Corduroy" was first published in 1930. It was followed by " Silver Ley" in 1931 & " The Cherry Tree" in 1932. Together they form a trilogy that has been described as the classic account of a twentieth-century Englishmans conversion to rural life. In " Corduroy" the authors experiences as a farm apprentice in Suffolk are described. The tone is affectionate humourous & not in the least patronizing. At times there is an elegiac strain not dissimilar to Edward Thomas. The three books constitute a threnody for what was then a vanishing pre-mechanized way of farming & rural life." ...

Welcome to Corduroy Mansions in Pimlico: a temple of Arts & Crafts architecture with comforting weathered brickwork & frankly frivolous dormer windows it is home to a delightfully eccentric cast of Londoners. In the top flat lives William with a faithful ex-vegetarian dog named Freddie de la Hay & a freeloading son who he hopes will soon fly the nest. Four lively young women share the first-floor flat including twinset-&-pearls Caroline from Cheltenham Dee vitamin addict & avid subscriber to Anti-oxidant News & Jenny a put-upon PA. & round the corner lives Oedipus Snark MP possibly the worlds only loathsome Lib Dem who has succeeded in offending everyone he knows & many others besides. But what dark revenge is being plotted by his mother Berthea Snark & by his girlfriend Barbara Ragg...? ...

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Based on extensive feedback from teachers these popular A Level titles have been written by the experienced team that produced SMP Interact for GCSE. These are clear user-friendly texts that both teacher & student will enjoy using. Each chapter's objectives are clearly set out & new concepts are carefully developed in a way that involves the student. Worked examples are designed to clarify ideas & techniques & there is plenty of well-graded practice & revision including past exam questions that show the standard required. Key points are highlighted as they arise & are gathered in a summary at the end of the chapter where there is also a self-assessment section. Each book contains a detailed contents analysis & the chapters are structured so that you can easily tell what part of the

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Based on extensive feedback from teachers these popular A Level titles have been written by the experienced team that produced SMP Interact for GCSE. These are clear user-friendly texts that both teacher & student will enjoy using. Each chapter's objectives are clearly set out & new concepts are carefully developed in a way that involves the student. Worked examples are designed to clarify ideas & techniques & there is plenty of well-graded practice & revision including past exam questions that show the standard required. Key points are highlighted as they arise & are gathered in a summary at the end of the chapter where there is also a self-assessment section. Each book contains a detailed contents analysis & the chapters are structured so that you can easily tell what part of the

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Based on extensive feedback from teachers these popular A Level titles have been written by the experienced team that produced SMP Interact for GCSE. These are clear user-friendly texts that both teacher & student will enjoy using. Each chapters objectives are clearly set out & new concepts are carefully developed in a way that involves the student. Worked examples are designed to clarify ideas & techniques & there is plenty of well-graded practice & revision including past exam questions that show the standard required. Key points are highlighted as they arise & are gathered in a summary at the end of the chapter where there is also a self-assessment section. Each book contains a detailed contents analysis & the chapters are structured so that you can easily tell what part of the

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Based on extensive feedback from teachers these popular A Level titles have been written by the experienced team that produced SMP Interact for GCSE. These are clear user-friendly texts that both teacher & student will enjoy using. Each chapters objectives are clearly set out & new concepts are carefully developed in a way that involves the student. Worked examples are designed to clarify ideas & techniques & there is plenty of well-graded practice & revision including past exam questions that show the standard required. Key points are highlighted as they arise & are gathered in a summary at the end of the chapter where there is also a self-assessment section. Each book contains a detailed contents analysis & the chapters are structured so that you can easily tell what part of the

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One of HTML5 s most exciting features Canvas provides a powerful 2D graphics API that lets you implement everything from word processors to video games. In Core HTML5 Canvas best-selling author David Geary presents a code-fueled no-nonsense deep dive into that API covering everything you need to know to implement rich & consistent web applications that run on a wide variety of operating systems & devices. Succinctly & clearly written this book examines dozens of real-world uses of the Canvas API such as interactively drawing & manipulating shapes saving & restoring the drawing surface to temporarily draw shapes & text & implementing text controls. You ll see how to keep your applications responsive with web workers when you filter images how to implement smooth animations & how to create layered 3D scrolling backgrounds with parallax. In addition you ll see how to implement video games with extensive coverage of sprites physics collision detection & the implementation of a game engine & an industrial-strength pinball game. The book concludes by showing you how to implement Canvas-based controls that you can use in any HTML5 application & how to use Canvas on mobile devices including i OS5. This authoritative Canvas reference covers * The canvas element-using it with other HTML elements handling events printing a canvas & using offscreen canvases* Shapes-drawing dragging erasing & editing lines arcs circles curves & polygons; using shadows gradients & patterns* Text-drawing positioning setting font properties; building text controls* Images-drawing scaling clipping processing & animating* Animations-creating smooth efficient & portable animations* Sprites-implementing animated objects that have painters & behaviors* Physics-modeling physical systems (falling bodies pendulums & projectiles) & implementing tweening for nonlinear motion & animation* Collision detection-advanced techniques clearly explained* Game development-all aspects of game development such as time-based motion & high score support implemented in a game engine* Custom controls-infrastructure for implementing custom controls; implementing progress bars sliders & an image panner* Mobile applications-fitting Canvas apps on a mobile screen using media queries handling touch events & specifying i OS5 artifacts such as app icons Throughout the book Geary discusses high-quality reusable code to help professional developers learn everything they really need to know with no unnecessary verbiage. All of the book s code & live demonstrations of key techniques are available at corehtml 5canvas.com. ...

This book meets the needs of all students following the Cambridge International Examinations (CIE) syllabus for IGCSE Core Mathematics. Updated for the most recent syllabus it provides complete content coverage with thousands of practice questions in an attractive & engaging format for both native & non-native speakers of English. The book is easy-to-use with an accessible format of worked examples & practice questions. Each book is accompanied by a free CD which provides a wealth of support for students such as hundreds of additional homework questions self-assessment checklists revision & examination tips & examiner comments. An accompanying Teacher's Guide & Revision Guide are also available. Endorsed by Cambridge International Examinations. ...

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