Spiffing gift book for aviation fanatics everywhere. Hello chaps! You know Ive spent the best years of my life in dogfights flying some of the worlds finest aeroplanes
- now I find all my favourites are in this jolly old book The Colour Encyclopedia of Incredible Aeroplanes". From my old chariot the Spitfire right through to the Aircanad BD-19 RGS youll find everything you ever wanted to know. Pick up technical bits & bobs from the

Specification of every plane to country of origin type performance & climb rate (I know youll be interested in that!) as well as nerve-tingling"es from many of my old muckers. See the whites of pilots eyes in jolly aeroplane shots from every angle
- watch them zooming through the sky & from every enticing angle. This is a proper old-fashioned book with hundreds of handsome pictures its a damned attractive package. Chocs away!"



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Essential reading for both the amateur gardener & professional botanist this is a definitive & comprehensive guide to all the native & naturalized grasses sedges rushes & ferns to be found in the British Isles & all those that are frequently found in north-western Europe. Over 420 species are described & over 350 are illustrated in full colour plates of exceptional beauty & accuracy. Following the general nomenclature & classification the author describes each species in detail stressing the features most important for accurate identification. There is also an invaluable illustrated glossary of technical terms & plant structures. ...

Every woman knows that if you feel great on the outside you are confident on the inside. Let the internationally-recognized Colour Me Beautiful" team guide you through choosing perfect outfits for your shape & colouring. Find out your dominant colouring with the help of celebrity examples & combine this with expert guidance on body shape style personality make-up & accessory advice. Youll then have everything you need to create your perfect capsule wardrobe & never have a bad style day again!" ...

Women everywhere want to look fabulous: we want a foolproof routine thats fast make-up that suits our skin & the confidence to apply any product with ease
- whatever the look were trying to achieve. Colour Me Beautiful: Make-up Manual is an invaluable guide that shows everyone
- whatever their age & whatever their colouring
- how to assess their skin create a cleansing routine select colours & products apply every type of make-up & create stunning looks for every occasion. Understanding how your hair colour eye colour & skin tone work together to make you look good is fundamental to your style. Once youve identified your colouring you can pick the best colours for you from our easy-to-use colour palettes.


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For those women who dont want to look their age Colour Me Younger" provides all the expert no-nonsense advice you need to help you shed years from your looks. Following on from Hamlyns successful " Colour Me Confident" " Colour Me Younger" is the matter-of-fact guide to all the secrets which help turn back the clock & make you young again. By assessing which colours work best with you " Colour Me Younger" shows you how to cover yourself from top to toe in the most flattering anti-aging styles available. Hair make-up wardrobe underwear
- nothing is left under wraps. Featuring real women in their 40s 50s & 60s this practical book really does hold the key to defying the effects of time. Established in 1983 Colour Me Beautiful is the recognized leader in personal & corporate image consulting. Constantly researching the image & style needs of todays women & men & updating its advice to meet ever-changing demands Colour Me Beautiful now have over 1 000 studios around the world. Veronique Henderson FRSA joined Colour Me Beautiful in 1985 & is now its Creative Director. She is co-author of " Colour Me Confident" & " Image Matters for Men" both published by Hamlyn & has contributed to " The Complete Style Guide" " Presenting Yourself for Men" " Presenting Yourself for Women" & " Bigger Ideas". Location: London UK. Pat Henshaw has worked in the image consulting industry for over 30 years & joined Colour Me Beautiful in 1988 as its senior trainer. She has been instrumental in developing the corporate & mens divisions of Colour Me Beautiful. Pat is co-author of " Colour me Confident" & " Image Matters for Men". Location: London UK. The Introduction cover: Younger colours: all about colour; what colour are you?; your palette; using your colours to look younger; your best make-up colours; your best hair colours; Younger face: skincare; applying make-up; disguising signs of age; all about hair; find your face shape; the four basic hairstyles; a hairstyle to make you look younger; look younger with glasses; Younger body: body shapes; dressing for a changing shape; good foundations; managing your wardrobe; how to shop; & Younger look: younger style; shoes & boots; bags; jewellery & belts. Over GBP 210 million were spent on anti-aging cream in Britain last year with the British facial skincare market being worth just over GBP 545 million accounting for just 15 per cent of the market. Mintel expects this market to increase by 24 per cent in the next five years to be worth a total of GBP 0.7 billion. Sales of a new anti-aging cream by No 7 which costs GBP 16.75 have soared by almost 2 000 per cent since being praised by BBCs Horizon programme in March of this year with Boots having to produce 24 000 bottles a day to meet dem&."
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Twoflower was a tourist the first ever seen on the Discworld. Tourist Rincewind decided meant idiot. Somewhere on the frontier between thought & reality exists the Discworld a parallel time & place which might sound & smell very much like our own but which looks completely different. It plays by different rules. Certainly it refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that universes are ruled by pure logic & the harmony of numbers. But just because the Disc is different doesn't mean that some things don't stay the same. Its very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the arrival of the first tourist upon whose survival rests the peace & prosperity of the l&. But if the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers mercenaries & well Death is a spectacularly inept wizard a little logic might turn out to be a very good idea... ...

