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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast

By: Alan Aldridge,William Plomer,Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter

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The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast

By: Alan Aldridge,William Plomer,Richard Sidney Richmond Fitter

The gadfly, dormouse, mole, hare, and other creatures prepare for the elegant, glittering Butterfly Ball and Grasshopper Feast.

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Candlewick Press

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0763644226

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9780763644222

Playing Extra Time

By: Alan Ball

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Alan Ball always wanted to be the best. Small in stature, red-haired and fiery, Alan was one of the most recognisable players of his generation. Fans on the terraces and team mates immediately took to his whole-hearted enthusiasm and never-say-die attitude. Alan is a fighter - from overcoming his diminutive size to become a professional player and the youngest member of the 1966 England squad, to the rejection he repeatedly faced as a club manager. In 2004 Alan faced the toughest battle of his life. His wife Lesley lost her fight with cancer. From the moment their daughter was diagnosed, to the shocking realisation that Lesley also had the disease; Alan learnt to cope in the face of insurmountable odds. His hugely successsful playing and managerial career that took him to Everton, Arsenal, Manchester City, and two World Cups with England took a back seat to the real test of character brought about by the illness of his loved ones. Now Alan is learning to live life without his beloved Lesley, while continuing to support his daughter whose cancer is in remission. 'I have never stopped fighting but now I am on a different playing field - this has been the biggest fight of my life.' This is an autobiography that transcends football - a story that is both inspirational and deeply moving.

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MacMillan

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0230768571

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9780230768574

Play Practice

The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports

By: Alan Launder,Wendy Piltz

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Play Practice

The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports

By: Alan Launder,Wendy Piltz

Play Practice: Engaging and Developing Skilled Players, Second Edition, provides an alternative to traditional sport instruction. This innovative and authentic approach to teaching sports combines contemporary theory with the experience of practical and reflective work in real sport environments. Coauthors Alan Launder and Wendy Piltz, both with wide-ranging experience as players, teachers, and coaches, expand and update the play practice approach they presented in the first edition and show how it can be used to help improve sport skills for players of all ages and abilities. This flexible model of sport pedagogy can be applied as a whole or one element at a time. It covers a wide range of team and individual sports, including archery, table tennis, flag football, snow skiing, cricket, and track and field. Plus, you’ll find a wealth of field-tested ideas for working with diverse learners in schools and communities. The second edition highlights the significance of key terms such as games sense, technique, resilience, and fair play. It also provides new information relating to the complexity of learning and addresses the difficulties beginners face in the learning process. The second edition of Play Practice integrates a thorough analysis of skilled performance with an understanding of the conditions under which people best learn. It also shows how the strategies of simplifying, shaping, focusing, and enhancing can help you create situations to maximize learning and positively influence the attitudes of learners. Over 130 illustrations and photos demonstrate specific approaches, ideas that can work for multiple sports, and ways to apply the approach with beginners through elite players. Summary sections in each chapter help you quickly identify and review key topics. And two bonus chapters about the origins, evolution, and theoretical bases for Play Practice are available free for download at www.HumanKinetics.com/PlayPractice. Play Practice is based on the idea that an individual’s commitment to achieving mastery is a powerful motivator for learning. Learn to harness these motivators and create enjoyable practice situations in which learners young and old, whether resistant beginners or highly motivated professionals, are encouraged to strive for excellence.

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258

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Human Kinetics

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1492581461

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9781492581468

Angels Can Fly

A Modern Clown User Guide

By: Alan Clay

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Angels Can Fly

A Modern Clown User Guide

By: Alan Clay

Alan Clay's new book on clown, Angels can Fly, promises a mix of fiction, following the adventures of ten clown characters, some personal clown anecdotes, a total of 50 practical clown exercises, and some theory on the nature of modern clown.

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548

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Artmedia Publishing

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0957884419

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9780957884410

Patent Law Essentials

A Concise Guide

By: Alan L. Durham

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Patent Law Essentials

A Concise Guide

By: Alan L. Durham

This essential desk reference for patent attorneys, engineers, entrepreneurs, innovators, development professionals, and students has been updated with the latest court cases and legislation. In a world in which businesses thrive on innovation, it is more important than ever to understand the sometimes arcane rules through which human ingenuity becomes intellectual property. Although many reference works on patent law exist, they are written for specialists. Through clear writing, specific examples, and focus on the fundamentals, Patent Law Essentials: A Concise Guide makes the basic rules of patent law accessible to businesspeople, engineers, students, and others who need to understand the rules of a notoriously complicated game. Patent Law Essentials begins with an overview of patent law and other aspects of intellectual property and then guides the reader through an example of an actual patent—one literally claiming "a better mousetrap." The chapters that follow discuss the types of inventions that can be patented (recently a subject of much dispute), the process of applying for a patent, the requirements of a valid patent, and the procedures for determining if a patent has been infringed upon. The appendix includes several examples of actual U.S. patents, including the mousetrap patent discussed in detail in the early chapters.

