Glasgow host of the 2014 Commonwealth Games is on the itinerary of many visitors to Scotl&. This new map displays delightful watercolour mapping with individual paintings of all the main sights & landmarks in the city. Area of coverage Covers the centre of Glasgow from the Botanic Gardens in the north & the new Riverside Museum to the west to the 12th century Cathedral & the gritty Barras Market to the east. Further mapping stretches southwest to Pollok Park & the Burrell Collection. The map

Features: * Historical & contemporary anecdotes. * Popular areas at larger scale hundreds of shops restaurants cafes & bars. * Comprehensive travel information & index. * Shop by shop street maps of Buchanan Street & the Merchant City. * Railway stations bus routes taxi ranks & car parks. Glasgow is too big to just arrive & wander around. This map presents the city in a single image. It helps the visitor to get to grips with the place in a short time: to plan sightseeing & find the best shopping & refreshment. Original & quirky local businesses have generally been included over the big chains: antiques vintage fashion cheery cafes imaginative pub food & much more.

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Heraldry's unfamiliar terminology discourages people from learning more about this fascinating subject but heraldic language is essential for the precise description of a coat of arms. This book provides a gentle introduction explaining terms & providing basic principles. ...

London is the supreme railway city. In 1900 it had fourteen railway termini more than any other city in the world. A century later only one of them has disappeared completely & just three have undergone comprehensive reconstruction. All the others are recognisable products of the Victorian railway age that continue to function daily as busy stations for the travellers of the twenty-first century. This book provides the railway enthusiast with a brief history of the principal termini featuring key aspects of architectural design & engineering but also highlighting anecdotes myths personal stories & curiosities about the stations' social & cultural history. ...

This book presents an original & easily accessible approach to understanding & exploring London's immensely diverse architecture. Because of its size & the number complexity & sheer variety of structures in the city not unplanned but without an overall plan it is more difficult to gain an understanding of London's development as a whole than it is with many other world cities such as Rome Paris or New York. It can no longer be encapsulated in a single view or narrated as a single story so this book approaches it selectively & thematically looking at elements of the architecture & services: domestic commercial religious & institutional. There are chapters on houses & on apartments as well as on offices & churches & on government buildings. There are sections for example on schools & on railway stations on shops & on pubs on parks & on buildings for sport. Extensively illustrated & richly informed the book treats of both the masterpieces & of the ordinary & ranges from the middle ages to the immediate present. It culminates in 12 architectural walks each carefully planned to explore a diversity of buildings & architectural heritage & ranging from the central City & Westminster to the inner & outer suburbs. ...

The mid to late nineteenth century was a boom period for railway building in Scotl&. Many lines were built often through sparsely populated areas & with over-optimistic forecasts of a brighter future. Some schemes never even saw the light of day & if they had been built would never have paid a return to their financial backers. Many of those that were built were doomed from the beginning with closures of uneconomic lines in remote areas beginning in the 1930s when competition from road transport started to take its toll. Closure of rural lines gathered pace following Nationalisation of the railways in 1948 but the worst was yet to come. The Breeching Report of 1963 spelt the end for many of Scotlands rural railways & by the end of the 1960s huge swathes of the country had lost their railway service. Built to last by their Victorian & Edwardian engineers much of the infrastructure of these lost lines is still in place
- new life for redundant station buildings; cycleways & footpaths following the old track beds embankments & cuttings; graceful steel bridges spanning the rivers; soaring viaducts striding across the landscape & burrowing tunnels beneath it. Much of Scotlands lost railway heritage is still out there waiting to be discovered. Researched & written by respected railway author Julian Holland & profusely illustrated with historical & present-day photographs Discovering Scotlands Lost Railways" will open the door to this secret world for the enthusiast as well as those with an interest in Scotland & its transport. Lost railways featured in this book: Dumfries to Stranraer Connel Ferry to Ballachulish Spean Bridge to Fort Augustus Muir of Ord to Fortrose Boat of Garten to Keith Elgin to Tillynaught Banff Inveramsay to Macduff Kinnaber Junction to Stanley Junction via Forfar Gleneagles to Balquidder & Dunblane to Crianlarich East Fife Waverley Route."
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' In this brilliant new edition Andy Field has introduced important new introductory material on statistics that the student will need & was missing at least in the first edition. This book is the best blend that I know of a textbook in statistics & a manual on SPSS. It is a balanced composite of both topics using SPSS to illustrate important statistical material & through graphics to make visible important approaches to data analysis. There are many places in the book where I had to laugh & that's saying a lot for a book on statistics. His excellent style engages the reader & makes reading about statistics fun'
- David C Howell Professor Emeritus University of Vermont USA. This award-winning text now fully updated with SPSS Statistics is the only book on statistics that you will need! Fully revised & restructured this new edition is even more accessible as it now takes students through from introductory to advanced level concepts all the while grounding knowledge through the use of SPSS Statistics. Andy Field's humorous & self-deprecating style & the book's host of characters make the journey entertaining as well as educational. While still providing a very comprehensive collection of statistical methods tests & procedures & packed with examples & self-assessment tests to reinforce knowledge the new edition now also offers: a more gentle introduction to basic-level concepts & methods for beginners; new textbook features to make the book more user-friendly for those learning about more advanced concepts encouraging 'critical thinking'; a brand new full-colour design making it easy for students to navigate between topics & to understand how to use the latest version of SPSS Statistics; both 'real world' (the bizarre & the wonderful) & invented examples that illustrate the concepts & make the techniques come alive for students; an additional chapter on multilevel modelling for advanced-level students; & reinforced binding to make the book easier to handle at a computer workstation. The book also