Twoflower was a tourist the first ever seen on the Discworld. Tourist Rlncewind decided meant idiot. Somewhere on the frontier between thought & reality exists the Discworld a parallel time & place which might sound & smell very much like our own but which looks completely different. It plays by different rules. Certainly it refuses to succumb to the quaint notion that universes are ruled by pure logic & the harmony of numbers. But just because the Disc is different doesnt mean that some things dont stay the same. Its very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the arrival of the first tourist upon whose survival rests the peace & prosperity of the l&. But if the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers mercenaries & well Death is a spectacularly inept wizard a little logic might turn out to be a very good idea... ...

In the beginning there was.. .a turtle. Somewhere on the frontier between thought & reality exists the Discworld a parallel time & place which might sound & smell very much like our own but which looks completely different. Particularly as it's carried though space on the back of a giant turtle (sex unknown). It plays by different rules. But then some things are the same everywhere. The Disc's very existence is about to be threatened by a strange new blight: the world's first tourist upon whose survival rests the peace & prosperity of the l&. Unfortunately the person charged with maintaining that survival in the face of robbers mercenaries & well Death is a spectacularly inept wizard... ...

The year is eighteen hundred & thirty one when fifteen-year-old Mary begins the difficult task of telling her story. A scrap of a thing with a sharp tongue & hair the colour of milk Mary leads a harsh life working on her fathers farm alongside her three sisters. In the summer she is sent to work for the local vicars invalid wife where the reasons why she must record the truth of what happens to her
- & the need to record it so urgently
- are gradually revealed. Haunting distinctive voices... Marys spare simple words paint brilliant pictures in the readers mind... Nell Leyshons imaginative powers are considerable". (" Independent"). " Bronte-esque undertones.. .a disturbing statement on the social constraints faced by 19th-century women". ("FT"). "A small tour de force
- a wonderfully convincing voice & a devastating story told with great skill & economy". (Penelope Lively). "I loved it. " The Colour of Milk" is charming Bronte-esque compelling special & hard to forget. I loved Marys voice
- so inspiring & likeable. Such a hopeful book". (Marian Keyes). " Brilliant devastating & unforgettable". (Easy Living). Nell Leyshons first novel Black Dirt was long-listed for the Orange Prize & shortlisted for the Commonwealth prize. Her plays include " Comfort me with Apples" which won an Evening Standard Award & " Bedlam" which was the first play written by a woman for Shakespeares Globe. She writes for BBC Radio 3 & 4 & won the Richard Imison Award for her first radio play. Nell was born in Glastonbury & lives in Dorset."



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Who looks after the sky? The Cloudbabies do! When Bobo White finds a brush & some paint he gives Sun a new colour. But a violet Sun can't shine properly. You see Sun isn't really a Sun unless he's yellow. Will the Cloudbabies put things right in time? A first board storybook based on the new animated series currently airing on CBeebies. ...