Dover Publications Inc. Traditional Floral Designs and Motifs for Artists and Craftspeople GTIN: 9780486261065 Raamatud Superb treasury of 319 royalty-free designs skillfully rendered from French, English, German, Swiss, and Russian textiles of 18th and 19th centuries. Profusion of flowers, leaves, sprays, branches, fruits, and birds. | 1 | 11,89 € | Vaata | ||
Mariner Books The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter GTIN: 9780156188760 Raamatud Porter's reputation as one of americanca's most distinguished writers rests chiefly on her superb short stories. This volume includes the collections Flowering Judas; Pale Horse, Pale Rider; and The Leaning Tower as well as four stories not available elsewhere in book form. Winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize. | 1 | 15,59 € | Vaata | ||
Neon Hemlock Death Valley Blooms THE DESERT WHISPERS HER NAMEEvery decade or so, vast quantities of wildflowers bloom all at once in Death Valley. Unbeknownst to the wider world, these super blooms are powered by a woman's life. Mar Ramse lost her mother to Death Valley as a teenager and would give anything to break her family's curse, but now the desert whispers her name. She has only one ace up her sleeve: neither she nor her brother will ever have children. Is it enough for the desert to release its grip on her family? Part of the Neon Hemlock Novella Series. | 1 | 18,62 € | Vaata | ||
Harper Collins Publishers Botanical Shakespeare A captivating, beautifully illustrated, one-of-a-kind color compendium of the flowers, fruits, herbs, trees, seeds, and grasses cited in the works of the world's greatest playwright, William Shakespeare, accompanied by their companion quotes from all of his plays and poems. With a foreword by Dame Helen Mirren-the first foreword she has ever contributed.In this striking compilation, Shakespeare historian Gerit Quealy and respected Japanese artist Sumié Hasegawa combine their knowledge and skill in this first and only book that examines every plant that appears in the works of Shakespeare.Botanical Shakespeare opens with a brief look at the Bard's relationship to the plants mentioned in his works-a diversity that illuminates his knowledge of the science of botany, as well as the colloquy, revealing his unmatched skill for creating metaphorical connections and interweaving substantive philosophy. At the heart of the book are "portraits" of the over 170 flowers, fruits, grains, grasses, trees, herbs, seeds and vegetables that Shakespeare mentions in his plays and poems. Botanical Shakespeare features a gorgeous color illustration of each, giving a "face" to the name, alongside the specific text in which it appears and the character(s) who utter the lines in which it is mentioned.This fascinating visual compendium also includes a dictionary describing each plant-such as Eglantine, a wild rose with a slight prickle, cherished for its singular scent, superior to any other rose; and the difference between apples and apple-john-along with indices listing the botanical by play/poem, by character, and genus for easy reference, ideal for gardeners and thoughtful birthday gift-giving.This breathtaking, incomparable collection of exquisite artwork and companion quotes offers unique depth and insight into Shakespeare and his timeless work through the unusual perspective of the plants themselves. | 1 | 24,00 € | Vaata | ||
Atria Books Sea of Tranquility I live in a world without magic or miracles. A place where there are no clairvoyants or shapeshifters, no angels or superhuman boys to save you. A place where people die and music disintegrates and things suck. I am pressed so hard against the earth by the weight of reality that some days I wonder how I am still able to lift my feet to walk. Former piano prodigy Nastya Kashnikov wants two things: to get through high school without anyone learning about her past and to make the boy who took everything from her-her identity, her spirit, her will to live-pay. All Josh Bennett wants is to be left alone, and everyone allows it because they all know his story: each person he loved was taken from his life until at seventeen years old there was no one left. When your name is synonymous with death, people tend to give you your space. Everyone except Nastya, a new girl in town who won't go away until she's insinuated herself into every aspect of his life. But the more he gets to know her, the more of a mystery she becomes.As their relationship intensifies and the unanswered questions begin to pile up, he starts to wonder if he will ever learn the secrets she's been hiding--or if he even wants to. The Sea of Tranquility is a rich, intense, and brilliantly imagined story about a lonely boy, an emotionally fragile girl, and the miracle of second chances. For fans of Perks of Being a Wallflower. | 1 | 20,72 € | Vaata | ||
Bloomsbury Publishing Gertrude Jekyll Almost eighty years after her death, Gertrude Jekyll (1843-1932) is still one of the most influential of all English garden designers. Best known for her superb use of colour schemes in her hallmark flower borders, she combined an early training in art with self taught horticultural skills. Early influences included William Morris, John Ruskin and William Robinson but it is her partnership with the architect Edwin Lutyens that produced some of the most distinctive of Edwardian houses and gardens. From her house (and nursery) at Munstead Wood, Surrey, Jekyll designed over 400 gardens across Britain and Europe, and some in America - where her archive of designs and drawings is now held. Alongside her close friend Ellen Willmott she was one of the first women to gain the coveted RHS Victoria Medal. Through her articles and books she became the defining voice of early to mid 20th century garden design, creating a style many gardeners still aspire to today. This book will explore her life, influences on her early work in art and crafts, the transfer to Munstead Wood and working relationship with Edwin Lutyens, as well as her own writings and achievements. Her involvement with early women's gardening schools, and worker's movements will also be examined afresh. A final chapter will examine her legacy and recent re-assessments and restorations of her work in England and abroad. | 1 | 9,79 € | Vaata | ||
LIGHTNING SOURCE INC Howl, and Other Poems "Howl" is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1955, published as part of his 1956 collection of poetry titled "Howl and Other Poems." Ginsberg began work on "Howl" as early as 1954. "Howl" is considered to be one of the great works of American literature. It came to be associated with the group of writers known as the Beat Generation, which included Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. There is no foundation to the myth that "Howl" was written as a performance piece and later published by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books. This myth was perpetuated by Ferlinghetti as part of the defense's case during the poem's obscenity trial, as detailed below. Upon the poem's release, Ferlinghetti and the bookstore's manager, Shigeyoshi Murao, were charged with disseminating obscene literature, and both were arrested. On October 3, 1957, Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that the poem was not obscene. Poems include: Howl -- Footnote To Howl -- A Supermarket in California -- Transcription of Organ Music -- Sunflower Sutra -- America -- In the Baggage Room at Greyhound ; Earlier Poems: An Asphodel -- Song -- Wild Orphan -- In Back of the Real. | 1 | 8,44 € −0,02 € | Vaata | ||
PENGUIN PR 3 Shades of Blue: Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, and the Lost Empire of Cool The National Bestseller One of The Minneapolis Star Tribune's Best Books of the Year A superb book...[Kaplan is] a master biographer, a dogged researcher and shaper of narrative, and this is his most ambitious book to date. Los Angeles TimesFrom the author of the definitive biography of Frank Sinatra, the story of how jazz arrived at the pinnacle of American culture in 1959, told through the journey of three towering artists Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Bill Evans who came together to create the most iconic jazz album of all time, Kind of BlueThe myth of the 60s depends on the 1950s being the before times of conformity, segregation, straightness The Lonely Crowd and The Organization Man. This all carries some truth, but it does nothing to explain how, in 1959, America s great indigenous art form, jazz, reached the height of its power and popularity, thanks to a number of Black geniuses so legendary they go by one name Monk, Mingus, Rollins, Coltrane, and, above all, Miles. Nineteen fifty-nine saw Miles, Coltrane, Bill Evans, and more come together to record what is widely considered the greatest jazz album of all time, and certainly the bestselling: Kind of Blue. 3 Shades of Blue is James Kaplan s magnificent account of the paths of the three giants to the mountaintop of 1959 and beyond. It s a book about music, and business, and race, and heroin, and the towns that gave jazz its home, from New Orleans and New York to Kansas City, Philadelphia, Chicago, and LA. It s an astonishing meditation on creativity and the strange hothouses that can produce its full flowering. It s a book about the great forebears of this golden age, particularly Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie, and the disrupters, like Ornette Coleman, who would take the music down truly new paths. And it s about why the world of jazz most people know is a museum to this never-replicated period.But above all, 3 Shades of Blue is a book about three very different men their struggles, their choices, their tragedies, their greatness. Bill Evans had a gruesome downward spiral; John Coltrane took the mystic s path into a space far away from mainstream concerns. Miles had three or four sea changes in him before the end. The tapestry of their lives is, in Kaplan s hands, an American odyssey with no direction home. It is also a masterpiece, a book about jazz that is as big as America. | 1 | 21,36 € | Vaata | ||
