Everyone loves owls. This informative book covering the northern hemisphere will be divided in two between thematic sections covering owl biology & species accounts for around 30 species (with emphasis on European & Nearctic species). The book is ideal for anyone interested in learning more about these awesome hunters of the night. It is comprehensive in coverage &

Includes:: all of the owls in the region.

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These fun owls will brighten up your school or college day whilst organising & storing your pens & stationery. This multipocket pencil case features black zip & black inner lining material main compartment with zip rear pocket & front zipped pocket with Velcro fastening flap. ...

Having trouble separating your scops from your screech owls Tengmalm's from Tawny Owl or Collared & Spotted Owlets? Then this is the book for you. Owls of the World is the ultimate photographic resource dedicated to the identification of these charismatic largely nocturnal birds of prey. This book contains lavish & spectacular photography from dozens of the world's finest natural history photographers covering all of the world's 250 species of owls; particular attention is given to subspecific differences sexing & ageing. The photos are accompanied by concise text on the identification habitat food distribution & voice of these birds along with accurate range maps. The definitive work on owl identification no birder's bookshelf should be without it! ...

Meet Danny Harte. Football fan & crime detective. Danny loves supporting his local team City FC. So when everyone starts supporting the Italian team Forza FC Danny is angry. His club is in jeopardy & needs their support. Danny decides to investigate the sudden popularity of the new team
- starting with Forzas billionaire owner
- & thats when the danger really kicks off... Can Danny uncover the sinister reasons behind Forzas success
- & save City at the same time?


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The world faces social political & economic turmoil on an unprecedented scale--along with unsettling levels of turbulence & volatility. Market leadership today is less of a predictor of leadership tomorrow. Therefore senior executives today must strive to own the future. In Own the Future The Boston Consulting Group one of the world's most prestigious & innovative management consulting firms offers a roadmap. Drawing on the firm's experience advising organizations on how to achieve & sustain competitive advantage this book offers 50 ideas to help readers chart their organization's path to future leadership. The articles are organized along ten attributes critical to success in the current environment--adaptive global connected sustainable customer-first fit to win value-driven trusted bold & inspiring. The future may be unknowable but The Boston Consulting Group offers insights from its 50 years of practice on how readers can position their organization to win--to change the game & to own the future. ...

Oxford is a surprisingly compact yet diverse & interesting city that has so much to offer. Join the author as she takes you on a photographic tour
- & prepare for the unexpected. Professional photographer Lucy Davenport will guide you through some of the most famous landmarks in the world together with deviations into the secrets of the city. The journey will take in the historical architecture landmarks & views in panorama & in the most intimate detail. The most amazing birds eye views feature starting from the historical Carfax Tower the most central landmark in the city & spanning outwards from there. Oxfords life & people will be seen from its street performers to its famous faces from its officials in uniform to a varied array of sportsmen & women. Sample a taste of the flavours it has to offer from restaurants pubs & cafe life through to its hotels of world renown & its multi-faceted food markets & halls. Explore the outstanding architecture in the parks & gardens as well as some of the thirty-nine Colleges which make up the University. Oxfords abundant art & culture scene will be explored via the museums & galleries along with the instantly recognisable locations for film & TV drama through Harry Potter" to " Inspector Morse". A view of the iconic modes of transport within the modern day pedestrianised city such as bicycle & rowing boats can also be seen. The eccentric & the famous will be discovered from Revd Spooner to the pub where Bill Clinton would enjoy a pint during his student days here. Author Lucy Davenport captures the very essence of Oxford through her unique definitive photographic style to convey this quintessential English city. Oxford the cultural gem is the inspiration for so many artists writers residents students & visitors. It is as described by English poet Matthew Arnold the city of dreaming spires."
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HORRIBLE HISTORIES GRUESOME GUIDES: OXFORD takes readers on a gore-tastic tour of the streets of Oxford exposing all of its most scurrilous secrets. With the frightful full-colour map tourists can plot their path to the past
- take a punt past corpse-ridden Christchurch & go skeleton-spotting at the cruel & crumbling castle. Burning bishops blood-soaked streets & student scraps it's a trip no Horrible Histories fan will want to miss!
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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

The Oxford Worcester & Wolverhampton Railway originated during the Railway Mania years of the mid-1840s when ambitious landowners & industrialists conceived the idea of a main line link between London & the West Midlands industrial areas. With Isambard Kingdom Brunel as its engineer the OW&WR was seen as a close ally of the Great Western Railway but in the event the two companies became enmeshed in a bitter quarrel. When completed throughout to Oxford in 1853 the OW&WR worked in conjunction with the rival London & North Western Railway. However relations with the parent Great Western Railway eventually enhanced & the Cotswold Line became an archetypal GWR route. In recent years the railway has prospered as a long-distance commuter route with trains running through from Paddington to Hereford via Oxford Worcester & Great Malvern. ...