At the end of the Second World War Winston Churchill promised to manufacture half a million prefabricated bungalows to ease the housing shortage; in the end more than 156, 000 temporary `prefabs` were delivered. Nicknamed ` Palaces for the People`, & with convenient kitchens, bathrooms & heating systems, they proved popular & instead of being demolished as intended they were defended by residents who campaigned to keep their family homes & communities. Nearly seventy years later, as the last of these two bedroom homes are being demolished, Elisabeth Blanchet tells the story of these popular dwellings & their gardens & shows the various designs that were produced. Through the stories & memories of residents, she also reveals the communities who were pleased to live in the prefabs. ...

Experience a story 3.8 billion years in the making, with this unparalleled visual guide to prehistoric life. Unprecedented visual detail, comprehensive entries on hundreds of species & the latest research provide the whole picture of the creatures & plants that represent Earth's prehistoric life. Journey through the millennia & explore the rise & fall of successive organisms, devastating extinctions & the knife-edge progress of evolution. Fantastic photographs & images present each species in exceptional clarity, including 3D CT scans that transform inert fossils into species that almost live & breath on the page. Discover a huge catalogue, profiling a vast & diverse array of plants, fungi, invertebrates, amphibians, birds, reptiles & mammals & discover how they have evolved through time. From giant dinosaurs to lesser-known species that faced a similar, cataclysmic demise, this is a fascinating & essential reference on prehistoric life for the whole family. ...

From the wooly mammoth's mighty tusks to the huge fangs of the sabre-toothed big cat, Prehistoric Animals brings lost creatures to life. This title describes how we know about the existence of prehistoric animals & discusses what happened to them. It looks at how they fed, what they ate & how they survived. Small diagrams show just how huge these mighty creatures were, compared to the size of an average man today. Each creature is labelled with the correct scientific name of the animal, complete with a simple pronunciation guide. The World of Wonder Series is a highly visual introduction to exciting topics & important concepts, ranging from the animals of the prehistoric world to spacecraft investigating new planets. Packed with clear information & colourful pictures, these fascinating titles help children to become experts on a whole range of subjects. Magnificent full-colour illustrations almost leap to life off the page, & see-through scenechanging acetate pages give an insider's view of everything from the innner workings of a dinosaur to the construction of a skyscraper. All illustrations & diagrams are clearly accompanied by captions & annotations, & inset boxes provide surprising facts & statistics for the factfinder in a hurry. All titles feature a 'true or false' quiz running through the book, with answers given at the end, to make the book truly interactive, along with a ' Useful Words' page & index, encouraging children to use the book as an educational resource. ...

An account of the prehistoric stone circles at Avebury, which not only date from an earlier era but are also larger than the more famous sarsen stone circle of Stonehenge. Written by an archaeologist, the text considers aspects of Avebury's history & construction & discusses the probable purpose of these massive structures, in the process seeking to create a vivid & moving picture of their creators
- a primitive people whose lives were brief, savage & fearful.
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How & where did Britain's prehistoric ancestors live during the 8000 years between the end of the Ice Age & the arrival of the Romans in AD43? In tracing the variety & development of British settlements from the hunter-gatherers of the Mesolithic to the tribes of the Iron Ages, the author takes a fresh look at all the key sites. Part of the English Heritage series in which leading archaeologists & historians bring the past to life by interpreting the greatest historic monuments in which Britain is so rich, this book concentrates on two central points
- the close relationship between the individual settlement site & the wider landscape; & the ways in which archaeologists discover, interpret
- & constantly reinterpret
- prehistoric settlements. It

Includes:: information on the causewayed camps of the Neolithic, the recently rediscovered Dartmoor reaves & the hillforts & farmsteads of the Iron Age. Illustrated with plans, photographs (including high-quality aerial shots) & imaginative reconstructions, the book incorporates the most up-to-date archaeological research & lists the sites that are particularly worth visiting.




