` Our relationship with nature has changed.. .radically, irreversibly, but by no means all for the bad. Our new epoch is laced with invention. Our mistakes are legion, but our talent is immeasurable.` In The Human Age award-winning nature writer Diane Ackerman confronts the fact that the human race is now the single dominant force of change on the planet. Humans have `subdued 75 per cent of the land surface, concocted a wizardry of industrial & medical marvels, strung lights all across the darkness`. We now collect the DNA of vanishing species in a `frozen ark`, equip orang-utans with iPads, create wearable technologies & synthetic species that might one day outsmart us. Ackerman takes us on an exciting journey to understand this bewildering new reality, introducing us to many of the people & ideas now creating
- perhaps saving
- the future. The Human Age is a surprising, optimistic engagement with the dramatic transformations that have shaped, & continue to alter, our world, our relationship with nature & our prospects for the future. Diane Ackerman is one of our most lyrical, insightful & compelling writers on the natural world & The Human Age is a landmark book.

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My Human Body Infographic Sticker Activity Book is an interactive journey around your amazing body.

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A concise & illuminating tour of the human body
- learn about how our bodies work & why they work the way they do, in minutes.
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Based on a wide range of consultations with maritime organisations, the guide was produced by organisational psychologists GS Partnership Ltd., for consortium partners UK Maritime & Coastguard Agency, BP Shipping, Teekay Marine Services, & the Standard P Club. This publication won the Management & Operations category at the 2011 Safety at Sea International (SASI) awards. Aimed at everyone in the shipping industry, the Guide explains the fundamental aspects of human behaviour, which together constitute what the commercial maritime sector calls `the human element`. It makes clear that the human element is neither peripheral nor optional in the pursuit of a profitable & safe shipping industry. The Guide clearly shows that managing the human element must take place simultaneously at all levels of the industry. Analysis of continuing shipping disasters has increasingly implicated the human element. The loss of life, the impact on company profits & credibility, & the vast environmental damage that can result from the loss of even a single vessel remain clear. The Guide offers insight, explanation & advice to help manage the human element more effectively, more safely & more profitably. ...

Oslo, 1968. Ambitious young detective Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen is called to an apartment block, where a man has been found murdered. The victim, Harald Olesen, was a legendary hero of the Resistance during the Nazi occupation & at first it is difficult to imagine who could have wanted him dead. But as Detective Inspector Kolbjorn Kristiansen (known as K2) begins to investigate, it seems clear that the murderer could only be one of Olesen`s fellow tenants in the building. Soon, with the help of Patricia
- a brilliant young woman confined to a wheelchair following a terrible accident
- K2 will begin to untangle the web of lies surrounding Olesen`s neighbours; each of whom, it seems, had their own reasons for wanting Olesen dead. Their interviews, together with new & perplexing clues, will lead K2 & Patricia to dark events that took place during the Second World War.. . This gripping, evocative & ingenious mystery
- the first in a series featuring K2 & Patricia
- pays homage to the great Agatha Christie & will plunge readers into Norwegian history, & into a world of deceit & betrayal, revenge & the very darkest murder.



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THERE`S NO PLACE LIKE HOME. OR IS THERE? After an `incident` one wet Friday night where he is found walking naked through the streets of Cambridge, Professor Andrew Martin is not feeling quite himself. Food sickens him. Clothes confound him. Even his loving wife & teenage son are repulsive to him. He feels lost amongst an alien species & hates everyone on the planet. Everyone, that is, except Newton, & he`s a dog. Who is he really? & what could make someone change their mind about the human race... ? ...

Sam Taylor knows he should be content with his life; with a high-flying career in the city & a beautiful fiancee, his lot is better than most. But he can`t help but feel something is missing. When Sam meets enigmatic American Kay at a Cotswolds wedding as he holds out his umbrella for her in the pouring rain, he believes he has found someone who completes him. Throwing caution to the wind, Sam decides to risk everything & pursue Kay across the Atlantic to her native New York & the home she shares with her husb&, Chris. Nicholas Hogg`s novel is a taut & highly charged story of passion & adultery. Set against the backdrop of the financial crisis, ” The Hummingbird & the Bear” follows a powerful & illicit love from England to New York, from the known to the unknown. Both shocking & delightful, it confirms Hogg`s position among the finest of today`s young writers. Praise for his previous novel ” Show Me the Sky”: ” An assured & gripping debut”. (BBC Radio 3). ” Hogg performs a full range of literary circus feats.. .leading his reader on an exotic journey”. (” Adelaide Advertiser”).” Like a four-part harmony, Hogg balances these voices, strengthening the book`s message of staying true to one`s roots”. (” Sunday Herald”). ” His subtle & clever novel weaves together five different narrative strands...plotted so artfully”. (” The Big Issue”). ...

The Hummingbird Bakery is the destination bakery for Londoners with a passion for great cakes. In this irresistible book, the chefs from the bakery share their recipes for a delicious range of 60 bakes, from deliciously light cupcakes with pretty buttercream frosting to moist chocolate layer cakes & zesty lemon meringue pie. Hummingbird recipes not only taste great but also look spectacular
- without resorting to fussy recipes & hours in the kitchen. The chapters include Cupcakes, Cakes (including loaf, layer, ring & cheesecakes), Pies, Brownies & Bars, Muffins & Cookies.
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The number one bestseller (more than 830, 000 copies sold) now updated with new recipes. From their first shop in Notting Hill`s Portobello Road, The Hummingbird Bakery introduced London to the delights of American-style baking. The simple yet spectacular recipes for indulgent cupcakes, muffins, pies, cheesecakes, brownies, cakes & cookies, in this, their first & bestselling cookbook, ensured that the home cook could create some Hummingbird magic in their own kitchens too. Now Tarek Malouf & The Hummingbird Bakers have created a new edition of the book, fine-tuning their classic recipes & introducing new bakes such as: Mile-high Chocolate, Salted Caramel Cake, Sticky Fig & Pistachio Cupcakes, Hot Cross Bun Cupcakes, Chocolate Cola Cake. ...

Britain`s million-copy bestselling, hugely popular bakery is back with over 100 new tried-&-triple-tested recipes that celebrate home baking. This stunning new cookbook, including step-by-step photos & every foolproof recipe with its own image, offers some of the bakers` all-time favourite home baking recipes & brand new, inspirational ideas. Our love of baking has been handed down from generation to generation & this collection of gorgeous Hummingbird bakes

Includes:: delicious cupcakes, loaves, layer cakes, biscuits, sweets, roulades, pies, puds & savouries
- all with the unique Hummingbird twist. Pecan & Toffee Thumbprint Cookies, Custard Cream Cupcakes, & Strawberry Milkshake Cupcakes for afternoon tea; Pineapple Upside-down Cake, Blackbottom Pie, Raspberry & Jelly Roll & for dessert; Blueberry Buns, S`more Brownies or Pinwheels for a delicious pick-me-up; Red Velvet Roulade, Maple & Walnut Streusel Cake, & Chocolate Cake with Vanilla Meringue for something a bit special. From easy-peasy Olive Loaf to gorgeous Lemon Layer Cake, the baker`s original cakes & bakes will appeal to novice bakers & confident pie-makers alike
- & offer memorable moments for friends, family or simply to enjoy at home. This gorgeous, mouth-watering cookbook evokes a delightful age of classic home baking & will stand out from the baking shelf with recipes to treat, to give, & to celebrate.



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