The traveller guides series are informative & concise & are aimed at mainstream travelers wanting to discover something a little different on their trip. These indispensable guides offer the perfect blend of culture history practical information mapping photography & listings. ...

Palm-fringed silvery sands turquoise seas misty mountain peaks & coral reefs coupled with tropical sun & starry skies make the Seychelles an idyllic escape for discerning travellers. With plants & animals historically linked to Africa Madagascar & Asia & marine life native to the tropical Indo-Pacific region The Seychelles" is a haven for those interested in natural history & this is the only travel guide to the Seychelles with a comprehensive account of the flora & fauna. The authors provide fascinating coverage of the islands' biodiversity from mangroves turtles & birds to nature reserves. Updated throughout they reveal the islands many secrets from coco de mer palm forests & bird sanctuaries to local markets & Creole cuisine." ...

This is a delightful tale of a ducks at play from the creator of Floss & Goodnight" Harry. The ducklings Seymour & Henry dont want to stop playing at the end of the day. Its far more fun to run away & hide. But they wait & they wait & still Mummy doesnt come. Then plip plop the rain starts to fall & hiding doesnt seem nearly as much fun. So back run Seymour & Henry as fast as they can to Mummy who is waiting to take them home to bed." ...

Comfort the beauty of imperfections the allure of time-worn objects & the appeal of simple practical living: these are the cornerstones of what has come to be known as the Shabby Chic style. Rachel Ashwell founder of the Shabby Chic home decor stores provides her invaluable & much-sought-after advice on how to re-create Shabby Chic style in your own home. With engaging text lavish photographs & easy-to-follow instructions Rachel details the Shabby Chic basics in a way that will put even the most apprehensive or novice decorators at ease. A behind-the-scenes look at a flea market lets readers in on Rachels personal secrets of how to cull hidden treasures from flea market trash
- an old trunk its paint peeling around the edges can be given new life as a coffee table while a chipped white iron salvage piece becomes the perfect frame for a vintage mirror. This book tells you not only how to restore these pieces but how to find the perfect place for them in any home from Victorian to Mediterranean to contemporary. From flowers to fabrics to lighting Shabby Chic" illuminates all of the elements essential to this unpretentious yet truly exquisite style."
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Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter Missy has been abducted during a family vacation & evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the Oregon wilderness. Four years later still trapped in his great sadness Mack receives a suspicious note apparently from God inviting him back to that shack. Against his better judgement he arrives at the shack on a wintery afternoon & faces up to his darkest nightmare. What he finds there will change Mack's world forever. In a world where religion seems to grow increasingly irrelevant THE SHACK wrestles with the timeless question ' Where is God in a world so filled with unspeakable pain?' The answers Mack gets will astound you & perhaps transform you as much as it did him. You'll want everyone you know to read this book! ...

Africa is the only continent to have grown poorer over the past three decades. Why? Robert Guest's fascinating book seeks to diagnose the sickness that continues to hobble Africa's development. Using reportage first-hand experience & economic insight Robert Guest takes us to the roots of the problems. Two fifths of African nations are at war AIDS has lowered life expectancy to as young as forty & investment is almost impossible as houses that could be used as collateral do not formally belong to their owners. Most shocking of all is the evidence that the billions of dollars of aid given to Africa has had little perceptible effect on the poor. The Shackled Continent" offers insightful & occasionally controversial explanations for this state of affairs. In this magnificent & engaging book Robert Guest provides an invigorating history & an inspired commentary on the enigma of modern Africa & this paperback edition

Includes:: a new chapter. 'I doubt whether there is a better brief introduction to the travails of modern Africa & their causes.'
- Anthony Daniels " Sunday Telegraph". ' He is a lively & observant reporter who can describe in a breezy no-nonsense style the horrors & miseries of Africans in the interior... The reader can learn much from this lively & outspoken book.'
- Anthony Sampson " Guardian"."