Includes:: access to a brand new & enhanced companion Website bursting with features including: animated 'SPSS walk-through' videos clearly demonstrating how to use the latest SPSS Statistics modules; self-marking multiple choice questions; data sets for psychology business & management & health sciences; a flash-card glossary for testing knowledge of key concepts; & access to support material from SAGE study skills books. Statistics lecturers are also provided with a whole range of resources & teaching aids including: the test bank; over 300 multiple-choice questions ready to upload to Web CT Blackboard or other virtual learning environments; charts & diagrams in electronic format for inclusion in lecture slides; & Power Point slides written by the author to accompany chapters of the text.


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Illuminating engrossing & full of surprises The Discovery of France is a literary exploration of a country few will recognize; from maps & migration to magic language & landscape it's a book that reveals the 'real' past of France to tell the whole story -- & history -- of this remarkable nation. ' With gloriously apposite facts & an abundance of quirky anecdotes & thumbnail sketches of people places & customs Robb on brilliant form takes us on a stunning journey through the historical landscape of France' Independent ' Certain books strain the patience of those close to you. How many times can you demand: Look at this! Can you imagine? Did you know that?" without actually handing over the volume? This is such a book' Mail on Sunday ' An extraordinary journey of discovery that will delight even the most indolent armchair traveller' Daily Telegraph" ...

It begins with absence & desire. It begins with blood & fear. It begins with a discovery of witches. When historian Diana Bishop opens an alchemical manuscript in the Bodleian Library it's an unwelcome intrusion of magic into her carefully ordered life. Though Diana is a witch of impeccable lineage the violent death of her parents while she was still a child convinced her that human fear is more potent than any witchcraft. Now Diana has unwittingly exposed herself to a world she's kept at bay for years; one of powerful witches creative destructive daemons & long-lived vampires. Sensing the significance of Diana's discovery the creatures gather in Oxford among them the enigmatic Matthew Clairmont a vampire genticist. Diana is inexplicably drawn to Matthew & in a shadowy world of half-truths & old enmities ties herself to him without fully understanding the ancient line they are crossing. As they begin to unlock the secrets of the manuscript & their feelings for each other deepen so the fragile balance of peace unravels... ...

Containing exam style questions based on the new criteria for GCSE Religious Studies the Students book signposts relevant key skills at level one & two. This title covers the six religions reflecting changes in

Specification most notably the inclusion of Hinduism alongside Judaism Christianity & Islam. Additional teachers material will be available electronically specifically geared towards mixed ability teaching with worksheets geared towards higher & lower level students. The content list
Includes:: The Nature of God; The Nature of Belief; Religion & Science; Death & the Afterlife; Good & Evil; Religion & Human Relationships; Religion & Medical Ethics; Religion & Equality; Religion Poverty & Wealth; & Religion Peace & Justice.


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Biggs Discrete Mathematics has been a best-selling textbook since the first & revised editions were published in 1986 & 1990 respectively. This second edition has been developed in response to undergraduate course changes & changes in students needs. New to this edition are chapters on statements & proof logical framework & natural numbers & the integers in addition to updated chapters from the previous edition. The new chapters are presented at a level suitable for mathematics & computer science students seeking a first approach to this broad & highly relevant topic. Each chapter contains newly developed tailored exercises & miscellaneous exercises are presented throughout providing the student with over 1000 individual tailored exercises. This edition is accompanied by a website www.oup.com/mathematics/discretemath containing hints & solutions to all exercises presented in the text providing an invaluable resource for students & lecturers alike. The book is carefully structured coherent & comprehensive & is the ideal text for students seeking a clear introduction to discrete mathematics graph theory combinatorics number theory coding theory & abstract algebra. ...