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Elements Vault

This is the Vaults
edition, with pull-outs
and interactive content.
Visually stunning, this
is a must for every
Science fan or those who
want to explore the world
of the Periodic Table in
a more aesthetic and
accessible way. From an
advertisement boasting of
Lithiated 7UP, a
Zirconium diamond-like
sample, postcards, fact
sheets and even a piece
of Gold Leaf, this is
fun, value for money and
great for all ages.

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The Exam Skills Handbook -
Achieving Peak Performance

The Exam Skills Handbook
provides an
easy-to-follow set of
strategies and techniques
that build to a plan for
achieving your best
possible exam
performance. It provides
practical step-by-step
guidance in long-term
planning for optimal
performance through to
last minute revision
strategies. As well as
its original series of
'ready-made' revision
sessions, it provides
checklists, structured
reflections, and a
hallmark page-by-page
design that helps you
work quickly and easily.
You can take charge of
your preparation and
approach exams with calm
and confidence,
expertise and enjoyment.

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The Eleven-Plus Book - Genuine
Exam Questions From Yesteryear

Is the nation really
dumbing down? Are exams
really easier than they
were in the good old
days? Now's the chance to
find out whether age
really does equal wisdom
with The Eleven-Plus
Book, a real way to
contrast the schooling of
yesteryear with
modern-day practices and
settle the recent
debates. Every generation
can attempt questions on
a number of subjects from
English and arithmetic to
general knowledge and
composition. Who will
come out top in your
family? Gorgeously
packaged with a retro
design, The Eleven-Plus
Book is a fantastic
nostalgic look back for
all those who experienced
the daunting exam the
first time round, and a
great way for the younger
generation to prove that
they have the wits to
outsmart their elders!

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Readers Digest - Five Minute
Fixes

Life is full of
unexpected challenges -
things break, accidents
happen, messes occur,
or you run out of
something you need right
now! For times like
these, you need "Five
Minute Fixes". This book
is filled with fast,
ingenious solutions to
almost every conceivable
home hassle and
mini-crisis. Plus,
you'll find clever,
quick advice for all
types of home decor
dilemmas, from
on-the-spot home repairs
and clutter problems to
unexpected food mishaps
and embarrassing social
gaffes. Each of the
solutions in this book
takes only minutes to do,
and involves almost no
cost. The results,
however, will beautify,
organise and improve your
home and, best of all,
make you feel completely
in control. Whether it's
a popped button, a burnt
dinner, a jammed door or
a torn curtain, this
book will give you the
fastest, most effective
solution.

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The Maths Handbook - Everyday
Maths Made Simple

Details: This is the
perfect introduction for
those who have a
lingering fear of maths.
If you think that maths
is difficult, confusing,
dull or just plain
scary, then The Maths
Handbook is your ideal
companion. Covering all
the basics including
fractions, equations,
primes, squares and
square roots, geometry
and fractals, Dr Richard
Elwes will lead you
gently towards a greater
understanding of this
fascinating subject. Even
apparently daunting
concepts are explained
simply, with the
assistance of useful
diagrams, and with a
refreshing lack of
jargon. So whether you're
an adult or a student,
whether you like Sudoku
but hate doing sums, or
whether you've always
been daunted by numbers
at work, school or in
everyday life, you won't
find a better way of
overcoming your
nervousness about numbers
and learning to enjoy
making the most of
mathematics. Ideal for:
perfect introduction for
those who have a
lingering fear of maths.
whether you're an adult
or a student, or whether
you've always been
daunted by numbers at
work, school or in
everyday life, you won't
find a better way of
overcoming your
nervousness about numbers
and learning to enjoy
making the most of
mathematics. This
paperback book has 298
pages and measures: 19.7
x 12.9 x 2.2cm

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The Element Encyclopedia Of
Birthdays

Discover how your
birthday holds the key to
your personality. Here
are 366 birthday profiles
for the year - each with
its own distinct
personality, secrets,
quirks, perfect
partners, best days,
dark side, luck-makers,
health issues, ideal
careers and challenges.
Simply by knowing your
birthday you'll discover
the secret to exactly who
you are...and who you are
destined to be.

