The only textbook for the new Higher Chemistry syllabus, being examined from 2012 onwards.

A behind-the-scenes, in-depth look at the making of one of the greatest sonic masterpieces and most commercially successful albums of all time. Over three decades after its release, Pink Floyd's 'The Dark Side of the Moon' remains one of the most acclaimed albums of all time. Its sales total around [...]

Since at least Tudor times there have been architectural salvages: panelling, chimney pieces, doorways, or any fixtures and fittings might be removed from an old interior to be replaced by more fashionable ones. Not surprisingly a trade developed and architects, builders, masons, and sculptors sough[...]

Written specifically to complement "New Higher Chemistry", this book provides practice for students throughout the course. It offers summaries of essential facts and theories, worked examples and a variety of questions, all of which help to support and reinforce learning and practice for the final e[...]

Medical ethics is a vitally important subject, and currently a highly controversial one. Recent cases have highlighted both the intellectual and moral challenges posed by the dilemmas of modern medicine, and their significance for us all. John Harris gives a fully up-to-date survey of the issues in[...]

Cloning - few words have as much potential to grip our imagination or grab the headlines. No longer the stuff of science fiction or Star Wars - it is happening now. Yet human cloning is currently banned throughout the world, and therapeutic cloning banned in many countries. In this highly controvers[...]

They joined for their country. They fought for each other. When war breaks out in 1914, Mark Fenner and his Sheffield friends immediately flock to Kitchener's call. Amid waving flags and boozy celebration, the three men - Fen, his best friend Locky and self-assured Frank, rival for the woman Fen lov[...]

Introduces monsters from Greek and Roman mythology, such as the basilisk and the phoenix, and includes a "monster quiz" and pronunciation guide.[...]

For the first time this worldwide identification guide has brought together the 300 tractor models that preceded the Massey Ferguson 100 series. Detailed specifications for each model are presented, together with modern, factory archive, and advertisement photographs of representative model types. T[...]

Leaving the blinding sand for the cool shade of the trees, I walked carefully through the undergrowth to where Dave, using two twigs as chopsticks, was picking up a freshly severed human finger! John's trip to India starts badly when he finds himself looking at the sharp end of a knife in a train st[...]

You'll know what it's like. You spend ages getting that great guitar sound and as soon as you put it on tape it sounds like a wet string flapping limply in the breeze. Well here comes John Harris to the rescue. He calls on his many years of experience as a guitarist and recording engineer to bring y[...]