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Sport & leisure industriesSeptember 2006Global Wine Tourism
by Edited by Jack Carlsen, Stephen Charters
Wine regions are attracting increasing numbers of tourists through tours, wine festivals and events, and winery, restaurant and cellar door experiences. Using a host of case studies from Europe, North America, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand this book reviews the latest wine tourism research and management and marketing strategies. The book highlights the lessons learnt for wine, tourism and related industries and concludes by examining the future of the wine tourism industry.
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Business, Economics & LawJanuary 2018Special Interest Tourism
Concepts, Contexts and Cases
by Carol Southall, Lynn Minnaert, Nazia Ali, Ade Oriade, Allan Watson, Glen Croy, Ralf C Buckley, Dallen J Timothy, Steven Rhoden, Alison Caffyn, Richard Benfield, Cheng-Fei Lee, Sheela Agarwal, Graham Busby, Rong Huang
Special interest tourism is growing rapidly due to a discerning and heterogeneous travel market and the demand for more focused activity or interest-based tourism experiences. This book approaches the topic from the perspective of both supply and demand, and addresses the complexities now inherent in this area of tourism. It presents a contextualised overview of contemporary academic research, concepts, principles and industry-based practice insights, and also considers the future of special interest tourism in light of the emergence of ethical consumerism. With a clear, user-friendly structure, the book: -Links theoretical frameworks to clear practical applications. -Reviews key emerging issues for tourism relating to families and faith, the performing arts, active and passive pursuits, therapeutic leisure and travelling. -Includes contributions and case studies from international academics and practitioners to give a truly global overview. Sometimes referred to as niche or contemporary tourism, this book provides a complete introduction to the study of special interest tourism for students.
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FictionSeptember 2019La hijas de la tierra
by Alaitz leceaga
THE DAUGHTERS OF THE LAND/ No secret remains uncovered forever After the spectacular success of her debut novel The Forest Knows Your Name, with over 100,000 copies and translation and audio-visual rights sold, Alaitz Leceaga returns with an excellent novel recounting the beginnings of the most important wineries of La Rioja at the end of the 19th century. In The Daughters of the Land the readers will again find powerful women, attractive settings, intriguing family mystery and expressive prose. The year of 1889, La Rioja. There are some people who say that a curse hangs over the vineyards, infertile for years, on the property of Las Urracas. While for the big wineries in the region it is the beginning of their golden age, Gloria, a young daughter of the owner, languishes in the old family mansion foreseeing another autumn without harvest. Oppressed by a cruel aunt and with an absent father, Gloria will see how her life changes from one day to the next when she becomes the head of the family business. In that moment a long battle will begin with the wine producers and local bigwigs who cannot conceive that their rival could be a woman. With the help of her sisters, Gloria will fight for the recovery of the glory of her vineyards and at the same time she will get to the bottom of the secrets hidden in the closed rooms and infertile land in Las Urracas Estate. In the shadow of a curse, unafraid of anything and anybody, the female protagonists of this novel will struggle for the power which is their due.
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FictionSeptember 2019CLARETS OF FIRE
ROSE AVENUE WINE CLUB MYSTERY
by Christine E. Blum
Wine connoisseur Annie "Halsey" Hall must turn up the heat on a felonious firebug . . . Halsey and the ladies of the Rose Avenue Wine Club are celebrating with newlyweds Penelope and Malcolm, who are thrilled to be opening their new winery. They’re also partnering with a cherished neighborhood eatery, Rico's Pizza, which will be serving young clarets from their fall harvest. But as Halsey attempts to savor the bouquet of her Tooth & Nail Cab, a different scent intrudes—smoke. The nearby pizza parlor is going up in flames. As they rush to the scene, Halsey's rescue dog Bardot pulls a body from the burning building—the pizza delivery driver—but it's too late. When investigators determine a rag soaked with gasoline in a bottle from the winery started the blaze, police suspect both the pizza parlor owners and Penelope and Malcolm of arson and murder. With her friends' business and freedom at stake, it's up to Halsey to smoke out the real arsonist—before somebody else gets scorched . . .
