This book aims to describe the current state of knowledge and possible future developments in a number of major areas of research into the nature, causes and treatment of cancer. The contributing authors have been encouraged to discuss their subjects at the molecular level. It will become apparent to the reader that considerable developments in the understanding of the fundamental nature of cancer, in molecular terms, are constantly being made. This is particularly the case in the area of ...

A Week on the Concord and Merrimack Rivers (1849) is a book by Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862). It is ostensibly the narrative of a boat trip from Concord, Massachusetts to Concord, New Hampshire, and back, that Thoreau took with his brother John in 1839. John died of tetanus in 1842 and Thoreau wrote the book, in part, as a tribute to his memory.

This book is a shortened version of our popular "Dolphins: Playmates of the Sea" and is intended for beginning readers. With only 792 easy to read words, young children can experience for themselves the joy of learning about the dolphin. They will find out:How dolphins breathe.What colors dolphins can be.How well a dolphin can swim if it is blindfolded.How dolphins hear sounds.And many more.LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children prac...

Get your child excited about math with some maze fun. This book combines the study of math with the fun of games. Select an addition problem and solve it, then check your answer with the math maze. Explore the maze to arrive at the answer.Easily navigate the links to the math maze and answer. Then return to the practice problems to select another. Twenty problems in all, each with an answer maze. Most appropriate for 3rd grade students.

Enter the extraordinary empire of the creepy-crawly. From dung beetles to dragonflies, meet the neighbors you rarely see--but are essential to your life. A wealth of facts combined with dramatic photography ensures that Eye Wonder is the perfect educational start for young children. Eye Wonder is a groundbreaking reference series specially developed for younger children aged five plus.Learn about the natural world through beautifu...

Building is made more enjoyable with this artsy take on the subject. This educational book explains what it's like to be at a construction site but without the overuse of words. Rather, kids are given a treat because of the use of pictures and art. This is a great intro to the wonderful world of engineering. Get a copy today!

Discusses the Egyptian pyramids, Greek temples, Roman buildings, and megalithic monuments in Britain, the book includes chapters on architecture in Mesoamerica, the early Middle East, and ancient China and Japan.

Anything but square – this is algebra and geometry as you’ve never seen it before!Meet Polygon and Plane, Reflection and Rotation, Odd Number and his buddy Even Number and the three amigos Sine, Cosine and Tangent. Discover the secrets of their world and how they like to throw their numbers about.Perfect for both home and school, Basher Science: Algebra and Geometry is a compelling guide to the community of characters who make maths interesting.

Undoubtedly this symposium will prove to be an important landmark in the development of our understanding of the psychopathology of human adaptation in general, as well as of the general adaptation syndrome and stress in particular. It was organized to give an opportunity to an international group of experts on adaptation and stress research to present summaries of their research that could then later be exhaustively analyzed. The carefully structured program brings out three major aspects...

After many years of teaching circuit theory and analogue electronic circuits the author believes that for most students the main path to obtaining a good understanding of the principles involved, as measured by their ability to apply them in a correct and intelligent manner, is through problem solving and design exercises. In an ideal world the student would be able to construct the circuit being analysed or designed, and so directly test the calculated or pre dicted results. Indeed, exper...

This book is designed for a one-semester course in sedimentology taken by advanced undergraduate or graduate students. It gives detailed descriptions of sedimentary features and the analytical methods used to evaluate them and is intended to support and reinforce principles presented in lectures. Discussion of principles and processes is found in complimentary texts, such as Leeder's (1982) Sedimentology: process and product and selected readings in professional journals. This book is not ...

This heart-warming bedtime story about an elephant-shrew,Mister Sengi, and his quest for greater stature, takes children on a magical moonlight tour through the bushveld. Encounters with animals both helpful and menacing carry the reader on to the fairy-tale ending, which sees Mister Sengi safely tucked up in bed.This companion volume to David du Plessis' earlier MisterKing's Incredible Journey will enchant children with its delightful illustrations. Du Plessis' car...