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Series: The Atlantic Crossing Guide 7th edition RCC Pilotage Foundation Hardcover Jane Russell 9781472947666 $99.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Feb 27, 2018

The Atlantic Crossing Guide, expanded and refreshed in its 7th edition for a new generation of Atlantic cruisers, is the well-established and definitive reference, relied upon by thousands of cruisers crossing the Atlantic in both directions.It is packed with information and collective wisdom of cruising sailors from over four decades, this edition includes updated advice on:PREPARATIONS:- Suitable boats, including considerations of hull integrity- Equipment and maintenance- Advances in navigation and communications systems- Access to weather a... + Read More
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Series: Superdocious! Racing Insights and Revelations from Legendary Olympic Sailor Rodney Pattisson Hardcover Rodney Pattisson 9781472935595 $47.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY May 07, 2019

The previously untold life story from world champion, Olympic medalist, and Britain's most successful Olympic sailor for three decades, Rodney Pattisson, with a foreword by Sir Ben Ainslie CBE.Rodney Pattisson MBE, the three-time Olympic medalist and multi-world champion, is an iconic figure within the sailing world. A winner in dinghies, multihulls, and offshore, he has set race and speed records, and with Lawrie Smith led Britain's challenge for the America's Cup in 1983. They were beaten in the finals by Alan Bond's eventual winner, Australi... + Read More
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Series: Where the Magic Happens How a Young Family Changed Their Lives and Sailed Around the World Hardcover Caspar Craven 9781472949912 $34.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Mar 27, 2018

The Craven family's inspirational story of their momentous two-year round-the-world sailing trip and how they did it--the vision, the planning, the highs and lows, the teamwork, and ultimately, the adventure of a lifetime.One night when their children were still in diapers, Caspar and Nichola Craven hatched a plan to sail around the world as a family. Most people thought they were crazy. But in the years that followed they embraced every moment of this transformative chapter of their lives. Five years of planning--the vision, the values, the pr... + Read More
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Series: The Sea Takes No Prisoners Offshore voyages in an open dinghy Paperback Peter Clutterbuck 9781472945716 $29.00 SPORTS & RECREATION Mar 13, 2018

This is a real-life story of small-boat adventure on the high seas, complete with extreme risk, last-minute ingenuity, and many near-misses.The Sea Takes No Prisoners begins in the 60s, telling of the adventures of the author as a boy--a time of boarding schools, long holidays, and an unbelievable (to today's parents) amount of freedom and danger. Encouraged by his parents (who lived abroad) to become more independent and self-sufficient, Peter decided to see how far he could get in his family's small open dinghy Calypso. At age 16, he spent a ... + Read More
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Series: The Frozen Frontier Polar Bound through the Northwest Passage Paperback Jane Maufe 9781472935724 $20.00 TRAVEL Apr 09, 2019

The Northwest Passage proved so elusive for so long that many sailors and explorers believed it didn't actually exist. A sea route connecting the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through the Arctic archipelago, it wasn't until Roald Amundsen's 1903–06 voyage that the Northwest Passage's existence was finally proved, but the transit is treacherous and entirely dependent upon the ice giving up its grip for sufficient time to allow vessels through. This is not a journey undertaken by average sailors in small boats.But David Scott Cowper, 74, is no ordi... + Read More
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Series: Film Pilot From James Bond to Hurricane Katrina Paperback Jerry Grayson 9781472941077 $27.00 PERFORMING ARTS Jul 03, 2017

When Jerry Grayson left the Royal Navy's Search and Rescue helicopter fleet aged 25, he was the most decorated peacetime naval pilot in history. In terms of excitement, however, civilian life couldn't compete – especially when the only real demand for helicopter pilots was as glorified chauffeurs for the very wealthy.Jerry had a passion for the movies and spotted a way in to a new career. Somebody had to fly those crazy acrobatic stunts and capture dramatic aerial footage, and he reckoned he could do it better, push his helicopter further, and ... + Read More
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Series: Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic Paperback Sam Jefferson 9781472941022 $23.00 HISTORY May 16, 2017

The 1866 transatlantic yacht race was a match that saw three yachts battle their way across the Atlantic in the dead of winter in pursuit of a $90,000 prize. Six men died in the brutal and close-fought contest, and the event changed the perception of yachting from a slightly effete gentlemen's pursuit into something altogether more rugged and adventurous. The race also symbolized the beginning of America's 'gilded age', with its associated obscene wealth and largesse (the $90,000 prize put upby the three contestants is about $15 million in toda... + Read More
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Series: Gecko's Echo Hardcover Lucy Rowland 9781408859490 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Jan 16, 2018

