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      • The Shoestring Publisher

        The Shoestring Publisher is an independent publisher of illustrated books on India’s history and cultural heritage, with a particular focus on the visual arts including architecture, fine art, design, film, photography and textiles.   Founded by Meera Ahuja in 2006, it has received the Indian Tourism Award for Excellence in Publishing for its panoramic limited editions The Monumental India Book (acclaimed as one of the world’s ten best coffee-table books of 2009) and The Sacred India Book. Its most recent publications are America: Films from Elsewhere (2019) and the monograph Mrinalini Mukherjee, published in conjunction with the exhibition “Phenomenal Nature: Mrinalini Mukherjee” at The Met Breuer, NY, in 2019.   Shoestring’s numerous international co-editions include The Monumental India Book (Citadelles & Mazenod, 2007; Schirmer Mosel Verlag, 2008; The Vendome Press, 2008; and Constable & Robinson, 2008), Western Artist and India: Creative Inspirations in Art and Design (Thames & Hudson, 2013) and Mughal Architecture and Gardens (Antique Collectors’ Club, 2011; and Éditions de La Martinière, 2013).

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      • The Authors Show ®

        We present during this event a handful of authors who appeared on our show, and who have expressed an interest in selling the international rights to their work.

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      • Trusted Partner
        February 2014

        Briefe an Poseidon

        by Cees Nooteboom, Helga Beuningen

        Meisterhaft beherrscht Cees Nooteboom die Kunst, hinter den kleinen Dingen die großen Weltfragen aufblitzen zu lassen. So führt etwa eine zufällige Strandbegegnung zur Frage, ob ein kleiner Junge der Spiegel sein kann, in dem das eigene Alter verfliegt. Die Pflanzen im mediterranen Garten des Autors wiederum kümmert das wenig, sie führen ihr eigenes Leben. Und die Agave, die vermutlich mit mexikanischem Akzent spricht, verfolgt ohnehin eine nur ihr bekannte Mission. Nootebooms Korrespondenz mit dem Meeresgott bezaubert: Verspielt und tiefernst, lakonisch und poetisch, lässt sie das Erzählte in einem klaren, warmen Licht erscheinen.

      • Trusted Partner
        March 2021

        Das Kräuterbuch des Johann Christoph Ende

        by Renate Schipke

        Das Kräuterlexikon von Johann Christoph Ende entstand wohl um 1680, ein Exemplar der wertvollen Handschrift hat sich in der Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin erhalten. Es zeigt über 200 Kräuter, die nicht nur ausführlich beschrieben, sondern auch mit zahlreichen Hinweisen zur Heilung und Linderung von Krankheiten und Beschwerden versehen sind. Die Auswahl reicht von Aloe bis Wermut – die meisten der Kräuter sind heute noch bekannt und weit verbreitet, und an ihrer heilkräftigen Wirkung hat sich kaum etwas geändert. Die Illustrationen sind Weißschnitte, eine einzigartige Technik.Der Insel-Bücherei-Band, in Zusammenarbeit mit der Handschriftabteilung der Staatsbibliothek entstanden, präsentiert die 40 besondere Kräuter; die Texte werden transkribiert und lesbar gemacht, dazu zeigt der Band den singulären Buchschmuck der Originalausgabe.

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        Children's & YA

        Paleontologists and their petsAND THEIR PETS

        by Anton Nelikhov

        Since ancient times, people found fossilized bones and shells of strange creatures. For thousands of years they did not understand who these remnants belonged to, and tried to explain their findings somehow: these bones belonged to giants and monsters, or to antediluvian fauna. Gradually, scientists began to understand that such remains belonged to animals, and finally they declared: long before the appearance of people, these bizarre animals, fishes and lizards existed on Earth, and those fossils were their remains.

      • Tin Oporupa

        by Anisul Hoque

        Observation and analysis of complex human psycholo-gy is one the key elements of Anisul Hoque's writing. In these three novels, human life is seemingly depicted as the parallel lines of a railway track. Firey Esho, Shundoritoma will remind about Nondini— and Nondini will again remind about Alo-Ondhokare Jai. Readers will find a surprising interaction among these three novels.

      • Pharmacy / dispensing
        August 2017

        Plants for Wellness and Vigour

        by V.L. Chopra & Ram A. Vishwakarma

        The book has been compiled to bring together comprehensive information and literature on medicinally and commercially important plants in respect of biosystematics, reproductive biology, genetic amelioration, cultivation, conservation, chemistry, pharmacology, trade, value addition and future prospects for wider readership. The ten plants are: Aegle marmelos, Aloe vera, Saussurea costus, Aconitum heterophyllum, Asparagus racemosus, Berberis aristata, Bergenia ciliata, Crocus sativus, Picrorhiza kurroa and Piper longum.

