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 Silva pedometer is compact, lightweight, easy to use & comes in new colours: black body with the product name & logotype in orange. The built-in filter function prevents recording unwanted occasional movement during a walk or a jog. The belt clip secures the pedometer to the belt/trousers in the best possible way & for safety reasons the ex pedometer is also equipped with a lanyard which will prevent accidental loss. The pedometer uses a pendulum to register steps. When in motion, the pendulum gives off a clicking sound. Treat your pedometer carefully: it is not shock- or waterproof. Its functions include:- counting number of steps ...

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. ...

Northern Ireland has made headlines around the world for three decades. The province has become synonymous with conflict, terrorism & tortuous efforts to forge peace. But what is life there really like? In this enchanting & highly original book Martin Fletcher presents a portrait of Northern Ireland utterly at odds with its dire international image. He paints a compelling picture of a place caught in a time warp since the 1960s, of a land of mountains, lakes & rivers where customs, traditions & old-world charm survive, of an incredibly resourceful province that has given the world not just bombs & bullets but the Titanic, the tyre & the tractor, a dozen American presidents, two prime ministers of New Zealand & a Hindu god. He meets an intelligent, fun-loving, God-fearing people who may do terrible things to each other but who could not be more welcoming to outsiders. He describes a land of awful beauty, a battleground of good & evil, a province populated by saints & sinners that has yet to be rendered bland by the forces of modernity. ...