The third edition of this popular title takes a molecular approach to microbiology, and includes the following features: <ul>
<li>the bacteriology section being completely rewritten to reflect the latest developments</li> <li>improved coverage of systematics, growth, metabolism, molecular biology and industrial applications</li> <li>a new chapter on microbial pathogenesis</li> <li>the eukaryotic and virology sections have been updated.</li>
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This significant reference will ably guide students through their microbiology courses.

BIOS Instant Notes in Microbiology

Science & Math

Baker, Simon

Nicklin, Jane

Khan, Naveed Ahmed

Killington, Richard

Biological Sciences

Taylor&Francis

BIOS Instant Notes in Microbiology, Fourth Edition, is the perfect text for undergraduates looking for a concise introduction to the subject, or a study guide to use before examinations. Each topic begins with a summary of essential facts-an ideal revision checklist-followed by a description of the subject that focuses on core information, with clear, simple diagrams that are easy for students to understand and recall in essays and exams. BIOS Instant Notes in Microbiology, Fourth Edition, is fully up-to-date and covers: <ul>
<li>The Microbial World</li> <li>Systematics</li> <li>Microbiology</li> <li>Microbial Growth</li> <li>Microbial Metabolism</li> <li>Prokaryotic DNA and RNA Metabolism</li> <li>Industrial Microbiology</li> <li>Eukaryotic Microbes: An Overview</li> <li>The Fungi and Related Phyla</li> <li>Archaeplastida, Excavata, Chromalveolata and Amoebozoa</li> <li>The Viruses</li>
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Microbiology (BIOS Instant Notes)

Griffiths, Caroline

Routledge

The definitive monograph of the outrageous, unorthodox New York painter George Condo With his arresting, unsettling style, George Condo emerged from the dynamism of the New York art scene in the early 1980s, and he has been restlessly painting, drawing, and sculpting―bringing forms into the world in one way or another―ever since. Reliably inconsistent, Condo’s references and inspirations, in both style and content, ricochet deliriously around the canon of Western art history. Somewhere between his fake Tiepolos, reconfigured Manets, impossibly intricate paintings that seem to be abstract until you get up close, and his perpetually screaming cubist hags, Condo has invented, mastered, and expanded not just one painterly language but the whole lexicon. Working closely with the artist, writer and art historian Simon Baker has combined biographical, chronological, and thematic approaches to survey George Condo’s work and career to date. An introductory essay on Condo’s contradictory nature and a chapter exploring his early career are followed by three thematic chapters that look at the years from 1980s to the present, tracing Condo’s different systematic approaches to the language of painting, exploring his relationship to the concept of abstraction, and probing the darker side of his psychological iconography. 338 illustrations

George Condo: Painting Reconfigured

Arts & Photography

Condo, George

History & Criticism

Thames&Hudson

The definitive monograph on the iconoclastic painter George Condo, this critically praised volume is a revealing and insightful examination of the artist’s work. 
With his arresting, unsettling style, George Condo emerged out of the dynamism of the New York art scene in the early 1980s, and he has been restlessly painting, drawing, and sculpting ever since. With his “fake” old masters, reconfigured Manets, and intricate paintings that seem abstract only from a distance, Condo has invented, mastered, and expanded not just one painterly language but an entire lexicon. 
Working closely with Condo, curator Simon Baker combines biographical, chronological, and thematic approaches to survey the artist’s work and career to date. This volume includes an introductory essay on Condo’s contradictory nature, a chapter exploring his phenomenal early career, and three thematic chapters that trace Condo’s systematic reconstruction of the techniques of painting from 1984 to the present. Baker explores Condo’s relationship to the concept of abstraction, and probes the darker side of Condo’s psychological iconography in drawing, painting, sculpture, and writing. 
George Condo is a stunning volume on the work and life of this unique artist whose art continues to surprise, shock, and inspire. 338 color illustrations

The work of Issei Suda (1940-2019) is distinct in contemporary avant-garde Japanese photography for its celebration of the beauty of theeveryday. His black-and-white pictures reflect on the apparent banality ofurban life, capturing "the little surprises usually ignored in our world": theshadow of a figure, the shapes of the street, the expressions on strangers' faces. Suda's practice revealed the tensions between old and new Japan,juxtaposing the ingrained visual traditions of Japanese culture with theprevailing western vocabulary of fashion, advertising, and leisure, as seenthrough his observant and tender lens.

