The new edition of Complete Psychology is the definitive undergraduate textbook. It not only fits exactly with the very latest BPS curriculum & offers integrated web support for students & lecturers but it also

Includes:: guidance on study skills research methods statistics & careers. Complete Psychology provides excellent coverage of the major areas of study. Each chapter has been fully updated to reflect changes in the field & to include examples of psychology in applied settings & further reading sections have been expanded. The companion website www.completepsychology.co.uk has also been fully revised & now contains chapter summaries author pages downloadable presentations useful web links multiple choice questions essay questions & an electronic glossary. Written by an experienced & respected team of authors this highly accessible comprehensive text is illustrated in full colour & quite simply covers everything students need for their first-year studies as well as being an invaluable reference & revision tool for second & third years.

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Providing the new law student with an essential introductory resource Complete Public Law: Text Cases & Materials combines clear explanatory text & practical learning features with extracts from a wide range of primary & secondary materials. The book has been carefully structured with the needs of undergraduate courses in mind. Opening with consideration of basic constitutional principles (in which no previous knowledge is assumed) the authors move on to cover all other essential areas before closing with extensive consideration of the principles & procedures of judicial review. A wealth of features such as chapter summaries definitions of key terms & reflective questions provide valuable support for students. The two-colour text design allows students to instantly identify the primary materials & facilitates easy navigation around the book. Online Resource Centre This book is accompanied by a comprehensive Online Resource Centre which contains the following resources. For students:
- Twice-yearly updates
- Web links
- A flashcard glossary of key terms
- A timeline of key events For lecturers:
- A fully customisable test bank of multiple choice questions with answers & feedback




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La Boheme Tosca Turandot Madama Butterfly
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The complete adventure now available in one volume! A British Tintin...readers will be well entertained" The Independent " The storyline is intricate & engrossing... Joyous" The Financial Times Follow adventurer Julius Chancer & his friends as they attempt to stop the villainous Urkaz Grope getting his hands on the mysterious Rainbow Orchid! The Rainbow Orchid is an ambitious blend of classic storytelling & cinematic artwork in which adventure historical drama & legend are seamlessly intertwined" ...

The care that a patient receives in the first hours after surgery is crucial to minimizing the risk of complications such as heart attacks pneumonia & blood clots. As the patient awakes from their drug-induced coma it takes time for them to metabolize & excrete these drugs during which period they remain unable to care for themselves & at increased risk of harm. The body undergoes extreme physiological assault from pain hypothermia hypoxia acid-base disturbance & shifts in blood volume. The recovery room staff must manage these symptoms in both comatose & physiologically unstable patients & deal with the immediate post-operative care of surgical patients by attending to drips drains & dressings. It is an environment where many skills & equipment are brought together & successful development of these units has significantly reduced the number of deaths from preventable conditions. In helping the patient from the high pressure operating theatre to the wards nurses surgeons & anaesthetists will be required to manage day-to-day problems but also make difficult decisions. Previous editions of this book have established it as the definitive guide to setting-up equipping staffing & administering this acute care unit. It

Includes:: basic science such as physiology & pharmacology specific symptoms including pain & vomiting & has chapters devoted to the unique post-operative needs of individual types of surgery. This new edition brings this important text up to date including new material on risk management administration & quality control; expanded sections on anaesthetic practice & infection prevention; & incorporating the recent developments in pain control nausea & vomiting care of children pregnancy & care of the cardiac patient.

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Major General Sir Richard Hannay is the fictional secret agent created by writer & diplomat John Buchan who was himself an Intelligence officer during the First World War. The strong & silent type combining the dour temperament of the Scot with the stiff upper lip of the Englishman Hannay is pre-eminent among early spy-thriller heroes. Caught up in the first of these five gripping adventures just before the outbreak of war in 1914 he manages to thwart the enemy's evil plan & solve the mystery of the 'thirty-nine steps'. In Greenmantle he undertakes a vital mission to prevent jihad in the Islamic Near East. Mr Standfast set in the decisive months of 1917-18 is the novel in which Hannay after a life lived 'wholly among men' finally falls in love; later in The Three Hostages he finds himself unravelling a kidnapping mystery with his wife's help. In the last adventure The Island of Sheep he is called upon to honour an old oath. A shrewd judge of men he never dehumanises his enemy & despite sharing some of the racial prejudices of his day Richard Hannay is a worthy prototype hero of espionage fiction. ...

The complete collection of Isaac Asimov's classic Robot stories. In these stories Asimov creates the Three Laws of Robotics & ushers in the Robot Age
- when Earth is ruled by master-machines & when robots are more human than mankind. The Complete Robot is the ultimate collection of timeless amazing & amusing robot stories from the greatest science fiction writer of all time offering golden insights into robot thought processes. Asimov's Three Laws of Robotics were programmed into real computers thirty years ago at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- with suprising results. Readers of today still have many surprises in store...

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Robuchon is the most influential French chef of the post-nouvelle cuisine era. Since the mid-eighties he has been called the primus inter pares of Paris' three star chefs for his work both at Jamin & at his eponymous restaurant. He is renowned for the relentless perfectionism of his cuisine. His food was seen as instrumental in leading French cuisine away from the excesses
- & excessive reductionism
- of nouvelle cuisine. In particular his cuisine is seen as harkening back to a more authentic even bourgeois French cuisine
- cuisine actuelle
- which focuses on making each ingredient taste of itself. He has mentored such distinguished chefs as Gordon Ramsay & Michael Caines & his signature dishes include a cauliflower cream with caviar & potato puree. In The Complete Robuchon" he offers us his recipes (over 800) secrets & tips: from the perfect omelette to vegetable soup leg of lamb to marinated mussels to his renowned potato puree every dish is described in detail starting with the ingredients he tells you how to clean & prepare them down to the way to hold the pan & precise cooking times. It is all here
- a catalogue of the basics of French cuisine & a broad sampling of dishes that have earned the author his titles of glory & his truly imaginative recipes from L' Atelier. Born in Poitiers in 1945 Joel Robuchon became the official chef of La Tour de France where he learnt a variety of diverse regional techniques. At 28 he became head chef at Harmony-Lafayette overseeing 3 000 meals a day. In 1981 he launched Jamin in Paris & within three years had received three Michelin stars. In 1996 he left his Parisian restaurant establishing L' Atelier de Joel Robuchon in Tokyo. He opened another L' Atelier in Paris in 2003 & has since established Ateliers in Las Vegas New York & London."




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Updated & revised this is the fun & easy electric guitar course that lets you play right from the first lesson. Based on popular well known songs it assumes no previous knowledge of the guitar or music. The method starts wtih simplified music notation moving on to standard notation & tablature later. Clear diagrams helpful demonstration photos & the use of colour make learning easy! The high quality backing tracks on the enclosed CDs give you authentic soundalike arrangements
- just like the original recordings. Part One: Start with easy chords & strumming then move on to more advanced playing including barre chords chord damping & fingerpicking. Part two: Start with new chords including 9th sus 4 & 6th chords & move on to your first single note riffs & melodies using TAB bass lines & percussive strumming. Part Three: Start with a fingerpicking riff & some more new chords & move on to chord inversions arpeggios triad riffsm reading & playing from TAB.
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The Complete Roman Army" draws on archeology ancient art & original documentary sources to present the most convincing picture ever published of the worlds most famous fighting machine. Every aspect of the Roman army from the daily lives of individual soldiers to the outcome of major campaigns is explored in five accessible sections. Discussions of key Roman battles hundreds of illustrations & brief biographies of the great commanders bring the campaigns & personalities to life." ...