The high predictability of the atmosphere and ocean depends on the existence of a 'slow manifold', which contains the solutions of equations describing only large-scale motions. This unique compendium succinctly describes major recent advances in showing that these equations can be solved independently.The book is a new edition of a similar book published 15 years ago. The explanation of the mathematical techniques has been expanded. Many new theoretical results are included. Illustrations derived from production atmosphere and ocean models are also incorporated to cover the full range between rigorous mathematics and state-of-the-art numerical modelling.The author is a dynamical meteorologist with long experience and international standing. The mathematical results in the book were proved by many of the world's leading analysts. The results come from the Met Office Unified Model, which is one of the world's leading weather and climate models.Related Link(s)

Eltham Palace is famous for its links with royalty and national events over a period of three and a half centuries, between the reigns of Edward I and James I. This richly illustrated book follows these important moments in the building's history, along with the parallel stories of its architecture, gardens, vineyards and parks. The staff responsible for its upkeep and the effects on the local community of having a royal building in its midst are also chronicled here. What remains of the Palace's former splendour today are the moat bridge, part of its outer court and the magnificent great hall, built for Edward IV, which survived long years of use as a barn after the Civil Wars. A 1930s mansion now adjoins the hall and both buildings are administered by English Heritage. Eltham Palace was central to its local community as well as to the aristocratic levels of international society. While the court was at Eltham the palace was the centre of administration for the whole country as far as that part of the royal government which travelled round the country with the monarch was concerned. During such visits a great many people came to Eltham on official and personal business, the largest numbers arriving at Easter when alms were distributed to the poor. Surviving records are numerous and document many aspects of the royal manor and the parish, including sports and ceremonies and the activities of the home farm. The book traces the palace from its medieval and Tudor beginnings, with court visits, the arrivals of foreign royalty and ambassadors, and the tournaments and festivities, through the unfortunate destruction of many of its royal buildings in the 17th century, up to Eltham Palace's state and purpose today. Containing many details concerning the palace and people of Eltham which do not appear in earlier descriptions of its history, this vivid and in-depth work will be of great interest to local and tourists, as well as those interested in such a rich royal heritage and architectural history.

The author, an Oxford graduate writes a traditional history - kings queens, battles, treaties, Acts of Parliament. He also sets out to discover who the British people really are, with material on the ethnic background of the population. There is still room for plenty of standard history, including the glorious feats of the English sailors of the eighteenth century, the development of the astonishing British Empire, the long battles to defeat Napoleon and then Hitler, and indeed all aspects of the history of the British Isles. Previously published as History of the British Isles to 1714 and History of the British Isles 1714-2010 - see Amazon for five-star reviews of both books.

As everyone knows, China has become the workshop of the world, so here is an account of how that has come about, and what China is like on the ground today. Some of the statistics are truly amazing - China is for example by far the largest producer of both electricity and steel in the world, and also produces more motor vehicles than any other country. All this has been achieved at a very high environmental cost, as the book makes clear. For all that, China remains a fascinating country and has forty-five There is no other country in the world like this. The book includes 13 regional maps and 21 colour photographs.

What is the real role of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? Why is the climate no warmer now that it was a thousand years ago, when the level of carbon dioxide has nearly doubled? Why do we have deserts? Why are they sometimes there, along the subtropics, and sometimes not? Why did the last ice age end so quickly, so that the temperature in Greenland rose by seven degrees Celsius in just three years? Why was there an ice age? Why is the planet so cold now, compared to the way it was in the distant past? What was the real reason for the extinction of the dinosaurs?These are just some of the questions the author seeks to answer. The book brings the reader right up to date with the latest developments in the rapidly expanding field of geological knowledge. There are also appendices on the formation of the mountains of the USA, the geological structure of China and the geological history of Australia. This edition is illustrated with 95 photographs, maps and diagrams.

Many of us love the Jeeves and Wooster stories of P G Wodehouse, but unfortunately he isn't writing any more of them! Here are eleven more, written in the style of Wodehouse, which I hope will appeal to Jeeves fans.

This is a book about the history of science from the ancient Greeks through to modern times. Al the great names are here - Newton, Davy, Faraday, Maxwell, Einstein, Crick and Watson. This emphasis of this book is on science, not the lives of scientists, nor technology. It is intended for the general reader and does not require any special knowledge beyond basic school science.

This book is based on my experiences as a consultant over a period of thirteen years, the first four of them working for Oracle. In those years I had the titles Manufacturing and Financials Consultant on different sites. The essays in this book are largely designed to cover the more complex areas of the system, including intercompany and internal sales orders, outside processing and consignment stock. They also cover procedures which may be needed in every factory - how to check stock, or how to investigate stock losses. The SQL scripts to give easy-to-use reports which can be downloaded into Excel. So many Oracle reports are difficult to use, especially where there is a lot of data. The SQL scripts also deal with the problems which occur after a site has gone live, such as clearing up ahead of the inventory monthend. Some queries, notably in BOM and Routing, validate data.

This is a general history of the British Isles, from the retreat of the ice caps through the prehistoric period, the Iron Age, the Roman era, the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages, the Norman Conquest and right through to the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.

A complete political history of the British Isles to 2010, right from the repopulation of the country at the end of the Ice Age to Tony Blair and Gordon Brown. This book is also available in two parts, as "History of The British Isles to 1714 AD" and "History of the British Isles 1714-2010." The book includes the histories of Scotland, Ireland and Wales and well as England. Review for this book: "Easy to read, brilliant " John Knapp

This is the story of my life, up to the age of 23. It covers growing up in Halifax, Yorkshire and then universities in Oxford, France and Liverpool, up until the time of my marriage at the age of 23. The inspiration for the book is partly a series of twelve novels, collectively know as Dance to the Music of Time, by Anthony Powell, which drew heavily on Powell's own life. This is the first part of my dance to the music of time, and there will a further part to it, though this is no novel.

This is a general history of the British Isles, from the retreat of the ice caps through the prehistoric period, the Iron Age, the Roman era, the Dark Ages, the Middle Ages, the Norman Conquest and right through to the Tudor and Stuart dynasties.

This is the story of how a computer consultant threw off the weary chains of work and got on his bike. His journey took him around the canals of northern England and Scotland. He slogs his way round hundreds of miles of canals, passing through many major towns and cities including Manchester, Leeds, Bradford, Liverpool, Sheffield, Edinburgh and Glasgow. Off the bike and on foot the author also visits the Oxford and the Kennet and Avon Canals, and waterways in the Birmingham area, before venturing abroad. He also gets on a narrow boat for a calamitous trip up the Shropshire Union and Llangollen Canals. This edition is illustrated with 46 maps and photographs and includes a history of each canal in the sequence. The author selects his Top Ten Sights of the northern canals. The book concludes with a list of recommended canal sites across the country. UK price GBP11.00