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Travel & holiday guidesApril 2013Nova Scotia
by David Orkin
Virtually surrounded by the sea, the ocean's salty waters pulse through Nova Scotia's historic veins. Nova Scotia's rich folklore is steeped in sea-related superstitions together with fables, myths, Scottish legends and ghost stories. Here fishermen have cast their nets for centuries and the abundance of contemporary seafood restaurants and historic lighthouses breathe life into their traditions. It includes detailed sections on topics such as wildlife, history, culture, sights and cuisine. Resident in the province David Orkin's insider knowledge provides in-depth insight into the best B & Bs, wineries, beaches, remote villages and top spots to see moose and seals while cycling and walking. Interviews with locals bring the destination to life. For everyone from the first time visitor to the most seasoned traveller, this guide delves deeper than any other guide to reveal the best of this fascinating province both on and off the beaten track. _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_
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Travel & holiday guidesDecember 2016Bosnia & Herzegovina 5
by Bradt Guides
From an expert author who has lived and worked in the region for over two decades, Bradt’s Bosnia and Herzegovina is the most comprehensive English-language guidebook available to the mountainous heart of the Western Balkans. It covers the country's diverse Mediterranean landscapes, from the southern Herzegovina cities of Mostar and Trebinje to the lush and green Alpine regions of Sarajevo and Banja Luka, plus second-to-none coverage of the capital city Sarajevo. Now in its fifth edition, not only does the guide feature smaller towns and villages off the beaten track, but it also goes into greater depth than its competitors, with more detail on the history, culture and sights, and more opinionated and entertaining reviews of hotels and restaurants. For this new updated edition the Sarajevo chapter has been fully overhauled and a complete run-down of all of the Herzegovina wineries has been included. There is also new coverage on the Via Dinarica regional mega trail that carves its way through the heart of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Dinaric Alps and is chock full of activities and adventure for families and pros alike. New maps for the country’s national parks are included, plus walking routes that you’ll find in no other book. Also included are details of rural accommodation and farm stays within reach of some of the major hubs, plus an expanded chapter on Mostar and Trebinje. Two decades after the conflict that ravaged the region, Bosnia and Herzegovina has emerged as a unique, dynamic tourism destination. Whether you go in search of bears in the primeval Sutjeska National Park, wander the winding streets of Sarajevo’s Turkish quarter or put your feet up in Mostar with a glass of chilled ilavka, you are guaranteed to be charmed by the country’s rich natural and cultural heritage.
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FictionWaking-noahs-vines
by Vahan Zanoyan
A group of adventurous vintners from around the world embarks on a wine- infused journey to revive the 6,000-year-old wine industry in Armenia after the country gains its independence from the Soviet Union. Haig Koleyan, a veteran winemaker, arrives from Tuscany with little more than a dream to modernize a wine industry nearly moribund under 70 years of Soviet rule. Aram Almayan sells several of his casinos in Moscow and moves to Armenia to plant a vineyard and build a major winery with his charming daughter, Carla. Van Dorian, the philosopher/vintner, sells much of his Los Angeles company and moves to Armenia with the same passion. He develops an elaborate theory and practice about how wines can and should be paired with the deepest and most nuanced human emotions. Henry Cobb, a famous American winemaker from Sonoma, California soon joins the group to satisfy his constant quest for new terroir. As they start transforming the wine industry in Armenia, a major scam is underway in Moscow where cheap blends of one of Haig’s top wines, the Korah, are being sold to unsuspecting collectors for 100 times their market value. At the same time, personal and professional peeves start clouding the atmosphere among the winemakers within Armenia. When the scam in Moscow leads to the murder of one of the employees of the largest wine merchant in Russia and endangers the life of an employee of the Almayan winery, it falls upon Aram Almayan, with his close contacts in the Moscow police department, to solve the murder and diffuse tensions in Armenia.
