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| "Anglesey (Sheet map, folded, 2016)" |
| "The OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps perfect for day trips and short breaks Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area and includes places of interest tourist information picnic areas and camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England and Wales OS Landranger now includes a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps"
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| "SPSS Survival Manual" |
| "The SPSS Survival Manual throws a lifeline to students and researchers grappling with this powerful data analysis software In her bestselling guide Julie Pallant guides you through the entire research process helping you choose the right data analysis technique for your project From the formulation of research questions to the design of the study and analysis of data to reporting the results Julie discusses basic and advanced statistical techniques She outlines each technique clearly with step-by-step procedures for performing the analysis a detailed guide to interpreting data output and an example of how to present the results in a report For both beginners and experienced users in psychology sociology health sciences medicine education business and related disciplines the SPSS Survival Manual is an essential text Illustrated with screen grabs examples of output and tips it is supported by a website with sample data and guidelines on report writing This sixth edition is fully revised and updated to accommodate changes to IBM SPSS procedures screens and output It covers new SPSS tools for generating graphs and non-parametric statistics importing data and calculating dates"
Price: 36.99 |
| "The Cloudspotter's Guide" |
| "'The clouds are nature's poetry and the most egalitarian of her displays since everyone has an equally fantastic view of them Clouds are for dreamers and their contemplation benefits the soul Yet their beauty is so everyday as to be in danger of being overlooked 'Gavin Pretor Pinney is the chairman and founder member of the Cloud Appreciation Society He contends that we are blessed in this country with a uniquely rich and varied cloudscape which has hitherto been sadly undervalued His book teaches us to appreciate their different varieties - the cumulus nimbostratus and Morning Glory to name only a few - and all their beauties and significances both meteorological and cultural We learn how Hindus believed the cumulus clouds were the spiritual cousins of elephants how thermal air currents act on fair weather cumuli and how to save a fortune in psychiatric bills by using the clouds as Rorschach images that reflect our state of mind as well as nature's moodsLooking up will never be the same again"
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| "Five Children and It (Virago Modern Classics) Paperback" |
| "&39;I love her books - particularly the Five Children and It sequence&39; - Neil Gaiman Digging in the gravel pit on a hot summer&39;s day five children discover &39;it&39; a grumpy creature with eyes like a snail&39;s ears like a bat&39;s and a tubby body all covered in fur &39;It&39; is a Psammead an ancient sand-fairy who has the power to grant the children one wish a day That you might think would be a dream come true! But you need to be very careful what you wish for whether it&39;s for wings treasure or beauty things can - and often will - go wrong With all the illustrations by H R Millar newly scanned from the original edition Five Children and It is the first book in the Psammead trilogy next discover The Phoenix and the Carpet and The Story of the Amulet &39;The cheerful child-centred anarchy of Five Children and It is still my inspiration and delight&39; Kate Saunders Guardian &39;My all-time favourite classic children&39;s author&39; Jacqueline Wilson &39;If Britain is to children&39;s fantasy as Brazil is to football then Edith Nesbit is our Pele - endlessly surprising and inventive But she is more than that There were fantasy writers before Edith Nesbit but she is the one that brought the magical and the mundane together in a moment of nuclear fusion She opened the door in the magic wardrobe pointed the way to platform nine and three quarters She even had a hand in building the Tardis And these are among her minor achievements She is also simply the funniest writer we have ever had while being the one who could most easily and sweetly break your heart with a phrase Just try saying "Daddy oh my Daddy" without catching your breath She made the magic worlds feel as near as the Lewisham Road and she bathed the Lewisham Road in magic&39; Frank Cottrell-Boyce This collection of the best in children&39;s literature curated by Virago will be coveted by children and adults alike These are timeless tales with beautiful covers that will be treasured and shared across the generations Some titles you will already know; some will be new to you but there are stories for everyone to love whatever your age Our list includes Nina Bawden (Carrie&39;s War The Peppermint Pig) Rumer Godden (The Dark Horse An Episode of Sparrows) Joan Aiken (The Serial Garden The Gift Giving) E Nesbit (The Psammead Trilogy The Bastable Trilogy The Railway Children) Frances Hodgson Burnett (The Little PrincessThe Secret Garden) and Susan Coolidge (The What Katy Did Trilogy) Discover Virago Children&39;s Classics"
