Medicinal Chef Dale Pinnock is the perfect teacher & he starts by explaining the benefits of types of ingredient like wholegrains oils & meat & poultry as well as cooking methods like stir-frying 192 pages Colour photography throughout Pinnock Dale ...

In antiquity & the Middle Ages memory was a craft & certain actions & tools were thought to be necessary for its creation & recollection Until now however many of the most important visual & textual sources on the topic have remained untranslated or otherwise difficult to consult Mary Carruthers & Jan M Ziolkowski bring together the texts & visual images from the twelfth through the fifteenth centuries that are central to an understanding of memory & memory technique These sources are now made available for a wider audience of students of medieval & early modern history & culture & readers with an interest in memory mnemonics & the synergy of text & image The art of memory was most importantly associated in the Middle Ages with composition & those who practiced the craft used it to make new prayers sermons pictures & music The mixing of visual & verbal media was commonplace throughout medieval cultures pictures contained visual puns words were often verbal paintings & both were used equally as tools for making thoughts The ability to create pictures in one's own mind was essential to medieval cognitive technique & imagination & the intensely pictorial & affective qualities of medieval art & literature were generative creative devices in themselves ...

Have you ever wondered what life was like for the ordinary housewife in the Middle Ages? Or how much power a medieval lady really had? Find out all about medieval housewives peasant women grand ladies women in trade & women in the church in this fascinating book More has been written about medieval women in the last twenty years than in the two whole centuries before that Female authors of the medieval period have been rediscovered & translated; queens are no longer thought of as merely decorative brood mares for their royal husbands & have merited their own biographies In the past historians have tended to look at what women could not do In this book we will look at the lives of medieval women in a more positive light finding out what rights & opportunities they enjoyed & attempting to uncover the real women beneath the layers of dust accumulated over the centuries ...

Contrary to what is often believed good food was valued highly in the Middle Ages
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The Medieval Tailor's Assistant is the standard work for both amateurs & professionals wishing to re-create the clothing of Medieval England for historical interpretation or drama This new edition extends its range with details of fitting different figures & many more patterns for main garments & accessories from 1100 to 1480 It

Includes:: simple instructions for plain garments as well as more complex patterns & adaptations for experienced sewers Advice on planning outfits & materials to use is given along with a range of projects & alternative designs from undergarments to outer wear Early & later tailoring methods are also covered within the period There are clear line drawings pattern diagrams & layouts & over eighty full-colour photographs that show the garments as working outfits

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Discover the joy of cooking & eating Mediterranean food with this tempting selection of 150 recipes full of sunshine flavours that will transport you to a summer holiday state of mind The only cookbook you will need this summer provides all the inspiration you need to create memorable occasions in the warmer months Mediterranean food is known for its punchy yet warm flavours of garlic fresh herbs chilli olive oil & lemon It is renowned for its naturally healthy ingredients & quick & easy methods
- from cured meat & fresh seafood to salty cheeses olives anchovies & roasted vegetables Whether you are having an impromptu picnic on the beach with the kids an al fresco lunch with a friend on a shaded verandah or a romantic dinner under a canopy of stars you will find just the recipe you need here Chapters include Snacks & Plates to Share
- a selection of Mediterranean-style small dishes to share
- perfect for serving with drinks on a warm evening In Salads & Summer Soups you'll find Courgette Feta & Mint Salad Chorizo & Squid Salad & Iced Gazpacho Best-Ever BBQ shows you how to get the best from cooking outdoors over charcoal Try Olive-infused Chicken with Charred Lemons or Sicilian-spiced Seabass with Grilled Tomatoes & Baby Fennel Sunshine Lunches features great ideas for light meals & picnics Al Fresco has simple yet stunning ideas for more substantial fare for feeding a crowd in the fresh air from simple pastas such as Penne with Melted Ricotta & Herb Sauce to Oven-roasted Peppers with Anchovies & Basil Finally a chapter of fresh ideas for Desserts & Drinks