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Scout Tests And How To Pass
Them - Scout Association

Scouting has been in
existence since 1907,
offering children and
young adults over 100
years of adventure,
Jamborees, summer camps,
badges, scarves and
gang shows. The
collection of the badges
has always been the
backbone of the movement,
and back in 1914 a book
was published that
gathered together all of
the legendary badges and
gave instruction on how
to pass them. This is a
celebratory edition of
that 1914 classic,
showing how this
much-loved institution
has grown and evolved.
This truly fascinating
book was the official
manual used by Scouts to
learn these subjects,
and by Scout leaders to
teach them. This is an
authentic dangerous book
for boys and takes us
back to a distant time
before TVs and home
computers, when children
were encouraged to be
active and to 'get out
into the open air'
whenever they could; a
time when it was
important to be able to
make things and, when
they broke, repair them.
It is a fascinating
historical document that
also reveals the morality
of an era when readers
were entreated to be
'clean in thought, word
and deed', and 'refrain
from spitting in
omnibuses.'

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The Story Of Philosophy - A
History Of Western Thought

The Story of Philosophy
sees philosophy for what
it is: a passionate,
exhilarating quest for
human understanding that
cannot be reduced to dry
categories or simple
definitions. It's a story
with plot twists, a
murder, accidental
discoveries, disastrous
love affairs, geniuses,
idiots, monks, and
vagabonds. At the heart
of it all are the ideas
and obsessions that have
captured great thinkers
from the very beginning.
Packed with intriguing
anecdotes and fascinating
detail, James Garvey and
Jeremy Stangroom bring us
face to face with the
most important
philosophers in western
history. Rigorous,
refreshingly free of
academic jargon, and
highly accessible, this
is the ideal introduction
for anyone who wants to
gain a new perspective on
philosophy's biggest
thoughts.

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Bedside Book Of Physics

The Bedside Book Series
are fascinating,
interactive guides on a
variety of subjects -
physics, geometry and
chemistry. They contain
clear and concise
explanations of different
concepts, as well as
profiles of key thinkers
and their discoveries. A
unique feature of this
series are the simple,
step-by-step exercises.
Some of these have
everyday applications,
others are theoretical
puzzles, and all are
designed to challenge you
and test your newly
acquired knowledge.
Written in a highly
readable style suitable
for any audience, The
Bedside Book Series is
intended for a general
readership and does not
assume prior knowledge of
a subject. The aim of
each book is to convey
the basic principles of a
subject - and the stories
behind them - to anyone
who is interested in
learning about the
universe around them,
with an emphasis on how
these seemingly abstract
principles relate to
everyday experiences.

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Information Is Beautiful

A visual guide to the way
the world really works
Every day, every hour,
every minute we are
bombarded by information
- from television, from
newspapers, from the
internet, we're steeped
in it, maybe even lost
in it. We need a new way
to relate to it, to
discover the beauty and
the fun of information
for information's sake.
No dry facts, theories
or statistics. Instead,
Information is Beautiful
contains visually
stunning displays of
information that blend
the facts with their
connections, their
context and their
relationships - making
information meaningful,
entertaining and
beautiful. This is
information like you have
never seen it before -
keeping text to a minimum
and using unique visuals
that offer a blueprint of
modern life - a map of
beautiful colour
illustrations that are
tactile to hold and easy
to flick through but
intriguing and engaging
enough to study for
hours.

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Easy Learning Spanish Grammar

Designed to accompany the
widely acclaimed Collins
Easy Learning Spanish
Dictionary, Collins Easy
Learning Spanish Grammar
offers beginners a clear
and easy-to-understand
guide to the verbs and
grammar of Spanish.
Collins Easy Learning
Spanish Grammar has been
designed for all those
learning Spanish at
school, at work or at
home. It provides easily
accessible information in
an attractively presented
layout. Key grammatical
points are highlighted
throughout as a means of
reinforcement. In
addition, a full
glossary gives clear
explanations of
grammatical terminology.
Collins Easy Learning
Spanish Grammar also
provides beginners with
all the regular verb
forms and conjugations,
and the most common
tenses of irregular verbs
are shown in full. An
index contains over 2,
800 verbs which are
cross-referred to their
conjugation model. *
Collins Easy Learning
Spanish Grammar explains
the essential points of
Spanish grammar using
simple language
throughout. * Hundreds of
examples of real Spanish
illustrate clearly the
grammatical points being
made. * Clear, colour
layout ensures that you
find the information you
need quickly and easily.
Other titles available in
the Collins Easy Learning
Spanish range are:
Collins Easy Learning
Spanish Dictionary,
Collins Easy Learning
Spanish Conversation,
Collins Easy Learning
Spanish Verbs and Collins
Easy Learning Spanish
Words.