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FictionLove and Wine
by Paula Marais
Helen Middleton is a British artist, who travels to a little coastal town called Scarborough in South Africa to recover from an unpleasant divorce and several failed attempts to have a baby. Rather than focusing on tired post-apartheid clichés, this is a novel about the healing nature of an inspired natural environment as well as the search for a love that builds rather the breaks. Helen encounters two men, Max de Villiers – a writer and wealthy wine maker and his brother Jared – who runs the family vineyard of Bourgogne with him. Though she falls for one of them, is there more to him than meets the eye and is he really the right person to complete her?
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Food & DrinkSeptember 2019A Taste of Slovakia: Autumn
Emilia's (not only) Cookbook
by Jarmila Hlávková (Author and Food Photography), Jana Kollárová (Design and Cover Photography), Andrea Leitnerová (Illustrations)
Featuring beautiful autumnal landscape, historical photos and tales, and fascinating recipes that use seasonal ingredients, the second book of A Taste of Slovakia series will inspire and delight. It also gives an insight into Slovakia's rich wine culture, the country's 'fire waters', and a host of traditions connected to autumn.
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Business, Economics & LawApril 2019The Dynamic Leader
Become the leader others are inspired to follow
by Shelley Flett
The Dynamic Leader is the leader the author wishes she’d had to follow. It is the leader readers can become and who others will aspire to follow. Approaching leadership with a ‘task’ focus means your interest is around delivering results, getting things done and/or getting things right. It is around process, productivity, efficiency, performance and achievement. In contrast, approaching leadership with a ‘people’ focus means your interest is around building relationships, getting to know people and ensuring they feel valued. It is around engagement, collaboration, fun, health and personal fulfilment. And while both approaches have their unique benefits they also have their disadvantages. In The Dynamic Leader, Shelley teaches how to find a balance between tasks and people and treat both with equal importance. She shares a nine-stage model that she has created to help readers focus on relationships, respect and results. The model is simple to relate to and incorporates all of the interpersonal elements required to succeed as a new leader. This book gives an alternative to the conventional ‘command and control’ approach and sets leaders up for success in a sustainable way. Through influence, you work smart and your role is one of support, guidance and of building capability in our future leaders. By the end of the book you will have a clear idea of how to become a dynamic leader and you can start putting some of the lessons you’ve learned into practice. This is your guide book, your travel mate, the ‘go to’ place when you feel out of control and need a different perspective. By no means is this book the only thing you’ll need to become an amazing leader but it’s a great place to start.
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Business, Economics & LawSeptember 2020The Rebirth of Bourbon
Building a Tourism Economy in Small-Town, USA
by Steve Coomes, Kim Huston, Michael Mangeot
Welcome to Bardstown, KY: The Bourbon Capital of the World® Bourbon’s popularity is now a global phenomenon, but you need only look at Bardstown, Kentucky, to see its remarkable and evolving impacts. This historic city of 13,500 people is booming as a result, but it’s also enduring growing pains. The economic impacts from a massive influx of tourists to what is now America’s bourbon epicenter are positive on many levels, but with those crowds comes pressure on infrastructure, services and accommodations. The demand for hotels, bars and restaurants is at an all-time high, and investors from across the globe are addressing those needs. Still, as a two-century-old Kentucky cultural and entertainment center – long before it was discovered by bourbon drinkers – many locals want to ensure the traditional Bardstown experience doesn’t disappear amid novel entertainment options.
