Aimed at sailboat owners of all kinds, this reference book contains 200 entries packed with solid practical advice and valuable tips. Each entry is categorized alphabetically and prefaced by an arresting statement such as "People always lie about how fast their boats are." The reference format offer[...]

She's no angel Tess is just a humble milkmaid when her rich landlord has his wicked way. Her new beau, the smarmy Angel Clare, is none too pleased when he finds out she's already been deflowered. What is a girl to do? Take bloody revenge of course[...]

One in a new series of fiction titles, each of them written by a master storyteller. Great writing, great entertainment and exceptional value.[...]

Set in the bleak, magical Wessex landscape so familiar from Hardy's early work, Tess's cruel story reveals circumstances slowly closing in on her as she attempts to grasp a few moments of happiness with her lover. Patricia Ingham is the author of Thomas Hardy: A Feminist Reading.[...]

Tess Durbeyfield is driven by family poverty to claim kinship with the wealthy D'Urbevilles, and meeting her "cousin" Alec proves to be her downfall. When Angel Clare offers her love and salvation, she must choose whether to reveal her past or remain silent in the hope of a peaceful future.[...]

The epic legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table is re-imagined here as a visually stunning graphic novel adapted by John Matthews and illustrated by Will Sweeney. This faithful reworking of Sir Thomas Malory's chivalric masterpiece introduces the young Arthur and charts his rise to[...]

This Soil Biology volume describes the biology and ecology of edible ectomycorrhizal fungi. A focus is on the improved techniques for truffle cultivation, e.g. the exciting results in Oceania and America where these exotic fungi are being cultivated through the aid of soil modification. Further chap[...]