Molded from the bowels of the high desert, Mesquite, Nevada boasts four casinos where visitors can dodge the heat, drop a dollar and ruin their morals. Ben Tolken should have blasted through this town exceeding the speed limit. His vehicle is rendered useless and strands him at the Thousand Pines Hotel and Casino. With no options, Ben tries to spend his time bowling and drinking. Stacy Mooney wanders into his life and convinces him she is a better bang for his buck. Their fling is short-lived when they stumble upon a drug deal perpetrated by wannabe thug Beau Hitchens and his gang of...

The latest title from the acclaimed Current Protocols series, Current Protocols Essential Laboratory Techniques, 2e provides the new researcher with the skills and understanding of the fundamental laboratory procedures necessary to run successful experiments, solve problems, and become a productive member of the modern life science laboratory. From covering the basic skills such as measurement, preparation of reagents and use of basic instrumentation to the more advanced techniques such as blotting, chromatography and real-time PCR, this book will serve as a practical reference...

This literary work is the culmination of both personal experiences and undergraduate research that illustrate my identity as an African Latina. It is a combination of memoirs, poems and research material that explain the effects of race on identity from an academic standpoint while sharing my own life as a living example.