Marine biologist Judith Oakley explores & explains the diversity of British seashores in her new book Seashore Safaris. Through fantastic photography she aims to encourage people back to the shore & to help to conserve this delicate ecosystem. This book has over 100 photographs, some in polaroid-style, of sea creatures & their natural habitat. Judith explains what to look for & there are panels in the book for recording findings & details of how to submit them to the marine associations. This book is ideal for amateurs, family groups or educational groups as it provides a clear guide to the context of the various species & the best ways to enjoy the activity of a `seashore safari`. A great book for anyone over 8 years of age. ...

This is a new title in this exciting & informative series of books containing over 100 full-colour stickers that children can match to the illustrations. This is a beautifully illustrated sticker book that doubles as a spotters` guide, with accurate & simple descriptions that allow children to seek out & identify a plethora of species & learn all about key aspects of natural history. Space is allocated to each illustration so that details of when & where each butterfly was spotted can be inserted. It also contains a glossary of relevant words. Small size allows the books to fit neatly into a pocket so children can spot on the go. ...

Philip's Guide to Seashores & Shallow Seas is an easy to use & beautifully illustrated identification guide to marine life. Seashores & shallow seas are one of the most diverse natural environments, rich in plant & animal life. They are also among the most visited, attracting everyone from beachcombers & anglers to sailors & divers. Many who visit the sea take a strong interest in the wildlife found there, & this book provides a comprehensive & accessible guide. More than 1000 species are described in this book. For each species there is an account of the form, size, habitat & distribution. These combined with detailed & life-like illustration enable even the complete novice to easily identify a wide range of flora & fauna. It is a 'must have' for students of marine biography & oceanography, & for collectors of shells & other seashore remnants. Identification is assisted by an illustrated identification key in the introduction, which also describes the marine & seashore environment, explains the impact of the tides, & discusses conservation. Important groups of animals also have their own introductions. The illustrations are by James Nicholl, one of Britain's foremost biological artists. The author, Dr Andrew Campbell, is a senior lecturer in the Department of Biological Sciences at Queen Mary College, University of London. Main map scale: ...

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Seaside is Time Out’s inspirational guide dedicated to exploring the best of Britain’s beaches. Destinations in Engl&, Scotland & Wales are all included, incorporating craggy coves, sweeping strands, family favourites, surfers’ paradises, sheltered bays & secret islands. The guide is organised by region, covering Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Sussex, Kent, Suffolk, Norfolk, Yorkshire, Wales & Scotland & each entry

Includes:: an extensive introduction to the beach & its history in addition to suggestions for other beaches in the vicinity. Practical information on how to get there, parking, facilities, sports, swimming, rules & further reference details are also provided. A range of seaside images from Time Out’s extensive image database accompany the text & serve to celebrate some of Britain’s most attractive & celebrated sands.

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This stunning photography book captures the spirit of the now almost lost tradition of the English seaside holiday. The photographs
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Distinguished by masterly architecture & exemplary interior design, the beach hotels introduced in the pages of this lavishly illustrated coffee-table book are the ultimate refuge for those needing respite from their hectic lives & every-day routines. Whether well-established names or hidden gems, the reader is presented with a visual tour of ocean side resorts that range across continents & around the world-luxurious places where tastefulness & simplicity are often valued over richly decorated formality. ...

`” Season of Migration to the North” is an Arabian Nights in reverse, enclosing a pithy moral about international misconceptions & delusions. The brilliant student of an earlier generation returns to his Sudanese village; obsession with the mysterious West & a desire to bite the hand that has half-fed him, has led him to London & the beds of women with similar obsessions about the mysterious East. He kills them at the point of ecstasy & the Occident, in its turn, destroys him. Powerfully & poetically written & splendidly translated by Denys Johnson-Davies`
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Most of what is written about Africa is framed in terms that have been out of date for years. Too often, it is seen as heading for either disaster or salvation; the realities are more subtle, more complicated than this binary opposition suggests. The continent has over the last century experienced the fastest population growth in the entire history of our planet. This brings pressures environmental & human, but it also changes the logic of Africa`s economics. It suggests reasons for hope. Thanks to mobile phones, African retail markets are now becoming integrated; in South Africa, Nigeria & elsewhere, banking is penetrating society; foreign direct investment is higher than ever before. & Africa has 80 per cent of the world`s empty agricultural l&, which foreigners covet. Yet there is no reason to believe that Africa is heading for political stability. Its so-called `failed states` are actually here to stay. After two centuries when Europeans & Americans thought of Africa as a continent struggling to catch up, it has arrived. It has developed, but in ways no one foresaw. Season of Rains explains how one billion Africans are changing their continent & changing the world. Stephen Ellis dissects how the postcolonial legacy has been overcome, how Africans are seizing the commercial & political initiative, & why this matters. Africans are reorienting-literally-as they connect to the East. Hundreds of thousands of Chinese, seeking minerals, oil & more, have settled in Africa; conversely the Chinese city of Guangzhou is home to as many as 100, 000 Africans. In a series of short, pungently written chapters, Ellis surveys the continent today, offering the reader an indispensable guide to how money, power, religion & indigenous development will shape Africa`s coming generations. ...

There are few books that offer home cooks a new way to cook & to think about flavor-and fewer that do it with the clarity & warmth of Nik Sharma`s Season. Season features 100 of the most delicious & intriguing recipes you`ve ever tasted, plus 270 of the most beautiful photographs ever seen in a cookbook. Here Nik, beloved curator of the award-winning food blog A Brown Table, shares a treasury of ingredients, techniques, & flavors that combine in a way that`s both familiar & completely unexpected. These are recipes that take a journey all the way from India by way of the American South to California. It`s a personal journey that opens new vistas in the kitchen, including new methods & integrated by a marvelous use of spices. Even though these are dishes that will take home cooks & their guests by surprise, rest assured there`s nothing intimidating here. Season, like Nik, welcomes everyone to the table! ...