 Pocket Guide: Birds of Southern Africa
Ian Sinclair
ISBN: 9781770077690
Language: English
Format: 180mm x 105mm
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Published: 2009-04-01
Imprint: Struik
New in Struik Nature’s Pocket Guide series, this book covers an
astonishing 500 southern African birds yet is small enough to fit in your pocket. It is loaded with information that makes for quick and easy bird identification:
• Colour photographs show each bird, giving both male and
female images where there's a difference.
• Concise text pinpoints key identification features.
• Distribution maps locate each species in the region.
• Calendar bars show the months when the birds are more
likely to be seen.
• Bird size and breeding months are indicated.
• For use at home or when travelling to new climes, this handy
pocket guide will be an indispensable companion.
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 The Complete Gardener
Monty Don
Paperback: 440 pages
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley
ISBN-10: 1405308907
ISBN-13: 978-1405308908
Packed with practical advice, Monty Don breathes life into every aspect of organic gardening.
Written with passion and packed with practical advice, Monty Don breathes new life into organic gardening.
Monty's straightforward advice plus extraordinarily beautiful photographs taken over the course of a year in his own Hereford shire garden reveal the secrets of growing abundant flowers and vegetables, plants and produce while respecting the needs of the environment.
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 Jekka's Complete Herb Book: In Association with the Royal Horticultural Society (Paperback)
by Jekka McVicar (Author)
Paperback: 240 pages
Publisher: Kyle Cathie (12 Feb 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1856267806
ISBN-13: 978-1856267809
As someone who has been growing herbs for over 30 years, Jekka knows the most common pitfalls to avoid. For each herb she lists a range of species and varieties giving lots of choice to the gardener, and there are plans for planting herb gardens, be it for aromatherapy or cooking too. There is also basic guidance on propagation, harvesting herbs in containers, pests and diseases as well as a yearly calendar.
Jekka McVicar has run her Herb Farm for 22 years. She presented the RHS video on herbs and is on the RHS council. She has been awarded 59 RHS Gold Medals for her herb exhibits at the RHS flower shows. Jekka is also well known for her regular appearances on TV and radio gardening and cookery programmes.
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 Committed to Me
Charlene Smith
ISBN: 9781770200890
Language: English
Format: 150mm x 230mm
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Published: 2009-03-01
Imprint: Oshun Books
Making better decisions in life, love & work
In this thought-provoking and original book, readers will learn how to put themselves first in order to get the most out of life. By taking care of their own needs and putting their happiness first, they will be better able to make valuable contributions to others’ lives and the world in general.
Drawing on extensive research, interviews, and personal insight and experience, the author takes readers through the process involved in realising their true potential. The book begins by identifying what one wants in life, discusses ways of making a new beginning, and then goes on to look at love and relationships, gender and violence issues, motherhood, dealing with parents, and physical and spiritual health. There is even a chapter for men in today’s society. The book follows a multidisciplinary approach that incorporates philosophy, science, psychology and contemporary feminism, all mixed with a healthy dose of realism and common sense.
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 How to Photograph Absolutely Everything: Successful Pictures from Your Digital Camera (Hardcover)
by Tom Ang (Author)
Hardcover: 384 pages
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley (5 April 2007)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1405319852
ISBN-13: 978-1405319850
Whatever you want to photograph, discover how to get it right every time 'A digital imaging bible.' Outdoor Photography on Digital Photographer's Handbook From still life to children's parties, make sure you're picture perfect with this concise guide from expert photographer and bestselling author Tom Ang.
Follow straightforward photographs and instructions to discover what equipment you'll need, the best approach for each subject and to compose, light, frame and take shots. Checklists give instant advice on getting results, while tricks of the trade show you how to turn a good picture into a great one. Plus, pick up valuable tips on everyday photography, including passport shots and displaying items on eBay. Get clicking and get outstanding results every time.
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 uMama was compiled and edited by Marion Keim.222 mm x 146 mm, 176 pages
RRP: R150, ISBN 978-1-4152-0067-4
Publication date: March 2009, Category: Memoir
Forty great South Africans celebrate their mothers and grandmothers. Leaders from the worlds of politics, business, music, sport, education and literature pay homage to the women who have influenced and inspired them to lead exceptional lives. Desmond Tutu writes that he hopes he can resemble his mother spiritually and emulate her generosity and kindness, while Pam Golding shares her mom’s good advice: ‘Keep dancing and you’ll stay out of trouble!’ Who was it that raised the likes of Sibongile Khumalo or Antjie Krog to extraordinary achievement? Or Nelson Mandela, Lukas Radebe, JM Coetzee, Helen Suzman, Pieter-Dirk Uys, Miriam Makeba, Elana Meyer, Trevor Manual and many more? Much of the answer lies in these heart-warming tributes.
