At forty-five successful businessman Peter Robinson gave up his comfortable life in London to ordain as a Buddhist monk in Bangkok. But the new path he had chosen was not always as easy or as straightforward as he hoped it would be. In this truly extraordinary memoir Phra Peter Pannapadipo describes his ten-year metamorphosis into a practicing Buddhist monk while being initiated into the intricacies of an unfamiliar Southeast Asian culture. Phra Peter tells his story with compassion humour & unflinching honesty. Its the story of a Phra Farang
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The Phylogenetic Handbook is a broad hands on guide to theory & practice of nucleotide & protein phylogenetic analysis. This second edition

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Physical Activity & Health" explains clearly systematically & in detail the relationships between physical activity health & disease & examines the benefits of exercise in the prevention & treatment of a wide range of important conditions. Now in a fully updated & revised edition & still the most complete & engaging textbook on this important subject " Physical Activity & Health" offers a balanced examination of the very latest evidence linking levels of physical activity with disease & mortality. It offers a wide-ranging assessment of the importance of inactivity as a factor in major diseases & health conditions such as cardiovascular disease diabetes obesity cancer & osteoporosis. The book is designed to help the reader evaluate the quality & significance of the scientific evidence &

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Engel & Reidâ s Physical Chemistry provides students with a contemporary & accurate overview of physical chemistry while focusing on basic principles that unite the sub-disciplines of the field. The Third Edition continues to emphasize fundamental concepts while presenting cutting-edge research developments to emphasize the vibrancy of physical chemistry today.  ...

This revision guide will prepare you for exam success in six easy steps. It covers all the key content on your course in a user-friendly format & is packed with features to help you boost your revision & maximise your marks. Letts GCSE Success revision guides will put you on the path to exam success in six simple steps: 1. Revise -- all the key concepts & skills that you need for your exams are covered in a clear & user-friendly format 2. Boost Your Memory -- these revision tips will help you revise effectively including mnemonics & other devices to make sure those important facts really sink in 3. Maximise Your Marks -- invaluable advice to make sure you pick up all the marks available in your exams & avoid common mistakes 4. Test Yourself -- revise actively & check your progress with these quick tests 5. Stretch Yourself -- these more challenging questions will test & reinforce understanding of the more difficult concepts 6. Practise for the Exam -- ensure you are thoroughly prepared for the exams with these GCSE-style practice questions ...

This fifth edition of Physical Education & the Study of Sport" has been revised in response to changes in the National Curriculum for A- & AS-level Physical Education & Sport commencing September 2004. The new edition is designed to meet the needs of the new A-level syllabuses for all examination boards (AQA EDEXCEL OCR) & is also suitable for HND Sport Studies while keeping the books distinctive lively & practical approach to the serious study of sport. Learning by doing is at the heart of the new curriculum & this philosophy is adopted throughout the book: it explains key terms gives learning objectives &

Includes:: extensive practical investigations. The layout of the book has been redesigned for this edition. Lavishly illustrated in full colour throughout (with over 700 pages & 680 illustrations) with a supporting CD-ROM. The CD-ROM features the whole book in a mode in which it is possible to create Power Point presentations from book material. It also features synoptic questions projects sample exam papers & personal performance profiles. This fifth edition covers all the needs of the new A-level syllabuses as well as addressing the needs of AS students. As before the core emphasis of the book is the performer who is central to all theoretical strands: the performer in action
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Physical Geography: The Basics is a concise & engaging introduction to the interactions systems & processes that have shaped & continue to shape the physical world around us. This book introduces five key aspects of the study of physical geography: atmosphere weather & climate systems the carbon cycle & historic & contemporary climate change plate tectonics weathering erosion & soils the role of water & ice in shaping the landscape & impacting human activity the patterns of plant & animal life & human impacts upon them. The book features diagrams maps & a glossary to aid understanding of key ideas & suggestions for further reading to allow readers to develop their interest in the subject -- making Physical Geography: The Basics the ideal starting point for anyone new to the study of geography & the environment. ...

This student workbook supports the GCSE Physics Success Revision Guide from Letts. It is packed with questions to test your understanding of all the key topics &

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This complete revision & study guide has everything you need to achieve the grade you want: detailed course notes to support independent study sample GCSE questions & answers so that you know what the examiner is looking for & lots of GCSE-style questions for invaluable exam practice. * Exam board labels keep you on course * Key points help to focus revision * Progress check questions test your understanding * Model GCSE answers show what examiners look for * GCSE-style question provide crucial exam practice * Suitable for all the UK exam boards. ...

This 7-day revision programme will help you to revise all the main GCSE topics in just one week so that you can achieve the best results in the shortest time. * A revision planner that breaks all the essential topics down into a manageable 7-day programme * Concise explanations ensure each topic can easily be covered in no more than 30 minutes * Summary boxes provide a final recap * Quick test questions to check recall of key concepts * GCSE-style questions for exam preparation ...