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Collins British Bird Identifier is a revolution in bird identification. It brings together exceptional new artwork, with a unique, practical and comprehensive guide to the 5 essential features needed to identify every species of British bird.A new approach to bird identification, detailing five unique features that will definitively identify every species of British bird. The Collins British Bird Identifier is an essential field guide for beginners, experts and photographers. Each species is ‘coded’ as common, scarce or rare with coloured dots to denote seasonality. Illustrations are arranged so that confusion species are together with only five features needed to clinch ID. The author, Paul Stancliffe, has synthesised his 50 years of note-taking to bring experienced birdwatchers a memory jogger and provides a fresh strategy for those new to birdwatching. Jeff Baker’s stunning artwork brings these birds to life, using his own extensive experience in their depiction. The definitive guide to the 5 features that identify every species of birdCovers every species of bird seen in the UKEasy to use for the beginner, a memory jogger for expertsAllows everyone to identify birds quicklyA checklist of what you should be looking forSimple code for common or rare speciesColour code from when most likely to be seenWorks as a stand alone book, or as a companion volume to your field guide

Collins British Bird Identifier is a revolution in bird identification. It brings together exceptional new artwork, with a unique, practical and comprehensive guide to the 5 essential features needed to identify every species of British bird.A new approach to bird identification, detailing five unique features that will definitively identify every species of British bird. The Collins British Bird Identifier is an essential field guide for beginners, experts and photographers. Each species is ‘coded’ as common, scarce or rare with coloured dots to denote seasonality. Illustrations are arranged so that confusion species are together with only five features needed to clinch ID. The author, Paul Stancliffe, has synthesised his 50 years of note-taking to bring experienced birdwatchers a memory jogger and provides a fresh strategy for those new to birdwatching. Jeff Baker’s stunning artwork brings these birds to life, using his own extensive experience in their depiction. The definitive guide to the 5 features that identify every species of birdCovers every species of bird seen in the UKEasy to use for the beginner, a memory jogger for expertsAllows everyone to identify birds quicklyA checklist of what you should be looking forSimple code for common or rare speciesColour code from when most likely to be seenWorks as a stand alone book, or as a companion volume to your field guide

"e;Claudia's Brain"e; is a philosophical novel about a young woman whose superpower is a clear-eyed view of truth and fiction. Through multiple heartbreaks, her remarkable intellect takes her from Cumberland Gap, Tennessee to positions of authority in the State Department and CIA, where her specialty is ferreting out nonsense. Her story is told by David Miller, who loved Claudia, but was not picked by her. "e;Claudia's Brain"e; encounters themes of reason, post-truth and irony in a compelling narrative. This philosophical novel prompts questions of what truth really is and illuminates the stark realities of the human life.

Payden grew up in a town that retreated inside to a virtual life of computers, tablets, and phones. Over a decade ago, two children mysteriously disappeared from small town Manger. The case remains unsolved. For the generation of kids who followed, known as the "insurance children," that seemed normal. Separated from sunshine, fresh air, green grass, and each other, "the insurance children" don''t even know what they''re missing - until Minka comes to town. She inspires Payden to step outside his walls and join her in the outside world, and the other children soon follow. Mobs of kids are soon enjoying kickball, hide and seek, Sardines, and time together. Yet the Manger mystery still looms, and perhaps everyone underestimated the danger that still lurks in the shadows.