Entrepreneur and media mogul Ted Turner has commanded global attention for his dramatic personality, his founding of CNN, his marriage to Jane Fonda, and his company's merger with Time Warner. But his green resume has gone largely ignored, even while his role as a pioneering eco-capitalist means mor[...]

Edexcel IGCSE Mathematics Practice Books 1 and 2 provide a wealth of exercise and practice material for students preparing for IGCSE Mathematics examinations.[...]

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The first such work in the English language, this eyewitness description of Tibet and Bhutan was originally published in 1800.[...]

(Willis). Dozen a Day for Guitar takes the same approach to warm-up exercises as Edna Mae Burnam's acclaimed Dozen a Day series for piano. Examples are both challenging and entertaining, which makes practicing fun The included CD contains 61 audio tracks.[...]

Why did the First World War start? Who was fighting who? Did soldiers still fight with swords? Had aeroplanes been invented yet? What was it like to be inside the first tank sent to war? How could a shaving brush help you escape being captured? Did animals fight in the war? How can a pigeon be a war[...]

Are You Prepared for Another Lost Decade? "[Pring] sees another 'lost decade,' but also ways to make it a winner". ("The New York Times"). Don't let the secular bear eat you. Prepare to earn steady profits in another decade of volatile and disappointing market returns. For more than four decades, Ma[...]

In 2003, Sergeant Brian Turner was at the head of a convoy of 3,500 soldiers as they entered the Iraqi desert. Ten years later, he lies awake beside his sleeping wife, hallucinating: he is a drone aircraft. He hovers over a landscape in which the terrains of every conflict, of Bosnia and Vietnam, Ir[...]

Designing Interactive Systems is the most up-to-date and authoritative textbook in the areas of Human Computer Interaction (HCI), usability, consumer experience and Interaction Design. David Benyon has taken the well-received first edition and remodelled it for the next era of interactive devices an[...]

A history of the pursuit and use of spices notes how major voyages of discovery were linked to the spice trade, discussing the role of spices in the forging of relations between Europe and Asia and depicting spices as food enhancers, archaeological clues, aphrodisiacs, and more. Reprint. 17,500 firs[...]