Geoff Barker

Uncover History and find out about the Shang dynasty with this fun and humorous guideFounded sometime around 1600 BCE, the Shang Dynasty was governed by a series of about 29 kings over a 600 year period. They were situated along the Yellow River Valley, China, and historians know a lot about their lives from the discovery of the oracle bones, ancient tombs and cities and other artefacts. The Shang Dynasty is known for the invention of early writing, the development of a government, their skill with bronze and their use of the chariot and bronze weapons in warfare.Who were the Shang? Read about their daily lives, what jobs they did, what they made, how they traded and some Chinese folk tales. Find out the answer to questions such as 'how did the Shang wage wars?', 'what were dragon bones?' and 'what did Shang kings do?'Using fun, humorous illustrations, this book offers an insight into the daily life of the Shang people. Ideally suited for readers age 8+Read the other titles in the seri

Find out about the work of police forces around the world including their training and the work of the military police.Who are the people who defend their countries and what are the skills they employ

Examines what myths are, why they are told, and common themes, and provides cross-cultural comparisons of popular myths from around the world.

This enchanting book delves into the history of folktales, or stories made up by peoples around the world to teach important values to their children. Traditional folktales from a variety of Native Am

Looks at poems, examining what they are and why people create them, and presents several pairs of poems from around the world with similar themes and structures in order to compare and contrast them.

If you are applying to teacher training in England, you must pass your Professional Skills Tests for Trainee Teachers before you can start your training.Written by authors who have written questions f

If you are applying to teacher training in England, you must pass your Professional Skills Tests for Trainee Teachers before you can start your training.Written by authors who have written questions f

Passing the Professional Skills Tests for Trainee Teachers and Getting into ITT

Lecturers, why waste time waiting for the post to arrive? Request your e-inspection copy today!If you are applying to teacher training in England, you must pass your Professional Skills Tests for Trai

Mediated Intimacy looks at contemporary sex and relationship advice, exploring how our intimate lives are shaped through different media, from manuals and magazines to television and Twitter. By

Mediated Intimacy looks at contemporary sex and relationship advice, exploring how our intimate lives are shaped through different media, from manuals and magazines to television and Twitter. By

Everything you need to know about Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience … at a Glance! Neuroanatomy and Neuroscience at a Glance is a highly illustrated, quick reference guide to the anatomy, bioc

Fully updated to reflect the latest developments, the third edition of Research Methods In Clinical Psychology offers a comprehensive introduction to the various methods, approaches, and strategies fo

A comprehensive study of microwave vacuum electronic devices and their current and future applications While both vacuum and solid-state electronics continue to evolve and provide unique solutions

The seventh edition of Basic Child Psychiatry has been completely revised and updated to take account of advances in this fascinating and important subject.The opening chapters set the scene with deve

This text explores spirituality and its relationship to mental health. It emphasizes the need to look inward and listen to the messages which are channelled through our beings, rather than dismiss the

The inside scoop on a leading-edge data storage technology The rapid growth of e-commerce and the need to have all kinds of applications operating at top speed at the same time, all on a 24/7 basis w

Electrical Engineering High-Power Microwave Sources and Technologies A volume in the IEEE Press Series on RF and Microwave Technology Roger D. Pollard and Richard Booton, Series Editors Written by a p

From foreign policy to environmental protection, from gender equality to the rule of law, politics is constructed by thinking. This book reflects a growing recognition of political thinking as a dimen

The Etruscans were the creators of one of the most highly developed cultures of the pre-Roman Mediterranean.

It could be argued that a more sensitive appreciation of the total reality of the ?madness experience?, of the interior perceptions, feelings and thoughts, and the exterior reactions based on them, is

This thoroughly updated second edition of the ACOL text on Mass Spectrometry gives a modern approach to those beginning to use or study mass spectrometry. Self assessment questions and solutions are i

In this book Chris Barker situates television as a cultural phenomenon in the context of global modernity.The first text to bring together in a single volume the arguments and evidence in the field Th

This volume contains the principal English poems of Milton's youth and early manhood, most of the sonnets written during the Puritan Revolution, when he was chiefly engaged in arguing public questions