This is a new edition of this pocket-sized guide to birds from the experts at the RSPB. From the Sandwich Tern to the Short-toed Eagle discover over 320 species of bird found in the UK & Europe with RSPB Pocket Birds". Close-up photographs & notes on distinguishing features will help you identify different species of bird in the field. Learn all about them from their calls & feeding behaviour to nesting habits & habitats. Maps showing regions where each species can be found at what time of year will help you find the birds you are most interested in. It fits easily into a pocket. "RSPB Pocket Birds" is perfect for taking out in the field." ...

This title helps you to discover over 320 species of animals & plants found on the seashores & coastal regions of Europe. From the Mediterraneans rocky coasts to the North Seas salt marshes spot common animal & plant species with The RSPB Pocket Nature Seashore". In-situ photographs & no nonsense notes will help you identify them quickly & accurately. It

Includes:: maps that show you what animals & plants to find where & species are categorised so you can plan your spotting & make the most of your surroundings whether you are on a holiday browse or a serious quest. "RSPB Pocket Nature Seashore" fits easily into a pocket
- perfect for taking out in the field & an ideal guide for all the family."


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Discover over 1 000 species of animal plant & fungi found in Britain
- from the humming-bird Hawk moth to the False Deathcap Fungi
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This is the first book to explore in detail every RSPB reserve in Britain from the wild forests of Caledonia & teeming seabird cities of the northern coasts to the rolling heathlands pristine wetlands & urban oases of the south. Here you'll find everything you need to plan & enjoy days out at some of the best wildlife-watching places anywhere with full details of access arrangements visitor facilities advice on when to visit & the wildlife you can expect to see throughout the year. For every reserve you'll find a map of how to get here & where appropriate the trails around the reserve & the habitats you'll find so you can plan your visit according to what you'd like to see & how much time you have to visit. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs of these beautiful wild places & the animals & plants that live in them. ...

This book offers everything a cat owner needs to know to keep their feline healthy & happy. Step-by-step photographs & anatomical diagrams show you how to take care of your cat from feeding & grooming to breeding & administering first aid. Packed with information from the RSPCA the UK's leading charity for the prevention of cruelty to animals this one stop guide is essential for every cat owner. ...

Philosopher astronomer & mathematician Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power & offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times with striking relevance to the present day. This translation by Peter Avery & John Heath-Stubbs is beautifully & lavishly illustrated in colour with numerous examples of Persian miniature painting. It also contains a valuable introduction & several appendices including an essay on Persian painting. ...

With the twist of a rubber band tomorrows aircraft engineers can learn the art & science of aviation. Loaded with everything needed to build three amazing rubber-b&-powered contraptions including a high-performance plane a high-flying helicopter & the fantastic flap-a-copter (also known as a ornithopter) this title comes with easy-to-follow instructions a troubleshooting section & tips on how to improve your planes performance & make it circle oar & loop-the-loop. ...

This could be the most astonishing whodunnit you are ever likely to read Red Magazine. Obvious echoes of Mark Haddons The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time.. .and with more twists & coils than a hangmans noose Sunday Express. The dead cant speak to us Professor Madoc had said. That was a lie. Because the body Patrick Fort is examining in anatomy class is trying to tell him all kinds of things. Life is already strange enough for the obsessive Patrick without having to solve a possible murder. Especially when no one believes a crime has even taken place. Now he must stay out of danger long enough to unravel the mystery
- while he dissects his own evidence. But as Patrick learns one truth from a dead man he discovers there have been many other lies rather closer to home...
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This is a story of murder & duplicity during the Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder. Caesar & his troops have crossed the Rubicon & are marching on Rome. Pompey his rival is preparing to flee south with his loyal troops leaving the city unguarded & ungoverned. Before Pompey leaves Rome however his cousin & protege is found dead garotted in Gordianus garden. Enraged Pompey demands that Gordianus discover & name the killer. With one son a trusted aide of Caesar & his son-in-law held as hostage by Pompey Gordianus faces a personal crisis: he must learn the secrets of the dead man & reveal a murderer to protect his own family from being crushed by the opposing forces that will forever change the Roman world. ...

The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes & hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness
- the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall. It is a story of incomparable drama. This was the century of Julius Caesar the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon & beyond; of Cicero whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra the queen who did the same. Tom Holland brings to life this strange & unsettling civilization with its extremes of ambition & self-sacrifice bloodshed & desire. Yet alien as it was the Republic still holds up a mirror to us. Its citizens were obsessed by celebrity chefs all-night dancing & exotic pets; they fought elections in law courts & were addicted to spin; they toppled foreign tyrants in the name of self-defence. Two thousand years may have passed but we remain the Romans heirs.
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