Thousands of people are keeping chickens as pets for the first time. There are plenty of books that will show you how. Doing Bird" tells you what it's like charting the highs & lows in the year of an amateur hen keeper & his flock. Split into months & seasons " Doing Bird" is an extension of Gurdon's highly successful " Sunday Telegraph" " Hen & the Art of Chicken Maintenance" column & brings out the characters & idiosyncrasies of the birds themselves. Highlights include Bombay the Indian runner duck's unrequited & very non-platonic love for Bella the chicken. Sven the rheumatic pensioner cockerel's last stand against a marauding fox & his son Svenson's sometimes awkward transition from teenaged pretender to putative Alpha male with a dodgy aim. We see the power play between flock old stagers Peeping Chicken Anne Summers Brahms Meringue Bella & Nude to new arrivals Squawks 1 & 2 & the pair of birds initially known as 'the other two' until one of them tries savaging the author's hand & is re-christened Slasher
- leaving her colleague with the sobriquet of ' Too'."
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Frances Lincoln are delighted to reissue Sarah Garlands classic picture book series featuring a warm & very down-to-earth family as they go about their daily life. Whether they are gardening swimming picnicking or going to playschool doing the washing the shopping enjoying Christmas or a tea party Mum daughter baby & dog are always rushing around getting things done & having lots of fun. Doing Christmas follows the family as they get ready for Grannys Christmas visit; doing the shopping making the pudding & digging up the tree. But will they have everything ready in time for Grannys arrival? ...

Are you beginning a creative writing course? Or thinking about taking one? Doing Creative Writing" is the ideal guide to what you should expect what will be expected of you & how you can get the most from your course. It clearly & concisely outlines: the "contexts" for creative writing courses explaining where the subject has come from & why that matters the "content structure & delivery" of the courses helping you to understand how your course will be shaped what you will be asked to do & why the "skills" you will develop from self-discipline & time management through to the organization of ideas 'reading as a writer' & editing possibilities "beyond the course" showing how you continue to benefit from what you've learned. Drawing on years of teaching & writing experience as well as interviews with a wide range of students Steve May provides all the background advice & encouragement you need to embark on a creative writing course with complete confidence & to get maximum benefit from every writing session." ...

The new edition of this best selling textbook brings research alive for students studying criminology & related subjects. Contextualising research with real-life examples of crime & criminal justice the book looks at the processes practicalities & problems of doing criminological research ensuring students get to grips with preparing for & doing their own research. Thoroughly revised & updated the book

Includes:: 12 new chapters & a revised 3-part structure designed around the core elements of a research project (preparing doing & reflecting). It explores: o Designing Criminological Research o Undertaking a Criminological Literature Review o Crime Analysis & Survey Research o Longitudinal & Ethnographic Research o Researching the Media o Using the Internet to Research Crime & Justice o Ethics & Politics of Criminological Research o Doing Critical Criminological Research The book is also now equipped with student support features including chapter key points summaries study questions/activities & resources further reading & a comprehensive glossary. It is essential reading for students & researchers in criminology criminal justice & community safety.

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Exactly what students need.
- Times Education Supplement Excellent [...] Thought-provoking & accessible.
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A lively noisy funny text that encourages very young children to walk & talk like the animals
- including waddling like a penguin
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A lively noisy funny text that encourages very young children to walk & talk like the animals-including waddling like a penguin stomping like a rhino & jiving & jiggling & jumping & wiggling to the monkey bop! Hugely entertaining with plenty of scope for interaction & play. This is pure infectious fun now available as a big book for a bigger & better bop! A riotous animal romp that gets everyone stampeding around the room BBC Learning Together ...

Until now nobody has ever revealed the truth about the Firm. Gossip & rumour have been rife fact has blended into fiction & the unwritten law of the street meant that the real story was buried. But before his death the eldest Kray brother Charlie decided to set the record straight once & for all. Revealing everything to Colin Fry his co-author he finally told his incredible story... ...

Doing Your Masters Dissertation" is a practical & comprehensive guide to researching preparing & writing a dissertation at Masters level. It adopts a well-structured & logical approach & takes the student through all the stages necessary to complete their research & write a successful dissertation. Key features of the book include: step-by-step coverage
- sections on choosing a topic research design methodology & presenting data & writing up; an up-to-date list of key reference materials both printed & electronic; advice on ethical guidelines; information on assessment criteria; & student-focused throughout with a broad range of worked examples & guidelines for further reading. Written in an engaging & accessible manner this textbook is an essential resource for postgraduate students across the social sciences required to complete a Masters dissertation."
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Just starting your Masters? Worried about your dissertation? This book is an indispensible guide to writing a successful Masters dissertation. The book begins by addressing issues you'll face in the early stages of writing a dissertation such as deciding on what to research planning your project & searching for literature online. It then guides you through different aspects of carrying out your research & writing up helping you to:
- discuss the literature
- formulate research questions
- choose one or more methods
- analyse your findings
- build your argument
- write the introduction & the conclusion
- edit & reference. The book offers guidance that other books often miss from dealing with emotional blocks to ways of identifying your strengths & weaknesses & improving your writing. It addresses the social aspects of the writing process such as choosing & working with an advisor using social media & forming student work groups for added help & inspiration. Each chapter ends with an action plan which is a resource section that features exercises & reflection questions designed to help you apply what you've read to your own work.






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