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321

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1440859892

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9781440859892

Play Practice

The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports

By: Alan G. Launder

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Play Practice

The Games Approach to Teaching and Coaching Sports

By: Alan G. Launder

This new edition covers a broader variety of disciplines including exercise science, kinesiology, movement studies, physical education, sport science and sport studies.

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Human Kinetics

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0736030050

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9780736030052

Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer

By: Alan Hargreaves

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Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer

By: Alan Hargreaves

The key to successful coaching is preparing your players to make intelligent decisions on the field. For years, the best-selling Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer has helped coaches of every level do just that. Now, soccer’s premier coaching resource has been updated and expanded to provide you with more insights into developing individual talent, team tactics, and winning play. Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer provides you with over 125 drills for teaching skills and techniques. You’ll also learn how to develop these skills in realistic game situations with beginning, intermediate, advanced, and all-star players. Essential skills are presented, including collecting and controlling, passing, dribbling, kicking, heading, and goalkeeping. You’ll then apply those individual skills with attacking and defensive tactics, team formations, and set pieces. With Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer, you’ll learn the what, how, and why of soccer through these essentials: Over 125 drills for beginning, intermediate, advanced, and all-star players Progressing basic drills into realistic, competitive situations Tactics in attack and defense Tactics in set plays Team management Mental and physical preparation for games Handling problem players and parents Fitness and conditioning Preparing and developing coaching sessions Establishing a coaching philosophy Skills & Strategies for Coaching Soccer is an invaluable guide for coaching any team in any setting. The best team doesn’t always win—but it usually does.

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443

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Human Kinetics

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1492584134

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9781492584131

Parallel Universes

By: Fred Alan Wolf

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Parallel Universes

By: Fred Alan Wolf

Explores the degree to which a belief in parallel universes shapes the thinking of contemporary physicists in areas as diverse as relativity, psychology, quantum mechanics, and cosmology.

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358

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Simon and Schuster

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0671696017

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9780671696016

Energy for a Warming World

A Plan to Hasten the Demise of Fossil Fuels

By: Alan John Sangster

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Energy for a Warming World

A Plan to Hasten the Demise of Fossil Fuels

By: Alan John Sangster

Energy for a Warming World" challenges the commonplace notion that the amount of power which mankind can potentially harness from renewable resources is more than large enough to assuage future demand levels. By examining the renewable issue from an electrical engineering perspective, and exercising due regard for the limited capability of current and future electrical generation and transmission systems, this book attempts to provide more realistic statistics for the levels of power which could be extracted from sustainable resources in the critical time frame of 30 to 40 years. The engineering logic leads inexorably to the importance of taking a global outlook on the switch to renewable power supply and transmission – an outlook which has some surprising and uncomfortable ramifications for mankind. "Energy for a Warming World" provides a new perspective on renewable resources for academics and researchers in environmental or electrical power engineering, as well as to students in related areas.

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187

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Springer Science & Business Media

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1848828349

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9781848828346

Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies

By: Alan Kane

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Scrambles in the Canadian Rockies

By: Alan Kane

Annotation Completely revised and updated with over 50 new scrambles. 156 easy peaks with a wide range of difficulty suitable for novice climbers and experience hikers who want a little more challenge. Illustrated with 188 route photographs.

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340

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Rocky Mountain Books Ltd

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0921102674

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9780921102670

Peterson's Master the GRE

By: Mark Alan Stewart

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Peterson's Master the GRE

By: Mark Alan Stewart

A guide to preparing for the Graduate Record Exam, providing test-taking advice, a diagnostic test, reviews of verbal acuity, math, and analytical writing, and nine practice exams with answers and explanations, as well as a CD-ROM with additional resources.

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Peterson's

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0768927854

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9780768927856

Dictionary of Landscape Architecture and Construction

By: Alan Christensen

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Dictionary of Landscape Architecture and Construction

By: Alan Christensen

A unique, comprehensive reference that defines the language of today's landscape architecture, planning, construction, and environmental science, covering such specifics as irrigation, plant science, soil science, wetlands, landscape ecology, horticulture, and land planning More than 7500 terms and meanings cover the breadth and depth of the field 300 illustrations illuminate both definitions and methods A KEYSTONE REFERENCE FOR LANDSCAPE PROFESSIONALS The Dictionary of Landscape Architecture and Construction defines the wide range of terms used in this diverse field. More than 7500 terms and definitions facilitate communication among professionals of all stripes and workers of all types. This ingenious tool crosses the disciplines, skills, and crafts of the range of professionals who contribute to landscape architecture today. In addition, 300 illustrations clearly exemplify construction and/or composition landscape elements. SPANNING LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURAL ARTS, CONSTRUCTION, AND SCIENCES A comprehensive, carefully constructed resource, the Dictionary of Landscape Architecture and Construction defines vocabulary across the field, including land planning, environmental planning, construction, materials, methods, and botanicals. With straightforward definitions and clear illustrations, this resource can help everyone from architects, designers, and contractors to grounds maintenance workers understand the aims and requirements of landscape architecture projects of all types. AN ESSENTIAL TOOL FOR ANYONE WHO WORKS IN LANDSCAPE

