This book tells the story of Monet, Tchaikovsky, and Zola. Parallel biographies follow these three artistic geniuses as they took a leading role in moving painting, music, and literature in a bold new direction, shaping the course of modern culture in 19th-century Europe.
This book analyzes the production, microbial communities, and safety of Chinese fermented vegetables. It pioneers new theories and breakthroughs in lactic acid bacteria use, serving as a vital reference for researchers and industry.
Introduction to Clinical Pharmacology
Built around patient presentation, this textbook advances from symptoms to diagnosis and treatment, mirroring clinical practice. It provides concise information on pharmacology, with relevant cases and questions. For medical and pharmacy students, practitioners, and pre-meds.
This book contributes to a better understanding of the environment and climate change, assisting students in scoring higher marks in competitive exams. It covers environmental ecology, bio-diversity, natural hazards, disaster management, climate change, and other key topics.
This book describes the latest knowledge on hereditary colorectal cancer syndromes, focusing on management, surveillance, and screening. It discusses multidisciplinary care, risk estimation, genetic information, and future developments in this evolving field.
This textbook provides an introduction to physics for undergraduate students of geology and Earth sciences. It explains basic physics theories first, which are then applied to geological phenomena, using accessible math with figures and solved problems.
The Art and Science of Psychotherapy
This book offers therapists and counsellors fifty crucial themes for renewing their work. From a Psychosynthesis perspective, it provides practical directions to tackle trauma, explore the inner world, and help clients find their own centre, even in the roughest times.
Florence’s English Cemetery, 1827-1877
The restoration of Florence’s English Cemetery reveals the stories of foreign non-Catholics buried there from 1827-1877. It is a democracy in death, where writers like Elizabeth Barrett Browning, artists, and former slaves lie alongside nobility and royalty.
A guide for business students, investors, and professionals to learn R and Python. This book uses a unique R-assisted learning environment and provides 15 weeks’ worth of teaching material.
This book describes the world’s vineyards and wines, with the science behind viticulture and winemaking. It is an essential reference for students, teachers, and professionals in the wine trade, from growers and winemakers to sommeliers.
A collection of essays on our planet’s environmental challenges. The contributions connect resilience with ecology, health, and biotechnology, concluding with an ethical analysis of overlapping problems that require urgent attention and long-term resolution.
Lessons Learned in Protecting and Restoring Biodiversity
Earth’s biodiversity is threatened, but conservation cannot be defined by political boundaries. These authors—experts from over 50 disciplines—share stories of crossing lines to take action, inspiring future practices for students and professionals alike.
This book examines how Nigeria’s new media shapes popular cultures like Nollywood, music, and sports. Using political economy theory and case studies, it analyzes the intersection of media and culture, and what uses and gratifications people seek from them.
The Legacy of Karen Gershon
Based on private archives, this is the story of Karen Gershon, a child survivor rescued on the Kindertransport whose writing became the voice of a generation. It reveals her search for identity and home, and a family’s struggle with immigration and inherited trauma.
This guide delves into bacterial classification, from basic principles to cutting-edge genomics and AI. With expert contributions, it is an essential resource for students and researchers to unravel the mysteries of bacterial speciation, evolution, diversity, and taxonomy.
This book provides an insightful analysis of Korea’s remarkable economic growth, tracing its development from one of the poorest countries in the 1960s to a global high-tech leader. It explores the role of trade, R&D, and technology, with implications for developing countries.
Explore technology by understanding the fundamental principles of physics. For first-year Engineering and BSc courses, this book uses simple English and illustrations from everyday life to explain core concepts. With simplified derivations, solved problems, exercises, and MCQs.
Journey through 6,000 years of Northwest Syria’s linguistic evolution. This book analyzes key languages from Eblaite and Amorite to Aramaic and Arabic, diving deep into their various dialects. A valuable resource for linguists, historians, and Semitic studies enthusiasts.
This pioneering book amalgamates biochemistry, molecular biology, and genetics to explore genetic disorders related to essential elements. The result is a comprehensive guide to essential metals metabolism, their regulation, and functions for clinicians and medical scientists.
This collection of essays addresses pivotal problems about our planet’s environment. It highlights the inter-relation of topics, connecting well-being with health, bioengineering, and the natural and social environment, and concludes with an ethical analysis of these challenges.