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In their first, bestselling, book Maths for Mums and Dads Rob Eastaway and Mike Askew helped you and your child make sense of the new methods and topics covered in primary school maths. But as your child embarks on secondary school, two new issues arise...

I have struggled, harder and more explicitly than for anything else in my life as a writer, to develop a distinctive and personal form of essay to treat great scientific issues in the context of biography -and to do so not by the factual chronology of a...

Examines the phenomenon of the millennium. The text explores the origins of the term in the biblical prophecies of the Book of Revelation and tackles questions such as: will 2000AD signal the end of time; and does the millennium end in 1999 or at the end...

Human beings are the only species to have evolved the trait of emotional crying. We weep at tragedies in our lives and in those of others - remarkably even when they are fictional characters in film, opera, music, novels, and theatre. Why have we...

This guide covers all major syllabus areas through fully annotated diagrams, summarizing and linking key concepts and processes. It is ideal for revision but also forms a good teaching tool. The book is suitable for candidates of A and AS level Biology...

For students of WJEC Psychology AS Level this revision book provides all the essential information you need to know for your exams as well as practice exam questions and exam skill activities. Written by leading authors and experienced Principal...

The best-selling legal skills textbook in the market, Legal Skills is the essential guide for law students, encompassing all the academic and practical skills in one manageable volume. It is an ideal text for students new to law, helping them make the...

The English Legal System combines comprehensive and thorough coverage of the main topics covered on English legal system courses with a lively and engaging style to capture students' attention and provide them with a firm foundation for their study of...

Micromachine technology and development is very recent in the long history of mechanical engineering. Yet as new microscopes make the miniature realms of micromechanisms accessible it is at this tiny scale that the biggest opportunities and challenges...

Tribology is an interdisciplinary subject, and successful tribological solutions to real design problems in areas as diverse as plain journal bearings, rolling-element bearings, heavily loaded gear teeth, or cams and followers, are likely to draw on the...

Research activity in atmospheric chemistry has continued to accelerate in recent years, and there is now heightened public awareness of the environmental issues in which it plays a part. This book looks at the new insights and interpretations afforded by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780195623147Author Verrier ElwinFormat PaperbackPage Count 366Imprint OUP IndiaPublisher OUP IndiaWeight(grams) 422g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780195539387Author BoumaFormat PaperbackPage Count 238Imprint OUP Australia and New ZealandPublisher Oxford University Press Australia

A dictionary containing explanations of nearly 10,000 medical and surgical terms and concepts, for use either as a home reference book or a professional aid. Straightforward definitions are followed by more extensive information, and there is a detailed...

The moral dilemmas raised by modern medicine--test-tube babies, the mechanical prolongation of life, the prescription of contraceptive pills to underage girls, the nontreatment of handicapped newborns--are no longer the concerns of doctors alone, but are...

Fifteen dialogues drawn from the highly acclaimed BBC series review the tenets and theories of moral philosophy, political philosophy, the philosophy of language and the philosophy of science.Book InformationISBN 9780192830340Author Bryan MageeFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780140220391Author Krishan KumarFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint Penguin Books LtdPublisher Penguin Books LtdWeight(grams) 129g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780137410187Author R.C. HibbelerFormat PaperbackPage Count 630Imprint Pearson CanadaPublisher Pearson Higher EducationWeight(grams) 1345g

The Prentice Hall Essence of Computing Series provides a concise, practical and uniform introduction to the core components of an undergraduate computer science degree. Acknowledging the recent changes within Higher Education, this approach uses a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780130648846Author John CrupiFormat PaperbackPage Count 496Imprint Prentice Hall PTRPublisher Pearson Professional EducationWeight(grams) 944g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780115528606Author Great Britain: Department for TransportFormat PaperbackImprint Stationery Office BooksPublisher TSO

Essays which expose the connections between unlikely people and events to reveal the hidden passion which distorts human relations - woman-hating. Drawing on films, novels (including those of Milan Kundera), trial reports and the royal family, the author...

Touch by David J. Linden - The astonishing secrets of our senses, and how to harness them to change your personal and professional life Why can't we tickle ourselves? Why do footballers who hug score more goals? Why does holding a hot coffee make us feel...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780241003787Author Morten StormFormat PaperbackPage Count 416Imprint VikingPublisher Penguin Books Ltd

Be inspired by the masters! This visually stunning book showcases the work and creative process of several of today's leading visual effects studios. Over 1000 vibrant four color images provide great visual insight as to how the studios start with a...

The human brain is the most complex structure in the known universe. Learning how it works, the relationship between mind and brain, is one of the most fundamental and important of scientific questions and neurobiology one of the fastest growing research...

Newly updated throughout, and now covering 118 elements, this crystal-clear guide to the periodic table illuminates the basic concepts of chemistry as it traces the history and development of our knowledge of the material world. In this fascinating...

If you're feeling overwhelmed by a sea of revision, let OUP's Questions and Answers series keep you afloat! Written by experienced examiners, the Q&As offer advice on what to expect in exams and how best to prepare, so you can approach your exams...

Exam Board: WJEC Level: A2 Subject: Geography First Teaching: September 2012 First Exam: June 2014 Endorsed by WJEC and written by experienced examiners David Burtenshaw and Sue Warn, this WJEC A2 Geography Student Unit Guide is the essential study...

Oceans make up most of the surface of our blue planet. They may form just a sliver on the outside of the Earth, but they are very important, not only in hosting life, including the fish and other animals on which many humans depend, but in terms of their...

Written by experienced practitioners, Professional Ethics equips the reader with a solid understanding of the key ethical and professional conduct issues which underpin all types of practice at the Bar. Including full discussion of the letter and spirit...

What is social science? How do you do it? What are the pitfalls? What are the tricks of the trade? This book provides the answers to these and many other questions which need to be answered by students who seek to develop their research skills. Adopting...

The seventh edition of Jacobs, White and Ovey: The European Convention on Human Rights is a clear and concise companion to this increasingly important and extensive area of the law. The authors examine each of the Convention rights in turn, explore the...

Blackstone's Police Q&As 2016 are the essential revision tool for all police officers sitting the NPPF Step Two Legal Examination (formerly OSPRE(R) Part I). Written in partnership with the best-selling Blackstone's Police Manuals, the only study...

Quaternions are a simple and powerful tool for handling rotations and double groups. This book gives a complete treatment of finite point groups as subgroups of the full rotation group and emphasizes geometrical and topological methods which permit a...

This study describes the science of bird migration. Not merely describing the incredible stamina and navigation skills of birds in their seasonal movements, Peter Berthold also discusses recent ideas, hypotheses, experimental results and methods in this...

This textbook aims to outline all the key concepts concerning the description and applications of novel semiconductor microstructures such as quantum wells, superlattices and heterojunction microdevices in general (eg lasers, transistors, optical...

The Intel 8086 microprocessor is one of the most popular and appears in several versions of the IBM Personal Computer, many PC-compatibles and the IBM PS/2 Model 30. This book is written for those PC users who are already competent in one high level...

This comprehensive and newly-revised text surveys not only such familiar topics as the Cabinet, Parliament, parties, pressure groups, and local government but also such often neglected issues as political culture, corporatism, the police and judiciary,...

This second revised edition takes into account the many advances and changes that have occurred in X-ray crystallography since the first edition appeared in 1972. The book is aimed at those who wish to understand the fundamental concepts on which crystal...