Christina Strutt of Cabbages & Roses reveals how to have a calmer healthier eco-friendly home. Saving the planet for future generations is a laudable aim but what about the current populace? Why wait when even quite small lifestyle changes can make a big difference now? A Guide to Natural Housekeeping is full of advice & information to help you take a more sustainable path. Recycling reusing & shopping at farmers markets are a good start but cutting down on the use of poisonous chemicals is just as important
- its perfectly possible to clean a house using nothing more than lemons bicarbonate of soda vinegar & plain water. Here old-fashioned methods are complemented by newer ideas & innovations & applied not only to cleaning but also to caring for clothes furniture & even silver & glassware. Growing some of your own vegetables fruit & herbs can be very satisfying & you can use any extras to make jams oils & chutneys using the handy tips & delicious recipes. Make beauty preparations & bath oils too for soothing effective treatments to enhance everyday health & wellbeing. To become eco-friendly doesnt require self-sacrifice
- just some readjustment; & by following the advice in this valuable guide you will find yourself living a calmer greener life.

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Business failure is not limited to start ups. Industry Watch" (published by BDO Stoy Hayward an accounting firm) 'predicts that 17 043 businesses will fail (in the UK) in 2006 a further 4 per cent increase from 2005'. In America between 1990 & 2000 there were over 6.3 million business start-ups & over 5.7 million business shut-downs. Risk of failure can be greatly reduced through effective organisational design that encourages high performance & adaptability to changing circumstances. Organisation design is a straightforward business process but curiously managers rarely talk about it & even more rarely take steps to consciously design or redesign their business for success. This new Economist guide explores the five principles of effective organisation design which are that it must: be driven by the business strategy & the operating context (not by a new IT system a new leader wanting to make an impact or some other non-business reason); involve holistic thinking about the organisation; be for the future rather than for now; not to be undertaken lightly
- it is resource intensive even when going well; & be seen as a fundamental process not a repair job (Racing cars are designed & built. They are then kept in good repair)."
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Michael Breins travel guides make city public transport simple. Maps include how to get to the top 50 sights in the area by public transit ultra- large transit maps detailed mini-area maps of attractions & instructions on how to get to places. ...

This book covers all of the 1 945 characters in the General Use set of Japanese characters with particularly detailed coverage of the 1 009 Essential characters that Japanese children must learn in the first six years of grade school. & since Japanese publications must by law provide supplementary phonetic readings for any character not included in the General Use set this invaluable reference contains everything you need to know to start reading Japanese. ...

This is a new edition of Sir Patrick Moores practical & popular Guide to Stars & Planets". This latest edition has been updated with new information from the Cassini mission to Saturn & the Huygens lander on Titan the Mars Express orbiter & the Spirit & Opportunity rovers on Mars surface & Deep Impacts encounter with a comet. Philips " Guide to Stars & Planets" provides all the information you need to study the night sky with the naked eye binoculars or a telescope. It

Includes:: a detailed Moon map & a complete atlas of the constellations & is suitable for observers in both the northern & southern hemispheres. A straightforward & comprehensive handbook it opens with chapters on the Moon the Sun the planets the stars & galaxies as well as information on astrophotography telescopes & an explanation of the apparent movement of the night sky. The second section of the book comprises a full set of constellation maps created by renowned celestial cartographer Wil Tirion. The book concludes with a comprehensive glossary & timelines of astronomy & space exploration."

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Birds are one of the best things about having a garden whether thats a few acres in the countryside or a tiny city roof-space. & the humble garden is one of the most valuable bird habitats available
- so the more bird-friendly you can make yours the greater the range of species that are likely to feed & nest there. Providing food water feeders & nesting sites can be very cheap & easy & the results are often rewarding. This practical & incredibly useful title offers an identification guide to over 80 species of garden birds across Britain & Northern Europe combined with indispensable advice on providing foodstuffs & suitable habitats. Each species is fully illustrated
- showing details such as sexual variance & flight
- by the award-winning artists Brin Edwards & Mike Langman. All birds are described with full identification detail with distribution details & suggestions of suitable foodstuffs feeders & nestboxes etc. Written with both beginners & the more experienced birder in mind this major new title really is the only garden bird guide you need.


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This updated bird owners guide written by experts on parrot psychology & care instructs on socialising & instilling domesticated behavior patterns in birds of the Poicephalus family. A friendly & relatively quiet parrot the Senegal makes an excellent companion for parrot lovers who might hesitate to keep a noisier bird. The authors offer clues to the Senegals sensitive temperament describe the birds traits & instruct on its dietary needs & appropriate indoor environment. ...

As a keen fly-fisherman & columnist for Fly Fishing & Fly Tying Magazine Radio 2 DJ & comedian Mike Harding lays out his considerable expertise on one of the most well-loved & beguiling traditions of fly: the Northern Spider. These designs of fly conceived in the north of England around Bolton Abbey in the Yorkshire Dales are renowned for being both simple to tie & excellent for catching fish. They are characterised by using brightly coloured silk threads & the feathers of birds like snipe woodcock & pheasant -techniques employed by fly-fishermen around the world: from northern England & the lochs of Connemara to the freestone rivers of the Appalachians in the US. Mike Harding covers some 140 variants of fly from traditional designs to his own unique variations like the Ribble Rouser. The guide is rounded off with the techniques of tying & an introduction to the history of the North Country tradition. The book features his own superb close-focus photography & is laid out in a convenient wiro-bound style. ...

A Guide to Uni Life is an upbeat & engaging guide book to all aspects of university life. It covers everything from surviving freshers' week to studying for your finals &

Includes:: tips & advice on how to have fun & stay healthy throughout your university life. Lucy Tobin
- a recent graduate herself
- gives new or potential students a real insight into what uni life will be like & how to make it the best experience you can & achieve a brilliant degree as well. The author guides new students through the university experience in a friendly way without being condescending or pretending that all you are there for is to lock yourself in the library! Students can really get the best out of their time in higher education with this helpful & entertaining book. Now fully REVISED & UPDATED including information on the huge rise in tuition fees how to manage your money & budget during uni.



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Science fiction & fantasy is one of the most challenging--and rewarding!--genres in the bookstore. But with New York Times bestselling author Philip Athans & fantasy giant R. A. Salvatore at your side you'll create worlds that draw your readers in--and keep them reading! Just as important you'll learn how to prepare your work for today's market. Drawing on his years of experience as one of the most acclaimed professionals in publishing Wizards of the Coast editor Athans explains how to set your novel apart--and break into this lucrative field. From devising clever plots & building complex characters to inventing original technologies & crafting alien civilizations Athans gives you the techniques you need to write strong saleable narratives. Plus! Athans applies all of these critical lessons together in an unprecedented deconstruction of a never-before-published tale by the one & only R. A. Salvatore! There are books on writing science fiction & fantasy & then there's this book--the only one you need to create strange wonderful worlds for your own universe of readers! ...