This exciting tour of our Universe explores our current knowledge of exoplanets & the search for another Earth-like planet. Beginning with the basic concepts of planet formation & the composition of the Universe Stuart Ross Taylor summarises our knowledge of exoplanets how they compare with our planets & why some stars have better habitable zones. Further sections provide a detailed study of our Solar System as a basis for understanding exoplanetary systems & a detailed study of the Earth as our only current example of a habitable planet. The book concludes with a philosophical & historical discussion of topics surrounding planets & the development of life including why our chances of finding aliens on exoplanets is very low. This is an engaging & informative read for anyone interested in planetary formation & the exploration of our Universe. ...

Elena Gilbert has never been an ordinary teenager. After falling in love with the irresistible vampires Stefan & Damon Salvatore she became a vampire died returned from the dead & journeyed to hell & back to save Stefan. Now in college Elena faces a terrifying new danger & discovers her destiny. ...

Destiny the Pop Star Fairy looks after all pop stars in Fairyland & the human world. So when things start to go wrong for The Angels Kirsty & Rachel's favourite pop group Destiny needs the girls' help to fix things before The Angels' charity Christmas concert is ruined! Are Jack Frost & his band of naughty goblins causing trouble again...? ...

Demetrius son of Alexanders former comrade Antigonus One-Eye was perhaps the most dashing & charismatic of the Successors the Macedonian generals who fought a bitter war for the spoils of Alexanders short-lived empire. Still smarting from his epic defeat at the hands of Ptolemy Demetrius has his eye on one of the richest prizes in the ancient world
- the naval superpower of Rhodes. But the Rhodians know that defeat will mean annihilation & Demetriuss campaign will entail five separate naval battles over several years before he can begin to breach the city walls
- leading him to employ an array of fantastic war machines: ancient super-weapons like his gigantic lens of polished bronze used to focus on the citys wooden ramparts & set them ablaze. If she is to survive against such a merciless assault Rhodes will need the help of every ally she can muster
- including the newly crowned King of the Bosporus Satyrus & his fiery twin Melitta...


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Detailing makes a landscape unique & a landscape architect outstanding. Featuring many of the worlds most highly acclaimed landscape architects this book presents 40 of the most recently completed & influential landscape designs. Each project is presented with colour photographs site plans & sections as well as numerous construction details. There is also a brief descriptive text detailed captions & in-depth information for each project. The projects are presented in clear & concise layouts over four pages. All commissioned especially for this book the drawings are styled in a consistent manner & presented at standard architectural scales for easy comparison. Intended for architects engineers & landscape architects the book will also be invaluable for architecture garden & landscape design students for whom it will be a resource not only for understanding the work of the best contemporary landscape architects but also as a tool for their own design work. ...

Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture" provides analysis of both the technical & the aesthetic importance of details in modern timber architecture. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world this book presents 50 of the most recently completed & influential timber designs for both residential & commercial architecture. Each project is presented with colour photographs site plans & sections & elevations as well as numerous construction details. There is also a descriptive text detailed captions & in-depth information for each project including the location client architectural project team main consultants & contractors. The projects are presented in clear & concise layouts over four pages. All of the drawings are styled in the same consistent way & presented at standard architectural scales to allow for easy comparison. There is also a CD-ROM which contains all the drawings as printed in the book in both EPS & DWG (generic CAD) formats. In addition the book features an index of architects that

Includes:: the name address & all contact details for each architect included."

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The 00 gauge ready-to-run market has changed dramatically over the past decade with supreme levels of accuracy detail finish & mechanical performance now becoming the standard benchmark of all new models. As the hobby continues to blossom an increasing range of steam diesel & electric subjects now find themselves in the catalogs of the leading manufacturers. ...

Drury Lane 1844. A robbery has been committed at a pawnbrokers leaving three people dead. The man called in to investigate is Pyke head of the Metropolitan Polices newly formed Detective Branch at Scotland Yard. Pyke must find the culprit & quickly especially as the identity of one of the victims threatens to expose his own criminal past. A valuable religious artefact appears to have motivated the robbery but when the main suspect commits suicide in police custody the investigation falters. Then the rector of a wealthy parish is brutally murdered & Pyke spots a connection. His suspicions lead him to a dissolute former Catholic priest rumours of devil worship & an old case that no one wants him to investigate. With time running out & the murderer threatening to kill again Pyke must face up to forces within the police & the church who would prefer the secrets of the past to remain buried for ever.. . ...

Detective Daddy Detective Ash learned he was going to be a daddy the same day his parents murderer was set free. Rachel the mother of Ashs child is the DNA profiler & the only one who can put the killer back behind bars. & now shes become the Christmas Eve murderers target Ash is the only man who can keep Rachel & their baby safe. Engaged with the Boss Scandal could not touch the Kendall family not with the unsolved Christmas Eve murders looming over their heads. So when eldest son Devin was caught in a compromising situation he asked assistant Jolie to pose as his fiancee. But as Jolies life comes under threat Devins starting to understand the true depth of his feelings for her. ...

This classic Usborne title loved by decades of children is available once more as a smart spiral bound edition. It is packed with tips hints & advice on how to be an intrepid smart-talking quick-thinking super-sleuth including how to identify fingerprints & handwriting how to examine witnesses & find clues. To keep those investigative skills honed the book contains tests throughout to check what the gumshoe-in-training has learnt including observation questions & code-cracking quizzes. It is humorously illustrated by Colin King. It is a great gift for any child with a sense of daring adventure & a thirst for the truth. ...