Although rap music is famous for its ingenuity double entendres & clever turns of phrase until now no one has attempted to collect rap lyrics into an organised compendium. Enter UNDERSTAND RAP a very funny pop-cultural reference book based on the website of the same name which precisely explains all the confusing terms & lyrics used in rap songs in a language even the most un-hip person can underst&. The result is a book with breakout potential thats both entertaining & highly informative. The juxtaposition of dry academic manner with Hip Hop terminology in UNDERSTAND RAP frequently lends itself to ironic comedy gold. For example: Lyric: been servin since you was doin the runnin man" Explanation: My experience selling drugs began long ago while you were still concerning yourself with immature things like doing goofy dances where you look like youre running in place. (From Song: Rubberband Man on Album: Trap Muzik by Artist: T.I.) Understand Rap features hip hop artists of all names colours & creeds & organise their lyrics into the following categories: Cars Money Drugs/ Alcohol People Places Fashion Crime/ Weapons Insults Skills/ Pride & Sex/ Relationships." ...

Understanding RAW Photography" takes the form of an easy-to-follow workflow offering enthusiastic amateur photographers everywhere a beginning to discover their potential. It opens up a whole new world of image processing allowing you to perfect your images simply & quickly. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed & ready to be used or printed & yet they allow far more flexibility than a JPEG will. " Understanding RAW Photography" covers everything that you could ever need to know right from the start of a shoot to processing your image & ultimately displaying it in print or on screen." ...

This title explains the procedure from the start of a photo shoot through each stage of post-processing. In depth jargon-busting text offers hints & tips on interpreting RAW images. It

Includes:: expert advice given by professional photographers using practical examples with the aid of diagrams & charts. The RAW file format is digital photographys equivalent of a negative in film photography: it contains untouched raw pixel information straight from the digital cameras sensor which must be processed to produce the final result. Understanding RAW Photography" is a comprehensive guide with in depth jargon-busting text offering hints & tips on interpreting RAW images & gives step-by-step information on processes such as demosaicing & white balance adjusting colour saturation & contrast sharpening an image adjustment in camera & on a personal computer & final generation of JPEG or TIFF format."

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The Understanding Reasoning series helps pupils to understand & answer correctly reasoning questions as found in the 11+ 12+ 13+ & other school selection tests. The books provide concise explanations & examples of all the question types occurring in the 11+ together with practical workbook-style activities to consolidate learning. The step-by-step explanations are clear & include 'how to' instructions. Intensive practice enables pupils to gain confidence as they tackle each new question type. Correct answers are provided at the back of each book for quick & easy marking. Non-verbal reasoning activities may be used with all pupils including those whose literacy skills are poor & those for whom English is a second language. Question types covered include the following: identifying shapes & patterns missing shapes & patterns rotating shapes/patterns codes logic & combined shapes. ...

The Understanding Reasoning series helps pupils to understand & answer correctly reasoning questions as found in the 11+ 12+ 13+ & other school selection tests. The books provide concise explanations & examples of all the question types occurring in the 11+ together with practical workbook-style activities to consolidate learning. The step-by-step explanations are clear & include 'how to' instructions. Intensive practice enables pupils to gain confidence as they tackle each new question type. Correct answers are provided at the back of each book for quick & easy marking. Verbal reasoning activities use letters & words to explore pupils' understanding of language & meaning. Using methods that are quite distinct from traditional literacy activities pupils' verbal skills are stretched to the full. Question types covered include the following: alphabet & word patterns vocabulary spelling mathematical questions & problem solving. ...

The current debate on the growing role of the voluntary & community or third sector in delivering public & social policy is impoverished by its lack of understanding of the historical events which have shaped the sector & its relationship with the state. This widely anticipated book draws on a range of empirical studies of aspects of the history of voluntary action to illuminate & inform this debate. Chapter contributions range across two centuries & a variety of fields of activity geographical areas & organisational forms. Four key themes are addressed: The moving frontier between the state & voluntary action; the distribution of roles & functions between them; the nature of their inter-relationship; The springs of voluntary action
- what makes people get involved in voluntary organisations or support them financially; Organisational challenges for voluntary agencies including growth cleaving to their missions & values & survival; & Issues of continuity & change
- how & to what extent has the nature of voluntary action & its role in society remained essentially the same despite the changing context? This book is essential reading for all practitioners involved in charities & voluntary & non-profit organisations for those who work at the interface between government & the third sector & for those who are involved in making & implementing public & social policy.

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This book makes explicit connections between young children's spontaneous repeated actions & their representations of their emotional worlds. Drawing on the literature on schemas attachment theory & family contexts the author takes schema theory into the territory of the emotions making it relevant to the social & emotional development strand in early childhood education. Based on research carried out alongside children parents workers & co-researchers at the world-famous Pen Green Nursery & using case studies of a small number of individual children the author shows new links between cognition & affect. The book

Includes:: a brief summary of a method of Child Study using video & reflections on video sequences. This book will be of interest to students & practitioners on Early Childhood undergraduate & postgraduate courses as well as those taking modules on schema theory.

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Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills & knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & glossary of terms. Animals & Plants come in all shapes & sizes but have you ever wondered exactly how they relate to their surroundings & to one another? Living creatures both support & compete with each other as they feed grow & reproduce. This book describes & explains the key features that they share & highlights some important differences between them. The Animals & Plants book
Includes:: life cycles seed dispersal germination habitats adaptation micro-organisms/decay & food chains.
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Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills & knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & glossary of terms. Changing Materials from one state to another sounds like magic. In fact it is governed by definite rules. So you can predict what will happen during processes like evaporation condensation filtering dissolving or burning. Not sure what these words mean? This book tells you all you need to know about these processes & the changes that happen as a result. The Changing Materials book
Includes:: melting & solidifying evaporation & condensation the water cycle changing state & separating mixtures.
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Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills & knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & glossary of terms. Forces & Electricity propels you into two particularly exciting areas of science. Forces influence every aspect of your life making things go faster or slower rise or fall float or sink. Equally important is electricity
- a form of energy that helps you with many everyday tasks. Both these topics are covered in detail & include enjoyable activities. The Forces & Electricity book
Includes:: magnets friction air & water resistance gravity weight & electricity.

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