The Big Feastival Cookbook ties in to Jamie Oliver’s first festival of food, music and fun, being held in London on 1, 2 and 3 July 2011. Not just tons of fun to be had, but a festival with a heart too as it’s all for charity! Profits are going to The Jamie Oliver Foundation and The Prince’s Trust. Alongside the festival, the book celebrates the very best in summer ingredients and flavours, with contributions from some of the best food writers and chefs in the business. From Sophie Grigson, Rachel Allen, Thomasina Miers and Jo Pratt to Giorgio Locatelli, Theo Randall, Atul Kochhar and Peter Gordon. The Women’s Institute have contributed some recipes, as have restaurants from Fifteen to Vinoteca, Trinity, Cafe Spice Namaste, Canteen, Barbecoa and Gourmet Burger Kitchen. The delicious selection of recipes includes: English pea and mint soup, Roasted squash and feta salad, Seared scallops and chorizo, Smoked mackerel and roast potato salad, Braised pork, leek, mushroom and cider pie, Sweet potato hash browns with sausages, Minted lamb burgers with feta and tomato jam, Dark chocolate cremoso with English raspberries and Peanut butter and white chocolate brownies.

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Crime evokes a wide variety of reactions in people: fear, anger, fascination, excitement, curiosity. An introduction to crime and criminology, considers the relatively common-place problem of vandalism in the form of graffiti as one example through which to explore your own views about an everyday sort of crime.

This ebook considers how social scientists and criminologists, in particular, study and seek to understand problems of crime, and invites you to develop what can be called your ‘criminological imagination’.

After reading this ebook, you should will be able to: provide a basic definition of ‘crime’; demonstrate that ideas about what a crime is and what it is not are often contested; provide a definition of what criminology is and the subject matter it pertains to; understand what criminologists ‘do’; and develop and use criminological imagination to think about problems of crime and justice in new ways, going beyond everyday understandings.

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In this ebook you will focus on how to be a critical reader. Reading critically is an essential skill at university. It means being aware of your own purposes and opinions as you read and being able to recognise the writer’s purposes and opinions in their writing.

After reading this ebook, you should be able to: consider the importance of examining attitudes to texts; understand the organisation of argument texts; distinguish between facts and opinions in texts; examine hedging as a technique used by writers to express opinions and avoid making unsupported generalisations; and consider the importance of reliable evidence to support claims.

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In this ebook you’ll examine one of Christie’s most significant works, The Murder of Roger Ackroyd (1926), and explore the evolution of British detective fiction in relation to Christie’s background, literary modernism and the development of middlebrow fiction.

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What do historians do? In this ebook you will explore some of the ways that historians work to develop our understanding of the past. You will learn about three key aspects of the historian’s craft through three topic areas: landscapes, infant health and criminal justice. You will experience a wide range of historical evidence and understand its importance for historians in constructing new knowledge.

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Features treasuries that combine favourite characters. This title shows how the lenticular covermounts work – the image changes from one to another before your eyes as you walk past the display.

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What is consciousness? How does the brain generate consciousness and how can a science of the mind describe and explain it adequately? This ebook will introduce you to the slippery phenomenon that is consciousness, as well as some of the difficulties consciousness presents to science and philosophy.

After reading this ebook, you should be able to: discuss basic philosophical questions concerning the nature of consciousness, and understand problems concerning the nature of consciousness and discuss them in a philosophical way.

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Reading and note-taking are two essential study skills. How do you read? This ebook, Reading and note-taking: preparation for study, will introduce you to different techniques to help you to alter the way you read according to the type of material you are studying. You will also learn the techniques behind successful note-taking and how to apply them to your own notes.

After reading this ebook, you should be able to: recognise some of the skills which are particularly associated with the way social scientists work; describe some basic techniques relating to reading, for example, highlighting, note-taking and the processing; and write in your own words using references and quoting sources.

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What makes us who we are? This ebook looks at a number of different explanations that psychologists put forward in their attempts to understand why people feel, think and behave the way they do.

After reading this ebook, you should be able to: analyse a range of factors within and outside individuals which influence mind and behaviour; consider multiple influences in case studies; describe the way that influences are interlinked in complex ways; and discuss the multiple factors involved in what makes us happy.

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Learning how to learn: a process we all engage in throughout our lives, but no single method of learning guarantees success. This ebook, Learning how to learn: the essential guide to increasing your learning skills, aims to make the process of learning much more explicit by inviting you to apply various ideas and activities to your own study as a way of increasing your awareness of your own learning. Most learning has to be an active process, and this is particularly true of learning how to learn.

After reading this ebook, you should be able to: think about and understand personal ways of learning; apply the ideas and exercises in this ebook to existing learning experiences; and learn reflectively.

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Nevada’s Red Rock Canyon offers both dramatic vistas and detailed close-up views, the space and openness of the desert give the visitor an opportunity to blend with nature, to see its history revealed in rocks, plants and animals.

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation area, a unit of the Bureau of Land Management, under the Department of the Interior, is located west of Las Vegas, Nevada and was established in 1967.

