Today's turmoil in the financial markets illustrates how important it is to be in control of your money. This book addresses the core fundamentals of financial literacy, telling readers how banks work & why city traders earn such enormous bonuses. It plots paths out of debt & builds financial confidence so readers feel in charge of their finances. Duncan knows the true value of money: now worth ?310 million, he was born into extreme post-war poverty. Taking each area of our financial lives in turn
- earning, spending, borrowing, investing, saving, budgeting & the wider economy
- he helps us understand where we are in our own financial cycle & how to achieve financial security. Read by David Rintoul

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Time
- unlike money, opportunity or good looks
- is the one resource that is allocated equally to all of us. No matter what

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Whether brushing up before exams or just practising those more difficult topics, How to Be Top is an indispensable guide to achieving the highest grades in English, Maths & Science. This book combines clear explanations with short exercises, helping children rapidly improve the speed & accuracy with which they complete their work. Given this extra boost, children can start secondary school confident they have all the skills they need to succeed in the three key academic areas. ...

How to Be Vegan in 28 Days is part-cookbook, part-veggie-guide book that will help you achieve a vegan lifestyle, & get into

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If you are a low-limit player frustrated by poor results or books written by high-stakes players for big buy-in games, this is exactly the book you need! You'll learn how to win big money at the little games
- $1/$2, $2/$4, $4/$8, $5/$10
- typically found in casinos, cardrooms & played in home poker games. After one reading, you'll lose less, win more & play with increased confidence. You'll learn the top 10 tips & winning strategies specifically designed for limit hold'em, no-limit hold'em, Omaha high-low & low-limit poker tournaments. It provides great practical advice for new players. This book has 184 pages & is 21.6 x 14 x 1.4 cms

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Arnold Snyder shows how to play & win money online against the Internet casinos. People love to gamble, & now that they can do so from their own homes, Snyder shows them how to choose safe sites to play. He goes over every step of the process, from choosing sites, opening an account, & how to take your winnings! There are major chapters covering the differences between brick & mortar & Internet gaming rooms & how to handle common situations & predicaments. A major chapter covers Internet poker & basic strategies to beat hold'em & other games online. This book has 272 pages & is 21.6 x 14 x 2 cms ...

Digital photography has without doubt made it easier for novice photographers to take better pictures. The affordable prices of entry level models has widened the appeal of photography as a mainstream hobby. While the facility to instantly review images to check factors such as composition, exposure & focus has made it possible for photographers to improve at a faster rate than ever before. However, as experienced photographers are well aware, there is a difference between shooting a technically good image & one that stands out as exceptional. The choice of factors such as viewpoint & aperture setting, & the use of the right lens or filter, all play a major part in determining how a scene is recorded & is something that can only be learned over time by regularly taking pictures & many of the UKs leading photographers that offer expert advice on how to improve your photography & master a variety of photographic disciplines. The best way to become a photo expert is to learn from experiences & successful photographers & this guide to aims to help you do just that. ...

Starting with the basics of game creation & a look at the artistic skills necessary to get started, this title offers key roles for creators
- from concept artists to character animators to marketing artists & beyond. It also features interviews with video game art professionals who've worked for top gaming companies.
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In this volume, the author offers a book of traits to develop for aspiring CEOs, or for anyone who wants to get ahead in business. Each of the 75 "rules" focuses on a specific action that should be taken, a trait that needs to be developed, or things to avoid. ...

Best friends Charlie & Kat do everything together... even magic!

But when Kat gets distracted by a boy called Zak, Charlie

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