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Amazing & Extraordinary Facts:
The English Countryside

Amazing & Extraordinary
Facts about the English
Countryside explores the
flora and fauna, customs
and traditions that give
the English countryside
its unique charm and
special identity.From the
standing stones and
carvings of our ancestors
to the modern farming
methods and woodland
management of today,
discover hundreds of
fascinating facts about
rural England.Brief,
accessible and
entertaining pieces on a
wide variety of subjects
makes it the perfect book
to dip in to.The amazing
and extraordinary facts
series presents
interesting, surprising
and little-known facts
and stories about a wide
range of topics which are
guaranteed to inform,
absorb and entertain in
equal measure.About the
AuthorRuth Binney has
been studying the
countryside and nature
for over 50 years. She
holds a degree in Natural
Sciences from Cambridge
University and has been
involved in countless
publications during her
career as an editor. She
is the author of six
other books for D&C. Ruth
lives near Weymouth,
Dorset.

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Amazing & Extraordinary Facts:
Kings & Queens

Amazing & Extraordinary
Facts about Kings and
Queens unearths a wealth
of fascinating truths
about British monarchs
from pre-Roman times to
the present day.Discover
revealing stories about
the lives and
personalities of each
monarch and how they have
shaped history. Tales of
wickedness, greed,
adultery and madness make
this guide to Britain's
kings and queens utterly
compelling.The Amazing
and Extraordinary Facts
series presents
interesting, surprising
and little-known facts
and stories about a wide
range of topics which are
guaranteed to inform,
absorb and entertain in
equal measure.Brief,
accessible and
entertaining pieces on a
wide variety of subjects
make them the perfect
books to dip in to.About
the AuthorMalcolm Day is
an ex-editor at Reader's
Digest General Books in
London. He now edits a
magazine about history
and tradition in the West
Country, and lives in
Somerset.

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Amazing & Extraordinary Facts:
Great Britain

Amazing & Extraordinary
Facts about Great Britain
unearths the hidden
legends, laws,
landscapes, discoveries,
adventures and locations
that have shaped
Britain's compelling,
and at times, tumultuous
past.Explore how Britain
was formed - its geology
and climate, the quirky
characters and events of
its history and the
origin of British
institutions, such as
public schools, fish and
chips and driving on the
left hand side. Brief,
accessible and
entertaining pieces on a
wide variety of subjects
makes it the perfect book
to dip in to.The amazing
and extraordinary facts
series presents
interesting, surprising
and little-known facts
and stories about a wide
range of topics which are
guaranteed to inform,
absorb and entertain in
equal measure.About the
AuthorStephen Halliday is
a historian specialising
in British and industrial
history. He is an
authority on the history
of London, with a
special interest in the
great engineering
works.He is the author of
The Great Stink: Sir
Joseph Bazalgette and the
Cleansing of the
Victorian Metropolis
(Sutton 1999) and Amazing
& Extraordinary London
Underground Facts. He
contributes articles and
reviews to magazines such
as Literary Review,
Times Higher Education,
BBC History and History
Today.

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Amazing & Extraordinary Facts:
British Prime Ministers

Amazing & Extraordinary
Facts: British Prime
Ministers delves into the
premiership's 300 year
history and unearths a
host of fascinating,
intriguing and
little-known facts about
some of the best-known
characters in British
history, lifting the lid
on the top job.Find out
about the Prime Minister
who only lasted 100 days,
another who served for
21 years, or how Downing
Street came to be the
Premier's
residence.Brief,
accessible and
entertaining pieces on a
wide variety of subjects
makes it the perfect book
to dip in to.The Amazing
and Extraordinary Facts
series presents
interesting, surprising
and little-known facts
and stories about a wide
range of topics which are
guaranteed to inform,
absorb and entertain in
equal measure.About the
AuthorJonathan Bastable
is a renowned writer and
journalist. He began his
career as a feature
writer for The Sunday
Times and has contributed
to the foreign pages of
The Sunday Times, The
Scotsman and Time Out. He
is the author of a number
of books including Voices
from Samuel Pepys (D&C
2007) and Voices from
D-Day (D&C 2004).
Jonathan lives in
Brighton.

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