Once there was a geckoand she lived inside a cave.She was very, very smallbut she was also really brave.To stop sneaky animals stealing her precious eggs, Mummy Gecko threatens the wrath of ONE HUNDRED ANGRY GECKOS. But ... are therereally one hundred geckos? And, if there aren't, how will she protect her family?A mischievous tale of trickery and motherly courage, perfect for fans ofLittle Beaver and the Echo andThe Gruffalo.
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Series: Bobo & Co. Numbers Board book Nicola Killen 9781408880029 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Jan 30, 2018

Hello! Meet Bobo the panda and his friends, Snap the crocodile, Riff the giraffe and the rest of the gang, in this enjoyable and engaging new lift-the-flap first concept series – perfect for inquisitive little minds everywhere!Bobo the panda is playing hide and seek with his friends. How many friends can he find? Open the large flaps to see where they're hiding in this funny and simple story about counting.Gorgeous illustrations with very cute characters mean pre-schoolers will fall in love with Bobo and Co. Also launching with a board book all... + Read More
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Series: Bobo & Co. Colours Board book Nicola Killen 9781408880012 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Jan 30, 2018

Hello! Meet Bobo the panda and his friends, Snap the crocodile, Riff the giraffe and the rest of the gang, in this enjoyable and engaging new lift-the-flap first concepts series – perfect for inquisitive little minds everywhere!Bobo the panda and his friends want to paint a picture for their friend Snap, but oh-oh! Things get a bit messy! Open the large flaps to see what has happened in this funny and simple story about colours.Gorgeous illustrations with very cute characters mean pre-schoolers will fall in love with Bobo and Co. Also launching... + Read More
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Series: The Butterfly Dance Hardcover Suzanne Barton 9781408864845 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Jan 16, 2018

Caterpillars Dotty and Stripe do everything together. They play, they eat leaves and do all sorts of caterpiller-y things, and then one day, after spinning themselves into snuggly cocoons, they wake up as beautiful butterflies! But soon they realise that, for the first time ever, they look different. Should Dotty only play with butterflies that look like her? And Stripe only play with butterflies that look like him?A stunningly illustrated story about friendship and and being happy with who you are, from the author/illustrator of Waterstones Ch... + Read More
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Series: All The Way Home Hardcover Debi Gliori 9781408872079 $23.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Nov 28, 2017

Daddy Penguin has to look after the egg while Mummy is finding fish. But he wanders away from the Dad Huddle and he and the egg are whisked up into the air by a gust of wind, landing in the Arctic. Brave Daddy must find out where he is and how to get home. But the Arctic creatures aren't that friendly and he stumbles along in the cold, lost ... until he bumps into a reindeer, who takes them to breakfast with theSpecialAirNavigationTransportAuthority ...Can brave Daddy Penguin and his new little one get all the way home before Mummy returns? If ... + Read More
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Series: The Big Bad Mood Hardcover Tom Jamieson 9781408839195 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Aug 01, 2017

George is having One of Those Days.One of Those Days where he shouts, 'I WILL NOT play nicely. I WON'T ... I CAN'T ... I DON'T WANT TO!!' George's mum says there's a Big Bad Mood hanging around him, but George has never seen a Big Bad Mood. That is, until today ...A gloriously clever tale about tempers, tantrums and making amends. For fans ofMy Big Shouting Day but Rebecca Patterson.
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Series: The Birthday Invitation Hardcover Lucy Rowland 9781408862988 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Jul 03, 2017

When handing out the invitations for her birthday party, Ella mistakenly drops one on the forest floor, and who should find it? A wizard, of course ... and a pirate and a parrot and then a whole host of wonderful characters! Join Ella for her very exciting birthday party, complete with a hilarious array of unexpected guests!A brilliantly fun picture book, gloriously illustrated by the supremely talented and bestselling illustrator Laura Hughes.
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Series: The Book of Me Paperback Adam Frost 9781408876817 $11.99 JUVENILE NONFICTION Age (years) from 9 - 11 Nov 28, 2017

Are you ready for another EPIC book from the winner of the Blue Peter Book Award 2016 (Best Book with Facts)?If you ran your school, what would the rules be?Would you rather talk to animals, or speak every language in the world?How fast can you run?Answer these questions and much more, with real life comparisons - how do you compare to an animal, another human, or even your parents?Collect your own data and enjoy silly facts, quizzes, and scrapbook activities.Write, draw, cut-out and fully make this book about you!
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Series: How Many Quacks Till Christmas? Hardcover Mark Sperring 9781408871072 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Nov 28, 2017

