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Nature's Protection Superior Care White Dogs Adult Small Breeds Salmon is a complete dry food for adult white dogs (from 10 months old), small and mini breeds (adult dog weight from 1 to 10 kg), made with salmon. This dry food meets the nutritional needs of adult dogs, maintains the excellent condition of white fur, helps remove tear stains (discoloration on the face), and strengthens hair from the inside. Benefits of Nature's Protection Superior Care White Dogs Adult Small Breeds Salmon: - Unique formula for adult dogs that helps prevent rusty stains, causing discoloration of hair around the eyes, paws, and face. - Designed to maintain a proper, transparent composition of tears and saliva, preventing stains on white fur. - Grain-free formula: suitable for dogs with sensitive digestive systems and tendencies to allergies. Ingredients are carefully selected to avoid burdening the digestive tract. The White Dogs food does not cause gastrointestinal irritation. - Contains only the highest quality ingredients. The main protein source is certified Norwegian salmon. - Omega-3 and Omega-6 fatty acids from salmon and flaxseed, combined with zinc and B vitamins, keep the skin in perfect condition and ensure the coat is healthy and thick. - High digestibility. - Contains prebiotics (fructooligosaccharides), rich in sugar beet pulp and tapioca, which help maintain a healthy digestive system and proper intestinal peristalsis. - Enriched with MizroZeoGen (MZG): dynamically micronized clinoptilolite, which helps capture and remove toxins from the body and increases the absorption of vitamins and nutrients. - Contains natural antioxidants: vitamin E and rosemary extract help naturally protect cells from the negative effects of free radicals. Ideal food for dogs of breeds such as: Maltese, White Chihuahua, West Highland Terrier, Bichon Frise. Ingredients of Nature's Protection Superior Care White Dogs Adult Small Breeds Salmon: Cranberry: helps maintain a healthy urinary system and boosts immunity. Regulates metabolism and digestive processes. Rich in many minerals: magnesium, phosphorus, calcium, iodine, iron, and also contains vitamins: B1, B2, E, P, C. Marigold: marigold buds inhibit inflammatory processes, bacterial growth, and prevent infections. The flowers contain many active substances, including: beta-carotene, lutein, organic acids. Peas: approximately 1.5 times more nutritious than other vegetables. Contains as much protein as beef. Moreover, the body absorbs plant protein much more easily than animal protein. Rich in pectin, fiber, amino acids, iron, iodine, zinc, calcium, potassium, and phosphorus – particularly needed to maintain health. Contains vitamins B, PP, C, E, and the rare vitamin H. Flaxseed: positively affects the skin, coat, and brain activity, helps prevent constipation. It is an excellent source of Omega-6 and Omega-3 fatty acids, which help maintain soft, healthy, and shiny fur. Green tea: for a strong immune system and good digestion. Rich in polyphenols, which help delay aging processes and strengthen immunity. It is a source of vitamins B1, B2, B3, which stimulate brain and nerve cell function. Composition of Nature's Protection Superior Care Grain Free White Dogs Adult Small Breeds Salmon: Salmon 40% (dried and finely ground), dried potato pulp, sweet potatoes, poultry fat, peas, beet pulp, salmon oil, dicalcium phosphate, dynamically micronized clinoptilolite (1%), flaxseed, tapioca, fructooligosaccharides (FOS), yucca extract, green tea, dried cranberry, dried marigold (source of lutein). Additives per 1 kg: Dietary additives: vitamin A (3a672a) 18000 IU, vitamin D3 (3a671) 1500 IU, vitamin E (3a700) 530 mg, folic acid (3a316) 1 mg, biotin (3a880) 0.1 mg, niacin (3a314) 35 mg, vitamin B6 (3a831) 3 mg, vitamin B1 3 mg, vitamin B12 0.05 µg, iron sulfate monohydrate (3b103) 50 mg, anhydrous calcium iodate (3b202) 1.5 mg, copper sulfate pentahydrate (E4) 5 mg, manganese sulfate monohydrate (3b503) 20 mg, zinc sulfate monohydrate (3b605) 115 mg, sodium selenite (E8) 0.1 mg. Technological additives: rosemary extract, tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils (1b306(i)). Analytical constituents of Nature's Protection Superior Care Grain Free White Dogs Adult Small Breeds Salmon: Crude protein 25%, crude oils and fats 15%, crude ash 9.5%, crude fiber 3.5%, calcium 1.5%, phosphorus 0.9%, potassium 0.6%, sodium 0.4%, fatty acids: Omega-3 0.46%, Omega-6 2.53%. Results: To eliminate discoloration and stains, feed your dog exclusively with Superior Care White Dogs Adult food. Other foods may affect the browning of the coat, and you will not achieve the desired results. Studies indicate that to see visible effects, the dog should be fed food for white breeds for at least 4 weeks. The first effects will be seen on growing, new hair.

The journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation.Socially anxious high school student Shoko Komi's greatest dream is to make some friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety for cool reserve. Luckily she meets Tadano, a timid wallflower who decides to step out of his comfort zone in order to help her achieve her goal of making 100 friends.Tadano's sister and mom are super supportive about his romantic prospects-they just somehow got the wrong idea about who he's dating! So it comes as a bit of a shock to them when he introduces Komi as his new girlfriend. Awkwardness abounds, but after three years of intense training, Komi is ready to face the challenge of talking to her boyfriend's family!

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.

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.

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."

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.

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.

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

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.

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).

Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) was a German psychiatrist and philosopher and one of the most original European thinkers of the twentieth century. As a major exponent of existentialism in Germany, he had a strong influence on modern theology, psychiatry and philosophy. He was Hannah Arendt’s supervisor before her emigration to the United States in the 1930s and himself experienced the consequences of Nazi persecution. He was removed from his position at the University of Heidelberg in 1937, due to his wife being Jewish.Published in 1949, the year in which the Federal Republic of Germany was founded, The Origin and Goal of History is a vitally important book. It is renowned for Jaspers' theory of an 'Axial Age', running from the 8th to the 3rd century BCE. Jaspers argues that this period witnessed a remarkable flowering of new ways of thinking that appeared in Persia, India, China and the Greco-Roman world, in striking parallel development but without any obvious direct cultural contact between them. Jaspers identifies key thinkers from this age, including Confucius, Buddha, Zarathustra, Homer and Plato, who had a profound influence on the trajectory of future philosophies and religions. For Jaspers, crucially, it is here that we see the flowering of diverse philosophical beliefs such as scepticism, materialism, sophism, nihilism, and debates about good and evil, which taken together demonstrate human beings' shared ability to engage with universal, humanistic questions as opposed to those mired in nationality or authoritarianism.At a deeper level, The Origin and Goal of History provides a crucial philosophical framework for the liberal renewal of German intellectual life after 1945, and indeed of European intellectual life more widely, as a shattered continent attempted to find answers to what had happened in the preceding years. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Christopher Thornhill.

'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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 he’s 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

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 Caplan’s 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, they’re only willing to engage with reveals they can stage. With the world’s press breathing down her neck, Caplan must figure out what’s 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 Koi’s 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

'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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The ShipCraft series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over their careers. This includes paint schemes and camouflage, featuring colour profiles and highly detailed line drawings and scale plans. The modelling section reviews the strengths and weaknesses of available kits, lists commercial accessory sets for super-detailing of the ships, and provides hints on modifying and improving the basic kit. This is followed by an extensive photographic survey of selected high-quality models in a variety of scales, and the book concludes with a section on research references - books, monographs, large-scale plans and relevant websites. This volume covers the five ships of the highly successful Queen Elizabeth class, a design of fast battleship that set the benchmark for the last generation of dreadnoughts. Since its first publication in 2010 this popular class has been the subject of many new kit releases and these, and related accessories, are covered in depth in this revised edition. LES BROWN is a leading light in the Small Warships Group of the IPMS and the editor of their newsletter. He is the author of a number of titles in the ShipCraft series, including two on British light cruisers, and, with John Lambert, he produced two larger works, one on Flower class corvettes and another on Allied torpedo boats. He also wrote the volume on Black Swan Class Sloops in Seaforths Original Builders Plans series. Autorid: Les Brown

