Harper Collins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved essential classics. Wilfred of Ivanhoe is a Saxon loyal to the Norman king Richard I. Because of this loyalty & his love for Lady Rowena Ivanhoe is cast out by his father a Saxon loyalist determined to liberate the Saxon people from Norman rule. He plans to marry Rowena his ward & a descendant of the Saxon king Alfred to Lord Aethelstane pretender to the throne of Engl&. In so doing Ivanhoe would unite two rival Saxon houses in their claim for the crown. Ivanhoe returns from the Crusades in secret & is joined in his plans to re-establish Richard on the thrown by the moneylender Isaac of York his daughter Rebecca the mysterious Black Knight Lady Rowena & Robin Hood & his merry men. ...

Monty Don & his wife Sarah moved into their semi-derelict farmhouse at Ivington in 1991 & their garden is the most tangible symbol of the spectacular way in which they have since thrived. Springing with amazing vigour from the soil behind the house this space has been central to Monty's life; ever since he dug the very first border he has obsessively written about it. The Ivington Diaries is a personal collection of Monty's jottings from the past fifteen years. Generously illustrated with his very own photographs & beautifully packaged this book promises to be one of the most delightful garden books ever published. ...

The only book to teach C++ programming with Microsoft Visual Studio! Theres a reason why Ivor Hortons Beginning Visual C++ books dominate the marketplace. Ivor Horton has a loyal following who love his winning approach to teaching programming languages & in this fully updated new edition he repeats his successful formula. Offering a comprehensive introduction to both the standard C++ language & to Visual C++ he offers step-by-step programming exercises examples & solutions to deftly guide novice programmers through the ins & outs of C++ development. Introduces novice programmers to the current standard Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 as it is implemented in Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Focuses on teaching both the C++11 standard & Visual C++ 2012 unlike virtually any other book on the market Covers the C++ language & library & the IDE Delves into new features of both the C++11 standard & of the Visual C++ 2012 programming environment Features C++ project templates code snippets & more Even if you have no previous programming experience youll soon learn how to build real-world applications using Visual C++ 2012 with this popular guide. ...

Alan Root is one of Africas most bitten. In the course of his adventures he has been mauled by a leopard a silverback gorilla & a hippo & almost lost his life to a deadly puff-adder which claimed one of his fingers. Roots unmatched experience of East African wildlife & his appetite for risk have made him a world-class naturalist & film-maker. Hes one of the great wildlife pioneers. In Ivory Apes & Peacocks" Alan tells the story of his lifes work from his arrival in Kenya as a young boy (furious at having to leave behind Britains birds) to the making of his game-changing films. Instead of sticking to the Big Five animals these looked up close at whole ecosystems
- baobab trees termite mounds natural springs
- & involved firsts such as tracking the wildebeest migration from a balloon then flying it over Kilimanjaro filming inside a hornbills nest & diving with hippos & crocodiles. Along the way we meet Sally the pet hippo & Emily the house-proud chimp watch as Dian Fossey catches sight of her first mountain gorilla & have sundowners with George & Joy Adamson. & here too is Joan Root Alans wife & collaborator for over thirty years who was brutally murdered in retaliation for her environmental campaigning. In this extraordinary memoir we look at Africas wonders through the eyes of a visionary live through hair-raising adventure & personal sorrow & also bear witness to a natural world now largely lost from view."

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Best friends Ivy & Bean are back & looking for adventure in the second installment of this engaging new series. This time they've made an amazing discoverya ghost in the school bathroom! Ivy & Bean can see its cloudy form & its glowing eyes. They can hear its moaning voice. This is the best thing that ever happened at schooluntil the teachers find out. Now Ivy & Bean have to figure out how to get the ghost out of the bathroom. Will they succeed? Maybe. Will they have fun? Of course! ...

This title features classic yoga postures for mind body & spirit. Promote your physical mental & spiritual wellbeing with Iyengar yoga. This is a practical easy-to-follow yoga course with stage-by-stage visual guidance & postures especially chosen for beginners & intermediates. You can learn how to tone the muscles acquire suppleness stimulate the circulation improve posture & benefit overall health. You can use this expert book to build up your yoga sequences over time with therapy sessions for problem areas. You can calm the mind increase concentration & relieve stress with the beneficial powers of yoga. It shows over 100 easy-to-follow yoga sequences in step-by-step detail in more than 400 specially commissioned photographs. Iyengar yoga is an effective antidote to the stresses of modern lifestyles. It tones the body improves posture & alignment stimulates the circulation aids the function of internal organs develops powers of concentration & helps controlled breathing. This book explains the origins & philosophy of Iyengar yoga giving advice on how to begin when to practise & what equipment you will need. The classic asanas or postures have been graded by difficulty with modified & advanced variations to suit all ability levels. The chapter on sequences demonstrates routines that will build into a daily & monthly yoga plan. ...

Keep fit & reduce stress with this essential beginners' guide. The easy to follow step-by-step sequences of key Iyengar yoga poses have clear detailed instructions making it the perfect introduction whether you're a complete novice or just need a refresher. Innovative 360-degree views of yoga poses & over 250 photographs will help teach you the basics & ensure your technique is perfect. This is the only guide of its kind from the world-famous yoga guru BKS Iyengar. ...

Told from a female zombies perspective I Zombie is a smart witty detective series with a mix of urban fantasy & romantic dramedy. Gwendolyn Gwen" Dylan is a 20-something gravedigger in an eco-friendly cemetery. Once a month she must eat a human brain to keep from losing her memories but in the process she becomes consumed with the thoughts & personality of the dead person until she eats the next brain. She sets out to fulfill the dead persons last request solve a crime or right a wrong. Once upon a time Gwens biggest concerns were finding a brain to snack on & worrying whether her boyfriend would find out she was a zombie. Now with undead secret agents & monster hunters teaming up to stop a mad scientist from bringing about the end of the world & her friends stuck right in the middle of it Gwen has bigger problems on her hands. But can a girl help save the world without losing everything in the world she loves?" ...

When Rachel & Kirsty meet on the ferry to Rainspell Island one summer holiday they have no idea that such magical adventures with the fairies await them! In this sixth book in the series Rachel & Kirsty enter a magical world in order to find Izzy the Indigo Fairy... ...

Vicar's daughter Izzy feels hugely guilty that she's having a very good war. Having learned to fly in a travelling circus before the war she's now joined the Air Transport Auxiliary as one of their few female pilots & is having the time of her life. The only cloud on the horizon is having to lie to her father about her exact role in the ATA. Her father is against the whole notion of women flying
- he certainly wouldn't approve of her becoming a 'spitfire girl'. Izzy also feels distinctly out of place among the more upper class ladies of the ATA. She would love to be as worldly as her flighty housemate Julia or as sophisticated as society wife Clare. But when Izzy finds herself falling for the charms of a dashing American doctor it is to Julia & Clare that she turns for help...
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