The Immune System: A Very Short Introduction - Paul Klenerman

A vast subject that includes a strange vocabulary and an apparent mass of facts, human anatomy can at first appear confusing and off-putting. But t...

When humanity first glimpsed planet Earth from space, the unity of the system that supports humankind entered the popular consciousness. The concep...

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An 'owners manual' for the human body. An inside-out explanation of how your body works.

A thoroughly updated introduction to immunology, now with powerful online assessment and robust instructor resources.Publisher: WW Norton & CoAutho...

DescriptionMeticulously reviewed and updated for today's medical students, Basic Immunology, 6th Edition, is a concise text expertly written by the...

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Agriculture, one of the oldest human occupations, is practised all over the world, using techniques ranging from the profoundly traditional to the ...

DescriptionTypography, the art of designing printed words, was once the domain of an elite few artists but has become an area with which millions o...

Fractals: A Very Short Introduction - Kenneth Falconer

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A response to an urgent call for those seeking holistic solutions in these critical times of global crisis..."We are talking about the holistic liv...

Reducere. A magnificently reported and soulfully crafted exploration of the human immune system-the key to health and wellness, life and death. An epic, firs...

Enzymes are the molecular machines that make life possible. Working as catalysts, teams of enzymes carry out the processes that power the bodies of...

Throughout history plague has caused some of the greatest periods of hardship for humanity, from the Black Death to the Great Plague of London. Thi...

Extinction has occurred throughout the history of life, and nearly all the species that have ever existed have now disappeared. In this Very Short ...

Publisher: Legend Press LtdAuthor(s): Shantha PereraNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 153 x 233 x 28Cover type: Paperback / sof...

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Knowledge: A Very Short Introduction - Jennifer Nagel

Was love invented by European poets in the Middle Ages or is it part of human nature? Will winning the lottery really make you happy? Is it possibl...

This book brings together the latest research in neuroscience and psychology, and weaves in case-studies, anecdotes, and even literature and philos...

This Very Short Introduction draws on the best scientific research to offer a highly accessible explanation of what anxiety is, why it is such a no...

In this Very Short Introduction, Dan Haybron considers the true nature of happiness. By examining what it is, assessing its importance in our lives...

Madness profoundly disturbs our common sense assumptions; threatens the social order, both symbolically and practically; creates almost unbearable ...

Racism: A Very Short Introduction incorporates the latest research to demystify the subject of racism and explore its history, science, and culture...

Galaxies are the building blocks of the Universe: standing like islands in space, each is made up of many hundreds of millions of stars in which th...

Defining 'magic' is a maddening task. Over the last century numerous philosophers, anthropologists, historians, and theologians have attempted to p...

This Very Short Introduction offers a clear statement on what is currently known about autism and Asperger syndrome. Explaining the vast array of d...

This book is a simple, non-technical introduction to cosmology, explaining what it is and what cosmologists do. Peter Coles discusses the history o...

In this Very Short Introduction to Gandhi's life and thought, Bhikhu Parekh outlines both Gandhi's major philosophical insights and the limitations...