The Elements: An Interactive Guide to the Building Blocks of our Universe" is an illustrated reference book to the elements that make up everything in our universe. General information about the properties behaviour & occurrence of the elements their main compounds & their principal uses is given. It is authoritative & accessible with a sense of wonder about the way the material world works thanks to the protons neutrons & electrons that make up the atoms of the elements." ...

This Very Short Introduction traces the history & cultural impact of the elements on humankind & examines why people have long sought to identify the substances around them. Looking beyond the Periodic Table the author examines our relationship with matter from the uncomplicated vision of the Greek philosophers who believed there were four elements
- earth air fire & water
- to the work of modern-day scientists in creating elements such as hassium & meitnerium. Packed with anecdotes The Elements is a highly engaging & entertaining exploration of the fundamental question: what is the world made from?

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Here is a book whose breadth of purpose & depth of learning are breathtaking. Peter Butt [2005] 69 Conv 363 Gray & Grays Elements of Land Law is the definitive textbook on the subject. The book offers comprehensive coverage of the law in this area. The authors provide an insightful & thought-provoking commentary on the modern development of the subject & go on to explore how land law functions in todays society. The book

Includes:: an analysis of recent legislation & case law in England & Wales. There are also references to significant cases from Australia New Zealand the United States & Canada coupled with a detailed account of reforms currently proposed by the English Law Commission. The book demonstrates a thorough understanding of the social & political context of land law & guides the reader through the sometimes difficult terminology of the subject. This fifth edition continues to balance up-to-date coverage of the key issues in land law with a critical survey of cutting-edge research. Building on the strengths of previous editions the book ensures that excellent scholarship is accessible to an even wider readership: more chapters of shorter length offer the possibility of readers dipping into topics in a non-linear way. A fresh new format & text design support the re-structuring of content & aid navigability. Readers wanting to explore areas of interest in more depth are encouraged to do so by the exemplary footnoting & referencing.

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This book is about elements that kill. Mercury arsenic antimony lead & thallium can be lethal as many a poisoner knew too well. Emsley explores the gruesome history of these elements & those who have succumbed to them in a fascinating narrative that weaves together stories of true crime enduring historical mysteries tragic accidents & the science behind it all. The colourful cast

Includes:: ancient alchemists kings leaders a pope several great musicians & a motley crew of murderers. Among the intriguing accounts is that of the 17th century poet Sir Thomas Overbury who survived four attempts to poison him with mercury but died when given the poison in enema form
- under whose direction remains uncertain. Here too is detailed the celebrated case of Florence Maybrick convicted of poisoning her violent husband James with arsenic but widely believed at the time to be innocent. The question of her guilt is still disputed. Threaded through the book alongside the history is the growing understanding of chemistry & the effects of different chemical substances on the human body. Thousands suffered the ill effects of poisonous vapours from mercury lead & arsenic before the dangers were realized. Hatters went mad because of mercury poisoning & hundreds of young girls working in factories manufacturing wallpaper in the 19th century were poisoned by the arsenic-based green pigments used for the leaves of the popular floral designs. Even in the middle of the 20th century accidental mercury poisoning caused many deaths in Minamata Bay while leaded petrol poisoned the whole planet & arsenic still continues to poison millions is Asia. Through vividly told stories of innocent blunders industrial accidents poisoners of various hues
- cold cunning desperate
- & deaths that remain a mystery Emsley here uncovers the dark side of the Periodic Table.




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Since 1914 Cambridge has published The Elements of New Testament Greek a best-selling textbook for scholars & students of the Bible. The original book by Nunn was replaced & succeeded in 1965 by J. W. Wenhams book of the same title; now Jeremy Duff has produced a new book to continue this long-established tradition into the twenty-first century. Learning Greek is a journey of many steps. In this book each of these steps is explained clearly & reviewed using questions & exercises. Lessons are ordered so the most important aspects of Greek are learnt first & the vocabulary consists of the most commonly occurring words in the New Testament. Hundreds of examples cover every book of the New Testament & there is a New Testament passage to translate in almost every chapter. An audio CD containing vocabulary lists reading passages & paradigms is also available to accompany this book. Free software & teaching resources are also available at the books website. ...

Getting to grips with physical chemistry can be a daunting task. With new concepts to understand & a large amount of mathematics to master it is no wonder that students can sometimes find it overwhelming. Elements of Physical Chemistry has been carefully developed to help readers increase their confidence when using physics & mathematics to answer fundamental questions about the structure of molecules how chemical reactions take place & why materials behave the way they do. The content is tightly focussed & well-matched to undergraduate courses making it easy to find the information needed. Topics are covered in a clear easy-to-follow style using everyday examples to help students to visualise concepts & procedures that can otherwise seem very abstract. This edition sees further development of the learning features. These include Chemists toolkits which provide a reminder of mathematical techniques & introductory chemistry & physics needed to follow material in the chapters; worked examples providing step-by-step routes through problems; brief illustrations explaining how to use equations to calculate numerical values; & self-tests that allow students to check their understanding. On the accompanying Online Resource Centre students have access to multiple choice questions & Webcasts short videos showing step-by-step how to solve an exercise. For lecturers there is a test bank & the figures from the text are available to download. ...

Since it was first published in 1964 Elements of Shipping has become established as a market leader. Now this new edition has been entirely updated & revised to take in the many changes that have occurred in the shipping industry in recent years & the increased emphasis placed on professionalism qualified personnel & the need for the latest available technology. With new chapters on seaports & electronic data interchange it explains in a lucid professional manner the basic elements of shipping embracing operating e-commerce/computerization (shipboard/trade) commercial legal economic technical managerial logistics & financial considerations. It also reflects recent major trends including the impact of globalization current good practice & future trends. All twenty-two chapters have been updated & over half of the content is new. Filling a gap for the discerning reader who wishes to have a complete understanding of all the elements of the global shipping scene together with the interface with seaports international trade & logistics it remains essential reading for shipping executives along with students & academics with an interest in the shipping industry. ...

You know the authors names. You recognize the title. Youve probably used this book yourself. This is The Elements of Style the classic style manual now in a fourth edition. A new Foreword by Roger Angell reminds readers that the advice of Strunk & White is as valuable today as when it was first offered. This books unique tone wit & charm have conveyed the principles of English style to millions of readers. Use the fourth edition of the little book" to make a big impact with writing." ...

A son's quest to avenge his mother's murder. In 1948 in a Greek mountain village Eleni Gatzoyiannis was arrested tortured & shot. She was one of the 158 000 victims of the Greek Civil War. Her crime had been to help her children escape from the Communist guerrillas who occupied their village. Her son Nicholas Gage was then eight years old. Eleni is the story of his obsessive & harrowing reconstruction of his mother's life & death & his pursuit of his mother's killer. ...

These seven stories were the last that Carver wrote. Among them is one of his longest Errand" in which he imagines the death of Chekhov a writer Carver hugely admired & to whose work his own was often compared. This fine story suggests that the greatest of modern short-story writers may in the year before his untimely death have been flexing his muscles for a longer work." ...