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"A perfect stocking filler for any gardener . . . funny and entertaining as well as very useful."—Garden News The Little Book of Slugs arose out of the Centre for Alternative Technology's Bug-the-Slug campaign. It collects over seventy different organic solutions to the slug problem, distilled from over three hundred professional and leisure gardeners. As well as organic methods to combat the slug, it includes details of slug lifestyles, habits and eating preferences, and information on reported problems associated with chemical controls. Allan Shepherd works at the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, is the author of The Sustainable Careers Handbook and a contributor to the Garden, the Express and Geographical and Country Smallholding magazines. Suzanne Gallant is a freelance editor and researcher.
What is a veterinarian's annual salary? What is it like to work as a vet nurse, in agriculture or for an animal welfare or conservation charity? Do you love working with dogs but don't know whether you should work at a kennel, for the Canine Defence League, as a dog warden, guard dog trainer, guide dog or hearing dog trainer or even for the Royal Army Veterinary Corps? Careers Working with Animals is the ultimate guide for those who love animals and are at the early stages of considering their career options. It covers qualifications and training requirements and includes advice on where to study plus websites, contact details and other useful information to help you succeed in this competitive industry. In addition, it discusses the future of animal work and features tips for getting a job and useful checklists to make the career choice and job search as easy as possible.
The definitive biography of Alan Shepard, America’s first man in space, with a new Foreword by Chris Kraft “One of the finest books ever written about the space program.”—Homer Hickan, author of Rocket Boys “A wonderful and gripping biography . . . meticulously reported in the best tradition of David Halberstam.”—Buzz Bissinger, New York Times bestselling author of Friday Night Lights Alan Shepard was the brashest, cockiest, and most flamboyant of America’s original Mercury Seven, but he was also regarded as the best. Intense, colorful, and dramatic, he was among the most private of America’s public figures and, until his death in 1998, he guarded the story of his life zealously. Light This Candle, based on Neal Thompson’s exclusive access to private papers and interviews with Shepard’s family and closest friends—including John Glenn, Wally Schirra, and Gordon Cooper—offers a riveting, action-packed account of Shepard’s life.
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Contemporary rammed earth buildings present an alternative material choice for Australian architects. Earth can be recycled endlessly, making unaltered mixtures of earth the most sustainable option. The sustainable potential of earth is raising awareness towards where our broader construction industry chooses to extract materials from and our impact on the natural environment. Rammed earth buildings are often located within rural and regional settings set amongst beautiful landscapes of wine-growing vineyards in nutrient-rich soils. Australian rammed earth walls are coloured by the unique mineral composition of soil stamped beneath our feet.
This book presents a detailed exploration into the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT), an enterprise concerned with finding and communicating sustainable ways of living, established in Wales in 1973. Playing a central role in the global green network, this study examines CAT’s history and context for creation, its development over time and its wider influence in the progression of green ideas at the local, national and international levels. Based on original archival and ethnographic research, this book provides the first in-depth analysis of CAT and uses the case study to explore wider issues of sustainability and environmental communication. It situates the Centre within current env...
Careers Working Outdoors is a guide to the wide range of jobs available for those wanting a career outdoors. Covering everything from landscape gardening to countryside management, it explains what each job entails and gives advice on how to get into each particular profession. Case studies and addresses are included.