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68119 SPOTLIGHT INTERACTIVE: In the Wild by Jinny Johnson
A big fold-out pack featuring 20 rare and endangered animals recorded on audio and heard at the press of a button. A large interactive world map in colour has small lights which illuminate when the button is pressed for the humpback whale, the Yosemite toad of North America, the Mexican prairie dog, whooping crane, pygmy hippo, lion, chimpanzee, indri of Madagasgar and snow leopard of Asia among others. Then go to the relevant page in the accompanying 60 page hardback book to find out more - Latin name, family, range, size, conservation status and basic details. Colour photos and 80 animals featured. Eight to adult. Activate the replaceable battery.
£20.56 NOW £8
67431 COMPLETE ILLUSTRATED WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF INSECTS by Martin Walters
Features 650 arthropods including beetles, cockroaches, flies, crickets, wasps, bees, moths and butterflies, spiders, mites, ticks, centipedes and microscopic creatures, mayflies, dragonflies, mantids, earwigs, ants and many more that are not visible to the naked eye. Basic anatomy, life cycles, social organisation within colonies and nests, how insects jump, leap and fly and how they defend themselves completes the first section of the book. An encyclopedia of arthropod species follows, organised in geographical region and then by taxonomic order. Many are illustrated with beautifully detailed watercolours and each entry gives physical traits, body colour, shape and size and a description of habitat. More than 750 stunning photos and finely detailed watercolours. 256 glossy pages, large softback. ONLY £6.50
67897 HAMLYN GUIDE - MUSHROOMS AND TOADSTOOLS OF BRITAIN AND NORTHERN EUROPE by Geoffrey Kibby
65650 BEWICK’S BRITISH BIRDS by Thomas Bewick
Thomas Bewick’s (b. 1753), intricate illustrations and engaging descriptions make his British Birds a treasure of natural history. His name lives on in two species of bird - Bewick’s wren and Bewick’s swan. Each bird is described in detail, particularly as to colours, diet and nesting habits plus his own amusing observations. Jays often assemble in great numbers early in the spring and seem to hold a conference, probably for the purpose of fixing upon the districts they are to occupy. While some gabble, shout or whistle others with a raucous voice seem to command attention. The noise made on these occasions may be aptly compared to that of a distant meeting of disorderly drunken persons.’ 208 pages, 180 delicate engravings. £12.99 NOW £6
66757 WILLIAM MACGILLIVRAY: Creatures
of Air, Land and Sea by Robert Ralph Collaborator and friend of the great bird-painter John Audubon, William MacGillivray at his best is the equal of his great contemporary, yet is hardly known at all outside the circles of a few experts. In 1830 Audubon was looking for someone who would help him with classification and description, and MacGillivray, who had six children to feed, was the ideal collaborator. They worked at a furious rate on the Ornithological Biography. In his own A History of British Birds MacGillivray developed a revolutionary new classification based not only on external features but on dissection of the internal organs. In British Birds he introduced terms of his own such as Palpatores and Deglubitores, not to mention Cooers, Huskers and Gropers. Among the colour plates are his beautiful red-headed Pochard, and most impressive of all his amazing fish drawings including Pike, Dogfish and the extraordinary Thornback and Starry Rayfish. 29 x 23cm. 128pp, with numerous high quality colour plates. £29.95 NOW £14.50
67014 ANIMAL NATION DVD by Talking Pictures
Hippos, rhinos, antelopes, zebras, giraffes - here is the whole story of Africa’s ungulates in a 50 minute colour film. Looks at lifestyle, family matters, getting around, house and home, dining out, animal talk, friends and foes and more. With special features. ONLY £2.50
67346 HOPE FOR ANIMALS AND THEIR WORLD: How Endangered Species are Being Rescued from the Brink by Jane Goodall,
Thane Maynard and Gail Hudson Jane Goodall reveals fascinating survival stories about formerly endangered species whose populations are now recovering. Discover such incredible cases as the return of the rare Père David’s deer, bred at Woburn Abbey, to their ancestral home in China, a giant stick insect rediscovered on a South Pacific island after being presumed extinct for almost a century, the magnificent short-tailed albatrosses whose population plummeted to under 100, and the dedicated scientist who risked his life on remote mountainous islands to save them. 392 pages with b/w photos and many colour plates. £17.99 NOW £3
68898 BATS: Biology,
Behaviour and Folklore by Glover Morrill Allen Originally published in 1939 and still regarded as a standard work on the subject, this scientific and literary study starts with bats in folklore and goes on to their biology, habitats, breeding, migration and social habits. In fact bats are
insectivorous, though a few species do eat meat and fish. Tree-living bats are brighter in colour while the
cave-dwelling Ghost Bat is pure white. In most mammals the milk teeth are similar to the permanent set which replaces them, but bats’ teeth are interesting in that the second set is very different, and this is thought to be an adaptive trait. Migration of bats depends upon the seasonal availability of insects, and bats may hibernate in very low temperatures. 368pp, paperback, photos.
