Can we imagine a world without flowers? Flowers are beautiful offering us delight in their colour fragrance & form as well as their medicinal benefits Flowers also speak to us in the language of the plant form itself as cultural symbols in different societies & at the highest levels of inspiration In this beautiful & original book renowned thinker & geometrist Keith Critchlow has chosen to focus on an aspect of flowers that has received perhaps the least attention This is the flower as teacher of symmetry & geometry (the 'eternal verities' as Plato called them) In this sense he says flowers can be treated as sources of remembering -- a way of recalling our own wholeness as well as awakening our inner power of recognition & consciousness What is evident in the geometry of the face of a flower can remind us of the geometry that underlies all existence Working from his own flower photographs & with every geometric pattern h&-drawn the author reviews the role of flowers within the perspective of our relationship with the natural world His illuminating study is an attempt to re-engage the human spirit in its intimate relation with all nature ...

Sunday Times Bestseller A paradigm-smashing chronicle of joyous entanglement' Charles Foster Waterstones Non-Fiction Book of the Month (September) Are trees social beings? How do trees live? Do they feel pain or have awareness of their surroundings? In The Hidden Life of Trees Peter Wohlleben makes the case that the forest is a social network He draws on groundbreaking scientific discoveries to describe how trees are like human families tree parents live together with their children communicate with them support them as they grow share nutrients with those who are sick or struggling & even warn each other of impending dangers Wohlleben also shares his deep love of woods & forests explaining the amazing processes of life death & regeneration he has observed in his woodland A walk in the woods will never be the same again ...

From the winner of the CWA Ian Fleming Steel Dagger 2012 for Best Thriller of the Year comes a gripping & suspenseful spy novel Perfect for fans of John le Carre Charles Cumming is the master of the modern spy thriller' (Mail on Sunday) Mark & Benjamin Keen have not seen their father Christopher for more than twenty years Hoping for a reconciliation Christopher reappears but he has only just begun to shed light on his life in the secret service when he is murdered in cold blood by an unidentified assassin Was his death connected to his MI6 past? Did Christopher uncover a dangerous conspiracy involving his elder son? & what were his links to Moscow Afghanistan & the Russian mafia in London? To discover the truth
- & avenge their father's death
- the brothers are drawn into the legacy of his life as a spy And inheritance can be deadly

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FLUX FAMILY SECRETS THE RIPPLE EFFECTUnearth the Flux Family’s Darkest Secrets!A mysterious family has contacted you claiming to know the secrets of your past! It is time to face up to the unknown & travel through time retrieving artefacts that have been displaced by the mystifying Ripple Effect Danger & betrayal await you in your ultimate goal to discover the truth Explore famous historical sites Solve mysterious puzzles FLUX FAMILY SECRETS THE RABBIT HOLEImprisoned in a Forgotten Past Stranded in a state of flux you find yourself trapped 30 years in the past Your only road home is one that goes even further back in time where yet more truths are hidden Piece together the clues & the puzzles of the past in a story brimming with twists turns hidden objects & adventure What secrets lurk within the Rabbit Hole? Find misplaced objects scattered through time
Includes: Flux Family Secrets The Ripple Effect & The Rabbit Hole Explore famous historical sites Solve mysterious puzzles What secrets lurk within the Rabbit Hole? Find misplaced objects scattered through time Minimum System Requirements OS – Windows XPVista 7 Processor – Pentium 1 G Hz or faster Memory – 512MBHard drive – 180MBVideo Card – Any Direct X compatible Sound card – Any Direct X compatible
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Haunted Hotel 1 Survive the Night After crashing his car on the side of the road a bewildered traveller finds himself checking in to the Haunted Hotel! Explore frightful floors full of spooky rooms in a thrilling adventure full of mysterious mini-games in-room bonuses & addictive hidden object game play Search for hidden objects Rooms packed with mystery Haunted Hotel 2 Believe the Lies A year has passed since that first fateful encounter The FBI agent investigating the case has discovered that the mystery is deeper & darker than originally suspected The investigation leads to the compelling & atmospheric Lonely Star Hotel It’s up to you to seek out the answers in this thrilling hidden object investigation of Haunted Hotel 2 Solve mysterious disappearances Fiendish puzzles & mini-games
Includes: Haunted Hotel 1 & 2 Search for hidden objects Rooms packed with mystery Solve mysterious disappearances Fiendish puzzles & mini-games Minimum System Requirements OS – Windows XPVista 7 Processor – Pentium IV or equivalent 800 M Hz or faster Memory – 1GBHard drive – 200MBVideo Card – Direct X 9 compatible Sound card – Direct X 9 compatible
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The bestselling author of Richard & Judy Book Club hit The Cold Season returns with a chilling Victorian mystery
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What secrets is she keeping in the hidden room? Life is good for Laurie & Martha They have a beautiful home in the fens three great kids Laurie's career as an architect has suddenly taken off But when a stranger arrives in town things begin to go wrong Martha feels resentful of Laurie's success Teenage daughter Hope becomes withdrawn & obsessive & Laurie can do nothing Because this isn't a stranger She knows this man all too well
- & what he's capable of He's come back for her & if she tells anyone the truth
- she will lose everything

