For many people, country life means a peaceful existence that is quieter, cleaner, and closer to the natural world than city living. "Comfortable Country" is an invigorating celebration of all that is special about this way of life. It is also a source of great decorating ideas that will work wherever you live. Colours are soft and natural, and furnishings are a beguiling combination of new finds and family treasures--the contemporary and antique effortlessly blended. This is a look that is not afraid to display an eclectic mix of objects, whether a collection of spongeware pottery on a zinc-topped hutch or a set of med-century-modern chairs around a scrubbed pine table. Above all, Enrica STabile advocates the joy of keeping things simple while at the same time ensuring that spaces are practical and very comfortable. The book starts by looking at the influences on the comfortable country look, from the Changing Seasons to Nostalgia. Comfortable Country Rooms, the second part, shows how the style works in every room in the home, and even outdoors.*An individual style that is a beguiling mix of the old and the new, the nostalgic and the utilitarian, the pretty and the function.*Celebrates a relaxed look that is easy and affordable to create and will work wherever you live.*Atmospheric original photography by Christopher Drake.
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Patiently and lucidly, this Los Angeles Times Book Award and Royal Society of Literature Heinemann Prize winner identifies the aspects of the theory of evolution that people find hard to believe and removes the barriers to credibility one by one. As readable and vigorous a defense of Darwinism as has been published since 1859.--The Economist.
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"A brilliant, witty, and altogether satisfying book." — New York Times Book Review The classic work on the development of human language by the world’s leading expert on language and the mind In The Language Instinct, the world's expert on language and mind lucidly explains everything you always wanted to know about language: how it works, how children learn it, how it changes, how the brain computes it, and how it evolved. With deft use of examples of humor and wordplay, Steven Pinker weaves our vast knowledge of language into a compelling story: language is a human instinct, wired into our brains by evolution. The Language Instinct received the William James Book Prize from the American Psychological Association and the Public Interest Award from the Linguistics Society of America. This edition includes an update on advances in the science of language since The Language Instinct was first published.
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A comprehensive guide to the burgeoning hedge fund industry Intended as a comprehensive reference for investors and fund and portfolio managers, Handbook of Hedge Funds combines new material with updated information from Francois-Serge L’habitant’s two other successful hedge fund books. This book features up-to-date regulatory and historical information, new case studies and trade examples, detailed analyses of investment strategies, discussions of hedge fund indices and databases, and tips on portfolio construction. Francois-Serge L’habitant (Geneva, Switzerland) is the Head of Investment Research at Kedge Capital. He is Professor of Finance at the University of Lausanne and at EDHEC Business School, as well as the author of five books, including Hedge Funds: Quantitative Insights (0-470-85667-X) and Hedge Funds: Myths & Limits (0-470-84477-9), both from Wiley.
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