This title helps the undergraduate student through the process of using their reading in essays from how to"e paraphrase & summarise sources through to editing their work. It focuses on the fundamental feature of all academic writing & work why & how reading is used in academic writing. It takes students through the steps of how to use sources in a coherent & staged way by using one short essay (with colour-coded sections) & associated sources throughout. It uses real texts & examples of student writing as part of an inductive/practice approach. It gives editing & error correction practice for problematic grammatical points. It focuses on the positive reasons for using & acknowledging sources & gives the student the knowledge & confidence to do this effectively rather than just being told not to plagiarise. Using a coherent & staged approach this practical guide enables & empowers students to use academic sources in a supportive & contextualized way. It uses real student assignment titles real student writing & real student errors as examples of correct & incorrect writing in the students own work. ...

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From appreciating wine to understanding modern art placing a bet to playing poker wearing a hat to finding the mains HOW TO WALK IN HIGH HEELS helps you navigate lifes challenges with style. Camilla Morton has been ably assisted by a host of experts including Manolo Blahnik who tells you How to Pick a Shoe Gisele who explains How to Look Good in a Photo & Anya Hindmarch who reveals How to Pack a Suitcase. Funny & informative filled with great"es & fascinating facts this will transform your approach to everything from getting dressed to hanging wallpaper. Turn your exasperated aaaaarrrrghs into confident ahhhhs! ...

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Since its initial publication How to Win Friends & Influence People has sold a total of 15 million copies. The book continues to sell briskly today but Carnegie never anticipated the ways in which the digital age would provide new tools & challenges for winning friends & influencing people. The advent of social networking sites the dominance of email & the ways in which the Internet has supplanted face-to-face interactions have made Carnegies precepts all the more immediate & vital. Brent Cole working in tandem with Dale Carnegie & Associates Inc. has reimagined the original book for the digital age updating & reframing Carnegies insights about communication self expression & leadership. ...

' The only book that shows you how to go about your appeal the right way' Education Today Every year more than 100 000 families have to fight schools & local authorities to win a place for their child at the state school of their choice. But fewer than one in three will be successful at their admissions appeal. This practical handbook is for anyone whose child has been turned down. In easy steps it will tell you: If you have a case that you can win What information you will need Who can help you build a case What to expect at the appeal hearing What your rights are What questions to ask at the appeal This new edition has been updated to reflect that latest code of practice for schools. ...

Lady Minerva Sharpe doesnt intend ever to marry-no respectable man would allow her to continue writing her books. So when the only man she was ever attracted to reckless & wild barrister Giles Masters proposes that she marry him to meet her grandmothers ultimatum she counters with a different proposal-a fake courtship that will upset Grans plans in a way that her brothers fake betrothal did not. But Giles has a few tricks up his sleeve-and one of them is the key to the prickly Minervas heart. ...

Our relationship with money is one that lasts a lifetime. It can be as important as family life as competitive as work & as exciting & secretive as love. Yet books about money tend to take one of two routes: a) how to get more or b) how to deal with less. This book turns these questions upside down & looks not at money itself but at the way we view it. How does money drive us? How does it frighten us? & how can it help us make sense of who we are? Money is too important a part of life for us not to worry about but by approaching it differently we can change the way we perceive its worth. With surprising & enlightening new insights How to Worry Less About Money will help you realise what material wealth really means. ...

Childrens books are very special & have introduced millions of young people to the joys of reading. Single mums & top celebrities alike have penned best-sellers promoting the virtues & values for children to lead happy healthy lives. There are many different ways that a childrens book can be written from the simplest rhyming picture books to more involved novella stories. Whatever your story may be publishing it is within your grasp. This book provides a complete overview of everything a prospective childrens writer needs to complete & publish his or her own childrens book. It helps you start by learning how to recognise the market that your books style fits. This title helps you learn the basics of the childrens book publishing industry & how it is fundamentally different from that of the rest of the publishing industry. It also helps you learn how to choose the right publisher or print on demand printer for your book & how to start preparing the package with special consideration for illustrations & other aspects of your book that might change the overall presentation. It helps you learn what morals & values publishers & readers look for in good childrens books & what you should expect in a publication deal. It also helps you learn how to build a relationship with your editor what to expect in revisions & how to learn the process of selling your book. This book helps you learn how to gain publicity on your own & what you can do to build your book into a long-term career. For anyone that has ever written or is considering writing their own childrens book this book will provide the information & resources you need to get published. ...