**This inspirational book from Kew Gardens' cacti and succulents expert is the perfect guide to growing and maintaining a wide variety of these fascinating plants.Indoors** or outside, in the smallest spaces or as features in large gardens, succulents and cacti are popular in homes and gardens all across the world, regardless of climate. They’re resilient, beautiful and easy to care for

The definitive no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle, The Who's legendary bass guitaristIt is an unequivocal fact that in terms of rock bands, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who represent Year Zero; the beginning of all things, ground-breakers all. To that end, John Entwistle - the Who's beloved bassist - is also without question one of the most important and influential figures in the annals of rock. He is also among an even more rarefied few by vir...

The definitive biography of John Mellencamp featuring exclusive interviews and never-before-told details about the life of the iconic American rock and roll original.John Mellencamp is not your typical rock star.With music inspired by the work of William Faulkner, John Steinbeck, and other giants of American literature, Mellencamp is a complex, colorful and larger than life character who walks to the beat of his own drum. Or, as he told author and veteran m...

2016 marks the 20th anniversary of the 1996 European Cup, hosted in England, when the national football team reached the semi-finals to be knocked out, on penalties, by Germany. It was also the end of a generation – these were the last footballers to be brought up on beer and sweat. In September '96 Arsene Wenger arrived at Arsenal with his ‘continental’ philosophy of diets and training, and by 1998 Beckham had arrived, changing the face of football the world over.1996 was also a s...

'A highly entertaining read' The Times Music Books of the Year'Eye-popping' The Times best summer booksThe definitive no-holds-barred biography of John Entwistle, The Who's legendary bass guitaristIt is an unequivocal fact that in terms of rock bands, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Who represent Year Zero; the beginning of all things, ground-breakers all. To that end, John Entwistle - the ...

The Velvet Noose - A Broadway legend's final performance becomes her last...When Broadway icon Isadora Lane invites a select group to Blackthorne Manor for a weekend retreat, no one suspects it will end in murder. Found dead in her room, posed dramatically in costume from her most famous role, the 72-year-old star leaves behind a web of secrets that threatens everyone present.Marion Pike, Blackthorne's loyal caretaker of forty years, finds herself ...

A dead artist. A cursed lighthouse. A town built on secrets that should never have surfaced.When bookseller Maren Halloway is handed a strange sketch covered in impossible geometric patterns, she thinks it is little more than a troubled friend's latest obsession. By the next morning, that friend is dead on the rocks below Devil's Cove.What begins as one suspicious death soon drags Maren into a nightmare buried beneath the salt and fog of Port Haven. Another...

'Consistently entertaining... Splendid' Mail on Sunday'Crammed with personal, often priceless insights about cut-throat life in the fast lane' Irish TimesA massively entertaining oral biography of the golden era of critically derided yet monumentally popular radio rock, when Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Toto, and more ruled the airwaves.Paul Rees's Raised on Radio is, remarkably, the f...

'Consistently entertaining... Splendid' Mail on Sunday'Crammed with personal, often priceless insights about cut-throat life in the fast lane' Irish TimesA massively entertaining oral biography of the golden era of critically derided yet monumentally popular radio rock, when Journey, Boston, REO Speedwagon, Toto, and more ruled the airwaves.Paul Rees's Raised on Radio is, remarkably, the f...

Law plays an essential part in the conservation of wildlife and ecosystems. The study of wildlife and nature conservation law is an important component of a wide range of programmes of study including wildlife conservation, environmental management and environmental law. This book is a study and revision guide for students following such programmes. It contains 600 multiple choice questions (and answers) set at three levels - foundation, intermediate and advanced - and grouped into 10 majo...

Although mammals comprise a relatively small proportion of total biodiversity they are disproportionately represented in courses in biology and zoology and they are the dominant taxon in zoos around the world. Mammalogy is well-established as a discrete element of biological courses in some parts of the world, notably in North America. This book is intended as a study and revision guide for students following programmes of study in which mammalogy is an important component. It comprises 60...

This Students' Dictionary of Zoo and Aquarium Studies contains over 5,000 terms (illustrated by 88 figures) used in zoos, aquariums, safari parks, birds of prey centres, petting zoos, animal rescue centres and other facilities that make up the 'zoo industry'. It covers a wide range of topics including animal behaviour, animal husbandry, animal welfare, ecology, law, taxonomy, classification, nutrition, parasitology, physiology, reproduction, experimental design, statistics, veterinary scie...