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| "Theories and Practices of Development" |
| "Global economic crisis and the implications of global environmental change have led academics and policy-makers to consider how 'development' in all parts of the world should be achieved However 'development' has always been a contested idea While often presented as a positive process to improve people's lives the potential negative dimensions of 'development' on people and environments must also be recognized Theories and Practices of Development provides a clear and user-friendly introduction to the complex debates around how development has been understood and achieved The second edition has been fully updated and expanded to reflect global political and economic shifts as well as new approaches to development The rise of China and India is given particular attention as is the global economic crisis and its implications for development theories and practice There are new sections on faith-based development and the development dimensions of climate change as well as greater engagement with development theories as they are put into practice in the Global North The book deals with the evolution of development ideas and policies focusing on economic political social environmental and spatial dimensions It highlights how development cannot be considered as a neutral concept but is entwined with inequalities in power at local as well as national and global scales The use of boxed examples tables and illustrations helps students understand complex theoretical ideas and also demonstrates how development theories are put into practice in the real world Each chapter ends with a summary section discussion topics suggestions for further reading and website resources"
Price: 31.49 |
| "French Grammar 11-14 Pupil Book" |
| "French Grammar 11-14 helps Key Stage 3 pupils gain an understanding of grammar from the beginning of their course The explanations are simple and there are lots of practice exercises to allow for progression The book uses familiar vocabulary to minimize the barriers to understanding"
Price: 13.99 |
| "The Kings of Clonmel (Ranger's Apprentice Book 8)" |
| "The Kings of Clonmel is the eighth thrilling book in John Flanagan's Ranger's Apprentice series - over eight million sold worldwide The surrounding kingdoms have fallen prey to a religious cult who are spreading confusion and rebellion The only Kingdom that is uncorrupted is Clonmel and it is about to fall It is up to Will Halt and Horace to rid the land of this dangerous enemy and restore order once again Secrets will be unveiled and battles will be fought to the death Perfect for fans of JRR Tolkien's Lord of the Rings TH White's The Sword in the Stone Christopher Paolini's Eragon series and Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series"
Price: 5.99 |
| "Minimus Secundus Pupil's Book : Moving on in Latin" |
| "Developing Latin skills for ages 10-13 Join in the fun with Minimus Secundus - a mix of myths stories grammar support and historical background! This pupil's book is a lively colourful introduction to the Latin language and the culture of Roman Britain A fun way to teach English grammar it is ideal for cross-curricular activities"
Price: 15.99 |
| "Quantum Processes Systems, and Information" |
| "A new and exciting approach to the basics of quantum theory this undergraduate textbook contains extensive discussions of conceptual puzzles and over 800 exercises and problems Beginning with three elementary 'qubit' systems the book develops the formalism of quantum theory addresses questions of measurement and distinguishability and explores the dynamics of quantum systems In addition to the standard topics covered in other textbooks it also covers communication and measurement quantum entanglement entropy and thermodynamics and quantum information processing This textbook gives a broad view of quantum theory by emphasizing dynamical evolution and exploring conceptual and foundational issues It focuses on contemporary topics including measurement time evolution open systems quantum entanglement and the role of information"
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| "Mud, Sweat and Tears Junior Edition" |
