Illustrated with numerous drawings & photographs this book presents a horticultural overview of the main plant families of trees & shrubs from temperate regions that are cultivated in urban & rural landscape schemes. Most of the plants used come from a limited number of plant families & within these families certain genera contribute very significantly. The largest chapter in the book describes 37 plant families according to their identification functional use & management in landscape schemes. With this information readers will be able to assess the suitability of species & prepare planting designs for prevailing sites. ...

An invaluable series for all those wanting to learn the secrets of successful painting & drawing. Each book contains many step-by-step photographs & inspirational pictures which clearly explain the different media & techniques. Whatever your skill level whether you are a beginner or a more experienced artist you will be able to develop your own original style with these easy-to-follow books. Packed with colourful step-by-step demonstrations & information these reasonably priced books are excellent value & ideal for all those wanting to learn traditional & new techniques. Leading artists share their skills offering a complete & practical guide to each medium & subject. Their straightforward easy-to-follow approach is presented in a clear simple way with expert guidance on every stage of the painting process. Whatever your skill level you will be able to develop your own original style with these friendly inspirational books. ...

4 car tours over 50 long & short walks 25 picnic suggestions This book focuses on walking but it is not intended only for walkers. The car touring section will show you the best of the island & the picnic suggestions make an excellent introduction to the countryside. There are walks for all ages & abilities on Corfu from strolls to beaches to challenging day-long hikes
- in the mountains or criss-crossing the plains. Many of the walks take in parts of the long-distance Corfu Trail. For centuries Corfus magnetic beauty has attracted travellers who have sung the praises of the peacock-hued bays the hillsides drenched in silvery-green olive trees & the emerald greenness of the countryside. & when you leave Corfu these will be your impressions too. While time brings change the pristine Corfu so beloved of Lear & the Durrell brothers can still be found
- this book tells you where. It turns the island inside-out & helps you find a Corfu unknown to most tourists.

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4 car tours 50 long & short walks 30 picnic suggestions. Gran Canaria is gaining in popularity among countryside enthusiasts & especially walkers due to publicity about the old caminos reales centuries-old cobbled trails criss-crossing the island which have recently been restored with EU funding. Gran Canaria has always been underrated as a holiday destination for lovers of the countryside due to the fame of its s&-dune beaches & hours of sunshine. But those who know the island would agree that it is truly a continent in minature with a fantastic diversity of landscapes. From the hub of the cumbre the islands great saddle ravines (barrancos) are born & fan out seaward like spokes on a wheel. Each has its own little secret to share. In the Barranco de los Cernicalos there are knee-deep grasses & a chuckling stream; the Barranco de la Aldea hides an emerald-green reservoir; the Barranco de Guigui opens out to an incomparable beach. ...

Pocket-sized full-colour guide describing car tours walks & countryside picnics. Large-scale topographical walking maps (scale 1:50 000) fold-out touring maps. Timetables for local transport. Unique free on-line update service with specific route change information. Series (50 destinations) dubbed the blue Bibles by the Sunday Times. ...

