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The University of Chicago Press The Book of Caterpillars A LifeSize Guide to Six
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£45.60
The University of Chicago Press Wordcraft
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Wise, practical, and smart, Wordcraft is an exceptional book, offering advice with good humor and great insight. Hart’s approach to the writing process will engage you while you’re learning, console you when you’re stuck, and, best of all, inspire you to be a better writer.” -- Susan Orlean, Author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book“I consider this a foundational book about strong, clear, purposeful writing—along with Zinsser, Strunk and White, and Roy Peter Clark’s Writing Tools. The update keeps pace with the times and makes it useful across platforms and experience levels.” -- Jacqui Banaszynski, Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter, writer, editor, and teacher “A landmark book. Wordcraft gets behind the mystique and shows how the successful writer thinks his or her way through stories.” -- Jon Franklin, two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist“Hart is one of the country’s foremost writing coaches. The lessons he teaches are about storytelling, structuring, pacing, tension, and conflict. These lessons are perhaps even more important now in a digital age that sometimes forgets that—without a story to tell—words, videos, graphs, graphics, emails, alerts, and news bulletins are just so much noise.” -- Amanda Bennett, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, investigative journalist, and editorTable of ContentsPreface Introduction 1 Method 2 Process 3 Structure 4 Force 5 Brevity 6 Clarity 7 Rhythm 8 Humanity 9 Color 10 Voice 11 Mechanics 12 Mastery Acknowledgments Selected Resources for Writers Index
£18.00
MIT Press Ltd Letterlocking
Book SynopsisThe rich history of a centuries-old document security technology?folding and securing a letter into its own envelope for delivery?and a comprehensive guide to learning how to make your own locked letters.Before the invention of the gummed envelope in the 1830s, how did people secure their private letters? The answer is letterlocking?the ingenious process of securing a letter using a combination of folds, tucks, slits, or adhesives such as sealing wax, so that it becomes its own envelope. This almost entirely forgotten practice, used by historical figures ranging from Elizabeth I and her spies to Japanese samurai lords, was an everyday activity for centuries, across cultures, borders, and social classes. In Letterlocking, Jana Dambrogio and Daniel Starza Smith, experts who have pioneered the field over the last ten years, tell the fascinating story of letterlocking within epistolary history, drawing on real historical examples from all over the world.Fully illustrated with more than 300 images and diagrams, including a dictionary of sixty technical terms and concepts, Letterlocking describes the essential precepts of the practice and provides sources of practical support needed for beginner and advanced users of letterlocking. The authors also advocate for the understanding of letterlocking and for its inclusion in a range of intellectual and cultural research, from conservation science and archival databases to historical television shows. By the end of the book, readers will learn how to make locked letters, study letters that may have been locked, and categorize those letters using systems the authors developed while studying more than 250,000 historic letters.Letterlocking is accompanied by a website, freely accessible scholarly articles, and instructional videos and diagrams, as well as foldable tear-out sheets with instructions on how to fold and lock models of extant historical letters.
£36.10
Dover Publications Inc. The Popol Vuh
Book SynopsisTranscribed from Mayan hieroglyphs, the Popol Vuh relates the mythology and history of the Kiché people of Central America. There is no document of greater importance to the study of pre-Columbian mythology.
£5.32
The History Press Ltd Guide to the Crew of Titanic
Book SynopsisThis valuable study provides a much-needed insight into the confusing and complicated world of the crew of Titanic.Trade ReviewA 'must' for anyone interested in the Titanic.
£14.39
The History Press Ltd Weather for Hillwalkers
Book SynopsisThe definitive guide to understanding and interpreting mountain weather systems
£10.44
The History Press Ltd Track and Sign
Book SynopsisThe most detailed and accurate book on tracking animals in the UKTrade Review"If you want a reference book for when you are out in the field and see tracks/signs you can’t identify, or are simply fascinated by the subject matter, then look no further.""By FAR the best tracking book in my library."THE book for British trackers."
£18.70
The History Press Ltd Motherwell Football Club
Book SynopsisMotherwell Football CLub was founded in 1886 and is one of the most famous name in football. This book plots the history of different players to have for The Steelmen since the Second World War.
£13.50
Anness Publishing Wild Flowers Flora The World Encyclopedia of A
Book SynopsisA beautifully illustrated reference guide to wild flowers across the globe, in a substantially updated new large-format edition.
