`A biographical orrery
- intricate, complex & fascinating` The Observer `A peerless intellectual biography. The Glass Universe
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Daniela the glassmaker`s daughter is grumpy & never smiles. Her father promises a beautiful glass palace to anyone who can make her laugh. People come from far & wide to try their luck in amusing Daniela. But mask makers, lion tamers & magicians cannot make you smile from the princess. It is only when a young apprentice makes the first looking glass that Daniela learns to smile
- at her own grumpy reflection! This beautiful fable set in sixteenth-century Venice features stunning illustrations from award-winning artist Jane Ray alongside a poetic text.
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When a decapitated head is seen floating down the river in the Devon village of Aller, the rural calm is shattered. Soon the corpses are multiplying, & the entire community is involved in the hunt for the murderer. Whilst many chase false trails, it is left to Gervase Fen, Oxford don & amateur criminologist, to uncover the sordid truth. Equal parts compelling, witty & ingenuous, The Glimpses of the Moon is a classic example of great British detective fiction. ...

A world expert on how trees chemically affect our environment, Diana Beresford-Kroeger has woven together ecology, ethnobotany, horticulture, spirituality, science & alternative medicine in The Global Forest to capture their enormous significance to us
- & our future. Trees absorb pollutants from the ground, comb particulates from the air & house beneficial insects. But what they do chemically in the environment is something we're only beginning to underst&. Trees not only breathe & communicate; they also reproduce, provide shelter, medicine & food, & each of these forty interlocking essays picks out a different aspect of the life of the forest, explains it & then shows why it is so vitally important. This is a truly unique, & mind-opening work, combining the precision of a scientist with the lyricism of a poet, Diana Beresford-Kroeger has written an unforgettable work of natural history that shows how we really can save the Earth, one tree at a time.
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In the global village that our world has become, travel & technology fuel each other & us. ” Everywhere is made up of everywhere else, ” motion is our most constant state of being, our very souls have been put into circulation. Yet, as Pico Iyer points out in his fresh, acutely observant, & witty new book, even a global person must have a home. Using his own multicultural upbringing (Indian, American, British) as a point of departure, Iyer sets out on a journey
- both physical & psychological
- toward a definition of home in this world gone mobile. He travels: to Los Angeles International Airport, where town life (shops, services, sociability) is available without a town; to Hong Kong, where hotels are self-contained communities; to Toronto, made cosmopolitan by its emigre population; to Atlanta, where the Olympic Village unintentionally commemorates the mass-produced universalism that shapes the games; to Engl&, where the effects of empire-as-global-village are still being sorted out; &, to Japan, where Iyer unexpectedly, & finally, finds a home for himself.

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The Global Vegetarian Kitchen starts in your back yard
- perhaps growing your own vegetables & herbs or buying produce at your
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The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is the ultimate guide to the life & work of the world`s greatest playwright: William Shakespeare. With full coverage of the 39 Shakespearian plays, including a synopsis, full character list, stage history & a critical essay for each, this comprehensive guide is both a quick reference & in-depth background guide for theatre goers, students, film buffs & lovers of literature alike. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare also explores Shakespeare`s sonnets & the narrative poems, combined with fascinating accounts of Shakespeare`s life & theatre, exploring in colourful detail each play`s original performances. This comprehensive guide

Includes:: up-to-date reviews of the best films & audio recordings of each play, from Laurence Olivier to Baz Luhrmann, Kozintsev to Kurosawa. The Globe Guide to Shakespeare is a celebration of all things Shakespearian. Published to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Shakespeare`s death.

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Travel trends have changed thanks to the bargain prices brought in by budget airlines & low-cost tour operators, leaving an open door of opportunity for women, young & old, to travel the world, not just on holiday but for all sorts of reasons, from salsa dancing in Cuba to volunteering in developing countries. In this exciting new book by travel writer, Amanda Statham, you`ll find everything that you could ever need to know, about almost all kinds of travel. From short breaks to life-changing travel, & from holiday romances to country guides, & not forget a host of useful contacts, this is the ultimate companion for the female traveller. Amanda Statham is travel editor of Cosmopolitan & has more than ten years` travel writing experience on newspapers & magazines. She is also the author of Getting Married Abroad, The Brit`s Guide to New York & AA Spotlight on New York. ...

This is the first book describing the glorious geology of Iceland`s Golden Circle & four additional excursions: (1) the beautiful valleys & mountains of the fjord of Hvalfjordur, (2) the unique landscape & geothermal fields of the Hengill Volcano, (3) the explosion craters, volcanic fissures, & lava fields of the Reykjanes Peninsula, & (4) the volcanoes (Hekla, Eyjafjallajokull, Katla), waterfalls, sandur plains, & rock columns of South Icel&. The Golden Circle offers a unique opportunity to observe & understand many of our planet`s forces in action. These forces move the Earth`s tectonic plates, rupture the crust, & generate earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, channels for rivers & waterfalls, & heat sources for hot springs & geysers. The Golden Circle

Includes:: the famous rifting & earthquake fracture sites at Thingvellir, the hot springs of the Geysir area, the waterfall of Gullfoss, & the Kerid volcanic crater. As the book is primarily intended for people with no background in geosciences, no geological knowledge is assumed & technical terms are avoided as far as possible (those used are explained in a glossary). With more than 240 illustrations
- mostly photographs
- explaining geological structures & processes, it is also a useful resource for geoscientists.



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SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILEYS` WOMEN`S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2016 SHORTLISTED FOR THE DESMOND ELLIOT PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2016 LONGLISTED FOR THE THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIAR CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR ` The Glorious Heresies heralds the arrival of a glorious, foul-mouthed, fizzing new talent` SUNDAY TIMES ` Totally & unmistakably the real deal` KEVIN BARRY `A real stunner; a wild ride of a read` DONAL RYAN `A gripping & often riotously funny tale` COLIN BARRETT `A punchy, edgy, sexy, fizzing feast of a debut novel` JOSEPH O`CONNOR ` He was definitely dead, whoever he was. He wore a once-black jumper & a pair of shiny tracksuit bottoms. The back of his head was cracked & his hair matted, but it had been foxy before that. A tall man, a skinny rake, another string of piss, now departed. She hadn`t gotten a look at his face before she flaked him with the Holy Stone & she couldn`t bring herself to turn him over.` One messy murder affects the lives of five misfits who exist on the fringes of Ireland`s post-crash society. Ryan is a fifteen-year-old drug dealer desperate not to turn out like his alcoholic father Tony, whose obsession with his unhinged next-door neighbour threatens to ruin him & his family. Georgie is a prostitute whose willingness to feign a religious conversion has dangerous repercussions, while Maureen, the accidental murderer, has returned to Cork after forty years in exile to discover that Jimmy, the son she was forced to give up years before, has grown into the most fearsome gangster in the city. In seeking atonement for the murder & a multitude of other perceived sins, Maureen threatens to destroy everything her son has worked so hard for, while her actions risk bringing the intertwined lives of the Irish underworld into the spotlight.. . Biting, moving & darkly funny, The Glorious Heresies explores salvation, shame & the legacy of Ireland`s twentieth-century attitudes to sex & family. ...