This beautifully illustrated mini field guide is packed with information on the most common wild flowers of Britain & the near Continent. It covers more than 180 species, all of which are illustrated with superb full-colour artworks that show details of the flowers, leaves & growth habit of the plant. A concise written account covering size, description, habitat, flowering time, distribution & habits appears on the same page. The easy-to-follow layouts & superb artworks aid quick & accurate identification, & make this book an indispensable reference in the field as well as at home. It is compact enough to fit in the pocket, yet packed with essential information for the nature enthusiast. To protect it against the elements in the field, the book is wrapped in a durable plastic wallet. Also included is a foldout insert with at-a-glance illustrations showing flowers grouped by colour. It is suitable for wildlife enthusiasts wanting to identify flowers in Britain & other parts of northern Europe, & people who want a portable yet authoritative wild-flower book to take on nature walks or to keep in their home or car. Suitable for both adults & children, it is part of the ultimate collectable nature book series. ...

A detailed look at our world today, fully updated & revised. From the defining boundaries of the Balkan states to the icy terrain of Antarctica, over 640 maps created with the latest digital mapping techniques & satellite data are combined in Concise World Atlas to bring you Earth in more detail than ever before. Terrain models reveal physical features, while informative text, photographs & diagrams provide a superb overview of the physical, political, economic & demographic geography of the world. Peruse detailed fact files on all 196 nations, including each region's land use, industrial activities & population distribution. Plus an 80, 000 entry index makes the Concise World Atlas an essential desktop reference for business, home or school use. ...

The Concise World Atlas of Wine contains both the full text & the 200 maps that are the core appeal of the original, larger format wine atlas by Hugh Johnson & Jancis Robinson, only in an easier to handle & transport version. Aimed at wine enthusiasts & connoisseurs The Concise World Atlas of Wine combines essential, well researched information on wines of the world, written by the authoritative Johnson & Robinson, with clear & detailed up-to-date maps for each significant wine growing area. ...

The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred & eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world`s most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. & they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth. ...

The Pope is dead. Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel, one hundred & eighteen cardinals from all over the globe will cast their votes in the world`s most secretive election. They are holy men. But they have ambition. & they have rivals. Over the next seventy-two hours one of them will become the most powerful spiritual figure on earth. ...

When commercial air services were launched in 1976, Concorde was hailed as one of the wonders of the technological world. Flying at speeds in excess of Mach 2, she was the only commercial airliner ever developed that could maintain twice the speed of sound for periods of over two hours. This is a complete illustrated guide to Concorde, which examines how its designers had to overcome significant challenges in the pursuit of supersonic commercial passenger travel. It documents early opposition to the development of supersonic flight, going on to trace Concorde`s path to commercial success. With stunning photography of the aircraft in development & in service, this gift book tells the story of one of the greatest engineering & technological feats of modern history. ...

A lamp for town & country. Universal appeal, in a style going back to the 1930s. Its natural flair combines well with its utilitarian design & illuminating purpose. Solid brass with an antique bronze finish. Incline & adjust the head for your desired angle. Features a weighted base for added stability. This lamp is built to last. 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 ...

First flown in 1969, Concorde was the first supersonic aircraft to go into commercial service in 1976 & made her final flight in 2003. She was operated primarily by British Airways & Air France. British Airways` Concordes made just under 50, 000 flights & flew more than 2.5m passengers supersonically. A typical London to New York crossing would take a little less than three & a half hours compared to around eight hours for a `subsonic flight`. In November 1986 a Concorde flew around the world, covering 28, 238 miles in 29 hours, 59 minutes. Today, Concordes can be viewed at museums across the UK & in France, including at IWM Duxford, Brooklands & Fleet Air Arm Museum, as well as at Heathrow, Manchester & Paris-Orly airports. However, there have been recent reports suggest that a Concorde may start operating commercially again. Through a series of key documents the book tells the story of how the aircraft was designed & developed as well as ground-breaking moments in her commercial history. ...

For over thirty years, Concorde aroused a passion in people from all over the world. This book catalogues the iconic planes last summer in c.100 photographs, capturing the intriguing & sometimes amusing behaviour that Concorde could invoke in people, & the pathos of the end of an era. ...

” In Concorde, Jonathan Glancey tells the story of this magnificent & hugely popular aircraft anew, taking the reader from the moment Captain Chuck Yeager first broke the sound barrier in 1947 through to the last commercial flight of the supersonic airliner in 2003. It is a tale of national rivalries, technological leaps, daring prototypes, tightrope politics, & a dream of a Dan Dare future never quite realized. Jonathan Glancey traces the development of Concorde not just through existing material & archives, but through interviews with those who lived with the supersonic project from its inception. The result is a compelling mix of overt technological optimism, a belief that Britain & France were major players in the world of civil as well as military aviation, & faith in an ever faster, ever more sophisticated future. This is a celebration, as well as a thoroughly researched history, of a truly brilliant machine that became a sky god of its era.” ...