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Food & DrinkDecember 2019Deliciously Microorganic
The Wonderful World of Fermented Food & Drink, An Illustrated Guide
by ferment books, ono-misa
250 microorganic foods and 60 recipes are in one book! With full color illustrations, let’s learn more about fermentation’s unique history, pioneers’ stories and cultural differences about foods. Chapter 1 Microorganic Foods of the World ............... p 11 Chapter 2 Microorganic Japanese Foods ................... p 65 Chapter 3 Koji is Like Gold ...................................... p 119 Chapter 4 A Look at Where Fermentation Happens..... p 129 Chapter 5 Fermentation: A Global Chronology ........... p 147 Chapter 6 Microorganic Food & Ingredients ............... p 155 Chapter 7 Further Reading ........................................ p 181
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Berlin Meeting, Ukrainian Death
by Pepe Ribas
Ernesto Usabiaga is a young Chilean activist, son of a tortured woman, who leaves his country after a professional disappointment. He settles in Berlin, a city which brings him the possibility of starting a new life and discovering the secret family history. Ernesto meets there Maksim Kazantev, an Ukrainian Cossack connected to oligarchs and the secret servicies, with whom he fell in love and of whom is also afraid. This passional relationship will be the beginning of the most agitated, clarifying and crucial weeks for both of their lives; lives which will be in danger with the hidden threads which braids the gas pipelines and the stories of the ones controlling them. The geopolitical chessboard of the old Sovietic bloc, the refugee drama due to wars, the family love and the search of the individual and collective identity are the essence of this novel -at the same time a hectic story about espionage and a brutal journey along the last hundred years of the European and South American history- inviting us to refresh our memory and follow reconciliation.
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Thriller / suspenseThe Silver Mine under Croagh Patrick
The Father of Troy.
by James Kilcullen
An Irish geologist, who had his own silver mine in Southern Bolivia, returns to Ireland when that country is taken over by a brutal dictator who is working with an unscrupulous American to take over his company (PLC). Now, after two years prospecting in south Mayo, he has discovered a mega silver mine under Croagh Patrick. His permission is subject to purchasing the land which has an extraordinarily complicated title - and the opposition of the Church. How can he sort out this problem and raise the necessary finance to help the freedom fighters in south Bolivia?
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Waste managementJuly 2023Waste and By-products Utilization
by N.L.Panwar & Neelam Rathore
The present book Waste and By-products Utilization is present in a balanced way theory and practice of waste management, so that a conscious selection, design and operation of the management of waste may be practised. This book provides a detailed overview of urban liquid and solid waste management, industrial liquid and solid waste (including hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams) management and waste management technologies. The book provides technologies covering useful waste treatment technology options, which can not only control pollution, but also ensure maximizing resource recovery from waste. The new technologies have been incorporated to give the reader the tools necessary to plan and evaluate alternative solid waste management systems. Besides being used as textbooks at academic institutions, it is believed that this book is an important for practising professionals, such as engineers, biologists, chemists and environmental scientists, acting in consulting companies, and environmental agencies. The information provided in the book will be useful to waste management practitioners and help them manage their waste in an environmentally sound manner.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentJune 2018Winning 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.
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The ArtsUnstrung
Rants and Stories of a Noise Guitarist
by Marc Ribot
Throughout his genre-defying career as one of the most innovative musicians of our time, iconoclastic guitar player Marc Ribot has consistently defied expectation at every turn. Here, in his first collection of writing, we see that same uncompromising sensibility at work as he playfully interrogates our assumptions about music, life, and death. Through essays, short stories, and the occasional unfilmable film “mistreatment” that showcase the sheer range of his voice, Unstrung captures an artist whose versatility on the page rivals his dexterity onstage. In the first section of the book, “Lies and Distortion,” Ribot turns his attention to his instrument—“my relation to the guitar is one of struggle; I’m constantly forcing it to be something else”—and reflects on his influences (and friends) like Robert Quine (The Voidoids) and producer Hal Willner (Saturday Night Live), while delivering an impassioned plea on behalf of artists’ rights. Elsewhere, we glimpse fragments of Ribot’s life as a traveling musician—he captures both the monotony of touring as well as small moments of beauty and despair on the road. In the heart of the collection, “Sorry, We’re Experiencing Technical Difficulties,” Ribot offers wickedly humorous short stories that synthesize the best elements of the Russian absurdist tradition with the imaginative heft of George Saunders. Taken together, these stories and essays cement Ribot’s position as one of the most dynamic and creative voices of our time.