Inner Traditions Bear and Company New Bach Flower Therapies Dietmar Kramer, a practicing naturopath, has discovered a new approach to diagnosis and treatment with Bach Flower Remedies. New Bach Flower Therapiestraces the relationships between the thirty-eight flowers in an unprecedented way. andquot;Outerandquot; flowers treat acute, more superficial problems, while andquot;innerandquot; flowers address the deep-rooted conflicts that are the source of surface symptoms. Kramer arranges the inner and outer flowers into twelve andquot;tracks,andquot; which can be used as models for therapeutic sequences. By illustrating each track with characteristic case studies, the author shows how varying motives and causes can lead to the same symptom, yet require individualized treatment. Kramer's work is among the few new therapeutic applications to build upon Edward Bach's work of sixty years ago and remain in tune with his wish for simplicity and ease of use." Diagnostic aids facilitate the correct choice of suitable remedies, including a detailed questionnaire, which allows the therapist to make the most of the patient interview." | 1 | 13,39 € | Vaata | ||
Faber & Faber Unsettled Dust Robert Aickman, the supreme master of the supernatural, brings together eight stories where strange things happen that the reader is unable to predict. His characters are often lonely and middle-aged but all have the same thing in common - they are all brought to the brink of an abyss that shows how terrifyingly fragile our piece of mind actually is. 'The Next Glade', 'Bind Your Hair' and 'The Stains' appeared together in The Wine-Dark Sea in 1988 while 'The Unsettled Dust', 'The House of the Russians', 'No Stronger Than a Flower', 'The Cicerones' and 'Ravissante' first appeared in Sub Rosa in 1968. The stories were published together as The Unsettled Dust in 1990. Aickman received the British Fantasy Award in 1981 for 'The Stains', which had first appeared in the anthology New Terrors (1980), before appearing in the last original posthumous collection of Aickman's short stories, Night Voices (1985). "We are all potential victims of the powers Aickman so skilfully conjures and commands". (Robert Bloch). | 1 | 13,19 € | Vaata | ||
Bloomsbury Publishing River Cottage Great Roasts Let the oven do the work with these quick and simple ingredient-focussed recipes from the River Cottage kitchenIn River Cottage Great Roasts, all you will need are good ingredients, an oven and some simple bakeware to create easy weeknight dinners, showstopping Sunday roasts, fuss-free breakfasts, tea-time treats and indulgent puds. Often only requiring one roasting tin and minimal prep, these are recipes that let the oven do the hard work, and leave you with very little washing up:Spiced whole cauliflower with preserved lemon and yoghurtRoast mushrooms with beer and dumplingsPot roast brisket with orange and star aniseRipped potato oven chips with smoked chilli and roast garlic dipCreamy fish pieRoasted cherry and almond crumblePears with ginger and toffeeDivided into chapters like Breakfast & Brunch, One-tray Wonders, Sunday Roast, Super Sides and Puddings, the recipes all harness the power of the oven to transform everyday ingredients into their more deliciously caramelised, roasted counterparts. | 1 | 22,50 € | Vaata | ||
Taschen GmbH Dian Hanson's: The History of Men's Magazines. Vol. 3: 1960s At the Newsstand Révolution sexuelle, droits civiques, Flower Power, minijupes, libération des femmes, la pilule, les Black Panthers, les hippies: tous ces termes entrent dans notre vocabulaire dans les turbulentes années 1960. La décennie commence comme une excroissance des sages années 1950 et s'achève dans un chaos mondial quand les baby-boomers atteignent la maturité sexuelle. Quel régal pour les magazines masculins! Alors que Playboy assoit sa domination mondiale, en France, en Allemagne, en Angleterre et en Italie les titres plus axés sur le «style de vie» des hommes font leur apparition et cette diversification gagne les États-Unis. C'est alors que sortent les premiers magazines dédiés aux grosses poitrines, avec Fling, Gem et The Swinger; les magazines d'aventure masculins - avec femmes nues - nourrissent la nostalgie des vétérans d'âge mûr; les magazines humoristiques s'accrochent - difficilement - et les titres hippie nudistes exploitent un vide juridique pour exposer des poils pubiens sans risque.L'Italie se joint à la fête avec des romans-photos sexy et un héros baptisé Supersex. L'Amérique latine, entravée par la religion et les troubles politiques, s'en tient à l'ancien format burlesque. En France, le titre phare de l'après-guerre Folies de Paris et de Hollywood séduit encore les lecteurs âgés mais leurs fils s'arrachent LUI, clone classieux de Playboy. Alors que le monde entier adopte sa minijupe, l'Angleterre, fidèle à elle-même, inverse la tendance avec force cotillons et culottes bouffantes, fétichisées dans les revues Spick et Span. En revanche, rien n'arrête l'Allemagne, où en 1969 Ulrike Meinhof publie Konkret, un magazine prônant une révolution sexuelle et politique, avant de former avec Andreas Baader la Fraction Armée Rouge et d'entrer dans l'histoire du terrorisme intérieur comme une kidnappeuse et une meurtrière.Le tome 3 de cette série présente plus de 650 photos de une et de pages intérieures hallucinantes publiées en Argentine, en Angleterre, en France, en Allemagne, en Italie et aux Etats-Unis, accompagnées de textes informatifs. | 1 | 53,97 € | Vaata | ||
Papadakis Fruit Following the award-winning Seeds: Time Capsules of Life, Wolfgang Stuppy and Rob Kesseler explore the fascinating world of fruits through a unique presentation of extraordinary images from around the world accompanied by a lively explanatory text. Fruit. The word itself conjures up mouthwatering memories of crunchy apples, luscious strawberries, sweet bananas, succulent melons and juicy pineapples, to which we can add the splendid tropical fruits on our supermarket shelves. They are one of nature's most wonderful gifts but providing us with a healthy source of food is not the reason that plants produce such delicious fruits. It is therefore quite legitimate to ask what fruits are, and why they exist. As will be revealed, the true nature of fruits is concealed in what is buried in their core: their seeds. The key role that both play in the survival of each species explains the manifold strategies and ruses that plants have developed for the dispersal of their seeds.Whether these involve wind, water, humans, animals or the plant's own explosive triggers, they are reflected in the many colours, shapes and sizes of the fruits that protect the seeds and in the extraordinary way that some fruits have adapted to the animals that disperse their seeds, and the animals to the fruits they relish. In this pioneering collaboration, visual artist Rob Kesseler and seed morphologist Wolfgang Stuppy use scanning electronmicroscopy to obtain astonishing images of a variety of fruits and the seeds they protect. Razor-sharp cross-sections reveal intricate interiors, nuts and other examples of botanical architecture and reproductive ingenuity. The black and white microscope images have been sumptuously coloured by Rob Kesseler highlighting the structure and functioning of the minuscule fruit and seeds some almost invisible to the naked eye and in so doing creating a work of art. Larger fruits, flowers and seeds have been especially photographed. The formation, development and demise of the fruits are described, their vital role in the preservation of the biodiversity of our planet explained.Fruits are the keepers of the precious seeds that ensure our future; some are edible, others inedible and many, quite simply, incredible. | 1 | 30,00 € | Vaata | ||
Princeton University Press Trees of Western North America Covering 630 species, more than any comparable field guide, Trees of Western North America is the most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use book of its kind. Presenting all the native and naturalized trees of the western United States and Canada as far east as the Great Plains, the book features superior descriptions; thousands of meticulous color paintings by David More that illustrate important visual details; range maps that provide a thumbnail view of distribution for each native species; "Quick ID" summaries; a user-friendly layout; scientific and common names; the latest taxonomy; information on the most recently naturalized species; a key to leaves; and an introduction to tree identification, forest ecology, and plant classification and structure. The easy-to-read descriptions present details of size, shape, growth habit, bark, leaves, flowers, fruit, flowering and fruiting times, habitat, and range. Using a broad definition of a tree, the book covers many small, overlooked species normally thought of as shrubs, as well as treelike forms of cacti and yuccas. With its unmatched combination of breadth and depth, this is an essential guide for every tree lover.The most comprehensive, best illustrated, and easiest-to-use field guide to the trees of western North America Covers 630 species, more than any comparable guide, including all the native and naturalized trees of the United States and Canada as far east as the Great Plains Features specially commissioned artwork, detailed descriptions, range maps for native species, up-to-date taxonomy and names, and much, much more An essential guide for every tree lover | 1 | 32,19 € | Vaata | ||