'How many quacks till Christmas?'the ducklings want to know.'How many quacks till Christmas?'and 'Quack, will there be snow?'Puppy is pouncing round the farmyard one evening, when he is assailed by various animals wanting to know how many quacks, moos, baas or neighs there are until Christmas. Luckily, the answer is – only one!With lashings of Christmas joy, and much fun to be had with animal noises, this is the perfect funny Christmas gift. By a super-commercial author and illustrator pairing with combined sales of over 230,000 copies in the U... + Read More
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Series: I Love You, Stick Insect Paperback Chris Naylor-Ballesteros 9781408869925 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Mar 13, 2018

Stick Insect is IN LOVE!Just think of all the fun and laughter he will have with his perfect partner – surfing the ocean waves, racing on speeding motorcycles with the wind in his feelers, dancing the hula – whoop-di-whoop! But . . .There's something not quite right about Stick Insect's new sweetheart, and Butterfly seems to have spotted the problem . . .'IT'S A STICK!'Oh dear, the course of true love never did run smooth and poor stick insect is about to find this out the hard way.
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Series: Rockabye Pirate Hardcover Timothy Knapman 9781408849385 $22.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Jul 03, 2017

Rock-a-bye pirate, in the crow's nestMummy says bedtime, and Mummy knows best.You've had your adventures, you've sailed the high seas,So under the covers and go to sleep, please.After sailing the seven seas and making other pirates walk the plank, Rockabye Pirate is sleepy. There'll be no more yo-ho-hoing and no more 'A-harr me hearties!' It's time for loot-filled lullabies and dreams of buried treasure.Join Rockabye Pirate in this glorious bedtime book – perfect for sleepy pirates everywhere!
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Series: Scary Hairy Party Paperback Claire Freedman 9781408867174 $13.99 JUVENILE FICTION Age (years) from 0 - 5 Dec 12, 2017

You're invited to a party.What fun! Hip, hip, hooray!So come along to Monster's houseat three o'clock today.Raymond the hairdresser is scarily busy. Everyone wants to look their best for Monster's party. But a series of disasters at Raymond's hair salon – Oops, too much hair gel! Oops, the dyes have been muddled! – leave his customers disappointed until ... they discover Monster's party has a very special theme!A very silly, slightly spooky story that is perfect for youngsters at Halloween! From a bestselling author (Aliens Love Underpants) and... + Read More
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Series: Where We Are The State of Britain Now Hardcover Roger Scruton 9781472947888 $32.00 PHILOSOPHY Jan 16, 2018

Addressing one of the most politically turbulent periods in modern British history, philosopher Roger Scruton asks how, in these circumstances, we can come to define our identity, and what in the coming years will hold us together. To what are our duties owed and why? How do we respond to the pull of globalization and mass migration, to the rise of Islam, and to the decline of Christian belief? Do we accept these as inevitable or do we resist them? If we resist them on what basis do we build?This book sets out to answer these questions, and to ... + Read More
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Series: Richard III A Ruler and his Reputation Paperback David Horspool 9781472946195 $19.00 BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY Jun 06, 2017

Famously depicted as 'Crookback Dick', and as Shakespeare's 'bunch-back'd toad', the alleged murderer of the Princes in the Tower and the warrior vanquished at the Battle of Bosworth Field, Richard III is one of England's most enigmatic monarchs. Now, with the discovery of Richard's bones under a car park in Leicester in 2012 and their reburial in early 2015, the obsession with this mysterious king has been further ignited.Historian David Horspool tells the story of Richard, Duke of Gloucester's birth and upbringing and his part as a young man ... + Read More
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Series: Soho in the Eighties Hardcover Christopher Howse 9781472914804 $40.00 HISTORY Nov 06, 2018

In the 1980s Daniel Farson publishedSoho in the Fifties. This memoir is a sequel from the Eighties, a decade that saw the brilliant flowering of a daily tragi-comedy enacted in pubs like the Coach and Horses or the French and in drinking clubs like the Colony Room. These were places of constant conversation and regular rows fuelled by alcohol. The cast was more improbable than any soap opera. Some were widely known--Jeffrey Bernard, Francis Bacon, Tom Baker or John Hurt. Just as important were the character actors: the Village Postmistress, the... + Read More
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Series: Adolescence: How to Survive It Insights for Parents, Teachers and Young Adults Hardcover Tony Little 9781472944702 $34.00 EDUCATION Aug 27, 2019

