This new edition of A Guide to Learning Independently" will empower you to develop the necessary skills to survive as an informed independent & versatile student in the 21st century. The book will help you to: understand yourself & the ways in which you learn & study; plan & concentrate on your study commitments; adapt to independent study within a formal institution such as a university; formulate effective strategies for remembering information; use & evaluate research material; make the most of libraries & other sources of information available to you; understand & make the best use of lectures; participate confidently in discussion groups; & develop & improve your writing. "A Guide to Learning Independently" will change the way you think about learning & it will transform the ways in which you learn & study." ...

For 10 years Jeff Howell has been answering readers' queries about property through his very popular ' Ask Jeff' column in the Sunday Telegraph. This book in user-friendly Question & Answer format addresses all the issues every home owner needs to know. Packed with expert tips Jeff Howell offers comprehensive & authoritative advice on everything from boilers & builders to central heating condensation damp proofing dry rot plumbing & woodworm. Using readers' stories as case histories this authoritative book is the key to understanding how to maintain your home properly. How do you decide what needs doing & when? How do you find a decent builder? How do you judge if the work has been done to the right standard? All the answers & more are here in this clearly presented accessible & practical book. For all the latest information visit Jeff Howell's website: www.askjeff.co.uk ...

This is a guide to everything supernatural paranormal folkloric eccentric & above all mysterious that has occurred in the Scottish county of Stirlingshire & is a fascinating introduction to the heritage of this spectacular part of Scotl&. This is a guide that the armchair adventurer or the on-location visitor can revel in. Comprehensive entries covering Stirlingshires historic sites ruins churches tombstones & archaeological curiosities are complemented by more than 100 photographs. This book also

Includes:: notes & cross-references to enable the reader to follow up the sources.

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Christina Strutt of Cabbages & Roses reveals how to have a calmer healthier eco-friendly home. Saving the planet for future generations is a laudable aim but what about the current populace? Why wait when even quite small lifestyle changes can make a big difference now? A Guide to Natural Housekeeping is full of advice & information to help you take a more sustainable path. Recycling reusing & shopping at farmers markets are a good start but cutting down on the use of poisonous chemicals is just as important
- its perfectly possible to clean a house using nothing more than lemons bicarbonate of soda vinegar & plain water. Here old-fashioned methods are complemented by newer ideas & innovations & applied not only to cleaning but also to caring for clothes furniture & even silver & glassware. Growing some of your own vegetables fruit & herbs can be very satisfying & you can use any extras to make jams oils & chutneys using the handy tips & delicious recipes. Make beauty preparations & bath oils too for soothing effective treatments to enhance everyday health & wellbeing. To become eco-friendly doesnt require self-sacrifice
- just some readjustment; & by following the advice in this valuable guide you will find yourself living a calmer greener life.

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Business failure is not limited to start ups. Industry Watch" (published by BDO Stoy Hayward an accounting firm) 'predicts that 17 043 businesses will fail (in the UK) in 2006 a further 4 per cent increase from 2005'. In America between 1990 & 2000 there were over 6.3 million business start-ups & over 5.7 million business shut-downs. Risk of failure can be greatly reduced through effective organisational design that encourages high performance & adaptability to changing circumstances. Organisation design is a straightforward business process but curiously managers rarely talk about it & even more rarely take steps to consciously design or redesign their business for success. This new Economist guide explores the five principles of effective organisation design which are that it must: be driven by the business strategy & the operating context (not by a new IT system a new leader wanting to make an impact or some other non-business reason); involve holistic thinking about the organisation; be for the future rather than for now; not to be undertaken lightly
- it is resource intensive even when going well; & be seen as a fundamental process not a repair job (Racing cars are designed & built. They are then kept in good repair)."
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This book covers all of the 1 945 characters in the General Use set of Japanese characters with particularly detailed coverage of the 1 009 Essential characters that Japanese children must learn in the first six years of grade school. & since Japanese publications must by law provide supplementary phonetic readings for any character not included in the General Use set this invaluable reference contains everything you need to know to start reading Japanese. ...

This is a new edition of Sir Patrick Moores practical & popular Guide to Stars & Planets". This latest edition has been updated with new information from the Cassini mission to Saturn & the Huygens lander on Titan the Mars Express orbiter & the Spirit & Opportunity rovers on Mars surface & Deep Impacts encounter with a comet. Philips " Guide to Stars & Planets" provides all the information you need to study the night sky with the naked eye binoculars or a telescope. It

Includes:: a detailed Moon map & a complete atlas of the constellations & is suitable for observers in both the northern & southern hemispheres. A straightforward & comprehensive handbook it opens with chapters on the Moon the Sun the planets the stars & galaxies as well as information on astrophotography telescopes & an explanation of the apparent movement of the night sky. The second section of the book comprises a full set of constellation maps created by renowned celestial cartographer Wil Tirion. The book concludes with a comprehensive glossary & timelines of astronomy & space exploration."

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Whether you need a fence that will protect large livestock such as cattle & horses or an enclosure for a few chickens or any size of stock enclosure this guide contains a wealth of practical information & advice. The book offers guidance on purchasing the correct materials & tools & the best retailers to do business with; the basic post-&-rail fence including the ideal equestrian enclosure; & specialist fences for different livestock. It also covers dealing with variations in local topography including fencing on slopes & crossing rivers & streams; adding stiles & gates to a fence; & advanced fencing techniques including how to secure posts in shallow or soft ground. ...

Birds are one of the best things about having a garden whether thats a few acres in the countryside or a tiny city roof-space. & the humble garden is one of the most valuable bird habitats available
- so the more bird-friendly you can make yours the greater the range of species that are likely to feed & nest there. Providing food water feeders & nesting sites can be very cheap & easy & the results are often rewarding. This practical & incredibly useful title offers an identification guide to over 80 species of garden birds across Britain & Northern Europe combined with indispensable advice on providing foodstuffs & suitable habitats. Each species is fully illustrated
- showing details such as sexual variance & flight
- by the award-winning artists Brin Edwards & Mike Langman. All birds are described with full identification detail with distribution details & suggestions of suitable foodstuffs feeders & nestboxes etc. Written with both beginners & the more experienced birder in mind this major new title really is the only garden bird guide you need.


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This updated bird owners guide written by experts on parrot psychology & care instructs on socialising & instilling domesticated behavior patterns in birds of the Poicephalus family. A friendly & relatively quiet parrot the Senegal makes an excellent companion for parrot lovers who might hesitate to keep a noisier bird. The authors offer clues to the Senegals sensitive temperament describe the birds traits & instruct on its dietary needs & appropriate indoor environment. ...