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

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

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

Beautifully illustrated, a guide written by an award-winning garden designer and a bee expert shows readers how to create an organic, pesticide-free and ecologically sustainable bee garden that can provide an impressive increase in yields and better-tasting produce. Original. This guide to designing a bee garden helps gardeners create a stunningly colorful, vibrant, healthy habitat that attracts both honeybees and native bees.There are many benefits to having a bee garden, both personal and global. Not only are bee gardens gorgeous, they are organic, pesticide-free, and ecologically sustainable. For fruit and vegetable gardeners, inviting nature's most productive pollinator into the yard can provide an impressive increase in yields. And finally, bee gardens help fight the much-publicized decline in bee population. In The Bee-Friendly Garden, award-winning garden designer Kate Frey and bee expert Gretchen LeBuhn provide everything readers need, from "super blooming" flowers and planting basics, to garden plans and plants to avoid. Illustrated with spectacular full-color photos, the book debunks myths about bees, explains seasonal flower progression, and provides how-to instructions for nest boxes and water features. Autorid: Kate Frey, Gretchen LeBuhn, Leslie Lindell

Celebrating the garden in all its splendid diversity and rich history, discover a treasury of gardening wisdom, myths, recipes & timeless tips from centuries of horticultural tradition. The Curious Gardener's Almanac contains over 1000 entries of remarkable information about flowers, vegetables, fruits, trees, herbs, insects, birds, water, soil, tools, composts, climate, recipes, gardens and gardeners, myths, superstitions, and so much more. In short, it is a collection as profuse and variegated as gardening itself. Woven into this wealth of knowledge are famous quotations, anecdotes, traditional sayings, lines of verse, and words of rural wisdom. While the focus of the Almanac is on British gardening, the wider picture is international as so much of our gardens originated from overseas. Containing a treasure-trove of interesting and practical information, The Curious Gardeners Almanac is a must-read for gardening beginners or green-thumbed experts, and anyone who finds joy in the natural world. Praise for The Curious Gardeners Almanac: Packed full of recipes, sages, tips and histories, it is a perfect addition to any greenhouse collection... this book has the capacity to encourage, inform and inspire... A perfect present for the green-fingered- The Ecologist (A] collection of nuggets and ancient wisdom related to gardening The Sunday Times The Curious Gardener's Almanac is a beautifully written and produced gem of a book. Just the right size to fit into the pocket of a raincoat it is full of helpful hints garnered over the ages Living North Calling on curiosities, wisdom, customs, tips, recipes and quotations spanning hundreds of years, The Curious Gardener's Almanac contains enlightening facts and useful hints for the gardener Lancashire Evening Post (A] quite amazing collection of time-honoured wisdom, gathered from diverse sources... This almanac is a definite must for the dabbler as much as for the dedicated gardener Western Mail Series Autorid: Niall Edworthy

Capturing the exquisite and the powerful, the wise and innocent stories from Ancient China, each bursting with life and virtue.Chinese Folklore is drawn from over three thousand years of storytelling, with early legends of the gods and heroes, weird mysteries of sorcery and elemental forces, tales of the land and the animals within, and delightful sketches of love. Fantasy and philosophy often play important roles as the young and the old, the wise and the ignorant, the obtuse and the curious, explore the world around them, and the best way to live. A new introduction highlights the delights within, including 'The King of the Ants', 'The Ghost Who Was Foiled', 'A Night on the Battlefield', 'The Lady of the Moon' and 'The Flower Elves'.Xiulu Wang and Chuanji Hu (Introduction), both from Sun Yat-sen University in China, bring their rich expertise to this collaborative project. Professor Wang, an expert in translation and comparative cultural studies, offers insights into modern interpretations and translations of Chinese folktales. Professor Hu, a distinguished literary critic and historian, contributes knowledge of Chinese literature and intellectual history. Together, they enrich readers' comprehension of Chinese folklore, ensuring an engaging voyage through this invaluable cultural heritage.FLAME TREE 451: From myth to mystery, the supernatural to horror, fantasy and science fiction, Flame Tree 451 offers a healthy diet of werewolves and mechanical men, blood-lusty vampires, dastardly villains, mad scientists, secret worlds, lost civilizations and escapist fantasies. Discover a storehouse of tales gathered specifically for the reader of myths, folklore and the fantastic. Autorid: Xiulu Wang, Chuanju Hu, J.K. Jackson

