Expelled from school for spanking a head mistress, Amber Oakley finds herself in desgrace & is sent to work on a farm. Introduced to the strange delights of the world of pony-girls, Amber soon decides that she wants to be a pony-girl mistress. Unfortunately, others would like to see her at the other end of the reins, & when she loses a bet she's been groaded into by morris Rathwell a property developer who sees himself as the king of carting, she finds herself in a very difference role from the one she'd anticipated. Worse still, she finds the role more enjoyable that she ever would have imagined. Can she ever hope to fulfill her ambition? ...

A teenage boy suffering from curvature of the spine begins swimming every week at the local pool, at the repeated request of his chiropractor. In the interior & echoing world of the swimming pool, surrounded by anonymous bodies & in between lengths, he becomes acquainted with a girl who agrees to give him pointers on his poor technique.

It is the start of a tentative friendship, one that exists only in the water, every Wednesday; a friendship made up of touches, gestures & shared silences more than conversation. As their relationship develops, the boy

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With A Taste of Home, Angela Hartnett brings her informal, grounded style of cooking into our kitchens. Drawing inspiration ...

Raymond Blanc knows more about food than pretty much anyone else. His cooking has been described as 'an extraordinary process of creativity, passion, subtlety, indeed genius'. His life & career to date have been utterly dedicated to the search for culinary perfection.

Raymond is entirely self-taught & over the years has been developing & refining his philosophy of food & eating. Such is his reputation that his restaurant, Le Manoir, was awarded two Michelin stars even before it opened in 1984, & it remains one of our premier destination restaurants. He has taught many of Britain's most successful chefs, including Marco Pierre White & Heston Blumenthal.

Now, for the first time Raymond is going to share the fruits of all that hard work & experimentation, & reveal the secrets of his gastronomy. Woven around stories from his years at the sharp end of the food business are his thoughts about where food is going & a passionate appeal for sustainable cuisine. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in food & cooking, this is the definitive book by a culinary genius.



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Raymond Blanc knows more about food & cooking than pretty much anyone else. His cooking has been described as 'an extraordinary process of creativity, passion, subtlety, indeed genius'. His life & career to date have been utterly dedicated to the search for culinary perfection.

Raymond is entirely self-taught & over the years has been developing & refining his philosophy of food & eating. Such is his reputation that his restaurant near Oxford, Le Manoir, was awarded two Michelin stars even before it opened in 1984. He has taught many of Britain's most successful chefs, including Marco Pierre White & Heston Blumenthal. He has maintained extraordinary levels of excellence at Le Manoir for over two decades & it remains one of our premier destination restaurants.

Now, for the first time Raymond is going to share the fruits of all that hard work & experimentation, & reveal the secrets of his gastronomy. Woven around stories from his years at the sharp end of the food business are his thoughts about where food is going & a passionate appeal for sustainable cuisine. Essential reading for anyone with an interest in food & cooking, this is the definitive book by a culinary genius.



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By employing the same basic methodologies used to establish the currently accepted chronology, it has been possible for a group of young archaeologists, including David Rohl, to create a New Chronology which resolves many of the problems permeating ancient world studies. In particular, one model has been developed which has major implications for Old Testament research. Through the revision of the master chronology of ancient Egypt they have unlocked the key to biblical history
- the epic events of the Bible really did happen as recorded in the Books of Genesis, Exodus, Judges, Samuel, Kings & Chronicles
- the problem was that we had previously been looking for them in completely the wrong place in time. Many of the conundrums of the past are explained, & legendary figures such as Joseph, Moses, David & Solomon find their true political setting. Exodus & Conquest will be restored to history & the magic of legend will begin to make its great comeback

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