£19.99 NOW £5
68112 MR MARSHAL’S FLOWER BOOK by Alexander Marshal
Marshal was known not only for his flower-paintings but also as a horticulturalist and entomologist. In 1641 he was living in Lambeth with the gardener John Tradescant the Younger, and at the end of his life his patron was Henry Compton, Bishop of London. Marshal resided at Fulham Palace for 38 years, where he was recorded as having 1,000 species of exotic plants. 140 studies from his glorious book enable the reader to appreciate Marshal’s superb observation, masterful craftsmanship and use of colour. His elegant flag irises are a sombre purple shade tinged with yellow, a swamp lily is luxuriantly tropical, and studies of fruit include the mulberry, peppers, Syrian bean, balloon pea, wild strawberry and bullace. 192pp, colour reproductions. £26.95 NOW £5.50
Puff Balls, Stink Horns, Cup fungi, Flask fungi, Boletes, Brackets, Toothed fungi, Chanterelles and allies are among our new found friends in this identification guide. Use it carefully as we will not be responsible for any poisoning! Over 400 species are described and illustrated including all the most common species and a number of rarities never previously illustrated in a pocket guide. For each there is a concise description including size, growing season, key characteristics, fruitbody and spores, habitat and culinary value. All poisonous species are clearly marked. 256pp in Hamlyn softback. £12.99 NOW £4
68031 BOOK OF SKIN by Steven Connor Skin is so ubiquitous that we do not even think of it as the largest human organ. The author draws on evidence from a variety of sources film, folklore, painting, photography, popular song, medical texts and literature to argue that, in the culture of the West at least, skin has never been more visible. Examines how skin is displayed and manipulated and analyses aspects from the human body itself through Medieval leprosy, Renaissance flaying, syphilis, cosmetics and plastic surgery to skin cancers. He also examines the chromatics of skin colour and pigmentation, blushing, sun tanning, tattooing and cutting, and progresses to the Turin Shroud, the Mummy and the Invisible Man! 304 paperback pages with illus. £17.50 NOW £5
68780 MY FAMILY AND 50 OTHER ANIMALS: A Year- Long Quest to See Britain’s
Mammals by Dominic Couzens Believe it or not, there are almost 100 mammalian species living in Britain. Many of them are nocturnal, almost all of them are not exactly forthcoming, and most people, even keen natural history enthusiasts would struggle to see more than ten in a year. So how could one
ordinary young family manage to see a total of 50 in a year? That is the task that nature writer and broadcaster Dominic Couzens set his family, and here is the colourful and highly amusing account of how they got on. It charts the peaks and troughs - figuratively and geographically - as he, his wife Carolyn and their children, Emily (5) and Samuel (3), scour the British countryside and coastline in search of that elusive half-century. Pine martens, edible dormice, orcas, beavers, dolphins and even red-necked wallabies, as well as a great many human eccentrics all make an appearance, as month by month the numbers rack up as they approach tantalisingly close to their target. A blend of travel, natural history and family life. 255pp, colour photos. £17.99 NOW £5
68099 IRELAND: A Smithsonian Natural History by Michael Viney
20 years ago Michael Viney made a sudden mid-career resolve to move to rural Mayo and pursue an alternative lifestyle. He and his wife brought to the countryside the curiosity of media journalists and they soon became obsessive naturalists, observing plants, birds, insects and sea-creatures and becoming almost daily beachcombers, discovering dead whales and turtles and collecting tropical drift seeds among the seaweed at high-water mark. Viney admires the work of more recent natural historians of Ireland such as William Thompson, the pioneer of Irish bird study, and the botanist Robert Praeger. 336pp, colour photos. $34.95 NOW £5
68662 JACQUES COUSTEAU: The Sea King by Brad Matsen
