The provision of sustainable energy supplies for an expanding & increasingly productive world is one of the major issues facing civilisation today. Renewable Energy examines both the practical & economic potential of the renewable energy sources to meet this challenge. The underlying physical & technological principles behind deriving power from direct solar (solar thermal & photovoltaics) indirect solar (biomass hydro wind & wave) & non-solar (tidal & geothermal) energy sources are explained within the context of their environmental impacts their economics & their future prospects. Together with its companion volume Energy Systems & Sustainability this book provides both perspective & detail on the relative merits & state of progress of technologies for utilizing the various 'renewables'. The analysis considers emissions sustainability cost implications & energy security as political & economic pressures move society towards a low-carbon future. From an overview of basic energy conversion processes through a discussion of the individual renewable sources to a concluding examination of the prospects for their integration into national & international networks this book provides a valuable insight into prospects for the renewables. Online Resource Centre The Online Resource Centre to accompany Renewable Energy

Features: For students: * Self-assessment questions. * Links to further information & up-to-date energy statistics. For registered adopters of the book: * Figures from the book in electronic format.

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Renfrewshire is largely ignored in the general studies of Scotlands cultural heritage. Renfrewshire: A Scottish Countys Hidden Past" redresses the balance & for the first time provides an overview of the archaeological evidence for the county which

Includes:: Local Authority Areas of Renfrewshire East Renfrewshire & Inverclyde. Surprisingly close examination reveals a wide variety of sites & artefacts that relate to the full range of prehistoric & historic human activity in Scotl&. From the first flints left by the Mesolithis hunter-gatherers to the imposing remains of Renfrewshires industrial past which are among some of Scotlands earliest examples. Although there have been over 40 major excavations over the years until now the countys archaeological heritage has been hidden away. Re-examining the old surveys & excavations & combining them with the ever-increasing new work Derek Alexander & Gordon Mc Crae have provided a fascinating summary to inform future research & inspire excitement about this countys rich heritage."

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Property whether you are buying a house to live in or to let represents an enormous financial commitment. This book by bricks-&-mortar expert Michael Holmes will show you how to maximise the value of your investment & will reveal the kind of home improvements that make economic sense. Authoritative & detailed text covers all major aspects of home improvement including conservatories loft & basement conversions double-glazing central heating kitchens & bathrooms. With sound advice & clear comprehensive charts & tables it adds up to an indispensable handbook for any homeowner who is thinking of building on to extending altering or selling their property. No other book gives such sensible practical or authoritative advice on improvements to your home that will really make a difference to the house itself & to its market value. ...

Book & CD-ROM. Take a look through the Forbes annual issue of the richest Americans & you will find a majority of those personal fortunes have something to do with real estate. Real estate rental income rarely experiences wild swings in value instead providing predictable returns at many times the rate of money market accounts or CDs. In addition there can be substantial tax advantages as well. However being the landlord" can be difficult time consuming & potentially wrought with financial & legal obstacles. This new book will make the process of managing your rental properties easier. This new book & companion CD-ROM will teach you how to avoid headaches hassles & lawsuits by learning how to professionally manage your rental property. Maximise your profits & minimise your risks. Learn about advertising tenant screening managing tenants legal rights landlord rights discrimination vacancies essential lease clauses crime prevention drugs gangs security issues as well as premises liability security deposits handling problems evictions maintenance record keeping & taxes. The CD-ROM contains dozens of forms sample contracts letters notices rental applications agreements & checklists. It

Includes:: topics such as evicting irresponsible tenants collecting damages running multiple properties handling complaints emergency procedures expenses & utility management. We spent thousands of hours interviewing & e-mailing real estate property managers & investors. This book is a compilation of their secrets & proven successful ideas. If you are interested in learning hundreds of hints tricks & secrets on how to make money (or more money) on managing your rental properties then this book is for you. Instruction is great but advice from experts is even better & the experts chronicled in this book earn $1 000 to $300 000 per month managing rental properties. Inside the pages of this new exhaustively researched guide you will find a jam-packed assortment of innovative ideas that you can put to use today."