Martino Fine Books Howl, and Other Poems 2014 Reprint of 1956 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. "Howl" is a poem written by Allen Ginsberg in 1955, published as part of his 1956 collection of poetry titled "Howl and Other Poems." Ginsberg began work on "Howl" as early as 1954. "Howl" is considered to be one of the great works of American literature. It came to be associated with the group of writers known as the Beat Generation, which included Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. There is no foundation to the myth that "Howl" was written as a performance piece and later published by poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti of City Lights Books. This myth was perpetuated by Ferlinghetti as part of the defense's case during the poem's obscenity trial, as detailed below. Upon the poem's release, Ferlinghetti and the bookstore's manager, Shigeyoshi Murao, were charged with disseminating obscene literature, and both were arrested. On October 3, 1957, Judge Clayton W. Horn ruled that the poem was not obscene. Poems include:Howl -- Footnote To Howl -- A Supermarket in California -- Transcription of Organ Music -- Sunflower Sutra -- America -- In the Baggage Room at Greyhound ; Earlier Poems: An Asphodel -- Song -- Wild Orphan -- In Back of the Real. | 1 | 7,49 € | Vaata | ||
HarperCollins Publishers i-SPY Wildflowers: Spy it! Score it! GTIN: 9780008431723 Raamatud Beat the boredom and take time out from screens with this pocket-sized book packed with facts, photos and fantastic spots for hours of fun! Kids will have fun collecting points outdoors with more than 140 varieties of wild flowers to find. From buttercups to Stinking Iris, snowdrops to red-dead nettles, theyll learn about when they flower, where theyre found and what they look like. And once theyve scored 1000 points, super-spotters can claim their official i-SPY certificate and badge. With more than 30 i-SPY books to collect, theres something for everyone! For even more outdoor fun check out i-SPY Nature (ISBN 9780008386467). | 1 | 6,71 € | Vaata | ||
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC King Philip's War 167576: America's Deadliest Colonial Conflict GTIN: 9781472842978 Raamatud A superbly illustrated study of a major conflict between the southern New England colonists and the area's indigenous Native Americans, which comprised the Native Americans last major effort to drive the English colonists out of New England. A superbly illustrated study of a major conflict between the southern New England colonists and the area's indigenous Native Americans, which comprised the Native Americans' last major effort to drive the English colonists out of New England.King Philip's War was the result of over 50 years' tension between the native inhabitants of New England and its colonial settlers, as the two parties competed for land and resources. The Native Americans were led by the Wampanoag chief Metacomet (who adopted the name Philip on account of the friendly relations between his father Massasoit and the Mayflower Pilgrims), and comprised a coalition of the Wampanoag, Nipmuck, Pocumtuck, and Narraganset tribes. They fought against a force of over 1,000 men raised by the New England Confederation of Plymouth, Connecticut, New Haven, and Massachusetts Bay, alongside their Indian allies the Mohegans and Mohawks. The fighting took place in Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and later Maine and New Hampshire. It resulted in the destruction of 12 of the region's towns, while over half the towns in New England were attacked and thousands of homes burnt to the ground by warriors from Metacomet's coalition. Although the end result was a victory for the colonists, the war brought the local economy to its knees, halting trade and increasing taxation, and its populations were decimated by the fighting. Between 600800 colonists and 3,000 Indians were killed in the conflict, making it the deadliest war in the history of American colonization. This new study reveals the full story of this influential conflict as it raged across New England. Packed with maps, battlescenes, and bird's-eye-views, this is a comprehensive guide to the war which determined the future of colonial America. | 1 | 19,45 € | Vaata | ||
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Kew Children's Guide: Grow, find and explore with brilliant activities, facts, quizzes and more GTIN: 9781408892541 Raamatud Around the world there are lots of different types of gardens, from woodlands and rainforests to deserts and mountains. At Kew you can explore many of these amazing habitats, all in one place. Packed full of fascinating facts about flowers, plants, trees and more, and lots of activities, this is the perfect book to start your Kew adventure. Trek through the rainforest in the Palm House and spot coconuts, bananas and cacao pods. See the world in birds eye view as you climb the Treetop Walkway. Let the bluebells brush your ankles on the Woodland Walk. Youll learn more about the plants, flowers and wildlife that live at Kew, and which ones you might spot at home. Find out why the elements are important, why bees are superheroes and how birds prepare for hibernation. With tips on how to grow plants, make a bird feeder, create art from nature, and so much more, this book allows you to take home the Kew experience. | 1 | 9,33 € | Vaata | ||
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Spectacular Britain: A spotter's guide to the UKs most amazing natural phenomena GTIN: 9781844866342 Raamatud From the Northern Lights to whirling coastal birds, and sunken villages to the annual deer rut, the UK is home to some of the world's finest natural spectacles. With this guide and a little luck, you too can experience the magic of seeing something truly extraordinary.Start planning your spectacular year with the help of this practical guide to the UK's most magical natural phenomena. This guide shows you when and where to go, and how to maximise your chances of a sighting, as well as explaining why these amazing spectacles occur in the first place.Sections cover: - Space: meteor showers, eclipses and supermoons, Northern Lights - Weather: hidden currents, mountain waves, named winds - Tides: tidal bores, tidal races, low tide walks - Land: autumn colours, wildflower displays, rutting deer - Rivers and lakes: salmon runs, sunken villages, waterfall wonders - Coast: wheeling waterbirds, seabird cities, seal pupsEach spectacle is graded according to how easy it is to spot, and the author gives expert tips on achieving the best sighting. Scientific insights describe the astronomical, meteorological and ecological causes of events, which are brought to life through the stories of the people who know them best, from the glider pilots who ride mountain waves to the King's Guides who help people navigate the dangerous sands of Morecombe Bay.This is your starting point for some truly phenomenal adventures. From the Northern Lights to murmurations and tidal bores to sunken villages this spectacle spotters guide explains the most magical natural phenomena in the UK, and shows you how to see them for yourself | 1 | 22,50 € | Vaata | ||
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra GTIN: 9781526664648 Raamatud 'A truly splendid read, richly detailed and powered by an unfailing gift for storytelling John Guy 'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra. When Alexander the Great arrived in Egypt, he overthrew the hated Persian overlords and was welcomed as a saviour. He repaid them by showing due reverence to their long-held traditions. After his death, as the Greek empire broke up and his closest advisers squabbled over the spoils, a Macedonian general named Ptolemy seized the Egyptian throne, ushering in a new dynasty that would last for 300 years. What followed was as dramatic and compelling as any period in Egyptian history. The unique blend of Greek and Egyptian cultures led to an unprecedented flowering of learning, as the new city of Alexandria became home to the Great Library, the largest in the ancient world, that attracted the brightest minds. Wars, incest, double-dealing, foreign empires and huge wealth all followed, but the rise of the Roman empire would eventually bring the Ptolemaic era crashing to a close. Helped by the latest archaeological discoveries and using original papyrus documents, Toby Wilkinson uncovers a story that can only now be fully told. From courtly life to the role of women, from international trade to the tensions between native Egyptians and incoming Greeks, all aspects of life are here. Filled with surprising insights, vivid descriptions and larger-than-life characters, and written in the authors compelling narrative style, The Last Dynasty will appeal to all lovers of history, archaeology, art and culture. | 1 | 27,56 € | Vaata | ||
