Snap is every childs much-loved first card game & these large colourful & high quality cards will delight very young children. Match as many colours & shapes as you can to win the game. The cards are durable & robust to survive repeated use. Snap is an easy & fun game which is a great way for young children to develop important sorting matching & reading skills. ...

In this wholly new & dynamic view of London Farrell looks beyond the contribution of individual buildings to the city. He creates a larger more exciting frame charting how the capitals messy & complex shape has been hewn out of a series of layers
- natural & manmade so the Thames & the natural landscape gets as much attention as the railway infrastructure the roads & the canals. This provides a whole series of revelations that allow us to see the city afresh: How might the natural bends in the river have impacted where & what was built? How have the Thames tributaries affected historic boundaries & development played out in the estates of Mayfair? How is the Roman plan for the city of London still discernible in todays street patterns? Illustrated with original sketches maps archive photographs & paintings this book provides a vibrant & intriguing collage of Londons patterns & its history. Covers: * The Thames at West London Central London Docklands & the Estuary * Tributaries * Canals * Railways * The London Underground * The natural landscape
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This substantially revised & important second edition responds to a changing agenda in government policy & planning practice putting issues of climate change & obesity at the centre of its concern. This guide ensures you: understand the underlying principles for planning healthy & sustainable neighbourhoods & towns plan the collaborative & inclusive processes needed for multi-sectoral cooperation develop know-how & skills in matching local need with urban form discover new ways to integrate development with natural systems design places with character & recognise good urban form guide communities & advise developers in the creation of successful & sustainable places for living. Containing many new case studies & a wealth of new research this indispensable guide bridges the gulf between theory & practice between planning authorities investors & communities & between different professional perspectives. Whether you are a student faced with a local planning project; a planner urban designer or developer involved in new development; a health authority concerned with promoting physical activity; or a community group wanting to improve your neighbourhood; this book is for you. ...

The fourth volume that contains the early myths & legends which led to the writing of Tolkiens epic tale of war The Silmarillion. In this fourth volume of The History of Middle-earth the shaping of the chronological & geographical structure of the legends of Middle-earth & Valinor is spread before us. We are introduced to the hitherto unknown Ambarkanta or Shape of the World" the only account ever given of the nature of the imagined Universe ccompanied by maps & diagrams of the world before & after the cataclyusms of The War of the Gods & the Downfall of Numenor. The first map of Beleriend is also reproduced & discussed. In The Annals of Valinor & The Annals of Beleriend we are shown how the chronology of the First Age was moulded: & the tale is told of Aelfwine the Englishman who voyaged into the True West & came to Tol Eressea Lonely Isle where he learned the ancient history of Elves & Men. Also included are the original Silmarillion of 1926 & the Quenta Noldorinwa of 1930 -- the only version of the myths & legends of the First Age that J R R Tolkien completed to their end." ...

Shaping Places explains how towns & cities can turn real estate development to their advantage to create the kind of places where people want to live work relax & invest. It contends that the production of quality places which enhance economic prosperity social cohesion & environmental sustainability require a transformation of market outcomes. The core of the book explores why this is essential & how it can be delivered by linking a clear vision for the future with the necessary means to achieve it. Crucially the book argues that public authorities should seek to shape regulate & stimulate real estate development so that developers landowners & funders see real benefit in creating better places. Key to this is seeing planners as market actors whose potential to shape the built environment depends on their capacity to understand & transform the embedded attitudes & practices of other market actors. This requires planners to be skilled in understanding the political economy of real estate development & successful in changing its outcomes through smart intervention. Drawing on a strong theoretical framework the book reveals how the future of places will come to be shaped through constant interaction between State & market power. Filled with international examples essential case studies color diagrams & photographs this is essential reading for undergraduate & graduate students taking planning property real estate or urban design courses as well as for social science students more widely who wish to know how the shaping of place really occurs. ...

