Frances Mc Naughton shows how to make cute & funny sugar animals for cake decorating using sugarpaste & a few simple tools & techniques First we learn about the simple shapes that are the basis for all the animals & the few basic tools that are needed Then it is staight on to making elephants monkeys pandas lizards dolphins kangaroos & much more The constituent parts of the animals are shown with the step by step instructions & annotated for clarity then each finished animal is pictured in all its splendour Animal lovers will be thrilled to see any of these appealing creatures on top of a celebratory cake ...

Georgie Godbold's quirky wobbly sugarcrafted figures are packed with character! Included in this delightful book on Christmas decorations are instructions on how to make reindeer Father Christmas Mrs Claus an assortment of elves & fairies & much more
- there is something for everyone This fun adorable book contains step-by-step instructions & helpful photographs to help you begin your sugarcraft journey & create lovely sugary things to decorate your home & cakes this Christmas!
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Lifelike flowers & foliage are yours to make with this great book from Lisa Slatter Twenty projects cover a variety of sugar flowers including incredibly lifelike roses lilies & orchids Experienced cake decorator & author Lisa Slatter shows you how to make these wonderful flowers from first principles & simple shapes This book will appeal to everyone from beginners to flower experts with a mix of fantastic & true-to-life flowers & foliage ...

This gorgeous little knitting book by a very popular author contains irresistibly cute toys for knitters of all abilities All of the projects are accompanied by a clear easy-to-follow pattern & fun photography There also will be a page of basic techniques at the start of the book including making up stuffing & some simple surface stitching Sachiyo is overflowing with project ideas ranging from a tiny rocket & a UFO a soldier complete with bearskin an angel & lots of cute mini animals including a chubby bunny a cat an owl a dog a penguin a bear & a sheep! All the projects are beautifully made & exquisitely designed with some wonderfully quirky twists All tiny enough to be clutched in a small hand these projects are a delight & bursting with character ...

From the creator of PEOPLE LIKE US the hilarious mockumentary series TWENTY TWELVE follows the personal & professional tribulations of those tasked with organising what is set to become the greatest show on Earth the 2012 London Olympics ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play All thirteen episodes from the first & second series of the BBC mockumentary comedy following the trials & tribulations of the team responsible for staging the 2012 London Olympic Games Narrator David Tennant guides the audience through events as Head of Deliverance Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville) & his support team including PR operative Siobhan Sharpe (Jessica Hynes) Head of Sustainability Kay Hope (Amelia Bullmore) & straight-talking Yorkshire man Nick Jowett (Vincent Franklin) take charge of a £9 billion budget In the first series the team must somehow keep the event on track as they face confronting challenges including horse dung oriented protests what on earth to do with the Taekwondo hall after the games & sports stars with a desire to help but absolutely no personality In the second series the team have to deal with a dispute over the Shared Belief Centre when both Algeria & France threaten to withdraw from the Olympics ...

In the late 1940s George Orwell took an inspired look at post-war Europe & gave us his chilling novel Nineteen Eighty-Four It is now time to look into the future again As it turned out when 1984 did come around most people were busy fiddling with Rubik's cubes or watching Torvill & Dean win gold at Sarjevo However the dark forebodings of Orwell's vision were almost upon us We now have many of the things experienced by Winston Smith
- constantly being watched on CCTV GPS that track you social media that can rapidly become a frenzied & personal hate-storm
- but other even more nasty stuff is coming down the track Robert Durward combines front line experience with historical events & current affairs
- from Magna Carta to Brexit
- to produce an Orwellian forecast of life in 2024 Are we heading for financial Armageddon? Will Donald Trump kill or cure America? Will the return of the far-Right lead to fascism in Europe? Will militant Islam overwhelm the weak West?2024 analyses past events & current affairs to develop an intriguing & compelling portrayal of the future Nothing is left out of Durward's blueprint for the society politics & technology of tomorrow



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Maurice O& Sullivan was born on the Great Blasket in 1904 & & Twenty Years A-Growing& tells the story of his youth & of a way of life which belonged to the Middle Ages He wrote for his own pleasure & for the entertainment of his friends without any thought of a wider public; his style is derived from folk-tales which he heard from his grandfather & sharpened by his own lively imagination The Blasket Islands are three miles off Irelands Dingle Peninsula Until their evacuation just after the Second World War the lives of the 150 or so Blasket Islanders had remained unchanged for centuries A rich oral tradition of story-telling poetry & folktales kept alive the legends & history of the islands & has made their literature famous throughout the world The 7 Blasket Island books published by OUP contain memoirs & reminiscences from within this literary tradition evoking a way of life which has now vanished ...

Twenty Years After (1845) the sequel to The Three Musketeers is a supreme creation of suspense & heroic adventure Two decades have passed since the musketeers triumphed over Cardinal Richelieu & Milady Time has weakened their resolve & dispersed their loyalties But treasons & strategems still cry out for justice civil war endangers the throne of France while in England Cromwell threatens to send Charles I to the scaffold Dumas brings his immortal quartet out of retirement to cross swords with time the malevolence of men & the forces of history But their greatest test is a titanic struggle with the son of Milady who wears the face of Evil In his Introduction to this edition David Coward sets both the author & his exciting tale in their historical & cultural contexts ABOUT THE SERIES For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features including expert introductions by leading authorities helpful notes to clarify the text up-to-date bibliographies for further study & much more ...

With an Introduction by A M de Medeiros University of Kent at Canterbury A year after the publication of The Three Musketeersem Alexandre Dumas produced a sequel worthy in every respect of the original In Twenty Years After the much beloved D' Artaganan Athos Porthos & Aramis reunite to fight the forces of evil In the original novel they defeated Milady a formidable foe; now they need to face her vengeful son Mordaunt as well as countering the machinations of the sinister Cardinal Mazarin Their adventures also take them to England where Cromwell is about to topple Charles I Meanwhile they must overcome the obstacles which the passing of time has placed between them Rediscovering strength in unity they fight for Queen & country The Musketeer novels were a huge success in Dumas' own lifetime & have lost none of their original appeal Translated into many languages & adapted for cinema & television they have helped to make Dumas arguably the most successful exporter of French culture to the wider world Our edition is based on the William Robson translation first published by Routledge in 1856 ...