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Farming and the future

2011
An exploration of advances in agriculture and food supply operations that discusses threats of climate change, irrigation, precision, robot, and sustainable farming, genetically modified crops, and other related topics.

A nation of farmers

defeating the food crisis on American soil
2009
Describes the negative effects that climate change, fuel shortages, and food security issues have on local food supplies, and discusses strategies to improve the local food supply system in the twenty-first century.

Best jobs for the 21st century

2006
Presents an overview of more than five hundred job descriptions for careers with the best pay, fastest growth, and most openings as well as lists of best jobs based on education level, interest, and personality type.

The Kingfisher encyclopedia of the future

2001
Examines current technology and uses this information to predict how it will evolve to be used in the future.

The Old farmer's almanac book of weather & natural disasters

1993
A treasury of anecdotes, tips, facts and figures, and reliable predictions on all types of weather from tornadoes to whirlpools, from floods to droughts, from divining rods to weather vanes presented through photographs, illustrations, folklore, and useful everyday facts.

Is the world heading toward an energy crisis?

2006
Examines the various sources of alternate energy that could solve the world's energy crisis and explains which sources are the most practical solution.

This will change everything

ideas that will shape the future
2010
A collection of essays in which one hundred scholars, authors, politicians, and other leading minds share what they think are the most revolutionary ideas that will change our lives.

Top 100 health-care careers

your complete guidebook to training and jobs in allied health, nursing, medicine, and more
2011
Profiles one hundred careers in the health care field, including information on educational requirements, admission tests, financial aid, training programs, salary, advancement opportunities, outlook through 2018, resumes, certification, licensure, and other related topics.

Exodus to the virtual world

how online fun is changing reality
2007

The end of Detroit

how the Big Three lost their grip on the American car market
2003
Recounts the events that led to the downfall of the American car market, explaining how Detroit's Big Three automobile companies' focus on high-profit trucks and SUVs caused them to miss opportunities to win back the American car buyer, leading to Americans' buy foreign cars and change the automobile industry forever.

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