      • Science & Mathematics
        November 2020

        Plants for Novel Drug Molecules

        Ethnobotany To Ethnopharmacology

        by Bikarma Singh & Yash Pal Sharma

        The present book is based on twenty five excellent scientific contributions of seventy researchers from topmost research organizations. The book begin with plants used in Sowa-Rigpa system of food and medicine, followed by traditional uses of plants as medicine among Khasi tribe living in northeast India. This compilation contains several research techniques highlighting methods and analysis of documented data, and procedure for scientific validation of findings. Methods for assessing traditional knowledge of highly threatened plants such as Hodgsoniaheteroclita, pharmacological applications of family asteraceae, ethnobotany of family apiaceae, plants used in managing leucorrhea, plants as animal care, phytochemistry of Arisaemajacquemontii, Andrographispaniculata, Blumealacera, Boerhaaviadiffusa, Hemidesmusindicus, Pterocarpussantalinus, Rauwolfiaserpentina, Rauwolfiatetraphylla, and several other ethnobotanical and ethnopharmacological parameters used in studying current science is described in this book. Besides, it is followed by several research topics focused to the clinical arena, plants used in relation to cancer, diabetes, skin disorders and many other aspects relates to animal and human health care. Todays food supplements derived from plants are of high demand, and this compilation also highlighted several plants used as nutraceuticals. It has been observed that herbs contain many bioactive compounds with powerful antioxidant properties as evidence from the scientific data, and few research on lianas, lichens and role of allylisothiocyanate as a bioprotective agent also discussed added more value to this compilations. Focused theme such as ethnobotanical trends and techniques, phytochemistry, biological activities, ethnopharmacology and clinical studies is adding and contributing a lots value to this book in discovering leads for medicine formulations.

      • Agriculture & farming
        September 2013

        Microbial Diversity and Its Applications

        by S.B.Barbudde ,R.Ramesh & N.P.Singh

        Microbial organisms occupy a peculiar place in the human view of life. Microorganisms represent the richest repertoire of molecular and chemical diversity in nature as they underlie basic ecosystem processes. Microorganisms are used for various purposes including food production and preservation, management of pests and pathogens, bioleaching of metals, increasing soil fertility, generating biofuels, monitoring pollutants, cleaning up of oil spills, waste water treatment, assaying of chemicals and serving as tools for medical research. Besides microorganisms are the major sources of antimicrobial agents and produce a wide range of other important medicinal compounds including enzymes, enzyme inhibitors, antihelminthics, antitumor agents, insecticides, vitamins, immunosuppressants and immunomodulatoThe study of microbial diversity is thus important to solve new and emerging disease problems and to advance biotechnology.

      • Food & Drink
        October 2022

        Cuciniamo Naturale

        55 Golose ricette green!

        by Emanuele Giorgone

        iFoodies is a new series from the publisher italiangourmet that chronicles the most successful trends in the 'food universe' through easy and affordable recipes. In Cuciniamo Naturale. the recipes are vegetable-based, prepared with readily available pulses, doughs with wholemeal flours such as millet flour or rice flour and desserts sweetened with agave or maple syrup. There is a wide variety of uses for legumes, risottos whipped without margarine, gluten-free cereal-based first courses such as lemon gnocchi or sweet potato ravioli. And of course, there is no shortage of seasonal vegetables, mushrooms, dried fruit and dates. All recipes are prepared using natural and unprocessed ingredients. This book offers an alternative to those who for health, belief, conviction or simply pleasure have decided to eat according to a precise standard, avoiding certain types of food. All the recipes proposed are therefore free - apart from meat - of gluten, shellfish, eggs, fish, soya, dairy products, sulphur dioxide and shellfish.The book is divided into 6 sections: appetisers, starters, creams and soups, first courses, main courses and desserts. The book contains 55 recipes divided into 6 sections: appetisers, starters, creams and soups, first courses, main courses and desserts. Each recipe contains nutritional information and various tips as well as an indication of which foods characterise it.

