This pocket sundial is a wonderful learning tool & fun toy for everyone. The Sundial has a small working compass located in its center so it can be used properly. The Sundial`s exterior is made from sturdy decorative yellow cardboard & easily slips into its cardboard carrying case. The exterior of the case shows an image of the sun rising up over the ocean, with its rays filling up the sky. It is both educational & whimsical. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...

Queen Elizabeth II is one of the most important cultural & political icons in modern British history. As the United Kingdom`s longest reigning monarch, she is known for her poise, wit & class. Pocket The Queen Wisdom is an inspiring collection of her majesty`s best loved"es on life, family, politics, fame & history, & celebrates her immense legacy. Some"es from Queen Elizabeth II:` Grief is the price we pay for love.`` The world is not the most pleasant place. Eventually your parents leave you & nobody is going to go out of their way to protect you unconditionally. You need to learn to stand up for yourself & what you believe & sometimes, pardon my language, kick some ass.``I cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else
- I can give my heart & my devotion to these old islands & to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.``I have to be seen to be believed`
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This attractive 32 page book features a 12-page foldout timeline which can be detached & displayed to offer a quick visual reference to China's long & remarkable history. Both the book & timeline are richly illustrated throughout with colour photographs, including numerous objects from the British Museums collections. The timeline stretches from prehistoric times, through the periods of the warring states, to the unification of China by the First Emperor Qin Shihuangdi (creator of the fantastic Terracotta Army), & the great dynasties that followed: the Han; the Sui; the Tang; the Song; the invading Mongols who founded the Yuan dynasty; the Ming; & the Qing, which ended with the last emperor Pu Yi, & the establishment in 1949 of the Peoples Republic of China. The small book offers supporting information & background. It introduces each of the significant periods of Chinese history, with special emphasis on the First Emperor & his tomb & on the great achievements of Chinese art & culture, including the invention of writing, porcelain, silk, jade- & metal-working. ...

Collins Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary offers learners extensive & up-to-date coverage of Vietnamese & English in a portable format, with a handy supplement of essential grammar points for each language. This Vietnamese dictionary is designed for all levels of language learner, whether at home, at school, or at work. It is the ideal text for anyone who needs a wealth of reliable information in a portable format. * Collins Pocket Vietnamese Dictionary contains all the everyday words & phrases used in today`s Vietnamese & English that you will need to know. * An easy-to-use & reliable dictionary. * A two-way dictionary: Vietnamese-English & English-Vietnamese. * A grammar supplement covers the essential grammar points for both languages. * The clear user-friendly layout ensures that you can quickly find the information you need. ...

Michael Broadbent almost certainly knows more about fine wine than anyone else alive. Recruited by Christie`s in 1966 to revive their wine auction business, he has, according to The Oxford Companion to Wine, `traded in & tasted a greater number of fine & rare wines than anyone else in the world.` He has meticulously recorded his impressions of every wine he has ever tasted, now over 90, 000 of them in 148 notebooks. His original large-volume Vintage Wine was published in 2002 & quickly became a classic reference book for members of the wine trade & collectors worldwide, winning top awards in the UK, USA, Germany & Switzerl&. This pocket edition distils the best of Michael`s over fifty years` knowledge of fine wine & covers wines that are being collected, consumed, traded & appreciated by wine enthusiasts in all corners of the globe. The tasting notes are written with Michael`s trademark wit & elegance. ...

Pocket World in Figures 2011, in association with The Economist, has been fully revised & updated, & expanded with new features on such things as minimum wage, defence spending per head, the Winter Olympics & forestation. Rankings on more than 200 topics are now given that take into account data from over 190 countries, together with detailed statistical profiles of 65 of the world ...

Pocket World in Figures 2012, in association with The Economist, has been fully revised & updated, & expanded with new features on such things as minimum wage, defence spending per head, the Winter Olympics & forestation. Rankings on more than 200 topics are now given that take into account data from over 190 countries, together with detailed statistical profiles of 65 of the world ...

Pocket World in Figures 2013, in association with The Economist, has been fully revised & updated, & expanded with new features on such things as minimum wage, defence spending per head, the Winter Olympics & forestation. Rankings on more than 200 topics are now given that take into account data from over 190 countries, together with detailed statistical profiles of 65 of the world ...

For more than 25 years, Pocket World in Figures has been the indispensable handbook on the state of the world, covering demographics, industry, politics, geography, culture & more. Where else would you find out, in a single volume, that Ukraine is the most equal country on earth, that Russia has the world`s highest divorce rate or that Monaco, uniquely, has more telephone landlines than people? The new edition

Includes:: data from over 180 countries, presented in a series of rankings & country profiles. Updated, revised & expanded each year to include new rankings & features, it also

Includes:: detailed statistical profiles of more than 65 of the world`s major economies, the euro area & the world itself.&, once again, the 2019 edition will showcase the Economist`s strength in data journalism by including charts & graphs, & will invite readers to test their knowledge with its world rankings quiz.



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This is the new edition of this annual bestseller of fascinating facts & figures about the world we live in. The 2014 edition of this perennial favourite has been completely updated, revised & expanded with many new features. Full of facts & figures about the world today
- on subjects as diverse as geography, population & demographics, business, finance & the economy, transport, tourism & the environment, society, culture & crime
- it is a mine of fascinating data that will both inform & entertain. Where else would you discover that: the G7 economies account for nearly 50 per cent of the world's GDP but only 11 per cent of its population; national income per head in Luxembourg is over $105, 000; in Somalia it is $110; four of the world's five most livable cities are in Australa; three of the top ten are in Canada; between them overseas Indians & Chinese send close to $110 billion home a year; more than 48 per cent of American women are obese; Honduras & E1 Salvador have the highest mortality rates; America is the biggest arms exporter, India the biggest arms importer; Switzerland & Latvia come highest in the Environmental Performance Index; &, Estonians buy more alcoholic drinks than anyone else. With rankings on more than 200 topics, data on more than 190 countries, detailed profiles of more than 65 of the world's major economies & special profiles on the Euro zone & the world. The Pocket World in Figures is always eagerly awaited by its many thousands of fans. No-one who wants to be well-informed can afford to be without this new edition.

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