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HorticultureSeptember 2020Safety and Quality Assurance in Food Supply Chain
Emerging Technologies and Challenges
by K.P. Sudheer & Bindu Lakshmanan
Technological advances have profoundly influenced the food industry with deep imprints on food safety and quality. Food safety and quality assurance demands a huge expertise from food technologists and an enormous commitment from food industry. An exquisite presentation of an array of novel technologies to guarantee safety and quality in food supply chain of diverse food composites is an innovative venture to inspire the students, to guide researchers and to persuade entrepreneurs. Chapters on oil and water quality, sensory analysis through fuzzy logic, hazards and its detection in milk, meat, fish and different agricultural produce accentuate the uniqueness of this book. Emerging technologies for non-destructive quality analysis, pragmatic approaches to ensure safety and quality in milling and baking industry as well as a comprehensive sketch of regulatory norms for promoting export are the notable highlights of this book. HACCP protocols pertinent to different food industries are vividly depicted. With an enriching academic background and proven experience, authors of each chapter have contributed abundantly to uphold the promise of this book to be a robust pillar to promote a healthy society.
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Waste managementJune 2011Food Processing Waste Management
Treatment and Utilization Technology
by V.K. Joshi & Satish Sharma
Food Processing Waste Management : Treatment and Utilization Technologies is a reference-cum-text book written in crisp and scientifically authentic language for teachers, scientists, researchers, students, industry managers, as well as all those who have a stake in food processing wastes management and utilization. It presents the latest information on the problems of wastes generated from various food industries. The contents have been divided into 14 s namely; Food Processing Industrial Wastes– Present Scenario, Impact of Food Industrial Waste on Environment, Grain Processing Wastes Management, Waste Utilization – Fruit and Vegetable Processing Industry, Milk and Dairy Wastes Management, Meat Processing Wastes Management, Fish Processing Wastes Management, Spices and Condiments Industrial Wastes Management, Sugar and Jaggery Industrial Wastes Management, Fruit Kernel and Oilseed Processing Wastes Management, Utilization of Waste from Food Fermentation Industry, Food Processing Waste Treatment Technology, Hospitality Industry Wastes Management and Future Wastes Management – Nanotechnology. All the segments of Food Industry have been dealt with separately by specialists with respect to their wastes management technology. Special emphasis has been laid on the potential methods of utilization of the wastes for recovery of useful products and a supplementary means of checking pollution by their profitable utilization and disposal. The profitable utilization of the food industrial wastes would not only fetch extra profits to the industry but would also reduce the pollution load in the environment. The special feature of the book is that it covers different developments made right from the basic technologies generated for wastes management to the recent advancements and future areas of research to be done on the subject. Under undergraduate and post-graduate degree or diploma programmes of food science, food technology and postharvest Technology, fermentation technology, waste management as a subject is taught in almost all the agricultural universities in India as well as abroad .The book is expected to be very useful to the students of these disciplines. It is hoped that the treatise would be of immense value to all and would certainly open an insight into food waste management technology in the fast growing food processing industry.
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Agriculture & farmingSeptember 2018Utilization of Agricultural Waste for The Production of High Valued Products (Co-Published With Crc Press,Uk)
by Renu Agarwal
The present book deals with the research work carried out in the past related to conversion and utilization of agricultural waste into useful products and to increase their economic values. The book mainly aims in analysing the various application and research carried in the fields of potential utilization of agricultural wastes. The recycling and utilization of agricultural wastes is an important step forward towards environmental protection, energy structure and agricultural development. The recycling and utilization pathway of agricultural wastes have also been discussed. The book also deals with the laws and regulations and strengthening of rural market. It will provide more comprehensive fundamental information for the recycling and utilization of agricultural wastes during the modernization and urbanization around the globe.
