Whether you're a tourist or a native New Yorker, you will appreciate this witty, informative walking guide to New York City, as authors Seth Kamil and Eric Wakin peel back the layers of New York's most popular neighborhoods. Here in one volume are their award-winning tours. In their "Immigrant New York" tour you can take a walk on the Bowery, the most infamous street in the city and learn how the city's finest roadway became America's "Skid Row." In "Before Stonewall" you'll discover the many facets of gay and lesbian history and trace the development of Greenwich Village as a cultural mecca. From SoHo to the Upper West Side; from Harlem to Brooklyn there's something in The Big Onion Guide for everyone.

More Practise Now is a companion to Practise Now!, the best-selling book that provides explanations and examples of items frequently encountered in selection and recruitment tests.
More Practise Now builds on this valuable information with more practice items and sample tests spanning the wide range of item types typically found in these tests. The additional practice will help familiarise test-takers with test items, build their confidence and improve their test-taking skills.

How can Mathematics be taught effectively?
What are the key issues in Mathematics teaching today?

This handbook provides a comprehensive introduction to teaching Mathematics in primary and secondary schools. It brings together the latest standards with authoritative guidance, ensuring that readers feel confident about how to approach their role as a teacher.

Bully Blocking is designed to help children and their parents and teachers deal with bullies of all shapes, sizes and disguises. It can also assist families whose children bully occasionally or regularly. It is a self-help book, with practical activities that any child or adult can translate into action. It shows children who have been targets of bullying how to empower themselves, and it shows children who bully how to use their power with empathy and respect. It provides parents with simple, clear, practical ideas for helping their children stop being a target or a bully. Families can find the necessary information and guidance to change painful school situations into successful social experiences.

The majority of the information in these volumes was provided by the U.S. Department of State and is the most recent release of that information as of March 2008. However, changes in countries and governments occur rapidly. Therefore, the reader is advised to check directly with the consulate of the country he or she intends to visit before making final plans.