Get a thorough introduction to Arduino the open-source electronics prototyping platform that's taking the design & hobbyist world by storm. Updated to cover the latest Arduino hardware & software the second edition of Getting Started with Arduino gives you lots of ideas for projects & helps you get going on them right away. From getting organized to putting the final touches on your project all the information you need is right in this short book. Inside you'll learn about: * Interaction design & physical computing * The Arduino hardware & software development environment * Basics of electricity & electronics * Prototyping on a solderless breadboard * Working with sensors (such as LEDs) & actuators (such as switches & knobs) With inexpensive hardware & open-source software components that you can download free getting started with Arduino is a snap. To use the introductory examples in this book all you need is an Arduino USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable to connect it to your computer an LED some wire & resistors. Join hundreds of thousands of hobbyists who have discovered this incredible (and educational) platform. Getting Started with Arduino gets you in on the fun! ...

With every supermarket now featuring an organic" section the demand for organically-grown meat & dairy products has risen rapidly in recent years. Small farmers have taken note & many more beginners are considering cattle as a viable farm commodity. GETTING STARTED WITH BEEF & DAIRY CATTLE is the essential handbook for this growing audience. Heather Smith Thomas a lifelong cattle rancher & author of several previous books for more experienced farmers offers a succinct laypersons guide to the basics of raising a small herd of cattle whether for meat or dairy products. She outlines both organic & natural farming methods & covers all the information needed to get started & be successful. GETTING STARTED WITH BEEF & DAIRY CATTLE encourages new & beginner farmers to start small & start right. Thomas explains as simply as possible the basics of selecting & raising a calf along with feeding shelter & care guide-lines. She also covers breeding & calving as well as tips for managing a herd throughout the seasons. Theres basic health care information for preventing disease & addressing common ailments. For those raising beef cattle Thomas offers guidelines for butchering; for those raising dairy cattle there are step-by-step guidelines on milking. With a whole new generation returning to the farm who dont have a family history of farming GETTING STARTED WITH BEEF & DAIRY CATTLE is a much-needed resource. Heather Smith Thomas has devoted her life to passing on the knowledge understanding & attitude necessary for becoming a successful farmer." ...

Learn how to build electronics projects with Netduino the popular platform thats capturing the imagination of makers & hobbyists worldwide. This easy-to-follow hands-on book provides everything you need to start experimenting with Netduino & the open source. NET Micro Framework. Before long youll be blinking an LED & interacting with sensors. Through the set of simple projects in this guide you learn how to create networked objects that communicate over TCP/IP. Along the way hobbyists will pick up the basics of. NET programming & programmers will learn how to work with electronics & microcontrollers. Discover what all the excitement is about-and get the tools techniques & knowledge to build Netduino-based electronic devices of your own. ...

The fully updated new edition of this practical guide provides teachers with a range of innovative strategies for motivating pupils of all ages in modern foreign languages. Containing new material for primary teachers as well as more teaching tips additional lesson ideas & an extended directory Amanda Barton shows how learning a language can be fun. Brimming with useful tips & inspirational advice on every aspect of modern language teaching this book will prove essential reading for every modern language teacher. ...

The new 4th edition of this bestselling book

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Is your workload overwhelming? Does it just keep mounting up while your stress levels reach fever pitch? In Getting Things Done David Allen teaches you how to keep a clear head relax & organise your thoughts while implementing the methods that he has introduced at organisations like Microsoft Lockheed & the US Department of Justice: Learn the 'do it delegate it defer it drop it' principle to empty your in-tray. Handle e-mail paperwork & unexpected demands in a system of self-management. Plan & progress projects. Reasses goals & stay focused. Apply the two minute rule when deciding what to do now & what to defer. Overcome feelings of anxiety & being overwhelmed. With clear & specific methods & advice David Allen's tried & trusted formula for business efficiency could transform the way you operate & your experience of work. ...

In 1996 former Country Living garden editor Miranda Innes decided to change her life completely. Tired of urban living bored of her career out of love with her long-standing partner she & her son spied a romantic ruin in Andalusia amid its own olive groves & made an offer. What happened next
- selling her London house & handing in her notice at the magazine
- was going to be straightforward or so she thought. She had not counted on the sudden emergence of a New Man in her life the plans of Arsenal football ground to purchase her back garden a badly slipped disc & the logistics involved in moving a lifetime's possessions. Nor had she realised what a struggle re-building the house room by room or planting a garden in the hostile terrain of southern Spain would be. But helped by her new husband Dan & an assortment of eccentric locals not least by the worldly wisdom of Juan the builder she made it & over the ensuing four years the house & pool were built & the garden began to take shape. This is the story of how Miranda got to manana of her love affair with Spain & a countryside where 'great jagged peaks range above little fields white villages tumble like sugar cubes down the sides of hills & white houses grow room by room in a puzzle of rectangles topped by corrugated cinnamon-brown terracotta tiles moulded on a man's thigh'. Illustrated throughout with line-drawings by Dan Pearce Getting to Manana is a book to read & treasure.

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The world's bestselling guide to negotiation. Getting to Yes has been in print for over thirty years & in that time has helped millions of people secure win-win agreements both at work & in their private lives. Including principles such as: Don't bargain over positions Separate the people from the problem & Insist on objective criteria Getting to Yes simplifies the whole negotation process offering a highly effective framework that will ensure success. ...

Have you ever wondered how its possible to walk down a street with your thoughts on what youre going to have for lunch? Whats telling your legs to move while your mind is on other things? & how are you reading these words right now? The simple answer: its your brain. By answering these questions & more Getting Your Head Around the Brain is your first stop for understanding human behaviour. It provides intriguing insight into the brains awesome abilities & covers fascinating topics like sensation memory & emotion. Whether youre studying for your psychology degree or whether you just want to learn more about human behaviour Getting Your Head Around the Brain is a fun-&-friendly guide to this mysterious & often misunderstood organ. Key

Features: * no nonsense
- its written in language that you dont need a Ph D to understand; * eye-catching illustrations & cartoons; * fascinating examples throughout. Let this book guide your curiosity for the intricacies & surprises of the brain & the behaviour it produces.


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Gettysburg fought over three days at the beginning of July 1863 is the subject of the third of Mark Adkins magisterial Battle Companions which have been universally acclaimed as definitive works distinguished by their superb illustrations completeness & attention to detail. The Gettysburg Companion is the complete guide to the greatest & most decisive battle of the American Civil War. Adkins unique approach to the events of July 1-3 1863 is what sets it apart from the plethora of rival accounts. The text does far more than simply describe the events of the battle instead acting as a comprehensive guide to the armies their weapons equipment & tactics the plans & problems of the rival commanders
- not only during the three-day battle but before & afterwards
- as well as including a detailed study of the ground over which the battle was fought. Divided into twelve sections & illustrated throughout this 500-page large format book presents its impressive array of technical data statistics & information on military procedure in a logical & visually accessible format -with over 70 maps 140 diagrams & illustrations 52 paintings of uniforms & a range of contemporary photographs. In each section Adkin

Includes:: discussion & commentary on a selection of controversies that continue to provoke fierce argument today
- the authors relative impartiality from the history & legacy of the Civil War serving to bolster the credibility of this already authoritative text. The Gettysburg Companion is an absolute must-have for anyone hoping to further their understanding of this seminal moment in US military & political history.




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