A student-friendly, richly illustrated intro text aimed at allied-health and microbiology students. Covers microbial structure, metabolism, disease, control methods, biotechnology applications. Subsequent editions (6th–7th) updated with new pedagogical tools, case studies, and modern topics like genetic engineering and emerging diseases .
Volume 1 of Edward Gibbon's influential 18th-century history, tracing the decline of Roman civilization. This edition includes an introduction by historian Hugh Trevor-Roper, providing modern context.
A comprehensive, corpus-based grammar that contrasts spoken and written English across four registers: conversation, fiction, news, and academic prose. It is based on the analysis of the Longman Corpus Network and provides detailed statistical data.