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Heart of the Night Capturing hearts across Rhode Island in his position as a late-night disc jockey, Jared Snow especially captivates Savannah, a prominent lawyer, who, despite the attraction, soon suspects that he plays a role in the kidnapping of her friend.

MCSE/MCSA Implementing Windows Server 2003 Network Study Guide (exam 70-291) This work provides complete coverage of all official exam objectives for the 70-278 exam. It includes a "How to take the exam" section and special pedagogical elements like Exam Watch and On the Job notes, and step-by-step exercises with annotated soluti

Access 2002 Containing page-by-page explanations of key functions, step-by-step instructions and tips and tricks for instant success, this title answers the questions that everyone asks about Microsoft Access 2002 from creating and designing tables to queries, repor

10-Minute Games This title provides a wide variety of short games and activities to fill short time slots in nursery. The games are flexible to allow users to extend or reduce each to suit the available time. The ten chapters provide a total of 60 pages of activities wi

Nothing Personal Joey is a compulsive gambler, who decides to concoct a plan to pay off his debts. But as he works on the intricacies of the plan four problematical lives are about to collide and if somebody does not stop Joey and his psychopathic partner in crime the NY

Animated Cartoons A step-by-step instructional book for the beginner, this guide aims to help the reader bring their cartoon characters to life.

Integrated Health Bible, The A guide that promotes the philosophy that 80 per cent of illnesses can be cured without drugs. This book shows how to reverse the emotional, physical and psychological strain we put ourselves under, by helping the body to heal itself through a regimen of

Deep Sites A leading international critic of graphic design sets out the defining principles of cutting-edge Web design. The book is organized into five critical areas: interface, typography, animation, community and authoring. It points directly to key practitione

Adult Dyslexia This work provides practical advice on how to identify dyslexics in the workplace, how to create the right environment for them to thrive and how organizations can make the transition from a framework that perceives dyslexia as a problem to one that perc

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Limbo This humorous fantasy is set partly in the fantasy world of Limbo, with its castle, king and queen, wizard and unending night and on the Hove seafront amongst supposedly normal human beings perpetually drawn into ludicrous situations. Dinosaurs, Norman i

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Ross Poldark Tired from a grim war in America, Ross Poldark returns to his land and family, only to find his father has died, his estate is derelict and the girl he loved is engaged to another. But then he rescues a half-starved urchin girl and takes her home, an act

Using Microsoft Office XP This in-depth resource provides detailed coverage of Microsoft Office, focusing on the intermediate and advanced skills and uses of the program, and emphasizing realistic applications and uses of the program features.

Essential Andalucia

Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols, An

Last Road Race, The The story of the 1957 Pescara Grand Prix.

Swahili This course in Swahili is designed for anyone who wants to progress quickly from the basics to understanding, speaking and writing Swahili with confidence. Aimed at those with no previous knowledge, it can also be used by anyone wanting to brush up exist

Diving with Dolphins As with all "Wild Lives" titles, this book takes the form of a diary and contains a combination of action, humour and lots of animal facts. It is set in Shark Bay, Western Australia and covers four months in the life of a young bottlenose dolphin.

Applied .NET XML Programming

How to Paint Like the Impressionists This illustrated book assesses the techniques and styles of the great masters of Impressionism and shows how their methods can be used and adapted by modern artists.

Climb, The Everest. The ultimate climb. The greatest of risks. Four kids are on a quest to reach the top. But their ascent is not easy. The weather is harsh. The competition is harsher. Then the unexpected happens, and the climbing contest becomes a life-or-death r

Electronics Integrating words and pictures, this is a family reference book on electronics structured so that the individual themes of each spread make up a complete visual story and a self-contained module. On every spread there is a specially shot colour photograp

No Name This novel about the stigma of illegitimacy, rejected as immoral by the critics of its day, is now seen as a work of social insight, showing Collins at the height of his powers.