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Harraps Wild Flowers 2nd edition GTIN: 9781399418904 Raamatud This comprehensive work covers every species wild flower that you might encounter in Britain and Ireland, highlighting key features to allow identification with confidence.Wild flower identification may seem extremely challenging to those not familiar with them, but this brilliant photographic guide changes that forever. Packed with superb photography throughout, including stunning portraits and close-ups of key features along with succinct, no-nonsense text, this book will help you to identify any wild flower that you may encounter in Britain and Ireland. This second edition has been revised, updated, and expanded to become a truly comprehensive work, covering all but the most extreme rarities in the British Isles. This book packs a true floral punch. The pages have been designed to ensure that the photographs are reproduced at a sensible size while retaining a readable text. Key features are highlighted in boxes throughout the book, while details of confusion species and look-alikes are given where relevant. Accurate and fully updated colour maps based on the national plant-mapping scheme are provided for each species. In its first edition, this guide set a new standard for photographic flower guides. This new edition expands on that work, and is an essential field reference for anyone interested in our wild flowers. This comprehensive work covers every species wild flower that you might encounter in Britain and Ireland, highlighting key features to allow identification with confidence. | 1 | 22,50 € | Vaata | ||
Hachette Children's Group Plant Fun: Fruitful Flowers GTIN: 9781526328663 Raamatud Produced in partnership with the RHS, this brightly coloured, fun book for young children tells all about flowers. Flowers are amazing. They come in many different shapes, sizes and colours. Some smell amazing, some smell absolutely disgusting! Flowers grow in woods, on mountains and even on water! This book tells you all about flowers, from their different parts to what these parts do. It explains all about pollination, why this is important and about the delicious fruits and seeds that flowers become. Then you can do a fun step-by-step activity to grow your own flowers and fruits to really get hands-on with nature. Illustrated by Hannah Tolson with her bold and colourful style that will catch and keep children's attention! Helping children to learn about plants and the natural world, the Plant Fun series connects children to the natural world. Covers topics such as plant growth, habitats and life cycles, perfect for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Clever Cacti, Super Seeds, Tremendous Trees | 1 | 17,46 € | Vaata | ||
Hachette Children's Group Plant Fun: Super Seeds GTIN: 9781526328533 Raamatud Produced in partnership with the RHS, this fun book for young children tells all about super seeds! Plant life begins with a seed. But how can such a tiny seed turn into something new? This book explains what seeds are, shows how they change and explores some amazing seeds, from the smallest seed that can grow into the tallest tree, to seeds that can float around the world. A fun step-by-step science activity at the back of the book encourages children to get hands on with nature. Illustrated by Hannah Tolson with her bold and colourful style that will catch and keep children's attention! Helping children to learn about plants and the natural world, the Plant Fun series connects children to the natural world. Covers topics such as plant growth, habitats and life cycles, perfect for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Clever Cacti, Fruitful Flowers, Tremendous Trees | 1 | 12,87 € | Vaata | ||
Hachette Children's Group Plant Fun: Clever Cacti GTIN: 9781526328700 Raamatud Produced in partnership with the RHS, this brightly coloured, fun book for young children tells all about cactuses! Clever cacti are amazing. They can be different shapes and colours, from green, red or blue to rounded or tall, smooth or furry! They can survive with little water in deserts and dry places. They are home for many different animals. Find out more about these unusual and clever plants, with their sharp spines and thick ridged skin then do the fun step-by-step craft activity at the back of the book. Illustrated by Hannah Tolson with her bold and colourful style that will catch and keep children's attention! Helping children to learn about plants and the natural world, the Plant Fun series connects children to the natural world. Covers topics such as plant growth, habitats and life cycles, perfect for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Fruitful Flowers, Super Seeds, Tremendous Trees | 1 | 17,46 € | Vaata | ||
Hachette Children's Group Plant Fun: Tremendous Trees GTIN: 9781526328687 Raamatud Produced in partnership with the RHS, this brightly coloured, fun book for young children tells all about tremendous trees! How do massive trees grow from tiny seeds? And what are trees and why are they so important? This book looks at the different parts of a tree, showing how animals and humans use trees and explaining why leaves turn brown in the autumn. It also shows some amazing trees from around the world, including the oldest trees in the world such as the baobab and bristlecone trees, and the extraordinary extending roots of the mangrove tree. A fun step-by-step activity at the back of the book encourages children to get hands-on with nature. Illustrated by Hannah Tolson with her bold and colourful style that will catch and keep children's attention! Helping children to learn about plants and the natural world, the Plant Fun series connects children to the natural world. Covers topics such as plant growth, habitats and life cycles, perfect for children aged 5+. Read the other titles in the series: Clever Cacti, Fruitful Flowers, Super Seeds | 1 | 17,46 € | Vaata | ||
Little, Brown Book Group Single: A totally gripping psychological thriller full of twists GTIN: 9780751574944 Raamatud 'I keep feeling like I'm being watched - dropping the boys off at school, choosing wine at the supermarket - but when I turn around there's nobody there...' When single mother Darcy's son falls from a rope bridge at a local playground, life stands still. She clutches his small, limp body, frozen, until a pair of strong hands push her aside, and she watches as George, a local doctor, saves her son's life. George is a single parent too, and with his twinkling hazel eyes, easy charm, and lack of wedding band is almost too good to be true, but coffee becomes lunch, lunch becomes dinner, and soon they can't go an evening without seeing each other. When he invites her to move into his beautiful home with its sprawling garden for her boys, Darcy doesn't hesitate. But as Darcy is settling in, she receives a bunch of flowers with a chilling message. George says they're from an obsessed ex-girlfriend, Opal, and days later Opal turns up at Darcy's son's football match. She claims to have shocking information that could threaten George's custody of his daughter. Darcy doesn't know who to trust, but she's starting to suspect that, whatever the truth, she might have put her beloved boys into terrible danger ... From the million-copy-bestselling author K.L. Slater this utterly gripping psychological thriller will make you gasp out loud as you race towards the unforgettable twist. If you loved The Girl on the Train and The Wife Between Us this book is for you. What everyone is saying about Single: 'I would liken reading 'Single' to being strapped into a car with a broken axle on the Tilt-A-Whirl carnival ride. You're gonna get tossed around until you don't know which way is up. Yet, in the end, you can't deny that it was one helluva ride. All superlatives aside, this book stands out in its cleverness and execution. K.L. Slater knocked it out of the park. 5+ stars.' Goodreads Reviewer, ***** 'Another stunning novel from KL Slater. .Loved every twist and turn. The only negative is what to read next as it won't live up to KL Slater, fingers crossed her next novel won't take long!' Goodreads Reviewer, ***** 'Wow, I LOVED this book!!! 5 stars easy!! This is my first novel by K.L. Slater and most certainly will not be my last. ...This is the kind of book you cannot put down or stop thinking about. I often had chills and felt like I experiencing this story as the main character. There is no way you will be able to guess the ending.' Goodreads Reviewer, ***** 'Finishing Single has literally left me lost for words. I mean how am I supposed to review this story? It has blown my mind. Seriously, obliterated it. It is mind numbingly brilliant. Honestly, if you want twisted, they don't come more twisted than this.' Goodreads Reviewer, ***** 'WOW WOW WOW!!! What a fantastic book!! I couldn't put this one down. Just when i thought i knew what was going on , I changed my mind, and yet again. Twists twists and more twists. i love this author but this book blew me away best yet from her!' Goodreads Reviewer, ***** | 1 | 14,27 € | Vaata | ||
Dorling Kindersley Ltd DK Super Readers Level 2 Amazing Bees GTIN: 9780241602652 Raamatud Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about bees and why we must protect them with this fun-filled non-fiction reader carefully levelled to help children progress. DK Super Readers Level 2: Amazing Bees will introduce kids to the lives of bees including fun facts about what they eat, the importance of their job in pollinating flowers, and how they make delicious honey and is a motivating introduction to using essential non-fiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of non-fiction: travelling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital non-fiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by: - Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics. - Building knowledge while progressing key Years 3 and 4 reading skills. - Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as bees, insects, and pollination. - Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes. Each title, which has been levelled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so theres something for all childrens interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the National Curriculum standards. Children will love powering up their non-fiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 2 are visually engaging and expand subject knowledge and vocabulary for young readers who want to learn more about the world around them. Perfect to help children ages 7 to 9 (Year 3 and 4) beginning to read independently. | 1 | 7,79 € | Vaata | ||
