Authoritative influential yet accessible to students this textbook addresses one of the most important aspects of commercial law. Its enduring role as the definitive guide to the law surrounding the sale of goods cements its position as the market leading text for undergraduate & postgraduate students alike. Uniquely key differences between Scots & English law in this area are highlighted throughout equipping the reader with a thorough understanding of the regulatory regimes governing the sale of goods in both jurisdictions. ...

The Dr Atkins book which makes it really easy for those revolutionizing their weight & their health with the programme. It answers all your questions & dispells the myths. This 2 week starter plan
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Includes:: helpful food lists & recipes
- is everyones essential for the new year. The book answers the 100 most frequently asked questions & takes the reader step by step through the Atkins nutritional programme. It provides a 4 phase plan which allows 3 cups of healthy low carb veggies a day at the start moving up to the final phase
- Lifetime Maintenance
- where most people can eat every kind of vegetable. Good & bad fats are explained too so that people can choose the healthy way to incorporate the essential fats in their diet. The book also shows how to incorporate healthy activity & exercise into your week
- dispelling the myth that Atkins encourages people to lose weight without taking exercise. It explains how the Atkins programme helps to decrease your risk of heart disease prevent & control type 2 diabetes lowers blood pressure improves symptoms of PCOS headaches sinus problems abdominal pains acid reflux asthma eczema & acne. It also explains many of the myths surrounding Atkins. ie. that ketosis
- where the body burns fat & not glucose
- is perfectly safe & that most people doing Atkins see a drop in the LDL cholesterol. Also there is no study which shows that the high protein diet is dangerous for the kidneys or that eating so much protein leaches calcium from your bones & interferes with calcium absorption.








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Atkins Physical Chemistry epitomises the benchmark of achievement for a chemistry degree throughout the world. Its broad coverage concise explanations & robust mathematical support are clearly presented in an engaging style to furnish students with a solid foundation in the subject. In this ninth edition the authors continue to refine their presentation of physical chemistry. The coverage of introductory topics is streamlined & the addition of a new fundamentals chapter provides students with an overview of key principles on which the subject is based. The text

Includes:: increased coverage of computational chemistry & additional contextual examples of materials chemistry throughout mirroring the current needs of todays students & lecturers. Mathematics remains an intrinsic yet challenging part of physical chemistry. Extensive mathematical support including a Checklist of key equations at the end of every chapter & Mathematical background sections containing worked examples & self-tests empower students to overcome any barriers to understanding that grasping the mathematical content might present. These features help to ensure the reader can master the subject without a need to sacrifice the rigour & depth of the mathematical content. The pedagogical framework which is a hallmark of the authors writing has been further strengthened. New Key points provide summaries of the main take-home messages of each section & enable students to gain an overview of the topic before tackling it in depth; Brief illustrations give a concise insight into how a particular mathematical concept is applied in practice providing students with the opportunity to contextualise their learning. All these exciting new features & innovations are presented within a refreshed full colour text design to stimulate & engage students yet further. The Online Resource Centre contains Living Graphs illustrations from the book & web links. An Instructors Solutions Manual (free to adopters) & a Students Solutions Manual are also available. Access to the Physical Chemistry e Book is also included with the purchase of the printed text. Offering enhanced functionality including notetaking & highlighting it also

Includes:: access to Explorations in Physical Chemistry which contains interactive Excel worksheets & exercises related to the Living Graphs allowing students to visualise actively explore & test their understanding of the subject.



