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        January 2018

        Ink Rubbings from Stone Inscriptions

        by Suzhou Garden Archives

        The Lingering Garden has a lot of fine specimen of calligraphy.Many of them, which date back to hundred years ago, are included in this book. With the help of this book, readers could have a better understanding of the collection in the Lingering Garden.

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        August 1998

        Peter Tschaikowsky

        Eine Biographie

        by Edward Garden, Konrad Küster

        "Peter Tschaikowsky ist der berühmteste Komponist des alten Rußlands. Mit einer detaillierten Werkanalyse verknüpft Garden die farbige Schilderung des unruhigen Musikerlebens; präzise aufgehellt werden auch die Hintergründe von Tschaikowskys erzwungenem Selbstmord."

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        Microbiology (non-medical)
        January 1956

        Revision of the British Helotiaceae in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens, with notes on related European Species

        by Maryann Wells, STYLUS PUB LLC

        mycological paper on a revision of the British Heloticeae in the Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Gardens (including some notes on related European species)

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        Science & Mathematics
        August 2021

        Key Questions in Zoo and Aquarium Studies

        A Study and Revision Guide

        by Paul Rees

        An understanding of the work of zoos and aquariums is central to many programmes of study in wildlife conservation and more specialised programmes in zoo and aquarium science and management. This book is intended as a study and revision guide for students following these programmes. It contains 600 multiple-choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 major topic areas: 1. History of zoos and aquariums 2. Zoo and exhibit design 3. Aquariums and Aquatic exhibits 4 Visitor studies, zoo education and zoo research 5. Nutrition and food presentation 6 Reproductive biology and genetics 7. Conservation breeding and assisted reproductive technologies 8. Behaviour, training and environmental enrichment 9. Animal welfare and conservation medicine 10. Zoo organisation and regulation The book has been produced in a convenient format so that it can be used at any time in any place. It allows the reader to learn and revise the meaning of terms used in zoo and aquarium biology, the principles of animal husbandry and enclosure design, the behaviour of zoo visitors, the operation of captive breeding programmes, the international organisation of zoos, their legal regulation and much more.

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        November 2023

        Students' Dictionary of Zoo and Aquarium Studies

        by Paul A. Rees

        This Students' Dictionary of Zoo and Aquarium Studies contains over 5,000 terms (illustrated by 88 figures) used in zoos, aquariums, safari parks, birds of prey centres, petting zoos, animal rescue centres and other facilities that make up the 'zoo industry'. It covers a wide range of topics including animal behaviour, animal husbandry, animal welfare, ecology, law, taxonomy, classification, nutrition, parasitology, physiology, reproduction, experimental design, statistics, veterinary science, disease, visitor studies, water management, wildlife conservation and zoo design and architecture. It should be of great interest to those studying zoo biology, animal management, veterinary science and related subjects along with zookeepers and aquarists in the early stages of their careers. Dr Paul Rees has a long-standing interest in animals and in zoos. He has taught a wide range of subjects including ecology, animal behaviour, zoo biology, and wildlife and zoo law. While lecturing at the University of Salford he created the first undergraduate programme in Wildlife Conservation and Zoo Biology in the United Kingdom and over a period of some 20 years was an external examiner for BSc and MSc programmes in zoo biology and wildlife conservation at the Universities of Edinburgh, Chester, Staffordshire, Wolverhampton, Gloucestershire and Nottingham Trent University. Dr Rees has published research on the large mammal fauna of Ngorongor Crater, Tanzania, the ecology and behaviour of elephants and cheetahs living in zoos, and the laws concerning wildlife reintroductions and the regulation of zoos.

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        GARDENING WITH LUNAR LORE

        by Peter West

        Gardening, farming and astrology have been linked for thousands of years. You are aware of the four seasons, but you do not realize how paying attention to the days, and months, will help increase, and improve, your planting. This book combines ordinary gardening methods, with common-sense astrology, to help you improve your gardening.

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        Business, Economics & Law
        December 2020

        New Directions in Garden Tourism

        by Richard W Benfield

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        The Arts
        January 2009

        Classical Private Gardens of China

        by Author:Ruan Yisan, Photographer: Chen Jianxing

        80000 words with more than 500 pictures. This book focuses mainly on traditional Chinese private gardens, as opposed to modern replicas, imperial gardens, or recreational public gardens. This book has wide public appeal as well as significant academic value. The people responsible for these traditional private gardens managed to achieve the perfect mix of nature and culture while catering to people’s needs for both natural beauty and urban comfort. To build such a garden is to create a paradise.

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        March 2003

        Keine Angst vor grossen Gefühlen

        Schriftstellerin - ein Beruf. Elf Porträts

        by Eden, Wiebke

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        March 2013

        Persische Nächte

        Erotischer Roman

        by Eden, Jasmin

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