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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This is a compete and easy to use guide for reading and writing traditional Chinese characters.
“Reading and Writing Chinese” has been the leading text for foreign students and teachers of the Chinese writing system since it was first published. This completely revised edition draws on the lessons learnt from the use of the book in classrooms so as to provide a more convenient and up to date introduction to written Chinese. Over 1,100 new combinations of characters have been added, increasing the total vocabulary significantly to about 4,500 items. There are also new notes on usage to give students insight into the contemporary state of the Chinese language. The student’s ability to read Chinese and write Chinese are reinforced throughout.
For each of the basic 1,062 characters, the pronunciation, definition and derivation are given, with examples of the use of most words and a chart showing how to write each character. Memorization tips and cautionary cross reference to look alike characters are also provided, as well as notes to help clarify those overlooked aspects of the Chinese writing system.
Key features of this book: The Student’s 1,020 List and the Official 2,000 List. Over 2,000 characters and 4,500 vocabulary items. Pronunciations given in standard Hanyu Pinyin Ronamized form Memorization hints and stroke order diagrams. Hong Kong/Taiwan and China/Singapore forms. Traditional and modern radical systems. The best-selling student’s guide”

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Just For Girls – over 100 really fun, bite-sized, illustrated and interesting facts for curious minds.

Loaded with motivating and inspiring really fun facts and trivia ranging from inspirational women who have shaped history to the weird and wonderful world of Mother Nature. From mind-boggling scientific facts to sporting achievements and un-sung community heroines who have overcome challenges, spread kindness, and made a difference. Every fact comes with a fun, light-hearted illustration.

From breaking boundaries to conquering new heights, there’s always a girl who can accomplish what she sets her mind to.

Really Fun Facts For Girls is written to celebrate positivity, bravery and strength in girls, igniting curiosity and sparking confidence, determination and self-belief. And all in a really fun way!

All girls can shine brightly and dream big!

Did you know?
★ Did you know that Princess Kate (The Princess of Wales) is not only a princess but also a brave scuba diver?
★ Grace Hopper, a computer scientist, coined the term “bug” for computer glitches when she found a real bug in a computer!
★ Did you know on average, girls have more taste buds than boys?
And guess what? Girls’ hearts beat faster than boys’ hearts too.
★ Nadia Comaneci, a gymnast from Romania, achieved a perfect score of 10.0 at the 1976 Olympics when she was just 14 years old. She was the first gymnast to ever receive a perfect score at the Olympic Games.
★ Did you know? The fairy-tale of Beauty and the Beast is actually based on a true story!

Highlights
• Over 100 Amazing Facts for 8 Year Old Girls
• Professionally Illustrated On Every Page
• Empowering & Motivating For 8+ Year Old Girls
• World Records, Real Life Gems & Weird But True Trivia
• A Champion Of Positivity, Bravery and Strength in Girls
• Builds Curiosity, Confidence, Determination and Self-Belief
• Ideal Gift For 8 Year Olds

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Aceasta carte este incununarea a 17 ani de munca in care m-am straduit sa rafinez o serie de retete uimitoare, insotite de sfaturi si trucuri care va vor fi de folos de fiecare data cand veti patrunde in spatiul familiar al bucatariei voastre de acasa. O scriu o singura data, asa ca m-am asigurat ca va ajunge la voi in cea mai buna forma posibila. Voi fi onorat daca ideile prezentate aici isi vor gasi locul in ritualul vostru festiv – sunt idei care sa va ajute, sa va inspire, sa va ia de mana si sa va poarte pe calea catre un Craciun de neuitat. Sper ca la vremea sarbatorilor de iarna sa va intoarceti an de an la cartea mea. – Jamie Oliver

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The Hidden Oracle
He was once an immortal God. Now, he’s a teenage boy called Lester.Apollo has angered his father Zeus for the last time.So, how do you punish an immortal? By making him human. Obviously.Cast down from Olympus, he’s weak, disorientated and stuck in New York City as a teenage boy.

The Dark Prophecy
There’s only one way he can earn back Zeus’ favour, and that’s to seek and restore the ancient oracles – but that’s easier said than done.Apollo must head to the American Midwest where, rumour has it, a haunted cave may hold answers.There are a few things standing in his way though. The cave could kill him, or drive him insane.Oh, and a Roman Emperor, whose love of bloodshed makes Nero look tame.

The Burning Maze
He was a God once. Until he was cast out his father, Zeus. Now, he’s an awkward teenager. Called Lester.The only way out is a series of scary and dangerous trials, of course.For his third trial, Apollo must journey through the Labyrinth to free an Oracle who only speaks in puzzles.Then, defeat the most vicious of three very vicious Roman Emperors.(All without the use of his godly powers.)

The Tyrant’s Tomb
Things are getting very bad, very fast, for Apollo . . .The former God Apollo is having a pretty rough time of it. Well, for one thing, he’s been turned into a human and banished from Olympus. And he’s called Lester. But being an awkward mortal teenager is the least of his worries right now.

