This handy guide enables scuba divers & snorkellers to identify more than 270 of the most common species of marine life likely to be encountered in & around the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific region, including fish, reptiles & amphibians, & invertebrates. Each species featured in illustrated with an outstanding color photograph, accompanied by a species description covering nomenclature, size, habits, & distribution. The Indo-Pacific region, encompassing the Indian & western Pacific Oceans,

Includes:: the major diving destinations of the Red Sea, the Maldives, Thail&, Malaysia, the Philippines, Indonesia, the Great Barrier Reef, Melanesia, Micronesia, & Polynesia, & accounts for 92% of the world`s coral reefs. This guidebook shows the species that divers & snorkellers are really likely to encounter
- the essential companion for every diving expedition.


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Along Cornwall's ancient coast, the flotsam & jetsam of the past becomes caught in the cross-currents of the present &, from time to time, a certain kind of magic can float to the surface... Straying husbands lured into the sea can be fetched back, for a fee. Magpies whisper to lonely drivers late at night. Trees can make wishes come true
- provided you know how to wish properly first. Houses creak, fill with water & keep a fretful watch on their inhabitants, straightening shower curtains & worrying about frayed carpets. A teenager's growing pains are sometimes even bigger than him. &, on a windy beach, a small boy & his grandmother keep despair at bay with an old white door. In these stories, Cornish folklore slips into everyday life. Hopes, regrets & memories are entangled with catfish, wrecker's lamps, standing stones & baying hounds, & relationships wax & wane in the glow of a moonlit sea. This luminous, startling & utterly spellbinding debut collection introduces in Lucy Wood a spectacular new voice in contemporary British fiction.
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This dive guide provides detailed information on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, both under & above the sea, with color photographs, maps & helpful illustrations. Over 70 dive sites are described, including information on site access, depth range & topography, diving conditions & descriptions of local marine life.

Includes:: a plastic submersible marine life ID card.

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Diving Southeast Asia introduces divers to the world’s most diverse marine environment. The guide

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Footprint`s Diving the World is essential reading for anyone interested in diving. With over 200 prime sites & colour images throughout, this book offers the ultimate inspiration as well as all the practical information you need to plan your next dive. Written by expert photo-journalist team Beth & Shaun Tierney, who have been diving for over 25 years, this third edition has been revised & updated to reflect the shifts in the dynamic dive travel industry & to incorporate new destinations. Planning section

Includes:: all the essentials, from equipment & packing to locals laws & customs. Key data for each destination & each of the featured dive sites, including health information, conservation issues & marine biodiversity. Select listings which include the authors` favourite dive centres, restaurants & places to sleep. ` Drying out` sections with information on what to do when you`re not diving, fantastic for anyone travelling with a non-diver. Anecdotes from other divers & dive experts. Whether you`re looking for the most biodiverse dive spot, or one that`s the best value for your money, Diving the World 3rd edition will help you get the most out of your trip both underwater & on dry l&.

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It is the 1970s in Northern California. A farmer & his teenage daughters, Anna & Claire, work the land with the help of Coop, the enigmatic young man who lives with them. Theirs` is a makeshift family, until they are riven by an incident of violence
- of both hand & heart
- that `sets fire to the rest of their lives`. This is a story of possession & loss, about the often discordant demands of family, love, & memory. Written in the sensuous prose for which Michael Ondaatje`s fiction is celebrated, ” Divisadero” is the work of a master story-teller.

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Kati owns Istanbul`s only mystery book store &, as usual, gets involved in a case that is none of her business. Every day, a beautiful woman lunches alone in the restaurant next to the bookstore. When the woman is found dead in her apartment, Kati immediately recognizes the stranger from the restaurant in images in the newspaper photos. Although the police believe it was an accident, Kati suspects something more sinister has happened. Sani Ankaraligil was an attractive young woman, in the middle of a divorce from her wealthy husband & a politically active ecologist. So who would benefit from her death? The industrial companies Sani had accused of polluting the rivers of Western Turkey, or her jealous husband seeking revenge through an honour killing, or a Thracian separatist group? The investigation pulls Kati into the murkiest of waters. ...

Learn all about the traditions of Diwali with this third book in the delightful board book series Celebrate the World, which highlights special occasions & holidays across the globe. Each autumn we gather with our friends & family & light our brightest lanterns. It`s time for Diwali, the festival of lights! In this lovely board book with illustrations from Archana Sreenivasan, readers learn that the five days of Diwali are a time to pray for a bountiful season, celebrate the special bonds between siblings, & rejoice in the victory of light over darkness & good over evil. ...

Desktop display model. Metallic fabric covered lightweight wing & fuselage frames. Transparent portholes. Detailed engines. Nostalgic Pan Am colors. Incredible detail. Pan Am receives the first Boeing 314, the ultimate in luxury aircraft. Complete with sleeping berths & a real dining salon. It was the biggest plane of its time, carrying 74 passengers. The big flying boats were replaced after the war by l&-based planes. With their demise an era of elegance passed that was never seen again. 152 ft wingspan. Five days, sixty hours in the air SFO-HK. When flying was still fun. If we do not have this item in stock we will order it for you from our supplier. Delivery generally takes 3 weeks within the UK. For overseas delivery queries please email sales@stanfords.co.uk ...