Make the most of your lab time with this interactive manual by text author Shawn O. Farrell and co-author Lynn E. Taylor. You'll find a selection of classroom-tested experiments designed to be completed during a normal laboratory period.[...]
The emergence of global governance in several key areas calls into question conventional understandings of world politics in terms of conflicts of interests between sovereign states under conditions of anarchy. At the same time the new phenomena of anti-globalisation demonstrations, transnational so[...]
The Visual Basic PAL is designed to be paired with the Sixth Edition of Joyce Farrell's Programming Logic and Design text. Together, the two books provide the perfect opportunity to learn the fundamentals of programming while gaining exposure to an actual programming language. Readers can discover h[...]
Using object-oriented terminology, this work provides readers with a foundation in C++ programming. It uses examples to teach both the syntax of the C++ language and programming principles. It offers an overview of object-oriented programming and C++, and then builds upon this knowledge to teach com[...]
Offers coverage of object-oriented programming fundamentals in general, and C# programming fundamentals in particular. This book covers topics such as multithreading, XAML, The Windows Presentation Foundation and dynamic data structures.[...]
From the best-selling author of "The Vanishing of Esme Lennox" comes a spellbinding novel that shows there are no accidents, in life and in love. Frustrated with her parents' genteel country life, Lexie Sinclair plans her escape to London. There, she takes up with Innes Kent, a magazine editor who i[...]
Alice never imagined that she would end up like this. Is she the only mother who feels so permanently panic-stricken at the terrors of the modern world - or is it normal to sit up in bed all night popping bubble wrap? She worries that too much gluten and dairy may be hindering her children's mental [...]
Lots of husbands forget things: they forget that their wife had an important meeting that morning; they forget to pick up the dry cleaning; some of them even forget their wedding anniversary. But Vaughan has forgotten he even has a wife. Her name, her face, their history together, everything she has[...]
Presents a collection of the author's popular "Guardian" columns - the final part of the trilogy in which he discovers that Margaret Thatcher is actually his mother. This work also contains satirical essays on subjects as diverse as Man's ascent from the apes and the re-election of George W Bush.[...]
Examines how England's peculiar class system was established by some snobby French nobles whose posh descendents still have wine cellars and second homes in the Dordogne. This title explores the complex socio-economic reasons why Britain's kings were the first in Europe to be brought to heel. It is [...]
Informs and elucidates the bizarre events, ridiculous characters and stupid decisions that have shaped Britain's story since 1945.[...]
A personal account of a Labour supporter's miserable eighteen years under a Tory government. A literary debut which combines wit with barbed insight from the author who has been a full time comedy writer since the voters of Battersea sacked him from his previous job as an MP's researcher for the Hou[...]
Michael Adams shares a flat with three other men in their late twenties. Days are spent lying in bed, playing computer games and occasionally doing a bit of work. And then, when he feels like it, he crosses the river and goes back to his unsuspecting wife and children.[...]
Just as "bogus doctors" are occasionally discovered in hospitals, Jimmy Conway has become a "bogus celebrity"; winning an award for something he never did, being photographed in "Hello!" in someone else's house, and ultimately making a fool of the entire mad, shallow celebrity merry-go-round.[...]
One of a series of texts designed to help students improve their English vocabulary. The book contains 60 practice tests, crosswords, cartoons, gap-fills and more and is illustrated with tips on learning vocabulary, word lists and full answer keys. It can be used for self-study or in class.[...]