Anness Publishing Modern Roses GTIN: 9781780192727 Raamatud This is an illustrated guide to varieties, cultivation and care, with step-by-step instructions and over 150 beautiful photographs. It features full photographic directory of over 40 varieties, including cluster-flowered roses, miniature roses, ground-cover roses, large-flowered roses and rugosa roses. For each variety, full botanical information is provided on history, growth, hue, height, spread and suitability. It offers step-by-step guidance on planting, propagation and pruning, and how to deal with common pests and diseases. It includes instructions on using roses for hedging and ground cover, and combining them with other plants. It is a highly accessible guide to some of the world's best-loved plants, celebrating their diversity and beauty. It offers everything you need to know at a glance in one handy and superbly illustrated practical guide. The rose is the quintessential flower of the summer, and apart from the beauty of the flowers, many modern varieties have the twin advantages of a long flowering season and disease resistance. With hues ranging from delicate pastels to glowing reds, yellows and oranges, the range has never been wider, encompassing roses for growing en masse or in conjunction with other plants, as hedges, ground cover or in containers. This beautiful book explains how to use modern roses to their best advantage, and features a directory of over 40 varieties. There are practical instructions for planting, propagating and pruning roses, ensuring a magnificent display in all types of garden. Autorid: Andrew Mikolajski | 1 | 10,55 € | Vaata | ||
Anness Publishing Exploring Science: What Is Flight? GTIN: 9781861474018 Raamatud This title comes with 18 easy-to-do experiments and 240 exciting pictures. You can uncover the flight techniques of insects, birds and other flying creatures. You can explore the science that humans have developed to enable them to fly. You can find out how a jumbo jet carrying 500 passengers can stay in the air, and how a hummingbird can hover over a flower with pinpoint precision. Exciting experiments and inside-view diagrams explain the mechanics of drag, lift and thrust. Dramatic photographs and expert text capture the power and mystery of flight. It is an ideal reference source, for use at home or at school. You can follow the history of flying, from the first (disastrous) human attempts to soar like birds, to the creation of a supersonic airliner that flies faster than a bullet. You can explore the techniques of nature's most skilled flyers - from the prehistoric pterosaur to the long-distance albatross. You can share the excitement of the first human flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright, and the challenge of flying a round-the-world hot-air balloon. Step-by-step experiments and projects - including making a balloon jet, a kite and a rocket - will help you to understand how flight works. Autorid: Mellett Peter | 1 | 11,63 € | Vaata | ||
Anness Publishing How to Attract Garden Birds: What to plant; Bird feeders, bird tables, birdbaths; Building nest boxes: Backyard birdwatching, with illustrated directories of common garden birds GTIN: 9780754835042 Raamatud Birds are a delight in the garden, not only for their beauty and birdsong, but also because they eat many harmful garden pests. This book contains a wealth of feeding ideas for backyard birds, from seeds, grains and peanuts to fruits, suet cakes and fat balls, and suggestions for the best flowers, shrubs, hedges and trees to plant to encourage birds into the garden. There are step-by-step projects for tables, nest boxes, birdbaths and birdhouses that will enhance and decorate your garden, and the book also features illustrated directories of the most common garden birds in the UK and in the USA, from woodland and countryside locations to town and city environments, with information about identification, distribution, habitat and feeding habits. With its helpful practical advice and superb photographs and illustrations, this is the ideal source book for all wildlife enthusiasts Learn what to feed garden birds, from seeds, grains and peanuts to fruits, suet cakes and fat balls, as well as how to attract birds by planting the right flower borders, trees and shrubs, and by making wildlife hedges and ponds * Features practical step-by-step projects for making your own feeders, tables, birdbaths and nest boxes, from simple designs to highly ornamental creations * Includes a visual directory of all the most common garden bird species, with natural history information on distribution, size, nesting, eggs and feeding habits * Explains how birds live - from flying and feeding to egg-laying and migrating - with a guide to birdwatching in urban, country, woodland and aquatic locations * With over 760 beautiful photographs and illustrations. Autorid: David Alderton, Dr Jen Green | 1 | 19,20 € | Vaata | ||
Anness Publishing Fuchsias: an Illustrated Guide to Varieties, Cultivation and Care, with Step-by-step Instructions and More Than 130 Beautiful Photographs GTIN: 9781780192376 Raamatud It is an illustrated guide to varieties, cultivation and care, with step-by-step instructions and more than 130 beautiful photographs. It offers everything you need to know about fuchsias at a glance in one handy practical gardening guide. It includes a beautiful photographic directory of over 35 types, including both hardy and tender fuchsias. For each variety, full botanical information is provided on the plant's history, growth, size and flowering. It includes step-by-step guidance on planting, propagating, pruning and training fuchsias, and dealing with pests and diseases. It features superb ideas for planting bedding fuchsias in the garden, growing in containers, potting on, creating beautiful hanging baskets and cultivating under glass. It is the definitive handbook for one of the most popular and best-loved garden plants. It is not surprising that fuchsias are among the most popular plants grown today. Few, if any, other flowering shrubs can rival the fuchsia for its reliability and ease of cultivation, combined with the staggering variety of hues, shapes and sizes which make it such a familiar sight of summer. This practical book explains how to use fuchsias to their best advantage in the garden - as bedding plants, in borders, as hedges, and in containers and baskets - and provides a complete guide to over 35 varieties. From selecting the best types to planting baskets, pruning and training, the book offers expert advice that will help you to grow and enjoy these wonderful plants. Autorid: Andrew Mikolajski | 1 | 10,55 € | Vaata | ||
Anness Publishing My Giant Book of Nature Projects: Fun and easy learning, in simple step-by-step experiments GTIN: 9781861478610 Raamatud Combining learning and play, this book is designed to introduce young children to nature study with fascinating practical examples. Once children have discovered some of the smaller wonders of the natural world, they can learn to appreciate and care for it throughout their lives. The ten terrific projects to help youngsters learn about the world around them include a wild flower window box, a shoe-box museum, a bean-in-a-box maze, a wiggly wormery, bark and leaf rubbings, a miniature pond, a book of pressed flowers, and a garden grown from muddy boots! Each project is accompanied by an illustrated list of materials and there are additional tips on safety and being a good naturalist. Clear stage-by-stage photographs show children completing each project so that young readers learn alongside them, and the ideas use simple materials and basic equipment that are easy to find around the home. An informative introduction provides simple instructions on safety and caring for the environment. This is the perfect starter book for 3- to 7-year-olds - for older readers to use with minimum supervision, or for younger ones to enjoy with adult help. Autorid: Steve Parker, Jane Parker | 1 | 9,48 € | Vaata | ||
Anness Publishing 30 Step-by-step Napkin Folds: How to Create Special Napkin and Table Displays for Every Occasion GTIN: 9780754827177 Raamatud This title shows how to create special napkin and table displays for every occasion, with more than 200 inspirational photographs. It includes beautiful napkin folds for every entertaining occasion, with classic designs as well as innovative new ideas. It begins with easy techniques such as creating simple triangles and rolls, then moves on to more advanced folds such as diagonal pockets and intricate flowers. It also features elegant ways of decorating napkins with stencils, cross stitch designs, applique and fresh herbs. Projects include the Wave, Japanese Pleat, Flickering Flames, Lover's Knot, Decorative Pocket, Fanned Bow, Bishop's Hat, Willow-twig Napkin Rings, and many more. Professional secrets revealed - how to fold and decorate napkins to commercial catering standards. It is illustrated with over 200 stunning photographs, with each project shown in step-by-step detail. It is a delightful handbook on successful table decorating. The art of napkin folding has soared in popularity in recent years. Beautifully folded napkins add elegance and style to even the simplest of table settings, and will always delight and amaze your guests. This book reveals the secrets of perfect napkin folding through step-by-step projects. There are more than 30 beautiful designs to choose from, including classics such as the Spreading Fan, Rolled Napkins and Water Lily, as well as a whole range of original and innovative ideas such as the Sailboat, GI Cap and Elf's Boot. The instructions are easy to follow, and each sequence ends with an attractive photograph of the finished fold. The book also includes a range of superb practical table decorating projects, including napkin rings, floral displays, and many other design ideas. It is the perfect guide for anyone wishing to create their own stunning table settings at home. Autorid: Bridget Jones | 1 | 9,47 € | Vaata | ||