The Tower of Nero
The battle for Camp Jupiter is over. New Rome is safe. Tarquin and his army of the undead have been defeated. Somehow Apollo has made it out alive, with a little bit of help from the Hunters of Artemis. But though the battle may have been won, the war is far from over. Now Apollo and Meg must get ready for the final – and, let’s face it, probably fatal – adventure.

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Most books written about the British Army contain stories about the Infantry, Royal Artillery, Army Air Corps and/or its Armoured Regiments. They generally tell stories of how brave the protagonists within each Regiment were and how their actions usually changed the course of each battle or firefight. Great reading for most schoolboys and aspiring 2nd Lieutenants and of course these stories are deservingly told in vast volumes of books. But stories of who actually supported these Regiments and got them to the right place with the right equipment is rarely told, probably because stories of the supporting Corps and their soldiers are deemed to be too routine and dull for anyone to read. But If it wasn’t for these so called REMF’s (Rear Echelon Mother F*****’s) then Britain’s fighting forces would be about as much use as a Regiment of traffic wardens. They might look good in uniform but when it comes to defeating the enemy they can’t do it without vast amounts of fuel, ammunition, rations, communications, medical support etc. Books written by Corps Officers don’t help in portraying the ‘Rear Echelon Troops’ with a more exciting vision either, they’re usually written with quotes like, ‘If the strategic role of the blah blah blah was militarily blah blah blah and 17 Corps was in the vanguard blah blah bleeding blah. The small amount of reading materiel written by Corps officers rarely tells the stories of the soldiers serving under them, but they will tell you about when this Corps or that Division did something or other quite tedious and impersonal. ‘Rickshaws, Camels and Taxis’ (Rogues, Ruffians and Officers of the Royal Corps of Transport) will hopefully go some-way towards disproving the myth that its soldiers and officers are uninteresting and not noteworthy. The interviewees in this book have great stories to tell about how they dominated army boxing in the 1970’s, how some of them coped with prison sentences at the Military Correction Training Centre (MCTC) in Colchester, about being ambushed whilst on a Combat Logistics patrol in Iraq and what happened when one of the Corps’ Staff Sergeants had a loaded pistol shoved in his face in Belfast. The contents of this book doesn’t tell the reader about Britain’s amazing fighting Regiments who have defeated an enemy force to protect our green and pleasant land, it quite simply tells the story of some amazing, and sometimes fighting, soldiers of the Royal Corps of Transport (RCT). All soldiers from every Corps and Regiment of the British Army have foible’s and that includes these eleven, but these men would definitely be the sort of soldier you’d want standing at your shoulder ‘when it all kicked off’. Harry Clacy

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OFFICIAL RUGBY WORLD CUP FRANCE 2023 TOURNAMENT PREVIEW MAGAZINE

Rugby World Cup 2023 will be the highlight of the sporting year as 20 Unions from around the globe go to France in September determined to fight for the Webb Ellis Cup which is currently in the possession of three-time winners South Africa.

Since it was first held in 1987, Rugby World Cup has transformed into one of the world’s most exciting and popular sporting events and this 10th edition could be the most unpredictable and enthralling of all.

The Official Tournament Magazine captures all the drama and build-up – involving in-depth analysis of all the teams involved as well as highlighting who the stars of the show will be.

Also included, an exclusive interview with legend Bryan Habana as well as a giant A2 fixtures poster so you can follow the tournament and fill in results as the tension builds towards the final in Paris.

As well as a look at the future, there is a nod to the past with a statistical round-up and a reminder of the history that has already been made.

Rugby World Cup 2023 is going to be special – and this entertaining, official publication will help fans savour every second.

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The official matchday programme for the Rugby World Cup 2023 final!

This is the special programme to be sold at the final at the Stade de France stadium in Paris.

The programme is a perfect-bound 100-page publication and is the ultimate souvenir guide to the game.

Included in the programme will be the final squad line-ups which are only released 48 hours before kick-off, profiles of the players, match previews and analysis. Plus interviews with Rugby World Cup legends and current stars, a quiz, historic features, statistics and the all-important lyrics to sing along with each team’s national anthem.

Do not miss your chance to have a piece of rugby history!

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Titles in this set:

1. Same as Ever
2. The Psychology of Money

Description:

Same as Ever
When planning for the future we often ask, “What will the economy be doing this time next year?” Or, “What will be different ten years from now?”

But forecasting is hard. The important events that will shape the future are inherently unpredictable.

Instead, we should be asking a different question:

What will be the same ten years from now?

What will be the same one hundred years from now?

Knowledge of the things that never change is more useful, and more important, than an uncertain prediction of an unknowable future.

In Same As Ever, bestselling author Morgan Housel shares 24 short stories about the ways that life, behaviour, and business will always be the same.

