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Essential Titles in Chemistry Forthcoming and new titles Recommended and award winning titles Print and electronic title availability
COLD SPRING HARBOR LABORATORY PRESS
Live Cell Imaging A Laboratory Manual 2nd ed. Edited by Robert D. Goldman, Jason R. Swedlow and David L. Spector
The Origins of Life Edited by David Deamer and Jack W. Szostak
RNA A Laboratory Manual Donald C. Rio et al
A manual containing new, established, and evolving methods for realtime studies of how living cells and organisms work. Appropriate for working scientists from graduate level up to principal investigator.
PB 9780879698935
A comprehensive account of the environment of early Earth and the mechanisms by which organic molecules present may have selfassembled to form replicating material such as RNA and other polymers.
Nearly all molecular biology laboratories handle RNA. This manual is required reading for research scientists in the life sciences, an authoritative source of information on both basic and advanced protocols.
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, July 2010 HB 9781936113040
£85.00 Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, December 2010 HB 9780879698904
£160.00 PB 9780879698911
£105.00
Comprehensive Membrane Science and Engineering 4 Vol. Set
This multivolume work covers all aspects of membrane science and technology-from basic phenomena to the most advanced applications and future perspectives.
Comprehensive Nanoscience and Technology 5 Vol. Set Edited by David Andrews, Gregory Scholes and Gary Wiederrecht
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Elsevier Science & Technology, July 2010 HB
9780444532046
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£165
Edited by Enrico Drioli and Lidietta Giorno
coming soon
HB 9780879698928
£160.00 £105.00
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elsevier SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, December 2009
Introductory price £645.00 until 30th November 2010. Price thereafter £810.00
This reference focuses on the major classes of nanomaterials in terms of their synthesis, structure and applications, with high quality articles and extensive crossreferences.
Elsevier Science & Technology, October 2010 HB
9780123743909
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£195 Introductory price £795.00 until 31st January 2011. Price thereafter £990.00
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elsevier SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Comprehensive Natural Products II Chemistry and Biology
“CONAP II” features 100% new content, highlighting the revolutionary developments in natural products research since the first edition.
10 Vol. Set
2nd ed. 3 Vol. Set Editors-in-Chief: John C. Lindon, George E. Tranter and David Koppenaal
HB
9780080453811
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Editors-in-Chief: Lewis Mander and Hung-Wen Liu
Encyclopedia of Spectroscopy and Spectrometry
Elsevier Science & Technology, March 2010
Introductory price £2,395.00 until 31st October 2010. Price thereafter £2,995.00
This new edition covers theory, methods, and applications for researchers, students, and professionals; combining proven techniques and new insights for comprehensive coverage of the field.
Elsevier Science & Technology, February 2010 HB 9780123744173
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£150 Introductory price £610.00 until 31st July 2010. Price thereafter £760.00
Handbook of Modern Pharmaceutical Analysis 2nd ed. Edited by Satinder Ahuja and Stephen Scypinski
The new edition synthesizes the complex research and recent changes in the field, while covering the techniques and technology required for today’s laboratories.
Elsevier Science & Technology, October 2010 HB 9780123756800
£145.00
coming soon
Interpretation of Micromorphological Features of Soils and Regoliths Edited by Georges Stoops, Vera Marcelino and Florias Mees
This book provides the state of art in the field of genetic interpretation of micromorphological features, which is not restricted to the classic genetic soil horizons, but also covers processes of soil material formation and weathering, and the results of human activities and regoliths in a wider sense.
Elsevier Science & Technology, August 2010 HB 9780444531568
£150.00
JOHN WILEY & SONS
Handbook of Chinese Medicinal Plants Chemistry, Pharmacology, Toxicology 2 Vol. Set Gerhard Eisenbrand and Weici Tang
In a rapid access, A-Z format, this ready reference contains more than 300 chemical structures of active ingredients, supported by chemical, pharmacological and toxicological data, and backed by 8,000 literature citations.
John Wiley & Sons, July 2010 HB 9783527322268
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£45
Introductory Price £255.00 until 31st October 2010. Price thereafter £300.00
Handbook of Systems Toxicology 2 Vol. Set Edited by: Daniel A. Casciano and Saura C. Sahu coming soon
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An authoritative compilation of up-to-date developments presented by internationally recognised investigators with focus on two cutting edge technologies – “omics” technology and nanotechnology. An insight into future directions is also provided.
John Wiley & Sons, January 2011 HB
9780470684016
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£55
Introductory Price £220.00 until 31st March 2011. Price thereafter £275.00
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JOHN WILEY & SONS
Hydrogen Bonding and Transfer in the Excited State 2 Vol. Set Edited by Ke-Li Han and Guang-Jiu Zhao
The first book to describe hydrogen bonding and transfer in the excited state – an area of growing importance in photochemistry. Presented by a team of international experts.
2 Vol. Set 4th ed. Christian Reichardt and Thomas Welton
The Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements Edited by Norman M. Edelstein, Jean Fuger and Lester R. Morss
Selected Problems in Physical Chemistry Strategies and Interpretations Predrag-Peter Illich
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD.
SAVE Introductory Price £245.00 until 28th February 2011. Price thereafter £295.00
Solvents and Solvent Effects in Organic Chemistry
SPRINGER
HB 9780470666777
£50
coming soon
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John Wiley & Sons, November 2010
CRC Handbook of Chemistry and Physics 91st ed. : 2010-2011 Editor-in-Chief: William M. Haynes
The ultimate reference for all questions about solvents in organic chemistry has been completely updated and enlarged - now including ‘Solvents and Green Chemistry’, ‘Classification of Solvents by their Environmental Impact’, ‘Ionic Liquids’ and more.
John Wiley & Sons, November 2010 HB 9783527324736
£140.00
This continuation of “Chemistry of the Actinide and Transactinide Elements” expounds on actinide science topics that are undergoing rapid developments and are germane to the safe development of nuclear energy.
Springer, June 2010
This book is a collection of 50 original problems in physical chemistry, each being accompanied by a step-bystep solution, organized as strategy, assumptions, approximations, numerical calculation and interpretation.
Springer, May 2010
Mirroring the growth and direction of science for a century, the CRC Handbook continues to be the most accessed and respected scientific reference in the world.
HB
9789048131464
£251.00 Springer Chemistry and Material Science Collection. Vol.6
PB 9783642043260
£35.99
Taylor & Francis Ltd , June 2010 HB 9781439820773
£95.00 CRC Handbook of Chemistry & Physics
WORLD SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHING
Handbook of Porphyrin Science With Applications to Chemistry, Physics, Materials Science, Engineering, Biology and Medicine Volumes 6 to 10 (5 Vol. Set) Edited by Karl M Kadish, Kevin M Smith and Roger Guilard
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With hundreds of figures, tables and structural formulas, and thousands of literature citations, researchers and students will find this handbook an essential, major reference source for many years to come.
World Scientific Publishing, August 2010 HB 9789814307185
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£244 Introductory Price £977.00 until 30th September 2010. Price thereafter £1,221.00
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