This award winning series has been specifically designed for babies. A great introduction to books through well-known nursery rhymes & interactive text. Singing songs & rhymes is the perfect way to bond with your baby & share quality time. It also aids language development by introducing them to the natural sounds & patterns of speech. Combining these with actions also stimulates the brain & helps muscle development. ...

You want to learn C programming but youre not sure you want to suffer through another tedious technical book. Youre in luck: Head First C" introduces this language in a fun visual way. Youll quickly learn everything from creating your first program to learning sophisticated coding skills with C 4.0 Visual Studio 2010 &. NET 4 while avoiding common errors that frustrate many students." ...

Youre not alone. At any given moment somewhere in the world someone struggles with the same software design problems you have. You know you dont want to reinvent the wheel (or worse a flat tire) so you look to Design Patterns--the lessons learned by those whove faced the same problems. With Design Patterns you get to take advantage of the best practices & experience of others so that you can spend your time on...something else. Something more challenging. Something more complex. Something more fun. You want to learn about the patterns that matter--why to use them when to use them how to use them (and when NOT to use them). But you dont just want to see how patterns look in a book you want to know how they look in the wild". In their native environment. In other words in real world applications. You also want to learn how patterns are used in the Java API & how to exploit Javas built-in pattern support in your own code. You want to learn the real OO design principles & why everything your boss told you about inheritance might be wrong (and what to do instead). You want to learn how those principles will help the next time youre up a creek without a design paddle pattern. Most importantly you want to learn the "secret language" of Design Patterns so that you can hold your own with your co-worker (and impress cocktail party guests) when he casually mentions his stunningly clever use of Command Facade Proxy & Factory in between sips of a martini. Youll easily counter with your deep understanding of why Singleton isnt as simple as it sounds how the Factory is so often misunderstood or on the real relationship between Decorator Facade & Adapter. With Head First Design Patterns youll avoid the embarrassment of thinking Decorator is something from the " Trading Spaces" show. Best of all in a way that wont put you to sleep! We think your time is too important (and too short) to spend it struggling with academic texts. If youve read a Head First book you know what to expect--a visually-rich format designed for the way your brain works. Using the latest research in neurobiology cognitive science & learning theory Head First Design Patterns will load patterns into your brain in a way that sticks. In a way that lets you put them to work immediately. In a way that makes you better at solving software design problems & better at speaking the language of patterns with others on your team." ...

Tired of reading HTML books that only make sense after youre an expert? Then its about time you picked up Head First HTML & really learned HTML. You want to learn HTML so you can finally create those web pages youve always wanted so you can communicate more effectively with friends family fans & fanatic customers. You also want to do it right so you can actually maintain & expand your web pages over time so they work in all browsers & mobile devices. Oh & if youve never heard of CSS thats okay--we wont tell anyone youre still partying like its 1999--but if youre going to create web pages in the 21st century then youll want to know & understand CSS. Learn the real secrets of creating web pages & why everything your boss told you about HTML tables is probably wrong (and what to do instead). Most importantly hold your own with your co-worker (and impress cocktail party guests) when he casually mentions how his HTML is now strict & his CSS is in an external style sheet. With Head First HTML youll avoid the embarrassment of thinking web-safe colors still matter & the foolishness of slipping a font tag into your pages. Best of all youll learn HTML & CSS in a way that wont put you to sleep. If youve read a Head First book you know what to expect: a visually-rich format designed for the way your brain works. Using the latest research in neurobiology cognitive science & learning theory this book will load HTML & CSS into your brain in a way that sticks. So what are you waiting for? Leave those other dusty books behind & come join us in Webville. Your tour is about to begin. ...

