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The body is very sophisticated and complex. Understanding its functions and composition is essential to maintaining health. This book presents a systematic overview of the human body. Each chapter describes a specific system and its functions. Detailed illustrations and explanations enhance and clarify the wealth of information provided. Concise textual explanations make the book useful for students and many professional groups - trainers, physiotherapists, gymnasts, athletes, homeopaths, nurses and masseuses. It is also helpful fo... read more

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Every Word Counts!Settle all those Scrabble squabbles with Scrabble Words 2005, the NEW authority on Scrabble. Compiled using the Bank of English, the world's largest language database, Scrabble Words is the most comprehensive Scrabble wordlist ever, including World English from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, UK and USA in a single list. Scrabble Words is the only Scrabble wordlist endorsed by Mattel and is an essential reference for all key club and tournament players, as well as those playing for fun. SCRABBLE(R) i... read more

Collins Paperback English Dictionary is the perfect reference for everyday use, including all the words and definitions you need. Language notes help you choose the right word and the easy-to-use colour layout helps you find what you're looking for quickly. Specially tailored to meet your needs at home, school, and in the office, the Collins Paperback English Dictionary has comprehensive definitions and word tips to provide help with English usage. With this dictionary you can find all the words and definitions you need, as it boas... read more

Specially tailored to meet the needs of the user at home, school, or in the office, the new Colour Collins Discovery Dictionary and Thesaurus has all the words and definitions a user might need, as well as a huge range of opposites and alternatives. Have confidence: all the words, definitions, opposites, and alternatives the users need. Get there fast: most useful alternative words highlighted. Find out more: internet-linked Word Power and Fact Finder supplement to take the users

Collins Paperback Thesaurus, in colour, is the perfect reference for everyday use. With practical usage notes, and a fantastic supplement, this is the ideal thesaurus to take your language use and knowledge further. Specially tailored to meet the needs of the user at home, school, or in the office, this new edition of Collins Paperback Thesaurus has all the words and alternatives the user might need, as well as a huge choice of opposites. This thesaurus is based on the Collins Word Web, Collins' 2.5-billion-word database of tod... read more

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A conveniently sized reference atlas ideal for the home, school, library, college, university and workplace. It is complete with up-to-date information, superb cartography, a wealth of detail, and full-colour photography. It contains: easy-to-understand text; comprehensive mapping; borders of each region of the world; detailed country descriptions.

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Geologica is an informative study of Earth's physical features, landscapes, plants and animals. The origins of the Earth are discussed, including the mechanism of tectonics - the force driving the movement of the continents. Over time, these tectonic forces thrust up mountains, build continents, and consume entire oceans. Lands meet and separate and the rocks that make up this planet are transformed from one landform to another. Following on from tectonics is a journey through the Earth's geological history, presenting each geologi... read more

How will we be remembered? History is simply the interaction of our lives with each other and with nature. It begins with acts of adventure, courage, blind ambition, greed and folly that are then recorded. Without accurate recording, we wouldn't know that Napoleon used a sandbox to construct his battle plans and transmitted messages to troops using semaphore, and that Christopher Columbus thought he'd landed in India instead of America - thus the name Indians for the local people there. Historical Atlas is a comprehensive history o... read more

A fully comprehensive guide to discovering your roots, how to access the relevant archives, searching the internet, to draw up a family tree of your British ancestors

Tracing your Family History or the art of genealogy is the fastest growing activity using the worldwide web today. In this book Tracing Your Family History you will find practical advice from author James Gibb, who has devoted a large part of his time in retirement to tracing his ancestral heritage to 1695, his four times Great Grandfather in Sutherland in North East Scotland. The author places particular emphasis on family history rather than ancestry. He values researching occupations and ways of life rather than simply listin... read more

This is a bold and exhilarating account of the oceans and ocean exploration. With authoritative text by geographers, oceanographers, historians and marine experts, it features over 600 superb photographs and illustrations plus detailed mapping throughout. Special features covering topics from boat building through the ages, navigational advances, piracy on the high seas, the story of diving, the undersea cables, to the hottest topical issues like whales and whaling and the territorial disputes over underwater resources, make... read more

A new edition of Britain's best-selling secondary school atlas, Philip's Modern School Atlas is divided into sections for ease of use, with each page colour-coded for rapid reference. An 11-page Remote Sensing section covers such topics as satellite imagery and GIS (with an explanation of false-colour usage), incorporating a selection of images used in studies of exploration, land reclamation, erosion, geology and pollution, with explanatory text. The next section covers the British Isles in 32 pages. With physically coloured maps,... read more

Chances are you know your computer has the power to do great things, but you only turn it on to write letters, catch up on e-mail or maybe scan in a picture. But now, digital photography, downloadable music and recordable DVDs are here, you can do so much more. What's more, it's easy if you know how! This guide shows you visually step-by-step how to unleash your computer's (and your own) creative potential. Learn about the creative tools at your disposal and try the useful and inspiring projects. Discover how to make party invites ... read more

Full of practical advice, exercises, hints and tips on all aspects of speech-making, whether a presentation in the workplace or thanking the bridesmaids at your wedding, Speechmakers' Bible will help you to: * Cope with pre-speech nerves * Prepare and plan your speech * Write your speech * Deliver your speech in style * Avoid classic mistakes of speech-making With sample speeches for you to start from, an extended section on toasts and speeches for weddings and other family celebrations, and quotes, jokes and sayings for al... read more

A comprehensive directory of over 330 Scottish and international tartans. Covers the tartans of the most important and historically significant Scottish families.