Vividly conveying the people, the adventure, the science and the lure of the sea that shaped Jacques Cousteau’s life, the author paints a luminous portrait of a man who profoundly changed the way we view and treat our planet. Here is Cousteau working for the French resistance during World War II, for which he received France’s Croix de Guerre, developing and risking his life to test, the regulator that made scuba diving possible, running the world’s largest scuba equipment manufacturing firm, becoming a legendary catalyst of the worldwide environmental movement, starring in many documentaries and publishing more than 50 books! Cousteau also married his long-time mistress, 40 years his junior and the mother of two of his children, which kindled a bitter family feud. 296pp, illus. £17.99 NOW £5.50
69052 PLANET EARTH, THE FUTURE: What the Experts Say by Fergus Beeley, Mary Colwell and Joanne Stevens
Planet Earth was the most spectacular TV series about the natural world that has ever been broadcast, showing us places and species we had never seen before and making us marvel at the amazing diversity, beauty and wondrous nature of life. Here are the thoughts and opinions of more than 40 international experts and leaders including the Archbishop of Canterbury, David Attenborough, Tony Juniper, James Leape, Thomas Lovejoy, James Lovelock, Richard Mabey, Tony Martin, Robert May, Russell Mittermeier, Craig Patter, Roger Paine, Sandra Postel, Clair Short, E. O. Wilson and others. Find out how climate change is effecting the Earth, why biodiversity is of value to us and what most threatens it today, why it matters if species die out and how we can prevent extinctions. 256pp in paperback. £7.99 NOW £3.50
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68991 SISSINGHURST: An Unfinished History As Heard on BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week by Adam Nicolson
The story of taking an inheritance and steering it in a new direction. The tale of this piece of land, an estate in the Weald of Kent, is told here for the first time from the very beginning. Adam Nicolson, who now lives there, has uncovered remarkable new findings about its history as a medieval manor and great 16th century house, and from the days of its decline as an 18th century prison to a flourishing Victorian farm and on to the creation, by his grandparents, Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, of a garden out of a weed-strewn wreck. Alongside his recovery of the past, the author wanted something else. He wanted the land at Sissinghurst to live again, to become the landscape of orchards, cattle, fruit and sheep he remembered from his boyhood. Could that mixed farm be brought back from what had been turned into monochrome fields of chemicalised wheat and oilseed rape? Against the odds, he was going to try. 342 pages illus in b/w with maps and plans. £20 NOW £9
NEW AGE AND OCCULT
Eye of newt and toe of frog, Wool of bat and tongue of dog, Adder’s fork and blind-worm’s sting, Lizard’s leg and owlet’s wing, For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble.
- William Shakespeare, Macbeth
69269 THE ANCIENT SYMBOLIC LANDSCAPE OF
WESSEX by David Ride Through careful and reasoned argument and aided by a wealth of photos, diagrams and other illustrations, Dr Ride shows the region of Wessex to contain a series of related man-made structures, each surveyed with astonishing precision and of great symbolic significance. This remarkable pattern
is based on the heavens and depicts its stars, fundamental reference points and celestial mythology, and reflects the Vitruvian principle that temples should reflect the proportions of the human body. The big mystery is how and when it got there. The geometry and numerology of its design suggest that it belongs to the esoteric school of Pythagoras and was laid out in the late Roman era, and it seems to be focused on the Rufus Stone in the New Forest, the spot where William II was killed. Dr Ride also interprets other notable features of the Wessex landscape, including huge representations of the constellation of Orion and the Milky Way, the notable alignment of six churches along the 48 mile long Alfred Line which follows precisely the line of the midsummer’s sunrise, as does the line between the Cerne Abbas Giant and Stonehenge, which itself is precisely sited and constructed as an image of, and pointer to, the Pole Star in the Neolithic or Bronze Age, long before such accuracy was thought possible. 160pp softback.