Learning a complex new language is no easy task especially when it s an object-oriented computer programming language like Java. You might think the problem is your brain. It seems to have a mind of its own a mind that doesn't always want to take in the dry technical stuff you're forced to study. The fact is your brain craves novelty. It's constantly searching scanning waiting for something unusual to happen. After all that's the way it was built to help you stay alive. It takes all the routine ordinary dull stuff & filters it to the background so it won't interfere with your brain's real work--recording things that matter. How does your brain know what matters? It's like the creators of the Head First approach say suppose you're out for a hike & a tiger jumps in front of you what happens in your brain? Neurons fire. Emotions crank up. Chemicals surge. That's how your brain knows. & that's how your brain will learn Java. Head First Java combines puzzles strong visuals mysteries & soul-searching interviews with famous Java objects to engage you in many different ways. It's fast it's fun & its effective. & despite its playful appearance Head First Java is serious stuff: a complete introduction to object-oriented programming & Java. You'll learn everything from the fundamentals to advanced topics including threads network sockets & distributed programming with RMI. & the new. second edition focuses on Java 5.0 the latest version of the Java language & development platform. Because Java 5.0 is a major update to the platform with deep code-level changes even more careful study & implementation is required. So learning the Head First way is more important than ever. If you've read a Head First book you know what to expect--a visually rich format designed for the way your brain works. If you haven't you're in for a treat. You'll see why people say it's unlike any other Java book you've ever read. By exploiting how your brain works Head First Java compresses the time it takes to learn & retain--complex information. Its unique approach not only shows you what you need to know about Java syntax it teaches you to think like a Java programmer. If you want to be bored buy some other book. But if you want to understand Java this book's for you. ...

Voted the greatest English cricketer of the 20th century by the fans Sir Ian Botham is the English games one true living legend & his story both on & off the pitch reads like a Boys Own rollercoaster ride. Born with a natural genius for the game Botham began breaking records with bat & ball from a young age & soon became the man English cricket expected most from. After a troubled period as captain Botham rose once again to become a national hero with his display in the Miracle Ashes of 1981. But with his confrontational nature & wild streak he began regularly making the wrong kind of headlines. With accusations of drink & drugs affairs & ball-tampering he became hounded by the tabloid pack never sure whether they wanted him to triumph or implode. Now a Knight & just as famous for his tireless charity work Beefy gives us the definitive story of his never-dull life & times in his own no-nonsense words. ...

A fabulous novel from bestselling author Jill Mansell written with her sparkling blend of romance & humour. Jessie has kept the identity of her son Olivers father a secret for years. Shes stunned when she discovers that the man in question actor Toby Gillespie has just moved in next door. The truths about to come out. One glance at Oliver & a little mental arithmetic & Toby has the situation sussed. Meeting the son he never knew he had is the shock of a lifetime. Its a shock too for Tobys wife the beautiful Deborah though she seems to take it in her stride. Would Deborah be so relaxed if she knew just how close Toby wants to get to the mother of his firstborn? As the attraction between them flares up again Jessie just cant see her way to a happy ending. But no one is quite what they seem & there are more surprises to come... ...

The book begins with example warms-ups & stretches moving on to cover posture & all basic gymnastics shapes which are instrumental in performing more complex skills. These skills are then covered in the next sections; Jumps Skills Rolls & Leaps. Bringing all of these skills together the book then demonstrates how combined these skills can be used to create routines. ...

When Samantha Brick's life started to unravel
- her company in liquidation homeless penniless & friendless & on max-strength anti-depressants
-

...

Head Over Heels in the Dales" is the third volume in Gervase Phinns bestselling " Dales Series". Could you tell me how to spell "sex" please?. Gervase Phinn thinks hes heard just about everything in his two years as a school inspector but a surprising enquiry from an angelic six-year-old reminds him never to take children for granted. This year Gervase has lots of important things on his mind
- his impending marriage to Christine Bentley (the prettiest headteacher for miles around) finding somewhere idyllic to live in the Yorkshire Dales & the chance of a promotion. All of which generate their fair share of excitement aided & abetted as usual by his colleagues in the office. In " Head Over Hells in the Dales" join Gervase Phinn in the classroom where he faces his greatest challenge: keeping a straight face as teachers & children alike conspire to have him laughing out loud. " Gervase Phinns memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms". (" Daily Telegraph"). Gervase Phinn is an author & educator from Rotherham who after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies novels plays collections of poetry & stories as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships honorary doctorates from Hull Leicester & Sheffield Hallam universities & is a patron of a number of childrens charities & organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include " The Other Side of the Dale" " Over Hill & Dale" " Head Over Heels in the Dales" " The Heart of the Dales" " Up & Down in the Dales" & " Trouble at the Little Village School"."
...