A short biography of a creature that changed science.There's a buzz in the air, the sound of a billion wings vibrating to the tune of scientific success. For generations, the fruit fly has been defining biology's major landmarks. From genetics to development, behavior to aging, and evolution to the [...]

Set in China, and ripped from today's headlines, comes a pulse-pounding debut that reinvents the spy thriller for the 21st century.
A lone man, Peanut, escapes a labor camp in the dead of night, fleeing across the winter desert of north-west China.
Two decades earlier, he was a spy for the Bri[...]

Anger is one the most common human emotions, so if you're not feeling it, then you're probably unconsciously burying it. But anger that is buried isn't actually gone. In fact, hidden or covert anger may be just as damaging as the overt, outwardly destructive kind, only it wreaks havoc from the insid[...]

One of the most influential debates across business and management studies has centered on the relative impact of institutions on the fortunes of firms and nations. However, analyses have primarily focused on institutional effects on societal features, rather than actual firm practices. This volume [...]

This book presents the best garden designs of the last ten years from more than 50 top garden designers. It offers design solutions for every situation, every area, all tastes and budgets, and any size of garden. It draws on the talents of celebrated designers such as Tom Stuart Smith, Luciano Giubb[...]

Presents the practicalities of electronic surveillance with information on building the devices that are at the heart of surveillance and counter-surveillance. This book contains self-build electronics projects that are supported by principles and a brief survey of each type of device. It is useful [...]

A practical guide which gives useful advice on: understanding dyspraxia and its consequences; developing effective relationships with dyspraxic children; and, working with others, including Teachers, SENCOs and parents. Each chapter provides Teaching Assistants with a range of activities to learn fr[...]

A revised and expanded tenth anniversary edition of a best-selling guide designed for parents and teachers of children of all ages presents easy-to-follow lessons for building artistic skill and for using drawing in other scholastic subjects. Simultaneous.[...]

From initial inspiration to final layout, create your own small garden with the help of gardening design expert John Brookes. Whether you want a room outside' for leisure and entertainment or simply a space to call your own, inspiring photographs and detailed diagrams show, what you can achieve what[...]