Applied Ethics for Program Evaluation

Oxford Dictionary of Saints, The This dictionary has been fully updated and revised with over 100 new saints. The entries are concise accounts of the lives, cults and artistic associations of over 1400 saints, from the famous to the obscure, the rich to the poor and the academic to the

Collins English Dictionary and Thesaurus This title provides instant access for PC users to 190,000 definitions and over 325,000 synonyms and antonyms. It includes: 14,000 new and updated entries; etymologies; pronunciations; examples of words in use; in-depth information on how to use words ap

All the Pretty Horses The story of John Grady Cole, who at 16 finds himself at the dying end of a long line of Texas ranchers, cut off from the only life he has ever imagined for himself. He escapes to Mexico with friends, but what begins as a comic adventure, leads to a plac

Ways of Reading This textbook aims to provide the reader with the tools to analyze and interpret the meanings of literary and non-literary texts. It is divided into six sections which cover basic techniques, poetic usage, figures of speech, narrative, author intention a

Villeggiatura Trilogy, The

Ugly Duckling This fairytale tells of how the ugly duckling, who is teased by the other birds on the river, turns into a beautiful swan.

100 Literacy Hours An English programmme designed to provide a flexible structure for delivering the core English Curriculum consisting of teaching resources (lesson plans and photocopiable activity sheets), medium short-term plans and assessment designed to be included in

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Butterfly Lion, The The story of a young boy who rescues an orphaned white lion cub from the African bush. They remain inseparable until Bertie has to go away to boarding school and the lion is sold to a circus. Years later they are reunited, until the lion gently dies of o

Minidictionary for Nurses The fifth edition of this dictionary has been fully updated and revised to take account of recent developments in nursing practice and related fields. Updates cover the fields of surgical techniques, paediatrics, gynaecology, nephrology, endocrinology an

Playing with Fire In the early hours of the morning a man reports a fire on two old canal boats. A firefighter notices accelerant has been used but by the time Banks arrives, only the wreckage remains. A body has been found on each vessel and all the evidence points to a

Office and Work Spaces A colour illustrated book depicting the office and work space portfolios of 40 designers and architects.

German Grammar Written for people with and without prior knowledge of grammatical terminology, this book explains grammar points simply with examples. It is structured so that readers can look up language forms without knowing the grammatical terms but also includes a

Utopian and Science Fiction by Women Contains 11 original essays on works on utopian and science fiction by women that reveal a literary tradition from 17th-century Europe to the present day.

Word 2003 Step by Step

History of Mathematics, The

Lights On! Lights Off! Blue is playing a game of hide-and-seek, can you find her toys? Kevin and Blue are in the living room, Kevin turns off the lights, takes away a toy and then turns the lights back on. Can you help Blue find her missing toy?

AA Street by Street Birmingham, Wolverhampton This practical street atlas includes National Grid referencing as well as the indexed "battleship" grid. Features include AA Service Centres, recommended restaurants and camping sites, more area at a larger scale and easy-to-read street names in clear ty

Crossroads of Freedom The battle of Antietam was the bloodiest conflict of the American Civil War. The author uses this gruesome turning-point to shed light on the conflict that nearly tore America apart.

Customer Revolution, The This title shows how the companies who will succeed will be the ones who design an organization structure, develop a set of business models and have a product portfolio that can be altered overnight based on customer behaviour, feedback and suggestions.

French Verbs For complete beginners and relatively advanced learners, this book aims to improve your command of French by focusing on verbs and how they behave. It contains a French-English verb list of over 3000 verbs with details of their patterns and coverage of t

10-minute Pilates with the Ball This text contains easy-to-follow 10 minute routines for every level of fitness using the Pilates exercise ball. Used by ballet dancers and athletes to achieve optimal performance, this effective exercise regime is also suitable for anyone wanting to get

Amazon Temple Quest, The One of seven tales based on the wonders of the world, this story tells of an ancient race - the Amazons - who are beset by wars and marauding armies. They build a sanctuary for the protection of women, but this holy shrine needs more than simple stone an

Oxford Spanish Wordpack The "Wordpack" provides a thematic grouping of essential vocabulary from key language areas: people, house, city and world. These are then broken down and arranged in topics - for example, parts of the body, family and friends - forming an easy-access, q

