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A picture-packed guide to one of the most brutal conflicts of the 20th centuryIn collaboration with the Imperial War Museum, go back in time and experience history with this picture-led guide to the First World War.From disaster to victory, Eyewitness World War I captivates readers and gives an insight into life in the muddy trenches, and what it was like to be a soldier, along with a broader picture of the world-changing events that led to the start of the conflict. More than 250 photographs, illustrating the people, places, and stories of the conflict, give a unique eyewitness view of the conflict dubbed the "war to end all wars".DK Eyewitness World War I expertly illustrates the lessons of the First World War and how they impact our world today. This museum in a book uses striking full-colour photographs and illustrations of warfare, weaponry, vehicles, maps, and secret documents along with amazing facts, infographics, statistics, and timelines to reveal this conflict as never before.Part of the best-selling DK Eyewitness series, this popular title has been reinvigorated for the next generation of information-seekers and stay-at-home explorers, with a fresh new look, new photographs, updated information, and a new "eyewitness feature - fascinating first-hand accounts from experts in the field.

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Wander down to the water and discover how a tiny tadpole transforms into a lively, hopping frog.Does your little one know what frogspawn looks like? Can they spot a tadpole swimming? Watch the tadpole turn into a cute little frog in this look and learn, pop-up board book. Babies and toddlers will love lifting the big flaps to find five pop-up surprises showing the different stages of this amphibian's life cycle: eggs floating in the water, a tiny tadpole swimming, a fascinating froglet, a fully grown, hopping frog... then the cycle starts all over again! With animated, read-aloud rhymes and a range of new vocabulary, this all illustrated addition to the popular Pop-up Peekaboo! series promotes early learning and builds literacy skills. Preschoolers will love guessing what is hiding behind each flap, and the colourful pop-up scenes are sure to surprise and delight. Pop-up Peekaboo! Frog is the perfect educational baby book and will keep little ones entertained time and time again!

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Are you surrounded by weeds? Is your lawn forlorn? Are your bushes diseased? Do you long to create an outdoor space you can enjoy with friends - a garden you can show off with pride?How to Garden When You're New to Gardening shows you the basics needed to get your green space under control and keep it that way. Drawing on the world-renowned expertise of the Royal Horticultural Society, the book is packed full of creative ideas with lots of simple step-by-step instructions and clear images to help you realise your garden's potential, no matter the size and scale.Get to know your garden and choose plants that will grow well in particular soil types and conditions year after year. From planting and training decorative climbers, to designing seasonal hanging basket displays, and growing your own tomatoes, these are the small jobs that will make a huge difference to how your garden looks and feels.Take the anxiety out of planting, potting, and pruning and make the most of your precious patch of land.

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Get to grips with the concepts that shaped the way we think about ethics, politics, and our place in the universe. Explaining the big ideas and groundbreaking theories of key philosophers in a clear and simple way, The Philosophy Book is the perfect one-stop guide to philosophy and the history of how we think. Untangling knotty theories and shedding light on abstract concepts, entries explore and explain each complex idea with a combination of easy-to-follow explanations and innovative graphics.Explore the history of philosophy, from ancient Greece and China to today, and find out how theories from over 2,000 years ago are still relevant to our modern lives. Follow the progression of human ideas and meet the world's most influential philosophers - from Plato and Confucius through René Descartes and Mary Wollstonecraft to Ludwig Wittgenstein, and Judith Butler.Fully revised and updated, with quirky illustrations, clear explanations, a philosopher directory, and a glossary of key vocabulary, The Philosophy Book is the perfect introduction to a fascinating subject.

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Learn essential facts about bugs through interactive, educational activities, puzzles, and exercises. How do some insects glow in the dark? Why do spiders spin webs? How do bees make honey? Active Learning: Bugs covers all these questions and more. Filled with fascinating facts, detailed illustrations, and over 100 write-in activities and puzzles, this is the perfect book to keep budding entomologists busy, and to inspire children to truly engage with the world of minibeasts. Kids aged 8-12 will be occupied for hours as they pore over the information-packed pages and tackle the wide range of puzzles and activities - including mazes and tangles, code-breakers, matching games, anagrams, word searches, logic games, classification and identification games, quizzes, sudoku, odd-one-out, drawing, and colouring. Active Learning is a brand new series of interactive, educational activity books combining accessible information with engaging activities and puzzles. Children learn through doing, with dozens of different activity types to fully engage with and explore a topic. Designed to support teachers and educators around the world, these books are ideal for supplementing your child's education at home.

