DK Eyewitness Rock & Mineral" is an exciting & informative guide to the world beneath our feet. stunning real-life photographs ...

Join the girls at the Strictly Dance Academy & experience all the fun & glamour of Strictly Come Dancing. Meet Bella Natalie & Sofia
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Growing up in a small seaside town Marcie Brooks dreams of owning a Mary Quant mini-skirt the Beatles & escape. Instead shes stuck in a dead-end job selling candy floss to tourists & with a crazy family. Her grandmother sees ghosts her step-mother is unable to control her growing family & Marcies father is usually in & out of prison or away working for East End gangsters. Despite it all Marcie adores her father but Tonys light fingers & hard man reputation mean most people give the Brooks family a wide birth. Sometimes Marcie even wishes she had a respectable dad like her friend Rita; well-groomed wealthy by local standards & surprisingly attentive to a teenage girl. But when she discovers Tony may have had something to do with her real mothers death Marcie finds her friends father is more than just a shoulder to cry on. Mia Dolans novels will appeal to all saga readers especially fans of Katie Flynn. ...

The Rock & Water Garden Expert is the essential book for anyone who wants a striking rockery or water garden with features on: How to make & plant up a pond. Choosing & caring for fish & wildlife. Selecting the right water features & ornaments. How to build & care for a rock garden. Picking the right plants. Trouble-shooting rock garden & pond problems. Reliable easy-to-follow advice & information from EXPERT books
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This is a unique visual encyclopedia of rock & a must-have reference guide for any serious music fan. Documenting the development & impact of 250 of the world's most influential rock acts over the past fifty years & detailing the development of their sounds & line-ups innovative colour-coded infographics outline each band's chart success & provide full details of every band member together with photographs & a biography. Beautiful & iconic images of the world's 50 biggest acts illustrate their defining looks & the huge impact that rock has had outside the music world. Written by renowned rock music authority David Roberts Rock Chronicles is truly comprehensive informative & compelling reference guide for everyone who enjoys & loves great rock music. ...

In this new & greatly enhanced edition of his classic book which has become the standard work on the subject Christopher Nicholson vividly describes the construction & history to the present day of some of the worlds most famous lighthouses. It brings the story of the rock lighthouse completely up-to-date
- from the day the first granite block was laid through construction automation the disappearance of the lighthouse keeper right up to the technology of today with the use of solar & wind power. This new edition will be a joy to read with its mix of exciting text some of the most dramatic new colour photographs of British lighthouses ever taken a selection of beautiful h&-coloured plans & drawings a brand new chapter about Rockall the most unusual rock lighthouse of all & a detailed appendix. For those not intimately connected with the sea its almost impossible to imagine waves higher than the vessels that sail upon them smashing against half-submerged reefs that stir the whole ocean into a raging foam of white water. Mans struggle to build a permanent & durable structure such as a lighthouse on these sites is a story that cannot fail to stir the emotions of anyone who enjoys tales of endeavour ingenuity & dogged determination.
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In the 1950s shortly after her fathers death Judith Kelly was left in the care of nuns at a Catholic orphanage while her mother searched for a place for them to live. She was eight years old. Far from being cared for Judith found herself in a savage & terrifying institution where physical emotional & sexual abuse was the daily norm & the childrens lives were reduced to stark survival. As the months became years & no word came from her mother she sought comfort instead from the girls around her & especially the bright angel-voiced Frances who seemed miraculously untouched by the nuns persecution & the abject misery surrounding her. When a tragic accident robbed Judith of her dearest friend the traumatic memories of the event were to trouble her deeply long into her adult life. Years later at a kibbutz in Israel Judith met & befriended an elderly Holocaust survivor. It was a friendship that began with an instinctive recognition of the fear & suffering each had experienced & one that would begin an emotional journey culminating in Judiths return to the Nazareth House orphanage to confront her memories & to achieve some measure of peace. Rock Me Gently" is an astonishing moving & deeply shocking memoir & a story that resonates in the mind long after the final page." ...

This book explains to the hillwalker in easy to understand but accurate terms how geology has shaped the landscape of Snowdonia. A selection of thirteen guided walks are used to illustrate this in terms of what can be seen on the ground. This book divided into two parts is intended to help those who love Snowdonias mountain scenery to understand how this haunting landscape came about. The first half narrates the story of colliding continents volcanoes mountain-building & glaciations in creating Snowdonia explaining why volcanoes occurred the rocks they created & how to interpret signs of mountain-building & glaciations on the ground. The second half describes several recommended walks of differing levels of difficulty but all with a wide variety of geological features to be seen & most important enjoying consistently fantastic views of the very best of Snowdonias wonderful scenery. The author has concentrated on what you can see as you walk around the hills pointing to conspicuous easily seen features in rocks & the overall shape of the terrain in accounting for the present day landscape. ...

From funky ways to customize party treats to cool suggestions on how to style up your room clothes or school stuff this imaginative bindup will appeal to all creative kids. Craft rocks! This title offers: step-by-step instructions; handy craft tips; & fun alternative ideas for each project. ...

As ugly Christmas sweater mania & humorous photo-&-caption gift books show no sign of slowing down now is the perfect time to produce a humorous photo-driven pop-culture book showcasing the ultimate ugly Christmas sweaters collection. It is based on the popular website myuglychristmassweater.com. More colourful than visions of sugarplums & jollier than a sleigh full of inebriated elves ugly Christmas sweaters are fast becoming a global holiday tradition celebrated by all ages & walks of life. This full-color hilarious gift book

Includes:: 150+ photos & silly captions throughout with chapters including Gateway to Festive Fun Vintage Holiday Sweaters Classic Sweaters From the 80s & 90s Homemade Hits & Misses Winter Wonderland The Best of the Best & more.

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