Surreys architecture is a constantly surprising mix of the rural & urban with many of its most important buildings such as the seventeenth-century Ham House found amongst the outgrowth of London itself. The landscape gardens of Painshill & Claremont attest to Surreys popularity in the eighteenth century & the countys enthusiasm for follies & remarkable garden buildings. More recent architecture

Includes:: notable early works by Lutyens with gardens by Gertrude Jekyll inspired by the rich stock of late medieval farmhouses & tile-hung cottages in the countys southern villages. Among interwar suburban housing there are some exceptional Modernist homes such as The Homewood by Patrick Gwynne. Church architecture in Surrey

Includes:: work by all of the great names of the Gothic Revival; not least of its surprises is the luminous & spacious interior of Guildford Cathedral.



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This original concept takes thirty of the most popular walks in Surrey from the AAs best-selling & newly updated walks database & packages them on individual laminated cards in an easy-to-carry durable box. Each of the cards are pocket sized to carry with you on your walk & are durable & weather proof to protect them from the elements. Each of the walks are carefully selected to suit all levels of fitness & ability & clear route directions & maps make them easy-to-follow. The small & handy size means that the box can be stowed away in a pocket or handbag & single cards extracted at each walk start point. ...

A shocking double-murder scene greets Detective Inspector Philip Brennan when he is called to a flat in Colchester. Two women are viciously cut open & laying spreadeagled one tied to the bed one on the floor. The woman on the bed has had her stomach cut into & her unborn child is missing. But this is the third time Phil & his team have seen such an atrocity. Two other pregnant women have been killed in this way & their babies taken from them. No-one can imagine what sort of person would want to commit such evil acts. When psychologist Marina Esposito is brought in Phil has to put aside his feelings about their shared past & get on with the job. But can they find the killer before another woman is targeted? ...

This new surveillance training book has been compiled as the ultimate guide & reference book for the surveillance operative. There is no other comparable book available in the world today in relation to covert surveillance training. This book will guide you through the process of carrying out covert surveillance whether you are on foot or by car traveling by public transport or in a static rural or urban location. The book also teaches the aspects of digital photography using long range lenses & incorporates a large section on Surveillance Detection by Anti & Counter Surveillance methods. Surveillance Tradecraft" is recommended reading for the BTEC Level 3 Advanced Award & Advanced Certificate in Mobile & Foot Surveillance & is a must for anyone considering carrying out surveillance training. The manual contains over 470 pages with 500 colour photographs & graphics. " Surveillance Tradecraft" is read by those operating in the security & enforcement sector
- Surveillance Operators Private Investigators Close Protection Officers Security Consultants Enforcement Officers Police Officers Corporate Security Teams Military Intelligence Units Special Operations Forces Security Guards & Investigative Journalists."
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Life in the wild teaches us invaluable lessons. Extreme situations force us to seize opportunities face up to dangers & rely on our instincts. But living a purpose-driven impactful life can be an even greater challenge... In A Survival Guide for Life" Bear Grylls shares the hard-earned lessons he's learned from some of the harshest environments on earth. How do you keep going when all the odds are stacked against you? How can you inspire a team to follow you in spite of obvious danger? What are the most important skills to learn if you really want to achieve your maximum potential? Bear's instantly inspiring tales from his adventures in all four corners of the globe include his personal life lessons you will never forget. We're all capable of living life more boldly & of having more fun along the way. Here's to your own great adventure!" ...

Best known for his academt award-winning role as Dith Pran in The Killing Fields" for Haing Ngor his greatest performance was not in Hollywood but in the rice paddies & labour camps of war-torn Cambodia. Here in his memoir of life under the Khmer Rouge is a searing account of a countrys descent into hell. His was a world of war slaves & execution squads of senseless brutality & mind-numbing torture; where families ceased to be & only a very special love could soar above the squalor starvation & disease. An eyewitness account of the real killing fields by an extraordinary survivor this book is a reminder of the horrors of war
- & a testament to the enduring human spirit."
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The peacocks tail " said Charles Darwin "makes me sick." Thats because the theory of evolution as adaptation cant explain why nature is so beautiful. It took the concept of sexual selection for Darwin to explain that a process that has more to do with aesthetics than the practical. Survival of the Beautiful is a revolutionary new examination of the interplay of beauty art & culture in evolution. Taking inspiration from Darwins observation that animals have a natural aesthetic sense philosopher & musician David Rothenberg probes why animals humans included have innate appreciation for beauty-and why nature is indeed beautiful. Sexual selection may explain why animals desire but it says very little about what they desire. Why will a bowerbird literally murder another bird to decorate its bower with the victims blue feathers? Why do butterfly wings boast such brilliantly varied patterns? The beauty of nature is not arbitrary even if random mutation has played a role in evolution. What can we learn from the amazing range of animal aesthetic behavior-about animals & about ourselves? Readers who enjoyed the bestsellers The Art Instinct & The Minds Eye will find Survival of the Beautiful an equally stimulating & profound exploration of art science & the creative impulse." ...

In this fascinating book based soundly in medical science Mike Stroud
- of BBC Televisions The Challenge & SAS: Are You Tough Enough?
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There's a reason they're known as the Survival Squad... An ordinary expedition for the Tiger Patrol turns into an exciting adventure of paragliding cycle racing & catching thieves in the night. No matter what situation they're thrown into they manage to come out on top.. .is there anything that the Tiger Patrol can't do? ...

There's a reason they're known as the Survival Squad... The Tiger Patrol are on an expedition out on the wild & desolate moors when a new member runs off. Soon they're all in trouble
- they're completely lost & they have no way of contacting anyone for help... This is where their training kicks in
- are they prepared to survive outdoors?

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