Packed with pampering recipes to create your own beauty essentials for face body & hair. Most of us use a huge variety of beauty products on our skin & hair every day
- from shower gel & shampoo to moisturiser & hand cream
- but the majority of these products contain a variety of chemicals. In A Green Guide to Natural Beauty natural skincare & fragrance expert Karen Gilbert shows you how to make your own lotions & potions at home using easy-to-obtain natural ingredients & easy-to-follow methods. For the face there are moisturizers face masks & cleansers; for the body choose from scrubs & shower gels soaps & body lotions. & when you need some extra-special pampering try the recipes for lip balms massage bars bath oils & eye gels. So try your hand at making a neroli hydrating spritz or a jojoba & aloe vera moisturizer a mango & lime body butter or lemon & tea tree foot balm bergamot & grapefruit wake-up wash or cocoa butter lip balm
- the hardest part is choosing which of the pampering projects to try first! Each recipe has clear step-by-step photographs to guide you & there are numerous variations to try.


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Aimed at both the general reader & amateur naturalist this Green Guide offers a wealth of information on observing & identifying 150 of the most commonly encountered tree species in Britain & Europe. Each tree is described in detail with information on height shape & important features such as foliage & fruit & is illustrated with beautifully detailed full color painting. The introduction contains information on characteristics to help distinguish one family group of trees from another & there are also keys which provide step-by-step clues to aid identification. Informative & compact this book is ideal for both home reference & as a pocket companion in the field. ...

Aimed at both the general reader & amateur naturalist this Green Guide offers a wealth of information on observing & identifying 150 of the most commonly encountered species of wild flower in Britain & Europe. Flowers with similar characteristics are grouped together to make comparisons easy & each species is illustrated with a superb color painting. There is a comprehensive section on how to identify wild flowers & there are useful notes on the features that make one family of flowers different from another. The botanical keys provided are simple to use & are indispensable on a field trip. Informative & compact this book is ideal for both home reference & as a pocket companion in the field. ...

Green Hills of Africa is Ernest Hemingways lyrical journal of a month on safari in the great game country of East Africa where he & his wife Pauline journeyed in December 1933. Hemingways well-known interest in
- & fascination with
- big-game hunting is magnificently captured in this evocative account of his trip. It is an examination of the lure of the hunt & an impassioned portrait of the glory of the African landscape & of the beauty of a wilderness that was even then being threatened by the incursions of man.

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There is a huge change taking place as the world moves inexorably towards a low-carbon economy. The Green Investing Handbook" is aimed at the investor looking to profit from this global transition. The book provides a detailed overview of the investment opportunities emerging in the companies behind these environmental technologies & services. It covers the standout firms operating in all the key green technology sectors the trends of each sector & the industry as a whole as well as the most important or promising green funds ETFs & private equity funds. The book delivers both demystifying explanations of the intricate technology at the heart of the green revolution as well as providing comprehensive investment insight. It is designed to help the investor to make better-informed decisions when engaging with these complex innovative & rapidly growing industries. & it does so whether you are interested in investing through equities direct investment or funds. The ten sectors covered in depth are: Solar power; Wind power; Marine energy; Geothermal; Power storage; Smart grids; Hydrogen & fuel cells; Green transport; Green buildings; & Waste & energy resources. Each chapter breaks down the trends & technology of the relevant sector as well as its past performance & looks at key advice & expert opinion on where they are headed. Notable company activity technological development & government support is detailed throughout. The second half of the handbook is dedicated to a comprehensive directory of over 150 green companies covering performance snapshots & overviews. The activities of each are featured in turn with important developments & key features covered. The directory also

Includes:: green funds
- their size strategies charges & managers & their managers comments. The details of green private equity firms ETFs & indices as well as a bank of resources round out this one-stop reference section giving you everything you need to start investing in the sustainability revolution."


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As part of the DC Comics
- The New 52 the first six issues of the star-spanning Green Lantern series from superstar writer Geoff
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Written by Geoff Johns Art by Ivan Reis & Oclair Albert Cover by Ethan Van Sciver Hal Jordan has been framed for murder in this new trade paperback collecting GREEN LANTERN 14-20! Now Hal is on the run from a legion of intergalactic bounty hunters & the new Global Guardians. Can he clear his name & discover who put a price on his head? Advance-solicited; on sale January 7
- 144 pg FC $14.99 US
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Exploding out of BLACKEST NIGHT comes the next exciting chapter in the Green Lantern mythos: New Guardians"! Forced to band together during the rise of the Black Lanterns Hal Jordan Sinestro Carol Ferris Saint Walker Atrocitus Indigo-1 & Larfleeze must agree to disagree if their next mission is to succeed. But when one of the strangest beings from Green Lanterns past returns the future of the Lanterns & the universe at large once again falls into question. " From the Hardcover edition."" ...

Comics hottest writer Geoff Johns (Justice League Aquaman Blackest Night) joins artist Doug Mahnke on one of DC Comics The New 52s hottest titles Green Lantern! After the events of War of the Green Lanterns the villainous Sinestro is suddenly a Green Lantern
- whether he wants to be or not! Now teaming up with his former foe Hal Jordan & Sinestro find themselves investigating a crime that leads them deep into the homeworld of the Indigo Tribe. As their situation grows more & more dire the unlikely team of these two Green Lanterns uncovers a secret that will change the GL Corps forever!
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Written by Geoff Johns Art by Carlos Pacheco Ethan Van Sciver Ivan Reis & others Cover by Simone Bianchi In this hard-hitting volume Green Lantern discovers that Lanterns who were left for dead are alive
- & its up to Hal to set them free. Collects GREEN LANTERN 7-13. 176 pg FC $12.99 US
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