Parisian Cocktails transports you to the intoxicating world of the Parisian bar scene & shows you how to create the drinks that have inspired the creativity of numerous writers thinkers & artists Is there any better city to drink in than Paris? City of romance of midnight strolls by the Seine of cocktails a deux overlooking the bright lights of the Eiffel Tower of afternoons whiled away with a book in a Left Bank cafe Whether you're sipping a Mimosa over brunch on a terrace on the Boulevard Montparnasse enjoying an Americano before dinner at Les Deux Magots or indulging in a late-night cognac digestif at Harry's Bar the drinking holes of the City of Light have been working their magic for decades You'll find Belle Epoque classics from the heyday of the Moulin Rouge like the original Champagne Cocktail & the craze for absinthe alongside the drinks beloved by Ernest Hemingway during les annees folles of the 1920s
- including of course the Daiquiri & Gin Rickey During the Prohibition era in the US many bartenders left New York to set up bars in Europe resulting in the now-legendary cocktail creations of Harry Mc Elhone at Harry's New York Bar in Paris such as the Bloody Mary & the Sidecar Discover too the favourites of the Left Bank intellectuals of the 1940s the essential fuel for late-night discussions in the nightspots of Saint-Germain-des-Pres as well as the resurgence in popularity of cocktails in the modern-day bar scene of the Marais district With 50 recipes divided into chapters covering all-day cocktails; aperitifs; gin & vodka-based cocktails; rum Cognac & whisky-based cocktails; & digestifs & late-night classics along with 15 recipes for the most soignee small bites to serve alongside them the book will sprinkle a little Parisian magic over your next soiree Packed with tips on how to improve your cocktail-making prowess & fascinating stories from the days of decadence it will help you capture the sophisticated spirit of golden-age Paris that most inspiring city of cocktails
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During a career spanning four decades John has been the behind-the-scenes mastermind ensuring the welfare & maintenance of Richmond Park's world-famous herd of deer
- widely thought of as the finest herd in captivity Working with these fabled creatures has demanded balancing their needs with the very real & often fatal dangers the park's visitors pose to his herd & John pulls no punches when it comes to his opinion on the deer's place in the scheme of things the human 'invaders' & the collision of their two worlds A remarkable diary chronicling the final year of John's charmed life as the guardian of Richmond Park this memoir tells of the unique demands of each new season & of the enormous wrench he will feel upon no longer waking up in the midst of so much unchanged & wild beauty Park Life is a treasure trove of stories & memories some poignant & moving others offbeat & hilarious from the quirk of fate & farcical interview that led to him getting the job to living in close-quarters with the deer the tragedy of putting down fatally wounded animals & the annual ritual of the rut
- as dependable as the rising & setting of the sun

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Fred Daly returns to Ireland with nowhere to live but his car Then dope-smoking 21-year-old Cathal parks beside him & brightens up his lonely world Encouraged by Cathal Fred meets attractive music teacher Jules Growing closer these three outsiders are set on a course that will change their lives forever ...

Released to theaters in 1979 Alien became one of the most successful films of the year & has since grown to be a timeless sci-fi classic To celebrate the films 40th Anniversary NECA is releasing an ongoing series comprising of new releases all year long with at least 9 different limited edition action figures to collect Each release will be a limited production run so act quickly! ...

From television Thunderbirds S1 Parker as a stylized pop vinyl from Funko Figure stands 9cm & comes in a window display box Check out the other television Thunderbirds S1 figures from Funko Collect them all ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play PARKER a slick fast-paced action-packed crime thriller starring Jason Statham (The Expendables 2 Safe) Jennifer Lopez (The Back-up Plan Out of Sight) & Nick Nolte (Gangster Squad) is directed by the Oscar-winning filmmaker Taylor Hackford (Ray) & based on the best-selling Parker novel & Flash Fire& by Richard Stark Parker (Statham) is a hardened professional criminal who will do whatever it takes to get what he wants living by his own code of ethics
- don&t steal from people who can&t afford it & don&t hurt people who don&t deserve it But when he&s double-crossed by his crew & left for dead it&s time for payback Assuming a disguise & forming an unlikely alliance with a sexy local Palm Beach resident (Lopez) he tracks down the gang aiming to take everyone out & hijack the score of their latest heist Actors Jason Statham Jennifer Lopez Nick Nolte Sala Baker Bobby Cannavale Michael Chiklis Clifton Collins Jr Wendell Pierce Patti Lu Pone Emma Booth Daniel Bernhardt Glen Warner Kirk Baltz Michelle Torres & Christopher Berry Director Taylor Hackford Certificate 15 years & over Year 2013 Screen Widescreen Languages English
- Dolby Digital (51) Region Region 2
- Will only play on European Region 2 or multi-region DVD players


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Tracklist A1 Fine Line A2 Your Water A3 Singing To Me A4 Other Arrangements A5 Let A Little Light In A6 Tell Me B1 Gotta Get To You B2 Good Night B3 Coming On B4 Some People B5 She B6 Come Back When You Can?t Stay ...

A collection of short stories featuring the heart specialist' Parker Pyne Mrs Packington felt alone helpless & utterly forlorn But her life changed when she stumbled upon an advertisement in The Times which read ARE YOU HAPPY? IF NOT CONSULT MR PARKER PYNE' Equally adept at putting together the pieces of a marriage or the fragments of a murder mystery Mr Parker Pyne was possibly the world's most unconventional private eye
- & certainly its most charming
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Darwyn Cooke's masterful & multi award-winning series of Parker graphic novels continues with Slayground! Parker whose getaway car crashes after a heist manages to elude capture with his loot by breaking into an amusement park that is closed for the winter But his presence does not go unnoticed
- a pair of cops observed the job & its aftermath But rather than pursue their suspect they decide to go into business for themselves with the help of some business associates From then on it's a game of cat & mouse one played out through closed rides of the abandoned carnival a game that slowly starts to favor the mouse
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The award-winning graphic novel series adapting one of crime-fiction&s most famous & hard-boiled characters continues in this beautifully illustrated & stylized masterpiece Parker whose getaway car crashes after a heist manages to elude capture with his loot by breaking into an amusement park that is closed for the winter But his presence does not go unnoticed — a pair of cops observed the job & its aftermath But rather than pursue their suspect they decide to go into business for themselves with the help of some "business associates" From then on it&s a game of cat & mouse one played out through the closed rides of the abandoned carnival a game that slowly starts to favor the mouse Winner of the 2014 Eisner Awards for Best Adaptation from Another Medium & Best Lettering &

Includes:: the Eisner Award-winning short story " The Seventh"! About the Author Richard Stark is the most famous pseudonym of world-renowned author Donald Westlake (1933-2008) In 1962 he created the master thief Parker & began a series of novels that have been recognized as seminal works of crime fiction Several of Westlake’s books have been adapted by Hollywood & Westlake’s adaptation of The Grifters earned him an Academy Award nomination for best motion picture screenplay Westlake has won numerous awards for his fiction & in 1993 the Mystery Writers of America named him a Grand Master the highest honor bestowed by that prestigious society Darwyn Cooke (1962-2015) was a graphic designer & animator who turned his attention toward cartooning in the late nineties Known primarily for his work on the DC line of superheroes Cooke always had an affinity for crime fiction & has often cited the Parker books as a great source of creative inspiration Cooke has won multiple Eisner Harvey & Shuster awards as well as the National Cartoonist Society’s Best Series award In 2008 Cooke was Emmy-nominated for the animated adaptation of his magnum opus DC The New Frontier

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