In the famous Teach Yourself yellow learning series, here is the ultimate guide to becoming an English as a Foreign Language teacher with what to teach in English and how. Now fully revised to include insights from teachers working around the world, up-to-date information on technology as an aid to learning, comprehensive guidance on the increasingly popular task-based learning, invaluable advice on making the transition from learning to teaching, clear guidance on ongoing professional development and useful examples of teaching in different international contexts. Packed with info on teaching techniques, classroom management, practical lesson planning, successful job hunting and career development. With fantastic topics like fluency versus accuracy, lesson aims, unexpected problems, teaching one to one, grammar and conditional sentences, language terminology and useful glossary and much more. 270 page paperback with clear headers and layout.

Learn just one helpful knot, use it often, and the cost of this book will be amply repaid. Bends, Loops, Hitches, Lashings, Coils, Stoppers and Whipings, here is a book to make getting to grips with knots a cinch. Whether you are camping, climbing, sailing, fishing or fixing things in the home, this collection of 120 knots will serve you well in countless situations, from the Hangman's Noose to the Halter's Hitch. Entries reveal the history and development of each knot plus its uses and special features and there are clear illustrated step-by-step instructions explaining how to tie every knot. There are some great names here like the Ossel Hitch, Turtle Knot, Slipped Cleat Hitch, and Munter Mule (which looks pretty complicated and is rather beautiful!) Some have names that evoke how and by whom they were once tied - the Highwayman's Hitch, Surgeon's Knot, Fisherman's Knot, and all manner of knots for bellringers, shopkeepers, linesmen and lumberjacks, trappers and tree surgeons who all used a knot or two peculiar to their trades or callings. Brought up to date now that knotting flourishes on the Internet. With index and glossary, 176pp, colour.

For high-beginner to low-intermediate language learners, this is a brilliant Teach Yourself trademark series title for foreign language students - and we have selected two titles (Italian too) for our Bibliophile readers. The short stories include 1000 of the most frequently used words to help you progress confidently from beginner to intermediate. With accessible grammar you learn new structures naturally without feeling overwhelmed or frustrated. Authentic spoken dialogues help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability. Chapter summaries and comprehension questions help you follow the plot and vocabulary lists help you quickly look up unfamiliar words without interrupting your flow. From science fiction and fantasy to crime and thrillers, this is an unmissable collection of eight captivating short stories for adults and young adult readers carefully written to provide a sense of achievement and progress when reading. With introduction in English followed by the illustrated stories which are each only a few pages long. 224pp, paperback.

A third of the population sleep badly but this revolutionary five-week plan means you don't have to be one of them. Using a blend of mindfulness and ACT therapy (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) techniques, Dr Guy shares his plan to cure your sleep problem whether it?s a few restless nights or a lifetime of insomnia. Most people who have trouble sleeping invest a huge amount of time, effort and money into fixing the problem, but Dr Guy has discovered the secret lies not in what you do, but what you learn not to do and that the more frustrated you become only serves to push sleep further away. These pioneering methods have an unprecedented success and we hope you will find your remedy here as some readers have said it is a book which has 'changed my life' and that the book has a useful, kind and gentle approach. The surprise bonus is it endows the user with the power to get over jetlag. The five-week remedy was pioneered at the Sleep School and now by popular demand appears in this reissued paperback. 211pp.

'The Psychology of Courage and How to Be Brave', this powerful book explains why good people so often do nothing. Have you ever regretted being silent? Who hasn't? In the face of discrimination, bad behaviour, evil and abuse, why do so many good people fail to act? Pioneering psychologist Catherine Sanderson uses real-life examples, neuroscience and the latest psychological studies to explain why we might be good at recognising bad behaviour, but bad at taking action against it. With practical strategies to transform your thinking, this book shows how we can all learn to speak out, intervene, think outside the group mentality and ultimately become braver, more decisive versions of ourselves. She explains the misperception of stacked odds and personal powerlessness that stops individuals challenging bad behaviour and discrimination on public transport, workplace fraud, sexual harassment, school bullies and more. She uses insights from academia, the torture chambers of Abu Ghraib, and crime scenes of police brutality, and analyses the powerful forces that drive human beings to act against cruelty, injustice and human suffering. With a sweeping breadth of research, Sanderson also gives us hope. 260pp, paperback.