£17.00
Baker Publishing Group Ultimate Bible Trivia Questions Puzzles and
Book SynopsisGuinness World Records Puzzle Master entertains and educates readers with this book of thousands of Bible trivia questions, quizzes, word searches, and crosswords.
£8.54
Rowman & Littlefield Museums: A History
Book SynopsisThis comprehensive history of museums begins with the origins of collecting in prehistory and traces the evolution of museums from grave goods to treasure troves, from the Alexandrian Temple of the Muses to the Renaissance cabinets of curiosities, and onto the diverse array of modern institutions worldwide. The development of museums as public institutions is explored in the context of world history with a special emphasis on the significance of objects and collecting. The book examines how the successful exportation of the European museum model and its international adaptations have created public institutions that are critical tools in diverse societies for understanding the world. Rather than focusing on a specialized aspect of museum history, this volume provides a comprehensive synthesis of museums worldwide from their earliest origins to the present. Museums: A History tells the fascinating story of how museums respond to the needs of the cultures that create them.Readers will come away with an understanding of: the comprehensive history of museums from prehistoric collections to the present the evolution of museums presented in the context of world history the development of museums considered in diverse cultural contexts global perspective on museums the object-centered history of museums museums as memory institutions A constant theme throughout the book is that museums have evolved to become institutions in which objects and learning are associated to help human beings understand the world around them. Illustrations amplify the discussions.Trade ReviewMuseums raises a series of pertinent questions.... Museums convincingly achieves the aim of giving a general summary of the key themes of the museum’s history.... I recommend this book to museum studies students interested in the history of museums, but also to scholars who would like to have a complete and valuable summary of the subject. * Museum & Society *In recent years, despite the growth of historical literature on museums, no single textbook has provided a concise introduction to museum history. Museums: A Historyhelps fill this void.... Thoughtfully selected examples, tables, and figures are interspersed throughout the text, making this an effective teaching resource.... I anticipate many will include this text on reading lists for undergraduate and graduate students interested in the history of museums and public history. * The Public Historian *In his book, Museums: A History, John Simmons has given us an intellectual, yet easily readable, enjoyable publication. This book is so interesting that it is like a gripping novel that captures you from the beginning and holds you right through to the end. This reader could hardly put it down. Museums: A History is an excellent resource for anyone associated with museums, from museum studies students, to season professionals, to volunteers. This reviewer highly recommends this book as a textbook for introductory museum courses and others that cover the development of collecting and the history of museums. Because it is so well written and easy to comprehend, it is even a great book for non-professionals. Anyone interested in or involved with museums will find this book a rreal treasure that is not to be missed. * SPNHC Connection: Newsletter of the Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections *I am so pleased (and relieved) to have this book available! The field of museum studies is in great need of a synthesized and complete overview of museums’ origins and development through time and space. The book is written in an accessible way; the organization is logical, clear, and topics are interesting. It’s just what I need to teach my course on museum origins! -- Kiersten F. Latham, Assistant Professor / Muselab Director, School of Library and Information Science, Kent UniversityThis lovely volume, simultaneously comprehensive and accessible, reveals the development of museums through the lens of their defining feature—collections. Between its covers, it impressively traces the history of organized collecting from prehistory to the digital age—from ancient hoards to virtual museums. It will be indispensable for students and professionals alike. -- Peter H. Welsh, Professor and Director of Museum Studies, University of KansasTable of ContentsChapter 1. What is a Collection? What is a Museum? Chapter 2. Hoards and Tombs―Collections in the Ancient World (to 700 BCE)Chapter 3. The Temple of the Muses—the Conjunction of Objects and Knowledge (Classical Antiquity, 700 BCE to CE 400)Chapter 4. The Power of Objects―Medieval Collections (400 to 1400)Chapter 5. Of Cabinets and Kings―Renaissance Collections (1400 to 1600)Chapter 6. The Museum Enlightened—1600 to 1800 Chapter 7. Emergence of the Modern Museum—1800 to 1900 Chapter 8. Museums in a World Gone Awry—1900 to 1970 Chapter 9. Learning to Read Objects (Again)—the Post-Postmodern Museum
£28.94
Barcharts, Inc Spanish Verbs
Book SynopsisBasics of Spanish verbs in our easily accessible format.