£16.99 NOW £6.50
69497 SECRET HISTORY OF THE WORLD
by Jonathan Black
The Illuminati and the Battles for Soul of Freemasonry, Occult Roots of the French Revolution, Napoleon’s Star, Occultism and the Rise of the Novel, Freud, Jung, Wagner and the Opening of the Seven Seals are just some of the fascinating topics in only the very last of the 28 gripping chapters in the
history of the beliefs and writings of secret societies. Solving the Riddle of the Sphinx, Rama’s conquest of India, Imhotep and the age of the Pyramids, Moses and the Cabala, King Arthur and the Crown Chakra are other tantalising topics, by way of the troubadours, Don Quixote and what really happens in alchemy. Woodcuts. Paperback, 603pp. New updated edition. £9.99 NOW £5
69475 COMPLETE GUIDE TO FAIRIES AND MAGICAL BEINGS
by Cassandra Eason The author is a well known broadcaster on psychic and spiritual experience, folklore and superstitions. From wood nymph to lorelei, goblins to pixies, she shows you how to unlock fairy energy and magic for yourself. Discover stories and myths associated with fairies and the fairy kingdom, find ways to
the hidden world of fey beings, look at fascinating case studies of individuals who have seen the little people, the healing and transforming power of fairy energy and an almanac listing the different types of fairies. If you have ever believed in a world beyond the everyday, this book may help you find it. And not forgetting literature and legend, devas and elementals, the darker side of fairies and the Arthurian tradition. With useful addresses. 264pp in paperback. £9.99 NOW £5
66775 MAMMOTH BOOK OF PROPHECIES by Damon Wilson
The Predictions of Nostradamus and Other Prophets, Visionaries and Seers. Damon Wilson splits the role of prophets into two key categories - as seer of the future and as the living voice of a god. Under the general heading of Religious Prophesy he begins with the ancient tradition of the pagan oracles who believed that their visions of the future were a gift from the gods and then follows the line through the Judaic, Christian and Muslim concepts of the Prophet of God. The second section, Precognitive Prophesy, discusses in depth Nostradamus, probably the greatest seer in history, the Brahan Seer, the Yorkshire visionary Old Mother Shipton; Edgar Case, “The Sleeping Prophet”; Wolf Messing, Stalin’s seer. 501pp paperback. £7.99 NOW £3.50
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65626 IS THERE LIFE AFTER DEATH? The Extraordinary Science of What Happens
When We Die by Anthony Peake Do you occasionally have that strange feeling known as déjà vu? Do you ever have a strong feeling that actions you are about to take are the right, or wrong, things to do? All these perceptions may be everyday clues to your immortality.
