As we move towards the 2016 zero carbon target in house building Passivhaus construction looks like becoming not just popular in the UK but commonplace. This is a no-nonsense & engaging introduction on how to do it. Kevin Mc Cloud The Passivhaus Handbook is an essential guide for anyone wanting to realise a supremely comfortable healthy & durable home with exceptionally low energy costs. Passivhaus design focuses on getting the building fabric right to achieve ultra-low energy consumption in the most cost-effective manner. The approach is relevant to a wide range of building types & climates. Passivhaus methodology can be combined with elements of other building standards such as the UKs Code for Sustainable Homes (CSH) or with other sustainable building goals such as a commitment to using low-impact or natural building materials. Whether you are building an extension retrofitting your house or starting from scratch & whether you are new to low-energy design or already have some experience this book will help you navigate around the potential pitfalls & misconceptions. It brings together current thinking & best practice. The book
Includes:: * A clear explanation of the underlying building physics & terminology. * Detailed information on key elements of Passivhaus: avoiding air leakage designing out thermal (cold) bridges moisture management & ventilation strategy. * Practical advice on setting up a project including developing a motivated project team. * A discussion of economic considerations & the policy context in the UK. As pressure on global resources increases & energy prices continue to rise the Passivhaus approach proven over 20 years meets the challenge of ultra-low-energy building for the future.
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' Que es esto? Que es esto? Es cocaina!' I couldn't speak a word of Spanish but I understood the word 'cocaina' & knew that I was in a lot of trouble. I should have been paralysed with fear but it didn't seem real. I was only twenty-three. In 1997 English holidaymaker Terry Daniels was wrongfully accused of smuggling a million pounds worth of cocaine from Brazil to Spain. Although she didn't know it then her companion had been paid by a judge & two police officers to transport the class A drugs. Charged with drug trafficking she was eventually granted bail but suffered a near-fatal brain haemorrhage. Once she recovered the Spanish authorities granted her the right to return to the UK. She assumed that her ordeal was over but it had only just begun. Five years after her arrest Terry moved to Northern Ireland where after giving a friend a spare key to her house she awoke one morning to the anti-terrorist police breaking down her door. Firearms & a pipe bomb were discovered in a cupboard. Terry was arrested & although she was found not guilty the Spanish authorities requested that she return to Spain. In 2005 she was sentenced to ten years in a maximum-security Spanish prison. She repeatedly pleaded her innocence & was eventually granted a royal pardon & released in January 2009. This is the hard-hitting account of her fight for justice a page-turning memoir of an ordinary woman who survived & triumphed over remarkable misfortune ...

Meet the Love children: oh-so-perfect Linn airy-fairy Rowan animal-obsessed Tor
- & Ally trying to have a normal life somewhere
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1910: Distinguished MP Edwin Strafford resigns at the pinnacle of his career removing himself from the public eye. The woman he loves & for whom he was willing to sacrifice everything suddenly & coldly rejects him. All the reasons for his fall from grace are shrouded in darkness. Seventy years later historian Martin Radford is down on his luck when a mysterious benefactor offers him the opportunity of a lifetime: to uncover what exactly happened to Edwin Strafford. But this apparent good fortune swiftly turns into a nightmare. Radford's investigations trigger a violent series of events which throw him straight into the path of those who believed they had escaped punishment for crimes long past but never paid for... ...

We drift through life uncertain of who we really are & what we should be doing. & in this sense our instincts are right. Our lives are unfinished business. Our soul is eternal & has a job to do in this life. It has a master plan that has evolved through all our lifetimes. Everyone knows about the existence of Angels but this book reveals the discovery of a very special & previously unsuspected legion
- that of Past Life Angels. These beings are not only here & now; they have been with us through all our lives since our souls creation. They are still there to nudge us guide us jog our memories. The clues are there & by following them we can kick our higher self into operation & change our lives beyond recognition. For the first time Jenny Smedley shows why your past lives are important to your future & how they can change your current one. She discusses the contracts made before this birth both with others & yourself. She explains the illnesses & fears we suffer from & above all how we can stick to the right path with the help of our past life angels once we have found it.
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Sylvia Browne is a world-renowned psychic & best-selling author. In this book she shows how many of the health & relationship problems we are experiencing in our present lives could be the result of unresolved issues in our past lives. Bizarre phobias unexplained illnesses irrational anxieties & the partners we choose can all have their roots in our past lives & even birthmarks & recurring dreams can be traced back to an earlier existence.

Includes:: powerful stories of people who have positively changed their lives through their understanding of previous lives

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It should have been a cosy scene
- log fire sheepskin rug Vivaldi on the stereo Christmas lights & tree. But appearances can be
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The Sunday Times No. 1 paperback bestseller warm & moving
- another gem from the much-loved Cathy Kelly. Keep a secret too long
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Past Simple: Learning English through History Past Simple is a fascinating introduction to British history & culture designed to improve the language skills of adult learners of English but suitable also for use in sixth-forms & FE colleges in Britain. The authors both practising teachers succeed in delivering a wealth of historical facts & improving students language & critical thinking skills all in an engaging entertaining & often humorous way. Past Simple comprises 22 chapters 12 on key episodes or periods of British history (such as the First World War) 10 on significant themes (imperialism the growth of democracy etc.) that run through the story of these islands. Each chapter is based around a central reading text followed by comprehension & critical thinking exercises additional primary source material & a focus on relevant language points. There is a clear emphasis on skills development & follow-up extension tasks to encourage Internet & library research. Click here for the Past Simple answer sheets. ...

Shortlisted for the 2012 Miles Franklin Award PAST THE SHALLOWS is a powerful & hauntingly beautiful novel from an extraordinary new Australian writer who is compared with Cormac Mc Carthy & Tim Winton. If you read only one book this year make sure its this Sunday Times I loved Past the Shallows Kevin Powers author of The Yellow Birds Everyone loves Harry. Except his father. Joe Miles & Harry are growing up on the remote south coast of Tasmania. The brothers lives are shaped by their fathers moods
- like the ocean he fishes he is wild & unpredictable. He is a bitter man with a devastating secret. Miles does his best to watch out for Harry the youngest but he cant be there all the time. Often alone Harry finds joy in the small treasures he discovers in shark eggs & cuttlefish bones. In a kelpie pup a mug of hot chocolate & a secret friendship with a mysterious neighbour. But sometimes small treasures or a brothers love are not enough.
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