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Chemicals as Friends and FoesPacked with fascinating case-studies ranging from the Bhopal disaster to the deadly puffer fish, The Poison Paradox explores the world of toxicology, exploring what makes a chemical poisonous, the different ways in which poisons harm us, and how they may be counteracted....

A Man Made of MusicHenry Cowell: A Man Made of Music is the first complete biography of one of the most innovative figures in twentieth-century American music. It explores in detail the complexities and impact of his life, work, and teachings....

Pushkin's lyric intelligence is his capacity to transform philosophical and        aesthetic ideas into poetry that questions the creative process. This first major        study of his lyrics reveals the links between Pushkin's conceptual vocabulary and        his intellectual life, and between his writing and the influences of French...

A Rights-Based ApproachThe limited scope of participation in the making of EU law remains a continued        source of controversy, and high on the agenda for institutional reform. This book        assesses the scope of legal rights to participate in EU rulemaking, criticising        their limited application by the European courts, and presenting...

In this book, Stephen Kosslyn, a renowned neuroscientist, presents eight simple principles for constructing a presentation that takes advantage of the information modern science has provided about how perception, memory, and cognition operate....