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Ginseng Dreams

The Secret World of America's Most Valuable Plant

By: Kristin Johannsen

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Ginseng Dreams

The Secret World of America's Most Valuable Plant

By: Kristin Johannsen

American Ginseng has a strange and perilous history. It has one of the longest germination periods of any known species, and only two environments in the world have offered the ideal growing conditions for wild ginseng. The first was the forests of northern China, which disappeared over a millennium ago, and the sole remaining habitat is the Appalachian Mountain region of eastern North America, an area now threatened by logging and mining. Chinese legend says that ginseng is the child of lightning. The two elemental forces of water and fire fight in an eternal struggle, pouring down rain and snow and blasting the earth with lightning. If that lightning happens to strike a spring of water, the water disappears and in its place grows a ginseng plant -- the fusion of yin and yang, water and fire, darkness and light, and the life force that moves the universe. American ginseng has become perhaps the most treasured of all herbal medicines, promising good health and longevity to those who consume it. Fortunes have been made and lost on the plant, which was America's first export to China -- before our nation even existed. The strange, twisted, man-shaped root today commands as much as two thousand dollars a pound in the hot, noisy ginseng markets of Hong Kong, and a wealthy collector might pay as much as $10,000 for a single, perfect specimen. Ginseng Dreams: The Secret World of America's Most Valuable Plant unfolds ginseng's past and its future through the stories of seven people whose lives have become inextricably bound to it: a huckster, a field researcher, a farmer, a ginseng "missionary," a criminal investigator, a broker, and a cancer researcher. Each of these individuals brings a different perspective to the elusive root -- and each is consumed by a different dream. Kristin Johannsen threads her way though remote woodlands in the Appalachians to observe the fragile plants slowly putting out leaves as part of a three-year growing cycle, during which time the ginseng is vulnerable to both poachers and growing suburban sprawl. She contrasts this with the huge commercial growing fields of Marathon County, Wisconsin, where among potato fields and paper mills, ninety percent of the country's ginseng is produced. Johannsen explores the brisk black market trade in the panacean root and the efforts to save the wild species and its native habitat, and she ends her story in the laboratory, where researchers are investigating ginseng's anti-cancer properties. An absorbing journey into the many worlds of this mysterious and potent plant, Ginseng Dreams tells the extraordinary story of America's little-known natural treasure and the spell it casts on those who seek it.

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0813138485

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Ginseng Dreams

The Secret World of America's Most Valuable Plant

By: Kristin Johannsen

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Ginseng Dreams

The Secret World of America's Most Valuable Plant

By: Kristin Johannsen

American Ginseng has a strange and perilous history. It has one of the longest germination periods of any known species, and only two environments in the world have offered the ideal growing conditions for wild ginseng. The first was the forests of northern China, which disappeared over a millennium ago, and the sole remaining habitat is the Appalachian Mountain region of eastern North America, an area now threatened by logging and mining. Chinese legend says that ginseng is the child of lightning. The two elemental forces of water and fire fight in an eternal struggle, pouring down rain and snow and blasting the earth with lightning. If that lightning happens to strike a spring of water, the water disappears and in its place grows a ginseng plant—the fusion of yin and yang, water and fire, darkness and light, and the life force that moves the universe. American ginseng has become perhaps the most treasured of all herbal medicines, promising good health and longevity to those who consume it. Fortunes have been made and lost on the plant, which was America’s first export to China—before our nation even existed. The strange, twisted, man-shaped root today commands as much as two thousand dollars a pound in the hot, noisy ginseng markets of Hong Kong, and a wealthy collector might pay as much as $10,000 for a single, perfect specimen. Ginseng Dreams: The Secret World of America’s Most Valuable Plant unfolds ginseng’s past and its future through the stories of seven people whose lives have become inextricably bound to it: a huckster, a field researcher, a farmer, a ginseng “missionary,” a criminal investigator, a broker, and a cancer researcher. Each of these individuals brings a different perspective to the elusive root—and each is consumed by a different dream. Kristin Johannsen threads her way though remote woodlands in the Appalachians to observe the fragile plants slowly putting out leaves as part of a three-year growing cycle, during which time the ginseng is vulnerable to both poachers and growing suburban sprawl. She contrasts this with the huge commercial growing fields of Marathon County, Wisconsin, where among potato fields and paper mills, ninety percent of the country’s ginseng is produced. Johannsen explores the brisk black market trade in the panacean root and the efforts to save the wild species and its native habitat, and she ends her story in the laboratory, where researchers are investigating ginseng’s anti-cancer properties. An absorbing journey into the many worlds of this mysterious and potent plant, Ginseng Dreams tells the extraordinary story of America’s little-known natural treasure and the spell it casts on those who seek it.

