` When the respectable Londoner wants to feel devilish, he goes to Soho`, wrote Thomas Burke in 1915
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Matchmaking in the garden!
In this charming guide to companion planting for your vegetable-garden favorites, you'll learn why
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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. ...

`A wonderful novel. I was deeply moved. Outstanding.` John Boyne Mark Casey did not expect to fall in love. But from the minute he saw Joanne Lynch across the garden of a Dublin pub, it seemed that nothing else was possible. But Mark is also drawn back -- guiltily -- to his family & the land they have farmed for generations, & when he discovers the truth behind a family feud, it threatens to destroy this passionate love affair. `A novel of quiet power, filled with moments of carefully-told truth` Colm Toibin ` Elegant, consuming & richly inspired. superb.` Colum Mc Cann ` Powerful & beautifully paced.. .I was totally gripped.` Catherine O` Flynn ...

WINNER OF THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE FOR COMIC FICTION Michael Beard is a Nobel prize-winning physicist whose best work is behind him. A compulsive womaniser, Beard finds his fifth marriage floundering. But this time it is different: she is having the affair, & he is still in love with her. When Beard`s professional & personal worlds collide in a freak accident, an opportunity presents itself for Beard to extricate himself from his marital mess, reinvigorate his career & save the world from environmental disaster. Ranging from the Arctic Circle to the deserts of New Mexico, this is a story of one man`s greed & self-deception; a darkly satirical novel showing human frailty struggling with the most pressing & complex problem of our time. ...

The Solar Radiometer, also as a Light windmill is an instructive & physical object for demonstration that was devised by the english physicist Sir William Crookes (1832-1919) in the year 1873. This physical & technical miracle shows you easily, how sunlight is changing into energy
- the Sun as a source of energy in the future.
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In this title, bestselling author Marcus Chown leads us on a grand tour through the incredible diversity of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, & spacecraft that surround the Sun in our cosmic backyard. Illuminating his insightful & surprising text are a wealth of beautiful images & diagrams, printed in full colour, richly detailed & accurately based on real scientific data. A perfect gift for anyone with an interest in astronomy, ” The Solar System” allows the imagination to roam free from Mercury to Pluto & beyond. ...

DKfindout! Solar System teaches kids everything they would want to know about the awe-inspiring solar system. With beautiful photography, lively illustrations, & key curriculum information, the DKfindout! series will satisfy any child who is eager to learn & acquire facts
- & keep them coming back for more! From the planets to meteorites all a budding astronomer needs to know is packed DKfindout! Solar System. Packed with fun facts, quizzes & amazing photography the key curriculum topics are brought to life. Discover what the weather is like on Jupiter, or take a trip across Mars with the rover mission. DKfindout! Solar System will spark the imagination of any child interested in space.
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Keep Your Space Tidy. It`s not rocket science, all you need to get your stuff off the ground is The Solar System Coat Hooks. If you are tired of searching the universe for somewhere to put all your gear then look no further. Make the best out of your space with this solid metal coat rack, with colourful wooden planets. There are infinite possibilities. ...

8 Tiny planets made from rubber. Hold the universe in your hands & explore space without the hassle of leaving home. A scale model of the solar system made out of erasers. Well… Not the whole solar system, just the 8 large planets orbiting the Sun (the Milky Way contains at least 100 billion planets, that’s too many to fit in the packet). &, well… not exactly to scale (the vast size difference of the planets is such that Jupiter would have to be the size of football, also too big to fit in the packet). An educational gift for budding astrophysicists. ...