Introducing UNACO -- the United Nations Anti Crime Organisation -- an elite team of agents who battle the world's deadliest criminals. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The most ingenious criminal in the world has come up with his most spectacular exploit, to kidnap the[...]
Admiral Sir John Norris is probably an unknown character for many who are otherwise well familiar with British naval activities in the eighteenth century. This work presents a seaman and a dutiful officer, and the lively conditions and politics of this dramatic period - a tale of the dilemmas of Nor[...]
This title provides extensive supported teaching activities. It includes a full glossary of grammatical terms. It includes clear and practical teaching points. It includes answers to all Pupil Book and Copymaster exercises.[...]
This title provides additional extension activities for each unit. It includes photocopiable record sheets. Clear, simple layout enables pupils to work independently.[...]
Cartographers have known for decades that maps are far from objective representations of the world; rather, every map reflects the agendas and intentions of its creators. Yet that understanding has had almost no effect on the way maps are viewed and used by the general public. In "The Natures of Map[...]
Denis Diderot (1713-1784) was one of the most significant figures of the French enlightenment. His political writings cover the period from the first volume of the Encyclopedie (1751), of which he was principal editor, to the third edition of Raynal's Histoire des Deux Indes (1780), one of the most [...]
Acclaimed for its innovative use of visual material, this book is engaging, clear, and compelling - exactly how an effective map should be. Nearly every page is organized around maps and other figures (many in full color) that illustrate all aspects of map making, including instructive examples of b[...]
Hidden away in Cork, Ireland, Cafe Paradiso is considered to serve the best vegetarian cuisine available today. Fortunately for those who live across the pond, renowned chef Denis Cotter has written "Cafe Paradiso Seasons," offering fine vegetarian fare for every season. This cookbook contains 140 d[...]
This delightful introduction to drawing trees completely demystifies the drawing process. It shows how images can be built up easily, from initial geometric shapes right through to the finished trees. Denis Naylor includes a good selection of popular species such as Weeping Cherry in Blossom, Oak, E[...]
Whatever their skill level, artists will love the easy approach to flower and tree drawing in this extremely good value book. It contains a wonderful selection of flowers and trees and each drawing begins with amazingly simple shapes that can then be built up to create beautiful finished pictures. H[...]
Denis John-Naylor creates wonderful drawings of trees and their leaves and seeds. Here he describes the techniques he uses, such as shaping the pencil end to make the right mark, building up a pattern of lights and darks, sketching in pencil or ballpoint pen, measuring angles and proportions, impres[...]