Anness Publishing New Crafts: Ribbonwork: 25 Decorative Projects That Celebrate the Beauty of Ribbonwork GTIN: 9780754827122 Raamatud This title features 25 decorative projects that celebrate the beauty of ribbon work. It covers stylish ribbons that celebrated in inspirational designs and practical projects. It includes complete step-by-step instructions for 25 superb projects, including a christening pillow, Christmas decorations, a dried flower and ribbon wreath, and a woven folder. It is featuring a gallery of innovative designs of the finest ribbon work from contemporary craft artists. It is a guide to working with ribbons, from making simple bows and roses to weaving, applique and embroidery, and all you need to know about equipment and materials. This is the definitive modern approach to a traditional craft. It features over 250 specially-commissioned photographs, which clearly demonstrate each stage. For centuries ribbons have been used for decoration, and as status symbols and tokens of love. The choice of shades, fabrics, textures and styles ranges from traditional silks, satins and velvets to metallics and exotic prints. By mastering a few easy techniques, you can turn simple strands of ribbon into exquisite artefacts, or use them for gift wrapping, floristry, and trimming furnishings and costumes. This book contains 25 projects illustrated with step-by-step photographs and clear instructions. From bows and roses, to more intricate ribbon embroidery and elaborate ribbon weaving techniques, this comprehensive book provides a complete course in working with ribbons. Mix metallic ribbons with luscious cords and gold tassels in a cushion; use plain ribbons to enliven a lampshade; or embellish baubles and pine cones to make Christmas decorations. It is a gallery of the work of contemporary designers that represents the varied approaches and styles that can be achieved. Autorid: Christine Kingdom | 1 | 11,63 € | Vaata | ||
Anness Publishing Show Me How: Nature Projects: Fun-to-do Projects for Kids Shown Step by Step GTIN: 9781861472984 Raamatud Provides step-by-step instructions for eighteen simple projects designed to help children learn about the natural world. SHOW ME HOWNature ProjectsFun-to-do projects for kids shown step by step18 stimulating projects to help youngsters learn about the natural world around themIdeas include leafy gift wrap, a wild flower window box, a bean-in-a-box maze, a wiggly wormery, and Alf and Freda the alfalfa sproutsClear stage-by-stage photographs show children completing each project so that young readers can learn alongside themUses simple materials and basic equipment that are easy to find around the homeAn ideal starter book for 3- to 7-year-olds, for older readers to use with minimum supervision, and for younger children to enjoy with adult help 16 stimulating projects to help youngsters learn about the world around them. Ideas include leafy gift wrap, a wild flower window box, a bean-in-a-box maze, and a wiggly wormery. Autorid: Steve Parker, Jane Parker | 1 | 8,39 € | Vaata | ||
Anness Publishing Show Me How: I can do Crafts GTIN: 9781861473653 Raamatud This book features creative things for young children to make, shown step by step. 16 entertaining projects to encourage crafty kids!. It covers ideas that include a cork rattlesnake, shell butterfly mobiles, a mop scarecrow, and a cardboard box doll's house. It introduces and explains all the craft terms, techniques, materials, tools and equipment needed. It features over 200 photographs, including all the different stages and beautiful finished pictures to inspire and delight. It is an ideal starter book for ages 3 to 7 years, for older readers to use with minimum supervision, and for younger children to enjoy with adult help. It includes the easy and exciting activities that are the perfect way for children to build their self-confidence - even as they are building something fun to make. Making things yourself is both enjoyable and really rewarding. It takes time and you have to concentrate to understand how things are put together, but all the hard work is worth it. Once you have painted a flowerpot or made your own papier-mache maracas, the finished product has some of your own special magic in it! You will feel so proud, and everyone will want to admire your work.Crafty things to create include a model canal boat made using recycled materials, a lively dinosaur sock puppet and a fantastic magnetic fishing game. Autorid: Walton Sally | 1 | 8,39 € | Vaata | ||
Canongate Books Switcheroo Main GTIN: 9781448315192 Raamatud A new adoption case sets private investigators Fran and Ken Stein on a tangled and corrupted path in this new installment of the light-hearted and fun cozy mystery series with an intriguing paranormal twist.New York private investigators and super-sized, ever-so-slightly-paranormal siblings Fran and Ken Stein are back in business. Thirty-two-year-old Austin Cobb is trying to find his birth parents to get an answer for a deeply rooted question: Was he put up for adoption because hes on the autism spectrum?Fran and Ken personally know about abandonment, due to their parents leaving to keep them safe, hence the reason they founded K&F Stein Investigations. So naturally they want to help Austin and bring him good news.But the more the PI duo investigate, the more they find themselves in an entangled plot involving abduction, fraud and murder. Having their past catch up with them and posing a threat to their existence and their parents puts them into even more peril than they bargained for . . .Fans of Janet Evanovich, Anthony Horowitz, Elle Cosimano and Amanda Flower will enjoy this hilarious quest (Kirkus Reviews). A laugh-out-loud, quirky and twisty new installment in the Fran and Ken Stein mysteries by talented author E.J. Copperman. Autorid: E.J. Copperman | 1 | 32,69 € | Vaata | ||
Canongate Books Where She Lies Main GTIN: 9781448314096 Raamatud A celeb wedding venue. A life gone viral. A dead It Girl. The stunning new DCI Christine Caplan thriller from critically acclaimed author Caro Ramsay, who has "a place in the upper echelons of Scottish crime writing" (Financial Times).Koi, ex-supermodel and face of lifestyle brand the Sunflower Company, is #livingmybestlife in a Scottish castle with her famous family of nepo babies and influencers. Everything they do is posed, filtered and spun for the perfect story. Even when Koi is found on the rocks at the foot of a cliff, the media juggernaut rolls on, with the image of her body, battered and bleeding, splashed across every social platform around the world.DCI Christine Caplans job is simple did Koi fall, jump or was she pushed? Only the family knows what really happened that night and, as with everything in their lives, theyre only willing to engage with reveals they can stage. With the worlds press breathing down her neck, Caplan must figure out whats real, what it takes to survive in the public eye, and how the truth of a story lies in the telling. As Caplan begins to see through Kois glossy facade, she realizes just how close to the edge she was, and how easy it can be for one misstep to bring everything crashing down . . .This gripping Scottish police procedural meets twisted psychological thriller, featuring a complex and fascinating female protagonist, is a perfect choice for fans of tartan noir and authors Val McDermid, Ian Rankin and Elly Griffiths. Autorid: Caro Ramsay | 1 | 32,69 € | Vaata | ||
Orion Publishing Co Lime Street Blues: Enthralling story of friendship, rivalry and the Liverpool music scene GTIN: 9780752849614 Raamatud 'Another brilliant offering by the woman who, through her novels, has helped put Liverpool-set literature on the map' Liverpool Echo A superb novel of friendship, love and rivalry - set in the world of the 1960s Liverpool music scene 1960s Liverpool's glamorous world of music is the place to be. So when Sean, Lachlan and Max form The Merseysiders, and Jeannie and Rita become part of The Flower Girls, they put heart and soul into their performances and achieve success beyond their wildest dreams. The greatest star of all is Sean McDowd, adored by women everywhere yet unable to get his first love out of his mind. But Jeannie Flowers has married Lachlan... No one is prepared for the deceits and betrayals that lie ahead. Autorid: Maureen Lee | 1 | 16,43 € | Vaata | ||
