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BTEC National Engineering (PDF)

This exciting new student text covering the core units of the new specification will engage and motivate young engineers. Bursting with full-colour photographs and illustrations, students will find it easy to locate all the information they need, with bite-sized chunks of information all linked to the learning outcomes. Activities to help generate evidence necessary for assessment are also included so that students can easily see what they need to do to gain a pass, merit or distinction.

BTEC First in Engineering (PDF)

BTEC First Engineering is an exciting new student text designed to engage and motivate young engineers. Bursting with full-colour photographs and illustrations, students will find it easy to locate all the information they need, with bite-sized chunks of information linked to the learning outcomes. Activities to help generate evidence necessary for assessment are also included so that students can easily see what they need to gain a pass, merit or distinction.

Lonsdale Essentials: Revision Guide (PDF)

Written for 2009 curriculum change, Essentials provides concise coverage of all the externally assessed course content and skills for GCSE Electronic Products.

The Essentials of GCSE Design & Technology: Food Technology (PDF)

This book has been designed to support students in the area of Design and Technology: Food Technology at GCSE. It presents key areas in an attractive, uncomplicated way, taking into account different learning styles. It may be used throughout the course as an aid to teaching, during the Long Task as a support and finally as a revision guide prior to the final exams.

Standard Grade Graphic Communication Course Notes (PDF)

This popular title is perfect for use in class and as a revision tool to help students excel in their portfolios and written exams. Drawing Abilities, Knowledge amp; Interpretation, and Illustration and Presentation are covered in three comprehensive sections to enable students to acquire and develop skills and subject understanding necessary for success. A unit on Computer-Aided Graphics is also included to ensure students have a firm grasp of concepts involved. Clear explanations, step-by-step instructions and extensive diagrams help students of all abilities to consolidate and develop classroom learning. In addition, handy tips, frequent worked examples at Credit level and homework tasks with answers allow students to monitor progress and work to improve performance in all areas to the best of their ability.

Success Guides, Standard Grade Craft and Design (PDF)

Covers key content for the Designing, Practical Abilities, and Knowledge and Understanding elements of the cours

Site Carpentry: Level 3 Diploma (PDF)

This book has been written for the Cskills Awards Level 3 Diploma in Site Carpentry. It covers all the units of the qualification, so you can feel confident that your book fully covers the requirements of your course.

Site Carpentry: Level 2 Diploma (PDF)

Written for the Cskills Awards Level 2 Diploma in Site Carpentry, this book has been developed in partnership with Leeds College of Building to bring you up-to-date and expert knowledge of site carpentry.

Design and Technology Foundations: KS3 (PDF)

'Design and Technology Foundations' student books are matched to the KS3 assessment criteria and programme of study, with engaging content and activities to help develop the design skills and knowledge required at Key Stage 3 and beyond.

AQA Engineering GCSE: Student Book (PDF)

AQA GCSE Engineering provides an exact match with AQA's new 2009 specification, with support for both the Award and Double Award.

AQA Design and Technology GCSE: Student Book (PDF)

Ensure stress-free success in Controlled Assessment AQA GCSE Damp;T Textiles Technology provides a unique blend of AQA approved print and online resources for the new 2009 specifications. Includes a student's book and online assessment materials delivered via kerboodle!

Cambridge Advanced Level Mathematics: Mechanics 2 for OCR (PDF)

This book is part of a series of textbooks written specifically for the OCR modular mathematics syllabus. Mathematical ideas are explained carefully and clearly, with many stimulating worked examples. Mechanics 2 introduces projectiles, energy, circular motion and the study of rigid bodies. The final chapter is about strategies for problem-solving.

Statistical Mechanics (2nd edition) (PDF)

Unlike most other texts on the subject, this clear, concise introduction to the theory of microscopic bodies treats the modern theory of critical phenomena. Provides up-to-date coverage of recent major advances, including a self-contained description of thermodynamics and the classical kinetic theory of gases, interesting applications such as superfluids and the quantum Hall effect, several current research applications, The last three chapters are devoted to the Landau-Wilson approach to critical phenomena. Many new problems and illustrations have been added to this edition.

National 4 & 5 Graphic Communication Course Notes (PDF)

The National 4 amp; 5 Graphic Communication Course Notes help map your route through the CfE programme and provide comprehensive and authoritative guidance.

The Art of War

A definitive treatise on military tactics that continues to be relevant today. The Art of War has been translated into several languages, and continues to be referenced as a source of wisdom by high-ranking military officers around the world, as well as those in business and corporate environments. Many military organizations and businesses have made it required reading. The Giles translation included here is the original English translation, complete with thorough annotations. Penguin Random House Canada is proud to bring you classic works of literature in e-book form, with the highest quality production values. Find more today and rediscover books you never knew you loved.

A Little Maid of Old Maine

To help the men of Machias, Maine, capture an English gunboat in June 1775, Rebecca and Anna undertake a dangerous journey through a forest to get ammunition for them-- based on a true story of the brave effort of two girls to bring help to a little settlement on the Maine coast at the time of the Revolution.

The Armed Forces Officer

This edition is a classic series of books of the same title. These books have provided a foundation of thought, conduct, standards, and duty for American commissioned officers. Available now to the general public, this new edition takes the series inspirational premise into the new century. It educates officers of all services, as well as civilians, about the fundamental moral-ethical requirements of being a commissioned officer in the armed forces of the United States.

From October to Brest-Litovsk

Trotsky's account of the revolutionary events in Russia in 1905. Trotsky's ideas form the basis of Trotskyism, a term coined as early as 1905 by his opponents in order to separate it from Marxism. Trotsky's ideas remain a major school of Marxist thought that is opposed to the theories of Stalinism.

Reminiscences of Captain Gronow

Anecdotes from the early 1800s by a British captain

Recollections and Letters of General Lee

Biography of the famous general by his son

On War

The nature and theory of war

The Iraq Study Group Report

The findings and proposals for improving security, strengthening the new Iraqi government, rebuilding its economy, and maintaining stability in the region.

Memoirs of the Court of St. Cloud, Volume 2

History

Our War With Spain for Cuba's Freedom

"A thrilling account of the land and naval operations of American soldiers and sailors in our war with Spain, and the heroic struggles of Cuban patriots against Spanish tyranny."

The Star of Gettysburg