Oh What a Lovely War

C++ Primer Completely rewritten, this tutorial is driven by examples which help the novice C++ programmer solve problems. It combines the practical experience and writing of Stanley Lippman with the inside knowledge of the ANSI/ISO Standards draft from Josee Lajoie

Wicked Forest

ECDL 2000 A guide to taking the seventh module of the European Computer Driving License (ECDL), which covers information and communication. It seeks to provide everything the reader needs to pass the exam, and features self-contained study material, examples and s

Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, The Amid the foggy streets of sinister London and the even more sinister countryside, Holmes and Watson once more solve the unsolvable. This book is a collection of stories, including - "A Scandal in Bohemia", "A Case of Identity", "The Red-Headed League" an

Nether World, The A fast-moving, dramatic story depicting life amongst the artisans, factory-girls and slum-dwellers of Clerkenwell in the 1870s. With Zolaesque intensity and relentlessness, Gissing lays bare the economic forces which determine the aspirations and expecta

SQL Bible The "SQL Bible" is a reference and tutorial on standard SQL including detailed discussion of SQL Language and its use in day-to-day database operations. While focusing on standard SQL it also points out important implementation differences between major

Farm Management This text provides students with the basic information needed to measure management performance, financial progress, and the financial condition of the farm business.

Next Generation Application Integration Providing a definition of web services and integration and the relationship between EAI and web services, this text features web services integration scenarios and case studies.

Nursery Rhymes Travel Pack

Reading Between the Lines Having thrown in her job to read English at Oxford, 30 year old Julia Cole is living in genteel poverty with only her cat for company and not a relationship in sight. That is until she meets the tall and handsome Rob at a class she teaches - and then mee

Complete Poems, The This is a complete collection of the poetry of Christina Rossetti, whose work ranges from poems of fantasy and verses for the young, to ballads - "Goblin Market" - love lyrics, sonnets and religious poetry.

Modigliani Scandal, The In the modern art world of intrigue and competition, rumours had long flourished about the existence of a lost masterpiece by Modigliani. Now, with the prize for uncovering the work higher than ever, a chase begins across Europe to see who can get the pa

Two Fat Ladies Jennifer Paterson and Clarissa Dickson Wright venture forth on a Royal Enfield motorbike to discover the delights of traditional home cooking. In this work they have gathered together their favourite recipes, which include dishes for all occasions.

Picture Maker Set in the world of 14th-century America, the girl known as Picture Maker, because of her great ability at drawing and prophecy, is the daughter of one of the warriors and the granddaughter of the clan leader. High adventure, love, loss, and survival com

Sams Teach Yourself Macromedia Flash in 24 Hours Written by Phillip Kerman, an expert on the use of the web and multimedia for training and entertainment, this book provides a tutorial on Flash. It is intended for anyone who is interested in a hands-on approach to learning Flash.

Ultimate Barbie Weddings Sticker Book, The This sticker book should encourage imaginative play as the colourful stickers are matched to the appropriate caption. Packed with photographs of Barbie and her friends dressed as beautiful brides, children can use this pack to create their own Barbie boo

Revolution Day The human story of the battle of Iraq in 2003 from the perspective of the BBC news correspondent, Rageh Omaar, who had spent several years living and reporting from Iraq before the war. He describes the atmosphere before the bombardment of Baghdad began

Wedding Ghost, The With a magical text by Leon Garfield and evocative pictures by Charles Keeping, this strangely moving story of a ghostly wedding has become a classic of its time. This is the reissued paperback with a new cover.

Voyaging the Pacific In 1997, Miles Hordern sailed alone in a 28-foot sloop across the Southern Ocean from New Zealand to Patagonia and back - a voyage of 13,000 nautical miles across the largest uninterrupted stretch of water on earth. This book conjures up the experience o

Bluetooth Revealed A handbook on Bluetooth. In its second edition, it features new chapters on Bluetooth in comparison with other technologies and information on the Bluetooth Qualification Program - which involves testing products for compatibility with Bluetooth.

