When country-girl Grace Melbury returns home from her middle-class school she feels she has risen above her suitor the simple woodsman Giles Winterborne. Though marriage had been discussed between her & Giles Grace finds herself captivated by Dr. Edred Fitzpiers a sophisticated newcomer to the area
- a relationship that is encouraged by her socially ambitious father. Hardys novel of betrayal disillusionment & moral compromise depicts a secluded community coming to terms with the disastrous impact of outside influences. & in his portrayal of Giles Winterborne Hardy shows a man who responds deeply to the forces of the natural world thought they ultimately betray him.
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Educated beyond her station Grace Melbury returns to the woodland village of little Hintock & cannot marry her intended Giles Winterborne. Her alternative choice proves disastrous & in a moving tale that has vibrant characters many humorous moments & genuine pathos coupled with tragic irony Hardy eschews a happy ending. With characteristic derision he exposes the cruel indifference of the archaic legal system off his day & shows the tragic consequences of untimely adherence to futile social & religious proprieties ...

Paul Copelands sister went missing twenty years ago. Now raising a daughter alone Cope balances family life with a career as a prosecutor. But when a homicide victim is found with evidence linking him to Cope the well-buried secrets of the past are threatening everything. Is this body one of the campers who disappeared with his sister? Could his sister be alive...? Confronting his past Cope must decide what is better left hidden in the dark & what truths can be brought to light... ...

In the woods are six dead trees. The killing trees. Thats where they take them. People like Neala & her friend Sherri & the Dills family. Innocent travellers on vacation seized & bound stripped of their valuables & shackled to the trees to wait. In the woods. In the dark. ...

Woods etc." is Alice Oswalds third collection of poems & follows the success of her widely acclaimed river-poem " Dart" which was awarded the T. S. Eliot Prize in 2002. Extending the concerns of " Dart" & written over a period of several years these poems combine abrupt honesty with an exuberant rhetorical confidence at times recalling the oral & anonymous tradition with which they share such affinity." ...

Ben Law has lived as a woodsman in Prickly Nut Wood for over 20 years. His authentic incredible sense of the land & the wildlife ...

This title offers the ultimate celebration of a landmark in modern cultural history. It is a day-by-day act-by-act account of everything that went down on Yasgurs Farm. It

Includes:: a wealth of photographs & graphic memorabilia. It defined a generation exemplified an era: Woodstock was unlike anything that has ever happened before or since. Relive the moment & get back to the garden with this day-by-day act-by-act account of everything that went down on Yasgurs Farm. It is organised in three parts Origins The Event & The Aftermath. With interviews "es from those who were there & a wealth of photographs & graphic memorabilia Woodstock" is the ultimate celebration of a landmark in modern cultural history."

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Here's a complete course in the basic safe & correct techniques for mastering the lathe. Learn to create beautifully shaped newels balusters & chair & table legs by using gouges & chisels on a lathe. Each chapter takes on an essential aspect of woodturning--from types of lathes & accessories to sharpening from turning between centers to faceplate turning from copy turning to boring & routing. Special feature: Every chapter ends with a checklist summary to help you review what you've learned quickly & easily. Rowley has done a fine job of preparing sketches text & photos that everyone should be able to follow.... Don't pass up this book...."-- " Woodwork. 151 pages 289 b/w illus. 9 1/2 x 10 1/4." ...

This comprehensive guide to woodturning covers the tools & woods used in turning the principles of design the lathe wood finishing & the techniques of turning spindles bowls & decorative works. The book also covers a selection of projects including bowls & table legs. This revised edition of the hardback will be of value & help to both new & experienced woodturners. ...

This title uses instructive diagrams & photographs to instill confidence in critiquing sources of inspiration. In this inspiring book Derek Hayes investigates the process & practice of design in woodturning. While aiming to instill confidence in appreciating criticising & selecting sources of inspiration Derek questions why we may find one turning attractive & another ugly. He looks closely at design elements sketching proportion pattern decoration & colour; with instructive diagrams & photographs that will guide the reader to a better understanding of design. Readers are encouraged to question & fine-tune this understanding & experiment with ways of applying the approaches of other designers to their own work. Each chapter starts with a photographic example of what Derek sees as good design in a medium other than woodturning. ...