The Gardener's Year is a charming and light-hearted insight into the life of an amateur gardener. Structured loosely around what to plant, grow or cultivate each month, Karel Capek takes us on a rollicking journey through a year in his own small garden. Complete and unabridged. Part of the Macmillan Collector's Library ; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics with ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. This edition features lively black and white illustrations by Czech artist Josef Capek and is translated by M. and R. Weatherall. From making puddles with ... |
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Умален модел на подводница Type VII C, използвана от Германия по време на Втората световна война. За да може да сглобите и залепите този макет, ви е необходимо лепило . Елементите на модела са направени от едноцветна пластмаса. Моделът може да се оцвети с боички . Оригинално описание: The type VII C was the best known and most frequently built German submarine in the Second World War. Equipped with four front and one rear torpedo the VII C was a feared weapon that formed the backbone of the Battle of the Atlantic. Thistype is an impressive representative of the rise and fall of the German submarine forces. This ... |
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Дизайнът на тефтера от колекцията Poetry in Bloom е репродукция на подвързия на книга от 1910 година, The Sensitive Plant and Early Poems, стихосбирка от Пърси Биш Шели. Написана след смъртта на детето му, заглавното стихотворение на Шели описва цветна градина, преминаваща през сезонни промени. Първо градината въплъщава радостта и блаженството на пролетта и лятото, а по-късно е погълната от гниенето и летаргията на есента и зимата. С това стихотворение Шели приканва читателя да размишлява как единствената връзка с реалността, която имаме, е чрез мимолетни усещания. Тефтерът от Paperblanks се отличава с изключителен ... |
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Дизайнът на тефтера от колекцията Poetry in Bloom е репродукция на подвързия на книга от 1910 година, The Sensitive Plant and Early Poems, стихосбирка от Пърси Биш Шели. Написана след смъртта на детето му, заглавното стихотворение на Шели описва цветна градина, преминаваща през сезонни промени. Първо градината въплъщава радостта и блаженството на пролетта и лятото, а по-късно е погълната от гниенето и летаргията на есента и зимата. С това стихотворение Шели приканва читателя да размишлява как единствената връзка с реалността, която имаме, е чрез мимолетни усещания. Тефтерът от Paperblanks се отличава с изключителен ... |
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Очарователни, смешни, загадъчни, нерядко озадачаващи и неизменно вълнуващи, 17 те разказа в сборника Изчезването на слона изкусително разтварят дверите на сюрреализма. Харуки Мураками предлага поглед отвътре към живота в Япония и отвежда към паралелни светове, но не далечни, не недостижими, а разположени съвсем наблизо, под повърхността на ежедневното. Мъж вижда с очите си как любимият му слон се смалява и изчезва; зелено чудовище изпълзява дълбоко изпод земята, за да се обясни в любов на избраната жена; танцуващо джудже се вселява в човешки тела и нарушава земния порядък. И още много други човешки истории: за хора, ... |
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Set in the valley of the Mesta, one of the oldest inhabited river valleys in Europe and a nexus for wild plant gatherers, Elixir is an unforgettable exploration of the deep connections between people, plants and place. Over several seasons, Kassabova spends time with the people of this magical region. She meets women and men who work in a long lineage of foragers, healers and mystics. She learns about wild plants and the ancient practice of herbalism, and experiences a symbiotic system where nature and culture have blended for thousands of years. Through her captivating encounters we come to feel the devastating weight ... |
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How Geographers, Pharmacists, Novelists, Plant Hunters, War Correspondents, Engineers, Medical Men & Tourists Discovered & Experienced Nineteenth-Century Bulgaria. What Western and Central Europeans did, saw and experienced in nineteenth-century Bulgaria is the subject of this book. Most of them came from France, Great Britain, the German states and the Austrian Empire, others from Belgium, Denmark or Switzerland. For reasons still to be given, special emphasis is placed on German-speaking visitors to Bulgaria and their writings. Their story has never been told in any comprehensive way in a Western language, and it is ... |
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"This collection of Thomas Marent"s images, 16 years in the making, brings alive the sheer and awe-inspiring beauty of the rainforest." Sting - founding patron, The Rainforest Foundation Photographs by Thomas Marent Rainforest is the stunning result of half a lifetime’s work by Swiss photographer Thomas Marent. Inspired by a visit to the rainforest in Australia when he was 24, Marent has spent the ensuing 16 years exploring and photographing the world’s rainforests. With all the immediacy of the best documentaries, Rainforest celebrates the fascinating behaviour and incredible variety of rainforest animals ... |
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Endemics have always been the object of special attention as the most important and valuable indicators of plant diversity. "Atlas of Bulgarian Endemic Plants" comprises 164 Bulgarian and Balkan endemic taxa (140 species and 24 subspecies) belonging to 34 families, most with limited distribution and conservation status. It is based on the first edition published in Bulgarian in 1992. Families are presented in the same sequence as in Flora Europaea, while the species within a family are in alphabetical order. The following information is provided for each taxon: Latin name, authority, short morphological ... |
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The green follow-up to his bestselling Eat, and following on from Greenfeast: Spring, Summer , this is for everyone who wants inspiration for a quick plant-based supper using seasonal ingredients. "Greenfeast: Autumn, Winter" is a vibrant and joyous collection of the food Nigel eats at the end of the day. A collection of simply beautiful autumn and winter recipes, each with suggested variations, that can mostly be on the table in 30 minutes. "Much of my weekday eating contains neither meat nor fish... It is simply the way my eating has grown to be over the last few years." Nigel Slater ... |
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The first in a pair of fast, season-led vegetable books from beloved author and cook Nigel Slater. Greenfeast: spring, summer is a vibrant and joyous collection of the food Nigel eats at the end of the day. Over 110 simply beautiful spring and summer recipes, each with suggested variations, that can mostly be on the table in 30 minutes. This is perfect for people who want to eat less meat, but don't want to compromise on flavour and ease of cooking. From roast spring vegetables with peanut sauce to rice, broad beans and asparagus, or peaches with blackberries and ice cream, this green follow-up to the bestselling ... |
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"Oxford Bookworms Library Factfiles" are non-fiction graded readers from the "Oxford Bookworms Library" available for Levels 1 to 4 (CEFR A1 - B2). Students learn about different countries and cultures, science and nature, history and historical figures all while practising and improving their English. Right now, all over the world, people are using energy. As we drive our cars, work on our computers, or even cook food on a wood fire, we probably do not stop to think about where the energy comes from. But when the gas is gone and there is no more coal - what then? Scientists are finding new answers ... |
