New Releases by Andrea Paoletti

* An innovative travel guide book, Florence: Just Add Water... entertains the reader through narration, while providing insights and anecdotes about one of the most famous art capitals of the world* Written and designed in collaboration with the renowned Amici dei Musei Fiorentini associationA colorful and entertaining guide for visiting - or getting better acquainted with - the city of Florence and its artistic wonders. An amusing story that you will find yourself reading over and over again: it will be your ally to better enjoy your visit to the most famous art city in the world. The guide will entertain you with fun facts and anecdotes narrated through the story of Philip and his guides: his uncle Charlie, a world-famous archaeologist, and his friend Giulia, a talented restorer. On this fascinating journey, our heroes venture out into the streets, palaces, churches, museums and gardens of Florence. Through their journey, they will meet the most diverse characters (saints, painters, scientists, architects, popes, politicians), some famous, and others less so - but all of them quirky enough. This book will bring together young readers and adults, entertaining both with the most interesting facts about the city, through the simple and discursive way of its narration. Florence: Just Add Water... was thought up, written and designed in collaboration with the renowned Amici dei Musei Fiorentini association, ensuring the highest quality of information; its illustrations give an imaginative richness to the numerous, splendid photographs updated in this new edition.

Written as both an examination of applied theory of grapegrowing and a handy manual for the working viticulturist, the Practical Field Guide to Grapegrowing and Vine Physiology serves as a necessary compliment to all the processes of modern viticulture in the variety of climates where grapes are grown. Organized by growing cycles, the Field Guide gives detailed prescriptions for managing each season’s unique processes, such as Winter · vine dormancy · root growth · canopy training · different root stocks · identifying various pathogens and bacteria Spring · bud burst · flower cluster development · canopy construction Summer · berry growth through verasion · respiration rate · water and nitrogen usage · phenolic metabolism · vigor control · irrigation and dry farming Autumn · yield estimates · harvest · mechanical vs. hand harvesting · post-harvest vine management Also included are detailed studies on proper grapevine adaption to specific sites, and different agricultural systems, such as industrial, organic, sustainable and biodynamic. “(The Field Guide’s) greatest value originates in its authors, each of whom deals with vineyard management in all seasons and a great range of terroirs and the physiological interpretation for each.”-- Mario Fregoni, Professor Emeritus of Viticulture,University of Piacenza and Honorary President of I.O.V. (International Organization du Vin)

Written as both an examination of applied theory of grapegrowing and a handy manual for the working viticulturist, the Practical Guide to Grapegrowing and Vine Physiology serves as a necessary complement to all the processes of modern viticulture in the variety of climates where grapes are grown. Organized by growing cycles, the Field Guide gives detailed prescriptions for managing each season's unique processes. Also included are detailed studies on proper grapevine adaption to specific sites, and different agricultural systems, such as industrial, organic, sustainable and biodynamic.--COVER.