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Molecular Biology of the Cell
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Molecular Biology of the CellMolecular Biology of the Cell

Ideal for libraries, laboratories, and researchers, this "Reference Edition of Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fifth Edition" offers an alternative to the student version by providing the complete text of Chapters 1-25 in printed format. For nearly a quarter century "Molecular Biology of the Cell" has been the leading in-depth text reference in cell biology.
 
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Great Dialogues of Plato
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Great Dialogues of PlatoGreat Dialogues of Plato

"In Rouse's pages, Soctrates' strength of mind, his dedication to the philosophical truth, are borne in on the modern reader with something of the power that impressed and disturbed the ancient Greeks."--Time
"There has been no adequate translation of Plato since Jowett...and I think Rouse has done it." --Dudley Fitts
* Rouse is one of the world's most respected classical scholars
 
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Introduction to Linear Algebra, Third Edition (with solutions)
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Introduction to Linear Algebra, Third Edition (with solutions)Introduction to Linear Algebra, Third Edition (with solutions)

This informally written text provides students with a clear introduction into the subject of linear algebra. Topics covered include matrix multiplication, row reduction, matrix inverse, orthogonality and computation. The self-teaching book is loaded with examples and graphics and provides a wide array of probing problems, accompanying solutions, and a glossary.
 
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Aristotle's 'Politics': A Reader's Guide
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Aristotle's 'Politics': A Reader's GuideAristotle's 'Politics': A Reader's Guide

This book presents an accessible introduction to Aristotle's "Politics" - a classic of political theory, widely considered to be the founding text of Western and Greek political science. In the "Politics", Aristotle sets out to discover what is the best form that the state can take. Similar to his mentor Plato, Aristotle considers the form that will produce justice and cultivate the highest human potential; however Aristotle takes a more empirical approach, examining the constitution of existing states and drawing on specific case-studies.
 
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Promoting and Producing Evil
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Promoting and Producing EvilPromoting and Producing Evil

The essays in this volume provide rich fodder for reflection on topics that are of urgent interest to all thinking people. Each one suggests new ways to contemplate our own role(s) in the production and promotion of evil. The authors encourage the reader to be challenged, outraged, and disturbed by what you read here. The eighth gathering of Global Perspectives on Evil and Human Wickedness, which took place in Salzburg in March 2007, provided a look at evil past, present, and future, from a broad spectrum of disciplinary perspectives.
 
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