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Heathland

By: Clive Chatters

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Heathlands are so much more than simply purple carpets of heather. They are ancient landscapes found throughout Britain that support a complex of inter-related species and an immense diversity of habitats. They also possess a unique human history defined by the struggle between pastoralism and the competing demands of those who seek exclusive use of the land. In this latest addition to the British Wildlife Collection, Clive Chatters introduces us to Britain's heathlands and their anatomy. He then takes the reader on a geographical heathland tour – from the maritime subarctic of the Shetlands to the mild wetness of the Atlantic coast – with an in memoriam nod to those heaths that have been erased from common memory and understanding. He concludes with a review of how people have perceived and used heathland wildlife over the ages, and sets out a future vision for this iconic landscape, its unique habitats and the species that live there. Most of our heaths are pale shadows of their former selves. However, Chatters argues, it is not inevitable that the catastrophic losses of the recent past are the destiny of our remaining heaths. Should we wish, their place in the countryside as an integral part of British culture can be secured.

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1472964764

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9781472964762

Flowers of the Forest

Plants and People in the New Forest National Park

By: Clive Chatters

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Flowers of the Forest

Plants and People in the New Forest National Park

By: Clive Chatters

This book explores the botanical richness and cultural heritage of the New Forest National Park in Hampshire, England. The New Forest has become an exceptional area for wildflowers, many of which were once common throughout the lowlands of Britain. The Forest enjoys strong populations of many special wildflowers because it retains a living tradition of free-ranging domestic animals grazing its coastland, extensive commons, and village greens. This book is an exploration of how the wildlife of the Forest is the natural expression of the lives and economy of the people of the Forest. An introduction to the New Forest and how its commoning economy works A description of the principal habitats of the Forest and how they relate to one another Accounts of the people who have explored the Forest for wildflowers from the early 17th century to the present Descriptions of more than 100 species of the rarer flowering plants and ferns currently known from the National Park, many of which are nationally or internationally rare, scarce, or threatened An account of Forest conservation issues by someone who has participated in the life of the Forest for more than 20 years

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Princeton University Press

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0691237603

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9780691237602

Saltmarsh

By: Clive Chatters

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Saltmarsh

By: Clive Chatters

Saltmarshes are often remote, inhospitable places, neither land nor sea, as hard to pin down as they are to navigate. In this saline odyssey, Clive Chatters has explored his favourite creeks, pools and mudflats to bring us an absorbing celebration of the ecology, biology, geology and history of this scarce and mysterious habitat. There are Tadpole Shrimps, and rare sedges, waders and Wild Celery – even inland saltmarshes – in this tour de force by a superb naturalist and writer.' - BRETT WESTWOOD, naturalist, author and radio presenter Saltmarshes are among Britain's most diverse and dynamic landscapes. They abound around our shores but may also be found inland and at altitude – wherever water, salt and vegetation combine. The species they support range from extreme rarities of specialised habitats to the less demanding denizens of coastal wetlands. Here is a landscape of international importance for migratory birds, endemic plants and an exceptional variety of invertebrates. Clive Chatters has a lifetime's affinity with saltmarshes. In this fifth volume of the British Wildlife Collection, he celebrates their natural history and diversity, from the highly distinctive marshes in the Scottish Highlands to the urban remnants of the Thames estuary now engulfed within the capital. By examining the past of these complex habitats, we can gain an insight into how they have developed, and an understanding of their relationship with people. In addition to their exceptionally diverse natural history, saltmarshes are sources of food and medicine, they play a pivotal role in flood defence and carbon sequestration, and have inspired artistic endeavour.

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1472942973

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Heathland

By: Clive Chatters

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Saltmarsh

By: Clive Chatters

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1472933605

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Birds of Pakistan

By: Richard Grimmett,Tom J. Roberts,Tim Inskipp,Clive Byers

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Birds of Pakistan

By: Richard Grimmett,Tom J. Roberts,Tim Inskipp,Clive Byers

The first field guide specifically dedicated to the birds of Pakistan, featuring superb illlustrations and authoritative text.

