Mc Laggan Smith bone china Countries Mug measuring 29cm diameter / 9cm depth. The mug is adorned with a table of colour-coded vital statistics for 15 countries of the world. Facts displayed on the mug for each country include its capital, time zone, area, population, currency, official language & highest mountain. The perfect desk accessory! ...

Every primary school needs this brightly coloured map of the world`s countries. Uncluttered with unnecessary detail, this is a great visual aid for kids to learn geography & advance their understanding of the world. The map is clearly labelled with country names & oceans making it ideal for teaching the location of places. Alongside the large political map there are inset maps of the polar regions & the continents. This wall chart is laminated on one side & supplied rolled into a clear polythene tube. It is ideal for mounting on a classroom wall or for home study. Makes learning fun. Published in association with the Geographical Association. ...

The Countries of the World in Minutes is the quickest way to understand the modern world & every country in it. For each of the 195 officially recognised countries of the world, a mini-essay clearly & concisely explains its key history, characteristics & social & political structures. Alongside, an outline map shows each country`s global location, main geographic features & capital city, whilst a table of essential data details its population, political system, languages, major religions, currency, gross domestic product, main industries, & much more. Illustrated with 195 up-to-date country maps. ...

In Country, Jasper Conran uses his own experiences & the landscapes & homes that are familiar to him to portray a seductive way of life. The allure of the countryside has a universal aspiration. How do we achieve the dream? It is not about spending money, or prescribing to a certain style, it is about appreciation, self-expression & getting back to the root of what makes us tick. Moving from one season to the next, from interior to exterior, from detail to landscape, this is life as it is actually lived in the countryside today. It is one man`s vision that informs by captivating the senses & the imagination. Country is realistic, full of ideas & completely engrossing
- a book to spend time with. Beautifully conceived, beautifully photographed & beautifully written, Country is a new kind of lifestyle book
- it means that you can live the dream.

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In Country, Jasper Conran uses his own experiences & the landscapes & homes that are familiar to him to portray a seductive way of life. The allure of the countryside has a universal aspiration. How do we achieve the dream? It is not about spending money, or prescribing to a certain style, it is about appreciation, self-expression & getting back to the root of what makes us tick. Moving from one season to the next, from interior to exterior, from detail to landscape, this is life as it is actually lived in the countryside today. It is one man`s vision that informs by captivating the senses & the imagination. Country is realistic, full of ideas & completely engrossing
- a book to spend time with. Beautifully conceived, beautifully photographed & beautifully written, Country is a new kind of lifestyle book
- it means that you can live the dream.

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This text explores the world of country breweries & the variety of ales they produce, placing emphasis on quality ales brewed by master craftsmen. It stresses the rural roots of brewing, & highlights the survival of long-established breweries as well as the arrival of small microbreweries. The photographs illustrate the varied architecture & idyllic locations of the breweries. ...

This is a celebration of England's most glorious churches, from Norman masterpieces & Medieval treasures to Baroque splendour & Victorian high gothic. Simon Jenkins has travelled England from Cornwall to Cumbria to select its finest churches of all periods & styles, unearthing rich mosaics, precious stained glass, grand marbles & humble carvings of green men, dogs, rabbits & birds. In doing so he reveals not only an unparalleled collection of national art & architecture, but the history & spirit of a people. Generations of inhabitants have helped shape the English countryside
- but it has profoundly shaped us too. It has provoked a huge variety of responses from artists, writers, musicians & people who live & work on the land
- as well as those who are travelling through it. English Journeys celebrates this long tradition with a series of twenty books on all aspects of the countryside, from stargazey pie & country churches, to man's relationship with nature & songs celebrating the patterns of the countryside (as well as ghosts & love-struck soldiers).

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Published in association with the National Trust, this book looks at the country cottage in Britain, in areas that range from Cornwall to Northumbria & from East Anglia to Wales. Some of the cottages are reflections of place, showing how, for centuries, people used the materials around them to create buildings. These are the cottages that were built by h&, with the traditional vernacular skills that led to the cob & thatch of the West country, the half-timbering of the Weald of Kent & Sussex & of the Welsh Borders, & the gabled golden stone of the Cotswolds. Others were purpose-built & architect-designed, forming trim terraces in 100 estate villages, or set beside a waterway or on a remote coast for lock-keepers, coastguards & lighthouse attendants. ...

After living in China for five years, & learning the language, Peter Hessler decided to undertake an even more complicated endeavor: he acquired his Chinese driving licence. An eye-opening challenge, it enabled him to embark on an epic journey driving across this most enigmatic of countries. Over seven years, he travelled to places rarely explored by tourists, into the factories exporting their goods to the world & into the homes of their workers. Full of extraordinary encounters & details of life beyond Beijing, it is an unforgettable, unique portrait of the country that will likely shape all our lives in the century to come. ...

In the summer of 2001, Peter Hessler, the long-time Beijing correspondent for The New Yorker, acquired his Chinese driver's license. For the next seven years he travelled the country, tracking how the automobile & the enhanced transport system were transforming China. Hessler writes movingly of everyday people
- farmers, migrant workers & entrepreneurs
- who have reshaped the country during one of the most critical periods in its history.

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