Humans have put the Earth's resources to extraordinary use. Carbon provides us with heat, light & mobility at the flick of a switch. From silver came photography, the preservation of memories, & a task which for centuries was confined to painters, sketchers & our imaginations. Silver in turn was eventually replaced by silicon, an element which enables us to communicate & transmit information across the globe in an instant. But our use of the Earth's resources is not always for the benefit of humankind. Our relationship with the elements is one of great ambivalence. Uranium produces both productive nuclear power & destructive atomic bombs; iron is the bloody weapon of war, but also the economic tool of peace; our desire for alluring gold is the foundation of global trade, but has also led to the death of millions. This book vividly describes how seven key elements have shaped the world around us
- for good & for bad. Seven Elements takes you on an adventure of human passion, ingenuity & discovery. This journey is far from over: we continue to find surprising new uses for these seven elements. Discover how titanium pervades modern consumer society; how natural gas is transforming the global energy sector; & how an innovative new form of carbon could be starting a technological revolution. Seven Elements is a unique mix of science, history & politics, interwoven with the author's extensive personal & professional experience.
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The Argentines grill more meat per capita than any nation on earth. Francis Mallmann was raised in the mountains of Patagonia, trained in the great kitchens of Europe, & returned home to become the top chef in Buenos Aires & the biggest star on South American food television. In 1995 he gave up cooking fancy food & applied all the lessons of haute cuisine to maximizing flavor & texture with wood-fired cookery. His food is astoundingly bright & vivid with burnt, crusty tastes both rustic & refined. Recipes range across the menu, including non-grilled recipes for what to eat while you`re building the fire. Most recipes are adapted for cooking indoors, so this is a cookbook for any season, any kitchen. Francis` seven fires are: Chapa
- a cast iron griddle or skillet (the form most used in this book); Little Hell
- cooking with fire above & below the food; Parilla
- basically what`s called barbecuing or grilling in the US; Horno de Barro
- cooking in a wood-fired clay oven; Rescoldo
- cooking food by burying in hot embers & ashes; Asador
- cooking whole pigs or lambs affixed to an iron cross that faces a bonfire; &, Caldero
- cooking in an iron cauldron or Dutch oven.






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The lotus, lily, sunflower, opium poppy, rose, tulip & orchid: seven flowers, each with its own story full of surprises & secrets, each affecting the world around us in subtle yet powerful ways. But what is the nature of their power & how did it develop? Why have these particular plants become the focus of gardens, literature & art? In order to find the answers, author & horticultural historian Jennifer Potter tracks this septet of flowers across the globe as she examines the influence they have had on civilizations through the ages. These are both histories & detective stories, full of incident & unexpected revelations. Here are the flowers of life & death; of purity & passion; of greed, envy & virtue; of hope & consolation; of the beauty that drives men wild. All seven demonstrate the enduring ability of flowers to speak metaphorically
- if we could only decode what they have to say. Please click on this link to view the full reference notes to Seven Flowers: http://atlantic-books.co.uk/content/notes-seven-flower
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Romantics, adventurers, sensualists, melancholics & dreamers inhabit the bizarre & exotic world conjured up in these seven intricately interwoven tales, whose settings range from Tuscany & Elsinore, to a dhow on its way from Lamu to Zanzibar. Proclaimed a masterpiece on its publication in 1934, this collection is shot through with themes of love & desire
- from the maiden lady who now believes herself to have been the grand courtesan of her time, to the Count whose wife is so jealous that she cannot bear him to admire her jewels, & Lincoln Forsner, an Englishman whose search for a woman he met in a brothel leads him into many strange adventures.
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5 Seven Kings in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. Two versions have been published for this area to show how it developed across the years
- the two maps are from different series, Essex Old & New Series, & so the sheetlines are somewhat different The Seven Kings 1894 map covers an area from Queen`s Road & Sams Green eastward to Goodmayes Lodge & Goodmayes Lane; & from Ilford Cemetery northward to Wards Lane & Stump Cross. Newbury Park branch has not been built & Seven Kings station has not been opened. Features include Seven Kings Farm, Aldborough Cottages, St Mary`s church, Cauliflower Road, Ash Grove. The map show an area somewhat to the north, although overlapping with the later 1915 map. The Goodmayes 1915 map captures the eastern side of Ilford, extending to Goodmayes: an area that stretches from Sunnyside Road & Connaught Road eastward to Hazeldene Road & Colinton Road at Goodmayes, & from Cambridge Road & Seven Kings station southward to Mortlake Road & Longbridge Road. Features include the GER main line & Newbury Park Junction, St Mary`s church, Ilford Cemetery, South Park, All Saints church Goodmayes, Goodmayes Farm. The southern half of the map is still quite rural, with Goodmayes Lane winding its way across the map, but the northern half is already lined with streets. This version links more conveniently with the London series. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK.
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In this controversial new book, Daisy Christodoulou offers a thought-provoking critique of educational orthodoxy. Drawing on her recent experience of teaching in challenging schools, she shows through a wide range of examples & case studies just how much classroom practice contradicts basic scientific principles. She examines seven widely-held beliefs which are holding back pupils & teachers:
- Facts prevent understanding
- Teacher-led instruction is passive
- The 21st century fundamentally changes everything
- You can always just look it up -We should teach transferable skills
- Projects & activities are the best way to learn
- Teaching knowledge is indoctrination. In each accessible & engaging chapter, Christodoulou sets out the theory of each myth, considers its practical implications & shows the worrying prevalence of such practice. Then, she explains exactly why it is a myth, with reference to the principles of modern cognitive science. She builds a powerful case explaining how governments & educational organisations around the world have let down teachers & pupils by promoting & even mandating evidence-less theory & bad practice. This blisteringly incisive & urgent text is essential reading for all teachers, teacher training students, policy makers, head teachers, researchers & academics around the world.