Designed by the internationally renowned architect Renzo Piano & developed by Irvine Sellar The Shard is one of the worlds most striking new skyscrapers & is now at 310m the tallest building in Western Europe. From 1 February 2013 people will be able to visit The View" on floors 68 69 & 72 almost twice the height of any other viewing gallery in London from where they will experience a 360-degree 40-mile view over one of the worlds most historic & exciting cities. Organized spread by spread easy to navigate & as elegantly designed as the building itself the official guidebook sets The Shard in the context of Southwark one of the capitals most historic boroughs before outlining the design principles & construction story of the building. Also included are Q& As with both the architect & the developer & fascinating facts & stats relating to this extraordinary building. Central to the books purpose as the official guidebook are a series of twelve high-resolution double-page panoramic photographs of the views from The Shard (three per compass point: looking left looking right & looking down) each annotated to identify Londons key buildings monuments & landmarks. An informative souvenir for visitors to The Shard the book will also be available in the trade making it available to all Londoners & visitors to the capital." ...

The world is gone destroyed by human ecological or supernatural causes. Survivors dodge chemical warfare & cruel gods; they travel the reaches of space & inhabit underground caverns. Their enemies are disease corrupt corporations & one another; their resources are few & their courage is tested. Powerful original dystopian tales from nine bestselling authors offer bleak insight prophetic visions & precious glimmers of light among the shards & ashes of a ruined world. Stories from: Kelley Armstrong Rachel Caine Kami Garcia Nancy Holder Melissa Marr Beth Revis Veronica Roth Carrie Ryan Margaret Stohl ...

The demon has been defeated & the Kingdom rejoices as the threat to the existence of every living thing on Midkemia has passed but out of the ashes of war new problems arise in the brilliant sequel to Rage of a Demon King... Shards of a Broken Crown Volume IV of Raymond E. Feist's Serpentwar Saga tells the story of the survivors of the great assault on the Kingdom by the hordes of the Emerald Queen. An ambitious General has picked up the fallen reins of command & seeks to build a personal empire out of the wreckage of the Western Realm. It is up to a handful of committed men & women to oppose him. In the forefront of this conflict stand Jimmy & Dash grandsons of the legendary Jimmy the Hand who alongside Erik von Darkmoor & Roo Avery must contest on every hand as rival Empires seek to gain from the Empire's loss. While war rages on two borders mysterious agencies of dark powers move behind the scenes from the mountains to the north to the sewers under the burned-out cities of Krondor. Dark powers move too behind the scenes & Pug the Magician & his allies attempt to engage & defeat them while the Kingdom struggles to gather together the shattered pieces of the nation & forge a new future. ...

Nothing conveys our interdependence more compellingly than the food we eat. It builds our physical resilience brings us joy & strengthens our bonds with family & friends. The recipes in this uplifting book celebrate this truth. They come from the women living in the war-torn countries in which Wf WI operate. Recipes also come from renowned international chefs such as Alice Waters Maggie Beer & Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall & humanitarians such as Aung San Suu Kyi Nelson Mandela Desmond Tutu Emma Thompson Richard Branson Paul Mc Cartney & Mia Farrow. Illustrated with stunning photography of the countries as well as the food they cover everyday dishes family meals & recipes perfect for sharing & celebrating. They range from traditional Afghani bichak pastries & Congolese sticky doughnuts to spicy cashew & tomato soup beef rendang & orange-scented almond cake. Interspersed throughout are inspiring stories from the women whose lives have been changed through the intervention of Wf WI. All the royalties from the book will support Wf WI's farming & food training initiatives as well as provide micro-financing in the eight countries in which Wf WI operate
- Afghanistan Bosnia & Herzegovina the Democratic Republic of Congo Iraq Kosovo Nigeria Rwanda & South Sudan.
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A week's holiday in a luxurious Yorkshire time-share is just what Scotland Yard's Superintendent Duncan Kincaid needs. But ...