Oxford University Press

This book provides the first global synthesis of the biology of disturbed habitats        and offers readers both the conceptual underpinnings and practical advice required        to comprehend and address the unprecedented environmental challenges facing        humans....

Lizzie Eustace's determination to hold on to a fabulous diamond necklace entangles        her in a web of deceit that involves her cousin and his fiance in a        story that is part sensation fiction, part detective novel, part political satire        and part romance. Hugely engaging, the novel is also a highly revealing study...

&'I am Heathcliff - he&'s always, always in my mind ...&'Discovered on the streets of Liverpool, Heathcliff is rescued by Mr Earnshaw and taken to the remote Yorkshire farmhouse of Wuthering Heights. Earnshaw&'s daughter Catherine rapidly forms a passionate attachment to him, but when Catherine&'s brother takes over the Heights, Heathcliff is...

Taylor on Criminal Appeals provides a detailed examination of the law and practice        relating to all criminal appeals. It also includes comprehensive coverage of        magistrates' appeals to the Crown Court, appeals to the Court of Appeal (Criminal        Division), Supreme Court, and Privy Council....

This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary provides clear definitions of units, prefixes, and styles of weights and measures within the Systeme International (SI), as well as traditional, and industry-specific units. It also includes general historical and scientific background, covering the development of the sequential definitions and sizing...

Casey Perin presents a new interpretation of key ideas and arguments in Sextus Empiricus'     Outlines of Pyrrhonism, a founding text of the Sceptical tradition in philosophy. Perin examines Sextus' commitment to the search for truth and to certain principles of rationality, the scope of his scepticism, and its consequences for action and agency....