Set against the backdrop of growing trade and territorial tensions between the US and China, and the opioid epidemic ravaging America's streets, The Pale Tiger is a fiercely topical thriller that challenges the way we see the world.
Collins Big Cat is a guided reading series for ages 4-11. Top children's authors and illustrators have created fiction and non-fiction books that your children will love to read, banded to help you choose the right book for every child. Practical ideas for guided reading are included at the back of each book.
Lisa Turner, somewhat slow learner was dared by her friend Kate To chew on glue, something to do and so she took the bait. She opened wide and stuffed some in, no doubt it made her frown. You won't get chatting to Lisa now, not unless she writes it down' The Big(ish) book of (somewhat) Hilarious Poems has been stuffed full of funny, cute, gross andsometimes even grotty poems that will make you giggle, wriggle, chuckle, buckle, laugh and barf. ...
This text is an ideal introduction to operations management for all non-specialists, particularly those taking modular programmes in the subject. Service and manufacturing operations are given equal treatment.
This text contains the latest curriculum and assessment changes. It aims to help students and newly qualified teachers to understand the complexities of being a co-ordinator of a National Curriculum subject in Key Stage 2 and reports on best
This text is concerned with Bayesian learning, inference and forecasting in dynamic environments. We describe the structure and theory of classes of dynamic models and their uses in forecasting and time series analysis. The principles, models and methods of Bayesian forecasting and time - ries analysis have been developed extensively during the last thirty years. Thisdevelopmenthasinvolvedthoroughinvestigationofmathematicaland statistical aspe...
This hard-edged, energetic mystery features Eddie Dancer--Canada's newest and toughest private eye. Two years as a city cop have convinced Eddie he is better off working for himself as a private investigator. When he is hired to track down a tough, professional bank robber, Eddie has no idea he is about to pry the lid off a very nasty can of worms. When he runs up against a pair of disgraced ex-bikers, he uncovers a macabre connection between ...
Eddie Dancer returns for another escapade in this hard-edged and witty mystery. When Paul Menzies--an out of shape, middle-aged, advertising executive--is fired, he cannot imagine anything making his day worse. However, when he walks into an argument at an ATM machine that turns abusive, he ends up with massive injuries, a hospital bill, assault charges, and a $50, 000 lawsuit. About to reach a settlement, Paul is instead lured into a winner-t...
This text is concerned with Bayesian learning, inference and forecasting in dynamic environments. We describe the structure and theory of classes of dynamic models and their uses in forecasting and time series analysis. The principles, models and methods of Bayesian forecasting and time - ries analysis have been developed extensively during the last thirty years. Thisdevelopmenthasinvolvedthoroughinvestigationofmathematicaland statistical aspe...
Offers a range of information regarding the Yavapai people, from creation beliefs to interpretations of historical events and people. Mike Harrison and John Williams not only relate their perspective on the relationship between the "White people” and the Native American peoples of the Southwest, but they also share stories about prayers, songs, dreams, sacred places, and belief systems.
Smart-mouthed P.I. Eddie Dancer returns for another hard-edged trip to the underground, this time to England after a psychologist friend calls in a panic: he has been accused of multiple, grisly murders, and is about to be arrested. It all began with a manuscript, the doctor claims--a 200-year-old treatise by the great Franz Anton Mesmer, who may have been dabbling in dark forms of mental manipulation. People who come in contact with the paper...
Since 1989 initial teacher training courses in England and Wales have included teacher preparation for taking a lead in a school subject area in their first appointment. There is no longer a place for a teacher newly qualified or not in primary schools whose sole responsibility is for his or her own class. A teacher must have specific specialist knowledge and expertise in particular subjects which must be shared with all staff., This text cont...