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Atkinson Grimshaw's early landscapes were influenced by the pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's ideals of painstaking detail but he later developed a distinctive kind of industrial landscape lit by moonlight gaslight or both. These urban scenes were very popular with the public particulary in the north of England where he did so much of his work but less so with the offical art world. In this comprehensive study of the artist Robertson shows the full scope of Grimshaw's work
- from the early paintings of the Lake District & Yorkshire landscapes to the townscapes dockscenes coastal views & richly colourful portrayals of sophisticated Victorian ladies. The author discusses the techniques of Grimshaw's art & examines the many varieties of colour & mood that are captured in his paintings. He also assesses Grimshaw's place in Victorian art & society comparing him with his contemporaries such as James Tissot & Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. An appendix lists all the public collections which hold examples of the artists work.
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The Atlantic & its Enemies" is Norman Stone's personal uncompromising & provocative history of how the West 'won' the Cold War. For decades after the end of the Second World War most of the globe either laboured under Communist rule or else was lost in a violent stagnancy that seemed doomed to permanence. For every Atlantic success there seemed to be a dozen Communist or Third World successes as the USSR & its proxies whether in Berlin Cuba Vietnam or China crushed dissent & humiliated the United States on both military & cultural grounds. Then suddenly the Atlantic won
- economically ideologically militarily
- with astonishing speed & comprehensiveness. With wit & brio Norman Stone's " The Atlantic & its Enemies" offers a unique perspective on events from Vietnam to glasnost & draws on his own experiences
- such as his time in a Slovak prison
- to show both the tragedy & the absurdity of the struggle that divided the world for over forty years. " Opinionated mischievous enthralling...an exhilarating read". (Boyd Tonkin " Independent"). " Lively idiosyncratic rollicking". (Geoffrey Wheatcroft " Observer"). " Masterly...the one book that anyone who wants to understand the Cold War must read". (John Gray " New Statesman"). "A swashbuckling survey of the cold war". (Mark Mazower " Financial Times"). "[ Stone] has a terrific eye for detail bringing to life everything from the ruins of Germany to Ronald Reagan's White House with a wonderfully waspish turn of phrase". (" Economist"). Norman Stone is one of Britain's most celebrated historians. He is the author of " The Eastern Front 1914-1917" " Hitler: An Introduction" " Europe Transformed" & " World War One: A Short History"."



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In 1982 the American scholar Charles Hapgood made an astonishing claim to a young librarian Rand Flem-Ath
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An ancient artifact is discovered in a dusty antiquities shop in Alexandria Egypt
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Clive Cussler sends his great hero on an explosive mission in Atlantis Found" the fifteenth " Dirk Pitt" adventure. Around the world ancient artefacts are suddenly appearing hinting at a catastrophe that will soon visit Earth... Dirk Pitt is on hand at a Colorado archaeological site where an ancient & mysterious artefact has been found
- one that is perhaps linked to other strange objects turning up across the globe. & soon Pitts skills & ingenuity are desperately needed to rescue the team after a suspicious explosion seals them deep underground. It quickly becomes clear that the artefacts carry a message: warning of global Armageddon. Yet a shadowy organisation called the Fourth Empire not only wants to stop others from heeding that warning but is also actively seeking to accelerate the end it foretells. Now Pitt & NUMA must face this diabolical foe who will stop at nothing to wipe out all life on earth... Packed with blistering action & hair-raising suspense " Atlantis Found" is Clive Cussler at his brilliant best. " Atlantis Found" is the fifteenth of Clive Cusslers bestselling " Dirk Pitt" thrillers
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Includes:: " Arctic Drift" & his first novel " Mayday"
- in which the discovery of an artefact could mean the end of the world. Praise for Clive Cussler: " Cussler is hard to beat". (" Daily Mail"). " The guy I read". (Tom Clancy). Bestselling author Clive Cussler has thrilled readers for four decades with his classic adventure novels filled with intrigue & plot twists. As well as the " Dirk Pitt" series there are also the "NUMA" & " Oregon Files" the " Isaac Bell" adventures & the " Fargo" series. Other " Dirk Pitt" titles available in Penguin paperback are " Valhalla Rising" " Trojan Odyssey" " Black Wind" " Treasure of Khan" " Arctic Drift" " Crescent Dawn" & " The Kingdom"."




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Now completely updated this award-winning atlas maps every link of the food chain from farming production & retail to the food on our plates. It also investigates how in an era of new technologies globalized food trade & even plentiful supply millions remain hungry. Topics include: Prices & Shortages Malnutrition Dietary Changes & Increasing Obesity Climate Change Impacts Industrial Farming Live Animal Trade GM Crops Fertilizers & Pesticides Organic Farming Land Rights Trade Justice Fast Food & Additives ...

From Marathon in 490 BC or Hastings in 1066 to Trafalgar & Austerlitz in 1805; from Midway Stalingrad or Leyte Gulf during the Second World War to the fall of Baghdad in 2003 this meticulously illustrated companion to great battles of the world will be essential reading for anyone fascinated by military set-pieces & strategy. When did an Asian power first defeat a European one? How did Joan of Arc beat the British at the Siege of Orleans? Why did France lose at Dien Bien Phu in 1954? & much much more...- Features accurate dynamic maps showing why battles took place & their consequences
- Each battle is accompanied by diagrams fact files & essays explaining how they were won & lost
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