Computers

Bringing together around 5,000 square miles of land, the West Midlands region boasted a diverse system of railways. These ranged from the main lines connecting the north and south of Britain to small branches, as well as cross-country routes and local...

Designed and manufactured by the men who would make Concorde, the Rolls-Royce powered Vickers VC10, and its larger variant, the Super VC10, represented the ultimate in 1960s subsonic airliners. The VC10 was Britain's answer to the Boeing 707 and the...

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The journalist Suresh Menon once said You don't have to be mad to be a wicketkeeper, but it helps'. Wicketkeeping is one of the great arts of cricket on which seemingly everyone has an opinion and yet few really know what they are talking about; and the...

The vast majority of period ship models are built from kits, usually primarily of wood with some ready-made fittings. Although these commercial offerings have improved significantly in recent years, all of them can be enhanced in accuracy or detail by an...

Exam Board: Cambridge Assessment International EducationLevel: IGCSESubject: ICTFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: Summer 2017Providing guidance that helps students practice and troubleshoot their exam technique,these books send them into their...

PRE:FAB! is the captivating memoir of Colin Hanton, telling of his early years as a musician and his career with John Lennon's Quarry Men. Colin drummed with the band for three years between 1956-1959, during which time both Paul McCartney and George...

David Chipperfield's new building for the Kunsthaus Zurich now stands in all its splendour on Zurich's Heimplatz, opposite the old museum building of 1910 designed by Karl Moser. Its opening to the public in October 2021 will make the Kunsthaus Zurich...

Bedfordshire lace became popular in the fashions of the second half of the nineteenth century because of the beauty of its bold-open designs, often with elegant floral motifs, and it continues to fascinate and captivate lacemakers today. This practical...

Arduino is the open source electronics prototyping platform that has taken the Maker Movement by storm. This thorough introduction, updated for the latest Arduino release, helps you start prototyping right away. From obtaining the required components to...

The easy way to get started with Minecraft Want to creep into the biggest video game of all time? Grab your pickaxe and let's go! Minecraft Basics For Dummies helps you (or your kids) get started and join the infinite online world that keeps millions of...

This is a brand new book covering all of the externally examined Component 3 of the Level 1/2 BTEC Tech Award. It provides comprehensive yet concise coverage of the component through case studies and questioning. It will be invaluable both as a course...

A queer YA coming-of-age novel that explores what it means to be yourself, even when it feels like the world wants you to be someone else - perfect for fans of Heartstopper, Fangirl and Casey McQuiston 'A magical, heartwarming story as much about...

This information-packed strategy guide is a must-have for any Apex Legends player. With handy hints and tips to get you started, this guide will help you to quickly master the basics of the game, including the best weapons, playing as a team and all map...

In the early years of the Third Reich, Hermann Goring, one of the most notorious leaders of the Third Reich, worked to establish his own personal army to rival Himmler's SS and Reichswehr. The result: a private Prussian police force which grew into one...

'Points, questions, stories, and occasional rants introduce the 24 chapters of this engaging volume. With a focus on mathematics and peppered with a scattering of computer science settings, the entries range from lightly humorous to curiously...

Sometimes you press the button without thinking ... you know it's a mistake but there's no way back, you've posted something really stupid. It doesn't make sense ... it's littered with spelling mistakes ... you've missed the point ... Oh, God! I'd do...

Exam Board: OCR, AQA, Edexcel & WJECLevel: KS3Subject: MathematicsFirst Teaching: September 2015First Exam: June 2016Compute-IT will help you deliver innovative lessons for the new Key Stage 3 Computing curriculum with confidence, using resources and ...

Help students to develop and apply problem solving and computational thinking skills in context with the practical, step-by-step approach of Complete Computer Science. This comprehensive text supports the previous Cambridge IGCSE (0478) & O Level (2210)...

