Product Description: Blaine Barrow is writing a biography of his late grandfather, Jake Barrow, a famous movie director from the the 1940's through the 1960's.In the process of conducting research for the book,Blaine discovers some disturbing information: In 1953 his grandfather was involved in a sensational murder case in which blonde boys were abducted, raped, and killed...read more

Product Description: Detailed and compelling, this volume traces the political and geographical pilgrimage of communist Nan Green, along with the constant campaigning, activism, and dilemmas it posed.

Product Description: Generally recognized as the first African American novel published in the United States, Our Nig offers a harrowing portrait of the sadistic maltreatment of Alfrado, a young, African American female working as a bond servant.

Product Description: The first of its kind, this volume presents the latest research findings on the chaperonins, the best studied family of a class of proteins known as molecular chaperones. These findings are changing our view of some fundamental cellular processes involving proteins, especially how proteins fold into their functional conformations...read more

Product Description: Currently one of the hottest topics in biochemistry, the concept of molecular chaperones has challenged the paradigm of protein self-assembly. Key figures in many disciplines review all aspects of molecular chaperones in this volume, which arises from a Royal Society discussion meeting...read more

Product Description: These eleven critical essays on late Victorian and modern science fiction focus primarily on the critical analyses of specific works in the light of current critical theory and debates about the social function and relevance of science fiction.

Product Description: Photosynthesis occurs in chloroplasts which are complex structures in the green parts of plants. The action of sunlight upon chlorophyll, the primary component of choroplasts, is vital to life since it gives rise to the production of organic compounds and oxygen - so life is ultimately dependent on the properties of chloroplasts...read more