      • April 2019

        Happy Chicken Garden

        The Pleasure of Gardening together with Happy Chickens

        by Robert Höck

        Chickens do not necessarily have to turn a well-kept garden into a desert through their eating and scratching activities. They don't have to be a permanent nuisance to the neighborhood with their noise and odors, and they are not an "unmanageable task" in terms of their husbandry requirements. In an entertaining way, poultry professional Robert Höck tells you in this book how to make your garden chickens "happy" and how to keep them that way. In the process, he also gives some gardening advice. The first part of the book deals with a wide variety of topics related to successful chicken keeping in private gardens. Topics such as "Is my garden suitable for chickens?", "Keeping chickens in the city garden", "Chicken coops for the garden", "Keeping garden chickens healthy" to "Offspring in the garden chickens", Robert Höck describes thereby convincingly on the basis of his "Happy chicken philosophy". Professionally competent and in a refreshing manner, the trained landscape gardener presents 30 garden treasures for your chicken garden, medical plants as well as pretty climbing plants for beautifying the enclosure fence - a variety of inspiration. In the third section of the book, the author tells exciting stories of the15 exquisite chicken breeds that are particularly well-suited for keeping in the "Happy Chicken Garden". Depending on what your requirements are, there will be the perfect match for you: Be it because they are very small, particularly quiet or also trusting and therefore suitable for families. So you, too, can find the right breed for your garden, that will show the exact characteristics you are looking for in  your future "fellow gardeners".   * Keeping chickens in your private garden* Is my garden suitable for chickens?* Keeping chickens in the city garden* Making your own high-quality feed for garden chickens* 30 plants for the chicken garden* Houseleek - The "aloe vera" from the barn roof* Chamomile - The medical plant for chickens* The 15 best breeds for garden keeping

      • May 2023

        Brunch with Brother Marcus

        Recipes from the Eastern Med

        by Tasos Gaitanos, Alex Large

        Brunch at Brother Marcus is a weekend institution in London, and here in their first book you can find out why. Tas and Alex take the flavours of the Eastern Med to make dishes worth getting out of bed for, from simple favourites like Menemen - a spicy scrambled eggs made with peppers and tomatoes - to the sublime: think Pulled Lamb Flatbreads or Rosti with Fried Chicken and Eggs. Brunch with Brother Marcus also features recipes to make your own yoghurt, pickles, salt beef and breads as well as a drinks chapter that delivers both smoothies and fortifying cocktails such as the Brother Mary, or the alcohol-free Pomegranate Ginger Beer (sure to put a skip in your step). And there are sweets too, including traditional Baklavadika and a truly divine Portokalopita, an extraordinary orange filo pastry cake. You won’t want to brunch with anyone else.

      • Food & Drink
        September 2018

        Brick Lane Cookbook

        by Dina Begum

        Brick Lane is famous for many things: for being home to the biggest Bangladeshi community in the UK, for its curry houses and Bengali sweet shops, for its graffiti, its long-running market and its beigel shops. Now, its also increasingly well known for its thriving art and fashion scene and the incredible street food available there. Dina Begum has been a regular visitor since she was a little girl eating lamb kofta rolls with her dad at the Sweet & Spicy cafe. In her first book, she celebrates Brick Lane's diverse food cultures: from the homestyle Bangladeshi curries she grew up eating to her own luscious and indulgent cakes, from Chinese-style burgers to classic Buffalo wings, from smoothie bowls to raw coffee brownies. With contributions from street food traders and restaurants including Gram Bangla, Beigel Bake, Blanchette, Chez Elles, St Sugar of London, Cafe 1001 and Moo Cantina, the Brick Lane Cookbook is a culinary map of the East End's tastiest street and a snapshot of London at its authentic, multi-cultural best.

      • Agriculture & farming
        January 2014

        Propagation of Horticultural Plants

        Arid and Semi-Arid Regions

        by R.S.Singh & R.Bhargava

        In semi arid and arid regions of the country, a vast land resource (39.54 m ha) is available which is underutilized, having good potential of expansion for quality production of several horticultural, medicinal, spices, ornamental and crops of economic importance. The horticulture can play vital role in diversification of these untapped natural resources. T he development of arid horticulture is not very old; the published literature on many crops of economic importance and their multiplication is also scanty. Looking to prospects of such underutilized crop, its propagation methodology should be standardized for large scale plantation through availability of quality planting material. The work on production technology of underutilized arid horticultural crops in limited and scattered. Therefore, an effort was made to compile the work done so far in the field of multiplication of semi- arid and arid horticultural plants with special reference to Indian scenario in the form of a book to develop the knowledge base of all those involved in research and development of cold and hot arid lands. This book will be useful for the scientists, teachers, researchers, students, growers, policy makers and also for the personnel engaged in nursery management. The contributors of different s included in the book are well known personality in their field.

      • Agriculture & farming
        June 2023

        Modern Techniques For Crop Management

        by U.S. Walia

        The book covers comprehensive information on highly profitable and soil less farming techniques i.e. hydroponic - a high income technique. It also includes the modern techniques like precision farming, conservation agriculture, irrigation saving devices, remote sensing, nanotechnology, leaf colour chart for economical use of nitrogen, laser land levelling, value addition in farm produce, precision weed management, climate smart agriculture, organic farming, global warming, crop residues management techniques, bioherbicides and application of agricultural biotechnology in weed management etc. Latest practices for the cultivation of cereal crops, oilseed crops, pulses and commercial crops have been discussed in detail. Apart from these topics highly profitable systems i.e. integrated farming system and allied enterprises, important uses of medicinal, aromatic and spice crops are also covered. The book also contains information on dry land agriculture, role of plant nutrition in agriculture, crop management in problematic soils, hints for achieving higher yield of crops as well as judicious use of herbicides for controlling problematic weeds. This book will be highly helpful for students of agriculture particularly Agronomy throughout.