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Graphic Design School

Packed with practical
guidance and beautifully
illustrated throughout,
Graphic Design School
provides a solid
foundation for the design
student as well as
offering a back-to-basics
tool for more advanced
designers in search of
solutions to graphic
problems. The book is
divided into three clear
sections, beginning with
'The Language of Design',
which introduces the
basic design skills,
giving encouragement and
advice on thinking up
ideas and expressing them
visually. I n 'Principles
and Techniques', the
reader is shown how to
start developing these
ideas and learns new
methods of giving form to
their vision by
experimentation with
colour, typography and
computer techniques.
Finally, 'Commercial
Practice' shows how these
skills are applied in the
workplace, whether in
editorial design,
advertising or in the
creation of corporate
identities. Throughout,
the book highlights real
examples of students'
work, from the design of
logos and websites to
product packaging,
providing points of
reference so the reader
can continually compare
their own progress and
enhance their potential
in this competitive
field. Graphic Design
School is a must-buy,
all-encompassing guide to
this fast-evolving
subject.

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Words For All Occasions
Speeches And Toasts

Make memorable speeches
and toasts with Words for
Every Occasion: Toasts &
Speeches. You ll be
confident and ready to
speak from the heart at
those important moments,
from weddings and
birthdays to memorials
and saying goodbye. This
160-page book includes
over 90 ideas to
incorporate into your
speeches and contains
essential information on
writing and giving a
great speech, coping
with nerves, and
salutations and toasts
for holidays and
festivals around the
world. Whatever the
reason, Words for Every
Occasion: Toasts &
Speeches will help you
with the right words for
any event.

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Numberland - The World In
Numbers

The world is full of
fascinating facts and
statistics, but
presented without context
and in no particular
order they can be
overwhelming. Numberland:
The World in Numbers
interprets the world
around us through
numbers, breaking the
most amazing and
revealing of facts down
to their bare bones. For
example, did you know
that the average eyelash
lasts five months? That
400 quarter-pound
hamburgers can be made
out of one cow? Or that
the average human will
grow 590 miles of hair in
their lifetime? Ordered
in easily digestible
sections such as 'Around
the World', 'the USA',
'Money', 'Religion' and
'History', the book
navigates an ordered path
through a noisy world of
information overload.

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Philips Modern School Atlas -
97th Edition

Britains best-selling
secondary school atlas.
Philips Modern School
Atlas is divided into
sections for ease of use,
with each page
colour-coded for rapid
reference. A 10-page
Remote Sensing section
covers such topics as
satellite imagery and GIS
(with an explanation of
false-colour usage),
incorporating a selection
of images used in studies
of exploration, land
reclamation, erosion,
geology and pollution,
with explanatory text.
The next section covers
the United Kingdom and
Ireland in 32 pages. With
physically coloured maps,
this is the most
accurate mapping of the
UK and Ireland available
at the chosen scales -
accompanying the physical
maps are thematic maps on
numerous key social and
economic themes. The
middle section is made up
of 74 pages of World
topographical maps,
incorporating continental
thematic maps on topics
such as climate,
population and economics,
followed by World
thematic maps. Completing
the atlas is a section of
World social and economic
statistics, accompanied
by the index to the
topographical maps in the
atlas, showing
letter-figure grid
references as well as
latitude and longitude
co-ordinates. Philips
Modern School Atlas is an
unbeatable combination of
highly detailed physical
mapping backed up by
numerous tables and
thematic maps.

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Seventeen Equations That
Changed The World

Details: From Newton's
Law of Gravity to the
Black-Scholes model used
by bankers to predict the
markets, equations, are
everywhere - and they are
fundamental to everyday
life. Seventeen Equations
that Changed the World
examines seventeen
groundbreaking equations
that have altered the
course of human history.
He explores how
Pythagoras's Theorem led
to GPS and SatNav; how
logarithms are applied in
architecture; why
imaginary numbers were
important in the
development of the
digital camera, and what
is really going on with
Schr?dinger's cat.
Entertaining, surprising
and vastly informative,
Seventeen Equations that
Changed the World is a
highly original
exploration - and
explanation - of life on
earth. Ideal for: This
book is a great
inspiration to those who
have an understanding of
maths and want to develop
it further beyond what
they know. This paperback
book has 342 pages and
measures: 23.3 x 15.3 x
2.7cm

