Böcker av Michael Hammond

Decisive Parenting is unique; there is no other book like it. Never before has a book provided such a detailed roadmap for success in deterring problematic teenage behavior while increasing the occurence of positive behavior.

This volume is a practical introduction to programming using the Java programming language. It includes over 100 carefully constructed sample programs that introduce concepts simply but also accomplish tasks necessary for anyone who works with language as data.

A practical introduction to programming for people interested in language. Simple programming expertise is an essential part of many forms of data collection and analysis in these fields. This book undertakes to introduce a completely naive person to the rudiments of Perl.

Chart your next steps in teaching from finishing your teacher training programme, your probationary year, and then into the settled routine of the second and third years of teaching. Suitable for newly trained teachers and those in their first year.

Parenting young children is a challenge, and dealing with difficult or problem behavior can set up an atmosphere of tension and strife. Parenting Difficult Children provides a method of removing that tension with specific strategies for parents of children age three to twelve who are exhibiting difficult or common negative behaviors.

The Big Show looks at the role played by cinema in British cultural life during World War One.In writing the definitive account of film exhibition and reception in Britain in the years 1914 to 1918, Michael Hammond shows how the British film industry and British audiences responded to the traumatic effects of the Great War.The author contends that the War's significant effect was to expedite the cultural acceptance of cinema into the fabric of British social life. As a result, by 1918, cinema had emerged as the predominant leisure form in British social life. Through a consideration of the films, the audience, the industry and the various regulating and censoring bodies, the book explores the impact of the war on the newly established cinema culture. It also studies the contribution of the new medium to the public's perception of the war.

The Student Guide to Mooting is a comprehensive guide to legal argument. This is an ideal introductory text to the subject of mooting as well as a quick reference for more experienced competitors at internal, national and international levels. This book guides the student on researching and structuring an argument, use of legal authority, presentation skills, court address, and provides details of internal, national and international legal argument competitions. It includes a worked example applying the two stage method to creating a legal argument in a moot court and offers guidelines to judges and clerks of competitions. Contents: Introduction to Mooting Counsel Stage 1: The Problem and the Moot Point Stage 2: Making a Legal Argument Use of Authority Use of Time Court Etiquette Team Tactics and Strategies Body Language and Presentation Skills The Judge Procedure on the Day of the Moot Advice for the Judge Advice for the Clerk Mooting Competitions Conclusion Appendix: Mooting Example - Criminal Law MICHAEL HAMMOND is a law student at the University of Aberdeen; MARGARET ROSS is a solicitor and Professor of Law at the University of Aberdeen. DUNDEE UNIVERSITY PRESS [DUP logo]