£10.63
Atlantic Books The Bumper Book of Things That Nobody Knows: 1001
Book SynopsisThere are many, many things that nobody knows... Do animals have a sense of humour? Why do we have five fingers? What did Jesus do in his youth? Has human evolution stopped? Can robots become self-aware? What goes on inside a black hole?Bringing together The Things That Nobody Knows and Even More Things That Nobody Knows, this bumper volume takes us on a guided tour of 1,001 gaps in our knowledge of cosmology, mathematics, animal behaviour, medical science, music, art and literature.Trade ReviewEach mystery is delightfully penned in bite-sized chunks that often includes humorous repertoire... highly enjoyable... Captivating and inspiring. * New Scientist on The Things That Nobody Knows *Properly researched, and the elegance of its pop-cosmology or pop-biology mini-narratives rivals that of many specialists. It is slyly witty, and pleasingly optimistic. -- Steven Poole * Guardian on The Things That Nobody Knows *Discovering the many undiscovered things that one thought had been discovered already is one of the joys of this book... You might have thought that wallowing in ignorance is a tedious and fruitless occupation. As Hartston proves entertainingly, how wrong you would be. * Daily Express on The Things That Nobody Knows *
£17.00
RSL Educational An Overseas Parent's Guide to UK Education
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£12.99
Double 9 Books Experiments in Government and the Essentials of
Book SynopsisElihu Root's Experiments in Government and the Essentials of the Constitution is a thought-provoking work. The book examines the principles and dynamics that underpin various forms of governance, with a focus on the essential characteristics of the United States Constitution. Elihu Root, a distinguished American lawyer, diplomat, and statesman, deconstructs the complexity of diverse governmental systems using their extensive legal and political understanding. He uses historical examples and current events to highlight the benefits and drawbacks of various kinds of government. The book revolves around Root's assessment of the United States Constitution. He dissects the basic sections of the Constitution, highlighting their importance in shaping the American nation and fostering democratic governance. Some stories are brutal and weird, while others creep up on you and draw you in slowly.
£9.49
Double 9 Books Cacao Culture in the Philippines
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£9.49
TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1955
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£13.49
TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1975
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£13.49
TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1978
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£13.49
TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1982
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£13.49
De Gruyter Handbook of Medieval Culture. Volume 2
Book SynopsisA follow-up publication to the Handbook of Medieval Studies, this new reference work turns to a different focus: medieval culture. Medieval research has grown tremendously in depth and breadth over the last decades. Particularly our understanding of medieval culture, of the basic living conditions, and the specific value system prevalent at that time has considerably expanded, to a point where we are in danger of no longer seeing the proverbial forest for the trees. The present, innovative handbook offers compact articles on essential topics, ideals, specific knowledge, and concepts defining the medieval world as comprehensively as possible. The topics covered in this new handbook pertain to issues such as love and marriage, belief in God, hell, and the devil, education, lordship and servitude, Christianity versus Judaism and Islam, health, medicine, the rural world, the rise of the urban class, travel, roads and bridges, entertainment, games, and sport activities, numbers, measuring, the education system, the papacy, saints, the senses, death, and money.
£154.70
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet Experience Aruba
a huge range and FREE tracked UK delivery on ALL orders.
