Gardening writing goes to the heart of the iconic brand that is Country Life. Gertrude Jekyll the doyenne of gardening art was a driving force at the birth of Country Life in 1897 & set the standard for some of the best English gardening writing. The influence of this writing on twentieth century English garden design is hard to overestimate. Yet here all is presented in accessible articles & choice photos. Within the pages of The Glory of the Garden you can trace the influence of the Arts & Crafts movement the Edwardian revolution in garden design the Italianate obsessions & the eccentric longing for an Olde English style. Every article resonates with period charm historical detail & still-relevant instruction. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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Walking is one of Britain's favourite leisure activities & this guide features a variety of mapped walks to suit all abilities. The book features all the practical detail you need accompanied by fascinating background reading on the history & wildlife of Gloucester shire as well as other local points of interest. All walks are annotated with places to visit along the way including tea rooms & pubs with extra details on their character & the food on offer. Every walk is given a summary of distance time gradient level of difficulty type of surface & access landscape dog friendliness parking & public toilets. ...

A comprehensive & up-to-date guide to the buildings in one of the best-loved & most beautiful areas of Engl&. Major buildings include great medieval wool churches & grand country houses such as Badminton & Dyrham besides some remarkable relics of the early Industrial Revoltion & much fine work by the Arts & Crafts Movement. The architecture of such celebrated towns as Cirencester & Chipping Campden is covered in depth as are the many villages & smaller houses. An expert overview is given in the introduction which also surveys the rich prehistoric & Roman remains & the subtleties of the famous Cotswold stone. This revised & expanded volume is the latest addition to the famous Pevsner Architectural Guides the fruit of extensive new research & deep local knowledge. Numerous maps plans & new photographs full indexes & a glossary help make this the indispensable guide for any lover of the Cotswolds. ...

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Includes:: 30 projects covering various techniques including different types of wrist & fingers.

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The Golden Gloves tournament is an American institution that takes centre stage in the amateur boxing world
- a single-elimination
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Since he took over the gloves in the England side in 2007 Matt Prior has become a vital part of England's subsequent success & strategy. In this book he looks at the key moments of his career to reveal how England achieved so much success winning two Ashes series & rising to the top of the international rankings. From touring India in the aftermath of the Mumbai terrorist attacks to joining in the celebrations with the Barmy Army in Australia Prior has seen it all. But what makes Prior's perspective unique is his position at the heart of the action as England's wicket-keeper. He is the man who hears all the banter & sledging; he is the one who gets the best view of some of the world's greatest batsmen up close & personal. Given all that who better to show what the life of a modern England cricketer is really like than the man at the centre of it all: Matt Prior? ...

16 years ago Waverly & Kieran were the first children born in space. Now a perfect couple they are the pride & joy of the whole spaceship. They represent the future. The ship is their entire world. They have never seen a stranger before. Old Earth is crumbling & the crew is hoping to reach (and colonise) New Earth within fifty years. Along with their allies on the second spaceship
- who set off a year before them & whom they have never met. One day Kieran proposes to Waverly. That same morning the allies attack
- & Kieran & Waverly are separated in the cruellest way possible. Will they ever see each other again?

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Glubbslyme. You're magic!' When Rebecca wades into the witch's pond after a row with her best friend Sarah she meets a very unusual new friend
- a huge warty toad! & Glubbslyme is no ordinary toad. Hundreds of years old he can talk &
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- he can work magic. Maybe just maybe he can help Rebecca be best friends with Sarah again.. .


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