Roundworld is in trouble again & this time it looks fatal. Having created it in the first place the wizards of Unseen University feel vaguely responsible for its safety. They know the creatures who lived there escaped the impending Big Freeze by inventing the space elevator
- they even intervened to rid the planet of a plague of elves who attempted to divert humanity onto a different time track. But now its all gone wrong
- Victorian England has stagnated & the pace of progress would embarrass a limping snail. Unless something drastic is done there wont be time for anyone to invent spaceflight & the human race will be turned into ice-pops. Why though did history come adrift? Was it Sir Arthur Nightingales dismal book about natural selection? Or was it the devastating response by an obscure country vicar called Charles Darwin whose bestselling Theology of Species" made it impossible to refute the divine design of living creatures? Either way its no easy task to change history as the wizards discover to their cost. Can the God of Evolution come to humanitys aid & ensure Darwin writes a very different book? & who stopped him writing it in the first place? " The hard science is as gripping as the fiction."
- " The Times." " Entertaining & illuminating."
- " New Scientist.""



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The Origin of Species may be the most famous book in science but its stature tends to obscure much of Charles Darwin's other works. His visit to the Galapagos lasted just five weeks & on his return he never left Britain again. Darwin spent forty years working on the plants animals & people of his native land & wrote over six million words on topics as different as dogs insect-eating plants orchids earthworms apes & human emotion. Together they laid the foundations of modern biology. In this beautifully written witty & illuminating book Steve Jones explores the domestic Darwin tracing the great naturalist's journey across Britain: a voyage not of the body but of the mind. ...

It was two in the morning. We dragged ourselves out of bed & went downstairs again. The conservatory was devastated. Anything free-standing had been pulled over; anything wooden had been attacked. There in the middle of the scene the queen of chaos herself was standing on top of the table with rolling eyes & a tongue twice its normal length. Andrew had always wanted a dog
- something you could mould into the perfect playmate. Tail going like a windscreen wiper tongue a pink strip wet-nosed bright-eyed
- what boy wouldnt want such a force in his life? But a man of thirty-seven? & an ex-racing greyhound? Dash" is a heart-warming memoir about the adoption of a champion greyhound bitch & her transformation into ring-bearer at her new owners wedding. Set over a watershed twelve months its the story of wanting the perfect dog & planning the perfect wedding. " Dash" is far from perfect but thats half the fun. The novelty of a man trying to organise a wedding is the other half."

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Ive left some clues for you. If you want them turn the page. If you dont put the book back on the shelf please. At the urge of her lucky-in-love brother sixteen-year-old Lily has left a red notebook full of dares on her favourite bookshop shelf waiting for just the right guy to come along & accept. Curious snarky Dash isnt one to back down from a challenge
- & the Book of Dares is the perfect thing to keep him occupied this Christmas. As they send each other on a snowbound scavenger hunt across Manhattan theyre falling for each other on paper. But finding out if their real selves share their on-page chemistry could be their biggest dare yet.
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Finally the 1 ranked DASH diet is popularized & user-friendly. Unlike any diet before it DASH which stands for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension came out of groundbreaking NIH-funded research. Now Marla Heller MS RD who was trained by one of the primary architects of the DASH diet & is herself the leading dietician putting DASH into action for over ten years shares the secret to making the diet easy & accessible in THE DASH DIET ACTION PLAN. Rich in fruits vegetables whole grains low-fat & nonfat dairy lean meats fish beans & nuts DASH is grounded in healthy eating principles that lower blood pressure; reduce the risk of heart disease stroke & some types of cancer; & support reaching & maintaining a healthy weight. No diet has a medical pedigree like DASH & this book is a simple actionable plan that can fit seamlessly into everyone's life & lifestyle. It
Includes:: *28 days of meal plans at different calorie ranges * Simple tools to help you personalize a DASH Diet Action Plan for guaranteed success *DASH-friendly recipes & shopping lists * Tips for eating on-the-run * Advice on healthy weight loss & exercise for every lifestyle. Now you can revolutionize your health & change your life-without medication.
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Its time to jump out of the handbag & take control of the lead. From the same kennel as The Dangerous Book for Boys this hilarious doggy equivalent barks one simple question: Whats happened to us?! Designer dog beds? Organic gluten free gourmet doggie biscuits? Spa treatments? Everyone likes to be pampered now & then -- but isnt there more to being a dog than wearing a mini cashmere sweater & riding around in a Louis Vuitton handbag? What about the simple pleasures of life -- feeling the wind in your fur digging up the grass beneath your paws smelling another dogs bottom? Isnt that part of the great joy of being a dog? This book is for good dogs bad dogs & the millions of people who love them either way but owners will no doubt recognize their own lovable pets & maybe themselves in these pages. After all so many people talk to their dogs they might as well read to them & learn a little something in the process. Chapters include: Foul Smells Every Dog Should Roll In Whats Edible? How to Bury a Bone Building a Bed out of Laundry Escaping the Lead Dogs in Literature Courageous Dogs in History Formal Rules of Fetch Enhancing Your Walk & Amazing Bath Time Escapes. The Dangerous Book for Boys tapped into a male desire to recapture a back-to-basics sense of fun. Now a boys sense of fun is perfectly fine but a dogs sense of fun is hilarious. Leg-humping bottom-sniffing & tail-chasing -- these are not just the bedrock of dog life; they are the bedrock of comedy. ...

