18 books like The reason for a flower

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Glucose Revolution Jessie Inchauspé · 2022 · ★ 4.4 · 288p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Improve all areas of your health—your sleep, cravings, mood, energy, skin, weight—and even slow down aging with easy, science-based hacks to manage your blood sugar while still eating the foods you love. Glucose, or blood sugar, is a tiny molecule in our body that has a huge impact on our health. It enters our bloodstream through the starchy or sweet foods we eat. Ninety percent of us suffer… Shares: Nutrition, Food, Science

Dimensions of food Vickie A. Vaclavik · 1992 · 344p · ≈ 11h · Moderate Following its bestselling predecessor, Dimensions of Food, Eighth Edition, provides beneficial classroom and independent, instructive material for students. Instructors will find that this textbook's organization makes it easy to use and very flexible for teaching.A variety of stimulating experiences allow the student to explore and comprehend the numerous dimensions of food. Part I of this lab… Shares: Nutrition, Food

Food for Today Helen Kowtaluk · 1977 · 192p · ≈ 6h · Moderate Focuses on food habits and nutrition in relation to good health, consumer decisions in the market place; and basic and creative food preparation. Shares: Nutrition, Food

The botanic garden Erasmus Darwin · 1700 · ★ 3.9 · 278p · ≈ 9h · Demanding One of the first popular science books, the intent of The Botanic Garden is to pique readers' interest in science while educating them at the same time. By embracing Linnaeus's sexualized language, which anthropomorphizes plants, Darwin makes botany interesting and relevant to his readers, but his reliance on conventional images of women when describing plants and flowers reinforces traditional… Shares: Botany, Plants, Science

The diversity of green plants Peter Robert Bell · 1968 · 371p · ≈ 12h · Moderate "Green Plants is a totally revised edition of the earlier Diversity of Green Plants by P. R. Bell and C. L. F. Woodcock. The revisions document the latest information on the most exciting advances in the relevant areas of botanical science."--BOOK JACKET. "The central theme of this book is the remarkable diversity of forms evolution has fashioned in geological time from the carbon continually… Shares: Botany, Plants, Science

The Essential Guide to Intermittent Fasting for Women Megan Ramos · 2023 · ★ 3.5 · 272p · ≈ 9h · Moderate Struggling with your metabolism and hormone health? Disappointed by diets that don’t provide sustainable, long term results? Sick of feeling tired and stressed all the time? Megan Ramos was in the same position when she discovered intermittent fasting at the clinic where she was a researcher. After suffering from non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, PCOS, and type 2 diabetes, she harnessed the… Shares: Nutrition, Food, Science

The Ultimate weight solution food guide Phillip C. McGraw · 2004 · 710p · ≈ 23h · Moderate In this no-nonsense style, Dr. Phil helps you and exercise-making and start creating a no-fat environment for taking charge of your weight and your relationship with food - beginning with Dr. Phil's NEW RAPID START PLAN that will gear your body physically for accelerated weight loss. This quick and easy reference guide also includes information on: -Calorie counts for all of your high and low… Shares: Nutrition, Food

Insect-Plant Interactions Elizabeth A. Bernays · 2017 · 256p · ≈ 8h · Moderate First Published in 1989, this book explores the relationship between plants and insects and the ways in which they interact with each other. Carefully compiled and filled with a vast repertoire of notes, diagrams, and references this book serves as a useful reference for students of oncology, and other practitioners in their respective fields. Shares: Botany, Science

Botany James D. Mauseth · 1991 · ★ 4.1 · 800p · ≈ 26h · Moderate This text covers the fundamentals of plant science, including structure, genetics and evolution, physiology and development, and ecology. The text also contains information on molecular biology, plant biotechnology, and coverage of taxonomy and phylogeny of plants.--adapted from back cover. Shares: Botany, Science

Real Food/Fake Food Larry Olmsted · 2016 · ★ 3.8 · 318p · ≈ 10h · Moderate "You've seen the headlines: Parmesan cheese made from wood pulp. Lobster rolls containing no lobster at all. Extra-virgin olive oil that isn't. So many fake foods are in our supermarkets, our restaurants, and our kitchen cabinets that it's hard to know what we're eating anymore. In Real Food/Fake Food, award-winning journalist Larry Olmsted convinces us why real food matters and empowers… Shares: Nutrition, Food

Metodo della pedagogia scientifica Maria Montessori · 1912 · 377p · ≈ 12h · Challenging The Montessori Method (1912) is a work on pedagogy by Maria Montessori. Originally written in her native Italian to describe the work she carried out at the Casa dei Bambini in Rome, the book was translated into English during a period of increasing popularity for Montessori and her educational method in the United States. By 1913, over 100 Montessori schools had been opened in the United States,… Shares: Kindergarten, Biography & Memoir

The variation of animals and plants under domestication Charles Darwin · 1868 · ★ 3.2 · 506p · ≈ 16h · Challenging During the seven years which have elapsed since the publication in 1868 of the first edition of this Work, I have continued to attend to the same subjects, as far as lay in my power; and I have thus accumulated a large body of additional facts, chiefly through the kindness of many correspondents. Of these facts I have been able here to use only those which seemed to me the more important. I have… Shares: Botany, Plants, Science

Botanic Garden by Erasmus Darwin Adam Komisaruk · 2017 · 404p · ≈ 13h · Moderate The career of Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) affords an extraordinary glimpse into the intellectual ferment of late-eighteenth- and early-nineteenth-century Britain. As a popular poet, practicing physician, inventor of speaking machines and mechanical birds, essayer of natural history from geology to meteorology, and proponent of an evolutionary theory that inspired his famous grandson Charles, he… Shares: Botany, Plants

Vegetables Nancy Dickmann · 2010 · 24p · ≈ 48m · Moderate An introduction to different food groups and the idea that some foods are healthier than others. The books will help the reader recognise common healthy foods, understand that some foods are healthier than others, and examine different examples of each type of food. An introduction to different food groups and the idea that some foods are healthier that others. The books will help the reader… Shares: Nutrition, Food

Guide to good food Velda L. Largen · 1979 · ★ 4.0 · 718p · ≈ 23h · Moderate Guide to Good Food is a comprehensive text designed to help you teach students about the nutrient value, appetite appeal, social significance, and cultural aspects of food. The various components of the teaching package contain numerous features that can assist you in preparing meaningful lessons for your students. - Introduction of teacher's ed. Shares: Nutrition, Food

Nutrition Frances Sizer Webb · 1994 · ★ 3.6 · 848p · ≈ 28h · Moderate 1 volume (various pagings) : 28 cm Shares: Nutrition, Food, Science

The science of food P. M. Gaman · 1977 · 284p · ≈ 9h · Moderate First Published in 1998. The textbook provides a thorough grounding in the science of food preparation for BTEC National, HNC/D, and GNVQ Hospitality and Catering. It will also be useful for courses in Home Economics, Food Science, Food Technology, Dietetics and Nutrition. Topics are introduced through clear, concise explanations supported by up-to-date data. Shares: Nutrition, Food, Science

The South Beach diet Arthur Agatston · 2003 · ★ 3.5 · 336p · ≈ 11h · Moderate A renowned cardiologist discusses the importance of understanding the glycemic index values of foods and presents a weight-loss program that includes meal plans and recipes. Shares: Nutrition, Food

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