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Cooking with Asian Roots

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Food Veterans Devagi Sannugam and Christoper Tan turn their creativity and passion to Asian Roots after their successful Cooking with Asian Leaves which features herbs, shoots and vegetables. In Cooking with Asian Roots, they unearth a whole new culinary world with 17 root vegetables, including rhizomes, tubers and corms. Not just boiled and braised, these roots are given a new interpretation in Asian cuisine with full colour photographs for all 58 recipes. Introductory sections, each dedicated to one single root, offer advice on how to choose, prepare and store roots, have notes on nutritional and health benefits as we as explain how these very same roots are used in different culinary cultures.

Dive Sites of the World; Top

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Top Dive Sites of the World’ vividly portrays the full spectrum of the diving experience: the heart-pumping adrenaline rush of watching great white sharks in a feeding frenzy, the fascination of exploring the eerie silhouettes of a coral-encrusted wreck, the exhilaration of a being enveloped by the ‘wings’ of a school of manta rays, and the simple enchantment of snorkeling over exquisitely coloured coral reef. Aimed at divers, photographers, and all those fascinated by the hidden wonders of the seas this magnificently illustrated book traverses the globe, focusing on 75 world class dive sites that occur in waters as diverse as the icy North Atlantic and the tropical areas of the Pacific. The locations range from remote unspoilt offshore reefs accessible from live-aboard cruisers to well-frequented sites where the diving is based at popular resorts. The informative text describes the main features of the sites, the quality and uniqueness of marine life and notable attractions on land, as well as covering such practicalities as visibility and accessibility. Whether you are an active diver or an aspirational armchair traveller, Top Dive Sites of the World, with its 300 superb full-colour photographs, will lure you into the magical underwater realm of the world’s most exotic dive destinations.

Gardening; The Royal Horticulture Society Encyclopedia of

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The definitive practical guide to gardening. Features expert advice on gardening techniques, planning and maintenance, and on growing ornamental plants, fruits and vegetables, drawing on the expertise of 50 specialist contributors under the eminent editorship of Christopher Brickell. There are more than 3,000 [BBooks says - this was scanned in from the blurb and the scanner/OCR combination is a tad dyslexic - we're checking but suspect this should be 300 photographs] specially commissioned colour photographs, including 400 step-by-step sequences. This edition is comprehensively revised and expanded to include new plants and gardening styles, and the very latest horticultural developments.

Hiking: The Essential Guide to Equipment & Techniques

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Expert books with essential knowledge for those keen to enter the exciting world of these adrenaline-rich activities. ‘Hiking’ is your guide to planning and preparing for your first hike, choosing essential gear and equipment, learning how to navigate with a compass and GPS, developing specialist skills needed to tackle longer hikes and discovering hiking opportunities around the world. With full-colour photographs and illustrated step-by-step sequences.

Kinabalu Park: Sabah Malaysian Borneo

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Rising out of the humid, lowland rainforest to a height of over 4,000 metres, (13,000 feet), Kinabalu is one of the most impressive mountains in Asia. Ever since the first expeditions to the region Kinabalu Park has been known as one of the world’s richest centres of biodiversity, with over 5,000 species of plants – many of which are endemic – nearly 100 species of mammals, over 300 species of birds and an abundant variety of reptiles, amphibians and invertebrates all recorded in the park. Illustrated with over 50 full colour photographs and many attractive black and white vignettes, this practical and informative guide enables the visitor to make the most of Kinabalu’s unique attractions, from the popular Mountain Garden at park headquarters to the relaxing Poring Hot Springs in the humid lowlands. The authors’ fact-filled and informative narrative details the many varied activities that can be enjoyed and offers important tips on such essential elements as access, accommodation, equipment and facilities. 24 walks and trails, ranging from a relaxing stroll to a challenging trek to the summit, are described in detail – each with a clear, easy to follow map – allowing the energetic visitor to make a full exploration of this unique and rewarding area.

