This book is the fruit of Marjorie Blamey's lifelong absorption with wild flowers & their accurate illustration. Covering all species both native & introduced widespread or local north of the Alps & the Mediterranean region except for grasses sedges rushes & horsetails CASSELL'S WILD FLOWERS OF BRITAIN & NORTHERN EUROPE is the most complete & detailed colour-illustrated guide yet for any comparable area of the globe. Majorie Blamey's flower paintings appear on the right-hand pages of the book & are minutely accurate & precise with many small details. Illustrated on the book's left-hand pages are details of flower leaf stem fruit or seed & variations in colour or form. These are keyed by numbers to the text where asterisks indicate fuller portraits on the facing page. The descriptive text by Christopher Grey-Wilson perfectly complements the illustrations & provides clear details of the size habitat & distribution of the flowers. ...

New from the creators of the 500 Cooking" series! " The One & Only Casseroles & Stews Cookbook" is one in the series & brings together mouth-watering recipes stunning photography & beautiful design in an irresistible package at a great price. It features recipes for all your favourites & provides inspiration to try exciting new dishes. The " One & Only" books are complete guides to cooking delicious meals with a minimum of fuss & make a great addition to anyones kitchen. Others in the series are " The One & Only Soups Cookbook" " The One & Only Cupcakes & Muffins Cookbook" & " The One & Only Tapas & Appetisers Cookbook"." ...

Nostalgia strikes again with this cassette-styled travel speaker. Everyone loved cassette tapes in their hey-day but they did have a few problems ever remember having to untangle & untighten that magnetic tape? CD&8217;s & MP3&8217;s Have made us wave cassettes goodbye&8230;. But don&8217;t you worry! You can remind yourself of the good old days with this Cassette Speaker. This handy travel speaker will fit any device with a standard headphone socket; mp 3 players phones computers & iPods. This makes it very versatile & easy to use. With a cleverly concealed cable storage to avoid any unsightly mess from the attatched audio cable & built in st&. The built in chamber also gives enhanced bass to your music its one big sound in a very small speaker. 3x AAA Batteries. ...

Sixteen pregnant & brave beyond her years Cassie refuses to remain patiently at home praying for the return of her soldier lover from war. Instead she leaves the small Cornish fishing village of her birth & escapes to Spain
- joining the brave band of women who follow Wellingtons forces. But once there everything changes & it isnt long before her life is fraught with terror & adventure. As the armies battle out a desperate war over the hills & great plains of Spain an even fiercer struggle rages within Cassie. For although her loyalty to Harry endures her heart has long been under siege from another.. .
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The new boy at Cassies school is gorgeous. Her crush is instant & all-consuming. But Ollie is confusing: one minute hes giving her his special smile the next hes flirting with another girl If only Ollie was as easy to talk to as his best mate Sam. Bu whilst Cassie sees Sam as just a friend he has other ideas. Suddenly Cassie has a choice to make. ...

South-West England 1812. England is at war with America & when two hundred & fifty American prisoners-of-war arrive at Dartmoor prison it is already overcrowded with French prisoners. Among the newcomers is Lieutenant Pilgrim Penn an American merchant seaman who soon falls in love with a local girl at a market held inside the prison walls. The inmates fight amongst themselves despite their common enemy & the Americans are a particularly troublesome group. When the governors daughter becomes romantically involved with one of them he orders his soldiers to open fire during a minor disturbance even though the war has ended & personal revenge is suspected as his true motivation. ...

The first complete step-by-step photographic guide & an essential reference for knitters of all styles & techniques presented in an easy-reference take-along format. A compilation of all the techniques for beginning & ending knitting projects it offers a welcome surprise to many knitters who are not aware of the breadth of possibilities. Choosing the right cast on or bind off to fit the chosen yarn & stitch technique will add to the appeal of the finished knitting project. ...

With 5 million copies sold in the UK alone one might consider Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events to be one of the most successful children's authors of the past decade. We however consider these miserable so-called adventure stories & the Hollywood film starring Jim Carrey that accompanied the books for children as nothing more than a dreadful mistake. ...

They hadnt known then what was coming. They didnt know about September 11th they didnt know about miscarriages & love affairs they didnt know about a girl named April Peck. They didnt know they were going to die. Back then they had been happy. From the outside the close-knit circle of friends calling themselves the Castaways share an idyllic lifestyle on the charming island of Nantucket blessed with money children beauty & love. But when Tess & Greg are killed in a tragic boating accident orphaning their seven-year-old twins it sends devastating shockwaves through the rest of the group. As the friends grieve the truth behind their relationships gradually begins to emerge in a chain of staggering revelations. & for the first time they are forced to ask the hardest of questions. Can you live without the person who made you whole? & how do you mourn for a secret lover & a relationship nobody knew existed? An utterly absorbing novel exploring the tangle of secrets & lies that can lurk beneath even the closest of relationships.. . ...

Castilla y Leon is for many people the image of Spain. From elegant cathedrals & Gothic castles to small-town charm & heart-warming traditional food Castilla y Leon is both stunning & welcoming. Footprint Focus provides invaluable information on transport accommodation eating & entertainment to ensure that your trip

Includes:: the best of this richly architectural region of Spain. * Essentials section with useful advice on getting to & around Castilla y Leon. * Comprehensive up-to-date listings of where to eat sleep & play. *

Includes:: information on tour operators & activities from exploring castles to joining in a fiesta. * Detailed maps for Castilla y Leon. * Slim enough to fit in your pocket. With detailed information on all the main sights plus many lesser-known attractions Footprint Focus Castilla y Leon provides concise & comprehensive coverage of one of Spain's most richly architectural regions. The content of the Footprintfocus Castilla y Leon guide has been extracted from Footprint's Northern Spain Handbook.



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