Richard Howard Omnibus A value for money two-in-one omnibus edition

Make This Model Medieval Castle

E-myth Revisited

Practical Cryptography This title is a guide for a systems engineer or technology professional who wants to learn how to actually incorporate cryptography into a product. The book bridges the gap between textbook cryptography and cryptography in the real world and should appea

Parker Pyne Investigates Mrs Packington felt alone, helpless and utterly forlorn. But her life changed when she stumbled across an advertisement in "The Times" which read "Are you happy? If not, consult Mr Parker Pyne".

Little Miss Tidy

Edible Mushrooms One in a series of guides, each arranged so all the similar-looking species are illustrated together, with tips on how to tell them apart. Added information on behaviour or habitat reinforce the identification points to ensure the user is on the right tr

Al Capone and His Gang, (Dead Famous)

Tables, Charts and Graphs This volume explores the capabilities of Microsoft Word to display information in different forms.

Executive Orders Originally published in 1996, a thriller in which Jack Ryan is faced with crushing responsibilities when he becomes the new President of the US after a jumbo jet crashes into the Capitol Building in Washington, leaving the President dead, along with most

Mary Barton A novel that shows the comfortable pinnacle and miserable base of the Victorian social pyramid. James Barton blames the death of his wife on her beautiful sister, Esther. Before mysteriously vanishing, Esther vows to make a lady of her niece Mary - words

Renegades of Pern, The The renegades were the misfits, the outcasts and the murderers united by Thella, Lady Holder of Telgar. They began a reign of terror as they moved from theft and murder to vicious and insane revenge.

Applying Psychology to Sport An introduction to sports psychology, aimed at A Level students and first-year undergraduates. It assumes no prior psychological knowledge and looks at applications, relating them back to psychological theory. Topics include types of skills, learning, mo

Show ME Adobe Photoshop Readers should spend less time reading and more time learning Photoshop with this reference guide.

First 1000 Words in Arabic An introduction to a thousand common words in classical Arabic. Arranged thematically, many of the pages show an everyday scene, surrounded by pictures of objects from the scene with their Arabic names. An Arabic/English dictionary of all the words is in

Mountain Footfalls A Calendar of the Scottish Hills

Lord of the Rings, The Since it was first published in 1954, this epic fantasy has been a book people have treasured. This is a complete and unabridged CD edition, running for approximately 54 hours.

Microsoft Office Outlook 2003

Photoshop Elements 2.0 This title offers a "how to" approach that is project-oriented and focuses on everyday projects. Step-by-step instruction shows the user how to accomplish specific tasks using Elements."

Secret of Happiness

Greek Art First published in the early 1960s, this history of Greek art has been enlarged and rewritten. It takes into account new finds as well as new ideas and attitudes to the subject, and emphasizes that Greek art should be seen in its proper context, not that

Top UK Companies of the Future The authors identify the UK businesses most likely to excel from 2010 to 2015. Senior executives reveal their strageic thinking, the success factors specific to their organizations and what they believe it will take to be successful in the future.

Cambridge Companion to William Blake, The A companion to the work of one of the most admired of English writers and artists.

Geoffrey Bawa Sri Lankan architect Geoffrey Bawa fused local construction traditions with modern forms and sensibility to create harmonious and pleasurable buildings that have become legendary in the region and influential around the world. This volume is a documentat

Pictures of Perfection In the Yorkshire dales stands the village of Enscombe, proud survivor of its past troubles. But market forces are changing the old way of life fast. When a policeman goes missing, DCI Pascoe and Andy Dalziel investigate, unearthing a hotbed of lust, lyin

Cuba A travel pack containing a guide and a map (both available separately) in a plastic wallet. The pocket-sized guide is full of information, tips and recommendations for the first-time traveller who wants to experience the highlights Cuba has to offer.

