There are five races of tiger on our planet & all but one live in tropical regions: the Siberian Tiger Panthera tigris altaica is the exception. Mysterious & elusive, & with only 350 remaining in the wild, the Siberian tiger remains a complete enigma. One man has set out to change this. Sooyong Park has spent twenty years tracking & observing these elusive tigers. Each year he spends six months braving sub-zero temperatures, buried in grave-like underground bunkers, fearlessly immersing himself in the lives of Siberian tigers. As he watches the brutal, day-to-day struggle to survive the harsh landscape, threatened by poachers & the disappearance of the pristine habitat, Park becomes emotionally & spiritually attached to these beautiful & deadly predators. No one has ever been this close: as he comes face-to-face with one tiger, Bloody Mary, her fierce determination to protect her cubs nearly results in his own bloody demise. Poignant, poetic & fiercely compassionate, The Great Soul of Siberia is the incredible story of Park`s unique obsession with these compelling creatures on the very brink of extinction, & his dangerous quest to seek them out to observe & study them. Eloquently told in Park`s distinctive voice, it is a personal account of one of the most extraordinary wildlife studies ever undertaken. ...

There are five races of tiger on our planet & all but one live in tropical regions: the Siberian Tiger Panthera tigris altaica is the exception. Mysterious & elusive, & with only 350 remaining in the wild, the Siberian tiger remains a complete enigma. One man has set out to change this. Sooyong Park has spent twenty years tracking & observing these elusive tigers. Each year he spends six months braving sub-zero temperatures, buried in grave-like underground bunkers, fearlessly immersing himself in the lives of Siberian tigers. As he watches the brutal, day-to-day struggle to survive the harsh landscape, threatened by poachers & the disappearance of the pristine habitat, Park becomes emotionally & spiritually attached to these beautiful & deadly predators. No one has ever been this close: as he comes face-to-face with one tiger, Bloody Mary, her fierce determination to protect her cubs nearly results in his own bloody demise. Poignant, poetic & fiercely compassionate, The Great Soul of Siberia is the incredible story of Park`s unique obsession with these compelling creatures on the very brink of extinction, & his dangerous quest to seek them out to observe & study them. Eloquently told in Park`s distinctive voice, it is a personal account of one of the most extraordinary wildlife studies ever undertaken. ...

A guidebook to the Great Stones Way, a 36-mile walk through the Wiltshire Downs from Barbury Castle south of Swindon to Old Sarum north of Salisbury. The walk is divided into 6 stages with each stage ranging from 4 to 11 miles. The walk passes through countryside adorned with significant historical sites & relics from ages past, with short detours to the world-famous Stonehenge & equally enchanting Avebury henge. Step-by-step route descriptions are accompanied by 1:50, 000 OS mapping. Also included is a route summary table, information about facilities en route, plus maps for Avebury henge & Stonehenge. Rich with history & showcasing picturesque landscapes, this is a walk that can be savoured over the course of a week or enjoyed as an energetic weekend adventure. Good transport links are available at each end. ...

October 1918: the war on the Western Front is all but over. Desperate for one last chance of promotion, the ambitious Lieutenant Henri d` Aulnay Pradelle sends two scouts over the top, & secretly shoots them in the back to incite his men to heroic action once more. & so is set in motion a series of devastating events that will inextricably bind together the fates & fortunes of Pradelle & the two soldiers who witness his crime: Albert Maillard & Edouard Pericourt. Back in civilian life, Albert & Edouard struggle to adjust to a society whose reverence for its dead cannot quite match its resentment for those who survived. But the two soldiers conspire to enact an audacious form of revenge against the country that abandoned them to penury & despair, with a scheme to swindle the whole of France on an epic scale. Meanwhile, believing her brother killed in action, Edouard`s sister Madeleine has married Pradelle, who is running a little scam of his own... ...

On a Bangalore night in April 2008, cricket & India changed forever. It was the first night of the Indian Premier League
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The Great Trade Routes: a History of Cargoes & Commerce over Land & Sea, edited by Philip Parker & featuring contributions from leading authorities on the history of international trade, presents a fascinating account of the development of commerce across the world. The book is lavishly illustrated throughout with old & contemporary maps, reproductions of paintings & posters, art treasures & artifacts, historical & present day photos, etc, sourced from many of the world ...

