The Arctic Guide presents the traveler & naturalist with a portable authoritative guide to the flora & fauna of earth's northernmost region Featuring superb color illustrations this one-of-a-kind book covers the complete spectrum of wildlife--more than 800 species of plants fishes butterflies birds & mammals--that inhabit the Arctic's 544 pages 800 Maps Chester Sharon R ...

Someone has been supplying Class-A illegal human power sources to the goblins Captain Holly Short of the LEPrecon Unit is sure that her arch-enemy thirteen-year-old Artemis Fowl is responsible But is he? Artemis has his own problems to deal with his father is being held to ransom & only a miracle will save him Maybe this time a brilliant plan just won't be enough Maybe this time Artemis needs help ...

A unique family-friendly cookbook a source of inspiration for modern healthy living a keepsake for the loyal fans of the restaurant a momento for visitors to Galway a celebration of the enduring energy of Ard Bia & all involved in it Ard Bia is about expecting great local food with an unusual twist the best of Irish produce served with a little exotic magic seasoning Atlantic scallops with tangy sumac indulging pomegranate cake with freshly whipped Irish cream pairing produce from local artisan heroes such as butcher-turned-charcutier James Mc Geough with eclectic influences from the Middle East & beyond The book represents a day in the life of Ard Bia with the first five chapters taking the reader through the various times of day from morning through lunchtime mid-afternoon snacks through evening supper or dinner finishing with something extra sweet or cheesey The final chapter is an important element of the book This pantry section can contain much of the overflow of information from other chapters & will be a go-to for further explanation for novices One of Galway's most enduring restaurant operations which is now housed in one of the city's most iconic restaurant spaces Ard Bia has always placed as much emphasis on community experiences & aesthetic stimulation as on serving great food in a fun environment We believe in having roots in a place whilst having an identity that transcends location & takes inspiration from around the world Fans of the restaurant will know that an Ard Bia cookbook will be more than just another cookbook & for readers who have not yet discovered the restaurant the highly individual aesthetic of the brand will differentiate the cookbook on the shelf ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Robin Pront directs & co-writes this Belgian crime drama starring Kevin Janssens Jeroen Perceval & Veerle Baetens After a robbery gone wrong Kenneth (Janssens) is imprisoned for four years while his brother Dave (Jeroen Perceval) escapes & takes off with Kenneth&s girlfriend Sylvie (Baetens) When Kenneth is released from prison after failing to cooperate with the police he&s eager to return to his old ways but discovers Dave is a reformed man keen to stay clean Unsure how his brother will react Dave can&t bring himself to tell Kenny that he & Sylvie are now a couple & expecting a child together Aware that Kenny&s volatility could sink their relationship Dave dubiously agrees to help his brother cover up his latest crime in the Ardennes forests where they spent their childhood together ...

Track Listing The Aristocats 219 Scales & Arpeggios 145 Thomas O' Malley Cat 235 Ev'rybody Wants to Be a Cat 554 Pretty Melody My Paree 320 Cats Love Theme 133 The Butler Sneak 131 Nine Lives 057 The Goose Steps High 123 Windmill The Butler Speak 201 Blues 055 After Her Cat Fight 221 My Paree Chords In Blue 249 Nice Melody 145 Two Dogs & A Cycle 142 Ev'rybody Wants To Be A Cat (Reprise) 122 ...

Modern life is rubbish Nobody talks to each other work is dull & we are made to feel inadequate by everyone & everything around us Features the complete series of comedy genius Ianucci's sketch shows ...

Air bags cause accidents because well-protected drivers take more risks This well-documented truth comes as a surprise to most people but not to economists who have learned to take seriously the proposition that people respond to incentives In The Armchair Economist Steven E Landsburg shows how the laws of economics reveal themselves in everyday experience & illuminate the entire range of human behavior Why does popcorn cost so much at the cinema? The 'obvious' answer is that the owner has a monopoly but if that were the whole story there would also be a monopoly price to use the toilet When a sudden frost destroys much of the Florida orange crop & prices skyrocket journalists point to the 'obvious' exercise of monopoly power Economists see just the opposite If growers had monopoly power they'd have raised prices before the frost Why don't concert promoters raise ticket prices even when they are sure they will sell out months in advance? Why are some goods sold at auction & others at pre-announced prices? Why do boxes at the football sell out before the standard seats do? Why are bank buildings fancier than supermarkets? Why do corporations confer huge pensions on failed executives? Why don't firms require workers to buy their jobs? Landsburg explains why the obvious answers are wrong reveals better answers & illuminates the fundamental laws of human behavior along the way This is a book of surprises a guided tour of the familiar filtered through a decidedly unfamiliar lens This is economics for the sheer intellectual joy of it ...

Throughout most of the classical period Persia was one of the great superpowers placing a limit on the expansion of Western powers It was the most formidable rival to the Roman empire for centuries until Persia by then under the Sassanians was overwhelmed by the Islamic conquests in the seventh century AD Yet the armies of ancient Persia have received relatively little detailed attention certainly in comparison to those of Rome This work is the first of three volumes that will form the most comprehensive study of ancient Persian armies available The Sassanians the native Iranian dynasty that ousted their Parthian overlords in AD 226 developed a highly sophisticated army that was able for centuries to hold off all comers They continued the Parthians' famous winning combination of swift horse archers with heavily-armoured cataphract cavalry also making much use of war elephants but Kaveh Farrokh interestingly demonstrates that their oft-maligned infantry has been much underestimated The author born in Athens Greece & expert in ancient Persian languages & military history has been researching the military history & technology of Persia for a quarter of a century He draws on the latest research & new archaeological evidence focussing on the organization equipment & tactics of the armies that dominated the ancient Middle East for so long ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play NEWS PRESENTER Terry you ve been a friend some would say a confidant of Alexander Armstrong & Ben Miller for a number of years can you give us an insight into what we can expect from this DVD box set? TERRY DEVLIN Oh yes Peter Well from the very moment you convey this box set from your preferred retailer be it high street shop a superstore a supermarket or even an online some might say virtual supplier to your home NEWS PRESENTER (Urging him on) But what of the actual content? The programmes contained on the discs? TERRY DEVLIN I have been reliably informed Peter by the very individuals closest to Ben & Alexander that the box set could conceivably contain three whole series of comedy NEWS PRESENTER Comedy? TERRY DEVLIN Oh yes Peter BAFTA award-winning comedy Or action adventure romance science fiction melodrama perhaps even a murder mystery or one of the many many branches of entertainment that are featured on a DVD release such as this NEWS PRESENTER Right Well more on the precise nature of this DVD box set later But first a look at the extras ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Ben Miller & Alexander Armstrong star in the hit BBC comedy sketch programme the armstrong & miller show The line-up of characters

Includes:: Brabbins & Fyffe the filthy alter-egos of Flanders & Swann; the Inappropriate Dentist who regales his captive audience with tales of swinger parties & the state of his pet dog’s prostate; Tony & Dimitri a hapless football manager & his Russian oligarch boss; & wartime fighter pilots talking in modern-day street lingo Wince at the near-the-knuckle instructions of a politically incorrect sat nav & marvel at the very existence of Pru & Miranda two fat ladies with the difference that they can neither cook nor run Dandy Lion’s their brain-meltingly inefficient vegetarian restaurant in Hampstead And that’s just a taster – there are nearly 100 other characters in the series all with a hint of Armstrong & Miller’s exquisite nose for the absurd

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