This hanging plaque is the perfect way to brighten up your home! Simple but on trend, the If at first you don't succeed wall plaque makes a striking addition to your current home decor as a statement piece which will get everyone talking! Depicting the"e; If at first you don't succeed try doing it the way your wife told you, the shabby chic wall decor is the perfect gift idea for people looking to add a finishing touch to their home. Over time the plaque will become distressed giving your home character & giving the words of wisdom their place alongside your existing home furnishings. A great house warming gift idea too, the If at first you don't succeed plaque has a small rope which can be used to hang the vintage sign from anywhere within your home! In striking black & white the painted wooden plaque is the statement piece you have been looking for! ...

Reveals how we can all develop better foresight in an uncertain world. From the stock market to the poker table, from earthquakes to the economy, the author takes us on an enthralling insider's tour of the high-stakes world of forecasting, showing how we can use information in a smarter way amid a noise of data
- & make predictions in our lives.
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A collection of experiences of railwaymen around Britain. Featuring daring robberies, royal visits, lost passengers, bomb scares, coffins, circus trains & ladies of the night, it chronicles both successes & disasters, with accounts of moving a farm & a circus, 245 miles of marooned railway, footplate adventures, animal capers & more. ...

When in 1798 Richard Bolitho hoists his broad pendant as commodore of a small squadron & prepares to re-enter the Mediterranean he is soon made aware of his responsibility. There are rumours of a massive French armada & of the latest type of artillery
- & Bolitho's orders are to seek out the enemy & to discover the intentions of his growing force. Without any British bases in the Mediterranean, & unable to show favour to old friends, Bolitho is well aware that there are others within his ships who are no less dangerous than the enemy
- & during the weeks & months in which the squadron faces the hazards of the weather & French broadsides alike, Bolitho knows that far more than his own future is at stake. A fleet, even a nation, could depend on his decisions &, when he places his squadron between the Nile & the power of France, he must accept the price of the challenge.

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Which mathematician elaborated a crucial concept the night before he died in a duel? Who funded his maths & medical career through gambling & chess? Who learned maths from her wallpaper?

Ian Stewart presents the extraordinary lives & amazing discoveries of twenty-five of historys greatest mathematicians from Archimedes & Liu Hui to Benoit Mandelbrot & William Thurston. His subjects are the inspiring individuals from all over the world who have made crucial contributions to mathematics.

They include the rediscovered geniuses Srinivasa Ramanujan & Emmy Noether, alongside the towering figures of Muhammad al-Khwarizmi (inventor of the algorithm), Pierre de Fermat, Isaac Newton, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Nikolai Ivanovich Lobachevsky, Bernhard Reimann (precursor to Einstein), Henri Poincaré, Ada Lovelace (arguably the first computer programmer), Kurt Gödel & Alan Turing.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781781254295
• Author: Ian Stewart
• Publisher: Profile Books
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 305
• Dimensions: 24 x 16 x 3cm











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Decode the secrets & uncover the origins & meanings of over 2, 000 signs & symbols, from ancient hieroglyphs to modern-day logos. Why is a heart pierced by an arrow a classic symbol of love? What are the ancient roots of fertility symbols? Why are scales a symbol of justice? Delve into the meaning of each symbol & investigate how they have been interpreted in myth, religion, folklore, & art over time, with authoritative text from experts in the field & striking line drawings & photography that emphasize the visual strength & beauty of signs. Divided into six thematic sections
- the cosmos, the natural world, human life, myths & religions, society & culture, & symbol systems
- this guide to the secret language of signs & symbols is a must-have for those who want to understand the world around them.   Product Information:  •†ISBN:† 9780241387047 •†Author: Miranda Bruce-Mitford •†Publisher:† DK •†Format:†  Hardback •†Pages:† 352 •†Dimensions:† 19.8 x 2.8 x 23.3 cm

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Everyday symbols such as the Freemason's set square or the lotus flower were originally used to provide protection from spirits, enhance mystical practices, or to maintain a secret. This title reveals the key ideas & sacred concepts behind over 500 sign ...

Divided into 14 chapters, text & illustrations reveal the symbolism inherent in representations of religious personages, the Earth & Sky, animals, birds, insects, & flowers. George Ferguson also explores Old Testament characters & events & their symbolic representation in art. 350 illustrations. ...

An old man is walking alone late at night when he is threatened on the street by 3 armed thugs who attempt to mug him. They die. The police are baffled, & decide it must be the symptom of a drugs war. There then follow more 'unexplained' deaths & accidents, all of which fox the police & lack any obvious evidence to lead them to an arrest. ...

Silas Marner  (1861) is Eliot's classic tale of an outsider.

A weaver who comes to live & work alone in the Midlands

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