David Mamet Plays Three plays by well-known American playwright, David Mamet. His play "American Buffalo" won an Obie Award and opened on Broadway in 1977 and at the National Theatre in 1978. His greatest hits, "Glengarry Glen Ross" and "Oleanna" followed in 1983 and 1993

Start in Life, A Since childhood, Ruth Weiss has been escaping from life into books, from the hothouse attentions of her parents into the warmth of lovers and friends. Now Dr Weiss, at 40, knows that her life has been ruined by literature and that once again she must mak

Dublin Handy Map This full-colour map of Dublin featuring clear, colourful cartography with street level detail and index to streets is designed to be easy to use and has a durable laminated surface. The map divides the city into sections and a colour-coding system ensur

Tender is the Night The story of Dick and Nicole Divers, rich Americans holding court in their villa on the French Riviera during the 1920s. Into their circle comes Rosemary Hoyt, a film star, who is instantly attracted to them, but understands little of the dark secrets an

State of the World Atlas, The This atlas reflects the state of world in terms of current events and global trends across 50 double-page map spreads. Topics include control of space, sexual freedom, biodiversity, sport and malnutrition.

Guide to Disaster Recovery This volume presents methods to identify vulnerabilities and implement appropriate countermeasures to prevent and mitigate failure risks for the business enterprise.

Single-camera Video Production This comprehensive guide to planning, shooting and editing field and in-studio productions explains the technology and the equipment of video production, and details the professional-level techniques that can be appplied to any type of production or budg

TCP/IP Illustrated This volume covers the topics of T/TCP, a technology that speeds up TCP networking transactions and is a popular application of T/TCP - HTTP - the foundation of the World Wide Web.

Unreal! Eight short stories including "Cow Dung Custard" "Wonder Underpants" and "The Irresistable Kisser"."

Winter Hedgehog One of a series of small-format paperback editions of popular picture books, this is the story of a hedgehog that decides not to hibernate for the winter.

Sams Teach Yourself Dreamweaver UltraDev 2000 in 21 Days Teaches the reader the skills needed to use UltraDev, after 21 days they should know how to create web sites with personalized content, develop a browser based sales system, create a discussion forum and design enhanced navigation of the site.

Air Battle Force Adventure thriller featuring maverick pilot Patrick McLanahan.

Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, The

Professional Software Development with C++ 6.0

Water-method Man, The

Dictionary of Information Technology A dictionary of the basic vocabulary used in information technology, this book covers computers, programming, telecommunications, electronics, graphics, desktop publishing and many other applications.

Teach Yourself to Think Thinking is the most fundamental skill. This book provides a clear easy-to-follow five-stage structure as a framework for thinking, which aims to broaden the ability to respond to and cope with a vast range of situations.

Hood The battlecruiser Hood epitomized the power and glory of the Royal Navy in the inter-war years, but she came to a catastrophic and controversial end. In action with the German battleship Bismarck, she exploded and sank with the loss of over 1000 lives. T

Vanity Fair This title is part of an inexpensive range of classics in the "Penguin Popular Classics" series."

Baby 123 Soft to Touch

As Always, Jack A World War II love story in letters, rediscovered by a daughter who never knew her father.

Trigonometry Fully revised and updated to take account of recent trends in mathematics, this guide is suitable for beginners and those needing to brush up their skills. It covers the basics in depth, then goes on to give comprehensive coverage of more advance trigono

Document Management for the Enterprise Organizations should find this text allows them to create and use document management techniques and software applications. It provides a roadmap for planning and implementation, describing case studies, issues, and practical problems that need to be ove

Fourth Sacrifice, The The first three victims were drugged, tied, labelled with a single word and a single number - then expertly beheaded. The fourth victim was dispatched in the same way, but unlike the others he was an American diplomat.

Generation Kill

Troubleshooting Cisco IP Telephony This text teaches readers how to identify and resolve IP telephony problems and master troubleshooting skills. It explores the potential causes of common problems and shows how to successfully troubleshoot to resolve them.

