Ever wondered how perfumes are developed? Or why different scents appeal to different people? The Chemistry of Fragrances 2nd Edition offers answers to these questions providing a fascinating insight into the perfume industry from the conception of an idea to the finished product It discusses the technical artistic & commercial challenges of the perfume industry in an informative & engaging style with contributions from leading experts in the field The book begins with a historical introduction & covers all aspects of the development process
- from customer brief to producing a fragrance including Ingredients acquisition; Ingredient design & manufacture; Design & analysis of fragrance; Sensory aspects including odour perception; Psychological impact of fragrance; Technical challenges; Safety An updated section on the measurement of fragrance discusses the role of senses in marketing consumer products This book will appeal to anyone with an interest in the perfumery business &

Includes:: an extensive bibliography to enable those interested to explore the field further It also comes complete with a selection of colour illustrations & a fragranced page


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A st&-alone comic adventure for younger readers by sublime storyteller Vivian French with pictures by Marta Kissi a talented new illustrator & animator From Vivian French the bestselling author of the Tiara Club series & The Adventures of Alfie Onion comes a charming new comic fairy tale for junior readers It's not much fun being a princess you have to be prim proper & obedient Princess Peony lives in a world full of magical creatures
- hags trolls giants & fairy godmothers
- but her father's strict rules leave her feeling bored & lonely She wants to learn how to DO things & cooking's at the top of her list But when Peony borrows a recipe book from the public library the king has the old librarian who tried to help her arrested for speaking out of turn Can Peony stand up to her father & make things right? A funny & uplifting story brought to life by Marta Kissi's warm & funny illustrations

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Cupcakes crafting & love at The Cherry Tree Cafe Perfect feel-good summer reading for fans of Great British Bake-Off Lizzie Dixon's life feels as though it's fallen apart Instead of the marriage proposal she was hoping for from her boyfriend she is unceremoniously dumped & her job is about to go the same way So there's only one option to go back home to the village she grew up in & to try to start again Her best friend Jemma is delighted Lizzie has come back home as she has just bought a little cafe & Lizzie's sewing skills are just what she needs to help get it ready for the grand opening With a new venture & a new home things are looking much brighter for Lizzie But can she get over her broken heart & will an old flame reignite a love from long ago? For everyone who loves settling down to watch Great British Bake-Off the Great British Sewing Bee or curling up to read Milly Johnson or Jenny Colgan The Cherry Tree Cafe is a coffee-break treat 'A heart-warming sweet treat of a read' Mandy Baggot ' Fans of Jenny Colgan & Carole Matthews will enjoy this heartfelt debut novel from talented new author Heidi Swain The Cherry Tree Cafe is that most delicious of things
- a warm & gently funny story of reinvention romance & second chances that you'll devour in one sitting' Katie Oliver author of the bestselling ' Marrying Mr Darcy' series ' The Cherry Tree Cafe is every bit as delicious as the cover promises Drop in for a minute & the fabulous world of the crafting cafe wraps itself around you pulling you in right from the first page Beautifully written with a heroine I rooted for all the way & a great supporting cast Original & assured & like a cup of Orange Pekoe tea
- perfect to enjoy in the afternoon' Jane Linfoot author of The Vintage Cinema Club

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Enid Blyton's timeless collection of farm stories perfect for holidays or rainy days & an ideal gift for anyone who loved the stories during their own childhood to pass on to the next generation of readers Benjy Penny Rory & Sheila are spending the holidays with their aunt & uncle at Cherry Tree Farm They play with the animals & learn to feed them roam the countryside & hunt for the mysterious Tammylan who lives deep in the woods Everywhere is teeming with adventure & the children are bound to get into mischief! This collections brings together some of Enid Blyton's earliest & most imaginative stories
- The Children of Cherry Tree Farm (1940) & two further stories about the same children The Children of Willow Farm (1942) & More Adventures at Willow Farm (1943)
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This is the first of two volumes of circular canal-side walks which together take you round the whole 97 miles of The Cheshire Ring It contains 23 walks ranging from four to eight & a half miles in length & covers the western side of The Ring The walks take you along the Bridgewater Canal & The Trent & Mersey Canal from the former's junction with the Rochdale Canal in the Castlefield area of Manchester in the north to the latter's junction with the Macclesfield Canal at Hall Green near Kidsgrove in the south ...

OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling The OS Explorer range of OL maps now

Includes:: a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways

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OS Explorer is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer
- Active a tough versatile version of OS Explorer The OS Explorer Active range of OL maps now

Includes:: a digital version of the paper map accessed through the OS smartphone app OS Maps


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An urgent Penguin Special investigating the 2014 mass-kidnapping of 276 schoolgirls by the world's deadliest terrorists On 14th April 2014 276 girls disappeared from a secondary school in northern Nigeria kidnapped by the world's deadliest terror group A tiny number have escaped back to their families but many remain missing Reporting from inside the traumatised & blockaded community of Chibok Helon Habila tracks down the survivors & the bereaved Two years after the attack he bears witness to their stories & to their grief & moving from the personal to the political he presents a comprehensive indictment of Boko Haram tracing the circumstances of their ascent & the terrible fallout of their ongoing presence in Nigeria ...

1 Tennessee Waltz 2 Tennessee Mazurka 3 " Mo Ghile Mear ("" Our Hero"")"4 The Long Black Veil 5 The Foggy Dew 6 Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?7 Changing Your Demeanour 8 The Lily of the West 9 Coast of Malabar 10 Dunmore Lassies 11 Love Is Teasin&12 He Moved Through the Fair 13 Ferny Hill 14 Tennessee Waltz Tennessee Mazurka 15 The Rocky Road to Dublin ...

The writing glows with emotional intelligence This atmospheric debuthad me sniffing copiously' Daily Mail IN WARTIME SURVIVAL IS AS MUCH ABOUT FRIENDSHIP AS IT IS ABOUT COURAGE Kent 1940 In the idyllic village of Chilbury change is afoot Hearts are breaking as sons & husbands leave to fight & when the Vicar decides to close the choir until the men return all seems lost But coming together in song is just what the women of Chilbury need in these dark hours & they are ready to sing With a little fighting spirit & the arrival of a new musical resident the charismatic Miss Primrose Trent the choir is reborn Some see the choir as a chance to forget their troubles others the chance to shine Though for one villager the choir is the perfect cover to destroy Chilbury's new-found harmony An uplifting & heart-warming novel perfect for fans of Helen Simonson's The Summer before the War & The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society ...