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The Role of Apoptosis in Development, Tissue Homeostasis and Malignancy

Death from inside out

By: R.M. Dexter,A.H. Wyllie,M.C. Raff

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The Role of Apoptosis in Development, Tissue Homeostasis and Malignancy

Death from inside out

By: R.M. Dexter,A.H. Wyllie,M.C. Raff

The past five years have witnessed a remarkable development of interest in cell death 'from inside out'. After 30 years of relative obscurity, its quantitative importance in the building and maintenance of normal tissues, the subtle strategies involved in its regulation, and its significance in the pathogenesis of diseases of major social importance are becoming clear. Moreover, because a distinct set of biological events is involved in this death, these events themselves become reason able targets for new pharmacological agents in the treatment of cancer. The articles in this volume summarize the contents of a discussion meeting held at the Royal Society on 23 and 24 February 1994. The authors are a distinguished international group from a variety of disciplines in biology and medicine and hopefully their articles will convey something of the excitement of this fast-moving field. The three organizers are enormously indebted to all the contributors for the enthusiasm with which they delivered their talks, shared in discussion, and finally committed their contributions to these printed pages. We would also like to acknowledge the gracious way in which the Royal Society hosted the meeting, and in particular Mary Manning for making it the trouble-free and enjoyable experience that it was, and Janet Clifford and Simon Gribbin for skillfully managing the editorial processing of this volume. Michael Dexter June 1994 Martin Raff Andrew Wyllie x 1 Death from inside out: an overVIew ANDREW H.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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9401105537

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9789401105538

The Quiche of Death

By: M. C. Beaton

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The Quiche of Death

By: M. C. Beaton

In order to introduce herself to the picturesque English village where she has just retired, Mrs. Agatha Raisin enters a quiche in a local competition and promptly finds herself a murder suspect when the judge dies from her poisonous pie.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250026741

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9781250026743

A Spoonful of Poison

An Agatha Raisin Mystery

By: M. C. Beaton

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A Spoonful of Poison

An Agatha Raisin Mystery

By: M. C. Beaton

Celebrating 20 years of Agatha Raisin - brand-new bonus story included!"--Cover.

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St. Martin's Press

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1250026768

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9781250026767

Angel with a Bullet

By: M. C. Grant

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Angel with a Bullet

By: M. C. Grant

Wisecracking reporter Dixie Flynn thinks fast and talks even faster—it’s the only way to survive the San Francisco crime beat. When she’s assigned to look into the death of her former lover, artist Diego Chino, Dixie’s instincts tell her there’s more behind the apparent suicide than the police are letting on. Dixie’s canvassing of the Bay Area art district reveals it to be a perfect picture of corruption, with a handsome art dealer and a reclusive patron in the foreground. After a romantic evening in Chinatown ends in a brush with death, Dixie is more determined than ever to expose the truth. But when a fire in her vicinity turns out to be more than just performance art, it’s clear the perpetrators would rather see Dixie dead than let her destroy their criminal masterpiece. Praise: "Under a sort-of-pseudonym, thriller writer Grant McKenzie offers the first of a planned series featuring wisecracking Dixie, with a fast-paced combination of violence and sex and a game-changing twist at the end."—Kirkus Reviews "With lots of action, colorful characters, and a surprising plot twist, this is an endearing series debut that will have readers eager for Dixie to solve more cases."—Booklist "The book is a fun murder-mystery filled with action, humour and intrigue—written in first-person-female perspective, which is something unexpected from a male author."—Victoria News (Canada) "Angel with a Bullet is part gritty detective novel, part chick lit with a fast paced and a wise-cracking reporter."—The Mystery Reader "If you have a taste for vintage crime fiction, screwball comedies, and the lighter side of noir, Angel With a Bullet might be right up your alley."—Victoria Janssen for Criminal Element “A terrific novelist!” —Tess Gerritsen, New York Times bestselling author of The Silent Girl “Grant McKenzie (aka M. C. Grant) really knows how to make a story move.”—Linwood Barclay, international bestselling author of No Time for Goodbye

