New Releases by MARY JONES

Abandoned on the doorstep of an orphanage twelve years ago, Adam has nowhere he really belongs. Then he wins a competition for a chance to test-drive a reclusive software genius''s latest top-secret computer game.

Developed for the new specifications for AS Biology, this textbook contains all of the core material for the first year of study leading to the AS qualification, and covers the three AS modules biology foundation, transport and human health.

A range of textbooks for AS and A level Pre 2008 specification. Biology 1 contains all of the core material for the first year of study leading to the AS qualification, and covers the three AS modules biology foundation, transport, and human health and disease. In combination with other books in the series it provides full coverage of the Advanced Level specifications. Learning objectives are clearly defined, so that students know exactly what they need to learn. Self-assessment questions (with answers) and exam-style end-of-chapter exercises offer excellent opportunities for independent study. Chapter introductions and summaries provide the basis for structured revision. Full-colour illustration and student-friendly design make the science accessible to all.

Advanced Biology is an accessible, full colour textbook from the same popular author team as the successful GCSE text Biology. It has been written for students starting from a double award GCSE base.

Mary Jones Polk was born in Tennessee, the daughter of Dr. William Julius Polk and Mary Rebecca Long Polk. Her parents were married at Mt. Gallant, in Halifax County, North Carolina, in 1814 or 1818. They moved to Columbia, Tennessee, in 1828 or 1834, making their home on a plantation near town. She married Col. Joseph Branch in 1859 at Columbia. He was a widower with two sons. They had four children. They lived on his plantation near Helena, Arkansas, until after the Civil War when they moved to the plantation she inherited from her father in Tennessee. She tells of life in the south, before, during, and immediately after the Civil War. Her husband was murdered when he returned to his plantation in Arkansas on business in 1867.