Who possesses me will possess all things, But his life will belong to me...' Raphael de Valentin, a young aristocrat, has lost all his money in the gaming parlours of the Palais Royal in Paris, an ... 続きを読む

The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and its people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Encompassing political, social, economic, and ... 続きを読む

Specifically designed and written for use on the advanced criminal litigation option on the Bar Professional Training Course, this manual adopts a pragmatic approach to its treatment of criminal law a ... 続きを読む

細胞の本質を考察する一冊です。それ自体を生命体ということもできる細胞は、生物体の構造上、機能上の基本単位であり、細胞を理解しその働きを知ることは、生物学領域と医学のすべてにおいて不可欠であるといえます。その基本的構造、変形、分裂、分化、シグナル伝達、そしてプログラム化された死を解き明かします。    Explains the life-cycle of the cel ... 続きを読む

私たちの日常全般に係わる工学の歩みを、アルキメデスをはじめ歴史上の偉人たちの貢献にも触れながら繙きます。工学の本質や守備範囲、周辺領域との関係性を探り、機能や性能の追求だけでなく社会における役割や課題にも目を向けます。極論すると、工学は私たちのあり方そのものに密接にかかわるものであることを指摘します。     Examines the role and identit ... 続きを読む

土木工学は世界中のインフラから人々の住処の構造を作るものです。本書は土木工学の本質と重要性について、文明や都市化の歴史を始め、水やエネルギーの管理などの今日のさまざまな問題や、環境に配慮した建造物といった今後の課題にも言及しています。ブルネルやバザルジェットといった、主要な土木技師も取り上げて紹介します。     Highlights the impact civil ... 続きを読む

Now available in paperback and with over 10,000 entries, the Oxford Dictionary of Music (previously the Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music) offers broad coverage of a wide range of musical categories ... 続きを読む

I do not know that one ought to be surprised at anything.' The Duke of Omnium is overwhelmed by the death of his vivacious wife, Lady Glencora. Once the British Prime Minister, he is now in sole ... 続きを読む

She loved him much, and admired him even more than she loved him...Would that he had some faults!' Alice Vavasor is torn between a risky marriage with her ambitious cousin George and the safer pro ... 続きを読む

it only rests with yourself to become Lady Audley, and the mistress of Audley Court' When beautiful young Lucy Graham accepts the hand of Sir Michael Audley, her fortune and her future look secure ... 続きを読む