Issei Suda (Photofile)

Photography & Video

A stunning careerretrospective of Mona Kuhn,one of the leading figures incontemporary artphotography. Mona Kuhn is one of the most respected contemporary photographers of her time, best known for her large-scale photographs of the human form. Throughout a career spanning more than twenty years, the underlying theme of her work is her reflection on humanity's longing for spiritual connection and solidarity. As she solidified her photographic style, Kuhn created a notable approach to the nude by developing friendships with her subjects, and employing a range of playful visual strategies that use natural light and bucolic settings to evoke a sublime sense of comfort between the human figure and its environment. Her work is natural, restful, and a reinterpretation of the nude in the canon of contemporary art. Kuhn's distinct aesthetic has propelled her as one of the most collectible contemporary art photographers--her work is in private and public collections worldwide and she is represented by galleries across the United States. Mona Kuhn: Works, the artist's first retrospective, features images from throughout her career, accompanied by insightful texts by Rebecca Morse, Simon Baker, Chris Littlewood, and Darius Himes. An interview with Elizabeth Avedon provides insights into Kuhn's creative process and the ways in which she works with her subjects and locations, and achieves the visual signature of her imagery. Published to coincide with a traveling international exhibition, opening at Fotografiska in New York, this book introduces Kuhn's distinct aesthetic to a wide popular audience., It is an essential volume for anyone with an interest in the human form in contemporary art.

Mona Kuhn: Works

Morse, Rebecca

Littlewood, Chris

Himes, Darius

Avedon, Elizabeth

Divorced Dads can be Mum and Dad if they have to. And even if they don't want to go that far, many of them want to be the best Dads, despite being separated from their kids. The difficulty for Dads is that there's little understanding of fatherhood until after it happens. To men, it seems that women are pre-programmed to deal with children. Then when they are separated from a child after divorce, the trauma can be beyond expression and Dads need the serious assistance to help them conquer the difficulties.

How to Be a Great Divorced Dad

Politics & Social Sciences

Alley Einstein

Social Sciences

Foulsham

Close-Up: proximity and defamiliarisation in art, film and photography

The Fruitmarket Gallery, Edinburgh

This is the story of the greatest empire the world has ever known. Simon Baker charts the rise and fall of the world's first superpower, focusing on six momentous turning points that shaped Roman history. Welcome to Rome as you've never seen it before-awesome and splendid, gritty and squalid.    From the conquest of the Mediterranean beginning in the third century BC to the destruction of the Roman Empire at the hands of barbarian invaders some seven centuries later, we discover the most critical episodes in Roman history: the spectacular collapse of the "free" republic, the birth of the age of the "Caesars," the violent suppression of the strongest rebellion against Roman power, and the bloody civil war that launched Christianity as a world religion.    At the heart of this account are the dynamic, complex, and flawed characters of some of the most powerful rulers in history: men such as Pompey the Great, Julius Caesar, Augustus, Nero, and Constantine. Putting flesh on the bones of these distant, legendary figures, Baker looks beyond the dusty, toga-clad caricatures and explores their real motivations and ambitions.

Ancient Rome: The Rise and Fall of An Empire

History

Americas

Tantor Audio

The Ship tells the remarkable story of Captain James Cook's voyage on the Endeavour,  describing what happened when a team of volunteers boarded a replica of the ship to retrace a stretch of the route from Australia to Indonesia.

The Ship: Retracing Captain Cook's Endeavor Voyage

Biographies & Memoirs

New Line Books

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