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In the long-awaited conclusion to the international bestselling Peaceful Warrior saga Dan Millman takes readers on an epic spiritual quest across the world as he searches for the link between everyday life & transcendent possibility Continuing a journey begun in Way of the Peaceful Warrior Dan moves from Honolulu to the Mojave Desert & from a bustling Asian city to a secluded forest shadowed by a mysterious adversary until he uncovers the mystery of the hidden school While traversing continents Dan unveils lessons hidden in plain sight
- insights pointing the way to an inspired life in the eternal present Along the way you'll encounter remarkable characters & brushes with mortality as you explore the nature of reality the self death & finally a secret as ancient as the roots of this world Join Dan as he discovers thehidden powers of paradox humour & change The Hidden School contains a book within a book a quest within a quest a bridge between worlds
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' Human beings are inexorably drawn to water becauseit reveals both the origins & purpose of our lives In short water determines our beginnings sustains our present & holds the key to our future' Water is the most common & the most important substance on Earth We are hypnotically attracted to its simplicity purity & transparency as well as its astonishing physical behaviour structural vibrations & ordered flow
- not to mention the properties of water & its amazing therapeutic virtues Through the ages scientists philosophers & mystics alike have sought to interpret the fact that our lives are completely dependent on water They have drawn parallels with spiritual growth water is always ready to change to adapt itself to create & transform By moving beyond a description of its attributes & physical properties The Hidden Secrets of Water seeks to uncover & understand the true depths of this most enigmatic of elements taking the reader on a journey of discovery that covers the whole spectrum of water's influence traversing scientific social & spiritual planes From the Ancient Chinese concept of Yin & Yang to numerical & literary symbolism in the Torah the Fibonacci sequence to string theory this innovative intelligent & far-reaching exploration seamlessly brings together modern science & ancient wisdom technology & humanism logic & mysticism in a way that will inspire & stimulate all Paolo Consigli is a medical doctor psychologist & practitioner of holistic medicine & acupuncture He practises in Milan & has taught at the Medical Association for Chinese Medicine in Europe
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Shortlisted for the Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards In The Hidden Ways Alistair Moffat traverses the lost paths of Scotland Down Roman roads tramped by armies warpaths & pilgrim routes drove roads & rail roads turnpikes & sea roads he traces the arteries through which our nation's lifeblood has flowed in a bid to understand how our history has left its mark upon our landscape Moffat's travels along the hidden ways reveal not only the searing beauty & magic of the Scottish landscape but open up a different sort of history a new way of understanding our past by walking in the footsteps of our ancestors In retracing the forgotten paths he charts a powerful surprising & moving history of Scotland through the unremembered lives who have moved through it ...