Engineers need to be familiar with the fundamental principles and concepts in materials and structures in order to be able to design structurers to resist failures. For 4 decades, this book has provided engineers with these fundamentals. Thoroughly updated, the book has been expanded to cover everything on materials and structures that engineering students are likely to need. Starting with basic mechanics, the book goes on to cover modern numerical techniques such as matrix and finite elem...

Hilarious, high-energy series about animals with jobs, clothes and superpowers! Perfect for fans of the movies Sing and Zootropolis!Put on your super-suit and prepare for comic-book capers in Pawtonia, where the animals wear clothes, hot chocolate flows and evil is just an ostrich feather away…Meet Bob and Archie: two hapless, but enthusiastic, koalas who just want some time off to enjoy Pawtonia's music festival. Superheros need days off ...

As university term gives way to the summer break she is plagued by dark memories and the only person there for her is her cousin - a cousin that no one else can see - together they embark on a journey that changes Jen and her world forever.

YOU WILL BELIEVEBelieving a Man Can Fly: Memories of a Life in Special Effects and Film is the story of a man's journey from a modest childhood in England to the heights of Hollywood success.At the 51st Academy Awards in 1979, Steve Martin presented Colin Chilvers with an Oscar for his work on the special effects of Superman: The Movie. That honor came after years of experience on such productions as 2001: A Space Odyssey, Battle of Britain and The Rocky Horror Picture Show...

Hilarious, high-energy series about animals with jobs, clothes and superpowers! Put on your super-suit and prepare for audiobook antics in Pawtonia, where the animals wear clothes, hot chocolate flows and evil is just an ostrich feather away…Meet Bob and Archie: two hapless, but enthusiastic, koalas who just want some time off to enjoy Pawtonia's music festival. Superheros need days off too!Not if Dr Colossus has anything to do with it... The evil ostrich p...

Having a baby in neonatal care is often described as an emotional rollercoaster. Feeling overwhelmed and distressed is common and many parents experience anxiety, guilt, shame, anger and fear in a new and strange environment. You may not know where to turn or what to do next, but you are not alone.Written by an experienced Consultant Clinical Psychologist specialising in neonatal care for over a decade, this book is a compassionate companion for parents of premature and sick babies...

'Secrets and stones have settled in Hawden where everything stays as it is; the past is hidden, or rewritten. Lauren lives with her dad and Mr Lion after her mother left her when she was three months old. Her boyfriend Peter is struggling with his identity. When Meg and her son Richard arrive, both dangerously attractive, and Ali too, angry and on the run from drug dealers, old stories resurface, creating new tensions. After seventeen years Lauren's mother comes back into her life and noth...

Filled with warmth and humour. The first story in a delightful series about a charismatic sausage dog and his faithful friend.'This blissfully silly story for 6+ stars a sausage dog with a rare talent and big dreams of making it in Hollywoof… A must for young canine enthusiasts with a taste for daft humour.' The Guardian'This is glorious! A hilarious tale about following your dreams no matter what.' Lee NewburyMichael's dream is to...

Imagine creating better photographs with less. Less gear. Less anxiety. Less stress. Less fear.A Lesser Photographer is the missing guide you've always wanted to the only gear that really matters: the gear between your ears.In under an hour, you’ll be able to identify the myths you’ve been taught about photography and embrace useful creative habits that will set you apart.

Hilarious, high-energy series about animals with jobs, clothes and superpowers! Perfect for fans of the movies Sing and Zootropolis!Put on your super-suit and prepare for comic-book capers in Pawtonia, where the animals wear clothes, hot chocolate flows and evil is just an ostrich feather away…Meet Bob and Archie: two hapless, but enthusiastic, koalas who are just getting to grips with their superpowers when faced with their archenemy....

Filled with warmth and humour. The second story in a delightful series about a charismatic sausage dog and his faithful friend.'Pawfect for newly independent readers looking for a mystery to get their snouts into. Five out of five dog bones from me!' Swapna HaddowBeing a su-paw-star isn't working out quite like Michael had planned. So when Susan the Chocolate Labrador gets dognapped, Michael jumps at the chance to boost his TV ratings and wow his f...

From the author of 'Koalas in Capes' and 'Michael the Amazing Mind-Reading Sausage Dog'.'Hilarious, full of fun! Fergus and Shelby are on the slime trail to success!' Mark Powers'Had me chuckling from start to finish. I was rooting for Fergus and Shelby all the way through their hilarious adventure. I'll never look at snails the same way again! A thoroughly fun read!' Adam StowerShapeshifting snails on a mission to save the world! ...