Voted third-greatest crime novel of all time by the Mystery Writers of AmericaWhen his partner is gunned down on a routine stakeout, private detective Sam Spade is drawn into a ruthless contest for a small black statuette known only as the Maltese Falcon. The object is rumored to be priceless, and those who seek it-among them the alluring Brigid O'Shaughnessy, the fastidious Joel Cairo, and the corpulent "Fat Man," Casper Gutman-will lie, steal, and kill to make it...

Specially commissioned for the World's Classics, this new translation includes a full editorial apparatus.

Many Russian novels of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries have made a huge impact, not only inside the boundaries of their own country but across the western world. The Cambridge Companion to the Classic Russian Novel offers a thematic account of these novels, in fourteen newly-commissioned essays by prominent European and North American scholars. There are chapters on the city, the countryside, politics, satire, religion, psychology, philosophy; the romantic, realist and modernist tra...

One of America's most renowned and controversial photographers, Sally Mann, whose photos inspired the feature film What Remains, discusses her beautiful and revealing new memoir Hold Still. In lyrical prose and startlingly revealing photographs she crafts a totally original form of personal history that has the page-turning drama of a great novel. Introduction by Malcolm Jones (culture and book critic for the Daily Beast). In conversation with Ann Patchett (Bel Canto).

THE BEST ADULT JOKES EVER is a compilation of funny stories and Jokes for adults on many homely and private matters to get laughing tears and giggles out of all those closest to you.As you might be a little sick in your head, a good laugh is the best remedy for everything, and this audiobook delivers just that! With everything from embarrassing and funny situation from the darkest corners in the house to full-story jokes and hilarious memories, with this audiobook ...

Short Humorous Stories for Adults and Seniors is a compilation of funny stories for adults and the elderly on many homely and private matters to get laughing tears and giggles out of all those closest to you.Some of the stories are not only funny but also inspiring even for those who have experienced everything and a lot. But a good laugh is the best remedy for everything, and this audiobook delivers just that! With everything from embarrassing and funny s...

Are you ready to dive into a world of laughter, nostalgia, and heartfelt connections?This delightful collection is crafted with seniors in mind, offering lighthearted yet meaningful tales that entertain, uplift, and inspire. The stories in this audio book will make every senior and anyone who still has a sense of humor laugh out loud, because in this collection anything goes, nothing is off limits!You will get stories and jokes that include:

Lack of clean water, inadequate sanitation, and insufficient infection prevention and control promote the spread of parasites. The discovery of antiparasitic drugs was considered a milestone in the veterinary and medical sciences, but their use has subsequently become limited due to the emergence of resistance. While plenty of attention has been given in human and animal health communities to the global threat of antimicrobial drug resistance, specific antiparasitic advice is less availabl...

Comprehensive review of key topics in root science, including root architecture, root growth regulators, root anatomy and nutrient acquisitionCoverage of root response to both biotic and abiotic variablesDiscusses the range of techniques to optimize root function, from phenotyping to identify desirable root traits and exploiting the genetics of root traits to the use of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AM)

For Malcolm Jones, his parents’ disintegrating marriage was at the center of life in North Carolina in the 1950s and 60s. His father, charming but careless, was often drunk and away from home; his mother, a schoolteacher and faded Southern belle, clung to the past and hungered for respectability. In Little Boy Lost, Jones—one of our most admired cultural observers—recalls a childhood in which this relationship played out against the larger cracks of society: the convulsions of des...

When Charlotte Mullen, a fortyish flinty Irish spinster, takes in her orphaned cousin, the beautiful nineteen-year-old Francie Fitzgerald who had been living in Dublin with poor relatives, life in a small Irish village is dramatically upended. As Charlotte plots to marry Francie to a local squire's son, events build to a shocking crescendo with dire effects. Originally published in three volumes, this Warbler Classics edition is based on the combined 1895 publication and includes an afterw...

Delivering fundamental insights into the most popular methods of molecular analysis, this text is an invaluable resource for students and researchers. It encompasses an extensive range of spectroscopic and spectrometric techniques used for molecular analysis in the life sciences, especially in the elucidation of the structure and function of biological molecules. Covering the range of up-to-date methodologies from everyday mass spectrometry and centrifugation to the more probing X-ray crys...