This Reader's Digest consists of everyday miracle, major feats of organisation, techniques of deception and detection, ingenious solutions and artful ideas, exploring the universe, marvels of science, how does it work? Wonders of the medical world, building things up and knocking them down, how is it done?, curiosities of food and drink, and just for fun.
That's what this new and totally oroginal encyclopaedia is about - it's not a book for the expert (though he too will find it absorbing reading) - it's for every man and woman who takes an intelligent interest in today's world.
For its illumination of painting, sculpture, architecture, and music, as well as for the richness of its illustrations, this is by far the most valuable volume in this set.
Origin and Aims. The United Nations is an assosiation of states which have pledgs themselves to maintain international peace and security and coperate in solving international political, economic, social , cultural an humanitarian problems towards achieving this end.
The World Before Man answers the question what the world was like before humans were around? In clear, concise language the authors describe the long and complex history of life on Earth.
This is dramatic story outlined in The Ancient Islands, Photographer Brian Enting and scientist Les Molloy explore New Zealand's various natural environments - island sanctuaries, the long coastlina, the ever-changing forests, our little known wetlands, the tussock country, the beautiful mountain slopes and the volcanic lands.
Collins creative embroidery is designed for anyone, irrespective of their experience, who wants to explore the craft of embroidery in an original, imaginative way. How you use the book will depend on your goals as an embroider; but our hope is that through its use both your skill and your goals will develop enormously.
As captain of the national netball team, Adine Wilson was one of the most recognisable women in the country. Here rise to the top of her sport paralleled the transformation of netball as it embraced the entertainment age and became one of New Zealand's most-watched sports. Whether for the phenomenally successful Southern Sting or for the Silver Ferns, Adine was the national face of netball.
This book is one of the great science classics of the twintieth century. A distinguished physicist's exploration of the question which lies at the heart of biology, it was written for the layman, but proved one of the spurs to the birth of molecular biology and the subsequent discovery of the structure of DNA.
Among the watchers and the watched are: Eugene Clarck who, at the age of 61, rode on the back of a 50-foot whale shark; Roge Wilson, in close contact with the rare mountain gorillas of Rwanda; and Bill Oddie with inside information on the joys of bird watching. Also included are hints on how to go about your own nature-watching in all its many forms.