by Alan Battersby · Cambridge University Press · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780521686082
VAT included
Hamelyn quality guarantee · checked and verified, or your money back
High Life, Low Life is an English reading book for intermediate level students, part of the Cambridge English Readers series. The story follows private investigator Nathan Marley, who is hired by a homeless woman to find her missing son. At the same time, Marley begins a strange relationship with a rich eccentric widow. The poorest and richest of New York are brought together in this thriller from the American detective series. The book includes a paperback and 2 Audio CDs with complete text recordings from the book.
Sir Alan Rushton Battersby (4 March 1925 – 10 February 2018) was an English organic chemist best known for his work to define the chemical intermediates in the biosynthetic pathway to vitamin B12 and the reaction mechanisms of the enzymes involved. His research group was also notable for its synthesis of radiolabelled precursors to study alkaloid biosynthesis and the stereochemistry of enzymic reactions. He won numerous awards including the Royal Medal in 1984 and the Copley Medal in 2000. He was knighted in the 1992 New Year Honours. Battersby died in February 2018 at the age of 92.
