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A fun, pocket-sized A-Z treasury about sharks, featuring fascinating, little-known facts and captivating illustrations Sharkpedia is an entertaining and enlightening celebration of sharks featuring close to 100 entries, based on the latest knowledge and enriched by original illustrations. Avoiding tired factoids, shark authority Daniel Abel gives new bite to essential information about sharks, including their adaptations as top predators, 450-million-year evolution, behavioral complexity, ecological importance, existential threats, and often sensationalized appearances in popular culture, from Jaws to Shark Week. The notion that sharks are insatiable killing machines is a toothless myth--yet the fear of shark attacks still holds onto many people like a set of locked jaws. Sharkpedia reveals that sharks are much less to be feared--and much more interesting, complicated, and important--than many realize. Filled with compelling stories, Sharkpedia debunks shark myths (for example, that sharks are large and coastal when in fact most are small and inhabit the deep sea), describes their lives (where and how long they live, how many offspring they have, what they eat, and how their bodies function), introduces a variety of iconic and obscure species (such as the Happy Eddie Shyshark), explores our love/hate relationship with sharks, and much more. With charming drawings by leading shark artist Marc Dando, Sharkpedia is a scientific and cultural treasure trove that will leave you with new insights about these remarkable animals. Dive in!Features a cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design

An illustrated mini-encyclopedia about the weird and wonderful world of lichens Lichenpedia is a delightfully entertaining and beautifully illustrated A-Z treasury about the strange, obscure, and remarkable world of lichens, from their unique and essential roles in nature and the ways they are used in dyeing, brewing, and drug-making--to how they have inspired writers and artists, from Henry David Thoreau to modern painters. In 100 brief entries written in a vivid, lively style, Kay Hurley introduces key aspects of lichen biology, environmental roles, emerging uses, scientific history, and myth. She describes the variety of forms that lichens take, from leafy to filamentous to things reminiscent of skin diseases, with imaginative names like witch's hair. She explains the surprising ways that birds and beasts--from reindeer and moose down to tiny tardigrades--use lichens, and how lichens survive in extreme environments, from deserts to Antarctica to outer space. Hurley also introduces some of the innovators who have advanced the knowledge of lichens, from the ancient Greek philosopher Theophrastus to today's professional lichenologists. With charming drawings by Susan Adele Edwards, Lichenpedia promises to put you in touch with the natural world in a new way by opening your eyes to these vital organisms, which are all around us, hidden in plain sight.Features a cloth cover with an elaborate foil-stamped design

Este es el primer estudio global y actualizado de los anglicismos en el español contemporáneo, en el que se examinan las diferentes perspectivas lingüísticas que cabe considerar en el proceso que conduce a su integración en la lengua. Se analizan los principales niveles lingüísticos (fonológico, morfosintáctico, semántico y de formación de palabras), que se entremezclan con otros de la lingüística aplicada, como el tratamiento lexicográfico y la traducción. Igualmente, trata de problemas relacionados con la terminología y la tipología. Se incluye un amplio estudio sobre los calcos léxicos, un tipo estrechamente vinculado con el anglicismo. El libro resultará de interés también para investigadores en otros campos como la lexicología, la sociolingüística y la historia del español y el inglés.

Here are 101 comics you should definitely consider reading if you haven't already done so. Everything from Black Hole to Tintin in Tibet, Paper Girls to Preacher, Batman to Superman, The Fantastic Four to X-Men, Invincible to Irredeemable, When the Wind Blows to Ghost World.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in Spanish with this illustrated dictionary for Spanish-language students. Building on the success of the English for Everyone course books and the Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, the Spanish English Visual Dictionary uses crystal-clear illustrations to show the meaning of over 10,000 Spanish vocabulary words. Fancy becoming an expert in the language? Then open the pages of this Spanish dictionary to discover: A guide to a wide range of useful Spanish words and expressions. Structured sections around a theme (e.g. sports, food and drink, transport). Clear, attractive illustrations make the vocabulary easy to understand and remember. Whether you are brushing up on your skills or learning the language from scratch, this dictionary makes learning and understanding Spanish easy. The words are shown visually in themed sections covering practical or everyday topics (such as shopping, food, or study), providing learners with all the vocabulary they need for work, travel, and leisure. Spanish English Visual Dictionary is incredibly easy to use and can be used for self-study or as a reference in the classroom. It is suitable for learners at all levels, from beginner to advanced.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in German with this illustrated dictionary for German-language students. Building on the success of the English for Everyone course books and the Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, the German English Visual Dictionary uses crystal-clear illustrations to show the meaning of over 10,000 German vocabulary words.Fancy becoming an expert in the language? Then open the pages of this German dictionary to discover:A guide to a wide range of useful German words and expressions.Structured sections around a theme (e.g. sports, food and drink, transport).Clear, attractive illustrations make the vocabulary easy to understand and remember.Whether you are brushing up on your skills or learning the language from scratch, this dictionary makes learning and understanding German easy. The words are shown visually in themed sections covering practical or everyday topics (such as shopping, food, or study), providing learners with all the vocabulary they need for work, travel, and leisure.German English Visual Dictionary is incredibly easy to use and can be used for self-study or as a reference in the classroom. It is suitable for learners at all levels, from beginner to advanced.

Learn more than 10,000 of the most useful words and phrases in French with this illustrated dictionary for French-language students. Building on the success of the English for Everyone course books and the Bilingual Visual Dictionary series, the French English Visual Dictionary uses crystal-clear illustrations to show the meaning of over 10,000 French vocabulary words.Fancy becoming an expert in the language? Then open the pages of this French dictionary to discover: A guide to a wide range of useful French vocabulary and expressions.Structured sections around a theme (e.g., sports, food and drink, transport).Clear, bright illustrations which make the vocabulary easy to understand and remember.Whether you are brushing up on your skills or learning the language from scratch, this dictionary makes learning and understanding French easy. The words are shown visually in themed sections covering practical or everyday topics (such as shopping, food, or study), providing learners with all the vocabulary they need for work, travel, and leisure.French English Visual Dictionary is incredibly easy to use and can be used for self-study or as a reference in the classroom. It is suitable for learners at all levels, from beginner to advanced.

This latest Revised edition of Letting Property for Profit is written against the backdrop of a falling housing market, but also rising rents as buyers find it difficult to obtain finance. It will be particularly suited to new entrants to the buy-to-let investment market, providing a detailed analysis of the current situation and the availability of capital plus legal considerations and tax advice.

A Straightforward Guide to Investing in and Managing Commercial Property, revised edition, 2024, substantially updates the previous edition in the light of recent changes in landlord and tenant law. The book will enable the reader to understand the main areas of this complex field, one that is usually left to the professionals. By using this clear and easy-to-understand guide, the process of managing commercial property, in the main smaller premises, will become that much easier. The book explains commercial properties and the law, discusses business lettings and the role of advisors, such as estate agents and solicitors, the law and repairing obligations and the complex business of service charges and challenging charges in the courts. In addition, the process of surrendering and assigning leases is discussed plus the landlords'' rights when repossessing a property.

Covers clubs in the Scottish Professional Football Lge, Scottish Lowland & Highland Leagues. Contains black & white ground photos,travelling information,historical data & disabled info.Also 22/23 statistical data, scores, final tables & cup information.

A guide to the references made in Fawlty Towers. Everything including "a bunch of fives" to which Chopin composition Basil is listening to when Mrs. Peignoir returns late at night. The guide includes references made in the show and those made by John Cleese in the DVD commentary.