From time immemorial people have been drawn to the beach to collect practical resources as well as mysterious objects that have fuelled myth & folklore
- it is our inherent hunter-gatherer instinct Whether you are a seasoned beachcomber a casual visitor or an enthusiastic naturalist this book will satisfy your curiosity about the treasures found cast up on the beach strandline be it a pretty seashell a spent eggcase a seaweed frond or an exotic ocean voyager Every find has a story to tell & we aim to answer the questions that arise from each beachcombing discovery
- what is it & where has it come from? Clear photographs & descriptions are accompanied by information about the natural history of the animals & plants you encounter Even man-made debris can offer a fascinating introduction to the workings of the ocean & illustrate how items discarded in Africa or America can wash ashore on a British beach The beach strandline is often overlooked as a wildlife habitat but is home to a unique community of flora & fauna many found nowhere else It is understudied & under threat facing a variety of man-made problems In this book you will find a comprehensive account of the animals & plants that make up this rich & ever-changing oasis of life in the otherwise harsh environment of the beach The more we understand the delicate nature of the strandline the more we can do to nurture & protect it But beware
- beachcombing can be an addictive pleasure! Make sure you pack this book every time you visit the beach
- there is always something new to discover whether on a nocturnal strandline safari making seaweed whistles or hunting minibeasts with pots & pooters Emmerse yourself in the beachcombing experience; the wind in your face the smell of salt spray the roar of the ocean; it's an assault on the senses the perfect tonic
- & this book is your essential guide




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Chakras are the body's subtle energy centres vital for our physical emotional & spiritual well-being This comprehensive book provides a detailed guide to the characteristics of each chakra & how you can work with them to heal & balance every aspect of your life Beginning with an outline of the key energy concepts including prana the nadis & kundalini energy the book goes on to explain the basic techniques for working with chakras including meditating on yantras the geometric representation of chakra energies; mantras; exercises; & journaling Saradananda then explores in depth each chakra in turn describing its key characteristics & related physical disorders providing helpful yoga poses & breathing techniques & giving clear information on how to recognise the signs that your chakra is overactive underactive or balanced You will also discover how the chakras relate to each other & find advice on protecting yourself while working energetically This is an essential book for everyone wanting to achieve total well-being through understanding & working with these vital energy centres ...

Imagine a softly striped crib blanket knit in the comforting colors of the nursery Or a sophisticated cashmere wrap featuring rich jewel tones that set off a favorite black dress Knitting teacher & author Margaret Radcliffe presents a world of color techniques in a single comprehensive reference that you'll consult every time two or more yarn colors are in play Stitchers of every ability level will love the color-combining methods & professional secrets revealed in The Essential Guide to Color Knitting Techniques Multicolor knitting techniques are explained with step-by-step illustrations & photographs accompanied by instructive text Complete chapters on stripes stitch effects advice for succeeding with multicolor yarns stranded knitting & intarsia cover the theory & how-to behind each method as well as offer creative solutions for handling tangled yarn & estimating yarn quantities of each color holding on to all those ends & employing stunning finishing techniques A final chapter describes more unusual techniques such as helix shadow mosaic & modular knitting ...

Lecturers request your electronic inspection copy here The ultimate companion to successfully completing your research project the author guides you through a step-by-step approach to research & provides all of the skills & momentum you need to excel Each stage of a project is clearly set out with best practice highlighted alongside pragmatic advice for tackling research in the real world The Third Edition uses multidisciplinary case studies & examples from the author's own experience to answer your questions & support your progress as you move smoothly through each stage With a new chapter on mixed methods approaches more on disseminating research more on the practical & legal implications of ethics & more international examples the book is packed full of learning features & tools to support your journey including A fully-developed website with podcasts videos journal articles & examples of real projects Activities & worksheets to help you organize your time Learning objectives to sustain your momentum Top tips relating to key research skills Full glossary to test understanding & provide definitions Annotated further reading to help you move through the literature Excuse me I have a question!' feature to answer common questions Warm innovative & clever this book is packed full of must-have information for anyone doing a research project ...

