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Schaum's Outline of Human Anatomy and Physiology

by Kent Van de Graaff & R. Rhees

Tough Test Questions? Missed Lectures? Not Enough Time?

Fortunately for you, there's Schaum's.

More than 40 million students have trusted Schaum'sto help them succeed in the classroom and on exams.Schaum's is...

Modern Biopharmaceuticals: Recent Success Stories

by J?rg Kn?blein

This collection of high-profile contributions provides a unique insight into the development of novel, successful biopharmaceuticals.

Outstanding authors, including Nobel laureate Robert Huber as well as prominent...

Climate and Ecosystems

by David Schimel

How does life on our planet respond to--and shape--climate? This question has never been more urgent than it is today, when humans are faced with the daunting task of guiding adaptation to an inexorably changing...

Radical Abundance: How a Revolution in Nanotechnology Will Change Civilization

by K. Eric Drexler

K. Eric Drexler is the founding father of nanotechnology—the science of engineering on a molecular level. In Radical Abundance, he shows how rapid scientific progress is about to change our world. Thanks to...

Wave Propagation in Fluids: Models and Numerical Techniques

by Vincent Guinot

This book presents the physical principles of wave propagation in fluid mechanics and hydraulics. The mathematical techniques that allow the behavior of the waves to be analyzed are presented, along with existing...

Graphs Theory and Applications: With Exercises and Problems

by Jean-Claude Fournier

This book provides a pedagogical and comprehensive introduction to graph theory and its applications. It contains all the standard basic material and develops significant topics and applications, such as: colorings...

Paradigms of Combinatorial Optimization: Problems and New Approaches

by Vangelis Th. Paschos

Combinatorial optimization is a multidisciplinary scientific area, lying in the interface of three major scientific domains: mathematics, theoretical computer science and management.

The three volumes of the...

Renewable Hydrogen Technologies: Production, Purification, Storage, Applications and Safety

by Luis M Gandia, Gurutze Arzamedi & Pedro M Dieguez

Hydrogen is an ideal fuel for the future; it can greatly contribute to solve two of the big problems which the modern society faces: the security of the energy supply and the environmental impact and global...

Leonardo's Foot: How 10 Toes, 52 Bones, and 66 Muscles Shaped the Human World

by Carol Ann Rinzler

Step right up for a toe-curling cultural biography of humanity’s earthbound extremity!

The Field Description of Metamorphic Rocks

by Norman Fry

Geological Society of London Handbook Series Edited by Keith Cox Founded in 1807, the Geological Society of London has been publishing since 1845 and now distributes its journal to Fellows throughout the world....

Principles of Human Evolution

by Robert Andrew Foley & Roger Lewin

Principles of Human Evolution presents an in-depth introduction to paleoanthropology and the study of human evolution. Focusing on the fundamentals of evolutionary theory and how these apply to ecological, molecular...

Essentials of Chemical Biology: Structure and Dynamics of Biological Macromolecules

by Andrew D. Miller & Julian Tanner

“This excellent work fills the need for an upper-level graduate course resource that examines the latest biochemical, biophysical, and molecular biological methods for analyzing the structures and physical...

Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes

by Laurence Robb

Introduction to Ore-Forming Processes is the first senior undergraduate – postgraduate textbook to focus specifically on the multiplicity of geological processes that result in the formation of mineral deposits....

Karst Hydrogeology and Geomorphology

by Derek C. Ford & Paul Williams

Originally published in 1989, Karst Geomorphology and Hydrology became the leading textbook on karst studies. This new textbook has been substantially revised and updated.

The first half of the book is a systematic...

Handbook of Energy, Volume I: Diagrams, Charts, and Tables

by Cutler J. Cleveland & Christopher G. Morris

Handbook of Energy, Volume I: Diagrams, Charts, and Tables provides comprehensive, organized coverage on all phases of energy and its role in society, including its social, economic, political, historical, and...

The Origin of Feces: What Excrement Tells Us About Evolution, Ecology, and a Sustainable Society

by David Waltner-Toews

An entertaining and enlightening exploration of why waste matters, this cultural history explores an often ignored subject matter and makes a compelling argument for a deeper understanding of human and animal...

Mini Weapons of Mass Destruction 3: Build Siege Weapons of the Dark Ages

by John Austin

Utilizing easy-to-find and inexpensive materials, this handy resource teaches desktop warriors how to build a multitude of medieval siege weapons for the modern era. Novice combatants will learn to build 35...

Quaternary Dating Methods

by Mike Walker

This introductory textbook introduces the basics of dating, the range of techniques available and the strengths and limitations of each of the principal methods.

Coverage includes:

• the concept of time in Quaternary...

Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution

by Paul G. Higgs & Teresa K. Attwood

In the current era of complete genome sequencing, Bioinformatics and Molecular Evolution provides an up-to-date and comprehensive introduction to bioinformatics in the context of evolutionary biology.

This accessible...

Sedimentology and Stratigraphy

by Gary Nichols

This fully revised and updated edition introduces the reader to sedimentology and stratigraphic principles, and provides tools for the interpretation of sediments and sedimentary rocks. The processes of formation,...