| "How did Bear Grylls become one of the world's toughest adventurers?This is the thrilling story of everyone's favourite real-life action man - from secret childhood missions to climb the town's school buildings and steeples to starring in his own global TV series and becoming Chief Scout to the Scouting Association Known and admired by millions Bear Grylls has survived in dangerous environments few would dare to visit Find out what it's like to take on mountaineering martial arts parachuting life in the SAS - and all that nature can throw at you!Abridged for younger readers"
Price: 5.49 |
| "Ghost Hawk" |
| "In the winter of his eleventh year Little Hawk goes deep into the forest where he must endure a three-month test of solitude and survival which will turn him into a man But outside the woods the world is changing English settlers are landing on the shores of the New World and tensions between native tribes and the invaders are rising Little Hawk's fate becomes irreversibly entwined with that of John a young English boy who dares to question intolerance He is witness to a secret murder - will he now be witness to bloodshed between nations?SHORTLISTED FOR THE CILIP CARNEGIE MEDAL 2014"
Price: 5.99 |
| "The Edge Chronicles 3: Clash of the Sky Galleons : Third Book of Quint" |
| "Young sky-pirate Quint Verginix's family was devastated when his mother and brothers were killed in a vicious arson attack Now the treacherous quartermaster responsible Turbot Smeal has returned and Quint and his father are determined to take revenge From the deserted quarries of the Edge Cliff to the lethal glades of bloodoak trees their deadly pursuit can only end in a clash of the sky galleons Clash of the Sky Galleons is the third book of the Quint Saga - first trilogy in The Edge Chronicles the internationally best-selling fantasy series which has featured on the UK and the New York Times best-seller lists and sold more than 3 million copies There are now 13 titles and four trilogies in the series but each book is a stand-alone adventure so you can read The Edge Chronicles in any order you choose"
Price: 6.49 |
| "A Hat Full of Sky : A Tiffany Aching Novel" |
| "Tiffany Aching is going into service' to be a lady no less a maid in a big house At least this is what she tells her parents Really Tiffany is going away to learn magic But making friends with fellow witches is always difficult when an invisible-being-that-cannot-be-killed takes over your body - stealing money and threatening violence Tiffany must use all her witchy cunning to reclaim what's hers Luckily she has a bit of help What's tiny Scottish and blue all over? A Nac Mac Feegle of course - the rudest type of fairy and handy to have in a tight spot Oodles of dry wit imagination and shrewdly observed characters'Independent on Sunday"
Price: 7.49 |
| "Q & A : Slumdog Millionaire" |
| "The bestselling book behind the Oscar-winning film SLUMDOG MILLLIONAIRE directed by Danny BoyleFormer tiffinboy Ram Mohammad Thomas has just got twelve questions correct on a TV quiz-show to win a cool one billion rupees But he is brutally slung in prison on suspicion of cheating Because how can a kid from the slums know who Shakespeare was unless he is pulling a fast one In the order of the questions on the show Ram tells us which incredible adventures in his life on the streets gave him the answers From orphanages to brothels gangsters to beggar-masters and into the homes of Bollywood's rich and famous Ram's story is brimming with the chaotic comedy heart-stopping tragedy and tear-inducing joyousness of modern India"
Price: 6.99 |
| "The Affair : (Jack Reacher 16)" |
| "Featuring Jack Reacher hero of the blockbuster movie starring Tom Cruise in his coolest sexiest punch-packing thriller yetMarch 1997 A woman has her throat cut behind a bar in Mississippi Just down the road is a big army base Is the murderer a local guy - or is he a soldier?Jack Reacher still a major in the military police is sent in undercover The county sheriff is a former US Marine - and a stunningly beautiful woman Her investigation is going nowhere Is the Pentagon stonewalling her? Or doesn't she really want to find the killer?Set just six months before the opening of Killing Floor The Affair marks a turning point in Reacher's career If he does what the army wants will he be able to live with himself? And if he doesn't will the army be able to live with him?"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Poems of Basil Bunting" |
