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Includes:: lots of beautiful colour illustrations of birds from around the world as well as line

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Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire the Gallipoli campaign & the subsequent bitter struggle between Greeks & Turks Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia
- a town in which Christian & Muslim lives & traditions have co-existed peacefully for centuries When war is declared & the outside world intrudes the twin scourges of religion & nationalism lead to forced marches & massacres & the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed Birds Without Wings is a novel about the personal & political costs of war & about love between men & women; between friends; between those who are driven to be enemies; & between Philothei a Christian girl of legendary beauty & Ibrahim the Goatherd who has courted her since infancy Epic in sweep intoxicating in its sensual detail it is an enchanting masterpiece
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Birds Modern Insurance Law provides an analysis of the increasingly complex legal rules affecting contracts of insurance the author aiming throughout to offer a concise explanation of the fundamental principles of insurance law in a straightforward & accessible manner ...

The follow up to My Family & Other Animals & the second book in The Corfu Trilogy the beloved books that inspired ITV's television series The Durrells Just before the Second World War the Durrell family decamped to the glorious sun-soaked island of Corfu where the youngest of the four children ten-year-old Gerald discovered his passion for animals toads & tortoises bats & butterflies scorpions & octopuses Through glorious silver-green olive groves & across brilliant-white beaches Gerry pursued his obsession causing hilarity & mayhem in his ever-tolerant family ...

A new kind of mindful colouring book containing over 30 astoundingly intricate illustrations of exotic & beautiful birds By taking time out to concentrate on the simple practice of creating a beautifully coloured image the mind is distanced from the everyday pressures of life & able to focus on the space & time it occupies in that present moment By easing you out of your thoughts & into another world colouring these beautiful images becomes a practical exercise in mindfulness that can be adopted by anyone regardless of previous skill or knowledge Full of stunning line art for readers to colour & embellish especially commissioned from young illustrator Georgie Woolridge These artworks are especially designed to elicit creative meditation & aid relaxation providing the freedom to create without pressure or judgement
Includes: an introduction from the artist about her art inspirations & techniques as well as her travels around the world
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Birds ID Insights is ideal for birders of all levels Its unique layout comparing the plumages of similar pairs & groups of species makes it perfect for identifying the more difficult birds found in Britain & other parts of north-west Europe It has more images showing how to age birds than any comparable guide & its handy compact size makes it practical for taking out into the field The book is based on a long-running series of identification features in Bird Watching magazine Author Dominic Couzens & artist David Nurney have spent years compiling the field notes & artworks for this series & here their efforts are drawn together & made complete in a single volume that is easy to carry in the field & practical for birders to use In addition they have expanded the species list from the magazine series & added many new birds including the likes of Subalpine Warbler Short-toed Lark & Red-rumped Swallow in total the book covers more than 230 species with easy-to-identify species such as Magpie & Kingfisher given minimal coverage so that the more difficult ID issues can be covered as fully as possible ...

Why are owls regarded either as wise or as harbingers of doom? What gave rise to the fanciful belief that storks bring babies? Why is the eagle associated with victory or the hummingbird with paradise? The answers are here in this new & engaging book By re-telling the many legends beliefs proverbs & predictions associated with more than 80 birds from many nations it brings into focus the close
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- links between humans & these remarkable feathered descendants of dinosaurs Discover for instance Why the cockerel features on many church spires The one sacred bird that symbolises life & peace in most cultures How to dispel bad luck if you see this black-&-white bird The South-American devil bird' once thought to be a dragon Birds lore myth & legend draws on historical accounts & scientific literature to reveal how colourful tales or superstitions were shaped by human imagination from each bird's behaviour or appearance It offers an enchanting & different perspective on birds across the world

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Have you ever looked through the names in a bird book & thought It's all Greek to me!? This entertaining andinformative guide to bird names explains the meanings behind the names many of which have fascinating originsand stories behind them The universal system of scientific' names based largely on Greek & Latin is used in all good bird books & assists birdwatchers around the world in figuring out exactly what they are looking at While some of the names are fairly self explanatory
- such as Troglodytes for the wrens meaning cave-dweller'
- others are more mysterious For example did you know that the scientific name for the Ruff compares the bird to a jousting horseman
- a reference to its spectacular display in the breeding season Covering 600 bird species from around the world Birds What's In A Name?

Includes:: explanations for names for everything




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Birdsong is a novel about the tenderness & the limits of human flesh it is about men & women living at the edge Set mostly in France spanning the years before & during the First World War it captures the drama & destruction of that era as it tells the story of Stephen a young Englishman who is impelled through a series of extreme experiences from a traumatic clandestine love affair which rips apart the bourgeois French family he lives with through grim insanity of the Great War In the vast scenes of suffering & the tender depiction of human love Birdsong is at times almost unbearably moving to read ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Sebastian Faulks& epic love story set against the First World War which became a modern classic when it was published in 1993 is adapted for the screen for the first time by Abi Morgan The action of the two part film moves between 1910 & 1916 telling the story of Stephen Wraysford (Eddie Redmayne) a young Englishman who arrives in Amiens in Northern France to stay with the Azaire family & falls desperately in love with Isabelle Azaire (Clemence Poesy) They begin an illicit & all-consuming affair but the relationship falters Years later Stephen finds himself serving on the Western Front in the very area where he experienced his great love As he battles amidst the blood & gore of the trenches he meets Jack Firebrace (Joseph Mawle) a tunneller who unexpectedly helps him endure the ravages of war & enables him to make peace with his feelings for Isabelle Actors Eddie Redmayne Clemence Poesy Matthew Goode Richard Madden Marie-Josee Croze Anthony Andrews Thomas Turgoose Joseph Mawle George Mac Kay Rory Keenan Laurent Lafitte Matthew Aubrey & Daniel Cerqueira Director Philip Martin Certificate 15 years & over Year 2011 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Subtitles English for the hearing impaired Duration 3 hours & 10 minutes (approx)
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