Richard Spilsbury

This book helps readers to understand some of the amazing natural phenomena in the world around them. The series introduces patterns and cycles that take place in nature using a range of examples from around the world.

"This book differs from other books on the world food situation in its consideration of the complete food cycle, from agriculture to post-harvest losses and processing to eating and discarding. Taking a scientific approach, Smil espouses neither the catastrophic view that widespread starvation is imminent nor the cornucopian view that welcomes large population increases as the source of endless human inventiveness. He shows how we can make more effective use of current resources and suggests that if we increase farming efficiency, reduce waste, and transform our diets, future needs may not be as great as we anticipate."--BOOK JACKET.

Zooms in on the weird and wonderful world of minibeasts - such as dragonflies, earwigs, fireflies and army ants - and the strange features that help them survive.

Water power and the energy debate - How waterpower works - Water power in practice - Living with water power - Economics of water power - Present and future.

Introduces facts about cities and towns, such as the jobs available in cities, how towns developed, where people live, and how recreational time is spent in cities.

Collection of declassified documents and memoirs of former Soviet officials examining Soviet policymaking, military operations, and lessons learned from the last war in Afghanistan.

48 pages : 28 cm