Kew is eminent worldwide in botanical science & the study & preservation of plant species & Christabel King has been doing illustrations for them for 40 years & is their foremost botanical artist Here she explains both scientific botanical illustration & the looser botanical art & covers materials collecting & preserving plant specimens drawing & painting techniques magnification using dividers drawing from life composition light & shade & transferring drawings She goes on to discuss painting leaves flowers cactii & succulents wildflowers trees & plates for Curtis's Botanical magazine A chapter on travel drawings gives a flavour of the author's passion & worldwide experience There is a helpful section on suitable subjects for beginners & a glossary of terms The text is highly illustrated throughout with beautiful paintings ...

'A beautifully presented book; The Kew Book of Sugar Flowers by Cassie Brown is both inspiring & educational containing all the guidance you will need to create a series of sugar flower arrangements' British Sugarcraft News A beautiful clear & concise guide to crafting realistic flowers & leaves in flower paste (gum paste) 176 pages 550 Illustrations color Brown Cassie ...

This beautiful kitchen-garden cookbook produced in association with the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew contains step-by-step guides to show how easy it is to grow peas beans potatoes carrots & more in your garden in patio containers or in window boxes or on an allotment Then transform your home-grown produce into delicious meals & desserts by following easy step-by-step recipes By having fun growing different plants children won't be able to wait to try their tasty produce encouraging great healthy eating habits Learn all about how plants grow from seeds to seedlings watering & weeding to harvesting & composting Information on minibeasts & garden creatures show how nature works together to help plants grow
Includes: advice on cooking tools & utensils & healthy & balanced diets For inspiration in the garden & the kitchen a how-to guide to growing & eating your own fruit & vegetables
- Daily Express Colourful & beautifully illustrated it is a great aid for fostering a love & understanding of fresh produce & an awareness of a healthy diet
- The Lady If your small child is even vaguely interested in helping you in the garden or on the allotment then I'd urge you to get himher this great book
- Judy Bown Dig my Veg



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This is the diary of a middle-aged man who is deeply in love with his younger wife Ikuko In spite of that love the pair have grown physically apart each unsure of the other's desiresuntil the day Ikuko discovers her husband's diary with its desperate hints of jealousy & voyeurism Ikuko realises she has found the key to his very soul ...

The Key to Arabic Book Two builds on the reading & writing skills taught in the first book in the series by introducing students to simple sentence structures & key aspects of Arabic grammar together with a basic vocabulary of well over three hundred words & expressions Students are taught how to greet people & say goodbye how to introduce themselves & describe where they live as well as speaking about their nationality They are also taught some aspects of everyday etiquette Through this book students will gain an understanding of non-verbal & verbal sentences & will be introduced to past & present tense verbs in their simplest singular forms They will also learn about attached & detached singular pronouns uses of the three different cases (nominative accusative & genitive) masculine & feminine nouns & adjectives interrogatives (questioning words) adverbs prepositions & many other points of grammar Explanations are kept short & simple & the use of colour coding throughout the book will assist students in learning to recognise the various case endings & verb conjugations more readily Extensive exercises throughout the book provide ample opportunity for the reinforcement & application of the topics covered ...

Use this key to unlock THE SECRET & live the life of your dreams Following on from the hugely successful THE SECRET this book is a simple 'how to' guide for using the Law of Attraction to create the life you desire THE KEY explains not only what you need to know but what you need to do in order to attract what you want in your life It addresses important issues of clarity purpose & action This thought-provoking guide will take you step-by-step through the processes of defining your dreams goals & desires & along the way you will gain a greater understanding of yourself
- a sense of who you really are & why you are here Your journey begins right here right now You can change your life increase your awareness & empower yourself to create an amazing future
- one that is filled with love joy & abundance

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The past can be a very dangerous place when it is locked into a nightmare The Key to Midnight is a page-turning thriller from Dean Koontz that delves into the darkest of dreams Perfect for fans of Stephen King & Harlan Coben ' Dean Koontz writes page-turners middle-of-the-night-sneak-up-behind-you suspense thrillers He touches our hearts & tingles our spines'
- Washington Post Book World Who is Joanna Rand? Alex Hunter hasn't come to Japan to fall in love But Joanna Rand is the most beautiful exciting woman he has ever met But Joanna is not who she thinks she is Ten years before & halfway across the world a brutally bizarre experiment recreated her mind A violation so hideous that her dreams are filled with terror & her memories are a lie If they are ever to be free Alex & Joanna have to reopen the dangerous door into the nightmare past Somehow they have to find the key to midnight What readers are saying about The Key to Midnight ' This is a story of suspense action & intrigue set to the backdrop of international espionage Koontz delivers his usual blend of mystery & action that keeps those pages turning'' This is an intriguing tale a mystery & a romance but shot through with an underlying psychological horror & also a political undertone too'' As always so so readable & so so well written'
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The Key to Rebecca is a gripping thriller set during the Second World War from the author of Eye of the Needle Ken Follett' Our spy in Cairo is the greatest hero of them all ' Field Marshal Erwin Rommel September 1942 He is known to the Germans as ' Sphinx' to others as Alex Wolff a European businessman He arrives suddenly in Cairo from out of the desert armed with a radio set a lethal blade & a copy of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca
- a ruthless man with a burning relentless conviction that he will win at all costs The stakes are high for the survival of the British campaign in North Africa is in the balance Only Major William Vandam an intelligence officer & the beautiful courtesan Elene can put an end to Wolff's brilliant clandestine reports of British troop movements & strategic plans As Rommel's troops come closer to victory Vandam edges nearer to Wolff & the crucial key Follett builds tension & suspense to a nerve-tearing pitch as he follows the adversaries across the infernal desert to a confrontation which will determine who wins
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region Free DVD Player in order to play How far would you go to unlock the truthset in Cairo during World War II “ The Key to Rebecca” follows a German spy as he tries to infiltrate the British high command during General Rommel’s advance on Egypt The stakes are high as the relentless struggle for victory is at hand Based on the best-selling novel Language English Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

This is the first English translation of Miftah al-falah a thirteenth century Sufi text written by Ibn Ata Allah one of the great masters of the Shadhili Sufi order It is considered to be one of his most important works because it sets out the principles of actual Sufi mystical practices shedding light on the sacred invocations & associated practices such as the spiritual retreat Written in a clear lucid style it offers a glimpse into the Sufi world of the 7th Islamic century & allows us to see almost at first hand how the novice was guided by the Sufi Shaykh & above all the purpose & preparation involved in engaging in the invocation dhikhru'llah Ibn Ata' Allah sets out to define it to explain its nature & power to show its results & to prove that it is part of the Prophet's Sunna or practice The author goes to great lengths to point out many Qur'anic verses where dhikru'llah is mentioned & cites many noted authorities ...