Most Popular Books by Ian Jackson

Traveling back to the height of the Roman Empire in 118 A.D., this guide includes sightseeing suggestions; ideas for trips out of Rome with a map of the city; and historical background on religion, fashion, schools, and the army.

A celebration of animal life as seen through the work of one of the best natural history artists in the business. Observations from writers as diverse as Herman Melville, Robert Frost, Gerald Durrell and Sir David Attenborough are brought into dramatic focus by Jackson''s artworks.

The North Kent Marshes can be a cold, damp, lonely place or a bright, warm refuge from the urban hurly-burly. When war threatened the army and navy mounted guard on their rivers, creeks and foreshores. In times past few would venture into their disease ridden swamps. Haunted by smugglers the saltings and seaways played host to preventive men and coastguards. Their savage beauty inspired many writers and artists including Dickens and Turner. They have grown the crops and raised the cattle and sheep to feed the London market. The marshland nature reserves are internationally important for the future well-being and survival of breeding and migratory birds. In these days of industrial and environmental peril the wilderness on London''s doorstep is threatened as never before. The history of the marshes and their people has rarely been told.

Describes the history of Ancient Egypt, from its origins as a group of settlements along the banks of the Nile, to its transformation into one of the world''s earliest and greatest civilizations.

This book tells the story of the great cricketer Shane Warne. It has photographs of Shane bowling and taking part in other activities off the pitch. The Real Lives books are about famous people from the worlds of Sport, Film and Music, Politics and History.

A new Cornish conversation dictionary for use at classes and gatherings of Cornish speakers.

Outlines the history of Earth''s continents and explains how different types of rocks and fossils were formed.