For mums and dads in a rush, buying convenience foods is a reality but ingredient labels often read like a complicated science experiment. Somehow parents are meant to decode the complex terminology, additives and E numbers to provide healthy food. So this book is for today
Packed full of fascinating facts and strange tales about utterly unbelievable but totally true stories, this new book celebrates the incredible and the bizarre in our world today.
Ripley's Incredibly Strange is a 384-page extravaganza, with a wealth of extraordinary images and interviews with many of the amazing individuals featured in the book. Be shocked and amazed at the extraordinary feats and incredible tales. Marvel at the wedding dress made from cream cakes, the artist who's a horse, the man who traded a paperclip for a house, and even a knitted Ferrari!
Illustrated throughout with full-colour photographs, this book is a must-have for anyone intrigued by the weirder aspects of our planet and its inhabitants.
What has happened to the 'art' of speech-writing and speech making? Where are the men and women whose words set the heart racing with passion, turn battles, inspire populations to extraordinary endeavour: 'Ask not what your country can do for you.' 'We shall fight on the beaches.' 'I have a dream.' 'The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.'
Quote these words today and they still have the power to stop us in our tracks.
This is a book that should be required reading, a book that should be on every bookshelf in the country.
Here are fourteen key speeches of the 20th century introduced by prominent figures ranging from F.W. de Klerk and Mikhail Gorbachev to Antony Beevor and Gordon Brown.
Winston Churchill: We shall fight on the beaches. Introduced by Simon Schama J.F. Kennedy: Ask not what your country can do for you. Introduced by Kennedy's speech writer Ted Sorensen Nelson Mandela: An ideal for which I am prepared to die. Introduced by F.W. de Klerk Harold Macmillan: No going back. Introduced by Douglas Hurd Franklin D. Roosevelt: The only thing we have to fear is fear itself. Introduced by Gordon Brown Nikita Khrushchev: The cult of the individual. Introduced by Mikhail Gorbachev Emmeline Pankhurst: Freedom or death. Introduced by Germaine Greer
Martin Luther King: I have a dream. Introduced by Gary Younge Charles de Gaulle: The flame of French resistance. Introduced by Antony Beevor Margaret Thatcher: The lady's not for turning. Introduced by Simon Jenkins Jawaharlal Nehru: A tryst with destiny. Introduced by Ian Jack Aneurin Bevan: Weapons for squalid and trivial ends. Introduced by Tam Dalyell Earl Spencer: The most hunted person of the modern age. Introduced by Beryl Bainbridge Virginia Woolf: Shakespeare's sister. Introduced by Kate Mosse
This is a book of facts and records about bizarre feats of the human, material and natural world. It is a solid reference work of the strange but true. It shows the world through Ripley's eyes as something that is wonderful and weird, awesome in its variety, jaw dropping in its uniqueness. This book juxtaposes the quirky, bizarre, outrageous world of people with the pure fascination of the natural and physical world. Ripley's Believe It Or Not examines all facets of extraordinary human life - from space and the universe to prophecies and coincidences, from inside the earth to extreme weather, from birth and growth to the mysterious mind, from sickness and health to dead and buried, from buildings and architecture to computing, genetics and scientists, from inventions, art and sculpture to literature, music and movies, from sports and games to hobbies and stunts, from accidents and epic journeys to people and events that simply defy belief, Ripley's Believe It- takes us on an astonishing tour through all that is weird, wild, wacky and bizarrely true.
FOR NEW PARENTS, THE CHOICE OF A NAME FOR THEIR CHILD IS ONE OF THE MO ST IMPORTANT EARLY DECISIONS THEY MAKE. WITH IT'S FULLY CROSS REFERENCED THEMED AND A-Z SECTIONS. THE VIRGIN BOOK OF BABY NAMES TAKES A LESS ORTHODOX AND MORE USER FRIENDLY APPROACH TO HELPING PARENTS IN THIS TASK THAN MANY TRADITIONAL BABY NAMES BOOKS. SOME PARENTS WANT TO FOLLOW TRADTION, SOME WANT A POPULAR CONTEMPORARY NAME. OTHERS WANT AN UNUSUAL NAME THAT NO OTHER CHILD IN THE CLASSROOM WILL HAVE, WHILE AN EVER-INCREASING NUMBER WANT A NAME THAT MEANS SOMETHING - A BIBLICAL NAME, A CELTIC NAME, OR A NAME ASSOCIATED WITH A PARTICULAR PLACE, COLOUR OR FLOWER. IT MAY EVEN MEAN DELVING INTO THE WORLD OF GREEK AND ROMAN MYTHOLOGY OR THE ROMANTIC TALES SURROUNDING KING ARTHUR AND CAMELOT. OR IT MAY MEAN CHOOSING A NAME THAT RELATES DIRECTLY TO THE DATE YOUR CHILD IS BORN-THESAINT FOR THAT DAY, THE NAME OF A FAMOUS STAR WHO SHARES THE SAME BIRTHDAY, OR A NAME ASSOCIATED WITH THE DAY OF THE WEEK OR MONTH. THE LIST IS ENDLESS, THE CHOICE IS VAST. BUT, WHATEVER YOU ARE LOOKING FOR, THE VIRGIN BOOK OF BABY NAMES IS THE BOOK TO HAVE TO HELP YOU IN THIS TASK.
