Executive Writing Skills for Managers" deals with the English business writing you need at the top of your career. It focuses on writing English as a key business tool in international business which may have to be tailored for a multicultural readership. The invaluable guidance

Includes:: how to harmonize the English you & your teams use (for example for performance evaluation sales pitch etc) & introduces the notion of Word Power Skills 2.0 for unified writing that keeps everyone in the loop. The book is for anyone who has to excel in their English business writing & the guidance helps you understand how to write successfully for both a native or non-native English readership avoiding the misunderstandings & other impediments to performance that can so easily arise."

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This is the second of a three-volume series to define our current knowledge & future directions to address issues of active living cognitive functioning & ageing. This book continues to expand on our understanding by examining whether & how physical activity could indirectly affect cognitive function by influencing mediators that provide physical & mental resources for cognition. This volume also seeks to identify & study key sources of individual variations or differences in exercise & cognitive processes. Internationally known experts provide a review of the state of knowledge" for their topics. At the beginning of each chapter an introduction to the contributor is presented along with editors notes on how the chapter fits into the general model introduced to organise the volume contents. Following each chapter a summary provides the reader not only with highlights of the chapter but also a flavour of either the consensus or controversies associated with the topic." ...

The Exercise Ball Bible" is the most up-to-date authoritative & comprehensive guide to maximising the use of this popular exercise equipment. Whether your aim is to stay trim & toned or you need to correct your posture professional dancer & fitness consultant Lucy Knight has the answers. Perfect for those who enjoy working out in the comfort of their own home exercise balls can help you tone up strengthen core muscles increase flexibility & get fit. Lucy

Includes:: tips on getting started a huge range of exercises for all abilities stretches improving postures & meditation exercises. Chapters such as Toning Up Aerobics Pilates Yoga Healthy Back Pregnancy & Relieving Stress allow you to effortlessly design a workout to suit you. This is a one-stop handbook to easily incorporating the exercise ball into your daily life."

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Current medical & scientific evidence shows that exercise is one of the most useful & direct methods that anyone can use to combat most forms of arthritis. This book offers a well-organised program that will help arthritis sufferers of all ages manage the problems of living with this condition. Over 225 photographs make the instructions for each group of exercises clear & easy to follow. Exercise: minimises the pain & limitations of arthritis; keeps joints mobile & increases muscle strength; Strengthens bones & fragments. ...

Depression is hugely common in our society. The Mental Health Foundation believes that 1 in 4 people will experience some kind of mental health problem in the course of a year with mixed anxiety & depression being the most common. It affects 1 in 5 older people living in the community & 2 in 5 in care homes (MHF). This means that a staggering amount of people are having to deal with its devastating fallout at home work & in retirement each year. However evidence shows that a supervised programme of exercise can be as effective as antidepressants in treating mild or moderate depression (Mental Health Foundation / MIND). The link between exercise & mental wellbeing is a key part of recovery & this user-friendly book is there to show the way. As with all the titles in the Exercise Your Way to Health series the book contains a series of well-illustrated exercises specifically designed to combat depression & its physical side effects. Taking into account the prevalence of depression & the well-documented link between exercise & mental health this is a timely publication & one that will help many people regain control of their lives. ...

On a crowded bus at midday Raymond Queneau observes one man accusing another of jostling him deliberately. When a seat is vacated the first man appropriates it. Later in another part of town Queneau sees the man being advised by a friend to sew another button on his overcoat. Exercises in Style" retells this unexceptional tale ninety-nine times in ninety-nine different styles. An ' Abusive' chapter heartily deplores the events ' Opera English' lends them grandeur. Raymond Queneau rendered Barbara Wright his 'heartiest congratulations' adding 'I have always thought that nothing is untranslatable. Here is new proof'." ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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You have the camera you have the skills & you have the pictures. Now what? Author Shirley Read expertly leads you through the world of exhibiting your photography one minute detail at a time. From finding a space & designing the exhibition to actually constructing a show & publicizing yourself every aspect of exhibiting your photography is touched upon & clarified with ample detail anecdotes & real life case studies. In this new & expanded second edition Shirley Read further illuminates the world of social networking exhibiting & selling photography online so your work is always shown in the best light. Packed with photos of internationally successful exhibitions check lists & invaluable advice this essential reference guide will help amateur & professional photographers alike successfully showcase their bodies of work with complete confidence & finesse. ...