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Year 7 Science - Course Book

A student-friendly
approach to KS3 This
coursebook covers topics
appropriate for KS3 Year
7 Science and accurately
reflects the language and
content of the new
Programme of Study. Along
with the Year 8 and 9
coursebooks full coverage
of the KS3 programme of
study is provided. *Clear
and concise overviews,
examples and 'Key Words'
boxes help underpin
understanding of the key
topics * Tasks and
exercises challenge and
stimulate pupils at all
levels and help develop
skills * Pages of
practice questions for
every topic reinforce
learning and test
understanding.

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The Elements - An Illustrated
History Of The Periodic Table
- Ponderables

Details: Here is the
essential guide to the
Periodic Table, an
authoriative reference
book and timeline with
at-a-glance information
for every element. The
Periodic Table, set out
by Dmitri Mendeleev in
1869, is the result of
centuries of a
accumulated knowledge. It
is a powerful yet elegant
tool that opens a window
onto the very stuff of
nature - stars, rocks,
life, and more - and it
shows us the way to make
ever smarter
technologies. One hundred
ponderables, the puzzles
solved and inspirations
reached, tell the story
of how the Periodic Table
came to be. The journey
begins just as the first
cities are forming and
follows the contributions
made by philosophers,
alchemists,
industrialists, and
great scientists. It ends
with the synthesis of
superheavy elements never
seen before on Earth -
and an understanding of
how the universe really
works. Includes a
removable fold-out
concertina nearly housed
at the back of the book,
with a 12 page Timeline
History of the Periodic
Table and a 12 page Chart
of Elements in Atomic
Order. Ideal for: Anyone
with an interest in The
Elements or those looking
to learn more about the
subject. This hardback
book has 144 pages and
measures: 28.5 x 24 x
2.5cm

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The Universe - An Illustrated
History Of Astronomy -
Ponderables

Details: An essential
guide to astronomy, an
authoritative reference
and timeline detailing
the 100 milestone
discoveries. Includes a
fold-out timeline at the
back of the book. Ideal
for: Anyone with an
interest in The Universe
or those looking to learn
more about the subject.
This hardback book has
144 pages and measures:
28.2 x 24 x 3cm

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Reading Writing And Arithmetic
Mastering The Three Rs Of An
Old-Fashioned Education

Most of us suffer from
the odd gap in our
knowledge. But what if
those gaps happen to be
gaping chasms that
threaten to cave in if
not soon filled? Worry
not, for the answer is
at hand. The Three Rs
harks back to a golden
age of teaching,
providing a comprehensive
introduction to the
basics of reading,
writing and arithmetic.
With everything from
reading efficiently and
mastering grammar, to
grasping paper and mental
arithmetic, this
comprehensive tome
rallies through the gamut
of fascinating content,
including: Grammar tests;
How to write and form
letters properly;
Exercises for mastering
fractions, decimals and
rounding to the nearest;
Tips for tackling
everyday maths
conundrums, such as
adding bills and working
out percentages and much
more besides!

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The Upside Of Irrationality -
The Unexpected Benefits Of
Defying Logic At Work And At
Home

Behavioral economist and
New York Times
bestselling author of
Predictably Irrational
Dan Ariely returns to
offer a much-needed take
on the irrational
decisions that influence
our dating lives, our
workplace experiences,
and our general
behaviour, up close and
personal. In The Upside
of Irrationality,
behavioral economist Dan
Ariely will explore the
many ways in which our
behaviour often leads us
astray in terms of our
romantic relationships,
our experiences in the
workplace, and our
temptations to cheat.
Blending everyday
experience with
groundbreaking research,
Ariely explains how
expectations, emotions,
social norms and other
invisible, seemingly
illogical forces skew our
reasoning abilities.
Among the topics Dan
explores are: * What we
think will make us happy
and what really makes us
happy; * How we learn to
love the ones we are
with; * Why online dating
doesn't work, and how we
can improve on it; * Why
learning more about
people make us like them
less; * Why large bonuses
can make CEOs less
productive; * How to
really motivate people at
work; * Why bad
directions can help us; *
How we fall in love with
our ideas; * How we are
motivated by revenge; and
* What motivates us to
cheat. Drawing on the
same experimental methods
that made Predictably
Irrational such a hit,
Dan will emphasize the
important role that
irrationality plays in
our day-to-day
decisionmaking-not just
in our financial
marketplace, but in the
most hidden aspects of
our lives.

