Amsterdam works its fairy-tale magic in many ways: via the gabled Golden Age buildings; glinting boat-filled canals; & especially the cosy centuries-old brown cafes where candles burn low & beers froth high. Add in mega art museums & funky street markets & its easy to see why this atmospheric city is one of Europes most popular getaways. ...

Draw colour & create all your favourite subjects by following these simple instructions & fun step-by-step examples. In this title hundreds of ideas combined with expert advice on technique & materials ensure professional-looking results. It

Includes:: over 200 Usborne-recommended Web sites for further inspiration. It also

Includes:: over 100 free downloadable pictures.



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Featuring 73 sharp new images obtained with state-of-the-art scanning technology the Second Edition of this popular pocket atlas is a quick handy guide to interpreting computed tomography images of the brain & calvarium temporal bone orbit nasal cavity & paranasal sinuses. The book helps readers recognize normal anatomic structures on CT scans & distinguish these structures from artifacts. Each page presents a high-resolution CT scan with anatomic landmarks clearly labeled. Directly above the scan are a key to the labels & a thumbnail illustration that orients the reader to the plane of view (sagittal axial or coronal). This format enables readers to identify features rapidly & accurately. Praise for the previous edition: A splendid very pocket-sized atlas...A very useful basic booklet which will enlighten all clinical trainees & not a few of their mentors
- Journal of Neurology" " Neurosurgery" & " Psychiatry". A very useful & uncomplicated pocket-sized reference... This little atlas will be popular among residents in neurology neurosurgery ENT ophthalmology & internal medicine & all clinicians who are required to inspect CTs of the head
- " Neurology". The book is most useful for medical students & neophyte radiology neurology or neurosurgical residents... Recommended
- " American Journal of Neuroradiology"."


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Born on the wrong side of the Berlin Wall as a child Judith Schalansky could travel only through the pages of an atlas. Now she has created her own taking us across the oceans of the world to fifty remote islands. Perfect maps jostle with cryptic tales from the islands full of rare animals & lost explorers marooned slaves & lonely scientists mutinous sailors & forgotten castaways. ...

The leading sports massage expert Mel Cash now publishes this indispensable guide to the human muscular & skeletal system. It contains all the most relevant information needed to understand how the human body moves & maintains posture drawing together knowledge from several different areas of medical science & presenting it in a clear & simple style. There is nothing similar available on the market & the book is essential for all students of human biology medicine & physical therapy (orthodox & complementary) & anyone involved at any level in sport exercise or dance. The 40 specially commissioned colour illustrations plus 25 line drawings provide a full picture of the human muscular & skeletal system & the accompanying text explains how they may become injured & the various other causes of musculoskeletal pain & dysfunction. ...

Get Straight to the Heart of the City! Top Sights The city s must-see sights plus expert advice to make your trip even better. Local Life Discover how to unlock the city with guides to areas that the locals really love. Best Of Barcelona We ve found the best walks food art shopping views nightlife & more. PLUSBonus pull-out map Walking tours & day planners Maps for every neighborhood Packed with expert travel tips 100% independent advice ...

Ensure your garden is the best bistro in town with this practical guide. Whether you've got a roof terrace or an acre of countryside this guide explains how you can make your garden a more attractive prospect for birds. Crammed with fresh insights into the secrets of bird behaviour it also

Includes:: a guide to identifying over 60 of the most common European garden visitors.

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Packed with original pictures h&-drawn illustrations & genuine Celtic memorabilia & full colour throughout The Pocket Book of Celtic crams it all in
- the great players the best ever goals the legendary managers the tactics of the clubs most successful teams
- even an illustrated history of the famous hooped kit. It also

Includes:: a club directory a detailed diagram of the Celtic Park honours records stats & much much more. The perfect gift for Celtic supporters of any age The Pocket Book of Celtic is endorsed with a foreword by club legend Billy Mc Neill.



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Revised & updated edition of last years best-selling Pocket Book of Chelsea featuring a brand new cover design & a wealth of new features. Packed with original pictures h&-drawn illustrations & genuine Chelsea memorabilia this beautifully packaged book is bursting with the colourful history of the illustrious London club. ...

The Scots have always had a reputation for clarity of thought & also for the vigour with which it is put into words. This new edition of David Rosss acclaimed collection spans the entire gamut of a nations recorded thought & experience from Calgacus in AD 84 to Annabel Goldie in 2011. It covers a vast range of subject matter & demonstrates a remarkable variety of moods & tones from the literary to the colloquial & bawdy. Packed with sharp observation & humour it sounds other notes too. Meditative triumphant tragic accusing tender
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- it reveals the spirit of Scotland in a truly unique way.

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