Designed to take fans of The Hobbit & The Lord of the Rings deeper into the myths & legends of Middle-earth The Silmarillion is an account of the Elder Days, of the First Age of Tolkien`s world. It is the ancient drama to which the characters in The Lord of the Rings look back, & in whose events some of them such as Elrond & Galadriel took part. The tales of The Silmarillion are set in an age when Morgoth, the first Dark Lord, dwelt in Middle-Earth, & the High Elves made war upon him for the recovery of the Silmarils, the jewels containing the pure light of Valinor. Included in the book are several shorter works. The Ainulindale is a myth of the Creation & in the Valaquenta the nature & powers of each of the gods is described. The Akallabeth recounts the downfall of the great island kingdom of Numenor at the end of the Second Age & Of the Rings of Power tells of the great events at the end of the Third Age, as narrated in The Lord of the Rings. ...

At the foot of a chalk hill a stream rises in a silent copse, & is soon lost under the car parks & streets of the town its waters once gave life to. Captivated by the fate of this forgotten stream Charles Rangeley-Wilson sets out one winter's day to uncover its story. Distilled into the timeless passage of the river's flow, buried under the pavements that cover meadow, marsh & hill he finds dreamers & visionaries, a chronicle of paradises lost or never found, men who shaped the land & its history: the Jacobean maverick with an Arcadian irrigation dream, the sanitary inspector planning social emancipation, the libertine aristocrat who drew naked women in ornate lakes & flower beds. In Silt Road miller's riot, chairmakers die of fever, men dream of fish. In this moving elegy to a disappearing natural world Charles Rangeley-Wilson brings the history of the English landscape vividly to life. ...

At the foot of a chalk hill a stream rises in a silent copse, & is soon lost under the car parks & streets of the town its waters once gave life to. Captivated by the fate of this forgotten stream Charles Rangeley-Wilson sets out one winter`s day to uncover its story. Distilled into the timeless passage of the river`s flow, buried under the pavements that cover meadow, marsh & hill he finds dreamers & visionaries, a chronicle of paradises lost or never found, men who shaped the land & its history: the Jacobean maverick with an Arcadian irrigation dream, the sanitary inspector planning social emancipation, the libertine aristocrat who drew naked women in ornate lakes & flower beds. In Silt Road miller`s riot, chairmakers die of fever, men dream of fish. In this moving elegy to a disappearing natural world Charles Rangeley-Wilson brings the history of the English landscape vividly to life. ...

This is a celebration of trees in Britain, with the focus principally on the native species. It brings together numerous topics, with chapters concerning their evolution, their sociological, economic & cultural influences on man, the diversity of manifestations within individual species, & the interrelationships between the various species. There is fascinating material on trees in myth & legend, on the herbal & medicinal uses of trees, on woodland crafts & industries, & on tree planting, conservation & management. It is highly readable, full of accurate & scholarly information, & profusely & splendidly illustrated with hundreds of new photographs & archive illustrations. ...

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This waterproof headlamp by Silva withstands rain, snow & mud (submersible to 1m for 30 minutes). It has three light modes so is flexible depending on light demands & has up to 100 hours light time With a large on/off button, it can be operated while wearing gloves so is ideal for outdoor use in cold climates ...

Slowly, silently, now the moon Walks the night in her silver shoon; This way, & that, she peers, & sees Silver fruit upon silver trees; One spring evening, the fairies gather in the woods. Two sleepy children join in the parade to a wonderful, dream-like fairy party. Illustrated by bright new talent, Carolina Rabei, this Walter de la Mare poem is brought to life with shimmery, ethereal illustrations, making it the perfect book for bedtime. One of four seasonal Walter de la Mare picture books that form a set, each with complementing colour palates & illustrations by rising young star Carolina. ...

From the author of Every Contact Leaves a Trace comes a story of family & the lies we tell in order to survive Following the death of her famous father, Ruthie returns to the family villa in remote, wild Greece. After fifteen years in exile she is welcomed by her older sister, Vinny. They build a fragile happiness in their haven above the sea, protecting one another from the dark secrets of their childhood. But the arrival of an English family at a neighbouring cottage, & one young girl in particular, triggers a chain of events that will plunge both women back into the past, with shocking & fatal consequences. ...

For Detective Edgar ” Lefty” Mendieta, tormented by past heartbreak & dismayed by all-pervasive corruption, the murder of lawyer Bruno Canizales represents just another day at the office in Culiacan, Mexico`s capital of narco-crime. There is no shortage of suspects in a city where it`s hard to tell the gangsters from the politicians. Canizales was the son of a former government minister & the lover of a drug lord`s daughter, & he nurtured a penchant for cross-dressing & edgy sex. But why did the assassin use a silver bullet? & why, six days later, did he apparently strike again? Mendieta`s hunt for the killer takes him from mansions to low-life bars, from gumshoe reporters to glamourous transsexuals. Unearthing the truth can be as dangerous as any drug. ...

Carefully hand silk-screened silver continents, red longitude & latitude markings, & black nomenclature give the Silver Earthsphere a rich, high-tech look. Crafted of cast clear acrylic, these spheres offer you a contemporary way to understand geopolitical relationships. Silver Earthspheres present the most up-to-date cartography with current country boundaries, capitals, major cities, & bodies of water. Spheres are available in different sizes. ...