Books in the Macmillan Master Series series

This second edition of Mastering Cobol Programming is a comprehensive guide to good programming practice, program design and code. Each chapter has been revised to make full use of the COBOL 85 Standard. The book discusses the different groups of modules that comprise the COBOL language, and each chapter ends with practical exercises.

An illustrated guide to the six main religions - Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism and Sikhism - which forms a self-contained course for individual study or classroom use. It is suitable for GCSE or as an introduction to A Level, or as general reading on the religions featured.

This new edition of Mastering Physics has been completely updated and rewritten to give all the information needed to learn and master the essentials of physics. The book is highly illustrated throughout to show the importance of physics in the natural world, as well as in such fields as athletics, engineering, medicine and music.

This title provides a critique of "Northanger Abbey", "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice", "Mansfield Park", "Emma" and "Persuasion", linking the significance of the works from the past to the present day in the light of contemporary attitudes to women, tradition and innovation