With over 240 breathtaking photographs & footage from the landmark BBC series, The Hunt captures the dramatic encounters of predator & prey in an entirely new light. Featuring the extraordinary strategies of a huge range of predators, from cheetahs & African wild dogs to killer whales & polar bears, these images & stories will revolutionise what you thought you knew about life in the wild. Whether through speed, stamina or complex subterfuge, each creature`s strategy is honed to its environment
- & remarkable adaptations mean that the hunted often can, & do, outwit their hunters. It`s a life-or-death duel where each animal`s skills are stretched to the very limit. The final chapter of the book goes behind the scenes to recount the adventures of the production teams as they themselves stalk their quarry
- & are sometimes stalked
- to discover never-before-seen species & previously undocumented behaviours. From the producers of Frozen Planet & Planet Earth, The Hunt reveals in astonishing detail the most surprising & significant events in the natural world.


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Amsterdam has so much more to see than canals. To help you experience the Netherlands capital the way the locals do, The HUNT team has donned their curatorial colored glasses & carefully selected 100 or so unique, authentic local businesses that range from brand spankin new to deeply patinaed & way off the beaten path, funky & unexpected to chic & shiny. Over the last decade, our award-winning guides have become the go-to source for a worldwide community of locals & travelers who seek out genuine, intriguing independent businesses.” ...

Introducing the new HUNT guide to Austin Curated city guides to the most unique eating & shopping experiences around the world Instead of indiscriminately featuring everything & the kitchen sink, The HUNT team has donned their curatorial coloured glasses & carefully selected 100 or so unique, authentic local London businesses. They range from eye-popping & brand spankin` new; to deeply patinated & WAY off the beaten path; from funky & unexpected to chic & shiny. Over the last decade, our guides have become the go-to source for a worldwide community of locals & travellers who seek out genuine, intriguing independent businesses. ...

The sprawling metropolis of Bangkok has so much more to see than grand temples. To help you experience the Thai capital the way the locals do, The Hunt team have carefully selected 100 or so unique, authentic local businesses that range from brand spankin new to deeply patinaed & way off the beaten path, funky & unexpected to chic & shiny. ...

Instead of indiscriminately featuring everything & the kitchen sink, The HUNT team has donned our curatorial colored glasses & carefully selected 100 or so unique, authentic local Barcelona businesses that range from eye-popping & brand spankin new to deeply patinated & way off the beaten track, funky & unexpected to chic & shiny. We`ll show you the non-touristy side of this tapas-fueled, art-filled Catalonian city. Over the last decade, our guides have become the go-to source for a worldwide community of locals & travelers who seek out genuine, intriguing independent businesses.” ...

This guide has selected 100 or so unique, authentic local Chicago businesses that range from eye-popping & brand spankin new ...

Dublin has so much more to see than the inside of pubs. To help you experience the Irish capital the way the locals do, The HUNT team has donned their curatorial coloured glasses & carefully selected around 100 unique, authentic local businesses that range from brand spankin` new to deeply patinaed & way off the beaten path, funky & unexpected to chic & shiny. Over the last decade, our award-winning guides have become the go-to source for a worldwide community of locals & travellers who seek out genuine, intriguing independent businesses. ...

“ The hunt for bargains in books in the Charing Cross Road” in a series of prints of sepia photos of some of old London’s best loved landmarks, presented by Soho Publishing in an A3 (39.6 x 29.6 cm) format. Under the photo are brief notes about searching for “finds” in London’s second hand bookshops & stalls. Ideal for framing, these reproductions show many long gone or much changed sites & offer a unique way of decorating your home or office with photos of near by or close-to-your-heart parts of the capital. Please note: the prints are supplied flat rather than rolled, with an A3 protective piece of cardboard, so the package will be larger than the standard size letterbox. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

The runaway international No.1 bestseller that launched Tom Clancy`s spectacular career
- became a blockbuster film
- & introduced

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This story is a quest for an animal so rare that a sighting has never been recorded. The Somali golden mole was first described in 1964. It is mentioned in a number of textbooks, but the sole evidence for its existence is a tiny fragment of jawbone found in an owl pellet. Intrigued by this elusive creature, & what it can tell us about extinction & survival, Richard Girling embarks on a hunt to find the animal & its discoverer
- an Italian professor who he thinks might still be alive... Richard`s journey comes at a time when one species
- our own
- is having to reconsider its relationship with every other. It is also a quest for knowledge. He delves into the history of exploration & the tall tales of the great hunters, explores the science of collecting & naming specimens, traces the development of the conservation movement & addresses the central issues of extinction & biodiversity. The Hunt for the Golden Mole is an engaging story which illustrates the importance of every living creature, no matter how small, strange or rare. It is a thoughtful, shocking, inspiring & important book.


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