Patrick O' Brian's Aubrey-Maturin tales are widely acknowledged to be the greatest series of historical novels ever written. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of their beginning with Master & Commander these evocative stories are being re-issued in paperback with smart new livery. This is the seventeenth book in the series. Jack Aubrey's long service is at last rewarded: he is promoted to the rank of Commodore & given a squadron of ships to comm&. His mission is twofold
- to make a large dent in the slave trade off the coast of Africa & on his return to intercept a French fleet set for Bantry Bay with a cargo of weapons for the disaffected among the Irish. Invention & surprise follow at every turn in this tale of nineteenth-century seamanship as rich as compelling as masterly as any of its predecessors.
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By the time he was nineteen Royston Vasey had married divorced fathered two children spent two years in Britains toughest Borstal served three prison stretches & been stabbed while in the Merchant Navy. He thought his only career choice would be a life of crime. Fifteen years later he was one of Britains most successful comics playing live to half a million fans a year as Roy Chubby Brown. COMMON AS MUCK! tells an incredible story of hardships heartbreak & ultimately success. From an impoverished childhood with his abusive father to his brand of comedy too rude for television & his determined fight against throat cancer COMMON AS MUCK! is a frank telling of a remarkable life laced with Roys irrepressible humour. ...

Provides a basic introduction to twenty five commonly occurring families of flowering plants chosen for their economic ornamental & ecological importance. It is designed to enable students of botany & related disciplines to gain some knowledge of the general characteristics of each family & also the relationships between them. An introductory section provides basic botanical information which is often assumed to be known & which is essential for a proper consideration of the families themselves. These are described in the second section of the book. For each family information on its distribution classification general features & economic importance precedes a detailed description of a typical representative species. For the larger or more varied families several representative species are included. The text is illustrated throughout with clear & accurate line diagrams & accompanied by an exhaustive glossary. ...

This invaluable little book highlights the real mistakes that students make in the exam
- & shows how to avoid them. Based on analysis
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This invaluable little book highlights the real mistakes that students make in the exam
- & shows how to avoid them. Based on analysis
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Common Praise is the first major revision of Hymns Ancient & Modern for almost fifty years. With 630 items this comprehensive collection

Includes:: some of the very best of the churchs music from earliest sources to the present day. Where appropriate inclusive language has been introduced.

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Deborah Meaden is known to millions for her straight-talking no-nonsense approach on BBC2s Dragons Den" & in " Common Sense Rules" she shares insights & observations gleaned from a life lived in business. Some of them come from witnessing the successes
- & the failures
- of others. Many more though are drawn from her own business ventures. She shows for example how an early stint in a holiday park gave her a crash course in customer relations. She frankly & honestly analyses why her first enterprise which started so promisingly turned sour. & she explains why turning down a multimillion-pound offer for her chain of holiday parks was the best decision she ever made. As direct & to-the-point on the page as she is in the Den Deborah Meaden is a superbly clear-sighted & experienced observer of business success & her book is guaranteed both to inform & inspire."

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Spiders are among the most diverse groups of terrestrial invertebrates yet they are among the least studied & understood. This first comprehensive guide to all 68 spider families in North America beautifully illustrates 469 of the most commonly encountered species. Group keys enable identification by web type & other observable details & species descriptions include identification tips typical habitat geographic distribution & behavioral notes. A concise illustrated introduction to spider biology & anatomy explains spider relationships. This book is a critical resource for curious naturalists who want to understand this ubiquitous & ecologically critical component of our biosphere. ...

Widely respected & admired Philip Fisher is among the most influential investors of all time. His investment philosophies introduced almost forty years ago are not only studied & applied by today's financiers & investors but are also regarded by many as gospel. This book is invaluable reading & has been since it was first published in 1958. The updated paperback retains the investment wisdom of the original edition &

Includes:: the perspectives of the author's son Ken Fisher an investment guru in his own right in an expanded preface & introduction I sought out Phil Fisher after reading his Common Stocks & Uncommon Profits...A thorough understanding of the business obtained by using Phil's techniques...enables one to make intelligent investment commitments." Warren Buffet"

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This is a book about how we should address the great & interconnected global challenges of the twenty-first century. Our task Sachs argues is to achieve truly sustainable development by which he means finding a global course which enables the world to benefit from the spread of prosperity while ensuring that we don't destroy the eco-systems which keep us alive & our place in nature which helps sustain our values. How do we move forward together benefitting from our increasing technological mastery avoiding the terrible dangers of climate change mass famines violent conflicts population explosions in some parts of the world & collapses in others & world-wide pandemic diseases? In answering these questions Sachs shows that there are different ways of managing the world's technology resources & politics from those currently being followed & that it should be possible to adopt policies which reflect long-term & co-operative thinking instead of as currently disregard for others & ever-increasing barriers to solving the problems which we collectively face. It is a book which appeals equally to both head & heart & one which no globally thinking person can ignore. ...