Orion Publishing Co Flowers of the Field GTIN: 9781409128755 Raamatud The superb, bestselling novel of one family, and the devastating changes brought by the First World War.Thea Tennant, eldest daughter of a wealthy industrialist father and beautiful aristocratic mother, yearns to do more than follow the traditional path laid out for her. When her beautiful but flighty sister Dulcie brings trouble to the family, both Thea and Dulcie are sent to relatives in Austria. But with the onset of War, their lives change beyond recognition. It isn't just the Tennants whose lives have changed: for their parlourmaid, Primmy, the War brings opportunities she is determined to take.From the Kent countryside to the suffragette movement in London and the horrors of the Western Front, THE FLOWERS OF THE FIELD is an epic novel of the dreams and aspirations of a generation who found a voice above history's most horrifying conflict. The superb, bestselling novel of one family, and the devastating changes brought by the First World War.Thea Tennant, eldest daughter of a wealthy industrialist father and beautiful aristocratic mother, yearns to do more than follow the traditional path laid out for her. When her beautiful but flighty sister Dulcie brings trouble to the family, both Thea and Dulcie are sent to relatives in Austria. But with the onset of War, their lives change beyond recognition. It isn't just the Tennants whose lives have changed: for their parlourmaid, Primmy, the War brings opportunities she is determined to take.From the Kent countryside to the suffragette movement in London and the horrors of the Western Front, THE FLOWERS OF THE FIELD is an epic novel of the dreams and aspirations of a generation who found a voice above history's most horrifying conflict. Autorid: Sarah Harrison | 1 | 20,75 € | Vaata | ||
Orion Publishing Co Tree Families: A Botanical Card Game GTIN: 9781786279088 Raamatud Be inspired by nature and play the card game suited for all.Team up the component parts of a tree&;from the leaf, flower and fruit plus the tree itself to form a tree family!Discover eleven of the most beautiful flowering, fruiting trees with Ryuto Miyake's stunning, detailed illustrations and text about each tree written by the Head of the Arboretum at the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew.See which of your friends knows the most about nature! Take the time to learn the different components and see if you can identify the trees next time you're outside!Based on Happy Families, this game will inspire you take in nature's surroundings and understand all the elements that make up the worlds beautiful trees.&; UNIQUE: A beautifully boxed card game for 2&;5 players based on Happy Families&; BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED: Collect all four components of tree families across 44 beautifully illustrated cards. Keep this safe within the wonderfully illustrated box measuring 115 x 90 x 35mm&; FUN & COLORFUL: Each card has been illustrated by Ryuto Miyake, illustrator of Animal Mah-jong&; HIGHEST QUALITY: These educational cards have been carefully considered and written by the Head of Arborteum at the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew.&; GIFT: If you're looking for the perfect family gift, Tree Families is the ultimate for learning and having fun!Other similar Laurence King Publishing titles include: Fashion Families, Flower Families, Super Happy Families and Wonder Women Autorid: Tony Kirkham, Ryuto Miyake | 1 | 14,10 € | Vaata | ||
Orion Publishing Co The Hairy Dieters Fast & Fresh: A brand-new collection of delicious healthy recipes from the no. 1 bestselling authors GTIN: 9781399607360 Raamatud The Hairy Dieters' Fast & Fresh is the brand-new collection of tasty, easy-to-prep, low-calorie dishes from the nation's favourite cooking duo, The Hairy Bikers. Packed with over 80 delicious and nutritious recipes, this is fuss-free, affordable and filling food that is full of flavour and fun. Inspired by the ingredients of the Mediterranean, Si King and Dave Myers will help you move away from processed foods and ready meals and make the most of the fresh ingredients available throughout the year to create mouth-watering meals, with the perfect balance of vegetables, grains, fruit, olive oil and protein. The Hairy Bikers have already shown us that you don't need to sacrifice flavour to eat healthily and now they're turning their attention to making controlling your weight even more accessible, convenient and quick - for the best diet is never about deprivation, it's about finding a way of eating well that you can sustain and enjoy for the long-term. Whether you're looking for quick mid-week meals or dishes that let your oven do the work, recipes with minimal prep or simple cooking methods, Si and Dave have it covered. With each dish tripled-tested, calorie-counted and packed full of flavour, The Hairy Dieter's Fast & Fresh is sure to become your go-to for healthy inspiration every day.Recipes include: - Cauliflower & chard pasta - Salmon with watercress sauce - Roast venison loin with berry sauce - Super greens soup - Quick saag paneer curry - Honey & oat muffins - Berry filled pancakes - Green tea panna cotta with miso caramel Autorid: Hairy Bikers | 1 | 22,91 € | Vaata | ||
Pan Macmillan Book of Difficult Fruit: Arguments for the Tart, Tender, and Unruly GTIN: 9781509879267 Raamatud A richly researched food history, gentle memoir and left-field recipe book. i newspaper A dazzling, thorny new essay collection. Samin Nosrat, New York Times A beautiful, fascinating read full of surprises a real pleasure. Claudia Roden Inventive and charming . . . profound and deeply felt. Buzzfeed Inspired by twenty-six fruits, essayist, poet and pie lady Kate Lebo expertly blends the culinary, medical and personal. A is for Aronia, berry member of the apple family, clothes-stainer, superfruit with reputed healing power. D is for Durian, endowed with a dramatic rind and a shifty odour peaches, old garlic. M is for Medlar, name-checked by Shakespeare for its crude shape, beloved by gardeners for its flowers. Q is for Quince, which, fresh, gives off the scent of roses and citrus and rich womens perfume but if eaten raw is so astringent it wicks the juice from ones mouth. In this work of unique invention, these and other difficult fruits serve as the central ingredients of twenty-six lyrical essays (and recipes!) that range from deeply personal to botanical, from culinary to medical, from humorous to philosophical. The entries are associative, often poetic, taking unexpected turns and giving sideways insights into life, relationships, self-care, modern medicine and more. What if the primary way you show love is to bake, but your partner suffers from celiac disease? Why leave in the pits for Willa Cathers Plum Jam? How can we rely on bodies as fragile as the fruits that nourish them? Lebos unquenchable curiosity leads us to intimate, sensuous, enlightening contemplations. The Book of Difficult Fruit is the very best of food writing: graceful, surprising and ecstatic. Includes black and white illustrations. Autorid: Kate Lebo | 1 | 13,19 € | Vaata | ||
Hodder & Stoughton Twochubbycubs Air Fryer Cookbook: Speedy, slimming recipes under 500 calories GTIN: 9781399741736 Raamatud THE ULTIMATE AIR FRYER COOKBOOK FROM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING, TWOCHUBBYCUBS! READERS LOVE THEIR EASY, TASTY, SLIMMING RECIPES: "If you only buy one Air Fryer cookbook, this is the one you want." Reader review "Full of simple, tasty, slimming recipes that are easy to follow, and delicious to eat!" Reader review "100% recommend it if you'd like to know more about how to get the best out of your airfryer!" Reader review Slimming blog sensations, Twochubbycubs, have sold hundreds of thousands of copies of their books - they are loved for their super simple, accessible and healthy recipes for all. And now they're back this time with meals that can be made in the nation's favourite new kitchen gadget: THE AIR FRYER! Including 80+ BRAND NEW breakfast, lunch, dinner and snack recipes - big on flavour and 500 calories or less - that ensure time spent in the kitchen is as faff-free and speedy as possible. Recipes include: Lazy Breakfast Muffins Crunchy Fish Finger and Jammy Egg Ramen Falafel Salad Bowls and Tahini Dressing Lemon Orzo with Prawns & Peas Greekish Chicken Kebabs and Oregano Chips Buffalo Cauliflower Wings with Blue Cheese Dip Vanilla Glazed Dougnuts & more! Autorid: James Anderson, Paul Anderson | 1 | 26,16 € | Vaata | ||
John Wiley & Sons Inc Solid State Physics 2nd edition GTIN: 9780471928058 Raamatud A text for a first course in solid state physics for undergraduates. This second edition covers important developments in the field and includes material on semiconductor devices, the quantum Hall effect, quasicrystals, high temperature superconductors, electron techniques in the study of surfaces, and dielectrics and ferroelectrics. Assumes basic knowledge of properties of matter, elementary quantum mechanics, electricity, and magnetism. Appendices derive equations for coupled probability amplitudes, electric and magnetic fields, and energy exchange. Includes problems and answers. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or. The Manchester Physics Series General Editors: D. J. Sandiford; F. Mandl; A. C. Phillips Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Manchester Properties of Matter B. H. Flowers and E. Mendoza Optics Second Edition F. G. Smith and J. H. Thomson Statistical Physics Second Edition F. Mandl Electromagnetism Second Edition I. S. Grant and W. R. Phillips Statistics R. J. Barlow Solid State Physics Second Edition J. R. Hook and H. E. Hall Quantum Mechanics F. Mandl Particle Physics Second Edition B. R. Martin and G. Shaw The Physics of Stars A. C. Phillips Solid State Physics, Second Edition is aimed at students taking a first course in this subject, although it will also be of interest to professional physicists and electronic engineers requiring a grasp of the fundamentals of this important area of physics. Basic concepts are introduced in an easily accessible context: for example, wave propagation in crystals is introduced using one-and two-dimensional geometries. Only when these basic ideas are familiar are generalisations to three dimensions and the elegant framework of the reciprocal lattice made. Extensively rewritten, the Second Edition now includes new and expanded coverage of semiconductor devices, the quantum Hall effect, quasicrystals, high temperature superconductors and techniques for the study of the surfaces of solids. A chapter on dielectrics and ferroelectrics has also been added. Solid State Physics, Second Edition features: A carefully written and structured text to help students fully understand this exciting subject. A flow diagram allowing topics to be studied in different orders or omitted altogether. Optional "starred" and highlighted sections containing more advanced and specialised material for the more ambitious reader. Carefully selected problems at the end of each chapter designed to assist learning. Solutions are provided at the end of the book. Autorid: J. R. Hook, H. E. Hall | 1 | 49,79 € | Vaata | ||
