The Fundamentals of Political Science Research provides an introduction to the scientific study of politics It offers the basic tools necessary for readers to become both critical consumers & beginning producers of scientific research on politics Professors Kellstedt & Whitten present an integrated approach to research design & empirical analyses in which researchers can develop & test causal theories The authors use examples from political science research that students will find interesting & inspiring & that will help them understand key concepts The book makes technical material accessible to students who might otherwise be intimidated by mathematical examples This revised second edition refines discussions from the first edition with a new chapter on how to write an original research project The second edition also contains an additional forty exercises & adds definitions for terms discussed in each chapter ...

When a skeleton is discovered on a Devon smallholding DS Wesley Peterson a keen amateur archaeologist is intrigued by the possibility that it is a Viking corpse buried in keeping with ancient traditions But he has a rather more urgent crime to solve- the disappearance of a Danish tourist Wesley finds disturbing evidence that the attractive Dane has been abducted His boss Gerry Heffernan believes that Ingeborg's disappearance is linked to a spate of brutal robberies & that she witnessed something she shouldn't have But is her disappearance linked to far older events? For it seems that this may not have been Ingeborg's first visit to this far from quiet West Country backwater Kate Ellis's wonderfully addictive series of West Country set crime novels feature Wesley Peterson one of Devon's first black detectives ...

Juice Master to the stars & number 1 best-selling author Jason Vale has squeezed over 100 funky 'n' fresh juice & smoothie recipes into this latest book There's something for Gym Bunnies & a Kids Corner as well as a Dr Juice section covering various health conditions & giving specific juices & smoothies for high blood pressure asthma hay fever psoriasis arthritis diabetes digestion & many more Warm up your juicer dust off your blender & brace your taste buds for the most mouth-wateringly tantalizing fruit & veggie fusions ever created This book

Includes:: a special ' Celebrity Juice' section with juice & smoothie concoctions from Katie Price Beverley Knight & other 'celebrity juicers'

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You'll fall out of your tree laughing at these hilarious animal jokes! What is black white & red all over? A sunburnt penguin! What do you call a pig who knows karate? Porkchop! What do you call an elephant in a phone booth? Stuck! ...

Say stuffing balls to Christmas & survive the festive season with The Funny Christmas Stocking Filler Book Guaranteed to entertain & amuse this book contains everything you need to get you from the turkey to the Queen's speech! It's the perfect distraction from rubbish Christmas telly & tipsy relatives & could even help you dodge the washing up The Funny Christmas Stocking Filler Book is packed full of hilarious games dubious jokes & fun Christmas facts Involve your sleeping relatives in a game of human buckaroo play sprout golf or the Christmas movie charade game or entertain the family with amazing Christmas trivia For best results consume with alcohol! ...

When Gobbolino receives his sister Sootica's call for help he leaves his comfortable new life as a kitchen cat & sets off for the Hurricane Mountains home of the old witch with whom his sister lives On the way he meets the Little Wooden Horse who offers to accompany him on his journey It's just the beginning of many exciting magical & sometimes dangerous adventures for these two brave & kind-hearted friends With gorgeous illustrations inside you can't help but fall in love all over again with these classic childhood characters from Ursula Moray Williams Publishing in time for the seventy-fifth anniversary of Gobbolino the Witch's Cat don't miss this magical adventure from our favourite kitten & his friend the Little Wooden Horse ...

The brand new adventure from the author of The Moonstone's Curse in which Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson travel to Paris to uncover a secret buried for over twenty years 336 pages Siciliano Sam ...

A HAUNTED HOUSESherlock Holmes receives a request for aid from Lord Cary whose family home Torre Abbey is seemingly haunted While skeptical Holmes believes that the Carys are in danger a belief that proves horrifyingly accurate when a household member dies mysteriously As strange sightings & threatening apparitions become almost commonplace Holmes & Watson must uncover the secrets of the abbey if they are to have any hope of protecting the living & avenging the dead ...

A br&-new Sherlock Holmes mystery from acclaimed Sherlockian author David Stuart Davies featuring the sinister Dr Caligari 240 pages Davies David Stuart ...

A frantic mother comes to SHERLOCK HOLMES begging him to find her son a navy officer who has not returned from the war in South Africa He has been labeled a deserter yet she is sure he would never abandon his men Holmes & Watson begin their own inquiries but encounter resistance from the establishment & an attempt is made on Holmes's life So begins a tale of intrigue & empire as Holmes & Watson uncover a conspiracy that goes far beyond one missing sailor ...