Where most microbiology texts are weighty and exhaustive tomes, this volume is designed as a complete textbook that's brief enough to be applied for a one-semester course. Wheelis, who taught introduc
We glimpse the author’s childhood in San Francisco and her relationship with her distinguished psychoanalyst parents through a series of jewel-like vignettes. She explores her past through her questio
There are millions of self-help books that all promise the secret to obtaining a happy life?a successful career, lots of money, loving relationships, a defined and firm sense of morality; whatever cou
"At a time when slick, superficial, psychological works are foisted on the lay-public, Allen Wheelis has written a serious treatise."--San Francisco Sunday Examiner-Chronicle
Have you ever asked yourself: Are spliced genes the same as mended Levis? Watson and Crick? Aren't they a team of British detectives? Plant sex? Can they do that? Is Genetic Mutation the name of one of those heavy metal bands? Asparagine? Which of the four food groups is that in? Then you need The Cartoon Guide to Genetics to explain the important concepts of classical and modern genetics?it's not only educational, it's funny too!
The threat of biological weapons has never attracted as much public attention as in the past five years. Current concerns largely relate to the threat of weapons acquisition and use by rogue states or
Based on a June 2005 symposium, this collection explains historical, technical, and military aspects of biochemical agents and weapons that render humans temporarily incapable of performing assigned d
