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This is a basic guide to knitting techniques as well as the instructions for creating more than 400 stitches - from simple to elaborate. Each stitch is clearly illustrated with a close-up photograph and accompanied by a chart to make it even easier to master. Whether you're a beginning knitter or...

This new edition of The Politics provides students with an unusually lucid and accessible account of this complex, difficult and enormously influential work. It is based on Jonathan Barnes' revision of the renowned Jowett translation, and includes detailed note, a guide to further reading and a c...

Kickstart your creativity and create a masterpiece with step-by-step workshops and advice from professional artists. Whether you want to try your hand at painting for the first time or brush up on your artistic skills, 'Artist's Painting Techniques' is for you. Learn how to work with watercolours...

The British National Formulary (BNF) is the first choice for concise medicines information and is trusted by healthcare professionals across the world to support confident decision-making at the point of care. 'BNF 83' provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing, and administering med...

The British National Formulary (BNF) is the first choice for concise medicines information and is trusted by healthcare professionals across the world to support confident decision-making at the point of care. 'BNF 86' provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing, and administering med...

The British National Formulary (BNF) is the first choice for concise medicines information and is trusted by healthcare professionals across the world to support confident decision-making at the point of care. 'BNF 87' provides up-to-date guidance on prescribing, dispensing, and administering med...

The number one bestseller This latest edition of the much-loved Bradford's offers even more. Available in a jacketed hardback with a clear text design and quality paper, this book is durable and easy to use, specially designed for the book to lay open on the page you need. You will never again be...

This is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to all the mammals recorded in the wild in Britain and Ireland in recent times - including marine mammals, bats and introduced species that have bred.

With over 7500 entries, the 'Chambers Dictionary of World History' offers comprehensive coverage of wars, treaties, plots and political movements, along with information on the nations of the world, international organizations and biographies of key figures.

In 1098, a group of pioneering monks in Burgundy formed the Cistercian order. This book looks at the history of the Cistercians in Britain, and includes a comprehensive gazetteer of surviving remains in England, Wales and Scotland.