£16.19
Transworld Designing Terry Pratchetts Discworld
Book SynopsisPaul Kidby (Author, Illustrator) Paul Kidby is best known for being the 'artist of choice' for Sir Terry Pratchett. Paul started working with Terry in 1993 and has designed the Discworld book jackets since 2002 following the death of artist Josh Kirby. He has illustrated many Discworld publications including The Art of Discworld, best-selling The Last Hero and the Terry Pratchett's Discworld Imaginarium. In 2019 he illustrated Good Omens written by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
£24.00
TDM Publishing My First 18 Years Born in 1951
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£13.49
Hinkler Books Incredible Sticker Atlas Dinosaurs and Animals
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£7.08
Penguin Putnam Inc Extremely Hardcore
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£22.94
Townhouse Publishing Ltd My Pregnancy Journal
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£9.49
Lonely Planet Lonely Planet Pocket Vancouver
£9.49
Columbia University Press Better Data Visualizations
Book SynopsisThis book details essential strategies to create more effective data visualizations. Jonathan Schwabish walks readers through the steps of creating better graphs and how to move beyond simple line, bar, and pie charts.Trade ReviewAn excellent primer for anyone who wants to display quantitative information clearly and powerfully. -- Robert B. Reich, Chancellor’s Professor of Public Policy, University of California at Berkeley, and former U.S. secretary of laborThis is an immensely practical guide to more effective communication through data visualization. From basic principles, to an extensive taxonomy of visualization types, to developing a style guide, this will be an invaluable and accessible read for anyone who needs to turn data into information. -- Mara Averick, RStudioToo often, good data falls prey to bad or lazy visualizations. At last, an indispensable guide for presenting your work intelligibly and compellingly. -- DJ Patil, former U.S. chief data scientistFor many of us, it’s tough to understand data without visuals. But visualizing data is hard! This book is the authoritative guide. It’s terrific—and spectacularly useful. -- Cass R. Sunstein, Harvard Law School, and author of Too Much InformationA stellar variety and number of visualizations are included in these pages, an enjoyable-to-read encyclopedia of graphs. Jonathan Schwabish provides practical considerations for when to use which visual and thoughtful design guidelines in this excellent resource for those who work and communicate with data. You’ll be inspired and—as promised—learn better data visualization! -- Cole Nussbaumer Knaflic, author of Storytelling with Data: A Data Visualization Guide for Business ProfessionalsNavigating the myriad chart types available today can be a daunting experience. This book provides you with not only a guiding light but also an important foundation in the burgeoning field of data visualization. You will want to keep its set of principles and guidelines right next to you in your next project. -- Manuel Lima, author of The Book of Circles: Visualizing Spheres of KnowledgeBetter Data Visualizations carefully teaches the reader when to use which type of visualization and why. This engaging book takes you from the basics to the entire breadth of today’s visualization methods. There are hundreds of clear, elegant, and varied visualizations to give you ideas for your own work. -- Max Roser, founder and director, Our World in DataBetter Data Visualizations is a practical guide to a large catalogue of chart types. No other book introduces the reader to specific chart types with such detail and finesse. It is an excellent resource for students, analysts, and researchers alike. -- Alberto Cairo, author of How Charts Lie: Getting Smarter About Visual InformationNot only is the book well designed from fonts to white space, it’s also well written and enjoyable to read. * Technical Communication *Table of ContentsIntroductionPart I: Principles of Data Visualization1. Visual Processing and Perceptual Rankings2. Five Guidelines for Better Data Visualizations3. Form and FunctionPart II: Chart Types4. Comparing Categories5. Time6. Distribution7. Geospatial8. Relationship9. Part-to-Whole10. Qualitative11. TablesPart III: Designing and Redesigning Your Visual12. Developing a Data Visualization Style Guide13. RedesignsConclusionAppendix 1. Data Visualization ToolsAppendix 2. Further Reading and ResourcesAcknowledgmentsReferencesIndex
£27.00
Adams Media Corporation Wedding Hacks: 500+ Ways to Stick to Your Budget,
Book SynopsisTake control of your wedding planning (and budget) with over 500 easy hacks to help your wedding go as smoothly as possible—from preventing wardrobe malfunctions to making an adjustable seating chart.Congratulations—you’re engaged! But, now what? As you start to share the news with your family and friends, you might start feeling slightly stressed about the amount of planning you suddenly have to do. But wedding planning can actually be easier than you think! With Wedding Hacks you’ll find solutions to all your wedding planning worries and prevent any problems that you might not have seen coming. From finding cheaper prices online to dealing with difficult relatives, this book has everything you need to know to make your wedding day one you’ll never forget (all while keeping your sanity intact)!Trade Review“Easy, accessible solutions to common wedding problems… a great gift for someone newly engaged.” —SheerLuxe
£9.89
Haynes Manuals Inc Toyota Tundra & Sequoia: 41821
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£27.00
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised:
Book SynopsisMushroom guru Gary Lincoff escorts you through the cultural and culinary history of the mushroom, hunting and identifying wild mushrooms, mushroom safety, and on to preparing and serving the fungi. Stunning photographs and Lincoff’s fascinating anecdotes from the field will make you an instant mycophile. Gathering edible wild food is a wonderful way to forge a connection to the Earth. Mushrooms are the ultimate local food source; they grow literally everywhere, from mountains and woodlands to urban and suburban parks to your own backyard.The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised will enrich your understanding of the natural world and build an appreciation for an ancient, critically relevant, and useful body of knowledge. With great expertise, Lincoff provides a complete overview of edible mushrooms: from the mushroom’s earliest culinary awakening, through getting equipped for mushroom forays, to preparing and serving the fruits of the foray, wherever you live. Inside you’ll find: A brief, colorful history of mushroom hunting worldwide How to get equipped for a mushroom foray A completely illustrated guide to the common wild edible mushrooms and their poisonous look-alikes, with information of psychedelic and psychotherapeutic mushrooms An illustrated guide to medicinal mushrooms Where to find your fare, and how to identify them How to prepare and serve your fungi Thirty delicious recipes Five appendices offer even more mushroom knowledge, with information on how to make mushroom artwork, mushroom cultivation, less common edible varieties, and winter hunting; plus find an essential guide to major poisonous mushrooms, symptoms of poisoning, and treatment. Whether you’re just starting out with the hobby or an experienced mycophile looking to add to your collection, The Complete Mushroom Hunter, Revised is your ideal guide.
