Early in 2013 Neil Hayward was at a crossroads. He didn`t want to open a bakery or whatever else executives do when they quit a lucrative but unfulfilling job. He didn`t want to think about his failed relationship with ”the one” or his potential for ruining a new relationship with ”the next one.” & he almost certainly didn`t want to think about turning forty. & so instead he went birding. Birding was a lifelong passion. It was only among the birds that Neil found a calm that had eluded him in the confusing world of humans. But this time he also found competition. His growing list of species reluctantly catapulted him into a Big Year--a race to find the most birds in one year. His peregrinations across twenty-eight states & six provinces in search of exotic species took him to a hoarfrost-covered forest in Massachusetts to find a Fieldfare; to Lake Havasu, Arizona, to see a rare Nutting`s Flycatcher; & to Vancouver for the Red-flanked Bluetail. Neil`s Big Year was as unplanned as it was accidental: It was the perfect distraction to life. Neil shocked the birding world by finding 749 species of bird & breaking the long-standing Big Year record. He also surprised himself: During his time among the hummingbirds, tanagers, & boobies, he found a renewed sense of confidence & hope about the world & his place in it. ...

From the rising star of children`s picture books comes the magical tale of friendship & loneliness, a boy & a penguin. There once was a boy...and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost & tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, & they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole. But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn`t what the penguin was looking for after all... ...

See the boy & the penguin dramatically spring to life in this fantastic pop-up edition of the award-winning, best-selling picture book Lost & Found, by the internationally renowned author/illustrator Oliver Jeffers. There once was a boy...and one day a penguin arrives on his doorstep. The boy decides the penguin must be lost & tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, & they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole. But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn't what the penguin was looking for after all... ...

Set sail on a wonderful adventure in this toddler-friendly board book from award-winning, bestselling picture book creator, Oliver Jeffers! There once was a boy & one day he found a penguin at his door... The boy decides the penguin must be lost & tries to return him. But no one seems to be missing a penguin. So the boy decides to take the penguin home himself, & they set out in his row boat on a journey to the South Pole. But when they get there, the boy discovers that maybe home wasn`t what the penguin was looking for after all... ...

This is the international number 1 bestseller. It is the heart-warming, moving & joyful story of three lost people needing to be found. Millie Bird is a seven-year-old girl who always wears red wellington boots to match her red, curly hair. But one day, Millie`s mum leaves her alone beneath the Ginormous Women`s underwear rack in a department store, & doesn`t come back. Agatha Pantha is an eighty-two-year-old woman who hasn`t left her home since her husband died. Instead, she fills the silence by yelling at passers-by, watching loud static on TV, & maintaining a strict daily schedule. Until the day Agatha spies a little girl across the street. Karl the Touch Typist is eighty-seven years old & once typed love letters with his fingers on to his wife`s skin. He sits in a nursing home, knowing that somehow he must find a way for life to begin again. In a moment of clarity & joy, he escapes. Together, Millie, Agatha & Karl set out to find Millie`s mum. Along the way, they will discover that the young can be wise, that old age is not the same as death, & that breaking the rules once in a while might just be the key to a happy life. Lost & Found will be adored by fans of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry; The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window & Disappeared; & The Rosie Project. ...

Far from Moscow & St Petersburg, there lies another Russia. Overlooked by the new urban elites & almost unknown to the West, in the great provincial hinterlands of the Volga River & Siberia, Russians struggle to reconcile their old traditions with the new ways of living. Returning again & again to the deep heartland of this rapidly evolving country from 1992 to the present, Susan Richards struck up some extraordinary friendships. With Anna, a questing journalist struggling to express her passionate spirituality within the rules of the new society. & Natasha, a restless spirit, transplanted from Siberia in a bid to escape the demands of her upper class family & her own demons. & Tatiana & Misha, whose business empire has blossomed from the ashes of the Soviet Union but who, despite all their luxury, seem uneasy in this new world. Through their stories & her own experiences Susan Richards demonstrates how in Russia the past & the present cannot be separated. Lost & Found in Russia is a magical & unforgettable portrait of a society in transition. ...

Far from Moscow & St Petersburg, there lies another Russia. Overlooked by the new urban elites & almost unknown to the West, in the great provincial hinterlands of the Volga River & Siberia, Russians struggle to reconcile their old traditions with a new & unfamiliar world. Returning again & again, for over a decade, to the deep heartland of this rapidly-evolving country, Susan Richards has encountered extraordinary people & forged lasting friendships. Through their unforgettable stories & her own experiences she reveals how in Russia the past & the present cannot be separated. Illuminating a forgotten people & sweeping away traditional assumptions, ” Lost & Found in Russia” is a compelling & essential portrait
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A man wakes in a cell. He doesn`t know who he is or how long he has been here. He doesn`t even know his name. All he knows is that someone has left the cell door open.. . Nevil Hammersmith is a former a Metropolitan Police sergeant. He became a private detective when his colleague Walter Day went missing investigating the Ripper case. He`s been looking for Day for an entire year, but it is as if his friend has completely vanished from the streets of London.. . No one has heard from the Ripper in a long time. No one knows when he will strike again. That`s just how he wants it. For the Ripper has plans for the city & the man in the cell
- the man he believes is just like himself.. . Praise for Alex Grecian`s Scotland Yard Murder Squad Series: ` Will keep you riveted from page one` Jeffery Deaver `CSI: Victorian London` Daily Express ` Throw in deranged prostitutes, poisonings & throat slittings galore, amidst lashings of London fog. Gory, lurid & tons of guilty fun` Guardian ` Shiver-inducingly creepy. A racy read` Daily Express
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Walking was once the only way to get around but now we just walk to the bus stop, station or car. Or we walk as a lifestyle choice
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The British Isles have witnessed hundreds of battles in 2000 years of history. Some are well known, due to their far-reaching consequences, sheer scales or the involvement of famous protagonists. Others, however, have never been properly investigated. In this book, Martin Hackett examines ten forgotten battles, covering the length & breadth of Britain & ten centuries of warfare. At Buttington in the Severn Valley, the author has identified the site of a long-lost Dark Age battlefield between Danish Vikings & their English & Welsh opponents in 893. He reveals the secrets of St Albans, which witnessed the first battle of the Wars of the Roses, & the site of Goudhurst in Kent, where in 1747 the last battle on English soil was fought, a band of villagers against a gang of ruthless smugglers. A concise account of each engagement is provided, along with an analysis of its strategic, archaeological & political significance, complimented by a modern map of the battlefield with suggested tours & information on exploring the site today. ...