The Parsis are descendants of the Zoroastrians who left Persia 1, 300 years ago & settled along India`s western coast. Their aromatic cuisine, which combines the sophistication of Persian & Middle Eastern cooking with the heat & spice of the subcontinent`s, is one of Asia`s last great culinary enigmas. Fire & Spice is the first ever book on Parsi cooking to be published outside India & introduces the reader to a delicious array of recipes, ranging from simple, everyday dishes that can be prepared in a matter of minutes to elaborate dhansaks & biryanis normally served at weddings & other special occasions. With its unusual, tastebud-tantalising combinations
- Coconut-Flavoured Fish with Aubergine, Baked Eggs with Spicy Bananas, & Orange-Flavoured Rice with Dates
- & numerous recipes suitable for vegetarians, including Sweet & Sour Pumpkin, Omelette with Ginger & Coriander, & Spinach Pilau, Fire & Spice offers a broad, mouth-watering range of authentic recipes from this little known cuisine.

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Set 300 years before the events in A Song of Ice & Fire, FIRE & BLOOD is the definitive history of the Targaryens in Westeros as told by Archmaester Gyldayn, & chronicles the conquest that united the Seven Kingdoms under Targaryen rule through to the Dance of the Dragons: the Targaryen civil war that nearly ended their dynasty forever. The thrilling history of the Targaryens comes to life in this masterly work by the author of A Song of Ice & Fire, the inspiration for HBO`s Game of Thrones. With all the fire & fury fans have come to expect from internationally bestselling author George R.R. Martin, this is the first volume of the definitive two-part history of the Targaryens in Westeros. Centuries before the events of A Game of Thrones, House Targaryen
- the only family of dragonlords to survive the Doom of Valyria
- took up residence on Dragonstone. Fire & Blood begins their tale with the legendary Aegon the Conqueror, creator of the Iron Throne, & goes on to recount the generations of Targaryens who fought to hold that iconic seat, all the way up to the civil war that nearly tore their dynasty apart. What really happened during the Dance of the Dragons? Why was it so deadly to visit Valyria after the Doom? What were Maegor the Cruel`s worst crimes? What was it like in Westeros when dragons ruled the skies? These are but a few of the questions answered in this essential chronicle, as related by a learned maester of the Citadel, & featuring more than eighty all-new black-&-white illustrations by artist Doug Wheatley. With all the scope & grandeur of Gibbon`s The History of the Decline & Fall of the Roman Empire, Fire & Blood is the ultimate game of thrones, giving readers a whole new appreciation for the dynamic, often bloody, & always fascinating history of Westeros.

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Fire & Blood looks at the European crisis of the two world wars as a single historical sequence: the age of the European Civil War (1914-1945). Its overture was played out in the trenches of the Great War; its coda on a ruined continent. It opened with conventional declarations of war & finished with `unconditional surrender`. Proclamations of national unity led to eventual devastation, with entire countries torn to pieces. During these three decades of deepening conflicts, a classical interstate conflict morphed into a global civil war, abandoning rules of engagement & fought by irreducible enemies rather than legitimate adversaries, each seeking the annihilation of its opponents. It was a time of both unchained passions & industrial, rationalized massacre. Utilizing multiple sources, Enzo Traverso depicts the dialectic of this era of wars, revolutions & genocides. Rejecting commonplace notions of `totalitarian evil`, he rediscovers the feelings & reinterprets the ideas of an age of intellectual & political commitment when Europe shaped world history with its own collapse. ...

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The opening of the pioneering Liverpool & Manchester Railway in 1830 marked the beginning of the railways` vital role in changing the face of Britain. ” Fire & Steam” celebrates the vision & determination of the ambitious Victorian pioneers who developed this revolutionary transport system & the navvies who cut through the land to enable a countrywide network to emerge. From the early days of steam to electrification, via the railways` magnificent contribution in two world wars, the chequered history of British Rail, & the buoyant future of the train, ” Fire & Steam” examines the social & economical importance of the railway & how it helped to form the Britain of today. ...

The third volume of William Golding`s Sea Trilogy A decrepit warship sails on the last stretch of its voyage to Sydney Cove. It has been blown off course & battered by wind, storm & ice. Little but rope holds the disintegrating hull together. & after a risky operation to reset its foremast, an unseen fire begins to smoulder below decks. ...

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The Second World War is drawing to a close. Nicholas Vaughan, released from the army after an accident, takes refuge in Devon
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