Self Learning and Improvement

Have you always wanted to master Spanish and never had the time to take a course? With a recent survey claiming that Britons work the longest hours in all of Europe, it’s not surprising that people rarely have the time attend an evening class – but there are other ways to learn.

Hodder Education books are an easy-to-use alternative to the scheduled learning of a course. Covering a wide variety of subjects in a straightforward, approachable style, our books are the jargon-free way to learn what you want to know, when you want to know it.

Whatever your interests, you’ll find a book to suit you within the wide ranges published by Hodder Education. Looking to learn a language? Then head straight for Michel Thomas or the teach yourself range. For straightforward advice on how deal with common pitfalls that face owner/managers of SMEs try the Telegraph Business Club series..Struggling to pick a university? Then The PUSH University Guides are for you. If you dont know your Mozart from your Mendelsson then our Classic FM Friendly Guides are just what you need. For the sports knowledge to push your football team to the top of the league, there are the Official FA Guides to Success On and Off the Pitch.

Whatever your goals, Hodder Education has a book that will help you achieve them.

The ground-breaking Michel Thomas Method courses have taken the world of language learning by storm. The Learning Revolution reveals the secrets of their success.

Perfected over fifty years by the celebrated psychologist and linguist Michel Thomas, the method works with the brain to build up the new language in manageable, enjoyable steps. In this book, educational psychologist Dr Jonathan Solity looks in detail at the methodology and its implications for the ways in which we learn, based on extensive discussions with Michel Thomas himself.  More details

Teach Yourself Computing for the Over 50’s 
Bob Reeves
Want to embrace the technological age but don’t know where to start. This books will guide through anybody through a wide range of computer uses for those who feel they have been left behind in the technological revolution, most especially the over 50s. Assuming no prior knowledge of using a computer, it is written in a practical, light-hearted and non-technical style to take the terror out of technology. The author approaches the subject in a highly accessible way, focussing on the computer applications of most interest to middle and third agers, including correspondence, photography, shopping online, personal budgets and researching your family history. Starting from first basics it begins with how to switch on the computer and ends with an invaluable 'jargonbuster' glossary.
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Chartered Management Institute: Six of The Best Sir Digby Jones, Lord Karan Bilimoria Sir Michael Bichard, Sir John Tusa, Dianne Thompson, Andy Green and Ed Peppitt Don't miss this fantastic opportunity to learn from six of the best business minds in the world how to become the best manager you can be! Based on specially commissioned interviews with management's boldest and best, each section of this book will give the reader the benefit of the knowledge and life experiences of the leaders who have proved it can be done. More details...