exotically beautiful...

Life is not a mathematical equation of do's and don'ts. Rather it is an intricate adjustment of opposing forces of good health and ailments that represent living a life. The road to good health entails living with moderation in habits and attitudes. Now say goodbye to illness and disease; power yourself...

In this sequel to “In Quest of the Rainbow,” Isabella Hamilton’s search for her estate and her parents takes her across the length of India and beyond, relentlessly pursued by her unknown enemies. But a group from her estate is always by her side, guiding her, advising her and protecting her....

Life is too perfect... Imagine living in a quaint, beach front cottage on the Hawaiian island of Maui. You have an amazing job, combined with the pleasure of working from home. Lunch breaks become a daily picnic on the sand. Dessert is always included because of your marriage to a famous pastry chef....

Would you fake love for a million dollars?After a successful career as an athlete, Gunner is ready for a new challenge. His love life will be the main focus of a brand new TV show, but there’s just one problem: he needs a wife to satisfy the producers and the audience.Trina stopped living...

Oil shortages.  Energy crisis.  War in the Middle East.  Political scandals.  Doomsday prophets pointing to Armageddon.  Is this today?  No, it’s the 1970s. Pastor Bill Renfrew comes back to his hometown Colter, Montana fresh from Bible college on a mission...

Les lèvres de Sarah avaient été tailladées horriblement comme sous l’action de nombreuses lames de rasoir, le nez avait été découpé et la masse blanchâtre du cartilage était apparente... Et puis. surtout deux clous rouillés avaient été enfoncés avec force dans les yeux d’où s’échappait une matière visqueuse.

„Ezt a történetet el nem hiszi senki. Pedig nem is régen történt, s igazán úgy történt, ahogy elbeszélem. Még most is élnek, akik benne szerepeltek. Egyedül az asszony, a jó feleség halt meg pár év előtt, de annak is lehet még sírját látni, s fejfájá

A focused law student, romance has been absent from Madison’s life. She has successfully planned each phase of her life and resigned to the fact that there will be plenty of time for love after she passes the bar exam—that is, until the single act of seeking shelter from a spring downpour dramatically...

It’s 1984.  The country is pulling out of a recession.  The Reagan administration is beefing up defense.  The space shuttle, Challenger, is flying.  And the Satellite Test Center, known as the STC, is staffing up.  Among young professional women, Samantha Matijevic...