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 FYI, IT GUY Information Technology in Today’s Business World
Warwick Kingsley
ISBN: 9781770220454
Language:
Format: 190mm x 160mm
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Published: 2009-03-01
Imprint: Zebra Press
In most organisations there is a gulf between business activity and IT concerns. Business managers tend to distance themselves from the seemingly complex and mysterious activities of their IT staff, while many IT professionals lack basic business and management skills and are often unable to relate their technical know-how to the running of a modern business. But, with our increased reliance on computers,
IT is now at the forefront of the business world.
FYI, IT Guy is aimed both at IT professionals and at anyone in need of an enlightening guide to the business and people aspects of IT. This is not a mechanical textbook full of technical information. Instead, FYI, IT Guy distils what is most relevant and practical, providing straightforward lessons for IT managers, consultants and professionals in today’s business world.
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This atlas has been fully revised and updated.
The fourth edition includes all recent border, place name, and flag changes around the world, including the new nations of Montenegro and Kosovo.
Modern redesign with improved physical relief bases on each map.
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 The Survival Handbook in Association with the Royal Marines Commandos
Endurance Essentials for the Great Outdoors
Dorling Kindersley
Hardback : 01 Apr 2009
Learn to stay alive with the Royal Marines. Want to know what to do if you met a bear in the woods, how to light a fire in the rain or what to do in shark-infested waters? Get the answers to these and many more questions with the ultimate guide to survival techniques as experienced by the Royal Marines.
Pick up survival basics, from staying fit, to planning your expedition and packing essential kit. Discover what to do on a trail, from navigating and using pack animals to hiking or even skiing to your destination. You’ll pick up wilderness techniques and learn to make shelters, find water, spot, catch and cook wild food. And when there’s an emergency you’ll be glad you learned how to mount a rescue, use essential first aid techniques and even how to get found.
Learn survival techniques from the men who’ve been there, done it and survived. And take on the most testing challenges nature can throw at you. |
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 Food
Author(s): George Miller, Katharine Reeve
Attention food lovers – The Rough Guide to Food is here to show you that food can be good for you, good for the planet and taste great, all at the same time! Navigating through the never-ending food maze, the guide asks the hard-boiled questions no one else can answer: “Is organic really better for you?” and “what constitutes a healthy diet?”.
The guide contains shocking facts and figures about our food options and looks at the entire cycle of food from the politics of importing and exporting to genetic modifications, and from pesticide free organic farms to the ethically questionable practices of the Big Four supermarkets. With a plethora of good honest advice and the shattering of harmful myths, the guide also decodes those grub-related catch words like organic, local, wholefoods, vegetarian, vegan, food-intolerance, Fairtrade, sustainability and the worst of all – diet!
If you eat food, or are considering eating food, then The Rough Guide to Food can make your experience both pleasurable and nutritional, offering simple choices and good advice, as well as practical tips to eating and shopping that fit with your lifestyle and budget – without resorting to overindulgence, or self-denial!
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 The Organic Containers Gardener's Bible
Joanna Harrison
ISBN: 9781770077188
Language: English
Format: 246mm x 190mm
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 192
Published: 2009-02-01
Imprint: Struik
Whether you own a huge garden or tiny space, container gardens give you the flexibility to alter your garden design seasonally, and to enhance the look and feel of your home and garden. Without much effort, containers can make
a modern and stylish statement on your patio, create a versatile vegetable and herb patch at your kitchen door, or provide instant maturity to a young garden and fresh colours to a tired one.
Almost all plants will grow in pots –
so even if your soil is impoverished or polluted, or you have no soil at all, with this book anyone can create a garden to delight all the senses.
The focus is on organic container gardening to help you respect the environment and encourage and sustain wildlife, insects and butterflies.
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|  Italian One Step at a Time Book | Laura Zavan Pierre
ISBN 13: 9780600619505
ISBN 10: 0600619508
SKU: LBS-0600619508
Title: Italian: One Step at a Time
Author: Laura Zavan Pierre Javelle
Publisher: Hamlyn
Media: Paperback
Pages: 224
This is the be all and end all of basic Italian cooking titles, organised into themed chapters. It includes recipes on how to make pasta and all the most popular pasta dishes, a complete chapter on pesto and tomato sauces, making risotto, the antipasti, another on pizza, soups and minestrone, the typical dishes such as osso-bucco and all the secrets for the renowned Italian desserts (tiramisu, panacotta, semi freddo, panetonne) etc.
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