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813171393

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9780813171395

Ecotourism in Appalachia

Marketing the Mountains

By: Al Fritsch,Kristin Johannsen

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Ecotourism in Appalachia

Marketing the Mountains

By: Al Fritsch,Kristin Johannsen

Tourism is the world's largest industry, and ecotourism is rapidly emerging as its fastest growing segment. As interest in nature travel increases, so does concern for conservation of the environment and the well-being of local peoples and cultures. Appalachia seems an ideal destination for ecotourists, with its rugged mountains, uniquely diverse forests, wild rivers, and lively arts culture. And ecotourism promises much for the region: protecting the environment while bringing income to disadvantaged communities. But can these promises be kept? Ecotourism in Appalachia examines both the potential and the threats that tourism holds for Central Appalachia. The authors draw lessons from destinations that have suffered from the "tourist trap syndrome," including Nepal and Hawaii. They conclude that only carefully regulated and locally controlled tourism can play a positive role in Appalachia's economic development.

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0813181747

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9780813181745

WORLD ENGLISH. 2A(CD1장포함)

By: KRISTIN L. JOHANNSEN

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WORLD ENGLISH. 2A(CD1장포함)

By: KRISTIN L. JOHANNSEN

World English is an exciting new four-skills general English series which uses National Geographic content, images and video to teach the language that learners need to succeed in their daily lives. The series is built upon clear and practical learning goals which are presented and practiced through appropriate themes and topics. A competency-based series, World English uses real people, real places and real language to connect learners of English to the world.

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HEINLE CENGAGE LEARNING

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1424051088

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9781424051083

Foodborne Infections and Intoxications

Chapter 27. Clostridium botulinum

By: Kathleen Glass,Kristin Marshall

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Foodborne Infections and Intoxications

Chapter 27. Clostridium botulinum

By: Kathleen Glass,Kristin Marshall

Botulism is a severe neuroparalytic disease, caused by consumption of minute quantities of botulinum neurotoxin (BoNT) in a contaminated food, or by development of toxin by toxigenic spores in the intestine of susceptible infants and adults. The severity, onset time, and duration of botulism are largely dependent upon dose and BoNT type, and because of its rarity, symptoms may be misdiagnosed. BoNTs formed by Clostridium botulinum and rare strains of C. baratii and C. butyricum are responsible for the majority of human botulism cases. C. botulinum presents a particular challenge to food safety because of its ability to form highly stable endospores; their distribution and prevalence vary by geographical region. Primary factors contributing to foodborne botulism include inadequate thermal processing, inadequate storage temperature-time control, food formulations with pH and water activity within growth range of C. botulinum, reduced-oxygen environment, inadequate levels of antimicrobial food ingredients, and lack of competitive microflora.

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Elsevier Inc. Chapters

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0128073772

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9780128073773

World English Intro with Student CD-ROM (US)

Real People, Real Places, Real Language

By: Martin Milner,National Geographic Society (U.S.),Kristin L. Johannsen,Rebecca Tarver Chase

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World English Intro with Student CD-ROM (US)

Real People, Real Places, Real Language

By: Martin Milner,National Geographic Society (U.S.),Kristin L. Johannsen,Rebecca Tarver Chase

World English is an exciting new four-skills program which uses lively and compelling content, images, and video to teach the language that learners need to succeed in their classrooms and daily lives. The series is built upon clear and practical learning goals which are presented and practiced through motivating themes and topics. World English uses real people, real places, and real language to connect English language learners to the world.

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Cengage Learning

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1424063353

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9781424063352

Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective

A Sociological Perspective

By: Michelle Inderbitzin,Kristin A. Bates,Randy R. Gainey

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Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective

A Sociological Perspective

By: Michelle Inderbitzin,Kristin A. Bates,Randy R. Gainey

A target='b̲lank' href='http://www.sagepub.com/inderbitzin/'img border='0' src='/IMAGES/companionwebsite.jpg' alt='A companion website is available for this text' width='75' height='20'/a Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective serves as a guide to students delving into the fascinating world of deviance for the first time, offering clear overviews of issues and perspectives in the field as well as introductions to classic and current academic literature. The unique text/reader format provides the best ...