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A&C Black

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0713688009

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9780713688009

A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal

By: Clive Barlow,Tim Wacher

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A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal

By: Clive Barlow,Tim Wacher

This comprehensive book is the first field guide to the birds of The Gambia and Senegal, an area of West Africa popular with birders for its many tropical African birds. The guide provides full accounts of over 660 bird species and depicts nearly all of these in 48 beautiful color plates. "A first-rate book that is a fine contribution to bird literature. For the birder who has everything, this makes a great gift.”--Roy John, Canadian Field-Naturalist "A beautiful, succinct and very useful guide to the region's bird life."--Clay E. Corbin, Quarterly Review of Biology

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Yale University Press

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0300115741

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Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition

By: Herbert A. Raffaele,Clive Petrovic,Sergio A. Colón López,Lisa D. Yntema,José A. Salguero Faria

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Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Fully Revised and Updated Third Edition

By: Herbert A. Raffaele,Clive Petrovic,Sergio A. Colón López,Lisa D. Yntema,José A. Salguero Faria

The only fully illustrated guide to feature all the bird species of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands This portable and informative field guide describes the bird species found on Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. Fully updated, the guide presents all 347 species, both naturally occurring as well as introduced, and highlights 19 endemic species found nowhere else in the world. Species are sorted by habitat to facilitate identification and extra illustrations are provided for birds similar in appearance. The only fully illustrated guide to feature all 347 bird species in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands Species sorted by habitat for easier identification Text and illustrations on facing pages for ease of identification Extensive introduction covering taxonomy, migration, biogeography, and conservation Useful information on birding hotspots throughout the region

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Princeton University Press

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0691219257

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9780691219257

Beethoven and His World

A Biographical Dictionary

By: H. P. Clive

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Beethoven and His World

A Biographical Dictionary

By: H. P. Clive

Following the author's acclaimed biographical dictionaries on Schubert and Mozart, 'Beethoven and His World' offers an extremely comprehensive and up-to-date survey of the composer's relations with a multitude of persons with whom he associated on a personal or professional basis: relatives,friends, acquaintances, librettists, poets, publishers, artists, patrons, and musicians. With more than 450 entries, the dictionary is the result of a wide-ranging examination of primary and secondary sources, and critically assesses the use which scholars have made of the considerabledocumentation now available. In particular, there are numerous references to Beethoven's correspondence and conversation books, which have recently been published in excellent new editions. The book places the composer and his music in a fuller context and a wider perspective than might bepossible in a traditional biography; it will appeal to all music lovers, both the scholar and the non-specilaist alike.

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Oxford : Oxford University Press

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0198166729

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9780198166726

The Jogger

By: Clive Parker-Sharp

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The Jogger

By: Clive Parker-Sharp

Two desperadoes are sprung from jail for one last ‘family job’. It all goes wrong when an innocent jogger, caught up in the break-out, is taken hostage. Why isn’t it reported? All are schtum. Not a dickie from police, press, employers, friends, or family. Yet, his disappearance triggers a chain reaction, all the way up to big business, and politics. What are they all hiding? Only The Jogger knows. A deadly crime feud ensues. Every participant is bearing down on the final post, a back-heist. Corruption, scandal, obsession and murder explode into a dog-day-afternoon.

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Box Productions

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9798595109505

A Very British Crossing of the USA

By: Clive Randall

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A Very British Crossing of the USA

By: Clive Randall

Middle age calls for an adventure. Not an earth shattering adventure, but something a 40 year old father of two can handle. Drive around the United States in a 1948 open top tourer, for more than 9000 miles? It turned out to be a lot harder than it seemed....

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Lulu.com

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1411661095

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Flowers of the Forest

Plants and People in the New Forest National Park

By: Clive Chatters

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Plants and People in the New Forest National Park

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American English File 3E Level 5 Workbook

By: Christina Latham-Koenig,Clive Oxenden,Jerry Lambert

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American English File 3E Level 5 Workbook

By: Christina Latham-Koenig,Clive Oxenden,Jerry Lambert

American English File Second Edition retains the popular methodology developed by world-renowned authors Christina Latham-Koenig and Clive Oxenden: language + motivation = opportunity. With grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation practice in every lesson, students are equipped with a solid foundation for successful speaking. Plus - an array of digital resources provides even more choice and flexibility. Students can learn in the classroom or on the move with Online Practice. language assessment. The first goal is to explore the difference between fairness and justice in language assessment. The authors distinguish internal and external dimensions of the equitable and just treatment of individuals taking language tests which are used as gatekeeping devices to determine access to education and employment, immigrant status, citizenship, and other rights. The second goal is to show how the extent of test fairness can be demonstrated and improved using the tools of psychometrics, in particular the models collectively known as Rasch measurement. “This book will have an enormous impact on the field of language assessment. Using Rasch analysis models to explore and identify sources of unfairness, the authors make a compelling case for fairness in the design and implementation of language assessment instruments and for justice in the interpretation and use of test results. A real strength of the book is that it guides readers through analytical techniques in an accessible way.” Dan Douglas, Professor Emeritus, Applied Linguistics Program, Iowa State University.

