The prostate gland lies just beneath the bladder. Many men as they get older experience prostate symptoms such as a poor urine stream or having to urinate frequently. This book explains diseases of the prostate how they cause problems & what can be done about them. Medical understanding of prostate disorders has advanced enormously & the options for treatment
- from surgery to drugs
- have enhanced dramatically greatly improving the quality of life of sufferers.

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A classic single-volume textbook popular for its direct & straightforward approach. Understanding Pure Mathematics starts by filling the gap between GCSE & A Level & builds on this base for candidates taking either single-subject of double-subject A Level. ...

Although rap music is famous for its ingenuity double entendres & clever turns of phrase until now no one has attempted to collect rap lyrics into an organised compendium. Enter UNDERSTAND RAP a very funny pop-cultural reference book based on the website of the same name which precisely explains all the confusing terms & lyrics used in rap songs in a language even the most un-hip person can underst&. The result is a book with breakout potential thats both entertaining & highly informative. The juxtaposition of dry academic manner with Hip Hop terminology in UNDERSTAND RAP frequently lends itself to ironic comedy gold. For example: Lyric: been servin since you was doin the runnin man" Explanation: My experience selling drugs began long ago while you were still concerning yourself with immature things like doing goofy dances where you look like youre running in place. (From Song: Rubberband Man on Album: Trap Muzik by Artist: T.I.) Understand Rap features hip hop artists of all names colours & creeds & organise their lyrics into the following categories: Cars Money Drugs/ Alcohol People Places Fashion Crime/ Weapons Insults Skills/ Pride & Sex/ Relationships." ...

Understanding RAW Photography" takes the form of an easy-to-follow workflow offering enthusiastic amateur photographers everywhere a beginning to discover their potential. It opens up a whole new world of image processing allowing you to perfect your images simply & quickly. Raw files are so named because they are not yet processed & ready to be used or printed & yet they allow far more flexibility than a JPEG will. " Understanding RAW Photography" covers everything that you could ever need to know right from the start of a shoot to processing your image & ultimately displaying it in print or on screen." ...

This title explains the procedure from the start of a photo shoot through each stage of post-processing. In depth jargon-busting text offers hints & tips on interpreting RAW images. It

Includes:: expert advice given by professional photographers using practical examples with the aid of diagrams & charts. The RAW file format is digital photographys equivalent of a negative in film photography: it contains untouched raw pixel information straight from the digital cameras sensor which must be processed to produce the final result. Understanding RAW Photography" is a comprehensive guide with in depth jargon-busting text offering hints & tips on interpreting RAW images & gives step-by-step information on processes such as demosaicing & white balance adjusting colour saturation & contrast sharpening an image adjustment in camera & on a personal computer & final generation of JPEG or TIFF format."

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The Understanding Reasoning series helps pupils to understand & answer correctly reasoning questions as found in the 11+ 12+ 13+ & other school selection tests. The books provide concise explanations & examples of all the question types occurring in the 11+ together with practical workbook-style activities to consolidate learning. The step-by-step explanations are clear & include 'how to' instructions. Intensive practice enables pupils to gain confidence as they tackle each new question type. Correct answers are provided at the back of each book for quick & easy marking. Verbal reasoning activities use letters & words to explore pupils' understanding of language & meaning. Using methods that are quite distinct from traditional literacy activities pupils' verbal skills are stretched to the full. Question types covered include the following: alphabet & word patterns vocabulary spelling mathematical questions & problem solving. ...

From the start of their training its crucial for nursing students to be able to understand & evaluate current research to support their learning & reading for assignments. However many books focus on how to do research rather than how to understand & evaluate research. This book helps students recognise what good research is by providing an entry-level guide to the main research methodologies used in nursing. It puts research into context for student nurses explaining how they need to use the skills of critiquing & evaluating research throughout their course & how this is linked to evidence-based practice. ...

The current debate on the growing role of the voluntary & community or third sector in delivering public & social policy is impoverished by its lack of understanding of the historical events which have shaped the sector & its relationship with the state. This widely anticipated book draws on a range of empirical studies of aspects of the history of voluntary action to illuminate & inform this debate. Chapter contributions range across two centuries & a variety of fields of activity geographical areas & organisational forms. Four key themes are addressed: The moving frontier between the state & voluntary action; the distribution of roles & functions between them; the nature of their inter-relationship; The springs of voluntary action
- what makes people get involved in voluntary organisations or support them financially; Organisational challenges for voluntary agencies including growth cleaving to their missions & values & survival; & Issues of continuity & change
- how & to what extent has the nature of voluntary action & its role in society remained essentially the same despite the changing context? This book is essential reading for all practitioners involved in charities & voluntary & non-profit organisations for those who work at the interface between government & the third sector & for those who are involved in making & implementing public & social policy.

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This book makes explicit connections between young children's spontaneous repeated actions & their representations of their emotional worlds. Drawing on the literature on schemas attachment theory & family contexts the author takes schema theory into the territory of the emotions making it relevant to the social & emotional development strand in early childhood education. Based on research carried out alongside children parents workers & co-researchers at the world-famous Pen Green Nursery & using case studies of a small number of individual children the author shows new links between cognition & affect. The book

Includes:: a brief summary of a method of Child Study using video & reflections on video sequences. This book will be of interest to students & practitioners on Early Childhood undergraduate & postgraduate courses as well as those taking modules on schema theory.

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Understanding Science is a series of books designed to reinforce skills & knowledge at Key Stage 2 of the National Curriculum. Each book focuses on a particular science topic with explanations & teaching points exercises answers section & glossary of terms. Animals & Plants come in all shapes & sizes but have you ever wondered exactly how they relate to their surroundings & to one another? Living creatures both support & compete with each other as they feed grow & reproduce. This book describes & explains the key features that they share & highlights some important differences between them. The Animals & Plants book
Includes:: life cycles seed dispersal germination habitats adaptation micro-organisms/decay & food chains.
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