Making Pottery; The Beginner’s Guide to

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The Beginner’s Guide to Making Pottery is an indispensable practical handbook for aspiring potters and sculptors. Clearly and simply presented, this book will unravel the mysteries of working with clay and plaster, and will help you to develop essential modelling skills and techniques, from the planning and construction of a design right through to its final decoration. The first part of the book introduces you to the joys of pottery and simple sculptural modelling using self-hardening clay -an accessible way of getting to know the craft without recourse to kilns or other expensive equipment. The second part deals with more advanced modelling in plaster and clay, and shows you how to cast in plaster from clay moulds, how to carve a solid block of plaster, how to make clay pots for firing in commercial kilns and how to prepare plaster casts for the foundry so that your work can be cast in bronze Ôæñthe ultimate aim for many sculptors. All the templates required for the projects in The Beginner’s Guide to Making Pottery are provided, so all you need to do in order to recreate the featured designs is to photocopy each template at the specified size and then set to work. And if you wish to come up with your own designs, our step-by-step projects will give you all the necessary know-how and inspiration to do so. Illustrated with colour photographs and explanatory diagrams, The Beginner’s Guide to Making Pottery also gives you tips on all aspects of the craft, including how to dispose of plaster safely, and the best ways of buying and storing clay.

Marine Food Fishes & Fisheries of Sabah

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The marine fishing industry in Sabah has produced fish not only enough for self consumption but also has supplus for export. The industry employs some 8,500 fishing boats and 20,000 fishermen. To date, there are more than 600 species of edible marine fishes found in Sabah’s fish markets of which 376 species (excluding sharks and rays) are listed in this book. A total of 190 species is described in detail, in most cases with accompanying colour photographs. Methods of fishing, fishing grounds, fishing seasons and estimated annual catches are given. Common names for the fishes in Malay and other local dialects, Chinese (in Cantonese dialects) and English are included. Information on local fishing gears, fishing boats and fish markets are also provided.

Orang Utan; The Natural History of

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The name “orang-utan” conjures up very different images to different people: shy, elusive man of the forest; a tantalizing glimpse into unknown worlds of the jungles of the Far East; an endearing, appealing and amusing star of popular movies; the highlight of a visit to the zoo. But what is the true nature of the orang-utan? It is in the record book for several reasons: it is one of our closest relatives; it Is the largest primate in Asia; and is the largest tree-dwelling animal in the world. Its uncanny resemblance to humans means that it has long been the subject of local myths and legends, and anecdotes about its life peppered the writings of early explorers and naturalists. Once widespread throughout East and Southeast Asia, the orang-utan now occurs only in the tropical rain forests of Sumatra and Borneo, and its range and numbers are still shrinking rapidly. Its high agility and intelligence and solitary life-style have adapted it perfectly to the difficulties of surviving in such forests, but are they sufficient to allow it to survive into the rapidly changing environment of the twenty-first century? This popular book takes us into the natural world of the orang-utan and its rain forest home. It explores all aspects of the orangutan’s life, from myths and legends to its family tree, distribution, life history, ecology, social life, tool-making and language skills, through to its conservation and future prospects. The book is richly illustrated with lavish colour photographs throughout, to give us a true insight into the world of one of nature’s most fascinating, beautiful and best loved wild animals.

Orchids of Borneo (Vol 1)

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The Orchids of Borneo will be produced in a series of volumes. As of October 2003 there were 4 volumes published. Borneo’s orchid flora is estimated to include 2500-3000 species and is the least studied in the region. As a result, many new taxa and records have been discovered with recent exploration and research. All five sub-families of the family Orchidaceae are represented and about 150 genera have been recorded from Borneo. Volume I. This volume contains an introduction to Borneo and its orchid flora, chapters on the life history and structure of orchids as well as a discussion of orchid classification. Keys to the orchid genera of Borneo are provided. A selection of one hundred species of wild orchid, chiefly of the horticulturally important genera (including Arachnis, Dimorphorchis, Paphiopedilum, Paraphalaenopsis, Phalaenopsis, and Vanda) is included, .accompanied by descriptions, notes, line illustrations and colour photographs.

Orchids of Borneo (Vol 3)

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The Orchids of Borneo is being produced in a series of volumes. As of October 2003 there were 4 volumes published. Borneo’s orchid flora is estimated to include between 1400 and 1500 species and is one of the least studied in the region. As a result, many new taxa and records have been’ discovered with recent exploration and research. All five subfamilies of the family Orchidaceae are represented and about 150 genera have been recorded from Borneo. Volume 3. This volume contains a further selection of one hundred native species of both horticultural and botanical merit. Two genera are given prominence, viz. Dendrobium, the second largest orchid genus in Borneo, and Dendrochilum, which is an important element of the montane flora. A key to the sections of Dendrobium and preliminary keys to the subgenera, sections and species of Dendrochilum are provided. Each species is illustrated by a line drawing accompanied by a detailed description and notes on habitat, distribution, points of interest and etymology. Colour photographs are included wherever possible.