      • Microbiology (non-medical)
        November 2022

        Seed Production in Field and Horticulture Crops

        Nucleus And Breeder

        by S.R. Sree Rangasamy & S. Manonmani

        The book is inclusive of all categories of crop plants that are either seed or clonally propagated, will be a useful sourcebook to researchers, students and others involved in quality assured seed production This book will promote or expand the seed innovations like futuristic seeds such as in vitro clones, micropropagation, artificial/synthetic seeds and organic seeds conjoining with the upcoming genetics, breeding and molecular breeding perspectives related to the Nucleus and Breeder Seed production in annual and perennial inclusive of grain, legume, pulses, fibers, oil, vegetables, fruit and other horticultural crops seed and clonal crops.

      • Lifestyle, Sport & Leisure
        April 2019

        Organic Beauty

        Illustrated Handbook of Natural Cosmetics

        by Maru Godas

        This is an homage to feminine beauty and nature.Maru Godas provides a new perspective on the world of cosmetics, based on a better understanding of the properties of natural products, showing us how we can incorporate them into our beauty habits. Rather than using conventional beauty products withtheir chemical ingredients, there are many organic products that are easy to fi nd which are good for us and the environment.This guide provides information on easy-to-find natural ingredients, including information on their properties and benefi ts, as well as recipes for essential oils, soaps and creams that we can easily incorporate into our new and natural beauty routines.

      • Health & Personal Development
        June 2018

        Winning the War on Cancer

        The Epic Journey Towards a Natural Cure

        by Sylvie Beljanski

        President Nixon declared the War on Cancer in 1971. 45 years and billions of dollars later, it looks like we have lost the battle. Or have we? When a natural, non-toxic way to fight cancer is discovered, it is big news in the scientific community. But instead of being embraced, it is fiercely opposed by those tied to the pharmaceutical industry. Research by the late Mirko Beljanski, PhD,—one of the first green molecular biologists—revealed that natural molecules can selectively target cancer cells and work alongside many chemotherapy drugs. Called upon by President Mitterrand of France to treat his prostate cancer, Beljanski allowed Mitterand to reach his second term in office; but upon the president’s death, the scientist became the subject of relentless persecution. This book, written through the eyes of Dr. Beljanski’s daughter, Sylvie, tells the true story of one woman’s quest to carry on her father’s legacy and to discover a new treatment for cancer. The book combines scientific information with a tale of defiance, hope, despair, personal growth and love.

      • March 2022

        Searching for Sweetness

        Women’s Mobile Lives in China and Lesotho

        by Sarah Hanisch

        Traversing from the rapidly urbanising county-level city of Fuqing to the remote mountainous kingdom of Lesotho in Southern Africa, Searching for Sweetness is one of the first and most extensive ethnographies linking rural-to-urban migration in China with Chinese migration to Africa. Against the backdrop of China’s national struggle for modernity and globalisation, Sarah Hanisch examines Chinese migrant women’s complex and ever-shifting struggles for upward social mobility across different generations and localities in China and Lesotho. Embedding the women’s individual portraits into larger historical contexts, Hanisch illustrates how these women interpret and narrate their migratory and everyday experiences through and beyond powerful state metanarratives on ‘sweetness’ and ‘bitterness’. In her exploration of migratory identities and projects that have been overlooked by previous studies, Hanisch brings uniquely gendered, multi-sited, and intergenerational perspectives to existing scholarship on Chinese internal and international migration.

      • Children's & YA
        January 2021

        Lottie Loves Nature: Bee-ware

        by Jane Clarke, ill. by James Brown

        A Brand New Eco-Adventure Series for Young Readers. There are four book in the series.   Lottie loves wildlife and dreams of becoming a nature show presenter like Samira, host of her favourite programme "Every Little Thing". Lottie wants to encourage wildlife into her garden, but Mr. Parfitt, her neighbour, hates creepy crawlies and wants to rid his garden of all insects. So when he finds a bees' nest, he wants to exterminate them. Lottie has to save the bees! Lottie convinces Mr. Parfitt to call a beekeeper instead - because every little thing matters.   Nature Hooks: Bee and insect facts, how to make a bug hotel and butterfly feeder.

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