Join Captain Cutlass & his crew of trusty pirates in another Skullabones Island adventure from Ladybird! Join in the fun as they go on a great treasure hunt in this swashbuckling sticker activity book! Put your pirating skills to the test as you help solve the clues & find the buried treasure. Over 200 colour stickers included help with the fun! So bring your treasure map & your spade & start hunting with this super sticker activity book. Ahar me hearties! Other titles in the Skullabones Island series from Ladybird Books: Yo-ho-ho (A Ladybird noisy book), A Week of Pirate Tales, All Aboard the Pirate Ship (A Ladybird Lift-the-Flap book), Pirate Playtime (A Ladybird sticker activity book), Pirate Time (A Ladybird clock book), How to be a Skullabones Pirate (A Ladybird sticker activity book), Five Minutes to Bed & Pirate Post, Five Minutes to Bed! & Teatime Me Hearties! ...

The Great Trossachs Path, a 48km / 30 mile long spur off the West Highlight Way linking Inversnaid on Lomond with Callander presented at 1:40, 000 on a GPS compatible, light, waterproof & tear-resistant map from Harvey Map Services. The route which runs along the shores of Loch Arklet, Loch Katrine, Loch Achray & Loch Venachar & links in Callander with the Rob Roy Way on one panel which also covers the Great Trossachs Forest. Maps in the Harvey’s series covering Great Britain’s national trails & other long-distance footpaths are printed on light, waterproof & tear-resistant synthetic paper & cover the routes at 1:40, 000 or 1:60, 000. Topography is shown by contours at 15m intervals, with additional spot heights plus colouring and/or graphics to provide a very detailed picture of the terrain (boulder fields, scree, crags, etc) & vegetation / land use (pastures, moorl&, woodlands, etc). In Scotland peaks & hills classified as Munros, Corbetts & Donalds are marked. The overprint for the long-distance trail shows sections on local or main roads (highlighting danger points), on tracks, & on footpaths, indicating intermittent or not visible paths. The maps also show other right of way paths, including permissive paths & bridleways. Symbols indicate various facilities & accommodation options (including campsites & youth hostels), pubs & refreshments, food shops, banks, information points, etc, both along the route itself & in the nearby locations. All maps are GPS compatible, with the British National Grid overprinted on each panel. The maps also include useful contact details & general advice. To see other titles in this series please click on the series link. ...

The Great Vegetable Plot is Sarah Raven`s guide to growing vegetables for all keen cooks & any level of gardener. In it, she demonstrates how to plan & plant your plot, recommends the best vegetables to grow & eat & gives clear instructions on how to cultivate them using minimum input to get maximum reward. Divided into 3 sections, the book shows you what & what not to grow & the basic principles & techniques to help you achieve this. A landmark Gardeners` World book, it brings the principles of simplicity & speed to the vegetable plot, as well as including delicious food pictures to illustrate why it`s worth growing your own. Illustrated with over 250 photographs by the award-winning photographer Jonathan Buckley, the book is a stylish & practical guide to vegetable gardening, & a companion volume to Sarah`s previous title, Grow Your Own Cut Flowers. ...

From the high-level route across the Pyrenees to the scenic Kerry Way in Irel&, from a descent through the Samaria Gorge in Crete to an ascent of Helvellyn in the Lake District, this book identifies the greatest walks in Europe: twelve of the best long-distance walks (taking from four to fifteen days to complete) & twelve extraordinary day walks. Among the long-distance walks are the incomparable GR20 in Corsica
- a coast-to-coast journey through jagged peaks & deep, forested valleys; the ancient Ridgeway across English downland; the Jungfrau Horseshoe in Austria, which visits the best viewpoints of the Bernese Oberland`s most famous alpine peaks; & the Kungsleden, or Royal Trail, through the Swedish wilderness. Short walks include the Snowdon Horseshoe, one of the finest mountain walks in Britain; a walk through the Verdon Gorge in France, Europe`s equivalent of the Grand Canyon; & an excursion to the Inaccessible Pinnacle on the romantic Isle of Skye in Scotl&. Richard Sale describes each route, explaining noteworthy features of all kinds & giving historical & cultural details as well as useful information about maps, statistics & the like. His lavish & spectacular photographs of landscapes & wildlife capture the walks` spirit & character. The book will be a boon & a delight to walkers, inspiring them to relive past adventures & tempting them to plan expeditions for the future.
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