A fascinating historical account of the American Phage Group and how its new research framework became the foundation for molecular biologyThis book is the first critical and analytical study of the American Phage Group—a small group of scientists who gathered around Max Delbrück, Salvador Luria, and Alfred Hershey between 1940 and 1960—and how this novel research program became the foundation of the field of molecular biology. These three young, charismatic, and i...

Have you ever questioned the nature of your reality? HBO's Westworld, a high-concept cerebral television series which explores the emergence of artificial consciousness at a futuristic amusement park, raises numerous questions about the nature of consciousness and its bearing on the divide between authentic and artificial life. Are our choices our own? What is the relationship between the mind and the body? Why do violent delights have violent ends? Could machines ever have the mo...

Based on primary source documents, this historical study establishes the interconnections between private violence and political, social, and economic life in New York from 1930-1950. By describing and analyzing both the social world and social system of organized crime, Block provides a new perspective, one based on racial and ethnic stereotypes. The book provides a penetrating look at one of the most misunderstood aspects of American society, important for historians, criminologists and ...

Nineteenth-century Brazil’s constitutional monarchy credibly committed to repay sovereign debt, borrowing repeatedly in international and domestic capital markets without default. Yet it failed to lay the institutional foundations that private financial markets needed to thrive. This study shows why sovereign creditworthiness did not necessarily translate into financial development.“Using a vast array of archival evidence, Summerhill convincingly shows that political commitment to ...

Just when you think you've mastered the game, love throws you a curveball—or in Sydney's case, a puck (or two).My job as the Chicago Blizzard's addiction specialist is supposed to be simple. A drunken—and very public—bar fight means that the team needs some good PR, so I've been hired to treat the three players involved.Sure, I've never worked with professional athletes before, but they're just people like anyone else, right?For me, it's a chance to...

Where are you in your relationship with God and Jesus Christ? Have you been forgiven of your sins and committed your life to Christ? Are you seeking to find a closer relationship with God? Is your life in turmoil, and you struggle with no idea where to turn? Life is not easy to navigate. I know! I struggled with habits that carried into my adult life. I had trouble with jobs, trouble with relationships, trouble with finances. You name it! Everything in my life became a struggle. In 2012, a...

Imagine landing your dream job only to find your heart entangled with not one, but four NHL stars, each vying for a place in your life.I grew up with hockey in my blood. Becoming the new social media manager for the Chicago Blizzards was my dream job.I thought I knew everything about the game, including how to guard my heart against the infamous charms of hockey players.I was wrong.First, there's Lukas, the forward whose flirtations could me...

“The Song of Roland” is acknowledged today as the first masterpiece of French vernacular literature and one of the world’s greatest epic poems. Written down around the year 1090, “The Song of Roland’s” finely crafted verses tell of the betrayal and defeat of Charlemagne’s beloved nephew at the Pass of Roncevaux in the Pyrenees and of the revenge subsequently sought on his behalf. Although the identity of the surviving work’s author cannot be known with certainty, his poetic genius cannot b...

When I was 16, a gypsy fortune-teller told me my future held darkness and death. She was right.But what she didn't tell me was I'd lose all my memories and that I wouldn't recognize the devil when he came to steal my life. Lucca Dyshekov - the Bratva assassin they call Merciless - rose from hell and turned my world upside down. On our wedding day, he taught me real monsters aren't the ones who hide in the dark. They're the ones who stare you in the face and steal y...

I was kissed by a demi-god in a suit. The whole world saw it. And now I'm on the run. I only went to Los Angeles to support my best friend on her first big movie set. Blinding lights. Cameras rolling. Her big break. Giovanni Sabatelli wasn't supposed to notice me. Studio owner. Empire builder. The man who makes Hollywood heartthrobs nervous. His actors couldn't get the kissing scene right. So he walked toward me instead. Stopped inches away. Lifted my chin with two fingers...

Marriages are meant to be sacred but when an arranged marriage turns bloody, a war is started.Makenna Gallagher's life is anything but ordinary. After experiencing something traumatic her life changes and not for the better. When she meets the man that she is expected to marry, she knows that keeping her secrets is only going to get harder.When Dante Bianchi sees his wife-to-be, he's surprised. She doesn't look anything like the sweet and innocent 14-year-old who he had agr...

Augie Sweetwater is a brilliant 11 year old with a gift for inventing amazing things that always get him in hot water. Coop Cooperlick is the new kid in school, a 14 year old with a passion for rock climbing and a knack for quick action. Mika Deerwood is a lovely 13 year old Native American with aspirations of Olympic gold in fencing.Together, they are going to make history.