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  • The Sea Chase

    by Andrew Geer ...
    The German freighter Ergenstrasse is lying in Sydney harbour when war breaks out. Her master, Karl Ehrlich, has two options. To scuttle his battered old vessel, or to pit his skill and her rusty eight thousand tons against the British naval blockade—and run for home.For Ehrlich there is no choice, and the Ergenstrasse begins her impossible voyage. Across the Pacific to Norway, via Chile, Cape Horn ... Read more

    $5.58 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The New Breed

    The Story of the U.S. Marines in Korea

    by Andrew Geer ...
    As a Marine combat veteran and a successful writer of fiction and non-fiction, Andrew Geer was ideally suited to tell this story of the U.S. Marines in Korea. In preparing this book, which was first published in 1952, Geer had access to the complete file of Marine combat reports and was able to gather material at first hand as an active Marine field officer during the dreadful winter, spring and ... Read more

    $6.98 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mercy in Hell

    An American Ambulance Driver with the Eighth Army

    by Capt. Andrew Geer ...
    This is the story of the American Field Service, by its second in command, Captain Andrew Geer.Geer left from Halifax in 1942 with some hundred miscellaneous volunteers of all ages, some sincere in their mission, others using it as an escape from failure, from the draft. After a crossing and a journey of 110 days, the unit reached Egypt. Geer follows their work, through the fall of Tobruk, Matruh, ... Read more

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  • Reckless

    Pride of the Marines

    by Andrew Geer ...
    Reckless was a horse who became a member of the Marines during the Korean War. She carried ammunition and was cited for her bravery under fire. Beloved by the Marines, she was decorated and promoted to sergeant. At the end of the war the Marines had her shipped to the U.S. for retirement. ... Read more

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  • Reckless

    Pride of the Marines

    by Andrew Geer ...
    Reckless was a horse who became a member of the Marines during the Korean War. She carried ammunition and was cited for her bravery under fire.Beloved by the Marines, she was decorated and promoted to sergeant. At the end of the war the Marines had her shipped to the U.S. for retirement. ... Read more

    $1.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Canton Barrier

    by Andrew Clare Geer ...
    Against a colorful and violent background, Andrew Geer tells the story of Jeff Jordan, who, in addition to being a flying mercenary, was also a strangely reckless man in search of his own kind of personal security. It is also the story of an extraordinary group of adventurers, men and women of mixed morals and various (but always human) motives—the most important of these being a missionary doctor ... Read more

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  • Reckless

    Pride of the Marines

    by Andrew C. Geer ...
    Reckless, first published in 1955, is the heart-warming story of Reckless, a small horse whose faithful service to U.S. Marines during the Korean War boosted morale and made her a national hero. The book is in two parts, with the first describing the life of Reckless and her owner, a young Korean boy. Forced to sell his beloved horse due to family medical needs, Reckless (then named Flame-of-the ... Read more

    $1.38 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Shorebirds of Australia

    Edited by Andrew Geering, Lindsay Agnew, Sandra Harding ...
    Winner of the 2008 Whitley Award for Field Guide. Shorebirds of Australia brings together the latest information about the evolution, ecology and behaviour of shorebirds and how they are distributed in Australia. Complete with colour photographs and up-to-date distribution maps, it provides descriptions and tips to assist with the identification of all species of shorebird in Australia, which ... Read more

    $38.49 CAD

  • Achieving sustainable cultivation of bananas Volume 3

    Diseases and pests

    by Prof André Drenth, Dr Guy Blomme, Dr Luis Pérez-Vicente, Dr Lilia Carvalhais, Dr John Thomas, Dr Andrew Geering, Dr Sebastien Massart, Dr Mieke Daneel, Dr Tony Pattison, Dr Cesar Guillen Sanchez0, Mr Frans Wielemaker Sanderse1, Prof Gert Kema3, Dr Luud Clercx4, Mr Marc Jackson5, Dr Maria Gloria Lobo6, Dr Jean Carlier7, Dr Mauricio Guzmán8, Dr Einar Martinez9, Prof Luis Ernesto Pocasangre0, Dr Jane Ray1 ...
    Bananas are a key food source for millions, whilst their production supports the livelihood of farmers across the globe. However, recent research has identified the vulnerability of particular banana varieties to major pests and diseases. With the banana industry under threat of extinction, more research is required into understanding the biology of the pests and diseases that pose this threat so ... Read more

    $231.99 CAD

  • Instant Insights: Viruses affecting horticultural crops

    by Various authors, Dr Kenneth C. Eastwell, Dr Karel Petrzik, Dr Manuel Rubio, Dr Federico Dicenta, Dr Pedro Martínez-Gómez, Prof. H Czosnek, A. Koren, F. Vidavski, Dr John E. Thomas, Dr Andrew D. W. Geering ...
    Series Book 106 - Burleigh Dodds Science: Instant Insights
    This book features six peer-reviewed reviews on viruses affecting key horticultural crops.The first chapter considers best management practices for the control of viruses and virus-like agents in apple production, including the development of orchards with clean, virus-tested planting stock. The second chapter comprehensively details how Apple mosaic virus is spread and describes the symptoms ... Read more

    $51.99 CAD

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    Edited by Joanna Jankowicz-Cieslak, Ivan L. Ingelbrecht ...
    Bananas are a staple food for over 500 million people and are also an important cash crop. Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungus Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cubense, is one of the most destructive diseases of banana globally. Since the 1990s, an aggressive variant of this fungus, called Tropical Race 4 (TR4), severely affected banana plantations in Southeast Asia from where it spread to other ... Read more

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  • Plant Tissue Culture

    Techniques and Experiments

    by Roberta H. Smith ...
    Plant Tissue Culture, Third Edition builds on the classroom tested, audience proven manual that has guided users through successful plant culturing A.tumefaciens mediated transformation, infusion technology, the latest information on media components and preparation, and regeneration and morphogenesis along with new exercises and diagrams provide current information and examples. The included ... Read more

    $79.99 CAD