Succeed in your course with the help of this proven best-seller! John McMurry's ORGANIC CHEMISTRY is consistently praised as the most clearly written book available for the course. In John McMurry's words: "I wrote this book because I love writing. I get great pleasure and satisfaction from taking a complicated subject, turning it around until I see it clearly from a new angle, and then explaining it in simple words." Through his lucid writing and ability to show the beauty and logic of organic chemistry, McMurry makes learning enjoyable.
The room was on the fourth floor, and the door was locked - with the key on the inside. The windows were closed and fastened - on the inside. The chimney was too narrow for a cat to get through. So how did the murderer escape? And whose were the two angry voices heard by the neighbours as they ran up the stairs?
Nobody in Paris could find any answers to this mystery. Except Auguste Dupin, who could see further and think more clearly than other people. The answers to the mystery were all there, but only a clever man could see them...
This guide is designed to help anyone who wants to know about phrasal verbs, including not only what they mean but also how to use them. The most commonly used phrasal verbs in British and American English are represented here, clearly labelled.
The Golden Science Guides were instrumental in sparking my interest in science when I was a kid, and my favorite was what I called "the weather book." Though this book hails from a time when weather satellites were brand-new and El Nino meant nothing to non-Spanish speakers, it nonetheless offers much valuable information about basic concepts in meteorology, clearly explained with simple yet beautiful illustrations.
Snow - it crunches when we walk on it, floats down like feathers onto our faces and makes our sleds zoom. But what is snow? And how does it transform the world around us? With a wonderful sense of movement and color, this unique book in the Exploring the Elements series invites children to explore their world with delight and curiosity. Young readers will open the flaps to find the science of snow and related topics clearly explained. Inside, they will discover why snow is white, what snowflakes look like up close, how snow makes the night brighter and much more. Grades: Pre-K to 2 / Ages: 4 to 7