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071588876

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9780071588874

True Blood

Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps

By: Gianna Sobol,Alan Ball,Karen Sommer Shalett,Marcelle Bienvenu

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True Blood

Eats, Drinks, and Bites from Bon Temps

By: Gianna Sobol,Alan Ball,Karen Sommer Shalett,Marcelle Bienvenu

Part series scrapbook, part Southern cookbook, this collection will satisfy the appetite of any fan of the hit HBO paranormal series. True Blood, HBO’s blockbuster paranormal drama, enthralled a diverse audience of thirteen million viewers (and counting). Menus at the now-famous Fangtasia and Merlotte’s Bar and Grill play a key role in the series, providing sustenance for its human characters, evoking memories of a bygone life for its vampires, and serving as a powerful symbol for the desires and carnal needs the characters harbor. It’s no wonder so many fans revel in at-home parties inspired by the food on the series! With recipes from unforgettable scenes, each entertainingly introduced by True Blood’s most compelling characters, these 85 authentic bayou country recipes and 150-plus photos from the series give fans a big taste of Bon Temps. “Dedicated fans of the HBO series True Blood (and of punny recipe titles) will get a kick out of this playful volume.” —Publishers Weekly

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269

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Chronicle Books

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1452119899

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9781452119892

Mastering Access 2000

By: Alan Simpson,Celeste Robinson

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Mastering Access 2000

By: Alan Simpson,Celeste Robinson

Master the Power of Access 2000--Including Its Most Advanced Features This specially expanded edition of Mastering Access is the most complete Access book available anywhere. Written by two Access experts, Mastering Access 2000 Premium Edition teaches you everything you need to know to get the most out of this powerful business tool. Inside, you'll find in-depth coverage of Web publishing, subdatasheet views, macro development, improved SQL Server integration, and scores of other features that will improve your productivity at home and in the office-wherever and however you use Access. Become an Access 2000 master: * Create a database that meets your precise needs * Design effective and easy-to-use forms * Drill down into information to gather pertinent facts * Import and export data * Examine data using subdatasheet views * Create PivotTables * Filter data and create reports * Publish Access data to a Web server * Personalize Access menus and toolbars * Keep your data secure * Take advantage of improved integration with other Office applications * Create custom error messages Then tackle these cutting-edge topics: * Record and run macros * Maintain data with macros * Handle complex macro navigation * Use macros to work with groups of records * Spot and correct macro errors * Use Access as SQL Server's front end * Use Access as the core of a database-driven Web site * Manage replication and conflict resolution * Use VB to get the most out of Access

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1438

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Sybex

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0782123260

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9780782123265

Mastering Access 97

By: Alan Simpson,Elizabeth Olson

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Mastering Access 97

By: Alan Simpson,Elizabeth Olson

Designed to introduce beginners to databases, this book shows how to use and customise a contact-management database, and how to link complex sets of data, such as invoicing and order prcoessing databases

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Sybex

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0782119247

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9780782119244

The Complete Guide to Decorative Woodworking

By: Alan Bridgewater

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The Complete Guide to Decorative Woodworking

By: Alan Bridgewater

A Quarto book.

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1555210880

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9781555210885

Fun Physics Projects for Tomorrow's Rocket Scientists : A Thames and Kosmos Book

A Thames and Kosmos Book

By: Alan Gleue

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Fun Physics Projects for Tomorrow's Rocket Scientists : A Thames and Kosmos Book

A Thames and Kosmos Book

By: Alan Gleue

Learn about physics with fun projects and experiments Created in partnership with Thames & Kosmos, Fun Physics Projects for Tomorrow's Rocket Scientists introduces you to essential physics concepts through do-it-yourself projects that you can then use to perform experiments. Experience the thrill of scientific discovery when you observe the physics of motion, including constant speed, acceleration, and free fall, through your own experiments. All of the projects use inexpensive, readily available materials and software. No experience required! Chapters feature: Things You'll Need--lists of all the components and equipment required for each project Be Careful--important safety tips Famous Scientists--introductions to people who've made significant contributions to our understanding of physics Online Videos--link to the author's demonstrations of the projects Step-by-step projects include: Constant-speed vehicle Uniform acceleration fan car Tennis ball cannon to investigate speed and study free fall Trebuchet for observing the force of weight Projectile-motion catapult Water rocket to demonstrate Newton's Laws of Motion Mousetrap-powered car that displays energy transformations Model rocket engine to calculate momentum and impulse Rocket launch ignition system and launch pad Cool model rockets that demonstrate acceleration, speed, and altitude

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186

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McGraw Hill Professional

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0071798994

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9780071798990

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