From the team behind Computer Science for Fun (cs4fn), The Power of Computational Thinking shows that learning to think can be fascinating fun.Yes, and this book shows you how.Computational thinking has changed the way we all live, work and play. It has...

Scratch Programming in easy steps introduces readers to Scratch, a programming language that is widely used on the Raspberry Pi . Using Scratch's highly visual interface, youll learn how to make games and animations. Along the way, you'll learn about...

A back-to-basics guide on coding for absolute beginners, whether adults or children - no prior experience required! Coding is set to change the way we work and the skills we will need in the future. For those who know nothing about coding, getting to...

There can be little doubt that the Romans experienced many of the illnesses that are still encountered today, and individuals have always had to decide how best to deal with their health-related concerns. The Roman Empire was an amalgam of many...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784658816Author Sean McGlynnFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Vanguard PressPublisher Pegasus Elliot Mackenzie Publishers

Think. Invent. Organize. Share. Don't be evil. And change the world. Larry Page and Sergey Brin started out as two Stanford college students with a wild idea: They were going to organize the world's information. From that one deceptively simple goal,...

Hot on the heels of Raspberry Pi 5, this update to our best-selling Retro Gaming with Raspberry Pi line opens up a new generation of 1990s and 2000s consoles to rediscover. Building a retro console is one of the most popular starter projects. Retro...

Support your learners as they continue their journey towards becoming confident computational thinkers with the Cambridge Lower Secondary Computing Learner's Book 7 with Digital Access. Filled with a variety of activities, such as planning a new computer...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781984857422Author Rachel IgnotofskyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Potter/Ten Speed/Harmony/Rodale

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.About the AuthorJames Hunt and Simon Brew are experienced editors and writers who have worked extensively across many non-fiction genres. They have specialized in shaping Future...

The Champion's Guide to Apex Legends contains everything that players need to dominate in Apex, from detailed profiles of every legend and their unique abilities, to advanced combat tips and survival strategies that will give you the edge in a...

In July 1944, with the Eastern Front crumbling and the first cracks appearing in the Normandy defences, Hitler ordered the creation of a new type of unit based on the ad-hoc Kampfgruppen which the Germans used so successfully throughout the war. Hastily...

Perfect for aspiring coders everywhere, Girl Code is the story of two teenage tech phenoms who met at Girls Who Code summer camp, teamed up to create a viral video game, and ended up becoming world famous. The book also includes bonus content to help you...

Shakespeare's Henry IV lamented Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown'. It was true of that king's reign and of many others before and after. From Hereward the Wake's guerilla war, resisting the Norman invasion of William the Conqueror, through the...

A New York Public Library Best Book of 2017 Perfect for aspiring coders everywhere, Girl Code is the story of two teenage tech phenoms who met at Girls Who Code summer camp, teamed up to create a viral video game, and ended up becoming world famous. The...

The Ulster Tales captures the lives and experiences of ten individuals who were caught up in the Troubles. Each has a very distinct story to tell according to their role and position. Arranged roughly in chronological order, the book covers the media,...

We all must die, and how society deals with the disposal is fascinating in the way it reflects the beliefs of the people of the time and ways in which they honour or do not honour the dead. Having excavated prehistoric burials, the author weighs...

Relive all the most important moments of the last two WorldSBK seasons in the 2020/2021 Official Yearbook, which includes the analysis of every single round and of all the different classes of the Championship. While the 2020 season saw yet another...

This title has been endorsed by Cambridge Assessment International Education.Deliver an exciting computing course for ages 11-14, building on students' existing computing skills and experience whilst demonstrating new concepts, with practice...

Archaeology provides a fascinating insight into the lives of the aviators of the First World War. Their descriptions of the sensation of flying in the open cockpits of the primitive warplanes of the day, and the artefacts that have survived from these...

'It was the exact same shocking sound a body makes when it hits a car screen...I started, heart pounding - but it was only the thud of the girl's fist on the glass, her knuckles pressed white against it.' A charismatic hitchhiker haunted by a shameful...