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Laboratory and field studies are essential areas of undergraduate training in biology; practical work must be fully understood and effectively presented, but many students under-perform because they lack basic laboratory skills. The fifth edition continues to provide you with easy-to-use guidance [...]

When Zak Archer accidentally witnesses a murder he immediately finds himself in the firing line. Now some very dangerous people want him dead and he is on the run. Luckily, running is something Zak is good at. In fact, when he's 'in the Zone' he can run faster, jump further and fly higher than shoul[...]

Olly and Josh are in China on the track of another precious talisman - the Mooncake of Chang-O. Once again the friends' eager investigations lead them into all sorts of trouble - escaping an ancient sect, finding a lost city and outwitting a dangerous enemy who wants the talisman for himself.[...]