Includes:: Blood Orange & Amaretto Ice Cream Caramelized Figs with Vanilla Mascarpone Cream & homemade Limoncello




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In a dazzling fusion of Quentin Fiore&s bold & inventive graphic design & Marshall Mc Luhan&s unique insight into technology advertising & mass-media The Medium is the Massage is a unique study of human communication in the twentieth century published in Penguin Modern Classics Marshall Mc Luhan is the man who predicted the all-pervasive rise of modern mass media Blending text image & photography his 1960 classic The Medium is the Massage illustrates how the growth of technology utterly reshapes society personal lives & sensory perceptions so that we are effectively transformed by the means we use to communicate His theories many of which are illustrated in this astonishing &inventory of effects& force us to question how modes of communication have shaped society This concept & his ideas such as rolling up-to-the-minute news broadcasts & the media & Global Village& have proved decades ahead of their time How do we see the world around us? The & Penguin on Design& series

Includes:: the works of creative thinkers whose writings on art design & the media have changed our vision forever Marshall Mc Luhan (1911-1980) was a Canadian educator philosopher & scholar
- a professor of English Literature a literary critic & a communications theorist Mc Luhan&s work is viewed as one of the cornerstones of the study of media theory Among his other works are The Mechanical Bride (1951) The Gutenberg Galaxy (1962) & Understanding Media (1964) Quentin Fiore (b 1920) is a graphic designer renowned for his collaborations with writers including the academic Marshall Mc Luhan & the futurist & engineer Buckminster Fuller If you enjoyed The Medium is the Massage you might like Bruno Munari&s Design as Art also available in Penguin Modern Classics & The media prophet of the 1960s& The New York Times& In the tumult of the digital revolution Mc Luhan is relevant anew& Wired


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Please note this is a region B Blu-ray & will require a region B or region free Blu-ray player in order to play Directed by Jack Gold from a script by Oscar winner John Briley The Medusa Touch is a star-studded fast-paced thriller with a spectacular spine-chilling climax & stars Richard Burton in what author & critic Kim Newman calls his "best screen work of the 1970s" The film is featured here in a High Definition transfer made from original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio John Morlar a well-known novelist is savagely attacked in his London flat Barely alive he is taken to hospital & Brunel a French detective currently based in the capital is assigned to the case His investigations lead him to Morlar&s psychiatrist who discloses that her patient is obsessed Morlar feels he bears an awesome telekinetic power the capacity to "will" destruction & death by making airplanes crash & buildings crumble start raging fires & unleash mighty floods Preposterous though it seems Morlar&s power is sickeningly real he is able to wreak havoc at will & seemingly can&t be stopped SPECIAL FEATURES Audio commentary with director Jack Gold Kim Newman & Stephen Jones Destroying the Abbey behind-the-scenes footage Original Theatrical Trailer Image Gallery Booklet by Kim Newman ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play Novelist John Morlar (Richard Burton) is haunted by the belief that he can through the power of telekenesis cause fatal disasters to occur This obsession is reinforced when after Morlar is assaulted a moon mission crisis & jet crash occur in short order The police turn to Morlar&s mysterious therapist Zonfeld (Lee Remick) to try to get to the bottom of the case ...

'I could see that she was still terribly afraid but I didn't soften anything; instead seeing that she was afraid I deliberately intensified it' In this short story Dostoyevsky masterfully depicts desperation greed manipulation & suicide Introducing Little Black Classics 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range & diversity of Penguin Classics with books from around the world & across many centuries They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California & the Russian steppe Here are stories lyrical & savage; poems epic & intimate; essays satirical & inspirational; & ideas that have shaped the lives of millions Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821-1881) Dostoyevsky's works available in Penguin Classics are Crime & Punishment The Idiot The Double The Gambler & Other Stories The Grand Inquisitor Notes From The Underground Netochka Nezvanova The House of The Dead The Brothers Karamazov & The Village of Stepanchikovo ...