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168

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Llewellyn Worldwide

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0738735329

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9780738735320

Introducing Agatha Raisin

The Quiche of Death/The Vicious Vet

By: M. C. Beaton

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Introducing Agatha Raisin

The Quiche of Death/The Vicious Vet

By: M. C. Beaton

Beloved author M. C. Beaton has delighted readers and fans alike with her cozy Agatha Raisin mysteries--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Introducing Agatha Raisin combines The Quiche of Death and The Vicious Vet, the first two books in the series, together for the first time in one volume. The Quiche of Death Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London flat, and samples a taste of early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely. Bored, lonely, and used to getting her way, she enters a local baking contest. Despite the fact that Agatha has never baked a thing in her life, she is sure the pie she has secretly bought from an upper-crust London quicherie will make her the toast of the town. But her recipe for social advancement sours when the judge not only snubs her entry—but falls over dead! The Vicious Vet Agatha Raisin hasn't quite adjusted to the slow pace of village life, or to the failure of her overtures to her handsome neighbor, James Lacey. Since the new vet in town is young and good looking, Agatha's perfectly healthy tabby endures a nasty physical exam in the name of romance. Unfortunately, his sacrifice is all for naught when the vet is soon found dead. The police call the death a freak accident, but Agatha convinces James that playing amateur detective might be fun. Unfortunately, just as curiosity killed the cat, Agatha's inept snooping is soon a motivation for murder. . . .

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Minotaur Books

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1429994509

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9781429994507

Popski’s Private Army

By: Lt.-Col. Vladimir Peniakoff DSO MC

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Popski’s Private Army

By: Lt.-Col. Vladimir Peniakoff DSO MC

In October 1942, Vladimir Peniakoff (nicknamed Popski) formed his own elite fighting force in the North African desert. Over the next year ‘Popski’s Private Army’ carried out a series of daring raids behind the German lines that were truly spectacular—freeing prisoners, destroying installations, spreading alarm. This, one of the classic memoirs of the Second World War, is their story. ‘A story of adventure...which has no rival in the literature of any war.’—DAILY EXPRESS ‘This is certainly among the best of war books...splendid writing.’—THE OBSERVER ‘One of the small handful of really first-class war books. A superb story of adventure told masterfully, brilliantly.’—EVENING STANDARD ‘His courage, resourcefulness and qualities of leadership deservedly gained him a high reputation. He has now shown that he also possesses unusual literary talent.’—THE DAILY TELEGRAPH

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796

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1786258722

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9781786258724

"Insects" in oral literature and traditions

By: Elisabeth Motte-Florac,Jacqueline M. C. Thomas

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"Insects" in oral literature and traditions

By: Elisabeth Motte-Florac,Jacqueline M. C. Thomas

Les insectes et apparentes occupent une place considerable dans la vie de l'homme et les liens tisses entre ces deux partenaires depuis plusieurs millions d'annees se sont traduits en une multitude de dires, de techniques, de representations, d'attitudes culturelles, de comportements sociaux, de faits politiques, de pratiques rituelles, de conduites religieuses.Cet ouvrage aborde la relation homme - "insectes" dans le monde, depuis les premiers hominides jusqu'a l'epoque actuelle. Les contributions sont regroupees en six parties qui permettent d'aborder une grande diversite de societes "traditionnelles" mais aussi "occidentales", de langues et de cultures, de taxons scientifiques, de zones geographiques, de milieux naturels, de temps et lieux de vie, de problematiques, etc.: 1: Lexiques, taxonomies; 2. "Insectes" utiles: art, agrement, agriculture, etc.; 3. "Insectes" comestibles; 4. Les "insectes" en therapeutique; 5. Les "insectes" dans la vie sociale; 6. Contes et mythes.A travers ces etudes sont proposees de nouvelles perspectives de reflexion sur de nombreux problemes concrets, actuels et mondiaux touchant la gestion de l'environnement, le developpement durable, la propriete intellectuelle ou encore l'evaluation des savoirs et les paradigmes scientifiques determinant la conception de la "realite".

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654

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Peeters Publishers

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904291307X

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9789042913073

The Daring Debutantes Series

Henrietta, Molly, Penelope, Lucy, Annabelle, Kitty, Sally

By: M. C. Beaton

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The Daring Debutantes Series

