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  Radiant New York Beauties - 14...

  Valori Wells

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  “Wells has taken elements of the 1840s ‘Crown of Thorns,’ the 1860s ‘Rocky Mountain,’ and the 1930s ‘New York Beauty’ designs and given them a new spin.” —Bets Ramsey, coauthor of Southern Quilts 
   
  Here’s your opportunity to become an expert on glorious New York Beauty blocks! Valori Wells’ innovative designs will pump up your creativity, while her hands-on teaching style will walk you through each step of the process.14 New York Beauty projects range from precise traditional blocks to freewheeling contemporary designs—all paper-pieced for accuracyValori takes you beyond the basics to learn more complex techniques such as asymmetrical designs, rectangular blocks, and extended pointsLessons in block construction, fabric choices, quilting designs, and morePatterns are included, plus learn to draft your own!

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  The Pompey Quiz Book - 1000...

  Mart Matthews

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  How much do you really know about Portsmouth FC? You can find out by exploring the 1,000 questions set out in 100 categories that make up the new Pompey Quiz Book.
  This latest quiz book from Mart Matthews is a quirky, challenging affair for real Pompey fans who can test themselves or take each other on, with the emphasis on enjoyment and discovery.
  Try these questions for size?
  •Which two post-second world war Portsmouth managers had, as players, scored a goal in an FA Cup Final?
  •Who is the only player with a colour for a surname to appear in an FA Cup Final for Portsmouth?
  •Which is the only ground that Pompey have played on in an FA Cup semi-final replay?

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  The Birds of Ireland

  Jim Wilson, Mark Carmody

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  An important tool of a birdwatcher is a good identification guide. Most cover the birds of Europe and few deal exclusively with Ireland. This first photographic identification guide to the birds of Ireland has over 1,600 photos of more than 260 species, in an easy, quick-reference format. With eight to fifteen images per species, the key identification features of each bird are shown, with concise descriptions and pointers to indicate important features. This guide is produced in association with BirdWatch Ireland, Ireland's leading bird-conservation organisation. The purchase of this guide contributes funds to BirdWatch Ireland's conservation and education initiatives to help protect and promote Ireland's wild birds and habitats. similar to: Ireland's Garden Birds by Jim Wilson and Oran O'Sullivan.

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  Know Your Soil - How to Maximize...

  Penny Hamilton

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  Create a beautiful, healthy garden that never ceases to amaze with Know Your Soil! 
  Your soil is filled with unique properties that determine what you can grow and how well. 
  Without knowing your specific soil type—clay, silty, peaty, or one of the others—you could be devoting your time, energy, and money to a garden that doesn’t bring you results. 
  Understanding your soil and what’s living in it, like microorganisms and insects, provides the foundation for creating a healthy, buzzing ecosystem in your backyard. 
  Discover the basic tools and strategies in Know Your Soil to help you nourish and maximize the potential of YOUR own soil. 
  You can establish the healthy and beautiful garden you have been longing for. 
  Inside Know Your Soil, you will discover:How to recognize your soil type using the Wet/Dry test and the Jar test to understand the basics of growing in that soil typeYour soil’s pH level, whether alkaline, neutral or acidic, to assist with understanding the nutrients your soil may be lackingFlowers, shrubs, and trees that will grow best in the various soil types and pH conditions 
  You will also find ways to maintain your soil’s long-term health and fertility by learning about the following:How to incorporate the right microorganismsHow to add compost, mulch, or plant cover cropsThe importance of encouraging the good bugs in your garden, while finding safe ways to discourage pests and other disturbancesHow to introduce the right crop rotations, irrigation systems, and organic pesticides 
  …plus the tips, tricks, and tools to work with your soil, not against it! 
  The garden you’ve always wanted doesn’t have to be complicated.

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  Notes From a Sceptical Gardener...

  Ken Thompson

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  What is the best way to kill weeds in paving? How scared should we really be of Japanese knotweed? And what is a weed anyway?
  
  Biologist Ken Thompson set out to write a different kind of gardening column, one that tackles what he calls 'the grit in the gardening oyster'. In this new collection he takes a look at some of the questions faced by gardeners everywhere in a bid to sort the truth from the wishful thinking.
  
  Why are the beaks of British great tits getting longer? Which common garden insect owns a set of metal-tipped running spikes? Why might growing orange petunias land you in hot water? Are foxes getting bigger? How do you stop the needles falling off your Christmas tree?
  
  This expert's miscellany of (mostly) scientifically-tested garden lore will make you look at your garden through fresh eyes.

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  The Thing with Feathers - The...

  Noah Strycker

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  Birds are highly intelligent animals, yet their intelligence is dramatically different from our own and has been little understood. As we learn more about the secrets of bird life, we are unlocking fascinating insights into memory, relationships, game theory, and the nature of intelligence itself.The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the lifelong loves of albatrosses, and other mysteries-revealing why birds do what they do, and offering a glimpse into our own nature.Drawing deep from personal experience, cutting-edge science, and colorful history, Noah Strycker spins captivating stories about the birds in our midst and shares the startlingly intimate coexistence of birds and humans. With humor, style, and grace, he shows how our view of the world is often, and remarkably, through the experience of birds.

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