Whether you are a student thinking about a course in higher education, a careers adviser, a new undergraduate, or simply someone who wants to find out more, Trevor Pateman provides easily understood answers to your questions. What is Philosophy? explains the scope and nature of Philosophy and its constituent branches clears up popular misconceptions about…
This booklet has been produced in a way which will help you learn the facts contained within it. From time to time as you work through it, you will be asked to answer questions to make sure you have understood the material you have read. Answer the questions and then check your answer with that…
Newlyweds Ellen Cherry and Boomer cruise the highways of America in a large roast turkey. A Jew and an Arab open a restaurant opposite the United Nations. A Painted Stick, a Can of Beans and a Dirty Sock hold forth on the meaning of life. And as if that wasn’t enough, Salome, the hottest new…
Discover the ultimate collection for those navigating the delightful chaos of middle age. This compilation features some of the funniest and wittiest one-liners that capture both the disasters and triumphs of life after forty. Each quip is a reminder that laughter is the best medicine, making it the perfect gift for friends or a treat…
O.S. Nock’s Pocket Encyclopaedia of British Steam Railways & Locomotives O.S. Nock wrote over 100 books for the railway enthusiast, but none has been as well-loved as his two original Blandford Pocket Encyclopaedias covering British Steam Locomotives and the Steam Railways of Britain. This unique compilation volume combines the text and illustrations from these two…
‘A book you can’t do without… full of fascinating gems’ PETE WATERMAN Unexpected developments on a snowbound train in the Highlands The charming story of Snatchbury, the little Fox Terrier who used to hitch rides on the footplate of the London to Holyhead Express Shenanigans on board the Orient Express The tragic tale of the…
The Cambrian Railways opened in 1858 and, until the grouping, served the mid Wales area from Wrexham and Whitchurch in the border country, to Pwllheli and Aberystwyth via the coastal route, with lines as far as Brecon. The Cambrian Railways linked, therefore, many South Wales companies with the north and middle of England. In the…
When English Pleasure Gardens was first published over a century ago, it was instantly acclaimed as a resource for gardeners, tourists, and history lovers alike. This new edition will introduce a new generation to the pageantry of Britain’s garden heritage and to the redoubtable Rose Standish Nichols, who hailed from Boston’s Beacon Hill, was among…
Cool country wines for every occasion from flowers, leaves and sap. The ingredients are free for the picking in summer and spring and will give your wines that distinctive “home-grown” flavour and quality. Make primrose, marigold, coltsfoot or lime flower wines, try oak and lavender leaves or the sap from the birch and sycamore tree….