Böcker av Richard Palmer

A study guide that gives you strategies to help you make progress in the subjects you find difficult or uninteresting, leaving you free to concentrate on the subjects you love. It shows you how to understand a topic through online and traditional study and helps you get to grips with topics you find difficult.

The third edition of this book offers an enlightening new approach to effective study. Without minimising the importance of good organisation and hard work, the author stresses throughout that study must and can be fun.

Richard Palmer's new edition of his popular study guide is for anyone wishing to improve their knowledge of written English.

The style and approach is particularly suited to current student needs as the author stresses the importance of adopting a positive response to study. The lively and enthusiastic tone, and the practical advice on everything from planning revision to designing CVs gives this book enormous appeal to all, from A-level to mature students.

Filled with tips, quizzes, and self-assessment exercises, this guide offers practical advice to 15-18 year old students trying to attain the top grades so they can move on to the university course of their choice.

This book is for anyone who wants to improve his or her knowledge or grammar and punctuation. It is written by an author who thinks that learning grammar should be fun. Plenty of sound and meticulous advice is offered in this friendly, enthusiastic

How to Manage Information is the first authoritative discussion of the techniques and evaluative procedures necessary for the successful development of an efficient information management system--or the improvement of an existing one.

Argues that a true understanding of Philip Larkin as man and poet lies beyond his enduring public appeal and the variety of criticism that has been applied to his work. This book sheds light on the hitherto ignored spiritual significance of his work. It draws upon insights gained from the history of art and the study of religion and myth.

One of the world's great tenor saxophonists, Sonny Rollins has always been committed to the fundamental truths of jazz, especially swing. He has managed to be consistently experimental and forward-looking, and he has recorded at least a dozen essential albums. Here, Richard Palmer charts Rollins's career in full.