New pen in the Flame Tree Boxed Decorative Ballpoint Pen collection, combining beautiful art with high-quality production, ideal for pairing with a matching Flame Tree Notebook. Perfect as a gift, or personal choice for notetakers and journal users of all kinds.A FLAME TREE PEN. The ideal companion to Flame Tree Notebooks, the Boxed Decorative Ballpoint Pens combine Flame Tree’s reliable high-quality production with the magnificent art featured on our journals. Perfect as a gift, and an essential personal choice for writers and notetakers of all kinds.BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED. Well-loved artworks wrap around the pen, accented by beautiful complementary metallic trim and an elegant clip. Housed in an eco-friendly box to stunning effect.PRACTICAL, EASY TO USE. The click-operated retractable nib means you are ready to go at a moment’s notice and don’t need to worry about losing a pesky lid or drying out the ink. The reassuringly solid barrel feels good in your hand and writes like a dream. The clip is super handy for attaching to your favourite Flame Tree notebook. Pen writes in black ink and accepts standard refills.THE ARTIST. Vincent van Gogh is considered one of the world's greatest painters, his work having had a huge and far-reaching influence on 20th-century art as well as remaining visually and emotionally powerful to this day. Van Gogh painted Almond Blossom as a gift in celebration of the birth of his nephew. He had previously been greatly inspired by flowering trees, and appreciated their power as symbols of rebirth.THE FINAL WORD. As William Morris said, "Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful." Autorid: Flame Tree Studio

This vibrant anthology presents a selection of speculative stories and fascinating essays highlighting the many voices, mythologies, folklore and storytelling prowess of authors from Latin American countries or writing in the traditions of the Latin American diaspora. Edited by the wonderful V. Castro, Mexican-American speculative, horror and sci-fi writer extraordinaire and author of Mestiza Blood and The Queen of the Cicadas, the authors featured are: Hector Acosta, Alyssa Alessi, Gustavo Bondoni, David Bowles, Arasibo Campeche and Carra Flowers, Dr. R. Andrew Chesnut, Angel Luis Colón, Rios de la Luz, Ivette N. Diaz, Laura Diaz de Arce, J.F. Gonzalez, L.P. Hernandez, Pedro Iniguez, Ruth Joffre, S. Alessandro Martinez, Juliana Spink Mills, Vanessa Molina, Mo Moshaty, Richie Narvaez, Wi-Moto Nyoka, Daniel A. Olivas, Monique Quintana, A.E. Santana and Richard Z. Santos. These are complemented by new stories selected from open submissions. Spanning the many cultures of the region, stories range from those that explore heritage and the importance of ancestors to ones that imagine new worlds and futures, but at their core they all celebrate and give agency to oft-underrepresented Latin American characters and concerns, while the book will help counter the lack of contemporary Latin American literature. The Flame Tree Beyond and Within short story collections bring together tales of myth and imagination by modern and contemporary writers, carefully selected by anthologists, and sometimes featuring short stories from a single author. Overall, the series presents a wide range of diverse and inclusive voices with myth, folkloric-inflected short fiction, and an emphasis on the supernatural, science fiction, the mysterious and the speculative. The books themselves are gorgeous, with foiled covers, printed edges and published only in hardcover editions, offering a lifetime of reading pleasure. Autorid: V. Castro