40 Digital Photography Retouching Techniques This text shows digital camera owners how to make their photos look their best, with dozens of hands-on techniques plus images on CD so readers can follow along. Techniques covered include: using the file browser, changing image size, enhancing faces and

Trip Trot Tippy Toes Complete with rhyming text and alliteration, this version of a classic story has been specially written to develop phonics skills in pre-readers. Designed for reading aloud, children can get involved by lifting the flap on each page and shouting out the

Firewalls for Dummies This guide explains how firewalls work and why they are an important aspect of information security. The book shows readers how to evaluate their own systems and also covers the basics of working with firewalls, including developing policies, designing r

Depth Charge Danger The German Warship Tirprtz poses a massive threat to British shipping. All previous attmepts to destroy it have failed. A new plan is hatched involving the deployment of midget submarines. What follows is a story of heroism and endurance, seen through th

Great Britain Road Atlas A road atlas of Great Britain with mapping at a scale of three miles to one inch, this edition features mileage charts with journey times for better journey planning, and includes 100 places of interest and 20 airports added to the index of over 31,500 e

Adventure with Oscar Otter An interactive POP-UP book featuring Oscar Otter, illustrated throughout in colour.

Flash 6 Learn how to use Macromedia Flash to discover symbols and libraries and the importance of their use. The book also includes vector and bitmap elements.

Art School

Steps Along Hope Street Many will remember David Sheppard first and foremost as a former English cricket captain, peculiar in his combination of dedicated cleric and outstanding sportsman, but his time as Bishop of Liverpool in particular has been eventful and inspiring.

Quest A Search for Believable Beliefs

Java in Practice This text should help Java developers with patterns, idioms and style guidelines for solving and programming. It contains coding examples with design notation in UML.

East Anglia Shipwrecks This book recounts some of the most spectacular disasters that have befallen the ships that sail around the coast of East Anglia - from the Georgia that split in two on the Happisburgh Sands in 1927, with its crew saved from certain death by the legendar

Call of the Mall, The A Walking Tour Through the Shopping Mall

Java Game Programming With this text, readers can learn Java programming and how it works in game development.

Collins German Phrase Book and Dictionary This German phrase book comprises three sections: a phrase book; a food guide containing a menu reader; and a dictionary. The phrases are short and easy to use with the language reflecting everyday speech - there are no lengthy sentences to struggle over

Collins Concise Dictionary As well as being a comprehensive guide to the changing language of today, this concise dictionary includes encylopaedic entries for people, places, regions, and ideas.

Irish, The

Into the Wild This is the first of six titles set in a feline fantasy world. Rusty, an ordinary ginger tom, finds himself drawn to a pack of wild cats. The wildcats are organised into four rival clans. He joins a clan and is renamed Firepaw. As the series develops he

Cherry Orchard, The

Smitten with Kittens

My Favourite Things Lettice is a little rabbit with big dreams.

Lotus Notes 4.6 Part of the "On Your Side" series designed to provide clear, precise and complete information for new versions of software where the user has already used previous versions. Classification and indexing is done by theme, and further information is given i

Things Fall Apart First published in 1958, this is the story of a "strong" man whose life is dominated by fear and anger. It is also a social document, recounting the impact of colonialism and Christianity on the life of an African tribe - the Ibo - in turn-of-the-century

Instant Light Photographs by Andrei Tarkovsky

Flash 5 Made Simple This title provides a complete introduction to the latest version of Macromedia Flash to enable users to design and create engaging and interactive Web pages. An accessible guide, this text requires no technical or in-depth computer knowledge.

Lost Lion of Empire Ewart Grogan, "the baddest and boldest of a bad bold gang" of settlers in Kenya was one of the most controversial figures of African colonial history. This book is an account both of the life of an exceptional man and the birth of a country.

Complete PC Upgrade and Maintenance Guide, The The 15th edition of this guide shows users how to get the best performance from their systems through upgrading and how to prevent disasters and fix them when they occur. It provides PC owners and support personnel all they need to know to deal with most

Baboon on the Moon To support the phonic work that all children between the ages of 4-7 are doing in school, Ladybird has developed a phonic reading scheme. Part of that scheme, this story is designed to help children have fun learning the relationship between a letter, or

30 Days A fly-on-the-wall account of a month spent behind the scenes with Tony Blair as he attempted to win support for a war against Saddam. The book, by a former editor of "The Times", is a diary which begins with the Prime Minister being slow hand-clapped in

Global Brand Strategy This text aims to clarify for brand managers what they must consider when managing their brands across diverse cultures and markets throughout the world. Each brand has its own particular assets and vulnerabilities and this book provides a framework to b

Tort Law Addressing all the specifications for AQA and OCR A2 Tort options, this text provides students with comprehensive coverage of Tort law. It should also be of interest as an introductory text for students of other law courses.

