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This book is an introductory guide to invertebrate evolution for university students and others. It is designed to be read as a whole to interest and orientate students who encounter invertebrates. The text is illustrated throughout by specially prepared figures, many of them new for this edition. ... More

Young Jeff Morris never quite fit in. As a result, his behavior grew more destructive as he grew older. His parents diligently prayed for his life, all the while wondering, What will save our son? But when Jeff was found dead from a drug overdose, the resulting answers were anything but expected.Sav... More

The elite Anti-Revision Command, the ARC Riders, attempt to foil a desperate plot to destroy the United States. Reactionary 23rd century conspirators have changed history, and the Vietnam War has spread to central China.... More

'If Esmee Jackson had learned one lesson in life, it was to keep away from men.'Esmee is beautiful and exotic, the illegitimate daughter of a slave and a slave trader. As she grows into a striking young women, men are haunted by her loveliness.Her father, Captain Jeremiah Jackson, plans to sell Esme... More

As the English Civil War rages in 1642, a young Irish girl called Sorcha O'Neill is separated from her family at the siege of Carrickmain Castle. She fears the same fate as many of her compatriots: death at the hands of the English. Salvation arrives in the unlikely form of Lieutenant Robert Hammond... More

The Isle of Wight in the 1860s. Meg is far from home and has a sole purpose in life: to protect her child. Poor and desperate, and dealing with secrets from her past and facing a near impossible future, Meg will risk anything to keep her baby son safe. Even if it destroys her.An unforgettable saga d... More

'If Esmee Jackson had learned one lesson in life, it was to keep away from men.'Esmee is beautiful and exotic, the illegitimate daughter of a slave and a slave trader. As she grows into a striking young women, men are haunted by her loveliness.Her father, Captain Jeremiah Jackson, plans to sell Esme... More

As the English Civil War rages in 1642, a young Irish girl called Sorcha O'Neill is separated from her family at the siege of Carrickmain Castle. She fears the same fate as many of her compatriots: death at the hands of the English. Salvation arrives in the unlikely form of Lieutenant Robert Hammond... More

Lizzie Galpine has long had her heart set on Will Gosden, a local stone mason. When Will holds Lizzie close, it feels as though nothing in the world could possibly come between them.However a visit to Mardi Appleby, a gypsy girl and fortune-teller, throws Lizzie's plans of marriage to Will into disa... More

A Soviet scientific team is performing time travel experiments. They are trying to delay the fall of the Roman Empire so that Russia will be Rome's successor. The ARC Riders must battle these scientists in both the past and the present.... More

A plague which carefully chooses its victims is mercilessly wiping out entire bloodlines. Only Sam Yates can stop it. He's seen his share of action in Earth wars, but he's never seen anything like the slaughter that has now begun.... More

Her girlfriends, however, disapprove. And when they secretly place a personal ad on a hot singles Web site on her behalf, Jess is reluctantly hurtled into the topsy-turvy world of online dating, where frogs masquerade as princes but your soul mate might be just one click away. A laugh-out-loud whirl... More

At age thirty-three, Josephine Miles is forced to come up with a brand-new life when her husband leaves her for "the cliche"--his very young, very pretty secretary. Suddenly she's single and back in the dating game with the added complication of children in tow. But Jo's no wallflower, and she... More

After five years spent maneuvering for Mr. Right, beautiful, feisty Faye Parker has finally snared a sensitive cutie named Mark. So when he pops the question, Faye is fully prepared to step out of the dating rat-race, call the caterer, and don the veil. Just as soon as she has one last teensy-weensy... More

It’s Alison’s wedding and she and her groom, Luca, have just exchanged vows and are preparing to cap off their perfect day at the reception. But before the champagne even hits the crystal stemware, Luca’s first wife storms in and makes it clear that she intends to remain very much a part of his life... More

The essays in this collection represent the explosion of scholarly interest since the 1960s in the pioneering feminist, philosopher, novelist, and political theorist, Mary Wollstonecraft. This interdisciplinary selection, which is organized by theme and genre, demonstrates Wollstonecraft's importanc... More

This set offers a representitive collection of the verse satire of the Romantic period, published between the mid-1780s and the mid-1830s. As well as two single-author volumes, from William Gifford and Thomas Moore, there is also a wealth of rare, unedited material.... More

Antislavery white clergy and their congregations. Radicalized abolitionist women. African Americans committed to ending slavery through constitutional political action. These diverse groups attributed their common vision of a nation free from slavery to strong political and religious values. Owen Lo... More

A focal point of early childhood education is how young children build knowledge and the ways that practitioners, parents and carers can help them to do so. Many adults find it challenging to identify what knowledge young children are building and how they do so, making it difficult to support young... More

While mathematics itself may be a formidable subject for many, the lives and accomplishments of history’s greatest mathematicians—from Pythagoras to Cantor—offer fascinating reading.In this delightful and informative recounting, for example, we learn how Pascal’s life was abruptly changed by a famil... More

Brief biographies of the Kings and Queens of England, going from the present day back to the earliest.... More

Using Forensic DNA Evidence at Trial: A Case Study Approach covers the most common DNA analysis methods used in criminal trials today, including STR techniques, mitochondrial DNA, and Y-STRs. It presents some novel techniques—including familial testing and analyzing domestic animal hair—that have be... More

A young girl learns about the wonders of nature in this rhyming poem.... More

Interpreting Complex Forensic DNA Evidence is a handy guide to recent advances—and emerging issues—in interpreting complex DNA evidence and profiles for use in criminal investigations. In certain cases, DNA cannot be connected to a specific biological material such as blood, semen or saliva. How or ... More

The Pocket Lawyer series is designed for members of the public who want 'how to' guidance in situations that would normally require expert advice. Each title: is written by experts in their field contains all the information you need in one book has an accessible and user-friendly layout and s... More