The Bauer Brothers
The Bauer Brothers

Author: Paul Martyn Cooper

Publisher: Images of Nature

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 111

ISBN-13: 9780565093594

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A beautiful study of the lives and art of two of the greatest botanical illustrators of all time The art of Franz and Ferdinand Bauer was praised by the poet and botanist Johann Goethe as the perfect expression of the aims of botanical illustration. This book examines the contrasting lives of Franz (1758-1840), who for 50 years was the resident artist at London's Kew Gardens and Ferdinand (1760-1826) who led a life of travel and adventure as a natural history artist including participating in the voyage to Australia of HMS Investigator (1801-1805). It is illustrated with images from the superb archive of Bauer drawings at the Natural History Museum Library, many of which have never been published. These include beautiful and finely detailed watercolors of flowering plants collected from across the world, pioneering microscopical drawings of plant anatomy, and pictures of the newly discovered animals from the coasts of Australia.

The Bomber
The Bomber

Author: Rex W. Shuey, Jr.

Publisher: Dorrance Publishing

Published: 2020-08-10

Total Pages: 438

ISBN-13: 1646108388

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The Bomber By: Rex W. Shuey, Jr. Our two private investigators, Alex Luke and Jake Frost, are back and the action starts immediately with the destruction of a small bookstore, the disappearance of the manager, and the bombing of his home, leaving Jake injured and in the hospital. But that is just the beginning. Clues left from a copy of Edgar Allan Poe’s “Murder in the Rue Morgue” pilot Luke and Frost on a treasure hunt for millions in confiscated diamonds. It isn’t long before the streets are running red in blood. Bombings, treachery, murder, and Nazi war crimes are but a few of the obstacles that Luke and Frost must overcome. Then drag in a couple of disgruntles thugs, along with a sexy female drug lord and some additional twists, culminating in a surprise ending that will leave you rocking on the edge of your seat and begging for more. Sprinkle in a number of twists, bombings, and direction changes that will keep you mystified and entertained, turning pages to reveal the shocking ending. The Bomber is a chilling and compelling page-turner of suspense and terror, with a smidgen of love thrown in. It is a riveting thriller that you will not soon forget.

The Old Country
The Old Country

Author: George Seddon

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2005-10-04

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 9780521843102

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We are a nation of gardeners, and we take pleasure in tending our backyards. But this pleasure sits uneasily with our knowledge that the places where most of us live are running out of water. We suspect that our lawns and many of our plants from the damp climates of northern European gardens are too demanding of scarce supplies, but can't imagine our streets and gardens without them. The Old Country opens our eyes, and minds, to other possibilities. It does so by telling us stories about our natural landscape. George Seddon believes that the better we understand the delicacy and beauty of our natural environment, the more 'at home' we will feel as Australians. This passionate, wise and witty book, enriched with breathtakingly beautiful illustrations, suggests that the answers to our water problems lie here, at home.