Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (C. reinhardtii) is a unicellular green alga whose simple life cycle and ease of growth and manipulation for genetic analysis have made it a popular organism for research in diverse areas of cell biology and genetics. C. reinhardtii is important to a variety o research from[...]
David Hockney (b. 1937) is one of the most significant artists exploring and pushing the boundaries of figurative art today. Hockney has been engaged with portraiture since his teenage years, when he painted "Portrait of My Father" (1955), and his self-portraits and depictions of family, lovers, and[...]
When a distress calls goes out from a Federation outpost near the Klingon border the USS Enterprise, under the command of Captain Christopher Pike, responds. Starbase 18 lies in ruins, and there are no survivors. Nor is there any clue to who is responsible for the attack, until the Enterprise's bril[...]
Wittgenstein on Mind and Language traces the development of a number of central themes in Wittgenstein's philosophy, including his conception of philosophical method, the picture theory of meaning, the limits of language, the application of language to experience, his treatment of private language, [...]
An in-depth look at the internals of the WordPress system. As the most popular blogging and content management platform available today, WordPress is a powerful tool. This exciting book goes beyond the basics and delves into the heart of the WordPress system, offering overviews of the functional asp[...]
After the Bible, the Passover haggadah is the most widely read classic text in the Jewish tradition. More than four thousand editions have been published since the late fifteenth century, but few are as exquisite as the Washington Haggadah, which resides in the Library of Congress. Now, a stunning f[...]
Addiction, domestic violence, militant paranoia...the human heart can hatch a lot of trouble, and nobody knows it better than Bruce Banner, the proverbial man with a monster inside him! The Hulk's wandering ways led him into the social struggles of a generation ago, still timely today! Plus, for mor[...]