Offers essential guidance for discovering and optimizing novel drug therapiesUsing detailed examples, "Evaluation of Enzyme Inhibitors in Drug Discovery" equips researchers with the tools needed to apply the science of enzymology and biochemistry to the discovery, optimization, and preclinical devel[...]
"Adam Copeland on Edge" is what the author describes as "a mental picture." It's also a dream -- "one of many" -- that he decided to realize while at home convalescing from potential career-ending neck surgery. And it's a journey that explores not only his life but also his innermost thoughts.
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Whether you're building a social media site or an internal-use enterprise application, this hands-on guide shows you the connection between MongoDB and the business problems it's designed to solve. You'll learn how to apply MongoDB design patterns to several challenging domains, such as ecommerce, c[...]
From her childhood spent moving around to escape her mother's string of boyfriends and husbands to pressures to mold her body to a dancer's ideal, every challenge Misty faced was met with the same perseverance, passion, and drive that brought her dreams to life. A true prodigy, Misty was dancing en [...]
When she discovered ballet, Misty was living in a shabby motel room, struggling with her five siblings for a place to sleep on the floor. A true prodigy, she was dancing en pointe within three months of taking her first dance class and performing professionally in just over a year: a feat unheard of[...]
"Picture a ballerina in a tutu and toe shoes. What does she look like?"
As the only African-American soloist dancing with the prestigious American Ballet Theatre, Misty Copeland has made history. But when she first placed her hands on the barre at an after-school community center, no one expect[...]
Get to know some of the many people who have changed history with this boxed set featuring six fascinating, nonfiction Level 3 Ready-to-Reads that are part of a series of biographies about people "you should meet " Get to know the first women computer programmers, the first African-American principa[...]
An exclusive portrait of the successful Israeli gang traces the multi-million-dollar drug operation and contract murder syndicate of Ron Gonen, Ron Efraim, and Johnny Attias, describing their rise to extreme wealth and power in the 1980s before Gonen's segment of the organization spun out of control[...]