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For millennia, fresh olive oil has been a necessity--for food, medicine, beauty, and religion. Today's researchers continue to confirm the remarkable, life-giving properties of true extra-virgin, and extra-virgin Italian has become the highest standard of quality. But what if this symbol of purity has become deeply corrupt?

For millennia, fresh olive oil has been a necessity - for food, medicine, beauty, and religion. Today's researchers continue to confirm the remarkable, life-giving properties of true extra-virgin, and 'extra-virgin Italian' has become the highest standard of quality. But what if this symbol of purity has become deeply corrupt? Starting with an explosive article in The New Yorker, Tom Mueller has become the world's expert on olive oil and olive...

Ein außergewöhnliches Öl. Bei kaum einem anderen Lebensmittel achten wir so sehr auf Qualität und Herkunft wie beim Olivenöl. Kaum eines wird derart mit Gesundheit und mediterranem Lebensgefühl verbunden. Doch ist das noble, kalt gepresste Olivenöl aus dem Supermarkt wirklich so jungfräulich, wie auf dem Etikett versprochen wird? Tom Mueller erzählt die Geschichte des Anbaus und Handels und deckt die Intrigen, Skandale und Mauscheleien auf, di...

Recent advances in geospatial technologies now provide land managers with tools and resources to conserve soil and water resources more efficiently than has ever been possible before. This volume presents approaches developed by leading researchers working at the intersection of conservation and spatial technologies. The strategies are designed to provide the greatest benefit to preserving natural resources while reducing economic expenses. Ea...

Who are you if you have lived half your life in one culture and the other half in another? This is the question that Helmut (Tom) Mueller dealt with, often feeling caught between the two cultures. In his memoir, Between Two Chairs, Tom details his life from coming of age in Nazi Germany to a successful life in the United States. This is his story. Born into an affluent family in Brandenburg, Germany in 1925, Tom became fascinated with flying i...

The Wisconsin 3, 800" examines the lives and deaths of more than 30 men and women who were killed in World War II and buried overseas, or were MIA. There are heart-wrenching personal ordeals of people from all services and in all world zones, and some surprising discoveries. The book puts a human face on enormous battles and puts historical context into the deaths of individuals. The servicemen and women in the book come from places like Apple...