French for Business The fifth edition of this practical course in business French is suitable for independent or class study. It aims to enable students to aquire fluency and confidence in dealing with business negotiations, related social situations and written and spoken

Tulagi

HTML Assuming you are already a computer user, this title is designed to help you in your day-to-day computer activities and to act as a handy reference when you come accross a problem. Annotated screen grabs make key functions, techniques and procedures stra

Sport, Leisure and Culture in Twentieth-century Britain From the perspective of the commercial, voluntary and state "sectors" of sport and leisure provision, this book examines a number of aspects of the social history of recreation. Topics explored include: the development of spectator sports; the attraction

Development Through Life Using themes of continuity and change at each of 11 life stages from conception through death, the author discusses human development covering physical, intellectual, emotional, and social development.

Ornament and Decoration in Islamic Architecture Four successive approaches to Islamic architectural ornament are presented in this richly illustrated book: the historical viewpoint; materials and techniques; ornamental designs; and the aesthetics of ornamentation. Included are great monuments such as

LATEX Graphics Companion, The This text shows how incorporate complete Postscript pictures into a LATEX document, and provides tips and tricks for making graphics an integral part of document production. There is coverage of how to achieve special effects with small fragments of embe

Complete Perl Training Course, The Perl (Practical Extraction and Reporting Language) is a script programming language. This multimedia training course and book package seeks to show how to use Perl and CGI to create dynamic Web content for e-commerce applications.

First Chick Stories

FreeHand 10 Authorised This guide uses a text-based tutorial approach, where users work through the lessons at their own pace, using the practice files on the CD-ROM. It covers features new to FreeHand 10 including the user interface, the editable symbol library and integratio

Crackproof Your Software

Collins Exotic Pet Handbook This title offers guidance and practical advice to parents and children when choosing a more unusual family pet. It offers the reader unusual facts, cautionary warnings and practical information about the most popular and often collected amphibians, rept

Structuring Drama Work The revised edition of Structuring Drama Work is a handbook for teachers of Drama.

Puffin Book of Classic Indian Tales, The This collection features tales of boons and curses, love and betrayal, wit and humour and valour and pride. The 24 classic stories have been drawn from the "Mahabharata", "Ramayana", "Panchatantra" and traditional folklore of India.

Development as Freedom The author explains how, in a world of unprecedented increase in overall opulence, millions of people living in the Third World are still unfree. Even if they are not technically slaves, they are denied elementary freedoms and remain imprisoned by povert

XML Complete XML is perceived to be a cornerstone of application development for the Web. This text, covering what is likely to be the technological foundation of business-to-business e-commerce, looks at creating XML documents, DTDs and XML Schemas, and using XML in

Metaphysical Poetry Metaphysical Poetry is a new title in the Cambridge Contexts in Literature series for advanced level students of English Literature.

Fire Mountain Combining human disaster, dramatic history and travel writing this work tells the story of how in 1902, Mont Pelee, a dormant volanco on the island of Martinque, erupted and destroyed the city of Saint-Pierre, killing its 30,000 citizens.

Find the Balance "Find the Balance" combines analysis with exercises and case studies to introduce simple but effective strategies into our lives - so that we can achieve fulfilment."

Return of the King Visual Companion, The A visual guide to the third in the "Lord of the Rings" movie trilogy. A large-format, full-colour guide to the characters, places, landscapes, artefacts, battles, and costumes as seen in the film, it features images, informative text and specially commis

Old Bear and His Friends This is a collection of 12 stories featuring characters such as Old Bear, Little Bear and Isaiah, the bear with one eye higher than the other. The stories include Sarah Elizabeth showing Old Bear, Bramwell Brown and Rabbit how to rescue themselves from a

Portugal This practical guide aims to be fun to read as well as informative. It offers a wealth of inside knowledge and tips on such topics as recommended restaurants and bars, "must see" sights, shops, walks and travel information.

