Let your creativity soar with 15 projects using interlocking bricks & to make birds from around the world.

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This is the inspiring true story of how a passion for birds enabled four young men to escape the horror of internment in a German Po W camp
- & brought about an extraordinary moment of cooperation & mutual understanding between them & their captors.
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Paisley, 1920. In the post-war decade of peace, uncomfortable new conflicts are looming. Women no longer take a back-seat in the business community & one, Fiona Mac Dowall, has made it clear she intends to inherit her father's furniture emporium. Her half-brother Alex, although born out of wedlock, has other ideas. But it's Alex's wife Rose who objects most. A businesswoman in her own right, she owns Harlequin, the town's grandest & most successful dressmaker's. She is sure Fiona will stop at nothing to get what she wants. & on Fiona's list is a husband &, she suspects, Rose's own business.. . For their extended families & the community at large, other troubles are brewing. Irish cabinetmaker Joe Mc Cart, employed by Alex, has recently arrived with his family
- & a dark secret. His daughter's friend Rowena is the centre of another mystery
- about her parentage. & sisters Caitlin & Mary, who both work at Harlequin, have their eyes on marriage. But there are people in the community who have other ideas about how people should run their lives, their marriages
- & their businesses... But it's Alex's wife Rose who objects most. A businesswoman in her own right, she owns Harlequin, the town's grandest & most successful dressmaker's. She is sure Fiona will stop at nothing to get what she wants. & on Fiona's list is a husband &, she suspects, Rose's own business... For their extended families & the community at large, other troubles are brewing. Irish cabinetmaker Joe Mc Cart, employed by Alex, has recently arrived with his family
- & a dark secret. His daughter's friend Rowena is the centre of another mystery
- about her parentage. & sisters Caitlin & Mary, who both work at Harlequin, have their eyes on marriage. But there are people in the community who have other ideas about how people should run their lives, their marriages
- & their businesses...





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Fiona Mac Dowall has made it clear she intends to inherit her fathers furniture emporium. Her half-brother Alex has other ideas, but its Alexs wife Rose who objects most.

Rose is a businesswoman in her own right, running Harlequin, the towns grandest & most successful dressmakers. She is sure Fiona will stop at nothing to get what she wants, & Rose suspects that

Includes:: her own business.

But there are bigger troubles on the horizon for the inhabitants of Paisley. When Irish cabinetmaker Joe Mc Cart arrives with his family & a dark secret in tow, the community is left reeling.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780751573565
• Author: Evelyn Hood
• Publisher: Little Brown
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 360
• Dimensions: 20 x 13 x 2.5cm













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Birds have been part of our culture & folklore from very early times but there is more to them than the 'wran' boys & the Children of Lir. In Irish mythology, birds were sometimes seen as omens, & there were countless beliefs, proverbs & curses associated with them: we believed cuckoos turned into hawks, woodcock holidayed on the moon & some birds grew on trees. Birds inspired poets such as Gerard Manley Hopkins, W. B. Yeats & Seamus Heaney & they influenced place names like the Curlew Mountains in Roscommon & Hawk's Nest, County Antrim. Even their own names are rich & full of meaning
- the Irish for starling is druid, the dotteral is known as Amadan Mointeach which means 'bog idiot' & the dunnock was called Mathair Cheile which translates as 'mother-in-law'. A unique companion to bird-identification reference books, Birds of Ireland focuses on our interaction with birds, wild, domesticated & extinct. Glynn Anderson identifies over 150 birds of Irel&, giving each name (in Irish & English) & its meaning, a description & associated beliefs, myths, legends, weather lore, culinary traditions & place names. Each entry ends with a ' Facts & Figures' section, such as species numbers in Irel&, where it is common & its longevity. Beautifully illustrated with full-colour illustrations of all birds this is a rewarding treasure trove for bird lovers & general readers alike.
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An engaging & informative study of all the birds mentioned in the Bible, relating the references both to Bible times & to birdwatching in the Holy Land now &, where appropriate, explaining the message or symbolism behind the references to birds, for the benefit of pilgrims & birdwatchers. ...

Dealing with the natural history of birds, this book provides a review of over 300 species to be found in the Caribbean islands. It identifies the key features for each species, along with notes on status, distribution, habitat, breeding biology, diet & behaviour. It also

Includes:: helpful hints on bird-watching & bird photography.

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With a little effort, you can live every day of your life in contact with birds. All you have to do is look around you & up in the sky. The fellowship they offer is often silent & shy, but can also be noisy & overwhelming. For every day there is a bird. From January 1 to December 31, we can attune our sense to the feathered flock that surrounds us. Each page is accompanied by a high quality colour photograph & story behind each bird & their habits, habitats or background. This book is 15.3cm x 23.3cm x 5.2cm ...

Set against the backdrop of the collapsing Ottoman Empire, the Gallipoli campaign & the subsequent bitter struggle between Greeks & Turks, Birds Without Wings traces the fortunes of one small community in south-west Anatolia
- a town in which Christian & Muslim lives & traditions have co-existed peacefully for centuries.

When war is declared & the outside world intrudes, the twin scourges of religion & nationalism lead to forced marches & massacres, & the peaceful fabric of life is destroyed. Birds Without Wings is a novel about the personal & political costs of war, & about love: between men & women; between friends; between those who are driven to be enemies; & between Philothei, a Christian girl of legendary beauty, & Ibrahim the Goatherd, who has courted her since infancy. Epic in sweep, intoxicating in its sensual detail, it is an enchanting masterpiece.


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As our lives become increasingly burdened by the stresses of the modern world, relaxation is vital.

Birds: A Mindful

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