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Teach yourself Japanese in just 12 weeks with this fun, user-friendly, and uniquely visual language course. DK's 15 Minute Japanese is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Japanese fast. Twelve themed chapters are broken down into five daily 15-minute lessons with an easy-to-follow structure and spanning a range of practical themes, including leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping.Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-colour illustrations, annotated images, and simple pronunciation guides for every word, making it quick, easy, and fun to learn new Japanese vocabulary. There is no writing or homework - you simply use the cover flaps to hide the answers to exercises and test yourself as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review module, so you can track your progress and identify areas where you need further practice.The course includes a fully redesigned free audio app that enables you to hear Japanese words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside the book's easy-to-use pronunciation guides to perfect your pronunciation and practise Japanese conversation in real-life situations. Whether you're a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there's no easier way to learn Japanese than with 15 Minute Japanese.

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Teach yourself Mandarin Chinese in just 12 weeks with this fun, user-friendly, and uniquely visual language course. DK's 15 Minute Mandarin Chinese is the perfect course for busy people who want to learn Mandarin Chinese fast. Twelve themed chapters are broken down into five daily 15-minute lessons with an easy-to-follow structure and spanning a range of practical themes, including leisure, business, food and drink, travel, and shopping. Each lesson combines vocabulary and grammar essentials with attractive full-colour illustrations, annotated images, and simple pronunciation guides for every word, making it quick, easy, and fun to learn new Mandarin Chinese vocabulary. There is no writing or homework - you simply use the cover flaps to hide the answers to exercises and test yourself as you learn. Each chapter ends with a review module, so you can track your progress and identify areas where you need further practice.The course includes a fully redesigned free audio app that enables you to hear Mandarin Chinese words and phrases spoken by native speakers. Use the app alongside the book's easy-to-use pronunciation guides to perfect your pronunciation and practise Mandarin Chinese conversation in real-life situations. Whether you're a complete beginner or just in need of a refresher course, there's no easier way to learn Mandarin Chinese than with 15 Minute Mandarin Chinese.

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Cultivate your personal cannabis crop with expert techniques and know-how.   As marijuana laws in the United States become less restrictive, more and more people are searching for basic marijuana gardening instructions. But cultivating pot isn’t like growing houseplants or vegetables, especially if you desire maximum potency and yield. It takes precision, and among other things you need female plants, very specific temperature, nutrients, humidity, and lighting at different times during the plant’s lifespan to maximize the quality and quantity of your yield. Idiot’s Guides®: Growing Marijuana covers it all—in a simple, concise way to help you increase both the yield and quality of your personal harvest.   Here’s what you’ll find in this clear, visual guide: • Instructions on how to grow and maintain a small marijuana garden for your own noncommercial use, with more than 500 full-color photos and illustrations • The full spectrum of options available for growing marijuana, from indoor, climate-controlled systems to open-air, outdoor growing • Time-tested and modern methods for strain selection, disease and pest prevention, and proper plant nutrition • Expert advice to yield a consistent and dependable supply of buds

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Improve your outcomes by adjusting your thinking and changing your behavior with cognitive behavioural therapyAre you struggling with destructive thoughts and self-defeating patterns? This book will help you discover powerful tools to identify and overcome anger, panic, stress, and other mood-related conditions by applying the principles of cognitive behavioral therapy to your daily life.This book helps you learn the skills you need to take steps towards improving your outcomes in life, simply by changing how you think. It includes:   • Practical tips and advice to help you deal with anxiety in your everyday life    • Effective techniques for coping with anger issues, anxiety, and depression    • Ways in which to keep mental health setbacks at bay and stay focused on your goals    • A workbook with helpful exercises for developing a realistic and positive attitude and so much more!  Did you know you have the ability to change your thinking and control your actions from the inside out? Whether you suffer from an anxiety disorder or OCD, an eating disorder or substance abuse, or you're simply unhappy with the results you're getting in life, you have the power to change the outcomes! CBT expert, Dr. Jayme Albin will show you how cognitive behavioral therapy can teach you how to think and act more constructively. Explore proven CBT techniques that will help you to identify and overcome self-defeating patterns, and develop a realistic and positive attitude.  Keep the setbacks at bay, stay focused on your goals, and enjoy the results of your new outlook on life.