Animal Cognition Covering a range of key topics, from reasoning and communication to sensation and complex problem solving, this text presents a comprehensive survey of contemporary research on animal cognition. Written for anyone interested in animal cognition, but with

Agents of Change

Ballerina Becky

Portuguese Phrase Book and Dictionary This pack provides a chance to practise and learn key words and vocabulary before you embark on your travels. Repeated listening will ensure that you will recognize much of what is said to you abroad.

Paint Shop Pro 6 Visual Insight

Thinking in Java An introduction to the basics of Java, which helps the reader to understand why each action is performed. The book is aimed at intermediate to advanced level programmers and developers.

Attack of the Clones From the sleek ships of the glimmering Coruscant skyscape to the lush gardens of pastoral Naboo, dissent is roiling. An enigma to the Jedi Council and a challenge to his Jedi Master, Anakin Skywalker has come of age in a time of great upheaval.

Renaissance Italy An examination of the Renaissance as a cultural phenomenon patronised by a capitalist society. It pulls together different aspects of "renaissance", highlighting the importance of economic, political, military, religious, ceremonial, intellectual, litera

Quarter Life Crisis

Nationalism and Unionism The third book in the "Irish History in Perspective" series."

JavaScript A practical introduction to the language, this title encourages even complete beginners to enhance their web pages and eventually to produce animated text and graphics, games and more complex facilities.

Postman Pat Travel Pack

Yemen In this work, the author describes his journey through Yemen, portraying hyrax hunters and dhow skippers, a noseless regicide, a sword-wielding tyrant with a passion for Heinz Russian salad, as well as examining the extraordinary history of the ordinary

Barbie Ultimate Sports Star Sticker Book

XML Programming XML Web services are the fundamental building blocks in the move to distributed computing on the Internet. This is anintroduction to XML technologies for all programmers, no matter what their programming language (Java, VB, VBScript, C, C++, Python, and

Colloquial Afrikaans These tapes accompany the introductory course to the modern language as spoken in South Africa and Namibia. Recorded by native speakers, they should help perfect pronunciation, listening and speaking skills. The course is designed for both independent st

Geography Each title in this series breaks down the subject into units which can be used for planning a scheme of work. This title includes sections on investigating our local area; improving the environment; settlers; contrasting villages.

Fringes of Power, The Downing Street Diaries 1939-1955

Usborne Book of Art Skills, The A step-by-step guide to art, covering easy painting, drawing, printing and collage techniques. The text has been organized into project-based chapters to enable budding artists to master a single technique at a time, such as sponge painting, oil pastels,

Collins Pocket Irish Dictionary This dictionary contains over 40,000 references and 60,000 translations. It features coverage of contemporary Irish and English, special treatment of basic vocabulary items, quick reference grammar tables and a guide to Irish pronunciation. Supplements o

Bold Man of the Sea During an action-packed 274 days at sea, Jim Shekhdar became the first person to row across the Pacific Ocean single-handedly. This is the story of his epic journey.

Parentalk Guide to Your Child and Food, The This guide offers parents a light-hearted look at the "hows" of getting your child to eat healthily as well as the "what" to eat. It tells parents: what good food is; how to find time to prepare food; how to avoid battles over food; ways to help children

France This guide to France is one in a series which provides information on how to cope in foreign situations where you need a visual aid rather than a phrase. Specially commissioned photographs together with phrases, a dictionary and an illustrated menu reade

Silver Published to coincide with the new Silver Gallery at the Victoria and Albert Museum, this book is a social history of silver, from the Middle Ages to the present day. It is illustrated with paintings, engravings, designs and contemporary records to examp

Best Practices in Planning and Management Reporting This volume defines clear action plans for successfully developing, implementing, and profiting from the strategic application of key performance metrics.