A bewildering range of vitamin mineral & herbal supplements is now widely available to us all but information about their health benefits cannot be given on the packaging as it would constitute a health claim In this jargon-free guide leading expert on sensible supplementation Dr Sarah Brewer sets out all you need to know about the main supplements & suggests which to take for specific health problems It
Includes:A-Z guide to 150 supplements for a brighter & healthier life Clearly explains the benefits possible side effects & contraindications Thoroughly sets out the research evidence to back their efficacy Recommends supplements for common problems such as IBS chronic fatigue recurrent candida & arthritis Packed with clear & concise answers this essential guide explains the use of supplements to maintain or improve your daily health
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Like George Orwell Franz Kafka has given his name to a world of nightmare but in Kafka's world it is never completely clear just what the nightmare is The Trial where the rules are hidden from even the highest officials & if there is any help to be had it will come from unexpected sources is a chilling blackly amusing tale that maintains to the very end a relentless atmosphere of disorientation Superficially about bureaucracy it is in the last resort a description of the absurdity of 'normal' human nature Still more enigmatic is The Castle Is it an allegory of a quasi-feudal system giving way to a new freedom for the subject? The search by a central European Jew for acceptance into a dominant culture? A spiritual quest for grace or salvation? An individual's struggle between his sense of independence & his need for approval? Is it all of these things? & K? Is he opportunist victim or an outsider battling against elusive authority? Finally in his fables Kafka deals in dark & quirkily humorous terms with the insoluble dilemmas of a world which offers no reassurance & no reliable guidance to resolving our existential & emotional uncertainties & anxieties ...

Edited with an introduction by ROBERT SKIDELSKY' Many of the greatest economic evils of our time are the fruits of risk uncertainty & ignorance' John Maynard Keynes was the most influential economist & one of the most influential thinkers of the twentieth century He overturned the orthodoxy that markets were optimally self-regulating & instead argued for state intervention to ensure full employment & economic stability This new selection is the first comprehensive single-volume edition of Keynes's writings on economics philosophy social theory & policy including several pieces never before published Full of irony & wit they offer a dazzling introduction to a figure whose ideas still have urgent relevance today ...

International bestselling authors Esther & Jerry Hicks are the producers of the Leading Edge Abraham-Hicks teachings For more than two decades their Law of Attraction workshops held in up to 60 cities per year have inspired a regular flow of Abraham books CDs & DVDs The Law of Attraction Essential Collection is an omnibus of three of their bestselling titles that's a perfect introduction The Law of Attraction Money & the Law of Attraction & The Vortex The Law of Attraction presents the powerful basics of the original Teachings of Abraham (R) Here you'll learn how all things wanted & unwanted are brought to you by this most powerful law of the universe the Law of Attraction that which is like unto itself is drawn Learn here about the omnipresent Laws that govern this Universe & how to make them work to your advantage Through the teachings of the Non-Physical consciousness Abraham in Money & the Law of Attraction Esther & Jerry Hicks shine a spotlight on two subjects most chronically affecting people today money & physical health Whatever your life experience this book will guide you to take conscious creative control of your financial & physical wellbeing This book has been written to deliberately align you with the most powerful law in the universe-the Law of Attraction-so that you can make it work specifically for you The Vortex will help you understand every relationship you are currently involved in as well as every relationship you have ever experienced Abraham will show you how to enter that Vortex where you will rendezvous with everything & everyone you have been looking for ...

