A strange plague called the ’Gets is decimating humanity on a global scale. It causes people to forget—small things at first, like where they left their keys…then the not-so-small things like how to drive, or the letters of the alphabet. Then their b...

The last decade has seen the development of a number of novel biophysical methods that allow the manipulation and study of individual biomolecules. The ability to monitor biological processes at this fundamental level of sensitivity has given rise to...

English for the Oil Industry is part of the Pearson Longman Vocational English series. It is designed for students in vocational education and for company employees in training at work. Level 1 is designed for students with a basic knowledge of gener...

Hilary Putnam, who may have been the first philosopher to advance the notion that the computer is an apt model for the mind, takes a radically new view of his own theory of functionalism in this book. Putnam argues that in fact the computational or f...

Music is a vital element in Emily Dickinson's poems and letters, but its function as a literary technique in her work has not yet been fully explored; what information exists is scarce and scattered. The significance of musical imagery and form in Di...

A sound understanding of the structure and function of the human body in all of its intricacies is the foundation of a complete medical education. This classic work -now enhanced with many new and improved drawings -makes the task of mastering this v...