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1412973775

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9781412973779

Deviance and Social Control

A Sociological Perspective

By: Michelle Inderbitzin,Kristin A. Bates,Randy R. Gainey

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Deviance and Social Control

A Sociological Perspective

By: Michelle Inderbitzin,Kristin A. Bates,Randy R. Gainey

Deviance and Social Control: A Sociological Perspective, Second Edition serves as a guide to students delving into the fascinating world of deviance for the first time. Authors Michelle Inderbitzin, Kristin A. Bates, and Randy Gainey offer a clear overview of issues and perspectives in the field, including introductions to classic and current sociological theories as well as research on definitions and causes of deviance and reactions to deviant behavior. The unique text/reader format provides the best of both worlds, offering both substantial original chapters that clearly explain and outline the sociological perspectives on deviance, along with carefully selected articles on deviance and social control taken directly from leading academic journals and books. The Second Edition features updated research, examples of specific forms of deviance, and discussions of policy, as well as a new chapter and readings on global perspectives on deviance and social control.

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1506327931

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9781506327938

Reading Explorer

Intro

By: Rebecca Tarver Chase,Becky Tarver Chase

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Reading Explorer

Intro

By: Rebecca Tarver Chase,Becky Tarver Chase

Reading Explorer is a six-level content-based reading series featuring video from national Geographic Digital Media to help develop reading and vocabulary skills for all learners. Each unit of Reading Explorer contains two reading passages and an optional video activity. Reading passages cover a wide range of real-world topics related to culture, science, social studies, travel, and adventure.

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HEINLE CENGAGE LEARNING

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1111064342

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9781111064341

World English Workbook 2

By: Kristin L. Johannsen

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World English Workbook 2

By: Kristin L. Johannsen

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Heinle Elt

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142405012X

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World English Intro Csplit B and Csplit Student CD-ROM B

By: Martin Milner

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World English Intro Csplit B and Csplit Student CD-ROM B

By: Martin Milner

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1424051150

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World English 2 with Student CD-ROM (US)

Real People, Real Places, Real Language

By: Martin Milner,Kristin L. Johannsen,National Geographic Society (U.S.),Rebecca Tarver Chase

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World English 2 with Student CD-ROM (US)

Real People, Real Places, Real Language

By: Martin Milner,Kristin L. Johannsen,National Geographic Society (U.S.),Rebecca Tarver Chase

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142406337X

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World English. Student's book. Per le Scuole superiori. Con CD-ROM

By: Kristin Johannsen,Rebecca Tarver Chase

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World English. Student's book. Per le Scuole superiori. Con CD-ROM

By: Kristin Johannsen,Rebecca Tarver Chase

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HEINLE CENGAGE LEARNING

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1424051037

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9781424051038

World English Intro

Workbook ; Real People, Real Places, Real Language

By: Kristin L. Johannsen

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World English Intro

Workbook ; Real People, Real Places, Real Language

By: Kristin L. Johannsen

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Heinle & Heinle Publishers

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1424050103

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World English

By: Rebecca Chase,Kristin Johannsen

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World English

By: Rebecca Chase,Kristin Johannsen

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National Geographic

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1111217718

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9781111217716

Ecotourism in Appalachia

Marketing the Mountains

By: Al Fritsch,Kristin Johannsen

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Marketing the Mountains

By: Al Fritsch,Kristin Johannsen

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University Press of Kentucky

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0813181747

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9780813181745

WORLD ENGLISH. 1(CD1장포함)

By: Kristin L. Johannsen,Martin Milner

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WORLD ENGLISH. 1(CD1장포함)

By: Kristin L. Johannsen,Martin Milner

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1424051029

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9781424051021

Pathways

Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking 2

By: Rebecca Tarver Chase,Kristin L. Johannsen,Paul MacIntyre,Cynthia Fettig,Kathy Najafi

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Pathways

Listening, Speaking, and Critical Thinking 2

By: Rebecca Tarver Chase,Kristin L. Johannsen,Paul MacIntyre,Cynthia Fettig,Kathy Najafi

Pathways, Second Edition, is a global, five-level academic English program. Carefully-guided lessons develop the language skills, critical thinking, and learning strategies required for academic success. Using authentic and relevant content from National Geographic, including video, charts, and other infographics, Pathways prepares students to work effectively and confidently in an academic environment.

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1337407720

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9781337407724

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