El vino más exquisito, el cóctel más creativo, la cerveza más refrescante, todas las bebidas alcohólicas tienen en su esencia un componente vegetal, una o más variedades de hierbas o cereales que les otorgan un...
«Amy Stewart da una patada a la novela policiaca clásica y acerca al lector la vida de la primera mujer ayudante del sheriff: una novela como excusa para subrayar el discurso reivindicativo femenino y un ejemplo encuadernado de lo que a&uacut...
En 1915, nadie esperaba que una mujer persiguiera a los fugitivos de la ley por las calles de Nueva York, pero Constance Kopp no hizo nunca lo que los demás esperaban de ella. Tras salir en todos los periódicos cuando, junto a sus dos herman...
«Constance Kopp, la enérgica heroína de Una chica con pistola, está hecha de la misma pasta que los grandes personajes de las novelas policiacas. Una mujer formidable, tan capaz de empuñar sin miramientos el revólv...
In the fifth installment of Amy Stewart's clever and original Kopp Sisters series, the sisters learn some military discipline--whether they're ready or not--as the U.S. prepares to enter World War I.
Young learners are full of questions and wonderings, so much so that sometimes they need a guide for their curiosity. With Amy Stewart's manageable approach to close reading, you'll be able to harness the big thinking we know is inside their inquisitive...
Did you know there are zombie bugs that not only eat other bugs but also inhabit and control their bodies? Thereâs even a wasp that delivers a perfectly-placed sting in a cockroachâs brain and then leads the roach aroun...
"A book that makes familiar drinks seem new again . . Through this horticultural lens, a mixed drink becomes a cornucopia of plants."-NPR's Morning Edition
In this darkly comical look at the sinister side of man's relationship with the natural world, Stewart tracks down more than 100 of the worst entomological foes--creatures that infest, infect, and generally wreak havoc on human affairs.
The politics of water have taken centre stage in global concerns about sustainable development. "The Governance of Water and Sanitation in Africa" investigates a new mode of achieving the Millennium Development Goal of halving the number of people...
An informed look behind-the-scenes of the floral industry, examining the often massive and draining journeys flowers make from seeds to bulbs to shops and eventually our homes. 'Engaging and scrupulously reported' "New York Times"