| "The first critical edition of the complete poems of Basil Bunting published on the fiftieth anniversary of his masterpiece BriggflattsBasil Bunting is one of the most important British poets of the twentieth century admired early on by Ezra Pound and Louis Zukofsky and acknowledged since the 1930s as a major figure in the Modernist movement Faber published a selection of his early work in Pound'sActive Anthology (1933) but Bunting's reputation was not confirmed until decades later with the publication of his masterpiece Briggflatts by Fulcrum Press in 1966 Bunting's work was published throughout most of his life in editions from Oxford University Press Bloodaxe Books New Directions and various small presses This is the first critical edition of the complete poems and offers an accurate text with variants from all printed sources Don Share annotates Bunting's often complex and allusive verse with much illuminating quotation from his prose writings interviews and correspondence He also examines Bunting's sources (including Persian literature and classical mythology) and explores the Northumbrian roots of Bunting's poetic vocabulary and use of dialect This important work of literary scholarship offers for the first time an edition commensurate with the achievement of this neglected Modernist master"
Price: 20.49 |
| Leviathan |
| "'Six days ago a man blew himself up by the side of a road in northern Wisconsin 'The explosion that detonates the narrative of Paul Auster's remarkable novel also ends the life of its hero Benjamin Sachs and brings two FBI agents to the home of one of Sachs's oldest friends the writer Peter Aaron What follows is Aaron's story an intricate subtle and gripping investigation of another man's life in all its richness and complexity Combining an investigation of freedom and terrorism with all the tension mystery and allusive richness familiar from Auster's The New York Trilogy or Sunset Park Leviathan is an unmissable addition to the canon of 'one of America's most spectacularly inventive writers' (Times Literary Supplement)'A Brownian motion experiment of a plot - chock-a-block with identity-swaps sideways sweeps and lateral leaps' Observer"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Insanely Simple: The Obsession That Drives Apple's Success by Ken Segall (Paperback, 2013)" |
| "Ken Segall put the 'i' in iPad Now he explains why simplicity is the secret of Apple's success in Insanely SimpleTo Steve Jobs Simplicity wasn't just a design principle It was a religion and a weapon The obsession with Simplicity is what separates Apple from other technology companies It's what helped Apple recover from near death in 1997 to become the most valuable company on Earth in 2011 and guides the way Apple is organized how it designs products and how it connects with customers It's by crushing the forces of Complexity that the company remains on its stellar trajectoryAs creative director Ken Segall played a key role in Apple's resurrection helping to create such critical campaigns as 'Think Different' and naming the iMac Insanely Simple is his insider's view of Jobs' world It reveals the ten elements of Simplicity that have driven Apple's success - which you can use to propel your own organisation Reading Insanely Simple you'll be a fly on the wall inside a conference room with Steve Jobs and on the receiving end of his midnight phone calls You'll understand how his obsession with Simplicity helped Apple perform better and faster'A blueprint for running a company the Steve Jobs way should be required reading for anyone interested in management and marketing' The Times 'Punchy Segall gets inside Apple's branding and marketing to explain its directness and power' Financial Times Ken Segall worked closely with Steve Jobs as ad agency creative director for NeXT and Apple He was a member of the team that created Apple's legendary 'Think Different' campaign and he's responsible for that little i that's a part of Apple's most popular products Segall has also served as creative director for IBM Intel Dell and BMW He blogs about technology and marketing at kensegallcomblog and has fun with it all at scoopertinocom Follow Segall on Twitter ksegall"
Price: 7.99 |
| "How I Raised Myself from Failure by Frank Bettger (Paperback, 2003)" |
| "What are the selling secrets that raised Frank Bettger from initial failure to unparalleled success and fame as one of the highest paid salesmen in America? Encouraged to tell his story by admiring colleague Dale Carnegie Bettger reveals his proven success formula so that you too can work magic with sales - and multiply your income and happiness a thousandfold! Inside you will find instructive examples and step-by-step guidelines on how to develop the style spirit and techniques of a first-rate salesperson No matter what you sell your on-the-job performance and profits will increase dramatically when you apply Bettger's keen insights on The power of enthusiasm How to conquer fear The key word for turning a sceptical client into an enthusiastic buyer The quickest way to win confidence How to deliver a winning sales talk Seven golden rules for closing a sale"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Art of Social Theory" |
