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Offering a clear and authoritative overview of recent developments in microbiology and neuroscience, this reference describes factors contributing to the emergence and resurgence of neurological infections-studying both new and drug-resistant pathogens, as well as long-term prevention and control strategies for these diseases.

First published in 1958, this volume translates and places in historical context a number of private documents, which explain what the Opium War felt like on the Chinese side.

From the author of The Mulberry Empire comes a short, delicious, rather disorienting novel about an indexer who wakes up one morning to find out that he has just been left by his wife...

When a little boy receives a goldfish named Norman, it's not the kind of pet he had in mind. When he tries to trade Norman for a "good pet, " things don't go as planned, but he soon learns that Norman is a better pet than he thought. Full color.

SAVING TED WILLIAMS Tales of Mystery, Intrigue, and Redemption by Richard C. Jaffeson Copyright(s) 1998-2005 Immediately after his passing on July 5, 2002, Ted Williams' remains were flown to Arizona where the body was treated, beheaded, frozen in liquid nitrogen, and stored in stainless-steel containers through a process known as cryonics, which claims to eventually be able to revive, epair, and restore deceased persons. This process is highl...

The true definition of the word 'War" per various defining sources is: 'A state of open, armed, often prolonged conflict carried on between nations, states, or parties." And a true definition of the word 'Nurse" per various defining sources is: 'A person educated and trained to care for the sick or disabled." I chose to become a part of the second definition. My main being in life besides that of a family member is to help another human being ...

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Published originally in 1938, on the eve of the Second World War, this work focused on the last member of a distinguished group of genros, or elder statesmen, who participated in the wars of the Meiji restoration and in 1889 under the Emperor Meiji drew up the Imperial Constitution under which the Japanese political system was based. Prince Saionji was the president of the Privy Council, the second president of the Seyukai party, twice Prime M...

While cell signaling has been a major focus of molecular biology for more than 30 years, only recently have the direct roles of nutrients in cell signaling received the proper recognition. This book provides a comprehensive review of the roles of nutrients in cell signaling. Leading experts in nutrient-dependent cell signaling discuss a broad range of topics and include select examples from an array of areas. These examples describe nuclear re...

At risk of death, prisoner of war Ray Parkin secretly kept a journal of the months in 1943-44 he spent working on the Thai-Burma Railway. His account, first published as "Into the Smother", received international acclaim for its realistic depiction of POWs living, working and dying in a Japanese camp deep in the Thai jungle.

Has the apartheid workplace changed over the past ten years of democracy in South Africa? In order to answer this question, the contributors of this book studied seventeen different workplaces, including BMW, a state hospital, footwear sweatshops and the wine farming industry. The editors broaden the definition of work to cover studies of the informal economy, including street traders, homeworkers and small rural enterprises. Beyond the Aparth...

Describes a case study of six enterprises concerning their policies for collecting, retaining, and using personally identifiable records obtained by sensing access cards that contain radio frequency identification tags.

Colonial gardens, as microcosms of the issues that faced colonial society, still inform our imaginings. The six gardeners chosen to explore the complexity of the colonial landscape view are Daniel Bunce, William Guilfoyle, William Macarthur, Thomas Lang, Josiah Mitchell and William Fergusson.

Contained in what has come down to us of Greek literary tradition are texts that identify the Hyperboreans with the Celts, or Hyperborean lands with Celtic ones. This groundbreaking book studies the texts that make or imply this identification.

The brilliant painter, Arthur Boyd (1920-99) was a member of Australia's most famous artistic dynasty. This excerpt reveals Arthur Boyd as a man who lived in a private world of painting, family, friends and familiar surroundings, yet developed into an iconic Australian artist.

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What will a chef do to find the world's most perfect dish? Monroe Goolynabura, an ambitious chef determined to make his mark in the ruthless cooking world of New York City, is haunted by the memory of last year's Union Square Fair, where by no fault of his own, he made hundreds of customers sick by serving them a tainted wild boar dish. This year, he is given another opportunity to cook at the Union Square Fair, and this time around, nothing w...