In 1910, Stephen Wraysford is sent to Amiens. There he meets the unhappily married Isabelle Azaire & begins an all-consuming love affair. Six years later, he returns to France as a soldier on the Western Front, where, in scenes of unprecedented horror, he struggles to find a reason to continue living. Profoundly moving, ultimately transcendent, Birdsong has been a revelation to generations of readers. ...

A novel of overwhelming emotional power, Birdsong is a story of love, death, sex & survival. Stephen Wraysford, a young Englishman, arrives in Amiens in northern France in 1910 to stay with the Azaire family, & falls in love with unhappily married Isabelle. But, with the world on the brink of war, the relationship falters, & Stephen volunteers to fight on the Western Front. His love for Isabelle forever engraved on his heart, he experiences the unprecedented horrors of that conflict
- from which neither he nor any reader of this book can emerge unchanged.
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At last it is possible to listen to the amazing variety of birdsong that enriches our environment simply by opening this book. Delve into the absorbing text & beautiful photographs of each of the 150 birds whilst listening to their songs & calls. Among many others, the sounds you will hear at the touch of a button include the cries of birds of prey like the Red Kite, Osprey & Peregrine Falcon as well as the dramatic mewing or barking cries of several species of gulls that can be found both on our coasts & in the centre of towns. The recordings include the songs & calls of much-loved garden birds, such as the Blackbird, Song Thrush, Robin, Wren & Blue Tit as well as the sounds of many wonderful migrants: the call of the Cuckoo that heralds the arrival of spring, the piercing cries of the Swifts that arrive later, the distinctive sounds of the winter-visiting Redwing & Fieldfare. The recordings also include sounds that communicate a desire to mate or challenge a territorial rival: the rattling bursts of Woodpeckers as they drum their beaks rapidly against a hollow tree-trunk, or the strange bleating sound made by the Snipe`s outer tail feathers as it hurtles earthwards in its display flight. Concise descriptions are given of each species as well as fascinating nuggets of information. Did you know that both sexes of Robin sing almost all year, that the Nightingale sings by day as well as at night, & the Great Tit holds the record for the number of different songs & calls
- over 50
- it produces? With stunning colour photographs of each species, accessible & authoritative text & a unique sound module, this rich source of wildlife knowledge can be enjoyed at home or outdoors.

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* Beautiful bird illustrations by Madeleine Floyd * Details of the wonderful songs & sounds of our birds * A celebration of our feathered creatures & their songs for all bird lovers A celebration of British birds & their songs, from the sought-after artist Madeleine Floyd. Some 50 of her exquisite drawings of birds, along with their specific eggs are captured here for fans of her work & wildlife enthusiasts. It

Includes:: details of the songs & sounds made by each of the birds, from sparrows, tits, to the lyrical nightingale. The latter has up to 250 different phrases in his song & each performance is made up of a unique composition. The art of Madeleine Floyd is beautifully presented in this gem of a book & should delight all bird lovers.

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Set before & during the Great War, Birdsong captures the drama of that era on both a national & a personal scale. It is the story of Stephen, a young Englishman, who arrives in Amiens in 1910. Over the course of the novel he suffers a series of traumatic experiences, from the clandestine love affair that tears apart the family with whom he lives, to the unprecedented experiences of the war itself. ...

Now it is possible to listen to the amazing variety of birdsong that enriches our environment simply by opening this newly formatted book. Delve into the absorbing text & beautiful photographs of each of the 150 birds whilst listening to their songs & calls. Among many others, the sounds you will hear at the touch of a button include the cries of birds of prey like the Red Kite, Osprey & Peregrine Falcon as well as the dramatic mewing or barking cries of several species of gulls that can be found both on our coasts & in the centre of towns. The recordings include the songs & calls of much-loved garden birds as well as the sounds of many wonderful migrants: the call of the Cuckoo that heralds the arrival of spring & the piercing cries of the Swifts that arrive later. The recordings also include sounds for mating or challenging a territorial rival: the rattling bursts of Woodpeckers as they drum their beaks rapidly against a hollow tree-trunk, or the strange bleating sound made by the Snipe`s outer tail feathers as it hurtles earthwards in its display flight. Concise descriptions are given of each species as well as fascinating nuggets of information. Did you know that the Nightingale sings by day as well as at night, & the Great Tit holds the record for the number of different songs & calls
- over 50
- it produces? With stunning colour photographs of each species, accessible & authoritative text & a unique sound module, this rich source of wildlife knowledge can be enjoyed at home or outdoors.

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Birdsville & Strzelecki Tracks across the north-eastern corner of South Australia including part of the Simpson Desert, on a map 1:1, 000, 000 from Westprint, annotated with GPS waypoints, 46 places cross-referenced to brief descriptions, etc. Coverage extends from the border area of Northern Territory southwards to the North Flinders ranges in South Australia, & eastwards to the adjoining region of Queensl&. Shading with names of main topographic features presents the landscape; colouring shows national parks & other protected areas. Road network indicates 4WD tracks, driving distances on all routes, locations of gates & grids, etc. Sections requiring entry permits are marked & annotated with additional useful information. Symbols show locations of campsites, caravan parks, fuel supplies, etc. 31 points are cross-referenced to a list of GPS waypoints, & 45 sites are cross-referenced to their descriptions on the reverse side. The map also shows the routes of early explores of Australia’s Outback. In addition to the GPS coordinates, the map has latitude & longitude lines at 1º intervals. The reverse side also

Includes:: a general introduction to the geography & history of this region, & other information for visitors.

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This is an indispensable guide to over 90 sites & areas, for birds as well as other wildlife. It contains a checklist of Indian birds & the first comprehensive checklist of mammals. 'I have been unable to find fault with the areas that I am familiar with & the maps are almost like visiting the site again. It is full of detail on both the major sites & a wealth of smaller sites, all of which are well worth a visit. This means that the book has something for both the first time visitor & regular Indian birders. This is a well thought-out book crammed with useful information; the authors are to be congratulated. If you wish to see Indian birds, this book is an absolute must.'
- Nigel Lindsey.
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Morocco is a paradise for birdwatchers with its coasts, islands, wadis, plains, forests, mountains & deserts creating conditions that are often very different from those found in Europe. The richness of these habitats is clearly illustrated by the 452 species which have been recorded so far. Fifteen years have passed since the publication of the first edition of this book. This is a very short period in the dynamics of bird communities, but a very long period in a country that has developed so quickly. The Government is encouraging development & tourism, for example in the Atlantic West Sahara, which opens up great new sites for birdwatchers. The most important & easily accessible of these new sites have been included in this second edition, & the original 15 sites have been increased to at least 50. ...

All of the sites described in the second edition, along with a host of new ones, have been visited, verified & been given revised or new text. The bar graphs of seasonal distribution & the section on selected species of birds has been updated. Entirely new in this edition are a brief summary of the islands` biota, complete lists of mammals & of amphibians & reptiles. Combined with thorough travel advice & information on local contacts & societies, this exceptionally well organised & rigorous guide is more useful than ever. ...