When is the best time to spot a shooting star or a glow worm? Where does a `ha-ha` get its name? Why were yew trees planted in churchyards? Where would you find a green man or a Sheila-na-gig? In the 1960s Geoffrey Grigson, a poet & author, travelled around Britain writing the story of the secret landscape all around us. This book, his exquisite classic of the countryside, is the result. From weathercocks to rainbows, place names & poets to mazes, dene-holes, crypts & sham ruins, via avenues, Roman roads, dewponds & village greens, The Shell Country Alphabet will help you look beyond the familiar sights of our landscape & discover the hidden, magical world that remains, just off the motorway. ...

Some journeys are best left unmade. Kit & Port Moresby are Americans abroad. Struggling to save their marriage, they resolve to trade civilization for the wilderness of the Sahara. At first, the pair are seduced by the desert's beauty. But beneath the exquisite landscape lurk the dark undercurrents of an alien culture, & the relentless dangers of a hostile natural world. & as they travel deeper, they might not only lose their way, they could lose their lives. ...

`” The Sheltering Sky” is a book about people on the edge of an alien space; somewhere where, curiously, they are never alone`
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A shivering of worlds. Deep in the Chalk, something is stirring. The owls & the foxes can sense it, & Tiffany Aching feels it in her boots. An old enemy is gathering strength. This is a time of endings & beginnings, old friends & new, a blurring of edges & a shifting of power. Now Tiffany stands between the light & the dark, the good & the bad. As the fairy horde prepares for invasion, Tiffany must summon all the witches to stand with her. To protect the l&. Her l&. There will be a reckoning... This is the Final Discworld Novel. ...

Tiffany Aching has finally got her wish. She is a witch (and a respected one, at that). Overworked & underpaid, that`s for certain, but a witch nonetheless. Help is at hand though. In the form of young Geoffrey & his goat. Geoffrey wants to be a witch too, & thinks he can save the world by building sheds. Well, everyone has to start somewhere. But as new friends are made, & old ones return, enemies are stirring. With her beloved chalk in jeopardy, Tiffany will face the toughest challenge of her life. There will be a reckoning. ...

This is the Sunday Times Number One Bestseller. Some people`s lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks` isn`t. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he & his family have lived & worked in & around the Lake District for generations. Their way of life is ordered by the seasons & the work they dem&, & has been for hundreds of years. A Viking would understand the work they do: sending the sheep to the fells in the summer & making the hay; the autumn fairs where the flocks are replenished; the gruelling toil of winter when the sheep must be kept alive, & the light-headedness that comes with spring, as the lambs are born & the sheep get ready to return to the fells. ...

From James Rebanks, the Herdwick Shepherd, comes The Shepherd`s Life, a story of the Lake District & its people which could redefine the literature of rural life. Some people`s lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks` isn`t. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, he & his family have lived & worked in & around the Lake District for generations. Their way of life is ordered by the seasons & the work they dem&, & has been for hundreds of years. A Viking would understand the work they do: sending the sheep to the fells in the summer & making the hay; the autumn fairs where the flocks are replenished; the gruelling toil of winter when the sheep must be kept alive, & the light-headedness that comes with spring, as the lambs are born & the sheep get ready to return to the fells. These modern dispatches from an ancient landscape tell the story of a deep-rooted attachment to place, describing a way of life that is little noticed & yet has profoundly shaped this landscape. In evocative & lucid prose, James Rebanks takes us through a shepherd`s year, offering a unique account of rural life & a fundamental connection with the land that most of us have lost. It is a story of working lives, the people around him, his childhood, his parents & grandparents, a people who exist & endure even as the world changes around them. Many stories are of people working desperately hard to leave a place. This is the story of someone trying desperately hard to stay. James Rebanks is the Herdwick Shepherd. His family has farmed in the same area for more than six hundred years. ...

An elegant solid-wood stand with brass claw feet & antique brass-plated meridian enhance the rich antique ocean of the classic 16” diameter raised-relief Sherbrook globe. Special features include decorative cartouches & ornate compass roses. Truly a beautiful furniture accessory. ...

The Sherlock Holmes Book chronicles every case of the world`s greatest detective & his assistant Dr Watson. The game is afoot & now you can discover every detail of Sherlock Holmes` world. From the first novel A Study in Scarlet, through to the masterpiece that is The Hound of the Baskervilles & the detective`s last story, The Adventure of Shoscombe Old Place, The Sherlock Holmes Book explores every facet of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle`s most memorable creation. Discover how Holmes reaches his conclusions through deductive reasoning, plus in-depth biographies of key characters, from Holmes & Watson themselves to Inspector Lestrade, Mrs Hudson, & the detective`s arch-enemy Professor Moriarty. Whether you`re a fan of the books, movies or television shows, The Sherlock Holmes Book offers all you want to know about the world-famous sleuth & his stories. ...

A beautiful & lavishly illustrated book on one of the greatest & most enduringly popular literary characters of all time: Sherlock Holmes. Since it`s original printing five years ago, we are re-issuing The Sherlock Holmes Companion with a full update of all the exciting detective developments from both the small & big screen as well as further details on all the major characters & locations. Illustrated throughout with more than 150 pictures ranging from period engravings & book jackets to modern-day location shots & film stills from TV adaptations, this is a compendious guide to all the stories, their author & the enigmatic pipe-smoking creation at their heart. Daniel Smith`s witty & informed text provides plot summaries of every single Sherlock Holmes story, potted biographies of Holmes, Moriarty, Watson & of course Conan Doyle. Interviews with actors & contributors who`ve helped bring the great detective to life over the years, including a new interview with Mark Gatiss who not only plays Mycroft Holmes but is also co-creator of the BBC series Sherlock. This is a book aimed at both the Holmes aficionado & at the gift market
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