To help you to be a smart buyer this book discusses in detail how colour shape cut clarity transparency treatments & geographic origin affect the value of rubies sapphires & emeralds. The guide also explains how to distinguish imitation & synthetic stones from those that are real & natural. Each concept is illustrated with either photographs or line drawings. Many tips are given on buying selecting documenting & caring for these rubies sapphires & emeralds. ...

Soon after Sally Lockhart's father drowns at sea she receives an anonymous letter. The dire warning it contains makes a man die of fear at her feet. Determined to discover the truth about her father's death Sally is plunged into a terrifying mystery in the dark heart of Victorian London at the centre of which lies a deadly blood-soaked jewel. Philip Pullman's ever-popular action-packed Victorian melodramas are rejacketed for the bicentenary of Charles Dickens in 2012. ...

New cover reissue of Book Two of the classic ELENIUM trilogy by the greatest living fantasy writer. The quest for the jewel of life continues. Ehlana the young Queen of Elenia clings to life by a thread preserved within a crystalline tomb conjured by the sorceress Sephrenia. But theres a price to pay -- twelve Pandion Knights must sacrifice their lives to keep her alive for just one year. Only one thing is powerful enough to save Ehlana: the Bhelliom an exquisite & magical jewel that has been lost for centuries. Sparhawk the Queens Champion & his band of allies must set off on a perilous quest to locate the precious stone. But the evil God Azash has plans for it himself! The second of the Sparhawk books is epic fantasy at its best. ...

In Ruby Winters world colour opens some doors & slams others shut. Her opulent Johannesburg neighbourhood is a far cry from the streets of Soweto where anger & hatred simmer under the surface. Ruby cant resist the blue-eyed Afrikaans boy who brings her the exciting rush of first love but whose presence brings hushed whispers & disapproving glances. She might not see race colour or creed
- but it seems everybody else does... This dazzling novel will entrance teenage & adult readers alike.
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This is a contemporary tale about two friends
- one of whom Asra is an asylum seeker from an unnamed Eastern European country.
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Beautiful single anniversary card to celebrate 40 years of marriage decorated with ruby red flowers & sparkles with a message in gold text that reads ‘ Wishing you a very happy Ruby Wedding Anniversary’. This card is blank inside for your own message & comes with a ruby red envelope ready for posting

Approximate dimensions: 14 x 14cm

Not suitable for children under 3 years contains small parts which may cause a choking hazard.



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Ruby & Mai are camping out in the garden. As the night draws in all sorts of scary characters head towards their tent. Luckily Ruby has some magical objects in her rucksack but will they be enough to keep the girls safe? z About this title: Rhythmic rhyming text carries young readers through this night-time adventure. Camping theme makes this an inspiring way to prepare small children for sleeping out during the summer months. A companion to Barefoot Books Rubys School Walk. Recent praise for the artist: Latimers quirky energetic acrylic & collage art playfully tweaks perspective & scale.
- Publishers Weekly on The Princes Bedtime
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Ruby Walsh is a phenomenon. The only jockey to have won all four of the home Grand Nationals Rubys racing life is the stuff of dreams. A charming much-loved sports personality throughout Ireland & Great Britain Ruby writes in detail for the first time about a career of remarkable success. The narrative moves at an impressive pace from his sport-enthused youth in County Kildare where he showed enormous talent from an early age to his incredible Grand National win at Aintree on Papillion in 2000 (at the age of twenty). It was Rubys first attempt on a horse trained by his father & achieved just after suffering the first really serious injury of his career. He has ridden over 1 400 winners to date including more than a thousand Irish victories & the Irish jump jockeys title on seven occasions. Among numerous racing triumphs Ruby rode a record-breaking seven winners over four days at the 2009 Cheltenham Festival. Ruby Walsh talks candidly & openly about the three key working relationships in his life
- with Paul Nicholls Willie Mullins & his father the legendary Ted Walsh
- as well as laying bare the dynamic relationship that exists between him & jockey Tony Mc Coy
- both great friends & professional rivals. With his intimate knowledge of the two greatest horses of our time Ruby also provides valuable insight into what it is to ride & (sometimes choose between) Kauto Star & Denman. Rubys fantastic story will attract a large spectrum of readers from those who have only a passing interest in the sport to those who follow all his races. It is a searingly honest & compelling autobiography charting the rise & rise of an immensely talented & popular force in the world of sport.


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A much-loved sports personality throughout Ireland & Great Britain Ruby has had a career of outstanding success which



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Alison is a control freak. Theres nothing she enjoys more than swanning around her palatial home giving orders to her wealthy but masochistic husband & delighting in his humiliation. Her daily routine consists of shopping dressing up & pursuing dark pleasures along with her best friend Belinda; that is until they are kidnapped & held to ransom. In the ensuing weeks both women are required to come to terms with their most secret selves. Stripped of their privileges & deprived of the luxury they are used to they deal with their captivity in surprising & creative ways. For Alison it is the catalyst to a whole new way of life. ...