Penguin Books Ltd Amusements GTIN: 9781844885879 Raamatud 'THIS BOOK is EVERYTHING' Marian Keyes 'Unputdownable . . . one of the best novels of the year' Sunday Independent In the seaside town of Tramore, County Waterford, visitors arrive in waves with the tourist season, reliving the best days of their childhoods in its caravan parks, chippers and amusement arcades. Local teenager Helen Grant is indifferent to the charm of her surroundings; she dreams of escaping to art college with her glamorous classmate Stella Swaine and, from there, taking on the world. But leaving Tramore is easier said than done. Though they don't yet know it, Helen and Stella's lives are pulled by tides beyond their control. Following the Grant and Swaine families and their neighbours over three decades, The Amusements is a luminous and unforgettable story about roads taken and not taken - and a brilliantly observed portrait of a small-town community. __________ 'Flannery's flawed, hopeful characters live and grow on the page' ANNE ENRIGHT, author of The Gathering 'Brilliant . . . her sentences crackle with life, energy and devastating insight into the human condition. She writes with a rare combination of compassion and black humour. Her characters live on in my mind like people I have always known' LIA MILLS, author of In Your Face 'Effortless, perceptive, and hugely entertaining - I loved it' DONAL RYAN, author of Strange Flowers 'A cracker of a book' KATHLEEN MAC MAHON, author of Nothing But Blue Sky 'Fantastic . . . we were gripped' STELLAR 'If you like dark humour, superbly drawn characters, caravan parks, fish suppers and slot machines, The Amusements is what you've been waiting for' JAN CARSON, author of The Fire Starters 'A joy to read' LOUISE NEALON, author of Snowflake 'A brilliant book. I loved meeting all these characters, who jumped off the page and stayed in my head' RÓISÍN INGLE 'Brilliant. Dramatic, heartfelt, sometimes shocking and sad' IRISH EXAMINER Autorid: Aingeala Flannery | 1 | 14,27 € | Vaata | ||
Octopus Publishing Group Herb Almanac: A seasonal guide to medicinal plants GTIN: 9781783254590 Raamatud A beautiful and accessible seasonal guide to herbalism from the historic botanic garden. Discover the best times of the year for growing specific healing herbs and also when and how to forage for wild medicine, such as water mint, St John's Wort, hawthorn berries and rosehips. Recipes are included for how to use these herbs, along with folklore stories from herb wives and hedge witches, the meanings behind their names and the history of how these natural medicines were discovered. There are plenty of tips for how to create your own medicinal herb garden, even with just a few pots, along with a biodynamic guide for sowing, planting and harvesting. Including detailed hand-drawn line illustrations to help deepen your understanding, The Herb Almanac is the perfect gift for any nature lover. CONTENTS INCLUDES: Introduction Including using herbs as seasonally appropriate remedies and tonics, an overview of herbs in folklore, wild medicine, magic, superstition, ritual, tradition and literature and herbs in religion and floriography (the language of flowers) Gathering and Using Herbs Including safe, legal and successful foraging, a brief introduction to growing your own herbs and preparing, drying and preserving herbs Witches' Brews: Poisonous Plants Including an overview of herbs with interesting stories that cannot be easily used, e.g. wormwood, hemlock and mandrake Herb Encyclopedia Including detailed information on over 50 different herbs Autorid: Chelsea Physic Garden | 1 | 21,35 € | Vaata | ||
Penguin Putnam Inc Our Family Story: A Journal to Fill out Together GTIN: 9780593421604 Raamatud A journal for families to record the wacky, sweet, and memorable moments of life together, from a popular Instagram dad. If you each had a superpower, what would it be? What are your favorite toys? What animals or flowers did you see on your last walk around the block When you have kids, every day is an adventure. Whether it’s discovering a new favorite flavor of ice cream or unearthing an exciting new bug in the backyard, seeing the world through their eyes has a way of bringing out your own inner child. In this charming journal, families have the opportunity to put down the screens and fill out the pages together. From start to finish, Our Family Story will be a keepsake you can treasure for years to come. Autorid: Pete Duffield | 1 | 21,89 € | Vaata | ||
Random House USA Inc Sweet Potato Soul: 100 Easy Vegan Recipes for the Southern Flavors of Smoke, Sugar, Spice, and Soul GTIN: 9780451498892 Raamatud A vegan personal chef and popular blogger offers 100 soul food and Southern cooking plant-based recipes including Coconut Collard Salad, Peach-Date BBQ Jackfruit Sliders, Jalapeno Hush Puppies and Sweet Potato-Cinnamon Rolls. Original. Jenné Claiborne grew up in Atlanta eating classic Soul Food--fluffy biscuits, smoky sausage, Nana's sweet potato pie--but thought she'd have to give all that up when she went vegan. As a chef, she instead spent years tweaking and experimenting to infuse plant-based, life-giving, glow-worthy foods with the flavor and depth that feeds the soul. The result? Her first cookbook, SWEET POTATO SOUL, offering 100 vegan recipes that riff on Southern cooking in surprising and delicious ways, beautifully illustrated with full-color photography. Jenné revives the long tradition of using fresh, local ingredients creatively in dishes like Coconut Collard Salad and Fried Cauliflower Chicken. She improvises new flavors in Peach Date BBQ Jackfruit Sliders and Sweet Potato-Tahini Cookies. She celebrates the plant-based roots of the cuisine in Bootylicious Gumbo and savory-sweet Georgia Watermelon & Peach Salad. And she updates classics with Jalapeño Hush Puppies, and her favorite, Sweet Potato Cinnamon Rolls. Along the way, Jenné explores the narratives surrounding iconic and beloved soul food recipes, as well as their innate nutritional benefits--you've heard that dandelion, mustard, and turnip greens, okra, and black eyed peas are nutrition superstars, but here's how to make them super tasty, too. From decadent pound cakes and ginger-kissed fruit cobblers to smokey collard greens, amazing crabcakes and the most comforting sweet potato pie you'll ever taste, these better-than-the-original takes on crave-worthy dishes are good for your health, heart, and soul. Autorid: Jenne Claiborne | 1 | 21,35 € | Vaata | ||
Transworld Publishers Ltd 100 Classic Coastal Walks in Scotland: the essential practical guide to experiencing Scotland's truly dramatic, extensive and ever-varying coastline on foot GTIN: 9781845965860 Raamatud If you are keen to explore the six thousand miles of coastline that Scotland has to offer, then this is the perfect guide for you. Complete with maps and illustrations and covering walks ranging from gentle strolls, family friendly outings and full-scale hikes, this is the perfect handbook for any Scottish adventure! 'An invaluable accessory to the boots and the backpack' -- Daily Record 'This selection of day trips, including maps and useful information, is a welcome sight' -- Scottish Field 'Superb book with some great walks in it - ideal for new and old hikers alike' -- ***** Reader review 'Excellent and very informative' -- ***** Reader review 'Brilliant - very impressed, nicely laid out and nice maps too' -- ***** Reader review ***************************************************************************** ********* Scotland and its islands encompass more than 10,000 miles of breath-taking coastline. The 100 routes outlined by Andrew Dempster in this essential guide take in the quaint fishing ports, long sun-bleached strands and vast golf links of the east coast; the grand Gothic cliffs, natural arches and storm-tossed sea-stacks that comprise much of the fractured edge of the Atlantic; the kaleidoscopic wildflower carpet of the Western Isles machair; the romantic castles and Clearance settlements of Skye; and myriad idyllic secluded beaches and awe-inspiring clifftop vantage points. This unique guide covers the whole spectrum, from short hour-long beach strolls to serious full-day hikes that require mountain gear and total commitment. Compiled in a user-friendly format, containing maps and illustrations throughout, 100 Classic Coastal Walks in Scotland provides a wealth of walking possibilities for anyone with an interest in outdoor pursuits, with many of the walks also suitable for children. Book that staycation now! Autorid: Andrew Dempster | 1 | 20,75 € | Vaata | ||













































