Inventors That Changed the World contains information about the lives of top inventors that have changed the world. Find out who they were what they invented & much much more. This book provides a fresh & exciting insight into science & technology. White Wolves Non-fiction is a guided reading scheme which takes a high-interest approach to core geography history & science topics. These books are ideal for classroom & topic libraries & for teaching non-fiction literacy skills in a curriculum context. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

The area covered by this guide centres on the Highland capital of Inverness & extends north & east along the shores of the Moray Firth & south & west to Fort Augustus & Glen Affric encompassing Caithness eastern Sutherland Easter Ross the Black Isle Moray & the banks of Loch Ness. With coastal walks including a route through classic Caithness scenery at Noss Head. Inland ascents to Ben Rinnes & Ben Wyvis provide panoramic views of the surrounding area & opportunities to see rare alpine flora & a route via Loch Affric reveals some of Scotlands most magnificent scenery. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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IIn the winter palace the Kings new physician has more enemies than she at first realises. But then she also has more remedies to hand than those who wish her ill can know about. In another palace across the mountains in the service of the regicidal Protector General the chief bodyguard too has his enemies. But his enemies strike more swiftly & his means of combating them are more traditional. Spiralling round a central core of secrecy deceit love & betrayal INVERSIONS is a spectacular work of science fiction brilliantly told & wildly imaginative from an author who has set genre fiction alight. ...

Whether it's Terry Venables keeping his wife up late at night with diagrams on scraps of paper spread over the eiderdown or the classic TV sitcom of moving the salt & pepper around the table top in the transport cafe football tactics are now part of the fabric of everyday life. Steve McLaren's switch to an untried 3-5-2 against Croatia will probably go down as the moment he lost his slim credibility gained from dropping David Beckham; Jose Mourinho meanwhile was often brought to task for trying to smuggle the long ball game back into English football. Here Jonathan Wilson pulls apart the modern game traces the world history of tactics from modern pioneers right back to beginning where chaos reigned. Along the way he looks at the lives of great players & thinkers who shaped the game & probes why the English in particular have 'proved themselves unwilling to grapple with the abstract'. ...

This unique text provides police officers with practical guidance on what to do prior to during & following investigative interviews of all kinds of witnesses from vulnerable adults & children to suspects. It explains the psychological underpinning of the Conversation Management technique which lies at the heart of the PEACE interviewing model. It offers a comprehensive tool-kit to help officers skillfully assess & monitor the interviewee & to capture the fine-grain detail of what is said or indeed not said in an interview. It advises officers on how to operate ethically & to maximum effect at each phase of interviewing. This highly accessible text contains a variety of useful features including checklists best practice & handy dialogue boxes providing how to guidance on interviewing vulnerable & non-vulnerable witnesses child witnesses & suspects. It is intended to complement the courses that police officers attend as part of their interview training including tiers 1-5 Vulnerable Witness Interviewing & PIP. ...

Build an investment portfolio & watch your returns multiply Investing can be one of the quickest ways to make money but if you think investing is only for the super-rich think again. Whether you want to invest in shares property bonds or other assets this friendly guide enables you to make sound & sensible investment choices whatever your budget. So if youre looking to get a first foot on the ladder or want to add to a brimming portfolio this updated edition provides you with the expert advice you need to make successful investments. * Get started take your first steps on the money trail with some investment basics * Build your portfolio follow expert advice on investment options * Invest wisely find out how to minimise the risk of investment gambles * Look ahead examine the markets to decide which investment will net you a fortune in the year ahead * Broaden your horizons start looking further afield & get the lowdown on more exotic investments Open the book & find: * How to square off risks with returns * A step-by-step breakdown on how the stock market works * Techniques for examining investment-linked insurance plans * Advice on choosing an independent financial advisor * Why investing in your pension is so important * A guide to banking on bonds * Guidance on coping with the fall-out of the financial crisis * Ways to analyse stock-market-quoted companies ...

Master the markets & make wise investments. Investing in Shares For Dummies gives you the sound advice & proven tactics you need to play the markets & watch your profits grow. The experienced authors introduce you to all categories of shares show you how to analyse the key markets & offer invaluable resources for developing a portfolio. Whether the markets are up or down you'll discover practical investing strategies & expert insights so you have the knowledge to invest with complete confidence. The book is divided into five parts: Part I: The Essentials of Investing in Shares (including common approaches to investing in shares assessing risks & getting to know the stock markets) Part II: Before You Start Buying (including gathering the right info finding a stockbroker investing for growth & investing for income) Part III: Picking Winners (including decoding company documents analysing industries & seeking emerging sector opportunities) Part IV: Investment Strategies & Tactics (including choosing a strategy trading techniques using your broker & a glimpse at what the insiders do!) Part V: The Part of Tens ...

When teenager Nick Gautier was saved from almost-certain death by a mysterious warrior he had a feeling his life was set to change. Fighting the undead has taken the place of fighting with his teachers (well.. .almost) & Nick is learning to rely on his powers to protect the world from evil he could never before have imagined. Then just when he thought things couldn't get any worse he wakes up to find himself enslaved in a world of shapeshifters & demons out to claim his soul. He's being groomed by the darkest of powers & if he doesn't learn how to raise the dead by the end of the week he will become one of them.. . ...