No one knows more about starting and running a bed and breakfast business than successful cook, author and hotel owner Amy Willcock. The hotel that she runs with her husband and their business partner, The George on the Isle of Wight, was described in the Daily Mail as being run 'in the way in which you imagine the hotel of your dreams to be run'. In this attractively packaged paperback, Amy reveals the secrets you need to know to make running your B&B fun and profitable. Her lively narrative takes you through all stages of the process: preparing your home, advertising, creating welcoming bedrooms and luxury bathrooms on a budget, laundering the sheets, preparing the ultimate breakfast (for even the most demanding guest) and managing bookings - all this, while keeping your profit margin healthy. Also featured are the best stockists for any products that you will need and the definitive answers to frequently asked questions. This book is the perfect guide for all aspiring B&B landlords and ladies.
Would you Adam and Eve it? Over a hundred years after it was first heard on the streets of Ye Olde London Towne, Cockney rhyming slang is still going strong, and this book contains the most comprehensive and entertaining guide yet.
Presented in an easy-to-read A to Z format, it explains the meaning of hundreds of terms, from old favourites such as apples and pears (stairs) and plates of meat (feet) to the more obscure band of hope (soap) and cuts and scratches (matches) through to modern classics such as Anthea Turner (earner) and Ashley Cole (own goal), as well as providing fascinating background info and curious Cockney facts throughout. Also included are a series of language tests so that readers can brush up on their newfound knowledge on their way to becoming a true Cockney Geezer.
If you had to pack a huge container full of everything you will need in a lifetime, what would you take with you?
A human lifespan is, on average, 79 years. In that time a person living in the UK will eat on average 479 fish fingers, take 7163 baths, shed 121 pints of tears, dream 104, 390 dreams, go through 1033 chickens, buy 733 balloons and spend £658 on Christmas crackers.
The average man will celebrate 76 birthdays, owns 15 ties and will spend a total of 144 days standing in front of a mirror shaving.
The average woman will celebrate 81 birthdays, owns between 40 and 50 pairs of shoes and will spend nearly two years in round the clock washing, styling and restyling her hair.
And who would have thought that in the UK the Tooth Fairy currently has a turnover of more than£20 million?
This endlessly surprising and diverting almanac approaches each essential item from a surprising angle to tell the untold stories behind the everyday things we take for granted and builds up a fascinating picture of the numbers that make up a human life.
The Virgin 2011 guide is the only university guide to offer a uniquely students' eye view of what it's like to study at a particular university.
As well as hard facts and practical information on every UK university - such as official ratings for teaching, statistics on where graduates end up and employment prospects by subject - the guide is also packed with useful information such as what the social scene is like, how much living costs are likely to be and what the student profile at a particular university is really like.
With a comprehensive entry on every UK university, the Virgin guide contains all the information and advice potential undergraduates will need to choose the best university for them.
With more potential students and fewer places every year, and average student debt topping £12, 000, choosing the right university has never been more crucial. The Virgin guide is an essential guide to helping you get that choice right.
The second edition of Time Out's countrywide Eating Guide is the definitive guide to the best restaurants, gastropubs and bars across the UK. It concentrates on over 1, 200 great places to eat (including around 400 London venues), regardless of price or cuisine. Each entry has a full review and listings, and there are plenty of color photographs throughout. 'Time Out prides itself on producing the hippest mainstreamguides, and its restaurant and pub guide maintains that reputation.' Anthony Sattin, Sunday Times