The Snake

Science & Math

Crompton, John

Biological Sciences

Faber and Faber

Financing and Acquiring Park and Recreation Resources

Sports & Outdoors

Human Kinetics

Describes the characteristics and behavior of snakes, looks at the reasons people find them repulsive, and discusses snakes as pets, natural enemies, hibernation, venom, and different varieties of snakes

UNKNO

Describes the characteristics and behavior of spiders, looks at different breeds, and discusses their hunting techniques, breeding, natural enemies, courtship and intelligence

The Spider

Describes the characteristics and behavior of the wasp, explains how they hunt for their food, and looks at wasp society

The Hunting Wasp

The author describes his observations of the activities, and habits of the bees in the hive in his garden

A Hive of Bees

Describes the characteristics and behavior of ants, looks at their social structure, and discusses different species of ants as well as termites

Ways of the Ant

The snake: The spider

Quality Paperback Book Club

'The Sellwood Girls': Emily, Anne and Louisa Sellwood were born and brought up in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. Their father was a solicitor. Their mother died soon after Louisa was born and an unmarried Franklin aunt came to care for the children. In 1827, the girls attended a boarding school in Brighton. Emily and Louisa married the Tennyson brothers Alfred and Charles, who grew up in Somersby in the Lincolnshire Wolds. Thus they were both sisters and sisters-in-law. Charles took the surname Turner, a condition of inheritance from his great-uncle Samuel Turner. Anne married Charles Weld. Their stories are characterised by hope and anxiety, love and loss, delight and despair, illness, guilt and, eventually, reconciliation. These stories emerge throughout the play. Hallam Tennyson (son of Alfred and Emily) is completing a submission to a playwriting event at the University of The Wolds - 'Bring-along-a-script, ' In seeking to give a voice to his mother and aunts, he finds a voice for himself. Much of his life was devoted to his parents, including helping Emily to compile Tennyson's memoir. After his father's death, he inherited the title and became, thus, Hallam, Lord Tennyson. His great nephew, also Hallam Tennyson, was a respected radio drama producer. Hallam imagines the 3 sisters together in the garden of their boarding school in Brighton, 1827. He becomes the involved narrator. Time scheme and narrative are fluid and intriguing. The girls reflect on their home life, then imagine future husbands (who appear silently to illustrate these visions). The girls are transformed into their adult selves and through narration, reflection and discussion, they review their lives. Eventually they address Hallam directly, so that he becomes not only writer and narrator but also involved in the interactions and emotional development. Material from writings by the main characters, including journals, diaries, letters and poems, offers insights into not only the people themselves, but also C19 life in rural Lincolnshire. Dialogue often uses characters' own words and is as near as possible to the language of their time (1813 - 1898), while avoiding the archaic. Note that Alfred Tennyson and Charles Turner speak with a Lincolnshire accent. Cast: main roles - 7 adults - 3 female, 4 male. optional - 3 or 4 girls; 2 boys; 2 adult male. 'When Queen Victoria Came To Tea': Early autumn 1857. Emily and Alfred Tennyson are in residence at 'Farringford, ' their Isle of Wight retreat in Freshwater. This is not far from 'Osborne House, ' East Cowes, recently bought by Victoria and Albert. Events to which the play refers are actual, including Albert's unannounced visit in 1856, Victoria's never-realised intentions to visit, and her attitude to 'fun.' However, there is no evidence for the action which imagines secret, informal visits from Victoria to Emily, and Albert to Alfred, unique and precious opportunities for relaxation and revelation. Alfred is already Poet Laureate, and will not become 'Lord' until 1883. As far as possible, material is drawn from contemporary documents, including letters. Cast: 4 adults - 2 female; 2 male.

The Sellwood Girls and When Queen Victoria Came To Tea

Humor & Entertainment

Crompton, Margaret

Movies

Magic Oxygen

As individuals, we depend on the services that governments provide. Collectively, we look to them to tackle the big problems - from long-term climate and demographic change to short-term crises like pandemics or war.&nbsp; Funding this activity, and managing the required finances sustainably, is difficult - and getting more so. But governments don't provide - or use - basic financial information that every business is required to maintain. They ignore the value of public assets and most liabilities. This leads to inefficiency and bad decision-making and piles up problems for the future. Governments need to create balance sheets that properly reflect assets and liabilities, and to understand their future obligations and revenue prospects. Net Worth - both today and for the future - should be the measure of financial strength and success. Only if this information is put at the centre of government financial decision-making can the present challenges to public finances around the world be addressed effectively, and in a way that is fair to future generations. The good news is that there are ways to deal with these problems and make government finances more resilient and fairer to future generations. The facts, and the solutions, are non-partisan, and so is this book. Responsible leaders of any political persuasion need to understand the issues and the tools that can enable them to deliver policy within these constraints.&nbsp;

Public Net Worth: Accounting – Government - Democracy

Business & Money

Soll, Jacob

Detter, Dag

Buiter, Willem

Ball, Ian

Economics

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

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