| "In the social sciences today students are taught theory by reading and analyzing the works of Karl Marx Max Weber and other foundational figures of the discipline What they rarely learn however is how to actually theorize The Art of Social Theory is a practical guide to doing just that In this one-of-a-kind user's manual for social theorists Richard Swedberg explains how theorizing occurs in what he calls the context of discovery a process in which the researcher gathers preliminary data and thinks creatively about it using tools such as metaphor analogy and typology He guides readers through each step of the theorist's art from observation and naming to concept formation and explanation To theorize well you also need a sound knowledge of existing social theory Swedberg introduces readers to the most important theories and concepts and discusses how to go about mastering them If you can think you can also learn to theorize This book shows you how Concise and accessible The Art of Social Theory features helpful examples throughout and also provides practical exercises that enable readers to learn through doing"
Price: 17.99 |
| "Family Matters" |
| "'The characters are quite extraordinarily livingA most original and grimly farcical situation' - Dorothy L SayersRobert Arthur Kewdingham is an eccentric failure of a man In middle age he retreats into a private world hunting for Roman artefacts and devoting himself to bizarre mystical beliefs Robert's wife Bertha feels that there are few things more dreadful than a husband who will persist in making a fool of himself in public Their marriage consists of horrible quarrels futile arguments incessant bickering Scarcely any friends will visit the Kewdinghams in their peaceful hometown Shufflecester Everything is wrong - and with the entrance of John Harrigall a bohemian bachelor from London who catches Bertha's eye they take a turn for the worse Soon deep passions and resentments shatter the calm facade of the Kewdinghams' lives This richly characterised and elegantly written crime novel from 1933 is a true forgotten classic"
Price: 6.99 |
| "Graven Images : The Art of the Woodcut" |
| "The invention of the printing press led to an explosion of cheap printed materials in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries Ballads were no longer confined to the soapbox Mass communication was now possible The broadsides pasted on walls and disseminated among the masses together with the written ballads hawked at street corners represented the zeitgeist of popular culture in early modern Europe Frequently designed in 'blackletter' gothic type and accompanied with distinctive woodcut illustrations this dynamic lively form encompassed the obsessions and characteristic humour of the times This beautifully designed book with a foreword by Reece Shearsmith highlights some of the most striking and amusing examples from the British Library's collections and provides brief commentary on the political and social background of the times Frequent topics of illustration include monsters witches criminals drinking war and politics"
Price: 8.49 |
| "The Buddha In Daily Life : An Introduction to the Buddhism of Nichiren Daishonin" |
| "Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism encourages the belief that through its faith and practices spiritual and material blessings and benefits can be available to everyone in this life Needs can be met and success achieved not merely for oneself but for others (and the world) through dedication to the Lotus Sutra a central teaching of Buddhism It combines these personal objectives with the commitment to world peace ecology and the easing of suffering especially AIDS Attracting such well known followers as Jeff Banks Sandie Shaw Tina Turner and Roberto Baggio Nichiren Daishonin Buddhism is rooted in a Buddhist tradition going back to the teachings of Nichiren in the 13th century and is part of an international movement based in Japan"
Price: 8.99 |
| "Grammar 5 : 5" |
| "Comprising six pupil books and six accompanying teacher's guides one for each primary school year Schofield & Sims Grammar and Punctuation is a comprehensive programme for teaching grammar and punctuation while also building on vocabulary reading and writing skills Through structured lessons stimulating focus texts and engaging practice activities children not only learn the correct terminology and usage of grammar and punctuation but also build up the skills knowledge and confidence to apply them successfully in their own writing The Grammar 5 pupil book contains 30 single-page lessons and covers the National Curriculum requirements for Year 5 Featured topics include fronted adverbials; relative clauses; expanded noun phrases; modal verbs and adverbs to express possibility; conditional sentences; verbs with prefixes and suffixes; commas to avoid ambiguity; auxiliary verbs; linking ideas across paragraphs; Standard English and double negatives; and parenthesis (brackets commas and dashes) Each pupil book practice page includes a concise summary of the key learning point for each lesson followed by two short 'Try it' exercises and a 'Sentence practice' activity Regular 'Revision' pages reinforce learning while imaginative 'Writing tasks' allow children to 'show off' their grammar and punctuation skills in a more formal context Additional features provided at the back of the book include a glossary to support the confident use of grammatical terminology and a self-evaluation checklist to strengthen understanding and encourage pupils to assess their own learning A separate accompanying teacher's guide Grammar 5 Teacher's Guide (ISBN 9780721713991) contains lesson plans answers to all the questions in the pupil book and assessment and record-keeping resources"