Following his bestsellingAn Intelligent Person's Guide to Education, the former Head Master of Eton, Tony Little continues to widen his perspective inAdolescence: How to Survive It. Addressing parents and educators as well as teenagers, he covers issues much broader than just schooling and tries to break down the barriers between teachers and parents and to tackle the habitual anxieties of parents about their children right through from first days in primary schools to last days in secondary schools. To accomplish this, Little has enlisted the ... + Read More
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Series: Winter Birds Hardcover Lars Jonsson 9781472942814 $60.00 NATURE Jan 02, 2018

The winter months offer the perfect opportunity for us to become better acquainted with our favorite birds. As they forage in gardens for seeds and berries, we are gifted with the chance to watch from the comfort of our homes, and learn more about their behavior and special characteristics.In this stunning book, one of the world's finest bird artists, Lars Jonsson, explores 40 of Sweden's best-loved winter birds. Each bird is illustrated in classic Jonsson style, with text on its identification, cultural history, and the author's own personal o... + Read More
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Series: Steve Backshall's Venom Paperback Steve Backshall 9781472930262 $34.00 PHOTOGRAPHY Jan 02, 2018

Steve Backshall needs no introduction following his performances on TV series such asDeadly 60 and Lost Land of . . . Poison is an everyday part of the animal world, and an essential tool for hunting and defense. A wide variety of insects, reptiles, and amphibians use toxins to subdue their prey or to stop becoming prey to another predator. Even some mammals and birds resort to poison as a means of securing a meal or deterring attack! From species such as the King Cobra, Lionfish, Fat-tail Scorpion, and Poison Dart-frog to the diminutive but le... + Read More
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Series: The Ethical Carnivore My Year Killing to Eat Paperback Louise Gray 9781472933102 $24.00 COOKING Jan 02, 2018

If you had to kill it yourself, if you had to look it in the eye . . . would you eat it?Louise's first kill is a disaster. She injures a rabbit, and thinks it has died in agony. But the experience teaches her a lesson, and when she subsequently finds the rabbit, she vows to do its death justice by finding out what it really means to kill and eat animals.Many people claim to care about the meat that they eat, but do they really know how the animal died?The Ethical Carnivore addresses this universal question, through an emotional personal quest. ... + Read More
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Series: Pocket Photo Guides Birds of the West Indies Paperback G. Michael Flieg 9781472938145 $22.00 SCIENCE Jan 30, 2018

This is a compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide for any birdwatcher visiting Jamaica and the islands of the West Indies. It provides comprehensive coverage of 252 species of birds that inhabit the islands of the West Indies, with detailed descriptions and a color photograph for each species.Includes thumbnail family silhouettes, a regional distribution map, up-to-date tips on the best birding localities, and an index of local bird names.
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Series: Pocket Photo Guides Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore Paperback G. W. H. Davison 9781472938237 $22.00 SCIENCE Jan 30, 2018

The forests and coastline of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore are home to a fantastic and vast array of birds, and offer many outstanding and easily accessible birdwatching locations, many of which are highlighted in the book's introduction.With easy-to-use thumbnail silhouettes, a regional map showing the best birding localities, up-to-date tips on birdwatching, and information on bird biology and behavior, this guide is invaluable for anyone birdwatching in the region. This compact and easy-to-use book covers more than 250 species, and each ... + Read More
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Series: Pocket Photo Guides Birds of Java, Sumatra and Bali Paperback Tony Tilford 9781472938183 $22.00 SCIENCE Jan 30, 2018

This text is a compact, easy-to-use bird identification guide suitable for any birdwatcher visiting the Indonesian islands of Java, Sumatra, and Bali.The book features descriptions of 236 species, thumbnail silhouettes for ease of use, up-to-date tips and information on bird biology and behavior.
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Series: Waders of Europe Hardcover Lars Gejl 9781472947055 $66.00 NATURE Jan 30, 2018

Covering 44 species of nesting shorebirds and 38 other rare visitors from North America and Asia,Waders of Europe offers information on identification, ecology, and biology accompanied by a fantastic range of the authors own photography.With over 670 individual, flight, and group photographs and 189 illustrated silhouettes, this book is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in determining species in the field and learning more about these birds.
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Series: The Everyday Guide to British Birds Identify our common species and learn more about their lives Paperback Charlie Elder 9781472941176 $27.00 NATURE Mar 27, 2018

