A practical workbook-plus-CD exercise class anyone can do at home. Covering the common problems that can be eased by stretching, including back, neck and shoulder pain or stiffness, as well as poor concentration.

The Easy Stretching Workbook: Complete Stretching Class Book

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Smith, Karen

Exercise & Fitness

Thorsons Pub.

Massage is one of the oldest and most pleasurable relaxation techniques, and is now enjoying new heights of popularity in the West. It can help you relax, restore vitality and health, and enhance your sensuality. This inspiring and appealing book provides an imaginative introduction to all aspects of massage, from practical advice on basic strokes to innovative ideas on creating atmosphere and attuning oneself to individual moods and seasonal changes. Beautifully illustrated throughout, Massage: 
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<li>Shows how massage is enhanced with the natural therapeutic powers of essential aromatic oils from plants and flowers.</li> <li>Provides a complete and original introduction to massage techniques, using clear step-by-step instructions and over 200 specially commissioned color photographs.</li> <li>Includes a detailed navigational guide for massaging key parts of the body to target areas of particular tension and relax your body and mind.</li> <li>Offers season-by-season advice on appropriate massage techniques and oils to increase healing potential.</li> <li>Explores the sensual pleasures of water, steam, and beauty treatments, both within the home and in a spa environment.</li> <li>Gives authoritative, accessible advice on the therapeutic use of massage for particular conditions, including headaches, asthma, premenstrual syndrome (PMS), and cellulite.</li> </ul> Massage is a skill and therapy that everyone can enjoy, and this book enables readers to experience the benefits and pleasures it provides. Visit us online at http://www.mgr.com

Massage : Simple Ways to Achieve Relaxation, Enhance Sensuality, and Enjoy the Healing Power of Touch

wiley

Ian Taylor and Karen Smith present a much-needed and full examination of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), covering its history and current activities. All the key areas are covered by accessibly written chapters, including:  an overview of UNCTAD: what it is, why it was formed and why it is important how the organization operates today: what it does and how it does it  key criticisms made against the organization: is it relevant in today’s world?  emerging issues within the organization and its future direction. In the current era of globalization and what appears to be the dominance of neo-liberal economic thought, UNCTAD has sought to make itself germane to ongoing international debates. The implications of this for the organization’s key remit, namely making the world a fairer place, are something that this book unpacks.

The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Routledge

Washington State is about to enter a new phase of the "math wars." Since the late 1980s, the debate over how best to teach mathematics to schoolchildren has raged worldwide among educators, politicians, and parents. The stakes are high. To operate effectively in a global, twenty-first-century economy and polity, the United states must provide an education in mathematics that is both excellent and equitable.In this volume, four scholars at the Washington School Research Center (WSRC) at Seattle Pacific University present original research drawn from statistical studies of state educational data and from thousands of classroom observations carried out by The BERC Group. They assess the current state of math education and review its history and development. The authors also provide a dispassionate review of the extensive international, national, and state literature.The in-depth observational research in Winning the Math Wars confirms that the real issue is neither the approach to teaching―traditional or reform―nor the type of curriculum. If America's goal of educational equity and excellence is to be achieved, then math teachers everywhere must be fully supported in developing the specific skills that are ideal for educating all students. The authors discussion focus on four principles for improving math teaching and learning: fidelity to reform efforts by all involved; an emphasis on instruction and instructional tools; the critical nature of mathematical knowledge; and the need for transformational change.Winning the Math Wars is an important book for policy makers, school leaders, practitioners of mathematics education, parents, and anyone who wants to make sense of the "math wars."

Winning the Math Wars: No Teacher Left Behind

Science & Math

Abbott, Martin L.

