* A fascinating, informative and very funny guide to rock and roll from one of our finest music journalists and writers

John's trip to India starts badly when his girlfriend returns home. Left to his own devices, he soon finds himself looking at the sharp end of a knife in a train station cubicle. But his life is saved - and turned upside down - by an enigmatic fellow traveller called Rick, who persuades John to question his mundane plans for the future.

Written specifically to complement New Higher Chemistry , this book provides practice for students throughout the course. It offers summaries of essential facts and theories, worked examples and a variety of questions, all of which help to support and reinforce learning and practice for the final examination.

The book addresses the vital issue of how business leaders can prepare themselves to deal with the impact of unexpected events. It raises key questions for leaders to address if they are to avoid being distracted by crisis and remain in touch with a wider context that is subject to constant uncertainty and change.

Higher Chemistry 2nd Edition is an updated, full colour version of the bestselling textbook New Higher Chemistry, and offers comprehensive coverage of the Higher Chemistry syllabus.

As Commander Adams crosses the Arctic with his men, whatever can go wrong does so as transport, instruments, health and sanity begin to fail. Even when they find a base, the team seems lost in the dark Arctic winter. Their lives now depend on the truculent Tom Fife, who must respond to the faint radio signals coming from the Arctic shores.

New Labour's modernisation agenda has produced an avalanche of change that has posed formidable challenges for everyone involved in social work, whether as service users, practitioners or managers. This book provides a radical appraisal of the far-reaching changes in their theoretical, historical and policy contexts.

Living in Sydney, Rosa and her Italian fisherman husband face hard times. They could losing their boat and their livelihood. But Rosa plans to sail to America from the islands of the Pacific on a beleaguered little houseboat. It seems perfect, especially when Willie appears, with his own reasons for taking a long trip to the land of opportunity.

Powerful novel of the Mexican revolution and of one honourable man forced into treachery.

On the dreamy red-roofed Italian island of Anapoli, easy-going British artist Tom Patch discards his mistress and is in love with Cecilia. Even the Mayor basks in the sun, listening to goat bells and the rasp of mandolins. But above the unsuspecting town hangs a volcano, a terrible destructive power seething below its crust - and about to blow.

An assassination attempt on a top American general, a pointed gun and an unpulled trigger cause uproar in Paris. John Harris digs into the depths of an assassin's mind and discovers a horrifying obsession that drives a man to murder.

Dismantles objections to genetic engineering, stem-cell research, designer babies, and cloning to make an ethical case for using biotechnology to improve human life. This work argues that human enhancement is a good thing - good morally, good for individuals, good as social policy, and good for a genetic heritage that needs serious improvement.

Lincolnshire is rich in medieval churches from Saxon times onwards, many of them still little known. Lincoln Cathedral is justly famous, and second only to Durham in the grandeur of its setting. Monuments to industry include the maltings of Sleaford and the dock tower of Grimsby.

A critical survey of the issues in a controversial field, The Value of Life explores the dilemmas in current medical practice and research. Harris argues for a radical reappraisal of our ways of thinking about medical ethics.

Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon remains one of the most acclaimed albums of all time. Drawing on interviews with bass guitarist and chief songwriter, Roger Waters and the album's supporting cast, this book offers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of one of the greatest sonic masterpieces and most commercially successful albums.