Over the past decade there has been a resurgence of interest in growing fruit & vegetables in the garden & on the allotment. Part of the driving force behind this is an increased awareness of the health benefits that can be derived from fruit & vegetables in the diet. The five helpings a day dictum reflects the correlation between a regular consumption of fruit & vegetables & a reduced incidence of for example cardiovascular disease & some cancers. Growing your own vegetables provides the opportunity to harvest them at their peak to minimize the time for post-harvest deterioration prior to consumption & to reduce their food miles. It also provides an opportunity to grow interesting & less common cultivars. The combination of economic advantages & recreational factors add to the pleasure of growing fruit & vegetables. This book covers the natural products that have been identified in common home-grown fruit & vegetables & which contribute to their organoleptic & beneficial properties. Over the last fifty years the immense advances in separation methods & spectroscopic techniques for structure elucidation have led to the identification of a wide range of natural products in fruit & vegetables. Not only have many of their beneficial properties been recognized but also their ecological roles in the development of plants have been identified. The functional role of many of these natural products is to mediate the balance between an organism & its environment in terms of microbial herbivore or plant to plant interactions. The book is aimed at readers with a chemical background who wish to know a little more about the natural products that they are eating their beneficial effects & the roles that these compounds have in nature. Developments in the understanding of the ecological & beneficial chemistry of fruit & vegetables have made the exploration of their chemical diversity a fascinating & expanding area of natural product chemistry & readers will obtain some taste for this chemistry from the book. It develops in more detail the relevant sections from the earlier RSC book Chemistry in the Garden. The book begins with an outline of the major groups of compound that are found in fruit & vegetables. This is followed by a description of aspects of environmental chemistry that contribute to the successful cultivation of these crops. Subsequent chapters deal with individual plants which are grouped in terms of the part of the plant roots bulbs & stems leaves seeds that are used for food. The final chapters deal with fruit & herbs. The epilogue considers some general aspects of ecological chemistry & climatic stress which may in the future affect the growth of fruit & vegetables in the garden particularly in the context of potential climate changes. The book concludes with a section on further reading a glossary of terms used in plant chemistry & a list of the common fruit & vegetables grouped in their plant families. ...

Finding refuge in a quiet rural backwater Dr David Hunter hoped he might at last have put the past behind him. But then they found what was left of Sally Palmer... It isn't just that she was a friend that disturbs him. Once he'd been a high-profile forensic anthropologist & all too familiar with the many faces of death before tragedy made him abandon this previous life. Now the police want his help. But to become involved will stir up memories he's long tried to forget. Then a second woman disappears plunging the close-knit community into a maelstrom of fear & paranoia. & no one not even Hunter is exempt from suspicion. Gruesome & gripping this startling new British crime thriller has an unnerving & original twist. ...

First published in 1966 The Chemistry of Life" has held its own as a clear & authoritative introduction to the world of biochemistry. This fourth edition has been fully updated & revised to include the latest developments in DNA & protein synthesis cell regulation & their social & medical implications." ...

An automaton a man & a woman who can never meet a secret love story & the fate of the world are all brought to life in this hauntingly moving novel from one of the finest writers of our time. Its London 2010 Catherine Gehrig conservator at the Swinburne museum learns of the unexpected death of her colleague & lover of thirteen years. As the mistress of a married man she has to grieve in private. One other person knows their secret the director of the museum who arranges for Catherine to be given a special project away from prying eyes. Mad with grief the usually controlled & rational Catherine discovers a series of handwritten notebooks telling the story of the man who originally commissioned the extraordinary & eerie automata she has been asked to bring back to life. With a precocious new assistant Amanda at her side she starts to piece together both the clockwork puzzle & the story of the mechanical creature which was commissioned in 19th century Germany by an English man Henry Brandling as a magical amusement for his consumptive son. Having been asked to leave his home by his wife Henry turns his hurtful departure into an adventure that he records for his young child. But it is Catherine Gehrig in a strangely stormy & overheated London nearly two hundred years later who will find comfort & wonder in reading Henrys story. & it is the automata in its beautiful uncanny imitation of life that will link two strangers confronted with the mysteries of life & death the miracle & catastrophe of human invention & the bodys astonishing chemistry of love & feeling. ...

John Turner a young man with a checkered past has been told he has just one year to live. He decides to use his time in search of three very different men he met briefly during the war: a snobbish British pilot a young corporal accused of murder & a black G.I. accused of attempted rape. Along the way Turner learns about forgiveness tolerance & second chances & overcomes his fear of death. ...

The authoritative & lovingly-crafted publication takes the reader on a nostalgic visual journey from Madonnas arrival in New York in the late 1970s to the lead-up to her latest album release MDNA in 2012 covering all her albums tours plays & films & the occasional husband or boyfriend along the way. ...

This thrilling new series takes a detailed look at a number of man-made & natural disasters that have occurred throughout history. In each title a captivating story unfolds chapter by chapter with lots of emphasis on the human stories. It features a variety of text types including personal accounts newspaper reports & timelines. It links to a range of curriculum subjects. Ideas for finding out more facilitates the teaching of research skills. ...

Pretty & eye-catching this sturdy magazine file from the Cherry Blossom storage collection is a perfect way of storing magazines or brochures & brightening up any room or office. Features include pink inner lining paper & metal label holder with reversible card that can be written on to help identify contents. ...

Cherry Costello's life is about to change forever. She & Dad are moving to Somerset where a new mum & a bunch of br&-new sisters await. & on Cherry's first day there she meets Shay Fletcher
- the kind of boy who should carry a government health warning. But Shay already has a girlfriend Cherry's new stepsister Honey. Cherry knows her friendship with Shay is dangerous
- it could destroy everything. But that doesn't mean she's going to stay away from him...

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It's Queen Titania's & King Oberon's 1000th jubilee & the seven Party Fairies are in charge of making the celebratory party extra-special! However naughty Jack Frost has decided to sabotage the celebrations by hosting his own party & in order to make his bigger & better than the kings & queen's he has sent his naughty goblins to steal each of the seven Party Fairies' magical party bags...if he succeeds the Fairyland celebrations will be ruined! Can Kirsty & Rachel help Cherry the Cake Fairy to rescue her party bag so the magnificent jubilee cake can be finished in time...? ...