“The opportunity to visualize what the author is verbally depicting is undoubtedly greater in forensic pathology, and probably more important as an educational tool, than in any other field of medical practice… Professor Mason has compiled 730 photos that vividly demonstrate the various pathological entities and phenomena described by the author at the beginning of the 19 chapters. Every illustration is accompanied by a clear description that enables the reader to readily comprehend the salient features of a specific injury or post-mortem artifact. These legends are relatively lengthy and contain more detail than is customarily found in medical texts of this nature… Thus the author has ensured a complete pictorial coverage of frequently encountered entities in violent, unnatural, unexplained and mysterious deaths, as well as many of the more bizarre kinds of post-mortem findings which even veteran forensic pathologists have rarely experienced.”—Cyril Wecht, M.D., J.D., past president, American Academy of Forensic Sciences. Nearly all photo illustrations are in full color and very graphic.

Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Hardback: 213 pages
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Technical biochemical treatise on the manner in which therapeutically used drugs modify the nervous system through the knowledge of the functions, distribution and control of neurotransmitters in the brain. Each chapter is devoted to a specific neurotransmitter; its synthesis, storage, release, receptor interaction and inactivating mechanisms together with drugs that interact with neurotransmission.
Specifically targeted to students of medicine, pharmacology, pharmacy and postgraduate psychology, this book requires some knowledge of basic biology in order to be understood. MC

Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Paperback: 208 pages
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Essays in the art of odorama. “The essence of perfumery: from the art of making perfumes… to a scientific understanding of the mechanisms of smell.” Explores the intimate and little-understood link between the molecular event of “pleasant smell sensations” and emotional events they trigger, such as “the evocation of memories from early childhood and the experience of sexual arousal.” Part One: Man—the scented ape. Part Two: Perfume as a personal tactic of impression management. Part Three: Electrical activity in the brain during odor perception. Part Four: The role of fragrances in inducing mood and relaxation states. Part Five: Matching scents with personality traits to better target scent consumers. GR

Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Paperback: 268 pages
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Picture ragtag armies of “kamikazi sperm” on “seek-and-destroy” missions, battling and “blocking” another man’s sperm against the dreaded “flowback” of the female’s vagina. Sperm Wars? Based on the latest ‘90s research, this is a textbook-style “analysis of the behavioral ecology of human sexuality. The authors propose that human sexuality has been shaped by the phenomenon of sperm competition.” Side issues addressed are male nipples (why they have them), women’s breasts (why they stay pendulous year ‘round), masturbation (it may have a function), the pistoning penis (as a sperm suction device) and the push-button power of the clitoris (it’s three times more sensitive than the head of a penis). GR

Publisher: Chapman and Hall
Hardback: 376 pages
Illustrated