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Now fully updated ' Renting & Letting' is essential reading for both landlords & tenants. Whether you are a landlord looking to make a success of buy to let or you are keen to understand your rights as a tenant ' Renting & Letting' is the definitive handbook for you. Packed with expert guidance & jargon-free tips this practical guide covers the legal rights & obligations of both landlords & tenants advice on tenancy agreements & law how to manage a let & rental income Capital Gains Tax energy performance certificates & deposit protection schemes. This new edition of ' Renting & Letting'

Includes:: fully up-to-date figures & changes to regulations including the introduction of Universal Credit. Drawing on many years of experience in property investment & as a consultant to residential property companies Kate Faulkner gives clear advice on the possible pitfalls explaining vital financial & legal considerations in an accessible jargon-free manner.

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This book covers the principles & techniques that will help you develop the skills needed to carry out effective vehicle body repair & re-finishing. This edition has been updated to deal with changes in technology & best practice & meets the current Automotive Skills standards. It also covers the topics studied at NVQ levels 2 & 3 & contains handy revision notes making it an ideal text for students on the following courses: Automotive Skills Council Vehicle Body & Paint Operations requirements IMI Body Repair & Refinishing Technical Certificates (VRQs) National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) City & Guilds Vehicle Body Repair Competence courses NVQ & Progression Awards of both City & Guilds & the Institute of the Motor Industry at levels 2 & 3. Professionals & hobbyists will continue to find this an essential manual for the workshop when repairing the latest models or classic cars. Other books by Andrew Livesey: Basic Motorsport Engineering 9780750689090 Advanced Motorsport Engineering 9780750689083 ...

This title offers a transgressive love story by a singular new voice. A secretive child by nature Susanna makes a covert list of everything she knows about her absent father determined that one day she will find him. Unable & unwilling to adapt to life in her mothers unsympathetic household she distances herself as much as possible. When she finally discovers her fathers whereabouts & seeks him out in the free & unconventional atmosphere of 1970s Chelsea she conceals her identity beginning an illicit affair that can only end in disaster. Repeat it Today with Tears" is in many ways a traditional love story as well as a skilful evocation of radical times & desires. It is a fever dream that examines our need to be loved & accepted & a piercing portrait of madness. Anne Peile is a striking new voice in fiction." ...

Dr Sparrow is back coping with more bizarre macabre & hilarious situations. Following his successful debut with Country Doctor: Hilarious True Stories from a Country Practice" Dr Sparrow once more guides us through the daily rounds of the weird & wonderful in his practice on the Devon/ Cornwall border. What would you do if faced with the unsuccessful resuscitation of the wrong patient being held at gunpoint as a suspected terrorist or confronting a blind man who refuses to stop driving? & what about the little old lady who presents you with a supermarket bag stuffed with GBP20 notes? Add to this jets crashing on the runway fleeting glimpses of the Royal Genitalia & the haunting tale of the suicidal stranger & an abducted child
- & you will start to have some idea of the unpredictable life of Dr Sparrow."
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Is constant reinvention the key to winning in todays fast-paced world? Not judging by the results of some of the worlds best performing companies. In Repeatability" the leaders of Bain & Companys influential strategy practice reveal a powerful truth: successful companies that endure maintain a form of simplicity at their core. More than anything else a "great repeatable business model" equips companies to deal successfully with complexity the silent killer of profitable growth. Chris Zook & Jimmy Allen co-authors of the bestselling " Profit from the Core" detail the value of repeatability in business showing how the "big idea" today is really made up of a series of successful smaller ideas driven by a simple & repeatable business model. Based on a multi-year study of hundreds of companies Zook & Allen show how well-known global firms
- including IKEA Vanguard Starbucks LEGO Da Vita Nike & Flora Holland
- combine a core differentiation model with speed adaptability & simplicity to land them at the top of the competitor chain for longer periods of time. CEOs senior executives managers & investors all need to read this blueprint for reaching the top
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It is an early spring evening in 1943 when the air-raid sirens wail out over the East End of London. From every corner of Bethnal Green people emerge from pubs cinemas & houses & set off for the shelter of the tube station. But at the entrance steps something goes badly wrong the crowd panics & 173 people are crushed to death. When an enquiry is called for it falls to the local magistrate Laurence Dunne to find out what happened during those few fatally confused minutes. But as Dunne gathers testimony from the guilt-stricken warden of the shelter the priest struggling to bring comfort to his congregation & the grieving mother who has lost her youngest daughter the picture grows ever murkier. The more questions Dunne asks the more difficult it becomes to disentangle truth from rumour
- & to decide just how much truth the damaged community can actually bear. It is only decades later when the case is reopened by one of the children who survived that the facts can finally be brought to light.. .
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