TheEveryday Guide to British Birds is the perfect companion for nature enthusiasts and birdwatching beginners. It describes the common and widespread species that a birder is likely to come across in Britain, and what makes each of them unique.Clearly illustrated, packed with fascinating facts and written in a friendly style, it provides the perfect no-nonsense guide for those wanting to identify and learn more about the birds they encounter, whether in their back garden or the wider countryside.The book focuses on 80 of the most common British... + Read More
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Series: A Shadow Above The Fall and Rise of the Raven Hardcover Joe Shute 9781472940285 $32.00 NATURE Apr 10, 2018

A Shadow Above chronicles the return of the raven and the people who have made that comeback possible.For centuries, the ravenCorvus Coraxhas stalked us in life and in death. Excavations of Bronze Age settlements in Britain have revealed raven bones mingled with human remains. The Viking and Norman warriors that stormed these shores did so sporting ravens on their shields and banners. By the 15th century the service the birds provided scavenging and picking clean bodies on the streets of British cities led to their protection, under the first-e... + Read More
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Series: Minibeasts with Jess French Masses of mindblowing minibeast facts! Paperback Jess French 9781472939555 $24.00 NATURE May 08, 2018

Join CBeebies' Jess French on an exciting tour of marvelous minibeasts.With her unparalleled zeal for insects, Jess French dives headfirst into the breathtaking world of invertebrates to explore their unbelievable adaptations and evolution and reveal incredible invertebrates from all over the world, from bird-eating tarantulas and glow-in-the-dark scorpions to meter-long stick insects and bat-eating centipedes.Fancy meeting a foot-long centipede or a spider the size of your dinner plate? WithMinibeasts with Jess French, you can do just that fro... + Read More
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Series: Field Guides Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland Third Edition Paperback Paul Waring 9781472930309 $66.00 NATURE May 16, 2017

This latest edition of the Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland has been fully revised, updated and restructured, bringing it in line with the latest thinking in taxonomy. Moths are illustrated in their natural resting postures, and there are also paintings of different forms, underwings and other details to help with identification. New descriptions and illustrations have been included for species that have been newly recorded in Britain and Ireland since the last edition of the guide was published. The text descriptions of al... + Read More
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Series: The Hen Harrier Hardcover Donald Watson 9781472946140 $32.00 NATURE Sep 12, 2017

An acknowledged classic of narrative nature-writing, Donald Watson'sThe Hen Harrier was the culmination of a lifetime's study of this beautiful upland bird. A gentle, warm and wonderfully written book, The Hen Harrier stems from an age of 'amateur' conservation, from the pen of a man who cared deeply about birds and their habitats, especially of the Scottish borders where he conducted much of his research and painting. The book was among the last of a dying breed; it would be thirty years or more before writing on our natural history would agai... + Read More
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Series: Nightingales in November A Year in the Lives of Twelve British Birds Paperback Mike Dilger 9781472915375 $24.00 NATURE Jul 18, 2017

Have you ever wondered what 'our' birds get up to when they're not pinching our peanuts, pilfering our pyracantha berries or nesting under the eaves of our homes?The One Show's natural history star Mike Dilger tells us the answers inNightingales in November. This brilliant almanac tells the very different personal and annual stories of twelve well-known birds we deign to call 'British'. Through a lyrical narrative,Nightingales in November showcases amazing avian facts gleaned over decades by birdwatchers, ringers, nest recorders and migr... + Read More
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Series: RSPB RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife Second Edition Paperback Peter Holden 9781472930842 $24.00 NATURE May 16, 2017

This popular RSPB field guide is a rich resource of information on our most familiar garden wildlife.For the second edition the field guide sections will be updated and some expanded to offer comprehensive coverage of the many species that can now be found in British gardens.Offering practical advice on attracting wildlife to your garden, this friendly handbook is full of tips on how to encourage garden visitors to stick around. It also includes appendices containing practical guides to wildlife gardening projects that have been expanded for th... + Read More
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Series: British Wildlife Collection Saltmarsh Hardcover Clive Chatters 9781472933591 $66.00 NATURE Dec 19, 2017

“Saltmarshes are often remote, inhospitable places, neither land nor sea, as hard to pin down as they are to navigate. In this saline odyssey, Clive Chatters has explored his favourite creeks, pools and mudflats to bring us an absorbing celebration of the ecology, biology, geology and history of this scarce and mysterious habitat. There are Tadpole Shrimps, and rare sedges, waders and Wild Celery – even inland saltmarshes – in thistour de force by a superb naturalist and writer.“BRETT WESTWOODSaltmarshes are among Britain's most diverse and dyn... + Read More
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Series: The Way of the Hare Hardcover Marianne Taylor 9781472909893 $32.00 NATURE Aug 15, 2017

