James Augustus Dopeyworth wants nothing more than to become a detective, just like his father and his hero Sherlock Holmes. He loves solving mysteries and can often be found with a magnifying glass in one hand and a chocolate eclair in the other. Poor old Jim, as he likes to be known, doesnt seem to have much luck. Nothing ever seems to go his way and it doesn't help that he is extremely clumsy and is always getting into the most unlikely scrapes. But one day an advert appears in the local paper that changes everything. Will Jim become the famous detective that he always dreamed of being or will it all end up as one big messy disaster? Detective Dopeyworth is a story about never giving up on your dreams, no matter what obstacles are put in your way.

This beautifully illustrated book tells the stories behind 60 remarkable buildings chosen from the many thousands at National Trust properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Spanning 900 years of history, this selection of 60 remarkable buildings in the care of the National Trust ranges from a 13th-century tithe barn in Oxfordshire to a 20th-century suburban semi in Liverpool; from a medieval guildhall in Suffolk to a Victorian lighthouse in Tyne and Wear; from an Arts and Crafts village in County Antrim to an atomic research facility in East Anglia. The book has an introduction by George Clarke and concludes with a useful illustrated glossary of terms and architectural features.

This beautifully illustrated book tells the stories behind 60 remarkable buildings chosen from the many thousands at National Trust properties across England, Wales and Northern Ireland Spanning 900 years of history, this selection of 60 remarkable buildings in the care of the National Trust ranges from a 13th-century tithe barn in Oxfordshire to a 20th-century suburban semi in Liverpool; from a medieval guildhall in Suffolk to a Victorian lighthouse in Tyne and Wear; from an Arts and Crafts village in County Antrim to an atomic research facility in East Anglia. The book has an introduction by George Clarke and concludes with a useful illustrated glossary of terms and architectural features.

A heartening and uproariously funny novel of high hopes, bad choices, book love, and one woman's best-and worst-intentions. Without question, Fawn Birchill knows that her used bookstore is the heart of West Philadelphia, a cornerstone of culture for a community that, for the past twenty years, has found the quirkiness absolutely charming. When an amicable young indie bookseller invades her block, Fawn is convinced that his cushy couches, impressive selection, coffee bar, and knowledgeable staff are a neighborhood blight. Misguided yet blindly resilient, Fawn readies for battle. But as she wages her war, Fawn is forced to reflect on a few unavoidable truths: the tribulations of online dating, a strained relationship with her family, and a devoted if not always law-abiding intern-not to mention what to do about a pen pal with whom she hasn't been entirely honest and the litany of repairs her aging store requires. Through emails, journal entries, combative online reviews, texts, and tweets, Fawn plans her next move. Now it's time for her to dig deep and use every trick at her disposal if she's to reclaim her beloved business-and her life.

The Delivery Sustainable Infrastructure series is a new series of practical handbooks which provide engineers with an understanding of sustainability principles and solutions. Sustainability concepts are set within well-known engineering management processes of planning, designing and delivering infrastructure. Sustainable Buildings considers universal principles of sustainable buildings, and moves on to explain the main building physics principles. It looks at applicable technologies, then goes on to discuss important, international case studies.

James Augustus Dopeyworth wants nothing more than to become a detective, just like his father and his hero Sherlock Holmes. He loves solving mysteries and can often be found with a magnifying glass in one hand and a chocolate eclair in the other. Poor old Jim, as he likes to be known, doesnt seem to have much luck. Nothing ever seems to go his way and it doesn't help that he is extremely clumsy and is always getting into the most unlikely scrapes. But one day an advert appears in the local paper that changes everything. Will Jim become the famous detective that he always dreamed of being or will it all end up as one big messy disaster? Detective Dopeyworth is a story about never giving up on your dreams, no matter what obstacles are put in your way.

Everyone agrees that a great teacher can have an enormous impact. Yet we still don't know what, precisely, makes a teacher great. Is it a matter of natural-born charisma? Or does exceptional teaching require something more?

Building a Better Teacher introduces a new generation of educators exploring the intricate science underlying their art. A former principal studies the country s star teachers and discovers a set of common techniques that help children pay attention. Two math teachers videotape a year of lessons and develop an approach that has nine-year-olds writing sophisticated mathematical proofs. A former high school teacher works with a top English instructor to pinpoint the key interactions a teacher must foster to initiate a rich classroom discussion. Through their stories, and the hilarious and heartbreaking theater that unfolds in the classroom every day, Elizabeth Green takes us on a journey into the heart of a profession that impacts every child in America.

What happens in the classroom of a great teacher? Opening with a moment-by-moment portrait of an everyday math lesson a drama of urgent decisions and artful maneuvers Building a Better Teacher demonstrates the unexpected complexity of teaching. Green focuses on the questions that really matter: How do we prepare teachers and what should they know before they enter the classroom? How does one get young minds to reason, conjecture, prove, and understand? What are the keys to good discipline? Incorporating new research from cognitive psychologists and education specialists as well as intrepid classroom entrepreneurs, Green provides a new way for parents to judge what their children need in the classroom and considers how to scale good ideas. Ultimately, Green discovers that good teaching is a skill. A skill that can be taught.

A provocative and hopeful book, Building a Better Teacher shows that legendary teachers are more than inspiring; they are perhaps the greatest craftspeople of all."