Price: 3.99 |
| "Dragons Love Tacos Book and Toy Set" |
| "This unforgettable tale of new friends and the perfect snack now comes in a bite-sized 75 x 75 trim with a 6 dragon plush toy Story time just got even more fun! Dragons love tacos They love chicken tacos beef tacos great big tacos and teeny tiny tacos So if you want to lure a bunch of dragons to your party you should definitely serve tacos Buckets and buckets of tacos Unfortunately where there are tacos there is also salsa And if a dragon accidentally eats spicy salsaoh boy You're in red-hot trouble"
Price: 10.49 |
| "Keith Haring Pop Art Baby! : Trivia Worth Talking About" |
| "A one-of-a-kind board book featuring the iconic artwork of Keith Haring Pop Art Baby! explores simple and compelling themes in English French Spanish and German and expresses them through the vibrant visual language Haring made famous throughout his career The perfect book to instill an appreciation of the arts at a young age and to cherish at any age Toddlers will love the heart-shaped touch-and-feel surprise at the end of the book"
Price: 7.99 |
| "The Angry Island : Hunting the English" |
| "Foreigner Adrian Gill (a Scot) goes in search of the essence of England and the EnglishThe English are naturally congenitally collectively and singularly livid much of the time In between the incoherent bellowing of the terraces and the pursed rigid eye-rolling of the commuter carriage they reach the end of their tethers and the thin end of their wedges They're incensed incandescent splenetic prickly touchy and fractious They sit apart on their half of a damply disappointing little island nursing and picking at their irritationsPerhaps aware that they're living on top of a keg of fulminating fury the English have throughout their history come up with hundreds of ingenious and bizarre ways to diffuse anger or transform it into something benign Good manners and queues roundabouts and garden sheds and almost every game ever invented from tennis to bridge They've built things discovered stuff made puddings written hymns and novels and for people who don't like to talk much they have come up with the most minutely nuanced and replete language ever spoken - just so there'll be no misunderstandings In this hugely witty personal and readable book AA Gill looks anger and the English straight in the eye"
Price: 7.49 |
| Jungle |
| "JUNGLE features exotic animals in vivid colour and vibrant motion A tree frog blinks his big red eyes A tiger stalks his prey A blue leaf monkey scratches his back A tarantula scurries across the ground A butterfly drinks from a tropical flower A whipsnake darts its tongue A nocturnal tarsier scans for food A vividly patterned macaw comes in for a landing"
Price: 14.99 |
| "Mend the Living : WINNER OF THE WELLCOME BOOK PRIZE 2017" |
| "Winner of the Wellcome Book Prize 2017Longlisted for the Man Booker International Prize 2016 Now a major French film REPARER LES VIVANTSHEAL THE LIVING directed by Katell Quillevere and starring Emmanuelle SeignerA twenty-four-hour whirlwind of death and lifeIn the depths of a winter's night the heart of Simon Limbeau is resting readying itself for the day to come In a few hours' time just before six his alarm will go off and he will venture into the freezing dawn drive down to the beach and go surfing with his friends A trip he has made a hundred times and yet today the heart of Simon Limbeau will encounter a very different courseBut for now the black-box of his body is free to leap swell melt and sink just as it has throughout the years of Simon's young life550 amThis is his heartAnd here is its storyTranslated from the French by Jessica Moore"
Price: 6.49 |
| "Sheep Manual : The Complete Step-by-Step Guide to Caring for Your Flock" |
| "Sheep have to be one of the most versatile livestock animals on the planet All-in-one grazing and fertilising machines they provide meat and milk for our tables wool for clothing carpets and insulation skins for leather and rugs and a whole host of other productsIf you have recently acquired sheep or are thinking of starting a small flock this book is for you The Sheep Manual is a quick-reference up-to-date and easy-to-read guide which helps you choose the right breed for your land provides essential health and welfare information and guides you through your first breeding and lambing season"
Price: 15.99 |