To the people of rural Britain, hares are deeply beloved, perhaps above all other animals. They thrive in abundance in imagery but can be maddeningly elusive in reality. In our stories – ancient and modern – they are magical, uncanny and illogical beings which commune with the moon, vanish at will, and lose their minds when spring arrives. Yet despite the breadth and depth of its legends, the brown hare of the lowlands is a relative newcomer to our islands, and our 'real' ancient hare isthe mountain hare of the most unforgiving high mountainsid... + Read More
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Series: The Stress Test How Pressure Can Make You Stronger and Sharper Paperback Ian Robertson 9781408860397 $23.00 PSYCHOLOGY Jan 09, 2018

From a world-respected neuroscientist, an eye-opening study of why we react to pressure in the way we do and how to be energized rather than defeated by stress.Why is it that some people shine brilliantly at public speaking while others stumble with their words and seem on the verge of an anxiety attack even speaking up in a department meeting? Why do some of us sink into all-consuming depression when life has dealt us a poor hand, while in others it increases their resilience?The difference between experiencing too much pressure and too little... + Read More
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Series: The World Without Us Paperback Mireille Juchau 9781408866528 $17.50 FICTION Jan 09, 2018

WINNER OF THE VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD 2016SHORTLISTED FOR THE CHRISTINA STEAD PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016SHORTLISTED FOR THE STELLA PRIZE 2016SHORTLISTED FOR THE VOSS LITERARY PRIZE 2016LONGLISTED FOR THE MILES FRANKLIN LITERARY AWARD 2016LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DUBLIN LITERARY AWARD 2017It has been six months since Tess MÃ¼ller stopped speaking. Her silence is baffling to her parents, her teachers and her younger sister, Meg. But the more urgent mystery for both girls is where their mother, Evangeline, goes each day, pushing an ... + Read More
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Series: Mao's Great Famine The History of China's Most Devastating Catastrophe, 1958-62 Paperback Frank Dikotter 9781408886366 $20.00 HISTORY Jan 09, 2018

An unprecedented, groundbreaking history of China's Great Famine that recasts the era of Mao Zedong and the history of the People's Republic of China."Between 1958 and 1962, China descended into hell. Mao Zedong threw his country into a frenzy with the Great Leap Forward, an attempt to catch up to and overtake Britain in less than fifteen years. The experiment ended in the greatest catastrophe the country had ever known, destroying tens of millions of lives."So opens Frank DikÃ¶tter's riveting, magnificently detailed chronicle of an era in Chin... + Read More
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Series: The Tragedy of Liberation A History of the Chinese Revolution 1945-1957 Paperback Frank Dikotter 9781408886359 $20.00 HISTORY Jan 09, 2018

A groundbreaking chronicle of the violent early years of the People's Republic of China by the author of the BBC Samuel Johnson Prize–winningMao's Great Famine."The Chinese Communist party refers to its victory in 1949 as a 'liberation.' In China the story of liberation and the revolution that followed is not one of peace, liberty, and justice. It is first and foremost a story of calculated terror and systematic violence." So begins Frank DikÃ¶tter's stunning and revelatory chronicle of Mao Zedong's ascension and campaign to transform the Chine... + Read More
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Series: The Doomsday Machine Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner Hardcover Daniel Ellsberg 9781608196708 $40.00 POLITICAL SCIENCE Dec 05, 2017

Shortlisted for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in NonfictionFinalist for The California Book Award in NonfictionThe San Francisco Chronicle’sBest of 2017 ListIn These Times “Best Books of 2017”Huffington Post’sTen Excellent December Books ListLitHub’s “Five Books Making News This Week”From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, an eyewitness exposÃ© of the dangers of America's Top Secret, seventy-year-long nuclear policy that continues to this day.Here, for the first time, former high-level defense analyst... + Read More
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Series: Rise Up Women! The Remarkable Lives of the Suffragettes Hardcover Diane Atkinson 9781408844045 $54.00 SOCIAL SCIENCE Apr 17, 2018

