Make the most of your city break with the handy Boston City Map". Highly practical & easy to use one side contains a map of Boston with places of interest marked on it while comprehensive tourist & transport information including top sights shopping where to eat & drink ticketing information a transport map & how to get around can be found on the reverse. Printed on durable plasticised paper the " Boston City Map" is perfect for guiding you around the city." ...

Recalling its revolutionary roots Boston continues to claim its place among the country s forward-thinking cities. A center for learning & a hub of cutting-edge cultural offerings Boston is dynamic & continuously developing. Mara Vorhees Lonely Planet Writer Our Promise You can trust our travel information because Lonely Planet authors visit the places we write about each & every edition. We never accept freebies for positive coverage so you can rely on us to tell it like it is. Inside This Book Full Color Guide Pull-out City Map 162 h&-picked restaurants 78 museums & historic sites 34 Harbor Islands to explore 29 page map section 1 Green monster Feature coverage of top sights Range of planning tools In-depth information on Boston for Kids ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys 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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The ultimate pocket map of Boston! Explore the historic city of Boston birthplace of the American Revolution with the help of this genuinely pocket-sized pop-up map. Small in size yet big on detail this compact dependable city map will ensure you don't miss a thing. *

Includes:: 2 popout maps
- a detailed street by street plan of downtown Boston & an overview map of greater Boston * Additional maps of Beacon Hill Harvard Square & the subway are also included * Harvard Square map

Includes:: a guided 1hour walking tour identifying all the key sights along the way * Handy self-folding tourist map is small enough to fit in your pocket yet offers extensive coverage of the city in an easy-to-use format * Thorough street index is also featured & cross-referenced to the map so you can easily find your destination * Key places of interest are listed offering you advice on the best things to see




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The Botanical Illustration Course"
- published with the Eden Project
- is your personal guide to the study of botanical

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This beautifully illustrated book is the first practical step-by-step guide to using coloured pencils in botanical painting & is written by Ann Swan one of the top exponents of the genre. Water-soluble & oil-based coloured pencils are becoming increasingly popular for botanical painting as they are easier to use than traditional watercolour & are more forgiving yet they produce the same stunning effects. They are especially suitable for the accuracy needed to paint in the botanical style of illustration. In this book Ann Swan gives helpful advice on all aspects of working with coloured pencils including the techniques you will have to master
- underpainting layering & burnishing. She also demontrates how to mix & build up colour & how to add those finishing touches that will complete your painting successfully. Several full step-by-step demonstrations are included to show how these techniques are put into practice. The book concludes with a gallery of coloured pencil works by the author students of botanical painting & other professional botanical painters providing a wonderful source of reference & inspiration.
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* A beautiful facsimile botanical sketchbook for all lovers of the art. * A practical masterclass showing one womans progression from modest flower painter to botanical artist of distinction * Full of practical hints tips & colour swatches for aspiring flower painters * Published in association with the Society of Botanical Artists * Foreword by Sir Roy Strong This is the story of one womans journey from amateur painter to botanical artist told through the sketchbooks & paintings she produced for the Distance Learning Diploma Course run by the Society of Botanical Artists. Packed with advice & tips this book will serve as a guide & inspiration to anyone wanting to embark on life as a botanical artist. This book is both a showcase of Mary Anns work & a record of her achievements including first-hand accounts of the joys & challenges she faced as she progressed. It contains work from every assignment she undertook from her first attempts at drawing a tulip to the triumphant paintings she made for her diploma portfolio. Along the way are delicate floral compositions juicy fruit & vegetables botanical dissections & her adventures out in the field. Margarets comments on each assignments are also included giving an insight into the assessment process & an all-round view of Mary Anns successes & (very rare) failures. The book ends with a glorious selection of Mary Anns ongoing work as a botanical artist. ...

The easy way to score your highest in botany Employment of biological scientists is projected to grow 21% over the next decade much faster than the average for all occupations as biotechnological research & development continues to drive job growth. Botany For Dummies gives you a thorough easy-to-follow overview of the fundamentals of botany helping you to improve your grades supplement your learning or review before a test. Covers evolution by natural selection Offers plain-English explanations of the structure & function of plants

Includes:: plant identification & botanical phenomenon Tracking a typical course in botany this hands-on friendly guide is your ticket to acing this required course for your major in biology microbiology zoology or elementary education.

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For two decades readers around the world have been fascinated by Brian Capon's crystal-clear descriptions of how plants work. What happens inside a seed after it is planted? How do plants use each other
- & animals
- to survive? How do they reproduce & how do they transform nutrients into growth? Botany for Gardeners" is the most complete compact & accessible introduction to the world of botany available. The new edition has been expanded with dazzling scanning electron microscope photographs & even more amazing facts about plants. Especially timely are new essays on food plants: what makes plants edible the effects of climate change & the role of genetic engineering. Whether it's the exotic behaviors of unusual seeds the astounding weight-bearing capacity of the Victoria waterlily or the ingenious existence of lichens the third edition of " Botany for Gardeners" will be embraced by beginning gardeners & devoted plant-o-philes."

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