NEW FOR 2011 Everything you need to know & do to get the grade you want! Now in full colour updated for the new GCSE & available in a new student-friendly size York Notes for GCSE is now easier to use & easier to read so its easier than ever to get top marks. Written by examiners & teachers to give you an expert understanding of the text York Notes has the most in-depth coverage & analysis of everything from themes & contexts to characters plots & language. You?ll get the low-down on everything you?ll need to demonstrate how well you understand the text & write the best essays. There are sample answers essay plans & specialist guidance on understanding the questions you?ll be asked in an exam together with an array of handy"es checklists study tips grade boosters & revision activities to help you learn revise efficiently & remember everything you?ll need to write the very best answers. Its the ultimate guide to revision & exam success.< /STRONG> For over 25 years York Notes has been helping GCSE students just like you achieve the very best grade they can in their exam. So if you're looking for straightforward easy-to-use advice on how to boost your grades to the next level York Notes for GCSE is the only guide you're going to need. ...

Get comfortable & confident with your Mac Book! Combining the fun-but-straightforward content of nine minibooks this new edition of Mac Book All-in-One For Dummies delivers helpful coverage of the rich features & essential tools you need to know to use the Mac Book to its fullest potential. Youll learn an array of Mac Book basics while veteran author Mark Chambers walks you through setting up your Mac Book running programs finding files with Finder searching with Spotlight keeping track with Address Book enjoying music with i Tunes creating cool multimedia projects with i Life & more. This exciting new edition dives right in to help you create a web site with i Web get on the Internet use Apple Mail stay in touch with i Chat & find your way around the latest Mac OS X. & if you must do some work do it the Mac way with the i Work productivity applications & this helpful guide. Serves as an up-to-date introduction to the basics of Mac Book models including working with the new OS OS X Lion Shows you how to upgrade maintain & troubleshoot your system Features nine minibooks: Say Hello to Your Mac Book Using Mac OS X Customizing & Sharing Going Mobile with i Life i Work for the Road Warrior Typical Internet Stuff Networking in Mac OS X Expanding Your System & Advanced Mac OS X Offers a straightforward-but-fun approach to getting familiar with this innovative laptop Mac Book All-in-One For Dummies 2nd Edition will get you Mac-savvy in no time! ...

Get more out of your Mac Book with the help of this savvy & easy Dummies guide Lighter faster & way cooler the new Mac Books put the power of a desktop into your hands anywhere. Mac expert Mark Chambers shows you how to personalize your Desktop stay connected while on the road make movies with i Movie create & share photos & videos compose your own music with Garage Band build a website with i Web & much more. Packed with coverage of the latest Mac Book hardware including the Mac Book Air & Mac Book Pro plus OS X Lion i Cloud i Life & i Work this new edition is completely revised & updated to let you in on all the secrets of the magnificent Mac Book. Features updated coverage of the latest Mac Book devices OS X Lion i Cloud i Life & i Work Shows how to navigate with Mission Control & Launch Pad sync everything with i Cloud & add some apps to your desktop experience Explains how to customize the dock & desktop; connect from the road; take your music mobile; use i Web i Movie i Photo & Garage Band; & get to work the Mac way with the i Work productivity suite Gets readers acquainted with Multi-Touch gestures Mail & the Mac App Store Mac Book For Dummies 4th Edition helps you make friends with your Mac Book the fun & easy way! ...

Discover loads of tips & techniques for the newest Mac Book Pro Youre already ahead of the game with a Mac Book Pro. Now you can get even more out the popular Apple notebook with the new edition of this handy compact book. Crammed with savvy insights & tips on key tools & shortcuts this book will help you increase your productivity & keep your Apple digital lifestyle on track. From desktop sharing & wireless networking to running Windows applications this book avoids fluff doesnt skimp on the essentials saves you time & hassle & shows you what you most want to know.

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Macclesfield is an ancient Cheshire town that stands beneath the sprawling & beautiful Peak District. It is Cheshires furthest outpost before taking the road into Derbyshire & many years ago entered the Industrial Revolution in a more genteel manner perhaps by becoming a silk town. Here all manner of silk items were manufactured such as the narrowest ribbons & the best of silks & satins. It is the perfect place to explore Macclesfield Forest & the Cheshire Peak District but the town itself has plenty to offer including the Heritage Centre with its museums & tea room. Paul Hurley has carefully selected modern & old views to paint a nostalgic historical portrait so enjoy this pictorial tour of the town & see what is here now & compare it to what was here many years ago. ...

The death of Alexander the Great in 323 BC threw the Macedonians into confusion; there was no capable heir & no clear successor among the senior figures in Alexanders circle. Initial attempts to preserve the unity of Alexanders conquests gave way to a period of bloody & prolonged warfare. For well over a century the largely mercenary armies of Alexanders successors imposed their influence over the whole of the Near East while absorbing local military practices. After Romes decisive defeat of Carthage in 202 BC Macedonia came under increasing pressure from the Romans. Three wars between the two powers culminated in the Roman victory at Pydna in 168 BC which laid Alexanders empire to rest & established Roman hegemony in the Near East. Drawing upon a wide array of archaeological & written sources & written by a noted authority on the Hellenistic period this survey of the organization battle history & appearance of the armies of Alexanders successors is lavishly illustrated with specially commissioned full-colour artwork. ...

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Machiavellis New Modes & Orders" is the only full-length interpretive study on Machiavellis controversial & ambiguous work " Discourses on Livy." These discourses considered by some to be Machiavellis most important work are thoroughly explained in a chapter-by-chapter commentary by Harvey C. Mansfield one of the worlds foremost interpreters of this remarkable philosopher. Mansfields aim is to discern Machiavellis intention in writing the book: he argues that Machiavelli wanted to introduce new modes & orders in political philosophy in order to make himself the founder of modern politics. Mansfield maintains that Machiavelli deliberately concealed part of his intentions so that only the most perceptive reader could see beneath the surface of the text & understand the whole of his book. Previously out of print Mansfields penetrating study brings to light the hidden thoughts lurking in the details of the " Discourses on Livy" to inform & challenge its readers at every step along the way." ...

The latest edition of Juvinall/ Marsheks Fundamentals of Machine Component Design focuses on sound problem solving strategies & skills needed to navigate through large amounts of information. Revisions in the text include coverage of Fatigue in addition to a continued concentration on the fundamentals of component design. Several other new features include new learning objectives added at the beginning of all chapters; updated end-of-chapter problems the elimination of weak problems & addition of new problems; updated applications for currency & relevance & new ones where appropriate; new system analysis problems & examples; enhanced sections dealing with Fatigue; expanded coverage of failure theory; & updated references. ...

Building on the success of her previous books Alison Holt shows you how to produce incredible seascapes using various combinations of just two simple machine stitches. The techniques are broken down into clear step-by-step instructions & there are five stunning projects as well as many examples of Alisons original & exquisite work to delight & inspire you. Alison paints her threads on to h&-coloured backgrounds blending her stitches & achieving stunning results. The raised effects of the embroidery produce a beautiful three-dimensional look & her clever use of perspective is effective & easily achieved. This book covers everything including the materials required; how to compose a picture from photographs that have inspired you; painting backgrounds; & all the basic stitch techniques you need to know. Detailed instructions explain how to create realistic scenes from the sunlit glow of the Mediterranean to the drama of a stormy windswept beach in winter. Alison also introduces a new technique that combines paper fabric & stitch to produce embroideries with a more abstract feel. This is an inspirational book for artists embroiderers & textile artists alike & a must-have instructional book for anyone interested in learning about free-motion machine embroidery. ...