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Seven Pillars of Wisdom recreates epic events with extraordinary vividness; for anyone enraptured by David Lean’s classic vision of this tumultuous time in Middle Eastern history, this book is an absolute must. Although `continually & bitterly ashamed` that the Arabs had risen in revolt against the Turks as a result of fraudulent British promises of self-rule, T E Lawrence led them in a triumphant campaign which revolutionized the art of war. In the words of E M Forster, ` Round this tent-pole of a military chronicle, T E has hung an unexampled fabric of portraits, descriptions, philosophies, emotions, adventures, dreams`. During the Arab Revolt Lawrence kept many notes pertaining to his experiences, & began working them into a collected narrative in 1919; yet while changing trains at Reading railway station, he mislaid them inside a briefcase, never to be found again. A year later, he set about rewriting as much as he could from memory; thankfully the text was eventually self-published by Lawrence- unfortunately at a great cost, to the point of bankruptcy. However flawed, Lawrence is one of the 20th century`s most fascinating figures. This is the greatest monument to his character & achievements. ...

You can count numbers all around you, from the eight legs on a spider to the one nose on your face. But can you count the stars in the sky or the fish in the Amazon? Find out all about PLANET EARTH in THE BIG COUNTDOWN, including types of rock & how they are formed, the longest river & smallest mountain, earthquakes & volcanoes, the water cycle & Earth`s atmosphere & how we can really count the grains on sand on our planet. The Big Countdown looks at popular topics & investigates the great many numbers that make them fascinating. From the mind-bogglingly large to smallest & most precious, this series helps us understand that it`s not just our days that are numbered. ...

When Rebecca Stephens first formed her goal of climbing Everest she was a young journalist with hardly any climbing experience, but with a strong vision & limitless determination to achieve her dream. It was a highly ambitious goal for such an inexperienced climber. Yet only four years on, she became the first British woman to climb the highest mountain in the world. That achievement led directly to her second great ambition: to be the first British woman to climb the Seven Summits, the tallest peak on each of the world`s seven continents. In this inspiring book, Rebecca Stephens & management guru Robert Heller join forces to explore the mental skills, practical abilities & psychological powers that enabled her to achieve her dream. Whatever your personal ambition may be, the lessons of this unique book will lead you to identify, master & scale your own individual heights. ...