Gathering the core topics of forensic science into one comprehensive volume and providing an overview of each, "Encyclopedia of Forensic Science, Revised Edition" is a revised and expanded version of the award-winning original with approximately 650 entries, more than 80 new to this edition. More than 12 essays are interspersed throughout this reliable A-to-Z reference, describing how forensic science relates to areas such as drug testing in sports, privacy concerns, misconceptions about forensic science, and the interface of forensic engineering and forensic science.
An invaluable reference, "Encyclopedia of Marine Science" explores the principal areas and issues of this core science discipline in more than 600 entries, 20 essays, and more than 200 black-and-white photographs and line illustrations.
Smart, funny, often irreverent observations on 150 years of science fiction writing, from a literary master. "On SF" brings together, from a quarter century of writing, great essays by the celebrated writer Thomas Disch from such diverse places as "The Nation", the "New York Times Book Review", the "Atlantic Monthly", "Fantasy", and "Twilight Zone". Disch's perspectives on his genre are skeptical, novel, and often over-the-top. Some essays explore science fiction's roots - Poe, Bradbury, Clarke, Asimov - while others look at modern practitioners such as Stephen King, Philip Dick, Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and William Gibson. Disch entertains and provokes with essays on UFOs, Science Fiction as a Church, and Newt Gingrich's Futurist Brain Trust.
A brand new approach to scientific reference, designed to keep you up-to-date with the latest developments in this fast-changing world, as well as providing key information on major scientists and events that have changed the course of history. Whether you feel you're not clued up about cloning, a bit ropey on string theory, or just perplexed about palaentology, the Hutchinson Encyclopedia of Science offers you the authoritative answers to any scientific question.
Understanding forensics can be murder. But not with this novel approach. The Forensic Mission will draw you into a suspenseful mystery while you delve into forensic science and its role in solving crimes. Investigating a string of homicides, you'll search for clues alongside detectives at crime scenes and process evidence alongside technicians in the crime lab. You'll consider aspects such as admissibility of evidence, blood spatter analysis, and more. Both an intriguingthriller and a forensics guidebook, The Forensic Mission: * Covers crime scene procedures, blood typing, DNA,fingerprints, ballistics, stages of decomposition,and more * Features recaps at the ends of many chapters withvocabulary and background information * Includes two appendixes of additional referencesand Web sites where you can explore chromatography,entomology, forensic pathology, gunshot wounds,and more You'll be enthralled while you learn in this riveting killer thriller that weaves together bookies, bullets, bodies, and science.
Smart, funny, often irreverent observations on 150 years of science fiction writing, from a literary master. "On SF" brings together, from a quarter century of writing, great essays by the celebrated writer Thomas Disch from such diverse places as "The Nation", the "New York Times Book Review", the "Atlantic Monthly", "Fantasy", and "Twilight Zone". Disch's perspectives on his genre are skeptical, novel, and often over-the-top. Some essays explore science fiction's roots - Poe, Bradbury, Clarke, Asimov - while others look at modern practitioners such as Stephen King, Philip Dick, Robert Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and William Gibson. Disch entertains and provokes with essays on UFOs, Science Fiction as a Church, and Newt Gingrich's Futurist Brain Trust. 
