Most Popular Books by Peter Baker

Quality sleep is absolutely essential to "charge our batteries" for the rigours of each day. The "reset" qualities of sleep helps the mind to focus, to be more creative and even to not allow the body to put on excess weight...yet so many people don''t achieve regular good sleep, and this leaves them feeling groggy, not able to concentrate, not enjoying life to the full and open to all sorts of horrendous chronic ailments and diseases. Millions are addicted to taking sleeping pills that don''t provide sleep of any quality, and a daily morning cup of strong coffee is also not the answer. Written by broadcaster Peter Baker, the book is the culmination of intense research into his own sleep problems when filming on location, with virtually every night in a different bed. It''s packed with scientific and medical facts and information about why we all need to sleep, and the best ways for achieving this astonishing and almost magical nightly "reset" of our bodies that helps to repair both physical but also mental damage. You''ll learn how to work with your body, not against it, and a whole host of different practical techniques for getting to sleep. Also covered in the book are sleep issues as people age, difficult sleeping partners, night shift working, time zone crossing, foods and drink, choosing the right bed and mattress and also the importance of our dreams.

The addition of insulation to the exterior of buildings is an effective means of increasing the thermal resistance of both wood framed walls as well as mass masonry wall assemblies. The location of the insulation to the exterior of the structure has many direct benefits including better effective R-value from reduced thermal bridging, better condensation resistance, reduced thermal stress on the structure, as well as other commonly associated improvements such as increased air tightness and improved water management (Hutcheon 1964, Lstiburek 2007). The intent of the meeting was to review the current state of industry knowledge regarding cladding attachment over exterior insulation with a specific focus on: 1. Gravity load resistance, 2. Wind load resistance. The presentations explore these topics from an engineering design, laboratory testing, field monitoring, as well as practical construction perspective. By bringing various groups together (who have been conduction research or have experience in this area), a more holistic review of the design limits and current code language proposals can be completed and additional gaps identified. The results of which will help inform design standards and criteria.

"...a comprehensive volume of conceptual and applied problems and guidance notes designed to assist the study of income tax law."--p. II.