Otto Dov Kulka's Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death translated by Ralph Mandel is a memoir of astounding literary & emotional power exploring the permanent & indelible marks left by the Holocaust & a childhood spent in Auschwitz. As a child the distinguished historian Otto Dov Kulka was sent first to the ghetto of Theresienstadt & then to Auschwitz. As one of the few survivors he has spent much of his life studying Nazism & the Holocaust but always as a discipline requiring the greatest dispassion & objectivity with his personal story set to one side. He has nevertheless remained haunted by specific memories & images thoughts he has been unable to shake off. The extraordinary result of this is Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death
- a unique & powerful experiment in how one man has tried to understand his past (and our history). Reviews: This is one of the most remarkable testimonies to inhumanity that I know. The deeply moving recollections of Dov Kulka's boyhood years in Auschwitz interwoven with reflections of elegiac poetic quality vividly convey the horror of the death-camp the trauma of family & friends & the indelible imprint left on the memory of a young boy who became a distinguished historian of the Holocaust. An extraordinarily important work which needs to be read". (Sir Ian Kershaw). " Astonishing...[ Landscapes] is quite simply extraordinary.. .a sort of Modernist precipitate of a historical work something strange & powerful formed from but separate to the solution of history...I can't see how this book could be bettered". (Robert Eaglestone Times Higher Education). " Almost unclassifiable... Nothing else I have read comes close to this profound examination of what the Holocaust means...[ Kulka's] journey strikes me as a quest similar to the attempt to describe the face of God or the structure of the universe. They are too vast & too mysterious. Not that this stops us or this author from trying". (Linda Grant New Statesman). " Primo Levi's testimony it is often said is that of a chemist: clear cool precise distant. So with Kulka's work: this is the product of a master historian
- ironic probing present in the past able to connect the particular with the cosmic. His memory is in the service of deep historical understanding rendered in evocative prose that is here eloquently translated from Hebrew". (Thomas Laqueur Guardian). " Beautiful startling... This is a great book: read it. & be grateful
- its publication is in every possible sense a miracle... This is not history it is something else". (Bryan Appleyard Sunday Times). " Kulka's reflections have an unsettling rawness.. .yet even in Auschwitz there are moments of protest black humour & beauty... This is a grave poetic & horrifying account of the Holocaust which does not so much revisit the Auschwitz of the past but the Auschwitz of Kulka's inner world". (Arifa Akbar Independent). " Unlike any other first-hand account written about the camps...[ Kulka] has done the rest of us
- & the world
- so great a kindness by writing his book.. .offering the barest glint of sunlight amid a thunderous darkness". (Simon Schama Financial Times). About the author: Otto Dov Kulka was born in Czechoslovakia in 1933. He is Professor Emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem."




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Struggling to conform to the rigid certainties of the English upper classes & their traditions Polly believes that she has found her soulmate in Fred the young & ambitious groom who feels as out of place in service as she does at the Hall. When theyall for each other their romance has to be kept secret
- both from Pollys relations & the rest of the staff. But its not easy living a double life Polly finds &
- swept up into the glamorous world of Edwardian high society
- Pollys head is soon turned by all the attention.


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Langfords Advanced Photography is the only advanced photography guide a serious student or aspiring professional will ever need. In this eighth edition Efthimia Bilissi continues in the footsteps of Michael Langford by combining an unrivalled level of technical detail with a straightforward writing style while simultaneously bringing the text firmly in to the digital era. This book covers the entire photographic process from a technical standpoint
- not only detailing the how but also explaining the why that is so often missing from photography texts. From the workings of cameras lenses digital imaging sensors & software to new hot topics such as HDR imaging digital asset management & even running your own photography business everything a serious photographer could need to extend their art into professional realms is covered. The book also benefits from a full glossary charts & inspirational full color images throughout with summaries & projects at the end of each chapter to reinforce the theory.
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Langfords Basic Photography is a seminal photography text. First published in 1965 it has informed the work & career of many of the worlds leading photographers. The new 9th edition continues the tradition of its predecessors reflecting the same comprehensive mix of scholarly & practical information. It covers every aspect of photography from capture through to output both digital & analogue. There is an emphasis on explaining the how to of photography but Langfords Basic also

Includes:: in-depth coverage of the fundamental principles that govern the art such as how light behaves optics & the shutter. This ensures that the reader comes away with not only a good grasp of photographic technique but also an in-depth understanding of the fundamentals that will help them to better understand how great photography is made. As such it functions both as an excellent coursebook for students of photography & a great primer & reference for amateur enthusiasts. The new edition has been fully updated to reflect dynamic changes in the industry. These changes include: an expansion & overhaul of the information on digital cameras & digital printing; an emphasis on updating photographs to incude a wider range of international work; replacement of many diagrams with photos; overhaul of the analogue sections to give a more modern tone (ie exposure measurement & film & filters with some more dynamic photo illustrations); a fully edited & updated photography timeline. This landmark text is an essential purchase both for new photographers as an introduction & for established photographers as an invaluable reference work.

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What makes human language unique? Do women speak differently from men? Just what is the meaning of meaning? Language: The Basics" provides a concise introduction to the study of language. Written in an engaging & entertaining style it encourages the reader to think about the way language works. It

Features: chapters on Language in Use Attitudes to Language Children & Language & Language Mind & Brain; a section on sign language; a glossary of key terms; & handy annotated guides to further reading. Providing an accessible overview of a fascinating subject this is an essential book for all students & anyone whos ever been accused of splitting an infinitive."

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