£17.09
Columbia University Press Better Presentations
Book SynopsisDesigned for presenters of scholarly or data-intensive content, Better Presentations details essential strategies for developing clear, sophisticated, and visually captivating presentations. With a range of clear examples for what to do (and what not to do), Jonathan Schwabish shares the best techniques to display work and win over audiences.Trade ReviewMany smart people often become selfish idiots when they give a presentation. Jon's much-needed book is a must read for just about anyone asked to share some slides. -- Seth Godin, author of Really Bad Powerpoint Do us all a favor: read this book before your next presentation. From font size to data visualization, Schwabish guides you through creating a presentation that will both hold your audience's attention and effectively deliver information. -- Susan Dynarski, University of Michigan Modern scholars spend many hours a week watching or giving presentations; every one of us should be forced to practice the wisdom of Jonathan Schwabish's wonderful short book. I thought I had mastered this craft and imposed my mastery on others, but I learned so much from Better Presentations that from now on, I'll just say "Read the book!" -- Robert E. Hall, Stanford University Your work can shape the future only when others understand you. You can show how your ideas matter if you master the fundamentals of communication, and this book shows how to do just that. -- Carmen Simon, author of Impossible to Ignore If you are a scientist or scholar who doesn't care about designing beautiful slides for your presentations, you are doing it wrong. Elegance, clarity, and good visual composition make your messages understandable. In this concise book, Jonathan Schwabish outlines simple but essential rules of design and data visualization that anybody can benefit from. Apply them, and I guarantee that you will never again see a bored face in your audience. -- Alberto Cairo, University of Miami, author of The Truthful Art: Data, Charts, and Maps for Communication Data visualization has provided a new set of powerful tools to help analysts communicate their ideas more clearly and effectively. Jon Schwabish helped to pioneer the use of these tools in the policy community, and Better Presentations is full of valuable insights that teach his approach to others. Both new and experienced analysts would benefit immensely from reading this book. -- Douglas Elmendorf, former director of the Congressional Budget OfficeTable of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction Part I. Designing Your Presentation 1. Theory, Planning, and Design 2. Color 3. Type Part II. Building Your Presentation 4. The Text Slide 5. The Data Visualization Slide 6. The Image Slide 7. The Scaffolding Slides Part III. Giving Your Presentation 8. Presenting 9. The Technical Nitty Gritty Conclusions Further Readings References
£19.00
Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd Navigators Log Book Imray
Book SynopsisImray Laurie Norie & Wilson Ltd was formed in 1904 when three private chart publishing firms amalgamated. Each of these London companies had a long history going back to the mid-18th century. James Imray and Son published an extensive list of charts and pilot books. RH Laurie and Sons was associated with charts published for the East India Company. Norie and Wilson, founded by JW Norie, whose Nautical Tables are still supplied to navigators across the world, produced charts and books on navigation and sold nautical instruments.Until 1939 we were based in the City of London, where long serving cartographers produced charts from copper plate engravings which were supplied to mariners throughout the World. For over a century Blueback Charts were the first choice of many shipping companies. Now based in St Ives in Cambridgeshire, Imray charts are produced digitally for printed and electronic editions by our drawing office team. Our catalogue of yachting charts is regarded by the sailing co
£15.67
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe American Slang Dictionary Fourth Edition
Book SynopsisFor the 411 on American slang, this guidebook is the top bananaFrom "head trip" to "foot in mouth," American Slang Dictionary gives you the complete definitions of thousands of uniquely American words and phrases, ranging from golden oldies such as "catch some rays" and "take the fifth" to more up-to-the-minute coinages like Wall Street's "jonx," the Internet's "ping," and the gangsta's favorite, "shizzle."Inside you'll find more than 12,000 words and expressions from a wide variety of sources, including gangsta rap, the blogosphere, and the U.S. prison system. In a New York minute, you'll be down with the colloquialisms, vulgarities, and substandard English that make everyday interactions in contemporary American life so colorful.BSOD or blue screen of death the blue computer screen that appears after a programming or operational errorcrunk wild; crazy; out of controlkvetch to complainleft-handed monkey wrenchTable of ContentsHow to Use This DictionaryIntroductionTerms, Symbols, and AbbreviationsPronunication GuideDictionaryIndex of Hidden Key WordsThematic Index
