|
|
|
1.
|
|
Falling in love with an adorable, wide-eyed, fluffy ball of mischief? Want to give your new kitten the best start in life? Look no further. Kitty Kit is packed with essential advice on choosing a kitten and preparing for its arrival, with information on health, diet, behavior and play. An expert in animal behavior, Peter Neville knows all there is to know about kittens, and especially how to keep one step ahead as they grow into mature and much-loved family pets. This fun, user-friendly guide shows you how to welcome your new pet into your home, and ensure it grows happily into adulthood while giving you much pleasure along the way. A handy feeding bowl is included to get you both started, along with a toy ball and mouse. Now owning a kitten is even more fun! ...
|
|
2.
|
|
A Traveller's History of Ireland gives a full and accurate portrait of Ireland from its prehistory right up to the present. The story opens with mysterious, early Celtic Ireland where no Roman stood, through Saint Patrick's mission to Ireland which began the process of making it "an island of saints," to the legendary high King Brian Boru and his struggle with Viking and Irish enemies alike. It moves on through the arrival of the Norman "Strongbow" in the twelfth century, and the beginnings of the difficult and tragic Anglo-Irish relationship. Great historical figures like Hugh O'Neill, Oliver Cromwell, and Jonathan Swift figure, as well as ordinary people like the Londonderry "apprentice boys" who helped change the course of Irish history. The book then moves into modern times with the great revolts of 1798, the horrors of the potato famine, and the careers of the leading constitutional nationalists, Daniel O'Connell and Charles Parnell. The book ends with a description of modern Ireland, and of its two separate Catholic Nationalist and Protestant Unionist traditions. ...
|
|
3.
|
|
This book provides a comprehensive survey of Russia's tragic and glorious history from prehistory through glasnost and the fall of the Soviet Union right up to the present day. The book begins with prehistoric Russia and its nomadic invaders, and covers the rise of Muscovy with its colorful panoply of rulers from Ivan Moneybags to Ivan the Terrible, despotism of the Romanovs, and the Russian Revolution. Then follows an account of the rise of the Soviet state, its world role and recent changes. The up-to-the-minute conclusion analyzes the Soviet collapse and its devolution into 15 separate republics, the tragedy of the Chechen War, and Vladimir Putin's election. "While destination oriented visitors will gain much from this expose, students and others will find it a fine, easy method of absorbing Russian history." -Bookwatch...
|
|