Armed with this knowledge of the unchanging, you will have a powerful new ability to think about risk, opportunity, and how to navigate the uncertainty of the future.

The Psychology of Money
Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people.

Money investing, personal finance, and business decisions is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together.

In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics.

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This beautifully designed notebook has a matte, sturdy paperback cover, perfect bound, for a gorgeous look and feel.

It can be used as a notebook, composition book, exercise book, journal, diary, school / college book, scribble pad and is perfect for carrying in your bag and making notes, to-do lists, shopping lists and more!

Specifications:

• Layout: Lined
• Dimensions: 6″ x 9″
• Soft, matte laminated paperback cover
• 110 pages
• Paper Weight: 60lb text/90 GSM
• Acid Free Paper
• Binding: Perfect

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This beautifully designed notebook has a matte, sturdy paperback cover, perfect bound, for a gorgeous look and feel.

It can be used as a notebook, composition book, exercise book, journal, diary, school / college book, scribble pad and is perfect for carrying in your bag and making notes, to-do lists, shopping lists and more!

Specifications:

• Layout: Lined
• Dimensions: 6″ x 9″
• Soft, matte laminated paperback cover
• 110 pages
• Paper Weight: 60lb text/90 GSM
• Acid Free Paper
• Binding: Perfect

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Sea Quest Series 7 and 8 Collection Adam Blade 8 Books Set (Book 25-32) Titles in This Set Veloth the Vampire Squid, Glendor the Stealthy Shadow, Mirroc the Goblin Shark, Blistra the Sea Dragon, Gort the Deadly Snatcher, Fangor the Crunching Giant, Shelka the Mighty Fortress, Loosejaw the Nightmare Fish

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Please Read Notes: Brand New, International Softcover Edition, Printed in black and white pages, minor self wear on the cover or pages, Sale restriction may be printed on the book, but Book name, contents, and author are exactly same as Hardcover Edition. Fast delivery through DHL/FedEx express.

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Organic search is one of the most interesting traffic sources in online marketing. Alongside search ads, social media and influencer marketing, search engine optimization is an important pillar for a successful marketing strategy. This is true for the USA, Canada, UK, Germany and actually for the entire online world. This is also true for China.

Nevertheless, there are differences between Chinese SEO and western SEO. Because while organic search means Google for almost the whole world, in China we find a different market leader and need to focus on Baidu SEO. Search engine optimization for Baidu is in many cases quite similar to SEO for Google, but there are just as many situations that should be handled differently.

This book aims to show the reader the similarities but also the differences between western SEO and China SEO. The authors want to empower the reader to analyze, question and put to the test the current SEO strategy for China. Furthermore, experienced SEOs should be given tools to dare the first successful steps for search engine optimization for China.

The two authors are experienced SEOs, with intense experience with the Chinese market. Apart from experience (important for a successful SEO in China), this books looks at Baidu Algorithm Updates in order to understand more about the strategical targets for Baisu SERPs (which kind of websites does Baidu not want to rank, what would they like to see instead) and they back up their recommendations with the data of the first ever performed Baidu Ranking Factors Correlation study performed by one of the authors 2 years ago.

Matt Colebourn (CEO Searchmetrics) says: “There have been many books written, over the last decade, on SEO. The vast majority of which focus on Google Search, English language and Western Markets. Marcus Pentzek is one of the few SEO experts who’s not only stayed at the forefront of developments in Western Markets but also, with his co-author, Kun Tang, has spent a huge amount of time and effort to research and understand the dynamics of the Chinese market; its scale, its players, its technical differences and, critically, the different strategies, tactics and people needed to succeed.”

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SEO for Small Businesses

SEO for Small Businesses Part 1: SEO and Keyword Research or the SEO or Search Engine Optimization book contains the most up-to-date examples of keyword research methods used in professional digital marketing and SEO agencies today. Written by an SEO expert, this book contains everything from long and short-tail keywords, exact match, keyword research, how to find keywords that have the most volume and least competition and more. Over 17 years of digital marketing experience contained in the pages.

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Joseph helped me with my seo and hosting and has done a really great job. Very happy with Joseph’s work and look forward to getting more SEO done!

You won’t find anyone better to work with than Raptor Websites. Joseph was very patient with my demands in helping to fulfill my specific vision for my website, and I am extremely pleased with the results. He really knows his stuff but is humble about it, which is a refreshing and rare combination. He always does what he says he will do. I would recommend him to anyone.

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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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➥ This Wonderful Coloring Book FOR KIDS Features 50 Beautiful Sports Car Coloring pages ????

➥ It’s the perfect way to help your child unleash his inner artist and creativity.

YOU GET :

• Each image is printed individually.

• Face Different difficulty levels.

• 102 pages.

• Complexity Large format: 8.5 x 11

➥ Rest easy as your Child demonstrates colorful innovations and enjoys cool Sports Car Designs ♡

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