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This new volume of Advances in Pharmacology explores the current state of Alzheimer's disease research and therapeutics. Chapters cover such topics as the B cell targeted therapies, lymphotoxin family receptors in inflammation, and allergic inflammation and thymic stromal lymphopoietin. With a variety of chapters and the best authors in the field, the volume is an essential resource for pharmacologists, immunologists and biochemists alike.

A New Republic Editors' and Writers' Pick 2012A New Yorker Contributors' Pick 2012 A Newsweek "Must Read on Modern India" "For people who savored Katherine Boo's Behind the Beautiful Forevers.”—Evan Osnos, newyorker.com A portrait of the incredible change and economic development of modern India, and of social and national transformation there told through individual lives Raised in India, and educated in the U.S., Akash Kapur returned to I...

Catherine Steel tells the history of this crucial and turbulent century, focusing on the issues of freedom, honour, power, greed and ambition.

Shows how healthy Indian food can be, revealing its value as an energy cuisine that can lift the spirits, tone the body and quieten the mind - all Ayurvedic aims - while also revealing the Ayurvedic principles behind Indian cuisine and explaining how to choose the right foods to eat, which ingredients to combine and the best methods of cooking.

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From irascible patriarch Alonzo "Grandpa Tuke" Tooker on down, the Hopkins family--altruistic Dottie, dissatisfied Chester, and their sons Langston and Trajan--are no typical residents of the Thames River Valley town of Preston, Connecticut. This is perhaps most true of Langston, a boy whose peers declare him to be the "King of Preston Plains Middle School" a vibrant young man dedicated to his dream of competing in Olympic-level Tae Kwon Do, a...

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In this classic study, Harvard professor Reuben Brower guides the reader from noticing the alluring details of a well-made poem, novel, or play to attending to the encompassing ways in which the writing achieves its greatness. "Not only does Brower begin his book with a lyric, but he deliberately chooses a very short one indeed, as if to show how much can be said about the smallest of poetic 'figures' looked at closely. The poem is "The Sick R...

While commentaries continue to be published on the book of Revelation, few, if any, attempt to interpret the Apocalypse in light of the political, historical, and cultural setting of John's original audience. The purpose of Seven Congregations in a Roman Crucible is to provide fresh and illuminating exegesis of Revelation that takes seriously ancient literary and archaeological evidences. This book seeks to bring the reader into the world of J...

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Presenting original work and new thinking, this book explores the current state of globalization, competition and growth in China.

People have at least one thing in common regardless of where they are from, the language they speak, or the color of their skin: people love to eat! Sex & Spaghetti celebrates this commonality by sharing recipes for great food and drink, while reminding us that the special people in our lives are what make an average meal an event. Inside you will find easy-to-follow recipes that the author collected from family, friends, and throughout his tr...

Nothing is hotter than desire . . . Raised as an army brat, bush pilot Lyndie Anderson has always been independent-and alone. Living only for her plane and the open sky, she eagerly rushes to help save the people of a small Mexican town from a raging wildfire. Yet when her cargo is a drop-dead gorgeous fireman, Lyndie suddenly feels a burning desire-one that may ground her for the first time in her life. Firefighter Griffin Moore has been haun...

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China's economy is now comfortably among the world's elite in terms of size. This book examines the contemporary Chinese economy, focusing on the production, appropriation, and distribution of surplus value.

Saint-Exupery's classic story, beloved by readers of all ages for 70 years, is now available in an anniversary edition gift setNwith a hardcover book and complete, unabridged text on both CD and exclusive downloadable audio read by actor Mortensen (The Lord of the Rings film trilogy). Full color.

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This book analyses the dynamics of economic reform in the Islamic Republic of Iran, discussing the internal debates and external factors that have influenced this post-revolutionary state¿s struggle to achieve the revolutionary goal of economic independence over the period 1979¿2010.