Using the latest findings of neurology, quantum physics and consciousness studies, Anthony Peake suggests that we never die. His is an innovative and provocative argument. No wonder Groundhog Day is one of our favourite films! 416pp in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3.50
54977 THE DEVIL RIDES OUT by Dennis Wheatley
‘The Devil Rides Out’ is the most famous work of a master storyteller, a classic of weird fiction a genuinely frightening tale of devil-worship and sorcery in modern Britain. A group of old friends discover that one of them has been lured into a coven of Satanists. They determine to rescue him - and a beautiful girl employed as a medium. The head of the coven proves to be no charlatan but an Adept of the Dark Arts, able to infiltrate dreams and conjure up fearsome entities. De Richleau fights back with his own knowledge of occultism and ancient lore. A duel ensues between White and Black Magic, Good and Evil used as weapons. 320pp, paperback. ONLY £3
57490 CLASSIC VICTORIAN AND
EDWARDIAN GHOST STORIES by Rex Collings The unquiet souls of the dead, both as fictional creations and as ‘real’ apparitions, roam the pages of this haunting new selection of ghost stories by Rex Collings. There are stories from distant lands - Fisher’s Ghost by John Lang is set in Australia and A Ghostly Manifestation by ‘A Clergyman’ is set in Calcutta. In this selection, Sir Walter Scott (a Victorian in spirit if not in fact), keeps company with Edgar Allen Poe, Sheridan Le Fanu and other illustrious masters of the genre. 304 page paperback. ONLY £3
69038 FAERY GARDEN by Beatrice Phillpotts The popular image of faery land is that of a magical garden - a flowering, perfumed mini-paradise that blossoms in secret somewhere in the heart of nature. Our spellbinding book traces the historical origins of the faery garden with the
help of ‘eyewitness’ accounts from folk tales and the pens of poets and writers. A seasonal gallery of flower faeries offers spells for both good and evil based on the potent magic of individual flowers and trees as well as explaining their meanings and myths. Learn how to plan and plant your own faery garden - the garden that Titania might have enjoyed in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, including a plan to recreate her flowery bower. With lavish colour illustrations, original paintings and ephemera. 96 pages in paperback. £6.99 NOW £3
65533 HAUNTER OF THE DARK: Collected
Stories Volume Three by H. P. Lovecraft Here are some of Lovecraft’s weirdest flesh-creeping masterpieces, including Pickman’s Model, The Shunned House, his famous serial Herbert West - Reanimator, and several classic tales from the Cthulhu Mythos, in which mankind is subjected to the unimaginable terrors known only to those who have read from the forbidden Necronomicon. Also included in this compelling collection are the complete Randolph Carter stories, chronicling his adventures in this world and the realm of his dreams, where he faces perils beyond comprehension. 591 page paperback. ONLY £3
67343 ANGEL BIBLE: The Definitive Guide to Angel
Wisdom by Hazel Raven Through the ages, many people have described how angels have helped and guided them by acting as a bridge between the physical and spiritual world. Using this insightful and practical reference
book, you can discover how to work with angels to develop wisdom, strengthen self-understanding and overcome obstacles. The author invites you to discover the angel’s connection to crystal energy, essential oils, the Kabbalah, astrology and the chakras and find out how to create an altar, keep a gratitude book and meditate. Here is a book that invites you to let angels into your life and experience their power. 400 pages illus in colour.
£12.99 NOW £3 68575 THE OLD STRAIGHT TRACK: The
Classic Book of Ley Lines by Alfred Watkins First published in 1925, this now classic study looks at the ancient tracks or leys that criss-cross the British Isles. First in the Herefordshire countryside, then later throughout Britain, Alfred Watkins noticed that beacon hills, mounds, earth works, moats and old churches built on pagan sites seemed to fall in straight lines. His investigations convinced him that Britain was covered with a vast network of straight tracks aligned with either the sun or the paths of stars. Although traces of this network can be found all over Britain, the principles behind the leys system still remain a mystery. Was their purpose secular or religious? Facsimile reprint, original illus. and diagrams. 234 page paperback. £14.99 NOW £5
68594 VIRAGO BOOK OF GHOST STORIES edited by Richard Dalby
Lost loves, past enmities and unwanted memories mingle with unquiet souls in these tales from some of the greatest writers of the 19th and 20th centuries. Includes Joan Aiken, A. S. Byatt, Charlotte Bronte, Angela Carter, E. N. Delafield, Antonia Fraser, Elizabeth Gaskell, Stella Gibbons, Penelope Lively, E. Nesbit, May Sinclair, Lisa St Aubin de Terán, Edith Wharton, Richmal Crompton and Ruth Rendell. Haunting, horrifying and spooky, this is a collection perhaps not to keep by the bedside! 498pp in paperback. £10.99 NOW £4.50
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