York Notes for GCSE offer an approach to English Literature that aims to help readers achieve a better grade. This series has been completely updated to reflect the needs of today's students. The new editions are filled with detailed summaries, commentaries on key themes, characters, language and st[...]

This text provides an up-to-date introduction to computer concepts and Windows XP. Coverage of Microsoft Office XP is presented using detailed step-by-step, screen-by-screen instructions to ensure students stay on track.[...]

"The Geography of Ethnic Violence" is the first among numerous distinguished books on ethnic violence to clarify the vital role of territory in explaining such conflict. Monica Toft introduces and tests a theory of ethnic violence, one that provides a compelling general explanation of not only most [...]

The Battle of the Somme has an enduring legacy, the image established by Alan Clark of 'lions led by donkeys': brave British soldiers sent to their deaths by incompetent generals. However, from the German point of view the battle was a disaster. Their own casualties were horrendous. The Germans did [...]

Learn all the latest methods to repair and refinish damaged automobiles. Written in plain English and lavishly illustrated, this book is great for hobbyists through individuals interested in entering the collision repair field. Comprehensive coverage includes safety, tools, repair of body damage, st[...]

This practical text/reference provides theory-based approaches to teaching patients of all ages and their families in a variety of healthcare settings. Thorough revision includes a stronger clinical application focus and strong practice examples. The text highlights the patient education process and[...]

Teen mutants struggling to survive on their own The New Mutants' Sunspot and Warlock are griefstricken and on the run from their friends and themselves. Madrox the Multiple Man and Siryn, daughter of the X-Men's Banshee, are at loose ends in life. Teleporting villain the Vanisher is thinking about [...]

This state-of-the-art volume presents comparative, empirical research on a topic that has long preoccupied scholars, politicians, and everyday citizens: economic inequality. While income and wealth inequality across all populations is the primary focus, the contributions to this book pay special att[...]

Speed, the sensation one gets when driving fast, was described by Aldous Huxley as the single new pleasure invented by modernity. "The Speed Handbook" is a virtuoso exploration of Huxley's claim. Enda Duffy shows how the experience of speed has always been political and how it has affected nearly al[...]

This outstanding first collection introduced Carol Ann Duffy's impressive gifts and the broad range of her interests and style. The poems are fresh, skilful, passionate.[...]

A winner of the Costa Book Award, "beautiful and moving poetry for the real world" ("The Guardian")
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The Bees "is Carol Ann Duffy's first collection of new poems as British poet laureate, and the much anticipated successor to the T. S. Eliot Prize-winning "Rapture." After the intimate focus o[...]

This catalog will accompany an exciting exhibition at the Wallace Collection of British watercolor views of Paris. Focusing on the period c. 1802-40, it will feature works by Turner, Girtin and Bonington, as well as other artists who are now perhaps less familiar, such as Thomas Shotter Boys, Franci[...]