Demetrius son of Alexanders former comrade Antigonus One-Eye was perhaps the most dashing & charismatic of the Successors the Macedonian generals who fought a bitter war for the spoils of Alexanders short-lived empire. Still smarting from his epic defeat at the hands of Ptolemy Demetrius has his eye on one of the richest prizes in the ancient world
- the naval superpower of Rhodes. But the Rhodians know that defeat will mean annihilation & Demetriuss campaign will entail five separate naval battles over several years before he can begin to breach the city walls
- leading him to employ an array of fantastic war machines: ancient super-weapons like his gigantic lens of polished bronze used to focus on the citys wooden ramparts & set them ablaze. If she is to survive against such a merciless assault Rhodes will need the help of every ally she can muster
- including the newly crowned King of the Bosporus Satyrus & his fiery twin Melitta...


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Detailing makes a landscape unique & a landscape architect outstanding. Featuring many of the worlds most highly acclaimed landscape architects this book presents 40 of the most recently completed & influential landscape designs. Each project is presented with colour photographs site plans & sections as well as numerous construction details. There is also a brief descriptive text detailed captions & in-depth information for each project. The projects are presented in clear & concise layouts over four pages. All commissioned especially for this book the drawings are styled in a consistent manner & presented at standard architectural scales for easy comparison. Intended for architects engineers & landscape architects the book will also be invaluable for architecture garden & landscape design students for whom it will be a resource not only for understanding the work of the best contemporary landscape architects but also as a tool for their own design work. ...

Architectural detailing makes a building unique & an architect outstanding. Detail in Contemporary Residential Architecture" provides analysis of both the technical & the aesthetic importance of details in the development of contemporary residential architecture. Featuring many of the world's most highly acclaimed architects the book presents more than 50 of the most recently completed & influential house designs. For each house there are colour photographs plans of every floor sections & elevations as well as numerous construction details. All the drawings are styled in the same consistent way to allow for easy comparison. There is also a brief descriptive text & detailed captions. The book also features in-depth information for each project including the location the floor area the client the architectural project team main consultants & contractors." ...

Detail in Contemporary Timber Architecture" provides analysis of both the technical & the aesthetic importance of details in modern timber architecture. Featuring the work of renowned architects from around the world this book presents 50 of the most recently completed & influential timber designs for both residential & commercial architecture. Each project is presented with colour photographs site plans & sections & elevations as well as numerous construction details. There is also a descriptive text detailed captions & in-depth information for each project including the location client architectural project team main consultants & contractors. The projects are presented in clear & concise layouts over four pages. All of the drawings are styled in the same consistent way & presented at standard architectural scales to allow for easy comparison. There is also a CD-ROM which contains all the drawings as printed in the book in both EPS & DWG (generic CAD) formats. In addition the book features an index of architects that

Includes:: the name address & all contact details for each architect included."

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The 00 gauge ready-to-run market has changed dramatically over the past decade with supreme levels of accuracy detail finish & mechanical performance now becoming the standard benchmark of all new models. As the hobby continues to blossom an increasing range of steam diesel & electric subjects now find themselves in the catalogs of the leading manufacturers. ...

Detective Daddy Detective Ash learned he was going to be a daddy the same day his parents murderer was set free. Rachel the mother of Ashs child is the DNA profiler & the only one who can put the killer back behind bars. & now shes become the Christmas Eve murderers target Ash is the only man who can keep Rachel & their baby safe. Engaged with the Boss Scandal could not touch the Kendall family not with the unsolved Christmas Eve murders looming over their heads. So when eldest son Devin was caught in a compromising situation he asked assistant Jolie to pose as his fiancee. But as Jolies life comes under threat Devins starting to understand the true depth of his feelings for her. ...

This classic Usborne title loved by decades of children is available once more as a smart spiral bound edition. It is packed with tips hints & advice on how to be an intrepid smart-talking quick-thinking super-sleuth including how to identify fingerprints & handwriting how to examine witnesses & find clues. To keep those investigative skills honed the book contains tests throughout to check what the gumshoe-in-training has learnt including observation questions & code-cracking quizzes. It is humorously illustrated by Colin King. It is a great gift for any child with a sense of daring adventure & a thirst for the truth. ...

A brand new bumper omnibus gathering together over 50 classic Agatha Christie stories featuring Tommy & Tuppence Beresford Harley Quin Parker Pyne & Hercule Poirot plus her rare Christmas Stories not available in any other volume. This new compendium of over 50 stories is the first time all the stories featuring Agatha Christie's detectives have been collected together. Here you will meet
- PARKER PYNE
- a consulting detective whose practice is to solve less murderous enigmas & restore happiness to his clients; HARLEY QUIN
- a tall dark mysterious young man who takes a more surreptitious approach to solving crime; TOMMY & TUPPENCE BERESFORD
- a newly married pair of self-styled ' Young Adventurers' who are prepared to do anything in the name of justice. & in addition to presenting the complete oeuvre for these detectives this volume

Includes:: as a bonus four rare short stories featuring that grand master of detection Monsieur HERCULE POIROT plus Agatha Christie's little-known Christmas stories written for children including Star Over Bethlehem" & " The Naughty Donkey"."





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Celebrating Detour the Moleskine travelling exhibition which since 2006 has displayed a unique collection of more than 250 notebooks that have been decorated hacked sketched in & filled with notes clippings & drawings by internationally renowned artists such as Ron Arad Mart Guix Ross Lovegrove Karim Rashid Zhang Yuan & many more. Included are essays from Maria Sebregondi Hans Ulrich Obrist Maurizio Ferraris Lorin H. Stein & Raffaella Guidobono. ...

We live in a toxic world. Environmental pollution & disease-causing germs assault us continually day after day. Our food is nutrient deficient & our water supply dangerously contaminated. People today are exposed to chemicals in far greater concentrations than were previous generations. Diseases that were rare or unheard of a century ago are now raging upon us like a plague. Millions are dying from diseases that were virtually unknown in the past. Experts tell us that by the time we reach middle age each one of us will have already been affected by either cancer cardiovascular disease or some other serious degenerative condition. Conventional medicine has no sure cure. Drugs surgery & radiation treatments can be as dangerous & debilitating as the diseases they attempt to cure. This book outlines the steps you need to take to thoroughly detoxify & cleanse your body from these disease-causing agents. You will also learn how to reduce your toxic exposure & how to strengthen your immune system. ...