Marco Polo Athens: the Travel Guide with Insider Tips This up-to-date authoritative guide contains information about what to see & where to eat & drink in Athens. There are tips on entertainment & shopping wellness & sport. The guide also comes with a street atlas & plan of the metro Travel Tips Useful Phrases in Greek & a comprehensive index. Once more it's fun to stroll round Athens. The place where antiquity & the present fuse has done a lot for itself in recent years. With MARCO POLO Athens you can explore a vibrant metropolis right next to the sea & learn about 5 000 years of history with the Acropolis at the centre. With this practical travel guide you can get a sense of the Athens of yesterday & today. Live music bars traditional inns trendy restaurants & overflowing with cafes. Outdoor concerts & theatre. The range of shopping facilities extends from flea market to high-end department stores. & there are museums for every taste. Metro or tram will easily take you to the coast or to the port at Piraeus from where there are day trips to idyllic islands & buses will take you to the places of antiquity in the immediate environs of Athens. The Insider Tips tell you where to spend a night by the sea or experience Satchmo instead of Sirtaki. The Best Of" pages tell you very succinctly what's to be found only in Athens; where the great places for free are; what's nice to do if it rains; & where you can relax & chill out. Explore the city & make discoveries in & around the Plaka Old Town. The Perfect Day introduces you to all facets of Athens. The Low Budget tips in each chapter show you how you can experience a great deal with very little money enjoy something special & snap up some real bargains. The Walking Tours chapter takes you through the city landscape of Athens & the surrounding area. Take a stroll through the Athens of today & classical Athens. The Dos & Don'ts warn you about certain bars & inauthentic folklore evenings. MARCO POLO Athens gives comprehensive coverage of all the city's districts. To help you find your way around there's a detailed street atlas practical map inside the back cover map of the metro network & overview maps of the Acropolis Delphi & Epidauros & removable pull-out map." ...

The historic market town of Atherstone developed on a mile long stretch of the Roman Road. Atherstone has been held in high esteem since medieval times & by 1880 there were many establishments accommodating the traders & travellers using this thoroughfare. Coal mining & hatting were the two main industries. As trade developed during the Industrial Revolution the population grew & overcrowding & poor living conditions were inevitable. The National Slum Clearances introduced in the 1930s put pressure on Atherstone Rural District Council to purchase land from private landowners to build new council houses. By the 1990s both the hatting & coal mining industries had completely diminished. This book takes the reader on a nostalgic journey through time comparing how day-to-day life has changed over the past one hundred years. ...

Training hard doesn't have to mean fuelling workouts with power bars & protein shakes. Runner's World" magazine's popular monthly column the " Athlete's Palate" features the dishes of all-star chefs such as Mark Bittman Jacques Torres Patricia Wells & Dan Barber. Now in " The Athlete's Palate Cookbook" these dishes along with more than 50 all-new recipes for small plates appetizers entrees & desserts are presented alongside profiles of the chef-athletes who created them. The first of its kind this gorgeously photographed full-colour cookbook

Includes:: recipes for Chicken with Quinoa Tahbouleh from Charlie Trotter Braised Short Ribs of Beef from Dan Barber & Shrimp Noodle Salad from Richard Sandoval. With suggested recipes for all phases of training this user-friendly cookbook is perfect for any runner cyclist swimmer or triathlete who wants to eat well while training hard."

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Aimed at strength & conditioning professionals as well as serious athletes & coaches across a wide variety of sports This work covers all aspects of training from sport analysis & athlete evaluation to building speed power & strength. It examines how theories & practices have evolved into todays state of the art methods for maximising performance. From sport-specific demands to movement skill enhancement training progressions to optimal performance rest & regeneration techniques to training programmes this text covers all the bases in modern functional sports conditioning. ...

Mo Farah became the first British runner to win a 5000 metres medal when he took gold in the World Championships in Daegu only days after he had won silver in the 10 000 metres. His feat earns him the front cover of Athletics 2012. Farah will be one of Britains leading hopes for a gold medal at the London Olympic Games & Athletics 2012 is vital reading for anyone who wants to follow athletics at the Games. As usual the annual also contains unrivalled coverage of the events of the previous year as well as chronicling the early events of 2012. It is now in its 60th year. ...

A collection of drama texts by the South African playwright director & actor Athol Fugard. They include The Road to Mecca" "A Place with the Pig" " My Children! My Africa!" " Playland" & " Valley Song"." ...

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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