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The Oxford Companion to Wine(4Th Edition) Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding Oxford Fall/Winter 2016 Trade Catalog The Oxford Companion to Wine(4th Edition) Jancis Robinson, Julia Harding Key Selling Points • Almost 4,000 A to Z entries on a breathtaking range of topics, from grape varieties and regions to viticulture, growers, and the history of wine • Edited by the award­winning online publisher and Financial Times wine correspondent, Jancis Robinson OBE, Master of Wine • Over 180 top local experts, including 50 new ones, contribute entries on their specialist regions, such as Huon Hooke on Australia, Michael Fridjhon on South Africa, David Schildknecht on Germany and Austria, Victor de la Serna on Spain, and Walter Speller on Italy • Beautiful new page design incorporating new color photographs and black and white line drawings • All maps of wine regions have been updated for this edition Summary Published in 1994 to worldwide acclaim, the first edition of Jancis Robinson's seminal Oxford University Press 9780198705383 volume immediately attained legendary status, winning every major wine book award 0198705387 including the Glenfiddich and Julia Child/IACP awards, as well as writer and woman of the Pub Date: 10/1/2015 year accolades for its editor on both sides of the Atlantic. Combining meticulously­ $65.00/$84.00 Can. researched fact with refreshing opinion and wit, The Oxford Companion to Wine Discount Code: 02 presents almost 4,000 entries on every wine­related topic imaginable, from regions and Hardcover grape varieties to the owners, connoisseurs, growers, and tasters in wine through the 912 Pages ages; from viticulture and oenology to the history of wine, from its origins to the 16 full­page color images, 29 present day. The 187 esteemed contributors (including over 50 new to this edition) maps, 45 illustrations Cooking / Reference range from internationally renowned academics to some of the most famous wine writers CKB071000 and wine specialists in the world. 9 in | 11 in Status:UNSPECIFIED Now exhaustively updated, this fourth edition incorporates the very latest international research to present over 350 new entries on topics ranging from additives and wine apps to WSET and Zelen. Over 60 per cent of all entries have been revised; and useful lists and statistics are appended, including a unique list of the world's controlled appellations and their permitted grape varieties, as well as vineyard area, wine production and consumption by country. Illustrated with almost 30 updated maps of every important wine region in the world, many useful charts and diagrams, and 16 stunning colour photographs, this Companion is unlike any other wine book, offering an understanding of wine in all of its wider contexts­­notably historical, cultural, and scientific­­and serving as a truly companionable point of reference into which any wine­lover can dip and browse. Quotes Review(s) from previous edition "The third edition of The Oxford Companion to Wine, edited by Jancis Robinson, is the one essential book for any wine­lover... the book is a necessity for those in the wine business, and it offers highly pleasurable browsing for anybody who is remotely curious about why wine is so compelling." ­­Eric Asimov, The New York Times "It's a valuable reference book and great fun just to pick up and read." ­­Ben Giliberti, The Washington Post "An invaluable resource for serious wine drinkers who never quench their thirst for learning about varietals, appellations, wine history, and vineyards." ­­Business Week "Serious wine geeks know that 'the bible' for the past decade or so has been Jancis Robinson's The Oxford Companion To Wine. The third edition...is impeccably researched and full of well­known facts as well as interesting trivia." ­­Wine Enthusiast "Unquestionably the world's most comprehensive wine resource... Best of all, this isn't a dry encyclopedia... employs a witty insider's tone." ­­Town & Country Named one of "20 Essential Books to Build Your Culinary Library" by the James Beard Foundation Marketing Plans • Print Advertising • Online Advertising • National Media Campaign targeting print, online, radio, and television coverage • Social Media Outreach • Author Events • Online Promotion • Email Campaign • Social Media Campaign Table Of Contents Preface Contributors Acknowledgements List of new entries Maps of the wine regions Note to the reader Complete list of entries by subject Companion to Wine Appendix 1: Controlled appellations and their permitted grape varieties Appendix 2A: Total vineyard area by country Appendix 2B: Wine production by country Appendix 2C: Per capita consumption by country Comp Titles The Oxford Companion to Robinson, Oxford University 9780198609902 $65.00 10/1/2006 Hardcover Cooking Wine, 3e Jancis Press 0198609906 USD The Oxford Companion to Oxford University 9780198606178 $50.00 Riley, Gillian 11/1/2007 Hardcover Cooking Italian Food Press 0198606176 USD The Oxford Companion to Oxford University 9780195367133 $65.00 Oliver, Garrett 10/7/2011 Hardcover Cooking Beer Press 0195367138 USD The Oxford Companion to Oxford University 9780199677337 $65.00 Davidson, Alan 10/1/2014 Hardcover Cooking Food Press 0199677336 USD NEW WINE LOVERS Barron's 9780764142659 $16.99 Herbst, Ron 1/1/2010 Cooking COMPANION ­3E Educational Series 0764142658 USD 9781845336899 $60.00 The World Atlas of Wine Johnson, Hugh Mitchell Beazley 10/8/2013 Hardcover Cooking 1845336895 USD Larousse Encyclopedia of Foulkes, 9782035850133 $45.00 Larousse Wine 9/15/2001 Hardcover Reference Wine Christopher 2035850134 USD No sales or inventory history loaded for this organization. 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In his sequel to Ignorance (Oxford University Press, 2012), Stuart Firestein shows us that the scientific enterprise is riddled with mistakes and errors ­ and that this is a good thing! Failure: Why Science Is So Successful delves into the origins of scientific research as a process that relies upon trial and error, one which inevitably results in a hefty dose Oxford University Press of failure. In fact, scientists throughout history have relied on failure to guide their 9780199390106 019939010X research, viewing mistakes as a necessary part of the process. Citing both historical Pub Date: 10/1/2015 and contemporary examples, Firestein strips away the distorted view of science as $21.95/$27.00 Can. infallible to provide the public with a rare, inside glimpse of the messy realities of the Discount Code: 02 scientific process. Hardcover 304 Pages An insider's view of how science is actually carried out, this book will delight anyone Science with an interest in science, from aspiring scientists to curious general readers. SCI000000 Accessible and entertaining, Failure illuminates the greatest and most productive 5.5 in | 8.3 in adventure of human history, with all the missteps along the way. Status:UNSPECIFIED Contributor Bio Stuart Firestein is the Professor and Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences at Columbia University, where his highly popular course on ignorance invites working scientists to come talk to students each week about what they don't know. Dedicated to promoting science to a public audience, he serves as an advisor for the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation's program for the Public Understanding of Science and was awarded the 2011 Lenfest Distinguished Columbia Faculty Award for excellence in scholarship and teaching. He was also recently named an AAAS Fellow. Marketing Plans • Print Advertising • Online Advertising • Online Promotion • Email Campaign • Social Media Promotion Table Of Contents Contents 1. Introduction 2. Failing to Define Failure 3. Fail Better: Advice from Samuel Beckett 4. The Scientific Basis of Failure 5. The Unreasonable Success of Failure 6. The Integrity of Failure 7. Teaching Failure 8. The Arc of Failure 9. The Scientific Method of Failure 10. Failure in the Clinic 11. How to Love Your Data When It's Wrong: Negative Results 12. Philosopher of Failure 13. Funding Failure 14. A Plurality of Failures 15. 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