Honeybees are dying.

In America, one in three hives was left lifeless at the beginning of 2008
In France, the


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Vasily Grossman's masterpiece Life & Fate is rated by many as the greatest Russian novel of the twentieth century. Among its ...

Vasily Grossman's masterpiece Life & Fate is rated by many as the greatest Russian novel of the twentieth century. Among its ...

Vasily Grossman's masterpiece Life & Fate is rated by many as the greatest Russian novel of the twentieth century. Among its ...

How has Gay Talese found his subjects? How has he gotten them onto the page? What drives him to write? These are some of the questions at the heart of the narrative that combines memory, reflection, explanation & a satisfying obsession. I his trademark prose ...

From 1892, when he was eighteen, until 1949, when this book was first published, Somerset Maugham kept a notebook. It is without doubt one of his most important works. Part autobiographical, part confessional, packed with observations, confidences, experiments & jottings it is a rich & exhilarating admission into this great writer's workshop ...

Following the success of the hardback, this paperback edition of A Year At Kew is published to coincide with a new 12-part series which returns to follow another year in the life of Kew Garden.

The first series attracted average audiences of over 3 million viewers & the hardback book sold over 40, 000 copies.

Kew Garden has been designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site, ranking it alongside Stonehenge, the Pyramids & the Taj Mahal. It receives over a million visitors a year & has been voted the UKs favourite garden.

Beautifully illustrated & with extensive behind-the-scenes access, A Year At Kew captures the passion & commitment that goes into the garden & offers a unique look at this much-loved institution.

Featuring a foreword by Alan Titchmarsh, himself a former student at Kew.







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A Year in Christine's Garden is the utterly down-to-earth account of one woman's passion for plants. Recounting stories from ...