This is the first book to explore in detail every RSPB reserve in Britain from the wild forests of Caledonia & teeming seabird cities of the northern coasts to the rolling heathlands pristine wetlands & urban oases of the south. Here you'll find everything you need to plan & enjoy days out at some of the best wildlife-watching places anywhere with full details of access arrangements visitor facilities advice on when to visit & the wildlife you can expect to see throughout the year. For every reserve you'll find a map of how to get here & where appropriate the trails around the reserve & the habitats you'll find so you can plan your visit according to what you'd like to see & how much time you have to visit. Illustrated throughout with colour photographs of these beautiful wild places & the animals & plants that live in them. ...

This book offers everything a cat owner needs to know to keep their feline healthy & happy. Step-by-step photographs & anatomical diagrams show you how to take care of your cat from feeding & grooming to breeding & administering first aid. Packed with information from the RSPCA the UK's leading charity for the prevention of cruelty to animals this one stop guide is essential for every cat owner. ...

Everything a dog owner needs to know to keep their canine companion healthy & happy. Step-by-step photographs & anatomical diagrams show you how to take care of your dog from feeding & grooming to breeding & administering first aid. Packed with information from the RSPCA & the worlds bestselling practising vet Dr. Bruce Fogle this one stop guide is an essential for every dog owner. ...

Philosopher astronomer & mathematician Khayyam as a poet possesses a singular originality. His poetry is richly charged with evocative power & offers a view of life characteristic of his stormy times with striking relevance to the present day. This translation by Peter Avery & John Heath-Stubbs is beautifully & lavishly illustrated in colour with numerous examples of Persian miniature painting. It also contains a valuable introduction & several appendices including an essay on Persian painting. ...

With the twist of a rubber band tomorrows aircraft engineers can learn the art & science of aviation. Loaded with everything needed to build three amazing rubber-b&-powered contraptions including a high-performance plane a high-flying helicopter & the fantastic flap-a-copter (also known as a ornithopter) this title comes with easy-to-follow instructions a troubleshooting section & tips on how to improve your planes performance & make it circle oar & loop-the-loop. ...

This is a story of murder & duplicity during the Roman civil war featuring Gordianus the Finder. Caesar & his troops have crossed the Rubicon & are marching on Rome. Pompey his rival is preparing to flee south with his loyal troops leaving the city unguarded & ungoverned. Before Pompey leaves Rome however his cousin & protege is found dead garotted in Gordianus garden. Enraged Pompey demands that Gordianus discover & name the killer. With one son a trusted aide of Caesar & his son-in-law held as hostage by Pompey Gordianus faces a personal crisis: he must learn the secrets of the dead man & reveal a murderer to protect his own family from being crushed by the opposing forces that will forever change the Roman world. ...

The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes & hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon paints a vivid portrait of the Republic at the climax of its greatness
- the same greatness which would herald the catastrophe of its fall. It is a story of incomparable drama. This was the century of Julius Caesar the gambler whose addiction to glory led him to the banks of the Rubicon & beyond; of Cicero whose defence of freedom would make him a byword for eloquence; of Spartacus the slave who dared to challenge a superpower; of Cleopatra the queen who did the same. Tom Holland brings to life this strange & unsettling civilization with its extremes of ambition & self-sacrifice bloodshed & desire. Yet alien as it was the Republic still holds up a mirror to us. Its citizens were obsessed by celebrity chefs all-night dancing & exotic pets; they fought elections in law courts & were addicted to spin; they toppled foreign tyrants in the name of self-defence. Two thousand years may have passed but we remain the Romans heirs.
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Brilliant new features! Enjoy exciting new multi-level play. Now you can have a quick flash of fun with Rubik’s simpler side before you take on the challenge of solving the whole cube.

The enclosed booklet describes these fantastic games & also

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As a former evacuee feisty Ruby is forced to fend for herself when she returns to her family in London. Set in the aftermath of WW2 this gripping saga is richly evocative of the period & shows the true grit of our heroine Ruby. Home is where the heart is... After having lived peacefully in Cambridgeshire as an evacuee 15-year-old Ruby Blakeley is bought back to reality when her bully of a brother Ray comes to take her home to East London. Far from being welcomed back with open arms Ruby finds herself being treated as a skivvy by her widowed mother & subject to a tirade of taunts from her two brothers. Things get worse when she becomes pregnant. Unable to tackle her family Ruby runs away & makes a new start for herself in Southend. But she soon finds she can't escape her past. A hard-hitting gritty drama that will appeal to fans of Katie Flynn & Dilly Court. ...

The Mac Lean family has more than their fair share of secrets. They live in a close-knit community on Glasgows High Street & the men work on the railways. Theyre hard-working ordinary respectable people but behind the facade they are a family in crisis. Ruby Mac Lean has to face a personal crisis just as the Second World War is about to start. Shes seventeen pregnant & forced to marry Gerry Reilly a railway worker whose main aim in life is drinking heavily whenever he can. As their daughter is born Gerry joins up & heads off to war leaving Ruby to cope alone with a new baby & a family falling apart at the seams. & when her mother dies & the family secrets start to unravel Ruby has to find the strength to build a new life for herself & her daughter. Many years later retired & living quietly by the sea Ruby discovers there were more secrets in her family than she could ever have imagined. As she discovers the final pieces in her family jigsaw & uncovers a tale of secrets & lies that the could never have suspected shes left reeling from shock. ...