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Pilates benefits every body - including yours!Are you looking for the ideal home workout that anyone can do? Try Pilates and discover how to strengthen your core, become more flexible, improve your posture and even relieve back pain! This Pilates for beginners book is for everyone, regardless of age, race, size, gender, or physical ability.Discover how you can take advantage of all Pilates has to offer. This exercise book includes:- A complete workout plan allowing you to find your comfort zone and test your abilities without judgement - all from the comfort of your own home- 50 Pilates exercises with at least three variations/modifications for different body types - 15 sequences that combine the exercises - Expert advice and tips on Pilates and how to add the exercises to your lifePilates instructor and wellness coach, Micki Havard, will show you a wide range of Pilates exercises to discover this practice's physical and mental benefits. Step-by-step photography and a diverse group of models demonstrate each exercise with its possible variations, so you can find the best way that suits you, and your physical abilities. Once you've found the movements that suit you, you'll begin to notice the positive changes in your body as you become stronger and more confident. Other physical activities will become more manageable, and you will have renewed confidence in your everyday capabilities! If you enjoyed Pilates for Everyone, be sure to check out the other title in this series - Yoga for Everyone. So forget what you've heard. Exercise isn't just for the privileged few. It's meant to be enjoyed by everybody. Yes, you can do it - and this series will show you how!

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Your Golden Retriever Puppy Month by Month provides new pet owners with everything you need to know and do at each stage of development to make sure your playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted companion. A veterinarian, a trainer, and a breeder team up to cover all the questions new owners tend to have, and many they don’t think to ask, including: * What to ask the breeder before bringing your puppy home. * Which vaccinations your puppy needs and when to get them. * How to make potty training as smooth (and quick) as possible. * What to do when your puppy cries at night. * Why and how to crate train your puppy. * When socialization should happen and how to make sure it does. * When your puppy is ready to learn basic commands—like Sit, Stay, and Come—and the best way to teach them. * When and how to go about leash training. * How much exercise your puppy needs to stay physically and mentally healthy. * What, how much, and when to feed your puppy to give him the nutrition he needs without the extra weight he doesn’t. * When your puppy is ready for obedience training and how to make sure it works. * How and how often to bathe your puppy, brush his coat, clip his nails, and brush his teeth. * How to know when a trip to the vet is needed. * What causes problem behaviors, when to expect them, and how to correct them.

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Discover your type and become your best self.The enneagram, a popular personality assessment with sacred roots, offers an opportunity to improve your life and relationships through self-awarenessand understanding of others. Based on nine core personality types, the enneagram reveals how your personality type and its associated traits can influence your relationships, work habits, and goals. With simple explanations and whimsical illustrations, Enneagram Empowerment gives you the tools to transform.- Identify your enneagram type- Learn about the defining characteristics of each type- Find out how your personality traits can influence your daily habits andinteractions- Discover how to embrace the strengths of your type and overcome yourweaknesses- Improve your relationships by deepening your understanding of others

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A cookbook for college students who want to eat well without breaking the bank, with 100 simple, nutritious, and delicious recipes.You don't need to survive on fast food for four years!Every busy college student knows how difficult it can be to eat healthy and also do it on a tight budget, but eating healthy doesn't need to be hard! Healthy, Quick & Easy College Cookbook has everything you need to make simple, delicious, nutritious recipes that you'll love, and you won't have to break your budget to do it. You'll learn how to make breakfasts that will fuel your day, lunches that are simple but satisfying, and main dishes that will impress anyone - including your parents. You'll also learn how to make healthier snacks that aren't loaded with salt and sugar, sweet treats that are better than anything from a bag, and late night treats that you actually won't regret eating the next day. Here's what you'll find inside:100 simple and healthy recipes that any student can make, with basic ingredients and simple instructions that even the most inexperienced cook can followHelpful guidance for stocking a campus kitchen with the right tools and the essential basic ingredientsSimple but helpful tips for successful cooking, getting the most out of ingredients, stretching a food budget, and storing food safely Meal prep basics that will help students take full advantage of the time they have and also help them stretch their ingredients

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