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Bedside Book Of Algebra

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AQA GCSE Maths Higher - Letts
Success Workbook

Details: This Success
Workbook tests the topics
covered in the Success
GCSE AQA Mathematics
Higher Revision Guide
(2012 exams). The
workbook offers
accessible practice to
help manage GCSE AQA
Maths Higher revision for
the new specifications
(both linear and modular)
starting in 2010. ?Helps
build confidence through
a clear and accessible
layout ?Makes test
preparation easy with
manageable content and
reliable revision methods
?Provides plenty of
support with practice
questions and tips &
techniques ?Pull-out
answer booklet can be
found in the centre of
the book This workbook is
for the new GCSE Maths
specifications and is
suitable for students
starting the courses from
September 2010 onwards.
If you started your
course before this date
(e.g. in September 2009),
you will be following a
different specification
and need the guide for
the 2011 exams. Ideal
for: Any parent who has
children studying at GCSE
level. This paperback
book has 96 pages and
measures: 29.7 x 21 x
0.6cm

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Woman As Design

In "Woman as Design",
Stephen Bayley discusses
how the female body works
as a sign, a symbol...as
a designed object. Both
provocative and
beguiling, Woman as
Design is an eclectic mix
of design, cultural
history, erotica,
fashion, fetishism and
observation. In Part One:
Before, Behind,
Between, Above and
Below, Stephen Bayley
takes us from Aphrodite
to the Delta of Venus and
then to the
industrialisation of the
breast (in bra form) and
sexual identity. He
questions what strange
mixture of evolution,
social competition,
cultural modelling and
(predominantly male)
desire made the substance
and the style of women.
In Part Two he examines
pin-ups, stereotypes,
cosmetics, hemlines and
heels and looks in detail
at how design has
appropriated the feminine
form. He illustrates how
we see, display, dress,
decorate and distort
women - including how
shoes and clothes form
our impression of womanly
ideal and how different
ages and different
cultures developed
different womanly ideals.
Wonderfully designed and
superbly illustrated,
Woman as Design is a
compulsively attractive
book and a modern study
of the continuous
conflict between the real
and the ideal...in its
most familiar form.

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Mathematics - An Illustrated
History Of Numbers -
Ponderables

Details: Here is the
essential guide to
mathematics, an
authoriatitive reference
book and timeline that
explores the work of
history's greatest
mathematicians. These
include the teasing
genius of Pierre de
Fermat, who said he knew
the answers but rarely
gave them up, the
helpful guidance of
Fibonacci, whose
13th-century compendium
for bookkeepers proved to
be a valuable tool for
the most high-minded
mathematicians, and the
fractal pattern
discovered by Waclaw
Sierpinkski now used to
plan the route a mailman
takes. With a glimpse of
the abstract landscapes
of infinite numbers and
multi-dimensional shapes
that these incredible
minds explore, we can
begin to get beyond
school-day sums and
understand the true power
of mathematics. Includes
a removable fold-out
concertina nearly housed
at the back of the book,
with a 12 page Timeline
History of Mathematics
and 12 pages of
Mathematical Enigmas.
Ideal for: Anyone with an
interest in Mathematics
or those looking to learn
more about the subject.
This hardback book has
144 pages and measures:
28.5 x 24 x 2.5cm

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What To Do In An Emergency

What would you do if
someone collapsed on the
street beside you, or if
you were caught up in a
terrifying natural
disaster, terrorist
alert or traffic
accident? Your immediate
response might be to
panic, and then do
either the wrong thing,
or nothing at all - which
could make things worse.
This unique new book
shows you how to stay
calm, take charge and
avert a crisis in almost
any situation. You'll
learn how to spot a
tsunami, how to survive
an earthquake, hurricane
or tornado, how to
revive someone who's
choking and what to do if
you're robbed on holiday.
There are also practical
solutions to everyday
problems such as a
blocked toilet, a virus
on your computer and an
encounter with a snarling
dog. So don't worry about
what might never happen -
armed with this book,
you can cope with
anything!

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