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Netherlands released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital Stereo ), Dutch ( Subtitles ), Finnish ( Subtitles ), Norwegian ( Subtitles ), Swedish ( Subtitles ), WIDESCREEN (1.78:1), SPECIAL FEATURES: 2-DVD Set, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, SYNOPSIS: Chef Jamie Oliver strips down recipes and presents the bare essentials of cooking. List of Episodes: Moving House, Rock and Roast, The Godfather, Highland Fling, Curry Fest, Back to School, The Italian Job & At the Beach …The Naked Chef (Complete Series 3) – 2-DVD Set ( The Naked Chef – Complete Series Three )

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Tales by Paul Galico, Jack London, Robert Louis Stevenson, Jules Verne, Nicholas Monsarrat, and others depict life and adventures at sea

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This ebook, Understanding ADHD: a practical guide, explores the experience of ADHD from the perspective of those who are diagnosed with the condition, and those who care for them. It covers the contribution of scientific research to understanding ADHD, with a focus on assessing the effectiveness and mechanism of action of treatments and therapies.

After reading this ebook, you should be able to: define key terms in the field of ADHD; describe the characteristics of ADHD and how they are used in diagnosis; describe the patterns of prevalence of ADHD, including the reasons for disparities worldwide; describe risk factors and brain changes associated with ADHD; and outline key approaches to managing ADHD, with reference to their scientific evidence base.

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Every book tells a story… And the 70 titles in the Pocket Penguins series are emblematic of the renowned breadth of quality that formed part of the original Penguin vision in 1935, and that continues to define our publishing today. Together, they tell one version of the unique story of Penguin.

No.43 Jamie Oliver- Something for the Weekend Jamie Oliver was a relative unknown when he became a Penguin author in 1999. Six TV series and worldwide sales of more than eight million copies of his five books later, he is one of the UK’s favourite chefs and an international celebrity who has changed the face of the cookbook. In Something for the Weekend, Jamie pulls together a selection of crowd-pleasers to liven up anybody’s Sunday dinner, whether you’re partial to traditional fare or you’re looking for something a bit more adventurous.

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Getting started on classical Latin: understanding the basics, will give you a taster of what is involved in the very early stages of learning Latin and will offer you the opportunity to put in some early practice.

After reading this ebook, you should be able to: understand some of the main links between English and Latin; pronounce Latin words confidently; understand basic English grammar in order to recognise and describe the way languages work; and unravel basic Latin sentences.

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The Dwarf Hamster – GoodPet Guide

Every new pet-owner needs a quick and easy
source of knowledge. The good pet guide
books provide all the ‘must-know’ information
in a vibrant easy-to-read style.

The good pet guide books are colourful, user
friendly and feature top tips that every
responsible owner should know!

Dwarf hamsters are relatively new in the pet
keeping world, but have quickly become a
real favourite.

There are several varieties, each with their
own personality and characteristics. With the
right care and environment, they are fun to
keep and make a great addition to any family.

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Get crap done and elicit chuckles with sticky notes that help you stick it to ’em. They’re just as colorful and witty as all your brilliant (or mundane) thoughts, and they ensure that even the smallest stuff gets noticed.

• A mini to-do notepad that helps you deal!
• Cute sticky notes + home office supplies = win-win
• 3 x 3 inches; 100 sheets

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Maths is intimately entwined with science and technology, whether it is used to analyse data collected on plants in the Amazon rainforest, to calculate the trajectory of a comet or design a bridge to connect two countries. This means that science and technology go hand-in-hand with maths, and that a firm grasp of maths is crucial for studying any science and technology discipline.

This ebook, Mathematics for science and technology, will help you build a stronger grip with the maths helping hand. You’ll learn about the power of algebra, get a sense of scientific notation, the beauty of basic trigonometry and why 70 db (decibels) is 10 times more powerful than 60 db. As well as this you will delve into scientific measurement, including the importance of units and the flexibility and practically of the SI – the internationally recognised system of units based on multiples of ten.

After reading this ebook, you should be able to: understand the SI system of measurements, scientific notation and significant figures; understand basic algebra and solve maths equations; apply the basic functions in trigonometry; calculate probability of an outcome, the mean, mode, median and standard deviation for set data; and gain an understanding of logarithms.

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This is a learn-to-cook book for everyone, whether you are a complete beginner in the kitchen or you want to advance your skills. Enrolment in “Cookery School” is simple – buy the book and work your way through each chapter. Containing over 100 recipes and skills covering all the techniques you need to master along the way, the book is made up of five chapters: Starters, Fish, Meat, Puddings and Super Advanced. Each week on Cookery School, the students will master recipes from each of these areas, and you can cook along with them using the book. The recipes are ordered from Basic through to Intermediate and on to the most challenging Advanced level. All the dishes are aspirational, even the most basic ones, from Griddled Leeks with a Honey and Mustard Dressing, to Pan-fried Beef with Tarragon and Chervil Sauce and Baked Beetroot or Clam Chowder with Mini Garlic Bread Loaves, these are dishes that you will be proud to cook for your family and friends, for everyday or special occasions.

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Gambling Addiction Recovery
A self-help book with practical advice and success stories from revocverd gamblers.
Paperback 6×9 inch

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Fascinating

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