This guide covers the 440 most commonly seen wild flower species in northwest Europe.
At the beginning of the book is a short introduction which focuses on the process of identification in the field. For ease of access, the species are then organized into four chapters based on flower colour: Green–White, Yellow–Brown, Red–Pink, and Purple–Blue.
Within these colour groups the flowers are broadly organized by family, so that similar plants are kept together for ease of comparison.

This guide covers over 320 of the most important rocks and minerals found all over the world.
The book begins with a short introduction, which focuses on the process of identifying different rocks and minerals. The following pages divide rocks into three groups: sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic; and minerals into two groups: ore minerals and rock-forming minerals.
Introductions to each of these sections define the groups and explain how entries are organized within them.

Russia is the world's largest country. Nearly twice the size of the United States, it stretches across 11 time zones, from west to east. Russia's unique landscape is made up of several vegetation zones, from forests to deserts. Russia's population is as diverse as its geography. Although Russians make up nearly 80 percent of the population, more than 100 ethnic groups make this vast land their home, the largest groups being the Tatars and Ukrainians.

Up-From Afghans to Zulus, and from the Spartans and Knights Templar to the Green Berets and the Flying Circus, this volume covers all of the basics on most of the fearsome fighting groups throughout history.

There are fourteen quizzes in this booklet, one for each chapter of

Select Readings-Intermediate. The quizzes are easy to correct, and are easily administered to large groups of students, as well as to smaller groups.