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Ernest Shackleton was the quintessential Edwardian hero. A contemporary
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- of Scott he sailed on the Discovery

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Sir Ernest Shackleton could never have imagined his name being closely associated with whisky certainly not in the title of a book. Rarely did he consume strong drink. On his expeditions he tolerated a 'mild spree' at times of celebration. But that was all. Drinking to excess appalled him. From an early age growing up in a teetotal home he was wary of alcohol. How then must he have felt about signing an order for twenty-five cases of whisky -- 300 bottles -- for his 1907-09 British Antarctic Expedition? Shackleton's Whisky follows the story of the Rare Old Highland Whisky taken south on his Nimrod expedition. It celebrates the extraordinary achievements of men exploring an extraordinary place. It dips into the human-interest stories of polar life in the 'heroic era' of Antarctic exploration. Shackleton once wrote of his interest in documenting 'the little incidents that go to make up the sum of the day's work the humour & the weariness the inside view of men on an expedition'. Here is one such account based largely on what he wrote & said about the expedition & also on what the members of his expedition wrote for most participants kept a diary or journal. Antarctic exploration & whisky in their own way are both steeped in history maturity endurance character & technology. Both have a worldwide following millions of fans. Their pathways coincided on the British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09. With the recovery 100 years later of three cases of Scotch from icy entombment under the hut at Cape Royds & the subsequent return of three bottles to Scotland for sampling analysis & a near-magical replication the relationship of whisky & Antarctic exploration came sharply into focus making a unique odyssey to the end of the Earth & back. ...

Shades of Earth" is the final novel in the teenage romantic science fiction trilogy from " New York Times" bestseller Beth Revis author of " Across the Universe" & "A Million Suns". Perfect for all fans of " The Hunger Games". Across the Universe was longlisted for the prestigous Carnegie Medal. Amy & Elder have finally left the oppressive walls of the spaceship Godspeed behind. They're ready to start life afresh
- to build a home
- on Centauri-Earth the planet that Amy has traveled 25 trillion miles across the universe to experience. But this new Earth isn't the paradise that Amy had been hoping for. Amy & Elder must race to uncover who
- or what
- else is out there if they are to have any hope of saving their struggling colony & building a future together. But each new discovery brings more danger. & if their colony collapses then everything they have sacrificed
- friends family life on Earth
- will have been meaningless... Praise for the " Across the Universe" trilogy: "A murder mystery a budding romance & a dystopian world gracefully integrated into a sci-fi novel that blows away all expectation". (Melissa Marr " New York Times" bestselling author of " Wicked Lovely"). " Entirely original deeply compelling & totally unputdownable
- I've found a new favourite!". (Carrie Ryan " New York Times" bestselling author of " The Forest of Hands & Feet"). " Revis has penned a fast-paced action-packed follow-up with her dystopian sci-fi thriller "A Million Suns" that explores not only the nature of authority & loyalty but fear of the unknown & fulfilling one's personal destiny". ("LA Times"). "A riveting thriller about space travel secrets murder & Realpolitik". (Kirkus " Kirkus" starred review). Beth Revis the " New York Times" bestselling US author of teenage novels " Across the Universe" & "A Million Suns". She wrote her first books whilst still at university where she secretly jotted down stories instead of taking notes. Beth lives in rural North Carolina with her husband & her dog where she splits her time between writing lesson plans writing stories & writing up plans to travel somewhere new."






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Hundreds of years in the future after the Something that Happened the world is an alarmingly different place. Life is lived according to The Rulebook & social hierarchy is determined by your perception of colour. Eddie Russett is an above average Red who dreams of moving up the ladder by marriage to Constance Oxblood. Until he is sent to the Outer Fringes where he meets Jane
- a lowly Grey with an uncontrollable temper & a desire to see him killed. For Eddie its love at first sight. But his infatuation will lead him to discover that all is not as it seems in a world where everything that looks black & white is really shades of grey.. . If George Orwell had tripped over a paint pot or Douglas Adams favoured colour swatches instead of towels.. .neither of them would have come up with anything as eccentrically brilliant as Shades of Grey.
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