Historic cookery books contain recipes that to the modern cook can appear quaint, bizarre, revolting or downright absurd. From the frugal to the fantastical, The Curious Cookbook contains some of the most unusual recipes from historical cookery books, from the Middle Ages to the Second World War, to[...]
This series of "Designers' Guides to the Eurocodes" provides comprehensive guidance in the form of design aids, indications for the most convenient design procedures and worked examples. The books also include background information to aid the designer in understanding the reasoning behind and the o[...]
Peter Ross's weekly articles from around Scotland have been a sterling attraction for the readers of Scotland on Sunday for years. A selection of the best are collected here, for the first time. Each a gem of insight and wit, they provide a piece-by-piece portrait of a nation as it changes. Always w[...]
In this day and age of celebrity chefs and food porn, the recipes and illustrations from historical cookbooks can appear quaint, bizarre, revolting, or downright absurd.
From the frugal to the fantastical, "The Curious Cookbook "features the most unusual and fascinating recipes from historical c[...]
If you thought all the action on Mars began with John Carter's arrival - are you in for a shock John Carter: World of Mars is the official prequel to the upcoming Walt Disney Pictures blockbuster film releasing March 2012, and reveals the shocking events that transpire before the hotly anticipated [...]
Digitization of business interactions and processes is advancing full bore. But in many organizations, returns from IT investments are flatlining, even as technology spending has skyrocketed.
These challenges call for new levels of IT savvy: the ability of all managers-IT or non-IT-to tr[...]
Seventy per cent of all IT projects fail. Scores of books have attempted to help firms measure and manage IT systems and processes better in order to turn this figure around. In this book, IT experts Peter D. Weill and Jeanne W. Ross argue that the real reason IT fails to deliver value is that compa[...]
Bridging the gap between animal science and agronomy, Applied Animal Nutrition: Feeds and Feeding, third edition, enables the reader to learn and master the steps necessary to providing proper nutrition of all types. Feeds are discussed in their agronomic features, nutritive value, special propertie[...]
This is an open access title available under a CC BY-NC 4.0 licence. It is free to read on Oxford Medicine Online and offered as a free PDF download via OUP and selected open access locations. Before new interventions are released into disease control programmes, it is essential that they are carefu[...]
Beautifully illustrated and clearly presented, The Butterflies of Canada is an indispensable guide to all aspects of butterfly study. Butterfly collecting has long been a popular summer activity, and as the growing popularity of butterfly watching and conservatories in Ontario and British Columbia [...]
Written by Peter J. Tomasi Art by Patrick Gleason, Luke Ross, Drew Geraci and Fabio Laguna Cover by Patrick Gleason The war with the Sinestro Corps may have ended, but the Green Lanterns still face some unlikely ripples from the battle in this new collection! Featuring GREEN LANTERN CORPS #27-32. [...]
Provides a general introduction to costing and budgeting for construction, in particular, covers cost and reconciliations. This textbook offers a useful framework for students by giving an outline of the key requirements, together with an evaluation of the alternatives. It guides students through ca[...]
Enterprise architecture defines a firm's needs for standardized tasks, job roles, systems, infrastructure, and data in core business processes. Thus, it helps a company to articulate how it will compete in a digital economy and it guides managers' daily decisions to realize their vision of success. [...]