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Terrific, free-standing suel to the historical bestseller Earthly Joys, as John Tradescant, the Younger witnesses the English Civil War and its aftermath from his position as royal gardener. John Tradescant, the Younger has inherited his fathers unique collection of plants along with his unerring ability to nurture them. But as gardener to Charles I, he confronts an unbearable dilemma when England descends into Civil War. Fleeing from the chaos, John travels to the Royalist colony of Virginia in America. But, the virgin land is not uninhabited. Johns plant hunting brings him to live with the native people, and he learns to love and respect their way of life just as it is threatened by the colonial settlers. In the new world and the old, the established order is breaking down and every family has to find its own way of surviving. For the Tradescants, through the upheavals of the Commonwealth and the Restoration, this means consolidating their reputations as the greatest gardeners in the country.

Wideacre Hall, set in the heart of the English countryside, is the ancestral home that Beatrice Lacey loves. But, as a woman of the 18th century, she has no right of inheritance. Corrupted by a world that mistreats women, she sets out to corrupt others. She believes that the only way to achieve control over Wideacre is through a series of crimes.

One day a renowned author discovers that his wife, a war correspondent, has disappeared leaving no trace. Was she kidnapped, blackmailed, or simply bored with their marriage? His search for her — and for the truth of his own life — takes him from South America to Spain, France, Croatia and, eventually, the bleakly beautiful landscape of Central Asia. More than that, it leads him into a new understanding of the nature of love, the power of destiny and what it really means to follow your heart.

Developed as part of the Collins Dictionaries' Life Skills stream, this new colour edition of the Gem English Dictionary gives you practical, applied knowledge in your pocket. Have confidence Help with spelling and difficult pronunciation Get it right Clear definitions for all the words you need Get there fast Easily accessible clear, colour layout

Developed as part of the Collins Dictionaries' Life Skills stream, this new edition of the Express Dictionary and Thesaurus provides up-to-date language coverage along with practical guidance on effective English. The dictionary text provides clear, straightforward definitions reflecting today's language while the matching thesaurus text gives a generous choice of synonyms, plus antonyms for key entries. With all main entry words shown in colour, Collins Express Dictionary and Thesaurus helps you find exactly what you want – and fast. Have confidence Discover all the very latest words as they appear in the language with grammar, usage and writing tips Get it right You can rely on Collins; all our definitions, examples, idioms and usage notes are based on the Collins Word Web – our unrivalled and constantly updated 2.5 billion-word database of today's English Get there fast Accessible, colour layout that's easy on the eye, guiding you quickly to what you want

With a clear page design and the alphabet on every page, it’s easy to learn how to look words up, find out how to spell them and what they mean. Extra language support is given with theme pages, games and essential word lists, making this colourful dictionary an invaluable companion for any child starting school.

Developed as part of the Collins Education stream, the Collins Russian Dictionary offers up-to-date coverage of today’s Russian and English. Ideal for the intermediate learner of Russian. Have confidence: The Collins Russian Dictionary will help the user understand the language of the Russian media and of contemporary literature, and includes business and computing terms. Get it right: The grammar section is a compact and useful guide, a perfect complement to the dictionary with its clear, easy-to-use layout. Get there fast: The clear layout, with special presentation of key vocabulary, ensures that users find what they are looking for quickly and easily.

Beneath this novel's compelling story and the shimmering elegance with which it's told lies a bedrock of wisdom about following one's heart.

Fat Charlie Nancys normal life ended the moment his father dropped dead on a Florida karaoke stage. Charlie didn't know his dad was a god. And he never knew he had a brother. Now brother Spider's on his doorstep — about to make Fat Charlies life more interesting... and a lot more dangerous.

»What's so funny about Armageddon? More than you'd think ... Good Omens has arrived just in time.» Detroit Free Press Put Neil Gaiman (New York Times bestselling author olAnansi Boys and revered Creator of Sandman) and Terry Pratchett (New York Times bestselling author of Thud! and exalted Father of Discworld) together... and all Hell breaks loose. According to The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch (the world's only completely accurate book of prophecies, written in 1655, before she exploded), the world will еnd on a Saturday. Next Saturday, in fact. Just before dinner. So the armies of Good and Evil are amassing, Atlantis is rising, frogs are falling, tempers are flaring. Everything appears to be going according to Divine Plan. Except a somewhat fussy angel and a fast-living demon—both of whom have lived amongst Earth's mortals since The Beginning and have grown rather fond of the lifestyle—are not actually looking forward to the coming Rapture. And someone seems to have misplaced the Antichrist...

Imaginative and inspirational, Point of Purchase is an essential resource for creating striking and innovative exhibition and store displays. This book showcases a variety successful point of purchase displays that look great, use retail space efficiently, and drive sales. It presents a wide range of formats, dimensions, styles, and a whole visual language that is used to entice the customer into the purchase. Colors, textures, lighting, and graphic art fuse to create expressive, captivating, and functional systems, capable of capturing the attention of potential buyers. With full-color photographs throughout, Point of Purchase is a must for anyone involved in retail, interior, exhibition, stand, and event design.

