Did you know that water bears (tardigrades) can survive in space? That woodpeckers stab their prey with their tongues? That the worlds smallest antelope is smaller than the largest frog? Or that platypuses can detect electrical fields? This book is a light-hearted & accessible non-jargony yet richly informative compendium of surprising amusing & intriguing facts about the animal world. It is arranged thematically & delivered in snappy bite-size sections making this the perfect dip in & out book for the nature-lover. Ranging from the obscure to the surreal & the myth-busting to the almost unbelievable the wealth of information gathered here will appeal to anyone who loves animals everyone who likes amassing knowledge for its own sake & all who enjoy being a smartypants. The book is illustrated throughout with cartoon line drawings provided by the author. Chapters include sensory sensations (remarkable animal senses) marvellous migrations (animal journeys) peculiar passions (oddities of courtship) & harassing humanity (people & animals). ...

This jolly birthday card to celebrate the momentous day of a 40th birthday is designed exclusively for WHSmith & features an illustration of a couple at a party & the words &8216;have a great time & celebrate with a glass of fine wine&8217; on the front. The greeting inside reads &8216; Have a fantastic birthday&8217; & the card comes complete with a green envelope ready for posting.. Approximate dimensions: 22 x 10cm ...

This bright birthday card designed exclusively for WHSmith to celebrate a 40th birthday has a big number 40 in deep pink on a white background decorated with multicoloured stars. This card is blank inside for your own message & comes complete with a green envelope ready for posting. Approximate dimensions: 12.5x 17.5cm ...

43 MISTAKES is Duncan Bannatynes guide to the common traps people in business fall into & how to stay out of them. Imagine you had your very own personal business adviser who could give you the benefit of their expertise & help you avoid making costly embarrassing time-consuming & even career-ending mistakes. Duncan Bannatyne is that person & hes here to help you. 43 MISTAKES will make sure you avoid the most common business howlers & is just as relevant if you are a sole trader on the high street or a bond trader in the City. ...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER. Everything is falling to pieces for Francesca Thayer. Her beautiful old house is full of leaks & in need of total restoration. Then her relationship with lawyer Todd collapses & he moves out. As the owner of a struggling art gallery she cant possibly manage the mortgage alone so she is forced to do the one thing she never imagined she would: she advertises for lodgers. First arrives Eileen
- a young attractive schoolteacher. Then comes Chris a newly-divorced father & graphic designer. Last to arrive is Marya
- a famous cookery author who is hoping to rebuild her life after the death of her husb&. & so Francesca finds that her house has become a whole new world
- & that her accidental tenants have become the most important people in her life. Over their year together the house at 44 Charles Street fills with laughter heartbreak & hope. & Francesca discovers that she might be able to open her heart again after all...


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The story revolves around the comings & goings at No. 44 Scotland Street a fictitious building in a real street in Edinburgh. Immediately recognisable are the Edinburgh chartered surveyor stalwart of the Conservative Association who dreams of membership of Scotland's most exclusive golf club. We have the pushy Stockbridge mother & her prodigiously talented five-year-old son who is making good progress with the saxophone & with his Italian. Then there is Domenica Macdonald who is that type of Edinburgh lady who sees herself as a citizen of a broader intellectual world. In Mc Call Smith's hands such characters retain charm & novelty simultaneously arousing both mirth & empathy. 44 Scotland Street is vintage Mc Call Smith tackling issues of trust & honesty snobbery & hypocrisy love & loss but all with great lightness of touch. Clever elegant & funny this is a novel that provides huge entertainment but which is underpinned by the moral dilemmas of everyday life & the characters' struggles to resolve them. ...

There have been football books which have told their tale through the partisan heart of a besotted fan & those that have dissected their subject through the scientific mind of an objective writer. But rarely does one fuse the blind passion of a lifelong supporter with the cold eye of an award-winning journalist in the way 43 Years With The Same Bird" does. That bird is the Liver Bird & on the surface this book is a pitch-side view of the entire modern era of Britain's most successful football club. It is Brian Reade's take on the extraordinary stories behind the 48 trophies he has seen Liverpool lift since watching them en route to their first ever FA Cup win in 1965 right through to the Champions League defeat in Athens in 2007. It takes in all of the big nights that propelled the club to five European Cups three UEFA Cups twelve titles countless domestic cup triumphs bitter failures the tragic disasters in Sheffield & Brussels as well as the barren years of the late 60s & the 90s. But the book goes far deeper than that. It's about how football allowed a father who was separated from his son to forge a precious bond. How a football club can make a city that is dying on its knees keep believing in itself. How you should never as a professional get too close to your heroes. How being part of a disaster at a football match (Hillsborough) can leave you a mental wreck unwilling to carry on but how witnessing a miracle on a football pitch (Istanbul) makes you realise that no matter how low you sink you should never give in." ...

Iris folding is a simple technique that involves folding papers to create beautiful spiralling patterns that are similar in shape to the iris aperture of a camera. In this book Maruscha Gaasenbeek & Tine Beauveser share with you their love of iris folding providing templates & clear instructions for over 460 beautiful greetings cards based on iris-folded designs. It combines three previously published books by the same authors: Iris Folding Compendium" " Iris Folding Compendium Part 2" & " Iris Folding Compendium Part 3" & represents a fantastic source of inspiration & ideas for cards for all occasions." ...

Drawn from 3 000 years of the history of power this is the definitive guide to help readers achieve for themselves what Queen Elizabeth I Henry Kissinger Louis XIV & Machiavelli learnt the hard way. Law 1
- Never outshine the master. Law 2
- Never put too much trust in friends; learn how to use enemies. Law 3
- Conceal your intentions. Law 4
- Always say less than necessary. The text is bold & elegant laid out in black & red throughout & replete with fables & unique word sculptures. The 48 laws are illustrated through the tactics triumphs & failures of great figures from the past who have wielded
- or been victimised by
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