The essential Pelican introduction to the European Union
- its history, its politics, & its role today For most of us today,
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Provides an explanation of the different European waterway signs, symbols, rules & regulations. Also covers a myriad of other day-to-day practicalities: lock systems, overtaking & being overtaken, mooring, swing bridges, fast fall locks, canal lifts, etc. Essential reading for any one thinking of swapping Britain`s relatively calm & uncluttered waterways for the busy commercial waterways of Europe. ...

Shot down on his first RAF mission, James Hunter spends his war in a German prison camp. The other captive soldiers busy themselves planning their escapes, but James dedicates himself to a detailed study of the redstarts nesting just beyond the camp boundaries
- a project that gives him something to live for & earns him an unusual ally in the Kommandant in charge of the camp. Rose, James`s young wife, is spending her war in a cottage on the lip of Ashdown Forest in Sussex, with her dog Harris for company. She`d hardly known James before he went away & can barely engage with his letters, which talk of nothing but birds. Now she has fallen in love with someone else
- Toby, a young pilot home on sick leave. They meet secretly at night. Then James`s brusque sister Enid is bombed out of her flat in London & comes to live in Rose`s tiny cottage. Little more than strangers, both women are guarded, & Rose tries to conceal her affair from Enid. But later both look back on this strange interlude as one of their happiest. Beautifully written & full of moments of hope, The Evening Chorus is a stirring story about love & the natural world, set against the backdrop of the Second World War.

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`I work in an office. I take cards out of a file. Once I have taken them out, I put them back in again. That is it.` Twenty-three-year-old Frits
- office worker, daydreamer, teller of inappropriate jokes
- finds life absurd & inexplicable. He lives with his parents, who drive him mad. He has terrible, disturbing dreams of death & destruction. Sometimes he talks to a toy rabbit. This is the story of ten evenings in Frits`s life at the end of December, as he drinks, smokes, sees friends, aimlessly wanders the gloomy city streets & tries to make sense of the minutes, hours & days that stretch before him. Darkly funny & mesmerising, The Evenings takes the tiny, "idian triumphs & heartbreaks of our everyday lives & turns them into a work of brilliant wit & profound beauty. ” The funniest, most exhilarating novel about boredom ever written. If The Evenings had appeared in English in the 1950s, it would have become every bit as much a classic as On the Road & The Catcher in the Rye.” Herman Koch, author of The Dinner ” Unlike John Williams, Gerard Reve`s work was critically acclaimed & sold exceptionally well during his lifetime. But, just like Stoner, The Evenings is brilliantly written, & has a maximum impact on the reader`s soul.” Oscar van Gelderen, the Dutch publisher who rediscovered John Williams`s Stoner ” Very funny & strange... Reve is a writer who may yet `catch on` in the Anglophone world” Lydia Davis, winner of the Man Booker International Prize Gerard Reve (1923-2006) is considered one of the greatest post-war Dutch authors, & was also the first openly gay writer in the country`s history. A complicated & controversial character, Reve is also hugely popular & critically acclaimed- his 1947 debut The Evenings was chosen as one of the nation`s 10 favourite books by the readers of a leading Dutch newspaper while the Society of Dutch Literature ranked it as the Netherlands` best novel of all time.

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`I work in an office. I take cards out of a file. Once I have taken them out, I put them back in again. That is it.` Twenty-three-year-old Frits
- office worker, daydreamer, teller of inappropriate jokes
- finds life absurd & inexplicable. He lives with his parents, who drive him mad. He has terrible, disturbing dreams of death & destruction. Sometimes he talks to a toy rabbit. This is the story of ten evenings in Frits`s life at the end of December, as he drinks, smokes, sees friends, aimlessly wanders the gloomy city streets & tries to make sense of the minutes, hours & days that stretch before him. Darkly funny & mesmerising, The Evenings takes the tiny, "idian triumphs & heartbreaks of our everyday lives & turns them into a work of brilliant wit & profound beauty.

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The Everyday Guide to British Birds is the perfect companion for nature enthusiasts & birdwatching beginners. It describes the common & widespread species we`re most likely to come across in Britain & explains what makes each of them unique. Clearly illustrated, packed with fascinating facts & written in a friendly style, this RSPB is ideal for anyone who wants to identify & learn more about the birds they encounter, whether in the back garden or the wider countryside. ...

The Everywhere Bear has a home on a shelf But he doesn`t spend very much time by himself, For each boy & girl in the class is a friend & he goes home with one of them every weekend. The Everywhere Bear has a wonderful time with the children in Class One, but one day he gets more than he bargained for when he falls unnoticed from a backpack & embarks on his own big adventure! He`s washed down a drain & whooshed out to sea, rescued by a fishing boat, loaded onto a lorry, carried off by a seagull.. .how will he ever make it back to Class One? The Everywhere Bear is a warm & engaging story from Julia Donaldson & Rebecca Cobb, the creators of The Paper Dolls, which has sold over 200, 000 copies worldwide & was shortlisted for the Kate Greenway Medal. ...

The Everywhere Bear has a home on a shelf But he doesn`t spend very much time by himself, For each boy & girl in the class is a friend And he goes home with one of them every weekend. The Everywhere Bear has a wonderful time with the children in Class One, but one day he gets more than he bargained for when he falls unnoticed from a backpack & embarks on his own big adventure! He`s washed down a drain & whooshed out to sea, rescued by a fishing boat, loaded onto a lorry, carried off by a seagull... how will he ever make it back to Class One? The Everywhere Bear is a warm & engaging story from Julia Donaldson & Rebecca Cobb, the creators of The Paper Dolls, which has sold over 200, 000 copies worldwide & was shortlisted for the CILIP Kate Greenway Medal. ...

Pioneering climbing in Scotland the 1930s, combat against Rommel's forces, three years in Nazi prison camps, & a near fatal alpine accident marked W.H. Murray's early life. Three exploratory Himalayan ventures followed including the critical 1951 reconnaissance trip that established the route by which Everest was climbed two years later. Thereafter he built a reputation as a writer & environmental polemicist & was deeply involved with the struggle to protect the Highlands from commercial exploitation. ...

This is the guidebook to Turkey`s new long-distance Cultural Route, complete with route description, map, historical background, & places to see. The route follows the Ottoman gentleman adventurer Evliya Celibi on his way to Mecca in 1671; it runs for 600km from the Sea of Marmara via Bursa, Kutahya & Afyon to Usak & Simav. The route follows, as far as possible, ancient paved roads & visits the cities, sights & tiny villages that Evliya rode through & recorded in his ” Seyatname” (” Book of Travels”). It can be explored by walkers, horse-riders & bikers. The UN has declared Evliya ` Man of the Year` for 2011, the 400th anniversary of his birth. This route is a practical addition to these celebrations
- it enables modern travellers to directly experience Evliya`s life, times & travels. It is brought to you by the noted Ottoman historian & author of ” Osman`s Dream”, Caroline Finkel, & the originator of ` The Lycian Way`, Kate Clow.
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