Almost one hundred years ago, British women led a hard-fought campaign to gain the right to vote--and this is their story.Britain's women's suffrage campaign began in the nineteenth century, but the twentieth century ushered in a more militant campaign. On June 30, 1908, two schoolteachers broke windows at 10 Downing Street to protest being turned away from Parliament, and when Parliament dissolved without passing the Conciliation Bill, the Women's Social and Political Union (W.S.P.U.) led the Black Friday riot on November 18, 1910. Two years l... + Read More
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Series: Again! Hardcover Ralph Steadman 9781408880142 $24.00 HUMOR Jan 16, 2018

A very funny take on the contortions a grandparent goes through to please a grandchild.When Oliver visits Grumpy, Grumpy twists himself into a funny position to amuse his grandson. 'AGAIN!' shouts Oliver, so Grumpy does something even more extraordinary. 'AGAIN!' comes the refrain. And Grumpy complies. Again and again and again, until he's twisted himself slightly too far ...With eye-watering yet hilarious detail, cartoonist Ralph Steadman captures the pain and delights of grandparenthood with merciless accuracy.
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Series: Becoming China The Story Behind the State Hardcover Jeanne-Marie Gescher 9781408887233 $79.00 HISTORY Nov 07, 2017

One of the two most powerful states in the world, China continues to be seen as a mystery even after decades of an open door. How does China work, what does it want, why does it want it, and what does its rise to global power mean for the rest of the world? As the twenty-first century looks set to be the stage for a battle about competing geopolitical ideals, these are urgent questions for everyone with an interest in what the future might bring.Despite decades of a relatively open door relationship with the rest of the world, China is still a... + Read More
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Series: Can't Stand Up For Falling Down Rock'n'Roll War Stories Paperback Allan Jones 9781408885918 $27.00 MUSIC Oct 10, 2017

Allan Jones launchedUncut magazine in 1997 and for 15 years wrote a popular monthly column called Stop Me If You've Heard This One Before, based on his experiences as a music journalist in the 70s and 80s, a gilded time for the music press.By turns hilarious, cautionary, poignant and powerful, the Stop Me...stories collected here include encounters with some of rock's most iconic stars, including David Bowie, Lou Reed, Leonard Cohen, Van Morrison, Neil Young, Elvis Costello, The Sex Pistols, The Clash, The Smiths, R.E.M. and Pearl Jam. From ba... + Read More
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Series: On the Side A sourcebook of inspiring side dishes Hardcover Ed Smith 9781408873151 $37.00 COOKING Jan 16, 2018

A revolutionary cookbook with 140 recipes that move the humble side dish to centre stage.'Full of recipes I want to cook and eat'Yotam Ottolenghi'Both a beautiful and eminently useful cookbook'Anna Jones'I want to eat every recipe in this book'Nigel Slater'A very good idea… enough to make the book a winner!'Stephen Harris, chef-owner of The SportsmanWhilst writing his food blog,Rocket & Squash, Ed Smith noticed that a key part of our meals was being ignored. On too many occasions, side dishes were being relegated to an overboiled afterthought, ... + Read More
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Series: The Wanderers Hardcover Tim Pears 9781408892336 $30.00 FICTION Mar 13, 2018
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Series: Shire Library Trams and Trolleybuses Paperback Oliver Green 9781784422486 $19.00 TRANSPORTATION Mar 27, 2018

From the horse-drawn trams of the nineteenth century to the larger electric models of the early twentieth, this reliable form of public transport revolutionized town travel by making it affordable enough for working people to use. From the 1930s, the rise of the trolleybus, which also picked up power from overhead cables but ran without expensive tracks, looked set to supersede the tram--but ultimately, by the 1950s, both fell victim to motor buses and private cars. However, since the 1980s the environmental benefits of light rail have encourag... + Read More
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Series: Shire Library Wartime Broadcasting Paperback Mike Brown 9781784422646 $19.00 HISTORY Feb 20, 2018

On 3 September 1939, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain sat tensely at a microphone, using radio to declare that 'this country is at war with Germany'. During the ensuing wartime years, the BBC was the sole radio broadcaster in Britain, boosting morale through programes such as 'ITMA' and 'Worker's Playtime'; helping the Home Front with useful hints and advice; transmitting government messages; and providing news. Personalities and stars became household names--Tommy Handley, Arthur Askey, Ethel and Doris Walters, Mr Middleton--and their catchp... + Read More
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Series: Shire Library Land Speed Records Paperback Don Wales 9781784422547 $19.00 TRANSPORTATION May 22, 2018

