This book is different! A delightfully illustrated book for school friends or brothers & sisters aged 8-13 of children with autism it explains the characteristics of autism explores what it feels like to be a brother or sister of someone with an autistic spectrum disorder & suggests some approaches to making life more comfortable. This book is different! A new delightfully illustrated book for school friends or brothers & sisters aged 8-13 of children with autism by Fiona Bleach an accomplished artist & art therapist who has worked in a National Autistic Society school. It explains the characteristics of autism investigates what it feels like to be a brother or sister of someone with an autistic spectrum disorder & suggests some approaches to making life more comfortable for everyone. Written with insight & charm this book offers real & accessible support. ...

Danny Dawson lives in the middle of the Australian outback. His older brother Jonny was killed in an accident last year but no-one ever talks about it. & now its time for the annual muster. The biggest event of the year on the cattle station & a time to sort the men from the boys. But this year things will be different: because Jonnys gone & Dannys determined to prove he can fill his brothers shoes; because their fourteen-year-old sister is pregnant; because its getting hotter & hotter & the rains wont come; & because cracks are beginning to show... When Dannys mum admits she cant cope the family hires a housegirl to help out
- a wide-eyed English backpacker. She doesnt have a clue what shes let herself in for. & neither do they.
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Grunge also known as the Seattle sound is the sludgy fusion of punk rock & heavy metal that emerged from the Pacific Northwest in the early part of the 1980s. But it was the unexpected seemingly overnight success of Nirvanas single Smells Like Teen Spirit in the fall of 1991 that made grunge a household word & launched an American music movement on par with punk & hip-hop. Twenty years later Mark Yarm captures that era in the words of those at the forefront of the movement (and the musics lesser-known champions). Everybody Loves Our Town" will tell the whole story: the founding of originators like Soundgarden & the Melvins the early successes of Seattles Sub Pop record label the rise of powerhouses Nirvana & Pearl Jam the insane media hype surrounding the grunge explosion the suicide of Kurt Cobain & finally the genres mid-to-late-90s decline." ...

One of the most inspiring women of our age Mary Robinson has spent her life in pursuit of a fairer world. Now for the first time she reveals what lies behind the vision strength & determination that has helped her to achieve so much for human rights around the globe. She describes the upbringing which gave her her strong sense of values & how as her personal convictions grew she came into painful conflict with her parents
- marrying against their wishes & later helping to legalise contraception in a deeply Catholic Irel&. As a barrister she followed her conscience to win landmark cases advancing the causes of women & the marginalised against the prejudices of the day. & when
- to the surprise of many
- she became the first woman President of Ireland in 1990 she reinvigorated the role & helped put Ireland firmly on the international stage. Accepting the position of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in 1997 was to prove an enormous challenge & here she does not shrink from describing the huge political difficulties she encountered among the many triumphs during her term. Subsequently based in New York she led Realizing Rights for eight years pioneering how to implement in practice economic & social rights: working in African countries on health decent work corporate responsibility & womens empowerment in peace & security. Now heading her own Climate Justice foundation she has put together a team to work effectively on behalf of the millions of poor around the world most affected by climate change. Told with the same calm conviction & modest pride that has guided her life Everybody Matters will inspire everyone who reads it with the belief that each of us can in our own way help to change the world for the better.


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All living things do different sorts of poo. Some are different colours others have different smells or sizes. Some do it on land some poo in water. Some poo in a toilet or in a potty or in their nappies. This childrens book has a no-nonsense approach to the bodily function to encourage children not to be ashamed about potty training. ...

