Ever since the first human settlements 10, 000 years ago, weeds have dogged our footsteps. They are there as the punishment of `thorns & thistles` in Genesis &, two millennia later, as a symbol of Flanders Field. They are civilisations` familiars, invading farmland & building-sites, war-zones & flower-beds across the globe. Yet living so intimately with us, they have been a blessing too. Weeds were the first crops, the first medicines. Burdock was the inspiration for Velcro. Cow parsley has become the fashionable adornment of Spring weddings. Weaving together the insights of botanists, gardeners, artists & poets with his own life-long fascination, Richard Mabey examines how we have tried to define them, explain their persistence, & draw moral lessons from them. One persons weed is another`s wild beauty. ...

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- Weekend a Londra by Giunti is a pocket guide featuring 4 itineraries to help you enjoy a weekend or a
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`I`m taking a revolver to Thrackley. You never know with blokes like Carson. I hate these harmless, potty people
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Perfect for GCC residents as well as international visitors with a love of the region, this stunningly photographed & elegantly designed book covers perfect weekend break destinations within the UAE & Oman. With information on how to get there, when to go, where to stay & what to do while you`re there this is the only book of its kind & is guaranteed to break your weekend monotomy. ...

The Hamptons, New York`s fashionable summer beach resorts, are well known as weekend havens for city-dwellers who relish their idyllic setting on the Atlantic shore. Once quiet agricultural l&, Eastern Long Island first became popular among artists, architects, writers, & society patrons in the 1920s, when it served as a breeding ground for modernism. From the avant-garde influence of luminaries like Jackson Pollock, Robert Motherwell, & Willem de Kooning, to the high modernism of Le Corbusier, Philip Johnson, & Richard Meier, new ideas about art, architecture, & modern living transformed the Hamptons & ultimately made it the destination of choice for those seeking respite from the battles of Wall Street & Madison Avenue. In Weekend Utopia Alastair Gordon traces this fascinating & complicated trajectory, both in architectural terms-looking at modest beach houses & modern mansions alike-and in the life stories of the world-famous artists & designers, whose influence is felt on ” The Island” even today. Over 175 photographs & illustrations detail the architecture, interiors, & nuances of these beautiful weekend homes, & provide an intimate portrait of the people who inhabit them. This engrossing book combines architectural history with a broad social perspective & paints a comprehensive picture of an area that in many ways shaped modern American culture. ...

With 35 laminated cards to a box, this is a great twist to a walking guide: it offers both classic walking country & little walked, `local` places & divide into half, one, two-day & three-day walks. The cards are perfect for recreational walkers who need routes within a drive of where they live, as well as the buoyant market of people who like to get away for a walking weekend. These reusable cards are the lightest possible guides to country walks, far more convenient than a book or h&-held device. & the transparent plastic sleeve means you don’t have to worry about damp pages when it rains. The box

Features:-a complete guide to a weekend of walking on every card, with full step-by-step directions plus maps & interesting things to look for along the way. & each offers accommodation ideas to make your weekend even more memorable.- A few circular walks in the same area linked by convenient accommodation. Sometimes it’ll be a more ambitious two day route with somewhere to stay halfway through, & public transport back.- Discover the rich variety of British walking country & places to stay, from coastal walks & self-catering cottages to exhilarating upland explorations & cosy country inn.

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This title is presented with an introduction by Hilaire Belloc. `P.G. Wodehouse remains the greatest chronicler of a certain kind of Englishness, that no one else has ever captured quite so sharply, or with quite as much wit & affection`
- Julian Fellowes. ” Weekend Wodehouse”
- required reading at country house parties in the late Thirties
- remains one of the best introductions to the work of PG Wodehouse. All the favourites are here: Drones Club stories, Mr Mullinger stories, & stories of Jeeves, Lord Amsworth & Ukridge.


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In 2001 a group of authors including Andrew O` Hagan, Tony Hawks & Irvine Welsh were given the opportunity to visit Sudan, one of the world`s most inaccessible countries. The resulting book: The Weekenders
- Travels in the Heart of Africa was an award-winning triumph, combining fiction & non-fiction into a compelling travel narrative that was both entertaining & illuminating. Now the Weekenders are back, joined by some new faces & taking on one of the world`s most fascinating & contradictory cities
- Calcutta. It is a trip like nothing you`ve ever seen or heard of before.

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A comprehensive handbook for adventure sports` enthusiasts & thrill-seekers encompassing everything from bungee jumping to whitewater rafting, paragliding to aquaseiling, quad biking to paintballing & abseiling to snowboarding. However you wish to get your kicks, whether it`s in the air or water, on land or sea, you`ll fi nd it covered in this book.

Includes:: information about equipment, costs, fitness requirements, age guidance, adrenalin rating, the best season, contacts (including governing bodies), & a map & list of UK venues. Printed in colour.

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One Hand Dividers are used to measure the distance between two points on a chart using one h&. To measure a distance on a chart within the span of your dividers, place one divider pin on each point, then move the dividers, maintaining the spread, to the graphic distance scale on your chart or the latitude scale at the side margin. ...