Engaged to be married Mhaira has fallen in love but not with her fiancé When a body is found on the remote island of her home suspicion falls on Mhairi and her friends The Stolen Hours is the second in the spellbinding Wild Isle series from Sunday Times bestselling author Karen Swan
Roger Phillips has written the best mushroom book I know Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall author of River Cottage Veg Every Day The culmination of over thirty years work Roger Phillips s authoritative and superbly illustrated reference work is packed with information and original photographs The essential illustrated mycological encyclopedia this book is also clear user friendly and will appeal to a wide range of readers Unsurpassed in both illustrative and descriptive detail Mushrooms contains over 1 250 photographs often showing the specimens in various stages of growth and includes all the latest botanical and common names as well as current ecological information on endangered species Having sold more than 750 000 copies in Europe of his previous title on mushrooms Roger Phillips s Mushrooms once again sets the benchmark Quite simply nobody with an interest in the subject can afford to be without this book
From the acclaimed photographer and botanist Roger Phillips Trees is the definitive arboreal handbook for all admirers of the natural world This refreshed edition of the bestselling guide features over 1 000 full colour photographs and an updated species index cataloguing hundreds of trees found across North America Europe the UK & Ireland from the familiar to the exotic From the common oak to the elusive black poplar in settings as varied as woodlands floodplains and your very own back garden this classic book has informed generations of nature lovers In this updated edition each tree is illustrated in full detail by leaf flower fruit bark and mature tree shape along with a unique leaf index and full description for easy identification The trees are arranged alphabetically by Latin name and the carefully curated profiles of each feature fascinating details such as descriptions of habitat rarity the distribution of each tree and historical backgrounds Perfect for avowed enthusiasts and keen amateurs alike this is a comprehensive and essential photographic guide to the trees found in North America Europe the UK and Ireland
