Entrancing English covers essential topics from the National Curriculum & is based around the popular theme of magic. Wizard Whimstaff s blend of fun with curriculum-based activities enchants & educates young learners. Children work towards attaining a Wizard s Trophy of Excellence at the end of the book. * Motivating activities based on the KS2 National Curriculum * Step-by-step learning introduced by fun characters *
Includes: gold stickers to reward achievement
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One of todays hottest knitting trends is entrelac a modular technique that results in striking basketwork designs of rows within rows & interlocking diamond patterns. Using only simple knit & purl stitches knitters can create eye-catching pieces with incredible texture. Entrelac" introduces both the history & how-to of this fun style along with 20 patterns for a variety of garments home decor items & baby accessories. Comprehensive instructions & a wide array of swatches provide endless possibilities in lace colourwork & much more." ...

The secrets of the UKs biggest online entrepreneurs revealed Thinking of starting a business? Already have a business online & looking to take it to the next level? The wonderful world wide web has made creating a start-up that much easier. Thousands of people are out there reaping the rewards the web can bring. If you want to join them youve come to the right place. Profiling todays foremost web entrepreneurs Lucy Tobin
- who meets successful business founders every week writing an enterprise column for The Evening Standard -- takes us through their start-up stories & maps out exactly whats made them so successful. Youll hear first hand from the bright sparks behind some of the UKs top online businesses. With interviews practical advice & insights youll learn how they did it what they recommend & how you can do it too.
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The 4th Edition of The Entrepreneurs Guide to Business Law International Edition" takes students through the various stages of starting a business
- from start-up & growth to an initial public offering
- while highlighting the legal preparations & pitfalls that go along with them. Start-ups experience legal issues unlike those of mature companies & this text offers seventeen chapters of advice & strategies for recognizing & managing them. Appropriate for both undergraduate & graduate coursework this newly updated edition presents traditional topics such as the cyclical nature of business international issues contract law & bankruptcy as well as more current issues like clean energy e-commerce & the effects of the recent recession on entrepreneurship."

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Current comprehensive & cutting edge ENTREPRENEURSHIP: A PROCESS PERSPECTIVE 2e equips potential entrepreneurs with the tools & insight for success. With solid theory & relevant examples this thorough resource covers the entire process of building a business. Seasoned instructors & entrepreneurial authorities Professors Baron & Shane deliver a practical applied process approach with a multidisciplinary perspective drawing on knowledge from the studies of economics psychology & other areas. The book begins with recognizing opportunity & building a team & then moves through assembling finances the business plan legal issues marketing growth & exit strategies. Rather than getting bogged down in excessive discussions of theory Baron & Shane use real-world examples to illustrate how students can apply chapter concepts to their own business ventures. Thoroughly updated & revised based on student & professor feedback the second edition adds a chapter on legal issues specific to entrepreneurs--including intellectual property considerations--and an appendix on key accounting principles entrepreneurs should know. A new chapter on growth strategies for new ventures is coupled with a chapter on managing new ventures for growth. In addition new boxed features shed light on common myths & misperceptions about entrepreneurship. The book is also packed with hands-on applications--including a case written specifically for each chapter--giving students experience putting text concepts into real-world action. ...

In Environmental Biotechnology-Principles & Applications" the authors connect the many different facets of environmental biotechnology. The book develops the basic concepts & quantitative tools in the first six chapters which comprise the principles. The text consistently calls upon those principles as it describes the applications in Chapters 7 through 16. The theme is that all microbiological processes behave in ways that are understandable predictable & unified. At the same time each application has its own special features that must be understood. The special features do not overturn or sidestep the common principles. Instead they complement the principles & are most profitably understood in light of the principles." ...

This is an essential reference source providing an accessible entry into enforcement procedures for the complex body of UK environmental health law. The main legal procedures used in the environmental health field are presented as flow charts supported by explanatory text. All chapters are updated to reflect new legislation & statutory guidance including: food safety
- details of the new procedures now in place following both EC & UK legislation implemented in 2006 housing standards
- new standards & processes for securing acceptable housing following the radical changes brought by the Housing Act 2004 Clean Neighbourhoods & Environment Act 2005 Licensing Act 2003. Covering all you need to know environmental health officers & students will find this essential reading. It will also be a valuable reference for everyone whose responsibilities demand they keep abreast of current environmental health practices.

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Environmental issues can present some daunting operational concerns for all types of organization whether in the private public & voluntary sectors. Managing them requires environmental professionals with a working knowledge of the rapidly developing body of regulatory measures. This new edition of Environmental Management in Organizations" provides all the management tools performance measures & communication strategies that organizations need to manage their environmental responsibilities effectively. Leading experts on each topic provide focused explanations & clear practical guidance as well as setting out the context & the key environmental & management drivers. This edition significantly updates the original handbook to take account of developments in the environmental agenda including new dedicated chapters on climate change energy transport biodiversity & chemicals. This title is published in association with IEMA." ...

Environmental Science in Building covers the science technology & services that relate to the comfort of humans & the environmental performance of buildings. This popular text is designed to be useful at all levels to students & practitioners of architecture construction studies building services surveying & environmental science. This new edition has been thoroughly updated & the contents reorganised to ensure optimum presentation & understanding of topics. Covering a range of topical areas including climate change carbon & energy management sustainability in construction & sick & green buildings this remains the key introductory text for understanding the principles & theories of the environmental science behind construction. Key features of the seventh edition are: * Clear & accessible text layout for ease of use * Minimum prior knowledge of science & mathematics assumed * Worked examples explained step-by-step * Fully updated dynamic illustrations & figures * Large resource sections of supporting information & references Visit the companion website for this book at www.palgrave.com/engineering/builtenvironment/mcmullan for investigative questions supplementary exercises useful weblinks & an online glossary. ...

Seven deadly sins. Seven souls to save. & a man & a woman treading the lines of danger desire & deliverance.. . As the son of a serial killer homicide detective Thomas ' Veck' Del Vecchio Jr grew up in the shadow of evil. Now on the knife-edge between civic duty & blind retribution he atones for the sins of his father
- while fighting his inner demons. Assigned to monitor Veck is Internal Affairs officer Sophia Reilly whose interest in him is both professional & arousingly personal. & Veck & Sophia have another link: Jim Heron a mysterious stranger with too many answers.. .to questions that are deadly. When Veck & Sophia are drawn into the ultimate battle between good & evil their fallen angel saviour is the only thing that stands between them & eternal damnation.
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