Living on your own doesn't mean losing out on interesting & healthy food. Nor does it haveto involve the often unreliable business of quartering recipes! Here is a collection of simple delicious meals
- specially designed for one
- that will ensure you enjoy your everyday eating. You'll find useful tips for shopping & stocking your food cupboard & delicious recipes foreverything from snacks to main courses with fish meat & vegetables. Quick easy andeconomical the recipes are designed to make everyday cooking exciting & to keep your diethealthy & balanced. Some recipes just don't work in small quantities & that could include some of yourfavourites. A unique feature of this book is the inclusion of really tasty recipes
- such ascasseroles roasts & cakes
- that show you how to create four differentmeals from one singlecooking session. So you can try: Braised Tender Lamb then reinvent it as Lamb with Mediterranean Couscous Lamb with Crisp Courgettes & Parsnip-topped Lamb Or treat yourself to: Roast Lemon-infused Chicken then enjoy Chicken Filo Parcels Sweet & Sour Chickenand Chicken with Pancetta Or simply enjoy just-for-one treats such as: Caramelised Onion & Goats' Cheese Puffs Salmon Steak with Summer Vegetable Parcels Spinach & Avocado Salad with Pancetta Honey-drenched Tunisian Almond Cake Author Wendy Hobsonhas spent a career working in & around cooking. She has written several books
- including Classic 1000 Cake & Bake Recipes Classic 1000 Recipesand The Kitchen Companion
- & edited manymore. She loves being able to cook in small quantities to please herself as well as in larger amounts to share with family & friends





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Cryptography is a vital technology that underpins the security of information in computer networks. This book presents a comprehensive introduction to the role that cryptography plays in providing information security for technologies such as the Internet mobile phones payment cards & wireless local area networks. Focusing on the fundamental principles that ground modern cryptography as they arise in modern applications it avoids both an over-reliance on transient current technologies & over-whelming theoretical research. Everyday Cryptography is a self-contained & widely accessible introductory text. Almost no prior knowledge of mathematics is required since the book deliberately avoids the details of the mathematical techniques underpinning cryptographic mechanisms though a short appendix is included for those looking for a deeper appreciation of some of the concepts involved. By the end of this book the reader will not only be able to understand the practical issues concerned with the deployment of cryptographic mechanisms including the management of cryptographic keys but will also be able to interpret future developments in this fascinating & increasingly important area of technology. ...

Lactose is the primary sugar found in milk. Digestion of lactose requires the enzyme lactase which breaks lactose into simple sugars. When the intestine produces little or no lactase milk sugar is not digested. New-born babies require high intestinal lactase levels for survival. Later in life though about two-thirds of all people lose the ability to procuce lactase. Most of the people who keep producing it throughout adulthood are those of European ancestry but in other ethnic groups
- Mexican Jewish African Asian & Native American
- 75 to 100 percent of adults are lactose intolerant. Primary lactose intolerance may begin at any time but usually develops in early adolescence & continues through life. Lactose intolerance means avoiding foods such as cream butter yoghurt & ice cream as well as many prepared foods to which lactose is added such as bread ceral salad dressings cake mixes & frozen meals. This book explains all you need to know about this condition how to tackle the problem & where to go for help & advise. As with the other titles in this Everyday" series the book contains 200 recipes for family meals & there is a special section on catering for children. There are recipes for soups dips & starters light meals main dishes fish dishes vegetarian dishes savoury sauces & accompaniments salads & dressings puddings sweet sauces sweets & treats baking pastry breakfast & beverages."

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The Everyday Dancer" is a new & honest account of the business of dancing from a writer with firsthand experience of the profession. Structured around the daily schedule " The Everyday Dancer" goes behind the velvet curtain the gilt & the glamour to uncover the everyday realities of a career in dance. Starting out with the obligatory daily class the book progresses through the repetition of rehearsals the excitement of creating new work the nervous tension of the half hour call the pressures of performance & the anti-climax of curtain down. Through this vivid portrait of a dancers every day Deborah Bull reveals the arc of a dancers life: from the seven-years-old very first ballet class through training to company life up through the ranks from corps de ballet to principal & then not thirty years after it all began to retirement & the inevitable sense of loss that comes with saying goodbye to your childhood dreams." ...

Diabetes now affects over one million people in the UK & the number is growing every day amongst all age groups & all racial groups. It is now generally recognized that in the main we are what we eat & that the best food for diabetics is to be found in the high-fibre low-fat low-sugar diet that today's nutritionalists are recommending for everyone. This cookbook contains 200 tasty recipes that provide healthy high energy meals & is written by Stella Bowling the British Diabetic Association's Head of Diet Information Service. It is fully endorsed by & published in association with the BDA. Each recipe is accompanied by nutritional analysis listing calories per serving fat protein & carbohydrate content. ...