This is a handy-sized photographic field guide that aims to help visitors to this remarkable part of the world
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The Antarctic is the coldest driest & windiest region on Earth-yet it continues to capture our imagination. Antarctica: Secrets of the Southern Continent tells its story as we know it so far. The book features up-to-the-minute coverage of Antarctica & the sub-Antarctic islands including geology & geography flora & fauna current scientific research conservation issues & the impact of global warming. Antarctica also

Includes:: inspiring stories of polar exploration & scientific enterprise from early hypotheses about an unknown southern land through Amundsens conquest of the South Pole in 1911 the ratification of the Antarctic Treaty of 1959 & the subsequent cooperative effort to preserve Antarctica as a continent for peace & science." The authoritative & reader-friendly text is compiled by an expert team of Antarctic scientists expeditioners & historians & is illustrated with more than 600 superb photographs."

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There have been many books about Antarctica in the past but all have focused on only one aspect of the continent
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Antenatal" is the second title in the " Midwifery Essentials" series & looks at the provision of safe & effective antenatal care exploring the role of the midwife in the context of professional & national guidance. This book prepares the reader to provide safe evidence-based woman-centred maternity care." ...

Seven months pregnant Mel is dumped by her partner & is suddenly facing parenthood alone. But at her antenatal class she meets a group of women who quickly become invaluable friends in the terrifying new world of birth & babies.. . Katy -- rich successful & with the dream husband -- has her delivery planned to perfection. But she soon realizes that nature doesn't always follow suit. Lexi loud & confident is coping well on her own. Until the only man she has ever loved reappears at the most unexpected moment. Rebecca is the youngest of the group -- not long out of her teens in fact --but she's determined to hold onto her dreams even without her family's support. Erin already seems to be an expert on babies but her quiet nature hides a secret tragedy. When you're contemplating pain relief birth positions & sleepless nights you really need a good friend -- or four. 'I LOVE it. It's so good & really makes me feel like one of the girls.. .a perfect read for anyone who is a mum to be' Member review thebabywebsite.com ...

Alec Fletcher's plans to attend his daughter Belinda's school sports day are thwarted by the discovery of three bodies buried in Epping forest. Sent to investigate he & his team are hindered from the start by uncooperative Essex policeman DI Gant who resents Scotland Yard encroaching on his patch. But a bigger problem however is identifying the victims & finding a common link between them to explain their being buried so close together though at intervals of several months. When Alec tells Daisy about the case she's hooked & with her own bit of digging around uncovers the fact that one of the victims was a colonel. Is there a military connection? & when the police eventually discover that the other victims did serve with the colonel this becomes a tragic case with its roots firmly buried in events during the Great War. Praise for the Daisy Dalrymple" series: " Cunning.. .appropriate historical detail & witty dialogue are the finishing touches on this engaging 1920s period piece". (" Publisher's Weekly"). " As always Dunn evokes the life & times of 1920s England while providing a plot that is a cut above the average British cosy. This will delight readers who love country-house mysteries". (" Booklist"). " For fans of Dorothy L. Sayers novels". (" Library Journal")." ...

Chris Ikem & Beatrice are like-minded friends working under the military regime of His Excellency the Sandhurst-educated President of Kangan. In the pressurized atmosphere of oppression & intimidation they are simply trying to live & love
- & remain friends. But in a world where each day brings a new betrayal hope is hard to cling on to. Anthills of the Savannah" (1987) Achebes candid vision of contemporary African politics is a powerful fusion of angry voices. It continues the journey that Achebe began with his earlier novels tracing the history of modern Africa through colonialism & beyond & is a work ultimately filled with hope."
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This anthology offers a balanced approach to colonial & postcolonial literature through a rich tapestry of short stories by both British colonizers & affected indigenous people. Organized by region the compelling stories reflect the evolution of colonialism from the seventeenth to the twentieth century. Students explore the insights & emotions on both sides of the imperial fence while learning about the hardships & triumphs of the colonial experience. A thorough pedagogical apparatus

Includes:: historical introductions author headnotes & reading questions that provide students with tools to approach each selection in an informed manner. Students come to appreciate how fiction both supported & questioned the basis & results of colonialism.

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Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly After twenty-five years of sex drugs bad behaviour & haute cuisine chef & novelist Anthony Bourdain has decided to tell all. From his first oyster in the Gironde to his lowly position as a dishwasher in a honky tonk fish restaurant in Provincetown; from the kitchen of the Rainbow Room atop the Rockefeller Center to drug dealers in the East Village from Tokyo to Paris & back to New York again Bourdains tales of the kitchen are as passionate as they are unpredictable as shocking as they are funny. A Cooks Tour: In Search of the Perfect Meal Bourdain sets off to eat his way around the world. But this was never going to be a conventional culinary tour. He heads to Saigon where he eats the still-beating heart of a live cobra & travels into Khmer Rouge territory to find the rumoured Wild West of Cambodia. He also dines with gangsters in Russia finds a medieval pig slaughter & feast in Portugal & returns to the fishing village where he first ate oysters as a child. Written with his inimitable machismo & humour this is an adventure story sure to give you indigestion. ...

Winning the 1992 Best Actor Oscar for his chilling performance as Dr Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs overwhelmingly confirmed Anthony Hopkins star status. He has since been nominated a further three times & has become a huge force in Hollywood with more recent films such as Hannibal Red Dragon & the Human Stain & Oliver Stones Alexander. This definitive biography

Includes:: how Hopkins CBE & Knight of the British Empire has now become a citizen of the United States & married his third wife antiques specialist Stella Aroyave. Written largely with the co-operation of Anthony Hopkins his family friends collegues & critics this is a highly readable & informative portrait of a great actor.

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