A handy, pocket-sized guide to 220 of the world`s spiders, Gem Spiders is the perfect introduction to these `creepy-crawlies` There are Approx. 35, 000 known species of spider in the world, but it is estimated that the true number in existence could be nearer 70, 000. They occur everwhere naturally &, because of their sharp bite & venom, they are one of the most successful groups of animal. Each entry
Includes:: * A photograph of the spider & details of any distinguishing features which may help identification * Information on size, web, habitat, distribution range & the times of the year when it is most likely to be spotted * An icon shows the potency of each spider`s venom Each species is sorted by family & illustrated with a symbol, enabling you to quickly find what you are looking for. There is a detailed introduction which covers aspects of spiders` natural history, their relatives, anatomy, the production & uses of silk. From the Goliath Tarantula to the patu digua, this photographic guide is the perfect introduction for those who want to learn about these fascinating creatures.
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A full-length novel by Charles Osborne adapted from Agatha Christie`s stage play, in which a diplomat`s wife finds a body that mustn`t be discovered... Following BLACK COFFEE & THE UNEXPECTED GUEST comes the final Agatha Christie play novelisation, bringing her superb storytelling to a new legion of fans. Clarissa, the wife of a Foreign Office diplomat, is given to daydreaming. ` Supposing I were to come down one morning & find a dead body in the library, what should I do?` she muses. Clarissa has her chance to find out when she discovers a body in the drawing-room of her house in Kent. Desperate to dispose of the body before her husband comes home with an important foreign politician, Clarissa persuades her three house guests to become accessories & accomplices. It seems that the murdered man was not unknown to certain members of the house party (but which ones?), & the search begins for the murderer & the motive, while at the same time trying to persuade a police inspector that there has been no murder at all... ...

Map No. 732, Spiekeroog, in a series of hiking maps from Kompass providing extensive coverage of Austria & Germany plus the Slovenian Alps, with hiking routes on a topographic base, various types of accommodation, recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Many titles are now published as competitively priced sets of two or more maps, offering a wider coverage. Kompass are Europe ...

Spiekeroog island in the German East Frisian Islands, on a detailed, GPS compatible map at 1:15, 000 from Kompass with local & long-distance footpaths, cycling routes, accommodation, etc, printed on durable, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper.KOMPASS HIKING & RECREATIONAL MAPS: this title is part of an extensive series covering Austria, much of Germany & the Slovenian Alps. Kompass are Europe’s largest publishers of hiking maps; their mapping of other countries, including expanding coverage of Italy, is listed on our website separately.CARTOGRAPHY: the maps are contoured with additional shading, graphic relief & colouring to provide a more detailed picture of the terrain, vegetation and/or land use. Contour interval varies from 10m in the coastal areas of Northern Germany to 40 or 50 metres in the mountainous regions. All the maps highlight local & long-distance waymarked footpaths, including climbing trails. Most titles also show cycling routes, mountain bike trails, &, the in mountainous areas, ski routes. The maps indicate various types of accommodation (selected inns & hotels, youth hostels, campsites, mountain refuges), as well as recreational facilities, places of interest, etc. Latest editions also show access by public transport with bus stops and/or Park+ Ride facilities.GEOGRAPHICAL COORDINATES: unless indicated to the contrary in the individual description, the maps have a UTM grid for GPS users. MAP LEGEND: most maps now include full English legend, particularly titles covering the Alpine areas. Some maps covering mainly eastern Austria or the less popular parts of Germany may still have a legend in German only.OTHER

Features: selected titles include on the reverse panorama drawings of their area with names of villages, peaks, valleys, etc. and/or have a booklet with pictures of local wild flowers with their Latin names. Many titles are now published as competitively priced sets of two or more maps, offering a wider coverage.BOOKLETS: PLEASE NOTE BEFORE ORDERING
- many titles come with a booklet describing the area and/or various hiking routes. Unless indicated in the individual description that the booklet

Includes:: English, these booklets are IN GERMAN only. The booklets are not necessary to use the maps since, as stated above, full English language map legend is provided.




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In the quiet cul-de-sac where Keith & Stephen live the only immediate signs of the Second World War are the blackout at night & a single random bombsite. But the two boys start to suspect all is not as it seems when one day Keith announces a disconcerting discovery: the Germans have infiltrated his own family. & when the secret underground world they have dreamed up emerges from the shadows they find themselves engulfed in mysteries far deeper & more painful than they had bargained for. Winner of the Whitbread Novel of the Year Award. ...

Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas & the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the backrooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, & in the Club de Salonique the air is thick with whispers. Costa Zannis is the city's dashing chief detective
- a man with contacts high & low, in the Balkans & beyond. & as unknown ships & British 'travel writers' trickle through the port, he is a man very much in dem&. Having helped defeat Italy in the highlands of Macedonia, Zannis returns to a city holding its breath. Mussolini's forces have retreated
- for now
- but German sights are fixed firmly on the region. & as the situation in Germany worsens, Zannis becomes involved in an audacious plot
- smuggling Jews to Istanbul, through the back door of Europe. The British hear he can penetrate the continent's closed borders, & soon Zannis is embroiled in the resistance, & in a reckless love affair that could jeopardise everything. With a remarkable cast of operatives, Spies of the Balkans is a brilliant new espionage novel from Alan Furst.



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Salonika, 1940. To the bustle of tavernas & the smell of hashish, a secret war is taking shape. In the backrooms of barbers, envelopes change hands, & in the Club de Salonique the air is thick with whispers. Costa Zannis is the city`s dashing chief detective
- a man with contacts high & low, in the Balkans & beyond. & as unknown ships & British `travel writers` trickle through the port, he is a man very much in dem&. Having helped defeat Italy in the highlands of Macedonia, Zannis returns to a city holding its breath. Mussolini`s forces have retreated
- for now
- but German sights are fixed firmly on the region. & as the situation in Germany worsens, Zannis becomes involved in an audacious plot
- smuggling Jews to Istanbul, through the back door of Europe. The British hear he can penetrate the continent`s closed borders, & soon Zannis is embroiled in the resistance, & in a reckless love affair that could jeopardise everything. With a remarkable cast of operatives, SPIES OF THE BALKANS is a brilliant espionage novel from Alan Furst.



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This title was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2015. It is longlisted for the Gaurdian First Book Award 2015. It was shortlisted for the Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2015. You find me on a Tuesday, on my Tuesday trip to town. A note sellotaped to the inside of the jumble-shop window: Compassionate & Tolerant Owner. A person without pets & without children under four. A misfit man finds a misfit dog. Ray, aged fifty-seven, `too old for starting over, too young for giving up`, & one eye, a vicious little bugger, smaller than expected, a good ratter. Both are accustomed to being alone, unloved, outcast
- but they quickly find in each other a strange companionship of sorts. As spring turns to summer, their relationship grows & intensifies, until a savage act forces them to abandon the precarious life they`d established, & take to the road. Spill Simmer Falter Wither is a wholly different kind of love story: a devastating portrait of loneliness, loss & friendship, & of the scars that are more than skin-deep. Written with tremendous empathy & insight, in lyrical language that surprises & delights, this is an extraordinary & heartbreaking debut by a major new talent.
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Clarissa was born into wealth & privilege, as a child, shooting & hunting were the norm & pigeons were flown in from Cairo for supper. Her mother was an Australian heiress, her father was a brilliant surgeon to the Royal family. But he was also a tyrannical & violent drunk who used to beat her & force her to eat carrots with slugs still clinging to them. Clarissa was determined & clever, though, & her ambition led her to a career in the law. At the age of 21, she was the youngest ever woman to be called to the Bar. Disaster struck when her adored mother died suddenly. It was to lead to a mind-numbing decade of wild over-indulgence. Rich from her inheritance, in the end Clarissa partied away her entire fortune. It was a long, hard road to recovery along which Clarissa finally faced her demons & turned to the one thing that had always brought her joy
- cooking. Now at last she has found success, sobriety & peace. With the stark honesty & the brilliant wit we love her for, Clarissa recounts the tale of a life lived to extremes. A vivid & funny story, it is as moving as it is a cracking good read.
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Centenarian Eulalio Assumpcao has reached the end of his long life. From his modest bed in a Rio public hospital, as his mind falters, he grandly recounts his past to passing nurses, his visiting daughter & the whitewashed ceiling. His eccentric stories are seemingly nothing more than the ramblings of a dying man, yet as he overlaps each confused memory, they begin to coalesce into a brilliant & bitter eulogy for himself & for Brazil. Charting his own fall from aristocracy, Eulalio`s feverish monologue sprawls across the last century, from his empire-building ancestors to his drug-dealing great-great grandson. He confronts his senator father who squandered the family fortune on women & cocaine, & recalls the imperious mother who he always disappointed; but as he drifts through each shifting episode, he never stops searching for Matilde, the girl with cinnamon skin, who danced her way into his heart & then broke it when she disappeared. ...