Category Archives: Shower Curtains
Glasshouses
Since the early seventeenth century, when the cultivation of exotic plants and fruit became fashionable in northern Europe, glasshouses have offered an artificial climate in which they could flourish. At first these structures were within reach only of the very richest, and growing one`s own oranges, orchids, pineapples or bananas was a sign of great
Masterpieces of the British Museum
The British Museum`s collection is one of the worlds finest and broadest, ranging from prehistoric times to the present in ancient and modern cultures around the globe. This new and updated edition includes many recent acquisitions and new discoveries, such as Picasso`s stunning Vollard Suite and the intriguing Vale of York Viking hoard, and showcases
Stephen Shore: Survivors in Ukraine
A powerful and haunting visual record, Stephen Shore`s portraits highlight the resilience and hope of Ukraine`s Holocaust survivors. Stephen Shore, one of the most influential photographers living today, traveled to the Ukraine in 2012 and again in 2013, just prior to the current political upheaval, to visit 35 survivors, most of whom are women. In
The Turkish Cookbook
The definitive cookbook of hearty, healthy Turkish cuisine, from the leading authority on Turkey`s unique food traditions, Musa Dagdeviren, as featured in the Netflix docuseries Chef`s Table Vibrant, bold, and aromatic, Turkish food – from grilled meats, salads, and gloriously sweet pastries to home-cooking family staples such as dips, pilafs, and stews – is beloved
The Finger Travel Game
Highly interactive book with die-cuts throughout that are ideal for developing visual awareness, creativity, and imagination. To play with this book, all you need is your finger. Take a pen, draw two eyes and a mouth, and there you are – your very own finger worm! Follow finger worm around the world and beyond –
Flower Colour Guide
The ultimate colour-by-colour flower reference guide – from New York`s pre-eminent floral designers, Putnam and PutnamPlanning a wedding, a dinner, a birthday party, a romantic evening, holiday entertaining, or just arranging flowers for the pleasure of having them, more often than not your creative process begins with thinking about the colour of the flowers that
Irelandopedia: A Compendium of Maps, Facts and Knowledge
It s an encyclopedic tour around Ireland it s an Irelandopedia! Get ready to go on an exciting adventure around Ireland.Unleash your imagination and sense of adventure as you discover Ireland like you ve never seen it before! Armchair travellers of any age will be totally absorbed by Fatti Burke s detailed illustrations and her
The Little Swedish Kitchen
JOIN BESTSELLING FOOD WRITER RACHEL KHOO ON A BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY THROUGH SWEDEN, WITH 100 STYLISH AND DELICIOUS NEW RECIPESRenowned food writer Rachel Khoo bid farewell to her Parisian kitchen and moved to Sweden in pursuit of love. Having made the country her home, Rachel now shares over 100 delicious and seasonal Swedish recipes from her
The Modern Mamil (Middle-Aged Man in Lycra)
`Every weekend, across the nation`s rolling countryside, watch out for the Mamils: middle-aged men in lycra` – BBC News `Mamils make Oxford English Dictionary debut` – Telegraph `Oh the shame of being married to a MAMIL` – Daily Mail There is a new breed emerging. They hunt in packs, dressed in unforgiving lycra. Their natural
The Modern MAMIL (Middle-Aged Man in Lycra): A Cyclist`s Journal
Every weekend, across the nation`s rolling countryside, watch out for the Mamils: middle-aged men in lycra` – BBC News `Mamils make Oxford English Dictionary debut` – Telegraph There is a new breed emerging. They hunt in packs, dressed in unforgiving lycra. Their natural habitat is the local espresso bar, where they obsess about power-to-weight ratios
Island Gardens: Havens of Beauty Around the British Isles
From Tresco to Lindisfarne, Anglesey to Sark, travel around the British Isles and discover the most beautiful and extreme island gardens on this visually stunning tour. The British Isles consist of more than 6,000 islands scattered around the main islands of Britain and Ireland. More than 100 of these British off-shore islands are inhabited –
Great Pilgrimage Sites of Europe
An unsurpassable, visual tour of the greatest pilgrimage sites of Europe, from North to South; East to West. Pilgrimage in Europe is currently thriving on a scale that simply could not have been envisaged just a few decades ago. Not only are greater numbers of people now emulating the medieval pilgrims who made their way
The House of Government: A Saga of the Russian Revolution
On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction The House of Government is unlike any other book about the Russian Revolution and the Soviet experiment. Written in the tradition of Tolstoy`s War and Peace, Grossman`s Life and Fate, and
The Christmas Card Crime: and other stories
A Christmas party is punctuated by a gunshot under a policeman`s watchful eye. A jewel heist is planned admist the glitz and glamour of Oxford Street`s Christmas shopping. Lost in a snowstorm, a man finds a motive for murder.This collection of mysteries explores the darker side of the festive season – from unexplained disturbances in
Europe`s Birds: An Identification Guide
The most comprehensive single-volume photographic guide to Europe`s birds ever produced-from the authors of the acclaimed Britain`s BirdsCovering more than 900 species, and illustrated with over 3,800 photographs, this is the most comprehensive, authoritative and ambitious single-volume photographic guide to Europe`s birds ever produced. Detailed descriptions provide the information necessary to identify the birds of
Russian Revolution: Hope, Tragedy, Myths
One hundred years ago events in Russia took the world by storm. In February 1917, in the middle of World War I and following months of protest and political unrest, Tsar Nicholas II abdicated. Later that year a new political force, the socialist Bolshevik Party, seized power under the leadership of Vladimir Lenin. A bloody
Britain`s Butterflies: A Field Guide to the Butterflies of Great Britain and Ireland – Fully Revised and Updated Fourth Edition
A new and improved edition of the popular photographic field guideBritain`s Butterflies is a comprehensive and beautifully designed photographic field guide to the butterflies of Britain and Ireland. Containing hundreds of stunning colour photographs, this extensively revised and updated new edition provides the latest information on every species ever recorded. It covers in detail the
Death on the Cherwell
For Miss Cordell, principal of Persephone College, there are two great evils to be feared: unladylike behaviour among her students, and bad publicity for the college. So her prim and cosy world is turned upside down when a secret society of undergraduates meets by the river on a gloomy January afternoon, only to find the
NP201 Tide Tables – United Kingdom & Ireland 2015
The Tide Tables include daily high and low-water times and heights for standard ports, time and height differences for secondary ports and harmonic constants for all port where they are known. There are six volumes in total.
