AD 634 Confusion & conflict continue as warlords battle across Britain to become the first King of the English After a stunning ...

Inspired by her love of wildflowers Kazuko Aoki has created a collection of more than 20 projects & over 70 individual cross-stitch motifs Designs are included for all your floral favourites such as viola pansies poppies & roses These motifs are used to create traditional samplers as well as bags pincushions pillows coasters aprons & tea towels Instructions are presented in counted cross-stitch charts plus step-by-step diagrams for constructing projects ...

The Crossing forms second part of Cormac Mc Carthy's critically acclaimed Border Trilogy that began with All the Pretty Horses & concludes with The Cities of the Plain Set on the south-western ranches in the years before the Second World War Cormac Mc Carthy's The Crossing follows the fortunes of sixteen-year-old Billy Parham & his younger brother Boyd Fascinated by an elusive wolf that has been marauding his family's property Billy captures the animal
- but rather than kill it sets out impulsively for the mountains of Mexico to return it to where it came from When Billy comes back to his own home he finds himself & his world irrevocably changed His loss of innocence has come at a price & once again the border beckons with its desolate beauty & cruel promise
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'ONE OF THE FIRST POLITICAL CLASSICS OF THE 21st CENTURY'- Observer'EXTRAORDINARILY POWERFUL POIGNANT & AFFECTING I WAS GREATLY MOVED' Michael Palin FOREWORD BY CHRISTINA LAMBJournalist Samar Yazbek was forced into exile by Assad's regime When the uprising in Syria turned to bloodshed she was determined to take action & secretly returned several times The Crossing is her rare powerful & courageous testament to what she found inside the borders of her homeland From the first peaceful protests for democracy to the arrival of ISIS she bears witness to those struggling to survive to the humanity that can flower amidst annihilation & why so many are now desperate to flee ...

Can Harry Bosch defend a man accused of murder without betraying everything he believes in? 432 pages Connelly Michael ...

WINNER OF THE 2016 CWA DAGGER IN THE LIBRARY A child's bones are discovered on the windswept Norfolk marshes Believing them to be ancient the police call in Dr Ruth Galloway forensic archaeologist But this is no prehistoric grave It seems a cold missing person case has now become a murder investigation A must-read for all crime fiction fans particularly readers of Val Mc Dermid & Ann Cleeves'I've never before read a crime novel in which archaeology & detection blend as successfully as in The Crossing Places' Shots magazine Dr Ruth Galloway is called in when a child's bones are discovered near the site of a pre-historic henge on the north Norfolk salt marshes Are they the remains of a local girl who disappeared ten years earlier
- or are the bones much older?DCI Harry Nelson refuses to give up the hunt for the missing girl Since she vanished someone has been sending him bizarre anonymous notes about ritual sacrifice"ing Shakespeare & the Bible He knows that Ruth's expertise & experience could help him finally to put this case to rest But when a second child goes missing Ruth finds herself in danger from a killer who knows she's getting ever closer to the truth
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This guide is a celebration of the beauty of birds & the British & Irish countryside Aimed at beginner & intermediate birders yet suitable for all levels this new volume in the groundbreaking Crossley ID Guide series is the most user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain & Ireland Following The Crossley ID Guides' award-winning design this book looks at all regularly occurring species in Britain & Ireland & shows readers how to identify birds in their natural habitats using size structure shape probability & behavior--just like the experts do! stunning images are accompanied by the colorful & compelling text of Dominic Couzens one of Britain's leading nature writers This unique book treats more than 300 species--all the regularly occurring birds likely to be encountered by observers--and the guide's attractive pages provide a real-life approach to bird identification Beautiful in-focus scenes present birds in various plumages & in lifelike poses set in identifiable British & Irish habitats The plates also illustrate how a bird's appearance changes with distance Organizing images in cohesive easy-to-understand plates rather than as separate photographs this book also sets itself apart by containing more images that demonstrate flight behavior habitat & plumages than any other volume available Not only is this field guide a reference book it is also a spectacular teaching resource that makes it easy for nature enthusiasts to see & appreciate the big picture of bird identification The most user-friendly guide to the birds of Britain & Ireland A close look at more than 300 regularly occurring species Award-winning Crossley ID Guide design Lifelike images of birds from near to far A celebration of the British & Irish countryside A teaching & field guide & essential reference Concise & compelling text by Dominic Couzens & Richard Crossley ...

With a bolt of lightning on my kicks The court is SIZZLING My sweat is DRIZZLING Stop all that quivering Cuz tonight I'm delivering'12-year-old Josh & his twin Jordan have basketball in their blood They're kings of the court star players for their school team Their father used to be a champion player & they each want nothing more than to follow in his footsteps Both on & off the court there is conflict & hardship which will test Josh's bond with his brother In this heartfelt novel in verse the boys find that life doesn't come with a play-book & it's not all about winning ...

Elle Luna was a highly successful designer for startups But a voice inside her urged her to pursue what she felt she must do (create art) instead of what she assumed she should do The more she told others about making this change the more she heard me too She began giving talks on the topic & in April 2014 posted a brief manifesto that exploded online-it was tweeted to over 5 million people had over a quarter million page views & was cross-posted on Fast Company & Bloomberg just to name a few The Crossroads of Should & Must expands this passionately personal yet universal message in a book that is a pep talk a permission slip & an absolute a must-read for anyone who feels they've been choosing Should or Ought To more often than Must & Have To It's a compass to reorient you along your journey providing inspiration from others (from Moses to Van Gogh to John Grisham) who have walked this pathless path throughout time With a gripping four-part structure (The Crossroads The Reality of Should The Pathless Path & the Return) inspired by the work of Joseph Campbell this is a book with a timeless message told in the most timely & intimate terms ...

Simultaneously a breathtaking account of a physical journey & a memoir about recovering from mental illness 400 pages Stagg Guy ...