This positive affirming book explores & reviews the meaning & purpose of our lives As Christians ageing gives us the opportunity to deepen & even transform our spiritual lives The Freedom of Years helps those who want to undertake the journey by examining the ageing task the inevitable changes & the possibilities of joy along the way Read this book see the potential & seek to age in the light of your Christian faith ...

The French air force of the First World War developed as fast as the British & German air forces yet its history & the enormous contribution it made to the eventual French victory is often forgotten So Ian Sumner's photographic history which features almost 200 images most of which have not been published before is a fascinating & timely introduction to the subject The fighter pilots who usually dominate perceptions of the war in the air play a leading role in the story in particular the French aces the small group of outstanding airmen whose exploits captured the publics imagination Their fame though tends to distract attention from the ordinary unremembered airmen who formed the body of the air force throughout the war years Ian Sumner tells their story too as well as describing in a sequence of memorable photographs the less well-known branches of the service the bomber & reconnaissance pilots & the variety of primitive warplanes they flew ...

From a master patissier comes an inspirational-and equally practical & achievable-guide to delicious French-style baking in the home kitchen The French Baker features 95 recipes accompanied by beautifully shot & styled images; the more complex & technical baked items are supported by step-by-step photography & further hints & tips Throughout the book recipes are interspersed with narrative sections that feature French-born Jean Michel's stories of his training & work in patisseries in France & give insights into the place of bakers & baking in French society Introductions & breakouts also provide information about the recipes' history traditions & cultural significance The recipes are a mix of sweet & savoury & following on from a basicstechniques equipment section they are grouped into chapters focusing on biscuits; cakes & muffins; tarts & pies; choux pastry; brioche; flaky pastry; breads; spreads & jams; & creams & curds ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD region B Blu-ray & will require a region 2 or region free DVDBlu-ray player in order to play New York City detectives “ Popeye” Doyle (Gene Hackman) & Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) hope to break a narcotics smuggling ring & ultimately uncover The French Connection Based on a true story this action-filled thriller won five Academy Awards Best Picture Directing (William Friedkin) Actor (Hackman) Adapted Screenplay & Film Editing ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play & Popeye& Doyle (an Academy Award-winning Gene Hackman) & Buddy Russo (Roy Scheider) are tough New York cops attempting to crack a drug smuggling ring They have a small candy store under surveillance but Doyle is not happy when he receives the order to work with a pair of French federal agents on the case one of whom he has a long-standing feud with Gene Hackman & director William Friedkin both earned Academy Awards for the film which also took Best Picture Actors Gene Hackman Roy Scheider Fernando Rey Tony Lo Bianco Marcel Bozzuffi Directors William Friedkin Writers Ernest Tidyman Howard Hawks Robin Moore Producers G David Schine Kenneth Utt Philip D& Antoni Language English French Subtitles Czech Danish Finnish Hebrew Hungarian Icelandic Norwegian Polish Portuguese Swedish Turkish Subtitles For The Hearing Impaired English Number of discs 1 ...

A spellbinding novel about marriage passion loss renewal & the healing power of love from the number one bestselling author of Songs of Love & War Married couple Miranda & David move out of London into a beautiful country house with an idyllic garden But reality turns out to be very different from their bucolic dream Soon the latent unhappiness in the family begins to come to the surface isolating each family member in a bubble of resentment & loneliness Then a mysterious Frenchman arrives on their doorstep With the wisdom of nature he slowly begins to heal the past & the present But who is he? When Miranda discovers his secret in the cottage by the garden the whole family learns that a garden like love itself can restore the human spirit not just season after season but generation after generation Wise & winsome poignant & powerfully moving The French Gardener combines the savvy of contemporary women's fiction with an old fashioned sensibility steeped in the importance of family & the magical power of love ...

A dark & exhilarating debut novel of psychological suspense
- when the French girl came calling everything fell apart 304 pages
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Thomas Keller chefproprieter of the French Laundry in the Napa Valley--the most exciting place to eat in the United States wrote Ruth Reichl in The New York Times--is a wizard a purist a man obsessed with getting it right & this his first cookbook is every bit as satisfying as a French Laundry meal itself a series of small impeccable highly refined intensely focused courses Most dazzling is how simple Keller's methods are squeegeeing the moisture from the skin on fish so it sautees beautifully; poaching eggs in a deep pot of water for perfect shape; the initial steeping in the shell that makes cooking raw lobster out of the shell a cinch; using vinegar as a flavor enhancer; the repeated washing of bones for stock for the cleanest clearest tastes From innovative soup techniques to the proper way to cook green vegetables to secrets of great fish cookery to the creation of breathtaking desserts; from beurre monte to foie gras au torchon to a wild & thoroughly unexpected take on coffee & doughnuts The French Laundry Cookbook captures through recipes essays profiles & extraordinary photography one of America's great restaurants its great chef & the food that makes both unique One hundred & fifty superlative recipes are exact recipes from the French Laundry kitchen--no shortcuts have been taken no critical steps ignored all have been thoroughly tested in home kitchens If you can't get to the French Laundry you can now re-create at home the very experience the Wine Spectator described as as close to dining perfection as it gets ...

A mesmerising novel of female espionage & intrigue during the French Revolution by the Sunday Times bestselling author of THE FIVE THE WOMEN KILLED BY JACK THE RIPPER 'A riveting novel of female intrigue betrayal & revenge in the French Revolution 368 pages Rubenhold Hallie ...

The perfect gift for Valentine's Day Charles Smithson a respectable engaged man meets Sarah Woodruff as she stands on the Cobb at Lyme Regis staring out to sea Charles falls in love but Sarah is a disgraced woman & their romance will defy all the stifling conventions of the Victorian age Widely acclaimed since publication this is the best-love of John Fowles' novels ...