Farm Machinery is the standard book on the current theory and practice of farm mechanisation for students and farmers. First published in 1979, this new sixth edition incorporates much new text together with 280 new colour photographs illustrating the steady flow of developments in farm mechanisation that have taken place over the past decade. Recent advances in computer technology and satellite field mapping are included and new content enriches the earlier material dealing with the worki...

Tuvalu, the fourth smallest country in the world, with an estimated population of 10,440, is an isolated and resource-poor country that relies mainly on royalties received for access to its exclusive economic zone and remittances as its main sources of foreign exchange. This case study describes how the Falekaupule Trust Fund (FTF) was established in the 1990s, with support from the Asian Development Bank, as a mechanism to help build capacity for outer island development, relying on parti...

Somewhere recently, a friend or a wealthy relative mentioned they're "an LP" in a venture fund. You nodded. You didn't ask what that meant, what they actually own, or when they get their money back.Venture capital has built some of the largest fortunes in modern finance. It hasn't built an instruction manual for the people funding it. Founders get accelerators and pitch coaches. Fund managers get conferences and trade press. The limited partners, the family offices, the angel inves...

"I am flattened against the door, my heart pounding, my jeans around my ankles, my penis trapped in her mouth.This wasn't exactly how I imagined our first meeting to go."---How far would you be willing to go with a stranger?---He's nervously waiting for his date in a hotelroom on Côte D'azur, when he hears a knock on the door…Radiant and irresistible, Isabelle has a desire to please, wild sexual preferences and an insatiable appetite.Will he be able ...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.A Reverse Beauty & the Beast TaleShe was the Beast—an immortal dragon goddess who ruled empires with infinite power.He was her Beauty—a mortal warrior whose savage hands could grant her the only freedom she craved.Belah has lived for millennia, carrying the weight of eternity like chains around her soul. In her palace of gold and magic, surrounded by willing servants and...

In this sparkling, full cast graphic novel adaptation of the Time Best YA Book of All Time selection and New York Times bestselling first book in the beloved series, Lara Jean’s love life gets complicated.What if all the crushes you ever had found out how you felt about them…all at once?Sixteen-year-old Lara Jean Covey keeps her love letters in a hatbox her mother gave her. ...

F****ive tales of time-travel, vampires, Snow White and Odysseus from the legendary Tanith LeeTanith Lee was one of the 20th century’s most influential writers of fantasy, horror and science fiction. She wrote over 90 novels and 300 short stories, as well as children’s books, poems and several episodes of Blake’s 7. Her many accolades include several World Fantasy Awards (including the Lifetime Achievement Award) and she was the first woman to win the Brit...

Gaining access is a critical part of doing research, not only because one must 'get in' in order to gain information, but also because the quality of access affects what information is available to the researcher. Despite its importance, the literature on qualitative methods has not yet provided an extensive treatment of this issue. Gaining Access fills the void by offering useful, prescriptive advice on how to successfully enter different field settings for interviewing and observation. T...

By the end of the twentieth century there were some half-million tractors on British farms - more machines than people to drive them. Brian Bell's encyclopaedic book traces the evolution of the farm tractor from the days of starting handle and pan seat to current 4-wheel drive machines with air-conditioned cabs and computer management systems. He deals in particular with developments of the classic period from the 1950s to the 1990s. The book is arranged alphabetically by manufacturer from...

The German Stahlhelm is perhaps the most recognizable image of World War II.Manufactured in its millions, it was used or copied by many countries. It is still one of the most collected relics of the war; but despite its relative availability, prices have reached levels that challenge collectors to protect themselves by acquiring in-depth knowledge.This book, by a collector of 30 years' standing, offers a detailed masterclass in the patterns, component parts...

You will really enjoy this book! It’s a great literary selection! Grammie’s great grandson is so happy he finally gets a chance to brag about things he enjoyed while visiting his unsung hero. He expresses appreciation for her unconditional love, random acts of kindness, wisdom and special Flying Words. Words which improved his life, encouraged his family and empowered communities and friends around the world.

This edited volume identifies and analyses the Eco-Weird as an interdisciplinary theoretical tool for engaging in fictional, philosophical, filmic, and ludic texts. It is the first volume to engage in the study of the Eco-Weird, which is a developing field at the intersection of environmental thought and Weird fiction, broadly construed to include literature, games, films, art, and television shows. The Eco-Weird has intersections with other literary and scholarly fields, including horror ...