This is an essential guide if you are a property investor considering or already engaging the services of a letting agent. If you are worried about your letting agent pressuring you to take on undesired tenants, being ignorant of the latest regulatory changes, being non-responsive to you or your tenant, not conducting regular inspections, not attending to repairs, charging you hefty fees, being slow in passing on the rent to you, or trapping you with punitive terms and conditions, you can ...

Fully updated with new content and full-colour figures, the second edition of this successful book reflects developments and growth in our knowledge of carrots and related crops worldwide. It covers the scientific basis of their biology and production, with updated technical crop management content. This new edition is divided into three sections: the first considers the crops' importance and main features; the second focuses on carrot, from genetic diversity and breeding to cropping syste...

Discover the unique mind and humane vision of an under-recognized American author. Encompassing themes of race, education, fame, law, and America’s past and future, these essays are James Alan McPherson at his most prescient and invaluable.Born in segregated 1940s Georgia, McPherson graduated from Harvard Law School only to give up law and become a writer. In 1978, he became the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. But all the while, McPherson ...

Many today find the Old Testament a closed book. The cultural issues seem insurmountable and we are easily baffled by that which seems obscure. Furthermore, without knowledge of the ancient culture we can easily impose our own culture on the text, potentially distorting it. This series invites you to enter the Old Testament with a company of guides, experts that will give new insights into these cherished writings. Features include • Over 2000 photographs, drawings, maps, diagrams and char...

In just the last twenty years there has arisen a strong interest, especially among teachers of logic at the universities, in teaching techniques of applied logical reasoning and critical thinking. Many universities are now stressing these skills at an introductory level, and to meet the need, informal logic has begun to form and grow as a discipline in its own right. Like all subjects, it helps us to understand it if we can situate it in a context of historical development. This collection...

Really silly and amusing stories of an old and eccentric Marquess and his household set in Bethelstone Manor in England. The stories capture childrens' imagination and the characters played are ridiculous in the extreme!The stories have a rather old world charm which weaves through all the stories, which kids are enthralled by. The ideal age is circa 6-11. Also we have tested on adults who are greatly amused!

Lost Sci-Fi Books 236 thru 240 - Five Vintage Sci-Fi Short Stories from the 1930s, 1940s, 1950s and 1960sThe Space Beasts by Clifford D. SimakDerelict by Alan E. NourseMoon of Memory by Bryce WaltonThe Man Who Killed the World by Ray CummingsThe Masked World by Jack Williamson

Peter Kranz...and the Mountain Temple of the SamonsIf it’s sci-fi, adventure, intrigue with a liberal amount of pure horror then you have found something rather special!It’s the unfolding story of a young lad who gets caught up in the evil machinations of an advanced alien race..the Samons from the planet Ruvious. They are secretly taking over humankind step by step. Peter lives with his uncle in the valley, Lutzelbach below a large mountain in Bavaria. It is up in the mounta...

Twenty remarkable journeys into the bold imagination of vintage science fiction.Lost Sci-Fi Books 221 thru 240 gathers a powerful collection of classic tales from the masters of early science fiction and fantasy. Explorers step onto hostile worlds, mysterious cities reveal ancient secrets, and desperate missions unfold far beyond the edges of known space.These stories capture the daring ideas and vivid storytelling that defined the golden age of vintage science fiction. Str...

Red Frontier 2: Classic Tales of Mars continues the journey across science fiction’s most legendary world with twenty unforgettable adventures from the golden age of the genre. For generations of readers, Mars represented far more than a neighboring planet—it was a place where imagination could roam free, where ancient civilizations lingered beneath crimson sands, and where every expedition promised astonishing discoveries.This exceptional collection features stori...

These are the adventures of Pik & Pok, two worms that live at the bottom of Mrs Bakewell's garden in rural Wiltshire.

As more and more people survive into old age, the burden of caring for them becomes greater and greater. Although it is now possible to alleviate many of the afflictions that beset mankind, no society can afford to pay for all the healthcare that is now available or technically possible. People working in healthcare increasingly have to do more with less. Rationing takes many forms, mostly covert, and the less privileged in most societies end up struggling to get their proper share of the ...