Ronda & David Armitage take us back to the charming warm-hearted world of the lighthouse keeper in this br&-new visit to the lighthouse
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An exciting new edition of Bella Bathursts epic story of Robert Louis Stevensons ancestors & the building of the Scottish coastal lighthouses against impossible odds. Whenever I smell salt water I know that I am not far from one of the works of my ancestors wrote Robert Louis Stevenson in 1880. When the lights come out at sundown along the shores of Scotland I am proud to think they burn more brightly for the genius of my father! Robert Louis Stevenson was the most famous of the Stevensons but not by any means the most productive. The Lighthouse Stevensons all four generations of them built every lighthouse round Scotland were responsible for a slew of inventions in both construction & optics & achieved feats of engineering in conditions that would be forbidding even today. The same driven energy which Robert Louis Stevenson put into writing his ancestors put into lighting the darkness of the seas. The Lighthouse Stevensons is a story of high endeavour beautifully told; indeed this is one of the most celebrated works of historical biography in recent memory. ...

From one of Britain's best-loved literary novelists comes a magical lyrical tale of the young orphan Silver taken in by the ancient lighthousekeeper Mr. Pew who reveals to her a world of myth & mystery through the art of storytelling. Motherless & anchorless Silver is taken in by the timeless Mr. Pew keeper of the Cape Wrath lighthouse. Pew tells Silver ancient tales of longing & rootlessness of the slippages that occur throughout every life. One life Babel Dark's a nineteenth-century clergyman opens like a map that Silver must follow & the intertwining of myth & reality of storytelling & experience lead her through her own particular darkness. A story of mutability talking birds & stolen books of Darwin & Stevenson & of the Jekyll & Hyde in all of us Lighthousekeeping is a way into the most secret recesses of our own hearts & minds. Jeanette Winterson is one of the most extraordinary & original writers of her generation & this shows her at her lyrical best. ...

A simple introduction to the Hindu festival of Divali. Follow a family as they make rangoli patterns light divas & watch a brilliant fireworks display to celebrate their amazing festival of light. This pre-school series introduces young children to world religions & focuses on the way the festival is celebrated today. There is detailed historical & cultural information at the end for parents & teachers. ...

How do you know what lighting to use to make the most of your interior? Should you use downlighting uplighting spots on the floor or the wall or light the whole space? What light source should you choose where should you put it & how can you control it? With more than 200 ideas for home decorators & interior designers this practical guide shows how lighting can transform your home increase the sense of space provide practical lighting for working areas & bring warmth ambience highlights & drama. The book

Includes:: information on the technical aspects
- lighting sources strength direction angle colour control & so on
- as well as on the design & look of lamp fittings from desk lamps to chandeliers. A room-by-room directory looks at every kind of lighting requirement throughout a typical house
- & the best solutions to use.




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In Lightning bestselling novelist Danielle Steel tells the story of a woman whose life is changed by one swift unexpected stroke of fate. As a partner in one of New York's most prestigious law firms Alexandra Parker barely manages to juggle husband career & the three-year-old child she gave birth to at forty. Then lightning strikes
- a routine medical check-up turns her world upside down when tests reveal shattering news. Her husband Sam a Wall Street whiz-kid is as proud of his long-time marriage to Alex as he is of his successful career
- until he is caught off guard by Alex's illness. Terrified of losing his wife & family Sam fails to provide any kind of emotional support. Almost overnight Sam takes his distance from Alex & they become strangers. As lightning strikes them yet again Sam's promising career suddenly explodes into disaster & his very life & identity are challenged. With his future hanging in the balance Alex must decide what she feels for Sam if life will ever be the same for them again or if she must move on without him.

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The first time the lightning strikes Laura Shane is born... The second time is strikes the terror starts...though eight-year-old Laura is saved by a mysterious stranger from the perverted & deadly intentions of a drug-crazed robber. Throughout her childhood she is plagued by ever more terrifying troubles & with increasing courage she finds the strength to prevail
- even without the intervention of her strange guardian. But despite her success as a novelist & her happy family life Laura cannot shake the certainty that powerful & malignant forces are controlling her destiny. Then the lightning strikes once more & shatters her world. The adventure
- & the terror
- have only just begun...


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According to a recent international study the Lightning is the fifth most popular military aircraft of all time. It has many thousands of devotees who are a ready market for this timely & entertaining book which with over twenty individual stories from former Lightning pilots relates the highs & lows the dramas & the demands of those who operated this iconic aircraft from the sharp end. Tales include the recollections of an aerobatic display pilot an implausible yet true account of telepathic communication & an extraordinary episode when a Lightning pilot on an exchange programme with the French Air Force became embroiled in a mid-air collision. An unverified yet probably genuine world record is revealed in one of the chapters. In addition to the original photographs that accompany the text the renowned aviation artist Chris Stone (himself a former Lightning pilot) has provided a unique sketch as well as copies of some of his paintings. The style scope & pace of the writing in this book will appeal to the general reader as well as to the enthusiast. ...

The sequel to the best-selling The Lightning Boys Lightning Boys 2 continues the theme of tales from pilots & other crew connected with this iconic aircraft giving a rare insight into postwar fighter operations. In 20 separate stories to intrigue amaze & amuse the book has been compiled & written by Richard Pike himself a former Lightning pilot. The reader is taken to situations as diverse as intercepting 60 plus enemy aircraft a desperate struggle in a cockpit flooded by tropical downpours the difficulties of being affected by sudden & painful toothache at high altitude & the curious encounter with an unidentified flying object. Yet another chapter paints a dramatic reconstruction of a scene in Germany when a Lightning having entered an inadvertent out-of-control spin began an earthwards plunge towards a town centre. ...

The English Electric Lightning entered RAF squadron service in 1960 & continued flying in the interceptor role until 1988. It had a stunning world-beating performance with a top speed in excess of Mach 2 & a climb rate that would take it to 40 000 feet in a little over 3 minutes. The aircraft's safety record however left much to be desired. During a period in the early 1970s the attrition rate was the loss of a Lightning every month. There was a six per cent chance of a pilot experiencing an engine fire & a one in four chance that he would not survive. This book looks at Lightning accidents & incidents in chronological order using the official accident reports Board of Enquirey findings & first-hand accounts from pilots. It puts the reader very much 'in the cockpit'. ...