Education/Academic

Updated annually to include all the vital details of the latest admissions procedures, Getting into Medical School takes an honest (read more)

Updated annually to include all the vital details of the latest admissions procedures, Getting into Medical School takes an honest look at exactly what you need to do to win your place and take the first steps towards your dream career. (hide)

Updated annually to include all the vital details of the latest admissions procedures, Getting into Oxford & Cambridge tells you (read more)

Updated annually to include all the vital details of the latest admissions procedures, Getting into Oxford & Cambridge tells you everything you need to know to get onto the course of your choice. With invaluable information and step-by-step guidance, the book will lead you through every step of the process. (hide)

This engaging and practical guide is a much-needed new textbook that illustrates the power of geographic information systems (GIS) (read more)

This engaging and practical guide is a much-needed new textbook that illustrates the power of geographic information systems (GIS) and spatial analysis. Today's planner has a wealth of data available to them, much of which is increasingly linked to a specific location. From football clubs to Twitter conversations, government spending to the spread of diseases - data can be mapped.

Once mapped, the data begins to tell stories, patterns are revealed, and effective planning decisions can be made. When used effectively, GIS allows students, planners, residents and policymakers to solve wicked problems in the environment, society and the economy. Geospatial data is now more freely available than it ever has been, as is much of the necessary software to analyse it.

Published: 26 Jul 2019 (hide)

This completely unique reference is from two recognized thought leaders and developers of proven approaches within the diverse world (read more)

This completely unique reference is from two recognized thought leaders and developers of proven approaches within the diverse world and practices of project management. It provides a new and innovative framework for more effectively managing complex and mission critical projects to deliver maximum business value to organizations in both the public and private sectors around the globe. The authors draw on the strengths of different schools of thought, including their own, and best practices to develop an integrated framework that is lean, agile, flexible, and adaptable to virtually any complex project.

Key Features: --Presents a project framework that illustrates the what, why, and how of what must be done to deliver better and higher quality solutions and increased business value over an alternate approach --Designs the best-fit approach to managing complexity and uncertainty, aligned with the seven lean principles of continuous innovation, that embraces all project management methodologies and is driven totally by the characteristics of the project, its internal organizational environment and culture, and changing external market dynamicsThe authors, Robert K. Wysocki and Colin Bentley, are legends in the field. Wysocki is a project management guru and a pioneer in business analysis, information systems management, and business process management with over 45 years of combined experienced within these fields. (hide)

This book was written with the belief that everyone globally has the right to a safe and healthy workplace. An 8-year old carrying (read more)

This book was written with the belief that everyone globally has the right to a safe and healthy workplace. An 8-year old carrying bricks in the mid-day sun in Nepal, a pharmaceutical business executive on assignment in Bangladesh, or a mother polishing stone in her home in Tanzania; each has a fundamental right to a workplace free from risk of injury, illness, and death. Global Occupational Safety and Health Management Handbook is a broad presentation and discussion of the issues and obstacles facing the Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) profession today in providing safe workplaces globally.
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The German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is often seen as the quintessential eighteenth-century tourist, though with the exception (read more)

The German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is often seen as the quintessential eighteenth-century tourist, though with the exception of a trip to Italy he hardly left his homeland. Compared to several of his peripatetic contemporaries, he took few actual journeys, and the list of European cities in which he never set foot is quite long. He never saw Vienna, Paris, or London, for example, and he only once visited Berlin.

During the last thirty years of his life he was essentially a homebound writer, but his intensive mental journeys countered this sedentary lifestyle, and the misconception of Goethe as a traveler springs from the uniquely international influence of his writing. While Goethe's Italian Journey is a classic piece of travel writing, it was the product of his only extended physical journey. The majority, rather, were of the mind, taken amid the pages of books by others.

Published:31 Oct 2018 (hide)

Gravity is one of the four fundamental interactions that exist in nature. It also has the distinction of being the oldest, weakest, (read more)

Gravity is one of the four fundamental interactions that exist in nature. It also has the distinction of being the oldest, weakest, and most difficult force to quantize. Understanding gravity is not only essential for understanding the motion of objects on Earth, but also the motion of all celestial objects, and even the expansion of the Universe itself.

It was the study of gravity that led Einstein to his profound realisations about the nature of space and time. Gravity is not only universal, it is also essential for understanding the behaviour of the Universe, and all astrophysical bodies within it. In this Very Short Introduction Timothy Clifton looks at the development of our understanding of gravity since the early observations of Kepler and Newtonian theory.
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Guidance Note 3: Inspection & Testing is a fundamental guidance book for all those involved with the testing and inspection of electrical (read more)

Guidance Note 3: Inspection & Testing is a fundamental guidance book for all those involved with the testing and inspection of electrical installations. It also contains essential guidance for those studying for inspection and testing qualifications and has been fully updated to BS 7671:2018. The 18th Edition IET Wiring Regulations publishes in July 2018 and comes into effect on 1st January 2019.

All new installations from this point must comply with BS 7671:2018.
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Guide to JCT Standard Building Contract 2016 is a practical guide to the operation and administration of JCT's SBC 2016 suite of (read more)

Guide to JCT Standard Building Contract 2016 is a practical guide to the operation and administration of JCT's SBC 2016 suite of building contracts (SBC/Q, SBC/AQ and SBC/XQ). All of the contracts' provisions, procedures and conditions are organised and explained by subject, clearly distinguishing the different obligations due to various parties and the contractual issues arising during the course of a job - all backed up by the latest legislation and case law.
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"Latin is "it", the most wonderful "thing". It is mind-enhancing, character-improving, enthralling, exciting, deeply satisfying, (read more)

"Latin is "it", the most wonderful "thing". It is mind-enhancing, character-improving, enthralling, exciting, deeply satisfying, and valuable. My solid determination is to spare no pains to do it the justice that its importance demands." (Mr Gwynne, author of the Sunday Times bestselling phenomenon).

Gwynne's Grammar, is just as emphatic about the importance of Latin as he is about the importance of grammar. From the novice to the more well-versed, Gwynne's Latin is essential for anyone interested in learning Latin; Mr Gwynne promises to teach you more Latin in half an hour than you would learn from years of being taught Latin at school. He also includes a fascinating section on everyday Latin usage, which discusses all the Latin words and idioms we still use today, such as 'quid pro quo' and 'sui generis'.
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