Henrietta, Molly, Penelope, Lucy, Annabelle, Kitty, Sally

By: M. C. Beaton

Immerse yourself in the wonderful whirl of historical romance with this seven-volume collection from the New York Times bestselling author. The seven heroines of the Daring Debutantes Collection set out to conquer London’s glittering high society and marriage mart. These headstrong women cannot help but keep the most wanted bachelors dangling on a string, but will they find a husband or lose themselves in the game? Henrietta (Book 1): With some unexpected wealth, Henrietta embarks on a quest to win over London’s high society—and the heart of Lord Beau Reckford. Molly (Book 2): A precocious American upstart spurns Lord David Manley, the most eligible bachelor in town. Penelope (Book 3): Golden-haired and fresh from the country, Penelope has stolen the heart of a desirable earl—but keeping him is another matter . . . Lucy (Book 4): With a wily old butler pretending to be her father, lady’s maid Lucy Balfour attempts to win the favor of Andrew, Viscount Harvey. Annabelle (Book 5): Annabelle Quennell gets a chance at a London Season to snare a wealthy husband. But before she sets off, a mystical woman predicts trouble ahead . . . Kitty (Book 6): Kitty Harrison, once achingly poor, is now a wealthy heiress. But she realizes that to win the man she loves, she’ll have to learn to play the game. Sally (Book 7): Eighteen-year-old Sally Blane, posing as a lovelorn magazine columnist, is summoned to prevent the Duchess of Dartware’s son from a terrible marriage.

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Rosetta Books

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0795347804

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9780795347801

The Agatha Raisin Series, Books 1-3

The Quiche of Death, The Vicious Vet, and The Potted Gardener

By: M. C. Beaton

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The Quiche of Death, The Vicious Vet, and The Potted Gardener

By: M. C. Beaton

In M. C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling series set in the English Cotswolds, Agatha Raisin, former London PR agent turned private detective, discovers that there is nothing cozy about village life. This collection of Agatha Raisin mysteries--now a hit show on Acorn TV and public television--features the first three books in one volume The bossy, vain, and charmingly insecure Agatha finds that she has a talent for getting herself into trouble. . . and getting to the bottom of a mystery. The Quiche of Death When Agatha enters a village baking contest, she hopes it will make her the toast of the town. But when the judge dies of poisoning, Agatha is forced to admit that she bought the quiche at a bakery in London. When she starts receiving sinister notes Agatha must determine whether they're related to her cheating and meddling or to the suspicious death. It may mean the difference between egg on her face and coroner's tag on her toe. The Vicious Vet Agatha is still trying to adjust to village life, so she jumps at the chance to visit the new vet, who is single and good-looking, even though her tabby doesn't have a thing wrong with him. Unfortunately, the vet is soon found dead. The police rule it an accident, but Agatha convinces her bachelor neighbor James Lacey that playing amateur detective might be fun. The Potted Gardener A new woman has caught the eye of Agatha Raisin's neighbor James Lacey. When a series of mysterious assaults on the town's finest gardens is followed by a shocking murder, Agatha gets the chance to remind him of her genius for investigation. She immediately starts yanking up village secrets by their roots and digging up details about the victim-who may just have some hidden dirt of her own.

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646

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St. Martin's Paperbacks

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1466888768

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9781466888760

Government Assassin 2

The Concluding Story

By: Reginald A Keeley-Osgood, MC

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Government Assassin 2

The Concluding Story

By: Reginald A Keeley-Osgood, MC

Dave Stubbs continues his employment as an assassin with the government on deniable operations. Unfortunately because of this, his marriage is starting to go down the pan. His boss, after considering all the options, decides to give him a six-month release from all contracts so that he can get his marriage back on tracks. Once the six months is up, and his home life is back on keel, he is asked to train a suitable replacement to do his job for when he is retired. Unfortunately this doesn’t go to plan. Dave now returns to deniable operations with a vengeance and even becomes a soldier for a period of time.

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320

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Fast-Print Publishing

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1784562033

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9781784562038

The History of the Norman People

Wace's Roman de Rou

By: Wace,Elisabeth M. C. Van Houts

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The History of the Norman People

Wace's Roman de Rou

By: Wace,Elisabeth M. C. Van Houts

Wace's Roman de Rou is both a valuable historical document and an important work of French literature. Composed during the 1160s and 1170s, it relates the origins of Normandy from the time of Hasting and Rollo (Rou) and continues as far as the battle of Tinchebray in 1106.

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Boydell Press

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1843830078

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9781843830078

Book's by M.C. Raff

The Role of Apoptosis in Development, Tissue Homeostasis and Malignancy

The Role of Apoptosis in Development, Tissue Homeostasis and Malignancy

The Quiche of Death

The Quiche of Death

A Spoonful of Poison

A Spoonful of Poison

Angel with a Bullet

Angel with a Bullet

Introducing Agatha Raisin

Introducing Agatha Raisin

Popski’s Private Army

Popski’s Private Army

"Insects" in oral literature and traditions

"Insects" in oral literature and traditions

The Daring Debutantes Series

The Daring Debutantes Series

The Agatha Raisin Series, Books 1-3

The Agatha Raisin Series, Books 1-3

Government Assassin 2

Government Assassin 2

The History of the Norman People

The History of the Norman People

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