This is the book we`ve all (certainly every woman between 25 & 75) been waiting for. It is classy, chic, convincing, funny, wise, well-written & very timely. It`s the ultimate non-diet book, which nonetheless shows us how to eat with balance, control & above all pleasure. Chuck out all the radical diet books, think about what you eat & why, & then enjoy eating the right things (and some of the wrong ones) intelligently, & in smaller portions. Eat, like a French woman, with your head not your stomach. Guiliano, French-born & bred, gets the tone absolutely right. She succeeds in that rare high-wire act of being really serious about her subject but without taking herself too seriously; manages to encourage & inspire & amuse, without being bossy or earnest. This is a book that will make you laugh out loud & yet have you following several of her practical precepts within days
- everyone who reads it becomes evangelical (French women don`t go to the gym, they climb the stairs). It combines just the right balance of memoir, wisdom, wit, delicious recipes, & French common sense. Guiliano emphasizes the virtues of freshness, variety, personal taste, enjoyment &, above all, portion control (research shows that dishes served in US restaurants are 25 per cent larger than those served in restaurants in France!).
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When ordering a cafe au lait in Paris, calamari in Venice, or bratwurst in Munich, it helps to speak some of the native tongue. Rick Steves, bestselling author of travel guides to Europe, offers well-tested phrases & key words to cover every situation a traveler is likely to encounter. This handy guide provides key phrases for use in everyday circumstances, complete with phonetic spelling, an English-French/ Italian/ German dictionary, the latest information on European currency & rail transportation, & even a tear-out cheat sheet for continued language practice. Informative, concise, & practical, ” Rick Steves` French, Italian & German Phrase Book” is an essential item for any traveler`s backpack. ...

The DK French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary introduces the vocabulary of the modern world through themed chapters filled with full-colour photographs & artworks which display & label all elements of everyday life. With sections ranging from home & work to leisure & the environment, every item is clearly labelled in French with the translation directly below. The French-English Bilingual Visual Dictionary is a colourful & stimulating learning resource ideal for all levels & ages. With more than 6, 000 terms annotated, the illustrations in the dictionary provide a quick & intuitive route to learning a language, defining the words visually so it is easier to remember them. Learning French has never been easier! ...

It`s never too soon to start teaching boys & girls a second language, & this book presents pages filled with cheerful color pictures that help teach French words to English-speaking children in early grades. It presents more than 350 illustrations of familiar objects, with nine pictures on each page. Every picture is labeled with its English word, followed by its French equivalent. The translated word is followed in turn by a phonetic spelling in smaller type. Words are grouped according to themes, such as Sports, The Classroom, Fruit, Vegetables, Party Time, Weather, & many others. For example, the nine illustrations on the Sports page show pictures with bilingual labels for football, table tennis, skiing, fishing, gymnastics, athletics, cycling, swimming, & basketball. Here`s a fun way for younger English-speaking children to build a basic vocabulary in French. ...

Younger boys & girls have fun learning basic vocabulary in a second language when they open this book. It presents puzzles that use 14 child-friendly themes as it teaches French vocabulary to English-speaking children & English vocabulary to French-speaking kids. The themes include ” On the Farm, The Supermarket, Numbers & Months, At the Seashore, In the Classroom, Colors of the Rainbow, In the Country, ” & seven more. Each theme is presented twice on facing pages. The right-hand page gives English-speaking kids the puzzle to solve in French; & the left-hand page instructs French-speaking kids to solve the puzzle in English. Boys & girls learn words in the new language by working out crossword puzzles, completing word searches, joining the dots, filling in blank spaces, & playing several other word games. They get help in the form of picture clues, & they`ll find answers to all puzzles plus complete bilingual word lists at the back of each book. All puzzle pages feature cheerful color illustrations. ...

The Restoration Court knows Lady Dona St Columb to be ripe for any folly, any outrage that will alter the tedium of her days. But there is another, secret Dona who longs for freedom, honest love
- & sweetness, even if it is spiced with danger. To escape the shallowness of court life, Dona retreats to Navron, her husband`s remote Cornish estate. There, she seeks peace in its solitary woods & hidden creeks. But she finds instead a daring pirate, hunted by all Cornwall, a Frenchman who, like Dona, would gamble his life for a moment`s joy. Together, they embark upon a quest rife with danger & glory, one which bestows upon Dona the ultimate choice: sacrifice her lover to certain death or risk her own life to save him.
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Stars, starlets, floozies & factotums of the film world
- Gervase Fen suspects them all. When young actress Gloria Scott throws
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Whether visiting the King of the Lozis at a bend in the Zambezi river or crossing the United States in a railway car of unsurpassable luxury, relating his experiments with biblical dieting, or detailing the illneses & diseases suffered in half a lifetime of travel, Paul Theroux, the fresh-air fiend himself, is always an entertaining & honest guide. Full of startling encounters & memorable scenes, fascinating & sometimes bizarre locations, & enlightening musings on themes as various as sexual attraction & the point of travel writing itself, this extensive collection of his shorter pieces is a rich & remarkable book from a superb writer. ...

Cooking simple, tasty dishes, using fresh & wholesome ingredients has never been easier, after the success of ” What to Cook & How to Cook it (2010)”. Jane Hornby returns to the kitchen with ” Fresh”, a collection of 75 all-new mouthwatering, step-by-step recipes that make the best of fresh, seasonal vegetables, fruit, meat & fish. From starters such as a simple fresh Gazpacho, & a Grilled Asparagus with Poached Egg, Parmesan & Balsamic Butter to spectacular desserts such as Mango & Raspberry Pavlova & Summer Trifle, every recipe is illustrated with clear step-by-step colour photographs showing the ingredients & step-by-step photographs explaining each stage of the recipe, as well as a useful glossary at the back. Jane`s friendly, accessible style & helpful tips makes the recipes achievable for everyone, from complete beginners to experienced cooks. The book

Includes:: a wide range of recipes for any occasion
- from dishes for sharing, BBQ`s, picnics, brunch, breakfast, salads, supper & dessert. ” Fresh” is the perfect addition to every cook`s library, & the only cookbook you will need for Summer.


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` What was it about complaining that felt so good? You & your fellow sufferer emerging from a thorough session as if from a spa bath, refreshed & tingling?` The first-ever collection of short stories from Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jeffrey Eugenides presents characters in the midst of personal & national emergencies. We meet Kendall, a failed poet who, envious of other people`s wealth during the real estate bubble, becomes an embezzler; & Mitchell, a lovelorn liberal arts graduate on a search for enlightenment; & Prakrti, a high school student whose wish to escape the strictures of her family leads to a drastic decision that upends the life of a middle-aged academic. Jeffrey Eugenides`s bestselling novels Middlesex, The Virgin Suicides & The Marriage Plot have shown him to be an astute observer of the crises of adolescence, self-discovery & family love. These stories, from one of our greatest authors, explore equally rich & intriguing territory. Narratively compelling & beautifully written, Fresh Complaint shows all of Eugenides`s trademark humour, compassion & complex understanding of what it is to be human. ...