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Neutrinos are as near to nothing as anything we know, and so elusive that they are        almost invisible. Frank Close tells the story of the neutrino, explaining their        growing significance, and looking at how neutrino astronomy is at the threshold of        enabling us to look into distant galaxies and to finding echoes of the...

Looking Past the Holocaust toward a Jewish FutureIn the fifty years since the Holocaust, the Jewish People have felt one overriding concern: survival. The ghosts of the murdered six million, along with the living generation of survivors, have called out the unifying chant, "e;never again."e; In 1948, this concern found a second focus in the...

Reflecting the multitude of avenues into the police force now open to future police officers, from student officers and pre-entry students to Specials, Blackstone's Handbook for Policing Students 2013 ensures you have the knowledge and understanding necessary to undertake independent patrol in a professional and competent manner....

A Very Short IntroductionMichael Carrithers guides us through the complex and sometimes conflicting information that Buddhist texts give about the life and teaching of the Buddha. He discusses the social and political background of India in the Buddha&'s time, and traces the development of his thought. He also assesses the rapid and widespread...

This handbook covers all significant aspects of acute and chronic paediatrics.          Areas such as neonatology, surgery, genetics and congenital malformations and child        protection are covered in a user-friendly and succinct style....