£21.24
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe McGrawHill Education Essential ESL Dictionary
Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Learn and understand thousands of new English wordsClear, comprehensive, and easy to use, McGraw-Hill: Essential ESL Dictionary for Learners of English was developed to meet the needs of ESL students like you. Inside you will find more than 9,000 English terms, each with a simple definition so you will understand its meaning and usage. Every entry is accompanied by its phonetic translation, definition, and explanation. You'll find example sentences throughout that show English words in context. Hundreds of illustrations are also used throughout the dictionary, giving you visual reinforcement of word meanings.INCLUDES: 9,000+ American and British words, explained in easy-to-understand language Grammar and usage boxes
£18.89
Ebury Publishing Mars And Venus On A Date
Book SynopsisJohn Gray is a psychologist and bestselling author of Men are From Mars, Women are From Venus. He is a popular and frequent guest on TV and radio, including Oprah's dynamic Change Your Life TV team.
£13.49
Oxford University Press A Dictionary of Marketing
Book SynopsisA Dictionary of Marketing is an accessible, practical, and internationally-focused A-Z guide to all areas of marketing. Covering traditional techniques and theories, as well as the latest terms and concepts in web, digital and social marketing, this is the ideal reference for students and practitioners of marketing worldwide.Trade Reviewa very helpful reference work for the marketing practitioner and student * Stuart Hannabuss, Reference Reviews *Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION TO THE FOURTH EDITION; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; DEDICATION; A DICTIONARY OF MARKETING; APPENDICES
£14.84
The University of Chicago Press My Mother Was a Computer
Book SynopsisExplores how the impact of code on life has become comparable to that of speech and writing: as language and code have grown entangled, the lines that once separated humans from machines, analog from digital, and old technologies from new ones have become blurred. The book gives us the tools necessary to make sense of these complex relationships.Trade Review"A deeply insightful and significant investigation of how the science and rhetorics of cybernetics have reshaped the boundaries of human identity." - Village Voice "In her important new book, N. Katherine Hayles... traces the evolution over the last half-century of a radical reconception of what it means to be human and, indeed, even of what it means to be alive, a reconception unleashed by the interplay of humans and intelligent machines." - Chicago Tribune"
£24.33
Routledge Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics
Book SynopsisThe Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics, published in 2011, has long been a standard introduction and essential reference point to the broad interdisciplinary field of applied linguistics.Reflecting the growth and widening scope of applied linguistics, this new edition thoroughly updates and expands coverage. It includes 27 new chapters, now consists of two complementary volumes, and covers a wide range of topics from a variety of perspectives. Volume One is organized into two sections â âLanguage learning and language educationâ and âKey areas and approaches in applied linguisticsâ â and Volume Two also has two sections â âApplied linguistics in societyâ and âBroadening horizonsâ.Each volume includes 30 chapters written by specialists from around the world. Each chapter provides an overview of the history of the topic, the main current issues, recommendations for practice, and possible future trajectories. Where appropriate, authors discuss the impact and use of new research methods in the area. Suggestions for further reading and cross-references are provided with every chapter.The Routledge Handbook of Applied Linguistics remains the authoritative overview to this dynamic field and essential reading for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students, scholars, and researchers of applied linguistics.
