Edward F. Anderson Bücher

Stachelige Sammlerobjekte - Faszination Kakteen. Das grosse Standardwerk für alle Kakteenfreunde gibt es jetzt auch in deutscher Sprache! Es ist die Essenz aus über 40 Jahren enthusiastischer Kakteenleidenschaft des amerikanischen Botanikers Edward F. Anderson. Ergänzt und überarbeitet wurde die vorliegende Ausgabe von dem renommierten Schweizer Botaniker und Kakteenspezialisten Urs Eggli. Mit 126 Gattungen und etwa 1.900 Arten gehören die Kakteen zu den grösseren Pflanzenfamilien. Sämtliche akzeptierten Gattungen, Arten, Unterarten und Varietäten werden in diesem Werk kurz diagnostisch beschrieben. Insgesamt behandelt das Lexikon über 14.000 Namen. Bemerkungen zur Entdeckungsgeschichte, zur Bedeutung der Gattungsnamen, zur Verbreitung und Ökologie sowie über 1.000 Farbbilder vervollständigen dieses einmalige Lexikon. Zudem enthält es für alle akzeptierten Arten komplette Synonymlisten. Einleitend wird der Bau der Kakteen beschrieben und auf den Natur- und Artenschutz sowie die gärtnerische Kultur eingegangen. Die Klassifikation wird ebenfalls ausführlich behandelt. Ein faszinierendes Buch für Pflanzenliebhaber, Gärtner und Botaniker - für Beruf und Hobby.

Exploring the profound significance of Peyote, this book delves into its use among Native Americans as a means to transcend the physical realm and connect with the spiritual world. It highlights the transformative experiences of users, who report synesthetic perceptions like hearing colors and seeing sounds. The narrative emphasizes Peyote's role as a sacred herb that fosters spiritual communication and personal wholeness, reflecting its deep cultural and medicinal importance.

The book explores the traditional plant knowledge and practices of the hill tribes in Northern Thailand, focusing on their ethnobotanical relationships with the local flora. It provides insights into how these communities utilize plants for medicine, food, and cultural rituals, highlighting their unique perspectives and sustainable practices. The black-and-white edition emphasizes the content and research findings, making it an essential resource for those interested in ethnobotany, anthropology, and cultural studies.

Friends meet to have a party. The Radio announces a declaration of war. Molina is the Beautiful doctor and is admired by Cameron the Journalist who cannot bring himself to tell her of his love. Robert has sympathies with the Germans as he trained there as a medical student. He had seen the burning of books and had joined in the fun. Cameron with his fellow correspondent Geordie covers the war in France and all its dreamlike qualities of a country not able to comprehend it was involved in a war. Cameron sees the Russian fight the German war machine at Rostov. This is the first time Russians have a real plan, not to stop the enemy but to slow him down. The world of espionage is ripe in Lisbon one of the cities where information is more precious than gold. Where the Jewish people are desperate to escape but are at the mercy of greed. Cameron finds Molina is much stronger than he is in many ways and determined to live her life as she pleases. Fear in the night. To be trained to fight by stealth in the pleasant British countryside. A short flight by Lysander and you are in enemy territory. The radio is vital but vulnerable and dangerous to possess. Even in war life goes on just the same.

Explores the remarkable rise and influence of Hindu nationalism in Britain and beyond.