The number of people interested & active in keeping bees at an amateur level has increased greatly over the past few years with a surge of interest from those in both rural & urban situations. This guide aimed at beginning beekeepers provides an authoritative text along with clear photographs & illustrations demonstrating the essential points. The book introduces the reader to beekeeping including the workings of the colony the structure of a hive how to acquire bees & keep them healthy & the structure of the beekeeping year. Each chapter is accompanied by anecdotes answers to frequently asked questions & fascinating facts about bees & honey. ...

Being able to barbecue should be in men's genes
- something to do with cavemen & chargrilled mammoth
- but if you need help

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The BCS Glossary is the most authoritative & comprehensive work of its kind. This unrivalled study aid & reference tool has newly updated entries & is divided into themed sections making it more than just a list of definitions. Written in an easily accessible style it is specifically designed to support those taking computer courses or courses where computers are used including GCSE A-Level ECDL & 14-19 Diplomas in Functional Skills in schools & further education colleges. ...

Every bride wants to look great on her big day but where do you start? Packed with invaluable advice on everything from dresses & veils to jewellery & shoes Be a Beautiful Bride" shows you how to truly walk up the aisle in style! This work helps you: find the perfect wedding dress for your colouring & figure & even the shape of bouquet that works best with your chosen style; discover the make-up & hairstyles that suit you best plus stylish accessories to complement your look; & learn how to choose the ideal colours & styles for everyone in your bridal party." ...

Free Range is the new career change. Trapped in a job that's 'just not you'? Always dreaming of your next vacation & counting down to the weekend? Imagine getting paid to do something that brings you alive without ever having to walk into an office again. It's all possible with this smart guide that breaks you out of the career-cage & puts you in control of your life. Be a Free Range Human is a breezy energizing & straight-talking guide to creating an amazing lifestyle & a great income doing what you love (on your own terms). Packed with inspiring case studies from people who've done it this book shares unconventional ideas & practical steps to: discover what you really want to do with your life; create a 'free range' career tailor-made for your unique personality & interests; ditch the job & still make as much (or more) as you do now; get time & location freedom (make money travelling the world or hanging out in your favourite cafe); get started in 90 days for less than GBP100 (you don't need an MBA funding or stuffy business plan to do it); & stand out from the crowd & do things your way! ...

Urban legends are those strange but seemingly credible tales that always happen to a friend of a friend. At last Professor Jan Harold Brunvand has collected the creepiest most terrifying urban legends many that have spooked you since your childhood & others that you believe really did occur
- even if it was a town away & to some poor hapless teenager who left a party early only to be followed by a man who has only just been released from a mental institution. From the classic hook-man story told around many a camp-fire to Saved by a Cell-phone these spine-tingling urban legends will give you goosebumps even when you know they cant be true. Still youll continue to check the backseat of your car at petrol stations & look under your bed at night before praying for sleep.
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Hadley Freeman Guardian features writer & author of the popular ' Ask Hadley...' column reminds the modern lady to ' Be Awesome'. ' Being single is often awesome. You can leave a party when you want to whether that be 9pm or 9am; you don't have to live in fear of ever hearing yourself described as my better half"; & you can spend all day lying on the sofa in your pajamas watching " Murder She Wrote" & eating peanut butter straight out of the jar' Covering topics vital for any modern woman to consider (from ' How to read women's magazines without wanting to grow a penis' to ' Beyond the armpit: a guide to being a modern day feminist') ' Be Awesome' tackles body image sex dating & feminism head on. With an attitude that is unfalteringly funny smart & surprisingly heartwarming Hadley Freeman is a voice of sanity that every woman should hear." ...

This is a practical & comprehensive beauty guide for teen girls by an award-winning beauty journalist. At some point every girl is going to come up with a whole bunch of questions about her skin her hair her looks...and when Alices daughter Molly started asking there seemed to be so many you could write a book. With chapters about hair make-up spots skincare hair removal manicures pedicures & how to look good in pictures this fabulous beauty bible extends a sympathetic helping hand as it guides teenagers through the minefield of often inappropriate beauty advice in a friendly & informative way. ...

I wish I could get a seat on the tube...I hadnt eaten that entire bag of Maltesers...I could meet a man whose hobbies include washing up & monogamy... Heather Hamilton is always wishing for things. Not just big stuff
- like world peace or for a date with Brad Pitt
- but little everyday wishes made without thinking. With her luck she knows theyll never come true... Until one day she buys some heather from a gypsy. Suddenly the bad hair days stop; a handsome American answers her ad for a housemate; & she starts seeing James
- The Perfect Man who sends her flowers excels in the bedroom & isnt afraid to say I love you... But are these wishes-come-true a blessing or a curse? & is there such a thing as too much foreplay?


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Ever dreamed of owning your boyhood football club? Simon Jordan grew up a stone's throw from Crystal Palace Football Club. As a boy he used to break into the Palace ground for a kick-about on the hallowed turf. On leaving school he entered the mobile phone business. By the age of thirty-two he'd built a company from nothing sold it for GBP75 million & bought his childhood club. By the age of forty-two Palace was in administration & Jordan had lost nigh on everything. Be Careful What You Wish For" lifts the lid on the owner's story & reveals for the first time how the national game really works. Jordan spares no one least of all himself as he takes us inside a world where hopes & aspirations sit alongside greed self-interest overpriced players dodgy transfers & top-level incompetence. He doesn't hold back. Breathtakingly honest highly controversial humorous & full of jaw-dropping anecdotes " Be Careful What You Wish For" is far more than a football book. It is a social commentary on the culture of great wealth & ambition; a Shakespearean tragedy that exposes the dark side of chasing a dream." ...