Sir Waldo Hawkridge -- wealthy handsome eligible illustrious & known as ' The Nonesuch' for his athletic prowess -- believes he is past the age of falling in love But when he comes North to inspect his unusual inheritance at Broom Hall in the West Riding his arrival leads to the most entertaining of ramifications Georgette Heyer won the hearts of a huge worldwide readership with her peerless novels of historical romance
- a readership which continues to this day
- & in The Nonesuch all her storytelling skills are in eveidence

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An essential guide to good governance for board leaders at all levels of experience & expertise This third edition of the bestselling book for nonprofit board members & professionals offers a thoroughly revised & updated resource that answers the most-commonly asked question on board governance The book covers such topics as board structure & process board member recruitment & orientation board-staff relations & financial management This new edition

Includes:: updated information on topics that have recently increased in importance including new Form 990; dealing with the financial crisis risk management & mergers Shows executives & board members how to be more effective meet difficult situations head-on & deal with commonplace challenges with confidence Topics include information on the viability of for-profit ventures board retreats board diversity fundraising financial oversight strategic thinking & the use of technology From Boardsource the premier resource for practical information tools best practices training & leadership development for board members of nonprofit organizations worldwide Offers insight gained from the Board Source Governance Index Survey hundreds of board self-assessments & questions & challenges heard by Board Source from thousands of nonprofit leaders

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Chopsticks at the ready go! Pluck a noodle from the carton The longer your noodle the more points you earn Watch out though the other players are waiting to snatch your noodle in mid-air & add it to their bowl Ages 6 Playing time 20 minutes Players 2-4 ...

WITH A NEW EPILOGUE BY THE AUTHORLike Primo Levi's The Periodic Table The Noonday Demon digs deep into personal history as Andrew Solomon narrates brilliantly & terrifyingly his own agonising experience of depression Solomon also portrays the pain of others in different cultures & societies whose lives have been shattered by depression & uncovers the historical social biological chemical & medical implications of this crippling disease He takes us through the halls of mental hospitals where some of his subjects have been imprisoned for decades; into the research labs; to the burdened & afflicted poor rural & urban He talks to faith healers & voyages around the world in a quest for folk wisdom He analyses the medications of today as well as reviewing the politics of diagnosis & treatment & perhaps most significantly he looks at the vital role of will & love in the process of recovery ...

The Nordic Cookbook offers an unprecedented look at the rich culinary offerings of the Nordic region with 700 recipes collected by the acclaimed Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson The Nordic Cookbook richly illustrated with the personal photography of internationally acclaimed chef Magnus Nilsson unravels the mysteries of Nordic ingredients & introduces the region's culinary history & cooking techniques Included in this beautiful book are more than 700 authentic recipes Magnus collected while travelling extensively throughout the Nordic countries
- Denmark the Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway & Sweden
- enhanced by atmospheric photographs of its landscapes & people His beautiful photographs feature in the book alongside images of the finished dishes by Erik Olsson the photographer behind Faviken With Magnus as a guide everyone can prepare classic Nordic dishes & also explore new ones The Nordic Cookbook introduces readers to the familiar (gravlax meatballs & lingonberry jam) & the lesser-known aspects of Nordic cuisine (rose-hip soup pork roasted with prunes & juniper beer) Organized by food type The Nordic Cookbook covers every type of Nordic dish including meat fish vegetables breads pastries & desserts These recipes are achievable for home cooks of all abilities & are accompanied by narrative texts on Nordic culinary history ingredients & techniques including smoking & home preserving Additional essays explore classic dishes made for special occasions & key seasonal events such as the Midsummer feast The Nordic Cookbook joins Phaidon's national cuisine series which

Includes:: Mexico India Thailand Peru & others & is the most comprehensive source on home cooking from the Nordic countries



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Discover fresh Nordic family cooking with this book from Noma co-founder Claus Meyer With its focus on good seasonal ingredients & lightness of touch Nordic cuisine is perfect family food In this book Claus Meyer brings the ethos that built Noma into the world's best restaurant into the home with easy-going accessible dishes that will fit seamlessly into family life The book is divided into four seasonal chapters so that you can get the most from the food & flavours in season There are also features on food from the wild including chanterelles dandelions & blackberries With recipes including Creamy Root Vegetable Soup with Crispy Bacon Braised Pork Cheeks with Beer & Plum Vinegar Pan-fried Mullet with Cucumber & Peas in Dill Butter & Rhubarb Cake you can bring the delicious flavours of the Nordic countries into your own kitchen ...

An upstart French duke who sets out to conquer the most powerful & unified kingdom in Christendom An invasion force on a scale not seen since the days of the Romans One of the bloodiest & most decisive battles ever fought This riveting book explains why the Norman Conquest was the single most important event in English history Assessing the original evidence at every turn Marc Morris goes beyond the familiar outline to explain why England was at once so powerful & yet so vulnerable to William the Conqueror's attack Why the Normans in some respects less sophisticated possessed the military cutting edge How William's hopes of a united Anglo-Norman realm unravelled dashed by English rebellions Viking invasions & the insatiable demands of his fellow conquerors This is a tale of powerful drama repression & seismic social change the Battle of Hastings itself & the violent ' Harrying of the North'; the sudden introduction of castles & the wholesale rebuilding of every major church; the total destruction of an ancient ruling class Language law architecture even attitudes towards life itself were altered forever by the coming of the Normans Marc Morris author of the bestselling biography of Edward I A Great & Terrible King approaches the Conquest with the same passion verve & scrupulous concern for historical accuracy This is the definitive account for our times of an extraordinary story a pivotal moment in the shaping of the English nation ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The Normans Professor Robert Bartlett embarks on an ambitious journey deep into the hearts & minds of a band of warriors who transformed medieval Europe Bursting with colourful characters & illuminating detail Professor Bartlett’s story follows the fortunes of the Normans all the way from Scandinavia to Normandy & England in 1066 He then follows them south to Jerusalem via southern Italy Sicily & modern day Turkey He draws on Anglo-Saxon chronicles medieval manuscripts & some of the most powerful examples of Norman architecture in an epic sweep of the period of Norman supremacy & he reveals how the Norman legacy lives on in our culture & politics to this day Domesday In a fascinating exploration of Domesday Book medieval historian Dr Stephen Baxter reveals the human & political drama that lies within the parchment of England’s earliest surviving public record He also finds out the real reason it was commissioned by William the Conqueror Most historians believe Domesday is some kind of tax book for raising revenue But Baxter reveals why Domesday Book couldn’t have been used to collect taxes He argues that its real purpose was to give revolutionary new powers to England’s first Norman King ...

Who were the Norse gods
- the mighty Aesyr led by Odinn & the mysterious Vanir? In The Norse Myths we meet this passionate & squabbling
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Welcome to the NC500 This tourist route takes in over 500mi (900km) of some of the UK's most stunning scenery The North Coast ...