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0194836487

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Sunbirds

A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World

By: Clive F. Mann,Robert A. Cheke

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Sunbirds

A Guide to the Sunbirds, Flowerpeckers, Spiderhunters and Sugarbirds of the World

By: Clive F. Mann,Robert A. Cheke

Sunbirds is the first book since the 19th Century to cover in detail all the world's sunbirds and spiderhunters - the Nectarinidae. It also includes the allied families of flowerpeckers and sugarbirds; a total of 176 species is described and illustrated. The book has been designed to help readers identify all of these species and also their various subspecies, the most distinctive of which are illustrated as well as described. Each species account provides a distribution map, a summary of identification criteria and a description of how the species differs from similar ones. The calls and songs, habitat, geographical distribution, status, movements, food (including a list of known food plants), habits, and breeding biology are also described. Finally, a full description of the species and salient features of each subspecies is given, together with measurements and references. Sunbirds not only aids identification, it provides a wealth of information on the ecology and behaviour of these birds. The authors have carried out extensive fieldwork in Asia and Africa. They have also studied skins, nests and eggs held by museums, analysed tape recordings and critically reviewed the vast amount of material contained in books and scientific journals. The superb plates would not have been possible without the exhaustive study of specimens which, together with the use of photographs of living birds, has resulted in the artist, Richard Allen, capturing the essence of the birds, their 'jizz', and accurately portraying the beautiful, bright, often iridescent, plumages of these spectacular families.

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140813568X

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9781408135686

The Crystal Bucket

By: Clive James

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The Crystal Bucket

By: Clive James

Following Visions Before Midnight, The Crystal Bucket is another hilarious time-capsule of 1970s television – the second collection of Clive James's ruthlessly funny, inimitable columns dissecting the entertainment of the day. 'One of the few columnists who makes you laugh aloud' – Melvyn Bragg, Sunday Times In many ways, the 1970s were a dark time for Britain – a time of struggle, deepening divisions and Christmas with the Osmonds. Clive James, the man who made TV criticism an entertainment in its own right, provided the relief. By turns insightful and hilarious, this collection sees his lens turn to television as diverse as the election of Margaret Thatcher's Conservative Party, the Silver Jubilee, endless Star Trek reruns, the Frost/Nixon interviews and Charlie's Angels. 'He is one of the most remarkable figures in British cultural life at the moment: a poet and gifted literary critic who is also genuinely liked by the mass audience' – London Review of Books The Crystal Bucket collects James's TV criticism published originally in the Observer between 1976 and 1979. Clive's TV criticism from 1979 onwards continues in Glued To The Box. Clive James (1939–2019) was a broadcaster, critic, poet, memoirist and novelist. His much-loved, influential and hilarious television criticism is available both in individual volumes, of which this is the second, and collected in a single volume in Clive James On Television. Praise for Clive James: 'There can't be many writers of my generation who haven't been heavily influenced by Clive James' – Charlie Brooker 'A wonderfully witty and intelligent writer' – Verity Lambert 'The perfect critic' – A.O. Scott, New York Times

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1509822097

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Heathland

Heathland

Flowers of the Forest

Flowers of the Forest

Saltmarsh

Saltmarsh

Heathland

Heathland

Saltmarsh

Saltmarsh

Birds of Pakistan

Birds of Pakistan

A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal

A Field Guide to Birds of the Gambia and Senegal

Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Birds of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands

Beethoven and His World

Beethoven and His World

The Jogger

The Jogger

A Very British Crossing of the USA

A Very British Crossing of the USA

Flowers of the Forest

Flowers of the Forest

American English File 3E Level 5 Workbook

American English File 3E Level 5 Workbook

Sunbirds

Sunbirds

The Crystal Bucket

The Crystal Bucket

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