Fully updated to account for the removal of Unit Assessments & the changes to the National 5 exam this book contains all the advice & support you need to revise successfully It combines an overview of the course syllabus with advice from top experts on how to improve exam performance so you have the best chance of success 176 pages Dickson Billy ...

Learn The reference section where the user can access video & text information for advice on preparing for the theory test & explain the process involved in passing the test It makes the learner more aware of what is expected in the various elements of the driving test by covering several topics Practice Allows the learner explore the knowledge they need for their official test in the form of three minigames designed around the DSA content principles Test The user can take a test in the format of the official theory test using real DSA official question banks As with the real theory test these have a set time limit in which to complete This section is broken down into 3 areas
- Quick Test The user selects the time available & receives fewer questions than the full test
- Mock Theory Test The user sits a full-length test of 50 questions that have to be completed in Approx. 57 minutes with questions from the official DSA question bank The pass mark is 43 out of the 50 questions
- Hazard Perception The user takes one of eight tests provided by the DSA to emulate the experience of the real test as taken on the test day The user is asked to watch a video & tap on the touch pad every time they see a potential hazard


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Whether you're looking to improve your street photography wildlife photography or wedding photography find out how to get the best results each time with expert photographer Tom Ang Full of essential advice hints & tips How to Photograph Absolutely Anything gives you straightforward instructions that allow you to discover what equipment you'll need the best approach for each subject how to compose light frame & how to take great shots Checklists offer you guidance on getting results while ""tricks of the trade"" show you how to turn a good picture into a great one From still-life to sports photography & from tackling children's parties to capturing the magic of seasonal celebrations from Christmas to Chanukah & Diwali How to Photograph Absolutely Anything is the essential guide to improving your digital photography skills & getting the most out of your camera ...

Learn to read with Hiccup! The How to Train Your Dragon Beginner Readers are the perfect way to introduce your child to Hiccup & the magical world of reading Join Hiccup Toothless & the rest of the gang from Dream Works Dragons Riders of Berk! on a thrilling adventure in this Beginner Reader A sea dragon is attacking Berk's ships Stoick is determined to capture it & turns to Hiccup's dragon Toothless for help To get Toothless back Hiccup will need to help pick a new dragon for Stoik one that will be Stoick's alone! How to Train Your Dragon is now a major Dream Works franchise How to Train Your Dragon 3 is scheduled for release in 2019 & the TV series Defenders of Berk can be seen on CBBC & Netflix The Beginner Reader series
Includes: How to Build a Dragon Fort How to Defend Your Dragon How to Pick Your Dragon How to Raise Three Dragons How to Start a Dragon Academy How to Track a Dragon
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' Wonderfully written & characteristically brilliant' Peter Frankopan author of The Silk Roads' Elegant readable an impressive synthesis Not many historians could have done it'
- Jonathan Sumption Spectator' Tyerman's book is fascinating not just for what it has to tell us about the Crusades but for the mirror it holds up to today's religious extremism'
- Tom Holland Spectator Thousands left their homelands in the Middle Ages to fight wars abroad But how did the Crusades actually happen? From recruitment propaganda to raising money ships to siege engines medicine to the power of prayer this vivid surprising history shows holy war
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No band would be complete without some kick-ass electric guitar How to Play Electric Guitar contains everything the new or intermediate electric player needs to perfect their playing of this vital instrument More than a simple how-to-play guitar book this great new addition to a best-selling series also shows you how to use effects how to adapt to stage & rehearsal amps how to record the electric guitar at home on your computer & how to cope with cables feedback & dodgy microphones while playing live on stage The clear text is accompanied by illustrative photos & diagrams & is complemented by some how-to-play basics selected scales & modes & useful barre & power chords ...

Learn to play one of Bach's most exquisite preludes in just 6 weeks even if you have never played the piano before An accessible & inspiring book by the pianist & international bestselling writer James Rhodes who promises that it gives anyone with two hands a piano or an electric keyboard & just 45 minutes a day the tools they need to learn to play Bach's Prelude No 1 in C Major in 6 weeks even if they know nothing about music & have never even touched a piano before How often do we convince ourselves that it's just too late
- too late to learn how to ride a bike too late to know how to meditate too late to travel the world As we get older & time slips through our fingers like water we become resigned almost defeatist about abandoning our dreams For James Rhodes after the inevitable How many hours a day do you practice? & Show me your hands the most common thing people say to him when they hear he's a pianist is I used to play the piano as a kid I really regret giving it up Where does this mourned & misplaced creativity go? For Rhodes it's still there to be tapped into by all of us at any point This inspirational book gives us the means to do this by breaking up Bach's seminal Prelude No 1 from the Well-Tempered Clavier into manageable segments teaching us the basics of piano playing
- how to read music the difference between the treble & the bass clef sharp & flat notes how to practice etc
- & encouraging personal interpretation in a way that is guaranteed to soothe the mind feed the soul & unleash creative powers we didn't know we still had All of this will culminate in an ability to perform one of Bach's masterpieces If listening to music is soothing for the soul then playing music is achieving enlightenment It's going from kicking a ball around with a few pals to playing alongside Ronaldo


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The surprising exciting & playful world of contemporary letter art is brought to life in this book Berlin street artist RYLSEE takes us on a journey through the creative potential of lettering showing the many facets of this fresh & powerful art form This book is an ideal guide for anyone with an interest in cutting edge art & design ...

We are hard-wired to believe that the world is more predictable than it is We chase winning streaks' that are often just illusions & we are all too predictable exactly when we try hardest not to be In the 1970s Daniel Kahneman & Amos Tversky coined the phrase representativeness' to describe the psychology of this behaviour Since then representativeness has been used by auditors to catch people fiddling their tax returns & by hedge fund managers to reap billions from the emotions of small investors Now Poundstone for the first time makes these techniques fun easy & profitable for everyone in the everyday situations that matter You'll learn how to tackle multiple choice tests what internet passwords to avoid how to up your odds of winning the office Premier League sweepstakes & the best ways to invest your money ...

Many students have trouble the first time they take a mathematics course in which proofs play a significant role This new edition of Velleman's successful text will prepare students to make the transition from solving problems to proving theorems by teaching them the techniques needed to read & write proofs The book begins with the basic concepts of logic & set theory to familiarize students with the language of mathematics & how it is interpreted These concepts are used as the basis for a step-by-step breakdown of the most important techniques used in constructing proofs The author shows how complex proofs are built up from these smaller steps using detailed 'scratch work' sections to expose the machinery of proofs about the natural numbers relations functions & infinite sets To give students the opportunity to construct their own proofs this new edition contains over 200 new exercises selected solutions & an introduction to Proof Designer software No background beyond standard high school mathematics is assumed This book will be useful to anyone interested in logic & proofs computer scientists philosophers linguists & of course mathematicians ...