S M Martins: 7 books

In 1917, three impoverished children from a small town in Portugal are visited by a beautiful angelic being they called the Virgin Mother. Lucia and her cousins gather at her feet as the Lady reveals three secret prophecies to the three children. The first is a vision of the dark realm some call hell....

Imagine a sustainable world, run on clean and renewable energies that are less aggressive to the environment. Now imagine humanity under the impact of these changes. This is the premise Brazilian editor Gerson Lodi-Ribeiro proposed, and these authors took the challenge to envision hopeful futures...

Sorghum is one of the world’s major cereals, cultivated in the semi-arid tropics for a growing range of uses. Like other crops it faces the need to meet rising demand whilst reducing its environmental impact and adapting to the challenges of climate change. This volume summarises the wealth of research...

Será que o marxismo ainda tem alguma coisa a falar sobre educação neste início do século XXI? Essa é uma pergunta que muita gente colocará ao ler este livro. Para uns a pergunta decorre da consideração de que o marxismo é uma concepção. Para outros, como se criou um consenso de que Marx...

There is a growing demand for cocoa. However, cultivation is dependent on ageing trees with low yields and increasing vulnerability to disease. There is growing concern about the environmental impact of cultivation in areas soil health and biodiversity. There is therefore an urgent need to make cocoa...

Filmes há que provocam um distanciamento do usual a fim de despertar um pensar sobre o que se viu, filmes há que são um verdadeiro processo catártico e que, por meio de questionamentos das imagens em movimento, provocam uma estética de ruptura. Esse qualificado panorama de películas que povoaram...

Originating in South America, cassava is now grown in over 100 countries around the world. It is the third most important source of calories in the tropics after rice and maize. Its caloric value, as well as its ability to tolerate dry conditions and poor soils, makes it a key food security crop in...