Sophie: 3012 books

When Nathalie Chambers and her husband, David, first took over Madrona Farm, 27 acres on southern Vancouver Island with a deep history, they never thought their small-scale agricultural business would blossom into an international political act. As pressures from heirs, land developers and industrial...

Research for Development offers a comprehensive guide to commissioning, managing and undertaking research in development work. It serves both as a practical reference manual and an indispensable learning tool. Divided into three parts, the book provides a complete overview of the research process...

Open this book and you will Be numerate Understand key principles Conquer difficult problems Handle data confidently

Are you a new parent with a few worries and questions that could fit on a laundry list as long as I40? Or perhaps you just want to get to know a little more about these first steps you are taking or are about to take on your journey into parenthood? If so "First-Time Mom Handbook: All the Steps...

Summarises current research on pathogenic risks affecting milk and ways they can be controlled on the farm;  Reviews ways of measuring and reducing the environmental impact of dairy farming such as better grassland management;  Assesses the wider role of dairy farming and how it can be improved in the developing world

This book describes the multiple aspects of (i) preparation of the magnetic core, (ii) the stabilization with different coatings, (iii) the physico-chemical characterization and (iv) the vectorization to obtain specific nanosystems. Several bio-applications are also presented in this book. In the...

Critical social work encourages emancipatory personal and social change. This text focuses on the challenge of incorporating critical theory into the practice of social workers and provides case studies and insights from a range of fields to illustrate how to work with tensions and challenges. Beginning...

Katie, an aspiring artist, has the good fortune to land a house-sitting gig in a mansion for a wealthy client. But the day she arrives, laughing with her friend as they carry in her luggage, a handsome man shows up and snaps at both of them to be quiet. Katie did hear that a high-strung billionaire lived...

En ce début d'année 1891, d'étranges et terrifiants événements requièrent l'intervention de l'inégalable détective de Baker Street, Sherlock Holmes, et de son fidèle comparse et biographe, le docteur John Watson. En effet, les deux hommes se voient confier la délicate mission d'élucider...

De quoi tout savoir sur les vierges ! Hum : le signe astrologique, bien sûr ! Qui a dit que les blagues seraient faciles à faire sur le signe de la Vierge ? Pas Joan en tout cas, qui avec le nouvel Astrovérité, consacré aux Vierge, décrypte avec brio et quelques bons décans d'humour...

Dans les interminables plaines du Montana s'étend le ranch des Lykos. Les voisins alentour sont loin de se douter que ses habitants sont les membres de l'un des clans de loups-garous les plus puissants d'Amérique du Nord. Parmi eux, un seul humain a sa place : Indiana Teller, 17 ans. Né de l'union...

Mariage à l'iranienne - Le ventre de paris - Vous êtes ici - Face B - Instantané - Au pied du mur - La revue des cinés - Matière grise - La sémantique c'est élastique - Piège en béton - Mi-temps - Une formation aux petits oignons - Trait pour trait

Christina is a tanned tomboy who works as a crew member on ships. One day she is suddenly approached by a handsome and mysterious man at a Mediterranean harbor town. Why would he choose to talk to her, when there are so many other beautiful girls? He tells her his name is Luc Henri, and she realizes...

Natasha lives to work. Her bitter experiences in the past mean she is disinterested in relationships or marriage, but she agrees to be a bridesmaid at her best friend's wedding. At the engagement party, Natasha meets a man who rudely treats her with suspicion, infuriating her. This arrogant man is Kajim,...