Milton H Greene (1922-1985) famous for his fashion photography & celebrity portraits from the golden age of Hollywood met Marilyn Monroe on a photo shoot for Look magazine in 1953 The pair developed an instant rapport quickly becoming close friends & ultimately business partners In 1954 after helping her get out of her studio contract with 20th Century Fox they created Marilyn Monroe Productions Inc Milton & Marilyn were much more then business partners Marilyn became a part of the Greene family By the time their relationship had ended in 1957 the pair had produced two feature films in addition to more than 5000 photographs of the iconic beauty There was magic in Milton & Marilyn's working relationship The trust & confidence they had in each other's capabilities was on full display in each photo Greene passed in 1985 thinking his life's work was succumbing to the ravages of time His eldest son Joshua began a journey to meticulously restore his father's legacy A photographer himself Joshua spent years researching ways to restore his father's photographs as well as cataloguing & promoting Milton's vast body of work all over the world As a result Joshua established " The Archives" a company committed to the restoration & preservation of photography After spending nearly two decades restoring his father's archive Joshua Greene & his company are widely regarded as one of the leaders in photographic restoration & have been at the forefront of the digital imaging & large-format printing revolution Now Joshua Greene in conjunction with Iconic Images presents The Essential Marilyn Monroe Milton H Greene 50 Sessions With 280 photographs including many never-before published & unseen images newly scanned & restored classics as well as images that have appeared only once in publication Greene's Marilyn Monroe archive can finally be viewed as it was originally intended when these pictures were first produced more than 60 years ago These classic sessions
- 50 in all
- cover Monroe at the height of her astonishing beauty & meteoric fame From film-sets to the bedroom at home & at play Joshua has curated a lasting tribute to the work of a great photographer & his greatest muse Poignant & powerful joyful & stunning
- these breath-taking images of an icon stand above all the rest & The Essential Marilyn Monroe Milton HGreene 50 Sessions will sure to be a book that will become the platinum standard in photography monographs Milton H Greene was one of the earliest & best photographers working in the early days of colour photography Outside his outstanding Monroe images he has worked with a plethora of other celebrities from Elizabeth Taylor Frank Sinatra Sammy Davis Jr & Audrey Hepburn to Grace Kelly Marlene Dietrich Dizzy Gillespie & Judy Garland


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Tracklist Disc 1 Can't Hold The Feeling Back Show Me The Way Something About You Something's Wrong This Love Starved Heart Of Mine (It's Killing Me) (1994 Love Starved Heart Version (Mono) Why Am I Lovin' You (Single Version) What More Could A Boy Ask For Stormy Suspicion All I Do Is Think About You He Who Picks A Rose You Hit Me Where It Hurt Me Angel Doll It Happens Every Time I Want My Baby Back If You Ever Get Your Hands On Love I've Been Cheated 6 By 6 (Single Version) Take Him Back If It Makes You Happy I Can't Be Hurt Anymore I've Gotta Get Away Disc 2 Tell Me It's Just A Rumor Baby Lonely Lonely Girl Am IIt's Gonna Take A Whole Lot Of Doin' No One Could Love You More Forever In My Heart You Can Do It I'm Grateful The Touch Of Venus We're Gonna Be More Than Friends We'll Keep On Rolling My Love For You Your Love Can Save Me Don't Stop Now Sometimes I Have To Cry The Stranger Give In You Just Can't Win Nothing's Too Good For My Baby (Single Version) You've Got To Pay The Price On The Avenue (In The Neighborhood)I Ain't Going Nowhere (Single Version) That's A Funny Way I Know Better Disc 3I Have Faith In You Share A Little Love With Me (Somebody) The Way You Been Acting Lately Keep On Lovin' Me (Single Version) It's Not Unusual Ain't You Glad You Chose Love A Tear From A Woman's Eyes Danger Heartbreak Dead Ahead (Single Version) Clip My Wings I'm Gonna Make It Up To You Sweet Thing (1995 Anthology Version Mono) We'll Be Satisfied Baby A Go-Go Baby Come Home To Me The In Crowd Head Over Heels In Love With You Baby You Got The Love I Need Don't Be Afraid Crying In The Night Sunny Tell Me How To Forget A True Love After The Rain ...