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This little book has become a classic. Re-issued yet again with revisions & colour pictures, it provides an excellent introduction to stone circles, including Stonehenge, & shows how we are gradually coming to an understanding of their significance. ...

Wiltshire contains some of the most important archaeological sites in Britain. Its Prehistoric remains include the breath-taking Stonehenge, awesome stone circle at Avebury, the enigma of Silbury Hill & a large number of hillforts. Among these important sites are also found smaller, perhaps lesser-known monuments of the Stone, Bronze & Iron Ages, including the King Barrow cemetery & Woodhenge. Bob Clarke, author of numerous books on military archaeology & history, takes us on a tour of the prehistoric sites in this archaeologically-rich county, using aerial photography & outstanding images, which accompany the informative text. All proceeds from this book go to the Wiltshire Archaeological & Natural History Society`s appeal to update the current Bronze Age Gallery at the museum in Devizes. ...

Preikestolen area in Norway in a series of GPS compatible recreational maps at 1:25, 000 with cartography based on the country’s topographic survey & additional tourist information. The base map is an enlargement of the standard 1:50, 000 topographic survey series. Contours lines are drawn at 20m intervals. The overprint varies from title to title, but

Includes:: local footpaths, in some cases distinguishing between easy & more difficult trails, as well as mountain huts & campsites. Many titles also indicate cycle, ski or canoeing routes, other accommodation possibilities, sport & recreational facilities, including alpine skiing slopes, places of interest, etc. The maps have a UTM grid & margin ticks giving latitude & longitude. Map legend

Includes:: English. Several titles have on the reverse additional tourist information, although in most cases in Norwegian only. To see the list of Turkart maps at 1:25, 000 & links to Turkart series at 50K, 100K & Hiking Sets please click on the series link above.



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A sex killer haunts the afternoon fog of 1930s London. He is on the prowl, looking for a schoolgirl. This monster, in turn, is being hunted. Detective-Inspector ` Dick` Turpin understands the psychology of his prey, but is more adept at finding habitual criminals than sex murderers. So it is up to formidable do-gooder Miss Asta Thundersley to poke her nose into the investigation. She is a habitue of the Bar Bacchus & believes one of the regulars is the killer, invites them all to a party & laces each one with alcohol to loosen their tongues. ...

Topographic survey of France at 1:25, 000 in IGN`s excellent TOP25 / Série Bleue series. All the maps are GPS compatible, with a 1km UTM grid plus latitude & longitude lines at 5’ intervals. Contours are at 5m intervals except for mountainous areas where the maps have contours at 10m intervals, vividly enhanced by hill shading & graphics for rocky terrain. Colouring with graphics indicates different types of vegetation or land use (deciduous or coniferous forests, moors, orchards, vineyards, etc). PLEASE NOTE: coverage of France at this scale is currently being revised – the format & the presentation of each title are indicated by the letters at the end of its Sheet Reference number (e.g. 0416ET, 3531ETR, 1923SB, etc.)MAPS WITH FULL TOURIST OVERPRINT & AN ENGLISH MAP LEGEND: all TOP25 maps & the SB editions of Série Bleue have an overprint highlighting waymarked walking trails including long-distance GR routes &, where appropriate, ski routes. Symbols indicate campsites, gîtes d’etape, refuges, equestrian centres & other recreational facilities or sites, tourist information centres, cultural heritage, etc. Towns & locations of particular interest are highlighted.- ET or OT = single-sided TOP25 map covering approx. 29x 21 km / 18x 13 miles.- ETR or OTR = waterproof & tear resistant TOP25 map covering the same area as the corresponding ET or OT number, but double-sided, printed on a smaller size sheet with a good overlap between the sides.- SB = Série Bleue map with full tourist overprint; these maps, first introduced in summer 2014, each cover approx. 29x 24km / 18x 15 miles.SÉRIE BLEUE maps with numbers ending in E (Est) or O (Ouest): most editions now indicate the GR routes, but do not show any other tourist information. Map legend is in French only. Each map covers approx. 14x 20km / 9x 12 miles. ...