This richly illustrated book provides an in-depth natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth, covering everything from the lethal effects of hemlock and deadly nightshade to the uses of such plants in medicine, ritual, and chemical warfare.
Featuring hundreds of color photos and diagrams throughout, Plants That Kill explains how certain plants evolved toxicity to deter herbivores and other threats and sheds light on their physiology and the biochemistry involved in the production of their toxins. It discusses the interactions of poisonous plants with other organisms--particularly humans--and explores the various ways plant toxins can target the normal functioning of bodily systems in mammals, from the effects of wolfsbane on the heart to toxins that cause a skin reaction when combined with the sun's rays. This intriguing book also looks at plants that can harm you only if your exposure to them is prolonged, the ethnobotany of poisons throughout human history, and much more.
A must for experts and armchair botanists alike, Plants That Kill is the essential illustrated compendium to these deadly and intriguing plants.
Provides an authoritative natural history of the most poisonous plants on earth
Features hundreds of color illustrations throughout
Looks at how and why plants produce toxins
Describes the effects of numerous poisonous plants, from hemlock and deadly nightshade to poppies and tobacco
Explains poisonous plants' evolution, survival strategies, physiology, and biochemistry
Discusses the uses of poisonous plants in medicine, rituals, warfare, and more
Автор: Liew Sonny Название: The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye ISBN: 1101870699 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781101870693 Издательство: Random House (USA) Рейтинг: Цена: 2759.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Meet Charlie Chan Hock Chye. Now in his early 70s, Chan has been making comics in his native Singapore since 1954, when he was a boy of 16. As he looks back on his career over five decades, we see his stories unfold before us in a dazzling array of art stylesand forms, their development mirroring the evolution in the political and social landscape of his homeland and of the comic book medium itself. With "The Art of Charlie Chan Hock Chye" Sonny Liew has drawn together a myriad of genres to create a thoroughly ingenious and engaging work, where the line between truth and construct may sometimes be blurred, but where the story told is always enthralling, bringing us on a uniquely moving, funny, and thought-provoking journey through the life of an artist and the history of a nation."
Автор: Sonny Barger, With Keith Zimmerman and Kent Zimmer Название: Hell`s Angel ISBN: 1841153362 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781841153360 Издательство: HarperCollins UK Рейтинг: Цена: 1451.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The autobiography - the dangerous life and wild times - of Sonny Barger, the legendary leader of the Hell`s Angels.
Автор: Stark Sonny I. Название: Best Friends ISBN: 1977239056 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781977239051 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2382.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Samuel Joseph's Shoes Are Missing Can you help Samuel Joseph find them? Join Samuel Joseph and Samuel Joseph's playful puppy Sarah on their adventure to piece together the mystery. Will they find Samuel Joseph's shoes, or will Samuel Joseph discover something even more important?
Автор: Daldorph Brian Название: Sonny Kenners Red Guitar ISBN: 0979584469 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780979584466 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1655.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Wareham Sonny Название: Death of a Spaceman ISBN: 0692207546 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780692207543 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1721.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book explores the dynamics of China`s new united front work in Hong Kong. China`s new united front work in Hong Kong has been influenced by its domestic turn toward "hard" authoritarianism, making Beijing see Hong Kong`s democratic activists and radicals as political enemies.
Описание: This book shows that Hong Kong`s protests from June to December 2019 originated from not only an attempt to extradite a Hong Kong man involved in a Taiwan murder case, but also China`s effort at extraditing corrupt mainlanders who laundered dirty money in the territory.
Автор: Longtine Sonny Название: Murder in Michigan`s Upper Peninsula ISBN: 162619355X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781626193550 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 3309.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Residents of the idyllic villages scattered throughout the Upper Peninsula's richly forested paradise live in quiet comfort for the most part, believing that murder rarely happens in their secluded sanctuary3/4but it does, and more often than they realize. This collection of twenty-four legendary murders spans 160 years of Upper Michigan's history and dispels the notion that murder in the Upper Peninsula is an anomaly. From the bank robber who killed the warden and deputy warden of the Marquette Branch Prison to the unknown assailant who gunned down James Schoolcraft in Sault Ste. Marie, Sonny Longtine explores the tragic events that turned peaceful communities into fear-ridden crime scenes.
Автор: Vikash Chandra Sonny Название: My School Holidays ISBN: 192259122X ISBN-13(EAN): 9781922591227 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 1837.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
Hooray It is my school holidays. Now I can do all my favourite things.
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Автор: Hart, Caryl Название: Sonny says, "mine! " ISBN: 1526607395 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781526607393 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 1484.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Through templates and real-world examples, this step-by-step guide clearly illustrates what good and bad data look like, in order to help students get going quickly and build an effective survey around a research question. In each chapter, survey-based challenges are linked to the broader research issues, maintaining the important theoretical context to the learning process.
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