Diagnosed with type-2 or non-insulin dependent diabetes in 1996 Gretchen Becker educated herself on every aspect of this chronic condition by reading medical books talking with doctors listening to her own body & using the Internet to communicate daily with other people with diabetes. Now as a patient-expert she guides all those newly diagnosed through everything they need to learn & do in the crucial first year after diagnosis. This indispensable guide simplifies but never patronises & offers a wider approach than any so far adhered to by doctors. It answers all the questions that assail the newly diagnosed: How to cope with daily maintenance? How to make sense of the terminology about measurement of blood-glucose levels? How to build self-knowledge & confidence? How overall best to adjust to life with diabetes. ...

This practical handbook makes it easy for you to learn more about Type 2 diabetes. The authors comprehensively answer over 400 questions about every aspect of living with the condition & their constructive approach will give you all the knowledge you need to deal confidently with your diabetes ...

This title offers wholesome & customized recipes with easily obtained ingredients that are simple practical healthy & delicious. Soneral dispels the dietary myths about diabetes &

Includes:: recipe modifications for such forbidden foods as desserts casseroles appetizers & snacks that are low in sugar fat & cholesterol & don't compromise flavor. The Type 2 Diabetes Cookbook" contains updated nutritional information & recipes that can be the beginning to a healthier & happier lifestyle."

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A practical introduction to typography this book analyses the basic principles & applications of type. From measuring type & classifying typefaces to organising text on a page & understanding grid systems the author covers everything that the beginning student of graphic design needs to know. In addition he

Includes:: a brief history of typography numerous examples to illustrate the points raised & a series of useful exercises to help readers put basic principles into practice. Engagingly written this book is an invaluable resource for all students of graphic design & typography.

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Wild defiant & startlingly inventive The Slits were ahead of their time. Although they created some unique hybrids
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Kirsty & Rachel are excited to be entering a charity fashion show where children get to show off their own designs. Unfortunately Jack Frost thinks everyone in the world should dress like him & steals the Fashion Fairies seven magical items to put his naughty plan into action! Everyone is starting to make their costumes for the fashion show auditions but without Tyra the Dress Designer Fairys magic tape measure nothing fits. Kirsty & Rachel need to find it soon or nobodys outfit will be good enough to enter. ...

Charles I waged civil wars that cost one in ten Englishmen their lives. But in 1649 parliament was hard put to find a lawyer with the skill & daring to prosecute a King who was above the law: in the end the man they briefed was the radical barrister John Cooke. Cooke was a plebeian son of a poor farmer but he had the courage to bring the Kings trial to its dramatic conclusion: the English republic. Cromwell appointed him as a reforming Chief Justice in Ireland but in 1660 he was dragged back to the Old Bailey tried & brutally executed. John Cooke was the bravest of barristers who risked his own life to make tyranny a crime. He originated the right to silence the cab rank rule of advocacy & the duty to act free-of-charge for the poor. He conducted the first trial of a Head of State for waging war on his own people
- a forerunner of the prosecutions of Pinochet Miloevic & Saddam Hussein & a lasting inspiration to the modern world.
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Everyone knows that tyrannosauruses are big & scary so when a placid duckbill dinosaurs egg ends up in the wrong nest confusion is sure to ensue! When the baby dinosaur hatches out hes so out of place that his grisly big sisters call him Tyrannosaurus Drip. Poor little Drip: all he wants is a quiet life munching on water weed.. . ...

Everyone knows that tyrannosauruses are big & scary so when a placid duckbill dinosaurs egg ends up in the wrong nest confusion is sure to ensue! When the baby dinosaur hatches out hes so out of place that his grisly big sisters call him Tyrannosaurus Drip. Poor little Drip: all he wants is a quiet life munching on water weed.. . ...

Kineas the Athenian cavalry commander has come a long way since being dismissed from the army of Alexander & vengefully exiled by his own city. Together his mercenary force & their Scythian allies have defeated a mighty Macedonian army at the Ford of the River God & his adopted city of Olbia is now free once more. But his destiny will not allow him to enjoy the fruits of victory for long. Far to the east at the farthest edge of the Sea of Grass Alexander is threatening to crush the Scythian hordes once & for all. The Lady Srayanka of the Cruel Hands the Scythian warrior-princess who spurned a king's love to be at Kineas's side is pledged to take her tribe east to help stop 'the monster'
- & Kineas knows he has no choice but to follow even if it means embracing the violent death in battle that he has seen prefigured in countless dreams. But long before he can confront the might of Alexander's army alongside his beloved Srayanka he must undertake an epic journey of breathtaking daring...
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