Let's step back to the year 1978. Sony introduces hip portable music with the Walkman Illinois Bell Company releases the first mobile phone Space Invaders kicks off the video game craze & William Kent writes this book. We have made amazing progress in the last four decades in terms of portable music mobile communication & entertainment making devices such as the original Sony Walkman & suitcase-sized mobile phones museum pieces today. Yet remarkably the book Data & Reality is just as relevant to the field of data management today as it was in 1978. This book gracefully weaves the disciplines of psychology & philosophy with data management to create timeless takeaways on how we perceive & manage information. Although databases & related technology have come a long way since 1978 the process of eliciting business requirements & how we think about information remains constant. This book will provide valuable insights whether you are a 1970s data-processing expert or a modern-day business analyst data modeller database administrator or data architect. This 3rd edition differs substantially from the first & second editions. Data modelling thought leader Steve Hoberman has updated many of the original examples & references & added his commentary throughout the book including key points at the end of each chapter. The important takeaways in this book are rich with insight yet presented in a conversational & easy-to-grasp writing style. Here are just a few of the issues this book tackles: Has business intelligence" replaced "artificial intelligence"? Why is a maps geographic landscape analogous to a data models information landscape? Where do forward & reverse engineering fit in our thought process? Why are we all becoming "data archaeologists"? What causes the communication chasm between the business professional & the information technology professional in most organisations & how can the logical data model help bridge this chasm? Why do we invest in hardware & software to solve business problems before determining what the business problems are in the first place? What is the difference between oneness sameness & categories? Why does context play a role in every design decision? Why do the more important attributes become entities or relationships? Why do symbols speak louder than words? Whats the difference between a data modeller a philosopher & an artist? Why is the 1975 dream of mapping all attributes still a dream today? What influence does language have on our perception of reality? Can we distinguish between naming & describing?" ...

This completely rewritten classic text features many new examples insights & topics including mediational categorical & multilevel models. Substantially reorganized this edition provides a briefer more streamlined examination of data analysis. Noted for its model-comparison approach & unified framework based on the general linear model the book provides readers with a greater understanding of a variety of statistical procedures. This consistent framework including consistent vocabulary & notation is used throughout to develop fewer but more powerful model building techniques. The authors show how all analysis of variance & multiple regression can be accomplished within this framework. The model-comparison approach provides several benefits such as it: strengthens the intuitive understanding of the material thereby increasing the ability to successfully analyze data in the future; provides more control in the analysis of data so that readers can apply the techniques to a broader spectrum of questions; reduces the number of statistical techniques that must be memorized; & teaches readers how to become data analysts instead of statisticians. The book opens with an overview of data analysis. All the necessary concepts for statistical inference used throughout the book are introduced in Chapters 2 through 4. The remainder of the book builds on these models. Chapters 5
- 7 focus on regression analysis followed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) mediational analyses non-independent or correlated errors including multilevel modeling & outliers & error violations. The book is appreciated by all for its detailed treatment of ANOVA multiple regression nonindependent observations interactive & nonlinear models of data & its guidance for treating outliers & other problematic aspects of data analysis. Intended for advanced undergraduate or graduate courses on data analysis statistics and/or quantitative methods taught in psychology education or other behavioral & social science departments this book also appeals to researchers who analyze data. With this book a protected website featuring additional examples & problems with data sets lecture notes Power Point presentations & class-tested exam questions is available to adopters. This material uses SAS but can easily be adapted to other programs. In this book a working knowledge of basic algebra & any multiple regression program is assumed.
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Data Interpretation for Medical Students Second Edition contains subject-basedchapters giving guidance on how to interpret relevant data accompanied by detailednotes on a multitude of conditions. A batch of cases to support learning & demonstrate how the data is applied in practice is provided at the end of each chapter. The Imaging chapter has been completely revamped providing the reader with a symptombased approach to reflect real life medicine. Instructional methods to interpretation & clinical cases are illustrated with high quality images. You can choose to work case-by-case through the whole book slowly building your knowledge & confidence or adopt a more focused time-sensitive approach selecting specific areas of study. Complete your revision by answering the complete clinical cases carefully chosen bythe authors to reinforce learning. ...

The 1 Easy Commonsense Guide to Database Design! Michael J. Hernandez's best-selling Database Design for Mere Mortals (r) has earned worldwide respect as the clearest simplest way to learn relational database design. Now he's made this hands-on software-independent tutorial even easier while ensuring that his design methodology is still relevant to the latest databases applications & best practices. Step by step Database Design for Mere Mortals (r) Third Edition shows you how to design databases that are soundly structured reliable & flexible even in modern web applications. Hernandez guides you through everything from database planning to defining tables fields keys table relationships business rules & views. You'll learn practical ways to improve data integrity how to avoid common mistakes & when to break the rules. Coverage

Includes:: Understanding database types models & design terminology Discovering what good database design can do for you-and why bad design can make your life miserable Setting objectives for your database & transforming those objectives into real designs Analyzing a current database so you can identify ways to improve it Establishing table structures & relationships assigning primary keys setting field specifications & setting up views Ensuring the appropriate level of data integrity for each application Identifying & establishing business rules Whatever relational database systems you use Hernandez will help you design databases that are robust & trustworthy. Never designed a database before? Settling for inadequate generic designs? Running existing databases that need improvement? Start here.

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