What would our world look like if the planets average temperature were to rise by only a few degrees? Cities including Venice Bangkok London Chicago & New York would experience severe flooding. The tea fields of Sri Lanka & the vineyards of France would suffer under heat & drought. Beijing & Timbuktu would be transformed into deserts & the Great Barrier Reefs coral colonies would die. The entire nation of Tuvalu would sink into the Pacific Ocean as water levels rise. As plants & animals vital to local ecosystems continue to perish due to climate change the face of our planet is already being transformed. 100 Places to Go Before They Disappear features locations on all seven continents that are in the greatest danger of disappearing within our lifetime. With an essay by Desmond Tutu this stunning book will inspire travellers & environmentalists to help save the gorgeous places that might soon be only a memory. ...

Ever wondered what it takes to get into Fort Knox? Fancied a peek inside the Coca-Cola Safety Deposit Box? Would you dare to visit Three Mile Island? The world is full of secret places that we either dont know about or couldnt visit even if we wanted to. Now you can glimpse the Tora Bora caves in Afghanistan visit the Tuscon Titan Missile Site tour the Vatican Archives or see the Chapel of the Ark. This fascinating guide book takes a look at 100 places around the world that are either so hard to reach so closely guarded or so secret that they are virtually impossible to visit any other way. ...

From cars made from carrot to tea-smuggling spies; Popeye's spinach to the hallucinogenic effects of lettuce renowned garden expert Chris Beardshaw takes us on a journey though history's most fascinating plants flowers vegetables & herbs: the ones that changed the world the ones that almost did & the ones that certainly didn't! Ranging from Roman times to present day & even covering future plant-inventions 100 Plants that almost Changed the World" is a fascinating compendium of stories about the plants & vegetables we see nurture & consume every day. If you have ever wondered why carrots are supposed to help you see in the dark or why we hang fairy lights & decorations on our Christmas trees then this is the book for you
- a fun & quirky new volume that offers unique exploration of our planet's most fascinating plants."
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Produce your own high quality business cards with this pack of 10 sheets (100 cards) of A4 250gsm matt card for inkjet & laser printers. Fine micro-perforated heavyweight business cards for a highly professional finish. Instructions enclosed.

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Luckily for the aspiring rock guitarist Phil Capone has distilled all the essential licks & chops into this easy-to-use collection. Each example is presented within a subgenre
- prog rock heavy metal & blues rock for example
- to provide an invaluable historical perspective & ensure that the correct musical context is fully understood. An intermediate level of technique is assumed but players of all levels will find 100 Riffs & Fills for Rock Guitar to be an engaging informative & invaluable resource. & although it is aimed primarily at guitarists it could also prove to be a useful & inspirational resource for keyboard players bass players producers & songwriters alike. Anyone who wishes to create authentic sounding rock music will be able to do with a little help from this book!

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A comprehensive scheme for science restructured to match QCA Science Scheme of Work. The key features of the book include: even better coverage of the Science curriculum with the inclusion of new lessons; suggestions for science investigations are provided at the start of each chapter; enrichment lessons stretch your pupils & let you take science concepts a little bit further; & links with ICT emphasised throughout
- allowing you to embed ICT in your science lessons.
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A comprehensive scheme for science restructured to match QCA Science Scheme of Work. The key features of the book include: even better coverage of the Science curriculum with the inclusion of new lessons; suggestions for science investigations are provided at the start of each chapter; enrichment lessons stretch your pupils & let you take science concepts a little bit further; & links with ICT emphasised throughout
- allowing you to embed ICT in your science lessons.
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A comprehensive scheme for science restructured to match QCA Science Scheme of Work. The key features of the book include: even better coverage of the Science curriculum with the inclusion of new lessons; suggestions for science investigations are provided at the start of each chapter; enrichment lessons stretch your pupils & let you take science concepts a little bit further; & links with ICT emphasised throughout
- allowing you to embed ICT in your science lessons.
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With a new Introduction by Professor Cedric Watts M.A. Ph.D. This selection of a hundred of O. Henrys succinct tales displays the range humour & humanity of a perennially popular short-story writer. Here Henry gives a richly colourful & exuberantly entertaining panorama of social life ranging from thieves to tycoons from the streets of New York to the prairies of Texas. These stories are famed for their trick endings or twists in the tail: repeatedly the plot twirls adroitly compounding ironies. Indeed O. Henrys cunning plots surpass those of the ingenious rogues he creates. His style is genial lively & witty displaying a virtuosos command of language & allusion. This great collection offers delights for the mind imagination & emotions. ...