The Land Speed Record is a fascinating story of human endeavor--of man and machine battling time to be the fastest. Since 1898 many have dreamed of being the fastest on earth, first with electric, then steam, then with gasoline moving forward to the jet car, and into the present and future with rocket power. The glory years of the record are studded with iconic names such as Malcolm and Donald Campbell, John Cobb, George Eyston, and more recently with Richard Noble. The next race is on for 1000mph with the latest British attempt by Bloundhound ... + Read More
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Series: Shire Library The RAF 1918-2018 Paperback Julian Hale 9781784422431 $19.00 HISTORY May 22, 2018

For a hundred years the Royal Air Force has been at the forefront of the UK's defenses, protecting its allies, attacking its enemies, and, in the 1950s and 1960s, providing a key part of Britain's Nuclear Deterrent.This book examines the history of the RAF from the biplanes of the First World War, through its finest hour in 1940, the dawn of the jet age, and up to today's hi-tech aircraft, including the emerging role of the unmanned aerial vehicle. Enriched with personal accounts and a wealth of photographs, this book provides a concise introdu... + Read More
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Series: Shire Library Victorian Pumping Stations Paperback Trevor Yorke 9781784422684 $19.00 ARCHITECTURE Apr 17, 2018

Victorian pumping stations are colorful cathedrals of utility. Their imposing and striking exteriors enclose highly decorative cast-iron frames, built to encase powerful steam engines. They are glorious buildings which display the Victorians' architectural confidence and engineering skills. More than that, they represent a key part of the story of urban development and how our towns and cities were shaped in this period of ground-breaking invention and civic pride. In this illustrated guide, Trevor Yorke tells the story of Victorian pumping sta... + Read More
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Series: Shire Library Hillman Cars Paperback James Taylor 9781784422752 $19.00 TRANSPORTATION Apr 17, 2018

William Hillman started manufacturing cars in Coventry in 1907 before selling his company to the Rootes Brothers in 1928. Three years later came the Hillman Minx, the first of a line that would endure in multiple forms for nearly half a century, even after the remarkable Imp arrived in 1963 to claim a slice of the market opened by the BMC Mini. Rarely revolutionary, Hillman cars nevertheless carved out a special place in the hearts of the British people as well as many overseas customers. This beautifully illustrated introduction to a classic B... + Read More
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Series: Turner and the Whale Paperback Jason Edwards 9781784422851 $13.50 ART Oct 24, 2017

This is the guide to the exhibition,Turner and the Whale at the Hull Maritime Museum in Autumn 2017, which brings together for the first time in the UK, 3 of the 4 whaling pictures Turner was at work on in 1845-1846. As part of the city of Hull's year as the UK Capital of Culture the exhibition guide will bring the Turner whaling pictures into context with key parts of the Hull collections, including natural historical specimens, whaler carvings and Inuit art.
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Series: I, Mammal The Story of What Makes Us Mammals Hardcover Liam Drew 9781472922892 $36.00 SCIENCE Jan 16, 2018

Humans are mammals. Most of us appreciate that at some level. But what does it mean for us to have more in common with a horse and an elephant than we do with a parrot, snake or frog? After a misdirected football left new father Liam Drew clutching a uniquely mammalian part of his anatomy, he decided to find out more. Considering himself as a mammal first and a human second, Liam delves into ancient biological history to understand what it means to be mammalian. In his humorous and engaging style, Liam explores the different characteristics tha... + Read More
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Series: Furry Logic The Physics of Animal Life Paperback Matin Durrani 9781472914118 $23.00 SCIENCE Jan 30, 2018

A captivating introduction to the physics of animal behavior.The principles of physics lie behind many of the ways animals go about their daily lives. Scientists have discovered that the way cats and dogs lap up liquids can be explained by the laws of surface tension, how ants navigate is due to polarized light, and why pistol shrimps can generate enough force to destroy aquarium glass using their "elbows!"Each ofFurry Logic’s six chapters tackles a separate branch of physics and, through more than 30 animal case studies, examines each creature... + Read More
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Series: Breaking the Chains of Gravity The Story of Spaceflight before NASA Paperback Amy Shira Teitel 9781472911247 $23.00 SCIENCE Jan 30, 2018

The revealing backstory of spaceflight before the establishment of NASA.NASA's history is a familiar story, culminating with the agency successfully landing men on the moon in 1969, but itsprehistory is an important and rarely told tale.Breaking the Chains of Gravity looks at the evolving roots of America's space program--the scientific advances, the personalities, and the rivalries between the various arms of the United States military.America's space agency drew together some of the best minds the non-Soviet world had to offer. The National A... + Read More