Smaller Homes offers interesting new ways of thinking about the home. Innovative and efficient use of space can make living easier, more economical and more enjoyable. Smaller Homes includes the latest ideas for layout options, flow patterns, space conversions, creative storage and putting technology to work. It is a useful and imaginative guide for making the most out of less space without compromising comfort, convenience or style.

When Andrea first sets foot in the plush Manhattan offices of Runway she khows nothing. She`s never heard of the world`s most fashionable magazine, or its feared and fawned-over editor, Miranda Priestly.

In this work, the language of botany from plant structure to genetic modification defined and explained for students of plant sciences and botanical enthusiasts. The dictionary, with over 4,000 entries, covers the many subject areas that make up pure and applied botany. The areas covered include physiology of plants, cell biology, biochemistry, plant pathology, plant anatomy, genetics, evolution and plant ecology as well as important applied topics, such as horticulture, plant breeding, investigative methods, conservation practice and microbiology. To reflect their growing importance in today's world there is extended coverage of biotechnology and genetic engineering, which play such a central role in current developments in plant breeding. The comprehensive coverage of this dictionary is designed to help undergraduates and advanced school students studying biology, botany or plant sciences. It will also be an invaluable resource to naturalists, geographers, horticulturalists and anyone interested in the study and conservation of plants. Following the style of the Collins reference series, the dictionary contains short defining entries, longer explanatory entries and a selection of review entries on such key topics as chloroplasts, DNA and gene, plant groups such as Cyanobacteria or lichen, and investigative equipment, such as the electron microscope. In addition the book contains diagrams and charts throughout the text to further the understanding of entries. It also includes a selection of recommended internet sites that will help and student of botany take the subject further. The dictionary has been compiled by a team of scientists, and edited by Jill Bailey in consultation with Sir John Burnett, Chairman of the Trustees, National Biodiversity Network and Dr Andrew Lack, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Biology, Oxford Brookes University.

Septimus Heap, the seventh son of the seventh son, disappears the night he is born, pronounced dead by the midwife. That same night, the baby's father, Silas Heap, comes across an abandoned child in the snow — a newborn girl with violet eyes. The Heaps take her into their home, name her Jenna, and raise her as their own. But who is this mysterious baby girl, and what really happened to their beloved son Septimus?

In October 1962, Nikita Kruschchev and John Kennedy confronted each other over the deployment of Russian missiles in Cuba, and the world came as close as it has ever been to nuclear holocaust. This is a novel about conflicting allegiances to family, friends, nations and ideals set in a time of international tension.

Will Monroe follows a trail that leads to a mysterious sect right on his own doorstep — fervent followers of one of mankind's oldest faiths. He will have to break through multiple layers of mysticism and ancient prophecy, unearthing riddles buried deep in the Bible — until he finds the secret that is said to have animated the world!

Misha is an aristocratic young officer in the army when the Russian revolution sweeps away all his certainties. Tonya is a nurse from an impoverished family in St Petersburg. They should have been bitter enemies; and yet they fall passionately in love. This is a novel of courage, action and undying hope.

This title introduces Israel Armstrong, one of literatures most unlikely detectives in the first of a series of novels from the author of the critically acclaimed Ring Road. Israel is an intelligent, shy, passionate, sensitive sort of soul: hes Jewish; hes a vegetarian; he could maybe do with losing a little weight. And hes just arrived in Ireland to take up his first post as a librarian. But the librarys been shut down and Israel ends up stranded on the North Antrim coast driving an old mobile library. Theres nice scenery, but 15,000 fewer books than there should be. Who on earth steals that many books? How? When would they have time to read them all? And is there anywhere in this godforsaken place where he can get a proper cappuccino and a decent newspaper? Israel wants answers...

Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, this first installment of Stephenson's multi-volume epic is available in mass market. The Baroque Cycle brings to life a cast of unforgettable characters in a time of breathtaking genius and discovery, men and women whose exploits defined an age.

Set against the backdrop of the late 17th and early 18th centuries, the second and third installments of Stephenson's Baroque Cycle epic — previously published in «Quicksilver» — are now available in individual mass-market editions.

The trials of Dr. Daniel Waterhouse and the Natural Philosophers increase one hundredfold in an England plagued by the impending war and royal insecurities — as the beautiful and ambitious Eliza plays a most dangerous game as double agent and confidante of enemy kings.

Part of the «Good Ideas» series, this work provides more than 50 examples of contemporary lofts from around the world, ranging from remodelled industrial buildings to old farmhouses and garages, accompanied by 800 colour photographs and a resource section for information on the designs featured. This new volume in the «Good Ideas» series follows on from the success of volume one — taking a second look at new innovations in loft design. Continuing the success of the first volume, this value-priced new compendium provides more than 50 new examples of contemporary lofts from around the world, ranging from remodelled industrial buildings to old farmhouses and garages, accompanied by 800 colour photographs and a resource section for additional information on the designs featured.

Product designers are faced with the challenge of designing merchandise, which is not only functional and easy to use, but attractive and eye-catching to the consumer. Product Design Now showcases the best products designed in recent years with a special focus on electronics — categorized by size — small, medium, large, and extra-large. Emphasizing the design process step-by-step, this book shows all of the creative work — from handmade drawings and sketches to diagrams and computer renderings — that go into the development of a product before it hits the assembly line. With images of innovative and cutting edge product design, this book is a perfect resource for consumers and designers alike.