Dedication.- Acknowledgements.- Preface.- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Variable Stars.- Chapter 2: The Astrophysics of Variable Stars.- Chapter 3: Observing Techniques.- Chapter 4 Instrumentation and Equipment.- Chapter 5: Variable Star Photometry.- Chapter 6: Observing Variable Stars with Binoculars.- Chapter 7: Giant Stars and Their Variability.- Chapter 8: Cepheids and Other Variable Types.- C...