John Archibald Book order (chronological)

Set against the backdrop of the 1960s American South, this memoir explores the author's journey as a white boy from a lineage of Methodist preachers during the civil rights movement. It delves into themes of racial injustice and the complicity of silence within the church, offering a personal perspective on a pivotal era in American history. The narrative is enriched by the author's experiences and insights as a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, highlighting the moral dilemmas faced by individuals in a changing society.

In the years since the Human Genome Project, genomics has grown into a big and rapidly developing field driven by bioinformatics technology. The implications for our health and privacy, and our understanding of ecological systems and evolution are profound. This book provides an account of this exciting new science, its impact and its potential.

Kniha jednoduše, stručně a především čtivě seznamuje čtenáře-neodborníka s tím, co to vlastně znamená žít ve století biotechnologií a v čem spočívá ono „kouzlení“ vědců s DNA. Vypráví příběh největšího, a přitom dosti nenápadného objevu biologie, že buňka je vlastně konglomerátem mnoha různých „organismů“, které se v evoluci naučily spolupracovat. Čtenář se dozví, co je v biologii dneška důležité a proč, jak funguje symbióza, co si představit pod poněkud zprofanovaným pojmem molekulární biologie, jak obrovský význam mají v evoluci bakterie nebo jak si vlastně představit buňky, co jsou tyto entity zač a kde se v průběhu evoluce vzaly. Závěr knihy patří úvahám nad smyslem tohoto progresivního odvětví biologie. Nejde jen o hledání teoretické odpovědi na otázku, kdo jsme a kde jsme se tu vzali, ale také o zcela praktické využití biotechnologií v oblasti medicíny, průmyslu či kriminalistiky.

O'Grady Contemporary Linguistic Analysis, 7e provides course solutions at every turn, in print and online, with enhanced content, student exercises, and instructor answer keys! Contemporary Linguistic Analysis is written and edited by leading scholars in the field. It provides an up-to-date introduction with coverage of phenomena that are of special interest and relevance to the linguistic situation in Canada. Using the generative paradigm, it offers an introduction to linguistic analysis as it is practised at this stage in the development of the discipline. This superb text gives students a solid grounding in basic linguistic concepts, but also prepares them to go on to further advanced work in the discipline. William O'Grady received his Ph.D. in linguistics at the University of Chicago and taught at the University of Calgary for twelve years before taking up his current position as professor of linguistics at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. Publisher's note.

Introductory Linguistics, both Undergraduate and Graduate level (found in linguistics departments, or English, Education, Modern Languages, Psychology, and Cognitive Science departments). Contemporary Linguistic Analysis has established itself as the best-selling introductory text on language and linguistic concepts in Canada. This text contains the most current theoretical and Canadian content, and treats this complex topic with a clarity of language like no other text on the market. Topics are covered by leading linguists who are experts in their fields. The text's theme is the scientific study of language, emphasizing the contemporary practice of linguistic analysis, with coverage of all the discipline's major fields.

Contemporary Linguistics: An Introduction is a comprehensive, fully up-to-date introduction to linguistics. All the core topics of linguistics are covered, including phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, the genetic and typological classification of the languages of the world, and historical linguistics. Interdisciplinary areas discussed include language and the brain, psycholinguistics - the study of language processing, first and second language acquisition, language in social contexts and the fast-growing area of computational linguistics. Adapted from the Canadian edition by O'Grady and Dobrovolsky, this new European edition has been fully adapted and updated by Francis Katamba with appropriate UK and international phonetic and sociolinguistic material.