Lots of insects suck blood, but one species above all others has a reputation for this, out of all proportion to its size: the mosquito. Due to the diseases they carry and inject, mosquitoes are responsible for more human deaths than any other animal. The most deadly of these diseases is malaria, wh[...]

New International Business English is a best-selling course for upper intermediate (B2) level learners who need to use English in their day-to-day work. In this revised edition, all four language skills - listening, speaking, reading and writing - are developed through a variety of tasks that closel[...]

Richard Wright grew up in the woods of Mississippi, with poverty, hunger, fear, and hatred. He lied, stole, and raged at those around him; at six he was a "drunkard," hanging about taverns. Surly, brutal, cold, suspicious, and self-pitying, he was surrounded on one side by whites who were either ind[...]

Emphasizing the biological and biomedical aspects of human reproduction, this book explains the advances in reproductive science. It also incorporates issues including aging of the reproductive system, and chapters on Conception and Gamete Transport and Fertilization, and Pregnancy.[...]

Offers a coherent introduction to the properties and behaviour of soft matter. This title includes colloids, polymers, liquid crystals, and amphiphiles. It is suitable for advanced undergraduate and beginning graduate students of physics, chemistry, materials science, and chemical engineering.[...]

Enthusiasts look forward to a time when tiny machines reassemble matter and process information with unparalleled power and precision. But is their vision realistic? Where is the science heading? As nanotechnology (a new technology that many believe will transform society in the next one hundred yea[...]

This is the second of a two-volume study of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach. Taking into account the vast increase in our knowledge of the composer due to the Bach scholarship of the last sixty years, Richard Jones presents a vivid and in some respects radically new picture of his creative develo[...]

You can't succeed in the field of computer forensics without hands-on practice--and you can't get hands-on practice without real forensic data. The solution: Real Digital Forensics. In this book, a team of world-class computer forensics experts walks you through six detailed, highly realistic invest[...]

"There are plenty of books on specialized risk topics but few that deal with the broad diversity and daily applicability of this subject. Risk applications require a robust knowledge of many attributes of this seemingly simple subject. This book teaches the reader through examples and case studies t[...]

Covers all the requirements of the Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics syllabus (9702). Cambridge International AS and A Level Physics covers all the material required for the Cambridge syllabus and is now available in both print and e-book formats. The print book includes a Student CD-R[...]

Biology 1 is a title in the new Cambridge Advanced Sciences series. It has been developed specifically for the new specifications for AS Biology for teaching from September 2000 and has been endorsed by OCR for use with the OCR Biology specification A. It contains all of the core material for the fi[...]

Offers a step-by-step guide to therapeutic work using the 'skilled client model'. This book focuses on: establishing collaborative working relationships; working with clients to find shared definitions of their problems; enabling clients to improve how they think, communicate and act; and dealing wi[...]

In-depth coverage of key parasite Lepeophtheirus salmonis, impacting viability and sustainability of salmonid fisheries and aquaculture. Practical assessment of the Salmon Lice issue. Reviews management techniques used in salmonid fisheries and aquaculture. .[...]