Author: Scarlett Thomas
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619029510
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers. Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment. Not that anyone has much time for enlightenment. Fleur, left behind at the crumbling Namaste House, must step into Oleander's role as guru to lost and lonely celebrities. Bryony wants to lose the weight she put on after her botanist parents disappeared, but can't stop drinking. And Charlie struggles to make sense of his life after losing the one woman he could truly love. As Henry James said of George Eliot's Middlemarch, The Seed Collectors is a "treasurehouse of detail" revealing all that it means to be connected, to be part of a society, to be part of the universe and to be human.
The Seed Collectors
Author: Scarlett Thomas
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1782111808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
What secrets are hiding in your family tree? Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment . . . A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers.
Publisher: Canongate Books
ISBN: 1782111808
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
What secrets are hiding in your family tree? Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment . . . A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers.
The Seed Collectors
Author: Scarlett Thomas
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619029510
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers. Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment. Not that anyone has much time for enlightenment. Fleur, left behind at the crumbling Namaste House, must step into Oleander's role as guru to lost and lonely celebrities. Bryony wants to lose the weight she put on after her botanist parents disappeared, but can't stop drinking. And Charlie struggles to make sense of his life after losing the one woman he could truly love. As Henry James said of George Eliot's Middlemarch, The Seed Collectors is a "treasurehouse of detail" revealing all that it means to be connected, to be part of a society, to be part of the universe and to be human.
Publisher: Catapult
ISBN: 1619029510
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
A complex and fiercely contemporary tale of inheritance, enlightenment, life, death, desire and family trees, The Seed Collectors is the most important novel yet from one of the world's most daring and brilliant writers. Great Aunt Oleander is dead. To each of her nearest and dearest she has left a seed pod. The seed pods might be deadly, but then again they might also contain the secret of enlightenment. Not that anyone has much time for enlightenment. Fleur, left behind at the crumbling Namaste House, must step into Oleander's role as guru to lost and lonely celebrities. Bryony wants to lose the weight she put on after her botanist parents disappeared, but can't stop drinking. And Charlie struggles to make sense of his life after losing the one woman he could truly love. As Henry James said of George Eliot's Middlemarch, The Seed Collectors is a "treasurehouse of detail" revealing all that it means to be connected, to be part of a society, to be part of the universe and to be human.
The Seed World
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Seeds
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Seeds
Languages : en
Pages : 446
Book Description
The Seed Gatherers
Author: Inge Meldgaard
Publisher: Inge Meldgaard
ISBN: 0646911686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
In the year 2457, in the Dandenong Ranges, on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, a crime is committed by two young Norwegians that affects the entire community. If caught, Yngwie and his friend Torleif, who are expert communication systems hackers, must answer to the Federation Special Investigation Unit. Others use the event as inspiration, plunging the forests and its people into chaos. The lives of scientists, forest guardians and seed gatherers are placed at risk, as are their cats – remarkable creatures bred in special centres and able to influence human emotions. Meanwhile, a new and intriguing forest inhabitant is discovered and those who know of its existence must decide whether to reveal its secret. In this third book of the series, that began with ‘The Cicada’, followed by ‘A Death In The Making’, the story gradually links back to earlier, unresolved questions and continues to explore the relationship between the main characters and their feline companions.
Publisher: Inge Meldgaard
ISBN: 0646911686
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
In the year 2457, in the Dandenong Ranges, on the outskirts of Melbourne, Australia, a crime is committed by two young Norwegians that affects the entire community. If caught, Yngwie and his friend Torleif, who are expert communication systems hackers, must answer to the Federation Special Investigation Unit. Others use the event as inspiration, plunging the forests and its people into chaos. The lives of scientists, forest guardians and seed gatherers are placed at risk, as are their cats – remarkable creatures bred in special centres and able to influence human emotions. Meanwhile, a new and intriguing forest inhabitant is discovered and those who know of its existence must decide whether to reveal its secret. In this third book of the series, that began with ‘The Cicada’, followed by ‘A Death In The Making’, the story gradually links back to earlier, unresolved questions and continues to explore the relationship between the main characters and their feline companions.
Insects, and Seed Collection, Storage, Testing, and Certification
Author: T.T. Kozlowski
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323150446
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
Seed Biology: Insects, and Seed Collection, Storage, Testing, and Certification, Volume III brings together a large body of important information on seed biology. The book describes seed collection, identification, storage, testing, and certification. It also considers insects that directly affect seeds, seed-producing organs, or seed-bearing structures of plants. Organized into six chapters, this volume begins by outlining man's dependency on seeds as source of food, fiber, spices, beverages, oils, vitamins, and drugs. Harmful effects of seeds are also mentioned. Separate chapters focus on seed development, dissemination, germination (including metabolism, environmental control, internal control, dormancy, and seed and seedling vigor), protection from diseases and insects, longevity, and deterioration. The book concludes with a discussion on the certification of field and tree seeds, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development certification schemes, and trends in seed certification. This book is a valuable source of information for seed producers and users as well as various groups of research biologists and teachers, including agronomists, plant anatomists, biochemists, ecologists, entomologists, foresters, horticulturists, plant pathologists, and plant physiologists.
Publisher: Elsevier
ISBN: 0323150446
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 435
Book Description
Seed Biology: Insects, and Seed Collection, Storage, Testing, and Certification, Volume III brings together a large body of important information on seed biology. The book describes seed collection, identification, storage, testing, and certification. It also considers insects that directly affect seeds, seed-producing organs, or seed-bearing structures of plants. Organized into six chapters, this volume begins by outlining man's dependency on seeds as source of food, fiber, spices, beverages, oils, vitamins, and drugs. Harmful effects of seeds are also mentioned. Separate chapters focus on seed development, dissemination, germination (including metabolism, environmental control, internal control, dormancy, and seed and seedling vigor), protection from diseases and insects, longevity, and deterioration. The book concludes with a discussion on the certification of field and tree seeds, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development certification schemes, and trends in seed certification. This book is a valuable source of information for seed producers and users as well as various groups of research biologists and teachers, including agronomists, plant anatomists, biochemists, ecologists, entomologists, foresters, horticulturists, plant pathologists, and plant physiologists.
Seed Collection and Storage for Arceuthobium Spp
Author: Ed F. Wicker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dwarf mistletoes
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dwarf mistletoes
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Tree Improvement Plan for Northeastern Area, State and Private Forestry, United States Department of Agriculture--Forest Service
Author: Leroy C. Johnson
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest genetics
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forest genetics
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Proceedings of the Third Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, November 7-8, 1984
Author: Eugene Shoulders
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 604
Book Description
Collecting, Processing, and Germinating Seeds of Western Wildland Plants
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Germination
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Germination
Languages : en
Pages : 48
Book Description
Tree Seed Management
Author:
Publisher: World Agroforestry Centre
ISBN: 9793198087
Category : Tree planting
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description
Publisher: World Agroforestry Centre
ISBN: 9793198087
Category : Tree planting
Languages : en
Pages : 65
Book Description