With the emphasis today on seasonal foods, on sourcing local produce, on saving energy & on home cooking, the traditional larder is making a comeback! & with good reason, because whatever your budget or cooking style, a well-stocked larder can provide a veritable feast for you & your family at any time
- & you don't have to be a domestic goddess in the kitchen to achieve amazing results!

With this comprehensive, fully illustrated guide, Judith Wills shows you how to create a great larder to ensure you have everything you need to make healthy, nutritious meals without shopping for items every day. & as she provides essential information on what


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All aspiring builders have their own ideas when it comes to designing their dream home. This book offers the key to realising your dreams. Packed with advice, information & over 350 breathtaking & innovative plans, this fully revised & updated version of The Home Plans Book will help you to incorporate your own ideas to create a perfect home. Taken from a wide cross-section of the major companies within the self-build industry, The New Home Plans Book gathers together all the very best plans & divides them into fourteen main categories for easy reference. Above all, this book is a great source of ideas, so whether you are considering building a cottage or a bungalow, a house with a granny flat or a mansion on a sloping site, The New Home Plans Book seeks to guide you through the choices & help you to select the right plan for your lifestyle & site. ...

KOBBE'S COMPLETE OPERA BOOK has been the opera-lover's bible from its first appearance in its seventy-fifth year, it has been subjected to the most thorough revision in its history. THE NEW KOBBE'S OPERA BOOK has been redesigned & extended, numerous existing entries have been completely rewritten, & the book now incorporates some 200 new operas. The total number of works covered is now nearly 500, including important new works like John Adams' NIXON IN CHINA, Harrison Birtwistle's GAWAIN & Thomas Ades's POWDER HER FACE, & a number of half-forgotten works that are now undergoing revival. 46 new composers are featured. Lord Harewood's strongly individual commentaries, together with his unparalleled knowledge of & enthusiasm for opera, are complemented by substantial contributions from his co-editor Antony Peattie. The NEW KOBBE is a guide in volume to virtually every opera the reader is likely to come across. ...

Today, an increasing number of people want to organise at least part of a funeral for themselves, without depending on funeral directors.



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Some people with Parkinson's Disease find they can't speak very well while others lose the ability to write or control a knife & fork. Some get treated like children while others are ignored. Many manage their disease for years & continue to live extremely fruitful & fulfilling lives. But it's always there, in the back of one's mind. How long will I keep this up? Over 120, 000 people in the UK have Parkinson's Disease, & this figure is rising. It can strike very early in life, as with the actor Michael J. Fox, or much later. It is a progressive, neurological disorder, treated mainly with drug therapy but also alleviated with physical therapy & diet. Although each person with Parkinson's is different, & the ability to perform movements may differ from one day to the next, Parkinson's has a dramatic effect on a person's quality of life & also affects those around the sufferers. This is a compassionate & helpful guide to the disease & its treatments. The good news is that Parkinson's can be controlled very effectively for many years with the right treatment & care. This definitive handbook means that you can ask all the right questions & to understand the disease so that the answer to the question above is, 'as long as possible'. ...

Who are the new philanthropists? & how is their philanthropy 'new'?

In this remarkable & inspiring book, the eminent management

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Who are the new philanthropists? & how is their philanthropy 'new'?

In this remarkable & inspiring book, the eminent management

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