Long considered the definitive work in its field, this new edition presents all the principles and practices readers need for a solid grounding in all aspects of clinical microbiology - bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, and virology. Tests are presented according to the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (formerly NCCLS) format. This ...
You'll love the completely revised and updated fifth edition of this 'goldstandard' of microbiology. Learn to identify the microbial agents associated with infectious disease, and understand the basic biochemical and metabolic pathways that serve as the basis for identification, and the microbes that cause disease. A comprehensive overview of ...
Philip Trent, the artist and amateur criminologist, was closely connected with the crime from the beginning, for he had been painting a portrait of the man who was murdered. But his investigation into the crime took him down many false paths and blind alleys. It was not until two others had died and an actress had disappeared - that Trent finally ...
Computers are already approving financial transactions, controlling electrical supplies, and driving trains. Soon, service robots will be taking care of the elderly in their homes, and military robots will have their own targeting and firing protocols. Colin Allen and Wendell Wallach argue that as robots take on more and more responsibility, they ...
Nonprofit leaders are beginning to confront the most important unfinished business of their sector. Having invented scores of successful model programs to address virtually every type of social problem or goal, they are discovering that large-scale, sustained impact remains elusive. Today, the only way to get the full benefit of successful ...
Illustrated with houses large and small, old and new, this volume is for people who want a house but who may not know what they really need, or what they have a right to expect. The authors examine houses in Massachusetts and California.
This core text will provide lecturers with a much needed interdisciplinary method for presenting the varied global issues and regions necessary to understand international studies."International Studies" is a multidisciplinary subject comprising international politics, history, economics, anthropology and geography. The authors of this ...
An intimate account of the teacher-student relationship, as seen through the lives of G.I. Gurdjieff and P.D. Ouspensky, two of the 20th century's seminal spiritual figures.
This new edition of Allen's classic "Astrophysical Quantities" belongs on every astronomer's bookshelf. It has been thoroughly revised and updated by a team of internationally renowned team of astronomers and astrophysicists. The topics covered include: general constants and units; atoms, molecules, and spectra; observational astronomy at all ...
The huge expansion of information available about MS, not least on the Internet, has put the individual with MS in a position to take increasing responsibility for her or his own care. There is thus a need for a comprehensive, readily accessible guide to the present therapeutic options, which will give the inquirer a balanced guide to the relative ...
History of the United States Capitol This lavish coffee table book is filled with magnificent color photos, architectural drawings, and illustrations. It also provides a thoroughly documented of the design and construction of the Capitol, along with authoritative bibliographies, notes, and an index. It is printed on permanent paper and enhanced ...
Oriented toward the provision of practical advice regarding the evaluation and management of disorders of behaviour and development as they confront clinicians in everyday practice. It includes mental retardation, temperamental characteristics of infancy in young children, behavioural and developmental implications of chronic illness, psychoactive ...
* Accessible and accurate surveys of mainstream religions * All aspects - including roots and founding, primary bellefs, and cultural activities, the ways in which the faiths are perceived by the rest of the world, and the experience of growing up as a member of the religion - are examined * Excellent introductions to the world's major faiths The ...
"Metal Speciation and Contamination of Soil" provides a thorough overview of the biogeochemical processes governing the behavior, transport, and bioavailability of heavy metals in contaminated soils and suggests alternative approaches for effective remediation. This important new book contains contributions from experts in various disciplines who ...
Based on frequent, mutual feedback from peers, students and administrators, the 2+2 method is deceptively simple in concept, but has shown tremendous potential in the schools where it has been implemented. Using the 2+2 performance appraisal method, teachers regularly visit each others' classrooms during instructional time for as long as it takes ...
Examines the dynamic interplay between what theoretical perceptions tell us about urban life and how ordinary people interpret and respond to the actual experience of living in cities. A major focus is on the strategies people use to create "community" in a potentially alienating environment.
This sophisticated book utilizes a lively to-the-point writing style. Its real-world focus, with examples, ads, issues, and applications throughout, explores both the theory and practice of advertising in a way that students can easily relate. The book follows the sequence of advertisers and their clients preparing advertising and communications ...
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