£48.44
Taylor & Francis Ltd Higher Education
Book SynopsisThe recent, rapid, and massive expansion of higher education in the Western world has been such that in many developed countries it is now expected that close toâor more thanâhalf of the population will have some significant engagement with a university at least once during their lives. More than ever, universities and other institutions of higher education are major businesses; they are seen as key economic drivers by national governments. Moreover, their reach is also increasingly international through their research, knowledge-dissemination, and off-campus teaching activities.As serious thinking about and around higher education continues to flourish and develop, this new title in Routledgeâs Major Themes in Education series meets the need for an authoritative reference work to make sense of the subjectâs vast literature and the continuing explosion in research output. Edited by Malcolm Tight, a leading scholar in the field, it is a five-volume collection of foundational and cutting-edge contributions.The collection is organized into eight principal parts: teaching and learning; course design; the student experience; system policy; institutional management; quality; academic work; and knowledge and research. Close attention is also given to the various methods and theories applied to the study of higher education.Comprehensive introductions to the collection as a whole, and to each thematic part, which have been newly written by the editor, place the collected material in its historical and intellectual context to make this Routledge Major Work an essential work of reference. It is destined to be valued by specialists in higher education and scholars working in related areasâas well as by educational policy-makers and professionalsâas a vital one-stop research tool.
£1,012.50
Ebury Publishing The Chopra Centre Herbal Handbook
Book SynopsisAcknowledged as one of the world's pioneers in integrative medicine and personal transformation, Dr. Deepak Chopra is the founder of The Chopra Foundation and co founder of Chopra Global and Jiyo.com. He has written numerous New York Times bestsellers, which have been translated into over 43 languages. Chopra lectures and conducts seminars and workshops around the world, serves as a Clinical Professor at the University of California, San Diego and hosts the #1 health and wellbeing podcasts Deepak Chopra's Infinite Potential and Daily Breath. The WorldPost and The Huffington Post global internet survey ranked Chopra #17 influential thinker in the world and #1 in Medicine.Visit his website at www.deepakchopra.com
£14.39
The History Press Ltd Scottish Genealogy Fourth Edition
Book SynopsisScottish Genealogy is a comprehensive guide to tracing your family history in Scotland.
£18.00
The History Press Ltd A Brummie in the Family
Book SynopsisHow to start researching your family history in Birmingham plus the history of our ancestors' lives in the cityTrade Review"If you are looking for a comprehensive guide to researching your Brummie ancestors, while learning a lot about the history of the area, then here it is!""If I had to research an ancestor from the area, I would definitely chose A Brummie in the Family.""It's very easy to read, well thought out and seems to cover most, if not all, a researcher would need to know."
£13.49
The History Press Ltd Going Classic
Book SynopsisAll you need to know about owning a classic car but were afraid to ask
£17.00
The History Press Ltd How to Read a Bird
Book SynopsisBirds are intelligent, sociable creatures that exhibit a wide array of behaviours from mobbing and mimicking to mating and joint nesting. Why do they behave as they do? Bringing to light the remarkable actions of birds through examples from species around the world, How To Read a Bird presents engaging vignettes about the private lives of birds, all explained in an evolutionary context. Richly illustrated, this book explores the increasing focus on how individual birds differ in personality and how big data and citizen scientists are helping to add to what we know about them.
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The History Press Ltd Understanding Documents for Genealogy and Local
Book SynopsisGenealogists and local historians have probably seen every birth, marriage, death and census record available, and are adept at using the internet for research. However, once they have learnt everything they can from them, the next step is reading and understanding older documents. These can be hard to find (not many are online), are often written in challenging handwriting and use legal and other unfamiliar terms. Some will be in Latin, antiquated English or Scots. Readers need to be able to understand the nature and intent of a range of documents as well as the palaeography (the handwriting) and orthography (the shape' of the contents). In Understanding Documents for Genealogy and Local History, Dr Bruce Durie, the celebrated author of Scottish Genealogy, details how to find and comprehend documents from 1560 to the 1860s wills, testaments, contracts, indentures and charters, land records (retours, sasines and manorial custumals), personal letters, official records, Church papers, trust dispositions, deeds and others. Also covered are the complexities of dates, numbers, calendars, measurements and money, abbreviations, transcription conventions, letter-forms and glossaries. A Latin primer completes the tool kit the genealogist and family historian will need to further their research.
£24.00
NTC Publishing Group,U.S. NTCs Compact Dutch and English Dictionary
Book SynopsisUseful for Dutch-speaking students of English and for English-speaking students of Dutch. This work contains 30,000 entries divided between the two languages. It also contains spellings and concise definitions. It also includes many phrases and compounds.
£25.59
