Whilst living amongst Peruvian Indians anthropologist Jeremy Narby learned of their phenomenal knowledge of plants & biochemical interactions gained under the influence of the hallucinogen ayahuasca Despite his initial scepticism Narby found himself engaged in an increasingly obsessive quest He researched cutting-edge scholarship in subjects as diverse as molecular biology shamanism neurology & mythology which led him inexorably to the conclusion that the Indians' claims were literally true to a consciousness prepared with drugs biochemical knowledge could indeed be transmitted through DNA itself ...

An exciting introduction to astronomy the fourth edition of this book uses recent discoveries & stunning photography to inspire ...

' He said that Shamil had ordered Hadji Murat to be taken dead or alive' Two masterly Russian tales of freedom fighting & great warriors in the majestic mountains of the Caucasus inspired by Tolstoy's years as a soldier living amid the Cossack people A new series of twenty distinctive unforgettable Penguin Classics in a beautiful new design & pocket-sized format with coloured jackets echoing Penguin's original covers ...

This deeply moving story chronicles the tenacity & vision that carried Carl Elliott from the hills of northwest Alabama to eight distinguished terms in the United States House of Representatives The life story of Carl Elliott is full of humour & wry wisdom & explains how he made his way across a stage as big as America 368 pages Elliott Carl ...

Cakes castles & oodles of charm this book is huge fun & pure escapism' Cathy Bramley Can Ellie bake her way to a happy ever after? A deliciously heartwarming novel for fans of Lucy Diamond & Milly Johnson Can Ellie bake her way to a happy ever after? A deliciously heartwarming novel for fans of Lucy Diamond & Milly Johnson When Ellie Hall lands her dream job running the little teashop in the beautiful but crumbling Claverham Castle it's the perfect escape from her humdrum job in the city Life is definitely on the rise as Ellie replaces spreadsheets for scones & continues her Nanna's brilliant baking legacy When Lord Henry the stick-in-the-mud owner threatens to burst her baking bubble with his old-fashioned ways Ellie wonders if she might have bitten off more than she can chew But cupcake by cupcake she wins the locals over including teashop stalwart Doris & Ellie's showstopping bakes look set to go down in castle history! Now all that's missing in Ellie's life is a slice of romance
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In this new thoroughly updated edition of Bradt's The Cotswolds (Slow Travel series) resident expert author Caroline Mills shares more of her favourite places in a region that remains as popular as ever The area covered

Includes:: the Cotswold AONB the Cotswold escarpment hills & valleys the Wiltshire Cotswolds & the area known as the Four Shires along with the lesser-known 'hidden' fringes of the Cotswolds Also included are the three Cotswold 'gateways' Stratford-upon-Avon Bath & Oxford Caroline Mills has lived & worked in the region for over 40 years & writes in an entertaining & engaging first-person narrative combined with authoritative information Organised in such a way to encourage you to slow down & make it easier to discover smaller areas in greater depth the guide

Includes:: features such as interviews with locals who bring character to the region activities to try with children personally selected places to eat drink & stay coverage of the Arts & Crafts movement & plenty of options for car-free travel walking cycling river boats & local buses & trains Cotswold Farm Park home of Countryfile presenter Adam Henson is also included Featured within the guide are quirky events such as the Cheese-Rolling competition & Tetbury's Woolsack Races; numerous & distinguished breweries & micro-breweries including the famous Hook Norton Brewery Bath Ales Uley Brewery & Stroud Brewery; Oxford University the world's oldest & the source of England's longest river the Thames The Cotswolds' rich & diverse man-made heritage

Includes:: many famous castles & country houses Blenheim Palace Sudeley Castle Chavenage & Kelmscott; well-known abbeys such as Prinknash Hailes; & gardens & estates including Painswick Rococo Garden Westonbirt Arboretum & Highgrove Roman history is covered too notably in Bath & Cirencester together with the Fosse Way one of the most important Roman roads in the country The Cotswolds continues to endear itself to anyone who visits
- its harmonious combination of quintessentially English villages charming provincial market towns interesting & appealing countryside & a wealth of local food-&-drink producers makes it an all-year-round destination whether for a day trip a quiet weekend away or a multi-week holiday The region offers an incredible array of accommodation from unique country-house hotels to delightful farmhouse B& Bs on working farms luxurious self-catering cottages to glamping & camping in secluded countryside Visitors that have a particular passion or interest for gardens the Arts & Crafts Movement historic buildings walking horseriding or rural pursuits are well provided for within the Cotswolds






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OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling The OS Explorer range of OL maps now

Includes:: a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways

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The New York Times bestselling author turns the clock back to a time when two young girls convinced the world that fairies really did exist 1917 When two young cousins Frances Griffiths & Elsie Wright from Cottingley England announce they have photographed fairies at the bottom of the garden their parents are astonished But when the great novelist Sir Arthur Conan Doyle endorses the photographs' authenticity the girls become a sensation; their discovery offering something to believe in amid a world ravaged by war One hundred years later When Olivia Kavanagh finds an old manuscript & a photograph in her late grandfather's bookshop she becomes fascinated by the story of the two young girls who mystified the world As Olivia is drawn into events a century ago she becomes aware of the past & the present intertwining blurring her understanding of what is real & what is imagined As she begins to understand why a nation once believed in fairies will Olivia find a way to believe in herself? ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Francis Ford Coppola&s reconstruction of life in the famous 1920s Harlem jazz club stars Richard Gere stars as Dixie Dwyer a trumpet player who saves a gangster&s life & becomes unwittingly involved in the world of organised crime Caught between the mobsters & the musicians Dixie rubs shoulders with the likes of dancer Sandman Williams (Gregory Hines) club owner Owney Madden (Bob Hoskins) & tough guy Frenchy Demange (Fred Gwynne) all the while having a dangerous affair with gangster&s moll Vera Cicero (Diane Lane) The film merges the musical with the gangster film & captures the period with detailed sets lavish costumes & a rich musical score ...

Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Dan Aykroyd (Ghostbusters) is running the asylum
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- as a mental patient turned talk-radio shrink in this comedy of loony proportions co-starring Charles Grodin (Midnight Run) Donna Dixon (Spies Like Us) Walter Matthau (The Odd Couple) & Chevy Chase (Fletch) When asylum inmate John Burns (Aykroyd) intercepts a call to his psychiatrist he brashly impersonates the good doctor & he does such a good job that he&s given an offer to fill in for a stressed-out Beverly Hills celebrity psychologist (Grodin) as the host of a call-in radio advice show Escaping the hospital Burns is soon gleefully crossing swords with his predecessor&s beautiful colleague (Dixon) crossing paths with a crafty crackpot (Matthau) & crossing the line into complete hilarity as his offbeat psychobabble takes ultra-trendy La-La Land by storm!

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