How to Lose a Battle: Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders (Fawcett Bill)(Paperback)

How to Lose a Battle: Foolish Plans and Great Military Blunders (Fawcett Bill)(Paperback)

A remarkable compendium of the worst military decisions and the men who made themThe annals of history are littered with horribly bad military leaders. These combat incompetents found amazing ways to ensure their army's defeat. Whether it was a lack of proper planning, miscalculation, ego, bad

Rorke's Drift and Isandlwana: Great Battles (Beckett Ian F. W.)(Paperback)

This volume recounts the battles of Isandlwana and Rorke's Drift, exploring how they were fought, how they have been remembered, and what they mean for us today. The battle of Isandlwana on 22 January 1879, the first major battle in the Anglo-Zulu war, witnessed the worst single day's loss of

Hairy Dieters - How to Love Food and Lose Weight (Bikers Hairy)(Paperback / softback)

How to love food and lose

Designing Web Interfaces (Scott Bill)(Paperback)

Want to learn how to create great user experiences on today's Web? In this book, UI experts Bill Scott and Theresa Neil present more than 75 design patterns for building web interfaces that provide rich interaction. Distilled from the authors' years of experience at Sabre, Yahoo!, and Netflix,

Military Macclesfield and Britain's Battles 1066-1656 (Bentley Smith Dorothy)(Paperback)

The extraordinary military heritage of Macclesfield, looking at its role in Britain's battles from

Brilliant Essay - What you need to know and how to do it (Kirton Bill)(Paperback / softback)

Human-Machine Reconfigurations: Plans and Situated Actions (Suchman Lucy)(Paperback)

This 2007 book considers how agencies are currently figured at the human-machine interface, and how they might be imaginatively and materially reconfigured. Contrary to the apparent enlivening of objects promised by the sciences of the artificial, the author proposes that the rhetorics and

Sparkteach: The Great Gatsby, 21 (Sparknotes)(Paperback)

Teaching guides and lesson plans designed to make classic literature engaging and relevant to today's students This comprehensive book of lesson plans, projects, discussion questions, reproducible worksheets, and more provides teachers with everything they need to engage middle- and high-school

The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way (Bryson Bill)(Paperback)

With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson brilliantly explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson

Fortnite for Dummies (Loguidice Bill)(Paperback)

Play--and survive--in the game of Fortnite Zombies. Battle. Survival. Fortnite has it all--and if you want to keep your gameplay going until the bitter end to outlast your competition, this book is the ace in your back pocket Choose a gaming platform Download and optimize the game Play in each

Blackbeard and the Monster of the Deep (Murtagh Ciaran)(Paperback)

Follow cabin boy Bill on his journey to becoming a pirate as he and Blackbeard battle a terrifying sea monster. This adventure story is wonderfully written by Ciaran Murtagh and illustrated by Nathan Aardvark. Collins Big Cat Progress books are specifically designed for children at Key Stage 2 who

Power Paradox - How We Gain and Lose Influence (Keltner Dacher)(Paperback / softback)

Carbs & Cals Very Low Calorie Recipes & Meal Plans - Lose Weight, Improve Blood Sugar Levels and Reverse Type 2 Diabetes (Cheyette Chris)(Paperback / softback)

Relearning to Teach: Understanding the Principles of Great Teaching (Fawcett David)(Paperback)

Relearning to Teach challenges the seemingly complex teaching profession and the various initiatives, strategies and ideas that are regularly suggested. It explores how teaching methods are used without a clear understanding of why, which leads to ineffective teaching that is believed to work - but

Napoleon's Greatest Triumph: The Battle of Austerlitz (Fremont-Barnes Gregory)(Paperback)

In August 1805, Napoleon abandoned his plans for the invasion of Britain and diverted his army to the Danube Valley to confront Austrian and Russian forces in a bid for control of central Europe. The campaign culminated with the Battle of Austerlitz, regarded by many as Napoleon's greatest triumph,

Marie Antoinette Diet - How to Eat Cake and Still Lose Weight (Wheeler Karen)(Paperback / softback)

Battle Ready: Eliminate Doubt, Embrace Courage, Transform Your Life (Ollerton Ollie)(Paperback)

How do you make a commitment and achieve your goals? How do you end procrastination and hesitation that feeds self-doubt? How do you learn to be courageous in all aspects of your life? Ex-Special Forces soldier Ollie Ollerton knows more than his fair share about keeping going. As a recruit he

How to Read European Armor (Larocca Donald)(Paperback)

An accessibly written and superbly illustrated introduction to armor used for battle, tournament, and ceremony This engaging book offers an introduction to and overview of armor in Europe from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, focusing in particular on the 16th century when plate armor

Battle of Hastings (Cox Cannons Helen)(Paperback / softback)

Who was William the Conqueror and how did he invade Britain? Discover all about the Battle of Hastings, including the ships, soldiers and archers needed for William to defeat King Harold. And find out how the king's defeat changled Medieval England

Luftwaffe Fighters' Battle of Britain (Goss Chris)(Paperback)

The story of how the outnumbered RAF fought and defeated the superior Luftwaffe in the Battle of Britain will always be a source of fascination. However, accounts of summer 1940 have tended to centre on the British defenders, both in the air and on the ground, whilst the story of the losing German

Iron Kingdom - The Rise and Downfall of Prussia, 1600-1947 (Clark Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

With great flair and authority, the author describes Prussia's great battles, dynastic marriages and astonishing reversals of fortune, its brilliant and charismatic leaders from the Hohenzollerns of Brandenburg to Bismarck and Frederick the Great, the military machine and the progressive,

How-To Guide for Active Learning (Fornari Alice)(Paperback)

Overview of Active Learning Research and Rationale for Active Learning; Bill Jefferies and Katie Huggett.- Flipped Classroom as a Pedagogy to Achieve Active Learning; Jacqui McLaughlin, Russell Mumper and Mary Roth.- Team Based Learning; Rick Sabina.- Socratic Questioning; David Elkowitz.- Peer

Of Men and Mary: How Six Men Won the Greatest Battle of Their Lives (Watkins Christine Anne)(Paperback)

Pompey the Great 2e (Seager Robin)(Paperback)

Pompey the Great gives readers a look inside the political and military world of ancient Rome and at one of the characters that shaped its