A little goes a long way and spending five or ten minutes a day doing simple tasks like filing your paperwork, wiping down appliances and shower walls will make deep-cleaning easier when the time comes. '450 Easy Shortcuts For A Fresh and Tidy Home' is the sub-title of this glamorously designed handbook covering cleaning basics, the kitchen, laundry and clothing care, bedrooms, family rooms and home offices, the bathroom, the garage and outdoor spaces and finally stain rescue for shoes and carpets and upholstery whether removing the stains from berries or chewing gum or mustard or lipstick. Block, sponge, scrape and tamp and stock your cupboard with essential supplies like baking soda, acetone and rust remover. Hang shelves and put up peg boards, give your medicine cabinet a makeover, be a labeller and a shredder to maximise your space, clear away dust and purge paperwork, zap stains and kill odours, keep a mini vac handy, clean your chopping boards and blenders and coffee makers and follow super tips to a sparkling kitchen. Packed with savvy shortcuts, 201pp in large beautifully designed handbook packed with colour photos and diagrams. Save £10.

Reduce what you consume and throw away and discover the joys of slowing down, living self-sufficiently the Good Life, and nourishing your mind, body and spirit with this guide to creating a natural, low-waste home. DIYs for helpful household items such as reusable drawstring bags, beeswax wraps, scrap apple cider vinegar and wool dryer balls. Tips for line-drying laundry, backyard composting, sourcing essential oils, easy recipes for non-toxic cleaners, zero waste kitchen and bathroom swaps, natural cleaning supplies and tools and stocking your wellness cabinet. Learn natural remedies to help stave off a cold, ease a headache, relieve stings and sunburns; homemade non-toxic package-free bath and body essentials and handmade gift ideas like peppermint lip balm, bath bombs, lemon-rosemary lotion bars, wild flower seed bombs and bird seed ornaments. Plus vegetable recipes like Sautéed Beet Greens with Pine Nuts and delicious vinegars or Chilled Cucumber-Avocado Soup. There is a herbal hair rinse, face washes and tea, a liquorice-thyme cough syrup and an easy fabric softener made with distilled white vinegar and drops of essential oil to avoid commercial fabric softeners which often contain chemicals that trigger asthma and damage the reproductive system. Dried Apple Rings, waste-free hummus, Coconut Yoghurt, and tons of tips for reducing household food waste like understanding date labels and serving smaller portions and eating up leftovers and creative uses for coffee grounds like deodorising your hands after chopping garlic or onions. Packed full of fascinating information, 272 very large and glamorous pages with beautiful design, practical checklists and full page colour photos.

Volume one for beginners to intermediate level designed to give a sense of achievement and most importantly enjoyment. There are eight stories in a variety of exciting genres from science fiction and crime to history and thriller introducing a wide range of new vocabulary including the thousand most frequent words in Italian. It will all help you progress confidently. There are authentic spoken dialogues to help you learn conversational expressions and approve your speaking ability and accessible grammar so that you learn new structures naturally in these carefully curated stories. There is a glossary for bolded words in each text, a bilingual word list, full plot summary and comprehension questions after each chapter. There are tips on how to read effectively and a six-step reading process encouraging us to look at the illustration and read the chapter title and think about what the story might be about without stopping to look up all the words but simply following the plot on your first read through before going back and studying the story and language in more depth. 'Take time to focus on all that you have understood and congratulate yourself.' The first two short stories are titled La Pizza Pazza and La Creatura. 208pp, illustrated paperback in the Teach Yourself popular series.

With over one million copies sold, this bestseller promises to unlock your Master Key to Success and is one of the most inspiring self help guides of all time. Since its publication in 1963, it has inspired millions of readers to unlock the unseen forces and invisible power within them using Dr Murphy's mind-focussing techniques. They are based on a simple principle - if you believe in something without reservation and picture it in your mind, you can remove the subconscious obstacles that prevent you from achieving the results you want, and your belief can become a reality. He demonstrates with real life examples the way to unleash extraordinary mental powers to build self-confidence, create harmonious relationships, gain professional success, amass wealth, conquer fears and phobias, banish bad habits, and even to effect physical healing and promote overall well-being and happiness. Untap your power. Penguin paperback reprint, 270pp with fairly large print.

From aubergine, basil, climbing French beans to cucumber and endive, gherkin and leek, pak choi, strawberry, sweet potato to turnip and yacon, an Inca vegetable which is a delicious sweet potato alternative, experiment with new and exciting crops. Others include oca, pepinos and stevia which has been proclaimed as one of the healthiest sugar substitutes (probably banned for commercial reasons), ideal for sweetening herbal teas, preventing tooth decay and colds and regulating blood pressure. It is a tender perennial just like basil and cuttings may be taken throughout the winter in a conservatory. With our unpredictable weather, there has never been a better time to cultivate vegetables under shelter. The experienced grower here shows us how to use the heat and shelter of a greenhouse or polytunnel to maximise crop production and supply tasty, healthy food throughout the year. Here are all our best-loved herbs and vegetables, as well as introducing exotic newcomers. Enjoy fresh and organic vegetables all year round, extend your growing season and for each there are Latin and family names, soil and site, sowing and propagation, spacing, plant care, harvesting, potential problems, varieties and how to use them. Line art illus., 304 page paperback.