In this comprehensive & practical guide to the countryside, passionate & hugely knowledgeable countryman Alan Titchmarsh explores the heritage of rural Britain, its landscapes & wildlife, its traditions, customs & crafts. He'll look at the beauty of chalk downl&, offer a checklist of British butterflies & where to find them & show how to make moth traps & wildlife ponds. He'll identify the best breeds of cattle for meat & milk, explain how best to look after a pig & the secrets of a successful small holding. From keeping chickens to dressing a stick, from dry-stone walling to creating a wild flower meadow, the essence of country life & the best places to encounter it will be identified in this celebration of the British countryside & its delights, skills & treasures. Lavishly illustrated, beautifully produced & information packed, The Complete Countryman will be an inspirational showcase for all that is best about rural Britain & will reconnect us with its wonderful wise ways. ...

The Complete Digital Photo Manual is an up-to-date & comprehensive guide to the equipment & skills you need to progress from creative compacts to DSLR cameras, & from 'point & shoot' to high-speed photography & beyond. Drawing on the expertise of both Digital Photo, the UK's bestselling digital photography magazine, & Practical Photography magazine, the book gives you explanations of the different types of cameras, lenses & equipment you will need, followed by instructions & fully-illustrated step-by-step projects to guide you through the essential techniques & computer software you need to master. ...

When shy convent girl Mary O' Brien reinvented herself as Dusty Springfield, one of the most glamorous, accomplished & acclaimed pop divas of the 1960s was born. While slipping into obscurity in the 1970s, she re-emerged in 1987 to enjoy new success duetting with the Pet Shop Boys. She sadly lost her long battle with cancer in 1999, just short of her 60th birthday. Drawing on meticulous archive research & interviews with Dusty's friends & collaborators, Paul Howes details every song in Dusty's entire catalogue. This book has 496 pages & is 23cm x 15.2cm x 2.7cm ...

From pole to pole, The Complete Earth presents one of the most advanced portraits of the most advanced portraits of our planet ever created. Within these pages, data from NASA's most advanced Earth observing satellites has been combined to produce a cloud-free, digital atlas of the entire planet
- a mappamundi for the information age.
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Double bill of films starring Cate Blanchett as Queen Elizabeth I. In ' Elizabeth' (1998), It's 1554 & England is ruled by the fervently Catholic Queen Mary (Kathy Burke), whose persecution of Protestants even extends to her own half-sister, Elizabeth (B ...

Golf has long been one of the most popular sports, both in terms of participation & spectating. Millions play at least one round every year & millions more, non players too, watch the top professionals & amateurs live or on television. " The Complete Encyclopedia of Golf" celebrates this great sport & provides an authoritative & extensive record. With features & results on all of the great tournaments
- updated to the end of the 2009 season
- the famous team competitions (the Ryder Cup & its amateur counterpart, the Walker Cup), an A-Z of the greatest players to have played the game & a directory of the world's greatest courses, this book will provide essential reference to any lover of golf.

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Sardonic, wry & wise, Aesops Fables are some of the most enduring & well-loved literary creations in history. In a series of pithy, amusing vignettes, Aesop created a vivid cast of characters to demonstrate different aspects of human nature. Here we see a wily fox outwitted by a quick-thinking cicada, a tortoise triumphing over a self-confident hare & a fable-teller named Aesop silencing those who mock him. Each jewel-like fable provides a warning about the consequences of wrong-doing, as well as offering a glimpse into the everyday lives of Ancient Greeks. Design your own cover for this classic book & always have something unique to share with your friends & family. ...

Father Brown, one of the most quirkily genial & lovable characters to emerge from English detective fiction, first made his appearance in The Innocence of Father Brown in 1911. That first collection of stories established G.K. Chesterton's kindly cleric in the front rank of eccentric sleuths. This complete collection contains all the favourite Father Brown stories, showing a quiet wit & compassion that has endeared him to many, whilst solving his mysteries by a mixture of imagination & a sympathetic worldliness in a totally believable manner. ...

Reel in the complete guide to every aspect of fishing The Complete Fishing Manual is the definitive guide to fishing covering everything from strategies & techniques, to choosing bait, tackle & equipment. Whether you're beach-fishing for sharks or fly-fishing in the rivers of Engl&, advice on anatomy, behaviour & habitat & detailed photography on every technique will mean that no fish is safe from you! & for those who want to cast their net further? The Complete Fishing Manual gives you an amazing insight into the world's best fishing destinations, & the once-in-a-lifetime species that you can find there. Inspiring novices & experienced fishermen & women alike, The Complete Fishing Manual is an invaluable resource for any keen angler. Content previously published in Eyewitness Companions: Fishing. ...

Written a leading wildlife expert, this beautifully presented guide to more than 540 species of bird is an ideal family reference book or a perfect gift for anyone with an interest in bird watching. The guide is presented in striking full color throughout with magnificent artwork by leading bird artists, & authoritative & concise writing from leading ornithologists. Each species entry

Includes:: illustrations and/or photographs, distribution map, detailed background information, & bird facts such as habitat, feeding habits, & flight behaviour. Also included is advice on the best times & places to view the more secretive or rarer birds.

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