A great family game with full size game with cards spinner & markers all in a perfectly sized tin great for family holidays. Who will be the bingo caller this time? Choking hazard
- small parts & small balls. Not suitable for children under 3 years of age.
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Bingo Lingo
- the book which put the fun Into the literacy hour
- is relaunching in a bright new edition. A sharp fresh design

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Binnys life has been difficult since her father died & her dreadful old Aunt violet disposed of her beloved dog Max. Her world changed then to a city flat with not enough space for her Mum her big sister Clem & her small brother James. Definitely no room for a pet. Then one day Aunt violet dies leaving a small cottage in Cornwall to Binny & her family. Binny finds herself in a new world once more full of sunshine & freedom & Gareth the enemy-next-door & the ideal companion for dangerous dares. But Max is still lost in the past & it seems impossible that shell ever find him again... ...

Tenderly observantly incisively Edith Pearlman captures life on the page like few other writers. She is a master of the short story & this is a spectacular collection. ' Pearlman writes about the predicaments
- odd wry funny & painful
- of being human.. .[ Her] view of the world is large & compassionate delivered through small beautifully precise moments. Her characters inhabit terrain that all of us recognize one defined by anxieties & longing love & grief loss & exultation. These quiet elegant stories add something significant to the literary landscape.' The New York Times

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Since its first edition in 1975 this extraordinary textbook has helped shape the way that biochemistry is taught & has become one of the most trusted books in the field. It offers exceptionally clear writing innovative graphics coverage of the latest research techniques & advances & a signature emphasis on physiological & medical relevance. The seventh edition has been updated throughout including many new advances on genetic regulation & revamped coverage of the integration of metabolism in the context of diet & obesity. Numerous new medical examples have been added throughout to make biochemistry real & relevant to students. The addition of new contributing author Gregory Gatto an active pharmaceutical researcher at Glaxo Smith Kline ensures that the seventh edition presents the latest techniques that students need to understand in biochemistry research today. The end-of-chapter problems have also been revised & updated providing students with great new exercises to test their understanding. The book is supported by a companion website (www.whfreeman.com/berg 7e) which provides a variety of tools to aid understanding & learning including concept-based tutorials animated techniques self-assessment tools & living figures that allow protein structures to be explored in 3-D. ...

The original biodynamic sowing & planting calendar now in its 51st year. This useful guide shows the optimum days for sowing pruning & harvesting various plants & crops as well as working with bees. It

Includes:: Maria & Matthias Thuns unique insights which go above & beyond the standard information presented in some other lunar calendars. It is presented in colour with clear symbols & explanations. The calendar

Includes:: a pullout wallchart that can be pinned up in a barn shed or greenhouse as a handy quick reference.

Includes:: a memorial section to Maria Thun who died in February 2012.





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Providing readers with the confidence needed to debate key issues in bioethics this introductory text clearly explains bioethical theories & their philosophical foundations. Over 250 activities introduce topics for personal reflection & discussion points encourage students to think for themselves & build their own arguments. Highlighting the potential pitfalls for those new to bioethics each chapter features boxes providing factual information & outlining the philosophical background along with detailed case studies that offer an insight into real-life examples of bioethical problems. Within-chapter essay questions & quizzes along with end-of-chapter review questions allow students to check their understanding & to broaden their thinking about the topics discussed. The accompanying podcasts by the author (two of whose podcasts on i Tunes U (TM) have attracted over 3 million downloads) explain points that might be difficult for beginners. These along with a range of extra resources for students & instructors are available at www.cambridge.org/bioethics. ...

In 1882 three schoolboys from the Hotspur Cricket Club decided that playing football in the winter might be a good way to keep fit. So after a meeting under a lamp post about 100 yards from where White Hart Lane stands today they formed Hotspur Football Club. Players paid sixpence to join up & the club played its first match in a dark blue strip with a red 'H' badge. Now Tottenham Hotspur Football Club is one of the greatest names in the greatest games of all with an illustrious history of footballing firsts including having become the first non-league team to win the FA Cup the first team of the modern era to win the league & cup Double & the first British team to win a European trophy. Beyond that the club has a proud tradition of ambition excellence & of playing football the right way 'the Spurs Way'. It is an unspoken but implicit prerequisite that the teams who pull on the famous lilywhite shirts will always endeavour to entertain & exhilarate the club's fans with fast quick-passing attacking football. The game " as the great Spurs captain Danny Blanchflower so succinctly put it "is about glory". In The Biography of Tottenham Hotspur renowned author Julie Welch
- who has lilywhite & blue blood coursing through her veins
- brilliantly deconstructs the history of the club to get to the very heart & soul of Tottenham Hotspur. How did Spurs develop their unique & precious character? Who were the key individuals & what were the key events that shaped the modern Spurs? Packed with wonderful stories from the formation of the club to the present day & the memories of numerous legendary players managers supporters & other key figures The Biography of Tottenham Hotspur brings the rich & glorious history of Spurs to life from a new & fascinating perspective."

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Accurate clinical observations are key to good patient care & fundamental to clinical practice. A thorough understanding of the biological science underlying vital observations
- such as taking the temperature or measuring the pulse
- enables health professionals to make well-informed clinical decisions quickly & accurately. To be fully competent in these basic skills there is a need to understand not only how & why procedures are performed but also how results are affected for example by variation in technique or the health status of the patient. This new edition integrates clear explanations of the techniques involved in these procedures with the biological knowledge which gives them meaning. For each topic William T. Blows explains the pathological basis for variations in observed results focusing on relevant anatomy & physiology genetics & pharmacology & the basic principles of care. This helpful text gives health practitioners at all levels the understanding needed to: Perform clinical observations accurately Make accurate judgements about the patient's condition Make accurate decisions concerning patient care. In addition to all-new chapters on observations of nutrition; fluid balance & hydration; drug side effects & interactions; skin & pain the text looks at: Temperature Cardiovascular observations Respiratory observations Urinary & bowel observations Neurological observations The Biological Basis of Clinical Observations is a unique text which integrates explanations of essential procedures with the biological knowledge that underpins practice. It is essential reading for all students preparing for clinical practice.

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This popular undergraduate textbook offers students a firm grounding in the fundamentals of biological oceanography. As well as a clear & accessible text learning is enhanced with numerous illustrations including a colour section thorough chapter summaries & questions with answers & comments at the back of the book. The comprehensive coverage of this book encompasses the properties of seawater which affect life in the ocean classification of marine environments & organisms phytoplankton & zooplankton marine food webs larger marine animals (marine mammals seabirds & fish) life on the seafloor & the way in which humans affect marine ecosystems. The second edition has been thoroughly updated including much data available for the first time in a book at this level. There is also a new chapter on human impacts
- from harvesting vast amounts of fish pollution & deliberately or accidentally transferring marine organisms to new environments. This book complements the Open University Oceanography Series" also published by Butterworth-Heinemann & is a set text for the Open University third level course S330. It features a leading undergraduate text new chapter on human impacts
- a highly topical subject & an expanded colour plate section."

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