Baker, Duane

Mathematics

University of Washington Press

Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences: A Student’s Handbook

A practical guide for students undertaking their dissertation, Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences uses a mixture of exercises, strategies, case study material and further reading to give hints and tips on beginning and managing a research project and working with supervisors. 
Providing an accessible overview of the essential steps in conducting research and writing dissertations, this fully updated edition contains new sections on: 
• The varied sources of support for students and how to make use of them 
• The use of modern technologies, and digital platforms in data collection, storage and processing 
• The important issues relating to ethnographic and feminist research 
• How to publish through peer review publications or using self-publishing platforms 
• The General Data Protection Regulation and legal issues relating to collection, storage and use of personal data 
• The skills that students have acquired through writing dissertations and how those skills could become useful for future career and employability 
• How students can relate their dissertations to existing theories and concepts in social sciences that relate to their dissertation. 
Packed with proven practical advice from ‘real-life’ data, case studies and examples, Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences is an essential and dependable starting point and guide for any student beginning their dissertation journey in the social sciences.

Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences

Reference

Hodgson, Philip

Hargreaves, Charlotte

Jegede, Francis

Writing, Research & Publishing Guides

A practical guide for students undertaking their dissertation, Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in Social Sciences uses a mixture of exercises, strategies, case study material and further reading to give hints and tips on beginning and managing a research project and working with supervisors. Providing an accessible overview of the essential steps in conducting research and writing dissertations, this fully updated edition contains new sections on: * The varied sources of support for students and how to make use of them * The use of modern technologies, and digital platforms in data collection, storage and processing * The important issues relating to ethnographic and feminist research * How to publish through peer review publications or using self-publishing platforms * The General Data Protection Regulation and legal issues relating to collection, storage and use of personal data * The skills that students have acquired through writing dissertations and how those skills could become useful for future career and employability * How students can relate their dissertations to existing theories and concepts in social sciences that relate to their dissertation. Packed with proven practical advice from 'real-life' data, case studies and examples, Writing Successful Undergraduate Dissertations in&nbsp;Social Sciences is an essential and dependable starting point and guide for any student beginning their dissertation journey in the social sciences.

TODD, Malcolm

Waldman, Julia

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) (Global Institutions)

Business & Money

Taylor, Ian

International

Doing Your Undergraduate Social Science Dissertation: A Student’s Handbook

Are you a final year social science student who has to do a dissertation or final year project? Do you have no idea where to start? If so, Doing Your Undergraduate Social Science Dissertation is the book for you, covering the whole dissertation journey from project planning to submission.  Using a mixture of useful information, exercises, practical strategies, case study material and further reading, it helps you through the process, giving hints and tips on beginning and managing your research project and working with your supervisors. Packed with proven practical advice, it also identifies many other sources of information and resources, making it your most dependable starting point and guide on your dissertation journey.  Also included are links to accompanying materials on the Routledge website.  The authors have extensive experience in teaching at all levels in the social sciences, supervising social science undergraduates and dissertations.

Politics & Social Sciences

Todd, Malcolm J.

Social Sciences

Are you a final year social science student who has to do a dissertation or final year project? Do you have no idea where to start? If so, Doing Your Undergraduate Social Science Dissertation is the book for you, covering the whole dissertation journey from project planning to submission. Using a mixture of useful information, exercises, practical strategies, case study material and further reading, it helps you through the process, giving hints and tips on beginning and managing your research project and working with your supervisors. Packed with proven practical advice, it also identifies many other sources of information and resources, making it your most dependable starting point and guide on your dissertation journey. Also included are links to accompanying materials on the Routledge website. The authors have extensive experience in teaching at all levels in the social sciences, supervising social science undergraduates and dissertations.

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Published to accompany the major retrospective exhibition on Hung Liu, Summoning Ghosts is a comprehensive look at the work of this extraordinary Chinese-American artist. A pioneer in Chinese contemporary art before the Chinese avant-garde came into being, Lui’s life spanned two centuries and bridged two totally different economic situations. The wide-ranging essays in this book, which features 140 color illustrations, reflect on how Hung Liu’s evocative art is inextricably bound to her equally rich and complex life. While considering the artist’s primary work as a painter, the contributors also celebrate her murals, permanent and temporary installations, photography, and video.

Summoning Ghosts: The Art of Hung Liu

Arts & Photography

Hung, Wu

Li, Yiyun

Berkson, Bill

de Guzman, René

Hanor, Stephanie

History & Criticism

University of California Press

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