Mostly Monsters presents a collection of cla ssic monster tales adapted for a young audience. Included ar e stories by Charles Dickens, Lewis Carroll, and Ambrose Bie rce, as well as Mary Shelley''s classic Frankenstein and the story of Beowulf. '
Lecture Notes on Clinical Medicine has a long-standing reputation for excellence and is a must-have in the run-up to final examinations and for junior doctors on foundation programmes. It offers a concise summary of the essential information needed for practising clinical medicine. The book is divided into two sections: Part 1 focuses on the ...
When told from the perspective of ordinary people, nuclear history takes on a much different tone from that of the tranquil voice of authority that always told us we had nothing to fear. These 24 essays testify to many of the unsuspected human and environmental costs of atomic science.
The poetry in Terrestrial Music has been inspired by Pablo Neruda, Thomas McGrath, Muriel Rukeyser, and MartA-n Espada. In lyrics that explore issues that affect our daily lives, such as ecology, genocide, hunger, nuclear damage, and violence, John Bradley not only celebrates the beauty of earth and the redeeming power of nature, but also ...
Eighty of Thomas McGrath's former students and friends offer a moving tribute in poetry and prose to one of the seminal poet-teachers of the 20th century.
This book's thirteen contributions bring together the results of recent research on determinants of regional specialization, growth, and convergence in the context of European integration. They offer fresh theoretical and empirical evidence on patterns of regional production structures, specialization, regional disparities, convergence and ...
This book provides a detailed review of diagnostic tests used in the investigation and management of patients with renal disease. The book is aimed at postgraduate doctors, but the diversity of topics covered means that, in addition to nephrologists, it would be useful to doctors practising in a number of specialities involved in the diagnosis of ...
This is a unique expose of the Cadbury story, providing an unprecedented insight into the makings of an iconic brand. "Cadbury's Puple Reign" for the first time tells the in-depth story and definitive history of the Cadbury brand, and how it came to be the world's pre-eminent chocolate brand. It presents a no holds barred account of the ...
"Lecture Notes: Medical Genetics" provides a concise and straightforward introduction to medical genetics. The text aims to give students a fundamental understanding of the science of genetics and molecular medicine and a knowledge of the core clinical conditions caused by genetic abnormalities. Previously titled "Lecture Notes on Molecular ...
A concise look at the American Revolution in 1776, the year George Washington and his army experienced numerous defeats, forcing them to retreat from New Jersey to Pennsylvania by December. The demoralised troops lacked food and clothing, and Washington realised a victory was needed to keep the revolution alive. On the morning of December 26, he ...
Clinical immunology has expanded rapidly as a clinical specialty around the world, corresponding to exciting developments in molecular medicine in recent years. This textbook includes focused but comprehensive coverage of the field of immunology in the developed and developing world from a clinical point of view. The book emphasizes human disease ...
Conrad Weiser (1696-1760), was an interpreter of Indian languages who negotiated treaties between the proprietors of Pennsylvania and the Iroquois Confederacy and was responsible for keeping peace on the frontier for two decades. This guide provides a look at his life plus an armchair tour of Weiser's house and the homestead's buildings and ...
This best-selling text has been revised to reflect the requirements of the 17th edition of the "IEEWiring Regulations (BS 7671: 2008)". It includes essential information on the new rules applied to special installations or locations, such as bathrooms, swimming pool locations, camping/caravan sites, marinas, exhibition and show locations, solar ...
One of the Republic's outstanding economists, John Brodley, and the prominent Unionist Politician and economist, Esmond Birnie, debate to what extent Northern Ireland can learn from the phenomenon of the 'Celtic Tiger'.
This gripping historical analysis of cold war and detente relations between the West, particularly the United States and the Soviet Union, is based on declassified Western archival sources.
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